Sumter County News

Kate Spade; Chanel; Louis Vuitton -- these purses were for sale in Sumter County, but if you look closely, they're all fakes.

What happens after you toss your trash? Some may think it stinky, smelly and sordid, but it's a job that must be done.

Hugh "Monk" Alexander Mathis Jr., 78, widower of Shirley Preast Mathis, died Monday, July 14, 2008, in Veterans Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.

Chris Moore / The Item William A. McKenzie, 23, was found lying outside 123 Highland Ave.

Friday, July 18, 2008 at 4:08 p.m. Sumter County Deputies are investigating what they are calling an apparent murder suicide in a Dalzell home involving a middle aged married couple.

Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis says the shooting deaths of a man and woman in Dalzell was an apparent murder-suicide. Dennis told The Item of Sumter that it appears 52-year-old Kurt Edward Kern shot ...

A former state trooper could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for repeatedly kicking a New York man in the head after the man led troopers on a high-speed chase in his dump truck, according to ...

Keith Gedamke / The Item Sumter County deputies found Kurt Edward Kern, 52, and his wife, 51-year-old Patricia Anne Kern, dead in their 4200 Old Camden Highway home about 10:20 a.m. Thursday.

Sumter deputies have arrested a Wedgefield man, after they say he stabbed a 33-year-old Sumter man in the stomach four times, and turned himself in Monday evening.

On Monday, members of the Sumter County Drug Unit conducted an undercover prostitution sting in Sumter County.

A man is wanted by the Sumter County Sheriff's Office for allegedly stabbing his brother during a domestic dispute about 9:55 p.m. Saturday at a Travis Court residence.

Lee County Council gave final approval at its meeting Tuesday to amend an existing fee in lieu of taxes agreement with Ahlstrom Inc.

Deputies say a man victimized two families and, in effect, an entire community. That 23-year-old - accused of two home burglaries and then resisting arrest - is now on Sumter County's most wanted list.

Authorities are investigating armed robberies that occurred at two Sumter businesses, both in city and county jurisdiction, within a five-hour span on Monday.

Proposed earmarks by S.C. legislators in seven of 12 House appropriations bills made public as of last week : COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE $400,000 to Colleton County Sheriff's Department for technology upgrades ...

A Sumter woman is behind bars after stabbing a man several times with a kitchen knife.

Gas Pains: Tell us where it hurts The crunch is definitely on. It s affecting everything from the morning commute to work to the prices you re paying in the grocery store.

Sara Toole Harvin, 92, widow of Olin Dannerly "O.D." Harvin, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at her home.

Roger Maple, 44, address unknown, was arrested Thursday after 18 months on the run for failing to register as a convicted sex offender, second offense, according to a news release.

A new 65-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson has opened its doors for business at 2491 Broad Street in Sumter, S.C. "We're very excited to bring the Country Inns & Suites By Carlson concept to this region," ...