Reuben Anderson, chairman of the Mississippi State Flag Commission, addresses the members and observers gathered after the commission voted the New Magnolia Flag to be on the November ballot for ...

Mississippi is often referred to as “The Magnolia State.” In 1952, the state legislature designated the magnolia as the official state flower. Sue Anna Joe wrote, “The magnolia is the ...

The magnolia flag has the state flower on a dark blue background with red bars on either end. The flower is encircled by stars representing Mississippi as the 20th state.

Great River flag. Designer: Micah Whitson; The design features a shield based on the 1798 seal of the Mississippi Territory below a five-point star on a blue banner.

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. (AP) — 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 ...

The nine-member commission selected the Magnolia design for the next Mississippi state flag today. The flag features a magnolia flower surrounded by a circle of stars, bordered by red stripes.

Officials in Mississippi have chosen a new design for the state's flag to replace the former motif featuring the Confederate battle emblem. Residents will vote on the new one, which depicts the ...

An expert says having a statewide election on a flag design is unusual, and Mississippi is having its second one in less than 20 years. A single design is on the ballot for a yes-or-no vote. It ...

As Mississippi replaces its former flag that had the Confederate battle emblem, ... One with a shield and one with a magnolia. Skip to content. NOWCAST WDSU News at 8:30am Saturday.

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 ...

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 ...