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Evidence paints Roof as racist, drifting loner COLUMBIA (AP) — Before Dylann Roof was arrested for killing nine black church members, he scribbled a note to his mother, apologizing for all the repercussions his actions would cause. Weeks later, in a jailhouse journal, he wrote that he had no regrets.

The evidence, along with his manifesto, hundreds of photos and a confession to the FBI, draw a portrait of a young white man consumed ROOF by racial hatred who carefully planned the killings, picking out meek, innocent black people who likely wouldn’t fight back.

Jurors who convicted Roof of hate crimes and other charges will decide whether he should be executed or face life in prison.

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Sheriff seeks man in fatal shooting 42-year-old man killed in Wednesday night incident FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help in locating 35-year-old Thomas David Secor Jr., wanted in connection to a shooting that left one man dead on Wednesday night.

According to a news release from the

sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a call about a man having been shot in the 4000 block of Briar Branch Road about 8 p.m.

The victim, identified by Sumter County Coroner SECOR Robbie Baker as 42-yearold Thomas Cockerill of Sumter, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Baker said an autopsy was conduct-

ed Thursday morning and a cause of death was pending the completion of the report, as of Thursday afternoon.

Witnesses identified Secor, who allegedly fled the area before law enforcement arrived, as the shooter, according to the release.

Secor was last seen driving a green 1995 Ford F-150 four-door pickup with a tan stripe along the bottom.

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After the 12 Days of Christmas Jerome Stanley begins the process of removing the Christmas lights from Centennial Plaza on Thursday morning.

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ROOF AND RACISM Roof has pointed out that there was no dramatic confrontation that led him to begin hating blacks. Instead, when the Trayvon Martin case made the news, Roof went to Wikipedia to read about the black teenager who was shot to death in 2012 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who was acquitted. That led Roof to research black on white crime and to websites that offer false statistics inflating how often those crimes happen.

Roof was careful in his writings to say his beliefs came just from himself, not his parents. But one of Roof’s old friends suggested otherwise.

“I don’t think his parents liked his decisions, the choices that he made to have black friends,” said Christon Scriven, who is black. Roof would go between partying with black friends and spewing racist diatribes to his white buddies, Scriven said.

Roof also believed the dubious claims that blacks were better off as slaves and are inferior at their cores to whites. He compared blacks to dogs, saying everyone feels bad when a man beats a dog, but no one is surprised when a dog bites a man.

THE SON When authorities searched Roof’s car, they found birthday cards from his mom and dad, who were divorced, and what appeared to be suicide notes to each of his parents.

Roof’s writings to his mom show a son worried about how she would feel.

“At this moment I miss you very much,” he wrote. “And as childish as it sounds, I wish I was in your arms.”

Roof’s mom suffered a heart attack in court shortly after prosecutors called him a cold and calculated killer in their opening statement.

Roof worked for his contractor father for a time.

“I love you and I’m sorry,” Roof wrote. “You were a good dad.”

In Roof’s birthday card, his father promised to buy him a gun.

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BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com In response to a debt crisis, it appears the Sumter School District Board of Trustees will secure the services of an outside school finance consultant this semester with the intention of potentially hiring a fulltime person for the start of the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.

Board members informed the district’s finance committee of the plans Wednesday at a meeting of the committee.

The action comes after the release last month of the 2015-16 audit report, which showed the district had gone over budget by $6.2 million in the fiscal year ending June 30. The

LATE-BREAKING NEWS ONLINE The Sumter School District Board of Trustees was still meeting in executive session and behind closed doors at Thursday night’s special called meeting at press time for The Sumter Item. For news and information from the meeting on Superintendent Frank Baker’s emergency financial plan, check The Item’s website today at www.theitem.com.

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Unfinished business awaits General Assembly

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Most of the issues discussed during the South Carolina General Assembly’s annual workshop with members of the state’s media were little different from those discussed before last year’s session.

The General Assembly will once again have sustainable funding for roads and exploring ways to improve

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public education in poor, rural school districts at the top of its list of objectives.

Leaders also promised a new focus on dealing with inadequately funded pensions and continued efforts to pass income tax reform.

Before the legislators outlined their priorities, however, State Budget Director Les Boles reported financial projections for fiscal year 201718.

“No budget surplus this

time,” he said, making it clear the $1.5 billion surplus from fiscal year 2016-17 will not be repeated.

He also said there is no budget shortfall, either.

Growth during the year will lead to more than $300 million in new money available, he said, but he outlined $318 million in obligations the state must meet as well.

In addition to those obligations, Boles pointed out it

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would take the state an additional $103.9 million to fully fund the Local Government Fund and $518 million to fully fund the base student cost as established by the Educational Finance Act of 1977.

“I am just putting those numbers out there because that’s my job,” Boles said.

Rep. Gary Simrill, R-York, said the roads bill that

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Woman charged with homicide by child neglect Mary Amelia Woods, 28, of 612 Miller Road, is in jail after an investigation determined her actions contributed to the death of her infant son, according to a news release from Sumter Police Department.

Woods is charged with homicide by child neglect and is WOODS being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

Police and Department of Social Services were called to the home on Oct. 8 after a 5- to 6-month-old infant was found unresponsive.

A warrant indicates the mother rolled over on the child, suffocating it while sleeping. According to the warrant and a statement given by the suspect, she was intoxicated at the time.

Woods turned herself in Thursday morning without incident.

24-year-old woman killed in hit-and-run A 24-year-old woman was killed when she was hit while walking on Patriot Parkway about 3:50 a.m. Thursday morning.

Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker identified the deceased as Cherie Danielle Wingate of Sumter.

According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. David Jones, Wingate was walking southbound in the roadway when she was struck by a 2007 Nissan four-door.

The driver, identified as Troy Jerome Hunter, 29, of 4595 Chanson Lane, fled the scene after the collision.

He was later apprehended and charged with fleeing the scene of a collision causing death, Jones said.

Hunter was transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center where he remains, pending a bond hearing.

Judge freezes assets of alleged killer of 7 SPARTANBURG — The assets of a South Carolina real estate agent facing seven murder charges have been frozen at the request of a woman who sued him after being found alive and chained on his property.

Reports say that Circuit Court Judge Roger Couch on Thursday appointed Greenville attorney Reid Sherard to watch over Todd Kohlhepp’s property. While Kohlhepp is in custody, he won’t be able to sell any assets.

Authorities say Kohlhepp killed four people in a Spartanburg County motorcycle shop in 2003 and killed three other people at his home in 2016. Kohlhepp is being sued by a woman found chained inside a shipping container in November.

Organization donates flag and pole

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com An American flag waves proudly today in downtown Bishopville, next to the Lee County Chamber of Commerce, thanks to the efforts of a nonprofit organization.

On Thursday, a flag was hung on the flagpole that was donated in late December by WoodmenLife, officially known as Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, a not-for-profit fraternal benefit society. The society operates a large privately held insurance company for its members, according to www.woodmen.org.

The history of the organization includes numerous philanthropic efforts, community outreach projects and a program to donate American flags, the website states.

Cam Watson, financial representative for the organization, said members celebrate patriotism in many ways, including presenting U.S. and religious flags.

“WoodmenLife is one of the largest distributors of U.S. flags,” he said.

“The organization has donated more than 2 million American flags and presented them to nonprofit and community organizations.”

The organization celebrates and honors the American flag throughout the year, he said.

Members also present American Patriot’s Handbooks to schools, libraries and newly naturalized citizens as well as American history awards to students.

There are more than 900 communitybased WoodmenLife chapters throughout the nation, according to the website.

The chapters conduct volunteer, patriotic and charitable activities that benefit individuals and communities,

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Tim Houlahan (left), recruiting sales manager for WoodmenLife, officially known as Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, and Randall Gooding, commander of Robert E. Lee American Legion Post 29 in Bishopville, prepare to raise the flag on Thursday at Lee County Chamber of Commerce in Bishopville. the website states.

The organization’s annual “In Honor and Remembrance” ceremonies pay tribute to the heroes and victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The local organization, based in Florence, also grills and offers food at various community events. During the October 2015 flood, members grilled for first responders.

On Thursday, Tim Houlahan, recruiting sales manager, grilled hot dogs and bratwursts for attendees at the event.

“Giving back is part of our business plan,” Houlahan said. “We encourage all of our members to participate in community service.”

Deanna Rollins, executive director of the Lee County Chamber of Commerce, said that on behalf of the chamber, she was thankful for the donation.

“We’ve been needing a flag for a long time, and to finally have it is great,” Rollins said. “It’s nice to have it here downtown where it would be visible for all.”

Randall Gooding, commander of Robert E. Lee American Legion Post 29 in Bishopville, assisted with raising the flag on Thursday.

Gooding is a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran.

“I think that every true American ought to fly a flag,” he said.

Helpful tips to get ready for winter weather FROM STAFF REPORTS With potential winter weather expected in the state Saturday, AAA Carolinas, as well as the American Red Cross, recommends the following to keep you safe on the road and at home.

DRIVING • Listen to authorities’ recommendations and delay travel until road conditions improve; • If you must be on the road, avoid distractions while driving; • Decelerate and turn slowly in icy conditions, and be sure to leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front of you — a following distance of 8 to 10 seconds; • Do not stop if you can avoid it; • Do not use cruise control because you may need to quickly reduce your speed; • Do not use excessive acceleration when driving up hills. Try to get enough speed before reaching the hill, and let that inertia carry you to the top; • To get out of a skid, lightly take your foot off the brake or gas, and try to re-

gain traction. Always look and steer to where you want to go; • Keep an emergency kit in your vehicle including an ice scraper, kitty litter or sand for traction, jumper cables, a cellphone charger, blankets, gloves, hats, food, water and any needed medications. Be sure to dress for cold weather in case you get stranded; • If your vehicle gets stuck in the snow, stay with your vehicle. It provides temporary shelter and makes it easier for rescuers to locate you; • Stay on major routes. If you must drive, stick to thoroughfares that have been plowed or treated, and stay in the most recently cleared lane.

• Use extra caution on bridges and overpasses. The structures freeze because of the exposure to air on all sides; and • Fill up on windshield washer fluid because salt brine and sand from treated roadways will build up on your windshield. And opt for windshield washer fluid with a low freezing point to help keep ice and snow from sticking to your windshield.

HOMES • Stock up on essentials such as water, food and things to keep warm and emergency items. In case of loss of power or impassable roads, be sure to have several flashlights with batteries, a battery-powered radio and a car charger for your cellphone; • Trim tree branches in your yard before the cold weather approaches; • If the power goes out, avoid opening the refrigerator and freezer as much as possible to keep the temperature lower for a longer period of time. Unplug all appliances and leave only one light on to prevent a power surge; • Keep your home heated to a minimum of 65 degrees, open faucets enough to let them drip slowly, and disconnect hoses from outside spigots. If pipes freeze, keep the faucet open, and thaw the pipes immediately or contact a plumber for assistance.

Most homeowners’ insurance policies cover damage resulting from a freeze, but check your policy to make sure.

• Keep garage doors closed if there are water supply

lines in the garage or in walls adjacent to the garage.

• Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing. Be sure to move any harmful cleaners and household chemicals up out of the reach of children.

• If you will be going away during cold periods, leave the heat on in your home set to a temperature no lower than 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Fire safety is always a concern during the winter months. Keep children, pets and flammable items at least three feet from heating equipment.

• Turn off portable space heaters when you leave the room and when you go to sleep.

• Use gas wisely, and never use a cooking range or oven to heat your home.

