Food
Okàn, a new restaurant set to open in spring 2023 at The Bridge Collective in Bluffton and semifinalist in the James Beard Awards for Emerging Chef.
6 restaurants, chefs, hospitality groups in S.C. named semifinalists in 2023 James Beard Awards
Easy Sweet Potato Pie is tasty alternative to pumpkin pie.
Sweet potato pie makes an easy, pretty Thanksgiving dessert
Broccoli and Cheese Rice Casserole
Serve up tasty veggie sides: Brussels Sprouts and Ham Rice Gratin, Broccoli and Cheese Rice Casserole
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?
Arts & Entertainment
David Phelps will kick-off his After the Downbeat Tour on Friday, Jan. 27, at Patriot Hall.

Grammy-award winning David Phelps to perform at Patriot Hall on Jan. 27

Sumter, get ready to sing your heart out alongside a multi-Grammy award-winning artist.Texas born-and-bred David Phelps will venture to Patriot Hall on Friday, Jan. 27, for his After The Downbeat …

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Engagements
MISS GEDDINGS, MR. TRAGESER
Geddings-Trageser Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Geddings Jr. of Manning announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Geddings of Charleston, to Nicholas Jay Trageser of Summerville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jay Trageser of Summerville. The …
WILDER, MISS GRAHAM
Graham-Wilder Tad and Lyndy Graham announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah Griffith Graham, to David Morris Wilder, son of Jay and Heather Wilder, all of Manning.The bride-elect is the granddaughter of …
MISS SMITH, MR. HORTON
Smith-Horton Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gant Smith announce the engagement of their daughter, Taylor Danielle Smith, to Joseph Samuel Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lawrence Horton, all of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. "Buddy" …
MISS MANN, MR. YOUNG
Young-Mann Mr. and Mrs. William Jeffrey Young of Sumter announce the engagement of their son, Greyson Steele Young of Sumter, to Baylin Elise Mann of Pensacola, Florida, daughter of Mr. Tyler Waite Mann and Mrs. Allison Bailey Tarrant, both of …
MR. ROBINSON, MISS HURST
Hurst-Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Russell Charles Hurst Jr. of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Lori Lynne Hurst of Moore to Jeffery Neil Robinson of Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Houston Robinson of York. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of …
Celebrations
MR., MRS. CHARLIE LARKIN
Larkins celebrate 60 years Charlie and Ernestine Larkin of Sumter celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, with a small, intimate gathering. Their two children are Renee Larkin (Phillip) Washington and Brenda Larkin (Tracy) Chamblee of …
MISS KILPATRICK
The Sumter Assembly The Sumter Assembly will present three debutantes on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, at Quixote Club in Sumter. Margaret Pinckney Kilpatrick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCord Kilpatrick, will be presented by her father and escorted by Kyle Brown …
MISS ELLOISE BETHEA
The Lord Clarendon Cotillion MANNING - The Lord Clarendon Cotillion will present three debutantes at its annual ball on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at The Matrix Center in Manning. Elloise Troup Bethea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Partridge Bethea Jr., will be presented by …
MISS BOYCE
The Carolinian Camellia Ball The Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter will present five debutantes on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at Quixote Club in Sumter. Mary Kaitlynn Boyce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Player Boyce Jr., will be presented by her father and escorted by …
MISS PARKER
The Sumter Cotillion The Sumter Cotillion will present one debutante on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at Quixote Club in Sumter. Kathryn Lemmon Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Denny Wayne Parker, will be presented by her father and escorted by Preston Blake Richardson and …
Weddings
MRS. ETHAN LANE
Hubbard-Lane CHARLESTON - Kristen Ashleigh Hubbard and Ethan Foster Lane, both of Mount Pleasant, were united in marriage at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at St. Luke's Chapel on the campus of the Medical University of South Carolina. The Rev. Joseph …
Faith

Church News: Friday, Feb. 3, 2023

Knitting Hearts for Christ Ministry, which meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, Feb. 11 - Knitting Hearts for Christ will meet from 10 a.m. to noon. The theme is "The Power of Your Words." Did you know your …

Yesteryear
John Miles, left, and H.H. "Boots" Keith, chairman, Special Gifts Division for the Education Funds Crusade of the Sumter County Unit of the American Cancer Society, begin work on wiping out cancer on March 19, 1973. The general crusade was held in April that year.

Yesteryear by Sammy Way: Children to participate in 'Anything on Wheels' contest; teachers and students prep for 2nd Envirothon event

75 YEARS AGO - 1948 July 6 - 12 - Mom is going to like the Army that's getting her son in the draft. For example, she doesn't have to worry about his learning bad words he never heard before, from some tough sergeant. The Army doesn't let its …

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