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SUMTER, SC (October 3, 2016) – The City of Sumter’s Abandoned and Dilapidated Housing Demolition Program has been awarded the 2016 Outstanding Planning Project of the year from the South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (SCAPA). This award was given for the successful...
SUMTER, SC (Oct. 9, 2015) – The Sumter County Emergency Management offices will be returning to normal operations beginning this afternoon, as the calls from area residents needing immediate response to the recent flooding have significantly decreased. Area residents will still be able to reach...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The National Association of Town Watch is sponsoring a nationwide crime prevention program on August 2, 2011 entitled “National Night Out.” “National Night Out” provides an opportunity for the City of Sumter to join forces with thousands of other communities across the country...
Current forecasts for Hurricane Florence are showing a combination of high wind speeds and the possibility of 12 inches of rainfall coming to the Sumter, South Carolina area. Tropical storm force winds are expected to arrive Friday. If you live in a flood prone neighborhood, you may want to consider...
Sumter, SC (September 5, 2019) - The City of Sumter is an Entitlement Community. This Entitlement status affords the City the opportunity of receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds on an annual basis. The purpose of the funds is to improve the neighborhoods and make life more...
SUMTER, S.C. (Nov. 3, 2020) – Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to City of Sumter for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019...
SUMTER, S.C. (Dec. 14, 2020) – Mayor David Merchant wants to recognize residents in the City of Sumter who bring a little extra Christmas cheer to the community. Residents living in the city limits who have decorated their homes this Christmas season will be admitted into a Christmas Cheer...
SUMTER, S.C. (May 11, 2022) – In response to the Sumter area’s growing demand for better walk and bike infrastructure, the Sumter Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization (SUATS MPO) is developing a Walk and Bike Master Plan. “Now more than ever, the need for safe and comfortable...
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...
UPDATE: Sumter, SC (Thursday, January 4, 5:30 PM) Due to secondary roads still snow and ice covered and with the anticipated refreeze overnight the city admin offices have decided to close again on Friday, January 5, 2018. Parks will remain closed as well. City sanitation services and public safety...