Robert Bryan Van Metre, 74, beloved husband of 33 years to Deborah M. Van Metre, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at his home.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, ...

A public viewing for Calvin Timothy Phillips Jr. will be held on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the mortuary.

Turning Point USA leader Erika Kirk will speak about the aftermath of her husband Charlie's killing in a prime-time "town ...

I have a brother who is very opinionated and in my face any time I don't agree with him. It doesn't matter what the subject ...

The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S.

South Carolina Department of Corrections and partnering agencies are investigating the deaths of two inmates at Lee ...

William Jerome Simmons Jr., affectionately known as BJ, was born on Dec. 25, 1993, in Augusta, Georgia, to Thomasina Robinson and William Simmons Sr.  Growing up in Aiken, he received Christ ...

Sumter author says book launch event was 'nothing short of extraordinary' Sumter native and author Tomeka Walker Ewing hosted ...

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that the state has suffered its first ...

To correct any information or to make a submission to Around Town, email [email protected] with Around Town in subject line. This year's Wreaths Across America Ceremony is Saturday, Dec. 13, at ...

Have you noticed that much of the time God works to accomplish His will and not ours? We often wonder why certain events ...

Why are we so divided? I don't know. Even if I did, I am not sure how I would go about fixing the problem. We could blame it ...