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throughout each month.

Children have the opportunity to pet the animals, and some even get to walk them for a few minutes in the hallway.

Smith said she started volunteering with Sides after benefiting from pet therapy herself. Her late husband, Marvin Larrimore, who died

The roads bill isn’t dead yet, but the finger pointing has begun.

When the South Carolina House of Representative made amendments to the Senate version of a roads bill before sending it back to the upper chamber Wednesday, Senate leadership was quick to try to put the blame squarely on the House.

Newly elected Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, REdgefield, said the House was at fault for not rubber-stamping the Senate’s bill, which emerged only a few weeks ago after being delayed by lengthy filibusters in the Senate going back to spring 2015.

“They knew before they voted that putting in a joint confirmation was going to kill it,” Massey said. “Several of us told them that beforehand. They knew it, and they did it anyway.

I think they’ve killed the bill.”

Gov. Nikki Haley joined in, reportedly using Facebook to chastise the overwhelming majority of House members, who voted 113-6 to amend the bill.

“The Republican House of Representatives plans to kill two years of work and that as a result, there will be no change in their road conditions anytime soon,” Haley wrote.

All the commotion was caused because the House insisted on their own chance to vet appointees to the Department of Transportation and dropped the Senate’s promise to fund road repairs through the general fund every year.

Rep. Gary Simrill, R-Rock Hill, pointed out the House passed a more comprehensive roads bill that included a gas tax increase nearly one year ago, and the proposal sat in the Senate for 11 months.

Sumter’s legislative delegation isn’t falling in line with the governor’s and majority leader’s take on who is responsible either.

“It’s sad that the state of South Carolina and her leadership can’t see the need to fix our roads,” said Grady Brown, D-Bishopville.

“This is not partisan politics; it is reality,” he said. “The leadership — being the Senate

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Dennie Sides walks with Penelope Trostle and his therapy dog, Sparky, while visiting Cherryvale Elementary School on Wednesday.

Sides brings his dogs to area schools to teach students about how to approach a strange dog and how to interact with dogs in general.

Sumter man introduces therapy pets to students

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Each Wednesday, students at Cherryvale Elementary School run up to pet “Sparky” and “Max,” who eagerly wag their tails and give a big smile on their weekly visit to the school.

The two schnauzers are therapy dogs belonging to

Sumter resident Dennie Sides.

Therapy dogs are pets that may be trained to provide affection and comfort to people in schools, hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, hospices and disaster areas.

Sides and volunteer Diane Smith make rounds with the dogs to classrooms, including special needs classes.

Sides’ dogs are Certified Animal Assistance Therapy Pets with Paws for Friendship Inc., a nonprofit organization of volunteers who use their personal pets to help others, according to its website, www.pawsforfriendshipinc.org.

Sides and Smith go out to six schools and five community centers with the two dogs at various times

Yearly filling out of FAFSA key to getting financial aid for school

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com No, a FAFSA is not a carbonated beverage.

But, as good as a cold beverage can be, a FAFSA is even better, at least at helping students quench the thirst for knowledge.

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steps anyone pursuing an education past high school should take.

“The FAFSA determines what free money you are qualified for, basically the Pell Grant,” said University of South Carolina Sumter Director of Financial Aid Ken Bernard. “It also helps determine what type of loan money you are qualified for, subsidized loan money or unsubsidized

loan money.”

Bernard said subsidized student loans are interest free as long as the borrower remains enrolled in school.

“Even if it turns out you are not eligible for any of that free money, you may qualify for that subsidized-loan money,” he said. “If you do have to borrow, you can get it interest free as long as you are in school.”

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Bernard said the FAFSA also opens the door for S.C. Lottery Tuition Assistance, which is not based on financial need.

“Whether your income is $10,000 or $110,000, if you meet the criteria of the state, and you’re enrolled in the required number of hours and maintain a 2.0 GPA, you are eligible for the lottery money,” he said.

According to www.fafsa.gov, applications for the 2015-2016 academic year will close on June 30, and applications for the 2016-17 year are open and will remain open through June 30, 2018.

“Sounds like plenty of time,” Bernard said. “But, some student-aid programs have limited funds, so it is

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Lee NAACP will sponsor public forum in May Lee County Branch of the NAACP will sponsor a public forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, in the Lee County Courthouse, 123 S. Main St., Bishopville.

The public is invited to attend and ask questions of the candidates running for various offices in the June 14 primary.

Time of Sumter County Heart Walk changed The 2016 Sumter County Heart Walk has been moved back an hour, states a recent American Heart Association news release.

Activities will now begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, 32 E. Calhoun St., and the walk will start at 10 a.m. A 1-mile fun walk and the 3.3 mile walk are still available. The event is free and open to the public.

To encourage children to be active, Carolina Children’s Dentistry will collect balls for sports such as soccer, football, basketball and baseball. All donated balls will be given to a school or children’s organization, according to a recent association release.

For more information, visit www.sumtercountyheartwalk. org.

Woman arrested for false sex assault report Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year-old woman Tuesday after officers discovered she falsely reported a sexual assault earlier this month.

According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, Khrista Talbott, of 4185 Pond Loop Road, Sumter, reported she had been sexually assaulted at a residence in the 4100 block of Pond Loop Road on April 9.

An investigation revealed that the incident did not happen, according to the release.

Also, when Talbott was informed she was under arrest on April 11, she resisted orders to put her hands behind her back, screamed and pulled away while being handcuffed.

Talbott is charged with filing a false report and resisting arrest.

Peach, strawberry crops dodge recent cold spell CLEMSON — Upstate South Carolina peaches and strawberries are on track for a large crop this year despite recent wintry conditions.

Clemson University Upstate Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Agent Andy Rollins tells Herald-Journal of Spartanburg that temperatures at night dropped down to 29 or 30 degrees Saturday into Sunday,but did not cause major damage.

Any cases of peach losses that emerge in the coming weeks would be isolated, he said.

Emergency telecommunicators handle calls with speed, respect

BY TONYIA M. MCGIRT Sumter Police Department Public Information Officer Special to The Sumter Item Think of them as a lifeline.

For first-responder agencies, telecommunicators are the heartbeats that pump vital information to their onduty radios when someone is in need of help.

This week, National Public Safety Telecommunication Week, is a time when agencies and residents alike can show their appreciation to the women and men who handle a barrage of emergency calls each day. No matter how hectic the situation, they help keep the community safe by linking the caller with the appropriate response in a timely yet professional manner.

The local Telecommunications Unit answers emergency 911 calls and after-hours, non-emergency calls to Sumter Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services and Police Department and Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Last year, the unit answered 355,868 telephone calls and handled 185,575 calls for service that were dispatched to the appropriate agency or agencies.

Through the end of March this year, they’ve answered 76,540 calls and responded to 46,375 calls for service.

Telecommunicators Crystal Reed and Shante Thompson share a love for people and helping others. Reed has been with the unit for nearly 20 years while Thompson has been with the unit for six years.

Thompson started after completing college.

“I wanted something new.

I love working with people, communicating with people, just helping people,” she said.

Reed described a typical day on the job.

“We could have anything

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Sumter’s Telecommunications Unit handles thousands of calls a year directing them to the appropriate first-responder agency. from a (lost) child crying to someone having a major heart attack and us talking them through CPR,” Reed said. “It could go from one extreme to the next.”

“It’s a very mentally stressful job,” Thompson said, noting that often they are needed to handle more than one serious call at the same time.

A common misconception by the public is that emergency help is not sent until the call is complete. Telecommunications officers work together to make sure first-responders are sent immediately once it is clear a true emergency exists.

Both Reed and Thompson agree that the hardest calls for them personally are the ones that involve children.

“It really gets to you,” Thompson said.

Reed reflected on a call many years ago involving a missing child whose body

was later found.

“That call always stays with me,” she said.

Both, though, find solace at home. Reed talks with her pets, and Thompson sets aside some quiet time.

“I try not to take work home,” she said.

They’ve also had their share of funny calls as well.

Reed remembers a monkey in the tree call that turned out to be a stuffed monkey when an officer went to investigate.

They continue to enjoy what they do and recommend their career to others.

Those interested should have keyboarding skills and be able to multi-task. Phone etiquette and patience are a must, they said.

“You can’t snap at people.

You have to make sure that when you answer the phone, it’s for them, and you’re trying to help them, not like it’s a burden that they called,”

Reed said.

Some of the questions a telecommunicator will ask include: • Where – Knowing the answer to this question is especially important, Reed and Thompson said; • What; • Your phone number; • Who; • When; and • Why. It’s advised that you remain on the line until firstresponders arrive, emergency officials said.

They also tell the public to only call 911 if there is an actual emergency. If you dial it by mistake, remain on the line and explain to the person answering that this was an accident and not an emergency call.

For information about telecommunicators or emergency calls, contact Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700.

Holmes investigates 3 mysteries at Sumter High

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Sherlock Holmes seems to be omnipresent these days: Films and at least two TV shows, the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and newer fiction based on the characters created by him remain popular.

Chances are, however, not many people are familiar with the parodies of the famous detective and his faithful companion that will be presented next week by Sumter High School Drama Department.

“Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Golden Limping Stick” will be presented by Sumter High School Drama at 7 p.m. on April 20, 21 and 22 in the

High School Drama Room Theatre.

Director Kelly Melton describes the show as “extremely funny, three oneact parodies of the famous Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson.”

The three short plays are “The Affair of Lady Fairfax,” which feature Holmes’ nemesis, Professor Moriarty, in pursuit of the beautiful Lady Fairfax; “The Venus Figurine,” in which Holmes and Watson investigate a mysterious message from a toilet tissue factory; and “The Golden Limping Stick,” which involves the famous detective in an attempt to protect an upper class couple from an embarrassing scandal.

The trilogy of one-acts is an annual student production to display the act-

ing and technical talents of Melton’s third- and fourth-year drama students.

Sumter High’s drama students consistently win top awards at both statewide and regional competition.

Most recently, Shawn McAlister earned a medal and was named to the All Star Cast at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Admission to “Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Limping Stick” is $5 at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m. Money will be used to finance school productions, travel for conferences and competitions.

Sumter High School is located at 2580 McCrays Mill Road. For more information call (803) 481-4480.

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AKA hosts mortgage burning, reclamation

BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com The Eta Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will celebrate the paying off of its loan by hosting a mortgage burning ceremony at the sorority house at 1264 N. Main St. on Sunday at 4 p.m.

The ceremony will include not only the burning of the mortgage but will also include what organizers are calling a “reclamation activity” to encourage formerly active members to come together to renew their commitment to service in the community, said San-

change by providing community service while encouraging recognition of equality and equity.

Members must have completed a four-year degree. The organization recognizes college students as collegetract members.

Local resident Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson serves as the international president of the sorority which has more than 290,000 members. Wilson’s term runs from 2014 through 2018 and has a theme of “Launching New Dimensions of Service.” Through its 993 chapters, her theme targets educational enrichment, health promotion, fam-

dra Williams-Brailsford, one of the organizers of the event.

“We want to reclaim any women who have pledged to the AFA who haven’t been active in a while to invite them back,” she said.

Women students at Howard University in Washington, D.C., started the black sorority in 1908. The Sumter chapter was founded on Valentine’s Day 1959.

The organization commits itself to community service projects. It empowers black women to pursue life-long personal development to build power and influence to promote social

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ily strengthening, environmental ownership and global impact, according to Williams-Brailsford.

Some of the charter members of the Eta Zeta Omega Chapter of AFA who have been active in the community include Doris Bultman, Theodis Palmer, Anna D. Reuben and Ruby B. Scott.

The sorority house was purchased on Oct. 22, 2004. By paying double payments and using other means, the sorority paid off the house on Sept. 18, 2015.

For more information about the ceremony, contact Williams-Brailsford by email at etazetaomega@gmail.com.

Official: FBI reviewing S.C. couple’s cavity search case

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An employee of Square-It-Up Roofing puts the final shingles on St. Anne Catholic Church on Wednesday evening. The church replaced 106-year-old slate tiles with shingles on the church’s steeples.

camera recorded audio.

The city has stood behind its officers, saying they did nothing illegal. In a statement, the Department of Public Safety said no cavity search was performed and that the stop was legal and “part of an ongoing narcotics investigation.”

The couple has filed a federal lawsuit concerning the ordeal, which comes after several high-profile incidents sparked a nationwide debate about how white officers treat African-Americans.

In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in November, the couple says they were pulled over because the car had a paper license tag, though the officer said later that he knew Pontoon, 40, because of previous arrests.

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COLUMBIA (AP) — Federal authorities are reviewing the case of a black South Carolina couple who say they were subjected to an illegal cavity search at the hands of white officers.

The FBI is among several agencies reviewing the case of Lakeya Hicks and Elijah Pontoon, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the inquiry said Thursday. The official spoke with The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly on the case.

The official said that the FBI reviews all allegations concerning potential civil rights abuses and could ultimately launch an official investigation after consultation with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Hicks, 31, was pulled over

by Aiken police in October 2014 while driving a new car with paper tags, and officers searched the car for drugs.

Pontoon, who was a passenger, says police searched his anal cavity on the side of the road.

Officers found no drugs, and the couple was never charged with a crime. There is no video of the search, but a dash

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Brain implant lets paralyzed man regain use of hand

BY MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer NEW YORK — A paralyzed 24-year-old man has regained some use of his right hand, controlling it with signals relayed from electronic sensors in his brain.

Ian Burkhart of Dublin, Ohio, can grasp a bottle, pour its contents into a jar, pick up a stick and stir the liquid. He can grab a credit card and swipe it through a reader. He can move individual fingers and hold a toothbrush.

But he can do these things only for a few hours a week, in a laboratory where he is hooked up to an experimental device that interprets his brain signals and stimulates his muscles with electrodes on his forearm. With improvements, researchers hope the system will eventually aid the everyday lives of people such as Burkhart with spinal cord injuries and perhaps others with stroke or traumatic brain injury.

If and when the device can be used at home, “it will really increase my quality of life and

independence,” said Burkhart, who is paralyzed over most of his body.

Burkhart’s case is described in a paper released Wednesday by the journal Nature. It’s the latest report from research that has let paralyzed people operate robotic arms, computers and other devices with signals picked up by brain implants or regain use of paralyzed muscles by sending signals from other muscles they still control.

In contrast, the new report demonstrates that a patient can use a brain implant to stimulate his own paralyzed muscles.

Burkhart was a college freshman when he broke his neck about six years ago. He dove into an ocean wave and was slammed into a sand bar.

As a result, he is paralyzed from the middle of his chest down, with no use of his arms below the elbow.

For the experimental treatment, surgeons in 2014 placed a tiny device on his brain that includes 96 electrodes that penetrate just below the surface. It monitors a relatively

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Ian Burkhart participates in a study with neural bypass technology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus in September 2014. A computer chip in Burkhart’s brain reads his thoughts, decodes them, then sends signals to a sleeve on his arm that allows him to move his hand. small population of brain cells in the region that controls movement of his right hand, sampling the activity 3 million times a second.

“We’re really just eavesdropping on a few conversations between those neurons, and we’re trying to figure out what they’re talking about,” said Chad Bouton, an author of the Nature paper who worked on the project while at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio. He is now at Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, New York.

When Burkhart is in the lab, a cable is attached to a small projection from his skull to carry signals from the sensor to a computer, which interprets what movement he is trying to accomplish. Then it sends commands to an array of up to 160 electrodes strapped to his forearm. Electrical stimulation from those electrodes activates his hand and finger muscles.

“This is taking one’s thoughts and, within milliseconds, linking it to concrete movements,” said Dr. Ali

Rezai, a study author and neurosurgeon at Ohio State University.

Burkhart said the stimulation feels like a slight tingle or buzz, noting that he has only a little sensation in his arm because of his injury. He also said his muscles tire after a while.

During the first few months, he became mentally worn out from concentrating on exactly what muscles he needed to move, he said. Now “it’s gotten much easier,” he said in an interview.

Hawking joins futuristic bid to explore outer space

BY MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer NEW YORK — With famed physicist Stephen Hawking at his side, an Internet investor announced Tuesday that he’s spending $100 million on a futuristic plan to explore far outside our solar system.

