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Sumter County seems to have escaped any major mosquito outbreaks so far this summer, according to Mosquito Control Director Allen Penland, but he still hopes the public will stay vigilant in helping control their numbers. “It’s been a little quieter than we anticipated,” Penland said Wednesday. “We haven’t been having to break away from our normal
routes for any hot spots.” Penland said his department has been able to maintain a fairly normal routine as employees rotate between various zones in the county spraying for the annoying insects. “In a normal situation, we have zones and we rotate those, but we do use public calls to help us target certain areas,” he said. “If we get more calls from a certain area it helps us to target the hot spots.”
He said he still would like residents to do what they can to control mosquitoes. “What they do helps what we do,” he said. Residents can help by dumping out anything that contains standing water the mosquitoes can breed in and using repellent to prevent mosquito bites. “Of course, Zika has been in the news everywhere, and we do have
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Lake Ashwood, in Lee County, has drainage pipes to carry non-existent water over the dam. The lake will remain closed until repairs can be made to the dam, which was damaged during last year’s 1,000-year floods.
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More than 10 months after floods in October 2015, the future of Lake Ashwood remains murky. When the 1,000-year flood damaged the spillway at the lake, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, which leases the property from Lee County School District, and the S.C. National Guard worked to lower the water level in the lake to prevent a breach from causing damage downstream. “We worked with the National Guard and got some sandbags and equipment and tried to get the water down in the lake,” said Ross Self, chief of the Freshwater Fisheries Section at DNR. As a public entity that incurred costs during the nationally declared emergency, the costs could be reimbursed by the Federal
Russia-Iran cooperation in Syria sends message to U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s use of an Iranian air base to bomb targets in Syria sends a message to Washington as it weighs a military partnership with Moscow: Join us or we’ll look to your enemies. Tuesday’s missions were unprecedented. Iran allowed Russian warplanes to take off from its territory to strike opposition targets in Syria. The move came with little notice to the United States, which has watched helplessly the escalating bloodshed near Aleppo, the country’s biggest city, and even offered an alliance with Russia against Islamic
Emergency Management Agency. Self said that because the lake is owned by the school district, the district had to incur the costs, so DNR and the National Guard invoiced the school district for the time and material costs incurred in October. When the school district received the money from FEMA, it was sent on to DNR said LCSD Superintendent Wanda Andrews. “That is what was reimbursed to us,” Self said. He said DNR and the school district are working with the local delegation to the S.C. General Assembly to make some water recreation funds available to contract with an engineer to inspect the dam and develop a plan to repair and restore it. “I’m hoping we’ll see some movement on that before the end of the month,” Self said. “That’s the first step in the process of trying to put the place back together.”
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State and other extremist fighters as a way to get Syria’s government out of the fight. The negotiations have dragged on for weeks. Russia has grown impatient, with top officials several times suggesting an imminent deal, only to have American officials counter that
the sides weren’t close. The bombing runs from a base near the Iranian city of Hamedan, 175 miles southwest of Tehran, may have been a reminder to the Obama administration that Moscow could be cozying up to Iran if Washington doesn’t come around.
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Drop off unused medication Proper disposal of pills prevents environmental contamination in area BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com
A Russian Tu-22M3 bomber stands on the tarmac at an air base near Hamedan, Iran, on Monday. Read the full story at theitem.com.
Self said until the engineering and inspection work is done, it would only be a wild guess to estimate the costs to repair Lake Ashwood. “At that point we will have to identify funds through whatever means can be made available to make those repairs,” he said. He said the reimbursement available from FEMA would be for repairs and not to make improvements or enhancements to the dam. “Our goal right now is to try to get a handle on trying to repair the dam and be able to re-impound the lake,” Ross said. He said the lake has filled with a lot of sediment, and additional funding would be needed to remove the sediment or deepen the lake. “We are currently working on a general permit with the Corp of
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and Sumter Police Department will hold a Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 22 during which time residents can drop off expired and unused medication. Maj. Allen Dailey with the sheriff’s office said the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will pick up the collected medication. The DEA collects old medications for disposal twice a year, he said. In most cases, drugs are dropped off by people who have lost family members who had prescription medications, he said. Disposing of drugs on Take Back Day will help reduce the amount of controlled substances introduced
into the local sewer system after being flushed down the drain, Dailey added. Residents without transportation can call the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division at (803) 436-2759 to arrange to have medicine picked up, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Sumter Police Department Public Information Officer Tonyia McGirt said the DEA collected about 72,000 pills from the city agency during the previous pickup on April 30. She said one of the main reasons to properly dispose of old medication is to prevent the pills from getting into the wrong hands. For more information about Take Back day at the police department, call (803) 436-2700. Although the agencies will be collecting unused pills in October, Sumter residents can drop off old medication at the sheriff’s office, 1281 N. Main St., and the police department,
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2 arrested on suspicion of trafficking cocaine A Pinewood woman and a Vance man were arrested Wednesday after an investigation into illegal drug activity in Sumter County. Santana Brown, of 965 S. Hampton St., and Her’von Grayson, of 1120 Lodge Hall St., Vance, were both charged with trafficking cocaine 10 to 28 grams after about 20 grams of cocaine were seized in an operation by Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The drugs had an estimated street value of $4,000. Both suspects were transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.
Mayor joins local Purple Heart group Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen has joined the Military Order of the Purple Heart as an associate member, the organization announced last week. Membership into the organization is authorized for members of the Armed Forces who have been wounded in combat with a declared enemy of the United States. Associate memberships are granted to direct descendants of holders of the Purple Heart. McElveen’s father, J.T. McElveen, was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds he received as an Army Air Force bombardier in World War II. Joe McElveen is a veteran, and his associate membership will be with the George L. Mabry Jr. Chapter 817 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart based in Sumter.
Children, tutors can all benefit from Reading Success AmeriCorps Program Group searching for local people who want to participate BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com The Reading Success AmeriCorps Program is looking for individuals to tutor children in reading and homework assistance. The program will host an orientation for tutors today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St. Tutors provide literacy assistance to children in kindergarten through third grade at 11 service site loca-
tions in Sumter County and three locations in Lee County. Individuals commit to a one-year term of service, said Valencia L. Johnson, Reading Success AmeriCorps program director at United Way of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. They work in small groups and one-on-one tutoring. The program aims to help struggling readers improve their literacy skills. Johnson said the primary goal is for each student to reach his or her estimated growth rate on a standardized progress assessment. “The program has worked with about 1,400 students in Sumter and Lee counties in the last three years and has seen significant growth in
student performance on standardized assessments,” she said. Students receive a minimum of 30 hours of tutoring during a nine-month term of service. Tutors receive 25 hours of professional development, which includes receiving support on the principles of balanced literacy, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension. Members will also focus on other community service efforts, Johnson said. Individuals 18 years or older with a high school diploma or GED or a retiree who is available for 10 to 20 hours per week during school hours, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., are encouraged
to apply. There are three types of slot allotments members can complete in a five- or nine-month term of service, 675 hours, 450 hours or 300 hours. Johnson said program benefits include: a bimonthly living allowance, an education award upon completion of service, experience for resumes, student loan deferment and assistance, literacy training and professional development. Applications can be downloaded at www.uwaysumter. org/join-americorps. They will be accepted on a rolling basis until Feb. 10, 2017. For information on how you can become involved, call the office at (803) 7737935, extension 102.
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Refueling issues cause jets to change route PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — A New Hampshire National Guard spokesman said six F-16 fighter jets from South Carolina on their way to Italy have been diverted to Pease Air National Guard Base in Portsmouth because of refueling issues. Lt. Col. Greg Heilshorn told WMUR-TV the jets’ refueling tanker encountered mechanical issues, and so the jets were unable to refuel over the ocean. They were diverted to Pease early Wednesday. The jets, which took off from Shaw Air Force Base, will remain in New Hampshire until Friday.
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At the Back-to-School Bash on Aug. 6 at Lee Central Middle School gym, parents and students choose books donated by Dr. Winslow Schock and The Cheer for Children Library. More than 500 people attended the event. At left, Lee County School District staff enjoy the opening presentation of the school year in the auditorium at Lee Central High School on Wednesday. The theme was “Present and Intentional; Superheroes Running Toward Excellence.” All schools shared the powers that they plan to focus on throughout the year. Emmanuel Brown, social studies teacher at Lee Central Middle School, was named the 2016-17 Lee County School District Teacher of the Year during the program.
Learning sessions will give parents advice, resources FROM STAFF REPORTS Palmetto Healthy Start is hosting a symposium from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Sumter Civic Center, 700 W. Liberty St., designed to help mothers and fathers of babies and young children learn more about their role as parents.
The event is free and includes breakfast and lunch. Topics and sessions will focus on stress management, parenting, prenatal support, yoga, relaxation and more, according to a news release. Exhibitors and community partners will provide advice, information and resources for event participants, the re-
lease said. Registration is required by calling (803) 296-2273 or visiting PalmettoHealth.org/Empower. Transportation is available for participants. Palmetto Healthy Start is a member of the national Healthy Start initiative, a free program that encourages moms-to-be to begin prenatal care as
soon as they become pregnant. This is available to pregnant teens in Richland County and parents living in Lexington or Sumter counties. Palmetto Health is one of the largest health care systems and employers in South Carolina, including Palmetto Health Tuomey in Sumter and five other hospitals.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — It tore through canyons and flew over ridges in every direction with astonishing speed, sending flames 80 feet skyward and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. The Southern California wildfire that began as a small midmorning patch of flame next to Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass had by Tuesday's end turned into a 28-squaremile monster that had burned an untold number of homes. "This moved so fast," said Darren Dalton, 51, who along with his wife and son had to get out of his house in Wrightwood, a mountain town of 4,500 popular with skiers in winter. "It went from 'have you heard there's a fire?' to 'mandatory evacuation' before you could take it all in. This is a tight little community up here. Always in rally mode. Suddenly it's a ghost town." Hundreds of cars packed with residents, belongings and animals left the town. The air for miles around the blaze was filled with smoke. The sound of explosions — possibly from ammunition stored in homes — could be heard in the distance. Shannon Anderson of Blue Mountain Farms horse ranch in Phelan had to load up and evacuate 40 horses as the fire approached. "It's raining ash," Anderson said, breathing hard. They were among more than 82,000 people from more than 34,000 homes that were under
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A helicopter makes a water drop on a wildfire as it burns near Cleghorn Road in the Cajon Pass in California on Tuesday. The fire forced the shutdown of a section of Interstate 15, the main highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, leaving commuters stranded for hours. evacuation orders, said Eric Sherwin of the San Bernardino County Fire Department. The fire erupted in a landscape ready to burn after years of drought and amid hot, dry and windy weather — conditions not expected to begin easing until late Thursday or Friday. Devouring ranchlands 60 miles east of Los Angeles, the blaze surged west to the Los Angeles County line and north to the Mojave Desert. The dam-
age was likely to be vast and serious once it could be properly measured. Sherwin confirmed Tuesday night that it had burned at least a dozen buildings, some of them homes. He said he had seen all kinds of things burn, including the Summit Inn, a historic diner near Interstate 15, he said. "I'm looking up here and I'm seeing buses, I'm seeing outbuildings, I'm seeing houses," he said.
Many U.S. medical schools are seeing a surge in the number of people leaving their bodies to science, a trend attributed to rising funeral costs and growing acceptance of a practice long seen by some as ghoulish. The increase has been a boon to medical students and researchers, who dissect cadavers in anatomy class or use them to practice surgical techniques or test new devices and procedures. "Not too long ago, it was taboo. Now we have thousands of registered donors," said Mark Zavoyna, operations manager for Georgetown University's body donation program. The University of Minnesota said it received more than 550 cadavers last year, up from 170 in 2002. The University at Buffalo got almost 600 last year, a doubling over the past decade. Others that reported increases include Duke University, the University of Arizona and state agencies in Maryland and Virginia. ScienceCare, a national tissue bank, now receives 5,000 cadavers a year, twice as many as in 2010. One reason is that religious objections to dissection and cremation hold
less sway today than in the past, said Ronn Wade, director of Maryland's State Anatomy Board. Also, bodies donated to medical schools are cremated once they are no longer needed, and the remains are often returned to their families at no expense. As of 2014, a traditional burial cost about $7,200, an increase of 29 percent from a decade earlier, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. "Funerals are expensive. That certainly has something to do with it," Zavoyna said. "Of course, it almost has this snowball effect, where you get five people to donate, and then their families tell another 25 people." Milton Larson, a longtime science teacher who was stricken with Parkinson's disease and died in 2014 at age 82, left his body to the University of Minnesota in what his wife, Jean, of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, called "his last act of teaching and generosity." But she initially struggled with his decision and said she tries not to think about the details of dissection. "To put it quite bluntly, you have to realize that they are going to cut the body of your loved one apart. That's hard," she said. Still, she plans to donate her body, too: "This is the most generous donation we can make."
