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BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Two local legislators have expressed their thoughts on the shooting death of Walter Scott in North Charleston on April 4. A cellphone video of the incident appears to show Scott being shot repeatedly in the back as he was fleeing from North Charleston patrolman Michael Thomas Slager after a routine traffic stop.

The incident, which has garnered national attention, comes after months of public discussion of police using excessive force against suspects

— particularly minorities — in a number of high-profile incidents around the country.

“I have watched the video, and it is probably the most egregious and horrific thing I have seen in my life,” said state Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter. “It is absolutely awful that something like this has happened in our state. It is something our state did not need.”

State Rep. Murrell Smith, RSumter, called the incident “very disturbing.”

“I hope that the people realize that this is an anomaly in law enforcement in South

Blacks blame shooting on indifference to complaints

Carolina,” he said.

McElveen and Smith praised the people and leadership of North Charleston for their handling of the situation.

“I certainly appreciate the way the city of (North) Charleston and the State Law Enforcement Division acted swiftly when there was evidence that the police officer was acting outside his authority and committed a crime and was arrested and treated like any other criminal would be who took another life unjustifiably,” Smith said.

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BY JEFFREY S. COLLINS AND MICHAEL BIESECKER The Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON — The fatal shooting of an unarmed black man fleeing from a police officer has stirred outrage around the nation, but people in this South Carolina city aren’t surprised, calling it inevitable in a police department they think focuses on petty crimes and fails to keep its officers in check.

There is almost nothing in Michael Thomas Slager’s police personnel file to suggest that his bosses considered him a rogue officer capable of murdering a man he just pulled over for a broken tail light.

People in the community he served say this reflects what’s going SLAGER wrong with policing today: Officers nearly always get the last word when residents complain.

“We’ve had through the years numerous similar complaints, and they all seem to be taken lightly and dismissed without any obvious investigation,” the Rev. Joseph Darby, vice president of the Charleston branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said Thursday.

The mostly black neighborhood in North Charleston where Slager fired eight shots at the back of Walter Lamer Scott on Saturday is far from unique in this regard, said Melvin Tucker, a former FBI agent and police chief in four southern cities who often testifies in police misconduct cases.

Nationwide, training that pushes pre-emptive action, military experience that creates a warzone mindset, and a legal system favoring police in misconduct cases all lead to scenarios where officers to see the people they serve as enemies, he said.

“It’s not just training. It’s not just unreasonable fear. It’s not just the warrior mentality. It’s not just court decisions that almost encourage the use of it. It is not just race,” Tucker said. “It is all of that.”

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James Ardis of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has been honored for his service to the community.

Deputy recognized for taking teen under his wing

BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com

J

ames Ardis remembers the blue lights blaring atop his older cousin’s patrol car as a youngster.

He recalls taking rides down the dirt road near his house with the sirens wailing as he shouted commands into the microphone.

It was the squad car that gave Ardis his first thoughts of joining law enforcement. And his cousin, who became a S.C. Law Enforcement Division agent of 30-plus years, served as a mentor when he did so.

Ardis, a corporal and eight-year veteran of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, spent the past year paying that guiding spirit forward to the next generation. The 32-year-old Sumter native was recently awarded for his mentorship to a local teen from an underprivileged community with his own law enforcement aspirations.

The recognition came via the University of South Carolina through its annual Stand Up Carolina Hero Award. Ardis, a full-time USC stu-

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dent, earned the honor during a March 25 ballroom ceremony at the Columbia campus.

“J.J. has always shown a dedication to serving the people of Sumter County ever since he started working here, so it’s no surprise to us that he was honored by USC,” Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said in a prepared statement. “Like the rest of the men and women who serve in the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Cpl. Ardis recognizes the importance of being an integral part of the community and finding ways to improve the lives of others.”

The Hero Award goes to USC students, faculty and staff members who have had a positive impact the community and touched the life of another.

About 60 people were recognized this year. University officials said the event aims to improve the USC community by encouraging more bystanders to step up and do good deeds for others.

Ardis’ good deed stems from a relationship he developed with a Sumter teen last April. The relationship blossomed during last year’s Festival on the Avenue. Ardis said the teen hung

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around deputies during the event, and showed a penchant for police work.

Officers from the sheriff’s office’s Community Action Team gave the teen a post on the agency’s Explorer’s Program, a Boy Scouts group that introduces children to law enforcement and teaches police procedures.

After the festival, Ardis remained active in the teen’s life, making visits to his home and checking in with him each day. Deputies say the teen lives in a crime-riddled neighborhood rampant with negative influences. Ardis said the streets will likely prove too much of a temptation if there are no positive role models in the young man’s life. The two speak on the phone and through texts several times a day, and Ardis even provides food and clothing for the young man when he calls and needs something. He said his wife calls the teen his adopted son.

“I’m just glad that there’s somebody that will take what I give them and apply it,” Ardis said. “He’s not one of these guys acting like he looks up to you just to get something. This

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One Sumter to hold regular meeting

around on the property.

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Braden Bunch said that it is difficult to determine the suspects exact age based on the video.

“We’re not exactly sure how they entered the property at this time,” he said.

Bunch said that the suspects were on the property for about an hour and a half.

The subjects allegedly destroyed several pieces of heavy machinery. Someone

operated two Lull forklifts, driving them into a stack of bridge supports, causing a total of about $50,000 in damage to the bridge supports, according to the report.

One of the forklifts had its front two wheels knocked off. The subjects also allegedly drove a front end loader into bridge supports and broke the windows out of the loader, causing approximately $15,000 in damage.

While operating the machinery, the suspects alleg-

edly ran over or crushed two portable outhouses causing an undetermined amount of damage, according to the report.

Anyone with any information is asked to call either the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 436-2000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC or (803) 436-2718.

Video from the scene can be found at Sumter County Sheriff’s Office YouTube page or http://bit. ly/1FrZEni.

One Sumter will host its regular monthly meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

The organization meets on the second Sunday of each month to bring the community together to address issues to make Sumter a better place, organizer Patty Wilson said.

For more information about One Sumter or the meeting, call (803) 491-4910.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is searching for three individuals allegedly involved in the vandalism of property that caused more than $65,000 in damage to Florence Concrete Products at 865 Industrial Rd. on Saturday.

The incident was caught on the company’s surveillance video, which shows three black males walking

City director joins vocational board

FTC plans to add more cell towers to better serve growing numbers

Sumter Administrative Services Director Billy “Nick” Shorter was recently appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley and confirmed by the South Carolina Senate to the board for the state agency of vocational rehabilitation, according to a news release from the state Vocational Rehabilitation Department.

The Vocational Rehabilitation Department prepares and assists South Carolinians with disabilities to achieve and maintain competitive employment, the release stated.

Shorter is president-elect of Rotary Club of Sumter-Palmetto and has served as a past chair and treasurer for the Sumter Family Health Center board. He is a board member of the South Carolina Municipal Insurance and Risk Financing Fund.

Deadline approaches for Chamber nominees The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce announced the deadline for accepting nominations for the Minority and Woman-Owned Business Person of the Year is Wednesday.

The award recognizes a minority individual, including women, who has made a significant contribution to his or her field of business in the last year. The Chamber defines a minority business as one that is operated or controlled by at least 51 percent by minority or women.

To be nominated, the nominee must be able to illustrate how he or she has been able to change as the business climate has changed and encompass a variety of activity covered by the business world, according to information released Thursday by the Chamber.

A selection committee will select honorees based on his or her ethical conduct, reputation, recognition, leadership and eligibility.

Nomination forms can be obtained by emailing Nicole Milligan at Nicole@sumterchamber.com.

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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Farmers Telephone Cooperative is making plans to construct more cellular towers in Sumter to accommodate the growing number of mobile device users.

The communication company, which started out providing landline services for customers, has started providing more cell tower service because more people are using mobile devices.

Jonathan Teseniar, FTC wireless support specialist, said people are using cellular phones more than home phones for communication which is leading to the addition of more towers around the city.

He said people began using mobile devices while they were out and about, but now they use wireless communication technology even when they are at home.

He said existing towers were not designed to serve such heavy traffic and large populations.

Teseniar said that has led FTC to consider constructing towers much closer to residential areas.

The communication company has already taken steps to remedy capacity issues by requesting an increase in cell tower height.

The maximum height for cell towers in residential areas was increased from 100 feet to 250 feet near the end of 2014.

Helen Roodman, senior planner with the Sumter Planning Department, said the increased height maximum is expected to benefit communication companies and Sumter residents. The taller the tower, the larger the ranger of the service, she said.

Teseniar said FTC has a partnership with AT&T which allows both companies to co-locate wireless antennae on the same towers around Sumter. He said the co-location also helps the company cover more service areas and reach more customers.

The Sumter City and County Board of Zoning Appeals approved FTC’s special exception request to construct a 200-foot cell tower on residential property owned by the Sunset Country Club.

Roodman said a special exception has to be approved by the board before cell towers can be placed in residential areas because there are visual and safety requirements that have to be met.

She said that the tower would be

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AT&T’s cell tower near the intersection of Harvin and Liberty streets. placed on an area of the property that would not hinder the recreational services of the country club.

She said the planning department has not received any negative feedback about the construction of the tower on the country club property.

Teseniar said it is anticipated that the tower will service a four mile radius.

He said the communication company has plans to construct more cell towers in Sumter before the end of June.

He said the company has started

construction of a 200-feet cell tower behind the Sumter School District Administration building on 1345 Wilson Hall Road and has plans to build a tower in the Loring Mill area.

Teseniar said it is bad that the company is losing landlines because that is the basis of its work, but it is good that more cell towers are being constructed because that means customers still request the company’s service.

He said in the best environment, the company would have a good amount of land lines and cell towers.

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J. Michael McGuirt Michael McGuirt, the Sumter Artists Guild Artist of the Month for April, is a native of Camden and a graduate of Furman University. He said he has been surrounded by history, arts and natural beauty all his life.

“For the most part, I am self-taught,” he said, “drawing on the rich diversity of culture and inspirations of the region. I use bold colors with movement, depth and texture in my work. What I feel at a given moment in time is what comes to the canvas.”

McGuirt owns the Heritage Antique Mall in Camden, which also houses the J Michael Gallery, his personal gallery. He is represented at M Gallery in Lexington and is currently showing in four locations in the Columbia area. He belongs to the Sumter Artists Guild, Trenholm artist guild and the Camden Art Association.

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I would have to say that there are four artists that have had a major impact on my work. First and foremost would be Jackson Pollock for his unconventional painting techniques and his need to paint on the floor to be closer to, and McGUIRT more a part of, his work. In addition to Pollock, I would add Mark Rothko for his use of bold colors and blending ability and Wassily Kandinsky for his amazing talent for creating depth and movement. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Renoir for his use of the most pleasing and inviting color palettes of any artist I’ve ever seen.

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When I’m not painting, I enjoy the S.C. Philharmonic, Columbia City Ballet and as many of the amazing musical performances put on by the USC School of Music in Columbia as possible.

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Ex-TSA coach civilly committed under Sexual Predator Act FROM STAFF REPORTS A jury in Sumter County determined a former teacher and athletic director at Thomas Sumter Academy in Rembert is a sexually violent predator, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced in a release Thursday. James Donald Bolton was civilly committed to the S.C. Department of Mental Health Sexually Violent Predator Treatment Program after the jury reached its conclusion March 31.

A former resident of Dalzell, Bolton used his positions at the school to gain the trust of his victims and the community, the release said. Bolton reportedly had his victims spend the night at his home, promised them gifts and showed them pornography. Between November 1993 and April 1994, Bolton sexually assaulted a 13 year-old boy on multiple occasions, and attempted to sexually assault another teenage boy.

A jury convicted Bolton in 1995 of 12 counts involving disseminating obscene material to persons under 18, contributing to

the delinquency of a minor, lewd act upon a child and criminal sexual conduct with a minor 2nd degree. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Before Bolton’s scheduled November 2014 release from prison, the state initiated an action under the Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Act, seeking his civil commitment for long-term control, care and treatment.

The state, represented by Christopher Morrow of the Attorney General’s Office, was required to prove to the jury beyond a reasonable doubt Bolton was convicted of a sexually violent offense and he suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes him likely to engage in future acts of sexual violence if not confined in a secure facility for treatment.

According to the Attorney General’s Office, Bolton’s case will be reviewed annually to assess his mental status and determine whether his mental abnormality or personality disorder has changed so that he safe to be at large.

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Man opens fire in Italian courtroom kills judge, others

Homicides reach record in El Salvador SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador had more homicides in March than any other single month in a decade, a dark milestone that some attribute to the collapse of a gang truce and one that could mark a trend of greater violence to come.

Data from the National Civil Police show 481 homicides recorded last month, or more than 15 a day. April’s start is no better, with 73 killings reported in the first five days. At this rate, El Salvador is on pace to surpass Honduras as the deadliest peace-time country in the world.

Gang-on-gang violence, as well as attacks on police and Salvadorans in general is spiking in what authorities say is an attempt by gangs to pressure the government to negotiate issues raised as part of a 2-year truce that fell apart in 2014. Others see it as a reaction to the new government’s iron-fist approach to the country’s two major gangs, Mara Salvatrucha and 18th Street.

