Sumter County News

The Fourth of July has come a little early for the employees of Ahlstrom Inc., located in the Interstate 20 Industrial Park on Browntown Road.

A teenager was captured at his home in Lee County on Wednesday morning in connection with the June 17 shooting death of a 37-year-old man, and authorities named another teenager as the fourth suspect in the slaying.

A 14-year-old girl who drove a red Ford Mustang the wrong way on U.S. 378 almost took out another car Friday night, the Sumter County Sheriff's Office said.

A Sumter County man has died after being hit by a truck as he walked along the side of the road Saturday night.

A person is dead after an accident in Sumter County. Investigators say Saturday night at 9:10 PM, Robert Dukes was driving a 1988 Ford Pick-up truck eastbound down SC-446. A pedestrian, wearing dark shirt and pants, was walking westbound on the shoulder of the highway.

A 47-year-old woman was arrested early Saturday morning after she reportedly led Sumter County deputies on a chase into Kershaw County, where stop sticks were used to flatten her tires, and batons were used to smash her windows and extricate her.

Item File Photo Students at Pocalla Springs Elementary School were given a variety of healthy food options during a taste-testing session recently.

Sumter County residents will see a five mill decrease in property taxes this year.

SUMTER a ' South Carolina police have a second suspect in custody in last week's shooting death of the man who became famous in 1988 as the first to report a sighting of the legendary Lizard Man.

Loren Coleman on June 22nd, 2009 On Monday, June 22, 2009, Chris Davis will be laid to rest.

The Richland County Division of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force has arrested a man wanted in South Carolina.

Two murder suspects, who are being sought in conjunction with a Wednesday night shooting on DuBose Siding Rd.

Police have made no arrests in the case of a 37-year-old Sumter man shot to death Wednesday.

Two crimes shook Sumter County residents late last night, and police are still searching for the perpetrators, according to Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis.

A 39-year-old man was jailed early Sunday after he attacked a race-car driver who had just wrecked during a race at Sumter Speedway shortly after midnight Sunday, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office.

Three people have been arrested in the shooting death of a South Carolina man last week.

The 2009-10 budget for Sumter County took another step forward in the process Tuesday night at the regular County Council meeting, even as council made and discussed the need for further changes.

A 20-year-old man sought in connection with two recent shooting deaths turned himself in to authorities Friday night, said Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis.

Joe Perry / The Item Caldwell Wright Jr., 55, was shot to death early Saturday morning at his Branch Street home.

Sumter County detectives are still looking clues as to what led to an early morning murder that killed a 53-year-old Caldwell Wright.