Yuri Milner said the eventual goal is sending hundreds or thousands of tiny spacecraft, each weighing far less than an ounce, to the Alpha Centauri star system. That’s more than 2,000 times as far as any spacecraft has gone so far.

Propelled by energy from a powerful array of Earth-based lasers, the spacecraft would fly at about one-fifth the speed of light. They could reach Alpha Centauri in 20 years, where they could make observations and send the results back to Earth.

They might discover a planet or planets there — experts think there may be some, but there’s no proven sighting yet — and possibly even find signs of life there or elsewhere, said Milner and a panel of experts at the announcement. The three stars that make up Alpha Centauri are the closest stars to our star — the sun.

“We commit to the next great leap into the cosmos,” Hawking said, “because we are human, and our nature is to fly.”

Hawking has joined Milner and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on the board of the project, called Breakthrough Starshot, which includes a team of scientists. Milner said his $100 million will go to establish the feasibility of the project and that a launch itself would require far more money.

Hawking is also part of a project Milner announced last summer to use earthbound telescopes to seek intelligent life in outer space.

Hawking, of Cambridge University, said the plan fits in with what he said makes humans unique, which is transcending limits.

“With light beams, light sails and the lightest spacecraft ever built, we can launch a mission to Alpha Centauri within a generation,” Hawking said.

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FAFSA FROM PAGE A1 recommended to apply as soon as possible. That can be $2,500 from the state and $1,000 from the federal government — that’s is not chump change, but you have to knock out your FAFSA early.”

Tiffany Wilson, director of financial aid and veteran affairs at Central Carolina Technical College, said filing early helps the school, too.

“If there are any additional items we need to collect from the students, it gives us ample time to collect those,” she said.

Many parents wait until they have filed their tax returns to fill out their FAFSA, but Bernard said the federal government will accept applications

DOGS FROM PAGE A1 died from cancer, was at a hospice where a therapy cat patrolled the hallways.

“The cat provided comfort to both the patients and family members of the patient,” she said. “This seems for me to be the best way to give back to others.”

Linda Bach, Cherryvale’s lead special education teacher, said having the dogs visit her classroom calms the students.

with an estimated income.

“Sometimes the government will accept that information, but they may get a caveat that they have to submit their taxes before they verify the award,” he said.

Whether you have decided on a school or not, Bernard said it pays to submit the FAFSA to a number of institutions.

“One other advantage of doing the FAFSA is applicants can list up to 10 institutions when they are filing,” he said. “They will get multiple award letters, and they can compare and see where they are getting more bang for the buck. One institution might offer $2,500 in state money while another one does not.”

Students should apply for aid with a FAFSA even if they think they will

“It gives them an opportunity to interact with the pets and improves their ability to interact with the world,” she said. “Some of our students like to read to the dogs. Some even learn how to hold them on a leash and walk with them.”

Bach said the students have become more social as a result of the dogs’ visits.

“The students become more energized when the dogs come into the classroom,” said Jurline Younge, a special needs teacher. “It’s therapeutic for them. When

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not qualify, Wilson said.

“There are a lot of state programs that it doesn’t matter how much you make,” she said. “You could still be eligible.”

Brenda Richardson, a counselor at Lakewood High School, said the school works all year to stress the importance of submitting a FAFSA to students.

“We started early, and it has been a great success,” she said. “This year was a good experience for us in getting the word out. Without FAFSA being done, no federal dollars will come to them.”

She said the school includes a FAFSA reminder in morning announcements, and each student has a one-on-one counseling session.

Even so, she said, many students

the dogs leave, there’s almost a lingering effect of calmness.”

Sides, who’s been involved as a volunteer with pet therapy for about 10 years, usually does a safety presentation with the students. This includes how to approach a dog they might meet and how to pet it. But the presentation also covers 10 things not to do when approaching a dog.

“Some students may not know how to interact with a dog for the first time and how to take care of a pet properly,” said Mandy Flynn, a

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don’t make their plans until after graduation.

“We hold their hands and give them that extra push even after graduation,” she said. “Like flowers, they don’t all bloom at the same time.”

Filing a FAFSA is free, Bernard said.

“Sometimes students tell me ‘I guess the government is charging a fee now,’” Bernard said.

He warned that there are websites that will take the information and submit it for you, and because they are providing some kind of service, they can get away with charging you for it.

Students should go to the free website fafsa.gov and avoid paying $80 for something that’s free, he said.

third-grade teacher. “This program covers those topics.”

For more information on local pet therapy, contact Dennie Sides, Sumter chapter coordinator for Paws For

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CDC: Zika definitely causes severe birth defects doubt that Zika causes microcephaly,” CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said. The CDC said it also is clear Zika causes other serious defects, including damaging calcium buildups in the developing brain.

Among the evidence that clinched the case: Signs of the Zika virus, which is spread primarily through mosquito bites and can also be transmitted through sex, have been found in the brain tissue, spinal fluid and amniotic fluid of microcephaly babies.

The CDC and other health agencies have been operating for months on the assumption that Zika causes brain defects, and they have been warning pregnant women to use mosquito repellent, cover up,

NEW YORK (AP) — Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects.

Since last year, doctors in Brazil have been linking Zika infections in pregnant women to a rise in newborns with microcephaly, or an unusually small skull. Most outside experts were cautious about drawing such a connection.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS But now the U.S. Centers for Giraldo Carratala, an inspector with the Miami-Dade County mosquito Disease Control and Prevencontrol unit, sprays pesticide near a fountain, where mosquito larvae tion says enough evidence is were found in standing water Tuesday in Miami. Health officials are in.

“There is no longer any concerned about the spread of the Zika virus in the U.S.

ROADS FROM PAGE A1 and the governor’s office — has dropped the ball when it comes to road repair.”

The only Republican serving in the Sumter delegation defended the House.

“The House was trying to make the best of a bad situation that was handed to us by the Senate,” said Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter.

“We worked on trying to improve some of the problems with their governance language.”

Smith said the roads will need a stable source of funding, not a year-by-year appropriation from the General Fund.

“We designated $425 million in our budget in the House to go towards roads,” he said. “The problem with that appropriation is it’s a one-time appropriation.”

He said the House was able to find some recurring money, but only a fraction of what is needed.

“There was some money moved from the sales tax on cars that will be recurrent,” Smith said. “I think that is about $65 million, but the rest of the money is nonrecurring.”

Sen. Kevin Johnson, DManning, said he was disappointed.

“I think we had a real opportunity to pass a real roads bill this year,” he said.

Johnson said only a dedicated source of funding for roads will bring adequate relief, a contention backed up by a recent Legislative Audit Committee report.

“All of the polls indicate that the majority of South Carolinians are willing to pay a moderate increase in the gas tax,” he said. “That is something we have to do.”

Brown pointed out that the gas tax has not been increased in the Palmetto State for more than 27 years.

“You can’t pay for roads today for the same kind of money we were garnering 28 years ago,” he said. “It’s just sad that people can’t put politics aside and say that we are going to have a gasoline tax so that we can fix our roads.”

Brown praised the House leadership for passing a bill including a gas-tax increase in 2015.

“I give the Speaker of the House (Rep. Jay Lucas, RDarlington) credit for trying to do his part because the House passed a 10 cents a gallon tax increase last year.”

Brown said he was not surprised the General Assembly has not been able to move forward on the issue during an election year.

“We are letting politics and wannabes running for governor in 2018 play a major role in what we are going to do about our roads,” he said.

“It’s sad.”

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Those guidelines will not change.

But the new finding should help officials make a more convincing case to the public for taking precautions. Some experts hope it will change public thinking about Zika the way the 1964 surgeon general’s report convinced many Americans that smoking causes lung cancer.

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Amusing ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ returns

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The goofy sitcom “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” enters its second season today, streaming exclusively on Netflix. In the limited material made available for review, we see Kimmy — a refugee from 15 years in the underground vault of a doomsday cult — bring her wide-eyed innocence to a Christmas shop.

This seems entirely appropriate because this comedy most resembles “Elf,” the Will Ferrell Christmas classic from 2003. Both are tales of innocents let loose in a strange and slightly degraded world, eager to blurt out comments about phenomena they only dimly understand.

This being a Tina Fey (“30 Rock”) production, many — if not, most — of its barbs are media-centric. This allows us to laugh along with Kimmy (Ellie Kemper, “The Office”) as she watches a cute animal clip on YouTube, apparently for the first time.

Not unlike those videos, a little “Kimmy” goes a long way.

While the comedy is amusing and follows a loose, serialized plot, it is best enjoyed episodically and sporadically rather than binged like much Netflix fare.

Also streaming on Netflix but not created by that service, the 2015 documentary “The Wolfpack” offers a true story with strange parallels to “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”

A hit at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, “The Wolfpack” documents the Angulo family’s seven children, held as virtual captives in a New York City housing project by their controlling father, who wanted to keep his homeschooled brood “pure” of the contaminations of society. The seven children were given the names of Indian gods and let their hair grow nearly down to their waists.

They would sometimes go a full year without leaving their apartment. Taped movies became their only window to the outside world. Starved of stimulation, they created their own.

They would transcribe and memorize the scripts to films including “Reservoir Dogs,” “The Dark Knight” and “Pulp Fiction,” and act them out complete with homemade costumes and scenery.

Not unlike the Kimmy Schmidt character, most of the

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• A severed head raises eyebrows on “Grimm” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• Ashton Kutcher guest”sharks” on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• A serial killer taunts Danny on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

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Ellie Kemper stars in “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” which begins streaming its second season today on Netflix. kids — who escape the confines of the cult by the end of the film — react to their deprivation and liberation with a kind of innocent humor that is naive, profound and a little sad.

“The Wolfpack” is often stranger and more thought-provoking than the movies the boys re-enact.

• You may need to retreat to a cult bunker to escape current pop culture trends that insist on recycling franchises like the 2010 adaptation of “The A-Team” (8 p.m., FXM) and the 2015 Griswold family retread, “Vacation” (8:15 p.m., HBO).

• If you’re willing to let your weekend go to the dogs, Nat Geo Wild is ready with “BarkFest,” a marathon celebration of all things canine.

Tonight’s highlights include “World’s Funniest Dogs” (9 p.m., TV-PG) and “Who’s Your Doggie?” (10 p.m., TV-PG). The latter looks at how a pet’s DNA may explain some of its behavioral quirks. This genealogical ramble gets more complicated with mixed-breed dogs whose genetic predisposition reflects curious combinations. “Second Chance Chihuahuas” (9 p.m. Saturday, TV-PG) and “How Dogs

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TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Trekking through Dubai on “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m.,

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LATE NIGHT Jimmy Fallon welcomes Robert De Niro, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Nick Guerra on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Savion Glover and Brandi Carlile visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Ellen Page, Paul Rust and Jenny Slate appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

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ACROSS 1 Not as available 8 Red herring, to a cop 15 Athens eatery 16 Where to view “Duck Dynasty” 17 Oath sworn in a kosher kitchen?

19 Hightailed it 20 Le Mans law 21 Great Plains tribe 22 9-Down opener 23 ‘50s pres. candidate 25 Long of “Third Watch” 26 New Year’s Eve get-togethers?

27 Double-dealing in Delhi?

30 “A symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal”: Steinbeck 31 Old knives 32 Cutthroat entrepreneur?

36 Pool option 37 Six-time ‘70s Dodger All-Star 38 Demand from a Stooge fan?

40 Unyielding 45 Lobbying gp.

46 Neighbor of Turk.

47 Place to play 48 Riches 51 Deg. for drillers 53 Unyielding 54 “Stir-frying is an option, too”?

57 Nervous __ 58 No-win situation 59 Doesn’t back away 60 Gold rush figure DOWN 1 Was googly-eyed 2 Place to bring a suit 3 Wading bird 4 Put on a pedestal 5 Beliefs 6 “Bambi” doe 7 Award-winning political cartoonist Ted 8 Word with able or full 9 Munich : Jahr :: Madrid : __ 10 “Hawaii Five-O” nickname 11 Landlocked Asian nation 12 Heightened 13 Slow movements 14 Insult

4/15/16 18 Some bank files 24 1980 Oscar winner who portrayed Loretta 27 Actor McKellen 28 Mandela’s org.

29 Exhibition funding gp.

30 Trickery 32 Cabbage family member 33 Detroit labor org.

34 Letters in personal columns 35 Get 36 First poet interred in Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner

38 Immobilize, in a way 39 Something to eat in a Western?

40 Miss America contestants’ array 41 Salsa brand 42 Room to maneuver 43 Where to emulate the natives 44 More unpleasantly moist 49 Dominate 50 Some Ivy Leaguers 52 Words with limit or trap 55 Agnus __ 56 It’s in many poems

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COMMENTARY

Clintonism, RIP

H

ow far they’ve come. And I’m not talking about the GOP, whose frontrunner representing 37 percent of the Republican electorate has repudiated postReagan orthodoxy on trade, entitlement reform, limited government and Pax Americana (and Charles Krauthammer possibly abortion, but who knows?). I’m talking about the Democrats.

The center-left, triangulating, New Democrat (Bill) Clintonism of the 1990s is dead. It expired of unnatural causes, buried — definitively, if unceremoniously — by its very creator.

The final chapter occurred last week when, responding to Black Lives Matter hecklers denouncing his 1994 crime bill, Bill Clinton unleashed an impassioned defense. He accused the protesters of discounting the thousands of lives, mostly black, that were saved amid the crack epidemic of the time because gang leaders and other bad guys got locked up.

Yet the next day, the big dog came out, tail between his legs, saying he regretted the incident and almost wanted to apologize. It was a humiliating, Sovietstyle recantation obviously meant to protect his wife’s campaign, which depends on the AfricanAmerican vote to fend off Bernie Sanders.

You know Bill Clinton still thinks his crime bill was justified. One cannot definitively prove causality, but it certainly contributed to one of the most radical declines in crime ever recorded in this country.

Moreover, the Black Lives Matter charge that the 1994 law was an inherently racist engine for the mass incarceration of young black men is belied by the fact that it was supported by two-thirds of the Congressional Black Caucus (including civil rights pioneer James Clyburn, D-S.C.), justly panicked at the time by the carnage wrought by the crack epidemic ravaging the inner cities.

It’s one thing to argue that the law overshot and is due for revision with, for example, a relaxation of its mandatorysentence provisions. It’s quite another to claim, as does Black Lives Matter, that it was a vehicle by which a racist criminal justice system destroyed the lives of young black men. Hillary Clinton, catching up to Sanders, has essentially endorsed that view, demanding an end to “the era of mass incarceration” and the underlying maltreatment of blacks by police and the courts.

For the man who changed the image of the Democratic

Party 25 years ago by daring to challenge the reverse racism of Sister Souljah to have to bow to this new — false — orthodoxy, symbolizes perfectly how far the Democratic Party has traveled since the Clinton era.

But the 2016 undoing of classic Clintonism hardly stops there. Take trade. It was Bill who promoted and passed NAFTA. Although Hillary criticized NAFTA when she ran in 2007-2008, as secretary of state she returned to her traditional free-trade stance, promoting and extolling the Trans-Pacific Partnership as trade’s “gold standard.”

Now dross, apparently. She came out against the TPP, once again stampeded by Sanders and the party’s left, i.e., its base. She may not have sincerely changed her view, but there are only so many times you can flip-flop. She’s boxed into the party’s new anti-trade consensus.

Other pillars of her husband’s internationalism were already toppled, pre-2016, by the Obama presidency, often with her active collaboration.

At the core of Bill Clinton’s foreign policy lay the notion of America as the “indispensable nation.” It is today quite dispensable, indeed a nation in retreat — from (Hillary’s) reset with Russia to the Iranian nuclear negotiations (which Hillary initiated with secret meetings in Oman in 2012) to the disastrous evacuation of Iraq in 2011.

As has happened with another of Bill’s major achievements: welfare reform.

