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Sumter's Veterans Day Parade is Wed., Nov. 11, plus council dates

Plus, six area councils meet Nov. 9 and 10, and a free gallery show is open today.

The 5AM Sumter team7 sources2 min read

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Parade

If you plan to honor veterans downtown, the annual Sumter County Veterans Day Parade is on Veterans Day, Wed., Nov. 11. The 20th Fighter Wing commander will be the keynote speaker. The Sumter Item

Public Agenda

If you want to see local government at work, six area councils meet on Mon., Nov. 9, and Tue., Nov. 10. Sumter County Council meets Tue., Nov. 10, at 6 p.m. in its council chambers. The Sumter Item

Six area councils meet on Nov. 9 and 10

CouncilWhenWhere
Clarendon CountyMon., Nov. 9, 6 p.m.Administration Building, Manning
Lee CountyTue., Nov. 10, 9:30 a.m.Courthouse, second floor
Lynchburg TownTue., Nov. 10, 6 p.m.106 Main St., Lynchburg
Sumter CountyTue., Nov. 10, 6 p.m.Council Chambers
Summerton TownTue., Nov. 10, 6 p.m.Summerton Town Hall
Manning CityTue., Nov. 10, 6 p.m.Manning City Hall

Source: The Sumter Item

Patriot Park

Sumter City Council approved the first reading of plans to expand Patriot Park at its Tuesday, Oct. 20 meeting. Members also heard updates on a major water and sewer project and considered a proposed assisted living facility. The Sumter Item

Speech and Debate

Sumter High seniors Carmine Bookhart and Corbin Weatherwax earned the Speaking and Service Award from the . It goes to students with more than 100 hours of community service in a year, and fewer than 1% of the 140,000 active honor society members receive it. The Sumter Item

Memoir Tour

Writer Michaela angela Davis is bringing her 'tenderheaded' memoir tour back to Sumter. Her book traces a life shaped by questions of identity, belonging and what it means to find acceptance. The Sumter Item

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Liberty STEAM Charter School held its annual Book Character Day Parade on Friday, Oct. 30, at both its Primary Academy and Elementary Academy campuses. Students dressed as their favorite book characters to bring the stories to life. Page-turners, all of them.

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  1. Sat., Nov. 7Sumter turnout hit 60%, and a veterans job fair is Tuesday
  2. Fri., Nov. 6Sumter hosts Ashley Ridge in the playoffs tonight
  3. Wed., Nov. 4Liberty STEAM plans a second K-8 school near Shaw
  4. Tues., Nov. 3Sumter votes today, and council eyes a Patriot Park amphitheater
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Sumter's Veterans Day Parade is Wed., Nov. 11, plus council dates

Plus, six area councils meet Nov. 9 and 10, and a free gallery show is open today.

The TLDR

  1. Veterans Day Parade is Wed., Nov. 11, with a 20th Fighter Wing keynote
  2. Six area councils meet Nov. 9 and 10
  3. Free Sumter Tribe of Cheraw exhibition is open at the gallery
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