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Conservation for big guns that opened Civil War

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:00:03 -0400

SULLIVANS ISLAND, South Carolina - Preservationists are using high tech-methods to protect Civil War artillery at a fort in South Carolina that fired on Fort Sumter to open the Civil War 150 years ago.

This Week in the Civil War

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:04:27 -0400

This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, June 16: Fighting in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

SLED investigates testing at Sumter High School

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:17:17 -0400

SUMTER, South Carolina - State agents are investigating how Sumter High School conducted a standardized test this spring.

SC man cleared of burning home he said had witches

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:29:05 -0400

SUMTER, South Carolina - A Sumter man has been ordered to a state mental facility after saying he burned his house down because it was full of witches.

Cops: Grandson to face arson charge in deadly fire

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:01:49 -0400

SUMTER, South Carolina - Authorities say they suspect the 20-year-old grandson of a Sumter couple set the fire that killed both of them in their home.