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200 jobs could come to Sumter with new Apex Tool expansion Company will shutter its plants in Texas, Arkansas BY BRADEN BUNCH braden@theitem.com (803) 774-1201 Apex Tool will add between 150 and 200 jobs to its Sumter location beginning next year

after the company announced it will restructure its manufacturing efforts by closing facilities in Texas and Arkansas. The global tool manufacturer headquartered in

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. unleashed its first airstrikes in northern Iraq against militants of the Islamic State group Friday amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. The extremists took captive hundreds of women from a religious minority, according to an Iraqi official, while thousands of other civilians fled in fear. Many of America’s allies backed the U.S. intervention, pledging urgent steps to assist the legions of refugees and displaced people. Those in jeopardy included thousands of members of the Yazidi religious minority whose plight — trapped on a mountaintop by the militants — prompted the U.S. to airdrop crates of food and water to them. The extremists’ “campaign of terror against the innocent, includJOHN KERRY ing the Yazidi and Christian U.S. Secretary minorities, and its grotesque of State and targeted acts of violence bear all the warning signs and hallmarks of genocide,” said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. “For anyone who needed a wake-up call, this is it.” Underscoring the sense of alarm, a spokesman for Iraq’s human rights ministry said hundreds of Yazidi women had been taken captive by the militants. Kamil Amin, citing reports from the victims’ families, said some of the women were being held in schools in Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul. “We think that the terrorists by now consider them slaves, and they have vicious plans for them,” Amin told The Associated Press. “We think that these women are going to be used in demeaning ways by those terrorists to satisfy their animalistic urges in a way that contradicts all the human and Islamic values.”

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ing operations in order to be competitive and serve our customers efficiently,” Apex Tool Group told thecitywire. com in a statement. The Arkansas media outlet reported Thursday that layoffs at the Springdale location, which employs about 250 people, would begin next year. Jay Schwedler, president of Sumter Economic Develop-

ment Board, said the decision by Apex displays the company’s confidence in the longterm economic stability of the Sumter area. This is the second Sumter expansion announcement by Apex in the last three years. Back in 2011, the company announced it would bring an additional 33 jobs and $1.4

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Maryland said because the announcement comes as part of its consolidation efforts that will shutter facilities in Dallas and Springdale, Arkansas, those employees will have the first opportunity to apply for the new Sumter positions. “All three of these facilities are operating substantially below capacity, so we need to consolidate these manufactur-

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Maj. Allen Dailey and his wife, Lt. Jenny Dailey, both with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, have been married 14 years and met serving.

Couples serving on the force together make things work BY ROB COTTINGHAM rob@theitem.com (803) 774-1225

hile having a spouse serving in law enforcement might seem stressful enough, how do things work when both husband and wife don the big, bright badge?

“I might outrank her at the office, but she outranks me at home,” said Maj. Allen Dailey of Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, smiling in the process. Allen and his wife, Lt. Jenny Dailey, found more than a job in their law enforcement careers: They found each other. “We met while doing D.A.R.E. pro-

grams for our agencies,” Allen said. “I was working here (Sumter), and she was with Kershaw County. We’ve been married for 14 years.” The Daileys have been working for the same agency for a while but not in an elbow-to-elbow sense.

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Sumter GOP announces its HQ opening BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Gov. Nikki Haley will soon be visiting Sumter again. This time she’s stopping by for the opening of the Sumter County GOP Headquarters, 710 Bultman Drive, which chairwoman Shery Smith is calling the “2014 Victory Headquarters.” “The goal this season is to turn

South Carolina red to the roots,” she said. “The opening of this headquarters is the first step in Sumter County. We’re looking to turn Sumter CounHALEY ty red one vote at a time.” The event kicks off at 6 p.m. Tuesday with Haley cutting the ribbon. Afterward, she is expected to make a few remarks and be

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available for pictures and autographs, Smith said. Haley is facing Sen. Vincent Sheheen, D-Camden, a second time. She defeated him for the governor’s seat in 2010. Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, will also speak. He is not facing opposition in the upcoming election. Matt Moore, chairman of the

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Missing man might need medications Law enforcement is seeking the help of the public in locating a man who has been missing since Monday. Fredric Matthews Richburg, 52, of 915 Miller Road Apt. 6A, was reported missing Thursday. He might be without his prescription medicaRICHBURG tions. Richburg was last seen at about 10 a.m. Monday while leaving his Miller Arms residence carrying a red bag with blue handles. He was wearing a blue Nike baseball cap, a tan or green heavy jacket, black jeans and brown high-top Jordan tennis shoes. He is described as being about 6 feet tall and weighing between 175 and 185 pounds. Anyone who may have seen him or may know his whereabouts is asked to call Sumter Police Department immediately at (803) 468-2700 or dial 911.

Woman jailed in bust of suspected chop shop, dog-fighting operation BY ROB COTTINGHAM rob@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 A second person has been arrested in connection to a suspected chop shop and dog-fighting operation in Olanta. Latoya Williams-McCall, 29, of 10630 Nero Circle, has been arrested and charged with 11 counts of ill treatment of animals, 11 counts of dog fighting or baiting, three counts of altering or defacing a vehicle identification number, two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle valued at $10,000 or more, one count of unlawful transportation or selling of a vehicle, one count of receiving stolen goods valued at $10,000 or more, one count of possession of meth or cocaine base and manufacture or distribution of cocaine base. Williams-McCall appeared before Magistrate Judge George Gibson on Friday for a bond hearing on the charges. Gibson set the bonds for each count against Williams-McCall at $2,500 but lowered the baiting charges to $1,000 per count. The total bond amount was $41,000.

The charges stem from an Aug. 2 search of the Nero Circle address. Originally, deputies with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrived to serve a family court warrant, but when no one answered the door, officers checked a vehicle parked in the yard to confirm the address. While examining the vehicle, officers found the vehicle identification number had been removed. A search warrant was then obtained, and as deputies searched the premisWILLIAMSes, they found two more McCALL vehicles that had altered or removed VIN plates. The first vehicle, a GMC dual-wheel truck reportedly stolen out of Harleyville, was missing its VIN plate in the door jam, and the VIN plate on the dash had been removed and altered. The second vehicle was a Chevrolet Impala, which was discovered dismantled in the backyard with the VIN plates removed. A third vehicle, a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, was found with an alternate tag that wasn’t registered to it.

2 arrested at meth house where child was left ORANGEBURG — Two people have been arrested at a meth house where Orangeburg County authorities said a 2-year-old girl was left by her mother. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reported that Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said officers answering a complaint Thursday found methamphetamines in the house. Ravenell said 41-year-old Christy M. Kinsey is charged with possession of methamphetamine. He also said 29-year-old Fran Nicole Roberts was arrested on an outstanding family court bench warrant. Kinsey and Roberts are being held under $20,000 bond apiece. It’s not known if they have attorneys.

Report: VA office staff made claim errors COLUMBIA — A Veterans Administration Inspector General report said errors were found in the way the Columbia VA Regional Office processes benefits and claims. Multiple media outlets reported Friday that the report found inadequate training and slow processing caused the mistakes. The regional office provides benefit payments and counseling services to veterans. The report found many errors cost the VA, rather than veterans. In one case, a veteran was overpaid nearly $69,000 during three years. Another veteran was underpaid nearly $89,000 during four years when he wasn’t granted full compensation for the loss of his legs and bowel problems. The report recommended the office put more resources into clearing its backlog and add training for processors.

The correct VIN was checked, and the vehicle was reportedly stolen from Greer. A $12,000 Cam Am brand allterrain vehicle was also found in the yard and was reportedly stolen from Coward. As the search continued, officers also found a 11 pit bulls chained up in a wooded area behind the residence. Investigators said there were visible scars on the dogs and think they were being used for dog fighting and baiting. The dogs also reportedly exhibited trademark behaviors of dogs trained for fighting. Inside the home, officers found trace amounts of what was tested and confirmed to be crack cocaine. Robert McFadden, 30, of the same Nero Circle address, was arrested during the search and charged with the same offenses as Williams-McCall on Aug. 2. He appeared before Magistrate Judge Joe Davis on Wednesday and received a total bond of $61,000 and faces upward of 100 years in prison and $200,000 in fines. McFadden was also placed on GPS monitoring as a stipulation of his bond.

Pita Pit now open Restaurant had construction setback BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 Patience has finally paid off for Sumterites pining for the opening of the community’s first Pita Pit at 1029 Broad St., Suite B. The popular restaurant, which promotes itself as a healthful alternative to fried fast foods, opened its doors at 10 a.m. Friday, two months after its much anticipated opening date in mid-June. The owner had an explanation for why people’s pita MAT WALSH / THE SUMTER ITEM cravings remained unsatisfied. Pita Pit, 1029 Broad St., Suite B., is now open. The restaurant “We had construction iswas supposed to open mid-June, but problems with construcsues,” said Ram Venkantion set the opening back to Friday.

nagari, owner of several of the restaurants in the Midlands. “One of our contractors was not doing their job.” Venkannagari said the restaurant would be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays. He said that besides serving walk-in customers the restaurant will deliver and cater. Customers can place an order by calling (803) 7734820. “People can also order online,” he said. “There is an app that can be downloaded to handle all of a customer’s needs.”

17-year-old charged with attempted murder BY ROB COTTINGHAM rob@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 Faced with setting the bond for an attempted murder suspect, Magistrate Judge George Gibson told the defendant it was cases like these that are the reason Sumter is so poorly ranked by crime statistics analysts. Gibson, conducting court at SumterLee Regional Detention Center on Friday, made his statement while holding the bond hearing for a Mayesville man arrested in connection with a shooting at a local mobile home park. Malik Myers, 17, of 103 McCutcheon St. in Mayesville, was charged after law enforcement investigators said he reportedly fired several rounds at a 17-year-

old victim July 29. According to reports, the victim was traveling in the 1900 block of Mason Road in Dalzell that day when he saw a car approach him. The victim said he then saw Myers hanging out of the window with a pistol in his hand. A short chase then ensued for a few blocks, during which Myers allegedly opened fire on the victim’s car. It didn’t apMYERS pear that anyone was hurt, according to Lt. Robert Burnish of Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. “Investigators said there were no visible bullet holes in the (victim’s) car,” Burnish said. “Because of the conditions of the area, no bullet cas-

ings were located either.” As Gibson spoke with him, Myers denied any connection to the incident. “As far as we know, this is an ongoing feud,” Burnish said. The judge went on to inquire about an alleged tension between the Mayesville and Rembert areas. Myers acknowledged an ongoing feud between the regions but claimed to have nothing to do with it. Gibson then set bond at $5,000 for the charge and, as a final piece of advice, said Myers needed to steer clear of the victim. “If you see him coming your way, go the other way,” he said. “Let officers know that he’s been in your area, if you see him. Y’all just need to stay away from each other.”

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have some fun and camaraderie before school starts.” According to the police department, the Back to School Sumter Police Department is Bash is one of the biggest reaching out to the community events of the year, and as in past years, they’re expecting again this year before school about 500 kids to participate in officially begins in Sumter activities. The event will inCounty. For the fourth year in clude free haircuts, magic acts, a row, the department will balloon art, exercise demonsponsor its Annual Back to strations, games, food and School Bash from 9 a.m. until noon Tuesday at South Sumter music. “Community service is a Park and Gym on Sumter high priority for our officers,” Street. Police Chief Russell F. Roark In past years, the police deIII said. “We value our young partment organized the event at Crosswell Park, but the new people and will continue to offer and develop programs location will allow more opthat will enhance their quality tions to provide more services of life in Sumter.” for children and adults, exNearly 20 organizations, inplained Public Information Ofcluding other area law enforceficer Tonyia McGirt. ment agencies and first re“Moving the event to the South Sumter Park and Gym on sponders, Team Shaw (Air Sumter Street gives us an oppor- Force and ARCENT), Sumter tunity to increase vendor partic- School District and health care and social service providers ipation by offering indoor and are expected to participate outdoor space for demonstrations, exhibits and services,” Mc- Tuesday. The police departGirt said. “And, as in years past, ment is asking that all children are accompanied by an adult 18 the focus is on local children, years or older. giving them the opportunity to

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Mayor Joseph T. McElveen Jr., center, signs a proclamation declaring Aug. 7, 2014, as Purple Heart Day in Sumter. Seen with McElveen are members of the Gen. George L. Mabry Jr. Chapter 817 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, from left, Johnny Williams, Jessie Burgess, Donald Williams, Don Kellum, Glenn Braden III and Ron Harvin. Purple Heart Day recognizes wounded combat veterans, promotes patriotism, supports legislative initiatives and makes sure those who served or are serving the United States are remembered.

