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of Charleston Board of Trustees.

Sumter resident S. Anne Walker was elected to the Lander University Board of Trustees Seat No. 5, representing U.S. Congressional District 5.

Walker is the executive director of the Alston Wilkes Society, a statewide, nonprofit agency working with criminal justice, homelessness, veterans and mental health issues. She served as president of the Midlands UnitSMITH ed Way Executive Directors Association and is a past member of the board of directors

The Leapfrog Group announced its Spring 2016 Hospital Safety Scores on Monday, assigning letter grades to more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals, by assessing medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections.

Palmetto Health Tuomey received a C grade, the same as Fall 2015, but a drop from a B in Spring 2015. Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning maintained a B grade, which it has received since Spring 2015.

“We have continuously improved our quality grade from the Leapfrog Group,” said Paul Schumacher, acting CEO/COO for Clarendon Health System, the parent organization for Clarendon Memorial Hospital. “This is our second B in a row from them, and it represents a strong commitment from our entire team of healthcare professionals.”

Palmetto Health Tuomey Physician Executive Dr. Gene Dickerson said he was disappointed by the score.

“We have been striving to improve our score not just to a B but to an A,” he said.

He said the Palmetto staff has been working year-round on projects to improve patient care and outcomes.

“We look at areas where we have room for improvement and how we can make those things better,” he said.

Dickerson also pointed out that much of the data used for the scores are from 2014 or the first half of 2015 and do not reflect current conditions at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Alongside the update, Leapfrog contracted with Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality on a report estimating the number of avoidable deaths at hospitals in each grade level. The analysis found that despite considerable improvement in the safety of hospital care since the score’s launch in 2012, avoidable deaths remain high. Findings point to a 9 percent higher risk of avoidable death in B hospitals, a 35 percent higher risk in C hospitals and 50 percent higher risk in D and F hospitals than in A hospitals.

In a look at some specific categories, Palmetto Health Tuomey scored highly in effective leadership, receiving 120 points out of a possible 120. The average score is 114.09. Clarendon Memorial Hospital scored slightly

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Founder and CEO of Sport Clips Haircuts, Gordon Logan, second from left, jokes with a group of his classmates from Edmunds High School class of 1964 before the opening of Logan’s 1,500th store in Sumter on Thursday. The company donated $15,000 to Sumter Toys for Tots.

Sport Clips founder shows generosity in hometown

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Christmas in April?

No, but a lot of children in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties will have their Christmases brightened as Sport Clips Haircuts founder and CEO Gordon Logan presented a $15,000 donation to the local chapter of Toys for Tots.

Logan presented the donation Thursday to mark the opening of Sport Clips’ 1,500th franchise location, which happens to be in Sumter, his hometown. The contribution will enable Marine Detachment 1202 to put smiles on the faces of approximately

3,000 children in the tri-county area, a Sport Clips news release said.

Logan, and his wife, Bettye, along with local franchisees Zach and Sharon Payer, presented the check to Harvey Senter, Toys for Tots regional coordinator, before a gathering of local dignitaries and guests at the recently opened Sumter Sport Clips, 2621 Broad St. Gordon Logan said he wants to tie in to the local community, and Toys for Tots is a natural fit for his charitable giving.

“Two of our favorite causes are veterans and kids,” he said. “I am happy to make the donation.”

Logan and his wife have also been

active in supporting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which raises money to combat childhood cancer.

Gordon Logan is a 1964 graduate of Edmunds High School and earned an engineering degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

“I flew C-130s for the Air Force for a while, and they sent me to Texas,” he said.

Logan said it was great to be back in Sumter and to see old friends.

“It’s a homecoming to the place where family and friends taught me about life, hard work and planted the

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Caterpillar closure rumors unfounded

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Reports of Caterpillar planning to close its Sumter plant are apparently unfounded, according to information provided to The Sumter Item on Thursday.

Rachel A. Potts, director

of U.S. and corporate media relations for Caterpillar, emailed The Sumter Item on Thursday evening and said, “The Sumter plant is not included in (Thursday’s) announcements.”

Thursday’s announcements said that as part of its global restructuring ef-

forts, it has notified workers at five facilities of coming closures and one planned building demolition.

The closures will result in a reduction of about 820 positions, the announcement said.

Facilities in Jacksonville,

Florida; Oxford, Mississippi; and Morgantown, North Carolina, will be closed, while a building at the Mossville, Illinois, campus will be demolished.

The company also said it will consolidate two facilities

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Local residents named to university boards

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The General Assembly met in a joint session Wednesday to elect members to the boards of trustees of several state colleges and universities.

Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, said a trio of candidates from Sumter County were among those trustees receiving approval.

Dr. Michael Todd WarWARRICK rick was elected to the College of Charleston Board of Trustees Seat No. 10, representing U.S. Congressional District 5.

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Warrick had competition for the seat on the College of Charleston Board from Robert M. “Laurin” Burch III of Camden but was able to win the seat, McElveen said.

“He ran a race on his WALKER hands, and he ran a great race,” McElveen said.

Ricci Land Welch of Manning was elected to seat No. 12, representing U.S. Congressional District 6, on the College

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Local organizations have combined efforts to seek donations to the local food banks and an international Feed My Starving Children program organized by a Mayesville church. From left are Mike Hallier and Gregory Vaughn representing U.S. Postal Service; Vivian Fleming McGhaney, chairwoman of Sumter County Council; Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen; Sarah Bradham, chairwoman of Feed My Starving Children in Sumter County, with her daughters; and the Rev. Brian Peake, pastor of Mayesville Presbyterian Church.

Local groups raise money, donations to fight hunger

BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com A local charity and the U.S. Postal Service are combining efforts to help fight hunger locally as well as internationally and using Mother’s Day, May 8, as a focal point for their efforts.

Feed My Starving Children, an organization that collects and packages thousands of meals that are sent overseas to feed children, encourages residents to donate money that will help local groups collect materials for its annual packaging event in August.

Local organizers of the Feed My Starving Children campaign are asking residents for financial donations in honor of their moms. The organization has a flier that says that it

only costs 25 cents to provide one free meal. The campaign runs from Monday to May 14.

In addition, the Postal Service will pick up non-perishable food at local mailboxes for the “Stamp Out Hunger” drive. The Postal Service encourages residents to leave food items at their mailboxes.

Postal Service sends a truck to collect the bags of food and then distributes the food to local food banks.

To donate to the international Feed My Starving Children program, you can send a check to “Moms and Meals,” P.O. Box 354, Mayesville, SC 29104. To help city and county food banks, send checks made out to “Moms and Meals” to Sumter Volunteers, Moms and Meals, P.O. Box 1448, Sumter, SC 29151.

Most people have them unused prescription drugs sitting in a medicine cabinet or night stand.

Kept out of sight, the prescription drugs seem harmless. But in the wrong hands, they can be deadly.

From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sumter Police Department, in partnership with Drug Enforcement Administration, will again collect unwanted and unused drugs to ensure safe disposal.

According to a department news release, it is also advised that the usual methods for disposal — flushing pills down the toilet or throwing pills in the trash — both pose potential safety and health hazards.

To help keep your friends and family safe, pills or patches can be delivered to Sumter Law Enforcement Center, 107 E. Hampton Ave., for disposal. The service is free and drop offs are anonymous. Liquids, creams, needles or other sharp medical devices will

not be accepted.

Sumter Police Department has participated in Drug Take Back Day since its inception in 2010 and has collected more than 100 pounds of pills during each event.

If you cannot make it Saturday, do not worry. The police department accepts unwanted pills and patches at the law enforcement center year-round during normal business hours.

For more information, contact Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700.

Chamber, schools hope to create stronger community partnerships

BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce wants to build relationships between its members and local schools.

The Chamber will host a Community Partnership Forum on May 12 to inform business, industry, faith and civic leaders about partnership and mentoring opportunities in Sumter’s public and private schools.

According to information jointly sent from Sumter School District, private schools and the Chamber, the Sumter Partners in Education program wants to connect each school with a community partner that can provide such services as mentors, volunteers, service projects and in-kind services or donations.

The Chamber plans to recognize those partnerships and a Community Partner of

the Year at a luncheon event next year, according to the release.

“By establishing and maintaining creative, quality partnerships to support Sumter’s schools, our community is making a positive difference for Sumter’s children,” said Shelly Galloway, public information and partnerships coordinator for Sumter School District.

Galloway said no business or organization is too large or small to serve as a partner.

Central Carolina Technical College will host the forum from 7:45 to 9:45 a.m. that Thursday in its health sciences building Iris Room at 111 S. Main St. in Sumter. The free event includes a breakfast.

The Chamber asks participants to register

by Thursday by calling (803) 775-1231 or emailing your information to attend to Susie@sumterchamber.com.

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Sumter church sends clothes to Ukraine orphanage

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

On Monday, members of Harmony Church in Sumter collected four boxes, or about 300 pounds, of items to send to the Ukraine to go to children at the orphanage and refugees.

Instead of hosting a traditional baby shower, church member Megan DuBose and her husband, Rob DuBose, decided to to host an event to collect clothing for children in need in Ukraine.

“Our future baby girl has a family, a warm welcome, a home, clothes and a bright future promised here in America,” DuBose said. “In Ukraine, hundreds of children have nothing, no welcome, no family, no home, no basic necessities or clothes. We wanted to do something to help.”

About 40 women got together at the DuBoses’ home on Sunday to collect the clothing. On Monday, church members and volunteers sorted the clothing and packed it into boxes at the church.

The church sends clothing to an orphanage in Ukraine in the fall and spring of each year. It all started when Dr. Jeff Crane, a medical

Most of the Operation Inasmuch projects are already set, but Travis Kinley, coordinator for Inasmuch United Sumter, said city and county residents can still participate through donations.

If people are doing some grocery shopping Saturday, they can make financial donations to benefit Sumter United Ministries and the Crisis Closet, Kinley said.

He said Operation Inasmuch volunteers will be stationed at several grocery stores in Sumter including: • Walmart Neighborhood Market, 615 Bultman Drive; • IGA, 348 Pinewood Road and 313 W. Wesmark Blvd.; • Piggly Wiggly, 343 Pinewood Road, 1455 S. Guignard Parkway and 1011 Broad St.; • Bi-Lo, 2055 Wedgefield Road; and • Food Lion, 493 N. Guignard Drive, 1785 U.S. 15 S.,and 5700 Broad Street.

Also, community members can bring donations to Sumter United Ministries, 36 Artillery Drive, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday or to Santee Baptist Association Crisis Closet, 234 Broad St., from 1 to 4 p.m.

The Crisis Closet is not part of Sumter United Ministries.

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Barbara Heller, left, and Linda Mixon sort clothing and pack boxes at Harmony Church in Sumter on Monday. The clothing was sent to an orphanage in Ukraine. doctor, and his wife Donna, a nurse, were sent as missionaries to the country seven years ago. Donna’s parents, Don and Lucy Barber, have been members of the church

for many years.

“Many of these children have nothing. We hope that this helps them at least for some time,” Barber said.

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Airstrikes, shelling kill at least 60 in Syria’s Aleppo city

BY SARAH EL DEEB The Associated Press BEIRUT — A wave of airstrikes and shelling killed more than 60 people in less than 24 hours in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, monitors and activists said Thursday. The contested city is now one of the main battlegrounds of Syria’s devastating civil war with a cease fire that has collapsed and peace talks in Geneva stalled.

At least 27 people died as a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders and the International Committee for the Red Cross and nearby buildings were hit overnight in the rebel-held part of Aleppo.

The U.N. envoy for Syria appealed early Thursday to the United States and Russia to help revive the peace talks and a cease fire, which he said “hangs by a thread.�

However, the violence only escalated. New airstrikes Thursday in residential areas in the rebel-held part of the city killed at least 20, while state media reported that at least 1,000 mortars and rockets were fired at government-held areas of Aleppo, killing at least 14 civilians.

The chief Syrian opposition negotiator Mohammed Alloush blamed the government of President Bashar

Assad for the violence. He told The Associated Press that it shows “the environment is not conducive to any political action.� He denounced the intensive bombing as an attempt by Assad’s government to drive the residents of Aleppo out, labelling it “a crime of ethnic and sectarian cleansing.�

About 200 civilians have been killed in the past week in Syria, nearly half of them around Aleppo. There has also been shelling in Damascus, along with a car bombing — both rarities for the capital. The ICRC said the fighting, including the destruction in airstrikes overnight of a key hospital in Aleppo, is putting millions at grave risk.

With peace talks in Geneva completely deadlocked, Syrians are regarding the escalating bloodshed with dread, fearing that Aleppo is likely to be the focus of the next, more vicious, phase of the war.

Rebel commanders said government forces have been mobilizing soldiers, equipment and ammunition in preparation for a military action in Aleppo.

The well-known al-Quds field hospital supported by MSF and ICRC and located in the rebel-held district of Sukkari was hit shortly before midnight Wednesday, according to opposition activists and rescue workers. Six hospital staff and three children were among the 27 who died there.

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A civil defense worker carries a child after airstrikes hit Aleppo, Syria, on Thursday. The new violence brings the death toll in the deeply divided city to at least 61 killed.

The hospital has been one of the main medical centers operating in Aleppo since the city became deeply divided in 2012.

Dating back to the 1990s, the hospital was renamed after the area came under rebel control to carry the name of one of the uprising’s early victims, Basel Aslan, who was detained and tortured to death, said civil defense volunteer Ibrahim Alhaj. It received aid and assistance from various for-

eign groups as well as a volunteer medic from the United States, according to its Facebook page.

The Syrian Civil Defense, a volunteer first-responders agency whose members went to the scene of the attack, put the death toll at 30 and said the dead included six hospital staff.

Among those slain was one of the last pediatricians remaining in opposition-held areas of Aleppo and a dentist.

Apple releases software for iPhone medical apps tion, track their progress and CUPERTINO, California even send reports to a doctor.

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Big Bush and Rubio donors shun Cruz, Kasich WASHINGTON (AP) — It seems like a logical pairing: Republican donors who despise Donald Trump and two GOP presidential rivals sticking it out to keep him from the nomination.

Yet those donors have largely shunned Ted Cruz and John Kasich, depriving each of them as much as $39 million in what has become a desperate final push to topple Trump.

Yet, donors who once gave as much as allowed by law to establishment favorites Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio have mostly disappeared from the political landscape, an Associated Press analysis of campaign finance records shows.

Less than 3 percent of the nearly 14,600 donors who gave the $2,700 limit to Bush or Rubio have also ponied up the maximum amount to Kasich or Cruz, the analysis found.

Trump, who has formidably deep pockets, trounced his competitors in Tuesday’s Northeast primaries, putting him in a stronger position to win the Republican nomination outright in the next six weeks of voting.

The prospect of stopping him has grown so dire that Cruz on Wednesday took the unusual step of announcing a running mate, Carly Fiorina.

Earlier, he and Kasich agreed to divide their efforts in some remaining primary states to improve their chances of beating Trump.

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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a rally at the Hoosier Gym in Knightstown, Indiana, on Tuesday.

Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are having a tough time attracting establishment Republican donors. number of major fundraisers in the Republican Party whose networks are exhausted and donors who are worn thin emotionally from the effort they made for a candidate who is no longer in the race,” said Wayne Berman, a longtime Republican fundraiser.

“That combination has led to many, many people sitting on the sidelines.”

He’s speaking from experience. Berman was the national finance chairman for Rubio and chose not to raise money for any other candidate after the Florida senator dropped out March 15.

Both Kasich and Cruz have feverishly pitched themselves to donors as the candidate best able to unify the party.

It has been a particularly tough fit for Cruz, a first-term Texas senator who has made his name as an unrelenting

conservative fighter — even against those in his own party. He’s had a healthy core of his own donors, including roughly 3,900 who have given the maximum amount. In fact, Cruz is the best Republican campaign fundraiser of the 2016 cycle and started April with $8.8 million cash on hand.