Since taking office in June, President Salvador Sanchez Ceren has openly opposed any negotiations with gangs, which according to various estimates have as many as 70,000 members in a country of 6 million inhabitants.

Some 10,000 of them are in prison.

Sanchez Ceren, a former guerrilla leader during El Salvador’s civil war, sent gang leaders back to maximum-security prisons from the less-restrictive facilities where they were moved just before the truce. His administration also has allowed National Police officers to carry their arms outside of work and advised them to use their weapons without fear in the line of duty or in defense of lives, including their own.

Many of the gang attacks have targeted police.

So far this year, gang members have killed 20 police officers, compared to 39 in all of 2014, according to official figures.

“The gangs deliberately want to run up the numbers, deliberately increase the figures to try to pressure, to try to corner the institutions and the entire country,” Mauricio Ramirez Landaverde, director of the National Civil Po-

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Police special forces detain a man in the town of San Juan Opico, El Salvador. The man was detained in what police called a known gang area for not having identification and for having, what police said, were the phone numbers of other gang members in his cell phone. lice, said recently.

For some close to the gangs however, the government’s new policies are provoking the violence.

“Everything that is happening was predictable. This could be stopped in a matter of days,” said former legislator and guerrilla Raul Mijango, who from 2012 to 2013 participated in negotiating the truce. “The decision to transfer the gang leaders to the maximum security prison known as ‘Zacatraz’ (after the infamous U.S. prison, Alcatraz) spurred the reaction of the gangs, which increased their attacks on police and the community.”

The truce, negotiated under previous President Mauricio Funes, is credited for a drop in homicides from an average of 14 per day to five over 16 months. Critics of the truce said that gangs were manipulating the homicide count by burying their victims to hide them, although there were no solid numbers to prove that. But Salvadorans in gang-controlled areas said the truce enabled gangs to boost their power and increasingly prey on everyday citizens through extortion and terror.

Homicides numbers started rising again in June 2013 and never came back down.

MILAN (AP) — A gunman opened fire in a Milan courtroom on Thursday, killing a judge and as many as two other people before being captured as he tried to flee on a motorbike, news reports and Italy’s interior minister said.

Witnesses reported barricading themselves inside their offices and taking cover under their desks as police hunted for the gunman. The employees trickled out, women first, followed by the men who had their court ID cards checked.

ANSA quoted the president of the appeals court, Giovanni Canzio, as identifying the slain judge as Fernando Ciampi. Quoting police sources, ANSA said two other people were killed, including an attorney. Calls seeking confirmation from police were

not successful.

Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said the suspect was caught by carabinieri police as he tried to leave the scene on a motorcycle.

The shooting immediately raised questions about how the man gained entrance to the fortresslike courthouse, given visitors to the building must pass through metal detectors.

The courthouse has metal detectors at the four main entrances, but lawyers and courthouse employees with official IDs are regularly waved through without the additional security screen.

Employees who trickled out after the shooting suggested that the gunman could easily have gained entrance without passing through the metal detector by entering with his lawyer.

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Study: Brain scans may ID concussion-related disease before death

BY MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer NEW YORK — A brainscanning technique might one day help identify people with a disease linked to concussions in football and other sports, an illness now diagnosed only after death, a small study suggests.

Scans of 14 retired football players at risk for the condition, called CTE, revealed deposits of abnormal protein in a pattern resembling that found at autopsy in the disease.

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concussions and other blows to the head. Symptoms include memory loss, confusion, aggression, depression and progressive dementia.

No cure is known. But the brain-scanning approach raises the possibility of detecting the disease early on, when the chances would be greatest for success of experimental treatments, study authors said.

It might also shed light on the disease and help athletes

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This combination of PET scans provided by UCLA shows, from left, a normal brain scan, a suspected Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy subject and a subject with Alzheimer’s disease. In a report released on Monday, researchers say this brain-scanning technique might one day help doctors identify people with CTE, a disease linked to concussions in football and other sports, an illness now diagnosed after death. Symptoms include memory loss, confusion, aggression, depression and progressive dementia. with decisions on retirement, said a study author, Dr. Julian Bailes, co-director of the NorthShore Neurological Institute in Evanston, Illinois.

He and others present the results in a paper released Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Joseph Maroon of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, who was not involved in the study, called the

results “a major step forward in detecting CTE prior to death.”

Like the authors, he said the results set the stage for bigger studies to investigate the technique’s usefulness.

The study of 14 retired professional football players included one with dementia, one without obvious symptoms and 12 with a mental functioning deficit called mild cognitive impairment. All had

a history of repeated concussions and other blows to the head.

For the study, they were injected with a substance that binds to deposits of an abnormal protein found in CTE and makes them visible on a PET scan. The resulting PET images differed from results with 28 healthy people and 24 people with Alzheimer’s disease, a condition that can resemble CTE in its symptoms.

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French network’s broadcasts hacked by group claiming IS ties urged their countrymen to travel to Syria and Iraq to join the militants, or to carry out attacks in France itself.

This week’s hack appears to confirm the group’s intention and ability to target France and the West in different sectors.

Experts and a French official said the ability to black out a global television network represented a new level of sophistication for the group. French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin warned other media outlets to be vigilant, saying another such attack cannot be excluded and may even be in the planning stages.

Bigot said he was shaken when he saw the black screen across the network’s broadcasts “and when we discovered the meaning of the message appearing on our social media and our websites, it both allowed us to understand what was happening and obviously worried us.”

Hackers claiming to work on behalf of the Islamic State have seized control of the Twitter accounts of other media, such as Newsweek, and in January they hacked into the Twitter page and

PARIS (AP) — Hackers claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group simultaneously blacked out 11 channels of the French global TV network and took over its website and social media accounts on Thursday, in what appeared to be the most ambitious media attack so far by the extremist group.

Anti-terror prosecutors opened an investigation into the attack that began late Wednesday and blocked TV5 Monde from functioning part of the day Thursday. Operations were fully re-established Thursday evening.

France’s interior minister, while counseling caution until investigators find hard evidence, said the attack was likely a terrorist act. “Numerous elements converge to suggest the cause of this attack is, indeed, a terrorist act,” Bernard Cazeneuve said at a news conference.

France is “absolutely determined to catch those who want to strike at its heart,” the minister said.

The hackers briefly cut transmission of 11 channels belonging to TV5 Monde and took over its websites and social media accounts. The channel’s director, Yves Bigot, said the attack continued into Thursday. However, the station was able to broadcast its 6 p.m. live show, “64 Minutes.”

“We are no longer dark,” the station said.

The message on the TV5 Monde website read in part “I am IS” with a banner by a group that called itself Cybercaliphate.

Hackers operating under the name Cybercaliphate have carried out a string of attention-seeking attacks against media outlets — including several in the U.S. — since late last year. Even though the hackers express support for Islamic State and routinely use the group’s imagery in their attacks, it is difficult to know for sure whether they are genuine members, simple supporters or hackers with no link to IS. Experts who have followed Islamic State online communications say its supporters have regularly expressed interest in launching cyber-attacks at Western targets.

The Islamic State group has singled out France in the past for its role in the international coalition trying to defeat the extremists. In videos posted online, Frenchspeaking IS fighters have

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“They have to erase everything. There were at least three other encrypted viruses,” he said.

Islamic State has singled out France in particular for attacks, but Reymond could not say whether it had a particular reason to target TV5 Monde.

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The editor of the French investigative website Breaking3zero, which tracked the January hacks, said the latest attack can be directly linked to two Islamic Statelinked militants — one in Algeria who built the malicious software and another in Iraq who helped speed up the attack.

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Baltimore police often surveil cellphones amid U.S. secrecy agreement states that the department must seek FBI approval before sharing any details with other law enforcement agencies.

BALTIMORE — The BaltiThe agreement also makes more Police Department has an clear that neither the police deagreement with the U.S. government to withhold certain in- partment nor prosecutors are permitted to divulge informaformation about secretive celltion about the surveillance phone surveillance technology technology in court, and warns from the public and even the courts, according to a confiden- that if either agency suspects tial agreement obtained by The that a prosecutor is planning to provide information about the Associated Press. On Wednesday, the department disclosed it device in open court, it must “notify the FBI in order to allow has used the technology thousufficient time for the FBI to insands of times since 2007. tervene to protect the equipThe agreement between the police department and the Fed- ment/technology and information from disclosure and poteneral Bureau of Investigation also encourages the authorities tial compromise.”

The FBI’s agreement also and local prosecutors to somesays the agency can request the times dismiss cases instead of Baltimore police, in conjuncdivulging details about the equipment. That arrangement, tion with local prosecutors, to seek dismissal of a case rather which was agreed to several than “allowing others to use or years ago, has led police to believe that they can withhold evi- provide” information about Harris Corp.’s surveillance dence in criminal trials or igtechnology if it would “potennore subpoenas in cases in tially or actually” compromise which the devices are used.

The technology, using devices the equipment.

In practice, Baltimore police called Hailstorm or Stingray, officers are interpreting the can sweep up basic cellphone nondisclosure agreement as indata from a neighborhood by tricking phones in the area that structing them to withhold evidence from the court, and igit’s a cell tower and identifying nore subpoenas relating to the unique subscriber numbers.

That data is then transmitted to technology.

Emmanuel Cabreja, a detecthe police, allowing them to lotive with the department’s adcate a phone without the user even making a call or sending a vanced technical team, testified Wednesday in a carjacking and text message.

The Baltimore police entered robbery case. In that case, Cainto an agreement with the Jus- breja’s team used a Hailstorm to locate a stolen cellphone intice Department in 2011 which side a group home where defencalls for the department to withhold information about the dant Nicholas West was living. device in “press releases, court A juvenile was also charged in the case. documents, during judicial He said the department has hearings or during other public deployed Hailstorm and similar forums and proceedings.” The

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Shown is the Stingray II, a cellular site simulator used for surveillance purposes. A police officer testified Wednesday that the Baltimore Police Department has used Hailstorm, a upgraded version of the StIngray surveillance device, 4,300 times and believes it is under orders by the U.S. government to withhold evidence from criminal trials and ignore subpoenas in cases where the device is used. technology roughly 4,300 times since 2007. Personally, Cabreja said he’d used it between 600800 times in the past two years.

“Does (the document) instruct you to withhold evidence from the state’s attorney and the circuit court of Baltimore city, even if upon order to produce?” defense attorney Joshua Insley asked Cabreja.

“Yes,” he said. Cabreja also said he ignored a subpoena he received Tuesday to bring the device with him to court.

Police across the country have largely been kept silent on how they use the devices. Because documents about Stingrays and Hailstorms are regularly censored in public records requests by citizens and journalists, it’s not entirely clear what information the devices could capture — such as the contents of phone conversations and text messages, what they routinely capture based on how they’re configured or how often they might be used.

Cabreja on Wednesday said the Hailstorm can identify phones from a 360-degree antenna from about a city block away in distance. He said no data, or content, is captured in

the process; however he said the device detects the unique identification numbers assigned to cellphones that have the same service provider as the targeted phone within that radius.

“Given what (Cabreja) said about the technology involved, and the way a Hailstorm device connects to and ‘registers’ nontargeted cellphones, it’s likely that thousands of people in Baltimore have been unknowingly impacted by police cellphone surveillance,” defense attorney James Johnston told The Associated Press. Johnston represented the juvenile defendant in Wednesday’s case.

The FBI declined to answer questions about the case late Wednesday.

This is not the first case to inspire a push-pull between prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges about revealing details of the Baltimore Police Department’s use of the clandestine technology.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams presided over an earlier trial in which the police apparently used a surveillance device to collect evidence on a robbery suspect. At a No-

vember 2014 hearing, Williams lost his patience with a state prosecutor after a police technician wouldn’t answer defense attorney’s questions about the device — citing the FBI nondisclosure agreement.

“You don’t have a nondisclosure agreement with the court,” Williams told police Det. John Haley, part of the department’s advanced technical team. “Answer the question.”

The prosecutors instead withdrew the evidence, avoiding the contempt citation and questions about the equipment’s use.

Two months earlier, Williams threw out evidence in yet another criminal case involving cellphone tracking after a police sergeant said there were unspecified “homeland security” issues when asked why the suspect was stopped.

“If it goes into homeland security issues, then the phone doesn’t come in,” Williams said, telling the prosecutor: “You can’t just stop someone and not give me a reason.”

This week, officials in upstate New York released documents about their Stingray use after a state judge ordered them to do so.

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Anthony Gadsden, of Charleston, places a cross he made out of wood around his neck as people gather outside the Charleston NAACP office during a news conference regarding the shooting death of Walter Scott by a North Charleston police officer on Thursday in Charleston. The officer, Michael Thomas Slager, has been fired and charged with murder.

BLAME FROM PAGE A1 Both Slager, 33, and Scott, 55, were U.S. Coast Guard veterans. Slager had the dismissed excessive force complaint and Scott had been jailed repeatedly for failing to pay child support, but neither man had a record of violence. Slager consistently earned positive reviews in his five years with the North Charleston Police.

Slager’s new attorney, Andy Savage, said Thursday that he’s conducting his own investigation, and that it’s “far too early for us to be saying what we think.” Slager’s first attorney said he followed all proper procedures before using deadly force but swiftly dropped him after the dead man’s family released a bystander’s video of the shooting.

