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A surveyor inspects the Kellys’ fire-destroyed home recently. The family has moved from a hotel room into a temporary home.

Donations help Sumter family heal from blaze

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Slowly, but surely, the family members burned out of their home just before Thanksgiving are putting their lives back on track.

The family of Jerry and Natalie Kelly has moved from the hotel they were staying in after a stove fire burned through the home Nov. 20 and found a new place to stay. Their children are going to school, and both parents will soon be back at work in Sumter’s lawenforcement community.

Natalie Kelly, a detective with the Sumter Police Department, credits the outpouring of support from family, friends and neighbors with helping the family get back on its feet, including money donated to a special account set up in its name.

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Pinewood’s mayor resigns from his seat

BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com Pinewood Mayor Al Pridgen officially confirmed Thursday that he has decided to resign from office. “I won’t be coming back to Pinewood,� Pridgen said via phone on Thursday.

Pridgen, who has been seeking medical care in North Carolina, acknowledged he recently sent a PRIDGEN letter of resignation to the town council. According to Pridgen, the letter does not have an effective resignation date but simply states he is leaving the office. In October, he announced he was going to make his decision whether to resign soon, but that

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world’s most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule in South Africa, has died. He was 95.

South African President Jacob Zuma made the announcement at a news conference late Thursday, saying “we’ve lost our greatest son.�

His death closed the final chapter in South Africa’s struggle to cast off apartheid, leaving the world with indelible memories of a man of astonishing grace and good humor.

Rock concerts celebrated his birthday. Hollywood stars glorified him on screen. And his SEE MANDELA, PAGE A6

Locals react to historic figure’s death FROM STAFF REPORTS

Nelson Mandela might have been the cultural and political leader of a country half a world away, but the sheer magnitude of the South African’s political courage and leadership echoed in the minds of Sumterites and South Carolinians as they learned of his death. “President Mandela was a symbol of great SEE REACTIONS, PAGE A6

This large photograph, among others, of former South African President Nelson Mandela is displayed at the Nelson Mandela Legacy Exhibition at the Civic Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Feds’ site gives states incomplete Medicaid data COLUMBIA (AP) — People shopping for insurance on the federal marketplace may be informed they’re eligible for Medicaid and that their information is being sent to state officials to sign them up.

However, states say they aren’t able to enroll them because they’re receiving incomplete data from the Obama administration.

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services wrote a memo to the 36 states using the federal website last week acknowledging the information wasn’t being transferred automatically and saying another system was being developed to send it. More complete files could be sent as soon as next week.

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Parade, other Poinsettia Fest events continue through weekend

BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com Sumter County will present its annual Christmas Tree Lighting Program at 4:30 p.m. today on the front steps of the courthouse on North Main Street. In addition to the lighting of the tree, there will be performances by several local school choirs: Willow Drive, Millwood, Cherryvale, Wilder and Lemira elementary schools and Furman Middle School. Choir directors, respectively, are Mark Hodges, Hamilton Stoddard, Steven Palmer, Jessica Bettinger, LaCharles Harris and Lelia Long, and Linda Beck.

Following the program, the Sumter County Recreation Department will sponsor its annual Walk with St. Nick.

Children and their families are invited to join St. Nick for a stroll from the courthouse grounds to the Sumter County Public Library at 111 N. Harvin St., where there will be storytelling and refreshments. Ample free parking for Friday’s events is available behind the new Sumter County Judicial Center at 215 N. Harvin St. Singing Christmas Tree

First Baptist Church’s annual Singing Christmas Tree begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. and continues at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. There is no charge for admission, but you need tickets. Call (803)773-3732 for more information.

Fantasy of Lights

The Fantasy of Lights at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens is open nightly for the public to drive or walk through; however, on Friday and Saturday nights through Dec. 21, special entertainment will be presented. Tonight, beginning at 6 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity to hear choirs from Kingsbury, R.E. Davis and Crosswell Drive elementary schools and Mayewood Middle School.

Starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, see the Dreamworks dancers, Lakewood and Crestwood Show Choirs and Tyler Cook.

