Podcasts about Sumter County

Send us a textThis is a second part we added to our tribute to President Jimmy Carter that ran yesterday. The episode we put together to start with was already 1 hour and 47 minutes long after editing it down,  so we had to decide what to cut from the program. After making the edits we came to the conclusion that we had another episode that really needed to be shared. This is that episode and that material. We will begin with some extra things we found including a speech by President Carter introducing his Grandson at the college in Sumter County, Georgia when his grandson, Jason Carter, spoke to the graduates. It is in that speech you will see just how effective and inspiring a speaker the younger Carter actually is, as we had already learned watching the State Funeral last week. We include that eulogy in this episode as well. We will also let you hear from President Jimmy Carter as he delivers a eulogy for former President Gerald Ford. The two men had become very close friends and both agreed that they would deliver a eulogy for whichever one survived the other. Ford wrote his eulogy for Carter and had it filed away for the possibility that one day he would deliver it. His son, Steven Ford, did so last week, 18 years after President Ford had passed away. We thought you might find it interesting to hear President Carter deliver the eulogy that he gave at President Ford's funeral in Michigan on the heels of hearing President Ford's read so many years later. Finally, we end where the State Funeral ended, with the eulogy delivered by President Carter's great friend, the former Mayor of Atlanta, the Carter Administration's United Nations Ambassador, and great civil rights leader, Andrew Young, who is now 92 years old and who, in order to deliver his powerful remarks about President Carter, had to do so while sitting down. It was a moment that held everyone spellbound as the Ambassador talked about his nearly 7 decade friendship that would take both of them from the rural southwest Georgia backroads, to the White House and beyond. Former President Jimmy Carter was 100 years old.  Questions or comments at , Randalrgw1@aol.com , https://twitter.com/randal_wallace , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

On August 9, 1976, the bodies of two unidentified victims, later known as the Sumter County Does, were discovered along a secluded road in Sumter County, South Carolina. Both were shot multiple times with a .357 revolver at close range, and it was believed that they were forced out of a vehicle before being killed. Despite early theories suggesting they may have been hitchhikers or involved in a robbery, the case remained unsolved for decades. A key suspect, Lany George Henry, was found in possession of the murder weapon months later but denied involvement in the killings, and inconsistencies left the case cold.In 2020, DNA testing identified the victims as James Paul Freund and Pamela Mae Buckley, two American hitchhikers who had been traveling together. Ossuary 6 - Air Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Contact us at: weeknightmysteries@gmail.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/weeknightmysteriesTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@weeknightmysteries

Early voting is now underway in Georgia and over 300,000 voters showed up on the first day, more than doubling the previous record set in 2020.With less than three weeks to go until election day, WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali discuss the latest election news in this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast."Plus, two Georgia judges have undercut a series of controversial rules passed by the State Election Board. The rulings amounted to a rebuke of the board's Republican-majority, which has been praised by former President Donald Trump, and brought relief to election officials worried about the last-minute changes.And in Sumter County, 100 year-old former President Jimmy Carter has voted by mail for Vice President Kamala Harris.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Early voting is now underway in Georgia and over 300,000 voters showed up on the first day, more than doubling the previous record set in 2020.With less than three weeks to go until election day, WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali discuss the latest election news in this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast."Plus, two Georgia judges have undercut a series of controversial rules passed by the State Election Board. The rulings amounted to a rebuke of the board's Republican-majority, which has been praised by former President Donald Trump, and brought relief to election officials worried about the last-minute changes.And in Sumter County, 100 year-old former President Jimmy Carter has voted by mail for Vice President Kamala Harris.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Caver gets a huge 31-0 victory over Sumter County in a battle between 2 Top 10 teams in the State. I give my Top 5 College Football Teams on upset alert and I preview the Falcons-Seahawks Game and the rematch of the Super Bowl between the Chiefs and the 49ers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-holdridge/support

Ingoglia's district covers The Villages in Sumter County, plus hard hit Hernando and Citrus counties, and part of Pasco, areas that suffered extreme surge flooding and wind damage. Florida is working to take care of residents with initial needs, and securing federal funding to make victims whole.

Americus, Georgia, is a town rich in history and full of life, thanks to the Americus Visitor's Center and the Downtown Americus Main Street Program. Together, they bring an array of exciting events and activities to the area, drawing visitors from near and far to experience Sumter County. For more information on these events and others, be sure to follow Visit Americus and Downtown Americus on social media. https://visitamericusga.com/ https://www.facebook.com/visitamericus https://www.downtownamericus.com/ https://www.facebook.com/downtownamericus Plan your visit and discover all the excitement Americus has to offer this season! Credits: Intro and outro song "Runnin' On Sunshine" Performed by: Reveille Written by: Brendan St. Gelais (BMI 100%) Published by: Boss Soundstripe Productions (BMI 100%)

This nationally known mystery started with a double murder of a young couple in 1976. After years of clues, leads, and the discovery of the murder weapon, the identity of the victims remained unknown for decades until DNA aided in the investigation. This unsolved mystery continues to baffle those close to the case. Hopefully, justice will eventually be served.Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us on Social Media:Facebook: Carolina Crimes PodcastTwitter: @SCcrimespod

An admittedly cursory holiday mix presenting performances from our new digital release, "Songs of Christmas, New Year, and Midwinter from the Lomax Collection," available now on the Lomax Archive's Bandcamp page as well as the streaming services.We invite you to pair this mix with our older holiday-themed episode, which features other related material (if some occasional overlap) and the complete "Sing Christmas" program. This ambitious radio broadcast was produced by Alan for the BBC on Christmas Day 1951, and featured regional Yuletide traditions transmitted via live hook-ups all across Britain. 1) Vera Ward Hall: No Room at the Inn story / song (The home of Vera Ward Hall, Livingston, Sumter County, Alabama, October 10, 1959).2) United Sacred Harp Musical Association: Sherburne (56th Annual United Sacred Harp Musical Association Convention, Corinth Baptist Church, Fyffe, Dekalb County, Alabama, September 12, 1959)3) Steven Wright: Jingle Bells (New York City, New York, 1950)4) Group from Sangonera la Verde, Murcia: Rondalla (En tu puerta está la Virgen) (Monteagudo, Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain, December 14, 1952)5) Alice Gibbs and group: Today, Today is Christmas Day (Sint Eustatius, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, 1967)6) Kate Nicholson and group: Tàladh Chrìosda (Christ's lullaby) (A cΘilidh at the home of Dr. MacLean, Daliburgh, Eilean Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom, June 21, 1951)7) Miquel Bonet and group -  Caramelles (The Seven Joys of Mary, part 1) (Village church patio, Sant Josep, Ibiza, Illes Balears, Islas Baleares, Comunidad Autónoma de las, Spain, July 18, 1952)8) Norman Edmonds and the Old-Timers -  Breaking Up Christmas (Probably the home of George Stoneman, Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, August 28, 1959)9) Bartolomeo Angelitti -  Venite Adoremus10) Joy Bells -  Jingle Bells (Gingerland, Saint George Gingerland, Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, July 11, 1962)11) Group from Positano, Campania -  Capo d'anno > Tammuriata12) Vera Ward Hall -  Last Month of the Year (Alan Lomax's apartment, 3rd Street, New York City, New York, May 1, 1948)

