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Area black clergy calling for calm Pastor: ‘We need cooler heads to prevail now’ BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com

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After a public statement by a school board member personally offended members of the black community in attendance at Monday’s Sumter School Board meeting and caused a negative reaction, one black pastor says people’s tensions need to calm down and the focus needs to return to improving the school district. The Rev. Willie Wright Jr. made his comments Monday night after the Sumter School District Board of Trustees left a public work session for an executive session be-

Read Board Vice Chairman Karen D. Michalik’s full statement from Monday’s work session at www. theitem.com.

hind closed doors. Wright attended Monday’s board meeting at the district office, 1345 Wilson Hall Road. After assistant board chairman Karen Michalik made her public statement Monday

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During Monday night’s Sumter School Board work session, Chairman the Rev. Daryl McGhaney pleads with a vocal crowd to allow Vice Chairman Karen D. Michalik to finish reading a prepared statement. After a recess, MiSEE CALM, PAGE A10 chalik finished her statement.

Suspect in killing still being sought

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Wanted in shooting death of 17-year-old BY ADRIENNE SARVIS

adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is still seeking information that could lead to the arrest of Asaad Jamal McNeil, wanted in connection for the death of 17-year-old Jaquell Dinkins on Sept. 14, 2016. MCNEIL Sheriff Anthony Dennis said McNeil has been a person of interest from the start but investigators had not gathered enough evidence to get a warrant until this week when a murder warrant was issued. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, Dinkins was shot when he and two other men went to a residence in the 200 block of Apollo Street in Wedgefield. The people inside the residence attempted to pull Dinkins and the other men into the house after they

knocked on the door. As the men ran away from the house, Dinkins sustained a gunshot wound to the back. McNeil is a friend of the person who lives at the residence, Dennis said. Dennis said investigators have not yet determined a motive for the shooting but said the house is known for illegal drug activity. The incident could have started because of a possible robbery attempt, he said. McNeil’s arrest will help bring closure to Dinkins’ family, he said. McNeil is described as a black male with black hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. He should be considered armed and dangerous, Dennis said. Any information regarding the shooting or McNeil’s whereabouts can be provided to Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 4362000 or provided anonymously to Crimestoppers at (803) 436-2718.

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South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. David Jones said the driver of this vehicle was exiting Lakewood High School on Wednesday when a medical condition caused her to hit a ditch and overturn her vehicle on Old Manning Road. The Sumter Fire Department used extrication equipment to free the driver who was taken to Palmetto Health Tuomey hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Trump’s speech leaves GOP encouraged but still divided

House passes bill raising $600M more yearly for state roads COLUMBIA (AP) — The House has passed a bill that eventually pumps $600 million yearly into fixing South Carolina’s roads after defeating efforts to offset a gas tax increase with income tax cuts. The House voted 97-18 Wednesday on legislation supporters call essential for safety and economic development. That represents a veto-proof majority for that chamber. The bill phases in a 10-cents-per-gallon gas tax hike over five years. It also increases the vehicle sales tax cap to $500, raises the biennial vehicle registration fee by $16 and creates several fees. Opponents argued the House’s latest plan will die in the Senate, too. But first-term GOP Rep. Katie Arrington of Summerville told her colleagues voters elected them to fix the roads, and if senators “choose not to do something, let them deal with it.”

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WASHINGTON — President Trump’s first speech to Congress left Republicans encouraged and enthusiastic Wednesday, yet still confronting thorny divisions on health care, taxes and more. Trump’s disciplined and optimistic tone was what GOP lawmakers wanted to hear after a rocky first month that provoked daily anxiety on Capitol Hill with every new presidential tweet. Republicans welcomed Trump’s presentation and his call for “a new chapter of American greatness.” “It’s just one speech, but I think what we see is a guy who comes from outside the political process now weaving his way through into becoming an effective leader,” said Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga.

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Vice President Pence said on MSNBC Wednesday morning that Trump showed Congress and the nation his “broad shoulders, big heart, reaching out, focusing on the future.” And House Speaker Paul Ryan declared the speech a “home run.” Yet even though Trump offered some specifics on health care and appeared to embrace a key element of a leadership-backed plan emerging in the House, his comments did little to settle an extremely difficult debate over Republicans’ top legislative priority. Indeed, a day after the president called for “unity and strength,” Republicans looked as divided as ever as they try to make good on seven years of promises to repeal and replace former President Obama’s

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Driving school with an ‘edge’ Retired officer thinks law enforcement training will set her school apart U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO BY SENIOR AIRMAN MICHAEL COSSABOOM / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

Gone but not forgotten PROVIDED BY SHAW AIR FORCE BASE A bugle player stands alone among a field of white headstones, all engraved with the names of fallen U.S. service members who have passed away after dedicating their lives to their nation. He raises his bugle and begins to play taps, signifying the loss of an American hero. The echoing sound of the horn is slowly drowned out by the roar of four F-16CM Fighting Falcons as they fly in a formation overhead. One jet breaks off from the rest and flies high into the sky and out of sight. The sound of the engines slowly fade, and a fallen hero has been laid to rest. Pilots assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, performed a missing man formation flight over Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, Feb. 24, for retired Air Force Col. Thomas Schaefer, who passed away May 31, 2016. Schaefer, a bomber pilot during the Vietnam War, dedicated 30 years of honorable service to his country. Late in his career, Schaefer served as a Defense Attaché for the U.S. Embassy in Iran. After several months of working there, Schaefer — along with 51 others — were taken hostage by protestors Nov. 4, 1979. Schaefer would go on to spend 444 days in captivity, three-and-a-half months of which he spent in solitary confinement. During his time in captivity, a rescue attempt named Operation Eagle Claw was made, but was aborted and resulted in the death of eight U.S. service members. “My family is grateful that your wing will be able to conduct the flyover,” said Mark Schaefer, Thomas Schaefer’s son. “We requested that my dad be intered next to the Iran Rescue Mission Monument where three Airmen who died during the attempt to rescue the hostages in April 1980 are buried. We will be remembering my father and the five Airmen and three Marines who lost their lives in that mission.” The missing man formation is an aerial salute performed at funerals or memorial events, typically in memory of a fallen pilot. This tribute signifies that while Schaefer may no longer be on this Earth, he will not be forgotten.” It was an incredible opportunity to have the privilege to flyover in memory of an American hero and his family,” said Capt. Kent North, 77th FS pilot.

CORRECTION Sumter Community Concert Band will present its spring concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. The time was listed incorrectly in Wednesday’s edition of The Sumter Item. Call (803) 775-9265 for more information about the free concert or about joining the band.

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BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Jenny Dailey believes the ‘edge’ she gained while driving in her career as a law enforcement officer and also serving as a driving instructor to other officers will translate into success in her new venture. After retiring last year from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Dailey recently opened a new driving school for teenagers and others seeking a driver’s license. Her new business, 5 Star Driving Academy, is at 830 S. Pike West, Suite 3, in Palmetto Square, is next to Storage Plus. In her law enforcement career, Dailey was a certified driving instructor for new deputies in basic training and also provided annual defensive-driving instruction required for all officers. The defensive-driving techniques included driving in hazardous conditions and being cautious of distractions from the numerous devices that are equipped in all police vehicles. She served a total of 26½ years in law enforcement with the last 20 at the Sumter sheriff’s office. “We as police officers had to have that edge above your average driver as far as hazards,” Bailey said. She said in her career she also — many times — was on the scene of traffic accidents that were caused by careless activities, such as texting while driving. From all those experiences, Dailey believes she can educate youth and others on preventive safety techniques. “With the distractions of today’s technology, driving has become more challenging and demanding, especially for new drivers,” Dailey said. “The new driver deserves the

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Jenny Dailey, owner of 5 Star Driving Academy, stands with the driving school’s new Hyundai Veloster this week outside her business location at 830 S. Pike West, Suite 3. benefit of an experienced professional like myself.” Last summer after retiring, she started the process of beginning her driving school by obtaining a state instructor license. She says based on her experience, she has a passion for the new business. She also believes her operation is the only driving school in the tricounty area of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties led by a former public safety officer. 5 Star offers a suite of services to include classroom and behind-thewheel instruction. She is offering two package deals: one is eight hours of classroom instruction and six hours behind the wheel for $300. The other is eight hours for both classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction for $345. She also is offering individual, two-hour, behind-thewheel sessions for $50 each. Once students complete the coursework and her road test, she says they will receive a package of materials to take to the local State Department of Motor Vehicles of-

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fice. Once presenting the package at the DMV, most will receive their license at that time. However, she said state law does require a random sample to still have a road test with a DMV official. For individuals seeking point reductions, or if they have lost their license, Dailey says she will soon have her AAA defensive-driving certification. 5 Star’s hours of operation are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday for general inquiries and enrollment. Saturday classroom instruction is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. one Saturday per month. Her next Saturday class is March 11. The other Saturdays of each month are reserved for behind-the-wheel sessions. She’s also available other days by appointment, for example for after-school driving sessions.

Sgt. Floyd recognized for impressive record BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sgt. Wesley Floyd of Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, who accomplished his childhood goal to join law enforcement, was named American Legion 2016 Deputy Sheriff of the Year for excelling in his career. Floyd was highly recommended by his peers, said Sheriff Anthony Dennis. He’s been an asset to the office since the day he arrived, he said. He certainly has a love for law enforcement and doesn’t hesitate to respond when he’s called, he said. “To be nominated by his peers is quite an accomplishment in itself,” Dennis said. “That speaks volumes of his work.” Floyd has also made many drug arrests, he said. His future in law enforcement is bright, he said. During the Law Enforcement Day luncheon hosted by Rotary Club of Sumter-Palmetto on Feb. 16, Sumter County Chief Deputy Hampton Gardner said during 2016, Floyd made 64 arrests; wrote 80 tickets for driving under suspension; and wrote more than $69,000

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Sgt. Wesley Floyd, with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, is presented with a certificate of recognition by Sumter County Council Chairman James McCain during council’s meeting on Feb. 14. in fines. He also seized 2.5 pounds of marijuana; 34 grams of crack cocaine; 13 grams of cocaine; 2 grams of heroin; and seized more than $10,000 in cash.

Floyd, who joined the agency in 2007, said he was inspired to follow the law enforcement career path by watching officers work when he was a kid. “I always wanted to be an officer,” he said. “I enjoy helping others.” Floyd is a member of the sheriff’s office community action team, the Sheriff’s Emergency Response Tactical team and a few other specialized units at the agency. Floyd said the most drugs he has gotten off the street at one time was when he arrested a man who was carrying 7 pounds of marijuana and 1 kilogram of cocaine in a bag. Although his records show great achievements, Floyd just sees it as another day at work. He said officers are given different tasks, and he is just doing his job. Floyd said he was shocked when he received the award earlier this year because he was also named deputy of the year in 2011. “I thank sheriff Dennis for giving me this opportunity,” he said. “I don’t ever want to work anywhere else,” Floyd said. “I love my job.”

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Sentencing delayed weeks for Roof ’s friend as he apologizes uel AME church. Each letter ends with Meek writing: “I ask for your forgiveness, but I don’t expect it.” Also in the papers is a statement the 22-year-old high school dropout will likely read in court. He apologizes several times, said he fears he won’t make it out of prison alive. The conversation about Roof’s plans occurred about a week before the shootings when both were drinking and using cocaine, Meek’s lawyer Deborah Barbier wrote in her motion. Prosecutors have asked for the stiffer sentence in part because Meek didn’t call the FBI when he heard about the shootings and encouraged others not to call. Prosecutors said Meek needs a harsher sentence to serve as an example and to adequately reflect the horrible crimes that happened because he did not report what he and Roof had talked about.

COLUMBIA (AP) — The sentencing of Dylann Roof’s friend for failing to report on his plans to kill black worshippers at a Charleston church is being delayed after prosecutors asked for a stiffer sentence. Joey Meek was supposed to face U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel on Thursday, but Gergel ruled on Tuesday that his lawyers could have about two weeks to respond to prosecutors, who called this week for a harsher sentence. A defense motion made public Tuesday said the federal sentencing guidelines for Meek call for 27 to 33 months in prison. He is seeking a shorter sentence. The maximum is eight years. The court papers included Meek’s handwritten notes to the families of each of the nine people killed by Roof who was sentenced to death for the June 2015 massacre during a Bible study at Eman-

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COLUMBIA (AP) — Even as the House approved a proposal Tuesday designed to stabilize South Carolina’s pension system, legislators pledged more changes are coming. The bill that easily passed the House would increase employers’ contribution rates by 7 percentage points over the next six years, requiring the taxpayer-supported entities to cumulatively put an additional $3.2 billion into the system. Senators began discussing an identical bill Tuesday. Debate will continue in that chamber Wednesday. “If we do not shore up our pension, it will collapse,” said Sen. Vincent Sheheen, D-Camden, co-chair of a joint House-Senate committee studying pension reform. “We have to get something out of this chamber.” The bill requires more than $42 million extra to collectively come out of the paychecks of about 223,000 employees next fiscal year. But the legislation specifies that will be the last rate hike for workers, who already pay among the nation’s highest rates. Under the proposal, workers in the state’s main retirement plan would begin contributing 9 percent of their salaries July 1, up from 8.66 percent currently.

