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Sumter County officers talk with witnesses Friday night after three people were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
Sumter County officers respond to triple shooting at Cherryvale mobile home park
1 killed after driver disregards stop sign in Clarendon County
RHOTON
Shaw airman who died Aug. 13 is third suicide at Sumter base this year
Wilder Elementary School first-grade teacher Tanya Peckham reacts Friday after being named Sumter School District's Teacher of the Year for this year. Standing next to her is Wilder Principal David Wright.
1st-grade teacher at Wilder Elementary wins Sumter School District honor
BRADLEY
Dalzell man charged with attempted murder

YWCA holds domestic violence vigil for slain Sumter mom

Family members of Sharee Bradley and Nevaeh Adams participate in a vigil on Friday held by the Sumter YWCA.
Purple-clad friends and advocates gathered in front of the Sumter County Judicial Center on Friday, their purpose to honor a slain mother, their hope to stop future domestic abuse before it ends with a funeral. The YWCA of the Upper Lowlands held …
PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter High School teachers and staff cheer as their school name is called Friday at the district's annual opening meeting at Sumter County Civic Center.
New Sumter School District superintendent pushes unity, strength
PHOTO PROVIDED BY HAMPTONS / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM Seen is the indoor portion of Rafters, the rooftop bar of Hamptons on downtown Main Street.
Hamptons in Sumter makes Food Network's Best Rooftop Restaurants in Country list
HLONGWANE
Sumter native named Air Force Association airman of the year

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Sumter Today: The Sumter County celebrates its namesake’s 285th birthday

General Thomas Sumter had a birthday this week. He turned 285 years old. County officials, historians and even descendants of the American Revolutionary War general gathered at his statue in front of …

KIRKHART
Sumter girls swimmer Kirkhart Hines Furniture Athlete of Year
SCISA preseason polls released
Photo by Micah Green/The Sumter ItemThe Crestwood football team leaves the field as a weather delay forces the end of the Sumter County Jamboree on Friday.
Picking way to victory: Irmo uses two pick-6s to beat Crestwood 21-0 in rain-shortened jamboree
Joe Lewnard / Daily Herald via AP Hideki Matsuyama hits out of the bunker on the ninth hole during the BMW Championship in Medinah, Illinois, on Friday.
Matsuyama blisters Medinah with 63 for BMW Championship lead
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSClemson's Trevor Lawrence drops back to pass during Clemson's annual Orange and White NCAA college football spring scrimmage in Clemson.
Top college awards could feature repeats
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From left, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Andrew Yang, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio are introduced before the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Minister Cleo Jackson prays with members of Nevaeh Adams' and Sharee Bradley's family during a prayer vigil at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church on Wednesday.
Praying for closure: Sumter church has vigil for missing girl ahead of slain mother’s funeral
Sumter traffic deaths increase as statewide numbers decrease
PHOTO PROVIDED From left are Sumter School District Director of Teacher Quality Sheree Boozer, Sumter's Home Chapter Treasurer Katherine Barrett, 12 new district teachers and Sumter's Home Chapter Literacy Chair Jodi Robins.
Sumter's Home Chapter, NSDAR, encourages new teachers, presents each with book, certificates
Seen is recently repaved U.S. 378 eastbound starting at the county line (Wateree River) in Sumter County on Aug. 7.
Construction completed on Sumter, Lee roads as part of gas tax
McCRAY
Tuomey team members win highest in-house honors

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Micah Green / The Sumter Item Lee Central head coach Justin Danner, right, makes a statement during the recent Sumter Item Media Day Fan Fest that has his players, Naquan Peeples, left, and Emanuel Cain. The Stallions will be taking on Lakewood in the final of three 2-quarter scrimmages in the 38th Annual Sumter Sertoma Football Jamboree on Friday at Memorial Stadium. The jamboree is set for a 7 p.m. start.
Weather could affect Sumter Sertoma Football Jamboree
SAMUEL
Former Hartsville head coach Samuels takes over Crestwood's boys team
MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter High School lineback Kirkland Boone answers questions at the 2019 Sumter Item Media Day Fan Fest held recently. Sumter is ranked seventh in the preseason 5A poll.
Sumter High No. 7 in 5A in preseason football poll
SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO Tony Wilson, kneeling, will be the head coach of Crestwood High School girls basketball program after two years serving as the boys head coach. Wilson was the girls coach for 11 years before taking on the boys. Former Hartsville High head coach Aric Samuel is the new boys head coach.
Wilson to return to Crestwood's girls program he built
PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEMMatthew Tickel works on his racing drone at his home in Sumter County. Tickel is traveling to South Korea to compete in an international competition.
Sumter man heads to South Korea for drone competition

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Food
This undated photo provided by America's Test Kitchen in July 2019 shows Swordfish en Cocotte with Shallots, Cucumber and Mint in Brookline, Mass. This recipe appears in the cookbook "Complete Mediterranean."

