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Award-winning actor, Sumter native Ellis will be Morris College's 2025 Commencement speaker
Morris College announced Jay Ellis, an award-winning actor, writer, director, producer and Sumter native, will deliver the keynote address at the college's 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 3, at 10 a.m. The event will take place at Sumter … more
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Advanced technology jobs available in utilities field
About 250 Sumter High School students attended a career outreach by Jet-Vac Equipment Company recently at the school. A utilities vendor, Jet-Vac sells equipment to utility contractors and municipalities that use it, according to company product … more
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Wilson Hall school acquires Wise Drive Baptist Church property
Sumter's largest private school will be expanding and a local church located next door will be moving "outside its doors" to become a new, missional church as part of a legal agreement signed Friday. Leaders from Wilson Hall and Wise Drive … more
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Sumter school board chair plans to open public charter school
The board chairman for Sumter School District is also the planning committee chairman for a newly approved tuition-free, public charter school that is scheduled to open in Sumter in a little more than a year. On Wednesday, April 23, the Charter … more
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Savannah River Mission Completion gives Morris College $10,000 for scholarships
AIKEN — Savannah River Mission Completion donated $10,000 to Morris College, a Historically Black College in Sumter. The donation will help advance student enrollment and continue work in … more
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Sumterite wins state educational award for outstanding public service
A Sumter native and resident who is a University of South Carolina professor and K-12 educational researcher recently won an annual state award for outstanding public service in education. Kendall Deas, an assistant professor of African American … more
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Sumter city councilman wants dialogue on educational challenges, area's future
A Sumter City Council member is concerned about the current direction of Sumter School District, a future bond referendum for new schools and said Team Sumter needs to include the district's board of trustees. Given that the quality of a public … more
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Student loans in default will be sent for collection. Here's what to know for borrowers
NEW YORK (AP) — Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their … more
Education Department: Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, will include garnish of wages
 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, … more
'Road tennis' from Barbados a hit at Lakewood in cultural connection
Pickleball might be all the craze now in Sumter, but one day soon you might see another variation on the traditional sport of tennis being played on the roadside locally. "Road tennis" is a national pastime in the island country of Barbados in … more
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Sumter School District grade floor becomes community issue; Wilson Hall senior recognized
50% GRADE FLOOR IN DISTRICT FAILS IN 4-4 TIE VOTE Without a voting majority at the April 7 meeting, Sumter school board did not pass a proposed policy requiring teachers to give students at least 50% as a grade as opposed to final grades based … more
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Willow Drive Elementary School turns 75
One of Sumter's oldest schools celebrated its 75th anniversary recently and featured a fun-filled week of activities to mark the milestone. Willow Drive Elementary School turned 75 years old … more
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Sumter Behavioral Health helps fourth-graders promote drug-free message
Art and advocacy met last Wednesday, April 9, as Sumter Behavioral Health Services partnered with Mrs. McQuilla's fourth-grade class at Cherryvale Elementary School to launch a month-long poster contest focused on substance abuse … more
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Wilson Hall matriarch cherished for service, faith and leadership
Here's the thing about having to describe great people: There will never be enough words to do them justice. And yet, we try. We gather memories like pearls on a string, each one polished with love, in hopes that somehow they might capture a … more
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Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard over campus activism
BOSTON (AP) — The federal government says it's freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, after the institution said it would defy the Trump … more
Crestwood JROTC visits U.S. Army Headquarters at Shaw
U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Devon Jones Students from Crestwood High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps spent the day at U.S. Army Headquarters on Shaw Air Force Base on Wednesday. Led by their military instructor retired … more
Lemira Elementary recognized for a job well done
BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter School District's Board of Trustees recognize Lemira Elementary School officials on Monday, April 7, for the school's recent Beacon Award from Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, a national education nonprofit … more
Clarendon Adult Ed earns multiple national awards
MANNING - Clarendon County Adult Education has been nationally recognized by the Coalition on Adult Basic Education with two prestigious awards: the Excellence in Local Programming Award and a Local Enrichment Fund grant from COABE's Educate and … more
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Zell and Pedalino introduce bills that would prohibit grade floors across S.C.
In response to Sumter school board's actions, Sumter County delegation members have introduced companion bills in both chambers of the General Assembly to prohibit grade floors in South Carolina public school districts. Recently, state Sen. Jeff … more
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Wilson Hall senior named National Merit Scholarship award winner
Parents, teachers and a local doctor and surgeon were all guiding influences to help Wilson Hall senior Sara Helen Simmons achieve one of the highest honors for a high school student in the U.S. Simmons has been named a National Merit Scholarship … more
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