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🌱 What we know about the serious stolen-truck crash on Alice Drive

Sumter, South Carolina Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hello Sumter! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What we know about the serious stolen-truck crash on Alice Drive
  • Where and when you can drop off Sumter students’ school supplies
  • How a Sumter teen’s tragedy helped push Snapchat to change

Also on today's calendar: Battle in a Box: An American 250th Revolutionary War Experience and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 98 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 96, low: 73.
  • Sunday: Hot with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 96 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two critically injured after stolen pickup crashes during attempted traffic stop in Sumter (wltx.com) — Two women are in critical condition after a stolen pickup fleeing a Sumter police traffic stop crashed into two other vehicles near Alice Drive and Broad Street on Wednesday. The driver, from Eastover, was treated at Prisma Health Tuomey and then booked into the Sumter County Detention Center on multiple charges as the investigation continues.
   

• Sumter United Ministries begins annual Gear Up for Learning supply drive (theitem.com) — Families and neighbors in Sumter are being asked to donate clear book bags and basic school supplies to support students in every Sumter County public and charter school. Sumter United Ministries’ Gear Up for Learning drive has multiple local drop-off sites and dates, including Sumter First Baptist Church and the ministry’s Artillery Drive office, making it easy for churches, civic groups, and individuals to pitch in.
   

• Snapchat Limits Public Posts For Users Under 16 (balleralert.com) — Snapchat is tightening visibility for users under 16, but the change comes after years of harm, including the 2023 sextortion-related suicide of 13-year-old Timothy Barnett from Sumter. The piece details how disappearing messages, weak safeguards, and alleged inaction fueled drug sales, sextortion, and lawsuits, arguing these new protections arrived only after devastating losses for families nationwide.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • While removing a big Ole pecan tree in sumter ...
    these Lil ones were in it....anyone out there that can help us with this situation would greatly be appreciated....I sure don't wanna see them die (Nextdoor Short Pouch)
  • DO NOT OPEN PUNCHBOWL INVITES!
    This is going around Sumter. The Punchbowl invite scam is a widespread phishing attack where scammers send fake digital party invitations using… (Nextdoor Sumter - West)
  • Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Sumter, South Carolina in Sumter. Apply here.
  • Eaton Corporation, plc posted a job opening for Quality Inspector - Mission Critical in Sumter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sumter here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • New precinct, familiar patterns and a few surprises emerge from Clarendon primary (manninglive.com)
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  • Florence Post 1's Weaver throws gem in win over Manning-Santee (scnow.com)

Summerton

  • Multi-day domestic dispute, standoff ends peacefully (abccolumbia.com)
  • 17 Carriagebrook Cir, Camden, SC 29020 (realtor.com)
  • 7 Counties, 400 Battles, and 1 Historic Lunch Counter: Road-Tripping South Carolina's Olde English District (matadornetwork.com)

Ok Sumter! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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