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Is giving a quarter grade of 50 to all students who score below that level in a subject fair and appropriate to everyone involved? Sumter School District’s Board of Trustees was split on … more
U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens Capt. Savannah Bailey, a strength manager with U.S. Army Central, plays soccer with a student. Students from Cherryvale Elementary School visited Shaw Air Force Base for a "Spring Fling" hosted by … more
Geraldine Singleton says everything must go for her Easter dinner giveaway this Saturday, March 30. After generous donations from the community, the Sumterite wants to remind folks to not let the kind gesture, or the delicious fixings, go to … more
The City of Sumter will accept applications for the Summer Youth Employment Programs from April 3 through May 3. Students ages 4-15 will work in city government, and students ages 16 through high school will work in the Co-Op … more
Benita Evans' Social Enrichment Group at Ebenezer Middle School is collecting items for blessing bags for the homeless. They are also writing encouraging notes to place in each bag. The group is accepting donations at the school … more
The 77th Fighter Generation Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcons participated in Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 24.06 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in March. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadron's … more
An apartment complex that would be considered low-income or affordable housing might be built in Sumter city limits. During the Tuesday, March 19, Sumter City Council meeting, council unanimously (though Councilman Anthony Gibson was absent) … more
The Boy Scouts of America 12th-annual Barbecue Cook-Off was a success at Sumter County Fairgrounds this past weekend. The annual cook-off allowed community members to come and support the BSA Henry Shelor District, which includes Sumter, … more
MANNING - It's that time of year again. The Clarendon County Master Gardeners are hosting their annual Tomato Plant Sale from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Good Friday, March 29, on the Mill Street Side of the Land, Parker, Welch Law Firm's … more
A Second Chance Animal Shelter's 16th-Annual Charity Golf Classic, held Saturday, March 23, on the Players Course at Wyboo is now one for the record books. But the weather had threatened to not cooperate, with week-long forecasts of rain beforehand. … more
University of South Carolina Sumter, in conjunction with Sumter County Cultural Commission, will host Swan Con, Sumter's Comic Arts Festival, on March 29-30. This annual two-day free event celebrates comic art by bringing together … more
Palmetto Optimist Club announced the winners of the annual Essay and Oratorical Scholarship Contest. The competition, designed to foster communication skills and reward academic excellence, saw participation from students across the … more
The message of Jesus Christ and God's love will again be on display at this year's Sumter Mayor's Prayer Breakfast, which is scheduled for Thursday, May 2, at Alice Drive Baptist Church. Award-winning journalist and Columbia-based television … more
Getting active looks different for everyone. Mary Lee, manager of North HOPE Center in Sumter, knows this and puts a creative spin on it to empower local women and keep them moving. "I'm straight out of Texas," she said. "We do line dancing … more
A new piece of legislation in the state's General Assembly would allow public charter schools to give an enrollment preference option to children of active-duty military members. The bill introduced earlier this month by House Speaker Murrell … more
Sumter has a unique charm -- one unlike any other. Whether it's the way our community supports a worthy cause, the releasing of inhabitants over good food and great fun or the love shared through warm hugs with a stranger, when Sumterites get … more
Sumter officers seek the public's help to identify those responsible for $100,000 in damage to the Patriot Park sports complex that was discovered on Monday, March 25. Officers responded to a … more
Charlie Lee Hampton, 74, husband of Katherine Thames Hampton and son the late the Rev. Powell Hampton Sr. and Rosa Odell Green Hampton, was born on March 4, 1950, in Sumter County. He departed this … more
A subdivision's planning is complete with final approval from Clarendon County Planning Commission. Huggins Hill, formerly known as Project Hardy, has been in the works in Clarendon County for nearly two years, first in 2022 by adding 64 … more
Out of two similar proposals, one was tabled because of size concerns at a recent Clarendon County Planning Commission meeting. On Monday, March 19, commissioners heard a proposal from Brent Waynick for zoning certification to subdivide a … more
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