Low temperature, cucumber can make swordfish shine

This undated photo provided by America's Test Kitchen in July 2019 shows Summer Tomato Gratin in Brookline, Mass. This recipe appears in the cookbook "Vegetables Illustrated."
A summer tomato gratin with bright flavor and no mush
This undated photo provided by America's Test Kitchen in July 2019 shows Oven-Roasted Salmon with Relish in Brookline, Mass. This recipe appears in the cookbook "Nutritious Delicious."
For this roasted salmon, skip the butter and go for relish

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Panorama

Your smartphone can make you vulnerable; minimize the risks

Your smartphone is your confidante, your hand-held connection to the world - and one of your biggest vulnerabilities. Scammers can take advantage of day-to-day tasks that seem innocuous, like checking a bank …

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Nation & World
New York couple's Florida vacation home invaded by vomiting vultures

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A New York couple's luxurious vacation house in Florida has been taken over by dozens of black vultures that are vomiting and defecating everywhere. The Palm Beach Post reports the Casimano family can't even visit the …

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPolice take shooting suspect Maurice Hill into custody after a standoff with police that wounded several police officers early Thursday in Philadelphia.
6 police shot in standoff that 'could have been far worse' By KRISTEN DE GROOT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA - A gunman barricaded himself inside a Philadelphia rowhouse for 7 hours, firing on police and wounding six in a standoff that trapped two officers and paralyzed a neighborhood, all while the …
In this video grab, a Russian Ural Airlines A321 plane is seen after an emergency landing in a cornfield near Ramenskoye, outside Moscow, Russia, on Thursday. Russian Ural Airlines' A321, carrying 226 passengers and a crew of seven, collided with a flock of birds while taking off Thursday from Moscow's Zhukovsky airport.
Pilot hailed as hero after bird strike disables jet MOSCOW - A Russian pilot was being hailed as a hero Thursday for safely landing his passenger jet in a corn field after it collided with a flock of gulls seconds after takeoff, causing both engines to malfunction. While dozens of people on the plane …
This microscope photo provided by Cheryl Hayashi of the American Museum of Natural History in New York shows the silk glands of a silver garden spider (Argiope argentata).
Library of spider silk could hold secrets for new materials NEW YORK - With two pairs of fine-tipped tweezers and the hands of a surgeon, Cheryl Hayashi began dissecting the body of a silver garden spider under her microscope. In just a few minutes she found what she was seeking: hundreds of silk …
U.S. government wants a 911-like number just for suicide hotline NEW YORK (AP) - With suicides on the rise, the U.S. government wants to make the national crisis hotline easier to reach. Once implemented, people will just need to dial 988 to seek help. Currently, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline uses a …

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State News
Bill Northey, under secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, talks recently with an intern for the South Carolina Natural Resources Conservation Service at Black's Peaches in York. Northey met with local farmers at Black's Peaches to hear their concerns about natural disasters and foreign tariffs. York County farmers made it clear that tariffs are hurting them.
S.C. farmers tell expert that tariffs are hurting them

YORK COUNTY - York County farmers made it clear that tariffs are hurting them when they talked to a federal official. Bill Northey, under secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, met with local farmers at Black's Peaches in York to hear …

Cardinal Newman School in Columbia is seen Tuesday. Parents with students at the private Catholic school are angry officials waited two weeks to let them know a 16-year-old student was expelled and arrested after authorities said he made racist videos and threatened to shoot people.
Sheriff says teen's racist videos show S.C. needs hate crime law COLUMBIA - A South Carolina sheriff said Thursday that the state needs a hate crime law after his deputies couldn't initially charge a 16-year-old Catholic school student who made videos using racial slurs and shooting a box that he said represented …
Cardinal Newman School in Columbia is seen Tuesday. Parents with students at the private Catholic school are angry officials waited two weeks to let them know a 16-year-old student was expelled and arrested after authorities said he made racist videos and threatened to shoot people.
Parents weren't told of student's racist video, threats at S.C. school COLUMBIA - A Catholic school in South Carolina waited more than two weeks to tell parents a student was expelled and arrested after making racist videos and threatening to shoot black people. The videos of the white, 16-year-old male …
William Richardson Davie assisted Col. Thomas Sumter in the attack at Hanging Rock.
THIS MONTH IN S.C. HISTORY: Aug. 6, 1780: Sumter's forces claim victory at Battle of Hanging Rock After the British forced Benjamin Lincoln to surrender Charleston, they advanced into South Carolina's upcountry and on into North Carolina. In his book Partisans and Red Coats, Walter Edgar explains that Hanging Rock and Rocky Mount were major …
Your CBD Store opened May 4 at 661 Bultman Drive. The uncertainty now sweeping through South Carolina's burgeoning hemp and CBD industry — a tightly knit group of farmers, vendors, and customers — is one more episode in a saga of regulatory uncertainty that's been playing out since the state legalized the crop in 2017.
South Carolina CBD stores left confused amid raids, new opinion GREENVILLE — Top Hat Tobacco and Cigar owner Todd Smith was on his way out of town July 13 for a rare day off when his phone rang. A friend manning the store for him was on the other end and …