Cruz has stepped up his requests of donors who might

not have otherwise considered him. He and his wife, a Goldman Sachs manager on leave, talked to New York financiers last week at the Harvard Club of New York City.

The backers of former candidates are seldom responding, AP’s analysis shows.

Through the end of March, just 186 Bush-Rubio maxedout donors had given the maximum to Cruz.

Fred Zeidman, a Houstonbased fundraiser for Bush’s failed bid, is one of them. He said he felt he “owed” the donation to Cruz because of his strong support of Israel, Zeidman’s top issue.

Still, Zeidman said he can understand why lots of former Bush and Rubio donors are reluctant.

“They’re keeping their powder dry until the general election, in effect just letting the primary system sort itself out,” he said.

Kasich, the governor of Ohio, has attracted 174 maxedout donors who also gave the maximum to Bush and Rubio.

He’s won some of the party’s top female donors, including Lynne Walton, a Wal-Mart heiress.

But Kasich has been in desperate need of more donors willing to give as much as they can. He started April with just $1.2 million on hand.

The AP analysis is based on reports of campaign contributions filed with the Federal Election Commission from the beginning of the 2016 presidential election cycle through the end of March.

The AP looked at donors who gave the maximum primary-election amount to Bush or Rubio with those who had given the maximum amount to the Democratic and Republican candidates still in the race, comparing each donor’s name, city, state and ZIP code.

Because the analysis excluded donors if any of the information didn’t match, there could be a slight undercount.

On the Democratic side, the analysis revealed that front runner Hillary Clinton attracted about the same number of Bush-Rubio donors as did the Cruz and Kasich campaigns. About a dozen BushRubio donors have also given to Trump. A tiny core of 15 Bush-Rubio donors continued to hedge their bets by maxing out to both Cruz and Kasich.

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seeds of entrepreneurship,” Logan said. “The fact that the brand my wife and I started in 1993 has a sports theme likely took root when I was the sports editor here for the Edmunds High School newspaper,” he said.

“The Air Force took me to Texas, but I will always think of Sumter as home.”

Zach Payer said it was a “very special” day.

He said he and his wife looked at a lot of locations in the region but locating a franchise in Logan’s hometown “felt right.”

“We look forward to playing an active role in the community,” he said.

Senter said Logan’s philanthropy runs deep.

“You have heard of a ‘heart as big as Texas,’” he said. “You’re seeing it right here in Gordon Logan.”

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryan Sheridan, drop box coordinator for Toys for Tots, said he became involved in the organization after agreeing to drop off a few boxes.

“It’s a great cause,” he said. “I know it is mostly Marine Corps, but I took the opportunity after seeing the difference that it makes.”

Sumter Sport Clips will be accepting donations for Toys for Tots through Dec. 23, according to signage at the store.

Also on hand for the celebration were Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen; City Manager Deron McCormick; Sumter County Council Chairwoman Vivian Fleming-McGhaney and other

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Zach Payer, front, thanks the Sumter community for its support while his wife, Sharon Payer, left, Sport Clips Haircuts founder and CEO Gordon Logan and his wife, Bettye, middle, look on during the grand opening of Sumter Sport Clips Haircuts. The store is the 1,500th location, and in honor of that, the corporation gave $15,000 to Sumter Toys for Tots.

County Council members; County Administrator Gary Mixon; City of Sumter Chief of Police Russell Roark; Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis and other community leaders.

Sport Clips Vice President of Market-

SCORES FROM PAGE A1 below average at 102.86. The worst performing hospital scored 32.49.

The average hospital had 32 cases of bed sores per 1,000 patients discharged. Clarendon had fewer cases than average with 22 per 1,000, while Tuomey had more cases than average at 82 per 1,000. The best hospital had three cases

per 1,000, while the worst had 182 cases per 1,000.

Tuomey scored poorly in deaths per 1,000 treatable complications with 151, while the average is 118. The best hospital had 56 deaths per 1,000, while the worst had 167 deaths per 1,000.

Clarendon did not report this category.

In the category of accidental cuts and tears during surgery, the average is 180 per 1,000 cases. Tuomey had fewer than average with 118, while Clarendon was slightly better than average with 168.

The best hospital had 26 cases per 1,000, while the worst had 391 per 1,000.

In the number of falls per 1,000 patients, Tuomey and Clarendon scored slightly worse than the average of 55, with Tuomey reporting 63 falls per 1,000 patients while Clarendon reported 61. The worst hospitals had more than 266 per 1,000 patients.

The best hospital reported

having no falls.

Both Tuomey and Clarendon scored 40 out of 40 possible points in training to improve safety, while the average hospital received a 36.83.

The worst hospitals scored zero.

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BOARDS FROM PAGE A1 of the Midlands United Way. She is a past president of the Columbia Rotary Club and past district governor for 2008-09 for Rotary District 7770.

Dr. George Murrell Smith Sr. was re-elected to Medical University of South Carolina Medical Board of Trustee Congressional District 5 Medical Member.

Smith was first elected to the board in 2013. He graduated from Wofford College in

ing Martha England attended as well as Sport Clips Area Developers Eric and Rosemary Gozur.

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in South Carolina that are part of its generator set business into existing Caterpillar engine facilities. The facilities targeted for closure are the electric power generator set packaging facility in Newberry and the generator set control panel assembly facility in Ridgeway, the announcement said, resulting in a reduction of about 325 positions in Newberry and about 75 in Ridgeway.

The work will be consolidated into existing Caterpillar engine facilities in Seguin, Texas, Lafayette, Indiana and Griffin, Georgia, in the next 18 months, the company announced.

The company’s operations in Sumter produce ball bearings, linkage pins and planet shafts for heavy equipment, employing more than 350 people, according to Sumter Economic Development.

Since Sept. 24, 2015, Caterpillar’s restructuring has reportedly resulted in the elimination of approximately 5,300 positions. Including Thursday’s announcements, the company has announced the closure or consolidation of about 20 facilities, which represents about a 7 percent reduction of square footage.

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Trump struggles to explain his approach to U.S. foreign policy WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump strained to lay out a clear vision of his “America first” foreign policy on Wednesday, vowing to substitute hardheaded realism for what he called a post-Cold War era replete with U.S. national security failures.

Yet the Republican presidential front-runner outlined no strategy for how he’d make the United States at the same time a “consistent” and “unpredictable” force in the world. And he didn’t appear to allay the concerns of U.S. and international critics — Republicans at home as well as Democrats — who see him as unfit for the responsibilities of commander in chief. “’America first’ will be the major and overriding theme of my administration,” Trump declared, echoing motifs from his campaign that is now close to sealing the GOP nomination.

Delivering his lines in a more sober, restrained manner than usual to cast himself as presidential material, the billionaire businessman and reality TV star toned down or omitted several of his most explosive — and oft-repeated — barbs.

He made no reference to forcing Mexico to pay for a wall across the nation’s Southern border. He also didn’t revisit the idea of allowing Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia or any other country to develop nuclear weapons for self-defense purposes.

Instead, Trump took aim at President Obama’s embrace of an Iran nuclear agreement, Obama’s failure to eliminate the Islamic State group and other examples of what he termed a foreign policy of “randomness” and “chaos.”

His criticism extended to Republicans, too, assailing President George W. Bush for the Iraq war and mocking a foreign policy establishment of “old

Valeant’s outgoing CEO, J. Michael Pearson, standing, and former chief financial officer Howard Schiller, right, arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday to testify before the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on drastic price hikes by Valeant and a handful of other drugmakers.

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people” who have scoffed at his diplomatic and national security credentials.

“It’s time to shake the rust off America’s foreign policy,” Trump told academics, reporters and a smattering of supporters in a Washington hotel ballroom after being introduced by one such old voice of the foreign policy elite — Zalmay Khalilzad, a Bush-appointed former ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Nations.

“My foreign policy will always put the interests of the American people and American security above all else,” he said. “It has to be first. Has to be. That will be the foundation of every single decision that I will make.”

Trump’s “new direction” in American foreign policy was vague even by the standards of presidential campaigns.

The U.S. approach to fighting IS will be “strong” under a Trump administration, he vowed, offering no indication of troop levels he might authorize.

He intends to ease tensions with Russia while negotiating “from a position of strength,” but he wouldn’t say what that means for U.S. sanctions punishing Moscow for annexing Ukrainian territory. He said he’d balance America’s massive commercial deficit with China “quickly,” without a word about tariff policy or existing trade agreements.

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Lawmakers blast Valeant for price-gouging tactics WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers accused Valeant Pharmaceuticals of gouging patients to reward Wall Street investors during a hearing Wednesday scrutinizing the embattled drugmaker’s pricing tactics.

The blistering criticisms from Senate Republicans and Democrats came as Valeant’s outgoing CEO expressed regrets for the most egregious price increases, and a billionaire hedge fund investor defended the company’s business model.

Valeant’s stock price surged for years, fueled by a strategy of gobbling up smaller companies and raising prices on niche drugs — bypassing the huge research and development investments typical of the drug industry. The company seemed

$700 per year to more than $10,000. The 30-year-old drug, Syprine, was acquired by Valeant in 2010 and has seen its price increase more than 3,000 percent. After her story appeared in the press, Valeant offered free medication and tried to deliver flowers.

“I refused the flowers,” Heyman said.

Ranking Democrat Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, said executives with ties to Wall Street have driven the adoption of Valeant’s price-hiking tactics, including former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli who became the poster-child for the issue last year.

“It’s using patients as hostages, it’s immoral,” McCaskill said. “It hurts real people and it makes Americans very, very angry.”

to offer a cheaper, more reliable business model that made it a favorite with investors.

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Satirical ‘Special Correspondents’ debuts on Netflix

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Ron Miscavige, father of controversial Scientology leader David Miscavige, has tales to tell on “20/20” (10 p.m., ABC).

Criticism of the younger Miscavige, cataloged in the 2015 HBO documentary “Going Clear,” based on a book by Lawrence Wright, has included charges of physical abuse of church members, forced separation of individuals from family members, coercive fund-raising practices and the harsh treatment of critics both in and outside of the Scientology family. David Miscavige has often savaged critics’ reputations, motivations and credibility.

Ron Miscavige was a 40-year member of the Church of Scientology, joining the organization with his family in 1971.

He was very active in the “Sea Organization,” a secretive group at the center of many of the most alarming allegations against the church. His book “Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me” (St. Martin’s) will be published on May 3.

• Does the truth matter when the story is well told?

The feature-length comedy “Special Correspondents,” debuting today on Netflix, is the latest film to play with the power of media and illusion to deceive and illuminate.

Eric Bana (“Munich”) stars as Frank Bonneville, a popular radio correspondent whose bombast has gotten in the way of his reputation. Seeking to jump-start his career, he takes an assignment to cover a rebel coup in Ecuador. But when his skittish technician Ian Finch (Ricky Gervais) loses their luggage and passports, they decide to fake their reportage from an apartment above a Spanish restaurant right across the street from their radio station.

“Special Correspondents” was not made available for review. It sports a game cast, including Vera Farmiga (“Bates Motel”) as Finch’s wife; Kelly Macdonald (“Boardwalk Empire”) as the men’s radio producer; Kevin Pollak (“The Usual Suspects”) as their boss and America Ferrera (“Ugly Betty”) as the restaurant owner with no idea that the biggest media story of the

year is taking place on her property.

Stories blending “real” and fake events are hardly new.

The 2008 comedy “Tropic Thunder” comes to mind, as does “Wag the Dog,” the 1997 satire that seemed to spoof and, at the same time, predict a peculiar collision of media, politics, war and scandal.

Such cynical confections are not unique to our time. In 1937, Carole Lombard and Fredric March starred in the great William Wellman screwball comedy “Nothing Sacred,” about a hard-boiled newspaperman and a Vermont maid involved in an elaborate hoax that grabs jaded New Yorkers by their heartstrings. A year later, a 23-year-old radio wizard named Orson Welles would inadvertently scare the pants off America with dramatized news reports of a Martian invasion of New Jersey.

The strangest aspect of “Correspondents” is Gervais’ choice of medium. You practically have to go back to Welles’ “War of the Worlds” to find an example of breaking radio “news” holding the nation spellbound. Perhaps Gervais is trying to rekindle screwball comedy magic with this homage to radio days.

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p.m., CW, TV-PG) * A vigilante targets a student on “Hawaii Five-O” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Cami on the brink on “The Originals” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * “Dateline” (10 p.m., NBC).

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Eric Bana and Ricky Gervais star in the Netflix original feature film “Special Correspondents,” which debuts today.

caster star in “A Child Is Waiting” (11:15 p.m., TCM) a 1963 drama about an institution for the developmentally challenged. Director John Cassavetes distanced himself from the film, citing creative differences with producer Stanley Kramer.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • On two helpings of “Hell’s Kitchen” (Fox, TV-14), down to three (8 p.m., r), a winner emerges (9 p.m.).

• On two helpings of “Shark Tank” (ABC, TV-PG), SAT prep (8 p.m., r) an app for early education (9 p.m.).

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• Something takes a bite out of Wu on “Grimm” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• A murder witness lives in fear on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• The host of CNN’s “United Shades of America” gets a standup special, “W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Prominent Negro” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

SERIES NOTES Prancing primates on “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * A blessed event on “Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) * Things look bad for Bonnie on “The Vampire Diaries” (8

Mark Feuerstein and Gwen Stefani are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Paul Rudd, Hugh Dancy and Jack Whitehall on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) is a repeat * Gov. John Kasich, David Duchovny, Juliette Lewis, Michelle Wolf and Fabrizio Moretti visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Amanda Peet, Max Greenfield and Panic! at the Disco appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

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Hypochondriac seeks cure for her fear of dying DEAR ABBY — I’m a hypochondriac. I am currently waiting on the biopsy results for a mole I had removed.

Dear Abby Right now ABIGAIL I’m worried and miseraVAN BUREN ble. I feel guilty for what I’m putting my husband through. I want to get therapy, but doing that feels like admitting I’m too weak to handle my problems myself. My husband thinks he’s a bad husband because he can’t help me.

This isn’t the first time I have worked myself up over a medical condition I may or may not have, and it won’t be the last. How can I deal with

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my fear of dying from something horrible without damaging my relationship with my husband? Can hypochondria be cured? It’s starting to take over my life.

Hypochondriac in the South DEAR HYPOCHONDRIAC — It’s a wise person who seeks help for a problem that’s ruining the quality of his or her life. You should definitely discuss your fear of dying with a licensed mental health professional. To do that isn’t “weak” — it’s the opposite.

DEAR ABBY — My son is getting married in the fall and we’re all looking forward to the celebration. There’s just one problem. My daughter will be in the wedding and the bridesmaids’ dresses are strapless.

She will look beautiful in the

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dress, but she adopted a “hippy lifestyle” a year ago and stopped shaving her armpits.

The bride-to-be asked me how to approach her to request that she remove her armpit hair on the day of the wedding.

Is there a tactful way to approach this without offending my daughter?

Unsure in New Jersey DEAR UNSURE — I would discourage you from doing that.

Although every bride wants her wedding to be “perfect,” there’s a point at which she must realize there are some things she can’t control. During a formal wedding ceremony, bridesmaids usually keep their arms down, so unless your daughter’s “pit hair” is so long she can braid it, it should not distract attention from the bride.

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COMMENTARY

Trump’s world F

oreign policy does not determine American elections. Indeed, of all Western countries, we are the least interested in the subject. The reason is simple: We haven’t had to be. Our instinctive isolationism derives from our geographic exceptionalism. As Bismarck once explained (it is said), the Charles United States Krauthammer is the most fortunate of all Great Powers, bordered on two sides by weak neighbors and on the other two by fish.

Two world wars, nuclear missiles and international terrorism have disabused us of the illusion of safety-by-isolation. You wouldn’t know it, though, from the Democratic presidential race where foreign policy has been treated as a nuisance, a distraction from such fundamental questions as whether $12 or $15 is the proper minimum wage.