USDA expects to bust records this harvest season Cooler summer, new technology means farmers are in high cotton

Average corn yields set a record in 2009 with 164.7 bushels per acre. USDA previously estimated 165.3 bushels per acre this year, and some analysts are speculating about exceeding 170 bushels per acre. The record soybean yield also came in 2009, an average of 44 BY DAVID PITT bushels per acre for a 3.36 bilThe Associated Press lion-bushel harvest. USDA expects a national average of 45.2 bushels per acre and a crop of DES MOINES, Iowa — A mild 3.8 billion bushels this fall. summer across much of the naWayne Humphries, who tion’s heartland has provided farms about 1,000 acres in optimum growing conditions southeast Iowa, recently attendfor the nation’s corn and soyed a National Corn Growers bean crops. Pair that with highconference in Washington. yield seeds and other new farmWhat’s unusual about this year, ing technologies, and the U.S. is he learned, is that farmers who looking at busting records come THE ASSOCIATED PRESS irrigate dry areas of Nebraska harvest time. A farmer drives his tractor past a soybean field toward grain storage bins near Ladora, Iowa, on Aug. 5. and Texas didn’t turn on the The U.S. Department of AgThe nation’s corn and soybean farmers are on track to produce record crops this year as a mild summer water until late last month — riculture already has predictweeks later than normal. ed a record soybean crop of 3.8 has provided optimum growing conditions. “People were there from all billion bushels. And the corn over in corn-producing states, can run at night if needed, livestock feed, lower prices equate rain fell when plants crop, it said in July, would be helping farmers adjust plant- and they said it just looks really could eventually lead to a deemerged and cooler summer large but not bigger than last ing when weather delays field good,” he said. cline in the cost of beef, pork, temperatures minimized heat year’s record of 13.9 billion The downside of a bumper work. chicken and milk. stress. bushels. However, many marcrop is depressed prices for the “When conditions are right “Eventually the economics That’s the case in Illinois, one ket analysts and some farmers expect USDA to revise expecta- of the nation’s top corn and soy- will feed through, but I wouldn’t we have the ability to get in and farmers’ haul, meaning they could break even or lose expect much relief in 2015 yet. It get that crop established so tions upward in a report based bean states. money. much more quickly than we just takes time to go through “Illinois has largely been on field surveys that’s coming The price for corn scheduled could in the past,” Welch said. the systems,” Irwin said. dealt to date pretty close to a out Tuesday. “We’re just creating an environ- for December delivery, widely Weather doesn’t deserve all royal flush on weather, and I’m “Conditions look just fantasment that when the weather co- considered a benchmark, was tic across most of the country,” sure that the yields are going to the credit for the amount of $3.66 per bushel Friday. That’s operates we’re capturing more grain farmers are getting from be very high here,” said Scott Texas A&M University grain of the potential and the possibil- at least 50 cents a bushel below each acre this year. Irwin, a University of Illinois marketing economist Mark Agriculture companies have ities genetically that are within what most farmers spent on professor of agricultural and Welch said. seed, fertilizer, pest- and weeddeveloped genetic characteris- that corn plant.” consumer economics. In a typical growing season, During the lifetime of the av- control chemicals and fuel. tics in seeds that allow plants The expected large harvest at least some corn-growing Some farmers will store grain to be packed more densely per erage U.S. farmer, who’s 58, has driven corn and soybean states would have experienced and sell when prices improve prices significantly lower, but it acre and arm them with resis- corn yields have more than tridrought or other production while others may use a portion pled from a national average of problems. But the 18 states that isn’t expected to make much of tance to drought, disease and of their federal crop insurance 44 bushels per acre in the 1950s pests. In addition, larger a short-time difference in congrow 91 percent of the nation’s to nearly 150 bushels per acre in that kicks in when prices fall planters and tractors sumer food prices. However, corn have experienced nearly below certain thresholds. equipped with GPS programs recent years. ideal conditions this year, as ad- since the grains are staples in

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Zais disappointed with exit exam scores COLUMBIA — State Superintendent Mick Zais said he’s disappointed by the declining scores on South Carolina’s last exit exam. Zais said Friday that even though students will no longer take the exit exam, the state must work toward improved outcomes on the two collegeand career-readiness tests that replace it. Data shows 77.4 percent of first-time test takers passed both the English and math sections of the High School Assessment Program last school year. That’s down from 82 percent in 2013 and was students’ worst showing since 2009. Education Oversight Committee director Melanie Barton said the overall drop is clearly because of lower achievement in math. The passing rate on that portion fell 5 points to 78.7 percent. Barton said the law that passed in April eliminating the test had no bearing on the drop.

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Book tracks insurgence that propelled Reagan BY MICHAEL HILL The Associated Press Even Republicans piled on President Richard Nixon as the Watergate scandal wore on. But not California Gov. Ronald Reagan. He said Watergate was being “blown out of proportion” and was “none of my business.” Rick Perlstein writes that incredulous reporters thought Reagan was acting like a “genial ostrich” ignoring the looming reckoning for American government. Ostrich or no, Reagan’s point of view resonated with people — or at least some people. “There were two tribes in America now,” Perlstein writes early in the book. And Reagan spoke powerfully to one of those tribes: the ones who were organizing around grievances such as forced busing, the ones who had the sense that the orderly America they loved was receding. “The Invisible Bridge” is the story of “the right-wing insurgency bub-

bling barely beneath the surface” through the mid-’70s. And it’s the story of the national rise of the politician who benefited the most from that insurgency. Perlstein wrote about Sen. Barry Goldwater and the rise of modern American conservatism in “Before the Storm” and continued his political and cultural history with “Nixonland.” This third book ends with Reagan’s narrow loss to President Gerald Ford at the 1976 Republican convention, which served as a marker to how far the conservative movement had come in a generation. To call this book rich in anecdotes is an understatement. Perlstein adopts a you-are-there narrative that gives the reader a sense of what average Americans took in during the turbulent period from Watergate to the 1976 elections. Readers learn about Nixon and Reagan, sure, but also about the only-in-the-’70s phenomena like EST

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This book cover image released by Simon & Schuster shows “The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan,” by Rick Perlstein. workshops, in which people paid $250 to have insults screamed at them. The account of John Dean’s televised Watergate testimony includes both blow-by-blow details

and a snippet from the commercial aired during the hearing for Final Net (“So you finally got little Jamie married!”). Reagan fans looking for a heroic tale will be disappointed. Perlstein’s default mode is irreverence, and his Reagan is a storyteller who does not let the messy complexity of reality get in the way of simple answers. He calls the future president an “athlete of denial.” Democrat Jimmy Carter fares no better here. Perlstein portrays him as an opportunistic candidate happy to tell people what they want to hear. At more than 800 pages, the narrative bogs down during the Watergate hearings and in some other places. But the mini-biography of Reagan nestled in the pages is a page turner, as is Perlstein’s climactic account of the nail-biter presidential nominating convention in 1976. Ford won the nomination, but Reagan won the hearts of many Republicans who wondered if they had just launched the wrong candidate into the general election. Even Reagan couldn’t please everyone, though. Perlstein writes that Goldwater, Mr. Conservative himself, complained that Reagan had become “one of those people, the really ideological ones who won’t change.”

Secure your phone without outdated passcodes BY ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer

which came out in March.

ANDROID ALTERNATIVES

NEW YORK — Passcodes are outdated. They’re a pain to use, and they aren’t secure when they are based on easy-to-guess digits, such as a birth date or street address. Many people don’t bother using them on phones, even though that means any thief can get instant access to email, banking apps and more. Fortunately, phone makers have started to come up with alternatives to passcodes.

Most Android phones have passcode alternatives under “Security” or “Lock screen” in the settings. Instead of a numeric passcode, you can opt for a regular password. You improve security by choosing a combination of numbers and letters, some capitalized. You can throw in some punctuation marks, too. Though security improves, convenience drops. Another option, called Pattern, lets you draw a pattern on the screen. You are presented nine dots, and you must connect at least four of them by swiping on the screen using a pattern you can remember. Your passcode is your fallback. Though it’s easier to swipe than to type, it’s actually less secure. Someone with the phone can guess your pattern based on smudge marks on the screen.

FINGERPRINTS Apple included a fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5S last fall. Later, HTC included one on its HTC One Max, while Samsung added it to its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S5. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S tablets also have fingerprint sensors. With all of these, you can unlock the device with your fingerprint and avoid typing in numbers on the screen. The iPhone’s sensor still works well after nearly a year of use. I begin by training the phone to recognize up to five fingers. To unlock the phone, I simply touch the home button for about a second. It works when my finger is upside down or sideways, but the sensor has trouble when it’s wet or greasy. In such cases, I can go back to using the passcode. Samsung’s approach is similar, except it recognizes only three fingerprints, and it requires you to swipe down on the home button rather than simply touch it. The fingerprint can be used to authenticate purchases using the PayPal app or to unlock the device’s private mode, which lets you hide photos and other documents you designate as sensitive. The HTC One Max’s sensor is on the back rather than on the home

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A customer configures the fingerprint scanner technology built into the Apple iPhone 5S at an Apple store in Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing in 2013. There are various options to secure your phone, replacing now-outdated passcodes. button. Unfortunately, it often fails to recognize my print. I like that I can instruct the phone to open a par-

Forlorn O’Connor is ‘boss’ indeed

ticular app automatically depending on the finger I use. The sensor isn’t available with the HTC One M8,

The new “I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss,” by Sinead O’Connor, is seen.

‘Journey’ movie has nice ingredients, bland result

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BY DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer After a rough few years for Sinead O’Connor, as she dealt with a 16-day marriage and canceled a tour because of mental illness, it’s heartening to see her confident image on the cover of the new disc, “I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss.” She wears a black wig and sexy latex dress, hugging an electric guitar to her chest. The boss, indeed. O’Connor, 47, seemed like a strong woman in control of her life and work in her younger years, even while singing about heartbreak or acting a little nutty. What’s striking about her new set of songs is how needy, even for-

lorn, she sounds. She yearns openly for a strong man in the album opener and elsewhere; for a man to “take me, make a fool of me all night.” She dreams about another: “I’d give anything to be the one who kisses you.” She dubs herself “special forces,” called in “after divorces” because of her kissing ability, but warns a guy that she’s not the keeping kind. She sings about being foolishly seduced by a married man and bemoans that she looks like a wooden chair. “Take me to

LG’s new G3 phone gives Pattern a twist. Picture a square divided into four quadrants. You create a code by tapping on the various quadrants in an order you’ll remember, such as upper left/upper right/lower left/upper right. You need at least three taps, but you can go as long as eight, for more than 80,000 possible combinations. This approach, known as Knock Code, doesn’t leave smudge marks the way Pattern does. Plus, you have flexibility in the way you define your quadrants. You can divide the entire phone’s screen into four quadrants, or you can pick a small corner and divide that into quadrants. That way, you’re not being obvious with your taps when you’re in a public place. You don’t have to choose ahead of time. The phone figures it out.

church,” she pleads. “I’ve done so many bad things it hurts.” She even writes of contemplating suicide. “I love to make music, but my head got wrecked by the business,” she sings on “8 Good Reasons.” “Everybody wanting something from me, they rarely ever wanna just know me. I became the stranger no one sees.” Yikes. Only O’Connor truly knows where autobiography ends and art begins, but the material here could keep a psychiatrist at work for months.

Take one Oscar-winning British actress. Add an appealing supporting cast. Lather on the picturesque French countryside. Sprinkle liberally with gorgeous food shots, from bubbling, spicy Indian delicacies to perfectly composed French plates of pigeon and truffles. And then heap on a heavy serving of corn. It’s as if all that great food on set had this tranquilizing effect, sending everyone off, sated and smiling, with great life lessons learned, into a rosy sunset. That’s not to say there isn’t a lot going for “Journey” (as there was for the enjoyable “Chef”), an adaptation of the novel by Richard Morais about an Indian family that opens a restaurant in a French vil-

lage. Besides the abovementioned virtues, notably the always delightful Helen Mirren and the entertaining Indian actor Om Puri, it has the absurdly goodlooking couple of Manish Dayal, as a gifted young Indian chef, and Charlotte Le Bon, as the gorgeous sous chef who teaches him the joys of haute cuisine. It also has a script by the talented Steven Knight and a score by Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”). Oh, and it’s produced by Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg. Given all these lovely ingredients, then, why is the final product so bland — and, not to lay on too many cooking metaphors, reductive? A couple of scenes feel borrowed from what remains the most original food movie of all, the animated “Ratatouille.”

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Lowcountry novelists, Zane head to Sumter BY IVY MOORE (803) 774-1221 ivy@theitem.com Book lovers will have the opportunity to meet three authors, two of them South Carolinians, at special appearances next week and in the fall. Both Kim Boykin and Zane will sign books at Books-AMillion in Sumter Mall, and Cassandra King will appear at Sumter County Museum, BOYKIN 122 N. Washington St., on Oct. 23. Boykin will meet fans and potential new readers at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, in the mall, where ZANE she will be signing her newest Lowcountry novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Palmetto Moon,â&#x20AC;? and her previous works. All take place in South Carolina, alKING though Boykin now lives in Charlotte. Learn more about her books at kimboykin.com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Palmetto Moonâ&#x20AC;? is the story of a debutante who in 1947 leaves her family approved fiance at the altar, horrifying Charleston society. She runs to Round O, a tiny community near Walterboro, hoping to find her â&#x20AC;&#x153;true self.â&#x20AC;? The primary focus of New York Times best-selling author Zaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work is erotic fiction, and she will talk about and sign her latest book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Other Side of the Pillow,â&#x20AC;? at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. The North Carolina native began writing erotica in the evenings after her family had gone to sleep. Zane was soon an Internet sensation, self-publishing her first book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sex Chronicles,â&#x20AC;? and then signing with Simon & Schuster. The most popular of her almost two dozen books, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Addicted,â&#x20AC;? has been made into a film that will be released in October. Learn more about Zane and her work at http://bit. ly/1ydFdHs. October brings Cassandra King to the museum to read from her latest novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moonrise.â&#x20AC;? A mystery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moonriseâ&#x20AC;? is the story of Helen Honeycutt, who, reeling from a rancorous divorce, finds solace in the arms of a grieving widower. A short courtship and a quick marriage thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not readily accepted by friends and family of her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deceased wife add turmoil to both the marriage and Helenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own search for self esteem. Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five novels have been both bestsellers and critical successes. Her third, 2005â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Same Sweet Girls,â&#x20AC;? was a No. 1 Booksense Selection and Booksense bestseller, a Southeastern Bookseller Association bestseller, a New York Post Required Reading selection and a Literary Guild Book-of-the-Month Club selection. A California native, King lives in the Lowcountry near Beaufort with her husband, writer Pat Conroy. See her website at cassandrakingconroy.com.

