Crowd enjoys annual Homegrown concert to benefit nonprofit
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Palmetto Pickle Music Festival coming to New Zion May 18
NEW ZION - Country recording group Sawyer Brown will be the featured entertainment at the 2024 Palmetto Pickle Music Festival on Saturday, May 18, at 7301 Salem Road. South Carolina native Charlie Floyd will open the concert at 6 p.m. followed by …
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What to stream this weekend: Zac Efron, Indigo Girls, 'Dark Matter,' 'Mother of the Bride'
Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White starring in the family wrestling dynasty in "The Iron Claw" and Brooke …
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Learn about Sumter's history at Backcountry Springtime, explore a farm on Ag+Art Tour and find plenty of antiques this weekend
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With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back
With some help from artificial intelligence, country music star Randy Travis, celebrated for his timeless …
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Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life
NEW YORK - There are two things to keep in mind while being burned alive for a movie scene. The first, …
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Sumter Microbrew Festival returns with 'groovy twist' on May 10
Sumter Microbrew Festival is "far out" in every sense, except on the calendar -- it's a few days …
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Summer Movie Series returns to Sumter Opera House starting June 4
STAFF REPORT The Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., is bringing back its Summer Movie Series on …
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What to stream this weekend: Dua Lipa, Seinfeld's 'Unfrosted' 'Hacks' and 'Welcome to Wrexham'
The return of "Hacks" and a new Jerry Seinfeld movie are some of the new television, movies, music …
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Hear plenty of bands at Birdfest, take part in Crawdaddy Dash 5K and celebrate spring with Festival of Roses this weekend
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Nicole Kidman, who 'makes movies better,' gets AFI Life Achievement Award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Morgan Freeman spoke the words, but pretty much everyone who took the …
Roku will carry Major League Baseball games on Sundays beginning this week, and viewers will be able to watch for free and not be required to use a Roku device, the streaming service announced …
COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Monday he is glad the General Assembly raised teacher salaries and cut taxes in the 2024 regular session that ended last week, but he …
GABLE — Curtis Cooper, 88, died Sunday, May 12, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter. He was born Dec. 30, 1935, in Gable, a son of the late Eddie and Sara Wheeler Cooper. These …
Edward Lamont Allen Sr., 68, husband of Theresa Ramsey Allen and son of Nellie McCleary Allen and the late Matthew Allen, was born on July 18, 1955, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He departed this …
Eartha Williams, affectionately known as “Eark,” was born on Feb. 4, 1960, in Sumter. She departed this earthly life on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. She attended the public schools of Sumter …
Quanda Somana Davis departed this life on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at her home, 525 E. Calhoun St., Apt. 43, Sumter. Born June 9, 1978, in Sumter, she was the daughter of Floyd Tisdale and the …
LAURENS — Joseph “Daniel” Tisdale, 49, of Laurens, husband of Vinnie Gresham Tisdale, went to be with Jesus and “Taterbug” on Thursday, May 9, 2024. Born in …
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Dear Abby, May 13, 2024: Relationship with younger partner collapses bitterly
DEAR ABBY: I am a middle-aged gay man who has never had any serious relationships. A few months ago, I met a 22-year-old guy. He seemed really …
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Dear Abby, May 12, 2024: Woman's choice of partner is about to end inheritance
DEAR ABBY: I'm a 67-year-old father to a wonderful daughter. She has decided to stay with her boyfriend, who recently got out of jail for …
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Dear Abby, May 11, 2024: Husband acknowledges affair but not everything adds up
DEAR ABBY: My husband had an affair. I found out after seeing a motel charge on our bank account. I asked, and he confessed that it was with an …
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Dear Abby, May 10, 2024: Father tells daughter she shares blame for divorce
DEAR ABBY : I am the 18-year-old daughter (and third child) of parents who are going through a divorce after being together for 36 years. I need …
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Anastasia is a 2-year-old, tortoiseshell/tabby female Manx. She is housebroken and is quite gorgeous. Her coat is a brown, orange and black mottled tortoiseshell, and her temperament is super calm, …
Reflections by Sammy Way: Sumter had 2 pavilions for activities, entertainment
Reflections revisits two pavilions once located at Second Mill (Sunset Lake) and Pocalla Springs. Webster's Dictionary defines a pavilion as a building or part of a building often partly opened and highly ornamented used for entertainment, exhibits …
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Reflections by Sammy Way: Morris College opened in 1908 as Sumter's 1st college
Reflections revisits Morris College and discusses the opportunities it offered to Black children in the …
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Reflections by Sammy Way: United Service Organizations also known as 'home away from home'
Reflections remembers one of the most important aspects of assisting and providing recreational and other …
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Reflections by Sammy Way: Neiman's Jewelers opened modern store on South Main Street in 1945
Reflections remembers one of Sumter's most beautiful and upscale jewelry stores to open in the downtown …
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Reflections: Have you seen these photos from Sumter's past?
This issue of Reflections takes a look at photos taken across the Sumter area through the decades.
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Reflections by Sammy Way: Movie 'A Guy Named Joe' had scenes shot in Sumter in 1943
Reflections recalls the movie "A Guy Named Joe" filmed in 1943 with various scenes being shot in …
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Reflections by Sammy Way: Women pilots were important asset during World War II
Reflections celebrates Women's History Month by remembering the women who flew airplanes during …
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Reflections by Sammy Way: Former landfill becomes beautiful garden
Today's Reflections addresses the development of Sumter's most significant floral garden. H. C. …
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Reflections by Sammy Way: John Julius Dargan, a man of many talents, accomplishments
This issue of Reflections recalls the life and work of John Julius Dargan. According to an article …
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Letter to the editor: Satan identifies as God
One day Satan, the old devil, will identify as God. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 (KJV) says concerning Satan (appearing as the antichrist after the …
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Letter to the editor: Happy Mother's Day to Sumter mothers
Back when my son, Jimmy, was about 7 years old, he asked to go to his grandmother's house. We lived on Boulevard Road in Sumter, and Mama, …
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Letter to the editor: Party seems to take lead from antisemites
Who knew that the party of John Kennedy and Bill Clinton would morph into the party that seems to be taking its lead narrative from a large …
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Letter to the editor: Sumter, a tale of 2 cities: The haves and have nots
I am amazed how the county's chairman and the city's mayor sleep at night while a large number of Sumter citizens are struggling to survive and …
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Letter to the editor: Letter about protests couldn't be better said
Many thanks to Kathleen Kreklau for her letter concerning the disruptive protests on college campuses. It could not have been better said. Now, …
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Letter to the editor: Answers to world's current problems are in the Bible
What is it that provokes us to action? Recently a horrible attack on police doing their job in Charlotte took the lives of four in the line of …
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