SC schools, government agencies must buy US-made flags under new state law

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 704

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — David McGehee was attending an event at the South Carolina Governor’s Mansion when he looked up at the flag flying over the entrance. He immediately knew it was made in China, he said.

“I can tell by looking at it because I’ve been doing it for 26 years,” said the head of Columbia Flag & Sign Co., a family-owned flag retail company in West Columbia. “They rectified it really quick.”

But the realization …

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