State flag commission to select a new flag

The deadline for new state flag design submissions has passed.

DESIGNS TO THE MISSISSIPPI FLAGCOMMISSION.NOW OUT OF THE MORE THAN ATHOUSANDSUBMISSION THEY HAVE RECEIVEDTHEY MUSTWHITTLE THEM DOWN TO JUST ONE TOBE PLACEON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.

"ILIKE THE PROCESS, I THINKGOING FORWARD I AM DELIGHTED WEWILL HAVE A NEW FLAG."WHILE THE NINE MEMBER COMMISSIONCOULDCHOOSE ONE OF THE DESIGNSSUMBITTED BYTHE PUBLIC, THEY COULD ALSO COMEUP WITHTHEIR OWN DESIGN OR COMBINEDIFFERENSUBMISSIONS TO MAKE ONE FLAG."IF WE MOVE IT TO THE NEXT STEPWITH SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TOBE POSITIVE FOR MISSISSIPPI THENIAM ALL FOR THAT."THE COMMISSION STILL HAS FIVESTEPS BEFOREDECIDING ON A FLAG - ONCE ADESIGN ISSELECTED IT WILL BE REVEALEDTO THE PUBLICON SEPTEMBER 14TH"I'M THINKING THAT THIS WHOLETHINIS ABOUT MOVING FORWARD AND NOTHOLDING ON TO THE RELICS OF THPAST.

IF WE WANT TO HOLD ON TOTHE RELICS OF THE PAST THEN WECAJUST KEEP THAT OLD FLAG AND JUSTGO WITH WHAT MISSISSIPIS BUT I DON'T THINK THAT ISWHAT ANYBODY WANTS,ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN NOBODYWANTS THAT"I THINK THE MAJORITY OFMISSISSIPPIANS WANT A NEW FLAGAND THEY ARE READY TO DO AWAYWITH THE OLD FLAG AS A SYMBOLOUR STATE.

AND YES I THINK THEREARE SOME FRESH ATTITUDES."VOTERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TOAPPROVTHE FLAG ON NOVEMBER 3RD.

MARCUSHUNTER 16 WAPT NEWS.

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