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1 in custody, 1 sought in shootout Suspect charged with attempted murder in incident at car wash

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 One shooting suspect is in jail, one is in the hospital and one is still at large after Friday’s shootout at Chatman’s Car Wash on North Main Street.

Diquandrae Lionell Rhabb, 22, of 767 Brand St., was arrested at a local apartment complex without incident late Sunday night. He is being charged with attempted mur-

der, shooting into an occupied vehicle and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, said Tonyia McGirt, public information officer with Sumter Police Department.

He is being RHABB held at SumterLee Regional Detention Center, and more charges may be filed, she said.

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spoon, 29, was injured in the gunfire that started about 2 p.m. Friday and drove himself to Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He remains in the hospital in good condition.

Possible charges for Witherspoon are unclear at this time.

“We’re expecting him to be in the hospital for several more days,” McGirt said. “If charges are filed, it will be after he’s released.”

One 58-year-old bystander also sustained non life-threat-

ening injuries and drove himself to the hospital. He was treated and released, McGirt said.

Sumter police are still looking for a third, unidentified man suspected to have been involved in the shooting. He is described as a 6-foot-tall black male with a light complexion and a goatee and between the ages of 17 and 25.

This incident appears to be connected to illegal drug activity, police said, and involves some of the same individuals

connected to at least a dozen shooting incidents reported since the beginning of the year in the South Sumter community.

Anyone with information related to this shooting or any others is asked to call Sumter Police Department at (803) 4362700.

Information can also be given anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718 or 1-888-CRIME-SC. A cash reward may be available for information leading to an arrest.

Preparing for the fair Kids learn life skills through 4-H program

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250

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ooler weather brings fairs, and that means it’s nearly time for 4-H competitions.

Registration for the 4-H S.C. State Fair events ends Sept. 1, and registration for Sumter County Fair 4-H competitions runs through Oct. 2, said Terri Sumpter, 4-H coordinator with Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service.

One Rembert family has been “heavily involved” in the fairs, she said.

“My last two boys have been in 4-H,” Sandra Myers said. “My youngest son is 25, and my middle one will be 32 in October. They both started with 4-H when they were 9 years old.

They loved horses and cows. They liked showing them, and they liked to compete. It was thrilling to them, and it brought rewards. It exposed them to other aspects of agriculture and helped them become the men they are now.”

Because her sons had to help around the 60-acre Greenfield Farm, some of it was work, but it grew to be an outlet for them as well, Myers said.

Now, her grandchildren are participating in 4-H. At 12, Zyarriah has been competing a few years and has won a number of accolades.

“I grew up around horses,” said the seventh-grade Ebenezer Middle School student. “I love barrel racing and pole bending. It’s part of me. I enjoy it.”

When she wins ribbons and trophies, it gives her a sense of accomplishment, Zyarriah said.

JADE REYNOLDS / THE SUMTER ITEM “It means all the practice, hard K’Mon Myers, 9, practices riding Chaka while holding a flag. He’s been in 4-H about a work and pressure really paid off,” year and will be riding in the upcoming Summer Round Up that his grandparents, Mark she said. and Sandra Myers, put on annually at their farm in Rembert.

Her brother, K’Mon, has been in

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4-H about a year, and he, too, has already garnered a few awards.

“It’s pretty good,” said the Rafting Creek Elementary School fourthgrader. “I like horses a little bit, but I like messing with cows a lot.” Both will shortly get calves to raise for 18 months, Sandra Myers said.

Her husband and their grandfather, Mark Myers, serves as Zyarriah and K’Mon’s trainer.

“He’s with them every day, especially this time of year,” Sandra Myers said.

In the evening, the children come home and have a snack. Then they do homework and care for their horses.

Then it’s time to wash up for dinner and get to bed.

There is no TV during the school week, and the computer is limited to school work.

“They don’t have time for anything else,” Sandra said. “It keeps them out of trouble.”

Mark Myers agreed.

“We’re teaching youth, not just my grandkids, to be dedicated, to sacrifice, to work hard and be loving,” he said. “A horse is like an extended family member. You have to care for them 365 days a year. There are no rain days or feel bad days. They have to be taken care of, and a horse lives a long time. Some think horses 15 years old are over the hill, but a lot

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More than $5,000 has helped people in need

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Donations took a bit of a dip in the final week of collections for the inaugural Summer of Caring.

Donors gave a total of $150 this past week.

That money goes toward assisting United Ministries of

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Sumter County clients such as one woman who recently approached the Crisis Relief Ministry.

“She had been working for an office for many years, but it had closed,” said Mark Champagne, UMSC executive director. “She got a new job, but it isn’t paying nearly as much.

The ministry offered to help her with her (electric) bill, and

she was praising God. Then, we offered her a food box, and she burst into tears. She was so thankful and grateful to God. It was awesome.”

From January to July 2014, the crisis ministry has assisted 566 clients for a total of

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Fred James Jr. Perry Wilson Jr. Fannie Mae Harris Diana Felder

$81,427.27, 543 families with food for a total value of $20,641 and 122 families with other inkind items valued at a total of $9,343.13.

But this is just one area your donations have contributed to in the inaugural year of Summer of Caring, a partnership between The Sumter Item and United Ministries. The other two have been the Construc-

tion Ministry and the Emergency Shelter.

During the same period, the Construction Ministry built seven ramps for a total value of $1,667.25, Champagne said, and the summer restore program repaired 10 homes in June for a total value of $24,083.94.

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Chamber to host its 34th annual golf tournament

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250

WANT TO GO?

Only two weeks are left to register for the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce’s golf tournament.

The 34th Annual Rub O’ the Green Golf Tournament takes place Sept. 19, but the final day for players to sign up is Sept. 9.

“It’s just a great event for the community,” said Tom Cuttino, who has been the chairman of the event for 30 years. “It’s four hours of business networking on the golf course, and then there is a social aspect before and after. It’s just fun.”

His company, XDOS, is a member of 11 chambers across the state, and Sumter has the “premier” golf tournament.

“This is the best by far,” he said. “The format of the tournament is not captain’s choice. You play your own ball. Non-golfers love captain’s choice, but real golfers like the challenge of playing their own ball. The tee gifts you get just for signing up and the prizes alone are worth way more than the entry fee, not to mention the food and beverages. It’s a great value for the dollar.”

The cost is $95 per participant. Registration fee includes promotional gifts, green fees and cart, Business-After-Hours, refreshments, entertainment and open bar.

The money generated from this event goes into the chamber’s general fund operating budget, said Grier Blackwelder, chamber president.

“Golf is a great opportunity to bring people together regardless of your ability in that sport,” he said. “It brings together all different kinds of people from different vocations. We pair people up, and hopefully you get to learn about new people. So, it’s a networking opportunity, a way to promote the chamber and a way to promote Sumter as a great place.”

When the program started, it drew about 16 players, Cuttino said. Through the years, it got up to almost

WHAT: 34th Annual Rub O’ the Green Golf Tournament WHEN: Sept. 19; registration deadline is Sept. 9 WHERE: Sunset Country Club, 1005 Golfcrest Road COST: $95, includes promotional gifts, green fees and cart, Business-AfterHours, refreshments, entertainment and open bar BENEFITS: Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce FOR MORE: Contact the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce at (803) 7750915 or email Barbara@ sumterchamber.com.

300, but it has dropped back down.

“It’s still a big tournament,” he said. “We average around 160 players.

Plant closings have really hurt us, and golf, in general and in Sumter in particular, has decreased in numbers.”

One area that was hit hard was sponsorship, but EMS-CHEMIE has agreed to serve as the title sponsor this year.

“We couldn’t have this tournament without sponsors, especially the title sponsor,” Cuttino said.

“EMS-CHEMIE is a great sponsor.”

Held at Sunset Country Club, 1005 Golfcrest Road, the tournament has two shotgun starts, one at 8 a.m. and one at 1:30 p.m. Dress is causal, but no jeans are allowed.

Refreshments will be provided on the course, Blackwelder said. Lunch will also be available.

Business-After-Hours will begin at 6 p.m., and DJ Howie D will provide entertainment. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served, Blackwelder said. The player and one guest are included with registration to the Business-After-Hours that evening.

Awards will be given out starting at 7 p.m.

For more information or to register, contact the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce at (803) 7750915, or email Barbara@ sumterchamber.com.

LOCAL BRIEFS FROM STAFF REPORTS

Sexual assault suspect turns himself in Monday A Rembert man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in her car turned himself in to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office on Monday morning.

Lashonda Monique Dennis, 35, of 4115 Victoria Pollard Lane, Rembert, has been charged with third-degree

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Calvin Ragin, mechanic for South Carolina Schools, looks at the engine of a school bus he was driving to the Sumter School Bus Maintenance Shop on Monday morning for repairs when it caught on fire.

No injuries in bus blaze No children aboard smoking vehicle

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 The work week got off to a fiery start for South Carolina Schools mechanic Calvin Ragin. As he was driving a school bus that was having performance problems to the Sumter School Bus Maintenance Shop for re-

criminal sexual conduct. He is being held at Sumter-Lee Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.

According to a warrant issued May 8, the suspect reportedly entered a car parked near the intersection of Dais and Mayrant roads about midnight April 30 and assaulted an unconscious 20-year-old woman.

6 children found in squalid home turned over to DSS When officers from Sumter Police Department checked on a report of a disturbance and electricity theft

pairs, a passing motorist alerted him that smoke was coming from the engine compartment in the rear of the bus.

Ragin pulled the burning bus off U.S. Highway 521 North and onto Beckwood Road, where he used the fire extinguisher carried on board in an attempt to douse the fire.

“I tried to put it out by myself,” he said, “but it was too hot.”

Firefighters from Sumter

early Sunday morning in the 400 block of Boulevard Road, they made a disturbing discovery.

According to the police report, officers at the scene found six children, ages 2 to 10, lying on the floor of a home without furniture, electricity, running water and “crawling with bugs.”

The police questioned the 25-yearold mother and 46-year-old grandmother, who reportedly owns the home, and after receiving permission to inspect the house determined it was unsafe for children. The officers called Department of Social Servic-

Fire Department responded and quickly had the fire put out.

There were no children on board, and no one was injured by the blaze.

Shelly Galloway, public information coordinator for the Sumter School District, said a preliminary analysis indicates the bus was totaled. She said that because of the lack of available school buses, routes are often doubled when a bus is out of service.

es, and the children were placed in protective custody.

A spokeswoman for Sumter County DSS said Monday she could not comment on the specific case but said, according to state law, a hearing must be held in family court within 72 hours. She said the hearing will most likely be scheduled for Wednesday.

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Prosecutor has several options on Harrell case

Fire Ants host 2nd Extravaganza

BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA — The prosecutor who’s considering ethics allegations against House Speaker Bobby Harrell has several options for the case that’s been handed to him from the attorney general.

Neither Attorney General Alan Wilson nor Solicitor David Pascoe is talking about the case. They won’t even confirm or deny Harrell’s statement more than a week ago that the state grand jury investigation has ended and that Wilson transferred the case to Pascoe, the Democratic chief prosecutor for Calhoun, Dorchester and Orangeburg counties.

It could be a first in the 25-year existence of the state grand jury. Legal experts know of no other scenario when an attorney general transferred a case after a state grand jury probe ended without an indictment.

“I’m not aware of any prior case,” said University South Carolina Law School professor Colin Miller.

If Pascoe has the case, as Harrell says his lawyers were told July 29, experts say the solicitor’s options include taking the allegations to a county grand jury, asking to empanel another state grand jury or dismissing the case altogether. Harrell, R-Charleston, has repeatedly called the case political and maintains he’s done nothing illegal.

In an Aug. 16 news release, Harrell said the grand jury’s probe ended June 30, days after a hearing on Wilson’s jurisdiction.

