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Dear Abby, Sept. 9, 2026: Senior woman's admirer lacks courage to confess
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (15+ words) The Sumter Item...
U.S. doctors offer updated flu, COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion
1+ week, 2+ day ago (732+ words) Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines - and highlight the science behind them - saying they hope to ease confusion caused by the Trump administration's changing…...
Sumter High Speech & Debate blood drive collects 69 units of blood
1+ week, 2+ day ago (354+ words) The Sumter High School Speech & Debate Team partnered with The Blood Connection on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to host a community blood drive that brought together students, staff, families and community members, who raised a total of 69 units of blood to support…...
Yesterday's fitness doesn't count forever
1+ week, 2+ day ago (367+ words) The Sumter Item Yesterday's fitness doesn't count forever Maybe you played sports in high school, ran regularly in your 20s or spent years working a physically demanding job. Those experiences may have helped build a foundation for health, but they don't…...
Dear Abby, Aug. 30, 2026: Daughter's unemployed fiance fails to impress mom
2+ week, 1+ day ago (134+ words) The Sumter Item Dear Abby, Aug. 30, 2026: Daughter's unemployed fiance fails to impress mom DEAR ABBY: One year ago, I convinced my daughter (64) to move here to Florida to be closer to me. I bought her a small mobile home to…...
It's time to get back outdoors again
3+ week, 3+ day ago (239+ words) As I write this, the forecast calls for 99 degrees today and tomorrow, with 101 the day after that, but better days are (hopefully) in sight with fall approaching. The kids are back in school, the Friday night lights have returned, camo…...
DPH offers safety tips to help prevent heat-related illness amid high temperatures
3+ week, 3+ day ago (700+ words) COLUMBIA - South Carolina Department of Public Health is reminding everyone in South Carolina to take measures to protect themselves from heat-related illnesses. "We urge everyone to take precautions to help protect themselves and their families from the extreme heat. People…...
Dear Abby, Aug. 21, 2026: Friend has heavy heart over woman's weight issues
3+ week, 3+ day ago (132+ words) The Sumter Item Dear Abby, Aug. 21, 2026: Friend has heavy heart over woman's weight issues DEAR ABBY: My friend of many years, whom I consider to truly be part of the family, has made food the only thing that makes her…...
9 million Americans on appetite-suppressing drugs are reshaping what protein sales look like on Amazon
3+ week, 3+ day ago (935+ words) GLP-1 medications created the largest protein demand shock in a generation, and they did it by making people eat less. At the same time, appetite falls by 30%-50%. The first thing a GLP-1 user hears is that they will lose muscle…...