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BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 What started with swollen feet led to a Sumter teen being diagnosed with a rare cancer for someone of her age. In May, Terran Dupree, a rising sophomore at Sumter High School, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer that occurs in the thin layer of tissue that covers internal organs. While an exact cause of cancer in any case is hard to pinpoint, exposure to asbestos is the most common factor with 70 to 80 percent of cases of mesothelioma linked to working with this material, according to WebMD. com. About 2,000 new cases are DUPREE diagnosed each year in the U.S. The disease is rare in children with less than 300 cases having been reported by 2013, according to cancer.gov. “They (the doctors) can’t give us a definite answer, but we’re not trying to blame anyone,” said Terrance Dupree, Terran’s father. He and his wife, Donna Dupree, are more focused on getting their daughter the best care possible, he said. His fellow firefighters want to help make that happen. They’re selling tickets for a

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Students will see 140 new faces this fall Orientation preps Sumter district teachers for year BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 Sumter School District will start a new school year Monday with more than 140 new teachers. Recently, the district held orientation for the new educators to prepare them for teaching students in Sumter public schools. Denise Nixon, assistant superintendent of human resources, said new teacher orientation in Sumter School District allows the district to make the new educators feel welcome and give them the opportunity to meet other new faces and personnel at the district level. The teachers were also introduced to the process of teacher evaluation and the district-provided mandatory OSHA training. “Basically, orientation was to welcome them to the great town of Sumter and to our school district. They had the opportunity to meet the superintendent, and Dr. (Frank) Baker gave his introduction,” Nixon said. “They were also introduced to personnel they may need to know about in the future. Also, we have new teachers from different states, so this gave them the opportunity to network with each other and connect with teachers who were also from their state.” This year, Nixon said, the district is proud to say it used Skype during the interview process for many of the new teachers who will start this school year. Several of the new faces from last year and this year were also part of the Call Me

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Gubernatorial hopeful state Sen. Vincent Sheheen, D-Camden, attacks South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on a number of fronts during a campaign rally at Martech Research in Bishopville on Thursday. Among his criticisms, Sheheen said the governor has failed to lead on rebuilding the state’s infrastructure, has failed to support small business and is beholden to out-of-state campaign financiers.

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Sheheen, right, looks over one of the products made by Martech Research as Benny Maresca, technical director of Martech, takes him on a tour of the company’s Bishopville facilities.

BY BRADEN BUNCH braden@theitem.com (803) 774-1201 BISHOPVILLE — With the election season heating up, gubernatorial hopeful and state Sen. Vincent Sheheen, D-Camden, visited Martech Research on Thursday for a tour and campaign rally in hopes of drawing supporters to his side. “We’ve got a governor that’s more interested in herself,” Sheheen said as he began to attack Haley on several fronts before the crowd of about 75 people, criticizing her four years in office. “Nikki Haley said she has a plan to fix our roads and bridges, but it’s secret, and she’s not going to tell you until January. Guess what? She ain’t going to be governor in January, so it’s not going to matter.” Sheheen also notably attacked Haley for her campaign war chest and her jobs record, saying her campaign finances were coming from out of state and that she only had interest in helping large corporations. “Nikki Haley gets millions of dollars from out of South Carolina to run her campaign. Billionaires fund her campaign,” Sheheen said. “We’re going to overcome her outof-state money power with people power.” As of their last finance disclosure reports in July, Haley had raised more than $6.9 million for her campaign and still had nearly $4.5 mil-

lion remaining, while Sheheen had raised $2.7 million, of which he still had $1.7 million on hand. During the second quarter of 2014 alone, the Sheheen campaign raised slightly more than a half-million dollars, of which approximately $42,000, or about eight percent of the total raised, came from out of state. In the same three-month period, the governor’s campaign raised more than double the amount of her challenger, bringing in more than $1.04 million. And while Haley did raise more money from in-state supporters than her opponent — roughly $486,000 for Haley versus $462,000 for Sheheen — she also raised more than half of her threemonth contribution total, about $559,000, from out-of-state sources. During his speech Thursday, the Democrat also said, if elected, he will support small business in South Carolina “while Nikki Haley has just looked out for the big outof-state corporations, who, at the end of the day, might be here for a while and might hit the road.” As part of her campaign, Haley has tried to tout her record on job

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creation, saying that during her tenure the state has announced more than 56,000 new jobs, with job announcements in all but one of the state’s 46 counties. Benny Maresca, technical director for the Bishopville-based biotechnology company hosting the event, endorsed Sheheen before the crowd, saying the candidate “is the direction South Carolina needs to go in.” Meanwhile, in his introduction of Sheheen, state Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville, said the Camden Democrat would bring more support to the state’s more rural counties. “There are about 10 counties in this state that literally control state government, and it’s high time that you and I do our part to let South Carolina know that there are 46 counties,” Brown said. November’s gubernatorial election is a rematch of the nominees of the two major political party nominees from 2010. Four years ago, Haley defeated Sheheen, receiving 51 percent of the vote to his 47 percent.

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Man charged in alleged forced sex with girl, 15 BY ROB COTTINGHAM rob@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 Deputies with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man accused of forcing a teenage girl to have sex with him earlier this month. David Chambers Sr., 47, of 2335 Killdee Drive, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor after the victim’s allegations were

investigated concerning a sexual assault that occurred between July 20 and 27. According to reports, the 15-year-old’s grandparents approached officers and said the victim wrote a note and divulged to them that she had been sexually assaulted by Chambers. The grandparents said the victim was afraid Chambers would hurt her if she spoke up, hence the delay in notifying law enforcement. A younger friend finally convinced the victim to come for-

ward and tell someone about the assault. According to the grandfather, he dropped the victim off at a residence on Gibbs Dairy Road to meet with a friend, as she enjoyed playing CHAMBERS with the friend’s children, and the victim spent the night at the residence. The grandparents said the victim told them that when

she woke up the next morning her friend was gone and she was alone with Chambers, who reportedly cooked her breakfast. After breakfast, the victim said she was in the living room area when Chambers came into the room, locked the front door and told the victim to take off her shirt. The victim said she refused, and when she did so, Chambers reportedly told her to remove her pants. When she refused again, he threatened to

hurt her, so she complied and was then forced to engage in intercourse. The victim said she told Chambers to stop numerous times. About an hour after the assault, the victim received a ride home. The grandparents said they took the victim to see a physician and that she had appointments scheduled with a psychiatrist and a gynecologist. Chambers is being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, where is awaiting a bond hearing for the charge.

Manning teen Recognizing Patton’s own accuses man of fondling her BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 MANNING — A Timmonsville South Carolina man is in Clarendon County Detention Center after being arrested and charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Three Manning Police Department officers responded to a complaint at 7:25 p.m. Aug. 6 at Manning Gardens Apartments on Alfred Henry Drive. A 17-year-old girl living with her mother in the apartments said she arrived home and found a 38-year-old male acFERGUSON quaintance of her mother, Nairobi Rashied Ferguson, in the apartment alone. She said she went to her room and shut the door. A short time later, she said, Ferguson called to her and asked her to look for a pair of glasses behind a shelf. She said that she looked and didn’t see any glasses, but Ferguson stood behind her and began pulling on her clothing as she was trying to stop him. She said Ferguson continued, saying it could be a secret. She said the man exposed her undergarments and touched her inappropriately. When the girl’s mother returned and was told what happened, she “ran” the man off. While police were still on the scene, the mother received a call from another daughter saying she had seen the suspect near Huggins and Boundary streets; however, police were unable to locate him at that time, the report said. According to the police report, at about 9:30 p.m. the suspect called the mother asking for a ride to Timmonsville from Truckstop of America on Paxville Highway. Police arranged to intercept Ferguson when he approached her car; however, Ferguson did not appear and called the woman to say he had seen the police, the report said. After the marked police officers left the scene, Ferguson reportedly called the mother back, and she then notified police. Police reportedly apprehended Ferguson at 10:12 p.m. as he approached the mother’s vehicle near the old Arby’s restaurant on Paxville Highway. The police report said Ferguson denied the allegations and asked to take a lie detector test. Officers videotaped him as he was read his Miranda rights and he was transported to the detention center. Ferguson remains in Clarendon County Detention Center under a $15,000 cash bond and a $30,000 secured bond.

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Command Sgt. Maj. Ronnie Kelley, U.S. Army Central command sergeant major, presents retired Col. William Reynolds, a Sumter native and World War II veteran who served with Gen. George Patton’s Third Army, the USARCENT command coin at Patton Hall on Wednesday. Third Army is the historical name and heritage of USARCENT, and the coin resembles the unit patch not only worn now, but also worn by Reynolds during the war.

$400K to the Carolinas to gauge offshore sand CHARLESTON (AP) — In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the Carolinas are getting $400,000 to evaluate offshore sand deposits that could be used to routinely rebuild beaches or help the coast recover if another severe storm hits. The funds from the federal Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management are part of $13.6 million Congress allocated to the agency after the destructive October 2012 storm smashed into New Jersey. Similar projects to gauge sand resources in federal waters three nautical miles and farther off-

shore are planned along the entire Eastern Seaboard, Connie Gillette, a spokeswoman for the federal agency, said Thursday. “As a result of the damage after Superstorm Sandy it just makes sense to identify sand that is out there for current needs and also for future needs,” she said. Areas closer than three miles offshore are considered to be in state waters. In South Carolina, the federal agency reached an agreement last week to work with the state Department of Natural Resourc-

es. In North Carolina, the twoyear agreement is with researchers at East Carolina University. The first part of the work involves gathering existing ocean mapping data from diverse sources. “Our job is to find out what data has been collected already and make an inventory of that,” said J.P. Walsh, an associate professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at East Carolina University who also works with the University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute.

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BY ROB COTTINGHAM rob@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 A man arrested after a police chase Tuesday was also being sought for kidnapping charges, officers have said. Raqwan D. Farrar, 19, of 17 Sims Ave., was arrested Tuesday and charged by Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in two incidents in which he allegedly attacked or tried to attack an 18-year-old FARRAR woman. Separately, Sumter Police Department had warrants issued on Farrar for an incident involving the same victim at a local retailer. According to police reports, Farrar was identified as a suspect after a woman approached officers and told them that a man tried to take her against her will from a parking lot of a business on Broad Street on July 22. The woman, who works at the business, said Farrar approached her at 7 a.m., said that he wanted to talk to her and told her that he had a knife in his pocket. Farrar then allegedly forced the victim into his car. Once the victim was able to get away, she notified law enforcement. City police have charged Farrar with kidnapping and stalking, two counts for which bond was denied Wednesday at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. Bond was also denied for two counts of second-degree burglary, one count of child endangerment and a possession of marijuana charge. The latter two charges stem from a car chase that occurred Tuesday when officers attempted to apprehend Farrar. As for the burglary charges, Farrar is accused of entering a home in the 900 block of Salterstown Road and assaulting the same woman on July 5. The next day, deputies responded to a residence in the 2900 block of Shawside Drive in Dalzell after the victim, who was not at home, told officers she had received threatening text messages and phone calls from Farrar. The victim asked deputies to go by her house, and when officers arrived, Farrar was reportedly seen running from the home, having broken into the house before law enforcement’s arrival. Warrants were issued for Farrar’s arrest, and though he remained at large for more than a month, he was apprehended Tuesday and is in custody at the jail.

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POLICE BLOTTER ASSAULT A 61-year-old man told police that while he was walking near the intersection of Frazier and Broad streets about 2 p.m. Monday, three men attacked him. According to reports, two of the three men were described as black males between 20 and 25 years old. No description was given for the third assailant. STOLEN PROPERTY A 60-inch TV, an Xbox 360, a TV stand, a BluRay player, two gold bracelets and a gold necklace were reportedly stolen from the 4400 block of Wrangler Trail between Aug. 2 and Aug. 5. The items are valued at $1,928.49. A refrigerator and stove were reported stolen from the 3100 block of Beulah Cuttino Road at 2:47 p.m. Saturday. The items are valued at $1,400. A lawn mower was reported stolen from the 1900 block of Pinewood Road at 5:27 p.m. Saturday. The mower is valued at $1,000. Jewelry valued at $7,450 was reported stolen from a residence in the 2100 block of Tudor Street before 1:48 p.m. Monday. A 1994 silver Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra valued at $5,000 was reported stolen from a business in the 100 block of East Liberty Street between 4:30 p.m. Aug. 4 and 12:10 p.m. Monday. EMS CALLS On Sunday, Sumter EMS responded to 28 calls, including 24 medical calls and four other trauma situations. On Monday, Sumter EMS responded to 47 calls, including 43 medical calls, one motor-vehicle wreck and three other trauma situations.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Street Viewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; goes undersea to map reefs, wonders Scientists hope project will allow 360-degree views of oceanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s floor BY JENNIFER KAY The Associated Press ISLAMORADA, Fla. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to go online and get a 360-degree, groundlevel view of almost any street in the United States and throughout the world. Soon, scientists hope people will be able to do the same with coral reefs and other underwater wonders. U.S. government scientists are learning to use specialized fisheye lenses underwater in the Florida Keys this week in hopes of applying â&#x20AC;&#x153;street viewâ&#x20AC;? mapping to research and management plans in marine sanctuaries nationwide. Some of the rotating and panoramic images will be available online as early as this week, including a selection on Google Maps, giving the public a window into ecosystems still difficult and costly to explore for long stretches of time. It will be like scuba diving from your computer. About 400,000 images have been produced so far of reefs off Australia and in the Caribbean, but this is the first time the technology is being used in U.S. waters. The images in the U.S. will add scale and details to data thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already been collected and illustrate the successes and failures of coral restoration. They will also help scientists study the effects of warming ocean temperatures, pollution and hurricanes on reefs, officials said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This allows people who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get underwater to understand what we mean by putting up a special preservation area around this particular spot,â&#x20AC;? said Mitchell Tartt, chief of the conserva-

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Mitchell Tartt of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries trains to take 360-degree panoramas of the corals Saturday off the coast of Islamorada, Florida. U.S. government scientists hope people will soon be able to go online and get a 360-degree view of reefs and other underwater wonders, much like Google Mapsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Street Viewâ&#x20AC;? lets people look at homes. tion science division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. The basketball-shaped, triple-lens SVII cameras use the same technology thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s used to produce Google Street View images of neighborhoods on land.