On the Republican side, however, foreign policy has been the subject of furious debate. To which Donald Trump has contributed significantly, much of it off-the-cuff, contradictory and confused. Hence his foreign policy speech on Wednesday. It was meant to make him appear consistent, serious and presidential.

He did check off the required box — delivering a “major address” to a serious foreign policy outfit, the Center for the National Interest (once known as the Nixon Center). As such, it fulfilled a political need.

As did its major theme, announced right at the top: America First. Classically populist and invariably popular, it is nonetheless quite fraught.

On the one hand, it can be meaningless — isn’t every president trying to advance American interests? Surely Truman didn’t enter the Korean War for the sake of Koreans, but from the conviction that intervention was essential for American security.

On the other hand, America First does have a history. In 1940, when Britain was fighting for its life and Churchill was begging for U.S. help, it was the name of the group most virulently opposed to U.S. intervention. It disbanded — totally discredited — four days after Pearl Harbor.

The irony is that while President Obama would never use the term, it is the underlying theme of his foreign policy — which Trump constantly denounces as a series of disasters. Obama, like Trump, is animated by the view that we are overextended and overinvested abroad.

“The nation that I’m most interested in building is our own,” declared Obama in his December 2009 West Point address on Afghanistan.

This is also the theme of Bernie Sanders. No great surprise. Left and right isolationism have found common cause since the 1930s. Socialist Party leader Norman Thomas often shared the platform with Charles Lindbergh at America First rallies.

Both the left and right have a long history of advocating American retreat and retrenchment. The difference is that liberals want to come home because they think we are not good enough for the world. Conservatives want to wash their hands of the world because they think the world is not good enough for us.

For Obama, we are morally unworthy to act as world hegemon. Our hands are not clean.

He’s gone abroad confessing our various sins -- everything from the Iranian coup of 1953 to our unkind treatment of Castro’s Cuba to the ultimate blot, Hiroshima, a penitential visit to which Obama is currently considering.

Trump would be rightly appalled by such a self-indicting trip. His foreign policy stems from a proud nationalism that believes that these recalcitrant tribes and nations are unworthy of American expenditures of blood and treasure.

This has been the underlying view of conservative isolationism from Lindbergh through Pat Buchanan through Rand Paul. It is not without its attractions.

Trump’s version, however, is inconsistent and often contradictory. After all, he pledged to bring stability to the Middle East. How do you do that without presence, risk and expenditures (financial and military)?

He attacked Obama for letting Iran become a “great power.”

But doesn’t resisting that automatically imply engagement?

More incoherent still is Trump’s insistence on being unpredictable. An asset perhaps in real estate deals, but in a Hobbesian world American allies rely on American consistency, often as a matter of life or death.

Yet Trump excoriated the Obama-Clinton foreign policy for losing the trust of our allies precisely because of its capriciousness. The tilt toward Iran. The red line in Syria.

Canceling the East European missile defense. Abandoning Hosni Mubarak.

Trump’s scripted, telepromptered speech was intended to finally clarify his foreign policy. It produced instead a jumble.

The basic principle seems to be this: Continue the inexorable Obama-Clinton retreat, though for reasons of national self-interest, rather than of national self-doubt. And except when, with studied inconsistency, he decides otherwise.

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

Trump’s followers aren’t interested in ‘winning’

BY IAN TUTTLE

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here will be blood.

On Tuesday night, Donald Trump swept the “Acela Corridor” primaries — Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Rhode Island — and made it more likely than ever that he will be the Republican nominee. Next week’s Indiana primary is now truly a must-win contest for Ted Cruz. (It’s never a good sign when an event is being touted as your “Alamo.”) And even if Cruz can keep Trump from winning the nomination outright, taking the nomination from him at a contested convention is now far more difficult.

But on Wednesday morning, Trump fans had pitchforks poised. Early in the day, Breitbart editor John Nolte, the Walter Duranty of pro-Trump propagandists, tweeted: “If Trump loses to Hillary . . . I will forever blame #NeverTrump,” referring to the movement of conservatives who have said they will not vote for Donald Trump in a general election under any circumstances. As a matter of psephology, he’s not wrong: Donald Trump will lose if people don’t vote for him. That’s how elections work. But as electoral strategy, Nolte is not exactly winning friends and influencing people.

Consider as evidence the rest of his Twitter timeline, which is a running tirade against Trump opponents, variously described as “saboteurs,” “supremacists,” and “vote-thieves” suffering an acute case of

COMMENTARY “prideful butthurt.” In typical conspiracy-mongering fashion, Nolte says #NeverTrump adherents have “allied with Dems and MSM to destroy Trump in General” “to keep their spot at the trough,” or, elsewhere, to “retain their $$$.”

It requires staggering self-deception to place the blame for a Trump generalelection defeat anywhere except where it would belong: squarely on the shoulders of Donald Trump. It’s not on account of a Twitter hashtag that the average polling spread for the last month has Clinton winning by 8.5 points, or that only five head-to-head polls in the last year projected that Trump would run better than Clinton (and even then only modestly). It’s not because of a handful of vocal conservatives that Trump’s unfavorable ratings started, when he announced last June, at 68 percent — and that they are at nearly the same place now. That’s on Donald Trump.

And so would be a loss in November. Trump has unprecedented name recognition. He’s garnered some $1.9 billion in free publicity during this presidential cycle — more than six times as much as his closest competitor (Cruz). He has “Ten Billion Dollars” at his disposal. Trump has everything he needs to be president. If he can’t do it because there is a group of conservatives who are not interested in rallying around an untrustworthy liberal who mocks the handicapped and calls

women “pigs” — isn’t that his problem? Isn’t it Trump’s problem if a whole lot of conservatives think that women shouldn’t be punished for having abortions, that the president of the United states shouldn’t retweet white supremacists, and that American foreign policy shouldn’t be operated like a protection racket?

If Donald Trump wants conservative votes, isn’t it his job to show that he represents conservatives? And if those conservatives won’t acquiesce, then Trump’s supporters can go out and find other people who will vote for him. That’s also how elections work.

But Trump’s partisans won’t do that — because winning this election is not actually what they’re about. They’re not about “making America great again.” They’re sure as hell not about party unity.

They’re about vengeance.

They’re about crushing the conservatives they believe have betrayed them.

They’re about tying the villains to the tracks and pushing the TrumpTrain™ full-steam ahead.

If Trump is the nominee, it won’t matter what antiTrump conservatives do leading up to November. If Trump wins, his supporters will trot out the guillotine.

If Trump loses, they’ll trot out the guillotine. They just want to see heads roll.

This has been the animating impulse from the beginning. At the heart of the Trump phenomenon is a bloodthirst, and one way or another, there will be blood.

Ian Tuttle is a National Review Institute Buckley Fellow in political journalism.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR LETTER PROVES EXAMPLE OF BIGGER PROBLEM This is concerning the letter to the editor on April 27, “Constituent encounters problem reaching senator about bill.”

If I understand the problem, it seems that the person writing is responsible for her vet bills because she is “making above the poverty level and has to use private vet practices.”

If she was below the poverty level then she could “get rabies vaccines, heart worm tests, deworming, etc. from a nonprofit entity,” or in other words, the services would be free.

Then I read Walter E. Williams commentary just above her editorial.

It is titled “How we’ve become a nation of thieves.” How ironic. The answer to her situation.

We have become a nation of taking care of those who will not take care of themselves. Anyone who works is expected to take care of those who won’t work. Those who have medical insurance are expected to pay the bill for those who do not have medical insurance.

All those starving children need someone to pay for their food, even if their parents are getting food stamps,

or should I say SNAP? Of course, we need to supply toys for underprivileged children at Christmas. How about school supplies when school starts? It goes on and on.

I know she is talking about Sen. Kevin Johnson and her opposition to his “S.C. Senate Bill 687.” However, someone has to pay for that “nonprofit entity,” and it would be asking too much for poor people to be responsible for their own pet bills.

Anyone who would oppose his bill must be either a “racist” “bigot” or some other word of the day.

I called two of our representatives

during the flag issue last year. Only one called me back. I didn’t take it personally.

We’re getting ready for a presidential election. The way I see it is, one person wants to give away even more stuff while taxing the rich more, another one can break laws and her following sees nothing wrong with it.

The third whines when he doesn’t get what he wants, and the fourth believes we should live by the constitution.

Who best describes you?

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AA — Monday-Friday, noon Support Groups: April 29, 2016 Amputee Support Group — and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 Fourth Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m.

Carolinas Rehabilitation and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., (803) 775-1852.

Florence. Call (843) 661AA Women’s Meeting — 3746.

Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 WarEFMP Parent Exchange Group ren St. (803) 775-1852.

— Last Tuesday, 11 a.m.AA Spanish Speaking — Sunnoon, Airman and Family day, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. Readiness Center. Support (803) 775-1852. to service members who AA “How it Works” Group — have a dependent with a Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., disability or illness. Call 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) Dorcus Haney at (803) 895494-5180.

1252/1253 or Sue Zimmer441 AA Support Group — Mon- man at (803) 847-2377. day, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. 441.

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6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist Church, 2401 Bethel Church Road. Call (803) 481-2160.

MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — Second Monday 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 316-6763. Find the group on Facebook at Sumter Vitiligo Support.

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November, 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869.

Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First Tuesday at noon and third Tuesday at 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church.

Call Carolyn at (803) 4696059, Mary at (803) 979-4498, Margaret at (803) 469-6887 or Karen at (803) 236-6782.

Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits.

Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746.

Sumter Amputee Support Group — Second Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Sumter Prosthetics & Orthotics, 259 Broad St. Call (803) 883-4356.

Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. For anyone who has lost a loved one to murder in a violent way.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let EUGENIA LAST bureaucracy get in your way. Get your papers in order so nothing will stop you from achieving your dreams. A promise to someone special will bring you personal and emotional stability.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An emotional encounter is best handled with care. Consistency and stability will be in your best interest when dealing with private affairs or institutions. Your intuition won’t let you down. Act on your gut feelings and you will avoid a mishap.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Approach any offers you receive with an open mind. It’s important to ask questions and decipher whether someone is exaggerating or giving you the straight facts. You can make physical changes that will add to your appeal. Romance is favored.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Enjoy getting together with people you haven’t seen for some time.

Attending a reunion will give you insight into how well you are doing in comparison to your peers. A lastminute physical change will disappoint you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Live in the moment. Make plans to do something that is energetic, playful and challenging. Show off and you’ll receive attention. Any negative feedback you receive will be due to jealousy. Be yourself and have fun. Love and romance are highlighted.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Ask questions, take notes and figure out what you need to know before making a decision or change. Don’t give in to anyone putting demands

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789.

Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., National Health Care, 1018 N. Guignard Drive. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 905-7720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346.

Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620.

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc.

Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m., 508 W. Liberty St. Call Kevin Johnson at (803) 778-0303.

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 87/58 Spartanburg 88/59

Greenville 88/62

Columbia 92/64

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

Today: Mostly sunny. Winds south-southwest 3-6 mph. Partly cloudy.

Saturday: A thunderstorm. Winds southsoutheast 4-8 mph.

Aiken 90/59

ON THE COAST

Charleston 91/65

Today: Mostly sunny; humid. High 82 to 91.

Saturday: Partly sunny; humid. High 79 to 88.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

85° 65° 78° 52° 93° in 1986 39° in 1993 trace 2.58" 2.86" 14.91" 17.33" 14.28"

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 88/66/s 52/40/pc 79/64/t 53/39/c 84/68/t 72/57/pc 87/73/pc 58/45/sh 93/70/t 57/46/r 83/63/pc 64/51/s 59/51/c

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

on you. Do something enjoyable with a friend or loved one.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take time out to do something you enjoy.

Learn something that will help you recognize new ways to put your skills to use. Your experience will be encouraging and give you hope for achieving greater success.

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

357.66 75.60 75.47 97.11

24-hr chg +0.01 none +0.03 -0.06

RIVER STAGES

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Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 84/67/t 53/43/r 82/59/s 59/45/pc 79/67/t 70/56/pc 85/72/c 62/48/pc 91/69/t 64/50/pc 86/62/s 74/56/pc 63/54/c

Myrtle Beach 85/67

Manning 89/62

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

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest.

12 9.08 19 3.97 14 5.96 14 3.43 80 77.18 24 6.39

24-hr chg -0.05 none -0.78 -0.15 -0.06 -0.11

Sunrise 6:35 a.m.

Moonrise 1:36 a.m.

Sunset 8:04 p.m.

Moonset 12:28 p.m.

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High 2:21 a.m.

2:49 p.m.

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3:51 p.m.

Ht. 3.0 2.6 3.0 2.7

Low 9:38 a.m.

9:40 p.m.

10:36 a.m.

10:47 p.m.

Ht. 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 83/53/s 91/60/s 92/60/s 91/67/s 71/59/c 91/65/s 87/61/pc 90/60/s 92/64/s 89/62/pc 70/54/c 86/62/pc 85/61/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 79/58/t 88/64/t 91/66/t 88/69/pc 72/63/c 88/68/pc 82/64/t 85/65/t 91/67/t 86/67/t 69/58/c 83/66/c 83/65/sh

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 89/64/pc Gainesville 90/65/t Gastonia 88/59/s Goldsboro 79/59/pc Goose Creek 91/63/s Greensboro 84/59/pc Greenville 88/62/s Hickory 85/58/pc Hilton Head 86/66/s Jacksonville, FL 90/66/t La Grange 89/63/s Macon 90/61/s Marietta 88/62/s

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 86/66/t 90/66/t 83/64/t 78/63/sh 87/68/pc 73/62/t 84/63/t 77/61/t 83/70/pc 90/68/pc 86/65/t 88/66/pc 83/66/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 86/53/s Mt. Pleasant 89/65/s Myrtle Beach 85/67/pc Orangeburg 91/63/s Port Royal 88/66/s Raleigh 80/59/pc Rock Hill 87/58/s Rockingham 88/60/pc Savannah 92/65/s Spartanburg 88/59/s Summerville 91/63/s Wilmington 84/63/pc Winston-Salem 83/59/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 80/59/pc 84/69/pc 81/70/pc 90/68/t 84/70/pc 74/62/sh 85/64/t 84/66/t 89/68/pc 83/63/t 88/67/pc 81/66/pc 74/62/t

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make your surroundings more suitable for a project you want to take on.

An idea you share with a good friend or partner can be taken to the next level if you don’t let emotional differences get in the way.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t trust anyone to do your job for you. You’ll be misled or give someone the wrong impression if you aren’t careful. Make changes that will help improve your look and attitude.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take time out to read, gather information or have a heart-toheart discussion with someone you love. Offering compliments and positive solutions will bring the best results. Ask questions, avoid judging others, and be receptive to suggestions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Go over your financial situation. Put a plan together that will help you boost your income. Explore new outlets to market your talents and services. Love is in the stars, and romance is encouraged.

JoJo, a housebroken 1-year-old brown male Chihuahua, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is great with other dogs, children and cats. JoJo is affectionate, active, friendly and protective. He would make a great new addition to anywith family.

The cats, SPCA children is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, JoJo is great dogs, and is open 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Stick close to home. Avoid dealing with institutions and negative individuals who bring you down.

Participate in an event that you can enjoy with a friend or loved one.

Offer positive input and plenty of laughter.

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

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USC Football

‘SpursUp’ in Sumter New South Carolina head football coach Muschamp speaks, answers questions at Gamecock Club

NFL draft

Top pick Goff off to Rams Buffalo chooses Tiger DE Lawson

By JAY COHEN The Associated Press

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

New University of South Carolina head football coach Wil Muschamp, left, leans in for a picture with Jana Jackson on Thursday during at the Sumter County Gamecock Club meeting in the Nettles Gymnasium on the campus of USC Sumter. It was the first stop outside of Columbia for Muschamp on his #SpursUp Tour.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

tions for a little more than 30 minutes in the first stop outside Columbia of his #SpursUp Tour.

