Lee County School District announced early Thursday due to heavy winds and rain from Tropical Storm Nicole, all after school activities, athletic events and friends trips are canceled for Nov. …
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Government offices will be closed for Veterans Day throughout the tri-county on Nov. 11.
This includes: Sumter County Government, the City of Sumter, Clarendon County and Lee County offices. They will reopen on normal business hours after Friday.
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With the midterm election on Tuesday, Sumter County Government offices will be closed Nov. 8, communications coordinator Joe Perry said.
The Sumter County Council meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. that night will commence as normal in the county's …
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The need for volunteers advocating for abused or neglected children is at an all-time high, and tri-county residents are encouraged to join a free online training program to become an advocate.
On Nov. 7, The Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem …
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Lee County residents in need of food assistance will have a new resource in the heart of the county.
On Wednesday, CareSouth Carolina celebrated with a ribbon cutting for the organization's first food pantry at a former medical office.
Located …
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control confirmed Wednesday that a cat found near Line Street and Summerland in Batesburg-Leesville has tested positive for rabies. One …
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For the second year in a row, all active, inactive and retired military personnel and families are invited to celebrate Veterans Day with the Lee County Veterans Museum.
In 2021, Tia Baldwin with the Veterans Affairs Office transferred from the …
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Ceymenon Hilton was 10 years old the last time he saw his mother. On Aug. 29, 2013, she dropped him off at the bus stop on South Sumter Street like it was any other school day, but life changed for the now 19-year-old in that moment.
This past …
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COLUMBIA - Five people in Sumter County and two individuals in Lee County were arrested during the past weekend in connection to the largest dogfighting operation in South Carolina history.
Fourteen individuals in Kershaw, Richland, Darlington, …
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BY SHARRON HALEY Clarendon contributor |
9/29/22 06:00 AM
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 …
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The Lee County Arts Council announced its lineup for the 2022-23 Ruth Josey Bell Performing Arts Series.
Bell, a native of Lee County, was "instrumental in starting the concert series," according to Zack Medlin, chairman of the Lee County Arts …
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Lee County's one and only state park just grew in size thanks to a land donation by multiple local and state agencies.
The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and the Congaree Land Trust hosted a ribbon cutting on Monday to …
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Nearly 86 years ago, a little boy gave the idea of National Son and Daughter Day to a man from Missouri, and it spread like wildfire.
According to www.calendarr.com, National Son and Daughter Day can be traced to 1936 when J. Henry Dusenberry …
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While students start heading back to school, many places are giving out free school supplies to help them start the school year off right.
Lee County Wide is holding its Back-to-School Bash on Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Chappell Park, 397 …
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