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Reward is changing someone’s life Becoming a foster parent has positive effect on adult, child BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Chris Whitaker says he thinks being a foster parent for a special-needs child will change the youth’s life and yours in a positive and most rewarding way. Whitaker is a recruiter/family finder for the South Carolina Youth Advocate Program, which is the state’s No. 1 provider of foster care for children with special needs — also known as therapeutic foster care. According to SCYAP, therapeutic

foster care is a higher level of care to children and youth whose emotional, behavioral and psychiatric problems prevent them from succeeding in regular foster care WHITAKER provided by the South Carolina Department of Social Services. SCYAP also serves children with developmental delays and significant medical issues. Similar to regular foster care, Whitaker says anyone considering

therapeutic foster care should approach it as short term and temporary because the primary goal initially is to reunify the child with his or her natural family. “The personal rewards are you can make a difference in a child’s life every day by opening up your heart and home to a child in need,” Whitaker said. “You can ensure the child is safe and receives all the educational and health services they need while they’re transitioning back to their regular environment and home.”

MORE INFORMATION Anyone interested in becoming a foster parent or interested in having Chris Whitaker of the South Carolina Youth Advocate Program speak at a local event on the need for foster families can contact him at (803) 779-5500 at SCYAP in Columbia. For more information on the program, visit the agency’s website at www.scyap.com.

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The caption of this 2001 photo by Keith Gedamke reads “City of Sumter workers James Swinton and Ashton Taylor are not cleaning the beach but are actually weeding along North Sumter Street on Wednesday afternoon.” The Sumter Item photographer, who lost his battle with cancer Saturday, won first place for this photo in 2001 in the South Carolina Press Association’s Feature Photo category. In the background is Blue Sky’s mural “Winter Beach.” Judges of the contest said, “We had to look twice at this picture to figure out if it was a real beach. Perfect composition and placement of workers really fooled us.” See more of Keith’s photos on page A7.

District details termination of 34 jobs Family will hold 12 eliminated at district office, 22 in schools BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com In response to its current debt crisis, Sumter School District will terminate 34 employees effective Tuesday — the last day of the month. The job cuts are part of Superintendent Frank Baker’s emergency financial plan, which was adopted by the district’s board of trustees on Jan. 12 to preserve more than $6 million in cash through June 30. The cost-cutting measures have been made so other bills could be paid and the district could end this fiscal year with as close to a balanced budget as possible, the board’s attorney — William “Bick” Halligan — has said. In Baker’s emergency plan, 47 positions were eliminated from the

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budget, but 13 were already vacant. Cutting the 47 positions will preserve $1.1 million in the budget through June 30, according to district calculations. Personnel represents more than 80 percent of any school district’s budget in the state, so job cuts were needed, according to Baker and Halligan. Of the 34 employees losing jobs, 12 (or 35 BAKER percent) are housed at the district office and 22 at individual schools. A total of 18 of the 28 schools in the district are affected by the personnel losses. Only one classroom teacher is losing a job, and that individual is an at-will employee and not under a contract. A total of 30 of the 34 job cuts are

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in three categories: 12 “classified” employees, which are essentially departmental support staff; 10 in custodial/maintenance; and eight in support services, which includes guidance counselors, social workers, nurses and others. Three administrative staff members (program directors and coordinators) are losing jobs, and one employee in food services is being terminated. A total of $6.3 million will be saved through the cash-preservation efforts in Baker’s emergency plan, which also includes a 25 percent reduction in all stipends, elimination of overtime where feasible and limiting numerous budget line items by 50 percent. All annual stipends were originally cut by 50 percent for the fiscal

event for missing college student BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com The family of a Morris College student who has been missing since 2010 will hold an event to seek information about his disappearance on Saturday. On Jan. 30, 2010, Brandon Rodrigues Graves disappeared after a homecoming event, according to a news GRAVES release from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. He was last seen at Sebastian’s Night Club, now called Center Stage, at 3289 Broad St.

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Agreement requires Mount Franklin to create 225 jobs BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Council approved final reading Tuesday of a 15-year special source revenue agreement between the county and Mount Franklin Foods South Carolina LLC requiring a $10 million investment and creation of more than 200 jobs. According to the agreement, Mount Franklin Foods is required to create at least 225 full-time jobs and invest at least $10 million in the county within its first five years of operation. The candy company will take over the factory and equipment previously used by Au’some Candy Co., located on a 1.53-acre parcel in Live Oak Industrial Park. Au’some Candy Co. closed in March 2016. Because the project site is part of the jointly owned and operated Sumter-Clarendon Park, payments received from Mount Franklin Foods will be considered fees and

not taxes, according to the agreement. However, the company will still be taxed at 10.5 percent for all real estate and personal property, charged as a park fee payment and will receive a 60 percent reduction of that fee for 15 years, starting this year, according to the agreement. Mount Franklin Foods will receive a $300,000 grant from the Sumter County as reimbursement for improvements and repairs made to the project site. In a separate special called meeting Tuesday before the regular council meeting, council approved a request to provide approximately $10,800 from the county infrastructure fund to complete design work for a lighting project at Sumter Municipal Airport. The additional funds will go toward updating signs that direct pilots to runways and taxi lanes. The cost for the lighting project, not including the additional funds,

was approximately $97,500, with 90 percent of the funding provided through a grant from Federal Aviation Administration and another 5 percent provided through a grant from South Carolina Aeronautics Commission. In the special meeting, Sumter County Finance Director Jamie Michaelson provided a financial update saying the county is on target with revenue and expenses, according to its financial plan. Michaelson said at a 95 percent collection rate, the county is set to receive approximately $30.9 million by the end of the fiscal year. He said the assessment is about $387,000 off from the original revenue prediction. Michaelson said the county is also predicted to collect an additional $1.5 million from the local option sales tax. In other action in the special meeting: • County council voted to write a letter of support for the South Caro-

lina Forestry Commission to purchase 97 acres that would be added to Manchester State Forest. The additional property would also be open to the public for recreational activities; and • Councilman Gene Baten proposed that council create a policy to address constituents’ needs that take place outside of the county’s jurisdiction. He mentioned county residents who talked about discolored water they receive from the city of Sumter. Baten said he wished council could have done more for those residents. Chairman James McCain said county council can only refer the residents to South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control because the water is not provided by the county. He suggested that the city-county liaison committee or public safety committee, made up of county council members, discuss the issue further during another meeting.

City seeks input on Shot Pouch Greenway An egret hunts for food along a portion of Shot Pouch Branch near Guignard Drive that will be part of the planned Shot Pouch Greenway.

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Palmetto Health Tuomey’s Faw to speak The monthly Vision In Progress meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the James Clyburn Transportation Center. Guest presenter will be Jeffery H. Faw, executive director of Palmetto Health Tuomey Foundation. The meeting is open to the public and offers the opportunity to learn what is planned for the Sumter community. Call (803) 491-4910 for more information.

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Public encouraged to attend 3 upcoming meetings for more information BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The public will have opportunities to provide input into the Shot Pouch Project, a 3.5-mile greenway and trail between Dillon Park and Swan Lake at three upcoming meetings, said Senior City Planner Joseph AdamsRaczkowski. A public-visioning presentation will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, a property owner drop in will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, and a final workshop presentation will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, according to a City of Sumter news release. The project consultants and staff will be on hand at the meetings to answer questions and gather public input. Participants are encouraged to share ideas, write and draw on public input maps, and learn about future opportunities, the release said. “Participants are encour-

aged to drop in at any time during the workshops to receive information and provide comment on opportunities for the development of this exciting greenway trail,” Adams-Raczkowski said. “The greenway is intended to provide access to all Sumter residents, connecting them to schools, parks and commercial areas.” Adams-Raczkowski said a master plan was produced in 2014 that identified a general route that could be followed. “This is the next step of identifying where the exact route is going to be,” he said. He said planners were also concentrating on opportunities for additional development where the route will cross Broad Street and North Guignard Drive. In addition, decisions need to made such as which side of Shot Pouch Creek the trail will run. “As we get in discussions with property owners and

look at flood plains and soil types, we may move it to one side or the other side of the creek,” he said. The trail is envisioned as a multi-use path, he said. “Portions are actually going to be bicycle lanes and other portions are going to be raised boardwalk for pedestrians,” Adams-Raczkowski said. “There will be portions that are multi-use where both pedestrian and bike paths are used jointly.” Some of the areas raised boardwalk are not necessarily going to be bicycle friendly, he said. He said the greenway will connect to Swan Lake at the lower end. “It (Shot Pouch Creek) ends into some swampy, wooded land and that is where a raised boardwalk will likely be constructed to get people into Swan Lake from that way,” he said. “Where that exact connection will be is part of this process,” Adams-Raczkows-

ki said. City planners will also be working with the South Carolina Department of Transportation on how to find ways of getting pedestrians safely across Broad Street and Guignard Drive. Another part of developing the greenway is providing access to the trails, he said. “There’s also going to be a wayfinding project,” AdamsRaczkowski said. “How do we get people to the path and guide them along the path?” The Shot Pouch Greenway was included in the 2014 Penny for Progress sales tax referendum, he said, and about $4 million is available. Corridor design will last through the end of 2017, and construction could begin as soon as spring of 2018, Adams-Raczkowski said. For more information, contact Adams-Raczkowski at (803) 774-1639 or jadamsraczkowski@sumter-sc.com.

City of Sumter will make repairs to the water lines near the Live Oak Industrial Park on Saturday. The work is expected to be completed in less than one day. There could be minor service interruptions to customers during the project. The immediate area may experience some red water during this period as valves are exercised and work is performed on the lines. Direct any questions or concerns to City of Sumter Public Services Department at (803) 436-2558.

CORRECTION In an article in Wednesday’s edition of The Sumter Item about the Hailey Bordeaux Scholarship Fund, we gave the wrong address to mail donations. The correct address is 1345 Wilson Hall Road. We would also like to clarify that winners of the scholarship are not required to return to Sumter School District to teach.

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Hand-casting project hopes to bridge chasms FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter poet Len Lawson and Columbia poet Al Black participated in a unique hand-casting project by Columbia sculptor Kara Gunter. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a project that has a goal similar to an initiative the poets created, called Poets Respond to Race. Gunter said she wants to use her artistic talent to â&#x20AC;&#x153;create goodwill in my community,â&#x20AC;? while Lawson said Poets Respond to Race encourages â&#x20AC;&#x153;the discussion of ethnicity in the community. ... to continue our mission to unify us by not fearing what divides us.â&#x20AC;? The initial plan for Poets Respond to Race was to read poems and hold open forums about race to engage the community. On Aug. 12, 2015, Black and Lawson hosted a town hall meeting at Serendipity CafĂŠ in Sumter with panelists Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen, Third Judicial District Solicitor Ernest Finney III and Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis. They have been invited for a reading at the Pat Conroy Literary Center in Beaufort in February. Gunterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand-casting initiative is called the Hands on Community Project. Her sculpture of the two poetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hands will be photographed and used as an illustration in their upcoming anthology of poems, also titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Poets Respond to Race.â&#x20AC;? The anthology of poems will feature approximately 40 poets from across the country, mostly from South Carolina, including S.C. Poet Laureate Marjory

Wentworth and Charleston Poet Laureate Marcus Amaker. It will be published in February by Muddy Ford Press, edited by Columbia Poet Laureate Ed Madden. Lawson is an English instructor at Central Carolina Technical College in Sumter and the recent winner of the 2016 Jasper Artist of the Year Award in Literary Arts. Black is an administrator at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and host of a weekly open mic event in Columbia called Mind Gravy. Gunter has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Winthrop University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from USC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(H)and casting has been such an affirming experience for me,â&#x20AC;? she said. She plans to create many more hand casts in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I could bring strangers together, from disparate backgrounds, and have them touch for 30 minutes while I cast their hands and have them speak with each other while doing so, then together we would be bridging chasms that may not otherwise be crossed.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The arts are a powerful way to get peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention, especially dealing with social issues,â&#x20AC;? Lawson said. More information about the Hands On Community Project can be found at handsoncolumbia.wordpress.com and its Facebook page. More about Poets Respond to Race is available at poetsrespondtorace.weebly. com and at the Poets Respond to Race Facebook page.

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Sculptor Kara Gunter, right, casts the hands of poets Al Black, below left, and Len Lawson in preparation for their being photographed for an anthology of poetry titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Poets Respond to Race,â&#x20AC;? which took them around the state with other poets, reading and talking about unifying the races.

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from 55 witnesses during the five-week trial. Slager, who was subsequently fired from the North Charleston Police Department, is charged with shooting Scott to death as the black motorist tried to flee a traffic stop in April 2015, a shooting captured by a bystander on cellphone video. Prosecutors argued the five-year officer let his sense of authority get the better of him. At trial, Slager, who is white, testified that he used his Taser on Scott, who then grabbed it and came at him. The former officer also said he was in â&#x20AC;&#x153;total fearâ&#x20AC;? at the time he fired his gun. Slagerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murder retrial had been set to begin in March but is now scheduled for August. Slager is also charged in federal court with violating Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s civil rights. That trial is expected to begin this spring.

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REWARD FROM PAGE A1 family serving agency. To be a therapeutic foster care parent, an individual can be single, married, widowed or divorced, according to Whitaker. The agency’s website, www.scyap.com, lists other minimum qualifications, which include showing proof of verifiable income and the ability to cover your current living expenses before transitioning a child into your home. Pre-service training is provided to qualifying individuals. During this time frame, SCYAP can help an individual or couple determine the type of foster child that would fit best in their family. The process takes about 120 days, according to Whitaker. An agency treatment team provides ongoing support to foster parents to help monitor the child’s health/medical development, behavior and education. Foster parents do receive a monthly financial stipend to help care for the child or sibling group, but the parent(s) should have the financial means to provide the basic necessities to include food, clothing and shelter, according to SCYAP. Health care and dental coverage are provided for the child through SCYAP. Day care is also provided if the foster parent(s) work at least part time.

Whitaker said foster parents can expect to serve a child for eight to 12 months on average, while the natural parents are in counseling and rehab with the South Carolina Department of Social Services. SCYAP’s goal is to reunite the child or sibling group with their original family, but that may not be possible. If not, the agency looks for a paternal or maternal relative or family friend. If that’s still not achieved, then the foster parent(s) may be eligible to adopt. Whitaker said there is a need for about 50 new therapeutic foster care homes in Sumter County, 30 new homes in Clarendon County and at least 15 new homes in Lee County. SCYAP’s intention is to keep the child in the same county or community as his or her county of origin. “We’re excited when people are excited in becoming a therapeutic foster care parent,” Whitaker said. “It’s a life-changing path for you and the children who come into your care.” Whitaker encourages individuals to carefully consider and think through the opportunity. “Becoming a foster parent is not something you just say you want to do,” Whitaker said. “It’s something you must think about and talk to family members about and pray about. Everyone in the home must be on the same page with the decision.”

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JOBS FROM PAGE A1 year and stopped in the Jan. 12 plan approved by the board. After negative reactions from athletic coaches and others in the community to the measure, the board approved a recommendation from its finance committee Monday night at its work session to only cut annual stipends by 25 percent through June 30. The new board approval will adjust the school district’s cash-preservation measures down by $572,175

to $6.3 million. In a public statement Monday, the board expects to still be able to meet its cash obligations through June 30. The board’s actions this month come after the release in December 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, 2016. The audit report also revealed the district had $106,449 in its ending general fund balance at that date — a critically low level according to auditor Robin Poston.

