2.4K views · 44 reactions | Sumter Elite is a travel basketball team made up of girls from across Sumter, but Coach Cedric Rembert says it's more than just basketball: "I care about them beyond the sport of basketball. It's like trying to teach them a life lesson." Sumter Today is presented by the University of South Carolina Sumter and Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. | The Sumter Item | Facebook

2K views · 12 reactions | Sumter Today is presented by University of South Carolina Sumter eSteam 2025 was a blast! The festival allows schools, businesses and industries to showcase applications in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) to spark youth's interest in those disciplines and expose them to available career opportunities in Sumter and the greater region. Economic Alliance for Sumter and Lee Counties | The Sumter Item | Facebook

Sumter Today is presented by University of South Carolina Sumter The theatre chairs are gone, the dust is flying, and the scaffolding is up — a bittersweet goodbye, but a bold step forward. Sumter Opera House | The Sumter Item

4.8K views · 58 reactions | Earlier this month, the all-star team representing Sumter's recreational softball league took home the state title in Lancaster, S.C. Now, the team moves on to the Dixie Softball World Series this weekend in Alexandria, L.A. as Team South Carolina in the 10U division. Sumter Today is presented by the University of South Carolina Sumter and Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. | The Sumter Item | Facebook

Oakland Plantation in Sumter County, South Carolina was established in 1735 with a royal land grant to William Sanders, who built a house and tavern (or ‘publick house’) here. The house was either extensively remodeled into or replaced by the present house, featuring a central hall, built c. 1816 for William Sanders IV and further enlarged by his son, William Sanders V shortly before the Civil War. On April 18, 1865, in the last days of the Civil War, this house was the headquarters of Confedera