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Ebenezer Middle School band recently received 13 new instruments which will help to spread the love of music to more students in the school. The total value of the donations is $32,175, and comes from the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, a nonprofit organization which donates musical instruments to under-funded music programs, according to its website, www. mhopus.org. The donations include several saxophones, baritones, tubas, an oboe, a bassoon and a French horn. “I’m ecstatic about the donations,” said Annette Torres, the school’s band director. “This definitely fills a need for more of our students to have access to instruments.” Band students typically rent instruments from outside sources, and the

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PESCARA DEL TRONO, Italy (AP) — Aftershocks in central Italy rattled residents and rescue workers alike Thursday, as crews worked to find more earthquake survivors and the country anguished over its repeated failure to protect ancient towns and modern cities from seismic catastrophes. A day after a shallow quake killed 250 people and leveled three small towns, a 4.3 magnitude aftershock sent up plumes of thick gray dust in the hard-hit town of Amatrice. The aftershock crumbled already cracked buildings, prompted authorities to close roads and sent another person to the hospital. It was only one of the more than 470 temblors that have followed Wednesday’s predawn quake. Firefighters and rescue crews using sniffer dogs worked in teams around the hard-hit areas in central Italy, pulling chunks of cement, rock and metal from mounds of rubble where homes once stood. Rescuers refused to say when their work would shift from saving lives to recovering bodies, noting that one person was pulled alive from the rubble 72 hours after a 2009 quake in the Italian town of L’Aquila. “We will work relentlessly until the last person is found, and make sure no one is trapped,” said Lorenzo Botti, a rescue team spokesman. Worst affected by the quake were the tiny towns of Amatrice and Accumoli near Rieti, 60 miles northeast of Rome, and Pescara del Tronto, 15 miles further to the east. Many were left homeless by the scale of the destruction, their homes and apartments declared uninhabitable. Some survivors, escorted by firefighters were allowed to go back inside homes briefly Thursday to get essential necessities for what will surely be an extended absence. “Last night we slept in the car. Tonight, I don’t know,” said Nello Caffini as he carried his sister-in-law’s belongings on his head after being allowed to go quickly into her home in Pescara del Tronto. Caffini has a house in nearby Ascoli, but said his sisterin-law was too terrified by the aftershocks to go inside it.

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Julio Hernandez,12; Zabien Jenkins,12; and Kaylan Sanders,12, test out some of the new instruments donated to Ebeneezer Middle School on Thursday afternoon.

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Johnnie Dinkins hands water to Calvin Hardy to be sent to New Orleans on Thursday afternoon. The pair are volunteering at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in an effort to collect food items from local churches to be sent as part of the relief effort.

Local church associations to send supplies to Louisiana BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Local church associations have come together this week to collect supplies for Louisiana disaster victims after multiple days of flooding in the Gulf Coast state. The Louisiana Disaster Relief Drive is a collaborative effort between Wateree Baptist Association, Lower Division; Sumter Association; Black River Association; and Pee Dee Association. Sumter residents remember the 1,000-year flood in October 2015 and Hurricane Hugo in 1989, so the group

made the effort to reach out to disaster victims in Louisiana, said Sammie Simmons, moderator for Wateree Baptist Association, Lower Division. “It’s certainly a worthwhile cause,” he said. “Something needs to be done.” Simmons said South Carolina residents should reach out to disaster victims because it is the right thing to do as Christians. Also, volunteers from Louisiana came to Sumter after the 1,000-year flood, he added. Simmons said the community came together in 2005 to deliver approximately 44,000 pounds of supplies to Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina.

Crews of volunteers have collected supplies in shifts throughout the week, he said. Simmons said the relief group is accepting bottled water and other beverages, canned goods, toilet paper and paper towels. Other important items include diapers and cleaning supplies such as bleach, he said. There are a lot of children who have been affected, and the cleaning supplies will help people as they return home, he said. After reaching out to contacts in

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Economic Development HQ design approved BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com A new building to house the Sumter Economic Development board has moved a step closer to reality. In a meeting Thursday afternoon at the Sumter City Council Chambers, the City of Sumter Historic Preservation Design Review Committee approved the design of the building, which will be at 14 E. Liberty St. According to Senior Planner Claudia Rainey, the design was recommended for approval by planning staff. She noted the colors and contemporary design met with zoning ordinance guidelines. Dewey Ervin, an architect with Stevens & Wilkinson of Columbia, designed the building. According to Ervin, the exposed structure and large, angled columns are intended to highlight local materials. “We are trying to play up locally fabricated materials in the exposed structure,” Ervin said. A prominent feature of the building is a 16-foot-wide balcony that will overlook the green space next to it.

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This rendering of the proposed Sumter Economic Development Headquarters on Liberty Street shows how the building will look from the former site of the Sumter Farmers Market. “The balcony can be occupied during public events,” he said. Jay Schwedler, president and CEO of Sumter Economic Develop-

ment, said he was excited the project had reached this point. “Our purpose was to make sure this represented our industrial de-

velopment,” he said. “It’s been a long time, many years of discussion for the development board to have its own space.” In other action, the board voted to have a requested sign for the Center for Pain Control, at 215 W. Hampton Ave., constructed of an approved material such as a wood composite instead of plastic. A similar request was made for a sign for The Sumter Item, planned for 36 W. Liberty. A request for approval of a roof over an existing deck, a fence and a paint color of a private home at 121 N. Purdy St. elicited a discussion of the appropriateness of a chain-link fence in the historic district. The committee approved the color of the house and construction of the roof but disapproved the fence pending consultations between the applicant and the planning department for a solution to make it less visible, possibly through landscaping. The Sumter Historic Preservation Design Review Committee meets at 3:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month.

Apartment kitchen fire displaces resident BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com At least one person was displaced from his residence after a kitchen fire at an apartment building in the 900 block of Houck Street about 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sumter Fire Department Battalion Chief Joey Duggan said firefighters moved quickly to extinguish the fire. The first firefighters arrived on scene at 12:33 p.m. to see light smoke coming from the second-story apartment, and the blaze was under control by 12:35 p.m., he said. Duggan said the fire was caused by unattended cooking; a pot caught fire, but the flames were contained to the kitchen. Smoke detectors inside the apartment were going off when firefighters entered the unit, he said. The occupant inside the apartment was not injured and was displaced because of the fire and smoke damage, estimated at $10,000, he said. Duggan said some of the closest apartments sustained some smoke damage but nothing significant. American Red Cross was also on scene to assist the displaced resident. Stadium Road, Manning Road and Sumter Fire Department Headquarters with three fire engines, one ladder truck and a fire rescue truck responded to the fire.

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From left are the Rev. Emanuel Simon, Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs board chairman; Mary Mack, executive director of the board; Jackie Josey, Lee County Council member; Eva Ravenel, vice chairman, Disabilities and Special Needs Commission; Johnette Caughman, Lee County Council member; Thaddeus Dickey, board member; and Leroy Atkinson, vice chairman of the board.

Lee County wins Golden Palmetto Award FROM STAFF REPORTS The S.C. Commission on Disabilities and Special Needs presented the Golden Palmetto Award to Lee County on Aug. 1 at the 49th Annual Conference of the South Carolina Association of Counties held July 31 to Aug. 3. “Lee County has done an exemplary job in significantly increasing its commitment to people with disabilities,” Eva Ravenel, the group’s commissioner, said when presenting the award to Lee County Council members. “They richly deserve this honor.” In addition to employment efforts, Lee County provides substantial property, infrastructure and in-kind support to the Disabilities and Special Needs Board. The county recently deeded almost an acre of land to the disabilities and special needs board to accommodate expansion of day services. For 25 years, the county has leased approximately three additional acres for $1 per year. The county also has offered its ex-

pertise and manpower to complete a new necessary drainage project. Just about every aspect of county government partners with the Lee County disabilities and special needs board. The Recreation Department, Emergency Management Department, fire department and sheriff’s department provide special assistance, training and use of facilities above and beyond. In addition, Lee County annually allocates funding for essential services. “The importance of strong partnerships has never been greater or more valuable than it is today,” Ravenel said. “Lee County’s enthusiasm and passion for individuals with disabilities are transforming people’s lives through jobs, services and community involvement.” Mary Mack, executive director of the Lee County board, said members of the board “appreciated Lee County’s broadbased interest and best effort to make things happen for our folks.”

“We know we can count on them,” Mack added. “Lee County is connecting directly to people with intellectual or physical disabilities in important ways.” The commission is the state agency that plans, develops, oversees and funds services for South Carolinians with severe, lifelong disabilities including intellectual disability, autism, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and conditions related to each of these four disabilities. The agency’s mission is to assist people with disabilities and their families in meeting needs, pursuing possibilities and achieving life goals and to minimize the occurrence and reduce the severity of disabilities through prevention. The commission has presented the Golden Palmetto Award to the most deserving counties in South Carolina each year since 1975 as a way of thanking county governments for prioritizing the lives of people with disabilities.

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Puerto Princesa residents look at the giant pearl measuring 1 foot wide, 2.2 feet long and 75 pounds on display in the lobby of Puerto Princesa City Hall in Puerto Princesa city, Palawan province, in southwestern Philippines on Thursday.

Huge pearl hidden under bed for 10 years MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino fisherman in western Palawan island has found possibly the world’s biggest pearl, but he didn’t know it. For 10 years, the 75-pound pearl was hidden in a bag under a bed. The fisherman’s family would rub it with their hands before going out to sea in the belief it would bring them luck, said relative Aileen Amurao. Amurao, who is also Puerto Princesa city’s tourism officer, said Thursday that the man gave her the pearl last month for safekeeping because he was moving to a new place. The pearl was sitting on a bench in her home for weeks until she found time to check the internet, and she was shocked to learn that

it could be the world’s biggest at 2.2 feet long and 1 foot wide. The fisherman, his father and brothers found the irregularshaped pearl inside a giant clam that stuck to their boat’s anchor when they sought refuge from a squall on a reef, Amurao said. The fisherman did not want to be identified, she said. She said that she, the fisherman and his family decided to turn over the pearl to the city mayor, who had it displayed in a glass case in Puerto Princesa’s city hall to attract tourists. The fisherman will receive a still-unspecified reward from the local government, Amurao said, adding that he never intended to sell it. Experts from the University of

the Philippines have expressed interest in inspecting the pearl, but she said no date has been set for their visit. It would not be the first time giant pearls have been found off Palawan. A 20-pound pearl, called Pearl of the King, was found in Palawan in 1939 and is on display in a hotel at the central island resort of Boracay. Local media have reported that fishermen had recovered other huge pearls in the province, including one reportedly weighing 54 pounds. The Guinness World Records lists a 718.50-carat baroque abalone pearl as the biggest of its kind, measuring 5.5 inches in length, 3.1 inches wide and 1.6 inches thick.

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BOSTON (AP) — Bonnie and Clyde made it quite clear how they felt about a former member of their gang in a letter they sent to him as he sat in the Dallas County Jail. He was a coward, they wrote, and they should have killed him when they had the chance. The four-page letter to Raymond Hamilton was written in April 1934 in Bonnie Parker’s neat cursive and signed by Clyde Barrow. It could fetch more than $40,000 when it’s sold next month by Boston-based RR Auction, said the auction house’s executive vice president, Robert Livingston. Based on the language, experts think Barrow, who had poor writing skills, likely dictated the letter to Parker, Livingston said Wednesday. The couple was livid with Hamilton, in part because of a disagreement about how to split $4,000 stolen from a Texas bank just two months earlier. “I should have killed you then I would have saved myself much bother and money looking for you,” reads the letter, which is full of 1930s gangster jargon. The letter also says Hamilton is “yellow,” pointing out that he was captured without resistance and based on the way he acted during a narrow escape from a police road block in Missouri. “The next impression was when we got the road ‘blocked’ on us in the Ozarks and you were too ‘yellow’ to fight. You cowered in the floorboard, afraid of being shot,” the letter reads. It also contains a prescient line about Bonnie and Clyde’s own demise only a month later, when they were killed in a law enforcement ambush in Louisiana. “I know that some day they will get me but it won’t be without resistance,” the letter reads. It ends: “I hope this will serve the purpose of letting you know that you can never expect the least of sympathy or assistance from me. So long.” There is still intense interest in Bonnie and Clyde, who were almost glorified in their day before the public turned against them after they were linked to the murder of two police officers, Livingston said. Two pistols recovered from the bodies of the infamous outlaw couple were sold by RR in 2012 for more than $500,000.

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Former Mississippi firefighter Patrick Hardison, 42, gets teary eyed Wednesday during a press conference marking one year after his face transplant. Hardison was disfigured while trying to save people from a house fire in 2001 and received the face of a Brooklyn cyclist who died in an accident in July 2015, a surgery successfully performed by a team of doctors at NYU Langone.