AUTHOR APPEARANCES Kim Boykin â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, Sumter Mall Zane â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, Sumter Mall Cassandra King â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Noon, Thursday, Oct. 23, Sumter County Museum Information: (803) 773-1091

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Tim Bongiorni shovels dirt into a grave at Florence Memorial Gardens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flat, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clean,â&#x20AC;? he said, explaining what he hopes to achieve after every burial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out of respect to the family members that come back. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want them coming back to a mess. It could be my mom there. I want it to look nice.â&#x20AC;? Bongiorni has been working as a grave digger at the cemetery for 22 years.

Respect drives the grave diggers in charge at Florence cemetery BY BRUCE SMITH The Associated Press FLORENCE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a long time, it was just me and Tim out here,â&#x20AC;? said Brandon Bumgarner, smoking a cigarette during a work break. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as long as you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t count the souls buried in the ground and resting in the mausoleum. Bumgarner and Tim Bongiorni are the two full-timers in a four-man grounds crew at Florence Memorial Gardens off South Cashua Drive. Bumgarner has been digging graves and repairing grounds machinery for a little more than four years. Bongiorni has been at the cemetery for 22 years. He works on about 180 interments, inurnments or entombments per year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a spot on this cemetery these feet havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t touched,â&#x20AC;? he said. Many living people think about death, of course, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in relation to an ailing loved one or the type of burial one desires. But the people who do the grave digging, most likely strangers to the bodies they are burying, are often overlooked. Grave digging â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which today most often involves mechanized equipment but also a healthy dose of shovel, dirt and muscle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is an interesting job that mixes a closeness to and distance

burial plot picked out. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right next to his mother. He hesitates to say he loves his job, telling others that saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;one loves burying peopleâ&#x20AC;? doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always come out right. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All in all, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that we love our jobs,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that we have passion in it. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never thought about quitting.â&#x20AC;? David Brown, the owner of the cemetery, started working at Florence Memorial Gardens within a year of BonBrandon Bumgarner displays the coffin tattoo on his chest during giorniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start. a work break at Florence Memorial Gardens. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been working â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were both brand new with Bongiorni at the cemetery for a little more than four years. to the business,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is very aware of families. He respects people. People they are different than an from the dead. come over here and ask for adult grave. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hired to do a job,â&#x20AC;? him.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a little kid over Bongiorni said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You just do Brown understands the imhere, and the vault was half your job.â&#x20AC;? size,â&#x20AC;? Bongiorni said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And it portance of a well-mainThe entire job, it seems, is looked really weird sitting on tained cemetery. Huge built around real tasks and top of the ground before they blooms of dandelions need to unwritten rules that attempt be dealt with. Fire ant coloto convey respect to the dead. lowered it. You knew there nies can remove dirt and unwas a little kid in there. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Cut the grass. Replace the not real religious, but I know dermine the integrity of a flowers. burial marker. that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going straight to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flat, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clean,â&#x20AC;? Bonâ&#x20AC;&#x153;If it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel comfortheaven. No ifs, ands or buts.â&#x20AC;? giorni said, explaining what able, people wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come Bongiorniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother is burhe hopes to achieve after ied at the cemetery. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t out here,â&#x20AC;? he said. every burial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out of Some families have picnics dig the grave. respect to the family memat the cemetery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a warm summer bers that come back. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of cultures are day,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bury want them coming back to a my mom. I just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to judged by how they treat mess. It could be my mom put a ton of dirt on my mom.â&#x20AC;? their dead,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. there. I want it to look nice.â&#x20AC;? And for Bongiorni and his He has to maintain her But â&#x20AC;&#x153;not every grave is the grave-digging crew, that same,â&#x20AC;? said Bumgarner, who burial marker just like any other at the cemetery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t means doing their job well, wears a coffin tattoo on his through migraine headaches do momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grave any better chest. than any other one out here,â&#x20AC;? and 100-degree weather. Graves for babies and chilâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotta be right,â&#x20AC;? Bonhe said. dren are dug by hand, and giorni said. Bongiorni already has his physically and emotionally

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Report: Insurance fraud complaints rising Insurance fraud complaints in South Carolina have reached an all-time high with more than 1,200 pouring in last year, according to a report released Friday by Attorney General Alan Wilson. The annual report from his officeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Insurance Fraud Division noted attorneys prosecuted cases that resulted in 37 convictions and in more than $700,000 being returned to the victims of insurance fraud. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Insurance fraud continues to drain our system and raise premiums for our

citizens. We must send the message that it is not tolerated in South Carolina,â&#x20AC;? Wilson wrote in the report. Almost three quarters of the complaints received last year involved automobile insurance fraud. Fraud involving property was next, accounting for about 17 percent of the complaints. The report noted that the most complaints about insurance fraud came from Richland County with 159, Greenville County with 86 and Charleston County with 77.

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Smokey Bear turns 70, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring candles

S.C. Republican Party, and Hope Walker, the state director of the Republican National Committee, are scheduled to appear along with representatives from the Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, and Rep. Mick Mulvaney, RSouth Carolina, 5th District, campaigns. Scott was appointed to replace Jim DeMint at the end of 2012 when DeMint resigned, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll face Richland County Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson in the special election to fill the remaining two years of the unexpired term. Mulvaney will face Tom Adams, a Democratic candidate from Fort Mill. Other Republicans have been invited, and Smith said Thursday she is waiting for confirmation on a few more. A reception with light refreshments will follow. The event is free and open to the public. Smith also hopes to enlist a few new volunteers or donations for the cause. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always looking for volunteers in the office and volunteers in general,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donations and memberships are always accepted, too.â&#x20AC;?

LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Smokey Bear is turning 70 today â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring any candles to the party, please. As the friendly, huggable bear with the brimmed hat and shovel enters his golden years, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s burning up Twitter. But his message of fire prevention through personal responsibility hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed much.

STAYING POWER Smokey Bear was created in 1944 because of fears that Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enemies would set forest fires while most U.S. firefighters were in battle overseas. When the war ended, Smokey stuck around â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now at the center of the longest-running public service announcement campaign in U.S. history. Research shows he is known by 96 percent of American adults and ranks near Mickey Mouse and Santa Claus for name recognition. His creation was a collaboration of the U.S. Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters and the Ad Council.

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A Smokey Bear character waves to visitors at Smokey Bear Historical Park in his hometown of Capitan, New Mexico, in 2004.

LONDON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The World Health Organization urged nations worldwide Friday to donate money and resources to stop the spread of Ebola as it declared the outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency. The current Ebola outbreak is the largest and longest ever recorded for the disease, which has a death rate of about 50 percent and has so far killed at least 961 people, according to the U.N. health agency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Countries affected to date simply do not have the capacity to manage an outbreak of this size and complexity on their own,â&#x20AC;? WHO chief Dr. Margaret Chan told a news conference in Geneva.

A SOCIAL ANIMAL Smokeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image has evolved over the decades to fit the latest media technology. When he first debuted, TV was in its infancy, and posters were hand-drawn. Now, Smokey is a social media connoisseur and prolific blogger, with accounts on Facebook, Twitter (@Smokey_Bear), Instagram, YouTube and Flickr. He has more than 300,000 friends on Facebook, and 24,000 people follow him on Twitter. Fans can sign a virtual card and upload photos at www.smokeybear.com. People still like to write to Smokey the old-fashioned way, too. The imaginary bear got his own ZIP code (20252) in 1952 as his popularity soared, and it was reactivated this summer.

The original Smokey Bear, symbol of forest fire prevention, is seen in his National Zoo home in Washington, D.C. Smokey died in 1976 and was returned where he was found as a cub with burned paws in 1950 in Capitan, New Mexico.

A QUIET BEAR Smokey traditionally never spoke in his public service messages except for his signature line (Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires). Now, social media has given him a new outlet â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chatty. Still, Smokeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message is sometimes best relayed through silence. A series of YouTube videos created around his 70th birthday show Smokey giving silent bear hugs (#SmokeyBearHug) to campers who properly build and extinguish camp fires and safely dispose of used charcoal.

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S IN A NAME Most people know the fingerpointing fire-safety fanatic as Smokey the Bear, but in fact there is no â&#x20AC;&#x153;theâ&#x20AC;? in the original name. In 1952, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote a song in his honor and added a â&#x20AC;&#x153;theâ&#x20AC;? between â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smokeyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bearâ&#x20AC;? to keep the rhythm flowing.

A BEAR IN THE CITY In 2001, Smokeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public relations team changed his classic line to the more updated phrase Only You Can Prevent Wildfires and revamped the campaign to address the growing threat of devastating wildfires in suburban and urban areas. Smokey hit the cities with a three-year â&#x20AC;&#x153;refreshedâ&#x20AC;? campaign targeting casual adult hikers, bikers and campers and those living in urban areas adjacent to forest land.

THE â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;REALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; SMOKEY Smokey Bearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nascent ad campaign got a boost in 1950 when a real bear cub that had been rescued from a New Mexico wildfire was nursed back to health and sent to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., as the living Smokey.

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ESTHER FELDER

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Esther Floyd Corbett Felder, 95, widow of Richard K. Corbett and Norman A. Felder Sr., died on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Dec. 3, 1918, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Shadrach “Shade” and Estelle F. Floyd. She was a retired FELDER teacher, having begun her teaching career at Paxville School and retiring from Sumter School District 2, after teaching at Bethel, Furman, Manchester and Delaine. After moving to Sumter, she became a dedicated member of First Assembly of God, Alice Drive. Survivors include three daughters, Iris C. Bryant (Kenny) of Lake City, Martha C. McAllister (Gillis) of Summerville and Marguerite C. Harris (Al) of Paxville; five grandchildren, Stacy Matthews (Mac) of Lake City, Erin Harris of Charlotte, North Carolina, Patrick McAllister of Greenville, Ian McAllister of Summerville and Scot McAllister of Osaka, Japan; three greatgrandchildren, Mary Bryant, Margaret and Will Matthews, all of Lake City; stepsons, Norman A. Felder Jr. (Bernice), Joe C. Felder (Kathy), Lynn Felder, and Steve Felder (Pat) and their families; Tekie McCall, cherished neighbor and “daughter” of 25 years; numerous beloved nieces, nephews and many dear friends. She was predeceased by brothers, Windom and Lemuel Floyd; and sisters, Annie Bennett, Corilla Driggers, Lottie Fry, Travis McKenzie, Sulima Mims, Ruby Stephens and Pauline Floyd. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday in the chapel of Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Phil Simun officiating. Burial will follow in Paxville Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Assembly of God, 1151 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Stephens Funeral Home and Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

GREENWOOD — John Andrew Cobb Jr., 95, of 1230 Montague Ave. Extension, widower of Emily Williams Cobb, loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at Hospice House. Born on Jan. 25, 1919, in Greenwood, he was a son of the late John Andrew Sr. and Ina Albertson Cobb. Surviving are two daughters, Carolyn Massey (Ray) of Abbeville and Ginny Shirley (Buddy) of Sumter; and one son, John Andrew Cobb III (Marty) of Greenwood. Mr. Cobb was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was preceded in death by five sisters, Grace Cobb Hodges, Lucille Cobb Gaddy, Mary Cobb Sandusky, Virginia Cobb Nelson and Sarah Elizabeth Cobb; and a brother, William Howard Cobb. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Amy Brown of Greenwood, Allison Hayford of Toccoa, Georgia, David Shirley of El Paso, Texas, John Cobb of Bradley, Warren Cobb of Charleston and David Cobb of Tallahassee, Florida; and eight greatgrandchildren, Noah Brown, Ana Brown, Erin Carter, Mia Shirley, Nikki Shirley, Maya Cobb, Arden Cobb and John Cobb. Services will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday at Blyth Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ray Massey officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 3 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be John Cobb, Warren Cobb, David Cobb, David Shirley, Scott Brown, Noah Brown and Bill Hayford. The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to HospiceCare of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646. A message of condolence may be sent to the family at www.blythfuneralhome.com. Blyth Funeral Home and Cremation Services is assisting the Cobb family.

