Law enforcement is searching for a missing man with dementia after he was last seen early Monday morning, March 10, according ...

To ensure  students receive the instructional time required, Lee County School District has designated Friday, March 21, 2025 ...

Dorothy Mae Parrott Jackson, 83, widow of George Edward Jackson and daughter of the late Joseph Parrott and Parline Wells Parrott, was born on Feb. 24, 1942, in Sumter. She departed this life on ...

Ruth Ann “MeMa” Brown, 92, widow of William Heyward Brown, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025, at Prisma Health Richland in ...

Dr. Johnnie Boone McCrea, 75, widow of Freddie Howard McCrea and daughter of the late Elijah Boone and Louise Andrew Boone, ...

Mary Louise Ballard Ragins, 102, widow of Leroy Ballard and daughter of the late Dewey Ballard and Lucille Ballard, was born on Jan. 21, 1923, in Sumter.  She departed this life on Saturday, ...

Does the grocery store scare you? What about buying eggs? Do you dread driving to Walmart? Do you remember a day when it was ...

Optimist Club recently announced that Miss South Carolina, Davis Wash, will participate in the Iris Festival Parade on ...

The Sumter Item's Next Gen News Editor Alaysha Maple sat on a panel with four other accomplished journalists, including Caleb ...

The Sumter County Middle School Conference recognized their all-conference players on Thursday. The girls team included, ...

In honor of Black History Month 2025, I would like to take a moment to salute a servant military and community leader who profoundly shaped my journey. A native of Ridgeland, South Carolina, Gen.

The Manning High School Monarch Connection Jazz Band, under the direction of Jordan D. Jefferson, traveled recently to Newberry College to participate in the South Carolina Band Directors Association ...