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BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 “The Realtors feel like they are busier than they have been in the last four years,” Darlene Hebert, executive director of the Sumter Board of Realtors, said Thursday.

“Just talking to the Realtors, they are very busy showing properties and getting calls,” she said. “The only complaint is the fact that getting a loan is a little more difficult, and getting people qualified, but that is not the fault of the banks — it’s just that

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2 local reps will review abuse laws Weeks, Ridgeway appointed to study domestic violence

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bristow@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 More than four months before the General Assembly returns for next year’s session, legislators are already looking for ways to improve the state’s abysmal record on domestic violence.

Two members of the Sumter County delegation were named this week to an ad-hoc House committee to review the state’s laws on criminal domestic violence and WEEKS hopefully have a legislative proposal ready by the time the Legislature reconvenes in January.

David Weeks, D-Sumter, and Robert Ridgeway, DManning, were appointed

by Speaker Bobby Harrell RIDGEWAY to the special 10-member committee, which held its

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Chris Thomas takes a bite during the Ant Attack Ultimate Burger Challenge at USC Sumter on Thursday. The burger has 20 ounces of meat, three buns and five pieces of cheese, two of which are a hot ghost pepper cheese. The contest was sponsored by the university’s Student Life department and held at the Fire Ant Café on the campus.

1 walks away victorious after eating contest at USC Sumter café

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haddeus Stout, weighing in at about 248 pounds, showed USC Sumter’s giant Ant Attack Ultimate Burger who’s boss Thursday afternoon when the school’s Student Life department sponsored a challenge at the Fire Ant Café on campus.

The burger includes five all-beef patties, three slices of American cheese and two slices of fiery hot ghost pepper cheese on a three-part bun with the option of lettuce, onions and tomatoes.

Before attacking the monstrous meal, Stout said his only plan in successfully completing the challenge was to split the burger in half and go at it.

“I’m going to go half and half, just split it up,” Stout said. “Mind

over matter.”

Kris Weissmann, director of Student Life, explained that the challenge was to complete the full burger and fries in seven minutes. Student Life purchased the meals for the first 10 people willing to participate.

One of Stout’s four other challengers, Marquis Washington, had a similar strategy to complete the challenge, which was to break the burger into parts to make it easier to consume.

Before Weissmann officially started the timer, the other challengers, Lee Anderson, Chris Thomas and Bryce Williams, said they only planned to take the burger head on in an effort to complete it in the allotted time.

“It’s a free lunch! Even if I lose, I’m a winner,” Thomas said.

Once the challenge began, Stout simply paced himself, completing the burger in parts and eating fries and taking drinks of water. About two minutes in with a crowd of students,

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faculty and staff rooting them all on, half of Stout’s burger was almost gone.

And with about 10 seconds left on the clock, Stout ate and swallowed the last of his free meal with USC Sumter Dean Michael Sonntag, the crowd of students and even his competitors watching and cheering him on.

On a normal day, Stout — who works at a local gym — said he would just have a sandwich for lunch.

The Ant Attack Ultimate Burger is much more than he would normally consume in the middle of the day, and he and a few of his competitors joked about going into a diabetic coma right after the challenge.

After completing the meal, Stout said at one point he thought it was going to come back up, but he managed to keep it down and take home the prize. Weissmann said Stout’s

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Bicyclist killed in Lee County A Lee County resident is dead after his bicycle was struck by a vehicle Wednesday night.

Terry Arrants, 52, was pronounced dead on scene, said Larry Logan, Lee County coroner. An autopsy was being conducted Thursday, but Logan said the cause of death will probably be blunt-force trauma.

“He was probably out there picking up cans,” Logan said.

“He worked for the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, and when he got off in the afternoon, he’d ride his bicycle and pick up cans.”

About 8 p.m., Arrants was traveling north on Lucknow Road when his bicycle was struck from behind by a 2006 Honda two-door that was also traveling north, said Cpl. Sonny Collins with S.C. Highway Patrol.

The 21-year-old driver was not injured and is not being charged at this time, but the wreck remains under investigation by highway patrol, Collins said.

Viers pleads not guilty in federal case

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Central Carolina Technical College President Tim Hardee hands out pizza to students Thursday during Central Fest, the college’s welcome back party.

FLORENCE — A lawyer for a former South Carolina House member said he may not have realized what he was doing was wrong when he moved around the assets of a businessman who an insurance company was pursuing after he defaulted on a multimillion-dollar paving contract.

Thad Viers pleaded not guilty Thursday during his arraignment in federal court in Florence. Prosecutors said Viers, who is a lawyer, laundered money and lied to IRS agents in an attempt to hide money from the insurance company looking to get paid back for the $6 million paving project on Interstate 95 it guaranteed a few years ago.

The businessman, Marlon Weaver, pleaded guilty to money laundering in 2013 and is helping authorities as he awaits sentencing. Viers faces decades in prison if convicted of all the charges.

Central Fest welcomes CCTC students This year, Central Fest included games for prizes, basketball, music and dancing and free food and drinks, and students taking massage therapy also offered chair massages throughCentral Carolina Technical College out the event from noon to 3 p.m. hosted its annual Central Fest, an inFloyd explained that Central Fest also formational and welcoming party to kick off the beginning of a new school gives the nine student organizations at the college the opportunity to proyear, on Thursday. Austin Floyd, stuvide information about the groups for dent life coordinator, said the college students who may be interested in does the event every year to welcome participating. students and provide information “Next month, many of the student about the school’s services and busiorganizations will have their first nesses in the Sumter community. meetings, so this allows them to get “There are community resources here such as banks, day cares and the information about them, and they YMCA,” Floyd said. “For example, we normally get about 10 or 15 students want our students to be financially re- who are interested,” Floyd said.

Central Fest allowed for a few teachsponsible so they can start a bank account or speak to someone about child ing moments as well. A small obstacle course was set up in the parking lot, care when they’re taking classes. So this allows them to get more informa- and participants were instructed to drive a golf cart wearing drunk gogtion.”

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gles. Students were also given the opportunity to register to vote.

Floyd said they arranged for executive administrators to serve food, and President Tim Hardee joined his colleagues from the different departments to serve hundreds of slices of pizza to students.

“We’re celebrating the start of a new semester and thanking the students for enrolling,” Hardee said. “It’s good to see their smiling faces here today.”

Hardee said enrollment has seen an increase, reaching more than 4,000 students. Floyd said Central Fest is not centralized for the main campus in Sumter, but CCTC will celebrate all of its students at other locations.

Central Fest will take place at the school’s Kershaw, Clarendon and Lee locations on Sept. 2, 3 and 4, respectively.

Network working to get S.C.’s uninsured to the polls

BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Progressive Network is going door to door to persuade poor, uninsured voters to turn out in November to oppose Gov. Nikki Haley’s refusal to expand Medicaid eligibility.

The network of activists launched the “Healthy Democracy Road Show” on Thursday at the Statehouse. More than 176,000 registered voters in

South Carolina would qualify for Medicaid if the state would approve the expansion as intended in the federal health care overhaul, and volunteers statewide are working to make sure they know that, said network director Brett Bursey.

The network cross-referenced census and state election data to create lists of uninsured voters who would qualify, he said.

“We found 176,000 registered voters who had their Medicaid

card embezzled,” he told about 50 supporters who gathered for the launch. “We’re taking that message to the streets. I’ll give you a list of people in your neighborhood. Let’s tell ’em!”

Haley and the Legislature’s Republican majority have repeatedly refused to expand Medicaid eligibility to more poor adults as the law intended. The federal law called for expanding eligibility to adults making up to 138 percent of

the federal poverty level, including — for the first time — childless adults. But the U.S. Supreme Court made the expansion an option, rather than a mandate.

The state’s refusal creates a coverage gap between those qualifying for Medicaid and those who make enough to qualify for subsidies toward purchasing insurance through the HealthCare.gov website.

Haley has remained steadfastly opposed. At the launch

of her re-election campaign last August, Haley said, “When it came to Obamacare, we didn’t just say ‘no,’ we said ‘never.’”

The Progressive Network is being more public about the issue than Haley’s opponents.

Bursey said activists aren’t telling voters who to vote for, but they’re given information about the law and asked to vote for a candidate who supports providing them health care.

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Labor Day concert features gospel’s Dorothy Norwood

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com (803) 774-1221 Six-time Grammy and Stellar awards nominee Dorothy Norwood will perform in Sumter on Labor Day during Gospel in the Park, which brings many noted singers and groups to Bishop W.T. English Memorial Park for six hours of music, praise dance and even a puppet show. The concert is presented by the non-deNORWOOD nominational Greater Saint Paul Church and coordinated by local gospel singer Shonda English.

English said she is very excited to have Norwood perform.

“She is a really big star, a legend,” English said.

Atlanta native Norwood, who has been singing and performing since she was 8, got her start touring with her family. After she moved to Chicago in 1956, she began singing with such renowned gospel singers as Mahalia Jackson, the Caravans and the Rev. James Cleveland. In the 1970s she performed with Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, and she has even sung with Michael Jackson.

English said another notable group, “the Canton Spirituals, who are also Grammy nominees and Stellar Award winners, will close out Monday’s show. They are no

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stranger to South Carolina and have been to Sumter on several occasions before.

“Also on the program are Malaco Records artists Roy and Revelation, as well as the Brooklyn AllStars.”

English said she will “be performing new material from my upcoming CD to be released in January” 2015.

Others performing at Gospel in the Park are Favor, the GSP Gospel Choir and the Singing Angels, all of Sumter.

“There will be a special halftime performance by the Salem Missionary Baptist Church Puppet Ministry,” English said, adding she is “so excited about that.”

Food and beverages will be available for purchase, and as Gospel in the Park is a family friendly event, neither alcohol nor smoking is permitted.

Tickets for Gospel in the Park are $20 in advance and can be purchased at Imports LTD, 9 N. Main St., downtown Sumter and at William Thomas Academy, 1155 Florence Highway. At the gate, the price will be $25 and $10 for children 6 to 12.

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POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES: Michael JC Davis, 33, of 3097 Starks Ferry Road, was arrested and charged with shoplifting, public disorderly conduct and third-degree assault and battery about 2:41 p.m. Tuesday. The suspect reportedly tried to leave a business in the 100 block of East Calhoun Street with three cases of beer. When he was taken to the store’s office, he reportedly began destroying property valued at $300 and fighting store employees. On the way to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, the suspect reportedly attempted to kick out the window of the police car.

Richard Ervin Conyers, 20, was charged with failure to register as a sex offender about 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office after reportedly missing two appointments.

Gina Lee Thompson, 34, of 2080 Peach Orchard Road, was arrested and charged with child abuse about 5:24 p.m.

Wednesday. According to reports, deputies responded to a juvenile lingering around a store in the 5000 block of Broad Street. She told the deputies that she had run away from home because of abuse, and when law enforcement took her back home, they found two other children who had signs of abuse or had allegedly reported abuse.

Dwight Edward Kennedy, 42, of 3173 Farmington Road, Gable, was charged with having an open container of beer in his car; having a defective headlight; driving under suspension, second offense; and having no proof of insurance about 11:21 p.m. Wednesday after a traffic stop in the 700 block of Oswego Highway and South Pike East.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: A 2005 Dodge Magnum sustained an estimated $1,000 in damage about 9:46 a.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Duffie Drive, Wedgefield.

Water pipes and tanks sustained an estimated $3,000 in damage about 5 p.m.

Wednesday in the 400 block of Old Castle Street.

STOLEN PROPERTY: A pipe threader in an orange case valued at $4,000 was reported stolen about 11:25 a.m. Tuesday from the 4000 block of Traditions Lane, Dalzell.

A Sanyo 46-inch plasma flat-screen TV valued at $500 was reported stolen about 11:47 a.m. Tuesday from the 2000 block of Camden Highway.

A burgundy-and-black Korg Karma keyboard valued at $2,500 and a gray-andblack HP Pavilion laptop valued at $700 were reported stolen from a church about 6:54 p.m. Tuesday from the 1000 block of Oswego Highway.

A green 1999 Kawasaki KX-80 valued at $1,000 was reported stolen about 7:07 p.m. Tuesday from the 4000 block of Granada Drive.

A Magnavox TV valued at $100; a portable air tank valued at $100; two bug zappers valued at $160; two box fans valued at $34; an HP printer cable valued at $40; an HP desktop printer valued at $100; a Magnavox DVD player valued at $90; 10 pairs of curtains valued at $200; two chairs valued at $40; a small radio valued at $40; and a circular saw valued at $100 were reported stolen about 5:25 p.m. Wednesday from the 900 block of Gene Drive.

A 2009 Chevrolet Malibu valued at $10,000 was reported stolen about 7:32 a.m. Wednesday from the 500 block of Lucas Court.

An iPhone 4S valued at $300 and $300 in cash were reported stolen about 6:41 a.m. Wednesday from the 700 block of Berry Street.

A Rolex watch valued at $3,000 and 36 rolls of Canadian silver dollars were reportedly stolen about 1:45 p.m.

Wednesday from the 2000 block of Springbank Drive, Dalzell.

A TV, a Blu-ray DVD player, an Emerson stereo system, a Coby stereo system, a Nikon camera, a 2-and-a-half carat diamond ring, a 1 carat antique diamond ring and assorted costume jewelry, valued at $7,400, were reported stolen about 2:42 p.m. Wednesday from the 3000 block of Oswego Highway.

Volkswagen automobile parts valued at $9,000 were reportedly stolen about 12:54 p.m. Wednesday from the first block of Laverne Avenue.

A 2005 green Cadillac valued at $4,000 as well as a motorcycle club jacket, a hydro jack, two pairs of heels and a pair of steel toe motorcycle boots valued at $310 were reported stolen about 5:36 a.m. Thursday from the 1000 block of East Sherwood Drive.

Sumter chapter to honor AKA international president

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com (803) 774-1221 The 29th international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Sumter native Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, will be honored at the local AKA chapter’s accolade luncheon at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

6, at Sumter County Civic Center, 700 W. Liberty St. Deborah Calhoun, of the Eta Zeta Omega Chapter, said local AKA sorors are excited to have Wilson return for the occasion.

“We are very proud that a soror from Sumter has risen to

this important and prestigious position,” she said.

As president, Wilson will guide policy, develop programs and set the leadership tone for Alpha Kappa Alpha members and chapters around the world for the next four years.

WILSON Wilson graduated from Sumter High School in 1976 and received a bachelor’s degree with high honors in business administration and economics from Benedict College, then a master of busi-

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ness administration degree from Clark Atlanta University, also with high honors. A Life Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, she has been associated with AKA for more than 36 years, serving the organization in many capacities and sitting on its international board of directors for four consecutive terms, the only person to do so. Installed in July, she will serve as AKA international president through 2018.

