(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga. Carter marks his 96th birthday Thursday, Oct. 1., the latest milestone for the longest-lived of the 44 men to hold the highest American office. Carter planned to celebrate at his home in Plains, Ga., with his wife of 74 years, Rosalynn Carter, according to a spokeswoman for the Carter Center in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Governor Josh Shapiro’s office on Sunday, the governor ordered United States and Commonwealth flags on all Commonwealth facilities, public buildings, and grounds across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to fly at half-staff that day. Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter passed away on Sunday, and Shapiro did this action that day in honor of Carter. All Pennsylvanians can participate in honoring Carter by lowering these flags to half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025.