Town of Magnolia honors local veterans

Just in time for Veterans Day, one local town is making efforts to honor those in the community who have served in the Armed Forces. At their October meeting, Magnolia town commissioners approved a proclamation to honor veterans for the entire month of November.

In keeping with that decision, the town will have flags available for $28. The flags will be posted along US Hwy. 117 in town, and will honor a veteran for patriotic holidays like Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. The first batch of flags will go up in honor of Veterans Day, which is Nov. 11 (observed on Nov. 10 this year). The flags will fly along the main corridor in town for one week around each holiday, Town Manager Charles “Twig” Rollins said.

“If the veteran is still living,” he explained, “we will send a certificate to them, saying ‘so and so donated a flag in your honor.’”

The orders for the first flags were due by Nov. 1, in order to get them posted in time for the Veterans Day holiday week. However, the flags will still be available for purchase so that they can fly on other holidays, Rollins said.

“We have had a good response so far, just by putting it on our town Facebook page,” he said.

The idea behind the flags is not only to honor veterans, Rollins added, but also to hopefully change the perception around the town of Magnolia.

To order a flag in honor of your special veteran, visit the Magnolia Town Hall during regular business hours or call 910-289-3205.