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Reward offered for info on thefts $10K could be given if tip leads to arrest in gun shop break-in FROM STAFF REPORTS The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced Monday that a financial reward may be given for information leading to the arrest of the individuals involved in the break-in at Tony’s Gun & Police Supply, 4308 Broad St., on Friday when approximately $20,000 worth of firearms were stolen.

According to a news release from the bureau, ATF is offering a reward of no more than $5,000, which will be matched by National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms industry, for a possible total reward of $10,000.

The release said the issuance of the reward is part of a larger national cooperative initiative between the foundation and ATF in which the foundation matches ATF rewards in cases involving the theft of firearms from federally licensed firearms retailers.

The recent theft is being investigated by ATF and Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone with information about the crime should contact Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at 1 (800) 283-4867.

All calls will be kept confidential.

ATF is the federal agency with jurisdiction for investigating violent crimes. For more information about ATF, go to www.atf.gov.

The Sumter Item has a video of the burglary on its website at http://bit.ly/2b9sNQE.

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Sumter United Ministries volunteer Adrian Mills separates donated items Monday at First Baptist Church in Sumter. United Ministries collects school supplies from area donors and distributes them by need to 28 public schools. People can still donate through Friday, when the schools will pick up donations based on each school’s student population needs.

Donors can take items to United Ministries, 36 S. Artillery Drive, or First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St. Donors can also call (803) 775-0757 to ask what the greatest needs are.

Sumter woman switches careers to teach

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Brittany Mickens has always had an interest and a passion for history. Now she will be able to share that passion with others after switching her career to education.

As a hobby, Mickens likes to study Civil War history and watch documentaries on historical events. Growing up, she wanted to be a curator at a museum.

Mickens, a Sumter native, has returned to the place where she once attended, Chestnut Oaks Middle School, to teach history through South Carolina’s Program of Alternative Certification for Educators, or PACE. The program allows individuals with a college degree to become teachers in public schools.

Mickens decided to join the program after serving as a regional coordinator for S.C. Thrive, a nonprofit offering assistance to South Carolinians in need of resources.

Grant funding for her position ran out, and she ended up losing

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Brittany Mickens, a Sumter native, scans the globe in her classroom at Chestnut Oaks Middle School. Mickens will be a permanent substitute at the school this year through South Carolina’s Program of Alternative Certification for Educators. her job, she said.

“I thought about education because I love history, and I also love working with children,” she said.

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want to teach history hands on to the students.”

During her first year, Mickens, who holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Columbia College and is also a graduate of Sumter High School, will be considered a permanent substitute and have to complete the required PACE coursework.

The three-year program that Mickens is enrolled in allows participants to become teachers after passing the Praxis II subject area examination and other criteria, said Laura Covington, team leader of the Office of Educator Services Alternative Certification operated through the South Carolina Department of Education.

The Praxis Subject Assessments measure knowledge of specific subjects that K–12 educators will teach, as well as general and subject-specific teaching skills.

In her second year, she will have to complete the required training seminars, work on three required college courses and go through a

Last week, one of Sumter United Ministries’ crisis relief volunteers, Libby Singletary, was conducting an intake interview with a sweet young single mother of two small children, and she was in desperate need of help, said Diane Garrick, the ministry’s assistant medical director and office manager.

The woman had signed in to Sumter United Ministries seeking assistance with her water bill.

During the interview, the young woman explained to Singletary she and the father of her children separated seven months ago, leaving her alone to physically care for their two children, ages 2 and 7. Her situation became dire when the children’s father suddenly cut off all financial support three months ago.

This was the first time the woman had ever asked for assistance like this, Garrick said.

Although she makes a fair monthly salary for one person as a nurse tech, she is still at

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Sumter Green wants your old ironing board

Warrants have been issued for a man and woman allegedly involved in nonfatal shooting at a Miller Road home on July 20.

Xavier Namir Chennault, 21, is wanted for attempted murder. Detectives said Chennault, who has ties to the Sumter CHENNAULT area, was the last person seen with the victim and has since been identified as the shooter.

Kiara Ashonta Johnson, 18, of 805 Peace St., is wanted on an accessory

Sumter Green, which sponsors the annual Fall Feast, the Truckload Plant Sale and Earth Day and maintains seven “Welcome to Sumter” entrance signs in landscaped areas, seeks the public’s assistance with a new project.

Chairwoman Lynn Kennedy said the organization is looking for donations of old and/or unused metal ironing boards to be used as tables during special events, such as the Sept. 15 Fall Feast fundraiser.

“We will have them painted and decorated by local art students,” she said. “They’ll be very helpful for people to set their drinks or plates on when they’re standing and visiting with friends or just have their hands full.”

For more information, call Kennedy at (803) 774-1659 or visit the official website www. sumtersc.gov/sumter-green.aspx.

The mission of Sumter Green is “to keep the Sumter community green but continue to welcome residents and visitors alike into our community” and is financed by memberships, donations and fundraisers, the most popular of which is Sumter Green’s Fall Feast, coming up at the University of South Carolina’s Nettles Building on Sept. 15. Tickets are now on sale at the Swan Lake Visitors Center, 436-2640, and Danny’s Trophy Shop (cash only, $35 per ticket).

after the fact of attempted murder charge.

Both suspects are formerly of Virginia and were last seen at a bus station in Columbia just after the July 20 shooting of Alphonso Mack, 36, in Sumter, according to a Sumter Police Department news release.

Mack was taken to PalJOHNSON metto Health Tuomey by friends after he was found in his Miller Road home with multiple gunshot wounds. He was later flown to a Columbia-area hospi-

tal, where he reportedly remains in critical condition.

The police department described Chennault as 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing about 155 pounds, and Johnson as about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 164 pounds.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the whereabouts of Chennault is asked to call the police department at (803) 436-2700.

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

Strive to Grow Charity Club gives school supplies

Emily Farr tapped as head of S.C. LLR COLUMBIA — Gov. Nikki Haley has tapped a Columbia attorney specializing in employment law as the new head of the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

Local media outlets report that during a Statehouse news conference Monday, Haley announced that Emily Farr, an attorney at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, will head the agency.

Farr succeeds Richele Taylor, who was named director in December 2014. Taylor is leaving to join Haley’s staff as chief legal counsel. The state Senate must confirm Farr’s appointment.

According to her biography, Farr specializes in employment counsel, consumer financial services litigation and title insurance defense.

The department oversees everything from professional licensing and the state fire marshal’s office to administering labor laws and checking that amusement rides and elevators are working properly.

CORRECTION In a story in Saturday’s edition of The Sumter Item about a Democratic Party fundraiser, the address for Serendipity Cafe & Catering was incorrect.

The correct address for Serendipity is 118 S. Main St.

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Lamont Herriott helps Jasmine Harrison and her daughter Jhamaiya, 5, pick out pencils from the Strive to Grow Charity Club’s school supply distribution on Saturday at Dillon Park. Members of the club used their own money to buy supplies to give to anyone who needed them.

County council to consider final reading of $2.5M bond

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Council will meet at 6 p.m. today in County Council Chambers, Sumter County Administration Building, 13 E. Canal St., to consider: • Third reading of an ordinance to authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds not to exceed $2.5 million for the purchase of county agency vehicles and maintenance of county buildings. A public hearing will be held before council’s vote; • Third reading of a request to rezone 14.47 acres on Industrial Road, owned by Florence Concrete Products,

from general residential to light industrial-warehouse; and • First reading of a request to amend the county’s zoning ordinance to permit billboard embellishments, features that extend past the typical rectangular billboard face, in the county outside of Interstate 95.

Also, members of the Wedgefield community are expected to attend today’s meeting to comment on the recent increase in water rates.

In June, county council voted to increase the water rates in Wedgefield and Shiloh to make the water systems in both areas self-sustaining. According to a report provided by Sumter County Water Utility, the county was

providing water for less than it cost to deliver.

County council will also receive a report from Sumter County Public Safety Committee that will meet at 5 p.m. today in County Council Conference Room to discuss a Sumter County Detention Center report.

Also, Sumter County Fiscal, Tax and Property Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. today in County Council Conference Room to discuss a bond anticipation note; a request from Rembert Area Community Coalition; and the issuance of general obligation bonds not to exceed $2.5 million to purchase county agency vehicles and fund the maintenance of county buildings.

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Trump vows tax cuts to ‘jumpstart’ economy DETROIT (AP) — Trying to turn the page after a tumultuous campaign stretch, Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack Monday on Hillary Clinton’s approach to the economy while promising he would provide deep tax cuts and jolt middle-class workers back to prosperity.

Trump’s speech to the Detroit Economic Club reflected the Republican presidential nominee’s attempt to reboot and redirect the conversation to his strength: the economy. Trump offered a few new policy specifics but trained much of his attention on his Democratic opponent.

“The one common feature of every Hillary Clinton idea is that it punishes you for working and doing business in the United States,” Trump said. He said he wants to “jumpstart America” and added, “It won’t even be that hard.”

Delivering his speech from a teleprompter at a downtown convention center, Trump was interrupted every few minutes by protesters — all women — who stood on chairs and shouted at him before being pulled out of the room by security guards.

Though their chants were inaudible, the protests appeared coordinated, and Trump varied between powering through his speech and acknowledging the interruptions.

“It’s all very well planned out,” Trump said of the protesters. He added at one point, “I will say, the Bernie Sanders people had far more energy and spirit.”

Turning to taxes, Trump said no business should pay more than 15 percent of its income in taxes, a major drop from the current 35 percent corporate tax rate.

He revamped his previous proposal, unveiled during the GOP primary, by increasing the amount that the highest-individual income earners would pay.

Trump said he wants to simplify the tax code, which has seven tax brackets, to three: 12 percent, 25 percent and 33 percent of income after deductions. Trump’s proposal from last year had envisioned four brackets: zero, 10 percent, 20 percent and 25 percent.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Devonta Wilson, 23, of 251 Rast St. N2, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree burglary and simple possession of marijuana after Sumter Police Department responded to a call that Wilson had broken into an apartment in the 200 block of Rast Street about 1:20 a.m. that day. The victim arrived at the apartment building to see a light on inside her unit and Wilson looking through her bedroom blinds, according to an incident report from the police department. During his arrest, 3 grams of marijuana was found on Wilson.

Robert L. Gregg, 69, of 833 Webb St., was arrested on Thursday and charged with second-degree domestic violence after he allegedly hit his live-in girlfriend in the face with a closed fist after a verbal altercation about Gregg drinking alcohol. According to an incident report from the police depart-

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers an economic policy speech to the Detroit Economic Club on Monday in Detroit.

In a new proposal, Trump called for allowing parents to fully deduct the average cost of child care from their taxable income. It’s a theme Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, first introduced during the Republican National Convention as his campaign seeks to broaden its appeal to Democratic voters ahead of the general election.

The current Child and Dependent Care tax credit includes caps for qualifying expenses that Trump’s plan would eliminate, though a senior campaign aide said there would be an income limit for eligibility.

Detroit, with its devastated real estate market and dearth of jobs, has come to symbolize the nation’s broader struggle to recover from the recession and restore manufacturing jobs. But Democrats have touted the comeback of the auto industry during the Obama administration as a mark of success for the types of economic policies Clinton is supporting.

“In short, the city of Detroit is the

ment, Gregg told officers that his girlfriend, Carol Tucker, hit him in the mouth first. Gregg and Tucker denied assaulting each other.

Officers could not determine who started the physical altercation, so both Gregg and Tucker were given victim’s forms, and both were charged with second-degree domestic violence, according to the report. Gregg and Tucker were arrested and transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

Rashad M. Harvin, 25, of 17 3rd Ave., was arrested on Thursday and charged with public disorderly conduct

living, breathing example of my opponent’s failed economic agenda,” Trump said, referring to Clinton. He called her “the candidate of the past.”

It’s an issue where Trump is polling even or ahead of Clinton, though she’s gaining ground. The Democratic nominee planned her own economic speech — also in Detroit — on Thursday to ensure Trump doesn’t get the last word on an issue resonating deeply with voters.

Trump has been immersed in controversy about his repeated criticism of a Muslim-American family whose son, an Army captain, was killed in Iraq, and his refusal for days to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan in Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary. He announced his support for Ryan on Friday.

Clinton, in Detroit later in the week, plans to call for the largest investment in jobs since World War II, her campaign says, while questioning Trump’s own commitment to helping the middle class.

and third-degree assault and battery for fighting with another man and punching him in the face while in the 100 block of North Washington Street that evening, according to a police department incident report.

STOLEN PROPERTY A tan 2004 Lincoln LS valued at $2,000 was reportedly stolen while it was parked at an empty lot on South Salem Street between July 23 and Aug. 5. The vehicle had no tags, 20-inch chrome wheels, tinted windows, three chrome decals on both front panels and a sun roof.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hillary Clinton offered a simple reply to Donald Trump’s economic address Monday: “Don’t let a friend vote Trump.”

At a rally in St. Petersburg, Florida, Clinton said the plans Trump outlined earlier in Detroit would push the country back into recession, warning that his plans benefit the rich and do little to create jobs or boost the economy.

“His tax plans would give super big tax breaks to large corporations and the really wealthy,” Clinton said, characterizing the proposals, which include substantial tax cuts, as “trickle-down economics.”

“You know that old saying: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me,” she said.

Clinton countered with her own economic proposals, saying she wants to invest in public works projects and more educational opportunities and will tax top earners to pay for her plans. She is expected to speak to the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday.

“I have said throughout this campaign I am not going to raise the taxes on the middle class, but with your help, we are going to raise it on the wealthy,” Clinton said.

Earlier Monday, Clinton toured a brewery as a way of highlighting her commitment to small businesses.

Her two-day tour through battleground Florida, home of 29 electoral votes, is focused heavily on jobs and the economy.

Aides said they hope to build on polls showing Clinton gaining ground on economic issues, which have made up the core of Trump’s campaign message.

“We are not interested in economic plans that only help the top 1 percent,” Clinton said.

Clinton is putting a heavy focus on Florida, with travel and TV advertising. President Obama narrowly won the state in 2012.