• Use flashlights, not candles, during power outages.

• Bring pets/companion animals inside during winter weather. Move other animals or livestock to sheltered areas, and make sure that their access to food and water is not blocked by snow or ice.

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Hate-crime charges filed in attack on mentally disabled man CHICAGO (AP) — Four black people were charged with hate crimes Thursday in connection with a video broadcast live on Facebook that showed a mentally disabled white man being beaten and taunted, threatened with a knife and forced to drink from a toilet.

The assault went on for up to two days, until Chicago police found the victim “in distress� walking along a street, authorities said.

The suspects, who are in custody, can be heard on the video using profanities against white people and President-elect Donald Trump.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said authorities initially thought the man was singled out because he has “special needs,� not because he was white, although Guglielmi acknowledged the suspects made “terrible racist statements.�

It’s also possible that the suspects were trying to extort something from

Jaquaras S. McDonald, 26, of 4135 Camden Highway, Dalzell, and Keonna E. McDonald, 22, of 6240 of Camden Highway, Dalzell, were arrested on Thursday and charged with burglary for allegedly entering a residence on Fort Sullivan Circle, Dalzell, without permission and assaulting two residents on Sunday. According to an incident report from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the suspects physically attacked a man and woman inside the residence, striking the woman in the face and head with closed fists and hitting the man in the head. Responding officers reported swelling, redness and small cuts on both victims.

STOLEN PROPERTY A 9mm Glock 19 valued at $500, a brown leather wallet with an Alabama logo valued at $40, a silver Michael Kors purse valued at $150, a wallet valued at $25 and multiple identification cards were reportedly stolen from a vehicle while it was parked at a residence in the 2500 block of Autumn Terrace, Dalzell, between 8 and 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

A 40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun with a laser and silver slide valued at $500 was reportedly stolen from a vehicle while it was parked at a residence in the 2400 block of Autumn Terrace, Dalzell, between 9 and 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

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woman associated with the video said the granddaughter she raised from infancy is “not this person.� “I’m so upset, my head is about to bust open,� said Priscilla Covington of Chicago. “I don’t know if someone influenced her ... She had her ups and down. (She) was a good person. I’m so confused.�

The investigation began Monday after officers found a man “in distress� and “in crisis� walking on a street on the West Side, Capt. Steven Sasso said.

The man was taken to a hospital, and it was later discovered that he had been reported missing from an unidentified suburb.

At about the same time, police took several people into custody at a nearby address where they found signs of a struggle and property damage. Investigators determined that the missing man had been at the same address.

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off his sweatshirt and others taunt him off camera. The video shows a wound on the top of the man’s head, and one person pushes the man’s head with his or her foot. A red band also appears to be around the victim’s hands.

Off camera, people can be heard using the profanities. At least one woman is shown in the video.

During the video, the victim does not appear to make any attempt to defend himself or to escape his attackers.

He is a suburban Chicago resident described by Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson as having “mental health challenges.�

Johnson described the video as “sickening.� “It makes you wonder what would make individuals treat somebody like that,� he said Wednesday at a news conference.

The grandmother of a young

the victim’s family, Guglielmi said.

In addition to hate crimes, the four are charged with kidnapping, aggravated battery and aggravated unlawful restraint. Three were charged with burglary.

Cook County prosecutors identified the suspects as Jordan Hill of suburban Carpentersville, Brittany Covington of Chicago and Tesfaye Cooper of Chicago, all 18. A fourth suspect was identified as 24-year-old Tanishia Covington, also of Chicago.

The victim was a classmate of one of the attackers and initially went with that person voluntarily, police said. “He’s traumatized by the incident, and it’s very tough to communicate with him at this point,� police Cmdr.

Kevin Duffin said.

Excerpts of the video posted by Chicago media outlets show the victim with his mouth taped shut slumped in a corner as at least two assailants cut

ued at $45, three gold rope necklaces valued at $125, a 50-inch Sanyo LED HD TV valued at $25, a woman’s gold ring with diamonds valued at $250 and a man’s gold and diamond wedding ring valued at $250 were reportedly stolen from a residence in the 200 block of Pearson Road between 5:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Monday.

A black 42-inch Vizio TV valued at $400, a black 20-inch Vizio TV valued at $120, a black-and-silver Sentry safe valued at $30, a pair of medical magnifying glasses valued at $1,600, a digital camera valued at $100, a blue toy car valued at $200, a black toy piano valued at $100, a deep fryer valued at $50, an HP printer valued at $125, an HP printer valued at $50, a water floss machine valued at $75, a power tool set valued at $30, a box of ammunition valued at $50 and financial information were reportedly stolen from a residence in the 200 block of Manning Road between Monday and Tuesday.

A black 9mm Hi-Point handgun valued at about $200 was reportedly stolen from a residence in the 700 block of Wen-Le Drive between Dec. 30 and Jan. 1.

A black Coach purse valued at $150, containing identification cards valued at $30; $700 in cash; and a set of vehicle keys were reportedly stolen from a bar in the 100 block of East Wesmark Boulevard between midnight and 4:30 a.m. Sunday.

ROLESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — As two girls fought in the cafeteria area of a North Carolina high school, another student raised her cellphone to make a video, sparking a furor when she captured a police officer picking up and slamming a student to the floor.

The student who got slammed down was trying to break up the fight, said Ahunna Akpuda, the 15-year-old who recorded the officer and student at Rolesville High School and shared the video on social media.

Akpuda recorded a brief video Tuesday of an officer surrounded by students. The officer lifts and drops a girl on her left side, then pulls her to her feet and leads her

away. Akpuda said two girls had been fighting. One was the sister of the girl who was slammed to the floor.

The girl who tried to break up the fight seemed “confused about why he was pulling her and restraining her,� Akpuda said.

The video doesn’t show what led up to or followed the episode. Akpuda said the officer arrived a few seconds after the girl tried to break up the fight. “He drags her farther away from the actual fight after it was broken up,� said Akpuda, who spoke with The Associated Press on the phone Wednesday, along with her mother. “That’s when he proceeds to lift her up and slam her down to the ground.�

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According to Sumter County Third Judicial Circuit Court records, Secor has previously been charged with first-degree assault and battery, burglary, possession of a controlled substance, manufacturing methamphetamine in

Secor is thought to be armed and dangerous. If you see Secor, call law enforcement, and do not approach him.

The sheriff’s office describes Secor as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing 187 pounds.

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the presence of a child and drug trafficking.

Ken Bell, public information officer for the sheriff’s office, said despite rumors, Secor had not been apprehended by law enforcement as of about 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.

People with information about Secor or the shooting incident are asked to contact the sheriff’s office at (803) 436-2000 or Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718.

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Quirk may shield coast during busy hurricane seasons WASHINGTON (AP) — A climatic quirk seems to be slightly shielding the U.S. coast during busy hurricane seasons, often weakening major storms just as they approach America’s beaches, a new study finds.

That could help explain why it’s been more than 11 years since a major hurricane with winds of more than 110 mph has hit the United States mainland.

Last year’s Hurricane Matthew was a perfect example of this uniquely American “protective barrier” of stronger crosswinds and cooler coastal waters, according to the study’s author, climate scientist Jim Kossin of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

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Matthew devastated Haiti as a monster storm hitting land with 145 mph winds, threatened Florida as a major hurricane and then fizzled as it finally came ashore in South Carolina, barely registering as a hurricane with 75 mph winds.

Kossin’s study published Wednesday in the journal Nature found that shifts in air and ocean conditions throughout decades work together to weaken major storms along the U.S. coast. This protective barrier begins around the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, and gets more noticeable around the Atlantic coast, Kossin said.

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The Atlantic Ocean seems to alternate between cycles of heavy and low hurricane activity. The current heavy cycle

Volunteers get bit to test strategy for vaccine WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers infected lab mosquitoes with genetically weakened malaria parasites and then recruited volunteers willing to be bitten — a lot — to test a possible new strategy for a vaccine.

The idea: Vaccinate using living malaria parasites that are too weak to make people sick. It’s a huge challenge, and while Wednesday’s study is a small step, it illustrates the urgent quest for a powerful malaria vaccine.

Mosquito-borne malaria infects more than 200 million people worldwide every year and kills about half a million, most of them children in Africa. Bed netting and insecticides are the chief protection.

The most advanced malaria vaccine candidate, made with pieces of the parasite, protects only about a third of children. Still, the World Health Organization plans pilot projects in Africa in 2018 to test whether the partial protection offers enough benefit for widespread use.

Hoping for better protection, a Seattle team is creating a vaccine with whole living but weakened parasites, an approach that has long worked with viruses.

First, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Center for Infectious Disease Research removed three genes from malaria parasites that are critical to human infection.

They grew the “genetically attenuated parasites” in mosquitoes and vaccinated 10 healthy volunteers not with a needle but with the captive insects: For about 10 minutes, each volunteer held out an arm for roughly 150 to 200 bites. Why? Scientists don’t know how to grow malaria parasites outside a mosquito’s salivary glands, explained lead author Dr. James Kublin, a Fred Hutchinson researcher. If the approach pans out, one hurdle will be getting those parasites into a traditional shot.

None of the volunteers became sick with malaria, researchers reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine — although the bites caused swelling and itching. Missing key genes, the parasites couldn’t multiply in the liver in order to spread.

But they did spark immune system defenses capable of completely protecting mice from malaria.

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During those quieter times, when a major hurricane forms in the Atlantic, it is three to six times more likely to rapidly intensify near the U.S. coast than during the busier times, according to the study.

Kossin mapped sea surface temperatures and wind shear levels in the Atlantic to see small changes near the U.S. coast — but only during a busy cycle. His study found a localized increase in high altitude crosswinds — called wind shear — that tear at a storm’s structure. It also found slightly cooler sea surface temperatures, which reduce a hurricane’s fuel of hot water. The changes seem to be just a function of larger natural conditions, he said.

Take October’s Hurricane Matthew: “As it approached Florida, it started to encounter wind shear, which weakened it to a minimal hurricane,” Kossin said.

Previously, he also found that during busy cycles, bigger storms tend to form slightly more to the east — toward Africa — giving them more opportunity to curve harmlessly north in the Atlantic instead of hitting the U.S. coastline.

All those factors seem to be helping reduce the U.S. threat compared to other places in the Atlantic, he said.

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BOARD FROM PAGE A1 audit report also revealed the district had $106,449 in its general fund at the end of the fiscal year — a critically low level, according to auditor Robin Poston.

When she presented her audit report to the board Dec. 12, Poston expressed her concern that the district lacked a finance official who specifically manages and monitors the overall big picture of the district’s $120 million budget.

“You don’t have a person whose designated role is coordinating with all the individuals that are responsible for the different areas,” Poston said at the time.

“That’s the link you are missing here. It’s a serious job managing a $120 million budget.”

Board member and Finance Committee Chairman Johnny Hilton referenced Wednesday the board’s initial goal is to not hire a full-time person now but to use an outside consultant instead, in order HILTON to save money as much as possible this semester.

“Our initial goal is to determine how we can get through this year with having the least negative impact on instruction,” Hilton said Wednesday. “We hope an outside consultant will be able to provide us some suggestions on how to get through this year having as

little negative impact on instruction as possible.”

The outside consultant will be able to help the board and the district’s finance department analyze cash flow and monitor spending for the remainder of the fiscal year, according to Hilton.

District Finance Committee member and local business owner Ben Griffith followed up in the meeting with his recommendation that the board start the new fiscal year with a full-time staff person in the district’s finance department whose responsibility is specifically monitoring spending more comprehensively.

