State Flag Has Been Removed in Gulfport
The state flag has been the topic of conversation a lot lately, from conversations spinning from changing it, to what it will be, or to...
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Featured State offices close for Confederate Memorial Day
by Alex Paton
Mississippi State offices are closed for Confederate Memorial Day. The holiday is meant to honor those who died in the Civil War while fighting for...
Confederate memorials: Can they be taken down legally?
by Alex Paton
Confederate monuments across the U.S. are coming under fire, but some people are wondering if Mississippi’s Confederate memorials can be taken down. Senator Angela Hill says...
McComb looks to remove Confederate memorial
by Alex Paton
The city of McComb is looking to remove the Confederate memorial weeks after taking down the state flag. During a city council meeting Tuesday night,...
Beauvoir aims to claim Confederate statues
With Confederate statues coming down all across the country, Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library in Biloxi, is aiming to find a place...
State and city flags taken down in Biloxi
by Chad Dixon
As of Tuesday morning, all state and city flags in Biloxi had been taken down. Over the weekend, Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich learned that not...
Change the State Flag: Oxford City Council Takes Down the Flag, Sends State a Request to Change It
by kim
OXFORD, Miss.–Change our state flag, is the request from the Oxford city council after a unanimous vote Tuesday night to remove the flag from city...
State Flag Taken Down in Columbus, Matter Discussed by Tupelo Council
by kim
COLUMBUS, Miss.–The state flag will no longer fly over government buildings in Columbus, but will still fly over schools, after a unanimous vote by Columbus...
Where’s the Flag? Mississippi Banner Removed From Natchez City Board Room
by kim
By John Mott Coffey, with News Mississippi affiliate WQNZ NATCHEZ, Miss.–The Mississippi state flag with its Confederate emblem was removed from where the Natchez Board...
The Mississippi Flag: Thompson Continues Push for Its Removal, Flag Sales Go Up
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Mississippi flag issue has not died down over the past week. In fact, both sides have taken action. For Cong. Bennie Thompson, getting...