{"id":737151,"date":"2026-04-18T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/737151\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T18:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:00:29","slug":"heres-why-flags-were-ordered-to-half-staff-in-florida-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/737151\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why flags were ordered to half-staff in Florida \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">TALLAHASSEE \u2014 Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday ordered United States and State of Florida flags to be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings. The directive was given to honor Manatee County Commissioner Carol Ann Felts who died in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">DeSantis\u2019 memorandum states that flags will be at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>[SIGN UP: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a><b>] <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Click here<\/b><\/a><b> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>click here<\/b><\/a><b> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>click here<\/b><\/a><b> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"related-articles-item | bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/florida-bans-sociology-core-subject-public-universities\/UFUFMNYU6RFO7EGFLD4IDEMUA4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida bans sociology as core subject in public universities<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"related-articles-item | bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/watch-drunk-driver-slams-into-jacksonville-beach-police-officers-vehicle\/6KKGYCVQXFBXHO2M2JQTNVRGQU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch: Drunk driver slams into Jacksonville Beach police officer\u2019s vehicle<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"related-articles-item | bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/nassau-county-brush-fire-grows-overnight-500-acres-some-evacuated-what-you-should-know\/XKGQ56CN25BJBAAMYYMH337YKE\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nassau County brush fire grows overnight to 500 acres, some evacuated | What you should know<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"related-articles-item | bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/world\/iran-reimposes\/ONH2GMDK747XDJ6RYBWNK4NWAU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade and fires on ships<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"related-articles-item | bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/georgia-troopers-fired-profiting-off-chases\/JIMMYWSEYVHLDARUFIUW6L7IHE\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia troopers fired for profiting off chases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TALLAHASSEE \u2014 Gov. 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