“My recommendation is, while apparently we intend to finish the year using a consultant to assist the superintendent and the finance director with monitoring spending, we start the new fiscal year with our full-time person who has that responsibility and obligation,” Griffith said.

Board members at the meeting — Hilton, Chairman the Rev. Daryl McGhaney, and Lucille McQuilla — were receptive to this recommendation and others made by finance committee members. Other recommendations included addressing staffing levels in certain district operations and consolidating low-enrollment schools. The board met Thursday night in a special called meeting to receive an emergency financial plan from Superintendent Frank Baker and to discuss further the recommendations from the finance committee.

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WORKSHOP FROM PAGE A1 passed the House last year closely mirrored what an audit said was needed. He called for a 2-cent increase in the gas tax each year for five years.

He said any roads bill must include a safety component as called for by Transportation Secretary Christy Hall.

“Fatality figures are totally unacceptable,” he said.

Hall is requesting $40 million for road safety in the next few years, Simrill said.

Sen. Sean Bennett, RDorchester, said the Senate is asking for a 4-cent increase in the gasoline tax for the next three years, for a 12-cent increase.

Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, said the roads discussion has been frustrating, but he said he thinks progress had been made in the Statehouse.

“I am optimistic,” he said. “Maybe because the session hasn’t begun.”

Sen. Vince Sheheen, DKershaw, said one of the major obstacles to a gas tax last session was Gov. Nikki Haley’s vow to veto any tax increase not accompanied by an income tax cut.

With Haley expected to become the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, he said what the General Assembly can pass depends on what the new governor — expected to be current Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster

— will accept.

Sen. John Matthews, DOrangeburg, said last year’s road funding bill was only a “band-aid.”

He said any roads bill must include sufficient revenue and predictability to allow long-term planning, a way to fund some of the roads with money from outof-state drivers, and it must be acceptable to the new governor.

Rep. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, said last year’s reorganization of the Department of Transportation Committee was not adequate in that it doesn’t allow the governor to appoint the members.

“Not a single penny to the DOT until we get real reform,” he vowed.

Bennett disagreed with Davis.

“Your idea of requiring reform first, I am not OK with that,” he said. “We did that last year, and now you say it isn’t good enough.

We have to deal with both of those isCOBBsues.”

HUNTER Concerning pension reform, Rep. Gilda CobbHunter, D-Orangeburg, said the General Assembly dealt with the issue four years ago.

“We thought we had it fixed,” she said.

She said the pension fund needed sustainable revenues to keep it solvent.

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told her fellow legislators.

Cobb-Hunter said the state has a math problem.

“The bottom line is, when are some of us going to pass math?” she asked. “We keep flunking math when it comes to funding our government.”

She said leadership needed to make some hard choices.

“You can’t make all these cosmetic changes and not fund them,” she said.

Rep. Rita Allison, R- Spartanburg, who chaired the Education Reform Task Force convened by House Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Darlington, last year, said she would continue to push forward on the task force’s recommendations in response to the S.C. Supreme Court’s mandate to improve the state’s education system in poor, rural counties in response to the Abbeville v.

South Carolina lawsuit.

“It’s not all about money,” she said. “It’s about leadership development and teacher development.”

She said money needed to be put where it is really needed.

Cobb-Hunter said she keeps hoping for the day education reform passes.

“Here we are still talking about it,” she said. “The lawsuit is 24 years old. We have had two generations of kids, and we are still talking about this.”

Cobb-Hunter said the state’s budget reflected its priorities.

“At some point the Legislature, the governor and the judicial branch decided disparity is OK,” she said.

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH “Emerald City” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) is not for the kiddies.

That should be understood from the get-go. Just who this “Game of Thrones” meets the Yellow Brick Road was created for remains a mystery. Watching the review screeners left me with plenty of questions.

Why start off this “Wizard of Oz” reboot in contemporary Kansas? Why make Dorothy (Adria Arjona) a registered nurse abandoned by her birth mother? Why is she trying to find Mom just when the fateful twister strikes? And why is there a gun-wielding cop looking for her mother, or somebody, in her dilapidated mobile home?

Not to spoil anything, but we don’t get to see our 21st-century Dorothy ride out the storm in a trailer. She takes the policeman’s car, his gun and his German shepherd on that stormy journey. And, because this “Oz” is not for kids, that revolver comes in handy.

Don’t go looking for the Lollipop Guild. Dorothy lands in a wasteland beset by tribal warfare and superstition. The Wizard (Vincent D’Onofrio) is not the cowering imposter from the 1939 musical, but a rather strident figure doing his best to fight the forces of witchcraft and evade some looming, mythical catastrophe.

As Judy Garland’s Dorothy once observed, “People come and go so quickly here,” but some stick around, like the thousands of bodies of witches entombed in some kind of hellish mud pit. The Wicked Witch of the East survives her run-in with a police cruiser, only to be dispatched in a manner more appropriate to a Tarantino movie. Another witch, known only as West (Ana Ularu), is played as a druggy courtesan.

Joely Richardson plays Glinda, but not for very long.

Much of the atmosphere is grim and the dialogue lofty and symbol-laden. But when Dorothy’s first traveling companion arrives, not as a scarecrow, but as a victim of crucifixion, you have to start wishing you were leaving this metaphor-strewn wasteland and back in Kansas again.

• Netflix reboots Norman Lear’s sitcom “One Day at a Time” (TV-PG). Justina Machado stars as Penelope, a single

mother, nurse and veteran who helps negotiate peace between her Cuban-born mother, Lydia (Rita Moreno), and her precocious and Americanized daughter, Elena (Isabella Gomez), when not contending with a wacky landlord handyman (Todd Grinnell).

As in the original, starring Bonnie Franklin, Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips, the humor is topical and the dialogue punch-line driven, often interrupted by gales of laughter from a studio audience.

Moreno’s first appearance is greeted with an ovation befitting a legend, or a sitcom from another era. In fact, Moreno’s Cuban accent comes and goes, played for laughs, more like Desi Arnaz circa “I Love Lucy” than Lear’s 1970s heyday.

Much like Netflix’s “Fuller House,” this is an entirely critic-proof exercise that can be seen as impossibly antique, or as nurturing comfort food for nostalgic couch potatoes.

• The diversity of Lear’s topical comedies has nothing on the 2015 documentary “In Jackson Heights” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings). The New York City neighborhood in Queens is home to immigrants from every country in South America as well as Mexico, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and China. It follows as waves of new immigrants displace old communities and creeping gentrification challenges its reputation as a working-class enclave. Like many of director Frederick Wiseman’s films, “In Jackson Heights” is just over three hours long, painstakingly detailed and presented without voice-over narration.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Renard targets Nick as “Grimm” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14) enters its sixth and final season.

• Stockholm syndrome on “Rosewood” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• Crane and Jenny face life after Abbie on the fourth season premiere of “Sleepy Hollow” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• A new doll boosts self-esteem on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• On two episodes of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (CW, TV-14): babysitting (8 p.m.), new boss (9 p.m.).

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Oliver Jackson, left, stars as Lucas and Adria Arjona as Dorothy in “The Beast Forever” series premiere episode of “Emerald City,” airing at 9 p.m. today on NBC. • An adoption case pulls heartstrings on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE A reporter (Dustin Hoffman) searches for missing mystery writer Agatha Christie (Vanessa Redgrave) in the 1979 drama “Agatha” (10 p.m., TCM), based on real events.

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History looks at transition from one president to next

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH HBO airs “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds” (8 p.m. Saturday), a 2016 documentary and joint profile of the actresses, who both passed away last month.

A “princess” to one generation and “the girl next door” to another, both women became symbols of endurance in the face of personal heartache. Reynolds survived one of the most sensationalized Hollywood divorces of the 20th century and Fisher turned her struggles with substance abuse and bipolar disorder into humorous memoirs later adapted for the screen. “Bright Lights” chronicles their sometimes-difficult relationship and enduring bond.

• It takes a tough person to save a furry critter. That appears to be the lesson of “The Guardians” (10 p.m. Saturday, Animal Planet, TV-14). Like the pets they rescue, the Guardians come from diverse backgrounds. Their ranks include ex-military personnel, retired police detectives, former FBI investigators, carpenters, electricians and former convicts and gang members.

First on their agenda: rescuing dogs from a so-called “puppy flipper” and saving pets from a hoarder’s house.

• “Unplugged Nation” (10 p.m.

Saturday, FYI, TV-PG) enters a second season following owners and builders of homes in remote areas that appeal to folks who need to live “off the grid.” It follows the fourth season premiere of “Tiny House Nation” (9 p.m., TV-PG).

• With only 12 days left until Inauguration Day, “Transition of Power: The Presidency” (9 p.m. Sunday, History, TV-PG) takes a two-hour look at the handover of the executive branch from one commander in chief to the next. Beginning with the end of George Washington’s second term, the notion of a peaceful transition has been a key part of American governing history. Up until then, rulers were generally monarchs or tyrants, deposed only by death, natural and otherwise.

“Transition” dates the current process to Harry S. Truman, whose sudden ascendance to the presidency in

1945 saw him woefully uninformed and unprepared. After serving as Franklin Roosevelt’s vice president for only a few months, he was unaware of the Manhattan Project and other key wartime initiatives.

When he prepared to leave office after the 1952 election, Truman established the tradition of providing intelligence briefings for both major party candidates well before Election Day, so both would begin to familiarize themselves with major policy initiatives too secret for public consumption.

“Transition” bounces back and forth in history between relatively smooth handoffs, like the last transfer between George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and the tragic events that put Lyndon Johnson in the Oval Office in 1963, the slow unraveling of the Nixon administration from 1973 to ‘74 and the temporary chaos that ensued after Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.

While some presidents saw the transitional period as a time to slow down and adjust to “normal” life, Jimmy Carter worked until the very last moment to secure the release of American hostages held by Iran.

He attended his successor’s 1981 inauguration having gone without sleep for 50 straight hours.

In addition to broad historical strokes, “Transition” offers small nuggets of information, like the fact that the transfer process really begins at the party conventions, when both major candidates begin the process of building

shadow governments. Another fun fact is that while the White House may be run like the world’s most secure hotel, the first family remains responsible for paying for groceries for their own meals and incidentals like dry cleaning, dog food, etc. This fact was so unknown that first lady Nancy Reagan was surprised when she received the first monthly “bill.” Who knew?

• The Smithsonian Channel invites viewers to spend the next four Sundays with “The Real Mad Men of Advertising” (9 p.m.). Beginning tonight with the 1950s, “Real Mad Men” takes a decade-by-decade glance at the use of advertising, mostly television, to sell products, and the notion of consumer culture in a changing society.

The first installment demonstrates how TV advertising changed the attitudes of Americans toward spending after decades of Depression privation and war rationing.

The advertisements — from Howdy Doody to MTV — are largely drawn from campaigns now curated in the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Fans can catch up on the first season of NBC’s new drama “This Is Us” in marathon fashion (1 p.m. to 10 p.m., USA, TV-14).

• Luke Roberts portrays crisis negotiator Eric Beaumont on the time-period premiere of “Ransom” (8 p.m. CBS, TVPG). This CBS procedural had

its debut on New Year’s Day. • The Seattle Seahawks host the Detroit Lions in the NFL Wild Card Playoff (8 p.m., NBC).

• After trolling a sad woman on social media, a stalker finds a new place to stay in the 2017 shocker “Under the Bed” (8 p.m., Lifetime), starring Hannah New and Beverly D’Angelo.

