Sumter News

An accident-plagued, inactive Richland County sheriff's deputy has had yet another crash after the one that killed a Sumter businessman last June, The State newspaper has learned.

You have to applaud board members for recognizing that they have a problem and that their meetings aren't as effective as they could be.

St. Paul United Methodist Church, 3733 Thurgood Marshall Hwy., Kingstree, will be open for noonday prayer on Wednesdays.

James L. McGill, a former chief of the Riverdale Fire Department , passed away Sunday, May 27 in Sumter, SC .

Maybe you're a label reader. Organic, fair trade, sustainable, local , Certified SC - it seems there's a label for any and every aspect of thoughtful food consumption.

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Brandon Graves, 27, was last seen on January 31, 2010 in Sumter. If you have any information on his disappearance, please contact the Sumter County Sheriff's Office or the CUE Center for Missing Persons.

Sumter, SC -- The Sumter Police Department has responded to a number of daytime residential burglaries over the past several weeks.

Health officials say the number of people sickened by salmonella from a soy product often used as a meat substitute has topped 80.

This was before my Sunday column days and my more dedicated local government reporting days.

Sumter County deputies say a man was killed in a home invasion at a house where investigators also found a large amount of cocaine and cash.

Columbia, SC - Sumter County Sheriff's Deputies say a shooting occured around 4:30 Sunday morning at a nightclub on Broad Street in Sumter.

Columbia, SC -- Authorities say a Sumter man is dead after being shot in the chest during a home invasion.

Sumter, SC - The historic Opera House on North Main Street in downtown Sumter was struck by lightning Monday afternoon.

The second annual Chuck Nesbitt Memorial Blood Drive took place at the Sumter County Public Library from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nesbitt was an officer with the Sumter Police Department.

Diamatrix Inc has announced the acquisition of John Evans Mfg Co of Sumter SC. John Evans manufactures specialized equipment including log trailers and similar products for the construction and forest product industries.

Columbia, SC - The folks at Harvest Hope Food Bank were counting bags and boxes all day Monday, food still coming in that was collected Saturday during their Stamp Out Hunger campaign.

Crews from six stations responded to a fire at Evans Trailers on Old Pocalla Road about 7:30 p.m., Sumter Fire Capt.

Her family was speechless to hear she bought a lottery ticket at the Food Lion on Broad St.