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The Lee Academy basketball teams welcomed Thomas Sumter to Bishopville on Thursday. Both Lee squads won comfortably, as the Lady Cavs opened with a 62-31 win before the boys won 61-30. The Lee …
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12/1/23 06:09 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Friday. She …
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12/1/23 11:28 AM
12/1/23 06:00 AM
DEAR ABBY - Our son plays a college sport for which he receives four complimentary tickets for each game. It works out well because there are four of us in his immediate family.
However, my husband has been asking friends of his to join us at …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
Within eight days, a walk through the dark-stained doors of the Williams-Brice House will transport visitors to a winter holiday haven of trinkets, trimmings and treasures of the 1900s.
The Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter will present its …
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BY ALAYSHA MAPLE alaysha@theitem.com |
12/1/23 06:00 AM
Republicans have one thing right about the border: The Biden administration's strategy to keep asylum seekers from flocking to the United States is not working.
Many, including us, had high hopes. But last fiscal year's 3.2 million "encounters" …
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By THE WASHINGTON POST |
12/1/23 06:00 AM
I know I am circling the wagons again in regards to the presidential debates being viewed through a solitary source. Since it is obvious this practice will continue unchallenged for this election and will hopefully be the last time it will happen. …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
Marvin Wayne Vannoy, age 89, beloved husband of 69 years to Betty Jo Chambers Vannoy, died on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, at his residence.
Born in Eddy, Oklahoma, he was a son of the late Albert Riley Vannoy and Mable Lee Vannoy. He enjoyed his …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
Sarah Deas Gibson, 76, wife of George R. Gibson, was born on April 19, 1947, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Arthur and Mamie Green Deas. She departed this life on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at her residence.
Public viewing will be held from 2 to …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
Shirley McBride departed this life on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital.
Born on Aug. 8, 1962, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late William and Sarah Sinkler McBride.
Public viewing will be held from 4 …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
REMBERT - It is with great sympathy and sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Kenneth Charles Onofri on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at the young age of 60.
Born on July 20, 1963, in Newfoundland, Canada, Ken was the eldest son of Marjorie …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
LEXINGTON - On Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, Lillie Mae Johnson Melvin, widow of Jessie Lee Melvin, passed away peacefully at Agape House of Lexington.
Born on Friday, Sept. 15, 1944, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late Walter Cleveland Johnson …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
Janet Smoot Robinson, widow of Canty Robinson Sr., departed this life on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Sumter.
She was born on June 6, 1945, in Pinewood, to the late Alexander and Leila McBride Smoot Sr.
The family is receiving friends from 1 to …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
Tawana Evette Pugh-Sweat, 47, was born on Aug. 1, 1976, in Pinewood, a daughter of Joe Louis Pugh and Geneva Charles Pugh. She departed this life on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at her residence.
Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
Samuel Wright, 73, died on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital.
Born on July 11, 1950, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Theodore Sr. and Hester Nixon Wright.
The family is requesting face masks and social …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
Minnie Ruth Nelson Lesane, 78, widow of Eddie Lesane Sr., departed this life on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at her residence.
She was born on April 27, 1945, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Josh Sr. and Ophelia Boizer Nelson.
The family …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
GREENVILLE - Dr. Richard L. Alpert, age 88, beloved husband of Linda Alpert, died on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital.
You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book.
The family …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
Gardenia Colclough, 96, widow of William Colclough, died on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at her home.
Born on June 4, 1927, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Clara Jackson Isaac.
The family is requesting face masks and …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Participate and show everyone what you can do. An innovative approach to life, love and happiness will create a stir among your peers and help you attract support. Self-improvement will not go unnoticed; love and romance …
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12/1/23 06:00 AM
By Kevin McDonough
Do holiday movies need big names? Hallmark churns out Christmas romances like pastries, featuring unknowns and up-and-comers. But this season, we've already seen Melissa McCarthy appear as a tinsel-besotted "Genie" (Peacock), …
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