State flag won’t fly over Biloxi…for now
The city council chambers were standing-room only Tuesday as protesters (both for and against keeping the state flag) sat in on the meeting and made...
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NAACP proposes change of location for college softball tournament
by Sarah Ulmer
The NAACP has released a statement calling for a change in the location of the NCAA softball tournament. The tournament is scheduled for this weekend...
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...
Universities could lose tax breaks over state flag
The original version of Senate Bill 2509 would grant tax cuts to Mississippi State University and the University of Southern Mississippi for buildings on campus that...
Finding a compromise, lawmakers suggest changes for state flag
by Sarah Ulmer
What if one state could have two flag? Well, that is one piece of legislation proposed by Speaker Pro-Tem Greg Snowden (R) in regards to...
Delta State removes state flag, final public university to do so
CLEVELAND, MISS– Delta State University President Bill LaForge announced Thursday the removal of the state flag from campus, and replaced it with the MEC Bicentennial...
Flag confiscation stirs reaction, call to action
OXFORD, MISS– A large Mississippi state flag and several banners were confiscated at the Ole Miss-Alabama game in Oxford Saturday....
Mississippi State takes down state flag
by Sarah Ulmer
STARKVILLE, Miss.- Mississippi State University has removed the state flag from campus. ...
Southern Baptist Convention asks for removal of Confederate Battle Flag
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- The Southern Baptist Convention has issued a resolution calling for the removal of Confederate Battle Flags from churches within the convention as a...
Flags taken down at parts of U.S. Captiol
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Mississippi State flag and other confederate symbols have been taken down at the United States Capitol. ...