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Henderson gets 45 years Man pleads guilty in Haley slaying Samuel G. Henderson, 41, will spend the next 45 years in state detention. He was sentenced by 3rd Circuit Judge R. Ferrell Cothran on Wednesday shortly after he entered an Alford plea to the August 2011 murder of Melissa Corley Haley.

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BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com Samuel G. Henderson says he doesn’t remember killing 33-year-old Melissa Corley Haley on a balmy August morning nearly two years ago. His foggy memory was the subject of a three-day trial this week at the Sumter County Courthouse, which ended Wednesday morning when Henderson entered an Alford plea to

murder. Third Circuit Judge R. Ferrell Cothran sentenced Henderson to 45 years in state detention, the maximum time negotiated by the 3rd Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Under North Carolina v. Alford, defendants can plead HALEY guilty to a crime without admitting culpability. A defendant essentially tells the court under an Alford plea that

he might not have committed the crime, but the state has enough evidence to convict him. “I have questions, some of the same I assume everyone else in this courtroom has had over the past few days,” Cothran said. “I can’t imagine what brought this on, what brought someone with no violent history to do this to a young lady.” Henderson, 41, was arrested SEE HENDERSON, PAGE A8

Testimony: Officials search for bombing suspect Tuomey knew of concerns Draft of contracts raised questions BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com COLUMBIA — A cursory review performed by a former inspector general of the United States Department of Health and Human Services found there could be concerns with an early draft of the contracts entered into between Tuomey Healthcare Systems and local physicians, the forKUSSEROW mer federal official testified in court Wednesday. On the second day of the retrial of the federal government’s case against the local hospital, Richard Kusserow — the former HHS inspector general during the Reagan and Bush administrations who now serves as the CEO of Strategic Management — testified he had reviewed an initial draft of the Tuomey contracts in 2004 at the request of the hospital’s lawyers. SEE TUOMEY, PAGE A6

BOSTON (AP) — In what could be a major break in the Boston Marathon case, investigators are on the hunt for a man seen in a department-store surveillance video dropping off a bag at the site of the bombings, a Boston politician said Wednesday. Separately, a law enforcement official confirmed that authorities have found an image of a potential suspect but don’t know his name. The development — less than 48 hours after the attack that left three people dead and more than 170 wounded — marked a possible turning point in a case that has investigators analyzing photos and videos frame by frame for clues to who carried out the twin bombings and why. City Council PresiTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS dent Stephen Murphy, Investigators on Wednesday comb through the finish line area of the Boston Marathon at Boylston Street, who said he was briefed two days after two bombs exploded just before the finish line. The FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston said no arrests had been made in connection with the bombing. SEE BOSTON, PAGE A6

FBI: Man arrested, accused in ricin letters OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday, accused of sending letters to President Obama and a senator that tested positive for poisonous ricin and set the nation’s capital on edge a day after the Boston Marathon bombings. OBAMA Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, was arrested at 5:15 p.m. at his apartment in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line about 100 miles east of Memphis, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen. It wasn’t immediately

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known where he was being held. Authorities still waited for definitive tests on the letters to Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker, RMiss. Preliminary field tests can often show false positives for ricin. The letters were intercepted before reaching the White House or Senate. Ricin is derived from the castor plant that makes castor oil. There is no antidote, and it is at its deadliest when inhaled. An FBI intelligence bulletin obTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS tained by The Associated Press A U.S. Capitol Police hazmat vehicle is parked at a mail said the two letters were postprocessing facility for congressional mail in Hyattsville, marked Memphis, Tenn. Md., where a letter addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker, RMiss., tested positive for ricin on Tuesday. A letter sent to SEE LETTERS, PAGE A8 President Obama also tested positive for the poison.

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City council learns projected deficit reduced with cuts BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com City staff have managed to reduce the projected deficit for next fiscal year’s proposed budget, Sumter City Council was told this week. The projected deficit as of Tuesday was $881,381, down from $929,481 two weeks earlier, said City Manager Deron McCormick. The reduction comes from $48,100 worth of cuts in departmental budgets in the city’s general fund. No specific cuts were listed in the bud-

get summary included with the council’s meeting agenda. “We could make a bigger adjustment, but not until (city council members) have had a chance to review it,” McCormick said. The city had scheduled a workshop to review the proposed $55.3 million budget last week, but council members were unable to align their schedules for the meeting. Council tentatively scheduled another workshop for this upcoming Tuesday. State law requires the city to balance its books

before the new fiscal year comes into effect July 1. Council members also voted to approve a mutual aid agreement between the Sumter Police Department and the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety. “We’ve reached agreements with other agencies to respond within each other’s jurisdictions,” Police Chief Russell Roark told council. “This is also used to support undercover operations.” Mayor Joe McElveen noted sheriffs are asking the state Legislature

to allow them to make such agreements without requiring a vote from county council, but he hopes municipal police departments will continue to require council approval. Five state-maintained roads will see rehab work soon after council approved a bid from Palmetto Corp. of Conway to provide the work at a cost of $381,052.18. Assistant City Manager Al Harris noted Palmetto’s bid is well below the city’s initial estimate of $544,700. The streets that will

receive resurfacing under the contract are Artillery Drive, North Salem Avenue, Paisley Park, Plowden Mill Road and Snowden Street. Council also approved three amendments to city ordinances proposed by the Planning Department. The zoning ordinance was amended to allow schools and child care centers to open in multi-family residential areas. The change follows a request by World International Ministries to open a church-run school on a property it

owns in the 1000 block of North Guignard Drive. Council members also voted to change the way the Sumter County Planning Department conducts traffic studies to include standards used by the state Department of Transportation, which are slightly different from the standards currently in the county ordinance. Also approved were changes to the flood prevention ordinance in line with national standards used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Charity golf tourney will be held Friday products and cash, Hudson said. The event includes a silent auction and raffle prizes. Golfers, get ready to swing And 100 percent of the for a good cause. proceeds go to The John K. The 5th Annual John K. Crosswell Home for Children Crosswell Charity Golf Tourto help fund summer activinament is Friday, and the ties. event’s orga“All kids denizers are serve a looking for WANT TO GO? chance,” participants. Youngblood “We’ve only WHAT: 5th Annual John K. Crosswell said. “No kid had 10 teams Charity Golf Tournament asks to be sign up so far,” WHEN: Friday, shotgun start at 9 a.m. here. It’s our said U.S. Air WHERE: Carolina Lakes Golf Course, 400 duty to make Force Senior Stuart St., Shaw AFB, Sumter sure they have Master Sgt. Mi- COST: $50 per player, includes green fee a wonderful chael Hudson. and cart life.” “We need NOTES: Lunch is provided. Must register The money more particibeforehand. Best to enter through new goes toward pation.” gate on S.C. 441. First place wins $300, swimming and The hope second place wins $200 and third place amusement was the numwins $100. A hole-in-one wins a Dodge park trips as ber of teams Dart II. Last place wins fishing poles. well as inviting would grow There will also be contests for longest specialists to each year, and drive and closest to pin. A silent auction the home’s at one point and raffle prizes will also be featured. campus for there were 18 sports clinics, teams, said she said. Master Sgt. Lisa Youngblood. The event is hosted by She’s been involved with the Shaw Top III, a private orgaprogram since the beginning. nization on base made up of The past two years, though, officers with the three top the numbers have been rankings — chief master sergoing down because the geant, senior master sergeant “economy has been bad,” she and master sergeant — that said. raises funds to help the comBut sponsors have been munity. This golf tournagood by donating gift cards, ment is the group’s biggest BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com

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Terry Meeks putts for birdie at the 16th tee at Sunset Country Club while, from left, Sammy Butler, Vernon Hester and Butch Derrick look on during the 2nd Annual John K. Crosswell Home for Children Charity Golf Tournament. The tournament returns Friday, and organizers are seeking more participants.

fundraiser all year, Hudson said. “The Shaw Top III was looking for something out- HUDSON side themselves to do, and Crosswell Children’s home popped up,” Youngblood said. “It was such a huge success, that

we’ve continued to do it. Since then, we’ve raised more than $16,000.” To register to YOUNGBLOOD play, to become a sponsor or for more information, visit web3. golfsoftware.net/17672/, email Crosswell2011@gmail. com, contact Senior Master

Sgt. Michael Hudson at (803) 895-1708 or Master Sgt. Lisa Youngblood at (803) 8952078. As the tournament is at Carolina Lakes Golf Course on Shaw Air Force Base, preregistration is required. The best gate to enter is the new one on S.C. 441. Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

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Paint the Town Purple for Relay for Life BY JAMIE H. WILSON Special to The Item Local leaders and participants in the 2013 Relay for Life will be selling purple bows on Saturday to local businesses who want to show their support for the organization. “It’s basically to raise awareness for Relay for Life,” said Leslie Mitchum, event co-chairwoman. The 2012-13 campaign for the charity organization has included various fundraisers and awareness events. This particular event is called Paint the Town Purple. The local organization held the same event last

year, to great success. “Businesses up and down Main Street had the ribbons,” said Mitchum. The bows are $5 each. While the Sumter Relay for Life members will focus on businesses on Saturday, individual residents are welcome to purchase a bow for their homes, Mitchum said. Those who purchase the purple bows are encouraged to affix the ribbons to their homes or businesses until the Relay for Life event scheduled from 6 p.m. May 17 to 6 a.m. May 18 at Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium. “We are working toward having lives filled with more birthdays,” Mitchum said.

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On April 26, the local effort will host a Survivor’s Dinner at 6:15 p.m. at the Central Carolina Allied Health Building on Main Street for those who have cancer or have overcome it, along with their caregivers. Mayor Joe McElveen is slated to be on hand to present a proclamation declaring April 26 as Sumter’s Relay for Life day. From chili cook-offs and golf tournaments to bake sales and dressdown days at participating workplaces, local participants are finding creative ways to bolster the Sumter effort and raise as much money as they can for cancer research and survivor support. This

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Officials searching for man, 23, who disappeared from academy Law enforcement is searching for a young man who disappeared Tuesday night. Travis Xavier Friendly, 23, was last seen at the Youth Academy in the 1100 block of East Brewington Road, where he is a resident, about 8 p.m. Tuesday. It was unclear when or how Friendly left the residence, but he was reported missing shortly FRIENDLY after 11 p.m. Friendly stands 6 feet tall and weighs 140 pounds. He was last seen wearing tan pants, a black T-shirt and gray shoes. The report notes he had not taken an unspecified medication for the day prior to his disappearance. Anyone with information about Friendly’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 436-2774 or 436-2700.

