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Looking for a way to kick start the holidays? Spend time with Sumter Community Concert Band. The community band will host its Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 3, at Patriot Hall. Under the direction of its new conductor, Sean Hackett, and …
Legendary director Ridley Scott returns to the historical landscape with his latest epic titled …
Allow me to preface this review by stating that the genre of horror has different layers of feature …
In a dazzling return to the Patriot Hall stage, the Columbia City Ballet's "Nutcracker" shared its …
It is no secret that "The Marvels" has found itself on the receiving end of mixed to overwhelmingly …
Last weekend's rain may have dampened the ground but not the spirit of celebration for the Sumter Tribe …
STAFF REPORT "Ghosts of the Hunley" will be presented by Cheryl Oliver, author, speaker, …
On Nov. 5, I finally found myself as part of the viewing audience for the massively anticipated …
The cool, crisp fall nights make the perfect weather to gather around the fire, shuck oysters and …
The Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians will return to the Sumter County Museum to share their heritage …
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 …
COLUMBIA (AP) - A sporting goods chain is paying the families of three people shot to death by a South Carolina serial killer $2.5 million after one of its stores sold guns to a straw buyer who gave them to the killer, a felon who couldn't legally …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
DEAR ABBY - I was married young to my high school sweetheart. We had five children together. During that time, I joined the Air Force. After six …
DEAR ABBY - I've been married to the most amazing woman for 30 years. She became a personal trainer and is in incredible shape. I'm not in her …
DEAR ABBY - This is in response to "Love My Cheap Phone" (Aug. 28). As a millennial who has worked in retail my whole adult life, I'm tired of …
FAR LEFT: Joey is a housebroken and neutered 10-month-old American short hair. He is an active, curious boy who enjoys chasing and playing with cat toys. Joey is great with other cats and children and loves to be held and cuddled. He would make a …
Reflections remembers one of Sumter's noted historians and selected an inspiring column she published on Thanksgiving Day. Portia Cuttino Myers was born Aug. 22, 1917, in a large, wood-framed house on Sumter's Church Street. Mrs. Myers wrote a …
Reflections remembers Maj. Harrison Saunders, J.M.A., D.S.C., whose skills and aeronautical knowledge …
Wikipedia Encyclopedia identifies Armistice Day as " a day commemorated every year on 11 November to …
Reflections recalls the author of "Historical Sketches of Sumter County," Cassie Nicholes. She was …
Reflections recalls that the Military Order of the World War gathered rumbling tanks, great silver-winged …
"Nothing is so constant as change." So, too, has Sumter changed with the times. This issue of …
"Nothing is so constant as change." So, too, has Sumter changed with the times. This issue of …
Reflections remembers R. T. Brown and his innovative ideas not only in the maintenance and care of …
This issue of Reflections remembers the years 1948-49 when the Iris Festival invited contestants …
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 …
In Romans chapter 1, Satan creates every defiled and false "image" (v. 23) from the "lusts" of men's and women's "hearts" (vs. 24) to be …
I have voted for as many Democrats as Republicans in my life. I try to look at who I think will be best for the country ... what kind of person …
So a family member shared a letter in regards to Furman Middle School wanting input about changing the school's mascot. Their reasoning for this …
I want to write a response to Pastor Durham concerning his devotion for Nov. 3, 2023, "Are you following Jesus or concerned about what other …
I really love this time of year. There is a nip in the air, the leaves have changed color, and thoughts are turning to holiday dinner tables …