Trump campaign shakes up leadership in latest sign of tumult TETERBORO, New Jersey (AP) — Donald Trump announced a shake-up of his campaign leadership Wednesday, the latest sign of tumult for his struggling White House bid less than three months from Election Day. The Republican nominee named Stephen Bannon of the conservative Breitbart News website as chief executive officer and promoted pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager. The moves signal that Trump plans to embrace his populist, outsider persona in the campaign's final stretch rather than moderate and extend a hand to more traditional Republicans. "I've known both of them for a long time. They're terrific people, they're
winners, they're champs, and we need to win it," Trump told The Associated Press in a phone interview in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Paul Manafort, Trump's controversial campaign chairman, will retain his title, but it is unclear if his role will change. Manafort has spent months trying to ingratiate Trump to Republican lawmakers who have urged the billionaire businessman to dial back his fiery rhetoric and run a more traditional campaign. Trump has largely resisted those pleas, and the latest staff changes seemed to guarantee he'll continue to maintain that posture. Bannon's website has been a cheer-
leader for Trump's campaign for months and also critical of Republican leaders, including Ryan. A former Goldman Sachs banker, Bannon does not have presidential campaign experience. Conway joined Trump's campaign earlier this year as a senior adviser. A longtime Republican strategist and pollster, she has close ties to Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. Conway told the AP the moves were "an expansion at a critical time in the homestretch." Manafort deputy Rick Gates, who has been traveling often with Trump, is expected to maintain a senior role with
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Romances by women authors in Nigeria challenge traditions A few weeks later, the girl called to say thank you, and that she was back in school — a striking example of the kind of power the author wields. The novellas are derogatorily called "littattafan soyayya,” meaning "love literature," Kano market literature or, more kindly, modern Hausa literature. Daily readings on about 20 radio stations make them accessible to the illiterate. "It's a quiet revolution," says Ado Ahmed Gidan Dabino, a male novelist, essayist, actor and head of the Kano branch of the Nigerian Writers' Association. "Nothing hard-hitting, but small, small, and gradually challenging." They have become so popular that young girls call in to say they're learning to read because they want to follow more stories. That is no minor feat in a region that has more children out of school than almost anywhere on earth. In northeast Nigeria, the birthplace of Boko Haram, only one in five girls has had any formal education. Parents routinely pull 13- and 14-year-olds out of school to get married, and even the name Boko Haram means "Western education is sinful." Boko Haram denounces the Western influences that are inextricably entwined with the romance genre — an argument Gudaji firmly rejects. Her 16-year-old son was blinded in one eye and took seven bullets during a 2014 Boko Haram attack on Kano's Grand Mosque. Boko Haram has also kidnapped girls from the Chibok school and married them off to militants.
CHURCH NEWS Agape Outreach Ministries, 328 W. Liberty St., announces: * Sunday — The Unity Choir will hold their annual celebration at 4 p.m.
* Sunday, Sept. 4 — Appreciation service for Annie Ruth Durant Wilson at 4 p.m. Evangelist Charity Boone will speak.
ALIVE Praise & Worship Center, 342 W. Liberty St., announces: * Today-Sunday — Word and worship conference as follows: 7 p.m. today, Bishop Leverne McKinney will speak; 7 p.m. Friday, Bishop Anthony Gibson will speak; 6 p.m. Saturday, recording artist Anton Milton of Glorified will speak; and 4 p.m. Sunday, Dr. Sammie Simmons. Theme: Transformation — The Process of Changing.
First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 24-26 — Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. Blakely Scott, pastor of First Nazareth Baptist Church of Columbia and Mt. Moriah Baptist Church of Hopkins, will speak.
Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces: * Saturday — Pastor appreciation program at 3 p.m. at the Lincoln High School cafeteria, Council Street. Bethel AME Church, 219 E. Calhoun St., announces: * Saturday — Pew inscriptions ceremony and church picnic at 4 p.m. * Sunday — Homecoming celebration at 10:30 a.m. Bethel AME Church, 1605 S.C. 261, Wedgefield, announces: * Sunday — The men’s chorus will celebrate their anniversary at 3 p.m. * Sunday, Sept. 4 — Homecoming service at 10:15 a.m. Lewis Nelson Jr., of the South Carolina Masons, will speak. Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Saturday — Gospel concert at 6 p.m. featuring His Calling. A love offering will be received. Edwin Boyle Santee Summer Ministry, 1098 Lemon Ave., Manning, (across from Camp Bob Cooper), announces: * Outdoor interdenominational worship service at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday through Sept. 9 for those who spend their summer weekends at Lake Marion. Find them on Facebook for more information. Fellowship Outreach Ministries, 1981 Florence Highway, announces: * Today-Friday and Sunday — Apostle Virnetta Evans-Bennett birthday and anniversary celebration at 7:30 nightly today-Friday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Apostle Johnnie Gilliam will speak. * Sunday, Aug. 28 — Evangelist Prophetess Ella Ingram will speak at 3 p.m.
High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Homecoming during 10:15 a.m. worship. The Rev. Norma Williams will speak. Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Women’s Day program at 10 a.m. The Rev. Jannette Jenkins, pastor of St. John Baptist Church, will speak. Love Covenant Church, 245 Oswego Road, announces: * Sunday — Founders appreciation day will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — Morning worship will be held at 10 a.m. for this day only. Church school will be held at 9 a.m. * Sunday, Aug. 28 — Usher’s ministry anniversary worship celebration at 10:45 a.m. New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 S., announces: * Saturday — YWA second annual women’s conference. Registration will be at 8:30 a.m. and the conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. * Saturday, Aug. 27 — Church school workshop at 9 a.m. * Sunday, Aug. 28 — Church school annual day program at 8:45 a.m. New Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2833 Alex Harvin Highway, Manning, announces: * Sunday — Gospel singing at 6:30 p.m. with Heaven Sent featuring David Floyd and Marty James. Light refreshments will follow. New Hope AME Church, 18808 Panola Road, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 28 — Family and friends celebration at 3
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Author Hadiza Nuhu Gudaji, left, is interviewed about her novels on a radio talk show in Kano, Nigeria. In the local market stalls are signs of a feminist revolution with piles of poorly printed books by women, as part of a flourishing literary movement centered in the ancient city of Kano, that advocate against conservative Muslim traditions such as child marriage and quick divorces. "What they are preaching and doing is not in the Quran; it's un-Islamic," she says, waving a hand with a flower painted into the palm in violet-colored henna. "They are not really against education — their problem with the education of girls (masks) their own agenda." Although the romance industry caters largely to women, it's often men who profit. The best-known reader on the radio is a man, journalist Ahmad Isa Koko, who raises his voice an octave to imitate a woman's. Book hawker Adamu Said buys 70 novellas at the market one recent day, boasting that he can deliver them via motorbike to villages inaccessible by car. He purchases them for about 130 naira (65 cents) and sells them for 200, and has been doing so for 12 years. "I make a comfortable living," says the
p.m. Theme: Family and friends standing together in Christ. The Rev. Benjamin Sims, pastor of St. Peter AME Church of North, will speak. New Testament Lighthouse Church, 1114 Boulevard Road, announces: * Saturday — Gospel singing at 6 p.m. featuring Higher Calling. Orangehill Independent Methodist Church, 3005 S. Kings Highway, Wedgefield, announces: * Friday, Aug. 26 — “Fill the pews service” at 7 p.m. Bishop Sylvester Francis will speak. * Sunday, Aug. 28 — The 132nd anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 3 p.m. The Rev. Lemuel Washington will speak. Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, announces: * Saturday, Aug. 27 — WMU annual garden tea for all ladies and girls from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. James AME Church, 180 W. Fulton Manning Road, Pinewood, announces: * Today-Friday — Revival at 7:30 nightly. Speakers as follows: today, the Rev. Adam China; and Friday, the Rev. Sammie Simmons.
St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church, 1715 S. Guignard Drive, announces: * Today-Friday — Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. W.T. Johnson, of Taw Caw Baptist Church of Summerton, will speak. Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, 1130 Granby Lane, Summerton, announces: * Sunday — Educational forum at 4 p.m. Dr. Janice Murray Gamble, member of the S.C. Board of Education Third Circuit (Clarendon, Lee, Sumter and Williamsburg counties), will speak. Triumph Ministries, 3632 Broad St. Ext., announces: * Thursday-Friday, Sept. 1-2 — Revival at 7 nightly. Prophetess Stephanie Mathis will speak. * Friday, Sept. 9 — One night of glory. Dr. Carl Parrott will speak. * Friday, Sept. 30 — Pastor Leta Dennis, of New Millennium Ministry, will speak at 7 p.m. Truly Committed Missionary Baptist Church, 705 Oswego Road, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, Sept. 14-16 — Revival at 7 nightly. Dr. Berna Green will speak.
St. Mark AME Church, corner of First Street and Larry King Jr. Highway, Summerton, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 28 — The 131st anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 3 p.m. at the old Scott’s Branch School. The Rev. Willie H. Brown, pastor of Greater Friendship AME Church of Santee, will speak. St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 24-26 — Three nights of Joy
Wedgefield Baptist Church, 6220 Wedgefield Road, Wedgefield, announces: * Saturday, Aug. 27 — “Live Video Recording” at 6 p.m. of Burning Bridges, His Calling, Grant Goff and Stephanie Thompson Willow Grove AME Church, 8105 A/B Sumter Landing Road, Horatio, announces: * Sunday — YPD God’s Angel Day. Church school begins at 8:45 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. * Monday-Tuesday, Aug. 22-23 — Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. Adam L. China, pastor of Adams Northeast AMEC of Columbia, will speak. * Sunday, Aug. 28 — Pastor’s sixth anniversary program at 3 p.m. The Rev. Larry Clark, pastor of Bethel AME Church of Wedgefield, will speak. * Sunday, Sept. 4 — Worship communion. Church school begins at 8:45 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. Members of the former Hillcrest High School, Dalzell, will worship with the congregation. Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene, 302 N. Wise Drive, announces: * Saturday — Gospel singing at 6 p.m. featuring Heart Song from Lumberton, North Carolina.
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St. James United Methodist Church, 720 Broad St., announces: * Sunday-Tuesday, Aug. 28-30 — Revival as follows: 6 p.m. Sunday, the Rev. Connie Vaughn will speak; 7 p.m. Monday, the Rev. James Williams will speak; and 7 p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. Dr. Ella Busby will speak. St. John Baptist Church, 3944 Brewer Road, Manning, announces: * Sunday — Fourth appreciation program for Evangelist Charlene B. Samuels at 3:30 p.m. Evangelist Tasha MallettWilson, of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, will speak.
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remember it just like it was 16 years ago, which is to say not very well, clouded by the fuzziness that accompanies nostalgic memories. It was my first day of high school. I could be anything I wanted to be, or so said the poster in my guidance counselor’s office, and I was ready to take hold of that which, I thought, the world owed me: a clear path toward success and wealth. That exact sentiment is exactly how many in my generation and the one following tend to approach life. The world is our oyster, but only if it comes pre-shucked and free of charge. I quickly learned that this attitude is ultimately detrimental, something I hope those returning to school this fall will also realize. One of the more caustic lies of our generation is that we are owed a period in our lives to sow our wild oats, to find ourselves or some other idiom used as a blanket term for poor behavior. That’s why it’s more palatable for us to accept the misbehavior of those in this pivotal point in life: We accept that they’re idiots and thus afford them a
wide berth when it comes to their behavior. This notion has also creeped the Faith Matters into parenting JAMIE H. habits of WILSON professing believers as they allow their children to step away from spiritual discipline with little to no protest. The basis for this is the notion that religious adherence is binding; it’s constrictive. For a time in our lives, the cultural zeitgeist says, we should be freed from the tether of religion and allowed to sample the offerings of a broken world. But it’s sin that actually holds us, so says Scripture: “... [E]veryone who sins is a slave to sin.” (John 8:34b, NIV) How many times have we mourned our own poor decisions without making an effort to warn young people about them? Recently, when the daughter of a very public figure was allegedly caught on camera acting in an unseemly way, some news outlets
quickly came to her defense. Give her a break, they saidl she is acting like a typical teenage girl. We should reject such statements, and if any of you younger people still happen to read a newspaper, let me offer you sound advice: Regardless of what our culture imposes on a generation, you don’t have to believe the lie that you need a rebellious period. There is grace, of course, for those who make mistakes; but you aren’t missing out on some rite of passage. You will, however, miss out on the stigma of regret. Scripture actually encourages the opposite: “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” (1 Tim. 4:12, NIV) God calls everyone — yes, even those young, impressionable students at our schools — to great things. It would be a shame to ignore that call so that we can indulge far less worthy pursuits.
Adventist Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist 103 N Pike West 775-4455 Pastor Harry Robinson Sat. Sch: 9:15 am, Worship: 11:00 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org
African Methodist Episcopal Wayman Chapel AME Church 160 N Kings Hwy • 803-494-3686 www.waymanchapelame.com Reverend Dr. Dennis W. Broughton, Jr. Church School 9:00 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm
Anglican Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 qm - Bible Study 12 pm Mass
Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Salem Missionary Baptist Church 320 West Fulton Street 803-775-8054 Sun. School 9:00 am Praise Worship 9:55 am Worship 10:00 am
Saturday: 6:00 pm Sun. 9:15 - 12:00 Noon, 5:00 pm (in Spanish) Confession: Sat. 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Church of Christ Plaza Church of Christ 1402 Camden Hwy. • 905-3163 Stewart Schnur cell 361-8449 Sunday School: 10 am Sunday Worship: 11 am & 6 pm Wed. Bible Class: 7 pm
Baptist - Southern Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 10:55 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd. • 499-4997 Rev. Robert White, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm Bible School June 20th - 25th 6:00 - 8:30 PM 4 year old & up
Interdenominational City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm
Assembly of God Catholic - Roman First Assembly of God 1151 Alice Drive * 773-3817 www.sumterfirstag.org Jason Banar, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
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The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Parochial Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Weekend Masses: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:00 and 12:00 Noon Confession: Sat. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Catholic Community of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church Sumter, St. Jude Site 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 Marion H Newton, Pastor www.stjudesumtersc.org Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Parochial Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM
Lutheran - ELCA St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday School: 9:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am Holy Communion: 12:00 pm
Lutheran - NALC Immanuel Lutheran Church 140 Poinsett Drive 803-883-1049 • 803-774-2380 Pastor Gary Blobaum Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Wed Bible Class: 7:00 pm
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey's capital city have reinstated a curfew for juveniles, but the decision to drop some of them at area churches has led to push back from critics who think the ordinance breaks church-andstate separation and arbitrarily targets Trenton's youth. Last month, police in Trenton began enforcing a midnight-to-6 a.m. curfew for kids under 18. Law enforcement has worked in concert with city heads and faith leaders in an agreement to drop off juveniles at certain faith-based organizations during those hours. Pastor Terry Wells has worked with some of the teens through his ministry, My Brother's Keeper Outreach Ministries. It's one of about a half dozen faith-based organizations working with police to offer safe havens for city youth. Where Wells sees an opportunity to foster "unity for kids, for police and for community," Ian Smith, staff attorney for Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Americans United for Separation of Church and State, sees a muddied line be-
Christ Community Church(CCC) 320 Loring Mill Rd., Sumter www.cccsumter.com 803-905-7850 Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall) 135 Haynsworth Street First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 David W. Day, Pastor Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am
Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm
Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net
Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm
St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. Larry Brown Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Bible Study 11:00 am Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Sunday School 9:30 am Worship Service 10:30 am trinityumcsumter.org
Non-Denominational Abundant Life Kingdom Ministries 301 Crosswell Drive, Sumter Pastor Dion E. Price 803-468-1567 Sunday Morning 10:00 am 1st & 3rd Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm Sat. 9:00 am Intercessory Prayer
tween religious and governmental involvement. "It's another example of a disturbing trend within the criminal justice system that sort of equates going to church with not being a criminal," he said. City police have only picked up about two dozen kids for breaking curfew since enforcement began mid-July, a number lower than what police expected. Trenton police first contact parents, but officers say they pair children with churches if a family member doesn't answer or isn't willing to pick a minor up. The department says it bans church leaders from discussing religion and says juveniles are typically held in community or meeting rooms, not in front of crosses. Police also offer juveniles police buildings as an alternative drop-off location. "The biggest thing is not pushing a religion but still being there to provide that extra support," Juvenile Officer Nathan Davis said. Still, some see broader issues at play that extend beyond church-and-state.
