Press Releases

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

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, May 7, 2023 in honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day.

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Zygarowski

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff beginning immediately until sunset Wednesday, April 26, in honor of U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Zygarowski who died during a training exercise at Fort Bragg on April 19.

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua 'Caleb' Gore

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff beginning immediately until sunset Thursday, April 6, in honor of U.S. Army Staff Sgt.

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former NC Senator David Hoyle

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Monday, April 3, in honor of former North Carolina Senator David Hoyle who passed away on Wednesday, March 29.

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Tragedy in Nashville, Tennessee

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff beginning immediately until sunset Friday, March 31, in honor of the lives lost during the senseless act of violence at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee on March 27.
 

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former NC Congressman Jim Broyhill

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Tuesday, February 28, in honor of former North Carolina Congressman Jim Broyhill who passed away on Saturday, February 18.

U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former NC Senator Jerry W. Tillman

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff immediately until sunset Tuesday, February 7, in honor of former North Carolina Republican Senator Jerry W. Tillman who passed away on Saturday, February 4.

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 2

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.