Mississippi flag temporarily removed at Hattiesburg city buildings
(AP) The Mississippi flag, which includes a Confederate battle emblem, was temporarily removed Thursday from most municipal buildings in one of the largest cities in the state. Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny...
View ArticleNAACP calls for Mississippi to remove Confederate sign from flag
(AP) The NAACP is calling on Mississippi legislators to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, days after South Carolina removed a stand-alone Confederate banner from its Capitol...
View ArticleOle Miss coach Hugh Freeze on Mississippi flag: ‘I strongly believe it’s time...
(AP) Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze says he supports removing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. “While I’m not a political figure, I strongly believe it’s time we move in a...
View ArticleAnthony Hervey, black Mississippi flag supporter, dies in traffic accident
(AP) A black Mississippi man who often dressed in Confederate regalia to support the state flag has died in a one-car accident. The Highway Patrol says 49-year-old Anthony Hervey was killed Sunday when...
View ArticleAnalysis: Mississippi flag a potent election-year issue
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — On a sidewalk outside the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion on a hot summer’s evening, an interracial group of about 80 people prayed for state leaders to remove the...
View ArticleBuffett, Grisham, Freeman, Manning among famous Mississippians wanting flag...
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Jimmy Buffett, John Grisham, Morgan Freeman and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning are among famous current and former Mississippi residents asking the...
View ArticleMississippi flag supporters criticize ballot summary
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sponsors of three identical initiatives that seek to keep the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag say they’re frustrated by ballot titles the attorney general’s...
View ArticleRally calls for keeping Confederate emblem on Mississippi flag
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — About 200 people who want to keep the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag are rallying outside the state Capitol. Some say removing the symbol would be akin to...
View ArticleMoss Point native files federal lawsuit against governor over Mississippi flag
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A Moss Point native has filed a federal lawsuit against Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant seeking to eliminate the nation’s last state flag with the Confederate battle emblem. In...
View ArticleUpdated Mississippi flag lawsuit says rebel emblem ‘vestige’ of slavery
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag is unconstitutional because it’s a “vestige” of slavery, an attorney argues in an update to his lawsuit seeking to...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
Recommendation suggested for a new Mississippi flag “Come now, let us reason together…” We believe that music offers us a universal language. Since Mississippi claims national and international fame...
View ArticleAnother Mississippi city lowers Confederate-themed flag
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A city that relies heavily on tourism is joining several other local governments in abandoning the Mississippi flag because it contains...
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