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Teacher of the Year finalists announced during ceremony BY JAMIE H. WILSON Special to The Item The three finalists for the 2013-14 Sumter School District Teacher of the Year award were announced at an installation ceremony earlier this week at Lakewood High School. “Teacher leaders shape the culture of their schools,” said Sumter School District Superintendent Randolph Bynum. “I SORRELLS commend each of you for your leadership.” The pool of teacherof-the-year candidates PEYTON is made of the 28 teachers who currently serve as teacher of the year at their re- BURTON spective schools. The three finalists come from three categories: elementary school, middle school and high school and above. The event was sponsored by the Teacher’s Forum, an organization made up of former candidates and recipients of the teacher of the year award. Each school’s current teacher of the year and incoming teacher of the year were recognized during the Monday event. Bynum then announced the three finalists. • The elementary school finalist is Tina Sorrells, a secondgrade teacher at Alice

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Drive Elementary School, where she has taught since 2008. Sorrells started her career in 1984 and has since taught in five South Carolina cities. A National Board certified teacher, Sorrells received her bachelor of arts degree in elementary education and a masters of art in reading from Furman University. According to a release from the Sumter School District administrative office, Sorrells has two goals. “First, she would like to challenge teachers to be loving and nurturing influences on the students in their classrooms,” the statement said. “She wants them to go to school each day with an excitement about teaching and learning. Her second goal is to encourage teachers during difficult times.” • Science teacher Kate Peyton is the middle school finalist for the upcoming school year. The Furman Middle School teacher has taught in California as well as at nearby Manchester Elementary School. Peyton has an associate’s degree in general education from Shasta College in Redding, Calif., and a bachelor of arts degree in liberal studies for elementary education, with an English supplement, from California State University Fullerton in Fullerton, Calif. Peyton is known for her involvement with extracurricular activi-

ties as well as charities. In a statement from Sumter School District, Peyton said she feels that “teaching is her purpose in life.” According to the statement, Peyton said, “It is our responsibility as educators to guide students to make the ‘right choices’ for their academic and individual growth.” • The teacher of the year candidate for high school and above is math teacher Leah Burton from Lakewood High School. Burton has taught at other schools in Sumter School District and is also a former District 13 PTA Teacher of the Year. After earning a bachelor of science degree in electrical and computer engineering from Clemson University, Burton went on to gain a masters of business administration from the University of South Carolina. Burton is also a member of the S.C. and the National Education Association and the Lakewood Parent Teacher Student Association and is the current president of the National and the S.C. Council of Teachers of Mathematics. If chosen as teacher of the year for the district, Burton said “she would focus on the need to reform the funding and measurement system for education.” The winner of the 2013-14 Sumter School District Teacher of the Year award will be announced in early August.

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ABC Family airs watered-down ‘Fame’ remake BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Broadway-themed television isn’t limited to “Smash.â€? To ensure that viewers are ready for Sunday night’s premiere of “Lovestruck: The Musical,â€? ABC Family will be airing four nights of romantic comedy and melodrama. The warbling kicks off with the little-seen 2009 remake of “Fameâ€? (8:30 p.m., TV-PG), starring Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth, Debbie Allen and Megan Mullally. I must admit that this film passed me by when it was released. But it did not go without criticism. Many scribes complained that it lacked the grit and soul of director Alan Parker’s 1980 original and presented a completely sanitized view of high school life. Now I know why it’s being broadcast on ABC Family! • Tales of war correspondents tend to be drenched in testosterone. The 2012 HBO movie “Hemingway & Gellhornâ€? put the emphasis on macho derring-do by writers of both genders. That is not the case with the documentary “Which Way Is the Frontline From Here?

The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington� (8 p.m., HBO). Journalist Sebastian Junger, the author of “The Perfect Storm,� pays tribute to photojournalist Hetherington, who was his collaborator on the 2010 Afghanistan war documentary “Restrepo,� and who lost his life in Libya in 2011. “Life and Time� emphasizes the photographer’s warm, engaging nature and his habit of becoming personally involved with his subjects in order to better understand them and convey their stories. He saw war coverage not only as a means of reporting dire news, but as a way of exploring human nature and celebrating the actions of people who often behaved at their best and noblest under the worst conditions.

Tonight’s Other Highlights • Annie butters up Cornwallis on “Communityâ€? (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). • On two episodes of “Parks and Recreationâ€? (NBC, TV-PG): outmoded laws (9 p.m.), honoring Jerry (9:30 p.m.). • The regionals in-

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Series Notes On two episodes of “The Big Bang Theory� (CBS, r, TV-14): Sheldon faces charges (8 p.m.); Sheldon’s unwelcome intervention (9 p.m.) * San Diego and New Jersey cultures clash on “Wife Swap� (8 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * Elena meddles with Caroline’s prom plans on “The Vampire Diaries� (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Walden’s tough choice

on “Two and a Half Men� (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * “New Jim� and “Dwight Jr.� on “The Office� (8:30 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * Meredith frets about her unborn baby on “Grey’s Anatomy� (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14) * Evan blows Vincent’s cover on “Beauty and the Beast� (9 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * A silent partner on “2 Broke Girls� (9:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * A new number points to the suburbs on “Person of Interest� (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Olivia’s new client (Lisa Edelstein) complicates a Supreme Court nomination on “Scandal� (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14).

Late Night Mark Mazzetti is scheduled on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart� (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Eva Mendes, Chris Messina and Alt-J appear on “Conan� (11 p.m., TBS) * Julia Louis-Drey-

fus, Bobby Lee, Natasha Leggero and T.J. Miller are booked on “Chelsea Lately� (11 p.m., E!) * Richard Engel sits down on “The Colbert Report� (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Johnny Depp, Bill Carter and the Blame appear on “Late Show With David Letterman� (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Jay Leno welcomes Olivia Wilde, Nick Offerman, Buddy Guy and the Experience Hendrix All-Star Band on “The Tonight Show� (11:35 p.m., NBC, r) * Ken Jeong, Jennifer Morrison and Phoenix appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live� (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Tracy Morgan, Andy Cohen, Deerhunter and B.J. Thomas visit “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon� (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Craig Ferguson hosts Ginnifer Goodwin and Salman Rushdie on “The Late Late Show� (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2013, United Feature Syndicate

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TUOMEY from Page A1 After providing an 11page white paper on what he felt were broadbased concerns about the proposed contract, Kusserow said he suggested to the hospital’s lawyers that a more indepth examination of the contracts be conducted to determine whether they were in violation of federal law. After making his suggestion, Kusserow said neither he nor his company heard back on the matter. Kusserow said he attempted to touch on as many potential issues as possible in his paper. “As a result, it went on and on and on,” Kusserow said, adding that he had stopped his review because of time constraints and the fact that he was not being paid for the preliminary review. At question in the retrial of the federal lawsuit that has been in the legal system for eight years is whether Tuomey violated Stark Law and the False Claims Act by signing 19 local physicians to illegal contracts. If found to violate federal law, Tuomey could be found by the court to have to repay nearly $45 million in what the federal government claims was improperly received Medicare funds. In his previous role as inspector general, Kusserow was in charge of

the department that would have potentially investigated Medicare fraud claims. During their cross-examination, however, Tuomey lawyers made it clear that Kusserow had never actually seen the exact contracts currently being questioned by the federal government and was not aware if any changes had been made. Tuomey also pointed out Kusserow did not know whether the review he had suggested had been made or whether others had said the review was warranted. He knew only that his company — which Tuomey’s lawyers suggested would have charged expensive fees — had not been employed. Defense lawyers also pointed out that in 2006 Kusserow’s company had performed a compliance audit of the local hospital and had given Tuomey a “clean bill of health.” That review did not include a review of contracts, an employee with Strategic Management responsible for conducting the review said on the stand. Before delving into the Strategic Management point of the prosecution’s case, defense lawyers finished their cross-examination of Dr. Jerry Jackson, the retired urologic surgeon who founded Wesmark Ambulatory Surgery Center. On Tuesday, Jackson testified that Tuomey had fought against his petition to the South Carolina Department of

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by Boston police, said investigators saw the image on surveillance footage they got from a department store near the finish line, and matched the findings with witness descriptions of someone leaving the scene. “I know it’s very active and very fluid right now — that they are on the chase,” Murphy told The Associated Press. He added, “They may be on the verge of arresting someone, and that’s good.” The bombs were crudely fashioned from ordinary kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and ball bearings, investigators and others close to the case said. Investigators suspect the devices were then hidden in black duffel bags and left on the ground. As a result, they were looking for images of someone lugging a dark, heavy bag. One department store video “has confirmed that a suspect is seen dropping a bag near the point of the second explosion and heading off,” Murphy said. A law enforcement official who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity and was not authorized to discuss the case publicly confirmed only that investigators had an image of a potential suspect whose name was not known to them and who had not been questioned. The turn of events came with Boston in a state of high excitement over conflicting

reports of a breakthrough. A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told the AP about midday that a suspect was in custody. The official, who was not authorized to divulge details of the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity, said the suspect was expected in federal court. But the FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston said no arrests had been made. By nightfall, there was no evidence anyone was in custody. No one was brought to court. The law enforcement official, who had affirmed there was a suspect in custody even after federal officials denied it, was unable to obtain any further information or explanation. At least 14 bombing victims, including three children, remained in critical condition. Dozens of victims have been released from hospitals, and officials at three hospitals that treated some of the most seriously injured said they expected all their remaining patients to survive. A 2-year-old boy with a head injury was improving and might go home today, Boston Children’s Hospital said. On Wednesday, investigators in white jumpsuits fanned out across the streets, rooftops and awnings around the blast site in search of clues. They picked through trash cans, plastic cup sleeves and discarded sports drink dispensers.

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The Island Packet of Hilton Head on bill removing smokers from protected hiring status: South Carolina’s long ties to the tobacco industry might explain why it stepped in to protect smokers from employer discrimination, but it flies in the face of the state’s employ-at-will doctrine and the laissez-faire principles touted by many lawmakers. So a bill that would repeal a law that dates back to the 1990s and instead leave it to employers to decide whether they want to hire smokers is not all that surprising. It would put the decision back where it belongs — with private employers. Employers generally don’t have to give a reason for not hiring someone, and smokers are not a protected class under federal law. But South Carolina is one of 29 states with laws to protect smokers from hiring decisions based on tobacco use away from the workplace. The push for the laws came from the tobacco industry and the American Civil Liberties Union, who argued people should not be punished for a legal act they do on their own time. The push to repeal smoker-protection laws here and across the country is coming largely from hospital employers, who say they want to lead by example on the subject of smoking. Although we support private employers rights to set their own hiring practices, within constitutionally accepted limits, those who refuse to hire smokers would do better by their businesses to support healthful behavior. They should hire the best people for the job and then help them quit smoking, or failing that, charge them more for health insurance coverage. ... APRIL 10

The Morning News of Florence on benefits of Boeing expansion: When New York sneezes, London catches cold. Or, slightly updated to reflect still more globalization, when China sneezes, the whole world catches cold. Either way, the idiom designed for financial markets — the meaning is that if one market gets sick, the other will, too — carries more than a grain of truth. And it’s quite adaptive, too. It can be turned into a positive, and it can be transported to different geographies. So, today’s South Carolina version . When (North) Charleston gets well, the whole state of South Carolina feels better. That is the important takeaway, we think, from the big news that Boeing is expanding its still new South Carolina operations. The international aerospace giant said it was planning to add at least 2,000 more jobs and spend another $1.25 billion in South Carolina in “Phase II” of its building plans here. That’s on top of Boeing’s fastmoving, $1 billion, 6,000-job ramp up in North Charleston. The company began its work there in 2009 and surpassed all the investment and job creation goals listed in its incentive agreement with the state in 2012 — four years ahead of schedule. A more distant future can’t be glimpsed with much certainty, but for the short term it’s clear that South Carolina will be a key cog in the Boeing machine — and beyond. Churning out 10 of Boeing’s high-tech (and hopefully, problem free from now on) 787 Dreamliners a month — that’s the company’s eventual South Carolina goal — makes the state a hub for the booming and hightech aerospace industry. It will work in much the same way that BMW has turned the Upstate into an automotive manufacturing center, only more so. There is absolutely no doubt that the Pee Dee and every other part of South Carolina will benefit from Boeing’s growth. The taxes it pays and the economic growth accruing from its investments and employment will roll across the state like a sonic boom. ... South Carolina has all kinds of public relations problems on the national and world stage. We’re seen as hicks or bumpkins who are just a generation removed from living on tree roots and squirrel meat - and whose politicians are just one greasy handshake away from a long term in the pen. Becoming Boeing’s backyard won’t fix all of those, but it sure won’t hurt. “South Carolina: The state where Dream(liners) are made.” Yes, it has a certain ring to it. ...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Parking plan needs to be put in place at library The following letter was written to Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon: I am concerned about the current and future accessibility of the Sumter County Library. In August of 2004, the citizens of Sumter passed a $6 million bond referendum which renovated the Wesmark Branch and expanded and modernized the main library, bringing it to 46,000 square feet from its previous 15,000 foot size. This has brought about the desired result of increased usage of both facilities. As a result of the construction of the judicial center, parking at the downtown library location has been reduced to 23 spaces. These spaces, in front of the library, are shared by those going to Magistrate Court, library patrons and others. When the judicial center opens, parking, already at a premium, will be almost impossible. I understand the importance of the judicial system to Sumter’s citizens. The library, too, provides many programs to day care facilities and head start programs. Both bring students year-round by bus and van. This is in addition to those who come almost daily to use the library’s computers and to return books. All three of these facilities need or will need guaranteed parking for their users. Other cities have solved this problem with controlled access parking. Parking at the downtown Greenville library is accessed by swiping one’s library card at the gate of a controlled lot. Something similar is needed in Sumter or all of these facilities will become traffic bound. We have almost reached that point with the current construction. There have been several times during the last months when I could not find a parking place to use the library. Today, I witnessed a city employee park his city truck in front of the library, put on his hard hat, and go to the construction site. I am seeking assurance from you that there is a parking plan in place that provides for use by the judicial center, Magistrate Court and also allows access to and future growth for our beautiful library. LINDA NOCK Sumter