WWE is missing Liv Morgan, and many fans are expecting her return from injury very soon. In the meantime, it seems that she has a legal situation to take care of. According to publicly available arrest records, WWE Superstar Liv Morgan was taken into custody in Sumter County, Florida, following a traffic stop. Morgan faced charges of possession of marijuana (not exceeding 20 grams) and potential possession of synthetic cannabinoids at 6:30 PM on the previous evening. The arrest transpired after a sheriff's deputy observed the yellow jeep she was driving crossing the delineation lines of a County Road. The 29-year-old WWE Superstar did not spend a lot of time behind bars at all. @ringsidenews

In this episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein, Bill Nigut, and Tia Mitchell discuss the upcoming special redistricting session. Former Congressman John Barrow provides insights on the proposed maps. During his tenure, Barrow moved from Athens to Savannah, and then to Augusta as his districts were redrawn.      Then, former President Jimmy Carter will attend his wife's Rosalynn Carter's memorial service at Emory University in Atlanta this afternoon. This marks his first trip out of Plains since going into home hospice earlier this year. The AJC's Martha Dalton also updates us from Sumter County as tributes pour in for the former first lady. Dalton tells us how Gen Z is remembering Carter at her alma mater Georgia Southwestern State University.        Plus, host Tia Mitchell explains why U.S. Rep Buddy Carter is the latest member of Georgia's congressional delegation to endorse Donald Trump.      Links to today's topics:  New Georgia Senate map targets Democrats and protects Republicans  Rosalynn Carter's influence is deeply felt at her college alma mater  Georgia U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter endorses Donald Trump for president    Have a question for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 404-526-AJCP. That's 404-526-2527. We'll play back your question and answer it during the Listener Mailbag segment on next Friday's episode.    Subscribe to the AJC: If you aren't a subscriber to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, click here to get unlimited digital access to the AJC.     Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play   Politically Georgia podcast.”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Spring of 2018, a young father went inexplicably missing in Sumter County. It took law enforcement a lot of decipering, questioning, and searching due to the ammount of people involved. Finally, fingers started pointing and people starting talking after a fisherman had an unexpected catch in Lake Marion.Get your Carolina CRimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us on Social Media:Facebook: Carolina Crimes PodcastTwitter: @ SccrimespodSources

In 2017, Julia Ann Bean disappeared from Sumter County, South Carolina, and was never seen again. After the arrest of Rex Heuermann in New York, Cameron Bean, the daughter of Julia Ann, told authorities that she recognized Heuermann as the last person she saw with her mother. Cameron also said that she'd seen a Chevrolet Avalanche similar to the one that Suffolk County Police impounded from Heuermann. Host, Chris Mass, speaks with the Sumter County Sheriff's Department spokesman, Mark Bordeaux, about the current state of the investigation into Julia Ann Bean's disappearance and any possible connection to Rex Heuermann. Visit BetterHelp.com/LISK today to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Nassar, the former doctor for USA Gymnastics convicted of sexual abuse, is recovering Monday after being stabbed several times in a prison in Sumter County.

In the early morning hours of August 9, 1976, a truck driver discovered the bodies of a young man and a young woman alongside a rural road in Sumter County, South Carolina. Since no one came forward to identify the pair, they soon became known as the Sumter County Does. Close to 45 years later, in January 2021, the two got their names back– Pamela Buckley and James Freund– both reported missing around a year before their bodies were discovered. Now that the mystery of their identities has been solved, it's time to focus on the other mysteries: who could have committed this crime against them… and why?BlendJet Offer: Use my special link (https://zen.ai/coffeeandcasespod4) or go to blendjet.com and use code coffeeandcasesblend12 to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!Motley Fool Offer: Save $110* off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to zen.ai/coffeefool and use promo code coffeeandcases and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price.Membership will renew annually at the then current list price.Please consider supporting the pod by joining us over on our Patreon page! Are you up-to-date on all our regular content? Get access to monthly mini-episodes as well as one full solved case per month by joining today! Be a part of the C & C Fam by going to https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases to register!

In 2004, a rash of random and reckless shootings terrorized the small community of Wedgefield in Sumter County. For eight days, police raced against the killer to get the murders to stop. Fortunately, clues and suspicions from neighbors pointed to the right guy. Thank God that he didn't have a screwdriver.Get your Carolina Crimes Aparel at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFoloow us on Social Media:Facebook: Carolina Crimes PodcastTwitter: @SCcrimespodSources:The Sumter Itemhttps://www.wistv.com/story/2413259/suspect-arrested-for-string-of-sumter-co-fatal-shootings/?outputType=amphttps://www.foxnews.com/story/south-carolina-killer-who-taunted-investigators-sentenced-to-death.amphttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/sc-supreme-court/1552179.html

When Hurricane Hugo came through South Carolina, Sumter County was really hit hard. The magnificent Swan Lake Gardens lost several hundred pine trees exposing camellias and azaleas to unwelcome sunlight. But only a few bald cypresses were lost. If you come across a young bald cypress, shake it and you'll find that is flexible, even adult trees are not brittle like pines.

Basketball is officially upon us! To kick off basketball season we've got Sumter High girls basketball coach Jeff Schaffer on today's episode of The Blitz!We talked about the No. 10 Lady Gamecocks and how they're adjusting early in the season without star point guard Kiara Croskey, who is recovering from tearing her ACL this spring.

Wow, this will only have been the second time we've had a show on Halloweeen! We hope you enjoy your night whenever you listen to this gem of a show. Get your love in Sumter County Jail and tune in every Monday night for us live while we talk about this and that... visit us at Chiampa.org for our complete schedule!

