An investigation is ongoing after a reported bank robbery Saturday morning. Officers with Sumter Police Department responded ...

John Conyers Harvin Jr., 85, widower of Sally Harden Harvin, died Thursday, April 17, 2025, at McLeod Hospice House in ...

PHOTOS BY ABIGAIL PITTMAN / THE SUMTER ITEM The Puddin' Swamp Festival held Friday-Sunday, April 11-13, in Turbeville had ...

John Edward Wilson Jr., 63, son of Wille Mae Hodge Wilson Harry and the late John Edward Wilson Sr., was born on Oct. 19, 1961, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He departed this life on Thursday, ...

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Brandy Laketshia Lesesne, 49, daughter of Delorise Singleton Lesesne Brunson, was born on Dec. 23, 1975, in Sumter County. ...

The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Department of Defense's school system for children of military families, ...

Mary Hinson Flower Show on view April 19, Brian Rutenberg art exhibit through June 13 at art gallery Sumter County Gallery of ...

Isaac Shaheem Nelson Sr., 27, son of Isaac H. Nelson and LaDonna D. Alston, was born on April 24, 1997, in Sumter. He ...

Sumter County Recreation Department hosted an Easter Egg Hunt & Family Afternoon on Monday, April 14, at Patriot Park. The ...

High Hills Elementary School celebrated Earth Day with numerous activities on Friday, April 11, 2025.

There's a certain magic to Manning Avenue during the annual Festival on the Avenue - a kind of warmth you can't quite explain ...