The state Supreme Court ruled July 9 that Wilson had the authority to initiate an investigation into allegations that Harrell abused his power for personal benefit. That decision overturned a lower court’s order that Wilson halt his investigation, saying a legislative ethics panel must first weigh in on an ethics complaint.

It’s unclear when Wilson voluntarily stepped down.

Wilson, a Republican, did on his own what Harrell sought in court.

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Baseball players with USC Sumter wash cars Saturday during the school’s 2nd Annual Fire Ants Extravaganza. Money raised from the car wash and the event will go directly to funding the athletic department and scholarships.

Dancers perform during the Saturday event. Several dance studios participated in the Extravaganza by performing multiple routines throughout the day. Students from local dance studios Miss Libby’s School of Dance, Dreamworks Dance Academy and Caroline Mack Center for the Arts all attended.

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PEOPLE IN UNIFORM Army Pvt. Santrell Peoples has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics and experiencing use of various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman.

Peoples, a 2010 graduate of Sumter High School, is a son of Sandy Peoples of Sumter and Lynda and Anthony Cuffie of Dalzell.

Air Force Airman Jade V. Graves, Airman 1st Class Christian A. Hubbard, Airman Kemon J. Mcswain, Airman Gavin L. Cline and Airman Jamie Brooks have all graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airmen completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Graves, a 2012 graduate of Sumter High School, is a daughter of Donna and Winfred Graves of Sumter.

Hubbard, a 2010 graduate of Sumter High School, is a son of Lori L. Rabon of Sumter and Patrick G. Hubbard of Columbus, Indiana.

He earned distinction as an honor graduate.

Mcswain, a 2012 graduate of Elsik High School, Hous-

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ton, Texas, is a son of Kechia C. Mcswain-Dicks and stepson of Willie F. Dicks, both of Sumter.

Cline, who earned a diploma from Mountain Home High School, Mountain Home, Idaho, in 2010, is a son of Charles L. and Amy A. Cline of Goldsboro, North Carolina, and grandson of Cathy L. Cline of Cartersville, Georgia, and Larry Harwood of Sumter.

Brooks, a 2013 graduate of Thomas Sumter Academy, is a daughter of James and Rhonda Brooks of Rembert.

Col. Donald R. Baker has graduated from the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and earned a master’s degree in strategic studies. The college is the Army’s senior educational institution.

The 10-month curriculum of the Army’s senior officer school is designed to prepare and train officers of all the U.S. military branches of service, foreign military officers and senior civilian officials of federal agencies to serve in top-level command and staff positions with the U.S. Armed Forces worldwide.

He is currently serving as European and Eurasian foreign area officer with the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Pentagon. He has served in the military for 24 years.

Baker, a 1985 graduate of Sumter High School, is a son of Mary and Ray Baker of Sumter and Mickey and Don Miller of Wilsonville, Alabama. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1990 from Francis Marion University, Florence.

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A large crowd of children and adults gathered on Main Street in downtown Sumter for another free concert performance on Friday for the city’s 4th Fridays concert series. The Josh Brannon Band entertained the crowd with some originals and covers of popular country music.

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Master Deputy Jonathan Smith said in a news release Sunday that Wal-Mart surveillance cameras show officers spent nearly 30 minutes trying to subdue and arrest the man. Smith said Sandon Matthew Sierad was acting erratically, saying, “I’m 911,” trying to steal a cash box and trying to take a knife from one officer.

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Bug threatens iconic Florida citrus crops

BY TAMARA LUSH The Associated Press LAKE WALES, Fla. — Citrus has always been synonymous with Florida.

The orange adorns the state license plate. The University of Florida’s famed football stadium was named after an orange magnate. There is even a county called Citrus.

Throughout the decades, the citrus industry has always stood strong — through freezes, hurricanes and rampant development.

But now the $9 billion industry is facing its biggest threat yet, putting at risk the state’s economy but also its very identity. Blame a mottled brown bug no bigger than a pencil eraser that carries a lethal disease.

In China, where the problem was first discovered, it’s called huanglongbing.

Translation: “the yellow dragon disease.” In Florida, it’s known simply as “greening.”

It arrived here via an invasive bug called the Asian Citrus Psyllid, which carries bacteria that are left behind when the psyllid feeds on a citrus tree’s leaves. The tree continues to produce useable fruit, but eventually the disease clogs the vascular system. Fruit falls, and the tree slowly dies.

The psyllid isn’t native to Florida, but it is thought to have arrived from someone who perhaps unknowingly brought a slip of a tree from Asia. Some think it then spread on the winds of hurricanes a decade ago. There is no cure for greening, and no country has ever successfully eradicated it.

All of that has Florida’s growers in a frenzy to find a way to stop it.

“It feels like you’re in a war,” said

The Asian Citrus Psyllid, above, is seen on a lemon tree July 31 in a greenhouse at the University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, Florida. The psyllid is an invasive bug which carries bacteria that are left behind when the psyllid feeds on a citrus tree’s leaves.

Eventually the disease clogs the plant’s vascular system, and the tree dies.

Nick Howell, 13, a member of the McLean family who owns Uncle Matt’s organic orange juice company, places a vial containing the tamarixia wasp July 25 to release in their orange groves in hopes of combating the citrus greening disease in Clermont, Florida.

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Ellis Hunt Jr., whose family owns 5,000plus acres of orange groves and is part of the co-op that contributes to Florida’s Natural, the third-largest juice brand in the country.

Hunt estimates he’s spending some $2,000 an acre on production costs, a 100 percent increase from 10 years ago.

Much of that goes toward nutrients and spraying to try to control the psyllids.

The thought of the demise of his farm — of Florida citrus — gnaws at him.

“We can’t let this thing go down on our watch,” he said.

Nearly all of the state’s citrus groves are affected in varying degrees by greening disease, and researchers,

growers and experts agree that the crisis has already started to compromise Florida’s prominence as a citrus-growing region. Florida is second in the world, behind Brazil, in growing juice oranges, producing about 80 percent of juice in the U.S. This past growing season, the state produced 104 million boxes of oranges, which comprise the bulk of Florida’s overall citrus crop. In 2003, two years before greening was discovered and before several devastating hurricanes, 243 million boxes were picked.

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drawn people here to smell the orange blossoms in the spring and look forward to that Christmas gift of fresh Florida citrus,” said state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, whose family has grown oranges since the early 1900s.

“It will have a ripple effect throughout the economy if we can’t get our arms around this disease.”

Experts say that if a solution isn’t found, Florida’s entire citrus industry — with its 75,000 jobs — could collapse.

Compounding the problem is the timing of it: The disease coincides with an increase in foreign competition and a decrease in juice consumption as healthconscious consumers count carbs.

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Safety still important for boaters as summer winds down

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211

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The S.C. Department of Natural Resources warns boaters and others participating in water sports over the Labor Day weekend.

For many, the Labor Day Weekend represents the final opportunity to take advantage of outdoor activities, and that means a busy weekend on area lakes.

Capt. Robert McCollough of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said Labor Day is one of the “big three” weekends for outdoor recreation, along with Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.

“People will be celebrating and having a good time and it looks like it’s going to be a hot weekend, so we think a lot of people will be out. Just like driving on a holiday weekend, you want to watch that other guy, be sure to keep a good lookout and drive defensively out there,” McCollough said.

Billy Downer of DNR said Labor Day weekend marks the final few days of the “100 Deadly Days of Summer” law enforcement initiative.

“There is a reason the weekend is included in those 100

days,” he said. ”It is a weekend of congestion, so we always encourage boaters to be safe on the water.”

Downer said it is easy to get complacent as the summer winds down.

“People tend to get dull over time, and we want to make sure people remember to just be thinking safety,” he said. “Make sure you have life jackets for everyone on board, that it fits them and they can get to it when you need it.”

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Former Manning resident may receive kidney transplant

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 A former Manning resident is scheduled to get a lifesaving kidney transplant in Charleston Wednesday, and his mother is asking for help in paying expenses related to the operation. Robert A. Farley, who is married with two children, has been dealing with the effects of Berger’s Syndrome for nearly a decade, his mother said.

“He does peritoneal dialysis every six hours or four times a day,” said his mother, Ella Farley. “They called and said that they have a live donor for next week. He can’t take anything but a live donor because of his disease.”

Ella Farley said the disease destroys the kidneys, preventing ELLA FARLEY them from filtering Mother of Robert A. Farley the body’s waste.

“The electrolytes in your blood — potassium and sodium — and all those goes whack and can cause arthritis and all kinds of stuff,” she said.

She said a fund has been set up at the Bank of Clarendon called the Robert A. Farley Kidney Fund to help with expenses. Anyone wishing to make a donation can take a check payable to the fund to any Bank of Clarendon branch.

“It is only for kidney expenses because they only get Medicare,” she said.

Ella Farley said her son has been trying to qualify for Medicaid.

“We found out we were helping them by putting money in the fund,” she said. “That is considered income so they couldn’t get Medicaid.”

She said her son has been on the waiting list for a transplant for about two years.

“They said they had a 50-year-old man who was donating a kidney,” Ella Farley said.

She said Monday the surgery is scheduled for Wednesday at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

“They called and said that they have a live donor for next week. He can’t take anything but a live donor because of his disease.”

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Bluegrass and country music draw big crowds each Labor Day to Lonestar Barbecue and Mercantile. The music is free, and food is available for purchase in the restaurant.

Sounds of bluegrass Festival comes to Santee Labor Day Weekend

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ANTEE — The Lone Star Barbecue and Mercantile in Santee will be hosting the Lone Star Bluegrass and Honky Tonk Music Festival Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 29-31.

Charleston South Carolina’s Common Ground will perform bluegrass from 6:45 to 9:15 p.m.

Friday.

Lone Star Pickin’ Parlor will provide entertainment from 4:15 to 6:15 Saturday, followed from 6:45 to 9 p.m. by the Bell’s Highway Bluegrass Band from Walterboro.

On Sunday, High Lonesome

Mountain River Coal Train will play a combination of bluegrass and gospel from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., and the Heartnotes will perform from 1:45 to 3:30 p.m.

The three days of entertainment are free to the public, but tipping the bands is encouraged.

Friday and Saturday’s entertainment will be outdoors, attendees are advised to bring their chairs. Sunday’s event will be inside the Lone Star Barbecue and Mercantile.

“As always we have a great lineup of free musical entertainment for the weekend,” said Pat

Williams, owner of the Lone Star Restaurant. “It represents the perfect, very affordable way for families and friends to wind down the summer.”

The music festival is family friendly, and no alcohol is served.

The restaurant offers a buffet each day.

Lone Star Barbecue and Mercantile is located on State Park Road, about one mile from downtown Santee and Interstate 95, exit 98.

For more information, call (803) 854-2000 or (803) 515-3938 or visit www.lonestarbbq.net.

Manning Community Festival celebrates small business

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 The Manning Community Festival will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31 at J.C. Britton Park in Manning.

“We are celebrating small business and entrepreneurs as well as teachers and veterans,” said event planner Alisha Robinson of Bubbles & Bottles Events & More.

She said the event will

include giveaways, a Kiddie Land, jump castles, face painting, a DJ, vendors, food and beverages, praise dancers, tug-of-war games and more. A car and bike show will be at 4:30, she said.

“We would like to see the whole town come out because we want to get more recognition for small business owners,” Robinson said. “The small businesses can have booths set up with their products for sale

and maybe people will see or buy a product and later on remember the small business where they got it.

“We want everybody to come after church to J.C. Britton Park – everybody knows it as the baseball field — and bring their chairs to watch the praise dancers and enjoy the afternoon,” she said.

For more information, call Robinson at Bubbles & Bottles, Events & More at (803)-566-9695.

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Allisia Robinson of Bubbles and Bottles Events and More celebrated the opening of her business at the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce recently. Bubbles and Bottles has planned The Manning Community Festival, set for 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at J.C. Britton Park.

