Sumter Sun Times

Sumter Sun Times Weekly, local community newspaper with a focus on Sumter County, Florida The Times was established in 1881 and has been a county newspaper ever since.

The Times focuses on issues that are important to Sumter residents, whether it's hard news or feature, government or sports. Times readers encompass a wide variety of demographics, from the descendants of the pioneer families, to families who are new to the area. The Times publishes several special interest sections each year. Those sections include, but are not limited to, Discover Sumter County,

a high school graduation section in the spring, a football section in the fall, a Bushnell Fall Festival section in October. Deadline for the printed Times is Friday at 5 p.m. for advertising and Monday at noon for editorial content. Please submit editorial content as early as possible, because we are unable to guarantee that an item will run a particular week in the printed publication. Comments posted on the Sumter Sun Times webpage or page may also be published in the printed edition, the e-edition or on the webpage of the Sumter SunTimes, along with the person's name.

John Temple named eighth president of Lake-Sumter State College - click on the image to read the story....
08/29/2025

John Temple named eighth president of Lake-Sumter State College - click on the image to read the story....

Temple selected as LSSC president Aug 29, 2025 Aug 29, 2025 Updated 16 mins ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The District Board of Trustees (DBOT) of Lake-Sumter S...

08/29/2025

Gumball and county animal services

Gumball is a dog in the care of Sumter County Animal Services. A photo of Gumball was recently published on social media, along with information about an injury he received while in his kennel. Readers posted several comments and concerns about Gumball, his injuries, his care and the facility.
The Sumter Sun Times submitted several questions to the county, in relation to concerns that were voiced through comments that were posted. Sumter County Animal Control Services manager, Gary Herrero, answered those questions and shared facility information. The link is here:

https://www.midfloridanewspapers.com/sumter_sun_times/eedition/page-t-06/page_ff3ca6d2-8b21-5f76-ba83-0a8f8648b502.html

New Wawa draws crowd, earns money for Humane Society of Sumter County - click the photo to read the story/see the photos
08/22/2025

New Wawa draws crowd, earns money for Humane Society of Sumter County - click the photo to read the story/see the photos

It was early Wednesday morning and the crowd was gathered as the new Wawa in

Sheriff’s Office: Armed suspect arrested afterviolent crime spree in The Villages - click the image to read the story.
08/21/2025

Sheriff’s Office: Armed suspect arrested after
violent crime spree in The Villages - click the image to read the story.

Sheriff’s Office: Armed suspect arrested after

08/19/2025

From the Sumter County Sheriff's Office:
Active - Traffic Alert
Roadways are flooded at U.S. 301/Huey St. & U.S. 301/Hall St. in Wildwood. Multiple vehicles are stuck in the water. Please avoid the area and use alternate routes.

08/15/2025

From the Sumter County Sheriff's office:

Traffic Advisory

Traffic is backing up at the area of 471/48 (near Beville's Corner) due to parents picking up their children from the fairgrounds. If you do not need to be in the area, use alternate routes and please expect delays. We appreciate your patience.

08/15/2025

From the Sumter County Sheriff's Office :

Sharing SSMS parent information:

All students and staff have been safely evacuated to the Sumter County Fairgrounds as the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office continues a thorough sweep of the school campus.

Student Pickup Location:

Parents/guardians wishing to check out their student should come to the Sumter County Fairgrounds and bring a valid photo ID for verification.

We appreciate your cooperation and patience as we work with law enforcement to ensure the safety of everyone involved. Further updates will be provided as soon as possible

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SSMS Lockdown & Evacuation

Out of an abundance of caution South Sumter Middle School is currently on lock down and being evacuated due to a reported bomb threat. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is working to investigate and clear the scene. At this time, SSMS is urging parents to remain calm and NOT come to the school. We will update as soon as possible.

Sheriff's office: mulitple arrests made on search warrant in Lake Panasoffkee Thursday morning. To view the video with S...
08/14/2025

Sheriff's office: mulitple arrests made on search warrant in Lake Panasoffkee Thursday morning. To view the video with Sumter Sheriff Pat Breeden, follow the link.

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at a location in Lake Panasoffkee this morning (Thursday, Aug. 13, 2025). According to information from the sheriff's office, several arrests

Date ChangeThe Bushnell Aldi grand opening date has been pushed back. The store is now slated to open on Sept. 4, 2025
08/13/2025

Date Change
The Bushnell Aldi grand opening date has been pushed back. The store is now slated to open on Sept. 4, 2025

Address

745 S. US 301
Sumterville, FL
33585

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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+13527932161

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The Times was established in 1881 and has been a county newspaper ever since. The Times focuses on issues that are important to Sumter residents, whether it's hard news or feature, government or sports. Times readers encompass a wide variety of demographics, from the descendants of the pioneer families, to families who are new to the area. We also publishe several special interest pages or sections each year. Those sections include, but are not limited to, Discover Sumter County in November, a high school graduation section in the spring, a football section in the fall, a Bushnell Fall Festival section in October, an Easter/spring events section and a Sumter youth livestock section earlier in the year.

Deadline for the printed Times is Friday at 5 p.m. for advertising and Monday at noon for editorial content. Please submit editorial content as early as possible, because we are unable to guarantee that an item will run a particular week in the printed publication. Editor Brenda Locklear has been with the Sumter County Times for the 33 years, just moving into the editor position last year. She is a fifth generation Floridian and moved to Sumter County from Tampa in 1980.

Through the years, the Sumter County Times and staff have been honored with several awards, in a variety of categories. The newspaper has been recognized for general excellence and layout, special sections and ad design.

Locklear has been honored with writing and creative awards, from news and features to special sections.