Some say City of Sumter business license ordinance is unfair
City’s change could hinder those with criminal convictions from owning business; no Sumterite has been denied
BY BRYN EDDY
bryn@theitem.com
bryn@theitem.com
Posted 1/26/24
Sumter thrift shop owner James Jackson spent a day and a half in jail 19 years ago for selling copyright CDs.
"And that's all it took for me to learn," he said.
Despite the brevity of his jail time, Jackson used the word "haunt" to describe …
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