Instead of being placed on top of a car, the 143-pound riggings are tethered to scuba divers and powered through the water by small motors. Smaller versions mounted on tripods also are being tested in the Keys this week. In images previewed Monday by project director Richard Vevers, endan-

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gered elkhorn coral, bleached fields of dead coral and coral nurseries suspended like hanging plants in the Keysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blue waters were in sharp focus as they rotated on screen. In an hourlong dive, each camera can capture images over an area up to 20 times larger than whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available with traditional underwater photography equipment, Vevers said. The technology also records GPS data and quickly stitches the images together into panoramic views or 360-degree views. The cameras and training in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary for six NOAA officials are being paid for as part of a partnership with the Catlin Seaview Survey, funded by the global insurance company Catlin. Google also is a sponsor. The images that have been produced so far from other Catlin surveys are being uploaded online to the Catlin Global Reef Record. The project also moves next into Southeast Asia, Vevers said. While the main survey continues worldwide, the smaller cameras will be available for targeted projects within NOAA sanctuaries, such as gauging the effectiveness of preservation zones in Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Monterey Bay sanctuary, or they could help measure the impacts of landslides that fall into the water. The corporate sponsorship offers consistency in equipment, training and data, Vevers said. Catlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sustainability director, John Carroll, would only say the cost was â&#x20AC;&#x153;fairly substantial.â&#x20AC;? The benefit to the Bermuda-based company also would be substantial, he said, because there are a lot of insurable assets that depend on climate change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clearly as an insurance company, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re keen to help manage this risk because, you know, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our business,â&#x20AC;? Carroll said.

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X-ray, and it revealed Terran had blood clots in her lungs. She was taken to Palmetto Healthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Children Hospital, where a full-body scan showed a mass in her lower abdomen. A biopsy was done, and more than a week later, the family got the diagnosis.

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chicken dinner on Sept. 20. Tickets are available now for $7 each. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re our family,â&#x20AC;? said Capt. Joey Duggan with Sumter Fire Department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We live together, play together and work together. In any public safety agency, we take care of our own. We want to do what we can to help mentally, spiritually and financially.â&#x20AC;? Donna works for Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Telephone Co-op., which also held a fundraiser for the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only child.

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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOING ON? Terranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feet began swelling in April. Her parents took her to their health care provider. Blood tests were run and came back clean. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They said maybe sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been up on her feet too much,â&#x20AC;? Donna said â&#x20AC;&#x153;They said to try ice and propping them up. That worked, but by the time she got home from school, her feet would be swollen again. The doctor scheduled an ultrasound.â&#x20AC;? Terran, who turned 15 earlier this month, never made that appointment, because on May 14 she passed out in a school restroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt like something coming up in my chest, like an explosion,â&#x20AC;? Terran said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was very scared.â&#x20AC;? Some girls found her and got her English teacher. She was taken to the health room, and her father was called. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I saw her in the health room, I knew it was something serious,â&#x20AC;? Terrance said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was hard for her to catch her breath. The way she was talking, it

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Terran Dupree, 15, holds up her string of beads that show her journey since being diagnosed with mesothelioma. Each bead stands for a trip, treatment or procedure. wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t normal. As we were waiting for the ambulance, she kept wanting to go to sleep. I talked to her and tried to calm her down.â&#x20AC;? He drew on his skills as a first responder to stay calm and help Terran calm down, but he said it still wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easy. She was taken by ambulance to Tuomey Regional Medical Center, and Terrance called his wife to meet them there. Again, blood work came back fine. Then medical personnel did an

forming elementary schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking forward to moving students forward in our district. We have some of the best and brightest students in Sumter County, and we have some great teachers already here and starting this year,â&#x20AC;? Nixon said. Sumter School District saw

Terran has had two rounds of chemotherapy to shrink the tumor, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have two more before her surgery next month in Maryland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first round of chemotherapy wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so bad,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was a little sick. The second one, I think I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rest enough. The second time wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the best.â&#x20AC;? Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have two rounds of thermal chemotherapy after the surgery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a scary thing at first for all of us,â&#x20AC;? Terrance said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty strong young lady.â&#x20AC;? Her mother agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We applaud her strength and courage,â&#x20AC;? Donna said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A nurse told her, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You know, with your attitude, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve won half the battle.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never cried. The nurses just fight over her. Her surgeon came to say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hi.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; They all just fell in love with her.â&#x20AC;? Her confidence comes from her faith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to get through this,â&#x20AC;? Terran said. Many church groups have been praying for their daughter, the Duprees said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can honestly say weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve felt the prayers,â&#x20AC;? Donna said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just believe Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s word. We apply it every day. We put him first and move forward. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not afraid. We cast our cares on him because he cares for us. Whatever the situ-

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Why Hillary got it right “Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.” — Hillary Clinton, The Atlantic, Aug. 10

ASHINGTON — Leave it to Barack Obama’s own former secretary of state to acknowledge the fatal flaw of his foreign policy: a total absence of strategic thinking. Mind you, Obama does deploy grand words proclaiming grand ideas: the “new beginning” with Islam declared in Cairo, the reset with Russia announced in Geneva, global nuclear disarmament proclaimed in Prague (and playacted in a Washington summit). Untethered from reality, they all disappeared without a trace. When carrying out policies in the real world, Charles Krauthammer however, it’s nothing but tactics and reactive improvisation. The only consistency is the president’s inability (unwillingness?) to see the big picture. Consider: 1. Russia Vladimir Putin has 45,000 troops on the Ukraine border. A convoy of 262 unwanted, unrequested, uninspected Russian trucks with allegedly humanitarian aid is headed to Ukraine to relieve the pro-Russian separatists now reduced to the encircled cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. Ukraine threatens to stop it. Obama’s concern? He blithely tells The New York Times that Putin “could invade” Ukraine at any time. And if he does, says Obama, “trying to find our way back to a cooperative functioning relationship with Russia during the remainder of my term will be much more difficult.” Is this what Obama worries about? A Russian invasion would be a singular violation of the post-Cold War order, a humiliating demonstration of American helplessness and a shock to the Baltic republics, Poland and other vulnerable U.S. allies. And Obama is concerned about his post-invasion relations with Putin? 2. Syria To this day, Obama seems not to understand the damage he did to American credibility everywhere by slinking away from his own self-proclaimed red line on Syrian use of chemical weapons. He seems equally unaware of the message sent by his refusal to arm the secular opposition (over the objections of Secretary of State Clinton, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and CIA Director David Petraeus) when it was still doable. He ridicules the idea as “fantasy” because we’d be arming amateurs up against a well-armed government “backed by Russia, backed by Iran (and) a battle-hardened Hezbollah.” He thus admits that Russian and other outside support was crucial to tilting the outcome of this civil war to Bashar alAssad. Yet he dismisses countervailing U.S. support as useless. He thus tells the world of his disdain for the traditional U.S. role of protecting friends

‘When carrying out policies in the real world, however, it’s nothing but tactics and reactive improvisation. The only consistency is the president’s inability (unwillingness?) to see the big picture.’ by deterring and counterbalancing adversarial outside powers. 3. Gaza Every moderate U.S. ally in the Middle East welcomed the original (week 1) Egyptian cease-fire offer. They were stunned when the U.S. then met with Qatar and Turkey, Hamas’ lawyers, promoting its demands. Did Obama not understand he was stymieing a tacit and remarkable pan-Arab-Israeli alliance to bring down Hamas (a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood) — itself an important U.S. strategic objective? The definitive evidence of Obama’s lack of vision is his own current policy reversals — a clear admission of failure. He backed the next Egyptian cease-fire. He’s finally arming the Syrian rebels. And he’s returning American military power to Iraq. (On Russia, however, he appears unmovably unmoved.) Tragically, his proposed $500 million package for secular Syrian rebels is too late. Assad has Aleppo, their last major redoubt, nearly surrounded. If and when it falls, the revolution may be over. The result? The worst possible outcome: A land divided between the Islamic State (IS) and Assad, now wholly owned by Iran and Russia. Iraq is also very little, very late. Why did Obama wait seven months after the IS takeover of Fallujah and nine weeks after the capture of Mosul before beginning supplying the Kurds with desperately needed weapons? And why just small arms supplied supposedly clandestinely through the CIA? The Kurds are totally outgunned. Their bullets are bouncing off the captured armored Humvees the Islamic State has deployed against them. The Pentagon should be conducting a massive airlift to provide the peshmerga with armored vehicles, anti-tank missiles and other heavier weaponry. And why the pinprick airstrikes? The IS-Kurdish front is 600 miles long, more than the distance between Boston and Washington. The Pentagon admits that the current tactics — hitting an artillery piece here, a truck there — will not affect the momentum of IS or the course of the war. But then again, altering the course of a war would be a strategic objective. That seems not to be in Obama’s portfolio. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2014, The Washington Post Writers Group

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ROUNDABOUT A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM THAT DOESN’T EXIST With regards to The Sumter Item article in Saturday’s paper about the intersection of Wilson Hall Road and Wesmark Boulevard/Carter Road: What makes you think a four-way stop intersection is confusing? They’re all over the city, county, state, nation. If you think for one minute a roundabout will be an improvement in the confusion rate of Sumter drivers at that intersection or anywhere else, you are sadly mistaken. This is a horribly expensive solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. Talk about a boondoggle. Not one dime needs to be spent on any improvement in that intersection, much less a roundabout that will only make matters worse and deplete the county and city funds that are needed elsewhere. Good grief. TIM TAYLOR Dalzell

CHANGING FOUR-WAY STOP INTO ROUNDABOUT WASTES MONEY I am one of those who oppose another penny tax, and this is just one of the many reasons for my opposition. The roads in Sumter are in terrible shape, and the city is looking at the possibility of spending $900,000 to change a four-way stop into a roundabout. Why spend money we don’t have on something we don’t need? How can a four-way stop be chaotic? The driver’s manual states, “A motorist arriving at the intersection must yield the right of way to motorists who arrived before him, waiting his turn to enter the intersection.” It goes on to explain if two motorists arrive at the same time. Here in Sumter, drivers fail to follow the rules of the road when traffic lights are not working. How will motorists handle merging in the roundabout? The blinking yellow light does not mean you have the right of way through the intersection. If the motorist would follow the rules in the driver’s manual, Sumter would not be looking at spending funds on something not needed. Every time you read about the extra penny tax list of proposed project (which keeps growing) these items are not for the general public. How many items on this list are not really needed? If the penny tax does pass, Sumter needs to put the funds to areas that benefits all Sumter residents, and roads should be the highest priority. GAIL FLYNN Sumter

MOST DRIVERS DON’T KNOW RULES PERTAINING TO FOUR-WAY STOPS I just want to say I agree with Bob Thompson’s Aug. 14 letter. We don’t need

another traffic hazard in Sumter. I still feel that four-way stops should be replaced with traffic lights since most of the drivers either don’t know the rules or ignore them pertaining to four-way stops. I can imagine how dangerous a roundabout would be. I have family in another state with roundabouts, and no one likes them. Save the money and use it to repair these worn-out roads such as S.C. 441 behind Shaw Air Force Base. NORMA BECK Sumter

WALMART HEALTH CLINIC LOCATION NOT THOUGHT OUT WELL I am writing in regard to the newly opened Walmart Health Clinic in our local store. While the service is helpful, I find it very off-putting to think that people who are potentially ill will enter and exit at the same doors as the food side of the superstore. Yesterday there were EMTs and an ambulance with lights flashing parked right out front. I was so thankful I did not have to experience seeing someone being hauled out on a gurney. Some further thought should be given to installing outside access (which appears to be available). If not at this store, perhaps in future installations if this model works for the corporation. I do not feel comfortable with how this option is presented at this store. MARSHA T. RIGGS Sumter

ROUNDABOUT WON’T BE NECESSARY ONCE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE I read in the Sunday, Aug. 10, Sumter Item that the possibility of a roundabout at the corner of Wilson Hall, Carter and Wesmark roads is being discussed. While driving at that corner, I noticed, in the last year or two, more traffic at that corner since the widening of Alice Drive has been taking place. Perhaps when the widening of Alice Drive is completed, the traffic at the proposed roundabout corner will abate. I think many are taking this alternative route because of the work being done on Alice Drive. At least I am. In that case, perhaps the roundabout is not necessary. The four-way stop works well at the corner of Wise and Guignard, where there is also quite a bit of traffic. The other alternative would be to have a traffic light and save the taxpayers’ money for more important issues. I can’t see where a roundabout has more advantage than a traffic light, which might be less expensive since a yellow cautionary light is already in place. ELLEN EBER Sumter

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are written by readers of the newspaper. They should be no more than 350 words and sent via e-mail to letters@theitem. com, dropped off at The Sumter Item office, 20 N. Magnolia St. or mailed to The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, S.C. 29151, along with the full name of the writer, plus an address and telephone number for verification purposes only. Letters that exceed 350 words will be cut accordingly in the print edition, but available in their entirety at www.theitem.com/opinion/letters_to_editor.

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SUPPORT GROUPS AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: AA — Monday-Friday, noon and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 7751852. AA Women’s Meeting — Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA Spanish Speaking — Sunday, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA “How it Works” Group — Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 4945180. Al-Anon “Courage to Change” Support Group — Tuesday, 7 p.m., Alice Drive Baptist Church, Room 204, 1305 Loring Mill Road. Call Dian at (803) 316-0775 or Crystal at (803) 775-3587. 441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. 441. AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. Manning Al-Anon Family Group — Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Church St., Manning. Call Angie Johnson at (803) 4358085. C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call Elizabeth Owens at (803) 607-4543.

