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On September 17 th and 20 th, the Beacon Stadium Cinemas will feature the beginning cinematic masterpiece where its associated trilogy in my opinion will never be surpassed. As much as I adore the …
STAFF REPORT Fritz Hamer, who retired from the S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum in …
A murder, a playbill list of well-rounded actors and a standing ovation - all the clues you need to rate …
Denzel Washington deserves the accolade of being one of the greatest actors of our cinematic generation. …
Don't stop believin' in good music and a good time because that's all the Sumter Opera House has to …
Sumter County Gallery of Art will welcome one of its former students and an award-winning artist to its …
After 40-plus years on the scene, the Sumter Community Concert Band will play its tune to the tempo …
On Sept. 10 and 13, Flashback Cinema will distribute a feature that became an unexpected classic …
The City of Sumter will be a hub of style and grace as models, fashion designers and more flood the …
Sumter Little Theatre has a fresh face stepping into the executive director spotlight. Alison …
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration says it's granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country - quickly making them eligible to work - as it grapples with growing numbers of people …
WASHINGTON (AP) - A feature on fighter jets meant to protect pilots in an emergency could explain how an F-35 managed to fly 60 miles after its pilot bailed out before crashing in a rural area in South Carolina, the U.S. Marine Corps said …
Robert Wesley Carter, 76, died on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, at his home. Mr. Carter was born in Rock Hill, the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Carter and Caroline Williams Carter. He retired after 30 years from Santee Print Works where he was a …
Hercules Garrick Sr., the widower of the late Alberta Kennedy Garrick, departed this life on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Sumter. He was born Dec. 9, 1930, in Sumter to the late Genie and Eloree Boyd Garrick. Funeral services are incomplete and …
William Pinkney Anderson Sr., 82, husband of Shirley Lowder Anderson, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, at Prisma Health Tuomey in Sumter. Born Jan. 15, 1941, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Walter T. Anderson and Marie Windham McLeod. Mr. …
Felix Nathaniel Workman Sr. was born on July 3, 1958, to the late Hillard Rounder Workman and Millie Grant Workman Davis. Felix gained his heavenly wings on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Rembert. At an early age, Felix joined Hopewell Baptist …
Melinda Baker Mihlbauer, 48, peacefully transitioned from this life on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. She was born in Georgetown on July 27, 1975, to Carl and Gloria Baker. She is the wife of Brooks A.J. Mihlbauer. She received her early education in …
Charlie Frierson, 74, son of the late Haskel Frierson and Josephine Brunson Frierson, was born on March 3, 1949, in Sumter. He departed this life on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital in Sumter. Mr. Frierson will be placed in …
DEAR ABBY - My husband and I are expecting our first child this year. I moved to the United States a few years ago to be with him. His family is …
DEAR ABBY - My son's former wife was difficult - manipulative, spoiled and possessive. I tried to get along with her, but no matter what I did, …
DEAR ABBY - My fiance and I went to his co-worker "Tina's" house on a Friday night to socialize and play trivia games. We had been at her place …
DEAR ABBY - Would it be wrong to reach out to my biological mother for financial help? I was adopted when I was just 2 months old. I was lucky …
FAR LEFT: Hercules is a housebroken and neutered 1-year-old gray-and-white American short hair. He is great with children and other cats. Hercules has a super friendly personality and loves to play and chase cat toys. Sometimes he likes to be a …
Reflections revisits Sumterville and how its pre-Revolutionary history was centered on three of its oldest churches: 1) St. Marks - Episcopal; 2) Salem Black River - Presbyterian; and 3) High Hills - Baptist. The data used for preparation of this …
Reflections remembers The Sumter News, which became the first weekly newspaper to be published in Sumter …
Reflections revisits the burial site of one of Sumter's most remarkable settlers, Nathalie DeLage, the …
This issue of Reflections remembers the homes and businesses designed and constructed by Whitney …
The ensuing report incorporates research, recollections and documents preserved and obtained by Thomas …
The ensuing report incorporates research, recollections and documents preserved and obtained by …
This issue of Reflections remembers faculty members who taught at Sumter High School during its …
This issue of Reflections revisits Cherryvale Plantation in 1933. The report documents one of the …
This edition of Reflections revisits the founding and contributions of several Sumter enterprises. …
Letter read at Tuesday's Sumter City Council meeting: Reading this new code was shocking. It appears to be written by someone who has never …
Why does the City of Sumter look for excuses not to pick up yard debris? Yard debris has not been picked up consistently on a weekly schedule …
I am responding to an article written on Sept. 6, 2023, titled Sumter City Council: Blassingame chosen for Mayor Pro Tempore Seat. There is no …
It has been depressing trying to get through Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations and now Ezekiel. In the Catholic Bible, Baruch comes after …
Once again, the craziness is starting to happen. Mask mandates at a college in Georgia and the city of Los Angeles, Richland High school …
I would like to comment on two different subjects. Firstly, on Aug. 10th, The Item ran a picture of the mayor with Purple Heart recipients, …