FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 2, 2023) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday, Nov. 3, in honor of a Leslie County firefighter who died in the line of duty.
Firefighter Regina Huffman of the Coon Creek Volunteer Fire Department in Wooten, Kentucky, was killed in a crash while responding to a call Saturday, Oct. 28.
Funeral services for Huffman will take place at 1 p.m. Friday at the Dwayne Walker Funeral Home in Hyden. Interment will follow at Rock Branch Cemetery in Yeaddiss.
Gov. Beshear encourages all individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies to join in this tribute. Additional flag status information is available at governor.ky.gov/flag-status.
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