How to make a cloth face covering at home with or without sewing Here is some information and tutorials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to wear a cloth face covering, how to make one and why. The CDC is now recommending everyone …

Vaccine clinics this week in Sumter, Bishopville There are two upcoming opportunities to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Sumter and Lee counties. A clinic will be set up at the North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St., in Sumter from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27. Then on Friday, April 29, …

Vaccine clinic open at Birnie HOPE Center in Sumter on Thursday A free vaccine clinic will be open on Thursday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St., in Sumter. Attendees 5-11 can receive their first or second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Attendees 12 and older can …

Lee Central Middle hosting vaccine clinic Friday A free vaccine clinic will be open on Friday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lee Central Middle School, 41 Charlenes Lane, in Bishopville. Attendees 5-11 can receive their first or second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Attendees 12 and older can …

R.E. Davis hosting vaccine clinic Thursday A free COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held at R.E. Davis College Preparatory Academy on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The school, located at 345 Eastern School Road, will offer attendees 5 and older the Pfizer vaccine. Those 12 and older can …

Dennis Elementary School in Bishopville to host vaccine clinic on Friday A free COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held at Dennis Elementary School in Bishopville on Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The school, located at 321 Roland St., will offer attendees 5 and older the Pfizer vaccine. Those 12 and older can get their …

PHOTOS: Lakewood football underway as workouts begin The Lakewood football team held their first workout of the summer on Monday. Check out how workouts look during the coronavirus pandemic through the lens of The Item's Tim Leible.

PHOTOS: Sumter High begins football workouts The Sumter football team began workouts on Monday with a few extra protocols in place, such as masks and temperature checks. Here's a look at that first day through the lens of The Item's Tim Leible.

Sumter School District to allow fall sports Phase 1.5 conditioning beginning Tuesday Sumter School District will allow its fall sports teams begin Phase 1.5 conditioning on Tuesday, according to Superintendent Dr. Penelope Knox-Martin in a release on Monday morning. That means …

Photos: Wilson Hall football summer workouts The Wilson Hall football team is in the second week of phase one of summer workouts this week. The Barons are practicing under heavy restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, which limits …

Court revives block of vaccine mandate for federal workers NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a reversal for President Joe Biden, a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday agreed to reconsider its own April ruling that allowed the administration to require …

COVID-19 vaccinations start for U.S. kids under 5 Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked: "Is today vaccine day?" For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, the answer was yes. The nation's infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 …

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its …

FDA advisers endorse 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5 The first COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday.The Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisers gave a thumbs-up to vaccines from Moderna and …

Marathon U.S. hearings to decide fate of COVID-19 shots for kids under 5 Parents anxious to finally vaccinate their youngest children against COVID-19, strap in: A lot is set to happen during the next week. On Wednesday, both Moderna and Pfizer will have to convince what's essentially a science court - advisers to the …