Presbyterian - ARP Presbyterian USA Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am
Presbyterian PCA Westminster Presbyterian Church 230 Alice Dr., Sumter 803-773-7235 Pastor Stuart Mizelle Sunday School 9:15 am Worship Service 10:30 am
First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Rev. Nick Cheek Sunday School (classes for all ages) 9:30 a.m. Hospitality & Fellowship (Fellowship Hall) 10:10 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary) 10:30 a.m.
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Pentecostal First United Penecostal Church 14 Plowden Mill Rd • 775-9493 Pastor Theron Smith Sunday Service: 10:00 am & 6:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 pm Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 7:00 pm
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Sen. Scott participates in Q&A in Manning BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com U.S. Sen. Tim Scott participated in a question-and-answer forum with about 40 residents of Clarendon County on Tuesday at Cornerstone Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church in Manning. Scott, a Republican, is running for re-election in November. Facing no Republican opposition, his opponents are Democrat Thomas Dixon and three third-party candidates. His visit to Clarendon County was part of his goal to visit all 46 counties in the state, something he has been able to do during the last two years, he said. Questions on Tuesday ranged from what Scott thought about term limits to how to fix the federal budget, welfare system, veterans’ services and military spending. Scott said he thinks that term limits are an “absolute necessity.” “I think in the times we live now, term limits are the way we serve the nation well,” he said.
Q: WHY ARE WE HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE FIXING WASHINGTON? “There are two pots of money, entitlement money, or mandatory spending, and discretionary money, which we appropriate each year. The problem is our mandatory spending on entitlement programs; all that money went on standard economic increase. Unless we’re willing to fix the entitlement situation, we’ll never have a balanced budget. I think we have no choice but to do the right thing and have the courage to deal with this entitlement fiasco. The other thing we need to do is figure out how to grow our economy. Incomes are down, so we have to fix that. We also have to fix the education system. We spend $700 billion on education but are not getting much results. For the first time in eight years we’ve actually seen a reauthorization of the education plan.”
Q: WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THE WELFARE SYSTEM? “Over the last eight years, we’ve had an increase of 12 million people who are living in poverty and are on welfare programs. We’ve seen a 40-percent increase in people who are eligible for food stamps. There are two things we need to address: No. 1 is how to restore dignity in all work. No. 2 is we’ve got to fix the programs to encourage people to go to work. Under President (Bill) Clinton’s administration, work requirements were put into the welfare program; in
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2012 the work requirements were taken away, and the number of people who signed up for welfare went up. If we went back to work requirements, I think numbers will go back down and people’s quality of life will improve. We have to make sure that the benefits when you go back to work don’t drop off immediately but that they curve off. So you would work your way out of needing those benefits. There are 5.8 million open jobs across the nation, and 70 percent of those jobs do not require a four-year de-
gree. We need to give better training and more incentives for people to go back to work.”
Q: THE MILITARY FORCE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA. DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANOTHER BASE REALIGNMENT COMMISSION? “It’s hard to envision it not happening. Under the current administration, there has been about a $1 trillion military cut. If you cut that amount out of the military, you’re going to have a
Adult ed registration opening soon BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Clarendon County Adult Education will host its first registration and orientation sessions for the 201617 school year at 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday at Central Carolina Technical College’s F.E. DuBose Campus, 3351 Sumter Hwy., Manning. All new and returning students, including daytime and evening students, must participate in the sessions before beginning classes. Dates for additional registration and orientation sessions for the semester include Sept. 12-13, Oct. 17-18 and Nov. 28-29. Classes will start on Aug.
29 at the F.E. DuBose Campus and Sept. 13 at the Summerton and Turbeville locations. The Summerton location is at the Clarendon School District One Community Resource Center, 1154 4th St., Summerton, and the Turbeville location is at East Clarendon Middle-High School, 1170 Pope St., Turbeville. Students in the adult ed program can choose between the GED program or the high school diploma. GED is a group of four subject tests — literacy, mathematics, science and social studies — that measures a core of knowledge and skills essential for career and college readiness. The test certifies that the test taker has high schoollevel academic skills.
The other option includes completing enough credit hours to receive a regular high school diploma. The adult ed program also provides preparation for job entrance exams such as WorkKeys and ParaProfessional, Citizenship/English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, literacy and COMPASS, CCTC’s entrance exam. For more information on the adult ed program, contact Clarendon County Adult Education Director Lisa Justice at (803) 4732531 or justicelh@cctech. edu. Visit the website at www.cctech.edu/blogs/clarendon-county-adult-education or Facebook page www.facebook.com/clarendonadulted.
consolidation that occurs. That consolidation also leads to Base Realignment and Closure. We saw this coming for a while and South Carolina has been preparing for BRAC for more than six years. We have to have a way to make sure we sell why our bases are national resources. We have assets that matter, but we have to make sure the politics don’t get in the way of that.We have to be vigilant and prepare to tell the story on why it’s in America’s best interest to have these assets.”
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Talent needed for Sept. youth showcase Clarendon County Community Development Corp. will sponsor its second youth extravaganza, Carolina Youth Showcase, at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Weldon Auditorium, 7 Maple St., Manning. The event will showcase the talents of youth in performing arts in Clarendon County and surrounding areas. It is open to youth ages 4 to 14 in the following categories: tap, ballet, jazz, karate, gymnastics, modeling, singing, poetry recitation and contemporary and lyrical dancing. Small group performances are also welcome. All interested youth must audition before a panel of select individuals, and the same talent auditioned for must be
performed. For more information, stop by the corporation’s office, 210 S. Church St., Manning. Forms can be picked up until Aug. 27. Contact Paulette King, (803) 473-6070 or (803) 435-6639, for more information. Registration cost is $5.
Summerton hosting back-to-school event Summerton Literacy Council and Save The Children will host a Back-to-School Bash from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Clarendon One Community Resource Center, 1154 4th Street, Summerton. Free back-to-school supplies will be distributed. Parents must accompany children at the event. For more information, contact Kathleen Gibson at (803) 225-0832.
7 candidates file to run for Clarendon 1 school board BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Seven Summerton residents have filed as candidates for the Clarendon School District 1 Board of Trustees to fill two seats, occupied by incumbent Vice Chair Bernard Richburg, who is running for re-election, and Vastine Johnson, who is not running for re-election. Clarendon 1 board members are at-large members, meaning all seven candidates are running for either of the two
seats. Deadline to file was Monday. The seven candidates are: • Bernard Richburg (incumbent); • Leah Mivens Gardenhire; • Erica Adams-Caldwell; • John David Bonaparte; • Lindsey Coulliette; • Joseph Dingle; and • Kevin J. Gist Sr. Clarendon County has three school districts and three school boards. About half of Clarendon 1 board members, representing Summerton, are elected, while others are ap-
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Summons & Notice SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2016-CP-14-00110 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON U.S. Bank, N.A. as trustee for Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1997-6 Plaintiff, -vsThe Personal Representatives, if any, whose names are unknown, of the Estates of Ethel Sinkler aka Ethel Plowden Sinkler and James Sinkler, Sr.; James Sinkler, Jr. and Kim Sinkler a/k/a Kim L. Sinkler, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Ethel Sinkler aka Ethel Plowden Sinkler and James Sinkler, Sr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns and all Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any Unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any Unknown minors, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe; South Carolina Federal Credit Union and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Defendant(s) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT an action involving real property known as 1474 Herod Drive, Manning, SC 29102, in which you may have an interest, has been commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County, South Carolina and that, by Order of the Clerk of Court filed therein on August 9, 2016, Kimberly Allen Raber has been appointed as the attorney to represent any unknown Defendants that may be in the military service represented by the class designated as John Doe and Guardian ad Litem Nisi for all minors and persons under legal disability as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants herein. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, unless you or someone on your behalf apply to the Court for appointment of a suitable person to act as Attorney or Guardian ad Litem herein, within thirty (30) days after service by publication of this Notice, the appointment of Kimberly Allen Raber as Guardian ad Litem shall be made absolute.
LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by James Sinkler and Ethel Sinkler to Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation dated September 25, 1997, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Clarendon County on September 29, 1997 at 1:58 pm Book 309 at Page 90 The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and the foreclosure thereof, were, at the time of making thereof and at the time of the filing of the Lis Pendens, as described on the attached Exhibit "A". EXHIBIT "A" All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, being and situate in School District 2 of Clarendon County, South Carolina, designated as Lot 39 on a plat made by R.G. Mathis, RLS, September 9, 1997, entitled "Plat of Lot 39 of the Wells Estate Subdivision Recorded in Plat Book 45, Page 136, Surveyed for James Sinkler and Ethel Sinkler" and recorded on September 29, 1997 in Deed Book A-327 at Page 115, and incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976 (as amended) for a more particular description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of said lot. This being the same property conveyed to James Sinkler and Ethel Sinkler, as Joint Tenants with the Right of Survivorship, by deed of E.W. Odom, dated September 25, 1997 and recorded on September 29, 1997 in Deed Book A-327 at Page 114. Thereafter, James Sinkler died on November 30, 2008, leaving Ethel Sinkler as owner of the subject property by right of survivorship; thereafter, Ethel Sinkler a/k/a Ethel Plowden Sinkler died on February 2, 2014, leaving the subject property to her heirs at law or devisees, namely, James Sinkler, Jr. and Kim Sinkler.
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2015-CP-140-614
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the above-captioned action were filed on November 19, 2015, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County, South Carolina.
THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY HERETOFORE CONVEYED TO JAMES JOHNSON BY DEED OF JAMES L. HINSON ON BEHALF OF LAKE MARION MOTORS, INC. DATED JUNE 7, 1999 AND RECORDED JUNE 7, 1999 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CLARENDON COUNTY IN DEED/RECORD BOOK A377 AT PAGE 52. DEED RE-RECORDED ON DECEMBER 2, 2004 IN DEED/RECORD BOOK A554 AT PAGE 51.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsThe Estate of James Johnson, by and through its Personal Representative, Melissa Abakah Johnson; Melissa Yolanda McNair Abaka Johnson aka Mellssa Y. Johnson, Jaquan J., a minor, Heirs-at-Law of James Johnson, deceased, their Heirs, Administrators, Successors and Assigns; The Estate of James F. Nelson, by and through its Personal Representative, whose name is unknown, Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of James F. Nelson,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 any Unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any Unknown minors, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe , and any and all persons claiming any right, title, estate or interest in real estate described in the Complaint any unknown adults; also any persons who may be in the military servied of the United States of America being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability being as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.
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Crawford & von Keller, LLC. PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29240 Phone: 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff
NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND NOTICE A GUARDIAN AD LITEM APPOINTED PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT an action involving real property known as 1038 Viking Ct., Manning, SC 29102, in which you may have an interest, has been commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County, South Carolina and that, by Order of the Clerk of Court filed therein on , Kelley Yarborough Woody, Esquire has been appointed as the attorney to represent any unknown Defendants that may be in the military service represented by the class designated as John Doe and Guardian ad Litem Nisi for all minors and persons under legal disability as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants herein. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, unless you or someone on your behalf apply to the Court for appointment of a suitable person to act as Attorney or Guardian ad Litem herein, within thirty (30) days after service by publication of this Notice, the appointment of Kelley Yarborough Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem shall be made absolute.
LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by James Johnson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Popular Financial Services, LLC dated October 4, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Clarendon County on October 13, 2006 at 8:55 am in Book 711 at Page 176 The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and the foreclosure thereof, were, at the time of making thereof and at the time of the filing of the Lis Pendens, as described on the attached Exhibit "A". EXHIBIT "A" ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, IN THE COUNTY OF CLARENDON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING COMPRISED OF LOT 5, CONTAINING 1.25 ACRES AS SHOWN ON A PLAT BY H.F. OLIVER, SURVEYOR DATED AUGUST 21, 1990 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR CLARENDON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 21 AT PAGE 124. REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE SAID PLAT FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION.
Crawford & von Keller, LLC. PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29240 Phone: 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff
Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Betty Pittman;, C/A No. 15-CP-14-00624, The following property will be sold on September 6, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Clarendon County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any and all improvements located thereon, lying, being and situate in School District No. 2, Clarendon County, South Carolina, being designated as Lot No. 18, James Crossroads Subdivision, Section II, containing 0.75 acres on a plat hereinafter referred to, and bounding and measuring as follows: On the Northeast by Lot 19 on said plat and measuring thereon 228.01 feet; On the Southeast by lands I.P. Timberlands Operations Co., Ltd, and measuring thereon 145.27 feet; On the Southwest by Raccoon Road and measuring thereon 206.78 feet; and On the Northwest by Farmstead Lane and measuring thereon 123.97 feet. For a more particular description of said lot, reference may be had to a plat made by Robert G. Mathis, PLS, dated September 16, 1998 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat
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MOSQUITO FROM PAGE A1 those two species (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus),” he said. Penland said those species don’t travel very far. “If you have them, you probably grew them yourself, so it’s good after you run irrigation or a rainfall event to tighten up your screen doors and use repellent and stuff like that,” he said. The floods which caused mosquito problems last year were late in the season, Penland said. “The season’s not over,” he said. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reports the state has had 33 travel-associated cases of Zika virus. Of those, DHEC said, 32 cases were in travelers who were infected abroad and diagnosed after they returned home, and one case involved a South Carolina resident who had sexual contact with someone who acquired the Zika infection while traveling abroad. No mosquitotransmitted cases have yet been reported in South Carolina or anywhere in the continental U.S. outside of Florida. To report problems with mosquitoes, call Sumter County Mosquito Control at (803) 774-0044.
