DECEMBER 12, 2024 — Gulfport City Council members will decide on a new city flag, motto, and seal during their upcoming meeting on December 17, reports WLOX. The initiative to create a new city flag began in January when Gulfport formed a Flag Commission and opened a design contest to the public, says the Magnolia…
DECEMBER 10, 2024 — On Monday, the Frankfort Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the adoption of a new city flag, the State Journal reports. The ordinance, first introduced on November 18, was passed in partnership with the Capital City Museum and the North American Vexillological Association. The winning design, created by Frankfort resident Amanda Cross,…
DECEMBER 10, 2024 — The Illinois Secretary of State’s office has announced the top 10 finalists for a potential new state flag design, CBS reports. Selected from nearly 5,000 submissions, the designs are now part of a public voting process that will begin in January 2025. Led by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois…
DECEMBER 9, 2024 — The Illinois Flag Commission did not unveil the anticipated ten finalist designs during its meeting today at the Illinois State Library in Springfield, 97.9 KICK FM reports. Formed under the 2023 Senate Bill 1818, the commission seeks to create a flag that reflects Illinois’s diverse communities and renews state pride. After…
DECEMBER 9, 2024 — Point Pleasant, New Jersey, has officially adopted a borough flag for the first time in its 104-year history, thanks to the initiative of a 12-year-old student, the Asbury Park Press reports. Carlo Polino, a sixth grader with a passion for flags, designed the new flag and presented it to the borough…
DECEMBER 9, 2024 — As Riverside, Illinois, prepares for its 150th anniversary, the village is exploring a new design for its flag in a November 21 meeting, the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark reports. Trustees have selected a preliminary concept featuring a minimalist depiction of the Water Tower set against a tree line, a river, and a rising…
DECEMBER 7, 2024 — In California, San Bernardino County’s Board of Supervisors approved a new county flag on Tuesday, December 3, marking the first update to the flag since 1984, according to a press release by the County government. This is the third official flag in the county’s 171-year history. The new design, created by…
DECEMBER 4, 2024 — The United States Space Force officially activated its first unit in Japan today, according to reporting by UPI. The unit’s inauguration ceremony, held Wednesday at Yokota Air Base, coincided with the unveiling of its unit flag. According to the Mainichi Shimbun, approximately 300 attendees, including representatives from the U.S. military, Japan’s…
NOVEMBER 28, 2024 — The city of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, has introduced its first official city flag, the result of a community-wide design contest, KTLO reports. According to the Baxter Bulletin, the flag was presented to Mayor Carol Duss during a ceremony on Friday, November 22, at Hoevel-Barnett Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1341. The…
NOVEMBER 27, 2024 — A new bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday, November 26, proposes the adoption of a redesigned state flag by January 1, 2026, WLNS 6 reports. The legislation outlines plans for a state flag design contest and the establishment of a commission to oversee the process. Representative Phil…