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In addition to hiring a new deputy superintendent and executive director of academics in late May and early June, Sumter School District has filled its project manager opening that goes back about 10 months.
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Jun 3
To address the need for breast milk and provide South Carolina mothers with the option of donating locally, Mother's Milk Bank of South Carolina has provided a solution, opening a new donation location in Sumter County.
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Jun 3
Liberty STEAM Charter School keeps adding to its earned competitive grant totals with a recent $1.75 million award from U.S. Department of Education.
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Jun 2
📰 Here's a look at our top headlines for the Wednesday edition.
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Jun 1
Thousands of residents have had electricity restored after a massive power outage on Sunday.
The cause was a down tree.
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Jun 1
At a May 26 hearing, a Sumter County judge ordered Town of Mayesville Community Development Corporation (TOMCDC) to correct legal filings connected to an ongoing lawsuit with the Town of Mayesville and compelled the nonprofit to produce requested records.
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Jun 1
Sumter County Council reviewed a $5 million bond request for capital purchases and facility improvements from various county departments for the upcoming fiscal year's spending budget.
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Jun 1
According to the coroner, the victim and a friend were fishing near the tracks when the train came along.
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May 30
Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Sumter Adult Education a $8,000 grant to support adult literacy.
The money contributes to a record setting, single-day total of nearly $16 million in grants to support adult, family and summer literacy programs.
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May 29
Liberty STEAM's board voted to allow Executive Director Trevor Ivey to move into a new school foundation role, and a Midlands-area superintendent who was leaving Lexington intending to retire was named the school's new leader.
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May 29
📰 Here's a look at our top headlines for the Weekend edition.
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May 29
"I feel blessed that I was able to be a trailblazer in Clarendon County," said Beulah Roberts of her retirement after decades as Clarendon County's first African American clerk of court.
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May 28
"He said it was duty and obligation and he was going to live up to that obligation," Teresa Yates Washington told The Sumter Item on Monday.
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May 27
Sumter Police Department seeks the public’s help in locating a person of interest who may have information related to the fatal shooting of Williams O’Neil Jr. on Tuesday, May 26.
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May 27
Sumter Behavioral Health, in partnership with Sumter School District, collected 729 vapes and related products from county middle and high schools during the 2025-26 school year.
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May 27
A man is dead and two people were injured after a shooting that occurred Tuesday evening.
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May 27
"To be killed in a war is not the worst thing that can happen. To be lost is not the worst thing that can happen. To be forgotten is the worst," said U.S. Air Force Ret. Col. Bush Hanson, adding that remembering those lost in battle is what it's all about. theitem.com/stories/honor-an…
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May 27
Memorial Day marks the start of the 100 Deadly Days of Summer travel season as South Carolina Department of Public Safety steps up its Buckle Up, South Carolina campaign reminding motorists seat belts save lives and reduce injuries.
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May 27
📰 Here's a look at our top headlines for the Wednesday edition.
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May 26
Sumter City Council covered several major topics during a public hearing at its May 19 meeting, including a rezoning request on West Oakland Avenue to transform the site into a multi-service campus for individuals with special needs.
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