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Burned firefighter says he feels normal again after face transplant NEW YORK (AP) — A Mississippi firefighter who received the world’s most extensive face transplant after a burning building collapsed on him said Wednesday that he feels like “a normal guy” for the first time in 15 years. Patrick Hardison, 42, said he can now eat, see, hear and breathe normally, thanks to last year’s surgery. He has a full head of hair and hits the gym twice a week. “Before the transplant, every day I had to wake up and get myself motivated to face the world,” Hardison told reporters at NYU Langone Medical Center. “Now I don’t worry about people pointing and staring or kids running away crying. I’m happy.” Hardison was a volunteer firefighter in Senatobia, Mississippi, when a building collapsed on him in 2001. He had 71 reconstructive surgeries before the transplant. While there have been nearly 40 face transplant surgeries since 2005, Hardison’s was the first to include a scalp and functioning eyelids. Doctors have since fixed up some features and removed his breathing and feeding tubes. Hardison has no scars on his face, and although he resembles his old self, some of his features are different. His eyes are smaller and his face is rounder, but he still has sandy brown hair. “I don’t get up and look in the mirror and focus on that,” he said. “I get up and just go along with my day.” The divorced father of five said one of the best moments of his life was seeing his children for the first time after the August 2015 surgery. Four of his children attended

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MILWAUKEE — Tigers use a grunt-like snort called chuffing as a greeting, short roars for intimidation and long roars to find mates. Researchers are now trying to use those and other sounds tigers make to help protect and boost their population in the wild. The effort, called The Prusten Project, is the idea of Courtney Dunn, who works at Dallas World Aquarium as a senior mammal keeper and has a master’s degree in biology. Prusten is another word for chuffing. “What we have discovered with our research is that tiger voices can be used like a fingerprint for individuals, like a vocal fingerprint as unique as you and I,” Dunn said. The first part of the project involves using digital devices to record Bengal, Malayan, Sumatran and Amur tigers at zoos across the nation. Ten zoos have already recorded tigers with at least another 10 planning to do so. Project officials are using those recordings to build a computer program to help identify specific tigers and determine more accurate population numbers so that organizations know where to focus their protection efforts. They can also listen in to see if any poaching activity is occurring. Dunn said they also can distinguish between male and female sounds and

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Abused by IS, women recover in Germany BY DAVID RISING The Associated Press VILLINGEN-SCHWENNINGEN, Germany — The Yazidi girl had been in the safety of a refugee camp in Iraq for two weeks when she imagined she heard the voices of Islamic State fighters outside her tent. Petrified by the thought of again facing rape and abuse at their hands, 17-year-old Yasmin vowed to make herself undesirable. So she doused herself in gasoline and lit a match. The flames burned her hair and face, peeling away her nose, lips and ears. That was her state when German doctor Jan Ilhan Kizilhan found her in a refugee camp in northern Iraq last year — physically disfigured and mentally so scarred that she had falsely thought her former captors were coming for her. Now 18, Yasmin is one of 1,100 women, mainly of the Yazidi religious minority, who have escaped IS captivity and are in Germany for psychological treatment. The pioneering program that Kizilhan helps run, which has attracted international attention, tries to address a basic problem: Long after the women are rescued, the trauma remains. Recalling her ordeal today, Yasmin hunches over in her chair, grips her gnarled hands together and looks down at the floor. But she straightens up, and her face brightens as she remembers when Kizilhan first entered her tent in the refugee camp and told her and her mother, in their own language, how he could help in Germany. “I said, of course I want to go there and be safe and be the old Yasmin again,” she recounts. She asks that her last name not be used out of ongoing fear of possible reprisal from Islamic State sympathizers. It was on Aug. 3, 2014, that IS fighters swept into the Sinjar region of northern Iraq,

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Yasmin, an 18-year-old Yazidi girl, shows her hands at her home in Germany. After escaping the clutches of Islamic State, Yasmin was so traumatized by her captivity that she poured gasoline on herself and set it alight, hoping to render herself no longer desirable to the extremists. Two years later, she’s being treated in Germany not only for her physical wounds, but also for the psychological damage that led her to her act of desperation. home to the majority of the world’s Yazidis. They rounded up the Yazidis into three groups: Young boys who were made to fight for IS, older males who were killed if they didn’t convert to Islam and women and girls who were sold into slavery, like Yasmin. Tens of thousands of Yazidis fled to the mountains, where the militants surrounded them in the scorching summer heat. The U.S., Iraq, Britain, France and Australia flew in water and other supplies, but many Yazidis died before they could be rescued. Following the IS assault, “no free Yazidis remained in the Sinjar region,” a United Nations expert panel wrote. “The 400,000-strong community had all been displaced, captured or killed.” An estimated 3,200 are still in IS captivity in Syria, where they were taken after being captured. As the attack unfolded, members of the estimated 100,000-strong Yazidi commu-

nity in Germany approached politicians in Berlin for help. Winfried Kretschmann, the governor of the prosperous western state of Baden Wuerttemberg, was moved and decided to act. “He asked us, ‘what can we do?’ We’re a state; we don’t have an army,” recalls Michael Blume, the state’s expert on minority issues. “We looked into it and said no state’s ever done it, but we could bring a special quota here.” The state parliament committed $107 million over three years to bring women abused by IS — mostly Yazidis, but also Christians and Shiite Muslims — to Germany. Blume reached out to Kizilhan, a psychologist specializing in trauma and also a university professor and Mideast expert. Kizilhan, who is of Kurdish background, was born in Turkey and speaks Kurdish, including the Yazidi dialect, German, Turkish,

Farsi, English and even some Arabic. From February 2015 to January 2016, small teams of experts, including Blume and Kizilhan, went to refugee camps in northern Iraq. Kizilhan made 14 trips and personally interviewed the women and girls, trying to determine who would benefit best from the limited program. “It was an evil that I had never seen in my life,” he said. “I’m experienced in trauma; I had already worked with patients from Rwanda, from Bosnia, but this was very different. If you have an 8-year-old girl in front of you, and she’s saying she was sold eight times by IS and raped 100 times during 10 months, how can humankind be so evil?” In the end, he decided upon 1,100 women and girls ranging in age today from 4 to 56. Kizilhan and others then met with the head religious leader of the Yazidis, the Baba Sheikh, at the holy site of Lalish. He agreed not to ostracize the victims, despite the perceived affront to honor in their culture. “The Baba Sheikh talked with each one of them, kissed

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them on the head and said, ‘You belong to our society, you are still Yazidis, and we are very proud of you, that you could come through this kind of horror and torture back to our society,’” Kizilhan said. “Most of the women cried, very shocked but happy to be accepted by the highest priest.” The women are primarily treated in more than 20 clinics in Baden-Wuerttemberg, though 70 have been sent to Lower Saxony and an additional 30 to Schleswig Holstein. They are kept at undisclosed locations with extra security out of fears that IS sympathizers may try to target them even in Germany. The last chartered plane with the victims arrived in January. The program is being closely watched, with many queries from other states and countries, Blume said. Kizilhan is also working on establishing a trauma institute in northern Iraq to provide similar services for those not fortunate enough to be brought to Germany. Kizilhan noted that even in refugee camps in Iraq, some 60 Yazidi women have committed suicide.

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“When she is more tranquil, we will go to Ascoli,” he said. Charitable assistance began pouring into the earthquake zone in traffic-clogging droves Thursday. Church groups from a variety of Christian denominations, along with farmers offering donated peaches, pumpkins and plums, sent vans along the one-way road into Amatrice that was already packed with emergency vehicles and trucks carrying sniffer dogs. Other assistance was spiritual. “When we learned that the hardest hit place was here, we came, we spoke to our bishop and he encouraged us to come here to comfort the families of the victims,” said the Rev. Marco as he walked through Pescara del Tronto. “They have given us a beautiful example, because their pain did not take away their dignity.” Italy’s civil protection agency said the death toll had risen to 250 Thursday afternoon with at least 365 others hospitalized. Most of the dead — 184 — were in Amatrice. A Spaniard and five Romanians were among the dead, according to their governments. There was no clear estimate of the missing, since the rustic area was packed with summer vacationers ahead of a popular

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HELP FROM PAGE A1 Louisiana, the local relief group decided to send supplies to a church in Baton Rouge which has numerous members who have been displaced from their homes. Simmons said a team of volunteers will leave Sumter at about 8 p.m. today to arrive at New Light Baptist Church in Baton Rouge about 11 a.m. on Saturday. During a phone conversation with Simmons, the Rev. Gil H. Wright, leader of New Light Baptist Church, said the church has between 500 to 600 members and some members, including himself, have had to leave their homes because of water damage. He said most of the water in the community has receded, and the congregation has been able to return to the church for service. “Thank you for your support in this time of tragedy,” Wright said. “It’s amazing to see how the

rental cost can be a challenge for some families to cover, Ebenezer Middle School Principal Marlene De Wit said. The new instruments will be rented out to students who have a financial need for a nominal annual fee, De Wit said. “If I’m going to provide students an enriched experience, a variety of instruments really helps, and cost can be a major barrier for some of the students,” Torres said. Cost of instruments can range in price from $600 to several thousand dollars, she said. The school has about 55 students enrolled in the band program, which consists of three elective classes. Torres said each year she asks the community for donations for instruments, and sets up an account on www.donorschoose.org, a nonprofit or-

ganization that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom projects. In the past, the program has also received support from local organizations. “We are very thankful for all of the help we receive, sometimes from donors who appear out of nowhere,” she said. Torres said the school’s band program feeds into Crestwood High School’s band program, and some of her former students have even gone on to play in college. The band plays out in the community about once a month and participates in community festivals, Torres said. Kaylan Sanders, an eighthgrade student, has played the saxophone for the school’s band for two years. Sanders said she enjoys the harmony and rhythm when everyone plays together. Zabien Jenkins, also an eighth-grade student and saxophone player, said he enjoys playing in the concerts.

community has united to help our brothers and sisters in Louisiana,” said Roneika Jennette, a member of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church. “The response has been tremendous.” Jennette said the Sumter and Louisiana groups have communicated by phone and have shared their appreciation of each another. The people in Louisiana have already been affected by local relief efforts, although nothing has been delivered yet, she said. She said the relief group has received donations from numerous churches, individuals, volunteer groups and Walmart, which will send non-perishable foods. Willie Dennis, pastor of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in Lee County, dropped off six cases of water on Thursday. “The people in Louisiana need it more than I do,” he said.

Dennis said relief efforts should continue until the disaster victims get back on their feet. “We should do more than just talk,” he said. “Talk is

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The bribery standard is Hillary’s saving grace

ASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders never understood the epic quality of the Clinton scandals. In his first debate, he famously dismissed the email issue, it being beneath the dignity of a great revolutionary to deal in things so tawdry and straightforward. The central problem with Hillary Clinton’s emails was not the classified material. It wasn’t the headline-making charge by the FBI director of her extreme carelessness in handling it. That’s a serious offense, to be sure, and could very well have been grounds for indictment. But it was always something of a sideshow. The real question wasn’t classification but: Why did she have a private server in the first place? She obviously lied about the purpose. It wasn’t convenience. It was concealment. What exactly was she hiding? Was this merely the prudent paranoia of someone who habitually walks the line of legality? After all, if she controls the server, she controls the evidence and can destroy it — as she did 30,000 emails — at will.

But destroy what? Remember: She set up the system before even taking office. It’s clear what she wanted to protect from scrutiny: Clinton Foundation business. The foundation is a Charles massive family enterKrauthammer prise disguised as a charity, an opaque and elaborate mechanism for sucking money from the rich and the tyrannous to be channeled to Clinton Inc. Now we learn how the whole machine operated. Two weeks ago, emails began dribbling out showing foundation officials contacting State Department counterparts to ask favors for foundation “friends.” Say, a meeting with the State Department’s “substance person” on Lebanon for one particularly generous Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire. Big deal, said the Clinton defenders. Low-level stuff. No involvement of the secretary herself. Until — drip, drip — the next batch revealed foundation re-

quests for face time with the secretary herself. Such as one from the crown prince of Bahrain. To be sure, Bahrain, home of the Fifth Fleet, is an important Persian Gulf ally. Its crown prince shouldn’t have to go through a foundation — to which his government donated at least $50,000 — to get to the secretary. The fact that he did is telling. Now, a further drip: The Associated Press found that more than half the private interests who were granted phone or personal contact with Secretary Clinton — 85 of 154 — were donors to the foundation. Total contributions? As much as $156 million. Current Clinton response? There was no quid pro quo. What a long way we’ve come. This is the very last line of defense. Yes, it’s obvious that access and influence were sold. But no one has demonstrated definitively that the donors received something tangible of value — a pipeline, a permit, a waiver, a favorable regulatory ruling — in exchange. On the face of it, it’s rather odd that

a visible quid pro quo is the bright line for malfeasance. Anything short of that — the country is awash with political money that buys access — is deemed acceptable. It’s not until a Rolex shows up on your wrist that you get indicted. Or you are found to have dangled a Senate appointment for cash. Then, like Rod Blagojevich, you go to jail. (He got 14 years.) Yet we are hardly bothered by the routine practice of presidents rewarding big donors with cushy ambassadorships, appointments to portentous boards or invitations to state dinners. The bright line seems to be outright bribery. Anything short of that is considered — not just for the Clintons, for everyone — acceptable corruption. It’s a sorry standard. And right now it is Hillary Clinton’s saving grace. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2016, The Washington Post Writers Group

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A VOTE FOR TRUMP MEANS 1 LESS FOR CLINTON In The Sumter Item on Thursday, Mr. Loyd Young seems to question how intelligent people can support Donald Trump. The answer is, because Hillary Clinton is the only other viable candidate, and if elected, she will change this country for the worse and possibly forever. She has said she will appoint progressives to the Supreme Court, which means activist judges, and our Constitution will be worthless. Our second Amendment rights will be under constant attack, and she even wants to revise our First Amendment (free speech). She will also allow our borders to remain porous, which will continue to strain our welfare and health care systems and make our country less safe. Her slogan is “Fighting for you,” and if you receive subsidized housing and health care, EBT cards and free cellphones, she is, because Democrats buy votes with these entitlements that are bankrupting us. However, if you are a middle class, taxpaying worker, she expects you to pay for this free stuff. This is why the middle class is falling behind while all politicians claim to be fighting for them. She has even picked up the Bernie Sanders bribe of “ free college” even though we all know college will never be free; it’s just how it will be paid for. Student loans, etc. or higher taxes for the rest of your life. Mr. Young questions if Trump is lying about his net worth, but we all know Hillary is a habitual liar. How can you vote for someone who told her daughter the truth immediately after the Benghazi attack and then lied to the families of our fallen? And how did that “Reset Button” she gave the Russians work out? I am no fan of Trump, but I will vote for him because of Hillary. ROBERT W. WILDER Sumter