Sequester impacts readiness, capability of Air Force As the local chapter president of the Air Force Association, I feel compelled to comment on the recent announcements to stand units down in the Air Force due to the sequestration which directly impacts Shaw and McEntire. In my almost 28 years in the Air Force,

most in a fighter cockpit, we NEVER, again NEVER, stood whole units down for three and four months at a time or possibly longer. Flying modern combat aircraft is not something you can just stop doing for several months and then hop back in and be ready to do anything but take off and land with any proficiency (my opinion). Yes, we have more advanced simulators today, but they cannot take the place of flying. We are seriously impacting the readiness and capability of our Air Force and our military. The world is not a safe place (just look in the paper the last several weeks) and a weak United States military does not help with our national security nor the world’s and let there be no mistake, this weakens our military. Don’t just sit back idly as our elected officials weaken our military. If you are not calling or contacting your congressmen with outrage over the sequestration you should be. BUSH HANSON Retired Colonel President Swamp Fox Chapter Air Force Association Sumter

Miller Communications, SAFE true friends to education On behalf of Sumter School District, I would like to thank Miller Communications and their sponsors for providing another excellent example of community support for public education. The 20th annual Education Appreciation Night was certainly an example of businesses reaching out to show enthusiasm and support for educators. Miller Communications Inc., parent company of the local radio stations Old School 93.3 FM, Z95.5, Bad Dog 94.7, Kat Country 99.3, and WDXY 105.9 FM and 1240 AM, and SAFE Federal Credit Union hosted the event at the USC Sumter Nettles Building. The event featured entertainment, heavy hors d’oeuvres and over $3,000 in door prizes donated by local businesses. Additionally, local school and district Teachers of the Year were recognized with a token of appreciation. Both Miller Communications and SAFE are true friends to education. In addition to sponsoring this annual event, Miller Communications provides air time for daily education news, hosts the district weekly on the morning show and assists with public service announcements and mobile transmissions at events. For the second year in a row, SAFE has partnered with McDonalds at the district’s McTeacher Night. They also present an annual college scholarship to local students. This support and collaboration from the Sumter community great-

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Don’t be afraid to exercise your freedom of speech This is in response to K.D. Singleton’s letter on April 17. It seems that he is upset because someone responded to him with a real letter that came in the U.S. mail. Is that correct? I don’t believe that The Item has any rules about that. I don’t know if I agree with the last paragraph that appeared in the paper either. It sounds like some propaganda that a certain group of people would put out, like AfricanAmericans can’t be racist. In my opinion, they are the biggest racists. Why do some people keep things stirred up? Do you get paid to do so? Do you get some kind of imagined power? I encourage the person that wrote the letter to send a copy of said letter to The Item at letters@ theitem.com addressed to the editor. I would like to see what you wrote. Don’t be “fearful of being accused” of anything. You do have the right to “freedom of speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution.” Well, so far as of today, that is. I used to be concerned about what would happen if I used my “freedom of speech.” One day I realized that if the NAACP members can voice their opinion then I had the right to voice my opinion. I started out easy and watched to see what happened. No bombs or drive-by shootings but people would tell me that I was speaking for them. So I became braver. Still nothing has happened except that people tell me “thank you” for writing, and that they really enjoy my letters. I even had a man say that he would vote for me if I ran for office. Be brave, write what you think, but read Proverbs 14:2 and 5 first. We need to be honest not dishonest. We need to be reliable witnesses, not unreliable ones that tell nothing but lies. Our country has fallen to its lowest point and it keeps going in that direction. Honest and good people need to speak out about the moral decay of our country. We need to teach others right from wrong. JACQUELINE K. HUGHES Sumter Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

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HENDERSON from Page A1 Aug. 10, 2011, hours after Forestry Commission workers found Haley’s body in Manchester State Park off Cane Savannah Road. Henderson had stabbed Haley at least six times, according to testimony from deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were able to connect Henderson to the crime by talking with friends that had been out with Henderson and Haley earlier that morning at various Sumter nightclubs. They also later found a cellphone near the location of Haley’s body after the device began ringing. “‘Help.’ That’s the last message Melissa Corley Haley sent a friend eight minutes after she left a nightclub with (Henderson),” said 3rd Circuit Senior Assistant Solicitor John P. Meadors during his opening statement Tuesday. “That’s the message deputies discovered after the phone rang nearby her lifeless body.” Deputies testified that video surveillance showed Henderson and Haley leaving Scooter’s, a local nightclub, together about 6:30 a.m. Aug. 10, 2011. The two had met up several hours earlier at Brewer’s shortly after Henderson left his bartending job at Stroker’s for the night. In a conversation between Henderson and sheriff’s Investigator Tripp Mayes played Tuesday afternoon, Henderson said he didn’t remember anything after Brewer’s. “I don’t remember going to no Scooter’s,” Henderson said. “I’m not saying that I didn’t, but I don’t remember it.” Henderson later admits on the recording to finding a massive amount of blood in the passenger’s side of his truck. He also admits to

drinking and taking pills that morning. “When I seen all that blood in my truck, I just knew something bad had happened,” Henderson said. “I didn’t know how it got there, but I knew something serious had happened. ... I don’t know if I went into a rage. I just know I killed somebody. I don’t know how or why.” Henderson said he later told his wife, Michelle Henderson, that he had killed someone. He hid a knife in his bedroom nightstand, according to 3rd Circuit Assistant Solicitor Darla F. Pierce. “Blood in the truck and on the knife matched Melissa Corley Haley,” Pierce said. Teresa Evans Corley said her daughter had two minor children who will be without a mother for the rest of their lives. “We feel like we are all without her for the rest of our lives,” she said. “We understand you have experience in this area, and we ask for the 45 years.” Sumter Public Defender Tim Murphy asked for Cothran to consider his client’s lack of a violent criminal record. “My client is not an evil man,” Murphy said. “He is a fundamentally peaceful person who committed an inexplicably evil act. He is not a person who has shown a propensity for violence. He hopes by this arrangement (the plea) he is able to bring some sort of peace to (Haley’s) family.” Cothran said ultimately that roughly 10 minutes destroyed many lives. “That 10 minutes destroyed this family’s lives and yours, Mr. Henderson.”

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All three packages in the Capitol complex turned out to be safe, Capitol police spokeswoman Makema Turner said late Wednesday. Senate Sergeant-atArms Terrance Gainer said that an individual who was responsible for the suspicious packages in the Hart and Russell Senate office buildings on Tuesday was detained and released on Wednesday. The packages were not hazardous. Gainer said the man was “not particularly harmful, although terribly disruptive.” All the activity came as tensions were high in Washington and across the country following Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured more than 170. The FBI said there was no indication of a connection between the letters and the bombing. The letters to Obama and Wicker were postmarked April 8, before the marathon.

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LETTERS from Page A1 Both letters said: “To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance.” Both were signed, “I am KC and I approve this message.” As authorities scurried to investigate three questionable packages discovered in Senate office buildings, reports of suspicious items also came in from at least three senators’ offices in their home states. Sen. Carl Levin said a staff member at his Saginaw, Mich., office would spend the night in a hospital as a precaution after discovering a suspicious letter. The staff member had no symptoms, Levin said in a statement. He expected to learn preliminary results of tests on the letter by today. Sen. Jeff Flake, RAriz., said suspicious letters at his Phoenix office had been cleared with nothing dangerous found. A package at Sen. John Cornyn’s Dallas-area office also was declared harmless.

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pictures from the public Have you visited someplace interesting, exciting, beautiful or historical that you’ve taken some pictures of? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include selfaddressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

| Jeff Byer shares a photo he took at a Civil War monument at Fort Fisher, N.C. Byer comments on his photo, “Even an eagle needs friends to guard his wings.”

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Smith earns SAL pitching honor BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

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Former Sumter High and USC Sumter standout Tyler Smith was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week. He threw 9 1/3 innings with one unearned run allowed along with eight strikeouts and three walks for the Hickory Crawdads, the low Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers.

When Tyler Smith went to his first spring training with the Texas Rangers organization a couple of months ago, he had no idea where he would be headed when minor league assignments were handed out. “To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect,” said Smith, the right-handed pitcher whom Texas selected in the 19th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft out of the University of South Carolina Sumter. “I just

went into spring training trying to do the best I could, and wherever they sent me, that was good.” The Rangers decided to start Smith with the Hickory Crawdads, a low Single-A affiliate located in Hickory, N.C., and a member of the South Atlantic League.

And Smith is off to a great start with the Crawdads. In fact, he was named the SAL Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 14. In three appearances, all in relief, Smith has pitched 9 1/3 innings, allowing just one unearned run. He has struck out eight while walking three and allowing just four hits. Opponents are batting just .125 against him (4-for-32). “I’ve done a pretty good job of locating my fastball,” Smith said SEE SMITH, PAGE B4

Kyle Busch heading to Kansas on a hot streak BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

successful tennis team.” Those five players may have experience, but they are still young. They are two eighth-graders — No. 1 player Thomas Brown and No. 4 Hunter Hendrix — two freshmen — No. 3 Tradd Stover and No. 6 Chandler Stone — and No. 2 player sophomore Trey Davis. Pierce Thompson, the No. 5 singles player who doesn’t play year round, is a sophomore as well. The team has just two seniors — Sam Umbaugh and Shane King — the No. 7 and No. 8 singles players, respectively. Davis, who played No. 6 singles last

It’s Kyle Busch’s world once again in NASCAR and everybody else is just sharing track space with him. Until this weekend at Kansas, of course. Then everyone gets to see just how far Busch has really come in the last 17 months. Busch won both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races in Texas last weekend, his second sweep this season, in a huge comeback at the site of his 2011 NASCAR suspension for deliberately wrecking Ron Hornaday Jr. in a Truck Series race. Now he carries all that moKYLE BUSCH mentum into Kansas, his worst track on the circuit. Busch is winless at Kansas in 11 career starts, has only two top-10 finishes and wrecked there during Chase for the Sprint Cup championship races in 2007 and 2010. He also crashed last season. Still, Busch just picked up his first career win at Texas Motor Speedway and he wants to do the same at Kansas, where his average finish is 21st and is one of only six active tracks where he’s yet to win a Cup race. “It’s not that you might not like a track or might not like a race ... it’s just a matter of trying to figure it out,’’ Busch said. “Once you kind of get it figured out or get the right situations kind of lined up, you can have a shot. I look at

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Wilson Hall eighth-grader and No. 1 singles player Thomas Brown returns a serve during Wednesday’s 8-1 victory over Cardinal Newman at Palmetto Tennis Center. Brown defeated Joe Armstrong in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0.

