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Publication: 2026-10-01 · Retrieved: Oct 25, 2026 13:18 PDT

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10/1/2026 Flag Status Alert: Maryland Flag is at Half-Staff This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow, Friday, October 2, 2026. This action is for Captain Ronald Shane Hinson of the Cambridge Police Department, who passed away on Monday, September 21, 2026. The Maryland flag will remain at half-staff after sunset on Friday, October 2, 2026 for Chief George Bacorn of the Denton Police Department. A notification regarding that flag status will be sent tomorrow.

Later official notices from the same archive:
10/5/2026 Flag Status Alert: Maryland Flag will be at Half-Staff This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the Maryland Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset, Tuesday, October 6, 2026 .  This is the day of the funeral service for former State Delegate Carolyn J.B. Howard, who passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026 . Carolyn J.B. Howard represented Legislative District 24 in the House of Delegates from 1988 to 1990 and 1991-2019.

10/2/2026 Flag Status Alert: United States Flag and Maryland Flag will be at Half-Staff This is to advise that Governor Wes Moore ordered the United States Flag lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, October 3, 2026 . This is the day of the funeral service for Chief George Bacorn, Chief of Police for the Denton Police Department, who died in the line of duty on Friday, September 25, 2026. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff as well. The Maryland flag is currently flying at half-staff. At sunset on Saturday, October 3, 2026, the United States flag and Maryland flag should return to full-staff.