HIV/AIDS: Positive Outlook, through Wateree AIDS Task Force, meets at 11:30 a.m. third Friday of each month. Support group for those with HIV / AIDS, their friends and family. For location, contact Kevin at (803) 778-0303 or watereeaids@sc.rr.com.

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

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — Every Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at

(803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426. EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday each month, 11 a.m.-noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center. Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377.

WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center, 1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789. Asthma Support Group — Every 1st Thursday, 6 p.m., Clarendon County School District 3 Parenting Center, 2358 Walker Gamble Road, New Zion. Call Mary Howard at (843) 6592102. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 905-7720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 6363346. Journey of Hope (for families members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620.

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

SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — 1:30 p.m. every third Saturday, 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7. Call Donna Parker at (803) 4817521.

FYI tional Retirees Council meets at 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the VFW in Little River. All UAW retirees are welcome to attend. Call Bob Artus at (803) 481-3622. The Ballard-Palmer-Bates American Legion Post 202 meets at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Post, 310 Palmetto St. All veterans are welcome to attend. Call (803) 773-4811.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t feel the need to share personal secrets. Taking on too much responsibility will leave you feeling overwhelmed. Complaining will make you look bad. Say little, do a lot and you’ll protect your reputation. Avoid indulgence.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Someone from your past will have an impact on your life. Don’t hesitate to make contact or ask questions about someone’s whereabouts. Short trips will prove to be advantageous regarding a relationship with someone special. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take one step at a time and be very careful about what you say and how you handle others. You’re best to stick close to home and to work on projects that have the potential to help you out financially.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make travel plans. You’ll make new friends and discover new, exciting pastimes. Learn from the experience you encounter with a peer and refuse to make the same mistake twice. A change will do you good. Love is on the rise.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take control where financial, legal or medical issues are concerned. The effort you make and changes you push for will help improve your standard of living and the degree of satisfaction and happiness you achieve.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t feel the need to offer assistance or you will be taken for granted. Consider the responsibilities you already have and make plans to do something that will bring you greater joy. Make changes that benefit you, not someone else.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Joint ventures won’t pay off. Invest in your future and surroundings. Making improvements will ensure that you add value to your assets. A partnership is likely to face emotional discord if you try to take back something you already offered.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Added discipline and your charismatic appeal will lead to the success you desire. The changes you make now will not make everyone in your life happy, but follow your heart and engage in what suits you best. Love is highlighted.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll appear to have plenty of options. Assess what’s actually being offered before you take a chance based on what someone tells you. Good fortune can be yours if you’re well informed and prepared to take over.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take care of money matters. Make changes that will help stabilize your position with institutions you do business with. Refuse to let anyone put you in a compromising position. If you’re

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SUMTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT JAMBOREE

Crestwood, Lakewood ready to hit the field Sumter County jamboree kicks off tonight at 6 p.m.

Nelson said of facing Timmonsville, the 1A Division II runner-up last season at approximately 6:45 p.m. in the second of three 1-half scrimmages “They’ve got a very good team and coaching staff there. I’m looking for my kids to come out and compete on both sides of the ball.” Nelson said it’s important for his team to come out and compete while playing solid, fundamental football, protecting the

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com Roosevelt Nelson will make his “unofficial” debut as the Crestwood High School head football coach today in the Sumter County School District Jamboree at Sumter Memorial Stadium. Meanwhile, Lakewood head coach Perry Parks

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wants to show his third Gators team is ready to take a big step forward. “I’m looking forward to facing a team that finished state runner-up in their division,”

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014

WHEN: Today, 6 p.m. WHERE: Sumter Memorial Stadium SCHEDULE: Lakewood vs. Marion, Crestwood vs. Timmonsville, Lake City vs. Sumter TICKETS: $6 per person SEATING: Lakewood, Crestwood and Lake City fans are asked to sit on the visitors side with Sumter, Timmonsville and Marion fans sitting on the home side.

football on offense and also tackling well on defense. “(We want to show) the passion and effort we play with and the correct fundamentals,” said Nelson, who replaces Keith Crolley, who resigned after 16 seasons as head coach. “That we play with a lot of school pride and continue the Crestwood tradition.”

SEE JAMBOREE, PAGE B5

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Best pick 6 Saturdays

AP PHOTOS

South Carolina running back Mike Davis, left, Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller, center, and Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston look to carry their teams respective title hopes this season as all three squads will be participants in some of this season’s must-see college football games.

South Carolina-Georgia, Ohio State-Michigan State, Florida State-Oklahoma State just a few of the marquee games fans can anticipate during the first year of the college football playoff system BY RUSTY MILLER The Associated Press Everybody’s talking about them. Yet no coach dares mention them for fear of “looking ahead.’’ They’re the biggest games of the fast-approaching season. Alabama’s Nick Saban, Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher and Ohio State’s Urban Meyer

— among many others — have been prodded about their team’s earth-shaking showdowns, against the likes of Auburn, Notre Dame and Michigan State. And each time they’ve batted aside the question like Anthony Davis flicking a fly from his unibrow. Not constrained by looking past opponents, here’s a gander at a college fan’s best days

of the year:

AUG. 30 Yeah, that’s right, the very first Saturday of the season is a banquet. Tucked in among Youngstown State-Illinois and UC Davis-Stanford are four games which might just impact the playoffs four months later. Pick of the litter: Oklahoma State vs. defending national

champion Florida State, at AT&T Stadium in the heart of Texas. Cowboys fans will flood the place in a deluge of orange, all wanting their Pokes to give 2013 Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston his comeuppance. Best of the rest: LSU vs. Wisconsin in Houston; Clemson at Georgia; Alabama vs. West Virginia in Atlanta.

The Playoff Era means very few more wasted days of Top-5 teams drilling weathervane schools. Welcome to the new world of major-college scheduling. Pick of the litter: Michigan State at Oregon. If you don’t like the color green, you might want to tune to a True

SEE PICK 6, PAGE B3

Strength of schedule not a problem for USC, Clemson

PRO BASEBALL

Owners elect Manfred as next MLB commissioner

BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier

BY RONALD BLUM The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Rob Manfred was elected baseball’s 10th commissioner Thursday, winning a three-man competition to succeed Bud Selig and given a mandate by the tradition-bound sport to recapture young fans and speed play in an era that has seen competition increase and attention spans shrink. The 55-year-old, who has worked for Major League Baseball in roles with ever-increasing authority since 1998, will

SEPT. 6

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Major League Baseball Chief Operating Officer Rob Manfred speaks to reporters after team owners elected him as the next commissioner on Thursday in Baltimore. take over from the 80-year-old Selig on Jan. 25. It’s a generational change much like the NBA undertook when Adam Sil-

ver, then 51, replaced 71-year-old David Stern as commissioner in

SEE MANFRED, PAGE B2

CLEMSON — What scares a number of college coaches used to controlling almost every aspect of their football programs is the wild unknown. The defunct Bowl Championship Series was such a confusing mathematical formula that it became easy for coaches to simply worry about football wins and losses, and not spend a lot of time worrying about how the BCS Standings might unfold. Going from two teams to four in the College Football Playoff’s battle royale debuting in 2014 was almost universally

welcomed. But the idea of humans, not computers, determining the final contenders brings cause for caution. “It’d be interesting if a one-loss team goes over a zero-loss team if the strength of schedule is that much greater,” said Jimbo Fisher, coach of the last BCS champion, Florida State. “I think if you win (them all,) you’ll be in. But it helps if you do have great strength of

SEE SCHEDULE, PAGE B3

SPORTS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014

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Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Dee Gordon, top, avoids Atlanta’s Andrelton Simmons as he turns a double play during the seventh inning of the Dodgers’ 6-4 victory on Thursday in Atlanta.

Braves fall to Dodgers 6-4 as slump continues BY CHARLES ODUM The Associated Press ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman promised the Braves won’t give up on the season. Freeman had three hits, including a double in Atlanta’s three-run eighth, but the rally fell short as the slumping Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday. The Braves trailed 5-1 before the eighth. “I really liked the effort of our club, being down 5-1,’’ manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “We didn’t give up. We didn’t give up at-bats. We had a chance.’’ Even so, another loss extended Atlanta’s freefall. The Braves, who lost three of four in the series, began the day trailing first-place Washington by 5 games in the NL East.

“We’ve still got 41 games left,’’ Freeman said. “We can still make something of this if we keep grinding. ... We’re not giving up. We’re still in this thing.’’ Kenley Jansen struck out B.J. Upton with runners on second and third to end the game. Dee Gordon had three hits and scored four runs for the NL Westleading Dodgers. Drew Butera hit a two-run homer, his first in almost three months. Gordon stole two bases, increasing his total to 54, the most in the major leagues. “Dee Gordon beat us,’’ Gonzalez said. Gordon had plenty of help. Yasiel Puig and Adrian Gonzalez, who followed Gordon in the batting order, each also had three hits. Gonzalez drove in three runs. The Braves trailed 5-1

before Justin Upton’s two-run double off Brian Wilson in the eighth. Andrelton Simmons’ single off Jansen drove in Upton, cutting the Dodgers’ lead to one run. Jansen struck out pinch-hitter Evan Gattis to end the eighth. After Los Angeles scored one run in the top of the ninth, the Braves gave Jansen a scare. After giving up a oneout walk to Jason Heyward, Jansen struck out Emilio Bonifacio. Freeman doubled off the right-field wall, moving Heyward to third. Jansen wrapped up his 34th save on Upton’s swinging strikeout. The Braves have lost 12 of 15. Aaron Harang (9-7) had his worst start in two months, allowing five runs on seven hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings.

5:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Made In Denmark Second Round from Farso, Denmark (GOLF). 9:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Made In Denmark Second Round from Farso, Denmark (GOLF). 10:45 a.m. – International Basketball: FIBA Under-17 World Championships Semifinal Game from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (ESPNU). 11 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Western & Southern Open Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinal Matches from Cincinnati (ESPN2). Noon – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 Practice from Brooklyn, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 1). 12:30 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Wegmans LPGA Championship Second Round from Pittsford, N.Y. (GOLF). 1 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Opening-Round Game from Williamsport, Pa. – Guadalupe, Mexico, vs. Vancouver, British Columbia (ESPN). 1:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 Practice from Brooklyn, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series U.S. Opening-Round Game from Williamsport, Pa. – Philadelphia vs. Nashville, Tenn. (ESPN). 3 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 Practice from Brooklyn, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Wyndham Championship Second Round from Greensboro, N.C. (GOLF). 4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 Pole Qualifying from Brooklyn, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 1). 5 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Opening-Round Game from Williamsport, Pa. – Maracaibo, Venezuela, vs. Tokyo (ESPN2). 6 p.m. – High School Football: Camden Shrine Club Jamboree from Camden (WPUB-FM 102.7). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Dick’s Sporting Goods Open First Round from Endicott, N.Y. (GOLF). 7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Western & Southern Open Men’s Quarterfinal Matches from Cincinnati (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at New York Mets (WGN). 7:30 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Cal Ripken World Series U.S. Championship Game from Aberdeen, Md. (CBS SPORTS NTEWORK). 7:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Oakland at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Seattle at Detroit or Oakland at Atlanta (MLB NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Philadelphia at New England (NFL NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Tulsa at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series U.S. Opening-Round Game from Williamsport, Pa. – Pearland, Texas, vs. Cumberland, R.I. (ESPN2). 8:30 p.m. – Amateur Golf: U.S. Amateur Quarterfinal Matches from Johns Creek, Ga. (GOLF). 9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Rustam Nugaev vs. Denis Shafikov in a Lightweight Bout from Santa Ynez, Calif. (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Philadelphia at Houston (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10:30 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Seattle at Los Angeles (NBA TV). 10:30 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: San Diego at Seattle (NFL NETWORK). 1 a.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Tennessee at New Orleans (NFL NETWORK). 4 a.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Detroit at Oakland (NFL NETWORK).

Scherzer fans 14 in Tigers’ 5-2 victory DETROIT — Max Scherzer struck out 14 batters in eight shutout innings, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Scherzer (14-4) took another step toward a second straight American League Cy Young Award, holding Pittsburgh to SCHERZER three hits and two walks Scherzer’s performance and a homer from J.D. Martinez gave the Tigers a much-needed sweep of the short two-game series and a split of the four games in the home-and-home series that started Monday in Pittsburgh. Francisco Liriano (3-9) took a tough loss for Pittsburgh, allowing two runs

MANFRED

FROM PAGE B1

February. And like Silver, he was his boss’s pick. Manfred beat out Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner in the first contested vote for a new commissioner in 46 years. The third candidate, MLB Executive Vice President of Business Tim Brosnan, dropped out just before the start of balloting. “I am tremendously honored by the confidence that the owners showed in me today,’’ Manfred said. “I have very big shoes to fill.’’ Selig has led baseball since September 1992, first as chairman of the

on three hits and four walks in six innings. BREWERS 6

WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Thursday At Sedgefield Country Club Greensboro, N.C. Purse: $5.3 million Yardage: 7,127; Par 70 First Round Camilo Villegas 31-32—63 William McGirt 34-31—64 Webb Simpson 30-34—64 Scott Langley 34-31—65 Martin Laird 31-34—65 Paul Casey 32-33—65 Heath Slocum 34-31—65 Andrew Loupe 34-31—65 Ryuji Imada 33-33—66 J.J. Henry 32-34—66 Johnson Wagner 33-33—66 Ricky Barnes 31-35—66 Brian Stuard 31-35—66 Steve Marino 33-33—66 Mike Weir 34-32—66 Steven Bowditch 33-33—66 Robert Allenby 31-35—66 Tommy Gainey 34-32—66

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Thursday At Monroe Golf Club Pittsford, N.Y. Purse: $2.25 million Yardage: 6,720; Par 72 First Round Meena Lee Lexi Thompson Jennifer Kirby Brittany Lincicome Lisa McCloskey Shanshan Feng Cristie Kerr

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nori Aoki and Billy Butler each drove in two runs in a five-run seventh and surging Kansas City rallied to defeat Oakland 7-3.

