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2016 A YEAR IN REVIEW

Jobs, crime, weather, fire top headlines WEATHER

A Sumter firefighter works to remove a tree which struck a home on Indigo Drive on Oct. 8 after Hurricane Matthew.

For many residents, October 2016 epitomized Yogi Berra’s famous quote: “It seems like deja vu, all over again.”

Almost a year to the day of a historic flood in October 2015, remnants of Hurricane Matthew roared into the Sumter area Oct. 8.

And while many areas suffered from high water, the wet soil and high winds caused the downing of hundreds if not thousands of trees, causing power outages in the 2016 version of the storm.

Duke Energy announced on Oct. 10 that 17,580 of 30,791 cus-

tomers in Sumter County were without power, as were 3,640 of 5,614 in Lee County and 5,590 of 6,187 customers in Clarendon County. Likewise, Black River Electric Co-op. estimated that a third of its customers had lost power.

Linemen from surrounding states rushed to the area and restored power to most of the residents within a week. And while many people were throwing out refrigerated food that had spoiled, the local Pilgrim’s Pride chicken-processing plant gave away more than 60 tons of free chicken as well as ice and bottled water.

Pilgrim’s Complex Manager

Tim Singleton said the idea struck the management team that Saturday morning when the main plant lost power.

While generators kept the frozen meat iced, production lines were shut down, and distribution trucks couldn’t get out because of fallen trees on roadways.

“We didn’t have to throw anything away,” Singleton said.

Instead, they fired up grills and cooked chicken and donated it to anyone stopping by.

Pilgrim’s notified first responders, including police and sheriff’s officers, and teachers and schools of the giveaway.

Before long, that message

SUMTER SCHOOLS BUDGET In December, an annual audit revealed Sumter School District had gone over budget by $6.2 million in the fiscal year ending June 30. More importantly, it had $106,449 left in its general fund in what auditor Robin Poston called a critically low level.

Superintendent Frank Baker said BAKER he learned of the budget deficit and low general fund balance in October, but the board was not notified until an early December meeting.

Three Sumter School District Board of Trustees members, including Chairman the Rev. Daryl McGhaney, Ralph Canty and Barbara Roman Wilson-Jackson, were unopposed in their re-election bids on Nov. 8.

The school board met in a closed-door meeting on Dec. 20 to discuss what the board listed as personnel matters and a legal briefing. After the meeting, the district issued a statement saying it planned to look at areas to save money and receive regular financial statements to get a handle on the financial condition of the district.

In earlier statements, Baker said the district will look at the areas of personnel, travel, energy management, supplies and substitutes.

As the calendar year ends, Jan. 1 represents the beginning of the second half of the district’s 2017 fiscal budget. More specific budget cuts may be identified in the coming weeks and months.

went viral on Facebook, to the amazement of people stopping by.

And once the roads were cleared, other Pilgrim’s plants in North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and West Virginia began shipping water and ice as well as more chickens to Sumter.

People who stopped by the plant on that following Monday and Tuesday were allowed to take 10 pounds of chicken for each person.

Ironically, when The Sumter Item ran a story about their generosity on Wednesday, Oct. 12, Pilgrim’s quit providing the free food that day.

2016 GENERAL ELECTION

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ABOVE: Now set to be inaugurated on Jan. 20 as the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump stopped by Sumter County Civic Center on Feb. 17 to address local supporters.

RIGHT, INSET: Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to a capacity crowd Feb. 24 at Morris College.

While the hurricane and Sumter School District finances dominated the news late in the year, the beginning of the year started with visits from every major political candidate including eventual Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump.

In February, both had rallies in Sumter with Trump drawing more than 6,000 supporters in a public rally at Sumter County Civic Center and Clinton visiting Morris College in a private rally not open to the general public.

Other contenders, including Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders and Republican candidate Jeb Bush, held public meetings in Sumter.

When it was over, Clinton and Trump won majorities in the state primaries that set them up for winning their parties’ nominations. Both won by substantial margins in South Carolina, and Trump won the state in the general election on Nov. 8 on his way to being elected president.

In the local election, Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen received a vote of approval for a fifth term. McElveen won more than 50 percent of the vote in a race that included challengers William “Dutch” Holland and Charlie Jones.

In the Sumter City Council race, Jimmy Byrd won re-election over challenger Patty Wilson, and Steve Corley eventually won a runoff for a seat vacated by Colleen Yates.

During the general election, Clarendon and Lee county voters approved Sunday alcohol sales by winning more than 60 percent of the vote in each county. Sumter County passed a similar ballot question in 2014. But while Sumter County limited the alcohol sales to restaurants, Clarendon and Lee counties’ ballot questions opened sales to restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores and gas stations.

CELEBRATING SHAW AIR FORCE BASE The entire area celebrated the 75th anniversary of Shaw Air Force Base coming to Sumter.

The U.S. Army Air Corps officially activated “Shaw Field” on Aug. 30, 1941, as a

flight training school. It was renamed Shaw Air Force Base in 1947 when the Air Force became a separate branch of the military.

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houses the 20th Fighter Wing, the 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central Command. In 2011, it added the Third Army/U.S. Army Central.

A yearlong celebration of

having Shaw in the community climaxed with an air show, “Thunder over the Midlands,” on May 21-22.

Thousands of tourists flocked to the area to see the air show.

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Sumter County elected officials to be sworn in Sumter County will host a swearing-in ceremony for newly elected officials at 6 p.m.

Tuesday at Patriot Hall Auditorium, Sumter County Cultural Center, 135 Haynsworth St. Officials to be sworn in include Robert Baker as Sumter County coroner, James Campbell as Sumter County clerk of court, Christopher Sumpter as Sumter County District 1 councilman, James Byrd Jr. as Sumter County District 3 councilman, Vivian FlemingMcGhaney as Sumter County District 5 councilwoman, Eugene Baten as Sumter County District 7 councilman and Anthony Dennis as Sumter County sheriff. Also, Dennis will swear in Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

Clarendon will swear in sheriff, county officials

Numerous projects lined up for Sumter

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen said city employees will be busy in 2017.

“There’s a lot going on for a small city with a small staff and it’s allhands on deck,” he said.

McElveen, who is beginning his fifth term as mayor, said this year will see major projects going on downtown such as a new motel and parking garage as well as the new economic development building.

He said the city is also considering improvements to Memorial Park, the tennis center and Aquatics Center, but he said he did not know if those would take place this year.

He said two buildings in Memorial Park need restoration.

The streetscaping project on North Main and Manning Avenue is now awaiting approval from the State Transportation Improvement Program board, he said.

“I do not know if that will begin in 2017 or not,” McElveen said. “It has to be designed, and we’ll have to select a consulting firm to help us with that.

“There will be some community meetings and stuff like that. It will be moving forward.”

McElveen said since the streetscaping project is being done with federal funds, the city must follow federally mandated procedures such as hiring a consulting firm to assist with the project and payMCELVEEN ing a 20 percent match.

“We have that through the penny (tax),” he said.

He said the South Gateway project at Manning Avenue and U.S. Highway 15 is almost finished.

McElveen said what it represents is a really good beginning for the upcoming streetscaping projects on Manning Avenue and North Main.

Other projects in the pipeline are a

new water department facility and a new public safety building at Calhoun Street and Lafayette Drive.

In addition to new projects, McElveen said city employees will still be working on the municipality’s core functions such as law enforcement, fire fighting and utilities.

“Everybody has their own regular responsibilities too, so everybody’s busy,” he said.

He said the city is constantly trying to improve water and sewer services and to replace infrastructure that is deteriorating or out of date.

“We try to get as much as we can out of our road money to improve our streets and work with the state to try to get the state streets improved,” McElveen said.

He said the city will also be taking a closer look at how to deal with runoff from storms.

“We see what weather has been doing to us the last couple of years with the flood and Hurricane Matthew and some very heavy rains,” he said.

End of Pinewood Road Piggly Wiggly Check out lanes were busy at the Piggly Wiggly located on Pinewood Road on Saturday. The store will close its doors today to make room for a Walmart Neighborhood Market, which will be in a new building constructed at the site.

Clarendon County elected officials will be sworn in at 9 a.m. on Tuesday at Clarendon County Courthouse, 102 South Mill St., Manning.

Newly elected officials who will be sworn in include: Sheriff Tim Baxley; and Probate Judge Margaret “Peggi” Jackson Sorrell.

Incumbents who will be sworn in include: Clarendon County Council Chairman Dwight Stewart; District 2 County Councilman A.C. English; Coroner Hayes F. Samuels; Clerk of Court Beulah G. Roberts; and Soil and Water District Commission Jason Gamble.

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Man charged with shooting at officers COLUMBIA — South Carolina crime investigators say they’ve captured a man who exchanged gunshots with Allendale police officers after crashing a stolen pickup truck.

The State Law Enforcement Division says 24-year-old Lintel Kirkland of Allendale was arrested Friday and charged with attempted murder. Investigators say Kirkland was identified through DNA and fingerprints left in the pickup.

Conviction on the charge could result in a prison term of up to 30 years.

None of the three officers involved were struck by bullets during the shoot-out early Wednesday.

The gunfire erupted after a high-speed chase ended with the truck’s driver crashing into a grocery store in the Lowcountry town. The man fired as he fled and jumped over a fence.

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Changes coming to Lee County sewer pipeline

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Bishopville will be cleaning up in 2017.

Literally.

Not only will a linen and laundry processing facility begin operating in the Lee County Spec Building in the I-20 Industrial Park, but also the city’s main sewer line will be getting a major upgrade, said Bishopville City Administrator Greg McCutchen.

Crown Health Care Laundry Services will operate out of the Lee County Spec Building in the Interstate 20 Industrial Park, Lee County announced Dec. 4. The company will invest $12 million in Lee County and bring 80 much needed jobs to the area in 2017, and eventually as many as 150 jobs, according to information released by the county.

McCutchen said the company will be the first tenant to occupy the 48,800 Lee County Spec Building, which was built in 2007 at a cost of $1.25 million.

A project to refurbish Bishopville’s main sewer line, carrying water to its wastewater treatment plant, is also expected to start in 2017.

The treatment plant sits northeast of the town near the Lynches River and just upstream of Lee State Park.

“Part of it is going through a swamp right now and (we are) having to get some easements and dealing with the Army Corp of Engineers about going through some wetlands,” McCutchen said.

He said it has been time consuming getting everything in place for the project.

“That is one of the biggest things we have going on right now,” McCutchen said.

The project is being paid for using a $750,000 Community Development Block Grant awarded by South Carolina Department of Commerce, according to a June 28 news release from Santee Lynches Regional Council of Governments.

“This grant will allow the city to address a major issue with its wastewater

system and will benefit all residents of the city,” said Santee Lynches COG Executive Director Michael Mikoda in June.

The city must match 10 percent of the grant, according to the June news release.

McCutchen said the sewer line had problems with blockages in a swampy area it crosses.

“Hopefully, this project will eliminate that,” McCutchen said. “Some of those lines have some age on them and are beginning to deteriorate.”

He said when actual construction will begin on the refurbishment depends on acquiring the easements.

“It should get started in early spring,” he said.

The cost of the project is about $500,000 McCutchen said.

He said it is possible more projects may be announced during the coming year.

“The (city) council will be working to see what projects we can implement to take care of needs in the community,” he said.

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New Year’s resolutions remain popular after 4,000 years

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re you afraid to tell people your New Year's resolution because of fear of

failure?

Apparently, many local people are, as most declined to talk about it.

Resolutions have been around for centuries. According to extensive research, the New Year's resolution arose in ancient Babylon, a civilization we know about mainly from the Bible but now also from archaeological discoveries. Babylon, which the Bible indicates in many passages was not a particularly pleasant or good place, lies in Iraq in the socalled "fertile crescent" between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

As an example of its bad reputation, Genesis tells of the Tower of Babel, which the Babylonians attempted to build tall enough to reach Heaven. God was not pleased and stopped the construction in a very creative way by causing the Babylonians to speak many different languages. From this, we have the website www.babelfish.com which will translate Earth's major languages for us. Actually, the Babel fish was a fictional species of fish on a planet created by the late Douglas Adams in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," a scifi classic; once this fish is in your ear, you can

understand all the languages in the galaxy.

But I digress. And thereby hangs one of my own New Year's resolutions — to avoid digression in both speech and Ivy writing.

Moore At any rate, the Babylonians actually celebrated the new year more than 4,000 years ago, promising their pagan gods they'd repay debts and return everything they'd borrowed.

The penalties for not doing so were far harsher than ours for not keeping resolutions; e.g., if you somehow injured a person of higher social or financial status, perhaps when he demanded his tools back (even a mere bruise counted), you could be punished by death. We just punish ourselves by adding pounds or ruining our health by not eating nutritious foods or being lumpy couch potatoes.

Romans, about 60 years B.C., when Julius Caesar changed the calendar so that the first month became January, also took the beginning of a year to begin self-improvement projects — mostly such things as being good to people. Unfortunately, this did not work out well for Caesar, as he was assassinated by about 60

POLICE BLOTTER A black .45-caliber automatic Smith & Wesson pistol valued at $700 was reportedly stolen from a vehicle while it was parked at a residence in the 2900 block of Lowerlake Drive shortly after 3 a.m. on Dec. 24.

A 7-by-16-foot Haulmark vnosed trailer valued at $4,000 was reportedly stolen while parked at a residence in the 1700 block of Glenmorangie Drive between Dec. 23 and Dec. 25.

A black-and-beige 2005 Chevrolet Silverado valued at $13,000 was reportedly stolen while parked at a residence in the 3100 block of Pawleys Lane between Dec. 25 and Monday.

A white 2015 Ford F150 4X4 with tinted rear windows and a silver tri-trailer hitch valued at $64,000 was reportedly stolen while parked at a lot in the 800 block of Southernhills Court between 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 21 and 12:40 p.m. on Dec. 22.

A 55-inch flat-screen Samsung TV valued at $800 and a 19.5-inch desktop computer monitor valued at $650 were reportedly stolen from a residence in the 200 block of North Wise Drive about 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

CHARGES Alyla N. Foster, 29, of 7 E. Newberry St., was arrested on Dec. 25 and charged with possession of marijuana; driving under suspension, first offense; and transporting an open alcohol container after approximately 13 grams of marijuana and two opened alcoholic beverages were found in her vehicle. According to an incident report from Sumter Police Department, officers approached Foster's vehicle while it was parked on the side of North Magnolia Street with the driver's door open and Foster sitting partially outside of the vehicle.

STOLEN PROPERTY An orange Kubota B26 backhoe tractor valued at $38,000 and a 16-foot black Ironwood trailer valued at $800 were reportedly stolen from a lot in the 800 block of North Guignard Drive between 6 and 8 a.m. on Dec. 22.

Two Apple iPads valued at $1,000 were reportedly stolen from a business in the 1100 block of Broad Street between Dec. 22 and Dec. 23.

lesser government officials on the Ides of March (March 15), which in an unrelated coincidence was about the time the Babylonians had started their own year. What gall!

More than four centuries later, when Romans had adopted Christianity, resolutions were mostly replaced by prayers and devotions.

However, in the early 19th century in the Colonies, Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards produced a mainly faith-based litany of resolutions.

One of his carefully crafted resolutions related to his desire to pursue perfection in his faith was: "Resolved, never to lose one moment of time; but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can."

Back to current-day resolutions. I share what some local people have for resolutions.

Channing Braden's 2016 resolution was one made by many — "to eat healthier." She kept it "maybe a week," she said.

"This year," Braden said, "I resolve to exercise, eat healthy and stick with it."

J. Michael Hodge, a local artist and business owner, met with success as she resolved to do in January 2016. She set a goal to grow her business and has done that, she said.

While Hodge admits her annual resolutions don't "always pan out,"

she plans to make one again this year. "I quit making the 'lose weight' one many years ago, so I am going to make a more doable and equally healthy one," she said. "I resolve in 2017 to schedule more 'play time' for myself."

Believing that most creative ideas grow out of play, Hodge said, "Play can be anything from adult coloring books, taking an art class or to simply turn off the TV and play a board game with the family."

Deanna Ward and Matt Huhs share a similar attitude toward resolutions. While Ward stopped making them several years ago, Huhs simply said he doesn't make them.

Huhs' strategy is to concentrate on daily improvements. "If I'm a little better than yesterday, that's good," he said.

Instead of making resolutions, Ward said, she's "determined to work on areas" she thinks need improving as they come along, rather than "making a huge 'I'm going to stop doing this this year' kind of promise.

"I believe self-awareness of the improvements one can ... make can be faced head on the time of the epiphany. ... and only by becoming cognizant 365 days a year that opportunities exist for us to grow does the true circle of life compel us to always strive to be our best."

Shootings drastically drive up number of police killed in line of duty in 2016

BY LISA MARIE PANE The Associated Press Ambushes in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and other shootings across the country led to a sharp increase in the number of police killed in the line of duty this year.

From Jan. 1 through Wednesday, 135 officers lost their lives. Some died in traffic accidents, but nearly half were shot to death. That's a 56 percent increase in shooting deaths over the previous year.

Of the 64 who were fatally shot, 21 were killed in ambush attacks often fueled by anger about police use of force involving minorities.

"We've never seen a year in my memory when we've had an increase of this magnitude in officer shooting deaths," said Craig Floyd, president and chief executive of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. "These officers were killed simply be-

cause of the uniform they wear and the job they do. This is unacceptable to the humane society that we are."

In Dallas, a sniper on July 7 attacked at the end of what had been a peaceful rally against police brutality. He killed five law enforcement officers and wounded nine others.

Months later, Dallas businesses and residents still display blue ribbons and banners declaring, "We support our Dallas police officers."

But even amid community support, the police department remains unsettled. Hundreds of officers have retired or left the force during the past six months as the city struggles to find a way to increase pay and save a failing police and fire pension system. Former Chief David Brown, who became a national figure in the aftermath, was among those who opted to retire. And interim Dallas Police Association pres-

ident Frederick Frazier said that morale is "almost nonexistent."

"A lot of us are going through the motions at work.

We're hoping things will get better with our struggle," he said. Frazier added that the attack was a "game changer. It changed the perception of law enforcement. It reversed the role after Ferguson. We were the pursuer, and now, we're being pursued."

Baton Rouge Police Cpl. Lester Mitchell was partners with Matthew Gerald, one of the three slain officers, and was among the officers who raced to the scene of the shooting that also killed sheriff's deputy Brad Garafola and officer Montrell Jackson. Mitchell has daily reminders of the deadly shootout, driving past the scene on his way to police headquarters.

"Just passing there, you can't help but replay it over and over again," he said.

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Skin cancer drop in Northeast bucks rising rates elsewhere CHICAGO (AP) — A decline in melanoma cases and deaths in Northeast states bucks a national trend for the deadliest skin cancer and may reflect benefits of strong prevention programs, a study suggests.

In the years included in the study, the Melanoma Foundation of New England became more active with programs to prevent skin cancer, the researchers noted. Two years ago, the group started a program that funds sunscreen dispensers in public places and recreation spots in Boston and other New England cities. That effort expanded this year to other states.

“Such programs may enhance public awareness about skin cancer and may suppress the continual rise in melanoma,” the researchers said.

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A photo provided by the American Academy of Dermatology shows a typical presentation of a suspicious mole that eventually was diagnosed as melanoma, a deadly skin cancer.

Nationally, melanoma cases have steadily increased during the past two decades. The American Cancer Society estimates that when 2016 cases are

tallied, more than 76,000 Americans will have been diagnosed during the year.

The new study, led by Dr. Robert Dellavalle of the Denver

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, is an analysis by region of government data on cases and deaths in 2003 and 2013. The results were published online Wednesday in JAMA Dermatology.

Most skin cancers rarely spread, but melanoma is different. It may show up looking like an unusual, irregularly shaped or colored mole. It can invade tissues beneath the skin’s surface and spread throughout the body. Overexposure to sunlight and indoor tanning are among the risk factors.

A separate study published last week showed that U.S. melanoma rates climbed from about 22 per 100,000 people in 2009 to an estimated nearly 24 per 100,000 in 2016. Earlier research showed the number of

cases has increased sharply since 1980.

The new study found melanoma dropped in five of nine Northeast states in a decade and death rates declined in six of the nine states.

By contrast, incidence and death rates climbed in most Midwestern states studied.

Melanoma cases also rose in the South and West, but death rates varied in those regions.

Regional ethnic differences and other demographics play a role. Melanoma is more common in whites and in people with light-colored eyes and red or blond hair.

The states included in the Northeast region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.

It’s more than your genes We’ll help you turn

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our family’s health history is an important risk factor in the development of chronic health issues. Families have many factors in common, including genes, environment and lifestyle, which can help give clues to medical conditions that may run in the family.

Missy Knowing the history Corrigan can allow for an individual to take steps to reduce risks.

While there is no doubt that genetics have tremendous influence on our health, there is a new understanding among scientists that genes are triggered by diet, physical activity and our environment, meaning DNA alone doesn’t determine one’s health status, potential or outcome.

The Human Genome Project in the 1980s concluded genes do not determine our destiny. The project found no two people with the same disease have the same gene expression, meaning that genes are merely blueprints that do not perform an activity until they are prompted to do so by an outside trigger.

As scientists explore factors beyond genes for the cause of disease, it has become widely accepted that thoughts, emotions, lifestyle choices, nutrition and stress send signals in the body which determine whether genes become active or lie dormant. Because of this, no two people, not even twins, can have the same genetic expression.

Our health does not come from our genes; it comes from all the factors that influence our genes. Although modern science has been slow to make the connection between nutrition and health or disease, the past few decades of research have proven that food affects

our genes and ultimately our health. Scientists now claim that diet is the most important factor influencing our genes.

