MANNING -- Get ready to read. That's what Harvin Clarendon County librarians are hoping kids are doing right now-and will be doing, throughout the summer. Their summer reading program will begin soon, and the focus is water. "Make a … more

TURBEVILLE -- Even though it has been almost four years since Robbie Robinson surrendered his duties as Turbeville's Recreation Director, many still consider the Turbeville native to be an enduring icon of the town's youth baseball and softball … more

MEGASITE TIMELINE July 2006 -- The state Department of Commerce presents a $500,000 rural infrastructure grant to the Interstate 95 Megasite as a collaboration between Clarendon, Sumter and Lee counties. Clarendon County Development Board … more

Nellie Jocelyn Dubose, 79, former wife of Thomas H. Budden Sr., died Monday, May 10, 2010, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in the Sandhills community of Sumter County, she was the fifth of 17 children born to the late Gilbert and Eliza L. … more

MANNING -- It's a little bit city. And now, it's a little bit country, too. Thanks to a generous donation of land, Grace Missionary Baptist Church, which is located in downtown Manning, is sitting pretty. Or rather, their deceased church members … more

SUMMERTON -- Call it Christmas in May. As 65 fifth-grade students, their chaperones and teachers boarded charter buses bound for Washington, D.C., late Wednesday night, students could hardly contain their excitement. "I feel so anxious and so … more

Everette "Brotha Bays" Dowe, 71, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. Born April 9, 1939, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Elliot "Boy" and Mamie "Plummie" Gipson Dowe. He received his … more

SUMMERTON -- Levi Green died on Saturday, May 8, 2010, at Carolinas Hospital System, Florence. Born June 26, 1945, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late General and Emma McConico Green. He is survived by five brothers, Thomas (Dorothy) … more

MANNING -- Keith Carson Deaton, 69, husband of Christine Kirkley Deaton, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at his home in Manning. Born April 19, 1941, in Pageland, he was a son of the late Robert Deaton and Anita Usher Deaton Austin. He was a … more

The room full of teachers and administrators stood and applauded Sumter School District 2's Board of Trustees after it unanimously approved a $52 million installment purchase plan at its meeting Tuesday night. Superintendent Dr. Frank Baker spoke … more