Kansas City Detroit Cleveland Chicago Minnesota WEST DIVISION

From wire reports

Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston Texas

sport’s executive council following Fay Vincent’s forced resignation and as commissioner since July 1998. After announcing his intention to retire many times only to change his mind, he said last September that he really, truly planned to leave in January 2015. One baseball executive who attended the meeting, speaking on condition of anonymity because details of the 4 1/2hour session were not be divulged, said Manfred was elected on approximately the sixth ballot. The initial vote was 20-10 for Manfred, three short of the required threequarters majority. His total increased to 21 on the second and 22

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore Toronto New York Tampa Bay Boston CENTRAL DIVISION

on the third. While teams put written ballots into envelopes, keeping their choices secret, from team official speeches it was evident that Tampa Bay’s Stuart Sternberg and Milwaukee’s Mark Attanasio likely switched, the person said. Manfred’s total dropped to 20, then increased to 22 before a dinner break. He got the needed 23rd vote on the next, apparently from Washington. Owners then made the final vote unanimous. The person said it appeared Arizona, Boston, the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati, the Los Angeles Angels, Oakland and Toronto had been the final holdouts.

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Boston 5, Cincinnati 4 Minnesota 3, Houston 1 San Francisco 7, Chicago White Sox 1 Cleveland 3, Arizona 2, 1st game Arizona 1, Cleveland 0, 12 innings, 2nd game Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 Detroit 8, Pittsburgh 4 Tampa Bay 10, Texas 1 Kansas City 3, Oakland 0 L.A. Angels 4, Philadelphia 3 Seattle 2, Toronto 0

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 2 Kansas City 7, Oakland 3 Houston at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Boston 5, Cincinnati 4 San Francisco 7, Chicago White Sox 1 Cleveland 3, Arizona 2, 1st game San Diego 5, Colorado 3 Arizona 1, Cleveland 0, 12 innings, 2nd game Detroit 8, Pittsburgh 4 Atlanta 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 St. Louis 5, Miami 2 Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 2 L.A. Angels 4, Philadelphia 3

THURSDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Dodgers 6, Atlanta 4 Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 2 Milwaukee 6, Chicago Cubs 2 Arizona at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Cincinnati at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh (Morton 5-11) at Washington (Roark 11-7), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (Cahill 2-8) at Miami (Hand 2-4), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-9) at N.Y. Mets (Za. Wheeler 7-8), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Hammel 1-4) at Atlanta (A.Wood 8-9), 7:35 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 11-10) at St. Louis (Lynn 12-8), 8:15 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 14-6) at Colorado (F.Morales 5-6), 8:40 p.m. Milwaukee (J.Nelson 2-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 12-8), 10:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 6-6) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 13-9), 10:15 p.m.

NASCAR By The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through Aug. 10 Points 1, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 773. 2, Jeff Gordon, 768. 3, Matt Kenseth, 703. 4, Brad Keselowski, 696. 5, Joey Logano, 671. 6, Carl Edwards, 658. 7, Jimmie Johnson, 650. 8, Kevin Harvick, 645. 9, Ryan Newman, 645. 10, Kyle Larson, 635. 11, Clint Bowyer, 634. 12, Greg Biffle, 626. 13, Kasey Kahne, 622. 14, Austin Dillon, 616. 15, Kyle Busch, 615. 16, Marcos Ambrose, 584. 17, Paul Menard, 574. 18, Brian Vickers, 573. 19, Jamie McMurray, 566. 20, Denny Hamlin, 552. Money 1, Brad Keselowski, $4,890,795. 2, Jeff Gordon, $4,666,596. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,561,089. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $4,510,201. 5, Jamie McMurray, $4,286,167. 6, Kevin Harvick, $4,216,650. 7, Matt Kenseth, $4,192,805. 8, Joey Logano, $4,147,686. 9, Kyle Busch, $4,146,468. 10, Denny Hamlin, $3,969,926. 11, Greg Biffle, $3,581,489. 12, Austin Dillon, $3,500,672. 13, Clint Bowyer, $3,427,598. 14, Carl Edwards, $3,369,747. 15, Brian Vickers, $3,367,948. 16, Aric Almirola, $3,366,127. 17, Paul Menard, $3,354,713. 18, Kyle Larson, $3,275,280. 19, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $3,190,155. 20, Tony Stewart, $3,178,572.

Baltimore (W.Chen 12-4) at Cleveland (Kluber 13-6), 7:05 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 2-0) at Detroit (Porcello 137), 7:08 p.m. Houston (Keuchel 10-8) at Boston (Buchholz 5-7), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 4-1) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 7-6), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Hammel 1-4) at Atlanta (A.Wood 8-9), 7:35 p.m. L.A. Angels (Richards 12-4) at Texas (N. Martinez 2-8), 8:05 p.m. Kansas City (D.Duffy 7-10) at Minnesota (Nolasco 5-7), 8:10 p.m. Toronto (Stroman 7-3) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 6-8), 8:10 p.m.

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THURSDAY’S GAME

Jacksonville at Chicago, 8 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia at New England, 7:30 p.m. Tennessee at New Orleans, 8 p.m. San Diego at Seattle, 10 p.m. Detroit at Oakland, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Green Bay at St. Louis, 4 p.m. Baltimore at Dallas, 7 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Indianapolis, 7 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Houston, 8 p.m. Arizona at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE z-Atlanta Chicago Washington Indiana New York Connecticut

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WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Chicago 72, Washington 69 Atlanta 96, Phoenix 82

THURSDAY’S GAME

New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

EAST DIVISION W 65

AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST

WESTERN CONFERENCE

TODAY’S GAMES

Washington

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE

By The Associated Press

CHICAGO — Mike Fiers struck out a career-high 14 through six innings of three-hit ball, Khris Davis and Mark Reynolds homered, and Milwaukee beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2.

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MLB STANDINGS

CUBS 2

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NFL PRESEASON By The Associated Press

GOLF The Associated Press

WEGMANS CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

MLB ROUNDUP

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schedule, because they say it’s going to be pivotal.” The College Football Playoff rules state on the criteria for finding the best four teams: “Selection Committee members will have a wealth of information including review of video, statistics and their own expertise to guide them in their deliberations.” It was revealed Thursday following the committee’s latest meeting — the last one it will hold before reconvening for its first set of rankings Oct. 28 — that the top principles for choosing the final four include conference champions, strength of schedule, head-to-head competition and comparative outcomes of common opponents, while devaluing wide margins of victory. “We don’t want to give incentive to teams for running up the score,” College Football Playoff director Bill Hancock told The Post and Courier on Thursday. The committee also will consider other relevant factors such as key injuries (or suspensions) that may have negatively impacted a team’s regular-season outcome or could affect its postseason performance. Just last year, it appeared one-loss Auburn had a heck of an SEC-infused case to sneak into the championship game vs. FSU ahead of undefeated Ohio State; only a Buckeyes loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship game averted chaos. Now that the margin for error between No. 4 and No. 5 could be razorthin — and it’s 13 individuals, not five computers, making the final decision — politicking could be more prominent than ever. To which conventional wisdom says, start replacing those FCS foes with big boys from the Power 5 leagues. The SEC is requiring all its members to schedule at least one non-conference matchup against an ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 or Pac-12 team beginning in 2016, though the SEC will stick with an eight-game conference slate. “The strength and depth of the SEC was certainly a determining factor in this decision,” SEC commissioner Mike Slive said, “since the concept of strength of schedule is based on the entire 12-game schedule.” Alabama coach Nick Saban wanted a nine-game SEC schedule, but was overruled by his own league. He still suggested at SEC Media Days a future where lesser-league and lower-division opponents are further shunned by the Power 5 conferences. “I was in the NFL for eight years. We had 32 teams in the league. We all played the 32 teams in the league,” Saban said. “I’d be all for playing all of our games against

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Clemson running backs Zac Brook, left, and D.J. Howard say they want the ball in goal-line situations for the Tigers this season.

Tigers RBs want ball at goal line BY MANDRALLIUS ROBINSON Greenville News CLEMSON — If you are not going to give D.J. Howard the football near the goal line, at least give him a towel. Howard asserted that he would need it to wipe the disrespect from his brow. He contended that running backs should have the privilege of priority in the power running game. He simmers slightly when he must watch a quarterback take those carries. “Oh, it’s a spit in the face. That’s our job. Give us the ball, and let us do what we came to do,” Howard said. “We’ve got scholarships, too. That’s what we were recruited to do, run the football.” Last season, starting quarterback Tajh Boyd was Clemson’s primary carrier in short-yardage

and goal-line situations. He led the Tigers with 10 rushing touchdowns, nine of which covered fewer than nine yards. Clemson’s top four running backs combined for eight touchdowns inside the 10-yard line Consequently, Howard felt he was showered in spit. “We’re still wiping it off,” he said with a laugh. “It’s all good. Everything played out pretty well. As long as we get the touchdown, we can’t complain too much.” Howard acknowledged that the skewed share of carries is more of a reflection of Clemson’s zone read option running scheme, rather than an intentional slight. The zone read opens with the look of a conventional shotgun handoff to the running back. However, if the quarter-

PICK 6 FROM PAGE B1 Detective repeat. Best of the rest: Michigan at Notre Dame, Virginia Tech at Ohio State, Southern California at Stanford.

SEPT. 13/14 That’s right, the season’s only three weeks old and we’ve already locked up half the sport’s best weekends. Pick of the litter: The Head Ballcoach might just have his best team ever at South Carolina. Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks get an early test at home against Georgia, which also has visions of bigger things. The game will revolve around which running back is the most productive: the Bulldogs’ Todd Gurley or South Carolina’s Mike Davis. Best of the rest: UCLA travels to a supposed neutral site in the Lone Star State to take

back recognizes an opening in the defensive line, he can pull the ball out of the back’s arms and keep it himself. “You want to get the defense leaning and then hit them with the unexpected, the quarterback running it,” Howard said, although he conceded that even his understanding of the option scheme does not soothe his itch in the red zone. “As a back, when you’re that close, that’s what makes you hungry, that’s what makes a back,” said junior Zac Brooks, another member of Clemson’s joint running back committee. Howard, Brooks, junior C.J. Davidson and redshirt freshman Wayne Gallman have forged a joint effort through camp to restore the backs’ goal line privilege.

on Texas in Charlie Strong’s first bigtime matchup as Longhorns head coach. Also: Tennessee at Oklahoma.

OCT. 11 The best games feature teams fighting for early superiority in the Pac-12 and Big 12. Pick of the litter: Oklahoma vs. Texas in the Cotton Bowl, with Sooners coach Bob Stoops itching to shove aside a few bad memories in the Red River Rivalry. Also, Oregon at UCLA, a battle between Heisman-contending QBs Marcus Mariota of the Ducks and Brett Hundley for the Bruins. Best of the rest: Georgia at Missouri, Louisville at Clemson, LSU at Florida.

NOV. 8 The math might not sound right, but the best of the Big

Ten’s 14 teams battle in this marquee game. Pick of the litter: Michigan State beat No. 2-ranked Ohio State to squelch the Buckeyes’ school-record 24-game winning streak last year in the conference title game. Quarterback Braxton Miller has been waiting for redemption ever since. Keep an eye on Spartans’ do-everything back, Jeremy Langford. Best of the rest: Baylor, which won behind QB Bryce Petty in Waco last year, takes its hurry-up style to Norman, Okla., to battle the Sooners. The third-best game of the day, Alabama at LSU, could end up being the most memorable of the season. There’s also Iowa at Minnesota, not so much because it’s a great matchup but because to the winner goes the spoils: a bronze pig named Floyd of Rosedale. Honest.

those guys. I’m all for playing as many good quality games for players, fans and the betterment of our game.” The Big Ten will move to a ninegame conference schedule in two years, and the ACC introduces Notre Dame as a football partner this fall as a non-conference opponent to five teams each season. The best news for Clemson and South Carolina: they have each other, at both programs’ peaks, to beef up that non-conference resume. “We sit in a good place,” said Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich, a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee, “because we have a scheduled sure-enough, all-the-time game against a great opponent in South Carolina.” Clemson also seeks a second major-conference partner each fall to give the Tigers 10 Power 5 opponents every season. Clemson closes a home-and-home agreement with Georgia on Aug. 30, hosts Notre Dame in 2015 and begins another series with Auburn in 2016, after facing Auburn three straight years from 2010-12. Meanwhile, South Carolina took on North Carolina and Fiesta Bowl champion UCF in 2013, and on Sept. 6 will take on East Carolina — a new American Athletic Conference member — for the third time in four years. “Playing East Carolina is a lot tougher game than maybe picking up one of those bottom Big Ten teams,” South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier told reporters Aug. 3, “and a lot of fans around here would rather see a team that’s close by.” Playing in the SEC naturally gives South Carolina and the 13 other teams all the ammo they need to convince the committee they’re tough enough for the Playoff. ACC teams like Clemson, by reputation, must show more evidence, though boasting the defending national champion doesn’t hurt. “You’re gonna tell me if we go beat Georgia and win eight conference games, and go to Tallahassee and win down there, and all of a sudden we haven’t played anybody? That ain’t gonna happen,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said. “That’s really all that needs to be said. Now that it’s expanded to four, I don’t think there’s any question the opportunity our league has is even further enhanced.” With so much doubt entering the new era, Georgia coach Mark Richt isn’t spending time analyzing how the final four teams will be determined. “I really don’t know for sure how they’re going to go about their business with the Playoff,” Richt said. “I’m just going to try to win as many games where they don’t have a choice but to put us there.”