The officer, whose wife is eight months pregnant, is being held without bond pending an Aug. 21 hearing on a charge of murder that could put him in prison for 30 years to life if convicted.

As a steady crowd left flowers, stuffed animals, notes and protest signs Thursday in the empty lot where Scott was gunned down, many said police in South Carolina’s third-

largest city routinely dismiss complaints of petty brutality and harassment, even when eyewitnesses can attest to police misbehavior. The result, they say, is that officers are regarded with a mixture of distrust and fear.

Slager’s file includes a single excessive use-of-force complaint, from 2013: A man said Slager used his stun gun against him without reason.

But Slager was exonerated and the case closed, even though witnesses told The Associated Press that investigators never followed up with them.

“It’s almost impossible to get an agency to do an impartial internal affairs investigation. First of all, the investigators doing it are co-workers of the person being investigated.

No. 2, there’s always the tendency on the part of the departments to believe the officers,” Tucker said.

Mario Givens, the man who accused Slager of excessive force in 2013, told the AP that Slager woke him before dawn by loudly banging on his front door, and saying “Come outside or I’ll tase you!”

“I didn’t want that to happen to me, so I raised my arms over my head, and when I did, he tased me in my stomach anyway,” Givens said.

“They never told me how they reached the conclusion.

Never. They never contacted anyone from that night. No one from the neighborhood.”

Givens said he’s convinced Scott’s death could have been prevented if Slager had been disciplined in his case.

“If they had just listened to me and investigated what happened that night, this man might be alive today,” he said.

Darby also wonders if Saturday’s fatal shooting might have turned out differently had the department thoroughly investigated the 2013 Taser complaint.

“I think he would have been rebuked instead of fired,” Darby said. “But maybe it changes the way he sees things.”

Darby and other civil rights leaders want North Charleston to create an independent public review board to review complaints against police, since “law enforcement is going to almost always give itself the benefit of the doubt.”

Such boards are few and far between in South Carolina.

North Charleston police spokesman Spencer Pryor said Wednesday that the department now plans to review Givens’ complaint, although he wouldn’t say what difference that could make now.

“I think the people of North Charleston and the people of this state will let the justice system run its course and it looks like the right steps are being taken towards that end,” McElveen said. “My thoughts and prayers are going to remain with the Scott family and the people of North Charleston and the state because it is nothing but a senseless loss of life.”

McElveen said he does not think Slager is typical of the state’s law enforcement community.

“I think the actions of Officer Slager are rogue, and I think that sort of behavior is the exception and not the rule of how law enforcement officials generally conduct themselves in this state,” McElveen said.

“Most of our law enforcement officials protect us and serve us and do so courageously, and I don’t think they behave like that.”

The shooting has reinvigorated the discussion of the use of body cameras by police and focused attention on bills already pending before the South Carolina General Assembly mandating that law enforcement officers wear body cameras while engaging with the public.

“A bill was filed some time ago (in the Senate),” McElveen said. “It would mandate that a body camera be placed on every law enforcement official in the state. It is my understanding that bill has now been assigned a subcommittee hearing.”

A similar bill is pending

in the House of Representatives.

“The House will take a long, hard look,” Smith said.

Both offered qualified support for police use of video cameras, but expressed concerns about implementing a law that would mandate their use.

“I don’t think it is necessarily a bad idea,” McElveen said. “But I think if we are going to start requiring every law enforcement official in the state wear a body camera that we are going to have to make sure it is not the latest unfunded mandate and provide the funding to do that.”

Smith said having video evidence can be extremely valuable.

“I am in support of body cameras,” he said. “I would encourage law enforcement agencies to utilize them. As a lawyer and someone who is in the courtroom a fair amount, I think that the more evidence that is in the courtroom in real time the better for all parties involved, the victims, the prosecutors, public defenders and those who are accused.”

The cost for local police was also a concern for Smith.

“How do we pay for that?” he asked. “The sheriff in Sumter County has instituted body cameras on a lot of his officers, but if you mandate that any officer who has contact with the public wears a body camera, obviously there are costs that are attached.”

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‘Daredevil’ is in the details on Netflix

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Oh boy, just what we need: another TV series based on a comic book!

Beginning today, Netflix will stream 13 original episodes of “Marvel’s Daredevil,” starring Charlie Cox as the blind lawyer turned crimefighter, and Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk. Rosario Dawson appears as Claire Temple.

For those keeping score, this marks the third television show with the word “Marvel” in the title to air this year.

ABC broadcasts “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and “Marvel’s Agent Carter” on old-fashioned TV. This fall, we saw a new Batman iteration, “Gotham,” debut on Fox, “The Flash” joined CW’s comic book- and fantasy-heavy lineup and NBC aired “Constantine.”

With the exception of “The Flash,” and its rather goofy adolescent tone, the atmosphere in these comic-book adaptations is a tad grim, reflective more of the fevered imaginations of a precocious 12-year-old or an overripe 35-year-old male.

And, as such, they are completely at odds with reality. By most evaluations, New York City circa 2015 has never seemed safer. Just this year, the police staged a labor slowdown, and crime actually went down. Some critics think the city has gotten too safe, too corporate, too high-rent and boring.

You won’t see that New York City reflected in “Marvel’s Daredevil.” Here, the city is in need of a gothic avenger, and order is maintained with fists and machine guns.

Perhaps there’s a reason people used to worry when adolescent boys got a tad too attached to their comic book collections. It just isn’t healthy.

The real question is whether comic book adaptations are healthy for television providers.

Big-screen movies based on Batman, Superman, Captain America, Thor and The Avengers have raked in huge box office. But they tend to be big events of the summer silly season. Episodic adaptations have been a tad more problematic. “

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In Detour B, Blair, left, and Hayley, right, must choose a perfume station, follow the provided recipes and create two distinct scents in order to receive the next clue on “The Amazing Race” tonight.

Gotham” is hardly the hit Fox hoped it would be. Or the hit that “Empire” has become.

Is that DC Comic adaptation worth its big budget?

NBC’s experience with “Constantine” was less ambiguous.

The phrase “dead on arrival” comes to mind.

Netflix may be the perfect home for this Marvel series.

Netflix’s use of programming as promotion perfectly dovetails with comic book entertainment.

For the devoted fans of “Daredevil,” this debut is a big event, akin to a summer movie premiere. And on Netflix, you don’t have to wait until next week to see how the story unfolds. As we’ve seen with other series, the whole notion of episodic storytelling takes on new meaning when you can devour an entire season in one marathon sitting.

It’s like reading one darned comic book after another.

• Adapted from a British series, “Horrible Histories” (7 p.m., Discovery Family) puts an emphasis on outrageous beliefs and bizarre events from the past. Look for quips and quotes from the show’s own resident rodent, Rattus Rattus, a talking rat and historical tour guide.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) competition takes a gamble on Monaco.

• A string of killings spurs Hank and Nick into action on “Grimm” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• Steve Carell and Tina Fey star in the 2010 comedy “Date Night” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• Family drama distracts Cristela from bar exam prep on “Cristela” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• An Elvis impersonator leaves the building on “Hawaii Five-O” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• A new twist in stuffed animals on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• “Live From Lincoln Center” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-G, check local listings) features baritone Norm Lewis performing in a range of genres, from opera to gospel.

• A confessed celebrity-killer seems hard to believe on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE • An ailing grandfather (Lionel Barrymore) and his grandson chase Death himself (Cedric Hardwicke) up a tree in the 1939 adaptation of

the allegorical Broadway drama “On Borrowed Time” (6 p.m., TCM).

SERIES NOTES Vanessa plays matchmaker on “Last Man Standing” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (8 and 8:30 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Two hours of “Dateline” (9 p.m., NBC) * Jane worries about Rafael’s dependability on “Jane the Virgin” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * “20/20” (10 p.m., ABC).

LATE NIGHT Kevin Spacey, Lily James and Alabama Shakes appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:50 p.m., CBS, r) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Kevin James, Vanessa Hudgens and Dan White on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC). Matthew Perry, John Cena and For King & Country appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r).

Nathan Lane, Kristen Schaal and Borns visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r).

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BIZARRO

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ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

DOG EAT DOUG

DILBERT

JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE

Mother of 5 tests limits of cousin’s ability to help DEAR ABBY — My cousin “Opal” and I grew up together. We were always close. She has gone through Dear Abby some rough times, and I ABIGAIL have been VAN BUREN trying to help her out.

She has five children (ages 10 to 2) and I have one child who is 13. The fathers of her children are not helpful. I recently completed my education and am looking for work, so money is tight.

Opal doesn’t feed her kids before bringing them over or provide diapers for the little one. She promises to reimburse me, but rarely does.

Most of the time I keep my

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mouth shut because I know she doesn’t make much as a server. How can I make her understand that even though I have only one child that doesn’t mean I have the money to help her out with her five?

Also, when I baby-sit her children, they are rowdy and destructive. But if I try to raise the subject, it creates tension between us.

I love Opal. I want to help her. But when is it enough? I don’t want to withdraw my help completely, but it has become more than my household can bear.

Caring cousin in Missouri DEAR CARING COUSIN — Nothing will change until you are ready to tell Cousin Opal enough is enough and set some strict rules. That she has had five children with different deadbeat boyfriends is not your

fault. One accidental pregnancy — or even two — can happen. But FIVE should be a clue that your cousin is irresponsible.

Tell Opal that unless her children are fed before they arrive and she provides diapers, you will no longer baby-sit for her. (It wouldn’t be a bad idea to tell her to include some snacks as well.) Tell her that before her children come over she is to instruct them to be on their best behavior. Her household may be chaotic because there are no rules — so don’t blame those children for their bad behavior.

When they arrive, tell them that in YOUR house there are rules. Explain clearly what they are and that there are rewards for good behavior. Make clear that if they can’t be good, they won’t be welcomed back without their mother.

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Roam 4 Got ready for company, perhaps 9 Norse shapeshifter 13 Word often following “further” 14 One adopting a puppy, say 15 The Tempter 16 Trivial amount 17 *Bargain dairy product?

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Violin ending Cuckoopints, e.g.

Merge “Well now!”

Bar offerings It’s a stunner Reject

DOWN 1 They may be noble 2 __ Reader 3 Holiday rate, perhaps 4 Loser-to-be?

5 Stray 6 Arab potentate 7 Muscle mag display 8 Green Day drummer __

Cool 9 Lorenzo of “Renegade” 10 Man with rising aspirations?

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35 Regional animal life 38 Seizes unlawfully 39 Medicine dispenser, and, in another way, a hint to the answers to starred clues 42 Bump at the office, maybe 43 Bar heads 44 Blue gem, briefly 45 Hindu sage 46 Withdrawal process 47 Open a touch 48 Not 49 Kindergarten staple 50 Spanish lady 53 Hardware item

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COMMENTARY

The Iran deal: Here’s what we’ve given up “Negotiations ... to prevent an Iranian capability to develop a nuclear arsenal are ending with an agreement that concedes this very capability ...”

— Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, The Wall Street Journal, April 8

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ASHINGTON — It was but a year and a half ago that Barack Obama endorsed the objective of abolition when he said that Iran’s heavily fortified Fordow nuclear facility, its plutonium-producing heavywater reactor and its advanced centrifuges were all unnecessary for a civilian nuclear program. The logic was clear: Since Iran was claiming to be pursuing an exclusively civilian program, these would have to go.

Yet under the deal Obama is now trying to sell, not one of these is to be dismantled.

Indeed, Iran’s entire nuclear infrastructure is kept intact, just frozen or repurposed for the length of the deal (about a deCharles cade). Thus Krauthammer Fordow’s centrifuges will keep spinning. They will now be fed xenon, zinc and germanium instead of uranium. But that means they remain ready at any time to revert from the world’s most heavily (indeed comically) fortified medical isotope facility to a bomb-making factory.

And upon the expiration of the deal, conceded Obama on Monday on NPR, Iran’s breakout time to a nuclear bomb will be “almost down to zero,” i.e., it will be able to produce nuclear weapons at will and without delay.

And then there’s cheating.

Not to worry, says Obama.

We have guarantees of compliance: “unprecedented inspections” and “snapback” sanctions.

The inspection promises are a farce. We haven’t even held the Iranians to their current obligation to come clean with the International Atomic Energy Agency on their previous nuclear activities.

The IAEA charges Iran with stonewalling on 11 of 12 issues.

As veteran nuclear expert David Albright points out, that makes future verification impossible — how can you determine what’s been illegally changed or added if you have no baseline? Worse, there’s been no mention of the only verification regime with real teeth — at-will, unannounced visits to any facility, declared or undeclared.

The joint European-Iranian statement spoke only of “enhanced access through agreed procedures,” which doesn’t remotely suggest spot inspections. And on Thursday, Iran’s supreme leader

ruled out any “extraordinary supervision measures.”

The IAEA hasn’t been allowed to see the Parchin weaponization facility in ten years. And the massive Fordow complex was disclosed not by the IAEA but by Iranian dissidents.

Yet even if violations are found, what then? First, they have to be certified by the IAEA. Which then reports to the United Nations, where Iran has the right to challenge the charge. Which then has to be considered, argued and adjudicated.