Now living in Wisconsin, Wilson is senior vice president of Goodwill Industries, serving southeastern Wisconsin and Chicago, the largest Goodwill

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affiliate in the world. Her other associations include memberships in the National Council of Negro Women and the Top Ladies of Distinction, for which she served as a national officer.

Tickets for the AKA Accolades Luncheon honoring Wilson are $25 per guest or $200 for a reserved table for eight guests. For more information, contact luncheon co-chairwomen Cynthia Graham at graham_cynthia@yahoo.com or (803) 469-7434 or (803) 4062780; or Sandra WilliamsBrailsford at beausbaby4@ gmail.com.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated is an international service organization that was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by black college-educated women. Alpha Kappa Alpha comprises more than 265,000 members in approximately 986 graduate and undergraduate chapters in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Canada, Japan, Germany, South Korea and Africa.

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UN panel says global warming is human-caused risk

BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON — Global warming is here, human-caused and probably already dangerous — and it’s increasingly likely that the heating trend could be irreversible, a draft of a new international science report says.

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday sent governments a final draft of its synthesis report, which combines three earlier, gigantic documents by the Nobel Prize-winning group. There is little in the report that wasn’t in the other more-detailed versions, but the language is more stark, and the report attempts to connect the different scientific disciplines studying problems caused by the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas.

The 127-page draft, obtained by The Associated Press, paints a harsh warning of what’s causing global warming and what it will do to humans and the environment. It also describes what can be done about it.

“Continued emission of greenhouse gases will cause further warming and long-lasting changes in all components of the climate system, increasing the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems,” the report says. The final report will be issued after governments and scientists go over the draft line by line in an October conference in Copenhagen.

Depending on circumstances and values, “currently observed impacts might already be considered dangerous,” the report says. It mentions extreme weather and rising sea levels,

such as heat waves, flooding and droughts. It even raises, as an earlier report did, the idea that climate change will worsen violent conflicts and refugee problems and could hinder efforts to grow more food. And ocean acidification, which comes from the added carbon absorbed by oceans, will harm marine life, it says.

Without changes in greenhouse gas emissions, “climate change risks are likely to be high or very high by the end of the 21st century,” the report says.

In 2009, countries across the globe set a goal of limiting global warming to about another 2 degrees Fahrenheit above current levels. But the report says that it is looking more likely that the world will shoot past that point.

Limiting warming to that much is possible but would require dramatic and

immediate cuts in carbon dioxide pollution.

The report says if the world continues to spew greenhouse gases at its accelerating rate, it’s likely that by mid-century, temperatures will increase by about an additional 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit compared to temperatures from 1986 to 2005. And by the end of the century, that scenario will bring temperatures that are about 6.7 degrees warmer.

“The report tells us once again what we know with a greater degree of certainty: that climate change is real, it is caused by us, and it is already causing substantial damage to us and our environment,” Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann wrote in an email. “If there is one take-home point of this report it is this: We have to act now.”

20 species of coral will be protected worldwide WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is protecting 20 types of colorful coral by putting them on the list of threatened species, partly because of climate change.

As with the polar bear, much of the threat to the coral species is because of future expected problems because of global warming, said David Bernhart, an endangered species official at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

These coral species are already being hurt by climate change “but not to the point that they are endangered yet,” he said.

Climate change is making the oceans warmer and more acidic and is helping with coral diseases such as bleaching — and those “are the major threats” explaining why the species were put on the threatened list, Bernhart said Wednesday.

Other threats include overfishing, runoff from the land and some coastal construction, but those are lesser, Bernhart said.

Five species can be found off the Atlantic and Gulf of

Mexico coasts of Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. They include pillar coral, rough cactus coral and three species of star coral.

The other 15 are in the Pacific Ocean area near Guam and American Samoa but not Hawaii.

The agency looked at listing 66 species but on Wednesday listed only 20 for various reasons. All are called threatened, not endangered. Two coral species were already listed.

Coral reefs, which are in trouble worldwide, are important fish habitats.

The agency did not create any new rules yet that would prevent coral from being harvested or damaged.

“There is a growing body of expert scientists talking about a risk of mass extinction in the sea and on land,” said Elliott Norse, founder and chief scientist of the Marine Conservation Institute of Seattle.

Coral “are organisms on the front line of anything that humans do.”

“I hope this wakes people up, and we don’t have to lose more coral,” Norse said.

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HOUSING FROM PAGE A1 people don’t have the great credit scores.�

Though local Realtors report a surge in interest, listings for Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties are down from the previous year, Hebert said in a report to local Realtors. Closed sales were at 124 during July 2013 and 123 in July 2014.

For the year to date, however, sales have fallen to 714, from 2013’s 754, a 5.3 percent decrease.

Hebert said in the report that tight credit and a week job market are putting a damper on housing sales.

Affordability is still high, she said, and increasing inventory will give buyers more choices, but the end of summer means fewer homes will be coming

VIOLENCE FROM PAGE A1 first meeting in Columbia on Wednesday. “We’re tasked with reviewing the current CDV (criminal domestic violence) laws and seeing if there are more effective ways to deter it,� said Weeks, who is serving as vice chairman of the committee under Rep. Shannon Erickson, R-Beaufort.

Forming a committee so far in advance of the new Legislature convening shows a growing awareness of how serious the problem is. Three hundred South Carolina women have died from domestic abuse in the past 10 years, Harrell noted in announcing the committee. In 2011, South Carolina was the top-ranked state in the nation in number of women killed by men, with wives and girlfriends dying at more than twice the national

BURGER FROM PAGE A1 name will go on the Wall of Fame, and he’ll receive an Ant Attack T-shirt along with a few other prizes from the Fire Ant CafÊ.

time of year. I don’t think our Realtors are going to be burning up tires on the pavement like they have been the last few months.�

Hebert said she didn’t know why local Realtors have been so busy. “People are just feeling the purse strings loosen up a little bit,� she surmised.

On the national level, fewer new homes were sold in July, evidence that the housing sector remains weak more than five years into the economic recovery, according to a report by the Associated Press.

The Associated Press cited a Commerce Department report that newhome sales fell 2.4 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 412,000. The report also revised the June sales rate up to 422,000 from 406,000.

on the market. “I think it is because of school,� Hebert said. “People aren’t going to put their houses up for sale and move in the middle of a school term.�

She said spring is usually the busiest season.

New listings in July totaled 231, pending sales were 167, and inventory fell to 1,729 units, a 15.9-month supply, according to Hebert’s report.

Prices continue to rise in the tri-county area, with the median sales price increasing to $146,200, she said.

Hebert said she expected to market to fall off a bit as the summer ends. “I don’t see anything that we can really be excited about,� she said “I think it’s going to be a little humdrum through the holidays. That’s simply because that’s the way it normally is this

murder rate. “There is more that we can do as a state to better protect our citizens and help prevent this type of abuse,� Harrell said. “It’s time to make South Carolina’s criminal domestic violence laws better.�

No meeting schedule has been announced, but the committee will meet throughout the fall to gather information and lay the groundwork for legislative action. “Our goal is to research it and take testimony from the experts in law enforcement and other fields relevant to the issue,� Ridgeway said. “We have to get an idea of where we are before we know where we’re going to go.� “By the time the session begins in January, the House will have a legislative framework ready to be introduced the first day we come back,� Harrell said.

In 2013-14, several legislative proposals were floated to strengthen the state’s domestic

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violence laws, but one by one, they fell by the wayside without getting the approval necessary to become law. The only exception was a provision to protect pets left in the care of someone facing CDV charges. “A person can almost go to jail quicker for hurting a pet than hurting that person,� said Yolanda Debra Wilson, the executive director of the YWCA of the Upper Lowlands, an organization that offers counseling to domestic violence victims and operates Sumter County’s women’s shelter. “We still have a long way to go.�

The number of residents at the YWCA shelter can fluctuate widely, but Wilson said the organization’s domestic violence program is always busy trying to help people stuck in difficult situations. “About every day, we have calls about victimization in some form of family or domestic violence,� she said.

Between 2005 and 2013, Sumter County saw seven women

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New home inventory rose to the highest level in six months, the AP reported, and the median price of a new home in July was $269,800, up 2.9 percent during the past 12 months.

The AP report said the industry lost much of its momentum beginning in October 2013, slowed down by sluggish wages, higher mortgage rates and a shift by builders to other markets.

The monthly sales data can be extremely volatile, yet the trend line shows that the market for new homes is “running in place,� Richard Moody, chief economist at Regions Financial, told the AP. “The sales rate basically has not budged over the past 10 months,�

Moody said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

killed by their significant others, six of them shot to death.

Weeks expects one area the committee will investigate — and one that could cause the most controversy — is taking measures to restrict abusers’ access to firearms. “That killed a bill last year,� he said. “We sometimes have a mindset in the state that you don’t take guns away for anything.�

Other possibilities include increasing the fines imposed on offenders or moving firstoffense CDV charges to the Court of General Sessions, which handles most major crimes, rather than local magistrate’s court, which handles more minor offenses.

Educating the public about the problem and how to respond to it is also important, said Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis, who said his deputies have seen an increase in domestic abuse calls even when he thinks many violent incidents are never reported to

law enforcement. “We need to educate them in how to report it,� Dennis said. “Sometimes friends and relatives know that domestic violence is going on, and they need to report it as well.�

Wilson said the YWCA often works with abuse victims outside of the legal system. “One problem is not all the things that are reported to us get reported to the police, just because of the fear they have,� she said. “People don’t understand why someone doesn’t just report everything, but sometimes they just want to get out and relocate somewhere they can start all over.�

Legislators now have four months to make those victims feel that coming forward to the police is worthwhile. “This has a financial impact on the community because DSS has a lot of cases involving domestic violence, and that has an impact on children,�

Weeks said. “Anything we can do to address it, we’ll try.�

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Documentaries are all about footage — the more moving the image, the better. But you’d think a film about a photographer, and one of America’s better-known artists, could rely on still photos alone.

The “American Masters” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) presentation of “Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning” makes much use of newly discovered interview footage of Lange (1895-1965) as she was preparing a retrospective of her work at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. This film within a film allows us to see her watching and thinking as she and an assistant review thousands, if not tens of thousands, of slides from her decades of work. To call this process a “summing up” is hardly an understatement, particularly since she died shortly after these interviews were conducted.

This old film is a godsend for the filmmaker (Lange’s granddaughter, Dyanna Taylor), but they put a great deal of emphasis on the work of curating and archiving.

Lange’s remarkable story is shown largely through still photographs. She’s often associated with photos of migrants during the Great Depression, notably “Migrant Mother,” perhaps one of her most recognizable photographs.

“Lightning” follows her evolution from San Francisco bohemian and largely self-taught photographer to singular artist. A strong and resolute personality who left her native Hoboken, New Jersey, to reinvent herself on the West Coast, Lange was also heavily influenced as an artist by the two men in her life. Her first husband was Maynard Dixon, noted painter of idealized scenes of the American West.

She later married economist Paul Schuster Taylor, who en-

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We’re told repeatedly that an eye for small details was essential to her artistry. Most pho-

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Her photos of Depression-era women awaiting a free bag of

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dren, and is passing the habit on to them.

The only thing I can conclude is that it’s laziness, and I’m wondering where I went wrong. Has anyone else encountered this?

Taken aback in Missouri DEAR TAKEN ABACK — People have varying sleep “styles.” If, when your children lived with you, you taught them to launder their sheets and make their beds, then you didn’t go wrong. (One can only hope they wash those blankets regularly.) If possible, invite your grandchildren for sleepovers so they can experience how the “other half” lives. You would be doing them a favor because children can’t learn what a parent hasn’t taught them.

JUMBLE

SUDOKU

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 Herding dog name 5 Pledge of Allegiance ender 8 Red Cross red cross, e.g.

14 Ember, perhaps 15 Cattle call 16 Diatribe 17 Valedictorian, typically 19 Duplicates 20 Muskrat relatives 21 Company with a bull in its logo 22 Highly skilled 23 When Juliet asks “wherefore art thou Romeo?”

25 Ici __: French “here and there” 28 First female Supreme Court justice 32 “Consider it done!”

36 “__ say more?”

37 Yeats’ land: Abbr.

38 Green gemstones 40 Get a move on 41 Walking aid 44 Currier of Currier & Ives 47 Netanyahu, for one 49 River to the Elbe

50 Boorish 52 Clay being of Jewish lore 56 King’s “__ Lot” 59 Picnic serving, and when divided properly, a hint to a hidden feature of six pairs of puzzle answers 62 Dodges 63 West Germany’s first chancellor 64 Musical Dion 65 Quarterback Tebow 66 100 C-notes 67 Big name in lawn care 68 1940s mil. zone 69 Language that gave us “clan” DOWN 1 Italy’s La __ 2 Bamboozled 3 Invitation on a fictional cake 4 More roly-poly 5 “You’re so right!”

6 Extended 7 “__ luck!”

8 “Blah, blah, blah,” briefly 9 Great number of 10 Element #35 11 Path in a pool

12 River of central Germany 13 Boot camp meal 18 Word of agreement 24 Awaken 26 Great Society monogram 27 Self-titled 1991 debut album 29 Classic beverage brand 30 Cartoon canine 31 Cambodian cash 32 Not yet final, legally 33 Scraps 34 High-fiber fruit 35 Educator LeShan 39 “Zip it!”

42 Met the challenge

43 Agitate 45 One of the noble gases 46 Nursery arrival 48 Girls 51 Schedule 53 Gumbel’s “Today” successor 54 Idyllic places 55 Sign on an on-ramp 56 Brief moments 57 “__ plaisir!”

58 Composer of the opera “Le Roi d’Ys” 60 Adjust to fit, perhaps 61 One in an office exchange

THE SUMTER ITEM N.G. Osteen 1843-1936 The Watchman and Southron

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 H.G. Osteen 1870-1955 Founder, The Item

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COMMENTARY

Lower corporate tax rates. Now.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR INSTEAD OF MARCHING, HELP POLICE GET THUGS OFF STREET

LIVING IN MOUNTAINS VERY PEACEFUL COMPARED TO SUMTER

I was pulling for David A. LePage in his Aug. 26 letter until he said, “I believe …”

He surprisingly agreed with Mr. Baten about black-on-black crime, how marching wasn’t going to solve anything and that black crime was on the rise. (No kidding. It has been for years.)

LePage’s remedy was to increase personnel to allow a greater presence in the highcrime area. (I read South Sumter.) I ask, “Should we add to the taxpayer another burden, or should we use what the police know?

