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Roads group keeps on truckin’ Roads alliance keeping up pressure with social media

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Out-of-state groups spent a lot of money during the South Carolina primary season to encourage opposition to an increase in the gasoline tax, but Bill

Ross, president and CEO of South Carolina Alliance to Fix Our Roads, said he didn’t see much of an impact.

“As you look at the primaries, we didn’t see any of the legislators who support an increase in the gas tax being defeated in the primaries,” Ross said.

“Groups coming in like Americans for Prosperity and a couple of other groups like that came in and went after them big time on the gas tax,” he said.

“They were trying to sway the public to contact their legislators and urge them not to increase the gas tax and those kinds of things.”

Anti-gas tax campaigns across the country didn’t get much mileage either, he said.

“Nationally, voting for a gas tax increase or user fee in states across the

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Quiana Anderson Reed is shown with her husband Karl Reed. The couple married in 2015. They are taking a break following last week’s pageant, and Reed is not sure what her involvement with future pageants may be.

Sumter native positive about her pageant experiences Local woman wins 1st runner-up for Mrs. U.S.

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Mykal Baier, an Orchestra teacher at Alice Drive Middle School, shows off his knight costume that he and his fellow fine arts teachers created during their daylong workshop for arts-related teachers on Wednesday.

Sumter man dies in motorcycle wreck after chase

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com A Sumter County man died early Tuesday morning after driving off the road while operating his motorcycle on Nazarene Church Road.

Sumter County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as 37-year-old Billy Ray Hinson.

According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Judd Jones, Hin-

son was riding his 2007 Honda motorcycle west on Nazarene Church Road when he went off the right side of the road and struck a ditch and fence about 1 a.m.

According to Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office, Hinson reportedly fled a traffic stop in Clarendon County and led officers on a chase into Sumter County.

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Ken Bell said

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Hinson wrecked shortly after the agency’s officers joined in the chase. When officers caught up to Hinson, they arrived at the scene of the wreck, he said.

Hinson was dead when officers arrived on scene, Bell added.

A representative with Sumter County Coroner’s Office said an autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday to determine the exact cause of death.

S.C. Highway Patrol is investigating the wreck.

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Quiana Anderson Reed will be Mrs. South Carolina United States until April after competing in Las Vegas last week for the title of Mrs. United States and winning the title of First Runner-Up. She said the pageant experiences she’s had since winning her first, Miss Sumter High School, have all been positive. The 33-year-old has either won or finished in the top five in every pageant she’s entered, in fact.

Reed described her pageant experiences: The Mrs. United States pageant, she said, “is totally different from state. At state, it’s a full day of events, but at nationals you have a full day of events for five days.”

Reed said the diversity of the contestants and their different personalities also made a big impact on her. “While some women are happy to be there and have the opportunity, and others (including myself) are blessed beyond measure for the opportunity, you’re also coming to win,” she said. “Many of those ladies left behind their children to represent their state. They spent large amounts of money on travel, wardrobe and other sponsorship just to make their trip happen.”

Her experience was buoyed by the support of friends, many from Sumter, and the presence of about 40 family and friends in Las Vegas. “I received so much support from my hometown, and I think a lot of them stayed up late to watch the live show,” Reed said. “I really would like to thank Mr. Scott Will of Scott Will Toyota in Sumter for being a sponsor for the 2016 Mrs. United States Pageant. I

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Wilson Hall Coach Adam Jerecki talks with his offensive line during a series of scrimmages the school held on Tuesday afternoon against private schools from across the state. Friday will be the annual Sumter Football Jamboree at Memorial Stadium beginning at 6 p.m.

Deputy demands group return dues to officers COLUMBIA (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in South Carolina is suing a police association that offered legal defense benefits for law officers but refused to help a former North Charleston police officer charged with killing an unarmed black man.

The lawsuit seeks the return of the $23.50 monthly dues that some 40,000 officers paid to the Southern States Police Benevolent Association. It also seeks an unspecified amount of punitive damages.

The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, was filed last week in state court in Charleston by attorneys for Lt. Donald Stanley of Charleston County Sheriff’s Office.

It doesn’t name Michael Slager, charged with murder in the April 2015 shooting death of Walter Scott. Slager says he is innocent.

The former officer filed a separate lawsuit against the association last year after it refused to assist him. It’s pending in federal court.

Charleston attorney Ronnie Richter said in a telephone interview that “many law enforcement officers were not happy with the PBA’s decision not to afford coverage to Michael Slager.”

Stanley’s lawsuit argues the association became an insurer by taking in the monthly payments and offering legal support but got around insurance regulations by calling the

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Talent needed for youth showcase in September Clarendon County Community Development Corp. will sponsor its second youth extravaganza, Carolina Youth Showcase, on Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. at Weldon Auditorium, 7 Maple St., Manning.

The event will showcase the talents of youth in performing arts in Clarendon County and surrounding areas. It is open

support a “member benefit.” The suit alleges breach of contract, fraudulent inducement and negligent misrepresentation.

Jack Roberts, the association’s chief operating officer, said in a statement that he could not comment on the pending litigation nor any other allegations “based upon our commitment to our members’ privacy. We have hired legal counsel to appear and defend us in the court system.”

He also said, “We have provided services to law enforcement officers for nearly 30 years, and we continue to stand behind our members.”

The group’s website says it is funded by membership dues and contributions and provides legal, disciplinary and other representation to more than 40,000 law enforcement officers.

Slager’s lawsuit says the association wrote him and said the policy had an exclusion clause and benefits would not be paid because the association had determined Slager “committed an intentional, deliberate and/or illegal act either civilly or criminally.”

Richter said Stanley is a deputy sheriff and has been “a member in good standing” of the police association for 21 years. He declined to provide other details about the deputy.

to youth ages 4 to 14 in the following categories: tap, ballet, jazz, karate, gymnastics, modeling, singing, poetry recitation and contemporary and lyrical dancing. Small group performances are also welcome.

All interested youth must audition before a panel of select individuals, and the same talent auditioned for must be performed. For more information, stop by the corporation’s office, 210 S. Church St., Manning.

Forms can be picked up until Aug. 20. Contact Paulette King, (803) 473-6070 or (803) 435-6639, for more information. Registration cost is $5.

Sumter resident named Advocate of the Year Sumter resident Larry Rogers, an employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Services Agency in Columbia, was awarded the Advocate of the Year by the board of directors of Advocates for Agriculture and South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers at a reception Aug. 4 at T. Ashton Phillips Market Center in West Columbia.

Rogers is president of Sumter Kiwanis Club and was honored for serving 54 years with the USDA. Rogers has also been a recipient of the

During the Sumter County Council meeting on Tuesday, Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon announced that he has started conversations with South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control regarding mosquito control in the county and the Zika virus.

Mixon said discussions are taking place after the virus was recently reported in Florida.

Sumter County is fortunate to have vector control services, unlike Clarendon, Lee and Kershaw counties, to help control the mosquito population.

However, the county does not have the resources to manage a possible outbreak, he said.

The county will continue to work with DHEC to stay ahead of the Zika virus, Mixon said.

Also during the meeting, Sumter County Council approved final reading of a $2.5 million bond to purchase vehicles for county agencies as well as fund maintenance to county buildings.

Mixon said a bond of that amount is approved by council each year during the budget process for the purpose of assisting county agencies.

Of this year’s bond, $490,000 will be used to purchase 15 vehicles for Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office, about $200,000 to purchase eight vehicles for Sumter County Public Works and $360,000 to purchase two ambulances

USDA’s Harvest Medallion Award.

Advocates for Agriculture is a nonprofit which promotes South Carolina’s agricultural products and services.

Also receiving an Advocate of the Year award was state Rep. W. Brian White, R-Anderson.

Baby-sitter charged after boy shoots himself GREENVILLE — Police in South Carolina said the baby sitter of a 4-year-old child who accidentally shot himself has been arrested.

News outlets report that Greenville police said Lydia

for Sumter County Emergency Medical Services.

Also, $68,000 will be used to purchase three playground sets for county parks, about $45,000 will be spent on maintenance and renovations to Sumter County Detention Center, and about $30,000 will be used for Sumter County Vector Control.

Later, county council approved first reading of a request to amend the county’s zoning ordinance to allow billboard embellishments, display features that extend beyond the typical rectangular billboard, outside of Interstate 95 where the displays are currently allowed.

Sumter Planning Commission recommended that city and county councils allow an additional 20 percent of the overall display face of billboards for the use of embellishments.

Sumter Planning Department Director George McGregor said many areas in the state allow embellishments outside of major roadways at varying levels.

In other news, council: • Approved final reading of a request to rezone 14.47 acres on Industrial Road owned by Florence Concrete Products from general residential to light industrial-warehouse. The applicant plans to use the newly rezoned land for storage; and • Deferred action on a request to permit designated parking in the county for individuals riding Santee-Wateree Regional Transportation Authority buses from Sumter to Columbia until legal questions regarding ownership of the property can be discussed with the county attorney.

Riley was arrested and charged with illegal neglect of a child after the boy shot himself in the hand at a home Aug. 1.

Police said the child had grabbed a pistol from a kitchen table.

Greenville police officer Gilberto Franco said the boy was taken to the hospital. Authorities said the injury was not lifethreatening.

Police said Riley was caring for the child and was getting groceries from her car when the shooting happened.

Two other children were there when the shooting occurred. It wasn’t immediately clear if Riley has an attorney.

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He said the alliance is a nonprofit group and does not support or oppose individual candidates.

Ross said the coalition encourages legislators to support fixing the state’s road problems and tries to make residents aware of when a vote is coming up and what position legislators are taking.

“We try to get people to call or email legislators,” he said. “We list phone numbers and email addresses and that type of thing.”

Ross said the General Assembly took a good step in the right direction in 2016 but didn’t solve the state’s road-funding problem in the long term.

Because of that, the alliance isn’t going away, he said.

“We are going to continue to do what we can do to move the needle a little further and get them to adopt something long term,” he said.

Ross said that a long-term funding solution is needed so that South Carolina Department of Transportation can do the type of planning needed to improve the state’s crumbling road system.

He said the alliance has been successful at generating public support through social media.

“We get a lot of feedback on social media; people send us pictures of potholes, and we get a lot of calls asking, ‘What can we do?’”

The alliance has more than 30,000 followers on Facebook, he said, and that generated about 20,000 emails sent to General Assembly members.

“We used to depend on direct lobbying, but in these days, it doesn’t have the impact of social media,” Ross said.

One of the group’s strengths is the broad base of support the alliance receives, he said.

“We have 37 local chambers from across the state who are members and 17 associations, including AARP,” he said. “We are able to get the message over to those groups and utilize them to get meetings and have the opportunity to talk directly to legislators.”

Ross said the general public is sick and tired of having rough roads and hitting potholes.

“I think everybody recognizes what condition the roads have gotten to,” he said.

He called attention to a legislative council study that indicated the tremendous needs DOT is facing.

“One thing they pointed out in that study is that if you don’t maintain the roads, you end up spending 10 times as much,” he said. “That’s the point we are getting to now, and it’s really scary because the longer we postpone this, the larger the dollar figure for getting the roads back in the condition they need to be.”

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With a mural depicting Freddie Gray in the background, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, center, speaks during a news conference in July after her office dropped remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers who were still awaiting trial in Freddie Gray’ death in Baltimore. Read the full story at theitem.com.

Justice Dept. blasts Baltimore cops BALTIMORE (AP) — With startling statistics, a federal investigation of Baltimore Police Department documents in 164 single-spaced pages what black residents have been saying for years: They are routinely singled out, roughed up or otherwise mistreated by officers, often for no reason.

The 15-month Justice Department probe was prompted by the death of Freddie Gray, the black man whose fatal neck injury in the back of a police van touched off the worst riots in Baltimore in decades. To many people, the blistering report issued Wednesday was familiar reading.

Danny Marrow, a retired food service worker, said that over the years, he has been stopped

and hassled repeatedly by police.

“It started when I was 8 years old and they’d say, with no probable cause, ‘Hey, come here. Where are you going?’” he said. “No cause, just the color of my skin.”

“Bullies in the workplace,” he said. “They don’t want you to get angry or challenge their authority, so they’ll use force, they’ll put the handcuffs on too tight. And if you run, they’re going to beat you up when they catch you.”

The Justice Department looked at hundreds of thousands of pages of documents, including internal affairs files and data on stops, searches and arrests.

It found that one AfricanAmerican man was stopped 30 times in less than four years

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She emphasized that her successful pageant competition was not solely her own achievement, thanking coaches, wardrobe designers and dressers, as well as Tasha Etter, the director of the Mrs. NC & SC United States Pageant, who helped her prepare for nationals and “made sure I was 100 percent ready. ... I really did have an amazing team.”

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and never charged. Of 410 people stopped at least 10 times from 2010 to 2015, 95 percent were black. During that time, no one of any other race was stopped more than 12 times.

With the release of the report, the city agreed to negotiate with the Justice Department a set of police reforms over the next few months to fend off a government lawsuit. The reforms will be enforceable by the courts.

Mayor Stephanie RawlingsBlake and Police Commissioner Kevin Davis acknowledged the longstanding problems and said they had started improvements even before the report was completed. They promised it will serve as a blueprint for sweeping changes.

Reed said, “You absolutely make lasting friendships! We have a group Facebook page, and I think we all can agree that we are having withdrawals this week not being around one another 24/7. But, some of the girls you become really close with, and for me it was Mrs. Nevada, Mrs. Massachusetts and Mrs. Rhode Island. Those ladies really made the week a great one. They were always encouraging, and most important, they were genuine. You always leave with one or two you’ll always keep in touch with, and it will definitely be those three.”

