News & Media

The City of Sumter works to ensure residents receive as much information as possible about all things relating to the City in a timely manner. In the News Room, you will find official press releases from the City, awards to the City, important services and project information from the Mayor, public service announcements, official city photos, links to social media accounts and more.

City-County Planning Department will host a meeting updating citizens on the next steps for the Hampton Park Historic District Traffic Calming Study. Citizens are invited to attend a public open house on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 6:00 - 8:00 PM @ City Centre (25 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC) in...
Sumter Urban Area Transportation Study (SUATS) is providing public notification on the Office of Public Transit (OPT) funding plan for SWRTA vehicle and facility needs assessment. Recently, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), pursuant to The MAP-21 legislation (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21...
Sumter, SC – October 16, 2015 - In the days following the Sumter community’s extensive flooding during the weekend of October 3, the City of Sumter immediately began to assess and repair water damage to the city’s most visited park. Today, City leaders are pleased to announce that Swan Lake...
Sumter, SC - Oct. 14, 10 AM - Contractors have started picking up flood debris in the City of Sumter and Sumter County. This service is expected take some time to complete, as contractors will only be able to pick up one type of debris at a time. Trucks will make several passes to each residence in...
KNOWN ROAD CLOSINGS (10/12/15 1500) BARRICADE WASH OUT AREA BROAD BY COMMUNITY ST (1 LANE IN BOUND) X C MILLER RD AT YMCA X C WEN LE CT X X C ATLANTIC FROM LAWSON TO BRANCH X C MT SINAI CH RD OFF OF 527 (1ST BRIDGE) X X E NERO CIR FROM CLASH LN X E HEWITT LN OFF OF HWY 53 X E EASTERN SCHOOL IN SWAMP...
The City of Sumter, and our contractors, will begin the process of picking up flood debris from residential homes on Monday, October 12, 2015. We know this will take some time, so if we miss you one day, we will be back around. If there are items in you yard that are airing or drying out that you...
NEWS RELEASE #23 For Immediate Release Contact: Derrec Becker Phone: 803-737-8515 | Social: @SCEMD COLUMBIA, S.C. (October 10, 2015, 4:40 p.m.) -- As people start cleaning up the mess left behind by severe flooding, they need to take added steps to protect their own health and safety. Assume...
There are three permitting systems that affect flood recovery efforts: Business licenses; Building permits; and Contractors’ licenses. Depending on the work you need to do, you may need one or more permits. You can do cleanup or minor repair work yourself – for example; removing water from your...
In an effort to keep our Citizens informed on the maintenance and cleanup of the 2015 flood and where we go from here... Here is a daily update for Sumter, SC. The boil water advisories have been lifted for the City of Sumter, Oswego and Rembert water systems. Friday is the last night of the...
SUMTER, SC (Oct. 9, 2015) – The Sumter County Emergency Management offices will be returning to normal operations beginning this afternoon, as the calls from area residents needing immediate response to the recent flooding have significantly decreased. Area residents will still be able to reach...