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Susan A. James, 76, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Sumter.
Chapel service will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Clarendon Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Dukes St., Summerton.
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5/1/24 05:00 PM
Eli Clifton Parnell Jr., 84, husband and soul mate of Eleanor G. Parnell for 59 years, died Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at National Healthcare Center.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Eli …
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5/1/24 05:00 PM
William Trevis Scott, 53, son of Mercelene Haley Scott and the late James “Jim” Bethea Scott, died Friday, April 19, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. A graveside service will be …
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5/1/24 05:00 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn't plan to cut interest rates until it has "greater …
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5/1/24 04:21 PM
The Lee Central baseball team ran into a buzzsaw when they traveled to Bishop England to open the SCHSL 2A playoffs on Tuesday. Errors and walks piled up in a 13-1 loss, which sends the Stallions to …
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5/1/24 04:02 PM
Through four innings on Tuesday, Sumter High and Ashley Ridge met for a low-scoring affair in the first round of the SCHSL 5A playoffs. Both teams waited out an early lightning delay and went into …
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By TIM LEIBLE
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5/1/24 03:27 PM
There were only two teams competing for SCISA Region II-4A this softball season, but Laurence Manning made a statement when they claimed the region crown on Tuesday. The Lady Swampcats dominated …
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5/1/24 02:37 PM
The Lee Academy baseball team traveled to Calhoun Academy on Tuesday with a chance to punch their tickets to the second round of the SCISA 2A playoffs. A horrific third inning had other plans. …
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5/1/24 02:05 PM
TIM LEIBLE / THE SUMTER ITEM |
5/1/24 02:02 PM
The Wilson Hall baseball team didn’t have the smoothest ride through the first round of the SCISA 4A playoffs. They only lasted an inning before Mother Nature came crashing in with a lightning …
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By TIM LEIBLE
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5/1/24 12:55 PM
The Laurence Manning baseball team will face Porter-Gaud tonight with their season on the line after dropping their SCISA 4A playoff opener to Pinewood Prep 4-1 on Tuesday. The Swampcats had their …
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5/1/24 12:06 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding "self-avowed practicing …
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5/1/24 12:01 PM
NICH PITTS / THE SUMTER ITEM |
5/1/24 11:41 AM
NICH PITTS / THE SUMTER ITEM |
5/1/24 11:34 AM
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate. The company says a computer can falsely detect too …
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5/1/24 09:03 AM
Galena, a 6-year-old house cat from Utah, likes hiding and playing with cardboard. Earlier this month, the combination of the two made for a stressful trip in an Amazon package, a feverish search, a …
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By AMY BETH HANSON
Associated Press |
5/1/24 09:02 AM
Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the group said. …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
AP Medical Writer |
5/1/24 08:21 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — After three straight hotter-than-expected inflation reports, Federal Reserve officials have turned more cautious about the prospect of interest rate cuts this year. The big …
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer |
5/1/24 08:18 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders on Wednesday in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying "the time is now" for an …
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5/1/24 08:16 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one …
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5/1/24 08:15 AM