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UPDATE, October 9, 2015 -- City of Sumter, Oswego and Rembert boil water advisories HAVE ALL BEEN LIFTED. UPDATE, October 8, 2015 -- City of Sumter and Oswego boil water advisory HAS BEEN LIFTED. (Rembert remains in effect). UPDATE, October 7, 2015 -- Water customers for the City of Sumter, Oswego...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast will take place on Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 7:30 a.m. at the Alice Drive Baptist Church, and a National Day of Prayer Ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 12:00 p.m. on the front lawn at the Sumter County Courthouse. Sumter...
The City of Sumter, Sumter County Government and the Shaw Sumter Community Council -- collectively known as Team Sumter -- are working together to help Tyndall Air Force Base families displaced by Hurricane Michael. There are several Tyndall families already at Shaw Air Force Base with more on the...
Sumter County and the City of Sumter are giving residents an opportunity to recycle their Christmas trees at the annual "Grinding of the Greens". Donated Christmas trees will be made into mulch. It gives residents a chance to be 'green' with their discarded trees. Before donating your tree to the...
SUMTER, SC (March 16, 2021) – The City of Sumter has been named one of 20 finalists nationwide for the 2021 All-America City Awards. "This year’s finalist communities have managed the compounding difficulties of the past year, all while building equity and resilience,” stated Doug Linkhart. “Their...
The City of Sumter's Summer Youth Employment Program has successfully served the Sumter community since 1994, reaching well over 2,000 families in its lifetime. Utilizing Rescue Act and Community Development Block Grant Funding, we have been able to add a training component alongside the employment...
Sumter, S.C. (January 25, 2024) - Due to the high volume of participation, we are extending our contract with the removal company to ensure that the junk piles are collected into next week. Please be patient and leave your items by the curb. Residents who couldn't get their piles out by January 21...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) have received two applications for Federal grant funding through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). Funding for this grant was made available after the 4241 Presidential declaration was...
SUMTER, SC (March 22, 2016) â Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen paid tribute to the new pastor of Emanuel AME Church for her contributions locally by proclaiming today as âDr. Betty Deas Clark Day.â McElveen presented Clark with a proclamation, which outlined her accomplishments in Sumter, and a...
SUMTER, SC (Oct. 5, 2015) – A curfew for all of Sumter County will remain in place Monday night beginning at 7 p.m. and will last until 7 a.m. Tuesday, and will be evaluated on a daily basis as officials continue to assess and respond to the damages caused by the recent flood. In addition, schools...