NAOMAY A. GRIFFIN PINEWOOD — Naomay Andrews Griffin, 87, widow of Charles Lawrence Griffin Jr., died suddenly on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Aug. 20, 1926, in

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APEX FROM PAGE A1 million in investments to the local facility. Like the current development, that announcement was also the result of the company’s closing a separate plant and consolidating its efforts in Sumter. To help facilitate the 2011 effort, Sumter County

ELIZABETH L. ADGER Elizabeth Ludd Adger was born on April 19, 1929, in Sumter County, to the late Fony Ludd and Frances Dukes Ludd Conyers. She departed this life on Aug. 6, 2014, at her residence. She accepted Christ at an early age and joined Enon Missionary Baptist Church. Elizabeth received her formal education in the public schools of Sumter County. Her civic involvements included membership in the Order of the Eastern Star Silver Leaf Chapter No. 333; field missionary for the Black River Sunday School Convention; member of the Black River Women’s Convention; and volunteer with the Pax-

Deputy Jennifer Mays and Sgt. Tripp Mays will celebrate their two-year wedding anniversary next month. The two met in law enforcement.

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“We don’t usually work together,” Allen said. “I work in administration; she works in training, so it rarely happens.” Allen went on to say that the only rule concerning relationships within an agency is that one person in the couple can’t supervise the other. Otherwise, you just have to remain professional, he added. His wife said being married to an officer actually helps the relationship in many ways. “Being in law enforcement together, we understand each other’s stresses and frustrations better than others might,” Jenny said. “A spouse outside law enforcement might not truly understand, but someone in the field would understand completely.” “We understand, but we leave work in the garage,” Allen said, laughing. Sgt. Tripp Mays and Deputy Jennifer Mays have been married two years. Their romance began shortly after Jennifer joined the force. “We met the day I started, and it became what it is

Paxville, she was a daughter of the late David Benjamin and Bessie Hodge Broadway Andrews. She was a member of Paxville United Methodist Church, the Ladies Prayer Group, and Pinewood Baptist Church Young at Heart. She is survived by a son, Charlie Griffin of Sumter; a daughter, Virginia G. Cox (Gary) of Sumter; six grandchildren, Ellen Norsworthy, Griff Cox, Erick Cogburn, Keith Griffin, Kirk Griffin and Lawren Cogburn; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Bessie Cogburn; and two brothers, Tommy Broadway and D.B. Andrews. A funeral service will be held at 5 p.m. today in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. George Gain and the Rev. Dr. Eugene Mosier officiating. Burial will follow in Pinewood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Don McLeod, Wade McLeod, Vance Andrews, Gregg McCutcheon, Harold Corbett and Sam Poole. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Andrews Chapel United Methodist Church, c/o Sarah Coulliette, 15149 Panola Road, Pinewood, SC 29125 or to Paxville United Methodist Church, c/o Harold Corbett, 1130 McLeod Road, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org

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today,” Jennifer said with a smile. Their love might still be young, but both Mayses keep things on an even keel. “It takes a level of professionalism,” Tripp said. “We all have that, though. Our personal lives don’t spill into the office. Sometimes, work might follow you home, but you have to leave the personal stuff at home when you report to work.” All around, the four deputies agree that there is an extended level of trust, both professionally and personally.

“I know he’s been trained, and he knows how to handle himself,” Jenny said. “It’s the same with her, and her and him,” Allen said, gesturing to his wife and Tripp and Jennifer. “We’ve all had the training,” Jenny said. “You don’t think about it; you just react. That’s what we’ve been trained to do.” One example particularly sticks out in her mind. “Several years ago, when he was with the drug unit, they had a shooting when they were out executing a search warrant. I could hear

Council authorized issuing $100,000 from the county’s infrastructure budget to the plant. It has not been announced what, if any, state or local economic incentives were offered to the company to support the Sumter expansion, although Schwedler did describe the effort to recruit

the company as an “incredibly competitive project.” Allison Skipper, spokeswoman for South Carolina Department of Commerce, declined to comment on any incentives that might have been offered to Apex, only saying the department could not comment on ongoing projects.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014 ville after school program. Elizabeth was joined in holy matrimony to the late Sylvester Adger Sr. They moved to Clarendon County, where she joined St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church and served faithfully as president of the gospel choir; organizer of the junior choir; member of the senior choir; and served in various other capacities in the church. She leaves to cherish her memories: Jerome Adger of the home, Minnie Thomas, Sylvester (Laura) Adger Jr., Sarah Adger and Betty (Ernest) Graham. all of Sumter, Dr. Barbara J. Adger of Hephzibah, Georgia, and Melissa Adger of Manning; a daughter-in-law, Juanita Adger; 21 grandchildren; 29 greatgrandchildren; four sisters-inlaw, Linnie Woods, Beulah Williams, Louise Major and Gladys Singleton (Powell); a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. She had a special fondness for three “sons” of the community: Archie Zeigler, Michael Conyers and Thomas Brown. Public viewing will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Eastern Star rites will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. on Sunday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15, Sumter, with Pastor Willie Wright officiating and Dr. Derrie L. Grant, eulogist. Interment will follow in St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery in Pinewood. The family is receiving friends at 1994 Connor Road, Manning. 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.

EDNA GILLARD BISHOPVILLE — Services for Evangelist Edna Gillard, who passed away on Aug. 2, 2014, will be held at noon today at St. Paul AME Church in Johnsonville. Internment will follow in Williamson Cemetery in Hemingway. Services entrusted to New Life Funeral Services LLC of Bishopville.

LOTTIE MAE H. HILL

Inez Hollman, 74, died on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York. Born on June 6, 1940, in Bishopville, she was a daughter of the late Lucious and Dessie Brisbon Hollmon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

ALCOLU — Lottie Mae Hodge Hill, 86, widow of Archie Neail Hill, died on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at Lake Marion Nursing Facility. Born on Aug. 1, 1928, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late George Washington Hodge and Mary Leah Bartlett Hodge. She was a member of Clarendon Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Larry Neail Hill (Cathy) of Alcolu and David LaVerne Hill (Barbara) of Sumter; a daughter, Tina H. Sellers (Jeremy) of Vicksburg, Mississippi; a brother, James “Jimmy” Hodge (Yvonne) of Sumter; a sister, Betty Graham of Florence; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, George Franklin “Frankie” Hill; a grandson, Michael Eric Hill; five brothers; and a sister. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Jason Wilson and the Rev. Tony Bradwell officiating. Burial will follow in Clarendon Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Randy Hill, Adam Hill, Grant Hill, D.J. Hill, Ryan Reaves and Austin Reaves. Honorary pallbearers will be Kodie Reaves and J.R. Parimuha. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of her son and daughter-inlaw, Larry and Cathy Hill, 1169 Timberline Lane, Alcolu. Memorials may be made to the S.C. Alzheimer’s Association, 3223 Sunset Blvd., Suite 100, West Columbia, SC 291693496 or to Trueway Holiness Church, 7027 Sumter Highway, Alcolu, SC 29001. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org

the excitement coming over the radio, and the suspect had run,” Jenny said. “I got up from my desk and headed that way, and a co-worker tried to stop me. I wasn’t going because of him. I was going because there was a suspect we had to get. That was my thought, but the coworker thought I was going out because (Allen) was out there.” “Thankfully, we don’t have any scanners at home,” Allen said with a laugh. Thinking back on all his years in law enforcement, the major recalled a common, humorous radio call from a time with less technology on hand. “Back when I started, there weren’t any cellphones or pagers,” Dailey said. “You used to have to call dispatch, and they’d relay the call to your spouse as, ‘... need to contact your .5,’ which translates to, ‘You need to call your other half.’” In terms of fidelity, the deputies agreed that there are fewer issues, if any at all, with the parameters of the job. “There are some spouses that, until they get to know us, look at a female in law enforcement with apprehension,” Jenny said. “Robert

Burnish and I were on call together for eight years. We used to cut up all the time with each other’s spouses about spending the night (working) with their husband or their wife. We know it’s all a part of work. You get jealousy out of some of them, I guess, but there shouldn’t be any.” “Sure, you have some things that can happen, but that could happen anywhere,” Allen said. Of course, certain instincts and behaviors are always present, such as being wary of their surroundings. “If we’re out at a restaurant, we’re always looking and getting a feel for things,” Jenny said. “That’s something we can’t help, though.” “You keep things in mind,” Allen said, “like not sitting with your back to the door.” “We fight over who gets the chair to the wall,” Jenny said, laughing. Allen said the close unity within law enforcement and especially the sheriff’s office creates a large family situation. Jennifer agrees. “With everybody here, it’s a family. We are a family,” Jennifer said. “Even if you’re not getting along, and something happens, we get along, regardless of any tension.”

INEZ HOLLMAN

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014

AROUND TOWN The Stroke Survivors Support Group its first meetArewill youhold a stroke survivor? ing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Alice Drive Baptist Church library, 1305 Loring Mill Road and Wise Drive, far left front entrance. Following the initial meeting, the group will continue to meet on the second Thursday of each month. Call Wayne Hunter at (803) 4643003 or Joyce at (803) 4647865. Clarendon School District One will conduct free vision, hearing, speech and developmental screenings as part of a child find effort to identify students with special needs. Screenings will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Summerton Early Childhood Center on the following Thursdays: Aug. 14; Sept. 11; Oct. 9; Nov. 13; Dec. 11; Jan. 8, 2015; Feb. 12, 2015; March 12, 2015; April 9, 2015; and May 14, 2015. Call Sadie Williams or Audrey Walters at (803) 485-2325, extension 221. The VVA Annual LZ 960 Benefit Poker Run, sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 960, Manning, will be held today with an 11 a.m. start time and 4 p.m. end time at Lakevue Landing. Entry fee is $10. There will be six stops: J&J Marina; the new Scarborough’s; Taw Caw Campground & Marina; Goat Island Bait & Tackle; Randolphs Landing; and ending at Lakevue Landing. Entry forms can be picked up in advance at any of the six stops or call (803) 460-8551 or (803) 478-4300. Entry forms may also be obtained after 9 a.m. at Lakevue Landing. Must have entry forms with all six stamps to be eligible for cash prizes. The Thunderguards of Sumter will hold its annual back-toschool bash from noon to 4 p.m. today at 104 E. Bee St. The event will feature entertainment, food and school supplies for the children. If you would like to donate back-to-school supplies, contact Robert Rogers at (803) 226-8666 or Larry Sanders at (803) 464-0507. A back-to-school / stay-inschool bash, sponsored by the Sumter Branch NAACP and Mt. Pisgah AME Church, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Mt. Pisgah AME Church Family Life Center, 35 Council St. School supplies will be given out to students. The Sumter County Republican Party will hold the grand opening of its 2014 victory headquarters at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 710 Bultman Drive with a reception featuring Gov. Nikki Haley, Rep. Murrell Smith, S.C. Republican Party Chairman Matt Moore and others. The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. The associate members and guest speakers on marital tips will begin with Jerry and Judy L. Simon. Transportation provided

within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or (803) 775-5792. For information about the upcoming gala, call the 24/7 recorded message line at (206) 3765992. Women’s Bowling League is looking for new members! This fun handicap league welcomes all skill levels. Basic instruction is available for beginners. Come alone or bring your own team of three women. The league will meet to form teams and review the rules at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at Gamecock Lanes, and bowling will begin the following Thursday, Aug. 21. Call Cathy Powers at (803) 316-6710. The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will sponsor a dinner fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, at the Lincoln High School cafeteria, Council Street. The menu will consist of fried chicken, red rice, sweet peas, roll and a drink. Cost is $7 per plate. Dine in or take out. Call James L. Green at (803) 968-4173. LAY UP, Leading America’s Youth Upward Program, will hold its annual back-to-school event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 3155 Thomas Sumter Highway, Dalzell. School supplies will be given out while supplies last but all children must be accompanied by an adult to receive them. Event will feature food, games and a bounce house. Call Mark Shaw at (803) 236-2313. A back-to-school bash, sponsored by Helping Youth Pursue Excellence, the Central Carolina Community Foundation and Dawn Staley’s Innersole charity, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the M.H. Newton Family Life Center, 415 Manning Ave. Sixty children have been selected to receive free, new shoes, and school supplies will be given away. Call (803) 934-9522. Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. Plans will be made for the 2015 class reunion, which will be celebrated as the 1960s class reunion of the Civil Rights era. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 9684464. A giving back to the community barbecue and back-to-school bash, sponsored by Heartz 2 Soulz and CJ’s Café & Catering, will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at CJ’s Café & Catering, 226 N. Washington St. (inside Econo Lodge). Children must be accompanied by an adult and bring their own towels to enjoy the pool. School supplies will be given out as well as coupons for free haircuts, shampoo and style. There will be games, food and live entertainment. Donations for this event are being accepted at CJ’s Café & Catering. Call (803) 4062446 or (803) 774-2233.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Socializing EUGENIA LAST and mixing business with pleasure will pay off. Offering your assistance will bring opportunities your way. Share your thoughts and someone will see your vision and help you reach your goals. Good fortune is heading your way.

positive results.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take a break and do your best to avoid trouble. Disagreements due to escalating emotional situations will leave you feeling stressed and frustrated. Put more effort into finishing a job or taking care of personal improvements. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be careful how you handle colleagues, peers or anyone in a position of authority. Focus on positive changes you can make at home to add to your entertainment or comfort. Express your gratitude and you’ll be given more to be grateful for. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ask questions and follow through with your findings. There is money to be made if you act on instinct. Taking better care of your mental, physical and emotional health will pay off and lead to an interesting new pastime. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make changes if you feel it will help your position at work or in your community. Listen to an elder’s opinion, but don’t give in to attempts to guilt you into doing things that aren’t going to benefit you in the end. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep your personal life a secret and don’t share problems you face. Someone will try to meddle if you give him or her a chance. If you’re steadfast and take action quickly, you’ll get

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Greater opportunities will be made available to you regarding your position and living arrangements. Head in a direction that will ensure a secure future, not an impulsive move based on an emotional connection. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You may have a great moneymaking idea, but if you go overboard and try to expand too quickly, you’ll defeat the purpose and incur losses. Refuse to let emotional situations lead you down a path that is unrealistic. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t get sidetracked when it comes to how much you have and how much you owe. Set a budget and a plan to pay down debt in force and you will ease your stress and rebuild your reputation. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll face opposition regarding investments. You’ll have to use pressure to avoid someone persuading you to put money into something that isn’t likely to bring any returns. Focus on physical, not financial, offers of affection. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Speak from the heart and clear the air. If you let others know how you feel and what you want, you stand a much better chance of having things go your way. An opportunity to change your professional direction is apparent. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Participation will be the key to having fun and meeting new people. Let intuition lead the way when it comes to personal changes you want to make. Being the best you can be will attract someone with the same standards as you.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

A couple of Clouds and a couple afternoon t-storms of t-storms

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

A couple of thunderstorms

A t-storm around in the p.m.

