Sumter High announced on Tuesday that Drew Marlowe will take over the Gamecock football program. Marlowe is a Sumter High graduate and former assistant who spent the last six years as the head coach ...

Avery Yvonne Williams, 75, daughter of the late Frank Richard Williams and Wilhelmenia Maple Williams, was born on March 24, 1950, in Sumter.  She departed this life on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, at ...

Sumter native Lee Brice to perform alongside Kid Rock on Feb. 8 in 'All-American Halftime Show' Sumter native Lee Brice will perform alongside several artists for the Turning Poin ...

Bettie Jean Robinson Kittrell, 77, daughter of the late Roland Robinson and Mazie Robinson Robinson, was born on March 10, 1948, in Sumter.  She departed this life on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at ...

David Cantey, 96, son of the late Alexander Cantey Sr. and Mary Harvin-Cantey, was born on April 23, 1929, in Sumter. He departed this life on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at Sumter East Health and ...

Timmons T. Goodson Jr., 76, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at his home. Born Sept. 3, 1949, in Darlington County, he was the son of Matilda “Tilly” Wood Goodson and the late Timmons ...

Charles Hunter, 59, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at his home. Born Feb. 8, 1967, in Sumter, he was the son of the late Charlie Hunter Jr. and Annie Mae Richardson Hunter. The family will receive ...

Linda Kolb Newman, 81, widow of Terry Lee Newman Sr., passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at Prisma Health Tuomey. Born Oct. 2, 1944, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late James Mack “Son” Kolb ...

PHOTOS BY BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter School District held a districtwide academic awards ceremony Jan. 22, and more ...

Grants - local, state and federal - flow through Sumter City Council, which allocates them to community improvement projects and initiatives. This week saw two major developments, with council voting ...

PHOTO PROVIDED Clarendon County Historical Society's president Lee Reaves, center, and its treasurer Gene Benfield, right, ...

Emerging artists making rap, Afrobeats and R&B music push Christian genre boundaries A new wave of artists is transcending ...