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SUMTER, S.C. (Oct. 6, 2020) – Sumter City/County offices housed at the Liberty Center, located at 12 W. Liberty St., are temporarily relocating due to interior renovations. The following City/County departments will temporarily relocate to Magnolia Place, located at 20 N. Magnolia St., Sumter, SC...
The South Carolina Department of Transportation’s scheduled public information meeting this evening for the proposed replacement of the Manning Avenue bridge over CSX Railroad has been postponed. The postponement is due to the possibility of extreme weather this afternoon, and SCDOT said the meeting...
The annual Mayor's Christmas Card Competition is on again! Elementary and Middle School students from schools in the Sumter School District are asked to draw or paint a Christmas scene that they feel reflects what Christmas means to them. The winning entry from each category will be printed onto...
City Council recently approved the state’s annual allocation of just over $1.3 of C-Funds (more commonly known as gas tax revenue) to resurface the following roads in city limits over the course of the next year: City Streets: Foxworth Street G Street K Street Joe Lewis Park (including Armstrong...
Sumter, SC was named a 2017 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. Sumter achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program's found requirements: a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, an annual community...
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...