Flag commission delays vote on final design for state flag

Today, the commission to redesign the Mississippi state flag has delayed their vote for the final five flag designs until Tuesday, August 18th.

- today the commission to - redesign the mississippi state- flag has delayed their vote for- the final five flag designs - until tuesday, august 18th.

- previously, the commission met- on july 28, at the two- mississippi - museumsthe museum of- mississippi history and - mississippi civil rights museum- the commission had received - nearly 3,000 submissions.

- after narrowing down to 147 - submissions this week, they met- today and selected the final- - - - nine design proposals.

That wil- be reduced to the final five at- their next meeting next - tuesday at 8am.

- - " mdah and individual commisioners as - judge anderson mentioned have - received lots and lots and lots- of- communications from the public- it's been wonderful.

We're gonn- talk about a- - - - few brand new ones this morning- but for the most part they've - been added, yall have - been posted been posted they ar- new they are up there.

Soi feel- confident that all- of the flags that qualified are- on the gallery and were seen by- commisioners..."

- - - the final five flags will be- placed on the mdah website- for