REPRINTING ARTICLE WAS LIKE 2 POTS CALLING KETTLE BLACK Interesting that The Sumter Item chose to reprint on Aug. 23 the opinion piece titled “U.S. journalism is collapsing before our eyes.” The long piece by Michael Goodwin writing for the extremely biased and usually risqué New York Post mostly accuses The New York Times of being biased. And there’s some degree of truth in Mr. Goodwin’s New York Post piece. But seeing it reprinted in The Sumter Item was akin to two pots calling the kettle black. WILLIAM Q BRUNSON Sumter County, New York City

GUEST EDITORIAL

A pattern emerges among the emails FROM AN ARKANSAS DEMOCRATGAZETTE EDITORIAL

here’s a big difference between the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Family Foundation, or at least we’re told. Who says words don’t mean anything? Like somebody, maybe Mark Twain, once said, a word can mean the difference between a lightning bug and lightning. Cheers to the Clinton Family Foundation, which found its way to the front page of your statewide newspaper Sunday, once again. That outfit has given millions of dollars to benefit who knows how many people over the years. As somebody said in the paper, from Jonesboro to Texarkana, from Bentonville to Eudora. Then there’s something called the Clinton Foundation, without the “Family” part in the title. And the Washington Post reported last week that more than half of the big donors to that outfit — those who have given a million dollars or more — are corporations or foreign groups or governments. The Post tallied them up in a feat of investigative journalism the other day. Among the big givers were the governments of Saudi Arabia, Barclay’s Bank in Britain and American companies like Coca-Cola and ExxonMobil. Not to mention the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Brunei and Algeria. The Clinton presidential campaign now has announced some new, mainly cosmetic reforms to avoid the obvious impression that it would be prudent for both American and foreign

donors to invest in the next president of the United States. And that president, it appears more and more likely, will be Hillary Clinton as her Republican opponent continues to self-destruct. How handy to have all those chits in their hands when it comes time to collect. But why wait till now to announce these supposed reforms? Weren’t they just as much an ongoing conflict of interest when Hillary Rodham Clinton was “only” secretary of state? And why wait to announce that they won’t go into effect until just after Election Day? Which means donors could rush to give the foundation big money just before November’s election, when it would matter most. To quote Jonathan Chait, a columnist who leans heavily to port: This new policy is an “inadequate response to the conflicts of interest inherent in the Clinton Foundation” and shows that Hillary Clinton “has not fully grasped the severity of her reputational problem.” Or maybe she has but just doesn’t care. Those of us who watched her rise here in Arkansas will know she’s been getting away with ethical shortcuts for a long, long time, and the lower she sinks, the higher she rises in the esteem of her fans — or just of those who have benefited from her largesse. “Ultimately,” Mr. Chait concludes, “there’s no way around this problem without closing down the Clinton Foundation altogether.” What, and lose all that money flowing into the foundation from all over the world? Fat chance. Many of those donations come

from more than suspect sources — like Victor Pinchuk, a Ukrainian oligarch whose family led a regime notorious for its corruption and repression. He was responsible for contributing between $10 million and $25 million to the Clinton Foundation, lending his private plane to the Clintons and attending Bill Clinton’s big 65th birthday extravaganza in Los Angeles. Douglas Schoen used to be one of Bill Clinton’s political consultants, and he set up about a dozen meetings with State Department officials with or on behalf of Mr. Pinchuk between September 2011 and November 2012. Strange, or maybe not so strange, how the Clinton Foundation and American foreign policy kept intersecting when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. Or as a Ukrainian American named Melanne Verveer, who was working for the State Department at the time, emailed Secretary Clinton: “I had breakfast with Pinchuk. He will see you at the Brookings lunch.” It’s all coming out in the wash, or rather in a lawsuit filed by Citizens United to get a peek at her emails. Among those emails was one from American ambassador John F. Tefft about a visit to Ukraine by Chelsea Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, “at the invitation of oligarch Victor Pinchuk.” To which Secretary Clinton replied: “As you know, hearing nice things about your children is as good as it gets.” But for fanciers of Clinton scandals, which could fill volumes by now, it’s peeking at Hillary Clinton’s emails that’s as good as it gets.

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AROUND TOWN County Chapter of the NaThe Ebenezer High School tional Federation of the Class of 1966 will hold Blind of South Carolina, their 50th class reunion SPCA DogAug. Days ofas Summer Beach Bash will speak. Transportation today-Sunday, 28, to be6-8 held provided within the covfollows: p.m. today, erage area. Contact Debra meet and greet at Ebenezer Middle School gymna- Canty, chapter president, at (803) 775-5792 or debra. sium with music to bring canty@frontier.com. Doback memories with DJ nations are welcome and James Windham; 6 p.m. Saturday, banquet at New should be mailed to NFB Sumter Chapter, P.O. Box Beginnings, 1335-A Peach 641, Sumter, SC 29151. Orchard Road; and 8:45 Google Debra Canty’s a.m. Sunday, church story on YouTube. school followed by 10 a.m. worship service and The Sumter Combat Veterdinner at St. Luke AME ans Group will hold a golf Church, 2355 N. St. Paul tournament on Saturday, Church Road. Sept. 17, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course, 1305 Clara The Sumter SPCA Dog Days Louise Kellogg Drive. of Summer Beach Bash will There will be a 9 a.m. be held 7-11 p.m. on Satshotgun start. Registraurday, Aug. 27, at the tion fee is $50 per golfer Elaine D. Korn Memorial limited to the first 20 Center, 1100 S. Guignard teams. Fee includes contiDrive. Music will be pronental breakfast, lunch, vided by The Footnotes. souvenirs, cart, green Enjoy dancing to the oldfees, refreshments during ies and light hors d’oeuvres. Cost is $25 per play and door prizes. Team format will be Capperson (must be 21 years or older) and all proceeds tain’s Choice Four-Person Team. Call Earnest Roland benefit the SPCA. Call at (803) 840-0935 or John(803) 773-9292. ny Goodley at (803) 236The Sumter Branch NAACP 0488. will hold a general membership meeting at 5 p.m. Edmunds High School Class of 1966 will hold its 50th on Sunday, Aug. 28, at St. reunion on Saturday, New Bethany Fellowship Baptist Church, 350 E. Red Sept. 24, at the Sumter County Museum. Cost is Bay Road. $30 for singles, $60 for VFW Post 10813 will hold a couples. Kent Mims and “Wine, Cheese, Music & Coty Cuttino are organizmore ...” event from 5 to 9 ing a golf outing for the p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28, afternoon of Friday, Sept. at 610 Manning Ave. Call 23. For more information, (803) 773-6700 for inforcall Myra Moore Wilt at mation. (803) 491-4624. Sumter High School Class of The Heart of Sumter Neigh1976 will celebrate their 40th class reunion Friday- borhood Association’s (HSNA) 10th Annual Art in Sunday, Sept. 2-4 as folthe Park will be held from lows: 7-10 p.m. Friday, meet and greet at Sumter 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, in Historic Art Gallery; 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Memorial Park. ApplicaSaturday, blue and gold tion deadline for artists gala at the Lincoln High School gym; and 8-10 a.m. or crafters interested in displaying and selling Sunday, worship service their creations is Aug. 31. at Golden Corral. For furApplications can be ther details, contact picked up at la bella vita, Ruthie Dow Prince at 7 S. Main St., or Broad(803) 406-8874, Benita stone Manor, 204 Broad Duncan at (803) 840-4118, St., or obtained online at Louella Nelson McGee at www.hsnasumtersc.com. (803) 840-1748 or Marcia Bethue China at (803) 236- Non-profit organizations are also invited to share 3284. their mission as part of The Campbell Soup friends Community Corner and lunch group will meet at sell food or beverage 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, items to help raise funds. Sept. 3, at Golden Corral. Fall Family Farm Day at Old The Sumter Stroke Support McCaskill’s Farm will be Group (Overcomers) will held from 10 a.m. to 6 meet at 2:30 p.m. on p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. Thursday, Sept. 8, in the Old McCaskill Farm is loactivities room of NHC of cated at 377 Cantey Lane, Sumter. Call Wayne or Rembert. Take the whole Joyce Hunter at (803) 464- family and enjoy live 7865. music, farm fresh concesThe Sumter Chapter of the sions and good old farm National Federation of the fun. There will be hay Blind of South Carolina rides, games, a pumpkin will meet at 7 p.m. on patch, horse rides and Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Shimore. Admission is $5 per loh-Randolph Manor, 125 person; children 2 and W. Bartlette St. Minister under free. Visit www.oldMalinda Ham, Clarendon mccaskillfarm.com.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Change your EUGENIA LAST plans if it will improve your emotional well-being. A short trip or spending time with someone special will take your mind off the problems you are experiencing with someone at work. Don’t fold under pressure. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Situations will get blown out of proportion when dealing with clients or peers. Don’t say something you’ll regret. It’s best to bide your time and focus on personal improvements instead of trying to change others. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll face a multitude of choices. Take refuge somewhere you feel safe until you figure out the best way to move forward. Weigh the pros and cons, make well-considered decisions and take decisive action. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Dealing with coworkers and superiors will be intimidating if you don’t demonstrate your strength of character and believe in your own talent, ability and skills. Go about your business and don’t leave any reason for criticism. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep your personal life in perspective and you will avoid complaints and criticism. Taking on too much work and neglecting the one you love will end in a rude awakening. Day trips and family fun should be on your agenda. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take precautions when it comes to your reputation and maintaining the status quo. Someone will try to make you look bad. Don’t overreact or you will send the wrong message and make a poor

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impression on others. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Make travel plans or sign up for an activity that will enlighten you. Put yourself on the line and don’t be afraid to instigate personal change. It’s important to stay true to your beliefs and live life accordingly. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t give in to emotional manipulation. Offer what you can safely deliver and nothing more. Focus on finishing what you start. A past problem is likely to surface. Do your best to put an end to the ongoing drama in your life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Partnerships will be difficult to manage. Do your best not to cause any arguments with friends or colleagues. Ask direct questions before you make a decision that will influence your future. Your reputation is at stake. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Learn everything you can about your area of interest. It’s in your best interest to keep an eye on anything that might end up costing you emotionally, financially or physically. Legal issues are likely to develop. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do something fun with children, family or your partner. Return to an old pastime and you will find an outlet for the pent-up energy you are harboring. Networking will pay off, and mixing business with pleasure is encouraged. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may not be able to do everything you want all at once, but taking one step at a time will get you headed in the right direction. Problems will surface in a partnership. Do your own thing and offer others the same luxury.

SUMTER SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Mustang Sally, a 3-month-old tricolored female German shepherd mix, is available adoption Mustangfor Sally is a at the Sumter SPCA. She is a playful, playful, affectionate active, friendly and affectionate pup pup. She adores attention and loves to romp with her buddies. Mustang Sally would be great with a family with children. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www. sumterscspca.com

The Sumter SPCA Dog Days of Summer Beach Bash will be held 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive. Music will be provided by The Footnotes. Enjoy dancing to the oldies and light hors d’oeuvres. Cost is $25 per person (must be 21 years or older) and all proceeds benefit the SPCA. Call (803) 773-9292.

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

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Friday, August 26, 2016 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

PREP FOOTBALL

Moving forward Gamecocks must put loss to Ridge View in past as it takes on rival Crestwood

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Watson: I’m ready for glare of spotlight By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

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Sumter High School will be looking for another big game from running back Rodney Pitts (21) when it plays host to Crestwood today at 7:30 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium. Pitts ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns in the Gamecocks’ 22-15 loss to Ridge View last week.

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

“Don’t let Friday night’s game affect how you prepare for the next game.” That’s a rule that Sumter High School varsity football head coach Mark Barnes said he tells his team to follow. They will get to see how well they applied it today. Coming off a “disappointing” 22-15, season-opening loss to Ridge View, the Gamecocks face Sumter School District rival Crestwood today at 7:30 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field. “The kids have had a great week of practice,” said Barnes, who opened

TODAY

Crestwood at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Lakewood at Lake City, 7:30 p.m. Manning at Scott’s Branch, 7:30 p.m. Lee Central at Eau Claire, 7:30 p.m. Timmonsville at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m. Laurence Manning at Florence Christian, 7:30 p.m. The King’s Academy at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Beaufort Academy at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.

his second season with a loss, just as he did his first. “I think the fact that it is a rivalry game helps focus them on what is ahead. “We can’t control their (Crest-

wood’s) emotions, whether they’re 1-0 or 0-1. We have to worry about making ourselves focused and prepare for them.” Barnes said his team has to play better both offensively and defensively than it did against the Blazers. While giving credit to RV, Barnes said SHS made too many mistakes, although not all physical ones. “We just had too many mistakes that hurt us on both sides of the ball,” Barnes said. “Most of them were mistakes not related to athletic ability. I think we’ve done a good job preparing to make sure that doesn’t happen – again.”

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PREP FOOTBALL

Injury bug bites Thomas Sumter Academy early BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Thomas Sumter Academy has its strongest group of upperclassmen in years with 13 seniors and 12 juniors in the fold. That leadership and depth is already coming in handy, too. The Generals kickoff the 2016 season today at General Field in Dalzell with a 7:30 p.m. matchup against The King’s Academy and TSA will be without some of its starters, including senior quarterback Ryan Dixon. Dixon suffered a slight concussion against Colleton Prep during Thomas Sumter’s jamboree last Friday and is going through the protocols, head coach Troy Kessinger said. He hopes he will have recovered by next week’s game. “It’s week by week, so we’ll see,” Kessinger said. “But he’s really doing pretty well. I would guess (he’ll be back) by the middle of next week, but we’ll have to wait and see.” In the meantime, junior Eli Kessinger will take over the

reins of the TSA offense. Dixon was hurt early in the Generals’ first scrimmage against Colleton Prep, so the younger Kessinger got 3 1/2 quarters of work in, coach Kessinger said. “He was able to get some good experience and get some of the butterflies out,” he added. “He’s kind of been thrown into the spotlight, but he worked all summer with the 7-on-7 camps and he’s worked all week with the first team, so he’s getting prepared.” Meanwhile, the Generals will also be missing their top two defensive tackles and one of the top offensive tackles. Coach Kessinger is optimistic that they will return by the next game or the one after at the latest. “Our offensive line is kind rotating at two of our D-line spots,” the elder Kessinger said. “The O-line is likely going to have a little shakeup with one of our guards playing center or our center playing tackle.

