The public is invited to a free showing of the award-winning Civil War movie “Glory” on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. at the ...

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

A federal corrections officer pleaded guilty to beating an inmate at FCC Coleman in Sumter County, Florida, feds say. Getty Images/istockphoto A federal correctional officer has pleaded guilty to ...

Get in touch with Chloe Mayer by emailing [email protected] American flags on federal buildings across the nation will be flying at full-staff this week for the first time since new President ...

The upside-down flag, once a signal of distress for sailors ... This story was reported in collaboration with Fort Worth Report, a member of the Gigafact network, and was originally reported ...

A man was killed and another person was injured late Saturday night in a shooting, according to the Sumter Police Department. Raekwon Owens, a 28-year-old Sumter County resident, died at the scene ...

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SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - On Wednesday, Jan. 22, Sumter County EMA announced that the local state of emergency has been extended. In a Facebook post, the agency said the conditions left behind ...

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...