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The Walker Gamble High School Alumni Association Inc. reunion committee will hold a reunion weekend Sept. 26-28 at Walker Gamble Elementary School, New Zion. For further details, write to WGHS Alumni Assoc. Inc., P.O. Box 335, New Zion, SC 29111.

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

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The Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce will host Business After Hours from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at the Davis Plantation House, 6295 Raccoon Road, Manning.

For directions or more information, call the chamber at (803) 435-4405.

End the Silence on Domestic Violence with a 3-mile walk, “Somebody’s Listening,� hosted by Jordan Crossroads Ministry Center - Haven of Rest Domestic Violence Crisis Women Center. The event on Saturday, Oct. 4, begins and ends at the gazebo across from John Land Courtyard on Keitt Street in Manning.

Pre-registration will be held at Walmart from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 6. Fee is $20, which includes a T-shirt. For more information call: Deborah Delong, (803) 410-7724, or Ann Driggers (803) 460-5572.

Rural Leadership InstituteClarendon is beginning a mentoring program, called Operation Generation, for at-risk youths in Clarendon County School District 1. Initially, the program will focus on students at Summerton Early Childhood Center and St. Paul Elementary.

The board members of Rural Leadership Institute Clarendon are asking for adult volunteers from the community to volunteer to become mentors.

For more information, call Bea Rivers at (803) 485-8164, Lesley Dykes at (803) 707-4901 or email rliclarendoncounty@ gmail.com.

ALZHEIMER’S POKER RUN In support of World Alzheimer’s Brain Health Month, the Lake Marion Alzheimer’s Family Support Group will hold its 10th Annual Alzheimer’s Poker Run on Saturday, Sept. 6. Register from 10 a.m. to noon at the Manning Restaurant, 476 N. Brooks St. The run will end at Lake Vue Landing, 1543 Camp Shelor Road, by 3 p.m. There will be a barbecue cookout and prizes will be awarded to the winners and all participants. Obtain reservation forms at Lake Vue landing at 9 a.m. before the run, or call (803) 478-4820 or (803) 473-4472.

Proceeds benefit 2014 Alzheimer’s Brain Health.

AN EVENING OF INDULGENCE Cypress Esthetics & Spa will present “An Evening of Indulgence� from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, inside the spa area of the Zone at the Cypress Center, 50 Hospital St., Manning. Learn about the

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spa’s services, which include massage therapy, skin care, botox and more, and meet the staff: Dr. Julie A. Mullins, Medical Director, and Nicole Marlowe, Licensed Esthetician.

Complimentary champagne and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. Call (803) 435-5200 for more information.

JCMC will hold its public monthly meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at New Covenant Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Parking is available in the parking area nearest the entrance to the Fellowship Hall. For more information call Ann Driggers at (803)460-5572.

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Harvin Clarendon County Library will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 and will reopen on Tuesday from 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. The book drop will be available for the return of unrestricted materials. For more information call (803) 435-8633.

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HUNTER EDUCATION CLASSES Two hunter education classes will be held at the Santee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Saturday, Sept. 6, and Saturday, Sept. 27. The South Carolina Hunter Education Class is recommended for motivated students 12 years of age and older with good reading and comprehension skills who have some firearm and hunting knowledge or experience. Course materials are on a sixth-grade reading level.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to these events for all participants. Persons needing reasonable accommodations in order to attend and participate in this event should contact the Refuge Manager at 803-478-2217 or marc_epstein@fws.gov at least two weeks prior to the event.

For additional more information or to register, please contact the SCDNR at 1-800830-2268 or visit www.registered.com/programs/42?zip=2914 8&distance=10

YOUTH SPORTS REGISTRATION Registration for Clarendon County Recreation Department (CCRD) youth football, soccer and cheerleading is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 22, at J.C. Britton Park in Manning. The cost is $45 for football or soccer and $30 for cheerleading.

Parents must provide the child’s birth certificate and sign the “Parents Code of Conduct� when registering.

Football and cheerleading is divided into two age groups: ages 8-10 and 11-12. Age is as of Sept. 1.

Soccer is divided into four age groups: ages 5-6, 7-9, 10-13 and 14-18. Ages are as of Nov. 30.

Registrants for soccer will receive shirts, socks, shorts and shin guards. For football players, CCRD will provide helmets and shoulder pads, which must be returned at the end of the season. Parents must supply pants, padding and shoes.

For more information, call (803) 473-3543.

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Gemini is a 5-month-old domestic shorthaired male. He is a sweet boy that loves to nuzzle up against you. The adoption fee for cats is $100, which covers their current shots, Feline Leukemia test and spay/neuter. Gemini is ready for you to adopt him.

Meet Nacho, Gemini and many other cats and dogs at A Second Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway (U.S. 301), which has numerous pets available for adoption.

Adoption hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To drop off an animal, call (803) 473-7075 for an appointment. If you’ve lost a pet, check www.ccanimalcontrol.webs.com and www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter.com.

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SAFETY, FROM PAGE A6

Clarendon Chamber welcomes new member

With more than the usual number of boats on the water, boaters must be aware of their surroundings, he said. “Watch out for boats in the water.

Always maintain a proper look out.

That’s one of the most important rules you want people to remember, outside of having your safety equipment, maintain a proper look out,� he said.

Your friends’ and families’ lives could depend on it, he said. “If you are driving the boat you are responsible for the safety of everybody on that boat, even the ones you may be pulling behind you on tubes or skiing.�

McCollough said holiday weekends lead to more casual boaters out on the water. “You get that recreational guy who is only out a few times and is not used to being out on the lake. It may be that they don’t plan ahead as much,� he said. “The guys that are out there every weekend kind of know the ins and outs, but the ones who knock the dust off the boats maybe one or twice a year, we want them to be just a little more cautious.�

Safety consciousness is just as important now as at the beginning of summer, McCollough and Downer said. “We just want everybody to be safe out there and get home. Don’t drink and boat, and wear your life jacket,� McCollough said.

The Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, Aug. 21, welcoming Sumter-based Paul Hilton, Human Resources Consulting LLC, as a new chamber member. Hilton -- cutting the ribbon -- said he has more than three decades of human resources experience and specializes in helping small and medium size businesses that do not have inhouse human resource departments.

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It’s fitting to sum up Chelsea Handler’s departure with a dose of her own sarcasm. Will a show that was not very much watched be very much missed?

Ratings have fallen by half since 2011.

Perhaps the most interesting aspect to Handler’s departure is her decision to host a talk show on Netflix. Late night shows are, by definition, tied to a particular evening and give comics a chance to comment on recent events. Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart live and die by their topicality.

Currently, Netflix offers a broadcast model where there is no “now,� where viewers can binge on a whole season of new shows like “Orange Is the New Black� or devour old movies or old episodes of “Breaking Bad� at will.

It should be interesting to see how a topical talk show conforms to this “timeless� environment. Or if Handler’s arrival will mark a move by Netflix to embark on a new kind of streaming, “broadcasting� — if that is the word — with more immediacy.

Netflix is also a place where “ratings� aren’t discussed, because they don’t really exist.

We are told that “Orange� and “House of Cards� are “hot,� but we’re never told exactly how many people have watched or streamed those series. On a subjective level, Netflix can state that those offerings have helped them gain more subscribers, but we don’t know exactly what those subscribers watch. Or don’t watch.

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SUMMER OF CARING FROM PAGE A1 One middle-aged man who recently stayed at the Emergency Shelter told the Rev. Walter Robertson, the shelter’s director, he thought getting a job would be difficult because he’d spent time incarcerated. Robertson reminded him of Luke 1:37, which in the King James version states, “For with God nothing shall be impossible,” and Mark 9:23, “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”

Within three weeks, the guest got a job with a local roofing company and is now on the path to becoming independent, Champagne said.

“The key was to get him to believe that finding employment would not be difficult if he believed and began to confess it,” Robertson said.

“Sometimes you have to get people to change their perspective of things in order to bring about change. If you can change the way people think, then you can change their future.”

He was just one of the 2,763 men who stayed at the shelter between January and July 2014. In the same time frame, the shelter housed 895 women.

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4-H FROM PAGE A1 of them perform at that age and up to 20.”

Besides learning responsibility, the youth pick up math skills as they handle the cost of caring for the animal, science in considering the animal’s diet and even English in reading labels, he said.

His wife likes that the children get to fellowship with others and discuss what works and doesn’t work with their animals.

“It’s just a well-rounded program,” Mark Myers said.

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Afghan election commission workers sort ballots for an audit of the presidential run-off votes at an election commission office in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday. Afghanistan’s president Hamid Karzai said in a statement that the inauguration ceremony for the next country’s president will be held Sept 2.

Dempsey in Afghanistan for transition talks KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Pentagon has developed plans that would allow American forces to remain in Afghanistan beyond the end of the year if the contested presidential election drags on and a security agreement isn’t signed soon, the top U.S. military officer said Monday.

Shortly before landing in Kabul for a visit, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters accompanying him on the trip that under optimal circumstances the U.S. would need about 120 days to pull all troops and equipment out of the country if there is no agreement allowing them to stay into 2015.

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Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan to attend the change of U.S. command.

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford will turn over control of the war effort to Army Gen. John Campbell.

The transition comes at a critical time as the election of a new president is stalled while an audit is conducted to determine the outcome. The lack of a president-elect creates a dilemma for the United States, which has said that all troops would leave by the end of the year unless the securi-

ty agreement is signed.

But officials have suggested there is some leeway. If weeks from now there is still no agreement, the military could stay a bit into next year in order to conduct an orderly departure.

“We’ve said we need a (security agreement), not because necessarily we lack the authority to stay beyond the end of the year, but rather as an expression of good faith and good will” by the Afghan government, said Dempsey.

The April 6 voting to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai resulted in a runoff between former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah and former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.

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SOUTHERN WITH A GULF COAST VIEW

Family treasures: The brown pocketbook

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ave you ever noticed when you visit the home of Southerners, they will tell you the long and detailed history of everything in their house? “These fish forks belonged to my great-great Aunt Velma’s cousin, the one who hand carved her entire dining room set from four walnut trees that fell in her yard during the great storm of 1924.”

For some reason, we treasure small things from the past and love to remember (or enhance) the stories. Simple items that others would normally cast off become precious family treasures to those of us in the South, reminding us of the places and people we hold dear.

My Aunt gave me a purse, or rather a “pocketbook,” that belonged to my Leslie Anne grandmother. Brown leathHarrison er with an alligator inlay, it looks like something Jackie Kennedy would have carried.

The bag smells like a grandmother, with hints of Juicy Fruit combined with some sort of Avon product — I think it was “Avon Honeysuckle Perfumed Talc.” Do they even make talcum powder anymore?

I’m not even sure what talcum is, but I know Grandmother had a lot of it.

But even better than the soft fragrance that sparks memories is a “Hello My Name Is” sticky tag, adhered to the cream-colored lining.

And even more interesting, on that tag is not her first name, “Estelle,” or even “Mrs. McKee.” Instead, she had written in blue ink, “Mrs. Herman McKee” the proper, formal name of my grandfather.

I can only think of a few times today we still refer to ladies with their formal hus-

COMMENTARY band’s name: when addressing a formal letter or invitation and on the contributors page in the back of the Junior League Cookbook.

When I first received the purse, I searched the pockets and corners, not really knowing what I was hoping to find.

Maybe a small note or grocery list, or perhaps a metal hairpin had jiggled down deep into the lining. But nothing besides the nametag remained.

Long ago, I remember the pocketbook contained more than gum, which, by the way, I never saw Grandmother chew. Her stylish purse, probably purchased when she was adventurous and traveled to Mexico, held practical things such as a pen embossed with the name of the local feed store, a coin purse, metal nail file, safety pins, rain bonnet, receipt from Penn’s Hamburgers, a folded Lottie Moon offering envelope with her grocery list scribbled on the back and of course, a clean and pressed handkerchief.