President Obama has essentially dismantled its work requirements (with Bill Clinton’s acquiescence, a sign of things to come). No need for Hillary to repudiate her husband’s legacy. It’s been done for her.

How far has the party moved left? Under Bill Clinton, it gave up on gun control after stinging defeats in the 1994 midterms. Today, Hillary Clinton delights in attacking Sanders for being soft on gun control. Malleable she is. And she sure knows her party.

It is nothing like her husband’s party. Which is why she campaigns as Bernie lite — they share the same goals, she says, but she can get things done. Hence the greatest irony of all: For the last decade and a half, the main propellant for the Hillary-forpresident movement has been the rosy afterglow of Bill’s 1990s, the end-of-history era of peace, prosperity and balanced budgets. Want it back?

Vote Hillary. That’s the tease.

Yet a Hillary victory would yield a Clinton Redux animated not by Bill but by Bernie.

‘ Moreover, the Black Lives Matter charge that the 1994 law was an inherently racist engine for the mass incarceration of young black men is belied by the fact that it was supported by two-thirds of the Congressional Black Caucus (including civil rights pioneer James Clyburn, D-S.C.) ...’

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2016, The Washington Post Writers Group

NOTABLE & QUOTABLE In “Trump’s New York Values,” Dan Henninger writes, “Donald Trump is running against two things — immigration and free trade — that made New York City great again.”

Read it online at www.wsj. com: The irony of the Trump “outsider” campaign in New York is almost too rich for words. Let’s start with the relationship between New York politicians and real-estate developers, an ancient swamp of crony capitalism.

Today the city’s politicians green-light thousands of condominium units — like the Trump apartment towers lining the West Side Highway — because each one is a taxpayer-pod sending the pols revenue from a combined, top city-state tax rate of more than 12%. Even so, the city’s perpetually wrecked road surfaces, paved with tire-busting steel plates, would embarrass a third-world capital.

Still, as a construction guy, Mr. Trump knows as well as anyone what makes New York City tick. So why is Mr. A-Number-One in Rome? Because that’s where his people are in a presidential campaign based mainly on two policies: building a wall on the Mexican border and putting a 35% tax on goods made in Asia.

The Sinatra anthem also says, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.” And so it is that the immigration tides have been a New York value since, well, since they began arriving in the early 1600s, arguably illegally.

The New York-born candidate who in North Carolina led chants—“Who’s gonna build the wall? Mexico!”— knows that without the steady inflow of immigrants, legal or otherwise, to compensate for the out-migration of natives the past two decades, New York City would be in decline.

As to trade, imposing a 35% price increase on goods made in China, Mexico, Japan and Vietnam—which is to say clothing, shoes, foodstuffs, electronics, furniture—would make living in New York totally unaffordable for most of its 8.5 million people. Needless to say, he knows that.

••• In “Where Mr. Kasich is right,” The Washington Post editorial board writes, “In a different election year, Ohio

Gov. John Kasich would not be the moderate in the Republican presidential race.”

An instinctual tax-cutter who wears his religion on his sleeve and signed a bill defunding Planned Parenthood, Mr. Kasich is more Jack Kemp than Bob Dole.

Yet it is a sign of how cracked the GOP has become that Mr. Kasich is the only Republican left in the race who acknowledges many of the principles essential to this country’s democracy.

In a Tuesday speech, Mr. Kasich counseled Republicans to “say ‘no’ to those who would prey on our human weakness.” He condemned politicians who paint a distorted “picture of America in economic and moral decline” and blame “people with more money — or less money, people with different-sounding last names, or different religious beliefs, or different-colored skin or lifestyles.” He criticized those who seem to promise “that unpopular laws shall be repealed simply through the will of a strongman in the White House,” and he specifically attacked proposals from rivals Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) to patrol and surveil Muslim neighborhoods. “We are not an ethnic group or religion or language,” Mr. Kasich concluded, but a union of “many different backgrounds and ideas and beliefs” under a political system that requires cooperation, not demonization.

••• In “America Hasn’t Gone Crazy. It’s Just More Like Europe,” Ivan Krastev writes in The New York Times that “For most Europeans these days, traveling to America is like landing on Mars.” Read it online at www.nytimes.com: Even the most sophisticated political analysts can’t make head or tail of what is happening in the country.

They are offended by the rise of Donald J. Trump, puzzled

by Bernie Sanders’s democratic socialist appeal to young American voters, and confused by President Obama’s unsentimental, risk-averse foreign policy that decided against punishing President Bashar alAssad of Syria for crossing Mr. Obama’s own red line on chemical weapons.

I stand in marked contrast

to my fellow Europeans’ mystification. As I witness the anger of the middle class, the arrogance of the unloved elites, the shared disbelief in the effectiveness of military power and the pervasive fear of the future — perhaps for the first time, I feel I understand exactly what is going on in America.

Take Mr. Trump’s insurgency, built on barking out the basest and craziest comments. His success, making even Ted Cruz look mainstream, baffles many in the United States and abroad, who are used to seeing American politicians walk a careful line between red-meat populism and mainstream respectability. The center, until now, has always held.

But Mr. Trump would be at home in Europe.

Bernie Sanders should be familiar to Europeans as well. Most of the young Europeans I know view capitalism as a rigged and unfair system. They see themselves as the biggest losers of the status quo, and often dream out loud of revolution (though, thankfully, of a nonviolent kind).

In comparing themselves with Europe, Americans prided themselves on the fact that “It can’t happen here” — namely, European socialism and European fascism.

It viewed itself as immune to the pathologies of democracy: Crowds can go crazy in any other place in the world, but not in America, the land of common sense. But after the last years of extreme polarization and dysfunctional governance, are Americans still convinced that their democracy cannot be upended?

Now, when the “normalization” of America unfolds before our eyes, I have the feeling that many Europeans are getting nostalgic for the America we never really understood. This is the America that keeps so many of its young black people in prison, but that elects a black man president. An America that may still countenance the death penalty, but also protects the rights of immigrants. An America that doesn’t simply try to order the world, but that was once passionate to change it. An America with its blemishes, but also its promises. An America that was more ambitious, and less ambivalent.

We are already missing it.

Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen.

Contact him at graham@ theitem.com.

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AROUND TOWN The General George L. Mabry The Lincoln High School PresJr. Chapter 817, Military Order ervation Alumni Association Lincoln High Alumni hold fund-will meet the dinner Purple Heart will sponsor a dinner fundrais- of raiserp.m. today at at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April er 11 a.m.-5 the Lincoln High School caf- 21, at American Legion Post 15, 34 S. Artillery Drive. eteria, Council Street. Cost Election of officers will be is $8 per dinner and the held at this meeting. All menu will consist of fried Purple Heart recipients and chicken, seasoned rice, those interested in associsweet peas, roll, dessert ate membership are invitand a drink. Dine in or take ed. Call (803) 469-3568. out. Call James L. Green at (803) 968-4173.

The Annual Earth Day CelebraAARP will offer free tax prepa- tion and Flower Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on ration from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 Saturday, April 23, at Swan p.m. on Mondays and Lake-Iris Gardens on the Wednesdays through April 18 at the Shepherd’s Center north side of the gardens surrounding the gazebo. of Sumter, 24 Council St. There will be green venApplicants are advised to dors, music, entertainment bring with them governand more. ment-issued photo IDs, Social Security cards and / or The Sumter Branch NAACP Medicare cards for anyone will meet at 5 p.m. on Sunin the household, last day, April 24, at Friendship year’s tax forms, W-2 and / Missionary Baptist Church, or 1099 forms, and power of 182 S. Pike Road East. Sherattorney certification forms iff Anthony Dennis will give if they are filing for somecommunity updates. one else. For more informaThe Sumter County Education tion, call Henry Dinkins at Association-Retired will meet (803) 499-4990 or Lula King at noon on Wednesday, at (803) 316-0772.

April 27, at the North HOPE The Sumter Combat Veterans Center, 904 N. Main St. For Group will meet at 10 a.m. additional information, call today at the South HOPE Brenda Bethune at (803) Center, 1125 S. Lafayette 469-6588.

Drive. All area veterans and The Sumter Combat Veterans active military are invited.

Group Second Annual Black Lincoln High School Class of Tie Gala Fundraiser will be 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on held on Saturday, April 30, Saturday, April 16, at the at the Sumter County Civic South Sumter Resource Center. Meet and greet will Center, 337 Manning Avebe held at 6 p.m. and the nue. Call Ferdinand Burns gala will begin at 7 p.m. at (803) 968-4464.

Tickets are $50 each or reserve a table for six for The Lincoln High School Pres$250 or a table for eight for ervation Alumni Association $350. Rep. David Weeks will will meet at 4 p.m. on Sunspeak. This will be a night day, April 17, at the Lincoln of food, fun, dancing and High School cafeteria, entertainment. Call Henry Council Street. Drawing for Boyd at (803) 464-1239 or the raffle tickets will be Leroy Peeples at (803) 509held. Lincolnites, friends 2868. and community members are invited. Call James L. Carter Sullivan American LeGreen at (803) 968-4173. gion Post No. 204 will meet at Sumter Amateur Radio Associ- 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, at 623 Headstart St., Manation (SARA) will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 18, at ning. New members are welcome. Call Morris Hollithe Sumter Airport. There day at (803) 435-8748. will be a presentation of S.C. Auxiliary CommunicaShaw Air Force Base will host tions (Auxcom) by Gabe the Shaw Air Expo open house Turner. There will be a and air show Saturday and meeting of the Sumter DMR Sunday, May 21-22. The free users at 6 p.m. prior to the event will be open to the SARA meeting at the Sumgeneral public from 8 a.m. ter Airport. If you have a to 5 p.m. both days. Visit DMR radio or you are interwww.shaw.af.mil/airexpo/ ested in DMR, you are welfor more information. Also, come to join us. “like” the Shaw Air Force Base Facebook page at The Carolina Coin Club will https://www.facebook. meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, com/20FighterWing/ for upApril 19, at the Parks and Recreation Department, 155 to-date information. Aerial demonstration teams or Haynsworth St. The club performances will include: meets on the third Tuesday U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds; of each month and visitors U.S. Army Black Daggers are always welcome. Call parachute demo; 20th (803) 775-8840 for more inFighter Wing Air Power; formation.

F-16 Viper; USAF Heritage The Pinedale Neighborhood Flight; Canadian Air Force Association will meet at 4 CF-18; U.S. Navy F/A-18; Warp.m. on Thursday, April 21, birds (historical military at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Call aircraft); and Gary Ward & Greg Connell. The acts are Ferdinand Burns at (803) not in order of performance 968-4464. and are subject to change.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t wait for EUGENIA LAST things to happen or come to you. Launch your ideas and plans without hesitation. If you don’t make an effort, you will regret it. Take the plunge and celebrate your initiative with someone you love.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make plans. A day trip or program that encourages improvement or selfawareness will result in a feeling of satisfaction. Don’t give in to emotional melodrama. Instead, opt to do something that contributes to your personal growth.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t give in to temptation. Clear up clutter and organize an event that will bring in extra cash. Put unwanted items up for sale. You will meet someone interesting if you engage in conversations that are geared toward sharing memories and dreams.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Believe in your ideas and don’t let anyone discourage you from pursuing your dreams. Make changes at home that will help you feel more comfortable and secure. A partnership discussion will help you make a long-term decision.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Look for a unique solution. Take something that has worked in the past and give it new life by incorporating current trends. Don’t neglect your love life. Include someone you love in your plans and sparks will fly.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t fold under pressure. Take a position of leadership and make your voice count. Aim to stabilize a situation with practical and affordable suggestions, and you will impress someone who can help you get what you want.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll fluctuate when it comes to emotional matters. Do what your heart tells you, not what someone else wants you to do. Giving in will lead to regret, so don’t lose sight of your dream. Passion is highlighted.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Share your plans with someone you love and be willing to make some compromises if it will enable you to follow through with your plans.

Listen to suggestions and you will bypass an obstacle that you didn’t anticipate.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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Gaffney 65/44 Spartanburg 66/45

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Sumter 67/45

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 62/45

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Charleston 68/51

Today: Mostly cloudy; a couple of showers in southern parts. High 63 to 68.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy; a couple of showers in southern parts. High 65 to 69.

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Today: Clouds and occasional sunshine.

Winds northeast 8-16 mph.

Saturday: Abundant sunshine and nice.

Winds east-northeast 7-14 mph.

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Bishopville 66/44

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SUMTER SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Not everyone will be open and honest with you. Steer clear of those who practice bad habits, and opt instead to spend time with the people who you know are supportive and eager to help.

Romance will improve your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Pay attention to domestic matters and don’t let outside influences ruin your plans. A property deal or investment looks promising. Build up equity and pay down debts.

Don’t be tempted by a fast-talking sales agent.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep an open mind and you will have far more fun when dealing with friends and family. Reconnecting with an old friend or exercise buddy will lift your spirits and get you back into a healthy routine.

Romance is highlighted.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Someone will take advantage of your generosity. Be careful when dealing with people who want something for nothing. Put your time and effort into personal gain, not helping someone else get ahead. A partnership will offer an unusual resource.

Betty, a spayed and housebroken 6-year-old black female lab mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She loves to run and be with other dogs her size. Betty adores people and would make a great new buddy for any family with older children who love to cuddle and play. The SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292,Betty and isloves open to 11 run, a.m.-5:30 except play p.m. withevery otherday dogs her Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com. size

The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food; wet cat food; cat litter; and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers; stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets; canned dog and cat food; dry dog food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; and, of course, monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

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Prep basketball

Sumter’s Rembert signs with Cowley

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Sumter High School guard Cedric Rembert was hoping some college basketball offers from NCAA Division I schools would be coming his way as his senior year wound down.

That didn’t happen for Rembert, so he has taken a step

that he hopes will lead to some DI offers in a couple of years.

Rembert will play at the junior college level for Rembert the next two years after signing with Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kan., on Wednesday.

“Hopefully I’ll be able to transfer to a Division I school in two years,” Rembert said.

“This is a great opportunity for me. I was hoping I would get the chance to play at the next level. This is really a dream come true for me.”

What Rembert hopes enhances his chances to catch the eye of some DI programs

is the conference in which Cowley plays. Cowley is a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, one of the top JUCO leagues in the country.

The Jayhawk Conference has 14 teams, including Cowley, playing at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I level and five

Local sports

Full circle

Former SHS, Clemson and N.Y. Giants standout Kinard speaks at Bates Middle School, where his athletic career began

others at the DII level.

“This is like the Big 12 (Conference) of junior college basketball,” said Sumter varsity boys head coach Shawn Jones, who played in the Jayhawk Conference during his playing days. “This is going to give a lot of Division I schools the op-

See rembert, Page B3

Pro basketball

Warriors first team to reach 73 wins Golden State passes ’96 Bulls on Curry’s record-setting night

By JANIE McCAULEY The Associated Press

JUSTIN DRIGGERS / THE SUMTER ITEM

Former Sumter High, Clemson University and New York Giants football standout Terry Kinard speaks to Bates Middle School athletes and students during an assembly on Thursday at the BMS gymnasium. Kinard began his athletic career in earnest while playing at Bates.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

troduction to organized sports.”

That was one of the main reasons Kinard eagerly accepted an invitation On Thursday, Terry Kinard returned from an old friend to come back to to the place where it all began.

Bates and speak to athletes and stuKinard, the former Sumter High dents about his journey from Sumter School, Clemson University and New County all the way to the peak of his York Giants football standout, actually profession in Super Bowl XXI. started his athletic career in earnest at “Randy (Weston) growing up was Bates Middle School. older than me, so he’s one of the guys I “I had played a lot of sandlot ball, but watched playing basketball at the Bates (then junior high) was where I park,” Kinard said. “He was one of the first put on a helmet and shoulder ones who was always encouraging me pads,” Kinard said. “It was my first inand helped me do what I was supposed

to do to make it as far as I did.

“So when he called, I didn’t hesitate.”

Returning to Sumter and speaking to the up-and-coming athletes and students was something Kinard, who lives in Pawleys Island now, said he regretted he hadn’t done sooner.

