Food
 Shucking season at Sumter County Museum's annual Backcountry Oyster Roast
Lightlife Smart Sausages are displayed at a store in Jersey City, New Jersey, in September 2018.
Should you avoid meat for good health?
Hangovers happen as your body tries to protect itself from alcohol's toxic effects
This combination of images provided by Amanda Daley shows mockups of a soft drink can and a chocolate candy bar with labels for "exercise calories," or the amount of physical activity needed to burn them off. Daley, a professor of behavioral medicine at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, says, "They may still ignore it, but let's give it a go. Let's at least give them a chance to be able to easily understand."
What if you knew a cookie would take 20 minutes to run off?
Kim and Jeff Borghoff pose at a fundraising event for the Alzheimer's Association. For Kim and her family, keeping a tradition of Sunday meals helped maintain a sense of normalcy as her husband, Jeff, and his father were simultaneously struggling with Alzheimer's disease.
Sharing a family meal can help those with dementia connect
TV personality Ree Drummond posing for a portrait to promote her new cookbook "The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 112 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating."
'Pioneer woman' sticks to her groove with new cookbook
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MATHESON

'Six Confederate Generals from Camden' focus of Monday meeting

The Monday meeting of the Sumter County Genealogical Society will feature a presentation by Joseph Matheson on "Six Confederate Generals from Camden, South Carolina." Camden is the only city or county that holds that distinction. Matheson is a …

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Engagements
MISS MUNN, MR. KROUSE
Munn-Krouse Mr. and Mrs. James Rhett Munn Jr. of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Harris Munn, to Paul Joseph Krouse Jr. of Columbia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Joseph Krouse Sr. of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. …
Celebrations
MR., MRS. JAMES COCKLIN SR.
Cocklins celebrate 70 years of marriage Mr. and Mrs. James Cocklin Sr. of Sumter celebrated their 70th anniversary on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. An anniversary celebration was held via Zoom with their three children and their spouses: James Jr. and Geraldine Cocklin, Sylvester Jr. and …
DORSEY
Lucille Jackson Dorsey celebrates 100th birthday Lucille Jackson Dorsey celebrated her 100th birthday on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Mrs. Dorsey was born on Jan. 6, 1922, in Sumter. After graduating from Lincoln High School, she went on to earn a degree from Morris College in 1943 with a …
Weddings
MRS. MICHAEL PERRY II
Shaw-Perry BLYTHEWOOD - Billie Jean Shaw of Manning and Michael Andrew Perry II of Charlotte, North Carolina, were united in marriage at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at The Cobblestone Park and Country Club. The bride is the daughter of Mr. Billy Shaw …
MRS. TAYLOR J. McFADDIN
Smoak-McFaddin Ansley Paige Smoak of Pinewood and Dr. Taylor Jordon McFaddin of Sumter were united in marriage at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Charles Avin Sr. …
MRS. HUNTER CHESTNUT
Wilson-Chestnut ALCOLU - Celia Burgess Wilson of Manning and Hunter Tyson Chestnut of Conway were united in marriage on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at New Harmony Presbyterian Church in Alcolu. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Joe Wilson Jr. and the …
MR. AND MRS. CHAD A. WILSON
Giddings-Wilson DALZELL - Samantha Ann Giddings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robin Giddings of Bishopville, and Chad Aaron Wilson, son of Mendel Wilson of Sumter and Harriet Seifarth of Lancaster, were married on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. The evening ceremony was …
Faith
LIVINGSTON

Manning Pastor Sam Livingston: The war against time each day of our lives

Imagine waking up each day and not having to worry about when the sun rises in the morning or vanishes for the evening. How interesting would it be to not have a clock running on your cellphone or computer? This could end up being both a pro and a …

Yesteryear
Actress Katharine Houghton chats with Lt. Gov. Earle E. Morris, right, during a reception for her and actor Ken Jenkins at the Sumter Little Theatre on March 10, 1972. At left is Walter Sharpe, president of the theater.

Yesteryear by Sammy Way: Junior Chamber opposes train discontinuance; Jaycees start TIP program

75 YEARS AGO - 1947 July 1 - 7 - Sumter's American Legion Juniors defeated Winnsboro's Juniors with east, 19-3, at the Municipal Park, but the young Gamecocks will have the toughest fight in their District 7 play when they oppose …

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