Jackson City Council unanimously calls for MS flag change

Five things from the Jackson City Council meeting:

The seven-member council voted unanimously in passing a resolution calling for a new Mississippi State Flag.

Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes presented the resolution.

“The flag is going to change one day,” Stokes said. “It will take people to move us forward.”

Stokes said a lot of people, both black residents and white residents, are calling for a new state flag.

Mayor Tony Yarber appealed to the christian community to voice their approval for changing the state flag.

ClarionLedger

7/14/15