While there, Clinton also plans to meet with health professionals combatting Zika virus. She said she would meet with people on the “front line of Zika” today.

“Washington cannot keep ignoring the needs of the families of Florida,” Clinton said.

edly stolen from two vehicles that were parked on Rutledge Street between 11 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. A pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses valued at $300 were stolen from a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado; and an iPhone valued at $700, a Flak jacket, Oakley sunglasses valued at $160, a Cincinnati fitted hat valued at $50 and $10 in cash were stolen from a burgundy 2010 Ford Focus.

A black GSG-1911 .22-caliber pistol with a woodgrainstyle grip, valued at $500, was reportedly stolen from a gray Toyota Tacoma while the vehicle was parked on

Maplewood Drive between noon on Saturday and 8:45 a.m. on Sunday.

A black-and-gray Smith & Wesson .40-caliber handgun valued at $500 and a black leather wallet valued at $120, containing various cards and $120 in cash, were reportedly stolen from a black 2010 Dodge Challenger while the vehicle was parked in the 600 block of South Sumter Street on Thursday.

According to a news release from the police department, a brick was used to break the driver’s-side door window, causing approximately $600 in damage, to gain entry to the vehicle.

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Texas Hispanic voting bloc largely untapped 5M eligible to vote in ’16 election; less than half may register

BY WILL WEISSERT The Associated Press HOUSTON — Diana Villenas begins her pitch in English but switches to Spanish if she gets blank stares, which happens often. It's a tough sell in any language.

"Are you registered to vote?" asks the 21-year-old environmental studies student at St. Thomas University in Houston. "Do you want to be?"

"No, gracias," the bearded man in the black baseball cap says. Another ambling by with a cellphone to his ear shakes his head as does a guy in a black felt cowboy hat and a woman wearing a yellow blouse. The man in an American flag T-shirt even turns her down.

As brassy Banda music blares from a nearby stage at a sprawling Hispanic festival adjacent to the Houston Texans' dome, Villenas and other volunteers with Mi Familia Vota, a nonpartisan nonprofit which encourages Latino civic engagement, exhort possible voters. They find most aren't eligible to vote because they've not yet turned 18 or are recent immigrants who aren't U.S. citizens.

Many others, though, simply aren't interested.

Texas is home to 10.2 million Hispanics, 19 percent of the country's Latino population.

Excluding noncitizens and those under 18, about 5 million Texas Hispanics will be eligible to vote in the 2016 presidential election, but less than half may register, and fewer still are likely to cast ballots.

Consider the 2014 midterm elections, when less than 2.3 million Texas Hispanics reported in U.S. Census surveys that they were registered to vote — about 46 percent of the nearly 4.9 million that were eligible and about 300,000 fewer than reported being registered in 2012. Turnout in 2014 was worse than 2012: 22 percent of eligible Texas Hispanics voted compared to 39 percent. Nationwide, 48 percent of Hispanics reported voting in 2012, which declined to 27 percent in 2014.

That untapped electorate helps explain how, even though a majority of the state's residents will be Hispanic by 2030, Texas has grown increasingly conservative. No Democrat has won statewide office here since 1994, the country's longest political losing streak.

Some Hispanics support Texas conservative causes, such as religious values and opposing abortion, but overall, Latinos statewide still lean strongly Democratic, as do their counterparts elsewhere.

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Erika Jaramillo, center, and others hold signs supporting Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a Democratic National Convention watch party in San Antonio recently. vember's presidential election, but given how much the Hispanic population is booming, even small improvements could make a big difference in the future. The trick will be pulling that off.

"We should know that demography is not destiny," said Henry Munoz III, a longtime San Antonio community organizer who now serves as the Democratic Party's National Finance Committee Chair.

Hispanic voting habits are like church attendance, Mario Salinas, Mi Familia Vota's deputy Texas director, said.

"If you grow up in a house where mom and dad go to church, you'll go too as an adult. If they don't, you probably won't," Salinas said. "If parents don't vote, the kids won't."

Texas ranks near the bottom nationally in total voter turnout, due in part to a heavilyunder-30 population, which tends to vote less than elder counterparts.

Count Lesley Resendiz, a 20-year-old from Houston, among them. She is registered and said she knows how important it is for Hispanics to embrace voting but that her work schedule kept her from doing so in the March primary.

"A lot of people I know use social media to talk about politics," Resendiz said. "But they don't vote because it's not as easy as just going online."

Across the country, naturalization applications are up 14 percent in the last six months of 2015 compared with the same period the previous year.

That has fueled speculation that many Hispanics are anxious to vote against Donald Trump, fearful of the Republi-

can nominee's harsh immigration rhetoric.

But Alberto Morales, project coordinator for the Advocacy Alliance Center of Texas, which leads voter registration drives along the Texas-Mexico border, cautions that it might not translate to higher turnout.

"There is frustration," Morales said. "We would just like for more of the population to come out to vote, and they're just not."

Because Texas is so solidly Republican, neither Trump nor Democrat Hillary Clinton will focus on it for November's election, meaning there will likely be little excitement and potentially fewer people at the polls. Still, Crystal Zermeno, the director of special projects for the Democratic field organization Texas Organizing

Project, said Hispanic voter outreach hasn't been a top priority for decades.

"Very little is spent on the field, going out there and knocking on doors," Zermeno said. "And you have to have real, authentic conversations with people. Simply showing up isn't enough."

A 2014 Gallup poll found that Texas Hispanics prefer Democrats to Republicans by a 19 percentage-point margin. Nationwide, Democrats enjoy a more comfortable 30 percentage-point advantage.

So, the state Republican Party has staffers focused on boosting minority turnout; Ted Cruz became the first Hispanic elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas in 2012, despite his support for strict immigration policies.

Sergio Terreros, a 34-year-

old marketing professional in Houston originally from Monterrey, Mexico, who became a U.S. citizen last year, said he may vote for Trump.

"I don't like the hate he talks about," Terreros said. "But I do agree with what he says about running the country like a business."

Terreros was attending the same festival as Villenas, who continued approaching wouldbe voters despite numerous rejections. Finally, she found Jonathan Avalos waiting in line for free McDonalds' smoothies. The 18-year-old agreed to register to vote for the first time, though Avalos said he's not sure he'll actually cast a November ballot.

"I'd heard about Trump and everything," he said. "But I really have no idea what's going on."

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Wynwood is home to artists, hipsters, tourists — and Zika Health officials say infections began in 500-square-foot area

the Caribbean.

Zika, a mild disease for most, can lead to severe brain-related birth defects if women are infected during pregnancy.

Health officials announced Aug. 1 that Zika had turned up in Wynwood. They clarified this week that the actual infections were limited to a 500-square-foot residential area north of the art district, and that area has since been bombarded with insecticides.

They have urged women of child-bearing years to avoid the area and urged pregnant women there to be tested.

Florida’s Health Department has said there’s no evidence of mosquitoes transmitting Zika elsewhere in Miami.

Health and dollars are both on the line as the Zika scare collides with Wynwood’s art and tourism boom.

Joel “Smiley” Atkinson, 47, said he’s seen many neighboring businesses move out during the five years he’s worked at LBK Shoes Corp.

Property values have skyrocketed in the area, and many longtime residents and businesses can’t afford to stay.

“It’s a bad thing for some people, and it’s a good thing for other people,” Atkinson said. “For the art people, maybe it’s good. For the people doing business, that’s bad.”

Clark thinks the health news is unlikely to hurt Wynwood’s economic and cultural growth in the long run.

She’s certain the Zika fears will pass eventually and the tourists will return.

BY DAVID FISCHER The Associated Press

MIAMI — On any given day, a visitor to Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood might see a hipster pecking at a vintage typewriter outside a coffee shop or a young professional enjoying roasted duck carnitas at a fusion restaurant next door.

Two blocks away, a family from the Midwest, Latin America or Europe might be exploring the graffiti murals of the Wynwood Walls or wandering into an art gallery. At night, couples line up around the block to get into a trendy tavern.

The recent announcement that 16 people have been infected with the Zika virus by mosquitoes in the Wynwood area has scared away some visitors. Federal health officials last week warned pregnant women to avoid the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS neighborhood and a A family from Peru takes a selfie in front of Wynwood Walls on Friday in the Wynwood area of Miami. The 1-square-mile area around it.

But many remain undaunted. recent announcement that more than a dozen people have been infected with Zika by mosquitoes in the area has scared away some, but many others are still coming.

“Everything here has a very modern vibe, a modern While unafraid herself, she ultimately decided to go. walls, and the annual Art feel,” said Danny Perez, 25, “You can’t really let that Basel show that later came to has noticed a drop in visitors. who sometimes comes to stuff interfere with life,” Vil“There are definitely fewer Miami gave those works an Wynwood from South Miami lard said, acknowledging people around,” Clark said. international stage. to work. Pointing out a nearthough that pregnant women “It will probably stay like “I feel like I’m in Disneyby organic juice and food should probably stay away that for the next couple land for the art world,” said place next to a letterpress for a while.

Jonathan Yubi, weeks or so, until we get out store, he said, Until now, the only of the news.”

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Poll: Young people’s fear of extremism varies by race

BY MELINDA DESLATTE The Associated Press

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BATON ROUGE, La. — The threat of violence by people inspired by foreign extremists invokes fear in a majority of young Americans across racial groups. But for young people of color, particularly blacks, that fear is matched or surpassed by worries about violence from white extremists.

A new GenForward poll of Americans age 18-30 shows widespread anxiety among young people about attacks from both inside and outside the United States.

Sixty-two percent of young blacks and 55 percent of Hispanics surveyed said they were very concerned about the threat of violence committed by white extremists, compared to onethird of whites and 41 percent of Asian-Americans.

GenForward is a survey by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago with the Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll is designed to pay special attention to the voices of young adults of color, highlighting how race and ethnicity shape the opinions of a new generation.

Gregg Higgins, 27, was one of the whites who said he was very worried about violence by extremists in his own race. In fact, he said he was more concerned about “the homegrown white extremists” than the threat of violence from people outside the United States or people inspired by foreign extremists.

A social worker in Pittsburgh, Higgins said the growing political tension during the current election cycle has “shown a really ugly part of our past coming through and

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Police and Belgian Army soldiers patrol during a court hearing for suspect Mohamed Abrini, a suspect in the Paris and Brussels attacks that were claimed by the Islamic State organization, at the Court of Appeals in Brussels in June. A new GenForward poll of Americans age 18-30 shows widespread anxiety among young people about attacks from both inside and outside the United States. See the full article at theitem.com. being more heard.” He described it as “white males who are angry and who aren’t now afraid to show that anger.”

“That fear of loss of control and loss of privilege is what’s inspiring this vitriol and this hate,” Higgins said.

Worry about attacks from people living in the U.S. who are motivated by foreign extremists spreads more evenly across racial groups, with at least half of whites, blacks, Asians and Hispanics describing themselves as very concerned about that threat.

Violence committed by people from outside the country also caused unease, especially among Hispanic young adults. Fifty-six percent of Hispanics polled said they were very concerned, compared to 49 percent of blacks, 40 percent of Asian-Americans and 41 percent of whites.

The angst comes after a spate of

mass shootings. Nine black people were shot and killed last year at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, by a white man who officials say talked of starting a race war. In June, a gunman born in the U.S. to Afghan immigrants opened fire in a crowded gay dance club in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.

An autopsy report identified him as a white male.

Last month, five police officers in Dallas were killed by a black gunman during a protest against police shootings of black men, and three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge were shot and killed by a black man who authorities said appeared to be targeting people wearing a badge.

Darsi Vazquez, a 25-year-old Hispanic college student from Huntsville, Al-

abama, described herself as very concerned about the threat of violence from foreign and domestic extremists alike, but she thinks the fear is exacerbated by news coverage of mass shootings across the country and the types of overt racism that appear in social media.

“A few years back technology wasn’t where it’s at now, so you couldn’t see things like this happening like you see it now,” Vazquez said. “I don’t know if it’s necessarily getting worse, but we’re seeing it more now. We don’t just see what’s happening outside our window; we also see what’s going on outside other people’s window.”

Most young adults in the poll labeled as hate crimes both the shooting deaths at the Charleston church and the Orlando night club, against blacks and against LGBT people, respectively.

But the poll shows people view the Orlando shooting differently, depending on their race.

Among young whites, most also described the Orlando shooting as a terrorist attack. Fifty-eight percent of whites considered it that, compared to only 32 percent of blacks, 40 percent of Hispanics and 44 percent of Asian-Americans. Gunman Omar Mateen pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group during a call with police dispatchers during a standoff before he was shot and killed.

Delta resumes some service after hours of global outage LONDON (AP) — Delta Air Lines canceled about 365 flights Monday after its computer systems crashed worldwide, stranding thousands of passengers on a busy travel day.

That number is likely to grow. More than 1,000 flights were delayed, according to flight tracking site FlightStats Inc. About six hours into the outage, limited flights had resumed, but widespread delays and cancellations were ongoing.

A power outage at an Atlanta facility at about 2:30 a.m. local time initiated a cascading meltdown, according to the airline, which is also based in Atlanta.

A spokesman for Georgia Power told The Associated Press that the company thinks a failure of Delta equipment caused the airline’s power outage. He said no other customers lost power.

A Delta spokesman said he had no information on the report.

Many passengers were frustrated that they received no notice of a global disruption, discovering that they were stranded only after making it through security and seeing other passengers sleeping on the floor.

It was unclear if the airline was even able to communicate because of its technical issues, and Delta said that there may be a lag issuing accurate flight status on the company website because of the outage.

Flights that were already in the air when the outage occurred continued to their destinations, but flights on the ground remained there.

lines canceled more than 2,000 flights during several days after an outage that it blamed on a faulty network router.

United has suffered a series of notorious delays since it merged with Continental as the technological systems of the two airlines clashed.

Lines for British Airways at some airports have grown longer as the carrier updates

Airlines depend on huge, overlapping and complicated systems to operate flights, schedule crews and run ticketing, boarding, airport kiosks, websites and mobile phone apps. Even brief outages can snarl traffic and cause long delays.

That has afflicted airlines in the U.S. and abroad.

