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Senatobia, Mississippi (U.S.)

Tate County

image located by Valentin Poposki, 11 January 2026

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The City of Senatobia now has an official flag.
August 28, 2024
Brett Brown, Tate Record
https://www.taterecord.com/five-star-city-adopts-new-flag

Senatobia leaders have officially adopted a flag to represent the Five Star City. The Board of Aldermen agreed on the design Tuesday, Aug. 20, after choosing from several options presented by Senatobia Main Street Director/ Community Development Manager Jamie Sowell. "This is an idea we came up with several months ago. We asked around and checked with several city employees including police officers and firefighters and this is the one they liked best," Sowell said. "It represents and is reflective of our city’s roots."

The flag design features a white sycamore tree, from which Senatobia earned its name, enhanced by a medium blue background. Senatobia was derived from the Indian word "Senatohoba" meaning white sycamore – a symbol of "rest for the weary." The flag also features a light blue banner at the bottom representing Senatobia Creek where Native Americans rested underneath sycamore trees. Early settler James Peters purchased two sections of land April 13, 1834, from the Chickasaw Nation for $1.25 per acre. The land eventually became a town and was later named Senatobia after Senatobia Creek by Charles Meriwether. Below the white sycamore on the flag are five red stars symbolizing "Citizenship", "Education", "Agriculture", "Industry" and "Recreation" which Senatobia, also known as the Five Star City, adopted as its motto decades ago. Sowell said the new flag will be flown in front of Senatobia City Hall and at the "Welcome to Senatobia" sign next to Interstate 55 alongside the United States and Mississippi flags, among other places.
Valentin Poposki, 11 January 2026

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Second flag

image by Masao Okazaki, 4 November 2021

Since 2019 the town's Facebook page has shown a photo of a version of the flag with the town's name in white, larger red stars, and no white banner.
https://www.facebook.com/City-of-Senatobia-MS-Government-142467066246190/photos/636770786815813
Masao Okazaki, 4 November 2021

First flag

image by Masao Okazaki, 4 November 2021

A version with the town's name in red, grey stars, and a white banner on top has been shown at conferences of the Mississippi Municipal League from 2012 through 2018. This is the 2012 photo: https://www.facebook.com/msmunicipalleague/photos/a.476364529049713/476368649049301
Masao Okazaki, 4 November 2021