I adore carrying Grandmother’s classic pocketbook. It’s very retro — chic and stylish, unlike the slouchy big bags I usually sling over my shoulder.

But before I slip my sleek iPhone inside the pocketbook, I always poke my face down in the aged lining, next to the name tag, and inhale deeply — hoping the scent of Juicy Fruit and honeysuckle hasn’t faded.

Leslie Anne Harrison is a contributing writer for The Sumter Item and Gulf Coast Newspapers — www.gulfcoastnewstoday. com. She also has a popular website — Fairhope Supply Co. — which can be found at www.fairhopesupply.com. She can be reached at la@fairhopesupply.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR BATEN’S COMMENTS ABOUT CRIME RIGHT ON THE MARK

and helps facilitate change. She makes it her business to make others aware of community needs, shares her concerns with friends and neighbors and then relentlessly recruits them to get involved.

Colleen Yates is selfless in her service to Sumter. As a newcomer, I quickly learned she was the ambassador for the Historic District, and the “go-to person” for any community issues.

For those of you concerned about her age, don’t give it another thought. It simply reflects her experience. Lucky for us, she isn’t finished yet. Colleen has gifts she is willing and able to share to make our community better. We can sure use her help and guidance. Anyone younger can watch and learn.

Colleen will show them how it is done. I wish them well in trying to keep up.

NORMA H. HOLLAND Sumter

It is not often that I agree with the comments from Mr. Baten. However, his comments about crime in Sumter were right on the mark. There is an increase in black crime and black on black crime. However, unlike Mr Baten, I don’t believe just marching will solve this increase in black crime.

Marching without action is not going to solve this crime issue. I believe that Sumter County and the city may need to increase their personnel, and then they’ll be able to show a greater presence in the high-crime area. I realize this will increase personnel costs, and those can be taken from other items in the budgets. But it will be a positive sign that Mr. Baten and county council and city council are serious about decreasing crime.

DAVID A. LePAGE Sumter ROUNDABOUTS ARE SIMPLE

TO NAVIGATE, VERY FORGIVING

YATES WILL SHOW US HOW IT’S DONE ON CITY COUNCIL I am inspired to learn Colleen Yates is running for city council again. I happen to be her neighbor and a huge fan. Ms. Yates was the first person to welcome me to the neighborhood and to encourage me to join the neighborhood association. I might add, she managed to collect my dues all in the same visit. She doesn’t miss a beat.

To know her is to respect and admire her.

She continually connects people to causes

Having lived in many different countries, I find that roundabouts are great. They are simple to navigate and very forgiving if you miss your turn. Just simply go around again and signal (I said signal) your turn, and there you are. No problem. We should have many more of them.

I might add that the only difficult roundabout is downtown Paris.

J.M. (MIKE) EDWARDS Clyde, North Carolina, former Sumter resident

ASHINGTON — What is called “the” 1964 Civil Rights Act is justly celebrated for outlawing racial and other discrimination in employment, “public accommodations” and elsewhere. But that year’s second civil rights act, the Criminal Justice Act, which is 50 years old this month, is, some say, largely a failure because of unanticipated changes in the legal and social context. Is it?

In 1961, Clarence Gideon allegedly broke into a Florida pool hall and its vending machines. Gideon, who was indigent, requested a defense attorney, was refused and was convicted. In 1963, a unanimous Supreme Court overturned his conviction, holding that the Constitution’s Sixth AmendGeorge ment (“In all Will criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ... to have the assistance of counsel for his defense”) entitles indigent defendants facing serious criminal charges to a government-provided defense attorney.

Congress responded by providing for “representation of defendants ... who are financially unable to obtain an adequate defense.” Last year, David E. Patton, executive director of Federal Defenders of New York, published “Federal Public Defense in an Age of Inquisition” (Yale Law Journal), saying: “Would an indigent federal defendant prefer to be prosecuted in the system as it existed in 1963 with an illequipped, unpaid lawyer (or none at all), or would he prefer today’s system? Although the answer surely depends on many factors, I conclude that in far too many scenarios, the rational defendant would choose 1963.”

Which is dismaying, if true.

Is it?

Patton says that federal criminal law has expanded recklessly and become too punitive. Prosecutors use severity (especially mandatory minimum sentences), high rates of pretrial detention (doubled since 1963), and long detention (the length has quintupled since 1963) to produce excessive plea bargaining. This limits defense lawyers’ abilities to test evidence and challenge allegations before a neutral arbiter — a judge or jury. The adversarial process, the foundation of our criminal justice system, has become an inquisitorial process that fails to produce fair trials. Or even trials. “In 1963, nearly 15 percent of all federal defendants went to trial; in 2010, the figure was 2.7 percent.” All this, exacerbated by funding disparities between prosecutors and publicly provided defense lawyers, is one reason why America has the world’s highest incarceration rate.

“In most cases,” Patton says, myriad factors push defen-

dants toward “folding without a fight.”

Well. Where you stand depends on where you sit, and it disparages neither Patton’s arguments nor the earnestness with which he advances them to note that he sits at the defense table. J. Harvie Wilkinson III sits on a bench — the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. His essay “In Defense of American Criminal Justice” (Vanderbilt Law Review) rebuts what he considers an unjust “din of diatribe” against the way American criminal justice makes necessarily flawed but necessary trade-offs in the allocation of scarce resources in support of competing values.

The system endeavors to keep America both safe and free by doing as much as is reasonable — insisting on perfection being unreasonable — to minimize both convictions of the innocent and exonerations of the guilty. The bedrock safeguard is the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard for conviction, which together with the principle of jury unanimity deters prosecutors from bringing weak cases.

Plea bargaining is surrounded by constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and coercive interrogations, which help justify the presumption of validity about judgments made through trials. The Supreme Court has said that plea bargaining, which conserves judicial resources and involves forthright admissions of guilt, is “highly desirable.” And Wilkinson asks: Who would want to force all criminal defendants to go to trial?

Wilkinson stoutly defends Patton’s colleagues by rejecting, with evidence from studies, “the ubiquitous ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim.” Several studies indicate that the talents of the defendants’ lawyers, relative to those of the prosecutors, have “little bearing” on cases’ outcomes. And “at least one study suggests that public defenders are just as competent and effective as prosecutors.”

As for Congress’ alleged excessive expansion of criminal law, Wilkinson says this is partly “a response to the increasing sophistication of criminal activity,” such as cybercrime. Furthermore, the criminal codes are “democratic products” reflecting “deepseated popular norms and communal judgments of desert and retribution.”

Patton, and too few political leaders such as Sens. Pat Leahy and Rand Paul, is leading a reassessment of the criminal justice system 50 years after a landmark advance. Wilkinson warns that flaws demonstrate not that the system is all wrong but that Immanuel Kant was right — no straight thing can be made from the crooked timber of humanity.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2014, Washington Post Writers Group

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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 them 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) 8951252/1253 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) 7753926 or Nancy at (803) 4694789.

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) 659-2102.

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) 636-3346.

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 problems, 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) 481-7521.

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87°

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Chance of rain: 0%

Chance of rain: 5%

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Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 25%

Winds: NE 7-14 mph

Winds: NNE 3-6 mph

Winds: N 3-6 mph

Winds: SW 3-6 mph

Winds: S 3-6 mph

Winds: S 3-6 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 84/59 Spartanburg 84/61

Greenville 82/61

Columbia 89/64

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 87/63

Aiken 88/61

ON THE COAST

Charleston 88/69

Today: Mostly sunny; a stray shower in southern parts. High 84 to 88.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny; watch for rough surf and rip currents. High 85 to 89.

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LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 85/65/s 85/65/t 98/78/pc 89/64/t 93/75/t 83/65/pc 90/77/t 87/70/s 92/73/pc 88/67/s 96/79/t 74/59/pc 87/68/s

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

357.43 75.34 75.20 97.10

24-hr chg -0.04 -0.10 -0.03 +0.05

Sunrise 6:51 a.m.

Moonrise 7:46 a.m.

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

0.00" 1.94" 4.21" 25.57" 38.31" 32.55"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

84° 64° 88° 68° 99° in 1975 56° in 1992

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

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

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 88/67/s 76/62/t 96/77/t 78/59/pc 93/76/pc 89/69/s 91/78/pc 90/68/pc 92/74/t 90/69/s 100/80/pc 76/59/pc 92/72/s

Myrtle Beach 86/68

Manning 87/63

Today: Mostly sunny. Winds east-northeast 6-12 mph. Clear.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Winds light and variable.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 86/63

Bishopville 87/62

Sunset Moonset

7:56 p.m.

8:22 p.m.

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Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 3.33 -0.20 19 3.35 -0.94 14 2.55 -0.05 14 2.48 -0.09 80 76.29 +0.06 24 7.39 none

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Today Wed.

High 10:21 a.m.

10:29 p.m.

10:58 a.m.

11:02 p.m.

Ht. 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.2

Low 4:49 a.m.

5:00 p.m.

5:22 a.m.

5:38 p.m.

Ht. 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 82/56/s 87/61/s 88/60/s 88/69/pc 82/71/s 88/69/s 84/60/s 86/64/s 89/64/s 86/61/s 81/63/s 84/61/s 85/62/s

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 85/59/s 91/64/s 91/61/s 89/69/s 83/72/pc 90/70/s 87/64/s 89/66/s 92/65/s 88/63/s 84/67/s 87/64/s 89/65/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 86/63/s Gainesville 87/69/pc Gastonia 82/60/s Goldsboro 83/61/s Goose Creek 88/67/s Greensboro 81/60/s Greenville 82/61/s Hickory 82/59/s Hilton Head 86/73/pc Jacksonville, FL 87/70/pc La Grange 90/63/s Macon 89/61/s Marietta 85/64/s

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 89/64/s 88/70/t 86/64/s 85/65/s 90/68/s 86/66/s 86/65/s 87/64/s 86/73/s 88/70/pc 92/64/s 91/62/s 88/64/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 84/56/s Mt. Pleasant 87/70/s Myrtle Beach 86/68/s Orangeburg 88/64/s Port Royal 87/69/pc Raleigh 82/60/s Rock Hill 83/59/s Rockingham 85/58/s Savannah 88/68/pc Spartanburg 84/61/s Summerville 86/71/pc Wilmington 85/64/s Winston-Salem 81/59/s

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 89/60/s 89/69/s 86/69/s 89/64/s 87/68/s 86/65/s 86/63/s 89/61/s 90/68/pc 89/64/s 86/71/s 86/66/s 86/65/s

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

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GREATER SUMTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wednesday, noon, chamber office

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Sumter County Council Chambers

SUMTER CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, 3 p.m., fourth floor, Sumter Opera House, Council Chambers

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PREP FOOTBALL

Next six teams up Rest of local football squads ready to begin season on Friday

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com With six of the local high school football teams having opened their seasons last Friday in Week Zero, the other six join in this week as the season kicks into high gear this week.

There will be nine games involving local teams this week with three of them having local schools facing each other.

Of course, the biggest of the local matchups will have Sumter High playing host to Sumter School District foe Crestwood on Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field.

Crestwood, which has won six straight meetings between the schools, will be playing its season opener and its first game under the leadership of new head coach Roosevelt Nelson. He replaces Keith Crolley, who led the Knights to a 9-3 record and a Region VI-3A title last season, his 16th season.

The Gamecocks actually opened their season last week, falling to York 42-34 in John Jones’ debut as head coach. SHS led 34-21 late in the third quarter before the Cougars scored the final 21 points.

Ky’Jon Tyler had 11 catches for 237 yards and two touchdowns for the Gamecocks. CHS running back Ty’Son Williams will be playing in his first game since committing to the University of North Carolina. Williams ran for 1,516 yards and 16 TDs last season.

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Crestwood sophomore quarterback Tylas Greene (3) hands the ball off to running back Tyric Gadson during the Sumter Sertoma Football Jamboree at Sumter Memorial Stadium. The Knights will return to Freddie Solomon Field on Friday to open their season against Sumter.

