Independence County closes out its 200 year of establishment with new county flag Independence County closes out its 200 year of establishment with new county flag By Jurnee Taylor | January 2, 2021 at 5:58 PM CST - Updated January 4 at 10:48 PM INDEPENDENCE CO., Ark. (KAIT) - Independence County now has an exclusive symbol that will represent them for years to come, a new county flag. County officials raised the flag on New Year’s Eve as they brought in the new year and closed out their bi-centennial. The flag was approved by the Independence County Quorum Court after a flag competition where one of the contributors was an alum from Lyon College and the other was a citizen in Norway.