FILE-Tourists in special vehicles enjoy the view on a tour of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in southeastern Utah. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images) Utah has officially changed its state flag.After years of finding and even using different iterations, Gov.
Spencer Cox signed a bill and an executive order Tuesday formalizing the change and designating the old flag as a "historic state flag."The new "state flag" features a large yellow beehive — the state’s symbol for "Industry," also its motto — at its center with red, white and blue running horizontally in the background.
The white section in the center also makes pointed crests, reflective of the state’s mountainous terrain."I believe that Utahns should take great pride in our state’s history and never forget the sacrifices that have been made by our ancestors," said Gov.
Cox, a Republican. "Our traditional Utah state flag has been a symbol of that faith, diligence and strength of the people of Utah since its adoption."UTAH STATE CHEERLEADER REACTS TO VIRAL MOMENT AFTER TEAM LOSES IN MARCH MADNESS: 'GOING OUT WITH A BANG'Senate Bill 31, which officially changed the flag, cleared the bicameral legislature earlier in the month.The replaced flag was the state’s original design that was made in 1903 by the Daughters of the American Revolution.