Officers and firefighters in the smaller law enforcement plan would contribute 9.75 percent, up from 9.24 percent. That would end six consecutive years of increases. “If we were to raise the contribution higher, they would be putting more money in than their benefit’s worth,” Sheheen said. “At that point, they would be better off not participating in the system.” Without the bill, rates for workers in the main system will rise to 9.2 percent on July 1. The study committee will get to work soon on round two, which will change benefits for new hires, said Rep. Bill Herbkersman, R-Bluffton, the other co-chairman. Possibilities to be explored include transitioning new employees to a defined contribution system such as a 401K and closing the system to employers that aren’t state agencies and school districts. Less than 40 percent of employees in the system work for the state, Herbkersman said. The hundreds of other employers include city and county governments, public utilities, colleges, hospitals, and even associations that advocate for public employees. The committee will explore whether high-paid

doctors, for example, are draining the system or helping through their contributions, Herbkersman said. “There are going to be a lot of unhappy people in phase two, but knowledge is the power,” he said. “The only decision we’ve made is that we’ve got to make a decision.” Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, said he’s reluctant to pass a bill without the structural changes. But House Ways and Means Chairman Brian White, R-Anderson, said crafting a single bill with all of the changes would sink its chances of passing this year. A 2017-18 budget proposal advanced last week to the House floor includes $150 million to fully cover the pension bills’ required rate hike next fiscal year for state agencies funded primarily by state taxes. That money also covers half the increase for other employers in the system, including city and county governments. Herbkersman noted the state is not committed to cover any of other employers’ rising costs in future years. Rep. Jonathon Hill, RTownville, said that could force local governments to raise property taxes to cover their share.

Haley tabs ex-Gov. Beasley for U.N. job COLUMBIA (AP) — U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has recommended another former governor for a job helping the international organization distribute food around the world. In a letter dated Monday, Haley nominated David Beasley to lead the U.N.’s World

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Egypt’s Christians flee terror in north Sinai security void ISMAILIA, Egypt (AP) — After Islamic militants barged into his uncle's house, shot him and his son dead, then looted the place and set it on fire, Said Sameh Adel Fawzy knew it was time to leave. The 35-year-old Christian, who owns a plumbing supply business in Egypt's troubled northern Sinai town of el-Arish, packed up a few belongings and brought his family to the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, joining hundreds of Christians fleeing a spate of sectarian killings last week. "My cousin went to open the door after he heard knocking," Fawzy said, speaking from a youth hostel where authorities were putting up dozens of families who fled the town. "Masked extremists, terrorists with a pistol, took him inside and shot him in the head," then dragged his screaming mother out to the street half-dressed and killed her husband. The woman, still in shock after the Tuesday night slayings, sat nearby. "They're thirsty for the blood of any Christian," said Wafaa Fawzy, the sister-in-law of Saad Hana, the man who was killed along with his son. "They were pretty clear when they said they won't leave any Christian in peace. They want an Islamic state." The killings, two of seven brutal slayings in recent weeks, come after a devastating IS suicide bombing at a Cairo church in December that killed nearly 30 people. The violence poses a fresh challenge to President AbdelFattah el-Sissi's government to put down an IS-led insurgency in northern Sinai and prevent spillover that at times has reached the mainland. The group's local affiliate recently vowed to step up a wave of attacks on the embattled Christian minority, pointing to a shift in tactics toward targeting Christians and their holy sites, which are less protected than the military and police installations that are their usual targets. Northern Sinai has for years been the epicenter of an insurgency by Islamic militants, and the area's few Christians have slowly been trickling out. But departures surged

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Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina, Columbia, announces: * Saturday — Region II fellowship meeting / worship at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark Four Bridges MBC. Dr. Isaac Holt Jr., pastor of Royal Baptist Church of North Charleston, will speak. Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 4319 Rowe Drive, Summerton, announces: * Sunday, March 12 — Trustee’s 20th anniversary program at 3 p.m. The Rev. Edward L. Sanders will speak. Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1275 Oswego Highway, announces: * Sunday — Senior choir anniversary program at 11 a.m. * Sunday, March 19 — Missionary ministry’s annual red and white service at 4 p.m. Tammy Finney and Charlene Moody will speak. Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Saturday, March 11 — Gospel concert at 6 p.m. featuring Dennis Benton. A love offering will be received.

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after suspected militants again gunned down a Christian man in front of his family two days after Fawzy's uncle and cousin were killed, stoking panic among Christians. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. But the IS affiliate, which is based in northern Sinai, released a video vowing to step up attacks against Christians, who it describes as "infidels" empowering the West against Muslims. Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt's population, have always been a favorite target of Islamic extremists. But attacks on churches have increased since the 2013 military overthrow of an Islamist president. Christians overwhelmingly supported the army chief-turned-president, elSissi, who led the ouster, and extremists have used their support as a pretext to increase attacks against them. The Christian exodus continued for a fourth day on Sunday, bringing to more than 100 the number of families who have fled elArish, said Nabil Shukrallah, an official with the city's Evangelical Church. Families arrive frightened and in need of supplies, which are being stockpiled at the church from donations from several parishes, he said. The new arrivals are then housed in and around the city, in private homes or in accommodations provided by the government. "They're exhausted, with urgent needs for food and children's clothing," he said, as one father carried a sick infant to be evacuated by ambulance. "They're terrified of the violence and brutality."

First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Sunday, March 12 — Miss South Carolina 2017 Megan Gordon will visit the church at 11 a.m. * Wednesday-Friday, March 22-24 — “Spring Training” classes as follows: Wednesday, “Tithes and Offerings,” the Rev. Sammie Simmons will speak; Thursday, “Effective Bible Reading,” the Rev. James Jamison will speak; and Friday, “The Power of Prayer,” the Rev. Marion Newton will speak. A fellowship meal will be served at 6 nightly and classes will begin at 7 nightly. Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., announces: * Today — Church Women United of the Greater Sumter Area will celebrate World Day of Prayer at 4:30 p.m. Greater Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 609 Miller Road, announces: * Sunday — The missionary gospel musical program at 4 p.m. On the program: Sisters of Faith, New Generation, Sumter Violinaires and more. High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Holy communion will follow morning worship. * Sunday, April 16 — Joint sunrise service at High Hills AME Church, 6780 Meeting House Road, Dalzell. Pastor Donald Amis will speak. Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets

at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, March 11 — Knitting Hearts will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for two sessions and a luncheon. Trisha Frost, of Shiloh Place Ministries in Myrtle Beach, will speak. All ladies are invited. A love offering will be received. Visit knittingheartsministry.wordpress. com . Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church, 207 Reardon St., Manning, announces: * Sunday, March 12 — Musical extravaganza at 3 p.m. featuring area groups and choirs. * Sunday, March 26 — 100 Women in White and Pearls program at 3:30 p.m. Evangelist Deborah Trevol, of Goodwill Freewill Baptist Church in Manning, will speak. Mount Pisgah AME Church, 217 W. Bartlette St., announces: * Sunday, March 19 — Gospel singing at 5:30 p.m. featuring Voice of Deliverance of Charleston. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — Minister Daryl Cunningham will speak at 6 p.m. * Saturday, March 11 — State YWA Convention “Covered by the Blood” at 1 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Monica Redmond of Charlotte will speak. * Sunday, March 12 — Benedict College day at 10:45 a.m. Dr. David H. Swinton, president / CEO of Benedict College, will speak. The Benedict Choir will provide music. One Sumter community meeting will be held 6:30-7:30 p.m. * Sunday, March 19 — Pulpit Aid / pastor’s support ministry

reviewing what true love is. Family Today we Encouragement will focus RICHARD on a couple HOLMES things love is not. Love does not brag and is not arrogant. It was once said, “you shouldn’t have to brag about anything, bro. If what you did was legit, other people will brag for you.” When we genuinely do good deeds for others our work will make a positive impact in their lives. Many times good deeds inspire and lead others to do good deeds and lead others to brag about the impact those good deeds are making. True love does not brag about who did the most work, makes the most money or has the most successful career. True love seeks to serve and help others in silence. How about do a good deed to help others and not say a word about it. We must remember God knows our

anniversary program at 10:45 a.m. Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, announces: * Sunday, March 12 — Trustees and trustee wives anniversary program at 10:45 a.m. Minister Gerald Richardson will speak. The Contemporary Mass Choir’s annual concert at 4 p.m. featuring the Britton United Mass Choir. New Fellowship Covenant Ministries, 316 W. Liberty St., announces: * Saturday, March 11 — Clothes giveaway from 9 a.m. until noon. Free snacks will also be given. Refreshing Springs Kingdom Outreach, meets at Colony Square, 741 Bultman Drive, Suite 21, announces: * Today-Friday — The 2017 winter revival healing and deliverance prophetic outpour at 7 nightly. Speakers: Today, Evangelist / Psalmist Donna White; and Friday, Pastor Melissa Richardson. St. John Baptist Church, 3944 Brewer Road, Manning, announces: * Sunday — The pastor’s 10th anniversary will be celebrated. G.K. Carter, of Fourth Crossroad Church, Manning, will speak. St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, March 15-17 — Youth Revival at 7 nightly. Speakers as follows: Wednesday, Antonio Green of Laurel Hill AME; Thursday,

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hearts and sees our actions, and He is the one who really matters. True love is not arrogant. Ezra Taft Benson once stated, “Pride is concerned with who is right; humility is concerned with what is right.” People filled with pride and arrogance always have to be right because they feel they have to prove themselves. On the other hand, a humble person is only concerned about making sure all is right. A pridefilled person wants the best for himself or herself while a humble person wants the best for others. True love is not arrogant. Humility is such an important character trait to have. In our families, humble people can help resolve conflict, whereas arrogant, bragging people can divide during conflict. Humble people are not afraid to admit they made a mistake and work with others to correct the mistake. Today make a commitment not to be boastful or arrogant toward others. Next week, we will review how love does not act unbecomingly or rudely.

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gical branch of the Christian faith, one that doesn’t emphasize the

observance of Lent. However, like many of my fellow evangelicals, I’ve warmed to the idea of setting a part the weeks leading up to Resurrection Sunday as time to prepare and refocus. I like Lent; but if I were to base my own commemoration on how the season is often celebrated, I’m afraid I might miss the spiritual foundation of it. Self-denial is an aspect — perhaps the most popular aspect — of Lent, but the season is significantly broader and deeper than that. It’s about preparation for the most significant event in the Christian faith. It shouldn’t be treated by believers as a season of weight-loss, cessation or self-improvement. Lifeway Research recently collected a number of tweets containing the most popular Lenten sacrifices. As of Feb. 28, the top of the list was social networking fol-

lowed by a list of various types of junk food. Some of the top submissions included behavioral abstinence such as swearing, pettiFaith Matters ness and shopping. President JAMIE H. Donald Trump WILSON made an appearance in 15th place. Taco Bell took the 100th position. Last week, I read an article from a home organization publication that offered a way to celebrate Lent. Every day during Lent, they recommended, purge one plastic bag of stuff and donate it to a secondhand store. “By Easter,” it said. “You’ll have a clean home.” Clean home — what about a clean heart? Isn’t that the purpose of Lent, to stifle the steady creep of worldly distractions on our spiritual journey? It seems to me that a clean home, as admirable a goal as that it is, wouldn’t be the focus of Lent. I think one of the more clever schemes of the darkness is to have believers focus entirely on morally upstanding behavior, the type devoid of a spiritual foundation.

If we can be unseated from that cornerstone, the darkness has won. It’s a subtle yet incredible effective tactic. The season of Lent commemorates the time in Scripture shortly before Jesus’ crucifixion, when he went into the wilderness and endured temptation by Satan for 40 days. It was there Jesus prayed, resisted temptation and ultimately, committed himself to the task before him. He would willingly sacrifice his life. Pardon this humble commentary, but that hardly seems an event best commemorated by cleaning our one’s kitchen junk drawer or not eating fast food. It’s much more, and I hope you feel compelled to celebrate Lent in its spiritual substance. One more thought: At the climax of his temptation in the wilderness, Jesus dismisses Satan with one final blow. Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” (Matt. 4:10, NIV) That last sentence is good advice for those of us whose spiritual pursuit will last past the Lenten season.

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Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist 103 N Pike West 775-4455 Pastor Harry Robinson Sat. Sch: 9:15 am, Worship: 11:00 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org

First Assembly of God 1151 Alice Drive * 773-3817 www.sumterﬁrstag.org Jason Banar, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

African Methodist - Missionary Episcopal Baptist Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church Wayman Chapel AME Church 160 N Kings Hwy • 803-494-3686 www.waymanchapelame.com Reverend Dr. Dennis W. Broughton, Jr. Church School 9:00 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm

Baptist - Southern Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams drsteve@ftc-i.net S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm

803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 Marion H Newton, Pastor Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 10:55 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm

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trail of vapor appears like a chalk line across a bright sky. A jet, the powerful source of the vapor trail, is almost invisible, so high up that we can barely see or hear it. In James 4:14 we read, “…What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” We live on this earth for a time, then after we follow the path God has made for us we, too, will vanish like the vapor trail. Worship God each week; lift your face to the heavens. Though we cannot literally see Him or hear Him, He is the allpowerful force of the universe. He is “invisible omnipotence”. Leviticus 19:1-18

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Salem Missionary Baptist Church The Catholic Community of 320 West Fulton Street Sumter, St. Jude Site 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 803-775-8054 www.stjudesumtersc.org Reverend Dr. Cartrell Woods, Jr. Pastor Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Sun. School 9:00 am Parochial Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Praise Worship 9:55 am Saturday: 6:00 pm Worship 10:00 am Sun. 9:15 - 12:00 Noon, 5:00 pm (in Spanish) Confession: Sat. 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Catholic - Roman The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Parochial Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Weekend Masses: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:00 and 12:00 Noon Confession: Sat. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Church of Christ Plaza Church of Christ 1402 Camden Hwy. • 905-3163 Stewart Schnur cell 361-8449 Sunday School: 10 am Sunday Worship: 11 am & 6 pm Wed. Bible Class: 7 pm

Interdenominational Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm

Lutheran - ELCA St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday School: 9:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am Holy Communion: 12:00 pm

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ROME — Pope Francis bowed his forehead to receive a dab of ashes, then smudged ashes in turn on the heads of other faithful during an Ash Wednesday service in an ancient Roman basilica. Ash Wednesday begins the Catholic Church’s annual Lenten period of reflection in preparation for Easter. The day’s rituals include rubbing ashes on the head of faithful in a reminder of mortality. Cloaked in purple vestments, Francis clutched his pastoral staff as he walked in a procession between two churches in the fading afternoon sun on the Aventine Hill. Then Francis strode into St. Sabina’s Basilica, a 5thcentury church that is considered among the most beautiful in Rome. Lent is a time in which many faithful strive to go without something, like sweets or liquor, or do more of something, like donate to charity. In his homily, Francis suggested his own approach to Lent, which he described as “the time for saying no.” He urged faithful to swear off indifference, “harsh and hasty criticism” of others and “simplistic analyses that fail to grasp the complexity of problems, especially the problems of those who suffer the most.” He also advised faithful to “say no” to “prayer that soothes our conscience” as well as “almsgiving that leaves us self-satisfied.”

