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“The New Magnolia Flag” features a white magnolia blossom surrounded by a circle of 20 stars, representing Mississippi’s status as the 20th US state. The flower is fitting for the Southern ...
The flag features a magnolia flower surrounded by a circle of stars, bordered by red stripes. As required under the legislation to change the flag, it will showcase the words "In God We Trust." ...
The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag will meet again on Sept. 2 to choose a winner. The public will vote on whether to accept the final design as the new Mississippi state flag in ...
The magnolia design features a circle of 20 stars representing Mississippi as the country's 20th state. A larger five-point star at the top is a nod to Native American tribes from the area.
Three of the flags feature a magnolia flower, Mississippi’s state flower, in the center. On each of those flags, the flower is surrounded by a circle of stars to signify Mississippi’s status ...
The magnolia flag was chosen over one depicting the “Great Territorial Shield” of 1798, which was cast in Philadelphia, Pa., when Congress established the territory of Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag selected a final design to be included for a vote on the November 3 ballot. The vote was 8-1 in favor of the &#82… ...
The Great River Flag had 49% of the vote with 44,272 votes, while the New Magnolia Flag held 50% of the vote with 45,003 votes. Only 731 votes separated the two.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag selected a final design to be included for a vote on the November 3 ballot. The vote was 8-1 in favor of the &#82… ...
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 ...
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi voters will decide whether to accept a new state flag with a magnolia to replace an old one legislators retired under pressure because it included the Confederate ...
The "New Magnolia Flag," whose selection was announced by a Mississippi Department of Archives and History panel, now requires the approval of Governor Tate Reeves. If approved as expected, the ...