Crestwood and Lakewood face off tonight with a home playoff game on the line so we welcomed their head coaches on today's of The Blitz!We sat down with Lakewood head coach Larry Cornelius and Crestwood HC Roosevelt Nelson to chat about the Sumter County matchup and the stakes for the contest.

Fraudology is presented by https://seon.io/ (SEON). For many anti-fraud departments, it can often feel like the rest of the company doesn't understand your purpose, value, or impact. The team may seem isolated from the rest of the business that is focusing on traditional tasks & goals, while the duties of a fraud department can be unpredictable, seem secretive, and the opposite of customer-focused. (Not to mention the two words heard often: "Cost Center". But, in her most recent role at SAFE Federal Credit Union, Hailey Windham set out to change that. In the first half of her conversation with Karisse this week, Hailey will share: How she first got started in anti-fraud in the banking/financial institution space, and why it's become more of a passion and a mission than a "j-o-b". The steps she took to start to learn more about the impact & intersections with fraud that other departments had throughout the company, how she used those lessons to implement new processes to create a more holistic approach to fraud prevention, and how these processes have led to better customer education and scam prevention throughout their organization How getting non-fraud-focused employees involved in identifying & reporting suspicious activity has led to higher morale, more empowerment, and fewer members victimized by fraud & scams Part 2 will be released on Thursday & it's not to be missed! Hailey will share how & why she created an internal podcast for her company, the expected & hidden benefits of providing multiple opportunities for fraud education & collaboration within the organization, why she is expanding her reach outside of her credit union and into the community & even within her state of South Carolina. And, she'll also share suggestions for fraud-fighters who may want to pilot similar initiatives as she has, and they advice she would share if you're unsure your company would be as supportive to these ideas as her employer has been. To connect directly with Hailey (no solicitations please!): https://www.linkedin.com/in/hailey-windham-cfcs-0603b01ba/ To check out Hailey on the Sumter County 20 under 40 list, (just announced yesterday!): https://www.linkedin.com/safety/go?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theitem.com%2F20under40%2F&trk=flagship-messaging-web&messageThreadUrn=urn%3Ali%3AmessagingThread%3A2-MjdiOGNhMmItN2MwNC00YzQyLTg3MzYtNTNiNzUzYWY5OGFkXzAxMg%3D%3D&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Amessaging_thread%3Bd405ebc8-8948-4313-a761-e600bd12ffe4 (https://www.theitem.com/20under40/) Fraudology is hosted by Karisse Hendrick, a fraud fighter with decades of experience advising hundreds of the biggest ecommerce companies in the world on fraud, chargebacks, and other forms of abuse impacting a company's bottom line. Connect with her on https://www.linkedin.com/in/karissehendrick/ (LinkedIn) She brings her experience, expertise, and extensive network of experts to this podcast semi weekly, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

All the news for tomorrow's edition, TODAY. Captain Terry Arnold, head of the school resource officers program for the county passed away while on duty Monday. The Cook School Board rejected a proposal to exempt veterans and those 65 and over from paying school taxes.  The Hornets defeat Sumter County in our homecoming game...and more in this week's editionEach week the Adel News Tribune brings you the latest news from around Cook County, just like we have for over a century. And now that everyone is busier than ever, it's more important than ever to stay connected to what's happening NOW.  That's why we've created this new WEEKLY podcast, giving you the news you need to know…faster…this podcast is one of the first of its kind in Small Town Journalism.. 

