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EDITOR'S NOTE: Please note that due to the threat of COVID-19, some of the following events may be cancelled or rescheduled unexpectedly.

Santee-Wateree Regional Transportation Authority (SWRTA) is offering free rides to COVID-19 vaccinations and COVID-19 testing sites. Contact SWRTA from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday at (803) 934-0396.

The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will hold a teleconference meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 16. Call Rose Colclough at (803) 773-5314 or Ronetta Moses at (803) 775-2703 for the telephone number and access code.

Sumter's Marine Corps League Detachment 1202 will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 17, at the VFW, 1925 Gion St.All Marines, former and present, are welcome. Call (803) 972-4555.

The Sumter County Museum will host a talk and book signing with author Mary Alice Monroe at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 122 N. Washington St. Cost is $30 for members or $35 for the general public and includes a hardback copy of Monroe's new novel "The Summer of Lost and Found." Light refreshments will be served. Registration is required. Visit http://www.sumtercountymuseum.org/events.html or call (803) 775-0908.

The S.C. NAACP "Get Out the Vaccination Campaign (GOTVAC)" will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, at Eastern Community Center, 3675 E. Brewington Road. Pre-registration is not required. First come, first served.

The Sumter County Veterans Association Memorial Day flag distribution will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 29. All Sumter County churches with an active cemetery are asked to participate. The veterans association will provide flags for veteran graves in local church cemeteries. Churches are asked to have a representative present at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, at the Sumter County Fairgrounds to receive flags for your church. If your church does not have an active cemetery, volunteers from your church are welcome to help us place flags on veteran graves throughout the county. Call or email Johnny Goodley at vnam6970@yahoo.com or (803) 236-0488, Larry Huff at llhuff12975@aol.com or (803) 236-1203 or Peter St. Onge at ptstonge@gmail.com or (803) 236-0569.