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‘60 Days In’ begins another season behind bars BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The premise of most scary movies and shows depends on characters who enter, or refuse to leave, terrifying places. Untold numbers of dead bodies have surfaced on Freeform’s silly new series “Dead of Summer,” but the counselors refuse to leave the woods. On Netflix’s cult hit “Stranger Things,” one character after another goes out of his or her way to enter mysterious realms of terror and goo. What gives? Reality television is hardly immune. And I’m not just talking about forced incarceration with the geniuses who populate shows like “Big Brother” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) and “The Bachelorette.” According to the network, “60 Days In” (9 p.m., A&E, TV-14) is a hit among younger viewers. Is that because it’s the most contrived documentary series of all? “60 Days In” documents innocent civilians who volunteer to pose as inmates in a real Indiana jail. There they will be followed by more than a hundred hidden cameras as they insinuate themselves into a society of 500 cellmates, ranging from first-time offenders to hardened drug dealers and murderers. Don’t go looking for the witty banter found on “Orange Is the New Black.” Captive characters appear to be working for A&E. Next week, the reality series “Behind Bars: Rookie Year” picks up a second season following newly hired correctional officers. • Young people facing terminal diagnoses display enthusiasm for life on part two of the three-night documentary series “My Last Days” (9 p.m., CW, TV-PG). • Saoirse Ronan charms as a 1950s Irish woman torn between the old country and life in America in the critically acclaimed 2015 drama “Brooklyn” (9 p.m., HBO). This isn’t the Brooklyn of “The Honeymooners.” We hear chatter about the Brooklyn Dodgers, but the urban decline that drove the team to Los Angeles is nowhere to be seen. For all the repression and lack of opportunity that sent our heroine to America, Ireland seems postcard perfect. “Brooklyn” presents the immigrant experience as a kind
of fashion show. And for some, that’s simply lovely. Jessica Pare, who played Don Draper’s gorgeous young wife on “Mad Men,” shows up here as a kind and patient department store supervisor. • Alison Stewart appears on the final helping of “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central). The network canceled “The Nightly Show” after it failed to find an audience in an increasingly competitive late night market.
TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled events at the Rio Olympics include: track and field, volleyball, diving and beach volleyball (8 p.m., NBC); boxing and beach volleyball (8 p.m., NBCSN). • Sal Vulcano and James Murray from “Impractical Jokers” guest-star as sanitation men who discover a senator’s body on “Bones” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14). • A three-hour “American Experience” (8 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, r, check local listings) profiles President George H.W. Bush. • Camila asserts herself on “Queen of the South” (10 p.m., USA, TV-14). • Too much togetherness on “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA). • CeeLo Green and Russell Peters appear on “Lip Sync Battle” (10 p.m., Spike).
SERIES NOTES Sheldon’s Meemaw visits on “The Big Bang Theory” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * Corpses and cash wash ashore on “Rosewood” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Thirty-two teams advance out of the qualifying round on “Battlebots” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TVPG) * It’s 2166 on “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TVPG) * A hot tub tussle on “Life in Pieces” (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV14) * Celebrities climb “The $100,000 Pyramid” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14) * Sleepless interns contend with the victim of a horrible accident on “Code Black” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).
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ASHINGTON — Once upon a time, a scantily clad lass padding down a beach might cause a riot — at least of eyeballs eager to extend the sidelong glance. Today, it’s the fully clothed woman who overheats the passions in France, where three towns have banned the burkini. Leave it to the French to criminalize modesty. Latest to the ban-wagon is the Corsican village of Sisco, where three Kathleen Muslim famiParker lies and a group of local teens recently got into a row when one of the Muslim men became upset as a tourist photographed his burkini-clad wife. The next day, riot police were needed in a nearby town to quell 200 protesters who stormed a housing area of mostly North African people, shouting “this is our home.” The precise cause of that flareup wasn’t known. Did a burkini do it? No clue, according to local authorities, but Sisco is banning the ultimate cover-up, anyway, to “protect the population.” Back on the mainland, the mayors of Cannes and nearby Villeneuve-Loubet also have banned burkinis. Two Muslim associations unsuccessfully challenged the Cannes ban, but have promised to appeal the lower court decision. In the strangest justification offered for the wardrobe ban, Lionnel Luca, mayor of Villeneuve-Loubet, said it is unhygienic to swim fully clothed. For whom? The fish? Tensions in France between Muslims and others may be understandable in light of recent events, including the July horror in Nice when a truck driver shouting paeans to Allah mowed down hundreds of Bastille Day revelers, killing 85 people, as well as the recent jihadist slaying of the beloved, 85-year-old priest Jacques Hamel in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. But how the practice of modesty associated with many Muslims’ religious beliefs became an offense against the majority society is hard to fathom. The burkini also provides an interesting study in the metamorphosis of a symbol and its use in rationalizing other beliefs and actions that bear striking similarities to the extreme religiosity the caused such consternation in the first place. Suddenly, the burkini has become France’s Confederate battle flag. Like the flag, the burkini means different things to different people, yet it has become such a powerful sym-
bol of the cultural clash between overzealous French patriots and Muslim immigrants that it has become a prompt to man the barricades. It is hardly shocking that women are the objects of such aggression. Or that men are the ones fighting over what women ought to be doing with their bodies. Depending on the era — and often the prevailing religion — women are either showing too much or too little. Frankly, I’d like to see more not fewer burkinis on the beach, especially for Speedolovers over 50. Guys, do you own a mirror? (Please don’t send pictures.) It isn’t just men concerned with burkinis. Some feminists and the “enlightened” French see the burkini as a visual face-slap to women’s egalite. Among other things, equality means never having to cover up just because your natural self gets another’s gander up. Non-Muslims in the West may disapprove of the practice and prefer our mores over those of strict Muslims, but we’re in no position to be smug. Less than 100 years ago in Washington, modesty police literally measured women’s bathing suit skirts to ensure adherence to the legal standard of only six inches above the knee. In 1921 Atlantic City, women were also required to wear stockings pulled above the knee with their swimsuits. When young women protested the stocking law, it was the League of Women Voters that urged strict enforcement. While beach patrols searched out bathing suit violators, they also scouted for their ogling male counterparts, described in a newspaper story of the time as “bald beach lizards.” One brave woman, novelist Louise Rosine, went to jail rather than cover up her knees with stockings. It was “none of the city’s darn business,” she said, whether she “rolled ’em up or down.” We’ve come a long way, baby. And along the way, with few exceptions, we’ve found it possible to allow people to don (or not) their apparel as they wish. Some schools may ban message-emblazoned shirts. And we dutifully shed our jackets, scarves and shoes during security checks. But liberte ought to mean that one can wear a burkini on the beach — or a thong, if you must. Neither suits my personal fancy, but it’s hard to imagine that a Muslim woman dressed traditionally is a threat to any but her own comfort. Like the lady said, it’s none of the city’s darn business. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group
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Nissrine Samali, 20, gets into the sea wearing a burkini — a wetsuitlike garment that also covers the head — in Marseille, southern France, on Aug. 4. France’s Socialist prime minister Manuel Valls is expressing support for local bans of burkinis, saying the swimwear is based on the “enslavement of women” and therefore not compatible with French values.
NOTABLE & QUOTABLE In “Fleeing an unaffordable law,” a Charleston Post and Courier editorial notes, “The Affordable Care Act’s title conveys a false promise.” It’s predictable failure to fulfill that pledge was re-confirmed by Tuesday’s news that Aetna, the nation’s third largest health insurer, will withdraw from 11 of the 15 states where it has been offering policies through the ACA. One of those 11 states is South Carolina, where Aetna has been providing ACA policies in 14 counties — including Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester. And according to The Washington Post, Aetna’s retreat puts Arizona’s Pinal County “at risk of having no insurers offering exchange plans in 2017, a circumstance that would present a major challenge to the basic mechanics of the ACA.” Among those “basic mechanics” is the constitutionally dubious “individual mandate” for most Americans to obtain health insurance. The law also is based on the rosy-scenario assumption that large numbers of relatively healthy young people will buy policies under the ACA. That illusion has been shattered. So Aetna, like other companies before it and others leaving the ACA soon, has concluded that this is not an “affordable” endeavor for its bottom line. UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Humana Inc., two other insurance giants, had already announced large reductions in their ACA participation. As for the exchange plans still offered through the ACA: “To remain profitable, insurers say they have no choice but to ask for ‘significant’ price increases that most reports say will be in the double-digit percentage range on average.” Does that sound affordable? You need not be a fan of huge insurance companies to know that they will be strongly motivated to abandon ventures that lose hundreds of millions of their dollars in a single quarter. Perhaps that doesn’t sound like much money to the Obama White House. After all, this administration has added nearly $9 trillion to the national debt in less than eight years. That latest evidence of the ACA’s fallacies recalls this infamous pitch
from then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before both chambers of Congress approved it without a single Republican vote: “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” Six years later, we’ve found out what was in the bill: It’s an unaffordable federal intrusion into the health insurance marketplace. Now we need to find out what candidates for president, the Senate and the House propose to do about that. ••• In The Washington Post, David Ignatius writes, “America is no longer guaranteed military victory. These weapons could change that.” A glimpse of what could lie ahead, if the next president continues the projects begun by the Obama Pentagon, came in a provocative 2014 study, “Toward a New Offset Strategy,” by Robert Martinage of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Martinage recommended a dizzying new arsenal that would include a fleet of unmanned subs; an array of undersea sensors; “seabed payload pods” that could hide drones underwater until they were needed in a conflict; electromagnetic rail guns and directed-energy weapons; high-energy lasers that could blind enemy sensors; and a range of other new technologies. Pentagon officials say they decided over the past year to reveal some formerly topsecret weapons programs because the disclosure would complicate Russian and Chinese military planning. But they say they have concealed other programs to preserve warfighting effectiveness in any future conflict. U.S. officials contend that this push to offset Russian and Chinese gains will have a stabilizing effect in great-power relations, rather than a destabilizing one. But in an unsettled world, this issue deserves broader debate during the presidential campaign. Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Contact him at graham@theitem. com.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RECEIVES RESPECT FROM SUMTERITES (Recent events have been) very encouraging. On Sunday, Aug. 7, there was an event labeled “Black Lives Matter Encounter event” but nothing was mentioned about black lives matter. I heard instead, that all lives matter. Sumter City Councilman Calvin Hastie and Chief Deputy Hampton Gardner, with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, spoke about what police in the city and county have done to make all lives in Sumter better. Questions were asked and comments made on ways the community could improve. The discussion headed in the direction of parents being responsible for their children’s lack of respect for the police, attendance being down in church and their failing to get an education. Statistics were quoted, and one was that 73 percent of black children were born to unwed mothers today while that number was 25 percent in 1963 and 11 percent in 1938. On Thursday (Aug. 11) there was a meeting at the Sumter Opera House. It was titled “Sumter United — Law Enforcement and Community Building Stronger Partnerships Together.” The purpose was “to engage in honest dialogue with citizens, highlighting
positive efforts by law enforcement to build public trust and improve quality of life.” Sheriff Dennis and Police Chief Roark were two of the speakers. I found it to be encouraging and informative. The one question I remember began with “being one that was a victim of racial profiling.” I wonder if some people believe that if you are black and are stopped by the police that that is racial profiling? Could it really be that the person broke the law and was caught? A fish fry was hosted by the Rev. Leon Winn on Friday, Aug. 5. The goal was to show support for law enforcement and first responders. The word didn’t get out very well but the fish was great. Last, the “One Sumter Community” event on Saturday morning. It was the 2nd Annual breakfast for all the community at MH Newton Family Life Center. It was a “Call to Unity.” Many different areas, such as city and state government, home and schools, law enforcement, the military, had a person praying for them. Thank you all who were involved in any way. JACQUELINE K. HUGHES Sumter
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AROUND TOWN on Sunday, Aug. 28, at St. The General George L. Mabry New Bethany Fellowship Jr. Chapter 817, Military Order Are you a Purple Heart recipient? Baptist Church, 350 E. Red of the Purple Heart will meet at 6 p.m. today at American Bay Road. Legion Post 15, 34 S. ArtilSumter High School Class of lery Drive. All Purple Heart 1976 will celebrate their recipients and those inter40th class reunion Fridayested in associate memSunday, Sept. 2-4 as folbership are invited. Call lows: 7-10 p.m. Friday, meet (803) 773-0658. and greet at Sumter Art Gallery; 7 p.m.-1 a.m. SaturThe Lincoln High School Presday, blue and gold gala at ervation Alumni Association the Lincoln High School will hold a dinner fundraiser gym; and 8-10 a.m. Sunday, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on worship service at Golden Friday, Aug. 19, at the LinCorral. For further details, coln High School cafeteria, contact Ruthie Dow Prince Council Street. Cost is $8 at (803) 406-8874, Benita per dinner and menu will Duncan at (803) 840-4118, consist of grilled or baked Louella Nelson McGee at chicken, seasoned rice, green beans, apple cobbler, (803) 840-1748 or Marcia Bethue China at (803) 236roll and a drink. Call James 3284. L. Green at (803) 968-4173. The Sumter Stroke Support Maxie Branch Hunt and EduGroup (Overcomers) will cation Club Inc. will sponsor a meet at 2:30 p.m. on Thursfree tree stand safety workday, Sept. 8, in the activishop for all licensed huntties room of NHC of Sumers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, ter. Call Wayne or Joyce Aug. 19, at 4900 Live Oak Road, Dalzell. Call (803) 669- Hunter at (803) 464-7865. 5475 to register. The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind The Lincoln High School Presof South Carolina will meet ervation Alumni Association at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. will meet at 4 p.m. on Sun13, at Shiloh-Randolph day, Aug. 21, at Lincoln Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. High School cafeteria, Minister Malinda Ham, Council Street. Lincolnites, Clarendon County Chapter friends and community of the National Federation members are invited. Call James L. Green at (803) 968- of the Blind of South Carolina, will speak. Transporta4173. tion provided within the The Sumter County Education coverage area. Contact Association — Retired will Debra Canty, chapter presimeet at 2 p.m. on Wednesdent, at (803) 775-5792 or day, Aug. 24, at Golden Cordebra.canty@frontier.com. ral. Call Brenda Bethune at Donations are welcome (803) 469-6588. and should be mailed to The Ebenezer High School NFB Sumter Chapter, P.O. Class of 1966 will hold their Box 641, Sumter, SC 29151. 50th class reunion FridayGoogle Debra Canty’s story Sunday, Aug. 26-28, as folon YouTube. lows: 6-8 p.m. Friday, meet The Sumter Combat Veterans and greet at Ebenezer Middle School gymnasium with Group will hold a golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. 17, music to bring back memoat Crystal Lakes Golf ries with DJ James WindCourse, 1305 Clara Louise ham; 6 p.m. Saturday, banKellogg Drive. There will be quet at New Beginnings, a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Reg1335-A Peach Orchard Road; and 8:45 a.m. Sunday, istration fee is $50 per golfer limited to the first 20 church school followed by 10 a.m. worship service and teams. Fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, dinner at St. Luke AME souvenirs, cart, green fees, Church, 2355 N. St. Paul refreshments during play Church Road. and door prizes. Team forThe Sumter SPCA Dog Days of mat will be Captain’s Summer Beach Bash will be Choice Four-Person Team. held 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, Call Earnest Roland at (803) Aug. 27, at the Elaine D. 840-0935 or Johnny Goodley Korn Memorial Center, 1100 at (803) 236-0488. S. Guignard Drive. Music Edmunds High School Class of will be provided by The Footnotes. Enjoy dancing to 1966 will hold its 50th reunion on Saturday, Sept. 24, the oldies and light hors at the Sumter County Mud’oeuvres. Cost is $25 per seum. Cost is $30 for sinperson (must be 21 years gles, $60 for couples. Kent or older) and all proceeds Mims and Coty Cuttino are benefit the SPCA. Call (803) organizing a golf outing for 773-9292. the afternoon of Friday, The Sumter Branch NAACP Sept. 23. For more informawill hold a general memtion, call Myra Moore Wilt bership meeting at 5 p.m. at (803) 491-4624.
CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Today, 7:30 p.m., district office, Turbeville
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Stick to the EUGENIA LAST basics and finish what you start. You’ll be judged by what you do, so stay on top of every detail. You can bring about positive changes if you go about it the right way. Make things happen. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take a trip that encourages you to expand on an interest or contributes to business goals. Share a special moment with someone you love. Don’t be afraid to try something different. Make personal improvements and forge ahead.
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Bryant injury a big blow to depth Tigers DE will miss at least three games By Mandrallius Robinson Greenville News
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Sumter defensive tackle Ronald McGee (90) and the Gamecocks open their season on Friday by playing host to Ridge View at 7:30 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium. Sumter is part of the new 5A classification.
Keeping it classy
CLEMSON — Bad luck does not care about your preferences. Of course, Clemson University football head coach Dabo Swinney would prefer that his team suffer no injuries, especially during August camp. However, if given a choice, we can assume that he would prefer bad luck Bryant not to strike in Clemson’s most vulnerable position. Sophomore defensive end Austin Bryant suffered a foot fracture during practice Monday. According to Swinney, Bryant underwent surgery Tuesday and will miss at least the first three games of the season. It is a personal blow for Bryant, who aimed to anchor the edge for Clemson after the departure of former starters and NFL draft picks Shaq Lawson
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pro baseball
SCHSL realignment has broader postseason impact for local teams than in new region matchups By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The advent of the 5A classification has taken the South Carolina High School League into a new sphere, especially when it comes to football. While there is an extra classification, there will be two less football state champions crowned this year. Each classification will have just one state champion -- no more Division I or Division II in 4A, 2A and 1A. There are 42 teams playing varsity football in 5A, 41 in 4A, 44 in 3A, 41 in 2A and 34 in 1A. Most of the teams in each classification will advance to the state playoffs as 32 teams will play for state crowns in 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A and
24 in 1A. The new classification caused three of the seven local SCHSL schools to change classes. Sumter is now 5A, while Crestwood and Lakewood are now at the 4A level. Manning remains at 3A, Lee Central at 2A and East Clarendon and Scott’s Branch both at 1A. However, some of the schools that remained at their same levels were affected more than those who moved up. Following is a look at each local football team and what the realignment means to each.
5A SUMTER As one of the largest schools in the state student-wise, Sumter has always been a part of 4A Division I, a defacto
5A for the past 30-plus years. As far as the region goes, the Gamecocks were not affected at all. They will have the same foes they had in winning Region VI-4A last year – South Florence, West Florence, Conway, Socastee and Carolina Forest – only it will be Region VI-5A. The changes for Sumter will come about when the state playoffs begin. While there were just four rounds to the 4A DI and DII playoffs, there will be five rounds in 5A. Instead of 11 regularseason contests, SHS will only play 10. “The negative part is the five rounds in the playoffs instead of four,” said Sumter head coach Mark Barnes. “Having to win five weeks instead of four
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olympics
Finally, a laugher for U.S. men’s basketball By BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — The nail-biters ended for the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team. So did a golden era of international basketball. Emphatically ending a stretch of three straight close games, the Americans advanced to the semifinals by sprinting past Manu Ginobili and Argentina, 105-78 on Wednesday night. In front of a chanting, flagwaving crowd of Argentines who came to throw a raucous farewell party for their Golden Generation, the Americans delivered their most complete performance in Rio. “What a remarkable run by
Argentina and so we knew we had to match that energy tonight. I thought we did,” U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski said. Turning a slow start into an early ending with a 27-2 run in the first half, the Americans put away one old rival and set up a meeting with another. They will play Spain on Friday in a rematch of the last two gold-medal games. Kevin Durant scored 27 points for the Americans, who had played three straight close games for the first time under Krzyzewski, setting off a round of questions at home and in Rio de Janeiro about what was wrong with them. The answer might be nothing. At least there wasn’t
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Atlanta rookie shortstop Dansby Swanson looks for family members prior to his major league debut on Wednesday in Atlanta.
Swanson debuts in hometown By GEORGE HENRY Associated Press
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Kevin Durant reacts after a basket during the United States’ 105-78 victory against Argentina in an Olympic men’s basketSee basketball, Page B3 ball quarterfinal game on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro.
ATLANTA — Shortstop Dansby Swanson, born and raised in the north Atlanta suburbs, is making no promises to help turn around his hometown Braves. Swanson, the Braves’ top prospect and the No. 1 overall draft pick of 2015, had his contract selected from Double-A Mississippi on Wednesday and was immediately put in the lineup batting eighth. The sparse crowd at Turner Field, not unusual this season for the major leagues’ worst team, gave Swanson some loud cheers before and during the game. He received a standing ovation his first at-bat before lining out in the second inning. He got his first hit in the fourth, a single, and was 1-for-3 through seven frames. “A lot of emotion, but it’s a good time,” Swanson said
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mlb roundup
TV, Radio
Friday’s Games
TODAY
The Associated Press
Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion, right, greets Russell Martin (55) after a home run hit by Melvin Upton Jr. during the Blue Jays’ 7-4 victory against the New York Yankees on Wednesday in New York.
Blue Jays’ Happ extends winning streak to 11 by beating Yankees NEW YORK — J.A. Happ won his 11th consecutive decision to become the first 17game winner in the majors, and Melvin Upton Jr. hit a three-run homer to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 7-4 on Wednesday. Darwin Barney had an early two-run double, and Russell Martin added three hits, including an RBI single off CC Sabathia. The AL East-leading Blue Jays took two of three in the series, delighting a vocal contingent of Toronto fans at Yankee Stadium. Happ (17-3) pitched into the eighth extended the longest active winning streak in the big leagues. He struck out nine, walked one and yielded solo homers to Gary Sanchez, Starlin Castro and Chase Headley.
PIRATES 6 GIANTS 5 SAN FRANCISCO — Andrew McCutcheon hit a tworun homer, Matt Joyce had a key two-run single and Pittsburgh overcame a four-run deficit against San Francisco to complete a 3-game sweep. The Pirates won their fourth straight game and sixth in seven. They remained a game behind St. Louis in the race for the NL wild card.
The Giants, who on Tuesday fell out of first place in the NL West for the first time in 97 days, lost their fourth straight. They dropped to 9-21, the worst record in the majors since the All-Star break. They dropped a game behind the Dodgers, who played Philadelphia later on Tuesday.
CARDINALS 8 ASTROS 2 HOUSTON — Carlos Martinez took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and Jeremy Hazelbaker and Brandon Moss homered in St. Louis’ victory over Houston. The Cardinals have won four straight and have a slim hold on the second NL wildcard spot. Martinez (11-7) pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, allowing a run and striking out seven. He retired 15 of the first 16 batters before giving up a leadoff double to Teoscar Hernandez in the sixth.
ROCKIES 12 NATIONALS 10 DENVER — D.J. LeMahieu kept tormenting Washington with two hits, Gerardo Parra drove in four runs and Colorado beat Stephen Strasburg. Tony Wolters homered
and had three hits, and Charlie Blackmon extended his hitting streak to 12 games. LeMahieu singled in his first at-bat to stretch his onbase streak to 10 plate appearances, the fourth longest in club history. The streak stopped when he struck out to end the sevenrun first inning. Strasburg (15-4) had the shortest outing of the season at 1 2/3 innings. The first six batters reached against Strasburg, Colorado sent 11 to the plate in the first and eight in the second to take a 9-2 lead.
RAYS 2 PADRES 0 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Archer struck out nine in 7 1/3 innings, Brad Miller homered again and Tampa Bay beat San Diego to complete a three-game sweep. Archer (7-16) allowed four hits and a walk. He’s at risk of becoming the majors’ first 20-game loser since Detroit’s Mike Maroth (21) in 2003, but also leads the AL with 186 strikeouts. Miller hit his 25h homer in the first inning after going deep twice in a 15-1 rout Tuesday night. From wire reports
1 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Game from Williamsport, Pa. – Nuevo Leon, Mexico, vs. Panama (ESPN). 1 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Western & Southern Open Men’s and Women’s Round-of-16 Matches from Mason, Ohio (ESPN2). 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at Detroit or Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (MLB NETWORK). 3 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series United States Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN). 3 p.m. – Amateur Baseball: U.S. Amateur Round-of-32 and Round-of-16 Matches from Bloomfield Township, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 1). 4 p.m. – Horse Racing: Races from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 2). 5 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Game from Williamsport, Pa. – Sydney vs. Emilia, Italy (ESPN). 5 p.m. – PGA Golf: Wyndham Championship First Round from Greensboro, N.C. (GOLF). 5:30 p.m. – High School Football: Mary Persons vs. Houston County (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series United States Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN). 7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Western & Southern Open Men’s and Women’s Round-of-16 Matches from Mason, Ohio (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Washington at Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland or Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (NFL NETWORK). 8 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match – Real Esteli vs. Suchitepequez (UNIVISION). 8:30 p.m. – High School Football: Lee County vs. Jones County (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 10 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Minnesota at Seattle (NFL NETWORK). 10 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match – Honduras Progreso vs. UNAM (UNIVISION). 11 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Mets at San Francisco or Seattle at Los Angeles Angels (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK).
MLB standings By The Associated Press
W L Pct GB 69 52 .570 — 66 52 .559 1½ 66 52 .559 1½ 61 59 .508 7½ 50 69 .420 18 W L Pct GB 68 49 .581 — 63 56 .529 6 59 60 .496 10 56 62 .475 12½ 48 71 .403 21 W L Pct GB 71 50 .587 — 63 55 .534 6½ 61 59 .508 9½ 52 68 .433 18½ 50 69 .420 20
Tuesday’s Games
Boston 5, Baltimore 3 Toronto 12, N.Y. Yankees 6 Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Kansas City 6, Detroit 1 Minnesota 4, Atlanta 2 Tampa Bay 15, San Diego 1 Texas 5, Oakland 4, 10 innings St. Louis 8, Houston 5 L.A. Angels 7, Seattle 6
Wednesday’s Games
TToronto 7, N.Y. Yankees 4 Tampa Bay 2, San Diego 0 St. Louis 8, Houston 2 Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Boston (Buchholz 4-9) at Detroit (Boyd 4-2), 1:10 p.m. Houston (Musgrove 1-0) at Baltimore (Gausman 3-10), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Rodon 3-8) at Cleveland (Salazar 11-4), 7:10 p.m. Minnesota (Berrios 2-3) at Kansas City (Gee 4-6), 8:15 p.m. Seattle (Iwakuma 14-7) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 6-13), 10:05 p.m.
SWANSON
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before Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins. “I’m enjoying it and looking forward to everything Atlanta has to offer the next seven weeks.” Swanson was running on adrenaline and excitement before the game. After a six-hour drive from Jackson, Mississippi, on Tuesday night, he arrived at his parents’ home in Marietta at 2 a.m. Swanson got a couple hours of sleep, took a “surreal drive” to Turner Field and was the first player to arrive in the clubhouse around 11 a.m., spending 30 minutes talking with Brian Snitker in the interim manager’s office. “He’s a very well-grounded kid, very intelligent,” Snitker said. “He gets it. The intangibles are just dripping off this young man, not to mention his athletic abilities as a baseball player.” Atlanta created a spot on the 25-man roster for Swanson after trading shortstop Erick Aybar to Detroit on Tuesday night and designating Mike Aviles, the utility man acquired in the deal, for assignment. Swanson was eager to get on the field and prove that he belongs in the big leagues. He was the first No. 1 overall pick to debut in the season following his draft year since Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg in 2009. Expectations have been predictably high since last
Friday’s Games
Houston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Texas at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Chi. White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
National League
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Atlanta prospect Dansby Swanson, left, laughs with his father, Cooter Swanson, before his major league debut Wednesday against Minnesota in Atlanta. December, when the Braves traded pitcher Shelby Miller and minor leaguer Gabe Speier to Arizona for Swanson, center fielder Ender Inciarte and pitcher Aaron Blair. Swanson was projected to fill a big spot at his position after Atlanta traded away Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons the month before. “Pressure is kind of something that comes about when I guess you don’t believe in yourself as much, that you don’t believe in something you can do or accomplish,” Swanson said. “I just worry about what I can control and there’s no pressure on myself when I do that.” Swanson spent just 127 games in the minors. The former Vanderbilt standout had a combined .275 average and nine homers and 55 RBIs in 105 games between
Mississippi and Class A Carolina. “This is a very smart kid and a good player,” Hart said. “However he performs up here, I think it’s going to be beneficial for him and for us as we go to make a decision to what we’re going to do with the shortstop position next year.” Swanson said he was too young to remember his first game at Turner Field, but by the time he was old enough to pay attention, Braves star third baseman Chipper Jones made a lasting impression. “Every time I came to a game, Chipper always hit a home run, like five different times,” Swanson said. “It was pretty spectacular.” His family home will be even closer for Swanson next year as the Braves move into a new ballpark in Marietta.