Hurricane Ian's most damaging winds have begun hitting Florida's southwest coast, lashing the state with heavy rain and pushing a devastating storm surge after strengthening to the threshold of the most dangerous Category 5 status. Fueled by warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Ian grew to a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane overnight with top winds of 250km/h, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm trudged on a track that would have it making landfall north of the heavily populated Fort Myers area, which forecasters said could be inundated by a storm surge of up to 5.5m. People walk where water is receding out of Tampa Bay due to a negative surge ahead of Hurricane Ian. Photo / Steve Helber, AP "This is going to be a nasty nasty day, two days," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said, stressing that people in Ian's path along the coast should rush to the safest possible shelter and stay there. Ian menaced Florida after bringing destruction Tuesday to western Cuba, where two people were reported dead and the storm brought down the country's electricity grid. A classic American car drives past utility poles tilted by Hurricane Ian in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo / Ramon Espinosa, AP Ian's centre was about 80km west of Naples at noon Wednesday, as it churned toward the coast at 15km/h. Ian's plodding pace meant the storm was expected to spend a day or more crawling across the Florida peninsula, dumping flooding rains of 300-450mm across a broad area including Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville in the state's northeast corner. Catastrophic storm surges could push 3.6m of water or more across more than 400km of coastline, from Bonita Beach to Englewood, the hurricane centre warned. "It's going to get a lot worse very quickly. So please hunker down," DeSantis said. Ivan Mendoza begins to repair damage at his mobile home in Davie, Florida, as Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified. Photo / Joe Cavaretta, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP Off the coast on Sanibel Island near Fort Myers, swirling water-covered residential streets and was halfway up mailbox posts by mid-morning. Seawater rushed out of Tampa Bay, leaving parts of the muddy bottom exposed, and waves crashed over the end of a wooden pier at Naples. More than 2.5 million people were under mandatory evacuation orders but, by law, no one could be forced to flee. The governor said the state has 30,000 linemen, urban search and rescue teams, and 7000 National Guard troops from Florida and elsewhere ready to help once the weather clears. Florida residents rushed ahead of the impact to board up their homes, stash precious belongings on upper floors and join long lines of cars leaving the shore. Utility trucks are staged in a rural lot in The Villages of Sumter County, Florida, in readiness for Hurricane Ian. Photo / Stephen M. Dowell, Orlando Sentinel via AP Some chose to stay and ride out the storm. Jared Lewis, a Tampa delivery driver, said his home has withstood hurricanes in the past, though not as powerful as Ian. "It is kind of scary, makes you a bit anxious," Lewis said. "After the last year of not having any, now you go to a Category 4 or 5. We are more used to the 2s and 3s." Forecasters predicted Ian would make landfall more than 160km south of Tampa and St. Petersberg, likely sparing the densely populated Tampa Bay area from its first direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921. An airplane overturned by a likely tornado produced by the outer bands of Hurricane Ian at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines. Photo / Wilfredo Lee, AP Officials warned residents that Tampa could still experience powerful winds and up to 500mm of rain. "Please, please, please be aware that we are not out of danger yet," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said in a video on Twitter. "Flooding is still going to occur." During the night, Ian went through a natural cycle when it lost its old eye and formed a new one. The timing was bad for the Florida coast, because the storm got stronger and larger — 193km/h to 250km/h — with landfall just a few hours away. The size of the storm also grew, with tropical storm force winds extending 280km from the hurricane's centre. "With the higher intensity you're going to see more extensive wind damage," University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said. "The larger wind field means that more people will experience those storm-force winds." The most damaging winds could hit a coastline where the population has jumped sevenfold since 1970, according to the US Census. Vinod Nair wasn't taking any chances. He drove inland from the Tampa area Tuesday with his wife, son, dog and two kittens to a hotel in Orlando, where only tropical storm force winds were expected. "You can't do anything about natural disasters," Nair said. "We live in a high-risk zone, so we thought it best to evacuate." The eye of Hurricane Ian approaching the southwest coast of Florida. Photo / GOES-East GeoColor satellite via AP Ash Dugney warily watched ocean water being sucked out below a Tampa Bay pier Wednesday morning. He said he didn't trust Tampa's storm drainage system to keep his corner tuxedo rental business safe from flooding that he said has happened even during mild storms. "I don't care about the wind and the rain and the stuff like that, I just care about the flooding," Dugney said, adding that he moved essentials out of the shop and moved other items up to above waist-high level. Flash floods were possible across all of Florida. Hazards include the polluted leftovers of Florida's phosphate fertiliser mining industry, more than 1 billion tons of slightly radioactive waste contained in enormous ponds that could overflow in heavy rains. Forecasters placed roughly 193km of central Florida's east coast under a hurricane warning Wednesday, signaling that Ian may remain a hurricane longer than previously expected as it moves inland. Isolated tornadoes were spinning off the storm well ahead of landfall. One tornado damaged small planes and a hangar at the North Perry Airport, west of Hollywood along the Atlantic coast. More than 200,000 homes and businesses were without electricity, and Florida Power and Light warned those in Ian's path to brace for days without power. The federal government sent 300 ambulances with medical teams and was ready to truck in 3.7 million meals and 3.5 million litres of water once the storm passes. "We'll be there to help you clean up and rebuild, to help Florida get moving again," President Joe Biden said Wednesday. "And we'll be there every step of the way. That's my absolute commitment to the people of the state of Florida." Parts of Georgia and South Carolina also could see flooding rains and some coastal surge into Saturday. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp preemptively declared an emergency, ordering 500 National Guard troops on to standby. — APSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is the Friday Night Lights High School Football Preview Show as we preview Week 5 and recap the games from Thursday Night to include Troup County getting a big win over region opponent Whitewater and Northside improving to 4-1 thanks to a 48-27 win over Sumter County. Week 5 preview including the Sports Beat's High School Game of the Week; Glenwood (2-2) at Lee Scott Academy (3-0). My Co-host Corey Bank, a member of the CW GABAMA High School Game of the Week Broadcast Team as we preview the upcoming Wetumpka-Russell County Game. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/richard-holdridge/support

The 1500+ book collection comprises the cornerstone of research materials at the Frank Laumer Center for the Study of the Seminole Wars. Other items include hundreds of paper files that supported Frank Laumer's accounts of the Dade Battles, microfilm, tens of thousands of print and digital images, thousands of digital records, and assorted comic books and movie posters that put Seminole front and center.    At the time of his death in late 2019, Frank Laumer had amassed a library of roughly 350 Seminole Wars-related books. In addition, his compendium contained another 450 books on American presidents and American history related in some way to these wars. This included donations from the late Dr. John Mahon, author of The History of the Second Seminole War. These legacy books are the cornerstone for the Seminole Wars Foundation's Frank Laumer Center for the Study of the Seminole Wars. Since Frank Laumer's passing, and through aggressive, savvy canvassing, the Foundation has doubled its collection, to nearly 1,600 with some ties or references to the Seminole Wars. Some of the books are in-house purchases, but the vast majority are donations from members and friends of the Foundation, which provides a professional permanent home for the titles.  Today, the Frank Laumer Center features scores of non-fiction, biographical and historical books on the Seminole – including dozens more with Osceola as a central character. It also carries shelves of titles on the Seminole Wars, Black Seminoles, the U.S. Army of the time, crackers, pioneers, militia, and even Florida's environment. This library also carries many adventure novels -- featuring boys or girls avoiding, encountering, or working with Seminoles – as well as adult stories with a war setting that includes mystery and passion as key components. There are even several manuscripts of poetry with a Seminole Wars theme.     The Seminole Wars Foundation media collection includes a separate antiquarian book section with fragile or old volumes published during the Seminole Wars about those unfortunate conflicts. Open on display in this image (left) is a first edition of John T. Sprague's The Florida Wars. (Right) The war, although obscure, nevertheless resonates in American popular culture. This wall at the Foundation homestead sports posters and programs from a number of 1950s Hollywood productions that showcase Seminoles. On the half-book shelf below it are comic books that use Seminole in their story narratives.   In an interview with the Florida Historical Society, Frank Laumer himself said he wanted his collection of research files AND his books to be available for scholars to peruse. This is all well and good. The challenge, however, became cataloguing, labeling, and sorting the collection into a recognizable and standardized order so titles can be found and reviewed easily on the shelves. That is where three generations of librarians come in. Eileen Goodson and her adult daughter Erin Lewis have experience in Sumter County as librarians, media specialists, and school teachers. Erin's daughter Jayley, a high school student, mature and insightful beyond her years, brought online savvy and tenacity to the endeavor. Each brought special skills to this project and together they've created and refined a most valuable search tool for accessing this collection just as Frank Laumer desired. In this episode, Eileen, Erin, and Jayley describe their organizing process and reveal, because of the breadth and depth of this library -- what they learned about the Seminole Wars. They explain how they used LibraryThing.com, a social cataloging web application. It permits the Foundation to store and share its extensive book catalog for public inspection and review before they make an appointment to visit the Center in Bushnell to see the physical books themselves.     Jayley Lewis and Eileen Goodson crosscheck spreadsheet entries. Eileen said the library presents ample space to spread out. At Eileen's feet is the enormous Foundation floor logo that caught her eye (and in a good way).  (Right) Eileen Goodson and Erin Lewis discuss how best to line up spreadsheet catalogue numbers with the computer-printed multi-label sheet.  (Below left) Researchers can stretch out (or relax) on this work bench directly below a Jackson Walker painting, The Battle of Camp Izard. To its right is a display Halls rifle 1817, mentioned frequently in newspaper- and book-published accounts of the Florida War as they called it at the time. (Below right) By popular demand, the Foundation floor logo amidst the library shelves.       Host Patrick Swan is a board member with the Seminole Wars Foundation. He is a combat veteran and of the U.S. Army, serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Kosovo, and at the Pentagon after 9/11. A military historian, he holds masters degrees in Public History, Communication, and Homeland Security, and is a graduate of the US Army War College with an advanced degree in strategic studies. This podcast is recorded at the homestead of the Seminole Wars Foundation in Bushnell, Florida.  Subscribe automatically to the Seminole Wars through your favorite podcast catcher, such as iHeart or Stitcher or Spotify, DoubleTwist, or Pandora or Google podcasts or iTunes, or ... Check it out so you always get the latest episode without delay where and when you want it. Like us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube!  

