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Arizona flags to fly at half-staff to honor Dolly Parton
Gov. Andy Beshear and Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered half-staff tributes as Parton’s death prompted a weeklong observance and a presidential directive.
- On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, country music icon Dolly Parton died at age 80 in Nashville. Governors in Kentucky and Florida ordered state flags flown at half-staff until sunset on September 1.
- President Donald Trump directed flags to be lowered across the United States for one week, writing on Truth Social that there has "never been anyone like her, and never will."
- Parton founded the Imagination Library, a non-profit providing free books to children, and opened Dollywood in East Tennessee, with her catalog totaling more than 100 million sales and 1 billion online streams.
- Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear expressed condolences, stating there are "not enough words to sum up the impact and legacy Dolly leaves behind." They are praying for her family.
- Washington state agency facilities also lowered flags to half-staff to honor the icon. Bob Ferguspm stated the action was taken "pursuant to the Presidential Proclamation" and applies to all state agency facilities.
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