Methodist - United Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 David W. Day, Pastor Sunday School 9:15 am Worship Service 10:30 am www.aldersgatesumter.org Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Sunday School 9:30 am Worship Service 10:30 am trinityumcsumter.org

Non-Denominational The Rock Church of Sumter 365 N. Saint Paul Church Rd., Sumter 803-494-7625 (ROCK) Pastor Gwendolyn Credle Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm Calvary Bible Church 770 N. Wise Dr., Sumter 803-774-2341 Pastor Richard Harris Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:00 PM Christ Community Church(CCC) 320 Loring Mill Rd., Sumter www.cccsumter.com 803-905-7850 Sunday Worship 10:00 am

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First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Sunday Morning Worship - 11:30 am Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm

Westminster Presbyterian Church 230 Alice Dr., Sumter • 803-773-7235 Pastor Stuart Mizelle Sunday School 9:15 am Worship Service 10:30 am

Presbyterian USA First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Rev. Nick Cheek Sunday School (classes for all ages) 9:30 a.m. Hospitality & Fellowship (Fellowship Hall) 10:10 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary) 10:30 a.m.

Pentecostal First United Penecostal Church 14 Plowden Mill Rd • 775-9493 Pastor Theron Smith Sunday Service: 10:00 am & 6:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 pm Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 7:00 pm

Presbyterian - ARP Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am

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‘It sure makes you think’ Santee Electric Coop. linemen get safety talk from double amputee BY ADREL S. LANGLEY Special to The Sumter Item KINGSTREE — “A blink of an eye can change your life,” Ronnie Hindsman said. “Every organization has policies and safety procedures in place. They are there for a reason. They are there for you to use.” Hindsman is a double amputee and former lineman from Texas who came to tell his story to Santee Electric Cooperative linemen in Kingstree recently and to encourage safety. On the table in front of the SEC lineman listening to Hindsman speak were packages of rubber gloves. These gloves had recently been tested to ensure their wholeness, as one hole too small for the eye to see will render the gloves useless. It was just another day, Hindsman said, in 2004. After being with Sam Houston Electric Cooperative for 21 years, he and his line crew were going about a normal day’s work, changing out a power pole. They had done this same job too many times to count and went about their jobs in a normal manner. Hindsman was in the bucket waiting for the sign that the line had been deenergized, but there was something missing, he said. Sam Houston Electric Cooperative’s policy was that linemen keep on their personal protective equipment, rubber gloves, from the time they get in the bucket until they get out of the bucket. But there was nothing wrong with

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Ronnie Hindsman stands near a bank of transformers after a safety talk at Santee Electric Cooperative in Kingstree. Hindsman’s gloves. “I didn’t put on my rubber gloves,” the soft-spoken Hindsman said. “I don’t blame anyone but myself.” That’s where Hindsman’s story gets fuzzy to him. He said he doesn’t remember his co-worker giving him the signal that the line was dead. He doesn’t remember touching the power line with his left hand and completing a circuit with his right hand that was resting on the bucket’s controls. He said he remembers his co-workers taking him out of the bucket. A helicopter couldn’t fly to the scene of Hindsman’s accident because of fog that morning, he said, and he was taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance. Later he was flown to Universi-

ty of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston by helicopter. Hindsman stayed there for more than a month, five days of which were in a coma. He underwent a series of surgeries, skin grafts and hours upon hours of rehabilitation. The accident caused Hindsman to lose both of his arms, taking away also his ability to care for himself. The accident almost took his life. Hindsman has had additional surgeries on his left arm and continues to wear protective patches where his skin was burned on his stomach and thigh. “I felt like a baby. I couldn’t even feed myself,” he said, adding that he has learned to eat with his prosthetic

arms. “If you don’t have any arms, you can’t do anything for yourself. It’s like having your hands tied behind your back and trying to hug your wife,” he said, choking on the emotion. In December 2005, Hindsman returned to Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, this time working in their safety and training department. He began attending safety conferences to answer young linemen’s questions. He didn’t mind speaking to them one on one. “I was left here for a reason,” he said, “that’s to let them (other linemen) know this can happen to anybody.” He never spoke in public before the accident, he said. In fact, telling

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he Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend most adults and children daily consume at least 3 cups of fat-free or low-fat milk, or equivalent amounts of yogurt or cheese. This is in combination with a healthy diet and is based on getting 2,000 calories. Children aged 2 to 8 need 2 cups per day. On the food pyramid, milk is represented by USDA’s latest food guide, which shows that foods from all groups are needed daily for good health. For most Americans, consuming more fat-free or lowfat milk products, along with vegetables, fruits and whole grains, has important health benefits. Diets that include milk products tend to have a higher overall nutritional quality. If you don’t or can’t consume milk, choose lactosefree and lactose-reduced products, or eat other foods that are good or a wealth of calcium sources. Other sources of calcium include: canned fish with bones, nuts, fruits, vegetables, dried beans, rice beverages, molasses, some leafy greens, calcium-fortified foods and beverages and soy prod-

ucts. The amount of calcium that the body can absorb from these foods varies. A calciumrich diet that Nancy includes milk and milk Harrison products is RETIRED important to CLEMSON bone health. EXTENSION Children and AGENT adolescents need calcium to build their peak bone mass, which is reached by age 20. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, building strong bones during childhood and adolescence can be the best defenses against developing osteoporosis, or brittle bone disease, later in life. Bone mass must be maintained in later years as well. Nutrients in milk include the following: Calcium builds stronger bones and teeth and maintains bone mass. It also helps muscles and nerves to work properly, helps the blood to clot and may help to reduce weight gain. Milk and milk

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TALK FROM PAGE A6 strangers about the worst thing that ever happened to you can be unthinkable. But that’s what Hindsman feels he must do. In fact, if he didn’t feel his words could keep someone else from getting hurt, he wouldn’t be facing his fear of public speaking now, he told the group. “This is something I have to deal with 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” Hindsman said as he took his prosthetics off and explained how they work. Last year Hindsman fought through the phantom pain

that medication doesn’t seem to help and visited 23 cooperatives nationwide telling his story, at no charge. “The reason I’m this way today is because I failed to put on my rubber gloves one morning,” he said. “None of y’all need to look like me or be like me,” he said, before demonstrating how he puts his prosthetics on each morning. “In this line of work, rubber gloves are a lineman’s safety vest,” Greg Tisdale, SEC Project Manager of Safety and Training said. “I can’t tell you how much we appreciate Ronnie coming. I can talk about safety all day long, but having

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NOAH’S ARK & CREATION MUSEUM (SOLD OUT)

Hope to see you on March 4th! Rev. Michael E. Murdoch Pastor, Grace Christian Fellowship Church 2938 Raccoon Road, Manning, SC 29102 • (803) 473-0073

$660 pp

July 6-14, 2017

ALASKA CRUISE (SOLD OUT) $3530 pp

August 3-17, 2017

ENGLAND, IRELAND, SCOTLAND, FRANCE CRUISE (SOLD OUT) $5600 pp

Sept. 4-17, 2017

YELLOWSTONE, BADLANDS, MT RUSHMORE (SOLD OUT) $2075 pp

Oct. 16-22, 2107

TASTE OF VERMONT $892 pp Deposit: $80 pp. Trapp Family Lodge Lunch. FDR Library, Maple Syrup Farm, Ben & Jerry’s And much much more. 13 meals.

Oct. 26-30, 2017

CARNIVAL CRUISE- out of Charleston, SC to Bahamas - Ship: Sunshine $657 pp double balcony; $505 pp double Oceanview. $75 deposit to book on. $25 shipboard credit once onboard. (PASSPORT)

Nov. 7-10, 2017

PENNSYLVANIA AMISH HOLIDAY TOUR $523 pp Deposit: $75 pp. Buffet Breakfasts, Amish Farmhouse Dinner, Holiday Matinee Show, Amish Homestead, Kreider Farm Tour & more.

Nov. 16-17, 2017

$305 pp Deposit: $75 ea. 1 breakfast, 1 dinner, 2 lunches, H. L. Hunley Submarine Museum Tea Plantation, City Tour, City Market, SC Aquarium and more.

Feb. 9-17, 2018

CARRIBBEAN CRUISE Carnival Magic $1525 pp $150 pp deposit - St Thomas, San Juan, Amber Cove, Grand Turk, Caicos. 1st night hotel incld. Transportation to/frm Florida. Only balconies. (PASSPORTS NEEDED)

March 4-18, 2018

AUSTRALIA, HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO (14 DAYS) $6,283 pp (Current Passport Needed) Melbourne, Cairns & Sydney. Airfare, hotels and transfers. 2 nights Honolulu, 2 nights San Francisco. Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House, Bondi Beach, Sydney Harbour Bridge, City Tours. 14 meals in Australia . $500 deposit per person to book.

65 Million Years Ago Or 6,000 Years Ago? Come And Hear! The movie “Jurassic Park” was a smash hit at the box office back in 1993. It is still very popular today, because people are very interested in drama and in dinosaurs! Following many in the scientific community, the movie dated the first age of the dinosaurs in what they call the Cretaceous period some 65 million years ago. But the Bible declares from Genesis 1:20-23 that the sea creatures and the birds of the air were created by the Lord on the fifth 24 hour day of His creation. On the sixth day, 24 hours later, the Lord created the domesticated and the wild animals, as says Genesis 1:24-25. And on that same day, Genesis 1:26-28 says that the Lord created man in His image. Dinosaurs and man living upon the earth at the same time! And the timeline of the Bible reveals that all of this occurred about 6,000 years ago, a tremendous time conflict with the scientific community’s estimation of 65 million years ago. This timeline conflict reminds me of the infamous words of astronaut Jim Lovell, when Apollo 13 began experiencing potentially catastrophic failures with its oxygen tanks and Lovell called Mission Control and said: “Houston, we have a problem!” And we do have a major problem today when it comes to the very serious disagreement between the word of God and the scientific community concerning the age of the earth, the time of man and dinosaurs and even the age of the universe! The major problem is: Both cannot be correct. One is absolutely in error. The obvious question becomes: “Which one?” To this question, the ministry of Answers in Genesis and one of their representatives, James Gardner, will be speaking at Grace Christian Fellowship Church in Manning the weekend of Saturday, March 4th and Sunday, March 5th. How blessed of the Lord is our community to have a speaker such as James Gardner, who has lectured on Genesis 1-11 and the evolution controversy since 1993. His mission fields include Europe, Asia, Australia, the Pacific, the Caribbean and Central and South America. He has studied the Grand Circle and the Grand Canyon for the past 17 years as it concerns the global flood of Noah’s day. He has extensive knowledge in the fields of geology and archeology as to how true historical science (but not as the scientific community claims) and the Bible agree! James Gardner’s first talk on Saturday, March 4th at 5:00 P.M. is called “Dinosaurs And Dragons - Fact Or Myth?” dealing with the discussion above. The remaining five talks and their times are as follows: Saturday, March 4th at 7:00 P.M.: “The Consequences Of The Path You Choose” deals with the creation/evolution controversy. Sunday, March 5th at 9:00 A.M.: “The Mystery Of Ancient Man” deals with the tower of Babel and the technological explosion that occurred about 5,000 years ago! Sunday, March 5th at 11:00 A.M.: “Why Question Biblical Authority?” deals with the credibility of the Bible and the problem of attempting to add millions of years to the scriptures as a means of compromising with the scientific community. Sunday, March 5th at 5:00 P.M.: “Fossils, The Grand Canyon And The Flood” deals with the evidence of the fossil record and the devastating effects of the flood. Finally, on Sunday, March 5th at 7:00 P.M.: “Aliens, UFO’S And Incredible Creatures” deals with our universe and the questions of space travel, aliens and UFO’s. This conference/revival should be truly amazing! It is my prayer that it will help your faith in God our heavenly Father, and in His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ and in God the Holy Spirit; and will provide you with the needed credibility that His holy word may be trusted at face value. It is a free event...no love offerings...just an invitation in love for your precious soul!

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EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Part-Time Camp Bob Cooper (Clemson University Youth Learning Institute), Summerton, SC is now hiring for Part-Time Food Service Workers, no more than 28 hours per week, $7.25/hr. Shifts vary; some weekends. Must have a valid driver's license and be able to pass a background check. Please Call: 803-478-2105

LEGAL NOTICES Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that C & C Sumter, LLC DBA Mill Street Grill intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale ON premises consumption of Beer, Wine and Liquor at 201 Mill St. Manning, SC 29120. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than March 3, 2017. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Summons & Notice SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2016-CP-14-00433 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. Plaintiff, -vsLawrence W. Green, Jr. a/k/a Lawrence Green, Jr.; The Estate of Karen Burnette Green; and All Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein, being a class designated as Jane Doe; also any Unknown 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, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED:

action has been commenced and is now pending in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Lawrence Green, Jr. to Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. dated October 6, 2011, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Clarendon County on October 13, 2011 at 11:55 am in Book 923 at Page 210 The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and the foreclosure thereof, were, at the time of making thereof and at the time of the filing of the Lis Pendens, as described on the attached Exhibit "A".