The “Boom Bus” rolled its way into “It’s been awesome,” Muschamp said Sumter on Thursday evening and new of the tour thus far. “Starting out, one University of South Carolina head foot- of the things is just thanking them for ball coach Will Muschamp wasn’t too how welcoming they’ve been for myfar behind. self, my family and our staff. It’s been It wasn’t the first time he stepped really unbelievable,” foot in the Gamecock City, though.

Muschamp was hired in December to “I was here to recruit a little bit in replace Steve Spurrier and has been January,” Muschamp said. molding and reshaping the program The new face of Carolina football did ever since. a different kind of recruiting once in“Change is inevitable in life — it hapside the Nettles Gymnasium on the pens,” he told the players in his first campus of USC Sumter. Rather than meeting. “,,,But growth is the only opselling his program to potential stution. You can either grow with us or dent-athletes, Muschamp had the opnot because we’re going to do things portunity to sell himself to the Sumter the South Carolina way from here on County Gamecock Club. out.”

Muschamp spoke and answered quesMuschamp defined that as having a

blue-collar team of overachievers. Buying into that type of work ethic involves effort, toughness and discipline, he said.

“That’s going to be a selling point of our program,” Muschamp went on to say. “When we recruit the right way and bring in the right type of athlete to buy into that work ethic, special, special things are going to happen.”

He went on to discuss a variety of topics including the coaching staff, his pleasure with the current talent level at USC, the quarterback battle and the lack of depth the Gamecocks currently face at the skill positions.

Then the floor was opened for fan questions, with the new NCAA rule now allowing satellite camps first on

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USC baseball

Carolina back on deck for SEC title

By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

Prep track & field

CHS boys, SHS teams region champs 3A and 4A state qualifiers up next for local athletes

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Crestwood High School varsity boys track and field team and both of the Sumter High teams won their respective region meets on Wednesday.

More importantly, each team qualified for several events in the upcoming 3A and 4A state qualifiers.

Crestwood won the Region VI-3A meet at Lakewood High’s J. Frank Baker Stadium, scoring 161.50 points to edge Darlington with 153. Also, the Knights claimed 21 positions in the 3A state qualifier.

The Sumter girls won the Region VI-4A meet at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach with 126 points. It was a tight battle as Conway was second with 108, Carolina Forest third with 93 and West Florence fourth with 91.

The Lady Gamecocks earned 16 spots in the 4A state qualifier. The Sumter boys claimed 19 spots in the qualifier while winning the region meet with 140 points. Carolina Forest was second with 120.33.

In the boys 3A meet, Crestwood had seven first-place finishes led by Julius Pearson and Michael Toney. Pearson won both the 100- and

CHICAGO — Jared Goff is moving down the West Coast to Los Angeles. Carson Wentz and his big right arm are moving from North Dakota to Philadelphia.

It’s all about the quarterbacks at the top of the NFL draft.

Lawson Goff went No. 1 overall to the Rams on Thursday night for their first pick since they moved to Los Angeles in the offseason, and Wentz was the No. 2 selection by the Eagles after a successful career at North Dakota State in the second tier of college football.

“I’m taking it as an honor and something I’m going to have to prove them right, that they made the right decision,” Goff said.

There was little doubt about the position of the top picks after Los Angeles and Philadelphia each made a big trade to get into the draft’s top two slots. It’s the second straight year two QBs were the first names off the board and the seventh time in the modern era of the draft since 1967.

The early big slide was experienced by Mississippi offensive tackle Laremy Tunsi.

Once one of the leading candi-

COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Chad Holbrook promised last spring things would change for the school’s baseball program after the Gamecocks missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000.

Holbrook And, so far, the coach has made good on that vow.

With a month left in the regular season, the Gamecocks are atop the Southeastern Conference and prepping for a weekend showdown with No. 1-ranked Florida.

“We’ve bounced back,” Gamecocks outfielder Gene Cone said. “And we’re looking to get more wins.”

South Carolina is 33-8 and have the SEC’s best league mark at 14-4, a game ahead of the Gators (13-5) in the Eastern Division.

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FLORIDA AT USC

KEITH GEDAMKE / The Sumter Item

Crestwood’s Shakeel Bradford competes in the long jump during the Region VI-3A track and field meet on Wednesday at Lakewood’s J. Frank Baker Stadium.

See meets, Page B3 Bradford finished third in the long jump and won the 400-meter dash.

Today: 7 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) Saturday: 7 p.m. (SEC NETWORK PLUS) Sunday: 1:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK PLUS) Radio: Each game will be carried on WNKT-FM 107.5)

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NBA playoffs

Atlanta tops Celtics to win series 4-2

By KYLE HIGHTOWER The Associated Press

in first-round exits.

Coming off a 27-point win in Game 5, the Hawks took BOSTON — Paul Millsap advantage of poor shooting had 17 points and eight reby Boston, building as much bounds, and the Atlanta as a 28-point lead.

Hawks advanced to the secAtlanta blew the game ond round of the NBA play- open with a 39-point third offs with a 104-92 Game 6 quarter in which it shot 74 victory over the Boston Celt- percent from the field. ics on Thursday night.

The Celtics shot just 36 Al Horford and Kent Baze- percent for the game. They more each added 15 points made a final charge to get as for the Hawks, who earned close as 10 points, but Atlantheir first playoff series win ta was able to close it out. over Boston since the St. Isaiah Thomas led Boston Louis Hawks beat the Celtwith 25 points and 10 assists. ics in the 1958 Finals.

Jae Crowder added 15.

The Hawks open the secFor most of the game, the ond round on Monday at the Hawks simply benefited Cleveland Cavaliers. from Boston’s struggles.

The Celtics last three playThe Celtics played most of off appearances have ended the second half with

Crowder battling fouls.

He went to the bench after picking up his fourth foul with 11:21 left in third quarter. Coach Brad Stevens rolled dice and re-inserted him, only for Crowder to be called for his fifth foul with 8:13 to play. He fouled out with 3 minutes to play.

But most of the damage was done much earlier.

There was energy from the home fans at tipoff, and Boston did a decent job of matching it on defensive, forcing four early turnovers.

The offensive end was another story. The Celtics started game by connecting on just four of its first 18 field goal attempts and shot 28 percent in the first half.

Boys area roundup

Sumter-Summerville game postponed because of rain Sumter High School’s varsity baseball team had its opening game in the 4A state playoffs against Summerville on Thursday postponed due to rain.

The District VI tournament game at the Summerville field was postponed due to rain.

The game has been rescheduled for today at 7 p.m. in Summerville.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD Barons win region meet Wilson Hall won the SCISA Region II-3A meet with 157 points on Wednesday at Spencer Field.

Thomas Sumter Academy finished second with 93 followed by Orangeburg Prep with 56, Laurence Manning Academy with 33 and Calhoun Academy with 2.

TSA’s Hunter Jarvis won the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200meter runs. Billy Colquitt won the 200 dash and Dre Litsey the high jump.

Winners for WH were Andrik Rivera-Nesrala in both the 400 and triple jump, Greyson Young in the 400 hurdles, Robert James in the long jump, Greyson Sonntag in the shot put, the 4x800 relay team of Drew Reynolds, Justin Timmons, Brayden Fidler, Rivera-Nesrala and Rhett Howell, the 4x100 team of Lake Scott, Greyson Young, Noah Harvin and Evans Boyle and the 4x400 team of Reynolds, Young, Fidler, Rivera-Nesrala and Timmons.

Winning for Laurence Manning was Aaron Kruger in the 100.

Wilson Hall First Place: 4x800 relay (Drew Reynolds, Justin Timmons,

Brayden Fidler, Andrik Rivera-Nesrala, Rhett Howell); 4x100 relay (Lake Scott, Greyson Young, Noah Harvin, Evans Boyle); Andrik Rivera-Nesrala (400, triple jump); Greyson Young (400 hurdles); 4x400 relay (Drew Reynolds, Greyson Young, Brayden Fidler, Andrik Rivera-Nesrala, Justin Timmons); Robert James (long jump); Greyson Sonntag (shot put) Second Place: Evans Boyle (100, long jump); Brad Russell (400 hurdles); Noah Harvin (200); Greyson Young (high jump); Jake Reaves (shot put).

Third Place: Drew Reynolds (3,200, 1,600); Brad Russell (110 hurdles); Lake Scott (400 hurdles); Justin Timmons (800); Brent Carraway (long jump); Evans Boyle (triple jump); Patrick Muldrow (discus); David Tussey (shot put).

Thomas Sumter First Place: Hunter Jarvis (3,200.

1,600, 800); Billy Colquitt (200); Dre Litsey (high jump) Second Place: Josh Ladson (3,200, 1,600, 800); Ty Litsey (110 hurdles); 4x400 relay (Billy Colquitt, Austin Hudson, Hunter Jarvis, Josh Ladson); Dre Litsey (triple jump); James Edens Rabon (discus) Third Place: 4x800 relay (David Crotts, Austin Hudson, Liam Miller, Michale Conte); Billy Colquitt (100) Laurence Manning First Place: Aaron Kruger (100) Second Place: 4x100 relay (Aaron Kruger, Jordan Rock, Lamel Sanders, Trevor Turcotte); Lamel Sanders (400) Third Place: Aaron Kruger (400, 200)

Girls area roundup

Fort lifts EC to win in playoff opener TURBEVILLE – Brooklyn Fort allowed just one hit and struck out 13 batters in East Clarendon High School’s 5-2 victory over Lake View in the opening game of the District VII tournament of the 1A softball state playoffs on Thursday at the EC field.

The Lady Wolverines, who improved to 19-5 on the season, will play host to Baptist Hill today at 5:30 p.m. in a winners bracket game.

Kinsley Driggers was 2-for-3 with a double to lead the EC offense while Gracyn Watts had two hits.

Pee Dee 3 Laurence Manning 2

MANNING – Laurence Manning Academy lost to Pee Dee 3-2 on Thursday at Julie Skoler Field.

Courtney Beatson took the loss for LMA despite allowing just four hits. None of the runs were earned.

Beatson struck out four and walked none.

Bailee Elms was 3-for-3 with a double to lead the Lady Swmapcats offense.

Brooke Ward had a hit and a run batted in, Maddie Cantley had a double and an RBI, Trinity Harrington had a hit and a run and Beatson had a double.

Sumter 14 Manning 2

Anna Copeland hit a grand slam home run to help Sumter High School to a 14-2 victory over Manning

on Wednesday at the SHS field.

Erin McCaffrey had a homer and three RBI and Chae Hutchison, Hannah Bettencourt and Tara Rhoades each had a hit and an RBI. Katie Murray was the winning pitcher.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD Wilson Hall wins Kayla Porter won three events as Wilson Hall rolled to an easy victory in the SCISA Region II-3A meet on Wednesday at Spencer Field.

The Lady Barons won with 175 points followed by Thomas Sumter Academy with 86. Orangeburg Prep finished with 37, Calhoun Academy with 35 and Laurence Manning Academy with 10.

Winners for the Lady Barons were Porter in the 100-, 400- and 200-meter dashes, Cantey Jacocks in the 400 hurdles, Chandler Curtis in the 100 hurdles, Leah Barwick in the pole vault, Cori Moore in the triple jump the 4x400 relay team of Jacocks, Nicolette Fisher, Curtis and Katie Scannella, the 4x800 team of Cameron Duffy, Emily Reynolds, Curtis and Scannella and the 4x100 relay team of Jacocks, Dubose Alderman, Ainsley Morton, Porter and Liza Segars.

TSA’s Taja Hunley won both the high jump and the long jump and Bella Crowe won the 3,200.

Wilson Hall First Place: 4x800 relay (Cameron Duffy, Emily Reynolds, Katie Scannella, Chandler Curtis); Chandler Curtis (100 hurdles); 4x100 relay (Cantey Jacocks, Dubose Alderman, Ainsley Morton, Kayla Porter, Liza Segars); Kayla Porter (100, 400, 200); Cantey Jacocks (400 hurdles); 4x400 relay (Cantey Jacocks, Nicolette Fisher, Chandler Curtis, Katie Scannella); Cori Moore (triple jump); Leah Barwick (pole vault).

Second Place: Kirsten Fisher (3,200); Anna Grace Jacocks (100 hurdles); Dubose Alderman (100); Breland Jones (400 hurdles); Paige Anderson (high jump); Liza Segars (long jump); Cori Moore (shot put, pole vault) Third Place: Margaret Briggs Kelly (3,200); Kenzie Naylor (100 hurdles); Katie Scannella (400); Dubose Alderman (200); Betsy Noyes (shot put) Thomas Sumter First Place: Bella Crowe (3,200); Taja Hunley (high jump, long jump) Second Place: Aubrey Stoddard (1,600, 400, 800); 4x100 relay (Emily Stacey, Emma Gaulke, Samantha Kindsvater, Marly McCormick); Samantha Kindsvater (200); Taja Hunley (triple jump); Third Place: 4x800 relay; Samantha Kindsvater (100); Bella Crowe (1,600, 800); Tabitha Scruggs (400 hurdles); Danielle Young (discus) Laurence Manning Second Place: Tekoa Youngblood (discus)

VARSITY SOCCER Marlboro County 2 Crestwood 1

BENNETTSVILLE – Crestwood High School lost to Marlboro County 2-1 on Wednesday at the MC field.

Alexandra Manzo scored the goal for the Lady Knights, who fell to 5-9 overall and 4-4 in Region VI-3A. Victoria Sellers had the assist and Alexu Pradar had eight saves in goal.

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Friday’s Games

TODAY 5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour China Open Second Round from Beijing (GOLF).

7 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Russian Grand Prix Practice from Sochi, Russia (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Talladega 300 Practice from Talladega, Ala. (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – LPGA Golf: North Texas LPGA Shootout Second Round from Irving, Texas (GOLF).

1:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Talladega 300 Practice from Talladega, Ala. (FOX SPORTS 1).

2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Chicago Cubs (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

2:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Koln vs.

Augsburg (FOX SPORTS 2).

2:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series GEICO 500 Practice from Talladega, Ala. (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Zurich Classic of New Orleans Second Round from Avondale, La. (GOLF).

4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series GEICO 500 Practice from Talladega, Ala. (FOX SPORTS 1).

5 p.m. – Women’s College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Blacksburg, Va. (GOLF).

6 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Kennesaw, Ga. – Syracuse vs. North Carolina (ESPNU).

6 p.m. – Auto Racing: ARCA Series General Tire 200 from Talladega, Ala. (FOX SPORTS 1).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

6:30 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web. com Tour United Leasing & Finance Championship Second Round from Newburgh, Ind. (GOLF).

7 p.m. – NFL Football: National Football League Draft from Chicago – Second Round (ESPN, NFL NETWORK).

7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs First-Round Series Game Six – Toronto at Indiana (ESPNEWS).

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

7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Conference Playoffs Series (NBA TV).

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

7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Dallas at New York (UNIVISION).

7:30 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Patriot League Tournament Semifinal Match (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – Women’s College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Blacksburg, Va. (GOLF).

8 p.m. – College Baseball: Gonzaga at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs First-Round Series Game Six – Miami at Charlotte (ESPN).

8 p.m. – NFL Football: National Football League Draft from Chicago – Second and Third Rounds (ESPN2, NFL NETWORK).

8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinal Series Game One – St. Louis at Dallas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8:30 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Kennesaw, Ga. – Duke vs. Notre Dame (ESPNU).

8:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – UNAM vs. Queretaro (UNIVISION).

9 p.m. – College Baseball: Texas Tech at Texas Christian (FOX SPORTS 1).

9 p.m. – Boxing: Andre Dirrell vs. Blake Caparello in a Super Middleweight Bout and Anthony Dirrell vs. Caleb Truax in a Super Middleweight Bout from Atlantic City, N.J. (SPIKE).