STUDENT FROM PAGE A1 Graves’ family will release balloons and pass out fliers at 10 a.m. Saturday at Center Stage to raise awareness and seek new information that could solve the 7-yearold case. The event is being coordinated by Graves’ sister,

Vassie Lloyd. She can be reached at (704) 840-9696. Anyone with information about Graves’ disappearance is asked to contact Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 436-2000 or Crime Stoppers at (803) 4362718 or 1-800-CRIMESC.

Want to track cellphones? Get a warrant, lawmakers say HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Law enforcement cellphone tracking devices are coming under scrutiny in several states, where lawmakers have introduced proposals ranging from warrant requirements to an outright ban on the technology. Privacy and constitutional concerns, including Fourth Amendment search and seizure violations, are being cited with the proposed laws on cell-site simulators. The suitcase-size devices, widely known under the brand name Stingray, mimic cellphone towers and allow law enforcement to collect unique subscriber numbers and other basic data from cellphones in a particular area. The data can help police determine the location of a targeted phone — and phones of innocent bystanders — in real time without the users even making calls or sending text messages. Law enforcement officials say the devices are vital in helping to find suspects and victims, and to solve crimes. At least 13 states already require warrants to track cellphones in real time: California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Utah and Virginia. Federal law enforcement officers also must get warrants, under policies put in place in 2015 by the departments of Justice and Homeland Security. Courts across the country, meanwhile, have issued conflicting opinions about whether warrants are needed for cellphone location data, leading to a hodgepodge of rules. Bills addressing use of the devices are now pending in at least eight states, according to a review by The Associated Press. Most of them would re-

quire police to get warrants. One bill, introduced by South Carolina state Rep. J. Todd Rutherford, would ban the purchase and use of cell-site simulators by law enforcement. “I think most people would be offended if they knew exactly how much surveillance the government is doing,” said Rutherford, a Democrat from Columbia who is the House minority leader and a criminal defense lawyer. “It’s got to stop somewhere.”

Rutherford isn’t even sure if any police agencies in his state are using the simulators. Many state and local law enforcement agencies sign nondisclosure agreements with the device manufacturer. The American Civil Liberties Union says it has identified 70 law enforcement agencies in 23 states and the District of Columbia that own cell-site simulators. But the actual number may be much higher because many agen-

cies keep their use of the devices secret, the ACLU said. This year, lawmakers in at least six states are proposing bills to require warrants to use cellphone surveillance devices: Connecticut, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York and Oregon. A California bill would require local governments to approve the use of cell-site simulators and other surveillance technology. Last month, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Re-

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Wall plan met with skepticism, unease on U.S.-Mexico border BY ELLIOT SPAGAT and JULIE WATSON The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — As President Trump announced his plans for a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, Border Patrol agents in San Diego on the lookout for drugs and smugglers drove all-terrain vehicles along a barrier that reaches 18 feet, topped by razor wire and reinforced by cameras and lighting. Mexicans shopped at an outlet mall that bumps up against the border. And dozens of migrants huddled in tents outside a shelter in Mexico hoping to get into the U.S. someday. To them, Trump’s executive order Wednesday to build a wall seemed more like a symbolic and worrisome gesture of a new chapter in U.S.-Mexico relations than a real deterrent for people to enter the country illegally. “Even if they build the wall, I will climb the wall. I bring a ladder the size of the wall, even from sticks or whatever, but I’ll make it, and I’ll jump over there,” said José de Jesús Ramírez, a recently deported Mexican migrant whose wife and children are in the U.S. Ramirez’s response echoed the mood along the border that was a combination of resentment, defiance — and business as usual. A crew of laborers was actually building a fence on the border as Trump made his announcement. On a cold morning in the desert, the workers installed concrete blocks on which the 22-foot steel fence will stand between the town of Sunland Park, New Mexico, and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. The project has been underway for several months. In Tijuana, a high school student went to a stone monument dedicated by both countries in 1848 as a sign of the friendship between the U.S. and Mexico. The monument once stood on the border but now is in Mexico, a few feet away from a giant wall of towering steel bars that lead into the Pacific Ocean. The student, 17-year-old Brandon Dzul, said talk of another wall stirred up painful memories of his 34-year-old uncle who died in the desert six years ago after being abandoned by smugglers. “He just had the American dream, you know, to make a better life,” he said. “I think now we aren’t going to be able to get in even with a visa.” Nearby, about 150 people gathered in tents outside a 40bed migrant shelter that has been overwhelmed since May, when large numbers of Haitians began stopping in the Mexican border city on their way to the United States. Many moved to Brazil after Haiti’s 2010 earthquake and went north after jobs dried up in the South American country. Haitians generally turn themselves in to U.S. inspectors at San Diego’s San Ysidro port of entry, the nation’s busiest crossing, making no attempt to jump the fence or evade authorities. They were released on humanitarian parole until September, when the U.S. ended special treatment for Haitians and began deporting them just as they do people from other countries. U.S. authorities lack resources to process Haitians quickly enough, leading Mexican authorities to create a ticketing system that leaves them waiting in Tijuana for weeks. Migrant shelters are full, forcing many to sleep on the streets. Fences and other barriers already blanket about 700

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miles of border, much of it in California and Arizona. In San Diego, they helped to virtually shut down what was the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in the 1990s. It’s now one of the most fortified stretches of landscape on the 2,000-mile divide between the two countries. Border Patrol sector chiefs were asked in November to identify areas where the fence could be expanded, though Trump and his advisers have yet to detail their next steps. Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council and a member of Trump’s transition team, supports building a wall in strate-

gic locations and reinforcing existing barriers in certain areas but not where there are natural obstacles, like the Rio Grande river in Texas. “We do not need a Great Wall of China from California to Texas,” Judd said in an interview last week. Away from the border, Trump drew support from his base. Tammy Allen, a 52-yearold supporter from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, applauded Trump’s interest in curbing the number of refugees coming to the U.S. and building a wall. “A lot of countries do. Why not us? Something has got to be done,” she said.

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Celebrating the work of Keith Gedamke

umter Item photographer Keith Gedamke touched the lives of thousands of people in the tri-county area. Look in yours or your child’s scrapbook at the tiny print, and you are likely to see his name next to the photo. For a quarter-century, he shot photos of

children in schools, athletes at their best, unique characters of our community, walkers in protest marches and unfortunate tragedies. Gedamke, 47, died of cancer Saturday, just four days after sitting in his last reporters’ meeting, still trying to work — even though everyone tried to get him to stay home and get some rest. Those of us at The Sumter Item recall how through the years he sometimes became a bit grumpy and rolled his eyes at another assignment that we all knew would tell the community’s story. But while he might grumble a bit on his way out the door, he would come back excited, anxious to show the staff the award-winning photos he shot. That acknowledgement from the local staff was just as meaningful to him as the many South Carolina Press Association awards that he piled up on his desk. The Sumter Item staff wanted to recognize his outstanding contribution to our newsroom for the last 25 years by just giving you a small peek at some of his photos. His volume of work speaks for itself and of him. Friends and family will gather at 2 p.m. Saturday at La Piazza, next to the City Centre (21 N. Main St.), for a Celebration of Life service to honor Keith. Former staff photographer Chris Moore will officiate the service, which will include remarks by others who knew him well.

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Fans of period pieces and fictionalized biographies should not miss “Z: The Beginning of Everything” (TV-14), streaming today on Amazon Prime. One of the great compensations of costume dramas is that elaborate costumes can often compensate for flagging drama. Christina Ricci brings an effervescence to her portrayal of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, the beautiful and doomed wife, muse and soulmate of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. “Beginning” begins in 1918 in Zelda’s lush and sweltering hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. The series clearly strived for accuracy in settings, clothes and attitudes. David Strathairn plays her straitlaced father, scandalized by her 20thcentury attitudes. He also reflects the feelings of Southerners of his generation, who share serious misgivings about having federal “Yankee” troops garrisoned in the Deep South. Officer F. Scott Fitzgerald (David Hoflin) was among those Yankees, the one that would pluck the Southern flower from her hothouse and make her part of the most notorious celebrity power couples of the Jazz Age. The pilot, long available for viewing on Prime, ends with their fateful encounter at a country club affair. The rest of “Z” promises to follow them through their highs and lows, alcoholism and mental illness, as they personified the dizzy excesses between the Armistice of 1918 and the Crash of 1929. While Ricci makes the most of Zelda’s troubled personality and the fine line between “high spirits” and madness, Hoflin has the unenviable task of evoking a tormented and talented writer, whose power with words was best reflected in portraying his characters’ interior worlds in exquisitely elegant

TCM remembers the late Debbie Reynolds with a festival of her musical comedies from “Singin’ in the Rain” (6 p.m.) and “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” (8 p.m.) to “It Started With a Kiss” (6 a.m.) and “I Love Melvin” (4:30 p.m.). She also appears in the 1962 Western “How the West Was Won” (9:30 a.m.).

SERIES NOTES Mike turns chores into a contest on “Last Man Standing” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Sybil gets the best of Damon on “The Vampire Diaries” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Ken’s diagnosis may keep a star athlete on the bench on “Dr. Ken” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TVPG).

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Tom Mison stars as Ichabod Crane in the “People v. Ichabod Crane” episode of “Sleepy Hollow,” airing at 9 p.m. today on FOX. prose. There’s a good reason why there have been so many terrible adaptations of “The Great Gatsby.” Fitzgerald’s writing is about thought and reflection, not action and dialogue. Here, the author is forced to read aloud from his letters and jottings, a device that stops the action and sounds affected. It’s wise that “Z” distracts us from all that boring writing stuff with scenes of parties, wild abandon, jealousy and madness. Now that’s entertainment! • The new series “Rise” (9 p.m. and 10 p.m., Viceland, TV-14) documents the resistance of indigenous peoples from around the world, beginning with efforts of members of the Standing Rock Reservation in North and South Dakota to preserve their water supply. • Tonight, Animal Planet offers viewers a chance to catch

up with their favorite young, four-pawed “players” on the special “Puppy Bowl: Where Are They Now” (9 p.m., TV-PG), reviewing more than a decade of frolicking contenders.

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TV-14). • West grills Dorothy on “Emerald City” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • A monster trades in painful secrets on “Sleepy Hollow” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Seth Green guest-stars on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14). • “Great Performances” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) presents a Brad Paisley concert from West Virginia University.

Matthew Broderick, Ali Wentworth and Fergie are on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Drew Barrymore, Tom Brokaw and Parquet Courts on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Michael Keaton, Emily Deschanel and Neal Brennan visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Billy Crystal, Taron Egerton and CRX are on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r). Copyright 2017 United Feature Syndicate

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‘Detroit Steel’ turns serious craftsmanship into sitcom BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH History launches a new car restoration series “Detroit Steel” (10 p.m. Saturday, TV-PG). It breaks no ground in a genre of reality programming that dates back at least as far as Jesse James and “Monster Garage,” which ran on Discovery from 2002 to 2006. Much like “American Chopper,” which premiered in 2003, this series turns serious craftsmanship into a gentle sitcom, emphasizing the impulsive “star” Adam Genei and his more sensible wife and co-owner, Pam, who balances the books and keeps their business, Mobsteel, from running into the red. The pilot has Genei and his crew — including welder Steve “Steve-O” Ryan, mechanic Doug Hanes and painter Ron Coan — refurbish a classic 1956 Oldsmobile Rocket 88. Owned by a retired autoworker who worked at the Olds plant in its heyday, the car’s engine basically oxidized and seized up, leaving the engine block useful only as a nest for field mice. Over the course of 40 minutes, Genei’s crew restore the Rocket to showroom beauty and even take it to a car show. Except for the host’s forced banter and the intrusive and generic rock guitar soundtrack, “Detroit Steel” keeps annoying shenanigans to a minimum. These guys seem to know and love what they are doing and aren’t afraid to share their passion. They’re also not afraid to show their love for Detroit as the place for their kind of boutique manufacturing. It’s a unique city where they can access services, parts and supplies that range from vintage hubcaps to $27,000 robotic welding machines. You can’t help watching “Detroit Steel” and not root for its home city and a return to making things in America. At the same time, its retro car club culture trades deeply in a nostalgia that looks at things through a particular prism. Like many reality series set in businesses, it presents a fantasy world where we see a lot of work, but never learn about what people are paid. “Detroit Steel” ends with a sweet reveal, where the jalopy’s original owner rides off into the sunset feeling like he’s 16 again, ready for the sock hop. Inquiring

minds want to know what he had to shell out for his time machine. • The epic sailing ship and pirate adventure “Black Sails” (9 p.m. Sunday, Starz, TV-MA) embarks on its fourth and final season. A sweeping tale of pirate conspiracies against the British crown and battles for control of Nassau and the riches of untold islands, “Black Sails” has always been a tad too convoluted and violent for my tastes. But you can’t say that it’s not an expensive-looking production that delivers dramatic battle scenes rivaling any series or motion picture. With “Taboo” on FX and “Frontier” on Netflix (by way of Discovery Canada), pirate shows are in vogue again. But neither have the production values of “Black Sails.” Bottom line: I find myself drawn into the spectacle but not carried away enough to want to follow the plot. Truth be told, I feel the same way about “Game of Thrones.” • It gets a tad boring pointing out all the dumb superstitious nonsense being passed off as “documentary” television. But then again, programmers keep making it. You can waste 15 whole hours of your life watching a marathon of “Finding Bigfoot” (3 p.m. Sunday through 6 a.m. Monday, Animal Planet, TV14), or you can wise up and re-

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prentice” (7 p.m., NBC, r, TVPG), a show he used to host and still partially owns!

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Colleagues at an upscale magazine compare tales in the 2017 romantic comedy “Love by the 10th Date” (8 p.m., Lifetime). • Matthew McConaughey, Christina Ricci, Josh Widdicombe and Ed Sheeran appear on “The Graham Norton Show” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-14).

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Stranger’s boyfriend appears to be friend’s husband DEAR ABBY: I work in customer service and was helping a guest. During my eight- to 10-minute chat with Dear Abby her, she ABIGAIL showed me VAN BUREN her phone. The wallpaper on her phone was a picture of the guest and her boyfriend in Times Square. Without mentioning it to the guest, I recognized her boyfriend as the husband of a friend of mine I’ll call Julie. Julie and her husband have two young children. Part of me wants to confront him, but part of me says this would destroy a family. I

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She told me a story she saw in the news about a seemingly normal man who ended up killing people to steal their money to pay for his wedding. That’s scary, but I don’t think it warrants hiring a PI to follow my future fiance around. I think my mom is going beyond being overprotective. What do you think? Feeling conflicted DEAR FEELING CONFLICTED: I agree with you. What your mother is proposing is the definition of helicopter parenting. If your boyfriend were to find out, it would be the end of your romance. Perhaps you should ask your mother how she would feel if your fiance’s family hired a detective to shake your family tree. I’ll bet she wouldn’t like it one bit.

