Boy Scout Fletcher Mims, 13, walks the first American flag to be burned during a flag disposal ceremony at Historic Jefferson College Friday in Natchez. A special exception to the Adams County burn ban in effect was granted for the ceremony. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Members of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century sit together while Boy Scout Troop 158 folds the first flag to be burned. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

(Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Boy Scout Fletcher Mims, 13, walks the first American flag to be burned during a flag disposal ceremony at Historic Jefferson College Friday in Natchez. A special exception to the Adams County burn ban in effect was granted for the ceremony. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Griffin Hootsell, 14, places an American flag in the fire pit during the ceremony. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)