In addition, Santa’s Village in the Heath Pavilion on the Garden Street side of the lake will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. Children can get assistance writing and mailing their letters to the North Pole and even have a special talk with Santa Claus.

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About 25 local artists and the Sumter County Gallery of Art are collaborating once again to present the Sumter Artists’ Guild Holiday Mart at the gallery. From 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Saturday, shoppers will have the opportunity to browse and select “unique, high-quality” gifts for friends and loved ones, according to gallery director Karen Watson.

“The guild has been re-energized this year,” Watson said, “and the work they’re offering at the Holiday Mart is outstanding.”

She encourages those who are looking for “a oneof-a-kind, artisan-made gift” to check out the “paintings, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, fabric/silk wearables (and) collage” and more, while supporting local artists.

Participating artists include Rose Metz, Mike Tucker, Laura Cardello, Mackenzie Sholtz, Myra Barton, Lisa Applewhite, Connie Brennan, Lynn Neal, Trisha King, Genevieve Rath, Michael Thomson, Kim Riggs, Carole Swartz, Sue Czerwinski, Jim Wade, Gerald Williams, Carole and Don Carberry, Kim Schneider, Cara-Lin Getty, John Cotner, Denise Greer and Susan Allen.

Admission is free, and light refreshments will be served. The Sumter County Gallery of Art is located in the Sumter County Cultural Center. Enter on the Hasell Street side. Call (803) 7750543.

More than 40 crafters will show and sell their wares at the Fair Memorial Building at 30 Artillery Drive from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Santa Claus and Toys for Tots representatives will be on hand from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. There is no charge for admission, but shoppers are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item to donate to Sumter’s needy.

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Tour six historic homes in the Heart of Sumter from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, and enjoy tea at the Alice Boyle Garden Center next to Swan Lake from 3 to 5 p.m. The event sponsored by the Sumter Council of Garden Clubs is a 64-year tradition. Tickets are $10, available at the door and at each home. Call (803) 905-4375 for more information.

Christmas Parade

The Evening Optimist Club presents its annual Christmas Parade at 2 p.m. Sunday on Main Street. Part of Sumter’s Poinsettia Festival, the parade will begin at the corner of North Main and Dubose streets and proceed south on Main to Bartlette Street.

Prime viewing is along Main to see the colorful floats, beauty queens, marching bands, clowns and more festive units. As always, Santa will make a special appearance on the final float, which will be the 112th unit in the parade, according to the Evening Optimists.

Look for numerous emergency services entries from the Sumter Police Department, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the Sumter Fire Department

and Sumter County EMS. Thirty local businesses will be featured, four area churches will enter floats, nativity scenes or choirs, and a local motorcycle club and at least five area Shrine units will demonstrate their riding and driving skills. The parade will also include four groups of horseback riders, with many beautiful horses.

Thirteen local schools will be well represented. Sumter, Lakewood and Crestwood high schools each have several entries, including AFJROTC units, cheerleaders and performances by all three marching bands. Wilson Hall will be represented by its SCISA State Champion teams, and Lake Marion High School will be represented by its Junior Army ROTC. Middle school participants include the Alice Drive band and cheerleaders, Bates band and chorus, Furman chorus and Hillcrest band and choir. Groups from several elementary schools, including Millwood, Manchester, Kingsbury and Wilder, will also march in the parade.

Dancers from Miss Libby’s School of Dance, Freed School of Performing Arts, Dreamworks Dance Academy and the Caroline Mack Center for the Arts will perform to the beat of holiday favorites.

The grand marshal for the 2013 Christmas Parade will be Sumter historian Sammy Way, retired teacher and longtime supporter of the Optimist Relays high school track meet.

Spectators are advised to arrive early to select their favorite viewing location, as all streets that intersect with Main between Dubose and Bartlette will be closed at 1:45 p.m. The parade will begin at 2 p.m., with the leading units arriving at the courthouse about 2:15. The end of the parade should pass the courthouse about 3:25 p.m. and reach Bartlette Street at approximately 3:40 p.m.

The grand finale of the Evening Optimist Christmas Parade is always Santa Claus, who will be the 112th unit in Sunday’s procession along Main Street. It starts at 2 p.m.