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Prosperity is destiny If the economy grows during Trump’s administration, his opposition will dwindle. — Victor Davis Hanson — January 24, 2017 “Ten thousand cuts an awful lot of family ties.” — Pike Bishop in The Wild Bunch

hen Ronald Reagan entered office in 1981 amid negative economic growth, roaring inflation, and high unemployment, his critics immediately grew emboldened and sought to anklebite him at every turn: Reagan purportedly had created homelessness all by himself; Reagan was on the verge of ensuring a “nuclear winter” and a “day after” desolation from a likely nuclear exchange, given his nihilistic tough stance against the Soviet Union. After dismantling the airtraffic controllers’ union, Reagan had supposedly endangered the lives of plane passengers and ruined the idea of unionism itself, replacing it with “let them eat cake” indifference. Yet four years later — with an economy booming at over 7 percent per year — Reagan breezed to reelection victory. It was suddenly “Morning in America.” His 1984 election opponent, a decent and respected Walter Mondale, was reduced to a cardboard-cutout caricature of fossilized 1960s liberalism. Bill Clinton did almost everything imaginable to destroy his presidency in his last two years in office: kinky sexual explorations with a young subordinate intern,

lying under oath about his tawdry escapades, and a recrudescence of older sexualharassment allegations. Victor Davis Most AmeriHanson cans believed that he was an inveterate liar and would never leave their teenage daughters in the same room with such a creepy sexual predator. No matter — he was not removed from office even though he’d been impeached. His Republican accusers never quite understood that the American people preferred having an economy with a growth rate above 4.5 percent to removing a sleazy Lothario from office. George W. Bush got reelected in 2004 despite massive opposition to the ongoing Iraq War because the economy was growing at nearly 4 percent in 2004. He left unpopular in 2009, not only owing to Iraq (evidence was already in by January 2009 that his bold surge had worked) but also because the economy had imploded in September 2008. In other words, economic growth and perceived prosperity cut a lot of political ties. The election of Donald Trump has turned everything in the political world, from the trivial to the existential, upside down. He is the first non-politician without military experience to become president. The polls and press caricatured him for nearly two years as a classic loser. He won despite being outspent and out-organized, and

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TRUMP AIMS TO RESTORE POWER TO AMERICA AND AMERICANS My understanding of President Trump’s speech: What liberals fail to understand is that President Trump was talking directly to the average American — those of us who live in the real world! The reality is we do live with crime, cities in disrepair, gangs, etc. We have been living without jobs, rising healthcare costs, and government that ignores us, but lines its own pockets. His speech was a wake-up call to Washington bureaucrats that there’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s giving ordinary citizens back their government, “Of the people, for the people, and by the people” and that garbage about “America First” has nothing to do with Nazi Germany or Isolationism, it’s called “Charity begins at home.” We need to put our own house in order, help our own citizens, and rebuild America before shelling out money to support other countries. JUDY KEITH Dalzell

BORDER WALL WITH MEXICO WILL NOT WORK I spent five years on the Mexican border in Laredo, Texas, and 20 years in Berlin, and a wall will not solve the problem. The East Germans guarded an 800-mile wall for 28 years with over 65,000 soldiers and people escaped; DID NOT WORK. The open border which is approximately 2,000 miles of rugged terrain DID NOT WORK. The border patrol has approximately 23,000 officers to guard the 2,000 mile wall -WILL NOT WORK. Let’s look at what 15 billion dollars really looks like: Take a building with ten rooms on the first floor, put 100 million dollars in each room (1 billion dollars) on the first floor. Now add fourteen more floors (140 rooms) and put 100 million dollars in each room. That, my friend, is 15 billion dollars to build a wall that can be compromised by adding one more rung to a ladder. I firmly believe that 15 billion dollars can be spent on more pressing things that we desperately need in America. DONALD R, BALLARD Sumter

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without real support from his own party or the mainstream conservative press. The Left is rightly convinced that he is a danger to the postmodern redistributive state. The Never Trump Right is still invested in his eventual implosion, issuing “I warned you about him” messages in a nonstop effort of self-justification. Political observers, left and right, assume that Trump’s mouth and personal recklessness will derail his agendas. Heraclitus’s “a man’s character is his destiny” (an obscure fragment that could be translated in a variety of quite different ways) is quoted ad nauseam to suggest that Trump’s intrinsic and immutable flaws will inevitably lead to overweening arrogance and thus catastrophe, as nemesis catches up with him at precisely the most opportune — and embarrassing — moment. Perhaps. But it’s far more likely that Trump’s fate will hinge on his

economic reforms. Achieve 4 percent–plus GDP growth rate and then Black Lives Matter, the residuals of Occupy Wall Street, the hysterical House Democrats, and the assorted unhinged fringe of Michael Moore, Lena Dunham, and Madonna will recede into the woodwork. In truth, we are on the cusp of a great experiment. For decades, conservatives, both traditional and pro-growth supply-siders, have preached that deregulation, reasonable and predictable Federal Reserve interest rates, reduced government, a radically simplified and pruned-back tax code, new incentives for investment, an open energy market, and a can-do psychological landscape that encourages entrepreneurship will make the economy soar at rates of 4 percent GDP and more. We shall soon see. If Trump unleashes American knowhow and strengthens the economy, then his cultural and do-

mestic agendas, as well as his personal demeanor and language, however radical and jarring, will probably be accepted. In contrast, if he blows up the deficit and sees interest rates spike at Carter levels and the cost of debt service soar, if he allows unemployment to grow — while never exceeding Obama’s dismal economic growth rates — then the Trump agenda will stall and the media will be liberated to obsess over the tweets, gaffes, and bombast of every nanosecond of his presidency. Economic growth cuts through political orthodoxy; economic stagnation intensifies it. Regrettably or not, prosperity, not character per se, determines a president’s political fate. NRO contributor Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and the author, most recently, of The Savior Generals.

Trump’s foreign policy revolution

ASHINGTON — The flurry of bold executive orders and of highly provocative Cabinet nominations (such as a secretary of education who actually believes in school choice) has been encouraging to conservative skeptics of Donald Trump. But it shouldn’t erase the troubling memory of one major element of Trump’s inaugural address. The foreign policy section has received far less attention than so revolutionary a declaration deserved. It radically redefined the American national interest as understood since World War II. Trump outlined a world in which foreign relations are collapsed into a zero-sum game. They gain, we lose. As in: “For many decades, we’ve enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry; subsidized the armies of other countries” while depleting our own. And most provocatively this: “The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world.” JFK’s inaugural pledged to support any friend and oppose any foe to assure the success of liberty. Note that Trump makes no distinction between friend and foe (and no reference to liberty). They’re all out to use, exploit and surpass us. No more, declared Trump: “From this day forward, it’s going to be only America First.” Imagine how this resonates abroad. “America First” was the name of the organization led by Charles Lindbergh that bitterly fought FDR before U.S. entry into World War II — right through the Battle of Britain — to keep America neutral between Churchill’s Britain and Hitler’s Reich. Not that Trump was consciously imitating Lindbergh. I doubt he was even aware of the

COMMENTARY reference. He just liked the phrase. But I can assure you that in London and in every world capital they are aware of the antecedCharles Krauthammer ent and the intimations of a new American isolationism. Trump gave them good reason to think so, going on to note “the right of all nations to put their own interests first.” America included. Some claim that putting America first is a reassertion of American exceptionalism. On the contrary, it is the antithesis. It makes America no different from all the other countries that define themselves by a particularist blood-and-soil nationalism. What made America exceptional, unique in the world, was defining its own national interest beyond its narrow economic and security needs to encompass the safety and prosperity of a vast array of allies. A free world marked by open trade and mutual defense was President Truman’s vision, shared by every president since. Until now. Some have argued that Trump is just dangling a bargaining chip to negotiate better terms of trade or alliance. Or that Trump’s views are so changeable and unstable — telling European newspapers two weeks ago that NATO is obsolete and then saying “NATO is very important to me” — that this is just another unmoored entry on a ledger of confusion. But both claims are demonstrably wrong. An inaugural address is no off-the-cuff riff. These words are the product of at least three weeks of deliberate crafting for an address that Trump

said would express his philosophy. Moreover, to remove any ambiguity, Trump prefaced his “America first” proclamation with: “From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land.” Trump’s vision misunderstands the logic underlying the far larger, far-reaching view of Truman. The Marshall Plan sure took wealth away from the American middle class and distributed it abroad. But for a reason. Altruism, in part. But mostly to stabilize Western Europe as a bulwark against an existential global enemy. We carried many free riders throughout the Cold War. The burden was heavy. But this was not a mindless act of charity; it was an exercise in enlightened self-interest. After all, it was indeed better to subsidize foreign armies — German, South Korean, Turkish and dozens of others — and have them stand with us, rather than stationing even more American troops everywhere around the world at greater risk of both blood and treasure. We are embarking upon insularity and smallness. Nor is this just theory. Trump’s long-promised but nonetheless abrupt withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership is the momentous first fruit of his foreign policy doctrine. Last year the prime minister of Singapore told John McCain that if we pulled out of TPP “you’ll be finished in Asia.” He knows the region. For 70 years, we sustained an international system of open commerce and democratic alliances that has enabled America and the West to grow and thrive. Global leadership is what made America great. We abandon it at our peril. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2017, The Washington Post Writers Group

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AROUND TOWN p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, PubHillcrest High School Class of lic Visioning Presentation; 1975 will hold a class reRuach Bridal and Special Events 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. union meeting at 9:30 a.m. Show to be held 1, Property Owner Drop-In; on Saturday, Jan. 28, at and 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. Golden Corral restaurant. 2, Final Public Workshop For information, call (803) Presentation. For more in499-1302 or (803) 795-7747. formation about the Shot The Ruach Bridal and Special Pouch Greenway, contact Events Show will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Adams-Raczkowski at the Planning Department, 12 Jan. 29, at 245 Oswego W. Liberty St., (803) 774Highway. For more infor1639, or email jadams-racmation, call (803) 775-5416 zkowski@sumter-sc.com. or visit theruach.org. The Sumter Branch NAACP McElveen Manor Assisted Livwill hold a community meeting and Memory Care Coming at 6 p.m. on Thursday, munity will host an American Feb. 2, at Trinity MissionRed Cross blood drive from ary Baptist Church, 155 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on MonWall St. Dr. J. Frank will day, Jan. 30, in the conferspeak. ence room of McElveen The Campbell Soup friends Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill lunch group will meet at Road. Walk-ins are welcome or you may reserve a 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at Golden Corral. All time slot by calling Daniformer Campbell Soup emelle Welch at (803) 651ployees are invited to 0144. share their memories as Area residents are invited to we celebrate our 25th anparticipate in a three-day niversary. public workshop and discusThe Sumter Branch NAACP’s sion about the Shot Pouch annual black program will be Greenway, a 3.5-mile trail held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, stretching from Dillon Park Feb. 26, at Trinity Missionto Swan Lake. The public ary Baptist Church, 155 events are scheduled to be Wall St. The Rev. Napoleon held at the Swan Lake VisiA. Bradford will speak. tors Center as follows: 6

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Cooler with plenty of sunshine

A starry night

Plenty of sunshine

Partly sunny and breezy

56°

31°

53° / 33°

51° / 31°

60° / 39°

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 10%

W 7-14 mph

WNW 6-12 mph

W 7-14 mph

W 10-20 mph

W 8-16 mph

WSW 7-14 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your concern EUGENIA LAST for others will take you on an interesting journey. Find out all you can. The information you retrieve will help you assist others. You can bring about changes if you offer alternatives.

improve your health.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Emotions will swell up over financial concerns. A problem at work or with a relationship can be expected if you aren’t willing to go along with the majority opinion. Work quietly on perfecting your plan.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make love and romance a priority. Make personal decisions that will improve your life and the way you live. A physical change will make you feel good about the way you look. Greater confidence will lead to success.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep anyone giving you a difficult time at arm’s length. Don’t give in to demands or pressure when you should be focused on gathering information and turning what you want into a reality. Embrace change and don’t look back.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll be tempted to get involved in something due to boredom and the desire for change. Before you take a leap of faith, consider the cost involved. Show interest in what others do and think but don’t feel the need to participate.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A joint venture will have strings attached. Go over details and question anything that is too costly or unnecessary. A physical response will grab attention and ensure that everyone you are dealing with is aware of your ultimate goal.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Consider different ways you can earn a living. If there is something you enjoy doing, turn it into a lucrative project. Combining talent, intellect and passion will give you a chance to live life your way. Romance is in the stars.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Consider what you can do to make your domestic life better. Consider clearing a space that will encourage you to develop a new skill or start a small home base business. Nurture important partnerships to avoid emotional tension.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Let your emotions lead the way. Don’t be afraid to express your feelings. Finding out exactly where you stand will help you head in a direction that will bring positive results. Don’t waffle when you should be forging ahead.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Check into an investment that will influence the way you do business in the future. Taking on something that can turn into additional work looks promising. Aim to build your assets and you will ease stress and

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The less you share with others, the easier it will be to get what you want to do over and done with. Don’t limit your plans because of what others are doing. Take action based on facts and common sense.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Branch out and look for something you can do that will use your skills and bring in extra cash. Starting a small sideline business will ease financial stress and lead to new opportunities. Trust and believe in yourself and your abilities.

Greenville 51/29

Columbia 56/32

Aiken 52/30

ON THE COAST

70° 57° 55° 33° 78° in 1952 17° in 1963

Charleston 59/35

LAKE LEVELS Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 356.77 74.74 74.53 98.31

24-hr chg +0.09 +0.09 +0.01 -0.33

RIVER STAGES

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

0.03" 4.54" 3.33" 4.54" 2.09" 3.33"

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 9.97 +0.09 19 4.00 -1.90 14 7.98 -0.01 14 4.13 -2.23 80 79.97 +0.53 24 12.74 -7.38

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

Today City Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 49/31/s Chicago 31/24/c Dallas 55/33/s Detroit 36/27/sf Houston 60/43/s Los Angeles 64/44/s New Orleans 57/43/s New York 44/32/pc Orlando 69/44/pc Philadelphia 45/30/pc Phoenix 58/38/s San Francisco 56/41/s Wash., DC 48/32/pc

City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 52/33/s 31/21/c 58/35/s 34/25/sf 62/39/pc 69/46/s 57/41/pc 41/32/pc 62/45/pc 42/31/pc 62/41/s 58/42/s 47/33/pc

Myrtle Beach 56/36

Manning 56/32

Today: Sunny and cooler. Winds west-southwest 7-14 mph. Saturday: Plenty of sun. Winds west-southwest 7-14 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 56/31 Sumter 56/31

IN THE MOUNTAINS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Plenty of sunshine Warmer with plenty of sunshine

Bishopville 54/30

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

LOCAL ALMANAC

TUESDAY

Gaﬀney 49/28 Spartanburg 50/28

Today: Cooler with plenty of sunshine. High 55 to 59. Saturday: Plenty of sunshine. High 52 to 56.

The last word in astrology

MONDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 42/26/s 51/30/s 58/31/s 59/37/s 53/38/s 59/35/s 52/28/s 51/33/s 56/32/s 55/31/s 51/30/s 54/30/s 55/32/s

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 45/27/s 53/31/s 56/33/s 56/38/s 49/40/s 56/37/s 50/31/s 53/34/s 55/34/s 52/33/s 47/35/s 52/33/s 52/33/s

City Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta

Today Hi/Lo/W 56/31/s 66/37/s 51/29/s 55/31/s 58/35/s 47/28/s 51/29/s 46/28/s 58/39/s 63/36/s 51/30/s 54/31/s 47/30/s

Sunrise 7:22 a.m. Moonrise 6:56 a.m.

Sunset Moonset

5:48 p.m. 5:44 p.m.

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Today Sat.

High 8:40 a.m. 8:43 p.m. 9:18 a.m. 9:22 p.m.

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 53/33/s 60/40/pc 50/30/s 52/33/s 55/39/s 47/29/s 52/31/s 47/30/s 55/42/s 58/39/pc 53/33/s 54/32/s 51/31/s

Ht. 3.2 2.7 3.2 2.8

City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Low 2:47 a.m. 3:28 p.m. 3:28 a.m. 4:08 p.m.

