The Sumter Item

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2026 5:15 pm PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Wednesday following a fifth day of deliberations and twice saying they can't agree whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children. The jury will return again Thursday morning.

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2026 5:03 pm Little Master Karsyn Antonio Chatman, 6, son of Antonio Cortez Chatman and Carolyn Sheresa China, was born on March 30, 2020, in Sumter, South Carolina. He departed this life on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at Prisma Health Richland Children’s Hospital, Columbia. Public viewing will be held on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, from 2-6 p.m. at Job’s Mortuary Inc. Funeral services will be held at noon, Saturday, Sept.

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2026 4:57 pm Baylee Olivia Johnson, 24, and her precious unborn son, Johnny, went home to Jesus on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, surrounded by their loving family. Born April 4, 2002, Baylee was the beloved daughter of John Richard “Rick” Johnson and Robin Marie Johnson. She was a daughter, baby sister, aunt, granddaughter, girlfriend, niece, cousin, friend and, most recently and perhaps most proudly, a mama.

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2026 4:15 pm Two juveniles were detained Tuesday, Sept. 1, for allegedly making threats of violence against Chestnut Oaks Middle School, according to a news release from the Sumter sheriff's office Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 2. At about 1:42 p.m. Tuesday, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a threat against the school, according to Sumter County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Mark Bordeaux in the release.

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2026 3:12 pm Arts & Entertainment Sumter Symphony Orchestra debuts at Patriot Hall Sumter Symphony Orchestra introduced itself to the public in its first concert on Saturday, Aug. 29. Conductor Nse Ekpo led the orchestra of 11 in its first performance as a professional ensemble. Ekpo told The Item in July, while in the thick … Arts & Entertainment

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2026 1:12 pm By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press The $1 coin designed to celebrate America's 250th birthday and seemingly President Donald Trump, whose face gazes from one side of the gold finish, will go on sale Wednesday, according the U.S. Mint. The coin's design — Trump's visage as "heads" and the Great Seal of the United States as "tails" — was given the stamp of approval this year by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members Trump appointed.

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2026 12:34 pm Henry Albertus “Peewee” Bradley, 70, husband of Lillie Ruth Barno Bradley and son of the late Alec Bradley Sr. and Viola Martin Bradley, was born on Sept. 7, 1955, in Oswego, South Carolina. He departed this on life on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, South Carolina. Public viewing will be held on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, from 2-6 p.m. at Job’s Mortuary Inc. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2026 10:23 am CHICAGO (AP) — Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario to "Lake America" for U.S. users of its Maps app, following competitor Google days after President Donald Trump ordered a new name for the body of water amid his escalating trade war with Canada. As of Wednesday morning, Apple Maps displayed "Lake America" for U.S. users looking at the lake that sits between the state of New York and Canada's Ontario province.

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2026 9:04 am WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pressing the Army to explain why it told a unit based in Europe to stop specializing in drone warfare, an order that comes as the world's battlefields rapidly evolve and military tactics increasingly rely on uncrewed systems to fight.

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2026 7:31 am NEW YORK (AP) — Oil giant Chevron is confirming that it will expand its operations in Venezuela, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits. Chevron said Wednesday that it has been assigned additional acreage in the Orinoco Belt, where the company has an established position.