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I first saw the Judy Garland film "The Wizard of Oz" with my then-best friend Lew Wren at the downtown Sumter (movie) Theatre when I was about 6. While we didn't see it the year it came out (1939, a banner year for wonderful movies), we were …
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By IVY MOORE
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9/1/10 02:00 AM
George H.W. Bush did it - twice - and George McGovern just did it. But skydiving is not just limited to former male politicians in their 80s. On July 24, Sumter's Fran Cook took the plunge from a tiny Cessna airplane to parachute from around 5,000 …
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By IVY MOORE
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9/1/10 02:00 AM
Emmy nominees in major categories:
Best Series, Drama
Breaking Bad, Dexter, Lost, Mad Men, The Good Wife, True Blood
Best Series, Comedy
Nurse Jackie, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, Glee, The Office, Modern Family
Best Actor, …
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By IVY MOORE
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8/29/10 02:00 AM
COLUMBIA - Columbia City Ballet will hold auditions for its upcoming Sumter production of Nutcracker on Sunday, Sept. 12. The auditions will begin at 2 p.m. at Miss Libby's School of Dance, 155 W. Wesmark Blvd., Sumter. There is an audition fee of …
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By IVY MOORE
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8/29/10 02:00 AM
As the days of summer wane, a new school year beckons. A child's reaction to the first day of school varies from child to child. For some it can be likened to walking the plank. For the adventurous reader, check into and checkout James Preller's "A …
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By IVY MOORE
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8/29/10 02:00 AM
LOS ANGELES - With the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards just days away, the round-the-clock preparations are already under way at the Nokia Theatre, where the awards will be presented Sunday. Here's a look at what's already happening in Hollywood leading …
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BY DERRIK J. LANG
AP Entertainment Writer |
8/29/10 02:00 AM
The Sumter County Gallery of Art will open solo exhibitions by two of the state's most celebrated contemporary artists on Thursday evening. Leo Twiggs: Explorations and Improvisations and Tyrone Geter: Purgatory Ain't Nothin' But the Blues can be …
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By IVY MOORE
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8/29/10 02:00 AM
CAMDEN - The Carolina Cup Racing Association (CCRA) has announced that the Nov. 13 Colonial Cup will feature a special "Salute to the Military."
As part of the the 41st running of the Colonial Cup at Camden's Springdale Race Course, the …
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8/29/10 02:00 AM
In 1922 several of Sumter's most involved businessmen opened a reorganized and more efficient Sumter Creamery at 102 N. Main St. The men responsible for this enterprise were L. D. Jennings, who served as president; H.L. Tisdale, treasurer; and J.A. …
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By SAMMY WAY
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8/29/10 02:00 AM
The Associated Press |
8/28/10 08:00 PM
Cabins in some of the most beautiful areas of South Carolina will be the sites of free one-week residencies for visual artists and writers in 2011. The S.C. State Park Service will accept applications for the program between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31 this …
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By IVY MOORE
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8/28/10 02:00 AM
School's back in session all over the county, but for those whose k-12 days are far behind them, fall classes are still on the horizon. The Shepherd's Center of Sumter is now accepting registration for its Adventures in Learning classes that cover a …
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By IVY MOORE
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8/25/10 02:00 AM