Sumter County

Nine a.m. on Wednesday and it’s 74 degrees in Sumter County with 94 percent humidity and winds out of the southwest around 9 mph. The National Weather Service is forecasting a 30 percent chance of rain today with a high around 87 and southwest winds from 5 to 9 mph. The low tonight is near 74.

Looking for a free Saturday activity for your 4th–8th graders? 🇺🇸🔥

Send them back in time to reenact an American Revolution battle with Battle in a Box this coming up Saturday, featuring SC Liberty Live!

Meet reenactors, experience living history, and step into the action! 📦⚔️

Battle in a Box: Become the Reenactor!

The Sumter County Library invites the community to join us for our presentation, “The American Revolution in South Carolina”, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at the downtown library’s main meeting room.
The American Revolution in South Carolina will be covering the origins of South Carolina’s break from England, its key leaders on both the patriot and loyalist sides, as well as venturing into the events and circumstances that led to the fall of Charleston in May of 1780.
Our Guest Speaker, Dr. Fritz Hamer, spent 25 years at the S.C. State Museum as Curator of History, researching and developing exhibitions on a variety of topics, ranging from the American Civil War and Reconstruction, World War I and II, and sports history, with emphasis on baseball and football. He also spent four years at the S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum as Historian and Archivist researching an exhibition about the Vietnam War, before retiring in 2020.
This program is sponsored by South Carolina Humanities, a not-for-profit organization; inspiring, engaging and enriching South Carolinians with programs on literature, history, culture and heritage. The mission of South Carolina Humanities is to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of all South Carolinians. South Carolina Humanities receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as well as corporate, foundation and individual donors.
For more information on this event, please contact Gregory G. Johnson, Information Services Coordinator at the Sumter County Library. For other exciting programs available at the Sumter County Library, visit us online at www.sumtercountylibrary.org.

Nine a.m. on Tuesday and it’s 76 degrees in Sumter County with 71 percent humidity and winds out of the northeast around 5 mph. The National Weather Service is forecasting a 20 percent chance of rain today with a high around 81 and southwest winds from 5 to 7 mph. There’s a 70 percent chance of rain tonight with a low around 68.

Women Veterans were honored on June 12, 206, as Sumter County Veterans Affairs hosted Women Veterans Appreciation Day with a luncheon at the Sumter County Courthouse.
Sumter County Veterans Affairs Director Valerie Brunson welcomed the crowd before Pastor Gwen Parker offered a prayer. Shaw Air Force Base’s 20th Fighter Wing Honor Guard presented the Colors before the Pledge of Allegiance, and Tech. Sgt. Jeannie Toro sang the National Anthem.
Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) Gwen Cofield sang a solo before Sumter Fire Department Lt. Selena Ruth Smith, a Navy Veteran, delivered the keynote address.

Join us on Wednesday at Patriot Hall, Sumter County
https://www.sumterpatriothall.com/

Nine a.m. on Monday and it’s 76 degrees in Sumter County with 88 percent humidity and winds out of the west around 8 mph. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high today around 93 with west winds around 7 mph and a low tonight near 72.