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NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Reeve's children say they made a point to include all the complexities of their father's life — his strengths and weaknesses — in the new documentary …
Travis Kelce adds game show host to his growing resume with "Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?" and …
LONDON (AP) — Once again, Austin Stowell is having the best day ever — all thanks to him …
Before friends, family and school leaders, Sumter High School Honors Orchestra gave a dazzling …
Taylor Swift has donated $5 million to Feeding America to support relief efforts in the aftermath of …
Riley Keough was quick to agree to help complete her mother's memoir. She thought they'd write it …
The second season of Mayesville Presbyterian Church's Rejoicings series will open with a concert …
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Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline co-starring in "Disclaimer," a psychological thriller from …
NEW YORK (AP) — For years, the Grammy Awards have been criticized over a lack of diversity …
Dozens of people rallied outside the Michigan headquarters of WK Kellogg Co. Tuesday, demanding that the company remove artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals in the U.S. Kellogg, the maker of …
COLUMBIA (AP) — Alex Murdaugh has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen killed in a boat crash involving Murdaugh's youngest son that prosecutors said provoked the disgraced …
Lawrence “Larry” Creed, 82, husband of Clara Ellen McElveen Creed, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, at his home. Mr. Creed was born Dec. 22, 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri. The family will …
Lottie “Bobbie” Zimmerman Young, 94, wife of Robert S. Young, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at her home. Mrs. Young was born Sept. 27, 1930, in Waynesboro, Virginia. The family will …
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kelly S. Smith, age 62, of Sumter, South Carolina, who went to be with her Lord and Savior on Oct. 15, 2024. Born on Aug. 23, 1962, in …
Gretchen Jeter, 69, daughter of the late Charles Jeter and Edna Mae Jones Jeter, was born on May 22, 1955, in Sumter. She departed this life on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at Prisma Health Richland …
Christer Lars Olaf Jorudd, age 75, beloved husband of 12 years to Christa Benjamin Jorudd, died on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral …
Geneva Hogan, daughter of the late James Hogan and Sarah Louise Howard Hogan, was born in Sumter County on April 14, 1946. Her earthly life ended quietly on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at Lexington …
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 12 years. Things were good in the beginning. However, many times he has let me down by not …
DEAR ABBY: My niece is getting married. We have received a wedding invitation, RSVP and all, but it's addressed only to my two 11-year-old …
DEAR ABBY: My husband died a year ago, after a nine-year battle with dementia. I recently met a man, "Richard," whose wife is in the end stages …
DEAR ABBY: Seventeen years ago, I had a mental breakdown. For the first three years afterward, my husband stood by me. The medications I was …
Becka is a 54-pound, 2- to 4-year-old, sweet and loving girl who was turned in to the shelter through no fault of her own. Her previous owner could no longer care for her, but despite the difficult transition, Becka has shown incredible …
Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series about the beginning of Shaw Field in Sumter. Read part two in next weekend's edition of Reflections. Reflections revisits the acquisition of land and the construction of the largest training …
Reflections remembers the large number of depots found within Sumter County and numerous surrounding …
Reflections remembers the beginning of the first Black American Legion Post in Sumter that began …
Reflections revisits the opening of two of Sumter's favorite business establishments on what became known …
Reflections remembers buildings located on North Main Street in the late 1950s. This segment of downtown …
Editor's note: This is part two of a two-part series about Brogdon Station. Read part one at …
Reflections remembers two families who settled in the rural areas of Sumter County that became …
Reflections remembers Thomas Douglas Youngblood and his tireless dedication to our city's …
Reflections remembers the Studebaker automobile and its contributions to the auto industry. …
Today, we have the exact same condition we had one year ago. We have a City of Sumter-maintained public dump located on East Charlotte …
Now that I have found time from Helene cleanup and volunteering with recovery efforts in the Upstate and North Carolina, I would like to share …
I have been asked if I was going to reply to a recent letter to the editor: Don't try to change who a good leader is. I told them I probably …
Is it not curious that Sumter's power brokers deem it "progress" to levy yet another tax upon residents who are already burdened with stifling …
Once upon a time there was a fine man. He was respected by many and loved by even more in his own town. He had a great family and seemed to be …
In a time of economic uncertainty, it's shameful to see what the Biden/Harris Administration and Democrats are doing to our senior citizens, …