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SUMTER, SC (January 25, 2019) – The City of Sumter has unveiled a plan for the expansion of the Palmetto Tennis Center (PTC). The expansion calls for a larger tennis operation building, which will house the professional tennis staff, an expanded Pro Shop with concessions, and a meeting space, as...
Sumter, SC (January 15, 2019) – Downtown Sumter has announced they will be working on a master plan that will help provide a roadmap for the future development of the Central Business District, and they are asking the public for their input. Scheduled to be completed by the end of summer 2019, the...
Sumter, SC – Team Sumter, consisting of the City of Sumter, Sumter County and the Santee-Lynches Council of Governments, has received a 2018 Aliceann Wohlbruck Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) for the project “Beating Blight: Sumter and Camden’s...
Sumter County and the City of Sumter are giving residents an opportunity to recycle their Christmas trees at the annual "Grinding of the Greens". Donated Christmas trees will be made into mulch. It gives residents a chance to be 'green' with their discarded trees. Before donating your tree to the...
2018 marks the 5 th anniversary of the City of Sumter Mayor’s Christmas Card Contest. Students in Elementary and Middle School all across the Sumter School District submitted their artwork for consideration. This year, like years past, we received so many entries, add that to our 5 th anniversary...
City of Sumter Administrative Offices will be closed: Monday, December 24, 2018 Tuesday, December 25, 2018 Wednesday, December 26, 2018 and Tuesday, January 1, 2019 City Sanitation Services will NOT run on Tuesday, December 25, instead we will pick-up Tuesday customers on Saturday, December 29...
If you could make a wish for a deserving friend or family, what would it be? The City of Sumter wants to make your wish come true this holiday season! Do you know a family that could use a little help this holiday season or a kid who has been extra good this year? Let us know how we can help, and we...
The following is a holiday schedule for the City of Sumter for the 2019 Calendar Year. On the following dates all City administrative offices will be closed. Please note that public safety and certain public service offices will remain open at all times. Tuesday, January 1 - New Year's Day Monday...
SUMTER, SC (October 31, 2018)– In support of the ongoing Sumter 2040 Comprehensive Planning Process, the Sumter City-County Planning Department has published the Community Survey Report. The Community Survey, which asked Sumter residents about neighborhoods and development issues in the City and the...
Sumter, SC (November 7, 2018) – The SUATS (Sumter Area Transportation Study) Policy Committee, at its meeting on November 5, 2018, approved the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The LRTP represents the future transportation vision of the City of Sumter and the urbanized portions of Sumter...