East Division Washington Miami New York Philadelphia Atlanta Central Division Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati West Division Los Angeles San Francisco Colorado San Diego Arizona
NFL Preseason By The Associated Press
AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Miami N.Y. Jets New England Buffalo South Tennessee Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville North Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati West Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Washington Dallas South Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans Carolina North Minnesota Detroit Green Bay Chicago West Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Arizona
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Thursday’s Games
AMERICAN League East Division Toronto Baltimore Boston New York Tampa Bay Central Division Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Chicago Minnesota West Division Texas Seattle Houston Oakland Los Angeles
Miami at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. St. Louis at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Milwaukee at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 10:40 p.m.
W L Pct GB 70 49 .588 — 62 57 .521 8 60 59 .504 10 56 64 .467 14½ 44 75 .370 26 W L Pct GB 75 43 .636 — 64 56 .533 12 62 56 .524 13 52 66 .441 23 49 69 .415 26 W L Pct GB 66 52 .559 — 66 54 .552 1 58 63 .478 9½ 50 70 .417 17 49 70 .412 17½
Tuesday’s Games
Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 0, G1 L.A. Dodgers 15, Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 6, Miami 3 Minnesota 4, Atlanta 2 Tampa Bay 15, San Diego 1 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 1, G2 St. Louis 8, Houston 5 Colorado 6, Washington 2 N.Y. Mets 7, Arizona 5 Pittsburgh 4, San Francisco 3
Wednesday’s Games
Tampa Bay 2, San Diego 0 St. Louis 8, Houston 2 Colorado 12, Washington 10 Pittsburgh 6, San Francisco 5 L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Milwaukee (Davies 9-5) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 14-5), 2:20 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 3-4) at Philadelphia (Eickhoff 8-12), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Fernandez 12-6) at Cincinnati (Straily 8-6), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Lopez 1-1) at Atlanta (Whalen 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Arizona (Bradley 4-8) at San Diego (Clemens 2-2), 10:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 7-5) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 11-7), 10:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Oakland at Green Bay, 8 p.m. Chicago at New England, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
New York Jets at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Dallas, 8 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 9 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Carolina at Tennessee, 3 p.m. New York Giants at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Baltimore at Indianapolis, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m. San Francisco at Denver, 9 p.m. Kansas City at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
WNBA standings By The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE
New York Atlanta Indiana Chicago Washington Connecticut
W L Pct GB 18 8 .692 — 13 12 .520 4½ 12 12 .500 5 11 13 .458 6 9 15 .375 8 8 16 .333 9
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB Los Angeles 21 3 .875 — Minnesota 21 4 .840 ½ Phoenix 10 14 .417 11 Seattle 9 15 .375 12 9 16 .360 12½ Dallas San Antonio 5 18 .217 15½ NOTE: OLYMPIC Break season resumes Aug. 26
Transactions By The Associated Press
BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHP Carson Fulmer to Charlotte (IL). Recalled RHP Anthony Ranaudo from Charlotte. NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled RHP Kirby Yates from Scranton/WilkesBarre (IL). Optioned LHP Chasen Shreve to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed INF Tyler Ladendorf on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Chad Pinder from Nashville (PCL). Transferred 2B Jed Lowrie to the 60-day DL. TEXAS RANGERS — Recalled RHP Nick Martinez from Round Rock (PCL). Placed RHP Lucas Harrell on the 15day DL. National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned 1B-OF Andy Wilkins to Colorado Springs (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled RHP Koda Glover from Syracuse (IL). Placed LHP Sammy Solis on the 15day DL, retroactive to Aug. 16.
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Named Bob Bender assistant coach and Bob Thate shooting coach. MIAMI HEAT — Signed G Beno Udrih to a one-year contract.
FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended N.Y. Giants K Josh Brown for the first game of the 2016 season, without pay, for violating the NFL personal conduct policy. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Suspended CB K’Waun Williams for two weeks and fined him an undisclosed amount for multiple violations of team rules. DETROIT LIONS — Waived WR Alex Chisum. Signed OL Lemuel Jeanpierre. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed S Alden Darby. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed G-C Jacques McClendon. Released WR Rasheed Bailey. TENNESSEE TITANS — Activated LB Kevin Dodd from the PUP list. Waived OL Josue Matias. Signed WRs Donte Foster and Jarrod West.
COLLEGE
CUMBERLAND (TENN.) — Announced the resignation of tennis coach and game operations manager Bill McCormick. Named Andres Burgos and Angelica Sepulveda interim tennis coaches. FLORIDA — Suspended CB Jalen Tabor and TE C’yontai Lewis from the first game of the season against UMass. IPFW — Named Carol Duncan women’s assistant basketball coach. LEES-MCRAE — Named Seth Lowther men’s assistant soccer coach.
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Thursday, August 18, 2016
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Lochte teammates in robbery probe pulled off plane By MAURICIO SAVARESE and BETH HARRIS Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — The USOC says American swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from their flight to the U.S. by Brazilian authorities Wednesday night, hours after a judge ordered gold medalist Ryan Lochte and teammate Jimmy Feigen stay in the country as police investigate their claim
they were robbed during the Olympics. United States Olympic Committee spokesman Patrick Sandusky confirmed the swimmers were detained but had no other details. Lochte and his three teammates said they were held up at gunpoint in a taxi as they returned to the athletes village from a party, several hours after the last Olympic swimming events were held. Police have found little evi-
dence so far to support their accounts, and say the swimmers were unable to provide key details in police interviews. The office of Judge Keyla Blank gave the order earlier Wednesday to seize the passports of only Lochte and Feigen. Steve Bentz, father of Gunnar Bentz, when reached by phone late Wednesday night, said: “I really don’t want to say anything,” and hung up. Lochte’s father, Steve
Lochte, told The Associated Press by phone from his Florida home that his son called him Tuesday after arriving in the United States. Feigen’s whereabouts could not immediately be confirmed, though he told the San Antonio Express-News he was still in Brazil. The 32-year-old swimmer was going to pick up his car and buy a new wallet to replace the one that he said was stolen in the robbery.
olympic roundup
Neymar, Brazil come out blazing in Olympic soccer semifinal rout By JON KRAWCZYNSKI The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Maybe Neymar and his teammates can make the Olympics a success for Brazil after all. Brazil’s celebrated men’s soccer team rolled to a 6-0 win over Honduras in the semifinals Wednesday to earn a spot in the gold medal match. Rio’s Day 12 of competition also had action in men’s basketball and medals up for grabs in track and field, beach volleyball and wrestling. Brazil started the day 16th in the medal standings, with only three golds in the first 11 days. Two of the country’s best chances remaining to reach the top of the podium were competing Wednesday, with the men’s soccer team in the afternoon and Agatha and Barbara scheduled to go for gold in beach volleyball just before midnight. Empty seats have been prevalent across Rio, but not at the Maracana Stadium, where they packed in to watch Neymar and Co. They didn’t have to wait long, with Neymar scoring 15 seconds into the game. It was the fastest goal in men’s Olympic history, and Brazil led 3-0 going into halftime to cruise into the final. “We don’t want to disappoint the fans,” Brazil midfielder Renato Augusto said. “They want us to play well and they want us to win the gold.” In other competition across Rio, the United States beat Argentina 105-78; Spain beat France 92-67 to bring to an end Tony Parker’s Olympic career ; and Australia beat Lithuania 90-64 in the quarterfinals of the men’s basketball tournament. Kenyan steeplechase great Ezekiel Kemboi, who announced his retirement after finishing third in the 3,000-meter event, was dis-
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The United States’ Brianna Rollins (right) celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s 100-meter hurdles ahead of third-place teammate Kristi Castlin on Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro. qualified after a jury ruled that he stepped off the track after clearing a water jump. And Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn became the first 18hole leader in the history of women’s golf in the Olympics. Jutanugarn shot 6-under 65 for a one-shot lead over seven-time major champion Inbee Park and Seiyoung Kim, both of South Korea. This is the first time for women’s golf to be in the Olympics since the Paris Games in 1900, and back then it was only a nine-hole competition.
BEACH BRONZE Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross won the beach volleyball bronze medal, coming back after losing the first set to beat the host Brazilians at Copacabana. The win comes less than 24 hours after Walsh Jennings
lost on the Olympic beach for the first time in 27 matches over four Summer Games.
Women hurdlers sweep The United States swept the medals in the 100-meter hurdles at the Olympics. Brianna Rollins, who ran for the University of Clemson, won in 12.48 seconds. Nia Ali had silver with 12.59 and Kristi Castlin had 12.61 for bronze.
WRESTLING HISTORY Japan’s Kaori Icho became the first wrestler in Olympic history to win four gold medals, beating Russia’s Valeriia Koblova Zholobova 3-2 in 58-kilogram women’s freestyle. Icho also is the first woman to win an individual gold medal in four straight Olympics, having started her historic run at the inaugural women’s tournament in Athens in 2004.
Medals Table
“I’m just happy he’s safe,” the elder Lochte said. “It was an unfortunate experience for him and the other three. I don’t know what all the controversy is. They were basically taken out of the taxi and robbed. The main thing is he’s very lucky that he’s safe and that all they got was his cash and wallet.” The elder Lochte said his son’s Olympic credential and cell phone weren’t taken during the incident early Sunday morning.
OLYMPICS
Through 13 of 24 medal events, Wednesday 218 of 306 total medal events Nation G S B Tot United States 30 32 30 92 China 19 15 20 54 Britain 19 19 12 50 Russia 12 14 15 41 Japan 10 5 18 33 France 8 11 12 31 Germany 11 8 9 28 Australia 7 8 9 24 Italy 8 9 6 23 South Korea 7 3 6 16 Netherlands 8 4 3 15 Canada 3 2 9 14 Hungary 6 3 4 13 Kazakhstan 3 3 6 12 Brazil 3 4 4 11 New Zealand 3 6 1 10 Denmark 1 3 5 9 Cuba 2 2 4 8 Kenya 4 3 0 7 Spain 4 1 2 7 North Korea 2 3 2 7 Poland 2 2 3 7 Uzbekistan 2 1 4 7 South Africa 1 5 1 7 1 4 2 7 Sweden Ukraine 1 4 2 7 Czech Republic 1 1 5 7 0 3 4 7 Azerbaijan Jamaica 4 0 2 6 Thailand 2 2 2 6 Croatia 3 2 0 5 Belgium 2 1 2 5 Switzerland 2 1 2 5 Belarus 1 2 2 5 Ethiopia 1 1 3 5 Georgia 1 1 3 5 Colombia 2 2 0 4 2 1 1 4 Greece Iran 2 0 2 4 Armenia 1 3 0 4 Slovenia 1 2 1 4 Romania 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 3 Argentina Indonesia 1 2 0 3 Serbia 1 1 1 3 Taiwan 1 0 2 3 Malaysia 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 3 Turkey Lithuania 0 1 2 3 Norway 0 0 3 3 Bahrain 1 1 0 2 Slovakia 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 Vietnam Independent 1 0 1 2 Ireland 0 2 0 2 Mongolia 0 1 1 2 Egypt 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 Israel 0 0 2 2 Tunisia Bahamas 1 0 0 1 Fiji 1 0 0 1 Kosovo 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Puerto Rico Singapore 1 0 0 1 Algeria 0 1 0 1 Grenada 0 1 0 1 Philippines 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Qatar Venezuela 0 1 0 1 Austria 0 0 1 1 Bulgaria 0 0 1 1 Dom. Republic 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Estonia Finland 0 0 1 1 India 0 0 1 1 Kyrgyzstan 0 0 1 1 Moldova 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Morocco Portugal 0 0 1 1 U. Arab Emirates 0 0 1 1
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was how they usually do it: too much firepower, too much defense, and way too much From Page B1 talent. It took a little while to get against Argentina. going, as Argentina opened a “We wanted to come out 10-point lead. The Argentines and our whole thing was made nine of their first 10 dominating,” forward Carme- shots inside the arc and led lo Anthony said. 19-9 when Nocioni drilled a The Americans eliminated 3-pointer. But the Americans Argentina for the third finished the first period with straight Olympics, this time a 16-2 run, getting the final ending not only a tournament six points from DeMarcus run for the Argentines but Cousins, to take a 25-21 edge also a couple careers. to the second. Ginobili, 39, and longtime Three-point plays by Cous36-year-old teammate Andres ins and Jimmy Butler around Nocioni retired from interna- Durant’s 3-pointer in an 11-0 tional competition after the start to the second made it game, 12 years after winning 36-21 before Facundo Camgold in Athens. pazzo stopped the onslaught “We had a chance to grow with a three-point play. up together and do some good Cousins, the normal startthings, win some games toing center playing as a regether. It was fun. It’s a lot of serve, finished with 15 points. years,” said Luis Scola, who Spain beat France 92-67 earis also 36 but plans to keep lier Wednesday, its fourth playing. “We formed part of straight victory after two something unique we did for losses to open the Olympics. our country and it’s going to The U.S. edged Spain 118-107 be there. Sometimes we’re in the 2008 final and 107-100 not going to win, like today, four years ago in London. sometimes we won but we The loudest crowd yet for a fought together for many U.S. game, featuring boxer years.” Floyd Mayweather and NBA The Americans have won Commissioner Adam Silver, 23 straight in the Olympics was treated to an explosive since Argentina beat them in performance by the Amerithe 2004 semifinals, and this cans, with devastating cross-
overs by Durant and Kyrie Irving that left defenders helpless and brought teammates to their feet on the bench. They opened a 25-point lead in the first half and were in control from that point, the first time since their second game in Rio they had it easy. “We fed off wanting to play better than the last three games,” Durant said. Ginobili, Scola, Nocioni and Carlos Delfino, the remaining Golden Generation players, checked in together for a last run with about 4 ½ minutes left. Argentina fans danced, cheered and completely ignored the crooked numbers on the scoreboard while saying one long goodbye. Ginobili was replaced a few minutes later, hugging teammates, coaches and after the game Krzyzewski, before returning to the court after the teams had headed to their locker rooms to be presented a game ball by an Olympic official. Even Argentina’s proud veterans didn’t consider themselves medal contenders, especially after the Americans blew them out 111-74 in an exhibition game last month in Las Vegas and came to Rio as the overwhelming favorite.
