2.4K views · 45 reactions | Sumter Elite is a travel basketball team made up of girls from across Sumter, but Coach Cedric Rembert says it's more than just basketball: "I care about them beyond the sport of basketball. It's like trying to teach them a life lesson." Sumter Today is presented by the University of South Carolina Sumter and Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. | The Sumter Item | Facebook

JOE BIDEN campaigns at a rally in Sumter, South Carolina. Watch our 2020 Voter's Guide special here>>> https://bit.ly/2PvKxrW | WYFF News 4

A funeral service takes place Sunday for Sumter County Cpl. Andrew Gillette in South Carolina after he was killed on Tuesday while serving an eviction notice. | The National Desk - TND

1.4K views · 17 reactions | General Thomas Sumter had a birthday this week. He turned 285 years old. County officials, historians and even descendants of the American Revolutionary War general gathered at his statue in front of the Sumter County Courthouse to honor him and learn about the history after which Sumter is named. Presented by University of South Carolina Sumter Sumter Opera House & Colonial Healthcare | The Sumter Item | Facebook

12 reactions | A salty, sea air filled the Sumter County Museum grounds during its Pirate Day on Saturday. Live cannon demonstrations, "grog", medicines-at-sea, blacksmithing, and other pirate history exhibits were on display for the public to enjoy. Sumter Today is presented by the Sumter Opera House, University of South Carolina Sumter, and @Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. | The Sumter Item | Facebook