Sunday, June 14th is Flag Day, honoring the stars and stripes as the official flag of United States of America. That’s the day in 1777 the flag was first recognized by the Continental Congress. June 14th was officially designated as Flag Day in 1949 by President Truman, although it had been practiced widely before that.
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School officials in Petersburg hope to have some combination of online and in-classroom learning with the start of the new school year. The school district is preparing surveys for local parents about preferences for school safety and COVID-19 precautions. Officials are working under a new state framework for restrictions for classroom sessions and activities if there are additional cases in the community.
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An estimated 150 to 200 people in Petersburg joined protests around the nation Sunday with a vigil honoring victims of police brutality.
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Petersburg does not have airport COVID-19 testing available at the start of the state’s revised mandate for travel quarantine.
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Firefighters battled a blaze in a trailer home about five miles south of downtown Petersburg Saturday morning.
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