Which then presumably goes to the Security Council where China, Russia and sundry anti-Western countries will act as Iran’s lawyers. Which all would take months — after which there is no guarantee that China and Russia will ratify the finding anyway.

As for the “snapback” sanctions — our last remaining bit of pressure — they are equally fantastic. There’s no way sanctions will be re-imposed once they have been lifted. It took a decade to weave China, Russia and the Europeans into the current sanctions infrastructure.

Once gone, it doesn’t snap back. None will pull their companies out of a thriving, post-sanctions Iran. As Kissinger and Shultz point out, we will be fought every step of the way, leaving the U.S., not Iran, isolated.

Obama imagines that this deal will bring Iran in from the cold, tempering its territorial ambitions and ideological radicalism. But this defies logic: With sanctions lifted, its economy booming and tens of billions injected into its treasury, why would Iran curb rather than expand its relentless drive for regional dominance?

An overriding objective of these negotiations, as Obama has said, is to prevent the inevitable proliferation — Egypt, Turkey, the Gulf states — that would occur if Iran went nuclear. Yet the prospective agreement is so clearly a pathway to an Iranian bomb that the Saudis are signaling that the deal itself would impel them to go nuclear.

You set out to prevent proliferation and you trigger it.

You set out to prevent an Iranian nuclear capability and you legitimize it. You set out to constrain the world’s greatest exporter of terror threatening every one of our allies in the Middle East and you’re on the verge of making it the region’s economic and military hegemon.

What is the alternative, asks the president? He’s repeatedly answered the question himself: No deal is better than a bad deal.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2015, The Washington Post Writers Group

EDITORIAL PAGE POLICIES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are written by readers of the newspaper.

They should be no more than 350 words and sent via e-mail to letters@ theitem.com, dropped off at The Sumter Item office, 20 N. Magnolia St. or mailed to The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, S.C. 29151, along with the full name of the writer, plus an address and telephone number for verification purposes only. Letters that exceed 350 words will be cut accordingly in the print edition, but available in their entirety at www. theitem.com/opinion/letters_to_editor.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SIGNS ARE A WASTE OF TAXPAYERS’ MONEY IF LAWS AREN’T ENFORCED Kudos to our local SCDOT people; they have again fixed the shoulder of the road on East Liberty Street at Fort Street. I see this has been a continual duty of the state employees that keeps occurring due to the unlawful parking of large trucks, trailers and cars hauling scrap metal. They have again posted “NO PARKING” signs at this site as the old ones are removed, driven over and totally disregarded time and time again. The state has also posted both the international signs and “NO PEDESTRIAN” signs on North and South Pike West to keep our citizens from walking on the controlled access highway, which is a violation of law.

People of all ages are walking across, riding bicycles across and even pushing baby strollers across the busy highway.

Much like the potholes that keep getting filled because our roads have not been properly maintained, our posting of signs is frivolous because our law enforcement agencies tend to ignore violators of our laws.

Guess we are suffering from what is known as “selective enforcement.” There again, we are not receiving more bang for our buck. I can understand that an officer may consider this trivial but the appearance of our roadways and the safety of our citizens, both pedestrian and motoring public, are at stake here.

Hopefully others in the community will see these violations and make calls to have an officer sent to the area to remedy the situation. If we can’t enforce our laws as posted on these signs, collect fines for the violations, then please pull down all the signs and quit wasting taxpayer money.

JIM AUSTIN Sumter

MILLWOOD’S NEW PRINCIPAL DOING WONDERFUL JOB As teachers at Millwood Elementary School, we feel the need to clarify some of the misconceptions that have been reported in The Sumter Item. Our new principal, Ms. Stella Hall, is doing an outstanding job. She was put in this position by Dr. J. Frank Baker to ensure that the guidelines and procedures of Sumter School District are followed. That is exactly what she is doing.

Some of the programs at Millwood have been changed, and some have been eliminated. These were not her decisions. Some were district mandates and others were Millwood Leadership Team decisions. Yes, the teachers had a voice in the changes made.

There has been reference made to the teacher exodus this year. As of today, only two teacher transfers have been requested.

Not sure where that information came from. We weren’t surveyed.

Mr. (Jeff) Witherspoon commented that our school was struggling — really struggling (in his March 11 letter titled “New administration at Millwood could create long-term damage). Our school is thriving.

We are busting at the seams with all the out-of-zone open enrollment requests that pour in yearly. We are adding classes for next year to accommodate our growing needs. That’s not struggling.

Mr. (Steven) Miller (in his March 11 letter titled “Millwood puts priorities on aesthetics instead of education) is concerned that money was taken out of instructional budget to pay for the upgrades that were desperately needed to the facility. Instructional money can only be used for instruction. Therefore, no instructional money was spent. We do agree with Mr. Miller in reference to the playground equipment not being operational. It is old and no suitable for our students to use. Under the leadership of Ms. Hall, we are currently in the process of getting new equipment that we hope will be in place very soon. If you haven’t seen the brightly colored paintings, shiny floors, and yes, the Plantation Shutters that cover the 1960 windows, you need to come by and visit. It is truly a warm and inviting place for children to feel safe and loved.

Are all the parents happy? No. Will they ever be? Only time will tell. As a parent, you have the option to educate your child however you feel best meets their individual needs. If you don’t agree with Sumter School District policies and procedures, maybe our schools are not the right fit for you. Millwood Elementary, after all, is just one of the elementary schools in Sumter School District.

JAYNE EVENICH and LYNNE NELSON Teachers at Millwood Elementary Sumter

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi D. Sanders 5605 Borden Road Rembert, SC 29128 (803) 499-3947 (home) DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home) DISTRICT 3 James Byrd Jr. 13 E. Canal St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 468-1719 (mobile) (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 436-2108 (Fax) jbyrd@sumtercountysc.org DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) (803) 236-5759 (mobile) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 James T. McCain Jr. 317 W. Bartlette St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-2353 (home) (803) 607-2777 (mobile)

DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home)

WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 bgaliano@sumter-sc.com

SUMTER CITY COUNCIL MAYOR Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 20 Buford St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery 829 Legare St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-9298 tlowery@sumter-sc.com WARD 2 Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 481-4284 idwyer@sumter-sc.com WARD 3 Calvin K. Hastie Sr. 810 S. Main St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-7776 chastie@sumter-sc.com WARD 4 Colleen Yates cyates@sumter-sc.com

WARD 6 David Merchant 26 Paisley Park Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086 dmerchant@sumter-sc.com STATE LAWMAKERS Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville District 50 420 S. Main St. Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 (home) (803) 734-2934 (Columbia) Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins District 70 P.O. Box 5 Hopkins, SC 29061 (803) 776-0353 (home) (803) 734-9142 (fax) (803) 734-2804 (Columbia) jn@schouse.org Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, D-Clarendon District 64 117 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087(home) (803) 212-6929 (Columbia)

Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 P.O. Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 (business) (803) 778-1643 (fax) (803) 734-3042 (Columbia) murrellsmith@schouse.gov Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 (business) (803) 734-3102 (Columbia) Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 (803) 212-6148 (Columbia) Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 (803) 435-8117 (home) (803) 212-6108 (Columbia) Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, D-Sumter District 35 P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 (803) 775-1263 (business (803) 212-6132 (Columbia)

NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District 1207 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501 531-A Oxford Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 327-1114 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 319 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3315 1703 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 jclyburn@hr.house.gov Sen. Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 Midlands Regional Office 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 933-0112 (main) Sen. Tim Scott 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6121 (202) 228-5143 (fax) 1301 Gervais St., Suite 825 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 771-6112 (803) 771-6455 (fax)

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AROUND TOWN The AARP Foundation Volunteer sociation will meet at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, at the Tax-Aide Program will offer South HOPE Center, 1125 S. free income tax assistance for Lafayette Drive. Call Ferdilow-income or elderly taxpayHave you waited the last minute Burns at (803) 968ers. You will need: all tax until nand forms to and doinformation; your taxes? gov- 4464. ernment-issued ID; Social A benefit gala for the Boys and Security card; all W-2’s, Girls Club of Lee County will be 1099s and 1098s; and supheld 6-8 p.m. on Friday, April porting documents if you 17, at the Opera House, 109 plan to itemize. Assistance Main St., Bishopville. This is will be available 9 a.m.-2 a fundraiser benefit to initip.m. on Mondays and ate a Boys and Girls Club in Wednesdays through April Lee County through the Sal13 at The Spectrum senior vation Army. Individual tickcenter, 1989 Durant Lane. ets are $30 or purchase a Call (803) 316-0772. table for eight for $300.

Table seating will guarantee Free income tax filing services group seating together. Dinand FAFSA application assisner will be served at 6 p.m., tance will be provided followed by entertainment through April 15 as follows: provided by local youth. Din9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wednesner will be provided by days, SC Works — Santee youth volunteers in the Lee Lynches, 31 E. Calhoun St., Central culinary arts pro(803) 774-1300; 9:30 a.m.-4 gram. Tickets available at p.m. Fridays, 3-8 p.m. Saturthe Lee County Chamber of days, appointments only on Commerce or Lee County Sundays, Goodwill — Job First Steps office. Call Ruby Link Center, 1028 Broad St., (803) 774-5006; and 9:30 a.m.- Gibbs at (803) 468-8340 or Brenda Golden at (803) 6517 p.m. Thursdays and 9:30 1893. a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Lee County Adult Education, 123 Lee County EMS Community E. College St., Bishopville, Outreach will host a health fair (803) 484-4040. Call Ms. Sam- 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, uels at (803) 240-8355.

April 18, at Concord United Methodist Church in the The Rembert Area Community Lucknow community.

Coalition’s third annual spring parade will be held 10 a.m.The VFW Post 11078, Summernoon on Saturday, April 11, ton, will met at 6 p.m. on at 7530 Pisgah Road, RemTuesday, April 21, at its bert. Activities will follow headquarters on Canty the parade. Camden Mayor Street. All members and poTony Scully will serve as tential new members are ingrand marshal. For informavited to attend. tion, call Dr. Juanita Britton The Sumter County Educator’s at (803) 420-1255, Charlie Dennis at (803) 316-8206, Lot- Association-Retired will meet tie Spencer at (803) 464-3296, at noon on Wednesday, April 22, at the North HOPE CenSadie Jenkins at (803) 424ter, 904 N. Main St. New 1523 or Harry McLeod at members are encouraged to (803) 549-2282. attend and join. Call Brenda Sumter County League of Bethune at (803) 469-6588.

Women Voters will meet at 6 The Single Parent Institute will p.m. on Monday, April 13, at the Sumter County Adminis- meet 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, at the tration Building, 13 E. Canal Birnie HOPE Center. For inSt., third floor. Topic of disformation, call Dr. Quaneck cussion will be roads and Walkes at (803) 223-9408 or bridges in Sumter County, singleparentinstitute@quapresented by Karen Hyatt, neck.com. Find the group on assistant Public Works diFacebook. rector for Sumter County.

VFW Post 10813 will hold its The Sumter Chapter of the Namonthly “Wine, Cheese, Music tional Federation of the Blind & more ...” event from 5 to 9 will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesp.m. on Sunday, April 26, at day, April 14, at Shiloh-Ran610 Manning Ave. Donations dolph Manor. Janae Stowe, Santee-Lynches ADRC, I&R/A are welcome to help support veteran and family proManager, will speak. Transgrams. Call (803) 773-6700. portation provided with the St. Anne Catholic School’s sixth mileage radius. Contact annual benefit auction will be Debra Canty, chapter presiheld from 6 to 10 p.m. on Frident, at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or at (803) 775-5792. day, May 1, at the O’Donnell House. This event will inLincoln High School Class of clude heavy hors d’oeuvres, 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, at Ameri- music, a cash bar and silent can Legion Post 202, 310 Pal- auction. Rafe, master of ceremonies from J.R. Dixon metto St. Class from 1960 Auctions, will also conduct a through 1969 are welcome live auction. Tickets are $25 and encouraged to send a per person. Proceeds will representative to help plan benefit St. Anne Catholic the reunion celebrating the School and assist in its variModern Civil Rights Moveous programs and in funding ment. Call Ferdinand Burns scholarships. Call (803) 775at (803) 968-4464.

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Gaffney 79/53 Spartanburg 78/54

Greenville 77/53

Columbia 87/63

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Charleston 85/63

Today: Clouds and sun; humid. High 80 to 84.

Saturday: A couple of thunderstorms. High 73 to 77.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Share EUGENIA LAST information and knowledge and build good relations with people who move in the same professional circles as you. Invest time and money in the way you present yourself to others.

Don’t let disappointment deter you from pursuing your goals.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A lack of discipline will lead to problems at home. Don’t let indulgence take over. Focus on being the best you can be. Learn from past experience and strive for perfection. Love is in the stars. Set aside time for romance.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Opt to make changes that will bring about a better home environment. Good fortune will result if you have a discussion with a potential client or employer. Don’t limit what you can do. Discipline and divergence will pay off.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mix business with pleasure. Socialize with colleagues and clients.

Changes in your relationship will be to your advantage if you are willing to compromise. Don’t hold back when it comes to commitment. Share your feelings and strive for equality.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Social events should include colleagues. The more you network, the greater your chances of getting ahead.

