Food
Lightlife Smart Sausages are displayed at a store in Jersey City, New Jersey, in September 2018.
Should you avoid meat for good health?
Hangovers happen as your body tries to protect itself from alcohol's toxic effects
This combination of images provided by Amanda Daley shows mockups of a soft drink can and a chocolate candy bar with labels for "exercise calories," or the amount of physical activity needed to burn them off. Daley, a professor of behavioral medicine at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, says, "They may still ignore it, but let's give it a go. Let's at least give them a chance to be able to easily understand."
What if you knew a cookie would take 20 minutes to run off?
Kim and Jeff Borghoff pose at a fundraising event for the Alzheimer's Association. For Kim and her family, keeping a tradition of Sunday meals helped maintain a sense of normalcy as her husband, Jeff, and his father were simultaneously struggling with Alzheimer's disease.
Sharing a family meal can help those with dementia connect
Greek Cucumber Walnut Bites
Show your heart some love, add healthy walnuts to your diet
This April 2018 photo shows a leek, mushroom and goat cheese quiche in New York. Setting out breakfast for your guests to help themselves to when they wake up in the morning is a low-stress, make ahead way for you to offer the morning meal.
Help-yourself breakfast buffet makes it easy on host, guests
Enchilada Casserole
Enchilada Casserole is a simple, satisfying dish
Savor the season with cheese boards
Panorama
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In this Dec. 9, 2019, photo, Luke Humble, right, and Conor Gunderson high-five each other as they talk about their grocery list in the kitchen at the new Luna Azul housing development for adults with disabilities in Phoenix. Parents in Arizona, Wisconsin, Maryland and other states have launched housing developments for adults with disabilities in recent years.

Parents of adult children with disabilities create their own housing opportunities

PHOENIX - Luke Humble and Conor Gunderson have settled into a comfortable rhythm since moving into their own home in Phoenix three months ago. Humble, 26, says he likes eating breakfast with his best friend before they go their separate ways to …

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Engagements
MR. OUZTS, MISS BURRESS
Burress-Ouzts Ms. Mary Lyons Burress of Sumter announces the engagement of her daughter, Emily Caroline Burress of Sumter, to Robert Thomas Ouzts of Manning, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Anthony Ouzts of Manning. The bride-elect is also the daughter of Derek …
MR. SCOTT, MISS MAYLE
Mayle-Scott Ms. Cheryll Elizabeth Mayle of Lakeland, Florida, and Mr. Dayton Lee Mayle of Weaverville, North Carolina, announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Nicole Mayle of Lakeland, to Anthony Miles Scott of Rembert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony …
MR. CRAVEN, MISS DuRANT
DuRant-Craven Ms. Debbie Bramlett DuRant of Sumter and Dr. Eddie C. DuRant of Wedgefield announce the engagement of their daughter, Dixie Gloria Bell DuRant of Charleston, to Catlin DeWitt Craven of Orangeburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Craven of …
MISS RICKARD, MR. HOLLADAY
Rickard-Holladay Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rickard announce the engagement of their daughter, Aubrey Elizabeth Rickard, to Jordan Bethea Holladay, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Holladay, all of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Rickard and …
MR. LEVERETTE, MISS STEELE
Steele-Leverette Rudy and Donna Donlon Steele of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Tara Eden Steele, to Dennis Arthur Leverette Jr., son of Dennis and Dr. Deborah Daughtry Leverette of Columbia. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late …
Celebrations
DANIELS
Daniels celebrates 100 years Mose Daniels celebrates his 100th birthday today, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, with his family and friends at Mulberry Baptist Church. He was born on Dec. 14, 1919, in Sumter. Mose retired from Korn Furniture and later worked at the recycling center …
MISS FORT
The Sumter Assembly The Sumter Assembly will present three debutantes on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Sunset Country Club. Chandler Jewel Curtis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Stephen Curtis, will be presented by her father and escorted by Connor McCoy Curtis and Turner …
MISS WILLIAMSON
The Lord Clarendon Cotillion The Lord Clarendon Cotillion will present eight debutantes on Friday, Dec. 20, at The Matrix Center in Manning. Adela Carpenter Coffey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Columbus Coffey III, will be presented by her father and escorted by William …
MRS. FOZER M. ROBINSON NELSON
Fozer M. Robinson Nelson celebrates 100th birthday Fozer M. Robinson Nelson, widow of Franklin Nelson, celebrated her 100th birthday on Oct. 5, 2019, with family and friends. Born on Oct. 5, 1919, in Clarendon County, she is the daughter of the late Zoya and Vinnie Robinson. Mrs. Nelson was …
Weddings
MRS. MATTHEW WALTON
Miller-Walton Kristen Love Miller and Matthew Cole Walton, both of Sumter, were united in marriage at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, at Grace Baptist Church in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Neville Hardee and the granddaughter of Mrs. …
MR., MRS. ROBERT KENNEDY
Smith-Kennedy CHARLESTON - Nicole Elizabeth Smith of Sumter and Robert James Kennedy of DeBary, Florida, were united in marriage at 4 p.m. April 12, 2019, at The Island House. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Smith and the granddaughter of the …
MR., MRS. TAYLOR BRUNSON
Coleman-Brunson Alison Paige Coleman and Taylor David Brunson, both of Sumter, were united in marriage at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at Bethel Baptist Church in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clayton Coleman Sr. and the …
MRS. JUSTIN GARRISON
Matthews-Garrison COLUMBIA - Elizabeth Annette Matthews of Columbia and Justin Wilson Garrison of Atlanta, Georgia, were united in marriage at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at Washington Street United Methodist Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. …
MRS. ROBERT YOUNG
Sloan-Young PAWLEYS ISLAND - Brooks Margaret Sloan of Dillon and Robert Scarborough Young of Sumter were united in marriage at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at Litchfield Plantation. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger McLellan Sloan of …
Faith

You'll never know unless you try it

She switched to beer from whiskey to dull the pain of being alone in the bar another night. Tom, the bartender, was her friend, as long as she told him to pour another round. She wasn't sure how she had gotten in such a dark place. A cheerleader …

Yesteryear
SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO The Aug. 15, 1945, edition of The Sumter Daily Item proclaimed peace after Japan's defeat in World War II.

Yesteryear with Sammy Way: Fishing derby begins; Sumterite is missionary in Romania

75 YEARS AGO - 1945 Aug. 10 - Aug. 16 - American aircraft carriers, new to war before the attack on Pearl Harbor, emerged as one of the most powerful offensive weapons in the campaign against Japan. As the spearhead of every naval striking …

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