“This is something that I wish I had done more of,” he said. “Once I left here, I ended up living in Atlanta for 20-something years.

“This is where I’m from, and when

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RBC Heritage

Donald, Grace share lead after first round

By PETE IACOBELLI THe Associated Press

closing, lighthouse hole. But he took an unplayable lie in a bunker when his ball bored HILTON HEAD ISLAND — into the sand and made his Missing the Masters made lone bogey to fall back.

Luke Donald’s blood boil. The Donald had been a major former world No. 1 channeled tournament mainstay since that anger to shoot his best first playing Augusta National round since January, a in 2005. However, he has fallen 5-under 66 at the RBC Heritage badly the past couple of seathat left the Englishman tied sons (he’s 95th in the world with Branden Grace for the ranking) and was forced to first-round lead Thursday. watch the Masters at home inThe two were a stroke ahead stead of playing for a green of four players, including the jacket. world’s current top-ranked Donald shared his frustraThe Associated Press player in Jason Day. tion on social media, posting Day caught Donald and on Instagram that not playing Branden Grace chips onto the 16th green during the first round of the RBC Heritage on Thursday on Hilton Head Island.

Grace at the top heading to See heritage, Page B5 Grace is tied for the lead with Luke Donald.

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took their last shot at Michael Jordan and history and they swished it — for 73.

Down to their final chance at the record, the Warriors became the Curry first 73-win team Wednesday night by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104, breaking what many considered an unmatchable mark set 20 years ago by Jordan’s Chicago Bulls — oh, and Golden State coach Steve Kerr, too.

“It’s a great way to finish off what was an amazing regular season,” Kerr said. “I just told our guys I never in a million years would have guessed that that record would ever be broken. I thought it was like DiMaggio’s hit streak, really. I was wrong, but I will say the same thing now that I said 20 years ago, ‘I don’t think this one will ever be broken.’

Somebody’s got to go 74-8. I don’t see it, and I hope our fans aren’t expecting that next year.”

Curry achieved yet one more shooting milestone, becoming the first player to make 400 3-pointers in a season by knocking down 10 from long range on the way to 46 points and 402 total 3s. Golden State saved one last record for the closing day of the regular season, and did it for a roaring, sellout home crowd at Oracle Arena. Yet these Warriors want nothing more than to build off their remarkable run so far and ride it to another title.

“Who knows how far we can take this thing?” Curry said.

The Bulls won the title in 1996 — and Jordan mentioned the playoffs in a congratulatory statement.

“I want to congratulate the Warriors on their amazing season,” Jordan said. “The game of basketball is always evolving and records are made to be broken. The Warriors have been a lot of fun to watch and I look forward to seeing what they do in the playoffs.”

Draymond Green had 11 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as defending champion Golden State (73-9) topped the Jordan-led 1995-96 Bulls who went 72-10.

When the final buzzer sounded, Green bounded onto the floor and grabbed the

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Lucas helps Crestwood defeat Lee Central 15-1 Jesse Lucas scattered two hits in a complete-game effort to lead the Crestwood High School varsity baseball team to a 15-1, 5-inning victory over Lee Central on Wednesday at the CHS field.

Lance Ragan drove in three runs for the Knights, who improved to 3-12. Tylik Farmer was 2-for-3 with two RBI, Dustin Bartlett had a hit, two runs and two RBI and AJ Herrera was 2-for-2 with two RBI and two runs.

VARSITY TENNIS Wilson Hall wins pair On Thursday at Palmetto Tennis Center, Wilson Hall defeated Pinewood Prep 7-2, winning all but one singles and one doubles match to improve to 7-1 overall.

On Wednesday, the Barons defeated Lowcountry Prep 9-0 at Pawleys Island.

TUESDAY SINGLES 1 – Brown (WH) def. Holoubek 6-0, 6-o.

2 – Hendrix (WH) def. Olaru 6-0, 6-0.

3 – Stover (WH) def. McConnell 6-0, 6-1.

4 – Stone (WH) def. Mann 6-1, 6-0.

5 – Coulter (WH) def. Diffley 6-0, 6-0.

6 – Hazewell (PP) def. Kellogg 2-6, 6-3, 10-5.

DOUBLES 1 – Brown/Hendrix (WH) def. Holoubek/Olaru 8-0.

2 – Stover/Stone (WH) def. Price/ Whaley 8-0.

3 – McConnell/Mann (PP) def.

Coulter/Newman 7-6.

WEDNESDAY SINGLES 1 – Brown (WH) def. Olatunji 6-0, 6-1.

2 – Hendrix (WH) def. Grayson 6-1, 6-0.

3 – Stover (WH) def. Landstreet 6-0, 6-1.

4 – Stone (WH) def. McClary 6-0, 6-0.

5 – Coulter (WH) def. Errico 6-0, 6-0.

6 – Kellogg (WH) def. Lieberman 6-1, 6-1.

DOUBLES 1 – Brown/Hendrix (WH) def. Olatunji/McClary 8-0.

2 – Stover/Stone (WH) def. Grayson/Landstree 8-0.

3 – Coulter/Kellogg (WH) def. Errico/Lieberman 8-1.

VARSITY TRACK & FIELD Wilson Hall wins

Wilson Hall dominated an 8-team meet on Wednesday at Spencer Field, scoring 229 points.

Heathwood Hall was second with 63. Laurence Manning Academy was fourth with 48 points and Thomas Sumter Academy came in fifth with 30.

Noah Harvin won two events to lead the Barons, winning the 200-meter dash in 23.60 seconds and the high jump with a height of 5 feet, 8 inches.

Other individual winners for the Barons were Hayes Goodson in the 110 hurdles in 18.1, Greyson Young in the 400 hurdles in 1 minute, 02.20 seconds, Robert James in the long jump In 20-06.25, Evans Boyle in the triple jump in 39-04.50, Patrick Muldrow in the discus in 110-07 and Jake Reaves in the shot put in 40-00.50.

Wilson Hall’s 4x800 relay team of Duncan Rupe, Drew Reynolds, Andrik RiveraNesrala and Layton Creech won in 9:47.00 and the 4x100 team of Greyson Young, Goodson, Noah Harvin and Evans Boyle won in 45.8.

The 4x400 relay team of Justin Timmons, Rivera-Nesrala, Reynolds and Rhett Howell won in 3:56.00.

Winning for LMA was Aaron Kruger in the 100 in 11.10 and the 400 in 55.30.

Billy Colquitt scored 24 points for the Generals, finishing second in the 100, 200 and 400. David Crotts was third in the 3,200.

Wilson Hall Second-Place Finishers: Drew Reynolds (1,600); Lake Scott (400 hurdles); Brent Carraway (long jump); Andrik Rivera-Nesrala (triple jump); Greyson Sonntag (shot put).

Third-Place Finishers: Brad Russell (110 hurdles, 400 hurdles); Evans Boyle (100, long jump); Rhett Howell (800); Lake Scott (200); Drew Talley (high jump); Robert James (triple jump); Jake Reaves (discus).

Laurence Manning Second-Place Finishers: 4x100 relay (Trevor Turcotte, Lamel Sanders, Desmond Sigler, Aaron Kruger); James Griffith (discus).

Third-Place Finishers: James Griffith (shot put).

SHS wins four events Sumter High School won four events in the 11-team Gamecock Invitational on Saturday at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

Sumter’s Colin Washington won the 200-meter dash in a time 22.76 seconds. Stacey Shaw won the 800 in 2 minutes, 10.18 seconds. The 4x800 team of Tobias Favor, Anthony Gabriel, Brnadon Poston and Shaw won in 8:54.61.

Pressley Harvin won the discus with a throw of 129 feet, 3 inches.

Sumter Second-Place Finishers: Dontrell Johnson (400 hurdles); 4x200 relay (Tobias Favor, Nijil Rogers, Stacey Shaw, Malik Spann, Johnson, Colin Washington); Pressley Harvin (shot put).

Third-Place Finishers: Tobias Favor (800); Anthony Gabriel (3,200);

Scott’s Branch second SUMMERTON – Scott’s

Branch High School finished second out of six in the Eagle Invitational on Saturday at Spann Stadium.

Edisto won with 192.5 points followed by Scott’s Branch with 152. East Clarendon was third with 70.5.

The Eagles’ Amonte Brown won the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1 minute, 5.88 seconds. Malique Coard won the shot put with a throw of 44 feet, 5 inches, and Joshua Pringle won the discus with a throw of 11310.50.

The 4x100 relay team of Marqus House, Christavis Johnson, Jacob Brailsford, Kevin Johnson, Maliq Green and Keondre Tappin won in 45.01 seconds. The 4x400 team of Christavis Johnson, Tappin, House, Kevin Johnson, Chauncey Aiken and Maliq Green won in 3:37.85. The 4x800 team of Tappin, Christavis Johnson, King Ford, House, Aiken and Brown won in 9:17.36.

EC’s Christian White won the 1,600 in a time of 5:34.55.

Scott’s Branch Second-Place Finishers: Kevin Johnson (100, 200); Marqus House (400); Keondre Tappin (1,600); Amonte Brown (110 hurdles); Marquise Thomas (shot put); Malique Coard (discus).

Third-Place Finishers: Christavis Johnson (400); Terrence Yon (110 hurdles).

East Clarendon Third-Place Finishers: Kenneth McFadden (200); Daniel Johnson (3,200); Markese Brown (triple jump); James Boatwright (discus).

JV BASEBALL Laurence Manning 7 Carolina 0

MANNING – Andrew Boyd tossed a 1-hit shutout with nine strikeouts to lead Laurence Manning Academy to a 7-0 victory over Carolina Academy on Wednesday.

Jake Jordan led the offense, going 3-for-3 with a double and a triple. Seth Stamps was also 3-for-3 and Garrett Black and Tripp Prosser both had two hits.

Orangeburg Prep 7 Wilson Hall 3

ORANGEBURG -- Wilson Hall fell to 2-5 on the season with a 7-3 loss to Orangeburg Prep on Thursday.

Brad Goodson, Burgess Jordan, Chandler Scott and Tanner Epps each had hits for the Barons, who travel to Robert E. Lee Academy today.

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Lady Knights softball gets 1st win BISHOPVILLE – Crestwood High School picked up its first victory of the season on Wednesday, beating Lee Central 17-12 in the second game of a doubleheader.

The Lady Stallions won the opener 16-10.

In the Lady Knights’ win, Tori Raymond hit a 3-run home run, scored four runs and drove in four. Raven Bennett had three RBI, while Jada Thompson and Alexi McGill both scored three runs. Lindsay Rogers and Ashliegh Diebel both scored twice.

In the opener, Bennett had a 3-run homer, four RBI and three runs. Thompson and Brianna Allen both scored twice.

VARSITY TRACK & FIELD Wilson Hall wins Wilson Hall edged Ashley Hall 138-137 in an 8-team meet at Spencer Field on Wednesday.

Thomas Sumter Academy finished fourth with 62 points and Laurence Manning Academy was seventh with 7 points.

Individual winners for the Lady Barons were Liza Segars in the long jump with a distance of 15 feet,

9.75 inches and Nicolette Fisher in the triple jump in 31-06.00 Wilson Hall’s 4x100 relay team of Cantey Jacocks, Dubose Alderman, Sabrina Stephens and Kayla Porter won in 53.10 seconds.

Winning for TSA were Samantha Kindsvater in the 200 in a time of 27.8 and Taja Hunley in the high jump at 4-10.00.

were Amber Jones in the discus with a toss of 100-07 and Ashley Clark in the 100 in a time of 13.12.

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO

TODAY 6:30 a.m. — Golf: European PGA Tour, Real Club Valderrama Open de Espana, second round, at Sotogrande, Spain 10:30 a.m. — Golf: European PGA Tour, Real Club Valderrama Open de Espana, second round, at Sotogrande, Spain (GOLF) 11 a.m.­— Auto racing: NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Food City 500, practice, at Bristol, Tenn. (FS1) Noon — Golf: Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Classic, first round, at Duluth, Ga. (GOLF) 12:30 p.m. — Auto racing: NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, practice, at Bristol, Tenn. (FS1) 2 p.m. — MLB: Colorado at Chicago Cubs 2:20 p.m. — Soccer: Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach at Hannover 96 (FS1) 3 p.m. — Auto racing: NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, final practice, at Bristol, Tenn. (FS1) 3 p.m.— Golf: PGA Tour, RBC Heritage, second round, at Hilton Head Island, S.C. (GOLF) 4 p.m. — Auto racing: NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Food City 500, qualifying, at Bristol, Tenn. (FS1) 7 p.m. — Golf: LPGA Tour, Lotte Championship, third round, at Oahu, Hawaii (GOLF) 7 p.m. — NHL: Stanley Cup playoffs, first round, Eastern Conference, Game 2, Detroit at Tampa Bay (NBCSN) 8 p.m. — College baseball: Oklahoma at TCU (FS1) 8 p.m. — High school basketball: Jordan Brand Classic, East vs. West, at Brooklyn, N.Y. (ESPN2) 8 p.m. — NHL: Stanley Cup playoffs, first round, Western Conference, Game 2, Chicago at St. Louis (NBCSN) 10 p.m. — Boxing: Nikolay Potapov vs.

Stephon Young, bantamweights, at Verona, N.Y. (SHO) 10 p.m. — MLB: San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers or Arizona at San Diego (MLB) 10:30 p.m. — NHL: Stanley Cup playoffs, first round, Western Conference, Game 1, Nashville at Anaheim (NBCSN)

MLB Standings

By The Associated Press

national League East Division

Washington Philadelphia Miami New York Atlanta Central Division

Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee West Division

San Francisco Colorado Los Angeles Arizona San Diego

W 7 5 3 3 0

L Pct GB 1 .875 — 5 .500 3 4 .429 3½ 5 .375 4 9 .000 7½

W 7 5 5 5 4

L Pct GB 1 .875 — 3 .625 2 4 .556 2½ 5 .500 3 5 .444 3½

W 6 5 5 3 3

L Pct GB 4 .600 — 4 .556 ½ 4 .556 ½ 6 .333 2½ 7 .300 3

Wednesday’s Games

N.Y. Mets 2, Miami 1 Washington 3, Atlanta 0 Detroit 7, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 2, San Diego 1 Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 4 Colorado 10, San Francisco 6 L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 1

Thursday’s Games

Detroit 7, Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3, San Diego 0 St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 0 Colorado 11, San Francisco 6 Washington 6, Atlanta 2 Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Colorado (Bettis 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-0), 2:20 p.m.

Milwaukee (Nelson 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Locke 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (J.Ross 1-0) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (W.Perez 0-0) at Miami (Chen 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 0-1) at Cleveland (Co.Anderson 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Melville 0-0) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 1-0), 8:15 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-0), 10:10 p.m.

Arizona (Greinke 0-2) at San Diego (Shields 0-2), 10:40 p.m.

American League East Division

Baltimore New York Boston Toronto Tampa Bay Central Division

Chicago Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota West Division

Los Angeles Texas Oakland Houston Seattle

W 7 4 4 4 3

L Pct GB 1 .875 — 3 .571 2½ 4 .500 3 5 .444 3½ 6 .333 4½

W 7 6 6 4 0

L Pct GB 2 .778 — 2 .750 ½ 2 .750 ½ 3 .571 2 9 .000 7

W 5 5 4 3 3

L Pct GB 4 .556 — 5 .500 ½ 6 .400 1½ 6 .333 2 6 .333 2

Wednesday’s Games

Sumter Second-Place Finishers: Victoria Webster (100); Trinity Brown (800); Brinee Scott (100 hurdles); Alexandra Fallon (pole vault); Tiarra Abram (long jump).

Third-Place Finishers: 4x800 relay (Anya Bethea, Trinity Brown, Hyasia Cummings, Alexandra Fallon).

L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 1 Seattle 4, Texas 2, 10 innings Detroit 7, Pittsburgh 3 Toronto 7, N.Y. Yankees 2 Boston 4, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 4, Tampa Bay 1 Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 0 Kansas City 4, Houston 2

Scott’s Branch second

Detroit 7, Pittsburgh 4 Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 1 Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 0 N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

SUMMERTON – Scott’s Branch High School finished second in the 7-team Eagle Invitational on Saturday at Spann Stadium.

