JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi hoisted a new state flag without the Confederate battle emblem on Monday, just over six months after legislators retired the last state banner in the U.S. that included the divisive rebel symbol. The new flag has a magnolia and the...
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – State senator Chris McDaniel says that Mississippi’s new state flag, which was officially signed into law Monday, was “pushed down” Mississippians throats. In a post on Facebook, McDaniel railed against the process taken to install...
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The legislature’s retiring of the state flag isn’t sitting well with some Mississippians. Just days after the move, there’s an effort now underway to let the voters choose which flag represents Mississippi. “It’s very simple....