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Thursday, August 18, 2016
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college football
Notre Dame-Army is top rivalry of the ’40s Scoreless tie in 1946 considered one of the greatest games of the 20th century By JOHN KEKIS The Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. — When Army coach Jeff Monken kicks back in his office chair, he can stare out the massive side window at Michie Stadium and the sign that hangs above Blaik Field on the home side — “National Champions 1944, 1945, 1946” — and imagine Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside running rampant. “I think that’s awesome,” said Monken, the latest Army coach to use films of the program’s glory days as motivation for today’s players. “It’s a great thing to be proud of.” Army briefly became king of the hill in the decade of the 1940s after Earl “Red” Blaik was hired as head coach in 1941, and Notre Dame became its foil in the biggest rivalry in the nation. A series that began in 1913 had been dominated by the Irish — 20 wins with three ties in the first 26 games — and reached its zenith in intensity in the 1940s. Notre Dame defeated Army 13-0 and 26-0 in Blaik’s second and third seasons before the Black Knights struck with a vengeance. Felix “Doc” Blanchard, aka Mr. Inside, and Glenn Davis, aka Mr. Outside, led the charge. Army intercepted eight passes and trounced the Irish 59-0 at Yankee Stadium. It still ranks as the worst defeat in Irish history and re-
realignment
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makes it that much harder (to win a state title).” The top four teams from the 6-team Region VI will make the playoffs. The 7-team Region V – mainly Columbia area schools – will have five teams in the playoffs and the 8-team Region VII – mainly Charleston area schools – will have six make the 16-team lower state field. The final team will be selected from the No. 6 team from Region V, the No. 5 team from Region VI and the No. 7 team from Region VII. The coaches who serve as region representatives from each of the regions will select the team based on record, strength of schedule, etc. The points season will not be used as the 5A bracket has already been set. “The good part about it is you know better who’s going to be in,” Barnes said. “You also have a better idea of who you’re going to be playing (ahead of seeing how the points fall).”
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On Nov. 9, 1946, Bishopville’s Felix ‘Doc’ Blanchard, center left in front of the official, fumbles the ball during the first half of Army’s scoreless tie against Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium in New York. Teammate Glenn Davis (41) recovered the ball. It is still widely considered one of the greatest games of the 20th century. mains a source of pride for the Long Gray Line. “Talking to players who actually competed in those games, they were bitter, bitter rivals,” said Army executive athletic director Bob Beretta, who’s worked at West Point for three decades. “They were challenging for the place of the most elite program in the country. “
4A CRESTWOOD, LAKEWOOD Crestwood and Lakewood were part of Region VI in 3A and now will be part of 5-team Region VI-4A. Old region foes Hartsville and Darlington will join them along with Lugoff-Elgin. What the 5-team region means is that either Lakewood or Crestwood will make the state playoffs this season. Neither made it last season as only the top three teams from Region VI-3A earned a berth and neither was able to secure an atlarge bid. With four regions in both the lower state and upper state, the top four teams from each region qualify for the playoffs.
3A MANNING Manning is the only team from Region VI team from last season to remain in 3A. New Monarchs head coach Keith West thinks the added classification has helped Manning. “We were one of the smallest 3A schools and now we’re one of the largest,” West said. “I think that will be an advantage for us.”
The Associated Press college football poll was created in 1936 to try to answer the simplest yet most divisive question in sports: Who’s better? The poll helped give a regional sport more of a national scope and helped define the ArmyNotre Dame rivalry. “It (the poll) absolutely was a factor. I think it was a happening,” Beretta said. “All the
Manning will be part of Region VII along with Bishop England of Charleston, Hanahan, Lake Marion of Santee and Timberland of St. Stephen. Like 4A, 3A has eight regions so the top four teams from each region will make the playoffs.
2A LEE CENTRAL As has been the case over the years, Lee Central – and Bishopville High before it – has been one of the few 2A schools to bounce back and forth between upper state and lower state during realignments. After spending the last several years in lower state Region VII, Lee Central is back in the upper state with some old region foes. However, the Stallions could end up with a berth in the lower state playoffs. Lee Central is part of the 7-team Region IV with Andrew Jackson High of Kershaw, Buford, Central of Pageland, Cheraw, Chesterfield and North Central of Kershaw. The top four teams from the four upper state regions will make the playoffs.
eyes of the college football world were on New York City and Yankee Stadium for Army-Notre Dame. That was probably going to be the game to determine the national champion. It wasn’t a game. It was an event. It was must-see football.” Notre Dame was ranked No. 1 three times from 1936-39 and another 30 times in the 1940s,
Since there are just three lower state regions, the top five teams from those regions will qualify. To round out the 16-team field, the fifth-place team from Region IV will get the berth.
1A EAST CLARENDON, SCOTT’S BRANCH While East Clarendon in Turbeville and Scott’s Branch in Summerton may share Clarendon County, they will not share the same region for the first time in years. Scott’s Branch will be part of Region V along with Bethune-Bowman, Branchville, Cross and C.E. Murray of Greeleyville. East Clarendon is the most western member of Region VI that includes Lake View, Hemingway, Green sea-Floyds, HannahPampilco and Creek Bridge of Marion. The 1A classification will only have 24 teams making the playoffs. The lower state will have the top four teams from Region VI and the top three teams from both Region V and Region IV qualifying. Two at-large teams will round out the field.
sports items
Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium deal is for nearly $250M MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Three Miami Dolphins and nearly two dozen other VIPs simultaneously smashed guitars in the end zone Wednesday to christen Hard Rock Stadium as the new name for the team’s home. Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, safety Reshad Jones and rapper Pitbull also were involved in the ceremonial smashing. It came at the end of a news conference to announce the naming-rights deal that is for nearly $250 million over 18 years. The agreement will help pay for a nearly completed $500 million stadium renovation that includes a canopy over the stands and new scoreboards. The stadium, which opened in 1987, is home to the Dolphins, Miami Hurricanes and Orange Bowl game, and will be the site of the 2020 Super Bowl.
Cruz not giving up on playing for Giants EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
— Oft-injured Victor Cruz isn’t giving up on his hope to play for the New York Giants. The 29-year-old wide receiver remained optimistic Wednesday despite being sidelined the past few days by a groin injury. The latest injury has many wondering whether Cruz is starting another phase of getting close to playing and then having a setback. He missed all of last season with a calf injury and was limited to six games in 2014 by a knee injury. Cruz was defiant when asked what he had to say to those who feel his career is over after six seasons. “Tune in,” he said.
Florida suspends tabor, teammate for fight GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida head coach Jim McElwain insists he has no problem with anything star cornerback Jalen Tabor says off the field, even if it’s a little controversial.
What Tabor does on the field is a different story. McElwain suspended Tabor and tight end C’yontai Lewis on Wednesday for fighting in practice. McElwain said neither will play in the team’s Sept. 3 opener against UMass.
Churches Challenge registration ongoing Registration is being taken for the 17th annual Churches Challenge Praise Rally & Golf Tournament, which will be held Aug. 26-27. The praise rally will be held at Alice Drive Baptist Church while the tournament itself will be held at Sunset Country Club. On Friday, Aug. 26, the players, sponsors and families will gather for fellowship, devotion, praise music and food at 6 p.m. at Alice Drive Baptist Church located at 1305 Loring Mill Road. On Saturday, Aug. 27, at Sunset, sign-in for the morning flight begins at 7 a.m. Tee off will begin at approximate-
ly 8 a.m. The afternoon flight will have sign-in at 11 a.m. for its 1 p.m. tee times. The cost is $45 per golfer and includes the praise dinner on Friday as well as lunch and beverages on Saturday. Players can also purchase up to two mulligans for $5 that can be used anywhere on the course. Registration forms can be mailed to CGA, 1285 Clara Louise Kellogg Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 or can be brought to the office at Dillon Park, next to Crystal Lakes Golf Course. The tournament is known for its prizes with none greater than the $51,000 prize if someone sinks a hole-in-one on the 18th hole. Should someone ace the 18th hole, his or her church will receive a check for $50,000 and the player will receive $1,000. For more information, contact the Christian Golfers Association at (803) 773-2171 or (803) 983-3457. From staff, wire reports
when the Irish won four of their eight national championships. Army was not ranked from 1936-39 but earned the top ranking 22 times in its special decade under Blaik, which included five unbeaten seasons. Army followed that 1944 trouncing with a 48-0 victory over Notre Dame the next year as the Black Knights hit their zenith under Blanchard and Davis, who each won the Heisman Trophy. “We were the top dog at the time. It was very important to continue that status,” said 92-year-old Arnold Tucker, standout quarterback on those Army teams. “We wanted a third.” The rivalry would culminate in one of the great games of the 20th century — a 0-0 tie in 1946. Both were unbeaten and untied coming in. “That was the game of the century. Always intense,” said 88-year-old Bill Gompers, a halfback on that Notre Dame team who nearly scored, getting run out of bounds at the Army goal line on fourth down by Blanchard. “To play in a game like that was out of this world for each of us.” “The big thing was the rivalry. That was the biggest because of the national championship,” Gompers said. Notre Dame was voted national champion, but Army still considers that team a title team.
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and Kevin Dodd. Swinney said Bryant endured the same injury in the opposite foot during high school. Swinney hopes Bryant can return by the Atlantic Coast Conference opener at Georgia Tech on Sept. 22. Despite logging merely 219 snaps through 13 games last season, Bryant is Clemson’s most experienced defensive end. For the second consecutive season, the Tigers are forced to find two new starters on the edge ... now make that three. Sophomores Richard Yeargin, Jabril Robinson and Chris Register and redshirt freshman Clelin Ferrell already were competing for the other open slot. However, defensive ends coach Marion Hobby may have to borrow from his neighbor, tackles coach Dan Brooks, to compensate for Bryant’s absence. Christian Wilkins earned freshman All-American honors last season at tackle. Mindful of the dearth of depth, Hobby and Brooks shifted Wilkins to end occasionally through this offseason. The progression of tackles Carlos Watkins and Scott Pagano and the addition of freshman marvel Dexter Lawrence (6-foot-5, 340 pounds) will ease Wilkins’ transition. Yet, that only patches the first four. It does not solve Clemson’s original problem — depth. Hobby must determine which inexperienced ends he can trust to rotate in the season opener at Auburn University, or if defensive coordinator Brent Venables must devise a contingency plan to help or hide them. If Clemson can get by Auburn with a little patchwork, the following two contests, against Troy and South Carolina State, will provide critical reps for the young ends. Through the eight non-conference, non-Power Five games Clemson has played since Venables arrived at Clemson, the Tigers have allowed an average of 10 points per game. The average margin of those eight victories was 38.5 points. With a couple more lopsided decisions, Clemson can grow slightly more comfortable along the edge. And if the prognosis on Bryant holds, he can return just in time for the nuisance of defending the Georgia Tech option. Bad luck does not care about your preferences. Bad timing does not either.
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HARRY BRIGGS JR. A simple request for a school bus for young students of Scott’s Branch in Summerton changed the course of history in the United States of America. “Harry Briggs Jr. et al. v. R.W. Elliott, chairman, et al.” became known as Briggs v. Elliott. Harry Briggs Jr. was BRIGGS the child associated with the lead name in the landmark case, which led the way for the United States Supreme Court to strike down separate but equal education across the country in the Brown v. Board of Education case. Harry Briggs Jr. passed away on Aug. 9, 2016, at home in the Bronx, New York, at the age of 75, after succumbing to his battle with a lengthy illness. Harry Briggs Jr. was a son of the late Harry Briggs Sr. and Eliza Gamble Briggs of Summerton. He was born on Feb. 10, 1941, in Clarendon County. After graduating from Scott’s Branch High School in South Carolina, Harry migrated to New York City. He worked for Madison Square Garden and the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan, New York, until his retirement. He never returned to live in the town or county that forced the Briggs family to flee for their own safety more than 50 years ago. Briggs et al. v. R.W. Elliott et al. was filed in May of 1950 by former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. As the case progressed, it moved from simply pursuing equalization of facilities and obtaining buses to attacking segregation. The ruling set the stage for Briggs to be appealed to the Supreme Court, where it was combined with four other desegregation cases, including Brown v. Board. The Brown v. Board of Education decision served to greatly motivate the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and ultimately led to the abolishment of racial segregation in all public facilities and accommodations. Harry Briggs Jr. was preceded in death by his first wife, Marie Sanders Briggs. He leaves behind to mourn: his loving wife, Helen Mack Briggs; as well as his children, Ronald Juniors (Carolyn) of Sumter, Gregory Juniors (Linda Goldsmith) of New York, New York, Patricia Briggs-Perry of New York, New York, and Audra Briggs of Long Island, New York; one sister, Catherine (Joseph) Smith of Corona, New York; one brother, Nathaniel Briggs of Teaneck, New Jersey; one aunt, Hattie Gamble of New York, New York; and eight grandchildren. Celebratory services for Mr. Briggs will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Clarendon School District 1 Resource Center (Old Scott’s Branch High School), 1154 Fourth St., Summerton, with the Rev. Nelson B. Rivers III officiating and the Rev. Williette Canty presiding. Burial will follow in St. Mark AME Church cemetery, Summerton. Wake services will be held today at Samuels Funeral Home, 114 N. Church St., Manning. In lieu of floral arrangements, donations are being accepted for St. Mark AME Church, P.O. Box 262, Summerton.