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being located in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, containing 2.00 acres, more or less, and being more particularly shown and delineated on a plat entitled, "A Tract of Land Being Conveyed by Woodrow Johnson, Et al. to Lawrence Green, Jr." prepared by Robert G. Mathis, P.L.S., dated August 2, 2011 and recorded September 7, 2011 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat Book S-53 at Page 450; said lot having such metes and bounds as reference to said plat will show, all measurements being a little more or less. This being the identical property conveyed to Lawrence Green, Jr. by deed of Woodrow Johnson, Gardenia Green, Evelyn Johnson, Sandra Walker, Clint Walker, Shawn Johnson, Everette Moore, Cleo Johnson and Emanual Robinson by deed recorded September 8, 2011 in Book 805, at Page 16. Crawford & von Keller, LLC. PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29240 Phone: 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

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 5.125% 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. 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.

Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, lying and being and situate in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, containing 0.69 acre, according to a plat thereof made by H.F. Oliver, Surveyor, dated February 8, 1979 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat Book 31 at Page 128. Said plat shall be incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Brandi L. Morris; , C/A No. 15-CP-14-0194, The following property will be sold on March 6, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Clarendon County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that piece, parcel or lot of land, lying, being and situate in School District Number 2 of the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, containing 0.69 acre, according to a plat made by Robert G. Mathis Land Surveying, dated 22 December 1998, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat Book 53 at Page 691. Reference to said plat shall be had pursuant to §30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

This being the same property conveyed to Rosenia D. Bailey by Deed of Rosenia C. Bailey and Terry Norene Bailey dated September 1, 2006 and recorded September 25, 2006 in Book A0632 at Page 186 in the ROD Office for Clarendon County.

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CLARENDON 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 10.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Clarendon County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-14-0194.

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by reference to the above mentioned revised plat. This is the same property conveyed to Renardo Richardson by Deed of Willie Richardson and Hester Richardson dated April16, 2004 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Clarendon County on April 16, 2004 in Book A530, at page 281. TMS No. 195-00-00-066.00

Property Address: 1078 Sullivan Drive, Manning, SC 29102 The Court in its Decree has further made its finding that this mortgage was intended to and specifically secures and collateralizes that certain Mobile Home permanently affixed to the above described real estate in the mortgage being foreclosed and is further provided under the laws of the State of South Carolina, the same being more particularly described as follows: 1997 HORTON SUMMIT Manufactured Home, Serial No. H138217GL&R, with any fixtures.

SPECIAL REFEREE NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-14-00322

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 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 Special Referee, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Special Referee 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 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).

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Branch Banking and Trust Company vs. Renardo Richardson; et.al., I, the undersigned William T. Geddings, Special Referee for Clarendon County, will sell on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 11:00 AM, at the Courthouse, 3 West Kiett Street, Manning, SC 29102, to the 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.

All that piece, parcel or lot of land, being and situated in School District No. 2 of Clarendon County, South Carolina, containing 1.00 acre on a Plat prepared by Robert G. Mathis Land Surveying for Willie and Hester Richardson dated February 13, 2004 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Clarendon County on April 16, 2004 In Book S51, at page 477. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat as Follows: On the North by lands of Willie and Hester Richardson and measuring thereon 308.91 feet; on the East by Sullivan Drive and measuring thereon 198.91 feet; on the South by lands of Johnny Lee Hilton and Mary L. Robinson and measuring 235.03 feet; and on the West by lands of Genevine C. Palmer et. al. and measuring 166.38 feet. All said measurements a little more or less and all as will more fully appear

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Special Referee'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 5.000% per annum.

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. Joseph King Coffey Master in Equity for Clarendon County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-06817 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

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. 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. William T. Geddings Special Referee for Clarendon County Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

Estate Notice Clarendon County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371ES with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC 29102, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: Bill Welch #2017ES1400036 Personal Representative: Alta Faye Welch 1069 Shively Road Turbeville, SC 29162 03/02/17 - 03/16/17

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

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YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the above-captioned action were filed on December 1, 2016, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County, South Carolina.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, unless you or someone on your behalf apply to the Court for appointment of a suitable person to act as Attorney or Guardian ad Litem herein, within thirty (30) days after service by publication of this Notice, the appointment of Kelley Yarborough Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem shall be made absolute.

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.

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2016-CP-14-00364

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT an action involving real property known as 1377 Clark Road, in which you may have an interest, has been commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County, South Carolina and that, by Order of the Clerk of Court filed therein on , Kelley Yarborough Woody, Esquire has been appointed as the attorney to represent any unknown Defendants that may be in the military service represented by the class designated as John Doe and Guardian ad Litem Nisi for all minors and persons under legal disability as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants herein.

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).

Joseph K. Coffey Master in Equity for Clarendon County

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Quicken Loans Inc. vs. Rosenia D. Bailey; et.al., I, the undersigned Joseph K. Coffey, Master in Equity for Clarendon County, will sell on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 11:00 AM, at the Courthouse, 3 West Kiett Street, Manning, SC 29102, to the highest bidder:

This includes a 1995, Fleetwood Harbor mobile home with VIN# GAFLK07A18516.

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YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND NOTICE A GUARDIAN AD LITEM APPOINTED

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night against some black clergy — who had earlier said she and other board members show favoritism to the superintendent because of their personal ties — it set off members of the black community and forced a brief recess of the meeting until order was returned. Michalik’s full statement ran in the March 1 edition of The Sumter Item, and will be attached to this story online. “I think when Ms. Michalik spoke, she insulted a lot of the minorities that were here,” Wright said Monday. “A lot of people took it personally and, quite frankly, when she came down on the clergy that got a little under my skin to be honest with you. I know tensions are high, but you have to maintain your composure. If you are going to make statements like that, you’ve got to expect there are going to be some things said on both sides. “We have got to let cooler heads prevail here. We need to handle this right — it’s already kind of salty — I think we need cooler heads to prevail now and get back to the original issues.” Those issues center around the district’s debt dilemma, which began in December when the annual audit revealed the district over-spent by $6.2 mil-

health care law. Most said Trump’s speech hadn’t changed that or brought them much closer together. “I don’t know that that was his intent,” said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. “But I mean he gave the kind of guidelines that I think most presidents give on issues like this and it’s up to us.” As Republicans cheered and Democrats sat silently Tuesday night, Trump declared: “We should help Americans purchase their own coverage, through the use of tax credits and expanded health savings accounts — but it must be the plan they want, not the plan forced on them by the government.” Those were comments House GOP leaders interpreted as an embrace of their plan to replace the Affordable Care Act with a new system built around refundable tax credits. But conservatives who’ve been rebelling against that plan, denouncing the credits as a costly new entitlement, disagreed. And they showed few signs of backing down, although Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., leader of a large group of House conservatives, conceded Wednesday that the refundable tax credits likely will be included in the GOP leadership plan, adding he would try to limit the cost of those credits. GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who has joined Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Rand Paul of Kentucky in declaring their opposition to the legislation emerging in the House, accused the media of “bending over backwards” to interpret Trump’s remark as a specific legislative proposal. Cruz insisted that Congress should begin by passing legislation that simply repeals Obamacare like a bill Obama vetoed in early 2016. “That should be on the (Senate) floor. And from there we should build up, and we should focus on areas of consensus,” Cruz said. “We should not focus on ideas that divide us and pull us apart.”

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The Rev. Willie Wright Jr., pastor of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, speaks at a school board meeting on Feb. 13. Wright says tensions in the community need to calm now, and the focus must be on improving the Sumter School District. lion last fiscal year and mid-year budget cuts and freezes in January had to be implemented for this fiscal year, which ends June 30. The district had an ending general fund balance on June 30, 2016, of $106,449 — a critically low level, according to auditor Robin Poston. The midyear cuts from January were made in order to save more than $6 million in cash this fiscal year and to try end this fiscal year with a balanced budget, after the audit’s revelations. “This is not about personalities,” Wright said. “It’s more about getting back to the idea of how

are we going to fix this mess, and then get back to making our school district what it ought to be.” Wright, whose father served in the military, knows the importance of having a well-performing school district in a military community such as Sumter. “I know that when military families move in, the first thing parents want to know is what the school district is like?” Wright said. “If you have a school district with a reputation for not being top-notch, it can really cause a lot of problems. So, we got to fix this; we really do. We got to fix this.”

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The stance adopted by Cruz, Lee and Paul provoked familiar backbiting from other Republican senators who fear that the rebels could block action given the GOP has few votes to spare with a slim 52-48 majority in the Senate. “We do have some problems with two or three people on our side that make it so if this becomes a partisan vote we won’t have the votes,” said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. “So yeah, it’s a problem, it’s a big problem.” Amid the divisions, Trump lunched with top House and Senate GOP leaders, where the group discussed working more closely together on their joint goals, according to the No. 2 Senate Republican, John Cornyn of Texas. GOP senators met with two leading authors of the House health care proposal and participants said talks among Republicans would continue, suggesting that differences remained. Cruz called the meeting “robust” and added, “I think the discussions will continue for some time.” Trump’s comments on another massive legislative priority, overhauling the loophole-ridden tax code, also did not appear to move the needle. A vague overture on immigration was welcomed by some, yet with no details provided its future was cloudy. The president repeated his call for a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, but that could provoke a confrontation with deficit hawks and is on the back burner on Capitol Hill anyway given the enormous legislative lifts on health care and taxes that loom first. And Trump’s failure to say anything about Medicare and Social Security, the massive entitlements that are eating up the budget, left some Republicans complaining that he was ducking political reality. “The president has a saying, ‘All talk, no action.’ His budget is all talk and no action when it comes to long-term indebtedness,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Wednesday.

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Grading the president

ASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the human ruler, as in measuring stick, is at it again, this time grading his performance as president. Appearing on Fox News recently, the president gave himself an A-plus for effort, an A for accomplishment, and a C for communication. He does seem to be trying hard — at whatever it is he’s doing — though it’s hard to see what his accomplishments are, other than a travel order that was tabled by the courts. No one would complain if he improved his communication skills. While Trump was self-evaluating, a former Republican president offered his own observations about the current White House tenant’s dealings. George W. Bush, appearing on NBC’s “Today” show, revealed much with few words and earned himself a superlative for wisdom. Who’da thunk that ‘43’ would be viewed in 2017 as the genius in the crowd? The president who kept his silence throughout Barack Obama’s two terms in office has suddenly found his voice as Trump enters his second month. Could it be that silence is no longer tenable when so much is at stake — and so much is wrong? Appearing on the morning show to promote his new book of portraits of wounded veterans, Bush seemed to disagree — in the nicest possible way — with most everything Trump considers his “accomplishments,” including the travel restrictions on predominantly Muslim nations and Trump’s war on the media. “I support an immigration policy that is welcoming and upholds the law,” Bush said, benignly. Not even Trump could disagree with this statement, though he might add a Clintonian qualifier: It depends on how one defines “the law.” Bush’s brilliance shone, however, when he sided with the Fourth Estate over the current chief executive. A free press, he said, is “indispensable to democracy.” “We need an independent media to hold people like me to account,” he said, adding: “Power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive, and it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power.” Truer or timelier words are rare. Bush said that, while in office, he spent years trying to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow an independent press. His point: “It’s kind of hard to tell others to have an independent free press when we’re not willing to have one ourselves.” This heartening observation comes amid Trump’s “fake news” fu-

sillade and remarks that the media are the “enemy of the people.” Bush, hardly the beneficiary of a generous Kathleen press, could Parker as easily have felt and responded the same. But he never struck back, except with humor. This tells you as much about the differences between these two Republicans (and the GOP then and now) as any other detail. If evolution takes forever, the devolution of the Republican Party was a blink of the eye. Sure, Bush divided the nation nearly as much as Trump has, thanks largely to the Iraq War. And conservatives had no truck with Bush on his supplemental drug plan for the elderly or his controversial No Child Left Behind educational program. Trump’s mandate to drain the swamp, clamp down on immigration and radically cut spending is owed as much to Bush as to Obama. Despite his flaws and misjudgments, Bush nevertheless was well-liked by many journalists for the very reason Trump isn’t. Bush had a heart. Self-deprecation came easily to him. He wore himself lightly. No one who knows him doubts that Bush suffered for the terrible human losses in Iraq. It was in his eyes and the deepening lines in his face. Hence, perhaps, his portraits of those he had committed to battle. Proceeds from the book will benefit veterans groups, Bush says. Trump may avoid such wrinkles, though not if he leads us to war. No amount of cleansing removes the blood from a civilian commander’s hands. One wishes Bush could chat with Trump about that and also about Putin, of whom Bush once famously said: “I looked the man in the eye. … I was able to get a sense of his soul.” Bush, alas, was guilty more than once — catastrophically in the case of Iraq — of projecting onto others his own beliefs and hopes. He knows better now. When asked on the “Today” show about Russia’s interference with the 2016 election, he stopped short of saying a special prosecutor is needed but did say, “We all need answers.” That we do. Some might be found in the tax returns Trump refuses to release. Then again, maybe he looked into Putin’s eyes -- and saw dollar signs. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. (c) 2017, Washington Post Writers Group

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Even Trump’s toughest critics impressed by speech The Washington Post reports that President Donald Trump critic Van Jones of CNN called the president’s address: “One of the most extraordinary moments you have ever seen in American politics, period.” What follows is his full commentary:

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here are a lot of people who have a lot of reason to be frustrated with him, to be fearful of him. But that was one of the most extraordinary moments you have ever seen in American politics, period. And he did something extraordinary. And for people who have been hoping that he would become unifying, hoping that he might find some way to become presidential, they should be happy with that moment. For people who have been hoping that maybe he would remain a divisive cartoon, which he often finds a way to do, they should begin to become a little bit worried tonight, because that thing you just saw him do, if he finds a way to do that over and over again, he’s going to be there for eight years. Now, there was a lot that he said in that speech that was counterfactual, that was not right, that I oppose and will oppose. But he did something tonight that you cannot take away from him. He became president of the United States.” ••• The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has issued the following Key Vote letter to members of the South Carolina House regarding H.3516, the House road bill. The State Chamber supports passage of this legislation and this vote will be scored on the Chamber’s annual Legislative Scorecard. TO: Members of the South Carolina House RE: H.3516 — Infrastructure Funding (Support) Dear Members: The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce supports the passage of H.3516, which invests $600 million of annual, long-term, sustainable revenue for our state’s roads and bridges, nearly half of which are rated in “poor” condition. The business community encourages the swift passage of this bill as it

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provides a diversified revenue stream and includes outof-state motorists in the solution. A long term infrastructure solution is a top priority and on the Chamber’s 2017 Competitiveness Agenda. Our state’s crumbling roads and bridges inhibit economic growth: hundreds of load-restricted bridges force trucks to reroute each day, and the SCDOT estimates that SC has lost an estimated $2.6 billion in economic activity due to traffic congestion. For citizens, fixing our roads is a matter of safety: nearly 1,000 fatalities occurred on South Carolina roads in 2016 alone. ••• The Charleston Post and Courier editorial reflects on “The risks of a tweet in haste.” “Marry in haste, repent at leisure,” goes the old proverb. The same can be said for hasty statements in this era of instant communications, especially those expressed on Twitter or Facebook. The issue is not how most of the hundreds of millions of people worldwide who use these services express their thoughts. But when prominent individuals like the president of the United States, or government agencies, or persons who ought to have their minds on something else, decide to tweet, it can matter a great deal. The Oscars offer two recent examples. According to the BBC, shortly before he handed out the wrong envelope to Warren Beatty naming the winner of the Best Picture Oscar, the accountant responsible for the error tweeted a picture backstage of Emma Stone after she had won the Best Actress award. He quickly deleted the tweet after the onstage fiasco, but it is fair to ask, did he really have his mind on his responsibilities at a critical time? No less a personage than Newt Gingrich took Mr. Trump to task last year for saying that President Obama was the “founder” and Hillary Clinton the “co-founder” of the Islamic State. “One of the things that’s frustrating … is the imprecise language…,” Mr. Gingrich wrote. “He’s got to learn to use language that has been thought through and that is clear to every-

body and to stick to that language.” It was sound advice. As a wit remarked about some of the incautious things tweeted by celebrities, “They put the Twit in Twitter.” The San Francisco Bar Association recently reminded its members to be careful when using Twitter. “What typically gets individuals in trouble is posting comments, content of photos online imprudently… [U]nlike memories that fade, content posted online does not,” said its newsletter, going on to remind readers, in words from Twitter’s terms of use, “You are what you tweet.” ••• The Charlotte Observer reports, “When ski lift in N.C. mountains closed, stranded youth had to choose: Jump or freeze.” The family of a snowboarder who suffered broken bones and frostbite after falling 30 feet off a ski lift to avoid freezing to death has sued the popular N.C. mountains ski resort where the youth’s nightmare unfolded. The Tennessee family contends workers at Sugar Mountain Resort in Avery County “were dismissive” when the youth’s mother reported him missing. Snow-making equipment and high winds drowned out the youth’s cries for help, according to the lawsuit. After several hours, the youth became sleepy, and he was afraid he would fall asleep and either freeze or fall out of the chair. He took his snowboard off, crawled over the edge of the chair, grasped a metal bar below the chair, hung from the bar and let go, falling to the frozen ground below, the lawsuit says. The fall knocked him unconscious. When he came to, he crawled in pain about 200 yards out of thick woods via a service road to the adjoining Gunter’s Way ski run. He crawled another 300 yards down the ski run to the lighted terrain park area, which had since reopened for night skiing. Two members of the public found him and called ski patrol. Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Contact him at graham@ theitem.com.

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AROUND TOWN Cost: $22 for whole rack of Did you know that March is ribs; $11 for half a rack of recognized as Red Cross Liver cancer awareness meet and ribs; and $5.50 for ribs Month in celebration of the greet on Saturday sandwich. volunteers who help those in need by giving their The Campbell Soup friends time, money or blood? lunch group will meet at Blood donation is now eas- 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, ier than ever with the March 4, at Golden Corral. Blood Donor App and Sumter Benedict Alumni Club RapidPass. With this free will meet at 6 p.m. on app, donors can schedule Monday, March 6, at the and manage donation apNorth HOPE Center, 904 N. pointments, access their Main St. Call Shirley M. donor card, earn rewards Blassingame at (803) 506and more. You can help 4019. save a life by becoming a The Sumter County Veterans blood donor during one of Association will meet at 6 the following blood donap.m. on Tuesday, March 7, tion opportunities: Tuesat American Legion Post 15 day, March 28, 11 a.m.-4 on Artillery Drive. p.m., Central Carolina Technical College, 506 N. Sumter County Active LifeGuignard Drive; Wednesstyles (SCAL) will sponsor a day, March 29, 10 a.m.-3 St. Patrick’s Day Walk / Hike p.m., USC Sumter, 200 Millon Saturday, March 11, at er Road; and Thursday, Dillon Park, 1305 Clara LouMarch 30, 2-7 p.m., Grace ise Kellogg Drive. ParticiBaptist Church, 219 W. Calpants will have two walk houn St. options: walk the paved one-mile exercise track or Volunteers from AARP will plan to hike about one to offer free tax preparation two hours along the Cyfrom 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on press Trail. Meet at the Mondays and Wednesdays large pavilion next to the through April 12 at the baseball fields, playground Shepherd’s Center, 24 and flag pole. No cost to Council St. Applicants are participate. Registration advised to bring the folwill be from 9 to 10 a.m. lowing with them: photo with the walk / hike beginID; Social Security cards ning at 10 a.m. Call (803) for all household members 469-6509. being claimed; tax documents — W-2 forms, 1099R, The Sumter Chapter of the 1099SSA, interest income National Federation of the and all other income state- Blind of South Carolina will ments; 2015 tax returns meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and power of attorney March 14, at Shiloh-Ranforms if filing for someone dolph Manor, 125 W. other than yourself. For Bartlette St. Mary Junous more information, call will speak. The spotlight is Henry Dinkins at (803) 499shining on “King of the 4990 or Lula King at (803) Year” R.L. Fullard and the 316-0772. first runner-up is associate member Kerry “Butch” A liver cancer awareness Thompson. Transportation meet and greet will be held provided within their covfrom 11 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. erage area. Contact Debra on Saturday, March 4, at Canty, chapter president, Golden Corral, 2385 at (803) 775-5792 or debra. Walmart Blvd. Held in canty@frontier.com . memory of Jeffery Dellefield, the event will feature The 17th Annual Cavalier free liver cancer informaPride Auction will be held tion, free T-shirts and free on Saturday, March 18, at Dunkin’ Donuts. Call (803) Robert E. Lee Academy in 905-4411. Look for the Bishopville. Food will be green balloons. served from 5 to 7 p.m. Bidding will begin at 5:30 The Rembert Area Communip.m. with the first table ty Coalition will host the closing at 7 p.m. Tickets RACC’s Ribs fundraiser from are $15 in advance or $20 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturat the door. Call the school day, March 4, at 7530 Pisoffice at (803) 484-5532 for gah Road, Rembert (in more information. front of Dennis Grocery).

PUBLIC AGENDA SANTEE-LYNCHES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Monday, 7 p.m., Santee-Lynches Board Room, 36 W. Liberty St. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS BOARD MEETING Monday, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Sheriff’s Office conference room

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may have EUGENIA LAST to take an emotional look at the past before you can move forward. Do what has to be done and put any negativity behind you. Don’t let anger mount. Remain calm and offer an intelligent perspective.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Share your feelings and thoughts. Once you make your position clear, you will discover that you are not alone in the way you are thinking. Join forces with someone willing to go the distance in order to bring about change. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Truth will be difficult to find. Do your own fact-finding and make a change based on what you need, not what others prompt you to do. Personal gains will result if you make honest personal assessments. Make love a priority. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Excess will be your downfall. Stick to basics and use what you have to come up with and develop what you want to do. Your efforts will attract attention and the support you need to make progress toward your goals. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Networking will prove beneficial when it comes to working your way into a cushy position. Getting along with your peers will not be easy due to jealousy and underhandedness. Protect your reputation and your position. Practice diplomacy. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Opportunity will stem from conversations, business trips or educational pursuits. Expand your interests, ask questions and get involved in events that will spark your imagination. Collaboration will lead to important long-term partnerships. Mix business with

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Mostly sunny and cooler

Partly cloudy and colder

Sunshine

Partly sunny

Pleasant with clouds and sun

64°

37°

65° / 31°

59° / 34°

66° / 43°

75° / 53°

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 0%

Chance of rain: 10%

NNW 7-14 mph

NW 3-6 mph

WNW 7-14 mph

E 4-8 mph

S 4-8 mph

SSW 7-14 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 59/33 Spartanburg 61/34

Greenville 62/35

Columbia 66/36

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 64/37

Aiken 64/34

ON THE COAST

Charleston 63/40

Today: Showers and storms in the southern parts; central part storm. Friday: Plenty of sun. High 62 to 69.

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

83° 64° 62° 37° 83° in 2017 21° in 2002 0.00" 0.00" 0.13" 5.58" 9.79" 7.55"

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Today Hi/Lo/W 59/40/s 37/20/sn 66/42/s 38/22/c 68/45/s 80/52/s 64/50/s 48/31/pc 84/58/c 50/30/pc 77/54/s 62/45/s 53/35/pc

LAKE LEVELS Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 356.86 74.85 74.78 98.37

24-hr chg +0.01 +0.01 -0.04 -0.21

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

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 58/33/s 36/26/pc 70/48/s 33/19/pc 71/51/s 80/52/s 68/50/s 40/21/sf 73/51/pc 42/24/sh 82/56/s 59/50/pc 45/26/sh

Myrtle Beach 61/42

Manning 63/38

Today: Sunny and nice. Winds northwest 4-8 mph. Clear. Friday: Plenty of sunshine. Winds northwest 7-14 mph.

LOCAL ALMANAC

Florence 63/37

Bishopville 62/38

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

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 8.05 -0.13 19 3.20 -0.04 14 5.13 -0.14 14 1.87 -0.78 80 75.99 +0.15 24 5.72 +0.14

Sunrise 6:49 a.m. Moonrise 9:31 a.m.

Sunset 6:19 p.m. Moonset 10:51 p.m.

First

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Last

New

Mar. 5

Mar. 12

Mar. 20

Mar. 27

TIDES AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Fri.

High 11:43 a.m. --12:03 a.m. 12:35 p.m.

Ht. 3.1 --3.2 2.9

Low 6:16 a.m. 6:36 p.m. 7:10 a.m. 7:28 p.m.

Ht. -0.5 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 52/29/s 62/35/s 66/35/s 66/42/pc 62/45/pc 63/40/t 62/33/pc 65/37/s 66/36/s 61/37/s 61/35/s 61/36/s 66/37/s

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 47/22/s 61/29/s 67/30/s 69/38/s 58/36/s 67/36/s 59/26/s 62/32/s 65/30/s 62/29/s 55/27/s 61/30/s 62/32/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 63/37/s Gainesville 71/43/t Gastonia 63/34/pc Goldsboro 63/35/s Goose Creek 64/40/t Greensboro 58/33/s Greenville 62/35/pc Hickory 58/34/s Hilton Head 64/40/t Jacksonville, FL 68/41/t La Grange 63/34/s Macon 62/35/s Marietta 59/36/s

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 63/30/s 71/42/s 59/26/s 61/27/s 67/36/s 53/25/s 59/29/s 54/26/s 66/36/s 70/41/s 62/29/s 64/31/s 56/30/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 60/32/s Mt. Pleasant 64/40/t Myrtle Beach 61/42/t Orangeburg 63/38/s Port Royal 63/43/t Raleigh 60/34/s Rock Hill 61/33/pc Rockingham 63/34/s Savannah 66/41/t Spartanburg 61/34/pc Summerville 64/40/sh Wilmington 62/37/pc Winston-Salem 57/34/s

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 55/23/s 66/36/s 64/36/s 65/32/s 67/39/s 59/26/s 59/26/s 56/25/s 69/38/s 56/28/s 66/35/s 63/31/s 52/26/s

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pleasure. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Consider what others have to offer regarding financial, medical or legal concerns. Greater insight will come if you are more resourceful pressing forward. Take your time and you will avoid a costly mistake. Pay attention to detail. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make personal and partnership changes. Aligning yourself with people who are dedicated to reaching similar goals will encourage greater creativity and stimulate new interest and diverse options to the way you use your skills.

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PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Dennis Selvig comments on his photo submission, “Not only does USC Sumter have a terrific mascot, he also has a great place to watch our games from.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Network and you’ll intrigue someone with your enthusiasm and pioneering thoughts. Be careful not to offer too much information or someone may try to pass your ideas off as his or her own. Offer just enough to capture your audience. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll get more back if you put your time and effort into making your surroundings comfortable and convenient. Bringing some of the people and pastimes you used to enjoy back into your life will bring you peace of mind. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): An emotional situation will quickly turn into confusion if you are too open about the way you feel. Take time to evaluate what you truly want before you get into a conversation that could change the way you move forward. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Believe in yourself and you will find a way to accomplish your goals. Set standards that will make you stretch your skills, knowledge and creativity. Surround yourself with people who inspire rather than drain you.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

LOCAL SPORTS

Richardson to be inducted into National High School Hall of Fame Former Yankees great had storied career at Sumter’s Edmunds High BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com It has been 64 years since Bobby Richardson donned an athletic uniform for Edmunds High School in Sumter. While a long time ago, Richardson is far from forgotten.

