Food
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
Arts & Entertainment
Dominique Hodge's artwork will be featured in the Upstairs Gallery at USC Sumter until Nov. 30.

2 S.C. natives' artwork will hang in USC Sumter galleries this fall

Out of its four galleries open to the public, two of USC Sumter's galleries will feature art from two South Carolina natives - and you can even take the artwork home, for the right price. In the Upstairs Gallery on the second floor of the …

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Engagements
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 …
MR. COX, MISS SATZGER
Satzger-Cox Retired Lt. Col. and Mrs. Mark L. Cox of Sumter announce the engagement of their son, Ian Madison Cox of Greenville, to Sasha Satzger of Greenville, daughter of Mr. Douglas A. Satzger and Deanna Ramey, both of Pendleton. The bride-elect is the …
MR. ALLEN, MISS SMITH
Smith-Allen Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, McKenzie Rose Smith of Charlotte, North Carolina, to Connor William Allen of Charlotte, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Allen of Charlotte. The bride-elect is the …
Celebrations
MR., MRS. FRANK W. FICKLING
Ficklings celebrate 75 years of marriage Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Fickling of Sumter celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, at their home. A reception was given in their honor by their three children and their spouses: Debbie and Ronnie Grooms, Gary and …
HENRY BLAKE EVERETT BALLARD
Ballards announce birth of a son Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ballard, currently stationed with the U.S. Air Force at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, announce the birth of a son, Henry Blake Everett Ballard, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 48th Medical Group, RAF Lakenheath, Brandon, Suffolk, …
ELIZABETH and stewart LANE
Lanes celebrate 70 years Stewart and Elizabeth Lane, of Sumter, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Monday, July 4, 2022.
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 …
MR. AND MRS. TODD A. MILLS
Brown-Mills BINGHAMTON, New York - Virginia E. Brown and Todd A. Mills, both of Whitney Point, New York, were united in marriage at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2022, at PAL Camp. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roy of Sumter and Melvin Brown …
Faith

Church News: Friday, Sept. 23, 2022

First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces:* Friday, Oct. 14 — Food pantry giveaway beginning at 1 p.m. while supplies last. Knitting Hearts for Christ Ministry, meets …

Yesteryear
Coach Larry Weldon gives instructions to Sumter gridsters during spring drills on March 5, 1948.

Yesteryear by Sammy Way: Theater hosts 'Beauty and the Beast' tryouts; author signs wedding humor book

75 YEARS AGO - 1948 March 2 - 8 - The Green Dragons, led by John Duffie, defeated the Red Raiders in the Y Midget league for the championship. Both teams were tied with one game remaining between the two teams, and in an overtime period, the …

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