The City of Sumter works to ensure residents receive as much information as possible about all things relating to the City in a timely manner. In the News Room, you will find official press releases from the City, awards to the City, important services and project information from the Mayor, public service announcements, official city photos, links to social media accounts and more.
Sumter is developing a new long-range plan that will guide future transportation-related improvements in the community. The finished Plan, which has a horizon year of 2050, will guide improvements to streets, roads, transit, freight, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the Sumter Metro Area...
Veterans Day is coming up, and Sumter will once again be hosting our annual parade and celebration on Monday, November 11. If you would like to participate in the parade or vendor, thank you. Please see the applications below: Event Welcome Letter Parade Application Vendor Application Parade Route
The USTA today announced that the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, S.C., is one of 24 winners in the 37th annual USTA Facility Awards program, which recognizes excellence in the construction and/or renovation of tennis facilities throughout the country. The Palmetto Tennis Center will be honored at...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Tuesday, Dec. 6) – A mobile Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will make another three-day stop in Sumter County Dec. 8-10. The center will serve homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage or losses from Hurricane Matthew. The DRC will be located at: Cherryvale...
Sumter Urban Area Transportation Study (SUATS) is providing public notification on the Office of Public Transit (OPT) funding plan for SWRTA vehicle and facility needs assessment. Recently, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), pursuant to The MAP-21 legislation (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21...
SUMTER, SC/USA â The City of Sumter today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor...
For years, some Sumter residents lived among dilapidated buildings that had decayed at the hands of absentee landlords, heirs or financially strapped property owners. To alleviate the problem, city officials created a residential assistance program with the sole mission of fighting blight and...
The City of Sumter’s Downtown Development department, in partnership with the Main Street Society, is excited to announce an art installation for the Central Business District of downtown Sumter featuring original art by local artists on fiberglass butterflies. The butteries represent the...
SUMTER, S.C. (Aug. 21, 2020) – Sumter was named a top 20 city in the nation for the second consecutive year in the 2020 All-America City Award (AAC). In recognition for its civic engagement practices that are inspirational, inclusive and promising, Sumter was named as one of eight silver award...
Thank you Clemson University Extension and Duke Energy for hosting another Bradford Pear Bounty this weekend at Swan Lake Iris Gardens. Over 110 SC residents registered for the event, some exchanging multiple cut Bradford Pear Trees for more native species to South Carolina. Additional exchanges...