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4 hrs ago | The Item

Congressional candidate visits Sumter

Gina Vasselli / The Item Mick Mulvaney answers questions about his run for Congress on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Sumter, SC, US News

Sat Nov 07, 2009

WACH-TV Columbia

Sumter teacher arrested for sex with teen

A former Lakewood High School teacher was arrested Thursday and charged with engaging in sexual activity with a fifteen year-old girl.

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Related Topix: Sumter, SC

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WACH-TV Columbia

Sumter deputies bust suspected meth lab

Sumter County Deputies haveA five suspects in custody charged with manufacturing methamphetamine afterA searching a home Thursday at 1030 Pearson Road.

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Related Topix: Sumter, SC

The Item

Coach quits amid sex probe

A Lakewood High School teacher has resigned as officials investigate a possible sexual relationship between him and a 16-year-old female student.

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Related Topix: Dalzell, SC, Lakewood, SC

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Item

About 150 attend Sumter domestic violence forum

About 1.5 million women and about 835,000 men are assaulted by a partner each year.

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Related Topix: Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Sumter Metro, Sumter, SC, University of South Carolina Sumter

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WLTX-TV Columbia

Another KFC Robbery in Broad Daylight

Sumter deputies are looking for three men who robbed a Kentucky Fried Chicken at gunpoint Sunday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Sumter, SC, US Military, Shaw Air Force Base, US Air Force, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Winnsboro, SC

Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Item

Woman hit by car dies from injuries

A woman who was hit by a car Wednesday afternoon while crossing North Washington Street died Friday morning from her injuries.

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Related Topix: Newberry, SC

Sat Oct 31, 2009

WACH-TV Columbia

Sumter Halloween Tragedy Remembered

Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 7:28 p.m. Last Halloween a 12-year-old Sumter boy, his 9-year-old brother and his father went trick-or-treating when things turned deadly.A Police say a gunman fired nearly 30 shots at the family.A Several of those bullets hit the pre-teen, killing him.A The scary situation last Halloween continues to spook some Sumter ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Halloween, Sumter, SC, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Item

Cab driver shot; Sumter police seek 2 men

A cab driver was shot early Thursday on Hannah Street but managed to drive back to the cab stand on South Main Street, officials said.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Sumter, SC, Columbia, SC

The Item

County residents upset by yearly trash fee

Although Sumter County passed its $34-a-year fee for solid waste almost five months ago, residents came out in droves to the County Council meeting Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Dalzell, SC

Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Item

Family of pregnant teen killed in wreck questions investigation

Questions continue to swirl about whether the South Carolina Highway Patrol tested the sobriety of a driver involved in a wreck that killed a pregnant teenager.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Sumter, SC

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Item

Dalzell man charged with growing marijuana

A Dalzell man was arrested after he was stopped at a driver's license checkpoint at Westbury Mill and Cotton Acres roads Saturday night, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Dalzell, SC, Jefferson, SC

Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Item

Homemade device electrocutes Sumter man

A 21-year-old Sumter man died Saturday after handling an electrical device that apparently shocked him.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Sumter, SC

Sun Oct 25, 2009

WIS-TV Columbia

Two men break into Sumter home, cut 13-year-old boy

Sumter County deputies are investigating who broke into a Pinewood Road home and cut a 13-year-old boy's hand during a robbery attempt.

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Related Topix: Sumter, SC

Sat Oct 24, 2009

WLTX-TV Columbia

Women Scam Another Out of Jewelry, Personal Info

Sumter County deputies say two wigged women scammed another out of jewelry and 401K plan information at a grocery store on October 20, 2009.

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Related Topix: Sumter, SC

Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Item

Mother-son team succeed in construction

"Like father, like son." That's an adage most people are familiar with. It might be time to invent a new one just for Charlene Avant and her son David Mullen.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Sumter, SC, Timmonsville, SC

Tue Oct 20, 2009

The Item

2 shot in separate weekend incidents

Two men were shot in two separate incidents over the weekend. Both both men's injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Sumter, SC

Mon Oct 19, 2009

The Item

Freezing temperatures hit Sumter area

Freezing temperatures in the Sumter area on Monday morning could be a preview for the type of weather residents can expect this winter.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Sumter, SC, Weather, US Military, Shaw Air Force Base, US Air Force

Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Item

Sumter's Brick Church turns 250

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

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Sumter, SC, Religion, Presbyterian, Lynchburg, SC, Mayesville, SC

Sat Oct 17, 2009

WLTX-TV Columbia

Deputies Work to Clean Up Crime, Litter in Sumter

Saturday, the Sumter County Sheriff's Department will join forces with folks from the south Sumter area to make sure that the junk on their streets doesn't lead to criminals in their backyards.

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Related Topix: Sumter, SC

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