An investigation is ongoing after a reported bank robbery Saturday morning. Officers with Sumter Police Department responded ...

John Conyers Harvin Jr., 85, widower of Sally Harden Harvin, died Thursday, April 17, 2025, at McLeod Hospice House in ...

Mary Hinson Flower Show on view April 19, Brian Rutenberg art exhibit through June 13 at art gallery Sumter County Gallery of ...

High Hills Elementary School celebrated Earth Day with numerous activities on Friday, April 11, 2025.

The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Department of Defense's school system for children of military families, ...

Sumter County Recreation Department hosted an Easter Egg Hunt & Family Afternoon on Monday, April 14, at Patriot Park. The ...

Brandy Laketshia Lesesne, 49, daughter of Delorise Singleton Lesesne Brunson, was born on Dec. 23, 1975, in Sumter County. ...

John Edward Wilson Jr., 63, son of Wille Mae Hodge Wilson Harry and the late John Edward Wilson Sr., was born on Oct. 19, 1961, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He departed this life on Thursday, ...

There's a certain magic to Manning Avenue during the annual Festival on the Avenue - a kind of warmth you can't quite explain ...

None of what we do at Sumter Item can happen without your trust ...

Isaac Shaheem Nelson Sr., 27, son of Isaac H. Nelson and LaDonna D. Alston, was born on April 24, 1997, in Sumter. He ...

Sophia's story is one we hear far too often. This beautiful chocolate Lab mix was brought in as a stray - never spayed, ...