Gov. Andy Beshear orders flags to half-staff on March 20

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, March 20 in honor of a sergeant with the Department of Corrections who died while on duty.

According to the release, Sgt. George Ramirez of the Kentucky State Reformatory in Oldham County died in a vehicle crash while traveling to an off-site post on the evening of March 10.

A memorial service for Ramirez will be held Thursday…

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