10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Series Game Six – Los Angeles Clippers at Portland (ESPN).

10:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinal Series Game One – Nashville at San Jose (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

MLB Standings

By The Associated Press

National League East Division

Washington New York Philadelphia Miami Atlanta Central Division

Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee West Division

Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona Colorado San Diego

W L Pct GB 14 7 .667 — 13 7 .650 ½ 12 10 .545 2½ 9 11 .450 4½ 4 17 .190 10 W L Pct GB 16 5 .762 — 13 9 .591 3½ 12 9 .571 4 9 13 .409 7½ 8 13 .381 8 W L Pct GB 12 10 .545 — 12 11 .522 ½ 11 12 .478 1½ 9 12 .429 2½ 7 15 .318 5

Wednesday’s Games

San Francisco 13, San Diego 9 Philadelphia 3, Washington 0 Boston 9, Atlanta 4 N.Y. Mets 5, Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh 9, Colorado 8, 12 inn.

St. Louis 11, Arizona 4 Miami 2, L.A. Dodgers 0

Thursday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Colorado, ppd.

Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 2 Philadelphia 3, Washington 0 Atlanta at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Washington at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

American League East Division

Baltimore Boston Tampa Bay Toronto New York Central Division

Chicago Kansas City Cleveland Detroit Minnesota West Division

Texas Seattle Los Angeles Oakland Houston

W L Pct GB 12 8 .600 — 12 9 .571 ½ 10 11 .476 2½ 10 13 .435 3½ 8 12 .400 4 W L Pct GB 16 6 .727 — 12 9 .571 3½ 10 9 .526 4½ 11 10 .524 4½ 7 15 .318 9 W L Pct GB 12 10 .545 — 11 10 .524 ½ 11 11 .500 1 11 12 .478 1½ 7 15 .318 5

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago White Sox 4, Toronto 0 Baltimore 3, Tampa Bay 1 Boston 9, Atlanta 4 Detroit 9, Oakland 4 Texas 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Cleveland 6, Minnesota 5 L.A. Angels 4, Kansas City 2 Houston 7, Seattle 4

Thursday’s Games

Detroit 7, Oakland 3 Chic. White Sox at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Chic. White Sox at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NBA Playoff Schedule

By The Associated Press FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 4, Detroit 0 April 17: Cleveland 106, Detroit 101 April 20: Cleveland 107, Detroit 90 April 22: Cleveland 101, Detroit 91 April 24: Cleveland 100, Detroit 98 Toronto 3, Indiana 2 April 16: Indiana 100, Toronto 90 April 18: Toronto 98, Indiana 87 April 21: Toronto 101, Indiana 85 April 23: Indiana 100, Toronto 83 April 26: Toronto 102, Indiana 99 April 29: Toronto at Indiana, TBA x-May 1: Indiana at Toronto, TBA Charlotte 3, Miami 2 April 17: Miami 123, Charlotte 91 April 20: Miami 115, Charlotte 103 April 23: Charlotte 96, Miami 80 April 25: Charlotte 89, Miami 85 April 27: Charlotte 90, Miami 88 April 29: at Charlotte, TBA x-May 1: at Miami, TBA Atlanta 4, Boston 2 April 16: Atlanta 102, Boston 101 April 19: Atlanta 89, Boston 72 April 22: Boston 111, Atlanta 103 April 24: Boston 104, Atlanta 95, OT April 26: Atlanta 110, Boston 83 April 28: Atlanta 104, Boston 92

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Golden State 4, Houston 1 April 16: Golden State 104, Houston 78 April 18: Golden State 115, Houston 106 April 21: Houston 97, Golden State 96 April 24: Golden State 121, Houston 94 April 27: Golden State 114, Houston 81 San Antonio 4, Memphis 0 April 17: San Antonio 106, Memphis 74 April 19: San Antonio 94, Memphis 68 April 22: San Antonio 96, Memphis 87 April 24: San Antonio 116, Memphis 95 Oklahoma City 4, Dallas 1 April 16: Oklahoma City 108, Dallas 70 April 18: Dallas 85, Oklahoma City 84 April 21: Oklahoma City 131, Dallas 102 April 23: Oklahoma City 119, Dallas 108 April 25: Oklahoma City 118, Dallas 104 Portland 3, L.A. Clippers 2 April 17: L.A. Clippers 115, Portland 95 April 20: L.A. Clippers 102, Portland 81 April 23: Portland 96, L.A. Clippers 88 April 25: Portland 98, L.A. Clippers 84 April 27: Portland 108, L.A. Clippers 98 April 29: at Portland, TBA x-May 1: at L.A. Clippers, TBA

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By The Associated Press FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

N.Y. Islanders 4, Florida 2 April 14: N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 4 April 15: Florida 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 April 17: N.Y. Islanders 4, Florida 3, OT April 20: Florida 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 April 22: N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 1, 2OT April 24: N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 1, 2OT Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 1 April 13: Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 April 15: Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 2 April 17: Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 0 April 19: Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 April 21: Tampa Bay 1, Detroit 0 Washington 4, Philadelphia 2 April 14: Washington 2, Philadelphia 0 April 16: Washington 4, Philadelphia 1 April 18: Washington 6, Philadelphia 1 April 20: Philadelphia 2, Washington 1 April 22: Philadelphia 2, Washington 0 April 24: Washington 1, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 April 13: Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 April 16: N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 2 April 19: Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 April 21: Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 0 April 23: Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Rangers 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Dallas 4, Minnesota 2 April 14: Dallas 4, Minnesota 0 April 16: Dallas 2, Minnesota 1 April 18: Minnesota 5, Dallas 3 April 20: Dallas 3, Minnesota 2 April 22: Minnesota 5, Dallas 4, OT April 24: Dallas 5, Minnesota 4 St. Louis 4, Chicago 3 April 13: St. Louis 1, Chicago 0, OT April 15: Chicago 3, St. Louis 2 April 17: St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 April 19: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3 April 21: Chicago 4, St. Louis 3, 2OT April 23: Chicago 6, St. Louis 3 April 25: St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 Nashville 4, Anaheim 3 April 15: Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 April 17: Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 April 19: Anaheim 3, Nashville 0 April 21: Anaheim 4, Nashville 1 April 23: Anaheim 5, Nashville 2 April 27: Nashville 2, Anaheim 1 San Jose 4, Los Angeles 1 April 14: San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3 April 16: San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1 April 18: Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1, OT April 20: San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2 April 22: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3

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The Sumter girls won seven events. Ashley Clark won the From Page B1 100, Lorien Clark the 1,600, Tiarra Abram the 100 hur200-meter dashes while Toney dles, Annissa Brayboy the won the 1,600 and 3,200 runs. shot put, Amber Jones the Carl Benjamin won the 400 discus, Ars’Breana Tyler the hurdles, Shakeel Bradford the triple jump and the 4x400 400 while the 4x400 relay team relay team of Trinity Brown, of Benjamin, Bradford, NaAshley Clark, Nyasia Cumkeem Ingram, Nyjeil Lindsay mings and Lorien Clark won and Pearson. as well.

Bradford also qualified in Abram also qualified in the the long jump, Lindsay in the high jump and long jump, 100 and 200, Joel Daniels in the while Tyler qualified in the 1,600 and 800 and Trenton Lut- long jump, Brayboy in the distrell in the 1,600 and 3,200. cus and Lorien Clark in the Lakewood finished third 800. with 75.50 points and earned In the Region VI-3A meet, 10 spots in the qualifier. The Darlington dominated with 231 Gators’ Gary Sanders won points. Crestwood was second both the discus and shot put. with 96 followed by Hartsville Manning finished fourth with 54, Manning with 47, with 65 points and earned eight Lakewood with 33 and Marlspots in the qualifier. Twon boro County with 25.

Collymore in the 110 hurdles Crestwood had just one winand Rayvon Witherspoon in ner, Sedajah Rembert in the the triple jump picked up wins long jump. She also earned for the Monarchs. spots in the state qualifier in In the 4A boys meet, Sumter the triple jump and high jump. had four first-place finishers.

Manning earned eight berths Stacey Shaw won the 800, Don- in the qualifier. Measha Jones trell Johnson the 400 hurdles, was the only Lady Monarch to Rodney Pitts the high jump win, claiming in the 400. Lakeand the 4x100 relay team of wood claimed four qualifier poAnthony Dinkins-McCall, sitions. The Lady Gators’ SereShannon Isaac, Pitts and Nijil na Choice won both the shot Rogers won as well. put and the discus.

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Crestwood’s Sedajah Rembert competes in the high jump in the Region VI-3A meet on Wednesday at Lakewood’s J. Frank Baker Stadium. She finished fourth in the high jump, won the long jump and finished third in the triple jump.

PREP TRACK & FIELD RESULTS REGION VI-3A MEET BOYS Crestwood 161.50; Darlington 153; Lakewood 75.50; Manning 65; Hartsvile 46; Marlboro County 10.

(400 hurdles); Tashiba Lampkin (high jump); Azariah Dixon (long jump); Sedajah Rembert (triple jump).

Fourth Place: Taylor Abrams (100, 200, triple jump); Sedajah Rembert (high jump).

3A STATE QUALIFIERS Crestwood First Place: Julius Pearson (100, 200); Michael Toney (1,600, 3,200); Carl Benjamin (400 hurdles); Shakeel Bradford (400); 4x400 relay (Carl Benjamin, Shakeel Bradford, Nakeem Ingram, Njyeil Lindsay, Julius Pearson).

Second Place: Joel Daniels (1,600); Trenton Luttrell (3,200); 4x100 relay (Carl Benjamin, Shakeel Bradford, Nyjeil Linday, Julius Pearson); 4x800 relay (Eric Caldwell, Joel Daniels, Antonio Jackson, Trenton Luttrell, Michael Toney); Terrance McClain (shot put).

Third Place: Trenton Luttrell (1,600); Shakeel Bradford (long jump); Joshua Goodman (shot put); Andrew Bennett (triple jump).

Fourth Place: Nyjeil Lindsay (100, 200); Joel Daniels (800); Miguel Bailey (high jump); Marquis Pressley (triple jump).

Lakewood First Place: Serena Choice (shot put, discus).

Fourth Place: Amiyah Pinckney (shot put); Tatyanna Weldon (discus).

Lakewood First Place: Gary Sanders (discus, shot put).

Second Place: Asante English (110 hurdles); Dontay Osborne (discus).

Third Place: Tre’Von Cowell (100); Asante English (400 hurdles); Ben Evans (400); 4x800 relay (Tony Brown, Christopher Moss, Tyreek Brown, Ben Evans).

Fourth Place: 4x100 relay (Tre’Von Cowell, Jontez Moses, Jaron Richardson, Kasean Wilson); Tyreek Johnson (shot put).

Manning First Place: Twon Collymore (110 hurdles); Rayvon Witherspoon (triple jump).

Second Place: Twon Collymore (200); Rayvon Witherspoon (long jump) Third Place: 4x100 relay (Dejaun Wilson, Corey Graham, Twon Collymore, Brandon Williams, Michael Cooper); 4x400 relay (Dierell Parker, Zion Phillips, Phillip Dawkins, Keilah Dupree, Jordan Dozier).

Fourth Place: Keenan Miller (110 hurdles); 4x800 relay (Dierell Parker, Zion Phillips, Phillip Dawkins, Jordan Dozier, Datoine Thomas).

GIRLS Darlington 231; Crestwood 96, Hartsville 54; Manning 47; Lakewood 33, Marlboro County 25.

3A STATE QUALIFIERS Crestwood First Place: Sedajah Rembert (long jump).

Second Place: 4x100 relay (Taylor Abrams, Anastazia Bradley, Shamonah Mack-Cook, Teauna Thomas, Alexus Young); 4x400 relay (Rachel Blanding, Anastazia Bradley, Shamonah Mack-Cook, Teauna Thomas, Alexus Young); 4x800 relay (Rachel Blanding, Azariah Dixon, Dejah Sanders, Kevionna Sanders, Tahiya Sands, Alexus Young); Shaquanda Miller-McCray (high jump).

Third Place: Teauna Thomas (100); Daijuiana Jefferson

Manning First Place: Measha Jones (400).

Third Place: Larson Fralix (3,200); 4x100 relay (Sequoia Junios, Measha Jones, Montica Thames, Ambria Brunson, Shante’a Oaks-fulmore, Mahogoney Green); Tondasha Fulton (shot put).

Fourth Place: 4x400 relay (Measha Jones, Jayda Hilton, Shante’a Oaks-fulmore, Kymiah Lee, Sequoia Junious); 4x800 relay (Kymiah Lee, Jaylen Kenon, Madison WinnDennis, Ashley Ellis, Andrea Liddell, Jayda Hilton).

REGION VI-4A MEET BOYS Sumter 140; Carolina Forest 120.33; South Florence 101.33; Conway 79; West Florence 62; Socastee 21.33.

4A STATE QUALIFIERS Sumter First Place: Stacey Shaw (800); Dontrell Johnson (400 hurdles); 4x100 relay (Anthony Dinkins-McCall, Shannon Isaac, Rodney Pitts, Nijil Rogers); Rodney Pitts (high jump).

Second Place: Colin Washington (100); Brandon Poston (1,600, 3,200); 4x400 relay (Tobias Favor, Javontre Graham, Dontrell Johnson, Rodney Pitts); 4x800 relay (Tobias Favor, Anthony Gabriel, Dontrell Johnson, Brandon Poston); Champ Newman (pole vault); Pressley Harvin (shot put).

Third Place: Tyren Horace (110 hurdles); Javontre Graham (400 hurdles); Zachary Delaney (pole vault); Troy Brayboy (discus).

Fourth Place: Colin Washington (200); Tobias Favor (800); Tyren Horace (400 hurdles); Kendell Crank (pole vault).

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Lakewood’s Tyreek Johnson throws the shot put in the Region VI-3A track and field meet on Wednesday at Lakewood’s J. Frank Baker Stadium. Johnson finished fourth in the event.

GIRLS Sumter 126; Conway 108, Carolina Forest 93, West Florence 91, Socastee 65, South Florence 36.

4A STATE QUALIFIERS Sumter First Place: Ashley Clark (100); Lorien Clark (1,600); Tiarra Abram (100 hurdles); 4x400 relay (Trinity Brown, Ashley Clark, Lorien Clark, Nyasia Cummings); Ars’Breana Tyler (triple jump), Annissa Brayboy (shot put); Amber Jones (discus).

Second Place: Trinity Brown (800); Tiarra Abram (high jump); Ars’Breana Tyler (long jump); Annissa Brayboy (discus).

Third Place: Tiarra Abram (long jump).

Fourth Place: Lorien Clark (800); 4x100 relay (Annissa Brayboy, Ashley Clark, Ars’Breana Tyler, Victoria Webster); 4x800 relay (Anya Bethea, Trinity Brown, Lorien Clark, Nyasia Cummings); Kaeana Jones (pole vault).

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From Page B1 dates for the No. 1 pick before the trades, he slipped to Miami at No. 13 after a video posted to his Twitter account Thursday night showed someone apparently smoking marijuana out of a bong-gas mask contraption.

“We’re trying to find out who did it,” Tunsil said. “I am not worried about that right now. I’m blessed.”

The Browns, who traded the No. 2 pick to the Eagles last week, moved down again in the first major deal of the night, swapping selections with Tennessee. Then Chicago acquired the No. 9 pick in a trade with Tampa Bay, prompting chants of “Let’s go Bears! Let’s go Bears!”

The Titans selected Michigan State offensive tackle Jack Conklin at No. 8 before the Bears grabbed Leonard Floyd, creating a bit of a lull in the proceedings with the Georgia linebacker not in attendance at the downtown Chicago theater.

On the board again at No. 15, Cleveland stayed in place and drafted Baylor wide receiver Corey Coleman.

After the QBs got their hats and exchanged pleasantries with Commissioner Roger Goodell, a pair of Ohio State stars made the stroll to the podium. San Diego grabbed defensive end Joey Bosa at No. 3 with the first real wild card of the night, and Dallas selected running back Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth pick.