Today Hi/Lo/W 44/28/s 59/38/s 56/36/s 54/32/s 57/37/s 51/30/s 51/29/s 52/29/s 59/37/s 50/28/s 58/35/s 56/31/s 47/28/s

Ht. -0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.3

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 47/29/s 56/41/s 53/39/s 52/33/s 53/40/s 50/31/s 50/31/s 51/32/s 56/39/s 49/31/s 55/38/s 53/35/s 46/29/s

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PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Chloe, left, is a housebroken and spayed 1-year-old BaChloe lovesterrier to bemix. withShe is great with children senji / Jack Russell people and other dogs but would need a home without cats. She listens to commands very well. Chloe is an active, affecis extremely affectionate Karma and playful girl who loves to be with people. She lovestionate to hang around the house and relax when she is not playing. Karma, right, is a housebroken and spayed 9-month-old American short hair. She is extremely affectionate and loving and gets along great with other cats. Karma loves playing with cat toys, especially ones with feathers. She has been at the SPCA since she was 9 weeks old and has been here longer than any other cat. You can visit with Karma in the cat room, where she is waiting to meet her forever family. 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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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

PREP FOOTBALL

The Sumter Item names All-Independent team BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Twenty-nine student-athletes from the five local South Carolina Independent School Association football schools have been selected to The Sumter Item All-Independent football team. The team is chosen based on nominations from the coaches at Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning Academy, Thomas Sumter Academy, Robert E. Lee Academy and Clarendon Hall. The team includes 11 players from

LMA, seven from Robert E. Lee, five apiece from TSA and Wilson Hall and one from Clarendon Hall. The quarterback is LMA’s Braydon Osteen. He completed 129 of 192 passes for 1,924 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed for 586 yards and three scores on 107 carries. Osteen is joined in the backfield by three running backs, Justin Timmons of Wilson Hall, Nick Stokes of REL and Brandon Hutson of LMA. Timmons rushed for 833 yards and nine touchdowns on 154 carries. Stokes ran for 714 yards and 14 touch-

downs on 92 carries. As a linebacker, Stokes had 61 tackles and three interceptions. Hutson scored touchdowns in four different fashions for LMA. He rushed for 875 yards and 10 scores on 123 attempts and caught 22 passes for 285 yards and two TDs. He returned three kickoffs for a touchdown and returned a punt for a score. The wide receivers are Taylor Lee of Laurence Manning, William Corbett of Robert E. Lee and Josh Barnett of Thomas Sumter. Lee had 60 catches for 959 yards and

13 TDs and ran for 353 yards and another touchdown on 35 attempts. Corbett had 45 catches for 737 yards and six scores despite missing five game with a broken hand. He played in the Cavaliers’ three playoff games wearing a cast and had nine catches for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Barnett had 25 catches for 432 yards and three TDs. As a defensive back, Barnett had 43 solo tackles, 15 assists, one caused fumble and one interception while breaking up seven passes.

SEE ALL-INDY, PAGE B4

PREP BASKETBALL

PRO TENNIS

Finding a way to win

Williams sisters to Australian Open finals

Despite sub-par game, SHS boys top Bruins 64-41, move into tie for 1st place BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com When the Sumter High School boys basketball team traveled to Florence earlier this month to face South Florence, the Gamecocks rolled to a resounding 81-36 victory. There was no doubt SHS remembered that when the two teams faced off in the rematch on Thursday at the Sumter gymnasium. The Gamecocks could never get into any rhythm offensively or defensively the entire game, but still had more than enough firepower to beat the Bruins 64-41. “We just didn’t have any energy tonight,” said SHS head coach Shawn Jones. “I think the guys had the last game (against SF) on their minds, but we’ve got to play better than that. I told them we can’t go out and play like that the rest of the way if we hope to win the region.” Despite the uninspired performance, Sumter finds itself in a tie for first place in Region VI-5A. West Florence, ranked second in the state among 5A schools by the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association, lost to Carolina Forest 38-37 on Thursday. The Knights’ star player, Sharone Wright Jr., was out of the lineup with an illness. Sumter, ranked seventh, improved to 14-6 overall and 6-1 in region play -- now the mark owned by WF. South Florence dropped to 5-14 and 0-7. The Gamecocks managed to connect on just 24 of 60 shots from the floor and was 6-for-24 from 3-point range. The poor shooting even car-

BY MARK MORGAN / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter’s Darius Williams (2) goes up for a basket against South Florence’s Korique Rainey in the Gamecocks’ 64-41 win on Thursday at the SHS gymnasium. ried over to the free throw line where they were just 9-for-21. Still, when halftime rolled around, SHS had a 25-8 lead. South Florence

managed to squeeze off just 17 shots in the first half, hitting only three of them. The Bruins committed 14 turnovers in the first half, the vast majority of

them unforced. “We can’t continue to play like that,” Jones said.

SEE SUMTER, PAGE B3

USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Wilson powers No. 5 South Carolina past Georgia BY CHRIS STARRS The Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — With South Carolina struggling on offense, A’ja Wilson took over. Wilson scored 19 points and had 10 rebounds to help the No. 5 Gamecocks beat Georgia 62-44 on Thursday night. The All-America forward missed the first meeting two weeks ago with an ankle injury. South Carolina won that game by three points. It was the lowest point total of the season for South Carolina (18-1, 8-0 SEC) this season. The Gamecocks’ pre-

vious low came in their 74-63 loss at Duke in early December. Despite a disappointing offensive night, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley was pleased with the Gamecocks’ defensive effort, which included 30 defensive rebounds, 10 steals and eight blocked shots. “We played the entire 40 minutes, but it was an ugly game,” Staley said. “From a defensive standpoint I thought what we did was tremendous. We had very little lapses, we contested shots and we won the hustleplay battles. When you can get that kind of effort and

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson (22) battles Georgia’s Stephanie Paul (3) and Halle Washington (23) in the second half of the Gamecocks’ 62-44 victory on Thursday in Athens, Georgia. hold a team to 44 points, you’re doing your job. I just thought that offensively we didn’t take advantage of some things.” Allisha Gray added 18 points for South Carolina,

which won its 12th consecutive game and is the only team unbeaten in the SEC after its win over No. 4 Mississippi State on Monday.

SEE USC, PAGE B4

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Win or lose, Serena Williams sees another all-sister final at the Australian Open as cause for celebration. The 35-year-old Williams arrived in Australia bidding for a 23rd Grand Slam title, S. WILLIAMS aiming to break the Open-era record she shares with Steffi Graf. By winning, she’d also regain the No. 1 ranking she lost after her U.S. Open semifinal V. WILLIAMS exit. She doesn’t enjoy the suspense, or talk about the number. Her older sister, Venus, knows that better than anyone after their two decades of competing together in the majors. Now the 36-year-old Venus is the potential roadblock, back in a major final for the first time since she lost the previous all-Williams Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 2009. “I just feel like no matter what happens, we’ve won,” Serena said. “A Williams is going to win this tournament.” Venus hasn’t added to her seven major titles since Wimbledon in 2008, but is in her best form since being diagnosed with energy-sapping Sjogren’s syndrome in 2011. In fact, she was the first Williams into the 2017 final, rallying to beat 25-year-old CoCo Vandeweghe — the only player in the women’s semifinals who was younger than 34 — 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3. A jubilant Venus could barely contain her emotions after clinching a spot in the final on her fourth match point, putting her hands to her face, her jaw dropping, before she crossed her arms over her heart and did a stylish pirouette. Feeling like “it was in my hands to force this Williams final” in the subsequent match, six-time Australian Open champion Serena overwhelmed 34-year-old Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2, 6-1. By the time Roger Federer beat fourth-seeded Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 in an all-Swiss night match to became the oldest man to reach a Grand Slam final since Ken Rosewall made the 1974 U.S. Open final at 39, they were calling it Throwback Thursday at Melbourne Park. Three players who can combine for 46 Grand Slam titles and 106 years in age advanced to the a final one after the other. Federer, returning from six months out to rest his injured left knee, will next play Sunday against either 14-time major champion Rafael Nadal

SEE FINAL, PAGE B4

SPORTS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

6 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Qatar Masters Second Round from Doha, Qatar (GOLF). 11:30 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Second Round from Paradise Island, Bahamas (GOLF). Noon – Figure Skating: European Championships from Ostrava, Czech Republic – Men’s Short Competition (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s Semifinal Match from Melbourne, Australia (ESPN2). 2 p.m. – Figure Skating: European Championships from Ostrava, Czech Republic – Women’s Free Competition (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 2:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Schalke 04 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (FOX SPORTS 2). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Fourth-Round Match – Leicester City vs. Derby (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Farmers Insurance Open Second Round from La Jolla, Calif. (GOLF). 5:45 p.m. – Girls and Boys High School Basketball: Hartsville at Lugoff-Elgin (WPUB-FM 102.7). 6 p.m. – College Hockey: Northeastern at Massachusetts-Lowell (TIME WARNER 1250). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Hockey: Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio) (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Quinnipiac at Monmouth (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Gymnastics: Auburn at Florida (SEC NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Charlotte at New York (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Houston at Philadelphia (ESPN). 8 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: DePaul at Creighton (FOX SPORTS 1). 8:30 p.m. – Women’s College Gymnastics: Alabama at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK). 8:30 p.m. – College Hockey: Bowling Green at Ferris State (TIME WARNER 1250). 9 p.m. – College Volleyball: CaliforniaIrvine at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Dayton at Virginia Commonwealth (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Wisconsin-Green Bay at Oakland (ESPNU). 9:30 p.m. – College Hockey: Nebraska (Omaha) at Denver (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 11 p.m. – High School Basketball: Nathan Hale (Wash.) vs. Garfield (Wash.) from Seattle (ESPNU). 3 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Open Women’s Final Match from Melbourne, Australia (ESPN). 4 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Qatar Masters Third Round from Doha, Qatar (GOLF).

SATURDAY

5:30 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s Doubles Final Match from Melbourne, Australia (TENNIS). 7:25 a.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Fourth-Round Match – Wolverhampton vs. Liverpool (FOX SPORTS 1). 9 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Open Women’s Final Match from Melbourne, Australia (ESPN2). 9 a.m. – Figure Skating: European Championships from Ostrava, Czech Republic – Free Dance Competition (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:20 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Bayern Munich vs. Werder Bremen (FOX SPORTS 2). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Fourth-Round Match – Brentford vs. Chelsea (FOX SPORTS 1). Noon – College Basketball: Central Michigan at Kent State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – College Basketball: SEC/Big 12 Challenge -- Texas A&M at West Virginia (ESPN). Noon – College Basketball: Florida State at Syracuse (ESPN2). Noon – College Basketball: Notre Dame at Georgia Tech (ESPNU). Noon – Women’s College Basketball: Texas Tech at Kansas (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). Noon – College Basketball: Clemson at Pittsburgh (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7). Noon – College Basketball: Davidson at Fordham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – College Basketball: Morehead State at Jacksonville State (TIME WARNER 1250). 12:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Bayern Leverkusen (FOX SPORTS 2). 12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Fourth-Round Match – Arsenal vs. Southampton (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – College Basketball: North Carolina at Miami (WLTX 19). 1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Farmers Insurance Open Third Round from La Jolla, Calif. (GOLF). 1 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Porto vs. Estoril (UNIVISION). 1:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Central Florida at Tulsa (ESPNEWS). 2 p.m. – Auto Racing: Rolex 24 at Daytona from Daytona Beach, Fla. (WACH 57). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Northern Iowa at Drake (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Providence at Marquette (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: SEC/Big 12 Challenge -- Florida at Oklahoma (ESPN). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: SEC/Big 12 Challenge -- Kansas State at Tennessee (ESPN2). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: SEC/Big 12 Challenge -- Louisiana State at Texas Tech (ESPNU). 2 p.m. – College Track and Field: Razorback Invitational from Fayetteville, Ark. (SEC NETWORK). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: St. Bonaventure at Rhode Island (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: College of Charleston at Drexel (TIME WARNER 1250). 2 p.m. – Figure Skating: U.S. Championships from Kansas City, Mo. – Exhibition Performances (WIS 10). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: DePaul at Creighton (FOX SPORTS 1). 2 p.m. – College Football: Senior Bowl from Mobile, Ala. (NFL NETWORK). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Farmers Insurance Open Third Round from La Jolla, Calif. (WLTX 19). 3 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Third Round from Paradise Island, Bahamas (GOLF). 3:15 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Pacos de Ferreira vs. Sporting (UNIVISION). 3:30 p.m. – College Basketball: East Carolina at Memphis (ESPNEWS). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: St. Augustine’s at Fayetteville State (ASPIRE). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: New Mexico at Nevada (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: SEC/Big 12 Challenge -- Texas at Georgia (ESPN). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: SEC/Big 12 Challenge – Iowa State at Vanderbilt (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: SEC/Big 12 Challenge – Arkansas at Oklahoma State (ESPNU). 4 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Oklahoma State at Kansas State (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 4 p.m. – Track and Field: U.S. New Balance Indoor Games from Boston (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: St. Louis

at George Washington (TIME WARNER 1250). 4:30 p.m. – Horse Racing: Pegasus Cup from Hallandale, Fla. (WIS 10). 5 p.m. – Auto Racing: Rolex 24 at Daytona from Daytona Beach, Fla. (FOX SPORTS 2). 5:50 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Guadalajara vs. Queretaro (UNIVISION). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: Colorado State at San Diego State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: SEC/Big 12 Challenge – Baylor at Mississippi (ESPN2). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: SEC/Big 12 Challenge -- Auburn at Texas Christian (ESPNU). 6 p.m. – Figure Skating: European Championships from Ostrava, Czech Republic – Men’s Free Competition (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: Mississippi State at Alabama (SEC NETWORK). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: La Salle at St. Joseph’s (TIME WARNER 1250). 6:15 p.m. – College Basketball: SEC/ Big 12 Challenge – Kansas at Kentucky (ESPN). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Sacramento at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: NHL All-Star Skills Competition from Los Angeles (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Leon vs. Monterrey (UNIVISION). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Georgetown at Butler (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Ohio State at Iowa (ESPN2). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Tulane at Connecticut (ESPNU). 8 p.m. – College Hockey: North Dakota at Colorado College (TIME WARNER 1250). 8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State (WOLO 25). 8:30 p.m. – College Basketball: South Carolina at Missouri (SEC NETWORK, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Loyola Marymount at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 9:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Veracruz vs. America (UNIVISION). 10 p.m. – College Basketball: Gonzaga at Pepperdine (ESPN2). 10 p.m. – College Basketball: Temple at Houston (ESPNU). 10 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Miguel Roman vs. Takashi Miura in a Super Featherweight Bout and Francisco Varga vs. Miguel Merchelt in a Super Featherweight Bout from Indio, Calif. (HBO). 10 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz in a Featherweight Bout from Las Vegas (SHOWTIME). 11 p.m. – Auto Racing: Rolex 24 at Daytona from Daytona Beach, Fla. (FOX SPORTS 2). 3 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s Final Match from Melbourne, Australia (ESPN2). 4 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Qatar Masters Final Round from Doha, Qatar (GOLF).

Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m. New York at Atlanta, 3 p.m. Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m. Houston at Indiana, 6 p.m. Orlando at Toronto, 6 p.m. Washington at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Dallas at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 7 p.m. Golden State at Portland, 9 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L Montreal 49 29 13 Ottawa 46 26 15 Toronto 46 23 14 Boston 51 24 21 Florida 49 20 19 Buffalo 47 20 18 Tampa Bay 49 22 22 Detroit 49 20 20 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L Washington 48 32 10 Columbus 47 32 11 Pittsburgh 47 30 12 N.Y. Rangers 49 31 17 Philadelphia 49 24 19 N.Y. Islanders46 20 17 Carolina 47 21 19 New Jersey 49 20 20

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GA 122 120 131 132 136 132 144 144

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GF 155 157 169 167 138 133 126 111

GA 104 110 137 129 154 135 137 139

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 47 31 11 5 67 155 108 Chicago 50 30 15 5 65 139 127 Nashville 48 23 17 8 54 134 127 St. Louis 48 24 19 5 53 137 147 Dallas 49 19 20 10 48 131 154 Winnipeg 51 22 25 4 48 145 158 Colorado 46 13 31 2 28 93 156 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 49 31 16 2 64 134 112 Anaheim 51 27 15 9 63 133 129 Edmonton 50 27 15 8 62 148 131 Vancouver 49 23 20 6 52 119 137 Calgary 51 24 24 3 51 131 147 Los Angeles 48 23 21 4 50 120 121 Arizona 47 15 26 6 36 105 152 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 4, Detroit 0 Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Rangers 0 Vancouver 3, Colorado 2 Edmonton 4, Anaheim 0

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Carolina, 7 p.m. Calgary at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Buffalo at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver at Arizona, 9 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

SATURDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS

All-Star Game, 3:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAME

Houston 27, Oakland 14 Seattle 26, Detroit 6 Pittsburgh 30, Miami 12 Green Bay 38, N.Y. Giants 13

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DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS

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Atlanta 36, Seattle 20 New England 34, Houston 16 Green Bay 34, Dallas 31 Pittsburgh 18, Kansas City 16

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Atlanta 44, Green Bay 21 New England 36, Pittsburgh 17

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Sacramento 116, Cleveland 112, OT Boston 120, Houston 109 Miami 109, Brooklyn 106 Atlanta 119, Chicago 114 Golden State 113, Charlotte 103 Memphis 101, Toronto 99 Oklahoma City 114, New Orleans 105 Philadelphia 114, Milwaukee 109 Dallas 103, New York 95 Portland 105, L.A. Lakers 98

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at New York, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m.

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Tiger Woods hits out of a bunker on the second hole of the south course during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday in San Diego.

Tiger finally returns to PGA Tour and is close to missing cut BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods had a rough return to the PGA Tour on Thursday. A slow one, too. Woods, playing in a PGA Tour event for the first in 17 months, fell apart on the back nine of the South course at Torrey Pines and wound up with a 4-over 76, leaving him in danger of missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open. He was 11 shots behind Justin Rose, who shot a 65 on the shorter North Course. Along with fighting his swing — he didn’t hit a fairway after No. 7 — and coping with thick rough he had not seen in some time, Woods said he had a hard time adjusting to the pace of play from being in threesomes for the first time since he last played a PGA Tour event at the Wyndham Championship

in August 2015. “Honestly, it was just weird waiting that much,” he said. “Not used to doing that. At home, I guess we’re flying a little quicker than this. It was just a different rhythm.” His game was greater concern than having to wait. This was a battle from the start, when his opening tee shot went into the right rough and he hit a big cut closer to the gallery than the green. Woods did well to keep his score from getting out of hand early, with four tough par saves on the front nine to limit the damage. He started the back nine with 10-foot birdie putts on the 10th and 11th holes, and with two par 5s ahead of him, starting to believe this could be a strong start. Starting with No. 12, he played the next six holes in 6 over, with a double bogey on the 15th hole the biggest blow.

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Cincinnati tops Xavier for city bragging rights CINCINNATI — Jacob Evans III scored 21 points and led No. 19 Cincinnati’s second-half surge to an 86-78 victory over No. 24 Xavier on the Bearcats’ home court Thursday night, ending the Musketeers’ streak of three straight wins in their annual crosstown rivalry game. The Bearcats (18-2) got their 11th straight win by overcoming Trevon Bluiett’s incredible shooting performance — 12 of 15 for a career-high 40 points. Cincinnati dominated up front as Xavier (14-6) got little out of its front line. The Bearcats controlled the boards 42-18 and had 30 second-chance points. Evans scored the first three points in a 15-2 run that put Cincinnati ahead to stay. Gary Clark added 13 points and 11 rebounds. Bluiett made all of his eight shots in the first half for 26 points and his first 10 overall before missing a rushed 3 to beat the shot clock. He was 9 of 11 from beyond the arc, tying the school record for 3s in a game.

(9) LOUISVILLE 60 CLEMSON 46 CLEMSON — Myisha Hines-Allen didn’t feel much like celebrating a Louisville milestone, not after the sluggish performance the Cardinals had at Clemson. Hines-Allen had 13 of her 16 points in the final two quarters as No. 9 Louisville held off the Tigers for the program’s 800th all-time win. For Hines-Allen, it was more about her team’s slow start and spotty play that had them finishing 17

points below their season scoring average. If Louisville (19-4, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) hopes to keep moving on, Hines-Allen knows they’ll need a crisper performance. Cardinals coach Jeff Walz saw this coming at the shoot-around. He was not happy with his team’s preparation and focus facing Clemson (11-10, 0-8), a team that has lost 41 straight games to ACC opponents. Things got dicey for Louisville in the final quarter, up just 41-35 after Danielle Edwards’ 3-pointer with 8:22 to go. But Kylee Shook answered with a 3 and Briahanna Jackson a bucket as Louisville pushed the lead to double-digits. Clemson could not respond, although this must seem as if it were some sort of triumph given the last time they faced a top 10 team at home in No. 6 Florida State, the Tigers were crushed 86-27.

CLEVELAND INDIANS WILL HOST 2019 ALL-STAR GAME CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians will host the All-Star Game in 2019, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. The team will hold a news conference today at Progressive Field to formally announce the event, last held in Cleveland in 1997. Hosting the mid-season’s showcase is another boost for the Indians, who won their first AL pennant since ’97 last season and pushed the Chicago Cubs to seven games before losing the World Series. From wire reports

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Alice Drive boys clinch regular-season title Trevonte Brunson had a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds as the Alice Drive Middle School boys basketball team clinched the regular season title with a 44-24 victory over Mayewood on Thursday at the Hawks gymnasium. Marcus Lane added 15 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals for ADMS. Jaiven Lowery-Isaac finished with 10 points and six rebounds. The Hawks improved to 13-1 and will host a first-round playoff game against a to be determined opponent on Tuesday at 5 p.m. EBENEZER 42 BATES 30 PHOTOS BY BY MARK MORGAN / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

Above, Sumter’s Jaylenn Corbett (22) goes up for a rebound over South Florence’s Freddy Sparks in the Gamecocks’ 64-41 victory on Thursday at the SHS gymnasium. Below, Sumter’s Raymond Johnson (32) puts up a shot against South Florence’s Michael Mason.

Ebenezer Middle School earned a 42-30 victory over Bates on Thursday at the EMS gymnasium. Umar Lawson scored nine points to lead Bates followed by Cameron Jenkins with eight and Justice Singletary with five. LEE CENTRAL 60 EAST CLARENDON 13

BISHOPVILLE – Daveon Thomas had a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds to help lead Lee Central to a 60-13 victory over East Clarendon on Thursday at the LC gymnasium. LeBron Thomas added 10 points for the Stallions, who improved to 11-0 overall and 9-0 in the conference. CHESTNUT OAKS 44 FURMAN 31

SUMTER FROM PAGE B1 “We’ve got to forget about who it is we’re playing and be ready to go every game. One thing I will say about our team is that we do seem to step it up against the better competition, but we’ve got to be ready to play every game.” SF did manage to find some offense in the second half, but was never really able to make a run. It never got closer than 12 points the remainder of the game. Sumter’s biggest lead of the game came when Antoine Benbow threw down a slam dunk just before the final buzzer. Fourteen of the 16 players on the Sumter roster scored. Darius Williams and Raymond Johnson led the way with 10 points apiece. Zykiem Jackson added seven. Korique Rainey and Jahliah Sparks led South Florence with nine apiece. Justice Jackson had eight. Sumter plays at Carolina Forest on Monday.

Zayvon Wells scored 17 points to lead Chestnut Oaks Middle School to a 44-31 victory over Furman on Thursday at the CO gymnasium. Tilman Vaughn added 10 points and five steals for the Falcons. MANNING 74 HILLCREST 27

Varsity Basketball Lakewood at Darlington, 6 p.m. Lee Central at North Central, 6 p.m. East Clarendon at Creek Bridge, 6 p.m. Cross at Scott’s Branch, 6:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Laurence Manning, 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball Sumter at South Florence (Girls Only), 6 p.m. Manning at Lake Marion, 4 p.m. Williamsburg at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

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MANNING – Chase Lee scored 17 points as Laurence Manning Academy defeated Wilson Hall 34-31 on Thursday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Nathan Harris had eight points to lead the Barons. LMA hosts Florence Christian on Tuesday in its next game. LEE CENTRAL 61 NORTH CENTRAL 31

BISHOPVILLE – Jalen Atkinson had 14 points and nine rebounds as Lee Central earned a 61-31 victory over North Central on Thursday at the LC gymnasium. Javontae McCloud added 12 points and five steals for the Stallions. Travis Hickson had eight points and six rebounds while Kentavious Reed and De’Ablo Halley each added six points. LC improved 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the conference.

GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL THOMAS SUMTER 43 FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 25

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Omar Croskey scored 20

Manning Academy today.

JV BASKETBALL LAURENCE MANNING 24 WILSON HALL 13

MANNING – Katherine Burns scored 11 points as Laurence Manning Academy earned a 24-13 victory over Wilson Hall on Thursday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Audrey Bennett added nine points for the Lady Swampcats , who host Florence Christian on Tuesday. DuBose Alderman and Andi Grae Wingate each had four points for the Lady Barons, who fell to 10-3 overall and 0-3 in the region.

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL ALICE DRIVE 50 MAYEWOOD 38 Alice Drive completed a perfect 14-0 regular season by defeated Mayewood 50-38 on Thursday at the ADMS gymnasium. Stevye Sinkler had 19 points and three rebounds to lead the Lady Hawks followed by Jada Sawyer with nine points and 13 rebounds. Markia Wilson added eight points and Jalyn Matthews finished with six points and eight rebounds. Inga Colclough had had seven rebounds. EAST CLARENDON 29 LEE CENTRAL 15

FLORENCE – Bree Stoddard 25 points and eight rebounds as Thomas Sumter Academy earned a 43-25 victory over Florence Christian School on Thursday at the FCS gymnasium. Catelyn Martin added six points for the Lady Generals while Carmen Silvester and Taja Hunley finished with four each. TSA hosts Williamsburg Academy today. WILSON HALL 42 FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 34

DALZELL – Corey Graham had 15 points as Manning Junior High School earned a 74-27 victory over Hillcrest on Thursday at the HMS gymnasium. Getkedz Sharpe added 12 points for the Monarchs, who improved to 12-2.

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points as Sumter’s JV squad defeated South Florence 57-15. Tyre Smalls and Jaylen Johnson each added 12 points for the Gamecocks.

Courtney Clark scored 23 points to help lead Wilson Hall to a 42-34 victory over Florence Christian School on Tuesday at Nash Student Center. Becka Noyes added eight points for the Lady Barons. Clark also led the team with seven rebounds followed by Mary Daniel Stokes with five. WH improved to 13-4 overall and 2-0 in SCISA Region II-3A and will travel to Laurence

BISHOPVILLE – East Clarendon earned a 29-15 victory over Lee Central on Thursday at the LC gymnasium. Latarya Brisbon scored 10 points to lead the Lady Stallions. CHESTNUT OAKS 42 BATES 40

Chestnut Oaks Middle School defeated Bates 42-40 on Tuesday at the CO gymnasium. Ayonna Young led the Lady Falcons with 16 points. BATES 24 EBENEZER 20

Maliasa Rhodes had 11 points and seven rebounds as Bates earned a 24-20 victory over Ebenezer on Thursday at the EMS gymnasium to finish the regular season 7-7. Kayla Williams added nine points for the Lady Bantams, who will play again on Monday.

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Pachis Roberts and Mackenzie Engram led Georgia (10-10, 2-5) with 10 points each. No other players for either team reached doubledigit scoring. After trailing by as many as 18 points for 31 minutes, Georgia got close with 7:45 left in the game when Halle Washington’s layup made it 37-33. But South Carolina’s Wilson took control of the situation, scoring nine points in the last seven minutes to give the Gamecocks some cushion. “I wouldn’t call it a takeover role,” Wilson said. “I call it letting the game come to me and doing what’s good for the team.” Both teams shot poorly from the field Thursday. South Carolina made just 35 percent from the field (20 for 57) while Georgia shot 37 percent (20 for 54). The big difference in the game came at the foul line, where the Gamecocks made 17 of 31 attempts to Georgia’s 3 of 8, and on the glass, where South Carolina had 45 rebounds to Georgia’s 38. “It was the difference in both games,” Georgia coach Joni Taylor said. “In the first game, I think they went to the line 22 times and we outrebounded them. This game, they went to the line 31 times, which was more than I expected and they outrebounded us. We can’t give them free points — (or)

and Grigor Dimitrov. With the Williams locked in for Saturday night, expectations are rising for another vintage Roger-Rafa bout. “It’s going to be special either way — one is going to go for his first slam or it’s the epic battle with Rafa,” Federer said. “All I care about is that I can win. Doesn’t matter who’s across the net, but I understand the magnitude of the match against Nadal. “I’ll leave it all out here in Australia and if I can’t walk for another five months, that’s OK.” The all-Williams final will be the first in Melbourne since 2003, when Serena won what Venus has described as a “battle royale.” Venus hasn’t returned to the Australian final since then. And when she walked out onto Rod Laver Arena, it will be as the oldest player in the Open era to contest an Australian Open women’s final. She’ll be the oldest finalist at any major since Martina Navratilova’s run to the Wimbledon final in 1994. Venus has lost six of her eight Grand Slam finals against her younger sister, and is 11-16 overall in their tour-level career matches. But Serena noted that nobody has beaten her more than her older sister — their sibling rivalry is friendly, but goes a long way back. “When I’m playing on the court with her, I think I’m playing, like, the best competitor in the game,” Venus said. “I don’t think I’m chump change, either. I can compete against any odds. No matter what. “You also have to hopefully put your opponent in a box,” she added. “This opponent is your sister, and she’s super awesome.” After winning four straight majors up to Wimbledon 2015 to get within one of Graf ’s record, Serena lost in the semifinals at the U.S. Open and then finals in Melbourne last year and at Roland Garros before equaling the mark back on the grass courts of southwest London. Serena acknowledged Lucic-Baroni, who was playing in her first semifinal match at a major since Wimbledon in 1999, as an inspiration for her comeback to the highest level after years of struggle. Lucic-Baroni took a selfie as she left the stadium, hoping to capture the moment. Then Serena turned her attention to Venus, who was seeded 13th, for overcoming the odds, too. “Obviously I was really proud of Venus,” Serena said, explaining how the siblings will continue their relationship as per usual ahead of the final. “She’s basically my world and my life. I was so happy for her. For us both to be in the final is the biggest dream come true.”

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South Carolina guard Doniyah Cliney (4) and Georgia guard Haley Clark (12) fight for a rebound in the second half of the fifth-ranked Gamecocks’ 62-44 victory over Georgia in Athens, Georgia, on Thursday. to anybody for that matter, in this league.” Georgia has now lost three consecutive games and has dropped eight of its last 10. “We got off to a really good start,” Taylor, who recently suffered an Achilles injury and coached from a wheeled cart, said. “We executed the game plan on both ends of the floor, but when you play a good team like South Carolina, you can’t turn the ball over and you can’t send them to the line

31 times. Every time we made a run and got it close, they made a run, too.”

Bulldogs have dropped four consecutive league games.