NOV. 29 Rivalry week isn’t just a clever marketing slogan. Pick of the litter: They call it the Iron Bowl because the teams feel as if they’ve been hit with a bag of hammers after these old acquaintances get together. Auburn QB Nick Marshall and Alabama TB T.J. Yeldon figure to get all the attention, but it’ll be the rockhard defenses which will likely decide this one, as always.

Best of the rest: Notre Dame at Southern Cal, Michigan at Ohio State, South Carolina at Clemson, North Carolina State at North Carolina, Baylor at Texas Tech, Washington at Washington State and Oregon at Oregon State. The night before there’s Arizona State at Arizona. Of course, the new fourteam playoffs trump all of the above as we enjoy the first college football tournament atmosphere.

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The casket of race car driver Kevin Ward Jr., is taken from a hearse on Thursday before being carried into South Lewis Central School for the funeral in Turin, N.Y. Ward died after being struck by NASCAR driver Tony Stewart’s car during a race last weekend at a dirt track in western New York.

Praise, tribute for Ward Jr. Sprint car driver killed after being hit on track by Stewart BY MARY ESCH The Associated Press TURIN, N.Y. — They came to grieve and share stories about Kevin Ward Jr., who was born into a racing family and buried with racing flags in his casket. A high school auditorium overflowed with friends, family and racing enthusiasts Thursday in tribute to the 20-year-old driver, who was hit on a dirt track by a car driven by NASCAR champion Tony Stewart. With Ward in an open casket piled with orange flowers,

his family’s team colors, mourners wept and laughed at favorite stories about the boy who began racing not long after he began walking. The 90-minute service was held at the South Lewis Senior High School to accommodate crowds from this tight racing community in central New York. “Even if he had rough day, he always had a smile,’’ a tearful Dylan Swiernick said of his best friend and car-obsessed buddy. “We were just two small-town boys trying to make it in the big world. He was always working on something. It was unbelievable how smart he was. He never got down on himself when things weren’t

going his way.’’ Ward, a 2012 South Lewis graduate, was buried in his nearby hometown of Port Leyden, 55 miles from Syracuse. “He was an amazing sprint car driver and had a family like no other,’’ cousin Amanda Ward said in a eulogy. “We used to tell him before every race, `Drive it like you stole it.’ He never let us down.’’ Sister Kayla Herring said the orange and white lapel ribbons worn by family and friends were to signify that the team colors would remain bright, even in the darkest times. A recording of the Dixie Chicks singing “Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)’’ was played at the request of

Ward’s mother. After the service, as Ward’s casket was taken to the hearse for the short trip to the cemetery, mourners let loose helium balloons in orange, white and black. Ward died Saturday night at a track 140 miles away in Canandaigua, where Stewart was riding a day before the Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen. Stewart did not race at Watkins Glen. The accident touched off debates as video of the crash circulated online, with fans questioning whether Stewart, known for his hot temper, tried to send his own message by buzzing Ward, or whether Ward recklessly stepped onto a dark track clad in black.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Camilo Villegas got away from golf for a little while, and his game came back. A recharged Villegas shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round at the Wyndham Championship. North Carolina natives Webb Simpson and William GAINEY McGirt shot 64, and Scott Langley, Heath Slocum, Paul Casey, Andrew Loupe and Martin Laird were another stroke back in the final event before the PGA Tour’s playoffs. Bishopville native Tommy Gainey shot a 66 and is tied for ninth place at 4 under. Villegas hasn’t won since 2010 and has only two top-10 finishes in the last three years. But early leads have been something of a curse at Sedgefield. Since the tournament returned to the course in 2008, the only first-round leader to win was Arjun Atwal in 2010. Simpson hopes to make an impression on U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson. His three captain’s picks are due next month. Simpson finished 15th on the Ryder Cup points list.

THOMPSON, LEE SHARE LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Lexi Thompson and South Korea’s Meena Lee shot 6-under-66 on Thursday to share the firstround lead in the LPGA Championship, the fourth major championship of the season. Thompson, the Kraft Nabisco winner in April for her first major title, and Lee each made eight birdies and a pair of bogeys to finish a stroke ahead of ahead of Brittany Lincicome, Lisa McCloskey and Jennifer Kirby. Shanshan Feng was tied for sixth at 68 with 2010 champion Cristie Kerr. Catriona Matthew was tied at 69 with seven other players. Inbee Park was at even-par 72, one shot better than Paula Creamer and Karrie Webb. From wire reports

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Stewart decides not to race at Michigan this weekend CHARLOTTE — Tony Stewart will not race Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, skipping a second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup race since striking and killing a driver in a dirt-track race at a small New York track. Stewart announced the decision in a statement Thursday. His plans for the rest of

the season have not been determined. Jeff Burton will drive Stewart’s No. 14 ChevSTEWART rolet in Michigan. Stewart’s dirt-racing career is on hold, and he could face criminal charges.

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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Jo Ho Park’s threerun homerun highlighted a five-run fourth inning by South Korea in a 10-3 win over the Czech Republic in the Little League World Se-

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ries on Thursday. PUERTO RICO 16 AUSTRALIA 3

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Abimael Torres hit a grand slam in Puerto Rico’s 13-run first inning in a 16-3, four-inning victory over Australia on Thursday at the Little League World Series.

LYNNWOOD 2 SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Chicago’s Pierce Jones hit three home runs, including a first-inning leadoff shot, to lead the Jackie Robinson West team to a 12-2 victory over Washington State’s Lynnwood.

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AREA SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL SUMTER TOUCHDOWN CLUB

The Sumter Touchdown Club will begin its 25th season on Friday, Aug. 29, at the Quality Inn located at 2390 Broad Street Extension. The club will meet each Friday for 13 straight weeks from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The weekly program features a guest speaker, a devotional, a high school coaches corner, the recognition of The Item Players of the Week, a catered breakfast and a pick’em contest. The first week will feature several local high school coaches talking about their respective teams and the start of their seasons. After that, the speakers will include people involved in different aspects of football on the high school, college and professional levels. The club is accepting members at a price of $100 per membership. It is also looking for sponsorships at a cost of $200. Sponsorship and membership forms are on the club’s website, www.sumtertdclub.com.

BASEBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its fall baseball league.

SOFTBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its fall softball league. Registration will run through Aug. 21 and there will be leagues for age 8-andunder, 10-and-under and 12-and-under. 7-8 year-olds, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of Dec. 31, 2014. The registration fee is $45 and no late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

BASKETBALL FREE SPIRIT LEAGUE REGISTRATION

The Free Spirit Church League is accepting player and team registration for its fall basketball league. The league is open to boys and girls ages 5-12 based on their age as of Sept. 1, 2014. There will be leagues for age 6-and-under, 7-9 and 10-12. The registration deadline is Aug. 30. For more information, contact Deacon David Glover at (803) 983-1309 or Burnell Ransom at (803) 425-5118.

GOLF CHURCHES CHALLENGE

The 15th Annual Churches Challenge Golf Tournament & Praise Rally will be held Aug. 22-23. The praise rally and dinner will be held on Friday, Aug. 22, at Alice Drive Baptist Church at 1305 Loring Mill Road beginning at 6 p.m. The event will be open to the players, tournament sponsors and their families. Gospel group The Last Generation will provide entertainment. The tournament will be held on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Sunset Country Club. The tournament will be split into a morning flight and an afternoon flight. The sign-in time for the morning flight is 7 a.m. with a tee time of 8, while the sign-in time for the afternoon flight is 11:30 with a tee time of 1 p.m. The format for the tournament is 4-man Captain’s

Choice. The team must have a minimum handicap of 50 and only one player on each team can have a handicap of 8 or less. The entry fee is $45 per player and that includes the praise rally and dinner for the players and their families as well. Today is the final day to register for the tournament, which is hosted by the Christian Golfers’ Association. There will be a $50,000 hole-in-one prize. The person who makes the ace will receive $1,000 while the church for which the player is playing will receive $50,000 from sponsor Jones Automotive Group. The winning team as well as the second- and third-place teams will receive prizes. All cash prizes, with the exception of the $1,000 hole-in-one prize, will go to the churches of the respective winners. There are many different sponsorship opportunities available to businesses as well. For more information, call the CGA office at (803) 7732171. If no one answers, leave a message.

go to the top three teams and prizes will be given to closest to pin on all par 3 holes. The last day to register is Sept. 5. Money raised from the tournament goes to K.A.T.’s Special Kneads. For more information on the organization, check it out on Facebook or go to katsspecialkneads@ yahoo.com. For more information on the tournament, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Teresa Durden at (803) 917-4710 or Mike Ardis at (803) 7751902. 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE

The Links at Lakewood Golf Course will host a 4-person scramble every Thursday. The cost is $25 per person and includes golf, prizes and food following the scramble. Call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 before 4 p.m. on Thursday to sign up.

RACQUETBALL YMCA TOURNAMENT

The Sumter Family YMCA is taking registration for its first racquetball tournament scheduled for Saturday. Late registration is being taken now. The cost is $25 for YMCA members and $32 for potential members. There will be six divisions Open, A, B, C, D and novice. The tournament will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (803) 773-1404 or visit www. ymcasumter.org or www.facebook.com/SumterYmca.

PAR 4 PETS TOURNAMENT

The Par 4 Pets 3rd Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course. The format for the tournament is 4-Man Captain’s Choice. The entry fee is $160 per team or $40 per player. The tournament is limited to the first 20 teams. Prizes will

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Newton, Benjamin forming bond

The relationship between Carolina quarteback Cam Newton, right, and wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, left, is continuing to grow and bodes well for the Panthers after losing their top three receivers from a year ago.

BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Cam Newton has a new best friend — and a new favorite target. Newton has forged a close relationship on and off the field with wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, the Panthers’ first-round draft pick from Florida State. Together the duo has been lighting it up in practice, connecting regularly on crossing routes and deep balls. When they’re not playing pitch and catch, they’ve been practically inseparable, even spending time together recently boating on Lake Lanier outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Newton said from the moment he first talked to Benjamin “there was a connection.’’

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about.’’’ Benjamin laughs about it now. “Yeah, I asked him for No. 1 and he was like, `No!,’’ Benjamin said. “But it was a little joke just to break the ice.’’ The ice is plenty broken. It’s rare these days when you don’t see Newton and Benjamin together. They stretch together. They watch drills in practice together. They eat lunch together. There’s a connection on the field, too. Newton always seems to be looking for Benjamin, perhaps because he’s so hard to miss. At 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds Benjamin is the only receiver on Carolina’s roster who comes close to matching Newton’s chiseled 6-foot-5, 245pound physique.

It all started a few hours after the Panthers selected Benjamin with the 28th pick. Benjamin, who wore No. 1 at Florida State, called Newton and teased the two-time Pro Bowl quarterback about wanting to wear No. 1 for the Panthers — the same number Newton wore the previous three seasons in Carolina. Newton said he “didn’t know Benjamin from Ronald McDonald’’ at the time and wasn’t sure what to make of the kid. “He tells me, ‘Man, the league be tripping. They don’t let receivers get single-digit numbers,’’’ Newton said. “I said, `Well, you’ve got two problems, then. First, you’ve got the league to worry about to get No. 1 — and (then) you’ve got me to worry

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Coming into the jamboree, Lakewood has beaten 4A River Bluff and 3A A.C. Flora and lost to 4A Blythewood in scrimmages. The Gators, a 3A school like Crestwood, were also beating 4A Fort Dorchester on Tuesday 7-3 before lightning cancelled the scrimmage. The Gators will open the jamboree at 6 against 2A Marion. Parks, who said he wants to make sure his team doesn’t have any mistakes in front of a big crowd, is looking for a good showing and improvement in two key areas. “This is a big game for our coaches and our players,” the Gators head coach explained. “We want to let (people) know we’re trying to change the culture of Lakewood, not only the whole school, but definitely with the athletic program. “I want to see our defensive guys get out there and tackle and know their responsibilities full speed,” he said. “Then we want a full live look at special teams and making sure they play hard.” The final scrimmage of the day will have Sumter taking on Lake City at approximately 7:30. Tickets are $6 per person. Lakewood, Crestwood and Lake City fans are asked to sit on the visitors side with Sumter, Timmonsville and Marion fans seated on the home side.

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Registration will run through Aug. 21 and there will be leagues for 7-8 yearolds, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of April 30, 2015. The registration fee is $45 and no late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

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Quista Antonio Henry, 30, widower of Shamara Wilson Henry, departed this life on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, at Baylor Scott & White Hospital, Temple, Texas. He was born on July 5, 1984, in Sumter, a son of Roosevelt and Virginia Benbow Henry. The family will be receiving friends at the home of his mother, Virginia B. Henry, 223 B Willow St., Mayesville, SC 29104. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

MANNING â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Donald Crawford Bailey Sr., 77, husband of Mary Kathleen Bailey, died on Aug. 13, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. You may sign the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guest book at www.brunsonfuneralhome.com. Brunson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 15 E. Hospital St., Manning, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 433-2273.