Colleton County won with 198 points followed by the Lady Eagles with 126.

East Clarendon was fifth with 47.

SB’s Mary Wimberly won the 3,200-meter run in a time of 15 minutes, 10.98 seconds and the 800 in 2:36.93. PauSHS’ Abram wins 2 events lette Wimberly won the 400 dash in 1:02.90.

Tiarra Abram won two The 4x800 relay team of events in the 9-team GameMary Wimberly, Adrianna cock Invitational on SaturDingle, Queen Ford, Pauday at Sumter Memorial lette Wimberly and Ebony Stadium.

Martin won in 11:58.54.

Abram won the 100-meter Scott’s Branch Second-Place Finishers: Mary hurdles in a time 16.48 secWimberly (1,600); Paulette Wimberly (200); Daisha Johnson (high onds and the high jump 4x400 relay (Paulette Wimwith a jump of 4 feet, 8 inch- jump); berly, Adrianna Dingle, Johnson, Queen Ford, Shaniya Fields). es. She also finished second East Clarendon in the long jump.

Third-Place Finishers: Alicia WilOther winners for Sumter son (200); Morgan Evans (3,200).

Wilson Hall Second-Place Finishers: 4x800 relay (Molly Moss, Emily Reynolds, Chandler Curtis, Cameron Duffy); Chandler Patrick (100 hurdles); Dubose Alderman (100); Kayla Porter (400, long jump); Cantey Jacocks (400 hurdles); 4x400 relay (Jacocks, Nicolette Fisher, Curtis, Katie Scannella).

Third-Place Finishers: Jacocks (100 hurdles); Fisher (long jump); Cori Moore (triple jump).

Thomas Sumter Second-Place Finishers: Bella Crowe (3,200); Taja Hunley (high jump).

Third-Place Finishers: Samantha Kindsvater (100); Aubrey Stoddard (400); Miah Reese (shot put).

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Thursday’s Games

Friday’s Games

Seattle (Karns 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Severino 0-1), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 0-1) at Cleveland (Co.Anderson 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 1-1) at Boston (Porcello 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Worley 0-0) at Texas (M. Perez 0-1), 8:05 p.m.

Detroit (Pelfrey 0-1) at Houston (Keuchel 1-1), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Richards 0-2) at Minnesota (Milone 0-1), 8:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Volquez 1-0) at Oakland (R.Hill 1-1), 10:05 p.m.

Prep schedule today

Varsity Baseball West Florence at Sumter, 6:30 p.m.

Manning at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Marlboro County, 6:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Robert E. Lee, 6:30 p.m.

Colleton Prep at Clarendon Hall, 6:30 p.m.

Fountain Inn Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball Wilson Hall at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Colleton Prep at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Soccer Sumter at West Florence, 7:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m.

Marlboro County at Manning, 7:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Sumter at West Florence, 7:30 p.m.

Marlboro County at Manning, 6 p.m.

Varsity Girls Soccer West Florence at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Crestwood, 5 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Soccer West Florence at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Varsity Softball West Florence at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Crestwood at Hartsville, 7:30 p.m.

Marlboro County at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m.

Manning at Darlington, 7:30 p.m.

Gray Collegiate at East Clarendon, 7 p.m.

Pee Dee at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Colleton Prep at Clarendon Hall, 6 p.m.

Junior Varsity Softball West Florence at Sumter, 5:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Hartsville, 5:30 p.m.

Marlboro County at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m.

Manning at Darlington, 5:30 p.m.

Gray Collegiate at East Clarendon, 5 p.m.

Colleton Prep at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

Fountain Inn Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY

Varsity Baseball Chesterfield at Manning (DH), noon Varsity Track and Field Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 10 a.m.

SUNDAY

Varsity Boys Golf Sumter Battle of the Dame (in Lexington), TBA

NHL Playoff Schedule

By The Associated Press All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Wednesday, April 13 Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 St. Louis 1, Chicago 0, OT Thursday, April 14 Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

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

Friday, April 15 Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 16 N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.

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

Sunday, April 17 St. Louis at Chicago, 3 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Monday, April 18 Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

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

Tuesday, April 19 Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7 p.m.

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

St. Louis at Chicago, 9:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Nashville, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20 Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.

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

Thursday, April 21 Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBD Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m. x-Detroit at Tampa Bay, TBD x-Chicago at St. Louis, TBD Friday, April 22 x-N.Y. Islanders at Florida, TBD x-Philadelphia at Washington, TBD x-Minnesota at Dallas, TBD x-San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD Saturday, April 23 x-N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD x-St. Louis at Chicago, TBD x-Nashville at Anaheim, TBD Sunday, April 24 x-Florida at N.Y. Islanders, TBD x-Tampa Bay at Detroit, TBD x-Washington at Philadelphia, TBD x-Dallas at Minnesota, TBD x-Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD Monday, April 25 x-Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBD x-Chicago at St. Louis, TBD x-Anaheim at Nashville, TBD Tuesday, April 26 x-N.Y. Islanders at Florida, TBD x-Detroit at Tampa Bay, TBD x-Minnesota at Dallas, TBD x-San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD Wednesday, April 27 x-Philadelphia at Washington, TBD: x-N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD x-Nashville at Anaheim, TBD

Golf

By The Associated Press LPGA-Lotte Championship Par Scores Wednesday At Ko Olina Golf Club Course Kapolei, Hawaii Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 6,397; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round a-amateur Moriya Jutanugarn Minjee Lee Kim Kaufman Sei Young Kim Alena Sharp Brooke M. Henderson Caroline Masson Eun-Hee Ji Nontaya Srisawang Katie Burnett Pernilla Lindberg Cristie Kerr Marion Ricordeau Angela Stanford Paula Reto Lydia Ko Azahara Munoz Brianna Do Su-Yeon Jang Su Oh Suzann Pettersen Joanna Klatten Min Lee Maude-Aimee Leblanc Thidapa Suwannapura Danielle Kang Mi Hyang Lee So Yeon Ryu Ariya Jutanugarn Haru Nomura Kris Tamulis Belen Mozo Stephanie Kono Becky Morgan Kelly W Shon Ashleigh Simon Celine Herbin Beatriz Recari Demi Runas Brittany Lang Mo Martin Paula Creamer a-Hye Jin Choi Sandra Changkija Cydney Clanton Jing Yan Lee Lopez Sydnee Michaels Budsabakorn Sukapan Haeji Kang Sadena A Parks Ayako Uehara Jodi Ewart Shadoff Gaby Lopez Pornanong Phatlum Simin Feng Sarah Jane Smith Julie Yang Samantha Richdale Lee-Anne Pace Shanshan Feng Mi Jung Hur Chella Choi Casey Grice

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Panthers kick off season against Broncos in Super Bowl rematch

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Bates Middle School football players Anthony Dinkins-McCall, left, and Jaden James, right, help present former SHS, Clemson and NFL standout Terry Kinard with a No. 11 jersey that was officially retired in his honor on Thursday at the BMS gymnasium.

Kinard

No. 11 jersey (quarterback’s number) and officially reFrom Page B1 tired it in Kinard’s honor at the school. you go out and do big things, “I’ve gotten a lot of accoyou ought to come back and lades in my life, but this is the give back to the kids and the first time anyone’s ever recommunity so that they can tired my jersey,” he said. “I see that it’s not impossible to can honestly say that was go out and do the same.” something very special to That was won of the main me.” points Kinard made during the After leaving Bates, Kinard 45-minute assembly. He also stared on both sides of the ball touched on life lessons he for Sumter High. He went on learned, both on and off the to become a 2-time consensus field, and about finding a diAll-American at Clemson playrection and a path. ing free safety while helping “When I speak, I always the Tigers earn the 1981 natalk about life,” he said. “We tional title. He was recently inare human and not perfect. ducted into the College FootThey are at an age and a ball Hall of Fame, the Clemson state in their lives where you Hall of Fame and the Clemson want to let them know that Ring of Honor. it’s important to try to do the He was taken by the Giants right things. A lot of them in the first round of the 1983 are on the fence right now in NFL draft. He earned a Pro terms of who they’re choosBowl selection and was a ing as friends and who they member of the Super Bowl have as good, positive role XXI championship team. models.

Kinard has kept a close eye “You just hope they take on his Tigers as of late with some part of your message -Clemson earning a spot in being respectful, listening to last year’s national title your teachers -- and try to do game. the right things because it “Coach (Dabo) Swinney and makes your life so much easihis staff have done a wonderer.” ful job,” Kinard said. “He’s got After speaking and taking a the program at a level now few questions from the stuwhere recruiting will be easidents, Kinard was surprised er. Playing for the national with a special ceremony in championship is a big feather which athletic coordinator in their caps.

Austin China and Bates foot“For the guys like myself ball players Anthony Dinwho played there, we like to kins-McCall and Jaden see them do well. Hopefully James presented him with a they can continue to do that.”

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portunity to see him and what he can do.”

Rembert hasn’t visited the Cowley campus, and that is something that has him a little on edge, but not for the reason one might think. “I’ve traveled before, but I’ve never flown,” Rembert said. He’ll get to take that first flight in the next few weeks.

However, he has met with Cowley head coach Tommy DeSalme on a few occasions.

“The coach came and watched a couple of my games,” Rembert said. “He worked me out too and he liked me, and I liked what he

had to say.”

Rembert, who has been on the varsity all four years of high school, led the Gamecocks in scoring and assists this season, averaging 9.8 points and 4.1 assists a contest.

He also grabbed 6.1 rebounds a game as well.

As a junior on Sumter’s 4A state championship team, Rembert averaged 7.5 points, a team high 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals.

Jones said statistics don’t tell the story of what Rembert brings to the floor.

“I think what is best about Cedric is his on-the-court leadership,” Jones said. “The way he sees the floor, the way he leads on the floor are great things.”

The NFL season will begin the way the last one ended, with the Denver Broncos playing the Carolina Panthers, this time without Peyton Manning.

Denver beat Carolina 24-10 in February in the Super Bowl, Manning’s final game.

The rematch will be Thursday, Sept. 8 in Denver.

It is the first Super Bowl rematch on opening weekend since 1970, when Minnesota beat champion Kansas City 27-10.

Among the highlights for opening weekend is the Rams’ return to representing Los Angeles as they visit San Francisco in the nightcap of a Monday night doubleheader.

Pittsburgh is at Washington in the first game.

Also facing off in Week 1 will be the Patriots and Cardinals at Arizona on Sunday night, Sept. 11.

The Rams get their first home game in the LA Coliseum in Week 2, hosting Seattle.

That night, the Vikings open their new stadium in Minneapolis against Green Bay. Week 3’s Monday nighter has Atlanta at New Orleans to mark the 10th anniversary of the reopening of the Louisiana Superdome after Hurricane Katrina.

to trade the top overall pick in this month’s NFL draft to the Los Angeles Rams.

The Titans announced the deal Thursday morning.

Tennessee swaps the No. 1 pick to the Rams along with its picks in the fourth and sixth round to Los Angeles.

The Rams will give the Titans their first-round pick at No. 15 along with two secondround selections and their third round pick in the draft starting April 28. The Titans also will receive the Rams’ first- and third-round round picks in the 2017 draft.

Tennessee now has six of this draft’s first 76 picks.

Kings fire coach George Karl after 1 full season

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings have fired coach George Karl after his first full season with the team, setting the stage for the team to hire its ninth coach since last making the playoffs in 2006.

General manager Vlade Divac announced the move Thursday, a day after the Kings wrapped up another disappointing season with a 33-49 record. Karl was given a four-year contract when he was hired in February 2015 to replace Tyrone Corbin but never worked out and finTitans agree to trade ished with a 44-68 mark.

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By GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press

ished with an assist before checking out for good with 4.1 seconds left in just the LakLOS ANGELES — Kobe ers’ 17th win of the season.

Bryant scored 60 incredible “The perfect ending would points. He carried a miserable have been a championship,” Los Angeles Lakers team to Bryant said with a smile. “But an improbable comeback win. tonight was (me) trying to go And with sweat and confetti out, play hard and try to put all over his gold uniform for on a show as much as I possithe final time, he expressed bly could. It felt good to be humble thanks to his fans able to do that one last time.” and family for their loving Kobe came up with the fifth support over two decades. highest-scoring game of his “What else can I say?” Brycareer. He became the oldest ant asked. “Mamba out.” player to score 50 points in an Now that’s a Hollywood NBA game with his highestThe Associated Press scoring performance since ending to a remarkable caKobe Bryant salutes fans after the last NBA game of his career on reer. getting 61 against New York Wednesday in Los Angeles. Bryant scored 60 points as the L.A. Lak- in 2009.

Bryant utterly dominated ers beat Utah 101-96. his final game Wednesday The entire night was a tribnight, wrapping up 20 seasons ute to Bryant, who is retiring with one last offensive showto win the final game of the pened this way,” Bryant said. after 20 seasons, five champicase in the Lakers’ 101-96 vic- worst season in franchise his- “I’m still shocked about it.” onship rings and 18 All-Star tory over the Utah Jazz. tory.

With the entire Staples Cen- selections with the Lakers, He scored 23 points in the It was messy, ridiculous ter crowd standing, Bryant who honored him before and fourth quarter, posting his and magical — even to the made a 3-pointer with 59 secafter the game. Bryant is just first 50-point game since Feb- man who did it so many times onds left. He hit another with the fifth player in NBA historuary 2009 and rallying the over 20 years.

31 seconds to play, putting the ry to play 20 seasons, and the Lakers from a 15-point deficit “It’s hard to believe it hapLakers ahead 97-96. He finfirst with just one team.

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grats to the (at)warriors, a great group of guys on and From Page B1 off the court. If somebody had to break the Bulls’ regame ball as confetti cord, I’m glad it’s them.” streamed down and “73 NBA Commissioner Adam WINS” appeared on the score- Silver also offered his regards board. on the record.

“It means I’m part of the The Warriors went for it, best team ever,” Green said all right. They absolutely later, still palming the game wanted this record, even ball. “Not many people can when they could have been say that — 15 guys can say resting up for the next chalthat, and that’s amazing.” lenge: to repeat. And Curry?

President Barack Obama No doubt about it. He came sent a tweet that said: “Conout and did what he has all

along during this sensational season: Let it fly from anywhere on the floor.

Curry had seven 3-pointers by halftime, then hit No. 400 just 43 seconds into the third.

Already the first player to make 300 3-pointers in a season, he knocked down six in the first quarter and three straight during one jaw-dropping stretch that included a 31-footer well behind the top of the arc. And Curry immediately began trending on Twitter.

“At a certain point, about eight minutes in the first quarter, I was able to toe the line a couple times, knock it down and things started to flow,” Curry said. “I was searching for it at that point because I made a couple.

Kind of let it come to me and then have some fun with it.”

Curry shattered his own single-season record of 286 from a year ago. When he hit his 400th, the reigning MVP raised his arms and patted his chest in celebration.

nba Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 16 Indiana at Toronto, 12:30 p.m.

Houston at Golden State, 3:30 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 17 Detroit at Cleveland, 3 p.m.

Charlotte at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Memphis at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

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

Monday, April 18 Dallas at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.

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

Tuesday, April 19 Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Memphis at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20 Charlotte at Miami, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

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

Thursday, April 21 Oklahoma City at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, April 22 Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 23 Toronto at Indiana, 3 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 5:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8 p.m.