Partly sunny, a t-storm in spots

Partly sunny, a t-storm; humid

86°

72°

84° / 71°

88° / 72°

90° / 69°

Chance of rain: 65%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 65%

Chance of rain: 45%

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 55%

Winds: SSE 4-8 mph

Winds: S 4-8 mph

Winds: NNW 4-8 mph

Winds: NW 4-8 mph

Winds: WSW 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 80/70 Spartanburg 82/71

Greenville 80/70

Columbia 89/75

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

Sumter 86/72

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 90/71

ON THE COAST

Charleston 88/76

Today: Mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm. High 84 to 89. Sunday: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 82 to 89.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 86/72/t 81/62/pc 100/79/s 82/63/pc 94/76/pc 81/65/pc 91/77/pc 85/69/pc 91/74/t 87/68/pc 106/84/t 71/59/pc 86/69/pc

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 357.93 75.62 75.17 97.17

24-hr chg -0.05 -0.02 -0.32 +0.09

Sunrise 6:39 a.m. Moonrise 7:15 p.m.

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

0.00" 0.78" 1.55" 24.41" 35.35" 29.89"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

89° 70° 90° 69° 102° in 2007 57° in 2004

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

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 86/71/t 82/65/pc 100/79/pc 85/66/pc 94/77/s 82/64/s 90/77/t 85/69/s 92/75/t 86/66/pc 106/85/pc 72/60/pc 85/68/c

Myrtle Beach 84/75

Manning 88/73

Today: A couple of thunderstorms. Winds south-southeast 3-6 mph. Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Winds southeast 3-6 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 84/73

Bishopville 86/72

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest. 12 3.33 19 4.96 14 2.96 14 2.78 80 78.33 24 5.52

Sunset Moonset

8:15 p.m. 5:17 a.m.

Full

Last

New

First

Aug. 10

Aug. 17

Aug. 25

Sep. 2

TIDES

24-hr chg +0.01 +0.98 -0.17 +0.36 -0.65 +0.27

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Today Sun.

High 8:04 a.m. 8:51 p.m. 9:03 a.m. 9:46 p.m.

Ht. 3.2 3.8 3.3 3.9

Low 2:55 a.m. 3:02 p.m. 3:48 a.m. 3:59 p.m.

Ht. -0.2 -0.6 -0.5 -0.7

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 76/68/r 88/71/t 91/71/t 90/76/t 81/70/sh 88/76/t 79/69/t 84/73/t 89/75/t 83/72/t 78/66/sh 80/71/t 81/70/t

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 75/66/t 87/70/t 87/71/t 89/75/t 79/71/t 88/75/t 77/68/t 84/71/t 87/74/t 83/70/t 78/69/t 79/70/t 79/70/t

City Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta

Today Hi/Lo/W 84/73/t 91/72/t 79/70/t 76/68/r 88/75/t 74/65/r 80/70/t 77/66/r 88/79/t 92/74/t 91/73/t 89/72/t 86/71/t

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 83/71/t 91/74/t 76/69/t 76/69/t 88/74/t 73/66/r 79/69/t 73/66/r 88/79/t 92/75/t 91/73/t 88/71/t 86/71/t

City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Today Hi/Lo/W 78/69/r 88/77/t 84/75/t 87/73/t 90/75/t 74/66/r 80/70/t 81/71/t 92/76/t 82/71/t 88/78/t 82/71/t 75/65/r

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 78/67/sh 88/75/t 83/74/t 86/73/t 89/74/t 74/68/t 77/69/t 80/71/t 91/75/t 83/70/t 89/78/t 81/72/t 73/66/r

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

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 FRIDAY

8-13-26-27-33 PowerUp: 2

PICK 3 FRIDAY

0-4-2 and 0-9-9

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS

1-8-24-28-49 Powerball: 24 Powerplay: 5

numbers were unavailable at press time.

PICK 4 FRIDAY

4-6-6-5 and 0-4-6-2

SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK Patches, a 3-year-old spayed calico and white American shorthair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She is housebroken, affectionate, friendly, active and gentle. Patches loves attention and cuddling. She would make a great new lap cat for any family. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

The SPCA is always in need of the following: Newspapers; stuffed animals (any size); heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets (for cat cages and puppies); litter; canned dog and cat food; dry dog, cat and puppy food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

SECTION

Stern leads class into Basketball Hall of Fame STERN

Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014

PRO GOLF

PREP FOOTBALL

Rory-ing ahead of the field

TD Club to begin 25th season BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

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Rory McIlroy hits out of the bunker on the third hole during the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. McIlroy shot a 9-under par 67 to take a 1-shot lead over Jason Day.

McIlroy shoots 67 to take lead at soggy PGA Championship BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On a soggy day at Valhalla, Rory McIlroy put himself in a familiar position — at the top of the leaderboard in the PGA Championship. For Tiger Woods, this also is becoming the norm. Another major disappointment. He’s heading home for the weekend. McIlroy, the overwhelming favorite from Northern

Ireland, started on the back nine after a 50-minute rain delay Friday, made a couple of early birdies, then claimed the outright lead for the first time when he rolled in a 30-foot eagle putt at the 18th hole. McIlroy picked up two more birdies in his final three holes for a 4-under 67, good enough for a oneshot lead over Jason Day and Jim Furyk. Day turned in the best round of the day with a 65, and Furyk

had a 68. Rickie Fowler and Ryan Palmer were two shots back, with Fowler surging into contention again at a major by shooting 66. He is already the first player since Woods in 2005 to finish in the top five of the first three majors of the year. And don’t forget Phil Mickelson, who rolled in an 8-footer for eagle at the final hole for a 67. Lefty was just three shots back. Woods, meanwhile, strug-

gled to his second straight 74 and failed to make the cut at a major for only the fourth time in his professional career. “That was tough,” Woods said. “I hit a lot of shots out there. Seventy-four of ‘em. It was a long day.” Palmer was tied for the lead after the opening round with Lee Westwood and Kevin Chappell. Palmer turned in the best follow-up

The Sumter Touchdown Club will begin its 25th season of meetings on Friday, Aug. 29, at the Quality Inn located at 2390 Broad Street Extension. The club will meet each Friday for 13 straight weeks from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The weekly program features a guest speaker, a devotional, a high school coaches corner, the recognition of The Item Players of the Week, a catered breakfast and a pick’em contest. The first week will feature several local high school coaches talking about their respective teams and the start of their seasons. After that, the speakers will include people involved in different aspects of football on the high school, college and professional levels. The club became a scholarship organization last year, giving out $2,500 in scholarships to local student-athletes. The club is accepting members at a price of $100 per membership. It is also looking for sponsorships at a cost of $200. Sponsorship and membership forms are on the club’s website, www.sumtertdclub.com.

SUMTER TOUCHDOWN CLUB WHEN: First of 13 weekly Friday meetings on Aug. 29 WHERE: Quality Inn, 2390 Broad Street Extension TIME: 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. WHAT: Catered breakfast with guest speaker from the high school, college or professional football levels. MEMBERSHIP: The cost is $100 per person for a year’s membership. SPONSORSHIP: The cost is $200 for a year’s sponsorship. INFORMATION: Go to www. sumtertdclub.com, e-mail sumtertdclub@gmail.com or call Lee Glaze at (803) 968-0773.

SEE PGA, PAGE B3

PRO FOOTBALL

Clowney to make debut today against Cardinals BY CHRIS DUNCAN The Associated Press HOUSTON — Top overall draft pick Jadeveon Clowney says he will start today’s preseason opener at Arizona after missing practice time this week with an undisclosed injury. Clowney’s proclamation seemed to catch Texans coach Bill O’Brien by surprise. Clowney returned to practice on Thursday after sitting out the last three workouts. Clowney had sports hernia surgery on June 12, missed

the team’s three-day minicamp and has been limited in training camp. He hurt himself late in today’s workout, but was back on the field Thursday. He participated in some team drills, chasing quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick out of bounds on one play. “Felt great,” Clowney said. “Trying to get back into the groove, practicing again.” Clowney wouldn’t say what exactly kept him out this week, saying only that the team was “being very careful.” But he said definitively that he would start Saturday’s

game, although he stopped shy of saying he was 100 percent healthy. “I’ll be fine,” he said. “It means a lot, being out there with my teammates, learning what to do. Just getting that first initial contact with another, an opposite team now and just learning what other guys do in this league. It’s going to be great for me.” Clowney is listed as a starting linebacker on the depth chart for today’s game, but O’Brien was taken aback

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Houston linebacker and former South Carolina standout Jadeveon Clowney (90) runs a drill during training camp in Houston. Clowney, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, expects to start today against ArizoSEE CLOWNEY, PAGE B4 na in the Texans’ preseason opener.

USC FOOTBALL

Thompson ready to showcase Gamecocks’ offensive capabilities BY WILLIE T. SMITH III Greenville News COLUMBIA— It’s the first time South Carolina conducted a full-contact 11-on-11 battle during fall practice and quarterback Dylan Thompson is in control. He completes a sideline route to junior receiver Shag Roland and then one over the middle to freshman Tyshun Samuel. The drive ends when senior Nick Jones makes a leaping end zone catch

for a touchdown. The second drive with Thompson ends the same way. In his fifth year at South Carolina, ThompTHOMPSON son has been given the keys to the No. 9-ranked Gamecocks’ offense by coach Steve Spurrier, and he is determined to keep it speeding down the highway. “I think we’re doing a great job, working really hard,” Thompson said.

“But, it’s a process. We’re growing, trying some new stuff. Some things aren’t going to look as good right now as it will during the season. “That’s why you do it. You get out here and practice it, learn from that and you go.” Although early scrimmages normally feature backup quarterbacks getting repetitions, there is a strong chance Thompson will find his way to the field when USC holds its first scrimmage of 2014 at 10 a.m. today in Williams-Brice Stadium.

“Going to be hard to keep Dylan off the field,” quarterbacks coach G.A. Mangus said, smiling. “Dylan likes to play, and he needs to play. Dylan is going to get out there and get his reps.” Thompson has had his moments with the Gamecocks. But after watching Connor Shaw lead the program to its most successful stint in history, he is ready to show he can put his own stamp on it.

SEE THOMPSON, PAGE B4

SPORTS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014

PRO BASKETBALL

James tells homecoming crowd happy to be back BY TOM WITHERS The Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — On a night packed with emotion and inspiration, LeBron James saved the biggest moment for last. Surrounded by family, friends and fans in a city welcoming him home, James delivered a line he’s been waiting to say for four years. “I love you,” he told the crowd of nearly 25,000. “I’m back.” James then dropped the microphone and left the stage as fireworks exploded about InfoCision Stadium, illuminating the Akron sky. James is home, and he’s not leaving again. The NBA superstar, who re-signed with Cleveland last month, said Friday night he intends to play the rest of his career with the Cavaliers, the team he returned to after winning two NBA titles in Miami. When he signed a twoyear, $41 million contract that included an option after one year, there was speculation he would one day test free agency again. The contract made Cleveland fans nervous, but they can now relax. “I don’t plan on going nowhere,” James said. “I don’t have the energy to do it again.” James, who returned to Northeast Ohio after four seasons with the Heat, was

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LeBron James smiles as he is introduced at his homecoming celebrating his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio. welcomed back with a homecoming event fit for a King. Fans waited in line for six hours for a prime seat for the event on the University of Akron campus, not far from where the 29-yearold James bounced his first basketball. There were tributes during the two-hour ceremony, highlighted by recording artist Skylar Grey signing her hit “I’m Coming Home,” a song that became the unofficial theme of his return to Cleveland. “It’s almost like she knew I was coming home before I knew I was coming home,” he said. James was back and the city that helped raise him welcomed him with open arms. The welcome-home party coincided with James’ annual “I Promise” campaign for area children

sponsored by his family foundation. “It’s pretty amazing,” said James, joined at his news conference by several kids. “I’m not gonna sit up here and say it’s not. To know you can do things for people, give them hope, give them inspiration. It means a lot to me. I understand I’m a role model. I understand to these kids I’m more than a role model. I’m a superhero to them. I’m a father to them. I’m a brother to them, whatever the case they want me to be on that particular day.” Although he was playing for the Heat, James said his heart was always home and he realized it was time to return. “It just hit me,” he said. “Sometimes you just have a feeling. You realize what’s going on and what’s happening. It just hit me.”

