- Katt Williams Hospitalized, Psychiatric Evaluation Ordered
In a bizarre turn of events, standup comic, actor and aspiring rapper Katt Williams [ click to read ] was required to undergo a psychiatric evaluation over the weekend in South Carolina.
- Community says goodbye to Sumter fire chaplain
In Sumter, a community said goodbye to a man who devoted his life to helping others.
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The Sumter Fire Department is reeling from the loss of a beloved chaplain who was killed Tuesday afternoon in Dalzell when the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a car on Black River Road.
- Sumter Fire chaplain dies in wreck
The chaplain of the Sumter Fire Department was killed in a motorcycle wreck Tuesday afternoon.
- Heads up for capital penny sales tax
Keith Gedamke / The Item Backers of the penny sales tax watch the returns at the City Centre on Tuesday evening.
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Dalzell United Methodist Church celebrates its 100th anniversary today. The sanctuary, built in 1908 by church members, has weathered a century of weather.
- W. Columbia searching for suspect in car break-ins
The West Columbia Police Department is asking for help in locating a man wanted for breaking into a vehicle.
- Industry enticements
Keith Gedamke / The Item Hard hats are seen at Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony for Olympic Steel's Sumter expansion.
- Streetscape improvements
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.
- Texas Has Highest Rate of Uninsured
Oct. 9, 2008 -- About one in six people living in the U.S. under the age of 65 had no health insurance in 2005, but closer to 1 in 3 Hispanics were uninsured, newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau ...
- Rash of car break-ins angers Dalzell residents
Lock your car doors. That's the message from the Sumter County Sheriff's Department after 36 car break-ins have been reported in Dalzell.
- Man charged with 21 vehicle break-ins
Authorities have made an arrest in a recent rash of vehicle break-ins in the Dalzell area.
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Authorities have charged four Lee County men and a Sumter County man with various drug possession and distribution charges as a result of a surveillance operation conducted Friday in the Woodrow community.
- Capital penny sales tax project: Sumter County Courthouse
Keith Gedamke / Item photo illustration Judge Jeffrey Young works in a cramped courtroom at the Family Court in Sumter.
- Sheriff's Office requests help
Sumter County authorities are hoping the public can provide leads that will help get two murderers off the streets.
- Penny sales tax projects: Safety improvement
Keith Gedamke / The Item Seven intersections are slated for improvements if the capital penny sales tax initiative passes.
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Investigators are considering sexual assault as a possible motive for Thursday's fatal shooting in Dalzell, and bond has been denied for the suspect.
- 26-year-old shot, killed after argument at home
A 26-year-old Dalzell man was shot to death Thursday night, and his 28-year-old brother-in-law has been charged with murder.
- Man Charged with Murder in Sumter Killing
Sumter County deputies have arrested a man they say shot and killed another man.