Cleveland Witherspoon Sr., widower of Dorothy Mae Davis Witherspoon and son of the late Ferdinand Witherspoon and Camilla Johnson Witherspoon, was born on July 14, 1943, in Silver, S.C. He departed ...

An officer with Sumter Police Department suffered a minor injury after an accidental discharge of his duty gun.  According to ...

Not even storm clouds could keep the crowd away. Rain fell steadily Thursday evening, but Sumter Museum marched on, bringing ...

SUMTER COUNTY Love shrimp? This feast's for you. Sumter Museum's 23th-annual Shrimp Feast featuring shrimp prepared a variety ...

Faith Strong to host annual jazz event, honor late support group coordinator Break out your finest pink and get ready to get ...

A 42-year-old Summerton man, who was originally considered a “person of interest” in connection to the April 13 death of John ...

D.I.M.E Dance brings movement, community to Sumter On any given Wednesday, if you find yourself near Silver Spoon Event ...

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees were angry over the home run that wasn't. Judge drove a changeup from Tampa Bay's Eric ...

My name is Ace, and I am a 3-year-old, black, male tabby American shorthair. I am housebroken, good with other cats and kids.

Margie Lee Hayes Nelson, daughter of the late Henry George Hayes and Earlease Bradley Hayes, was born on Nov. 22, 1940, in ...

PHOTOS BY ABIGAIL PITTMAN / THE SUMTER ITEM The Puddin' Swamp Festival held Friday-Sunday, April 11-13, in Turbeville had ...

An investigation is ongoing after a reported bank robbery Saturday morning. Officers with Sumter Police Department responded ...