While she has many wonderful memories, Reed isn’t sure if she’ll become involved in pageants in the future. She said she and her husband,

Karl Reed, who last month won the International Kickboxing Federation’s light heavyweight kickboxing world championship, have not discussed the possibility yet.

“Right now, we’re trying to relax, and I am trying to eat everything in sight before I have to get back on my workout regiment,” she said.

That won’t stop Mrs. South Carolina United States from her pageant-related goals, however.

“I will definitely miss being able to be on stage and creating an amazing wardrobe, but most important I will miss the sisterhood and being able to make those friendships through competing,” she said. “I will continue to promote my platform ‘Character

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“If we decide not to compete again, I will not be totally removed from pageants, because there are so many young women out there who are destined to follow in our footsteps, and I want to be right there helping them achieve their goals.”

For more information about Sumter native Quiana Anderson Reed, visit her Facebook page, where you can also view the video of the final moments of the Mrs. United States pageant. Visit the Facebook page of the Mrs. United States Pageant to find out more about other contestants and the pageant itself.

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In hometown of ‘Scopes monkey trial,’ evolution debate rages on Erection of Clarendon Darrow statue could face opposition

BY TRAVIS LOLLER The Associated Press DAYTON, Tenn. — In 1925, two of America's most renowned figures faced off in the southeast Tennessee town of Dayton to debate a burning issue — whether man evolved over millions of years or was created by God in his present form.

Today, only one of the two, the Christian orator William Jennings Bryan, is commemorated with a statue on the courthouse lawn. A group of atheists hopes to change that.

Bryan defended the Biblical account while trial lawyer and skeptic Clarence Darrow defended evolution in the "Scopes monkey trial" — formally, Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes. The case became frontpage news nationwide and is memorialized in songs, books, plays and movies.

Nearly a century later, the debate pitting evolution against the biblical account of creation rages on nationally and locally.

Nearly all scientists accept evolution, but many Christians see it as incompatible with their faith. Just two years ago in Dayton, professors at a Christian college named for Bryan were fired in a dispute over whether Adam and Eve were historical people.

One might expect a town that reveres Bryan to resist efforts to memorialize his antagonist, but Reed Johnson, managing editor of The HeraldNews in Dayton, said that vocal resistance hasn't materialized.

He doesn't recall angry letters to the editor.

County Commissioner Bill Hollin said he doesn't think

many people are aware of the effort, but he's against it and thinks others will join him. "I don't see where it would help the community at all to put it up there," he said.

Bryan, on the other hand, represents more than the Scopes trial, Hollin said. His legacy in Dayton includes the college that was founded in 1930 and educates many of the area's young people.

Still, townspeople are resigned to the idea of a Darrow statue, said Christian writer Rachel Held Evans, a Bryan College alumna.

"I think there is a sense that, 'Oh, it's only fair. We have our side, and they have their side.

We have our statue,’ and they have their statue," she said.

Ed Larson, who wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the trial called "Summer for the Gods," said that Dayton has historically been hospitable to both sides, and that outrage over the teaching of evolution in 1925 was manufactured.

The trial is often remembered as the persecution of teacher Scopes for teaching evolution, which Tennessee had outlawed, but it actually began as a publicity stunt for Dayton, Larson said.

Larson explained that locals had responded to a newspaper advertisement by the American Civil Liberties Union looking for someone to test Tennessee's anti-evolution law in court. No one had complained about Scopes or his teaching; he was recruited to be the defendant, Larson said. Scopes never spent time in jail and was offered his job back after the trial, Larson said — and

CHURCH NEWS Agape Outreach Ministries, 328 W. Liberty St., announces: * Sunday, Aug. 21 — The Unity Choir will hold their annual celebration at 4 p.m.

ALIVE Praise & Worship Center, 342 W. Liberty St., announces: * Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 18-21 — Word and worship conference as follows: 7 p.m.

Thursday, Bishop Leverne McKinney will speak; 7 p.m.

Friday, Bishop Anthony Gibson will speak; 6 p.m. Saturday, Recording artist Anton Milton of Glorified will speak; and 4 p.m. Sunday, Dr. Sammie Simmons. Theme: Transformation — The Process of Changing.

Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces: * Friday — Revival at 7 p.m.

The Rev. Stanley Rivers, pastor of High Hills AME Church, will speak. * Sunday — The 135th anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 3 p.m. The Rev. Joseph Postell, presiding elder of the Lancaster District, will speak. * Saturday, Aug 20 — Pastor appreciation program at 3 p.m. at the Lincoln High School cafeteria, Council Street.

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 2571 Joseph LemonDingle Road, Jordan community, Manning, announces: * Today-Friday — Revival at 7:30 nightly. The Rev. John Clairborne, pastor of Mill Creek Baptist Church of Mullins, will speak.

Bethel AME Church, 1605 S.C. 261, Wedgefield, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 21 — The men’s chorus will celebrate their anniversary at 3 p.m.

* Sunday, Sept. 4 — Homecoming service at 10:15 a.m.

Lewis Nelson Jr., of the South Carolina Masons, will speak.

Edwin Boyle Santee Summer Ministry, 1098 Lemon Ave., Manning, (across from Camp Bob Cooper), announces: * Outdoor interdenominational worship service at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday through Sept. 9 for those who spend their summer weekends at Lake Marion. Find them on Facebook for more information.

Fellowship Outreach Ministries, 1981 Florence Highway, announces: * Thursday-Friday, Aug. 18-19 and Sunday, Aug. 21 — Apostle Virnetta Evans-Bennett birthday and anniversary celebration at 7:30 nightly Thursday-Friday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Apostle Johnnie Gilliam will speak. * Sunday, Sept. 4 — Appreciation service for Annie Ruth Durant Wilson at 4 p.m. Evangelist Charity Boone will speak.

First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 24-26 — Revival at 7 nightly.

The Rev. Blakely Scott, pastor of First Nazareth Baptist Church of Columbia and Mt. Moriah Baptist Church of Hopkins, will speak.

Goodwill Presbyterian Church USA, 295 N. Brick Church Road, Mayesville, announces: * Sunday — Homecoming worship service at 12:30 p.m.

The Rev. Dr. Jerry Cannon will speak.

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Sculptor Zenos Frudakis works on a statue of attorney Clarence Darrow in July in his studio in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The statue is to be placed near a statue of William Jennings Bryan, below, outside the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, where the two men faced off in the 1925 “Scopes monkey trial.”

Bryan even offered to pay his fine.

Evans said part of the trial's legacy has been negative: a lasting sense that belief in evolution conflicts with Christianity, something she no longer believes.

"I grew up as a conservative evangelical, and we always heard about the trial that William Jennings Bryan was a hero who came in and put everyone in their place," she said.

"Even in college, I was told I could either believe in the Bible or I could believe in evolution."

But many say part of the legacy is positive: Dayton has seen a stream of visitors to the redbrick courthouse in the town square that still looks much as it did when the judge moved the trial's action onto the lawn

— worried the floor would cave in from the weight of spectators — and Darrow began questioning Bryan's views on the Bible.

The courthouse basement now holds a small museum. On the trial's anniversary in July, a festival is held, with a courtroom play re-enacting trial scenes.

At this year's festival, Dayton resident Richard DeArk sold hand-crafted earrings, some with a monkey theme, on the courthouse lawn near the Bryan statue. Asked about the Darrow statue, he said, "It's about time!"

Tom Brady, the courthouse maintenance supervisor, said he hasn't heard objections to the Darrow statue. "The trial helped Dayton," he said.

Tom Davis, president of the

Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday-Wednesday, Aug. 17 — Revival at 2 p.m. on Sunday and 6:30 nightly MondayWednesday. The Rev. Stanley Flowers will speak on Sunday.

Speakers will vary MondayWednesday.

nd Community Church, will speak.

High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Saturday — Youth / church family picnic 11 a.m.-2 p.m. * Sunday — Usher’s anniversary celebration during 10:15 a.m. worship service. * Sunday, Aug. 21 — Homecoming during 10:15 a.m. worship. The Rev. Norma Williams will speak.

Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday — Knitting Hearts will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. Wanda Rogers will speak. Light breakfast included. A love offering will be received. Visit knittingheartsministry.wordpress. com.

Love Covenant Church, 245 Oswego Road, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 21 — Founders appreciation day will be celebrated at 4 p.m.

Mount Pisgah AME Church, 217 W. Bartlette St., announces: * Friday — The 150th anniversary of the church will be celebrated with an evening of praise and worship at 7 p.m. * Saturday — A banquet to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the church will be held at 6 p.m. at the Lakewood High School auditorium. The Jeffrey Lampkin Singers will provide music. * Sunday — The 150th anniversary of the church will be recognized at 4 p.m. The Rev. Ralph W. Canty Sr., of Weste-

Mount Zion Enrichment Center, 325 W. Fulton St., announces: * Saturday — Back-to-school bash 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — Back-to-school worship celebration at 10:45 a.m. * Sunday, Aug. 21 — Morning worship will be held at 10 a.m. for this day only. Church school will be held at 9 a.m. * Sunday, Aug. 28 — Usher’s ministry anniversary worship celebration at 10:45 a.m.

New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 S., announces: * Saturday, Aug. 20 — YWA second annual women’s conference. Registration will be at 8:30 a.m. and the conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. * Saturday, Aug. 27 — Church school workshop at 9 a.m. * Sunday, Aug. 28 — Church school annual day program at 8:45 a.m.

New Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2833 Alex Harvin Highway, Manning, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 21 — Gospel singing at 6:30 p.m. with Heaven Sent featuring David Floyd and Marty James. Light refreshments will follow.

New Fellowship Covenant Ministries, 316 W. Liberty St., announces: * Saturday — Clothes giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon. Free snacks will also be given out.

Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, announces: * Monday, Aug. 15 — Widow’s

Rhea County Historical and Genealogical Society, was asked to make a recommendation to the county executive about the two statues. He said in an interview that the group supported the Bryan statue in 2005 but realized at the time "if we do this, we'll probably face a request for a Darrow statue one day, and we'll probably have to support that."

The American Humanist Association is raising money for the statue, but the creative side is the work of Pennsylvania sculptor Zenos Frudakis, who says Darrow is too important to the story to leave out.

Frudakis said he has the county executive's permission to erect the statue opposite Bryan on the courthouse lawn as long as the county doesn't have to spend any money on it and it is similar in size and style to the Bryan statue. But County Commissioner Hollin said he believes his panel will have to give its blessing first, something he does not see happening.

Frudakis said he is a fan of Darrow but doesn't want his statue to be controversial.

"Right now they only have William Jennings Bryan there, standing alone," Frudakis said.

"Add Darrow, and it recreates the historical drama of 1925, the way it played out in the public eye and galvanized the nation."

luncheon at 11 a.m.

Quinn Chapel AME Church, 2400 Queen Chapel Road, announces: * Sunday — Homecoming celebration at 3 p.m. The Rev. Cynthia Moses-Nedd will speak.

St. James AME Church, 180 W. Fulton Manning Road, Pinewood, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 17-19 — Revival at 7:30 nightly.

Speakers as follows: Wednesday, the Rev. Joseph Postell; Thursday, the Rev. Adam China; and Friday, the Rev. Sammie Simmons.

St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 102 W. Clark St., Pinewood, announces: * Sunday — The male chorus will celebrate its third anniversary at 4 p.m. On the program: Ernest Pearson and the Singing Disciples of Manning and the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Gospel Choir.

St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Saturday-Sunday — The pastor’s aide society will celebrate the Rev. Willie J. Chandler’s 17th pastoral anniversary with a banquet at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Taw Caw Community Center. The celebration will conclude at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the church. Call Jackie Smythe at (803) 566-5555 or (803) 236-6451. * Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 24-26 — Three nights of Joy services at 7 nightly.

St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church, 1715 S. Guignard Drive, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 17-19 — Revival at 7 nightly.

The Rev. W.T. Johnson, of Taw Caw Baptist Church of Summerton, will speak.

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henever a fellow citizen earns a spot on the Olympic awards platform, I think we all swell with patriotic pride. The United States has done well so far, earning more than 30 medals at the time of this printing.

But I took a special pride when my faith was represented. David Boudia and Steele Johnson took the winners’ platform on Monday, having garnered the silver medal in men’s synchronized 10m platform diving at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. In an interview afterward, the two credited Christ for their accomplishment.

Their statements before and during the Olympics have been lauded by believers, and rightly so. We are commanded to be bold in our faith, so it was especially encouraging to see someone do so on a global stage.

We’ve all been audience to the celebrities who thank God for the success of their profanity-laced products. We all pause and try to reconcile the disparity between their actions and their statements.

Boudia’s statement in an interview went further than claiming faith; he claimed his identity.

The Christian Examiner records Boudia as follows: “It’s just an identity crisis.

When my is on Faith Matters mind this [diving], JAMIE H. and I’m WILSON thinking I’m defined by this, then my mind goes crazy. But we both know that our identity is in Christ, and we’re thankful for this opportunity to be able to dive in front of Brazil and in front of the United States. It’s been an absolutely thrilling moment for us,” he said.

I certainly don’t mean to idolize these two, but their attitude toward recognition should make us question our own actions when it comes to success: How do I act when God gives me a platform?

You and I may never ascend to the heights of athletic recognition like Boudia and Johnson, and we may never have a worldwide audience, but there will be times when we are recognized for our accomplishments, and in that moment believers have a real responsibility to give God the glory.

Scripture tell us that it is God who deserves our accolades: “Not to us, O LORD, not to us, But to Your name give glory, because of your loving kindness, because of your truth.” (Psalm 115:1) This is incredibly difficult, especially when our greatest successes seem to come as the result of hard work, of personal volition. We forget who orders our steps (Prov. 16:9)

and who formats our lives for our benefit (Rom. 8:28). The two divers worked hard, pushing their bodies to physical exhaustion. They put in the time, sacrificing other opportunities, and despite all this, they still single out their greatest accomplishment in knowing Christ.

