Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor and memory of former Governor and U.S.

But the proliferation of state symbols beyond mottos and flags is a more modern phenomenon ... the Cherokee rose of Georgia, the sego lily of Utah. Soon enough, legislators started recognizing ...

From Plains to Atlanta, mourners in Georgia will pay their respects to Jimmy Carter. The service begins six days of funeral ...

Jimmy Carter's civil rights legacy as Georgia governor, speech on segregation, hiring Blacks in state government, hanging an ...

The nation paused to honor the Democrat for his service as a naval officer, governor and president, and his four decades of ...

A good state flag — and many of them are not good — is embraced by the public, serves as a unifying symbol and opens up all kinds of branding possibilities. The old flag had a legion of ...

It’s colorless and dull. The Sesquicentennial Flag, with a red silhouette of the state embedded in a white letter I. Looks too much like the symbol of the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Georgia State forward Nick McMullen drives to the basket around Auburn forward Johni Broome (4) during the ...

But, did you know that the state has a host of other official symbols? There's an official tartan (hunting tartan), mineral (galena) and even soil (Antigo Silt Loam). The list doesn't stop there.

Across New York State, flags will be flown at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, Governor Kathy Hochul ...