First of all, a small group of thugs are mainly the ones police are after. Secondly, people of South Sumter will march about a problem, but when it comes to aiding the police in finding the criminals, the fever turns cold. Folks are willing to tell the police what they know. Who wants to be a snitch? Right? This brings me to the third part and my opinion: People in South Sumter had better start calling Crime Stoppers before a stray bullet comes through their home. People know who the criminals are or you know someone who knows. Until you clean up your own house, don’t put a sign up by mine crying about your crime rate.

I understand not everyone is included in the above statements, but a lot of you are.

Don’t use your feet to march. Use your finger to dial.

As for David A. LePage, I enjoy his letters, and he is mostly spot on. If he is mad at me, fine. I expect I will be reading about it soon. Let’s remember, though, that more money, at one time, placed police sub-stations about town. See what good that did?

And one more thing: If you can read, please tell the others about how to use a stop line when driving and the right way to maintain the correct lane while turning a corner. The next lesson about the proper use of turn signals will be forthcoming. If you can’t wait, the driver’s manual can be found at your friendly DMV. BOB MITZENHEIM Sumter

I sometimes wonder what life would be like if “some” people would take the “F” word out of their everyday vocabulary. Didn’t listen to “gangsta rap” that uses vulgarity and persuasive influences to act as if you were a gang leader. I wonder what it would be like if you could go to the Walmart restroom and not have to worry about women walking in on you to change their multiple kids diapers. I wonder what life would be like if suggestive signs were no longer displayed in public and men didn’t walk around holding their crotches. I wonder what it would be like if guys put their butts back into their pants. (Who wants to see your panties anyway?) With your butt hanging out like that looks like you need a diaper changing or are offering an invitation.

Besides, that’s an old prison fashion.

I wonder what it would be like if a lot of the young women had only a single partner and knew who the father was of their children and the father stayed and raised his kids in a family atmosphere. I wonder what life would be like if people would wear clothing in church that they wear at work as well as in school. A line needs to be drawn somewhere.

I wonder what life would be like if some people didn’t run you down on the side of the street and leave you there to bleed out in the gutter. I wonder what it would be like if you got into an altercation and you resolved the problem one on one and not five or six on one. Talk about cowardliness.

I wonder what life would be like if the race card wasn’t played where it wasn’t an issue in the first place.

I wonder what life would be like if people realized they were role models for their kids and treated everyone with respect and dignity.

I have a lot of wonders, but one thing I can say is I haven’t been exposed to any of the above in the past 12 months since I moved out of Sumter except seeing only one person who forgot to put a belt on to hold his pants up.

The mountains are a peaceful and congenial place to live. Should have done it years ago.

J.M. EDWARDS Clyde, North Carolina, former Sumter resident

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi Sanders 5605 Borden Road Rembert, SC 29128 (803) 499-3947 (home) DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home) DISTRICT 3 Jimmy R. Byrd Jr. 1084 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 775-2726 (Fax) countycouncil3@ftc-i.net DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 Larry Blanding Chairman P.O. Box 1446 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 775-8518 (home)

DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten Vice chairman P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home)

WARD 6 David Merchant 26 Paisley Park Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086 STATE LAWMAKERS

SUMTER CITY COUNCIL MAYOR Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 20 Buford St. Sumter, SC 29150 803-773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery 829 Legare St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-9298 WARD 2 Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 481-4284 WARD 3 Calvin K. Hastie Sr. 810 S. Main St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-7776 WARD 4 Charlie Burns 422 W. Calhoun St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-8859 WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005

Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville District 50 420 S. Main St. Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 Columbia: (803) 734-2934 Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins District 70 P.O. Box 5 Hopkins, SC 29061 (803) 776-0353 Fax: (803) 734-9142 Columbia: (803) 734-2804 jn@schouse.org Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, D-Clarendon District 64 117 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087 Columbia: (803) 212-6929 Rep. Ronnie A. Sabb, D-Greeleyville District 101 P.O. Box 311, Greeleyville, 29056 (843) 355-5349 Columbia: (803) 212-6926

Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 P.O. Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 Fax: (803) 778-1643 Columbia: (803) 734-3042 murrellsmith@schouse.gov Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 Columbia: (803) 734-3102 Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 Columbia: (803) 212-6148 Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 (803) 435-8117 Columbia: (803) 212-6108 Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, D-Sumter District 35 P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 (803) 775-1263 Columbia: (803) 212-6132

NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District 1207 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501 531-A Oxford Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 327-1114 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 319 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3315 1703 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 jclyburn@hr.house.gov Sen. Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 Midlands Regional Office 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29201 Main: (803) 933-0112 Sen. Tim Scott 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6121 (202) 228-5143 (fax) 1301 Gervais St., Suite 825 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 771-6112 (803) 771-6455 (fax)

ASHINGTON — The Obama administration is highly exercised about “inversion,” the practice by which an American corporation acquires a foreign company and moves its headquarters out of the U.S. to benefit from lower tax rates abroad.

Not fair, says Barack Obama. It’s taking advantage of an “unpatriotic tax loophole” that hardworking American families have to make up for by the sweat of their brow.

His treasury secretary calls such behavior a violation of “economic patriotism.”

Nice touch. Democrats used to wax indignant about having one’s patriotism questioned. Now they throw around the charge with abandon, tossing it at corporations that refuse to do Charles Krauthammer the economically patriotic thing of paying the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world.

Odder still because Democrats routinely ridicule the very notion of corporations as persons. When Mitt Romney suggested this in 2011, Democrats mocked him right through Election Day. In the Hobby Lobby case, they challenged the very idea that corporations can have religious convictions. Now, however, Democrats are demanding that corporations exercise a patriotic conscience. Which is it?

Moreover, corporations have an indisputable fiduciary responsibility to protect their shareholders’ interest. Surely Walgreens betrayed this responsibility when it caved to administration pressure and canceled its plans to move its headquarters to Switzerland.

The inversion would’ve saved it billions of dollars. Its cancellation caused an instant 14 percent drop in Walgreens shares.

But the Democrats’ problem is deeper. Everyone knows why inversions are happening.

America’s 35 percent corporate tax rate is absurdly uncompetitive. Companies are doing what they always do: legally lower their tax liabilities.

What is maddening is that the problem is so easily solved: tax reform that lowers the accursed corporate rate. Democrats and Republicans agree on this. After the announcement of the latest inversion, Burger King buying Tim Hortons and then moving to Canada, the president himself issued a statement conceding that corporate tax reform — lower the rates, eliminate loopholes — is the best solution to the inversion problem.

It’s also politically doable.

Tax reform has unique bipartisan appeal. Conservatives like it because lowering rates stimulates the economy and eliminating loopholes curbs tax-driven economic decisions that grossly misallocate capital.

The appeal to liberals is economic fairness. By eliminating loopholes, tax reform levels the playing field. Today, the more powerful companies can afford the expensive lobbyists who create the loopholes and the expensive lawyers who exploit them. Which is why the nominal corporate tax rate is 35 percent but the effective rate for some of the largest corporations is about 13 per-

‘A real political leader would abandon this sideshow and actually address corporate tax reform with a serious revenue-neutral proposal to Congress.

There would be hearings, debate, compromises. ... But for that you need a president.’ cent.

So why not attack the inversion problem with its obvious solution: tax reform? Time is short, says Obama. He can’t wait. Instead, he wants legislation to outlaw inversion.

No time? Where has he been? He does nothing about tax reform for six years (during two of which Democrats fully controlled Congress), then claims now to be too impatient to attempt the real solution. Instead he wants to hurry through a punitive antiinversion law to counterbalance the effects of our already punitive tax rates.

This is nuts. But amusing, given that a major financier of the inversion-celebre of the day, the Whopper-to-Canada deal, is none other than Warren Buffett, Obama’s favorite plutocrat.

Buffett’s demand that the rich be required to pay more taxes made him a hero to the president. In 2012, Obama repeatedly held up Buffett as a champion of economic justice.

What does Obama say today about his 2012 class-war comrade in arms — now become,

by Obama’s own lights, an economic traitor?

And more such Benedict Arnolds are being minted every week. One of the reasons for the recent acceleration of inversions is that corporations want to move before Obama outlaws it, locking them into America’s anti-competitive corporate tax rate.

The Wall Street Journal cited a Buffett confidant as saying he likely wouldn’t have backed a deal like Burger King if it were purely for tax reasons. Indeed, there are other considerations that can always be invoked. Which makes some of the contemplated antiinversion proposals even more absurd: They would outlaw only those mergers done for tax reasons. How do you prove motivation? Lie detectors?

A real political leader would abandon this sideshow and actually address corporate tax reform with a serious revenueneutral proposal to Congress.

There would be hearings, debate, compromises. We might end up with something like the historic bipartisan tax reform of 1986 that helped launch two decades of nearly uninterrupted economic growth.

But for that you need a president.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2014, The Washington Post Writers Group

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LABOR DAY SCHEDULE BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be closed on Monday.

GOVERNMENT — The following will be closed on Monday: federal government offices; U.S. Postal Service; state government offices; City of Sumter offices; County of Sumter offices; Clarendon County offices; and Lee County offices.

SCHOOLS — The following will be closed on Monday: Sumter School District; Lee County Public Schools; St. Anne Catholic School; St. Francis Xavier High School; Thomas Sumter Academy; Laurence Manning Academy; Clarendon Hall; Clarendon School Districts 1, 2 and 3; Sumter Christian School; Wilson Hall; William Thomas Academy; Robert E. Lee Academy; Morris College; Central Carolina Technical College; and USC Sumter.

OTHER — The following will be closed on Monday: Clemson Extension Service; Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce; Harvin Clarendon County Library; Black River Electric Coop.; and Farmers Telephone Coop.

The Sumter County Library will be closed on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

All offices of The Sumter Item will be closed on Monday.

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Today: Mostly sunny; humid in southern parts. High 87 to 91.

Saturday: Partly sunny; a stray thunderstorm in southern parts. High 85 to 90.

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IN THE MOUNTAINS

New Zion, SC 29111.

The USS Missouri (BB-63) AssoReunions, volunteer opportunities, ciation will hold its 41st annual The USS Long Beach CGN-9 Asdancing and more reunion Sept. 17-23 at the Rasociation Inc. 2014 Reunion will mada Gateway Hotel in Kisbe held Sept. 8-14 at the Hilsimmee, Florida. All veterton St. Louis Airport, 10330 ans, their family and friends Natural Bridge Road, St. are invited. For information, Louis, Missouri. Call (314) contact Bill Morton, vice 426-5500 for reservations and president, at (803) 469-3579 identify yourself as a memor MO63@ftc-i.net or Jack ber of the USS Long Beach Stempick, president, at (203) reunion. For further details, 281-4693 or mobb63ct@aol. call Don Shade at (866) 352com.

2469 or (716) 569-2314; email lbcgn9@aol.com; or visit The Rembert Area Community www.usslongbeach-assoc.

Coalition (RACC) is accepting org. applications for the 2014-15 after school program. ApplicaAre you a breast cancer survitions can be obtained at the vor? Maggie L. Richardson is main office, 8455 Camden seeking other survivors to Highway, Rembert, SC 29128. form a music group and give For information, call (803) back to the community. If 432-2001. you are interested in joining, contact her at mlrminHillcrest High School Class of stry2012@gmail.com or (803) 1977 will hold a 37-year class 236-9086. reunion celebration on Oct. 11 at Catchall Masonic Belly dancing classes are held Lodge. For information, conat 6 p.m. every Monday at tact EleanorOlden@gmail. the Parks and Recreation Decom, Vanessaplayland@ partment, 155 Haynsworth yahoo.com or lin.5580@hotSt. Only $20 per month. mail.com.

The Second (Indianhead) DiviThe Rembert Area Community sion Association is searching for Coalition (RACC) offers a senior anyone/everyone who served in citizens program 10 a.m.-noon the 2nd Infantry Division. Visit each Monday and Wednesthe website at www.2ida.org day at 6785 Bradley St. (beor contact Mike Davino at hind community car wash), MDavino@yahoo.com or Rembert, SC 29128. Transpor- (919) 498-1910. tation is available. For deZumba classes will be held at tails, call (803) 432-2001.

6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Sumter High School Class of Wednesdays at the Parks 1979 will hold a 35-year class and Recreation building on reunion Oct. 24-25. For inforHaynsworth Street. Classes mation, contact Ramona are $5 each and no registraMiddleton McFadden at (803) tion is required. Contact 778-2668 or lmcfadden003@ Deanne Lewis at zumsc.rr.com or Joan Howard badeanne@gmail.com.

Davis at (803) 773-5240 or daThe Palmetto Singles Club holds visjh@dot.state.sc.us. a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. on Sumter High School Class of the first and third Fridays of 1975 will hold a 40-year class each month at the VFW on reunion celebration May 29Gion Street. Call Sarah Short31, 2015. Send all addresses er at (803) 847-3288. to cindyd27@juno.com.

Sumter Area Toastmasters The Walker Gamble High School meets at 7 p.m. each TuesAlumni Association Inc. reunion day at the Sumter Mall comcommittee will hold a reunion munity room, 1057 Broad St. weekend Sept. 26-28 at Walk- The group helps in developer Gamble Elementary ing speaking and leadership School, New Zion. For further skills. Call Douglas Wilson at details, write to WGHS Alum- (803) 778-0197 or Rebecca ni Assoc. Inc., P.O. Box 335, Gonzalez at (803) 565-9271.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Pay close EUGENIA LAST attention to situations involving business or personal relationships. Be prepared to offer what you can and to compromise if necessary to keep things running smoothly. Practice patience, offer understanding and work in unison to find solutions.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Pick up a skill or information that will lead to a lucrative position. Speak up and take a progressive step in a direction that offers promise for a better future. Don’t live in the past when you should be moving forward.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Try not to take what others say or do as a personal affront. Live in the moment and look for ways to better your prospects. Love is on the rise, and focusing on having fun with someone special will ease your stress.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t count on others when it comes to emotional issues. Take care of business by doing what you feel is best. Interference can be avoided if you refuse to let others get involved in your affairs. Use your head and follow your heart.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll have plenty of options, but keeping it simple and sticking to basics will lead to the best results. Romance is in the stars, and making unusual social plans will promote love and enhance your personal life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Size up your situation and look for the most affordable way to move forward. Get whatever you decide to go for in writing to be on the safe side. A solid plan with a passionate push will lead to victory.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Worrying about your direction won’t help, but taking action will. Talk to people you have worked with in the past or go directly to whoever is in charge of a company that interests you, and you will make headway.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Home in on what you should be doing.

