Stein ordered flags to fly at half-staff June 27 in honor of Cherokee Sheriff Detention Officer Francisco Paul Flattes who was killed in the line of duty Monday, according to a news release from the ...

In June 1991, the North Carolina senate modified the 1885 flag slightly. It remained mostly the same, but the vertical blue bar became wider. All three bars are exactly the same size today.

They say the flag lacks significant symbolism, which leads to some people feeling apathetic about the flag, compared to other representations of North Carolina, such as the state’s outline.

Brian Stokle, a city planner in San Francisco, started an online tournament comparing 80 flags in the U.S. and Canada, with hopes of determining the best municipal flag in North America.