• “MythBusters: The Search” (9 p.m., Science, TV-PG) tests two sketchy tales: NFL’s “Deflategate” and the sideways ejector seat from “The Fast & the Furious.”

• Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Naomie Harris, Martin Freeman and Katie Melua appear on “The Graham Norton Show” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE The late Carrie Fisher had a small part in the 1986 Woody Allen romantic comedy “Hannah and Her Sisters” (10 p.m.

Sunday, TCM), starring Allen, Mia Farrow, Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey and Dianne Wiest.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): America’s policy on hostage ransoms; evidence of a ninth planet and emerging drone technology.

• Jimmy Fallon hosts the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards (8 p.m., NBC).

• A gift horse sparks a diplomatic crisis on “Madam Secretary” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• A lying detective on “Sherlock” on “Masterpiece” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-14, check local listings).

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• Holmes and Watson seek a long-term captive on “Elementary” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• A case evokes memories of an infamous serial killer on “Conviction” (10 p.m., ABC).

• “Everest Rescue” (10 p.m., Discovery, TV-14) follows lifeand-death dramas at the top of the world.

SUNDAY SERIES A moonlighting reservist is found slain on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Doing without on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * Celebrities play “To Tell the Truth” (8 p.m. and 9 p.m., ABC) * Olivia Wilde guest voices on “Son of Zorn” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * A guys’ retreat on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Telecommuting on “Bob’s Burgers” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-PG).

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Toddler’s taste in clothes stirs up family tensions DEAR ABBY: My brother and sister-inlaw have been dressing my 2-year-old nephew, “Charlie,” in Dear Abby dresses and pink clothes.

ABIGAIL They say VAN BUREN these are what the boy has chosen. To me, a toddler will pick out whatever gets his attention at the moment, and children that age have only a rudimentary understanding of gender.

It would be one thing if Charlie were old enough to understand and still insisted he felt more comfortable in girls’ clothing. But at his age I feel what they’re doing will

only confuse him. Keep in mind, I do not believe this is a transgender issue. I think people who are transgender should dress and act the way they feel. I just feel that age 2 is too young to determine this.

My parents (the boy’s grandparents) are worried and angry. My sister-in-law knows this upsets my mother and yet it’s like she’s taunting her with texts and pictures of Charlie in pink and/or dresses.

Should we be worried about this or should it be none of our business? Are we overreacting? Would it be best to approach my brother to tell him our concerns?

Too young to understand DEAR TOO YOUNG: It is likely that Charlie is going through a phase and doing something

he has seen other people do.

But more important than what his mother buys for him is how others respond to it. A family’s negative reaction sends a strong message. If Charlie is innocently testing out his/her authentic self, his grandparents’ negative response will signal that they disapprove of who he IS, which could have lasting ramifications for him.

Counselors at PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) have told me that many parents say that, looking back, they realize that by disapproving, they had sent their child the message that they couldn’t accept him/her. One child had suicidal thoughts at the age of 5 because of it. (And yes, sometimes children that young do act on the impulse.)

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HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

The answers to today’s puzzles can be found on today’s Daily Planner page.

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10 One often taking a bow 14 How many crosswords are solved 15 Plot to plow 16 Creepy look 17 Bridge 20 Young Skywalker’s nickname 21 “At Wit’s End” columnist Bombeck 22 Like Cheerios 23 Bridge 27 Liked a lot, with “up” 28 Taqueria order 31 A3 or Q7 34 Leave 37 Whistle-blower 38 Way around the block?

40 Luau band 41 Meatball medium 43 Roll in the yard 44 Inn crowd option 47 Cause of some closings 48 HBO drama set in Baltimore

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Cold War relic, present day threat

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ASHINGTON — You can kick the can down the road, but when Kim Jong Un announces, as he did last Sunday, that “we have reached the final stage in preparations to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic rocket,” you are reaching the end of that road.

Since the early 1990s, we have offered every kind of inducement to get North Korea to give up its nuclear program. All failed miserably.

Pyongyang managed to extort money, food, oil and commercial nuclear reactors in exchange. But it was all a swindle. North Korea was never going to give up its nukes because it sees them as the ultimate guarantee of regime survival.

The North Koreans believe that nukes confer inviolability. Saddam Hussein was invaded and deposed before he could acquire them. Kim won’t let that happen to him.

That’s why Thae Yong Ho, a recent high-level defector, insisted that “As long as Kim Jong Un is in power, North Korea will never give up its nuclear weapons, even if it’s offered $1 trillion or $10 trillion in rewards.”

Meanwhile, they have advanced. They’ve already exploded a handful of nuclear bombs. And they’ve twice successfully launched satellites, which means they have the ICBM essentials. If they can miniaturize their weapons to fit on top of the rocket and control re-entry, they’ll be able to push a button in Pyongyang and wipe out an American city.

What to do? The options are stark: (1) Pre-emptive attack on its missile launching facilities. Doable but reckless. It is the option most likely to trigger an actual war. The North Koreans enjoy both conventional superiority and proximity: a vast army poised at the Demilitarized Zone only 30 miles from Seoul. Americans are not going to fight another land war in Asia.

(2) Shoot down the test ICBM, as advocated by The Wall Street Journal. Assuming we can. Democrats have done their best to abort or slow down anti-missile defenses since Ronald Reagan proposed them in the early 1980s. Even so, we should be able to intercept a single, relatively primitive ICBM of the sort North Korea might be capable of.

Though such a shoot-down would occur nowhere near North Korean soil, it could still very well provoke a military response. Which is why the new administration should issue a clear warning that if such a test missile is launched, we will bring it down. Barack Obama is gone.

Such a red line could be a powerful deterrent.

(3) Return tactical U.S. nu-

clear weapons to South Korea. They were withdrawn in 1991

by George H.W. Bush in the waning days of the Charles Cold War. Krauthammer Gorbachev’s Soviet Union responded in kind. A good idea in general, but not on the Korean Peninsula. Pyongyang had railed constantly against their presence, but they did act as a deterrent to any contemplated North Korean aggression.

Which might make them a useful bargaining chip.

(4) Economic leverage on China, upon which Pyongyang depends for its survival. Donald Trump seems to suggest using trade to pressure China to get North Korea to desist.

The problem is that China has shown no evidence of being willing to yield a priceless strategic asset — a wholly dependent client state that acts as a permanent thorn and distraction to U.S. power in the Pacific Rim — because of mere economic pressure.

(5) Strategic leverage on China. We’ve been begging China for decades to halt the North Korean nuclear program. Beijing plays along with sanctions and offers occasional expressions of dismay. Nothing more. There’s one way guaranteed to get its attention. Declare that we would no longer oppose Japan acquiring a nuclear deterrent.

This is a radical step that goes against our general policy of nonproliferation. But the point is to halt proliferation to the infinitely more dangerous regime in North Korea. China is the key. The Chinese have many nightmares, none worse than a nuclear-armed Japan.

The principal strategic challenge facing the United States is the rise of revisionist powers — Russia, China and Iran — striving to expel American influence from their regions. In comparison, the Korean problem is minor, an idiosyncratic relic of the Cold War. North Korea should be a strategic afterthought, like Cuba. And it would be if not for its nukes.

That’s a big if. A wholly unpredictable, highly erratic and often irrational regime is acquiring the capacity to destroy an American city by missile. That’s an urgent problem.

North Korea may be just an unexploded ordnance of a long-concluded Cold War. But we cannot keep assuming it will never go off.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2017, The Washington Post Writers Group

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Obama’s unforced errors on foreign policy

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ASHINGTON — When Barack Obama moves two miles from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to 2446 Belmont Road in Washington’s Kalorama neighborhood, he will live half a mile from 2340 S Street, where Woodrow Wilson spent his three post-presGeorge idential years.

Will Wilson’s embittering foreign policy failure was the Senate’s rejection of the U.S. participation in the embodiment of Wilsonian aspirations, the League of Nations. Obama leaves office serene because “almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago.”

Two seemingly unimpressed nations are Russia, which is dismembering a European nation (Ukraine) and China, which is shredding international law by turning the world’s most important waterway, the South China Sea, into militarized Chinese territory.

Obama’s policies that brought America to a pinnacle of admiration, as he sees it, were an amalgam of Wilsonian and anti-Wilsonian elements. Wilson’s grand ambition for America was to reorder the world in a way that would make it unnecessary for America to have grand ambitions. He thought America could lead a restful life after strenuous diplomacy had written rules for the game of nations.

Many progressives believe — they take this from the Founders’ favorite philosopher, John Locke, while rejecting his natural rights teaching — in humanity’s natural sociability. This disposes them to believe that peace among nations is natural and spontaneous, or it would be if other nations would cleanse their minds of the superstitions that prevent them from recognizing the universal validity and demonstrable utility of American principles. These, said Wilson, are shared by “forward looking men and women everywhere” and “every modern nation.” He also said, inconsistently, that “every nation of the world needs to be drawn

‘The fact that the world is more disorderly and less lawful than when Obama became president is less his fault than the fault of something about which progressives are skeptical — powerful, unchanging human nature.’ into the tutelage of America.”

Obama seemed to doubt that America has much to teach the world, beyond post-Iraq modesty — herewith his Wilsonian dimension — and the power of diplomacy’s soft power to tame the world. Although neither the English nor the American nor the Russian nor the Spanish nor the Chinese civil war was ended by negotiations, Obama thought the especially vicious and complex civil war in Syrian’s sectarian and tribal society could be ended diplomatically. Russian President Vladimir Putin picked a side and helped it win.

The fact that the world is more disorderly and less lawful than when Obama became president is less his fault than the fault of something about which progressives are skeptical — powerful, unchanging human nature. Humans are, as Job knew, born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward: They are desirous and competitive, and hence are prone to conflict.

And to causing progressives to furrow their brows in puzzlement. In 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea, Secretary of State John Kerry was disappointed with Putin, saying, more in sorrow than in anger: “You just don’t in the 21st century behave in 19th-century fashion.” If you do, you place yourself on (in one of Obama’s favorite phrases) “the wrong side of history.”

Make that History, which, in progressives’ lexicon, is a proper noun, an autonomous thing with a mind, or at least a logic, of its own.

Kerry’s reprimand of Putin expressed a progressive’s certitude about progress: The passage of time should ineluctably improve the

comportment of nations.

Which is why in 1911, the renowned 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, in its entry on torture, said “the whole subject is one of only historical interest as far as Europe is concerned.”

The Dachau concentration camp was opened in March 1933.

Obama’s foreign policy presumed the existence of “the community of nations.” But that phrase is worse than hackneyed and sentimental, it is oxymoronic: Different nations affirm different notions of justice; a community consists of people made cohesive by a consensus about the nature of justice.

Obama’s second-worst unforced error, second to declaring and then abandoning a “red line” about Syrian chemical weapons, was involving the U.S. military in regime change in Libya.

Perhaps this venture appealed to him because it was untainted by any discernible connection with American national interest. He conducted it by “leading from behind,” which he described as U.S. forces “being volunteered by others to carry out missions” in Libya. As George Orwell said, “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.”

Soon, foreign policy will be conducted by a man who, although in 2010 he said WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange deserves the death penalty, now seems to trust Assange on the subject of Russian hacking more than he trusts the consensus of the nation’s $53 billion civilian intelligence institutions. Time passes and, we are told, brings progress.