They get it.

When you live life through your resume or portfolio, you

have to constantly remind others of your importance.

When you find your identity in Christ, you don’t have to convince anyone because He isn’t concerned with your accomplishment. He simply cares for you.

That is a God worth praising.

Email Jamie H. Wilson at faithmatterssumter@gmail. com.

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Office 803-494-8281 • Jeff Gordy 803-983-1215 Hey Kids! Hey Parents!

Beginning Wednesday, August 10th at 6:00 p.m., our Children’s Pastor, Mr. Jeff Gordy will be leading a Bible Study for grades 1 - 6. Please be sure to invite your friends to come and be a part of a wonderful time.

Also: Beginning Sunday, August 14th at 6:00 p.m., Pastor Jeff will be teaching a study called TeamKID for grades 1 - 6. This study is called Jumping the Hurdles.

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This is a study you cannot miss, so come and bring your friends.

Church Directory Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist 103 N Pike West 775-4455 Pastor Harry Robinson Sat. Sch: 9:15 am, Worship: 11:00 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org

African Methodist Episcopal Wayman Chapel AME Church 160 N Kings Hwy • 803-494-3686 www.waymanchapelame.com Reverend Dr. Dennis W. Broughton, Jr. Church School 9:00 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm

Anglican Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 qm - Bible Study 12 pm Mass

Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Salem Missionary Baptist Church 320 West Fulton Street 803-775-8054 Sun. School 9:00 am Praise Worship 9:55 am Worship 10:00 am

Saturday: 6:00 pm Sun. 9:15 - 12:00 Noon, 5:00 pm (in Spanish) Confession: Sat. 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Church of Christ Plaza Church of Christ 1402 Camden Hwy. • 905-3163 Stewart Schnur cell 361-8449 Sunday School: 10 am Sunday Worship: 11 am & 6 pm Wed. Bible Class: 7 pm

Baptist - Southern Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 10:55 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd. • 499-4997 Rev. Robert White, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm Bible School June 20th - 25th 6:00 - 8:30 PM 4 year old & up

Interdenominational City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm

Assembly of God Catholic - Roman First Assembly of God 1151 Alice Drive * 773-3817 www.sumterfirstag.org Jason Banar, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

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The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Parochial Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Weekend Masses: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:00 and 12:00 Noon Confession: Sat. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Catholic Community of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church Sumter, St. Jude Site 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 Marion H Newton, Pastor www.stjudesumtersc.org Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Parochial Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM

Lutheran - ELCA St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday School: 9:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am Holy Communion: 12:00 pm

Lutheran - NALC Immanuel Lutheran Church 140 Poinsett Drive 803-883-1049 • 803-774-2380 Pastor Gary Blobaum Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Wed Bible Class: 7:00 pm

Methodist - United Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 David W. Day, Pastor Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. Larry Brown Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Bible Study 11:00 am Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Blended Service 8:45 am Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am trinityumcsumter.org

Non-Denominational Abundant Life Kingdom Ministries 301 Crosswell Drive, Sumter Pastor Dion E. Price 803-468-1567 Sunday Morning 10:00 am

1st & 3rd Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm Sat. 9:00 am Intercessory Prayer

Presbyterian - ARP Presbyterian USA Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am

Christ Community Church(CCC) 320 Loring Mill Rd., Sumter www.cccsumter.com 803-905-7850 Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall) 135 Haynsworth Street First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm

Presbyterian PCA Westminster Presbyterian Church 230 Alice Dr., Sumter 803-773-7235 Pastor Stuart Mizelle Sunday School 9:15 am Worship Service 10:30 am

Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Rev. Jim Burton Sunday School (classes for all ages) 9:30 a.m.

Hospitality & Fellowship (Fellowship Hall) 10:10 a.m.

Worship (Sanctuary) 10:30 a.m.

Youth (West Center) 5:00 p.m.

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Pentecostal First United Penecostal Church 14 Plowden Mill Rd • 775-9493 Pastor Theron Smith Sunday Service: 10:00 am & 6:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 pm Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 7:00 pm

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long the boardwalk and over the dunes, suddenly the sea appears in all its glory. Hidden until you are almost on top of it, it is always there waiting. Our Creator is always there waiting, too, even though we may become tired and discouraged because the path is not always clear. Learn more of God’s path for you at your house of worship this week. He can lead you to a life of beauty and peace; He will help you find your way.

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New teachers at MECC excited for school year

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Two Clarendon County natives are new teachers this year at Manning Early Childhood Center.

Turbeville native Devyn Youngblood will be teaching first grade and Manning native Felicia Mack will be teaching kindergarten when school starts on Monday.

DEVYN YOUNGBLOOD Youngblood said she first fell in love with teaching in high school while helping to coach at a cheerleading camp.

“We had a group of first-grade students who I loved working with,” she said.

After graduating from East Clarendon High School in 2012, she went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from University of South Carolina Sumter through the USC Upstate Teacher Education Program.

Youngblood said teaching first grade will be a fun experience. Even though the students are six and seven years old, they will already have an exposure to the core subject areas of math, science, social studies and English language arts, she said.

She said she chose first grade because she wants to make an impact on students at an early age.

Youngblood will have 20 students this year, and she said her goal is to have all of the students reading above grade level by the end of the school year.

“Besides building their academics, I would also like to see the students grow as individuals, develop socially and emotionally and in their manners,” she said. “I want them to be role models for other students.”

FELICIA MACK Even though this will be her first teaching position, Mack has about 10 years of experience working with children.

A 2004 graduate of Manning High School, she started her career working with toddlers at the Wee Academy Learning Center in Manning. She then went on to work at Manning Migrant Head Start Center, a program for young children of migrant workers. She has also worked for South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Women, Infants and Children nutrition program.

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Manning Early Childhood Center’s new teacher Devyn Youngblood, above, uses a laminating machine as she gets her classroom ready on Tuesday. Youngblood will be teaching first grade. Felicia Mack, right, arranges a puzzle set in her classroom on Tuesday. Mack will be teaching kindergarten.

For the last few years, Mack has served as a kindergarten assistant at the early childhood center. She said it was that position which inspired her to be a teacher.

“I just felt like I wanted to make a difference in the lives of other children,” she said. “I wanted to catch students early on, at their starting point, and take them to the next level.”

Mack recently completed a master’s degree in early childhood education at Grand Canyon University, an online institution.

She said she will be teaching kindergarten, and her goal is to build a foundation for their reading and writing skills.

Council approves November referendum for Sunday alcohol sales

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Clarendon County Council approved third reading of a measure during Monday’s meeting to allow a referendum for a Sunday alcohol sales option to be placed on November’s ballot. County residents will vote on the issue in the general election on Nov. 8.

If it passes, the Sunday alcohol sales referendum would only affect businesses that already have an alcohol license, such as restaurants, grocery stores and gas stations, said Pro Prothro, Clarendon County Chamber president, in an earlier article in The Sumter Item. The referendum would have no effect on liquor stores, as by state law, they are not allowed to be open on Sunday.

No tax dollars will be spent in the referendum process, Clarendon County Chairman Dwight Stewart said. Clarendon County Council cannot legally take a stance on the issue, Stewart said.

If it passes, the referendum would also not be able to override municipal ordinances which prohibit alcohol sales, such as the Town of Turbeville, which by local law is a “dry town.”

If residents vote on Nov. 8 for the Sunday alcohol sales, business owners with an alcohol license will have several options, according to Prothro.

These options include applying for a 24-hour permit for $50 or an annual Sunday alcohol sales permit for $3,000. The referendum has no provision for businesses that don’t already

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Kevin Moye, left, a registered nurse and volunteer firefighter, receives a Certificate of Merit from Dutch Holland, board member of the Central South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross, at the Clarendon County Council meeting on Monday. Moye saved his mother’s life after she suffered a heart attack at her home in 2014. have an alcohol license.

Money collected would go into the general fund of the entity where the business is located, such as a city or county.

Prothro said if the referendum passes, the ultimate goal would be to recruit more businesses to the area and to increase tourism.

“It would be an economic boon,” he said. “One of the things many restaurant chains look for is to have the

flexibility of Sunday alcohol sales.”

In the city of Sumter, a referendum was passed in November 2014. Sumter’s referendum affected only restaurants and did not extend to “to-go” businesses such as grocery stores, convenience stores and bars, according to an earlier article in The Sumter Item.

According to the South Carolina Department of Revenue

website, www.dor.sc.gov, 18 counties in the state have approved a Sunday alcohol sales referendum for restaurants, grocery stores and gas stations that already sell alcohol.

Two counties are in the process of the same reform, the website states. Although the City of Sumter has approved Sunday sales, the issue has not been taken up for Sumter County.

Prothro said the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce board will promote the campaign.

In other action, council: • Voted to begin negotiations on tax incentives for two economic development projects, labeled Project Gordon I and Project Gordon II. More information on the projects will be released at a later date, Epperson said; • Voted to authorize funding to the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $55,000 for tourism promotion initiatives for fiscal year 2017. Funds will be disbursed from the Clarendon County Accommodations Tax Fund’s tourism allocation; • Approved first reading of an ordinance to amend building codes within the county; and

• Received a presentation from Dutch Holland, board member of the Central South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross, who presented a Certificate of Merit to Kevin Moye. Moye is a registered nurse and volunteer firefighter who saved his mother’s life after she suffered a heart attack at her home in 2014.

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SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2015-CP-140-614 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsThe Estate of James Johnson, by and through its Personal Representative, Melissa Abakah Johnson; Melissa Yolanda McNair Abaka Johnson aka Mellssa Y. Johnson, Jaquan J., a minor, Heirs-at-Law of James Johnson, deceased, their Heirs, Administrators, Successors and Assigns; The Estate of James F. Nelson, by and through its Personal Representative, whose name is unknown, Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of James F. Nelson,Deceased, their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors, and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any Unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any Unknown minors, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe , and any and all persons claiming any right, title, estate or interest in real estate described in the Complaint any unknown adults; also any persons who may be in the military servied of the United States of America being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability being as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after service

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YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the above-captioned action were filed on November 19, 2015, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND NOTICE A GUARDIAN AD LITEM APPOINTED PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT an action involving real property known as 1038 Viking Ct., Manning, SC 29102, in which you may have an interest, has been commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County, South Carolina and that, by Order of the Clerk of Court filed therein on , Kelley Yarborough Woody, Esquire has been appointed as the attorney to represent any unknown Defendants that may be in the military service represented by the class designated as John Doe and Guardian ad Litem Nisi for all minors and persons under legal disability as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants herein.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, unless you or someone on your behalf apply to the Court for appointment of a suitable person to act as Attorney or Guardian ad Litem herein, within thirty (30) days after service by publication of this Notice, the appointment of Kelley Yarborough Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem shall be made absolute.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given

by James Johnson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Popular Financial Services, LLC dated October 4, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Clarendon County on October 13, 2006 at 8:55 am in Book 711 at Page 176 The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and the foreclosure thereof, were, at the time of making thereof and at the time of the filing of the Lis Pendens, as described on the attached Exhibit "A".

EXHIBIT "A" ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, IN THE COUNTY OF CLARENDON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING COMPRISED OF LOT 5, CONTAINING 1.25 ACRES AS SHOWN ON A PLAT BY H.F. OLIVER, SURVEYOR DATED AUGUST 21, 1990 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR CLARENDON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 21 AT PAGE 124.

REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE SAID PLAT FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY HERETOFORE CONVEYED TO JAMES JOHNSON

BY DEED OF JAMES L. HINSON ON BEHALF OF LAKE MARION MOTORS, INC. DATED JUNE 7, 1999 AND RECORDED JUNE 7, 1999 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CLARENDON COUNTY IN DEED/RECORD BOOK A377 AT PAGE 52. DEED RE-RECORDED ON DECEMBER 2, 2004 IN DEED/RECORD BOOK A554 AT PAGE 51.

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THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT SECURES AN OBLIGATION FOR A MANUFACTURED HOME WHICH IS ALREADY OR TO BE PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO THE SUBJECT REAL ESTATE:

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

MAKE: BELLCREST MODEL: TEAKWO YEAR: 1989 SERIAL NUMBER: GBHMC11562AB Crawford & von Keller, LLC. PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29240 Phone: 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff

SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2016-CP-14-00110 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON U.S. Bank, N.A. as trustee for Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1997-6 Plaintiff, -vsThe Personal Representatives, if any, whose names are unknown, of the Estates of Ethel Sinkler aka Ethel Plowden Sinkler and James Sinkler, Sr.; James Sinkler, Jr. and Kim Sinkler a/k/a Kim L. Sinkler, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Ethel Sinkler aka Ethel Plowden Sinkler and James Sinkler, Sr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns and all Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any Unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any Unknown minors, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe; South Carolina Federal Credit Union and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Defendant(s) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED:

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This being the same property conveyed to James Sinkler and Ethel Sinkler, as Joint Tenants with the Right of Survivorship, by deed of E.W. Odom, dated September 25, 1997 and recorded on September 29, 1997 in Deed Book A-327 at Page 114.

