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Manning mayor needs kidney transplant

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com After a longtime struggle with a kidney disease, the mayor of Manning announced Monday that recent tests have indicated that she is in need of a kidney transplant.

Julia Nelson released a statement early Monday afternoon divulging the details of her illness, stating that NELSON recent bloodwork revealed her kidney disease is

“at a critical point� that will require her to have a kidney transplant. She spent several days at Tuomey Regional Medical Center after receiving the results from the bloodwork. “It is uncertain when my kidneys may shut down, so

I’m in a very fragile state,� she said in the press release. “I have 10 percent (kidney) function remaining.�

Nelson, now in her second year as mayor of Manning, offered a bit of relief to the public as far as her official duties are concerned.

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“I’ll still be able to operate at full capacity as mayor,� she said. “I’m not resigning nor am I taking an extended leave.

I feel fine, in fact. I just need to be careful. This illness won’t interfere with my duties to the SEE NELSON, PAGE A8

THE LIGHTS ARE GOING UP IN SUMTER

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com Local residents and businesses concerned about the efforts to change the city’s landscaping regulations will have their chance to speak to Sumter City Council this evening.

A public hearing on the ordinance that would clarify, and in some cases, set stricter standards for future business construction is set for 6 p.m. during council’s meeting at City Centre, adjacent to the Sumter Opera House, on North Main Street. The council meeting itself will begin at 5:30 p.m.

If approved, the changes will impact the landscaping requirements for future developments in several areas, including parking

PHOTOS BY BRADEN BUNCH / THE ITEM

LEFT: Master Fireman Joey Timmons sits upon the county’s highest ladder, attached to the department’s ladder truck, working to untangle lights for the Sumter Fire Department’s tree decorations outside their headquarters on Harvin Street.

ABOVE: Employees with both the City of Sumter and Sumter County work together to install the officIal Sumter Christmas Tree in front of the courthouse on Main Street. The official lighting ceremonies are on Friday at 4:30 p.m.

After the lighting ceremony, the Sumter County Recreation Department will sponsor its annual Walk With St. Nick, from the Courthouse to the Sumter County Library.

SEE COUNCIL, PAGE A10

Fireside helps several families, elderly during Thanksgiving week

BY JACK OSTEEN jack@theitem.com For the majority of us, we have a warm house, warm clothes and food in our pantry. But for many in our community, there was little to give thanks for last week during the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Salvation Army social worker Pamela Lassiter is constantly reminded of those

struggles day in and day out by those coming to her office seeking assistance. Lassiter said she was able to help many more families last week, including several elderly folks. “These folks only have a disability check which is used up in a few days,� Lassiter said. “Once again, I am reminded I take so much for granted.

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2013-14 Dedicated to the memory of Glen Sharp I have learned that I am truly blessed and should not complain about the little things,� she said.

Founded in 1969, the Fireside Fund collects money for those Sumterites who need help with heating costs, in-

Clyde A. Brunson Mae Helen Jenkins Marion E. Boyd Vermell J. Singleton Fullard Isaac Jeffery C. Dolford

SEE FIRESIDE, PAGE A10

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cluding past-due electric bills and vouchers for kerosene and wood. The Item collects the money and The Salvation Army interviews candidates, who must provide a valid form of picture identification, paycheck stubs and copies of late bills.

This year’s Fireside Fund is dedicated to the late Glen

Dovey Anne Smith Annie Mae H. Benjamin Thomas M. Morris Sr.

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Haley weighs in on strong mayor election COLUMBIA — South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley is asking voters to give the mayor of the state’s capital city more power.

Voters in the Democratic stronghold will decide Tuesday whether to move to a strong mayor form of government, transferring most of the authority held by the city manager to the elected mayor. As in most South Carolina municipalities, Columbia’s mayoral and council races are officially nonpartisan. Mayor Steve Benjamin ran for state attorney general in 2002 as a Democrat.

A spokesman for Haley’s campaign said it shows that politics played no role in her decision to get involved in the local issue.

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the owner of the gun used in a shooting where a teenager reportedly shot another juvenile in the thigh while “playing” with the firearm. On Monday, the sheriff’s office charged Shalii D. Leneau, 21, of 4255 Wrangler Trail, with unlawful neglect of a child or helpless person.

About 2:30 p.m. Nov. 26, emergency responders were called to a home in the 4200 block of Wrangler Trail after a 15-year-old boy reportedly shot a 14-year-old boy after finding a gun in a neighboring home. According to reports, the 15-year-old was trying to show the weapon to a friend when the gun discharged.

Investigators issued a warrant for Leneau’s arrest last Tuesday, the day of the incident, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. According to the warrant, Leneau caused bodily harm to a minor child by leaving a handgun in the child’s reach. Sheriff Anthony Dennis said Monday there are no other charges pending in the case at this time.

The gun from last week’s incident reportedly came from the same address where another child was shot last year.

On July 2, 2012, a 4-year-old boy was transported from a home on Wrangler Trail to Palmetto Health Richland after he apparently picked up an unsecured handgun and shot himself in the foot.

No adults were present during the latest shooting.

Law enforcement recommends unloading weapons before storing them in

the home. Many retailers also sell gun safes and inexpensive gun locks that can prevent the weapon from being used without the owner’s permission or knowledge. Previously, Lt. Robert Burnish said the weapons simply “need to be kept out of small hands.”

At the time of the recent incident, EMS transported the victim to Toumey Regional Medical Center for treatment.

The other teen was taken in for questioning by deputies who determined that the shooting was accidental.

“The victim has been released from the hospital and is at home,” Burnish said. “There won’t be any other charges.

The other person was a juvenile as well, and it was an accident.”

Reach Raytevia Evans at (803) 7741214.

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Mediation set in Charleston cruise case CHARLESTON — A mediation session is set for next month in a federal lawsuit opposing a passenger cruise terminal in Charleston, one of three challenges to the proposed $35 million project.

Court records show a mediator for the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond plans to meet with attorneys on Jan. 7.

Both the South Carolina State Ports Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are appealing a decision by a federal judge tossing out a Corps’ permit for the project.

U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel, in a lawsuit brought by environmental, preservation and neighborhood groups, ruled in September that the Corps did not adequately review the project’s effects on the city’s historic district.

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Wilson Hall juniors Simmons deHoll and Chase Belk shag at the fall semiformal dance held recently at Nash Student Center. Student council sponsored the event for students in grades nine through 12.

Thanksgiving weekend passes with no tri-county fatal wrecks WINTER WEATHER DRIVING TIPS

BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com

• When driving on icy roads, decrease your speed and leave yourself plenty of room to stop. You should allow at least three times more space than usual between you and the car in front of you.

• Brake gently to avoid skidding. If your wheels start to lock up, ease off the brake.

• Turn on your lights to increase your visibility to other motorists.

• Keep your lights and windshield clean.

• Use low gears to keep traction, especially on hills.

• Don’t use cruise control or overdrive on icy roads.

• Be especially careful on bridges, overpasses and infrequently traveled roads. They will freeze first. Even at temperatures above freezing, if the conditions are wet, you might encounter ice in shady areas or on exposed roadways such as bridges.

• If your rear wheels skid, take your foot off the accelerator.

• Steer in the direction you want the front wheels to go. If your rear wheels are sliding left, steer left. If they’re sliding right, steer right.

• If your rear wheels start sliding the other way as you recover, ease the steering wheel toward that side.

You might have to steer left and right a few times to get your vehicle completely under control.

• If you have standard brakes, pump them gently.

• If you have anti-lock brakes, do not pump the brakes. Apply steady pressure to the brakes. You will feel the brakes pulse. This is normal.

• If your front wheels skid, take your foot off the gas and shift to neutral, but don’t try to steer immediately.

• As the wheels skid sideways, they will slow the vehicle and traction will return. As it does, steer in the direction you want to go. Then put the transmission in “drive” or release the clutch and accelerate gently.

• If you get stuck, do not spin your wheels. This will only dig you in deeper.

• Turn your wheels from side to side a few times to push mud, slush or snow out of the way.

• Use a light touch on the gas to ease your car out.

• Use a shovel to clear muck away from the wheels and the underside of the car.

• Pour sand, kitty litter, gravel or salt in the path of the wheels to help get traction.

• Try rocking the vehicle. (Check your owner’s manual first — it can damage the transmission on some vehicles.) Shift from forward to reverse and back again. Each time you’re in gear, give a light touch on the gas until the vehicle gets going.

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While there were five traffic fatalities in South Carolina during the Thanksgiving weekend, that is five fewer than this time last year.

“Historically what we see is that during this period — October, November, December — we tend to see a spike or increase,” said Lance Cpl. David Jones with the S.C. Highway Patrol. “We have relied heavily on our partnership with local law enforcement. By having the City of Sumter Police Department, for example, assist us, we have been able to step up the man power.”

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“If you are wearing a seatbelt, you are seven times more likely to survive a crash,” Jones said. “In half the fatalities so far this year, people have been unrestrained. If half of those unrestrained had been wearing a seatbelt, then they would probably still be here talking today.”

As of Monday, 690 people had been killed in 644 crashes this year compared to 787 people in 734 crashes in 2012, according to scdps. gov. That trend is mirrored in Clarendon County — down to 10 deaths this year compared to 11 last year — and Lee County — down to three deaths compared to four last year. Sumter is the only county bucking the pattern with 16 traffic fatalities this year compared to 12 last year.

A smaller number of deadly wrecks does not

mean the S.C. Highway Patrol is going to relax between now and New Year’s. In fact, the “Sober or Slammer” campaign is set to kick off Dec. 12.

“We will be focusing heavily on the three (main) killers — impaired drivers, speed and being unrestrained,” Jones said.

If you see an impaired driver, he urges you to dial *HP (*47) on your cellphone.

“We can’t be everywhere at every time,” Jones said. “If you give out a tag number, I promise you we’ll follow up on it. There may not be anything to it. The driver may be tired or eating a sandwich.

But it’s a lot easier to make that decision once we’ve stopped them instead of them continuing on and killing themselves or someone else.”

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Lend someone a helping hand this holiday season. The following are just a few of the needs in our community.

Sheriff Anthony Dennis and his administration are sponsoring the Elizabeth Foxworth Helping Hands Canned Food Drive. Nonperishable items will be delivered to the community by Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies and by volunteers on Dec. 21. If you know of a family in need, contact the office no later than 5 p.m. on Dec. 13. The supply may become limited, so please respond as soon as possible with the families’ information. If you want to donate canned foods to this cause, the items can be collected and/or delivered to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

The due date for the donations of these nonperishable items is Dec. 20. For submission of a family in need, donations or questions about the canned food drive, contact Lt. Petrina Wiley at (803) 436-2026.