Last month, Southwest Air-

its systems.

On Monday in Richmond, Virginia, Delta gate agents were writing out boarding passes by hand. In Tokyo, a dot-matrix printer was resurrected to keep track of passengers on a flight to Shanghai.

Technology that appeared to be working sometimes issued bad information. Flight-status

systems, including airport screens, incorrectly showed flights on time.

“Not only are their flights delayed, but in the case of Delta the website and other places are all saying that the flights are on time because the airline has been so crippled from a technical standpoint,” said Daniel Baker, CEO of tracking service FlightAware.com.

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND (AP) — Help Wanted signs are posted across South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island as employers say it’s harder than ever to find hospitality workers.

The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported that while there were signs of the shortage about a decade ago, it is now causing problems for hotels, restaurants and other businesses.

One hotel delayed the opening of a pool bar this year because it could find no one to staff it while another resort said it could use at least 50 more workers.

An estimated 8,400 workers are needed to serve a tourism industry that now attracts about 2.6 million visitors yearly.

The newspaper reported the worker shortage is expected to get worse as rent on the island increases and new jobs are created on the mainland, allowing some workers to avoid long commutes to Hilton Head.

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MICKENS FROM PAGE A1 formal evaluation process. During her third year, she will have to submit official transcripts showing completion of three required college courses, pass the Principles of Learning and Teaching exam and apply for professional certification, Covington said.

Mickens said she is looking forward to the career change.

“I really believe history is an important

poverty level and could not make the monthly rent payment.

“It’s easy to understand why she would need some help,” Garrick said.

Singletary spent about an hour with the woman, and during this time they went over her budget, which really was quite modest — no cable, Internet or other luxury expenses, Garrick said.

“The only item that really stuck out, along with her rent being a bit high, was the large amount of money she had budgeted for gasoline each month,” Garrick said. “It soon became clear to Libby why, however, when the young woman shared how she has been managing to work while also caring for her two young children.”

She had been driving her children to her mother’s home, 80 miles away, every week so her mom can care for them while she works long hours. Then she drives from Sumter to her job in Columbia, 40 miles each way. At the end of the week, the woman drives back to her mother’s home to pick up her children.

“That adds up to 640 miles a week she is driving just so that she can work,” Garrick said.

“Libby’s heart went out to this young woman,” Garrick said. “She was doing the best that she could to provide for her children.

“What she needed right then was compassion and help. I know she felt the compassion from Libby,” she added.

It was decided that the crisis relief ministry would pay the past due amount on her water bill, and she would be given a week’s worth of food for her and the children, as well as referrals to other Sumter agencies that might be able to assist her.

“Libby also suggested she look into possibly moving in with her mom to ease the financial burden and stress of her situation,” Garrick said.

“The interview ended with smiles, hugs and, prayerfully, a renewed sense of hope for one young mother.”

That’s where the Summer of Caring can help.

The third-annual Summer of Caring, which benefits shelter, construction and crisis relief programs, will continue through Labor Day. Each year, the program includes summer construction projects in which volunteers spend two weeks fixing up houses.

Sumter United Ministries provides outreach and service because of volunteers and donations from the community, Executive Director Mark Champagne said.

The Sumter Item is partnering with Sumter United Ministries to assist in raising as much money as possible to

subject,” she said. “You have to know your history to know where you’re going in the future. I feel that I know the way that students learn from being in their shoes not that long ago.”

Mickens said the only thing she worries about is creating and implementing lesson plans, as that is something new for her.

“I’m excited to put that history degree to the test,” she said.

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From July 25 to July 28, the ministry financially assisted 15 families for a total of $2,579.93 and assisted 26 families with food with a value of $1,312.

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The worry is that visitors to the upscale island may soon see the effects of the shortage.

“Today, what’s happening behind the scenes is those employers are scrambling to find ways to get those positions filled,” Hilton Head Mayor David Bennett said.

The newspaper reported that Aunt Chilada’s Easy Street Cafe closed its main dining room from May through mid-June because it was short on servers and hosts. A new Zaxby’s restaurant opened a week behind schedule in April because it couldn’t find enough staff, while Reilley’s Bar and Grill has been looking for more than a year for a second chef.

“It’s certainly not ideal and requires a lot more work than it should,” said Tim Freisen, general manager of The Westin. He said at the start of the tourism season, the resort closes its seasonal restaurants two days a week because it doesn’t have enough workers.

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Opportunity cost

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pportunity cost.

That’s an economist’s term for what you lose out on when you divert your investments and attention to something less profitable. It’s also a good term for the losses Donald Trump has incurred in the last six days -- more than 6 percent of the 94 days between the close of the Democratic National Convention and the election in November.

Trump has spent much of that time attacking the father and mother of a Michael Muslim U.S. Barone serviceman killed in Iraq.

He has made a point of refusing to support Paul Ryan or John McCain in their upcoming primaries. He accepted someone else’s purple heart and said that his business investments amounted to ‘’sacrifices.’’

The opportunity cost for Trump and for his party is that he failed to direct attention to what he could have made Hillary Clinton’s glaring weaknesses.

One was highlighted by the GDP figures announced Friday, showing just 1.2 percent economic growth in the last quarter. Clinton, as the candidate of the incumbent party, had to promise to continue and extend its macroeconomic policies. The GDP figures make a powerful case against that.

Another was Clinton’s performance on the Sunday talk shows. FBI Director James Comey ‘’said that my answers were truthful,’’ Clinton said.

Of course, Comey said the opposite — repeated Clinton statements about her emails were just not true. Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler gave her a maximum four Pinocchios for her statement to the contrary.

She also said that the multiple family members of those slain in Benghazi who said, back then and now, that she attributed the attacks to protests at a video must have been mistaken about what they heard.

Trump thus had plenty of fresh raw material to fill multiple campaign days discussing the mendaciousness of ‘’Crooked Hillary.’’ He might even have raised the more unnerving possibility that, surrounded as she typically has been by sycophantic aides, she actually came to believe what she said. No one wants a president who is delusional.

The third opportunity cost for the Trump campaign is time missed attacking Clinton for the most leftward party platform and agenda ever, as Ross Douthat argued in his New York Times column.

For nearly 40 years, abortion has been allowed but not subsidized by taxpayers. Clinton now wants taxpayer funding.

Large majorities of Americans disagree.

Voters don’t want to see all 11 million immigrants here illegally deported immediately.

But they also don’t want Clinton’s policy of deporting no one but convicted felons — an

open border policy that incentivizes illegal immigration for decades to come.

Clinton also promises to crack down on fracking, which has vastly reduced gas and utility prices, and to put restrictions on gig economy services like Uber. Not much to like here for drivers and millennials.

Plus, she wants to amend the First Amendment to allow government to restrict and prohibit political speech and, in a breathtaking non sequitur, argues that this will stimulate economic growth. She may feel the need to argue that, inasmuch as almost none of her other policies would.

In other words, the nominee of the challenger has a targetrich environment here. But instead he launches a Hatfield vs. McCoy-type feud against two Gold Star parents.

So Trump is strengthening rather than weakening Democrats’ argument that he is too erratic, impulsive and ignorant (doesn’t he know Russia annexed Crimea?) to be president.

There’s much in her platform that leaves her politically vulnerable. It’s popular with a shrunken Democratic primary electorate, but not so much with the general public.

Maybe she is counting on voters to think that she, unlike Lyndon Johnson, won’t be able to turn the bad parts into law.

There’s a lot of reason to assume Republicans will hold onto their House majority, and they have a good chance to hold onto their majority in the Senate.

But there’s also the possibility that Hillary, liberated from Bill’s strategizing and liberated

by Trump’s unacceptability to many voters, really believes she can get a lot of this done and set a course for the Democrats in the future. It seems unlikely, but maybe it’s possible that the Hillary you can see (although lots of voters aren’t paying much attention) is the Hillary you will get, if she is elected.

The media now are buzzing with speculation that that Trump backers like Newt Gingrich and Rudy Giuliani are plotting an intervention and that Trump might drop out or be forced out of the race.

That’s not likely. He knows he won’t increase his chances of winning by withdrawing. But does he understand that he’d increase them by concentrating on attacks on a vulnerable opponent?

Even free-market economists admit there are market failures in the real world. In the political marketplace this year, we’re seeing market failures galore. A weak Democrat preempted her party’s nomination and the incentives in a multicandidate field prevented opponents from deconstructing a weak front-runner.

Yet, Trump’s eccentricities threaten to elect as president a congenital liar who is way to the left of the public. That’s a big opportunity cost.

Michael Barone is senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at American Enterprise Institute and longtime co-author of ‘’The Almanac of American Politics.’’ © 2016 creators.com.

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NOTABLE & QUOTABLE In “A World without Racism,” Zack Wright, a Marine sergeant and Iraq War veteran, writes, “Let’s drop our tribal divisions and unite as Americans.” Read it online at www.nationalreview.com: Racism is not a problem in the United States Marine Corps. There is no distinction between black or white Marines — or any color in between. Drill instructors, NCOs, and commanding officers alike teach their men that there are no races in the Ma-rines — to the Corps, whether you are light green or dark green is irrelevant.

We are all green, and that is all that matters. For many decades, Marines of all different shades have fought, bled, and died beside each other. Promotion is based on performance scores, not on race. Discipline is based on individual action, not on race. Marines identify as Marines, not as a race.

If more Americans discarded the divisive labels that are thrust upon us every day by government policy, progressive ideology, and popular culture, we would have a much more united, less factionalized, less racist society.

One of the first things I remember being taught in life is that skin color does not matter. Discrimination, segregation, and ha-tred are wrong. Separate is not equal.

I took this nugget of truth to heart and I have tried to live my life in a manner that confirms that ideal. Race is an artificial human social construction, a construction which has been a powerful force in conquest, enslavement, segregation, apartheid, murder, and genocide.

Race is a negative force; it is a way for people to justify division and separation between groups of people.

Just over 100 years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt, in a famous speech,

called for discarding the hyphen that many Americans carried as part of their identity. He argued that maintain-ing the hyphen in American society, would lead to the eventual destruction of America. “The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all,” Roosevelt said, “would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities.”

Let us drop our tribal divisions and embrace our shared heritage and nationality. Let us unite as Americans. Let us remember that separate is not equal. I hope that, as Americans, we will move toward a color-blind, post-race, and post-racist society. That is the only way to end racism.

••• In “The Week They Decided Donald Trump Was Crazy,” Peggy Noonan writes, “The trends for Donald Trump are not good, and he tends not to change.”

Read it online at www.wsj. com: The mad scatterbrainedness of it was captured in a Washington Post interview with Philip Rucker in which five times by my count — again, the compulsion — Mr. Trump departed the meat of the interview to turn his head and stare at the television. On seeing himself on the screen: “Lot of energy. We got a lot of energy.” Minutes later: “Look at this. It’s all Trump all day long. That’s why their ratings are through the roof.” He’s all about screens, like a toddler hooked on iPad. This is what became obvious, probably fatally so: Mr. Trump is not going to get serious about running for president. He does not have a second act, there are no hidden depths, there will be no “pivot.” It is not that he is willful or stubborn, though

LETTER TO THE EDITOR WRITER STANDS BY LETTER CALLING OUT DEMOCRATIC VOTERS AS ‘STUPID’ Seems I rattled some brains when I wrote a letter about Democrats the other day. I need to clarify some things.

When I referred to the six-figure incomes of Democrats, I meant the Democrat leaders in Washington. Doesn’t take rocket science or a teaching degree to figure out that regular Democrats don’t come close to earning six figures.

I will be more specific in the future. I watched and re-watched portions of the DNC. I stand by my observation of the lack of American flags. No rumors, no Facebook posts, but actual video footage. Sure, they were probably scattered throughout the audience. Not one onstage to start. Even MSNBC stated they had to “scramble” to get some. So blame that on Chris Matthews, not me.

Concerning Baltimore: I, too, lived in

he may be, it’s that he doesn’t have the skill set needed now — discretion, carefulness, generosity, judgment. There’s a clueless quality about him. It’s not that he doesn’t get advice; it’s that he can’t hear advice, can’t process it or turn it into action.

••• In The Washington Post, Daniel Drezner writes, “Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have very different relationships with the truth.”

Donald Trump does not intend to evade the truth — he simply does not care whether what he says is the truth or not. When Trump met with myriad editorial boards during the primaries, he intimated that he focuses on his anti-immigration position in speeches because that’s what drives his crowds crazy.

All politicians offer up certain amounts of B.S. and lies at various points. Fundamentally truthful politicians will try to avoid outright lies by parsing their words as carefully as possible. Bill Clinton was a fundamentally truthful politician who nonetheless lied at times. He was such a good politician, however, that he could sell his lies with conviction.

PolitiFact gave Clinton a “pants on fire” rating in her Fox News Sunday interview with Chris Wallace that, in an ordinary campaign week, would have caused her all sorts of agita.

Hillary Clinton might be a good leader, but she is not a conventionally great politician. When she has to lie, she doesn’t look good doing it. In contrast to Trump, she’s painfully aware of her relationship with the truth.

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Baltimore, albeit for only a few months. I stand by what I said. Total Democrat letdown. But, please share with me how “the other side” is to blame.

Everyone knows that both candidates have their “flaws.” I point out Clinton’s because she is a proven liar, doesn’t give a damn about this country, has a philanderer for a husband, and is in charge of a foundation under FBI investigation. She is very unpopular for the same reasons.

Even in 2008, Obama said she was a liar, and would say anything to get elected. I could go on and on, but everyone knows. I personally am voting for Trump. I know some of my Democrat friends are voting for Trump. I also know some of my Republican friends are voting for Clinton. To say my editorial was stupid, well, that’s one’s opinion, which is your right. I have no problem with that. However, I do STILL STAND with every word I said. So, if the shoe fits …

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The weather outside is gruesome. Let’s play football! “Hard Knocks” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA) enters its 11th season. In many ways, this football franchise has grown up with the reality TV era. It offers a documentary-style look at intense competition as veteran players fight to keep their jobs and rookies attempt to make the team while rosters get cut on a week-byweek basis. It’s musical chairs, with shoulder pads and real tackles!