Thereafter, James Sinkler died on November 30, 2008, leaving Ethel Sinkler as owner of the subject property by right of survivorship; thereafter, Ethel Sinkler a/k/a Ethel Plowden Sinkler died on February 2, 2014, leaving the subject property to her heirs at law or devisees, namely, James Sinkler, Jr. and Kim Sinkler.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the above-captioned action were filed on March 3, 2016, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND NOTICE A GUARDIAN AD LITEM APPOINTED

Crawford & von Keller, LLC. PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29240 Phone: 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT an action involving real property known as 1474 Herod Drive, Manning, SC 29102, in which you may have an interest, has been commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County, South Carolina and that, by Order of the Clerk of Court filed therein on August 9, 2016, Kimberly Allen Raber has been appointed as the attorney to represent any unknown Defendants that may be in the military service represented by the class designated as John Doe and Guardian ad Litem Nisi for all minors and persons under legal disability as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants herein.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371ES with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC 29102, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, unless you or someone on your behalf apply to the Court for appointment of a suitable person to act as Attorney or Guardian ad Litem herein, within thirty (30) days after service by publication of this Notice, the appointment of Kimberly Allen Raber as Guardian ad Litem shall be made absolute.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given

by James Sinkler and Ethel Sinkler to Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation dated September 25, 1997, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Clarendon County on September 29, 1997 at 1:58 pm Book 309 at Page 90 The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and the foreclosure thereof, were, at the time of making thereof and at the time of the filing of the Lis Pendens, as described on the attached Exhibit "A".

Estate: Henry Cecil Carter #2016ES1400179 Personal Representative: Cecil Jefferson Carter 1886 Old Georgetown Road Manning, SC 29102 07/28/16 - 08/11/16 Estate: Julia Hammett Johnson #2016ES1400177 Personal Representative: Tony Weeks 2766 Terrace Stream Court Las Vegas, NV 07/28/16 - 08/11/16

EXHIBIT "A" All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, being and situate in School District 2 of Clarendon County, South Carolina, designated as Lot 39 on a plat made by R.G. Mathis, RLS, September 9, 1997, entitled "Plat of Lot 39 of the Wells Estate Subdivision Recorded in Plat Book 45, Page 136, Surveyed for James Sinkler and Ethel Sinkler" and recorded on September 29, 1997 in Deed Book A-327 at Page 115, and

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Their high fiber content helps to aid digestion and promote heart health, with their soluble pectin fiber helping to lower cholesterol levels.

In the market, there are hundreds of fig varieties, but only about half a dozen are grown commercially in the United States, with California being the only important figgrowing state. Here are a few varieties: • Adriatic — This Mediterranean transplant has a high sugar content, making it a favorite for drying and using in fig bars and fig pastes. The fresh fig has light green skin and pale pink flesh. • Black Mission — Named for the mission fathers who introduced the fruit to California, the Black Mission has dark purple skin (which

deepens to black when dried) and pink flesh. • Brown Turkey — This fig, with purplish skin and red flesh, is sold fresh and dried. • Calimyrna — This fig is large with greenish-yellow flesh. Calimyrna is the California version of the Smyrna.

In their dried form, Calimyrnas have a delicious nutlike flavor and tender, golden skin, making them the most popular dried form to eat out of hand. • Kadota — The Kadota has greenish-yellow skin and purple flesh and is practically seedless (making it a favorite with those who make fig preserves). It dries to a light golden color. • Smyrna — This is the same fig as the Calimyrna.

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Fresh figs do not keep well, making their season very short. However, the figs grown in this country are available from June through September.

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Look for shapely, plump figs with unbruised, unbroken skins and a mild fragrance; a sour smell indicates spoilage.

They should be just soft to the touch, but not mushy.

If the figs seem somewhat shriveled, as if they are beginning to dry, they will be particularly sweet. Size is not an indicator of quality, but you’ll probably want to choose uniformly sized fruits if you are planning to serve them as individual portions for dessert.

To ripen slightly underripe figs, place them on a plate at room temperature, away from sunlight, and turn them frequently. Keep ripe, fresh figs in the refrigerator.

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If you are going to cook them, place them in the freezer for an hour to make them easier to slice. When you are chopping dried figs, dip the knife into hot water from time to time, to prevent the fruit from sticking. Before using chopped figs in batters, you need to toss the pieces with a little flour to keep them from sinking to the bottom.

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH

CULT CHOICE Steven Spielberg carved out

“Beauty and the Beast” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Alec Baldwin hosts “Match Game” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14).

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Denis Leary stars as Johnny Rock and Elizabeth Gillies as Gigi in “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll,” airing at 10 p.m. today on FX. a small role for fellow director Francois Truffaut in his 1977 science-fiction fantasy “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (9 p.m., Starz), starring Richard Dreyfuss and Teri Garr.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled events at the Rio Olympics include: swimming and gymnastics (8 p.m., NBC); boxing, table tennis, volleyball and shooting (8 p.m., NBCSN).

• A serial killer case hits close to home on “Rosewood” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14).

• A Parisian gourmand doesn’t let the fact that he’s a rodent stymie his culinary ambitions in the 2007 animated fantasy “Ratatouille” (8 p.m., Disney), featuring the voices of Patton Oswalt and Ian Holm.

• Betty White guest-stars on “Bones” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV14).

• “American Experience” (8 p.m., PBS, r, check local listings) recalls President Nixon.

• Gabe comes clean with Trina on “Braxton Family Values” (9 p.m., WE).

• Undercover, Teresa mulls a fateful move on “Queen of the South” (10 p.m., USA, TV14).

• Saving one life is not enough on “Code Black” (10

p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

• A conscious act on “Ripper Street” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-14).

• Johnny’s feel-good anthem catches fire on “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

• Alison Brie and Will Arnett tangle tunefully on “Lip Sync Battle” (10 p.m., Spike).

ABC, r, TV-14) * Vincent submits to examination on

Emilia Clarke, Jason Jones and Eagles of Death Metal appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Expect Ana Marie Cox on “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * James Corden, Scott Speedman and Death Cab for Cutie are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * “The Tonight Show” and “Late Night With Seth Meyers” are pre-empted * Andy Garcia, Jack Huston and the Go-Go’s appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Ben Schwartz, Linda Cardellini and Tegan and Sara appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

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SERIES NOTES The round of 32 continues on “BattleBots” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Sheldon’s misery is contagious on “The Big Bang Theory” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * A killer targets the Legends on “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV14) * A nanny crisis on “Life in Pieces” (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Julie Chen hosts “Big Brother” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg play “The $100,000 Pyramid” (9 p.m.,

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It’s difficult to play catch-up when an election season unfolds at the speed of Twitter.

The Republican presidential candidate and former “Apprentice” host’s use of social media has provided a blizzard of media “events” — not all of them entirely “newsworthy” — that get discussed and dissected nonetheless. They arrive with such rapidity that passing “thoughts” from just yesterday can seem like ancient history.

Against this backdrop, Hulu presents, or rather streams, “Triumph’s Summer Election Special 2016,” a political comedy starring Robert Smigel as his cigar-chomping hand puppet alter-ego, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. The audaciously rude canine visits both parties’ conventions and interviews delegates and dignitaries in his signature scatological style.

Of course, the conventions ended last month. Will anyone but the most diehard Triumph fan want to revisit Philadelphia and Cleveland?

On the other hand, the constant onslaught of political eruptions might call for a little reflection and perspective.

“The Daily Show” used to pretty much own the territory with its nightly recaps. But since the departure of Jon Stewart, two of his former “correspondents,” John Oliver and Samantha Bee, have received more attention and respect for their weekly reports, HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” airing on Sunday nights, and “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee,” airing Monday nights on TBS. It’s interesting to note that well into the 21st century, these weekly satirical recaps possess a bit of TV DNA from “That Was the Week That Was,” a pioneering BBC news satire that began running more than a half-century ago.

David Frost “anchored” the series when it began in the U.K. in 1962. He also starred on the U.S. series when it appeared on NBC in 1964 and ‘65. Writers for “Week” included John Cleese, Peter Cook and Roald Dahl.

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Police say woman killed by officer in exercise

BY TAMARA LUSH The Associated Press PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — A police “shoot/don’t shoot” demonstration in Florida went shockingly awry when an officer shot and killed a 73-year-old former librarian with what police said was real ammunition used by mistake at an event designed to bring police and the public together.

Authorities didn’t immediately say how a gun with a live round came to be used at Tuesday evening’s demonstration, noting blank rounds are typically used in such classes. The officer, who wasn’t immediately identified, has been placed on administrative leave, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating.

“We were unaware that any live ammunition was available to the officer,” Punta Gorda Police Chief Tom Lewis said at a news conference Wednesday.

“The officer involved is grief stricken.

We’ve got officers assigned to him to

make sure he’s psychologically stable.”

Mary Knowlton, a well-known community volunteer, was shot after being randomly selected to take part in the role-playing scenario illustrating the split-second decisions an officer must make about firing. It was part of a popular citizens academy attended by 35 people, including her 75-year-old husband.

Her son, Steve Knowlton, said his father was “devastated.”

The younger Knowlton said in an interview Wednesday at his parents’ home that, on his mother’s behalf, he was forgiving the officer who fired.

“There’s too much hate in this world, in America; we always feel like we need revenge, and it doesn’t solve anything,” he said. “I obviously can’t say it’s easy to forgive, but it needs to be done. She’s watching me now.”

Punta Gorda Police Lt. Katie Heck said officers in such demonstrations normally use “simunition guns,” which are real-looking weapons that fire a

non-lethal projectile with reduced force.

But Knowlton was mistakenly struck with a live round, officials said.

The class put on by the Chamber of Commerce and the Punta Gorda police station was just one stop during the weeks-long curriculum.

Officer Oscar Vasquez of the Jacksonville, Illinois, Police Department, who is president of the National Citizens Police Academy Association, said he had never heard of anyone taking part in such courses being fatally shot.

He said most departments do not use weapons in “shoot/don’t shoot” scenarios that are capable of firing a live round.

“When we run scenarios, we will use starter pistols,” Vasquez said.

“You can’t even put live ammunition in them.”

Some departments use video simulators or other non-lethal devices, he said. Officers involved in most citizen academies don’t typically even bring service weapons into classes, he

added. Citizens are told beforehand that live weapons won’t be used.

“We put them in the shoes of the officers so they can see, real time, the decisions we have to make and the time frame we have to make them.”

With suspicions running high between police and many citizens in recent years, particularly in minority communities, Vasquez said a death like the one in Punta Gorda is extremely unfortunate.

“It just breaks my heart. It’s such a tragedy,” he said.

Mary Knowlton attended the class with her husband, and it was supposed to be “a fun night,” her son said.

Steve Knowlton tearfully told reporters Wednesday that he used to tease his mother about how much she worked in retirement. She helped with the local Chamber of Commerce, was active in a program for at-risk kids where she made lunch for the students, loved the library and spent hours there volunteering.

Source says boy was decapitated on waterslide

BY MARIA SUDEKUM The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 10-year-old boy was decapitated as he rode a 168-foot-tall waterslide at a water park in Kansas, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.

The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person is not authorized to speak about the boy’s death, told The Associated Press that Caleb Schwab was decapitated SCHWAB Sunday on the “Verruckt” raft ride at Schlitterbahn WaterPark in Kansas City, Kansas.

Caleb, the son of a Kansas lawmaker, was in a raft with two women who were not related to him when he was killed. The women were treated for facial injuries.

A spokeswoman for the waterpark on Wednesday declined to discuss the circumstances of Caleb’s death. The Guinness World Records has certified the ride as the tallest in the world.

At least two people who recently rode on “Verruckt” — German for “insane” — have said nylon shoulder straps came loose during the ride.

It’s unclear whether the straps played any role in Caleb’s death. Police and Schlitterbahn have not provided any other details.

The park said Tuesday that

“a limited portion” of the park would reopen Wednesday but that “Verruckt” will be closed for the rest of the season.

“Verruckt” riders sit in multi-person rafts that begin with a steep drop, followed by a surge up a second hill before a 50-foot descent to a finishing pool. Each “Verruckt” rider must be at least 54 inches tall, and the combined body weight of the riders on each raft is limited to 400 to 550 pounds.

Riders are harnessed in with two nylon seatbelt-like straps — one that crosses the rider’s lap, the other stretching diagonally like a car shoulder seatbelt. Each strap is held in place by long Velcrostyle straps, not by buckles.

Riders also hang on to ropes inside the raft.

Ken Martin, a Richmond, Virginia-based amusement park safety consultant, questioned whether the straps were appropriate, suggesting that a more solid restraint system that fits over the body — similar to those used in roller coasters — may have been better.

In early tests, rafts carrying sandbags flew off the slide, prompting engineers to tear down half the ride and reconfigure some angles. A promotional video about building the slide includes footage of two men riding a raft down a half-size test model and going slightly airborne as it crests the top of the first big hill.

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Schlitterbahn’s Verruckt speed slide/water coaster is seen in 2013 in Kansas City, Kansas. A 12-year-old boy died Sunday on the Kansas water slide that is billed as the world’s largest, according to officials. The slide is 168 feet tall and has 264 stairs leading to the top.

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people from flying out,” said Martin, who has not seen or tested the ride. “I think we have a serious issue with the restraint system. Period.”

Jon Rust, a professor of textile engineering at North Carolina State University, said the material used on the straps, commonly called hook

and loop, isn’t designed to keep a person in the seat. It also can degrade with use.

“It’s got to be used in a safe manner, and that doesn’t include stopping someone’s fall or preventing someone’s ejection,” Rust said.

Paul Oberhauser told TV station KCTV that his shoulder restraint “busted loose” on his Verruckt raft July 26.

The Nebraska man said he “just held on,” and a video shot by his wife shows the strap loose at the ride’s end.

Oberhauser said he reported the matter to park workers.

Kenneth Conrad told WDAF-TV that during his trip down the waterslide last year with a friend, the friend’s shoulder strap came “completely off.” Conrad’s wife snapped a photo at the end of the ride showing the strap missing. Conrad didn’t file a complaint with the park.

Police are investigating the death as a criminal case although police spokesman Cameron Morgan said Tuesday that designation did not mean they suspect foul play.

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COMMENTARY

Hurray for John Oliver W ASHINGTON — Every couple of years or so, I feel the need to whine about the plight of newspapers. It’s August. I’m Trumped out. So today’s

the day.