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

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AROUND TOWN The Campbell Soup friends lunch The adult Education and Leadership Development Course will group will meet at 11:30 a.m. ofGolden Women Voters to6meet begin at p.m. on Thursday, on Saturday,League Jan. 7, at Monday Jan. 12, at the Veterans of ForCorral. eign Wars Post 10813, 610 The League of Women Voters Manning Ave. This class will Sumter County will hold a give students an understandmembership meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, at the ing of the Constitution and the individuals who wrote it.

Central Carolina Technical Those who complete this free College Health Science Buildcourse will receive a certifiing, 133 S. Main St. The topic cate from Webster University. of discussion will be popular Call Dr. Davis at (386) 697-4002 vote versus electoral vote. or Cmdr. Al Spencer at (803) Call (803) 651-9215.

406-0748.

You can make a positive differThe Lincoln High School Preserence in the life of a child by bevation Alumni Association will coming a volunteer guardian meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, ad litem. Volunteers must be Jan. 15, at the Lincoln High at least 21 years old, able to School cafeteria, Council pass a background and reStreet. Call (803) 968-4173. cords check, and complete The Sumter Branch NAACP’s the required initial 30-hour Martin Luther King program will training. The next free training session for Sumter begins be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, at Jehovah Missionary Monday, Jan. 9. Contact Keisha White at (803) 773-9771 or Baptist Church, 805 S. Harvin St. Rep. Joe Neal will speak. at Keisha.White@admin.sc. gov. Visit www.SCGAL.org.

“Chemo with Style” Support Group will hold its first meetThe Sumter Chapter of the Naing from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on tional Federation of the Blind of Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Hospice South Carolina will meet at 7 Care of Tri-County, 2560 Tahoe p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Drive.

Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. All members The Sumter Amateur Radio Assoare required to join before or ciation (SARA) will meet at 7 at this meeting for 2017. p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Transportation provided with- the Sumter Elks Lodge on in the mileage area. Contact Pinewood Road at Second Debra Canty at (803) 775-5792 Mill Pond. Open to all area or debra.canty@frontier.com. hams and those interested in Donations are welcome and amateur radio. Visit http:// should be mailed to NFB Sum- www.sumterhamradio.org/ or ter Chapter, P.O. Box 641, find the group on Facebook.

Sumter, SC 29151.

DAILY PLANNER

WEATHER TODAY

TONIGHT

A couple of afternoon showers

Rain and ice, then snow

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A twist of fate will leave you in a cushy position.

Take advantage of your good fortune and make a move that will ensure that you get what you want. Sign up for a course or group that offers enlightenment and self-motivation.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Size up a situation and do whatever you have to do to get what you want.

Renegotiate a deal if you feel you’ve been mistreated. Other options will develop if you partner with someone who shares your sentiments.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Use charm and compliments to help get your way. A short trip or indulging in a practice that will help you be more self-aware and mindful of others will encourage you to alter the situations that are causing you stress.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Check out new possibilities that will help you improve a legal, financial or medical situation.

Don’t let emotions influence your situation. Make sure things feel right before you make a move. Consider possible motives before proceeding.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Use unusual tactics to get around a situation that will leave you in dire straits at home and in your personal life. You should be doing whatever it takes to lower your stress instead of letting someone add to your problems.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Good fortune will be aided by using common sense. Don’t let impulsiveness cause you financial or personal setbacks. Ask someone with experience to make suggestions, but rely on yourself when it’s time to make a decision.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take care of matters concerning institutions.

You can win if you’re well versed in the rules and regulations. Contracts, settlements and business negotiations will turn in your favor if you are prepared. Plan a romantic celebration.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Personal changes look promising as long as you don’t overspend. Be realistic and you’ll find the path that leads to long-lasting success and happiness. Aim for security and stability. Accept, discard and move on to something new and exciting.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t take a risk while traveling or dealing with someone of influence. Protect your reputation and live up to your promises. Don’t resist the inevitable.

Look for unique ways to solve problems and you’ll come out on top.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Collect money that is owed to you and pay off as much debt as you can. Taking care of personal business will lead to opportunities to start fresh and do things differently. Don’t refuse help if someone offers.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get all EUGENIA LAST business offers in writing.

You’ll be taken advantage of if you’re gullible. Be the one to bring about change instead of getting caught in someone else’s plans.

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Sat. Hi/Lo/W 34/16/sn 45/25/sn 38/23/i 36/18/sn 45/27/r 31/15/sn 35/10/sn 32/11/sn 45/24/sh 35/15/sn 39/24/sn 35/20/i 33/15/sn

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

TODAY’S PUZZLE ANSWERS CROSSWORD

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t let the changes going on around you cause anxiety. An opportunity is within reach if you keep an open mind. Consider how you can use your skills to fill in any missing links.

SUMTER SPCA PETS OF THE WEEK Abraham, left, a neutered 1-year-old beagle mix, is great with other dogs.

Abraham has aHe has asweet, sweet,friendly affectionate naand ture friendly nature and loves everyone he meets.

Abraham wouldbegs make Weston toa greatbenew addition to any held, cuddled family with children or other dogs.

Weston, right, a housebroken and neutered 1-yearold American short hair, is an extremely loving cat. He gives head bumps and kisses. Weston always wants and begs to be held and cuddled. He is great with other cats and children.

Weston would make the perfect lap buddy for any family who wants to give lots of love and attention.

The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

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CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Smooth operators

Co-coordinators Elliott, Scott make Tigers offense go

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Sumter girls fall to SF in opener Lady Gamecocks outscored 42-37 in region play

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item

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Jeff Scott, left, and Tony Elliott, in the second year of their partnership, lead Clemson’s offense Monday in the national championship game against No. 1 Alabama in Tampa, Fla.

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CLEMSON — Don’t look for any drama to engulf Clemson’s offense with co-coordinators Tony Elliott and Jeff Scott running the show.

These smooth operators have been together since they were Tiger teammates, and they have history. In a joint effort some 15 years ago they kept one of Jeff’s dad’s Jet Skis from sinking at a lake outing.

“I want to say we got a rope caught up in the intake valve and it almost sunk,” Elliott said, smiling.

Elliott and Scott also have kept Clemson’s offense afloat since taking over two years ago from the Tigers’

frenetic coordinator Chad Morris , who brought in Clemson’s quickstrike, fast-pace attack until becoming SMU’s head coach after the 2014 season.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said he had about “1,000 texts” from people telling him who he should hire. Instead, Swinney picked his guys.

“After all, I raised them,” Swinney quipped.

The partnership has worked extremely well these past two seasons considering Clemson is playing for the national championship for a second straight year. The third-ranked Tigers (13-1) get a rematch with defending champ No. 1 Alabama (14-0) on Monday night in Tampa, Florida.

Scott said he and Elliott work well together because neither one’s worried about the spotlight or grabbing credit.

“We don’t have one guy that’s up there, trying to get all the attention and be in the national news,” Scott said.

Alabama received lots of attention this week for its high-profile coordinator change on offense. Three-year Crimson Tide offensive guru Lane Kiffin left to start his new head coaching job at Florida Atlantic. Steve Sarkisian, like Kiffin a former Southern Cal head coach, will step in immediately instead of taking over coordinator duties next season.

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Davis scores 21 as Gamecocks top Auburn The Associated Press

PRO FOOTBALL

Mack, Clowney take center stage

BY JOSH DUBOW The Associated Press ALAMEDA, Calif. — For as many similarities as there are between Jadeveon Clowney and Khalil Mack as the two dominant pass rushers taken in the top five of the 2014 draft, there are the stark differences as well.

Clowney burst onto the scene as the No. 1 overall high school recruit who went on to dominate the high-powered SEC and become the top pick in the draft. Mack’s ascension was far slower as the overlooked two-star high school player who was forced to go to low-profile Buffalo, where he developed into an NFL prospect who seems to get better by the week.

While Clowney entered the NFL with far more hype as the No. 1 overall pick in Houston, Mack has been the far more productive pro ever since being drafted fifth by the Oakland Raiders.

The start of Region VI-5A play brought seemingly no better luck for a struggling Sumter High School varsity girls basketball team.

After completing a 1-2 run in the Savannah River Shootout Christmas Tournament that ended with a 49-48 loss to Burke County of Waynesboro, Ga., FIELDS the Lady Gamecocks returned home on Thursday to face South Florence in the region opener for both.

Sumter led by as many as seven, but saw its offense dry up in the second half as a 26-23 halftime lead turned into a 42-37 loss to the Lady Bruins, dropping the Lady Gamecocks to 2-10 on the season.

“The ball just couldn’t get in the goal for us af halftime,” Sumter head coach Frances Fields said of a missed opportunity late in the first half that would have given the Lady Gamecocks a 5-point lead heading into the break. “It all comes down to composure. I think we got a little anxious and that’s when we started rushing. That’s also another reason why the shots didn’t drop, because we were trying

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Houston Texans defensive end and former Gamecock standout Jadeveon Clowney (90) closes in on SEE CLOWNEY, PAGE B3 Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian during a game in October.

AUBURN, Ala. — The points didn’t come from the usual sources. South Carolina still scored early and often.

Kaela Davis scored all 21 of her points in the first half in No. 5 South Carolina’s 73-47 victory over Auburn on Thursday night.

Fellow guard Bianca CuervasSTALEY Moore added a season-high 19 points, and A’ja Wilson had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Gamecocks (12-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference). They raced to a 23-2 lead and had a 29-6 advantage after the first quarter as Auburn’s full-court press failed to stymie South Carolina’s offensive attack.

With Auburn’s defensive game plan focused on slowing down A’ja Wilson and Alaina Coates, the guards made Auburn pay with a flurry of 3-pointers that buried the Tigers early.

“It’s not surprising anymore that people are packing the paint in,” Davis said. “I honestly thought after hitting a couple of shots they’d spread it out a little bit more, but they

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AREA ROUNDUP

Lane scores 26 points to lead AD past Chestnut Oaks 55-39 Marcus Lane scored 26 points to lead Alice Drive Middle School to a 55-39 boys basketball victory over Chestnut Oaks on Thursday at the AD gymnasium.

Lane also had seven assists and seven steals for the Hawks, who improved to 8-0 on the season. Trevonte Brunson had a doubledouble of 11 points and 12 rebounds. Javien LoweryIsaac added 10 points.

LEE CENTRAL 64 HANNAH-PAMPLICO 28

PAMPLICO – Lee Central Middle School improved to 7-0 with a 64-28 victory over Hannah—Pamplico on Thursday at the H-P gymnasium.

Daveon Thomas led the Stallions with 19 points.

Quentavious Davis scored eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Daurrion Kelly and Derrick Bradley both scored eight points.

BATES 57 FURMAN 22

Shad Montgomery and Jaymar Ludd both scored 10 points to lead Bates Middle School to a 57-22 victory over Furman on Thursday at the BMS gymnasium.

Umar Lawson added eight points for the Bantams and Myles Capers and Justus Boone both had six.

MANNING 51 EBENEZER 39

MANNING – Manning Junior High School improved to 7-1 with a 51-39 victory over Ebenezer on Thursday at the MJHS gymnasium.

Corey Graham led the Monarchs with 22 points and Ja’Quan House added 14.

Tony Raymond led the Tigers with 14 points. Jamison Holmes added nine.

MAYEWOOD 34 HILLCREST 18

DALZELL – Quinton Harrison scored 13 points and had three steals to lead Mayewood to a 34-18 victory over Hillcrest on Thursday at the HMS gymnasium.

Pherneco Myers added

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to shoot them quick. But if we continue to fight like we did and just learn to keep our composure at the end and just still attack and still go, we’ll be fine.”

