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Lizard Man seen in Lee Well-known local legend makes rare appearance

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Residents of the Bishopville and Camden areas are bringing their pet iguanas in at night after a pair of local residents reported having close encounters with the Lizard Man this past weekend.

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A Sumter Item reader snapped this photo of the Lizard Man running along a treeline Sunday in the Bishopville area. The reader said, “My hand to God, I’m not making this up.”

BOBBY RICHARDSON IS TURNING 80

Celebrating our N.Y. Yankees legend Is your child a picky eater? New research says it’s probably harmless but could point to other emotional problems A5 SPORTS

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Bishopville election appeal hearing set A2 Sheriff ’s office partners with university A2

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Betsy and Bobby Richardson react to seeing family and friends who gave them a combined birthday and wedding anniversary surprise party Friday. A special birthday cake, below, included a reproduction of a black-and-white photo of Betsy and Bobby Richardson from their younger days.

Family, friends gather to celebrate birthdays, anniversary DEATHS, B5 Robin Grubb Susie Mae H. Pearson Richard W. Rauch Leroy W. Howard Almeta Dian Durant

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obby Richardson should know better than to trust a story about a

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But he fell for the story that longtime friend Ron Wilkes created to convince Bobby and his wife, Betsy, to appear and speak at a “used-car association meeting” at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Friday. When they walked in, more than 200 of their family and friends had

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gathered to throw them a party trifecta: Bobby’s 80th birthday (actual date is Aug. 19), Betsy’s 75th birthday (Oct. 14) and their 59th wedding anniversary (June 8). Jeannie Kay, one of the couple’s daughters, said her three brothers and sister decided on that day because the date would throw the couple off while it enabled the family to pull together the 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The surprise left the couple glancing around and discovering friend after friend and family members throughout the room as they

SEE PARTY, PAGE A7

S.C. improves slightly on Kids Count Sumter gains in some areas, falls in others BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Sumter County was ranked 23rd out of 46 counties in South Carolina based on four domains in the 2015

Kids Count Report, an initiative of The Annie E. Casey Foundation, released July 21. The four domains were: economic well-being, education, health and family and community. South Carolina ranked 42nd in the nation, according to the report. The four domains for each county focused on children, from birth to 17, in households with incomes below the poverty level, children living in

families in which no parent is in the labor force, owner-occupied households where at least 30 percent of income is spent on housing and children who are not enrolled in school and not working, ages 16-19. Sumter County information is from 2014, and information in the state report is from 2015.

SEE KIDS, PAGE A3

Ministry offers peace of mind by repairing couple’s roof Your donations continue to assist area’s needy BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com When workers for the Sumter United Ministries home repair ministry arrived at a home on West Bee Street, their job was simple: Fix the home’s roof.

The couple living there had lived there for 13 years, according to the ministry, and their roof was in need of being re-shingled. Now, the industry standard for re-shingling a roof allows repair workers to add only one new layer over pre-existing shingles, according to construction ministry coordinator Dennis Bolen. What workers found was something

totally different. Workers found almost 10 layers of shingles piled on top of one another, which could cause serious problems to the house. If too many layers are plopped onto a roof, it could sag or eventually cave in. This is when Sumter United Ministries took control. A team completely stripped the roof and replaced the worn-out shingles with new three-tab, 20-year shingles.

And with the roof now fixed and the threat of it deteriorating a distant memory, for the homeowners comes peace of mind. The two homeowners said the best part about getting their roof fixed was the fellowship, saying they got to make plenty of new friends starting the first day of work. “We still can’t believe all the hardworking young people working on our

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Bishopville election appeal hearing set Judge will hear motion to reinstate May results BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com A hearing has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Lee County Courthouse, 123 S. Main St., Bishopville, to hear a motion to have the results of the May 12 Bishopville municipal election reinstated.

The case will be heard by Circuit Court Judge George James. At a protest hearing May 15, Bishopville Municipal Election Commission voted to nullify the election results after listening to complaints from two losing candidates in that election, Craig Nesbit and John Latimer. Nesbit, an incumbent, said there were not enough election workers in Wards 3 and 4 and that a door was locked at Ward 2 as poll workers counted votes.

Latimer said election workers lacked proper training. Nesbit also said there was too much involvement by City Administrator Gregg McCutchen in making decisions about how the election would be run. With the commission’s decision to nullify the election, it appeared the municipality would have to schedule another election, but candidates Edward Byrd, Ken Currie, Mike Morrow and Willie Mae Muldrow appealed the commission’s decision to circuit court.

Morrow and Muldrow are city council incumbents. According to a brief filed by Melvin Cockrell III, attorney for the appellants, the election commission ruled in an order May 19 that only the complaint concerning the door to Ward 2 had merit. The appeal effectively stayed the election results. Council meetings since that time have been held with council members before the election serving regardless of the election results.

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Hello Kitty cuts a rug with a model after the children’s fashion show at Belk on Saturday. Kids had the opportunity to meet well-known cartoon characters such as Hello Kitty and SpongeBob SquarePants.

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Mayor will sign Purple Heart Day proclamation Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen will meet with local veterans at 11:30 a.m. today to sign a proclamation declaring Friday as “Purple Heart Day.” The signing will take place in the mayor’s office on the third floor of Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. Veterans are asked to attend in formal attire. There is limited parking in front of Sumter Opera House on Main Street and plenty of parking behind the building. For more information, call the mayor’s office at (803) 436-2580.

Hydrant flow tests scheduled for midweek The City of Sumter will perform fire hydrant flow tests on Craig Road, Boulevard Road, Mooneyham Road, Habitat Drive, Curtis Drive, Acres Avenue, East Red Bay Road and California Boulevard between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. Water customers in the surrounding area might experience temporary discolored water. Direct any questions or concerns to the City of Sumter Public Services Department at (803) 436-2558.

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Belk hosts semi-annual Kidsfest Children model clothes, play games during event BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com The dance music pumps as the mini models line up ready to take the stage. The crowd goes wild as the models, clad in this season’s hot clothes, walk from side to side on the stage. A normal scene from a fashion week show in Italy or New York was transplanted to Sumter on Saturday as the Belk on Broad Street hosted its semi-annual Kidsfest. The event started with a fashion show for children, where children from 14 months to 11 years old took the stage to sport some different styles. Belk hosts the events in March and August. It is a way for children to go out with their parents and have a good time and see some different clothes before school

A model strikes a pose after walking the runway at Kidsfest at Belk on Saturday. starts in a few weeks. And, according to sales team manager Renee Yates, the children get a 20 percent discount if they buy the outfit they modeled on stage. Yates, who is responsible for the local Belk children’s department, spearheads the annual events.

“It’s a great way for the kids to come out and have fun,” Yates said. “It’s to show our appreciation for them coming out and doing this.” More than 100 people packed the area right in front of Belk in Sumter Mall to watch the little tykes walk the runway. With each move the children made, the crowd would cheer and clap, encouraging the miniature models. Parents took pictures and videos while the children strutted across the stage. Yates said this is common, and parents love the event almost as much as the children and Belk employees do. “People come in asking, ‘When’s the next show? When’s the next show?’” she said. “So, they get just as excited as we do. I enjoy it.” Yates said this is one of her favorite events to go to, and it can be seen as she smiles while interacting with the attendees.

Along with the fashion show, children could also enjoy balloon animals, play board games such as Hungry Hungry Hippos and play a balloon version of soccer. Children could also visit some of their favorite cartoon characters including SpongeBob SquarePants and Hello Kitty. The joy was evident for the children, as they would sprint up to the characters and bear hug them or dance with them. Some stood and smiled as parents snapped pictures, clearly having fun. For Yates, that’s her favorite part. “I love coming out and seeing that people really want to participate in things and to see the kids be happy and have fun; that’s what I get,” she said. With another Kidsfest coming up in a few months, Yates is already looking forward to it. “I had a great time; I always do,” she said.

Sheriff ’s office partners with university for education benefits Employees could get Saint Leo tuition discounts, fee waivers BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Saint Leo University announced Monday that Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is one of nine new community partners with the university. SLU is a private, nonprofit Catholic liberal arts university that was established in 1889 in Pasco County, Florida.

The university serves students in 49 states and 86 countries, according to the school’s website. SLU has offered classes at Shaw Air Force Base since 1975. Classes are available to military personnel and civilians. In a news release, Associate Vice President of Continuing Education Beth Carter said it is essential to cultivate relationships with external organizations in order to build a stronger sense of community. Carter said an officer with the sher-

iff’s office, who is also an SLU graduate, reached out to the university, and the two entities later signed an education provider agreement. According to Mary McCoy, staff writer at SLU, the agreement allows partner companies’ employees to receive benefits as they further their education at the university. Benefits include discounted tuition and application fee waivers. Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said it is nothing new for the

department to promote higher education. The sheriff’s office has partnerships with several other secondary education institutions including Claflin University and Central Carolina Technical College. Dennis said he and a few other individuals at the sheriff’s office are graduates of SLU. The university offers criminal justice courses which Dennis said will benefit personnel who are preparing for careers in law enforcement.

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KIDS FROM PAGE A1 “This information helps us understand and put the data in perspective on children and families when presenting to various agencies,” said Herman Knopf, director of Yvonne & Schuyler Moore Child Development Research Center at the University of South Carolina. He said the state improved three spots from last year, from 45th to 42nd. The report, assessed by state organizations in all 50 states, provides a community-by-community picture of the wellbeing of children and families. The report measured 26,640 children under age 18 residing in Sumter County and 1 million children in South Carolina.

Kids Count data are generated for multiple consumers such as policymakers, service providers, advocates, researchers and anyone interested in the well-being of children, said Melissa Strompolis, coordinator of impact assessment and evaluation for Children’s Trust of South Carolina. There were 16 indicators based on data collected from 2008 to 2013 to measure each county. The data were provided in time frames, such as single year, three years and five years. In the economic well-being domain, statewide, Sumter County ranked 20th in economic well-being, 32nd in education, 25th in health and 21st in family and community. Sumter County saw an improvement

in five indicators and a decline in 11. The indicators that improved in Sumter County include cumulative percentage of children failing grades 1, 2 or 3, which improved by 8.8 percent; thirdgraders testing below state standards in reading, which improved by 20 percent; teens ages 16-19 who are not enrolled in schools and not working, improved by 13 percent; infant mortality rate per 1,000 people, improved by 6.5 percent; and children in families where the household head lacks a high school diploma, improved by 14.4 percent. The report was not attempting to capture the status of children and families at certain income levels, Strompolis said; it was put together to show the status of well-being for all children.

Many may have thought the famous denizen of the swamp had long ago slithered into history, but the fresh sightings have allowed the scaly green creature to ooze back into the public consciousness of the sleepy little towns along U.S. Interstate 20. Meanwhile, local officials aren’t swamping the media with information about one of their most reclusive neighbors. Lee County Sheriff Danny Simon said he had received no reports of the creature being in the area. “I didn’t hear nothing about it until I saw it on Facebook,” he said. Asked if he thought Lizard Man might be in Bishopville, he said, “I hope not.” Likewise, state Rep. Grady Brown denied any knowledge of the Lizard Man. “I’ve never seen him, and I don’t know anybody who has,” he said. However, that didn’t stop South Carolina’s longest-serving state representative from recalling the precise month the Lizard Man first appeared — August 1988 — and offering an alibi for the red-eyed monster that may be lurking nearby. “Some of us think we know who the Lizard Man was, but he’s dead now,” he said. And, quite conveniently, Brown also had an alibi for himself. “I was in Reno, Nevada, in 1988 and saw a story about it on the front page of the local newspaper,” he said. Unfortunately, Lizard Man’s surprise reappearance has led to more questions than answers: Could the Lizard Man have hacked Sheriff Simon’s Facebook account? Brown claims he was in Reno in 1988; did he visit Area 51 on behalf of the Lizard Man? Could the Lizard Man be holed up with Buttonman? How has topiary artist Pearl Fryar shaped these events? Did the Lizard Man call Sen. Lindsey Graham’s cellphone number? Could that be the real reason the senator destroyed his cellphone? Who is Lizard Man’s favorite in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, anyway? During the last Bishopville municipal election, was Lizard Man hiding behind locked doors in Ward 2? If the Lizard Man is amphibious, should we call him “Caitlyn?”