While it may take years for the physical effect of our food intake to surface, we must look at our continuous dietary habits and patterns as well as our daily lifestyle choices. Researchers suggest we actually have the potential to use food for disease prevention and treatment. Fruits and vegetables, which contain health-promoting, protective and healthy qualities, should be a consistent part of your diet.

More than 2,000 years ago Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Following a “Rainbow Diet,” or eating fruits and vegetables that are the colors of the rainbow, can keep genes functioning optimally.

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From left, Arthuree Brazilia Howard Ricks, Susan Saunders and Tiffanie Wilson Bucci look through some of the extensive research that proved Bucci and Ricks are direct descendants of Gen. Thomas Sumter. Saunders is the registrar of Sumter’s Home Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, who completed much of the research with Bucci. Bucci is the first descendant of Gen. Sumter who is a member of Sumter’s Home Chapter. Ricks is Bucci’s grandmother; she said she plans to apply later.

Local DAR marks important milestone Thomas Sumter descendant joins society

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ational Society Daughters of the American Revolution is all about genealogy. To become a member, appli-

cants must prove beyond doubt that they are descended from an individual who aided in the American struggle for independence. Yet, in all its 116 years of existence, the local chapter of NSDAR has never had a member descended directly from Gen. Thomas "The Gamecock" Sumter, for whom Sumter's Home Chapter, NSDAR is named and who is chapter Patriot.

Until now.

With the pinning of Tiffanie Wilson Bucci on Dec. 7, the chapter marked another milestone in its history. That came after months of diligent and challenging research, as well as DNA testing, that has proved conclusively that Bucci is indeed descended from the famous general.

Bucci's grandmother, Arthuree Brazilia Howard Ricks, other relatives and community members have known for nine generations that Gen. Sumter was a patriarch, but it was Bucci who decided to apply for membership in the DAR. "My grandmother always spoke to me about it," she said, "but it didn't really register until I moved to Dalzell. It was the story of Natalie DeLage Sumter (wife of Thomas Sumter Jr.), how she came all the way from France and rebuilt her life — she was such a strong woman — that made me want to find out more."

Ricks grew up in the Catchall community, very near to Home House, Gen. Sumter's home, and grew up hearing stories about her ancestry. She said that Bucci "volunteered at the (Sumter County Archives), found and researched the family records."

"Reading Thomas Tisdale's book, 'A Lady of the High Hills,' about Natalie Sumter particularly made it feel real," Bucci said.

Her quest for the proof required to satisfy the National Society DAR began around two years ago, when she contacted local DAR member Mary Saunders, mother of Susan Saunders, also a member and a genealogist who has done several research projects for Sumter's Home Chapter.

"Susan knows how to do the research and knows exactly what the national office needs," Bucci said.

Saunders, Bucci, Ricks and several other family members eventually found proof of what the family has known all along: They are direct descendants of Natalie Sumter and Thomas Sumter Jr., through their daughter, Pauline Beatrice Brazilia Sumter, who married John William Brownfield. That union produced Robert James Brownfield, who never legally married, but had a long term common law marriage with Clarissa Howard. The couple could not marry because interracial marriages were illegal in South Carolina in the mid-19th century.

Ricks noted that their relationship, which produced nine children, was common knowledge "within a 50-mile radius" of the Stateburg area where they lived.

Saunders said the nine-generation proof of ancestry stalled somewhat at the sixth generation, where Brownfield and Howard are listed as the parents of Seymour Howard. Her research also indicated that Brownfield and Howard maintained a semblance of separate households for census purposes, precisely because their union was illegal then, and

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Registrar Susan Saunders, left, and Regent Kathy Barrett, right, welcome Tiffanie Bucci, center, to membership in Sumter’s Home Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution on Dec. 7. Bucci is the first member who is a direct descendant of Gen. Thomas Sumter, for whom the local DAR chapter is named.

From left, Arthuree Brazilia Howard Ricks, her granddaughter Tiffanie Wilson Bucci and Bucci’s mother, Henri Ricks Johnson, all directly descended from Gen. Thomas Sumter, are shown following Bucci’s pinning as an official member of Sumter’s Home Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

"The link from one generation to the next must be proven by 'fact,' such as legal documentation, census records, Bible records, etc., ... .

"Proving Tiffanie’s lineage was challenging due to the fact that one generation was lacking those aforementioned vital documents of proof. Putting together an 'Analysis' of the lesser documented proofs, such as land records of Natalie De Lage Sumter and her daughter Pauline Brazilia Sumter Brownfield, Bible records, newspaper articles, church histories and records, as well as family records, etc., proved to be successful in proving the lineage."

But that was after the National Society DAR sent back the documentation three times, asking for more evidence, before finally accepting it.

For Bucci and Ricks, the proven ancestry is vindication. Bucci is proud that her female ancestors were such strong women, especially Clarissa How-

ard, who insisted on being awarded her own land, which is still owned by the family, and who sent eight of her children to Benedict College. Natalie De Lage Sumter, godchild to Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, succeeded after fleeing the French Revolution and promoted racial justice and education, among her other values Clarissa Howard shared.

Ricks, Johnson and Bucci have also formed relationships with their cousins.

For Saunders, success in proving the lineage is important, but she also said, "It's a great love story.

Robert Brownfield came back to Clarissa after fighting for the Confederacy, and they lived together as husband and wife until he died."

Sumter's Home Chapter, National Society Daughters of the Revolution, is proud to have a descendant of their hero Patriot and namesake at last, she said.

"It is truly amazing," Saunders said.

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About 90 firefighters from multiple agencies battled a five-alarm fire for more than five hours on July 18 at Sumter Casket Co.

FIRE DESTROYS LANDMARKS Two major businesses were destroyed by fire in 2016, including Sumter Casket Co., one of the oldest continually operating businesses in Sumter County, and Compass Restaurant.

On July 18, 90 firefighters responded to a five-alarm fire at Sumter Casket Co. Fire consumed most of the company’s 30,000-square-foot complex.

Firefighters responded to the first call at 12:42 p.m. and continued fighting flareups overnight. Two buildings were destroyed, but owner Michael James vowed to continue the company which wholesales caskets to funeral homes.

No one was injured in the blaze.

Brothers Eugene and H.L. Witherspoon established Sumter Casket Co. in 1894, and in the early 1900s, J.T. James Sr. joined the company. The James family still owns the business.

Less than 10 days later, fire destroyed Compass Restaurant, which sat just east of Interstate 95 at 7885 Myrtle Beach Highway in Gable. Firefighters responded to a call at 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, and remained on the scene until 4:30 a.m. the next day.

Fire destroyed the building.

No one was in the building at the time of the fire. Damage to the building and contents was estimated at $450,000.

The Compass Restaurant, 7885 Myrtle Beach Highway in Gable, was destroyed by fire Tuesday, July 26. The cause of the blaze that ripped through the landmark Turbeville seafood restaurant is still undetermined.

2016 Year in Review was compiled by Sumter Item Managing Editor Rick Carpenter.

Sumter Police Chief Russell Rourk and Sheriff Anthony Dennis talk about the chase and shoot out with Dontrell Montese Carter and the efforts to apprehend him.

Gary Ricco, president and CEO of Mount Franklin Foods, explains the process which brought his company to Sumter during an announcement Oct. 20 at Sumter Opera House.

NEW BUSINESS While fire might have destroyed some businesses, the region received positive news of new industry coming to the area.

At least four companies announced plans to build or expand existing industrial plants in the tri-county area.

Mount Franklin Foods announced in October that it would purchase and expand a candy-manufacturing plant that was formerly occupied by Au’some, which shuttered a 100,000-square-foot facility in March and filed for bankruptcy. Mount Franklin plans to upgrade the facility and eventually hire as many as 225 employees. The plant is in Live Oak Industrial Park in Sumter.

Meanwhile, Crown Health Care Laundry announced plans to open a 60,000-squarefoot laundry facility in Bishopville that will employ 150 peo-

In February, South Carolina Third Circuit Judicial District Judge Jeffrey Young sentenced Joseph Manners to two life sentences and 30 years for murdering his grandparents, James and Joann Topper, and setting fire to their home in 2013. At the time, Young called the case the most horrific he’d ever heard as a judge. He called Manners an unrepentant, coldhearted murderer who cremated two people who he said loved him.

In another case, a Clarendon County jury ABOVE: Joseph Manners was sentenced to two life sentences and 30 years, to be found Chad served consecutively, on Feb. 18 after he Morris of Sumter guilty of fail- was convicted for a 2013 arson and muring to render aid der of his grandparents, James and Joann Topper. after a boating incident that claimed the life BELOW: A Clarendon County jury found of Hailey Chad Morris of Sumter guilty on July 15 Joanne Borof failing to render aid after a boating indeaux of Sumcident that claimed the life of Hailey ter. The boating Joanne Bordeaux. incident occurred in the early morning hours of July 4, 2014. Morris was operating a boat at a high speed when it crashed into a boat that was idling and carrying Bordeaux. Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Roger Young Sr. sentenced Morris to a five-year prison sentence for failure to render aid and a 30-day sentence and $500 fine for negligent operation of a watercraft.

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office began a manhunt for Dontrell Montese Carter in September after he hit his girlfriend in the face several times, shot at a house with people inside and fired a semi-automatic weapon at three Sumter law enforcement officers near Dalzell. Two months later, Carter was killed in a shootout with U.S. Marshals Service deputies near Ludowici, Georgia. A U.S. Marshals Service deputy commander was also shot and killed by Carter in the shootout.

ple. The company provides linen and laundry processing exclusively for health-care facilities.

And two companies announced plans to build facilities in Clarendon County. In November, Adger Solar announced plans to build two 72-megawatt solar farms in Clarendon County. While the $200 million solar farms may only employ five people, it should produce enough electricity to supply 25,000 homes by the end of 2018.

And just a few weeks ago, ProBrass Inc. announced plans to acquire a 144,000-square-foot building on 47 acres and invest more than $40 million in machinery and equipment. The start-up firm specializes in manufacturing and remanufacturing rifle brass cartridge cases. The company will be in Summerton near Scott’s Branch Middle-High School and will employ 70 people.

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An Alabama Tourism Department photo shows the renovated Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, on Sept. 20. Once used by recording artists including the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, the studio is reopening for tours in January and has been named Alabama’s top tourist attraction for 2017.

Sound studio dubbed best Alabama tourist attraction MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A fabled music studio where acts including the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan recorded hits hasn’t even reopened following an extensive renovation, yet it’s already being named Alabama’s No. 1 tourist stop of 2017.

Alabama Tourism Department has selected Muscle Shoals Sound Studio as the state’s top attraction of the New Year.

Located in the northwestern Alabama town of Sheffield and once a sought-after recording location for some of the world’s best-known musical acts, the concrete-block building fell into disrepair years ago after being used for other things, including an appliance store. Inspired by the 2013 documentary “Muscle Shoals,” officials from Beats Electronics provided nearly $1 million to renovate the studio.

With the work nearly done and the studio set to reopen Jan. 9 for tours and later as a nonprofit recording center, the tourism agency expects it to become a major draw for visitors. The main studio has been revamped with a 1970s feel that includes bright colors, retro chairs and a metal ashtray; the sign over the front door is once again bright blue. Vintage recording equipment fills the production booth.

Tourists, many of whom saw the documentary, kept coming even while the studio was closed for renovation, and nearly half were from other countries.

“Muscle Shoals Sound is revered worldwide as one of the most influential and iconic studios,” said tourism director Lee Sentell. “The film introduced the Shoals’ musical heritage to a new generation of travelers.”

Judy Hood, chair of the Muscle Shoals Music Foundation and the wife of one of the

original studio owners, David Hood, said 2017 is “going to be an exciting year for Muscle Shoals music.” The foundation owns and will operate the studio.

Built around 1946, the building already is on the National Register of Historic Places. It opened as a studio in 1969 after a group of local musicians known as “The Swampers” — David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Roger Hawkins and Barry Beckett — broke away from nearby FAME Recording Studios, another recording landmark.

During its heyday, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio drew the likes of Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Willie Nelson and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

The Rolling Stones recorded “Brown Sugar” and “Wild Horses” there for their “Sticky Fingers” album.

The studio also played host to Joe Cocker, Levon Helm, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Cat Stevens, the Staple Singers and others.

The small building became known widely as 3614 Jackson Highway after Cher titled the first album recorded at the studio in 1969 by its address. It was also featured in the Stones’ 1970 rockumentary “Gimme Shelter.”

The rapper and producer Dr. Dre founded Beats Electronics in 2006. Apple Inc. purchased the company in 2014.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Relations between the United States and Moscow during and after the Cold War have been marred by diplomatic dustups ranging from espionage scandals to an Olympics boycott.

Current tensions, highlighted by President Obama’s decision to impose sanctions and expel 35 Russia diplomats, are exceptional because they stem from U.S. allegations of Russian cyber meddling in the presidential election and because they are playing out during a White House transition. They also coincide with a collapse of military-to-military relations and nervousness in Europe over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and aggression in eastern Ukraine.

Some of the more significant episodes of the past three decades: • May 2013: A U.S. diplomat was expelled after the Kremlin’s security services said he tried to recruit a Russian agent, and they displayed tradecraft tools that seemed straight from a spy thriller: wigs, packets of cash, a knife, map and compass, and a letter promising millions for “long-term cooperation.” The FSB, the successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB, identified the diplomat as Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. The Fogle case was a reminder that years after the Cold War ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia and the U.S. still spy on each other and maintain active counterespionage operations.

• December 2012: President Vladimir Putin signed into law a ban on adoptions of Russian children by American citizens. The ban was a blow to U.S.-Russian diplomatic relations and was imposed in response to Russian accusations of abuses of adopted Russian children in the U.S. It was included in a broader Russian law retaliating for U.S. passage of the Magnitsky Act, an effort to punish Russian human rights violators.

• July 2010: In the biggest spy swap since the Cold War, 10 confessed Russian agents who infiltrated suburban America as “sleeper” agents were ordered deported in exchange for four people convicted of betraying Moscow to the West. The agents, many speaking in heavy Russian accents despite having spent years in the U.S., pleaded guilty to conspiracy, were sentenced to time served and were ordered out

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• February 2001: A veteran FBI counterintelligence agent, Robert P. Hanssen, was arrested and charged with committing espionage for Russia and the former Soviet Union by providing highly classified national security information to intelligence officers assigned to the Soviet embassy in Washington. In the aftermath, the U.S. expelled 50 Russian diplomats. The FBI has called Hanssen the most damaging spy in the bureau’s history.

• February 1994: The U.S. expelled Russian senior intelligence officer Alexander Lysenko, saying he was in a position to be responsible for the spying of CIA agency Aldrich Ames. This was just days after Ames and his wife, Rosario, were arrested on charges of selling secrets to Moscow from at least 1985 to 1993. Even in expelling Lysenko, the administration of President Bill Clinton softened the blow by emphasizing the importance of strong ties with Russia and the continuation of reforms under Boris Yeltsin, who was seen as key to Russia’s move toward democracy.

• October 1986: In one of the more memorable tit-for-tat expulsions for alleged espionage activities, President Ronald Reagan ordered 55 Soviet diplomats in Washington and San Francisco to leave the U.S., shortly after expelling 25 others from the Soviet mission to the United Nations. The Soviets retaliated each time, kicking out American diplomats and announcing that the U.S. missions in Moscow and Leningrad could no longer employ Soviet workers.

• March 1980: In response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979, President Jimmy Carter announced the U.S. would boycott the Summer Olympic Games scheduled to be held in Moscow. He acted when the Soviets refused to comply with Carter’s ultimatum for the withdrawal of their troops from Afghanistan by February. The Soviets retaliated by leading a communist-bloc boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games held in Los Angeles.

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Happy New Year to the millennials in the nest

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fully intended to write a Sunday column about how Barack Obama had inserted a knife in the back of Israel via a resolution in the United Nations as his presidency mercifully winds down.

However, after coming across a commentary by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, I decided to share it with our readers as the New Year fast approaches.

In fact, the New Year is already history today, Sunday, so all you readers out there, especially the millenials Hubert D. who can still read, this colOsteen Jr. umn is for you.

Enjoy, and Happy New Year, with thanks to Huck for sharing. Here are his words: There seems to be an epidemic plaguing young Americans coast to coast. It’s a virulent new form of Peter Pan Syndrome. Instead of remaining a charming and adventurous child forever, like Peter, victims get stuck at the lazy, sullen adolescent stage. But there’s now help. A rehab center called Yellowbrick in Evanston, Illinois, claims to treat “emerging adult” brains, millennials who “failed to launch” from their parents. In other words, physical adults who are still living in their parents’ homes and wearing a permanent dent in the couch cushions.

While some patients exhibit recognized medical problems such as depression, drug addiction or bipolar disorder, others just can’t seem to get it together and act like adults. The center teaches them basic life skills, such as cooking, cleaning, getting up off the couch and “showing up.” All for the low, low price of only $28,000 a month. Some question the value of the therapy (it includes yoga, meditation, vitamins and regular sleep — somehow, I doubt lack of sleep is a big problem for them) — especially considering that about 80 percent of patients “relapse.”

Remember that book, “Everything I Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten”? This is like that, only with 20-something kindergarteners and a preschool that costs 28 grand a month. Maybe birds have a better idea: Just kick ’em out of the nest.

Sincerely, Mike Huckabee ONE FINAL WORD: Remember, only 19 days until Obama’s last day: Jan. 20, 2017.

Less celebrity worship, more local education W

elcome to 2017.

Here’s a modern scene to contemplate: On Friday night I was half-watching (while trying to read an actual book) a tearful, slobbering tribute to Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. Oh boy, was it dramatic.

Maybe I was a little tired from the holidays, but all I could think about was how sick I am of celebrity news in general.

I dared not speak disapprovingly at that particular moment because my wife, who was in the room, grew up loving Debbie Reynolds in “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” and all those “Tammy” boyfriend movies.

As a longtime married person I opted to take the dogs on a walk before blurting out something jaded and negative. Plus I was getting a jump on one of my New Year’s Resolutions involving vocal restraint.

My point is, modern celebrity worship has gone too far and we have this parallel (and growing) barrage of information we don’t want or need coming in from all directions.

The 2016 election cycle was a nasty roller coaster ride, and it won’t get any calmer with a wild card of a man now known as the President-elect of the United States. It all feels like a doomsday

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movie with evil dictators, terrorists, hackers and aliens fast approaching. Every day is a Twitter circus, and the “trending news” culture is a big sewer pipeline, spewing out randomly all over

the place.

But I digress.

How do we cut through the noise and the stench?

Let focus on our communities.

Let’s use our local newspapers to help prioritize what’s important and meaningful to read and discuss every day.

Sumter School District, for example, is facing serious financial problems to start the year. The Sumter Item’s reporting by Bruce Mills has been thorough and informative, and that will continue.

What’s more important than the financial health of our local school district? How did the elected board and administration let this happen, and what can be done about it?

Local newspapers remain vitally important to the communities we serve. We’re here to serve the common good, and the health of America’s communities depends

on trusted information from responsible journalists who live and work in a community. Say no to Internet news aggregator web sites that waste your time pushing fake news and celebrity skankdom. Turn off the TV. Cut back on Facebook.

Let’s work to make 2017 the year we succeed as a citizenry by focusing on reality. Subscribe to your local newspaper and support local journalism, wherever you are. Support local advertisers by purchasing locally.

Let’s start here in Sumter by publicly pressuring Sumter School District to get its house in order quickly and publicly. Why are so many local teachers working in other S.C. school districts?

What’s really going on?

Submit a letter to the editor. Attend a meeting. Call our editors and reporters with information the public needs to know. Stop by and talk.

Sumter’s future depends on good teachers turning out welleducated children. There are no excuses.

Happy New Year.

Graham Osteen is Editor-At-Large of The Sumter Item. He can be reached at graham@theitem.com.

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ASHINGTON — Viewing 2016 in retrospect — doing so is unpleasant but less so than was living through it — the year resembles a china shop after a visit from an especially maladroit bull. Because a law says “the state of California may not sell or display the Battle Flag of the Confederacy ... or any similar image,” a painting of the 1864 Siege of Atlanta was banned George from display Will at the Fresno County fair.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services churned out a 25-page policy statement about “the systematic inclusion of families in activities and programs that promote children’s development, learning and wellness.” That is, government should provide, as an act of grace — systematic grace — a role for parents in raising their children.

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nooks and crannies of the administrative state: One day a year — Lemonade Day — children in Austin, Texas, can sell the stuff without spending $460 on various fees, licenses and permits. Twelve-year-olds in a Tampa middle school, learning about “how much privilege” they have, were asked if they were “cisgendered,” “transgendered” or “genderqueer.” Two years after Emma was the most common name given to baby American girls, the trend was toward supposedly gender-neutral baby names (e.g., Lincoln, Max, Arlo) lest the child feel enslaved to stereotypes. A New Jersey mother says a police officer interrogated her 9-yearold son after he was suspected of a racial slur when he talked about brownies, the baked good. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pondered whether a worker committed racial harassment by wearing a cap emblazoned with the Gadsden flag (depicting a coiled rattlesnake, with the words “Don’t Tread on Me”). A University of Iowa professor complained that the Hawkeyes’ mascot Herky, a fierce bird, is “conveying an invitation to ag-

gressivity and even violence” that is discordant with the “all accepting, nondiscriminatory messages we are trying to convey.”

As President’s Day approached, San Diego advised city workers to use “bias-free language” by avoiding the phrase “Founding Fathers.” A National Park Service employee giving guided tours to Independence Hall in Philadelphia told tourists that the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were produced by “class elites who were just out to protect their privileged status.” The employee praised herself for her “bravery.” The NBA, which plays preseason games in China, home of forced abortions and organ harvests, moved its 2017 AllStar Game from Charlotte because of North Carolina’s law stipulating that transgender individuals should use bathrooms appropriate to their physiology.