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Thomas Sumter Academy’s Kyle Decker (44) and the rest of the Generals open the season today at General Field in Dalzell against The King’s Academy without several key starters, including senior quarsee TSA, Page B3 terback Ryan Dixon.

CLEMSON — Deshaun Watson doesn’t need much more than his tight circle of family, friends and teammates when prepping for the season, even one where the Clemson quarterback could very well be the face of college football. Watson led the Tigers to a 14-0 record, an Atlantic Coast Conference championship and the national championship game before falling to Alabama 45-40 in the title WATSON contest in January. Watson, who threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns in an eye-popping performance against the Crimson Tide, became the first FBS player to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000. His poise, calm demeanor and transcendent ability have him a Heisman Trophy favorite and Clemson a championship contender set for a return to the College Football Playoffs. “I don’t really have to say a whole lot to ‘D-Dub.’ He’s dialed in,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “He’s just a guy that’s hungry to be the best.” He’ll try and guide the second-ranked Tigers, who start Sept. 3 at Auburn, to the title — and do it with the glare of the spotlight following his every move.

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CAROLINA FOOTBALL

Gamecock secondary ready to step up By Willie T. Smith III wtsmith@greenvillenews.com COLUMBIA — The secondary has been a position of concern virtually since South Carolina coach Will Muschamp became the school’s football coach. The position, despite not having the depth Muschamp and defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson would want, does have some talent. Leading the way is sophomore Rashad Fenton. “Last year’s defense was more of a conservative defense, just trying to stop (offenses) from doing certain plays,” said Fenton. “This year, it is more aggressive. “Coach Robinson just wants the (defensive backs more) to be more aggressive and play the ball more, which is going to be good. He has confidence in us to make plays. This year is going to be way better.” The coaching staff has been impressed with Fenton, who it terms the team’s best cover corner. While a definite starting lineup has not been set, it is a certainly Fenton will be in it. “Rashad Fenton continues to have an outstanding camp,” said Muschamp. “We don’t have a lot of depth in the secondary. If you look at it right now, it is not about who is on the depth chart. It’s about who is the best corner, who is the best safety, who is the best nickel.

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Friday, August 26, 2016

The SUMTER ITEM

Scoreboard

MLB ROUNDUP

TV, Radio

Tampa Bay at Houston, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

TODAY

The Associated Press

Boston’s David Ortiz (34) dives back from a pitch from Tampa Bay relief pitcher Enny Romero on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays won 2-1.

Romero strikes out Ortiz as Tampa Bay holds off Boston ST .PETERSBURG, Fla. — Enny Romero earned his first major league save, relieving with two outs in the ninth inning and fanning Red Sox slugger David Ortiz to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 win Thursday and a four-game split with the Red Sox. After Tyler Sturdevant struck out Hanley Ramirez and Jackie Bradley Jr. to begin the ninth, Romero was summoned. Romero sent Ortiz to the ground with a high-andtight 1-2 fastball, then got him to look at strike three.

Tigers 8 Twins 5 MINNEAPOLIS — James McCann had a three-run homer among his four hits, Daniel Norris pitched into the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers completed a sweep at Minnesota with an 8-5 victory on Thursday for the Twins’ seventh straight defeat. The Tigers, trying to stay close in the

wild-card race, are 10-2 against the Twins this year. They stretched their winning streak at Target Field to eight games.

DiamondBacks 10 Braves 9 PHOENIX — Brandon Drury came out of high school thinking he might help the Atlanta Braves win games one day. He did just the opposite Wednesday night. Drury drove in Jake Lamb with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 10-9 win over the Braves. The Diamondbacks loaded the bases with a double, a hit batter and an intentional walk against reliever Jose Ramirez (2-1). Matt Kemp dived to catch Drury’s sinking liner to left but couldn’t get off a good throw to stop Lamb. Wire reports

SPORTS ITEMS

Harrison, Matthews, Peppers talk PEDs with NFL investigators Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison and Green Bay Packers defensive players Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers met this week with NFL investigators looking into allegations linking them to performance-enhancing drugs, the players’ union said Thursday. Matthews and Peppers met with league representatives on Wednesday, while Harrison did so on Thursday, according to the NFL Players Association. Last week, the league threatened Harrison, Matthews, Peppers and free agent Mike Neal with indefinite suspensions if they did not meet with investigators. All of them were mentioned in an Al-Jazeera television interview with Charlie Sly, who worked as an intern at an anti-aging clinic. In the December report, Sly made claims of PED use by several athletes, including Harrison, Peyton Manning and the three others, but later recanted his claims. The since-retired Manning was cleared after a separate NFL investigation in which he granted interviews and provided all records sought by league investigators.

Reed, Laird share early lead at Barclays FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Patrick Reed didn’t break anything Thursday except par. Two days after Reed broke the gavel during the ceremonial closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, the American kept a clean card and shot 5-under 66 to share the early lead with Martin Laird at The Barclays. Laird also played bogey-free at Bethpage Black. They had a one-shot lead over Emiliano Grillo and a pair of Ryder Cup hopefuls, Rickie Fowler and Kevin Chappell. Defending champion Jason Day, the No. 1 player in the world, shot a 68. Reed hasn’t won this year and is No. 8 in the Ryder Cup standings. This is the final week for Americans to earn the eighth automatic spots on the team. Reed is playing for the third straight week, starting with the Olympics.

home say ‘eh,’ too. ... Everyone has just been super welcoming, and I think that’s the thing about it. “ The 18-year-old Henderson had a large crowd for her pro-am round at Priddis Greens. “Having Canadians and people from all over the world kind of celebrate this national championship is really cool,” Henderson said. “Even this morning, I teed off at 8 in a pro-am, and there were people following me right from the start. My gallery kind of grew throughout the day, and as I finished, that was probably the longest autograph session that I’ve ever had.”

Marlins get Jeff Francoeur in THREE-team trade MIAMI — A person familiar with the deal says the Miami Marlins have acquired outfielder Jeff Francoeur from Atlanta in a three-team trade. The person spoke to The Associated Press under condition of anonymity Wednesday night because the trade hadn’t been announced. The Texas Rangers also were part of the trade. Francoeur was the only major leaguer involved. Francoeur was hitting .249 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs in 99 games for the Braves. The 32-year-old plays left field and right field and is known for a strong arm.

Sumter TD Club starts Sept. 2

The Sumter Touchdown Club presented by FTC is accepting memberships and sponsors for its 27th season beginning on Friday, Sept. 2. The 12 weekly breakfast meetings will be held at a new site this year, the Swan Lake Visitors Center located inside the gates of Swan lake-Iris Gardens on Liberty Street. The meetings, which wil run through Nov. 18, will begin at 7: 15 a.m. Each meeting will include a devotional, a pick ‘em contest as well as a guest speaker. Membership to the club is open to the public. The fee is $100 per year and includes a full buffet breakfast each week along with the ability to participate in all Ko, Henderson set for that the TD club offers. Canadian Pacific Women’s Open Those interested in sponsoring can do so PRIDDIS, Alberta — Brooke Henderson for $200 per year. is the face of Canadian golf. Lydia Ko is a For those interested in becoming a membig hit, too — and every bit as comfortable. ber, go to www.sumtertdclub.com and click “I feel when I come to Canada, it feels a on the membership form. lot like New Zealand, feels a lot like home,” For more information, go to the website Ko said Wednesday, a day before the start or call Lee Glaze at (803) 968-0773 or Talof play in the Canadian Pacific Women’s madge Tobias at (803) 491-4573. Open. “Just even how they say ‘eh’ at the end of sentences. A lot of people back at Staff and wire reports

5:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Made in Denmark Second Round from Farso, Denmark (GOLF). 8 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Belgian Grand Prix Practice from Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Made in Denmark Second Round from Farso, Denmark (GOLF). Noon – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour WinCo Foods Portland Open Second Round from North Plains, Ore. (GOLF). Noon – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 Practice from Brooklyn, Mich. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: Connecticut Open Semifinal Match from New Haven, Conn. (ESPN2). 1:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 Practice from Brooklyn, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 2). 2 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match -- Werder Bremen vs. Bayern Munich (FOX SPORTS 1). 2 p.m. – PGA Golf: The Barclays Second Round from Farmingdale, N.Y. (GOLF). 3 p.m. – Professional Tennis: WinstonSalem Open Semifinal Matches from Winston-Salem, N.C. (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 Practice from Brooklyn, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 2). 5 p.m. – Professional Tennis: World TeamTennis Finals from Forest Hills, N.Y. – San Diego vs. Orange County (ESPN2). 5 p.m. – Horse Racing: Albany Stakes, Fleet Indian Stakes and Funny Cide Stakes from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 2). 5 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 Pole Qualifying from Brooklyn, Mich. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Canadian Pacific Women’s Open Second Round from Calgary, Alberta (GOLF). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Road America 180 Pole Qualifying from Elkhart Lake, Wis. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Arena Football: ArenaBowl XXIX from Glendale, Ariz. – Philadelphia vs. Arizona (ESPN). 7 p.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: Connecticut Open Semifinal Match from New Haven, Conn. (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Kansas City at Boston or Baltimore at New York Yankees (MLB NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: New England at Carolina (WACH 57). 7:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Whlen Modified Tour from Thompson, Conn. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Crestwood at Sumter (TIME WARNER 1250, WIBZ-FM 95.5). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Lakewood at Lake City (WWFN-FM 100.1). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Camden at North Central (WPUB-FM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Wilson Hall at Robert E. Lee (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 8 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Cleveland at Tampa Bay (WLTX 19). 8 p.m. – High School Football: Hillsboro vs. Oakland from Murfreesboro, Tenn. (ESPNU). 8 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: New York at San Antonio (NBA TV). 8 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Colorado at Salt Lake (UNIVISION). 8:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Whlen Modified Tour from Bristol, Tenn. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Utah Valley at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 9 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Boeing Classic First Round from Snoqualmie, Wash. (GOLF). 10 p.m. – College Football: Hawaii vs. California from Sydney (ESPN). 10 p.m. – CFL Football: Saskatchewan at Edmonton (ESPN2). 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at San Francisco (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 10 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Los Angeles at Seattle (NBA TV). 10 p.m. – High School Football: Friday Night Prep Zone Scoreboard Show (WIBZ-FM 95.5). 11 p.m. – High School Football: Basha (Ariz.) vs. Pinnacle (Ariz.) from Phoenix (ESPNU). 11 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers or Atlanta at San Francisco (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK). 11 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Green Bay at San Francisco (Joined In Progress) (NFL NETWORK).

MLB standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League East Division Toronto Boston Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Central Division Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Chicago Minnesota West Division Texas Seattle Houston Oakland Los Angeles

W L Pct GB 71 55 .563 — 71 56 .559 ½ 70 56 .556 1 65 61 .516 6 54 72 .429 17 W L Pct GB 72 53 .576 — 68 59 .535 5 65 61 .516 7½ 60 65 .480 12 49 78 .386 24 W L Pct GB 74 53 .583 — 67 59 .532 6½ 66 61 .520 8 55 72 .433 19 53 73 .421 20½

Wednesday’s Games

Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4 Oakland 5, Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, Seattle 0 Baltimore 10, Washington 8 L.A. Angels 8, Toronto 2 Miami 3, Kansas City 0 Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3, 11 innings Texas 6, Cincinnati 5 Detroit 9, Minnesota 4 Philadelphia 5, Chicago White Sox 3

Thursday’s Games

Detroit 8, Minnesota 5 Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1 Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Kansas City at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Baltimore (Gallardo 4-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Cessa 3-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Dean 1-3) at Toronto (Liriano 6-12), 7:07 p.m. Kansas City (Kennedy 8-9) at Boston (Wright 13-5), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Nolasco 4-11) at Detroit (Verlander 13-7), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Kluber 13-8) at Texas (Griffin 5-3), 8:05 p.m. Seattle (Hernandez 8-4) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 15-6), 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Smyly 6-11) at Houston (Fiers 9-6), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Detwiler 1-2) at St. Louis (Weaver 0-1), 8:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Minnesota at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Kansas City at Boston, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

National League East Division Washington Miami New York Philadelphia Atlanta Central Division Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati West Division Los Angeles San Francisco Colorado Arizona San Diego

W L Pct GB 73 53 .579 — 66 60 .524 7 63 63 .500 10 59 68 .465 14½ 46 81 .362 27½ W L Pct GB 81 45 .643 — 67 58 .536 13½ 63 61 .508 17 56 70 .444 25 54 72 .429 27 W L Pct GB 71 55 .563 — 68 58 .540 3 60 67 .472 11½ 53 74 .417 18½ 53 74 .417 18½

Wednesday’s Games

Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4 Milwaukee 7, Colorado 1 Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego 3 Baltimore 10, Washington 8 Miami 3, Kansas City 0 Texas 6, Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 5, Chicago White Sox 3 St. Louis 8, N.Y. Mets 1 Arizona 10, Atlanta 9, 11 innings L.A. Dodgers 1, San Francisco 0

Thursday’s Games

Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Miami, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Colorado (Hoffman 0-1) at Washington (Gonzalez 8-9), 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Morgan 1-7) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 11-7), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Cosart 0-1) at Miami (Phelps 7-6), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Vogelsong 2-3) at Milwaukee (Garza 4-5), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Detwiler 1-2) at St. Louis (Weaver 0-1), 8:15 p.m. Cincinnati (Finnegan 8-9) at Arizona (Shipley 2-3), 9:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 4-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Norris 6-10), 10:10 p.m. Atlanta (De La Cruz 0-6) at San Francisco (Samardzija 10-9), 10:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Colorado at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Cincinnati at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m.