Clarke Prep School has a new headmaster. Robert “Bob” Taylor started work this summer and is looking forward to the new school year. Classes start Friday, Aug. 12. Coach Taylor, as he is most often called because of his many years working in athletics, comes to Clarke Prep from Meadowview Academy where he was headmaster for four years. The school grew from about 120 students to 250 during his tenure. He grew up in Ward, Ala., in rural Sumter County. “I attended the University of Alabama and graduated from the University of West Alabama” in Livingston, Taylor said. His first...Article Link

Clarke County Sheriff's Office deputies and other lawmen from the area responded to a call for assistance in the search of a suspect who fled a traffic stop Tuesday, July 12 in Sumter County. Drug Task Force Agents of the 17th Judicial Circuit stopped Sheldon Williams of Chicago, Illinois on Interstate 20/59. He ran. In addition to Clarke County lawmen, sheriff's deputies from Sumter, Choctaw and Marengo Counties also responded as well as Butler and York police officers and the Alabama Department of Corrections' tracking team. Williams was taken into custody in northern rural Choctaw County. He had firearms, a...Article Link

In the summer of 1976 two bodies were discovered in rural Sumter County, South Carolina. Their identities remained a mystery for nearly 45 years   Want more Southern Mysteries?  Hear the Southern Mysteries show archive and immediately access exclusive content when you become a patron of the show.  Join now at patreon.com/southernmysteries   Connect   Website: southernmysteries.com Facebook: Southern Mysteries Podcast Twitter: @southernpod_ Instagram: @explorethesouth Email: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com    Episode Sources   Sumter Couple Mystery Website dedicated to the case  Killer Remains Nameless. January 2021. Sumter County Does. The Doe Network Sumter County murder victims laid to rest. The Index Journal. August 15, 1977   Episode Music Long Note One by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Source: http://incompetech.com   Sense of Loss courtesy of Purple Planet Music.  https://www.purple-planet.com/ Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use

W 1976 roku kierowca ciężarówki postanawia zrobić sobie przerwę i zatrzymuje się przy rzadko uczęszczanej drodze w hrabstwie Sumter. Ku swojemu przerażeniu odkrywa ciała dwóch osób, które następnie pozostają niezidentyfikowane przez ponad 44 lata. Co przydarzyło się Jane i Jockowi Doe i kim tak naprawdę byli? Partnerem odcinka jest Mubi. Link do promocji: https://bit.ly/3MqXePV ------------------------------------------------------------------- PATRONITE: https://patronite.pl/kryminalnehistorie Dziękuję Gosi za pomoc przy szukaniu materiałów i Adamowi za pomoc przy obróbce! Dziękuję także moim Patronom, którzy wspierają mnie na Patronite oraz osobom wspierającym na Youtube :) A także za każdą inną formę Waszego wsparcia! Przypominam, że podcast tworzony jest na podstawie ogólnodostępnych źródeł, które znajdziecie poniżej :) ☛ Sklep: https://kryminalnehistorie.com/sklep ☛ Facebook: http://www.facebook.pl/kryminalne0historie ☛ Grupa na Facebooku: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kryminalnehistorie ☛ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kryminalne ☛ Youtube: https://youtu.be/4CxE3z5o7g4 ☛ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MP3dZZu5efb5qvPSXu89k ☛ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/krym…ie/id1474480349 ☛ Mail: kryminalnehistorie@gmail.com ✔Animacja w intro została stworzona przez Sławka: www.vimeo.com/smdesigns ✔Muzyka: - Kai Engel - Great Expectations - Slow Hammers ✔Źródła: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W68cHaKEUIqxkFVXc4GiPLmCUBDXE4LtLRIxnEAKIUI/edit?usp=sharing

In August of 1976, two bodies were discovered by a trucker on a dirt road in Sumter County. They had been murdered in cold blood and left exposed for anyone to find. It was evident that they were not from South Carolina, but the police had little to go on. Almost 45 years had passed with no leads on identifying the victims or their killer. It seemed as if the answers would never come. Two missing persons with families concerned of their whereabouts and dwindling hope as the years went on, fearing that they would never get closure. That was, until recently… --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scspookshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scspookshow/support

