Arkansas Flag Status — Is the Flag at Half-Staff Today?
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Who lowers the flag in Arkansas
In Arkansas, flags are lowered by proclamation of the Governor and announced through the Governor’s newsroom. Arkansas does not maintain a standing flag-status page, so an order is found among general press releases; the proclamation text is where the scope and end date live, and it is worth reading rather than relying on a headline.
The flag of Arkansas
A red field bears a large white diamond — recognizing Arkansas’ status as a diamond-producing state — outlined in blue and bearing 25 stars (for the 25th state). The word “Arkansas” sits inside the diamond, with three stars representing the nations whose flags have flown over the state and a fourth marking Arkansas’ Confederate membership.
Arkansas on the American flag
Arkansas’s star joined the national flag on July 4, 1836 — the Fourth of July after admission, as the Flag Act of 1818 provides.
Sunrise and sunset in Little Rock
The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset. Today at the state capital:
How Arkansas became a state
Created from the Arkansas Territory, the state joined the Union on June 15, 1836 as the 25th state. Its 20th-century history was marked by the 1957 desegregation crisis at Little Rock Central High School, when President Eisenhower deployed federal troops to enforce a court order.
Admitted June 15, 1836 — the 25th state.
Arkansas at a glance
Did you know
- Walmart, the world’s largest retailer by revenue, is headquartered in Bentonville.
- Hot Springs National Park is one of the oldest federally protected parks in the U.S.
- Arkansas is the only U.S. state where diamonds can be mined commercially.
- The state quartz crystal industry produces some of the world’s clearest specimens.
Born or raised here: Bill Clinton (42nd President; Hope) · Maya Angelou (poet; raised in Stamps) · Johnny Cash (musician; Kingsland) · Sam Walton (Walmart founder; Bentonville) · Douglas MacArthur (general; Little Rock) · Scottie Pippen (basketball player; Hamburg)
Arkansas in the American Record
Moments from the daily edition that happened in Arkansas.
Official source
Orders are announced by the Governor’s office.
Common questions.
Is the flag at half-staff in Arkansas today?+
The status above answers that for today. A national half-staff order applies in Arkansas as it does everywhere else; the Governor can also lower flags within the state independently.
Who orders flags to half-staff in Arkansas?+
In Arkansas, flags are lowered by proclamation of the Governor and announced through the Governor’s newsroom. Arkansas does not maintain a standing flag-status page, so an order is found among general press releases; the proclamation text is where the scope and end date live, and it is worth reading rather than relying on a headline.
Does a county order mean the whole of Arkansas lowers its flags?+
No. A county or single-facility order (the State Capitol, for instance) applies only where it says it does. This page shows those separately from the statewide status precisely so the two are never confused — if the status above reads full-staff, Arkansas has no statewide order in effect regardless of any local one.
When should the flag be raised and lowered in Arkansas?+
The flag flies from sunrise to sunset. Today at the state capital, Little Rock, those times are shown above. On the final day of a half-staff order that runs "until sunset", the flag returns to full height at the local sunset — which is why the West Coast stays lowered a few hours after the East.
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