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March 19, 2021 | Michelle Queen

Flags Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Lives Lost in Atlanta Shooting Spree

President Joe Biden has ordered the United States flag flown at half-staff following the March 16 shooting spree in the Atlanta area. The Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff as no flag may fly higher than the United States flag. This is to pay respect to the victims of Tuesday’s shooting spree in the Atlanta […]

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February 28, 2021 | Halle Grossett

Flags Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Lives Lost to Covid-19

Flags around the county are flying at half-staff  to mourn the loss of Montgomery County residents due to COVID-19. County executive Marc Elrich announced the move on Feb. 26. Since the arrival of the pandemic, Montgomery County has lost 1,363 residents.  The first COVID-related death in Montgomery County took place on March 21. Flags are […]

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December 7, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Flags to Fly at Half Staff in Honor of Former U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes

Paul Sarbanes, who represented Marylanders in the U.S. Senate for more than 30 years, died Sunday. He was 87. The news was confirmed in a statement by Sarbanes’ son, Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md. 3). The congressman said in the statement: “My father, Senator Paul S. Sarbanes, passed away peacefully this evening in Baltimore. Our family […]

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January 3, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Hogan Orders Flags at Half Staff for Fallen Firefighter

On Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan ordered the United States flag and the Maryland flag to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Otis L. Isaacs, Jr. of the North East Fire Company, who died in the line of duty Dec. 29, 2019. The flags will be raised to full staff at sunset, Saturday, Jan. 4, […]

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June 27, 2019 | Staff Writer

Hogan Orders Flags at Half-Staff for Fallen Firefighter

Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered the United States Flag and the Maryland State flag to be lowered to half-staff to honor Firefighter Michael Powers of the Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department, who died in the line of duty Tuesday. The flags will be raised to full staff at sunset, Saturday, June 29, the day of interment. […]

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April 23, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Flags Lowered to Honor Montgomery County Police Officer

Governor Larry Hogan ordered the United States and Maryland state flags to be lowered at half-staff Monday, to honor a Montgomery County police officer who died April 18. Officer Kyle Olinger, 53, was shot during a traffic stop in 2003, according to The Washington Post. The Post says he was in his second year serving […]

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April 3, 2019 | Michelle Queen

Hogan Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Maryland National Guardswoman

Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered Maryland flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor Staff Sgt. Dinora Flores of the Maryland National Guard, who died Tuesday, April 2. The flags will be raised to full staff at sunset on the day of Flores’ interment. Flores, a resident of Damascus, was a 10-year veteran of the […]

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August 26, 2018 | Staff Writer

Governor Hogan Orders Flags at Half-Staff Sunday in Honor of Senator John McCain

Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered the United States and Maryland State Flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of U.S. Senator John McCain, who died Saturday, Aug. 25. The flags will be raised to full staff at sunset, on the day of interment. Governor Hogan released the following statement: “Senator John McCain will forever remain […]

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July 23, 2018 | Staff Writer

Hogan Orders Flags at Half-Staff for Fallen Firefighter

Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered Maryland flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor Firefighter Lieutenant Nathan Flynn of the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services, who died in the line of duty Monday. The flags will be raised to full staff at sunset, Saturday, July 28, the day of interment. FF Nathan […]

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May 30, 2018 | Staff Writer

Hogan Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Maryland National Guardsman

Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered Maryland flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor Sgt. Eddison Hermond of the Maryland National Guard, who died Sunday, May 27. The flags will be raised to full staff at sunset on the day of Hermond’s interment. Hermond was attempting to help a woman Sunday in Ellicott City, Md. […]

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