John K. Crosswell Home for Children, 11 Crosswell Drive, is licensed to provide care for up to 40 children. Children live in cottages based on their age and gender and are supervised at all times by cottage parents. Cottages are

in need of the following: • Cottage A (4- to 7-year-old boys): Six twin boy-themed comforter sets and sheets; 1 queen-size comforter set and sheets; a gingerbread house kit; a set of pots and pans; a set of oven mitts; a large crockpot; a set of adult cups and plates; a coffee maker; a heavy duty commercial vacuum cleaner; a large toy chest; educational flashcards and games; large toy trucks; a CD player; and CDs such as Kids Bop, contemporary Christian, etc. • Cottage B (infant to 6-year-old girls): restaurant-style wooden high chairs; 10 twin boys- and girls-themed comforter sets and sheets; children’s dishware; a cordless phone; a heavy duty commercial vacuum cleaner; two play yard sets; two umbrella strollers; one double umbrella stroller; a shaved ice/snow cone machine; a Diaper Genie; pre-school furniture/sofa chairs; cushioned glider rockers; two 8x10 preschool

• Cottage C (8- to 16-year-old boys): 10 twin-boy comforter sets and sheets, two queensize comforter sets and sheets, a heavy duty commercial vacuum cleaner, a set of pots and pans, a set of oven mitts, a set of coffee cups, 10 alarm clocks with radio, a stereo system, 4 Wii remotes, Wii games for boys, two sets of foosballs for a foosball table, a large wall clock, a flag football set, 10 bedside lamps, sports-/huntingthemed framed posters for rooms and sports balls. • Cottage D (6- to 15-year-old girls): 10 twin-girl comforter sets and sheets; a heavy duty commercial vacuum cleaner; a set of pots and pans; a duster with extension handle; 10 bedside lamps; girl/ pre-teen framed posters for rooms; 10 nonpushpin fabric picture boards for rooms; a smoothie juice maker; a stereo system; placemats and a dish/glass set for 10 plus; a DVD player; craft kits; CDs such as Kids Bop, contemporary Christian, etc.; hair bows/clips/ ties; Wii remotes; 10 alarm clocks with radios; and a digital camera. • Campus general needs — batteries: AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt; Christmas wrapping paper, bows, bags and

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For more information, contact Suzy Allred at (803) 7786441 or volunteer@ crosswellhome.org. Because of storage and staff constraints, Crosswell cannot accept unsolicited donations of used clothing, toys, etc.

Founded in 1969, Fireside Fund collects money for Sumterites who need help with heating costs, including past-due electric bills and vouchers for kerosene and wood. The Item collects the money and The Salvation Army interviews candidates,

who must provide a valid form of picture identification, paycheck stubs and copies of late bills. This year, Fireside Fund is dedicated to the late Glen Sharp, one of Sumter’s greatest philanthropists and businessmen.

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When making a donation in someone’s honor or memory, please include the full name. Names will be printed as given.

There is no charge for this service and someone from the fire department will come out and install the detector as well. Folks still need to come by the office to fill out an application for the smoke detectors.

Help the Boys & Girls Club by donating new or gently used books or art supplies (crayons, colored pencils, paints, paper, paint brushes, colored markers, etc.). Storage units and shelving are also needed to set up rooms for three age groups of children: 6-9, 10-14 and 15-18. Monetary donations are also being accepted to use for this purpose.

Call Jean Ford, program director, at (803) 775-5006 for additional information.

Families needing assistance should call The Salvation Army at (803) 775-9336. Donations can be mailed to The Item, PO Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29151 or dropped off at 20 N. Magnolia St. Names, including

Nonprofit organizations providing assistance to others for the holidays can email their list of needs to rhondab@theitem.com for publication in The Item’s Helping Hand list.

Something new this year for clients to know is that The Salvation Army has teamed up with the Sumter Fire Department to make sure every home has a smoke detector in it.

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Tuomey receives top PR, marketing honors FROM STAFF REPORTS The public relations and marketing department at Tuomey Healthcare System received honors recently during an award ceremony in Asheville, N.C. The Carolinas Healthcare PR & Marketing Society (CHPRMS), recognizes the best health care communications and marketing work in North Carolina and South Carolina

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The Tuomey Foundation’s Annual Report received a Silver Wallie. Tuomey PR Director Brenda Chase serves as the editor for the annual report, Moore serves as the photographer and Traci Quinn serves as the creative director. Quinn and Reardon

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Quinn also brought home two individual Silver Wallies, one in the news writing category and one in the advertising category.

CHPRMS provides resources for nearly 250 members working in the health care industry.

The majority of members represent health care organizations and businesses that focus on health care throughout North Carolina and South Carolina.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES:

Karen Wartina Bradley, 28, of 19 Carolina Ave., was charged with driving under suspension, third offense, about 9:45 p.m.

Thursday after being stopped in the 2000 block of Stamey Livestock Road.

According to the report, the suspect was driving 56 mph in a 35 mph-zone.

Darron Ladeon Phillips, 32, of 8490 Silo Road, No. 5, Manning, was charged with possession of marijuana, second offense; and possession of drug paraphernalia about 2:41 a.m. Friday in the 4000 block of U.S. 15 and Pearson Road. According to the report, the suspect was spotted standing in the roadway. When law enforcement responded and identified the suspect, dispatch informed the deputy that there was a warrant for the suspect’s arrest. As the deputy searched the suspect for weapons, the suspect reportedly told the deputy he had a crack pipe, a steel stem for loading it and a blunt on him.

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According to the report, law enforcement responded to the area for a disturbance and found the suspect walking around with a baseball bat. When the deputy tried to speak to the suspect, he reportedly yelled and cursed. While trying to take the suspect into custody, the suspect resisted and was placed on the ground. When resistance continued, the deputy used pepper spray to subdue the suspect.

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The 22-year-old was taken to Tuomey Regional Medical Center for a laceration on his right ring finger.

A 29-year-old woman told law enforcement that after she hit a 36-year-old man about 12:14 am.

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For critics of Common Core, educational folly

BY PHILIP ELLIOTT The Associated Press WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Critics are relentless in warning about what they see as the folly of the new Common Core academic standards, designed to prepare students for college or a job by the time they graduate from high school.

The standards are being implemented in 45 states, including South Carolina, and the District of Columbia, but critics say they were written in private and never tested in real classrooms and that educators arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t familiar enough with the standards to use them. The standards also come with a multi-billion dollar price tag. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Children are coming home with worksheets, and their parents donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recognize it,â&#x20AC;? said Emmett McGroarty, a director at the American Principles Project, a conservative group that opposes the standards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Common Core is reckless in what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing to children.â&#x20AC;?

Common Coreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supporters think the worries are overblown and miss nuances of the sweeping changes that spell out the reading and math skills that students should have at each grade level, from kindergarten through high school.

But even the most vocal supporters admit they cannot guarantee the standards will succeed.

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Critics â&#x20AC;&#x201D; parents, teachers and tea partyers alike â&#x20AC;&#x201D; argue that states were pressured to sign onto the Common Core standards to get

federal economic stimulus money to keep teachers on the job.

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Such quick approval resulted in new standards that some didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fully understand.

For instance, the standards include tougher approaches to math â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as rigid motion in geometry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; over more common approaches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has never successfully been used in K-12 education in the United States, in any state, in any country,â&#x20AC;? Evers said of rigid motion.

At the same time, Common Core puts a greater emphasis on critical thinking needed as adults. There is a greater emphasis on non-fiction and technical selections, more likely needed in the workplace than sonnets.

To critics, it smacks of a federal reading list.

Teachers can still pick their own passages, but Common Core provides examples as suggestions. If teachers have better ideas, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re free to use them. Literature and history arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t abandoned. For example, the recommended reading has a Pablo Neruda poem listed on the same page as the Constitutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bill of Rights and a Ralph Waldo Emerson essay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no prescription

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Amy Lawson, a fifth-grade teacher at Silver Lake Elementary School in Middletown, Del., helps student Melody Fritz with an English language arts lesson Oct. 1. Silver Lake has begun implementing the national Common Core State Standards for academics. Critics of the standards say they were never tested in real classrooms and that educators arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t familiar enough with the standards to use them.

as to how these should be taught. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no one pedagogical standard how these should be taught,â&#x20AC;? said William Schmidt, who heads the Center for the Study of Curriculum at Michigan State University.

Adds Robert Rothman, a senior fellow at Alliance for Excellent Education: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no such thing as a reading list.â&#x20AC;?

But critics arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buying it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone claims thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all this local control and the ability for teachers to do whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for teachers,â&#x20AC;? said state Rep. Tom McMillin, a Michigan Republican who has led the push to eliminate the standards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But as long as you have the assessment tied to the Common Core, you are teaching to the tests.â&#x20AC;?

Those tests have been a sticking point for Common Coreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critics, especially liber-

als and parents who worry the tests are too stressful for their children. Other critics worry the tests are giving government too much information about individual students.

Testing has been part of schools for years. As part of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law, testing was mandated so states could identify schools that were working and those that needed improvement.

But many critics point to the financial cost.

The conservative Bostonbased Pioneer Institute estimates the total cost of Common Core will be almost $16 billion over seven years. The new tests alone would cost $1.2 billion during that same period, the think tank says.

That has inspired concern among parents.

Hundreds gathered at the

University of Notre Dame for a conservative conference about the standards. Activists are trying to stop the standards or roll them back at statehouses. And one Maryland man was arrested after he interrupted a town hallstyle meeting by telling parents, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sit there like cattle.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parents, you need to question these people. You need to do your research,â&#x20AC;?

Robert Small shouted as he was being led from a session meant to explain the new standards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is this America?â&#x20AC;?

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Government gives its diagnosis: HealthCare.gov on the mend WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Computer crashes should be giving way to insurance coverage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diagnosis of its health care website is correct.

The Health and Human Services Department released a progress report Sunday on its effort get the troubled HealthCare.gov website on the mend. Administration officials said the worst of the online glitches, bugs and delays may be over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bottom line â&#x20AC;&#x201D; HealthCare.gov on Dec. 1 is night and day from where it was on Oct. 1,â&#x20AC;? said Jeff Zients, the White Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troubleshooter tasked with making the website function properly.

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Amazon.com said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working on the socalled Prime Air unmanned aircraft project in its research and development labs. But the company said it will take years to advance the technology and for the Federal Aviation Administration to create the necessary rules and regulations.

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Lincoln High School Class of 1964 will meet at 12:30 p.m. today at the South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call (803) 773-3804, (803) 775-9088 or (803) 775-9660.

The Ninth Annual Christmas Luminary Service presented by Evergreen and Hillside Memorial Parks will be held at 5:30 p.m. today at 802 N. Guignard Drive. Rain date will be Thursday, Dec. 5.

The Transatlantic Brides and Parents Association (British Wives) will meet at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Spectrum Senior Center, Pinewood Road. All British expats are invited to join. Call Josie at (803) 775-8052.

The Chestnut Oaks Middle School Honors Choir will hold a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cookies and Story Time with Santaâ&#x20AC;? fundraiser at 6 p.m.

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Santa Claus will read â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Night Before Christmasâ&#x20AC;? while the choir sings Christmas songs. The audience will be served cookies and hot chocolate.

Tickets are $3 for district employees or students; $6 for anyone age 5 and up; and $2 for age 4 and under.

The Third Annual Silver Bells Arts & Craft Show will be held 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at 30 Artillery Drive.

Santa will be onsite 1-4 p.m. Saturday.

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The Town of Mayesville Christmas Parade will be held Dec. 7 in downtown Mayesville. Line-up will begin at 10 a.m. and the parade will leave at 11 a.m. from Mayesville School.

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ABC is somewhat unseasonably unfurling new episodes of â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Would You Do?â&#x20AC;? (10 p.m.). This ABC News production puts strangers in ethical quandaries captured by candid cameras. It has been airing for some time now, an allpurpose programming caulk to plug up holes in the networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule. But in the past, ABC seemed to take it out of wraps around the time â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wipeoutâ&#x20AC;? began airing its warmweather edition.

The gaping hole in the networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slate was left by the poor ratings and quick disappearance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lucky 7,â&#x20AC;? a drama about lottery winners from the New York City borough of Queens. Gee, I wonder why that fizzled.

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Tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Other Highlights â&#x20AC;˘ Skyeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secret unravels her relationship with the group on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marvelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.â&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG). â&#x20AC;˘ Death threats offer a harrowing backdrop to holiday preparations on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brooklyn NineNineâ&#x20AC;? (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Live eliminations on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Voiceâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). â&#x20AC;˘ Gang-related shootings may portend all-out war on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bostonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finestâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., TNT, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ A fetching federal agent (Sarah Shahi) becomes a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Person of Interestâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Boden campaigns to keep the firehouse open on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chicago Fireâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Jax canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be certain of anything on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sons of Anarchyâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA). â&#x20AC;˘ A shooter targets a placid strip mall on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marshal Law: Texasâ&#x20AC;?