NFL Preseason By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East New England Buffalo Miami N.Y. Jets South Houston Tennessee Indianapolis Jacksonville North Baltimore Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland West Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 57 44 1 1 0 .500 39 19 1 1 0 .500 41 51 1 1 0 .500 35 35 W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 40 22 1 1 0 .500 43 36 1 1 0 .500 37 37 0 2 0 .000 34 44 W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 41 37 1 1 0 .500 46 31 0 2 0 .000 17 47 0 2 0 .000 24 41 W L T Pct PF PA 1 1 0 .500 46 31 1 1 0 .500 29 30 1 1 0 .500 43 30 0 2 0 .000 36 38

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Philadelphia Washington Dallas N.Y. Giants South Atlanta Tampa Bay Carolina New Orleans North Minnesota Green Bay Detroit Chicago West Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Arizona

W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 34 9 1 1 0 .500 39 41 1 1 0 .500 65 42 0 2 0 .000 10 48 W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 47 30 1 1 0 .500 36 38 1 1 0 .500 45 38 0 2 0 .000 31 50 W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 35 27 2 0 0 1.000 37 23 1 1 0 .500 44 47 0 2 0 .000 22 45 W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 49 44 1 1 0 .500 44 48 1 1 0 .500 28 34 0 2 0 .000 13 50

Thursday’s Games

Atlanta at Miami, 8 p.m. Dallas at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Buffalo at Washington, 7:30 p.m. New England at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. Green Bay at San Francisco, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Kansas City at Chicago, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 7 p.m. Detroit at Baltimore, 7 p.m. N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m. Tennessee at Oakland, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Denver, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

San Diego at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Arizona at Houston, 4:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 8 p.m.

Barclay’s SCores By The Associated Press Thursday At Bethpage State Park (Black) Farmingdale, N.Y. Purse: $8.5 million Yardage: 7,468; Par: 71 (36-35) First Round Patrick Reed 31-35—66 Martin Laird 32-34—66 Emiliano Grillo 32-35—67 Kevin Chappell 34-33—67 Rickie Fowler 33-34—67 J.B. Holmes 33-34—67 Jason Day 34-34—68 Jonas Blixt 30-38—68 Jhonattan Vegas 34-34—68 Sung Kang 33-35—68 Billy Horschel 32-37—69 Luke Donald 33-36—69 Scott Piercy 34-35—69 Adam Scott 34-35—69 36-33—69 Lucas Glover John Huh 34-35—69 Ryan Moore 35-34—69 Sean O’Hair 34-35—69 Derek Fathauer 34-35—69 Adam Hadwin 35-35—70 Chez Reavie 35-35—70 Jerry Kelly 35-35—70 Phil Mickelson 34-36—70 Dustin Johnson 34-36—70 Brian Harman 34-36—70 Jim Furyk 33-37—70 Blayne Barber 34-36—70 Kevin Kisner 32-38—70 Brandt Snedeker 35-35—70 John Senden 36-34—70 Zac Blair 36-34—70

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Friday, August 26, 2016

AREA ROUNDUP

Henry’s 3 TDs lead Sumter JV past Crestwood 44-6 Jonathan Henry rushed for three touchdowns as Sumter High School’s junior varsity football team opened its season with a 44-6 victory over crosstown rival Crestwood at the Crestwood field. Anthony Dinkins-McCall also rushed for a TD for the Gamecocks and Paul Gotshall had a TD reception. Marquis Hicks also returned an interception for another SHS score.

Lake City 30 Lakewood 13 Amari Martin rushed for 150 yards, a touchdown and a 2-point conversion, but Lakewood fell 30-13 to Lake City in their season opener on Thursday at J. Frank Baker Stadium. Dimone McKnight also rushed for 100 yards and a TD for Lakewood while Krayphonz Walcott came up with an interception. LHS will host Manning on Wednesday.

Hammond 18 Wilson Hall 0 Wilson Hall dropped its season opener to Hammond 18-0 on Thursday at Spencer Field. Bazen Harris rushed for 91 yards for the Barons and both Graham VanPatten and Logan Kennedy finished with nine tackles each. WH travels to Porter-Gaud on Wednesday.

B TEAM FOOTBALL Hammond 8 Wilson Hall 0 Wilson Hall opened its season with an 8-0 loss to Hammond on Thursday at Spencer Field. Doc Walker had a 50-yard run and six tackles to lead the Barons. Cameron Coulter had two catches for 25 yards and Alex McLeod had an interception. William Reese finished with five tackles and William Croft had four for WH, which will travel to Porter-Gaud on Wednesday for a 5 p.m. game.

varsity girls tennis wILSON hALL 8 bEN liPPEN 1 Wilson Hall improved to 3-0 on the season with an 8-1 victory over Ben Lippen on Thursday at Palmetto Tennis Center. The Lady Barons return to action on Wednesday when they will travel to Cardinal Newman in Columbia for a 4 p.m. match.

SINGLES 1 -- Z. Beasley (WH) defeated Eckstrom 6-0, 6-0. 2 -- Spencer (WH) defeated Meetze 6-2, 7-5. 3 -- E. Beasley (WH) defeated Murphy 6-2, 6-3. 4 -- Caulk (BL) defeated Guldan 6-3, 2-6, 10-8.

LOCAL PREP SCHEDULE SATURDAY Varsity Swimming Sumter at Aiken (at Augusta Aquatics Center), TBA Wilson Hall in Newberry Academy Invitational (at Newberry YMCA), TBA 5 -- Davis (WH) defeated Hanners 6-0, 6-0. 6 -- Allred (WH) defeated Hicken 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES 1 -- Z. Beasley/E. Beasley (WH) defeated Eckstrom/Meetze 8-4. 2 -- Spencer/Guldan (WH) defeated Murphy/Caulk 8-4. 3 -- Davis/Allred (WH) defeated Hanners/Hicken 8-1.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Sumter 3 Lakewood 0 Sumter earned a 3-0 victory over rival Lakewood on Thursday at the SHS gymnasium by scores of 25-9, 25-17 and 25-8. Margaret McMahon had six kills, five aces and one block for the Lady Gamecocks while Erica Watts had six kills and one block. McKenzie Michelson had 16 assists to go along with three aces and Hannah Bettencourt finished with nine digs and three aces. Sumter, now 1-1 overall, will travel to Spring Valley on Monday to face SVHS and Aiken in a tri-match beginning at 5 p.m.

Cardinal Newman 3 Wilson Hall 0 COLUMBIA -- Wilson Hall fell to Cardinal Newman 3-0 on Thursday at the CN gymnasium by the scores of 25-19, 2515, 25-19. The Lady Barons, now 3-1 overall, will travel to Ben Lippen on Tuesday.

Laurence Manning 3 Williamsburg 2 MANNING -- Laurence Manning earned a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Williamsburg Academy on Wednesday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Game scores were 21-25, 2514, 25-19, 21-25, 15-8 in favor of the Lady Swampcats. Brooke Ward led LMA with 20 kills and had 13 points. Tekoa Youngblood added 14 kills with eight blocks while Kayla Accord finished with 16 points.

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Sumter linebacker Trashad Jett (8) and defensive back Cody Daney (26) tackle Ridge View quarterback Jalen Smith in the Gamecocks’ 22-15 loss last week. SHS plays host to Crestwood today at 7:30 p.m.

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Richland. The Knights had 450 yards of total offense in From Page B1 the game. They had 250 yards passing and 200 yards rushing in a game in which The Gamecocks allowed the final 3 1/2 quarters 290 yards of total offense, were played on Saturday including 264 on the after the game was ground, to Ridge View. That suspended on Friday due to surprised Barnes since he lightning. returns six players from a “Crestwood is a very front seven that was pretty athletic team and is stout against the run during 2-dimensional on offense last year’s 10-3 campaign. while defensively they have In Crestwood, SHS will a lot of team speed,” Barnes take on a team that showed said. “They showed they it could both run and throw can run and throw the the football in its 47-12 football on offense. We’ve victory over Lower got to do a better job than

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From Page B1 “But they’ve been doing pretty well this year. In the scrimmages so far, we’ve probably blocked and moved the ball better than we have in three or four years. ... We just have to hold on to the ball a little

better.” That will be one of the main keys against The King’s Academy. The Lions were just 1-9 last season, including a 49-0 trouncing at the hands of TSA late in the year. TKA allowed an average of 46.2 points per game last year while only scoring an average of 7.6. “They have a quarterback and a slot

we did last week.” The Gamecocks hope for better offensive production than it had a week ago. Sumter finished with 190 yards of total offense with 167 of that coming on the ground. The vast majority of that came from running back Rodney Pitts. He ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. Sumter had 35 yards lost and also had a 73-yard run to the Ridge View 2-yard line by quarterback Zykiem Jackson taken off the board due to a holding penalty.

receiver/running back that can run pretty well,” Coach Kessinger said. “We’ve just got to go out there and worry about ourselves. We’ve got to quit turning the ball over and really stay in our spots on defense. “But those things are correctable. We’re tackling well and we’re physical. That’s our goal on Friday.”

Laurence Manning 2 Williamsburg 1 MANNING -- Laurence Manning Academy defeated Williamsburg Academy 2-1 on Wednesday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Game scores were 21-25, 2517, 25-6. Bailey Moore lead LMA with 19 points and 10 aces. Maggie Josey added 11 points. Staff reports

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Friday, August 26, 2016

The SUMTER ITEM

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

The Associated Press

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson says he feels confident about this season as the Tigers are set to play Auburn on Sept. 3.

CLEMSON

The Associated Press

Zach McWilliams (19) of Goodlettsville, Tenn., is greeted by teammates after hitting a grand slam off of Drew Wolfram of Bowling Green, Ku., on Thursday at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. Tennessee won 8-4.

McWilliams hits slam as Tennessee advances SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Zach McWilliams hit a grand slam in the fourth inning, RJ Moore struck out five in two relief innings and Goodlettsville, Tennessee beat Bowling Green, Kentucky 8-4 on Thursday night for a spot in the U.S. championship game of the Little League Series. McWilliams’ smash over the center-field wall gave Tennessee a 6-4 lead. Moore struck out the side in the fifth and he retired Devin Obee with two on in the sixth for the final out. Ryan Oden added two RBIs for Tennessee. His one-run double in the second pulled Tennessee to 2-1 and he scored on a wild pitch to tie it. His sacrifice fly to right scored Carson Rucker to make it 7-4 in the fourth. Kentucky had runners on the corners with two outs in the bottom of the fourth but Tennessee catcher Tanner Jones threw out Obee trying to steal second. Tennessee plays Endwell, New York on Saturday.

Pa. — Seum Kwon had two home runs and three RBIs, Sangheon Park struck out nine and South Korea beat Mexico 7-0 on Thursday to advance to the international championship game of the Little League World Series. Kwon hit a solo shot over the left-center wall to give Seoul a 1-0 lead in the first inning and he hammered the first pitch he saw in the second for a two-run homer. Jaekyeong Kim also homered — with two on — in the second and Yoomin Lee came home on a wild pitch in the fourth. Park was replaced in the fourth after throwing just 48 pitches in order to stay eligible to pitch on Sunday. Wontae Cho didn’t allow a hit in two innings of relief. Gael Isaac Cortez singled up the middle in the first inning for Mexico’s only hit. South Korea, which recorded its third shutout of the LLWS, will play Panama on Saturday.

South Korea 7

Kentucky 10

Mexico 0

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Jude Abbadessa was 5 for 5 with six RBIs to lead

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT,

New York 13

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nior college transfer Jamarcus King. At 6-1, 175, he From Page B1 gives the team more size than his fellow cornerbacks. “We do perimeter drills Fenton believes the second- every day, trying to get off ary has come a long way blocks,” said King. “That is and, with a change in just the way they coach. scheme by the new coaching They like it physical, us staff, is ready to compete. being physical — the bump“Last year’s defense was and-run mentality.” more of a conservative deAccording to Muschamp, fense, just trying to stop (of- the Gamecocks entered the fenses) from doing certain week with a top four at corplays,” said Fenton. “Coach nerback of Fenton, Chris Robinson has confidence in Lammons, King and Rico us to make plays. This year McWilliams. is going to be way better.” Junior college transfer The Gamecocks appear to Steven Montac would be the have four cornerbacks the fifth at the position. coaching staff believes are “We’re very confident,” prepared to compete. said Fenton. “We’re not One of the players joining going to bring up last year. Fenton at cornerback is juIt was a different team, dif-

Endwell, New York past Bowling Green, Kentucky 13-10 on Wednesday night for a place in the U.S. championship game of the Little League World Series. Abbadessa hit a two-run homer to center field to give New York a 4-3 lead in the second inning. Conner Rush walked with two outs, got to second and third on wild pitches, and scored on Jack Hopko’s single for a 5-3 lead. New York put runners on first and third with two outs in the third to chase Kentucky starter Devin Obee. On the second pitch from the reliever, Abbadessa had a RBI double to left field for a 6-4 lead and scored on Rush’s bases-loaded, two-run single. Abbadessa sent a two-out, two-run double down the left-field line in the fourth to give New York a 10-8 lead. New York had runners on the corners with two outs in the fifth when Jordan Owens hit it off the glove of the pitcher to score Hopko. Michael Mancini sent the next pitch to center, driving in Jayden Fanara from second for a 12-10 lead. Wire reports

ferent coaches. This year we have worked way harder than last year so we’ll just let that speak for itself. (Robinson) has confidence in us to make plays, which is good.” Vanderbilt running back Ralph Webb predicted a Commodores victory over South Carolina during SEC Media Days. Fenton and the secondary crew have chosen not to respond — at least with their mouths. “I don’t get into that,” said Fenton. “If somebody starts, I’m just going to show my actions on the field. I hush my mouth. If somebody gets me started, I let my play on the field speak.”

