Arts & Entertainment

Sumter Opera House to begin $15M renovations this June

A serene stroll into downtown Sumter will bring you sights of unique ceramic butterflies, savory smells from local restaurants and brick buildings filled with history - one in particular being Sumter Opera House. As one of the city's oldest and …

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Engagements
Townes-Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mark Townes of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Elizabeth Townes of Charleston, to Walter Elliot Lewis of Charleston, son of Ms. Karen Lewis of Jackson, Georgia. The bride-elect is the granddaughter …
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Evangelical Christians are fierce Israel supporters. Now they are visiting as war-time volunteers

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When Shawn Landis, an evangelical Christian from Pennsylvania, heard about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, he knew he would come to Israel to volunteer as …

Yesteryear

Yesteryear by Sammy Way: Horseshoe pitching tourney scheduled; Crime Stoppers telethon returns

75 YEARS AGO - 1949 Aug. 9 - 15 - Rufe Watson of Sumter set a new world record in the senior division at the National Skeet Shooting Association's tournament at Dallas, Texas, on Sunday. Watson copped the senior title in the all-gauge event by …