The Lady Gamecocks seemed to be fine after a second quarter in which they outscored SF15-4 to take their 3-point lead to the locker room. The Lady Bruin had gone on a 10-2 run, including a buzzerbeating 3-pointer by Kyana Willis, to close out the first quarter with a 19-11 lead.

A 10-3 run that stretched over two quarters put Sum-

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By the time Auburn adjusted, it was far too late.

“We tried to force it down (into the post) a little bit, but Auburn was stubborn in their zone defense by collapsing and controlling what we did in the paint,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. “I just thought our post players played through it.

They continued to play defense. They continued to rebound the basketball.”

Katie Frerking led Auburn (11-5, 1-1) with 16 points. The Tigers held South Carolina below its SEC-leading average of 82.3 points, but shot just 27.6 from the field in the game — going 2 for 13 in the first

LOCAL PREP SCHEDULE TODAY VARSITY BASKETBALL Darlington at Lakewood, 6 p.m.

East Clarendon at Timmonsville, 6 p.m.

Bethune Bowman at Scott’s Branch, 6 p.m.

VARSITY AND JV BASKETBALL Sumter at South Florence (Boys Only), 6 p.m.

Manning at Hanahan, 4 p.m.

Pageland Central at Lee Central (No JV Girls), 5 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 4 p.m.

Palmetto Christian at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Dorchester, 4 p.m.

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

SATURDAY VARSITY AND JV BASKETBALL Crestwood at Lower Richland, 3 p.m.

Manning at Scott’s Branch, 4 p.m.

seven points and three steals for the Vikings and Derrick Prince had six.

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at the AD gymnasium.

Johnson also had three assists and three steals while Sinkler had four steals. Jada Sawyer and Jalyn Maththews both had four points and nine rebounds.

MAYEWOOD 27 HILLCREST 22

DALZELL – Mayewood Middle School defeated Hillcrest 27-22 on Thursday at the HMS gymnasium.

Trelaija Dennis led the Lady Vikings with 15 points.

Shaidaiya Lee added five points.

Leslie Owens had nine points for the Lady Wildcats, who fell to 2-9.

EBENEZER 28 MANNING 25

MANNING – Ebenezer Middle School defeated Manning Junior High 28-25 on Thursday at the MJHS gymnasium.

Shania Davis led the Lady Tigers with 23 points.

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FURMAN 15

THOMAS SUMTER 17 DALZELL – Jackson Duval scored 14 points to lead Wilson Hall to a 47-17 victory over Thomas Sumter Academy on Thursday at Edens Gymnasium.

Doc Walker and Heath Watson each had six points for the Barons, who evened their record at 3-3.

Bates Middle School improved to 5-3 with a 22-15 victory over Furman on Thursday at the Bates gymnasium.

Malaisa Rhodes led the Lady Bantams with eight points and seven rebounds.

Sharcarra Clark added five points.

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LAURENCE MANNING 12

WILSON HALL 31

MANNING – Laurence Manning Academy lost to Heathwood Hall 23-12 on Thursday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium.

Davis Campbell led LMA with four points.

CARDINAL NEWMAN 20 COLUMBIA – Wilson Hall improved to 5-0 with a 31-20 victory over Cardinal Newman on Thursday at Nash Student Center.

Lucy Matthews led the Lady Barons with 15 points.

Camyrn Bateman added 10.

GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL ALICE DRIVE 55 CHESTNUT OAKS 37

Tahanique Johnson and Stevye Sinkler both scored 18 points to lead Alice Drive to a 55-37 victory over Chestnut Oaks on Thursday

LAURENCE MANNING 23 HEATHWOOD HALL 22

MANNING – Laurence Manning Academy defeated Heathwood Hall 23-22 in double overtime on Thursday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium.

Vivian Bryant led the Lady Swampcats with 13 points.

ter up 30-23, with a steal and layup by Carnasia Wells and a Nina Edlow follow opening the second half scoring. From there, SF closed the third quarter on an 11-2 run for a 34-32 lead heading into the final quarter.

The Lady Gamecocks tied the score with another Edlow follow to start the fourth, but the Lady Bruins would score the next six points to once again take charge. Trailing 40-37, Sumter missed out on three late scoring opportunities before Morgan Perkins hit two free throws with 10 seconds left to put the game out of reach. A 3-point shot attempt by Latrice Lyons

failed to find the bucket before SF rebounded and ran out the clock to close out the win.

“We turned it up on defense (in the second quarter) and at the end we rushed it a lot (on offense),” Fields said. “We’ve just got to get back to the drawing board and continue to fight and continue to practice so we can get better as a team.”

Wells and Edlow paced Sumter with 13 and 12 points, respectively, while Perkins topped all scorers with 18 for SF, including 12 in the second half.

Sumter continues region play on Tuesday with a trip to Conway.

quarter.

“I thought a few times, because of their length, we shot it too quick,” Auburn coach Terri WilliamsFlournoy said. “We thought they were going to block it.

If we had just calmed down and made some shots, it would’ve been much better.”

overcome.

BIG PICTURE South Carolina: Coming off a 48-point win against Alabama to open SEC play, the Gamecocks ran roughshod over another SEC team in their bid for a fourth consecutive regularseason SEC title.

Auburn: The Tigers were coming off a seven-point win over Florida to open SEC play, but South Carolina’s size advantage on the inside and efficiency from the field was too much to

POLL IMPLICATIONS Mississippi State, the lone SEC team ranked ahead of South Carolina, puts its undefeated record on the line against Arkansas and Tennessee this week. The Gamecocks are scheduled to meet the Bulldogs at home on Jan. 23.

MILESTONE South Carolina’s win over Auburn marked the 200th victory for Staley during her nine seasons as the Gamecocks’ coach. Overall, she has a 371-157 record in 17 seasons.

UP NEXT South Carolina: At Florida on Sunday.

Auburn: Host Mississippi on Sunday.

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

8:30 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Qatar Open Singles Semifinal Matches from Dohar, Qatar (TENNIS).

12:30 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Qatar Open Doubles Final Match from Dohar, Qatar (TENNIS).

2 p.m. – International Tennis: Hopman Cup Match from Perth, Australia – Switzerland vs. France (TENNIS).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Match – Manchester City vs.

West Ham (FOX SPORTS 1).

5:30 p.m. – High School Basketball: IMG Academy (Fla.) vs. Westlake (Ga.) from Wheeling, W.Va. (ESPNU).

5:45 p.m. – Girls and Boys High School Basketball: Fairfield Central at Camden (WPUB-FM 102.7) 6 p.m. – PGA Golf: Tournament of Champions Second Round from Kapalua, Hawaii (GOLF).

6 p.m. – College Hockey: Massachusetts (Lowell) at New Hampshire (TIME WARNER 1250).

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

6:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Western Michigan at Akron (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Rhode Island at Dayton (ESPN2).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Iona at Monmouth (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Gymnastics: Georgia at Louisiana State (SEC NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – College Hockey: Notre Dame at Michigan Tech (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: New York at Milwaukee (ESPN).

8 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Brisbane International Matches from Brisbane, Australia (TENNIS).

8:30 p.m. – College Hockey: Colorado College at Minnesota (Duluth) (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

8:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at Chicago (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

8:30 p.m. – College Hockey: Bemidji State at Bowling Green (TIME WARNER 1250).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Oakland at Valparaiso (ESPN2).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Kent State at Ohio (ESPNU).

10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Memphis at Golden State (ESPN).

11 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Development League Game – Grand Rapids at Santa Cruz (ESPNU).

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6 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Brisbane International Men’s Semifinal Matches from Brisbane, Australia (TENNIS).

7:30 a.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Match – Reading vs. Manchester United (FOX SPORTS 1).

9 a.m. – College Football: College Football Playoff National Championship Game Media Day from Tampa, Fla. (ESPNU).

10 a.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Match – Wimbledon vs. Sutton United (FOX SPORTS 1).

10 a.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Match – Rochdale vs. Barrow (FOX SPORTS 2).

10 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Qatar Open Singles Final Match from Dohar, Qatar (TENNIS).

Noon – College Basketball: Butler at Georgetown (WACH 57).

Noon – College Basketball: Pittsburgh at Syracuse (WKTC 63).

Noon – College Basketball: DePaul at Seton Hall (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

Noon – College Football: Football Championship Subdivision Championship Game from Frisco, Texas – Youngstown State vs. James Madison (ESPN2).

Noon – College Basketball: East Carolina at Temple (TIME WARNER 1250).

12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Match – Arsenal vs. Preston (FOX SPORTS 1).

12:30 p.m. – International Tennis: Hopman Cup Final Match from Perth, Australia (TENNIS).

1 p.m. – High School Football: U.S. Army All-American Game from San Antonio (WIS 10).

1 p.m. – College Basketball: Michigan State vs. Penn State from Philadelphia (ESPN).

1 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas Christian at West Virginia (ESPNU).

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

1 p.m. – College Basketball: Massachusetts at Virginia Commonwealth (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

1 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Benfica vs.

Vitoria de Gulmaraes (UNIVISION).

1 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas A&M at South Carolina (WLTX 19, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisville at Georgia Tech (WKTC 63).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Creighton at Providence (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Boston College at Duke (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Florida International at Florida Atlantic (TIME WARNER 1250).

2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: St. John’s at Xavier (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – College Basketball: Oklahoma at Kansas State (ESPNEWS).

3 p.m. – College Basketball: Clemson at Notre Dame (ESPNU, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7).

3 p.m. – College Basketball: St. Joseph’s at Fordham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3:15 p.m. – College Basketball: Maryland at Michigan (ESPN2).

3:15 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – F.C. Porto vs.

Pacos Ferreira (UNIVISION).

3:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Mississippi State at Louisiana State (SEC NETWORK).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Southern Illinois at Missouri State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

4 p.m. – PGA Golf: Tournament of Champions Third Round from Kapalua, Hawaii (WIS 10).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Youngstown State at Wright State (TIME WARNER 1250).

4:20 p.m. – NFL Football: American Football Conference Playoffs WildCard Game – Oakland at Texas (WOLO 25, ESPN).

5 p.m. – College Basketball: South Florida at Southern Methodist (ESPNEWS).

5 p.m. – College Basketball: Illinois at Indiana (ESPNU).

5 p.m. – College Basketball: George Mason at St. Bonaventure (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

5:15 p.m. – College Basketball: Tennessee at Florida (ESPN2).

5:50 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Necaxa vs. Cruz Azul (UNIVISION).

6 p.m. – College Basketball: NevadaLas Vegas at Utah State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

6 p.m. – PGA Golf: Tournament of Champions Third Round from Kapalua, Hawaii (GOLF).

6 p.m. – College Basketball: Mississippi at Auburn (SEC NETWORK).

6 p.m. – College Basketball: Old Dominion at Western Kentucky (TIME WARNER 1250).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Vanderbilt at Alabama (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Notre Dame at Michigan Tech (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7:15 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas Tech at Kansas (ESPN2).

7:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Marquette at Villanova (FOX SPORTS 1).

7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Santos vs. Tigres (UNIVISION).

8 p.m. – College Basketball: North Carolina State at North Carolina (ESPN).

8 p.m. – College Hockey: North Dakota at Nebraska (Omaha) (TIME WARNER 12508:20 p.m. – NFL Football: Nationa Football Conference Playoffs Wild-Card Game – Detroit at Seattle (WIS 10).