This year, a 30-person team from NFL Films and HBO descends on Southern California for a bit of a Hollywood homecoming. This season’s focus on the Los Angeles Rams also celebrates the return of an NFL team to Los Angeles for the first time in 22 years. The Los Angeles Rams were an early part of the NFL and played in that city from 1946 to 1979 before decamping for nearby Anaheim in Orange County.

The club departed for St. Louis in 1995, leaving Los Angeles, one of the largest cities (and TV markets) in America without a professional football team. The league has been trying to remedy that situation for years, if not decades. Many commissioners looked on in frustration as cities like Nashville, Tampa Bay, Charlotte and Houston acquired and reacquired football teams instead of the City of Angels.

• A friend who recently took his two boys to see the 2015 animated feature “The Peanuts Movie” (8:30 p.m., HBO2) reported back that his kids loved it; it was perfectly pleasant and because it was so “happy,” it was totally wrong in every way.

It’s rather understandable that those trying to re-market “Peanuts” for a new generation might dilute it of its essential sadness and angst. One generation’s cultural touchstones tend to lose their power once they become mere “brands.” Did kids in the 1980s singing “The sun will come out tomorrow” really understand what “Little Orphan Annie” meant to Depression-era funny pages readers? And while Netflix’s “Beat Bugs” cartoon makes liberal use of Beatles music, “selling” it to a younger audience, it does so in the most insipid way possible. There’s a reason why the word “pabulum” can be defined as either lightweight entertain-

• Hit and run on “NCIS: New Orleans” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV14).

SERIES NOTES A wife and mistress of a twotiming flack face charges on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * Slipping the collar on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV14) * The Weather Wizard returns on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-PG) * Best-laid plans on “New Girl” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV14) * Bedeviled by a therapist’s murder on “Lucifer” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Topical sketch comedy on “MADtv” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * A milestone birthday on “The Middle” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Jealousy on “Fresh Off the Boat” (10:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

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CULT CHOICE Most famous for being the Orson Welles “masterpiece” butchered by meddling studio heads, the 1942 adaptation of Booth Tarkington’s novel “The Magnificent Ambersons” (10:15 p.m., TCM) is the classic tale of a proud American family oblivious to the social and economic forces that would leave them eclipsed and forgotten in the very city they helped build.

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• The action on “Bachelor in Paradise” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14) will be rehashed on “Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise” (9 p.m., TV-14).

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• Authorities close in on the Codys on the season finale of “Animal Kingdom” (9 p.m., TNT, TV-14).

• Euro Light • Billet Grilles • Sports Mufflers and Tips • Chrome Door Handle Covers • Mirror Covers • Gas Tank Covers • Step Bars • Hitch Covers • Bed Liners • Tool Boxes • Brush Guards

Jason Bateman, Wendy Williams and Kaleo appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Expect Abdullah Saeed on “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Uzo Aduba, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Adia Victoria are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Geena Davis, Wayne Brady and Band of Horses appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

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Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive. Music The Sumter Chapter of the Nawill be provided by The tional Federation of the Blind Footnotes. Enjoy dancing to of South Carolina will meet the oldies and light hors at 7 p.m. today at Shilohd’oeuvres. Cost is $25 per Randolph Manor, 125 W. person (must be 21 years or Bartlette St., Sumter, SC older) and all proceeds 29150. Chief Rose, of the benefit the SPCA. Call (803) Sumter County Fire Depart773-9292. ment, will speak. Transportation provided within the Sumter High School Class of coverage area. Contact 1976 will celebrate their Debra Canty, chapter presi40th class reunion Fridaydent, at (803) 775-5792 or Sunday, Sept. 2-4 as foldebra.canty@frontier.com. lows: 7-10 a.m. Friday, meet Donations are welcome and and greet at Sumter Art can be mailed to NFB SumGallery; 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturter Chapter, P.O. Box 641, day, blue and gold gala at Sumter, SC 29151. Google the Lincoln High School Debra Canty’s story on Yougym; and 8-10 a.m. Sunday, Tube. worship service at Golden Corral. For further details, The Sumter Branch NAACP will contact Ruthie Dow Prince host “A Conversation on Comat (803) 406-8874, Benita munity Policing” from 6 to 8 Duncan at (803) 840-4118, p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11, Louella Nelson McGee at at the North HOPE Center, (803) 840-1748 or Marcia 904 N. Main St. Bethue China at (803) 236Summer Movies at the Sumter 3284.

Opera House, 21 N. Main St., The Sumter Combat Veterans will feature “The Hunger Group will hold a golf tournaGames: The Mockingjay ment on Saturday, Sept. 17, Part 2” at 7 p.m. on Friday, at Crystal Lakes Golf Aug. 12. Admission is $1.

Course, 1305 Clara Louise Water and popcorn will be Kellogg Drive. There will be available for purchase for a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Reg$1 each. Call (803) 436-2500. istration fee is $50 per golfThe Thunderguards of Sumter er limited to the first 20 will hold its annual back-toteams. Fee includes contischool bash from 11 a.m. to 4 nental breakfast, lunch, p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at souvenirs, cart, green fees, the Thunderguards clubrefreshments during play house, 104 E. Bee St. Free and door prizes. Team forevent. For information, call mat will be Captain’s DuckTape at (803) 651-0482, Choice Four-Person Team.

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840-0935 or Johnny Goodley American Legion Post 202 will at (803) 236-0488. meet at 6:30 p.m. on MonEdmunds High School Class of day, Aug. 15, at 310 Palmet1966 will hold its 50th reto St. Dinner will be served union on Saturday, Sept. 24, and the meeting will immeat the Sumter County Mudiately follow dinner. All seum. Cost is $30 for sinmembers invited. American gles, $60 for couples. Kent Legion Post 202 is a veteran Mims and Coty Cuttino are organization serving the organizing a golf outing for community. Call (803) 773the afternoon of Friday, 4811 or Lamon O’Neal at Sept. 23. For more informa(803) 840-5239. tion, call Myra Moore Wilt Maxie Branch Hunt and Educaat (803) 491-4624. tion Club Inc. will sponsor a

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t leave EUGENIA LAST anything to chance. Focus on what’s important to you and make it happen. Take care of any situation that may pose a problem for you. Financial stability will result from an unexpected source.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t complain when you should be taking advantage of what’s available to you. Romance is featured, and getting out and socializing will encourage you to show off what you have to offer.

Share your plans with others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The less time spent discussing your plans, the easier it will be to get things done. Arguments can be avoided if you remove yourself from a bad situation. Get involved in something that will let you use your imagination and creativity.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Express your thoughts, but don’t argue with someone who doesn’t share your opinions. Listen to suggestions and something will spark an idea that can help you flush out any problems you might face. Romance is encouraged.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Show sensitivity when dealing with personal matters. Compromise now and you will get something you want later. Putting more effort into an activity, event or hobby you enjoy will pay off in an unexpected fashion.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do what’s best for you. Don’t allow anyone to take advantage of your need to help others. It may be best to take a moment to justify what you are doing and why. It’s time to spend more time fulfilling your

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Stand up for yourself. Don’t allow anyone to talk you into doing things that you don’t want to do. You need time to think about your personal life and the changes you need to make in order to find happiness.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Before you make any sudden moves, consider your feelings as well as those of others. It’s important to finish what you start and to choose your projects based on what brings you the most joy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t give in to someone who is trying to take advantage of you or coax you into doing something inadvisable. Look for a way that you can help others without jeopardizing your position, reputation or your health.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have plenty of options and can take advantage of more than one.

Don’t limit what you can do just because someone else doubts you.

Your ability to multi-task will separate you from everyone else.

Enjoy the ride.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t give in to an emotional trick geared to derail your plans. Stick to what you want to accomplish and don’t make concessions for someone who is only interested in their own needs. Take ownership of what you do.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): State your desires and make plans to follow through. A money matter can be resolved if you are heartfelt in your pitch for help or expansion.

Don’t limit what you plan to do because someone doesn’t believe in you.

French-born Stateburg resident Genevieve Desportes Rath is the winner of the Helen and Charles “Pap” Propst Gold Prize at the 2016 Sumter Artists’ Guild Show for her piece “Boy with Frog.” The show will remain at the Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasell St., through Aug. 26. Photograph taken and submitted by Donna Aleada Weldon.

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No. 19

Phelps adds another Olympic gold with dazzling relay

By PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Michael Phelps has to clear out more space in his medal case.

Time to make room for gold No. 19.

With yet another dazzling performance, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history added to his staggering haul Sunday night in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, giving the United States a lead it never relinquished.

Defending Olympic champion France was leading when Phelps dove into the water on the second leg, taking over for leadoff swimmer Caeleb Dressel.

Even though the 100 free isn’t one of his specialties — he’s never swam it at the Olympics — he blazed down and back in a stunning 47.12 seconds, a time that was faster than all but the three anchors on the medalwinning teams, three of the best in the world at that distance.

Ryan Held protected the lead before giving way for Nathan Adrian, America’s best sprinter.

At that point, it wasn’t really in doubt.

But Phelps wasn’t taking any chances, pounding the starting block and shouting toward Adrian as the anchor made the turn for home.

When Adrian touched the wall first, posting a winning time of 3 minutes, 9.92 seconds, Phelps thrust his right arm in the air and looked toward his infant son Boomer, nuzzling in the arms of his mother Nicole Johnson, the roaring crowd blocked out by noise-canceling headphones.

Little Boomer won’t remember what his daddy did this night.

But that gold medal will never let him forget.

France took the silver in 3:10.53, while Australia claimed the bronze in 3:11.37, holding off a Rus-

By TOM WITHERS The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Red, white and blase for one quarter, the U.S. Olympic team woke up and won with ease.

Shaking off a sluggish, sloppy start and maybe some Brazilian boredom, the Americans regrouped in the second quarter and romped over Venezuela 113-69 on Monday, taking another step toward a possible third straight gold medal.

Kevin Durant scored 16 points and Carmelo Anthony 14 for the U.S. squad, which may have grown a touch overconfident following a 57-point blowout of China in its tournament opener.

The Americans were tied at 18-all after one quarter, but stopped turning the ball over and fouling, unleashed their defense and outscored Venezuela 30-8 in the second period. They cruised from there, improving to 82-1 under coach Mike Krzyzewski and reminding everyone it’s going to take a special performance for 40 minutes to deny them another Olympic title.

“Everything’s not going to be easy,” Durant said. “We know that, even with this great team.”

It was similar to the meeting between the teams in Chicago on July 29, when the U.S. shot poorly and still won by 35 on their pre-Rio exhibition tour. Maybe this was a reminder that no team can be taken lightly — and there is little margin for error — once the Olympic flame is ignited.

see BASKETBALL, Page B4 The Associated Press

United States’ Michael Phelps cries during the medal ceremony on Monday after winning the gold medal in the men’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. sian team that was booed during the introductions — a reminder of the drug scandal that has rocked the nation. Vladimir Morozov, initially banned from the Olympics, was one of Russia’s relay swimmers.

It was quite a night for the Americans, who were shut out on the golds on the

opening night of swimming.

Racing nothing but the clock, Katie Ledecky gave the U.S. its first victory by crushing her own world record in the 400 freestyle.

The result was totally expected. The unassuming teenager from suburban Washington has dominated the longer freestyle events

since winning gold in the 800 free at the London Olympics as a 15-year-old.

The only drama was whether she’d take the world record even lower.

Her powerful stroke quickly made that a moot point, too.

see PHELPS, Page B4

By JOHN KEKIS The Associated Press

see LATTIMORE, Page B5

see HAMLIN, Page B5

Prepares him for travails to come in football life

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

Dennis Brunson / The Sumter Item

Former University of South Carolina star running back Marcus Lattimore speaks to those in attendance at Sumter First Church of the Nazarene’s High School Football Sunday on Sunday. Lattimore spoke on how his Christian faith helped him get through the devastating knee injuries that ended his playing career. was.

“I’d always taken care of the football and the schoolwork, doing what I needed to do to succeed and be a leader in both. But a Christian? I’d always gone to church, I’d al-

Denny Hamlin victorious at Watkins Glen

ways done the right thing for the most part, I’d post a verse (on Facebook), I even said I loved Jesus, but I’d never taken care of that part.”

Young girl’s question leads Lattimore to Christ

hometown of Duncan. “She said, ‘How do you balance schoolwork, football and being a Christian?’ I didn’t really have an answer; I threw something together, but I don’t remember what it

NASCAR

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Denny Hamlin wasn’t about to get shoved aside again.

Ignoring what he described as the worst pain he has ever felt in a race, Hamlin prevailed in a four-lap dash to the checkered flag Sunday to win the wreckfilled Sprint Cup race at newly paved Watkins Glen International.

It’s the first Hamlin road course win of Hamlin’s Cup career and atoned for his stunning loss on the road course at Sonoma in June, when he was beaten by Tony Stewart with a bang on the last turn.

“It’s very hard to win these races,” Hamlin said. “I only made one mistake at Sonoma, and I didn’t win.”

Hamlin was virtually flawless at The Glen and was able to conserve enough fuel at the end, thanks to eight cautions for 20 laps. The race also had two red flag stoppages for 30 minutes.

“We executed perfectly.

Didn’t make any mistakes on pit road,” Hamlin said. “Hoping for those caution laps that we needed. That allowed us to make it on fuel.”

That Hamlin was behind the wheel of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was in doubt before the race. He was in pain when he awoke.

PRO FOOTBALL

It was something Marcus Lattimore had done before, though not all that often for a 19-year-old who was on the top of the college football world: speaking to a group of school-age children at the conclusion of a summer football camp.

The purpose, of course, was for the University of South Carolina star running back to say something that might inspire the youngsters in attendance. On this occasion though, that happened in the summer of 2011 prior to the start of his sophomore season, it was Lattimore who would experience a life-altering moment from a question posed by a young girl.

