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A second attempt this session to redesignate a star on the Arkansas state flag so that it no longer commemorates the Confederacy failed Wednesday, though two lawmakers said afterward that they'll ...
But Arkansas’ House State Agencies and Government ... A number of states continue to incorporate Confederate symbolism into their flag. Mississippi is the only state that currently uses the ...
That was the argument offered by Rep. Charles Blake, D-Little Rock, for his bill that would change the meaning behind the star representing the Confederacy on the Arkansas state flag. Based on a 1924 ...
The business of city flags in Arkansas is, to put it generously, inconsistent. Cities aren’t required to have them, so plenty of cities — even relatively large ones like Springdale and ...
Melissa Whitfield, communications director for the Department of Arkansas Heritage, said the flag's restoration fits perfectly with the council's mission. "What can be more iconic than the ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — (KTHV) – 2023 will be 100 years since the last update the Arkansas state flag, but one Arkansas native wants to see something new. Graphic designer Jordan King has lived in ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — It got heated at the state Capitol Tuesday morning concerning a star on the Arkansas flag. State Representative Charles Blake's presentation of House Bill 1487 made a ...
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2011 file photo, an American and Arkansas flag blow in the wind as snow falls in Fayetteville, Ark. A legislative panel has rejected a proposal Wednesday, Feb. 27 ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has ordered flags to fly at half-staff on Saturday to ...
This new bill wouldn't change the flag -- but it would change the law to say the star represents Native American nations instead. Skip to content NOWCAST 40/29 News at 5:00 ...