John Edward Wilson Jr., 63, son of Willie Mae Hodge Wilson Harry and the late John Edward Wilson Sr., was born on Oct. 19, ...

PHOTOS BY ABIGAIL PITTMAN / THE SUMTER ITEM The Puddin' Swamp Festival held Friday-Sunday, April 11-13, in Turbeville had ...

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

Lisa Ann “Mimi” Skinner, 64, died Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Sumter. Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geraldine Dennis Jones, 75, widow of Clarence Jones and daughter of the late Wesley Dennis and Alma Johnson Dennis, was born on Sept. 4, 1949, in Sumter. She departed this life on Thursday, April 17, ...