(10 p.m., TNT, TV-14).

Cult Choice A mother-obsessed psychotic gangster manages a memorable send-off in the 1949

thriller â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Heatâ&#x20AC;?

(8 p.m., TCM).

Series Notes A petty officer breathes his last in a tycoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fancy car on â&#x20AC;&#x153;NCISâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Biggest Loserâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) * Eli and Warner discover the downside of playing Scrooge on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dadsâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Klaus surprises Marcel with his candor on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Originalsâ&#x20AC;?

(8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * A drug kingpin is targeted on â&#x20AC;&#x153;NCIS: Los Angelesâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Nick and Jess run afoul of the law south of the border on â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Girlâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Bargain hunting on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Goldbergsâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Dean doubts Ezekielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agenda on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Supernaturalâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Mindy invites a crush

to her Christmas party, with disastrous results on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mindy Projectâ&#x20AC;? (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Matchmaking on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trophy Wifeâ&#x20AC;?

(9:30 p.m., ABC, TVPG).

Late Night Will Forte, Felicity Jones and Dawes appear on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conanâ&#x20AC;? (11 p.m., TBS) * Jay Leno welcomes Liam Hemsworth, Jayma Mays and the Rides featuring Stephen Stills & Kenny Wayne Shepherd on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tonight Showâ&#x20AC;?

(11:35 p.m., r, NBC) * Zoe Saldana, Martin Freeman and Toro Y Moi appear on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimmy Kimmel Liveâ&#x20AC;? (11:35 p.m., ABC)* Michael J. Fox and Blake Shelton visit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Night With Jimmy Fallonâ&#x20AC;? (12:35 a.m., r, NBC).

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In a worst-case scenario, Nelson said alternative plans are in place so that Mayor Pro Tempore Clayton Pack would assume leadership if she is rendered incapable by the illness.

The progression of her condition might seem grim, but Nelson remains optimistic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If God intends for this to be a longer testimony than I would like, I have to accept it and use this situation to help educate the public and hopefully help others and myself,â&#x20AC;? she said in the release.

According to WebMD.com, Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illness, called polycystic kidney disease, is a ge-

netic disorder in which mutations of certain genes result in the production of proteins that affect cell growth and function in the kidneys, often resulting in fluid-filled cysts to form on organs, usually the kidneys.

The cysts often develop to a point in which they interfere with organ functions. A common and critical result of the disease is kidney failure.

Nelson said in the news release that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been instructed by her physician, Dr. Tepsiri Chong, to prepare her body for surgery in the event she might need dialysis before she receives her transplant. Even common illnesses pose a threat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will have to try my best to not get sick, because something like the flu could be detrimental (to my health),â&#x20AC;? she said.

While Nelson does not have a donor lined up, she is hopeful that a new program that offers a quicker process for kidney transplants will prove fruitful for her condition.

Under the program, any individual between the ages of 18 and 62 who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have high blood pressure or diabetes can donate a kidney, pending a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assessment of whether or not the donor can survive with just one kidney. Unfortunately, because the disease is genetic, none of Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family can donate a kidney.

Despite the bleak outlook, Nelson said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going let life come to a standstill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m moving forward,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do so cautiously, I have to keep going.â&#x20AC;?

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FACTS ABOUT PKD PKD is one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most common, life-threatening genetic diseases. Polycystic kidney disease causes cysts to grow on the kidneys, often leading to kidney failure and death.

There are about 600,000 to 700,00 cases of PKD in the U.S. each year. However, the disease is very difficult to diagnose, said Dr. Tepsiri Chong of Carolina Diabetes and Kidney Center in Sumter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people walk around and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have symptoms,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Parents with the disease have a 50 percent chance of passing on PKD to each of their children. Autosomal recessive PKD, a relatively rare form of the disease, affects 1 in 20,000 people. It often causes mortality within the first month of life. Chong said anyone with a family member who has been diagnosed with PKD should get screened for the disease as well, especially if their father has PKD. To help find a cure for PKD, individuals can connect with the PKD Foundation chapter in Charleston by contacting them at charlestonchapter@pkdcure.org. You can also find out about fundraiser events and how and where to volunteer by visiting the PKD Foundation website at pkdcure.org. The foundation is also accepting old vehicles as donations to help support its search for a cure. For more information, call (855) 975-3227 or visit pkdcure.org/vehicle-donation.

Reach Rob Cottingham at (803) 774-1225.

Source: The PKD Research and Education Foundation

Safety board: Train going too fast at curve before wreck YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A commuter train that derailed over the weekend, killing four passengers, was hurtling at 82 mph as it entered a 30 mph curve, a federal investigator said Monday. But whether the wreck was the result of human error or mechanical trouble was unclear, he said.

Safety experts said the tragedy might have been prevented if Metro-North Railroad had installed automated crash-avoidance technology that safety authorities have been urging for decades.

The locomotiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speed was extracted from the trainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two data recorders after the Sunday morning accident, which happened in the Bronx

along a bend so sharp that the speed limit drops from 70 mph to 30 mph.

Asked why the train was going so fast, National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the question we need to answer.â&#x20AC;?

Weener would not disclose what the engineer operating the train told investigators, and he said results of drug and alcohol tests were not yet available. Investigators are also examining the engineerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cellphone, apparently to determine whether he was distracted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I heard about the speed, I gulped,â&#x20AC;? said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. The engineer, William

Rockefeller, was injured and â&#x20AC;&#x153;is totally traumatized by everything that has happened,â&#x20AC;? said Anthony Bottalico, executive director of the rail employees union.

He said Rockefeller, 46, was cooperating fully with investigators. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sincere human being with an impeccable record that I know of.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diligent and competent,â&#x20AC;? Bottalico said.

Rockefeller has been an engineer for about 11 years and a Metro-North employee for about 20, he said.

Weener sketched a scenario that suggested that the throttle was let up and the brakes were fully applied way too late to stave off disaster.

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ASHINGTON — If you peruse the news on any given day, the farm bill/food stamp debate produces two general impressions: Republicans are heartless turkey thieves; Democrats are spendthrift welfare caterers.

If only neither were a little bit right.

As with tabloid stories, there’s always a smidgen of truth in the headlines. Yet surely, too, there is some middle ground between such harshly ideological views. But no. We have grown fond of the facile and have wandered far from any willingness to meet halfway, especially when you get more bucks for your bang with hyperbolic indictments of the other side.

The holiday season proKathleen vides fresh PARKER corridors of shame. Last week, Gene Sperling, White House economic adviser, put a Thanksgiving spin on the GOP’s efforts to extract the federal food stamp funding from the farm bill. “At a time when people are about to sit around the table with their families to celebrate a meal,” Sperling intoned, “it hardly seems the right time to be pulling food off the table for millions of our neighbors.”

Mission accomplished.

Imprinted on the collective mind is a craftily placed message: Republicans don’t care about poor people. Distilling further, given that Republicans are mostly white — and the welfare model is associated with the Ronald Reagan-generated, black “welfare queen” — the inference can be made that Republicans don’t care about non-whites. Ergo, Republicans are selfish, greedy “haters.”

Never underestimate the subliminal power of a holiday message. What better time to tap into the emotions of a turkey-induced, somnambulant populace?

While the foregoing is not really true in any significant way (racists exist but don’t define the GOP any more than a few welfare scammers define the vast majority of food-stamp recipients), Republicans are nothing if not committed to executing their party’s operating principle — cut spending at all costs — no matter the consequences or political repercussions.

While Senate Democrats want to reduce food-stamp spending by $4.5 billion over 10 years, House Republicans want to cut $39 billion, primarily by getting tougher on qualifications.

Republicans seem equally committed to handing their plates to President Obama for second and third helpings of scorn and ridicule, even as their fortune cookie reads: “You’re winning, shut up!”

Whether Republicans are correct on the economic

merits of spending cuts is politically less significant than the more-urgent reality of perception. What could seem more heartless than cutting nutrition aid for 47 million poor people, including 210,000 children whose school meals likely would be eliminated or reduced, in the midst of an anemic recovery from recession, a still-lousy job market and, as Sperling pointed out, the holiday season. Forget optics, this is the visceral equivalent of puppy mills.

Here’s the proper GOP message: “Our entire entitlement system needs reform, but now is not the time to cut food stamps. This is because people still can’t find work thanks to a sluggish economy that this administration’s policies have failed to improve and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is merely making worse.”

Oh, stop, it’s not THAT brilliant, then again ...

While the ACA continues to dog Democrats, and the president continues to use his executive power to usurp Congress’ role in amending the law, Republicans could seek ways to help poor people eat better food, perhaps by tying nutrition education to food-stamp subsidies.

Wait, the previous farm bill did just that through education and nutrition incentives. Instead, Republicans want to cut nutrition education, though they do want to make certain types of unhealthy foods off-limits to food-stamp users.

This seems not so much heartless as brainless. The party that wants to teach a man to fish; whose most-recent presidential nominee advocated “self-deportation” of illegal immigrants; and which has mocked New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s nannification of food choices — doesn’t seem much bothered by limiting individual choice when it comes to poor folk.

Wouldn’t nutrition education illuminating smart choices be a wiser, moreconservative path than just saying no? When it comes to health care, reducing obesity, the second leading cause of preventable death behind smoking, should be a bipartisan, national imperative.

Thus, wise Republicans should meet Democrats in the middle on this one, not only because keeping nutrition aid and education in place is the right thing to do but because more people needing help merely underscores the conservative view that Democratic policies, especially the ACA, are making the job market worse and more people hungry.

When your opponent is headed into a perfect storm, why follow him?

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com. © 2013, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Obama isn’t trying to ‘fix’ anything So, Democrats are now trying to distance themselves from Obama. I just don’t understand this. I mean, he’s supposed to be the man who fixes everything that is wrong with this country. I think we all know what he’s trying to do, and it doesn’t have anything to do with “fixing” anything, rather he’s trying to point this country in the direction he thinks it should go.

But all you see on TV these days are comedians making fun of him, and most of the mainstream media are now asking questions.

It’s obviously no secret that I’m not a Democrat. I can’t grasp their ideas. Seems the Democrats are trying to control every aspect of people’s lives. I would prefer the simple “you worry about yours, and I’ll worry about mine” philosophy. Or, in other words: mind your own business.

I know it seems like I’ve been picking on Mr. Baten recently, but I actually look forward to seeing his responses to what’s happening in the news. I remember seeing a few months back how Mr. Baten supported everything that came out of Obama’s mouth. I made mention that if Obama announced on Monday that he had become an avid fisherman that Mr. Baten would have a bass boat in his yard

by Friday. I would predict seeing a ”for sale” sign on that boat real soon.

DENNIS E. VICKERS Wedgefield

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tion’s economy isn’t going to work. But that isn’t the end of the overreach. Now the Food and Drug Administration has begun work to ban trans fats in foods. No more doughnuts, folks. That will just be the beginning. Anyone that has served in the military or is in the health care industry knows about body mass index. I can see where the government will soon start “taxing” individuals that don’t meet height and weight standards established by the government.

In other words, if you’re 5’ 7” tall and weigh 200 pounds, you will be “taxed” because you are overweight according to government standards. Can’t allow you to have a heart condition. You will cost the economy too much money under Obamacare.

Who cares about your age or you just had a baby? Doesn’t matter. The law says ... etc.

Did you know the lady that had the health care law passed in Canada died in the waiting room of a hospital waiting to see a doctor? Poetic justice?

Once we allow the government to control our health care, they control our lives.

You’re too old to work, you don’t need a hip replacement or heart surgery. You’re not contributing to the state for care so the state doesn’t care about you. It’s all in the money. Rulers could care less about the masses. Ask any Democrat. It’s their law.

