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Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day

Governor Josh Stein ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, May 4, 2026, in honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day. 

Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of North Carolina Rep. Mike Clampitt

Governor Josh Stein today ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, April 4 in honor of North Carolina State House Representative Mike Clampitt, who died on Wednesday, March 18, after a long battle with cancer.

Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Forsyth County Deputy Sheriff Kaleb Mitchell

Governor Josh Stein today ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, March 16 in honor of Forsyth County Deputy Sheriff Kaleb Mitchell who died in the line of duty on Saturday, March 7.

Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Master Trooper Steven James Perry

Governor Josh Stein today ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on March 11 in honor of Durham County Master Trooper Steven J. Perry, who died in the line of duty Sunday, March 1.

A member of the 148th Basic Patrol School, Trooper Perry served Durham County for nearly 7 years. Services for Trooper Perry will be held in Cary on Wednesday, March 11.

U.S. and NC Flags to Remain at Half-Staff Honoring Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and NC Master Trooper Stien Davis Jr.

Governor Josh Stein today ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to remain at half-staff through sunset Saturday, March 7 in honor of Civil Rights Activist Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and Robeson County Master Trooper Stien Davis Jr, who died in the line of duty on Sunday.

Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Civil Rights Activist Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

Governor Josh Stein today ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff from sunrise Feb. 19 through sunset Feb. 28 in honor of Civil Rights Activist, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who passed away on Tuesday. A protege of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, for decades he advocated for the poor and underserved communities on issues concerning voting rights, education, job opportunities and health care.

 

U.S. and NC Flags to Remain at Half-Staff through Friday in Honor of Former NC Governor Jim Hunt

Known as a fierce advocate for education from early childhood to public schools, community colleges and universities, Hunt was also a champion for the state’s economic development.

Lowering US and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former NC Governor Jim Hunt

Known as a fierce advocate for education from early childhood to public schools, community colleges and universities, Hunt was also a champion for the state’s economic development.

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Sunday will mark 84 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where more than 2,000 service members and civilians died on December 7, 1941.

U.S. and NC Flags to Remain at Half-Staff Through Sunset Thursday, November 20

As we continue to honor the life of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, we also pay tribute to WakeMed Campus Police Officer Roger Smith who died in the line of duty in Garner on Saturday, November 8.