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THE ART OF MAKING WREATHS

Ellen Major selects just the right piece of cypress greenery for the wreath she made Wednesday in the Sumter County Museum’s wreath-making class in the Heritage Education Center. Taught

by Carolina Backcountry Manager Deborah Watts, those participating received all materials and lunch for their class fee and left with festive decorations for their homes. The class is an annual tradition at the museum.

TOP RIGHT: Major, in foreground, works on her holiday wreath as Sumter County Museum Director Annie Rivers and Deborah Watts make theirs. Watts provided the live green materials for the workshop from trees and plants on her farm.

From left, Sumter County Museum intern Brandon Brown, Steffani Kent and Gloria Hassell work on their Christmas wreaths during the class Wednesday.

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Weatherwax cruises the he said. “Otherwise, it’s open-air grounds of the time for me to say goodvisitors center at Pearl bye.�

Harbor on a motorized Weatherwax was a scooter dubbed “Herb’s 24-year-old Army private Hot Rod.� When a living in Honolulu when woman notices his blue- he heard loud explosions and-white cap embroithe morning of Dec. 7, dered with the words 1941. He saw the sky fill “Pearl Harbor Survivor,� with black smoke and he coaxes her over. heard anti-aircraft guns “Come get a picture,� firing. When he turned Weatherwax said. Her on the radio, he learned family surrounds his Japan was bombing scooter to pose for a Oahu and all military snapshot personnel ‘This is my rea- were to imand shake his hand. mediately son to continue report to The 96-year-old their stato keep going. tions. charms visitors in a He saw Otherwise, it’s the USS Arisimilar fashion zona enveltime for me to oped in each of the three days a flames and say goodbye.’ the USS week he volunteers Oklahoma at a memoturned on rial for the its side as Herb Weatherwax he headed USS Arizona, a battleto his post. ship that Twenty-one sank in the 1941 Japanese ships were sunk or heaviattack. The retired electri- ly damaged that day cian is one of four former while 320 aircraft were servicemen who lived damaged or destroyed. through the aerial bomb- Some 2,400 sailors, Maing and now greet people rines and soldiers were at the historic site. killed.

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Herb Weatherwax, left, talks to a visitor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Nov. 22. The 96-year-old retired electrician is one of four Pearl Harbor survivors who volunteers to greet people at the historic site. Saturday is the 72nd anniversary of the 1941 attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor.

meeting Weatherwax, several students suddenly told her they wanted to look up Pearl Harbor. Weatherwax ignited in them a desire to learn, she said. “That’s a huge connection,� she said. Her students wouldn’t have developed this interest just by walking through the exhibition halls at the visitors’ center or even the memorial for the Arizona, Johnson said. “This is the best class-

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MANDELA from Page A1 regal bearing, graying hair and raspy voice made him instantly recognizable across the globe.

As South Africa’s first black president, the exboxer, lawyer and prisoner No. 46664 paved the way to racial reconciliation with well-chosen gestures of forgiveness. He lunched with the prosecutor who sent him to jail, sang the

apartheid-era Afrikaans anthem at his inauguration and traveled hundreds of miles to have tea with the widow of Hendrik Verwoerd, the prime minister at the time he was imprisoned.

His most memorable gesture came when he strode onto the field before the 1995 Rugby World Cup final in Johannesburg. When he

REACTIONS from Page A1 strength and perseverance, of what could be, and he did it with grace and dignity,� said Sumter County Council Chairman Larry Blanding, noting the sad news. “He resisted the temptation to do it the old-fashioned way. His style and his example will be one future generations can follow. Instead of conflict, we can work together for equality worldwide.� “I knew he was in poor health, but I was very sad to hear about

it,� said state Sen. Kevin Johnson, D-Manning. “He was a man I admired and respected. He taught us all how to lead, and I think this is a great loss for the whole world.�

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said, “There are no words to describe the impact Nelson Mandela had, not just on his country, but on the world. May we all continue to learn from his courage, his grace and his incomparable strength.�

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came on the field in South African colors to congratulate the victorious South African team, he brought the overwhelmingly white crowd of 63,000 to its feet, chanting “Nelson! Nelson! Nelson!�

For he had marched headlong into a bastion of white Afrikanerdom — the temple of South African rugby — and made its followers feel they belonged in the new South Africa.

