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Vandalism to Lincoln High flagpole leaves stadium flags down; video board used for national anthem
Summary
A stadium announcer said vandalism to the Saltwood County Stadium flagpole prevented placing flags on the football/soccer stadium; the national anthem was presented using the flag on the video board and flags on nearby diamonds.
Public-address announcer at Lincoln High School said damage and vandalism to the stadium flagpole prevented the school from raising flags at the football/soccer stadium, so the national anthem used the flag image on the video board and officials used flags on the softball and baseball diamonds.
"We are utilizing those as we had some damage and some vandalism done to our flagpole here, so we were are not able to put our flags up here on the football soccer stadium," the public-address announcer said during pregame announcements. The announcer asked spectators to "rise or remain standing and remove your hats" to honor veterans.
The announcement did not specify when the vandalism occurred, who reported it, whether the district had opened a police report, or when the flagpole would be repaired. School officials did not state who is responsible for flagpole maintenance or the timeline for restoration during the public announcement.
The stadium announcement also noted that the district was using alternate flags on the softball and baseball diamonds and the video-board flag "at this time." No further operational details or formal statements from school administrators were recorded in the public-address remarks.