Youth is served for Barons WH tennis improves to 10-0 behind talented group of underclassmen BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com

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There is something unusual about this year’s Wilson Hall boys tennis team, according to head coach Chuck McCord. It’s not the fact the Barons are now 10-0 on the season, matching last year’s win total, after an 8-1 victory over Cardinal Newman at Palmetto Tennis Center on Wednesday. “The most significant reason we’ve been as successful as we have been so far is that I’ve got five guys who play tennis pretty much year round and they spent a lot of time out here at the

SINGLES 1 —Thomas Brown (WH) def. Joe Armstrong 6-0, 6-0. 2 — Trey Davis (WH) def. Patrick Nieri 6-1, 6-0. 3 — Tradd Stover (WH) def. Thomas Liebenow 6-0, 6-1. 4 — Hunter Hendrix (WH) def. Cameron Pankau 6-2, 6-1. 5 — Pierce Thompson (WH) def. Ben Odom 6-2, 6-0. 6 — Chandler Stone (WH) def. Alex Six 6-2, 6-1. DOUBLES 1 — Brown/Stover (WH) def. Armstrong/Nieri 8-2. 2 — Thompson/ Stoner (WH) def. Tompkins/Pennington 8-3. 3 — Brian Herbkersman/ James Garrick (CN) def. Sam Umbaugh/ Chin Lin 8-3.

Palmetto Tennis Center,” McCord said. “They’re involved with the teaching pros out here. They play in a number of tournaments in the offseason, and that’s unusual for us and that’s what’s required these days to have a really

Els glad for Scott, ready for Heritage BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND — Ernie Els might’ve been the second happiest golfer at Augusta National last Sunday night when good friend Adam Scott slipped on the green jacket as the Masters’ champion. Els, who tied for 13th last week, is part of a strong field at the RBC Heritage, which begins today. The 2012 British Open champion has had several close calls at Harbour Town Golf Links, but brings plenty of confidence — and the satisfaction of watching Scott win his first major championship — into this year’s

tournament. Els earned his fourth career major at Royal Lytham & St. Anne’s this past July when Scott threw away a 4-stroke lead with four holes remaining. Els consoled Scott before hoisting the claret jug, then made sure the Australian didn’t let the collapse derail him from contending in future majors. “I’ve really made a point of getting on him a little bit and keeping him going forward,’’ Els said Wednesday. “We played a lot of golf and talked quite a bit. He really was motivated for it.’’ Scott rallied to the top of the leaderboard in Sunday’s final round, then defeated Angel Cabrera in a SEE HERITAGE, PAGE B3

EC’s McElveen inks with Gray Military Academy BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

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Ernie Els was happy to see Adam Scott win the Masters after earning the 2012 British Open Championship when Scott threw away a 4-stroke lead.

TURBEVILLE — When Joeshawn McElveen’s football career at East Clarendon High School came to an end earlier this school year, he wasn’t ready to quit football just yet. The only problem was no one was offering MCELVEEN McElveen the opportunity to continue to play football. So he went out and found his own opportunity. McElveen made contact with Gray Military Academy, a junior college in Columbia, and got

himself invited to some tryouts. On Tuesday, McElveen signed with Gray. “I just wasn’t ready to quit playing football,” said McElveen, who will play either defensive end or linebacker at Gray. “I just enjoyplaying the game too much to give it up right now.” “Joeshawn pretty much did this all on his own,” said EC head coach Dwayne Howell. “I gave him some names and numbers, but he made the contacts, got himself to the tryouts. He did this for himself.” With Gray, if McElveen takes care of SEE MCELVEEN, PAGE B4

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Barnes, Sumter top South 8-1 Charlie Barnes threw six innings of 1-hit baseball as Sumter High’s varsity baseball team beat South Florence 8-1 on Wednesday. Barnes allowed no runs on one hit and struck out 10 to pick up the victory. Offensively for the Gamecocks, Taylor McFaddin went 2-for-5 with a run batted in. River Soles went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Will Smith went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI and Jacob Watcher went 2-for-2 with an RBI. Sumter will host senior night at 6:30 p.m. tonight in a game that was moved up from Friday because of the threat of rain. CLARENDON HALL COLLETON PREP

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SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall evened its record at 3-3 in SCISA Region I-1A with a 3-2 victory over Colleton Prep on Tuesday at the CH field. Tilton McRae picked up the victory for the Saints, who are 6-7 overall. He pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball, allowing one hit while striking out one. Starting pitcher Mason Miles allowed two hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking one. McRae tripled to lead off the bottom of the sixth and scored the winning run on Wes Keller’s single. McRae was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and Dustin Way was 2-for-2 with a run batted in. On Monday in St. George, Clarendon Hall lost to Dorchester 5-2. Way had a hit and scored a run, Kevin Bennett had a double and an RBI and McRae a sacrifice fly to lead the Saints. MARLBORO ACADEMY ROBERT E. LEE

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Lakewood High School’s Ryan Taylor threw six innings of 6-hit baseball allowing no earned runs and striking out nine in a 2-1 loss to Marlboro County on Tuesday. Offensively for the Gators David Hayden went 1-for-2 with a walk, a double, two stolen bases and a run scored. Daquan Ingram went 1-for-3. VARSITY SOCCER SUMTER WEST FLORENCE

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AREA ROUNDUP and Cameron Caddy helped Sumter High School to a 1-0 victory over West Florence on Senior Night on Tuesday at the SHS field. Turner scored the only goal for the Gamecocks, who improved to 8-7 overall and 2-3 in Region VI-4A. Caddy had the shutout in goal with two saves. WILSON HALL FLORENCE CHRISTIAN

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Wilson Hall improved to 2-1 in SCISA Region II-3A with a 1-0 victory over Florence Christian on Tuesday at Patriot Park SportsPlex. Drake Shadwell scored the lone goal for the Barons, who are 9-5-1 overall, on an assist from Phillip Shuler. Matthew High had eight saves in goal to record the shutout. VARSITY GOLF WILSON HALL CARDINAL NEWMAN BEN LIPPEN

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The Wilson Hall Barons golf team finished the regular season unbeaten with a 20-0-1 record after winning a 3-team match on Wednesday. Wilson Hall shot a team-low 167 while Cardinal Newman came in second with a 172 and Ben Lippen shot a 173. Wilson Hall’s Christian Salzer was the match medalist, shooting a low of 35. Other scores for the Barons included Sharp Turner (41), Easton Ward (45) and Grier Schwartz (46). The Barons will compete in the state golf tournament which begins Monday at Myrtle Beach. SUMTER FINISHES 22ND

BLYTHEWOOD — Sumter High School finished 22th in the 27-team Bengal Invitational held on Monday and Tuesday at Columbia Country Club. The Gamecocks had a 36-hole score of 655 in the tournament won by Boiling Springs with a 581. SHS shot a 321 in the first round on Monday and 334 in Tuesday’s final round. In the opening round, John Keffer led Sumter with a 79. Dixon Flowers shot an 80 while Charlie Dallery and Daniel Spencer both shot an 81. Spencer led the way on Tuesday with a 75. Keffer shot a 78, Flowers an 82 and Drake Morte a 99. JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL COLLETON PREP 2 CLARENDON HALL 0

SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall fell to 4-6 on the season with a 2-0, 8-inning loss to Colleton

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COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall improved to 12-1 on the season with an 11-1 victory in five innings over Heathwood Hall on Wednesday at the Highlanders Field. Wilson Hall’s Dawson Price pitched four innings and struck out four while Drew Talley threw an inning and struck out a batter. Offensively for the JV Barons, John Ballard and Hampton Row each had two hits apiece. Ballard, Edward McMillian and Price each doubled in the victory. WH will host rival LMA on Friday for their season finale. JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER SUMTER WEST FLORENCE

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FLORENCE — Sumter High School remained undefeated on the season with a 2-0 victory over West Florence on Tuesday at the WF field. Owen Brooks scored the first goal for the Gamecocks, who improved to 9-0, off an assist coming from Richie Cotton. Oscar Martinez-Cruz scored the other goal on a penalty kick. Ryan Missildine picked up the save in goal. WILSON HALL THOMAS SUMTER

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DALZELL — The Wilson Hall junior varsity soccer team defeated Thomas Sumter Academy 2-0 on Wednesday at the Generals Field. Connor McAlister and Layton Creech each scored a goal while Mary Kate Shaffer assisted Creech’s goal. James Munford had three saves in the victory for the JV Barons. WH will host Covenant Central at 4 p.m. on Friday at Patriot Park. GIRLS JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL LAKEWOOD 16 MARLBORO COUNTY 3

BENNETTSVILLE — Lakewood High School improved to 9-6 on the season with a 16-3 victory over Marlboro County on Tuesday at the Marlboro field. Haley Courtney and Kaitlin Barwick each pitched two innings in the Lady Gators’ victory. Marlee Anderson, Breanna Bell and Katelyn McPhail combined to go 10-for-10 and score 10 runs.

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Francoeur, Royals snap Braves’ streak ATLANTA — Wade Davis pitched 5-hit ball for seven innings, Jeff Francoeur had an RBI single and the Kansas City Royals stopped Atlanta’s 10-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory Wednesday. Davis (2-0) didn’t walk anyone and struck out seven, and the Braves couldn’t get a runner past first base until Jason Heyward’s 2-out double in the sixth. PIRATES CARDINALS

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PITTSBURGH — A.J. Burnett took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, pitching the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. REDS PHILLIES

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CINCINNATI — Jay Bruce hits a pair of bases-loaded singles that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a couple of wins, 1-0 over the Philadelphia Phillies in the conclusion of a suspended game and 11-2 in the later one.

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MIAMI — Ross Detwiler departed with a lead, and this time the bullpen held on as Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-1. AMERICAN LEAGUE ATHLETICS ASTROS

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Bartolo Colon pitched six crisp innings, Josh Reddick doubled in two runs during a 6-run first and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 7-5. RAYS ORIOLES

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BALTIMORE — Kelly Johnson and Shelley Duncan homered, James Loney had three RBI and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2. From wire reports

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TV, RADIO TODAY 9 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Open de Espana First Round from Valencia, Spain (GOLF). 1 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: San Francisco at Milwaukee or Texas at Chicago Cubs (MLB NETWORK). 2:10 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Texas at Chicago Cubs (WGN). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: The Heritage First Round from Hilton Head Island (GOLF). 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Craftsman Truck Series SFP 250 Practice from Kansas City, Kan. (SPEED). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXYAM 1240). 6:30 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: Lotte Championship Second Round from Oahu, Hawaii (GOLF). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Philadelphia (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Pittsburgh (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. -- College Baseball: Auburn at Mississippi State (ESPNU). 7:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: New Jersey at Philadelphia (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Carolina at Winnipeg (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. -- NFL Football: NFL Schedule Release Show (NFL NETWORK). 10 p.m. -- College Softball: UCLA at Arizona (ESPN2).