8:30 p.m. – NBA: Charlotte at San Antonio (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

8:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Arkansas at Kentucky (SEC NETWORK).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Pacific at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Cincinnati at Houston (ESPNU).

9:15 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas at Iowa State (ESPN2).

10 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – UNAM vs. Guadalajara (UNIVISION).

11 p.m. – College Basketball: San Diego State at Boise State (ESPNU).

11:15 p.m. – College Basketball: Nevada at New Mexico (ESPN2).

12:30 a.m. – College Basketball: Azusa Pacific at Brigham Young (Hawaii) (BYUTV).

2 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Brisbane International Men’s Doubles Final Match from Brisbane, Australia (TENNIS).

4 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Brisbane International Men’s Final Match from Brisbane, Australia (TENNIS).

NFL PLAYOFF GLANCE

By The Associated Press

WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS SATURDAY Oakland at Houston, 4:35 p.m. (ESPN) Detroit at Seattle, 8:15 p.m. (NBC) SUNDAY Miami at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m. (CBS) N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:40 p.m.

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NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 39 24 9 6 54 119 90 Ottawa 37 20 13 4 44 94 98 Boston 40 20 16 4 44 95 97 Toronto 37 17 12 8 42 113 109 Tampa Bay 39 19 16 4 42 113 111 Florida 39 16 15 8 40 93 108 Detroit 38 16 17 5 37 93 109 Buffalo 37 14 15 8 36 82 102 METROPOLITAN DIVISION

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Columbus 36 27 5 4 58 126 74 Pittsburgh 38 25 8 5 55 133 107 N.Y. Rangers 41 27 13 1 55 141 103 Washington 37 23 9 5 51 105 83 Philadelphia 40 20 15 5 45 118 125 Carolina 37 16 14 7 39 95 101 New Jersey 39 16 16 7 39 92 115 N.Y. Islanders 36 15 15 6 36 104 113

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 40 23 12 5 51 109 98 Minnesota 36 23 9 4 50 113 76 St. Louis 38 20 13 5 45 108 111 Winnipeg 41 19 19 3 41 113 122 Dallas 39 16 15 8 40 100 117 Nashville 37 16 14 7 39 103 102 Colorado 38 12 25 1 25 77 129 PACIFIC DIVISION

GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 38 23 13 2 48 95 82 Anaheim 40 20 12 8 48 109 109 Edmonton 39 19 13 7 45 111 104 Calgary 40 21 17 2 44 109 112 Los Angeles 38 19 15 4 42 94 92 Vancouver 40 19 18 3 41 100 116 Arizona 38 11 22 5 27 82 124 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Winnipeg 4, Florida 1 Montreal 4, Dallas 3, OT N.Y. Rangers 5, Philadelphia 2 Calgary 4, Colorado 1 Vancouver 3, Arizona 0 Anaheim 2, Detroit 0

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Edmonton at Boston, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.

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

Carolina at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Detroit at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Arizona at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION

W L Pct GB Toronto 23 11 .676 — Boston 21 14 .600 2½ New York 16 19 .457 7½ Philadelphia 9 24 .273 13½ Brooklyn 8 25 .242 14½ SOUTHEAST DIVISION

W L Pct GB Charlotte 20 16 .556 — Atlanta 19 16 .543 ½ Washington 16 18 .471 3 Orlando 16 21 .432 4½ Miami 11 26 .297 9½ CENTRAL DIVISION

W L Pct GB Cleveland 26 8 .765 — Milwaukee 18 16 .529 8 Indiana 18 18 .500 9 Chicago 18 18 .500 9 Detroit 16 21 .432 11½

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION

W L Pct GB San Antonio 28 7 .800 — Houston 27 9 .750 1½ Memphis 22 16 .579 7½ New Orleans 14 22 .389 14½ Dallas 11 24 .314 17 NORTHWEST DIVISION

W L Pct GB Utah 22 14 .611 — Oklahoma City 21 15 .583 1 Portland 15 22 .405 7½ Denver 14 21 .400 7½ Minnesota 11 24 .314 10½ PACIFIC DIVISION

W L Pct GB Golden State 31 5 .861 — L.A. Clippers 24 14 .632 8 Sacramento 15 20 .429 15½ L.A. Lakers 13 25 .342 19 Phoenix 11 25 .306 20

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta 111, Orlando 92 Charlotte 123, Oklahoma City 112 Milwaukee 105, New York 104 Chicago 106, Cleveland 94 Golden State 125, Portland 117 L.A. Clippers 115, Memphis 106 Miami 107, Sacramento 102

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Houston, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Denver, 9 p.m.

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

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Houston at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

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

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

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

SPORTS

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Longtime host Berman changing role at ESPN

BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press Chris Berman, the longtime ESPN fixture, is giving up his regular on-air NFL and baseball spots for a new role at the network.

Berman, who joined ESPN one month after it launched in 1979, will make occasional appearances on-air and will also serve as a spokesman for the network at some of its events.

He will continue to host ESPN’s “NFL PrimeTime” highlights show from the field after the Super Bowl this year, as well as after the conference championship games, before stepping aside.

Berman will also offer opinions and perspective on NFL events, and will continue appearing weekly on “Monday Night Countdown.” He will handle play-by-play duties for ESPN Radio during the baseball divisional playoffs, and participate in the annual ESPY Awards.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Jeff Teague had 21 points, 15 assists and seven rebounds, and Myles Turner finished with 25 points and 15 boards as the Indiana Pacers beat the Brook-

OFFENSE

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Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban has done his best to quash any drama, saying Sarkisian has complete knowledge of the offense.

“He knows the system inside and out,” Saban said Wednesday.

Few know the Clemson culture like Elliott and Scott.

The two were walk-on receivers under Tommy Bowden starting in 2000. Elliott started four of 44 games in his career and rose to team captain in 2003. Scott spent his time largely on special teams as a holder who was occasionally called for fake kicks.

Elliott and Scott grew close as teammates because of their similar circumstances, although their paths diverted after graduation. While Elliott began an corporate track as an industrial engineer at Michelin North America, Scott took up the family business — father Brad Scott was South Carolina’s head coach from 1994-98 and was an assistant for Bobby Bowden at Florida State and son Tommy at Clemson.

They reconnected with the Tigers when Elliott, whose last receivers coach at Clem-

CLOWNEY

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He was a first-team All-Pro last year at both linebacker and defensive end, leads the NFL with 26 sacks the past two years and is a leading contender for Defensive Player of the Year.

“The guy’s a walking Hall of Famer, the best in the business,” teammate Bruce Irvin said. “I’m blessed to be able to suit up with him week in and week out.”

Clowney and Mack will share the big stage Saturday in Houston in the wild-card opener between the Raiders (12-4) and Texans (9-7). With both teams dealing with injuries at quarterback that have forced Oakland rookie Connor Cook into his first career start and previously benched Brock Osweiler back for his first playoff start, the defenses could well decide this game.

Clowney has taken more time to develop into a star with the Texans as injuries limited him to four games as a rookie, his season was cut short last year by another injury that kept him out of the Texans’ playoff game and he has delivered only 10 1/2 sacks in 31 career games — fewer than Mack has had in each of

lyn Nets 121-109 on Thursday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Paul George scored 26 points and Thaddeus Young added 10 points and six rebounds for Indiana.

Trevor Booker and Justin Hamilton had 16 points apiece for the Nets (8-26), who fell to 1-17 on the road. Sean Kilpatrick and Sean Dinwiddie each scored 13.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Caleb Swanigan hit a free throw with 5 seconds left and No. 20 Purdue held off an Ohio State comeback to win 76-75 on Thursday night.

Ohio State’s Trevor Thompson tied the score at 75 with a layup with 15 seconds left but missed a subsequent free throw. Swanigan was fouled on the other end and hit his first free throw and missed the second. Micah Potter grabbed the rebound and got it to JaQuan Lyle but his 3-point try at the buzzer was off the mark.

Swanigan and Vincent Edwards paced with Boilermakers (13-3, 2-1 Big Ten) with 16 points apiece, and Dakota Mathias added 14.

The Associated Press son was Swinney, felt the coaching tug while at Michelin. Swinney counseled him to do what his heart told him and Elliott became an assistant coach at South Carolina State in 2006.

Elliott joined Clemson as running backs coach in 2011.

He and Scott, at Clemson since 2008 as receivers coach at recruiting coordinator, soaked up as much as Morris gave them about playing-calling.

So once Morris left, Swinney quickly filled the void from within.

“There was an unknown,” Scott acknowledged. “It’s like whenever you get married, you love your spouse, but what’s this going to look like.”

The two have a game-week routine. They meet together and come up with plan, then share it with the rest of the staff. They meet soon after and share information from the rest of the offensive staff, then are in lock step the rest of the week.

On game day, Elliott is in the press box calling plays with input from all staffers.

Scott is on the sidelines as a point of contact for players. So far, the Tigers are 27-2 with that system in place.

“Everybody knows what the plan in because we’ve done it together,” he said. the past two seasons.

But Clowney has developed into one of the top run defenders in the league and Oakland coach Jack Del Rio singled him out as the primary reason the Raiders ran for a seasonlow 30 yards in 20 carries in the first meeting between the two teams.

“You can say he’s grown, but you could tell he has that kind of capability,” Mack said.

“Just watching him last year, he was amazing against the run and came up just shy of all those sacks and all those different things. With time, you can tell that he’s been blossoming and he’s a hell of a player.”

Clowney’s lack of pass-rush production, especially compared to Mack, led some skeptics to question whether the Texans erred in which pass rusher they took first overall even though his 16 tackles for losses on run plays are one off the league lead this season.

For Clowney, it’s only served as motivation.

“All the criticism kind of built me up,” he said. “It really helped me off the field with pushing and getting better.

Just to come back and prove to them that what they were saying was wrong. It kind of helped me.”

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Washington wide receiver John Ross (1) is tackled by Alabama defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson (54) and Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster (10) during the Peach Bowl on Saturday.

Tattoo not the only mark ’Bama’s Foster is leaving

BY JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Reuben Foster arrived at Alabama as a coveted prospect with an Auburn tattoo. He’ll leave having made another kind of mark.

The top-ranked Crimson Tide middle linebacker worked his way up gradually from hard-hitting special teamer to starting inside linebacker and now to a unanimous All-American , Butkus Award winner and highly regarded NFL prospect.

It’s not the easiest or quickest path to stardom for one of the nation’s top recruits, who has become one of the Tide’s biggest stars heading into Monday night’s national championship game against No. 3 Clemson in Tampa, Florida.

Even his own teammates seem impressed by the hardhitting Foster, whose 103 tackles is 27 more than anybody else on the nation’s top defense.

“A true beast,” said Alabama wide receiver Calvin

Ridley, adding that he wouldn’t want to get hit by him.

“Everybody’s running to the ball but you just see him like flying past everybody,” defensive tackle Da’Ron Payne said.

Foster had to battle his way to this point after arriving from Auburn High School, where he had once committed to Tide rival Auburn.

He had the Auburn tattoo on his right forearm changed to honor his cousin, former Auburn player Ladarious Phillips, who died after being shot at an off-campus apartment.

Predictably, the college switch drew some heat from folks in Auburn, especially when it took Foster two seasons to work his way into the starting lineup. Now, he’s the primary play caller and joins defensive end Jonathan Allen as Alabama’s biggest defensive stars.

Foster said he got serious about mastering the defense after joining the fraternity Omega Psi Phi in 2015.