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Activists want more new measures after Ferguson 40 laws passed about police interaction with public after shooting BY DAVID A. LIEB The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — When a white Ferguson policeman fatally shot a black 18-year-old nearly a year ago, the St. Louis suburb erupted in violent protests, and the nation took notice. Since then, legislators in almost every state have proposed changes to the way police interact with the public. The result: Twenty-four states have passed at least 40 new measures addressing such things as officer-worn cameras, training about racial bias, independent investigations when police use force and new limits on the flow of surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Despite all that action, far more proposals have stalled or failed, the AP review found. And few states have done anything to change their laws on when police are justified to use deadly force. National civil rights leaders praised the steps taken by states but said they aren’t enough to solve the racial tensions and economic disparities that have fueled protests in Ferguson, Baltimore, New York and elsewhere after instances in which people died in police custody or shootings. “What we have right now in the country is an emerging consensus as to the need to act,” said NAACP President Cornell William Brooks. “What we don’t have is a consensus as to how to act, what to act on and how to do this in some kind of priority order.” The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old who had scuffled with Ferguson officer Darren Wilson, came just a few weeks after Eric Garner — an un-

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Protesters march Aug. 20 in the street as lightning flashes in the distance in Ferguson, Missouri, after a white Ferguson policeman fatally shot a young black man. Since then, legislators in almost every state have proposed changes to the way police interact with the public. armed black man accused of illegally selling cigarettes — died in a struggle with white New York City officers. Garner’s death was captured by an onlooker’s video. Brown’s was not, and word quickly

spread that he had been shot while surrendering with his hands up — an assertion uncorroborated by state and federal investigations. Some Ferguson protesters burned stores and threw

rocks and Molotov cocktails at heavily armored police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds — all under the lens of live, national media coverage. The protests again turned violent

when a Missouri grand jury decided not to charge Wilson. And similar riots broke out in Baltimore in April after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died after being injured in police custody. The AP analysis of legislation passed in all 50 states found the greatest interest in officer cameras that can capture what transpires between police and civilians. Sixteen states passed body-camera measures this year, ranging from resolutions merely creating study panels to state grants subsidizing cameras and new laws on how they can be used. Numerous cities from coast to coast, including Ferguson, also began using the cameras without waiting for legislative direction. “Right now, all law enforcement has an image problem,” said California Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer, a Democrat from Los Angeles whose budget subcommittee allotted $1 million for a pilot project outfitting some Highway Patrol troopers with cameras. “They’ve got to show that they can police their own.”

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New research: Most picky eating is harmless For a few, though, it can point to emotional woes CHICAGO (AP) — Parents of picky eaters take heart: New research suggests the problem is rarely worth fretting about, although in a small portion of kids it may signal emotional troubles that should be checked out. Preschool-aged children who are extremely selective about what they eat and dislike even being near certain foods are more likely than others to have underlying anxiety or depression, the study found. But only 3 percent of young children studied were that picky. Less severe pickiness, dubbed “moderate selected eating” in the study, was found in about 18 percent of kids. These are children who will only eat a narrow range of foods. Kids with either level of pickiness were almost two times more likely than others to develop anxiety symptoms within two years, the study found. More typical pickiness, including kids who just refuse to eat their vegetables, is probably merely “normal dislike,” said eating disorders specialist Nancy Zucker, the lead author and an

is needed to confirm that. The study was published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. Dr. Arthur Lavin, a Cleveland pediatrician, said picky eating is among the top concerns parents bring to his office and that the study “helps us understand who we should be concerned about.” “There’s more going on here than just not wanting to eat broccoli,” said Lavin, a member of an American Academy of Pediatrics committee on psycho-social issues. He was not involved in the research. The study focused on about 900 children aged 2 through 5 who were recruited from primary care doctors affiliated with Duke’s medical center in Durham, North Carolina. Researchers did in-home interviews with parents to evaluate kids’ eating habits and any mental health issues. Follow-up evaluations were done two PHOTO PROVIDED years later in almost 200 children. Compared with children who aren’t Got a picky eater in your house? New research suggests that in most cases, you probably fussy eaters, depression and social shouldn’t worry about it. anxiety were at least two times more common in kids with severe pickiness; Zucker said young children with associate psychiatry professor at Duke University’s medical school. These are moderate pickiness are probably more attention deficit behavior and separalikely to outgrow the problem than the tion anxiety symptoms were more the kids who typically outgrow their common in moderately selective kids. severe group, although more research pickiness as they mature.

Challenger, Columbia shuttle wreckage on public display for 1st time Exhibit can be seen at Kennedy Space Center CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is offering up wreckage from the Challenger and Columbia for public view after hiding it from the world for decades. An exhibit at Kennedy Space Center features two pieces of debris, one from each lost shuttle, as well as poignant, personal reminders of the 14 astronauts killed in flight. It is an unprecedented collection of artifacts — the first time, in fact, that any Challenger or Columbia remains have been openly displayed. NASA’s intent is to show how the astronauts lived, rather than how they died. As such, there are no pictures in

the “Forever Remembered” exhibit of Challenger breaking apart in the Florida sky nearly 30 years ago or Columbia debris raining down on Texas 12 years ago. Since the tragic re-entry, Columbia’s scorched remains have been stashed in off-limits offices at the space center. But NASA had to pry open the un-

derground tomb housing Challenger’s pieces — a pair of abandoned missile silos at neighboring Cape Canaveral Air Force Station — to retrieve the section of fuselage now on display. The exhumation was conducted in secrecy. Everything about the exhibit, in fact, was kept hush-hush during the

four years it took to complete the project, out of respect to the dead astronauts’ families. June Scobee Rodgers had never seen an actual remnant of her husband’s destroyed shuttle, Challenger, until previewing the exhibit just before its low-key opening at the end of June. Displayed in a dimly lit room: a 12-foot section of the

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Report: U.S.-led strikes targeting IS have killed 459 civilians in 1 year

A wounded man is seen July 4 being treated by doctors in Raqqa, Syria, in a photo from a website of the Islamic State group. A report released by a monitoring group said U.S.-led airstrikes against the group have likely killed at least 459 civilians during the past year.

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da-linked militants in Syria last year. That same strike also wounded two adults, according to an investigation released in May by the U.S. military. That strike is the subject of one of at least four ongoing U.S. military investigations into allegations of civilian casualties resulting from the airstrikes. Another probe into an airstrike in Syria and two investigations into airstrikes in Iraq are still pending. Airwars said it identified the 57 strikes through report-

ing from “two or more generally credible sources, often with biographical, photographic or video evidence.” The incidents also corresponded to confirmed coalition strikes conducted in the area at that time, it said. The group is staffed by journalists and describes itself as a

“collaborative, not-for-profit transparency project.” It does not offer policy prescriptions. “The coalition’s war against ISIL has inevitably caused civilian casualties, certainly far more than the two deaths Centcom presently admits to,” the group says on its website. “Yet it’s also clear that in

this same period, many more civilians have been killed by Syrian and Iraqi government forces, by Islamic State and by various rebel and militia groups operating on both sides of the border.” In Iraq, the U.S.-led coalition includes France, Britain, Belgium, Netherlands, Australia, Denmark and Canada. Jordan has also carried out airstrikes in Iraq as well as in Syria, although it has released no further information about the dates or locations of its attacks.

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PARTY FROM PAGE A1 darted from table to table hugging and shaking hands with people. Bobby Richardson, whose close friends call him Robert, played second base for the New York Yankees from 1955 to 1966 and won the Most Valuable Player of the 1960 World Series after batting in two runs on a single and a grand slam in the same inning, while batting in 12 runs in the series. The Yankees lost the series to Pittsburgh, 4-3. He’s the only player from a losing team to be named MVP in a World Series. During one part of the evening, the family displayed a video of more than 50 people creating selfie videos to congratulate each and both of them, including one from New York Yankee Manager Joe Girardi and former Yankee teammates Tony Kubek and Whitey Ford. The video lasted 25 minutes, and they’re still receiving videos. As if gathering their friends RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM and family wasn’t enough of a gift, Kay had a specially creatEvery time Bobby Richardson turned around, he found long-time friends and family who had come to ed porch swing built for the help celebrate his and Betsy’s birthdays and anniversary Friday evening.

CARING FROM PAGE A1 house,” they told the ministry. “We didn’t even know them.” The couple would go on to tell the church the roof was a “blessing” and the neighbors have been giving them compliments. “We were having a hard time before y’all came, but now it seems like everything is falling in place,” they said. The roof re-shingling was part of Sumter United Ministries’ home repair and wheelchair ramp building program. Each year, the program has a summer restore, where volunteers spend two weeks fixing up houses. This year during the restore in June workers fixed seven roofs, two bathrooms and had one termite repair job. The reason the ministry is

able to do outreach and service like this is because of volunteers and donations from the community. This is why The Sumter Item is partnering with Sumter United Ministries — to help raise as much money as possible to help out the ministry’s biggest programs. The second-annual Summer of Caring launched Memorial Day weekend and will run through Labor Day. The money raised will focus on the three big aspects of the ministry: home repair; crisis relief, which assists people with emergency expenses and bills; and the emergency shelter, providing temporary housing for people in Sumter. The ministry also operates a free clinic where people can get medical help. With donations going through the end of August, the goal of surpassing last

year’s total is well within reach. This week’s donations as of Monday include: $100 donated in memory of Master Sgt. Pete B. Floyd and in honor of our granddaughters Jessica and Catlin Reid, who have worked with United Ministries for over four years, and $50 from Gene and Shirley Patterson. Of the money raised this week, $100 is for home repair and wheelchair ramp building, and $50 is undesignated, pushing last week’s total amount raised to $150. The total amount raised this year is now within $200 of last year’s total with about five weeks of fundraising to go. Of the total amount raised, $1,065 is for Crisis Relief, $750 is for home repair and wheelchair building, and $700 is for the emergency shelter. The remaining money is undesignated. Overall money raised for

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couple because Betsy had always wanted one. Bruce Griffin of Elloree hand made the swing out of cypress trees, then thought so much of Bobby that he wouldn’t let the family pay for it. To top things off, the family presented a sizeable check to help them buy a new car, probably a Buick. Kay said she and sister Christie Kendall and brothers Robby, Ron and Rich Richardson knew that Bobby’s Buick has more than 326,000 miles on it while Betsy’s has more than 200,000 miles, and they pooled money from family and friends to try to convince them to buy a new car. “Dad has always been a giving person,” Kay said. “He has always helped family members at different times and has given them his old Buicks. It wasn’t unusual to have a family gathering and have four of his old Buicks in the driveway. And they were all the same color.” When the family presented the check, Bobby said he prefers ’80s and ’90s model Buicks, but he didn’t say whether he’d trust a used-car salesman story again.

dropped off at The Sumter Item’s office at 20 N. Magnolia St. If donations are made in someone’s name, identify who the person is and correctly spell his or her name. If you want the donation to be made specifically to one of the three programs, please indicate which one, and it will be applied directly to it. If no indication is made, it will go to Sumter United Ministries and be divided among all three.

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ASHINGTON — Executives of Planned Parenthood’s federally subsidized meat markets — your tax dollars at work — lack the courage of their convictions. They should drop the pretense of conducting a complex moral calculus about the organs they harvest from the babies they kill. First came the video showing a salad-nibbling, winesipping Planned Parenthood official explaining how “I’m going to basically crush below, I’m gonna crush above” whatever organ (“heart, lung, liver”) is being harvested. Then the president of a Planned Parenthood chapter explained the happy side of harvesting: “For a lot of George the women Will participating in the fetal tissue donation program, they’re having a procedure that may be a very difficult decision for them and this is a way for them to feel that something positive is coming from ... a very difficult time.” “Having a procedure” — stopping the beating of a human heart — can indeed be a difficult decision for the woman involved. But it never is difficult for Planned Parenthood’s abortionists administering the “procedure.” The abortion industry’s premise is: At no point in the gestation of a human infant does this living being have a trace of personhood that must be respected. Never does it have a moral standing superior to a tumor or a hamburger in the mother’s stomach. In 1973, the Supreme Court, simultaneously frivolous and arrogant, discovered constitutional significance in the fact that the number nine is divisible by three. It decreed that the status of pre-born human life changes with pregnancy’s trimesters. (What would abortion law be if the number of months of gestation were a prime number — 7 or 11?) The court followed this preposterous assertion with faux humility, insisting it could not say when life begins. Then, swerving back to breathtaking vanity, it declared when “meaningful” life begins — “viability,” when the fetus “is potentially able” to survive outside the womb. When life begins is a scientific not a philosophic or theological question: Life begins when the chromosomes of the sperm fuse with those of the ovum, forming a distinctive DNA complex that controls the new organism’s growth. This growth process continues unless a natural accident interrupts it, or it is ended by the sort of deliberate violence Planned Parenthood sells. Another video shows the craftsmanship of Planned Parenthood’s abortionists — tiny limbs and hands from dismembered babies. To the craftsmen, however, these fragments are considered mere organic stuff. People who proclaim themselves both pro-choice and appalled by the videos are flinching from the logic of their extremism.

