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After reading The Sumter Item article titled, "Board votes 6-3 for new Mayewood athletic building," dated Feb. 14, 2024, my faith in the Sumter School District Board of Trustees is highly restored. On Feb. 12, 2024, I addressed the SSD Board of …
The current ordinance makes it possible for a business license to be denied or suspended if the applicant has a criminal record.
Reference The Sumter Item article dated Oct. 26, 2023, titled, "Request to expand Sumter County salvage yard deferred after significant opposition." At the end, the article stated Sumter County Council unanimously (excluding councilman Eugene Baten, …
In 2018, $400,000 in capital projects was earmarked for a new athletic field at the rural Sumter County middle school. Five years later, that project is unfinished.
The Sumter County Council Chairman said the having the public sign-in to speak and letting them do so after a vote was taken by council was a decision made with his staff and backed by the county ordinances, respectively.