Except that HBO’s John Oliver beat me to it with the best defense of newspapers — ever. His recent “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” monologue about the suffering newspaper industry has gone viral in journalism circles, but he deserves a broader audience.

Besides, it’s funny.

Leavening his important message with enough levity to keep the dopamine flowing, Oliver points out that most news outlets, faux, Fox and otherwise, essentially rely on newspapers for their material. This includes, he says, pulsing with selfawareness, Oliver himself. He’s sort of part of the problem, in other words, but at least he Kathleen knows it, which makes it OK, sort of.

Parker The problem: People want news, but they don’t want to pay for it.

Consequently, newspapers are failing while consumers get their information from comedy shows, talk shows and websites that essentially lift material for their own purposes.

But somewhere, somebody is actually sitting through a boring meeting, poring over data or interviewing someone who isn’t nearly as important as he thinks he is in order to produce a story that will become news. As Oliver points out, news is a food chain, yet with rare exceptions, the most important members of the chain are at the bottom, turning off the lights in newsrooms where gladiators, scholars and characters once roamed.

Some still do, though most are becoming rather long-ish in the tooth. (You can actually get that fixed, you know.)

That any newspapers are surviving, if not for much longer in any recognizable form, can be attributed at least in some part to the dedication of people who really believe in the mission of a free press and are willing to work harder for less — tweeting, blogging, filming and whatnot in addition to trying to write worthy copy. Most of the poor slobs who fell in love with the printed word go unnoticed by any but their peers.

An exception is Marty Baron, the unassuming executive editor of The Washington Post, recently featured in the film “Spotlight” about the Boston Globe’s stories under Baron’s leadership about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

It’s a good movie, not just because of great casting and acting, but also because it’s a great tale about a massive investigative effort that led to church reform and the beginning of healing for victims. (Not to worry, my pay comes as a percentage of the money I make for the company.

This won’t make a dime of difference.)

My point — shared by Oliver — is that only newspapers are the brick and mortar of the Fourth Estate’s edifice. Only they have the wherewithal to do the kind of reporting that leads to stories such as “Spotlight.” What happens to the “news” when there are no newspapers left?

We seem doomed to find out as people increasingly give up their newspaper subscriptions and seek information from free-content sources. And though newspapers have an online presence, it’s hard to get readers to pay for content.

As Oliver says, now is a very good time to be a corrupt politician. Between buyouts, layoffs and news-hole reductions, there’s hardly anyone paying attention.

Except, perhaps, to kitties.

In a hilarious spinoff of “Spotlight” called “Stoplight,” Oliver shows a short film of a news meeting where the old-school reporter is pitching a story about city hall corruption. The rest of the staff, cheerful human topiaries to the reporter’s kudzu-draped mangrove, are more interested in a cat that looks like a raccoon.

And then there’s Sam Zell, erstwhile owner of the Tribune Company, who summed up the sad trajectory of the nation’s interests and, perhaps, our future while speaking to Orlando Sentinel staffers in 2008. When he said he wanted to increase revenues by giving readers what they want, a female voice objected, “What readers want are puppy dogs.”

Zell exploded, calling her comment the sort of “journalistic arrogance of deciding that puppies don’t count. … Hopefully we get to the point where our revenue is so significant that we can do puppies and Iraq, OK? [Expletive] you.”

Yes, he said that.

Moral of the story: If you don’t subscribe to a newspaper, you don’t get to complain about the sorry state of journalism — and puppies you shall have.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR DEMOCRATS MAY BE SHREWD, CUNNING BUT NOT STUPID I have to agree that one should not label all Democrats as stupid.

Quite the contrary, a political party that has been able to take over the public education system, the national news media; pack the courts with liberal cronies; openly try to eradicate God and Christianity in society; strangle the economy with taxes, debt, and thousands of regulations; create a dependent class of voters in poverty under the guise of helping them; set in motion the destruction of our private health care system; destabilize the Middle East with reckless policies; hollow out our military; successfully render the majority of their opposition in Washington to gutless eunuchs; rabidly defend the daily genocidal slaughter of the unborn; and more than double the national debt in eight years while taking no responsibility for the results …with an in-your-face arrogance that goes unchallenged by a socalled news media whose job used to be keeping government in check. These Democrats are not stupid. Their masses may be the asses, but not them.

Shrewd, cunning, irrational, dishonest, etc., but not stupid.

Democrats like Tom O’Hare and other proud liberals are inconsistent and comically hypocritical. They are comfortable with the government spending more than it receives in tax revenue buying votes with freebies but are in no hurry to give more of their earnings and personal wealth to the less fortunate. But most amusing of all is the ones, politicians included, that have sent and currently send their children to private schools instead of public schools. As Mr. O’Hare points out, “Of our nation’s almost four million teachers, roughly two-thirds are registered Democrats...”, so why not ensure they are taught according to the standards and policies adopted and required by the people you support? Which leads me to my next question for Mr. O’Hare. What are you doing “toiling” in a private school investing your time and talent “at the expense of greater income” when you could expose a greater number of “our nation’s youth” to your liberal slant on history in a public school classroom?

DAVID HOLZBACH Sumter Editor’s note: Because this letter

exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

HILLARY’S INEPT WHEN IT COMES TO APPOINTING PEOPLE When Bill Clinton was president, he allowed Hillary to assume authority over an attempt to reform health care. Even after threats and intimidation, she couldn’t get a vote in a Democrat-controlled U.S. Congress.

This fiasco cost the American taxpayers about $13 million for studies, promotion and other efforts.

Then, President Clinton gave Hillary authority over selecting a female attorney general. Her first two selections were Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood — both were forced to withdraw their names from consideration.

Next, she chose Janet Reno — husband, Bill, described her selection as “my worst mistake.”

Some may not remember that Reno made the decision to gas David Koresh and the Branch Davidian religious sect in Waco, Texas, resulting in dozens of deaths of women and children.

Husband, Bill, allowed Hillary to make recommendations for the head of the Civil Rights Commission. Lani Guanier was her selection. When a little probing led to the discovery of Ms. Guanier’s radical views, her name had to be withdrawn from consideration.

Apparently a slow learner, husband, Bill, allowed Hillary to make some more recommendations. She chose former law partners Web Hubbell for the Justice Department, Vince Foster for the White House staff and William Kennedy for the Treasury Department.

Her selections went well: Hubbell went to prison, Foster (presumably) committed suicide, and Kennedy was forced to resign.

Many younger voters will have no knowledge of “Travelgate.” Hillary wanted to award unfettered travel contracts to Clinton friend Harry Thompson — and the White House Travel Office refused to comply. She managed to have them reported to the FBI and fired. This ruined their reputations, cost them their jobs and caused a 36month investigation. Only one employee, Billy Dale, was

charged with a crime, and that of the enormous crime of mixing personal and White House funds. A jury acquitted him of any crime in less than two hours.

Still not convinced of her ineptness, Hillary was allowed to recommend a close Clinton friend, Craig Livingstone, for the position of Director of White House security.

PAUL HERRMANN Sumter Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

INSTEAD OF SPENDING ON PARKS, LET’S FIX OUR ROADS Not too long ago I wrote of a hole in the road I hit at Bultman and Wise drives. It also had a curb built into the road — where the bumper of your car would hit it, all as you pass under the light going west. It is still there. Nothing happened to my car but could have. As phenomenon would have it, I was coming from Manning toward the city — and just after South Guignard Parkway around Dollard Drive — my car hit a serious moon crater which did send me into the repair shop for a bad wheel. It cost me around $200 for repair. Makes me wonder why the taxpayers of this county have to pay road user fees; it also makes me wonder why those in charge of our roads simply sluff it all off. How would they like it if their vehicle went into a repair shop and it was not due to a accident — but the road?

It is starting to look as if this would be the appropriate answer, and I will address the level of responsibility this seems to run back to — the leadership over those in the city or state road repair shops.

They have earned or aspired to and actually win the highest positions and are truly unfit for the lowest clerkships. Incapacity and mediocrity also become the surest passports to their positions. Meanwhile instead of spending millions of dollars on parks we do not need right now, how about fix all of our roads? Notice I said “our” roads.

JAMES C. KNOWLTON Sumter

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AROUND TOWN benefit the SPCA. Call The Sumter Branch NAACP (803) 773-9292. will host “A Conversation on “A Conversation on Community Community Policing” from 6 Sumter High School Class of Policing” held to 8 p.m. todayto atbe the 1976 will celebrate their North HOPE Center, 904 N. 40th class reunion FridayMain St. Sunday, Sept. 2-4 as follows: 7-10 a.m. Friday, The Thunderguards of Summeet and greet at Sumter ter will hold their annual Art Gallery; 7 a.m.-1 p.m. back-to-school bash from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Saturday, blue and gold gala at the Lincoln High Aug. 13, at the ThunderSchool gym; and 8-10 a.m. guards clubhouse, 104 E. Sunday, worship service Bee St. Free event. For inat Golden Corral. For furformation, call DuckTape ther details, contact Ruthat (803) 651-0482, Brascoe ie Dow Prince at (803) at (803) 622-4685 or Wild406-8874, Benita Duncan Child at (803) 983-8715. at (803) 840-4118, Louella American Legion Post 202 Nelson McGee at (803) will meet at 6:30 p.m. on 840-1748 or Marcia Bethue Monday, Aug. 15, at 310 China at (803) 236-3284.

Palmetto St. Dinner will The Sumter Combat Veterbe served and the meetans Group will hold a golf ing will immediately foltournament on Saturday, low dinner. All members Sept. 17, at Crystal Lakes invited. American Legion Golf Course, 1305 Clara Post 202 is a veteran orLouise Kellogg Drive. ganization serving the There will be a 9 a.m. community. For more inshotgun start. Registraformation, call (803) 773tion fee is $50 per golfer 4811 or Lamon O’Neal at limited to the first 20 (803) 840-5239. teams. Fee includes contiThe Lincoln High School nental breakfast, lunch, Preservation Alumni Association will hold a dinner fund- souvenirs, cart, green fees, refreshments during raiser from 11 a.m. until 5 play and door prizes. p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, at Team format will be Capthe Lincoln High School tain’s Choice Four-Person cafeteria, Council Street.

Team. Call Earnest Roland Cost is $8 per dinner and at (803) 840-0935 or Johnmenu will consist of ny Goodley at (803) 236grilled or baked chicken, 0488. seasoned rice, green Edmunds High School Class beans, apple cobbler, roll of 1966 will hold its 50th and a drink. Call James L. reunion on Saturday, Green at (803) 968-4173.

Sept. 24, at the Sumter Maxie Branch Hunt and EduCounty Museum. Cost is cation Club Inc. will sponsor $30 for singles, $60 for a free tree stand safety couples. Kent Mims and workshop for all licensed Coty Cuttino are organizhunters at 5:30 p.m. on ing a golf outing for the Friday, Aug. 19, at 4900 afternoon of Friday, Sept.

Live Oak Road, Dalzell.

23. For more information, Call (803) 669-5475 to regcall Myra Moore Wilt at ister.

(803) 491-4624.

The Lincoln High School The Heart of Sumter NeighPreservation Alumni Associborhood Association’s ation will meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, at Lin- (HSNA) 10th Annual Art in the Park will be held from coln High School cafete10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturria, Council Street. Lincolnites, friends and commu- day, Sept. 24, in Historic Memorial Park. Applicanity members are invited. tion deadline for artists Call James L. Green at or crafters interested in (803) 968-4173. displaying and selling The Sumter SPCA Dog Days their creations is Aug. 31. of Summer Beach Bash will Applications can be be held 7-11 p.m. on Satpicked up at la bella vita, urday, Aug. 27, at the 7 S. Main St., or BroadElaine D. Korn Memorial stone Manor, 204 Broad Center, 1100 S. Guignard St., or obtained online at Drive. Music will be prowww.hsnasumtersc.com. vided by The Footnotes.

Non-profit organizations Enjoy dancing to the oldare also invited to share ies and light hors their mission as part of d’oeuvres. Cost is $25 per Community Corner and person (must be 21 years sell food or beverage or older) and all proceeds items to help raise funds.

PUBLIC AGENDA SUMTER COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION / ELECTION COMMISSION Today, 5:30 p.m., registration / election office, 141 N. Main St.

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Gaffney 87/72 Spartanburg 86/72

Greenville 85/71

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Sumter 90/74

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Charleston 90/76

Today: Periods of sun; a thunderstorm in spots southern parts. High 88 to 93.

Friday: Some sun; a thunderstorm in the area in southern parts. High 88 to 92.

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Meditate, go on a retreat or learn something new that will help you move forward in a positive manner.

Don’t let a disagreement with a colleague or loved one slow your progress.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Pay close attention to how others respond to your requests. Their reactions will help you decide what your next move should be. Refuse to give in to someone’s unrealistic expectations. Others will disappoint you if given too much leeway.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll be questioned about your choices.

Don’t give in to emotional blackmail, bribery or poor judgment. Do your best to show discipline, and focus on selfimprovement. Loyalty will be an issue when dealing with partnerships.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will gather enough confidence to sway someone’s opinion and impress others with your insight and plans.

Take charge of a project and put your knowledge and skills to use.

Romance is encouraged.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Fix your surroundings or you will be subject to criticism. Consider what you can learn in order to make financial gains. You shouldn’t have to spend a lot in order to raise your income.

Deliver on a promise and see what happens.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Speak up, but be willing to listen to the feedback you receive. It’s important to compromise if you want to get things done. An argument will not solve problems. An opportunity to

do something unique will impress those around you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do your part or someone will complain. You may know how to keep the peace from a distance, but this time hands-on help will be required.

Don’t waste time trying to talk your way out of a tough situation — do something about it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Let your emotions help you get a glimpse of what’s possible.