Cornerback Eli Apple went the New York Giants at No. 10, putting three Buckeyes in the top 10 for the first time in school history. When Detroit took OT Taylor Decker, Ohio State had four first-rounders.

Elliott, who rushed for 1,878 yards last season, made quite a fashion statement when he showed off his midsection while walking the red carpet before the draft. But his dress shirt under his blue suit was in place by the time he was drafted by the Cow-

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“We had a plan regardless of whether they were going to allow them or not,” Muschamp said. “In recruiting the No. 1 selling point we have is gameday. The No. 2 selling point is Columbia and our campus. I want as many players exposed to our campus as we can. Are we going to take advantage of being able to go out and evaluate players? Absolutely.”

Charlotte, Atlanta and Jacksonville were sites of interest, Muschamp added.

The remaining questions ranged from the defensive scheme to various position battles to Marcus Lattimore’s

USC

From Page B1 The Gamecocks, ranked as high as No. 2 in college baseball polls, look poised to gain a first-round host spot in NCAA Tournament play. If South Carolina keeps winning, it could wind up with a top-eight national seed. If that happens, the Gamecocks would be at home for the NCAA’s best-ofthree, super regional round.

It seemed an unlikely prospect after last spring’s flop.

“We’ve got some tough cookies on my team,” Holbrook said Thursday.

The only thing tough last season was how badly the Gamecocks slid. The school has been a traditional baseball power and fans take a great sense of pride in the team’s success, with perhaps football only surpassing the sport in supporter interest.

In 2015, the Gamecocks stumbled to a 32-25 mark after opening 17-3. They finished just 13-17 in the SEC and were left out when the field of 64 was announced.

It was a bitter pill for South Carolina players to swallow with the program’s legacy of success with six College World

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California’ quarterback Jared Goff wasves to the crowd after selected No. 1 overall in by the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL draft on Thursday. boys.

“Dallas was definitely the place I wanted to go. It was like when I got to make my college decision,” Elliott said.

Jacksonville stayed close to home with Florida State cornerback Jalen Ramsey at No. 5, and Baltimore strengthened its offensive line when it took Notre Dame tackle Ronnie Stanley.

San Francisco, which took Oregon defensive lineman Arik Armstead in the first round a year ago, went back to the Ducks for DE DeForest Buckner.

As the draft barreled toward the middle of the first round, UCLA linebacker Myles Jack kept tumbling down the board.

There is concern within the league about the health of Jack’s right knee.

The Buccaneers opted for cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III with the 11th pick.

Hargreaves grew up in the Tampa area and played at Florida.

The 6-foot-4 Goff started every game during his three seasons at California and set school records with 977 completions, 12,220 yards passing and 96 touchdown passes. The Rams traded with Tennessee to get the pick.

Tupac’s “California Love” took over the speakers at the downtown Chicago theater when Goff went No. 1.

“It’s a good spot for me and

foundation and the conflict of interest it represented to the NCAA if he were to be hired

by USC. There were a few lighthearted moments as well that drew laughter from the soldout crowd. Not known as much for one-liners as Spurrier was, Muschamp delivered one when asked what was the biggest lesson he learned at Florida that will make him a better coach at USC: “Score,” he said.

USC women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley was supposed to speak as well, but didn’t make it after a recruiting matter popped up.

Former head baseball coach and current athletic director Ray Tanner came instead to introduce Muschamp and show his gratitude for the

work of the Gamecock Club as well.

It was an anniversary of sorts for Tanner, who four years prior had been on the way to speak at the Gamecock Club in Sumter when USC president Harris Pastides told him he’d gotten the AD job.

Muschamp thanked Tanner for the opportunity and also thanked Spurrier for an earlier endorsement as a head coach even before he got the Florida job -- one that was classic Spurrier.

“I was at the National Football Foundation when I was a defensive coordinator at Texas,” Muschamp said. “We were at a banquet for one of our players getting the Draddy Award, which is the academic award. I was standing in the

Series appearances from 20022012 and title celebrations in 2010 and 2011.

South Carolina sophomore Clarke Schmidt said players knew they could not dwell on the mistakes of last year if they hoped to step forward.

“It’s about getting back to where we were,” he said. “We knew what we had to do.”

Holbrook saw a difference in team chemistry at fall workouts and when the players began pre-season practice in January. “I know I’ve said this a lot, but we’re a close knit team,” he said.

That’s helped South Carolina rally back from a few bad stretches.

The Gamecocks lost two of three games early on to rival Clemson, then won 13 straight including sweeps of their first two SEC series over Arkansas and Ole Miss.

After dropping two of three at Vanderbilt, South Carolina swept Tennessee. Following another 1-2 weekend at Georgia, the Gamecocks fought back once more with a sweep of Missouri last weekend.

“We’ve got a lot of confidence,” Cone said.

That’s certainly true of Cone, a junior outfielder who last weekend set South Caroli-

na’s hit streak mark at 27 straight games. He capped the streak, the longest current one in college baseball, by going 5-for-5 last Sunday.

Cone’s not jinxing things, acting tight-lipped and changing topics when his streak is brought.

“That’s about all I want to say about that,” he said, smiling.

Holbrook said the team’s consistency has improved in large part because of its stable pitching rotation. Schmidt has been the team’s ace at 8-1 with a 2.04 earned-run average. The other two weekend starters in freshmen Braden Webb and Adam Hill are a combined 14-2 this season.

“Usually, if you’re sitting here saying you’ve got two freshman and one sophomore in your weekend rotation, that’s not a great recipe for success in the SEC,” he said.

“But we’ve had a lot of success because of how they pitched.”

Florida starts a challenging closing stretch for the Gamecocks. They face SEC West Division leader and top-five team Texas A&M at home in two weeks with road trips to contenders Kentucky and Alabama in between.

for my family to come watch games,” Goff said. “Very excited to get down there and get to work.”

Wentz led the Bison to their fifth consecutive FCS championship in January. He passed for 1,651 yards and 17 touchdowns during his senior year that was shortened by a broken right wrist.

It’s the first opening-round quarterback for the Eagles since they grabbed Donovan McNabb with the No. 2 pick in the 1999 draft.

“It’s exciting a team believes in me that much to go up and get me,” Wentz said.

The Buffalo Bills addressed a significant pass-rushing need by selecting Clemson de-

fensive end Shaq Lawson with the 19th pick.

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 269 pounds, Lawson was a consensus All-American last season in which he led the nation with 251/2 tackles for a loss and 121/2 sacks. Though relatively undersized for a defensive end, Lawson is regarded as a solid fit in an outside linebacker’s role because of his athleticism and versatility.

An NFL draft scouting report referred to Lawson as being “built like a tank.”

Lawson fills an immediate need on a defensive front seven that lost Mario Williams, who was cut last month.

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USC head football coach Wil Muschamp, left, signs autograph for fans on Thursday at the Sumter County Gamecock Club meeting in the Nettles Gymnasium on the campus of USC Sumter. lobby waiting on my wife You’re a lot better coach than when coach Spurrier walked you were a player.’ by and asked how I was doing.

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Conference Carolinas tournament starts today The Conference Carolinas men’s and women’s tennis championships will begin with the quarterfinal matches today at Palmetto Tennis Center.

The four women’s matches will begin at 9 a.m. with the men’s matches scheduled to start at noon. The women’s semifinals will be on Saturday at 9 a.m. with the men’s semis set for noon. The starting time for Sunday’s championship matches will be determined after the teams are set.

Women’s top seed Erskine will be going after its 12th straight tournament title. Pfeiffer is the men’s No. 1 seed.

Women’s Quarterfinals (1) Erskine vs. (8) Converse (4) Pfeiffer vs. (5) North Greenville (3) Limestone vs. (6) Belmont Abbey (2) Mount Oliver vs. (7) King Men’s Quarterfinals (1) Pfeiffer vs. (8) Lees-McRae (4) King vs. (5) Limestone (3) Barton vs. (6) North Greenville (2) Mount Olive vs. (7) Belmont Abbey

Brian Stuard shoots 64 to take Zurich Classic lead AVONDALE, La. — Brian Stuard shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to top the leaderboard in the suspended first round of the Zurich Classic.

The 33-year-old Stuard had only 21 putts in his bogey-free round at TPC Louisiana, fin-

ishing his final hole after a rain delay of nearly five hours.

He’s winless on the PGA Tour.

None of the afternoon starters were able to finish before darkness suspended play.

Retief Goosen was second after a 65. The 47-year-old South African is a two-time U.S. Open champion.

Top-ranked Jason Day bogeyed his final two holes for a 69.

Hur tops South Koreandominated leaderboard IRVING, Texas — Mi Jung Hur topped the South Koreandominated leaderboard Thursday in the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout, opening with a 5-under 66 in breezy conditions.

Based in the area in McKinney, Hur made five straight birdies on the 15th to the first hole. The two-time LPGA Tour winner bogeyed the par-4 fifth and rebounded with a birdie on the par-4 eighth.

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BISHOPVILLE — Willie Joe “Dogman” McLeod entered eternal rest on April 22, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

He was a son of Shirley Mae Williams McLeod and the late David Lee McLeod Jr. and husband of Ruth Ann McLeod.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Lee Central Middle School Gymnasium, 41 Charlene Lane, Bishopville, with Pastor Marie Sanders officiating. Interment will follow in the Barnettsville Baptist Church Cemetery, ManvilleSt. Charles Road, Bishopville.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

ROBERT LEE MITCHELL Robert Lee Mitchell was born on June 2, 1946, in Wedgefield, the youngest of

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MIAMI — Courtney Lee’s 3-pointer with 25.2 seconds left put Charlotte ahead to stay, and the Hornets beat Miami in

OAKLAND, Calif. — Klay Thompson scored 27 points with seven 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rolled into the second round of the playoffs without injured superstar Stephen Curry, thoroughly embarrassing the Houston Rockets 114-81 on Wednesday night in Game 5.

Draymond Green added 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Warriors, who will face the winner of the Clippers-Trail Blazers series. Portland leads 3-2.

James Harden scored 25 of Houston’s 37 first-half points on the way to 35 points, but the Rockets had no chance with a

three children born to Frances McCain Mitchell and the late Johnny B. Mitchell, and the grandson of the late Asberry and Sarah Jane McCain and Hamp and Ida Mitchell.

He died on April 20, 2016.

He received his formal education in the public school system and graduated from Ebenezer High School in Dalzell. In 1965, Robert decided to relocate to Port Chester, New York, to find employment. He worked for Life Saver Candy Co. and later he worked for a trucking company as a driver before becoming an entrepreneur, which was the joy of his life.

There are so many things one could say about Robert but for those who knew him well knew that first and foremost was his love for his family as he always tried to be there for them. Robert had a genuine passion for the wellbeing of anyone he came across. He was a fun-loving person with a big heart of gold. His one and only sister was always the joy of his life.

Robert loved fishing and baseball.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his loving mother, Frances L. Mitchell of Elmsford, New York; one brother, Herbert Mitchell (Elizabeth) of Sumter; one sister, Johnnie Emise Sinkler of Elmsford; one daughter, Vivian (John) Babalola of Houston, Texas; one stepdaughter, Tia Moore of Port Chester, New York; two grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; three nephews, Herbert Mitchell Jr., Darryl Mitchell and James Donnell Sinker; one favorite grandnephew, Jason Roach; two aunts, Queen (James) Washington of Wedgefield and Janet (Leon) Jones of Mocksville; 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. Mitchell will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Orangehill AME Church, 3035 S.C. 261 South, Wedge-

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Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.

The Hornets have won three straight games in the series, and will take a 3-2 lead into a potential Game 6 clincher today.

Marvin Williams led the Hornets with 17 points, while Al Jefferson and Kemba Walker each had 14 for Charlotte — which got its first road playoff win in 14 years. Jeremy Lin added 11.

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one-man show against the deep defending champions.

TRAIL BLAZERS 108 Clippers 98

LOS ANGELES — CJ McCollum scored 27 points, Damian Lillard added 16 of his 22 in the fourth quarter when Portland pulled away, and the Trail Blazers capitalized on the absence of injured Chris Paul and Blake Griffin to beat Los Angeles in Game 5 their first-round series.

The Blazers are up 3-2 and could close it out Friday in Portland. If Game 7 is needed, it would be Saturday back at Staples Center.

Cubs 7 Brewers 2

CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta’s bid for a second straight nohitter ended after five pitches and the Cubs ace went on to win his 16th straight decision, leading Chicago over the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Thursday.

Arrieta (5-0) allowed one run, three hits and four walks in five innings the first run he allowed at Wrigley Field since July 25. Alex Presley’s fifth-inning RBI double ended Arrieta’s home scoreless streak at

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Aaron Nola, Dalier Hinojosa, Elvis Araujo (1-0) and Jeanmar Gomez combined on a four-hitter and extended Washington’s scoreless streak to 22 innings.

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DETROIT — Anthony Gose doubled and homered, Anibal Sanchez pitched through a wild outing and the Detroit Tigers beat Oakland 7-3 Thursday to take three of four in the series against the Athletics.

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a.m. on Saturday at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 1146 Old Manning Road, Turbeville, with the Rev. Ronnie McFadden, Pastor, presiding, Pastor Winnie Walker as eulogist and Apostle Silvia McFadden, Evangelist Martha McCray and Elder Rhonda Keels assisting.

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

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BISHOPVILLE — Patricia Ann Bracey entered eternal rest on April 26, 2016, at Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina.

The family is receiving friends at 221 Manville-Wisacky Road, Bishopville, and at 520 First St., Bishopville.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Jerusalem Baptist Church, Bishopville.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

Janie T. Barlow, 85, widow of George Barlow, died on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at her home.

Born on Aug. 30, 1930, in Rembert, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Young and Sammie Wright.

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

WILLIE PEARSON JR. TURBEVILLE — Willie Pearson Jr. died on Monday, April 25, 2016.

Funeral services for Mr. Pearson will be held at 11

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JAMES A. KING Funeral services for James Abron King will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., Sumter, with Dr. Marion H. Newton, senior pastor, the Rev. Darrell King of First Baptist East End Church, NewKING port News, Virginia, officiating and the Rev. Debbie Bowen Davis, Agape Fellowship AME Church, as eulogist.

Public viewing will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. today with the Masonic Rites service beginning at 5 p.m. at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter.

Mr. King will be placed in the church at noon on Saturday until the hour of service.

Interment will follow at Hillside Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends at 13 Martin St., Sumter.

Mr. King, husband of Bessie Scott-King, died on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Willie and Frances McCray King.

James attended the public schools of Sumter County and continued his education at Sumter Area Technical College. He was a lifelong member of Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a trustee and a senior choir member.

He served his country in World War II in the United States Army and was honorably discharged. Mr. King was employed by Williams Furniture Co. and Tuomey Hospital of Sumter.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, John W., William, Irvin, Wilbert, Abraham and Willie Asbury; and sisters, Leola Young, Gussie McFadden, Rosa Lee Hughes and Annie Mae King Randolph.

Survivors include his loving wife, Bessie Scott-King; his faithful daughter, Audrey King (Jerome) Grant; four sisters-in-law, Creola ScottBowens and Virginia King, both of Sumter, Oletha King of Manning and Shirley Scott of Bethune; one brother-inlaw, Edward (Minnie) Scott of Bishopville; special cousins, Esaw Walters of Sumter, Fannie Wiggins and Lorena Snow of Baltimore, Maryland, and Rebecca Ham Taylor of Richmond, Virginia; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends.

Condolences may be made on their tribute page found at www.PalmerMemorialChapel. com

LOIS BOSKY GASTON — Lois Faye Kirby Bosky, 74, wife of Medard M. Bosky, died on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Lexington Medical Center Extended Care in Lexington.