Sumter allowed 226 rushing yards against York and 443 total yards.

Crestwood will be operating out of a spread formation after using the run-heavy Wing-T offense during Crolley’s entire tenure.

WILSON HALL AT OP

Defending SCISA 3A state champion Wilson Hall will open its season on Friday at Orangeburg Prep. The Barons went 13-0 last season, but

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

FRIDAY’S GAMES Crestwood at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Lake City, 7:30 p.m.

Manning at Scott’s Branch, 7:30 p.m.

Lee Central at Marion, 7:30 p.m.

Green Sea-Floyds at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m.

lost 16 seniors from that squad.

There are a couple of big

Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep, 7:30 p.m.

Augusta Christian at Laurence Manning, 7:30 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.

changes at OP. The Indians are now under the leadership of head coach Brock Miller,

who was once the head coach at now defunct Hudgens Academy. Miller replaces Adam Holmes, who played at Manning High School and is now the head coach at Gray Collegiate Academy.

Orangeburg Prep is also playing at the 2A level this season after years at the 3A level. The Indians opened the season last week with a 49-13 loss to Ben Lippen.

SEE NEXT, PAGE B5

USC FOOTBALL

Spurrier confident USC will continue success

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

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Clemson quarterback Cole Stoudt will take over the Tigers’ offense this season. Clemson will open its season on Saturday when it travels to Athens, Ga., to face Georgia.

Clemson offense on the clock this fall

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CLEMSON — Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris is not about to let the Tigers’ attack take a step backward, despite missing two record-setting playmakers from SWINNEY a year ago in wide receiver Sammy Watkins and quarterback Tajh Boyd.

Morris has been bothered much of the offseason by what he sees as a lack of respect for

an offense that averaged more than 40 points and 500 yards a game the past two seasons.

“Nobody knows who they are,” Morris said. “Nobody cares to know who they are right now, except for their parents and grandparents and all their relatives.”

And that’s just fine with Morris and head coach Dabo Swinney, who’ve shared their frustrations with the team to fuel summer workouts.

Morris believes quarterback Cole Stoudt, the son of NFL QB Cliff Stoudt who was

SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B4

COLUMBIA — Steve Spurrier’s confident South Carolina hasn’t run out of football talent, even with some of the best in the game off to the National Football League.

The Gamecocks coach is SPURRIER entering his 10th year and believes after three straight 11-2 seasons, his club is prepared for that next step of a Southeastern Conference championship.

“Our guys can play some ball now,” Spurrier said.

Spurrier’s not alone in that belief. South Carolina was the preseason pick last month to win the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division and give the head ball coach a shot at his first league crown since his “Fun-n-Gun” days at Florida. The Gamecocks are ranked ninth in The Associated Press preseason poll.

Still, that might be hard for some to swallow with the top-flight performers the Gamecocks have sent to the pros in recent years, including Buffalo cornerback Stephon Gilmore, Chicago wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and Houston defensive

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South Carolina wide receiver Nick Jones (3) reacts after scoring a touchdown last season. Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier thinks the recent success the Gamecocks football program has enjoyed will continue this season as well. USC, which has rolled off three straight 11-2 seasons, will play host to Texas A&M on Thursday in its opener. end Jadeveon Clowney, the NFL draft’s No. 1 overall pick in May. Also gone from last year is sacks leader and defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles and quarterback Connor Shaw, who Spurrier has said several times is the greatest quarterback in team history.

But Spurrier’s not chalking this season up to a rebuilding act. His staff has

worked hard to recruit players to fill those openings these past few years, and Spurrier believes those players are ready to step into the spotlight.

“I do think we’re a school with advantages now,” Spurrier said. “We graduate our players, they stay out of trouble and we win. ... And we send them to the NFL.

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SPORTS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

1 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN).

2 p.m. -- International Basketball: United States vs. Slovenia from Las Palmas, Spain (ESPN2).

2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Glasgow, Scotland -- Celtic vs. Maribor (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Nicosia, Cyprus -- APOEL vs. Aalborg (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

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

7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN).

7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Atlanta at New York Mets (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7:30 p.m. -- WNBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Three – Chicago at Atlanta (If Necessary) (NBA TV).

8 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Minnesota at Kansas City (FOX SPORTS 1).

10 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Miami at Los Angeles Angels or Texas at Seattle (MLB NETWORK).

3 a.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Porto, Portugal -- Lille vs. Porto (FOX SPORTS 1).

GOLF

By The Associated Press THE BARCLAYS PAR SCORES

Sunday At Ridgewood Country Club Paramus, N.J. Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,319; Par: 71 Final Hunter Mahan (2,500), $1,440,000 66-71-68-65–270 -14 Stuart Appleby (1,083), $597,333 73-66-68-65–272 -12 Jason Day (1,083), $597,333 72-64-68-68–272 -12 Cameron Tringale (1,083), $597,333 66-68-72-66–272 -12 Ernie Els (500), $292,000 68-68-71-66–273 -11 Matt Kuchar (500), $292,000 68-70-68-67–273 -11 William McGirt (500), $292,000 68-71-68-66–273 -11 Jim Furyk (425), $248,000 66-69-69-70–274 -10 Rickie Fowler (363), $208,000 68-73-67-67–275 -9 Morgan Hoffmann (363), $208,000 70-70-66-69–275 -9 Kevin Na (363), $208,000 70-66-70-69–275 -9 Patrick Reed (363), $208,000 71-66-73-65–275 -9 Bo Van Pelt (293), $160,000 65-71-70-70–276 -8

Sunday At London Hunt and Country Club London, Ontario Purse: $2.25 million Yardage: 6,667; Par: 72 Final So Yeon Ryu, $337,500 63-66-67-69–265 Na Yeon Choi, $202,28 64-70-66-67–267 Inbee Park, $146,74 66-71-65-68–270 Azahara Munoz $113,515 66-71-63-71–271 Kim Kaufman, $83,061 69-70-68-66–273 Danielle Kang, $83,061 66-68-70-69–273 Suzann Pettersen, $52,882 69-68-70-68–275 Cristie Kerr, $52,882 67-68-70-70–275

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GB – 6 8 10 18

Pct .558 .543 .512 .454 .446

GB – 2 6 131/2 141/2

Pct .597 .589 .550 .420 .388

GB – 1 6 23 27

SUNDAY’S GAMES

MONDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay (Cobb 9-6) at Baltimore (W.Chen 13-4), 7:05 p.m.

Boston (R.De La Rosa 4-5) at Toronto (Dickey 10-12), 7:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 5-2) at Detroit (Porcello 14-8), 7:08 p.m.

Cleveland (House 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 6-10), 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Nolasco 5-9) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 8-11), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (Hammel 1-5) at Houston (Keuchel 10-9), 8:10 p.m.

Miami (Eovaldi 6-8) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 12-4), 10:05 p.m.

Texas (N.Martinez 3-9) at Seattle (Paxton 3-1), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

W 75 68 64 61 58

L 54 63 65 70 72

Pct .581 .519 .496 .466 .446

GB – 8 11 15 171/2

W 72 70 67 63 58

L 58 59 63 68 72

Pct .554 .543 .515 .481 .446

GB – 11/2 5 91/2 14

W 74 68 60 55 52

L 58 61 69 76 77

Pct .561 .527 .465 .420 .403

GB – 41/2 121/2 181/2 201/2

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 3 Washington 14, San Francisco 6 Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 1 Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 3 Chicago Cubs 2, Baltimore 1 Colorado 7, Miami 4 N.Y. Mets 11, L.A. Dodgers 3 San Diego 7, Arizona 4

MONDAY’S GAMES

NFL PRESEASON

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST Miami New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo SOUTH Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis NORTH Baltimore Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland WEST Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

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T 0 0 0 0

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PA 56 64 43 63

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PA 50 79 67 70

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PF 72 69 54 48

PA 34 97 67 69

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia Dallas SOUTH New Orleans Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay NORTH Minnesota Chicago Detroit Green Bay WEST Seattle Arizona San Francisco St. Louis

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L 0 1 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

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PA 79 52 97 89

W 3 1 1 1

L 0 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF 1.000 80 .333 40 .333 53 .333 51

PA 65 66 66 50

W 3 2 2 2

L 0 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF 1.000 70 .667 60 .667 52 .667 68

PA 46 81 51 48

W 2 1 1 1

L 1 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

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PA 41 49 64 61

PF 91 73 24 64

THURSDAY’S GAME

NEW YORK — Spinning in 70 mph second serves, grabbing at his hamstring during points, Andy Murray gritted his way through head-to-toe cramps to win at the U.S. Open.

Murray outlasted Robin Haase 6-3, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 7-5 in the first round Monday during an afternoon that was hot but not particularly humid. He was mystified that the cramps came on so early — at the start of the third set after only about an hour and a half on court.

MURRAY It started in the back of his left shoulder, and then quickly spread to his forearm. The right-handed Murray couldn’t toss the ball high enough to get any pace on his serves.

Ninth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also needed four sets to beat Juan Monaco 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1. Nick Kyrgios — the Australian teen who stunned Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon — came back from three code violations, just one outburst away from default, in a 7-5, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (1) upset of 21st-seeded Mikhail Youzhny.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay 27, Buffalo 14 Miami 25, Dallas 20 Tennessee 24, Atlanta 17 Baltimore 23, Washington 17 Minnesota 30, Kansas City 12 New Orleans 23, Indianapolis 17 St. Louis 33, Cleveland 14 Houston 18, Denver 17

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

ORIOLES 9 RAYS 1 BALTIMORE — Delmon Young, J.J. Hardy and Chris Davis homered in succession during a six-run fifth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Tampa Bay Rays 9-1 Monday night.

WOODS SPLITS WITH SWING COACH SEAN FOLEY

PARAMUS, N.J. — Tiger Woods is leaving swing coach Sean Foley after four years and no majors. Woods said on his website Monday he will no longer work with Foley.

SUNDAY GOLF MAHAN WINS AT THE BARCLAYS PARAMUS, N.J. — About the only thing that went wrong for Hunter Mahan at The Barclays was when the trophy broke. All he had to show for perhaps the biggest win of his career was a large wreath of roses.

Mahan pulled away with three straight birdies, sealing the victory with a 20-foot putt down the slope on the par-5 17th. That allowed him a bogey from the trees on the final hole for a 6-under 65 and a two-shot victory in the opening FedEx Cup playoff event.

AREA ROUNDUP

RYU WINS CANADIAN WOMEN’S OPEN

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

LONDON, Ontario — So Yeon Ryu missed out on the LPGA Tour’s 72-hole scoring record. She got the champagne shower she was longing for on the final green— reversing roles with Inbee Park.

While Ryu fell short of Sorenstam’s tour record of 27 under, she finished at 23 under at London Hunt to break the tournament record for relation to par by five shots.

LAKEWOOD 3 LEE CENTRAL 0

BISHOPVILLE – Lakewood High School opened its season with a 3-0 victory over Lee Central on Monday at the Lee Central gymnasium.

The Lady Gators won by the scores of 25-5, 25-16, 25-21.

Payton Mickens led Lakewood with 14 digs and five service points. Kara McKnight had nine points and Emily McDonald had eight points.

MLB ROUNDUP PHILLIES 3 NATIONALS 2 PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Burnett struck out 12 in seven innings and Cody Asche and Carlos Ruiz homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.

DUNLAP WINS CHAMPIONS TOUR’S BOEING CLASSIC

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Scott Dunlap won the Boeing Classic on Sunday when he made a short birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff against Mark Brooks.

Dunlap set up his winning putt on the par-5 18th hole with an outstanding approach to the right of the pin that bounced past the hole, and then drew back downhill to within four feet. He missed his eagle try but made his next putt for his first Champions Tour victory.