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Obituaries
NIGEL JOHN LEE

Nigel John Lee, 81, widower of Frances Elizabeth Crump Lee, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. Born Feb. 27, 1938, in England, he was a son of the late Wilfred and Margaret Ann Lee. He was a member of Faith Outreach …

GLORIA BECKWORTH BAGNAL

Gloria Beckworth Bagnal, 87, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, at Generations in Chapin. She was a daughter of the late H.A. "Beck" Beckworth and Thelma Raffield Beckworth. Mrs. Bagnal was predeceased by her husband, Joe H. Bagnal. Mrs. …

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MELVIN JARVIS GEDDIS

Funeral services for Melvin Jarvis Geddis will be held at noon Monday at St. James United Methodist Church, 720 Broad St., with the Rev. Cheryl Giles Johnson officiating and the Rev. Lee Johnson, presiding. Interment will follow at Dicks Cemetery, …

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WILLIAM T. WALLACE SR.

SLIDELL, La. - William T. Wallace Sr., a retired chaplin in the United States Air Force who earned the rank of lieutenant colonel during 20 years of service, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, at the age of 91. Bill was born in Columbia, a son of the …

ROBERT LEE WILSON JR.

Robert Lee Wilson Jr., 39, was born on Dec. 23, 1979, in Sumter County, a son of Robert Lee Wilson Sr. and the late Louise Goines Wilson. He departed this life on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, at his residence. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 …

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Celebrations
MR., MRS. BOB KNEZEVICH
Knezevichs celebrate 60 years of marriage Mr. and Mrs. Bob Knezevich of Sumter celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 13, 2019. They were married on July 18, 1959. A party was given in their honor by their four children: Sherry Portillo, Deb Knezevich, Pam Osborne …
MR., MRS. HAROLD MAJOR SR.
Majors celebrate 50 years together Mr. and Mrs. Harold Major Sr. of Rembert celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary today, June 30, 2019. Their two children are Yolanda Williams and her husband, Nathan Williams, of Charleston and Harold Major Jr. and his wife, Jonika Major, of …
MR., MRS. BILL BARKLEY
Barkleys celebrate 50 years of marriage Bill and Wanda Barkley of Sumter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, June 14, 2019. The couple has one daughter and her husband, Tiffany and Arthur Takahashi of Augusta, Georgia; and one granddaughter. Mrs. Barkley is the …
Cousar celebrates 100 years Flossie Delores Cousar, of the Shiloh community of Lynchburg, celebrates her 100th birthday today, Sunday, June 16, 2019, with family and friends at Mount Sinai AME Church, Lynchburg. She is one of 16 children born to the late Sam and Queen …

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Faith
SMITH
Church is more than just a building; church is when... Church is family when a wife is sitting by herself in a crowded waiting room. Her husband is having serious surgery 180 miles from home. A familiar voice calls her name. It belongs to a member of her small group from church, who made the drive just …
Church News: Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 Agape Outreach Ministries, 100 E. Red Bay Road, announces: * Sunday - Annual choir anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 211 Alice Drive, announces: * Saturday - Back-to-school bash 4:30-7:30 p.m. featuring …
Church News: Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 Agape Outreach Ministries, 100 E. Red Bay Road, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 18 - Choir's anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. Antioch United Methodist Church, 4040 Dubose Siding Road, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 18 - Youth celebration of Christ at …
New massacres a jolt for clergy who coped with past attacks By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer As Americans reel from back-to-back massacres in Texas and Ohio, religious leaders who have experienced violence in their houses of worship are venting their anger at the persisting violence and trying to help …
Dear Abby
Pets for adoption
Tasha is a friendly girl, adores attention

