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NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former Chairman of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, John "Blackfeather" Jeffries

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff from sunrise to sunset, Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in honor of Tribal Elder and former Chairman of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, John "Blackfeather" Jeffries, who passed away on Tuesday, January 24.

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of the Tragedy in Monterey Park, California

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff immediately until sunset Thursday, January 26, 2023 in honor of the lives lost from the senseless acts of violence that took place on Saturday, January 21, 2023 in Monterey Park, California.

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former NC Rep. Annie Brown Kennedy

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff immediately until sunset Friday, January 20, 2023 in honor of former North Carolina House of Representative Annie Brown Kennedy, who passed away Tuesday, January 17.

 

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former NC Rep. Walter Stine Isenhower

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff immediately until sunset Wednesday, January 4, 2023, in honor of former North Carolina House of Representative Walter Stine Isenhower, who passed away on Saturday, December 31.

 

A native of Conover, North Carolina, Isenhower, a Republican, represented the state's 45th District from 1986 to 1992 for both Catawba and Burke counties.

 

Statement from Governor Roy Cooper

 

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Cumberland County Sheriff Deputy Oscar Yovani Bolanos-Anavisca, Jr.

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and NC flags at state facilities to half-staff immediately until sunset Saturday, December 17 in honor of Cumberland County Sheriff Deputy Oscar Yovani Bolanos-Anavisca, Jr., who died while in the line of duty today while investigating a robbery.

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Warren County Sheriff Deputy Jose Deleon

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff immediately until sunset Friday, December 9 in honor of Warren County Sheriff Deputy Jose Angel Deleon, who passed away this past weekend in an on-duty vehicular accident. Deputy Deleon had served with the Warren County Sheriff's Office since June 15, 2021

 

Statement from Governor Roy Cooper

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

Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 in observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Wednesday will mark 81 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where more than 2,000 service members and civilians died on December 7, 1941.

 

Statement from Governor Roy Cooper

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former NC Senator Stan Bingham

A native of Winston-Salem, former North Carolina Senator Stan Bingham represented Davidson and Guilford Counties as senator from 2001 to 2016.

U.S. and NC Flags to Remain at Half-Staff in Honor of Victims of Shooting in Raleigh

All U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities are to remain at half staff in honor of the innocent lives lost in the tragedy in East Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood last week. Flags are to remain lowered until sunset Sunday, October 23. 

 

Statement from Governor Roy Cooper

"We mourn for the victims of this horrific and infuriating act of violence," said Governor Cooper. "Thank you to our local and state law enforcement who worked tirelessly to capture the suspect." 

 

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Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Victims of Shooting in Raleigh

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff in honor of the victims killed yesterday in East Raleigh. Five people were killed and two others injured during a shooting Thursday evening near the Hedingham neighborhood.

 

Statement from Governor Roy Cooper

"We mourn for the victims of this horrific and infuriating act of violence," said Governor Cooper. "Thank you to our local and state law enforcement who worked tirelessly to capture the suspect."