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updated: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:04 pm

Sumter News

Local news for Sumter, SC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

6 hrs ago | The Item

Police identify accused scam artist

Sumter police detectives have identified a man they say has been conning local businesses out of hotel rooms and meals by having the businesses bill Alice Drive Baptist Church or promising payment at a later ...

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10 hrs ago | WLTX-TV Columbia

Assault Suspect Cornered After Robbery Spree

The Chief of the Manning Police Department says they are searcing for an armed man in a wooded area heading north on Interstate-95, after they say he robbed a restaurant and check cashing business, and he says ...

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19 hrs ago | The Item

Blaze damages homes

Chris Moore / The Item Sumter firefighters work to contain a blaze at Houck Street Apartments just after 1 a.m. Saturday.

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Related Topix: South Sumter, SC, Sumter Metro

Yesterday | The Item

Faces of Clarendon: Nyetta Hill-Lewis

Although a native and resident of Sumter County, Nyetta Hill-Lewis, 34, has family that ties her to Clarendon County.

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Related Topix: Sumter County, SC, Sumter Metro, Clarendon County, SC, Manning, SC

Sat Jul 05, 2008

The Item

Early morning fire on Houck Street

Sumter firefighters responded to a 4-unit apartment fire shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday at Houck Street Apartments off Houck Street.

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The Item

For a bang-up July 4th, use fireworks safely

Item file photo Melody Jones, right, describes a fireworks package to David Lee at Floyd's Fireworks on McCrays Mill Road.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Lee County, SC, Sumter Metro

The Item

Barnwell shuts its doors to 47 states

This week was a significant one for South Carolina in terms of receiving nuclear waste.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Barnwell, SC, Nuclear Energy, South Carolina

Fri Jul 04, 2008

The Item

Police increase holiday road patrols

During the Fourth of July holidays last year, there was only one fatality on the highways of Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Lexington, SC, Sumter County, SC

The Item

Wachovia hosts 'Hometown Heroes' lunch

Mark Morgan / The Item From left, Jimmy Deas of the Sumter Fire Department, Maj.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Sumter County, SC

The Item

Prow to reopen Broad Street restaurant

From Big Jim's, to Cathy's on Broad, to Mr. B's, the well-known dining location at 451 Broad St.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Life, Holidays, Lughnasadh

Thu Jul 03, 2008

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Group asks locals for donations

The Good Samaritans for All People Inc., in its 14th year reaching out to the needy in Lee and surrounding counties, is inviting the public to support its various giveaways throughout the year by participating ...

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Kershaw, SC, Florence, SC, Bishopville, SC, Lee County, SC

The Item

Man wanted in robberies, assaults

Keith Gedamke / The Item A state law enforcement division helicopter circles over a wooded area near the intersection of U.S. 378 and Interstate 95 on Tuesday afternoon as authorities look for an individual ...

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Related Topix: Santee, SC, Manning, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Sumter Metro

The Item

Red Cross to throw party to attract blood donors

The American Red Cross is throwing a party in appreciation of blood donors and in hopes of getting more to give.

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Related Topix: Cross, SC, Sumter Metro

Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Item

S.C. House overrides encroachment veto

The state House of Representatives unanimously overrode Gov. Mark Sanford's veto on a bill that, as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, allows the county special exemption to a state-mandated millage cap limiting how much ...

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The Item

Leventis is flying high

The seven-seater white Cessna 421 with green and tan stripes sleeps in a hangar at the Sumter Airport.

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Related Topix: US News, US Air Force, Sumter Metro

The Item

Move over guys: Women rev up at track

Keith Gedamke / The Item Christy Pittman, foreground, and Dana Hill have been racing in the women's racing division at Sumter Speedway for months.

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Related Topix: Sumter County, SC, Sumter Metro

Tue Jul 01, 2008

The Item

Man hospitalized for shotgun blasts

A 31-year-old Florence man with several gunshot wounds was dropped off at Tuomey Regional Medical Center early Friday morning, and Sumter Police are searching for clues.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Columbia, SC

The Item

A tomato by any other name would be as sweet

Arguably, our most vivid memories are those associated with food. The great Marcel Proust wrote movingly about the association in his "Remembrance of Things Past." He recalls dipping a madeleine, a small French ...

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Related Topix: Sumter County, SC, Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Vegetables, Home Gardening, Home, Sumter Metro

The Item

Penny tax commission cuts projects

The Sumter County Capital Project Sales Tax Commission cut two items Friday from its list of projects to be funded by the capital penny-on-the-dollar sales tax should the tax be approved by voters in November's ...

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Related Topix: Sumter County, SC, Sumter Metro

WBTW

DHEC fire safety programs begin in Sumter and Lake City

Fire safety education and smoke alarm installation programs are under way in Sumter and Lake City, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced recently.

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Related Topix: Sumter Metro, Lake City, SC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Sumter, South Carolina is located in Sumter County and is part of the Sumter Metro Area. Zip codes in Sumter include 29154, 29153, and 29150.

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