You’ll gain valuable information that can give you an edge when an opening of interest becomes available. Show versatility and make an impression.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Romance should be high on your list of priorities, along with selfimprovement and doing whatever it takes to stay healthy mentally, physically and financially. Greater involvement in social activities will

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Refuse to argue over petty matters. Join a cause you believe in and you will make a difference and also meet someone you enjoy spending time with. A serious assessment of your current situation will lead to a workable solution.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep matters concerning your relationships in perspective.

Overreacting will not help you resolve a pending problem. Use your intuition to guide you when dealing with emotional matters.

Romance will improve your personal life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Devise a plan and stick to it. You will have the chance to excel if you display your talents, skills and enthusiasm. Negotiations, settlements and money matters will turn in your favor. A change at home will improve your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Listen to what’s being said, but don’t share personal information with anyone. A change in the way you feel about someone is likely to cause a problem that can infringe on your privacy. Take a moment to re-evaluate what you want.

Romance is highlighted.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Use discretion in all your dealings with friends, relatives or people in your community. Don’t offer money or time to others when you should be putting your efforts into your own advancement. Prospects look good, so act now and excel.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Refrain from being a follower or chameleon. Don’t let anyone play with your emotions or lead you astray. Do whatever it takes to make the improvements that will help you achieve a better position, reputation or a happier and brighter future.

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1-3-4-12-13 PowerUp: 3

1-19-45-46-58 Powerball: 29; Powerplay: 2

5-15-22-26-64 Megaball: 6; Megaplier: 4

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SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Frisbee, a 6-month-old tricolored male shepherd mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is playful, affectionate, gentle and active. He is great with other dogs and adores human attention.

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

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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015

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PRO GOLF

Separating from the crowd Spieth shoots 64 for another lead on Day 1 of Masters

BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jordan Spieth pulled off the unthinkable Thursday. With the best opening round in 19 years, he managed to make the Masters about a lot more than the Grand Slam bid of Rory McIlroy and the curious return of Tiger Woods.

Spieth was must-see TV with his 8-under 64 on a steamy afternoon at Augusta NaINSIDE tional.

“It’s one of Par Scores and the better tee times. rounds I’ve Page B4 ever played,” he said.

That wasn’t the case for McIlroy, though his round wasn’t awful. The world’s No. 1 player saved par four times on the front nine and scratched out a 71. Woods had three birdies in his round of 73, and while it was the first time since 2007 that he shot over par in the first round of the Masters, it was looked upon as progress. Plus,

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jordan Spieth watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during Thursday’s first round of the Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga. Spieth shot a 8-under 64, missing the course record by one shot. He leads the field by three shots. his short game looked like it was close to being back to normal.

But the day belonged to Spi-

eth, a 21-year-old Texan who at least got into the Masters record book as the youngest to lead after the first round.

An even more significant record was within his reach, and he didn’t even know it.

Spieth ran off six birdies in

a seven-hole stretch to reach 8 under through 14 holes, and

SEE MASTERS, PAGE B4

Hoffman seizes moment for 1st time since 2011 A 5-under 67 leaves golfer tied for 2nd place

BY TERESA M. WALKER The Associated Press

MASTERS LEADERBOARD 1 Jordan Spieth -8 T2 Charley Hoffman -5 T2 Justin Rose -5 T2 Ernie Els -5 T2 Jason Day -5

TV. It’s just a fun tournament to watch and all the great past champions, and I think it’s the one if I’m not in, I do tune in.”

Hoffman earned his spot this week by winning the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Mexico in November — the final PGA Tour event of the 2014 calendar year. That was his third career title and first in 109 starts. That was the second drought after going 105 starts between his win at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in 2007 and the 2010 Deutsche Bank Championship.

The wait between titles was

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Charley Hoffman considers himself quite the veteran of the Masters. Whenever he’s not playing, this storied tournament is must-see TV for him.

Playing, however, is much more fun than watching.

Being in contention after the first 18 holes is even better.

Playing Augusta National THE ASSOCIATED PRESS for just the second time, and Charley Hoffman hits out of the rough on the 11th hole during Thurs- first since 2011, Hoffman put day’s first round of the Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga. Hoffman his unusual experience to made the most of his appearance back at Augusta by shooting a work Thursday. He turned in 5-under 67, leaving him three shots back. his best round here with a

5-under 67, and he’s much happier playing than being frustrated by having to watch at home.

“That means I wasn’t winning golf tournaments,” Hoffman said. “So my main goal is to win golf tournaments, and obviously you have to win golf tournaments to get here to the Masters. And no, I think the Masters does a great job with

USC SUMTER BASEBALL

PREP TRACK & FIELD

Fire Ants face crucial Region X weekend series against Pioneers

Sumter High track seeks continuous growth in Gamecock Invitational

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com It’s been a strange year in Region X, University of South Carolina Sumter head baseball coach Tim Medlin said, and that’s likely going to make for a wild finish.

Hard to argue considering five teams are still within striking distance of the top spot with eight games remaining.

There is perhaps no bigger series this weekend, though, than the Fire Ants welcoming perennial contender and rival Spartanburg Methodist College to Riley Park for a 4-game set.

The two teams will play a pair of doubleheaders beginning at 1 p.m. on both

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

JUSTIN DRIGGERS / THE SUMTER ITEM

USC Sumter teammates, from left to right, Tee Dubose, Brett Auckland, William Thomas and catcher Ray Murphy, are leading the Fire Ants offense this season. USCS is tied with USC Lancaster for first place in Region X as the Fire Ants host perennial threat Spartanburg Methodist College this weekend at Riley Park.

Saturday and Sunday.

The Fire Ants (28-15) are 12-6 in Region X and are tied atop the standings with USC

Lancaster. SMC (25-17) is right on their heels at 12-8.

SEE FIRE ANTS, PAGE B5

The Gamecock Invitational track and field meet is set for its second year on Saturday at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

SHS head girls track coach Karen McFadden is hoping to see more success from her squad – who won the inaugural event last year – and for the event in general.

“We just wanted something for area athletes to compete in that wasn’t an all-day event,” McFadden said. “The Taco Bell Invitational (at Spring Valley High School in Columbia) has become a 2-day event

SEE HOFFMAN, PAGE B4

with the last event being run at eight o’clock at night.

“So we wanted to give athletes a MCFADDEN chance to compete in an event that didn’t last all day and was all-inclusive.

Anybody is welcome to run.”

That spirt is reflected in this year’s 8-team field. Along with Sumter, St. Francis Xavier will be competing along with fellow newcomers A.C. Flora, Colleton County and West Florence. Florence Christian,

SEE INVITATIONAL, PAGE B5

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SPORTS

FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015

SCOREBOARD

THURSDAY’S GAMES

TODAY’S GAMES

TODAY

11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 Practice from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

1 p.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: Family Circle Cup Quarterfinal Match from Charleston (ESPN2).

2 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 Practice from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – PGA Golf: The Masters Second Round from Augusta, Ga. (ESPN).

4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 350 Pole Qualifying from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

6:15 p.m. – High School Baseball: Spring Valley at Lugoff-Elgin (WPUB-FM 102.7).

6:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 Pole Qualifying from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

7 p.m. – College Softball: Pacific at Brigham Young Doubleheader Game One (BYUTV).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at New York Yankees (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: Missouri at Tennessee (SEC NETWORK).

7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Colorado at FC Dallas (UNIVISION).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: South Carolina at Florida (WNKT-FM 107.5).

7:30 p.m. – College Baseball: North Carolina State at North Carolina (ESPNU).

7:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. – PGA Golf: The Masters Second Round from Augusta, Ga. (ESPN).

8 p.m. – College Basketball: College Basketball Awards Ceremony from Los Angeles (ESPN2).

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Houston (NBA TV).

8:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 350 from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9).

8:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Atlanta (Joined In Progress (WPUBFM 102.7).

9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Boxcino Semifinal Matches from Bethlehem, Pa. -- Lenroy Thomas vs. Andrey Fedosov in a Heavyweight Bout (ESPN2).

9:30 p.m. – College Softball: Pacific at Brigham Young Doubleheader Game One (BYUTV).

9:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Monarcas vs. Veracruz (UNIVISION).

10 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Frank Galarza vs. Sheldon Moore in a Super Welterweight Bout, Sergiy Derevyanchenko vs. Alan Campa in a Super Middleweight Bout and Ievgen Khytrov vs. Aaron Coley in a Middleweight Bout from Westbury, N.Y. (SHOWTIME).

10:30 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Development League Western Conference Playoffs Series Game Two – Oklahoma City at Santa Cruz (ESPNEWS).

10:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Oregon State at Oregon (ESPNU).

10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Minnesota at Los Angeles Lakers (NBA TV).

11:35 p.m. – PGA Golf: The Masters SecondRound Highlights from Augusta, Ga. (WLTX 19).

3 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Chinese Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Shanghai (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Baseball Timmonsville at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 7 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Calhoun Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball Sumter, Crestwood, Lakewood, Manning in Sumter JV Classic, TBA Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Calhoun Academy, 4 p.m.

B Team Baseball Dillon Christian at Robert E. Lee, 5 p.m.

Varsity Softball Scott’s Branch at Manning (DH), 4 p.m.

Timmonsville at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m.

B Team Softball Dillon Christian at Robert E. lee, 5 p.m.

SATURDAY

Sumter, Crestwood in Gamecock Invitational (at Sumter Memorial Stadium), 10 a.m.

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

Los Angeles Oakland Houston Seattle Texas

W 2 1 1 1 1

L 1 1 1 1 2

Pct .667 .500 .500 .500 .333

GB – 1/2 1/2 1/2 1

W 3 2 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 2 3

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 .000

GB – 1/2 11/2 21/2 3

W 2 2 1 1 1

L 1 1 1 2 2

Pct .667 .667 .500 .333 .333

GB – – 1/2 1 1

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 11, Minnesota 0 Philadelphia 4, Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0 Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 5 Cleveland 2, Houston 0 Oakland 10, Texas 0 L.A. Angels 5, Seattle 3

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Cleveland at Houston, 2:10 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Toronto (Buehrle 0-0) at Baltimore (B.Norris 0-0), 3:05 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 0-0) at Texas (D.Holland 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Detroit (Simon 0-0) at Cleveland (McAllister 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Milone 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Boston (Miley 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Andriese 0-0) at Miami (Haren 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (J.Vargas 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 0-0), 10:05 p.m.

Seattle (T.Walker 0-0) at Oakland (Pomeranz 0-0), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh WEST DIVISION Colorado Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION y-Toronto Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia New York SOUTHEAST DIVISION z-Atlanta x-Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION y-Cleveland x-Chicago Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

W 46 36 36 18 15

L 32 42 42 61 63

Pct .590 .462 .462 .228 .192

GB – 10 10 281/2 31

W 59 45 35 33 25

L 19 33 43 45 53

Pct .756 .577 .449 .423 .321

GB – 14 24 26 34

W 51 46 38 35 30

L 27 32 40 43 48

Pct .654 .590 .487 .449 .385

GB – 5 13 16 21

Pct .679 .679 .671 .603 .538

GB – – 1/2 6 11

Pct .654 .538 .462 .372 .205

GB – 9 15 22 35

Pct .808 .671 .494 .346 .256

GB – 101/2 241/2 36 43

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L 0 1 1 2 3

Pct 1.000 .667 .500 .333 .000

GB – 1 11/2 2 3

W 3 1 1 0 0

L 0 1 1 3 3

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000

GB – 11/2 11/2 3 3

W 3 2 2 1 1

L 0 1 1 2 2

Pct 1.000 .667 .667 .333 .333

GB – 1 1 2 2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis 0 Philadelphia 4, Boston 2 Washington 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta 2, Miami 0 Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 4, 11 innings Colorado 5, Milwaukee 4, 10 innings San Francisco 5, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, San Diego 4

Day, Flores lead LHS in 10-0 rout of Monarchs Hunter Day and Phillip Flores each collected three hits to lead Lakewood to a 10-0 victory over Manning on Thursday at Gamecock Field in the Sumter High JV Classic tournament.

Zach Tidwell earned the win on the mound for the Gators, who improved to 2-1 in the tourney. He allowed seven hits but no walks.

CRESTWOOD 8 MANNING 6

Jeremiah Scott pitched a complete game and Richard Scurry collected three hits and scored four runs as Crestwood earned an 8-6 win over Manning on Wednesday at Gamecock Field in the Sumter High JV Classic tournament.

Noah Miller, Jesse Lucas and Shane Gamon each had hits for the JV Knights.

VARSITY BASEBALL WILSON HALL 11 TRINITY CHRISTIAN (W.V.) 0

AYNOR – Dawson Price struck out five over three innings and went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI to lead Wilson Hall to an 11-0 victory over Trinity Christian (W.V.) on Thursday at Aynor High School in the Mingo Bay Spring Break Tournament.

The Barons will play again today at a time and place to be determined.

Charlton Commander pitched two innings for WH, striking out two in the process.

McLendon Sears was 2-for-3 with an RBI while Walker Patrick also added a run driven in. Robert James had one hit and scored twice.