In this episode Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna, and Jennifer Amell speak about the disappearance of Shelton John Sanders from Columbia, South Carolina on June 19th, 2001. Shelton Sanders was 25 years old and going places. He was responsible, driven, and a dedicated systems manager well on his way to earning his bachelor's degree and working in the IT field. But, on a hot June night in 2001, while planning a bachelor party with his friend Mark Richardson, Shelton disappeared. Two years later, his car is found abandoned leaving more questions than answers. What happened to Shelton Sanders that night?  This case was submitted to Private Investigations For the Missing. Visit them at https://investigationsforthemissing.org/ and please consider donating. SOURCES: https://www.facebook.com/findingsheltonsanders https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP10231 https://www.abccolumbia.com/2020/10/29/nearly-two-decades-after-his-disappearance-the-family-of-shelton-sanders-still-searching-for-his-remains/ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9622250 https://ncmissingpersons.org/shelton-john-sanders/ https://www.wistv.com/story/8171998/midlands-murder-trial-begins-without-a-body-located/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/discovering-shelton-j-sanders-remains https://www.wistv.com/story/8205807/mistrial-declared-in-columbia-murder-case-with-no-body/ https://www.wltx.com/article/news/man-charged-with-murder-in-cold-case/101-384119886 https://www.wltx.com/article/news/bond-set-for-murder-suspect/101-384124642 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembert,_South_Carolina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumter_County,_South_Carolina https://www.rcsd.net/cold-case-unit/ https://www.wistv.com/story/3947600/family-of-missing-rembert-man-looks-for-answers/ https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/family-holds-event-hope-finding-answers-20-year-disappearance-usc-n1272453 https://www.facebook.com/unresolvedpod/posts/i-am-reaching-out-to-you-concerning-my-brother-shelton-sanders-whom-went-missing/4067804356563410/ We have a new subscription service! Check it out at https://missing.supportingcast.fm/ Follow Private Investigations For the Missing and please donate if you can: https://investigationsforthemissing.org/ http://piftm.org/donate https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/ https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/ Follow Missing: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/ Check out our entire network at: http://crawlspace-media.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are covering four more missing people in Sumter County, South Carolina.In 2017, Barbara Nave returned home after a weekend of celebration in Georgia with family for her 80th birthday. She took her nightly walk on her 20-acre property and was never heard from or seen again. In the same year, Julia Bean was last seen in the Red Bay Rd area on May 31st. It wasn't until 6 months later that she was finally reported missing by her daughter who had just moved back to the state. Matthew McCaskey was walking near his home near Sawgrass Court on February 9th, 2009 when he seems to have just up and vanished without a trace. He was known to have a history of mental illness which may have attributed to him wandering off.Handy man James Harley was riding in a vehicle with others on Highway 521 in January 2008 when they got into a collision with a tree. Visibly injured and bleeding from his head, instead of waiting for an ambulance to arrive at the scene, James decided to walk home. He was last spotted by the Mt Pisgah Church but has never been seen since. If you have any information on any of the missing people from Sumter County, please contact Crime Stoppers SC at 1-888-CRIMESC or contact the Sumter County Sheriff's Office at 803-436-2774.Information in this episode was gathered from multiple sources including the Charley Project website: charleyproject.orgInstagram: @ColaCityCrimeFacebook Page: Cola City Crime

In the summer of 1976, the bodies of a young man and woman were found off the side of a secluded dirt road outside the town of Lynchburg in Sumter County, South Carolina. The victims had both been shot several times. Police were unable to identify the victims and they became known as the Sumter County Does. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the mysteries surrounding the case of the Sumter County Does. 44 years after the couple was found, DNA testing finally confirmed that they were 29-year-old James Paul Freund and 24-year-old Pamela Mae Buckley. That mystery has been solved but the mystery of who killed them and why remains. You can help support the show at patreon.com/truecrimeallthetime Visit the show's website at truecrimeallthetime.com for contact, merchandise, and donation information Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/TCATT - Enter promo code TCATT for 83% off and 3 extra months free! An Emash Digital production

Kaitie talks about two unidentified individuals and how they were given their names back after a forty-four-year long mystery. However this case is far from over. Rhiannon covers a South African urban legend called Pinky Pinky. Listen in on some of Kaitie and Rhiannon's real-life fears related to the urban legend and a discussion of its presumed origins. Rhiannon briefly steps across the line into the true crime zone. Settle in for a dark one today folks… If you are a victim of sexual assault, please contact the U.S. National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673 or online at https://hotline.rainn.org/online. References: https://sites.google.com/view/haunting-cases-podcast/episodes/episode-2-sumter-county-does-pinky-pinky?authuser=0

When Hurricane Hugo came through South Carolina, Sumter County was really hit hard. The magnificent Swan Lake Gardens lost several hundred pine trees exposing camellias and azaleas to unwelcome sunlight. But only a few bald cypresses were lost. If you come across a young bald cypress, shake it and you'll find that is flexible, even adult trees are not brittle like pines. The ones in water with their interlacing knees have a giant support system in play protecting them against strong winds, even hurricanes. In ice storms, they again have an advantage over pines as they are deciduous and have no needles for the ice to accumulate on and cause the trunks to break. You can grow bald cypress in a regular landscape – they don't make knees in ordinary soils – just buy a bale of long-leaf pinestraw for mulch.

In this episode Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna and Jennifer Amell speak about the disappearance of Jackson "Brent" Garcia of Sumter County, South Carolina on December 29th, 2020. If you have any information please contact the Sumter County Police Department 803-436-2000. GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-brent-garcia Recent article: https://www.abccolumbia.com/2021/06/09/scso-up-to-10000-reward-offered-for-help-finding-18-year-old-missing-since-december/ Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you'll get an additional 3 months for FREE. That's 6 months for the price of 3! Go to BABBEL.com and use promo code MISSINGPOD Follow Private Investigations For the Missing and please donate if you can: https://investigationsforthemissing.org/ http://piftm.org/donate https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/ https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/ Follow Missing: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/ Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast Level up in your career & book more consistent work with an easy to use online tool that tracks audition & workshop metrics at Auditiontrackers.com ________ Website: Sgt. Lloyd WWI Sergeant Perry Loyd did not live to see the day he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, but a ceremony was held Saturday at Fort Jackson to honor him. Sgt. Loyd was acknowledged for his contribution and sacrifice as a volunteer soldier during World War I. Perry W. James IV, grandson of Sgt. Lloyd, received the medal on behalf of his family. According to information provided by Ft. Jackson, Loyd was from South Carolina and trained at Camp Jackson in 1917. He deployed as part of the 371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division, American Expeditionary Force and was wounded in action Sept. 29, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Loyd was discharged at the end of the war and returned to his life as a sharecropper in Sumter County. Loyd died in 1946 when he was 61-years-old. He never knew his chain of command had recommended he receive the Wounded Chevron, which later qualified him for the Purple Heart Medal. James, who was named after his grandfather, learned about the medal that was never delivered and started the necessary steps to correct the error. Military personnel, relatives, along with friends and family from across the country, witnessed the ceremony. Perry has a historical novel based on Sgt. Lloyd that is releasing this November or December. ________ Some Questions I Ask: Favorite military film? (2:46) On memorable moment in youth. (3:14) On discovery of Perry Lloyd & beginnings of research into him. (5:59) Biggest challenge of research and what about your discoveries (besides him being family) really made you believe Sgt. Lloyd was an important person for you to learn more about? (7:54) What was the process of getting the purple heart for Sgt. Perry Lloyd? (10:20) More on the 371st colored infintry regiment and historical context. (13:45) Besides the internal drive and connection of Perry Lloyd being family, what makes this an important story to tell in your opinion? (19:10) Process of deciding to write a novel. (21:06) Book that you've gifted the most in the past year? (25:44) What are you working on now or desire to work on next? (27:55) When you think of the word "creative" who comes to mind for you and why? (35:56) How can people connect with you? (38:28) ____________ You can follow Arron at: Website: ArronLloyd.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316 TikTok:Arronslloyd Youtube: Arron Lloyd This is NYC merch -

In this episode, FSA speaks with Sumter County Sheriff Bill Farmer, the current chaplain for the Florida Sheriffs Association. Learn more about the impact the chaplain role has on the spirituality of the sheriffs, and how a chaplain can bring comfort to so many in their darkest time of need. Sheriff Farmer also chairs the Florida Model Jail Standards Committee, a process that helps keep all jails up to the highest standards.  And if that's not all, Sheriff Farmer has the pleasure of keeping Florida's “friendliest hometown” – The Villages – safe and sound.