MLB STANDINGS American League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 9 4 .692 – New York 7 5 .583 11/2 Baltimore 7 6 .538 2 Toronto 6 8 .429 31/2 Tampa Bay 4 9 .308 5 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 8 5 .615 – Kansas City 8 6 .571 1/2 Minnesota 6 7 .462 2 Chicago 6 8 .429 21/2 Cleveland 5 7 .417 21/2 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 12 4 .750 – Texas 9 5 .643 2 Seattle 6 9 .400 51/2 Los Angeles 4 10 .286 7 Houston 4 11 .267 71/2 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Arizona 2 Boston 7, Cleveland 2 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 4 Chicago White Sox 4, Toronto 3 Atlanta 6, Kansas City 3 Texas 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Minnesota 8, L.A. Angels 6 Oakland 4, Houston 3 Detroit 6, Seattle 2 Wednesday’s Games Kansas City 1, Atlanta 0 Oakland 7, Houston 5 Arizona at N.Y. Yankees, late Boston at Cleveland, late Tampa Bay at Baltimore, late Chicago White Sox at Toronto, late Texas at Chicago, ppd., rain L.A. Angels at Minnesota, late Detroit at Seattle, late Today’s Games Texas (Ogando 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 1-2), 2:20 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 2-1) at Seattle (Iwakuma 2-0), 3:40 p.m. Arizona (Corbin 2-0) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 0-2), 7:05 p.m. Boston (Lester 2-0) at Cleveland (McAllister 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Price 0-1) at Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 1-1) at Toronto (Dickey 1-2), 7:07 p.m. Friday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Kansas City at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Cleveland at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. National League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 12 2 .857 – Washington 8 6 .571 4 New York 7 6 .538 41/2 Philadelphia 6 8 .429 6 Miami 3 11 .214 9 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 8 5 .615 – Cincinnati 7 7 .500 11/2 Pittsburgh 6 7 .462 2 Milwaukee 4 8 .333 31/2 Chicago 4 9 .308 4 West Division W L Pct GB Colorado 10 4 .714 – San Francisco 9 5 .643 1 Arizona 8 5 .615 11/2 Los Angeles 7 7 .500 3 San Diego 4 10 .286 6 Tuesday’s Games Colorado 8, N.Y. Mets 4, 1st game N.Y. Yankees 4, Arizona 2 St. Louis at Pittsburgh, ppd., rain Atlanta 6, Kansas City 3 Philadelphia at Cincinnati, susp. Miami 8, Washington 2 Texas 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Milwaukee 10, San Francisco 8 Colorado 9, N.Y. Mets 8, 10 innings, 2nd game San Diego 9, L.A. Dodgers 2 Wednesday’s Games Kansas City 1, Atlanta 0 Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 0, comp. of susp. game Arizona at N.Y. Yankees, late St. Louis at Pittsburgh, late Philadelphia at Cincinnati, late Washington at Miami, late Texas at Chicago, ppd., rain San Francisco at Milwaukee, late N.Y. Mets at Colorado, ppd., snow San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, late Today’s Games San Francisco (M.Cain 0-1) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Texas (Ogando 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 1-2), 2:20 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-0) at Colorado (Garland 1-0), 3:10 p.m. Arizona (Corbin 2-0) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 0-2), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Locke 1-1), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 2-1) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-2), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Fernandez 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. St. Louis at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

y-New York x-Brooklyn x-Boston Philadelphia Toronto z-Miami x-Atlanta Washington Charlotte Orlando

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 53 28 .654 48 33 .593 41 39 .513 33 48 .407 33 48 .407 Southeast Division W L Pct 65 16 .802 44 37 .543 29 52 .358 20 61 .247 20 61 .247 Central Division W L Pct

GB – 5 111/2 20 20 GB – 21 36 45 45 GB

y-Indiana x-Chicago x-Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland

49 31 .613 44 37 .543 37 44 .457 29 52 .358 24 57 .296 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct y-San Antonio 58 23 .716 x-Memphis 55 26 .679 x-Houston 45 36 .556 Dallas 40 41 .494 New Orleans 27 54 .333 Northwest Division W L Pct z-Oklahoma City 60 21 .741 x-Denver 56 25 .691 Utah 43 38 .531 Portland 33 48 .407 Minnesota 30 51 .370 Pacific Division W L Pct y-L.A. Clippers 55 26 .679 x-Golden State 46 35 .568 L.A. Lakers 44 37 .543 Sacramento 28 53 .346 Phoenix 25 56 .309 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Tuesday’s Games Toronto 113, Atlanta 96 Indiana at Boston, Cancelled L.A. Clippers 93, Portland 77 Wednesday’s Games Phoenix at Denver, late New Orleans at Dallas, late Washington at Chicago, late Utah at Memphis, late Minnesota at San Antonio, late Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, late Atlanta at New York, late Detroit at Brooklyn, late Cleveland at Charlotte, late Boston at Toronto, late Orlando at Miami, late Philadelphia at Indiana, late Houston at L.A. Lakers, late Golden State at Portland, late L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, late

– 51/2 121/2 201/2 251/2 GB – 3 13 18 31 GB – 4 17 27 30 GB – 9 11 27 30

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Pittsburgh 42 32 10 0 64 141 102 N.Y. Islanders 43 22 16 5 49 124 124 N.Y. Rangers 42 21 17 4 46 102 100 Philadelphia 43 19 21 3 41 119 131 New Jersey 42 15 17 10 40 96 115 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Montreal 42 26 11 5 57 131 107 Boston 41 26 11 4 56 116 91 Toronto 43 24 14 5 53 131 118 Ottawa 42 22 14 6 50 104 91 Buffalo 43 18 19 6 42 111 128 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 43 24 17 2 50 134 119 Winnipeg 43 22 19 2 46 113 126 Tampa Bay 43 17 22 4 38 136 135 Carolina 42 17 23 2 36 109 134 Florida 42 13 23 6 32 101 147 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Chicago 42 33 5 4 70 139 87 St. Louis 42 24 16 2 50 112 105 Detroit 42 20 15 7 47 106 107 Columbus 43 20 16 7 47 106 110 Nashville 44 15 21 8 38 100 123 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 43 24 12 7 55 118 104 Minnesota 43 24 16 3 51 114 109 Edmonton 42 16 19 7 39 106 120 Calgary 42 16 22 4 36 113 145 Colorado 43 14 22 7 35 103 135 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Anaheim 42 27 10 5 59 125 105 Los Angeles 43 24 14 5 53 122 107 San Jose 43 23 13 7 53 109 104 Dallas 42 21 18 3 45 118 126 Phoenix 42 18 17 7 43 110 114 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Tuesday’s Games Winnipeg 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO St. Louis 2, Vancouver 1, SO San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2, SO N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 2 Washington 5, Toronto 1 Ottawa 3, Carolina 2 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Minnesota 5, Edmonton 3 Wednesday’s Games Montreal at Pittsburgh, late Buffalo at Boston, late Detroit at Calgary, late Columbus at Anaheim, late Today’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7 p.m. Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Phoenix at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Edmonton at Colorado, 9 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary, 9 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB_Suspended Boston RHP Gerson Bautista (DSL-Red Sox) 50 games after testing positive for Metabolites of Stanozolol and Boston LHP Miguel Pena (Carolina) 50 games after a second positive test for a drug of abuse under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX_Recalled OF Jordan Danks from Charlotte (IL). Optioned RHP Deunte Heath to Charlotte. Placed LHP Charlie Leesman on waivers for the purpose of granting his unconditional release. CLEVELAND INDIANS_Placed OF Michael Bourn on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Corey Kluber from Columbus (IL). MINNESOTA TWINS_Placed OF Darin Mastroianni on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Oswaldo Arcia from Rochester (IL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES_Signed F Donte Greene and F-C Willie Reed to multiyear contracts. NEW YORK KNICKS_Announced the retirement of F Rasheed Wallace. Signed C Earl Barron for the remainder of the season. FOOTBALL National Football League GREEN BAY PACKERS_Signed LB Clay Matthews to a fiveyear contract extension. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS_Signed CB Antoine Winfield. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL_Suspended Montreal F Ryan White five games for a check to the head of Philadelphia D Kent Huskins during an April 15 game. MOTORSPORTS NASCAR_Suspended seven members of Penske Racing for bringing unapproved parts to Texas Motor Speedway on the cars of Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano last weekend. Suspended Keselowski’s crew chief Paul Wolfe, car chief Jerry Kelley, team engineer Brian Wilson and Penske competition director Travis Geisler for the next six points races, including the non-points Sprint All-Star race, and fined Wolfe $100,000. Suspended Logano’s crew chief Todd Gordon, car chief Raymond Fox and team engineer Samuel Stanley for the next six points races, and fined Gordon $100,000. Fined Martin Truex Jr. and owner Michael Waltrip six championship points, and crew chief Chad Johnston $25,000 for having a front end that was too low.

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Snedeker: High level of competition at Heritage BY CHRIS COX AND STEPHEN FASTENAU Hilton Head Island Packett HILTON HEAD ISLAND — Brandt Snedeker has seen the level of competition in the RBC Heritage grow every year. It makes little difference that it follows up such an intense week at the Masters. The numbers back it up, as 14 of the top 30 golfers in the Official World Golf Ranking will make their way to Harbour Town Golf Links, including three in the top 10. The fifth-ranked Snedeker highlights the field. “ ... the golf course is fantastic. Guys love it,” Snedeker said. “It’s a golf course that we don’t see very often on Tour. It’s not a long golf course. You have to play your ball off the tee, and you have to think your way around this golf course. And I think guys are seeing that, enjoying that on Tour.” The level of competition should make for an exciting final round on Sunday, Snedeker believes. Luke Donald, ranked No. 6, and ninthranked Matt Kuchar also highlight this year’s impressive field. “ ... You’re going to have a world class leaderboard on Sunday,” Snedeker said. “That’s the way it’s going to

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Heritage Classic Foundation’s Scott Richardson, front left, speaks on Monday after presenting 2012 RBC Heritage champion Carl Pettersson, front right, with his tartan jacket during opening ceremonies for this year’s tournament in Hilton Head Island.

be. Those guys seem to find a way to work their way to the top of the leaderboard. All those guys in the top 30 are going to have a chance on Thursday. It should be a fun afternoon.” NISBET HOPES FOR PROFITABLE RETURN

Daniel Nisbet pulled the TaylorMade tour bag from

HERITAGE from Page B1 playoff to become Australia’s first Masters champion. It was a different sort of conversation the two shared after this major. “Yeah, we had quite a few beers, both of us, when we spoke to each other,’’ said Els, smiling. “He’s very delighted, I can promise you, that he got a green jacket and I was delighted for him.’’ The RBC Heritage features 14 of the world’s top 29 golfers in a week that’s typically a chance for the game’s best to grab a breather before the run-up to the U.S. Open. Several, including Scott and world No. 1 Tiger Woods, are doing just that. But there’s lots of star power and talented golfers at Harbour Town. Brandt Snedeker, the 2011 champion here who shared the 54-hole lead a week ago, is the world’s highest-ranked player at No. 5. Luke Donald (No. 6), Matt Kuchar (No. 9) are others from the top 10 playing here. Defending U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, ranked 20th joins Els as current major winners here. Jason Day, third at the Masters, was encouraged by another strong showing