At the same time, Mandela was himself

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For Sen. Tim Scott, Mandela will always be remembered as a man who brought transformative change to the world. “He walked a long road to freedom and embraced the fundamental human belief in equality. After his release from prison, his tireless work to reconcile a nation torn apart by centuries of tension and hostility made him one of history’s greatest statesmen. All freedomloving people mourn his passing.� “He, of course, was a legend of the civil rights movement, not just in

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Woe to U.S. allies W

ASHINGTON — Three crises, one president, many bewildered friends.

The first crisis, barely noticed here, is Ukraine’s sudden turn away from Europe and back to the Russian embrace.

After years of negotiations for a major trading agreement with the European Union, Ukraine succumbed to characteristically blunt and brutal economic threats from Russia and abruptly walked away.

Charles Ukraine is KRAUTHAMMER instead considering joining the Moscow-centered Customs Union with Russia’s fellow dictatorships Belarus and Kazakhstan.

This is no trivial matter.

Ukraine is not just the largest country in Europe, it’s the linchpin for Vladimir Putin’s dream of a renewed imperial Russia, hegemonic in its neighborhood and rolling back the quartercentury advancement of the “Europe whole and free” bequeathed by America’s victory in the Cold War. The U.S. response? Almost imperceptible. As with Iran’s ruthlessly crushed Green Revolution of 2009, the hundreds of thousands of protesters who’ve turned out to reverse this betrayal of Ukrainian independence have found no voice in Washington. Can’t this administration even rhetorically support those seeking a democratic future, as we did during Ukraine’s Orange Revolution of 2004?

A Washington Post headline explains: “With Russia in mind, U.S. takes cautious approach on Ukraine unrest.” We must not offend Putin. We must not jeopardize Obama’s precious “reset,” a farce that has yielded nothing but the well-earned distrust of allies like Poland and the Czech Republic whom we wantonly undercut in a vain effort to appease Russia on missile defense.

The second crisis is the Middle East — the collapse of confidence of U.S. allies as America romances Iran.

The Gulf Arabs are stunned at their double abandonment. In the nuclear negotiations with Iran, the U.S. has overthrown seven years of Security Council resolutions prohibiting uranium enrichment and effectively recognized Iran as a threshold nuclear state. This follows our nearabandonment of the Syrian revolution and de facto recognition of both the Assad regime and Iran’s “Shiite Crescent” of client states stretching to the Mediterranean.

Equally dumbfounded are the Israelis, now trapped by an agreement designed less to stop the Iranian nuclear program than to prevent the Israeli Air Force from stopping the Iranian nuclear program.

Neither Arab nor Israeli

can quite fathom Obama’s naiveté in imagining some strategic condominium with a regime that defines its very purpose as overthrowing American power and expelling it from the region.

Better diplomacy than war, say Obama’s apologists, an adolescent response implying that all diplomacy is the same, as if a diplomacy of capitulation is no different from a diplomacy of pressure.

What to do? Apply pressure. Congress should immediately pass punishing new sanctions to be implemented exactly six months hence — when the current interim accord is supposed to end — if the Iranians have not lived up to the agreement and refuse to negotiate a final deal that fully liquidates their nuclear weapons program.

The third crisis is unfolding over the East China Sea, where, in open challenge to Obama’s “pivot to Asia,” China has brazenly declared a huge expansion of its airspace into waters claimed by Japan and South Korea.

Obama’s first response — sending B-52s through that airspace without acknowledging the Chinese — was quick and firm. Japan and South Korea followed suit.

But when Japan then told its civilian carriers not to comply with Chinese demands for identification, Washington told U.S. air carriers to submit.

Which, of course, left the Japanese hanging. It got worse. During Vice President Biden’s visit to China, the administration buckled.

Rather than insisting on a withdrawal of China’s outrageous claim, we began urging mere nonenforcement.

