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$10k grant funds Sumter library education kits for area daycares, leaders say According to library leaders, they received $10,000 in grant funding to create unique kits they call ‘read, learn and grow’ boxes. Author: Kayland Hagwood Updated: 6:29 PM EDT April 5, 2021 SUMTER, S.C. — Inside the Sumter County Library, the meeting room has a new purpose. Tables have been shifted and replaced by boxes and boxes of books to be delivered to children away due to the coronavirus. “Since the pandemic hit, during the school year, our Head Start and daycares weren�...

Old Sumter gas station demolished, intersection set for upgrade, mayor says The dilapidated gas station on North Washington Street has been demolished. Intersection nearby also set for an upgrade, mayor says. Author: Kayland Hagwood Updated: 6:30 PM EDT April 4, 2021 SUMTER, S.C. — Downtown Sumter is getting a new look. The old, dilapidated gas station on North Washington Street has been demolished. The intersection nearby at Washington and Liberty, is also set for an upgrade. “That old, dilapidated gas station has been empty for years and so it was just ni...