BUSCH from Page B1 (Kansas) a lot like Michigan. That’s a place where I struggled for a long time, but we finally were able to break through there for a win two years ago.’’ In years past, Busch has dreaded going to Kansas. Not this year. A year after grabbing just one win across all three NASCAR national series, Busch is red hot again. He’s got two wins in Cup and has won four of the six Nationwide races. He’s also got five top-five finishes in both series. Running well cures all driver ailments, so Busch’s mood is obviously considerably better of late. But team owner Joe Gibbs said Busch’s maturity has been better for quite some time. “I think back to last year at the end of the year, Kyle probably had some of the most bitter disappointments, I think, that’s happened to us in 22 years,’’ Gibbs said. “We missed the Chase. We had Watkins Glen won, go to the last lap and get in somebody else’s oil. We had some issues mechanically during the year that cost us. “I think last year at the end of the year, Kyle really handled all of those things about as good as you could handle them. I think it showed real maturity, and I think that kind of set the course for this year.’’

his courtesy BMW sedan in the parking lot at Harbour Town Golf Links, on his way to a nearby equipment trailer. The 2012 Players Amateur champion, whose win landed him in the field this week, struck a different figure than the 21-year-old Australian

at Augusta National and by his countryman’s victory. Day tied for second with Scott at the 2011 Masters and the two exchanged texts in the midst of Scott’s demanding post-Masters media whirlwind. Scott told Day he understood the disappointment at coming close again, yet appreciated the class Day showed in defeat. “And I texted him back and said, ‘I’m glad it was you to be the first. It goes down in history forever, mate,’’’ Day recalled. Day said Harbour Town’s layout fits his game and hopes to take advantage of the work he SCOTT put in getting ready for the Masters. Snedeker, who famously cried after coming close at the Masters in 2008, found himself resolved to keep improving after this defeat. He had his first over-par round of the tournament with a 75 on Sunday and tied for sixth, five strokes out of the playoff. “I think this one is easier because I know I’m going to be back,’’ he said. Still, Snedeker had trouble sleeping Sunday night and didn’t go searching TV or the Internet for accounts of what happened. “I definitely didn’t seek out The Golf Channel,’’ he said. He believes Harbour Town’s narrow

NO SOPHMORE SLUMP

With so many questions about a potential “sophomore slump,’’ Courtney Force couldn’t help but worry about this season. “It was getting in my head after doing all these interviews, everyone is going, ‘Going into your second year, you think you’re going to have a sophomore slump?’’’ she said. “Wait, I didn’t know about that. I hope not.’’ So far, so good for Force, who heads into this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord leading the Funny Car standings. She won the seasonopener at Pomona and used a runnerup finish two weeks ago in Las Vegas to move to the top of the standings. AN OPEN LETTER

With the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Pro/Celebrity Race part of the IndyCar weekend, Target Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon took it upon themselves to offer this year’s field some “unsolicited’’ advice. Although the field includes defending race winner Adam Carolla, celebrities Wanda Sykes, Michelle Rodriguez, Jesse Metcalfe, Jenna Elfman and Rutledge Wood might want to pay attention to the words offered by the drivers with six combined IndyCar championships between them. “Think you can just put on a fire suit and slide into a race car for 10 adrenaline-pumping laps just like

who carried his own standbag while winning at Berkeley Hall last July. Nisbet has since turned professional. He played well in the opening round of PGA Tour qualifying school but ultimatley did not earn his tour card. The RBC Heritage is his first event this year in the United States. He plans to try Monday qualifying for Web. com Tour events and play the developmental eGolf Tour. “Hopefully I can make a few cuts over here this year and might not have to go back to Q-School,” Nisbet said. “Who knows?” Nisbet, a long hitter who overpowered Berkeley Hall’s South Course en route to victory over Alabama’s Bobby Wyatt, said he would have to take a different approach this week at Harbour Town Golf Links. He played in the pro-am Monday, played a practice round Tuesday and was able to get a feel for the course this past weekend. “This week’s going to be about keeping it in play and trying to make as many birdies on the greens,” Nisbet said. “It’s not length off the tee that will give you birdies this week.”

fairways and postage-stamp sized greens could be the perfect pick-me-up after Augusta National. “Obviously, the drive down is a big relief after last week,’’ Snedeker said. “The breath of fresh air after the stress.’’ Els will be in the spotlight this week. On Friday, tournament organizers will team with “Els for Autism’’on a number of initiatives to raise awareness of autism, highlight the importance of early detection and raise funds to help build the Els Center of Excellence which will serve people on the autism spectrum from ages 3-21. Els’ 10-year-old son was diagnosed with autism. “It’s something we want to do,’’ Els said of the center. “It will keep finding its legs as we go along.’’ Els was proud Scott didn’t break after the British Open loss. The two played several practice rounds at Augusta National and Els was impressed with Scott’s focus. “He definitely was striking the ball really well,’’ Els said. “He was in a very nice, loose mood.’’ That proved out last week with Scott’s satisfying triumph. Snedeker hopes his latest close call will lead to a major, overcoming obstacles like Scott did. “If I keep banging on that door, it’s going to happen,’’ Snedeker said. “I know it is.’’

that? Not so fast,’’ they wrote. “Most of you haven’t logged time in the seat of an Indy car going 230 mph, so we’ve come up with a few pointers to get you race-ready. Except you, Rodriguez — we were pretty impressed by your skills in “The Fast and the Furious.’’ Feel free to skip this. The rest of you, read every word.’’ Among the recommendations: • Wear comfortable, casual clothes under your driving suit. Heels (yes, even sneaker wedges) would be tricky; we say go with closed-toe shoes. • Do some leg presses. And by some, we mean a lot. Braking and steering a race car — the two biggest sustained

TEE TIMES Today First Tee (equals)

7:10 a.m. — Bud Cauley, Greg Chalmers, Brendon de Jonge. 7:20 a.m. — Luke Guthrie, David Mathis, Jamie Donaldson. 7:30 a.m. — Bob Estes, Kevin Stadler, Darron Stiles. 7:40 a.m. — Ben Crane, Stuart Appleby, Stephen Ames. 7:50 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Bill Haas, K.J. Choi. 8 a.m. — Michael Thompson, Brian Gay, Stewart Cink. 8:10 a.m. — Scott Stallings, Ted Potter Jr., Sean O’Hair. 8:20 a.m. — Troy Matteson, Chris Stroud, Roberto Castro. 8:30 a.m. — Charlie Wi, Greg Owen, Kevin Chappell. 8:40 a.m. — Brian Davis, John Mallinger, Daniel Summerhays. 8:50 a.m. — Cameron Percy, Luke List, Daniel Nisbet. 9 a.m. — Casey Wittenberg, Morgan Hoffmann, Henrick Norlander. 11:50 a.m. — Ken Duke, Ricky Barnes, Brian Stuard. 12 p.m. — Graham DeLaet, David Hearn, Richard Sterne. 12:10 p.m. — John Daly, James Driscoll, Patrick Reed. 12:20 p.m. — Kyle Stanley, Gary Woodland, Rory Sabbatini. 12:30 p.m. — Matt Kuchar, Ernie Els, Jason Dufner. 12:40 p.m. — Luke Donald, Graeme McDowell, Tim Clark. 12:50 p.m. — Jonas Blixt, Michael Bradley, Justin Leonard. 1 p.m. — Charley Hoffman, Tag Ridings, Matt Every. 1:10 p.m. — Tim Herron, Matt Jones, Richard H. Lee. 1:20 p.m. — Chez Reavie, Charles Howell III, David Lingmerth. 1:30 p.m. — Erik Compton, Justin Bolli, Jin Park. 1:40 p.m. — Ben Kohles, Shawn Stefani, Alistair Presnell.

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7:10 a.m. — Bo Van Pelt, Hunter Haas, Scott Langley. 7:20 a.m. — John Rollins, Pat Perez, Justin Hicks. 7:30 a.m. — Jeff Maggert, Josh Teater, Brian Harman. 7:40 a.m. — Bryce Molder, Lucas Glover, Trevor Immelman. 7:50 a.m. — Brandt Snedeker, Carl Pettersson, Jim Furyk. 8 a.m. — Marc Leishman, Webb Simpson, Jason Day. 8:10 a.m. — Tommy Gainey, Jerry Kelly, Robert Allenby. 8:20 a.m. — Glen Day, Colt Knost, Sang-Moon Bae. 8:30 a.m. — Jason Bohn, Camilo Villegas, Jesper Parnevik. 8:40 a.m. — Ryan Palmer, Chad Campbell, Nicolas Colsaerts. 8:50 a.m. — Robert Streb, Scott Gardiner, Lee Williams. 9 a.m — Doug LaBelle II, Fabian Gomez, Matt Bova. 11:50 a.m. — William McGirt, Jason Kokrack, Will Claxton. 12 p.m. — Robert Garrigus, Steve Marino, Joey Snyder III. 12:10 p.m. — Dicky Pride, Brandt Jobe, James Hahn. 12:20 p.m. — Johnson Wagner, Aaron Baddeley, Vijay Singh. 12:30 p.m. — Scott Brown, Russell Henley, Martin Kaymer. 12:40 p.m. — Kevin Streelman, Hunter Mahan, Chris Kirk. 12:50 p.m. — Mark Wilson, Jonathan Byrd, Scott Verplank. 1 p.m. — Billy Horschel, Seung-Yul Noh, David Lynn. 1:10 p.m. — Peter Hanson, Jeff Klauk, Ryo Ishikawa. 1:20 p.m. — Boo Weekley, Nicholas Thompson, Harris English. 1:30 p.m. — Ross Fisher, Brad Fritsch, Jordan Spieth. 1:40 p.m. — Steven Bowditch, Steve LeBrun, D.H. Lee.

functions during a race — is like doing leg reps while a hyper Rottweiler plays tug-of-war with your pant leg. You have to keep up the workout despite the crazy turbulence. • Practice your breathing. When you’re experiencing high g-forces, it can be really hard to breathe. It’s a total-body workout, both mentally and physically. • Enjoy your time in the driver’s seat, but don’t overdo it! Stay safe and have fun. • If you win, just go ahead and pour the whole bottle of milk right over your head. Feels phenomenal, looks really cool.

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CHARLES M. DENNIS Charles Markell Dennis, 24, departed this earthly life on Saturday, April 13, 2013, in Sumter County. Born Dec. 30, 1988, in Sumter County, a son of Herbert Jr. and DENNIS Christina Williams Dennis. Charles’ educational journey started at Sumter County School District 2 and Richland School District 2. He was a graduate of Crest-

wood High School Class of 2007. At an early age, Charles became very active at Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church. Charles was a soft-spoken, quiet person with a big heart. He loved fishing, shooting pool and playing baseball, for which he received many trophies. He leaves to cherish his memories: his loving parents; three brothers, Laquincy, Herbert III and Terrell; two sisters, Gloria (Delmar) Carter and Latroya Sadler; grandmother, Gertrude

Dennis; one uncle, James (Patricia) Williams; his godfather, Sam Belin; godparents, Tommy and Susie Miller; grandaunts, Rosa Lee Cousar and Louise Herrington; granduncles, Eddie Dennis and Leroy (Beulah) Dennis; five nephews, Markell, Laquincy Jr., Daquan, Shamari and Dervin; two nieces, Tierra and Azchenae; a grandniece, Kyra; godsisters, Katrina Alston, Knaja Miller, Ollaysia Williams, Tavonna Imani Robinson and Kiera Choice; godbroth-

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ers, Dr. Eric Belin, Chris Belin and Gary Miller; his Chester, Pa., family; and a host of other relatives and special friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Charles (Coon) and Sarah (Meter) Williams; his paternal grandparents, Deacon Herbert Dennis Sr. and Eliza Dennis; and his godmother, Inez S. Belin. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rem-

bert, with the Rev. Anthony L. Taylor Sr., pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Heyward Hinton and Minister Glenda Miller. The family will receive friends at the family home, 3305 Spencer Road, Rembert. The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. The funeral procession will leave at 1:20 p.m. from the family home. Floral bearers will be cousins, godsisters and friends.

