Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Civil Rights Activist Major General Joseph McNeil

A Wilmington, North Carolina native, McNeil was one of four college students who on Feb. 1, 1960 refused to give up their seats at a segregated lunch counter at Woolworth Department Store in Greensboro.

Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of U.S. Military Veteran Sergeant Michael Verardo

As we continue to mourn the lives of the victims of the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minnesota, we honor the life of U.S. Army Veteran Sergeant Michael Verardo, who passed away on August 26.

Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Tragedy in Minneapolis, Minnesota

In honor of the victims who lost their lives and those who were injured in a senseless act of violence committed on Wednesday at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.

Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Officer Francisco Paul Flattes

Cherokee Sheriff Detention Officer Francisco Paul Flattes was killed in the line of duty Monday. Officer Flattes was a four-year veteran of the Cherokee County Sheriff Department. 

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Anti-Lynching Awareness Month

This month recognizes the cruel acts of lynching throughout American history and memorializes the countless victims and families impacted across the state.