More than 2,000 Mississippi flag design ideas were released online Monday following a weekslong public submission process. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History posted the flag ...

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi residents who want a state flag without the Confederate battle emblem will soon be able to display one on their license plate. Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill Tuesday ...

The Confederate emblem – a red field topped by a blue tilted cross and dotted by 13 white stars – has appeared on Mississippi’s flag since 1894. Critics say it’s racist; those who oppose ...

Mississippi on Tuesday began flying a new state flag that no longer has a Confederate battle emblem. Lawmakers retired the old flag six months ago as racial justice protests roiled the country.

Earlier this month, the NCAA prohibited championship events to take place in states that fly the Confederate flag, ESPN reported — a policy change that only effected Mississippi, which is the ...

Magnolias, stars, a Gulf Coast lighthouse, a teddy bear, and even Kermit the Frog appear on some of the over 1,800 proposals submitted by the general public for a new Mississippi flag and posted ...