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Clay County, Alabama (U.S.)

image by David Sigley, 5 March 2025
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Description of the flag

The county flag was designed in 1977 by Mark Sims of Ashland, a religion major at Samford University at Birmingham, who collects and also designs flags as a hobby. He designed both the flags of the City of Ashland as well as the County of Clay.

Ashland student is "flag crazy"
September 11, 1977
Dennis Love, The Anniston Star.
Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-clay-county-flag/161861372/

Mark got to thinking again this summer, and designed a flag for Clay County. He offered his sketch for the county commission's in July. The commissioners, too, liked the idea of a representative flag and promptly gave it a stamp of approval.
Mark designed the Clay County flag this way: On the hoist end is the county seal and two red dots, representing the county's two incorporated towns, Ashland and Lineville. Grouped around the same spot are four stars, symbolizing the four Clay County high schools. On the flying-end half of the flag is the state flag of Alabama.

"I tried to make it as simple as possible," he says. "If a flag is cluttered, that means too much symbolism. A simple flag is much easier to recognize."
The plane for the flag was sent to a Birmingham manufacturing firm, which made the flag at a cost of about $150. The banner is now displayed in Clay County Probate Judge Charles Carpenter's office.
Carpenter says the flag will be dedicated and raised during ceremonies when Ashland's courthouse renovation project is completed.
David Sigley, 5 March 2025