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L x-Houston 53 25 x-Memphis 53 25 x-San Antonio 53 26 x-Dallas 47 31 New Orleans 42 36 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L y-Portland 51 27 Oklahoma City 42 36 Utah 36 42 Denver 29 49 Minnesota 16 62 PACIFIC DIVISION W L z-Golden State 63 15 x-L.A. Clippers 53 26 Phoenix 39 40 Sacramento 27 51 L.A. Lakers 20 58 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference

SPORTS ITEMS

SKIB jamborees begin this weekend at Palmetto Park The SKIB Baseball & Softball Jamboree will be held on Saturday at Palmetto Park. There will be five scrimmages every 35 minutes until the last set of scrimmages set for a 12:35 p.m. start. There will be three scrimmages at that time.

The baseball leagues that will play at 6-yearold, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12.

The softball leagues are Ponytails, Angels, Sweeties and Darlings.

The T-Ball teams will also scrimmage.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Washington 119, Philadelphia 90 Orlando 105, Chicago 103 Boston 113, Detroit 103 Toronto 92, Charlotte 74 Atlanta 114, Brooklyn 111 Indiana 102, New York 86 Memphis 110, New Orleans 74 Cleveland 104, Milwaukee 99 San Antonio 110, Houston 98 Denver 119, L.A. Lakers 101 Utah 103, Sacramento 91 Dallas 107, Phoenix 104 Portland 116, Minnesota 91

TODAY’S GAMES

Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

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

Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m.

Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m.

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

RECORD 7 UK PLAYERS OFF TO NBA DRAFT

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press GP W x-Montreal 80 48 x-Tampa Bay 80 48 Detroit 80 42 Boston 80 41 Ottawa 80 41 Florida 80 36 Toronto 81 30 Buffalo 80 23 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W z-N.Y. Rangers 80 52 x-Washington 81 45 N.Y. Islanders 80 46 Pittsburgh 80 42 Columbus 80 40 Philadelphia 80 33 New Jersey 80 32 Carolina 80 29

L 22 24 25 26 26 29 44 49

OT 10 8 13 13 13 15 7 8

Pts 106 104 97 95 95 87 67 54

GF 213 255 230 209 232 199 208 159

GA 183 206 217 204 214 219 258 268

L 21 25 28 26 35 29 35 40

OT 7 11 6 12 5 18 13 11

Pts 111 101 98 96 85 84 77 69

GF 248 240 245 218 227 213 176 185

GA 187 199 224 207 244 228 209 223

OT 7 10 6 8 12 10 12

Pts 105 104 102 98 96 90 86

GF 242 229 226 225 225 257 215

GA 198 200 184 195 208 259 225

Pts 107 97 95 93 87 61 56 one

GF GA 234 225 231 217 237 210 215 201 224 227 192 274 169 265 point for

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A record seven players are leaving a mighty Kentucky team after a season that fell two wins short of a championship. They can look forward to a possible reunion in a couple of months at the NBA draft.

The soon-to-be-former Wildcats gathered at their practice gym and said they will turn pro: 7-footers Willie Cauley-Stein and Dakari Johnson, twin guards Andrew and Aaron Harrison, fresh-

man forwards KarlAnthony Towns and Trey Lyles and freshman backup guard Devin Booker.

PANTHERS SIGN TILLMAN TO 1-YEAR DEAL

CHARLOTTE — The Panthers signed freeagent cornerback Charles Tillman to a one-year contract.

Financial terms were not announced Thursday.

The 6-foot-2, 198pound Tillman spent his previous 12 seasons in the league with the Chicago Bears, where he was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2011 and 2012. He has started 152 games during his career, but triceps injuries have limited him to 10 games the past two seasons.

STEELERS RUNNING BACK BELL SUSPENDED 3 GAMES

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is facing a threegame suspension following his arrest on DUI and marijuana charges last August.

A person with direct knowledge of the sus-

pension told The Associated Press Bell is expected to appeal the suspension. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the disciplinary action had not been announced by the league. The suspension was first reported

by ESPN. WEDNESDAY SOUTH CAROLINA 4 CITADEL 2 COLUMBIA – A four-run third inning highlighted by a threerun single from Jordan Gore help left 20th ranked South Carolina to a 4-2 victory over The Citadel on Wednesday night at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks improve to 23-11 while the loss drops the Bulldogs to 15-16.

The Citadel took a 2-0 lead with a pair of solo home runs off the bats of Austin Mapes and William Kinney in the first two innings.

The Gamecocks scored four runs in the third inning to go ahead 4-2.

From staff, wire reports

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION x-St. Louis x-Nashville x-Chicago x-Minnesota Winnipeg Dallas Colorado PACIFIC DIVISION

GP 80 80 80 80 80 81 80

W 49 47 48 45 42 40 37

GP W y-Anaheim 81 50 x-Vancouver 80 46 Calgary 80 44 Los Angeles 80 39 San Jose 80 39 Edmonton 80 24 Arizona 80 24 NOTE: Two points for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference

L 24 23 26 27 26 31 31

L OT 24 7 29 5 29 7 26 15 32 9 43 13 48 8 a win,

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Columbus 5, Toronto 0 Washington 3, Boston 0 Dallas 4, Anaheim 0

THURSDAY’S GAMES

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

Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Calgary, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

EAST DIVISION Atlanta New York Philadelphia Washington Miami CENTRAL DIVISION

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EAST DIVISION

Kansas City Detroit Cleveland Minnesota Chicago WEST DIVISION

Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 0-0) at Colorado (Matzek 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 0-0) at Philadelphia (Williams 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Lackey 0-0) at Cincinnati (Marquis 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Andriese 0-0) at Miami (Haren 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0) at Atlanta (Stults 0-0), 7:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 0-0) at Milwaukee (Fiers 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 0-0) at Arizona (Anderson 0-0), 9:40 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 0-0) at San Diego (Morrow 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

ATLANTIC DIVISION

AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore Boston New York Toronto Tampa Bay CENTRAL DIVISION

AREA ROUNDUP

Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Washington 3 San Francisco at San Diego, 6:40 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Ottawa at Philadelphia, 12:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 12:30 p.m.

Calgary at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 3 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Florida, 7 p.m.

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

Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m.

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

TENNIS The Associated Press WTA FAMILY CIRCLE CUP RESULTS

Thursday At The Family Circle Tennis Center Charleston, S.C. Purse: $731,000 (Premier) Surface: Green Clay-Outdoor Singles Third Round Angelique Kerber (5), Germany, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, 6-3, 6-0.

Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, def. Caroline Garcia (8), France, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.

MLB ROUNDUP

Lowrie breaks up potential no-hit bid in loss to Indians HOUSTON — Jed Lowrie broke up a combined no-hit bid by Cleveland with a one-out home run in the ninth inning Thursday, and the Indians beat the Houston Astros 5-1.

Indians starter Trevor Bauer was pulled LOWRIE after throwing 111 pitches through six innings. He struck out a career-high 11 and walked five.

Relievers Kyle Crockett and Scott Atchison each pitched a scoreless innings before Hagadone took over.

Hagadone struck out Chris Carter to begin the ninth. Lowrie then sent a 94 mph fastball far over the leftcenter field wall for Houston’s only hit.

TIGERS 7 TWINS 1

DETROIT — Shane Greene and the Detroit Tigers set the modern AL record for the longest shutout streak to start a season, extending their string to 24 innings while beating the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on a rainy Thursday.

ROYALS 4 WHITE SOX 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Edinson Volquez dazzled for eight innings in his Royals debut, Lorenzo Cain made a pair of spectacular catches after driving in a run, and Kansas City

beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1 Thursday to finish a season-opening sweep.

RANGERS 10 ATHLETICS 1

OAKLAND, Calif. — Shin-Soo Choo hit a three-run homer, Mitch Moreland added a two-run blast and Texas’ dormant bats broke out in a big way as the Rangers spoiled Kendall Graveman’s Oakland debut with a 10-1 victory Thursday.

NATIONAL LEAGUE METS 6 NATIONALS 3 WASHINGTON — Matt Harvey was dynamic in his return from Tommy John surgery, outpitching Stephen Strasburg with six scoreless innings, regularly reaching 97 mph and striking out nine to lead the New York Mets past the Washington Nationals 6-3 Thursday.

REDS 3 PIRATES 2

CINCINNATI — Joey Votto added to his resurgent series with his first homer since May 10, and Gregory Polanco’s ninth-inning error sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory and a season-opening sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.

From wire reports

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Petkovic wins, improves to 10-0 at Family Circle

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CHARLESTON — Defending champion Andrea Petkovic kept up her perfect run at the Family Circle, improving to 10-0 and advancing to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over American Madison Brengle on Thursday.

The third-seeded Petkovic is the highest-ranked player left after No. 1 seed Eugenie Bouchard lost Wednesday night only hours after No. 2 seed Ekaterina Makarova withdrew with a stomach illness.

Petkovic had lost to Brengle in their only other meeting, a first-round matchup at the Australian Open. Petkovic, ranked 11th, was a player on the rise expecting bigger things when Brengle handed her a three-set loss three months ago.

Petkovic now says that loss was a wake-up call, showing her she didn’t have a “Plan B” for when she wasn’t feeling strong, dealing with harsh conditions or just not in the right mental place to compete.

She spent the past few months working on that. The results were apparent this time against Brengle.

Petkovic trailed 2-1 in each set, digging in both times to rally past her opponent. When Petkovic let her 5-2 lead in the second set slip to 5-4 and Brengle was a point away from tying the set, Petkovic had an overhead putaway to force deuce, then pressured Brengle with deep, precise ground strokes she could not keep in play to take the victory.

“Even though I didn’t think I played well today, I played strategically well and that paid off in the end,” she said.

Petkovic will play qualifier Danka Kovinic in Friday’s quarterfinals. Kovinic advanced when No. 6 seed Jelena Jankovic withdrew Thursday with a right foot injury.

Jankovic, the 2007 Family Circle champion, felt pain in the ball of her foot mid-match Tuesday. When it did not improve, she decided to stop playing. Jankovic will have an MRI on Friday to see the extent of the injury.

Jankovic apologized for having to pull out to fans assembling at Billie Jean King Court, the tournament’s featured venue.

“I hope to see you next year,” she said.

American Lauren Davis, who ousted Bouchard, advanced into the quarterfinals after No. 15 seed Mona Barthel retired while trailing 6-4, 3-0. Davis fell behind in the match 4-0 before winning nine straight games to reach the Family Circle quarterfinals for the first time.

“I feel really comfortable on the clay,” said the 21-year-old from Gates Mills, Ohio. “I feel like I’m sliding well and that my game really suits it well, so yeah, I’m just really enjoying myself.”

Davis next plays fellow American Madison Keys, the seventh seed who beat Andreea Mitu, 6-2, 6-0. It’s a matchup of two rising U.S. 20-somethings who used to train under the same coach.

Davis said she knew Keys’ game like the back of her hand. “Okay,” Keys playfully replied. “I guess she’s knows everything, doesn’t she? She has me figured out.”

No. 4 seed Sara Errani topped Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber also advanced with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Lara Arruabarrena.

Errani will play Lucie Hradecka, a qualifier who beat No. 8 seed Caroline Garcia, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4.

Kerber will meet 13th-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu in the quarterfinals. Begu moved on when Makarova withdrew.

Petkovic, 27, typically avoided the Family Circle, one of the season’s early clay-court tournaments, to get some practice for the European events ahead. She decided to give the circuit’s oldest women’s-only tournament a try two years ago - and hasn’t lost since.

Petkovic won two matches here in 2013 before withdrawing due to injury. Last year, she was a surprise champion after two-time defending winner Serena Williams was knocked out early. And Petkovic has continued to thrive this time.

She said the surface suits her game, but she also revels in the easy, relaxed atmosphere in one of South Carolina’s coastal gems. The laidback approach lets Petkovic remember that you don’t always have to grind things out or worry about upping the speed of your serve.

“Most you know me and know I’m very uptight. I’m a very stiff German most of the time,” she joked.

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Andrea Petkovic hits a return against Madison Brengle during her 6-4, 6-4 victory on Thursday in the third round of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.

