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With a Saturday filled with events this weekend, some have decided to still push forward at this time. ESTEAM FestivalSumter’s annual 21st Century education learning extravaganza will press … more
Due to the probability of heavy wind and rain from Hurricane Ian, all Sumter School District schools will dismiss early on Thursday and Friday will be an eLearning day for all students. On … more
A Sumter native and teacher was recently awarded a scholarship to go abroad and the opportunity to bring back lessons to teach her students. The United States Department of State and The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship board announced teacher … more
Sumter School District's Board of Trustees will hold its regularly scheduled monthly work session on Monday night at Lakewood High School. Board committee reports, the superintendent's report and numerous policy matters headline the agenda, which … more
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third in a series on the nine Sumter school board district seats that are up for election in November. Each week leading up to Election Day, The Sumter Item will analyze a district (alternatively called area) race and … more
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office investigators are actively at Lakewood High School and working with Sumter School District to investigate recent incidents and rumors of students using drugs and … more
Central Carolina Technical College President Kevin Pollock says "it's an exciting time for the college." Who would not be excited with a more-than-20% enrollment increase this fall? As of Sept. 9, CCTC had 3,205 students this semester. No-cost … more
NEW YORK (AP) — When President Joe Biden announced a plan to forgive student loan debt, many borrowers who kept making payments during the pandemic wondered if they'd made the right … more
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series on the nine Sumter school board district seats that are up for election in November. Each week leading up to Election Day, The Sumter Item will analyze a district (alternatively called area) race and … more
Walker-Gamble Elementary School's gymnasium was filled on Wednesday for a check presentation of $42 million for the rural consolidated Clarendon County School District. South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman had a busy … more
On Wednesday, Lee County School District welcomed the South Carolina superintendent of education to present millions of dollars in funding for a new school to be built for students. Molly Spearman presented the school district with a check for … more
For the first time since consolidation in 2011, Sumter School District will begin a full-scale salary study of all positions to include teachers, staff and administrators. The district's Board of Trustees unanimously approved new Superintendent … more
Trane representatives present Sumter School District officials on Monday at its school board meeting a rebate check for energy conservation measures the company has implemented throughout the district's schools in a performance contract in the last … more
Public participation, financial reports and the new superintendent’s regular report briefing highlight Sumter School District’s Board of Trustees’ regularly scheduled monthly board … more
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series on the nine Sumter school board district seats that are up for election in November. Each week leading up to Election Day, The Sumter Item will analyze a district (alternatively called area) race and … more
The Central Carolina Community Foundation set a new record after awarding hundreds of students scholarships totaling more than $550,000 to help them start the 2022-23 school year off on a high note. According to the foundation, $558,445.50 - its … more
PHOTO PROVIDED Wilson Hall junior Rhayne Owens earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs, receiving the National African American Recognition Award. Students who may be eligible to receive the award have a GPA of … more
A tuition-free college education sounds like a dream, students needing a pinch to make sure it's real. Thirty students inside Morris College's Garrick-Boykin Human Development Center needed that pinch on Wednesday after they were given the … more
Wilson Hall junior Rhayne Owens earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs, receiving the National African American Recognition Award. Students who may be eligible to … more
Sumter school board's Finance Committee will have its first meeting with the district's new Chief Financial Officer Shatika Spearman on Thursday. A district staff member informed The Sumter Item of the committee's meeting Friday … more
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