At Washington’s refurbished Watergate Hotel, the message on room key cards reads “No Need to Break In.” The New York Times reported the downside of humanity’s mastery of

fire: “Figuring out how to make fire was no doubt an evolutionary boon to our ancestors. But it may have led to our smoking habit.” Facing a budget shortfall in 2010, New York’s Legislature raised the cigarette tax $1.60 to $4.35 per pack, expecting, illogically, that it would discourage smoking and raise $290 million annually. By 2016, cigarette revenues had fallen 25 percent, and smuggled cigarettes held 58 percent of the New York market.

By 2016, six years after the president’s wife agitated for federal guidelines limiting sodium, sugar, fats and calories in school lunches, 1.4 million students had exited the National School Lunch Program, and students had a robust black market in salt and sugar. A tweet with the hashtag #ThanksMichelleObama said, “The first lady can have a personal chef, but I can’t have two packets of ketchup?” After Connecticut imposed its fifth tax increase since 2011, General Electric moved its headquarters from there to Boston. CKE Restaurants includes the Carl’s Jr. chain, which was founded in California and ignited the fast-

food industry. CKE announced that it was moving its headquarters from California (highest income tax rate: 13 percent) to Tennessee (highest income tax rate: zero).

Congress considered bills to prevent the IRS from hiring or retaining people delinquent in their tax payments. Unions in New York and California lobbied for exemption from the $15 minimum wage they lobbied for. It was splendidly appropriate that when Cuba buried the architect of its ramshackle socialism, the vehicle carrying Castro’s ashes broke down and had to be pushed by soldiers.

“Thou swell, thou witty, thou sweet, thou grand” were not lyrics that many Americans sang about either presidential candidate, but one of them had to win, so as you steel yourself for 2017, remember H.L. Mencken’s timeless wisdom: A martini is “the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.”

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2017, Washington Post Writers Group

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who are in need of support. This is the whole secret,” he said.

New Year’s Eve is Russia’s major gift-giving holiday, and big Russian cities were awash in festive lights and decorations. The Moscow subway offered a special holiday train, festooned with lights and artificial greenery.

“I wish for the next year to better than this,” said rider Alexander Pisaryev.

“We are waiting for good, for peace and order,” said another, Valentina Daineka.

As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and deaths of legendary celebrities.

How people are ushering in the new year:

AUSTRALIA Sydney sent up a dazzling tribute to 2016’s fallen icons with a New Year’s Eve fireworks display honoring the late singer David Bowie and late actor Gene Wilder, becoming the first major city to bid a bittersweet adieu to a turbulent year.

The glittering display over Sydney’s famed harbor and bridge featured Saturn and star-shaped fireworks set to “Space Oddity,” the classic song by Bowie — one of the seemingly endless parade of beloved entertainers who died in 2016.

Wilder was also honored as the bridge lit up in a rainbow of colors while a song from Wilder’s famed film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” played.

“This year, sadly, we saw the loss of many music and entertainment legends around the world,” fireworks show co-producer Catherine Flanagan said. “So celebrating their music as part of Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks displays is an opportunity to reflect on the year that has been and what the future may hold.”

GERMANY In Berlin the mood was more somber than celebratory.

“I don’t like the way politics is going,” said Daniel Brandt. “Fears are being fanned, and people are so angry with each other.”

The tone of public debate in Germany has become shriller during the past two years with the influx of hundreds of thousands of migrants. Some Germans blame Chancellor Angela Merkel for attacks such as the recent rampage in Berlin, where a failed asylum-seeker from Tunisia rammed a truck into a crowded Christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more.

As the country heads for a general election in which the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party is expected to poll strongly, Brandt said he was hoping for “proper solutions to our problems.”

Two Israeli tourists, on a visit to the German capital, seemed at a loss when asked about their wishes for 2017. “Peace on Earth. Just happiness,

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Evalena Worthington, costumed as a pirate wench, practices being lowered from the mast of the sailing vessel America 2.0 outside the Schooner Wharf Bar in Key West, Florida. Emotionally wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll that found that a majority thinks things are going to get better for the country next year.

Read the full story at theitem.com. really,” said Nathan and Libat, declining to give their last names.

Walking by the Reichstag, Germany’s Parliament building, Hamed Noori said 2016 had been a good year.

“I came to Germany from Afghanistan,” he said. “Life is better here.”

Birgitta Bergquist, a recent retiree visiting Berlin from Sweden, said she looked forward to spending more time with her 3-year-old granddaughter.

“And we hope the family stays healthy.”

Nicole Durand-Nusser, originally from France but living in Berlin for almost 50 years, said 2016 had been a difficult year: “Brexit, Trump, Erdogan — it’s all getting worse.

“I’m a convinced European, and I hope Europe doesn’t collapse in 2017,” she said.

TURKEY Neslihan Dogruol, a restaurant owner in a chic Istanbul neighborhood, said she hopes for peace in 2017 following a year filled with “unrest and death.”

“2016 affected everyone badly,” she said, referring to major attacks that hit Turkey in the past year.

The restaurant, adorned with snowflakes and tiny decorative lights for the evening, will have fewer people for dinner. “There is a serious gap between 2015 and 2016 in terms of business, people are going out less,”

OBITUARIES JANNIE LEE M. DOZIER MANNING — Jannie Lee Mouzon Dozier, widow of the Rev. Hayes William Dozier, died on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016.

She was a daughter of the late Sam James Mouzon and Mollie Samuels Mouzon.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at William Chapel Christian Church, 1072 DOZIER Forest Lane, Manning. The Rev. Emanuel Evans, pastor, officiated and Minister Paul Green assisted. Burial followed in the churchyard cemetery.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

AMELIA A. MCFADDIN CHARLESTON — Amelia Arthur McFaddin, 99, of Charleston, formerly of Manning and Pawleys Island, and widow of James Hugh McFaddin, died on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016.

Her funeral eucharist will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, at Grace Church Cathedral, 98 Wentworth St. Committal will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, at Church of the Holy Cross Churchyard, Stateburg.

Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr Inc. Downtown Chapel.

Amelia was born on Dec. 17, 1917, in Richland County, a daughter of the late William Weston Arthur and Anne Peyre Moore Arthur.

She is survived by three daughters, Anne M. Sauls (Morgan) of Manning, Jane A. McFaddin (Charles Bryan Jr.) of Charleston and Margaret S. McFaddin of Columbia; a son, James Hugh McFaddin Jr. (Jill) of Manning; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death

Dogruol said, adding that she expects more people to come for drinks.

Security measures were heightened in major Turkish cities. Traffic leading up to key squares in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara, will be closed, police said. In Istanbul, 17,000 police officers have been put on duty, some camouflaged as Santa Claus and others as street vendors, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Friday.

Ankara and Istanbul were targeted by bomb attacks in 2016, killing more than 180 people. Turkey has been in the throes of violence, combatting the Islamic State group, Kurdish militants and a coup attempt blamed on the U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.

RUSSIA President Vladimir Putin invoked a bit of seasonal enchantment in his New Year’s Eve remarks to the nation.

“Each of us may become something of a magician on the night of the New Year,” Putin said in a short televised address broadcast in the closing minutes of 2016 in each of Russia’s 11 time zones.

“To do this we simply need to treat our parents with love and gratitude, take care of our children and families, respect our colleagues at work, nurture our friendships, defend truth and justice, be merciful and help those

INDIA For most people in India, New Year’s Eve is a time for family. In New Delhi and many other cities, newspapers are full of big advertisements for lavish parties at upscale hotels and restaurants. The big draws at the hotel parties are song and dance performances from Bollywood and television stars.

The western city of Mumbai will host big street parties with thousands of people at the iconic Gateway of India, a colonial-era structure on the waterfront overlooking the Arabian Sea. And there was talk about money — India’s recent devaluing of its currency in an apparent effort to cut graft and tax evasion.

“2016 was boring but Modi brought about a twister near the end,” 18-yearold student Jugal Jadhwani said of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement in early November.

“It’s good for India,” he said.

It was a sentiment echoed by 42-year old Prasoon Verma.

“2016 was good, and with demonetization, 2017 should be good for the Indian economy, and India should move to the digital age,” he said.

Harold George Kirk, age 91, beloved husband of the late Barbara B. Kirk, died on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

born June 3, 1979, in Sumter.

Survivors include his parents, Richmond Dinkins, and Patricia and James Williams; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Public viewing will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday at New Bethel MBC, 3249 U.S. 15 S., Sumter.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at New Bethel MBC with Pastor Willie A. Wright Jr. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 810 Josh Wells Road, Sumter.

JP Holley Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.

BILLY JOE DINKINS

LIZZIE BOLDEN

be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com. by her daughter, Amelia McFaddin Barringer.

She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1940, where she was a cheerleader and member of the May Court. Amelia was a retired school teacher and had a lifelong interest in, and commitment to, service and community organizations on both local and statewide levels. She was an active parishioner in her church throughout her life, whether in Stateburg, Manning, Summerton or Pawleys Island. At her death, she was a member of Grace Church Cathedral. Her love for gardening and beautification led her to be a charter member of the Azalea Garden Club (Manning) and The Herb Society (Pawleys Island), as well as a docent at Brookgreen Gardens and member of Pawleys Island Beautification Committee.

Amelia’s sense of civic responsibility and concern for children and families led to her service as board member of York Place Episcopal Home for Children, the Clarendon County Library and the Lowcountry Girl Scouts, as well as volunteer at Smith Medical Clinic, member of Georgetown County Election Commission and poll watcher, and charter member of the Pee Dee Committee of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina. One of her greatest honors was her service as grand marshall of the Pawleys Island Fourth of July Parade.

Memorials may be made to Kanuga Conferences Inc., Hendersonville, North Carolina, Smith Medical Clinic Inc., 116 Baskervill Drive, Pawleys Island, SC 29585, or The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, P.O. Box 20485, Charleston, SC 29413.

A memorial message may

Pope Francis has called on the faithful to help young people find a place in society, noting the paradox of “a culture that idolizes youth” and yet has made no place for the young.

Francis said during vespers marking New Year’s Eve that young people have been “pushed to the margins of public life, forcing them to migrate or to beg for jobs that no longer exist, or fail to promise them a future.”

More than responsibility, the pope said the world owed young people a debt, saying it has deprived them of “dignified and genuine work” that would allow them to take part in society, instead condemning them “to knock on doors that for the most part remain closed.”

HAROLD G. KIRK

Billy Joe Dinkins, 64, died on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence.

Born on Sept. 21, 1952, in Lee County, he was a son of the late Harry Dinkins Sr. and Alzora Westly Dinkins.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of Elijah Dinkins, 513 Dogwood Drive, Bishopville, and at the home of Patricia Baker, 1170 Westvaco Road, Camden.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

RUBY B. WILLIAMS Ruby B. Williams, 83, widow of James Williams, died on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at Sumter Health and Rehab Center.

Born on June 13, 1933, in Lee County, she was a daughter of Willie and Lugenia Herriot Butler.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1897 Rembert Church Road.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

RICKY S. DINKINS Ricky Sharrod Dinkins, 37, died Dec. 26, 2016. He was

Ms. Lizzie Bolden, formerly of Camden, entered eternal rest on Dec. 24, 2016, at the Cottonwood Villa, Bishopville.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at Wilson Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Boone Memorial Garden in the Browntown community of Lee County.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.

LEVERNE JOHNSON Mr. Leverne Johnson entered eternal rest on Dec. 30, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey, Sumter.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

WADE CLARK Mr. Wade Clark entered eternal rest on Dec. 30, 2016, at the McLeod Hospice House, Florence.

The family may be contacted at the residence, 403 Alexander St., Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

JAMES B. ENOCH Mr. James Barlow Enoch entered eternal rest on Dec. 30, 2016, at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

IVORY MCCOY Ivory McCoy, 60, wife of Ernest Rose and daughter of the late Thomas Wells and Eloree Montgomery, was born on Feb. 12, 1956, in Sumter County.

She departed this life on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey, Sumter.

Family will receive friends at the home, 4060 Relief Road, Alcolu.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.

SUDIE MAE RAGIN SUMMERTON — On Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, Sudie Mae Gibson Ragin exchanged time for eternity at the Lake Marion Nursing Facility, Summerton.

Born on Sept. 12, 1921, in Summerton, she was a daughter of the late Ludie and Mary Bell Williams Gibson.

Service of remembrance shall take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at the Historic Liberty Hill AME Church, 2310 Liberty Hill Road, Summerton, where the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Robert China, shall bring words of comfort. The service of committal shall follow in the Ragin family plot located in the Historic Liberty Hill AME Church Cemetery.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of her niece, Jacquelyn E. Bennett, 2441 Lily Martin Road, Summerton.

Fleming & DeLaine Funeral Home & Chapel of Manning is in charge of these services.

Online condolences for the family may be sent to www. flemingdelaine.com or flemingdelaine@aol.com.

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NEW YEAR’S SCHEDULE BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be Year’s Holiday Schedule: Jan. 1, 2017 closed New Monday.

GOVERNMENT — The following will be closed Monday: federal government offices; state government offices; U.S. Postal Service; City of Sumter offices; Sumter County offices; Clarendon County offices; Lee County offices; City of Manning offices; and City of Bishopville offices.

SCHOOLS — The following will be closed Monday: Clarendon School Districts 1 and 2; Thomas Sumter Academy; Wilson Hall; St. Francis Xavier High School; Laurence Manning Academy; Clarendon Hall; and Sumter Christian School.

UTILITIES — Black River Electric Coop. and Farmers Telephone Coop. will be closed Monday.

OTHER — The Sumter County Library will be closed today and Monday.

The Harvin Clarendon County Library will be closed Monday.

All offices of The Sumter Item will be closed Monday.

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IN THE MOUNTAINS BISHOPVILLE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Colclough 1,Building 2017

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s a new day EUGENIA LAST and a new year. Start off on the right foot by setting up your to-do list and putting a time limit in place. Opportunities are within reach, but you have to clear the baggage weighing you down first.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make a point to take better care of your health. Consider signing up for a gym membership or a cooking and dietary class that will help you optimize your energy, brain power and ability to give your all.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s a new year and a time to put your best foot forward. If you want to better your position, find out what you have to change or learn and head in that direction. Don’t miss an opportunity because you haven’t prepared.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Learn from past mistakes and you will discover how to best take advantage of a situation that lacks stability. Refuse to let uncertainty bring you down. Someone’s words that have inspired you in the past will resonate with you now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Financial gains will come from an unexpected source. Trust in your ability to bring about changes that will help everyone you care about.

Host a get-together or attend a party that supports people from all walks of life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do something that will encourage you to feel good about how you look or where you live. A change will help you discover all the possibilities that exist if you put in the effort.

Don’t give up; get started.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Time

spent with a friend, family or your loved one will spark new ideas to explore during the upcoming year.

Start with self-improvement and move on to doing all you can to build a strong alliance among the people you care about the most.

Today: Cloudy with a couple of showers.

Wind southeast 4-8 mph.

Monday: Cloudy with periods of rain.

Winds southeast 3-6 mph.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Think about what you want to take with you into the new year and what you want to discard. Getting rid of old baggage will help clear your mind, giving you the freedom to chase your dreams.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Revamp your surroundings and set up a routine that will ensure that you are leading a healthy and prosperous life. Offer to help others and form alliances that will in turn help you. Romance will improve your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Reuniting with people from your past will be a reminder of how much you’ve changed. It’s OK to look back as long as you don’t end up slipping into an emotional abyss. Let the past go and approach the new year with optimism.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Assess your current situation and take action. Make plans that will give you incentive to move into the new year with a passionate plan.

Personal changes and financial goals look promising. Shoot for the stars.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t wait for change to come to you. Set up a guideline to follow this year that will protect you from taking a back seat. Once your strategy is in place, you can begin the process of putting your plans into motion.

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD SOMETHING FOR YOU: Seven somethings, to be precise

by Fred Piscop

ACROSS 1 In __ straits (desperate) 5 Propelled, as a raft 10 Caesarean conquest 14 Curaçao neighbor 19 Composer Stravinsky 20 Put up with 21 Garage job, for short 22 Unlucky one 23 Opera habitués 26 Box-office buy, slangily 27 Natural gifts 28 Consider, as a case 29 Urban-curb fixtures 30 Numero __ (first-rate) 31 Mud concoction 32 Ordeal

34 ) or (, briefly 35 Pastor’s home 37 The Tempest sprite 38 Trifles (with) 39 “By the way . . .”

42 Conscienceless 46 Hybrid equine 47 Dandy dressers 50 Batting-practice areas 51 Caesarean salutation 52 Jai alai basket 53 “Nope” 54 “Omnia vincit __” 55 “What a bummer” 57 Repair-bill detail 58 Give the right 60 Game-show group 61 Ballerina’s wear 62 Baseball great Gehrig 63 Motto on money 67 Grammy category

70 Bakesale orgs.

72 Casting assignments 73 Programs in phones 75 Hotel lobby 77 Harder to find 78 Give birth to 80 Feedbag fodder 81 Teen faves 82 Part of 63 Across’ meaning 83 Aesopian ending 84 Litter’s littlest 85 Out of bounds 86 Fluffy sky sight 90 Go wrong 91 Sacred chests 93 Smoke detectors of a sort 94 Serengeti scavenger 98 Put on hold 100 Complains, so to speak 101 The Simpsons storekeeper 103 All Saints’ Day mo.

104 How skinny

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Monday: Cloudy and mild with a shower.

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jeans fit 106 “See ya!”

107 Coffeehouse worker 109 Godzilla’s hangout 110 Eighth Amendment phrase 114 Bumbling 115 Apple cousin 116 Three-card con 117 Jared of Dallas Buyers Club 118 Takes five 119 WWII foes 120 Store up 121 Genesis locale DOWN 1 Formal declaration 2 Lizard pet for many 3 Rotating-ball product 4 Art Deco artist 5 Miniseries starter 6 Santa-like 7 Actress Tyler 8 End of UNLV’s URL 9 Marina __ Rey, CA 10 Big brand in bonding 11 Hearing-related 12 Car-ride company 13 __ Miz 14 Birch family trees 15 Pathway 16 Commerce Dept. arm 17 Put up with 18 “Graphic” group 24 Set free, in a way 25 South Vietnam’s last president 29 “Your mileage __ vary” 32 More reliable 33 Clothing mishaps 34 Unnatural, as a photo 36 Edible

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birthplace 64 Ringed planet 65 Composer Ned 66 Of armadas 68 Address label abbr.

69 “Hey, you!”

71 Tip off 74 “Oh, dear!”

75 Spirit of ‘76 instrument 76 Something in the air 77 Less than smooth 78 Vacuum hookups 79 Rainbow curves 83 SpaceX head 87 Bonding agents 88 All-stops train 89 Swahili word for “freedom” 91 Parcels out 92 Author Brad-

bury 95 Came next 96 Write down, as music 97 Arthurian paradise 99 Two-continent country 100 Part of Hawaii 101 Sits alongside 102 Window inserts 104 Mix together 105 Slim to __ (poor odds) 106 Prehistoric predator 108 100 Down, for one 110 Auditor designation 111 MDs’ org.

112 __ de plume 113 Crime lab evidence DUCAT (26

Across) as a slang term for “money” or “ticket” was popularized from its usage in The Merchant of Venice. E PLURIBUS UNUM (63 Across) first appeared on U.S. money on 1795 $5 gold pieces.

Actor Jared LETO (117 Across) was one of the 12 celebrities appearing in Ellen DeGeneres’ selfie at the 2014 Academy Awards ceremony.

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LOCAL MILESTONES OF 2016

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

‘Bama, Clemson offenses go jumbo

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Laurence Manning Academy defeated Wilson Hall in the decisive third game to capture its first SCISA 3A baseball state championship since 2002. The Swampcats scored two runs on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning to win 4-3.

Diamond Double

LMA captures state titles in baseball, softball to lead list of year’s top area achievements

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The year that was 2016 was a busy one on the sports scene in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties.

There were several championships — both team and individual — won over the 12-month period. Laurence Manning Academy won SCISA state championships in three sports — baseball, softball and bowling. Also, Wilson Hall boys golf team won a state title for the second straight season.

Several teams came close to winning state titles, including the Sumter High School girls basketball team playing for the 4A state title and Robert E. Lee Academy playing for the SCISA 2A football state title after winning the 1A crown in 2015.

On the state and national level, the Clemson football team played for the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan. 11 and was facing Ohio State on Saturday looking for a chance to get to the title game. Also, Coastal Carolina won the College World Series.

SEE MILESTONES, PAGE B6

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Laurence Manning Academy’s softball team defeated Thomas Sumter Academy in three games to win the SCISA 3A softball state title.

SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B3

LOCAL NEWS OF 2016

Thames’ death among biggest stories in ’16

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com There were plenty of local sports teams that won or played for championships in 2016, but it was also a busy year for news that happened off the field as well.

High school basketball in the area — and the state for that matter — suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of former Manning High School girls basketball head coach John Thames.

All Thames did was win more games than any girls basketball head coach ever in South Carolina.

Former Hillcrest High basketball standout Ray Allen officially announced his retirement from the National Basketball Association, starting the countdown toward his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

And as is the case every year, there were some coaching changes as well, including Frances Fields taking over the girls basketball team at Sumter High and Keith West becoming the football coach at Manning High.

Also, for the second straight year, the weather

CLEMSON — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney had simple instructions for 340-pound defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence when he first used him on offense: “Go that way.”

Lawrence, the agile freshman who has bedeviled offensive lines, has done the same to defensive opponents as part of the Tigers’ LAWRENCE “Jumbo Package.”