MLB ROUNDUP

Colon gets 200th win as Mets top Phils PHILADELPHIA — Bartolo Colon pitched eight innings for his 200th career victory, Travis d’Arnaud homered and the New York Mets held on for a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. Daniel MurCOLON phy recorded his fifth straight multihit game with two singles for the Mets, who have won 10 of their last 11 games in Philadelphia. New York has outscored Philadelphia 63-32 during those contests. Marlon Byrd homered, Grady Sizemore drove in two runs and hot-hitting Ben Revere had two of the Phillies’ nine hits. Revere is batting a major league-best .388 since June 26. MARLINS 2 REDS 1

CINCINNATI — Nathan

PIRATES 2

Desmond Jennings went 2 for 5 with a homer and Ben Zobrist went 3 for 5 as Tampa Bay won its second straight. Brad Boxberger (3-1) blew the save in the ninth, but pitched a perfect 10th to get the win. Hector Rondon (3-4) took the loss.

PADRES 1

ORIOLES 12

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s Gregory Polanco and Josh Harrison had three hits each and Vance Worley outdueled Ian Kennedy as the Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Friday night.

CARDINALS 2

Eovaldi gave his second straight shutdown performance, holding Cincinnati to five hits over eight shutout innings, and Giancarlo Stanton hit his NL-leading 28th homer on Friday night, powering the Miami Marlins to a 2-1 victory.

INTERLEAGUE RAYS 4 CUBS 3 CHICAGO — Kevin Kiermaier, who entered the game in the eighth inning, drove in the game-winning run with a single in the 10th to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

BALTIMORE — J.J. Hardy hit two of Baltimore’s season-high six home runs, and the Orioles cruised past the St. Louis Cardinals 12-2 Friday night to move a season-high 17 games over .500. Hardy hit a solo shot and a three-run drive for his 11th multihomer game. Manny Machado, Adam Jones, Chris Davis and Ryan Flaherty also connected as Baltimore (66-49) reached double figures in runs for the first time since April 24. From wire reports

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7 a.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Tampa Bay at Jacksonville (NFL NETWORK). 8:30 a.m. – International Basketball: FIBA Under-17 World Championship Game from Dubai, United Arab Emirates – United States vs. Angola (ESPNU). 9:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series ZIPPO 200 Pole Qualifying from Watkins Glen, N.Y. (ESPN2). 10 a.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Miami at Atlanta (NFL NETWORK). 11 a.m. – PGA Golf: PGA Championship Third Round from Louisville, Ky. (TNT). 11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 Pole Qualifying from Watkins Glen, N.Y. (ESPN2). Noon – Youth Softball: Senior League World Series Championship Game from Lower Sussex, Del. (ESPN). 12:45 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: Women’s Under-20 World Cup Group Play Match from Moncton, New Brunswick – England vs. Mexico (ESPNU). 1 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Rogers Cup Women’s Semifinal Match from Montreal (ESPN2). 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cleveland at New York Yankees (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Philadelphia at Chicago (NFL NETWORK). 1:30 p.m. – Youth Baseball: National Youth Championship Under-12 Finals Game (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. – PGA Golf: PGA Championship Third Round from Louisville, Ky. (WLTX 19). 2 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Great Lakes Regional Championship Game from Indianapolis (ESPN). 2:15 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series ZIPPO 200 from Watkins Glen, N.Y. (WOLO 25, WEGX-FM 92.9). 3 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Rogers Cup Men’s Semifinal Match from Toronto (ESPN2). 3 p.m. – Women’s Amateur Golf: U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship Semifinal Matches from Glen Cove, N.Y. (GOLF). 4 p.m. – Amateur Swimming: U.S. National Championships from Irvine, Calif. (WIS 10). 4 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Northwest Regional Championship Game from San Bernardino, Calif. (ESPN). 4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Baltimore (FOX SPORTS 1). 4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Tampa Bay at Chicago Cubs (WGN). 4:30 p.m. – Youth Baseball: National Youth Championship Under-12 Finals Game (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 5 p.m. – Youth Softball: Big League World Series Championship Game from Lower Sussex,Del. (ESPN2). 5 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Meijer LPGA Classic Third Round from Grand Rapids, Mich. (GOLF). 7 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series New England Regional Championship Game from Bristol, Conn. (ESPN). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Washington at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee or Washington at Atlanta (MLB NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Cleveland at Detroit (NFL NETWORK). 8 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Rogers Cup Men’s Semifinal Match from Toronto (ESPN2). 8 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Vyacheslav Glazgov vs. Derrick Rossy in a Heavyweight Bout, Vasily Lepikhin vs. Robert Berridge in a Light Heavyweight Bout and Joseph Parker vs. Keith Thompson in a Heavyweight Bout from Bethlehem, Pa. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series West Regional Championship Game from San Bernardino, Calif. (ESPN). 9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Danny Garcia vs. Rod Salka in a Light Welterweight Bout, Daniel Jacobs vs. Jarrod Fletcher for the WBA Middleweight Title and Lamont Peterson vs. Edgar Santana for the IBF Junior Welterweight Title from Brooklyn, N.Y. (SHOWTIME). 10 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Minnesota at Phoenix (NBA TV). Midnight – NFL Preseason Football: Pittsburgh at New York Giants (NFL NETWORK).

MLB STANDINGS

Judge rules against NCAA in O’Bannon case A federal judge ruled Friday that the NCAA can’t stop college football and basketball players from selling the rights to their names and likenesses, opening the way to athletes getting payouts once their college careers are over. In a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled in favor of former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon and 19 others in a lawsuit that challenged the NCAA’s regulation of college athletics on antitrust grounds. She issued an injunction prohibiting the NCAA from enforcing its rules on money given to athletes when it comes to their names, images and likenesses. In a partial victory for the NCAA, though, Wilken said the body that governs college athletics could set a cap on the money paid to athletes, as long as it allows at least $5,000 per athlete per year of competition for players at big football and basketball schools. SHS CROSS COUNTY PRACTICE SET

The Sumter High School boys and girls cross country teams will begin practice on Monday at 7 p.m. at the picnic shelter behind the school. All runners need to have a physical.

For more information, contact head coach Jimmy Watson at Jimmy.Watson@sumterschools.net. PARK LEADS MEIJER LPGA CLASSIC

BELMONT, Mich. — Inbee Park found a new putter — and her old touch. The South Korean player took the secondround lead Friday in the Meijer LPGA Classic, birdieing her first three holes en route to her second straight 5-under 66. The third-ranked Park finished on the front nine, adding birdies on the par-5 fifth and eighth holes in her bogey-free round at Blythefield Country Club. She won six times last year and took the Manulife Financial in June in Canada for her 10th LPGA Tour title. SERENA, VENUS SET UP ALL-WILLIAMS SEMIFINAL

MONTREAL — Serena and Venus set up an all-Williams semifinal in the Rogers Cup. The sisters advanced to their 26th career meeting Friday, both rallying to win their quarterfinal matches in the hard-court event. Serena beat Caroline Wozniacki 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, and Venus topped Carla Suarez Navarro 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

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From staff, wire reports

N.Y. Yankees 1, Detroit 0 Philadelphia 6, Houston 5 Baltimore 2, Toronto 1 Cincinnati 4, Cleveland 0 St. Louis 5, Boston 2 Kansas City 6, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, L.A. Angels 0 Oakland 3, Minnesota 0 Seattle 13, Chicago White Sox 3

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. St. Louis at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. San Francisco at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Boston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Cleveland (Kluber 12-6) at N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 4-0), 1:05 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 13-4) at Toronto (Stroman 7-3), 1:07 p.m. St. Louis (Lackey 1-0) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 3-8), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 7-9) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 6-11), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Hudson 8-8) at Kansas City (Shields 10-6), 7:10 p.m. Texas (Darvish 10-6) at Houston (Feldman 5-8), 7:10 p.m. Boston (Buchholz 5-7) at L.A. Angels (Richards 12-4), 9:05 p.m. Minnesota (Undecided) at Oakland (Samardzija 2-1), 9:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Noesi 6-8) at Seattle (Paxton 2-0), 9:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

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THURSDAY’S GAMES

Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 3, 13 innings Milwaukee 3, San Francisco 1 Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado 2 Philadelphia 6, Houston 5 Pittsburgh 7, Miami 2 Cincinnati 4, Cleveland 0 St. Louis 5, Boston 2 Kansas City 6, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, L.A. Angels 0

FRIDAY’S GAMES

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TODAY’S GAMES

St. Louis (Lackey 1-0) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 3-8), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 7-9) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 6-11), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Gee 4-4) at Philadelphia (Hamels 6-6), 7:05 p.m. San Diego (Stults 4-13) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 3-7), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 12-7) at Milwaukee (Fiers 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Miami (Penny 0-0) at Cincinnati (Simon 12-7), 7:10 p.m. San Francisco (Hudson 8-8) at Kansas City (Shields 10-6), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Roark 11-7) at Atlanta (Harang 9-6), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (J.De La Rosa 11-7) at Arizona (Cahill 1-8), 8:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Miami at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. San Diego at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. St. Louis at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. San Francisco at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 8:05 p.m.

NASCAR The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through Aug. 3 Points 1, Jeff Gordon, 757. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 740. 3, Brad Keselowski, 687. 4, Matt Kenseth, 668. 5, Ryan Newman, 642. 6, Jimmie Johnson, 633. 7, Joey Logano, 633. 8, Carl Edwards, 618. 9, Clint Bowyer, 617. 10, Kyle Busch, 611. 11, Kevin Harvick, 608. 12, Kyle Larson, 595. 13, Greg Biffle, 590. 14, Kasey Kahne, 589. 15, Austin Dillon, 588. 16, Paul Menard, 562. 17, Marcos Ambrose, 541. 18, Brian Vickers, 539. 19, Tony Stewart, 537. 20, Jamie McMurray, 536. Money 1, Brad Keselowski, $4,774,247. 2, Jeff Gordon, $4,537,170. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,463,649. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $4,384,000. 5, Jamie McMurray, $4,172,813. 6, Kevin Harvick, $4,088,052. 7, Matt Kenseth, $4,062,004. 8, Kyle Busch, $4,040,797. 9, Joey Logano, $4,013,780. 10, Denny Hamlin, $3,885,911. 11, Greg Biffle, $3,453,774. 12, Austin Dillon, $3,377,221. 13, Clint Bowyer, $3,317,192. 14, Paul Menard, $3,255,934. 15, Aric Almirola, $3,251,201. 16, Brian Vickers, $3,250,083. 17, Carl Edwards, $3,242,597. 18, Tony Stewart, $3,178,572. 19, Kyle Larson, $3,132,810. 20, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $3,075,815.

