The impact of being informed about your community

Thank you for reading this June/July edition of The Sumter Item Impact. It's full of stories and information that will help you better understand the community that surrounds you.

From a list of things to do around the Midlands and Pee Dee to results of the June primaries, The Item Impact will help you be more informed. From feature stories about a captain at the fire department to a double Dutch competition and women in the military, The Item Impact will help you feel more connected to your neighbors. Learn about Social Security topics, veterans' resources and recent happenings with our local government. Read about how a woman is using food and faith to help those in need and about how an annual tennis tournament brings economic impact to Sumter.

This is all brought to you in this complimentary newspaper because of the support of our community partners, the local businesses you see advertising their products, events and services in these pages. Because of them, we can deliver The Item Impact to more than 28,000 households and businesses at no cost to readers. Because an informed community is a better place to live, work, pray and play, and we believe this regardless of everyone's ability - and willingness - to pay for a newspaper.

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