Sumter Community Pulse

Sumter School Expansion

• 🔥 Liberty STEAM Charter Middle School: Sumter Liberty STEAM Charter School plans to launch a new middle school...

Great news for Sumter teachers, nurses, cops, and military families: The 2026 Palmetto Heroes program is back with $10,000 forgivable down payment...

Key step for SC public safety, including Sumter residents:

• Senate Judiciary subcommittee hears S. 702 Wednesday at 9am (livestreamed), co-sponsored...

Exciting growth for Sumter families:

• Middle school expansion underway at the Sumter Mall site.
• New athletics program launches fall 2027: six...

Sumter folks, SC cyber threats surged:

• Total losses hit $264M in 2025, up from $118M
• Elders 60+ hardest hit at $97M
• Top scams: investment fraud, email hacks, tech support
  Stay vigilant statewide – ranked 21st nationally.

Sumter Spotlight

• Airman Wins Big: Tyler Lucas, an airman stationed at Shaw AFB in Sumter, won $5 million on Amazon Prime’s Beast Games season...

Local pride boost! Airman Tyler Lucas, stationed in Sumter, wins $5 million on Amazon Prime’s Beast Games season 2.

• Show wrapped in February; he...

Statewide education push backed by Gov. McMaster, Lt. Gov. Evette, and Supt. Weaver aims for Turning Point USA clubs in every SC high school.

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Statewide warning for Sumter: South Carolinians lost $264 million to cybercrime in 2025, up $118 million from 2024 – elders hardest hit at $97.3...

Sumter Breaking News

• 🔥 Teen Shooting at Crosswell Park: A 16-year-old boy was charged with attempted murder and weapons charges after shooting...

Sumter public schools and city government must now buy 100% US-made US/SC flags, per new state law signed this week.

Key details:

• Spark: Local flag...

Infants under 6 months are sitting ducks in South Carolina's worst measles outbreak in 35 years (~1,000 cases), with 253 in kids 4 and under. Risks...

Quick arrest in Sumter youth gun violence: 16-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after shooting 15-year-old girl near playground at Crosswell...

Liberty STEAM Charter School in Sumter is planning a major expansion to bring middle school athletics to its students. A welcome boost for local education choices and community school activities.

Public Safety Alerts

• ⚡ Missing Woman: Briana Holliday: Sumter Police are searching for 20-year-old Briana Michelle Holliday, last seen after 9...

During National Public Health Week (Apr 6-12), SC DPH emphasizes Ready. Set. Action. to boost health outcomes.

• SHIP 2025-2030: New five-year...

Great news for Sumter families: The Smart Heart Act requires all SC public schools to form cardiac response teams and run drills like fire drills.

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Phased hikes ahead to tackle rising costs:

• Household impact: ~$3/month increase for most; less for low-usage
• Why now? Chemicals, equipment, labor,...

Ongoing public safety concerns in Sumter:

• Drug bust: Jamal English (35) and Kuwame Kaloff charged with fentanyl trafficking, other substances,...

Sumter Elections

• ⚡ Democratic Filings for House 64: Democratic candidates for House 64 can file between April 8-10.
• Voter Board Meeting: Voter...