In the wake of our recent report detailing the U.S. Flag Code standoff at Veterans Field, the town administration has hastily scrambled to assemble a response. The municipality's solution to this quiet civic cold war? A temporary floodlight driven directly into the spring soil, powered by a daisy-chain of exposed red and white extension cords draped across the public lawn from the nearby gazebo.

Temporary stake light in the dirt

Yet, the true test of this municipal half-measure was never whether it could simply withstand the damp spring elements. The question was whether it would satisfy the stringent standards of the resident holding the town accountable.

On Saturday morning, the vigilante himself arrived on-site. He was observed quietly inspecting the town’s makeshift electrical work, evaluating whether this tangled web of extension cords meets the dignified standard of illumination required to properly fly the nation’s colors through the darkness.

The Vigilante inspecting the grounds

It remains to be seen if the flag will still be flying when the sun rises on Monday. But one thing has become abundantly clear: in Sherman, the residents are always watching.