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  1. Vans collide in SC; both drivers killed in crashRead the original story

    41 min ago | Rock Hill Herald

    ... came toward her in the wrong lane. The State newspaper of Columbia reports Tuesday that 60-year-old Brenda Ross of Sumter was on her cell Sunday evening when she realized something was wrong. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said she told the ...

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    Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Richland County, SC

  2. Districts 2, 17 bypass administrative office issueRead the original story

    56 min ago | The Item

    Trustees from Sumter school districts 2 and 17 met for a second time Monday afternoon to discuss a number of issues both are facing as they prepare to merge on July 1, 2011.

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  3. Read NowRead the original story

    56 min ago | The Item

    A fast-moving blaze destroyed a home at 32 Thelma Drive early Monday, according to the Sumter Fire Department.

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  4. Evangelist Oral Roberts dies at age 91Read the original story

    1 hr ago | WACH-TV Columbia

    ... state party. Chairwoman Karen Floyd announced Monday that Todd Kincannon will be the party's new day-to-day leader. Sumter Halloween shooter sentenced By Bryan Cox Yesterday at 5:58 p.m. A Sumter man who killed aA trick-or-treater on Halloween 2008 ...

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    Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Horry County, SC, Greenville County, SC

  5. Greenville Jr. Team Tennis Completes First Fall SeasonRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Greenville Online

    ... championship tournament for advanced division champion teams from the fall and spring seasons will be held at the Sumter, SC tennis facility in July 2010. The U18 Advanced boys division competed in a singles-only format with Zac Salamone winning the ...

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  6. Sumter boys win, girls loseRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | The Item

    The Sumter High School varsity boys and girls basketball teams split their games with Spring Valley on Monday, the Gamecocks winning 84-71 while the Lady Gamecocks lost 59-38 at the Spring Valley gymnasium.

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  7. Pinewood man, 71, killed in U.S. 15 wreckRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | The Item

    A 71-year-old man was killed after the car he was driving ran off U.S. 15 north of Sumter on Monday evening, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

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    Related Topix: Pinewood, SC, Sumter County, SC

  8. Sumter Packaging loses founder, valued employeeRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | The Item

    Monday was a difficult day at Sumter Packaging Corp. Company employees and officials learned that two of their own - Brenda Langston Ross, production assistant and safety director, and founder Edward Henry Fienning - died Sunday.

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    Related Topix: Richland County, SC, Hopkins, SC, Sumter County, SC

  9. Vans Collide Killing Drivers

    10 hrs ago | WCIV

    ... came toward her in the wrong lane. The State newspaper of Columbia reports Tuesday that 60-year-old Brenda Ross of Sumter was on her cell Sunday evening when she realized something was wrong. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said she told the ...

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    Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Richland County, SC

  10. Pinewood man, 71, dies in wreckRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | The State

    A 71-year-old Pinewood man has died in a single-car wreck on U.S. 15. The man, whose name was not immediately available, was driving south on U.S. 15 about eight miles north of Sumter when his four-door Ford car went off the left side of the road around 7:50 p.m., S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl.

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    Related Topix: Pinewood, SC

  11. Woman's last words caught on cell phoneRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | WACH-TV Columbia

    ... came toward her in the wrong lane. The State newspaper of Columbia reports Tuesday that 60-year-old Brenda Ross of Sumter was on her cell Sunday evening when she realized something was wrong. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said she told the ...

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    Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Richland County, SC, Hopkins, SC

  12. PhotosRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | WACH-TV Columbia

    ... state party. Chairwoman Karen Floyd announced Monday that Todd Kincannon will be the party's new day-to-day leader. Sumter Halloween shooter sentenced By Bryan Cox Yesterday at 5:58 p.m. A Sumter man who killed aA trick-or-treater on Halloween 2008 ...

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    Related Topix: Greenville County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Columbia, SC

  13. W. Burke Watson, 1926-2009: Longtime Sumter Realtor remembered for work with Optimist ClubRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | The Item

    ... at the YMCA. When W. Burke Watson was presented with a national Realtor emeritus award for his 40 years of service in Sumter's real estate business at the June 11 meeting of the Sumter Board of Realtors, he was quick to downplay his achievements. ...

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  14. Head-on crash in Richland kills Sumter womanRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | The Item

    ... patrol. Calls to the Richland County Coroner's Office seeking the identity of the other driver were not returned. Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock identified Ross as the driver of the van that was going the right direction on Garners Ferry Road. ...

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    Related Topix: Richland County, SC, Hopkins, SC

  15. Rembert man shot in backRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | The Item

    ... produced a Tec 9 mm, a Smith & Wesson .357-caliber Magnum revolver and numerous knives. Bernard was transported by Sumter County Emergency Medical Services to Tuomey Regional Medical Center, and Sheriff Anthony Dennis said Sunday night said that ...

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    Related Topix: Rembert, SC, Sumter County, SC

  16. Sheriff's office could get high-tech equipmentRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | The Item

    The U.S. House of Represenatives has passed a bill that would secure funding for two local groups - including $1 million for "visual intelligence technology" equipment for the Sumter County Sheriff's Office.

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    Related Topix: Sumter County, SC, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, James Clyburn, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

  17. Blaze destroys Thelma Drive homeRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | The Item

    A fast-moving blaze destroyed a home at 32 Thelma Drive early Monday, according to the Sumter Fire Department.

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  18. People a always waiting for help' from Fireside FundRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | The Item

    ... Copeland has not had many of those bills yet, but with December and January typically being the coldest months in the Sumter area, she knows she'll need all the help she can get. "We do the best with what we can do," Copeland said recently. "That's ...

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    Related Topix: Brunson, SC, Mayesville, SC

  19. Drinking and driving is a growing problemRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | The Item

    ... a more violent crime than anything else that we do," he said. "But most people don't think of it that way. If I'm in Sumter and I murder someone, everyone wants the police to pull out all the stops to go and find that murderer. But when there's a ...

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  20. Watson leaves boxing legacyRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | The Item

    Item File Photo Burke Wason Sr., center, shakes hands with well wishers after being named the Sumter Family YMCA's 2003 Humanitarian of the Year.

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