The Item, formerly known as The Sumter Daily Item and The Daily Item is an independent, morning newspaper

Newspaper

A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

 published in Sumter, South Carolina

Sumter, South Carolina

-Demographics:, there were 59,180 people, 34,717 households, and 4,049 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.5 people per square mile . There were 416,032 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile...

, by Osteen Publishing Company.

History

The paper, then called The Sumter Daily Item, was first published on October 15, 1894, by Hubert Graham Osteen. It previously been operated as The Watchmen and Southron (a merger of Sumter Watchman and True Southron). Osteen served as the paper's editor and publisher until his retirement in 1946.

In 2008, the paper changed its Monday edition to a tabloid format before abandoning the Monday edition altogether. However, the paper's website is updated each Monday, with news and obituaries.

The paper currently covers Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties, with a dedicated bureau located in Manning which publishes a separate tabloid, "The Clarendon Sun," each Tuesday.

Newsroom

Current writers include:

• Jade Anderson
• Peter Parker
• Dennis Brunson
• Michael Christopher, Sports Writer
• Corey Davis
• Justin Driggers. Sports Writer
• Nick McCormac
• Joe Perry, Senior Staff Writer
• R. Darren Price