ALTON D. SHARPE BISHOPVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alton Dorris Sharpe, age 69, beloved husband of Kathy Windham Sharpe, died on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital. Born in Lyons, Georgia, he was a son of the late Samuel and Saddie Wiggins Sharpe. Mr. Sharpe was a member of the United States Marine Corps. He was a long haul trucker for more than 40 years, where his CB handle was â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lost Man.â&#x20AC;? He loved his family, especially his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Raymond Reynolds and his wife, Christina, of Daytona Beach, Florida, and Robert Reynolds and his wife, Heather, of Sumter; three daughters, Gina Pike of Clermont, Florida, Misty Flachbart and her husband, Terrance, and Rachael Reynolds, all of Bishopville; one brother, Henry Sharpe and his wife, Nancy, of Butler, Georgia; three sisters, Glenda Heist and her husband, William, of Sumter, Ann Hughes of Lake Wales, Florida, and Bonnie Sharpe of Leesburg, Florida; six grandchildren, Victoria Swick, Marley Reynolds, Brook Reynolds, Hannah Reynolds, Raimey Pike and Gavan Pike; and three great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mr. Sharpe was preceded in death by two brothers, J.T. Sharpe and Sammy Sharpe. A funeral service will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sammy Thompson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at Bullock Funeral Home. You may sign the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

VIVIAN BURRIS BISHOPVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for Vivian Burris, who passed away on Aug. 11, 2014, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Cousar Presbyterian Church in Bishopville. Interment will follow in Broad Branch Cemetery. Services are entrusted to New Life Funeral Services LLC.

NORMA JEAN ANDREWS LAGUNA HILLS, California â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Norma Jean â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jeannieâ&#x20AC;? Andrews, 54, died on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, in Lake Forest, California. Born on June 15, 1960, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Joseph E. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sammieâ&#x20AC;? and Rena B. Andrews. Jeannie was a 1978 graduate of Sumter High School. She received her surgical technician training at Anderson Hospital in 1979. She served in the U.S. Air Force from 1981 to 1987 and was stationed in Merced, California, and Yakota Air Force Base, Japan. She attained the rank of sergeant and was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service. Since 2003, she had served as the operating room buyer at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California. Jeannie loved the Lord, life, reading, playing the violin, and travel when she could. She loved spending time with friends and visits from her family. She collected kitchen gadgets, jewelry and cookbooks. She was a wonderful spirit and a shining example of Christian life to others. She will be forever missed by her family and friends. She is survived by three brothers, Joseph Andrews of Jacksonville, Florida, Charles D. Andrews of Nashville, Tennessee, and David W. Andrews (Frances) of Warner Robins, Georgia; and three sisters, Barbara A. Partin (Norman) of Wedgefield, Margaret A. Keeys of Bishopville and Laura Ellen Andrews (Hal Roberts) of Cassatt. She was preceded in death by a sister, Teresa A. Yancey; and a brother, James William â&#x20AC;&#x153;J.W.â&#x20AC;? Andrews. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday in the Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery, officiated by the Rev. Jim Ketchum. The family will receive friends at the home of Norman and Barbara Partin,

4879 Wedgelake Drive, Wedgefield. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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

LADSON F. OWENS JR. Ladson â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ladâ&#x20AC;? Fraser Owens Jr., 83, husband of Norma â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bootsieâ&#x20AC;? Hurst Owens, died on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Ladson Fraser and Johnsie Brunson Owens. Mr. Owens was a member and elder emeriti of First Presbyterian Church. He served First Presbyterian Church faithfully in many capacities as deacon, elder, clerk of session, choir member and Sunday school teacher. He was a member of the Rotary Club and served as a former president and Paul Harris Fellow. He was a former president of the YMCA and the Chamber of Commerce. He was chairman of the Sumter County Development Board (1968-72). He was a founding trustee of Covenant Place and selected as 2001 trustee of the year. He also served on the boards of Crosswell Home for Children and NBSC. He was employed by CP&L in several towns in both North and South Carolina before returning to Sumter, where he served as the district manager until his retirement in 1988. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; three daughters, Elizabeth O. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bethâ&#x20AC;? Blakeslee and husband, Bryant, of Columbia, Norma O. Abbott and husband, Phillip, of Sumter and Linda O. Forrest and husband, Dallah A. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Andyâ&#x20AC;? of Greenville; six grandchildren, Katherine A. Dowdney and husband, Sam, Jack F. Abbott and fiance, Maggie Jump, Bryant N. Blakeslee Jr., Caroline B. Thrash and husband, John D. Alexander â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alexâ&#x20AC;? Forrest, and Stuart Clifton Forrest; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Janie McElwee-Smith officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bill Price, Fred Brogdon, John Creech, Frank Moses, Bill Stokes and Lauren Green. Honorary pallbearers will be choir members, Covenant Place board members and Crosswell Home trustees. The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Sunday in the church fellowship hall. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church Music Ministry, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to Covenant Place, Endowment Fund, 2825 Carter Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may

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VELDA W. ANDERSON Velda Rose Williams Anderson, 79, wife of Gilbert Anderson, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, at her home. Born in Casey County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Arlis D. and Pearl Durham Williams. Mrs. Anderson was a member of Northside Memorial Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; three sons, James Watson (Linda) of Sumter, Elmer Watson (Carlene) of Ohio and Jacob Anderson of Washington state; one daughter, Jean Papucci (O.J.) of Sumter; one stepson, Robert Anderson (Diana) of Washington; two stepdaughters, Randi Eppileto of Oregon and Amy Gonzales (Fred) of Texas; 19 grandchildren; 24 greatgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Northside Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Holley officiating. Burial will follow in Sumter Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Fellowship Sunday School Class. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Northside Memorial Baptist Church and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the Northside Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 1004 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29153. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

home, 435 Pitts Road, Sumter. Funeral plans will be announced later by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

BETTY REYNOLDS Betty Lou Turbeville Reynolds, 85, widow of Bruce M. Reynolds, died on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Dec. 3, 1928, in Turbeville, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Marie Bramlett Turbeville. Mrs. Reynolds was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, Barry M. Reynolds (Beth); two brothers, Tommy Turbeville (Cathy) and Mike Turbeville (Deborah); four grandchildren, Russell Reynolds (Jennifer), Wendell Reynolds (Lark), Keith Reynolds and Blair McKinnon (Russell); six greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Larry B. Reynolds; and two brothers, Teddy Turbeville and Bobby Turbeville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with Dr. Webb Belangia officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Pine Grove United Methodist Cemetery in Turbeville. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Wesley Sunday School Class. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday preceding the service at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 211 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 or to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

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JOHN H. HUNTER John Henry â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boochieâ&#x20AC;? Hunter, 68, husband of Maggie Lee Sumter Hunter, entered eternal rest on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, at his home. Born on Dec. 18, 1946, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Thomas Sr. and Adell Richardson Hunter and stepson of Lottie Bell Mack Hunter. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the

MANNING â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Justin Lincoln Spry exchanged time for eternity on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at his residence. Born on Oct. 27, 1988, in Manning, he was a son of Deacon Henry Lincoln and Deaconess Linda Pack Spry. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence, 1169 Crossroads Church Road, Manning. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

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We live in a paradoxical media age. Quality television has never been more abundant. But too many basic cable outlets have opted for the lowest common denominator. Discerning viewers have learned that they can enjoy TV’s Golden Age without so much stupid static. They have dropped their cable or satellite packages to stream programming on their computers, tablets and streaming devices like Chromecast, Roku or Apple TV. The cost of streaming via Hulu, Netflix, Acorn, Amazon Prime, etc. is a fraction of the cost of cable. Cutting the cord has never been easier. And there’s a gratifying feeling that you are no longer subsidizing the programmers that hold you in such contempt. • As if to prove my point, Netflix debuts the nature documentary “Mission Blue” today. It profiles oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle and follows her efforts to raise awareness of the destructive impact of pollution, overfishing and climate change on the oceans. Talk about taking up arms against a sea of troubles.

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THANK YOU We would like to thank you for helping us find our little boy - Bryce. With the combined effort of advertising in The Item, word of mouth, flyers & Facebook, we found him at the SPCA where he was taken after being rescued out of the road on Alice Drive. We are deeply appreciative. You have made me & my two little boys very happy.

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BUSINESS SERVICES Fencing Byrds Taylormade Fence and Decks Free quotes Financing available call 803-491-7000

Lawn Service Four Seasons Lawn Care Serving Sumter for almost 20 yrs! Free est. 494-9169/468-4008 In Loving Memory of Lester Williams, Sr. 8/15/31 - 10/23/2011 We think about you always, we talk about you still, you have never been forgotten Daddy and you never will. We hold you close within our hearts, and there you will remain, to walk and guide us through our lives until we meet again. Love Children, Grandchildren, Great- Grandchildren & Great- Great Child

Roofing Robert's Metal Roofing 35 Years Experience. 18 colors & 45 year warranty. Financing available. Long list of satisfied customers. Call 803-837-1549.

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MERCHANDISE Garage, Yard & Estate Sales 110 Wactor St Sat 7:30-11 Multi Family baby clothes, girls clothes, misc hshld & more!

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Make Me An Offer Yard Sale! Corner of Sawgrass & Tumbleweed Ct. Sat. 7AM-12PM. Everything must go!!!

924 Trailmore Cir Sat 6:30-2:30 Multi Family Pac- n -plays, golf caddy, children's clothing, baby walker, toys, large activity table w/ 6 chairs, books,

402 Haynsworth, Indoor sale, Sat. 7 am - ? Lots of furniture, misc. items. All must go! Cash only.

2784 Kolb Rd. Sat. 7 am - 12. Clothes, antiques, furniture, mattresses, other misc. items.

Everything but the house sale! Lots of furn., electronics, fitness, & more. 3270 Tamarah Way. Sat. 8am - 1pm

30 Gray Fox Ct. Sat 8-12 InsideDorm/Apt Furn, kit. table, chairs, appl., dishes, office electronics, riding & push mowers.

HUGE (7+ Family) Yard Sale, 1745 Camden Rd. Fri. (7-5) & Sat. (7-12). Big Variety. You don't want to miss this one! 20 SteppingStone Path (off Wise Dr)Sat 8-? Multi Family Furniture & Lots of Good Stuff! 1087 Lynn Lane (off Blvd). Sat. 8-?. lots of new flowers, baskets, hshld items, glassware & more Multi-family garage sale, 1097 Kentwood Dr. Sat. 7 am - 11 am. 6.1 Yamaha Surround pkg, 0-6 mo. girl clothes, kitchen table & chairs, etc. Moving Sale! 400 Colony Rd Sat 8-12 Everything must go!

Sumter County Civic Center Indoor Garage Sale. 700 W. Liberty St. Saturday, September 20, 2014 8 am - 1 pm. Free admission. For booth space call 803-436-2271 Starting Aug. 25th, 2014 @ 9:00am Sugarplums Antiques Parking Lot, 3304 Hwy 15S. Sat. 8AM-2 Sofa Sleeper, Recliner, Dresser, Desk, New Fishing Rods & Reels & Misc Hshld Support Sumter United Ministries

2176 Avalon Dr. Sat. 7AM. Movies, Bose speakers, ladder, commercial table cloths, clothes, hshld items.

Please help us by donating New or Used items from your yard sale or business for our future yard sales. Call for Pick-up Ed: 803-464-7643.

Huge Household Sale: 5766 Fish Rd. (Dalzell), Aug 16th, & Sept 6th. Sat. 8AM. No Early Birds.

Multi-Family Sale, 10 English St. Sat. 7AM-1PM. Kids four wheeler, crib, stroller, furn., rugs, and more.

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Willie Sue's Food & Spirits will be opening soon. We are looking for the following to join our team. Exp Dishwashers, Line, Prep, & Grill Cooks for the kitchen, great personalities and big smiles to work in the front of the house. Pick up applications, Aug. 18th-20th between 12-5pm at 3355 Patriot Parkway.

Meadowcroft S/D, Move in Sept. 1st, Beautiful, spacious, clean 3 Br, 2.5 ba, bonus rm, 0.5 ac. Fenced in backyard, tile / hdwd floors, deck, sprinkler, 2 car garage. $1600 mo. + ele. & water. 847-0115.

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Help Wanted Part-Time Country Inn & Suites Hotel Front Desk Clerk Mature, sincere, dep. Must be able to work day or night and weeknds. Apply in person @ behind IHOP & Applebee's on Broad St. Residential Care Assistant: 1 yr experience working in a residential care facility. Must be able to work evenings and weekends. Submit Resume or letter of interest to PO Box 3792, Sumter, SC 29151 by Aug. 22, 2014.

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MERCHANDISE For Sale or Trade Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 2011 Kioti 30HP 4wd Tractor with loader, backhoe. $19,000. Call 803-795-9166

Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves.

The #1 Furniture Retail Company in the U.S. is seeking highly motivated individuals with outgoing personalities to join our Sales Team. Candidates must have a working knowledge of computers. They will be required to build sales volume by providing superior customer service and knowledge of product and finance options. This full time position is based on a flexible work schedule that includes evenings, Saturdays and some holidays. Offering unlimited income potential based on commission and bonuses. Guaranteed salary during training process. Send resume to 2850 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311 9 Drw Dresser with 2 mirrors $100 6 Drw Dresser with mirror & end table $75, lazy boy recliner couch $250, lazy boy rocker recliner $50, kitchen table with 2 padded benches with storage & 2 chairs $250, 2 curio cabinets $100 Ea. All excellent condition OBO. 803-469-9275

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Sales people needed for local car dealership. Experience a must! Call 803 494-5900 Counter position @ Polar Bear Cleaners Manning, SC Apply in person 1087 B Alice Dr Sumter

Hiring Nurses- LPN & RN 0-5 Yrs Experience. Fax resume to 803-774-7009

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments Lrg 1BR Apt. Private. $450/mo + $450 dep. req. 1 yr. lease. Incl. water, cable, all appl., W/D, C/H/A. 803 934-6942 Avail. Sept 1

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Georgio's II now taking applications for FT/PT positions. Apply in person from 2-5 at Savannah Plaza location. Must have some exp. Must be 18 or older.