“It was the final question and it was a girl in the third grade,” said Lattimore, who was doing the camp in his

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PRO BASEBALL

Suzuki donates 3,000th-hit souvenirs to Hall

By STEVEN WINE The Associated Press

MIAMI — The president of the Baseball Hall of Fame was the grateful recipient Monday as Ichiro Suzuki handed over his gear — a jersey, a pair of cleats, his arm guard and batting gloves, all items he wore while becoming the 30th player to reach 3,000 hits.

When the exchange concluded, the two men bowed to each other, a fitting gesture to celebrate the bridge from Japan to Cooperstown.

Suzuki began building that bridge when he came to the major leagues as a 27-year-old rookie in 2001. Three-thousand

hits later, he’s a memorabiliamaking machine.

The Suzuki collection at the Hall of Fame numbered more than two dozen items even before his triple Sunday at Colorado, which made him the first Japanese player to reach 3,000 hits. When he and his teammates returned to Marlins Park to begin a homestand, Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson was there to collect additional Suzuki souvenirs.

“Jeff asked me about the stuff,” Suzuki said through an interpreter. “I was happy to give it to him. I have an agreement with Jeff that when I die, all of my stuff is going to go to Jeff and the Hall of Fame.”

Suzuki, a baseball history buff, has visited Cooperstown six times.

“There is no current player I’ve encountered who has as deep an appreciation of baseball history as Ichiro,” Idelson said. “This is a guy who understands his place in history.

Because of that, as a sport and as a country, we’re all the richer.”

While Major League Baseball celebrated Suzuki’s achievement, it was even bigger news back home. Several dozen reporters and photograThe Associated Press phers from Japan had been logging lots of air miles follow- Jeff Idelson, left, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and ing their nation’s most famous Museum, and Miami Marlins’ Ichiro Suzuki share a laugh as Suzuki presents Idelson with items from his 3,000 major league hit. athlete.

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Rodriguez’s final game with Yanks on Friday

Hall of Fame game canceled because of poor field conditions

By MIKE FITZPATRICK The Associated Press NEW YORK — Ready or not, Alex Rodriguez will play his final game in pinstripes this week.

One of the most prolific hitters and polarizing figures in baseball history, the slumping slugger plans to take his final turn at-bat with the New York Yankees on Friday night and then become a special adviser and instructor with the team next year.

A-Rod and the club made the announcement before Sunday’s Rodriguez 3-2 victory over Cleveland.

“This is a tough day. I love this game and I love this team,” he said, often choking up. “And today I’m saying goodbye to both.”

The 41-year-old Rodriguez, who sat out the 2014 season while serving a performanceenhancing drug suspension, will play against Tampa Bay at Yankee Stadium and then be released following Friday’s game. New York will pay him the remainder of the approximately $27 million he’s owed as part of his $275 million, 10year contract.

Rodriguez said the agreement arose out of conversations over the past few days with Yankees Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner. The two met face-toface more than once, and A-Rod said he asked for one more chance to play in front of a New York crowd.

Relegated to little more than a spare part lately, the three-time AL MVP acknowledged “the last four weeks have not been fun.”

“It’s been very painful and embarrassing to sit on the bench. It’s been awkward,” Rodriguez explained. “So from that sense I’m very happy that we found this solution.”

But he made it clear he still thinks he could contribute on the field.

“Of course, I think I can play baseball. You always think you have one more hit in you, or help the team win one more game, for sure,” said Rodriguez, who is four home runs shy of 700. “That wasn’t in the cards. That was the Yankees’ decision and I’m at peace with it.”

A news release issued by the club indicated Rodriguez will be released after “his final major league game” to sign a contract that gives him a job working with minor leaguers throughout the Yankees’ farm system. He will report directly to Steinbrenner, and the deal runs through Dec. 31, 2017.

A-Rod said he’ll go home to Miami following Friday’s game, and he thought his new duties would begin in spring training. He thanked the Steinbrenner family for the opportunity to stay in baseball.

CANTON, Ohio — An emotional and invigorating Hall of Fame weekend came to a grinding halt Sunday night when the Packers-Colts game was canceled because of poor field conditions.

One day after Brett Favre led the eight-member class of 2016 into the hall, its president, David Baker announced the cancellation after discussing problems with the turf with both teams. He said it was a safety issue and that all fans would be fully refunded for ticket purchases, which

will cost the hall several million dollars.

“This is a hard decision, but we know it is the right decision,” Baker said. “In some respects a hard decision because of the impact it has.

This is an important game to the people in Canton.”

The NFL and NFL Players Association said in a statement: “We are very disappointed for our fans, but player safety is our primary concern, and as a result, we could not play an NFL game on this field tonight.”

Durant beats Jimenez in Minnesota playoff BLAINE, Minn. — Joe Durant made a 10-foot eagle putt on the first hole of a playoff with Miguel Angel Jimenez on Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions’ 3M Championship.

The 52-year-old Durant won on the par-5 18th after closing with a birdie on the hole in regulation for a 9-under 63. After a double bogey on the par-4 14th, Jimenez birdied the last four holes for a 67 to match Du-

rant at 19-under 197 at TPC Twins Cities.

Jimenez birdied the 18th in the playoff, too, before Durant rolled in the right-to-left winner.

Durant won for the second time on the 50-and-over tour and the first by himself after teaming with Billy Andrade to win the Legends of Golf last year. Durant won the last of his four PGA Tour titles at Walt Disney World in 2006.

Wire reports

SCOREBOARD TV, Radio

Texas at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Detroit at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Sup Cup Match from Trondheim, Norway – Sevilla vs. Real Madrid (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Southeast Regional Game from Warner Robins, Ga. (ESPN).

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

7 p.m. – NPF Softball: Florida at Akron (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Boston or Cleveland at Washington (MLB NETWORK).

7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Toluca vs.

Lobos (UNIVISION).

8 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Southwest Regional Game from Waco, Texas (ESPN).

8 p.m. – International Soccer: U.S. Open Cup Semifinal Match – Chicago at New England (ESPN2).

8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Milwaukee (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEASTS, WPUB-FM 102.7).

9:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Universidad de Guadalajara vs. Coras de Tepic (UNIVISION).

MLB standings AMERICAN League W L Pct GB 63 47 .573 — 63 49 .563 1 60 50 .545 3 56 55 .505 7½ 45 65 .409 18 W L Pct GB 62 47 .569 — 61 50 .550 2 53 58 .477 10 53 58 .477 10 45 66 .405 18 W L Pct GB 65 47 .580 — 57 53 .518 7 57 54 .514 7½ 49 62 .441 15½ 48 63 .432 16½

Sunday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees 3, Cleveland 2 Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 3 N.Y. Mets 3, Detroit 1 Baltimore 10, Chicago White Sox 2 Texas 5, Houston 3, 11 innings Kansas City 7, Toronto 1 Chicago Cubs 3, Oakland 1 Seattle 3, L.A. Angels 1 L.A. Dodgers 8, Boston 5

Monday’s Games

Wednesday’s Games

Cleveland at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Detroit at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

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Washington Miami New York Philadelphia Atlanta Central Division

Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati West Division

San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

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New York Atlanta Indiana Chicago Washington Connecticut

W L 18 8 13 12 12 12 11 13 9 15 8 16

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Los Angeles Minnesota Phoenix Seattle Dallas San Antonio

W L 21 3 21 4 10 14 9 15 9 16 5 18

N.Y. Mets 3, Detroit 1 Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 3 Washington 1, San Francisco 0 Atlanta 6, St. Louis 3 Chicago Cubs 3, Oakland 1 Arizona 9, Milwaukee 3 Miami 10, Colorado 7 Philadelphia 6, San Diego 5 L.A. Dodgers 8, Boston 5

Sunday’s Games

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Monday’s Games

Tuesday’s Games

Wednesday’s Games

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San Francisco at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7:20 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Texas at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

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Monday’s Games

Wednesday’s Games

San Francisco at Miami, 12:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Colorado at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

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East Division

Baltimore Toronto Boston New York Tampa Bay Central Division

Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Chicago Minnesota West Division

Texas Seattle Houston Los Angeles Oakland

Tuesday’s Games

Texas (Griffin 5-1) at Colorado (Chatwood 10-7), 3:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 7-5) at Washington (Scherzer 12-6), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Smyly 3-11) at Toronto (Estrada 7-4), 7:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Severino 1-6) at Boston (Porcello 14-3), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 8-8) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 8-7), 8:05 p.m.

Houston (Fiers 7-5) at Minnesota (Santiago 10-5), 8:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 14-5) at Kansas City (Volquez 8-10), 8:15 p.m.

Baltimore (Miley 7-9) at Oakland (Neal 1-1), 10:05 p.m.

Detroit (Norris 1-0) at Seattle (LeBlanc 1-0), 10:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Texas (Griffin 5-1) at Colorado (Chatwood 10-7), 3:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 7-5) at Washington (Scherzer 12-6), 7:05 p.m.

San Diego (Perdomo 5-5) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (Greinke 10-3) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 8-8), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Moore 7-7) at Miami (Koehler 8-8), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 8-8) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 8-7), 8:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Jenkins 1-2) at Milwaukee (Peralta 4-7), 8:10 p.m.

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U.S. women use balanced attack for 2nd rout, beat Spain 103-63

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Spain fought just to stay within 20 in the second quarter, thanks in part to the play of guard Leticia Romero, who stars at Florida State. The Olympic newcomer got her first playing time of the tournament and scored five straight points as Spain trailed 54-37 at the half. She finished with nine points.

“It was going to be a tough game,” Romero said. “They have to have a really, really bad game for us to have a chance to win it. Anything that we can get from today is positive.”

Bird ensured there would be some tough lessons Spain could take away.

Playing in her fourth Olympics, Bird started the second half with a steal and then raced down the court for the layup. A few minutes later the lead was over 20 and the rout was on as Taurasi and Brittney Griner waved their arms to get a “USA” chant started. In Sunday’s win over Senegal, the crowd was behind the underdogs shouting down any American cheers. This time they wouldn’t be drowned out.

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team-record 36 assists in the opening win. They followed that up with 23 against Spain.

The victory was the 43rd consecutive for the U.S. in the Olympics. The contest was a rematch of the 2014 world championship gold medal game that the Americans won by 13. While this win didn’t come in the same record fashion the U.S. opened the Olympics with when it beat Senegal by 65 points, the Americans coasted after the first few minutes.

Spain (1-1) led 8-6 before the U.S. closed the quarter on a 23-6 burst. Delle Donne was in the middle of it. She had seven points, including a 3-pointer from the wing that made it 27-11 during the game-changing spurt. The Spaniards couldn’t get within single digits the rest of the way.

“Everyone we bring in off the bench can score and make a play,” U.S. coach Geno Auriemma said. “It’s fun to watch. For as little time as we had together, we do a lot of really nice things out there which is nice to see.”

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“Mother” and “father” were also the phrases used by NBC in a profile of Biles that NEW YORK — NBC anaired Sunday night. nouncer Al Trautwig said Shortly thereafter, TrautMonday he regrets tweeting wig said on the air that Simthat the adoptive mother and one “was raised by her father of American gymnasgrandfather and his wife and tics star Simone Biles were she calls them mom and not her parents, a declaration dad.” that angered advocates for A woman on Twitter then adoption. urged Trautwig to stop callTrautwig had been scolded ing Ron and Nellie her grandby a woman on Twitter for father and his wife. “They not referring to Ron and Nel- are her parents,” she wrote. lie Biles as the 19-year-old But Trautwig replied in his Olympic gymnast’s parents. since-deleted tweet: “They Ron Biles, her maternal may be mom and dad but grandfather, and his wife they are NOT her parents.”

Nellie adopted Simone and If she’s been adopted, they her sister Adria in 2000 after are her parents — legally as they spent time in foster well as emotionally, advocare. cates said.

NBC ordered Trautwig to “If they are parenting her delete his tweet.

— that’s what a parent does “To set the record straight, — don’t diminish the role by Ron and Nellie are Simone’s calling them something other parents,” Trautwig said than her parents,” said Monday.

Chuck Johnson, president Carrie Goldman, who lives and CEO of the National outside of Chicago and Council for Adoption. “Some writes a blog, “Portrait of an of us would find that offenAdoption,” said NBC and its sive.” personnel should not miniGoldman said she hopes mize the role of adoptive NBC uses the opportunity to parents. She said Trautwig educate viewers about adopshould apologize to Biles; tion, given the Olympics’ big NBC had no comment on audience and Biles’ high prowhether he would. file. Trautwig’s statement It’s the second public miswas a good first step, she step in as many days for an said.

NBC announcer, after swim“Clearly the tide of public ming commentator Dan opinion has gotten through Hicks was ripped online for to NBC,” she said. referring to the husband and Judging by some of his coach of a Hungarian swimother tweets, Trautwig was mer as “the guy responsible” in a cranky mood Sunday. for her strong performance.

To one tweeter who comTrautwig’s case involved an plained about losing five athlete NBC expects to be one years of his life every time of the biggest stars of the Rio Trautwig explained the gymde Janeiro Games. nastics scoring system, the Simone Biles went to live announcer replied: “Then with her grandparents in you should be done by now.”

Texas while their mother To another who said that struggled with drugs and alhe’ll watch ping pong if he cohol in Ohio, and was adopt- had to listen to Trautwig’s ed when the birth mother’s voice any longer, he replied: parental rights were termi“Enjoy what is called table nated. Simone remains in tennis.” contact with Shanon Biles Someone with the Twitter but is quick to correct anyhandle “Gym Nerd” wrote to one who calls Shanon her Trautwig that “you may be mother. Shanon Biles is her in Rio but at least I’m pasbiological mother, she says. sionate about my job, and reNellie Biles is mom. spected for it.”

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Everywhere Sue Bird looks on the court, there’s someone in a U.S. jersey that can score.

It’s a point guard’s dream.

From top to bottom this version of the American Olympic women’s basketball team is stacked with offensive weapons. And at the early pace they are scoring at the Rio Games, they might break the 1996 team’s record average of 102.4 points a game.

Diana Taurasi scored 13 points and Sylvia Fowles added 12 on Monday as the U.S. posted its second blowout in as many days, beating Spain 103-63 on Monday.

That’s two consecutive contests the U.S. scored at least 100 points — the last time the Americans did that was in 2004.

