A local man is in custody after police say he intentionally set fire to a shed that caused damage to the former Golden Corral ...

As the Palmetto State braces for a rare winter storm, Sumter residents are encouraged to prepare for freezing temperatures, ...

Theresa Yvonne Martin Johnson  transitioned on Thursday, Jan 9, 2025, at Piedmont Atlanta Metropolitan Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Leola ...

Sumter's Patriot's Village is the state's sixth veterans' home and held its ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Friday, ...

The new year allows us to re-evaluate our lives and commit to making changes in order to positively impact our future.

'Emilia Pérez' tops Oscar nominations with 13, 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' land 10 apiece In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that struck at the heart of the movie industry, an ...

On Jan. 4, 2025, local sportsman Wes Murphy trapped an ear-tagged coyote on a private hunt club in the Hillcrest area of ...

My name is Ginger, and I am a 10-month-old, orange, female American tabby. I am housebroken and good with cats and kids. I ...

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way ...

Jan. 19, 2025, Mrs. Anna Louise Johnson Shirley of Sumter passed from time to eternity. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, with a family hour at noon, ...

Ka’Niyah Bernice-Lauren Baker, 13, daughter of George L. Baker and Kendra Denise Gardner, was born on April 29, 2011, in Jacksonville, Florida. She departed this life on. 15, ...

Carolyn Sallie, 72, daughter of Minnie Wilkens and the late Henry Sallie, was born on June 22, 1952, in Mt. Vernon, New York.  She departed this life on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at her residence.