From wire reports

SUNDAY’S GAMES

San Francisco 21, San Diego 7 Cincinnati 19, Arizona 13

THURSDAY

Atlanta at Jacksonville, 6 p.m.

Kansas City at Green Bay, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Miami, 7 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

San Francisco at Houston, 8 p.m.

Baltimore at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Arizona at San Diego, 10 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 10 p.m.

WNBA PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press (x-if necessary)

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-3) Eastern Conference Chicago 1, Atlanta 1 Friday, Aug. 22: Chicago 80, Atlanta 77 Sunday, Aug. 24: Atlanta 92, Chicago 83 Tuesday, Aug 26: Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana 2, Washington 0 Thursday Aug. 21: Indiana 78, Washington 73 Saturday, Aug. 23: Indiana 81, Washington 76, OT Western Conference Phoenix 2, Los Angeles 0 Friday, Aug. 22: Phoenix 75, Los Angeles 72 Sunday, Aug. 24: Phoenix 93, Los Angeles 68 Minnesota 2, San Antonio 0 Thursday Aug. 21: Minnesota 88, San Antonio 84 Saturday, Aug. 23: Minnesota 94, San Antonio 89

CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-3) Eastern Conference Indiana vs. Chicago-Atlanta winner, TBA Western Conference Phoenix vs. Minnesota Friday, Aug. 29: Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 31: Phoenix at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, Sept. 1: Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

NASCAR

Logano edges Keselowski for first win at Bristol

BY HANK KURZ JR The Associated Press

IRWIN TOOLS NIGHT RACE RESULTS

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Joey Logano is looking more and more like a Sprint Cup title contender.

Logano surged past Matt Kenseth with 44 laps to go and won for the first time in his career at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night, foiling LOGANO the 2003 series champion’s gambling attempt to secure a spot in NASCAR’s playoffs.

Logano, just 24, became the fifth driver this season to win three times, joining the Hendrick Motorsports trio of Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Penske Racing teammate Brad Keselowski, who finished second.

Is there a message in that heading into the Chase for the championship in two weeks?

“That we can win the thing,” Logano said.

Logano had never won

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Clawson faces tough task at rebuilding Wake Forest

Mississippi State hopes to have breakout season

BY JOEDY MCCREARY The Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — New Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson has a pretty quick sense of humor.

The way this season is shaping up, he’s going to need it.

On paper, it looks like it will be a tough year for the Demon Deacons. They’re facing the difficult one-two punch of adjusting to a new coaching staff and filling the significant holes left by last year’s seniors.

Wake Forest has been a uniCLAWSON versal pick to finish last in the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Atlantic Division, and when the league’s formal preseason predictions were released, Clawson provided a bit of deadpanned levity. “Were we picked to win it?

Were we unanimous first?

We were?� Clawson quipped. “The bull’s-eye is on us.�

Well, not really.

Expectations are low for Clawson’s first group of Demon Deacons, who must replace the school’s career receptions leader (Michael Campanaro), a four-year starting quarterback (Tanner Price), the team’s top rusher (Josh Harris) and perhaps the defense’s most irreplaceable player (nose tackle Nikita Whitlock).

About two-thirds of the team’s total offensive yardage last year is gone.

It doesn’t help that the Demon Deacons share a division with defending national champion Florida State, Orange Bowl champion Clemson and league newcomer Louisville. Or that their permanent crossover game comes against resurgent Duke.

Hired last December to replace Jim Grobe, Clawson has spent the offseason trying to get the remaining players faster, stronger and better.

He’ll get his test on Aug. 28 at Louisiana-Monroe. “We can win games this year. The formula might have to be a little bit different but our job is to find a way to get in games against good teams and find a way to

get to the fourth quarter ... and find ways to pull them out,� Clawson said. “It’s not a huge margin for error this year. I get it.�

CLAWSON’S PEDIGREE

Clawson is known as a program-builder — and his new school sure could use a bit of rebuilding. He reconstructed the programs at Fordham and Richmond of the FCS, earning Division I-AA national coach of the year awards at each school.

Then he helped Bowling Green — which earned three bowl berths in his five seasons — upset then-No. 16 Northern Illinois in the MidAmerican Conference title game before accepting the challenge of building a winning program at a tiny, private school with high academic standards that wants to compete at college football’s highest level.

NEW QB

The new coach is asking a new quarterback to lead the offense. John Wolford will become the first true freshman QB to start a season opener for the Demon Deacons since 1974. Clawson says Wolford “gives us the best opportunity� to win games.

REPLACING CAMPANARO

When Price was in trouble in the pocket, he could always count on Campanaro to get open. With Campanaro in the Baltimore Ravens’ camp, this year’s quarterback — whoever it is — won’t have that luxury.

Tyree Harris, who had 23 catches for 225 yards last season, is the only returning receiver who caught more than 19 balls.

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It’s time for Orville Reynolds to start resembling the player Grobe raved about during his freshman season three years ago. After playing some receiver the past couple of seasons and catching two touchdown passes in 2013, Reynolds returned to his natural position of running back. “It’s difficult for me to imagine us having a really good season if Orville Reynolds doesn’t have a great year for us,� Clawson said.

BY DAVID BRANDT The Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State was a football program in a tailspin heading down the stretch last season.

Then came mid-November, and the Bulldogs went on a three-game winning streak to end the 2013 season, which has led to skyrocketing expectations heading into this fall.

Mississippi State finished with a 7-6 record and returns nearly its entire team, including dual-threat quarterback Dak Prescott and nine THE ASSOCIATED PRESS defensive starters.

Mississippi State running back Nick Griffin protects the ball as he Prescott earned his way goes through a stretching drill. The Bulldogs expect to have a into Bulldog lore during last breakout year after a 7-6 season last year. year’s Egg Bowl, when he overcame an injury to his Mississippi State has qualturns talented players non-throwing arm to lead ified for four straight bowl around Prescott.

Mississippi State past rival games — a first in program Senior receiver Jameon Mississippi 17-10 in overtime. history. Now the Bulldogs Lewis is back after catching Now the junior will try to are ready for more.

64 passes for 923 yards and provide some of those same five touchdowns. Josh Robin- DAK ATTACK heroics over an entire season will likely be the feature son. Mississippi State opens running back after rushing its season on Aug. 30 against There’s no doubt that this for 459 and nearly six yards Southern Mississippi at offense will revolve around newly renovated Davis Wade per carry last season as the 6-foot-2, 230-pound quarterbackup.

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5 Things to know about the 2014 Gamecocks: WHERE’S CLOWNEY?

For all the success of the past four years, most of the attention at South Carolina focused on Clowney, the 6-foot-5-inch, 266pound defensive end. From the time he slipped on his Gamecocks cap on Valentine’s Day 2011 — his 18th birthday — to his pro day at Williams-Brice Stadium last April, Clowney was the team’s larger-than-life character. While Spurrier says Clowney was never a distraction, he likes the effort and attitude of the players back this year. “There’s a lot of chemistry,� the coach said. “Nobody’s standing on the sidelines, nobody was hurt, nobody’s pouting.�

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Clemson cornerback Garry Peters (26), shown stopping Boston College running back Andre Williams in the backfield, is one of the returnees on a Tiger defense that is considered to be the strength of the team.

CLEMSON FROM PAGE B1 backup the past three seasons, has worked to earn his shot and can run the offense as effectively as Boyd, who set the Atlantic Coast Conference mark with 107 touchdown passes.

Those receivers capable of stepping in for Watkins, the fourth pick overall in last May’s National Football League draft, include Mike Williams, Charone Peake and Adam Humphries.

Morris understands there’s only one way for his group to gain attention and that’s by showing their skills on the field. “You’ve got to play with a hard edge about yourself.

You’ve got to have that tickedoff approach,� Morris said. “We’re ready to fight anybody and everybody. That’s got to be these guys’ approach.�

That starts on Saturday at Georgia.

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gone to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game as Atlantic Division champions each of the past five seasons and this one figures to be no different. Swinney said people ask him what he’ll do if the Tigers are 1-2 after that stretch. He usually responds, “What if we’re 3-0 and ranked No. 1?�

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Clemson’s seventh-year head coach has had an inter-

esting offseason. He received a raise and an 8-year contract extension through 2021, came under fire from the Freedom From Religion Foundation for tying his program to Christianity and took regular shots from rival South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier, whose Gamecocks have won five straight in the series.

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The Gamecocks will be without quarterback Connor Shaw — up in Cleveland Browns camp fighting for a reserve spot behind Johnny Manziel and Brian Hoyer — who was the team’s starter the past three seasons. Spurrier has heaped on the praise ever since, leaving a big hole for fifth-year senior Dylan Thompson to fill.

Thompson, though, is more of a drop-back, downfield thrower Spurrier cultivated at Florida and that has fans hopeful of more big plays this season.

By Amanda McNulty, County Extension Agent

Deshaun Watson is Clemson’s most talked-about freshman since Watkins arrived in 2011. The dual-threat quarterback set Georgia state high school records with 17,134 yards and 218 touchdowns passing and rushing. Swinney has said Watson will play in the opener and you can bet fans will be looking for any reason to call for Watson over Stoudt. “I understand that’s part of it,� Stoudt says. “I have to go out there and do my job for the team.�

Clemson’s front seven appears to be the team’s strength heading into the fall, led by defensive end Vic Beasley who topped the ACC with 13 quarterback sacks last season. Beasley chose to return for his senior season instead of leaving for the NFL draft.

Along with veterans like end Corey Crawford and tackles Grady Jarrett and Josh Watson, the line could bring the defense the attention Clemson’s offense has enjoyed the past few seasons. Behind them are experienced linebackers in Stephone Anthony and Tony Steward.

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Darius English, a 6-6 sophomore, will take Clowney’s end spot with Gerald Dixon, another sophomore, replacing Chaz Sutton. Dixon’s brother, Gerald Dixon Jr., will play defensive tackle alongside J.T. Surratt, the only returnee. Defensive line coach Deke Adams can’t count how often he’s been asked what the Gamecocks will do without Clowney. “We’re going to line up and play football,� is his blunt response.

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ALICE WHEELER Alice Viola Allien Wheeler, age 87, beloved wife of the late Irvin “Gil” Wheeler Jr., died on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, at her residence.

She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, a daughter of the late Lois R. and Alice Lapan Allien. She worked as a secretary for the Rhode Island WHEELER Hospital, Providence Journal and Pawtuxet Village Nursing Home. Her family was her whole life and she will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend.

Surviving are one son, Irvin L. “Guy” Wheeler III and his wife, Pamela, of Sumter; one daughter, Susan D. Cunningham and her husband, Bruce, of Fairbanks, Alaska; one brother, Louis R. Allien Jr. of Florida; six grandchildren, Jeff, Kerri, Kevin, Marjorie, Tyler and Heather; and six great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Donovan, C.Ss.R officiating.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Bullock Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Warwick Firefighters Association, 750 Warwick Ave., Warwick, RI 02888.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

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ELZY DURHAM ANDERSON — Elzy Mae Hunnicutt Durham, age 98, of 1321 Pearl Harbor Way, passed

away on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, at her residence with her loving family by her side.

Born on May 7, 1916, in Franklin County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Minnie Lee Manley Hunnicutt. Mrs. Durham was the loving and devoted wife of the late Clifton Durham. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Geneva “Rose” Wilson of Sumter and Jeanette “Dot” Davis of Anderson; also surviving are eight grandchildren, 13 greatgrandchildren, and 11 greatgreat-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Durham was preceded in death by two sons, Jones and James Durham; a daughter, Gaynell Hubbard; a granddaughter; five sisters; and two brothers.

She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

The funeral service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Durham will be held at 1 p.m. today at the chapel of McDougald Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Harrell and the Rev. Tommy Maxwell officiating.

Interment will follow at Fants Grove Baptist Church.

The family will be at the residence of a granddaughter, Tina Felker, 3 Awaken Court, Anderson.

