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Flags in North Carolina lowered in honor of former Sen. Jim Broyhill

PRE News & Ideas | By Annette Weston
Published February 28, 2023 at 7:36 AM EST
President Ford talks with North Carolina Congressman Jim Broyhill, left, and Sen. Jesse Helms, center, during a Republican fund raising visit to Raleigh in this Nov. 14, 1975 photo. Broyhill who served briefly in the Senate in the mid-1980s has died. The family of Jim Broyhill confirmed he died early Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 in Winston-Salem at the age of 95.
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President Ford talks with North Carolina Congressman Jim Broyhill, left, and Sen. Jesse Helms, center, during a Republican fund raising visit to Raleigh in this Nov. 14, 1975 photo. Broyhill who served briefly in the Senate in the mid-1980s has died. The family of Jim Broyhill confirmed he died early Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 in Winston-Salem at the age of 95.

U.S. and N.C. flags are at half-staff at government buildings on Tuesday to honor former North Carolina Sen. Jim Broyhill on the day of his funeral in Winston-Salem.

The funeral will be held at Centenary United Methodist Church with a graveside service later in the day in Wilkes County.

Broyhill died ten days ago at the age of 95 at a retirement home in Winston-Salem.

The Republican and native of Lenoir served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1986.
Annette Weston
Annette is an award-winning journalist based in Eastern North Carolina. Her career includes professional stops across the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Southeast, recently culminating in a 2026 Region 8 Edward R. Murrow Award for Small Market Radio Best News Series for her work on the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Series. Guided by a passion for human-interest storytelling, she focuses on narratives that touch hearts and connect communities. A mother of four and grandmother of two, Annette enjoys reading and creating epic Halloween costumes in her spare time. If you have a story idea to share, please reach out by email to westona@cravencc.edu.
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