“A lot of Olympic teams that I’ve been on have had offensive power, but now we go all the way down the line to the 12th player,” said Bird, who had nine points and five assists in the win. “And the minute you stop there’s no let-off. That person comes in and can do just as much offensively as the next. And also, we have our foot on the gas pedal.

“We’re trying to get better in every single game and you can’t, you can’t relax. I know the score is, it is what it is.

But we don’t relax regardless.”

This team is so good offensively that reigning WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne comes off the bench and Tamika Catchings is the 12th player.

“Weapons. We’re full of weapons. One through 12, everybody that comes in contributes to some capacity,” Catchings said. “And that’s offensively, defensively as well. You’re talking about 100 points — you’ve got to be able to score. It’s fun. It’s fun to watch. It’s fun to be a part of. When we move the ball and everybody is just kind of like —— everybody’s doing their part —— screening, rolling, cutting to the basket —— you never know where the shot is going to come from. As a team, we’re so selfless.”

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Ledecky, not Franklin, all the swimming rage

By PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — In a hallway beneath the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Missy Franklin was surrounded by the media after her first race of the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Until Katie Ledecky walked by.

At least half the reporters bolted away from Franklin while she was in mid-answer Monday, all of them eager to fire a few questions at Ledecky.

It was the clearest sign yet of the changing of the guard on the U.S. women’s swim team.

Franklin was the darling of the London Games, a high schooler who captured four gold medals and the hearts of everyone back home with her bubbly personality.

Ledecky won gold in her only London race — quite an accomplishment for a 15-year-old — but her triumph was dwarfed by Franklin’s long shadow.

Now, it’s Ledecky who is poised to be the biggest women’s star in Rio. The 19-yearold already has two medals and one world record, blowing away the field Sunday night in the 400-meter freestyle.

By the time Ledecky is done, she very well could have four golds and a silver, which would surpass Franklin’s medal haul (four golds and a bronze) in 2012.

Franklin seems to have accepted her fate.

“I really just want to do well, more for my team than anything else,” she said. “I think if I go out there and do my best, my whole team is going to know that. They mean the world to me, so I want to make them proud.

I’m really focusing on making sure I’m doing everything I can to be the best I can be right now.”

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Ledecky kicked off the first wall with a lead of nearly a body length and steadily pulled away from the overmatched field — as well as the world-record line superimposed on the video screen.

Her arms churning effortlessly through the water, Ledecky touched nearly 5 seconds ahead of her closest pursuer and quickly whipped around to look at the scoreboard.

When Ledecky saw the time — 3:56.46 — she let out an uncharacteristic scream and shook her right fist. She crushed the mark of 3:58.37 that she set nearly two years ago on the Gold Coast of Australia, and had been chasing ever since.

“I was pumped,” Ledecky said. “That’s what I wanted and I had been so close to breaking that all year, the past two years. I knew I was due for a breakthrough.”

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United States’ Katie Ledecky looks up after winning a heat of the women’s 200-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions on Monday at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Her best at the moment isn’t anywhere close to the form she showed four years ago.

Franklin struggled mightily at the U.S. trials, qualifying for the team in only two individual events and one relay — a far cry from her seven-event program at the London Games.

Her first race of the Olympics gave scant evidence that she’s suddenly regained her speed over the past month.

Franklin managed only the 12th-best time in the 200 freestyle during afternoon preliminaries, and it looks as though it will be a struggle just to get past the evening semifinals, with only the top eight advancing to the final.

The leading qualifier?

Ledecky, of course, with a time of 1 minute, 55.01 seconds — more than 2 seconds faster than Franklin.

For Ledecky, this is already her third event of the games. For Franklin, it was the first chance to swim after sitting out the first two days.

“The first race of any meet is always tough,” Franklin said. “I’m so not used to waiting until Day 3 to swim.

To get out there, it felt so

good to just kind of get in the water and race again. I was really happy with my time, honestly. That’s the fastest I’ve been in prelims in a while.

“The thing is,” she went on, acknowledging her new reality, “everyone else really brought it. too. So, if anything, I think the past couple of days we’ve seen how fast prelims have been. So I’m really going to have to bring my game tonight for semifinals.”

Franklin conceded that her confidence level is “really different” than it was before the London Games.

But she’s still smiling.

“It’s been awesome coming back here and just kind of accepting the expectations I have now, and knowing that’s just to do my best,” Franklin said.

Ledecky, of course, is aiming so much higher.

Nothing less than gold in any of her remaining events will do.

“I feel like every year at the big championship meets, my stroke just feels as good as it ever has,” she said. “Once I get going, it’s kind of hard to stop.”

She’s just getting warmed up.

Ledecky, who added gold to the silver she won in the women’s 4x100 free relay, is also favored in other two individual events: the 200 and 800 free.

In addition, she could pick up another gold in the 4x200 free relay.

It was a night of world records in Rio. Britain’s Adam Peaty set his second mark in as many nights in the 100 breaststroke, while Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden eclipsed her own mark in the 100 butterfly.

Peaty won with a time of 57.13 that shattered the mark of 57.55 he set in the preliminaries. He cruised away from Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa, the defending Olympic champion who took silver this time in 58.69.

The bronze went to Cody Miller of the United States, whose time of 58.87 held off teammate Kevin Cordes.

The crowd went into a frenzy at the sight of two Brazilians in the final. But

Joao Gomes finished fifth and Felipe Franca was seventh.

Sjostrom led right from the start of the fly and touched in 55.48, knocking off the mark of 55.64 she established at last year’s world championships.

She sat on the edge of the deck, pumping her arms in the air, and then appeared to be overcome by tears as she climbed to her feet.

This was her first Olympic medal. Sjostrom finished fourth in the 100 fly at the London Games four years ago, missing out on the bronze by just 23-hundredths of a second.

Penny Oleksiak of Canada took the silver in 56.46, edging out defending Olympic champion Dana Vollmer. The American, who had her first child 17 months ago, settled for the bronze in 56.63.

Already, six world records have been set in Rio. The only mark that didn’t fall Sunday was the men’s 4x100 free relay.

Phelps and the Americans didn’t mind a bit.

us and we understand that.”

Anthony, the four-team From Page B1 Olympian and two-time gold medalist playing in his record 25th game for the Unit“Once we settled down, ed States, provided a muchmade our adjustments to needed spark in the second the way they were calling quarter. the game, the way that VenWith the Americans leadezuela wanted to play the ing just 28-22 and looking game, that second quarter anything but golden, Anthowe picked it up defensively ny came across the lane and and turned it around,” Anstripped the ball away from thony said.

Venezuelan center Gregory The Americans continue Echenique and passed it to pool play on Wednesday Kyrie Irving. Anthony folagainst unbeaten Australia. lowed Irving up the floor, The Aussies, featuring five accepted a feed on the wing NBA players, four of them and knocked down a 3-pointleague champions, improved er that lifted some of the to 2-0 on Monday with an pressure — and fog — off impressive 95-80 win over Team USA. Serbia. Australia has never “That changed the game,” won an Olympic medal in said Paul George, who led men’s basketball, but the U.S. with 20 points.

Krzyzewski knows the team “Melo made that three and from Down Under will be up it gave us all confidence.” for the Americans.

Anthony moved past Mi“I don’t think they’ve gone chael Jordan on the career back to their boat or apartscoring list and now only ment or wherever they’re trails LeBron James and staying thinking they can’t David Robinson for the most beat us,” the coach said. points by an American “They feel like they can beat Olympian.

Keeping Sumter Beautiful

By Amanda McNulty, County Extension Agent Outwitting Weevils We Extension guys are always preaching how native plants are often preferable to those from other places. After all, they evolved right here along with the insects and diseases that challenge them and so should have some defenses to them. Well, the pecan is one major exception to that theory.

Pecans are native to the United States, probably originally growing in the central areas on this side of the Mississippi River. The word pecan itself derives from a Native American tribe's name for this delicious nut. Pecans have more of those complex compounds that are a boost to your immune system and overall health than almonds. Almond growers just spent a whale of a lot of money on marketing.

Backyard pecans are an iffy proposition. Our pecan specialist says if you get a good crop once every seven years you are doing pretty good. The diseases and pests that impact pecans are myriad and just about impossible for a homeowner to control. There are plenty of chemicals that control these problems, but you can't spray a pecan tree.

One problem is fairly easy to con-

trol and this is the time to act. The pecan weevil, the female of which lays her egg in the developing pecan, ruining the nut, is just about to emerge from the ground where the larva pupate and remain until ready to begin their destructive feeding. Ninety percent of these destructive pests emerge from August 15 to September 20.

To control these, mix liquid Sevin according to the label directions in a pump-up sprayer. Spray the ground under your pecan trees from the drip line back to the trunk. Also spray the bottom six feet of the trunk itself. Repeat this process every week, beginning August 15 and with the last spray September 20.

Sevin is very toxic to bees so make your spray in the morning or late in the evening while those insects are still resting. Once your liquid Sevin application dries, it won't affect the bees but will be an effective pesticide to kill the pecan weevils as they emerge from the soil.

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Women’s Gymnastics - Team Gold Medal Final; Men’s Rugby - Preliminary Round, 12:35-1:35 a.m.

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you.”

Lattimore went through strenuous rehabilitation to From Page B1 get ready for the next season and seemed to be hitting his Lattimore said that stride when he suffered an question gnawed at home the even more horrendous injury rest of the week, so much so to his right knee after taking that the following Sunday he a hit on the knee with a went to church and accepted helmet against Tennessee.

Jesus Christ as his Lord and Lattimore tore all four Savior. ligaments, calf muscle and “I’m so glad that I did,” the hamstring along with Lattimore said. “My life was some slight nerve damage. just about to be turned “I couldn’t feel my leg, upside down. I don’t know couldn’t feel my foot,” he where I’d be if I hadn’t said. “When the doctor came accepted him.” out he told me not to move For any sports fan in the (because it was so severe).” state of South Carolina and Again, Lattimore went for many nationwide, through all of the rehab after Lattimore’s story is easy to getting drafted in the fourth remember. Two devastating round by the San Francisco knee injuries – one as a 49ers in the 2013 NFL draft. sophomore, another as a He sat out that season and junior – that pretty much tried to be ready for the ’14 derailed his hopes of what season. He thought he was had been a foregone ready, but after just a few conclusion of a great career practices his knee wasn’t in the National Football responding like he had League. hoped.

It is Lattimore’s story Lattimore announced his though that brought him to retirement, but despite all of Sumter First Church of the the problems he had gone Nazarene on Sunday to speak through, his salvation to the congregation and high through Christ gave him a school football players as different view of life. part of the church’s High “Your perspective changes School Football Sunday. when you know the “I didn’t plan my life,” Lord,Lattimore said.

Lattimore said. “If you told “Everything that happens me seven years ago that I’d now, I look at things from on be doing this, I would have this (Christian) side. The laughed. I was terrified to glass if half full, not half speak in front of crowds. empty.”

This was predetermined.”

Lattimore is now running Where he is at now is the non-profit Marcus nothing close to what he had Lattimore Foundation, which planned. One of the top high states it is committed to school football players in the youth development programs history of the Palmetto State, and initiatives which the Byrnes High School emphasize Christian values, running back went to USC character, life-skills and had a tremendous development, education, freshman season. That drove recreation and health and him to work even harder in wellness. He said he preparation for his particularly enjoys working sophomore season, what with athletes who’ve suffered with talk of him being a sever injuries because of the Heisman Trophy candidate. experiences he’s had.

That came crashing down Lattimore has no problem when he suffered a pointing out how his devastating knee injury in a foundation and his speaking game against Mississippi engagements came about.

State, tearing two ligaments “This came about, just in his left knee. really, by the grace of God,” “This was the toughest he said. “My story reaches a thing I’d ever been through,” lot of people. I didn’t realize Lattimore said. From 0 to 20 that. It’s not always (years old), I’d had no presented the exact same adversity. I didn’t know what way. Depending on who I’m I was going to do. I was mad talking to, it might be a with God. I told him I didn’t different perspective, but like it, I’m scared, but I’m God gives me the words to going to put my trust in deliver.”

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“Knew I was in pretty big trouble,” said Hamlin, who has undergone two knee surgeries in his career. “I was thinking under the (last) red flag let’s get this over with so I can get out of this car.”

The race was shaping up as another duel between Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch in the closing laps.

But a rash of late cautions shuffled Busch back.

Keselowski restarted with the lead with 25 laps to go in the 90-lap race, and Busch stalked him in second as the leaders began turning the fastest laps of the race around the 2.45-mile layout with the end in sight.

The sixth caution flew on lap 78 for a blown engine and erased a 5-second lead the two leaders had built over Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. and Joey Logano, who was seeking his second straight sweep of the Cup and Xfinity races at The Glen.

Keselowski lost the lead on the restart when both he and Busch overdrove the first turn, a 90-degree downhill right-hander, and Hamlin sneaked past to take the lead before another caution flew.

“When I saw them move forward and lunge into the corner, I knew there was no way for them to get out with any sensible speed,” Hamlin said. “It was my opportunity.”

Hamlin held a slim lead over Truex and Keselowski as the three ran nose-to-tail entering the final turns of the race. Keselowski spun Truex in the last turn and Hamlin coasted to the victory.

Cheez-it 355 at the Glen Results

By The Associated Press Sunday At Watkins Glen International Lap length: 2.450 miles 1. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 90 laps, 112.6 rating, 44 points.

2. (7) Joey Logano, Ford, 90, 105.9, 40.

3. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 90, 119.9, 40.

4. (9) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 90, 90.2, 37.

5. (3) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 90, 83.8, 36.

6. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 90, 117.0, 36.

7. (14) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 90, 101.6, 35.

8. (10) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 90, 88.7, 33.

9. (32) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 90, 65.8, 32.

10. (4) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 90, 95.2, 31.

11. (17) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 90, 83.0, 31.

12. (20) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 90, 61.2, 29.

13. (16) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 90, 79.9, 28.

14. (21) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 90, 67.6, 27.

15. (1) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 90, 94.4, 27.

16. (8) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 90, 63.0, 25.

17. (11) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 90, 57.2, 24.

