The magnolia centered banner chosen by the Mississippi State Flag Commission displayed outside the Old State Capitol Museum in downtown Jackson, Miss., Sept. 2, 2020.

Timeline for new flag: Here's how Mississippi's flag commission plans to narrow down more than 1,000 submissions The flag submission with the biggest marketing campaign so far may be The Great ...

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday ratified the new state flag, and Mississippi flew its new banner over the state Capitol for the first time, months after the state retired its decades-old ...

Mississippi is getting closer to picking a state flag that residents can vote on in November. The commission tasked with designing a new state flag selected five final options on Tuesday for the ...

Mississippi will fly a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase “In God We Trust,” with voters approving the design Tuesday. It replaces a Confederate-themed flag state lawmakers retired ...

The state flag of Mississippi flies at the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Mississippi, on Friday, April 26, 2019. Rogelio V. Solis / AP ...

As Confederate statues are being removed from prominence across America, Mississippi is the only state that still incorporates the “stars and bars” of the Confederacy in its state flag. But ...

State lawmakers over the summer voted to take down Mississippi's old flag with its Confederate battle symbol, in use since 1894. Their decision came amid growing pressure from residents as well as ...

Mississippi was the last remaining U.S. state to feature the Confederate battle flag cross on such a celebrated symbol, all the while holding a larger proportion of Black residents (38%) than any ...

The Mississippi state flag is unfurled against the front of the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Mississippi. A proposal seeks a statewide vote on removing the Confederate battle emblem from the ...

Mississippi will fly a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase “In God We Trust,” with voters approving the design Tuesday. It replaces a Confederate-themed flag state lawmakers retired ...