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SUMTER, S.C. (30 August 2018) – Mayor Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. announced today that he has awarded two Sumter residents the Gamecock City Society Award, the highest honor available for a citizen of Sumter. The Gamecock City Society Award is the most prestigious award the City of Sumter can bestow...
The U.S. Constitution mandates that everyone in the country be counted every 10 years. The first census was conducted in 1790 and one has been conducted every 10 years since then. The next census occurs in 2020 with April 1st being the official Census Day. The Census Bureau’s goal for Census 2020 is...
Main Street South Carolina recognized Sumter’s eSTEAM Festival with the Excellence on Main Street Award. This award recognizes the top project from among the winners in the five categories of the annual Main Street Inspiration Awards. The eSTEAM Sumter Festival in downtown Sumter celebrated a...
Sumter, SC (January 7, 2022) -- Due to current workforce shortages, we are running longer trash routes each day. We are doing our best to get to everyone in a timely manner and we ask that each of you place your carts by the curb by 7AM and leave them out until 7PM on the day of your scheduled...
SUMTER, S.C. (May 22, 2023) – The annual Sumter Iris Festival starts this Thursday with the announcement of its 81 stannual King and Queen at the Taste at the Gardens event, starting at 6 PM. The Iris Festival is one of South Carolina’s oldest and Sumter’s largest festivals and runs through Sunday...
Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds can be viewed in this PDF.
SUMTER, SC (June 15, 2018) â The Sumter City-County Planning Department, in advance of the Sumter 2040 Comprehensive Plan Process, has developed a Community Survey in an effort to solicit input from the Sumter Community. The brief survey is designed to ask for public input on the planning, zoning...
SUMTER, SC (Oct. 8, 2016) â Mayor Joe McElveen out of safety concerns for citizens and visitors in the wake of Hurricane Matthew has enacted a curfew for the City of Sumter from 8 tonight until 7 a.m. Sunday morning. âFirst and foremost, the safety of the Sumter community is of utmost importance...
The City of Sumter, and our contractors, will begin the process of picking up flood debris from residential homes on Monday, October 12, 2015. We know this will take some time, so if we miss you one day, we will be back around. If there are items in you yard that are airing or drying out that you...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Domestic violence is a serious crime that affects people of all races, ages, gender, and income levels. Domestic violence is widespread and affects over 4 million Americans each year. One in three Americans have witnessed an incident of domestic violence. Children that grow up...