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South Carolina: Will head home to face Tennessee on Monday night and then travel to Kentucky next Thursday. Georgia: Played South Carolina twice in the last 16 days, so it might seem like a relief to get on the road to Ole Miss on Sunday and Arkansas next Thursday to face a couple of the SEC’s lightly-lauded teams.

South Carolina: Won its 12th consecutive game and is a cinch to move up in the top 25 rankings after defeating No.4 Mississippi State on Monday. The Gamecocks’ only loss of the season came Dec. 4 at now-No. 14 Duke. Georgia: After getting early SEC victories over Texas A&M and Vanderbilt, the

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Shanahan follows father to the Super Bowl BY PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Kyle Shanahan is trying to keep the next 10 days as normal as possible. Good luck with that. The Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator is heading to his first Super Bowl — a game his father won twice. Once the season is over, Shanahan is expected to become the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. He’ll have his second interview with 49ers officials on Saturday , which appears to be little more than a formality since he’s the only candidate remaining for the job. After that, Shanahan and the rest of the Falcons will board a jet for Houston, where they’ll try to win the first championship in franchise history when they face the New England Patriots on Feb. 5. “It’s worked out pretty good,” Shanahan insisted after practice Thursday. “Getting this bye week before the Super Bowl, thank God you have two weeks to prepare for it.” For the 37-year-old Shanahan, the chance to work in the Super Bowl — and then, in all likelihood, move on to his first head coaching job — is what he’s been preparing for most of his life. Granted, Mike Shanahan didn’t necessarily want his son to follow him into coaching.

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Atlanta offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, left, talks with head coach Dan Quinn during a workout at the team’s practice facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia, on Thursday. But once that was the path Kyle chose, he certainly benefited from being around the family business. While serving as a ball boy for the 49ers, where his father was an assistant coach, he got to hang out at training camp with players such as Jerry Rice, Steve Young and John Taylor. When playing in high school, he worked out alongside plenty of NFL stars, giving him a chance to study their routines and poke their

ALL-INDY FROM PAGE B1 The tight end is Kyle Decker of Thomas Sumter. He had 17 catches for 212 yards and two scores. As a defensive end, Decker had 61 solo stops, 37 assists and 10 TFLs to go along with two sacks, two fumble recoveries and four QB pressures. The offensive line includes Phillip Flores, Austin Griffin and Cale Gamble of Laurence Manning, Kody McCutchen and Sydney Arledge of REL and Mason Studer of TSA. Flores graded out at 86 percent with 36 knockdown blocks. Griffin had an 84 percent grade and 30 knockdowns, while Gamble had 21 knockdowns with an 80 percent grade. McCutchen graded out at 84 percent for REL and also played linebacker. Arledge had a grade of 83 percent and had 86 tackles as a linebacker. Studer graded out at 89 percent and had nine knockdown blocks. As a defensive lineman, Studer had 18 solo stops, 17 as-

sists, one tackle for loss, one fumble recovery and two caused fumbles. The all-purpose player is Clarendon Hall’s Dylan Way. As the quarterback on offense, Way rushed for 769 yards and five touchdowns on 112 carries while running for five 2-point conversions. He completed 29 of 78 passes for 399 yards and two scores. He returned a kickoff for a score and as a defensive back had 51 tackles and five interceptions. The placekicker is Thomas Sumter’s John Bracewell. He was 28-for-30 on extra point attempts and three of five on field goal attempts. He averaged 30 yards per punt. The defensive line is made up of LMA’s Josh Edwards, REL’s Parker Beasley, Wilson Hall’s Greyson Sonntag and Robert E. Lee’s Brent King. Edwards had 32 solo stops and 21 assists to go with 22 tackles for loss. He had 5 1/2 quarterback sacks, caused four fum-

brains for advice. “I’ve been sitting in draft meetings since high school,” Shanahan said. “Not because I always wanted to coach. Just because I loved watching football and hearing about players and trying to be a player. “I never realized it was a big deal, but once I got in the NFL and some things come a little quicker, you’re like, ‘Maybe it did help being around it my whole life.’” Shanahan also had to deal with the inevitable complaints that his path into the coaching business came easier than it does for most because his father won two straight Supers Bowls with the Denver Broncos during the 1990s (and, in an interesting twist, beat the Falcons for the second of those titles). The grumbling only intensified when Kyle spent four years as Washington’s offensive coordinator while his father was the head coach, a partnership that produced only one playoff appearance and a record of 24-40 before the Shanahans were fired . “When you work for your dad and things don’t go well, you’re going to get a lot of junk for it,” he said. “I learned that the hard way, but I think that’s life and I think that’s anybody’s situation. It’s just when you’re in the NFL, it’s a little bit more in front of the whole public. But I wouldn’t take my life back for anything. It’s been great.”

bles and recovered two fumbles. Beasley had 48 tackles for the Cavaliers despite being double-teamed on every play. Sonntag had 34 tackles, six sacks and four TFLs, while grading out at 78 percent as an offensive lineman. King had 52 tackles and six sacks. The linebackers are Maleke Davis and Colton Ardis of LMA, Jake Meyers of Wilson Hall and Devin Harwell of Thomas Sumter. Davis had 80 solo tackles, 41 assists and 28 tackles for loss. He also had 7½ sacks, caused three fumbles and recovered two. Ardis had 60 solo stops, 31 assists, 20 TFLs, six sacks, two caused fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Meyers had 83 tackles and two sacks. Harwell had 66 solo stops, 31 assists and 12 TFLs. He had two interceptions, returning one for a score, broke up a pass and had two pressures. On offense, he had 15 catches for 148 yards and rushed for 93 yards and a score on 22 attempts.

The defensive backfield is made up of Robert E. Lee’s Bryce Barrett, Brewer Brunson and Jake Jordan of Laurence Manning and Greyson Young of Wilson Hall. As a safety, Barrett had four interceptions and 41 tackles. He was REL’s quarterback and the catalyst of its offense. He rushed for 1,485 yards and 18 touchdowns on 186 carries while completing 107 of 162 passes for 1,822 yards and 25 touchdowns against just three interceptions. He was responsible for 43 touchdowns and had 3,307 total yards. Brunson had six interceptions and broke up six passes while recording 32 solo stops and 26 assists. Jordan had 26 solo stops, 19 assists, five interceptions and 10 PBUs. Young had two interceptions, 44 tackles and one tackle for loss on defense. As a split end, he had 11 catches for 143 yards. The punter is Mills Herlong of Wilson Hall. Herlong averaged 31.2 yards a punt and was 11-for-12 on PATs and 1-for-3 on field goal attempts.

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QB – Braydon Osteen, Laurence Manning RB – Justin Timmons, Wilson Hall RB – Nick Stokes, Robert E. Lee RB -- Brandon Hutson, Laurence Manning WR – Taylor Lee, Laurence Manning WR – William Corbett, Robert E. Lee WR – Josh Barnett, Thomas Sumter TE – Kyle Decker, Thomas Sumter OL – Phillip Flores, Laurence Manning OL – Kody McCutchen, Robert E. Lee OL – Austin Griffin, Laurence Manning OL – Mason Studer, Thomas Sumter OL – Cale Gamble, Laurence Manning OL – Sydney Arledge, Robert E. Lee All-Purpose – Dylan Way, Clarendon Hall PK – John Bracewell, Thomas Sumter DEFENSE

DL – Josh Edwards, Laurence Manning DL – Parker Beasley, Robert E. Lee DL – Greyson Sonntag, Wilson Hall DL – Brent King, Robert E. Lee LB – Maleke Davis, Laurence Manning LB – Devin Harwell, Thomas Sumter LB – Jake Meyers, Wilson Hall LB – Colton Ardis, Laurence Manning DB – Bryce Barrett, Robert E. Lee DB – Brewer Brunson, Laurence Manning DB – Jake Jordan, Laurence Manning DB – Greyson Young, Wilson Hall P – Mills Herlong, Wilson Hall

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RUTH ANDERSON ALCOLU — Ruth Anderson died on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Memorial services for Mrs. Anderson will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Westminister Presbyterian Church, 9124 Plowden Mill Road, Alcolu, with the Rev. Alonza A. WashANDERSON ington, pastor, officiating, and the Revs. Drs. Franklin D. Colclough Sr. and Ella Busby assisting. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

BONNIE GRUBB MCLEOD PINEWOOD — Bonnie Grubb McLeod, 52, wife of Mark A. McLeod, died on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Jan. 13, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late James Edward Grubb Sr. and Barbara ThompMCLEOD son Grubb. Bonnie attended Furman High School. She enjoyed family vacations in the mountains of North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. She loved deer hunting, fishing, and caring for the flowers and birds in her yard. Bonnie attended Calvary Church of the Nazarene. She loved her Lord and never turned down anyone in need. Survivors include her husband of 30 years; two children, C.J. McLeod (Jessie) and Ashley Osteen (Westley), all of Pinewood; three grandchildren who were her world, Hunter McLeod, Katelyn McLeod and Brookelyn McLeod; brothers, Ronnie Grubb and James “Jimbo” Grubb, both of Manning, and Michael Grubb of Myrtle Beach; and a sister, Kathy Barfield of Manning. Other survivors include her mother-in-law, Mary Polly McLeod of Pinewood; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Shirley Walton of Sumter, Butch McLeod (Lanelle) of Sumter, Louise Geddings (A.L.) of Cayce-West Columbia, Jesse McLeod (Margie) of Pinewood, Henry McLeod (Kathy) of Pinewood and Stanley McLeod (Michelle) of Greenville; and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Peggy Nesbitt; brother-in-law, Robert “Bobby” Walton; nephews, Jason Walton and Skyler Johnson; and father-in-law, Jim H. McLeod. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dale Turner, the Rev. Kenny Griffin and the Rev. Arthur Sharpe officiating. Burial will be in Pinewood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Shane Walton, Bill Atkinson, Timmy Pope, Mike Floyd, Nick Moye and Jake Moye. Honorary pallbearers will be Eric Brown, Wade Walton and Randy Wright. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Cremato-

rium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

WESLEY KIND SR. Wesley “Ray” Kind Sr., 58, transitioned to his heavenly home on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on March 11, 1958, in Sumter County, he was a son Henry Sr. and Sarah Kind. He was educated in KIND the public schools of Sumter County. He graduated from Hillcrest High School Class of 1977. He was born and reared in a Christian home and accepted God as his personal Savior at a young age. He was baptized at St. Paul AME Church– Shaw. He was a member of Spring Hill AME Church, Summerton. Brother Kind was the caterer for the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Shirley Guess Parker-Kind; a caring mother-in-law, Rosa Guess Wendler; four sons, Wesley (Lanice) Kind Jr. and Kevin (Patricia) Thomas of Westchester, New York, Clifton Darrell (Theresa) Parker of Summerville and Lionel Dondi (Kammi) Parker of Charlotte; one daughter, Deitra Parker (Alan) Jones of Raleigh, North Carolina; four sisters; three brothers; one aunt; three uncles; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a heavenly host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Celebration of life services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Paul AME Church-Shaw, 1495 N. St. Paul Church Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Eric R. Dent, pastor, Bishop Samuel L. Green Sr., presiding prelate of the Seventh Episcopal District, eulogist, assisted by Presiding Elder the Rev. Joseph Postell, Presiding Elder the Rev. Eddie Gadson Jr. and the Rev. Emma Mellerson, pastor of Spring Hill AME Church, Summerton. Family and friends will be received at the home which he shared with his loving wife, 1021 Seabrook Road, Sumter. A wake service will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church from 9 to 10:45 a.m. for viewing. The procession will leave at 10:20 a.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Internment will be in Spring Hill AME Church cemetery, 4309 Bill Davis Road, Summerton. 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.

DANIEL A. MELNICK Daniel “Danny” Alexander Melnick, age 51, of Frederick, Maryland, passed away on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, after a heroic and brave battle with leukemia. Dan was born on Feb. 19,

1965, in Washington, D.C., and traveled the world as an Air Force “brat.” Danny honorably served his country as a Marine from 1989 to 1995 and received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Western Governors University. Dan is survived by his loving wife of two years, Lisa of Frederick; daughters, Keightan Crawford and Robyn Melnick of Tennessee; and two handsome grandsons, Morgan R. Crawford and Trenton M. Melnick. Siblings include his loyal brother, Kenneth Melnick of Frederick; and dedicated sister, Cassandra Belton of Rocklin, California. Dan will be greatly missed by countless family and friends to include his niece and nephew, aunts, uncles, cousins, brother-in-law, parents and sister-in-law. Daniel was preceded in death by his parents, Edward P. Melnick (April 1999) of Pennsylvania and Amy K. McMillan (July 2002) of South Carolina. Graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park in Sumter. Flowers may be sent to Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home or donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in his honor. Danny was a kind, gentle soul full of hope and love. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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The Rev. Marie Major Young, 82, departed this life on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at her residence. She was born on Aug. 17, 1934, in Camden, a daughter of the late Rev. Lawrence Sr. and Rosa Lee Bowen Major. The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, Theresa Young-Evans, 623 Douglas St., Camden, SC 29020. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

ceptional work for Sumter School District 2. There she was employed as a secretary and was later promoted to an administrative assistant. After health failure, she retired in 2013. Niecy leaves to cherish her loving memory: her husband, Bryant Reginald Hudson; her son, Bryant Jemonde Hudson; and her lovely little lady, granddaughter, Loyalty Hudson of Sumter. By marriage, she had two children, Shyrle Benjamin of Columbia and O’ryan Polk of Sumter; two granddaughters, LaKeiyah Sims of Mayesville and D’ashiya Polk of Sumter; one grandson, O’ryan Polk Jr. of Sumter; four siblings, Meritta “Ree” (Isaac) Dinkins, Robert “Bobby” (Deidre) Maple, Lorrie “Tonia” (Cedric) Gaymon and Shon (Erica) Maple; a special niece, Chanetta Sanders; nine aunts; six uncles; and a host of nephews whom she loved very dearly. She was preceded in death by her son, Tremaine Hudson; daughter, LaKeitha Sims; maternal grandparents, Roberta and Matilda Smith; paternal grandparents, John Maple and Elizabeth Maple-Jones; and her adopted grandfather, Sam Jones. There will be no public viewing. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Salem Chapel and Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter, with Bishop Sylvester Frances officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maple, 4110 Patriot Parkway, Sumter, SC 29154. 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.

BELPHINE JAMES

RUTH JOHNSON

SUMMERTON — Belphine James, 74, died on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence. She was born on July 10, 1942, in Clarendon County, to the late William and Inez Brailford. Funeral services are incomplete at this time. The family is receiving friends at 1061 Virginia Pine Court, Manning. Services have been entrusted in the professional care of King-Fields Mortuary, Summerton, (803) 485-5039.

On Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, Ruth McFadden-Wilson Johnson, widow of Lee Ernest Johnson, exchanged time for eternity at her residence.

MARIE M. YOUNG

Born on Feb. 22, 1917, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Rosa Ruth McFadden and Henry McFadden. Service of remembrance will take place at noon on Saturday at Mt. Zero Missionary Baptist Church, 7827 Paxville Highway S.C. 261, Manning, where the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Lucious Dixon, will preside. Words of hope will be brought by the Rev. David Pugh, pastor of St. John Baptist Church, 3944 Brewer Road, Bloomville community of Manning. The service of committal will follow in the family plot, located in the Mt. Zero Missionary Baptist Church cemetery. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence, 40 Wright St., Sumter. Fleming & DeLaine Funeral Home & Chapel is in charge of these services. Online condolences for the family may be sent to www. flemingdelaine.com or flemingdelaine@aol.com.

