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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.
1 arrested, 1 sought in Dubose Siding killing
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.
Girl, 14, drives wrong way on U.S. 378
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.
Sumter Man Dies After Being Hit By Truck
A Sumter County man has died after being hit by a truck as he walked along the side of the road Saturday night.
A deadly Sumter accident leaves one person dead
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.
Woman leads Sumter deputies inton Kershaw, has tires spiked
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.
Group to prevent zoning changes
Item File Photo Students at Pocalla Springs Elementary School were given a variety of healthy food options during a taste-testing session recently.
Sumter residents will pay $15 more in yearly fees
Sumter County residents will see a five mill decrease in property taxes this year.
2nd suspect taken in 'Lizard Man' witness death
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.
Famed Lizard Man Witness Killed
Loren Coleman on June 22nd, 2009 On Monday, June 22, 2009, Chris Davis will be laid to rest.
Fugitive Task Force arrests man wanted in South Carolina
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: Murder victim Lizard Man witness
Police have made no arrests in the case of a 37-year-old Sumter man shot to death Wednesday.
1 man killed, another man wounded in seperate shootings
Two crimes shook Sumter County residents late last night, and police are still searching for the perpetrators, according to Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis.
Man attacks driver after speedway wreck
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 suspects arrested in SC shooting death
Three people have been arrested in the shooting death of a South Carolina man last week.
County Council moves forward in budget process
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.
20-year-old wanted in shooting deaths turns himself in
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.
Police looking for clues in Sumter murder
Sumter County detectives are still looking clues as to what led to an early morning murder that killed a 53-year-old Caldwell Wright.