Half staff (half mast) flag notifications and news from Flag-Status.com!

Do you ever wish you could easily find out when or why the flag was at half-staff (half-mast)? Flag-Status.com takes care of that for you by allowing you to find flag-related news items from the President of the United States and from each state's Governor's office. If you like, you can even receive email and SMS (text message) notifications when a news item is published! To get started, you can take a look at some recent news items below, or click one of the links above for more information.

Latest news items:

ME	Published: 5/23/2013 View Details	Governor Condemns Democrats' Appalling Attempts at Censorship
MO	Published: 5/23/2013 View Details	By order of the Governor, all flags of the United States and the flag of Missouri at all State and government offices will be flown at half-staff, on Saturday, May 25, from sunrise until sunset in honor of Sergeant First Class Trenton L. Rhea who died while serving his country in Afghanistan. Also, by order of the Governor, all flags at all State and government offices will be flown at half-staff, in Clay County only, from sunrise Saturday, May 25, until sunset on Friday, May 31, in memory of Sergeant First Class Trenton L. Rhea.
KY	Published: 5/22/2013 View Details	Governor Beshear Directs Flags to Half-staff in Honor of Victims of Oklahoma Tornadoes
WI	Published: 5/15/2013 View Details	Presidential Proclamation and Executive Order 102 -- Flags lowered to half-staff on May 15, 2013 in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day.
MD	Published: 5/15/2013 View Details	In accordance with President Obama's proclamation, Governor Martin O'Malley has ordered that the United States Flag and the Maryland State Flag be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from sunrise to sunset in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day.This action is taken under the Protocol for the United States and Maryland State Flag. Any questions on the above should be directed to the Office of the Secretary of State
AZ	Published: 5/15/2013 View Details	Press Release
HI	Published: 5/14/2013 View Details	Flags to Fly at Half-Staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day
AK	Published: 5/14/2013 View Details	Flags Lowered for Peace Officers Memorial Day
WV	Published: 5/14/2013 View Details	Governor Tomblin Orders U.S. and State Flags Lowered for Peace Officers Memorial Day
ND	Published: 5/14/2013 View Details	Dalrymple Declares May 15 Peace Officers Memorial Day