JAMES P. BELSER James Pickney Belser, 84, departed this life on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at Blue Ridge of Sumter. He was born on Nov. 12, 1932, a son of the late Gus and Luanna Canty Belser. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

LIDDIA F. WILSON CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Liddia Juanita Fleming Wilson, wife of English Earl Wilson, died on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. She was a daughter of Everlena Bennett Fleming and the late Booker T. Fleming Sr. Funeral services for Mrs. Wilson will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Biggers AME Church, 6208 Kingstree Highway, Manning, with the Rev. Dr. Frankie White, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Muldrow Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the home of her mother, Everlena Bennett Fleming, 1943 Kingstree Highway S.C. 261, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

CYNTHIA MAPLE-HUDSON Early Sunday morning, God saw fit to call one of his angels home. Cynthia Maple-Hudson, better known as Niecy, was born on Dec. 18, 1964, in Sumter. She was the daughter of Frank and Mary Maple. Niecy departed this life on Jan. 22, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Niecy was a graduate of Hillcrest High School Class of 1983. She furthered her education at Sumter Area Technical College, now Central Carolina Technical College, and also took online classes at Grand Canyon University. After taking classes at Sumter Tech, she became employed at Tuomey Healthcare System as a certified nursing assistant, a teller at Wells Fargo and later provided ex-

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Wesmark Plaza • 773-2262 • Mon-Sat 10-7 • www.MayosDiscountSuits.com Summons & Notice OR PERSONS IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE, AND ANY MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER LEGAL DISABILITY, BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE, Cross-Defendants. TO THE CROSS-DEFENDANT MAE CATHERINE JONES SAMUEL AND THE ABOVE NAMED CROSS-DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Cross-Claim in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Cross-Claim upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street (29201), Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Cross-Claim in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Cross-Claim. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Cross-Claim in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on November 23, 2016.

LIS PENDENS (By Cross-Claim) TO THE CROSS-DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action will be commenced in this Court upon the Cross-Claim of the above-named Cross-Plaintiff against the above-named Cross-Defendants for the foreclosure of that certain Mortgage of Real Estate given by Azalee Richardson to Home Equity of America, Inc., its successors and assigns, dated March 27, 2006, and recorded on April 4, 2006, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1023 at Page 242 (the "Mortgage"). At the time of the filing of this notice, the premises affected by the said action were situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and are described as follows: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and designated as Lot No. 9 on Plat of F.H. Murray, CE dated June 3, 1961 and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-18 at Page 26. Reference to said plat is craved for a more complete and accurate description of said lot. This being the same property conveyed to Curtis Richardson and Azalee Richardson for and during their joint lives, and upon the death of either of them, then to the survivor of them, his or her heirs or assigns by deed of Curtis Richardson dated August 8, 2003 and recorded on August 20, 2003 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 904 at Page 361. Thereafter, Curtis Richardson died on September 7, 2005 thereby vesting title to the property in Azalee Richardson.

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Property Address: 59 Wilder Street Sumter, SC 29150 For a complete description of the property encumbered by the Mortgage, the undersigned craves reference to the Mortgage, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC P. O. Box 11682 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 233-1177 Edward L. Grimsley S.C. Bar No. 2326 egrimsley@grimsleylaw.com Benjamin E. Grimsley S.C. Bar No. 70335 bgrimsley@grimsleylaw.com Attorneys for the Cross-Plaintiff

Notice of Sale MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2016-CP-43-01897 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. Delbert S. Knotts, Jr.; et.al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Township of Privateer, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 5 on a plat prepared by H. S. Willson, R.L.S., dated November 15, 1961 and recorded with the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-25 at Page 92. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended), reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This property is known as 2451 Tindal Road, Sumter, SC 29150 and is shown on the Auditor`s Tax Map of Sumter County as Parcel# 223-03-02-007. This being the same property conveyed unto Delbert S. Knotts, Jr. by virtue of a Deed from ORC, LLC, dated April 19, 2007 and recorded April 20, 2007 in Book 1074 at Page 989 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Sumter County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 223-03-02-007 Property address: 2451 Tindal Road, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to

Notice of Sale Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 20 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the sale date. The Plaintiff may waive its right to a deficiency judgment prior to sale, in which case the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.660% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER'S SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2016-CP-43-01592 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

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and all visible and recorded easements, covenants and rights of way and any senior liens.

known as 2280 Beach Forest Drive. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bound, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 17976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. Be all measurements a little more or a little less and according to said plat.

the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

Sumter, SC 29153

The purchaser is to pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps and recording. Richard L. Booth Master-In-Equity

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-01201 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A, as Trustee for GreenPoint Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, Pass-Through Certificate, Series 2000-4 Plaintiff, -vsTiffany L. Dowden n/k/a Tiffany D. Kidd, The Estate of Phillip T. Hawkins, Sr., by and through its Personal Representative, David W. Siddons, Esquire; Linda S. Hawkins, Heir -at- Law, Phillip T. Hawkins, Jr., Heir -at- Law, Cynthia H.Vickers n/k/a Cynthia H. Brown, Heir -atLaw and SC Department of Motor Vehicles, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A, as Trustee for GreenPoint Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, Pass-Through Certificate, Series 2000-4 vs. Tiffany L. Dowden n/k/a Tiffany D. Kidd, The Estate of Phillip T. Hawkins, Sr., by and through its Personal Representative, David W. Siddons, Esquire; Linda S. Hawkins, Heir -atLaw, Phillip T. Hawkins, Jr., Heir -at- Law, Cynthia H.Vickers n/k/a Cynthia H. Brown, Heir -at- Law and SC Department of Motor Vehicles, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on February 6, 2017, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in the Town of Pinewood, Township of Fulton, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot Nos. 8 and 9 on plat prepared by M.K. Millard, CE, dated November 7, 1953, recorded April 28, 1954, in Plat Book Z-12, at page 36, Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Said Lots 8 and 9 having such shapes, metes, courses, distances, boundaries and measurements as will more fully appear by reference to the aforesaid plat. This being the same property conveyed to Phillip T. Hawkins, Sr. by deed of W. Bernard Jones, Jr., dated April 26, 2000, filed for record in said register's office on April 28, 2000 in Volume 770, at page 1086. Subsequently, a Contract of Sale between Phillip T. Hawkins, Sr. and Tiffany L. Dowden n/k/a Tiffany D. Kidd dated May 31, 2000 and recorded on May 31, 2000 in the Office of RMC for Sumter county in Real Estate Volume 773 at page 750. Linda S. Hawkins, Cynthia H. Vickers n/k/a Cynthia H. Brown and Phillip T. Hawkins, Jr. all heirs-at-law, signed a Quit Claim Deed unto Tiffany L. Dowden n/k/a Tiffany D. Kidd dated June 30, 2015 and recorded July 2, 2015 in the Office of RMC for Sumter County in Book 1212 at Page 4770. TMS #: p/o 168-15-02-015 Mobile Home: 1999 IMPER VID# SEHNC079906513AB

Anthony Jenkins Plaintiff,

SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES

vs. Lora Frasher Defendant. By virtue of a Decree of Foreclosure entered in an action entitled, Anthony Jenkins vs. Lora Frasher, Civil Action Case No. 2016-CP-43-01592, the undersigned Master In Equity will sell at public auction to be conducted in Room 1A of the Sumter County Judicial Center in Sumter, South Carolina, on February 6, 2016 at 12:00 noon, the following property will be sold to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as a lot containing 0.45 acres, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated May 11, 1988 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB88 at page 508; more recently shown on that certain plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated February 6, 1992, and recorded in Plat Book PB92 at page 219. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 3780 Barkley Road and is shown on the Auditors map of Sumter County as Tax Parcel 212-03-02-028.

TERMS OF SALE: At the conclusion of the bidding, the successful purchaser, other than the plaintiff, must deposit with the Master five (5%) per cent of the bid in cash or equivalent. Credit will be allowed for this against the purchase price. Personal/deficiency judgment having been demanded, the bidding will remain open for thirty (30) days and compliance with the bid must be made within twenty (20) days thereafter. Interest will accrue on the amount of the bid until date of compliance at the rate of five (5%) per annum. If the successful bidder fails to comply, his deposit will be forfeited and applied in the manner prescribed by law; and the property will be re-advertised and sold on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent sales day at his risk. The sale will be subject to all accrued and/or delinquent Sumter County ad valorem property taxes

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.0% per annum.

This being the same property conveyed to Mozell L. Gadsden by Deed of Davis & Ross Const. Co., Inc. dated March 2, 2005 and recorded March 2, 2005 in Book 971 at Page 1508 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. Thereafter, Mozell L. Gadsden conveyed said property to Mozell L. Gadsden and Cedric M. Gadsden, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, dated May 10, 2008 and recorded May 13, 2008 in Book 1105 at Page 2499 in said Records. Thereafter, Cedric M. Gadsden passed away on July 4, 2009 and the subject property passed to Mozell L. Gadsden by operation of law.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2280 Beach Forest Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 202-07-04-005 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.625% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00360 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR CIM T R U S T 2 0 1 5 - 4 A G MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2015-4AG, against William K. Newman a/k/a William Karl Newman; Republic Finance, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on February 6, 2017 at 12:00 PM, at Sumter County Judicial Center, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain property situated in the County of SUMTER, and State of SOUTH CAROLINA, about 7 miles south east of the City of Sumter, containing eleven and seven-tenths (11.7) acres, more or less, and being bounded on the north by land of Prescott; on the east by land of Prescott; and on the south and west by other lands of F. A. Newman and W. T. Newman, said tract being more full described and delineated on plat thereof made by Palmer & Malone, C.E. dated October 27, 1955 and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in plat book Z-13 at Page 70. Less & Except that certain piece of the property, located in the Southwestern corner, bounded on the north by Betty E. Newman; on the East by a Canal and Betty Newman; and on the West by lands now or formerly of F.A. Newman and measuring 100 feet, no more or no less, on this line, as is more fully shown in deed recorded June 14, 2010 in Book 1140at Page 2442. This being the same property conveyed to William R. Newman by deed of Betty B. Newman Welch, dated April 16, 2007 and recorded October 9, 2007 in Book 1093 at Page 1917 and re-recorded June 6, 2008 in Book 1107 at Page 871 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

TMS Number: 298-00-01-009 (land) & 400-00-33-499 (mh) PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2900 Wellman Circle,

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TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. At the conclusion of bidding, the successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, as evidence of good faith, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 9.48% shall be paid to the day of compliance. If the successful bidder should fail to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within Thirty (30) days after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to first to the costs and expenses of this action, and then to the Plaintiff's judgment debt, and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment being demanded; the bidding will remain open thirty (30) days after the date of sale. The Plaintiff may withdraw its demand for a deficiency sale any time prior to the sale. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant title to purchasers at the foreclosure sale or other third parties; prior to bidding, third-parties should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Phyllis Carmon a/k/a Phyllis Smith Carmon a/k/a Phyllis Gayle Smith, Individually; Phyllis Gayle Smith, as Personal Representative of The Estate of Robert W. Carmon a/k/a Robert Wayne Carmon;, C/A No. 15-CP-43-02596, The following property will be sold on February 6, 2017, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina and being more particularly shown as Lot 65 on a plat of Hunting Hills Subdivision by Edmunds Land Surveyors, Inc., dated February 3, 1993 and recorded in the Recorder's

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Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-02014 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Paulo M. Gadsden, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Mozell Lenora Gadsden a/k/a Mozell L. Gadsden; Paulo M. Gadsden; Andried M. Gadsden; Mozell L. Gadsden, Jr.; Beach Forest Village Property Owners Assn., Inc., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on February 6, 2017 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land with improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, identified as Lot No. 138 of Beach Forest Subdivision Phase I and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, R.L.S. dated October 18, 2003 and recorded in Plat Book 2004 at page 10, records of Sumter County. This property is

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Office for the above named county in Plat Book 93, Page 196.

AscensionPoint Recovery Services, LLC on behalf of Department Stores National Bank; Safe Federal Credit Union; Discover Bank; Springleaf Financial Services of South Carolina, Inc.; Midland Funding LLC, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on February 6, 2017 at 12:00 PM, at the Sumter County Judicial Center, Sumter County, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

and the unknown heirs of John Crowder, as is more fully shown in the Probate Records for Sumter County bearing Case No. 2008-ES-43-273.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Special Referee may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.75% per annum.

sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

of 3.022% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #2016CP4301005.

Derivation: Book 667 at Page 1138.

2885 Ithica Rd, Sumter, SC 29154-8978 This includes a 1987, Champion mobile home with VIN# VIN# 337172N6211AB. The property herein described includes the right, title and interest of the defendant(s) n/a in, of and to any mobile home, currently situated thereon. The interest(s), if any, of said defendant(s) in the mobile home will be transferred to the successful purchaser "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE or otherwise by a non-warranty deed (AND NOT BY A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE).

179-05-03-003 (land), 400-00-20-686 (mobile home) SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.35% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-02596. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-07728 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-01501 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Matthew R. Marquess and Leticia R. Marquess, I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, February 6, 2017, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 18, Section 1 of Oakland North Subdivision and being more fully shown on a plat of Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated April 2, 1993 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 93 at Page 465. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 5601 Cold Stream Drive, Dalzell, South Carolina and represented by Auditor's map of Sumter County as tax parcel 135-16-01-011. This being the same property conveyed to Matthew R. Marquess and Leticia R. Marquess by deed of Brenda Kaye Whaley dated July 25, 2011 and recorded July 26, 2011 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1157 at Page 2715.

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135-16-01-011

Property Address: 5601 Cold Stream Drive Dalzell, S.C. 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.375% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

Benjamin E. Grimsley S.C. Bar No. 70335 Attorney for the Plaintiff P.O. Box 11682 Columbia, S.C. 29211 (803) 233-1177 bgrimsley@grimsleylaw.com

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2016-CP-43-01694 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank National Association vs. Anthony Marra aka Anthony J. Marra, individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of Diane Lee Hodgson aka Diane L. Hodgson aka Diane Hodgson; Derek Hodgson; Shelly Swann; AscensionPoint Recovery Services, LLC on behalf of Synchrony Bank;

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ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being designated as Lot No. 13 and a strip of land 5.67 feet in width off the northern portion of Lot No. 14 on that certain plat prepared by Harmon D. Moise, Surveyor, dated February 4, 1920 and recorded Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book O-4, page 232. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This is the same property known as 115 Winn Street, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 228-10-03-060. THIS BEING the identical property conveyed to Warren T. Hodgson and Diane L. Hodgson by deed of Laurie Steven Choate, Ann Stevens Edwards and Emmanuel Nicholas Stevens dated July 30, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1088, page 1930 on August 1, 2007. Thereafter, Warren T. Hodgson died December 21, 2015 leaving Diane L. Hodgson the sole owner of subject property.