That’s when they line up the 6-foot-5 Lawrence and 6-4, 310-pound defensive end Christian Wilkins in the backfield for goal line or short yardage situations.

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Mack Wilson as goal line blockers.

Wilson, at 6-foot-2, 242 pounds, caught a TD pass out of a goal line set in the Tide’s blowout of Kent State.

“If they can create an advantage, I think it’s something that we need to do,” Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said.

No. 1 Alabama (13-0; No. 1 CFP) faced No. 4 Washington (12-1; No. 4 CFP) in the Peach Bowl on Saturday while No. 2 Ohio State (111; No. 3 CFP) took on No. 3 Clemson (12-1; No. 2 CFP) in the Fiesta Bowl. The winners will play for the national championship in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 9.

CAROLINA FOOTBALL

Muschamp frustrated with debut season

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Former Manning High School head girls basketball coach John Thames, center, died in November at the age of 82. He finished his career with the Lady Monarchs with the most victories (869) in S.C. girls basketball coaching history. wreaked havoc with high school sports.

All in all, it was a very busy year.

JOHN THAMES DIES John Franklin Thames, the man who has the most victories in the history of South Carolina girls high school basketball at Manning High School, passed

away in November at the age of 82.

Thames was the girls basketball head coach at Manning for 46 years, finishing his career with a record of 869-331, coaching an even 1,200 games. He retired following the 2013-14 school year and 55 years at Manning High.

Thames became the ca-

reer victory leader during the 2011-12 season, picking up victory No. 828 in December of ‘11 to pass Mullins’ Fred Senter.

Thames won a pair of 3A state titles, claiming the 1973-74 title as well as the ‘99-00 crown. He led the Lady Monarchs to three

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COLUMBIA — A frustrated Will Muschamp knows he’s not close to turning South Carolina back into one of the best teams in the Southeastern Conference.

Year One under Muschamp with the Gamecocks (6-7) ended with his defense giving up 45 points — the third MUSCHAMP straight game it gave up 31 or more points after not surrendering more than 28 in its first nine games — and squandering a stellar effort by freshman quarterback Jake Bentley in a loss to South Florida at the Birmingham Bowl on Thursday.

It was the first time the Gamecocks had consecutive losing seasons since going 5-7 in 2002 and 2003 under Lou Holtz.

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BEST GAMES OF 2016

Bigger stakes produced better games in 2016

BY EDDIE PELLS The Associated Press Don’t you love it when the game lives up to the hype?

The year 2016 produced plenty of games like that — contests in which the action was the best when everything was on the line.

The Cubs and Indians, the Warriors and Cavs, the Tar Heels and Wildcats all saved their best for when it was win or go home.

A look at some of the best games of 2016:

END OF THE CURSE You wanted drama? Well, leave it to the Cubs to give you drama . After trailing 3 games to 1 to Cleveland in the World Series, the Cubs drew even, and then it came down to a single game to see if the championship drought that dated to 1908 would come to an end. In Game 7, the Cubs led 5-1 in the fifth inning and 6-3 in the eighth. But the Indians were also trying to break a drought; they hadn’t won a title since 1948, and they weren’t about to quit. Rajai Davis hit a game-tying home run in the eighth.

With the game tied after nine innings, a rain shower came and halted the action — prolonging the drama for an extra 17 minutes. When they resumed, the Cubs scored twice in the top of the 10th. Cleveland got one of those runs back in the bottom of the inning, but Chicago held on.

First baseman Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs recorded the final out at 12:47 a.m., stuck that history-making ball in his back pocket, then ran to the mound to celebrate.

THE BLOCK, THE GAME Through six games of the NBA finals, the Warriors and Cavaliers were dead even. Not just at three games apiece, but they had scored the exact same number of points: 610. A good series? Hardly. None of the first six games was decided by single digits. The average margin of victory: 19.6 points.

All was forgiven after Game 7.

The highlight of the NBA season came with 1:50 left, with the score tied at 89, when LeBron James ran the length of the court to block Andre Igoudala’s attempt at a go-ahead layup. The Cavaliers went on to win 93-89 . James brought the title back to his hometown and his block now has its own T-shirt(s) and Wikipedia page .

Said James: “I was just like, ‘Do not give up on the play. If you got an opportunity, just try to make this play.’”

ONE GOOD SHOT DESERVES ANOTHER Had the game gone into overtime, and had North Carolina pulled out the win, then Marcus Paige’s game-tying, double-clutch 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds left in regulation would have gone down as one of the greatest in NCAA history. Instead, Villanova called timeout, coach Jay Wright called the play — “Wildcat” — Kris Jenkins took an underhanded flip from Ryan Arcidiacono and calmly spotted up and swished the game-winning 3 at the buzzer. Villanova 77, North Carolina 74 . That the tight game ended with the underdog beating the blue blood only added to the magic and the tradition of March Madness.

BEST STORY OF 2016 The Chicago Cubs celebrate after winning Game 7 of the World Series 8-7 in 10 innings against Cleveland in November in Cleveland. The Cubs earning their first title since 1908 was voted the AP’s Sports Story of the Year.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cubs’ title AP’s top story

BY JAY COHEN The Associated Press CHICAGO — Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night.

A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy.

There were hugs, cheers and tears — and bottles and bottles of booze, sprayed everywhere from Cleveland to the shadow of Wrigley Field.

Lovable losers, no more. The story of so many lifetimes is The Associated Press’ Sports Story of the Year.

“The burden has been lifted,” manager Joe Maddon said.

The Cubs’ first World Series title since 1908 is the runaway winner for top sports story of 2016, collecting 48 of 59 first-place votes and 549 points in balloting by AP members and editors. The death of Muhammad Ali after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease was second with 427 points, and LeBron James leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the franchise’s first NBA title took third with 425 points.

In a year that seemed to be more about what we lost (Ali, Arnold Palmer, Gordie Howe, Pat Summitt, Jose Fernandez and the plane crash that killed most of the Brazilian club soccer team Chapecoense) than the winners on the field, the Cubs provided a feel-good moment that warmed at least

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO

TODAY TODAY

8:25 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Tottenham vs. Watford (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

12:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Syracuse at Boston College (ESPNU).

1 p.m. – NFL Football: New England at Miami (WLTX 19).

1 p.m. – NFL Football: Carolina at Tampa Bay (WACH 57, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7).

1 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: George Washington at Duquesne (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

1 p.m. – High School Football: Under Armour All-America Game from Orlando, Fla. (ESPN).

1 p.m. – High School Football: American Family Insurance Skills Challenge from Orlando, Fla. (ESPN2).

1 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Texas at Iowa State (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

1 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Development League Game – Teams To Be Announced (NBA TV).

1 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Georgia at Missouri (SEC NETWORK).

2 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Alabama at South Carolina (ESPN2).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: St. John’s at DePaul (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Penn State at Rutgers (ESPNU).

3 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Detroit at Toronto (WIS 10).

3 p.m. – College Basketball: Providence at Butler (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

3 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Kansas at Baylor (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

3 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Texas Christian at Oklahoma (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

3 p.m. – Professional Basketball: Euroleague Game – Teams To Be Announced (NBA TV).

3 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Louisiana State at Mississippi State (SEC NETWORK).

4 p.m. – NFL Football: New York Giants at Washington (WACH 57).

4 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Kentucky at Tennessee (ESPN2).

4:25 p.m. – NFL Football: Oakland at Denver (WLTX 19).

4:30 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Tulsa at Houston (ESPNU).

4:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Marquette at Seton Hall (FOX SPORTS 1).

5 p.m. – College Basketball: New Mexico at San Diego State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

5 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Arkansas at Mississippi (SEC NETWORK).

6 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Temple at Memphis (ESPN2).

6:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Colorado at Utah (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Tulane at Cincinnati (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

8:20 p.m. – NFL Football: Green Bay at Detroit (WIS 10, WWFN-FM 100.1, WNKT-FM 107.5).

8:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Washington State at Washington (ESPNU).

MONDAY

7:25 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Leicester vs. Middlesbrough (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Liverpool vs. Sunderland (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Burnley vs. Manchester City (CNBC).

12:10 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Manchester United vs. West Ham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

1 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Chicago at St. Louis (WIS 10).

1 p.m. – College Football: Outback Bowl from Tampa, Fla. – Florida vs.

Iowa (WOLO 25, WNKT-FM 107.5).

1 p.m. – College Basketball: Cotton Bowl from Arlington, Texas – Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin (ESPN).

5:10 p.m. – College Football: Rose Bowl from Pasadena, Calif. – Southern California vs. Penn State (ESPN).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

6:30 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Seton Hall at Butler (FOX SPORTS 1).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Louisville at Duke (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Clemson at Boston College (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Vanderbilt at Texas A&M (SEC NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Samford at Western Carolina (TIME WARNER 1250).

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Chicago (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

8:30 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Creighton at Marquette (FOX SPORTS 1).

8:40 p.m. – College Football: Sugar Bowl from New Orleans – Auburn vs.

Oklahoma (ESPN).

9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Providence at DePaul (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas-Little Rock (ESPN2).

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST

y-New England x-Miami Buffalo N.Y. Jets SOUTH

y-Houston Tennessee Indianapolis Jacksonville NORTH

y-Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland WEST

x-Oakland x-Kansas City Denver San Diego

W L T Pct PF PA 13 2 0 .867 406 236 10 5 0 .667 349 345 7 8 0 .467 389 348 4 11 0 .267 245 399 W L T Pct PF PA 9 6 0 .600 262 304 8 7 0 .533 357 361 7 8 0 .467 387 372 3 12 0 .200 298 376 W L T Pct PF PA 10 5 0 .667 372 303 8 7 0 .533 333 294 5 9 1 .367 298 305 1 14 0 .067 240 425 W L T Pct PF PA 12 3 0 .800 410 361 11 4 0 .733 352 284 8 7 0 .533 309 291 5 10 0 .333 383 386

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST

W L T Pct PF PA y-Dallas 13 2 0 .867 408 279 x-N.Y. Giants 10 5 0 .667 291 274 Washington 8 6 1 .567 386 364 Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 340 318 SOUTH

W L T Pct PF PA y-Atlanta 10 5 0 .667 502 374 Tampa Bay 8 7 0 .533 337 353 New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 437 416 Carolina 6 9 0 .400 353 385 NORTH

W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 9 6 0 .600 401 364 Detroit 9 6 0 .600 322 327 Minnesota 7 8 0 .467 289 297 Chicago 3 12 0 .200 269 361 WEST

W L T Pct PF PA y-Seattle 9 5 1 .633 329 269 Arizona 6 8 1 .433 374 356 Los Angeles 4 11 0 .267 218 350 San Francisco 2 13 0 .133 286 455 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

SUNDAY’S GAMES

New England at Miami, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

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Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

New Orleans at Atlanta, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

Arizona at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Washington, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION

W L Pct GB Toronto 22 10 .688 — 20 14 .588 3 Boston New York 16 16 .500 6 Philadelphia 8 24 .250 14 Brooklyn 8 24 .250 14 SOUTHEAST DIVISION

W L Pct GB Charlotte 19 14 .576 — Atlanta 17 16 .515 2 Washington 16 16 .500 2½ Orlando 15 19 .441 4½ Miami 10 24 .294 9½ CENTRAL DIVISION

W L Pct GB Cleveland 24 7 .774 — Chicago 16 17 .485 9 Milwaukee 15 16 .484 9 Indiana 16 18 .471 9½ Detroit 15 20 .429 11

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION

W L Pct GB San Antonio 27 6 .818 — Houston 25 9 .735 2½ Memphis 21 14 .600 7 New Orleans 14 21 .400 14 Dallas 10 24 .294 17½ NORTHWEST DIVISION

W L Pct GB Utah 20 13 .606 — Oklahoma City 20 13 .606 — Denver 14 19 .424 6 Portland 14 21 .400 7 Minnesota 11 22 .333 9 PACIFIC DIVISION

W L Pct GB Golden State 29 5 .853 — L.A. Clippers 22 13 .629 7½ Sacramento 14 18 .438 14 L.A. Lakers 12 24 .333 18 Phoenix 10 23 .303 18½½

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Indiana 111, Chicago 101 Washington 118, Brooklyn 95 Boston 117, Miami 114 Atlanta 105, Detroit 98 Houston 140, L.A. Clippers 116 Minnesota 116, Milwaukee 99 New Orleans 104, New York 92 San Antonio 110, Portland 94 Philadelphia 124, Denver 122 Golden State 108, Dallas 99

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Memphis at Sacramento, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

New York at Houston, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Utah, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Detroit at Miami, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Indiana, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

New Orleans at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Washington at Houston, 8 p.m.

Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Miami at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

the north side of Chicago well into the city’s notoriously brutal winter. They drew huge ratings throughout the playoffs, with much of the country tuning in to see if it finally was the year.

It was.

“I think a lot of casual fans were initially drawn to the Cubs in the postseason because of the 108-year drought and the curse narrative,” president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said. “But when they tuned in, they saw a talented team full of young, exciting players who are also team-first, high-character people.”

As baseball stories go, the 2016 Cubs had it all. One last stand for David Ross, a retiring catcher who became a key figure in Chicago’s clubhouse. Loads of bright young stars, with Kris Bryant turning in an MVP performance. An eccentric personality in Maddon, who cemented his status as one of the game’s best managers.

There was history, for the franchise and its front office, with Epstein helping end two of baseball’s biggest droughts. See Boston Red Sox, 2004.

That would have been enough to make it one of the top sports stories of any year, but an epic finish only added to the luster of the franchise’s third championship. The Cubs dropped three of the first four games in the World Series against the Indians, and then rallied to force Game 7 in Cleveland.

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 36 22 9 5 49 110 82 Ottawa 36 20 12 4 44 93 96 38 19 15 4 42 92 93 Boston Tampa Bay 37 18 15 4 40 106 104 Toronto 35 16 12 7 39 103 99 Florida 37 15 14 8 38 89 103 Detroit 36 16 16 4 36 89 102 35 13 14 8 34 77 98 Buffalo METROPOLITAN DIVISION

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Columbus 34 25 5 4 54 119 71 Pittsburgh 37 24 8 5 53 129 104 12 1 51 129 95 N.Y. Rangers 38 25 Washington 34 20 9 5 45 91 75 Philadelphia 38 20 14 4 44 113 116 Carolina 35 16 12 7 39 93 95 15 7 35 84 108 New Jersey 36 14 N.Y. Islanders 35 14 15 6 34 98 111

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION

GP W L OT Pts GF GA 39 23 11 5 51 108 94 Chicago Minnesota 35 23 8 4 50 111 72 St. Louis 37 19 13 5 43 104 110 Dallas 37 16 14 7 39 96 110 Nashville 36 16 14 6 38 102 100 18 3 37 101 111 Winnipeg 38 17 Colorado 35 12 22 1 25 72 116

PACIFIC DIVISION

GP W L OT Pts GF GA 12 1 47 92 77 San Jose 36 23 Edmonton 37 19 12 6 44 108 98 Anaheim 38 18 12 8 44 103 106 Calgary 38 19 17 2 40 101 109 Los Angeles 36 17 15 4 38 89 89 Vancouver 37 16 18 3 35 91 112 36 11 20 5 27 80 117 Arizona NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Carolina 3, Chicago 2 Nashville 4, St. Louis 0 San Jose 2, Philadelphia 0 Vancouver 3, Anaheim 2, OT

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Buffalo at Boston, 1 p.m.

Washington at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

Columbus at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Florida at Dallas, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Arizona at Calgary, 10 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Detroit at Toronto, 3 p.m.

Ottawa at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Chicago at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.

COLLEGE BOWL SCHEDULE

By The Associated Press

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 PINSTRIPE BOWL

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. Utah 26, Indiana 24

TEXAS BOWL HOUSTON Kansas State 33, Texas A&M 28

THURSDAY, DEC. 29 BIRMINGHAM (ALA.) BOWL

South Florida 46, South Carolina 39, OT

BELK BOWL CHARLOTTE, N.C. Virginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24

ALAMO BOWL SAN ANTONIO Oklahoma State 38, Colorado 8

FRIDAY, DEC. 30 LIBERTY BOWL MEMPHIS, TENN. Georgia 31, TCU 23

SUN BOWL EL PASO, TEXAS Stanford 25, North Carolina 23

MUSIC CITY BOWL NASHVILLE, TENN. Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24

ARIZONA BOWL TUCSON, ARIZ. Air Force 45, South Alabama 21

ORANGE BOWL MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. Florida State 33, Michigan 32

SATURDAY, DEC. 31 CITRUS BOWL ORLANDO, FLA.

LSU (7-4) vs. Louisville (9-3), 11 a.m.

(ABC)

TAXSLAYER BOWL JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

Kentucky (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

CFP SEMIFINALS PEACH BOWL ATLANTA Alabama (13-0) vs. Washington (121), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

FIESTA BOWL GLENDALE, ARIZ. Clemson (12-1) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

MONDAY, JAN. 2 OUTBACK BOWL TAMPA, FLA. Florida (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), 1 p.m.

(ABC)

COTTON BOWL ARLINGTON, TEXAS Western Michigan (13-0) vs. Wisconsin (10-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

ROSE BOWL PASADENA, CALIF. Penn State (11-2) vs. Southern Cal (9-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

SUGAR BOWL

BRONX, N.Y. Northwestern 31, Pittsburgh 24

NEW ORLEANS Oklahoma (10-2) vs. Auburn (8-4), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL

MONDAY, JAN. 9

ORLANDO, FLA. Miami 31, West Virginia 14

FOSTER FARMS BOWL

COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP TAMPA, FLA. Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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LSU’s D.J. Chark (82) catches a pass against Louisville during the Tigers’ 29-9 victory on Saturday in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.

LSU shuts down Jackson, Louisville ORLANDO, Fla. — Sophomore running back Derrius Guice ran for 138 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown, and caught a scoring pass to help No. 19 LSU Tigers to a 29-9 victory over No. 15 Louisville in Saturday’s Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl.

Guice, who stepped in for departed Leonard Fournette, consistently made explosive plays running the ball, as a receiver and a kickoff return man for the Tigers (8-4).

His performance was eclipsed only by the overpowering performance of the Tigers defense that completely shut down Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Lamar Jackson and the Cardinals. The Cardinals did not score a touchdown.

Jackson was sacked eight times, including a safety for an 8-yard loss late in the second quarter. Jackson completed just 10 of 27 passes for 153 yards while leading the rushing attack with 33 yards as the Cardinals (9-4) ended their season with three straight losses.

TAXSLAYER BOWL GEORGIA TECH 33 KENTUCKY 18 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dedrick Mills ran for a career-high 169 yards and a touchdown, Justin Thomas scored in his final collegiate game and Georgia Tech beat Kentucky 33-18 in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Saturday.

The Yellow Jackets (9-4) also got significant contributions from defense and special teams en route to their fourth consecutive victory.

Playing without running back Marcus Marshall, who decided to transfer after the regular-season finale, Tech turned to Mills to handle the workload. And the freshman from nearby Waycross, Georgia, delivered.

ORANGE BOWL (10) FLORIDA STATE 33 (6) MICHIGAN 32 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Deondre Francois threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Nyqwan Murray with 36 seconds remaining, and No. 10 Florida State beat No. 6 Michigan 33-32 in a wild Orange Bowl on Friday night.

Francois threw for two scores — both to Murray — and ran for another for the Seminoles (10-3). They got 145 yards rushing from Dalvin Cook and recovered after wasting a 12-point lead midway through the fourth.

Chris Evans had a 30-yard touchdown run and Khalid Hill an 8-yard scoring catch in the final minutes for Michigan (10-3), which also got a defensive conversion when Josh Metellus ran a blocked extra point back after the second FrancoisMurray TD.

Just reaching the postseason seemed like a pipedream when Muschamp took the job a year ago. The dysfunctional Gamecocks finished 3-9 after Steve Spurrier walked away in midseason. They started 2-4 and only found some momentum after an extended “Will he or won’t he” debate over breaking redshirt plans for Bentley and start him in mid-October.

Bentley, who left high school after his junior season, rallied the team to a 4-2 finish, including an upset of then-No. 18 Tennessee , and back into a bowl for the first time since Spurrier’s last full season in 2014. But Muschamp said often that the Gamecocks are what their record is and he won’t take solace in their late rally.

“We’ve got a long way to go,” Muschamp said.

The program hit rock bottom the past two game, first in a 56-7 blowout loss to College Football Playoff contender Clemson before the Bulls and

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mobile quarterback Quinton Flowers riddled Gamecock defenders in the bowl game.

“A lot of our issues need to be addressed in February” in recruiting, Muschamp said.

BENTLEY’S RISE The Gamecocks found their quarterback of the future in Jake Bentley, who threw for 1,420 yards and nine TDs in seven starts. He completed more than 65 percent of his throws and had just four interceptions, two coming in the bowl loss to South Florida. Count on Bentley solidifying a spot that’s been a question mark entering the previous two seasons.

MOORE’S RETURN South Carolina’s best defender, linebacker Skai Moore, missed all this past season after neck fusion surgery. He’s been cleared for some activities and is on track, coach Will Muschamp says, for a strong return next fall. Whispers persist that Moore, who led the team in tackles his first three seasons, is considering the NFL.

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But Muschamp said Thursday that Moore plans to finish his college career with the Gamecocks.

SOUTH CAROLINA RECRUITS Muschamp and his staff are completing what’s right now ranked a top-20 incoming recruiting class for February’s signing day. He’s already signed one-time Clemson cornerback Kaleb Chambers and is beefing up the offense with two of the state’s best players in receivers OrTre Smith of Wando and Shi Smith of Union County.

YOUNG WEAPONS Bentley is not the only rising young player on offense.