Letting things get too big or spreading yourself too thin will work against you. Make changes to the way you do things and you’ll improve your efficiency and earning potential.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s what you do that counts. Don’t sit back if you think you can make worthwhile changes. Tread carefully when sparring with colleagues. Keep your personal information a secret. Ask questions, show interest and formulate a strategy to advance.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t let emotions come between you and doing what’s right. A change made for the wrong reason is just as bad as not making one at all. Size up your situation, reveal the facts and offer your suggestions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Experiment with ways to build up your assets and secure your financial future. A romantic relationship will grow with a little tender loving care. A change in the way you manage your money will bring you peace of mind.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take care of business and move toward your goal. Someone you work with or for may not be honest regarding your position or your responsibilities. Do your best and set a standard for others to live up to.

Rebel, an 8-week-old tricolored male lab / hound mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is sweet, loving, playful, affectionate and active. He is great with other dogs, puppies and children. Rebel adores being held and cuddled. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

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Texas-sized beatdown

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South Carolina wide receiver Pharoh Cooper (11) can’t hold on to a pass in the Gamecocks’ 52-28 loss to Texas A&M on Thursday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

Hill, Aggies rout Carolina 52-28 to snap Gamecocks’ home winning streak at 18

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com COLUMBIA — No Johnny Manziel, no problem for Texas A&M. In fact, his successor, sophomore quarterback Kenny Hill, topped Johnny Football in the Aggies record book on Thursday in the seasonopening game against No. 9 South Carolina.

Hill broke Manziel’s school record for passing yards in a game, completing 44 of 60 for 511 yards and three touchdowns, as No. 21 A&M halted

the nation’s longest home winning streak with a 52-28 rout of ninth-ranked South Carolina at WilliamsBrice Stadium.

Hill accounted for the most passing yards a USC opponent has ever allowed, while running backs Tra Carson had three scores and Trey Williams rushed for two as the Aggies made it look too easy against the helpless Carolina defense.

No Jadeveon Clowney equaled a big problem for the Carolina defense,

SEE USC, PAGE B3

Season of hope off to dismal beginning T

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Texas A&M defensive back Armani Watts (23) goes up for an interception as South Carolina wide receiver Shaq Roland (4) looks on in the Aggies’ 52-28 victory on Thursday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

he stands at Williams-Brice Stadium were nearly filled to capacity just prior to the kickoff of the Texas A&M-South Carolina football game on Thursday, a pretty significant feat considering the 6 p.m. kickoff and people trying to get to the stadium from school and work, all the while braving a mid 90s temperature.

Not only did Gamecock Nation show up, it showed up raring to go.

If only the USC football team had

done the same.

While all of the seats were eventuDennis ally Brunson filled, the Gamecocks never really showed up to hold up their end of the deal. The Aggies dominated from the time the first second clicked off the game clock to the final time it went to triple zeroes

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PREP FOOTBALL

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Knights, SHS focus on game, not streak Crestwood has won last 6 contests vs. Gamecocks

Tigers, Stoudt look to keep offense humming

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

Crestwood High School has beaten Sumter the last six teams their football teams have done battle. The cross-county rivals will have annual meeting today at Sumter Memorial Stadium and neither team is focusing on the streak, according to their respective new head coaches.

“There really hasn’t been a lot said about it,” said Knights head coach Roosevelt Nelson, who takes over the winning streak from his former coach, Keith Crolley. “We’ve got such a young team (Crestwood lost 33 seniors from last year’s 9-3 team) that a lot of these guys haven’t played against them.”

“I’ve had people mention it to me, but the last six years will have nothing to do with what’s going to happen on Friday night,” said SHS head coach John Jones, who took over for Reggie Kennedy after his one

CLEMSON — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and offensive coordinator Chad Morris have repeatedly said that the 16th-ranked Tigers’ attack would not slow down even with new faces in control.

The first chance to prove that comes Saturday at No. 12 Georgia.

Morris has spent a lot time since finishing a second straight 11-2 season pounding his new guys about how few believe they can achieve without record-setting quarterback Tajh Boyd and receiver Sammy Watkins. Cole Stoudt, Boyd’s backup the past three years, has taken it all in and taken it to heart.

Stoudt and his offen-

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Crestwood running back Ty’Son Williams (5) and the rest of the Knights will look to make it seven straight wins over Sumter tonight when the two teams meet at Sumter Memorial Stadium at 7:30 p.m. season at the school. “We’ve just got to focus on this team, this game.”

This is normally the season opener for both teams, but the Gamecocks got a jump-start on

Crestwood, playing a Week Zero game against York last week.

Sumter led 34-21 midway through the third quarter, before the

SEE STREAK, PAGE B4

sive teammates are ready to show they can play a little football, too.

STOUDT “They came into fall camp with different edge because nobody was talking about the guys that are here,” he said.

Stoudt said he’s not cocky, just calm and confident for his first-ever start. The son of former NFL passer Cliff Stoudt, the senior has prepared for this moment since he first came to campus and began his three seasons on the bench behind Boyd.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney wouldn’t mind some evidence of nerves in his new quarterback

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AREA ROUNDUP

LMA volleyball sweeps Carolina MANNING — The Laurence Manning Academy varsity volleyball team team defeated Carolina Academy 3-0 on Tuesday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium.

LMA won by the scores of 2624, 25-12, 25-19.

Courtney Beatson led the Lady Swampcats with eight kills and seven service points.

Sara Herbert had five kills and 16 points.

WILSON HALL 3 WILLIAMSBURG 0

KINGSTREE — Wilson Hall defeated Williamsburg Academy 3-0 on Wednesday at the Williamsburg gymnasium.

The Lady Barons won by the scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-18.

Simmons de Holl had eight kills to lead Wilson Hall, while Delaney Johnson and Caroline Clark had five kills apiece. Lauren Hill had seven service points and two aces, while Olivia Maklary had nine points.

On Tuesday in Florence, Florence Christian beat Wilson Hall 3-2 by the scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-10. De Holl had 11 kills, while Caroline Clark had eight kills and five blocks. Courtney Clark had 10 points, two aces and 22 assists.

JV VOLLEYBALL WILSON HALL 2 WILLIAMSBURG 0 KINGSTREE — Wilson Hall defeated Williamsburg Academy 2-0 on Wednesday at the Williamsburg gymnasium.

Diamond Crawford led the Lady Barons with eight points and four aces. Ingrid Singleton had six points and Becka Noyes had six kills.

On Tuesday in Florence, Wilson Hall lost to Florence Christian 2-0. FCS won by the scores

of 25-17, 25-23.

Becka Noyes had eight kills while Betsy Noyes and Madison Reaves both had five points and one ace.

LAURENCE MANNING 2 CAROLINA 0

MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy opened its season with a 2-0 victory over Carolina Academy on Tuesday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium.

LMA won by the scores of 2512, 25-9.

B TEAM FOOTBALL ORANGEBURG PREP 22 WILSON HALL 14 Wilson Hall opened its season with a 22-14 loss to Orangeburg Prep on Wednesday at Spencer Field.

Graham Van Patten and Ceaton Price both scored touchdowns for the Barons while Bryce Spittle scored on a 2-point conversion.

VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 7 LAURENCE MANNING 2 Laurence Manning Academy lost to Florence Christian 7-2 on Tuesday at Palmetto Tennis Center.

SINGLES 1 -- Cauthen (FCS) defeated Newman 6-0, 6-0.

2 -- Player (FCS) defeated Ridgill 6-1, 6-1.

3 -- Hudson (FCS) defeated Mac. Ham 6-0, 6-0.

4 -- Wood (FCS) defeated K. Johnson 6-3, 6-1.

5 -- Mas. Ham (LMA) defeated Thomson 6-3, 6-3.

6 -- A. Johnson (LMA) defeated Hutchinson 6-2, 6-1.

DOUBLES 1 -- Cauthen/Player (FCS) defeated Newman/K.Johnson 8-0.

2 -- Hudson/Wood (FCS) defeated Ridgill/Mac. Ham 8-1.

3 -- Wood/Thomson (FCS) defeated A. Johnson/L. Johnson 9-8(10-5).

REDS 7 CUBS 2 CINCINNATI — Billy Hamilton stole his 51st base and Cin-

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 instead of the steady demeanor he’s carried in all situations.

Stoudt showed that with the Tigers his freshman season in 2011 after Boyd got hit hard against Boston College and had to come out in the third quarter with the game still in doubt.

“We’re in a tough ballgame here. We’ve got a ways to go,” Swinney recalled this week.

“He just said all right, let’s go.

But that’s Cole. That’s just his demeanor.”

Stoudt didn’t have much more significant playing time after that because of the durable Boyd. And when Boyd chose to return for his senior season last fall instead of leaving early for the NFL, Stoudt just buckled up his chin strap and worked hard on perfecting the offense.

In fact, Swinney said the Tigers are in better shape with this transition than before 2011 when an untested Boyd took over under center for Colorado Rockies prospect Kyle Parker.

“It’s different in that Cole is very talented but he’s got more experience to draw upon than what people give him credit

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

TV, RADIO TODAY

5:30 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Italian Open Second Round from Turin, Italy (GOLF).

9:30 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Italian Open Second Round from Turin, Italy (GOLF).

10 a.m. -- NFL Preseason Football: Washington at Tampa Bay (NFL NETWORK).

12:30 p.m. -- Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Hotel Fitness Championship Second Round from Fort Wayne, Ind. (GOLF).

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

1 p.m. -- NFL Preseason Football: Baltimore at New Orleans (NFL NETWORK).

2:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Oral-B USA 500 Practice from Hampton, Ga. (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Deutsche Bank Championship First Round from Norton, Mass. (GOLF).

4 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 Practice from Hampton, Ga. (FOX SPORTS 1).

4 p.m. -- NFL Preseason Football: New England at New York Giants (NFL NETWORK).

5:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 Practice from Hampton, Ga. (FOX SPORTS 1).

6 p.m. -- Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s Second- and Women’s Third-Round Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN2).

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

7 p.m. -- College Football: Brigham Young at Connecticut (ESPN).

7 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Oral-B USA 500 Pole Qualifying from Hampton, Ga. (FOX SPORTS 1).

7 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: Portland Classic Second Round from Portland, Ore. (GOLF).

7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Toronto or Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. -- IRL Racing: IndyCar Series MAVTV 500 Pole Qualifying from Fontana, Calif. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. -- High School Football: Augusta Christian at Laurence Manning, (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290).

7 p.m. -- High School Football: Crestwood at Sumter (WIBZ-FM 95.5).

7 p.m. -- High School Football: Lakewood at Lake City (WWFN-FM 100.1).

7 p.m. -- High School Football: Lugoff-Elgin at Fort Mill (WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. -- High School Football: Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. -- High School Football: Swansea at A.C. Flora (WNKT-FM 107.5) 7:30 p.m. -- College Football: Bowling Green at Western Kentucky (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Miami at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. -- Major League Soccer: Houston at Kansas City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8:10 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (WGN).

9 p.m. -- College Football: Texas-San Antonio at Houston (ESPNU).

9 p.m. -- College Football: Colorado vs. Colorado State from Denver (FOX SPORTS 1).

9:30 p.m. -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Shaw Charity Classic First Round from Calgary, Alberta (GOLF).

10 p.m. -- WNBA Basketball: Playoffs Western Conference Final Game One (NBA TV).

10 p.m. -- High School Football: Prep Zone Scoreboard Show (WIBZ-FM 95.5).

10:30 p.m. -- College Football: UNLV at Arizona (ESPN).

11 p.m. -- High School Football: De La Salle (Calif.) vs.

Jesuit (Calif.) from Santa Clara, Calif. (ESPN2).

Midnight -- NFL Preseason Football: San Francisco at Houston (NFL NETWORK).

3 a.m. -- NFL Preseason Football: Minnesota at Tennessee (NFL NETWORK).

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

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

SATURDAY

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

TODAY

After Rice, NFL increases domestic violence bans

MLB ROUNDUP

SCOREBOARD

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NEW YORK — Acknowledging he “didn’t get it right’’ with a two-game suspension for Ravens RB Ray Rice, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced tougher penalties for players accused of domestic violence, including six weeks for a first offense and a year for a second.

In a memo sent to all 32 teams owners Thursday, Goodell said: “Domestic violence and sexual assault are wrong. They are illegal. They are never acceptable and have no place in the NFL under any circumstances.’’

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cinnati swiped six in all, beating the Chicago Cubs 7-2 on Thursday.

TIGERS 3 YANKEES 2

DETROIT — Alex Avila hit an RBI single off the wall in right field with two out in the bottom of the ninth, giving Detroit a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees.

GIANTS 4 ROCKIES 1

SAN FRANCISCO — Yusmeiro Petit set a major league record when he retired his 46th batter in a row, and San Francisco beat Colorado 4-1.

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for,” the coach said.

That’s not necessarily the case with everyone on offense, where the Tigers will start just three players who saw action in their last game. Included in that list with Stoudt are tailback D.J. Howard, tight end Jordan Leggett and receivers Charone Peake, Adam Humphries and Mike Williams.

While Morris has confidence in all of them, he acknowledges the questions that come along with change.

“The hardest part of a first game is there (are) so many unknowns,” Morris said this week. “So many unknowns on their part, so many unknowns on our part,” More certain for Clemson is its defense, which returns six players from a year ago including All-American defensive end Vic Beasley who led the team with 13 sacks. That number would’ve been higher if not for the one-game suspension of senior defensive end Corey Crawford, disciplined in March by Swinney for violating rules.

“Going in, we’re the more experience part of the team,” defensive tackle Grady Jarrett said, “and we’re going to have to act like it. We’ll be ready.”

EAST BYU at UConn, 7 p.m.

Villanova at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.

SOUTH Bowling Green at W. Kentucky, 7:30 p.m.

MIDWEST Jacksonville St. at Michigan St., 7:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST UTSA at Houston, 9 p.m.

FAR WEST Colorado St. vs. Colorado at Denver, 9 p.m.

UNLV at Arizona, 10:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

EAST Penn St. vs. UCF at Dublin, Ireland, 8:30 a.m.

Ohio St. vs. Navy at Baltimore, Noon Delaware at Pittsburgh, Noon Boston College at UMass, 3 p.m.

Duquesne at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m.

VMI at Bucknell, 6 p.m.

CCSU at Towson, 6 p.m.

SOUTH UT-Martin at Kentucky, Noon Troy at UAB, Noon UCLA at Virginia, Noon Wofford at Georgia Tech, 12:30 p.m.

Georgia Southern at NC State, 12:30 p.m.

West Virginia vs. Alabama at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.

James Madison at Maryland, 3:30 p.m.

Hampton at Old Dominion, 3:30 p.m.

Arkansas at Auburn, 4 p.m.

SC State at Benedict, 4 p.m.

