The Mississippi State flag is up and flying over city hall in Ocean Springs and in Pascagoula. On his first official day as mayor of Ocean Springs, Shea Dobson raised the state flag outside of City Hall, something that has…
The Mississippi state flag is up and flying over City Hall in Ocean Springs and Pascagoula which is something that hasn’t happened in years. Will this decision cause some controversy? News 25’s Taylor Rubach joins us with Ocean Springs Mayor…
Tonight the Biloxi City Council hosted another packed house as the state flag continues to be the center of discussion at City Hall. News 25’s Hank Davis brings us more. The state flag discussion in Biloxi has seen another development…
After the City of Biloxi removed state flags from all city buildings, a large group of protestors gathered at today’s city council meeting. During the public comment portion of the meeting there were people in attendance voicing both criticism and…
Mississippi universities that refuse to fly the confederate themed state flag could lose proposed tax breaks, the latest twist in a long battle over a symbol critics see as racist. News 25’s Kendra Turley caught up with students at the…
Tonight at USM’s Gulf Park campus, the Mississippi state flag will be the subject of discussion. Representatives from state organizations and state residents who have taken a stance of the flag are discussing its impact on our state. A variety…
It looks like removing the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi state flag is not something residents will vote on in the coming years. Saturday is the deadline for gathering signatures on Initiative 55, the measure that seeks to place…
A federal judge dismisses a lawsuit that sought to eliminate the Mississippi flag as a state symbol. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves dismissed the case in a ruling Thursday saying the plaintiffs failed to show the Confederate battle emblem had…
Governor Phil Bryant spoke out today on the district court dismissal of a case that attempted to change the Mississippi State flag. On Bryant's Facebook page, he says: “In regards to a United States District Court dismissing the state of…
The Mississippi state flag has not received such a warm welcome at the Democratic National Convention. About 50 Bernie Sanders supporters took to the streets of Philadelphia before the convention got underway, sitting in the roadway until city officials agreed…
Could our state flag be prohibiting business and economic growth along the Coast? That’s what the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce is saying.
South Mississippian spearheads drive at National NAACP convention to remove Confederate symbol from Mississippi’s State Flag. The resolution by Curley Clark is being signed, expected to soon be passed at National Convention.