Receiver Deebo Samuel, a sophomore, had 14 catches for 190 yards and a touchdown against South Florida. Tailback Rico Dowdle, a freshman, ran for 764 yards despite playing just nine games as he recovered from sports hernia surgery. Freshman receiver Bryan Edwards had 44 catches and a team-high four TD receptions. “It’s going to be a fun year next year,” tight end Hayden Hurst said.

MUSIC CITY BOWL TENNESSEE 38 (24) NEBRASKA 24 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Joshua Dobbs ran for three touchdowns and 118 yards and threw for 291 yards and another score and Tennessee beat No. 24 Nebraska 38-24 on Friday in the Music City Bowl.

Ryker Fyfe pulled Nebraska within a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Fyfe threw two TD passes to Brandon Reilly and ran for a 9-yard TD with 10:02 left in the fourth to pull the Cornhuskers within 31-24.

SUN BOWL (16) STANFORD 25 NORTH CAROLINA 23 EL PASO, Texas — Bryce Love took over for the absent Christian McCaffrey in the Stanford backfield, running for 119 yards and catching a 49-yard touchdown pass to help the No. 16 Cardinal beat North Carolina 25-23 on Friday in the Sun Bowl.

Stanford (10-3) held on after North Carolina (8-5) pulled within two with 25 seconds left on Mitch Trubisky’s 2-yard pass to Bug Howard, sacking Trubisky on the 2-point conversion try.

LIBERTY BOWL GEORGIA 31 TCU 23 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nick Chubb ran for 142 yards and a touchdown Friday as Georgia beat TCU 31-23 in the Liberty Bowl to win a bowl game for the third straight year.

Jacob Eason threw touchdown passes to Javon Wims and Sony Michel, who also rushed for 87 yards. Isaiah McKenzie had four catches for 103 yards, including a 77-yarder that set up a touchdown.

ARIZONA BOWL AIR FORCE 45 SOUTH ALABAMA 21 TUCSON, Ariz. — Arion Worthman threw for 207 yards to balance out Air Force’s run-heavy offense, Jacobi Owens scored two touchdowns and the Falcons overcame a sluggish start to beat South Alabama 45-21 on Friday in the Arizona Bowl.

Air Force (10-3) scored 42 straight points to turn a close contest into a rout.

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Saban has relied on defensive linemen to grade the road for quite some time with the Tide. Terrance “Mount” Cody was a nimble, 340-pounder who blew out rushing defenders in Alabama’s backfield at times during his two seasons there.

Clemson has a connection to perhaps the most famous defensive lineman in the backfield in ex-Tiger William “Refrigerator” Perry. The “Fridge” captivated the football world when the 300-pounder rumbled for a Chicago touchdown against the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football in 1985.

Perry scored a TD in that season’s Super Bowl for the championship winning Bears.

Swinney said it’s the athleticism of Wilkins and Lawrence that screamed offense to him. Both are fast, light on their feet and can get leverage needed to open holes on offense.

Clemson’s Wilkins, a sophomore from Springfield, Massachusetts, has been making offensive plays since he arrived. Last season, he caught a stunning 31-yard pass on a fake punt that swung the momentum to the Tigers early on in a 37-17 national semifinal win against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl — Clemson’s first-ever defensive lineman to catch a pass.

He followed that up this season, becoming the first Dlineman with a TD catch on offense for the Tigers with his 1-yard grab against Troy in September.

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Teammates have called him “Slash” — former Pittsburgh Steeler do-it-all standout Kordell Stewart’s nickname — because he’s been so versatile on both side of the ball.

Lawrence is right alongside Wilkins in every way. Swinney likes to say the freshman “came out of the box that way” and it was his off-thecharts movement that quickly landed him in the backfield.

“If it’s to help my team, I’m down for it,” Lawrence said.

He’s watched Wilkins’ production and has said jokingly he’d like a similar chance.

How are Lawrence’s passcatching hands? “Perfect,” he said.

Swinney won’t tip off future use for his “Jumbo” duo, only that he’ll continue calling the scheme if needed.

“The guys like going in there on offense,” Swinney said. “We’ve been effective with it, except for one time, so we’ll keep on going with it.”

The one time came in Clemson’s lone loss of the season, 43-42, against Pitt last month. The Tigers faced fourth-and-one from the Panthers’ 35 with a minute left.

Instead of punting, Swinney called for “Jumbo” to ice the game. Running back Wayne Gallman, though, was stopped short and Pitt drove for Chris Blewitt’s 48-yard field goal for the upset win.

Swinney didn’t regret the choice and co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said the “heavy set” the Tigers were in had gone five-for-five before Pitt stopped it.

Allen, the centerpiece of Alabama’s defense, had wanted to help on offense the past two years only to be blocked by coordinator Lane Kiffin.

The appeal, Allen said, is the challenge of being on the other side, dominating defenders the same way he’s done to offensive opponents.

“It’s all just about brute strength,” Allen said. “Once you get on the goal line, it’s mano a mano. So you just put some dogs in there and see what happens.”

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BY AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Clemson kept hanging around and staying within arm’s reach of Wake Forest, even as Tigers coach Brad Brownell said the game-long deficit “felt like it was worse than it was.”

Turns out, the Tigers had one good run in them after struggling to put one together most of Saturday.

Marcquise Reed scored 21 points and Clemson ended the game on a 15-0 run, erasing a 10-point deficit in the final 5 minutes to beat Wake Forest 73-68 in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener.

“We were fortunate because we didn’t play the way you should play to win a game like this for 32, 34 minutes,” Brownell said.

And yet, when the once sure-footed Demon Deacons began to stumble, the Tigers (11-2, 1-0) pounced.

Donte Grantham added 11 points, including the go-ahead three-point play with 1:15 left

after a turnover. That gave Clemson its first lead all day after trailing 36-31 at half and by 13 with 7 minutes left.

“We have grit,” said Grantham, who finished with 10 rebounds. “In the final stretch we knew we were a good team and we knew we had a run still left in us. We just happened to have the last run in the game.”

Clemson shot 50 percent and made 6 of 10 3-pointers after halftime, winning at Wake Forest’s Joel Coliseum for only the fourth time since the facility opened in 1989.

John Collins scored 20 points for the Demon Deacons (9-5, 0-2), who looked on their way to a win Danny Manning’s program needed if it hopes to make a climb in the league standings. But after taking a 68-58 lead on Mitchell Wilbekin’s drive with 4:51 left, Wake Forest missed its last nine shots to watch this one gradually slip away.

“There were some momentum-swinging plays in that second half that gave them

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Crawford’s career-high 28 lifts Memphis over USC

BY JASON SMITH Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Markel Crawford hadn’t felt this dominant offensively since his high school days at Memphis Melrose.

“Probably against Oak Hill (in 2012). Just being out there with the mindset that, ‘Nobody out here can guard me,’” Crawford said. “That was sort of my mindset today.”

The 6-5 junior guard scored a career-high 28 points and Dedric Lawson added 19 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high eight assists to help Memphis beat South Carolina 70-54 on Friday night.

Jimario Rivers added 10 points for Memphis (10-4), which shot 60 percent (9 of 15) in the second half in avenging an 86-78 loss at South Carolina (10-3) last season.

But it was Crawford’s offensive efficiency against a Gamecocks squad ranked among the nation’s best defensive teams that was the story for Memphis.

Crawford went 9 of 13 from the field, 10 of 12 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. His previous career high was 20 points, which he set in a Dec. 17 win at Oklahoma. South Carolina came into the game ranked third nationally in defensive efficiency.

“We worked on changing his shot (in the offseason) and he’s on balance. That’s something he’s really worked on hard,” Memphis coach Tubby Smith said of Crawford, who had a career average of just 5.6 points before this season. Crawford came into Friday’s game averaging 13.5 points — thirdbest on the team.

“That’s what he needs to do,” Smith continued. “Combine that ability to shoot the outside shot with taking people off the dribble.”

It was Memphis’ first win this season against a top-100 RPI opponent. The Tigers, coming off a 58-54 home loss to SMU on Tuesday, had been 0-4 against top-100 teams this season.

PJ Dozier had 13 points and Rakym Felder and Justin McKie added 10 apiece to lead the Gamecocks, who shot just 31.6 percent for the game, including 28.1 percent in the second half.

“Memphis just lost to SMU a couple of days and they came out pissed and on edge.

Tubby wasn’t having it,”

South Carolina head coach Frank Martin said. “We saw that in the way they played tonight. Now, we have to respond in a similar way (following a loss). We tried to play hard tonight. We didn’t play well, but we can’t cry because one loss can become two losses.”

Gamecocks senior guard Sindarius Thornwell didn’t play for a sixth straight game due to suspension for a violation of athletic department policy.

BIG PICTURE South Carolina: The Gamecocks have now dropped three of their last five games after starting the season 8-0.

Memphis: Despite having won at Oklahoma this month, the Tigers earned its first win of the season against a top-100 RPI team Friday. South Carolina came into the game with an RPI of 28, per ESPN.

TURNING POINT After trailing by 10 in the first half, South Carolina cut Memphis’ lead to 43-41 on Felder’s 3-pointer with 9:37 left in the game. But Crawford then sparked a 9-0 run to push Memphis’ lead to 52-41, converting a layup and a 3-point play during the run.

The Gamecocks never got closer than nine points the rest of the way.

QUOTABLE “(South Carolina athletics director) Ray (Tanner) and I will talk when we get back,” Coach Martin said of Thornwell’s suspension. “It’s something we need to speak about privately and make a decision accordingly.”

MORE ON CRAWFORD Crawford scored in double figures Friday for the 13th time in 14 games this season.

He entered the season having scored in double figures just nine times over his first two playing seasons at Memphis.

Crawford redshirted as a freshman, recovering from an ACL tear he suffered before his senior season of high school.

UP NEXT South Carolina opens SEC play Wednesday night at Georgia. The 9-4 Bulldogs have won four of their last five, including a 96-84 decision at Auburn on Thursday in the teams’ SEC opener.

some life, gave them some juice, gave them some energy,” Manning said.

“All games that you lose are a hard pill to swallow and upsetting and all that. But we were in command of this game for almost 36 minutes and we weren’t able to close it out.”

BIG PICTURE Clemson: The Tigers came in with eight straight wins, matching their longest streak under their seventh-year coach. They sure found a creative way to extend that run in the kind of game that the Tigers can’t afford to squander if they want to make it back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since Brownell’s debut season in 2010-11, the last of four straight NCAA trips.

And while players might not have been specifically focused on that big-picture goal Saturday, they knew they couldn’t THE ASSOCIATED PRESS bobble away a shot at a road Wake Forest forward John Collins (20) shoots over Clemson center win against a team with one winning record in the past six Sidy Djitte (50) during the Tigers’ 73-68 victory on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C. seasons.

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ACC powerhouses upset No. 5 Duke, No. 9 UNC each drop league openers BLACKSBURG, Va. — Justin Bibbs scored 18 points to lead Virginia Tech to an 89-75 upset of No. 5 Duke on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.

Bibbs broke out of a season-long slump, hitting 6 of 9 from the field, including a season-high four 3-pointers for the Hokies (12-1, 1-0), who won their eighth straight game.

Virginia Tech snapped a nine-game losing streak to Duke (12-2, 0-1), which played without preseason All-America Grayson Allen, who was suspended indefinitely by Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski after tripping an Elon player on Dec. 21 — the third such incident in Allen’s career.

The Hokies led from start to finish, jumping out to a 47-31 halftime lead. The Blue Devils got as close to 52-41 in the second half after a 3-pointer by Luke Kennard with 15:29 remaining, but got no closer.

GEORGIA TECH 75 (9) NORTH CAROLINA 63 ATLANTA — Josh Okogie scored 26 points, Ben Lammers had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Georgia Tech pulled off a major upset with a 75-63 victory over No. 9 North Carolina on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.

Justin Jackson finished with 16 points and Nate Britt scored 13 for the Tar Heels, who committed a seasonhigh 20 turnovers. North Carolina (12-3, 0-1) never led after Okogie hit two free throws with 11:59 remaining.

In its first season under coach Josh Pastner, Georgia Tech (9-4, 1-0) has the league’s youngest and least experienced roster, and the Yellow Jackets didn’t beat North Carolina A&T until the closing minutes on Wednesday. North Carolina A&T is 1-12.

Josh Heath scored 15 points and Quinton Stephens had 11 for Georgia Tech.

The Tar Heels, who lost to Villanova in the national title game last season, had won three straight overall and seven straight in the series, but they shot poorly, missing 21 of 26 3-point attempts and hitting just 33 percent overall.

(1) VILLANOVA 80 CREIGHTON 70 OMAHA, Neb. — Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 27 points, and No. 1 Villanova extended its school-record winning streak to 20 games with an 80-70 victory over No. 10 Creighton on Saturday.

The game marked only the second time in Big East history that two unbeaten teams met in a conference game, and it lived up to the hype until the Wildcats (14-0, 2-0) pulled away in the final minutes.

Kris Jenkins added 21 points and Josh Hart had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the defending national champions.

Marcus Foster led the Bluejays (13-1, 1-1) with 22 points.

(6) LOUISVILLE 77 (16) INDIANA 62

van Mitchell scored a careerhigh 25 points and Deng Adel had 17 as No. 6 Louisville pulled away from No. 16 Indiana 77-62 on Saturday.

The Cardinals (12-2) closed out their non-conference schedule with three wins over Top 20 teams.

OG Anunoby finished with 14 points and James Blackmon Jr. added 10 as the Hoosiers (10-4) lost for the second time in four days.

Louisville broke open a close game with a 15-4 run late in the first half and led 39-27 at halftime.

Indiana used a 13-4 spurt to cut the Cardinals’ 14-point lead to 50-44 with 12:20 left, but Mitchell scored eight straight points for Louisville to make it 58-46 and the Hoosiers never got closer than seven the rest of the way.

(17) XAVIER 81 GEORGETOWN 76 WASHINGTON — Edmond Sumner scored a career-high 28 points on his birthday and J. P. Macura added 23 as No. 17 Xavier fended off Georgetown for an 81-76 victory Saturday.

The Musketeers (12-2, 2-0 Big East) trailed by six points early in the second half, but slowly chipped away at the deficit. Macura’s 3-pointer put Xavier up for good at 62-59 with 8:23 remaining and his two free throws capped a 13-5 run to give the Musketeers their largest lead, 72-64 with 3:58 remaining.

L.J. Peak scored 21 points for the Hoyas (8-6, 0-2).

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BY FRED GOODALL The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay’s slender playoff prospects are not foremost on Jameis Winston’s mind heading into what’s likely to be his team’s season finale against the Carolina Panthers.

What matters more to the young quarterback is the Buccaneers not only finish strong against the defending NFC champions, but play with a fervor that doesn’t reflect the disappointment of letting a potential postseason berth slip away.

A win gives the Bucs (8-7) their first winning season in six years. That, plus six other results going Tampa Bay’s way today, would send them into the playoffs for the first time since 2007.

Winston’s not counting on all that happening . He and his teammates control one thing: their effort against the Panthers (6-9), who are closing out a frustrating year in which they’ve dropped five games by three or fewer points after going 17-1 before losing to Denver in the Super Bowl last season.

“For the organization, for fans, a lot of people are happy.

But the mentality of this team, our ultimate goal is win playoff games, win Super Bowls,” said the first overall pick in the 2015 draft. “It’s exciting that we have a chance to have a winning season, but that’s not something that we’re aiming for at the beginning of the season.

“We’re aiming for the highest, and I think as long as we keep expecting the highest and raising our bar, that’s the better we’re going to become.”

Cam Newton feels the same way about the Panthers, who the reigning NFL MVP said would benefit by winning by the finale, even though they’ll still finish with a record that falls well short of expectations.

“It’s extremely important, especially for our team’s DNA for us to create great habits and going into this (offseason) preparing to win late in the season,” Newton said.

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Tampa Bay quarterback Jameis Winston and the Buccaneers face Carolina today with slim playoff hopes. A win gives the Bucs (8-7) their first winning season in six years. That, plus six other results going Tampa Bay’s way today, would send them into the playoffs for the first time since 2007.

Coach Ron Rivera agrees.

“It’s very important because it helps us control the tempo moving forward,” he said. “That’s the thing you always look to do is just set the tone and tempo.”

SLIM HOPES To grab the remaining NFC wild-card playoff berth, the Bucs not only have to beat Carolina to sweep the season series between the NFC South rivals for the first time since 2012, but need Green Bay to lose, Washington tie, and Dallas, Indianapolis, Tennessee and San Francisco all to win on the last day of the regular season.

PANTHERS BANGED UP The Panthers are out of playoff contention, so it’s possible they will err on the side of caution with several players when it comes to injuries.

Rivera has already ruled out linebacker Luke Kuechly, even though he has been cleared from the NFL concussion protocol. Kuechly hasn’t played since Nov. 17. Wide receiver Devin Funchess (knee) was placed on injured reserve this week, and running back Jonathan Stewart (foot) and tight end Greg Olsen (elbow) missed the first two days of practice with injuries that

leave their status for Sunday up in the air.

NEWTON’S STRUGGLES Regardless of how things shake out, Rivera said Newton is expected to start against the Bucs despite a sore right shoulder. Just how accurate Newton will be could be the big question.

Last season’s MVP has failed to complete 50 percent of his passes in five of the last six games. Newton has 18 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions this season. His numbers are way down from last year, when he had 35 TD passes and 10 picks. However, he typically has played well against the Bucs with 14 career TD passes and four INTs in eight meetings.

RUNNING WOES The Bucs will play without two-time Pro Bowl running back Doug Martin, who begins serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances. Jacquizz Rodgers will replace him. The sixth-year pro has two 100-yard rushing performances this season, including the first of his six-year career when he gained 101 on 30 carries in Tampa Bay’s 17-14 win at Carolina on Oct. 10.

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Lady Generals go 1-2 at First Baptist tourney Thomas Sumter Academy’s varsity girls basketball team went 1-2 in the Carolina Invitational Girls Holiday Tournament at the First Baptist School gymnasium.

In their opening game on Wednesday, the Lady Generals lost to Hampton High School from Hampton, Tenn., 54-49. Bree Stoddard led TSA with 19 points while Logan Morris had eight and Taja Hunley six.

Thomas Sumter defeated First Baptist 46-40 on Thursday. Stoddard had 11 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots. Morris had nine points and 10 rebounds, while Hunley had eight points and seven rebounds.

On Friday, the Lady Generals lost to T.L. Hanna 40-29.

Stoddard had 15 points, 12 re-

bounds and five blocks.

Stoddard was selected to the all-tournament team.

For more information, contact Medlin at (803) 938-3904 or (803) 944-0612.

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The Sumter P-15’s American Legion baseball program will be placing bricks for former players at the front of Riley Park in January.

The cost is $50 per brick.

For more information, contact Post 15 athletic director Billy Lyons at (803) 968-5115.

SPRING TRAINING U.S. Baseball Academy’s Spring Training 2017 will be held at the University of South Carolina Sumter’s Nettles Gymnasium beginning in January.

The camps, which are open to children in grades 1-12, will be held on Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Jan. 21 and Jan. 28. USC Sumter head coach Tim Medlin will be the program director.

With the player-to-coach ratio at 7 to 1, space is limited.

Students can register at www.

USBaseballAcademy.com or by calling (866) 622-4487.

YOUTH UMPIRES NEEDED The Sumter County Recreation Department is in search of umpires for its spring youth league baseball season.

For more information, contact Glenn Button at (803) 9839934.

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PREP SCHEDULE MONDAY JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Lakewood at Camden, 6 p.m.

Lee Central at North Central, 6 p.m.

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL Alice Drive at Mayewood, 5 p.m.

Ebenezer at Bates, 5 p.m.

Chestnut Oaks at Furman, 5 p.m.

Hillcrest at Manning, 5 p.m.

TUESDAY VARSITY BASKETBALL Sumter at Hartsville, 6 p.m.

Camden at Lakewood, 6 p.m.

Berkeley at Manning, 6 p.m.

North Central at Lee Cen-

tral, 6 p.m.

East Clarendon at Aynor, 6 p.m.

Scott’s Branch at Timmonsville, 6 p.m.

VARSITY AND JV BASKETBALL Wilson Hall at Calhoun Academy, 4 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Hammond, 4 p.m.

Holly Hill at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

Carolina Christian at Sumter Christian (No JV Girls), 4 p.m.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Lower Richland at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

B TEAM BASKETBALL Laurence Manning at Cardinal Newman, 4:30 p.m.

VARSITY WRESTLING Sumter at Spring Valley, 6

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WEDNESDAY VARSITY BASKETBALL Lower Richland at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

B TEAM BASKETBALL Sumter at OrangeburgWilkinson (Boys Only), 6 p.m.

Cardinal Newman at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m.

Calhoun Academy at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m.

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL Kingstree at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m.

VARSITY BOWLING Laurence Manning, Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall (at Gamecock Lanes) 5 p.m.

VARSITY WRESTLING

Sumter at Carolina Forest, 6 p.m.

THURSDAY JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL South Florence at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Lakewood at Darlington, 6 p.m.

B TEAM BASKETBALL Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m.

Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL Chestnut Oaks at Alice Drive, 5 p.m.

Furman at Bates, 5 p.m.

Ebenezer at Manning, 5 p.m.

Mayewood at Hillcrest, 5 p.m.

Lee Central at HannahPamplico, 5:30 p.m.

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math had a huge affect on the sports world.

The South Carolina High School League extended the football season two weeks as people recovered from the hurricane. The state championship games were played on the Saturday before Christmas. Also, USC moved its football game against Georgia back a day.

It was the second straight year weather shook up the sports schedule.

The historic floods in October 2015 also caused delays.

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runner-up finishes, 15 region titles and seven region tournament crowns.

Thames is a member of the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame and was a member of the inaugural class of the Clarendon County Athletic Hall of Fame in ‘11.