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Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO 2BR 1BA, Conv. to Sumter Mall. $530/mo + dep. 803-775-1281. Nice 1BR Apartment $450/mo & $325/dep. Water included. No pets. 803-775-5638

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FSBO: 848 Bay Blossom Ave., 1,736 sq ft, 3BR/2BA. large fenced yard, Call 803-983-4802

1986 24ft. Playbouy w/trailer. New floor and carpet. 2013 50HP 4 stroke Yamaha outboard motor. $7,500. Call 803-968-2271

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Ernest Baker Auto Sales & Equip. Located 3349 N. Main St 5.5 miles from 378 overpass at N. Main., on Hwy 15 N. next to Baker Mini Warehouse. Remember Cars are like Eggs, Cheaper in the Country!!! 803-469-9294

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2001 Chevy S10, good tires, $2,500 OBO. 1997 Chevy Blazer 4x4, 4WD. Leather seats. New tires, Both in exc. cond., & cold A/C, $2,500 OBO. 803-229-8119, 803-447-5453

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Nice 3BR/2BA on nice lot. Near Shaw. $600/mo. Call 803-983-8084

Baconhill Rd./Pinewood SW Mobile Home, 3BR/2BA, stove, frig, $550/mo. + dep. 803-506-4600 108 Agnes St 3br 1ba Mobile Home $375/mo + $375/dep. By Dillon park. Call 803-481-4013

A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS OPEN HOUSE Sunday 8/17/14 2-4Pm 715 George Washington Blvd, (Past Spann's on Wedgefield Rd) Sumter 3BR 2BA 1251 Sq Ft. YR 1995 Newly Renovated $121,500.00 C-21 A Walton Agency Realtor Eloise Conyers

(Scenic Lake) 3BR 2BA 16x80. No pets Call 803-499-1500. From 9am5pm

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For Sale by Owner 111 Alice Dr $120,000. 108 ft corner lot, masonry veneer, new roof, 3BR 2BA w/ceramic tile/floor, Lrg LR with buck stove insert in F/P, dining room, family room, kitchen with handmade pine cabinets, dw, hardwoods. Ceiling fan in every room except LR. C/H/A, Patio 2 Car garage, brick fence in back yard with white rod iron gate. Contact # 1-617-276-3306

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water /sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

3BR 2BA Open Concept LR/KIT, lrg yard, quiet neighborhood, fishing privileges, $115K Call 775-1111

2/3BR MH. All appliances, C//H//A, Section 8 OK 469-6978 499-1500

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4351 Birch Ct. 2BR/1BA $375/Mo., 23 W. Patricia Dr.. 2BR/1BA $485 /mo, 1175 Flamingo Rd 3BR/2BA $550/Mo, 11 Cresent 3BR/1BA $600/mo. Most Sec deposit starting at $250, Sec. 8 Ok. Call 773-8022

30 A Somerset Dr, 3BR/2BA appliances, C/H/A. $470/mo + $400/dep. 506-2370 for info. 2, 3 & 4 Bedroom Trailers for rent, Cherryvale & Dogwood Area $250 & up. (803) 651-9926

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SW 2BR/1BAMH loc on Rental lot in park. $6,500. Owner financing avail. Call 803-464-5757. Looking for your DREAM HOME? LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 3-4-5 bedroom homes. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

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2001 Buick Park Avenue, exc. condition, only 114,000 miles. Must sell! $4,500 OBO. 803-464-8917.

Miscellaneous S.C. Construction Services We specialize in Energy Systems, also offer Duct work, Dry Wall, Floor Encapsulations, and mobile home repairs. Call 803-847-7824 for more details.

(1) Lot in Lakewood Links Subd. 2900 Waverly Dr. $18,000 OBO, 803-983-5691

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2004 Honda Accord

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We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

Lease or Sale- Owner financing avail, 5200 sq ft Building. Large fenced lot, 5 offices, kitchen, reception office, shop area. 822 S Guignard Call 803 968-5762

Unfurnished Homes 3 homes for rent. 1300 - 2100 sq ft., $850 - $1200 mo. 3 br, 2 ba, (near Shaw AFB). 646-460-4424. 2BR/1.5BA, duplex Ceiling fans, carpet/tile flrs, wht kit, stove/fridge, laundry rm, carport, shed, $600/mo + dep. No Pets. 803-481-8286 lv msg.

Alice Dr School Area 4 BR 2 BA carport, fenced yard, $1200 Mo. + Dep Call 704-345-8547

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Live in position in Santee. Cash + rent free apt. Couple/Single to clean motel rooms. Call 803-854-3378.

Locally established Heating & Air condition Co. looking for Exp. Service Tech. (2 yrs min. exp) Needs to have good driving record. Pay range from $33k-$46k a year plus health insurance, retirement, bonus and commission available. Apply in person at 1640 Suber Street.

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice PUBLIC NOTICE SC Department of Health and Environmental Control Bureau of Water 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Public Notice No. 14-119-A Date: August 15, 2014 NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF AN AGRICULTURAL PERMIT Permit Number: 19717-AG Issue Date: August 15, 2014 Effective Date: August 30, 2014 The Department has issued an agricultural permit to the permittee named below to operate a new Manure Brokering business and land apply manure and/or compost to agricultural lands as fertilizer. PERMITTEE: L.S. LEMMMON and WILLIAM JOHNSON, LS LEMMON FARMS, ND0088781, (SUMTER COUNTY/SUMTER EQC OFFICE DISTRICT), 1550 RUSH ST, LYNCHBURG, SC 29080.Manure will be obtained from agricultural animal producers and then provided to crop farmers to be land applied at agronomic rates as fertilizer. All farmers receiving waste must sign a contract, approved by the Department, and will be responsible for complying with all regulations for land application of agricultural waste.

This decision of the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (Department) becomes the final agency decision 15 days after notice of the Department decision has been mailed to the applicant or respondent, unless a written request for final review accompanied by a filing fee of $100.00 is filed with the Department by the applicant, permittee, licensee, or affected person. An applicant, permittee, licensee, or affected person who wishes to appeal this decision must file a timely written request for final review with the Clerk of the Board at the following address or by facsimile at 803-898-3393. A filing fee in the amount of $100.00 made payable to SC DHEC must also be received by the Clerk within the time allowed for filing a request for final review. However, if a request for final review is filed by facsimile, the filing fee may be mailed to the Clerk of the Board if the envelope is postmarked within the time allowed for filing a request for final review. Clerk of the Board SC DHEC 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 Parties filing a request for final review are asked to include a statement of the grounds on which they challenge the Department's decision and the specific changes they are seeking in the decision. In order to be timely, a request for final review must be received by the Clerk of the Board within 15 days after notice of the Department decision has been mailed to the applicant or respondent. If the 15th day occurs on a weekend or State holiday, the request is due to be received by the Clerk of the Board on the next working day. If a timely request for final review is filed with the Clerk of the Board, the Clerk will provide additional information regarding procedures. The Board of Health and Environmental Control has 60 days from the date of receipt of a request for final review to conduct a final review conference. The conference may be conducted by the Board, its designee, or a committee of three members of the Board appointed by the chair. If a final review conference is not conducted within 60 days, the Department decision becomes the final agency decision, and a party may request a contested case hearing before the Administrative Law Court within 30 days after the deadline for the final review conference.

Notice of Sale Notice of Sale C/A No: 2013-CP-43-01782 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A. against, Mary Ann Gregoire, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12 pm at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 29 on a plat prepared by H.S. Willson, R.L.S., dated May 24, 1973 and recorded with the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-34 at Page 38. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as

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amended), reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This property is known as 29 Chestnut Street, Sumter, SC 29150 and is shown on the Auditor's Tax Map of Sumter County as Parcel 228-05-01-001. This being the same property conveyed to Mary Ann Gregoire by Deed of Robert B. Castleberry and Frances H. Castleberry, dated June 30, 1981 and recorded June 30, 1981 in Book 290 at Page 549 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

the rate of 7.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

terms and at the purchaser's risk on some subsequent sales day. Bidding shall close on sales day inasmuch as the Plaintiff has waived the right to a deficiency judgment. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.4%. The Sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions and restrictions of record, and any other senior encumbrances. Purchaser to pay for any statutory commission on the sale from the proceeds of the final bid amount. Purchaser to pay for deed preparation, cost or recording the deed, and transfer taxes on the deed.

deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 12.7404%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1104337 8/15, 8/23, 08/29/2014

29 Chestnut Street, Sumter, S.C. 29150 TMS # 228-05-01-001 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Six And 38/100 percent (6.375%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of Thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. CODE Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-02071 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Patricia M. Jones, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 2, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE DWELLING AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF MANCHESTER, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA CONTAINING 0.70 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT 108 OF STARK ACRES SUBDIVISION, PHASE I, SECTION NO. 1 ON THAT PLAT PREPARED BY JOSEPH R. EDWARDS, RLS, DATED AUGUST 15, 1994 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 94, PAGE 1265. THIS SAID LOT HAS SUCH METES, BOUNDARIES, COURSES, AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-20266 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Trust 2004-NC3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-NC3 vs. Athlee Hill Helton a/k/a Athlee Hill; Brenda L. Carter a/k/a Brenda Carter; Midland Funding LLC, C/A No. 13-CP-43-1680, The following property will be sold on September 2, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying, and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 117, Pinedale Subdivision, Section 3, as shown on a plat thereof, by Harold S. Wilson, RLS # 1758, dated April 7, 1970, amended January 7, 1971, amended August 12, 1971, and recorded on April 28, 1970, in Plat Book Z-28 at Page 68 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Reference to said plat is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. Said property has a street address of 53 Neal Street, Sumter SC 29150. Said lot is subject to al restrictions, covenants, and easements of record, including those in Deed Book Q-9 at Page 779. Derivation: Book 674 at Page 1062. 53 Neal Street, Sumter, SC 29150 2260303012, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.95% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-1680. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011847-03157 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1107280 8/15, 8/22, 08/29/2014

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2013-CP-43-1866 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Robert Holloman, Plaintiff, Vs. Didith DeVera Ramos, Defendant.

ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 1995 OAKWOOD MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER NC15428CK3128898A&B (SEE RETIREMENT AFFIDAVIT IN BOOK 980 AT PAGE 0063). THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO GEORGE H. JONES AND PATRICIA M. JONES, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, BY DEED OF PATRICK J. BURKE AND CAROL A. BURKE DATED 11/29/2007 AND RECORDED 12/3/2007, IN BOOK 1096 AT PAGE 2030, IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. THEREAFTER GEORGE H. JONES PASSED AWAY AND FULL TITLE PASSED TO PATRICIA M. JONES BY OPERATION OF LAW.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 4320 Starks Ferry Road, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 163-03-01-014 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at

The undersigned, Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity For Sumter County, hereby gives notice that pursuant to an Order Of Foreclosure And Sale of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County in the above captioned case, he will sell at public auction for cash, in front of the Sumter County Courthouse on Sales Day in September, the same being September 2, 2014, during the legal hours of sale, September 2, 2014 at 2:00 o'clock p.m., the following described property: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying, and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and represented as Unit D of Brentwood Townhouse No. I, Horizontal Property Regime No. 1, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Carl J. Croft, RLS, dated March 27, 1986, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 86 at page 381, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina as amended. This is the identical property conveyed unto the mortgagor herein by deed of Robert Holloman, of even date herewith and recorded simultaneously herein and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1139 at Page 002744 on May 20, 2010.

Property address: 2020 Gion Street, Sumter, S.C. 29150 TERMS OF SALE: For cash, the successful bidder to deposit with the Master-in-Equity at the conclusion of the bidding five (5%) percent of his bid in evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to the purchase price in the event of compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of his bid within thirty (30) days after the final acceptance of this bid, then the property shall be re-advertised and resold on the same

The property will be withdrawn from sale in the event Plaintiff or agent for Plaintiff is not present at sale. RICHARD L. BOOTH MASTER-IN-EQUITY FOR SUMTER COUNTY Young, Keffer & Associates, P.A. 23 West Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2013-CP-43-01440 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Trustmark National Bank against, Ismael L. Fierro, Jr., I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12 pm, at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina designated as Lot No. 49, Section 3 of Curtis Park as shown on that certain plat of Thomas M. Reynolds dated July 29, 1994 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 94, Page 1107. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Ismael L. Fierro, Jr. by virtue of a Deed from Hayes D. Hampton dated July 30, 2008 and recorded on July 30, 2008 in Book 1110 at Page 670 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

160 Curtiswood Avenue, Sumter, S.C. 29150 TMS # 206-05-04-020 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Four And 50/100 percent (4.50%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-01400 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee under Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1st, 2008 Equifirst Loan Securitization Trust 2008-1 vs. Bruce F. Andrews; Numax Mortgage Corporation, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 2, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING KNOWN AS 104 CHURCH STREET AND BEING SHOWN ON SUMTER COUNTY TAX MAPS AS LOT NO. K-8-E-22, SAID PROPERTY BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURED ACCORDING TO SAID TAX MAP AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY LANDS, NOW OR FORMERLY OF KATHLEEN S. JOHNSON WHEREON IT MEASURES 130 FEET; ON THE EAST BY CHURCH STREET WHEREON IT FRONTS AND MEASURES 62 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF FRANCES S. OSWALD WHEREON IT MEASURES 130 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF RAY D. RIDGEWAY AND BOBBIE C. RIDGEWAY, WHERE IT MEASURES 59.7 FEET. BE ALL MEASUREMENTS ACCORDING TO SAID TAX MAP AND A LITTLE MORE OR LESS.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BRUCE F. ANDREWS AND KAREN L. ANDREWS, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, BY VIRTUE OF A DEED FROM CHARLES THOMAS MARTIN, JR. AND JEAN G. MARTIN, DATED OCTOBER 16, 1986 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 9, 1986, IN DEED BOOK 438, PAGE 1245, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, S O U T H C A R O L I N A . SUBSEQUENTLY, KAREN L. ANDREWS DIED IN 2010 LEAVING BRUCE F. ANDREWS THE SOLE OWNER OF SUBJECT PROPERTY.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 104 Church Street, Sumter, SC 29150

Notice of Sale TMS: 228-12-01-028 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.85% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-18018

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-00091 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Inc. ultimate successor to Sumter National Bank; Christopher McKenzie; South Carolina Attorney General; South Carolina Department of Revenue 2; United States Attorney General - Washington, DC; United States Attorney's Office - District of South Carolina; United States of America, acting by and through its Agency, Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service; United States of America, acting by and through its Agency, Department of Treasury - Internal Revenue Service, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 2, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF SUMTER, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS LOT 41 ON A PLAT PREPARED BY J. HENRY WALKER III, PLS, DATED JUNE 21, 1999 AND RECORDED WITH THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2000 AT PAGE 11. PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA (1976, AS AMENDED), REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT IS HEREBY MADE FOR THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES AND/OR DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY DELINEATED THEREON. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 3125 HOMESTEAD ROAD, SUMTER, SC 29153 AND IS SHOWN ON THE AUDITOR'S TAX MAP OF SUMTER COUNTY AS PARCEL 244-00-01-053. ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 2001 FLEETWOOD MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER VAFLY19A/B04093-HE12 (SEE RETIREMENT AFFIDAVIT IN BOOK 999 AT PAGE 794). THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CHRISTOPHER MCKENZIE BY DEED OF HAROLD R. WAYNICK, JR. DATED OCTOBER 7, 2005 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 10, 2005 WITH THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN VOLUME 1000 AT PAGE 1730.

KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211 NOTICE OF SALE 2013-CP-43-1319 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC against Julia Holloman, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: The following described lands lying in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land together with the improvements thereon or to be constructed thereon, shown and designated on that certain plat of John M. Mahon, R.L.S. dated June 1, 1973 and recorded in the Office of the CCCP for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-34 at Page 54 as Lot No. 29 of Lazy Acres Estates Section One. Said Lot No. 29 being bounded and measuring as follows: on the Northeast by portions of Lots No. 18 and 19 said plat measuring 164.3 feet; on the Northwest by Lot No. 30 said plat measuring 167.3 feet; on the Southeast by Lot No. 28 said plat measuring 162.6 feet; and on the Southwest by Conway Drive on which it fronts and measures 164.0 feet. This being the same property conveyed to Julia Holloman by United States Department of Agriculture Farmers Home Administration by Deed dated January 23, 1984 and recorded on February 3, 1984 in Book 358, Page 952, Sumter County Records, State of South Carolina. TMS No. 269-81-02-016 Property Address: 1911 Conway Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will

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CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3125 Homestead Road, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 244-00-01-053 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. If the United States is named as a Defendant, The sale shall be subject to the United States right of redemption pursuant to 28 U.S.C.Â§ 2410(c). In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 12-11452

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0767 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank National Association, against Audrey J. Siebold, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 28 in Wessex Subdivision as shown on that certain Plat of Carl J. Croft, RLS,, dated October 12, 1987 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 87 at page 1713, and having such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which is incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

TMS Number: 128-09-01-001 (land and mobile home) PROPERTY ADDRESS: 5770 Wessex Drive, Wedgefield, SC ALSO: 1995 General, Serial Number G MHGA351944252A&B This being the same property conveyed to Audrey J. Siebold by deed of Manufactured Housing Outlet, Inc., dated April 18, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on April 21, 2008, in Deed Book 1104 at Page 1189. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 7.0% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency

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demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Middleton Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 29 in the Squaw Valley Subdivision as shown on that certain Plat of D.D. Edmunds, R.L.S., dated July 13, 1988 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 88 at Page 739, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. Less and except: All that certain piece, parcel, lot or tract of land,

containing 2.86 acres, more or less, together with any and all improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in Middleton Township, the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 29-A of Squaw Valley Subdivision on that certain plat by Allen-Makela Land Surveyors, Inc., dated April 24, 1996 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2003 at Page 381. This being the same property conveyed to Laurie E. Rogers by George L. Brown and Madeline C. Brown by deed dated and recorded August 19, 2003 in Book 904 at Page 179 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. This being a portion of the same property conveyed to George L. Brown and Madeline C. Brown by deed of Bibco, Inc. dated September 20, 1985 and

recorded October 24, 1985 in Book 415 at Page 1510; subsequently conveyed to Hardee Construction Company, Inc. by deed dated May 23, 1988 and recorded May 24, 1988 in Book 470 at Page 677; thereafter conveyed by Hardee Construction Company, Inc. to Madeline Carol Brown and George Brown by deed dated July 14, 1988 and recorded July 15, 1988 in Book 473 at Page 440 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. TMS No. 130-00-01-068 Property Address: 30 Doe Court, Wedgefield, SC 29168 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, S. C. 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-01096 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Alice V. Benton, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 2, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE DWELLING AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATED IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2., COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 6 ON A PLAT OF LEWIS F. LEAVELL, SR., DATED DECEMBER 19, 1972, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT OF FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK Z-33, PAGE 54, AND BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTHEAST BY LOT NO. 5 ON SAID PLAT AND MEASURING THERON 197.32 FEET; ON THE SOUTHEAST BY MELROSE DRIVE AND MEASURING THEREON 107.7 FEET; ON THE SOUTHWEST BY LOT NO. 7 ON SAID PLAT AND MEASURING THEREON 197.32 FEET; AND ON THE NORTHWEST BY PROPERTY NOW OR FORMERLY OF COLCLOUGH AND MEASURING THEREON 107.7 FEET, BE ALL OF SAID MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR LESS.

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ANDREW BENTON AND ALICE V. BENTON BY DEED OF CARLOS E. ROBERTSON AND ALICE F. ROBERTSON DATED JANUARY 11, 1979 AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 2, 1979 IN BOOK K10 PAGE 180, IN THE R.M.C. OFFICE OF SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. SUBSEQUENTLY, ANDREW BENTON, SR. PASSED AWAY AND HIS INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS CONVEYED TO ALICE V. BENTON BY DEED OF DISTRIBUTION DATED MARCH 31, 2010 AND RECORDED APRIL 6, 2010 IN BOOK 1137 AT PAGE 2756.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 12 Melrose Drive, Wedgefield, SC 29168 TMS: 099-14-02-018 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2014-CP-43-00259 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Trustmark National Bank vs. Justin D. Biser, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00 PM, at the County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot No. 31 of Rolling Hills Subdivision, Section III, on that certain plat of Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated September 8, 2006 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2006 at page 485. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 3415 Valencia Drive, Dalzell, South Carolina, and is shown on the Auditors map of Sumter County as Tax Parcel 151-11-02-010.

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3415 Valencia Dr, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS#: 151-11-02-010 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Four and 375/1000 (4.375%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014 Notice of Sale applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.0000%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1101108 8/15, 8/22, 08/29/2014

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-01840 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Secretary of Veterans Affairs vs. Candy K. Rex; Tracy Rex, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 2, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF PROVIDENCE, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT #109 OF DALZELL ACRES SUBDIVISION, PHASE II, SECTION 4, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT PREPARED BY BEN J. MAKELA, RLS, DATED DECEMBER 21, 1998, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 98 AT PAGE 1394, AND HAVING SUCH METES AND BOUNDS AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, THIS DESCRIPTION BEING IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS, AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS IS THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 5070 RIDGE STREET.

THIS IS THE IDENTICAL PROPERTY CONVEYED UNTO TRACY REX AND CANDY K. REX BY DEED OF CHARLIE W. BOYD, JR. AND LYDIA M. BOYD, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 947 AT PAGE 1628 ON JULY 30, 2004.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5070 Ridge Street, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 189-04-02-011 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 11-25540

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2011-CP-43-02062 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, National Association vs. Leslie A. McMickle; Citifinancial, Inc.; Granite State Insurance Company; United States of America, acting by and through its agency the Internal Revenue Service, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 2, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF PROVIDENCE, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT #34, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT PREPARED BY LOUIS W. TISDALE, RLS, DATED JANUARY 16, 2003, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2003 AT PAGE 76, AND HAVING SUCH METES AND BOUNDS AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, THIS DESCRIPTION BEING IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS,

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AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS AMENDED.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO LESLIE A. MCMICKLE BY DEED OF RANDALL BAGTAS AND MELISSA BAGTAS, DATED MAY 21, 2007 AND RECORDED MAY 23, 2007, IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICER FOR SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, IN BOOK 1078 AT PAGE 001857.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2925 Kaempfer Circle, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 2001603003 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law. Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.625% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. If the United States is named as a Defendant, The sale shall be subject to the United States right of redemption pursuant to 28 U.S.C.Â§ 2410(c). In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-18917

NOTICE OF SALE 2011-CP-43-01563 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiMortgage, Inc. against Karen Glisson a/k/a Karen D. Jones Glisson, Nathaniel Glisson, and Citibank, Federal Savings Bank, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land with the dwelling and improvements thereon situate lying and being in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina designated as Lot No. 52 of Huntington Subdivision as shown in Plat Book Z-48 at Page 400 and more recently and particularly shown on a plat by Julian B. Allen, RLS, dated October 2, 1986 recorded in Plat Book 86 at Page 1587 records of Sumter County RMC Office. Said Lot No. 52 being bounded and measuring as follows: On the Northwest by College Properties Inc. Said plat and measuring thereon 25.95 feet and 68.1 feet; on the Northeast by Lot No. 51 said plat and measuring thereon 149.92 feet; on the Southeast by Club Lane said plat and fronting thereon 56.38 feet, 69.66 feet in an arch and 14.3 feet; and on the Southwest by Lot No. 53 said plat and measuring thereon 149.85 feet. Be all dimensions a little more or a little less and according to said most recent plat. This being the same property conveyed to Nathaniel Glisson and Karen D. Jones, as tenants in common with the indestructible right of survivorship, by Deed of Daniel E. Sniezek and Peggy Ann Sniezek dated December 19, 1989 and recorded December 28, 1989 in Book 499 at Page 180; subsequently Nathaniel Glisson and Karen D. Jones conveyed the subject property to Nathaniel Glisson and Karen D. Jones Glisson, as joint tenants with the right of survivorship, by deed dated August 17, 2001 and recorded August 23, 2001 in Book 813 at Page 1934. TMS No. 226-01-03-010 Property Address: 869 Club Lane, Unit 1, Sumter, SC 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.7400%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1107200 8/15, 8/22, 08/29/2014

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such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina

Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day.

KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 252-5817

Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of CitiMortgage, Inc., against Adam R. Porter, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 111, as shown on that certain Plat of Croft Engineering Company, Inc., dated August 13, 1997 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at Page 1359 and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on sail plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in Section 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property is known as 4965 McPhail Street, Dalzell, SC.

TMS Number: 189-04-02-013 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4965 McPhail St, Dalzell, SC This being the same property conveyed to Adam R. Porter and Kristienne M. Porter by deed of Joseph Lee Moore and Julianne B. Moore, dated March 31, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on March 31, 2006, in Deed Book 1022 at Page 1233. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 6.25% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, S.C. 29415 (843) 577-5460

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2013-CP-43-01913 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A. vs. Philip B. Wilson, and Alina Wilson,, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00 PM , at the County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 42, as shown on that certain Plat of Michael C. Turbeville, III, PLS, dated December 12, 2005 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2006 at Page 2, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. Said property is subject to all visible and/or recorded easements, restrictions, rights of way, and zoning ordinances affecting the said property. This being the same property conveyed to Philip B. Wilson and Alina Wilson, as Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship, by Deed of Aycock Construction, LLC, dated November 13, 2006 and recorded November 14, 2006 in Book 1053 at Page 739 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2014-CP-43-00260 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Trustmark National Bank vs. Richard H. Shelnutt, and Brett B. Shelnutt,, I the undersigned as Richard L. Booth , as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00 PM, at the County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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All that certain, piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 7 on that certain plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated March 2, 2000 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2002 at Page 430. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended) reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This property is known as 3601 Red Lane Road and is shown on the Auditor`s map of Sumter County as tax parcel 191-00-01-004. This being the same property conveyed to Richard H. Shelnutt and Brett B. Shelnutt, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship by deed of Desarae Espinosa, dated February 25, 2011 and recorded April 1, 2011, in Book 1152 at Page 002873, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina.

3601 Red Lane Road, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS#: 191-00-01016 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Four and 875/1000 (4.875%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Richard L. Booth , as Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser.

Notice of Sale

Richard L. Booth , as Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 252-5817 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PHH Mortgage Corporation vs. Stephanie Nicole McClellan a/k/a Stephanie N. McClellan; Stephen M. McClellan; Alexander C. Haskell, C/A No. 13-CP-43-1635, The following property will be sold on September 2, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that parcel of land in the City of Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, as more fully described in Deed Book 1111, Page 474, ID #207-07-02-019, being known and designated as Lot 144B, filed in Plat Book PB2003, Page 645, recorded 12/05/2003. Derivation: Book 1111 at Page 474 900 Perry Blvd, Sumter, SC 29154 207-07-02-019, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-1635. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01257 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1107281 8/16, 8/22, 08/29/2014

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-483

12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All those certain pieces, parcels or lots of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina which are shown and designated as Lots 23 and 25 in Block B on a plat made by Joseph Palmer, CE, dated July 9, 1941 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book S-5, Page 109. The said lots have such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Law of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 39 Lemmon St., Sumter, SC 29150. Being the same property conveyed to Jeremy S. Spencer by deed of David A. Brown and Arlene B. Mitchell dated July 22, 2009 and recorded on July 31, 2009 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1127 at Page 950.

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Property Address: 39 Lemmon Street Sumter, S.C. 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.125% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-0797 Attorneys for the Plaintiff

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Planet Home Lending, LLC f/k/a Green Planet Servicing, LLC against Jeremy S. Spencer, et al., I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at

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2675 Navigator Circle, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS#: 152-09-03-001 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Six and 500/1000 (6.500%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In

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