The Item
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet Online |
| Owner(s) | Osteen Publishing Co. |
| Publisher | Jack Osteen |
| Editor | Tonyia McGirt (Managing Editor) |
| Founded | Oct. 15, 1894 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 20 N. Magnolia St., Sumter, SC, United States |
| Circulation | approximately 20,000[1] |
| Website | TheItem.com |
The Item, formerly known as The Sumter Daily Item and The Daily Item is an independent, morning newspaper published in Sumter, South Carolina, by Osteen Publishing Company. It has a circulation of approximately 20,000.[2]
History
The paper, then called The Sumter Daily Item, was first published on October 15, 1894, by Hubert Graham Osteen.[3] It previously been operated as The Watchmen and Southron (a merger of Sumter Watchman and True Southron).[4] Osteen served as the paper's editor and publisher until his retirement in 1946.[3]
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 covers Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties, with a dedicated bureau located in Manning which publishes a weekly section, "The Clarendon Sun," each Tuesday. Lakeside, magazine covering the Sumter, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Berkeley and Calhoun County areas of Lake Marion is also published six times a year.
Staff
Newsroom
CONTENT TEAM:
- Assistant Managing Editor Braden Bunch
- Features Editor Ivy Moore
- Sports Editor Dennis Brunson
- Senior Staff Writer Robert J. Baker
- Staff Writer Jade Anderson
- Staff Writer Sharron Haley, Clarendon Bureau
- Staff Writer Bristow Marchant
- Sports Writer Michael Christopher
- Sports Writer Justin Driggers
- Archivist Sammy Way
- Newsclerk/Librarian Sandra Holbert