This is just the beginning of communism as law in the U.S. In the health care law is a provision for the U.S. government to pay Muslims $300 million a year to further the Muslim religion in the U.S. Tell me, Obama, I am not a Muslim. I wonder what else in in it. We had to pass it to read it. Fire all incumbents running for re-election.

THOMAS MARTIN Pinewood

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SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Today, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. BISHOPVILLE CITY COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., Colclough Building TOWN OF LYNCHBURG PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, 4 p.m., town hall

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held a dozen meetings and workshops trying to refine the area’s landscaping ordinance.

After the public hearing, city council could decide to vote on the issue immediately or postpone it until a later date.

City council is also planning on taking its final vote on the CDBG Entitlement Budget for the coming fiscal year and will also recognize city employees with 10 years and 15 years of service during the meeting.

Not appearing on the agenda, however, is a recent recent request from the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce asking council place a referendum on Sunday alcohol sales on the November 2014 general ballot. In a letter last month to Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen, the business organization called for council to allow voters to decide next year whether to allow Sunday package sales of beer and wine and on-premise consumption sales of all alcohol on Sunday.

Last week, McElveen said the city staff is still drafting a possible proposal to present to council members.

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lots, streets and storm ponds, and will establish both the number of plants needed and specific plant sizes required, among other guidelines.

At their last meeting, council gave its initial approval of the changes unanimously. City council must vote twice to approve any ordinance amendment.

In supporting the changes, the Sumter City-County Planning Commission pointed out the city and county have been operating without clear standards since 1999 and that the department has long wanted to tighten them, saying the current landscaping ordinance uses ambiguous phrasing.

This, the planning department said, often leaves developers to their own judgments of what constitutes adequate landscaping, causing uneven results across the community.

A similar proposal by Planning Director George McGregor went before Sumter County Council back in January, but no action was taken after some members expressed concerns that the requirements could be too intrusive for developers.

Since then, McGregor said, his department has

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SPORTS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013

THE ITEM To contact the Sports Department, call (803) 774-1241 or e-mail sports@theitem.com

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Local prep basketball kicks into high gear

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theiitem.com

JOHN D. RUSSELL / MORNING NEWS

Running back Russell Jenkins (5) and the rest of the Sumter High School football team are looking to cap off a magical turnaround season with a victory against Dutch Fork on Saturday in Columbia in the 4A Division I state title game.

Practice makes perfect

While a few of the local schools kicked off their high school basketball seasons last week, the season kicks into high gear for everyone else this week.

South Carolina High School League schools Crestwood, Manning, Lee Central, East Clarendon and Scott’s Branch play their opening games today, while Sumter begins its season on Friday.

Crestwood will go to Bishopville to face Lee Central while Manning will play host to East Clarendon. Scott’s Branch will open at home against Kingstree.

Lakewood, which opened its

Good work habits during the week have led SHS within 1 win of state crown

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com COLUMBIA — When Reggie Kennedy took over as the head football coach at Sumter High School earlier this year, he said the first thing he had to focus on was practice.

“The biggest thing is we had to teach our kids how

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS ON SALE Tickets for the 4A Division I state championship football game between Sumter High School and Dutch Fork and seats on a bus going to the game will go on sale today at Sumter High.

The game will be played on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia beginning at 6 p.m.

Tickets for the game are $10 per person. Seats on the bus are $15 per person and that includes a game ticket.

Game tickets can be purchased at the school’s main office. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

To purchase bus seats, call the athletic office at (803) 481-4480 or at (803) 406-0548.

to practice,” Kennedy said on Monday at the South Carolina High School

League offices. “I told them, ‘In order to win on Friday night, you’ve got to have

good practices.’ I told them the work is put in Monday through Thursday, Friday is just the celebration.”

The Gamecocks have been celebrating victories the past seven Fridays, but they won’t get the chance to do that this Friday. Instead, they’ll have to wait until SEE SHS, PAGE B4

USC looks to keep dominating Clemson

BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s domination of Clemson may not end any time soon. A quick look on the field before the Gamecocks’ 31-17 victory may be the reason why.

No. 8 South Carolina (10-2) honored just eight players on senior day — and three of them were juniors expected to leave early.

So while Connor Shaw, who had a 17-0 record at home, and Jadeveon Clowney, who promised three wins over Clemson, are leaving, there are plenty of others coming back — like Southeastern Conference leading rusher Mike Davis and Saturday’s leading tackler Kaiwan Lewis.

“It’s pretty neat to go 10-2 with this team that was called the youngest team in America,’’ South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said. “These guys may have achieved the most for such a young bunch of guys that haven’t played all that much.

No. 13 Clemson (10-2) has had the upper hand in the rivalry for most of its 111 games. But South Carolina has won five in a row for the first time, joining other teams

SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE B4

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Varsity Basketball Crestwood at Lee Central, 6 p.m.

Lakewood at Camden, 6 p.m.

East Clarendon at Manning, 6:30 p.m.

Kingstree at Scott’s Branch, 6:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Basketball Carolina at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Hammond, 4 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Richard Winn, 4 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Grace Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

Varsity Bowling Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall (at Royal Z Lanes), 4 p.m.

Emotional Shaw puts final stamp on home career

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (7) and cornerback Victor Hampton (27) hold the Hardee’s Trophy after defeating Clemson 31-17 on Saturday in Columbia. Even with the two defensive stars leaving, the future looks bright for the Gamecocks against their rivals.

dominant over their rivals like Virginia Tech with 10 straight victories over Virginia and Georgia’s 12 wins in the last 13 over Georgia Tech.

“They’re a good team, but continue to not play very well when they play us for some reason,’’

COLUMBIA — Connor Shaw has rightfully earned the reputation of being a hard-nosed football player who shows little emotion on the field during his career at the University of South Carolina.

On Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium, Shaw got emotional — before the Gamecocks’ 31-17 victory over Clemson in Senior Day ceremonies.

“I was a little emotional before the game; I got all teared up when they called out my name,” Shaw said. “It’s been a hell of a ride.”

That it has and not all of it was smooth

what with injuries and his ups and downs throwing the football. However, with his home career now complete and one game remaining as a Gamecock, Shaw has a school record 26 victories as a starting quarterback and finished 17-0 at Williams-Brice Stadium following Saturday’s victory.

“It’s just special man,” Shaw said of never having lost in Columbia. “Special to me, special to the players, the seniors, the program. This is why we came to South Carolina and to finish out the seniors not losing to them (Clemson) is huge.”

SEE SHAW, PAGE B3

SEE USC, PAGE B3

QB Boyd among 10 Tigers named to All-ACC teams GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Quarterback Jameis Winston is among 17 players from top-ranked Florida State to make one of the allAtlantic Coast Conference football teams.

Seven Seminoles made the first team in voting results released Monday by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. They were: Winston, running back Devonta Freeman, receiver Rashad Greene, offensive tackle Cameron Erving, offensive THE ASSOCIATED PRESS guard Tre’ Jackson, center Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd was among 10 Bryan Stork and cornerback Tigers named to the All-ACC teams on Monday. Lamarcus Joyner.

FSU (12-0) will play in this week’s ACC championship game against No. 20 Duke, which was second with 11 all-conference picks. No. 13 Clemson had 10 selections, including last year’s ACC player of the year Tajh Boyd being selected as secondteam quarterback.

Boston College’s Andre Williams, the nation’s leading rusher with an ACC singleseason record 2,102 yards, was the only unanimous firstteam selection on all 65 ballots.

SEE ACC, PAGE B3

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw (14) and head coach Steve Spurrier acknowledge fans after defeating Clemson 31-17 on Saturday in Columbia.

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Lawson, Bates boys top Hillcrest Ahkeem Lawson had a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead Bates Middle School to a 55-35 victory over Hillcrest on Monday at the Bates gymnasium.

Zykiem Jackson had nine points and 10 assists for the Bantams.

Erin Davis led the Wildcats with 10 points while Khadary Stephens added nine.

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Jaron Richardson and Jarell Kelly combined for 29 points to lead Mayewood past Alice Drive 41-32 on Monday at

AREA ROUNDUP the Mayewood gymnasium.

Richardson led the Vikings with 16 points while Kelly had 13.

Keonte Gregg led AD with 11 points and Terrell Houston had eight.

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Ebenezer Middle School opened its season with a 42-12 victory over Furman on Monday at the Ebenezer gymnasium.

Javarious Bradley led the Tigers with 10 points.

Carl Benjamin added nine.

Kiari Cain scored 20 points to lead Furman to a 26-25 win over Ebenezer on Monday at the Ebenezer gym.

Destinee Jamison led Ebenezer with 15 points.

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Crestwood opened its season with a 30-29 victory over Lee Central on Monday at The Castle.

D Cabbagestalk led the Lady Knights with 10 points. Alexandria Dukes added seven.

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Mitchell, USC women rout N.C. Central COLUMBIA — Tiffany Mitchell scored 19 points to lead red-hot No. 12 South Carolina to a 79-27 win over North Carolina Central on Monday, giving coach Dawn Staley her 100th win early in her sixth season.

The Gamecocks (8-0) shot 58.5 percent. Mitchell was 7-9, backup Alaina Coates was 7 of 8 for 15 points and Aleighsa Welch was 6-6 for 13 points.

Raquel Davis had 14 points for the Bulldogs (43). NC Central shot just 16 percent (8-50), including MITCHELL 1-14 from 3-point range.

Staley is only the seventh head coach in South Carolina’s 40 years of playing women’s basketball and the fourth to win at least 100 games.

South Carolina made short work of the Bulldogs, shooting 69.2 percent while rolling to a 46-15 halftime lead. The Gamecocks scored the first five points and then went on a 15-0 run for a 26-4 lead at the 8:18 mark.

MEN’S TOP 25 (12) CONNECTICUT (15) FLORIDA

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STORRS, Conn. — Shabazz Napier hit a jumper from the free throw line as time expired to keep No. 12 Connecticut undefeated with a 65-64 victory over No. 15 Florida.

Napier, limping on a left ankle he hurt during a four-point play with 33 seconds left, escaped a trap around 30 feet from the basket and got off a wild shot that missed but was tipped blindly back by DeAndre Daniels. Napier grabbed the ball and let go a left-handed jumper that went through as the horn sounded.

(17) IOWA STATE AUBURN

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AMES, Iowa — Dustin Hogue set career highs with 22 points and 16 rebounds, and 17th-ranked Iowa State pounded Auburn 99-70 for its sixth straight win.

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WASHINGTON — Trevor Ariza scored 24 points, John Wall had 16 points and 13 assists, and the Washington Wizards beat the Orlando Magic 98-80 on Monday night.

SARKISIAN TAKES OVER AT SOUTHERN CAL

LOS ANGELES — Steve Sarkisian was named the head coach at Southern California on Monday, leaving Washington to return to the Trojans’ storied football program for another run at national titles.

Sarkisian is the permanent replacement for Lane Kiffin, his former co-offensive coordinator at USC under Carroll. Kiffin was fired in late September and replaced by Orgeron, who didn’t get the permanent job from Haden despite going 6-2. Orgeron resigned after failing to get the head job.

SISTER: DEADLY SHOOTING WAS OVER ‘BAMA LOSS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A woman charged with killing a fellow Alabama fan after the end of last weekend’s Iron Bowl football game was angry that the victim and others didn’t seem upset over the Crimson Tide’s loss to archrival Auburn, said the sister of the slain woman.

Adrian Laroze Briskey, 28, was charged Monday with murder in the killing of 36-year-old Michelle Shepherd.

The victim’s sister, Nekesa Shepherd, said she witnessed the killing and had no doubt it was about football, even though it was unclear to investigators whether the violence was motivated by the game.

