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In observance of Christmas, the City of Sumter will not collect household garbage on Christmas Day. Instead, if you have a “MONDAY” collection day, your garbage will be collected on Saturday, December 23, 2023. Residents are asked to have their roll cart curbside by 7:00 a.m. for collection. The...
SUMTER, S.C. (September 20, 2017) â The historical significance of the Sumter Opera House will open next month during a grand opening celebration. City officials are inviting the community to share their story at the exhibit opening on October 6 anytime from 5 to 7 PM. âThe Sumter Opera House...
Staying hydrated plays an important role in protecting yourself during periods of extremely hot or cold temperatures. Known as Operation Hydration, once heat indexes and/or temperatures reach the triple digits, officers with the Sumter Police Department take to the streets with bottled water for...
In an effort to keep our Citizens informed on the maintenance and cleanup of the 2015 flood and where we go from here... The City of Sumter, Oswego and Rembert water systems are all under a boil water advisory, until further notice. Residents should boil any water used for consumption (food prep and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club organizations with over 100,000 members in 3,400 clubs in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and throughout the world. One of the Primary Purposes of Optimist International is to inspire respect...
The City of Sumter and Sumter County Government will be open for normal business hours on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Sumter County Recreation & Parks Department’s gymnasium has closed as a shelter. The Sumter County Emergency Operations Center has also closed. Sumter County Emergency Management staff...
SUMTER, SC (December 16, 2019)– The Sumter Area Transportation Study Policy Committee (SUATS) has selected five upcoming transportation improvement projects, four of which are among the most dangerous intersections in Sumter. The selected projects include: Broad Street at Loring Mill Road Guignard...
SUMTER, SC (March 12, 2021) – The state of South Carolina announced this week that the City of Sumter has been awarded a South Carolina Office of Resilience’s (SCOR) Disaster Recovery Office grant for stormwater infrastructure and drainage improvements. The federal funding received by the state...
Outstanding Partnership: Butterfly Project, Downtown Sumter Aiming to add new public art projects —an element that was lacking in the growing downtown district — Downtown Sumter partnered with the Main Street Society, a City of Sumter committee, to beautify and promote downtown. They created the...
The City will temporarily disrupt water service to make a necessary water main repair on Broad Street, between Hastings Drive and just south of Wesmark Boulevard. Date: January 25, 2024 Time: 12:00 AM (Midnight) The attached map illustrates the areas that will be impacted. The City of Sumter...