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MASTERS PAR SCORES The Associated Press Thursday At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. Purse: TBA Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round a-denotes amateur

Jordan Spieth 32-32—64 -8 Charley Hoffman 34-33—67 -5 Justin Rose 33-34—67 -5 Ernie Els 34-33—67 -5 Jason Day 34-33—67 -5 Russ Henley 33-35—68 -4 Sergio Garcia 34-34—68 -4 Bill Haas 33-36—69 -3 Webb Simpson 33-36—69 -3 Paul Casey 33-36—69 -3 Ryan Palmer 32-37—69 -3 Kevin Streelman 35-35—70 -2 Patrick Reed 36-34—70 -2 Dustin Johnson 36-34—70 -2 Phil Mickelson 34-36—70 -2

Seung-Yul Noh 35-35—70 -2 Billy Horschel 36-34—70 -2 Danny Willett 35-36—71 -1 Tom Watson 36-35—71 -1 Gary Woodland 34-37—71 -1 Stephen Gallacher 36-35—71 -1 Keegan Bradley 35-36—71 -1 Anirban Lahiri 36-35—71 -1 Bubba Watson 34-37—71 -1 Hideki Matsuyama 34-37—71 -1 Charl Schwartzel 33-38—71 -1 Rory McIlroy 36-35—71 -1 Cameron Tringale 35-36—71 -1 Graeme McDowell 35-36—71 -1 John Senden 35-36—71 -1 Camilo Villegas 36-36—72 E Jonas Blixt 38-34—72 E Adam Scott 35-37—72 E Zach Johnson 36-36—72 E Angel Cabrera 34-38—72 E Louis Oosthuizen

37-35—72 E Chris Kirk 37-35—72 E Padraig Harrington 35-37—72 E Thomas Bjorn 36-36—72 E Matt Kuchar 37-35—72 E Ian Poulter 34-39—73 +1 Lee Westwood 36-37—73 +1 Morgan Hoffman 36-37—73 +1 Steve Stricker 36-37—73 +1 Matt Every 35-38—73 +1 Erik Compton 36-37—73 +1 Bernhard Langer 36-37—73 +1 Mark O’Meara 35-38—73 +1 James Hahn 36-37—73 +1 Henrik Stenson 38-35—73 +1 Tiger Woods 37-36-73 +1 Jimmy Walker 38-35—73 +1 Rickie Fowler 37-36—73 +1 a-Byron Meth 36-38—74 +2 Darren Clarke 39-35—74 +2 Kevin Na 36-38—74 +2

Jason Dufner 35-39—74 +2 Sangmoon Bae 36-38—74 +2 Ryan Moore 38-36—74 +2 Brandt Snedeker 34-40—74 +2 Ben Martin 39-35—74 +2 Sandy Lyle 37-37—74 +2 Geoff Ogilvy 36-38—74 +2 Jim Furyk 36-38—74 +2 Mikko Ilonen 39-35—74 +2 Brooks Koepka 33-41—74 +2 Victor Dubisson 37-37—74 +2 Jamie Donaldson 38-36—74 +2 Vijay Singh 37-38—75 +3 Ian Woosnam 36-39—75 +3 Bernd Wiesberger 37-38—75 +3 Shane Lowry 36-39—75 +3 Hunter Mahan 35-40—75 +3 Branden Grace 36-39—75 +3 Thongchai Jaidee 36-39—75 +3 Luke Donald 38-37—75 +3 Brian Harman

38-38—76 +4 Joost Luiten 38-38—76 +4 JB Holmes 37-39—76 +4 Martin Kaymer 37-39—76 +4 Trevor Immelman 37-39—76 +4 Scott Harvey 39-37—76 +4 a-Matias Dominguez 38-38—76 +4 Kevin Stadler 38-39—77 +5 Larry Mize 37-41—78 +6 Miguel Angel Jimenez 36-42—78 +6 a-Antonio Murdaca 37-41—78 +6 a-Bradley Neil 38-40—78 +6 Ben Crane 38-41—79 +7 Jose Maria Olazabal 40-39—79 +7 Fred Couples 37-42—79 +7 a-Corey Conners 41-39—80 +8 Brendon Todd 38-42—80 +8 Robert Streb 39-41—80 +8 Mike Weir 41-41—82 +10 a-Gunn Yang 42-43—85 +13 Ben Crenshaw 43-48—91 +19

HOFFMAN FROM PAGE B1 so long that Hoffman and his wife, pregnant at the time of his second win in 2010, celebrated the win in Mexico with their 4-year-old daughter Claire. Adding to the joy?

Knowing he was Augustabound once again.

“I was just trying to win a golf tournament on the PGA Tour so I could get back here,” Hoffman said.

His tee time at the Masters made his return even more special. Hoffman started in the first group in a twosome with Brian Harman following the ceremonial tee shots by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. Once Hoffman saw the schedule, he bought a couple flags and got autographs from Nicklaus and Palmer to auction off for his foundation.

“Gary walked away so I went, I’d better get Jack and Arnie before I lose it all,” Hoffman said. “I’ll try at some point to get Gary to sign the two that they signed, and that would be pretty cool.”

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tiger Woods hits out of a bunker at the 10th hole during Thursday’s first round of the Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga. Woods finished with an 1-over par 73 in his return to competitive golf.

If he can keep up his play, Hoffman could get that chance soon. He started off with five birdies, an eagle and two bogeys. A man who likes to play quickly said he appre-

ciated the honor of being in the first group because that gave him the chance to hit and go with no waiting.

Hoffman had to shake off some nerves after getting

those autographs as he hooked his tee shot into the ninth fairway before hitting back and two-putting to save par. Then he birdied three of his next four holes, taking ad-

MASTERS FROM PAGE B1

MASTERS TEE TIMES The Associated Press At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. Today 7:45 a.m.-10:52 a.m. — Charley Hoffman, Brian Harman 7:56 a.m.-11:03 a.m. — Larry Mize, Danny Willett, a-Byron Meth 8:07 a.m.-11:14 a.m. — Tom Watson, Gary Woodland, Camilo Villegas 8:18 a.m.-11:25 a.m. — Mike Weir, Ben Crane, a-Corey Conners 8:29 a.m.-11:36 a.m. — Vijay Singh, Russell Henley, Darren Clarke 8:40 a.m.-11:47 a.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, Brendon Todd, Kevin Na 8:51 a.m.-12:09 p.m. — Jonas Blixt, Kevin Streelman, Stephen Gallacher 9:02 a.m.-12:20 p.m. — Patrick Reed, Keegan Bradley, Ian Poulter 9:13 a.m.-12:31 p.m. — Miguel Angel Jimenez, Lee Westwood, Anirban Lahiri 9:24 a.m.-12:42 p.m. — Bubba Watson, Justin Rose, a-Gunn Yang 9:35 a.m.-12:53 p.m. — Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, a-Antonio Murdaca 9:57 a.m.-1:04 p.m. — Morgan Hoffmann, Steve Stricker, Matt Every 10:08 a.m.-1:15 p.m. — Ben Crenshaw, Bill Haas, Jason Dufner 10:19 a.m.-1:26 p.m. — Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama, Paul Casey 10:30 a.m.-1:37 p.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Joost Luiten, Sangmoon Bae 10:41 a.m.-1:48 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Ryan Moore 10:52 a.m.-1:59 p.m. — J. B. Holmes, Martin Kaymer, Brandt Snedeker 11:03 a.m.-7:45 a.m. — Ian Woosnam, Erik Compton, Marc Leishman 11:14 a.m.-7:56 a.m. — Trevor Immelman, Kevin Stadler, a-Scott Harvey 11:25 a.m.-8:07 a.m. — Ben Martin, Robert Streb, Cameron Tringale 11:36 a.m.-8:18 a.m. — Sandy Lyle, Seung-Yul Noh, a-Bradley Neil 11:47 a.m.-8:29 a.m. — Bernhard Langer, Bernd Wiesberger, Geoff Ogilvy 12:09 p.m.-8:40 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els 12:20 p.m.-8:51 a.m. — Angel Cabrera, Louis Oosthuizen, a-Matias Dominguez 12:31 p.m.-9:02 a.m. — Mark O’Meara, Chris Kirk, Shane Lowry 12:42 p.m.-9:13 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Bjorn 12:53 p.m.-9:24 a.m. — James Hahn, Mikko Ilonen, Hunter Mahan 1:04 p.m.-9:35 a.m. — Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka, Graeme McDowell 1:15 p.m.-9:57 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Billy Horschel 1:26 p.m.-10:08 a.m. — Fred Couples, Branden Grace, Thongchai Jaidee 1:37 p.m.-10:19 a.m. — Luke Donald, Victor Dubuisson, John Senden 1:48 p.m.-10:30 a.m. — Tiger Woods, Jamie Donaldson, Jimmy Walker 1:59 p.m.-10:41 a.m. — Jason Day, Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler

the last of those birdies summed up a day when hardly anything went wrong.

He hit a 7-iron out of the pines and began barking instructions to the golf ball as he often does. He didn’t realize it smacked right into the pin and settled a few feet away until he heard the reaction from delirious fans around the green that suspected they were watching something special.

Almost.

Spieth hit hybrid over the green on the par-5 15th, chipped cautiously up the slope and three-putted from the fringe for a bogey. He closed with a 20-foot birdie putt for his 64, the best firstround score at Augusta since Greg Norman’s 63 in 1996. It gave Spieth a three-shot lead over Ernie Els, Jason Day, Justin Rose and Charley Hoffman.

Spieth was thinking about 62. He had never shot 10under par as a pro.

“I wasn’t aware what the course record was here, let alone that it actually would have been the lowest round

in major championship history. So that’s a little frustrating,” Spieth said before he paused with a wry smile.

“But I’m certainly OK with the day.”

It wasn’t that big of a surprise.

Spieth shared the 54-hole lead last year at Augusta with Bubba Watson until a four-shot swing over the last two holes of the front nine as Watson pulled away. Plus, he might have been the hottest player coming into this Masters.

He won at Innisbrook in a three-man playoff. He was runner-up at the Texas Open.

And he lost in a three-man playoff at the Houston Open just four days ago. The biggest challenge he faced was to keep his expectations from growing taller than a Georgia pine, and to make sure he was plenty rested.

Whatever the formula, it worked.

“What a player,” Els said after a 67, his best score at the Masters since the day Phil Mickelson

beat him with a birdie on the last hole in 2004. “You just cannot see this kid not win many, many majors. I think he is by far the most balanced kid I’ve seen. Jordan, he’s got that little tenacity to him and he’s really got a fighting spirit, and he’s the nicest kid in the world. ...

He’s a special kid.”

Els played the par 5s in 5 under and briefly had the lead until Spieth went on his birdie spree. Hoffman finished with an eagle and two birdies over his last four holes.

Day looked to be the most dangerous. Twice a contender at Augusta in the last four years, he made five straight birdies on the back nine until he lost momentum with a

vantage of softer greens thanks to a humid morning.

His longest birdie putt was from 4 feet on the par-5 No. 2.

After a bogey at No. 11, he stuck a 20-degree hybrid from 240 yards to 12 feet for eagle on the 530-yard par-5 15th. Then he birdied Nos. 16 and 18, finishing by sticking a 6-iron to 3 feet for a score that was two strokes better than any of his four rounds here in 2011.

Hoffman has played well this year, tying for second at the Humana Challenge. He also was the first-round lead at Valero Texas two weeks ago with an opening 67 before tying for 11th. He then tied for 11th in Houston before coming to Georgia.

“It’s the coveted green jacket you want to get,” Hoffman said.

“I’m trying to approach it like if I get in position, I’m going to be aggressive. If I get out of position, I’m going to try to get back in position just like any other golf tournament. It worked today. I don’t know if it’s going to work tomorrow or the next day, but I’m going to try to keep my game plans I have going into it.”

three-putt bogey on the 17th.

Still, three shots behind after one round wasn’t a bad place to me.

McIlroy has more work.

Coming off successive major victories to close out last year, McIlroy needs only a green jacket to become the sixth player with the career Grand Slam. He has never started a Masters with this much historic significance in play, or this much attention.

And he smashed this opening drive right down the middle.

The rest of his game was a bit off. He hooked a drive into the hazard on the par-5 second and had to scramble for par. He stubbed a chip short of the green on the 350-yard third hole and had to fight for another par.

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New-look Braves bring 3-0 mark into home opener versus Mets

BY CHARLES ODUM The Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves are set to introduce their roster, including an all-new outfield, to their home fans.

They also can show off a 3-0 record, thanks to their first season-opening sweep in eight years, when they begin a weekend home series against the New York Mets on Friday night.

Atlanta traded fan favorites Jason Heyward, Craig Kimbrel, Justin Upton and Evan Gattis, among others.

Only six active players were on last year’s opening day roster.

The last trade at the end of spring training was a stunner, which sent Kimbrel, the All-Star closer, and free-agent bust Melvin Upton to the Padres.

Kimbrel’s exit provided jarring affirmation that this will be a rebuilding

year for the Braves. The sweep of Miami brightened the dour outlook for 2015, if only temporarily.

Newcomers to the rotation include Shelby Miller, Trevor Cahill and lefthander Eric Stults, who is scheduled to face the Mets’ Jonathon Niese.

Stults, 8-17 with a 4.30 ERA with San Diego in 2014, beat out Wandy Rodriguez for the final spot in Atlanta’s rotation. The Braves needed both Stults and Cahill, acquired from Arizona on April 2, with Mike Minor opening the season on the 15-day disabled list with a sore left shoulder.

Manager Fredi Gonzalez said the 35-year-old Stults “wasn’t a surprise at all” after making more than 30 starts in each of the last two years with the Padres.

“The last couple of years, he was right at 200 innings and another time, 185 in-

INVITATIONAL FROM PAGE B1 Wilson and Dreher are the holdovers from a year ago after Crestwood was forced to back out.

“This event was a better for us and I think a lot of the other teams felt the same way,” McFadden said. “We’re still building this from the ground up, but we’ve got a number of good teams and good athletes who are participating.”

The day will begin at 10 a.m. with the field events followed by the track events at

nings,” Gonzalez said. “He has had a lot of quality starts in those two years.”

Stults had a 3.40 ERA after the All-Star break last season after changing the tempo of his delivery. He credits Padres pitching coach Darren Balsley for the change, which he kept up in spring training.

“I was too slow or deliberate in my delivery,” Stults said. “(Balsley) thought it would give me more deception. As far as velocity, there wasn’t anything drastic there. But I do think it created deception.

“It looked like there was more aggression behind my pitches, which threw the hitters off.”

Free-agent additions Nick Markakis and Jonny Gomes have joined Eric Young Jr. and Cameron Maybin in the outfield. Utility infielder Kelly Johnson also can play in the outfield.

around 11 a.m. The day should conclude with the last event behind held no later than 3:30 p.m., McFadden said.

“It’s basically going to be a regular track schedule,” she added. “The 4x800 (relay) will be the first running event followed by the 4x100. We’ll follow with the 100-meter hurdles and just keep going from there.”

Sumter’s boys and girls squads were both victorious last year. The Lady Gamecocks tallied 236 points to win the meet over second-place Johnsonville with 113 points. Dreher had 110 for third place.

The boys side was a little closer with SHS collecting 143 points to edge Wilson with 103. Lakewood was third with 68.

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FIRE ANTS FROM PAGE B1 Lancaster plays Louisburg College this weekend. The Hurricanes are at the bottom of the standings at 5-15.

SMC plays Louisburg next weekend while the Fire Ants travel to Guilford Tech (5-11).

USCL plays Florence-Darlington Tech (9-7) in their region finale next week.

“I’ve haven’t really looked to see if we need to go 4-4, 6-2, 7-1 or whatever,” Medlin said.

“But it’s going to be a dogfight no matter what. Anybody is capable of beating anybody on any given day and I think this season has shown that.

“Right now, I’m just concentrating on getting our guys ready to play on Saturday. If we pitch well and play good defense, then we’ve got a shot against a very good club.”

A very good and very similar club. The Pioneers are batting .284 as a team compared to .278 for USC Sumter.

The Fire Ants hold an edge in team earned run average at 3.32 to 4.05.

“They’re very athletic with great team speed (19 stolen bases),” Medlin said. “They pitch the ball well. Their starters do a good job and they can swing the bats.”

Dominique Jackson leads the Pioneers with a .426 average and a .681 slugging percentage. Mason Berne (.349) leads the team with 12 runs batted in.

On the mound, returning sophomore Tyler Thornton has anchored the staff.

Thornton is 3-0 with a 0.47 ERA over 19 innings and has 31 strikeouts compared to eight walks. Anders Deshields (3.21 ERA) and Blake Smith (0.69) have been equally effective for SMC.

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REGION X STANDINGS 1. (tie) USC Sumter 12-6 1. (tie) USC Lancaster 12-6 3. Spartanburg Methodist 12-8 4. Florence-Darlington Tech 9-7 5. Pitt CC 10-8 6. USC Salkehatchie 7-11 7. Guilford Tech 5-11 8. Louisburg 5-15

‘It usually comes down to starting pitching. If we can get that and swing the bats a little better than last week, then we have an opportunity to win some games.’

TIM MEDLIN USC Sumter head baseball coach on series against SMC But Michael Carpin and Colie Bowers have been consistent Saturday starters for the Fire Ants all season. Carpin is 4-2 with a 2.53 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 53 1/3 innings. Bowers is 7-0 with a 1.06 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings.

Brett Auckland leads USCS with a .363 average and whopping .500 on-base percentage.

Will Thomas is next at .333 and leads the team with 32 RBI. Tee Dubose is batting .331 with 26 driven in while Justin Hawkins has raised his average to .288 and has six homers.

“It usually comes down to starting pitching,” Medlin said. “If we can get that and swing the bats a little better than last week, then we have an opportunity to win some games.”

OBITUARIES CEDRICK D. BALDWIN Cedrick Dwayne Baldwin, son of Sallie and Victor Baldwin, was born April 21, 1981, in Sumter. He departed this life on April 6, 2015, in Roanoke, Virginia.

In 1994, Cedrick was baptized into Christ at Kingsbury Road Church of Christ. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with family and friends.

Cedrick leaves to cherish precious memories: his loving daughter, Shamya Baldwin; parents Sallie and Victor Baldwin; maternal grandparents, James (Emma) Dennis; paternal grandparents, Andrew (Annie Mae) Baldwin; brothers and sisters, Alexander (Elizabeth) Baldwin, Lincoln A. Miller Jr., Odessa Baldwin, Ophelia Baldwin, Doretha Washington and Murray (Sytwesha) Washington; a host of nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his aunt, Gloria Jean Heyward; cousin, Harold Heyward Jr.; and brother, Corey Washington.

Memorial services will be held at noon Saturday at Kingsbury Church of Christ, 215 Kingsbury Road, with Brother Marvin Sapp officiating.

Family will be receiving friends at the home, 19 Albert Spears Drive.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., 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.

ELIZABETH J. MACK Elizabeth Jones Mack, widow of Eddie Mack Sr. and daughter of the late Julius and Rosa Garrett Jones, was born Oct. 30, 1936, in Wedgefield. She departed this life on Monday, April 6, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia.

She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County.

She was a lifelong faithful member of Wayman Chapel A.M.E. She enjoyed fishing, cooking, sewing and making church hats.

Elizabeth was employed

with Cypress Nursing Home for more than 20 years.

She leaves to cherish her memories: one daughter, Hattie (David) Dowdy of Sumter; five sons, Eddie (Shirley Ann) Mack Jr., Roosevelt (Stella) Mack, Richard (Michelle) Mack, Chris (Crystal) Mack, all of Sumter, and Julius (Carolyn) Mack of Raeford, North Carolina; a special grandchild whom she reared, Shaneque L. Mack; one sisterin-law, Hattie Pinckney of Sumter; one brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Jones of Brooklyn, New York; one brother-in-law, William Mack of Brooklyn, New York; two uncles, Joseph Jones and William Whittleton; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Public viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

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

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, 160 N. Kings Highway with the Rev. Laddie Howard officiating.

Family will be receiving friends at the home of Elizabeth Mack’s daughter, 1027 Mayfield Drive.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., 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.

EUGENE WILSON SR. Eugene Wilson Sr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson Sr., entered eternal rest on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at the Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville. The family is receiving friends at 1121 Herndon Road, Bishopville. Visitations will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 510 Manville Wisacky Road, Bishopville.

The Rev. Darren P. Dixon and the Rev. Harry Clark will officiate and provide the eulogy. Interment will follow in

Davis Cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

SAMMIE WRIGHT JR. Sammie Wright Jr., 58, husband of Melanie Wright, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at his home. Born Jan. 28, 1957, in Sumter County, he was the son of Sammie Lee and Margaret Dinkins Wright.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 8075 Ruggs Lake Road, Rembert.

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

WILLIE C. MARTIN Willie C. Martin entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at his home, 9195 Drayton Street, Rimini.

Born in Sumter County on Aug. 15, 1930, he was the son of the late Paul B. and Virginia Ferry Martin.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his daughter, Cellastean Martin, 889 Trailmore Circle.

Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

FREDDIE ELLLISON Freddie Ellison, 77, died Thursday, April 9, 2015, at his home. Born Jan. 27, 1938, he was the son of Samuel Bass and Judie Ellison Bethea.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 2325 U.S. 15 S. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

ELIZABETH S. DURANT Elizabeth Shaw Durant passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015. She was the wife of the late Edgar “Partner” Durant.

A public visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. today at New Life Funeral Home, 116 Durant St., Bishopville. A memorial wake service will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Services will be held at 1 p.m.

Saturday at New Zion AME Church, 78 Elliott Highway, Bishopville.

The remains will lie in repose Saturday one hour prior

to the service. Interment will follow in New Zion Memorial Garden. The Rev. Archie S. Temoney Sr. will officiate.

Services are entrusted to New Life Funeral Services of Bishopville.

ODELL DOWE On Tuesday, April 7, 2015, Odell Dowe, departed this life at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning.

Born in Summerton on April 30, 1954, he was a son of the late Kirby Lee and Lula Mae Benbow Dowe.

A service of remembrance for Dowe will be held at 2 p.m.

Saturday at Fleming and DeLaine Chapel, 222 W. Boyce St., Manning, with the Rev. Effie Hilton officiating.

Interment will follow in Ivory Cemetery, Davis Station community, Manning.

The family is receiving friends at the residence of Steve and Virginia Hilton Brock of 1166 Marlowe Drive,

Foreston Community, Manning.

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

Online condolences may be sent to www.flemingdelaine. com or Flemingdelaine@aol. com.

NATHANIEL WELLS Nathaniel Wells entered eternal rest on Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Bronx, New York. The family is receiving friends at 104 Blue Jay Lane, Bishopville.

Visitations will be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pleasant AME Church, Lynchburg, with the Rev. Ernest Brown officiating. Interment will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church 325 Fulton Street • Sumter

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Opportunities for Life Enrichment 9:45 AM Church School (Sundays) 10:45 AM Morning Worship (Sundays) 6:00 PM Evening Worship (1st Sundays) 10:00 AM Golden Age Fellowship (3rd Wed.) 5:30 PM Prayer Service (Wed.) 6:00 PM Bible Study (Wed.) 6:00 PM Youth Ministry (Wed.) After School Care - Mon. - Fri. 2:30 - 5:30 PM (K-5th Grade)

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On Saturday, April 11th, Storage Plus located at 830 South Pike West, will auction off the contents of approximately 6 storage units. Each unit to be sold separately, NO RESERVE. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m., bidding to begin at 10:00 a.m. A 10% buyers fee will be added to winning bid. Winner MUST pay in cash at the close of the auction. A "clean out" fee will be collected with payment, when unit is completely cleaned, deposit will be refunded.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015 Abandon Vehicle / Boat

Summons & Notice

Abandoned Boat Notice To all persons claiming an interest in: 1984 15 HP Evinrude motor, E15RCR. Larry Reit will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/outboard motor. If you have any claims to the watercraft/outboard motor, contact SCDNR at (803) 734-3858. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case No: 20150402950193

the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on February 10, 2015 and the Amended Complaint was filed on February 17, 2015.

Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A #: 2015-CP-43-00363 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

PHILIP LEE WILLIAMS, LISA RENEE GILLESPIE, and DAVID GLEN WILLIAMS AS HEIRS AT LAW OF WARREN M. WILLIAMS A/K/A WARREN MARSHALL WILLIAMS, DECEASED, AND ANY OTHER HEIRS-AT-LAW OR DISTRIBUTEES OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR SPOUSES, IF ANY THEY HAVE, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; ALSO ANY UNKNOWN ADULTS AND THOSE PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ALL OF THEM BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE; AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE; and SAFE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street, Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND ATTORNEY TO: THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS, IMPRISONED PERSONS, INCOMPETENT PERSONS, UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE, IF ANY, WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO THE NATURAL, GENERAL, TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE, AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Motion for an order appointing Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe or John Doe, defendants herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, or under other legal disability, and as Attorney for said parties who may be in the military service, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi and Attorney shall be made absolute.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

THE ITEM

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ABOVE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action will be commenced in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants for the foreclosure of that certain Mortgage of Real Estate given by the Defendant Warren M. Williams a/k/a Warren Marshall Williams, now deceased, to Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. as nominee for Metro Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns, dated

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THE ITEM Summons & Notice

September 27, 2007, and recorded on September 28, 2007, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1092 at Page 3575 (the "Mortgage").

By Mortgage Assignment (the "Assignment"), Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. as nominee for Metro Mortgage Corporation assigned the Mortgage to the Plaintiff, and the Assignment was recorded January 23, 2015, in Book 1208 at Page 1673 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

At the time of the filing of this notice, the premises affected by the said action were situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and are described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as a lot containing 0.40 acres, as shown on that certain plat of D.D. Edmunds, RLS, dated June 18, 1991 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County Plat Book 91, page 853. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This is the same property known as 19 Hinson Street, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 252-01-03-005.

This being the same property conveyed to Warren M. Williams by deed of June Floyd by deed dated September 27, 2007 and recorded on September 28, 2007 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in book 1092 at page 3568.

TMS#:

252-01-03-005

For a complete description of the property encumbered by the Mortgage, the undersigned craves reference to the Mortgage, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC P. O. BOX 11682 COLUMBIA, South Carolina 29211 (803) 233-0797 Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2015-CP-43-00074 DEFICIENCY REQUESTED STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER M&T Bank, PLAINTIFF, vs.

John T. Conner, Jr.; Colleen K. Conner; Brittany L. Conner, as Trustee for 2555 Lorentz Drive Trust, a Land Trust; James D. Grant; Bank of America, N.A.; Discover Bank DEFENDANT(S) TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm; P.O. Box 8237; Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

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) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL

Summons & Notice DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity in/for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina, on January 15, 2015.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter "Order"), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call 803-726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm, represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE P U R P O S E O F T H I S COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2014-CP-43-02426 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF15 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF15, Plaintiff, vs.

John Anthony Morris; Regina L. Morris; Sumter County Clerk of Court, Defendant(s).

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this

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Summons & Notice

Summons & Notice

action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the 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 do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

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) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015 Summons & Notice

Summons & Notice

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on November 12,

2014.

Sarah O. Leonard, SC Bar No. 080165 Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 888-726-9953 Fax 866-676-7658 Attorneys for Plaintiff