Again leaving our friends stunned. They need an ally, not an intermediary. Here is the U.S. again going over the heads of allies to accommodate a common adversary. We should be declaring the Chinese claim null and void, ordering our commercial airlines to join Japan in acting accordingly, and supplying them with joint military escorts if necessary.

This would not be an exercise in belligerence but a demonstration that if other countries unilaterally overturn the status quo, they will meet a firm, united, multilateral response from the West.

Led by us. From in front.

No one’s asking for a JFKlike commitment to “bear any burden” to “assure the ... success of liberty.” Or a Reaganesque tearing down of walls. Or even a Clintonian assertion of America as the indispensable nation.

America’s allies are seeking simply a reconsideration of the policy of retreat that marks this administration’s response to red-line challenges all over the world — and leaves them naked.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com. © 2013, The Washington Post Writers Group

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A case for containing Iran

W

ASHINGTON — Critics of the agreement with Iran concerning its nuclear program are right about most things but wrong about the most important things. They understand the agreement’s manifest and manifold defects and its probable futility.

Crucial components of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure remain. U.S. concessions intended to cultivate the Iranian regime’s “moderates” are another version of the fatal conceit that U.S. policy can manipulate other societies.

As is the hope that easing economic sanctions will create an Iranian constituency demanding nuclear retreat in exchange for yet more economic relief. Critics are, however, wrong in thinking that any agreement could control Iran’s nuclear aspirations.

And what critics consider the agreement’s three worst consequences are actually benefits.

The six-month agreement, with ongoing negotiations, makes it impossible for the United States to attack its negotiating partner. Hence the agreement constrains Israel, which lacks the military capacity to be certain of a success commensurate with the risks of attacking Iran. Therefore there is no alternative to a policy of containment of a nuclear Iran.

Iran’s claim that its nuclear program is for power generation and medical uses is risible. So is the notion that negotiations have any likely utility establishing the predicate for containment of an Iran with nuclear weapons or with the capacity to produce them quickly.

There is a recently published primer for the perplexed: “Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy” by Kenneth M. Pollack of the Brookings Institution. Measured in his judgments, scrupulous in pre-

senting arguments with which he disagrees, Pollack comes to this conclusion: “Going to war with Iran to try to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear arsenal would be a worse course of action than containing Iran, even a nuclear Iran.”

Some advocates of war seem gripped by Thirties Envy, a longing for the clarity of the 1930s, when appeasement failed to slake the dictators’ thirst for territorial expansion. But the incantation “Appeasement!” is not an argument.

And the word George “appeasement” WILL does not usefully describe a sober decision that war is an imprudent and even ultimately ineffective response to the failure of diplomatic and economic pressures to alter a regime’s choices about policies within its borders.

Israel’s superb air force is too small, when striking over great distances at hidden and hardened targets, to do more than set back Iran’s program a few years, at most. And an attack might cause Iran to expel the international inspectors, and might accelerate the crumbling of the sanctions, thereby speeding the reconstitution of the weapon program.

A U.S. attack could do much more damage but could not prevent reconstitution. So, if stopping the program is important enough for war, is it important enough for an invasion of a nation with almost three times the population of Iraq and nearly four times the size?

In December 2011, Leon Panetta, then secretary of defense, said that if Iran were seen “proceeding with developing a nuclear weapon” or had decided to do that, the United States would “take

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whatever steps are necessary to stop it.” In March 2012, Barack Obama said: “Iran’s leaders should understand that I do not have a policy of containment; I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.” His red line was the weaponization of fissile material.

Yet in his Nov. 23 statement celebrating the new agreement, Obama spoke of wanting to be able to “verify” that Iran “cannot build a nuclear weapon.” If so, he rejects not only containment, but also allowing Iran to stop near — “a screwdriver’s turn away from” — weaponization. But Pollack, writing many months before the recent agreement ratified Iran’s right to enrichment, said: “As long as Iran is left with the capacity to enrich uranium, the right to perform some enrichment activity, and a stockpile of LEU (lowenriched uranium) ... then Iran will have a breakout capability. It could be a breakout window as wide as many months, perhaps even a year, but Iran will have the capability to manufacture the fissile material for a nuclear weapon.”