JAMES G. PEARSON LAKE CITY — James George Pearson, 57, husband of Patsy Ruth McFadden Pearson, died on Saturday night, Aug. 23, 2014, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence.

Born on Feb. 28, 1957, in the Davis Station section of Clarendon County, he was a son of James “Jim” Jones and the late Rebecca Pearson and stepson of Bay Jones.

The family will receive friends at the home, 536 McGregor Circle, Lake City.

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NEXT FROM PAGE B1 Lakewood will be trying to get off to a 2-0 start against Lake City, which has a new head coach in Terrell Fleming, who played at East Clarendon High in Turbeville.

The Gators opened the season with a 42-12 victory over 1A McBee last Friday. They rushed for 365 yards, 195 of them and three scores coming from Latheron RodgersAnderson, who also caught a 10-yard touchdown pass.

It might be a little tougher for Lakewood this time around against 3A Lake City.

The Panthers were 2-9 last year playing at the 2A level.

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Thomas Sumter Academy will be playing its season opener, while Robert E. Lee Academy will be trying to get off to a 2-0 start.

The Cavaliers traveled to St. George last Friday and beat Dorchester Academy 23-0.

The Generals will be trying to rebound from a 3-8 season, their first losing campaign since 2006.

Dr. Edmund Morris McDonald, DDS, affectionately known as “Ed” or “Mac,” 59, husband of Valeria Williams McDonald, died on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at his residence in Sumter.

Born in Sumter County, he was the only child of the late Dr. Edmund Morris McDonald Sr. and Anna Birnie McDonald. Ed was a lifelong member of Church of The Good Shepherd Episcopal, where his maternal grandfather, Dr. Birnie, was one of the original founders. He served his church in many capacities, including acolyte, lay reader, and junior warden. He began his education at St. Jude Catholic School, where he graduated in the Class of 1972. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from St. Andrews College, Laurinburg, North Carolina, and completed Meharry Dental School in Nashville, Tennessee, in the Class of 1984. He joined his father’s dental practice on Liberty Street in Sumter, and they shared that practice until his father’s death. He continued in private practice for more than 25 years. He was a member of the National Dental Association. His community board memberships included the Sumter Historical Society, the Sumter Planning Committee, and he was a life member of the NAACP. Surviving are his devoted wife, Valeria Williams McDonald; two daughters, Valeria Birnie McDonald of Columbia and Morgan Chappelle McDonald of Sumter; special brothers, George, Chappy and Grayson Williams and David Dixson; a host of extended family, which includes the Williams, McDonald and Palmer families; his beloved dogs, Snoop and Romeo; other family and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Church of the Good

Varsity Girls Tennis Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Florence Christian at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Holly Hill at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball East Clarendon at West Florence, 6:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter, Chapin at River Bluff, 5 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Florence Christian, 4 p.m.

Carolina at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

Pee Dee at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Emmanuel Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Varsity Swimming Sumter in Florence Invitational (at Francis Marion University), 6:30 p.m.

Varsity Girls Tennis Marlboro Academy at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball South Florence at Crestwood, 5:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Wilson Hall at Williamsburg, 4 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Calhoun Academy, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY

Varsity Cross Country Sumter in 2-Mile Relay (at West Florence High), 5:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Football Sumter at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

Lake City at Lakewood, 6 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m.

Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 6:30 p.m.

B Team Football Orangeburg Prep at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m.

MANNING AT SCOTT’S BRANCH

Manning High School will make the short trip to Summerton to face Scott’s Branch to start its second season under head coach Tony Felder.

The Monarchs went 5-5 last season, missing out on the state playoffs for the first time since the 1990 season.

FRED JAMES JR. Fred James Jr., 70, husband of Pauline Skinner James, died on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at his home.

Born on Jan. 1, 1944, he was a son of Fred Sr. and Rebecca Favor James.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 3275 Merlene Nixon Road, Rembert.

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

PERRY WILSON JR. Perry “PL” Wilson Jr. was born on Nov. 3, 1949, a son of Lucille Fleming Wilson and the late Perry Wilson Sr. He died on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at Clarendon Extended Care & Rehab at Lake Marion.

He attended the Clarendon County public schools. He began his career as a farmer and later became a truck driver. He was formerly married to Ruth Ragin.

Survivors in addition to his mother include a son, Perry M. (Nada Regina) Wilson; sister, Lizzie Preston of Manning; brothers, Robert (Louise) Wilson of Sumter, Lee E. Wilson of Sumter, and Leroy Wilson, Jackie Wilson and Henry Wilson, all of Manning.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at

Lee Central opened last week with a 42-14 loss to 3-time defending 1A state champion Christ Church.

The Stallions will be facing a Marion team that opened its season as well, but with a

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Job’s Mortuary Inc. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. on Wednesday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter, with the Rev. Roosevelt McFadden officiating. Burial will follow in Pearson Baptist Church Cemetery, Sumter.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 3279 Home Branch Road, Sumter, SC 29150.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

FANNIE MAE HARRIS Fannie Mae Harris, 82, widower of Frank Harris, died on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at her home.

Born on March 3, 1932, she was a daughter of William and Mary Ann Dinkins Stavis.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 6300 Dinkins Mill Road, Rembert.

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

DIANA FELDER Diana Felder entered eternal rest on Aug. 23, 2014, at Carolinas Hospital System, Florence.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone Felder, 2359 Camden Highway, Bishopville.

The funeral is planned for 1 p.m. on Thursday at Gum Spring Baptist Church, Bishopville.

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

which was 1-10 last season.

Varsity Girls Tennis Manning at Wilson, 5 p.m.

Holly Hill at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

Carolina at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Thomas Sumter at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter at Johnsonville, 5:30 p.m.

Lakewood at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Williamsburg, 4 p.m.

Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Varsity and JV Volleyball Lake Pointe Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

GREEN-SEA FLOYDS AT EAST CLARENDON

East Clarendon will be starting its season against a team that has already played in Green Sea-Floyds. However, GSF lost to Hannah-Pamplico 50-18.

EC will be trying to get off to a good start coming off a 4-6 season.

PATRICK HENRY AT CLARENDON HALL

SATURDAY

Varsity Cross Country Sumter, Thomas Sumter in Skyhawk Invitational (at Hammond), TBA

LEE CENTRAL AT MARION

Scott’s Branch opened its season last week with a 37-6 loss to Lake View. It was Wayne Farmer’s first game as head coach. Farmer is the fourth man to coach the Eagles in the last four years.

victory, 41-14 over Creek Bridge.

The Swamp Foxes are led by head coach Leonard Johnson, the man who led Scott’s Branch to a pair of 1A Division II state titles. It is his second season at Marion,

Clarendon Hall will be making its debut under head coach Michael Tindall playing host to Patrick Henry.

The Saints return six starters from last year’s team that went 8-4 in SCISA 8-man football.

Patrick Henry, which was 9-3 last season, opened its season last week with a 30-20 victory over W.W. King.

Brighten Someone’s Day with

AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN AT LAURENCE MANNING

Laurence Manning Academy defeated Gray Collegiate Academy 55-7 to begin its second season with Robbie Briggs as head coach. The Swampcats jump into SCISA 3A play this week by playing host to Augusta Christian School.

ACS will be playing its second game as well. The Lions defeated Augusta Prep 42-20, scoring 35 points in the second half after trailing 8-7 at halftime.

Shepherd Episcopal, corner of Dingle and Wright streets in Sumter. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter.

In light of circumstances, in lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate gift card donations.

The family requests that memorials and condolences be made on their memorial tribute page found at www.

PalmerMemorialChapel. com.

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Ring from broken engagement gets 2nd chance DEAR ABBY — I was engaged several years ago, but the engagement didn’t last.

We broke up and I gave Dear Abby him back his ring. We reABIGAIL main close VAN BUREN friends, however, and hang out at least once a week.

I have been dating another guy for a couple of years, and we’re thinking about getting engaged. I am wondering if it would be improper to ask my ex if we could buy my old ring from him. It was — and still is — my “dream ring,” and I know my ex has kept it in the glove box of his car ever since

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I gave it back to him.

What do you think?

Headed down the aisle DEAR HEADED DOWN THE AISLE — If you haven’t discussed this with your current boyfriend, you should. It might bother him to see you wearing an engagement ring that was given to you by someone else. If he says it’s OK, I can’t see why you shouldn’t ask your former fiance if he’d be willing to part with it. Frankly, he might be glad to get the money.

DEAR ABBY — I go to college, and I met an amazing girl, “Lorena,” here. She’s very religious, which I like about her.

We have been talking, but I’m afraid to ask her out. I don’t have the best morals, and I’m

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afraid I would corrupt her if we did go out. I don’t want to make her into something she isn’t.

Should I let her be who she is, or take the risk of dating her and hope she’ll be happy?

When I think about Lorena, I realize I’d do anything for her -- even change my life. Please tell me what to do.

Wild man in Kent, Ohio DEAR WILD MAN — Feeling as you do about Lorena, I think you should take the risk and ask her out. Because you would do “anything” for her, make it your top priority not to push her into anything you know wouldn’t be good for her. You wouldn’t be the first “wild man” to meet someone who made him want to be a better man. I wish you luck.

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

ACROSS 1 Ancient calculators 6 Off-ramp 10 Makes a quick getaway 14 Low-ranking noble 15 Move to another town, for short 16 Sheltered, at sea 17 Church area for enthusiastic responses 19 Bolivia neighbor 20 Open just a crack 21 Painting course 23 Point a finger at 25 Clears a whiteboard 26 English sculptor Henry 27 Clairvoyant’s claim 30 1-Down member: Abbr.

31 Pie ˆ la __ 32 SeaWorld tanks 34 Bullring bravo 35 Summer coolers, briefly, and a hint to this puzzle’s six longest answers 36 TV spots 39 Odd

40 Dagger in “Macbeth,” e.g.

41 Negotiator’s goal 43 Whopper 44 St. Petersburg neighbor 45 Local dialect 47 “Let’s wait” 48 Road service provider 51 Cartel acronym 52 Excess 53 Morning warning provider 57 German “a” 58 Actor Grant 59 San Antonio shrine 60 Clairvoyant 61 Banjo spot 62 Brit’s byebyes DOWN 1 Law gp.

2 Emeril interjection 3 One often precedes it 4 Pull out of thin air, seemingly, with “up” 5 Words before “of emergency” 6 Goof 7 TV warrior princess 8 Robert who played a Soprano 9 Flourless cake 10 Argentina’s Río de __: River of Sil-

ver 11 Yankees’ div.

12 River to Liverpool Bay 13 “Hop on Pop” author 18 Bauxite, e.g.

22 Award-winning detective fiction writer Robert 23 Bullets and such 24 Poised under pressure 27 Up (to), as a task 28 Branch of Islam 29 Baseball Hall of Famer Satchel 32 Unlike this ans.

33 Hwy. 35 Room accessed via ladder, maybe 36 Military uniform jacket

37 Knucklehead 38 Squabble 39 Vespa, for one 40 61-Across bone 41 Talking parrot in a 1998 film 42 Bring into harmony 44 ‘60s cartoon feline 45 Book parts 46 Hanging loosely 47 Name, in Paris 49 Mongolia’s __ Bator 50 Like Hubbard’s cupboard 54 Kind of whiskey or bread 55 Nashville awards org.

56 Fight enders, briefly

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Garage, Yard & Estate Sales LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $2 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

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Roofing

Professional Long Distance Truck Driver needed. Flatbed experience and a good driving record required.

Excellent Pay. Send Resume to mdavidgroup@verizon.net. For additional information, please call 803 481-7948 or 443 695-0520(cell).

For Sale or Trade

RENTALS

6x20 Enclosed Trailer w/ rear ramp, and side door. Asking $1,950.