He had the gymnasium at Manning named after him in ‘93 and he received the Order of the Silver Crescent, the state’s highest award for volunteer or community service, in ‘04.

USC SUMTER’S HAWKINS SUFFERS INJURY

ALLEN RETIRES FROM NBA Ray Allen, who led Hillcrest High to the 1992-93 4A boys basketball state title, officially retired from the National Basketball Association after 18 seasons.

Allen, who actually had not played in the NBA in over two years, announced his retirement in November.

He averaged 18.9 points in 1,300 games played with Milwaukee, Seattle, Boston and Miami.

He was part of world championship teams in both Boston and Miami and connected on more 3-point shots – 2,973 – than any player in NBA history.

WILLIAMS TRANSFERS TO USC Former Crestwood High standout running back Ty’Son Williams transferred to the University of South Carolina after spending one season at North Carolina.

Williams graduated early from Crestwood and was at UNC for 2015 spring practice. He played sparingly, rushing for 57 yards on 19 carries.

He decided to leave UNC in June and transferred to South Carolina. He didn’t play in 2016, but will be eligible in ’17.

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Here’s a review of the championships and achievements that took place in the just completed year.

LMA WINS BASEBALL CROWN Laurence Manning Academy had two runs score on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Wilson Hall 4-3 in the deciding game of the SCISA 3A baseball state championship series.

The Swampcats won their first state title since 2002 and finished 25-6 on the season. In winning the title, LMA snapped Wilson Hall’s 2-year reign as state champion. The Barons finished 21-7.

The Barons won the first game of the series 6-4 before LMA rallied to win the second game 4-3.

In the deciding game, Morgan Morris scored from third and Cole Hair came home from second on a wild pitch

by McLendon Sears. There was confusion as WH players questioned whether Laurence Manning’s Taylor Lee was hit by the pitch. The throw to try and get Morris at the plate hit him, allowing Cole to score.

LMA SOFTBALL WINS STATE TITLE The Laurence Manning Academy softball team defeated Thomas Sumter Academy 9-1 in the deciding game of the best-of-3 championship series to win the SCISA 3A state title.

The Lady Swampcats lost the first game 5-2 before winning the second 5-0.

TSA had its streak of two state titles snapped. It won the 2015 3A title after claiming the ’14 2A crown.

MONTGOMERY WINS TRIPLE-A TITLE GAME Sumter’s Jordan Montgomery pitched 5-plus innings of 1-run baseball to lift the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to a 3-1 victory over El Paso in the Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game.

The win capped a big year for the left-handed Montgomery, who was called up to New York Yankees affiliate Scranton in August. He went 5-1 with a 0.97 earned run average in 37 innings. He struck out 37 and walked just nine while allowing 28 hits.

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Former Crestwood High School standout running back Ty’Son Williams, right, announced he was transferring from the University of North Carolina to the University of South Carolina and had to sit out the 2016 season.

In July of 2015, Lakewood High’s Zaire Cain collapsed during football practice and had to be resuscitated. He spent the better part of the next six weeks in a medically induced coma.

The 6-foot-2-inch, 330-pound Cain made a remarkable recovery. He began to lift weights and made AllState at the 2016 strength meet. He was then cleared to play football again for the Gators.

FIELDS SUMTER HIGH GIRLS COACH Frances Fields, the former Sumter High point guard who coached Lakewood’s girls basketball team to the 2015 3A state championship contest, was hired as SHS’ girls coach.

She replaced Jason Loudenslager,

innings at Double-A Trenton.

He struck out 97 and walked 36 while allowing 94 hits. He also tossed a shutout.

Montgomery’s combined record for the year was 14-5 with a 2.13 ERA. He had 134 strikeouts against 45 walks in 139 1/3 innings.

Also, Sumter’s Bruce Caldwell got a late-season call-up to St. Louis’ Triple-A team in Memphis.

SHS GIRLS PLAY FOR 4A STATE TITLE Sumter High, playing in its first 4A state championship game since the 1983-84 season, lost to Spring Valley 49-40.

The Lady Gamecocks, trying to win their first title since ’82-83, finished the year with a 25-5 record.

WH BOYS GOLF DEFENDS TITLE The Wilson Hall boys golf team won its second straight SCISA 3A state title at Coastal Carolina University’s Hackler Course in Myrtle Beach.

The Barons won with a 2-day total of 597, easily putting them ahead of Hammond, which shot 613.

SHS’ HARRIS WINS MVP Sumter High’s Jessica Harris was selected as the most valuable player for South Carolina in its 78-77 victory over North Carolina in the Carolinas Classic All-Star Game.

Harris finished with 16 points, seven steals and three assists. Harris was also named the Region VI player of the year, earned All-Region honors for a third consecutive year and All-State for a second time.

SHS’ CORBETT WINS STATE TITLE Majid Corbett, who went 1-21 as a freshman wrestler for Sumter High, won the 106pound weight classification in the 4A state tournament as a senior.

Corbett beat Jacob Brasseur of Lexington 5-4 in the finals to claim the title. Corbett lost to Brasseur in the lower state finals the previous weekend.

Corbett, now wrestling at Limestone, went 45-5 on the season.

who was 49-8 in two seasons at Sumter. He led the Lady Gamecocks to the 2016 4A state title game.

MANNING FOOTBALL HIRES WEST Keith West, who quarterbacked Sumter High to the 4A Division I state championship, was named the new head coach at Manning High.

After 23 years serving as an assistant coach at several schools, this was the first head job for West. He guided the Monarchs to a 7-4 record and back to the 3A state playoffs after a 3-year absence.

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the 800 with a time of 1 minute, 55 seconds.

Wilson Hall’s Andrik Rivera-Nesrala also had a good day in the SCISA 3A meet, winning gold in the 400-meter run and running a leg on two winning relay teams – the 4x400 and the 4x800. Wilson Hall’s Evans Boyle won gold in the triple jump.

SUMTER’S HARVIN RECEIVES HONORS Sumter High School punter Pressley Harvin, considered by many to be the best punter in the country, was selected as the Special Teams Player of the Year by the South Carolina Football Coaches Association.

Harvin, a Georgia Tech commitment, was also selected to play in the Shrine Bowl.

He will also participate in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 16.

REL FOOTBALL 2A RUNNER-UP The Robert E. Lee Academy football team moved up to 2A after winning the 2015 1A state championship. That, however, didn’t deter the Cavaliers from having an outstanding season.

REL reached the 2A title game before coming up short, falling to First Baptist 28-21.

Robert E. Lee finished 11-3.

University of South Carolina Sumter shortstop Justin Hawkins, who led the Fire Ants to 2015 Junior College World Series, hit a grand slam to win USCS’ season opener. In the next game, he hit a ball off of home plate that spun back and struck him above the eye.

The injury pretty much put an end to his season. Hawkins, who had committed to Clemson before the injury, instead is back in Sumter for the Fire Ants’ 2017 season.

USC SUMTER BEGINS TENNIS After a few seasons with just baseball for men and softball for women, USC Sumter added men’s and women’s tennis.

It was the second time the school has had a men’s tennis program, but the first for women.

NCAA MOVES MEN’S TOURNEY TO GREENVILLE The NCAA moved first- and secondround games in the 2017 men’s basketball tournament to Greenville from Greensboro, N.C., after the state of North Carolina passed a controversial law.

The NCAA announced in September the relocation of several neutral site championships from North Carolina due to a state bathroom law considered by some to limit LGBT rights.

WH BOYS TENNIS PLAYS FOR TITLE AGAIN The Wilson Hall boys tennis team reached the championship match of the SCISA 3A state playoffs for the second straight year and again lost to Porter-Gaud 5-1 The Barons finished 11-2.

SCOTT’S BRANCH TEAMS WIN LS TITLES The Scott’s Branch High School boys and girls track and field teams both won the 1A lower state meet at Earnest Spann Stadium in Summerton.

The Lady Eagles won with 108 points followed by Carvers Bay with 79. The Scott’s Branch boys finished with 106 followed by Carvers Bay with 80.

The boys went on to finish second in the 1A state meet.

Malique Coard won old in the shot put for the Eagles while the 4x400 team of Keondre Tappin, Chauncey Aiken, Marqus House and Kevin Johnson won gold as well.

The Lady Eagles finished seventh at state.

EC SOFTBALL 1A RUNNER-UP The East Clarendon High softball team played for the 1A state title for the third time in four years, losing the best-

of-3 series to Dixie 2-0.

The Lady Wolverines finished 25-8.

TIGERS PLAY FOR TITLE; TRY TO GET BACK Clemson played Alabama for the national title, losing 45-40 to finish the year with a 14-1 record.

The Tigers made it back into the CFP, going 12-1 and winning the Atlantic Coast Conference title again. They were facing Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday, one of the national semifinal games. The winner will face the winner of the Peach Bowl contest between Alabama and Washington.

COASTAL CAROLINA WINS CWS Coastal Carolina became the second school from the state of South Carolina to win the College World Series, beating Arizona 4-3 in the deciding game of the best-of-3 championship series to claim the title.

The 55-18 Chanticleers won the regional at North Carolina State and then traveled to Louisiana State to sweep the super regional. Coastal won four elimination games in Omaha, Neb., before winning the final game.

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TSA’S GRAY INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION Thomas Sumter’s Tyler Gray won the individual state title in the SCISA 3A boys golf state tournament.

Gray won with a 2-round total of 138. He birdied the final hole to edge Wilson Hall’s Christian Salzer and Heathwood Hall’s Jack Parrott by one stroke.

LMA BOWLING WINS TITLE Laurence Manning shot a 598 in the championship round of the SCISA 3A state championship to beat Wilson Hall by 112 pins.

The Swampcats reached the championship round by shooting a 606 in the qualifying round. Both scores and the combined score were new state marks.

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For the second straight year, Thomas Sumter’s Hunter Jarvis won three gold medals in the SCISA 3A state track and field championships.

Jarvis easily won titles in the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs, setting a state record in

University of South Carolina tight end Jerell Adams was drafted in the sixth round by the New York Giants.

Adams, the former Scott’s Branch High School standout from Pinewood, was the 184th overall selection.

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Ask a man and a woman in a household who makes the money decisions, and chances are each will point to themselves.

A recent CreditCards.com survey of adults living with others in households showed a disconnect between how men and women think they spend money. Seventy-three percent of women say they’re primarily responsible for buying clothes and shoes; 23% of men agree.

When households plan vacations, 41% of women say they call the shots, but only 12% of men agree.

“Anyone who’s been in relationships will tell you that sometimes you view things a little different from your partner. But to see how split things were was surprising,” said Matt Schulz, CreditCards.com senior industry analyst.

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My wife, who has cancer, is 48 years old, on Social Security disability and will start Medicare in January. I had to quit my job to take care of her and my 12-year old son. I am 59 years old and don’t expect to be able to return to work. She receives $2,000 a month and my son receives $1,000 a month from Social Security Disability Insurance. What are my options when I am 62? Can I file for my Social Security?

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The survey asked men and women who was “primarily responsible” for categories of spending, without getting into who earns the money and who actually spends it, Schulz said.

Women have more purchasing power, he said, but men have less of a say than they might think.

It’s human nature to draw different conclusions from the same observations, said Marianne Clyde, a Warrenton, Va.based marriage and family therapist.

“Women make most of the financial, day-to-day decisions in a relationship,” Clyde said.

“That’s neither a good nor bad thing. It’s kind of the way everyone’s wired.”

Strife comes when household partners don’t consider the other’s views, or when one side of the relationship feels overburdened by planning their spending, Clyde said. She suggests talking it out. Even if there’s no problem, she said, it helps to agree to ground rules.

“She needs to say what she needs if she’s feeling overwhelmed,” Clyde said. “He needs to speak up if he’s feeling excluded.”

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says Elaine Floyd, the director of retirement and life planning at Horsesmouth.

“The strategy of taking a spousal benefit and letting your own benefit grow is being phased out under the Budget Act passed last year, and you are not grandfathered,” Floyd says.

When you turn 62, Floyd says you may file for your own reduced benefit, but that will be your permanent benefit unless your wife passes away, in which case you would be able to transfer to a survivor benefit of about $2,000 per month — assuming you file for it at your full retirement age or later.

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But if your wife has a short life expectancy, you could go ahead and claim your own reduced benefit at 62 because you would be jumping up to the higher survivor benefit, Floyd says.

Robert Powell is editor of Retirement Weekly and contributes regularly to USA TODAY, “The Wall Street Journal” and MarketWatch. Email rpowell@allthingsretirement.com.

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Short-term savings drop-off can be OK, if you plan for it DEAR PETE: I recently quit my job to stay home with the kiddo.

My husband started medical residency at about the same time I quit working and gained a salary, so overall, we took about a 30% cut to our income, plus gained a kid. We were pretty good savers before the baby came along and we're pretty confident we can live on this new income, but we have a couple of questions. Is it okay to just sort of coast for 5 years, until he finishes residency and receives his “real doctor pay”? By coast, I mean stop saving and start living paycheck to paycheck. I think we can live on his salary without cutting into our savings, but we probably won't be able to keep contributing to savings like we were, if at all (we have $40,000 for emergencies). Are we being realistic? — AMY, SOUTH BEND

DEAR AMY: Nothing about what you wrote scares me, Amy. On the surface, your plan should work just fine. The likelihood you dip into your savings in the next five years is high, but that doesn’t concern me. All of my attention is on month 61.

Unless you’re withholding a major detail, your financial life seems picture perfect. Consider the major life events you’ve been able to navigate so far, seemingly unscathed. While putting your husband through medical school and having a child, you were still able to obtain and maintain a $40,000 emergency fund. That’s pretty remarkable.

Your financial life is virtually bulletproof, although there will always be risks and you can’t completely prepare for the unforeseen. I’ve witnessed extended joblessness and major healthcare expenses wipe out beautifully constructed financial plans, just like yours. But there’s not much you can do about that.

I oscillate back and forth in believing in luck, but it seems as though your biggest threat right now is bad luck.

You and your husband will earn more money, but no one is able to earn more time. Because the earliest investments you make end up being the most significant, due to compounding interest, there will be a true cost to coasting for five years. Let’s assume you are around 30 years old and were investing $5,000 per year prior to implementing "Operation Coast." At an 8 percent average rate of return, five years of not investing for your future would cost you almost $400,000 at retirement. For most people, a missed opportunity like this is unrecoverable. The average person’s income doesn’t skyrocket five years into their ca-

reer, thus they can’t compensate for lost time by contributing more later. Fortunately for you and your husband, your large jump in household income will allow you to contribute aggressively toward your future and minimize the effects of lost time.

The challenge for just about anyone when a giant jump in income is on the horizon is to not greatly expand your lifestyle. Think about how much your life has changed in the last five years and just try to imagine how much it’s going to change in the next five years.

Not only will your life have changed, but the things you value will have greatly changed.

The car which once was good enough for a recent college grad with no kids will no longer work. Who knows, you could have several more children over the next five years. When life changes and what you value changes, your money often gets called on to feed your new hunger.

If your money gets assigned to your new interests, there’s a risk you’ll rob from your future to satisfy the needs of your present life. This is precisely why financial procrastination of any kind is incredibly dangerous.

One more note: When your income returns, become a great investor. There’s a huge difference between being a great saver and a great investor, although the habits of being a great saver certainly come in handy. Your $40,000 emergency fund is fantastic and should be able to handle most emergencies, but that $40,000 won’t really ever grow because it’s in a savings account. If you want your money to grow, it needs to be exposed to some degree of risk. I know people use the terms save and invest interchangeably, but they’re very different, and can severely impact your financial future.

Go ahead and coast, but on the day your household income climbs again, you must makeup for lost time. In month 61, contribute aggressively to your future.

If your money gets assigned to your new interests, there’s a risk you’ll rob from your future to satisfy the needs of your present life.

Peter Dunn is an author, speaker and radio host, and he has a free podcast: Million Dollar Plan. Have a question about money for Pete the Planner?

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Evernote and iCloud have limits that can be worked around with alternative, and still free, apps Rob Pegoraro Special for USA TODAY

Many of the free apps you’re setting up on new gadgets will soon ask for your money.

That’s the basic bargain of socalled freemium pricing: The money a minority of avid users pay for extra features underwrites a limited, free version of the service for everybody else.

Getting a useful service without paying is great, but not if thumb wrestling with its free tier’s limits becomes a burden.

Here’s how to consider the freemium propositions of two popular services: u Evernote: The obvious hangup with this note-taking app’s free offering is a two-device limit. The $34.99/year Plus plan abolishes that and ups your monthly data-transfer quota to 1 GB, but you can get free multi-device note-taking with Microsoft’s OneNote or Google Keep. Apple’s Notes is an option too – but you’d better be married to Apple’s hardware to rely on it.

If you’ve spent years in Evernote, bringing over those notes may constrain your choice.

I, however, still use the evenpricier Evernote Premium.

That $69.99/year version’s ability to scan somebody’s business card and fill in blanks from their LinkedIn profile has yet to be matched by OneNote, even though Microsoft now owns LinkedIn. u iCloud: Apple’s cloudstorage service is easy to start using and easy to outgrow – iPhone or iPad backups can fill up 5 GB quickly. Extra storage costs less than before, starting at 50 GB for $11.88 a year, but you can also give iCloud a break

by letting another service backup photos. Google Photos offers unlimited storage of slightlycompressed images and impressively smart automatic categorization of them, while Yahoo’s Flickr gives one terabyte of free, uncompressed storage. Both work on Android devices too; USA TODAY’s Jefferson Graham found Google the best photo-backup option last year. (Disclosure: I write for Yahoo Finance but have no say in Flickr.)

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Manage your professional and personal life with a free “cloud”based app like Evernote.

For moving files between computers, Microsoft’s OneDrive (5 GB free) and Google Drive (15 GB free) can both relieve iCloud while also allowing Web access to your documents; Dropbox’s 2 GB of free storage is feeble in comparison.

Still bothered by paying for a once-free app? If you haven’t already, treat this as an invitation to chip away at telecom costs by buying a cable modem instead of renting it, then replacing a rented cable box on a secondary TV with an antenna or streaming-media player.

Rob Pegorarois a tech writer based out of Washington, D.C. To submit a tech question, e-mail Rob at rob@robpegoraro.com.

The Federal Reserve tossed some cold water on the recent market rally a few weeks ago when it not only raised interest rates as expected but forecast three rate hikes in 2017 instead of the two moves anticipated. Fed meeting minutes out this week are likely to shine more light on what Fed policymakers were thinking. The week’s economic news also spotlights the final jobs report of the year and measures of manufacturing and servicesector activity.

Manufacturers have endured a rough couple of years as a result of the oil downturn and sluggish exports – a byproduct of a strong dollar and weak global economy.

But oil prices rebounded partly in 2016, prompting crude producers to reopen shuttered wells and order more steel pipes. And the dollar had stabilized until a recent upturn. Economists surveyed by Action Economics estimate ISM’s manufacturing index, out Tuesday, will signal a slightly faster but still moderate expansion in December.

On Wednesday, the Fed releases minutes of its December 13-14 meeting, which featured its

The unemployment rate may tick up to 4.7% on Friday as more Americans returned to a favorable labor market, offsetting a drop in the labor force the previous month.

The service sector has been on a roll, partly because of robust consumer spending growth.

first rate hike in a year. Fed Chair Janet Yellen told reporters that President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to beef up infrastructure spending and cut taxes “may have been a factor” in policymakers’ median forecast of three rate increases next year, up from two in their previous estimate. The plan could stoke faster inflation that the Fed is likely to temper by raising borrowing costs. The minutes should provide a more detailed look at the debate among Fed officials and their reasons for stepping up rate hike predictions.

The service sector, which comprises 80% of the economy, has been on a roll, partly because of robust consumer spending growth. Economists reckon ISM will report Thursday that its index of non-manufacturing activity dipped in December but remained in expansion mode.

Average monthly job growth has slowed to 180,000 this year from 229,000 in 2015, largely because the low unemployment rate reflects a smaller pool of available workers. Economists believe that trend continued in December, with Labor on Friday reporting 175,000 payroll gains.

They estimate the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.7% as more Americans returned to a favorable labor market, offsetting a drop in the labor force the previous month.

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How To Read The Market in Review The list includes the most active stocks in each exchange, as well as stocks of local interest.

Stock Footnotes: cc – PE greater than 99. cld - Issue has been called for redemption by company. d - New 52-week low. dd – Loss in last 12 mos. ec - Company formerly listed on the American Exchange's Emerging Company Marketplace. g - Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h - temporary exmpt from Nasdaq capital and surplus listing qualification. n - Stock was a new issue in the last year. The 52-week high and low figures date only from the beginning of trading. pf - Preferred stock issue. pr - Preferences. pp - Holder owes installments of purchase price. q – Closed-end mutual fund; no PE calculated. rt - Right to buy security at a specified price. s - Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. wi - Trades will be settled when the stock is issued. wd - When distributed. wt - Warrant, allowing a purchase of a stock. u - New 52-week high. un - Unit,, including more than one security. vj - Company in bankruptcy or receivership, or being reorganized under the bankruptcy law. Appears in front of the name.

Mutual Fund Footnotes: e – Ex-capital gains distribution. f – Previous day’s quote. n - No-load fund. p – Fund assets used to pay distribution costs. r – Redemption fee or contingent deferred sales load may apply. s – Stock dividend or split. t – Both p and r. x – Ex-cash dividend.

Source: The Associated Press and Morningstar. Sales figures are unofficial. iShCHEmu 26.60 +.09 -.17 iSCHeafe 26.12 +.07 -.35 ItauUnibH 10.28 -.07 +.41

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THE SUMTER ITEM

REFLECTIONS Sponsored by The Sumter Item

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

In 1958, visitors listen as William B. Boyle, president of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, praises cooperation between the state highway department, city and county officials and Sumter residents in making the new controlled access bypass around the city a reality.

