1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (175+ words) The Sumter Item Former Sumter High star Boone to host annual camp July 27 Former Sumter High standout Justus Boone will bring back his annual Just-Us Youth Football Camp to Dillon Park on Saturday, June 27. Boone, who started his collegiate career…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (128+ words) The Sumter Item Sumter Speed sends largest team yet to USATFSC Junior Olympic Championships Sumter Speed, the AAU track and field program founded by Wilson Hall head coach Rip Ripley, is taking part in the USATF South Carolina Junior Olympic…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (131+ words) The Sumter Item P-15's give back with annual youth baseball camp Youth baseball players from across Sumter made their way to Riley Park this week for the annual camp hosted by the Sumter P-15's. The local Legion squad spent the week…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (798+ words) NEW YORK - Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations Thursday for a new collective bargaining agreement. The amateur…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (103+ words) The Sumter Item Wilson Hall's Wilder set to play basketball at South Carolina A dream came true for Wilson Hall's Ford Wilder on Friday, as he was finally able to share the news that he's going to play basketball at…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (98+ words) The Sumter Item Sumter tennis center earns international recognition for tournaments City council hears about award, passes budget A special presentation was given during Sumter City Council's regular meeting Tuesday, June 16, recognizing a prestigious award received by the local tennis…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (130+ words) The Sumter Item SCDOT to shift traffic on U. S. 15 in Sumter County COLUMBIA " South Carolina Department of Transportation will shift traffic on U. S. 15 in Sumter County beginning Tuesday, June 23. Crews will shift traffic from the U. S. 15 southbound bridge over Pocotaligo River to the…...

14+ hour, 20+ min ago  (855+ words) As the summer heat settles over Sumter, a new business on Bultman Drive is offering residents a cold, colorful way to cool down. Vampire Penguin, owned by Melissa Clark, serves shaved snow desserts in flavors ranging from strawberry cheesecake to…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (218+ words) Sumter Adult Education is proud to announce that Stanley E. Hayes Jr. , lead teacher and 2026-27 Sumter Adult Education Teacher of the Year, has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious 2026 GED Educator of the Year Award, presented by GED Testing…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (100+ words) The Sumter Item SLED will enforce new state nitrous oxide law A new South Carolina law aimed at curbing the recreational misuse of nitrous oxide is now in effect, according to an announcement made by SLED on Tuesday, June 16. South…...