Ashley Miller

Ashley was born in Lancaster but moved to Columbia to attend the University of South Carolina. She earned her bachelors in journalism and came to The Sumter Item in 2022. She has always been a reporter at heart, watching her grandparents read the daily newspaper, reading the comics and then becoming involved at her high school newspaper. In college, she realized she could combine her interests of crime and journalism. Before USC, she attended Kent State University and worked on the university's magazine, Fusion. But South Carolina has always been her home, so to USC she went. She put her skills of editing and writing to the test as a reporter for USC's Carolina News and Reporter website. Her love of talking to people, going places and putting a story together is what keeps her composed. After a long day of reporting, you can find her at home, with her dog in her lap and a movie playing, already planning out the days ahead. She covers Clarendon County and general community coverage.