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

Not all the news on current Sumter Mall store closings is bad, as one retailer will relocate soon into a busy plaza off Broad ...

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

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, ...

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

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

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

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

My name is Jose, and I am a 9-month-old, male German shepherd and Alaskan Malamute mix. I am good with kids, dogs, cats, and ...

A single-car collision on Sunday, April 13, took the life of 27-year-old Isaac Nelson of Sumter County according to Sumter ...

Joe “Little Joe” Edgar Richards, 91, widower of the late Gertrude Bender Richards, died Sunday, April 13, 2025, at his home.   Born in Plato, Missouri, he was a son of the late Newt ...