The agreement will not stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons; only a highly unlikely Iranian choice can do that. The agreement may, however, prevent a war to prevent Iran from acquiring such weapons. If Pollack is right, and he certainly is persuasive, we have two choices, war or containment. Those who prefer the former have an obligation to clearly say why its consequences would be more predictable and less dire than those in the disastrous war with Iraq.

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KELLYS from Page A1 “They’re adjusting really well,” she said of the Kellys’ two teenaged children. “My daughter still has some times when it’s tough for her, but overall we’re doing good.”

Natalie and her husband, Sumter County Sheriff’s Deputy Jerry Kelly, lost their home on Converse Street off Plowden Mill Road when a cooking pot overflowed and sparked a stove fire that destroyed the house and most of the family’s possessions, including both officers’ service uniforms.

“I’m still getting the rest of my uniform,” said Jerry Kelly, who’s scheduled to go back on patrol for the first time Wednesday. “I’ve got pretty much everything, and once I do my belt, I’ll have everything.”

The Kellys’ 17-yearold daughter and 14-year-old son are commuting to school at Crestwood High School and Mayewood Middle School, respectively, from the home they’re currently staying in at the Lakewood subdivision.

The family has received donations daily from members of the community, in the form of food and furniture and have even been of-

fered a washer and dryer.

“We’ve been contacted by somebody every day,” Jerry Kelly said.

“One church even said they wanted to adopt our family for Christmas.”

The Kellys’ colleagues in law enforcement have also taken steps to help.

The Sumter Police Department and Sumter County Sheriff’s Office jointly set up a fund to collect donations.

“We’re thankful no one was hurt, but this is a family who lost everything in one fell swoop,” said Tonyia McGirt, public information officer for the Sumter Police Department. “We ask everyone for their continued support.”

Donations can be made in the name of the Kelly Family Fund at any First Citizens Bank or mailed to First Citizens Bank c/o Kelly Family Fund, 201 N. Washington St., Sumter, SC 29150.

While the family is recovering, the Kellys know they still have a long way to go to get back to where they were.

“We’re not home yet,” Jerry Kelly said. “This isn’t home, it’s just a place to stay until we can get home.”

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PRIDGEN from Page A1 official announcement was delayed several times.

“It was the holidays, and I was waiting to see about my condition,” Pridgen said. “I think I got a good report, but I will be going back.”

Pridgen had not attended several recent town council meetings, leading to speculation that he would resign from office. Despite this, neither town clerk Felicia Benbow nor Mayor Pro Tempore Sarah Mathis have made the letter public and have refused to acknowledge receiving the letter of resignation.

Councilwoman Frances Lester, however, confirmed the town council had, in fact, received the letter, adding she had seen the document.

“I saw Felicia open her envelope, and inside was a letter saying that Pridgen has stepped down as the mayor of Pinewood,” Lester said.

While reading the letter, Lester said she noticed it was dated Oct. 31.

“I told Felicia that she needed to contact Mr. Bill Taylor, our (field services manager) with the Municipal Association and, I guess, count the days we didn’t receive it from the 31st to when we actually received it on Dec. 3 because I didn’t know what to tell her,” Lester said.

Before she left the building that day, Lester advised Benbow to give the letters to Mayor Pro Tem Sarah Mathis, not knowing what else to do with them.

As of Thursday, Lester said that she has yet to receive her copy of the letter, saying the council members are keeping copies of the letter in a secured safe at Pinewood Town Hall.

“I went over there this morning, and I found out that they were holding my mail from me,” Lester said.

Despite not being officially released, news of the official resignation quickly spread through the small town.

Pinewood resident Manley C. Dubois said he approached Benbow on Wednesday at Pinewood Town Hall to request a copy of Pridgen’s resignation letter but that Benbow denied ever having received such a letter from Pridgen.

According to South Carolina Press Association Executive Director Bill Rogers, letters of resignation are public documents and must be easily accessible to the public under the Freedom of Information Act. “I find it hard to believe that the council would be shielding it any other way,” Rogers said.

According to Dubois, Benbow informed him any letter would be open to the public only if all the council members have received the letter.

