Mayesville News

If you ask Salvation Army caseworker Lucy Copeland which Fireside Fund stories stand out to her, she'll quickly respond "All of them." "They are all people who need help, whether they are elderly and living on fixed incomes or living on unemployment after losing their job or trying to get by after an illness," she said.

A Mayesville woman says her elderly grandmother was deceived when sheA bought a used stove that was delivered in anything but tip-top shape.

The approval means nearly 11,000 South Carolinians who may have exhausted their unemployment benefits can now apply for more assistance.A Exclusive: "Idiots" lawmaker explains By Mike Woolfolk Yesterday at 5:43 p.m. Rep.

With more than $5,000 raised for the Fireside Fund last week, Salvation Army Caseworker Lucy Copeland will be able to help more families waiting for assistance with their heating costs.

A Mayesville woman says her elderly grandmother was deceived when sheA bought a used stove that was delivered in anything but tip-top shape.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 6:44 p.m. Read more: Local , Community , Mayesville , Stove , Deceived , Scam , Bo , Smith , Sabrina , Plowden , Greene A Mayesville woman says her 93-year-old grandmother was taken advantage of when a local appliance store sold the elderly woman a stove that was "disgusting."A Sabrina Plowden-Greene says workers from ...

Belton White / The Item A woman passes out fliers while walking the 2009 Christmas Parade route on Saturday.

A 15-year-old boy is in serious but stable condition after bring shot in the stomach late Friday night, and his 19-year-old cousin is in jail and facing charges.

A Sumter County teenager is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after deputies say he shot his 15-year-old cousin.

A 23-year-old Sumter County man led officials on a high-speed chase down Broad Street early Monday, police said.

The Sumter Alzheimer's Support Group will have its next monthly meeting at a new location.

Clarendon County sheriff's deputies have arrested two men thought to have helped another man already charged with burglary last week.

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office added a Mayesville man to its Most Wanted List on Monday.

Photo Provided Salem Black River Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 250th anniversary on Oct.

Two men are in custody and facing charges after police said they broke into a Broad Street business early Thursday morning.

Clarendon County sheriff's deputies are looking for two men believed to have helped another man who was charged with burglary Tuesday.

"Educator and Humanitarian" Mary McLeod Bethune was born into a family of former slaves and sharecroppers.

Randy Burns / The Item Elizabeth Dixon looks at a portrait of Mary Pinder, the first student enrolled at the first school established by Dr.

Deputies say a suspect in Sumter was caught with his pants down--literally. Over the weekend, deputies say 24-year-old Marcus Govan tried to break into a home in the town of Mayesville.

Keith Gedamke / The Item William Phillips, 15, spoke out Wednesday at the City Centre on issues facing children in Sumter.