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Sumter, SC (January 12, 2022) -- Effective immediately, starting Friday, January 14, 2022, the City of Sumter sanitation crews will not be sorting recycling at the curb. Until further notice, please bag your recycling items and place them in the same container as your regular trash. This will allow...
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, SC (Saturday, Jan 22, 8AM) -- Due to slippery conditions, All City parks will remain closed today (January 22). Sumter, SC (Friday, Jan 21, 9 AM) -- Commercial sanitation services will not run on Saturday, January 22. City parks remain closed until further notice. Sumter, SC (Thursday, Jan...
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...
SUMTER, SC (March 4, 2022) â City of Sumter Mayor David Merchant participated in National Read Across America Day on Friday, March 4, taking the opportunity to share two stories with students at Lemira Elementary School. âIâm excited to be a part of this,â stated Merchant. Read Across...
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...
SUMTER, SC (January 30, 2024) – The City of Sumter is set to dedicate the newest monument in Veterans Park to four Sumterites and Tuskegee Airmen at 10 AM on February 9, 2024. The Memorial was established to honor the first African American aviators in World War II. Four of these intrepid airmen had...
Until 2015, Emanuel AME Church in Charleston was known mainly for its important role in South Carolina history. But the unspeakable events of June 15 that year changed the lives of nine families forever. Now one of those family members is sharing his story—a story of resilience, forgiveness, and...
SUMTER, SC (February 16, 2024) – In recognition of Black History Month, the Duke Energy Foundation presented a $10,000 grant to the City of Sumter this week in support of youth mentoring and senior fitness programs at the South Sumter Gym. Currently, the gym, located in the middle of the residential...
The City will temporarily disrupt water service to make a necessary water main repair on Broad Street, between Hastings Drive and just south of Wesmark Boulevard. Date: January 25, 2024 Time: 12:00 AM (Midnight) The attached map illustrates the areas that will be impacted. The City of Sumter...