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley has received a three-year contract extension and a raise after leading the Gamecocks to a second straight NCAA tournament appearance. The school’s Board of Trustees approved a deal that ties Staley to the Gamecocks through 2019. She will receive an increase of $125,000 for a total salary package of $850,000. Her compensation will be increased by $25,000 each year after through the contract’s end. STALEY Staley finished her fifth season at South Carolina. The team finished 25-8 and won a school record 11 games in Southeastern Conference play this past year. The Gamecocks fell in the NCAA tournament’s second round to Kansas. They reached the round of 16 in 2012. Earlier this month, Staley was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. NASCAR PUNISHES PENSKE DRIVERS FOR TEXAS MISSTEPS

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to fourth in the Cup standings and Logano from ninth 14th. Keselowski crew chief Paul Wolfe and Logano crew chief Todd Gordon were each fined $100,000 and placed on probation for the rest of the calendar year. Also suspended for the next six championship points races were Travis Geisler, who serves as team manager for both cars, along with the individual car chiefs and team engineers of both the Nos. 2 and 22 cars. DALZELL POST 175 MEETING SET

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BARONS from Page B1 year, said the biggest reason for the team’s success is simply practice. “Every week we improve and we’re getting better,” Davis said. “The majority of our people play singles, and we play doubles, but we practice singles more than we practice doubles.” McCord said the success hasn’t been too much of a surprise to him. “I guess I’m surprised a little bit that they’re as young overall as they are on average, I would say,” McCord said. “These guys do a great job of handling themselves, even when they get in really tough situations.” The Barons finished last year at 10-3 and lost in the state quarterfinals. They have four more matches remaining this season, but no matter whatever happens from here on out, both McCord and the team are looking forward to what the future holds. “Since all the top six have a minimum of two years, this group has a chance to really challenge for the big prize (a state championship) before

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Wilson Hall No. 3 singles player Tradd Stover returns a serve during Wednesday’s 8-1 victory over Cardinal Newman at Palmetto Tennis Center. Stover beat Thomas Liebenow 6-0, 6-1.

they graduate,” McCord said. “Again, that’s a long ways away and a lot of hours of tennis, but it’s conceivable that they could get to that point.” Wilson Hall swept the singles

McELVEEN from Page B1 his academics in his first semester, he can transfer to an NCAA Division II or III school after that first semester. However, he plans to try and play for an FBS or FCS school, he will have to remain at Gray for two years. McElveen had also made contact with Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College, but he said Gray felt like the right fit for him. “The staff (at Gray), I really liked them,” McElveen said. “They’re good, and the way they want me to be playing is more along with my game.” McElveen started for Howell for three years,

Pallbearers will be cousins and friends. Burial will be in the Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Churchyard cemetery, Rembert. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

playing several different positions. This past season he played inside linebacker in EC’s 3-4

scheme. He moved to the position out of necessity due to injuries, but did a good job, according to Howell. “He does a good job of getting to and filling the

against Cardinal Newman and won two of the three doubles matches. Wilson Hall will travel to take on Heathwood Hall today at 4 p.m. at the Cayce Tennis Center.

hole,” Howell said. “He was our leading tackler.” McElveen had 55 solo tackles and 13 assists. He also had eight tackles for loss and recovered three fumbles.

SMITH from Page B1 when asked to explain the reason for his success. “I’m not trying to blow it by people like I used to. I try to locate it and get them (the batters) to get themselves out early in the count. My slider is also working pretty good, and I’m expanding the zone with it when I need to.” The 6-foot-3-inch Smith has done some relief work throughout his career with Sumter High School, the Sumter American Legion P-15’s and USC Sumter, but he is handling coming out of the bullpen in his usual easy-going manner. “I am missing starting a little bit, instead coming out of the bullpen every single day,” he said. “When you get down to it though, it’s really not that much different.” Smith said he’s been told he’s being brought out of the bullpen in order to get more work pitching in games as opposed to starting a game once every five or six days. “They want to give me more opportunities to work on developing my pitches,” said Smith, who is trying to add a changeup to his fastball/slider combo. However, Smith did say that Hickory manager Corey Ragsdale has suggested that he might get some starts in the next few weeks. After being drafted by Texas, he was placed with the organization’s entry in the Arizona Rookie League. He pitched in just one game, giving up two runs in two-thirds of an inning before being sidelined with a strained oblique muscle. However, the Rangers thought enough of Smith to bring him back to Arizona for the fall instructional league and then invited him along with 13 other organization pitchers for a week of work just before the start of spring training. “Oh, yeah, definitely,” was Smith’s response when asked if the invitations meant Texas had high hopes for him.

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WILLIE J. CHATMAN Willie Jermaine Chatman was born March 18, 1978, to Willie Lee Wilson and Evelyn Marie Chatman. He departed this life on April 12, 2013. He was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. He had a passion for making people laugh. “Pee Wee,� as he was affectionately known, impacted everyone’s life he came in contact with, especially his family. He enjoyed rap music and will always be remembered for his musical talents. He leaves to cherish his memory: his parents, Willie Lee Wilson and Evelyn Marie Chatman; his two sons, Jaquell Chatman and Javin Chatman of Sumter; his three daughters, Javiya Chatman of Columbia, Jada Benjamin and Jasani Chatman of Sumter; two brothers, Deron Quintees Chatman and Gregory Antonio Bennett of Sumter; two sisters, Kyana Coleman and Shalea Wilson of Sumter; a stepmother, Audrey Shannon-Wilson of Sumter; a grandmother, Wilhelmenia Dargan of Sumter; grandfather, William Chatman Sr. of Sumter; godmother, Linda Wilson of Sumter; five uncles, William Chatman Jr. of Afghanistan, and Glenndell Chatman, Robert Anthony Chatman, Michael Fitzfgerald Chatman and Maxie Wilson Jr., all of Sumter; 12 aunts, Brenda Dawson of Atlanta, Janice Denise Chatman, Diana (Edward) Dinkins, Linda (Edward) Wilson, Valencia Heyward, Michelle Denise Dargan, Cynthia Dargan and Christa (John) Clark, all of Sumter, Jennie Shaw of Pennsylvania, Chameka McLeod of Bishopville, Brenda McDonald and Joyce Renee Dean of Sumter; two stepbrothers; one stepsister; and a host of other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Chatman will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Salem Chapel and Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave.,

Sumter, with Pastor Telley Lynnette Gadson officiating. Interment will follow in Bradford Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at 418 Robney Drive, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www. jobsmortuary.net.

REYSHAUN S. HOLMES Reyshaun Sherrod Holmes was born on Oct. 17, 1988, to Ronnie Holmes and Janice Chatman. He departed this life on April 12, 2013. Reyshaun, affectionately known as “Shaun-G,â€? attended the public schools of Sumter County and Central Carolina Technical College. Reyshaun was known to many and loved by all. He was a kind and gentle person who never had a negative thing to say about anyone. He will truly be missed. He leaves to cherish his memory: his parents, Ronnie Holmes and Janice Chatman; a son, Ja’Kaiden Ja’Shaun Davis of Sumter; his fiancĂŠe, Brittany Davis of Sumter; three sisters, Rondoshia Holmes of Charleston, Le’Deshia Dinkins of Sumter and Asha Barno of Virginia; two brothers, Rondell McFadden of Columbia and Regginald Durant of Sumter; seven uncles, Joseph Holmes, Earl (Grace) Holmes, Glen Chatman, Michael Chatman and Robert (Sharon) Chatman, all of Sumter, Chief Warrant Officer 3 William Chatman Jr. of Afghanistan and James Shotwell of Charleston; six aunts, Evelyn Chatman, Percilla Holmes and Sarah (David) Smith of Sumter, Brenda Dawson of Atlanta, Felecia Heyward of Columbia and Donna Peoples of Annandale, Va.; his grandfather, William Chatman Sr. of Sumter; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Holmes will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Friday for viewing until the hour

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KATHY C. JOHNSON BISHOPVILLE — Memorial services for Kathy Compton Johnson, age 43, who died April 13, 2013, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Norton Funeral Home. HERBERT DAVIS Deacon Herbert Davis, 78, was removed from our presence on April 8, 2013, to be with his Lord and Savior at Coral Gables Hospital, Coral Gables, Fla. Born Feb. 16, 1935, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Hazel and Inez Davis. His early education and religious experiences began during his childhood in Sumter. Later, he moved to Miami, Fla., where his life’s journey continued. For 30 years, he was a dedicated and diligent worker at the Riviera Country Club. Herbert, a God-fearing man, joined in fellowship with Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a faithful and dedicated member. He proved himself worthy and was ordained as a deacon. A gentleman filled with love, he showered those in need and would help you if he could. Sustaining their loss but cherishing precious memories are his wife, Julia CampbellDavis; his children; grandchildren; greatgrandchildren; his brother, Frank Davis Sr. of Sumter; sister, Elizabeth Davis of Sumter; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 12, at Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, Coconut Grove, Fla. The

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PHENIS BROCKINGTON Jr. Phenis Brockington Jr., 65, husband of Hattie Brockington, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at his residence in Sumter. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Phenis Brockington Sr. and Parnice Dunham Brockington Wiley. The family will receive friends at the home, 918 Fulton St., Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter. VERENSHA MACK JOE MANNING — Verensha Mack Joe, 80, widow of Mackie Joe, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Windsor Manor Nursing Home, Summerton. She was born March 31, 1933, in Manning, a daughter of the late Louis Mack and Carrie Miller Joye. The family is receiving friends at the home of her cousin, Mary Lou Pritchett, 606 W. Huggins St., Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. JOSEPH DINGLE Sr. WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — 1st Sgt. Joseph Dingle Sr., 62, husband of Marie Sweat Dingle, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins. He was born Nov. 18, 1950, in Manning, a son of the late Earnest and Edith Robinson Dingle. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Elma and Paul Blackwell, 1106 Howell St., Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

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St., Sumter, with the Rev. Emmanuel Davis officiating. Interment will follow in St. Peters AME Church cemetery, Mayesville. The family will receive friends at the residence, 1065 U.S. 76 West, Lynchburg, SC 29080. Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. Online memorials may be made to www. palmermemorialchapel.com.

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Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, etc or almost anything of value Call 983-5364

SAVE on Cable TV-internet-digital phone-satellite. you've got a choice! Options from ALL major service providers. Callus to learn more! CALL Today. 866-396-9751. Kenmore Gas Grill 4-burner, plus side and back burner. "BOX" in excellent shape, but need handy-man touch. Cost $550-Price $50. Call 803-469-3992

Painting Int/Ext Painting, Pressure washing. 30 yrs exp. Ref. Quality work/free est. Call Bennie 468-7592

For Sale- Like New, Black and Decker Electric Edger. Asking $80.00, 778-5430 or 803-236-9273

Robert's Metal Roofing 29 years exp. 18 colors & 45 year warranty. Call 803-837-1549. Mill Creek Roofing Specializing in Metal & Shingled roofing. Attention to quality and detail. 10 yrs warranty on labor. 28+ yrs in roofing experience. Lic and insured. Free est. Call 803-747-8389 All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

Tree Service NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal , trimming & stump grinding. Lic & Ins.

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New Massage table. Call to see. This is a full table not chair. Asking $95.00, call 803-494-2828

The SC Army National Guard wants High School Juniors, Seniors, Grads and GED holders, and Prior Service! Ask about college tuition. Receive paid technical training and more while serving your Country and Community on a part-time basis. Call now for this great opportunity! SFC Jeffrey Hudson 803-427-3104 SSG Lorraine Lordy 803-360-1979

MEDICAL OFFICE TRAINEES NEEDED! Train for a career in Healthcare Management! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Advanced College gets you job ready! HS Diploma/GED & PC/Internet needed. 1-888-528-5176.

