Volunteers work to restore vandalized historic Manatee County cemetery

Volunteers work to restore vandalized historic Manatee County cemetery

Old Memphis Cemetery received some much-needed TLC from volunteers Saturday morning, after it had been discovered to have been vandalized two weeks ago.

Palmetto community teams up to clean Old Memphis Cemetery following vandalization

On Saturday, hundreds of people from across the Palmetto community and beyond gathered at Old Memphis Cemetery for a massive cleanup following vandalism there earlier in the month.The volunteers say Memorial Day weekend was the perfect time to hold this type of event, considering close to 100 of the graves belong to veterans.WATCH: Palmetto community teams up to clean Old Memphis Cemetery following vandalization Palmetto community teams up to cl…