SKYLER LANE JOHNSON PINEWOOD — Skyler Lane Johnson, 14, died on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at his home. Born on Aug. 1, 2002, in Sumter, he was a son of Stephen Lamar Johnson Jr. and Pamela McLeod Johnson. He was a member of the 7-8 Sumter National all-star baseball team, JOHNSON 9-10 Sumter American all-star baseball team and the 13 Sumter Dixie Junior Boys all-star baseball team. He played Laurence Manning Academy B team baseball and basketball and junior varsity football. Skyler loved snow skiing, the lake, the dairy, riding his four wheeler and his sister’s pink golf cart. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and Clemson
Tiger fan. He especially loved baseball. He was known for his sense of humor and cheering people up when they were having a bad day. He had a special relationship with his brothers and sister; they were all best friends who could talk to each other about anything. Skyler’s nickname was “Bucky.” His brothers loved to pick on him and they gave him several other nicknames. They babied him and he knew how to convince his brothers to do his work for him so he could hunt and fish. He was a rising freshman at Laurence Manning Academy. Skyler loved God and he was a member of Pinewood Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents of Pinewood; two brothers, Stephen and Steve Johnson; a sister, Savannah Johnson; paternal grandparents, Steve and Glenda Johnson of Sumter; maternal grandparents, Jesse and Margie McLeod of Pinewood; a maternal great-grandmother, Mary “Polly” McLeod of Pinewood; several aunts, uncles and cousins; his best buddies, Kyle Horton, Wyatt Roland, Shayne Stephens, Van Gardner, Tripp Joye, Justin Lowder, Mark Lupori and many others; and his dog, Cobra. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at the Laurence Manning Academy gymnasium with the Rev. Kirk Carlisle and the Rev. Arthur Sharpe officiating. Burial will follow in Pinewood Cemetery. Pallbearers will Tanner Brunson, Chris Brunson, Shane Walton, Wade Walton, Wesley Osteen, C.J. McLeod, Eric Brown and Randy Wright. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Laurence Manning Academy gymnasium and other times at the home, 3510 Cody Road, Pinewood. Memorials may be made to Laurence Manning Academy, The Johnson Center, P.O. Box 278, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org
JUSTIN S. WORKMAN Justin S. “Poochie” Workman, 25, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on April 14, 1991, in Sumter County, he was a son of Robert Workman and raised in the home of his mother Sheila Dinkins Bradley and stepfather, Paul Bradley. He attended the public schools of Sumter County and graduated from Sumter County Adult Education Class of June 6, 2012. He was employed with IGA (Wesmark) as a customer service associate. After leaving IGA, he worked at Enterprise, Columbia, and when he departed this life, he was employed at Amazon, Columbia. His memories will be cherished by: his mother, Sheila; stepfather, Paul Bradley; his father, Robert Workman; three brothers, Anthony D. Robinson Jr. of Sumter, Bryan Bradley of Covington, Georgia, and Rodriquez Green of Timmonsville; three sisters, Erica Bradley, Ashia Bradley and Danisha Walker, all of Sumter; maternal grandparents, Albert (Alice) Dinkins Sr. and Ruby Dinkins of Rembert; paternal grandmother, Mary Workman; five uncles; two aunts; three nieces; a special cousin, Monica Bennett; a special friend, Arnasia Smith; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at noon on Friday at Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Nate Brock, pastor, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 820 Pitts Road, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. The funeral procession will leave from the home at 11:20 a.m. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church cemetery. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821
N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web – www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com.
LENA G. EPTING Lena Motelle Gambrell Epting, 92, widow of Robert D. Epting, peacefully slipped away to be with the Lord on Aug. 15, 2016. A longtime resident of Gilbert, she had been residing in Sumter for the past eight years. Born on Jan. 10, 1924, in Laurens, she was a daughter of Ottis and Althea Foster and Floyd Gambrell. Motelle retired from General Electric and North American Phillips, where she and her husband were both employed. She enjoyed her family, tending her flowers, crocheting, her cat, and First Calvary Baptist Church before being overtaken by Alzheimer’s disease. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband; grandson, James Robert Epting; sisters, Ruth Evelyn Davis, Margaret Blumer and Ruby Nell Basden; and brothers, Carl Gambrell and Jack Gambrell. She is survived by her son, Phillip Martin Epting (Geannie) of Sumter; and daughter, Sandra Phyllis Smith (Jesse) of Gilbert; grandchildren, Jennifer Epting Mitchell (Sean), Elizabeth Epting MacDonald (James), Amy KellerSmith and Scott Wyman Smith; great-grandchildren, Rebekah and Michelle Woods, Victoria, Jacob, Owen and Abbigail Mitchell, Mary Ruth Duncan, and Lachlan and Sawyer MacDonald; brother, William “Bill” Gambrell; nieces, nephews and extended family members. The family would like to thank her wonderful caretakers at McElveen Manor Residential Care Facility and Beacon Hospice for their care and compassion over the years. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at First Calvary Baptist Church, Leesville, followed by burial in the church cemetery. There will be a visitation with family in the First Calvary Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.net
ELMA C. BROWNING Elma Reatha “Pete” Chandler Browning, age 87, beloved wife of 45 years to Albert Ellis Browning Jr., died on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Kellytown, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Elijah and Lena Bell McElveen Chandler. Elma retired from Campbell Soup in 1990 after 24 1/2 years of service. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and greatgrandmother. Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, Wayne Derek Hall of Celina, Texas, and Mark Steven Hall of Angier, North Carolina; two daughters, Cheryl Darlene (Smith) Hunt of Pikeville, Kentucky, and Cheire Eileen (Hall) Bochette of Brownville, New York; one sister, Bobbi Jean Davis of Sumter; 21 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers; three sisters; and two granddaughters, Eriecca Renee Hall and Mildred Brooke Bochette. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 4 to 5 pm at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may made to the SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.
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CARL H. ROSS Carl Hewitt Ross, age 72, died on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Robert D. Ross Sr. and Katie Boykin Ross. Mr. Ross was a farmer and raised cows. He enjoyed eating barbecue, visiting and spending time with others. He always loved to attend church. Surviving are two brothers, David C. Ross and his wife, Linda, of Dalzell and James W. Ross and his wife, Shirley, of Sumter; two sisters, Annie Ross DuBose of Sumter and Carolyn R. Apperson of Jacksonville, Florida; along with a host of nieces, nephews, greatnieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by five brothers, Charles B. Ross, Thomas L. Ross, Robert D. Ross Jr., Henry B. Ross and Blanding D. Ross; and one sister, Katherine B. Brown. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the Ross Cemetery with the Rev. Billy Lewis officiating. Pallbearers will be the nephews and great-nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Kelly, Bubba Lenoir, Dr. Philip H. Brandt and Marion Watkins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ross Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 175, Dalzell, SC 29040. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.
HERMAN LOWERY Deacon Herman Lowery was born on May 2, 1930, in Lynchburg, a son of the late Eugene and Viola McLeod Lowery. Widower of Mozell Gipson Lowery, he died on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Lee County, he attended the local public school system and was further educated in the university of life. At an early age, he confessed faith and united with St. Peter AME Church. Later, he united with Salem Baptist Church, where he was a musician, trustee and later ordained as a deacon. He was a mentor for youth and a community service activist. He was employed at Sumter Concrete for a number of years prior to retirement from Santee Print Works. Survivors include his children, Johnny Ray Lowery of Savannah, Georgia, Connie V. Lowery of Augusta, Georgia, and Terrence Lowery of the home; eight grandchildren; a great-grandchild; siblings, Earnestine Singletary, Mozell White, Ruby Walters, Mazarine Parrot, Joreatha Gadson, Betty Wilson, Jasthro Lowery and Nathaniel Lowery; a host of nieces, nephews, other close relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday at Salem Chapel and Heritage
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HELEN E. STEVENSON Helen Elizabeth “Beth” Stevenson, 94, wife of William H. Stevenson Jr., died peacefully on Aug. 16, 2016, at her home in Sumter. Born on Jan. 31, 1922, in the tiny town of McConnells, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Elizabeth Burris Branch. A graduate of Winthrop College, she initially worked as director of Christian Education at First Presbyterian Church in Sumter and was an active member there for the remainder of her life. She met her future husband, William H. Stevenson Jr., at a church picnic and they were married on Feb. 13, 1954. Beth was a school teacher for 30 years at Willow Drive Elementary School. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; two daughters, Elizabeth Stevenson, M.D. of Slidell, Louisiana, and Mary Stevenson of Atlanta; two sons, William H. Stevenson III of Huntsville, Alabama, and David Stevenson of Cumberland, Pennsylvania; five grandchildren; and a number of relatives from her extended family. A private graveside service will be held on Monday at Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Nicholas Cheek officiating. The family will receive friends at the home, 60 Bryn Mawr. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 9 W. Calhoun 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.
WILBERT HAMMETT MANNING — Wilbert Hammett, 37, died on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at Grady Medical Center, Atlanta. He was born on Dec. 5, 1978, in Manning, a son of Willie M. Hammett and Loretta Dixon. The family is receiving friends at the home of his parents, 1066 Oriole Place, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
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Cousin escaping abuse needs to find her own space DEAR ABBY — I'm a 21-year-old college student. Recently, my cousin (also 21) moved in with my parDear Abby ents and me ABIGAIL because her mom is verVAN BUREN bally and mentally abusive. Lately, I'm having issues with her being here. She constantly barges into my room, leaving me no time for myself. Most days she ends up napping in my bed instead of hers, leaving drool on my sheets. When she comes home from school, she drops all of her things in my room. My par-
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ents cleared out a room for her, yet most of her stuff is in mine. She gets ready in my room instead of hers and talks on the phone with her boyfriend loudly while I'm studying or reading. She's constantly complaining about school, her boyfriend, work, etc. If I get invited somewhere, she tries to tag along. I don't know what to do. I need time for myself. I can't bring these issues up to her because she's extremely sensitive and will see it as an attack. I don't know how much longer I can take it because she is stuck here until November. Please help. California Girl DEAR CALIFORNIA GIRL — You
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*Adjustment for Residential RECD discount **Billing Rates are rounded to the nearest thousandth of a cent A copy of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Application can be found on the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.psc.sc.gov under Docket No. 2016-289-E. Additionally, a copy of the application is available from the corporate office of Heather Smith, Esquire, Duke Energy Progress, LLC, 40 W. Broad Street, Suite 690, Greenville, South Carolina 29601 and Bonnie Shealy, Esquire, Robinson, McFadden & Moore, P.C, 1901 Main Street, Suite 1200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202. A public hearing, if scheduled, will be held in Columbia, South Carolina in the offices of the Commission located at 101 Executive Center Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29210, for the purpose of receiving testimony and other evidence from all interested parties regarding this Application. The time and date of this hearing will be furnished to all interested parties at a later date. Any person who wishes to participate in this matter as a party of record, should file a Petition to Intervene in accordance with the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules of Practice and Procedure on or before September 15, 2016, by filing the Petition to Intervene with the Commission, by providing a copy to the Office of Regulatory Staff and by providing a copy to all parties of record. For the receipt of future Commission correspondence, please include an email address in the Petition to Intervene. Please refer to Docket No. 2016-289-E and mail a copy to all other parties in this docket. Any person who seeks to intervene and who wishes to testify and present evidence at the hearing, if scheduled, should notify, in writing, the Commission; the Office of Regulatory Staff at 1401 Main Street, Suite 900, Columbia, South Carolina 29201; and the company at the above address, on or before September 15, 2016. Please refer to Docket No. 2016-289-E. For the most recent information regarding this docket, including changes in scheduled dates included in this Notice, please refer to www.psc.sc.gov and Docket No. 2016-289-E. Persons seeking information about the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s procedures should contact the Commission at (803) 896-5100 or visit its website at www.psc.sc.gov
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pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants for the quieting of title, conveyance of marketable title, in regard to real estate located in Sumter County, South Carolina. The premises were at the commencement of this action and the time of filing this notice situated in the last mentioned county and are described in the said deed as follows, to wit:
Highway 403 and being more fully shown on a plat for C. Marshall Schofield by Engineering Consultants, Inc. dated October 5, 2000 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2000, Page 699, and having the following metes and bounds, to wit: Commencing at an iron pin at the southwestern corner and running N38°52' 07"E for a distance of 599.09' to an iron pin, thence S35°39' 33"E for a distance of 591.89' to an iron pin, thence S31°21' 23"W for a distance of 234.79' to an iron pin, thence N66°46' 56"W for a distance of 624.28' back to the point of beginning and containing 4.32 acres.
All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, lying, being and situate in Shiloh Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing one hundred forty-six (146) acres, more or less, and bounded and described as follows: On the Southeast by lands now or formerly of S. T. Tomlinson, Johnnie Burgess and McNeill Estate; on the Northwest by lands, nor or formerly, of Mrs. Bessie Hicks Truluck; and on the Northeast by lands, now or formerly, of J. C. Lynch Estate;
Plaintiff, vs. Allison Coker, Raymond Coker, John Doe and Mary Roe, fictitious names used to represent all unknown persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in this law suit, including such parties who may be under the age of majority or suffering from a disability together with such persons unknown to the parties who may claim an interest with respect to the property, Defendants. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is
THERE BEING SPECIFICALLY EXCEPTED FROM THIS PROPERTY THE LOT DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land sold to Ira Matthews by Violet R. Thompson by Deed dated October 2, 1964 and recorded May 29, 1965 in Deed Book L9, Page 505 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, said lot being seventy-four (74) feet front on US Highway 301 to Lynchburg and being bounded as follows: North and East by other lands of Violet R. Thompson; South by lands, now or formerly of Billy Graham and West by said highway.
JONES, SETH, SHULER & JONES, L.L.P. Richard C. Jones Attorney for Plaintiff 5 Law Range P.O. Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-8676 richardcjones@jssjlaw.com
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Amended Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, 5 Law Range, Post Office Box 1268, Sumter, South Carolina, 29151-1268, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.
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