William & Mary at Virginia Tech, 4 p.m.

Clemson at Georgia, 5:30 p.m.

Elon at Duke, 6 p.m.

Liberty at North Carolina, 6 p.m.

Morehead St. at Richmond, 6 p.m.

Coastal Carolina at The Citadel, 6 p.m.

Bethune-Cookman at FIU, 7 p.m.

Idaho at Florida, 7 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at Furman, 7 p.m.

Florida A&M at Jackson St., 7 p.m.

Austin Peay at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Savannah St. at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m.

W. Carolina at South Florida, 7 p.m.

Southern Miss. at Mississippi St., 7:30 p.m.

NC Central at East Carolina, 8 p.m.

MIDWEST Youngstown St. at Illinois, Noon Indiana St. at Indiana, Noon N. Iowa at Iowa, Noon N. Dakota St. at Iowa St., Noon Appalachian St. at Michigan, Noon W. Michigan at Purdue, Noon Colgate at Ball St., 2 p.m.

Marshall at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m.

S. Dakota St. at Missouri, 3:30 p.m.

FAU at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m.

California at Northwestern, 3:30 p.m.

Rice at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.

Ohio at Kent St., 6 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin at Kansas St., 7:10 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Louisiana Tech at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

Samford at TCU, 7 p.m.

Cent. Arkansas at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

Florida St. vs. Oklahoma St. at Arlington, Texas, 8 p.m.

North Texas at Texas, 8 p.m.

Wisconsin vs. LSU at Houston, 9 p.m.

FAR WEST Nicholls St. at Air Force, 2 p.m.

Portland St. at Oregon St., 4 p.m.

UC Davis at Stanford, 4 p.m.

Fresno St. at Southern Cal, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Hawaii, 10:30 p.m.

South Dakota at Oregon, 10:30 p.m.

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Baltimore New York Toronto Tampa Bay Boston CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Detroit Cleveland Chicago Minnesota WEST DIVISION Los Angeles Oakland Seattle Houston Texas

W 75 69 67 65 58

L 56 63 66 68 75

Pct .573 .523 .504 .489 .436

GB – 6 1/2 9 11 18

W 74 72 67 60 58

L 58 60 64 72 74

Pct .561 .545 .511 .455 .439

GB – 2 6 1/2 14 16

W 79 78 72 56 52

L 53 54 60 78 80

Pct .598 .591 .545 .418 .394

GB – 1 7 24 27

Texas 12, Seattle 4 Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 1 Toronto 5, Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 8, Detroit 4 Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 2 Kansas City 6, Minnesota 1 Oakland 5, Houston 4 L.A. Angels 6, Miami 1

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

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

Texas at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

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

TODAY’S GAMES

Minnesota (May 0-3) at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 6-7), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Capuano 1-3) at Toronto (Buehrle 118), 7:07 p.m.

Boston (Ranaudo 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Archer 8-6), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Salazar 4-6) at Kansas City (J.Vargas 106), 8:10 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 11-11) at Chicago White Sox (Carroll 5-8), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (Undecided) at Houston (Oberholtzer 4-9), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (Lester 13-8) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 14-7), 10:05 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 9-5) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-4), 10:10 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m., 1st game Minnesota at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m., 2nd game Texas at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Washington at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

W 75 69 65 62 61

L 57 64 67 71 72

Pct .568 .519 .492 .466 .459

GB – 6 1/2 10 13 1/2 14 1/2

W 73 71 69 65 59

L 60 61 64 69 74

Pct .549 .538 .519 .485 .444

GB – 1 1/2 4 8 1/2 14

W 76 71 62 55 53

L 58 62 70 78 80

Pct .567 .534 .470 .414 .398

GB – 4 1/2 13 20 1/2 22 1/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 8, Washington 4 Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 5 San Diego 3, Milwaukee 2, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 1 L.A. Angels 6, Miami 1 San Francisco 4, Colorado 2

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 2 San Francisco 4, Colorado 1 Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati (Leake 10-11) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 117), 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 6-7) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 6-6), 7:10 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 9-9) at Atlanta (E.Santana 13-7), 7:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 5-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 8-9), 8:15 p.m.

Colorado (Bergman 1-2) at Arizona (Collmenter 9-7), 9:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Haren 11-10) at San Diego (Cashner 2-6), 10:10 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 9-5) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-4), 10:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 15-8) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 7-9), 10:15 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m., 1st game Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

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

Colorado at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m., 2nd game L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m.

Washington at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

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

W 2 2 2 1

L 1 1 1 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .667 .667 .250

PF 55 78 62 63

PA 50 65 62 81

W 2 2 1 0

L 1 1 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .667 .333 .000

PF 50 68 47 53

PA 56 64 43 63

W 3 1 1 0

L 0 2 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .333 .333 .000

PF 83 75 56 49

PA 50 79 67 70

W 2 1 1 1

L 1 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .333 .333 .333

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

W 4 2 1 0

L 0 1 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .667 .333 .000

PF 99 64 94 57

PA 79 52 97 89

W 3 1 1 1

L 0 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .333 .333 .333

PF 80 40 53 51

PA 65 66 66 50

W 3 2 2 2

L 0 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .667 .667 .667

PF 70 60 52 68

PA 46 81 51 48

W 2 1 1 1

L 1 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .333 .333 .333

PF 91 73 24 64

PA 41 49 64 61

THURSDAY’S GAMES

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 CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-3)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Indiana vs. Chicago Saturday: Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Monday: Indiana at Chicago, 4 p.m. x-Wednesday: Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Phoenix vs. Minnesota Today: Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Sunday: Phoenix at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. x-Tuesday: Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

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USC FROM PAGE B1 which only returned four starters, and allowed 680 yards of offense. The loss marked the most points USC has allowed in Williams-Brice since giving up 63 to rival Clemson in 2003, and it was the most points allowed since Spurrier took over the program.

“We have to take responsibility as coaches and as a coach we just didn’t have them prepared tonight,” Carolina defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward said of the loss.

“We missed a lot of tackles in open field, and they did a good job of getting our guys in 1-on-1 situations and beating us. “We (as coaches) put them out there so they should be ready to play.”

Hill and the Aggies offense showed no signs of intimidation, accounting for nearly 700 yards on offense on 99 plays, including 169 yards rushing on 39 totes. The 21st-ranked Aggies had scoring drives of 67, 75, 85, 75, 80, 66, 42 and 83 yards.

Malcome Kennedy led the Aggies in receiving with 14 catches for 137 yards. Josh Reynolds had six catches for 76 yards and a score.

Carolina senior quarterback Dylan Thompson threw for 366 yards and four scores with one interception on 20 of 40 passing.

“It doesn’t matter how well I played,” he said of the loss.

“We’ll have to be better next week and get ready to come back to work.

“I have to do a better job managing the offense and we weren’t good tonight,” the Gamecocks QB added. “Our job on offense is to get the ball in the end zone and we didn’t do that enough.”

Things looked good for USC early as Thompson threw his second TD pass to wide Damiere Byrd at the 9:47 mark of the second quarter to make it a 17-14 game in favor of A&M. Things went south in a hurry though as Texas A&M rolled off three straight scores. Hill threw two TD passes, a 14-yarder to Edward Pope and a 5-yarder to Josh Reynolds in between a 2-yard TD run to Carson.

Thompson led an 8-yard, 81-yard drive capped by a 5-yard pass to Pharoh Cooper to cut the deficit to 38-21 at the 7:33 mark of the third quarter.

Carolina went for an onside kick and almost recovered, but the Aggies were set up at

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South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson (17) looks down the field as running back Brandon Wilds (22) blocks in the Gamecocks’ 52-28 loss to Texas A&M on Thursday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. the Carolina 42. That set up a Carson 2-yard rushing touchdown, which made it a 45-21 advantage at the 5:06 mark.

USC kept it a 3-score game as Thompson hit wide receiver Nick Jones with a 5-yard TD pass at the 2:38 mark to make it a 45-28 deficit. After getting a three and out, Carolina found some life, but an interception by defensive back Armani Watts killed any

Spurrier drops opener for 1st time since 1989 at Duke

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com COLUMBIA — The last time Steve Spurrier lost a season opener as a head coach was at Williams-Brice Stadium — in 1989 as the head coach of Duke University.

That was before Thursday.

SPURRIER The Gamecocks lost to Texas A&M 52-28 in its season opener at Williams-Brice Stadium, ending USC’s 18-game home winning streak in the process.

A victory would’ve given Spurrier his 50th home win at Williams-Brice and his 200th victory as a head coach in the Southeastern conference. Currently he is 199-67-1 in 21 years with a conference record of 12343. Spurrier is only second to Bear Bryant (159) in SEC wins AND THE TROPHY GOES TO...

The first meeting between the University of South Carolina and Texas A&M also comes with a trophy. The winner gets a bronze trophy of James Butler Bonham, a Saluda County native who became a hero at the battle of the Alamo.

Texas Governor Rick Perry commissioned the trophy, which will be exchanged between the governors of South Carolina and Texas based on who wins the annual series.

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Kyle Carpenter, a retired United States Marine who recently received the Medal of

Honor for saving lives of fellow Marines by throwing himself on a grenade, started the backand-forth GAME-COCKS chant prior to Thursday’s game.

Carpenter spent almost three years in Walter Reed Hospital recovering from his injuries and undergoing dozens of surgeries. He is currently a USC student.

HOLLOMAN RETURNS TO USC

Former USC standout defender Devonte Holloman, a South Carolina letterman from 2009-12, will join the Gamecocks coaching staff as a video assistant this season according to gogamecocks.com.

Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward confirmed that Holloman was joining the staff.

Holloman, who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the ‘12 National Football League, recently had to retire from the NFL following a neck injury. He plans to become a graduate assistant coach next year and will enroll in the spring.

COMING OFF A RECORD YEAR

The Gamecocks are coming off a record-setting ‘13 season.

USC set single-season school records for points scored (443), touchdowns scored (57), PAT kicks (54), total offense (5,880) and first downs (291).

Carolina also won its first overtime game in school history when it defeated conference foe Missouri, 27-24, in Columbia, Mo. They are 1-2 alltime in overtime games with both losses coming at Tennessee in 2003 and 2007.

comeback hopes.

Carolina could’ve been hurt by the fact that running back Mike Davis didn’t play much. He had six carries for 15 yards before leaving in the third quarter with a rib injury. Brandon Wilds led the team in rushing with 46 yards on nine carries. Jones led the team in receiving with 113 yards on five catches and two scores.

A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin appeared to know what he was doing when he tabbed Hill as his starter. Hill came out firing from under center and was 27 of 35 for 299 yards including two scores in the first half. The Aggies accounted for 393 total yards on 53 plays in the first half as they led 31-14 at the break.

Thompson was 8 for 18 for 188 yards and two scores in

BRUNSON FROM PAGE B1 in their 52-28 victory.

Three straight 11-win seasons, a No. 9 preseason ranking and even Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier talking about how this could be a special season had hopes high heading not only into the game, but the season. It could still be a very good season for South Carolina, but things are going to have to change drastically and quickly and do so on both sides of the football.

With Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel gone to the National Football League, one thought A&M might slow down a bit offensively. Uh, no.

Kenny Football burst on to the scene on Thursday in the person of true sopho-

more Kenny Hill.

USC, which has a history of giving up performances that cement a player winning the Heisman (remember Tim Tebow and Darren McFadden), definitely started a Heisman campaign for Hill. He completed 44 of 60 passes for 511 yards and three touchdowns..

The Gamecocks were breaking in a new defensive line and a new secondary, but what happened on the field was ugly. They seldom, if ever, got pressure on Hill and the secondary seldom, if ever, made a play on any of his passes. There was a lot of cushion between the defenders and the receivers and the middle of the field was open all night long.

Texas A&M also ran the ball at will as its offensive line opened holes with no problems. And when USC

the first half with touchdown tosses of 69 to Jones and 46 to Byrd.

The Aggies used 3 minutes, 33 seconds, on their opening offensive drive to open the scoring. Carson scored on a 1-yard TD run.

After punting on its first drive, Carolina responded on its second possession of the game as Thompson hit Jones on a 69-yard touchdown pass.

did have a play sniffed out, its tackling was atrocious.

As bad as the defense played though, the offense was perhaps more disappointing. While it too lost some key players, including quarterback Connor Shaw, the offense was supposed to be strong with Mike Davis back and the majority of an offensive line deemed to be one of the best in the country. Again, uh, no.

There was little running room for any of the USC backs and Thompson was running for his life a good part of the night. The deep ball was Carolina’s only saving grace.

There’s plenty of room for blame to go around from the players to the coaching staff. It’s not time to go into panic mode, but if there isn’t marked improvement in a quick fashion, it won’t be a pretty season.

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Tony Stewart will return to Sprint Cup competition on Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, ending a 3-race hiatus taken after he struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. during a dirt track race.

Stewart returns to racing 3 weeks after fatal crash

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Tony Stewart will return to Sprint Cup competition Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, ending a three-race hiatus taken after he struck and killed a fellow driver during a dirttrack race.

The three-time NASCAR champion has not raced since his car hit Kevin Ward Jr. at an Aug. 9 sprint car event in upstate New York. Stewart pulled out of the NASCAR race at Watkins Glen the next morning, then skipped races at Michigan and Bristol Motor Speedway.

Stewart, who was described by police as “visibly shaken” the night of Ward’s death, has been in seclusion ever since.

Stewart-Haas Racing executive vice president Brett Frood has said the emphasis was on giving Stewart time needed to get him “in a better place than he is.”

Stewart’s only comment since the crash was a statement the day after the crash in which he said “there aren’t words to describe the sadness I feel about the accident that took the life of Kevin Ward Jr.”

Ward had climbed from his car after it had spun while racing for position with Stewart. The 20-year-old walked down onto the racing surface waving his arms in an apparent attempt to confront Stewart.

Authorities said the first car to pass Ward had to swerve to miss hitting him. The front of Stewart’s car then appeared to clear Ward, but Ward was struck by the right rear tire and hurtled through the air.

He died of blunt force trauma.

Stewart will return with a decision pending on whether he will be charged in Ward’s death. Ontario County Sheriff Philip Povero has said investigators did not have any evidence to support criminal intent by Stewart. Povero said Thursday the investigation is still ongoing.

Meanwhile, the 43-year-old NASCAR superstar will move forward with his career and attempt to salvage his season.

NASCAR released a statement saying that Stewart was eligible to return because he “has received all necessary clearances required to return to all racing activities.” NASCAR said it would have no further comment until President Mike Helton speaks Fri-

day afternoon.

