Longtime Sumter educator, city councilman remembered as 'servant leader'

Sumter Behavioral Health Services wants rezoning to build centralized facility

'Black Hawk Down' ranger speaking at Wild Game Night at First Baptist Church in Sumter

Acclaimed creators, cosplay contest to be featured at Swan Con in Sumter

Simpson wins award from Francis Marion University at annual gala

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Sumter City Council held public hearings and first readings on Tuesday for requests currently with the Sumter City-County Planning Department to allow for craft breweries to be added as a definition …

Hampshire Estates in Sumter may get detached houses in townhouse subdivision Sumter City Council held public hearings and first readings on Tuesday for requests currently with the Sumter City-County Planning Department to allow for single-family detached homes to be built in the Hampshire Estates townhouse subdivision and …

Pinewood mayor, council members complete governance continuing education courses Pinewood's town mayor and all four council members recently completed continuing education classes through the Municipal Association of South Carolina. Mayor Sarah Mathis and council members Leonard Houser and Jackie Spann graduated from the …

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USC Sumter Upward Bound competed in the SC TRiO Scholars Bowl recently at Midlands Technical College, where they took third place. This was their first year competing. The following students represented Manning High School and USC …

Clarendon Hall students earn top awards at SCISA Music Festival SUMMERTON - Nine students from grades 4-12 represented Clarendon Hall at the SCISA Music Festival held March 12 at University of South Carolina School of Music. According to SCISA, more than 800 students competed at the annual event. …

Manning High student wins Optimist Club of Clarendon's essay contest MANNING - William Shaw, a senior at Manning High School, recently won the Optimist Club of Clarendon's essay contest based on a theme of "When All the World's Problems are Solved, is Optimism Still Necessary?" He was recognized for his …

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FROM STAFF REPORTS Farm Bureau Insurance honored Laura Evans, an agent in Sumter County, with its prestigious MAPS award on Feb. 28 at the company's annual sales conference at the Embassy Suites in Columbia. Evans was one of two agents …

New practice opens in Sumter PHOTO PROVIDED A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house took place on Friday for the grand opening of Palmetto Health-USC Family Medicine's newest practice in Sumter. The practice at 38 W. Liberty St., Suite A, will be staffed by long-time …

State agribusiness grants open through May 1 The state's Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship is calling for the most creative agricultural entrepreneurs to apply for 2019 agribusiness grants, and a priority is being put on rural counties like Sumter. "We are looking for …

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Marriage Licenses - William Dennis Coite III and Julia Michele McElveen of Dalzell - Steven Lynn Smith of Bristow, Virginia, and Susanne Preusser Brotherton of Dalzell - Paul Rocky Walters of Manning and Nettie Louise Chambers - Travis …

Public Record: Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019

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SUMTER COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION / ELECTION COMMISSION Today, 5:30 p.m., registration / election office, 141 N. Main St.

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CENTRAL CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE AREA COMMISSION Today, 11:15 a.m., Advanced Manufacturing Technology Training Center, 853 Broad St., Room A101 CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Today, 7:30 p.m., district office, Turbeville

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AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: AA - Monday-Friday, noon and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St., (803) 775-1852. AA Women's Meeting - Wednesdays, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St., (803) 775-1852. AA Spanish Speaking - …

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Wateree Community Actions Inc. Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, serving low income and disabled children ages birth to four years in Clarendon, Lee, Kershaw and Sumter counties, is accepting applications through April 26 for the 2019-2020 …

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