115 Winn Street Sumter, SC 29150 TMS# 228-10-03-060 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Two and 0/1000 (2.000%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 803-726-2700

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust vs. Gwendolyn Wells a/k/a Gwendolyn P. Wells; Martha Stokes a/k/a Martha Ann Stokes a/k/a Marthan S. Stokes a/k/a Marthan Shirley Stokes as Personal Represntative and heir of the Estate of Katie Mae Heyward Carr; Michael Farmer; Crystal Monyell Conway a/k/a Crystal Monyett Fowell a/k/a Crystal Sowell; Crystal Alexis Crowder; Kawana Dajor Crowder; Audrey Davis; John Crowder, and if John Crowder be deceased, then any and all children and heirs at law, distributees and devisees, and if any of the same be deceased, any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them, and also all other person unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described hereinAny unknown adults being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability or persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard RoeLisa Stokes; , C/A No. 08-CP-43-2609, The following property will be sold on February 6, 2017, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Concord Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as the combination of Lot Nos. 9 and 10 in the Sammie A. Jones Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat by D.D. Edmunds, R.L.S., dated February 22, 1990, and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Sumter County in Plat Book 90 at Page 442, the exact boundaries and measurements of which can be determined by reference to said plat. Said Lot Nos. 9 and 10 being bounded and measuring as a whole according to said plat as follows: On the Northeast by Britton Brogdon Road, said plat, and measuring thereon 240.08 feet; On the Southeast by Lot No. 8, said plat, and measuring 250.12 feet; On the Southwest by lands of Sammie A. Jones, said plat, and measuring thereon 249.95 feet. Be all of said measurements a little more less, and according to said plat. This being the property known as 3560 Britton Brogdon Road. This being the same property conveyed unto Louis Carr and Katie Carr by deed of Hardee Construction Co., Inc., dated March 30, 1990, and recorded April 3, 1990, in Book 504 at Page 661, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. Louis Carr died testate on November 2, 2002 leaving his interest in the subject property to Katie Carr as detailed in probate case number 2002-ES-43-541. Subsequently, Katie Mae Heyward a/k/a Katie Carr died testate on or about April 18, 2008, leaving her interest in the subject property to her devisees, namely, Martha Stokes a/k/a Martha Ann Stokes a/k/a Marthan S. Stokes a/k/a Marthan Shirley Stoke, Gwendolyn Wells a/k/a Gwendolyn P. Wells, Michael Farmer, Crystal Monyett Conway a/k/a Crystal Monyett Fowell, Crystal Alexis Crowder, Kawana Dajor Crowder, Audrey Davis, Lisa Stokes

And Also: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Concord, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as 0.42 acre, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Julian B. Allen, RLS, dated May 24, 1991, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyances for Sumter County in Plat Book 91 at Page 833, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina. This being the same property conveyed to Louis Carr and Katie Carr by deed of Cotten Construction Company, Inc., dated December 30, 1994, and recorded January 12, 1995, in Book 616 at Page 665, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. Louis Carr died testate on November 2, 2002 leaving his interest in the subject property to Katie Carr as detailed in probate case number 2002-ES-43-541. Subsequently, Katie Mae Heyward a/k/a Katie Carr died testate on or about April 18, 2008, leaving her interest in the subject property to her devisees, namely, Martha Stokes a/k/a Martha Ann Stokes a/k/a Marthan S. Stokes a/k/a Marthan Shirley Stokes, Gwendolyn Wells a/k/a Gwendolyn P. Wells, Michael Farmer, Crystal Monyett Conway a/k/a Crystal Monyett Fowell, Crystal Alexis Crowder, Kawana Dajor Crowder, Audrey Davis, Lisa Stokes and the unknown heirs of John Crowder, as is more fully shown in the Probate Records for Sumter County bearing Case No. 2008-ES-43-273. Derivation: Book 616 at Page 665

3560 Britton Brogdon Rd Sumter, SC 29153 291-00-01-043 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. Personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded or reserved, the sale will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Â§15-39-720 (1976). The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.375% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #08-CP-43-2609. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Martin Banks for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 016426-00509 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-01316 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Dorothy E. Brice; Perry A. Brice; Robin W. Brice, the undersigned Special Referee for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on February 6, 2017 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Waxhaw, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as 4.8 acres (exclusive of Highway Right of Way) on that plat prepared by H. S. Willson, RLS, dated April 11, 1960 and recorded in Plat Book Z-17 at page 69 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under Ă&#x201A;Â§ 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. LESS, HOWEVER, the following parcels: (1) That 0.94 acre parcel conveyed to Kenneth M. Brice and K. Carlleen Lewis by deed recorded September 30, 1977 in Deed Book G-10 at page 1364; (2) That 0.88 acre parcel conveyed to William R. Brice by deed recorded October 6, 1978 in Deed Book J-10 at page 476. (3) Tract B-1 containing 0.36 acre conveyed to Jessie F. Tucker by deed recorded May 10, 2004 in Deed Book 937 at page 479, and confirmed by quitclaim deed recorded January 25, 2010 in Deed Book 1134 at page 3211. This being the same property conveyed to Dorothy E. Brice and William Eldredge Brice, as tenants in common jointly with rights of survivorship, by deed of William Eldredge Brice, dated September 17, 2002 and recorded September 23, 2002 in Book 857 at Page 905, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. Thereafter, William Eldredge Brice passed away and full title to the subject property passed to Dorothy E. Brice by operation of law. Subsequently, Dorothy E. Price conveyed subject property to Perry A. Brice and Robin W. Brice, reserving a life estate unto herself, by deed dated April 10, 2013 and recorded April 16, 2013 in Deed Book 1185 at page 4317, in the Register of Deeds Office, Sumter County, South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 595 Bell Road, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 245-14-01-017

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Clyde N. Davis Special Referee for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.500% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2016-CP-43-01379 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. Scott N. Sproul a/k/a Scott Sproul; et.al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the residence and other improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing .44 acre, more or less, and being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 286, Meadowcroft Subdivision Section 3, as shown on a plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated November 29, 1999, and recorded in the RMC Office for Sumter County in Plat Book 99, at Page 1085, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This being the same property conveyed to Scott N. Sproul by Deed of Van M. Purvis and Stacy E. Purvis dated June 8, 2007 and recorded June 21, 2007 in Book 1083 at Page 188 in the ROD Office for Sumter County.

TMS No. 182-12-04-003 Property address: 3030 Kari Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 20 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of

Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: American Advisors Group vs. Garland Nettles a/k/a Garland G. Nettles; Larry Nettles a/k/a Larry T. Nettles; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Department of Housing and Urban Development; The Citizens Bank; Mid Carolina Exteriors, Inc.; Sol Stein; , C/A No. 2016CP4301005, The following property will be sold on February 6, 2017, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN SUMTER TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 8 ON PLAT BY H. S. WILLSON, RLS, DATED DECEMBER 2, 1969, AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK Z-27, AT PAGE 127, IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY AND BOUNDED AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTHEAST BY LOT NUMBER 9, AND MEASURING THEREON IN 240.50 FEET; ON THE EAST BY THE INTERSECTION OF CLUB LANE AND LEWIS ROAD AND MEASURING THEREON IN A CURVE LINE 26 FEET; ON THE SOUTHEAST BY CLUB LANE AND MEASURING THEREON 175 FEET; ON A CURVE LINE 26 FEET; ON THE SOUTHWEST BY LOT NUMBER 7 AND MEASURING THEREON 200.80 FEET; AND ON THE NORTHWEST BY LOT NUMBER 6 AND MEASURING THEREON 69.20 FEET; BE THE SAID MEASUREMENTS MORE OR LESS. Derivation: Deed Book 1204 at Page 1771.

909 Club Ln, Sumter, SC 29154 226-01-01-009 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 017108-00237 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2016-CP-43-00733 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. Robert W. Wazney, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot W on a plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated June 19, 2001 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2001 at Page 591. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended) reference to said plat is hereby made for the mtes, bounds, courses and/or ditances of the property delineated thereon. The property is known as 2040 Hideaway Drive and is shown on the Auditor`s map of Sumter County as tax parcel 180-00-03-016(P). This being the same property conveyed unto Robert W. Wazney by virtue of a Deed from Pauline J. Shuler dated July 27, 2001 and recorded September 12, 2001 in Book 815 at Page 1970 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Sumter County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 180-13-01-015 Property address: 2040 Hideaway Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 20 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.500% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or

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Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2016-CP-43-01682 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") vs. Rosemary Geerer, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Sumter, County and State aforesaid, more fully shown on a portion of Lot 21 on plat recorded in Plat Book 87 Page 341 containing .990 acres said lot being divided into lots 21-A and 21-B. Lot 21-B is bounded and measured as follows according to plat of Michael Turbeville recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book PB 2003 at Page 237, and being bounded and measured on the North by Lot 21-A and measuring thereon 234.94 feet. On the East by Lot 22 of the plat recorded at Plat Book 87 page 341 and measuring thereon 199.32 feet. On the South by the right of way of Hidden Oaks Drive and measuring thereon from the Houston boundary to the radius of the curve of Hidden Valley Oaks at a distance of 138.95 feet. On the Southwest by the radius of the curve of Hidden Oaks Drive and measuring thereon in accordance with said plat 155.16 feet. On the West by the right of way Hidden Oaks Drive and measuring from the radius of the curve to the Northern boundary line at a distance of 87.52 feet. All said measurements being recorded in said plats. The Mobile Home located on the subject property has been permanently de-titled according to the laws of the State of South Carolina by virtue of that certain Manufactured Home Affidavit for Retirement of Title Certificate, dated June 20, 2004 and recorded September 21, 2004 in Book 953 at Page 1649. This being a portion of the property conveyed to Rosemary Geerer by deed of First Family Financial Services, Inc., dated March 5, 2003 and recorded March 5, 2003 in Book 953 at Page 1652 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Subsequently, Kenneth C. Geerer died intestate on or about 2013, leaving the subject property to his heirs, namely Rosemary Geerer, as shown in Probate Estate Matter Number 2013-ES-43-00364.

TMS No. 100-00-06-005 Property address: 1540 Hidden Oaks Dr, Wedgefield, SC 29168 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 20 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.125% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may

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wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina.

Carolina, designated as Lot No. 85 on plat of Section 2 of the Village Subdivision, prepared by H. S. Willson, RLS, dated October 22, 1975 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-37 at page 271; This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 487 Alpine Drive, Sumter, South Carolina and represented by Auditor`s map of Sumter County as tax parcel 206-11-01-031.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-01925 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC vs. Paula B. Richardson a/k/a Paula Bonnette Richardson, et.al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with the dwelling and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown as Lot No. 33, Block K, on a plat of a portion of Sherwood Forest Subdivision and shown on that certain plat of McMillan Engineering Company, dated September 16, 1959 and revised October 16, 1961, and recorded in Plat Book Z-18 at Page 126, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the property known as 1062 Marian Lane. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 268-09-04-021. This being the same property conveyed to Paula B. Richardson by deed of Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificate CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-8, dated September 10, 2007 and recorded September 21, 2007 in Book 1092 at Page 1555 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County.

TMS No. 268-09-04-021 Property address: 1062 Marian Lane, Sumter, SC 29153 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 20 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.000% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2016-CP-43-00438 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association vs. Jacqueline Robinson, Individually and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Polly J. Berry, Deceased; Wayne Johnson, Individually and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Polly J. Berry, Deceased; Ronald Sowell, Individually and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Polly J. Berry, Deceased; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Polly J. Berry, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; et.al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South

This being the same property conveyed unto Jerome G. Berry and Polly J. Berry, as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, by virtue of a Deed from Mona Diaz dated March 23, 2011 and recorded April 11, 2011 in Book 1153 at Page 220 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Sumter County, South Carolina. Subsequently, Jerome G. Berry died on May 19, 2011, leaving Polly J. Berry as the sole owner of the subject property. Subsequently, Polly J. Berry died intestate on July 2, 2015, leaving the subject property to her heirs or devisees, namely Jacqueline Robinson, Wayne Johnson and Ronald Sowell, per public record.

TMS No. 206-11-01-031 Property address: 487 Alpine Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 20 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.750% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-01235 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Ditech Financial LLC f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC Plaintiff, -vsJason V. Scott aka Jason Vernon Scott, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Ditech Financial LLC f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC vs. Jason V. Scott aka Jason Vernon Scott, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on February 6, 2017, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Stateburg, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #115, containing 0.69 acre of Oakland North Subdivision, Section 3, as shown on that certain plat prepared for David J. Larche and Mary M. Larche, by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated April 13, 1994, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 94 at Page 544, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. This is the property known as 5625 Cold Stream Drive, Dalzell, South Carolina 29040 bearing tax map number: 135-16-01-013. This is the property conveyed to Jason Vernon Scott by deed of Regis L. McClain and Ranisha J. McClain dated February 14, 2007 and recorded simultaneously herewith.

Notice of Sale TMS #: 135-16-01-013 SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.25% per annum. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Quicken Loans Inc. vs. Teal Eargle Rogers; Coley Eargle Cline; Any Heir-at-law or Devisees of Frances Hunter a/k/a Frances H. Hunter a/k/a Frances H. McKinley, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Tudor Place Homeowners Association; Cotten Construction Company, Inc.; , C/A No. 2015CP4300183, The following property will be sold on February 6, 2017, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot Number 56A, Phase I, of Tudor Subdivisions as shown on that certain plat prepared for Frances H. McKinley, by Edmunds Land Surveyors, RLS, dated February 26, 1991, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for Sumter County in Plat Book 91 at page 209, and having such metes and bounds are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Law of South Carolina. Derivation: Book 1016 at Page 335

2170 Tudor St, Sumter, SC 29150 2040309026 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.75% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #2015CP4300183. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 016426-00533 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2016-CP-43-01601 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Benefit of The Certificateholders of The CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-BC5 vs. Melanie B. Miles; et.al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any and all improvements thereon, lying and being in the Stateburg Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina and being more particularly shown as Lot No. 4 in General Sumter Estates on a plat of Julian B. Allen dated March 20, 1985 and revised July 31, 1986 of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 86 at Page 1095; Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), reference to said plat is hereby craved for the particulars of the boundaries, metes, courses, and/or distance of the property delineated thereon. This being the same property conveyed to William H. Miles, II and Melanie B. Miles, as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, by Deed of Lewis M. Oakcrum and Gloria H. Oakcrum dated January 16, 2004 and recorded January 22, 2004 in Book 923 at Page 1031 in the ROD Office for Sumter

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017 Notice of Sale County. Subsequently, William H. Miles, II died on January 22, 2015 and by operation of law his interest in the subject property went to Melanie B. Miles.

TMS No. 093-05-02-001 Property address: 5964 Fish Road, Dalzell, SC 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 20 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the sale date. The Plaintiff may waive its right to a deficiency judgment prior to sale, in which case the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.750% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

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1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. This being the property known as 5424 Plantation Drive. TMS No: 134-15-02-022 This being the same property conveyed to the mortgagor herein by deed of Darlene Staton, recorded December 21, 2006 in Vol. 1058 at Page 114 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County.

TMS #: 134-15-02-022 SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.50%% per annum. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Home Equity Asset Trust 2005-6, Home Equity Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-6 vs. Antoinette Cain;, C/A No. 2015-CP-43-00766, The following property will be sold on February 6, 2017, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 25 "Haywood Subdivision", containing 0.36 acres, more or less, as shown on that certain plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated September 9, 1997 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at page 1081. The said lot has such metes, boundaries, and distances as are shown on said plat which is incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250, South Carolina Code, as amended. This conveyance is made subject to any and all existing reservations, easements, right-of-way, zoning ordinances, and restrictive or protective covenants that may appear of record or on the premises. Derivation: Book 986 at Page 974.

1040 Lewis Rd, Sumter, SC 29154-7308 226-08-06-006

Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-01377 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Ditech Financial LLC fka Green Tree Servicing LLC Plaintiff, -vsCedric Rembert, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Ditech Financial LLC fka Green Tree Servicing LLC vs. Cedric Rembert, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on February 6, 2017, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Township of Stateburg, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 13, Block B, of Oakland Plantation Subdivision as shown on that certain plat prepared by Julian B. Allen, dated February 6, 1987 and recorded in Plat Book 87 at Page 166 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and referenced in craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of the metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.875% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #2015-CP-43-00766. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-06566 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

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