Stewart, who has 48 career Cup wins in 542 starts, is one of the biggest stars in the garage. His peers have been protective of him as questions emerged in the aftermath of the crash, and it pained them that Stewart was grieving in private and had cut off communication with so many of them. He will talk to the media for the first time since the fatal crash on Friday.

NASCAR rules state a driver must attempt to either qualify or race the car in every points-paying event to be eligible for Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, unless a waiver is granted. There was no immediate word if NASCAR would grant that waiver.

Since Ward’s death, NASCAR has announced a rule that prohibits drivers from exiting from a crashed or disabled vehicle — unless it is on fire — until safety personnel arrive. Last week, Denny Hamlin crashed while leading at Bristol and stayed in his car until safety personnel arrived.

But Hamlin then exited his vehicle and angrily tossed a safety device at Kevin Harvick as he passed by moments later. He was not penalized.

few weeks ago while getting a haircut, I began doing something I often do: bantering with the person cutting my hair and asking a ton of questions about what their business is like.

Before I could get a foothold on the conversation and become the one asking the questions, she turned the tables on me.

After I told her what I did, she immediately asked, “What do you think is the most common error among tennis players?”

Wow, she had me pinned.

Considering the question for a moment, I came up with a reply. I had to qualify my response by saying this would be the most common error for those players who are already somewhat proficient. So, what is this ever occurring error?

The answer is, not making a split step while heading to the net to volley. It appears to me there are more missed volleys, more untouched passing shots, more missed overheads and more handcuffed shots that are a result of not split stepping rather than all of the other possible reasons combined.

In order to cover a crisp passing shot or a tough lob it is imperative to make a precise split step as you transition toward the net.

It slows down your forward momentum, thus allowing you to make a direction change and go get a ball that is hit away from you.

For years we have taught players the split step should occur just before your opponent strikes the ball and this still holds true much of the time.

However, as the level of play improves we begin to understand that the split step becomes more than a means of slowing down. It also facilitates a springboard effect that helps launch us toward the ball.

When we split step and make that hop-scotch move we bend our knees a bit and, in so doing, tension the muscles in our legs. To

use athletic vernacular, this is when our legs are “loaded” and can give us that exMark plosive Reardon movement we need to respond as quickly as possible.

So what does this mean about the timing of the split step? Consider this. In basketball, when someone is about to go up for a rebound they seldom bend their knees well in advance and hold the crouched position while waiting on the ball to come down. They wait, try to time when the ball will bounce off the rim, then crouch and spring up to the ball in one fluid move.

What we do on the tennis court should be much the same. As we approach the net we try to determine where the ball will be, how fast it is approaching and when we need to split step so we can explode to the ball. While making a split step just before our opponent hits the ball provides us a good starting point.

Our best response occurs when we take some cues from our counterparts on the basketball court. We should try to “load our legs” in a manner that allows us to be in that tensioned state for only an instant. By timing our split step this way we can be at our very quickest when our quickest is needed. By delaying the split such that we are never completely motionless we have given ourselves the best chance of covering most shots.

Since this is something every tennis player can learn to do, you should begin implementing it the next time you hit the courts. Start by splitting just before they hit and then take it to the next level where you load and explode simultaneously.

Mark my words, it will make a difference.

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Cougars scored the final 21 points to win the game 42-34.

“We really hurt ourselves with some turnovers,” Jones said. “They had some turnovers (York had four to SHS’s three), but the ones we had really seemed to hurt us. We had a turnover on our 14-yard line when we were up 13, and that was a spot where we really had a chance to take control of the game. With that fumble and them scoring, it didn’t bode well for us after that.”

The Gamecocks had 378 yards of total offense, 211 coming on nine catches by wide receiver Ky’Jon Tyler. Quarterback Charlie Barnes was 19 for 33 for 302 yards and three touchdown passes.

However, Sumter allowed 443 total yards, 226 on the ground and 217 through the air. While he would have obviously liked better results, Jones wasn’t unhappy with his defense.

“I think we did some really good things on defense,” he said. “We put it in a couple of short-field situations and we had a big play that really hurt us. We’re young, but I think we’re going to get better as the season goes along.”

Sumter will have to deal with Knights running back Ty’Son Williams, a North Carolina commitment considered to be the best running back in the state. Crestwood will be running out of the spread offense, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be putting the ball in Williams’ hands with regularity.

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.

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.

“We definitely want to get the ball to Ty’Son where he can do things in space,” Nelson said of Williams, who rushed for 1,516 yards and 16 scores last season. “We’ve got a lot of other kids that can do things in space. We don’t want to have the defense dictate the game.”

Both Nelson and Jones saw Sumter having a game under its belt as both an advantage and disadvantage for their respective teams. Sumter has the advantage of having first-game jitters and everything that comes with it out of the way, while the Knights have to deal with that, but haven’t put any cards out on the table yet.

As for having his first game as a head coach, Nelson tried to downplay it.

“I’m excited about the opportunity obviously, but it’s the kids who go out and play,” he said. “It’s not about me, it’s about the kids.”

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HOYT T. FULTON Hoyt Thomas “Tommy” Fulton, 67, husband of Beulah Mae Floyd Fulton, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter.

Born in Charleston, he was a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Fulton and Margaret Sanders Fulton. Mr.

Fulton was a member of Meadowbrook Church of God. Survivors include his wife of Sumter; two chilFULTON dren, H.E. Floyd (Diane) of Pinewood and Suzan M. Ciconte (Daniel) of Alexandria, Virginia; six grandchildren; two

great-grandchildren; and one brother, John Fulton (Wanda) of Sumter.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Lori Ann Defee.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Bloomingvale Baptist Church in Andrews with the Rev. Ron Lee officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

FOOTBALL MIDDLE SCHOOL JAMBOREE

Mayewood Middle School will host a football jamboree on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium in Dalzell.

The jamboree will consist of nine middle school teams: Alice Drive, Bates, Chestnut Oaks, Ebenezer, Furman, Hillcrest, Lee Central, Mayewood and Williams Middle.

The jamboree is free and open to the public.

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Ana Ivanovic returns a shot to Kirolina Pliskova during their second-round match in the U.S. Open on Thursday. Pliskova defeated No. 8 seed Ivanovic 7-5, 6-4.

Ivanovic upset in second round

BY JAMES MARTINEZ The Associated Press NEW YORK — Ana Ivanovic’s comeback tour has ended with yet another early exit at the U.S. Open.

Ivanovic, who had been having her best season since winning the French Open in 2008, looked out of sync and had 29 unforced errors in a 7-5, 6-4, second-round loss Thursday to 42nd-ranked Czech Karolina Pliskova.

“It was just a really bad day,” the eighth-seeded Ivanovic said. “My rhythm was really off.

And, yeah, my forehand wasn’t working at all.”

Ivanovic had won 47 matches coming into Flushing Meadows, the most of any woman on the tour this year and she returned to the top 10 for the first time in five years. Her three titles equaled the career high she set in 2008, when she reached No. 1.

But she hasn’t matched that success in the Grand Slam tournaments. She made the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, but lost early at Roland Gar-

ros and Wimbledon. In 10 U.S. Open appearances, she has made it as far as the quarterfinals just once.

“This is exactly what I think I have to reassess,” the 26-year-old Serb said.

“I had great lead-ups to every Grand Slam. I played a lot of matches and won lot of matches. ...

At the Grand Slams I just haven’t performed that well.”

Ivanovic joins No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska as the highest seeds to fall in the tournament, which remained largely true to form on a sunny, blustery day of blowouts.

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams both won in straight sets. Others through easily included No. 9 Jo-Willfried Tsonga, No. 10 Kei Nishikori and No. 13 John Isner, who advanced to another third-round matchup with 22nd-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber, the man who has beaten him the same round the past two years.

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, the third seed, won in straight sets, as did 11th-seeded

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Singles Men Second Round Kei Nishikori (10), Japan, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-4, 6-1, retired.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (22), Germany, def. Michael Llodra, France, 6-2, retired.

Sam Querrey, United States, def.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (28), Spain, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

John Isner (13), United States, def.

Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-2.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9), France, def.

Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def.

Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.

Leonardo Mayer (23), Argentina, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4.

Women Second Round Flavia Pennetta (11), Italy, def. Shelby Rogers, United States, 6-4, 6-3.

Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Ana Ivanovic (8), Serbia, 7-5, 6-4.

Casey Dellacqua (29), Australia, def.

Wang Qiang, China, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Victoria Azarenka (16), Belarus, def. Christina McHale, United States, 6-3, 6-2.

Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Vania King, United States, 6-1, 6-0.

Varvara Lepchenko, United States, def. Mona Barthel, Germany, 6-4, 6-0.

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (30), Czech Republic, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Nicole Gibbs, United States, def.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (23), Russia, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3.

Petra Kvitova (3), Czech Republic, def. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2.

Carla Suarez Navarro (15), Spain, def. CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, 6-3, 6-3.

Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, def.

Madison Keys (27), United States, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-5.

Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Sam Stosur (24), Australia, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8).

Flavia Pennetta.

Djokovic danced for the fans, doing a sort of salsa to Iggy Azalea’s summer hit “Fancy,” after his 6-1, 6-3, 6-0, rout of Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu.

Djokovic next faces American Sam Querrey, who downed 28th-seeded Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in straight sets Williams, who complained of swirling winds at Arthur Ashe Stadium in her second-round match against Vania King, double-faulted three times in her first game before getting it together for a 6-1, 6-0 victory.

That extended her U.S. Open winning streak to 16 matches. She is trying to become the first woman to win the tournament three consecutive years since Chris Evert had a four-year run from 1975-78.

No. 16-seeded Victoria Azarenka dropped the first three games before coming back to beat 44thranked American Christina McHale 6-3, 6-2 in another second-round match.

The Sumter Touchdown Club will begin its 25th season today at the Quality Inn located at 2390 Broad Street Extension.

The club will meet each Friday for 13 straight weeks from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

The weekly program features a guest speaker, a devotional, a high school coaches corner, the recognition of The Item Players of the Week, a catered breakfast and a pick’em contest.

The first week will feature several local high school coaches talking about their respective teams and the start of their seasons. After that, the speakers will include people involved in different aspects of football on the high school, college and professional levels.

The club is accepting members at a price of $100 per membership.

It is also looking for sponsorships at a cost of $200. Sponsorship and membership forms are on the club’s website, www.sumtertdclub. com.

BASEBALL ALI WILLIAMS SHOWCASE CAMP

The Ali Williams Showcase Camp will be held Sept. 20-21 at Crestwood High School located at 2000 Oswego Highway.

Williams is a former Crestwood baseball player now pitching in the Kansas City Royals organization.

The Sept. 20 session will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., while the Sept. 21 session will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Food will be served on Sept. 20 and there will be a showcase event for players ages 14 and up with college and professional scouts in attendance on Sept. 21.

Also on Sept. 20 there will be an autograph session with former Major Leaguer Tony Womack, former Sumter High standouts and professional players Travis Witherspoon and Matt Price and professional players C.J. Edwards and Devon Lowery.

The cost is $100 for players between the ages of 8-13 and $125 for players 14 and older.

For more information, contact Williams at (803) 565-2453.

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BASKETBALL OFFICIALS TRAINING CLASSES

The Wateree Basketball Officials will begin training classes for prospective high school officials on Monday at the Sumter County Recreation Department located at 155 Haynsworth Street.

Meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held on Monday of each week with the exception of a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2.

The classes are held to prepare officials to call games for the South Carolina High School League Basketball Officials Association. Each training class will cover National Federation rules for high school basketball, South Carolina Basketball Official Association mechanics and SCBOA exam preparation. The statewide clinic and exam will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15, at River Buff High School in Lexington.

For more information, call Granderson James, at (803) 968-2391 or email him at grandersj@aol.com.

FREE SPIRIT LEAGUE REGISTRATION

The Free Spirit Church League is accepting player and team registration for its fall basketball league.

The league is open to boys and girls ages 5-12 based on their age as of Sept. 1, 2014. There will be leagues for age 6-and-under, 7-9 and 10-12. The registration deadline is Saturday.

For more information, contact Deacon David Glover at (803) 9831309 or Burnell Ransom at (803) 425-5118.

GOLF PAR 4 PETS TOURNAMENT

The Par 4 Pets 3rd Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course.

The format for the tournament is 4-Man Captain’s Choice. The entry fee is $160 per team or $40 per player. The tournament is limited to the first 20 teams. Prizes will go to the top three teams and prizes will be given to closest to pin on all par 3 holes.

The last day to register is Sept. 5.

Money raised from the tournament goes to K.A.T.’s Special Kneads. For more information on the organization, check it out on Facebook or go to katsspecialkneads@yahoo.com.

For more information on the tournament, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Teresa Durden at (803) 917-4710 or Mike Ardis at (803) 775-1902.

4-PERSON SCRAMBLE

The Links at Lakewood Golf Course will host a 4-person scramble every Thursday.

The cost is $25 per person and includes golf, prizes and food following the scramble.

Call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 before 4 p.m. on Thursday to sign up.

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JAMES G. PEARSON LAKE CITY — James George Pearson, 57, husband of Patsy Ruth McFadden Pearson, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. He was born Feb. 28, 1957, in the Davis Station section of Clarendon County, a son of James “Jim” Jones and the late PEARSON Rebecca Pearson and stepson of Evonne Jones.

He was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County and was a 1975 graduate of Scott’s Branch High School.

He was a member of Newlight Missionary Baptist Church, and he sang in the choir.

James was employed as a truck driver for many years with various companies: M.W. Rickenbacker Gin, J.C. Witherspoon Logging, Grace Logistics and J.B. Hunt.

Survivors are his wife, Patsy Ruth McFadden Pearson of Lake City; two sons, Roderick Pearson and Benjamin (Jennifer) Pearson; father and stepmother, James “Jim” (Evonne) Jones; three grandchildren, Rasheem, Roderick and Rockell J. Pearson; four brothers, Bobby (Sherial) Pearson, Levern (Peggy) Jackson, Kalvin Pearson and Jayshawn Jones; four sisters, the Rev. Ethel (Haynard) Spann, the Rev. Deberry (Bobby) Cook, Audrey Pearson Felder and the Rev. Denise (Nathaniel) Junious; those reared as sisters and brothers, Jerome (Cecelia) Pearson, George (Jannie) Pearson, Carleatha (the Rev. Clifford) Gaymon and Anthoney “Peanut” Robinson; four uncles, Robert Pearson and Isaac (Frances) Pearson, both of Buffalo, New York, Hubert Pearson of Florida and John Henry (Mary) Pearson of Miami, Florida; and six brothers- and sisters-in-law.