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

Sunday, April 24 San Antonio at Memphis, 1 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 3:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25 Miami at Charlotte, TBD Dallas at Oklahoma City, TBD L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26 x-Memphis at San Antonio, TBD x-Boston at Atlanta, TBD x-Indiana at Toronto, TBD x-Detroit at Cleveland, TBD Wednesday, April 27 x-Charlotte at Miami, TBD x-Houston at Golden State, TBD x-Portland at L.A. Clippers, TBD Thursday, April 28 x-Cleveland at Detroit, TBD x-Atlanta at Boston, TBD x-San Antonio at Memphis, TBD x-Oklahoma City at Dallas, TBD Friday, April 29 x-Toronto at Indiana, TBD x-Miami at Charlotte, TBD x-Golden State at Houston, TBD x-L.A. Clippers at Portland, TBD Saturday, April 30 x-Detroit at Cleveland, TBD x-Boston at Atlanta, TBD x-Memphis at San Antonio, TBD x-Dallas at Oklahoma City, TBD Sunday, May 1 x-Indiana at Toronto, TBD x-Charlotte at Miami, TBD x-Houston at Golden State, TBD x-Portland at L.A. Clippers, TBD Rest of Schedule, TBD

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the major “quite frankly, it makes my blood boil.”

So Donald turned things around at one of his favorite layouts in Harbour Town Golf Links, posting his best score in three months since consecutive 65s at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

“I feel like I’ve got a few good years ahead of me,” the 38-year-old Donald said. “I don’t want to be sitting at home watching the majors on TV yet.”

He won’t be if he keeps playing like this. Donald got going quickly with birdies on the second and third holes. He moved to 3 under with a birdie on No. 6. After his lone bogey on the par-4 eighth, Donald posted three more birdies on the back nine to break par for the 23rd time in his past 29 rounds at Harbour Town. He has had five top-three finishes the last seven tournaments here.

About the only thing he has not done at Harbour Town is win. A victory this week would put Donald back on the major track.

“I have some good memories and good mojo here,” he said.

“It’s nice to continue that with a solid round today.”

Most of the Masters’ main characters took the week off, including new dad and major champion Danny Willett of England and Jordan Speith, whose unexpected collapse over the final nine holes after holding a five-shot lead opened the door for Willett.

Day, who tied for 10th at Augusta National, is the lone top10 player competing.

Day tied for the lead with a birdie on the par-5 15th and had a chance to move on top by himself a hole later, but slid a 14-footer past the cup. The Australians’ tee shot to the final hole was perfect and his approach seemed destined to strike the putting surface — until it didn’t.

His ball buried into the sand by the bunker’s front edge. Day looked a bit bewildered by the gaffe, then retrieved the ball and hit it close enough to hold off more damage.

Day acknowledged his energy level after last week’s major was low. “But you just have to suck it up and get through the week,” he said.

Grace held the lead at 6 under after his birdie on the 15th. However, the South African missed an 8-foot par putt on the following hole to drop back into a tie.

Grace said he came to Harbour Town after playing last week in part because of last year when his tie for seventh jump-started his run to fulltime membership on the PGA Tour.

Defending RBC Heritage champ Jim Furyk is out this week as he rehabs from wrist surgery.

Jason Bohn, the 42-year-old two-time PGA Tour winner, returned to the game after his

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Kevin Chappell hits from the fairway on the 16th hole during the first round of the RBC Heritage on Thursday in Hilton Head Island.

Today’s tee times Tee times for the second round of the RBC Heritage today: First Tee 7:10 a.m. — Jerry Kelly; Spencer Levin; Chad Collins.

7:20 a.m. — Boo Weekley; Jason Gore; Roberto Castro.

7:30 a.m. — Zac Blair; Andres Gonzales; Sung King.

7:40 a.m. — Danny Lee; Ben Crane; Ernie Els. 7:50 a.m. — Tony Finau; Ben Martin; Mike Weir.

8 a.m. — Vaughn Taylor; Seung-Yul Noh; Vijay Singh.

8:10 a.m. — Matt Jones; Stuart Appleby; Paul Casey.

8:20 a.m. — Brendan Steele; Ricky Barnes; Steve Wheatcroft.

8:30 a.m. — Carl Pettersson; Tyrone Van Aswegen; Mark Hubbard.

8:40 a.m. — Colt Knost; Justin Hicks; Carlos Ortiz.

8:50 a.m. — Hiroshi Iwata; Tyler Aldridge; Ryan Ruffels.

11:50 a.m. — Shawn Stefani; Francesco Molinari; Si Woo Kim. 12 p.m. — Tommy Gainey; Will MacKenzie; Hudson Swafford.

12:10 p.m. — Kyle Stanley; Lucas Glover; Luke List.

12:20 p.m. — Russell Knox; Brendon Todd; Harris English.

12:30 p.m. — Chris Kirk; John Senden; Rory Sabbatini.

12:40 p.m. — Kevin Kiser; Justin Thomas; Zach Johnson.

12:50 p.m. — Jason Dufner; Davis Love III; Matt Kuchar.

1 p.m. — Jason Bohn; Chad Campbell; Jamie Lovemark.

1:10 p.m. — Ken Duke; Brendon de Jonge; William McGirt.

1:20 p.m. — George McNeill; Jason Kokrak; Will Wilcox.

1:30 p.m. — Sam Saunders; Wes Roach; Bronson Burgoon.

heart attack nearly two months ago at the Honda Classic with a 3-over 74. He was regularly greeted by wellwishers along the rope and played with a tiny, red heart on his golf ball, a reminder, he said, of what’s most important.

While frustrated with his

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7:20 p.m. — Mark Wilson; Adam Hadwin; Scott Pinckney.

7:30 p.m. — Bryce Molder; Kyle Reifers; Brett Stegmaier.

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8:30 a.m. — Scott Brown; Aaron Baddeley; Chris Stroud.

8:40 a.m. — Marc Leishman; Mark Hoffman; Whee Kim. 8:50 a.m. — Michael Kim; Bryson DeChambeau; Kelly Mitchum.

11:50 a.m. — Sean O’Hair; David Hearn; Greg Owen.

12 p.m. — Kevin Na; Ryan Palmer; Charles Howell III. 12:10 p.m. — Jeff Overton; Steve Marino; Blayne Barber.

12:20 p.m. — Fabian Gomez; Robert Streb; Luke Donald.

12:30 p.m. — Peter Malnati; J.J. Henry; Brian Harman.

12:40 p.m. — James Hahn; David Toms; Stewart Cink.

12:50 p.m. — Nick Taylor; Geoff Oglivy; Russell Henley.

1 p.m. — Charley Hoffman; Brian Gay; K.J. Choi.

1:10 p.m. — Jon Curran; Patton Kizzire; Harold Varner III. 1:20 p.m. — Daniel Summerhays; Derek Fathauer; Thongchai Jaidee.

1:30 p.m. — Johnson Wagner; Chez Reavie; Jeff Maggert.

play, Bohn believed he achieved what he wanted — a return to normalcy after a frightening health scare.

“The golf wasn’t so joyous.

If I could’ve gone out and shot a couple under par, it would’ve been a lot better,” he said. “But this was a big round for me psychologically,

just to know I could get back to competition. I could work my body as hard as I want to compete.”

Bryson DeChambeau, last year’s NCAA and U.S. Amateur champion, played his first event as a pro at Harbour Town and opened with a 70.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at 6:00 pm, the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, on behalf of Sumter County, will hold a public hearing at Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, 2525 Corporate Way, Suite 200, Sumter, SC. This Public Hearing concerns an application to be submitted to the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Grants Administration on or about May 6, 2016, for a Community Development Block Grant, Sumter County is requesting $50,000 to carry out the following activities: Development of Administrative project management and planning capacities to identify community needs, proposed goals and objectives, and develop COG staff capacity and carry out local government CDBG projects.

The Public Hearing and the matters to be discussed are subject to the provision of the Sumter County Participation Plan, developed in anticipation of participation in the State of South Carolina’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, providing for the participation of the citizens of Sumter County in the planning and implementation of community and economic development projects which will involve CDBG funds.

The Citizen Participation Plan and the Application are available for review at the Sumter County Administration Bldg., 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, SC, between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Persons with questions or comments concerning the Public Hearing or the Citizen Participation Plan may contact Sharon Durden, ECS Operations Manager, Santee-Lynches Regional COG, 2525 Corporate Way, Suite 200 , Sumter, SC, (803) 774-1988.

Sumter County does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status or disability in the admission of, access to, or treatment regarding employment in its federally assisted programs or activities.

The following individual has been designated to coordinate compliance with the non-discrimination requirements contained in the US Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations: Mrs. Lorraine Dennis, Sumter Administration Bldg., 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, SC, 803-436-2102.

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Nats drop Braves to 0-9 on Harper’s 100th HR WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper hit his first grand slam to reach 100 career home runs and the Washington Nationals beat Atlanta 6-2 Thursday, dropping the Braves to 0-9.

The Braves and Minnesota, which fell to 0-9 hours earlier, are the first major league teams to lose nine in a row to start a season since Detroit in 2003, STATS said. Atlanta moved closer to the teamworst 0-10 beginning in 1988.

Harper connected for his slam in the third inning and became the eighth-youngest player to hit 100 homers.

Phillies 3 Padres 0

PHILADELPHIA — Vince Velasquez struck out a careerhigh 16 in a dominant threehitter, Ryan Howard homered and the Philadelphia Phillies

OBITUARIES IDA R. JACKSON SUMMERTON — Ida Ragin Jackson, 92, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning.

Born in Summerton, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Susan Richburg Ragin.

She was the widow of Richard Jackson Sr. She leaves to mourn her passJACKSON ing: three children, Richard Jackson Jr., Mary Louise Lewis and Moses Jackson; and a host of other close relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Historic Liberty Hill AME Church, Summerton, with the Rev. Robert China, host pastor, and the Rev. Aretha Gibson, eulogist (pastor of St. Mark AME Church). Final resting place will be St. Mark Memorial Gardens, Summerton.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyson’s Home for Funerals.

The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m., one hour prior to the service.

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

The family will receive friends at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Moses and Bessie Jackson, 607 Major Drive, Manning.

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

FREDERICK OLIVER JR. MANNING — On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, Frederick Oliver Jr. exchanged time for eternity at his residence.

Born on Feb. 25, 1949, in Davis Station, he was a son of the late Frederick Sr. and Earline Bennett Oliver.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of his sister, Frizeal Oliver Edwards, 1082 Windham Road, Red Hill community of Manning.

Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

CARRIE LEE N. HILTON MANNING — Carrie Lee Nelson Hilton, 67, wife of Noisby Val Hilton Jr., died on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

She was born on Sept. 4, 1948, in Manning, a daughter of the late Wilson Dee and Annie Mae Wilson Nelson.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 2393 Oak Grove Church Road, Manning, beginning Tuesday, April 19.

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

STEVE T. HOWARD ROCHESTER, New York — Steve Tracey Howard, 51, died on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.

He was a son of Gabriel Joe and the late Elisha Howard Nelson.

beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 Thursday.

Velasquez (2-0) had no walks and extended his scoreless streak to 15 innings with his first shutout in nine career starts. The 23-year-old righthander, acquired in the trade that sent former closer Ken Giles to Houston, had nine strikeouts in six innings in a 1-0 win at the New York Mets last Saturday.

The Padres were shut out for the fifth time in 10 games.

Cardinals 7 Brewers 0

ST. LOUIS — Jaime Garcia pitched a one-hitter, allowing only Domingo Santana’s lined single into right field with two outs in the sixth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 Thursday.

Garcia struck out 13, three

Graveside services will be held at noon on Saturday at Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Alcolu, with the Rev. Delbert H. Singleton Jr., pastor.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his aunt, Jessie Humes, 225 Dyson St., Manning.

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

JAMES A. BETHEA SR. DALZELL — James Allen Bethea Sr., 72, husband of Edith Miller Bethea, died on Tuesday, April 12, 2016.

He was born on Oct. 11, 1943, in Dillon County, a son of Althea Paige Bethea (Curtis) Cooper and the late Henry Bethea.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday at Korean American Presbyterian Church, 5410 Oakland Drive, Sumter, with the Rev. Joshua J. Jang, pastor. Interment will take place in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 2449 Drexel Drive, Dalzell, and at the home of his mother and stepfather, 775 One Mile Road, Gable.

These service have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

JOE LOWERY Joe Lowery, 60, entered eternal rest on Monday, April 11, 2016.

Born on Dec. 31, 1955, he was a son of the late Edward L. and Mary Jane Linton Lowery. Educated in the public schools of Sumter County, he was a member of Mt. Olive AME Church and was employed with C.P. Chemical Co. and Clayton Lowder Farms.

Survivors are six sisters, Dorothy Yates, JoAnn (Frank) Dennis, Annie Mae Johnson, Marilyn (Bobby) Green, Bren-

more than his previous career high, and caught eight of them looking at third strikes.

The left-hander is 4-1 with a 1.44 ERA in his last five starts against the Brewers.

Rockies 11 Giants 6

DENVER — Jorge De La Rosa had two hits, drove in two runs and pitched into the seventh inning to lead the Colorado Rockies over the San Francisco Giants 11-6 Thursday.

De La Rosa (1-1) allowed four runs three earned struck out seven and walked one in 62/3 innings. He was coming off a Saturday outing against San Diego in which he gave up seven runs in four innings.

Brandon Belt homered for the second straight game for the Giants.

da Wilson and Shirley Lipinski; two brothers, William (Leola) Lowery and Nathaniel (Lora) Lowery; one aunt, Berneatha Wilson; one uncle, John Henry Lowery; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Viewing will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. today.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Mt. Olive AME Church in Woodrow with the Rev. Friendly Gadson, pastor.

Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Memorial Garden.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his sister, Dorothy Yates, 1004 Nottingham Drive, Sumter.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

THOMAS C. JOHNSON Thomas Chandler “Cat” Johnson, 61, widower of Betty Jeanette Mitchum, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late James Olin and Mattie Irene Tolson Johnson.

Thomas was a master mechanic, he could fix anything with a motor. He was the type of person who would do anything he could for anybody and everybody. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, brother, uncle, and “PaPa” who loved spending time with his family.

He is survived by a son, Bubba Johnson (Candace Carter); two daughters, Beverly Mitchum (Brett Walston) and Tammy Mitchum (James “Andy” Geddings); two brothers, Donald Johnson and Paul Johnson; three sisters, Barbara Geddings, Miriam Windham and Kathy Johnson; nine grandchildren, Shane Mitchum, Bethany Samuels, Christopher Samuels, Mattie Mitchum, Kayla Walston,

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White sox 3 twins 1 MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins dropped to 0-9, falling to Avisail Garcia, Mat Latos and the Chicago White Sox 3-1 Thursday.

The Twins have scored only 14 runs this season.

Latos (2-0) gave up one run and three hits in six innings as the White Sox won their fourth in a row. Garcia homered and doubled. indians 6 rays 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Danny Salazar gave up three hits in six innings, Marlon Byrd hit one of three Cleveland home runs and the Indians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 Thursday.

Cleveland took two of three in the series, limiting the Rays to 15 hits. The Indians allowed

Tyler Walston, Courtney Mitchum, Brittany Carter and Tommy Mitchum Jr.; and two great-grandchildren, Ethan and Brayden.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was predeceased by three brothers, Delmar Johnson, Errol Johnson and Clarence “Big Red” Johnson.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Betty Gainey officiating. Burial will follow in Green Acres Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Bubba Johnson, Tyler Walston, James “Andy” Geddings, Brett Walston, Brett Siegel, Justin Bramlett, Shane Mitchum and Dylan Evans.

The family will receive friends from 3 until 5 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at 10 Walton St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

TYSHANEK RUBIN-SPANN Tyshanek Rubin-Spann, daughter of Willie Spann and Tyesha Rubin, died on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

The family will receive friends at the home, 2257 Garrison St., Sumter, after 4 p.m. daily.

Sumter Funeral Service Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

GERALDINE HICKMON BISHOPVILLE — Geraldine

13 hits in sweeping a fourgame series at Tropicana Field last June 29-July 2.

Salazar (2-0) struck out nine and walked three. Zach McAllister, Bryan Shaw and Trevor Bauer completed a five-hitter.

Blue Jays 4 Yankees 2

TORONTO — Josh Donaldson hit a three-run home run, Troy Tulowitzki added a solo shot and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Thursday night.

Marcus Stroman (2-0) allowed two runs and three hits in eight innings to win his seventh consecutive decision.

Stroman, who retired the final 11 batters he faced, improved to 5-1 with a 2.39 ERA in six career starts against the Yankees.

