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Mayor Merchant, along with City Litter Officer and Clemson Extension met with Sumter School District today to deliver the first of 30 STEM Litter Lesson Kits to help teach our youth about the effects of litter. Kits will be delivered to all K-5 Schools in Sumter, including private schools over the...
The City of Sumter's Summer Youth Employment Program has successfully served the Sumter community since 1994, reaching well over 2,000 families in its lifetime. Utilizing Rescue Act and Community Development Block Grant Funding, we have been able to add a training component alongside the employment...
The City of Sumter hosted Valerie Linley from Destined to Succeed Mobile Basketball Camp in Sumter this summer at the North HOPE Center. This camp is an annual event and free to all City youth, grades 3-12 each summer. This summer we hosted over 60 youth as part of the week-long program. The camp...
To help improve the conditions of our sidewalks, the City of Sumter is partnering with StreetScan, a Massachusetts-based company that has assessed over 100 communities across North America. Crews will be out in the city starting this week and assessing through August 5. StreetScan employs scooter...
All students, parents, teachers, counselors and mentors, you are invited to attend a special leadership session with us tomorrow at Sumter High School, located at 2580 McCrays Mill Road. All sessions are FREE for attendees. Featuring speaker Mark Brown (@MarkBrownSpeaks) -- an expert in helping...
The new Lazy River at the City of Sumter Aquatics Center is now open! A dedication ceremony was held earlier this month, check out of video from the event. Our Aquatics Center is located at 1115 S. Lafayette Dr. Visit www.sumterswim.com for more info on our Aquatics Center.
The Sumter Iris Festival Commission is so excited to celebrate its 80 th festival May 27 – 29, 2022 at Swan Lake Iris Gardens. After being interrupted for two years, we are back and better than ever! With this being the 80 th festival, we are celebrating all things Eighties, so read on! This event...
SUMTER, S.C. (May 11, 2022) – In response to the Sumter area’s growing demand for better walk and bike infrastructure, the Sumter Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization (SUATS MPO) is developing a Walk and Bike Master Plan. “Now more than ever, the need for safe and comfortable...
The City of Sumter will be conducting a Public Hearing Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sumter Opera House Auditorium located on the First Floor of the Opera House at 21 North Main Street, Sumter, SC to receive comments from citizens on its Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation...