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President Barack Obama has ordered flags to half staff from now thru Saturday to honor the victims in the Brussels attacks. “The American people stand with the people of Brussels,” President Obama said in a proclamation. “We will do whatever it takes, working with nations and peoples around the world, to bring the perpetrators of […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the Maryland State Flag lowered to half staff from now thru sunset on Feb. 20. This order is in honor of two Harford County Sheriff’s Deputies, Deputy Patrick Dailey and Deputy Mark Logsdon, who died in the line of duty on Feb. 10. Today flags are flying at half-staff […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered flags to fly at half staff following the deaths of two Harford County sheriff’s deputies today. Hogan also released the following statement in response to the violence that resulted in the deaths of two deputies this afternoon in Abingdon: “Anytime law enforcement or first responders lose their lives in […]

Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. The U.S. flag will be flown at half staff from now until sunset on Thursday by order of President Obama as a mark of respect for the victims of the attacks in Paris. Meanwhile,  a memorial outside the French Embassy in Washington, […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the Maryland State Flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of Delegate James E. Proctor Jr., who died on Thursday September 10. Delegate James E. Proctor Jr. represented District 27A for Charles and Prince George’s Counties. The flag shall continue to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Saturday, […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the Maryland State Flag to be flown at half-staff effective immediately and until further notice. The Governor has ordered the state flag to half staff in honor of former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel, who died on Sunday August 30. You can read more about Governor Mandel’s legacy, here.

President Barack Obama has ordered the United States flag to be flown at half staff from sunrise to sunset from now until July 25th in honor of the five fallen Marines in Chattanooga, Tennessee. You can read the President’s proclamation here. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has also ordered the Maryland State flag to be flown […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to noon on Monday, May 25. This action is in honor of Memorial Day, in memory of the brave Americans who have sacrificed their lives for the cause of freedom and security of our Nation. […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the state flag to be flown at half staff until sunset on Nov. 20. This is in honor of Firefighter James E. Bethea, a 40-year veteran of the Baltimore City Fire Department, who died on November 12 as a result of injuries suffered in the line of duty.

President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation that the United States Flag is to be flown at half-staff on Sunday, October 12. This is in observance of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. Accordingly, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the Maryland State Flag to also be flown at half-staff on October 12th.