From wire reports

Hickmon entered eternal rest on April 13, 2016, at her residence, 12 Copper Lane, Bishopville.

The family is receiving friends at the residence.

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

SARAH M. RODRIGUEZ Sarah Michelle Rodriguez, 29, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born on Oct. 14, 1986, in Sumter, she was a daughter of Richard Rodriguez and the late Sheila Marie Robinson Riley.

Survivors include her father of Columbia; three children, Felicity Poole, Serenity Poole and Dallas Horne, all of Sumter; two sisters, Alisha Rodriguez of Manning and Melissa Faucette (Alan) of Oxford, North Carolina; nephews and nieces, Austin Riles, Haylee Riles, Brayden Devine, Emily Faucette and Addyson Faucette; and paternal grandparents, Concepcion Rodriguez and Minnie Rodriguez of Alcolu.

She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Clelan Robinson and Ileene Robinson.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Rusty Conyers officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

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

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Community Sale & Spring Fling 30+ sellers & venders. New & used items. PLUS food, bounce houses and entertainment. April 16th 7-3, 5405 Black River Rd, Rembert.

803-840-6405

TRUCK MECHANIC / WELDER NEEDED Experienced Truck Mechanic & Welder needed for local trucking company. Work includes general maintenance on trucks and trailers, along with welding repairs on rolloff equipment. Benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans. Company paid uniforms, paid holidays, PTO time, life insurance, 401K and profit sharing. Must have own hand tools and valid driver's license. Hourly pay commensurate with experience. Apply in person at FCI 132 Myrtle Beach Hwy Sumter, SC 19153 803-773-2611 Ext - 25 for Todd.

Resumes can be e-mailed to tkrigbaum@freeholdcartage.com

Mac's Lawn care & pressure washing. Quality work at a discount.

Call 803-506-2177

Moving Sale, 944 Twin Lakes Dr. Sat. 16th 8am-?. Everything must go!

Lawn Service

1260 Kings Pointe Dr. Sat. 7 am ? Household, tools, baby items, other misc. items.

Four Seasons Lawn Care Serving Sumter for 20 yrs! Free estimates. 494-9169 or 468-4008

13 Quail Roost Ct Sat. 7 am - 11 am. Multi Family Sale!

Kaz's Lawn Care & Landscaping Free Estimates 803-316-1621

Legal Service Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark.

Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury

Roofing Robert's Metal Roofing 35 Yrs exp. 45 yr warranty. Financing avail. Expert installation. Long list of satisfied customers. 803-837-1549.

Septic Tank Cleaning

For Sale or Trade Small camping tent, great for back packing, excellent condition. $35 Call 803-773-1078 Bassett Crib, Oak, solid panel headboard, ultra rest mattress w/sheet. $100, 803-469-2958 For Sale in Evergreen Cemetery, 2,4,6 or 8 lots side by side. Section; Fountain number 4 #369. $2500 each lot (below cost) Call 828-290-8314 Draw-Tite trailer hitch with 2 ball mounts. $25 Call 803-494-4825 Blueberry plants for sale, most already producing.

Call 803-972-3598 if no answer leave mess.

Household compactor (Kenmore) $25 Call 803-481-8920 Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves.

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311.

Open 7 Days a week 9am-8pm

Septic Tank Cleaning Call the pros for all of your septic pumping needs. 803-316-0429 Proline Utilities, LLC

Tree Service A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal, trimming & stump grinding. Lic/Ins 803-316-0128

MERCHANDISE Farm Products Good cow hay for sale. 1000lb net wrap bales $50. Call 843-662-1939 or 843-992-6866

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales 3970 Cantle Dr. Dalzell, Sat. 6:30 am - 11 am. Household, clothes, collectibles, loads of tools & sporting equipment.

4920 John Franklin (Off Eagle Rd) Sat 7-1. table/4chairs,twin beds/desk, dresser, misc Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, or almost anything of value. Call 803-983-5364

LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 & $3 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend. Call 803-494-5500 910 S Wise Dr., Multi-Family Sale, Sat 8AM. Lots of stuff.

Wedgefield Baptist Church: Yard Sale & Car Wash 6220 Wedgefield Rd. Sat. 16th 8-1.

Yard Sale Sat. 16th 9-5 in Miss Kitty's & Pro Glo parking lot 2085 Jefferson Rd. New & used items.

Yard Sale April 15th & 16th, 8am-?

Household, antiques, and alot of garden decor. 3124 Dinglepond Rd Summerton.

YARD SALE Sat 7am-? at 20 Laval Ct (Lakewood Links)- furniture, bedding, power tools, outdoor tools, old 45's, old postcards, clothing, luggage, home décor, household items and tons more.

Large Sale 221 Wildwood Ave Sat 8-12. Two family sale 2837 August Dr Sat 7-1 household items, clothes, children's books & clothes, furniture & lots more!

Doors for sale, new 6 panel indoor and outdoor mitered and bored. $15ea Call 803-773-8904 or 803-983-2119 MOPED Excellent Condition. Call 803-847-1103 Orthopedic therapeutic pair oxford shoes, size 15, 6E super wide, brand new. $25 Call 803-934-0910 2006 Everest, 5th wheel camper.

39 ft, 4 slides. Reduced $22,750 or make reasonable offer. $1000 below book price. Call 803-905-3147 New pink pageant dress, size 6x, real fancy $30. Lots of lace, beautiful. Call 803-481-8878

Looking for employee to do general home maintenance and repairs in Sumter. Must have experience and driver's licenses.

Work hours Mon-Fri 8:30 to 5. Please call 803-464-1040 if interested.

LPN/RN Positions - 12 hour shifts.

Please apply in person at: NHC HealthCare Sumter, 1018 North Guignard Dr., Sumter, SC. EOE Dispatcher needed for large petroleum transport company in Sumter area. Compensation based on experience. Call 803-773-7353 Physical Therapist & Physical Therapist Assistant needed at Carolina Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine, 75 W. Wesmark Blvd. Full time position with benefits including health insurance, continuing ed, 401K, paid annual leave, & monthly bonus program. SIGN ON BONUS. ONLY LICENSED or eligible for licensure applicants should apply.

Competitive salary dependent upon experience. Email resume's to ljwhitcomb@sc.rr.com or fax to Laurie at 803-938-5396.

FIELD SERVICE TECHS NEEDED Local Company Requirements: •Out of state work (3-4 weeks) •Valid Driver's License •Confined Space entry •Haz Wop, OSHA Training •Drug free environment

Nesbitt Transportation is now hiring Class A CDL Drivers. Must be 23 yrs old and have 2 yrs experience. Home nights and weekends. Also hiring experience diesel mechanic. Call 843-621-0943 or 843-621-2572

HOME FOR SALE 2900sqft, 2 story, 5BR, 3.5BA, 9 acre land. Large workshop w /equip shed. By appointment only. 2-3miles to Sumter, 8-10miles to SAFB. Call 803-983-2119

PT floral designer. Includes Saturdays. Must have floral shop exp.

Excepting applications at The Daisy Shop 343 Pinewood Rd. No phone calls please.

Spring into your dream home today. We have quality used refurbished mobile homes. We specialize in on the lot financing. Low credit score is OK. Call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book page (M & M Mobile Homes).

Experienced Bartender Needed for Mariachi's of Manning. Call Kristin at (803)413-2503 between 8 am - 5 pm for interview.

Trucking Opportunities Trailer Spotter needed in Sumter.

Must have clean driving record. Call 803-938-2708 M-F 9am-3pm

Medical Help Wanted Medical office seeking a medical asst. for fast pace office. Fax resume to 803-905-3282

Land & Lots for Sale 1 Acre residential land for sale or rent. Ideal for mobile homes, located near Shaw AFB. Call 803-316-5919 or 803-481-9039

LEGAL NOTICES Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application

RENTALS Rooms for Rent

Mobile Home Rentals

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water /sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 803-494-8350 2BR, 2BA, open living & dinning area, on acre lot at 6315 HWY 301 N. 2 storage buildings, portable carport & chicken coop. $600m Call 803-464-8354 2BR 2.5BA 14 x70 Newly Refurb, near Shaw , C/H/A, $525 Mo. +Dep Call 803-840-3371 or 803-494-3573 3BR 2BA MH Hwy 15 Area . w/ Fireplace, Avail May 1st Call 803-481-2031

Resort Rentals Ocean Lakes 2BR/2BA C/H/A Sleeps 8, near ocean. Call 803-773-2438

Office Rentals Office space for rent, Frontage Rd visibility. Call 803-469-7208

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

Benefits: •Paid Vacation •Paid Holidays •Paid Sick Days •Health Insurance •401(k) with match •Daily per diem & board provided Send resume to: STC PO Box 1060 Sumter Sc 29151 Phone number: 803-775-1002 Ex. 107

3BR 2BA Brick Home Approx 1800 sq ft. Hdwd floors throughout, granite counter tops, completely renovated. Alice Dr School Dist. $131K Call 803-316-6129

Manufactured Housing

Help Wanted Full-Time RETIREES/HOUSEWIFES SUBSIDIZE YOUR INCOME Must be able to work EARLY morning hours. Must have dependable transportation. Must be able to work alone. Must not be afraid of work. Must be dependable. Must be bondable. If you are all the above, come in and complete an application. 20 N. Magnolia, St. Sumter, SC

519 Love St. 2 BR, with central heating & air. $28,000. Call 803-847-6335

Help Wanted Part-Time

ROOMS FOR RENT, $100- $125 /wkly. All utilities & cable included.

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Homes for Sale

House for Sale: 500 E. Emerald Lake Drive, Sumter. 3 BR, 2BA-just remodeled, Finished Bonus Room 2,450sqft , 900sqft Barn, In Ground Pool 2.9 Acres. 803-968-5825

Home for Sale: Apprx. 2000sqft 4BR, 2BA on 1.3 acres across from Shaw AFB off Hwy 76/378. Above ground pool. $124,500. Call 803-494-8389

Notice is hereby given that Jay Shriram Group, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 800 Miller Road, Suite #8, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than April 17, 2016. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Country Cajun, LLC DBA KayDeAeis intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of Beer, Wine and Liquor at 2390 Broad Street, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than April 24, 2016. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-00339

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC vs.

Anthony E. Garcia, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT 19, IN THE KINGS POINTE SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF JOSEPH R. EDWARDS, RLS DATED 6/4/93 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY PLAT BOOK PB93 AT PAGE 926. THE SAID TRACT/LOT(S) HAS/HAVE SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN

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ON SAID PLAT WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SC, 1976.

Deed from Tia Johnson, f/k/a Tia Ridgeway Smith, dated May 17, 2005 and recorded May 20, 2005 in Book 981 at Page 898 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Sumter County, South Carolina. Subsequently, Robert Feilen, died on August 30, 2013, and by operation of law her interest in the subject property went to Barbara Feilen.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ANTHONY E. GARCIA BY DEED FROM JUDITH A. GRAY DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2006 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 17, 2006, IN BOOK 1054 AT PAGE 150, IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1375 Kings Pointe Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 2261501025 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law.

Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.75% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-26466

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-02457

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Green Tree Servicing LLC vs. Barbara Feilen, individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Ronald Feilen, Deceased; and Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Ronald Feilen, Deceased, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Tia R. Smith n/k/a Tia Johnson f/k/a Tia Ridgeway Smith and Ronnie D. Smith, Jr., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel , or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township of Privateer, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as LOT NO. 61 OF QUAIL HOLLOW SUBDIVISION, SECTION NO. 1, on that plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated April 22, 1999 and recorded in PLAT BOOK 99 AT PAGE 486 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 2156 Bob White Drive, Sumter, SC. The real property described in this mortgage includes as an improvement to the land set forth herein a 1998 Destiny 28` x 60` manufactured home, Serial No. 057727AB, permanently affixed to such land.

The Mobile Home located on the subject property has been permanently de titled according to the laws of the State of South Carolina by virtue of that certain Manufactured Home Affidavit for Retirement of Title Certificate, dated May 17, 2005 and recorded May 20, 2005 in Book 981 at Page 890; and re-recorded September 12, 2005 in Book 996 at Page 1972.

This being the same property conveyed unto Ronald Feilen and Barbara Feilen, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, and not as tenants in common, by virtue of a

TMS No. 210-06-04-010 Property address: 2156 Bob White Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 The Court in its Decree has further made its finding that this mortgage was intended to and specifically secures and collateralizes that certain Mobile Home permanently affixed to the above described real estate in the mortgage being foreclosed and is further provided under the laws of the State of South Carolina, the same being more particularly described as follows: 1998 Destiny Omni Manufactured Home, Serial No. 057727AB, with any fixtures.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

Personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the sale date. The Plaintiff may waive its right to a deficiency judgment prior to sale, in which case the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.500% per annum.

The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given.

The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date.

Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina.

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

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00155

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank N.A., as Trustee for the registered holders of MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2006-AM3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AM3 vs. Richard L. Warren, Sr.; Sue N. Warren; Jeffery S. Crisp a/k/a Jeffery D. Crisp, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT OF LAND WITH IMPROVEMENTS, THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE. LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IDENTIFIED AS LT NO 1 AS SHOWN ON A PLAT PREPARED BY JOSEPH R. EDWARDS, R.L.S. DATED 3/28/91 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 91 AT PAGE 866, RECORDS OF SUMTER COUNTY. THIS

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PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 1635 POOLE ROAD AND IS FURTHER IDENTIFIED AS SUMTER COUNTY TAX MAP PARCEL NO. 214-00-01-033.

to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

Deeds Office for Sumter County.

Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under § 30-5¬250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended.

Derivation: Book 1196 at Page 1431

THE PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP. COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 2, CONTAINING ONE (1) ACRE, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF LEWIS E. LEAVELL, JR., RLS, DATED NOVEMBER 3, 1964 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK Z-21 AT PAGE 21, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS CRAVED FOR THE EXACT METES, BOUNDARIES AND DISTANCES PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS IS THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 2980 PEACH ORCHARD ROAD, TAX MAP #135-00-01-039. ALSO: A 2003 FLEETWOOD/HERITAGE POINT MOBILE HOME, SERIAL #VAFL219AB58494-HE13.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO NATHANIEL C. MARSHALL AND KRISTY L. MARSHALL BY DEED OF RO1Y, LLC DATED NOVEMBER 18, 2002 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 22, 2002 IN BOOK 865 AT PAGE 1161 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

AFORESAID PLAT IS SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED HEREIN AND REFERENCE IS CRAVED THERETO FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES AND DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY CONCERNED HEREIN. THIS DESCRIPTION IS IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS, AS PERMITTED BY LAW UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS AMENDED. BE ALL MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT; THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO RICHARD L. WARREN, SR. AND SUE N. WARREN BY DEED OF JEFFREY D. CRISP DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2006 AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 28, 2006 IN BOOK 1018 AT PAGE 1019 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1635 Poole Road, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 214-00-01-033 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law.

Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-11304

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-01461 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Walter Ardis; Betty Ardis a/k/a Betty Lynn Bochette; Safe Federal Credit Union, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 61, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF JULIAN B. ALLEN, R.L.S., DATED FEBRUARY 25, 1987 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 87 AT PAGE 302 AND REVISED NOVEMBER 4, 1988 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 89 AT PAGE 726, AND HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN §30-50-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 3146 BUSH LANE, SUMTER, SC. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BETTY LYNN BOCHETTE BY DEED OF SHANNON NEISWONGER DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 1999 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 6, 1999 IN BOOK 754, PAGE 900 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, C O U T H C A R O L I N A .

THEREAFTER, SAID PROPERTY WAS CONVEYED TO WALTER ARDIS AND BETTY ARDIS AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP BY DEED OF BETTY ARDIS F/K/A BETTY LYNN BOCHETTE DATED JUNE 8, 2009 AND RECORDED JUNE 9, 2009 IN BOOK 1123, PAGE 961 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3146 Bush Lane, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 190-10-01-016 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-26961

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2013-CP-43-01992

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs.

