Flags order to fly at half-staff to honor former State Sen. Stan Bingham

Retired State Sen. Stan Bingham, a Republican who represented Davidson and Guilford counties, died Thursday at age 76.

The circumstances of Bingham’s death weren’t immediately available.

Gov. Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and N.C. flags at state-owned buildings to be flown at half-staff Thursday until sunset Friday in honor of Bingham, the N.C. Department of Administration said in a statement.

“Senator Bingham was a hard working and thoughtful public servant who diligently represented the people in his district in addition to all of his other community efforts to improve the lives of others,” Cooper said.

A native of Winston-Salem, Bingham served in the N.C. Senate from 2001 to 2017, before that, Bingham served on the Davidson County Board of Commissioners from 1990 to 1994.