His life story is one of faith and love for young people. A true teacher at heart, Gary had an amazing career in education that included 30 years as a school counselor. They relocated to The Villages years ago, and join the ranks of of the many retirees enjoying this beautiful area of Florida. His heart to serve remained though, and now he is serving in a public office - as a Sumter County Commissioner.

For generations, rural families in the Alabama Black Belt grew and hunted what they needed to sustain themselves. Wild game was a major and critical part of the diet. Today, hunting is still a popular Black Belt pursuit, but it's less about sustenance and more about camaraderie, challenge, and immersion in nature. We meet Jerry Dawson, a coon hunter in Sumter County, who illuminates the world of coon dogs, and Nikki Baker, a dove hunter in Marengo County, who loves to beat all the men on the field (and often does) to the 15 bird limit. This batch of Gravy is reported and produced by Jackie Clay, Executive Director at the Coleman Center for the Arts in rural Sumter County, Alabama; Matt Whitson; an award-winning production audio mixer and video editor at Alabama Public Television in Birmingham, Alabama; and Emily Blejwas, Executive Director of the Alabama Folklife Association and author of The Story of Alabama in Fourteen Foods (UA Press).

As "Cooking Up a Living in Alabama" reveals, culinary entrepreneurship, whether running barbecue stands, holding neighborhood fish fries, or selling sweets around town, has long enabled African Americans to earn income, stick together as a family, and express creativity. Georgia Gilmore of Montgomery is the quintessential model in Alabama. In this episode of Gravy, we visit Thomas and Tommie Taylor of T-N-T BBQ in York and Martha Hawkins of Martha's Place in Montgomery for a modern look at Black entrepreneurship in the Alabama Black Belt. We get a rural and an urban view of how Black entrepreneurs use innovation and hard work to generate real community impact.  This batch of Gravy is reported and produced by Jackie Clay, Executive Director at the Coleman Center for the Arts in rural Sumter County, Alabama; Matt Whitson; an award-winning production audio mixer and video editor at Alabama Public Television in Birmingham, Alabama; and Emily Blejwas, Executive Director of the Alabama Folklife Association and author of The Story of Alabama in Fourteen Foods (UA Press).

Alabama's Black Belt stretches in a strip 25 miles wide across the center of the state. Named for the rich soil that enabled cotton to flourish, the Black Belt was once Alabama's most prosperous and politically powerful region. It held most of the state's enslaved people, and African Americans still comprise the majority of the Black Belt population today. "New Stewards on Old Homesteads in Alabama" provides a contemporary look at Black Belt land and its stewards: the most recent chapter in a long history of transformation. Younger generations are now returning to family land in the Black Belt, often to find it reclaimed by wilderness. We learn how they strive to make a living from the land and the challenges faced in a rural food system. We consider opposing notions of agricultural life: one that inflicts trauma, and one that heals from it. Andrew Williams of the Deep South Food Alliance in Linden and Yawah Awolowo of Mahala Farms in Cuba are our guides.  This batch of Gravy is reported and produced by Jackie Clay, Executive Director at the Coleman Center for the Arts in rural Sumter County, AL; Matt Whitson, production audio mixer and video editor at Alabama Public Television in Birmingham, AL; and Emily Blejwas, Executive Director of the Alabama Folklife Association. The Southern Foodways Alliance is the organization behind the podcast.

With help from a volunteer, investigators in Sumter County, S.C., have solved a mystery that stumped them for over four decades. WLTX reporter Alicia Neaves joins to discuss the recent breakthrough. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode six, Dr. JD defines clemency and explains how it's the umbrella term for pardons, reprieves, and commutations. He also explains how clemency differs from expungement. Lastly, Dr. JD explains how "implicit" clemency has allowed judges like those in Sumter County, Florida to commit the most egregious hate crimes and domestic terrorism in the name of white supremacy the nation has ever seen. Dr. JD is a former adjunct instructor at the Hillsborough Community College who holds a business administration degree, MBA, and law degree. He can be reached at ejlynum@gmail.com. https://jurisgenus.com/blogs --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode three, Dr. JD discusses getting a bond after your arrest including shenanigans that can occur with the judge and prosecutor at your first appearance. Dr. JD shares a real life example of when he represented a former NFL football player in Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida at first appearance where local Judge Paul Militello gave his client a bond that was five (5) times higher than than what was listed as a standard bond on the circuit's bond schedule. The fact pattern in this case comes out of an attempted murder of the retired NFL football player by his brother. Dr. JD is a former adjunct instructor at the Hillsborough Community College who holds a business administration degree, MBA, and law degree. He can be reached at ejlynum@gmail.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the inaugural episode of She Speaks Too, I interview The Reverend Doctor McKinley Washington, Jr., a native of Mayesville, SC, located in Sumter County. Dr. Washington is the third oldest sibling of eight sisters and brothers. He is an Honorably Retired Presbyterian Church (USA) minister and former South Carolina State Senator. He began his ministry career in 1964, at Edisto Presbyterian Church (USA) on Edisto Island, SC. During his time on the island, he led the charge to integrate the Edisto Beach State Park, which prohibited access to African Americans. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patricia-bligen-jones/message

