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Suspect arrested in connection to drive-by shooting involving 1 year old

Sumter Co. Sheriff’s Office Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)–  On Thursday the US Marshals Service and Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect in a recent drive-by shooting. Investigators say Common Nelson was arrested in the Lexington area. According to deputies, on August 14th Nelson fired several shots into a car occupied by a woman, her one year old daughter, and a…

Sumter police searching for missing teen

Sumter Co. Police Dept. Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)– Police in Sumter are searching for a 16  year old girl who has not been seen since Monday. Investigators say Kenya Davis was last seen Monday when she was dropped off by a family member in the Robney Dr. area. Police say she was expected to return home but did not. She is…

DHEC offering free HIV testing at UofSC and participating colleges

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will be supplying free HIV tests at several participating colleges and universities across the state from Sept. 26-30.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will be supplying free HIV tests at several participating colleges and universities across the state from Sept. 26-30.

31st annual senior luncheon held

The 31st annual “Senior Citizens Healthcare and Fun Day Luncheon” was held at Seawell’s Catering. “What we do every year is we get the seniors together. In the rural areas a lot of times we are forgotten or don’t know we’re there. So what I did was when I became an elected official I started getting people out of the rural areas to get information that they normally wouldn’t have gotten,” says event creator Bernice G. Scott.