Next year's proposed Sumter County budget cuts overall expenditures and increases property taxes. Villages-News.com's Marv Balousek breaks it all down.

The Sumter County Board of County Commissioners has approved a resolution to rename the portion of County Road 470 east of U.S. 301 to the Central Parkway roundabout as Central Parkway.

The Sumter County Board of Commissioners met July 8. Commissioner Jim Reid addressed the spraying contract. “I thought it would save money. I thought it would be an improvement.” However, Reid was not ...

Lightning from a strong thunderstorm hit some of the fireworks prepped for the City of Sanford's Fourth of July celebration, causing them to ignite early and explode, according to Sanford Mayor Art ...

Instead, that figure went to Jefferson County, which saw a greater ratio of deadly crashes based on its population. In fact, the 10 deadliest Florida counties for car crashes were as follows: ...

Florence Post 1 and the Sumter P-15’s returned to American Legion Field to cap off their three-game series this week. The two squads actually finished playing two games as Wednesday’s contest ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — A train crashed into an unoccupied disabled vehicle, resulting in the closure of railroad crossings in Sumter County on Thursday, the Sumter County Sheriff's Office said.

Nyasia Vaughn, 17, is charged with murder after deputies say she shot Cameron Pearson in a July 1 dispute over a stolen gun in Sumter County.

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A Midlands assault suspect is now behind bars after deputies said he was found hiding naked in a tree. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kelly Jack Breland ...

Authorities have identified a 17-year-old girl now accused of killing a man in the Midlands.

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. — A dispute in Sumter County ended with deputies arresting a naked suspect hiding in a tree, authorities say.