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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Flag Day: An inside look at how American flags are created
(NewsNation) — Americans will celebrate Flag Day on Saturday, marking the anniversary of Congress adopting the design of the U.S. flag. At Allegiance Flag Supply in North Charleston, South Carolina, more than 6,000 flags are sewn weekly. The company lives by the motto, 'American sewn, American flown.' Linda Jones, known as Miss Linda, said she has always held a deep love for the U.S. flag, one tied to personal sacrifice. 'I've had relatives who died in Paris defending this flag,' she said. Is Trump really trying to buy seat fillers for Saturday's parade? Jones is one of about 100 employees at Allegiance, which makes its flags entirely in the U.S., even as many manufacturers outsource materials or labor. From the poles and brackets to the Stars and Stripes, everything is made in America. 'We have control over our entire supply chain,' said operations manager Jeff Tanksley, a Coast Guard veteran. 'It's not just the people we have in this building. It's the people that are fabric manufacturers, the people that make our star fields, the company in Utah that machines our spinners. On Flag Day and every day, Old Glory flies high in Charleston, including outside Heavy's Barburger, where Navy veteran John Hare runs his business. Officials preview security for Army's 250th anniversary parade 'It's a reminder of what we all aspire to have in our country, as a family, as a business, as a city,' he said. Back at the warehouse, pride runs deep with every stitch. 'I take pride in every stitch that I do because of where it's going and what it represents,' Jones said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
17-03-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Kendal Town Council candidate dies in Langdale fall
An election for a new town councillor is to be rearranged after one of the candidates died in a Clayton had been standing as the Green Party's candidate for the Highgate Ward by-election for Kendal Town Council, which was set to take place on 27 Kendal Green Party said Mr Clayton died last week "doing what he loved, scrambling on the Langdale fells".The party described him as "committed, principled, energetic, focussed and funny" and said he will be missed. "He was especially concerned about the climate emergency, equality and social justice," a spokesperson said. "Locally, he focussed on the lack of affordable and green homes in Kendal and the water quality in the Kent catchment, speaking on these issues at hustings and meetings."Mr Clayton has previously stood as a candidate in the 2024 General Election. Postal votes cancelled Deputy returning officer Linda Jones said Mr Clayton's death meant legally the election would have to be polling cards will be sent to affected voters once a date is will explain how voters can arrange a postal or proxy vote if they cannot make it to the polling station on the new postal votes which have already been returned will be sealed, unopened and will no longer count. Those registered for a postal vote will receive a new nominations will be reopened once a new date is existing candidates, Labour's Virginia Branney and Liberal Democrat Tim Martland, will automatically be included on the two other by-elections taking place on 27 March for the Nether Ward of Kendal Town Council and the East Ward of Penrith Town Council will go ahead as planned. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
