The Sumter Item
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The Item, formerly known as The Sumter Daily Item and The Daily Item, is an independent, morning newspaper published in Sumter, South Carolina, by Osteen Publishing Company. It has a circulation of approximately 20,000. Source
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| Scope | Local |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
| Media Market | Columbia, SC |
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| Frequency | Daily |
| Days Published | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
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Search ArticlesNATHANIEL PETERSON
Posted Monday, July 13, 2026 3:16 pm Nathaniel Peterson, 62, husband of Carolyn A. Pringle Peterson and son of Sarah Frances Rouse Peterson and the late Manning Peterson, was born on Feb. 24, 1964, in Sumter, South Carolina. He departed this life on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter. Family will be receiving friends at the home, 470 Mrs. Avie Lane, Sumter, daily from 3-7 p.m. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.
JENA NICOLE DUBOSE
Posted Monday, July 13, 2026 4:16 pm Jena Nicole DuBose, 40, died Friday, July 10, 2026, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, South Carolina. Born Sept. 4, 1985, in Greenwood, she was the daughter of Glenn Dale DuBose Sr. and Pamela Amerson DuBose. She was a 2004 graduate of Greenwood High School.
Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term
Posted Monday, July 13, 2026 4:04 pm COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced at a news conference at the Statehouse on Monday that Nordone would serve the remaining months on Graham's current term, which expires in January.
Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles
Posted Monday, July 13, 2026 3:58 pm PARIS (AP) — Ukraine and nine other countries announced Monday they were forming a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, utilizing Kyiv's experience in fighting Russia's full-scale invasion for over four years. "Our goal is to build a shared ballistic missile defense capability for Europe," the 10 nations said in a statement in Paris at talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
JOE LOUIS ANDERSON
Posted Monday, July 13, 2026 4:57 pm Joe Louis Anderson, 60, son of the late Jimmy Budden and Hattie Mae Anderson King, was born on March 6, 1966, in Sumter, South Carolina. He departed this life on Monday, July 6, 2026, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina. Public viewing will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, from 2-4 p.m. at Job’s Mortuary Inc. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center, 101 S.
Lindsey Graham remembered for a vision of American foreign policy that's fading in Washington
Posted Monday, July 13, 2026 4:10 pm By GEIR MOULSON and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press For decades Lindsey Graham traveled the globe selling a vision of the United States as a nation willing to use its military might to protect democracies around the world, even as his party was taken over by a president openly skeptical of that worldview.
WILLIAM R. "BILL" BREWER JR.
Posted Monday, July 13, 2026 2:30 pm William R. “Bill” Brewer Jr., 82, widower of Ann Burress Brewer, died Friday, July 3, 2026, at Sumter Health and Rehab. Born May 8, 1944, in Steele, Missouri, he was a son of the late William Brewer and Laura Nell Burton Brewer. Mr. Brewer was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was a retired long distance truck driver. He attended Oasis Church in Sumter.
Sumter PD says driver slams into brick wall in single-vehicle crash; investigation ongoing
Sumter Police Department is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred Saturday afternoon. The crash occurred at about 5:21 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, at North Guignard Drive and Wactor Street. The driver veered off North Guignard and struck at a brick wall, the department said. The driver was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker identified the driver as Eric Williams, 47, of Sumter.
HERBERT JONES - The Sumter Item
Posted Monday, July 13, 2026 2:41 pm Herbert Jones, 66, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 2, 2026, at Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. Born on June 29, 1960, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Thornwell Sr. and Adranna Montgomery Jones. The family will be receiving visitors daily from 2-7 p.m. at the home of his sister, 125 Glastonbury Road. Bostick Tompkins Funeral home Sumter in charge of arrangements.
No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures
Posted Monday, July 13, 2026 3:55 pm By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won't provide much relief. The National Weather Service is predicting that more than 90 temperature records across the U.S. will be tied or broken this week through Wednesday — and most of those will be overnight heat records.