Fire, effigies ‘highly suspicious,’ DeKalb mayor says

Confrontations common over use of property, lessee says

Objects that appear to be effigies hanging from nooses are seen Tuesday morning, May 23, 2023, at an arena on North Runnels Street in DeKalb, Texas. The figures were discovered following a fire that destroyed a concession stand adjacent to the arena. (Photo courtesy of Tish Williams)
Objects that appear to be effigies hanging from nooses are seen Tuesday morning, May 23, 2023, at an arena on North Runnels Street in DeKalb, Texas. The figures were discovered following a fire that destroyed a concession stand adjacent to the arena. (Photo courtesy of Tish Williams)


DeKALB, Texas -- The early Tuesday fire that leveled a concession stand at an outdoor arena was sparked by a longstanding property dispute, the lessee alleges.

However,

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