Call 803-469-4917

EMPLOYMENT

Robert's Metal Roofing 35 Years Experience. 18 colors & 45 year warranty. Financing available.

Long list of satisfied customers. Call 803-837-1549.

Help Wanted Full-Time

Septic Tank Cleaning

Need OTR Truck Drivers. 2yrs exp.

Good driving records. Dependable, willing to work. Paid weekly. Paid vacations. Call 888-991-1005

Experienced Floral Designers needed. Full and part time. Please call Laura at The Daisy Shop 803-773-5114

Ray Tobias & Company Septic tank pumping and services. (803) 340-1155. Senior and Military discounts available. 1st time customers receive 10% off when you mention this ad!

Tree Service Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

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A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721 STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal , trimming & stump grinding. Lic & Ins.

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MERCHANDISE Farm Products Coastal Bermuda Round bales.

Barn kept, $35/per bale. Call 803-938-2945

Jonny M’s Demolition Company Building Demolition and removal Burn outs, house, barns, shed, abandoned buildings.

No job too small!

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Child care providers needed (FT/PT/Sub) for local daycare. Prefer at least 6 months exp. Must be HS graduate & dedicated worker. Send resume to P-369 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677, Sumter SC, 29151 Full time Administrative Assistant needed with Quickbooks experience required. Apply in person @ 1282 N. Lafayette. No Phone Calls Please.

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.

Local Insurance Agency representing major auto insurer seeks P & C agent. Experience in auto and home preferred. Excellent oral, written and organizational skills required. Reply with resume to: agentjobsumter@aol.com Immediate Opening for Assistant Managers / Manager Trainees Sunset Finance Company is seeking two assistant managers/manager trainees in the Sumter SC Location.

Competitive salary with aggressive bonus plan and benefits package included. Excellent communication, customer service, mathematical, spelling and computer skills are necessary. Inside collections, outside collections, valid driver's license and dependable transportation are required. Qualified applicants will be trained to manage their own consumer finance location. Apply online at www.sunsetfinance.net

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Trucking Opportunities

Lawn Service Four Seasons Lawn Care Serving Sumter for almost 20 yrs!

Free est. 494-9169/468-4008

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9:30 a.m. Friday for Saturday’s edition 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

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TRANSPORTATION

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

Unfurnished Apartments

Autos For Sale A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS 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

SOUTH FORGE APTS. 1 & 2 BR, Water, stove & fridge furnished. Linda at 803-494-8443 Beautiful Lrg 2br Apt. Water & appl. incl. $425/mo dep req. Call after 6pm 775-7895.

Unfurnished Homes Alice Dr School Area 4 BR 2 BA carport, fenced yard, $1200 Mo. + Dep Call 704-345-8547 2 & 3BR Apt & houses available in Sumter. No Sec. Dep. required. Call 773-8402 for more info.

Recently renovated: 3BR, 1BA home, den w/fireplace. No Pets, $675/mo + sec. dep. 983-8463 after 10am.

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.

3 BR 1BA brick home $675/mo + $675/dep. Call 840-0207 lv msg.

1850 Campbell Ct 3BR 1BA Brick Home $650 Mo+ $650 Dep. Option to buy -Owner Financing. Call 803 968-4185

1056 Wellington Rd. 3BR/1BA all appl's, C/H/A, carport, $650 /mo. Call 803-469-8872 lv msg.

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

Baconhill Rd./Pinewood SW Mobile Home, 3BR/2BA, stove, frig, $550/mo. + dep. 803-506-4600

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 Nice 3BR/2BA on nice lot. Near Shaw. $600/mo. Call 803-983-8084 2BR/1BA MH off 15 S. C/H/A. Stove /Frig. No Pets $350/mo + $350/dep.

Bkgd check Call 481-2836 bfr 9pm 3BR MH off Pinewood Rd. $500/mo.

Call 803-983-8084 428 Green Swamp Rd 2BR/1BA Trailer. City Water & Sewage, New C/H/A $350/Mo. Call only if you qualify. 803-840-7860 Brand New 5 BR 2 BA Den, LR, DR, FP C/H/A wood flooring and ceramic tile, washer dryer hook up, Located S Sumter on Bracey Ct. $700Mo.+ $700 Dep Sect 8 OK. Call 803-316-7958 M-F 9-6.

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For rent: 2 garages, utilities included. $450 & $650. Call Bobby Sisson, 773-4381.

1143 N.Guignard Dr, Sumter, SC 29150

1997 Dodge Dakota Sport, good tires, low miles, good heating & a/c. exc cond. $2,900 OBO. 803-447-5453

Approx. 3,000 sq ft home on Nazarene Ch. Rd. 1.36 acres, 4BR/2.5BA, DR, Den, LR, Lg utility rm, screened porch, carport, garage/shop. Call 803-491-8651

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Miscellaneous

Manufactured Housing 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.

(2) 2BR in Windsor City. Both occupied. $400 profit per month. $8,000 CASH for both. 803-469-6978 Large 4BR MH with land. $5,000 furniture allowance. Payments approx $550. Call 803-236-5953 3BR/2BA (Dalzell) with land. Easy Financing. 803-983-8084

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale by competitive bidding on September 11th, 2014 personal and/or business property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and other household/business items located at the properties listed.

The personal goods stored therein by below named occupant(s);

D/W on permanent foundation, 1.4 ac, 3 Br, 2 Ba, all appliances, W/D, asking $45K. Make an offer. Call 803-469-8872

New Construction Home for sale 835 Sliding Rock located in "The cascades Subdv." behind Sumter Mall. Please call 803-316-7918 for details.

Public Storage/ PS Orangeco, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

The sale will begin at 1:00 pm at 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153.

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

3BR 2BA Brick home. New inside, good location. Look and make an offer. Call Bill Horne for appointment.

Call 803-840-7633

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132 - Gooden, Tanya 209 - McLeod Jr, Donnie 231 - Thomas, Celia 235 - Mack, Rebecca 321 - Still, Judith 418 - Deas-Mack, Sharnetta 463 - Swinton, Dale 501 - Iler, John 532 - Scott, Antonio 551 - Durant, Roxanne 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153 A047 - Burgos, Gabrielle B018 - Mcknight, Kristian B026 - Dessman, Roderick B052 - Pringle, Brenda B086 - Dennis, Rayshard C047 - Coulter, Latasha C050 - Bradley, Stacey C059 - Starnes, Lateka C062 - Sigler, Frederick D017 - Gaymon, Latoya E017 - Green, Linda F005 - Grimes, Lakeishia F011 - Hagan, Jasmine F018 - Mcmillan, Danielle A F026 - Newman, Tameka G040 - Ellerba-Jones, Charlene I005 - Davis, Lorenzo I012 - Smith, Eddie I020 - Buchannan, Lanikqua J011 - Williams, Chenise 3785 Broad St, Sumter, SC 29154

Reconditioned batteries $35. Also have lawn mower, truck, 4 wheeler, golf cart & marine batteries, starters & alternators. Car dealers/garages ask about special prices. Auto Electric Co. 803-773-4381

0141 - Rogers, Laqueshia 0242 - Canty, Annette 0246 - Lovely, Addie 0253 Hawkins-Sweetenburg, Jennifer 0311 - Dinkins, Karen 0318 - Holliday, Eddie 0332 - Clawson, James 0436 - Dwyer Jr., Robert 0452 - Hilton, Karen 0521 - Edwards, Matthew 0620 - Hanna, Amelia 0738 - Walker, Kayla-Nicole 0746 - Fullard, Joan Purchase must be made with cash only and paid for at the time of sale.

All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to adjournment.

Lake Property For Sale: Lake House 1931 Clubhouse Lane on Lizzie's Creek.

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Notice Of Application

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Notice is hereby given that VRUJ, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer and Wine at 4210 Hwy 15 S. Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than September 4, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Liquor License Notice Of Application

Notice is hereby given that PRIA, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of LIQUOR at 4210-A Hwy 15 S. Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than September 4, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers at 1320 Main Street, Post Office Box 11070, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT TO: DEFENDANT(S) Plowden Construction Company, Inc.: TAKE NOTICE that the Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Sumter County on the 5th day of May, 2014.

NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP Frank B.B. Knowlton SC Bar No. 03588 E-Mail: frank.knowlton@nelsonmullins.com B. Keith Poston SC Bar No. 79397 E-Mail: keith.poston@nelsonmullins.com 1320 Main Street / 17th Floor Post Office Box 11070 (29211-1070) Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-2000 Attorneys for American Southern Insurance Company

NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT DECLARATORY JUDGMENT NON-JURY IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-1114 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Plaintiff, v.

Corey O. McFadden, Myers Prince, Aaron Williams, Rosa M. McBride, Andre L. McBride, Westley R. Vaughn and Antwan Vaughs, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT DECLARATORY JUDGMENT NON-JURY NOTICE that the Complaint, Declaratory Judgment, Non-Jury in the above captioned matter was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on the 2nd day of June, 2014.

DuBOSE-ROBINSON, PC J. Kennedy DuBose, Jr. Jonathan M. Robinson John K. DuBose, III H. Thomas Morgan, Jr. ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF P. O. Drawer 39 Camden, South Carolina 29021 (803) 432-1992 (telephone) (803) 432-0784 (facsimile) jond@duboselaw.com

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: Einar L. Nelson #2014ES4300457 Personal Representative Stephen P. Nelson 2198 Avalon Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Joseph F. Smigelski #2014ES4300387

Personal Representative John Smigelski 5 Gerald Street Sumter, SC 29150

REVERSIBLE COMFORTERS

Twin..............$12 Each Full/Queen.....$16 Each King...............$20 Each

TABLE CLOTHS All Sizes

$8 Each

Estate Notice Sumter County

Estate Notice Sumter County

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Summons & Notice

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Civil Action No. 2014-CP-43-862

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014

Estate:

Larry Johnson #2014ES4300472

Personal Representative

Sophia Johnson 4035 Bank Lane Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Estate: Estate:

Robert Lawrence C/O Marion S. Riggs Attorney At Law PO Box 487 Manning, SC 29102

Estate:

Georgia Campbell #2014ES4300462

Personal Representative

Rose M. Walker 1770 Anburn Drive Sumter, SC 29154 Estate: Margaret Ann Bailey #2014ES4300470 Personal Representative

Kimberly A. White Charles 15 Starhaven Avenue Middletown, NY 10940 Estate:

Eva Bell Faulling #2014ES4300459

Estate:

Mary Emma Hancock #2014ES4300479

Personal Representative Russell R. Hancock 42 Lander Lane Lugoff, SC 29078

Estate: James Maurice White #2014ES4300463

Personal Representative

Gayle Y. White 673 Henderson Street Sumter, SC 29150

Simon T. Mickens #2014ES4300467

Personal Representative

Sarah K. Mickens 5240 McDaniel Road Rembert, SC 29128

Personal Representative

Cornell Burroughs #2014ES4300480

Personal Representative Loretta Bingham 1818 Appaloosa Dr. Sumter, SC 29154

Lois Anne Lawrence Caughman #2014ES4300468

Estate:

Charles Herman Andrews Jr #2014ES4300458 Personal Representative Sandra A. Noonan 2511 Desmond Drive Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Marlese J. Nobles #2014ES4300477

Personal Representative David V. Nobles 1120 E Hardscrabble Drive Hillsborough, NC 27278

Estate:

Rosetta McBride #2014ES4300460

Personal Representative

Thomas McBride 1190 Chivalry Street Sumter, SC 29154

Personal Representative Katherine Faulling 124 Carolina Avenue Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Helen Johns Carroll #2014ES4300465

Personal Representative

Judith C. Player 25 Country Club Road Greenville, SC 29605 Estate:

Lessie B. Harvin #2014ES4300453

Personal Representative Sadie H. Robinson 130 W. Williams Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Joan P. Gibbs #2014ES4300329

Personal Representative Charles Gibbs 2055 Golfair Road Sumter, SC 29154

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