Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Thursday in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day. A joint resolution of Congress, approved Oct. 1, 1962, designated May 15 of each year as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which it falls as “Police Week.” […]
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Why are flags flown at half-staff?
If you’re driving around Northern Kentucky and see a flag being flown at half-staff, it is because of a national proclamation to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29. Flags being flown at half-staff or half-mast have been a topic of conversation nationally after federal and state orders required flags to remain […]