While it's not every day a group of high-schoolers bands together to organize a soccer tournament as a fundraiser for a good cause, it is once a year at Sumter High School. Students in Sumter's International Baccalaureate program's Creativity, … more

Questions remain after an initial vote from Sumter School District's Board of Trustees to reopen Mayewood Middle School came both less than a year after the board voted to close the school and after the legality of the vote was raised. The full … more

Three-point shooting can be deadly. The Sumter High School varsity boys basketball team hit 11 3s in a 77-54 win over Lugoff-Elgin on Friday at the SHS gymnasium, with senior Kwaleek Jones … more

The consultants charged with completing Sumter School District's facilities assessment study presented their report Monday to the district's full board, but several trustees and the interim superintendent said they were surprised that two recently … more

Tammy Adams has been selected as Teacher of the Year at Sumter Christian School for the 2018-19 school year. Adams has a bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina. She graduated from Sumter Christian School and is one … more

SUMMERTON -- Harvest Community School's enrollment has grown by more than 250 percent since the Christian-based school opened its doors in 2013. "Our desire is to glorify God by training up children to delight in the Lord Jesus Christ, to develop … more

Sumter School District's Principal for the Day program Wednesday was a day for local business and community leaders to walk a mile in the shoes of a principal and help the district further community partnerships. For David Eargle, engineering … more

The two at-large seats on Sumter School District Board of Trustees have drawn interest ever since the county's legislative delegation added the positions in the spring of 2017 after the district's financial crisis from fiscal 2016. In July 2017, … more

The Sumter Police Department, in coordination with the City of Sumter, local service and first responder agencies and vendors, will hold the Back-to-Scool Bash from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at … more

Authorities confirmed today that a student at Lemira Elementary School brought a handgun onto school grounds Thursday. Sumter police found the weapon in the book bag of the juvenile, whose name was … more

The Sumter Benedict Alumni Club will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, at the North HOPE Center. Call Shirley M. Blassingame at (803) 506-4019.The Lee County Branch of the NAACP will hold a … more