Richardson, who went on to claim fame as the starting second baseman for the New York Yankees in the late 1950s through the mid ’60s and as the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina, has been selected as one of 11 people to be inducted into the 2017 class of the National High RICHARDSON School Hall of Fame. “I’m really shocked by all of this,” said Richardson, who is now 81 years old. “To be honored for something that I did so

long ago is very surprising. I’m honored to be selected into the Hall of Fame.” Richardson said he was first contacted about being nominated for the hall a couple of years ago. “I said at that time that I was very busy and didn’t really have time for it ,” Richardson said. His induction was pursued again this past year by Tammie Newman, the Director of Communications and Public Relations for the South Carolina High School League. She gathered the information on Richardson for the

nomination, getting a lot of it from Sumter Item historian Sammy Way. “I believe Sammy and that young woman had a lot to do with me getting this,” Richardson said. Richardson was a baseball and basketball standout at Edmunds. He lettered three years in baseball and basketball, leading the baseball team to two state titles. He also played an integral role in the success of the Sumter P-15’s American Legion baseball team, which was crowned state champs in

SEE FAME, PAGE B2

PREP BASEBALL

USC FOOTBALL

Wilson Hall’s Drew Talley will lend both his bat and his arm to the Barons as they try to reclaim the SCISA 3A state title after falling to Laurence Manning Academy in the championship round last season.

South Carolina QB Brandon McIlwain says he’s transferring

High five?

THE SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Barons return solid pitching rotation, key pieces as they look to get back to SCISA 3A championship series for fifth straight year BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com The ending to Wilson Hall’s 2016 baseball season likely could not have been any more devastating. The Barons, winners of back-to-back SCISA 3A state titles, were in the championship series for the fourth straight year and appeared to have an inside track on their third crown. But rival Laurence Manning Acade-

my rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning of the decisive Game 3 to earn a 4-3 victory and deny WH another trophy. “Last year was a tough way to finish out,” Barons head coach Adam Jarecki said. “But we’re not really focusing on that. We’re striving to get back to where we were and that starts with the first game and moves on from there.” Wilson Hall, who went 21-7 a year ago, starts its journey to a possible fifth

straight SCISA 3A championship series today when the Barons host Thomas Sumter Academy at 6 p.m. WH will have some big roles to fill as Robert James, Brent Carraway, Sam Watford and Edward McMillan have all graduated. McMillan was the only pitcher amongst the group, however, as the Barons return most of their rotation –

SEE FIVE, PAGE B2

COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina quarterback Brandon McIlwain says he’s leaving the university. McIlwain was considered a centerpiece prospect for coach Will Muschamp’s young program when he arrived on campus in January 2016. But after falling behind quarterback MCILWAIN Jake Bentley last season, McIlwain said on Twitter that he will transfer. McIlwain, from Newtown, Pennsylvania, was part of the baseball team this winter. However, he played in just one game and had no at bats. South Carolina said McIlwain told both Muschamp and baseball coach Chad Holbrook his intent to leave after the semester. Muschamp said McIlwain spoke with him Wednesday. “I support his decision and wish him all the best,” Muschamp said in a statement. Holbrook said as McIlwain devotes more time to baseball, he has no doubt the sophomore “can do great things.” McIlwain played in eight football games and made three starts — a win over East Carolina and losses to Kentucky and Texas A&M. McIlwain threw for 600 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in 2016. McIlwain says decision was one of the hardest he’s “ever had to make.”

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

PRO BASKETBALL

Year of change starts for reigning national champion Clemson

Durant out indefinitely

BY PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney walked into offseason drills last month and spun his head around. “I was looking for Deshaun (Watson) and I couldn’t find him,” Swinney quipped Wednesday. It will be a year of adjustments and change for the Tigers, who began spring drills less than two months after Watson led them to the program’s second national championship. Watson, runner-up in last year’s Heisman Trophy race , is among several major contributors no longer in school and prepping for an NFL career. Also giving up their college eligibility with Watson were two-time, 1,000-

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney said it will be a year of adjustments and change for the Tigers, who began spring drills less than two months after junior quarterback Deshaun Watson led them to the program’s second national championship in January. yard receiver Mike Williams, Clemson’s single-season rushing leader Wayne Gallman and the Tigers career

receptions leader in Artavis Scott. Also gone on offense are talented tight end Jordan

Leggett and center Jay Guillermo. On defense, the Tigers are without leading tackler linebacker Ben Boulware, sacks leader defensive tackle Carlos Watkins and top cornerback in Cordrea Tankersley. Their absences leave plenty of areas of concern for fans and analysts to mull over. Swinney won’t be part of the hand-wringing. The coach believes his program has built its depth to withstand seeing some of the game’s best walk out the door. “Our focus is on who’s here,” he said. Swinney thinks he’s solid at quarterback in rising junior Kelly Bryant, who is Watson’s unquestioned successor.

SEE CHANGE, PAGE B4

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant is down for the immediate future with a knee injury, and that’s a huge blow on both ends of the floor for the playoff-bound, championship-chasing Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry and Co. are going to have to carry on without KD perhaps for the remainder of the regular season — and maybe longer. Durant will be out indefinitely after he sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and bruised a bone in his leg during Tuesday night’s loss at Washington, leaving the Warriors without their shot-blocking big man who also does it all on offense.

SEE KNEE, PAGE B4

SPORTS

THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

5:30 p.m. – Professional Golf: Sunshine Tour Tshwane Open First Round from Waterkloof, South Africa (GOLF). 6 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Dubai Championships Quarterfinal Matches (TENNIS). 10 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Dubai Championships Quarterfinal Matches (TENNIS). 1 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Miami vs. New York Mets from Port St. Lucie, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 1 p.m. – NFL Football: NFL Scouting Combine Press Conferences from Indianapolis (NFL NETWORK). 2 p.m. – PGA Golf: World Golf Championship Mexico Championships First Round from Mexico City (GOLF). 4 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Washington vs. Houston from West Palm Beach, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 5 p.m. – Professional Tennis: ATP Acapulco Quarterfinal Matches (TENNIS). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Baltimore vs. New York Yankees from Tampa, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Nebraska at Minnesota (ESPN). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Houston at Cincinnati (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Central Florida at South Florida (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: New York Rangers at Boston (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Michigan at Mercer (TIME WARNER 1250). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Tulsa at Southern Methodist (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Golden State at Chicago (TNT). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Iowa at Wisconsin (ESPN). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Stanford at Colorado (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Tulane at Memphis (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Phoenix (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 10 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match – New York RB vs. Whitecaps (UNIVISION). 10:30 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: San Francisco vs. Los Angeles Angels from Tempe, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at Portland (TNT). 11 p.m. – College Basketball: California at Utah (BYUTV). Midnight – LPGA Golf: HSBC Champions Second Round from Singapore (GOLF).

BASEBALL The Associated Press MLB SPRING TRAINING Los Angeles New York Tampa Bay Seattle Kansas City Cleveland Baltimore Oakland Chicago Detroit Houston Minnesota Texas Boston Toronto NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco Philadelphia Washington Colorado New York Arizona Atlanta Miami Chicago Milwaukee San Diego Cincinnati

W 4 5 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1

L 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 4 3 4 4 5 5

Pct. 1.000 0.833 0.800 0.750 0.750 0.667 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.429 0.400 0.333 0.200 0.167 0.167

W 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0

L 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 5

Pct. 0.750 0.667 0.667 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.400 0.333 0.250 0.250 0.000

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia 7, Baltimore 5 N.Y. Yankees (ss) 9, Detroit 5 Washington 4, Houston 3 Tampa Bay 19, Minnesota 0 N.Y. Mets 3, Miami 1 N.Y. Yankees (ss) 5, Boston 4 Atlanta 2, St. Louis 0 Toronto 12, Pittsburgh 0 Arizona 8, Texas 4 Chicago White Sox (ss) 10, Cincinnati 9 Oakland 5, Cleveland 4 Kansas City 6, Milwaukee 3 L.A. Angels 7, Chicago Cubs 5 Seattle 8, Chicago White Sox (ss) 1 L.A. Dodgers 14, Colorado 3 San Diego 9, San Francisco 5

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Baltimore 12, Boston 5 Miami 9, Houston 5 St. Louis 6, N.Y. Mets 1 Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 5 Pittsburgh 3, Minnesota 1 Washington 9, Detroit (ss) 1 Detroit (ss) 5, Toronto 4 Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. Seattle vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Oakland vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. San Diego (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Texas vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 8:05 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Atlanta vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Washington vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Colorado vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Texas vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. San Diego vs. Arizona (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. San Francisco (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Baltimore (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:10 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

lotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. Washington (ss) at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Washington (ss) vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Colorado vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Seattle vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 8:40 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION Boston Toronto New York Philadelphia Brooklyn SOUTHEAST DIVISION Washington Atlanta Miami Charlotte Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION Cleveland Indiana Chicago Detroit Milwaukee

W 38 36 24 22 9

L 22 24 36 37 49

Pct .633 .600 .400 .373 .155

GB — 2 14 15½ 28

W 35 33 27 26 22

L 23 26 33 34 38

Pct .603 .559 .450 .433 .367

GB — 2½ 9 10 14

W 41 31 30 29 26

L 17 29 30 31 32

Pct .707 .517 .500 .483 .448

GB — 11 12 13 15

L 13 19 25 35 37

Pct .776 .689 .590 .407 .383

GB — 4½ 10½ 21½ 23

L 23 25 33 35 36

Pct .617 .583 .450 .407 .400

GB — 2 10 12½ 13

L 10 23 35 42 42

Pct .833 .610 .417 .311 .300

GB — 13½ 25 31½ 32

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W San Antonio 45 Houston 42 Memphis 36 Dallas 24 New Orleans 23 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Utah 37 Oklahoma City 35 Denver 27 Portland 24 Minnesota 24 PACIFIC DIVISION W x-Golden State 50 L.A. Clippers 36 Sacramento 25 L.A. Lakers 19 Phoenix 18

TUESDAY’S GAMES

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Boston vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Detroit vs. Tampa Bay at Port Char-

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Washington 112, Golden State 108 Detroit 120, Portland 113, OT Denver 125, Chicago 107 Memphis 130, Phoenix 112 Oklahoma City 109, Utah 106 Charlotte 109, L.A. Lakers 104

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

New York at Orlando, 7 p.m. Dallas at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 8 p.m. Denver at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Detroit at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Indiana at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m. Brooklyn at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

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Wilson Hall shortstop/pitcher McLendon Sears, left, returns for his senior season for the Barons. Sears, a University of South Carolina signee, and Wilson Hall open their season today against Thomas Sumter Academy at 6 p.m. at Baron Stadium.

FIVE FROM PAGE B1 led by McLendon Sears, Drew Talley and Charlton Commander. “We feel good about those three coming back, plus we’ve got a senior in Josh Knowlton who’s a left-hander and he’s throwing the ball well,” Jarecki said. “We’ve also got some young guys who have moved into the pitching (rotation) like Daniel Reynolds. “With the new pitching

rules, we’re going to need a lot of depth.” The lineup will feature several new as well as familiar faces. Daulton Dabbs returns behind the plate with Talley and Corbin Bruce handling duties at first. Freshman Burgess Jordan will take over at second base after the departure of James with Sears returning to short and Reynolds manning third.

Commander, Knowlton and Trent Elmore will comprise the outfield with Tanner Epps, Bryce Lyles, Hunter Watt and John Thomas Parker expected to step in to roles as well. “I think we have a lot of pitchers that can throw strikes, so the big key is just going to be making the routine play behind them,” Jarecki said. “We’ve got some experience in some key spots and we feel pretty solid about getting started.”

PREP SCHEDULE Junior Varsity Boys Soccer

TODAY Varsity Baseball

Sumter vs. Airport (at Lexington High), 5 p.m. Johnsonville at Crestwood (Lower Pee Dee Preseason Tournament), 6:30 p.m. Lamar at Lakewood (Pee Dee Pre-Season Tournament), 6 p.m. Lake City at Manning (Lower Pee Dee Preseason Tournament), 6 p.m. East Clarendon vs. Mid-Carolina (RBI Tournament at White Knoll High in Lexington), 5 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 6 p.m. Robert E. Lee in North Central Tournament, TBA Calvary Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball

Camden at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Colleton Prep, 4 p.m.

B Team Baseball

Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep (DH), 5 p.m.

Varsity Golf

Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall (at Oak Hills Country Club), 3:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Laurence Manning, 3:30 p.m.

Ridge View at Sumter, 5:30 p.m. Lake City at Crestwood, 5 p.m.

Varsity Girls Soccer

Lake City at Crestwood, 6:15 p.m. Lower Richland at Lakewood, 6 p.m.

Varsity Softball

East Clarendon, Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning in Pee Dee Pitch-Off (at Freedom Florence), TBA Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 6 p.m.

Junior Varsity Soccer

Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY Varsity Baseball

Sumter at River Bluff, 10 a.m. Lakewood in Pee Dee Pre-Season Tournament, TBA Crestwood, Manning in Lower Pee Dee Preseason Tournament (at Lake City High), TBA East Clarendon vs. South Aiken (RBI Tournament at White Knoll High in Lexington), 5 p.m. Laurence Manning at Pinewood Prep, 3:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee vs. Fork Union (at Carolina Academy in Lake City), 11 a.m.

Golden State at Chicago, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Varsity Girls Soccer Varsity Softball

Laurence Manning at Pinewood Prep, 1 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Junior Varsity Softball

Wilson Hall in SCDNR Youth Sporting Clay Open (at Palmetto Shooting Complex in Edgefield), TBA

Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Utah, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 9 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m. Boston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

B Team Baseball

Sumter at Andrews, 6 p.m. Marlboro Academy at Robert E. Lee, 5:30 p.m. Marlboro Academy at Robert E. Lee, 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Varsity Baseball

Sumter vs. Blythewood (at Lexington High), 2:30 p.m. East Clarendon vs. Strom Thurmond (RBI Tournament at White Knoll High in Lexington), 7:30 p.m. Fork Union at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m. Pinewood Prep at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m. Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 6 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS The Associated Press

Lakewood at Sumter, 6 p.m. Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Pinewood Prep at Laurence Manning, 4:30 p.m.

