Stories from Sumter County Government
Sumter County EMS Announces Transition to a Priority-Based Response Model
Beginning Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, Sumter County EMS will transition to a priority-based response model in coordination with the Sumter E-911 Dispatch Center, which dispatches for all city and county public safety agencies. The model will help dispatchers consistently assess medical emergencies and
Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
Bidder registration now open for Delinquent Tax Sale until Nov. 20, 2026
Bidder registration for the 2026 Tax Sale is now underway and open until Nov. 20, 2026. Registration closes after that day. All delinquent real and mobile home taxes must be paid by 5 p.m. on Dec. 7, 2026 to avoid being sold at the Delinquent Tax Sale on Dec. 8, 2026. 2026 Bidder Tax Sale Regis
Basketball registration: Oct. 26-Nov. 13
Boys and girls basketball registration will be Oct. 26 to Nov. 13, 2026. You can register online by clicking on this link You can also register in person beginning Oct. 26, 2026, at Recreation & Parks Department, 155 Haynsworth Street, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday Girls Bask
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S.C. DOT will close section of U.S. 521 North from Oct. 15-18
The S.C. DOT is slated to close a section of U.S. 521 North from Oct. 15-18. Work to replace pipes will require the closure of U.S. 521 North between Ellerbe Mill Road and T.B. Wright Road. Motorists are urged to use a detour route: Horatio Hagood Road to T.B. Wright Road. The work is expect
Friends of the Sumter Library Annual Sale will be Oct. 16-25
The Friends of the Sumter County Library invites the community to come out and join the Friends for their 2026 Annual Book Sale. The book sale will start on Thursday, October 15 th , for the Friends Preview Night at the downtown library’s main meeting room and will continue until Sunday
Three locations for Early Voting beginning Oct. 19
2025 Water System Reports available
To read the 2025 Shiloh Water System Report To read the 2025 Wedgefield-Stateburg Water System Report
October 2026 Gamecock County Gazette
To view the October 2026 Gamecock County Gazette, CLICK ON THIS LINK
Sumter County Council's Sept. 22, 2026, meeting
Sumter County Council Tuesday evening approved third and final reading of an ordinance dealing with nuisance animals and also extended a fee-in-lieu agreement with a manufacturer for a possible expansion. At the outset of the meeting, Sumter County Attorney Johnathan Bryan spoke first about a R