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“I feel good. I’m confident and comfortable,” Watson said. “I trust my guys.” Still, it’s not always easy performing to expectations. Just three years ago and not too far down the road, South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was supposed to have the biggest impact on the game after the world watched him pop off Michigan runner Vincent Smith’s helmet in the Outback Bowl a season earlier. Instead, Clowney was outschemed and a tad slower than a year earlier, even pulling himself out of a game shortly before kickoff — and touching off a brief flap with his coach Steve Spurrier — due to injury. Clowney had a disappointing season, finishing with three sacks — 10 fewer than the year before. “Anytime you have a big freshman or sophomore year and you come back for your third year, you hear a lot of people talking about, just don’t get hurt and just get ready for the NFL,” ESPN broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit said. Watson, at 6-foot-2, 216 pounds, has an eye on the NFL. He is widely considered the likely overall No. 1 pick in next year’s draft. He said in January after Clemson returned from its championship loss he would look to the NFL if he earned his degree by December — he’s scheduled to graduate at the end of this semester — and helps the Tigers achieve their goals. Watson has purchased $5 million in catastrophic inju-

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Miles enters his 12th season at Louisville aims LSU with experience on his side to challenge in

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Les Miles enters his 12th season as LSU’s head coach after almost being fired after last season.

By BRETT MARTEL The Associated Press

tion that Miles would not make it through the season. His status wasn’t confirmed until after a BATON ROUGE, La. — Les victory over Texas A&M in LSU’s Miles enters his 12th season at regular season finale in Tiger LSU with one of the most experi- Stadium. enced teams of his tenure, inThe Tigers then beat Texas cluding Heisman Trophy hopeful Tech in the Texas Bowl, finishing Leonard Fournette. with a 9-3 record, and LSU headNow LSU’s upperclassmen ed into the offseason eager to see must produce or face the proshow much better it could be with pect of precipitating the end of another year of maturity. the Miles era on the bayou. After Indeed, Miles said as fall camp all, expectations at LSU run as approached that he expects the high as Death Valley is loud, and Tigers to be “a very significant it has been four seasons since team.” the Tigers earned a berth to the Here are some prominent story Southeastern Conference cham- lines for LSU: pionship game. FABULOUS FOURNETTE Optimism oozes from junior LSU’s star running back quarterback Brandon Harris as rushed for 1,953 yards and 22 he explains how having a slew touchdowns as a sophomore. He of leaders among the 17 returning players who started much of also had 19 catches for 253 yards and one touchdown receiving. last season could propel LSU However, a 31-yard performance back into contention for SEC at Alabama knocked him out of and national titles. the running for the Heisman “We have such a great group Trophy, eventually won by his of guys, great leaders in each of those (position) rooms, guys that Alabama counterpart, Derrick Henry. have played a lot of football,” This year, LSU has a deep Harris said. “All those guys are backfield and is striving for an really working hard in the leadimproved passing game, meaning ership role. We’re able to motivate guys. ... Guys want to get out the Tigers won’t necessarily expect Fournette to increase proand compete.” duction overall, but still carry A three-game, late-season losthe offense through critical juncing streak that began with a tures. fifth-straight loss to rival Alabama derailed the Tigers’ hopes ARANDA’S ARRIVAL for a return to SEC supremacy LSU’s defense has its third coand spawned rampant specula-

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ordinator in three seasons following the departure of Kevin Steele, who last season replaced John Chavis. Now Steele has moved on, replaced by Dave Aranda, who left Wisconsin to join Miles’ staff. The Tigers, who’ve long played with four down linemen, will now be in a 3-4 set that in some cases will allow more versatile players to line up in different spots, depending on the situation. So far, LSU defenders seem pleased by the opportunities Aranda will give them to explore their full potential. How well they execute in game situations remains to be seen.

PREDICTION LSU was a virtual 10-win team in 2015 with a younger squad and with Harris as a first-year starter. Now Harris has another offseason under coordinator and QB coach Cam Cameron, who plans to be on the sideline this season, rather than in the press box as he was for all of last season except for the Tigers’ lopsided bowl victory. “With him on the sideline, being able to communicate with me, me being able to look over there and look at his eyes and see if we’re on the same page, it’s important,” Harris said. If Harris improves on last season’s completion percentage of 53.8, LSU could contend for a College Football Playoff berth.

ACC COASTAL

Right arm of QB Kaaya key to Miami’s hopes By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Mark Richt and Brad Kaaya hit it off quickly when they started forging a relationship, which is the first good sign for the Miami Hurricanes. Of course, neither has seen the other under fire — yet. That’ll change soon enough. Richt, the former Miami quarterback, is now the Hurricanes’ coach because 15 successful years at Georgia didn’t merit a 16th with the Bulldogs. His fortunes this season are probably tied to the right arm of Kaaya, the brilliant junior quarterback Richt and undisputed leader of a program that went 8-5 last season but hasn’t enjoyed a bowl win in a decade and still is looking for its first Atlantic Coast Conference title. “Brad is really fun to coach,” Richt said. “Real smart. Coachable. Teachable. That guy is as coachable of a guy as I’ve been around. He loves football. He loves his teammates. He is a very nice person.” He’s also eager for a breakthrough 2016. The Hurricanes aren’t the Hurricanes of lore anymore, now 15 years removed from their last national title and entering a season where expectations aren’t exactly

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Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya (15) and the Hurricanes hope to obtain their first ACC title this season. high. But few would argue that Kaaya isn’t good enough to carry Miami closer to the top. While he’ll have a decision after this year about whether to go pro, he’s insisting that his sole focus is leading the Hurricanes back to the upper echelon of the ACC. “That’s the plan as of right now. Right now it’s a Coastal (division) and ACC championship,” Kaaya said. “You can say all the things you want about Miami and all the championships we’ve won getting back to years past. One thing we’ve never done is won an ACC championship and a Coastal championship. That’s our goal for the season, yes.”

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PREDICTION For as good as Kaaya is, there are serious depth issues. The offensive line is very thin, and if Kaaya goes down Miami would face huge problems. Miami should be able to score in bunches, though the defense is still suspect. And the penalty problems that embarrassed the Hurricanes a year ago simply can’t be back; Miami isn’t good enough to give tons of yards away again. All that said, they can win the Coastal. The pick here is a 9-3 season, if all goes right.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville’s success under coach Bobby Petrino has changed the way players are thinking — from merely competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference to winning championships. A key part of realizing that lofty dream is getting past Atlantic Division heavyweights Clemson and Florida State. Louisville hopes to carry momentum from last season’s 8-2 closing stretch into serious pursuit of a division title in Petrino’s third season. Fueling those expectations is the offensive stability behind mobile sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson, an experienced line and an impressive receiver corps. The Cardinals could use some depth on the defensive line around DeAngelo Brown but are solid at Petrino linebacker and in the secondary, strengths that might explain their lofty declarations. “I like to set the bar high for us, for me and for the team,” junior cornerback Trumaine Washington said. “I know we can do it. I know I can do it. We don’t have any rookies to begin. We got everybody back on offense and defense. I’m just ready to get to the national championship.” After starting 0-3 last year, Petrino just wants to see progress. “We’re still going to have to make sure we do a great job of getting better as the year goes on,” Petrino said. “ Louisville’s immediate priority is winning the division, which requires getting the most out of strong players on both sides of the ball. Jackson presents a formidable dual threat after combining for 2,800 offensive yards and 23 touchdowns in a breakout freshman season. However, Petrino stops short of saying that Jackson will have free rein in the offense; he drew laughter on media day after saying, “he has the freedom to do exactly what we tell him.” Brown (40 tackles, two sacks) is considered a big run-stopper for Louisville, which must see if juniors Chris Williams, Drew Bailey, Johnny Richardson or Kyle Shortridge will spend more time around him. If the Cardinals’ recent history of developing defensive talent means anything, they should fill those voids without missing a beat. Said linebacker Devonte’ Fields, “we still have got to fix some communication errors, but everything else, we’ve been pretty solid.”

PREDICTION Louisville has battled Florida State and Clemson but must to find a way to beat one or both to think about claiming the Atlantic division.

SEC EAST

Kentucky hopes third try finally pays off with bowl bid By GARY B. GRAVES The Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two straight years coming up short of a bowl bid have the Kentucky Wildcats eager to seize the opportunity this season. Reaching the six-win threshold, though, won’t be an easy task after a pair of 5-7 seasons. The schedule is more well-balanced than in the past, and the backload of games against highlyregarded opponents may pave the way for that bowl-eligible sixth win. “It gets frustrating, but you can’t dwell on the past,” Kentucky running back Stanley “Boom” Williams said. “We made some critical mistakes (in the past) that cost us, but that’s what we have the offseason (for), so we can learn from those mistakes and can better ourselves and not make the same mistakes this year.” Kentucky’s offense will look different in many ways. Sophomore Drew Barker is now the quarterback in place of Patrick Towles, who has transferred to Boston College. Calmer has overcome several off-field incidents early in his career, and looks to build off a strong spring that earned the starting job. “I’ve always been kind of a calm person,” said Barker, who will run a new pro-style offense. “I haven’t gotten too up or too down and I’m not really an emotional person. I can see that, but sometimes you have to kick it up into a different gear. That’s something I have been working on for sure.” With nine returning starters on offense and 15 back overall, the Wildcats believe they have the personnel and experience to come away with a winning season. They even have the facilities in place — a $45 million training center that might put some NFL complexes to shame.

PREDICTION Despite another rugged schedule, the Wildcats have enough experience to win their non-conference games and get enough division victories to earn their first bowl bid since 2010.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2016

DIANE S. ENCINIAS SPINDALE, North Carolina — Diane Susan Encinias, age 61, of Spindale, passed away on Aug. 23, 2016, at Hospice House of Forest City with her family by her side. Born on Oct. 22, 1954, in Orlando, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Clara ENCINIAS Williams of Winter Park, Florida. She was a graduate of Winter Park High School in Winter Park and graduated from Seminole Community College in Orlando with an associate of arts degree. She worked at Jordan Marsh and Ashby’s department stores and Florida Marriott Hotel Gift Shop in Orlando. In addition to her parents, Diane was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Encinias; sister, Judy Knight; and brother-in-law, Pete Knight. Survivors include her son, Marcos Encinias; sisters, Sharon Loetz of Spindale and Beverly Phillips and husband, Jim, of Sumter; nieces, Janet Rake of Hampton, Virginia, and Lori VonRoekel of Vero Beach, Florida; and nephews, Jeff Phillips of Sumter and Joel Knight of Vero Beach. Memorial services will be at a later date in Orlando. Online condolences at crowemortuary.com.

ROSA LEE S. MOORE MANNING — Rosa Lee Sims Moore, 88, widow of David Wells Moore, died on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at Northwoods Senior Living and Memory Care. Born on May 17, 1929, in Turbeville, she was a daughter of the late Walter Dudley and MOORE Drucilla Beard Sims. She was a member of Manning First Assembly of God. She is survived by two sons, George Thomas Richburg (Helen) and John Wesley Richburg (Barbara), both of Manning; a daughter, Sandra Keller of Lexington; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. George T. Richburg officiating. Burial will follow in Foreston Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charlie Jones, Charles Shorter, Jefferson Lee, Robert Hilton, Tim Robertson and Joel Jones. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10 to 11 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Manning First Assembly of God, 3574 S.C. 260, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

MARY S. WILLIAMS Mary Stuckey Williams, 85, entered eternal rest on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, at her home. Born on July 28, 1931, in Woodrow, she was a daughter of the late James Stuckey and Elsie Mae Peterson Coleman. She was a member of Bible Way Church of Sumter, where she was the mother of the church. Survivors are two children, Sarah Williams and Johnny (Cynthia) Williams; grandchildren, Tommy Lee Stuckey, Reginald Stuckey, Tyrone Williams and Jackie Pringle; other relative and friends. Viewing will be held from 3 to 7:30 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Bible Way Church with Bishop Belton officiating. Burial will follow in Walker Cemetery. The family is receiving rela-

tives at the home, 1345 Granville Court, Apartment 4, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

WILLA DEAN W. CROSS Willa Dean Williams Cross, 70, entered eternal rest on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on July 11, 1946, in Sampson County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Louis Williams and Joseph Devonne. She was a member of St. James Holiness Church. Survivors are two children, Joseph Cross and Shonell Cross; grandchildren, Gary Jones II, Shadae Jones, Cassandra Cross and Gabrielle C. Jones; other relatives and friends. Viewing will be held from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. James Holiness Church with Alfreda Johnson, pastor. Burial will follow in Snow Hill Cemetery, Roseboro, North Carolina. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 406 Silver St., Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

WILLIE E. HAMMETT ALCOLU — Willie Eugene Hammett died on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016. Funeral services for Mr. Hammett will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Jonathan Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Cypress Fork AME Church cemetery, Alcolu. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 2131 Little Star Road, Alcolu. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

JEFFERY M. CEASAR MANNING — Jeffery Myron Ceasar died on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. Funeral services for Mr. Ceasar will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Goodwill Presbyterian Church USA, 295 N. Brick Church Road, Mayesville, with the Rev. Carnell Hampton presiding, the Rev. Samuel Sparks officiating and the Rev. Jerome McCray and the Rev. Mary Rose Hagen assisting. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Tina Ceasar, 1153 Bloomville Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ROBERT L. PEOPLES SR. On Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, heaven opened up and welcomed one of its sons home in the spirit of Robert L. Peoples Sr. Born on Feb. 2, 1935, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Clayton and Amelia Swinton Peoples. Robert worked for Georgia-Pacific, Touchberry, Korn Industries and Burger Chef for a number of years. He leaves to cherish his memories: five children, Patricia Peoples and Kevin (Tonya) Peoples of Sumter, Robert Peoples Jr. and Bobby Peoples of the home and Darryl (Regina) Peoples of Columbia; two brothers, Allen Peoples of Sumter and Charles (Deborah) Peoples of Los Angeles, California; two sisters, Celethia (Warren) Tention and Edith Faye Peoples-Robinson of Sumter; four sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; a special grandson that he raised as his own, Kevin Peoples Jr.; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Homegoing celebration will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday

at John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Lou R. Conyers officiating, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 502 Dicks St., Sumter. The procession will leave at 1:30 p.m. from the home. Flower bearers will be nieces. Pallbearers will be nephews. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter. These services have been entrusted to the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

HARRY LEE BROWN Harry Lee Brown was born on March 21, 1957, to the late Robert and Daisy Wade Brown. He departed this life on Aug. 20, 2016. He attended the public schools of Sumter County and retired after 25 years of working as a roofing contractor. He leaves to cherish precious memories: a loving wife of 25 years, Betty Brown; four daughters, Samantha Vaughn, Tosha Cummings, Sharen Cummings and Shannon Spencer, all of Sumter; one sister, Sylvia Hightower of Sumter; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; eight sisters-in-law; three brothers-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends including two dear friends, Isaac Bracey and Vern Davis. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Brown will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Salem Chapel and Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem St., Sumter, with the Rev. Martin officiating. Interment will follow at Aycock Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 713 Ravenel St., Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials can be sent to jobsmortuary@sc.rr. com or visit us on the website at jobsmortuary.net.

