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With some help from artificial intelligence, country music star Randy Travis, celebrated for his timeless hits like "Forever and Ever, Amen" and "I Told You So," has his voice back. In July 2013, Travis was hospitalized with viral cardiomyopathy, …
NEW YORK - There are two things to keep in mind while being burned alive for a movie scene. The first, …
Sumter Microbrew Festival is "far out" in every sense, except on the calendar -- it's a few days …
STAFF REPORT The Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., is bringing back its Summer Movie Series on June …
The return of "Hacks" and a new Jerry Seinfeld movie are some of the new television, movies, music and …
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Morgan Freeman spoke the words, but pretty much everyone who took the …
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift continues to dominate in the week after the release of her 11th …
Good. You couldn't go a few minutes at the 22nd-annual Shrimp Feast without hearing the word refer …
LOS ANGELES - Are you ready for some movies this summer? There will be action-adventure, romance, …
NEW YORK — As former President Donald Trump remains stuck in the courtroom listening to salacious details of an extramarital sexual encounter he denies, another spectacle is playing out in the …
COLUMBIA — A bill that power companies call vital to keeping the lights on in South Carolina has been turned into a resolution that only expresses support for the idea by the Senate, which …
Susan Mae Jackson Willis, 85, widow of Stephen Willis and daughter of the late Louis Gamble and Thelma Jackson Quashie, was born on March 20, 1939, in Sumter. She departed this life on Wednesday, May …
Adam Morris, 42, born Clarence Adam Morris, AKA Big A, was born Feb. 5, 1982, and passed April 30, 2024. He is missed by his loving wife, Deborah Morris, and his two kids, JR. and Ashlyn Truett, his …
Jannett A. James, 61, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Summerton. Funeral will be held at 2 .p.m on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Clarendon Resource Center, 1154 Fourth St., Summerton. …
Willard Tillman Felder, 76, beloved husband of 31 years to Eva Diane Lovelace Felder, died on Monday, May 6, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital in Sumter. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com …
The Rev. Earther M. McCloud-Joe, 85, the widow of Mozell Joe, died Saturday, May 4, 2024 at her home. Born in Sumter County on March 24, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Sam Baker Sr. and …
Gregory Allen Hooton, 66, died Friday, May 3, 2024, at his home. Born Oct. 1, 1957, in Sylvania, Ohio, he was a son of the late Everette E. Hooton and the late Alice Brown Hooton. He worked as a pipe …
DEAR ABBY: I met a co-worker about a year ago and we started dating. He had been clean and sober from alcohol for more than 10 years. We got …
DEAR ABBY: I'm a 77-year-old woman with a 27-year-old granddaughter who loves electronic gadgets and toys. She's comfortable financially and …
DEAR ABBY: When we are out as a family, my 30-year-old, millionaire son never pays for anything. He eats more than any of us and never reaches …
DEAR ABBY: I am sad that I haven't found a long-lasting husband. I'm divorced, and my previous relationships and marriage look like intentional …
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 revisits Morris College and discusses the opportunities it offered to Black children in the Sumter community. "The Negro State Baptist Convention of South Carolina founded the college in 1908. For many years, it has contributed much to …
Reflections remembers one of the most important aspects of assisting and providing recreational and other …
Reflections remembers one of Sumter's most beautiful and upscale jewelry stores to open in the downtown …
This issue of Reflections takes a look at photos taken across the Sumter area through the decades.
Reflections recalls the movie "A Guy Named Joe" filmed in 1943 with various scenes being shot in Sumter, …
Reflections celebrates Women's History Month by remembering the women who flew airplanes during …
Today's Reflections addresses the development of Sumter's most significant floral garden. H. C. …
This issue of Reflections recalls the life and work of John Julius Dargan. According to an article …
This issue of Reflections focuses on the history of the bell, which was at one time found in every …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Many thanks to Kathleen Kreklau for her letter concerning the disruptive protests on college campuses. It could not have been better said. Now, …
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 …
We wish to express appreciation for the success of the Art in the Park 2024, held on April 20 in Memorial Park. Although presented by Heart of …