This is an incorrect statement, according to Rogers.

“That is an absolutely ludicrous excuse and totally in violation of the law,” Rogers said. “The law states that when the document is in their possession, people should be allowed to see it.”

Dubois said he also contacted Mathis, asking if the council received the letters, to which Mathis replied that neither she nor any other council member had received any letter addressed to the council.

Mathis did not respond to multiple attempts to contact her for comment.

According to Field Services Manager Bill Taylor of the Municipal Association of South Carolina, Pridgen’s resignation triggers the need for a special election in Pinewood.

Mathis will also serve as interim mayor for four months.

Pridgen has been receiving medical attention in North Carolina since October. His stepson recently sold his home in Pinewood to Charles Hodge, the owner of Ward’s BBQ in Pinewood.

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spca pets of the week Aiden, Bouncer and Snickers are just three of the many cats and kittens available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. Aiden is a laid-back, loving 1-yearold gray tabby. Bouncer is a playful and friendly 10-week-old male orange tabby. The youngest of the group, Snickers, is a playful and affectionate 7-week-old female tortoise shell. Drop by and check out the adoptable cats, kittens, dogs and puppies available at the SPCA. The SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

The Sumter SPCA will hold a Santa Paws Dance featuring DJ Grady Brown 7-11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive (next to the SPCA). Cost is $15 per person and all proceeds benefit the Sumter SPCA. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. Call (803) 773-9292 for details.

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Sumter High’s Ky’Jon Tyler, left, has been a multi-faceted offensive weapon for the Gamecocks during their run to the 4A Division I state championship game. Tyler has been especially good in the playoffs and hopes to have another big game on Saturday against Dutch Fork.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State quarterback and Heisman hopeful Jameis Winston will not face any charges in a sexual assault case, mostly because there were too many gaps in his accuser’s story, a prosecutor said Thursday.

State Attorney Willie Meggs said the woman’s memory lapses about the events last December were problematic and there was not enough evidence to win a conviction.

“It’s not inconsistencies, it’s lack of memory most of the time,” Meggs said.

The woman told police she had been drink-

ing at a bar with friends and went home with a man she didn’t know.

She said she the alleged assault took place at an off-campus apartment, but she couldn’t remember where it was.

A month later, she identified her alleged attacker as the quarterback. Winston’s attorney said the sex was consensual.

The quarterback said in a statement he was relieved.

“It’s been difficult to stay silent through this process, but I never lost faith in the truth and in who I am,” Winston said.

The alleged assault happened long before Winston became a star on the national stage.

SEE WINSTON, PAGE B4

‘The real deal’ SHS junior standout WR Tyler has become big-play postseason weapon

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com Sumter High School head football coach Reggie Kennedy wouldn’t go so far as to say last week’s 3-touchdown performance against Summerville was Ky’Jon Tyler’s best game of the season.

“That’s probably one of his top two,” Kennedy consented.

“He made some big plays in the Mauldin

SUMTER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SEND-OFF SATURDAY Sumter High School will be having a send-off for the football team at the school on Saturday prior to its departure for the 4A Division I state championship game against Dutch Fork at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

Fans are asked to gather in the back of the school no later than 2:35 p.m. to form a tunnel as the team leaves the building to load the buses for the trip. The team will leave at 3 for the 6 o’clock game.

Fans are asked to enter school grounds through Gate 5 located on Stadium Road.

Also, today is the final day tickets for the game and seats on a bus going to the game will be available at SHS. 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.

To purchase bus seats, call the athletic office at (803) 481-4480 or at (803) 4060548.

game (a 41-27 victory) in the second half as well.”

Actually, the junior

wideout has pretty much made nothing but big plays for the Gamecocks this season – and

Gamecocks to open new era with English

SEE TYLER, PAGE B3

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston (5) will not face any charges in a sexual assault case dating back to last year, prosecutors announced on Thursday. Winston and the Seminoles face Duke on Saturday in the ACC championship game with a spot in the BCS title game on the line.

