Missing Sumter News Today

47-year-old Lorenzo Franklin of Green Swamp Road was last seen Monday in the Winkles Road area, according to the Sumter Police Department.

Poppy the black lab is part of the K-9 unit at USC Police Department. She trains for an hour and a half each day with her handler Corporal Mark Tevepaugh.

17-year-old Zaniyah Johnson was last seen near Joyce Street in Sumter on Tuesday, according to deputies.

Tatianna Davis is the first ever recipient of the Sumter High School Class of 1982 Legacy Scholarship.

49-year-old Aaron Lucas was last known to be at the Southeastern Greyhound bus station in Atlanta on or around Friday, July 22, 2022.

Officers say Deondre Lindsay was last seen around 3 p.m. Monday at his Miller Road home.

The Richland County Sheriff's Department, Recreation Commission and local police chiefs are partnering to find ways to curb youth violence.

According to an obituary posted by Whites Mortuary, Brian Jefferson died on Thursday, December 16, 2021, in Manning. That's the same day he left home.

The Sumter Police Department is asking for the public's help to locate a missing woman, Claudia Ann Mitchum.

Updated: 7:29 PM EDT March 31, 2021 SUMTER, S.C. — On Wednesday, Sumter city leaders joined those at Shaw Air Force Base to sign a proclamation designating April the Month of the Military Child in the city. The signing, which took place at the Sumter Opera House, was done to show support and thank military children for their strength and sacrifices. “April is the month of the military child and so we’re signing that proclamation just to honor them just because they’re a ...