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Sumter schools closed Thursday, shelters to reopen... '> Sumter in Fay's path... again Sumter schools closed Thursday, shelters to reopen... Cracker Ball Slideshow... because of Tropical Storm Fay.

A Sumter County softball coach is free on bond after he was accused of having sex with one of his players.

Ty Lawrence - LB; Stan Coburn - OLB; Keith Hileman - OL; Jon Borum - DB; Richie Helms - OL Justin Borum - RB; A.J. Bryant - WR; Mike Foote - OLB; Bruce Wright - OL * Email any corrections or updates to: ...

Group's community event will bring young, old together for games, picnic, health awareness at sheriff's office The South Sumter County COPS will sponsor its 13th Annual Back to School Bash and Community Picnic ...

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will sponsor its annual free "Back-to-School Check-ups" from 8:30 until noon Saturday at the South Sumter Resource Center.

The UU Coffeehouse, which has been hosting concerts for 15 years, is one of the many alternate venues thriving locally.

Item file photo Felecia Scarborough, the second grade teacher with the HYPE program, reads a book aloud to her students in 2007.

Item file photo Felecia Scarborough, the second grade teacher with the HYPE program, reads a book aloud to her students in 2007.

Chris Moore / The Item Sumter firefighters work to contain a blaze at Houck Street Apartments just after 1 a.m. Saturday.

Throughout the month, the M.H. Newton Family Life Enrichment Center - in partnership with the health sciences department at the University of South Carolina in Columbia - will try to improve the health of ...

Adjusting their caps and smiling nervously at proud family and friends snapping pictures, a group of students graduated on Friday.

More Headlines That's the call at Sumter Correctional Institution as staff members work to fund honor guard participation in a national event.'> Bargains set for prison yard sale Win a pig, rent a table, eat ...

More Headlines Police name person of interest in murder Police have named a person of interest in the last week murder of a 59-year-old Inverness man in Wildwood.

“I looked around but didn't see any fire or anything. Then, later, I came out of the bathroom, and everything was all black.”

House, 3 apartments wiped out in separate blazes, but no injuries Chris Moore / The Item A Sumter firefighter tries to contain a blaze at a Branch Street home and bring it under control Monday afternoon in ... via The Item

“Just looking for a better quality of life”

Weeks announces bid to run for House seat Rep. David Weeks, D-Sumter, has fallen in step with those racing for a seat in the state's House of Representatives by recently announcing his re-election bid. via The Item

“We would like to see all of them having some experience in a co-op”

New programs on docket for career center The members of the Sumter Career Readiness System advisory board met Tuesday afternoon and discussed continued renovations and new programs and offerings at the Sumter ... via The Item

“They have just really, really been proud of this”

Project allows masonry students to build homes Mark Morgan / The Item Sumter County Career Center instructor Thomas Felder, second from right, supervises his students' scaffold setup before they start work on a ... via The Item

“I decided to run because of what Dr. (Martin Luther) King referred to as the fierce urgency of now”

'Fired up, ready to go' Obama speaks at center on Manning Avenue Chris Moore / The Item Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. via The Item

“We cut places into the roof to make sure”

Jennifer VanAllen / Special to The Item Firefighters spray water on the former Korn industries building Monday in an effort to contain a fire that began just after 2 p.m. The cause of the blaze remains ... via The Item

“It's not enough money to do what we want to do, but it's a good start”

Money to be used for expansion to accommodate 3rd Army's arrival Christmas came a day late for several local federally funded entities, as President George Bush signed into a law on Dec. via The Item