NFL PRESEASON By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE

THURSDAY’S GAMES

SPORTS ITEMS

Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION

EAST

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION

Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. St. Louis at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. San Francisco at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Boston at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

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THURSDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Jets 13, Indianapolis 10 Washington 23, New England 6 Baltimore 23, San Francisco 3 Kansas City 41, Cincinnati 39 Denver 21, Seattle 16 San Diego 27, Dallas 7

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 8 p.m. New Orleans at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m. Green Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Houston at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, AUG. 14

Jacksonville at Chicago, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUG. 15

Philadelphia at New England, 7:30 p.m. Tennessee at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES The Associated Press Friday At Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Ky. Purse: $10 million Yardage: 7,458; Par 71 Second Round Rory McIlroy 66-67—133 Jason Day 69-65—134 Jim Furyk 66-68—134 Ryan Palmer 65-70—135 Rickie Fowler 69-66—135 Mikko Ilonen 67-68—135 Phil Mickelson 69-67—136 Bernd Wiesberger 68-68—136 Graham DeLaet 69-68—137 Steve Stricker 69-68—137 Henrik Stenson 66-71—137 Joost Luiten 68-69—137 Victor Dubuisson 69-68—137 Lee Westwood 65-72—137 Louis Oosthuizen 70-67—137 Nick Watney 69-69—138 Bill Haas 71-68—139 Vijay Singh 71-68—139 Matt Jones 68-71—139 Richard Sterne 70-69—139 Chris Wood 66-73—139 Billy Horschel 71-68—139 Kevin Chappell 65-74—139 Jamie Donaldson 69-70—139 Edoardo Molinari 66-73—139 Alexander Levy 69-71—140 Cameron Tringale 69-71—140 J.B. Holmes 68-72—140 Geoff Ogilvy 69-71—140 Robert Karlsson 71-69—140 Ernie Els 70-70—140 Brendon de Jonge 70-70—140 Adam Scott 71-69—140 Jimmy Walker 69-71—140 Brian Harman 71-69—140 Charl Schwartzel 72-68—140 Rafael Cabrera-Bello 69-71—140 Scott Brown 71-70—141 Jonas Blixt 71-70—141 Fabrizio Zanotti 71-70—141 Danny Willett 68-73—141 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano71-70—141 Kenny Perry 72-69—141 Ryan Moore 73-68—141 Hunter Mahan 70-71—141 Jerry Kelly 67-74—141 Patrick Reed 70-71—141 Freddie Jacobson 72-69—141

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Woods fails to make cut BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For Tiger Woods, there was a familiar complaint. Yes, his back was hurting again. His performance at the PGA Championship is becoming more the norm, as well. Once the game’s most dominant player, Woods looked old and tired at Valhalla. He was surely overmatched Friday, shooting his second straight 3-over 74 to miss the cut at one of golf’s biggest events for only the fourth time in his professional career. Not that this was a big surWOODS prise. Woods was playing in only his fourth tournament since back surgery in late March, and he hasn’t been a factor in any of them. He failed to make the cut at the Quicken Loans National. He had his worst 72-hole showing in a major at the British Open. He had to withdraw on the final day of the World Golf Championship at Firestone after taking an awkward swing and hurting his back again. He showed up Wednesday at Valhalla, proclaimed himself fit — and flopped again. “I tried as hard as I could. That’s about all I’ve got,” Woods said. “Unfortunately, I just didn’t play well. Consequently, a pair of 74s is not very good.” With the cut at 1 over, Woods wasn’t even close to playing on the weekend. He was effectively done after shooting a 4-over 39 on the front nine, including a double bogey at No. 6 — where he three-putted from 18 feet — and a really ugly bogey at the par-5 seventh. He drove into a muddy bog far left of the fairway and had to punch out. He sailed his third shot over the green, and a sloppy chip came up short. Woods played better on the back side — a

PGA FROM PAGE B1 from that group, shooting 70 to stay firmly in the mix. Westwood faded a bit with a 73 and was four shots back. Chappell struggled to a 74 and dropped six strokes off the pace. Woods was 109th place after Thursday, his only realistic goal to make the cut. He wasn’t even close. Woods lipped out a 3-foot birdie attempt at the third, missing a chance to gain some momentum. He followed with a bogey at No. 4, after driving into a fairway bunker, and took a double bogey at the sixth when he drove far left of the fairway and three-putted from 18 feet. Still reeling from that debacle, he yanked his tee shot at the par-5 seventh into a muddy bog, could only pitch up to the fairway, pulled the next shot behind the green, failed to reach the short grass with his chip, and made another bogey. The back nine was better — a couple of birdies, one bogey — but it didn’t matter at that point. Wood was all done at this PGA, still stuck on 14 major titles, the last one coming more than six years ago. McIlroy, on the other hand, is at the top of his game. He arrived at Valhalla having

couple of birdies, a single bogey — but he was all done at that point. He said his chances effectively ended when the same problem that left him barely able to bend over at Firestone cropped up again on the driving range at Valhalla. “I was sore,” Woods said. “There was no doubt I was sore. It went out on me on me on the range. I just had to play through it.” There were no obvious indications of pain on the course, certainly nothing like his tortured departure from last week’s tournament. He appeared to reach for his back a little after the errant tee shot on No. 7, but didn’t actually touch it. There were plenty of grimaces, but those usually came after he hit another poor shot. Woods insisted he had the “same feeling, same pain, same spasms” that forced him to drop out at Firestone, though he was encouraged that it wasn’t in the same spot as his back surgery. “It was telling me on the range that it probably wasn’t a good idea (to play),” he said, referring to his back. “I couldn’t make a back swing. I can’t get the club back. I’m coming through fine. I just can’t get the club back. That throws everything off. I can’t get anywhere near the positions I’m accustomed to getting to. I just can’t do it. I have to rely on my timing and my hands, and hope I time it just right.” He’ll not have plenty of time to work on his game and build up his strength. If he doesn’t play next week at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, — and he never has — his season is over. Woods needed to win the PGA to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs. It also seems highly unlikely that Woods will be one of the wild-card picks by U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson, who said over and over that he wanted to see some sign the 14time major champion was rounding into form.

won his last two tournaments. He captured the British Open at Royal Liverpool with a wire-to-wire performance, and rallied for a victory at Firestone last weekend. Midway through the final major of the year, he is once again the guy everyone is chasing. “I’m confident,” McIlroy said. “I’m really in control of my game and my emotions. I need to do that over the weekend as well.” He dropped a shot with a bogey at the 12th, but birdied two of the next three holes. He seized the outright lead for the first time with the long putt at No. 18 and nearly made another eagle at the par-5 seventh. He stuck a shot from 243 yards to 8 feet, but the putt stayed right of the cup. McIlroy grimaced and rolled back his head. No problem. He closed with another birdie at the ninth, finishing off his round by curling in a 16-footer that left him at 9-under 133 overall. McIlroy is going for his fourth major title at age 25, having already won the PGA Championship at Kiawah in 2012. He’s got plenty of youth behind him — Fowler is 25, Day 26. The old-timers didn’t fare too shabby, either. Steve Stricker — a 47-year-

old, part-time player who was picked as an assistant U.S. Ryder Cup captain this week — showed he’s still got plenty of game. He made four birdies on his first nine holes on the way to a 68, which left him four shots back along with Westwood. Also at 5 under were Graham DeLaet (68), Victor Dubuisson (68), Joost Luiten (69), Henrik Stenson (71). Kentucky native Kenny Perry will get to celebrate his 54th birthday on Sunday at Valhalla after shooting 69. A pair of 51-year-olds, Vijay Singh and Colin Montgomerie, also made the cut. A steady rain forced officials to suspend the round after just 20 minutes because of too much water on the putting surfaces and fairways. Work crews already were using squeegees on the greens when another burst of showers hit Valhalla. Play was halted as Palmer was playing the first hole. He hung out in the tower with some volunteers, snapping pictures of the water. “I wasn’t quite sure we should have teed off, to be honest with you,” he said. “You could barely see the fairway.” The sun came out late in the day. Not soon enough to brighten Woods’ day.

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Steve Stricker hits a tee shot on the 15th hole during Friday’s second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. Stricker hopes a strong finish at the PGA Championship will translate into a spot on the Ryder Cup squad.

Stricker hasn’t ruled out Ryder Cup spot just yet BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

pens to win and things like that, I’d be a fool not to consider him.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Steve Stricker is going to the Ryder Cup next month at Gleneagles. There’s still an outside chance he’ll have his golf clubs. Stricker is having his worst season in more than 10 years, part of that due to a creaky 47-year-old body, mainly because of his parttime schedule. He is No. 38 in the Ryder Cup standings, so far removed that he agreed to be an assistant under U.S. captain Tom Watson. But it’s not over yet. Stricker made four birdies on his front nine before having to settle for a 3-under 68. But it put him at 5-under 139, only four shots behind Rory McIlroy. If he were to finish alone in second place, he likely would make the team. “I would have to do something very special,” said Stricker, who has played on the last three American teams. “And I’m obviously going to try to do the best I can this weekend. But it really hasn’t crossed my mind as a player just because I haven’t played that much. I haven’t played all that well this year and I’m just trying to have a good tournament here this week — try to finish the year off on a positive note.” Watson wasn’t so quick to rule him out. “Strick has got game. If he should win here, there would be no question that he would be on the team rather than a vice captain — no question,” Watson said. Watson said he hasn’t ruled him out even if he doesn’t qualify. There are two FedEx Cup playoff events before he makes his three captain’s picks on Sept. 2. “That’s the magic date for me,” Watson said. “If he runs the tables and hap-

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BIRTHDAY BOY

Kenny Perry achieved his goal. He gets to play golf Sunday in perhaps his final major, in his home state of Kentucky, on his 54th birthday. Perry played two PGAs and a Ryder Cup at Valhalla. He was given a special invitation this year, and he easily made the cut with a 2-under 69 on Friday. Perry was in the middle of the pack at 1-under 212, eight shots out of the lead. “I don’t know if I’m in good position, but I made the cut and get to play on the weekend, which is a treat,” Perry said. “That’s all I tried to do this week was to play well enough to get to the weekend.” Perry figured the cut would be around even par, and he was thankful to finish on No. 9 in his second round. The par-5 18th is an easier hole — but not to Perry. He made bogey on the 18th hole in regulation and in a playoff to lose the 1996 PGA Championship. Perry won last week in Minnesota for his second Champions Tour victory of the year and seventh overall on the 50-and-over tour. He won 14 times on the PGA Tour. EARLY EXITS

Ben Crane withdrew Friday before teeing off because of back problems. It was the second straight tournament in which Crane withdrew because of his back, which has troubled him for much of his career. Once the second round began, he had company. Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand was 5 over through eight holes when he withdrew because of a knee injury. Boo Weekley stopped after eight holes with a shoulder injury.

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AREA SCOREBOARD SOCCER FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its fall soccer leagues. Registration will run through Aug. 14 and there will be leagues for ages 3-5, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-18. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of Sept. 1, 2014. The registration fee is $35 for ages 3-5 and 5-6 and $45 for the other leagues. No late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 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 currently taking registration for its flag football league. Registration will run through Aug. 14 and there will be leagues for ages 5-6 and 7-8. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of Sept. 1, 2014. The registration fee is $40 for ages 5-6 and $50 for 7-8. No late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 14, 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 Recre-

ation Department is currently taking registration for its tackle football leagues. Registration will run through Aug. 14 and there will be leagues for ages 9-10 and 11-12. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of Sept. 1, 2014. The registration fee is $60. A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 14, 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 currently taking registration for its fall baseball league. Registration will run through Aug. 21 and there will be leagues for 7-8 yearolds, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of April 30, 2015. The registration fee is $45 and no late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

SOFTBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its fall softball league. Registration will run through Aug. 21 and there will be leagues for age 8-andunder, 10-and-under and 12-and-under. 7-8 year-olds, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of Dec.

CLOWNEY FROM PAGE B1 when told that Clowney told media he was starting. “He’ll start? Really?” O’Brien said. “That’s news to me. We’ll find out when the game starts.” The former standout defensive end at South Carolina is moving to outside linebacker in defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel’s system and says he still has plenty to learn. But he was eager to make an impression in his first NFL game, no matter how sparingly he might play. “I’m very excited, man, something I’ve dreamed about, something I’ve been waiting for for a long time,” he said. “It’s coming up fast and I’m just looking forward to it.” The Texans envision Clowney lining up with star defensive end J.J. Watt to form a potent pass rush. Watt remembers the high emotion of making his professional debut as a rookie in 2011. “It was very special,” Watt said. “First time you put on a game uniform in the NFL is a pretty big deal. It’s a lot of work, it’s an entire life of work, it’s what every kid growing up playing football dreams about. Regardless if it’s preseason, if you play one play or 10 plays, when you put on that uniform, it’s something special. It’s an accom-

plishment.” O’Brien also confirmed that running back Arian Foster and receiver Andre Johnson would sit out the preseason opener, as expected. The star players have sat out most of training camp. Ryan Fitzpatrick will start at quarterback, and O’Brien said Case Keenum and rookie fourth-round draft pick Tom Savage will both get reps with Houston’s second team. “These guys have worked extremely hard,” O’Brien said of the trio. “We’ve asked a lot of them, we’ve put a lot on their plate. To that point, I’m very satisfied with the time they’ve put in and now, I’d like to see them go out there and play a solid game.” O’Brien will be making his NFL head coaching debut. “You go into it wanting to make sure that your substitutions are correct, your play calling is smooth, substitutions on special teams are smooth,” O’Brien said. “You want the operation of the game to go well. And if it’s not, you’ve got to determine that as a head coach and figure out how much longer certain guys need to be in there. We’ll see how the game plays out. It also has to do with how we’re playing on both sides of the ball.”

THOMPSON FROM PAGE B1 “It’s just normal stuff,” Thompson said. “I’ve been here a while. I just try to run through our offense, get sharp and efficient with it. I like it when we move the ball out here.” Although the Gamecocks’ running back corps – led by junior Mike Davis – goes four deep, the team also hopes to have a productive passing game. Mangus praised Thompson’s effort to develop a strong relationship with USC’s receivers. “They work a lot together,” Mangus said. “They did a lot during the summer together. He has always had good camaraderie with Nick Jones and all those guys. They had

a good summer. We’re all happy with their chemistry right now.” Thompson said he has been impressed with Roland, who came on strong during the second half of the 2013 season. “Shaq has really, really gotten good at ‘they know what’s coming, we’re going to still run that route and they can’t stop it,’ ” said Thompson. “That’s when you know you’re getting somewhere. He’s done a good job of that.” Like his teammates, Thompson has noticed the physical nature of South Carolina’s practices so far, but isn’t surprised. “We know that’s what we need to do to win,” he said.