B Team Baseball

Varsity Boys Soccer

OT Pts GF

Montreal Ottawa Boston Toronto Florida Tampa Bay Buffalo Detroit

8 6 6 13 10 8 11 10

177 161 176 190 158 171 156 153

163 162 166 185 174 171 181 180

METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L

OT Pts GF

Washington Columbus Pittsburgh N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders Philadelphia New Jersey Carolina

7 6 8 2 10 7 12 9

134 146 171 168 182 187 180 171

64 61 63 62 62 61 63 61

62 61 61 63 61 62 62 59

35 33 33 28 29 28 26 25

42 39 38 40 29 29 25 25

21 22 24 21 23 25 26 26

13 16 15 21 22 26 25 25

78 72 72 69 68 64 63 60

91 84 84 82 68 65 62 59

207 199 213 207 180 161 145 148

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L

OT Pts GF

Minnesota Chicago Nashville St. Louis Winnipeg Dallas Colorado

6 5 9 5 6 10 3

147 159 177 179 205 203 203

61 62 63 62 64 63 61

41 39 32 31 28 25 17

14 18 22 26 30 28 41

88 83 73 67 62 60 37

209 187 188 173 189 176 121

PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L

OT Pts GF

San Jose Edmonton Anaheim Calgary Los Angeles Vancouver Arizona

7 8 10 4 6 7 7

146 167 161 178 158 179 200

62 64 63 64 63 62 62

37 34 32 34 30 26 22

18 22 21 26 27 29 33

81 76 74 72 66 59 51

173 183 162 171 155 145 149

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Varsity Boys Soccer

Laurence Manning in Trinity-Byrnes Tournament, TBA

Junior Varsity Baseball

ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L

Varsity Sporting Clays

Ridge View at Sumter, 7 p.m. Lake City at Crestwood, 7:45 p.m. Lower Richland at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m. The King’s Academy at Wilson Hall, 5:30 p.m.

Varsity Softball

East Clarendon, Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning in Pee Dee Pitch-Off (at Freedom Florence), TBA

Junior Varsity Softball

Sumter in Pee Dee Pitch-Off (at Freedom Florence), 9 a.m.

Varsity Track and Field

Crestwood in Camden Invitational, 9 a.m. Lakewood in Tiger Invitational (in Fayetteville, N.C.), 9:30 a.m.

SUNDAY Varsity Baseball

Sumter in NaturChem Invitational, TBA

Junior Varsity Softball

Sumter in Pee Dee Pitch-Off (at Freedom Florence), 9 a.m.

FAME FROM PAGE B1 Richardson was a standout basketball player. He was named one of the top five players in the state in both his junior and senior seasons. He had a scholarship offer from Presbyterian College head coach Norm Sloan, who would go on to win a national title at North Carolina State. He also had walk-on opportunities at North Carolina and Georgia Tech, but he decided to go the baseball route. He had offers from 12 of the 16 Major League clubs at that time. “I liked basketball, but my

heart was with baseball,” Richardson said. And his heart was also with the Yankees. He signed with the Yankees on the day he graduated from high school — June 12, 1953 — at the age of 17 and saw time in the major leagues by the 1955 season. Richardson became a fulltime starter at second in 1959 and remained there until he retired after the 1966 season. Of course, he is known for winning the Most Valuable Player in the 1960 World Series even though the Yankees lost to Pittsburgh in seven games.

Joining Richardson in the class are Olympic gold medalist softball player Lisa Fernandez, 3-sport athlete Missy West of Malone, N.Y., pole vaulter Joe Dial of Marlow, Okla., Florida wrestling coach Russ Cozart, Texas girls basketball coach Joe Lombard, Indiana volleyball coach Steve Shondell, Maryland baseball coach Bernie Walter, North Carolina wresting coach Jerry Winterton, Illinois official Bill Laude and Iowa high school sports representative Rick Wulkow. The 35th annual induction ceremony will take place on July 2 at Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, R.I.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Washington 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Boston 4, Arizona 1 Philadelphia 4, Colorado 0 Nashville 5, Buffalo 4, OT Montreal 1, Columbus 0, OT Florida 3, Carolina 2, SO Edmonton 2, St. Louis 1 Minnesota 6, Winnipeg 5 Dallas 3, Pittsburgh 2 Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1, OT Detroit 3, Vancouver 2, OT San Jose 3, Toronto 1

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago, 8 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 7 p.m. Florida at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Columbus, 7 p.m. Arizona at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Nashville at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Toronto at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Arizona at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Detroit at Calgary, 9 p.m. Toronto at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

HOCKEY

Hedman scores in OT, Lightning top Hurricanes TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Victor Hedman scored his second goal of the game 46 seconds into overtime, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Wednesday night. Tyler Johnson and Nikita Kucherov also scored to help the Lightning improve to 7-1-2 in the past 10 games. Noah Hanifin, Derek Ryan and Jay McClement scored for Carolina, and Eddie Lack stopped 12 shots. The Hurricanes are 1-5-3 in their past nine. Hedman lifted a shot over Lack during the extra session. Kucherov got his second assist on the play, and has 12 points in the last

four games. Kucherov gave Tampa Bay a 3-2 lead at 15:18 of the third, and McClement tied it with 2:37 left on Carolina’s seventh shorthanded goal of the season. Tampa Bay pulled tied it at 2 midway through the third when Johnson jumped to avoid Jake Dotchin’s point shot that went off his skate and into the net. Carolina dominated the first, outshooting Tampa Bay 18-4, but led just 2-1 because of a number of strong saves by Vasilevskiy. After Hedman had a power-play goal eight minutes in, Hanifin tied it on his first goal in 36 games on a shot three minutes later that was deflected by Kucherov.

SPORTS

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THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017

AREA ROUNDUP

TSA’s Barnett strikes out 17 in 1-hit shutout DALZELL – Josh Barnett struck out 17 batters and tossed a 1-hit shutout to lead Thomas Sumter Academy to a 10-0 varsity baseball win over Northside Christian on Tuesday at General Field. Garrett Hassler had three hits as seven TSA players picked up hits. TSA improved to 2-0 on the season.

LAURENCE MANNING 15 HEATHWOOD HALL 1 COLUMBIA – Laurence Manning improved to 3-0 with a 15-1 victory over Heathwood Hall on Tuesday at the HH field. Six pitchers combined to throw a 1-hitter with 11 strikeouts. The pitchers were Braydon Osteen, Morgan Morris, Taylor Lee, Trent Frye, Dalton Page and Jake Jordan. The Swampcats had 16 hits led by Jordan with three. Brewer Brunson, Page, Cole Hair, Frye, Brent Jordan and Lee each had two hits.

MANNING 12 CRESTWOOD 11 MANNING – Crestwood High School fell to 0-2 with a 12-11 loss to Manning on Tuesday at the MHS field in the Lower Pee Dee Preseason Tournament. Kevin Sharper hit a 2-run home run for the Knights. DaJour Neal had two hits and two RBI, while Josh Simon and Jesse Lucas both had a hit and two runs.

JV BASEBALL SUMTER 4 LUGOFF-ELGIN 3 A bases-loaded walk to Mason McLeod in the bottom of the 10th inning gave Sumter a 4-3 victory over LugoffElgin on Wednesday at the SHS field. McLeod drove in two runs for the Gamecock while Jackson Hoshour had two hits. Seth Posey tossed 5 2/3 innings and allowed no runs on five hits with four strikeouts.

VARSITY SOCCER

Lakewood, now 2-0 on the year, will host Manning on Tuesday.

THOMAS SUMTER 10 CALHOUN 0 DALZELL – Thomas Sumter Academy opened its season with a 10-0 victory over Calhoun Academy on Monday at General Field. John Bracewell, Josh Fugate, Mason Crowson and Richard Huntley each scored two goals. Crowson also had an assist. Devin Harwell added a goal and an assist, Zach Fugate had a goal and Jackson Gaulke had an assist.

GIRLS JV SOFTBALL ROBERT E. LEE 4 LAURENCE MANNING 1 MANNING – Robert E. Lee Academy defeated Laurence Manning Academy 4-1 on Tuesday at the LMA field. Emily Watson and McKenzie Watts each had a hit, scored a run and drove in a run for REL. Sava Kirven had a hit and a run, Charley Norris scored a run and Caleigh Barrett had an RBI. Watts, who also had a double, was the winning pitcher as well. She threw a 3-hitter with one strikeout. Carrie Rickenbaker had a hit and an RBI for LMA and McKenzie Truett had a triple and scored a run. Cakhi Fowler took the loss, despite allowing just three hits and walking none while striking out seven.

CLARENDON HALL 12 COLLETON PREP 9 SUMMERTON – Amberly Way went 3-for-3 with three RBI and struck out 18 batters as Clarendon Hall opened its season with a 12-9 victory over Colleton Prep on Tuesday at the CH field. Bailey Corbett was 2-for-3 with an RBI and Mckenley Wells was 2-for-3.

B TEAM SOFTBALL

LAKEWOOD 9 EAU CLAIRE 1 Tyler Carraher scored three goals and had one assist as Lakewood earned a 9-1 victory over Eau Claire on Wednesday at J. Frank Baker Stadium. Charles Olden added two goals for the Gators while Luis Montoya, Phillip Cadena, Kenny Jones and Ja Juan Massey had one each. Cadena also had three assists while Montoya, Jones, Christian Somcheen and Krayphonz Walcott had one apiece.

FIRST BAPTIST 13 LAURENCE MANNING 9 MANNING – Laurence Manning Academy fell to First Baptist 13-9 on Wednesday at the LMA field as the Lady Swampcats fell to 0-2. Malorie Spiegel had two hits, including an inside-thepark home run, and drove in two runs for LMA. Bailey Moore had two hits and one RBI, Laura Betts Brogdon had three hits and two RBI and Gracen Nalley had two hits and two RBI. On Monday, Williamsburg

Academy defeated LMA 15-5 at the LMA field. LMA led 4-2 after three innings, but Williamsburg scored four runs in the fourth and nine in the fifth. Payton Davis had a double and an RBI for LMA. Bailey Moore, Laura Betts Brogdon and Gracen Nalley each had an RBI. The Lady ‘Cats will travel to Colleton Prep on Tuesday.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ACC TOURNAMENT CLEMSON 67 VIRGINIA TECH 66 CONWAY — Danielle Edwards’ free throw with 3.9 seconds left gave No. 13 seed Clemson a 67-66 victory over 12th-seeded Virginia Tech on Wednesday in the opener of the ACC Tournament. Clemson plays No. 5 seed and 14th-ranked Louisville in the second round today. Coming out of a timeout with 25 seconds remaining, the Tigers (15-15) ran the clock down until Edwards drove to the hoop and was fouled. Edwards missed the first free throw but made the second and the Hokies weren’t able to get a final shot off in time. Edwards scored Clemson’s final five points, breaking ties three times in the final 1:16. She finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Nelly Perry added 16 points, Kobi Thornton 13, Aliyah Collier 10 and Jaia Alexander 10 rebounds. Magarity led the Hokies (1713) with 24 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks. Chanette Hicks added 20 points and Samantha Hill 14. Virginia Tech had a 14-point lead in the second quarter. It was Clemson’s first ACC tourney win since 2014.

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25-13 off errors. Georgia Tech went on a 9-2 run to end the third quarter, with five points from Tilford, to take the lead for good, 4943. The Yellow Jackets built a nine-point lead with 3:43 to go with BC getting within four twice in the final minute.

NORTH CAROLINA 72 PITT 60 CONWAY — Jamie Cherry scored a career-high 32 points and Taylor Koenen notched her first double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds as North Carolina upended Pitt 72-60 in the opening round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday night. It was the first time North Carolina has beaten Pitt in their last three meetings, including the ACC Tourney’s first round last season. The Tar Heels (15-15) advance to meet No. 6 seed Syracuse (209) and ACC Player of the Year Alexis Peterson on Thursday. Cherry scored 14 points in the first quarter and made 9 of 18 field goals, including five 3-pointers. She was 9 of 12 at the foul line. Koenen had a big hand in North Carolina’s 38-30 advantage in rebounds, the first time the Tar Heels have outrebounded an opponent since Jan. 8. North Carolina trailed 41-37 at halftime, but erupted with a 22-point third quarter that started with back-toback treys from Koenen and Cherry to retake the lead and go up 10 by the start of the final period. Kauai Bradley led Pitt (1317) with 12 points and five assists. Brenna Wise and Kalista Walters added 11 each, but the Panthers were whistled for 19 fouls and North Carolina scored on 15 of 20 free throws. Pitt was 2 of 6 at the line.

SEC TOURNAMENT

CONWAY — Kaylan Pugh scored 20 points and No. 10 seed Georgia Tech defeated No. 15 seed Boston College 71-67 in the first round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday. Francesca Pan, announced on Wednesday as the ACC Freshman of the Year, added 14 points, Zaire O’Neil 12 and Imani Tilford 10 for the Yellow Jackets (17-13), who will play No. 7 seed and 16th-ranked Miami on Thursday. Mariella Fasoula scored 21 points with nine rebounds, Kailey Edwards added 13 and Kelly Hughes 12 for the Eagles (9-21). The teams combined for 40 turnovers with the Yellow Jackets outscoring the Eagles

(12) ALABAMA 77 VANDERBILT 57 GREENVILLE — Shaquera Wade scored 21 points, Hannah Cook added 15 and 12thseeded Alabama opened the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Wednesday with a 77-57 win over 13thseeded Vanderbilt. Jordan Lewis added 13 points and freshman Ashley Knight set the school record for blocked shots, rejecting three to give her 71 for the Crimson Tide (18-12), who face fifth-seeded Tennessee on Thursday in the second round. Rachel Bell had a careerhigh 31 points for the Commodores (14-15), who had won

five straight over Alabama. Both teams shot 50 percent in the first half but the Tide had a 42-30 lead by going 6 of 10 from 3-point range and 10 of 14 at the foul line compared to 1 of 4 and 1 of 5, respectively, for Vandy. Alabama took control by scoring the first six points of the third quarter and putting together a late 8-0 run, making it 60-40 on a jumper by Meoshonti Knight, who had 10 points. The 77 points is the most Alabama has scored in the tourney since scoring 76 in the second round in 1999. Vanderbilt, one of the top 3-point teams in the country at 39 percent with 7.3 makes a game, finished 3 of 16 (18.8).

