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- 1/28/2010 Phil Edwards honored as Sumter County Ambassador for Economic Development
- 10/8/2009 Sanford:SC ranks among best for industrial sites
- 8/31/2009 Sumter Development Board/SSGI Win 5 Awards
- 8/28/2009 Sumter's First REWARD Class Graduates
- 8/20/2009 Sumter Ranked as One of the Strongest Housing Markets in U.S.
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Education
Education in Sumter County
Sumter County is home to two public school districts, serving about 18,000 students, and nearly a dozen private schools, academies and kindergartens, serving about 2,000 students. Sumter County's two public school districts will be consolidated into one unified school district by 2011.
Additionally, Sumter County is home to seven private schools, both faith-based
and secular, with a combined enrollment of nearly 2,000.
Sumter County takes education seriously, and recently completed a $6 million renovation of the Sumter County Public Library System including new facilities, new equipment and new materials.