12/30/2024 - The President of the United States has issued a directive to display the flag of the United States at half-staff in honor and tribute to the memory of former President James Earl Carter, Jr., and as an expression of public sorrow, for a period of 30 days from the day of his death. Accordingly, pursuant to 4 U.S.C. § 7(m) and S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-161(D), and consistent with the proclamation of the President of the United States, the Governor directs that the flags atop the State Capitol and on all state buildings be flown at half-staff, effective immediately and until January 28, 2025, in tribute to President Carter’s extraordinary legacy as a humanitarian and his lifetime of distinguished and patriotic service to the United States of America. The Governor requests that all flags over the buildings of the political subdivisions of this State similarly be flown at half-staff for this purpose.