Pete R. Sims, and Stella Sims, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: Being shown and designated as Lot No. II, Block "B", of a Subdivision of Lots on that certain Plat by Joseph Palmer, C.E., dated July 9, 1941 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book S-5 at Page 109.

This being the same property conveyed to Pete R. Sims and Joanne S. Coward by Deed of Hannie Watson Richbourg a/k/a Hannie W. Richbourg, dated May 19, 1999 and recorded June 15, 1999 in Book 743 at Page 1599 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Thereafter, Pete R. Sims and Joanne S. Coward conveyed said property unto Pete R. Sims, by Deed dated July 27, 2006 and recorded October 2, 2006 in Book 1047 at Page 1232 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Thereafter, Pete R. Sims conveyed said property unto Pete R. Sims and Stella Sims, as Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship, by Deed dated January 6, 2010 and recorded February 24, 2010 in Book 1135 at Page 3959 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 248-09-04-034 Property address: 17 Gerald Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.375% per annum.

The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given.

The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date.

Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Lee R. Cahill a/k/a Lee Cahill; Jessica L. Cahill a/k/a Jessica Cahill; SC Housing Corp.; JH Portfolio Debt Equities, LLC; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-02465, The following property will be sold on May 2, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 27 of Pepperidge Acres Subdivision on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated May 11, 1999 and recorded in Plat Book 99 at page 448 in the records of the Register of

1385 Pepperidge Drive, Sumter, SC 29154-8530 226-15-01-047 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-02465.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-07722 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-46

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Justin C. Bowers, I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, identified as Lot No. 199 of Wintergreen Subdivision Section No. 2 Phase 2 and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated July 27, 2005 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB 2005 at Page 492.

This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 1850 Escallonia Drive, Sumter, SC. Represented by Auditor's map of Sumter County as tax parcel 154-12-01-006.

This being the same property conveyed to Justin C. Bowers by deed of Charles A. Wilkes dated November 4, 2009 and recorded November 16, 2009 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1132 at Page 514.

TMS#: 154-12-01-006 Property Address: 1850 Escallonia Drive Sumter, S.C. 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.375% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-1177 Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2010-CP-43-02569 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Regions Bank d/b/a Regions Mortgage, successor by merger to Union Planters Bank, N.A. vs.

Nathaniel C. Marshall; Kristy L. Marshall n/k/a Kristy Lee Prichard; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE. LYING AND BEING IN

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2980 Peach Orchard Rd. Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 135-00-01-039// 4000030299 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-12130

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-01883 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust vs.

Michael Thomas Kelly Sr.; Belinda Kay Kelly; LVNV Funding LLC; South Carolina Department of Revenue, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT OF LAND, WITH THE DWELLING AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN PRIVATEER TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 47 OF ANBURN, SECTION NO. 2, AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK Z-40 AT PAGE 353, AND MORE RECENTLY AND PARTICULARLY SHOWN ON A PLAT BY JOSEPH R. EDWARDS, R.L.S., DATED AUGUST 13, 1987, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 87 AT PAGE 1303, RECORDS OF SUMTER COUNTY. SAID LOT NO. 47 BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY LOT NO. 46, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 235.97 FEET; ON THE EAST BY LOT NO. 9 OF SECTION 1 OF ANBURN, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 99.93 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LOT NO. 48, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 236.06 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY ANBURN DRIVE, SAID PLAT, AND FRONTING THEREON 100.05 FEET. BE ALL DIMENSIONS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID MOST RECENT PLAT. THIS BEING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 1775 ANBURN DRIVE. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO MICHAEL T. KELLY AND BELINDA K. KELLY

BY DEED FROM JEFFREY A. SWANN AND NANCY C. SWANN, DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1990 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 13, 1990 IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA IN DEED BOOK 517 PAGE 1726.

FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016 Notice of Sale

senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-27730

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-00436

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs.

Rick S. Rogers, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the dwelling and any and all improvements thereon, lying and being and situate in Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 19 of the Hill Dale Subdivision on that certain subdivision plat by Samuel M. Hunter, Jr., RLS, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-17 at Page 15, and shown on a resurvey by HS Wilson, RLS, dated May 28, 1968, said lot together with improvements thereon being more particularly shown and delineated on more recent plat by Black River Land Surveying, dated June 14, 2005 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2005 at Page 302.

This being the same property conveyed to Rick S. Rogers by Deed of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation dated September 25, 2007 and recorded October 5, 2007 in Book 1093 at Page 1468 in the Sumter County.

TMS No. 207-08-05-020 Property address: 876 Griffin Street, Sumter, SC 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.875% per annum.

The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given.

The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date.

Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1775 Anburn Drive, Sumter, SC 29154

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

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

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00061 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Successor Trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Chase Bank of Texas, National Association for Saxon Asset Securities Trust 1999-3, Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1999-3 vs. Steven J. Johnson; Iris A. DuBose; Community Resource Mortgage, Inc. f/k/a Resource Mortgage, Inc.; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF STATEBURG AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT # 14-A, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT PREPARED BY JOSEPH R. EDWARDS, RLS, DATED MARCH 22, 1999, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 99 AT PAGE 287, AND HAVING SUCH METES AND BOUNDS AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, THIS DESCRIPTION BEING IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS, AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS AMENDED. ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 1990 FLEETWOOD MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER NCFLK41A&B16361HH. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO STEVEN J. JOHNSON BY DEED OF ROBERT C. DUBOSE AND IRIS A. DUBOSE DATED MARCH 31, 1999 AND RECORDED APRIL 1, 1999 IN BOOK 736 AT PAGE 1131 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5770 Oak Hill Road, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 132-00-01-017 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.375% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-15896

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-2695

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Shawna M. Drish and Samuel T. Drish, I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016, at 12:00 o'clock a.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 15 of Rolling Hills Subdivision, Section 2, Phase III and as shown on that certain plat

TMS: 2080903009 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.64% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other

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FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016 Notice of Sale

Notice of Sale The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County

prepared by Lindler Land Surveying dated March 20, 2003 and recorded in Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat book 2004, Page 314. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the identical property generally known as 3455 Drayton Drive, Dalzell, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 151-11-04-005.

This being the same property conveyed to Shawna M. Drish and Samuel T. Drish by deed of Scott R. McKeithen and Cheryl McKeithen dated April 30, 2008 and recorded May 1, 2008 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1104 at Page 3995.

TMS#: 151-11-04-005 Property Address: 3455 Drayton Drive Dalzell, S. C. 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.250% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

Richard Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-1177 Benjamin E. Grimsley S.C. Bar No. 70335 Attorney for the Plaintiff P.O. Box 11682 Columbia, S.C. 29211 (803) 233-1177 bgrimsley@grimsleylaw.com

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-00785 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Amanda T. Berry; Steven W. Berry Jr.; Beneficial Financial I Inc. s/b/m to Beneficial Mortgage Co. of South Carolina, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE RESIDENCE AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT 14, BLOCK A OF PARKWOOD ESTATES ON A PLAT THEREOF DATED APRIL 18, 1939 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK G-5, PAGE 195 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND HAVING SUCH METES AND BOUNDS, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO STEVEN W. BERRY, JR. AND AMANDA T. BERRY BY DEED OF JERRY K. MILES AND LINDA C. BARNETTE DATED NOVEMBER 16, 2001 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 16, 2001 IN BOOK 822, PAGE 1957 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 28 Parker Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 205-12-04-024 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-04892

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-2413

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Julie A. Laird, Gregory R. Laird et al., I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying, and being in the Township of Stateburg, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot containing 4.73 acres of Historic Hills Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated October 30, 1990, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 90 at Page 1399, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended.

This property known as: 6630 Francis Marion Avenue, Dalzell, SC 29040.

This being the same property conveyed to Gregory R. Laird and Julie A. Laird by deed of Julius R. Kirven and Vivian M. Kirven dated October 1, 2002 and recorded on October 2, 2002 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 858 at Page 1878.

TMS#: 093-00-01-112 Property Address: 6630 Francis Marion Ave Dalzell, S.C. 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.50% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-1177 Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Debra Arbuckle Peebles; Donald Arbuckle, II; Drew Arbuckle; Any Heir-at-law or Devisees of Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-01692, The following property will be sold on May 2, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with all improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 117 in Palmetto Park Subdivision on a plat of said subdivision recorded in the Office of the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office in Plat Book Z-19, at page 29. Reference being made to said plat pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as Amended) for the metes, bounds, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

Derivation: Book 890 at Page 292

312 Lesesne Court, Sumter, SC 29150-4048 228-01-01-040 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-01692.

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NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3210 Lee Altman Road, Dalzell, SC 29040

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-07145 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-48

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Eric Gann a/k/a Eric B. Gann et al., Inc., I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 187 Hunters Crossing Subdivision, Phase 2, Section 2 as more fully shown on a plat thereof prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated October 16, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2007 at Page 495; which plat is incorporated herein by this reference and having such metes, bounds, courses and distances, being a little more or less, as by this reference to said plat will more fully appear. This is the same property known as 1636 Ruger Drive, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 187-13-04-045.

This being the same property conveyed to Eric Gann by deed of Great Southern Homes, Inc. dated June 7, 2010 and recorded June 21, 2010 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1140 at Page 3728.

TMS#: 187-13-04-045 Property Address: 1636 Ruger Drive Sumter, S. C. 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.875% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

Richard Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-1177 Benjamin E. Grimsley S.C. Bar No. 70335 Attorney for the Plaintiff P.O. Box 11682 Columbia, S.C. 29211 (803) 233-1177 bgrimsley@grimsleylaw.com

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-00647 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Francis J. Myers II; James Brabham; Carl Frank Brabham; John M. Brabham Jr.; Phronsie B. Gardner; Mary Brabham a/k/a Mary Brabham Sheridan; Matthew Moye Brabham, Sr. a/k/a Moye M. Brabham, Sr.; Robert Brabham a/k/a Bobby Brabham; Mell B. Thames; Lorand R. Batten III; The Estate of Robert Lemarks Brabham, if any be deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as Richard Roe, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT OF LAND, WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 118 OF DALZELL ACRES, PHASE II, SECTION NO. 4, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT BY CROFT ENGINEERING COMPANY, DATED AUGUST 13, 1997, AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 97, AT PAGE 1359, RECORDS OF SUMTER COUNTY. THIS SAID LOT HAS SUCH METES, BOUNDARIES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976. THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY KNOWN AS 3210 LEE ALTMAN ROAD, DALZELL, SC. REPRESENTED BY TAX MAP NO. 189-04-03-001. THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO FRANCIS J. MYERS, II BY DEED OF ROBERT E. BATTEN DATED 8/31/2006 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 1043, AT PAGE 853 ON 09/01/2006.

TMS: 189-04-03-001 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-03129

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-02579

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs.

Demetra Taylor, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, represented as Lot No. 6 on a Plat prepared by D.D. Edmunds dated February 27, 1997 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 97, page 1206. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property generally known as 505 Pioneer Drive, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 221-06-01-006.

The Mobile Home located on the subject property has been permanently de titled according to the laws of the State of South Carolina by virtue of that certain Manufactured Home Affidavit for Retirement of Title Certificate, dated March 27, 2007 and recorded May 21, 2007 in Book 1078 at Page 1119.

This being the same property conveyed to Demetra Taylor by deed of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., dated February 13, 2008 and recorded February 21, 2008 in Book 1100 at Page 2966 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County.

TMS No. 221-06-01-006 and 400-00-36-309 (Mobile Home) Property address: 505 Pioneer Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 The Court in its Decree has further made its finding that this mortgage was intended to and specifically secures and collateralizes that certain Mobile Home permanently affixed to the above described real estate in the mortgage being foreclosed and is further provided under the laws of the State of South Carolina, the same being more particularly described as follows: 1997 BELM MBH Manufactured Home, Serial No. B1596AB, with any fixtures.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.875% per annum.

The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is

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The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date.

Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina.

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

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00007 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust vs.

Ozier Edwards Jr.; SC Housing Corp.; Republic Finance a/k/a Republic Finance, LLC, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 11, IN BLOCK B AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF JOSEPH PALMER, DATED MARCH 28, 1935 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK G-5 AT PAGE 96, AND HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN ยง 30-50-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. ALSO: ALL THAT LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DELINEATED ON A SKETCH APPEARING ON DEED RECORDED IN DEED BOOK N-6 AT PAGE 508, THE SAME BEING IN THE SHAPE OF A REVERSED "L", AND BEING BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF LORING, MEASURING ON THAT LINE 56 FEET AND LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF KOLB, MEASURING 140 FEET; EAST BY LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF KOLB, MEASURING ON THAT LINE 55 FEET, AND BY CHEROKEE ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET; SOUTH BY PORTIONS OF LOTS 10, 9, AND 8, BLOCK B, AS SHOWN ON PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK G-5, PAGE 96, A DISTANCE OF 196'; AND WEST BY LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF RUMPH, A DISTANCE OF 65 FEET, THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO OZIER EDWARDS, JR. BY DEED FROM ALFRED J. FLOYD AND DOROTHY T. FLOYD DATED APRIL 1, 2002 AND RECORDED APRIL 1, 2002 IN VOLUME 837 AT PAGE 956 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 104 Cherokee Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 229-13-03-004 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.625% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-25445

NOTICE OF MASTER-IN-EQUITY SALE CASE NO: 2015-CP-43-1681 PURSUANT to an Order of Foreclosure entered of record by the Honorable Richard L. Booth in case number 2015-CP-43-1681 on March 16th, 2016 in the matter of William A. Towne Individually and D/B/A W. Towne Properties Limited Partnership -vs- Douglas Harley and Cecelia Harley.

The Master-In-Equity for Sumter County or his duly authorized and appointed agent will sell to the highest bidder the property hereafter described.

The sale shall take place on May 4, 2016 at 12:00 noon. The sale shall take place at the Sumter County Judicial Center Courtroom 1-A. The property to be sold is described as follows: The real estate situate at 515 and 517 North Main Street,

Sumter, South Carolina.

Tax map # 228-04-03-007 ALL that piece, parcel, or lot of land, with the building and improvements thereon, situate in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown on plat of Palmer & Malone, C. E.'s, dated March 17, 1947 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-7 at Page 13. According to said plat, the subject property is bounded and measures as follows: On the NORTH by lands now or formerly of Brown on which it measures 205.00 feet; on the EAST by lands of Jones and lands of Martin, on which it measures an aggregate of 227.9 feet; on the SOUTH by lands of Wilson, lands of Kelly and lands of Martin, on which it measures an aggregate of 205.0 feet; and on the WEST by North Main Street, on which it fronts 225.0 feet. This property is known as 515-517 North Main Street.

TERMS OF SALE: For cash, the Master-In-Equity will require a deposit of five (5) percent of the amount bid in cash or certified funds which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid, in case of noncompliance within thirty (30) days after the sale. The deposit of five (5) percent is to be forfeited and applied to the Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.

The successful Purchaser shall pay for deed recording fees.

Deficiency judgment not being demanded by the Plaintiff(s), the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the legal rate.

Should the Plaintiff(s), Plaintiff(s)' attorney or agent fail to appear on sales day, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when the Plaintiff(s), Plaintiff(s)' attorney or agent are present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions or record.

Richard L. Booth Master-In-Equity Sumter County

NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Martha H. Ferrazano a/k/a Martha H. Ferrazzano; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Department of Housing and Urban Development; Betsy Windham a/k/a Betsy Lynn R. Ridgill; James R Ridgill; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-1587, The following property will be sold on May 2, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 1 on a plat prepared by D.D. Edmunds, RLS dated November 28, 1995 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB 95 at Page 1279. 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.

And all that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Privateer, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, consisting of 5.11 acres, more or less, shown as "The Lake" on that certain plat prepared by Croft Engineering Company, Carl J. Croft, dated April 22, 1988 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on August 31, 2000 in Plat Book PB 2000, at Page 613.

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.

Derivation: Book 1138 at Page 2826

40 Lake Shore Drive, Sumter, SC 29150-8854 224-06-02-005, 224-06-02-004 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-1587.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-06496 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

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