SALISBURY, N.C. -- A Confederate monument has been splashed with paint for the second time in seven months, and the city's mayor is calling on the community to come together to "collaboratively address the issue."

• The statue was vandalized either Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning
• The monument is on private property owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy
• Someone splashed paint on the statue back in August

The Fame monument, designated in 1908, was vandalized with yellow paint some time between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The statue is on private property owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. In August, someone splashed the monument with paint as well.

Mayor Al Heggins responded to the incident on Facebook saying, in part, "It is regretful when any person or group feels the need to engage in vandalism. It is much more productive to have deliberative discourse. Let's use our positive energy and our brainpower to collaboratively address the issue of Fame."