“Everything changed when I pledged Omega,” Foster

said. “I had to learn about all the history of Omega Psi Phi. I was like, ‘Dang, I’m learning all this but I can’t learn this defense.’ I said I might as well go ahead and take the chance and really learn this, the ins and outs of the defense.”

Foster played a big role in probably Alabama’s biggest play in the 24-7 semifinal victory over Washington. He was closing in on Huskies quarterback Jake Browning, whose swiftly unloaded pass was picked off and returned for a touchdown by Ryan Anderson.

Tide coach Nick Saban said one thing that makes Foster so well liked is that “in the day and age of everybody’s into selfies and what about me, he’s a guy that’s pretty interested in the relationships that he has and how it affects people ...”

“He’s got a great personality,” Saban said. “I think a lot of people are attracted to him because of that, but I also think he’s very caring in terms of what he’s willing to do to help someone out.”

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SAMUEL E. LOWDER MANNING — Samuel Edward “Sam” Lowder, 72, husband of Linda Kay Baker Lowder, died on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Lake Marion Nursing Facility.

Born on Aug. 28, 1944, in Manning, he was a son of the late McQuin and Mattie Barnes Lowder. He was a mason and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.

He is survived LOWDER by his wife of Manning; two sons, Sammie Lowder (Shelley) of New Zion and Bryan Lowder of Manning; three grandchildren, Adam, Allie and Edyn Lowder; and two sisters, Judy Haley and Gloria Lowder, both of Manning.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 234 Andrew Drive, Manning.

Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1794 Old Georgetown Road, Manning, SC 29102.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

BERTHA S. ROYSTER SUMMERTON — Bertha Sabb Royster entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.

She was a daughter of the late Nero and Eddie Thames Sabb and widow of Frank Royster.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, ROYSTER Summerton, with the Rev. Dr. W.T. Johnson, pastor, officiating. Final resting place will be the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Dyson’s Home for Funerals Chapel.

The body will be placed in the church at noon.

Online condolences may be sent to www.dysonshomeforfunerals.com.

Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals, 237 Main St., Summerton, (803) 485-4280.

THOMAS E. COCKERILL Thomas Eugene Cockerill, age 42, died on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017.

Born in Manning, he was a son of Caesar Eugene Cockerill and Zara Ann Sanford Cockerill. He was employed with Carolina Truck Parts as a mechanic. Thomas was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved spending time with his family COCKERILL and friends and will be missed by all who knew him. He attended Providence Baptist Church.

Surviving in addition to his parents are a son, Tyler Eugene Coker of Sumter; a brother, Eddie Cockerill and his wife, Kristy, of Sumter; three sisters, Angie Cox, Crystal Gainey and her husband, Earl, and Casey Cockerill, all of Sumter; grandmothers, Mae Cockerill and Glenda Hopkins; along with numerous nieces and nephews; and Zara’s fiancé, Ryan Reaves.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Joe Cockerill, Duain Sanford and Tommy Hopkins.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Michael Bowman and the Rev. Kenny Griffin officiating. Interment will follow in Providence Baptist Church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Bullock Funeral Home.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

HENRY LEE HARRIS BISHOPVILLE — Henry Lee Harris, 78, of Bishopville, passed on Jan. 1, 2017.

Services will be held at 2

p.m. Saturday at the Ashwood School Gymnasium, 160 Ashwood School Road, Bishopville. Burial will be in Gum Spring Baptist Church.

Services have been entrusted to Boatwright Chapel on Main, Darlington.

IVORY MCCOY-ROSE Ivory Della McCoy-Rose was born on Feb. 12, 1956, to the late Elloree Montgomery Lowery and Thomas Wells. She departed this life on Dec. 30, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

She accepted Christ at an early age and joined Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, where she served diligently with the inspirational and combined choirs.

She was a graduate of Eastern High School and Central Carolina Technical College, where she obtained her certified nursing assistant certification.

Ivory previously worked at National Healthcare and Tuomey hospital, both of Sumter. She was later employed by Sumter Health and Rehab for 30 years, until her health declined.

Ivory was married to the late John McCoy Sr., and to this union three children were born.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories: a loving husband, Ernest Rose; three children, Monica (Johnnie) Thames of Gable, John (Jermecia) McCoy Jr. of Alcolu and Kimberly McCoy of Sumter; two children reared in the home, Erica (Timothy) McFadden and Darrick (Valerie) Lowery, both of Sumter; two stepchildren, Brandi (Curtis) Bradford and Andrew Rose of Sumter; one sister, Thelma (Rubin Jr.) Billie of Gable; one brother, Richard (Shirley) Lowery of Alcolu; one aunt, Gloria Harrison of Baltimore, Maryland; 15 grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; six godchildren; nine sisters-in-law; nine brothers-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Dianne Kelly and Cynthia Wilson; and three brothers, James Montgomery, Terry Lowery and Jimmy Lowery.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mrs. Rose will placed in the church at 1 p.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, 10331 Plowden Mill Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Hazel Charles, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Wells Cemetery.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 4060 Relief Road, Alcolu.

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

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

JOSHUA WAY BURGESS Joshua Way Burgess, 56, departed this life on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

He was born on March 15, 1960, in Sumter, a son of Mary Ham Burgess and the late Jacob Burgess.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 2130 McCrays Mills Road.

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

SUSIE MAE J. NELSON Susie Mae Johnson Nelson, widow of Hodges Nelson, departed this life on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at her residence.

She was born on May 24, 1921, in Ambrose, Georgia, a daughter of the late Isiash Johnson and Lucrettie Freeman.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mrs. Nelson will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Bethel AME Church, 1605 S.C. 261 South, Wedgefield, with the pastor, the Rev. Larry Clark Sr., officiating. Entombment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 3300 Southern Hills Drive, Sumter.

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

Online memorials may be

sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

ROBERT LEE CARTER Robert Lee Carter, 65, husband of Hyon O. Carter, died on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Sumter.

Born on Jan. 28, 1951, in Lee County, he was a son of Gladys Carter Clark.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 36 Barnett Drive.

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

LAVERNE JOHNSON BISHOPVILLE — Laverne Johnson entered eternal rest on Dec. 30, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

The family is receiving friends at 132 Corbett St., Bishopville.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Jamestown Road Church of God, Camden, with the pastor, the Rev. Curtis Murph, as eulogist and the Rev. Richard Addison presiding. Interment will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

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

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

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 403 Alexander St., Bishopville.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Wilson Funeral Home. Interment will follow in New Meltonville Missionary Baptist Church cemetery in Peachland, North Carolina.

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

COURTNEY K. GARDNER Courtney Kierra Gardner, 24, was translated home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.

On Nov. 4, 1992, a child was born to Brenda Scott. Then the Lord blessed that child to be adopted by Martha Ferguson Gardner and the late Sammie Gardner. She ran the race that God set before her and leaped into the Father’s arms. She was taught about the Lord at an early age and went on to accept Jesus as her Savior and was baptized at Rafting Creek Baptist Church, where she served as a member of the choir, mime and junior usher. Courtney graduated high school in 2010 from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, Baltimore, Maryland. She attended South Carolina State University from 2010 to 2012, majoring in nuclear engineering. In 2016, she began her studies in the medical assistance program at Virginia College in Columbia.

Precious memories of Courtney will be cherished by her son, Ryan Stuckey Jr. of Rembert; her mother, Martha Ferguson Gardner of Rembert; birth mother, Brenda Scott of Eastover; her confidante, Ryan Stuckey of Rembert; three sisters, Elder Tracy (Elder Carl) McLane of Belcamp, Maryland, Bernadette (John) Salvage of Essex, Maryland, and Candis Scott of Greenville; four brothers, Charlie Weston, Edward

THE SUMTER ITEM Scott, Tyrone (Tomeka) Scott and Bryan Scott, all of Columbia; grandfather, J.D. Sumter of Gadsen; five nieces; six nephews; special cousins, Hampton “Greg” Gardner, Robert Dinkins and La Dajiah Ferguson, all of South Carolina; special aunts, Maggie Osborne and Mary “Lizzie” Dinkins of Rembert; and a host of other aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, relatives and special friends.

Homegoing services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Union Baptist Church, 5840 Spring Hill Road, Rembert, with the Rev. Walter Robinson, pastor, and insight by Elder Tracy McLane.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 6505 Spring Hill Road, Rembert.

The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m.

The procession will leave at 10:30 a.m. from the home.

Burial will be in Rafting Creek Baptist Churchyard cemetery, 3860 S.C. 261 North, Rembert.

These services have been entrusted to the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com.

Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

WILLIAM E. HILTON William Edward Hilton, known as “Lerch,” 56, departed his life on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Clarendon County.

Born on May 6, 1960, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Willie Edward and Earline Mack Hilton. He was educated in the public school system of Sumter County. He was a member of City Refuge Church under the leadership of Pastor Barbara Davis. He was employed with Sumter Builders as a sub station lineman.

He leaves to cherish his memories: one daughter, Sheraunda (Lamont) Wilson of Richmond, Virginia; two sons, William Edward Hilton III and Cedric Hilton of Sumter; 10 grandchildren; three brothers, Micheal Hilton, Timothy Hilton and Curtis Hilton, all of Sumter; six sisters, Willie Mae (Bill) Singleton, Mary Ann (Delgard) Ford, Gloria Jean, Shiveen Loutricia and Margie (Alvin) Reames; two uncles, Roman (Cynthia) Hilton and Leroy (Vernell) Hilton of New Jersey; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at Grace Cathedral Ministries, 60 Oswego Highway, Sumter.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 356 Curtis Drive, Sumter.

Wake services will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

The remains will be place in the church at 1 p.m.

The procession will leave at 1 p.m. from the home.

Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com.

EDDIE DEAN Eddie Dean, 62, of Allendale, died on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.

Born in Sumter County, he was a son of Sarah Dean and the late Henry Jay Dean. He attended Sumter County public schools and graduated from Sumter High School in 1972. In 1978, Eddie joined the South Carolina State Highway Patrol, where he served 38 years on the force. He accepted Christ as his savior at an early age and became a member of Unionville AME Church, St. Charles.

His memories will be cherished by: his wife, Florence Dean; a son, Dwain (Carol) Dean of Barnwell; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his mother, Sarah Dean of Sumter; two sisters, Fredia Smith of Orangeburg and Katherine (the Rev. Jimmie) Allen of Fort Washington, Maryland; two brothers, James C. Dean of Sumter and Carl A. (Gina) Dean of Raleigh, North Carolina; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Mt. Hope Baptist Church, Martin, with the Rev. Wayne A. Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Allendale Community Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.

This is a courtesy announcement of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. com.

MARY A. HUDSON Mary Alice Atkinson Hudson, 79, wife of James W. Hudson Sr., died on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Nov. 15, 1937, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late George Kelly Atkinson and Rosa Mable Amerson Atkinson. Mrs. Hudson was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.

Survivors besides her husband of 57 years include five children, James W. “Billy” Hudson Jr. (Norma), Pamela H. Geddings (the Rev. Sammy), Sharon H. Caywood (Jim) and Monica H. Scurry (Woody), all of Sumter, and Martin D. Hudson (Karen) of Dalzell; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Michael W. Baird Jr.; and eight siblings.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday at the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sammy Geddings, the Rev. Larry Fraser and the Rev. Pete Mixon officiating.

Burial will be in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.

The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the many caregivers and staff of Tuomey Hospice and Home Health, Amedisys Hospice, and Tri-County Hospice and Home Health for the compassionate service they provided.

Memorials may be made to the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 2401 Bethel Baptist Church, Sumter, SC 29154.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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