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PHOTOS: Ragin Prep faces Marlboro Academy for SCISA 1A semifinals

Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and ...
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PHOTOS: Lee Academy girls basketball faces Dorchester for SCISA 2A state semifinal

Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and ...
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RUBY FRANCES MADRY O'NEAL

Ruby Frances Madry O’Neal, 103, widow of Joseph Millard O’Neal Jr., died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, at Covenant Place in Sumter. Born Dec. 17, 1922, in Scotland Neck, North Carolina, she was a ...
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Instagram says it will notify parents if teens 'repeatedly' search for terms related to suicide

Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in ...
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Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing ...
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PHOTOS: Laurence Manning faces Heathwood Hall in SCISA 4A state semifinals

"I learned a lot that I have never known before," said Sumterite Audrey James, "as he was speaking, the speaker was saying that you… ( Read more) Starting TOMORROW: Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer ...
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DEACON CHARLES WHITE

Deacon Charles White was born May 11, 1950, in Sumter, to the late Daniel and Mamie Washington White Sr. Charles transitioned ...
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Third victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say

A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were also killed in the attack, ...
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Day 1 at Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Stop 2 at Santee Cooper Lakes canceled due to strong winds

Day one of the second regular-season Major League Fishing (MLF) Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by MillerTech event of 2026 set for Thursday, Feb. 26 – the Tackle ...
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VAN JOE DENNIS MICKENS

Van Joe Dennis Mickens, 91, widow of James Wilson Mickens and daughter of the late Purvis Dennis and Mable Graham Dennis, was born on Nov. 19, 1934, in Sumter County.  She departed this life on ...
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LILLIE HAYNESWORTH HICKMON HACKNEY

Lillie Haynesworth Hickmon Hackney, wife of Robert Louis Hackney, was born on April 10, 1934, to the late Earl Haynesworth ...
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FBI serving search warrants at Los Angeles school district headquarters and superintendent's home

The FBI is serving search warrants at the Los Angeles Unified School District's headquarters and the superintendent's home. Federal officials in Los Angeles were serving the ...