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Update 2pm January 22, 2025 Out of an abundance of caution, the City of Sumter Offices and parks will remain closed tomorrow Thursday, January 23, 2025. Thursday Sanitation Service customers will have their trash picked up on Sunday, January 26, 2025. A reminder to Wednesday customers, please have...
[SUMTER, SC, January 14, 2025] – Sumter residents will soon have the chance to clear out unwanted junk with the City of Sumter's curbside junk removal service, happening February 3-7, 2025. This free service is available exclusively to residential trash “roll cart” customers, and all items must be...
Attention City/County of Sumter Business Owners: Renewals are due by April 30th, 2025. You can renew by: Paying online at Sumter.GovPossible.com or www.LocalBLRenewal.com, Mailing in check (made payable to City of Sumter) to Attn: Business License, PO Box 1449, Sumter, SC 29151, or Paying in person...
Out of an abundance of caution and in consideration of the safety of our employees, customers, and community, the City of Sumter offices will be closing at 12 Noon today January 10, 2025 due to the anticipated winter weather mix in the area. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and...
Tennis enthusiasts, mark your calendars! The highly anticipated Philip L. Edwards Tennis Complex officially opens on Wednesday, January 8, 2024. This state-of-the-art facility, featuring authentic German red clay courts designed to meet international standards, promises to be a game-changer for...
The City of Sumter has hired the historic preservation consulting firm WLA Studio to conduct a historic resources survey of historic architecture in the West End, Mason Croft, and Hampton Park neighborhoods. The project area is generally bounded by Broad St. to the north, Shot Pouch Creek and...
Sumter, SC (June 15, 2017) -- Downtown Sumter, South Carolina has been designated as an accredited Main Street America⢠program for meeting rigorous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center. Each year, the National Main Street Center and its coordinating program partners...
SUMTER, SC (January 6, 2015) â In an effort to shed light to the recovery efforts and needs from the October 2015 flood, City of Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen, along with the City of Columbiaâs Mayor, Stephen Benjamin, visited Washington, DC today to request additional funding from the federal...
Thank you #SumterSC for reporting problems with discolored water. If you are experiencing discolored water, we would advise you to boil your water before use. We are starting to experience issues with water line breaks and we will not be able to fully assess the situation until the water starts to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The City of Sumter and the Palmetto Tennis Center are proud to announce the USTA South Carolina Coaches selection. Tom Ruth, Youth Tennis Professional for the Palmetto Tennis Center has was selected to participate in one of three regional training camps in the Southern Section...