RONNIE L. GILFORD BISHOPVILLE — Ronnie L. Gilford, husband of Pamela C. Gilford, entered eternal rest on Aug. 19, 2016, at his residence, 418 Magnolia Drive, Bishopville. The family is receiving friends at the residence. Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on August 26, 2016, 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon on August 27, 2016 at the Cousar Memorial Presbyterian Church, Bishopville, Dr. Franklin D. Colclough, Interim Pastor and Bishop Nathaniel Dixon, Sr., officiant. Interment will follow in Boone Memorial Garden in the Browntown community of Lee County. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main Street, Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.

CAROL J. BROWN Carol Jenkins Brown, 62, wife of Randy S. Brown, died on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, at her home. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Charles D. and Jean Haynie Jenkins. Mrs. Brown was a member of First Baptist Church of Sumter. Survivors include her husband of 36 years; two sons, Jason W. Brown and Brandon H. Brown, both of Sumter; two sisters, Janis J. Carlisle (Clem) of Midlothian, Virginia, and her children, Paige C. Trebour (Christopher) and Charles G. “Chuck” Carlisle (Heather); and Beth J. An-

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THE SUMTER ITEM drews (Chuck) of Sumter and her children, Charles H. “Chad” Andrews (Elizabeth) and Daniel J. Andrews (Lisa); three aunts, Sara J. Rivers of Sumter, Margaret Merriman (Hugh) of Florence and Mary Evelyn Allison (William) of Greenville; a number of great-nieces and great-nephews; and special friends, Marry Jett and Mozell Thompson. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at First Baptist Church of Sumter with the Rev. Dan Barber officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles H. “Chad” Andrews, Daniel J. Andrews, Charles G. “Chuck” Carlisle, Christopher Trebour, Conner Trebour and Lakin Trebour. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Adult IV Sunday School Department of First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at the First Baptist Church fellowship hall and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to SCOA Cares Foundation, 166 Stoneridge Drive, Columbia, SC 29210. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

VIDA REE BOYKIN BISHOPVILLE — Vida Ree Davis Boykin, 92, of Bishopville, passed away on Aug. 24, 2016, at home. Vida Ree Davis was born on June 26, 1924, in Bishopville. She was a daughter of the late George Wiley and Heddie Trapp Davis. She was married to the late Willis LeRoy Boykin of Bishopville for 69 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She retired as a seamstress from Bishopville Manufacturing. She was a member of Ashwood Baptist Church, where she formerly taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School. She loved the Lord and was a lifelong student of His word. She also loved God’s earth and was a devoted and skillful gardener. Her son and daughter-inlaw, John Wiley and Carlene Moore Boykin of Dalzell; her son and daughter-in-law, Mitchell LeRoy and Brandy Boykin of Dalzell; her son and daughter-in-law, Davis Dwight and Lynne Belk Boykin of Murrells Inlet; and her daughter-in-law, Patsy Knotts Boykin of Camden, all survive Mrs. Boykin. Affectionately known to them as “Granny,” 10 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren survive her. Two sisters, Betty Davis

Griswald and Jolene Davis McIlwain, both of Camden, survive her. Her son, Phillip Stanley Boykin; one sister, Sara LeView Davis; and one grandchild preceded her in death. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Mizpah Baptist Church, 3659 Jamestown Road, Camden. Burial will be at Mizpah Cemetery immediately following the service. The Rev. Will Cline will officiate the service. The family will receive visitors at 1 p.m. at Mizpah Baptist before the service. The family extends a special thank you to Hospice of Sumter for their caring assistance. Memorials may be made to Mizpah Baptist Church, 3569 Jamestown Road, Camden. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

WILLIE WILLIAMS Willie Williams, 61, died on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on April 5, 1955, in Sumter County, he was a son of Eugene D. Sr. and Florine Green Williams. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the family home, 1013 Dibert St., and the home of his brother, Eugene Williams Jr., 955 Unity Court. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

MARIE PACK WILSON FLORENCE — On Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, Marie Pack Wilson, widow of Grady Wilson Sr., exchanged her rugged cross for her precious crown at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Born on Feb. 28, 1939, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Annie Johnson Pack. Service of remembrance will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at St. Mark Missionary Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, where the pastor, the Rev. W.J. Chandler, will bring words of hope. The service of committal will follow in the Wilson family plot located in St. Mark Cemetery. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of her daughter and son-in-law, Trudy (Leroy) Witherspoon, 1121 Hoffman Road, Wilson community of Manning. Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel of Manning is in charge of these services. Online condolences for the family may be sent to www. flemingdelaine.com or flemingdelaine@aol.com.

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NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-01411 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust against The Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown, of the Estate of Jimmie Leroy Ceasar aka Jimmie Leroy Ceasar, Sr.; Jimmie Ceasar, Jr., Lashawn Ceasar, Tiawanda Ceasar, Matilda Yvette Richardson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Annette T. Ceasar aka Annette Tomlin Ceasar; Jerlean Tomlin, Matiel Johnson, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Jimmie Leroy Ceasar aka Jimmie Leroy Ceasar, Sr. and Annette T. Ceasar aka Annette Tomlin Ceasar, 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 persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, and Charles C. Ceasar; The South Carolina Department of Revenue, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 6, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land containing One (1) acre, more or less, together with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Mayesville Township, Sumter County, School District #2, State of South Carolina, which is shown as Lot #2 on that certain plat of six lots made by H.S. Wilson, R.L.S., dated November 18, 1968, of record in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-26 at Page 60. Said lot is bounded on the North by lands of Guy McBride Dabbs, Sr., and measuring thereon 150 feet; on the East by Lot #1 as shown on said plat the same being the property of Guy McBride Dabbs, Sr., and measuring thereon 290.4 feet; on the South by S.C. Road 43-49 known as Storey Road whereon it fronts 150 feet and on the West by Lot #3 on said plat, whereon it measures 290.4 feet. Be all of said measurements according to said plat and a little more or less. Being the same property conveyed from Lu Ella Ceasar conveying a one-half interest unto Jimmie Leroy Ceasar, Sr. by deed dated January 14, 1980 and recorded January 14, 1980 in Deed Book 253 at Page 806 in Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter, South Carolina. Thereafter, by Deed of Distribution from the Estate of Lou Ella Ceasar unto Jimmy Leroy Ceasar, Julius Ceasar, Willie Ceasar, Eliza Melton, Hampton Ceasar, and Gussie Ceasar recorded June 28, 1982 in Deed Book 313 at Page 591. Thereafter, by deed from Julius Ceasar, Willie Ceasar, Eliza Melton, Hampton Ceasar, and Gussie Ceasar unto Jimmy Leroy Ceasar dated April 10, 1990 and recorded April 16, 1990 in Deed Book 505 at Page 379. Thereafter, Jimmie Leroy Ceasar aka Jimmie Leroy Ceasar, Sr. died intestate on March 30, 2011, leaving the subject property to his heirs at law, namely, Annette T. Ceasar, Jimmie Ceasar, Jr., Lashawn Ceasar, and Tiawanda Ceasar, as is more fully preserved in the Probate Records for Sumter County, in Case No.: 2011-ES-43-00195. Thereafter, Annette T. Ceasar aka Annette Tomlin Ceasar, died intestate on November 19, 2013, leaving her interest in the subject property to her heirs at law, namely, Jerlean Tomlin and Matiel Johnson, as is more fully preserved in the Probate Records for Sumter County, in Case No.: 2014-ES-43-00064. TMS No. 333-00-02-029 Property Address: 6325 Skinner Road, Gable, SC 29051 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity , at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.7300%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-01145 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee for Towd Point Master Funding Trust 2014-R4 vs. Clarence White; Midland Funding LLC, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 6, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, identified as Lot #15 of "Burns Down" Subdivision and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by Palmer & Malone, C.E.'s dated 12/15/50 and recorded in Plat Book Z-10 at Page 28, records of Sumter County. This is the property known as 65 Alice Drive and is further identified as Sumter County Tax Map Parcel Number 205-05-03-032. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, As Amended. Be all measurements a little more or a little less and according to said plat. This being the same property conveyed to Clarence White and Malinda Kaye White by Deed of Michael D. Mixon and Alice S. Mixon dated December 14, 2009 and recorded December 15, 2009 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. Thereafter, Clarence White and Malinda Kaye White conveyed said property to Clarence White by Deed dated June 17, 2011 and recorded June 22, 2011 in Book 1156 at Page 834 in said Records.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 65 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 205-05-03-032 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.74% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00930 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-9, against William Dawson, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on September 6, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 3 of Pocalla Village Subdivision, as shown on that certain Plat of H.S. Wilson, RLS, dated February 14, 1991 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 91 at Page 261, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in §30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property is known as 461 Rogers Avenue, Sumter, SC.

TMS Number: 224-05-01-003

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PROPERTY ADDRESS: 461 Rogers Avenue, Sumter, SC 29150 This being the same property conveyed to William Dawson and Earnestine Dawson by deed of William Dawson, dated March 28, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on July 11, 2008, in Deed Book 1109 at Page 641. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 4.75% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, S.C. 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00771 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust vs. Nancy Price, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 6, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with the dwelling and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 2, Block G, as shown in Plat Book Z-10 at Page 80, Records of Sumter County. Said Lot 2, Block G, being bounded and measuring as will appear by reference to said plat. This being the same property conveyed to Nancy Price by deed of Samuel Jones, dated August 6, 1996 and recorded August 13, 1996 in Book 654, at Page 629, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 6 Shuler Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 229-06-01-042 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 12.6% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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1650 Airport Rd., Sumter, SC 29153

Said lot having such shape, metes, courses, distances, boundaries and measurements as will more fully appear by reference to the aforesaid plat. This property is shown on the Auditor`s map of Sumter County as tax parcel 2006-15-02-008.

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PHH Mortgage Corporation vs. Michelle A. Rogers; Keybank, N.A.; SC Housing Corp.; Discover Bank; , C/A No. 14-CP-43-0364, The following property will be sold on September 6, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder. All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 91, in the McLaughlin Estates Subdivision, Section 3, Phase II as shown on that certain Plat of Louis W. Tisdale, RLS dated July 28, 2004 and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2004 at Page 470. The said tract/lot(s) has/have such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provision of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of SC, 1976. This property is more generally known as 3350 Annie Street. Derivation: Book 1029 at Page 714

3350 Annie Street, Dalzell, SC 29040 190-10-03-033 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-0364. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Paul Weissenstein for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01235 FN Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-00297 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER 21st Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff, -vsThe Estate of Paul Sanok; Willie Mae Clodfelter aka Willie Doyle Clodfelter, Carrie May Blackman; Marianna Dubose; Paul Sanok; Christina Sanok, 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) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of 21st Mortgage Corporation vs. The Estate of Paul Sanok; Willie Mae Clodfelter aka Willie Doyle Clodfelter, Carrie May Blackman; Marianna Dubose; Paul Sanok; Christina Sanok, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 6, 2016, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, Sumter County, South Carolina, containing 1.1 acres and being bounded: on the North by South Carolina Road No 271; on the East by the Jenkins Graveyard; and on the South and west by other lands of MH Bradham. The said tract is fully shown and delineated on a plat by H S. Wilson, RLS dated 10/13/67 and said tract is a portion of Tract "X" as shown on plat recorded in the Office of thr Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book S-5 page 37 and having the boundaries and measurements as will be more fully shown thereon, all measurements being a little more or less. This being the identical property conveyed to Willie Mae Clodfelter and Paul Sanok by deed from Willie Mae Clodfelter dated April 19, 2004 and recorded on April 27, 2004 in Book 935 at Page 449 in the Sumter County Register of Deeds. Mobile Home: 2000 GILES VIN: GM02560AB

TMS #: 2300002004 Physical Address:

Mobile Home: 2000 GILES VID# GM02560AB SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.10% per annum. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Jeffery C. Grundhoefer a/k/a Jeffrey C. Grundhofer a/k/a Jeffrey C. Grunhoefer; Roberta G. Grundhoefer a/k/a Roberta G. Grundhofer; , C/A No. 2015-CP-43-002257, The following property will be sold on September 6, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder. All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Stator, State of South Carolina, being sore generally known as 24 Baker St., as shown on that certain plat of D.D. Edmunds, ELS, dated June 1, 1993, and recorded in the office of the 811C for Buster County in Plat Book 93 at page 1090. The said lot has such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provision of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. Derivation: Book 625 at Page 1787

24 Baker St, Sumter, SC 29150-4354 249-08-03-028 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #2015-CP-43-002257. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Paul Weissenstein for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-07465 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2016-CP-43-00196 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. Charlie A. James a/k/a Charlie A. James III; Lenette L. James; et.al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina shown and designated as Lot No. 141, Section 1 of "Foxcroft" Subdivision, on plat of Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated February 15, 2005, and filed for record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2005, at page 150, revised on August 8, 2005 and recorded in said office in Plat Book 2005 at Page 385.

