Another film is in the books for Mayesville's Rakeem Massingill, and it is expected to release this month. Massingill, a proud Mayesville native, wrapped up filming for the Atlanta-based film "The Waterboyz." According to IMDb, the film, written … more

SUMTER COUNTY Splash around at the Sumter Aquatics Center. The center offers classes and activities and a free water aerobics class. You can also rent the center for parties, which includes use of the new lazy river. Usual admission for all … more

Summer of 2010 was an interesting point of discovering the unique elements of the innovative television experience. For years, cinema has been the dominating force within our entertainment spectrum. What emerged from the innovative medium evolved … more

The sunny afternoon of Friday, May 31, marked the beginning of a new chapter for the arts in South Sumter. Folks from across the county gathered at the Manning Avenue Free Art Studio for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the expansion of the … more

Still images have been a source of wonder and mythology in the films of Jeff Nichols. "Mud," Nichols' Twain-soaked Mississippi fable, seemed derived from the magical sight of a boat held aloft by a … more

The American Double Dutch League hosted its 51st Invitational World Double Dutch Competition this June, bringing teams from across the country back to league headquarters in Sumter. Originating in the 1930s in New York, double Dutch gained … more

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor whose wry, arresting screen presence spanned more than half a century of films from "M.A.S.H." to "The Hunger Games," has died. He was 88. … more

NEW YORK (AP) — Since the beginning of time or, at least, pop music, only a few have earned the designation of "song of the summer." These are the earworms that lodge deep into the brain, … more