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🌱 Sumter honors veterans with Main Street parade and courthouse ceremony

Sumter, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Sumter! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Sumter honors veterans with Main Street parade and courthouse ceremony
  • Prosecutors fight Murdaugh dismissal bid ahead of Sumter County retrial
  • Sumter and Crestwood hit the road for playoff football

Also on today's calendar: Sumter, South Carolina: Empower Your Finances and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy with periods of sun, temps: high: 73, low: 43.
  • Friday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 60 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Veterans Day events in the Midlands (abccolumbia.com) — Sumter’s Veterans Day observance on Wednesday, Nov. 11, begins with a parade down Main Street at 10 a.m., followed by a ceremony at 11 a.m. The ceremony takes place on the front lawn of the courthouse at 141 N. Main St.
   

2. 'Simply incorrect': Prosecutors respond after Murdaugh push to dismiss murder indictments (cbs12.com) — Prosecutors are opposing Alex Murdaugh’s effort to dismiss his murder indictments ahead of a retrial scheduled for April 5, 2027, in Sumter County. They reject defense allegations that an investigator misled the grand jury and argue other evidence supported the charges. His next court date is Nov. 13.
   

3. South Carolina high school football: SCHSL second round playoff schedule, live broadcasts, scores, state rankings and statewide statistical leaders (maxpreps.com) — Sumter and Crestwood face road tests in Friday’s second-round football playoffs, with both games kicking off at 7:30 p.m. on November 13. No. 20 Sumter visits No. 9 Ridge View in Columbia, while Crestwood heads to No. 21 Camden with Calvin Wofford ranked fourth statewide in rushing yards.
   

4. 36 charged across 16 SC counties in drug operation with ties to Mexican cartel, US attorney says (postandcourier.com) — Sumter County is among 16 South Carolina counties where authorities made arrests in a drug-trafficking investigation involving 36 defendants. Federal officials say the network had ties to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and used prison brokers to arrange drug sales. Six defendants have pleaded guilty, according to the U.S. attorney.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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