Sumter County Council's tax increase will fund 18 auxiliary teachers for kindergarten to 3rd grade in some schools starting 2025-2026 school year.

PREVIOUSLY: Sumter Lawmakers Agree to Increase Property Tax by 25 Percent Charles Kasner and Oren Miller are running for the same county commission seat in 2020.

Over 500 residential properties that haven't had taxes paid in the 2022 tax year were auctioned off to the highest bidder at the annual Sumter County auction.

Sumter's Welcome Center at Shaw-Sumter Farm was supposed protect nearby Shaw Air Force Base. Instead, it's a private hunting and event venue.

Lawmakers in Sumter County unanimously voted to increase property taxes by 25 percent.

On November 5th, voters in Sumter approved a 1% capital projects sale tax. Right now, 30 projects are currently on the agenda.

Donna Dowd, a 59-year-old Florence County resident, is the pedestrian who died in what Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker called a “hit-and-run accident,” on Monday.

Cook County property taxes are higher in the south suburbs than in the north suburbs, largely due to how they're used to fund schools.

The missing 22-year-old’s family was very concerned, according to the sheriff’s office.

The referendum is for a one percent sales and use tax within the county that will run for seven years. The current Capital Projects Sales Tax ends on April 30, 2023.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 70-year-old man who was involved in the theft of a motor home and a metal shed.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said there’s a manhunt for a 19 year old wanted for attempted murder after a shooting, he’s considered armed and dangerous.