31, 2014. The registration fee is $45 and no late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

BASKETBALL FREE SPIRIT LEAGUE REGISTRATION

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

GOLF CHURCHES CHALLENGE

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

THE SUMTER ITEM The format for the tournament is 4-man Captain’s Choice. The team must have a minimum handicap of 50 and only one player on each team can have a handicap of 8 or less. The entry fee is $45 per player and that includes the praise rally and dinner for the players and their families as well. Registration deadline for the tournament, which is hosted by the Christian Golfers’ Association, is Friday, Aug. 16. There will be a $50,000 holein-one prize. The person who makes the ace will receive $1,000 while the church for which the player is playing will receive $50,000 from sponsor Jones Automotive Group. The winning team as well as the second- and third-place teams will receive prizes. All cash prizes, with the exception of the $1,000 hole-in-one prize, will go to the churches of the respective winners. There are many different sponsorship opportunities available to businesses as well. For more information, call the CGA office at (803) 7732171. If no one answers, leave a message. PAR 4 PETS TOURNAMENT

The Par 4 Pets 3rd Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course. The format for the tournament is 4-Man Captain’s Choice. The entry fee is $160 per team and $40 per player. The tournament is limited to the first 20 teams. Prizes will go to the top three teams and prizes will be given to closest to pin on all par 3 holes. The last day to register is Sept. 5. Money raised from the tournament goes to K.A.T.’s Special Kneads. For more information on the organization, check it out on Face-

book or go to katsspecialkneads@yahoo.com. For more information on the tournament, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Teresa Durden at (803) 917-4710 or Mike Ardis at (803) 7751902. 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE

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

RACQUETBALL YMCA TOURNAMENT

The Sumter Family YMCA is taking registration for its first racquetball tournament scheduled for Aug. 16. Late registration is being taken now. The cost is $25 for YMCA members and $32 for potential members. There will be six divisions Open, A, B, C, D and novice. The tournament will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (803) 773-1404 or visit www. ymcasumter.org or www.facebook.com/SumterYmca.

CHEERLEADING RECREATION DEPARTMENT REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its cheerleading program. Registration will run through Aug. 14 and it is open to children ages 5-12. The registration fee is $50. A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 14, 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.

NASCAR

Ambrose eyes Watkins Glen for elusive victory BY JOHN KEKIS The Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Eleven drivers have at least one Sprint Cup victory and are locked into the Chase for the championship. Marcos Ambrose wants to make it an even dozen. Next stop, the Cheez-It 355 on Sunday on the road course at Watkins Glen. A win would earn the Australian his first berth in the Chase and give Richard Petty Motorsports a second car in NASCAR’s version of a postseason. Aric Almirola drove Petty’s famed No. 43 to victory in the rain-shortened July race at Daytona. “This is our best chance. I’ve got to get in,” Ambrose said Friday. “It would make our year. We’re excited.” Ambrose has established himself as the latest master of the speedy 2.45-mile road course in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. In the past three years he has won twice, outdueling Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch in the final laps in both 2011 and 2012. A year ago, Ambrose won the pole, led 51 laps, and was the car to beat before pit strategy helped spoil his day as Busch prevailed for the second time at The Glen, besting Keselowski. Ambrose lost the lead when he pitted just past the midpoint of the 90-lap race, restarted 12th, and limped home 23rd after a late crash. “You know it won’t be easy,” Ambrose said. “There are going to be 10-12 guys out there that have a shot to win the race. You just know going in it won’t be a cake walk. It is going to have to be a big grind to get the victory. You can only do what you can out there behind the wheel and let the racing gods work out whether it is your day or not.” Ambrose is in his fourth season driving the No. 9 Ford for the Petty organization, and his current deal with RPM is up at the end of the season. He said Friday he hasn’t even given the future a thought, though there has been speculation he might return to Australia. “It’s been a struggle and the last couple of years have been like that,” Ambrose said. “It’s been a grind, no doubt. We’re looking for that next step. It’s a big step for us to have Aric, a great opportunity, but we need more than that.” Under NASCAR’s new points format in Sprint Cup, any driver who wins one of the first 26 races is a pretty good bet to be among the 16 who make it into the 10-race Chase. With 11 winners heading into Sunday’s race,

Patrick crashes at practice, walks away WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Danica Patrick crashed in the final Sprint Cup practice Friday at Watkins Glen International but walked away, was treated at the infield care center and released. Patrick’s No. 10 Chevrolet careened straight into a tire barrier coming out of the chicane at the top of the high-speed esses, crumpling the left front end. “In the Carousel (turn after the chicane) there is so much load on the left front there that I guess that was the go spot for it,” said Patrick, who will have a second engine change before Cup qualifying Saturday. “What a terrible day. It has been a record horrible day, I’m pretty sure.” Crew chief Tony Gibson said it appeared the front left shock failed. “It looks like it just compressed all down and done,” Gibson said. “We are going to change motors. We will just treat qualifying like another practice session. We will run as many laps as we can run and work on the car.” Patrick was 32nd in the first practice and 36th in the final session. Last year at The Glen, Patrick qualified 35th and finished 20th. Anything goes for Sunday’s CheezIt 355 at The Glen. “I would say if you are going to have to start at the back, the strategies are all over the place on road courses and it just might push us into something that works,” Patrick said. there’s almost no chance for a winner to be left out. If there are fewer than 16 winners, the remaining slots will go to the winless drivers highest in points. Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman sit fourth and fifth in points and are firmly entrenched, while Clint Bowyer is well back in ninth. He’s 22 points ahead of rookie Kyle Larson and 27 ahead of 13thplace Greg Biffle, who holds the final transfer spot by one point over Kasey Kahne and two over rookie Austin Dillon in what promises to be a dogfight over the next month.

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Will fans of ‘Outlander’ book series tune in for TV show? BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH How is “Outlander” (9 p.m. Saturday, Starz, TV-MA) like “Game of Thrones?” Like the popular HBO series, “Outlander” is based on a popular series of novels. Blending historical fiction, fantasy and time-travel science fiction, the “Outlander” books, by Diana Gabaldon, have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, reaching readers in 24 languages. That’s a big built-in audience. “Outlander” stars Caitriona Balfe as heroine Claire Randall. She’s first seen in a flashback, staring at a vase in a shop window, wondering if she’ll ever settle down long enough to own the pretty vase that has caught her fancy. Flashing even further back in time, we learn that she was a combat nurse during World War II, where she learned to treat the sick and mutilated under rough conditions. Shortly after the war’s end, she and her husband travel to the remote Scottish highlands, where her love of botany and her husband’s dabbling in history and genealogy bring them to a field of ancient druid stones, not unlike Stonehenge. And it’s there that “Outlander” takes its curious twist, where 20th-century Claire is transported to 18th-century Scotland, a nation of outlaws battling English occupation, and where, or rather when, one of her husband’s distant ancestors is the embodiment of colonial cruelty. Claire’s hardy nature, natural curiosity and nursing skills put her in good stead with the highland rebels who claim her as one of their own. It’s easy to see why the “Outlander” books have found such a faithful audience. The Starz series does a good job of blending the escapism of the historical-romance genre with the grim realities of 18th-century life and death. This is not a Hallmark movie. Claire is smart enough to keep her wits about her in a situation that simply defies logic. She’s both vulnerable and plucky — and surrounded by, and attracted to, handsome men from at least two centuries. Best-selling books are made of such stuff. And so are hit TV series. The stunning Scottish setting doesn’t hurt, either. If “Outlander” does attract a huge audience for Starz, it will mark a fascinating change in trajectory for the premium network. Its most ambitious series, from “Spartacus” to “Black Sails” to “Power,” have involved the kind of sex and violence that appeal to men. To use an old-fashioned Hollywood expression, “Outlander” is very much a “woman’s picture.” • The longest-running programming phenomenon on cable, “Shark Week” turns 27 this year. Shark Week began at a time when summer was a sleepy time for TV programmers, decades before

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Caitriona Balfe, left, stars as Claire Randall and Sam Heugan stars as Jamie Fraser in the new series “Outlander,” premiering at 9 p.m. today on Starz. cable and premium cable used the summer months to counterprogram the networks with shows like “Sex and the City,” which debuted in June 1998 and eventually had as many followers as network fare that ran from September to May. When Shark Week debuted on July 17, 1988, most viewers were anticipating the 1988 Summer Olympics, where people named Carl Lewis and Florence Griffith Joyner were about to set records. According to the Billboard pop charts, Cheap Trick’s “The Flame” was No. 1 at the time, having edged out Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana” and Debbie Gibson’s “Foolish Beat” a few weeks before. Some things don’t change. Shark Week still premieres new, sharkthemed documentaries. The very first was “Caged in Fear.” Over the last 26 summers, Discovery has aired more than 150 shark specials. Shark Week 2014 kicks off with “Air Jaws: Fins of Fury” (8 p.m. Sunday, TVPG) and the two-hour “Shark of Darkness: Wrath of Submarine” (9 p.m., TV-14). • After attracting a small audience for “Halt and Catch Fire,” AMC returns to an old favorite. It will air every episode of “Breaking Bad” (TV-14) in chronological order in five-episode binges every Sunday from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., beginning Sunday, through Oct. 5. • While people hit the gym to get in better shape, the financial conditions of many workout facilities are less than

well-toned. So say Randy Couture and Frank Shamrock, ultimate fighting stars and hosts of the three-episode series “Gym Rescue” (10 p.m. Sunday, Spike).

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Note: Local NFL coverage may preempt some programming below. • A librarian doesn’t have time for stress in the 2009 romantic fantasy “The Time Traveler’s Wife” (8 p.m., Lifetime). • Moscow youth battle aliens in the 2011 thriller “The Darkest Hour” (9 p.m., Syfy), starring Emile Hirsch. • In search of a better all-terrain vehicle on “Hillbilly Blood” (9 p.m., Destination America, TV-PG). • Cullen takes on the Swede on “Hell on Wheels” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-14).

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Repeat reports scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): Alex Rodriguez and performance-enhancing drugs; the GoPro camera. • Demi Lovato performs “Really Don’t Care” on the 2014 Teen Choice Awards (8 p.m., Fox). • Death claims an old friend on “Unforgettable” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Josh Groban hosts “Rising Star” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG), broadcast live. • The captain needs saving on “The Last Ship” (9 p.m., TNT, TV-14). • Ray may have the goods on Cochran

on “Ray Donovan” (9 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA). • The subways hold grim evidence on “The Strain” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA). • Maggie’s life hangs in the balance on “Falling Skies” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-14). • A sudden loss stuns the community on “Manhattan” (10 p.m., WGN, TV-14). • Kevin calls out a search party for his own father on “The Leftovers” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA). • Masters’ new position has its downsides on “Masters of Sex” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICE Katie Holmes stars as a willful college student with a rather protective father (Michael Keaton) in the 2004 White House comedy “First Daughter” (8 p.m. Sunday, UP), directed by Forest Whitaker.

SUNDAY SERIES The St. Louis finals of “American Ninja Warrior” (7 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * “Big Brother” (8 p.m., CBS) * “Wipeout” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * “America’s Got Talent” (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * Jamie and Roy become opposing counsel on “Reckless” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Too many confessions on “Castle” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG). Copyright 2014, United Feature Syndicate

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Notice is hereby given that Liberty Social Club intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale ON premises consumption of Beer, Wine and Liquor at 770 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29153. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 11, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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

Abandoned Vehicle Notice: The following vehicles were abandoned at Bethel Tire, 828 Bethel Church Rd., Sumter, SC 29154. Described as a 2001 Saturn, VIN # 1G82K52711Z265106. Total Due for storage: $1,300 as of July 30, 2014. 2003 BMW, VIN # WBAGNG3493D543320. Total Due for storage: $3,675 as of July 30, 2014. 2000 Mercury, VIN# 4M2Z086P3Y0J38967. Total Due for storage: $1,150 as of July 30, 2014. Owner is asked to call 803-481-9898. If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

Melissa Erin Corley Haley July 19, 1978 - August 10, 2011 My girl, it doesn't seem like three years since you were called by name to go to your heavenly home with Jesus. The ache in our hearts is as fresh as the day we were told you no longer took earthly breaths. Many things have changed since that fateful day; some have not. We love you just as much as ever and forever while we miss you more with each passing day. We miss your ready smile and your caring helpful ways. I am so grateful for each time you left me saying, "I love you, Mom." I regret the chance was not there at the end, to hold your hand, hug you, kiss your cheek, or encourage you with our love. I hope you now praise God in the angel choir and "dance in the skies" until we will one day join you. We love you forever, Mom and Dad, your children, big brother, and the rest of your family and friends

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In Memory Of My mother Josie Richburg 08/09/33 - 04/17/1995 Happy Birthday In Heaven When tomorrow starts without me and I'm not here to see. If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me. I wish so much you wouldn't cry the way you did today. While thinking of the many things we did not get to say. Your Loving Husband, Children, Grands & Foster Daughter

In Loving Memory of Mr. Glencient Andrel Mashore April 21, 1968 - August 9, 2012 Today marks two years since you've been gone. Happy birthday. Love Always, The Mashore Family.

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In Loving Memory Of Robert Terry Clark Sunrise: 2/14/1955 Sunset: 8/9/2013 Till memory fades and life departs, you live forever in our hearts. Your Wife, Reatha, Grands & The Clark Family

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