‘What kind of a government disdains the deepest convictions of citizens by forcing them to finance what they see in videos — Planned Parenthood operatives chattering about bloody human fragments?’ Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood’s president, apologizes “for the tone” of her operatives’ chatter about crushing babies. But the tone flows from Planned Parenthood’s premise: Why be solemn about meat? Even partial-birth abortion is — must be — a sacrament in the Church of “Choice.” This sect knows that its entire edifice depends on not yielding an inch on its insistence that what an abortion kills never possesses a scintilla of moral significance. In partial-birth abortion, a near-term baby is pulled by the legs almost out of the birth canal, until the base of the skull is exposed so the abortionist can suck out its contents. During Senate debates on this procedure, three Democrats were asked: Suppose a baby’s head slips out of the birth canal — the baby is born — before the abortionist can kill it. Does the baby then have a right to live? Two of the Democrats refused to answer. The third said the baby acquires a right to life when it leaves the hospital. The nonnegotiable tenet in today’s Democratic Party catechism is not opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline or support for a $15 minimum wage. These are evanescent fevers. As the decades roll by, the single unshakable commitment is opposition to any restriction on the right to inflict violence on pre-born babies. So today there is a limitless right to kill, and distribute fragments of, babies that intrauterine medicine can increasingly treat as patients. We are wallowing in this moral swamp because the Supreme Court accelerated the desensitization of the nation by using words and categories about abortion the way infants use knives and forks — with gusto, but sloppily. Because Planned Parenthood’s snout is deep in the federal trough, decent taxpayers find themselves complicit in the organization’s vileness. What kind of a government disdains the deepest convictions of citizens by forcing them to finance what they see in videos — Planned Parenthood operatives chattering about bloody human fragments? “Taxes,” said Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., “are what we pay for civilized society.” Today they finance barbarism. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FOR THIS TEACHER, THERE ARE FOND MEMORIES OF PIANO LESSONS I usually don’t bother to read Ms. Harrison’s columns on the editorial page, but when I saw the word Steinway I couldn’t resist. As a private piano instructor in Northeast Pennsylvania for 40 years (students always playing on my medium grand Steinway in my beautiful living room), I found her article extremely offensive. I’m sorry she had a bad experience, but her article has a rather slanted sense of humor. I started taking piano lessons at age five, and during the course of my preparation, including college, studied with four different teachers. I’m now 81 and living here in Sumter with my Steinway and have many fond memories of students, parents, recitals and fellow teachers. ’Nuff said. EDITH W. TAYLOR Sumter

CONFEDERATE FLAG JOINS OTHER MEMORIES IN MUSEUM’S RELIC ROOM My grandfather, John Ervin Holmes, fought and was wounded in the Civil War. A photograph of him at 18 years of age is in the relics room at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. During his tenure in the service he was awarded the Southern Cross of Honor. He fought to defend his rights, his family and the Confederate flag. It took more than 50 years to decide where the flag should be flown; finally on the 100th anniversary of John Ervin’s death (19152015) the flag is away from outside weather elements and has joined his memory in the relics room at the museum. I know the flag means different things to different people; to me it was of God’s making and God never makes a mistake. I will carry it in my heart always. I appreciate Gov. Nikki Haley for doing this for me and my late grandfather John Ervin Holmes. GIROUD “Mac” McDANIEL Sumter

LEE COUNTY COUNCIL LACKS FORESIGHT AND WILL The following information on the dire state of affairs in Lee County was obtained

from state and federal resources. In Lee County there are over 4,700 people (27 percent of population) who receive SNAP benefits, which equals to 2,746 households (41 percent of households) and a 28 percent poverty rate. Sixty-three percent of the students attending Lee County schools come from single-parent homes. Our schools see a dropout rate of 30 percent and only 71 percent of the population of 18,343 over 25 has a high school degree or better. But Lee County Council can invest $922,000 in a community center (5,992 square foot at $154 per square foot) that has no community outreach programs and no useful purpose but to play kiddy basketball and to be leased out for social functions. There are no community health/ dental programs, no programs to help the unemployed better market themselves and no job training programs that will be administered out of that building. And to add insult to injury, the council used a $237,000 HUD grant, paying the grant writer $28,500, to build the useless center all the while the disadvantage and lower income homeowner’s homes are in need of repairs and neighborhoods where there is blight that need to be alleviated. And why did council not use Santee-Lynches for their grant writing? And now they want to build a $350,000 animal shelter using county funds and a $50,000 USDA grant. I believe in the humane treatment of animals, but I also believe in the humane treatment of humans. The only library that Lee County has is in a store front, and if 35 people showed up the fire department would close them down. Who set the county’s priorities? Sam Sausagehead and Benny Bologna? And I bet they got a verbal contract too. The council rather builds building than build the minds and the lives of the people of this county. In order for this county to realize its full potential it must invest in education, job training and helping the hard to employ unemployed. If you raise bottom of the boat the top will also rise. But it takes foresight and will, and maybe our council possesses none. FRANK BRENT MILLICAN JR. Woodrow

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi D. 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 James Byrd Jr. 13 E. Canal St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 468-1719 (mobile) (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 436-2108 (Fax) jbyrd@sumtercountysc.org DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) (803) 236-5759 (mobile) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 James T. McCain Jr. 317 W. Bartlette St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-2353 (home) (803) 607-2777 (mobile)

WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 bgaliano@sumter-sc.com SUMTER CITY COUNCIL WARD 6 David Merchant MAYOR 26 Paisley Park Joseph T. McElveen Jr. Sumter, SC 29150 20 Buford St. (803) 773-1086 Sumter, SC 29150 dmerchant@sumter-sc.com (803) 773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com STATE LAWMAKERS WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery Rep. Grady Brown, 829 Legare St. D-Bishopville Sumter, SC 29150 District 50 (803) 773-9298 420 S. Main St. tlowery@sumter-sc.com Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 (home) WARD 2 (803) 734-2934 (Columbia) Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins Sumter, SC 29151 District 70 (803) 481-4284 P.O. Box 5 idwyer@sumter-sc.com Hopkins, SC 29061 WARD 3 (803) 776-0353 (home) Calvin K. Hastie Sr. (803) 734-9142 (fax) 810 S. Main St. (803) 734-2804 (Columbia) Sumter, SC 29150 jn@schouse.org (803) 774-7776 chastie@sumter-sc.com Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, D-Clarendon WARD 4 District 64 Colleen Yates 117 N. Brooks St. cyates@sumter-sc.com Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087(home) (803) 212-6929 (Columbia) DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home)

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

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 (803) 933-0112 (main) 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)

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It’s all about family togetherness on ‘It Takes a Sister’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Little Big Town hosts the “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” (8 p.m., ABC), a three-hour recap of the fourday CMA Music Festival. ABC has broadcast all 11 of the festivals since 2004. • Nobody ever leaves the house — that’s the complaint many make about improbable horror movies. If it’s so scary in that spooky house, why don’t you flee? And how many prime-time soaps have revolved around impossibly rich families that insist on having breakfast together? You’d think the ever-mingling generations of tycoons on “Dallas” and “Downton Abbey” would want some privacy. But then we wouldn’t have a show. The notion of family togetherness takes on a new claustrophobic twist on the reality show “It Takes a Sister” (9 p.m., Oxygen, TV-14). Reality TV star Nikki Alexander shares her home with four of her younger siblings. Each woman is a single mother, so their shared eight children become part of the package. And let’s not forget three dogs and one of the sister’s exes, who happens to be Nikki’s personal trainer. He’s the only male in the picture, not counting the pets. • A very different kind of family bond is explored on the re-enactment documentary “Evil Kin” (9 p.m., ID), which follows a family of murderers on

a bloody, coast-to-coast spree. • “West Texas Investors Club” (10 p.m., CNBC) follows selfmade multimillionaires Rooster McConaughey and Butch Gilliam as they mentor upand-coming entrepreneurs with their fledgling businesses. Participants must meet Rooster and Butch on their home turf and submit to scrutiny that transcends the ledger sheet. Apparently, these two judge potential partners as much on character as profit and loss. According to the network, “they won’t make a deal until they’ve peered into your heart and soul.” • The documentary “JFK & LBJ: A Time of Greatness” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings) recalls the struggles to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. As the title suggests, this is pretty much a hagiography of its subjects. It’s also much more about Johnson than Kennedy. Notable for his absence is Johnson’s exhaustive biographer, Robert Caro. Contributors include CBS correspondent Roger Mudd, historian and biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin and Rep. John Lewis, a veteran of the civil rights struggle. Johnson’s daughter Luci Baines is also interviewed.

CULT CHOICE A raft of young talent, in-

• A grieving mother’s thoughts turn to reincarnation on “Proof” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-14). • “Playing House” (10 p.m., USA, TV-14) returns for a second season. • Barry mulls new alliances on “Tyrant” (10 p.m., FX, TVMA).

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TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Mitch and Chloe fall into the hands of drug lords on “Zoo” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • It’s hardly surprising that viewers did not respond to Ryan Seacrest’s “Knock Knock Live.” The show has been canceled and replaced with a repeat of the one-hour pilot of “Last Man on Earth” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-PG).

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Denis Leary is booked on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Don Rickles, Kate Mara and Penn & Teller on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Craig Robinson, Michael Ian Black and Christina Tosi visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Gordon Ramsay, Matilda Ramsay, Josh Charles and Milky Chance appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate

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AROUND TOWN free and open to the pubUnited Ministries of Clarenlic. don County will meet at 5 United Ministries of Clarendon County to p.m. today at Bassards The Vietnam Veterans of meet Pond House, 4162 Rev. J.W. America, Chapter 960, beneCarter Road, Manning. fit poker run will be held on Saturday, Aug. 8, beginClarendon School District ning and ending at LakevOne will conduct free vision, hearing, speech and develop- ue Landing, Manning. Start time is 11 a.m. and mental screenings as part end time is 4 p.m. All moof a child find effort to torcycles, automobiles identify students with and boats welcome. Entry special needs. Screenings will be held from 9 a.m. to fee is $10 and entry forms may be obtained by callnoon at the Summerton ing (803) 460-8551 or (803) Early Childhood Center, 8 478-4300. South St., Summerton, on the following Thursdays: The Sumter Chapter of the Sept. 10; Oct. 8; Nov. 12; National Federation of the Dec. 10; Jan. 14, 2016; Feb. Blind will meet at 7 p.m. on 11, 2016; March 10, 2016; Tuesday, Aug. 11, at ShiApril 14, 2016; and May 12, loh-Randolph Manor, 125 2016. Call Sadie Williams W. Bartlette St. Carletha at (803) 485-2325, extenAddison, chief executive sion 116. officer and founder of The Clarendon County Demo- Sumter Trolley Tours Inc., will speak. Transportation cratic Party will meet at 7 is provided within the alp.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, lotted mileage area. If you at Bassards Pond House, 4162 Rev. J.W. Carter Road, know a blind or visually impaired person, contact Manning. The Clarendon Section NCNW Debra Canty, president, at DebraCanC2@frontier.com annual back-to-school bash or at (803) 775-5792. Add will be held from 4 to 5 the group to your contacts p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, at for updated information the Council of Aging, 201 on the recorded message S. Church St., Manning. line at (206) 376-5992. Backpacks, school supThe Overcomers Stroke Supplies and refreshments port Group will meet at 6 will be given out. p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, The American Red Cross will offer New Volunteer Orienta- in the Alice Drive Baptist tion / Disaster Services Over- Church library on the corner of Loring Mill Road view for new volunteers 9 and Wise Drive. a.m.-noon on Saturday, The Thunderguards of SumAug. 8, at the Sandhills ter will hold its annual backService Center, 1155 N. to-school extravaganza and Guignard Drive. Call (803) 775-2363 to register or find community cookout from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturout more information. day, Aug. 15, at the ThunA back-to-school bash, derguards clubhouse, 104 sponsored by Carolina E. Bee St. Event will feaTherapeutic Services and ture free food and refreshMount Zion Missionary ments for children; school Baptist Church, will be supply giveaway; and acheld from 10 a.m. until 2 tivities and games. p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, The Sumter Combat Veterans at the Mount Zion Enrichment Center, 315 W. Fulton Group will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, at the St. South HOPE Center, 1125 Cassandra’s Unique Creations will present a “Taking S. Lafayette Drive. All area veterans are invited. Our Children Back” back-toLincoln High School Class of school bash from 10 a.m. 1966 will hold a 50-year until 1 p.m. on Saturday, class reunion planning Aug. 8, at Crosswell Park. meeting at 4 p.m. on SatEvent will feature, food, urday, Aug. 22, at South raffles, cook-off, fun and Sumter Resource Center. more. Vendor opportuniThe reunion is being ties available. Contact planned for the first weekCassandra Goodman at end of June 2016. (803) 968-2084. Event is

PUBLIC AGENDA

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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Partly cloudy

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Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 5%

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Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 60%

N 4-8 mph

SSW 4-8 mph

SSW 6-12 mph

SW 8-16 mph

WSW 8-16 mph

NNE 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 95/68 Spartanburg 96/69

Greenville 95/71

Columbia 98/77

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 96/75

Aiken 95/72

ON THE COAST

Charleston 91/75

Today: A thunderstorm in spots. High 87 to 91. Wednesday: Partly sunny; a thunderstorm in spots in the south. High 90 to 94.

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LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 95/74/s 82/62/s 99/81/s 81/60/pc 96/78/pc 86/67/pc 92/77/pc 90/73/pc 90/74/t 91/71/pc 111/87/s 73/60/pc 94/74/pc

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 356.99 73.87 73.68 96.43

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Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

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89° 71° 90° 69° 101° in 1980 56° in 1997

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 94/73/pc 82/66/c 101/82/s 78/61/pc 97/78/s 88/67/pc 91/78/t 87/67/s 92/74/t 88/67/s 112/89/s 73/58/pc 91/72/s

Myrtle Beach 89/78

Manning 95/75

Today: Partly sunny. Winds northwest 3-6 mph. Wednesday: Sunshine. Winds southwest becoming west-southwest 4-8 mph.

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Florence 95/76

Bishopville 96/73

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 1.33 -0.02 19 2.60 none 14 1.98 +0.32 14 2.24 +0.01 80 74.49 -0.01 24 7.17 none

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Sunset 8:20 p.m. Moonset 11:15 a.m.

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Today Wed.

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Low Ht. 7:29 a.m. -0.6 7:53 p.m. -0.2 8:21 a.m. -0.6 8:53 p.m. 0.1

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

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Wed. Hi/Lo/W 88/66/pc 97/72/pc 98/72/s 94/76/pc 88/78/pc 94/76/pc 96/72/s 94/73/pc 100/76/s 100/74/s 92/72/pc 96/74/s 98/74/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 95/76/s Gainesville 86/72/t Gastonia 95/71/pc Goldsboro 91/74/pc Goose Creek 91/76/pc Greensboro 93/71/pc Greenville 95/71/pc Hickory 94/70/pc Hilton Head 89/78/pc Jacksonville, FL 89/73/pc La Grange 99/73/s Macon 95/72/pc Marietta 95/73/s

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 99/75/s 89/71/t 96/71/s 96/73/s 96/76/pc 92/70/s 95/71/s 94/69/s 91/78/pc 91/72/t 98/74/pc 97/73/pc 94/73/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 92/65/pc Mt. Pleasant 89/77/pc Myrtle Beach 89/78/s Orangeburg 94/74/s Port Royal 91/78/pc Raleigh 93/72/pc Rock Hill 93/70/pc Rockingham 95/70/pc Savannah 93/75/pc Spartanburg 96/69/pc Summerville 92/75/s Wilmington 87/75/pc Winston-Salem 92/70/pc

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 91/65/s 94/78/pc 94/78/s 98/75/s 94/78/pc 94/70/s 96/71/s 96/70/s 95/75/pc 95/69/s 96/75/pc 95/75/t 91/70/s

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

SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Today, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St.

BISHOPVILLE CITY COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., Colclough Building

MID-CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ANNUAL DINNER MEETING Today, 6 p.m., banquet hall, University of South Carolina Sumter, 200 Miller Road

TOWN OF LYNCHBURG PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, 4 p.m., town hall

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let your EUGENIA LAST emotions get the better of you. Set your sights on activities that make you happy. Spending time developing a plan or turning an idea into a reality is recommended. Romance will improve your personal situation.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make your move once you feel certain of the outcome. Don’t let anyone take over and take credit for your hard work on a project or plan. Keep what you are working on secret until all the details are in place. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You will impress the people you meet today. Promote your thoughts and you will persuade others to do the work for you. Your take-charge attitude will pay off. Love and romance will bring positive changes to the way you live. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Dry your eyes. Crying won’t bring about the outcome you are looking for. Stay focused on what’s happening in the present and don’t dwell on the past. Keep busy and work on promoting what you enjoy doing most. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do the things that will help you advance the most, and put everything you have into accomplishing what you set out to do. Financial improvement will be based on who you are with and how you utilize your skills. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Stick close to home and make alterations that will ensure you don’t get accused of not pulling your weight. Ask for a favor from someone who can help you improve your surroundings or your position. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your

involvement in activities that require you to partner with someone will open up a host of new opportunities. Positive changes will come about if you reconnect with people you have worked with in the past. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take the safe route when dealing with others. Keep your personal thoughts a secret and you won’t be subject to having your words used against you. Work quietly on developing something unique, and take full credit when you are finished. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Pump things up a bit and take part in something that excites you. Maintaining high energy levels combined with confidence and showmanship will bring you stellar results. Romance is in the stars and will bring about favorable, lifealtering changes. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll have trouble getting others to see things your way. Go about your business and put your plans into play. A solitary approach to money matters will help you avoid interference from someone less cautious than you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Use your knowledge and expertise to bring about changes to the way you earn your living and how you invest what you’ve worked so hard to acquire. A partner will show an increased level of interest in both you and your plans. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t let the changes going on around you cause worry or frustration. Do your job or whatever chore or responsibility you’ve taken on with precision. Combining practicality with uniqueness will attract the interest of someone who can help you advance.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 TUESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS FRIDAY

3-11-12-14-19 PowerUp: 2

28-32-33-40-46 7-13-24-49-57 29-33-36-47-48 Megaball: 10; Megaplier: 4 Powerball: 15; PowerPlay 3 Lucky Ball: 7

PICK 3 TUESDAY

PICK 4 TUESDAY

5-5-2 and 0-3-6

3-3-1-8 and 2-7-6-3

POWERBALL SATURDAY

LUCKY FOR LIFE THURSDAY

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Lilian Peter shares a picture she took of the famous “Love Locks” fastened by lovers to the Pont des Arts Bridge in Paris. Peter comments, “Lovers place padlocks on the bridge, and some throw the key in the Seine River. The weight of the padlocks was damaging the bridge, so the city of Paris removed the metal grilles with the padlocks.”

HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

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CAROLINA FOOTBALL

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

QB quandary tops list of All eyes on Tigers’ revamped burning USC questions defense as fall practice begins BY SCOTT KEEPFER Greenville News

WILLIE T. SMITH III Greenville News COLUMBIA — When the University of South Carolina football team begins fall practice this morning, several issues must be addressed if the Gamecocks are to rebound from a disappointing 7-6 record in 2014. The issues — and the response to them — will determine whether or not the Gamecocks return to prominence in the Southeastern Conference.

WHAT IS THE PLAN AT QB?

appeared to come out of the spring as the player most likely to follow Connor Shaw and Dylan Thompson as the starter, at what has become a SPURRIER highly productive position at USC. (Their predecessor, Stephen Garcia, also had his moments.) But head coach Steve Spurrier has maintained throughout the summer that the position is still up for grabs between Mitch and junior Perry Orth.

Redshirt sophomore Connor Mitch

SEE USC, PAGE B3

CLEMSON — Clemson University head football coach Dabo Swinney says it seems like the summers are getting shorter and shorter with each and every year. But that’s just fine with Swinney, who lives for the onset of fall camp. “This is the best part of the year,” Swinney said. “I love the preparation part of it. I love the grind of it. I love the structure and continuity we have. But most importantly, I love being with the players. I love being around the guys every single day and really building a team.”

The building will begin in earnest today when the Tigers officially open fall practice, 33 days before kicking off the 2015 season against Wofford SWINNEY College. Several key questions loom. Among them:

WHO WILL EMERGE ON THE DEFENSIVE PROVING GROUND? Replacing eight starters off the nation’s top defensive unit is easier said than done, but it’s not like defensive coordinator Brent Venables is bereft of talent. He just hopes that talent

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B4

YOUTH BASEBALL

PREP FOOTBALL

Batting around twice

Realignment moves SHS to 5A, but region remains intact Knights, Gators in 4A along with Hartsville, Darlington, Lugoff-Elgin BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

with Hattiesburg, the team it beat 11-10 in 11 innings in its opening game. It won 17-7 in six innings on Monday. Sumter will play today at 4 p.m. against either Spring Hill or Henderson, Texas, in

Sumter High School would be part of the same region it is now in only it will be in the 5A classification in the South Carolina High School League’s 5-class format it released on Monday. Also, Lakewood and Crestwood would be 4A schools, while Manning would be 3A, Lee Central 2A and East Clarendon and Scott’s Branch both 1A. Sumter would be in 6-team Region VI along with West Florence, South Florence, Conway and Myrtle Beach schools Socastee and Carolina Forest. Those schools make up the current Region VI-4A. The Executive Committee of the SCHSL is to hear appeals from the schools on Sept. 17. The proposal will go into effect for the 2016-17 school year once approved. Sumter athletic director Terrence Scriven said he doesn’t anticipate Sumter making an appeal. “I don’t think we’re going to appeal,” Scriven said. “What they did was put all of the Charleston schools together (in Region VII) and

SEE DIXIE, PAGE B2

SEE REALIGNMENT, PAGE B5

MILLEDGE AUSTIN / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

Sebastian DeCom, right, and Bryce Spittle celebrate DuCom scoring a run during the Sumter Junior Dixie Boys’ 11-6 victory over Hope Mills, N.C., on Monday in the Dixie World Series in Aiken. Sumter also defeated Hattiesburg, Miss., 17-7 to reach the semifinals.

Sumter Junior Dixie Boys’ offense erupts for 28 combined runs in pair of elimination games to keep World Series hopes alive BY MILLEDGE AUSTIN Special to The Sumter Item AIKEN — Following each of its first two games in the Junior Dixie Boys World Series, Sumter head coach Scott Spittle said his team was capable of more offense. It needed to produce plen-

ty of both hits and runs on Monday at Citizens Park, not just once, but twice, in a pair of elimination games after losing to Spring Hill, Fla., 17-7 on Sunday. In need of an answer, the Sumter boys came out fired up and ready to play, never

looking back on Sunday’s struggles as they claimed two big elimination wins over Hope Mills, N.C., and Hattiesburg, Miss. Sumter started the day off with an 11-6 win over Hope Mills and came back with even more firepower in the rematch

AUTO RACING

Kenseth stretches fuel, steals victory at Pocono Kyle Busch among leaders who ran dry over final five laps BY DAN GELSTON The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Matt Kenseth smokes his tires after winning the Windows 10 400 on Sunday at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.

LONG POND, Pa. — Matt Kenseth stretched his fuel and zipped past the fading leaders in the final thrilling laps Sunday to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. The 400-mile race came down to fuel and which cars had it — and which

ones didn’t. Joey Logano, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. were all inKYLE BUSCH side the top five in the final five laps when they ran out of fuel. Busch failed in his bid to become the ninth driver since 1972 and the first since Jimmie Johnson in 2007 to win four straight Cup races. Kenseth won for the first time at Pocono. With Busch’s recent dominance, Kenseth made it

five wins in the last six races for Joe Gibbs Racing. Brad Keselowski was second, followed by Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle. Truex was 19th, Logano 20th, and Busch 21st. Busch remained outside the top 30 in points, the second marker he needs to hit to qualify for the Chase. “I was saving fuel just to cushion it,’’ Logano said. “I thought I was going to be good and then

SEE KENSETH, PAGE B3

SPORTS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015

SCOREBOARD

Seattle Oakland

TV, RADIO

Toronto 5, Kansas City 2 Detroit 6, Baltimore 1 Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3 Houston 4, Arizona 1 N.Y. Yankees 12, Chicago White Sox 3 Seattle 4, Minnesota 1, 11 innings Texas 2, San Francisco 1 Oakland 2, Cleveland 1, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 3, 10 innings

48 47

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.453 .443

12 13

SUNDAY’S GAMES

TODAY

Noon – International Soccer: Audi Cup Third-Place Match from Munich – Real Madrid vs. Tottenham (ESPN2). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Audi Cup Championship Match from Munich – AC Milan vs. Bayern Munich (ESPN2). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – NFP Softball: Dallas at Florida USSSA Pride (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at New York Yankees or Minnesota at Toronto (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: San Francisco at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Big League World Series Championship Game from Easley (ESPN2). 7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Venados FC vs. Cruz Azul (UNIVISION). 8 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Indiana at Chicago (NBA TV). 10 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Minnesota at Los Angeles (ESPN2). 10 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Match – W. Connection vs. Santos (UNIVISION).

GOLF The Associated Press

MONDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 5, Minnesota 1 Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Baltimore at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Boston (Owens 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 7-4), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (P.Hughes 10-6) at Toronto (Estrada 8-6), 7:07 p.m. Kansas City (D.Duffy 4-5) at Detroit (Verlander 1-3), 7:08 p.m. Houston (Fiers 0-0) at Texas (Gallardo 7-9), 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 9-8) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 9-6), 8:10 p.m. Seattle (Nuno 0-0) at Colorado (J. Gray 0-0), 8:40 p.m. Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 9-7) at Oakland (Bassitt 0-4), 10:05 p.m. Cleveland (Carrasco 11-8) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 5-7), 10:05 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

QUICKEN LOANS NATIONAL PAR SCORES

Sunday At Robert Trent Jones Golf Club Gainesville, Va. Purse: $6.7 million Yardage: 7,385; Par: 71 Final Troy Merritt (500), $1,206,000 70-68-61-67—266 -18 Rickie Fowler (300), $723,600 67-65-68-69—269 -15 David Lingmerth (190), $455,600 68-65-68-69—270 -14 Jason Bohn (100), $242,875 67-67-67-71—272 -12 Bill Haas (100), $242,875 67-71-64-70—272 -12 Danny Lee (100), $242,875 67-67-69-69—272 -12 Carl Pettersson (100), $242,875 70-68-64-70—272 -12 Justin Rose (100), $242,875 66-71-65-70—272 -12 Justin Thomas (100), $242,875 66-71-68-67—272 -12 Ryo Ishikawa (75), $180,900 63-68-71-71—273 -11 Chad Campbell (63), $147,400 68-70-69-67—274 -10 Charles Howell III (63), $147,400 67-67-67-73—274 -10 Whee Kim (63), $147,400 68-66-67-73—274 -10 Steve Wheatcroft (63), $147,400 65-73-68-68—274 -10 Brian Davis (55), $113,900 70-70-66-69—275 -9 Greg Owen (55), $113,900 66-68-73-68—275 -9 Ollie Schniederjans, $113,900 66-69-68-72—275 -9 Kevin Chappell (52), $93,800 64-68-67-77—276 -8 Jason Kokrak (52), $93,800 71-68-67-70—276 -8 Tiger Woods (52), $93,800 68-66-74-68—276 -8 Hudson Swafford (46), $61,193 68-72-67-70—277 -7 Jimmy Walker (46), $61,193 71-63-73-70—277 -7 Will Wilcox (46), $61,193 68-71-70-68—277 -7 Brice Garnett (46), $61,193 69-65-72-71—277 -7 Adam Hadwin (46), $61,193 67-70-69-71—277 -7 Pat Perez (46), $61,193 67-67-72-71—277 -7 John Peterson (46), $61,193 67-70-68-72—277 -7 Andres Romero (46), $61,193 69-69-67-72—277 -7 Cameron Tringale (46), $61,193 68-69-67-73—277 -7 Jonas Blixt (37), $38,116 66-74-69-69—278 -6 Ken Duke (37), $38,116 73-67-70-68—278 -6 Jim Herman (37), $38,116 68-71-71-68—278 -6 John Huh (37), $38,116 70-67-71-70—278 -6 Carlos Ortiz (37), $38,116 71-69-72-66—278 -6 K.J. Choi (37), $38,116 69-68-71-70—278 -6 George McNeill (37), $38,116 71-68-69-70—278 -6 Brendan Steele (37), $38,116 70-68-66-74—278 -6 Vaughn Taylor (37), $38,116 70-70-64-74—278 -6 Tony Finau (29), $26,130 71-67-69-72—279 -5 James Hahn (29), $26,130 71-67-70-71—279 -5 Tom Hoge (29), $26,130 69-70-70-70—279 -5 Colt Knost (29), $26,130 71-67-68-73—279 -5 Russell Knox (29), $26,130 69-67-71-72—279 -5 Bryce Molder (29), $26,130 69-69-72-69—279 -5 Mark Wilson (29), $26,130 68-69-71-71—279 -5

WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN PAR SCORES

Sunday At Turnberry Resort (Ailsa Course) Turnberry, Scotland Purse: $3 million Yardage: 6,410; Par: 72 Final a-amateur Inbee Park 69-73-69-65—276 Jin Young Ko 68-71-69-71—279 So Yeon Ryu 67-72-73-68—280 Lydia Ko 66-73-72-69—280 S. Pettersen 68-69-72-72—281 Teresa Lu 68-71-69-74—282 A. Nordqvist 69-72-73-69—283 Mika Miyazato 68-72-70-73—283 Amy Boulden 71-74-68-71—284 Melissa Reid 73-70-69-72—284 Minjee Lee 69-72-70-73—284 Maria McBride 79-66-69-72—286 a-Luna Sobron 70-77-71-69—287 Cristie Kerr 66-77-73-71—287 Hyo Joo Kim 65-78-73-71—287 Yani Tseng 72-72-72-71—287 Mi Hyang Lee 70-75-74-69—288 Hannah Burke 74-72-71-71—288 Stacy Lewis 70-75-72-71—288 Lexi Thompson 71-75-70-72—288 Nanna Madsen 70-78-76-65—289 Jung-Min Lee 70-75-76-68—289 A. Stanford 69-78-73-69—289 Lee-Anne Pace 75-73-74-68—290 Shanshan Feng 71-74-76-69—290 Sun Young Yoo 71-73-74-72—290 Nicole Larsen 69-74-70-77—290 C. Hedwall 73-74-75-69—291 M. Balikoeva 73-73-75-70—291 Jenny Shin 71-74-76-70—291 Charley Hull 73-73-77-69—292

Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Baltimore at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

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an elimination game. Following Monday’s first game, Spittle called his team’s shot — perhaps unknowingly, perhaps not. “We are a big hitting team, so if we can continue to do that well, we’ll be good,” Spittle said. “Our team usually builds off of a win. We just have to keep them motivated and have them hit and pitch well.” Sumter recorded a combined 35 hits on Monday and only had to rely on four total pitchers, two in each game. That second part meant saving arms for what could be prove to be a dogfight today and hopefully In Wednesday’s championship round. “I know these guys are on 30 hours of rest, but this is still a lot to ask of them,” said Spittle following the second game. “We were low

on pitching today and we were asking a lot from our guys. It was especially big to score those last runs (in the second game) to get off the field and save those arms for possibly an inning or two tomorrow.” What Spittle loved even more than saving arms for the rest of the tournament was how his team battled at the plate. “We hit the baseball like we are capable of (in both games today),” Spittle said. “J.T. Stanley has hit the ball extremely well for us and Josh Burns is another one who has been on fire lately. You add in Aaron Carlton and Bryce Spittle — both have been getting hits at big times — and Sebastian DuCom in the lead off spot has been getting things started off well. I just cannot say enough about these guys.” Between the two games, seven different players re-

corded multiple-hit games, including four who accomplished the feat in both wins. Leading the way at the plate was Carlton, who had four doubles and a pair of triples. Sumter’s right fielder also scored six runs and batted in three, while Stanley collected a single, two doubles and a home run en route to batting in five runs while scoring three. The double and home run, which was the second of the World Series for the third baseman and pitcher, brought his extra-base hit total to six. Also registering multi-hit games in both of Monday’s contests were Jackson Hoshour (five singles, three RBI, two runs) and Burns (two singles, two doubles, five RBI, four runs). In the day’s first game, Bryce Spittle collected three singles and batted in four runs while Ethan Brown had three singles.

lot this summer, which we haven’t done a lot of in the past,” Spurrier Jr. said. “You certainly have to learn by doing, but when you can’t do, you have to watch and learn, pay attention. Just get comfortable with what you’re doing.” Spurrier Jr. has been impressed with freshmen D.J. Neal and Jalen Christian, who arrived on campus this summer.

ous squads, which had set a school record with three consecutive 11-win seasons. He has vowed that will change in 2015. Reports on the team’s training and workout habits during the summer have been positive. That must continue during fall practice, and will not fully be known until the team plays its season opener against North Carolina.

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 0 Miami 5, San Diego 2 Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 2 Houston 4, Arizona 1 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 3 St. Louis 3, Colorado 2 Texas 2, San Francisco 1 L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 3, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 5, Washington 2

Aaron Carlton delivers a hit during the Sumter Junior Dixie Boys’ 11-6 victory over Hope Mills, N.C., on Monday in the Dixie World Series in Aiken.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Arizona at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Miami, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Arizona (Corbin 2-3) at Washington (Scherzer 11-8), 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 11-6) at Pittsburgh (Happ 0-0), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (A.Wood 7-6) at Philadelphia (J.Williams 3-8), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 5-9) at Miami (B. Hand 1-2), 7:10 p.m. San Francisco (Peavy 2-4) at Atlanta (S.Miller 5-8), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Lackey 9-6) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 6-7), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Cashner 4-10) at Milwaukee (Nelson 8-9), 8:10 p.m. Seattle (Nuno 0-0) at Colorado (J.Gray 0-0), 8:40 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Seattle at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Arizona at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Miami, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE New York Washington Chicago Indiana Connecticut Atlanta

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Phoenix 71, Atlanta 68 New York 78, Seattle 62 Los Angeles 80, San Antonio 78 Chicago 71, Washington 68 Indiana 83, Connecticut 70

MONDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

TODAY’S GAMES

San Antonio at Connecticut, 7 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m. Tulsa at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.

USC FROM PAGE B1 “Their stats were all pretty even,” said USC quarterback/tight end coach G.A. Mangus. “Connor had a good spring. He was where we expected him to be in the spring. Perry is older as well. He knows where to go with the ball and he knows the offense. He knows what we should be in based on what the defense is in. They just have to keep improving on that.” Although Lorenzo Nunez did not take part in spring practice, Spurrier and Mangus have high hopes for the incoming freshman. The question is whether he can absorb enough of the offense by the start of the season. Spurrier says that while talent is important, finding a quarterback with leadership skills is imperative.

PHAROH COOPER AND THEN ... ? With the exception of redshirt freshman Deebo Samuel, who Spurrier says enters fall practice as the starter opposite All-SEC selection Pharoh Cooper, no wide receiver stood out during the spring. Wide receivers coach Steve Spurrier Jr. is confident there is talent, but it has to developed. “We met with our guys a

CAN THE DEFENSE TURN AROUND? New co-defensive coordinator Jon Hoke has been charged to find a way to resuscitate the defense, which last year finished last in the SEC in sacks and next to last in total defense. While several highly regarded newcomers appear ready to bolster the defensive line, a talented secondary that is a year older returns, and a proven linebacker corps is ready to lead, Hoke is taking things one step at a time. “All we are going to do is go out there and try to build a championship defense,” said Hoke. “It is going to be a day-by-day process. We are going to be very detailed in what we do.”

WILL USC REDISCOVER A SENSE OF URGENCY? Spurrier concedes the 2014 team did not train or play with the vigor of previ-

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Considered one of the top offensive play-callers in the history of the college game, Spurrier admitted during spring practice that he occasionally allowed others to call plays during the 2014 season. “I plan to be the play-caller again,” Spurrier said during spring practice. “I did delegate at times last year, but I usually took over before the game was over. But I certainly plan on doing it, and I’ll be ready to do it, and go from there.” The offense appeared to be at its best in 2014 when Spurrier was in control. The team’s 42-35 loss at Auburn is the best evidence. The Gamecocks rolled up 551 yards total offense, with quarterback Dylan Thompson passing for 402 yards with five touchdowns. Despite the loss, Spurrier was revved up following the game.

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MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press W New York 59 Toronto 55 Baltimore 53 Tampa Bay 52 Boston 47 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 62 Minnesota 54 Detroit 51 Chicago 50 Cleveland 48 WEST DIVISION W Houston 60 Los Angeles 55 Texas 51

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MERRITT EARNS 1ST PGA TOUR TITLE GAINESVILLE, Va. — Troy Merritt won the Quicken Loans National on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 67 for a 3-stroke victory over Rickie Fowler. The victory came a day after Merritt soared to the

PERRY DEFENDS 3M CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN BLAINE, Minn. — Kenny Perry successfully defended his 3M Championship title, shooting a 4-under 68 for a four-stroke victory over Bernhard Langer, Scott Dunlap and Kevin Sutherland. After shooting a 61 on Saturday to take a four-stroke lead, the 54-year-ol Perry had six birdies and two bogeys in the final round to finish at 18under 198. He became the first player to successfully defend a title in the tournament’s 23year history, winning for the eighth time on the Champions Tour. Last year, Perry made a 15foot birdie putt on the final hole to beat Langer by a stroke. Langer closed with a 67, and Dunlap and Sutherland each shot 68.

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Toronto starting pitcher David Price throws against Minnesota during the Blue Jays’ 5-1 victory on Monday in Toronto. lead with a tournament-record 61 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. The 29-year-old former Boise State player won in his 96th career start on the tour, finishing at 18-under 266. Rickie Fowler, who started the day a shot off the lead, made a birdie on the final hole to claim second, and David Lingmerth was third, but both had up-and-down rounds. Fowler shot a 69 that featured seven birdies and five bogeys, and Lingmerth’s 69 included five birdies and three bogeys. On a day when no one shot better than 67, tournament host Tiger Woods also provid-

KENSETH FROM PAGE B1 I started running out and knew we weren’t going to make it. We were so close. You are counting down the laps in your head thinking you are going to make it but just didn’t do it. “ Busch had won three straight Cup races and four of five, swept the Xfinity and Cup races last weekend at Indianapolis and won the Truck Series event Saturday at Pocono. “I wish I had saved a little more,’’ Busch said. “I wish I had known (Logano) was that far from making it. It’s a shame we couldn’t get it done.’’ With a win, Busch would have had the points needed to at least crack the top 30, though he’d have to stay there for the final five races before the 16-driver field is set for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. “We got greedy,’’ Busch said. “But that’s the position we’re in.’’ Kenseth had the only position that mattered, winning for the second time this season and for the first time ever at Pocono. “I never thought I’d win at Pocono,’’ he said. Kenseth won the fuel gamble and survived a race that resembled a demolition derby: Cars, crews, walls, equipment, all took beatings over 400 miles.

ed some excitement, making birdies on five of his first 10 holes to get to 10 under long before the leaders got underway. But Woods faltered with three back-nine bogeys and shot a 68 to tie for 18th at 8 under.

PARK CAPTURES CAREER GRAND SLAM TURNBERRY, Scotland — Inbee Park rallied to win the Women’s British Open to become the seventh women to win four different major championships. The top-ranked South Korean player closed with a

7-under 65 at Turnberry for a 3-stroke victory over compatriot Jin Young Ko. Park finished at 12-under 276. Park, who has won six of the last 14 majors. The LPGA Tour has five majors and Park hasn’t won the Evian Championship since it was given major status in 2013. She did win the French event in 2012. Louise Suggs, Mickey Wright, Pat Bradley, Juli Inkster, Karrie Webb and Annika Sorenstam also have won four different majors. Ko finished with a 71. So Yeon Ryu and Lydia Ko tied for third at 8 under. Ryu had a 68, and Lydia Ko shot 69.

WINDOWS 10 400 RESULTS By The Associated Press Sunday At Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (7) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 160 laps, 119.2 rating, 47 points, $233,601. 2. (9) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 160, 104.6, 43, $205,166. 3. (10) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 160, 92.8, 42, $181,686. 4. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 160, 88.6, 40, $134,375. 5. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 160, 91, 40, $139,908. 6. (12) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 160, 104.8, 38, $144,851. 7. (22) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 160, 80.6, 37, $125,323. 8. (19) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 160, 87.8, 36, $124,073. 9. (5) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 160, 83.5, 35, $116,279. 10. (8) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 160, 98.3, 34, $87,915. 11. (18) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 160, 83.5, 33, $94,440. 12. (27) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 160, 99.5, 33, $112,908. 13. (4) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 160, 91.2, 31, $120,611. 14. (29) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 160, 67.2, 0, $82,250. 15. (17) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 160, 76.8, 29, $111,541. 16. (20) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 160, 77.6, 29, $89,125. 17. (24) David Ragan, Toyota, 160, 78.8, 28, $107,539. 18. (21) Aric Almirola, Ford, 160, 68, 26, $116,956. 19. (13) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 160, 104.4, 26, $106,015.

Kasey Kahne kicked off a race stuffed with wreckage when his No. 5 got loose, found the opening to pit road and slammed the inside pit road wall. Kahne’s hit buckled the wall, sent helmets flying and crew members scurrying for safety. “I saw the people and I thought to myself that those guys need to take off running

20. (3) Joey Logano, Ford, 160, 128.7, 26, $128,853. 21. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 159, 97.7, 24, $146,211. 22. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 159, 98.6, 23, $93,645. 23. (14) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 159, 69.5, 21, $110,670. 24. (31) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 159, 62.2, 20, $102,528. 25. (28) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 159, 56.3, 19, $92,203. 26. (39) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 159, 53, 18, $77,895. 27. (33) Cole Whitt, Ford, 159, 48.7, 17, $88,853. 28. (26) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 159, 62.8, 16, $92,092. 29. (36) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 159, 44.3, 15, $75,895. 30. (35) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 159, 45.3, 0, $75,745. 31. (32) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 158, 49.1, 13, $74,095. 32. (40) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 158, 36.8, 0, $73,920. 33. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 158, 40, 11, $81,720. 34. (41) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 157, 32.8, 10, $73,520. 35. (38) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 157, 37.5, 9, $73,370. 36. (43) Timmy Hill, Ford, 156, 30.3, 0, $73,120. 37. (6) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 150, 93.5, 8, $90,931. 38. (42) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 126, 30.8, 6, $68,102. 39. (30) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 123, 37.1, 5, $90,375. 40. (23) Trevor Bayne, Ford, overheating, 91, 45.8, 4, $104,605. 41. (34) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, accident, 27, 29.7, 3, $64,030. 42. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, engine, 20, 48.8, 3, $104,855. 43. (16) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, accident, 3, 23.7, 1, $66,530.

and get out of the way,’’ Kahne said. The race was red flagged for about 15 minutes while the wall was repaired. No one was hurt. Pit road proved a dangerous place. Keselowski slid through his pit stall and took out three members of his crew. His tire changer and tire carrier both

jumped on the hood and the team jackman was clipped by the left side of No. 2 Ford. One tire got free and rolled down pit road before it came to a dead stop. “If we could have, quite honestly, not had that issue during the race, I feel like we probably would have won today,’’ Keselowski said. “That one is on me, so I feel really

The East Clarendon Middle School football program will issue equipment on Wednesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the school. The first practice will be on Monday, Aug. 10, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Players are asked to bring shorts and T-shirts. For more information, contact Coach Kenny Benjamin at (803) 773-8514 or Coach Quan Barnes (803) 460-1310.

HILLCREST MIDDLE PRACTICE STARTS TODAY The Hillcrest Middle School football team will hold its first football practice today. The practice will be held at the school beginning at 5 p.m. From staff, wire reports

guilty for my team on that.’’ Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 suffered engine failure only 20 laps into the race. Ricky Stenhouse’s No. 17 was a crumpled mess after he slammed into Sam Hornish Jr. Kurt Busch spun, tried to save his car and was plowed into by Hornish. Trevor Bayne was knocked out of the race when a pipe went through his radiator. There were seven cautions in the first 70 laps. The cautions slowed — or stopped — the race to such a crawl that it took an hour to complete the first 30 laps on the 2 1/2-mile track. Gordon’s farewell to Pocono has him the track’s career leader in wins with six and laps led. He had his 32nd top10 finish in 46 races at the track. He’s still looking for the elusive win that will clinch a Chase berth instead of hoping he can make the field on points. “We’re not in a safe position,’’ Gordon said.

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TORONTO — David Price was blown away by the reception he got in his Toronto debut. Then he blew away the Minnesota Twins. Price struck out 11 over eight innings to win his first Blue Jays start, Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking home run and Toronto beat Minnesota 5-1 in the opener of a four-game series between AL wild-card contenders. Acquired from Detroit last Thursday for a trio of minor league left-handers, Price received a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 45,766 as he walked in from the bullpen before the game. Price (10-4) allowed one run and three hits. He threw 119 pitches, two shy of his season high. His 11 strikeouts were the most by any pitcher in his Blue Jays debut. Roger Clemens struck out nine White Sox on April 2, 1997. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, another of Toronto’s deadline additions, singled off Santana (2-2) to begin the fifth and scored on Donaldson’s 27th homer, an opposite field drive to right. LaTroy Hawkins finished in the ninth as the Blue Jays (5552) closed to within percentage points of the Twins (5451). Minnesota has played two fewer games.

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TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 matures and gains experience as quickly as possible. The defensive front must be overhauled, with players such as D.J. Reader, Carlos Watkins, Shaq Lawson, and Kevin Dodd expected to assume more prominent roles. Fall camp will help confirm a pecking order and perhaps uncover a young rising star or two — perhaps an Albert Huggins along the front, a Kendall Joseph at linebacker, or a Mark Fields in the secondary.

IS DESHAUN WATSON GOOD TO GO? Yes, we know he’s been on the fast track to recovery for a while now and is quick to inform us that he’s been running skills and drills this summer and feels 100 percent, but no one really knows for sure. Seeing is believing, so all eyes will be on the sophomore quarterback as he seeks to show that the quickness, the guile and the decision making have remained as stable as the ACL in his left knee. Clemson’s coaches won’t admit as much, but they’re sure to breathe at least a subtle sigh of relief once they see Watson scurrying about without a hitch on an everyday basis.

IS MITCH THE MAN? Keeping Watson well protected is a task that falls largely on the offensive line, and in particular the left tackle. With the early departure of expected starter Isaiah Battle, freshman Mitch Hyatt could be the man charged with that duty. Hyatt may be youthful at a position where experience is at a premium, but he does have several things in his favor, including pedigree (he’s the nephew of former Clemson standout Dan Benish), a jumpstart (he enrolled in January and went through spring practice), and a high level of talent (he was considered one of the nation’s top two tackle prospects as a high school senior). Veteran offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell says Hyatt is the “most advanced” lineman for his age he’s ever seen; this fall camp will reveal whether he’s truly ready to “protect the franchise.”

WHICH FRESHMAN GAMEBREAKER WILL EMERGE? Clemson is loaded with offensive talent at the skill positions, but it’s difficult to imagine newcomers, such as Deon Cain and Ray Ray McCloud, not having impact. Cain, a rangy 6-foot-2, 190pound receiver who played primarily quarterback in high school, will start out playing behind receiver Mike Williams. McCloud is a versatile player who could impact special teams and will slide into a slot behind Artavis Scott. The bottom line is that both are highly competitive, highly motivated and hard working. The guess here is that both players could contribute right away rather than take a redshirt.

WHITHER THE KICKER? This shouldn’t be an issue, but it suddenly is thanks to senior Ammon Lakip’s recent lapse of judgement. Lakip was cited for DUI and misdemeanor possession of cocaine over the summer. Lakip has been indefinitely suspended, but Swinney recently said that Lakip may rejoin the team when school begins in mid-August if he meets certain requirements. Even when he does return, Lakip will “miss some time,” but could re-assume kicking duties by the third or fourth game. In the meantime, fall camp will be all about deciding who will handle the kicking chores — sophomore Alex Spence or redshirt freshman Christian Groomes? Neither has ever attempted a kick in a college game.

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There will be a meeting for any Sumter School District female or male student interested in running cross country at Sumter High School on Thursday, Aug. 6, at 5:30 p.m. at the SHS picnic shelter. Students are asked to bring their physical and concussion forms. For more information, contact Jimmy Watson at (803) 481-4480.

SOCCER FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its fall soccer leagues. Registration will run through Aug. 13. There will be leagues for children ages 3-17 as of Sept. 1, 2015. Registration fee is $30 for ages 3-4, $35 for ages 5-6 and $45 for ages 7-17. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

FOOTBALL FLAG REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its flag football league.

Registration will run through Aug. 13. The league is open to children ages 5-8 as of Sept. 1, 2015. Registration fee is $50. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org. TACKLE REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its tackle football league. Registration will run through Aug. 13. The league is open to children ages 9-12 as of Sept. 1, 2015. Registration fee is $60. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

CHEERLEADING FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its cheerleading program. Registration will run through Aug. 13. The program is open to children ages 5-12 as of Sept. 1, 2015. Registration fee is $50. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meeting on Tuesday, Aug.

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SOFTBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its fall girls softball leagues. Registration will run through Aug. 21. The league is open to girls ages 7-12 as of Dec. 31, 2015. Registration fee is $45. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meting on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

BASEBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its fall baseball leagues. Registration will run through Aug. 19. The league is open to children ages 7-14 as of April 30, 2016. Registration fee is $45. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

GOLF CHURCHES CHALLENGE

There are still some slots available for the 16th Annual Christian Golfers’ Association Churches Challenge Golf Tournament and Praise Rally which will be held on Aug. 14-15. On Saturday, Aug. 15, at Sunset Country Club, signin for the morning flight begins at 7 a.m. Tee off will begin at approximately 8 a.m. The afternoon flight will have sign-in at 11 a.m. for its 1 p.m. tee times. The cost is $45 per golfer and includes the praise dinner on Friday as well as lunch and beverages on Saturday. Players can also purchase up to two mulligans for $5 that can be used anywhere on the course. Members of the public are invited to attend the event and cheer for their team. Spectators can walk the course and sponsors are encouraged to set up a tent to display their products. Registration forms can be mailed to CGA, 1285 Clara Louise Kellogg Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 or can be brought to the office at Dillon Park, next to Crystal Lakes Golf Course. 9-HOLE SCRAMBLE

The 9-hole Scramble event hosted by The Links at Lakewood will be held every Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per player and includes prizes and dinner. The cost is $12 for those attending just the dinner. To sign up, call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 up to 5 p.m. the day of the event.

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‘We thought we might be placed in the Charleston region. We’re happy with this though.’

FROM PAGE B1 the Columbia schools (in Region V) and the Pee Dee schools together. “We thought we might be placed in the Charleston region. We’re happy with this though.” There are seven regions in the proposed 5A with 42 teams. This will be the first time South Carolina has had a 5A class. Lakewood and Crestwood would both be a member of a 5-team Region VI-4A. The other teams are Darling-

SUMTER HIGH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TERRENCE SCRIVEN Describing reaction to Gamecocks’ placement in proposed realignment ton, Hartsville and Lugoff-Elgin. The 4A classification would have eight regions and 42 teams. Manning would be a member of Region VII-3A along with Bishop England, Georgetown, Hanahan, Lake

Marion and Timberland. There would be eight regions and 44 teams in the 3A class. Lee Central would be a member of Region IV-2A with many of its old region foes. The other schools are An-

drew Jackson High, Buford, Pageland Central, Cheraw, Chesterfield and North Central. There would be seven regions with 44 teams. East Clarendon and Scott’s Branch would be in different regions in 1A. EC would be in Region VI along with Creek Bridge, Green Sea-Floyds, Hannah-Pamplico, Hemingway and Lake View. Scott’s Branch would be in Region V with Bethune-Bowman, Branchville, C.E. Murray and Cross. There would be six regions in 1A with 41 schools, 34 of which have football teams.

OBITUARIES ROBIN GRUBB MANNING — Robin Elizabeth Thomas Grubb, 48, wife of Harry “Victor” Grubb Jr., died on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, at her home. Born on Aug. 2, 1966, in Athens, Georgia, she was a daughter of Gerald Emory Thomas Sr. and Ella Mae Elkins GRUBB Thomas. She was a kindergarten teacher at Anderson Primary School in Kingstree and she was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of Manning; her parents of Spartanburg; a daughter, Sarah Taylor Grubb of Manning; a brother, Gerald E. Thomas Jr. (Marlene) of Roxboro, North Carolina; and a beloved niece, nephew and cousins. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald E. Thomas Jr. officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the residence, 1024 Sand Pine Court, Manning. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

SUSIE MAE H. PEARSON Susie Mae Hodge Pearson, 67, died on Friday, July 31, 2015, at her residence, 3095 Old Manning Road, Sumter. She was born on June 6, 1948, in Sumter County, a daughter of Carrie Lee Burgess Hodge and the late John Hodge Jr. She was a PEARSON graduate of Manchester High School, Sumter County. She was a member of Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where she served as active advisor of the usher board ministry. Susie retired from Pilgrim’s Pride, Sumter. Survivors are her husband, J.C. Pearson of the home; two daughters, Linda (Kenneth) Tindal of Sumter and Gloria (Brian) Blevins of Virginia Beach, Virginia; her mother, Carrie Lee Burgess Hodge of Sumter; one granddaughter, Kendrel S. Tindal of Sumter; eight sisters, Gladys Witherspoon, Mary Hodge, Rudell Hodge, Betty Andrews, Hazel (Melvin) Gladden and Mable Hodge, all of Sumter, Emma (James) Gibson of Manning and Geneva (Randy) Thomas of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; three brothers, John (Veronica) Hodge III of Sumter, Harry (Sylvia) Hodge of Stockton, California, and Steve (Patricia) Hodge of Rembert; nine additional sisters-in-law; and five additional brothers-in-law. The celebratory services for Mrs. Pearson will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 6569 Old Manning Road, Manning, with the Rev. Dr. Leon Winn, pastor, officiating, the Rev. Roosevelt McFadden, the Rev. Hazel Charles and the Rev. Willie Wright assisting. Burial will follow in Pearson Cemetery, Old Manning Road, Sumter. Mrs. Pearson will lie in repose one hour prior to service time. Public viewing will be held from noon to 7 p.m. today. The family is receiving friends at her residence. The services have been en-

trusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

RICHARD W. RAUCH Retired Lt. Col. Richard W. Rauch, 94, husband of Marjorie “Midge” Dew Rauch, died on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Flint, Michigan, he was a son of the late Mark Bruno Rauch and Blanche Snyder RAUCH Rauch. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan. Lt. Col. Rauch retired from the U.S. Air Force after 30 years of service. He was a U2 pilot and was a World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran. Following retirement from the Air Force, he served as a private pilot and also worked with H&R Block Tax Service. He was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife of Sumter; a son, Richard W. Rauch II of Sumter; a daughter, Gretchen R. Johnston (Donald) of Sumter; two granddaughters, Margaret Griffin Rauch and Anne Trent Rauch; two grandsons, Donald Brett Johnston (Shelly) and Lee Johnston; and two great-grandchildren, Payten Johnston and Gage Johnston. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jeanne Rauch. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Webb Belangia officiating. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 950 48th Ave. North, Suite 101, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

LEROY W. HOWARD Leroy Wadsworth Howard, husband of Dorothy Campbell Howard, was born on Aug. 18, 1936, in Sumter County. He departed this life on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital in Columbia. Leroy was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. At an early age, he

accepted Christ and joined Wayman Chapel AME Church. His memories will be cherished by his beloved wife of the home, Dorothy C. Howard; sons, the Rev. Ronald (Philamena) Howard of San Pedro, California, Leroy P. Howard of Florence, Alger Peay and Jimmie (Valarie) Peay of Sumter; daughters, Loretta (Vernon) Helper of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Gloria Peay of Decatur, Georgia, Mariah A. Armstrong of Sumter, and Dorothy (Larry) Johnson of San Antonio, Texas; one sister, Doris Gibson of Sumter; sisters-in-law, Ophelia Howard of Sumter, Preshes Wilson of Dalzell, Mary R. (Leroy) Ramsey of Sumter, Irene Simmons of Cross and Josphine Campbell of Washington, D.C.; brothers-in-law, Francis (Ruth) Campbell of Rembert and Stevenson (Dawn) Campbell of Hopkins; a cousin raised as a brother, Melvin (Louise) Keith of Sumter; a special granddaughter, Geryreon Peay of Decatur; 14 grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, Leroy was preceded in death by his brother, Harold Howard Jr.; and stepfather, Alfred Bolling. Public viewing will be held from noon to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Howard will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on Wednesday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Wayman Chapel AME Church, 160 N. Kings Highway, with the Rev. Laddie N. Howard, pastor / eulogist. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends at the home, 5370 Keith Road, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

ALMETA DIAN DURANT Almeta Dian Durant entered eternal rest on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was a daughter of Isaac

and Almeta S. Durant. The family will receive friends at the home of her parents, 1009 Porter St., Sumter. Services have been entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC, (803) 774-8200.

KATHERINE H. BUTLER Katherine H. Butler entered eternal rest on Aug. 1, 2015, in Charlotte. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 2020 Browntown Road, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home of Bishopville.

PATRICIA ANN D. SINKLER Patricia Ann Dinkins Sinkler, 66, wife of Willie Sinkler, departed this life on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born on Oct. 30, 1948, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late King Holliday and Carrie Dinkins. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 110 Carver St., Sumter, SC 29150. Family plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

KIWANDA L. CAVE SANTEE — Kiwanda Latrese Cave, 35, died on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, in Santee. She was born on Wednesday, April 2, 1980, in Orangeburg County, to the late Alfred and Gertrude Cave. The family will receive friends at the home of her aunt, Patsy Williams, 505 Lavel Road, Santee, SC 29142. Ms. Cave’s mortal frame is peacefully resting in the professional care of King-Fields Mortuary, Summerton, (803) 485-5039.

LUCIOUS JENNINGS Lucious Jennings, 74, husband of Lillie Mae McDaniel Jennings, departed this earthly life on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 5, 1941, in Lee County, a son of the late Arthur (Nick) Richardson and Irene (Ernest) Davis. Luke was educated in the public schools of Lee County. He later moved to Newark, New Jersey, where he was employed as a brick layer for more than 45 years. He relocated to Sumter in

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2007 to help take care of his mother. Luke accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Mechanicsville United Methodist Church, until his passing. Luke was loved by all. He never met a stranger. Those that knew him loved him. He was always smiling and telling jokes. He would give you the shirt off of his back. He was an awesome cook. You name it, he could cook it. His specialties were sweet potato bread, bread pudding and pound cakes. In addition to his parents, Luke was preceded in death by one brother, Ernest (John Henry) Davis Jr. Those left to cherish his precious memories are his loving wife, Lillie McDaniel Jennings; his loving children, Damita Rivers of Newark, New Jersey, Tamera (Gregory) Thompson of Maryland and Jack Brown of Sumter; two special sons, Danny Smalley of Sumter and Gregory Battles of Columbia; one sister, Lillie “Anne” Washington of Ladson; a special sister, Tonia Fair; a special brother, Melvin Cabbagestalk of Sumter; one aunt, Frances Davis of Columbia; three uncles, Elijah (Thelma) Richardson, Leroy (Rosalee) Jennings and Edward (Shirley) Davis of Sumter; two sisters-inlaw, Evelena Gass of Willingboro, New Jersey, and Ellen Green of Sumter; six grandchildren, Ibn and Elijah Rivers, RaShawn and Lea Thompson, Justine Brown and Na Tasha Stewart; three great-grandchildren, Jeremiah Clark, Justin and Joseph Stewart; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Mechanicsville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ronnie Jeffcoat, pastor, officiating. The funeral procession will leave at 1:15 p.m. from the home, 2600 Maiden Hair Lane, Sumter. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

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2001 Buick LeSabre, Exc. cond. 89,000 miles. Asking $3,700 OBO. 803-459-3015.

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Scenic Lake MHP 2 Br, 1 Ba, No pets. Call between 9 am - 5 pm 499-1500.

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 2, 3 & 4 Bedroom for rent, Cherryvale & Dogwood Area $250 & up. (803) 651-9926 5 BR 3 BA Blackberry Lane, Private Lot , C/H/A $850 +Dep No pets. 803-983-0049

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Mobile Homes for rent. 2BR, 3BR & 4BR Section 8 OK. Call 803-773-8022.

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EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Exp. Shingle Nailers. Must have own transportation. Only experienced need to apply. Call 968-2459. No calls after 5!!! Cashier needed. Great Hours! Must have some computer knowledge, be self-motivated, dependable & energetic. Apply at Wally's Hardware, 1291 Broad St.

Help Wanted Part-Time Thomas Sumter Academy in Rembert, SC is seeking applicants for part-time school bus drivers for our Camden and Eastover routes. Requirements are: a CDL license, Department of Transportation Physical and a copy of your driving record for the last ten years. Please send this information along with a resume to: Susan.hux@thomassumter.org.

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LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 & $3

Bid Notices INVITATION TO BID The County of Sumter is soliciting separate sealed bids from qualified vendors for the following project: "Spec Building Maintenance". Bid documents may be obtained from: County of Sumter, Purchasing Department, 13 E. Canal St., Sumter, South Carolina 29150. Inquiries should be made by telephone to (803)436-2329, fax to (803)436-2335, or email purchasing@sumtercountysc.org. Bids will be received until August 20, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. in the Purchasing Department on the 2nd Floor, Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina, 29150. The County of Sumter reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The County of Sumter reserves the right to waive any or all technicalities.

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2015-CP-43-01447

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

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FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

THIRTEEN (13) MONTH LEASE REQUIRED

MERCHANDISE

3785 Broad St, Sumter, SC 29154 0136 - Bryant, Vicky 0147 - Dicks, Frankie 0149 - Conyers, Ronald 0229 - White, Brenda 0234 - Stewart, Michelle 0253-Hawkins-Sweetenburg, Jennifer 0401 - Ruth, Brittanie 0402 - Pack, Jerrod- Dontrell 0831 - Hendrix, Linzer 0839 - Warner, Thomas

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury)

FROM $575 PER MONTH

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Legal Notice Public Storage/ PS Orangeco, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale by competitive bidding on August 13, 2015 personal and/or business property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and other household / business items located at the properties listed. The sale will begin at 2:00 pm at 1143 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29153. The personal goods stored therein by below named occupant(s); 1143 N.Guignard Dr, Sumter, SC 29150 115 - Cotton, Karen 124 - Talbott, Jason 310 - Fullard, Cheria 337 - Womack, Nikki 433 - Washington, Renee 452 - Spencer, Talisha 504 - Chappell, Lonvonne 561 - Pendergrass, angela 628 - McFadden, Ernestine 749 - Bennett, Cassandra

Summons & Notice

K016 - Barr, Latrina

Summons & Notice

HUNTINGTON PLACE APARTMENTS

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The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-RP1, Plaintiff, vs. Betty A. Council; Joyce T. Link; The Estate of Virgin E. Council, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Virgin E. Council, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, 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 TO 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 within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so,

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application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Betty A. Council to Novastar Mortgage, Inc. dated July 20, 1998 and recorded on July 27, 1998 in Book A531 at Page 683 and rerecorded on July 30, 1998 in Book 712, Page 1861, in the Sumter County Registry (hereinafter, "Mortgage"). Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger. The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: All that certain piece, parcel of lot of land with the improvements thereon, situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina,

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1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153 A019 - Bellamy, Ben A037 - Dennis, Wanda A047 - Baxter, Parniec AA002 - Gipson, Monica B014 - Dozier, Kenneth B029 - Wilson, Shatara B050 - jones, sharonda B052 - Pringle, Brenda B077 - Dugan, Micahel C029 - Scott, Belinda C065 - Parker, Andrew D024 - Ragin, Shawn D025 - Williams, Larron F019 - Williams, Sandra F023 - Lockes, Carlton F045 - Robinson, Crystal G007 - Robinson, Sharon G024 - Kennedy, Dwight J014 - Doss, Leslie J015 - Dixon, Kendrick

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 04, 2015

BEAT THE HEAT WITH LINEN & SEERSUCKER SUITS AT MAYO’S Large Selection of Linen Sets, Sandals and Kangol Caps! If your suits aren’t becoming to you, It’s a good time to be coming to Mayo’s! Wesmark Plaza • 773-2262 • Mon-Sat 10-7 • www.MayosDiscountSuits.com Summons & Notice being fully shown and represented as Lot 40 on plat of Palmer and Malone, C.E.'s dated October 31, 1946, of record in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book ZZ-5, at Page 215, the boundaries and measurements of which have been confirmed by resurvey of H.S. Wilson, R.L.S. dated November 2, 1977, of record in the said Clerks Office in Plat Book Z-40 at Page 211. This being the same property conveyed to Betty A. Council by deed of Joyce T. Link recorded July 17, 1996, in Book 652 at Page 427, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County.

TMS No. 2291002009 Property Address: 6 Dixie Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for SUMTER County on June 15, 2015. ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS IN MILITARY SERVICE It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for known and unknown minors, and for all persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment, it is FURTHER upon reading the Petition filed by Plaintiff for the appointment of an attorney to represent any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire of Guardian Ad Litem Attorney, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all known and unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 6 Dixie Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29150; that he is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants. AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire of Guardian Ad Litem Attorney, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the interest of said Defendants, AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in The Item, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action. Sarah O. Leonard, SC Bar No. 080165 Jadda F. Wylie, SC Bar No. 100246 Alan M. Stewart, SC Bar No.: 015576 Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 803-454-3540 Fax 866-676-7658 Attorneys for Plaintiff

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 15-CP-43-0683

Summons & Notice

service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe

deed of Carolina Construction of Sumter, LLC, dated January 17, 2014 and recorded January 17, 2014 in Book 1198 at Page 781 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Subsequently, Antonio Jerome Cowell a/k/a Antonio J. Cowell died May 7, 2014, leaving his interest in the subject property to his heirs, namely, J'Kiah Cowell a/k/a Jakaiby Cowell, J'Kori Cowell a/k/a Ja'Karrie T. Cowell, and Alijah Cowell, as is more fully shown in the Probate Records for Sumter County bearing Case No. 2014-Es-43-615.

Cowell a/k/a Ja'Karrie T. Cowell and Alijah Cowell, minors, and Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Anne Bell Fant, be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem for J' Kiah Cowell a/k/a Jakaiby Cowell, J'Kori Cowell a/k/a Ja'Karrie T. Cowell and Alijah Cowell, minors, and Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a disability, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property commonly known as 3105 Longleaf Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29154; that Anne Bell Fant is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and it is

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 3105 Longleaf Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29154, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 1810002044, 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 within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Anne Bell Fant, made absolute. Columbia, South Carolina June 22, 2015

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v. J' Kiah Cowell a/k/a Jakaiby Cowell; J'Kori Cowell a/k/a Ja'Karrie T. Cowell; Alijah Cowell; Glendell Baker, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Antonio Jermone Cowell a/k/a Antonio J. Cowell; Any Heir-at-law or Devisees of Antonio Jermone Cowell a/k/a Antonio J. Cowell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Defendant(s). (013263-06580)

LIS PENDENS Deficiency Judgment Waived NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Antonio J. Cowell to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Lenox Financial Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns dated January 17, 2004, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ROD for Sumter County on January 17, 2004, in Mortgage Book 1198 at Page 785. This Mortgage was subsequently assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. by assignment dated June 4, 2014 and recorded June 9, 2014 in Book 1201 at Page 5936. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, represented as Lot No. 25, Section II, of Woodlake Subdivision and being more particularly shown and designated as Lot No. 25 on a plat of Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated April 14, 1989 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book 89 at Page 389, reference being made to the said plat for the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the said lot. This being the property known as 3105 Longleaf Drive, Sumter, SC. TMS No. 181-00-02-044. This being the same property conveyed to Antonio J. Cowell by

Property Address: 3105 Longleaf Dr Sumter, SC 29154 TMS# 1810002044 Columbia, S.C. March 11, 2015 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: J' Kiah Cowell a/k/a Jakaiby Cowell, J'Kori Cowell a/k/a Ja'Karrie T. Cowell, Alijah Cowell and any unknown Heir-at-law or Devisees of Antonio Jermone Cowell a/k/a Antonio J. Cowell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe. 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 March 13, 2015. Columbia, South Carolina June 22, 2015

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 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, South Carolina June 22, 2015

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 15-CP-43-0683 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v. J' Kiah Cowell a/k/a Jakaiby Cowell; J'Kori Cowell a/k/a Ja'Karrie T. Cowell; Alijah Cowell; Glendell Baker, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Antonio Jermone Cowell a/k/a Antonio J. Cowell; Any Heir-at-law or Devisees of Antonio Jermone Cowell a/k/a Antonio J. Cowell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Defendant(s). (013263-06580) ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI Deficiency Judgment Waived It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the appointment of Anne Bell Fant as Guardian Ad Litem for J' Kiah Cowell a/k/a Jakaiby Cowell, J'Kori

Estate Notice Sumter County

Summons & Notice

FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s) J' Kiah Cowell a/k/a Jakaiby Cowell, J'Kori Cowell a/k/a Ja'Karrie T. Cowell, Alijah Cowell and any unknown Heir-at-law or Devisees of Antonio Jermone Cowell a/k/a Antonio J. Cowell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe by publication thereof in the The Item, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) Nikole Haltiwanger (SC Bar # 70491) Jason D. Wyman (SC Bar # 100271) Ashley M. Wheeling-Goodson (SC Bar # 101423) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 James C. Campbell Clerk of Court for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina 7/8/2015 A-4535301 07/21/2015, 07/28/2015, 08/04/2015

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2014-CP-43-02354

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

Sarah O. Leonard, SC Bar No. 080165 Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 888-726-9953 Fax 866-676-7658 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim. Estelle Reed #2015ES4300420

Personal Representative Roger Reed, Sr.

U.S. Bank National Association, Plaintiff, vs. James L. Lowery; Cassandra M. Lowery; First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., Defendant(s). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, 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 TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL

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

3240 Hwy 521 South

William D. Heise, Sr. #2015ES4300418

Personal Representative William D. Heise, Jr.

3930 Blackberry Lane Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Carrie Mae Sinkler #2015ES4300403

Personal Representative Jaunita Sinkler

4 Country Squire Ct. Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Lottie Fiore #2015ES4300404

Personal Representative Stanley E. Crane

C/O Glenn F. Givens Attorney at Law 107 N. Main St.

ABOVE

Estate:

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

DISABILITY:

Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Jimmie Lee Choice #2015ES4300421

Personal Representative Robert Lee Choice

155 Terrell Road Wedgefield, SC 29168

Estate:

Jane Madigan #2015ES4300412

Personal Representative John Guandalini

56 Harmony Road Bristol, CT 06010

Estate:

Frances J. Brown #2015ES4300402

Personal Representative Kenneth Brown

795 Lakewood Drive Sumter, SC 29150

ANNOUNCEMENTS Lost & Found Found small dog near Continental Tire. Call 803-481-8767 to identify. Sumter County/City Animal Control 1240 Winkles Rd. 803-436-2066 or 436-2755. Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm Found: Old Manning Rd. black mix. Perkins Ave. White/blk terrier mix. Alg Rd. Tan/white mix puppies. Gibbs Dairy Rd. Brown/white mix. Beechcreek white mix.

Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:

Margaret Graham #2015ES4300203

In Memory

Personal Representative Cheryl A. McLeod

109 Dickson Avenue Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:

Linda Kay Hamm #2015ES4300410

Personal Representative Ronald Hamm

130 Miller Road Sumter, SC 29150

Estate: Martha McElveen Horne #2015ES4300416 Personal Representative Terrell T. Horne

600 Yuma Court Sumter, SC 29150

Estate: Frances Mathis Altman #2015ES4300405 Personal Representative Miles Alfred Altman

1732 Kolb Road Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Carrie Baker Lenoir #2015ES4300409

Personal Representative Samuel I. Lenoir

1005 Alice Drive Apt 615 Sumter, SC 29150

It's been a year ago yesterday since you went to your heavenly home. And even though you've gone away, you walk beside us everyday. We all love you & miss you very very much, your wife, Willie Mae, Children Reggie, Gerald, Sharon & Vanessa, Grandchildren, Sisters, Brothers & the entire family. In loving remembrance of Mr. Robert Cokley Sr.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v. J' Kiah Cowell a/k/a Jakaiby Cowell; J'Kori Cowell a/k/a Ja'Karrie T. Cowell; Alijah Cowell; Glendell Baker, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Antonio Jermone Cowell a/k/a Antonio J. Cowell; Any Heir-at-law or Devisees of Antonio Jermone Cowell a/k/a Antonio J. Cowell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Defendant(s). (013263-06580)

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived TO THE DEFENDANT(S): J' Kiah Cowell a/k/a Jakaiby Cowell, J'Kori Cowell a/k/a Ja'Karrie T. Cowell, Alijah Cowell and any unknown Heir-at-law or Devisees of Antonio Jermone Cowell a/k/a Antonio J. Cowell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military

ATTENTION The Classified Department has accumulated a large quantity of photos, mostly from Happy Ads, In Memory and other Special Pages. The Sumter Item appreciates your patronage. However, these photos need to be claimed and picked up from the Classified Department no later than October 5, 2015. After this date The Sumter Item will discard all unclaimed photos.

The Item will not be responsible for any photos unclaimed after this date.