POLICE ID MAN KILLED IN ARROWHEAD STADIUM LOT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It could take four to six weeks before authorities can determine how a man died after an altercation in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium during Kansas City’s game against Denver, police said Monday.

The man was identified as Kyle A. Vanwinkle, 30, of Smithville. An examination of Vanwinkle’s body did not show obvious signs of trauma, Kansas City police spokesman Darin Snapp said in an emailed statement.

Snapp said a man who owned a Jeep and his son returned to the vehicle during Sunday’s game and found a man “who did not belong’’ inside, which led to a fight between the owner and Vanwinkle.

BIG TEN REPRIMANDS OSU, MARCUS HALL AFTER FIGHT

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Big Ten office has decided not to suspend any players or coaches for their actions in the wake of a fight in Saturday’s game between No. 2 Ohio State and archrival Michigan.

The conference office issued a public reprimand to Buckeyes starting right guard Marcus Hall and the Ohio State coaching staff.

Hall was ejected from the game for coming onto the field to participate in the skirmish. As he was leaving the sideline, he angrily threw his helmet to the ground, kicked the team bench and then held up both hands in an obscene gesture to Michigan fans.

MCILORY WINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN

SYDNEY — Rory McIlroy birdied the 18th hole to beat Adam Scott at the Australian Open on Sunday, winning for the first time in 2013 and denying Scott the rare Australian triple crown.

Scott’s approach shot on the final hole went over the back of the green and his chip went well past the hole, with two putts bringing a bogey. McIlroy hit his approach to 10 feet and sank the putt to claim victory by a shot.

WAKE FOREST’S GROBE RESIGNS

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe is resigning after 13 seasons at the school.

The 61-year-old Grobe was 77-82 with the Demon Deacons, leading it to an Atlantic Coast Conference title and an Orange Bowl berth in 2006.

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6:30 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: LPGA Rolex Awards Celebration from Naples, Fla. (GOLF).

7 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Carolina at Washington (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: South Carolina State at Clemson (WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7:15 p.m. -- College Basketball: Big Ten/ACC Challenge -Indiana at Syracuse (ESPN).

7:15 p.m. -- College Basketball: Big Ten/ACC Challenge -Illinois at Georgia Tech (ESPN2).

7:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Big Ten/ACC Challenge -Penn State at Pittsburgh (ESPNU).

8 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Dallas at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Dallas (SPORTSOUTH).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: North Texas at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

9:15 p.m. -- College Basketball: Big Ten/ACC Challenge -Michigan at Duke (ESPN).

9:15 p.m. -- College Basketball: Big Ten/ACC Challenge -Notre Dame at Iowa (ESPN2).

9:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Big Ten/ACC Challenge -Florida State at Minnesota (ESPNU).

10 p.m. -- College Basketball: Utah at Boise State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 6 10 .375 – Boston 7 12 .368 1/2 Philadelphia 6 12 .333 1 Brooklyn 5 12 .294 11/2 New York 3 13 .188 3 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 14 3 .824 – Atlanta 9 9 .500 51/2 Washington 8 9 .471 6 Charlotte 8 10 .444 61/2 Orlando 6 10 .375 71/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 16 1 .941 – Chicago 7 8 .467 8 Detroit 7 10 .412 9 Cleveland 5 12 .294 11 Milwaukee 3 13 .188 121/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 14 3 .824 – Houston 13 5 .722 11/2 Dallas 10 8 .556 41/2 Memphis 8 8 .500 51/2 New Orleans 8 8 .500 51/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 14 3 .824 – Oklahoma City 12 3 .800 1 Denver 10 6 .625 31/2 Minnesota 9 10 .474 6 Utah 3 15 .167 111/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 12 6 .667 – Golden State 10 8 .556 2 Phoenix 9 8 .529 21/2 L.A. Lakers 9 9 .500 3 Sacramento 4 11 .267 61/2 Sunday’s Games Denver 112, Toronto 98 Indiana 105, L.A. Clippers 100 Detroit 115, Philadelphia 100 Golden State 115, Sacramento 113 Miami 99, Charlotte 98 Oklahoma City 113, Minnesota 103 New Orleans 103, New York 99 Portland 114, L.A. Lakers 108 Monday’s Games Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Houston at Utah, 9 p.m.

Indiana at Portland, 10 p.m.

Today’s Games Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Denver at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Toronto at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Denver at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Utah, 9 p.m.

San Antonio vs. Minnesota at Mexico City, Mexico, 9:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 10 p.m.

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Stunning matchup for SEC title USC from

BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press ATLANTA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Talk about an SEC surprise.

Just a year ago, the Auburn Tigers won all of three games and fired their coach.

Just a year ago, the Missouri Tigers looked very much like a school that had no business joining the mighty Southeastern Conference.

Well, look at the matchup for Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championship game.

Tigers vs. Tigers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing a very good Missouri team thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very similar to us,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think about both teams being very hungry. We were both kind of down at the bottom at the start of the year. But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve improved. I feel like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve improved each game. They would probably say the same thing.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Indeed, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ex-

actly what Missouri coach Gary Pinkel says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just kept getting better,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our kids played hard every single game at a very high level. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been around a lot of good football teams, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve rarely been around a team like that, playing at the level they did on a consistent basis.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; No. 3 Auburn (111, 7-1 SEC) earned its trip to Atlanta with one of the most remarkable victories in college football history, returning a missed field goal 109 yards for the winning

ACC from Page B1 Florida State, which has the inside track to the BCS championship game, had six second-team picks and four third-team selections.

Duke had four firstteam picks with receiver Jamison Crowder, linebacker Kelby Brown, cornerback Ross Cockrell and safety Jeremy Cash.

That group helped the Blue Devils (10-2) secure the Coastal Division championship and the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first 10-win season.

Crowder, the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s receptions leader, was the only player selected at multiple positions. He made the second team as a specialist after returning a pair of punts for touchdowns.

touchdown on the final play to beat two-time defending national champion Alabama 34-28.

(Somehow, these Tigers managed to surpass their previous Miracle on the Plains, the 2-weekold â&#x20AC;&#x153;Immaculate Deflectionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; victory over Georgia.)

Meanwhile, fifthranked Missouri (111, 7-1) locked up the SEC East by holding off Texas A&M and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel 28-21 on Saturday night, showing off a stout defense that helped push those Tigers to

BCS STANDINGS 1. Florida St. 2. Ohio St. 3. Auburn 4. Alabama 5. Missouri 6. Oklahoma St. 7. Stanford 8. South Carolina 9. Baylor 10. Michigan St. 11. Arizona St. 12. Oregon 13. Clemson 14. N. Illinois 15. LSU 16. UCF 17. Oklahoma 18. UCLA 19. Louisville 20. Duke 21. Wisconsin 22. Georgia 23. Fresno St. 24. Texas A&M 25. Texas

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North Carolina also had four first-team picks in tight end Eric Ebron, offensive tackle James Hurst, defensive end Kareem Martin and specialist Ryan Switzer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a freshman who tied the ACC

the top of the division in a year when traditional powerhouses Georgia and Florida were plagued by injuries and failed to meet expectations.

What a change from Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut season in the SEC, when Pinkelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team went 5-7 and won just two conference games after moving over from the Big 12. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we would have a very good football team,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he insisted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we could have been a very good football team and not be sitting here 11-1, either.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; For all the giddiness in Auburn and Missouri, their remarkable turnarounds could actually work against the SEC extending its already unprecedented streak of seven straight national titles. Formerly topranked Alabama slipped to fourth in all three of the major polls, replaced at the top by Florida State.

single-season record with four punt return touchdowns.

Boston College, Clemson and Miami were the only other teams to have multiple first-team picks, including Tigers star receiver Sammy Watkins.

New ACC members Pittsburgh and Syracuse combined for seven picks, though Pitt defensive tackle Aaron Donald was the only firstteamer.

Maryland and North Carolina State were the only two schools that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an all-ACC pick. Maryland is leaving for the Big Ten next year, while N.C. State went 0-8 in league play for the first time.

This was the first time ACSMA selected a first, second and third team for allACC honors.

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AP TOP 25 Record 1. Florida St. (58) 12-0 2. Ohio St. 12-0 3. Auburn (2) 11-1 4. Alabama 11-1 5. Missouri 11-1 6. Oklahoma St. 10-1 7. Stanford 10-2 8. South Carolina 10-2 9. Baylor 10-1 10. Michigan St. 11-1 11. Arizona St. 10-2 12. Oregon 10-2 13. Clemson 10-2 14. LSU 9-3 15. UCF 10-1 16. N. Illinois 12-0 17. UCLA 9-3 18. Oklahoma 9-2 19. Louisville 10-1 20. Duke 10-2 21. Wisconsin 9-3 22. Texas A&M 8-4 23. Texas 8-3 24. Fresno St. 10-1 25. Georgia 8-4

Page B1 Spurrier said.

The top reason is turnovers. The Gamecocks forced three fumbles and had three interceptions Saturday, and have a plus-12 turnover margin during the winning streak. South Carolina has scored 62 points off those turnovers in the past five games, while Clemson hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t scored a point. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Clemson football. It seems like every year some tragedy happens,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Clemson junior wide receiver Sammy Watkins, who seems like a good bet to leave for the NFL without a win over his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest rival.

Since Spurrier started coaching the Gamecocks seven years ago, he has emphasized new things for a program that had a losing record in more than a century of football when he took over. Spurrier hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t achieved his biggest goal of winning the SEC title â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he lost the 2010 championship game. In a strange twist, though, he has beaten the eventual SEC East champion the last three seasons but hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made to Atlanta.

His team, however, has embraced beating its biggest rival over and over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonight sealed the deal.

I will not lose to Clemson,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Clowney said.

Before coach Dabo Swinney took over in 2008, Clemsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest problem was losing to teams it should beat.

Swinney has solved that problem, but now the Tigers canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win the big games. Each of Clemsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wins outside of Georgia this season was by at least 10 points and the Tigers scored an average of 45 points in those games.

They lost in 2013 to South Carolina by 14 and Florida State by 37 and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t top 20 points in either game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want to win them all. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wish to lose any.

Do I wish the two losses were different? Those are two big rival games for us,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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Swinney said.

The Tigers will need to find a new quarterback as Boyd graduates. In a career in which he set more than 50 records for Clemson, his numbers against South Carolina are miserable.

Boyd was sacked 19 times, threw five interceptions and just two touchdowns, ran 51 times for just 1 yard and completed 51of 98 passes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bad part of this is we feel like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a better team. Ultimately, they came out and performed today. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing particular they did. We just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t capitalize on the opportunities we had,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Boyd said.

The Tigers also lose main running back and former Sumter High standout Roderick McDowell, along with two starting offensive linemen and likely Watkins.

Clemson still leads the rivalry 65-42-4, but the Gamecocks are determined to keep shrinking the margin. South Carolina cornerback Victor Hampton, a junior who announced after the game he was leaving for the NFL draft, told his teammates they had duty to keep beating the Tigers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been achieving things that South Carolina has never done,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hampton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I keep telling the guys â&#x20AC;&#x201D; donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop at five. Go for the sixth win and continue next year.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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SHAW from Page B1 USCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win on Saturday gave it five straight over Clemson, the first time that has been accomplished in school history.

Shaw has been the primary starter for Carolina over the past three seasons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the

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first two being 11-2 seasons with a chance at the same mark with a victory in whichever bowl game South Carolina plays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a winner,â&#x20AC;? defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles said of Shaw. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He might not have always done it perfect, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a winner. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud to have him on my team all of these years.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big part of this football team,â&#x20AC;? de-

fensive end Jadeveon Clowney said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He takes control of the offense and puts them in a great position. He comes out making big plays.â&#x20AC;?

Shaw had a decent night against the Tigers, completing 14 of 26 passes for 152 yards and one touchdown pass and running for a team high 94 yards and another score on 22 carries. He converted

six third downs on runs.

