Cherryvale, South Carolina

Keith Gedamke / The Item Backers of the penny sales tax watch the returns at the City Centre on Tuesday evening.

Keith Gedamke / The Item Hard hats are seen at Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony for Olympic Steel's Sumter expansion.

Downtown looks to tax to make it 'special place' Keith Gedamke / The Item City officials hope to continue revitalization efforts in downtown Sumter with funds generated by the penny sales tax.

Keith Gedamke / The Item The continuation of construction to Patriot Park Sportsplex off Patriot Parkway carries a $6 million price tag.

Keith Gedamke / Item photo illustration Judge Jeffrey Young works in a cramped courtroom at the Family Court in Sumter.

Item file photo The U.S. 76/378 bypass at U.S. 15 is identified as one of the most dangerous and ill-planned intersections in the county.

Keith Gedamke / The Item Seven intersections are slated for improvements if the capital penny sales tax initiative passes.

Mary Dolan / The Item Sumter School District 2 Superintendent Frank Baker shares a laugh with students at an elementary school on Tuesday, the first day of school for the district.

Cherryvale woman concerned about welfare of feathered family A Sumter woman is doing everything she can to protect a family of geese who wandered onto a road.

Cherryvale residents see improvement but say more needs to be done Jamie Hudson / The Item When a trailer was ripped from its spot on Furman Drive, several furnishings were left behind.

"We have to start over when the property is transferred"

Conditions found in Cherryvale spur residents to rally together Jamie Hudson / The Item A mobile home lays in a pile of rubble in the Cherryvale neighborhood. via The Item