Veteran's Gardens - Evergreen Memorial Cemetery Park, Lot 90C, spaces 1, 2, & 3. $1,000 ea. Call 843-774-3947 Swintec Collegiate Electric typewriter. In stg 10yrs. Works perfect. Case X tapes, $95. Call 803-435-8075 DISH Network. Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) & high speed internet starting at $14.95/month (where available). SAVE! Ask about SAME DAY installation! CALL Now! 1-877-617-0765. Dinette Set, small 5 piece, excellent condition. $75. Call 803-983-6182 Highspeed internet EVERYWHERE by Satellite! Speeds up to 12mbps! (200x faster than dialup.) Starting at $49.95/mo. CALL NOW & GO FAST! 1-888-708-2124. Black Wood-Burning stove. Perfect for den or cabin. Asking $100. Call 803-773-5323 USC Fan Santa Claus 10 inch ceramic figurine, USC attired. pennant, large Gamecock. Great $25.00. Call 934-0910

Utility Buildings

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Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves. Guaranteed. 803-464-5439

Roofing

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**CASH** FOR JUNK CARS NO TITLE NEEDED Call 934-6849 or 934-6734 Time to Plant. The Original EARTH BOX. Complete instructions included. $10.00 Call 803-469-2689 Englander Queen Mattress Set. Used only twice, with cover in guest room. Price $199. 469-6584 Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

Assorted Steel Bldgs $3.00 to $10.00 sq ft Closeout while they last Erection Information Available Source# 18X 800-964-8335

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time ATTENTION Driver Trainees Needed Now!

No Experience Necessary. Roehl Transport needs entry level semi drivers. Premium equipment & benefits. Call Today! 1-888-263-7364 Established Heating and Air Conditioning Company looking for an experienced HVAC service technician. Must have experience, a valid driver's license, people skills, good personality and personal tools on hand. Great benefits offered and top pay! Apply in person Hatfield Heating & Air, 1640 Suber St. Sumter, SC

ASE Certified Mechanic 5 day work week, competitive pay. Apply in person to Jamie Bilton, Bilton Lincoln, 70 W. Wesmark, 803-773-7339.

Work Wanted Need X-Tra $$$ Buy Wholesale $100 Min. Home & Body Oils & More! 774-7823

Statewide Employment Company drivers: $2500 sign-on bonus! Super Service is hiring solo and team drivers. Excellent hometime options. CDL-A required. Call 888-441-9358 or apply online at www.superservicellc.com

Finance Director for large water company. Supervises and oversees all accounting, customer service, financial reporting, billing employee benefits personnel cash managements, & IT. Minimum of Bachelor's degree in business or accounting and eight years of experience. Salary commensurate with experience. Submit resume to clitchfield@cassattwater.com

AIRLINES ARE HIRING -Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-367-2513

Medical Billing/Charge Entry: Immediate openings for experienced Medical Billers with 2+ years charge entry experience. (After hours/weekends available). CPC required. Apply online at colonialfamilypractice.com

MEDICAL CAREERS begin here. Train ONLINE for Allied Health and Medical Management. Job placement assistance. Computer and Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV authorized. Call 888-220-3872 ww w.CenturaOnline.com

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Experienced OTR Flatbed Drivers earn 50 up to 55 cpm loaded. $1000 sign on to Qualified drivers. Home most weekends. Call: 843-266-3731/www.bulldoghiway. com EOE

Appliance repair person needed for part time work. Pay commensurate with experience. Must have own transportation. Send resume to: P-309 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151. "Local insurance agency seeking licensed life, accident and health agents. Ordinary and/or home service divisions. 803-775-4985." $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555 Looking for part-time Bookkeeper. Must have computer skills, and high trust level. Apply in person and ask for Rich, at Travel Centers of America, 3014 Paxville Hwy, Manning, by phone 888-669-8256 or online www.mytajob.com. "Specify by clicking bookkeeper or store"

CRST offers the Best Lease Purchase Program! SIGN ON BONUS. No down payment or credit check. Great pay. Class-A CDL required. Owner operators welcome! Call: 866-362-8608. ADVERTISE YOUR DRIVER JOBS in 105 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 2.6 million readers. Call Jimmie Haynes at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377. AVERITT OFFERS CDL-A DRIVERS a strong, stable, profitable career. Experienced drivers and recent grads. Excellent benefits, weekly hometime, paid training. 888-362-8608 AverittCareers.com Equal Opportunity Employer

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Dental Assistant Part-time opportunity with a dental practice in the Sumter area for a motivated dental assistant who is x-ray certified, competent in expanded duties and has excellent communication skills. We offer a team oriented environment where employees are appreciated. Fax resume to 803-494-8472

Unfurnished Homes 3BR/1BA C/H/A for rent (Manning/Alcolu) $600 dep//$600 mo. Call 803-473-3301 3 BR/2BA, Country Home, no pets $745/mo. $745/dep. 803-406-6159, 9am - 8pm.

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Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

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A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721 STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

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Tree Doctor Call us for an appt. Free est. 7 days/week. Prune trees, remove trees, grind stumps, proper limbing & treatment. 803-773-8402.

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Unfurnished Homes

124 Milton Rd Sumter 3BR 2BA single family, 1249 sq. ft. Large yard, Lease option or cash discount, $1,250 dwn $420 Mo. 803 978-1539

Spacious, nice 2BR in safe area. Convenient to Shaw/Sumter. Dumpster, Water, Heat pump & Sec lights incl'd. No H/A or PETS! $465/mo + $350/dep. 803-983-0043

FOR RENT: Nice 2BR, 2BA in Tudor Place. $725/mo + dep. Call 775-1580 for details.

Mobile Home Rentals Scenic Lake 2BR1BA & 3BR2BA. No pets. Call between 9am - 5pm: (803) 499-1500. Rent to own 4BR DW @ 3350 Pinewood Rd Call (803) 497-3579 3BR/2BA DW, $600/mo + dep. Incl water, sewage, garbage. No pets. 4 person max. Behind Shaw. 803-236-3780 Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350 3Br 2Ba DW C/H/A, Large fenced in lot . $550 mo+sec dep. Hwy 15 S area 481-4455. Iris Winds MHP: 3BR/2BA MH No pets. Ref/dep req'd, $500/mo. Call 803-775-6816, 803-460-9444 Taking applications for clean affordable homes. Nice quiet areas, 2 Br1Ba $350 Mo. No pets. 3Br2ba $425-$450 Mo. Shaw Area Call 840-5734 For Sale, 3Bed/2Bath, Land, $360/mo. 803-494-5090

Manufactured Housing

PRICE REDUCED!!!! You need to see 309 Stuckey Street (corner of Stuckey and Oakland Ave.) in the Millwood Subdivision (walking distance to one of Sumter's award-winning elementary schools). This charming house is great for a starterhome or starting-over home; it has: ~1000 heated sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, living & dining room combination with an exquisite archway, large kitchen, back porch, double carport, and a 10x15 lockable shed in a fenced backyard. Here are some of the recent projects: completely repainted inside, new wall paper in selected rooms, 7 ceiling fans, new carpet w/warranty from Lowe's, new kitchen tiles, specialdesigned lower kitchen cabinets for pots & pan storage, just repainted exterior trim on 2 yr old exterior paint job, roof shingles replaced 2 yrs ago (20 yr shingles), a new front door, driveway just recovered, huge lot with professionally landscaped yard, complete inspection by ! Orkin with no issues, and a fully covered New Buyer's Warranty (to include AC & Heating units). Motivated Sellers!! Call today: 803-775-1201 for more information or to go see. Listed: $79,900.00 Reduced to: $68,900.00

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 American MHP, 2 & 3/BRs, lot rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300.

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

Renovated 1387 Raccoon Rd. (Lee County) 3BR/1.5BA. C/H/A 1,200sqft. Also has approx 2,200sqft, 4rm bldg. 1-4.5 acres available. Fin avail. 775-4391 464-5960.

Vacation Rentals ADVERTISE YOUR VACATION PROPERTY to more the 2.6 million South Carolina newspaper readers. Your 25-word classified ad will appear in 112 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Call Jimmie Haynes at the South Carolina Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377

Office Rentals 120 Broad St Office space, Great location, Rent is $495-$695 Agent Owned Call 236-2425

411 N. Magnolia, renovated. C/H/A. Garage, workshop & shed. Commercial lot facing LaFayette. Fin Available. 775-4391/ 464-5960

REAL ESTATE

1102 Manning Rd. 3BR/1BA, C /H/A renovated. Hardwood floors. Fenced Backyard. Easy Financing. 775-4391, 464-5960

523 Benton Dr. 5 br, 2.5 ba, lg kitchen, den & dining rm combo. Lg. Florida rm, dble carport, lg fenced bckyrd, 2 storage rooms, good location. Call 803-469-2771 New const. in Beech Forest Patio Sec. 1550 sq. ft. 3BR 2BA, Eat in kitchen Hdwd, carpet, tile, granite. Custom cabinets, $148K 803-565-4850

3600 Dallas: Dalzell, 3BR, 2BA. Big Lot. Big storage & workshop. 1/2 ac lot. Financing Available. 775-4391, 464-5960

Recently renovated 2BR MH on 1/2 ac shady lot in Burgess Glen Park. C/H/A, 4643 Allene Dr. Close to Shaw Fin Avail. 775-4391 464-5960

NCGA and its growers/members are currently recruiting 572 Temporary farm laborers to plant, cultivate, and harvest tobacco/ GLYHUVL¿HG FURSV LQ YDULRXV 1& FRXQWLHV statewide. Contact the local Employment Service for the name, location, and farm VSHFL¿F FURS LQIRUPDWLRQ IXOO GLVFORVXUH IRU each Association member. Work will begin 05/30/13 and will end 11/09/13. The base wage is $9.68 per hour or applicable piece rates depending on crop activity. Guaranteed 3/4 of contract hours. Free housing provided for non-commuting worker. Conditional transportation/subsistence reimbursed at 50% of the contract, or sooner if appropriate, for eligible workers. Work tools/equipment/ supplies provided at no cost. NCGA is an equal opportunity employer. To apply, contact the nearest Employment Service RI¿FH

Very nice 3BR/2BA mobile home for sale. 1st time buyer financing available. Call 803-236-5953. 99' Fleetwood 76x28 MH For sale, 4BR w/master Retreat, wood fireplace, 1 Acre, well & septic, $56,000. Open house this Sat 2-5 Call 843-831-0208

FABRIC TABLECLOTHS $8 All Sizes

4 PACK NAPKINS $4 Per Pack

Manufactured Housing

Farms & Acreage

Autos For Sale

Iris Winds MHP,Sumter Immediate occupancy. 3BR MH. $25,900. Fin. avail. 803-460-9444, 800-996-9540, 803-775-6816

For Sale by owner, 10 acres near Alcolu $39,000. Owner financing. 803- 427-3888.

NOW OPEN R & R Motors, 3277 Broad St. Good Cars, Good Prices, Good People. 803-494-2886

LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes. We have a layaway program. For more information, call 843-389-4215. Blow Out Sale Pre-owned Manufactured Homes 2, 3, 4 Bedroom homes at wholesale prices. Call 803-614-1165

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Price Is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St, 803-494-4275

Must Sell! Best offer. 2004 Venture ext van, LT, fully loaded, 105K mi. 803-469-7353 / 840-0035 A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

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