Born in Bishopville, she was a daughter of the late Joseph T. Sr. and Cora BOSKY Coleman Kirby.

She was a 1959 graduate of Edmunds High School in Sumter. She served as a military wife for 15 years and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband of Gaston; one son, Daniel Joseph Bosky (Stella)

of Gaston; one daughter, Mary K. Kuhn (Joseph) of Gaston; one grandson, Matthew McCollum; and three sisters, Julia Davis (Marion) of Sumter, Annie Ruth Brewer (Paul) of Manning and Helen Young of Oxon Hill, Maryland.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Joseph T. Kirby Jr.; and a sister, Dorothy Holliday.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home with a time of remembrance led by the Rev. Sammy Geddings beginning at 4 p.m.

Burial will be private.

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

SHARON J. RAGLAND WASHINGTON, North Carolina — Sharon Jones Ragland, 61, wife of Kenneth E. Ragland, died on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at her residence.

Mrs. Ragland was born on Sept. 4, 1954, in Montgomery, Kentucky, a daughter of the RAGLAND late Ollie Calvin and Mattie Louise Markland Jones. She was a homemaker and was employed at the Bank of Clarendon in Manning for a number of years.

Surviving with her husband, whom she married on Jan. 25, 1979, are her children, Edward Ragland, William Ragland (Holly) and Whitney Somers (Bobby); nine grandchildren, Maddison Somers, Lathon Somers, Charlotte Somers, Turner Ragland, Landon Ragland, Asher Ragland, Addison Ragland, Aiden Ragland and Collin Lee; two brothers, Gary W. Jones and Ricky E. Jones; one uncle, Harold Markland; and a close friend, Sharon Williams.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ragland was preceded in death by a sister, Thelma Jones.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.

Paul Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington, N.C., is honored to serve the Ragland family.

Courtesy announcement by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org

BETTY JEAN A. AVIN Betty Jean Anderson Avin, 75, widow of Hubert Raymond Avin, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at McLeod Health in Florence, surrounded by her family.

Born on Sept.

24, 1940, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late James AVIN Ralph and Cecil Victoria Anderson. She was the sole owner of H.R. Avin Associates of Sumter, a bookkeeping, payroll and tax firm. She founded the company in 1983 in partnership with her husband and became the sole owner upon his death in 1997.

Betty was a dedicated and tireless professional who made client satisfaction a top

priority. She assisted in the startup of many new businesses, advising, mentoring and sharing the struggles and successes of her clients as their businesses grew. During her recent illness, she insisted on not burdening others with her struggles. Her joy was her family. She was known for her coconut and seven-layer chocolate cakes, macaroni and cheese, and homemade soups. She had a green thumb and enjoyed working in her yard. In addition to operating a successful business, her civic involvement included serving in the American Legion Auxiliary, the National Association of Letter Carriers Auxiliary, as a school PTO volunteer, Sunday school teacher, Acteens and Girls in Action leader, and a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church. She was a member of the American Institute for Professional Bookkeepers, The National Society of Accountants, and The National Association of Tax Professionals.

Known as Nana to her family and her many children-ofthe-heart, she is survived by her daughters, Derinda Jean Avin Connor (Dr. Walter E.) of Florence and Deborah Renee Mathews (Candler G. “C.G.”) of Sumter; grandchildren, Dr. Ryan M. Connor (Kimberly B.) of Florence, Amanda K. Tyner (Jason M.) of Timmonsville, Candace R. Mathews of Columbia and Candler G. Mathews III of Columbia; great-grandchildren, Jackson M. Connor of Florence and Emma Katherine and Lawton J. Tyner of Timmonsville; her brothers, James W. Anderson (Mary Beth) of Manning and Bobby R. Anderson (Dale) of Sumter; and one sister, Ellen L. McFaddin of Manning.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at Alice Drive Baptist Church with Dr. W. Clay Smith, the Rev. Todd Fleming and the Rev. Lester Cutter officiating.

Burial will follow in Sumter Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at 16 Creekfield Road, Sumter.

Memorials may be made to Child and Adolescent Services of Sumter Endowment (CASSE) at First Citizens Bank, 201 N. Washington St., Sumter, SC 29150.

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

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

SYLVIA SUE REBER Sylvia Sue Reber, 75, widow of John E. Reber, died on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at a local nursing facility.

Born in Columbus, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late James Grayson and Goldie Louise Frazier Allison.

Survivors include two sons, Mark A. Hendrick of Sumter and David P. Hendrick of El Paso, Texas; two grandchildren, Renee Hendrick and Cody Hendrick; one sister,

THE SUMTER ITEM Gail Dowling; and two brothers, Ben Jenkins and Ken Allison.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home.

Burial will be held at a later date in North Carolina.

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

HARRY LEE SINGLETON Harry Lee Singleton, 81, of 5630 Rooster Circle, Pinewood, entered eternal rest on April 27, 2016.

Born on April 21, 1935, he was a son of the late John Pringle and Alma Kelly Singleton.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the home.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

CREOLE RICHARDSON Creole “Mae Mae” Richardson, 93, widow of Dargin Richardson, entered into eternal rest on Friday, April 22, 2016.

Born on Aug. 18, 1922, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Agnes Young McLeod. She was a member of Rafting Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Lottie McKenzie and Sallie (Donnie) Alston; one sister-in-law: Betty Watts; a host of grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday at Rafting Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Melvin Mack, pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her daughter, Sallie (Donnie) Alston, 7085 U.S. 521 North, Rembert.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhlt@sc.rr.com.

JAMES EARL GREEN James Earl Green, 78, widower of Catherine Green, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 26, 2016.

Born on March 30, 1938, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Hallie James and Inez Green Shad. He was a faithful member of Allen Chapel AMEC, where he served on many ministries.

He retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service and 16 years with the Navy shipyard.

Survivors include a special cousin, Mildred E. Byrden; three daughters, Olive McLeod (Gladstone), Jacqueline Jacobs and Maxine Green; two sisters, Debra Shad and Veronica Shad; one brother, Gregory Shad; seven grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held from 2:30 to 7 p.m. today.

Funeral services will be

held at 1 p.m. on Saturday with Pastor James Sutton.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his cousin, Mildred Byrden, 708 Cardinal St., Sumter.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

MARY ALICE DOZIER MANNING — Mary Alice “Pearl” Dozier died on Monday, April 25, 2016.

She was a daughter of the late Jessie and Bernice Gamble Dozier.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday at Progressive Church of Jesus, 4325 Greeleyville Highway, Manning, with Eldress Joan Wilson, pastor.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her aunt, Esther Mae Dozier, 1420 Yellowbank Lane, Manning.

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

JAMES SANDERS James Sanders, 57, departed this earthly life on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Aug. 18, 1958, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late John Thomas and Mary Sue Wright Sanders. He received his education in the public schools of Sumter County.

He leaves to mourn his memories: three sisters, Brenda S. White, Rosamary S. Drayton (James) and Victoria Sanders Jenkins (Eddie); four brothers, Rickey Glenn of North Philadelphia, Gussie Sanders (Elizabeth), Glenn Sanders and Curtis Sanders, all of Sumter; his grandmother, Ethel Cateen; one uncle, Oliver Wilson; two aunts, Geneva McFadden and Deloris McFadden; a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with Minister Jake Sanders officiating, eulogist.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his nephew, Titus Sanders, 206 Armstrong St., Sumter.

The funeral procession will leave at 2 p.m. from the home.

Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends.

Burial will be in New Covenant Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Martintown Road, Sumter.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com.

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

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales Timberline Meadows Subdivision community sale Sat. 30th 8-12 Bikes, clothing and much more. Must come see.

16 Family Yard Sale Sat. 7 am - 12.

Lakewood Links S/D. Hwy 15 S. Furn., children's clothes, bunk beds, toys & hsehold items. Look for maps at main entrance.

Sat. April 30th 7-3, 5413 Meadow Dr. Lots of household items, golf clubs & golf accessories.

YARD SALE! Sat. April 30th 8am-1pm. 2635 Pintail Dr. Idlewild Subdivision-Sumter. Lots of stuff!

1745 Camden Rd.(1 mi. from Kmart) Fri. 7-5 Sat. 7-12 utility & yard trailer, furniture, childrens clothes & toys, housewares, & much more.

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Neighborhood yard sale on Willcroft Drive, Sat. 7 am - 12 pm.Tons of everything!

1365 Jefferson Rd. Sat.8am - 12. Household decor, vanity, toys, other misc.

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Waterfront @ Lake Marion 3BR 2BA DW & 3BR 1.5BA upstairs apartment. $750/Mo. + Dep Ea. Call 803 983-9035 or 773-6655

Clothing/shoes, children, jr., lady clothes, and household items. Sat. 30th 7-11 at 1745 Hideaway Dr. Neighborhood Yard Sale, Sat. 4/30 7am-1pm at Foxcroft Subd where we have joined together for a massive garage sale. There is just about everything and anything you might be looking for. Located across from Sumter High Career Center on McCray's Mill Road. Please Park on sidewalk side of neighborhood streets.

Cool stuff cheap!! 1563 Old Ford Dr. Garage Sale! April 28th-30th Thurs & Fri. 10am-3pm, Sat. 10am-1pm.

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Multi-family sale. 2725 Genoa Dr. (off Camden Hwy or Ebenezer Rd.).

Sat. 7 am. Furn., tools, decor, hshld, Pinterest projects, etc.

Dispatcher needed for large petroleum transport company in Sumter area. Compensation based on experience. Call 803-773-7353 Automotive mechanic, tools and exp. required. Can apply in person at Barnette's Auto Parts.

F/T Maintenance Technician needed for apartment community located in Sumter, SC area. Performs various maintenance duties necessary to maintain & enhance the value of the community. Duties include plumbing, light electrical, painting, diligent work ethics & have good customer service. Applicant must have own tools & reliable transportation. Please email your information to resume@boydmanagement.com or fax it to 803-419-6577. EOE Retail Store Manager Wholesale Wine & Spirits We're growing again. Wholesale Wine & Spirits is looking to fill Management Positions at our new Sumter location. Please send resume to 312 Lakeview Blvd. Hartsville, SC 29550 or email: william@wholesalewineandspirits.com

Moving Sale Sat.30th 7:30am-? at 229 Mason Croft Dr.

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Early birds can help me set up!

Full and Part time positions available for caregivers and teachers in childcare facility. ALSO, need cook with some management skills for early hours 6:30am-2:30pm, must have some experience and drivers license. Please send resume to PO Box 3610 Sumter SC 29151.

Sumter Christian School 420 S. Pike West Sat 7AM-1PM 1381 Mooneyham Rd. 1st house on left off 521 South. Sat. 8am-?

Furniture, odds & ends, something for everyone.

Moving/Yard Sale!! 610 Talisman Dr., Foxcroft Sub. Fri & Sat. 7am-4pm.

2012 Charleston Ave 4 Family yard sale, Sat 8-? Furniture, toys, adult & child clothes, lots more!

Yard sale 445 Derek Dr. April 28th-30th 10am-4pm. Will cancel if it rains.

For Sale or Trade 10x10 storage shed w/ shingled roof, on blocks, great condition.

Buyer must pick up,$700 firm. Also 3 wheel scooter made by Spin Life, 225lbs limit, includes manual basket and charger, in excellent condition $500. Call 803-458-7671 For Sale full size bed, headboard, footboard, rails, slats, mattress & box springs. $55 Call 803-469-4051

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Land for rent appx. 20 acres. Call Mary Fulwood or Harry at 803-453-5302

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CITY OF SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A FRANCHISE Pursuant to Section 2-64(c) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sumter, South Carolina, the City of Sumter hereby notifies the public that it intends to enter into a Municipal Services Agreement (the "Agreement") with Black River Electric Cooperative, Inc. (the "Company").

Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will be granted a franchise to use public streets, avenues, alleyways, and public rights-of-way, however designated, for the provision of electric service to the City and its inhabitants and for the maintenance and operation of the Company's facilities within the corporate limits of the City. The proposed Agreement is substantially similar to an existing agreement with the Company. Copies of the proposed agreement are available at the City Clerk's Office located on the Fourth Floor of the Sumter Opera House (21 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC).

The Council proposes to enact the Ordinance approving the Agreement at a meeting to be held in the City Council Chambers on the Fourth Floor of the Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. Mayor

Donell Robertson 113 Adline Albert 226 Brittany Martin 215 and 6 units held over.

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Bid Notices

In Memory

INVITATION TO BID The Sumter County Public Works Department is soliciting separate sealed bids from qualified vendors for the following project:

Bids will be received until 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in the Sumter County Public Works Conference Room, 1289 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29153.

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In Loving Memory Of Mrs. Edith M. Smith 08/16/1940 - 04/29/2013 They say there is a reason, they say that time will heal, but neither time nor reason, will change the way we feel.

For no-one knows the heartache, that lies behind our smiles, no-one knows how many times, we have broken down and cried.

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Your Loving Children

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Invita on to Bid Buckeye Community Sixty Five LLC. is solici ng sealed bids for a general contracting firm to build a 30 apartment senior property in Sumter, SC. The successful GC will be responsible for properly bidding, awarding, and managing all sub-contractors in compliance with all HUD and state of South Carolina procurement rules. The chosen GC must have verifiable experience construc ng mul -family proper es using Low Income Housing Tax Credits and HOME funds. Plans and bid sheets are available by contac ng Steve Boone at 843-437-9530.

All bids are due no later than and will be publically opened at 2:00PM Eastern Verizon me on May 23rd, 2016, at 12 W. Liberty Street, Sumter, South Carolina.

A endance is not required but strongly encouraged.

This project is funded in part with HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development) funds and requires that all contractors bidding or awarded contracts over $100,000 must comply with Sec on 3 of the HUD Act of 1968, ensuring, to the greatest extent feasible, all qualified low and very-low income persons and contractors receive preference in any employment, training, and contract awards. The HOME Program is an Equal Housing Opportunity Program and is subject to the requirements of the Fair Housing Act of 1988, as amended. Minority, women, and Sec on 3 businesses (as defined by 24 CFR 135) are encouraged to par cipate. All contractors shall be properly licensed under the State Laws governing their trade and debarred from any State and/or Federal granted programs (State of South Carolina).

AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR A LEVY OF TAXES FOR COUNTY PURPOSES OF SUMTER COUNTY, S. C., (KNOWN AS THE BUDGET ORDINANCE) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF SAID COUNTY BEGINNING JULY 1, 2016, TO DIRECT THE EXPENDITURES OF SAID TAXES AND OTHER FUNDS OF SAID COUNTY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. This public hearing will be held in the Chambers of the said County Council on the third floor of the Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina, or at such other location within the said County as proper notice might specify. The said ordinance can be reviewed or a copy obtained from the Clerk to Council at the Offices of County Council on the third floor of the said County Administration Building. The public is invited to attend and participate in the public hearing.

Dated this 22th day of April, 2016.

The County Council for Sumter, S. C. By: Vivian Fleming McGhaney, Chairman Sumter County Council Mary W. Blanding, Clerk to Council

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00061

PUBLIC AUCTION

Sale handled by management.

"Cash Only"

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water//sewer//garbage pk-up incl'd.

RV parking avail. Call 803-494-8350

EMPLOYMENT

PUBLIC NOTICE

Sumter Self Storage, 731 Broad St. Sumter, S.C. will have an auction 10:00 am, Saturday, May 14, 2016.

These units be sold:

Rooms for Rent

Unfurnished Apartments

New & used Heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

Miscellaneous Rentals

RENTALS

Portable basketball goal. $25 Call 803-494-4825

Used brown leather recliners, Candlewood Suites 2541 Broad St. 30 in stock $50 each.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Ordinance #16-849 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Council for Sumter County, South Carolina, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 6 O'clock P.M., or as soon thereafter as practicable, as said hearing can be convened, in connection with:

Repairs to Furman Cove - Sumter, SC

ROOM For Rent Bi-weekly or monthly. Near Morris College. Kit. privileges, laundry incl. also, all utilities. Call 803-968-3655

Sears lawn sweeper, 12" brushes 18 bushel cap. Good condition. $70 Call 803-481-9155

Commercial Rentals Commercial buildings for rent. church, 1 small retail building, building w/ loading docks, & construction building w/ office storage space. Call 803-773-8402

Public Hearing

LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice

Full time medical assistant & part time Doctor's assistant needed for high volume clinic in Sumter. Call 803-506-0179.

