Daily editionWednesday, August 26th, 2026
Good morning, Sumter.
The 5AM Sumter Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 26th of August.
Government
Governor Henry McMaster proclaimed August as Child Support Awareness Month to shine a light on the department of Social Services’ new 24/7 online portals & programs, which helped over 217,000 children and delivered $306 million to families during fiscal year 2025.
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Sports
On Monday night in Manning, Crestwood finished a high school football game that was postponed on Friday because of storms + they held off Manning for a thrilling win.
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The Wilson Hall swim team traveled to Spartanburg for the Griffin Invitational on Saturday (Aug. 22) where the boys won the team title and Jacob Hewett broke a school record.
The girls finished in fourth place.
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