Compassion and realistic solutions will help you get what you want personally and professionally. Don’t give in to negativity or oppression.

Strive for perfection and progress.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Think twice before you make a move or get into a debate that governs your reputation or future prospects. Focus on personal improvements and changing your surroundings to encourage a healthier and happier future. Take care of your needs first.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take pride in what you do and stay away from those who want to take advantage of you. Taking care of personal affairs and making astute changes at home should help you alleviate any foreseeable problems.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Step up the pace and take measures to finish what you start. Being responsible will help you avoid being tested by others. Trust in your abilities and get the job done.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Problems with friends and relatives will send you on a tailspin. Try to get along with your immediate family members, but don’t give in to a situation that you know is detrimental to your health or financial future.

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Olympics

U.S. men survive first test Anthony fuels Americans over Australia 98-88

By BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving had the answers in the first test for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.

Anthony scored 31 points on the night he became the U.S. men's Olympic career scoring leader, combining with Irving for all the Anthony Americans' baskets in the fourth quarter of a 98-88 victory over Australia on Wednesday night.

Irving — born in Australia — added 19 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:35 left after Australia had closed within four.

A team that won its first two games by a combined 101 points could never get a comfortable lead — and for a while couldn't get one at all. The Australians, with big bodies inside, quality point guards to counter the American pressure and a wealth of NBA championship experience, stood toe to toe with the team that had blown them out of the last two Olympics in the quarterfinals.

"It got real," Paul George

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usc football THE SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Former Crestood High School basketball standout Keanua Williams has transferred from Jacksonville University to Francis Marion University in Florence.

Former CHS standout Williams transfers to Francis Marion

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com When Kenaua Williams came to Columbia in March as part of the Jacksonville University women’s basketball team to face South Carolina in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, she did so with a broken foot and

something of a secret. She had already made up her mind that she would be leaving the program.

“I had been thinking about it and I had already made up my mind by that point,” said Williams, the former Crestwood High School standout.

And Williams has made up her mind where she will play

the final two seasons of her collegiate career. She will be playing for NCAA Division II Francis Marion University in Florence.

And Williams made no bones about why she decided to tranfer from DI Jacksonville, which won the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament to advance to the NCAA

tournament, to FMU. “Playing time was really the big thing for me,” Williams said. “I went from high school where I played all of the time to not getting the playing time I thought I should. I just felt like this was the right move for me, to

See transfer, Page B2

clemson football

‘Grocery store kicker’ chasing bigger things

By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CLEMSON — Clemson’s Greg Huegel rose from fill-in, “grocery store kicker” to leading the nation in field goals during the Tigers run to the College Football Playoffs. Now, he’s working to become more versatile and stay among the game’s best.

“Last year, I was a lot more nervous going into the season,” Huegel said. “The biggest change is going from a lot of nerves to living up to the expectations.”

And there are plenty for Huegel, who led the Football Bowl Subdivison with 27 field goals. His 138 points topped all kickers and set Clemson’s single-season scoring mark.

Huegel knows he’s got a big role to live up to in the Tigers’ potent attack.

“If I was able to perform in those situations last year, I’m

Clemson’s coaches with his accuracy and toughness in camp — he was once a hardhitting safety on the JV team at Blythewood High in Columbia — and earned the starting job.

Huegel made four of five field goal tries and all 13 extra points in those three games and maintained the job when Lakip’s suspension ended.

“Huegel is our starter. He’s earned that,” Swinney said in the week leading up to Clemson’s season-shaping victory over Notre Dame.

File/The Associated Press Huegel took confidence Clemson placekicker Greg Huegel scored 138 points for the Tigers from Swinney’s move and in the 2015 season. played a huge part in a 24-22 win over the Irish, convertjust hoping I can do it to the suspended for three contests ing all three extra points and same extent this year,” said following a misdemeanor hitting a 35-yard field goal in Huegel, a third-year sophodrug arrest in June 2015. the fourth quarter that promore.

Huegel, a walk-on who vided the winning margin.

There were few expectacoach Dabo Swinney dubbed Huegel had a run of 16 tions for Clemson’s kicking his “grocery store kicker” straight made field goals that game early on after senior after watching him kick a See clemson, Page B2 starter Ammon Lakip was can at a Bi-Lo, impressed

Lineman Blackshear improving

By Willie T. Smith III wtsmith@greenvillenews.com COLUMBIA – Shameik Blackshear has more improvement to make, but University of South Carolina defensive line coach Lance Thompson is pleased with effort of the sophomore end.

“Shameik has done a really good job, especially in terms of coming off that injury,” Thompson said.

“Obviously his strength level is BLACKSHEAR not what it was.

What I like about Shameik the best is that he is long and can run. He’s a guy I think can develop. He’s going to have an opportunity this year.”

Blackshear missed the spring while recovering from an injury. He has been playing mostly as a reserve during fall practice while he works on improving his strength.

Thompson is pleased with the defensive line’s progress but stops short of predicting how many players will be ready for prime time when the Gamecocks travel to Nashville, Tennessee, to face Vanderbilt on Sept. 1.

“I’m an optimistic guy, but I wouldn’t want to make any projection on what we’ve got right now,” said Thompson.

“The guys we have we’re working them hard. They’re working hard. Hopefully we’ll

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ESPN’s Saunders dies at 61 NEW YORK — ESPN sportscaster John Saunders, who has hosted “The Sports Reporters” for the last 15 years, has died, the network announced Wednesday. He was 61.

Saunders joined ESPN in 1986. He did play-by-play on various sports, hosted NHL Stanley Cup Final coverage and World Series coverage and hosted studio shows for baseball, college football and college basketball.

A cause of death was not announced.

Saunders took over as host of “The Sports Reporters,” a Sunday morning staple of ESPN programming, after Dick Schaap died in 2001. Saunders played the role of calm traffic cop on the panel show that features three sports journalists volleying opinions on the top sports news of the day.

“John was an extraordinary talent and his friendly, informative style has been a warm welcome to sports fans for decades. His wide range of accomplishments across numerous sports and championship events is among the most impressive this industry has ever seen,” ESPN President John Skipper said in a statement.

Saunders was also a founding member of the board of directors for The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a charity started by the network after former college basketball coach and ESPN announcer Jim Valvano died of cancer in 1993.

Alabama grants release to defensive back Smith MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has cleared the way for defensive back Maurice Smith to transfer within the Southeastern Conference, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.

Speaking on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the school hasn’t disclosed the information, the person said Alabama has granted Smith’s release. The Tuscaloosa News first reported the decision.

Smith will have to be granted a waiver from the SEC, which has restrictions on athletes transferring to league schools with less than two years of eligibility remaining, including graduate transfers. Smith graduat-

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go somewhere where I would at least play more.”

SI Body: This past season, Williams appeared in 24 games for the Dolphins, who were 22-11 on the season, before going down with the injury in a game in February.

She was a key reserve off the bench, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds .

SI Body: “I really liked the place, the coaches and everything,” said Williams, who played seven games as freshman, averaging 2.0 points and tying the program’s single-game record with seven steals in her collegiate debut. “I just felt like it wasn’t the best fit for me after two years.”

SI Body: Williams said she gave strong consideration to Francis Marion when she

USC

From Page B1 get them to the best they can be by the opener.”

After being a mainstay at spur in the former USC defense, senior Jordan Diggs is playing safety.

While the transition has been difficult, Diggs has taken steps to help make the move easier.

“I’ve been doing extra work making sure my shoulder is strong,” said Diggs, who missed the spring fol-

File/The Associated Press

John Saunders who hosted “The Sports Reporters” for the last 15 years on ESPN, died on Wednesday at the age of 61. ed earlier this month.

He has been trying to follow former Alabama assistants Kirby Smart and Mel Tucker to Georgia but was blocked from moving to another SEC school.

A statement from the SEC said the league doesn’t comment on such waiver requests but they are reviewed on an individual basis.

The requirements for granting of a waiver include that the athlete’s athletic scholarship was not renewed.

After Wednesday’s practice, head coach Nick Saban said Alabama had done everything it could “to allow the conference to make the decision about whatever they decide is in the best interest of the conference and the SEC rules relative to Maurice Smith.”

“So that is past us now,” Saban said. “It is beyond us.

We don’t really need to talk about that anymore and I don’t have any other comments to make about it.”

Giants 1 Marlins 0

fourth.

Phillies 6 Dodgers 2 LOS ANGELES — Freddy Galvis hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to help Philadelphia beat Los Angeles. Ryan Howard added a three-run, pinch double in the ninth.

Nationals 7 Indians 4 WASHINGTON — Jayson Werth hit a three-run home run, Anthony Rendon had a two-run double and Washington’s offense awoke against Cleveland.

Werth was 2 for 3 and scored three runs to lead the outburst. Rendon and Ben Revere each went 2 for 4.

Washington had scored three runs in its previous three games combined, a stretch of futility that manager Dusty Baker said was “a little bit past a blip” even without reigning National League MVP Bryce Harper.

Braves 2 Brewers 1)

MIAMI — Two days after Brandon Crawford battered the Miami Marlins with seven hits, he beat them with one swing.

Crawford homered in the fourth inning and the San Francisco Giants won a series for the first time since the All-Star break, defeating Miami 1-0 Wednesday.

Crawford tied an NL record with seven hits in the opener of the three-game set. In the finale he put San Francisco ahead with his 11th homer leading off the

MILWAUKEE — Tyrell Jenkins pitched six strong innings, Nick Markakis and Adonis Garcia drove in a run each in the seventh inning and Atlanta beat Milwaukee on Tuesday night.

Jenkins (2-2) allowed one run and three hits in six innings. He walked three and struck out three in his sixth career start and 10th major league appearance. The right-hander has a 1.00 ERA over his past three starts.

From wire reports

graduated from Crestwood before deciding on Jacksonville. She felt the Peach Belt Athletic Conference school was the best move for her.

SI Body: “I really feel like I have a great connection with the coaches,” Williams said.

“Being closer to my home my family will have more of a chance to see me play.”

SI Body: FMU head coach Jeri Porter thinks Williams can contribute immediately.

SI Body: “Keanua could make an immediate impact on our program,” Porter said in a press release from FMU. “She is a big guard (5-feet-10-inches) that can play positions one through four. She handles the ball well, can see the entire floor, and has the ability to create her own shot. For her, we represent a chance to get back closer to home and an opportunity to play and contribute now. In addition, it is

always nice to add instate products to our program.”

SI Body: Williams comes to a program coming off an outstanding season of its won. The Patriots lose only two seniors from this past season’s 24-9 squad that finished ranked No. 23 in DII at the end of the season and reached the Elite Eight of the DII tournament.

SI Body: seven steals in her collegiate debut.

SI Body: Williams was selected all-region at Crestwood for four season. She averaged 15 points, four steals, and six assists per game as a senior, helping the Lady Knights to a 25-4 record and an appearance in the 2014 3A state title game.

She was selected to the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association AllState team and finished her career with more than 1,000 points.

lowing surgery. “I’m playing fast and moving well. I actually feel faster.

“I like this defense. I get to make more plays on the ball in better positions.

The coaches are doing a great job just getting me reps all over the field. I’m definitely enjoying the safety spot.”

Diggs has dropped weight to help with the move. After playing at 219 pounds at spur, he has cut that to 205 in an attempt to condition for the aggressive play of the secondary.

USC coach Will Mus-

champ has said the Gamecocks need to have at least 10 defensive linemen ready to play for them to be successful.

Thompson agrees but isn’t putting a lot of emphasis on who starts.

“I’m not concerned about who is going to be a starter,” said Thompson. “The second series there is going to be a new guy in the game, possibly.

“With that being said, they’ve all got to perform at a high level for us to play winning football on a consistent basis.”

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SCOREBOARD TV, Radio

TODAY

11 a.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Midwest Regional Semifinal Game from Indianapolis (ESPN).

12:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: San Diego at Pittsburgh or Arizona at New York Mets (MLB NETWORK).

1 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series New England Regional Semifinal Game from Bristol, Conn.

(ESPN).

2 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour U.S. Senior Open First Round from Columbus, Ohio (FOX SPORTS 1).

2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Milwaukee (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WPUB-FM 102.7).

3 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Northwest Regional Semifinal Game from San Bernardino, Calif. – Boise, Idaho, vs. Lynwood, Wash. (ESPN).

3:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Colorado at Texas or Baltimore at Oakland (MLB NETWORK).

4 p.m. – Horse Racing: Statue of Liberty Stakes from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 2).

5 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Great Lakes Regional Semifinal Game from Indianapolis (ESPN2).

5 p.m. – PGA Golf: John Deere Classic First Round from Silvis, Ill. (GOLF).

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

7 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Mid-Atlantic Regional Semifinal Game from Bristol, Conn.

(ESPN).

7:30 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Carolina at Baltimore (WACH 57).

7:30 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: New Orleans at New England (NFL NETWORK).

8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs or New York Yankees at Boston (MLB NETWORK).

9 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series West Regional Semifinal Game from San Bernardino, Calif.

(ESPN).

9 p.m. – CFL Football: Montreal at Edmonton (ESPN2).

11 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Denver at Chicago (NFL NETWORK).

1:30 a.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Washington at Atlanta (NFL NETWORK).

MLB standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League East Division

Baltimore Toronto Boston New York Tampa Bay Central Division

Cleveland Detroit Chicago Kansas City Minnesota West Division

Texas Seattle Houston Oakland Los Angeles

W L Pct GB 63 49 .563 — 64 50 .561 — 61 50 .550 1½ 56 56 .500 7 46 66 .411 17 W L Pct GB 63 48 .558 — 61 52 .540 3 54 58 .482 9½ 53 59 .473 10½ 46 67 .407 18 W L Pct GB 67 47 .588 — 59 53 .527 7 58 55 .513 8½ 50 63 .442 16½ 49 63 .438 17

Tuesday’s Games

Texas 7, Colorado 5 Cleveland 3, Washington 1 Tampa Bay 9, Toronto 2 Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 Chicago Cubs 5, L.A. Angels 1 Houston 7, Minnesota 5 Chi. White Sox 7, Kansas City 5, 10 inn.

