DPH encourages residents to get vaccinated as flu season starts
COLUMBIA – As the 2026-27 flu season begins, the South Carolina Department of Public Health recommends residents take steps to avoid illness, including getting an annual seasonal influenza vaccine. …
eSTEAM is this Saturday, and plenty of fall events for all are coming up - Oktoberfest, Porches and more
To make a submission to our events list, email pressrelease@theitem.com with EVENTS in the subject line. SUMTER COUNTY This year's annual eSTEAM Festival returns Saturday, Oct. 3, with about 90 participating exhibitors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. …
Pinnacle Financial Partners adds Poole as financial advisor in Midland
Pinnacle Financial Partners, which merged with Synovus bank earlier this year, has hired Ricky Poole as a financial advisor in its Sumter office. Poole brings more than 15 years of banking experience, joining the firm after serving as financial …
Volunteers join river sweep trash cleanup
Volunteers joined together at Costas Farms in Sumter to take part in a river sweep trash cleanup along Turkey Creek. The creek flows into the Pocotaligo River and eventually to Winyah Bay in Georgetown. The …
Pirates take over Sumter Museum grounds
Pirates and scalawags roamed around the Carolina Backcountry grounds at Sumter Museum on Saturday, Sept. 26, to learn about the Golden Age of Piracy. Kids dressed as pirates took their oaths, learned about navigation hundreds of years ago at Compass …
SAFE Federal Credit Union of Sumter announced Friday the purchase of a 26,000-square-foot satellite campus in Columbia, South Carolina. The purchase is a major milestone in the credit …
On Sept. 17, the Sumter High School Speech and Debate Team celebrated the 239th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution by handing out free pocket-sized Constitutions to students and staff. Alongside the pocket Constitutions, team …
Sumter County Council passed third and final reading of its animal nuisance ordinance at its regular Tuesday, Sept. 22, meeting, despite public outcry to delay the vote. What it means: Council amended an already existing ordinance, placing …
SCDOT implements detour on I-95 southbound bridge over Lake Marion in Clarendon County
Columbia (Oct. 1, 2026) – All I-95 southbound lanes across Lake Marion in Clarendon County are closed at this time due to a multi-vehicle crash that occurred earlier this morning, Oct. …
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McLeod Health Clarendon honors Service Awards recipients
MANNING - On Tuesday, Sept. 8, McLeod Health Clarendon employees were recognized for their years of …
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Life in the Palmetto State: A night that turned into weeks
Thirty-seven years ago Tuesday, Sept. 22 (1989), Hurricane Hugo crashed into the South Carolina coast in …
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Palmetto Adult Medicine in Sumter welcomes Dr. Deanne Wirth
MANNING—McLeod Health welcomes Deanne Wirth, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. Wirth joins Dr. Kristen …
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SCDOT to conduct temporary lane closure on I-95 for Lake Marion Bridge Replacement Project
COLUMBIA – South Carolina Department of Transportation will conduct a temporary lane closure on …
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Clarendon OKs 6-month pause on data centers as residents push for more info on Project 59
A proposed data center, questions about the county's authority over it and concerns about water, …
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Clarendon briefs: Cornhole tournament, church yard sale and fishing tournament coming up
To add your event to the Clarendon Briefs, please email pressrelease@theitem.com with Clarendon …
To correct any information or to make a submission to Public Agenda, email pressrelease@theitem.com with PUBLIC AGENDA in subject line. SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION-RETIRED Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 11 a.m., North Hope Center, 904 N. …
Public agenda: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026
Public agenda: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026
