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Sumter hosts Ashley Ridge in the playoffs tonight
Plus, Duke Energy volunteers pack Thanksgiving meal boxes for Sumter veterans.
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Playoffs
If you're headed out tonight, a SCHSL 5A first-round playoff game has Ashley Ridge (3-7) at Sumter, and kickoff is 7:30 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium, where gates open an hour early and a clear bag policy is in effect. Laurence Manning Academy hosts Porter-Gaud (6-4) at 7:30 p.m. in the first round of the SCISA playoffs. Live 5 NewsHometown TicketingHometown Ticketing
Two first-round playoff games kick off tonight, one at Sumter Memorial Stadium
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The Wrap
Maps, geometry and mandalas walk into an art gallery. Gerry Wubben, known for monumental charcoal drawings and paintings, turns those ideas, along with science and Islamic and Indian art, into striking abstract works. His "Arabesque" exhibition is at the Sumter County Gallery of Art on Saturday, Nov. 7. Big drawings, big impressions.
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Sumter hosts Ashley Ridge in the playoffs tonight
Plus, Duke Energy volunteers pack Thanksgiving meal boxes for Sumter veterans.
The TLDR
- Sumter hosts Ashley Ridge in the 5A playoffs at 7:30 p.m.
- Volunteers pack Thanksgiving meal boxes for veterans
- Farm & Home Supply leases 67,410 square feet on Plowden Mill Road
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