Oakland 2, Baltimore 1 Seattle 6, Detroit 5, 15 innings

Wednesday’s Games

Washington 7, Cleveland 4 Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

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

Colorado at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Detroit at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Houston (Fister 10-7) at Minnesota (Berrios 2-2), 1:10 p.m.

Colorado (Bettis 10-6) at Texas (Harrell 3-2), 2:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 14-4) at Oakland (Triggs 0-0), 3:35 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Skaggs 1-0) at Cleveland (Kluber 11-8), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 6-10) at Boston (Wright 13-5), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 2-6) at Kansas City (Duffy 8-1), 8:15 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Houston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Arizona at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Chi. White Sox at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

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

Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Baltimore at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

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lasted until Clemson’s 45-37 win over North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game.

Huegel continued his success in the playoffs with five of seven field goals in a 37-17 win over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl and a 45-40 loss to Alabama in the national championship game.

Huegel’s spent this summer working on his long game. He talked with former Clemson kicker (now with the Arizona Cardinals) Chandler Catanzaro, who got him hooked on yoga.

“I put my body in positions that I’ve never been put in before,” Huegel said. “It was pretty uncomfortable.”

Huegel said he’s gained mental and physical discipline from yoga, helping him strike the ball better and become

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Texas 7, Colorado 5 Cleveland 3, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 6, San Diego 4 Arizona 5, N.Y. Mets 3 Miami 2, San Francisco 0 Chicago Cubs 5, L.A. Angels 1 Atlanta 2, Milwaukee 1 Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 4 L.A. Dodgers 9, Philadelphia 3

Wednesday’s Games

San Francisco 1, Miami 0 Philadelphia 6, L.A. Dodgers 2 Washington 7, Cleveland 4 San Diego at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Colorado at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Arizona (Shipley 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-6), 12:10 p.m.

San Diego (Friedrich 4-7) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 2-2), 12:35 p.m.

Colorado (Bettis 10-6) at Texas (Harrell 3-2), 2:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Hernandez 1-0) at Milwaukee (Garza 3-4), 2:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Martinez 10-7) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 12-4), 8:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

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

Baltimore at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

Buffalo Miami New England N.Y. Jets South

Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee North

Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh West

Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

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Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Jacksonville at New York Jets, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Miami at New York Giants, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Oakland at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Seattle at Kansas City, 4:30 p.m.

Indianapolis at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

San Diego at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

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Houston at San Francisco, 7 p.m.

more consistent on long kicks.

While Huegel hit 27 of 32 field goals, four of those misses were from 44 yards or longer and never attempted a kick over 50 yards.

These days, Huegel feels confident from beyond 50 yards and hopes to consistently put kickoffs into the end zone this season after having just 10 touchbacks last fall.

“Last summer, my focus was to be the most consistent kicker you can be,” Huegel said.

“This year, my main focus was working on long field goals and I’ve seen some additions to my yardage.”

Huegel was selected as the all-ACC kicker at the preseason football gathering last month and is on the watch list for the Lou Groza Award, given to the game’s top kicker.

All things few saw coming a year ago.

“To be considered in other people’s eyes to be one of the best in the nation, that’s really nice,” Huegel said.

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Gray skies and green water at the Games

By ARNIE STAPLETON The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO— Skies and pools both darkened Wednesday as the sunsplashed Olympics in Rio de Janeiro gave way to gray clouds and murky green waters.

The Rio Games were drenched in rain and continued questions about why the diving well and water polo pools look so much like neglected aquariums.

The third day of the men’s water polo tournament began in green-tinged water, though not nearly as dark as the neighboring diving pool at the aquatics center. It was crystal blue the day before.

Water quality has been a major issue surrounding the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but in the ocean and lagoons, not pools.

A decrease in the alkaline The Associated Press level in the diving well TuesKerri Walsh Jennings of the United States hits against Switzerland day afternoon led to the green color, organizing committee during a women’s beach volleyball match on Wednesday

said. "It definitely got real."

But Anthony, the most experienced U.S. player, the first male to play in four Olympics, steadied the Americans in the first competitive game most of this new team had never experienced.

Kevin Durant capped off the scoring with two free throws, making him the only other player than Irving or Anthony to score in the period.

The American, who had barely broken a sweat in Brazil, trailed early in the fourth quarter before Anthony hit a flurry of 3-pointers to put the Americans on top.

Patty Mills scored 30 points for Australia.

After blowouts of China and Venezuela to open the tournament, the Americans trailed 72-70 with about 9 minutes left. Anthony scored to tie it, hit a 3-pointer to give the Americans the lead for good, and then hit a couple

OBITUARIES DONALD THOMAS SR. MANNING — Donald Thomas Sr., 76, husband of Ann Thomas, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at home with his family.

Born March 30, 1940, in Maryland, he was a son of the late Nellie and Clifford Thomas Sr. He was a retired commercial THOMAS truck driver.

He is survived by his wife of Manning; two daughters, Penny Hodge (Chandler) and Sandy Akers, both of Manning; six grandchildren; and two sisters.

Don made a selfless decision to donate his body to use for medical research in order to help others in his situation.

In lieu of flowers, donations are being accepted by the family, 1354 Flinn Road, Manning, SC 29102.

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

JUNE M. STRAIN IRMO — A Mass of Christian Burial for June Marie Bastin Strain, 90, of Irmo, will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 195 Amicks Ferry Road, Chapin. Father John MurSTRAIN ray will officiate.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Clyde Strain, Bob Strain, Bruce Strain, Randy Horton, Tom Reed and Robert Godsey.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Temples Halloran Funeral Home, 5400 Bush River Road, Columbia.

June, beloved wife of 66 years to the late Col. Clyde William Strain, retired, passed away on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Born in River Rouge, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Steve and Beatrice Bastin Martin.

She was a member of Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church. She graduated from Mercy Hospital Nursing Program, 1949, in Toledo, Ohio, and worked as a registered nurse.

Upon marriage to the love of her life, she took on the most important career of all, being a wife, mother and grandmother.

She lived abroad in Germany and Japan while her husband served 30 years in the military.

They retired to Chapin to live on the lake. June was very active with her children and grandchildren. She loved opening up her home and entertaining many friends and family.

Surviving are her daughters, Deborah S. Horton (Randy) of Irmo, Gail M. Reed (Tom) of Irmo and Carol A. Godsey (Robert) of Duluth, Georgia; sons, Clyde D. Strain (Sandra) of Sumter, Bruce W. Strain (Ellen) of Herndon, Virginia, and Robert W. Strain of Waycross, Georgia; 18 grandchildren; and 17 greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde, and her parents.

Memorials may be made to Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 195 Amicks Ferry Road, Chapin, SC 29036.

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“It got real. It definitely got real.”

James as the U.S. career leader in Olympic scoring and did it quickly, using a hot start to make up the 11-point advantage James had entering the Paul George game.

But no other U.S. players over in 2005. had much going, with Durant "We have a pretty gritty going 2 for 10 in the first half group that's pretty tough and and Irving 2 for 7. we battled all night," Bogut Irving once considered playsaid. ing for Australia, where he Australia had opened the was born while his father was Olympics with impressive vic- playing there professionally. tories over France and Serbia, Krzyzewski told him he could both ranked among the top six someday have a chance to play in the world. Then the Aussies for the U.S., and the Amerigave the team ranked No. 1 all cans were lucky for that deciit could handle. sion.

The Americans clinched a He exchanged a pregame spot in the medal round, hug with Matthew Dellavedothough that was never going to va, his former backup in be in doubt.

Cleveland, but things didn't This game, though, was. stay nice for long. The Aussies It was the second straight hit hard and the Americans game the Americans were tied hit back, with Paul George getafter one quarter. They quick- ting a technical foul for a shot ly blew away Venezuela after at Dellavedova. it was 18-all after one SaturIt was a welcome test for the day, but the only second-quar- Americans, who have been so ter surge in this one was made dominant under Krzyzewski

by Australians. that it sometimes seems the They used a 15-3 burst to U.S. players are the only ones make it 46-39, and Krzyzewski who don't make a gold medal actually needed a timeout to sound assured. calm his team that by then can They've said it won't come usually make its postgame easily. plans.

Now they've finally had a Anthony moved past LeBron game that wasn't.

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at the pool, Michael Phelps cruised through the preliminaries of the 200-meter individual medley.

With a dazzling 15.8 on the high bar, Kohei Uchimura, the superstar gymnast from Japan, won the men’s all-around title on Wednesday night, edging Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine by less than a tenth of the point to capture his second straight Olympic gold.

Defending champion Mexico was eliminated from the men’s soccer tournament with a 1-0 loss to South Korea. In boxing, Kansas fighter Nico Hernandez is guaranteed to win at least a bronze and become the first American to medal in the Olympics since 2008.

LIFE’S A BEACH The American beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson were eliminated from the Olympics on a tiebreaker. That’s the first U.S men’s team to fail to advance out of pool play since the 2004 Athens Games.

Medals Table

By The Associated Press Through 17 of 18 medal events Wednesday 72 of 306 total medal events G S B Tot Nation 10 11 10 31 United States China 10 5 8 23 Japan 6 1 11 18 4 7 4 15 Russia 3 3 6 12 Britain 5 1 5 11 Australia 3 6 2 11 Italy 4 2 3 9 South Korea Hungary 5 1 1 7 Kazakhstan 2 2 3 7 France 2 3 1 6 Canada 0 1 4 5 Thailand 2 1 1 4 Germany 1 2 1 4 Netherlands 1 1 2 4 North Korea 0 2 2 4 Sweden 1 2 0 3 Belgium 1 1 1 3 Taiwan 1 0 2 3 Ukraine 0 2 1 3 Brazil 1 1 0 2 Colombia 1 1 0 2 Slovenia 1 1 0 2 Vietnam 1 1 0 2 Greece 1 0 1 2 Spain 1 0 1 2 Switzerland 1 0 1 2 Indonesia 0 2 0 2 New Zealand 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 South Africa Georgia 0 1 1 2 Egypt 0 0 2 2 Uzbekistan 0 0 2 2 Argentina 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Croatia Independent 1 0 0 1 Kosovo 1 0 0 1 Azerbaijan 0 1 0 1 Denmark 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Malaysia Mongolia 0 1 0 1 Philippines 0 1 0 1 Slovakia 0 1 0 1 Turkey 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 Czech Republic Israel 0 0 1 1 Kyrgyzstan 0 0 1 1 Poland 0 0 1 1 Portugal 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Tunisia United Arab Emirates 0 0 1 1

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more 3s that pushed it to 8376.

The team staying on a luxury cruise ship could never relax until scoring the final five points in the last 27 seconds on free throws, with Irving hitting the first three.

The Americans were so carefree in their opener that reserves Jimmy Butler played rock, paper, scissors to determine who would shoot a free throw realized it was in a fight in this one.

An enraged coach Mike Krzyzewski screamed at an official after Andrew Bogut's hard foul on Irving just in front of the U.S. bench in the third quarter, his face looking as red as the shirts the coaching staff wore.

Bogut finished with 15 points for the Australians, who talked confidently of their chances in these Olympics. They have never won a medal but four of their players own NBA rings, and with smart passing and rugged rebounding, nearly became the first team to knock off the Americans in the Olympics since Krzyzewski took

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spokesman Mario Andrada said. He added that the pool for water polo and synchronized swimming is being affected in the same way but “we expect the color to be back to blue very shortly.”

A U.S. pool expert said that might not be so easy: “Once you get behind, it gets hard to get back in front of it,” said Jerry Wallace, chairman of the California Pool & Spa Association, a trade group.

Rio organizers insisted the athletes weren’t at risk in the green pools.

They were on the waters and slippery roadways, though.

Under dark skies, the cyclists faced lashing rain and wind on the time-trial course along Rio’s southern coast.

The conditions might have cost Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands a medal. She slid off the road and got tangled in weeds before finishing fourth.

American Kristin Armstrong won the race.

Even after a grueling night

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CHARLES W. LONEY Charles W. “Chuck” Loney, age 63, departed this earth on the evening of Saturday, July 23, 2016, peacefully at his home in the presence of his family and closest friends.

Born Aug. 12, 1952, at Fort Benning, Georgia, he LONEY was a proud veteran, having served in the United States Air Force for 14 years, and was a longtime sufferer of COPD brought on by Agent Orange, which he was exposed to in Southeast Asia during the war.

He was an avid motorcyclist and enjoyed painting artwork.

He is survived by two brothers, John T. Loney of Smith’s Station, Alabama, and Adam V. Loney of Waynesville, Missouri; and a sister, Kathy Martin of Midwest City, Oklahoma.

He was preceded in death by his father, Charles W. Loney Sr., and his mother, Vivian Lee Kimbrough Loney.

There will be a short service with military honors held at Bullock Funeral Home at 4 p.m. on Saturday. His desire was to be cremated and have his ashes disposed of at Key Largo, Florida.

The family would like to thank Joe Moore, Bonnie Kirk, Tori Vickers, Nicole Barela and Dennis Vickers for helping take care of Chuck on a daily basis for the past years and would also like to thank Glenda Trotter and Cindy Altman of HOSPICE for the care and comfort they provided for him.

Memorials should be sent to the Gary Sinise Foundation at https://www.garysinisefoundation.org/ .

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

DAVID W. BAIR MANNING — David William Bair, 78, husband of Charlotte Ann Sims Bair, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, at McLeod Hospital.

