Juanita's Blog on Life and Real Estate in Sumter, SC

Been awhile since I've posted any sales information.  As I'm not selling real estate anymore I've found it better to leave those posts to people who are actually in the trenches. But, I thought maybe I'd take a quick look at how last year went, compared to the three years before.  Are we better? ...

Facebook is a fine thing.  It's a great tool.  It allows you to keep up with people, contact friends (and even relatives) you've lost contact with over the years.  It keeps you abreast of what's going on in the lives of the people you know -- and sometimes people you don't know. You can publicize...

I got to read the papers later than usual today - had things to do this morning and sat down a little while ago to read - and found this. In which The State newspaper manages to totally misrepresent a situation. Seriously - did they not get the whole story? Did they get the whole story and only q...

Last Friday we held a Wellness and Spa Day here at the Board office.  We had representatives from Tuomey here taking blood samples to do cholesterol and blood glucose checks, taking blood pressure, and handing out nutrition information.  A local chiropractor came to do free screenings.  A photogr...

Sumter, SC is home to Shaw Air Force Base. It's been said you can't swing a dead cat around here without hitting a veteran. And it's true. Yesterday was Veterans Day. I hear in other parts of the country it's not a big deal. It's a very big deal around here. There was a ceremony at the county cou...

Sumter, SC has one of the most well developed cultural communities I've ever lived in, especially for a town this size.  There's always something to do, something to see.  Last Friday we participated in the annual Sip & Stroll, the first of three events in the 2010-2011 Sumter Winefest.  There we...

Happy Halloween!  

Saw this mentioned on Facebook this morning, went and checked it out.  The blog entry is here. The text of the bill is here. If you’re looking for how the housing market double-dip will be created, here’s the answer. Never mind the endless taxpayer-backed money-pits of FHA, Fannie and Freddie: He...

The federally mandated storm water runoff utility -- unfunded, I might add, meaning it's a tax -- has been a topic for discussion here in Sumter County lately.  The biggest bone of contention was how much residents were going to have to pay to fund it.  Not whether we wanted to, you understand. W...

The link to the news article, which appeared this morning in the local paper, is here, and it's probably perishable so I have no idea how long it'll stay active. My boss/co-worker got several phone calls and e-mails yesterday from the reporter who wrote that article.  One of the comments he made ...