Sumter County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing man last seen on Saturday, Oct. 31. Jimmie Lee Sumter, 63, was last ...

Why vote? Any way we choose to measure it, the number of people who have been allowed by their government to vote in any ...

Chester Everett Phillips, 96, widower of Elinor Gillmeister Phillips, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. Born Dec. 7, 1929, in ...

Charleston Gospel Choir coming to Sumter for Christmas on Dec. 5 Charleston Gospel Choir is coming to Sumter for Christmas at ...

It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. The old adage was certainly true for Wilson Hall on Friday night against Northside Christian. The Barons’ first play of the game was a trick play ...

Manning Early Childhood Center students spent a perfect fall day at Dorr Farms on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Mrs. Jordan and Ms.

This year's HopeHealth Golf Classic returns for the 10th year Thursday, Nov. 19, to Wyboo Golf Club. This one-day, four-man ...

Sumter To make a submission to our events list, email pressrelease@theitem.com with EVENTS in the subject line. SUMTER COUNTY ...

Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 1 and the American Red Cross of South Carolina, encourages everyone to TEST ...

Sumter City Councilman Colin Davis joined Cherryvale Elementary School Principal Christine Carnes to be principal for a day ...

Frankie Lee Smith, 67, son of the late James Smith and Lila Gaymon Smith, was born on Jan. 31, 1959, in Sumter. He departed this life on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at MUSC Health Columbia Medical ...

Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help in an ongoing investigation into a fatal shooting at a local lounge ...