| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet Online |
| Owner | Osteen Publishing Co. |
| Publisher | Hubert D. Osteen Jr. |
| Editor | Tonyia McGirt (Managing Editor) |
| Founded | Oct. 15, 1894 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 20 N. Magnolia St., Sumter, SC, United States |
| Official 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.
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The paper, then called The Sumter Daily Item, was first published on October 15, 1894, by Hubert Graham Osteen.[1] It previously been operated as The Watchmen and Southron (a merger of Sumter Watchman and True Southron).[2] Osteen served as the paper's editor and publisher until his retirement in 1946.[1]
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.
Current writers include: