Food
MILK STREET VIA AP
Chorizo wakes up this Spanish white bean stew
Milk Street via AP
Filipino breakfast is a tasty garlic fried rice for any meal
MILK STREET VIA AP
Quick Chinese-style 'omelets' come packed with veggies
Okàn, a new restaurant set to open in spring 2023 at The Bridge Collective in Bluffton and semifinalist in the James Beard Awards for Emerging Chef.
6 restaurants, chefs, hospitality groups in S.C. named semifinalists in 2023 James Beard Awards
Easy Sweet Potato Pie is tasty alternative to pumpkin pie.
Sweet potato pie makes an easy, pretty Thanksgiving dessert
Broccoli and Cheese Rice Casserole
Serve up tasty veggie sides: Brussels Sprouts and Ham Rice Gratin, Broccoli and Cheese Rice Casserole
Arts & Entertainment
Patrons at Art on the Avenue participate in a silent auction to raise money for the Manning Avenue Free Studio, a non-profit organization created to give space and mentorship to aspiring local artists.

Art on the Avenue celebrates local art, legacy of David Sanders; Sumter studio to see revitalization

More than a week after the joyous Festival on the Avenue, Sumterites gathered once again outside the Manning Avenue Free Studio to celebrate the creativity of local art flowing through South Sumter. The Manning Avenue Free Studio was founded by …

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Engagements
MR. LINDERMAN, DR. NEWMAN
Newman-Linderman Mr. and Mrs. Francis Leverne Newman Jr. of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Mary Francis Newman of Charleston, to Mr. Garrett Harrison Linderman of James Island, son of Mr. Louis Russell Linderman and Mrs. Connie Louise Taylor, …
miss COONCE, KOONCE
Coonce, Koonce Mr. and Mrs. Joe Coonce Sr. of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa LuAnne Coonce of Sumter, to David Edward Koonce II of Florence, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Koonce Sr. of Darlington. A summer wedding is planned.
MISS GEDDINGS, MR. TRAGESER
Geddings-Trageser Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Geddings Jr. of Manning announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Geddings of Charleston, to Nicholas Jay Trageser of Summerville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jay Trageser of Summerville. The …
WILDER, MISS GRAHAM
Graham-Wilder Tad and Lyndy Graham announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah Griffith Graham, to David Morris Wilder, son of Jay and Heather Wilder, all of Manning. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of …
MISS SMITH, MR. HORTON
Smith-Horton Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gant Smith announce the engagement of their daughter, Taylor Danielle Smith, to Joseph Samuel Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lawrence Horton, all of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. "Buddy" …
Celebrations
SAPPHIRE MARIE MONTGOMERY
Sapphire Marie Montgomery Nevarone V. Montgomery of Bronx, New York, and Isabell Rodriguez of New York City, New York, announce the birth of a daughter, Sapphire Marie Montgomery, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York. Sapphire weighed …
MR., MRS. CHARLIE LARKIN
Larkins celebrate 60 years Charlie and Ernestine Larkin of Sumter celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, with a small, intimate gathering. Their two children are Renee Larkin (Phillip) Washington and Brenda Larkin (Tracy) Chamblee of …
MISS KILPATRICK
The Sumter Assembly The Sumter Assembly will present three debutantes on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, at Quixote Club in Sumter. Margaret Pinckney Kilpatrick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCord Kilpatrick, will be presented by her father and escorted by Kyle Brown …
MISS ELLOISE BETHEA
The Lord Clarendon Cotillion MANNING - The Lord Clarendon Cotillion will present three debutantes at its annual ball on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at The Matrix Center in Manning. Elloise Troup Bethea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Partridge Bethea Jr., will be presented by …
MISS BOYCE
The Carolinian Camellia Ball The Carolinian Camellia Ball of Sumter will present five debutantes on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at Quixote Club in Sumter. Mary Kaitlynn Boyce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Player Boyce Jr., will be presented by her father and escorted by …
Weddings
MRS. ETHAN LANE
Hubbard-Lane CHARLESTON - Kristen Ashleigh Hubbard and Ethan Foster Lane, both of Mount Pleasant, were united in marriage at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at St. Luke's Chapel on the campus of the Medical University of South Carolina. The Rev. Joseph …
Faith

Church News: Friday, May 26, 2023

Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces: * Saturday, June 3 - Fun Day for All will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring fun, food and entertainment. Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, 3285 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, …

Yesteryear
Palmetto trees are planted around the City-County Law Enforcement Building in the Civic Center on June 17, 1973. The trees from Pawley's Island weighed about 700 pounds each.

Yesteryear by Sammy Way: Junior Optimists meet for 1st time; 'God's Trombones' presented

75 YEARS AGO - 1948 Nov. 2 - Nov. 8 - "High-Ways" 1948, the Sumter High School annual, has been awarded both the Medalist honor rating by Columbia University in New York City and the All-American honor rating by the University of Minnesota in …

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