After the game, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney had a chat with Shaw. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He just said that he has enjoyed watching me play, and that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a tough athlete and just said that I was a good player,â&#x20AC;? Shaw said of the conversation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, Dabo is a good guy. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good coach.

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Midnight deadline for MLB free agents; Fister traded NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; As the big-money free agents negotiated, dozens of players with lower profiles waited to find out whether they would be dumped on the market by their clubs Monday night.

Teams had until midnight to offer 2014 contracts to unsigned players on their 40man rosters. Once a player receives a contract offer, his team no longer can release him before the start of the season without giving him termination pay. That means a club would be responsible for about one-sixth of the salary, which could be a large amount if the player is eligible for arbitration.

Clubs often use the so-called tender deadline as leverage to force agreements with players they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to arbitration with.

In the first announcement of the day, Kansas City declined to offer a contract to infielder Chris Getz, who made $1.05 million this year while

SHS from Page B1 Saturday when they take on Dutch Fork for the 4A Division I state title at Williams-Brice Stadium beginning at 6 p.m.

After starting the season with a 2-5 record, SHS has made its run to the title game with seven straight victories, including come-frombehind victories in each of their playoff games. It rallied from a 27-14 deficit in the fourth quarter on Friday to beat Summerville 28-27 in a state semifinal game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the big differences for us is weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making plays in the fourth quarter now,â&#x20AC;?

Kennedy said of his 9-5 squad, which rallied from a 14-0 deficit to beat Mauldin 42-28 in the first round and from a 21-0 deficit to beat Hillcrest 31-2i8 in the quarterfinals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Earlier in the season we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t doing that, now we are.â&#x20AC;?

Dutch Fork, the fifth seed with an 11-3 record compared to Sumter being the No. 7 seed, also had to rally from a halftime deficit to advance to the title game.

The Silver Foxes trailed No. 1 seed Byrnes 14-3 at halftime before rallying to win 31-21. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We talked to our guys at halftime, pointed out the mistakes,â&#x20AC;? said Dutch Fork head coach Tom Knotts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They said they knew what was going on We just had to execute a little better.â&#x20AC;?

And the Foxes have done a good job of executing on offense all season. They are averaging 42.4 points per game, rushing for 223.6 yards and passing for 240.7 yards.

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hitting .220.

The Detroit Tigers traded right-hander Doug Fister to the Washington Nationals for three players onMonday night, opening a spot in their rotation and perhaps saving some money to keep Max Scherzer beyond next season.

Detroit received infielder Steve Lombardozzi, minor league lefty Robbie Ray and reliever Ian Krol for Fister, a 14-game winner for the AL Central champions.

The Tigers also struck a one-year deal with infielder Don Kelly. In agreements

While DF is obviously balanced on offense, Kennedy said the running game is what makes things go. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything revolves around their running game,â&#x20AC;? Kennedy said prior to Sumterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice on Monday afternoon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They use a lot of 1-man and 2-man routes based off the running game.â&#x20AC;?

Matt Colburn, a 5-foot-7-inch, 180pound running back, has had a tremendous season. He has rushed for 2,289 yards and 36 touchdowns on 294 carries in 13 games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see the offensive line first,â&#x20AC;? Kennedy said of the Foxesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; big offensive line which also includes two tight ends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good quality back, one of the better backs weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen this year. He really fits in well with what Coach Knotts does.

Coach Knotts does a great job of catering to his talent.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not a 1-man show,â&#x20AC;? Knotts said of the Foxesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense.

Quarterback Derek Olenchuk has completed 239 of 338 passes for 3,218 yards and 36 touchdowns against just six interceptions. Wide

announced Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers reached deals with outfielder Mike Baxter and catcher Drew Butera ($700,000 each) and left-hander Scott Elbert ($575,000).

With an excess of catching after reaching an agreement to

receiver Deion Frasier is the leading receiver with 80 catches for 1,025 yards and 11 TDs. Tight end Austin Ruger has 43 catches for 706 yards and eight scores,wide receiver Julian Heyward has 32 catches for 427 yards and five TDs and tight end JK Williams has 26 catches for 311 yards and four touchdowns.

This will be Sumterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first appearance in a title game since 2008 when it lost to Byrnes 31-21. Dutch Fork is in the title game for the second straight year. It lost to Gaffney 34-22. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will probably be a little bit helpful,â&#x20AC;? Knotts said of having played in Williams-Brice last season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was definitely one of the goals we set after losing last year.

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The Yankees also finalized a $5 million, two-year contract with Brendan Ryan, who became their starter in September when Derek Jeter went back on the disabled list.

Among players already on the freeagent market, lefthander Scott Kazmir was closing in on a $22 million, two-year contract with the Oakland Athletics. The new contract is pending a physical, a person said, speaking of anonymity because the team hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t finalized the deal.

Catcher Dioner Navarro agreed to an $8 million, two-year contract with Toronto, a person familiar with those negotiations said, also speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced.

Navarro will get $3 million next year and $5 million in 2016.

BASKETBALL from Page B1 season last week by finishing third in a tournament at West Florence, plays at Camden today.

Sumter will play its first game under new head coach Jo Jo English when it travels to The Castle to face Crestwood. The Gamecocks played for the 4A lower state title last year under head coach Sam Fuller.

Wilson Hall opened its season last week with both the boys and girls teams going 2-0.

They play Carolina Academy today at Nash Student Center before the boys team faces a big test when it plays host to Hammond on Wednesday.

The Skyhawks are led by YouTube sensation Seventh Woods, a 6-foot-2-inch sophomore who is rated the No. 3 point guard in the country for the 2016 class.

Woods was the youngest member of the USA Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball U16 team, which he helped win the FIBA World Championship this past summer. He averaged 19.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a freshman for the Skyhawks.

Laurence Manning Academy travels to Columbia today to face Hammond.

Keeping Sumter Beautiful Jolie Brown $MFNTPO &YUFOTJPO r $BSPMJOB $MFBS Sumter County ing the storm drains. The other group is made up of walkers that mark the drains using our storm drain markers. These markers and door hangers have a simple message, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No dumping, only rain down the storm drain.â&#x20AC;? Drain markers serve as a reminder not to dump oil, trash, leaves, household chemicals or anything else down a storm drain. The markers are an eye catching blue and green. We hope that you will notice them as you travel through These students are work- the marked neighborhoods. ing towards marking every private Storm drain marking is a drain, or drains not owned and maintained by SCDOT. The group great service project for neighboruses this project to meet their hood associations, school clubs, community service hours required church groups or scouts. The by the school. Most of the guys markers are installed with an easyare athletes, and they enjoy leav- to-use adhesive, and younger voling school to walk or run around unteers can assist by distributing neighborhoods. I say walk or run door hangers to houses in the because they are split into two dif- neighborhood. To sign up, contact ferent groups. One group consists Jolie Brown at jolie2@clemson. of runners. These are the young edu or call the Sumter County men that run from house to house Clemson Extension office at placing door hangers on the front (803)773-5561. doors of homes that are surround-

St. Francis Xavier is a private school here in Sumter. I would like to recognize and thank the students and staff at St. Francis Xavier for their help and commitment to improving water quality in and around Sumter. This school not only participates in our various projects and contests, but they have a very dedicated crew of young men that mark storm drains once a month in various neighborhoods around the city and county.

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CLYDE A. BRUNSON MANNING â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Clyde Austin Brunson, 91, husband of Eleanor McIntosh Brunson, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at McLeod Hospice House.

Born Sept. 22, 1922, in Manning, he was a son of the late David Oscar and Ether Camilla Joye Brunson.

He was a World War II U.S. BRUNSON Army Air Corps veteran and a farmer. He was a member of Summerton Southern Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife of Manning; a daughter, Clydell B. Gentry (Keith); and two grandchildren, Minette and Michaela Gentry, all of Greeleyville.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.

Wednesday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. John Hucks officiating.

Burial will follow in Bethlehem United Methodist Church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Dr. Clarence Coker, Dr. Clay Coker, Gene Phillips, Leslie McIntosh, David LaFosse and Ernest Jones.

Honorary pallbearers will be Truett Dick, David Gentry and Bruce

MacIntyre.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence.

Memorials may be made to Summerton Southern Methodist Church, P.O. Box 771, Summerton, SC 29148 or to Bethlehem United Methodist Church, c/o Gayle Boykin, 1119 Newman Drive, Summerton, SC 29148.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

MAE HELEN JENKINS PAMPLICO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mae Helen Jenkins of New Bern, N.C., died on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern.

Local arrangements are being handled by Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home of Pamplico.

MARION E. BOYD Marion Ezekiel â&#x20AC;&#x153;EJâ&#x20AC;?

Boyd, 81, was born Jan. 26, 1932, in Sumter County, and entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. He was the husband of Julia James Boyd.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Community Funeral Home chapel with

Pastor Jacquelyn Hurston, the Rev. Dorothy Boyd and Apostle Tommy Frederick. Burial will follow in Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

The family is receiving visitors at the home, 1286 Captain Log Road, Pinewood.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@ sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

VERMELL J. SINGLETON Vermell Way Johnson Singleton, 87, entered into eternal rest on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at National Healthcare Center, Sumter.

She was born March 13, 1926, in Clarendon County.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her son, Lee R. (Ida) Johnson, 6145 Sammy Swamp Road, Pinewood.

Services will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

FULLARD ISAAC BISHOPVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fullard Isaac entered eternal rest on Dec. 1, 2013, at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center, Bishopville.

The family is receiving friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomp-

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Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

JEFFERY C. DOLFORD FLORENCE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jeffery Clayton â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jâ&#x20AC;? Dolford, 30, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, in Lamar.

He was born Feb. 6, 1983, in Sumter County, a son of Dianne Dolford McKenzie and the late James. C. McLaughin and stepson of David McKenzie.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his parents, 133 Joy Drive, Olanta.

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

DOVEY ANNE SMITH CASSETT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dovey Anne Smith, age 76, beloved wife of Harold Smith, died on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at her residence.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced

by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

ANNIE MAE H. BENJAMIN Annie Mae Horton Benjamin, 85, entered

into eternal rest on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013.

Born July 20, 1928, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Minnie Horton. She received her education in the public schools of Clarendon County. She was a member of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Manuel Benjamin Sr. of the home; her children, Larry Benjamin, Frank Benjamin (Tammy), Patricia Ann Gordon, Pamela Benjamin, Matthette Gregg (Joe) and Evangelist Tryfenia Moses (Crystal); 18 grandchildren; 40 greatgrandchildren; goddaughter, Searline Reese; a sister-in-law, Mary Ragin; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Viewing for Mrs. Benjamin will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 14 Brand St., Sumter, with Pastor Larry W. Barnes, Pastor Evangelene G. Barnes, Minister Frank Benjamin and Evangelist Norma Williams. Burial will follow in Bradford Cemetery.

The family is receiving visitors at the home, 211 Brand St., Sumter.

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Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@ sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

THOMAS M. MORRIS Sr. TURBEVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thomas Mitchell â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mickeyâ&#x20AC;? Morris Sr., 66, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at his home.

Born Nov. 12, 1947, in Manning, he was a son of the late Ada Belle Morris. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a respiratory therapist.

He is survived by four sons, Thomas Mitchell Morris Jr. of Turbeville, Richard Gregory Morris (Zan) and Robert Darren Morris (Amy), both of Summerton, and Patrick Daniel Morris of New Zion; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.

Wednesday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Graham Bochman officiating.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

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Panthers shut down Buccaneers 27-6 bert said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They see a guy that is short and fat and they think, `Oh, yeah we got him no problem.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Then they are like `Whoa, where did he get those feet from? I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know he was that fast.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Everybody always underestimates me for a minute, but once I start playing they change their opinion.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Some teams might struggle when they lose their top pass rusher.

