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United Methodists confront possible split over LGBT issues
The United Methodist Church's top legislative assembly convenes today for a high-stakes, three-day meeting likely to determine whether America's second-largest Protestant denomination will fracture due to divisions over same-sex marriage and the … more
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From Bogart to millennials: Hat maker tries new look
SPINETTA MARENGO, Italy - Hats off, Bogie. The traditional Italian hat maker Borsalino, whose fedora has defined the rough-and-tumble images of Robert Redford, Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart, has a plan to appeal more to women and millennials … more
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Cybersecurity workshops for seniors offered on Tuesdays in Sumter
Sumter Senior Services and the Air Force Association Swamp Fox Chapter have joined to assist senior citizens concerned about becoming victims of cybercrime. For five consecutive Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 26, the organization will present a series of … more
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Thomas Sumter family descendant to speak Monday at meeting
Thomas Sumter Tisdale will be the guest speaker at Monday's meeting of the Sumter County Genealogical Society. Tisdale is a Charleston attorney, an author and a playwright who has done extensive research on the family of Revolutionary War Gen. … more
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There's lots to see in USC Sumter art galleries
FROM STAFF REPORTS Now through March 31, the University of South Carolina Sumter has plenty of art for viewing. In the Upstairs Gallery, located in the Williams-Brice-Edwards Administration Building, visitors can find Eric Burress' Natural … more
Sumter's Elephant Ear officially opens bookstore Thursday
Ten years ago, when the Elephant Ear first opened on Bultman Drive as a cooperative by several local artists, it was simply a gallery where art was displayed and sold. Over the years, the shop added more and more features and continued to grow. … more
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The Old Man and The Play -- Friend keeps his word to Hemingway
WESTPORT, Conn. - When the 1958 film adaptation of "The Old Man and the Sea" hit theaters, Ernest Hemingway happened to be in New York City to watch the World Series and invited his close friend A.E. Hotchner to go see the movie with him. "About … more
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Sumter Artists' Guild Winners show works are strong on vision, careful composition
The statistics are impressive for the two shows currently at the Sumter Gallery of Art: celebrating 42 years of showcasing South Carolina art and artists. Throughout the years, there has been progress in both exhibits - the South Carolina show now … more
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Les Trente presents 4 debutantes
Les Trente presented four debutantes on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, at Sunset Country Club: Taylor LeeAnn Moses, escorted by Luke Whetsell Harper and Spencer Bryce Atkinson; Margaret Snow Segars, escorted by Stephen Campbell Mims III and Andrew James … more
U.S. classrooms are starting to resemble arcades
WALLINGFORD, Conn. - It's 1 o'clock on a Wednesday afternoon in Wallingford, Connecticut, and about 20 children are watching a screen at the front of the room as they take turns navigating challenges and collecting virtual currency to unlock powers, … more
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Upcoming play at Sumter's Patriot Hall dramatizes 4 centuries of black life in U.S.
"From the Slave House to the White House," written by the Rev. Jeanette Collins, will have its premier performance on Saturday, Feb. 2, at Patriot Hall. Collins also directs the play that depicts the history of black life, oppression and progress … more
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2 shows opening at Sumter Gallery of Art
The Sumter County Gallery of Art presents two of its most popular annual exhibitions to begin its 2019 season. The 42nd-annual South Carolina Watermedia Society Traveling Exhibition and the 42nd … more
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Lord Clarendon Cotillion presents 4 debutantes
The Lord Clarendon Cotillion presented four debutantes at their annual ball on Dec. 21, 2018, at The Matrix Center in Manning. Porter Katherine Johnson was escorted by Talmadge Alsey Johnson and James Russell Early; Hannah Griffith Graham was … more
Border patrol museum opens world of an evolving agency
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - For many Mexican-Americans living near the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.S. Border Patrol was viewed as a federal government agency to be feared. Its agents might raid the factory where you worked, question your citizenship status … more
Sumter museum presents 2019's 1st author luncheon
The Sumter County Museum presents its first author luncheon of 2019 with the Monday appearance of Marie Benedict, whose latest novel, “The Only Woman in the Room,” was released Tuesday. Her … more
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6 debutantes presented at The Carolinian Ball
The Carolinian Ball presented six debutantes at its ball on Dec. 20, 2018, at Sunset Country Club. From left: Gillian Ann Hagerty escorted by Caleb Robert Turner and Kiel Curran Bilton; Cassidy McKay Williams escorted by James Douglas Chandler and … more
Bison roundup conjures bygone days of U.S. West
SALT LAKE CITY - Once a year, hundreds of horseback riders gather on an island in Utah's Great Salt Lake to nudge bison toward holding pens in a roundup of one of America's largest and oldest public herds. Bison have occupied Antelope Island, … more
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24th year of Sumter's Jingle with the Arts begins Friday, Dec. 14
Jingle with the Arts, the Christmas extravaganza now in its 24th year, will fill Patriot Hall with dance, music and the spirit of the season with three performances on Friday and Saturday. The popular show again features performances by the Sumter … more
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Sumter's Patriot Hall hosts 1-stop shopping on Saturday
The second-annual Christmas at Patriot Hall starts with a visit from Santa and "shopping, shopping, shopping," according to Melanie Colclough, executive director of the Sumter County Cultural Commission, which sponsors the event. The all-day … more
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Gallery exhibits are magical, emotionally charged
The cold weather encourages strains of "Winter Wonderland," but the two current exhibits at the Sumter Gallery of Art celebrate water wonderlands, creativity and a measure of warmth. Jocelyn Ch teauvert's "Paper Wrangler" and Sumter native Mary Ann … more
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