Sumter Today: 80th Iris Festival Opening Ceremony!

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The 80th annual Iris Festival kicked off last night with "Taste of the Gardens" along with the crowning of the Iris King & Queen. Sumter's Iris King is Devin Ahmad Anderson from Lakewood High School, and the Iris Queen is Corinda Elizabeth Core from Thomas Sumter Academy K2-12. The festival runs until Sunday, but be sure to catch the parade Saturday morning at 10 a.m. and ride the pontoon boat across Swan Lake! Sumter Today is presented by the Sumter Opera House, University of South Carolina Sumter, and Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital.