Arts & Entertainment

Students bring Wonderland to Sumter community through play

PHOTOS PROVIDED Lakewood High School Drama Club students and staff presented "Alice" for the community and the school's students in their auditorium March 16-18.

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Engagements
Townes-Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mark Townes of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Elizabeth Townes of Charleston, to Walter Elliot Lewis of Charleston, son of Ms. Karen Lewis of Jackson, Georgia. The bride-elect is the granddaughter …
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Faith

Easter is March 31 this year. Here's why many Christians will wake up before sunrise to celebrate

On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God — as the sun rises. They gather outside on beaches and church lawns, …

Yesteryear

Yesteryear by Sammy Way: Horseshoe pitching tourney scheduled; Crime Stoppers telethon returns

75 YEARS AGO - 1949 Aug. 9 - 15 - Rufe Watson of Sumter set a new world record in the senior division at the National Skeet Shooting Association's tournament at Dallas, Texas, on Sunday. Watson copped the senior title in the all-gauge event by …