And then there were 147: Commission releases designs under consideration for new state flag

Published 1:15 pm Monday, August 10, 2020

Nearly 3,000 submissions for the new Mississippi State Flag have been narrowed down to 147.

The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag released a gallery of images featuring the 147 designs that will be considered in the next round of the selection process.

Click link in Facebook post below for gallery.

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https://www.facebook.com/MDAHOfficial/posts/3476797609020326

Click here for a link to the gallery.

A new release from the Mississippi Department of Archive and History said commission members will rank their top ten choices, and during the next meeting on August 14, the commissioners will select five flags for final consideration. These five flags will be placed on the MDAH website for public comment.

Each of the upcoming meetings will stream live on MDAH Facebook page.