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Friday, November 6, 2026

Sumter hosts Ashley Ridge in the playoffs tonight

Plus, Duke Energy volunteers pack Thanksgiving meal boxes for Sumter veterans.

The 5AM Sumter team7 sources2 min read

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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 playoffs. Live 5 NewsHometown TicketingHometown Ticketing

Two first-round playoff games kick off tonight, one at Sumter Memorial Stadium

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    Fri., Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.SCHSL 5A first round at Sumter Memorial Stadium
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    Fri., Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.SCISA first round at Laurence Manning Academy

Veterans

Nearly 20 Duke Energy employees spent two hours at ' Sumter location assembling Thanksgiving meal boxes for military families in need. Duke Energy organizers say more than 856,000 people across South Carolina face food insecurity. WIS News 10

Real estate

Colliers South Carolina says it represented Weston, Inc. in the lease of 67,410 square feet of industrial space at 31 Plowden Mill Road in Sumter to Farm & Home Supply. The deal was among the Columbia-region transactions the firm listed for the third quarter of 2026. Columbia Star

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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

  1. Sumter hosts Ashley Ridge in the 5A playoffs at 7:30 p.m.
  2. Volunteers pack Thanksgiving meal boxes for veterans
  3. Farm & Home Supply leases 67,410 square feet on Plowden Mill Road
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