Sumter builds state’s 1st controlled access bypass

T

his edition of Reflections returns to Sumter in 1958

when the county was approaching a period of unprecedented growth. This article addresses how Sumter dealt with the mounting issue of traffic coming into and exiting from its main

This picture, which originally published on March 20, 1958, shows the overall view of the entrance to the overpass, completed frontage road and work progressing on main roadways.

dinner at the Elks Club hosted by the City of Sumter. fares. The The Hon. John D. Lee Jr., Sammy Way member of the House of Represolution to REFLECTIONS sentatives, subbing for Sen. the growing H.B. Richardson, who left his problems of sick bed to attend the program, presided over the dediurban sprawl displays a cation ceremony. The primary level of creative genius on address was delivered by William B. Boyle, president of the behalf of our elected offiChamber of Commerce, who disclosed during his speech accials. cording to The Item “the averIn November of 1958 a ribage cost of the new facility bon was cut by Chief Highway was $200,000 per mile, excluCommissioner Claude McMil- sive of the right of way.” He lan opening a “new four-lane also stated that “the highway controlled access bypass, the department would not have first of its kind in South Caro- built this wonderful facility if lina.” McMillan, along with the full cooperation of everyseveral distinguished guests one had not been manifest.” were invited to travel over the Boyle also noted that Sumsix-mile artery built to connect ter’s history in building “proU.S. 76 on the west with U.S. gressive, permanent highway 378 on the southeast. The construction dates to 1917; that opening ceremony was held on in 1920 a referendum in the the overpass which crossed county opened the way for the the Camden Highway and was largest paving program in the attended by special guests instate at the time, a $4,000,000 cluding several visiting officounty bond issue making poscials. This special group would sible the finest and most comlater attend a social hour and plete county permanent road

thorough-

system in the state.

The speaker, after recognizing several officials, noted that “the conventional road system to which we are accustomed is no different from the roads designed and built by the Romans 2,000 years ago, but this new limited access type of construction eliminates most of the handicaps of the conventional highway design, as the entry and exit of traffic to and from the thoroughfare is limited to certain designated places provided during the construction of the facility.

This one factor is generally considered to be the greatest single engineering improvement in the history of highway planning and design.”

This design increases travel safety as much as five times.

The bypass was noted by the speaker to take care of present needs but its greatest value will “undoubtedly be felt in the future. Highway department traffic engineers have estimated that by 1960 it will be carrying about 3,500 vehicles per day and by 1970, about

The Camden overpass on U.S. 521 North was once the location of R.A. Porter’s Cabinet Shop and Clayton Lowder Service Center.

7,300. They have estimated its practical carrying capacity to be about 30,000 vehicles a day.”

The ceremonies were concluded with thanks being issued to the Sumter community, especially the city council, legislative delegation, businessmen and the many real estate people of the city and the county. Mr. McMillan stated that the bypass “would help free city streets of through traffic that often made it difficult for local customers to park and shop with merchants, and that it would make it easier for residents of Sumter to move from one section of the city to another. The new facility is not only the first but the only one now planned for

this section of the state. Sumter can be proud and justly so.”

McMillan noted that the signs along the six-mile length have never been seen before on South Carolina highways.

The ceremony was concluded with additional remarks from various officials including Miss Priscilla Shaw and also Thomas Wilson III, the former mayor and past chairman of the planning commission.

The information and photos used in preparation of this article were taken from The Item archives.

Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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THE SUMTER ITEM

YESTERYEAR Sponsored by The Iris Agency

Collecting materials for war effort; adults recall gifts 75 YEARS AGO — 1942 June 19 — June 25 Beer brought more money to Sumter in nine months of the present fiscal year than it did in all of 1940-41, state tax commission records showed.

Sumter County and its towns have received $7,446.64 in three quarters of this fiscal year as compared with $7,072.12 in the 12 months of the previous year. Payments from the tax commission for the final quarter of April, May and June, which will be received by midsummer, will run the total in the neighborhood of $10,000. This increase in beer’s popularity has been general throughout the state.

Virtually every county for which figures are now available has shown a nine-month total above the previous 12month figure.

• Chief Air Raid Warden Bill Crawford asks the above question of every citizen in the community. Do you know your air raid warden? If you do not, then get busy and get acquainted with him. See what he wants you to do to cooperate with him in case of an air raid. Find out what he can do for you in case of a raid.

Mr. Crawford says everybody should know his air raid warden.

• Mrs. Don Blanding Sr. has received a letter from her son, Leon Blanding, who is now stationed overseas with the RCAF. In it he expressed his pleasure of receiving the Item, although sometimes it has been delayed. He states that all the men read it to get the “American view of things.” Leon, a former Sumter High and Citadel athlete, is a flight sergeant with the RCAF. • Private Weldon Tidwell and Miss Opal Carter of Mexia, Texas, were married by long distance telephone, and the bridegroom grinned happily as he asked his bride of three minutes, “How does it feel to be married?” But before the answer came back over 1,100 miles of telephone line, the operator interrupted with, “I’m sorry, your time is up.” Rev. W.D. Gleaton of Sumter joined in the long-distance conservation and performed the ceremony. The ring? The postman will deliver it.

• Some changes have been made in location of the four city sirens which have been installed, and these will be tested at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Plans are being made for the installation of special additional sirens as will furnish the necessary warning in event of raids or blackouts.

• Soaring to victory with the Army’s glider pilots will be Dewey J. Dunlap, the first Sumter boy to be accepted for glider pilot training. Dunlap enlisted this week at the recruiting station at Shaw Field along with scores of air-minded enlisted men, who want to serve their country in the air.

The Sumter boy, like thousands of others, became eligible for glider pilot training when the War Department announced last week that previous flight training would no longer be considered a necessary requirement. Dunlap is 20 years old and the son of Mrs. May E. Dunlap of Sumter. A graduate of Sumter High School, he was employed

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Private Weldon Tidwell of Shaw Field and Miss Opal Carter of Mexia, Texas, were married by long-distance telephone, and the bridegroom grinned happily as he asked his bride of three minutes, “How does it feel to be married?” But the operator interrupted, telling him his time was up. be the B.L. Montague Machine Shop.

• A total of 31,349 pounds of scrap rubber has been collected in Sumter County through Tuesday, according to S.I. Harvin Jr. of Standard Oil Co. Mr. Harvin urged individuals to turn in any amount of the scrap material at any service station where they will receive one cent a pound for it.

Any person having a large amount can call one of the oil companies, and a truck complete with scales will be sent for the rubber.

• Are you saving your salvage materials? Have you looked through your attic, garage, basement and yards for all the salvage material? Our government is asking everyone to cooperate in helping to turn in all kinds of rubber.

The Children’s Home has collected 700 pounds of rubber, from old tires down to baby bottle nipples. So please look the second time, and see if you have overlooked any of the following articles: rubber of all kinds, newspapers, magazines, old rags, iron steel, brass. Aluminum of all kinds, cardboard, gold, silver, copper and zinc.

• A large crowd of over 500 visitors picnicked and swam at Poinsett State Park last Sunday, climaxing the end of the summer season. Among Sunday’s visitors were many officers, cadets and men from Shaw Field and Fort Jackson who find Poinsett a pleasant playground for off-afternoons.

The dining room with Mrs. J.C. Bryan of Pinewood as hostess offers fried chicken specialty on Sunday’s menu.

Many parties have enjoyed the hospitality of the dining room since its opening. In the evenings, dancing is popular.

50 YEARS AGO — 1991 March 20-26 A meeting of the full membership of the Downtown

Sumter Improvement Association will be held in the community room of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association. City Planning Director Ed Gussio and Steve Mayfield, consultant with Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle and Wolff, will present a number of maps and sketchplans for downtown Sumter. Other items of association business will be discussed. Harry Wilkinson, president of the National Bank of South Carolina, is president of the Downtown Association.

• “The boys want to win, and that’s what I’m most optimistic about,” says Coach John F. Thames, concerning his 1967 Manning Baseball Squad. Thames, in his first year as varsity coach, says that he thinks that “some are talented.” Most of the Monarchs’ strength will be on offense at the plate. “I think that Wayne Carter, Sumter Legion Star, and Jerry Coker will probably be our top two hitters,” comments Thames about their batting strength.

• A capacity crowd turned out Saturday night for the annual membership banquet of the Clarendon County Mental Health Association. The meeting honored Miss Lila Mae Bradham of Manning, and United States Sen. Ernest F. Hollings was featured speaker. The high school auditorium was filled to capacity as nearly 300 persons attended the meeting. Mrs. W.T. Lesesne, dean of girls at Manning High School, was elected new president of the organization. She succeeds Mrs. Jim Roper, who presided at the annual meeting.

• A pedestrian mall for Main Street? A medical arts complex? Six lanes for Harvin Street? These were some of the suggestions made at the meeting of the Downtown Sumter Improvement Association. Steve Mayfield, consul-

tant with the architectural firms of Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle and Wolff which is conducting a study of the downtown area, presented the proposals. Among the more important ones were that Main Street, from Hampton Avenue to Dugan Street, be converted into a pedestrian mall; that Sumter Street, from Canal Street to Calhoun Street, be closed and turned over to Tuomey Hospital so it could expand to the west; and that Sumter Street not be widened to four lanes, as had been planned for several years.

• Two Sumter-area students have been named finalists in Wofford College’s competitive King Teen scholarship program. The two seniors — Dow N. Bauknight of Mayewood High School and Lawrence R. Chewning Jr. of Edmunds High School join two other students for the $4,000 scholarships. Dow, the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Felda Bauknight of Oswego, ranks first scholastically in his class and has lettered for three years in football, basketball and track.

Larry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Roland Chewning Sr., and for three years he has been a member of the student council at Edmunds and president of his class. He is captain of the track team and is active in a number of other school organizations.

• Receiving an award as the Outstanding Civilian Volunteer at Shaw Air Force Base developed into another contest for Marvelina Pye Cushing, wife of Maj. W.J. Cushing.

Friends in New York whom they were visiting at the time read about Mrs. Cushing’s award in the same newspaper which carried a story on the Mrs. America Contest. They sent in her name, and before she knew it, she had received an application blank. Mrs. Cushing’s application was well received by the judges. She leaves for Charleston where she will compete in the contest to determine the representative from South Carolina.

• A smooth operating quarterback, a hard-charging fullback and a rugged defensive end have been selected to lead the Edmunds High football Gamecocks into combat during the 1967 gridiron campaign, head football coach Steve Satterfield announced.

Picked to tri-captain the Birds in a vote by their teammates were Dwayne Windham, Eddie Brown and Bill Spinelli.

It’s the first time under Satterfield’s reign that the Gamecocks have had tri-captains.

• First Lieutenant William F. Conway, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.M. Moses, was recently awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism in Vietnam. Lt. Conway, a helicopter pilot with the United States Army’s First Brigade (Airborne), has been in Vietnam several months. After enlisting in the Army, he graduated from Officers Candidate School, was commissioned a second lieutenant and sent to helicopter school.

25 YEARS AGO — 1991 Dec. 18 — 24 Sumter School District 17 finished its 1990-91 fiscal year with a general fund budget surplus of $68,244. In the board of trustees meeting, district finance director Joe

Klein presented the board with its annual audit report.

The surplus was a “dramatic change” over last year’s figure, said Klein. The district ended last year with a deficit of $152,190. “It’s great to be on this side because we’ve been on the other side,” said Board Chairman Dr. Laura Ayers.

The board voted unanimously to accept the audit report.

• Sumter City Council approved an election district reapportionment plan that would divide Shaw Air Force Base among all six city council seats. Council unanimously approved the plan after a public hearing in which only three citizens showed to voice their opinion. No one from Shaw came to the meeting.

Governments are required to reapportion election districts every 10 years after the census is taken.

• Thirty-three acres of Christmas trees carpet the low, rolling hills. Station wagons and pickup trucks park in the clearing, spilling eager youngsters. Christmas carols fill the air. Yes, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Kel-Sam Farms in Dalzell, where many Sumter County families have gone to cut their holiday trees since 1981. It all began in the 1970s after a family trip to a Christmas tree farm in Kentucky. “A lot of this was to teach the children what work is about,” said Mrs. Black, “and they have learned a lot. It’s given them a chance to see the benefits of work — that you don’t get anything for free. You have to make your own way in life.”

• Sumter High School quarterback Wally Richardson has been chosen to the 1991 PARADE All-American High School Football team. Richardson is the first Sumter County player ever named to the team. He is one of 56 high school athletes from across the country named to the team. The team is chosen by high school and college coaches, recruiters and scouts who are asked to vote on a ballot listing between 800 and 1,000 of the best players in the country.

• USC Sumter’s 1990-91 Peace Scholars extend their sincere thanks and appreciation to Sumter, a community that has opened its hearts and homes to enrich the Peace Scholar learning experience. As the Peace Scholars return to their home countries, they carry with them new ideas fostered by their exposure to a small business education program, host families, United States culture and meaningful friendships. These ideas are instrumental in creating ties that foster peace and understanding between the United States and Peace Scholar countries.

• Whether it’s a doll that wets, a basketball or a shiny new bicycle, Christmas toys are a special part of a child’s holiday. Almost all children have a special toy that leaves a lasting impression for many years. A BB gun was the favorite for Sumter Mayor Steve Creech. “I was about 8 years old when I got it,” he remembered. It was his favorite toy, the mayor said, because when he got it “he felt like he was a big boy now.” Kay Teer, director of Sumter County Museum, said her favorite toy was a ballerina doll that she received when she was 11.

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MARRIAGE LICENSES • Dewey Carey Pritchard Jr. and Christina Ann Partin • John Carlysle Floyd of New Zion and Whitney Douglass Robinson • Samuel Fernandez and Dominique Rene Martinez, both of Shaw Air Force Base • Brandon Shane Green and Taylor Patricia Goodson • James Earl Rogers Jr. and Brittany Lynn Jones • Larry F. Jones and Marchelle D. Morrison • Hugh Allen Harrelson Jr. and Robin Renea Cooley, both of Wedgefield • Leroy Dwyer and Gwendolyn Yvonne Conyers, both of Pinewood • Anthony N. Perillo and Rosemary M. Elmore • John D. Ross and Mariah Kay Hendrix, both of Dalzell • Kenneth Marcell Fearon and Alexandria Katherine Kitelinger, both of Dalzell • Curtis Leon Sinner Jr. and Elizabeth Nichole Hodge • Martin Anthony Davis and Mary Ann Canlas Guevarra • Gregory Taylor and Nicole Voshell Player, both of Wedgefield • Erin Anthony Diaz and Cassandra Lee Moore, both of Dalzell • James Lonell Dennis and Patrece Atholyn Scott • Kieffer Edwin Bailey V and Natasha Marie Boettcher • Richard Earl Thomas Jr. and Juquetta Francina Dantzler of Shaw Air Force Base • Justin Dale Lester and Aimee Diane Soles • Frank Velez and Crystal Lynn Kucera • Adam Clinton Stogner and Addie Kathryn Williams • Cody Michael Hilderbrand of Shaw Air Force Base and Samantha Ann Kristen Blair of Decatur, Illinois • Chad Michael McClymonds and Angela Rose Lybolt, both of Dalzell • Louis Deschamps Jr. of Pinewood and Denise Mechelle Burgess • Adolphus M. Conyers and Michele Verlinda Hall • Brandon Michael Galloway and Ashton Marie Gaylord • Herbert Shaquille June III and Shondria Larente Wilson • Frederick Laverne Carter Sr. and Donna Lynn Thompson of Gray Court • Louis Elwin Leefeaver and Amy Jacqueline Papai • Anthony Wayne Rivers of Dalzell and Jamie Jo Aycock • Douglass Edward Ledwell and Zhana Brea Scott • Daniel David Toll and Sharon Elizabeth Bauler • Samuel Clayton Garr of Dalzell and Alyssa Lauren Hanson • Garland Kyle Moore and Sydney Lynne Laskowski • William Henry Pender and Bettie Sue Joyner • Dennis W.C. Wormsley and Sylvia Ann Walker • Iliana Chaves Barreto and Yesenia Perez, both of Shaw Air Force Base • Anthony Earl Downs of Spring Lake, North Carolina, and Courtney Jessica Domoe • Tracy Oneal Leviner and Tiffany Danielle Barwick • Allen Williams Jenkins Sr. and Yvonne Rena Fraiser • Marcus Aaron Dillon and Suzanna Page Rumsey • Jason Kyle Oneal and Kisha Marie Horton • Bhavesh G. Patel and Vaishali B. Patel • Edward Anthony Cutchen and Corina Andrea Cruz • Ian Mitchell Sandifer and Sarah Elizabeth Ibaugh • Calvin Andrew Nesbitt and Lisa Davis Forthman • Thomas Michael Cantey and Angela Michelle Carroll • Mark Anthony Wise and Joyce Lynn Boykin • Tyler Lee Mitchum and Blake Lynn Pruden

BUILDING PERMITS • Michelle Estep, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 101 Saratoga St., $10,755 (reroof, residential).

• Sheila M. and David S. Shinn, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 766 Henderson St., $8,275 (reroof, residential).

• David L. and Roberta L. Martin, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 20 Francis Kinloch Circle, $7,385 (reroof, residential).

• Isaac Alston Sr. and Rebecca Alston, owners, John Brockington dba Brock Construction, contractor, 5170 John Franklin Road, $2,305 (install seven windows, residential).

• Mildred L. English, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 200 Watkins St., $14,950.68 (reroof, commercial).

• Craig E. and Leslie W. Bartlett, owners, Servpro of Sumter, contractor, 222 Evans Terrace, $19,044.86 (rehang drywall and reinsulate kitchen, paint and countertops, residential).

• Tiffany J. Begley, owner, Ronnie V. Gainey dba Ronnie Gainey Roofing, contractor, 3195 Kim St., $6,000 (roofing, residential).

• Richard V. Colclough Jr. and Clar Colclough, owners, Ronald Eady, contractor, 117 K St., $2,100 (residential demolition of mobile home, residential).

• Debra Hannah Rembert, owner, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 990 Kingman St. (mobile home, residential).

• Ronald J. Ruighaver, owner and contractor, 2814 Cains Mill Road, $2,600 (replace roofing, residential).

• Gary D. and Cynthia B. Wannamaker, owners, Gary D. Wannamaker, contractor, 2851 Jereco Road, $5,000 (erect metal enclosed garage — detached, residential).

PUBLIC RECORD • Ray Frierson, owner, Joshua W. Neal dba JW Neal Construction, contractor, 4735 Narrow Paved Road (4725), $43,000 (remodel interior / livingroom / den / three bedrooms and bath, residential).

• Willie Jams Taylor et al, owner, Cherokee Builders LLC, contractor, 409 W. Oakland Ave., 987 unheated square feet, $7,100 (detached enclosed garage / storage unit, residential).

• Sherri n. Selph, owner, Welch’s Quality Builders and Roofers LLC, contractor, 740 Stratton Court, $4,325.11 (reshingle roof, residential).

• Alicia Hammett, owner, Welch’s Quality Builders and Roofers LLC, contractor, 3349 Annie St., Dalzell, $4,865 (reshingle roof, residential).

• Larry Brunson / Helen S. Brunson, owners, Horace Jenkins, contractor, 4315 Queen Chapel Road, Dalzell (mobile home, residential).

• Annette Ridgill, owner, Donnie Ryan Beard dba AMB Construction, contractor, 1070 Twin Lakes Drive, $5,300 (reroof, residential).

• Thomas Davis Watt Jr. et al, owner, Davis Watt, contractor, 1445 Florence Highway, 192 unheated square feet, $100 (moving detached storage building to adjacent lot, residential).

• Thomas D. Watt Jr., owner, Carolina Carports, contractor, 1435 Florence Highway, 640 unheated square feet, $2,575.80 (detached carport, residential).

• Gainey Construction Co. LLC, owner and contractor, 1343 Geraint Road, 1,312 heated square feet and 285 unheated square feet, $82,081 (new dwelling, residential); Gainey Construction Co. LLC, owner and contractor, 3515 Delaware Drive, Dalzell, 1,254 heated square feet and 407 unheated square feet, $81,279 (new dwelling, residential); Gainey Construction Co. LLC, owner and contractor, 3560 Delaware Drive, Dalzell, 1,250 heated square feet and 420 unheated square feet, $81,320 (new dwelling, residential).

• James Brunson Jr., owner, Jason Josey dba Josey Builders, contractor, 27 Brunhill Circle, $3,075 (new roof, residential).

• Juliann B. Nelson, owner, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 5840 Rooster Circle, Pinewood (mobile home, residential).

• Charles Milton Hodgin, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 1 Glendale Court, $1,890 (reroof detached garage, residential).

• Gateway Station LLC, owner, Lee General Contractor, contractor, 1332 Broad St. (Gateway Plaza), $100,000 (interior upfit, commercial).

• The Walters Real Estate, owner, Michael A. Walters Builders, contractor, 17 Edwards St., 2,500 heated square feet, $42,045 (bedroom / bath addition, remove, replace sheetrock, reroof, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, residential).

• Nancy R. Riggs, owner, Loyd Webb, contractor, 669 Pringle Drive, $7,285 (new roof, residential).

• Jeremy and Sarah Campbell, owners, JF Contractors, contractor, 3260 Lauderdale Lane, 330 unheated square feet, $22,500 (add screen porch with roof, residential).

• Osteen Publishing Co. Inc., owner, Signs Unlimited, contractor, 36 W. Liberty St., $3,060 (wall sign — The Item, commercial); Osteen Publishing Co. Inc., owner, Signs Unlimited, contractor, 36 W. Liberty St., $2,105 (wall sign — The Item, commercial).

