Dolly Parton Honored in WA with Flags Flying Half-Staff
- Country music legend Dolly Parton died Tuesday at age 80, prompting President Donald Trump and state governors to order flags flown at half-staff until September 1 in her honor.
- Beyond a seven-decade career in music and film, Parton earned acclaim as a philanthropist, with the Library of Congress calling her a "titan of children's literacy" through her Imagination Library.
- The Imagination Library has gifted over 300 million books globally to children from birth to age five, recently securing $3 million in grants to restore Washington state services after budget shortfalls.
- Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer honored Parton, with Whitmer noting she represented "the best of America's values" through her empathy, grit, and spirit.
- President Trump's national directive mandates flags remain lowered until September 1 "as a mark of respect for the memory of Dolly Parton," the administration stated in the proclamation.
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Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Dolly Parton
{KXLG, Pierre, SD} Today, Governor Larry Rhoden ordered that flags be flown at half-staff statewide effective immediately until sunset on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, as a mark of respect for the memory of Dolly Parton.
Braun Orders Indiana Flags Lowered for Dolly Parton
Source: Matthew Horwood / Getty STATEWIDE — Gov. Mike Braun is ordering Indiana flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80. The order applies to flags at the Statehouse and all state facilities across Indiana. Flags will remain at half-staff through 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1. Braun is honoring Parton for her career in country music and her philanthropy, including the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, whi…
WA flags will fly at half-staff for Dolly Parton; her signature program is restored in the state
Flags will fly half-staff across the state and across the nation to honor the life of Dolly Parton. She last visited Washington publicly in August 2023.
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