Confederate-themed flag rises again in 1 Mississippi city
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PONTOTOC, Miss. (AP) — Officials in one Mississippi city have voted to once again fly the Confederate-themed state flag, weeks after the mayor quietly furled it. Pontotoc Mayor Bob Peeples recently told aldermen that he issued an executive order in January to remove the flag from City Hall. Peeples says Mississippi is “the only state […]