18. (28) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 90, 68.9, 23.

19. (19) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 90, 54.3, 22.

20. (23) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 90, 52.5, 21.

21. (31) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 90, 83.1, 21.

22. (33) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 90, 72.3, 19.

23. (40) Landon Cassill, Ford, 90, 43.7, 18.

24. (37) Boris Said, Ford, 90, 38.2, 17.

25. (27) Brian Scott, Ford, 90, 67.7, 16.

26. (39) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 90, 33.6, 15.

27. (34) Aric Almirola, Ford, 90, 55.6, 14.

28. (22) Cole Whitt, Ford, 90, 64.8, 13.

29. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 89, 74.4, 12.

30. (25) Chris Buescher, Ford, 89, 51.2, 11.

31. (18) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 89, 35.2, 10.

32. (15) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, accident, 83, 75.8, 9.

33. (26) David Ragan, Toyota, accident, 83, 68.7, 8.

34. (35) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, accident, 83, 65.5, 7.

35. (29) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 77, 29.3, 6.

36. (36) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, engine, 76, 47.8, 5.

37. (38) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 74, 24.7, 4.

38. (30) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, accident, 52, 62.7, 3.

39. (24) Greg Biffle, Ford, accident, 52, 57.8, 2.

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Furyk shoots first 58 in PGA Tour history

By PAT EATON-ROBB The Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — Jim Furyk has a place in PGA Tour history all to himself with a new magic number in golf.

Three years after Furyk became the sixth player on tour with a 59, he took it even lower Sunday in the Travelers Championship with a 12under 58.

The 46-year-old American bounced in an eagle from 135 yards on his third hole, ran off seven straight birdies around the turn and picked up his final birdie on the 16th hole with a putt from just inside 24 feet. He rolled in a short par putt on the final hole at TPC River Highlands, thrust his arms in the air and waved his cap to salute thousands of fans who had rushed to the amphitheater around the 18th green to catch a stunning slice of history.

“There’s a lot of rounds by a lot of great players ahead of me that have never reached 58, so to hold that record alone right now, on the PGA Tour at least ... is phenomenal,” Furyk said. “To have a little, small place in history is something you dream of.”

And it could have been even lower.

Furyk reached 11 under on the par-70 course with his seventh straight birdie at No. 12. He missed a 12-foot birdie attempt on the 14th hole, and

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Jim Furyk watches his approach shot on the 18th hole on his way to shooting a PGA record 58 during the final round of the Travelers Championship on Sunday in Cromwell, Conn. after nearly driving the par-4 15th, his 8-foot birdie putt lipped out.

It might be one of the best rounds hardly anyone saw.

Furyk, who started the final round 16 shots out of the lead, had less than a dozen fans watching when he teed off at 8:41 a.m. He fin-

ished his round before Golf Channel coverage began.

The news traveled far.

“Amazing, eh?” Justin Rose said from the practice range at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro. “Amazing that he did it without birdieing the 13th (par 5) and 15th.

Pretty cool.”

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Offensive line not a mystery for South Carolina Willie T. Smith III wtsmith@greenvillenews.com COLUMBIA — University of South Carolina coach Will Muschamp has not announced a decision on who his starting quarterback will be.

There is also some question as to who wins the starting running back slot, and the coaching staff continues to search for game breakers at wide receiver.

One area of the offense that appears solid, however, is the line.

Despite the graduation of left tackle Brandon Shell and guards Mike Matulis and Will Sport, a crew of young, talented athletes is ready to join veterans Mason Zandi and Alan Knott to form a unit that has the ability to be better than the one it replaces.

“They should be with 34 starts back,” USC coach Will Muschamp said when asked if the line is prepared to lead the way on offense. “We’ve got some good players up there. We’ve got some toughness up there.

“We’ve got guys who compete and work hard up there.

They love competition and playing our way.”

Senior left tackle Mason Zandi is the leader of the

unit that appears to have more depth than a year ago.

“We’re really aesthetically pleasing right now,” said Zandi, who is moving from right tackle. “We’re still finetuning things a little bit. Seeing as we’re only a few days in, we have pretty good continuity amongst the front five.”

Zandi is expected to be joined by sophomore Zach Bailey at left guard, junior Alan Knott at center, Wake Forest transfer Cory Helms at right guard and junior D.J. Park at right tackle.

That lineup isn’t written in stone, however. Sophomores Donnell Stanley, Blake Camper, Christian Pellage and Malik Young remain in contention.

“Right now, a lot of people think we are the best group on the field,” Stanley said.

“We’re still working. We come to work every day. (Offensive line) Coach (Shawn) Elliott is going to push us to become the best offensive line we can be.”

Until USC finds a starting quarterback and receivers it can count on, putting a dominant line on the field is a must.

“I think we’re in pretty good shape there,” said USC offensive coordinator Kurt Roper. “I think we’ve got some experienced guys. I

think we have guys that know what they’re doing, trying to settle them into their roles.

“We try to have eight offensive linemen ready to play.

You like to have three tackles, three guards and two centers as best you can. If you can do that, then you’ve got some depth. We’re working through that.”

After a competitive spring practice and then a summer of conditioning and film work, the group feels like it is on the right path.

“It’s a challenge every single day,” Bailey said. “We’re all fighting to become better and keep that spot no matter what.

“We’re repping guys out, people that haven’t played, people that have played.

We’re trying to see who fits the best in how this team comes together.”

Like the rest of the team, the linemen are working hard to play at the pace the coaching staff expects.

“Practice has been great,” Bailey said. “It’s been hard.

It has definitely been a lot of conditioning. We did conditioning all year, but now there is more on-field conditioning.

“We’ve had a fast tempo.

‘Let’s get the ball and let’s move it down the field.’ ”

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DR. KAREL KENNEDY It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Karel Kennedy. Dr. Kennedy will be missed and his passing mourned by family, friends and patients.

Dr. Kennedy lived a private life and though his accomplishments were vast, he expressed a KENNEDY strong desire to have his life celebrated in a private way. Consequently, the family will have a private memorial ceremony. Please know that all acts of kindness, expressions of sympathy and especially prayers are sincerely appreciated.

Karel was a beloved brother, uncle, physician and lifelong student of science and medicine who died peacefully on Aug. 5, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

He was born on May 6, 1946, in Greeleyville, to Ben and Susie Kennedy. Dr. Kennedy was a 1963 graduate of C.E. Murray High School in Greeleyville and received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Howard University in Washington, D.C. He completed medical school at Howard University College of Medicine and served his internship at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, and did residency at Harlem Hospital, New York, New York. Dr. Kennedy was board certified in cardiology and internal medicine. He was a kind and compassionate person and physician who dedicated his professional life to patient care. Karel was generous to a fault. While at Howard University, he was initiated into Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Alpha Chapter life member.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ben and Susie Kennedy; and brother, former Rep. Kenneth “Ken” Kennedy.

He is survived by his siblings, Louise (Glenn) Payne, Castina Kennedy, Ernestine (Lincoln) King, Glen (Cynthia) Kennedy and Deon (Valerie) Kennedy; sister-in-law, Doris Kennedy; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ben and Susie Mae Whack Kennedy C.E. Murray High Scholarship Fund.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

JAMES M. TOUCHBERRY James Mobley “Jimmy” Touchberry, 78, husband of Clara Jolly Touchberry, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on June 13, 1938, in Florence, he was a son of the late James Carlisle Touchberry and Eula Touchberry. He was a member of Northside Memorial Baptist Church and the Sumter Masonic Lodge, where he had served as past worshipful master. He retired from B.L. Montague, Custom Metalizing and Merchant Iron Works.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years; children, Stephen J. Touchberry of Sumter, Renee T. Bolt (Al) of Highlands, North Carolina, Crys Armbrust, Tammy Wagner (Bill), Brian Touchberry, Robbie Wallace (Linda) of Pataskala, Ohio, and Rusty Wallace (Mona) of Newark, Ohio; grandchildren, Daniel Touchberry, Ryan Touchberry, Jamie Bolt and Allison Bolt; and a sister, Lucille Sowell of Moncks Corner.

He was preceded in death by sons, Kenny Touchberry and Marlon Touchberry; and sisters, Eva Poston and Doris Kelly.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Northside Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Holley, the Rev. Jim Johnson and the Rev. Mendle Baker officiating. Burial with Masonic Rites will be in the Sumter Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Daniel Touchberry, Ryan Touchberry, Robbie Wallace, Rusty Wallace, Jamie Bolt and Al Bolt.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Fellowship Sunday School Class of Northside Memorial Baptist Church.

The family will receive

friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to Northside Memorial Baptist Church, 1004 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29153.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

LILLIAN R. PRINCE Lillian Ruth Prince, 63, entered eternal rest on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

She was born on Feb. 25, 1953, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Simon and Carrie Scott Prince.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her sister, Jeanette Potts, 1051 Nathaniel St. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

ESTELLE C. WILDER Estelle Conyers Wilder, 86, widow of Melvin “Doot” Wilder Sr., entered eternal rest on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia.

She was born on Oct. 14, 1929, in Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Jim and Rena Conyers.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her daughter, William and Bettie Jean Logan, 6480 Brakel Lane, Pinewood.

Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

ANNIE MAE R. PUGH Annie Mae Ray Pugh, 89, widow of Bernice E. Cribb Sr. and Joseph L. Pugh Jr., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at her residence in Sumter.

Mrs. Pugh was born on March 9, 1927, in Georgetown County, a daughter of the late General Marion Ray and Myrtle Elizabeth Russell Ray. She was a member of Bethera True Way Holiness Church. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished grandmother, greatgrandmother and great-greatgrandmother.

She leaves behind: two sons, Dr. Edward Cribb (Linda) of North Carolina and Dr. Robert Cribb (Cindy) of Sumter; two daughters, Ann Denney (James) of Mount Pleasant and Eloise Reynolds (Gordon) of Sumter; 19 grandchildren, Leah, Lori, Scott, Kristin, Chad, Greg, Cathy, Jimmy, Laura, Cheryl, Don, Christina, David, Christy, Mendi, April, Matthew, Dustin and Robert; 58 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

She also leaves behind: two brothers, Bobby Ray of Andrews and Frank Ray (Geneva) of Lake City, Florida; and two sisters, Elizabeth Johnson and Betty Goodwin, both of Andrews.

She was preceded in death by her husbands; a son, Mickel Cribb; five brothers, Lethen Ray, David Ray, James “JD” Ray, Don Ray and Dan Ray; and two sisters, Adra Fulton and Ruth Forbes.

A Homegoing celebration will be held at 2 p.m. today at Holy Trinity Pentecostal Holiness Church. Internment will follow in Bethel Cemetery, directed by the Andrews Chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home.

Visitation will be prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary.

McKenzie Funeral Home is honored to serve the Cribb/ Ray family.

JAMES C. ELDRIDGE James Cuttino “Jamie” Eldridge, 63, husband of Lynn Taylor Eldridge, died on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at his home.

Born on Sept. 3, 1952, in Sumter, he was a son of the late William Cook Eldridge Sr. and Lucie Anne Cuttino Eldridge. He was a member of the Church of the Holy Comforter, where he was a former member of the Vestry and senior warden. He was formerly employed by Suburban Propane, Russell and Jeffcoat Real Estate, and ERA Wilder Realty. He was also an appraiser for the Sumter County Assessor’s Office. He was a volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America, a member of the Kiwanis Club for 20 years, and was involved in

the Cursillo Christian Renewal Retreat.

Survivors include his wife of 42 years; a son, Matthew James Eldridge of Sumter; sisters-in-law, Cindy Taylor and Mary Taylor Wyatt; and brother-in-law, Doug Taylor.

He was preceded in death by a brother, William Cook “Billy” Eldridge Jr. A burial and communion service will be held at 11 a.m.

Friday at the Church of the Holy Comforter with the Rev. Marcus A. Kaiser Sr. officiating. Private burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery.

Honorary pallbearers will be nephews, Ryan Taylor, Shaun Taylor, Alex Wyatt and Adam Wyatt.

The family will receive friends at a reception in the church fellowship hall following the service.

Memorials may be made to the Church of the Holy Comforter, 213 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to the Lamb Institute, c/o the Church of the Holy Comforter, 213 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

WILEY HICKMAN Wiley “Kim” Hickman, 74, widower of Willie Mae Robinson Hickman, died on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at his home in Sumter.

Born on May 20, 1942, in Lee County, he was a son of Eddie and Classie Abrams Hickman.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Catherine Robinson, 125 Cynthia Lane.

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

WALTER EPPS KINGSTREE — Walter Epps, 73, died on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at Williamsburg Regional Hospital, Kingstree.

He was born on March 26, 1943, in Greeleyville, a son of the late James and Maggie Dukes Epps.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Geneva McCullough, 124 Butler Bay Road, Greeleyville.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

PAUL MICKENS SR. Paul Mickens Sr., 88, widower of Thelma Outen Mickens, died on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Nov. 1, 1927, in Lee County, he was a son of the late Bill and Ella McDaniel Mickens.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of his son, Paul Mickens Jr., 404 Church St. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

WILLIE MAE W. TINDAL Willie Mae Wortherly Tindal, 81, entered eternal rest on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

She was born on April 7, 1935, in Sumter County.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 2635 W. Oakland Ave. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

LAWRENCE HARRISON NEW ZION — Lawrence Harrison, 47, widower of Brenda McFadden Harrison, died on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.

He was born on July 26, 1969, in New Zion, a son of Pearl Cooper Harrison and the late Willie Lee Gamble and stepson of the late Thomas Harrison.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, 1381 527 Subdivision Road, New Zion.

The services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral

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KUMSUN YI HENDRICKSON Kumsun Yi Hendrickson, 87, widow of Lawrence Hendrickson, died on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born in South Korea, she was a daughter of the late Yun Sun Chi and Bu Yup Lee. Mrs. Hendrickson was a member of the Korean-American Presbyterian Church and she was a retired registered nurse.

Surviving are a daughter, Kyongran “Strawberry” Sterling of Sumter; a brother, Shawn Lee of California; two sisters, Suna Lee of Virginia and Suna Dorman of Mississippi; and two grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Joshua Jang officiating.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the memorial service.

