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SUMTER, SC (April 7, 2016) â Sumterâs Mayor Joe McElveen has announced that the cityâs fire department has improved from a Class 2 to Class 1, the highest possible rating from the Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO). ISO, an insurance advisory organization that conducts Public Protection...
UPDATE, OCTOBER 7, 7 PM: City of Sumter and Sumter County will continue the 12 Midnight thru 7 AM curfew, until Saturday morning. UPDATE 6:45 PM: City of Sumter City Council has extended the curfew through Saturday morning. Each night curfew will be in effect from 12 Midnight to 7 am. SUMTER, SC...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Marching Knights is the band entity of the music program at Crestwood High School; and 'KNIGHT TRAIN" Drumline and "KNIGHTINGALE" Colorguard fall under this umbrella as well. The Marching Knights have incorporated style that is unique to the Sumter Community and have...
Sumter, SC (November 7, 2018) – The SUATS (Sumter Area Transportation Study) Policy Committee, at its meeting on November 5, 2018, approved the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The LRTP represents the future transportation vision of the City of Sumter and the urbanized portions of Sumter...
2019 marks the 6 th anniversary of the City of Sumter Mayor’s Christmas Card Contest. Students in Elementary and Middle School across the Sumter School District submit their artwork for consideration. One student per grade is awarded a prize for their submission and two are chosen from that list to...
SUMTER, SC (MARCH 17, 2021) – Make plans now to join thousands of volunteers of all ages across America who will be taking part in the efforts to clean up and improve their local communities in the Great American Clean Up. Starting April 17, the City of Sumter, in partnership with the Greater Sumter...
The City of Sumter hosted Valerie Linley from Destined to Succeed Mobile Basketball Camp in Sumter this summer at the North HOPE Center. This camp is an annual event and free to all City youth, grades 3-12 each summer. This summer we hosted over 60 youth as part of the week-long program. The camp...
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 (July 24, 2017) â The City of Sumter is inviting the public to a presentation of the Draft Historic Preservation Design Review Guidelines document on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 6 PM in the Central Carolina Technical College Health Sciences Center Iris Room, located at 133 S. Main St...
Sumter, S.C. âRocky LaPorte is one of those people you see and might ask yourself: Where do I know him from? He looks so familiar. The answer could be you saw him on Showtimeâs âThe Godfathers of Comedy,â Season 8 of NBCâs âLast Comic Standing,â or perhaps you saw him on the silver...