Born March 29, 1938, in Elloree, he was a son of the late William Taft and Minnie Lee Perkins Bair.

BAIR He was a U.S. Army veteran, and a member of the American Legion and Woodmen of the World, and he was a Mason. He was an active member of Santee Baptist Church.

Surviving, besides his wife, are two sons, David Bryan Bair (Donna) of Ridgeville and Stephen Oscar Sims (Teresa) of Abilene, Kansas; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and he will also be forever remembered by numerous extended family and dear friends.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Joel Rhyner officiating. Burial will follow in Santee Cemetery, 5462 Old Number 6 Highway in Elloree.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service today at Stephens Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Santee Baptist Church Bus Fund, 12964 Highway 260, Manning, SC 29102.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

DIANE JACKSON Morningside, Md. — Diane “Penny” Jackson died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at her residence, 6710 Boxwood Drive, Morningside, Maryland.

She was a daughter of the late Odella and Elouise Cooper JACKSON Jackson.

Funeral services for Mrs. Jackson will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Goodwill Presbyterian Church, 295 N. Brick Church Road, Mayesville. The Rev. Samuel Sparks, presiding, and

the Rev. Carnell Hampton, officiating. Burial will follow in Melina Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gable.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her brother, Mike Jackson, 180 One Mile Road, Gable.

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

LAWRENCE HARRISON NEW ZION — Lawrence Harrison, a son of Pearl Cooper Harrison and the late Willie Lee Gamble and stepson of the late Thomas Harrison, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at MUSC, Charleston.

Funeral services for Mr. Harrison will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at Goodwill Presbyterian Church, 295 N. Brick Church Road, Mayesville. The Rev. Samuel Sparks, presiding; the Rev. Jerome McCray, officiating. Burial will follow in the Melina Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gable.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, 1381, 527 Subdivision Road, New Zion.

The services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC.

AZALEE A. GEIGER Azalee Ardis Geiger, a loving, sweet spirit, was a longtime resident of Sumter. She was born on Nov. 28, 1945, to Willie Ardis Sr. and Mary Loyd Ardis. She departed this life on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016.

She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. She also attended a career college to further her education. She was employed at Carolina Furniture Works for 20 plus years. She was a member of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter.

Azalee used her voice to sing with the choir and gave praises to the Lord. She was blessed to see the world’s first African American president.

Azalee enjoyed spending time with her family, fellowship, food and fun. She also loved her flowers, plants and trees and always wanted to help things grow. Azalee loved the Lord and had a nurturing spirit. She loved to cook and feed many people; she specialized in a great sweet potato pie.

Azalee leaves to cherish her memory three daughters, Cynthia Geiger Plunk, Teneshia Geiger Davis and Nicole (Fred) Rose; seven grandchildren; sisters, the Rev. Dr. Mary Ann (Leroy) Glisson and the Rev. Barbara Williams; one brother, Thomas Clay Ardis; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mrs. Geiger will be placed in the church at 9 a.m. on Friday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, Sumter, with the Rev. Marion H. Newton, pastor, the Rev. Ricky Simmons, eulogist.

Interment will follow in Walker Cemetery.

Family will be receiving friends at 625 Rainbow Drive, Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary Inc. is charge of arrangements.

BENNIE O. ANDREWS Mr. Bennie O. Andrews, widower of Mrs. Everline L. Andrews, entered eternal rest on Aug. 8, 2016, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 778 Wells Church Road, Lynchburg.

Visitation will be held from 1 until 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Lee Central Middle School Auditorium, 41 Charlene Lane, Bishopville, with the Rev. Earnest Brown officiating.

Interment will follow in Solomon Cemetery, Lynchburg.

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

JOSEPHINE WASHINGTON Josephine Washington, 55, widow of James Washington, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey, Sumter. Born in Lee County July 15, 1961, she was the daughter of George and Dorothy Mae Gamble Wells.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the family home, 4180 Cotton

OBITUARIES Acres Road, Sumter.

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

MARGIE ANN L. RUE Margie Ann Lee Rue, age 79, beloved wife of the late Raymond A. Rue, died on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born in Claunch, New Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Marcus T. and Dorothy E. Pherigo Lee. Margie enjoyed gardening and all arts and crafts. She had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to joke around. She loved her Jack Russell terrier, Leo. She was very devoted to her family. She will be remembered as a very loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

Surviving are one daughter, Raylene Peak and her husband, Kenneth, of Sumter; one brother, Joe Lee, and his wife, Shirley, of Minnesota; one sister, Connie Beck of Alamogordo, New Mexico; two grandchildren, April Lichtenberg and her husband, David, and Charles Higham and his wife, Kimberly; and one great-grandchild, Denee Lichtenberg.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Linda Hamm.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday at Bullock Funeral Home.

A burial will take place in the Monte Vista Cemetery, Alamogordo, New Mexico, at a later date.

Memorials may be made to the Sumter United Ministries, 36 S. Artillery Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

THE SUMTER ITEM Rosa Prince, Rachel Scott and Helen Prince; three step-sisters, Delphine (Ervin) Gordon, Sadie Sharper and Alice (Abraham) Champagne; a step-brother, Ulysses Gaymon; an adopted son Marcus (Alexis) Potts; an adopted granddaughter, Aaliysianna Bradley; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Viewing will be from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church with pastor Dr. Nate Brock. Burial will follow in Mulberry Church Cemetery.

The family is receiving visitors at the home of her sister, Jeanette Potts, 1051 Nathaniel St., Sumter.

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

Community Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.

DAVID MCCONICO David McConico, 80, husband of Lucille Junious McConico, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.

Born Jan. 19, 1936, in Clarendon County, he was the son of the late Sammie and Lucille Jackson McConico.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1173 Lang Road, Pinewood.

Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

FRENCHOLA WHEELER Frenchola Wheeler, 80, entered eternal rest on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at her home.

Born June 16, 1936, in Clarendon County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Louise Dupree Mack.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 15 G St., Sumter.

Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

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GERTRUDE PRINCE Gertrude Prince died on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, at her residence.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

WILLIE MAE W. TINDAL Willie Mae Wortherly Tindal, 81, widow of Sam Tindal Sr., entered eternal rest on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born April 7, 1935, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Mattie Wortherly. She was a member of Beulah UME Church and was employed as a caregiver for Nightingale Nursing.

Survivors are four sons, Allen (Mary) Tindal, Steven (Theresa) Tindal, Johnny Tindal and Kenneth (Linda) Tindal; two daughters, Irethea (Johnny) Spann and Yvette (John) Johnson; brother, John (Hilda) Wortherly; and grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Beulah UME Church with the Rev. Jonathan and the Rev. Bertha Smith.

The family is receiving visitors at the home, 2635 W. Oakland Ave., Sumter.

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

Community Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.

LILLIAN R. PRINCE Lillian Ruth Prince, 63, entered eternal rest on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

She was born in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Simon and Carrie Scott Prince.

She was a member of Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church and attended the public schools of Sumter County.

She is survived by a daughter, Whitney (David) Wilson Jr.; two grandchildren, Isaiah and Kailen Wilson; two sisters, Jeanetta Potts and Mary Walters; three sisters-in-law,

Paul Mickens Sr., 88, was born in Lee County on Nov. 1, 1927, and passed peacefully into eternal rest on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey, Sumter.

Paul was a faithful member of Good Hope AME Church, Rembert, where he was celebrated as the father of the church. He also attended Rafting Creek Baptist Church.

He was predeceased by his parents, Willie and Ella McDaniel Mickens, and his beloved wife, Thelma Outing Mickens. They were married for 63 years which was memorialized in August 2013 when the NBC affiliate, WIS TV, featured their anniversary. This union was blessed with seven children, Paul Mickens Jr.

(Ann) of Sumter, Jimmie Mickens (Elnora) of Marietta, Georgia, Joyce Maree (Douglas) of Fort Mill and Leila Priouleau (Herman) of Savannah, Georgia. Preceding him in death, Cynthia Holloway (George), Ezra Dale Mickens (Joyce), and Elvin Mickens (Katherine).

He also leaves to mourn his passing nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a host of loving relatives and friends.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Rafting Creek Baptist Church, 3860 Highway 261 N., Rembert, with the Rev. Melvin Mack, pastor, eulogist.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his son, 404 Church St., Sumter.

The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m.

The procession will leave the home at 10:20 a.m.

Flower bearers will be granddaughters. Pall bearers will be grandsons.

Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Park, 3001 Cain’s Mill Road, 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.

JONATHAN R. TUMBLESTON Jonathan Roy Tumbleston passed away on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.

Born in Conway, he was the son of Fadean Singleton and the late Roy H. Tumbleston.

He attended Sumter High School. Jonathan worked as an electrician for Acelectric Services Inc. He loved to play golf and enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Surviving are his children, Tillman Roy TumblestonWaynick, Peyton Way, Katelyn Jones, Kate Scoggins, Bailey Turner, Tegan Steele and Sage Tumbleston; his wife, Norma Cooper Tumbleston; and one sister, Shannon Scoggins and her husband, Mike, and their four children along with a great niece and nephew.

A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday in Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Johnson officiating.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

2016 The Sumter Item is asking its readers to join in its efforts to help United Ministries of Sumter County. Please choose to donate to one of the following: CRISIS RELIEF, which assists people who have received eviction and utility disconnect notices, and helps provide food, furniture and appliances for domestic violence victims.

HOMELESS SHELTER (Samaritan House), which gives a safe place to sleep for up to 20 men and eight women.

HOME REPAIR AND WHEELCHAIR MINISTRY (SAM), which makes homes safe, dry, secure and accessible by repairing roofs, floors, etc.

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EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time In Loving Memory of Mary M Shaw It has been ten years and we miss you. However, we know you have gone to a special place. We know you are always with us in our hearts and thoughts. We love you. Your Children, Ruby S. Miller, Frances A Emily, Clara M. Cannadate, Bobby I. Shaw, Mechelle S. Potts and Steven Shaw

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Painting Int/Ext Painting, Pressure washing. 30 yrs exp. Ref. Quality work/free est. Bennie 803-468-7592

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Truck / Trailer Service Technician needed. Immediate opening for a general service technician to perform general maintenance and PM services. Experience with general repair, brakes, lights and some hydraulic preferred. Benefit package included medical, dental, life, prescription and 401K plan available. Company supplied uniforms and accrued PTO time. Applicants can apply in person at Freehold Cartage, 132 Myrtle Beach Hwy., Sumter, SC 29153 or call 803-773-2611 ext 25. Resumes can be e-mailed to tkrigbaum @freeholdcatage.com Hourly rate commensurate with experience.

ASSISTANT MANAGER TRAINEE NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Opening in our Sumter office. Good starting salary and a Monthly Incentive Bonus. Apply in person: Lenders Loans 304 Broad St Sumter SC Sparrow and Kennedy Tractor Co. seeking experienced diesel mechanic for the Manning location.

Computer skills are a MUST. To apply, call (803) 435-8807 Robin.

Meter Reader/Maintenance Man. Local utility company seeks FT individual to perform meter reading and maintenance duties. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to reading of water meters, maintenance to water mains and services.

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Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, or almost anything of value. Call 803-983-5364 Solomon Upholstery 267 Myrtle Beach Hwy. Sumter, Daily, 9 am - 6 pm. Old Church pews, pulpit set, collection tables, oak armoire. 464-7555

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SUMTER EAST SELF STORAGE 800 MYRTLE BEACH HWY. AUCTION August 20, 2016 10:00 A.M. UNITS FOR AUCTION A-1 Natacha M. McFadden A-15 Naomi P. Slater A-54 Charlene Farmer A-60 Lindsey Williams C-27 Angelia Morningstar H-19 Michael M. Robinson H-30 Michelle Spann

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants for the quieting of title, conveyance of marketable title, in regard to real estate located in Sumter County, South Carolina. The premises were at the commencement of this action and the time of filing this notice situated in the last mentioned county and are described in the said deed as follows, to wit:

SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Amended Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, 5 Law Range, Post Office Box 1268, Sumter, South Carolina, 29151-1268, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.

All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, lying, being and situate in Shiloh Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing one hundred forty-six (146) acres, more or less, and bounded and described as follows: On the Southeast by lands now or formerly of S. T. Tomlinson, Johnnie Burgess and McNeill Estate; on the Northwest by lands, nor or formerly, of Mrs. Bessie Hicks Truluck; and on the Northeast by lands, now or formerly, of J. C. Lynch Estate;

JONES, SETH, SHULER & JONES, L.L.P. Richard C. Jones Attorney for Plaintiff 5 Law Range P.O. Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-8676 richardcjones@jssjlaw.com

THERE BEING SPECIFICALLY EXCEPTED FROM THIS PROPERTY THE LOT DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land sold to Ira Matthews by Violet R. Thompson by Deed dated October 2, 1964 and recorded May 29, 1965 in Deed Book L9, Page 505 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, said lot being seventy-four (74) feet front on US Highway 301 to Lynchburg and being bounded as follows: North and East by other lands of Violet R. Thompson; South by lands, now or formerly of Billy Graham and West by said highway.

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LESS AND EXCEPT: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying and being in Sumter County, State of South Carolina, being located on the northern side of Highway 403 and being more fully shown on a plat for C. Marshall Schofield by Engineering Consultants, Inc. dated October 5, 2000 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2000, Page 699, and having the following metes and bounds, to wit: Commencing at an iron pin at the southwestern corner and running N38°52' 07"E for a distance of 599.09' to an iron pin, thence S35°39' 33"E for a distance of 591.89' to an iron pin, thence S31°21' 23"W for a distance of 234.79' to an iron pin, thence N66°46' 56"W for a distance of 624.28' back to the point of beginning and containing 4.32 acres.

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