This being the same property conveyed to Charlie A. James and Lenette L. James, as tenants in common with an indestructible right of survivorship, by deed Gainey Investments, LLC, dated March 31, 2006 and recorded April 4, 2006 in Book 1023 at Page 74 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County.

TMS No. 206-15-02-008 Property address: 3070 Foxcroft Circle, Sumter, SC 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.875% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00333 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association vs. Lynn M. Thompson; James R. Thompson, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 6, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina being shown and delineated as Lot 4, Block E of Sherwood Forest Subdivision on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated July 23, 2003 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2003, page 395. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This is the identical property conveyed to Lynn M. Thompson and James R. Thompson, by Deed of Ramon L. Plata dated December 20, 2006 and recorded December 21, 2006 in Book 1057 page 1863 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

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OF PROPERTY: 1055 Wellington Road, Sumter, SC 29153

situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, Sumter Township, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot #99 of "Rolling Creek" Subdivision as shown on that certain plat of D.D. Edmunds, RLS, dated February 7, 1991, revised June 10, 1991 and further revised November 30, 1991, and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in plat book PB91 at Page 1569. This said lot has such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat of which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provision of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of S.C., 1976. This Property is more generally known as 215 Rolling Creek Drive. This conveyance is made subject to any and all existing reservations, easements, right-of-way, zoning ordinances, and restrictive or protective covenants that may appear of record or on the premises.

closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law. Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.75% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-28 at Page 141, the said lot being bounded; on the North by Wilson Street and measuring thereon 222.1 feet on the East by a reserved strip and measuring thereon 123.25 feet; on the South by other lands of grantor and measuring thereon 205.15 feet; and on the West by other lands of grantor and measuring thereon 148.75 feet, be all of said dimensions a little more or less.

of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 60, "Morris Way" Subdivision, Section #2, containing 0.55 acres, more or less, as shown on that certain plat of Louis W. Tisdale, RLS dated September 29, 1997, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB97 at Page 1179. The said lot has such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat which are incorporated herein accordance with the provision of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This property is more generally known as 1490 Morris Way.

3955 Greeleyville Highway, Manning, S.C. 29102

TMS: 268-15-01-011 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-01435 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PYOD LLC against Evelyn Mack Davis, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 6, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that piece, parcel or lot of land in Sumter County, South Carolina, shown as Lot No. 26 of Block "C" on a plat made by John R. Haynesworth, dated November 9, 1905, which plat is of record in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book ZZ-5 at Page 35, according to which said lot is bounded and measures as a whole as follows: On the North by Lot No. 24, Block "C", on which it measures 150 feet; on the East by Lot No. 25, Block "C", on which is measures 50 feet; on the South by Lot No. 28, Block "C", on which it measures 150 feet; and on the West by Warley Street, on which it fronts 50 feet; be all said measurements a little more or less. Being the same property conveyed unto Evelyn Mack Davis by deed of Christine B. Mack dated January 24, 1986 and recorded January 27, 1986 in Deed Book 420 at Page 705 and by Corrective Deed dated June 15, 1993 and recorded June 21, 1993 in Deed Book 573 at Page 1848 in the RMC/ROD Office for Sumter County, South Carolina. TMS No. 227-13-05-037 Property Address: 723 Warley Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity , at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.5000%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00234 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association, as Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-3 vs. Jose Osorio; People's Choice Home Loan, Inc. ; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 6, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any,

Also included herewith is that certain 2000 Fleetwood Manufactured Home bearing serial number NCFLX56AB16260AV13. This being the same property conveyed to Jose Osorio and Katie Osorio, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship by Deed of Perry Moses & Son Real Estate, Inc. dated September 16, 2003 and recorded September 18, 2003 in Book 908 at Page 1603 in the records for Sumter County, South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 215 Rolling Creek Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 250-11-04-004 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law. Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.45% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-02409 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2003-HE2, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-HE2 vs. William Richardson; Linn Richardson; Michael J. Svetlik Construction Co., Inc.; Garden Gate Homeowners Association, Inc., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 6, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Bishopville, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 63, "Garden Gate" Subdivision, Phase II, containing 0.22 acres, more or less, as shown on that certain plat of D.D. Edmunds, RLS, dated June 21, 2000, recorded in the office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2000 at Page 719. The said lot has such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provision of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property conveyed to William Richardson and Linn Richardson by deed from Michael J. Svetlik Construction Co., Inc. dated February 24, 2003, and recorded February 24, 2003, in the office of the ROD for Sumter County in Volume 877 at Page 228.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 435 Veranda Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 185-14-03-008 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable S. Bryan Doby Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-01448 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiMortgage Inc. against The Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown, of the Estate of David H. Beasley; Tony G. Beasley aka Tony Grayton Beasley, Sr., and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of David H. Beasley, 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 persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as successor in interest to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation and Robin C. Beasley, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 6, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying, and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #25, containing .38 acre, as shown on that certain plat prepared for David H. Beasley, by Michael C. Turbeville, III, RLS, dated September 1, 1995, and recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for Sumter County in Plat Book 95 at page 921, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina. This is the property known as 10 Wen-Le Court East. This being the identical property conveyed David H. Beasley herein by deed of Timmy R. Beasley and Carol D. Beasley, dated September 15, 1995, and recorded in the said RMC Office for Sumter County in Volume 630 at page 1872 on September 18, 1995. Thereafter, David H. Beasley died on April 29, 2015, leaving the subject property to his heir at law or devisee, namely, Tony Grayton Beasley, Sr. TMS No. 249-07-01-035 Property Address: 10 Wen Le Court East, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity , at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.2500%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43--02721 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association as Indenture Trustee for Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust 2013-1 vs. Joe Ann McBride a/k/a Joe Ann Moses McBride a/k/a Joann McBride; et.al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in Mayesville Township, and being fully shown and delineated as Lot 4 on a plat by J.P. Edwards, RLS, dated May 30, 1970,

This being the same property conveyed to Joe Ann McBride by Deed of Mary Davis dated October 27, 1993 and recorded October 28, 1993 in the ROD Office for Sumter County.

TMS No. 308-08-05-002 Property address: 310 Wilson Street, Mayesville, SC 29104 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the sale date. The Plaintiff may waive its right to a deficiency judgment prior to sale, in which case the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 11.990% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

SPECIAL REFEREE'S SALE CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-00047 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Lawrence C. Grice and Marilyn J. Grice, I, the Special Referee for Sumter County, will sell on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot

This being the same property conveyed to Lawrence C. Grice and Marilyn J. Grice by deed of Michael D. Lay and Kelly M. Lay dated March 31, 2004 and recorded April 1, 2004 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 931 at Page 1719.

TMS#:

207-15-03-009

Property Address: 1490 Morris Way Sumter, S.C. 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Special Referee for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.75% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr. Special Referee for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-1177 Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE 2011-CP-14-00540 BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of South Carolina Community Bank v. Dorch Community Care Center, LLC, et. al., Case No. 2011-CP-14-00540, I, Richard L. Booth, as Special Referee for Clarendon County, will sell on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 12:00 noon at the Sumter County Judicial Center, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel and lot of land, with the improvements thereon situate North of right of way of South Carolina Highway #261 in School District #2 of Clarendon County, South Carolina, and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by H.F. Oliver & Associates, dated January 22, 1986 recorded in Plat Book 37 at Page 140, records of Clarendon County. Aforesaid Plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. Be all of said measurements, a little more or a little less, and according to said plat. This being the same property conveyed to the Dorch Community Care Center, LLC by Warranty Deed of Andrew Dorch and Evelyn Lewis dated December 21, 2007 and recorded on April 29, 2008 in Book A697 at Page 144 in the Register of Deeds Office for Clarendon County. This conveyance is made subject to all visible or recorded Easements, Rights of Way and Restrictive Convenants.

TMS#:

216-00-01-008

Property Address:

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with improvements thereon situate North of right of way of South Carolina Highway #261 in School District #2 of Clarendon County, South Carolina, and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by DuValle W. Elliott, RLS dated December 11, 1985 and recorded in Plat Book 37 at Page 19, records of Clarendon County. Aforesaid Plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. Be all of said measurements, a little more or a little less, and according to said plat. This being the same property conveyed to the Dorch Community Care Center, LLC by Warranty Deed of Andrew Dorch and Evelyn Lewis dated December 21, 2007 and recorded on April 29, 2008 in Book A697 at Page 144 in the Register of Deeds Office for Clarendon County. This conveyance is made subject to all visible or recorded Easements, Rights of Way and Restrictive Convenants.

TMS#: 216-00-01-007 Address: 3955 Greeleyville Highway, Manning, S.C. 29102 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY. IN ADDITION, THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO THE 120 DAY RIGHT OF REDEMPTION PERIOD IN FAVOR OF THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C.A. § 2410(c). TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). A personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open for thirty (30) days after the date of sale; however, the Plaintiff herein reserves its right to waive the said deficiency judgment up to and including the day of sale, in which case, said bidding will not remain open for the additional 30-day period. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.75%. If Plaintiff or Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Richard L. Booth Special Referee for Clarendon County Charles J. Webb SC Bar Number 173757 Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. P.O. Drawer 7788 Columbia, SC 29202 Tel: 803.576.3727 Fax: 803.779.0016

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00770 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Sharlene G. Martin; John P. Martin; Patricia J. McRoy; Calvin Luke McRoy; George Marion McRoy Jr.; Idlewild Homeowners Association, Inc, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 6, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land with improvements, thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina identified as Lot No. 27 of Idlewild Subdivision Section No. 3 and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by D.D. Edmunds, R.L.S. dated 3/28/06 and recorded in Plat Book 2006 at Page 190, records of Sumter County. This property is known as 500 Mallard Drive.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2016 Notice of Sale Aforesaid Plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. Be all measurements a little more or a little less and according to said plat. This being the same property conveyed to Sharlene G. Martin and John P. Martin by deed of Van Hugh Jackson, Sr. dated October 11, 2006 and recorded October 12, 2006 in Book 1049 at Page 0010, records of Sumter County, South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 500 Mallard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 205-02-01-031 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.125% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-00901 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. William C. Crews IV, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 6, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the township of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot No. 88 of Amherst Subdivision as shown on that certain plat of Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated June 14, 1995 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB95, Page 567. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses, and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 2640 Edmunds Drive Sumter, SC. represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 207-09-06-020 Being the same property conveyed to William C. Crews, IV by warranty deed from Jerry D. Pinzon, dated 8/27/2009 and recorded 9/21/2009 in Bk/Pg 1129/2145.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2640 Edmunds Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 2070906020 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. John A. Cox; , C/A No. 2016-CP-43-00708, The following property will be sold on September 6, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest

Notice of Sale bidder ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 1083, PAGE 107, ID# 204-02-03-030, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 126 OF SUNWAY KNOLLS SUBDIVISION SECTION NO. 7-F AND BEING SHOWN ON A PLAT PREPARED BY D.D. EDMUNDS, R.L.S, DATED FEBRUARY 13,1987 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 87 AT PAGE 267, RECORDS OF SUMTER COUNTY. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 983 SHADOW TRAIL AND IS FURTHER IDENTIFIED AS SUMTER COUNTY TAX MAP PARCEL NO. 204-02-03-030. AFORESAID PLAT IS SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED HEREIN AND REFERENCE IS CRAVED THERETO FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES AND DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY CONCERNED HEREIN. THIS DESCRIPTION IS IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS, AS PERMITTED BY LAW UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS AMENDED. BE ALL MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT. Derivation: BOOK 1212 AT PAGE 002565

983 Shadow Trl, Sumter, SC 29150 2040203030 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #2016-CP-43-00708. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 012507-02347 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00517 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Branch Banking and Trust Company vs. Ishmael Nolen, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 6, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #20, of Boykin Estates Subdivision, Phase II, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Louis White Tisdale, RLS, dated March 4, 2004 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2004 at Page 124. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the identical property conveyed to Ishmael J. Nolen by deed from John T. Futrell dated June 26, 2012 and recorded on June 29, 2012, in Book 1173, at Page 170, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3435 Sheila Circle, Dalzell, SC 29040

Notice of Sale bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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Hearing Notice File No: 2016-DR-43-327 IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER JAMISON, ANDRE Plaintiff vs. JAMISON, VICTORIA D. Defendant

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TO: TYNIKA CLAXTON, Esq. A hearing has been set in the above matter for the 21st day of September, 2016 at 2:30 o'clock P.M. You are hereby notified to be present in the chambers of the Family Court of the THIRD Judicial Circuit, located at 215 North Harvin Street at the aforesaid time. TYPE: DIVORCE HEARING TIME ALLOTTED: 15 MINUTES THIS CASE WILL BE HEARD BY JUDGE ANGEL R. TAYLOR

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TMS: 151-12-01-020 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful

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