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

AZALEE GEIGER Azalee Geiger, 69, widow of David Geiger, departed this life on Aug. 8, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

She was born on Nov. 28, 1946, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Willie and Mary Loyd Ardis.

The family is receiving friends at the home of Nicole (Frederick) Rose, 625 Rainbow Drive, Sumter, SC 29154.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

DONALD B. ARTHUR BISHOPVILLE — Donald Bernard Arthur, 46, passed on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.

Born in Lee County, he was a son of Ella “Lee” Arthur and the late James Arthur.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the home, 44 Nash Road, Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Square Deal Funeral Home of Bishopville.

GENE A. LYTCH BISHOPVILLE — Gene A. “Jack” Lytch, husband of Eva Lytch, entered eternal rest on Aug. 8, 2016, at Pruitt Health in Ridgeway.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 1640 Elliott Highway, Elliott.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

HATTIE P. RIVERS COLUMBIA — Hattie Pearson Rivers, 81, died on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at Palmetto Health Baptist hospital, Columbia.

She was born on Sept. 28, 1934, in Manning, a daughter of the late Harrison Conyers Sr. and Ester Pearson.

Beginning Wednesday, the family will receive friends at 1843 Joseph Lemon and Dingle Road, Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

BENNIE ANDREWS BISHOPVILLE — Bennie Andrews, widower of Evelyn Andrews, entered eternal rest on Aug. 8, 2016, at McLeod Hospice, Florence.

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The family is receiving friends at the residence, 778 Wells Church Road, Lynchburg.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

JONATHAN R. TUMBLESTON Jonathan Ray Tumbleston, beloved son of Fadean Singleton and the late Roy H. Tumbleston and brother of Shannon Scoggins, died on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.

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

JEFFERSON D. CARAWAY SR. RIDGEWAY — Jefferson “Jeff” Daniel Caraway Sr., 56, died on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016.

Born on Oct. 29, 1959, in Manning, he was a son of Clarence Daniel “C.D.” Caraway and the late Louise Broadway Polito.

Survivors include his father of Sumter; wife, Sarah Jacobs DuBose of Ridgeway; two children, Daniel Caraway (Carla) of Dalzell and Jennifer Prescott (Michael) of Sumter; stepchildren, Nancy Branham (Robbie) of Sumter, Jake DuBose of Columbia and Marybeth Lynch (Web) of Sumter; seven grandchildren; a sister, Sheila Caraway Cannon of Sumter; and a stepsister, Debbie Huggins (Vernie) of Sumter.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Gary Caraway; and a stepsister, Cindy Polito.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.

Services will be private.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JOYCE F. GLASSCOCK Joyce Ford Glasscock, 75, wife of Marion Stevenson “Steve” Glasscock Sr., died on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia.

Born on Oct. 6, 1940, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late George Herbert and Mary Bochette Ford. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband of 53 years; four children, Charissa Glasscock Lannan of Sumter, Vanessa Bataille (Jamie) of Florida, Marion S. Glasscock Jr. (Lisa) of Sumter and Moneeca Glasscock of Texas; six grandchildren, Chelsea Glasscock, Camron Langley, Collin Langley, Hannah Leverette, Courtney Leverette and Chris Leverette; two sisters, Earline Cromer (W.L.) and Jaqueline Ardis, both of Sumter; a brother, Robert Ford of Camden; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Roscoe Ford, Clinton Ford and Burtell Ford; and three sisters, Betty Jo Davis, Patricia Boykin and Darkis Powers.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel.

Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 735 Henderson St. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 230609979.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Doctor’s bedside manner rubs mother wrong way DEAR ABBY — I recently took my 5-year-old, "Ralphie," to his pediatrician. While we were waiting to Dear Abby see the docABIGAIL tor, Ralphie played a VAN BUREN game on my phone. Then the doctor knocked on the door, entered, said "hi" and smiled. He called my son's name and immediately, without any prompts to get Ralphie's attention, proceeded to take the phone from my son's hand.

You don't simply take things from people's hands to get their attention. Ralphie

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may be a child, but he is also a person. I would feel different if, after the doctor had tried to get his attention, my son had ignored him.

I understand Ralphie had to get ready to pay attention and follow instructions. If he hadn't, I would have removed the phone myself. This doctor is very competent and has seen Ralphie since the day he was born. He has always been dry and a bit brusque.

How do I tell the doctor that I find what he did unacceptable without risking the relationship? I'm not very assertive. The reason I don't say anything most of the time is because I become angry very easily, and while I understand there are ways to say things, I simply do not possess those skills. My emo-

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tions are so strong that I can't find a way of being assertive without saying something rude. What can I do?

Laura in New York DEAR LAURA — Ideally, YOU should have asked your son to return your cellphone when you heard the doctor enter. Write him a letter and tell him you were "taken aback" that he would take something from your boy without asking because what happened seemed to you to be disrespectful. Put the letter aside for three days before sending it to be sure your message wasn't written in the heat of anger. You are entitled to express your opinion.

And if the doctor's "brusque" manner is off-putting, find another pediatrician.

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

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ACROSS 1 Cuts (off) 5 Unwelcome stocking stuffer 9 Express gratitude to 14 Monogram ltr.

15 Starting poker pot contribution 16 Pocahontas’ husband John 17 Corp. assistant 18 “Lovely” meter maid in a Beatles song 19 Volunteer’s offer 20 “Rest those weary feet” 23 Tarzan actor Ron 24 Whole bunch 25 Spanish beaches 29 Div. the Phillies play in 31 Most of a mortgage payment, usually 33 Big oaf 34 Sheriff Taylor’s TV son 35 __ Fáil: Irish coronation stone 36 “Why not try the recliner?”

41 She raised Cain 42 “The Scarlet Letter” letter 43 Colorful Mattel card game

44 Wedded couples 47 Had heard about 50 Deep down 51 Yellowfin tuna 52 Boston skyscraper, with “the” 53 “Don’t just stand there” 57 Johnny with the catchphrase “Come on down!”

60 “Out of Africa” author Dinesen 61 Toaster waffle choice 62 Air rifle 63 Prefix with meter 64 1969-’74 Israeli prime minister 65 Word-guessing game 66 Table scraps 67 Taxpayer IDs

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8 Starring role 9 Wee bit 10 To what length 11 Late, great boxer 12 Org. with Jaguars and Panthers 13 Kenan’s Nickelodeon pal 21 On the briny 22 Made a choice 26 Book for finding local businesses 27 Where billions live 28 Lay’s chips-in -a-can brand 30 Police dept. alert 31 Apple tablets 32 1492 ship 34 Gave the green light

36 Tractor-trailer 37 Lendl of tennis 38 Fish basket 39 Hard to decipher, as some ancient inscriptions 40 L.A.-to-N.Y. dir.

45 Remove roughly, as a magazine page 46 “Couldn’t tell ya” 47 Casual pants 48 Starting point 49 Uproars 51 Not together 54 Slimming surgery, for short 55 Techie’s client 56 Skirt bottoms 57 Transitive vb. follower 58 Wall St. takeover 59 Mil. three-striper

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DOWN 1 “__, my children, and you shall hear ... “: Longfellow 2 Common soccer score 3 They’re fussy about food 4 Eyelid sore 5 Used auto area 6 Veggie that may cause tears

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Company provides paid employee benefits, holidays. Experience preferred but will consider all applicants.

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Trucking Opportunities Nesbitt Transportation is currently hiring CDL drivers. Must be 24 yrs old w/ 2 yrs exp. Home nights & weekends. Also hiring exp. diesel mechanics on semi trucks. Great work environment and salary based on experience.

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RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments Waterforde Place Apartments Rents from $625 per month 1/2 Month free* *13 Month lease required Leasing office located at Ashton Mill Apartment Homes 595 Ashton Mill Drive 803-773-3600 Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5 7-B Maney St 1BR/1BA. $325/mo + $325 /dep.

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F002 - Daniels, Juanita F031 - Simmons, Linda F048 - Jenkins, Felicia J011 - Fullwood, Ameshia 3785 Broad St, Sumter, SC 29154 0114 - Spann, Edna 0149 - Conyers, Ronald 0318 - Holliday, Eddie 0510 - Cole, Whittney 0511 - Baird, John 0728 - Washington, Travis 0737 - Clark, Guss 0739 - Jones, Wakeena Purchase must be made with cash only and paid for at the time of sale.

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

NOTICE OF CORPORATE DISSOLUTION Notice of Corporate Dissolution To All Creditors of and Claimants Against Sumter Oil and Gas Company, Inc. On July 12, 2016, Sumter Oil and Gas Company, Inc., a South Carolina corporation, was dissolved upon the filing of its Articles of Dissolution with the South Carolina Secretary of State. All persons who have claims against the corporation should present them immediately by letter to the corporation at 535 Canvasback Cove, Sumter, South Carolina 29150.

All claims must include the name and address of the claimant; the amount claimed; the basis for the claim; and the date(s) on which the event(s) on which the claim is based occurred. Any claim against the corporation will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within five years after the publication of this notice.

NOTICE OF CORPORATE DISSOLUTION

Homes for Sale

Notice of Corporate Dissolution To All Creditors of and Claimants Against Cox Enterprises of Sumter, Inc.

For Sale- 3BR 2BA Brick Home C/H/A 251 Cromer Dr , Excell. Cdtn., New Roof, Call 803 469-8700

On July 12, 2016, Cox Enterprises of Sumter, Inc., a South Carolina corporation, was dissolved upon the filing of its Articles of Dissolution with the South Carolina Secretary of State. All persons who have claims against the corporation should present them immediately by letter to the corporation at 535 Canvasback Cove, Sumter, South Carolina 29150.

All claims must include the name and address of the claimant; the amount claimed; the basis for the claim; and the date(s) on which the event(s) on which the claim is based occurred. Any claim against the corporation will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within five years after the publication of this notice.

APPLICATION TIMES: MondayWednesday from 8:30-10:00am and 1:30-3:00pm. Please call the Sumter office at 803-938-8100 to inquire about what you will need to bring with you when registering.

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New & used Heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 1.5 acres corner of Bloomville Rd & Liberty Church Rd. Call 843-572-1569 Must sell leaving area.

Huntington Place Apartments Rents from $625 per month 1/2 Month free* *13 Month lease required Powers Properties 595 Ashton Mill Drive 803-773-3600 Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5

Land & Lots for Sale Sumter County Properties 33 acres - $98,000 62 acres - $185,000 220 acres - $1850/ac 18 acres - $49,000 1.33 ac- $6,500 J. Hilton - Broker 803-983-5546 4.1 acres for sale. Owner financing.

Zero down, $132.16 per month.

803-427-3888

TRANSPORTATION

Autos For Sale Back to School Specials Small cars start at $1900 $$$ Price is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275

Miscellaneous

Estate Notice Sumter County

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

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

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

Legal Notice

Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Busy Bee LLC of Sumter The intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 875 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than April 10, 2016. 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, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Estate:/Bonnie Lou Tucker #2016ES4300415

Estate:/Lauretta Rush Goodman a/k/a Loretta Rush Goodman #2016ES4300423

Personal Representative Pamella T. McCall 954 Mordred Street Sumter, SC 29154

Personal Representative Lawrence D. Lemmon C/O S. Wayne Gamble, III Attorney at Law PO Box 2468 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/Belton

Estate:/Lanny M Von Cannon #2016ES4300437 Personal Representative James Michael Von Cannon 3401 Howland Drive Anderson, SC 29626

O'Neal

Wilder Jr. #2016ES4300435

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Estate:/Lawrence D. Bundy #2016ES4300424

Jane B Best 1843 Rockrose Drive Fayetteville, NC 28312

Personal Representative Angela E. Bundy 2535 Tribble Creek Cove Grayson, GA 30017

Estate:/Roy Tedder Jr. #2016ES4300419 Personal Representative Hollie K. Waters 2250 Garrison Street Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:/Patricia W. Hutson #2016ES4300420 Personal Representative Tammy H. Self 615 S. Wise Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Evelyn Weill #2016ES4300442 Personal Representative James G. Choat Glenn F. Givens C/O Attorney At Law 107 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Wilhelmenia T. Smith #2016ES4300443 Personal Representative Rhaheme T. Smith David Weeks C/O Attorney At Law P O Box 370 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/Alma McElveen #2016ES4300414 Personal Representative Harvey McElveen 12925 Truluck Road Olanta, SC 29114

Estate:/John Joseph Ochs #2016ES4300412 Personal Representative Catherine E. Linhart 1650 Columbia Drive Englewood, FL 34223

Estate:/Dorothy Reynolds #2016ES4300434 Personal Representative Thomas E Reynolds 536 Woods Bend Dr. Aiken, SC 29803

Estate:/Willie Floy Phillips #2016ES4300430 Personal Representative Amy E. Hurley C/O Jack W. Erter, Jr. Attorney at Law PO Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/Ante

Lavern Witherspoon #2016ES4300416

Personal Representative Crystal R. Thompson 2283 Gingko Drive Sumter, SC 29150 and Laquetta Butler 718 Charlotte Ave. Sumter, SC 29150

Personal Representative Roosevelt O. Miott C/O Ruben Gray PO Box 2636 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/James Rambert #2016ES4300440

Estate:/James Refus Hunt #2016ES4300076

Personal Representative Cecilia Rambert C/O John Moorman Attorney At Law P O Box 2038 Sumter, SC 29150

Personal Representative Christine Hunt 2915 W. Brewington Rd. Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:/Sylvia Letrell Miott #2016ES4300408

Estate:/Mary Lee Akers #2016ES4300428 Personal Representative Lloyd E. Akers 5426 Pinefield Road Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:/Patricia Levi Barnett #2016ES4300406 Personal Representative Henry Davis Barnett, Jr. 300 Hampton Creek Ct. Columbia, SC 29209

Estate:/Zelma

Goodman Hutchinson #2016ES4300431

Personal Representative Angel Mickens 1940 Hideaway Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:/Mickel Durant Cribb #2016ES4300433 Personal Representative Matthew S. Cribb 2830 Remington Drive Sumter, SC 29150

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