Mississippi on Tuesday voted to replace its state flag, which had been the last one in the U.S. to include an image of the Confederate-themed battle flag. The new state flag will feature the magnolia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) directed all flags of the United States of America and the State of ...

A new exhibit at the Two Mississippi Museums offers an up-close look at some of the flags that have flown over the state. "Flags From Mississippi: Emblems Through Time" weaves the story of Mississippi ...

(CNN) — The Mississippi state legislature on Sunday passed a bill to remove the Confederate emblem from their flag in a historic referendum on the only remaining state flag to feature the Confederate ...

A new high school sport has entered the fold in Mississippi. The New Orleans Saints, in collaboration with the Mississippi High School Activities Association, announced the sanctioning of girls flag ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why are flags flying at half staff in Mississippi on Friday, Jan. 17? State flags will be lowered to honor the memory of a victim ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi flag is "racially demeaning and hostile" because it contains the Confederate battle emblem, says a new federal lawsuit that seeks to ban one city from any public ...

A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit against Mississippi over the use of the Confederate battle flag in the state flag. A black Mississippi resident said that the use of the Confederate ...

The Mississippi state legislature -- both the House and Senate -- passed a resolution on Saturday that will begin the process to change the state's flag. The newly passed resolution suspends the rules ...

TATE COUNTY, Miss. (WREG) — It was a lonely sendoff for the former state flag of Mississippi outside the Tate County courthouse Wednesday evening. Hardly anyone was around to see it. In fact, county ...

Democratic senator John Horhn said changing the flag was a "big step... in the journey we are on to recognize everybody's God-given humanity and self-worth." Senators celebrated with cheers, hugs and ...