Forum hosts Sumter school board candidates Tuesday 21 people running for 6 available seats STAY TUNED FOR MORE ELECTION COVERAGE BY BRUCE MILLS teachers in the district lic forum for the 21 filed For more information on the
[email protected] will host a meet-the- candidates running for candidates Sumter, Lee and SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018 $1.75 candidates event Tues- six available seats on the Clarendon voters will see on their With the goal of start- day night. nine-member school ballot in November, look out for SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 ing the conversation on Zach Lowe, current board in the Nov. 6 gen- Vote 2018, a special pullout the Sumter School Dis- chairman of the Sumter eral election. The teach- section on the midterms, in the 4 SECTIONS, 28 PAGES | VOL. 124, NO. 5 trict Board of Trustees Teacher Forum, spoke er forum consists of the paper on Thursday, Nov. 1. candidates, a group of Friday on 2018 Meet the IN TODAY’S EDITION about 50 top classroom Candidates Night, a pub- SEE FORUM, PAGE A9 Who won the contest? Learn about each honoree in the inaugural Top 20 Under 40 magazine NEW TO THE SUMTER ITEM: THE SUMTER SCENE We’ve replaced our TV Guide with an all-new The Sumter Scene. Read about what’s different, PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM 2A Willow Drive Elementary kindergartners visit Read The Sumter Scene, Sumter Fire Department to learn about safety INSIDE illow Drive Elementary kindergarten class visited the Sumter Fire Department at Alice DEATHS, B5 and B6 Drive on Thursday morning for Fire Preven- Melvin Benbow Ellie Winfield N.