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The USTA Pro Circuit women’s season continues with the Palmetto Pro Open, a USTA Pro Circuit W60 event taking place from June 12-18 at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, S.C. This is the first of four W60 events that are part of the USTA Pro Circuit’s summer hard-court swing ahead of the US Open...
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...
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...
We are hiring High School Youth age 16 and above for our Youth Co-op Program! Students will work for local businesses. Program begins June 12, 2023 Program ends July 28, 2023 The program also offers training alongside the employment piece that focuses on the 17 principles of success training from...
City of Sumter offices will be closed: Friday, December 23, 2022 Monday, December 26, 2022 Tuesday, December 27, 2022, and Monday, January 2, 2023. All city services will continue to operate throughout the holidays, including regular weekly trash pickup schedules, with the exception of Christmas Day...
On Nov. 8, 2022, Sumter County voters will decide on this referendum: Must a special One Percent Sales And Use Tax be imposed in Sumter County (the “County”) for not more than seven (7) years, to begin when the current Capital Projects Sales Tax ends on or before April 30, 2023, to raise the amounts...
SUMTER, SC (October 28, 2022) - The Sumter County Veteran’s Association invites the community to the annual Sumter Veterans Day event on Friday, November 11, 2022 in Downtown Sumter. The day begins with a parade at 10 a.m., followed by an official ceremony at 11 a.m. on the front lawn of the...
Congratulations to the 2022 Mayor’s Christmas Card Contest Winners: Miss Olivia Smith, an 8 th-grader at Hillcrest Middle School, and Miss Jalena Tillman, a 4 th-grader at Manchester Elementary School These top two winners have their artwork featured on the 2022 City of Sumter Christmas Card, which...
Congratulations to our top three winners of the 2023 Love Where You Live Litter Poster contest. This is the first litter art poster we have hosted, with our partners, Palmetto Pride and the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce. Those winners are: Mason Miller, 2 nd Grade, Liberty STEAM Charter School...
The City of Sumter’s Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, South Carolina is hosting their 15th annual USTA Women’s Pro Circuit Event. The City of Sumter is proud to announce that the Palmetto Pro Open will become, one of nine, $60K events in the US! Women ages 14-28 from more than 20 countries will...