Why are flags half-staff in Mississippi today? State honors 3 who died in helicopter crash

Gov. Tate Reeves has ordered all flags in Mississippi at half-staff on March 17 to honor three people who died in a medical ...

Why are flags half-staff in Mississippi on Jan. 17? State honors New Orleans attack victim

State and U.S. flags will be at half-staff in Mississippi to honor New Orleans terror attack victim, Jimmy Carter. Here's how ...
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Mississippi Voters Have Officially Chosen A New State Flag

Voters in Mississippi gave approval to a new state flag that bears the image of a magnolia flower rather than a Confederate battle emblem. Sixty-eight percent of Mississippi voters approved of the new ...
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Commission chooses magnolia for new Mississippi flag, but now it’s up to voters

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The next Mississippi state flag could have a magnolia instead of the Confederate battle emblem. It’s been nearly two months since legislators acted under pressure to retire the ...
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Mississippi lawmakers take steps to remove the Confederate battle emblem from state flag

JACKSON, Miss. -- Spectators at the Mississippi Capitol broke into applause Saturday as lawmakers took the first steps toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that ...
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Mississippi lawmakers close to removing Confederate elements from state flag

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi lawmakers are close to erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the 126-year-old state flag. The symbol is under criticism amid nationwide protests against racial ...
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Mississippi voters approve new state flag with magnolia

Voters in Mississippi voted to approve a new state flag design. Lawmakers took action this summer to retire the former Mississippi state flag, which contained the Confederate battle emblem. The rebel ...