The Carolina Panthers just seem to keep on rolling.

Despite defensive end Charles Johnson missing a second straight game with a sprained knee, the Panthers were able to sack Mike Glennon five times, force two turnovers and limit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to two field goals in a 27-6 win Sunday.

The Panthers are on an eight-game winning streak heading into a huge showdown next Sunday night against the New Orleans Saints with first place in the NFC South on the line.

Johnson, who leads the team with 8{ sacks, was injured in Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 24-20 win over New England two weeks ago. But the Panthers got two sacks from rookie defensive end Wes Horton and another from Greg Hardy.

The Panthers have not lost since falling to Arizona 22-6 on Oct. 6. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no roof, no sky,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hardy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going up. Every person on this team, every coach on this team has the same mentality right now. I feel like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contagious. Fans are getting it. They feel like they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be beat.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Glennon had thrown at least one touchdown pass in his first eight games as a rookie, an NFL record.

But that streak ended. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the big part of it was how our secondary played,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; coach Ron Rivera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought them getting up and being physical early on helped set a tone. We disguised coverages very well so it put a little bit of doubt in the quarterbackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the opportunity to release the ball quickly because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure that he was sure what our coverages were. I thought they did a nice job jamming and being physical when they had to.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Panthers got a few breaks along the way â&#x20AC;&#x201D; some of which they created themselves.

After Bucs wide receiver Vincent Jackson hauled in a deep pass and appeared headed for the end zone, cornerback Drayton Florence was able to trip him up from behind at the 4-yard line.

Three plays later the Panthers pounced on Glennonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fumble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a great effort by Drayton Florence to get him down and then something good happened and

GLENNONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STILL A ROOKIE

The Panthers mixed coverages and it seemed to throw off Glennon, who was limited to 180 yards passing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He maybe looked more like a rookie than heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looked,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bucs coach Greg Schiano said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ball slips out of his hand going to his left.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an awkward deal and unfortunate, but it happened unfortunately. The throw to Vince (Jackson) that gets intercepted and the flag gets picked up on that play. It just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look like it came off his hand clean. There were a couple of those today. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure why. I guess everybody, including yours truly, sometimes doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a great day.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; GINN REBORN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Carolina quarterback Cam Newton (1) dives over the Tampa Bay line for a touchdown in the first half of the Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 27-6 victory on Sunday in Charlotte.

we got the fumble,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rivera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like I said, there are some things that need to be cleaned up. Apparently, we like to bite on the double moves and we just need to be a little bit more disciplined.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Some things we learned during Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory: NEWTONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BAR HIGHER

You can tell Cam Newtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confidence is growing when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not satisfied with scoring three touchdowns. Newton was more upset over his two interceptions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one in which he overthrew a receiver and another where he made a poor decision throwing over the middle into traffic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get accustomed to the careless mistakes, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just going to have games like this,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Newton, who threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have to minimize these turnovers.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

If you hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t noticed, Ted Ginn Jr. is back â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in a big way. The former high first-round draft pick caught his fourth TD pass of the season after beating Darrelle Revis on a double move. Ginnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speed has been a huge asset to the Panthers. Not bad for a guy who caught just two passes last season for San Francisco.

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THE 3rd DAY OF October, 2013.

THIS IS AN ACTION TO QUITE TITLE TO AND PARTITION THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT. THE COMPLAINT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE.

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2013-CP-43-149 LIS PENDENS NO.: 2013-LP-43-290

Robert L. McCants, Plaintiff, vs.

Thurgood Stevenson and Francis Stevenson, and any and all unknown persons who claim any right, title or interest in the property described in the Complaint, hereinafter referred to as "John Doe", Defendants.

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this Action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber, at 305 North Main Street, Post Office Drawer 3690, Sumter, South Carolina, 29151, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service.

If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, not less than ten (10) days after the time for answering has elapsed, Plaintiff will apply for an order referring all issues in this action, whether, matters of fact or law, or both, to the Master-in-Equity for Sumter County and for a hearing before him, who shall enter final judgment.

TO ALL OF THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, INCLUSIVE OF ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT, INCLUSIVE OF SUCH PERSONS WHETHER INFANTS OR UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY, AND IN THE CASE OF INFANTS UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN (14) YEARS OR PERSONS MENTALLY INCOMPETENT, TO THEIR PARENTS OR THE PERSONS WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE, OR THEIR CONSERVATOR, IF THEY HAVE ONE,

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon the Complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants and that said action is brought pursuant to 15-53-10 through 15-53-140, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), said action being generally designated as Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act, for the purpose of determining that Robert L. McCants is the fee simple owner of the below described property and for the further purpose of barring any claims, if any there be, of all unknown persons who might claim any right, title, estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, pursuant to 15-67-10 through 15-67-100, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976). The premises affected by said claim in the action thereby commenced were at the time of the commencement of this action and at the time of the filing of this notice, described in the Complaint, as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more fully shown and delineated as Lot No. 3, containing 3.01 acres, more or less, on a plat by Edmunds Land Surveyors, RLS, dated July 25, 1991, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 91, at page 1343, the said lot being bounded, now or formerly, and measuring according to said plat as follows: NORTH by Lot No. 2, said plat, and measuring thereon 225.88' feet; EAST by Queen Chapel Road and measuring thereon 287.68' feet; SOUTHEAST by lands of the City and County of Sumter and measuring thereon 358.23' feet; and, SOUTHWEST by lands of the City and County of Sumter and measuring thereon 255.0' feet; and, NORTHWEST by Lot No. 1, said plat, and measuring thereon 325.0' feet, be all measurements a little more or less and according to said plat. This property is currently designated as Sumter County TMS#233-00-02-004.

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Hundreds of people lined the streets Sunday for the Manning Christmas Parade as they watched local dignitaries, politicians, businesses and others roll down North Brooks Street. The procession involved at least 40 entries that entertained the audience for well more than an hour prior to the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Clarendon County Courthouse grounds where dozens of kindergarteners welcomed the holiday season by singing Christmas carols. See more photos from the parade online at www.theitem.com.

Nutcracker ballet comes to Manning

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com Its music is iconic, its characters are unforgettable, and on Tuesday, Dec. 10, it’s available for Clarendon County to enjoy.

Long considered to go hand-in-hand with the holiday season, The Nutcracker ballet holds a special place in many hearts worldwide, and according to Weldon Auditorium Events Director Ansley DuRant, Manning is no exception.

“It always does very well here,” she said.

“It’s a family tradition that has people coming back year after year. It appeals to all ages.”

Margey Bolen, marketing director for Columbia City Ballet, seconded DuRant about the popularity of The Nutcracker. As far as the normal turnout for the event, she said to expect quite the crowd.

“We normally sell out at Weldon Auditorium,” she said. “It’s very popular in Manning.”

DuRant said that while Columbia City Ballet will be performing the holiday classic, there’ll be a bit of a local touch to it.

“We have 43 local children participating in the ballet this year,” she said. “Some are as young as 4, and they’ll be dancing in an assortment of roles.”

Each year, Columbia City Ballet travels across the state to perform for audiences in venues as varied as their repertoire, which is rather expansive.

William Starrett, executive and artistic director for Columbia City Ballet, has been working with the company as the director SEE NUTCRACKER, PAGE C4

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s people grow older, they pride know how we’ll handle the unforeseethemselves in their ability to able future. prepare for the worst.

My grandfather once told The implicit maturity that me that, while it does help in comes with the passing of time some situations, mulling these isn’t necessarily pessimism, things around in our head is but a philosophy that allows us mostly pointless, as we have no to protect ourselves. Like a idea how it will affect us or how metaphorical vaccination, we we’ll react. expose ourselves to the potenIn my introductive column, I tial emotions such catastrophic spoke of a house in Paxville Rob events might provoke. Over where I spent a large portion of COTTINGHAM my time growing as a man and time, we brood over these things, strengthening our relearning many of life’s valuable solve as we gain confidence that we lessons. With my grandfather’s wis-

dom and guidance, I definitely matured by leaps and bounds every time I went to work on that house. Whether it was knocking out walls, planting saplings, sawing through trailer anchors or cutting the grass, each chore strengthened me as a person.

At first, I loathed the word “Paxville.” Whenever I heard it, I knew it meant I’d have to sacrifice time with friends to bear the heat of the sun and the wrath of humidity to do what I thought were trivial toils. However, that hatred slowly changed to pride as we finished one project after another.

By my late teens, I could look across the yard and the big field beyond with a smile, knowing I’d played a big role in developing what would become my grandparents’ retirement home. Unfortunately, plans changed and the house was sold. Though it would seem I no longer had a connection to that house, I couldn’t help but drive by every so often and scan the scenery.

Every time, that same prideful smile would spread across my face.

Last week, however, I received the SEE COTTINGHAM, PAGE C3

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The Clarendon County Pilot Club hosted its 19th Annual Bazaar on Nov. 26 at Manning Presbyterian Church. The clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s members also presented monetary donations to local organizations after raising $5,500 during a walk in September.

President Sandra Brewer said the annual bazaar helps them raise money for different activities the club participates in across the county. â&#x20AC;?Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a service organization, so we help with birthday parties for foster children and we also offer a $500 scholarship to one senior in Clarendon County who is interested in going into the health field,â&#x20AC;? Brewer said. At this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bazaar, Pilot Club members had a diverse selection of baked goods, gently used items, preserves and jellies, cookies, fudge and their popular angel biscuits that usually sell out pretty quickly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a special family recipe that includes yeast and sugar,â&#x20AC;? said Pilot Club member Peggy Benton. This year, the club made more than 100 dozen of the popular biscuits. As the items quickly came and went during the bazaar, Laurence Manning Academy Anchor Club members helped customers load up their goods into their vehicles. During the bazaar, club members also presented $1,000 each to five local organizations: Tom Mahoney of Council of Aging, Buck Turbeville of Life Line Tags, Tom Stone of United Ministries, Lisa Patuck of LMA Anchor Club and Bill Smith of the Rotary CARP Program.

Baptist association awards 3 scholarships

BY YANA MATHIS Special to The Clarendon Sun One hundred and nine years ago, an association was formed among several Baptist churches in Clarendon, Sumter and Williamsburg counties.

The first meeting was held in October 1904 at Calvary Baptist Church in Pinewood, with the name being derived from the local river (Black River) that connects all three counties.

Within the past 15 years, the association started having annual banquets, which facilitated the gathering of members to meet and discuss ideas. Much discussion was given to starting a fund to assist rising college freshmen with the expense of their first year of post

high school education.

The associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chairperson, Mrs. Eva Gaters, said â&#x20AC;&#x153;promoting education was the fundamental basis for starting the scholarship fund.â&#x20AC;?

That plan became a reality seven years ago when funding became available. Currently, there are 11 churches in the tri-county group that comprise the membership in the Black River Missionary Baptist Association. The funding comes mostly from those 11 churches, but private donations are accepted as well.

The scholarship candidate is selected during the annual session held each October and is announced shortly thereafter during the yearly banquet. The criteria is simple, but not necessarily easy: Each pro-

spective candidate is given a packet of information to complete. A 500-to-600 word essay is required along with three letters of reference from their church pastor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; signed by the superintendent, their schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guidance counselor and one from a community member. The student must have a minimum GPA of 2.7 and be an active member within the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s member churches.

The scholarship fund awarded the following scholarships: First place winner Brandi L. Threatt was awarded $1,500.

She is a member of Mount Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Manning. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Preston J. Threatt and is a first year student at Claflin Universi-

ty in Orangeburg.

The second-place award of $1,000 went to Shantae A. Brown. She is also a member of Mount Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Manning and is a freshman at the University of Notre Dame. She is the daughter of Bertha Logan.

