Gov. Ralph S. Northam has ordered that the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia is to be flown at half-staff over the state Capitol from sunrise to sunset April 8 in respect and memory of former State Senator and Delegate Eva F. Scott.
The governor also encouraged that the flag be flown at half-staff on all local, state, and federal buildings and grounds in Amelia County and in any other locality as deemed appropriate for the same time period.