North Carolina flies flags at half-staff to honor fallen firefighters on National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service Day.

Usa.gov states that the American flag flies at half-staff when the country or a state is in mourning. The president, a state governor or the mayor of the District of Columbia can order flags to fly at ...

North Carolina honors fallen firefighters by lowering flags on May 5, following National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day, observed on Sunday.

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In response to a public records request made by The Smoky Mountain News, Jackson County Manager Kevin King revealed that ...

On the morning of April 8, county employees removed commemorative plaques from the Confederate statue outside the Jackson ...

An American flag flutters beside a large sign proclaiming the museum ... wonderland in the mountains of western North Carolina. Where: 5063 US Hwy 441 S, Sylva, NC 28779 In a world of ordinary ...

SYLVA, N.C. (WLOS ... off to war in 1860 for one reason — and that was to defend the State of North Carolina. Nothing to do with slavery." For him, Wood said the confederacy has "never ...

Four years ago, a plaque with more inclusive language was added to the Confederate soldier statute in Sylva often referred to as "Sylva ... one reason — and that was to defend the State of North ...

North Carolina and American flags purchased by the state government using taxpayer dollars should be 100% made in America, the North Carolina House indicated in a unanimous vote on Tuesday. All 113 ...

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