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Outstanding Partnership: Butterfly Project, Downtown Sumter Aiming to add new public art projects —an element that was lacking in the growing downtown district — Downtown Sumter partnered with the Main Street Society, a City of Sumter committee, to beautify and promote downtown. They created the...
Sumter's beloved swan-filled garden that rests in the heart of the city received its Level II arboretum certification this year. Sumter City Council received a presentation about the arboretum certification during Tuesday's meeting, stating Swan Lake-Iris Gardens has been selected as a worldwide...
SUMTER, SC (May 1, 2021) -- In conjunction with the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and the National Travel and Tourism Week, local Sumter attractions will be highlighted May 3-8 during Sumter Tourism Week. Kicking off the week, the Sumter Convention & Visitors Bureau...
For more than a decade, tennis has been a growing staple in Sumter. Today the racket sport stands as a pillar of Sumter's economic growth after completing Phase 1 of the Palmetto Tennis Center project, making the city a destination for elite and avid players in the country. The community celebrated...
City/County Offices Relocating Back To Liberty Center This Week SUMTER, S.C. (April 13, 2021) – Sumter City/County offices which were temporarily housed at the county’s facility located at 20 N. Magnolia St. are moving back into the Liberty Center this week. The Liberty Center is located at 12 W...
Sumter, SC - Thursday, March 18, 2021, 11:30AM Due to the expected threat of inclement weather all City of Sumter Administrative Offices will be closing early today at 1 PM, Thursday, March 18, 2021. According to the National Weather Service, a line of thunderstorms will move east across the Sumter...
SUMTER, SC (MARCH 17, 2021) – Make plans now to join thousands of volunteers of all ages across America who will be taking part in the efforts to clean up and improve their local communities in the Great American Clean Up. Starting April 17, the City of Sumter, in partnership with the Greater Sumter...
SUMTER, SC (March 16, 2021) – The City of Sumter has been named one of 20 finalists nationwide for the 2021 All-America City Awards. "This year’s finalist communities have managed the compounding difficulties of the past year, all while building equity and resilience,” stated Doug Linkhart. “Their...
SUMTER, SC (March 12, 2021) – The state of South Carolina announced this week that the City of Sumter has been awarded a South Carolina Office of Resilience’s (SCOR) Disaster Recovery Office grant for stormwater infrastructure and drainage improvements. The federal funding received by the state...
The City of Sumter is selling multiple items at auction, starting today through February 3. All sales are hosted by: govdeals.com. (Search: Sumter, SC)