Here at the Ex-Worker, we continue to navigate the COVID–19 crisis by seeking guidance and insight from three anarchist nurses who are working on the frontlines of the pandemic. First, we hear from an anarchist ER nurse from the southwest US who offers reflections on individual and community health, mutual aid projects, and how to stay safe through the epidemic. You'll hear a brief discussion of the promise and peril of antibody testing and the concept of an immunity passport. After that, we share a long conversation with two anarchist nurses from New Orleans, Louisiana on a wide range of topics, including harm reduction, how to support healthcare workers, the legacy of AIDS activism, delineating between authority and expertise, and lots more. We close out the show with urgent appeals of support for families at Black Mesa as well as incarcerated radicals , Kijana Tashiri Askari, Leonard Peltier, David Campbell, and all prisoners trapped on the inside through the pandemic. {April 8th, 2020}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:01} Survival is Resistance {4:44} Antibody Tests and Immunity Passports {17:28} Interview with Two Anarchist Nurses in New Orleans {20:08} Urgent Appeals for Solidarity {1:47:32} Prisoner Birthdays {1:54:04} Conclusion {1:54:58} Mutual aid projects as a general concept are mentioned in both interviews. To learn more about mutual projects in your area, check out this list put together by our friends at itsgoingdown.org and this guide to Radical Solidarity Through Covid–19 from Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. Antibody tests may be a new tool to fight the spread of the virus, but proposals for an Immunity Passport could lead us farther down totalitarian and dystopian paths. Learn about the long term efforts to defend Black Mesa and the homes, ancestral lands, and future generations of the Dine'(Navajo) and Hopi peoples. And donate to the Navajo and Hopi Families COVID–19 Relief Fund here. Please support efforts to get Leonard Peltier released from federal prison into home confinement by writing to his captors using the info below. (We know, we know-home confinement, ugh! But JUST DO IT, seriously!!) In light of the provisions of the CARES Act meant to decrease the risk to prisoner heath, in response to the COVID–19 pandemic, the U.S. Attorney General has delegated to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons the authority to release certain vulnerable prisoners to home confinement. Currently, the process for identifying appropriate candidates for home confinement have not been solidified but we believe it may help to write to the BOP Director and Southeast Regional Director and ask that Leonard be immediately considered and transitioned to his home on the Turtle Mountain Reservation. Your letters should be addressed to: Michael Carvajal Director, Fed. Bureau of Prisons 320 First Street NW Washington, DC 20534 J.A. Keller Southeast Regional Director Federal Bureau of Prisons 3800 Camp Crk Prk SW, Building 2000 Atlanta, GA 30331 We have not drafted a form letter or correspondence. Your pleas should come from your heart as an individual who has supported Leonard for so many years. Say what you would like but we have put together some talking points that will assist you in your letter writing. Below are some helpful guidelines so your letter touches on the requirements of the Attorney General's criteria for releasing inmates like Leonard to home confinement. OPENING: Point out that Leonard is an elder and is at risk; for example, “Mr. Peltier is 75 years old and in very poor health; his only desire is to go home to the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation and live out the remainder of his years surrounded by his family.” MEDICAL: The AG and CDC guidelines for releasing inmates requires the health concerns cause greater risk of getting the virus. Leonard has the following conditions you can list in your letter: Diabetes, Spots on lung, Heart Condition (has had triple by-pass surgery), Kidney Disease. RISK TO COMMUNITY: To qualify for release to home confinement we must show that Leonard poses no risk to the community. COMMUNITY SUPPORT/RENTRY PLAN: To qualify for release to home confinement we must show that Leonard has a reentry plan. Leonard has support from the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Band and has family land on the reservation where he can live. RISK OF COVID–19: To qualify for the release to home confinement must show that Leonard is at reduced risk to exposure of COVID 19 by release than he is at Coleman 1. As of recently Rolette County, ND has no cases of COVID 19, Sumter County has at least 33 cases. Antifascist David Campbell is serving time in Riker's Island where a COVID–19 outbreak is raging, and supporters are trying to get him released during the pandemic! Write to advocate for his release! Contact politicians via the info at this link, and call Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance with the info here. Script and other info are here. Check out The Final Straw's stellar and important interview with New Afrikan Black Revolutionary prisoner Kijana Tashiri Askari, who is in urgent need of medical assistance due to a heart condition. UPDATE from supporters: After the first day of calls they changed his medicines to something more appropriate for his heart condition—not just Tylenol, which they had him on (only). That's the only thing so far. Please help keep up the pressure! Check out these other anarchist media projects that have produced episodes covering organizing efforts both by and for prisoners: The Final Straw, Rustbelt Radio, and This is America by It's Going Down. You can help bail out vulnerable detainees from immigration detention and jail by donating to the LGBTQ Freedom Fund; with pandemic-related bail reductions, they've expanded their focus past LGBTQ detainees to bail out as many people as they possibly can. Upcoming prisoner birthdays: Romaine ‘Chip' Fitzgerald #B–27527 California State Prison LAC Post Office Box 4490 B–4–150 Lancaster, California 93539 Address envelope to Romaine Fitzgerald, address card to Chip  

February 19, 1971. Sumter County, Florida. The body of a young woman is found floating beneath a bridge in Lake Panasoffkee. She has been strangled to death with a belt, but in spite of some intriguing clues, the victim cannot be identified and is named “Little Miss Panasoffkee”. Four decades later, investigators explore the possibly that she may have originally hailed from Greece and was murdered after travelling to the United States, but Little Miss Panasoffkee's true identity cannot be conclusively established. August 9, 1976. Sumter County, South Carolina. A young man and woman are found shot to death by the side of a secluded dirt road, but they carry no identification. Investigators are able to uncover some promising leads, including a witness who claims he befriended the two victims and heard they were from Canada, and the discovery of the actual murder weapon in a suspect's possession. However, the authorities lack that one crucial piece of evidence to solve the murder and conclusively identify the two victims, so they become known as “The Sumter County Does”. On this week's episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore two of the most heavily discussed cases involving murdered decedents who have somehow managed to remain unidentified for over four decades. Additional Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Miss_Lake_Panasoffkee https://unsolved.com/gallery/little-miss-aeoepae%C2%9D/ http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/470uffl.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumter_County_Does http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/198umsc.html http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/189ufsc.html http://www.sumtermysterycouple.com “The Trail Went Cold” will also be appearing at True Crime Podcast Festival 2019 on July 13th at the Marriott Downtown in Chicago. Please visit their website for more details. The Trail Went Cold will be appearing at the event, “True Crime Podcasts: Live in Toronto”, being held at the Royal Cinema in Toronto on Sunday, August 18. For more information and to purchase tickets to the event, please visit this website. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Matt & I begin to scratch the surface of the Sumter County Does case.