Third place recipient Davia D. Montgomery was awarded $500. She is a member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Greeleyville and is a freshman at Clemson University.

She is the daughter of Yolanda Bickham.

For more information on the Black River Missionary Baptist Association, contact their newly elected moderator, the Rev. Clifford Gaymon, at clifford@ ftc-i.net.

COLUMBIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Turbeville Insurance Agency in Columbia has recently acquired the Lanier Agency. The TIA Columbia office integrated with the Lanier Agency in September; the Lanier Agency was based in Lexington.

The Lanier Agency specialized in life and health insurance accounts. Gaining new business from the Lanier Agency has allowed TIA to increase business in the Life and Health Department.

Owner Bill Turbeville said he is looking forward to the benefits of the integration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are really excited to build our business within the life and health department at TIA,â&#x20AC;? he said, (and) â&#x20AC;&#x153;we are also eager to work with these new clients.â&#x20AC;? The incorporation of the Lanier Agency is a step forward for TIA and the company looks forward to continuing to build its business.

TIA has been in business since 1991 and has come to be known as one of the premier insurance providers in South Carolina. Under the leadership of Turbeville, TIA has grown to include four locations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Columbia, Lexington, North Charleston and Beaufort â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with more than 40 knowledgeable and experienced employees. TIA offers a variety of insurance including vehicle insurance, property insurance, business insurance and life and health insurance.

Hospice Care of SC a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;best place to workâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; FROM STAFF REPORTS Hospice Care of South Carolina has been named one of the 2013 Best Places to Work in South Carolina by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, an organization that recognizes companies which offer excellent workplace environments.

The Chamber of Commerce, SCJobNetwork. com and SC BIZ sponsor this statewide program managed by the Best Companies Group.

The awards were announced at an evening reception in Columbia on Oct. 8.

The Best Companies Group conducts an indepth assessment of work environments. Key criteria include employer benefits and policies as well as employee engagement and satisfaction. In addition, employees are surveyed on their companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership and planning, corporate culture and communications, satisfaction with their roles in the company, work environment, relationship with their supervisors, training and development, compensation and benefits and overall engagement.

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Sheila Rae Brewer, 49, of 2108 Jackson Road in Manning, was arrested at 8:28 a.m.

Nov. 21 and charged with shoplifting and trespassing after notice. According to reports, officers responded to a business in the 2000 block of Paxville Highway in reference to a trespassing complaint at 8:25 a.m. When officers arrived, the store manager directed them to the apparel section. Officers then located Brewer at a checkout register.

When questioned by one of the officers, Brewer reportedly denied her identity, but a positive identification was made when a background check revealed she had two outstanding warrants. Law enforcement then arrested Brewer and found three DVDs and a pen in her purse that appeared to be stolen from the store. She was then transported to Clarendon County Detention Center.

Brittany Elizabeth Haney, 22, of 4031 Kingstree Highway, Manning, and Carol Maine Hawkins III, 23, of 464 Havenwood Drive, Sumter, were arrested at 3:26 a.m.

Nov. 20 and charged with giving false information to police and possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana. According to reports, an officer on patrol noticed a grey Chevrolet Cobalt in front of him and ran the license plate through a DMV check. The plate came back as being registered for a

1988 Chevrolet truck, so the officer initiated a traffic stop.

Hawkins produced his registration, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t match the tags on the vehicle. Another officer on the scene then detected the scent of what he thought to be marijuana coming from the vehicle and ordered Hawkins to exit the vehicle. Hawkins and Haney were detained while officers performed a search on their vehicle. The search yielded a small â&#x20AC;&#x153;roachâ&#x20AC;? cigarette filled with a green leafy substance thought to be marijuana and a small white rock suspected to be crack or methamphetamine. Haney was asked if she had any narcotics in her possession, and while she initially said no, she admitted she had placed some near her right breast.

Haney was then instructed to remove the substance from her person. She pulled out a bag containing a leafy substance and rolling papers. As the officer attending Haney informed her she was being put under arrest for possession of a narcotic, she told him the drugs belonged to Hawkins and that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d asked her to hide them in her shirt.

Hawkins reportedly confirmed the allegation, but later recanted. Neither would claim possession of the drugs, so both were charged and taken to Clarendon County Detention Center. While Haney was being booked, another officer reportedly found

a rolled cigar containing a green leafy substance in Haneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purse. Hawkins was additionally charged with defacing a vehicle license plate with intent to defraud.

William J. Sorrell, 17, of 1070 Jordan Church Road, Manning, was arrested at 11:59 p.m. Nov. 18 and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

According to reports, an officer on patrol noticed a white car cross over the center yellow line on West Boyce Street and initiated a traffic stop.

Sorrell then reportedly turned on his right turn signal, then his left signal before turning left and stopping on Weinberg Street. When the officer approached Sorrell, the teen was noticeably nervous and stated he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find his driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license. Sorrell was asked to exit the car. When he did, the officer noticed ashes on Sorrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s white shorts. Sorrell admitted he was smoking cigarettes and was only 17 years old. A 16-year-old passenger reportedly told the officer that the cigarettes belonged to Sorrell. The passenger then called his mother, as he was instructed to do by the officer, and she came and picked him up. Sorrell reportedly failed several field sobriety tests, but officers did not detect the scent of alcohol about him. Officers attempted to have Sorrell tested at the nearby hospital for narcotics, but personnel informed them

that because officer didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a test available and it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an emergency, they could not test him. A vehicle inventory revealed five 12ounce beer cans in the trunk and four packs of cigarettes, three of which had cigarettes missing from the package.

Sorrell was additionally charged with minor in possession of alcohol, minor in possession of tobacco and crossing left of center.

STOLEN PROPERTY:

A green John Deere 20-horsepower lawn mower, valued at $2,000, was reportedly stolen from a home in the 1600 block of Lucky Road in Lake City between noon Nov. 15 and 2:20 p.m. Nov. 20.

A silver 2001 Mercury Cougar, valued at $1,600, was reportedly stolen from a home in the 4800 block of Alex Harvin Highway in Manning between 4 and 11:55 p.m. Nov. 21.

An assortment of electronics, jewelry and a piggy bank were reportedly stolen from a home in the 1100 block of Cardinal Drive in Alcolu between 7:06 and 8:08 p.m. Nov. 22. The items are valued at $1,351.

A .38-caliber special revolver, valued at $150, was reportedly stolen from a home in the 10700 block of Governor Richardson Road in Pinewood between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Nov. 24.

An assortment of electronics, valued at $3,600, was reportedly stolen from a home

in the 1100 block of Dudie Court in Manning between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Nov. 26.

VANDALISM:

A 1994 Grand Marquis parked in the 200 block of Brunson Street in Manning sustained $300 in damage when an unknown suspect dented the trunk of the vehicle between midnight and 12:45 a.m. Nov. 22.

A home in the 8100 block of Bloomville Highway, Manning, reportedly sustained $800 in damage when an unknown suject broke into the residence, damaging the front and back doors between 10:35 a.m. and 6:40 p.m. Nov. 21.

A home in the 4100 block of Bill Davis Road in Summerton and an RV parked in its lot reportedly sustained $1,800 in damages when an unknown suspect broke eight windows on the home and two on the vehicle between 10 a.m. Nov. 12 and 12:24 p.m. Nov. 21.

Logging equipment parked on Maxcy Road in New Zion reportedly sustained $1,000 in damage when an unknown suspect damaged the door hinge to the vehicle between 9:18 and 9:27 a.m. on Nov. 26.

EMERGENCY CALLS:

From Nov. 20-26, Clarendon County Fire Department responded to 21 calls, including two structure fires; one vehicle fire; six grass, woods and debris fires; four wrecks; one medical call; four false alarms and three other calls.

COTTINGHAM from Page C1 unfortunate news that the house in Paxville had caught fire. I was told it was annihilated.

Friday, I decided to ride out there and see just what was left. Though the damage wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as bad as I was told, I still wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prepared for what I saw.

I pulled off to the side of the road and stepped out the car. The frigid breeze blowing across my face felt undeniably appropriate for the occasion.

I could still smell that aroma of burned wood and melted plastic and shingles on the wind as I crossed the street, my eyes fixed on the house that held so many memories. Windows were shattered by the heat, holes had been burned through the roof and nearly the entire exterior of the house had streaks of soot and scorch marks. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that it was a total loss, but it certainly looked that way in terms of the memories that ran through my mind.

The porch on which my grandparents and I spent many hours talking about life while sipping on the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first cup of coffee was now completely blackened.

The living room where our family spent several Christmases opening presents by the fireplace resembled the inside of a sealed oil drum, an unconquerable blackness that even the sun couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t illuminate -even the spot where my grandfatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recliner once sat as he recovered from bypass surgery.

I heaved a heavy sigh as I slowly came to grasp the magnitude of what had happened: the house that once hosted four generations of my family had been completely gutted by the fire.

Even if it was rebuilt or restored, it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the same. I place no blame nor do I feel any

anger for what occurred.

Accidents happen. I guess I just never imagined the fortress my family and I had created could ever be damaged as it had been. As a kid, I felt invincible in those walls, but my hallowed ground has been hollowed.

As I reflected solemnly on the blood, sweat and tears shed around the development of that old house, my attention shifted to a lone bicycle at the steps of the porch. Like the timbers within the house, it too was blackened with soot, the pink paint barely visible from where I stood. And just like that, reality put things into perspective.

What was more im-

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I then felt embarrassed by my petty emotions as I looked around once more before walking back to the car.

Looking out the window, I realized my sorrow pales in comparison to what that family is going through.

Then, an epiphany.

Paxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy for me isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the house or the hard work that built and maintained it; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the values it forged in me, the warmth it provided me, and, as it did this one last time, the lessons it taught me.

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Clarendon County residents complete Economic Development Institute FROM STAFF REPORTS Economic development is a key concern for many communities these days, and Clarendon County can boast about two more citizens dedicated to implement that change locally.

Dianne Georgia and Patricia Pringle are two of 55 state leaders and developers who have completed the 2013 South Carolina Economic Development Institute curriculum.

The two Clarendon ladies received their certificates of completion recently after touring various towns and cities in the state as they took a look at various economic development issues affecting South Carolina. Participants learned specifically about water and wastewater infra-

structure, available industrial and business buildings, as well as the community development components needed to create a more welcoming environment for investors and industry.

The institute is a partnership between the South Carolina Department of Commerce and the South Carolina Economic Developersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association and emphasizes elements necessary to be competitive in the global economy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Economic development is a team effort, requiring input from organizations and individuals from across the state.

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The South Carolina Economic Development Institute is entering into its 24th year and is open to participants from a wide variety of organizations and entities, such as local councilmembers, government employees, economic development professionals and community board members.

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NUTCRACKER from Page C1 for 27 years and has overseen numerous productions. He said he loves bringing his people to Weldon Auditorium. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They did such a great job with the renovations,â&#x20AC;? Starrett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great venue for performances. We love going there.â&#x20AC;?

Part of Starrettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adoration for Manning lies in the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enthusiasm for the ballet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always so well attended,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a record number of children show up this year for auditions

and our educational outreach program for children is always packed. The city responds well to us.â&#x20AC;?

While visitors can expect classic scenes such as the Sugarplum Fairy and Amazing Snow Scene portions of the ballet, Starett said it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the typical performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made a lot of changes this time around,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People can expect quite a few surprises, including all-new segments.â&#x20AC;?

As much as he enjoys the year-to-year

success of the ballet, Starrett said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s come to appreciate the bond his company and Manning have created. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really hope itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s becoming an annual tradition for the families in Manning,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a magical ballet and a wonderful story. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfect for the holidays.â&#x20AC;?

The show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for orchestra seats and $15 for mezzanine and balcony seating and can be purchased at the Weldon Auditorium box office. For more information, call the auditorium at (803) 4337469.

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