Let’s try this again. A team of historians has taken another crack at developing South Carolina’s new state flag design after their first attempt was so widely mocked it had to be scrapped. This time ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators may soon take up one of the most divisive issues to hit the state in years — standardizing the design of the iconic palmetto tree and crescent state flag.

The proposed new design for South Carolina's state flag began circulating online late last month, and the social media reaction lacked any Southern niceties. The tentative design included a crescent ...

CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — After years of research, a team of historians has put forth a new official design for the South Carolina state flag. Below is the design the historians settled on, and the most ...

That design showed a somewhat scraggly palmetto and was widely mocked on social media, sending the committee back to drawing board. In early 2021, the committee sent two options, including one that ...

A proposed new look for the beloved state tree has drawn complaints that it looks like a toilet brush or like one of the palmettos battered by Hurricane Hugo in 1989. By Michael Levenson The goal was ...

After a first flag design was resoundingly rejected by South Carolinians across the state, lawmakers went back to the drawing board and approved two possible designs Tuesday. The designs were approved ...

It's practically impossible to separate South Carolina from its beloved palmetto trees. The trees, with their green fronds and tough trunks, are staples of the state's landscape. The palmetto is the ...

This recommended redesign of South Carolina's flag prompted backlash in December. The tree “looks like (it's) been through hurricane Hugo!” one person wrote on Twitter. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina ...

The proposed new design for South Carolina's state flag began circulating online late last month, and the social media reaction lacked any Southern niceties. The tentative design included a crescent ...