• Liberty Enterprises II LLC, owner, Sam Avins Construction, contractor, 314 W. Liberty St., $2,942 (trim soffit and fascia with metal, commercial).

• Jehovah Baptist Church, owner, Sam Avins Construction, contractor, 805 S. Harvin St., $17,150 (new roof, residential).

• Sumter Petroleum Co. Inc., owner, PyeBarker Fire & Safety, contractor, 170 S. Lafayette Drive, $6,407 (install Clean Agent FM-200 fire suppression system, commercial).

• Katharine Eastwood Starr, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 1852 W. Oakland Ave., $4,900 (reroof, residential).

• Diane Leight (trustee), owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 2391 Addison St., $6,000 (reroof main house, residential); Diane Leight (trustee), owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 2391 Addison St., $781.32 (reroof detached garage, residential).

• Beatrice and Willie Charles, owners, Land Roofing Co., contractor, 406 N. Magnolia St., $8,600 (remove / replace shingles, residential).

• Elizabeth Ford, owner, Chris Collett dba C&C Remodeling & Repair, contractor, 1595 Lewis Road, $4,515 (install metal roof over existing roof, residential).

• Earl W. and Patricia Lea Schultz, owners, Terminix Service Inc., contractor, 2981 Waverly Drive, $4,300 (12 feet of double sill and 30 feet of nailer, residential).

• Robert T. Newman, owner, Carolina Carports, contractor, 135 M&N Road, 1,230 unheated square feet, $21,775.95 (farm shed — horses, commercial).

• Fashonda and Kevin Spann, owners, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 2160 Zantac Drive (mobile home, residential).

• Valerie T. Prince, owner, Timothy Kelley dba kelley Construction, contractor, 12 Dunway Drive, $3,150 (install new roof, residential).

• Ronald and Sandra K. Buhse, owners, Julia Ann Barwick, contractor, 6435 Gulledge Road, Wedgefield, $6,000 (replace roof, residential).

• Jason A. and Darla F. Joyce, owners, Knepp Roofing Carpenter, contractor, 5720 Lost Creek Drive, $4,875 (roof replacement, residential); Jason A. and Darla F. Joyce, owners, Knepp Roofing Carpenter, contractor, 5720 Lost Creek Drive, $5,600 (window replacement and vinyl siding, residential).

• Kevin and Eve Wakefield, owners, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 5945 Archer Drive, Wedgefield (mobile home, residential).

• Lakewood Apartments SC LLC, owner, WM Strickland dba Strickland & Strickland, contractor, 20 Putter Drive (10176) / 10-57 POC, $24,000 (replace beam / wood sub-deck / concrete patio / wood joist as needed, commercial).

• Ruby Tuesday Inc., owner, Simon Roofing and Sheet Metal Corp., contractor, 1135 Broad St., $30,853 (roof restoration of 5,269 square feet, commercial).

• Michael L. and Angelia M. Mims, owners, James Robert Byrd Jr., contractor, 3080 British Lane, $1,900 (six foot wood fence, residential).

• Lance R. and Barbara Felver, owners, James Robert Byrd Jr., contractor, 1825 W. Oakland Ave., $1,700 (four foot chain link fence, residential).

• Frank W. Beitzel Jr. and Maggie M. Beitzel, owners, James Robert Byrd Jr., contractor, 2365 Brookgreen Road, $3,800 (four / six foot chain link / vinyl fence, residential).

• Rodney M. and Tanya J. Knudson, owners, Waterworks LLC, contractor, 3369 Wilton Drive, $32,713.92 (swimming pool, residential).

• JMJ Homes LLC, owner, Johnny M. James, contractor, 3100 Daufaskie Road (3090), 1,773 heated square feet and 750 unheated square feet, $115,000 (new dwelling, residential); JMJ Homes LLC, owner, Johnny M. James, contractor, 3108 Daufaskie Road, 2,370 heated square feet and 650 unheated square feet, $140,000 (new dwelling, residential); JMJ Homes LLC, owner, Johnny M. James, contractor, 3116 Daufaskie Road, 1,715 heated square feet and 700 unheated square feet, $110,000 (new dwelling, residential).

• Brent A. and Pamela M. King, owners, G&S Sign Co., contractor, 465 Rast St., $700 (change face of freestanding sign, Troy University, commercial); Brent A. and Pamela M. King, owners, G&S Sign Co., contractor, 465 Rast St., $250 (wall sign, Troy University, commercial).

• Willie James Johnson, owner and contractor, 535 Duffie Drive, Wedgefield, $600 (residential demolition of old wooden house, residential).

• Willie James Johnson, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 535 Duffie Drive, Wedgefield (mobile home, residential).

• Lorri M. Saunders, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 3351 Landmark Drive, $5,437.50 (reroof, residential).

• Bettie Ann B. Klapthor, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 3353 Landmark Drive, $5,437.50 (reroof, residential).

• Sumter Mortgage Co., owner, Ronnie V. Gainey dba Ronnie Gainey Roofing, contractor, 430 Old Castle St., $4,650 (roofing, residential).

• Thurman R. and Gwen F. McElveen, owners, David Mabey dba David Mabey Repairs, contractor, 2800 Lillington Drive, $31,000 (repair sheetrock / scrap ceilings / paint, residential).

• Johnnie L. and Tracy L. Brunson, owners, Michael Porcher, contractor, 1450 Winkles Road, $8,000 (fire damage repairs in bathroom in mobile home, residential).

• Louvenia Felder, owner, Sharon D. Tindal dba Tindal Construction, contractor, 17 Logan St., $7,500 (mobile home pressure wash/ shirting / reshingle / landing / door / toilet, residential).

• Minnie Ramsey Dinkins, owner, Sharon D. Tindal dba Tindal Construction, contractor, 325 Deschamps Road (315), $7,500 (shingle roof / fascia, residential).

• Mamie Scriven, owner, Sharon D. Tindal dba Tindal Construction, contractor, 128 H St., $19,750 (handrails / electric / roofing / HVAC, sheetrock / floors / grab bar, residential).

• Terry Wayne Caples et al, owner, Dylon Graham dba Graham Construction, contractor, 3045 Thomas Sumter Highway, Dalzell, 2,200 heated square feet, $75,000 (renovate existing barn to create single family residence, residential).

• Willie James and Sand Richardson, owners, Willie J. Richardson, contractor, 210 W. Fulton St. (10 Meehan St.), $2,100 (rewire and drywall repairs, residential).

• Katie Mae Mark, owner, John W. Marks, contractor, 6735 Delores Road (6725), $400 (residential demolition — mobile home, residential).

• William H. and Jennifer K. Johns, owners, John Brockington dba Brock Construction, contractor, 1975 Sans Souci Road, $7,315.45 (install and wrap 19 windows, residential).

• Ashley L. and Nicholas T. Cheek, owners, Joshua W. Neal dba JW Neal Construction, contractor, 129 Church St., $3,000 (foundation only for addition, residential).

• Louis W. Hall Sr. and Paula H. Hall, owners, Louis W. Hall, contractor, 7035 Milford Plantation Road, Pinewood, $1,500 (close in existing detached storage shed, residential).

• Cephus Gregg Jr. and Quentina W. Gregg, owners, Cephus Gregg dba Designer Thoughts, contractor, 113 G St., $3,000 (underpinning, residential).

• Annie Mae Wade Williams, owner, Peach Orchard General Contracting LLC, contractor, 6981 Camden Highway, Rembert, 600 heated square feet, $14,783 (build floor up in garage to make a living space / electric / plumbing, residential).

• JYOTI Inc., owner, Hunter Builders, contractor, 2430 Broad St. (land disturbance — grading only, commercial).

• Ashley L. and Nicholas T. Cheek, owners, Tefon Construction Co., contractor, 129 Church St., $8,300 (bathroom repairs, residential).

• Santee Lynches Regional Development, owner, G&P Construction, contractor, 19 Dunway Drive (residential demolition of remains of house, residential); Santee Lynches Regional Development, owner, G&P Construction, contractor, 23 Meehan St., $5,450 (residential demolition of one story wood structure, residential); Santee Lynches Regional Development, owner, G&P Construction, contractor, 590 S. Main St., $4,860 (residential demolition of mobile home, resi-

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• Annie P. Walters (lifetime estate), owner, Shaun Johnson, contractor, 901 S. Main St., $3,800 (replace shingles, residential).

• James P. Nettles (trustee), owner, Campbell Pavement Specialties, contractor, 1200 Pocalla Road, $4,500 (parking lot repairs, commercial).

• Ada N. Johnson, owner, David Windham Roofing & Remodeling, contractor, 2620 Rhea Drive, $1,800 (reroof, residential); Ada N. Johnson, owner, David Windham Roofing & Remodeling, contractor, 2610 Rhea Drive, $2,200 (reroof, residential).

• Floyd R. Howard (lifetime estate), owner, Ronnie V. Gainey dba Ronnie Gainey Roofing, contractor, 2691 Tindal Road, $3,600 (roofing, residential).

• James Patterson, owner, Larry Timmons dba T&T Metal Roofing, contractor, 51 Highland Ave., $2,000 (remodel interior from flood damage, residential).

• Richard B. and Elizabeth Edwards, owners, Knepp Roofing Carpenter, contractor, 14 Mason Croft Drive, $10,880 (roof replacement, residential).

• Caitlin M. Dabkowski, owner, Shelwood China dba China Home Improvements, contractor, 3045 Foxcroft Circle, $6,000 (reroof only, residential).

• Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 1220 Franfisher Drive, 1,861 heated square feet and 363 unheated square feet, $110,459 (new dwelling, residential); Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 1210 Franfisher Drive, 2,125 heated square feet and 363 unheated square feet, $101,715.37 (new dwelling, residential).

• Melvin and Frances Sapp, owners, Homestar Solar Solutions, contractor, 735 Lewis Road, $24,500 (install solar panels on rooftop, residential).

• Phil P. and Ellen L. Leventis, owners, Homestar Solar Solutions, contractor, 935 Andiron Drive, $67,260 (install solar panels on rooftop, residential).

• Yvonne Henry, owner, Homestar Solar Solutions, contractor, 129 Victory Drive, $23,897 (install solar panels on rooftop, residential).

• Marvin and Emogene Haddon, owners, Homestar Solar Solutions, contractor, 1 Melrose Drive, Wedgefield, $29,200 (install solar panels on rooftop, residential).

• Yvonne Wilkes, owner, Ronnie Wilkes dba Wilkes Builders Inc., contractor, 2190 Balclutha Lane, 1,600 heated square feet and 400 unheated square feet, $102,000 (new dwelling, residential).

• Christopher R. and Karen L. Sousa, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 940 Muirfield Court, $11,000 (reroof, residential).

• Dwight W. and Virginia M. Campbell, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 3020 Old Spring Road, $8,890.73 (reroof, residential).

• Shawn Michael Greggs, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 3385 Annie St., Dalzell, $5,205.47 (reroof, residential).

• Lener Mickens Winns, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 5055 Dais Road, Rembert (mobile home, residential).

• James W. Crawley, owner, Shelwood China dba China Home Improvements, contractor, 6 Park Ave., $4,000.08 (reroof porch only, residential).

• Eleanor Diane Jackson, owner, Shelwood China dba China Home Improvements, contractor, 3045 Claremont Road (3105), Horatio, $7,000 (reroof only, residential).

• Edward L. Pope, owner, James Elbert Euten Jr., contractor, 1923 Bishop Drive, $5,000 (roof, residential).

• James F. Shuler Jr. and K. Paul and H, owners, Larry Timmons dba T&T Metal Roofing, contractor, 7 Frazier St., $2,200 (replace shingles, residential).

• Eva Michelle Driggers, owner, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 2870 Danville Lane, $6,000 (install new roof, residential).

• Gwendolyn M. Quackenbush, owner, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 505 Baldwin Drive, $5,500 (install new roof, residential).

• Deborah B. Williams, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 615 Flamingo Road (mobile home, residential).

• Harry Marc Patrick and Helen Jun, owners, Jason Josey dba Josey Builders, contractor, 104 Church St., $32,000 (remove shower / add water heater / remove stairs / add floor, residential).

• Michael and Cynthia O’Connell, owners, Rescomm Development LLC / Power Home Solar, contractor, 6 Woodside Road, $35,421 (roof mount solar system, residential).

• William Scott and Lori Briggs, owners, Keith Oakley dba R&M Holdings LLC, contractor, 6050 Wedgefield Road, Wedgefield, $2,500 (replace rotten siding / touch up paint, residential).

• Eleanor Justice, owner, Culler Enterprises dba Culler Roofing, contractor, 3600 Claremont Road, Rembert, $6,490 (reroof — shingles, residential).

• Scot B. and Deborah S. Bozio, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 3090 Caitlynn Drive, $9,670 (reroof, residential).

• Phillip C. and Sandra Richardson, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 19 Courtney Court, $13,000 (reroof, residential).

• Gary C. and Lisa M. Bratton, owners, Larry Timmons dba T&T Metal Roofing, contractor, 712 Wren St., $1,800 (install metal roof, residential); Gary C. and Lisa M. Bratton, owners, Larry Timmons dba T&T Metal Roofing, contractor, 712 Wren St., $6,000 (install metal roof, residential).

• Gerald M. and Joanna G.* Shephard, owners, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 318 Robbins Ave., $5,950.30 (install new roof, residential).

• Hershell Ray and Kathy Keeton, owners, Cephus Gregg dba Designer Thoughts, contractor, 2805 Hollowtree Lane, Lynchburg, $4,500 (brick underpinning for mobile home, residential).

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A late-season hunt I

t was time for the ducks to start oak tree had been blown over at that flying, and I was standing on the stand by the hurricane in October, riverbank facing the eastern sky. and we had not cut it but had made a The Edisto River was high from temporary bypass around it. recent rains and was flooding the Just beyond the fallen oak, a big hardwood lowlands along its banks. black hog raced across the woods Across the river and behind the clubroad. Then another and another. house, the black water ran through Twelve black hogs raced across in a the timber. flash. It was much too far for a shot, The clubhouse door opened two but I had started a brisk walk in that dozen steps behind me, and I turned to direction. Three more giant hogs see my son Clayton walk out. “Probaraced across on my side of the tree. bly looking for me,” I thought. In a few Still too far. I could hear them crashminutes, the door opened again, and ing through a nearby cotton field that my brother Matt walked out. They was just beyond our property line. walked over and stood with me lookA group of hounds came running ing at the river and the open sky. down the road, and when they crossed Richard Jarret and his son Glenn the scent trail of the hogs, they took walked over. We all stood facing the the backtrack. Apparently, another river and the coming dawn. A single group of hogs had stopped in the wood duck flew over following the woods just before crossing the road, twisting path of the river. Then small and these hounds ran right into them. groups and pairs began to apBarking and biting and squealpear over the trees and disaping erupted! The hogs took off pear into the timber behind the in the direction of Liston Pasclubhouse. “They’re going to ture with the pack of hounds Logjam,” Richard said. right on their heels.

The generator died down, Five quick shots came from and everyone began filing out Liston Pasture Road, but the of the clubhouse. Daylight was dogs went on. I knew Clayton on us, and it was time to get a was one of the standers on deer drive started. that road, and I texted him to Dan After a safety briefing and see if he had been the shooter.

Geddings drawing numbers, I took a “No, it was someone else,” he small group of standers to Jenanswered. Then three more nings Junction and Cathead shots came from farther down Road. Richard took a truckload to New the road. “Not me either,” he texted.

Road, and James Crosby took standers Soon the piney woods were quiet, to Liston Pasture Road. When all the and horns sounded — ending the standers were in place, the houndshunt. Back at the clubhouse we men came in and took positions learned that the first pack had taken a throughout the area we would be buck through the standers, and the hunting. Soon the dogs were released. two shots were a miss. Then a truck There was a race going in just a few pulled in with a big red hog on the minutes, and more and more hounds tailgate. That was the next two shots joined in the chase. The big pack was on New Road. The other shots on Lisheaded to the north, where I had start- ton Pasture Road were all misses at ed posting standers on Jennings Juncthe hogs. tion. Two shots rang out, but the dogs The next drive was organized quickkept going. “Probably a miss,” I surly, and after the hog was cleaned, we mised. A hen turkey ran down the were back in the woods. I posted a line road toward me from the direction of of standers down Jerry Road and took the shots. “Too noisy for her,” I the last stand overlooking a big cutmused. over, planted in pines. I climbed up on Two more shots from New Road my truck to get a better view and caught me by surprise because they stood on top of the cab where I could were close, and there were no dogs see over the small trees. running in that direction. I focused Soon there were several packs runmy attention down Cathead toward ning throughout the drive, and I New Road in case something came heard something to my left, out in from that direction. And something the cut-over. It was a deer coming did! right for me. But I knew from the We didn’t have enough standers, so I first instant it was a doe. She turned had skipped every other stand on Cataway at 30 yards and disappeared head Road. The next stand toward from sight in the small pines. ShortNew Road was unoccupied. A huge ly, a single shot rang out on Parler

DAN GEDDINGS / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

Brian Graham and his son Noah are seen with a hog taken on a late-season hunt.

Road, across the cut-over to my front.

R.B. Roberts shot that doe ahead of one of his 6-month-old puppies. He was very delighted! That’s what

Chickens could be helpful for gardeners

BY DEAN FOSDICK The Associated Press Raising small flocks of backyard chickens has been a trend among city dwellers for a decade or so, and putting the birds to work can be a boon to gardens. You can use them for tilling, grubbing for worms and for their manure, which makes excellent free fertilizer.

But raising chickens does bring challenges, especially if you give them the run of the yard.

“These ‘free-ranging’ chickens will eat large amounts of insects, grasses and seeds,” said James Hermes, an extension poultry specialist with Oregon State University. “They will also eat ornamental and vegetable plant gardens in their search for insects.”

Hermes suggests keeping a few of the birds in chicken “tractors” or coops that can be wheeled around the yard and placed where convenient — say, between the wide rows of a vegetable garden.

Chickens “put nutrients (manure) in the soil and remove some of the small weeds,” he said. “And they will eat insects.

If there are bugs on the plants

makes a deer dog.

Dan Geddings is a weekly columnist for The Sumter Item. Email Dan at cdgeddings@gmail.com.

Race to save rare pigs hinges on eating them AP FILE PHOTO

Chickens are seen inside a portable backyard coop near Langley, Washington, in summer 2015. They eat large amounts of insects, grasses and seeds. But they also will damage small, tender plants such as tomatoes in vegetable gardens. they will get them, too.

“But they also will get the small tender plants, like tomatoes. Corn stalks a month or so old — they won’t damage those.”

Lisa Steele, author of the new “Gardening With Chickens: Plans and Plants for You and Your Hens” (Voyageur Press), subscribes to a seasonal form of management for her 12 chickens.

“In the spring, I have them out there eating bugs,” she said. “They also stir up the soil — cultivate it.”

But keep them out of the garden in the summer or until you’re ready to share it with them, Steele said. Use barriers around the plants, or install fencing while the plants are small.

The birds “eat whatever is left over after the harvest,” she said. “During the winter, I use their manure for fertilizer and compost.”

Chicken manure is nitrogen rich, so let it mature for a while — four to six months — before

applying it around plants, or it may burn them.

Many people design their gardens in part to attract butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators. Steele designs gardens in part for her chickens.

She uses a variety of plants — mostly herbs — for boosting egg production (fennel, marjoram, parsley), changing egg yolk colors to orange (carrots, marigolds, watermelon), as feed supplements (chervil, dill, oregano, sage), for healthier baby chicks (basil, dandelion, tarragon) and to boost immune systems (blue cornflowers, rosemary, thyme).

Steele writes that she hasn’t found any research to prove herbs’ specific benefits, but she finds that overall they augment her chickens’ immune systems and keep them healthy naturally.

“I put fresh herbs in the nesting boxes to calm setting hens, repel insects and rodents, and add an aromatic scent to the chicken coop,” she said.

WASHINGTON, Maine (AP) — Susan Frank and her dogs spend their days shepherding hairy, black pigs with names like Bacon, Pork Chop and Yummy around a chunk of Maine woods. Her farm, which raises and fattens the rare American mulefoot hogs for slaughter, is essential to their survival, she thinks.

Frank’s mulefoots are representative of a breed that was once the rarest of all U.S. livestock, according to some agricultural censuses, and remains critically rare, according to the Livestock Conservancy. There are fewer than 500 registered, purebred, breeding mulefoots in the country (they are even more uncommon elsewhere), and Frank’s Dogpatch Farm accounts for a dozen of them, along with some 170 others, some of which are crossbreeds.

The way to save declining breeds of livestock, she argues, is to get people to eat them — thereby increasing demand that will lead to more breeding. She wants the mulefoot restored to its early 20thcentury status as a premier pig.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is listening.

The agency is giving her

$50,000 to help increase interest in products made with mulefoot meat, and Frank is spreading her gospel to chefs, restaurants and markets across New England and New York.

“I know it sounds weird, but you have to eat a rare breed to help it come back,” she said. “I see it as a way to spread the word about mulefoot.”

The mulefoot is named for its non-cloven hoof and was the subject of a vibrant industry including some 200 herds a century ago. But its tendency for slow growth and small litters reduced its appeal for industrial pig farming, and the mulefoot was down to just one significant herd in Missouri a decade ago, when a slow drive to save the breed began.

Frank got into the business in 2012 after acquiring her first three purebreds. The pigs were popular with small farmers and homesteaders because of their hardiness and high yields of meat and lard, said Darlene Goehringer, a mulefoot farmer in Hurlock, Maryland.

“If nobody wants them for pork, who would keep them?” Goehringer said.

“This isn’t like raising a parrot.”

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