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Impact's goal is giving access to critical information
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11/15/24 07:53 AM
DEAR RUSTY: I am past my Social Security full retirement age, and I am still working. I am married, and we file our income tax jointly. My husband is 64 and is not working now, but he may, or may not, be able to work in the next year or so. At what …
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BY RUSSELL GLOOR
National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens |
11/15/24 06:00 AM
Since 2005, more than 3,200 print newspapers have disappeared. They continue to vanish at a rate of more than two per week, including 130 in the past year alone.
In their place, news deserts emerge. As of the newly released 2024 State of Local …
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LIBERTY EXPANSION UNDERWAY
IN MALL
Construction on Liberty STEAM Charter School's expansion in Sumter Mall is ongoing, with the school in "demo mode" as drywall is going up.
Rodney Thompson, chair of the public charter school's Finance …
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11/15/24 06:00 AM
Reflections revisits the growth and development of fledging Sumter and several of its historic homes. Many of these treasures no longer exist but once added to the beauty and culture of our community. The data and pictures used to prepare this piece …
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By SAMMY WAY
Sumter Item archivist and historian |
11/15/24 06:00 AM
Horror remains a central dynamic of structural importance of inspiration and passion with my love for cinema. The conceptual basis of mysteries of the unknown bringing forth levels of authentic fear in the form of live-action storytelling is a …
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By ISAIAH RIDLEY |
11/15/24 06:00 AM
The Air Combat Command demonstration team works closely with the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation to create a unique demonstration for the U.S. Air Force past and present, exhibiting the professional qualities the Air Force develops in the …
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11/15/24 06:00 AM
SUMTER COUNTY
The Sumter County Museum's 26th Annual Carolina Backcountry Oyster Roast, presented by Prisma Health, is the perfect chance to have all-you-can-eat oysters, barbecue, chili, collards and more while enjoying time with others. The …
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11/15/24 06:00 AM
I don't know about you, but I am weary from the election season. I imagine there are others who feel this way. We are weary from more than a year of attack ads. We are worn down by the tone, the rhetoric, the nastiness. Our country is divided, and …
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By REV. DR. STEWART RAWSON |
11/15/24 06:00 AM
The fall season is beginning to come to a close in the tri-county. The South Carolina High School League football playoffs begin Nov. 15, and we're two weeks into the SCISA football postseason, which wraps up with a weekend of championship games …
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Basketball coaches across South Carolina spent the first week of November gearing up for the start of their season, but this winter comes with some new reservations.
While basketball coaches are used to waiting for a few football players to wrap …
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It all began as a simple gathering, a group of hopeful souls in Sumter meeting on a September evening in 1939 with a shared idea: to build something new, a place where their town's stories could come to life. The announcement in the local newspaper …
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New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church has withstood the turn of two centuries, displacement, a fire and, most recently, a global pandemic. Though the church has changed appearances, locations and pastors, it remains as alive as it was 150 years ago …
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City council approves two projects, $12.5 million to go toward water treatment plant
Sumter City Council approved $12.5 million to go toward upgrades to Water Treatment Plant Five at 545 W. Wesmark Blvd. at a city council meeting Tuesday, Nov. …
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Newspapers serve as the heartbeat of a community
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10/18/24 06:02 AM
In South Carolina, where warm Southern charm meets community spirit, a unique dance tradition continues to thrive and bring folks together - the Carolina Shag.
Rooted in the late 1930s, the Carolina Shag is a rhythmic, smooth dance that blossomed …
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Thomas Sumter breathed new life into its weightlifting facilities, which it revealed during its homecoming festivities on Oct. 4. Celebrating the school's 60th anniversary proved to be a great time to show off the new digs that will benefit all of …
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CROSSWELL DRIVE WINS BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE BEACON AWARD
Small-group, high-intensity learning combined with steps taken in establishing core belief systems in teachers and students have allowed Crosswell Drive Elementary School to move …
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"And all the time - such is the tragicomedy of our situation - we continue to clamour for those very qualities we are rendering impossible. You can hardly open a periodical without coming across the statement that what our civilization needs is more …
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BY BRENT C. KANEFT |
10/18/24 06:00 AM
More public officials and community leaders are endorsing and encouraging a yes-vote on a ballot referendum voters will see this November that is poised to collect $125 million for capital improvement projects across the county.
If approved, a …
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