Beautiful large antique pitcher and bowl set from France. $25 Call 803-469-2689

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Telephone inquiries should be made to (803) 436-2241.

MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 9:00 am at site on Furman Cove.

The County of Sumter reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The County of Sumter reserves the right to waive any or all technicalities.

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Successor Trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Chase Bank of Texas, National Association for Saxon Asset Securities Trust 1999-3, Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1999-3 vs. Steven J. Johnson; Iris A. DuBose; Community Resource Mortgage, Inc. f/k/a Resource Mortgage, Inc.; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF STATEBURG AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT # 14-A, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT PREPARED BY JOSEPH R. EDWARDS, RLS, DATED MARCH 22, 1999, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 99 AT PAGE 287, AND HAVING SUCH METES AND BOUNDS AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, THIS DESCRIPTION BEING IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS, AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS AMENDED. ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 1990 FLEETWOOD MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER NCFLK41A&B16361HH.

• Bidders must comply with the President's Executive Order No. 11246 and 11375, which prohibits discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex or national origin.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO STEVEN J. JOHNSON BY DEED OF ROBERT C. DUBOSE AND IRIS A. DUBOSE DATED MARCH 31, 1999 AND RECORDED APRIL 1, 1999 IN BOOK 736 AT PAGE 1131 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

• Bidder must certify that he does not and will not maintain or provide for his employees any facilities that are segregated on the basis of race, creed, color or national origin.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5770 Oak Hill Road, Sumter, SC 29154

• Bidder must comply with the following Acts: i) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ii) Anti-Kickback Act (44 CFR 13.36(i)(3)) iii) Davis-Bacon Act (29 CFR Part 5) iv) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act v) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (49 CFR Part 26)

TMS: 132-00-01-017 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET CITY OF SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA Pursuant to Section 6-1-80 of the SC Code of Laws, public notice is hereby given that the City of Sumter will hold a public hearing on the municipal budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

Date: May 17, 2016 • Time 6:00 PM Location 4th Floor Opera House Current Operating Fiscal Year Revenues

Proposed Total Revenues 2016-2017

Percentage Change in Revenues

Current Fiscal Year Operating Millage

$60,031,466

$61,088,912

2%

97.0

Current Operating Fiscal Year Expenditures

Proposed Total Expenditures 2016-2017

$60,031,466

$62,120,172

Percentage Projected Change Fiscal Year in Operating Expenditures Millage 3%

97.0

Current Fiscal Year Bond Millage 5.0

Projected Fiscal Year Bond Millage 5.0

Estimated millage equals $130,187 per 1,000 of assessed property value.

Projected revenues and expenditures include $2,525,000 from Hospitality Fees and Local Accommodations Fees.

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case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT 14, BLOCK A OF PARKWOOD ESTATES ON A PLAT THEREOF DATED APRIL 18, 1939 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK G-5, PAGE 195 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND HAVING SUCH METES AND BOUNDS, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO STEVEN W. BERRY, JR. AND AMANDA T. BERRY BY DEED OF JERRY K. MILES AND LINDA C. BARNETTE DATED NOVEMBER 16, 2001 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 16, 2001 IN BOOK 822, PAGE 1957 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

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

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-15896

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-2695

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Shawna M. Drish and Samuel T. Drish, I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016, at 12:00 o'clock a.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 15 of Rolling Hills Subdivision, Section 2, Phase III and as shown on that certain plat prepared by Lindler Land Surveying dated March 20, 2003 and recorded in Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat book 2004, Page 314. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the identical property generally known as 3455 Drayton Drive, Dalzell, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 151-11-04-005.

This being the same property conveyed to Shawna M. Drish and Samuel T. Drish by deed of Scott R. McKeithen and Cheryl McKeithen dated April 30, 2008 and recorded May 1, 2008 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1104 at Page 3995.

TMS#: 151-11-04-005 Property Address: 3455 Drayton Drive Dalzell, S. C. 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.250% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

Richard Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-1177 Benjamin E. Grimsley S.C. Bar No. 70335 Attorney for the Plaintiff P.O. Box 11682 Columbia, S.C. 29211 (803) 233-1177 bgrimsley@grimsleylaw.com

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-00785

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Amanda T. Berry; Steven W. Berry Jr.; Beneficial Financial I Inc. s/b/m to Beneficial Mortgage Co. of South Carolina, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE RESIDENCE AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 28 Parker Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 205-12-04-024 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-04892

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-2413

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Julie A. Laird, Gregory R. Laird et al., I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying, and being in the Township of Stateburg, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot containing 4.73 acres of Historic Hills Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated October 30, 1990, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 90 at Page 1399, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended.

This property known as: 6630 Francis Marion Avenue, Dalzell, SC 29040.

This being the same property conveyed to Gregory R. Laird and Julie A. Laird by deed of Julius R. Kirven and Vivian M. Kirven dated October 1, 2002 and recorded on October 2, 2002 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 858 at Page 1878.

TMS#: 093-00-01-112 Property Address: 6630 Francis Marion Ave Dalzell, S.C. 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.50% per annum. The

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

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Debra Arbuckle Peebles; Donald Arbuckle, II; Drew Arbuckle; Any Heir-at-law or Devisees of Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-01692, The following property will be sold on May 2, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with all improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 117 in Palmetto Park Subdivision on a plat of said subdivision recorded in the Office of the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office in Plat Book Z-19, at page 29. Reference being made to said plat pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as Amended) for the metes, bounds, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

Derivation: Book 890 at Page 292

312 Lesesne Court, Sumter, SC 29150-4048 228-01-01-040 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-01692.

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

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-07145 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-48

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Eric Gann a/k/a Eric B. Gann et al., Inc., I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 187 Hunters Crossing Subdivision, Phase 2, Section 2 as more fully shown on a plat thereof prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated October 16, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2007 at Page 495; which plat is incorporated herein by this reference and having such metes, bounds, courses and distances, being a little more or less, as by this reference to said plat will more fully appear. This is the same property known as 1636 Ruger Drive, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 187-13-04-045.

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applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.875% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

Richard Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-1177 Benjamin E. Grimsley S.C. Bar No. 70335 Attorney for the Plaintiff P.O. Box 11682 Columbia, S.C. 29211 (803) 233-1177 bgrimsley@grimsleylaw.com

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-00647

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Francis J. Myers II; James Brabham; Carl Frank Brabham; John M. Brabham Jr.; Phronsie B. Gardner; Mary Brabham a/k/a Mary Brabham Sheridan; Matthew Moye Brabham, Sr. a/k/a Moye M. Brabham, Sr.; Robert Brabham a/k/a Bobby Brabham; Mell B. Thames; Lorand R. Batten III; The Estate of Robert Lemarks Brabham, if any be deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as Richard Roe, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT OF LAND, WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 118 OF DALZELL ACRES, PHASE II, SECTION NO. 4, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT BY CROFT ENGINEERING COMPANY, DATED AUGUST 13, 1997, AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 97, AT PAGE 1359, RECORDS OF SUMTER COUNTY. THIS SAID LOT HAS SUCH METES, BOUNDARIES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976. THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY KNOWN AS 3210 LEE ALTMAN ROAD, DALZELL, SC. REPRESENTED BY TAX MAP NO. 189-04-03-001. THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO FRANCIS J. MYERS, II BY DEED OF ROBERT E. BATTEN DATED 8/31/2006 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 1043, AT PAGE 853 ON 09/01/2006.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3210 Lee Altman Road, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 189-04-03-001

Property Address: 1636 Ruger Drive Sumter, S. C. 29150

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

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and

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

This being the same property conveyed to Eric Gann by deed of Great Southern Homes, Inc. dated June 7, 2010 and recorded June 21, 2010 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1140 at Page 3728.

TMS#: 187-13-04-045

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The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County

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

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-03129

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

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-02579

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

Demetra Taylor, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, represented as Lot No. 6 on a Plat prepared by D.D. Edmunds dated February 27, 1997 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 97, page 1206. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property generally known as 505 Pioneer Drive, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 221-06-01-006.

The Mobile Home located on the subject property has been permanently de titled according to the laws of the State of South Carolina by virtue of that certain Manufactured Home Affidavit for Retirement of Title Certificate, dated March 27, 2007 and recorded May 21, 2007 in Book 1078 at Page 1119.

This being the same property conveyed to Demetra Taylor by deed of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., dated February 13, 2008 and recorded February 21, 2008 in Book 1100 at Page 2966 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County.

TMS No. 221-06-01-006 and 400-00-36-309 (Mobile Home) Property address: 505 Pioneer Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 The Court in its Decree has further made its finding that this mortgage was intended to and specifically secures and collateralizes that certain Mobile Home permanently affixed to the above described real estate in the mortgage being foreclosed and is further provided under the laws of the State of South Carolina, the same being more particularly described as follows: 1997 BELM MBH Manufactured Home, Serial No. B1596AB, with any fixtures.

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

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

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

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

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

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00007

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust vs.

Ozier Edwards Jr.; SC Housing Corp.; Republic Finance a/k/a Republic Finance, LLC, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 11, IN BLOCK B AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF JOSEPH PALMER, DATED MARCH 28, 1935 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK G-5 AT PAGE 96, AND HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN § 30-50-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. ALSO: ALL THAT LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DELINEATED ON A SKETCH APPEARING ON DEED RECORDED IN DEED BOOK N-6 AT PAGE 508, THE SAME BEING IN THE SHAPE OF A REVERSED "L", AND BEING BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF LORING, MEASURING ON THAT LINE 56 FEET AND LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF KOLB, MEASURING 140 FEET; EAST BY LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF KOLB, MEASURING ON THAT LINE 55 FEET, AND BY CHEROKEE ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET; SOUTH BY PORTIONS OF LOTS 10, 9, AND 8, BLOCK B, AS SHOWN ON PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK G-5, PAGE 96, A DISTANCE OF 196'; AND WEST BY LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF RUMPH, A DISTANCE OF 65 FEET, THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO OZIER EDWARDS, JR. BY DEED FROM ALFRED J. FLOYD AND DOROTHY T. FLOYD DATED APRIL 1, 2002 AND RECORDED APRIL 1, 2002 IN VOLUME 837 AT PAGE 956 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 104 Cherokee Drive, Sumter, SC 29150

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

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

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.875% per annum.

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

TMS: 229-13-03-004 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the

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last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.625% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

Sumter, SC 29150-8854

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

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-25445

NOTICE OF MASTER-IN-EQUITY SALE CASE NO: 2015-CP-43-1681 PURSUANT to an Order of Foreclosure entered of record by the Honorable Richard L. Booth in case number 2015-CP-43-1681 on March 16th, 2016 in the matter of William A. Towne Individually and D/B/A W. Towne Properties Limited Partnership -vs- Douglas Harley and Cecelia Harley.

The Master-In-Equity for Sumter County or his duly authorized and appointed agent will sell to the highest bidder the property hereafter described.

The sale shall take place on May 4, 2016 at 12:00 noon. The sale shall take place at the Sumter County Judicial Center Courtroom 1-A. The property to be sold is described as follows: The real estate situate at 515 and 517 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina.

Tax map # 228-04-03-007 ALL that piece, parcel, or lot of land, with the building and improvements thereon, situate in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown on plat of Palmer & Malone, C. E.'s, dated March 17, 1947 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-7 at Page 13. According to said plat, the subject property is bounded and measures as follows: On the NORTH by lands now or formerly of Brown on which it measures 205.00 feet; on the EAST by lands of Jones and lands of Martin, on which it measures an aggregate of 227.9 feet; on the SOUTH by lands of Wilson, lands of Kelly and lands of Martin, on which it measures an aggregate of 205.0 feet; and on the WEST by North Main Street, on which it fronts 225.0 feet. This property is known as 515-517 North Main Street.

TERMS OF SALE: For cash, the Master-In-Equity will require a deposit of five (5) percent of the amount bid in cash or certified funds which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid, in case of noncompliance within thirty (30) days after the sale. The deposit of five (5) percent is to be forfeited and applied to the Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.

The successful Purchaser shall pay for deed recording fees.

Deficiency judgment not being demanded by the Plaintiff(s), the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the legal rate.

Should the Plaintiff(s), Plaintiff(s)' attorney or agent fail to appear on sales day, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when the Plaintiff(s), Plaintiff(s)' attorney or agent are present.

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

Richard L. Booth Master-In-Equity Sumter County

NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Martha H. Ferrazano a/k/a Martha H. Ferrazzano; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Department of Housing and Urban Development; Betsy Windham a/k/a Betsy Lynn R. Ridgill; James R Ridgill; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-1587, The following property will be sold on May 2, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 1 on a plat prepared by D.D. Edmunds, RLS dated November 28, 1995 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB 95 at Page 1279. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

And all that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Privateer, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, consisting of 5.11 acres, more or less, shown as "The Lake" on that certain plat prepared by Croft Engineering Company, Carl J. Croft, dated April 22, 1988 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on August 31, 2000 in Plat Book PB 2000, at Page 613.

This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

Derivation: Book 1138 at Page 2826

40 Lake Shore Drive,

224-06-02-005, 224-06-02-004 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-1587.

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

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-06496 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

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

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

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

This being the same property conveyed unto Ronald Feilen and Barbara Feilen, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, and not as tenants in common, by virtue of a Deed from Tia Johnson, f/k/a Tia Ridgeway Smith, dated May 17, 2005 and recorded May 20, 2005 in Book 981 at Page 898 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Sumter County, South Carolina.

Subsequently, Robert Feilen, died on August 30, 2013, and by operation of law her interest in the subject property went to Barbara Feilen.

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

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

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may

Notice of Sale re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-01461 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Walter Ardis; Betty Ardis a/k/a Betty Lynn Bochette; Safe Federal Credit Union, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 61, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF JULIAN B. ALLEN, R.L.S., DATED FEBRUARY 25, 1987 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 87 AT PAGE 302 AND REVISED NOVEMBER 4, 1988 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 89 AT PAGE 726, AND HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN ยง30-50-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 3146 BUSH LANE, SUMTER, SC. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BETTY LYNN BOCHETTE BY DEED OF SHANNON NEISWONGER DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 1999 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 6, 1999 IN BOOK 754, PAGE 900 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, C O U T H C A R O L I N A .

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

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

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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

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

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deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-02465.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under ยง 30-5ยฌ250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended.

Derivation: Book 1196 at Page 1431

1385 Pepperidge Drive, Sumter, SC 29154-8530 226-15-01-047 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nathaniel C. Marshall; Kristy L. Marshall n/k/a Kristy Lee Prichard; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 2, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE. LYING AND BEING IN THE PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP. COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 2, CONTAINING ONE (1) ACRE, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF LEWIS E. LEAVELL, JR., RLS, DATED NOVEMBER 3, 1964 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK Z-21 AT PAGE 21, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS CRAVED FOR THE EXACT METES, BOUNDARIES AND DISTANCES PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS IS THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 2980 PEACH ORCHARD ROAD, TAX MAP #135-00-01-039. ALSO: A 2003 FLEETWOOD/HERITAGE POINT MOBILE HOME, SERIAL #VAFL219AB58494-HE13.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO NATHANIEL C. MARSHALL AND KRISTY L. MARSHALL BY DEED OF RO1Y,

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Notice of Sale

LLC DATED NOVEMBER 18, 2002 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 22, 2002 IN BOOK 865 AT PAGE 1161 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1775 Anburn Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 2080903009 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.64% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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

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

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