The celebratory services for Mr. Pearson will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Newlight Missionary Baptist Church, 4390 Moses Dingle Road, Summerton. Officiating will be the Rev. Johnnie L. Lawson Sr., pastor, the Rev. Dr. Norvel Goff presiding, and the Rev. Deloris Parker, the Rev. Clifford Gaymon and the Rev. Jacqueline Jackson assisting. Burial will follow in the church yard cemetery.

Mr. Pearson will lie in repose one hour before service time.

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

Services are entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

EDGAR MCDONALD Mr. Edgar McDonald, the son of the late Clara E. McDonald and Mattie Durant McDonald, entered eternal rest on Aug. 22, 2014, at Medford Medical Center, Darlington. The family is receiving friends at 130 Blue Jay Lane, Bishopville.

He served his country in the U.S. Army and was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

He is survived by four children, Errol (Kimberly) Boone, Angelo Boone, Kay Boone and Maurice (Cassandre) Dow; five granddaughters; five sisters; one brother; and many other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Elliott, with the pastor, the Rev. Blondell S. Miller, officiating. Interment will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at National Cemetery, Florence.

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

MARION STEPHENS SR. BISHOPVILLE — Marion Stephens Sr. passed away Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 27, 2014, at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 508 E. College St. Final arrangements will be announced by Boatwright Funeral Home of Bishopville.

THOMAS R. MCALLISTER SR. Thomas R. McAllister Sr., 74, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, at his home.

Services will be announced

by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens

Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

ANNIE BELL MATTHEWS Annie Bell Horne Matthews, 98, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at Carolinas Hospital System, Florence, after an illness.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Carolina Funeral Home Chapel, Scranton.

The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday at the funeral home before the service.

Mrs. Matthews was born in Florence County on April 15, 1916, daughter of the late William “Billy” Hicks and Eva Carnell Hicks. She was a homemaker and was a member of Hicks Chapel in Coward. She was a very loving and devoted mother and enjoyed her flower garden. She was first married to the late Willard Horne and second to the late John Matthews Jr. Surviving are her children, Mary Horne Turner of Coward, Louise Horne Miles of Florence, Willard (Emma Jo) Horne Jr. of Sumter, Audrey Horne Powell of Florence, Dot Horne Floyd of Lake City, Annette Horne Prosser of Coward and Larry (Donna) Horne of Scranton; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and brothers B.H. Hicks and Wilfred Hicks of Florence.

Mrs. Matthews was preceded in death by a grandson, Jamie Powell; six brothers; two sisters; and five sons-in-law.

Please sign our guestbook at www.carolinafuneralhome.net.

ABRAHAM ROCK JR. Abraham Rock Jr., 64, passed away on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at his residence after a long fight with cancer with his loving wife at his side. Born Nov. 12, 1949, he was the son of the late Abraham Rock Sr. and Laura Lee Gregg Rock. Abraham, affectionately known as “Bubba,” was born and grew up in Sumter and spent several years in Trenton, New Jersey, before returning home to Sumter. He attended public schools and graduated from Lincoln High School. Before his illness, he was employed by Gold Kist and also spent many years with Crescent Tools.

Abraham is survived by his loving wife, Janice L. Jackson Rock; three sons, Abraham Jamar, Adam and Cleveland Rock; two stepsons, Albert and Terrell Jackson; one stepdaughter, Pamela L. JacksonMurphy (Cole); one sister, Rosa Lee Delaney (Aaron); two uncles, Emanuel Rock and Natheniel Butler; one aunt, Mary Lee Mack; two nephews, Andre Rock and Jamie Scott; two nieces, Tammy Smalls (Chris) and Felicia Tyler (Anthony); one god-daughter, Sabrina Campbell; 13 grandchildren; and a host of cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Alander Johnny Rock; and nephew, Mario Scott.

He will be celebrated on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Saint Mark United Methodist Church, 1093 Oswego Highway, Sumter, with

the Rev. Geneva Stafford, pastor, eulogist.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 322 Mooneyham Road, Sumter.

The remains will be placed in the church for viewing from 9 to 11 a.m.

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

Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends.

Interment will be in Saint Mark United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Friends are invited to join the family immediately after interment for repast at Emanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., Sumter.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tuomey Hospice, 500 Pinewood Road, Suite 2, Sumter, SC 29154.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com.

Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

Services directed by management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc.

RUTH J. HOUCK Ruth Jackson Houck was born on June 19, 1928, to the late O’Neal and Hattie Drayton Jackson. She departed this earthly life on Aug. 27, 2014, in the comfort of her home.

Mrs. Houck was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and retired from Campbell Soup Co. with more than 20 years of dedicated service.

She accepted Christ at an early age. Mrs. Houck was a dedicated, hard-working Christian, until her health started failing.

She was a member of St. Mark Four Bridges Missionary Baptist Church and later united with Enon Missionary Baptist Church, where she served on numerous ministries, including Usher Ministry (president), Sunday school teacher, Trustee Ministry, Missionary Ministry, Pastor’s Aide Ministry; she sang with the Evangelist Echoes. She loved to bake cakes and was a mighty prayer warrior, an avid lover of poems and a faithful volunteer at Tuomey Healthcare System.

Mrs. Houck leaves to cherish her memories her devoted husband of 65 years, Brother James Houck Sr.; three daughters, Hattie R. Colleton of Baltimore, Maryland, Francina (Moses) Dix, and Linda Leneau of Sumter; five sons, James (Loretta) Houck Jr. of Sumter, Timothy (Joyce) Houck of Columbia, Clarence (Glenda) Houck, O’Neal (Lucretia) Houck and Daryl (Loretta) Houck, all of Sumter; 22 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; two nieces that were reared in the home as sisters, Thomasine Tomlin and Susie Willis of Sumter; and two additional nieces, Audrey Woods and Gertrude Moore of New York; one nephew, Sidney Jackson of Wedgefield; an adopted daughter, Oleta Pearson of Sumter; sisters-in-law, Ellen Coleman of Wedgefield and Ruth Clyburn of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; brother-in-law, John Glisson of Wedgefield; a dedicated and faithful caregiver

THE SUMTER ITEM for more than 10 years, Teresa Baxter of Sumter; and a host of other family and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four sisters, Maggie Thompson, Annie Lee Brewer, Dorothy Capers and Thelma Quashie; two brothers, O’Neal and Willie Jackson and one son-in-law, Kelvin Leneau.

Funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Enon Missionary Baptist Church, 2990 Pinewood Road, Sumter, with Pastor Stanley E. Hayes Sr., officiating. Interment will follow in Smith Cemetery.

Family is receiving friends at 3225 Avins Road, Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary, Inc., 312 S. Main St., 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.

TERRY M. ARRANTS BISHOPVILLE — Terry Maurice Arrants, 52, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, in Lee County.

Born in Lee County, he was a son of Joel H. “Buck” Arrants Jr. and Barbara Barnes Arrants.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Concord United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kimberly Evans officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at the home of his parents, 1083 Stokesbridge Road, West.

Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

RAMAH REDEL Ramah Redel, age 92, died on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

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

LORRAINE K. HOMEYER Lorraine Kuzniar Homeyer, 80, wife of George A. Homeyer, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, at her home.

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Louis Kuzniar and Anna Holincka Kuzniar.

Surviving are her husband of Sumter; a son, George A. Homeyer Jr. and wife, Kathleen, of Bradley Beach, New Jersey; a daughter, Laura Homeyer Smith and husband, Frank, of Raleigh, North Carolina; two sisters, Carol Cummings and husband, Charles E., of Columbia and Louise Sheridan of Sumter.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. (803) 775-9386

DEACON JUNIOR A. WASHINGTON Deacon Junior Albert Washington, 82, husband of Lula Conyers Washington, died on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at Tuomey Healthcare System.

Born on March 19, 1932, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Cole and Daisy Washington.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the home, 232 W. Williams St., Sumter.

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

KATHERINE A. HILLMAN Katherine Ann Fye Hillman, 54, wife of Robert S. Hillman, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Campton, Kentucky, she was a daughter of Larry K. Fye and Ruby King Eppard.

Surviving are her husband of Sumter; her mother and stepfather, Garry Eppard of Sumter; her father and stepmother, Kay Fye of Ohio; a son, Andy Hillman of Sumter; a daughter, Taylor Hillman of Sumter; a brother, John Fye and wife Dolanne of Charlotte; two nieces, Amanda Fye and Kristen Fye; and special friends Denesha Moye and Scooter Watts.

She was preceded in death by a son, Cory Fye. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements. (803) 7759386

HELEN H. PROPST Helen Hope Edwards Propst, wife of Dr. Charles R. “Pap” Propst, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, at her home.

Services will be announced

by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter. (803) 7759386

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3645 Rhododendron St. (Wintergreen Subd), Sat 8-3. Clothes, rider mower, generator, carpets, & more.

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2416 Toxoway Dr. Sat. 8am - 12. Clothes, glassware, our junk, your treasure!

The #1 Furniture Retail Company in the U.S. is seeking highly motivated individuals with outgoing personalities to join our Sales Team.

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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.

Manning Community Festival Aug. 31st 2 pm - 7 pm J.C. Britton Park (Manning) Celebrating Small Businesses *Live DJ *Tug of War *Praise Dancer's *Assorted Vendors *Food/Beverages *Games & Giveaways *Car/Bike Show Kiddie Land * Jump Castles * Face Painting

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Lost & Found Found: on Brewington Rd. black/white small dog. Could have had pups. Owner call 803-225-4988 or 473-5859.

Found Black & white kitten on Frank Clarke St Call 436-5933

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

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

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LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $2 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

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905-4242 1451 Paul St Sat 7-? Big SALE! A little bit of Everything!

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

HugeYard Sale, 2012 Charleston Ave, Sat. 7am. Hshld, clothes, toys, tvs washing machine and lots more.

Multi-Family Sale: 736 Bay Springs Dr. Sat. 7-10AM. Furn., clothes, shoes, hshld items.

For Sale or Trade Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600.

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MERCHANDISE Farm Products Coastal Bermuda Round bales.

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Garage, Yard & Estate Sales Community yard sale, Gloria Dr., Wedgefield.

Toys, lighthouses, glassware, lots of misc. Sat. Aug. 30th, 7am-1pm. Call 803-565-0643 24 Council St (In the gymnasium) Old Lincoln High School building.

Sat. 6AM-12.

2 Family Yard Sale 847 Kolb Rd. Sat. 7:30AM - Until. Crib, stroller, tools, bedding, tv, day bed, and more. No Early Sales.

Demolition, Hauling, Dumping

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

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4pc Living Room -Couch, 2 Chairs, Ottoman. Excellent condition $500 Firm 803-494-8857

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Beautiful Lrg 2br Apt. Water & appl. incl. $425/mo dep req. Call after 6pm 775-7895.

Tender Care Home Health Care of South Carolina is immediately hiring RNs and LPNs. Pediatric experience is highly desired.

Apply with resume at tchhemployment@att.net (888) 669-0104 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 Covenant Place of Sumter is hiring for the following position(s): •F/T Charge Nurse: Rotating weekends required. Long Term and Medicare experience preferred but not required.

•F/T Night Shift Supervisor: Monday-Friday, rotating call and occasional weekends required. RN preferred position but not required.

Long Term, Medicare and Charge Nurse experience necessary. This position is responsible for the day to day operations in the 44 bed skilled care unit, under the direction of the Director of Nursing.

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Good driving records. Dependable, willing to work. Paid weekly. Paid vacations. Call 888-991-1005 PRN/Weekend Night Security needed in a skilled nursing facility for 8pm to 8am shift. Position consists of security walk through and light environmental maintenance. Experience preferred but not required.

Apply in person to: Covenant Place 2825 Carter Road Sumter, SC 29150 EOE Full Time Sales position available.

Some experience preferred but will train. No calls. Apply at Wally's Hardware 1291 broad St .

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

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Chadwick 1986 MH For sale 24X60. Brand new carpet, tile & linoleum. Needs a roof. Asking $7000 OBO . Call 803-236-2070 or 803-236-5861. Needs to be moved.

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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

Price Good Through 8-30-14

Cemetery Plots- Two plots with vaults, opening/closing fees and granite marker with vase in Evergreen Memorial Park , Sumter, SC. Save thousands. Call 803-469-9763

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1997 Ford Explorer, 100k mi.

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(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

Mobile Home Lots Lot For Rent $165/mo. Peaceful neighborhood. Incl's water & Sewage off 521 N 803-983-3121

Land & Lots for Sale .76 acre lot for sale (Mayesville).

Call 803-453-5835

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

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.

GOODWIN EXCLUSIVE 2011 Toyota Tacoma

$27,995

GOODWIN AUTOMALL 2700 BROAD ST. • SUMTER, SC

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Price Good Through 8-30-14

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 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

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice PUBLIC AUCTION Sumter Self Storage, 731 Broad St. Sumter, S.C. will have an auction 10:00AM Saturday, Sept.

13th.

Weather permitted. Following units be sold: Shondia Wilson 312 Shawntay Zuell 303 Roxanne Solone 706 Yvette Richardson 627 Edward Roberts 320 Rovina Pearson 413 Sanathea McCoy 360 Eugene Moore 536-378 Cedric James 916 Eric Jones 335 Tenaya Ellison 503 Tamika Daniels 307 Christopher Rembert 347 Ericka Calhoun 528 Sale handled by management.

Everything removed by Sunday 5:00PM. "CASH ONLY"

PUBLIC AUCTION SUMTER EAST SELF STORAGE 800 MYRTLE BEACH HWY. AUCTION SEPTEMBER 13, 2014 UNITS FOR AUCTION A-26 Cynthia Wilson A-56 Mary Miller A-58 Eddie Morris A-64 Antonio D. Oliver C-26 Anthony Talbott E-26 Annette Robinson H-31 Jacqueline Pringle

Bid Notices BID SOLICITATION Sumter School District will be receiving sealed bids on the construction of two new parking areas located at Sumter School District, 1345 Wilson Hall Rd., Sumter, SC. You may pick up specifications at Sumter School District Maintenance Department, 1345 Wilson Hall Rd. Sealed bids will be opened in the Maintenance Department on Monday, September 8, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.

Abandon Vehicle / Boat Abandoned Vehicle Notice: The following vehicle was abandoned at J & J Towing, 965 Bethel Church Rd. Sumter, SC 29154.

Described as a 2009 Mercedes-Benz S L K 3 0 0 , V I N # WDBWK54FX9F190642. Total Due for storage is $4,815.00 as of August 27, 2014 plus $35.00 per day thereafter. Owner is asked to call 803-506-4858If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

Summons & Notice SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Demanded IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 14-CP-43-1361 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Benefit of the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-8, Plaintiff, v.

Brenda Brisbon; Defendant(s). (014293-00949) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Brenda Brisbon: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 112 McCormick Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 248-0902-003, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina August 1, 2014 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on July 2, 2014. Columbia, South Carolina August 1, 2014

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff

Summons & Notice in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Columbia, S.C. August 1, 2014 Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) J. Pamela Price (SC Bar # 014336) Laura R. Baer (SC Bar # 101076) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) Ashley M. Wheeling-Goodson (SC Bar # 101423) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 A-4478613 08/22/2014, 08/29/2014, 09/05/2014

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

The undersigned, Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity For Sumter County, hereby gives notice that pursuant to an Order Of Foreclosure And Sale of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County in the above captioned case, he will sell at public auction for cash, in front of the Sumter County Courthouse on Sales Day in September, the same being September 2, 2014, during the legal hours of sale, September 2, 2014 at 12:00 o'clock p.m., the following described property: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying, and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and represented as Unit D of Brentwood Townhouse No. I, Horizontal Property Regime No. 1, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Carl J. Croft, RLS, dated March 27, 1986, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 86 at page 381, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina as amended.

This is the identical property conveyed unto the mortgagor herein by deed of Robert Holloman, of even date herewith and recorded simultaneously herein and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1139 at Page 002744 on May 20, 2010.

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

Bidding shall close on sales day inasmuch as the Plaintiff has waived the right to a deficiency judgment.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.4%. The Sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions and restrictions of record, and any other senior encumbrances.

Purchaser to pay for any statutory commission on the sale from the proceeds of the final bid amount.

Purchaser to pay for deed preparation, cost or recording the deed, and transfer taxes on the deed.

The property will be withdrawn from sale in the event Plaintiff or agent for Plaintiff is not present at sale.

RICHARD L. BOOTH MASTER-IN-EQUITY FOR SUMTER COUNTY Young, Keffer & Associates, P.A. 23 West Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2013-CP-43-01440

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Trustmark National Bank against, Ismael L. Fierro, Jr., I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12 pm, at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina designated as Lot No. 49, Section 3 of Curtis Park as shown on that certain plat of Thomas M. Reynolds dated July 29, 1994 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 94, Page 1107. This said lot has such metes,

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boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

the rate of 8.85% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Ismael L. Fierro, Jr. by virtue of a Deed from Hayes D. Hampton dated July 30, 2008 and recorded on July 30, 2008 in Book 1110 at Page 670 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 28 in Wessex Subdivision as shown on that certain Plat of Carl J. Croft, RLS,, dated October 12, 1987 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 87 at page 1713, and having such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which is incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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

Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

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

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BRUCE F. ANDREWS AND KAREN L. ANDREWS, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP,

BY VIRTUE OF A DEED FROM CHARLES THOMAS MARTIN, JR. AND JEAN G. MARTIN, DATED OCTOBER 16, 1986 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 9, 1986, IN DEED BOOK 438, PAGE 1245, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, S O U T H C A R O L I N A .

SUBSEQUENTLY, KAREN L. ANDREWS DIED IN 2010 LEAVING BRUCE F. ANDREWS THE SOLE OWNER OF SUBJECT PROPERTY.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 104 Church Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 228-12-01-028 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-18018

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-00091 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Inc. ultimate successor to Sumter National Bank; Christopher McKenzie; South Carolina Attorney General; South Carolina Department of Revenue 2; United States Attorney General - Washington, DC; United States Attorney's Office - District of South Carolina; United States of America, acting by and through its Agency, Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service; United States of America, acting by and through its Agency, Department of Treasury - Internal Revenue Service, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 2, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF SUMTER, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS LOT 41 ON A PLAT PREPARED BY J. HENRY WALKER III, PLS, DATED JUNE 21, 1999 AND RECORDED WITH THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2000 AT PAGE 11.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA (1976, AS AMENDED), REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT IS HEREBY MADE FOR THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES AND/OR DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY DELINEATED THEREON. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 3125 HOMESTEAD ROAD, SUMTER, SC 29153 AND IS SHOWN ON THE AUDITOR'S TAX MAP OF SUMTER COUNTY AS PARCEL 244-00-01-053.

ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 2001 FLEETWOOD MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER VAFLY19A/B04093-HE12 (SEE RETIREMENT AFFIDAVIT IN BOOK 999 AT PAGE 794).

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CHRISTOPHER MCKENZIE BY DEED OF HAROLD R. WAYNICK, JR. DATED OCTOBER 7, 2005 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 10, 2005 WITH THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN VOLUME 1000 AT PAGE 1730.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3125 Homestead Road, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 244-00-01-053 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. If the United States is named as a Defendant, The sale shall be subject to the United States right of redemption pursuant to 28 U.S.C.ยง 2410(c).

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 12-11452

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0767

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank National Association, against Audrey J. Siebold, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder:

TMS Number: 128-09-01-001 (land and mobile home) PROPERTY ADDRESS: 5770 Wessex Drive, Wedgefield, SC ALSO: 1995 General, Serial Number G MHGA351944252A&B This being the same property conveyed to Audrey J. Siebold by deed of Manufactured Housing Outlet, Inc., dated April 18, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on April 21, 2008, in Deed Book 1104 at Page 1189.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid.

Interest on the balance of the bid at 7.0% shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

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

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, S. C. 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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

BY LOT NO. 5 ON SAID PLAT AND MEASURING THERON 197.32 FEET; ON THE SOUTHEAST BY MELROSE DRIVE AND MEASURING THEREON 107.7 FEET; ON THE SOUTHWEST BY LOT NO. 7 ON SAID PLAT AND MEASURING THEREON 197.32 FEET; AND ON THE NORTHWEST BY PROPERTY NOW OR FORMERLY OF COLCLOUGH AND MEASURING THEREON 107.7 FEET, BE ALL OF SAID MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR LESS.

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

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 12 Melrose Drive, Wedgefield, SC 29168 TMS: 099-14-02-018 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 12-13181

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2014-CP-43-00259

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Trustmark National Bank vs. Justin D. Biser, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00 PM, at the County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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

This being the same property conveyed to Justin D. Biser by deed of Jonathon A. Stotts and Laura D. Stotts, dated July 8, 2011 and recorded July 18, 2011, in Book 1157 at Page 1387, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina.

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

Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 252-5817 NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-0515

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiMortgage, Inc. against Madeline Carol Brown a/k/a Madeline C. Brown, George L. Brown a/k/a George Brown a/k/a George Brown, III and Safe Fed Cu a/k/a Safe Federal Credit Union, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00 PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Middleton Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 29 in the Squaw Valley Subdivision as shown on that certain Plat of D.D. Edmunds, R.L.S., dated July 13, 1988 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 88 at Page 739, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

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piece, parcel, lot or tract of land, containing 2.86 acres, more or less, together with any and all improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in Middleton Township, the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 29-A of Squaw Valley Subdivision on that certain plat by Allen-Makela Land Surveyors, Inc., dated April 24, 1996 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2003 at Page 381. This being the same property conveyed to Laurie E. Rogers by George L. Brown and Madeline C. Brown by deed dated and recorded August 19, 2003 in Book 904 at Page 179 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. This being a portion of the same property conveyed to George L. Brown and Madeline C. Brown by deed of Bibco, Inc. dated September 20, 1985 and recorded October 24, 1985 in Book 415 at Page 1510; subsequently conveyed to Hardee Construction Company, Inc. by deed dated May 23, 1988 and recorded May 24, 1988 in Book 470 at Page 677; thereafter conveyed by Hardee Construction Company, Inc. to Madeline Carol Brown and George Brown by deed dated July 14, 1988 and recorded July 15, 1988 in Book 473 at Page 440 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 130-00-01-068 Property Address: 30 Doe Court, Wedgefield, SC 29168 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance.

Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.0000%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1101108 8/15, 8/22, 08/29/2014

interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at Page 1359 and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on sail plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in Section 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property is known as 4965 McPhail Street, Dalzell, SC.

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-01840 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Secretary of Veterans Affairs vs.

Candy K. Rex; Tracy Rex, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 2, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF PROVIDENCE, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT #109 OF DALZELL ACRES SUBDIVISION, PHASE II, SECTION 4, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT PREPARED BY BEN J. MAKELA, RLS, DATED DECEMBER 21, 1998, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 98 AT PAGE 1394, AND HAVING SUCH METES AND BOUNDS AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, THIS DESCRIPTION BEING IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS, AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS IS THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 5070 RIDGE STREET.

THIS IS THE IDENTICAL PROPERTY CONVEYED UNTO TRACY REX AND CANDY K. REX

BY DEED OF CHARLIE W. BOYD, JR. AND LYDIA M. BOYD, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 947 AT PAGE 1628 ON JULY 30, 2004.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5070 Ridge Street, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 189-04-02-011 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 11-25540

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2011-CP-43-02062 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, National Association vs. Leslie A. McMickle; Citifinancial, Inc.; Granite State Insurance Company; United States of America, acting by and through its agency the Internal Revenue Service, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on September 2, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF PROVIDENCE, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT #34, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT PREPARED BY LOUIS W. TISDALE, RLS, DATED JANUARY 16, 2003, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2003 AT PAGE 76, AND HAVING SUCH METES AND BOUNDS AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, THIS DESCRIPTION BEING IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS, AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS AMENDED.

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

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2925 Kaempfer Circle, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 2001603003 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law.

Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.625% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. If the United States is named as a Defendant, The sale shall be subject to the United States right of redemption pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 2410(c).

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-18917

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0745

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of CitiMortgage, Inc., against Adam R. Porter, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 111, as shown on that certain Plat of Croft Engineering Company, Inc., dated August 13, 1997 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for

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TMS Number: 189-04-02-013 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4965 McPhail St, Dalzell, SC This being the same property conveyed to Adam R. Porter and Kristienne M. Porter by deed of Joseph Lee Moore and Julianne B. Moore, dated March 31, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on March 31, 2006, in Deed Book 1022 at Page 1233.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid.

Interest on the balance of the bid at 6.25% shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

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

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, S.C. 29415 (843) 577-5460

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2013-CP-43-01913

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A. vs. Philip B. Wilson, and Alina Wilson,, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00 PM , at the County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

and

Property

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 42, as shown on that certain Plat of Michael C. Turbeville, III, PLS, dated December 12, 2005 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2006 at Page 2, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

Said property is subject to all visible and/or recorded easements, restrictions, rights of way, and zoning ordinances affecting the said property.

This being the same property conveyed to Philip B. Wilson and Alina Wilson, as Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship, by Deed of Aycock Construction, LLC, dated November 13, 2006 and recorded November 14, 2006 in Book 1053 at Page 739 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

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

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Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 252-5817

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

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2014-CP-43-00260

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Trustmark National Bank vs. Richard H. Shelnutt, and Brett B. Shelnutt,, I the undersigned as Richard L. Booth , as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on September 2, 2014, at 12:00 PM, at the County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

and

independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01257 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1107281 8/16, 8/22, 08/29/2014

Property

All that certain, piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 7 on that certain plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated March 2, 2000 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2002 at Page 430.

Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended) reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

This property is known as 3601 Red Lane Road and is shown on the Auditor`s map of Sumter County as tax parcel 191-00-01-004.

This being the same property conveyed to Richard H. Shelnutt and Brett B. Shelnutt, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship by deed of Desarae Espinosa, dated February 25, 2011 and recorded April 1, 2011, in Book 1152 at Page 002873, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina.

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

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

In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day.

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

Richard L. Booth , as Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 252-5817

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PHH Mortgage Corporation vs. Stephanie Nicole McClellan a/k/a Stephanie N. McClellan; Stephen M. McClellan; Alexander C. Haskell, C/A No. 13-CP-43-1635, The following property will be sold on September 2, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that parcel of land in the City of Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, as more fully described in Deed Book 1111, Page 474, ID #207-07-02-019, being known and designated as Lot 144B, filed in Plat Book PB2003, Page 645, recorded 12/05/2003.

Derivation: Book 1111 at Page 474 900 Perry Blvd, Sumter, SC 29154 207-07-02-019, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-1635.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Planet Home Lending, LLC f/k/a Green Planet Servicing, LLC against Jeremy S. Spencer, et al., I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All those certain pieces, parcels or lots of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina which are shown and designated as Lots 23 and 25 in Block B on a plat made by Joseph Palmer, CE, dated July 9, 1941 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book S-5, Page 109. The said lots have such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Law of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 39 Lemmon St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Being the same property conveyed to Jeremy S. Spencer by deed of David A. Brown and Arlene B. Mitchell dated July 22, 2009 and recorded on July 31, 2009 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1127 at Page 950.

TMS#:

248-09-04-008

Property Address: 39 Lemmon Street Sumter, S.C. 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.125% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

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highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

and

Property

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 29 on a plat prepared by H.S. Willson, R.L.S., dated May 24, 1973 and recorded with the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-34 at Page 38. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended), reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This property is known as 29 Chestnut Street, Sumter, SC 29150 and is shown on the Auditor's Tax Map of Sumter County as Parcel 228-05-01-001.

This being the same property conveyed to Mary Ann Gregoire by Deed of Robert B. Castleberry and Frances H. Castleberry, dated June 30, 1981 and recorded June 30, 1981 in Book 290 at Page 549 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

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

In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-0797 Attorneys for the Plaintiff

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2013-CP-43-01782

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JERRY COKER, JR. (803) 847-7824

THE GAMECOCK SHRINE CLUB

is Available for Rent!

CALL NOW FOR DATE AVAILABILITY!

Rent for your “Special Occasions” Craft Shows • Weddings • Banquets • Retirement Parties• Family Reunions Call 983-1376

2535 Tahoe Dr. (Across from Hardee Cove)

905-3473

Ephriam D. Stephens FUNERAL HOME

Rev. Ephriam D. Stephens, Owner

Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer 230 S. Lafayette Dr. ~ PO Box 1306 ~ Sumter, SC 29151 Office: 803-775-8911 ~ Fax: 803-773-5092 Cell: 843-599-6490 Email: covstephens@aol.com

“Where Dignity is the Watchword”

NATHANEL DELLINGER DIVISION MANAGER OFFICE:

803-774-8269 FAX: CELL:

803-774-8270 803-883-1066

119 S. HARVIN STREET PO BOX 3589 SUMTER, SC 29151 www.jfcontractors.com ndellinger@jfcontractors.com

Excel Alterations 103 N. Main Street

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Sumter, South Carolina

SAME DAY PANTS & JEANS HEM ••• REPLACE ZIPPERS IN LEATHER JACKETS

803.775.8728

(On the corner of Main and W. Hampton Streets, same intersection as Alderman’s Drug Store.)

HOURS: Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

PLEASE CALL 803-774-1234 FOR MORE INFORMATION