FLORIDA 71 ARKANSAS 61 GREENVILLE — Ronni Williams scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and No. 11 seed Florida defeated No. 14 seed Arkansas 71-61 in the first round of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday. Williams posted her ninth double-double of the season in leading the Gators (15-15) into the second round where they will play No. 6 seed Texas A&M. Dyandria Anderson added a career-high 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Delicia Washington 11 points and nine rebounds and Tyshara Fleming nine rebounds and five blocks. Jessica Jackson scored 10 points for Arkansas, which lost its 11th straight game. The Gators sank only two 3-pointers to Arkansas’ seven, but made just as many field goals on 15 fewer attempts and had a 50-32 rebounding advantage. Florida trailed Arkansas (13-17) by two when it outscored the Razorbacks 19-5 over the final 5:30 of the third to lead 52-40. From local and wire reports

TV SCHEDULE

TODAY

ACC Second Round From Conway FOX SPORTSOUTH 11 a.m. – Louisville vs. Virginia Tech or Clemson 2 p.m. – Virginia vs. Wake Forest 6 p.m. – Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh or North Carolina SEC Second Round From Greenville SEC NETWORK Noon – Auburn vs. Georgia 2:30 p.m. – Tennessee vs. Alabama 6 p.m. – Mississippi vs. LSU p.m. – Texas A&M vs. Florida or Arkansas WEST COAST From Las Vegas BYUTV First Round 3 p.m. – Pacific vs. Pepperdine 5:30 p.m. – Portland vs. San Diego Quarterfinal 9 p.m. – Santa Clara vs. St. Mary’s (Calif.) 11:30 p.m. – Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco

SPORTS ITEMS

Blossomgame helps Clemson best N.C. State CLEMSON — Clemson’s Jaron Blossomgame wasn’t sure if he were happier at winning or finally succeeding in an Atlantic Coast Conference that came down the wire. Blossomgame scored all 16 of his points in the second half, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:27 left in the Tigers 78-74 victory Wednesday night. Clemson (15-14, 5-12) had been 1-9 this season in league game’s decided by six points or less. North Carolina State had its shot to extend the Tigers’ disappointment. But with the Wolfpack trailing 76-74, Dennis Smith’s air-balled a long 3-pointer with three seconds to go.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Canyon Barry scored 14 points, his best game since injuring an ankle two weeks ago, and Florida handled Arkansas. Kasey Hill, KeVaughn Allen and Chris Chiozza added 12 points apiece for the Gators, who bounced back from their first loss in 10 games and clinched the No. 2 seed in the Southeastern Conference Tournament next week. Florida (246, 14-3) controlled the game much of the night, building a double-digit lead early, extending it to as many as 16 in the first half and then holding on after the break. Jaylen Barford led the Razorbacks

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — V.J. Beachem scored 22 points to lead Notre Dame over Boston College. Bonzie Colson added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Irish (23-7, 12-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have all but locked up a top-four finish in the ACC. Colson’s double-double was his ACCbest 18th of the season. Ky Bowman scored 19 points for Boston College (9-21, 2-15 ACC).

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“Heal up my Man...we will hold it down til your back on the court with us. Prayers up!” Curry, the two-time reigning MVP, posted Wednesday on Twitter. The NBA’s top team will push toward the playoffs without its leading scorer and rebounder. For the month of March, at least. The Warriors said Wednesday that their medical staff hasn’t ruled out a Durant return before the end of the regular season, though nobody is predicting at this stage. “At this time it’s just speculation to guess when that is,” general manager Bob Myers said in a conference call. “He’ll heal as his body heals. And when he’s healed and our doctors clear him and we feel like it’s safe, he’ll play. I want to know as much as you guys but at this point the plan is just to reevaluate him and see where he’s at in four weeks.” The All-Star forward hyperextended his knee early in the Warriors’ 112-108 loss to the Wizards and later underwent an MRI exam, which revealed a Grade 2 — or moderate — sprain in the knee as well as a bruised tibia. Durant is scheduled to be reevaluated in four weeks, so if he is fully healthy then, that would leave about two weeks remaining in the regular season. He was scheduled to return to the Bay Area on Wednesday and immediately begin rehabilitation. The Warriors headed for Chicago to continue a grueling stretch of eight

“But like I tell these guys all the time, there’s no lifetime contracts,” Swinney said. Swinney expects a spirited competition with several younger quarterbacks trying to chase down Bryant in freshmen Tucker Israel and Zarrick Cooper and five-star, early enrollee Hunter Johnson. The coach would be comfortable with Bryant leading the way in September, but will let the competition beginning this spring decide who’ll start. “Maybe it gets resolved in the spring, maybe it doesn’t,” Swinney said of the quarterback situation. Clemson hasn’t gone through much uncertainty at quarterback since Watson took control of the position three games into his freshman season in 2014. That spring, Watson was promising youngster attempting to gain a foothold in the race to succeed ACC player of the year Tajh Boyd over returnees Cole Stoudt and Chad Kelly. Watson might’ve won the spot, too, had it not been for a fractured clavicle late that spring. Kelly took himself out of the race, getting dismissed from the team shortly after a heated exchange with coaches on the sidelines of the spring game. Kelly followed that with a contentious meeting with Swinney that sealed the player’s fate. That left Stoudt, the reliable senior, as the starter entering the sea-

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Golden State forward Kevin Durant (35) walks to the bench with a hyperextended knee during the Warriors’ game against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday in Washington. Durant is out indefinitely. games in 13 days with a cross-country trip. They return to Oakland for one game then a back-to-back at Minnesota and San Antonio on March 10-11. On a Wizards possession under their basket less than a minute into the game, Washington center Marcin Gortat pushed Warriors center Zaza Pachulia, who fell into Durant’s left leg. While Myers isn’t on the trip and only saw the play on TV, he said the team’s video staff might have other angles he can see — though in speaking to Durant there wasn’t immediate concern about the play being intentional.

OBITUARIES OLIA M. DIXON Olia M. Dixon, 89, widow of James Dixon, died on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at her home. Born on April 26, 1927, in Lee County, she was a daughter of Willie Belton and Carola Jenkins. The family is receiving relatives and friends at her home, 3175 Charles St., Dalzell. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

BERNICE WILDER MANNING — Bernice Wilder, 46, died on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at her residence, 3020 Raccoon Road, Apartment 3177, Manning. She was born on Sept. 2, 1970, in Manning, a daughter of Mary Eaddy Wilder McDonald and the late Eddie Wilder. The family is receiving friends at the home of her aunts, Clara and Linda Eaddy, 7622 N. Brewington Road, Alcolu. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

SUSAN CHARLES Susan Charles, 103, died on March 1, 2017, at Windsor Manor Nursing Facility in Manning. Born on May 14, 1913, she was a daughter of the late Abie and Susan Mitchell Junious. The family will receive friends at the home, 1821 Lula Road, Summerton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Summerton Funeral Home LLC, (803) 4853755.

ALBERT O. JACKSON Albert O’Neal Jackson, 64, transitioned from his earthly life on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Nov. 12, 1952, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Charlie S. and Bertha Jackson. He graduated from Hillcrest High School, Dalzell, with the Class of 1971. Albert joined St. Mark 4B Missionary Baptist Church at an early age. He worked at Cooper Tools of Sumter for many

years along with various other jobs. He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife and caregiver, Hattie Mae Jackson of the home; three children, Derrick O. Miller of Atlanta, Kimberly L. Jackson of Columbia and Jennifer N. Sweat of Sumter; two stepchildren, Twanda (Calvin) Fortune and Isaiah (Veronica) Fortune of Sumter; eight grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; one sister-in-law; three brothersin-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, other devoted family and friends. Celebration of life services will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Mark 4B Missionary Baptist Church, 2280 Four Bridges Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Dr. Sammie D. Simmons, pastor, eulogist. The family is receiving family and friends at the home of his daughter, Jennifer Sweat, 502 Knights Bridge Road, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. The procession will leave at 10:20 a.m. from the home of his daughter. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. 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.

a data technician contractor at Edwards AFB; put her licensed practical nursing (LPN) skills to use in New York, Colorado and South Carolina; and also served as an operations clerk with NBSC. To celebrate with cherished memories are her loving and devoted husband, Titus; son, Artemas; twin brother, Peter (Magdalene) Davey; sister, Naomi (Cyril) Pinto; aunt, Marie Forrester; her motherin-law, brothers, sisters-inlaw, and a host of other relatives, nephews, nieces and friends. Mrs. Bryant will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 805 S. Harvin St., Sumter, with the Rev. Marion Newton officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests a donation be made to the National Association for Down Syndrome at www.nads.org as a memorial donation. Please have your donation confirmation / acknowledgement sent to: Titus L. Bryant, P.O. Box 52466, Shaw AFB, SC 29152. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 1155 Warwick Drive, 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.

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Paulette Marcia Davey Bryant transitioned to eternal rest on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Paulette was born on Aug. 15, 1964, in Bronx, New York, to the late Evan and Carmen Green Davey. Paulette met the love of her life, Titus Bryant, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and they married on Aug. 7, 1982. God blessed them with a big, beautiful, bouncing baby boy, Artemas, on June 28, 1986. Preceding Paulette in death was her brother, Paul Michael Davey. Paulette enjoyed a varied employment history. She was

Henry Lee Parker, 66, departed this earthly life on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Dec. 2, 1950, in Sumter County, he was a son of Josephine Nickens Parker and the late Willie Parker Sr. He grew up in a community of faith, which led him at an early age to confess Christ and unite with Joshua Baptist Church. Henry was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. After graduating high school, he moved to New York, where he worked at Bloomingdale’s for almost 20 years. After retir-

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son — a position that Watson quickly took over with his steadier performance the first three games. “These things work themselves out,” Swinney said. Bryant, a 6-foot-3 sophomore in his third spring, knows he’ll be measured by Watson’s amazing output. Watson was the first in the Football Bowl Subdivision to throw for more than 4,000 yards while rushing for over 1,000 yards in 2015. He was 32-3 as Clemson’s starting quarterback and threw the winning TD to Hunter Renfrow with a second left for a 35-31 victory in the national title game against Alabama. “I’m just trying to be myself. I’m not trying to be Deshaun,” said Bryant, whose cousin Martavis Bryant played at Clemson before joining the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I’m just going to play my game.” Bryant is a dual-threat passer well versed in the offense who will keep Clemson’s attack moving forward, co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said. Christian Wilkins sees the same thing happening on defense, where those tasked to fill in for past performers will shine. Wilkins, a junior next season, is moving from defensive end to tackle, his position as a freshman before an injury to Austin Bryant last year pushed Wilkins outside. “There’s a reason you recruit and there’s a reason there’s a culture here,” Wilkins said. “It doesn’t matter who we lose, the next guy is ready to play.”

ing from Bloomingdale’s and returning to Sumter, he rejoined Joshua Baptist Church, where he served on the first Sunday choir because he loved good gospel music. Henry was self-employed as a rental property manager and was also a community plumber. His memories will be cherished by his mother, Josephine Nickens Parker; his daughter, Dana Brantley; sonin-law, Jay Brantley; granddaughter, Jada of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; brothers, Willie Parker Jr. (Delores), Sammie H. Parker, Melvin Parker and Clarence Parker of Sumter; sisters, Carolyn Parker Gooden (James) of Denver and Shirley Parker Snipe (Arthur) of Irmo; four aunts; one uncle; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Homegoing services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Eugene G. Dennis, pastor, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 26 Lakeside Drive, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. The funeral procession will leave at 10:20 a.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be friends of the family. Burial will be in the Joshua Baptist Churchyard cemetery. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com.

PRISCILLA J. HOLLAND Priscilla J. Holland, 64, departed this life on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. She was born on Feb. 7, 1953, in Sumter, a daughter of the late George and Dorothy Merchant Holland. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

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her race and departed the shores of this earthly life on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at her home surrounded by the presence of her family and friends. Born on Dec. 31, 1924, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Essie Tucker. At an early age, she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and joined Mt. Olive AME Church. She was educated in the Sumter County public school system. Earlese was wedded in holy matrimony to the late John Quincy Holmes Sr. To this union two children were born, John Quincy Holmes Jr. and Larry Holmes. Later in life, she became the devoted companion to the late Isaiah “Eck” Porter, where she also became a mother figure to his two sons and daughter, Isaiah Jr. (Peggy) Porter of Mount Pleasant, Charles (Debra) Porter and Diana (Willie) Hudson of Sumter. Among those who remain to cherish her memories are one daughter-in-law, Ophelia Holmes of Sumter; seven grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Doretia Porter, Mabel (JP) Abrams of Sumter, and Fannie (Hall) Mickens of Irvington, New Jersey; one sister-inlaw, Marie Tucker of Sumter; and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Homegoing services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Mt. Olive AME Church, 2738 Woodrow Road, Woodrow, with the Rev. Dr. Friendly J. Gadson, pastor, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the family home, 4920 Cotton Acres Road, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at noon. The procession will leave at 12:30 p.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Memorial Garden. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com.

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