FAR LEFT: Tasha is a housebroken 10-week-old American short hair. She gets along great with other kittens and children. Tasha is an extremely friendly and playful girl who and adores any kind of attention. She would make a wonderful new addition to …

Weddings
MRS. CARL EVANS III
Harrison-Evans MANNING - Allison Marie Harrison of Sumter and Carl Matthews Evans III of New Zion were united in marriage at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Manning United Methodist Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Sean Harrison of …
MRS. RYAN TRULUCK
Dollard-Truluck Megan Danielle Dollard of Sumter and Ryan Walker Truluck of Hopkins were united in marriage at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019, at LinRan Farm in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Mr. Joseph Clark Dollard and Mr. and Mrs. John William Baker …
MR., MRS. ALEXANDER JACKSON III
Nygaard-Jackson Kristen Elizabeth Nygaard of Lugoff and Alexander "AJ" Jackson III of Sumter were united in marriage at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2019, at San Souci Farm in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Ricky and Melissa Ray of Lugoff, the granddaughter of …
MRS. TOWNES RICHARDSON
Goodson-Richardson SUMMERTON - Margaret Evans Goodson of Sumter and Townes Hagood Richardson of Summerton were united in marriage at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Flowers Farm. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Louis Goodson of Manning and the …

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Engagements
MR. CHRISTMAS, MISS GENTELE
Gentele-Christmas Edward Louie Jr. and Melanie Bisom Gentele announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Brook Gentele, to Clayton Lee Christmas, son of Robert Allen and Lynn Baker Christmas, all of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Donna …
Miss COLEMAN, MR. BRUNSON
Coleman-Brunson Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Coleman Sr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Alison Paige Coleman, to Taylor David Brunson, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. David Brunson, all of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. James Arthur Bradley …
MR. GIBBONS, MISS CROMER
Cromer-Gibbons Mr. and Mrs. Perron Mark Cromer of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Virginia Montague Cromer of Sumter, to Kerry Lynn Gibbons of Manning, son of the late Mr. Edward Guy Gibbons Jr. and Mrs. Lisa Liscio Gibbons of Manning. The …
Young-Sloan Mr. and Mrs. William Jeffrey Young of Sumter announce the engagement of their son, Robert Scarborough Young of Sumter, to Brooks Margaret Sloan of Dillon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger McLellan Sloan of Dillon. The bride-elect is the …
Reflections
Sumter post office employees are seen at the office's location at the corner of South Main and Caldwell streets.

Reflections with Sammy Way: Sumterville Post Office began in 1801

This issue of Reflections reviews the history of the postal service in the Sumter community. The paper examines several articles including the writings of Anne King Gregorie concerning the origin of the post office in Sumter. The research also …

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Yesteryear
Aug. 14, 1994 - Sumter's P-15's hold their trophy aloft after claiming their fourth-consecutive American Legion baseball state championship with a 3-2 win over Irmo at Riley Park on Aug. 7. The P-15's were to open play in the Southeast Regional at Gainesville, Florida, on Aug. 19.
Yesteryear by Sammy Way: Army soldier honored for heroism; Sumter teacher helps film 'Math Place' video 75 YEARS AGO - 1945 March 9 - March 15 - The fierce battle for Iwo Jima is assuming the pattern of the final phases of American conquests of other Pacific Islands - but it may be several days before correspondents can flash "Iwo Secured." …
Nov. 7, 1969 - Cathy Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hall, shows Jim Abercrombie her picture with Emmett Kelly the clown. A photograph was taken of her and the clown when he was in town, and Mrs. J. F. White painted the picture. The painting was among the Artist Guild art showing at the corner of North Main and Canal streets. Jim is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Abercrombie. Both children were members of the kindergarten of First Presbyterian Church.
Yesteryear with Sammy Way: German POWs to work near Shaw; Morris students honored 75 YEARS AGO - 1945 March 2 - March 8 - Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Jones of Route 1, Sumter, whose son, James Aubrey Jones, seaman first class, USNR, has been missing in action since Nov. 25, have learned that the missing sailor has been cited. A …
Oct. 31, 1969 - Doreen Pennington, Shaw's Miss United Fund, adds a personal touch to Shaw's United Fund Drive as she poses for the Recon Record camera near the hospital gate on Polifca Drive.
Yesteryear with Sammy Way: Rainbow Cafe owner dies after illness; more in tri-county will vote 75 YEARS AGO - 1945 Feb. 23 - March 1 - Sgt. William H. Seale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Seale of this city, is home on a 30-day leave, having just returned from overseas. "Bill" has served overseas with the famous First Infantry division for …

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