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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.

Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney

Before serving as the 46th Vice President under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, Cheney served as the 17th U.S. Secretary of Defense for President George H.W. Bush from 1989 to 1993

U.S. and NC Flags to be Lowered to Half-Staff through Sunday

Flags will remain at half-staff through Sunday in conjunction with guidance from the White House in memory of Charlie Kirk.

Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Patriot Day, A National Day of Service and Remembrance

Gone but never forgotten, this day honors the victims of the terrorist attack, their families and the heroic sacrifices of first responders.

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.