Ellington to play for USC in Big 12/SEC Challenge

BY WILLIE T. SMITH III Greenville News

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com The Jo Jo English era of Sumter High School boys basketball begins today with the Gamecocks taking a trip across town to face Crestwood at The Castle. English is trying his best to take things in stride.

“I guess there’s a little bit of nervous excitement,” said English, the former Lower Richland and University of South Carolina standout who played in the National Basketball Association as well. “I think it’s great that we get to start with a rival game, and against a school where most of my dad’s family -- he went to the old Hillcrest High — went. There should be friends and family in the stands and that makes it good.”

English takes over a team that played for the 4A lower state title last season. Sam Fuller, who resigned after two seasons, led the Gamecocks to an 18-11 mark and the Region VI championship.

He returns two starters in Sonny Butler and Brandon Parker and others who saw significant

that goes double for the playoffs.

Tyler has seven TDs in SHS’ three postseason victories with six coming on receptions and one on a kickoff return. If the PATs are added in, Tyler has accounted for 48 of Sumter’s 100 playoff points.

“He’s one of the reasons we’re still playing,” Kennedy said succinctly.

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Former Chicago Bulls player and University of South Carolina standout Jo Jo English takes over the Sumter High varsity boys basketball program a year after the Gamecocks played for the 4A lower state title.

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

Eau Claire at Lakewood, 6 p.m.

Manning at C.E. Murray, 6:30 p.m.

Lee Central at Timmonsville, 6 p.m.

Lake City at East Clarendon, 6:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Hilton Head Christian, TBA Thomas Sumter in Garden City Classic (in Augusta, Ga.), TBA B Team Basketball Cardinal Newman at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m.

St. John’s Christian at Clarendon Hall (Girls Only), 6 p.m.

Varsity Wrestling Sumter in Southern Slam (at Eastside

minutes.

“I think the guys are ready to play someone else,” said English, who is in his first head coaching job. “They’ve been going against one another in practice the last couple of weeks and I think they

High), TBA SATURDAY Varsity Basketball Lee Central at Lakewood, 6 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Hilton Hread Prep, TBA Manning at Scott’s Branch, 6:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter in Garden City Classic (in Augusta, Ga.), TBA Varsity and JV Basketball Clarendon Hall at Covenant Christian, 2 p.m.

Sumter Christian at North Myrtle Beach Christian (No JV Girls), 1 p.m.

Varsity Wrestling Sumter in Southern Slam (at Eastside High), TBA

are really ready to go against someone other than themselves.”

SHS will be going against a Crestwood team that played its season opener on Tuesday, SEE ENGLISH, PAGE B3

COLUMBIA— When South Carolina challenges Oklahoma State tonight in Stillwater, Okla., in ESPN’s Big 12/SEC Challenge, it will do so with an additional MARTIN player.

Bruce Ellington, who caught four passes for 51 yards in the USC football team’s 31-17 win against Clemson on Saturday, will be in uniform tonight and is

expected to play for Frank Martin’s basketball team.

“Bruce is off the charts,” Martin said.

“Him practicing (Tuesday) and he hasn’t been in practice as much as he was last year. Last year, he would sneak in here and watch us practice every once in a while.

He hasn’t been able to do it this year because of the time we’re practicing.”

Ellington, a senior in basketball eligibility and a junior in football, has been either a starter or significant contributor on the basket-

ball team since entering USC. Martin said his first day on the court, he helped the team.

“Twenty minutes in, he already understood some of the things we’re doing differently better than some of the guys who have been with us for eight weeks,” Martin said.

“He brings that dynamic and he brings an immediate strength, a sense of urgency in a personality that becomes infectious.”

USC (2-2) can use Ellington’s experience.

SEE USC, PAGE B5

Orange Bowl a possibility for reeling Tigers, Tide

BY SCOTT KEEPFER Greenville News Clemson versus Alabama could be among the best of the postseason treats.

The only challenge may be putting fans in the seats.

Brad Edwards, a BCS analyst for ESPN, says EDWARDS that lingering disappointment among both fan bases could hamper ticket sales for the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3, which

may be leaning toward a match-up between coach Dabo Swinney’s current team and his alma mater should Florida State and Ohio State win their respective league championship games Saturday.

“You think about that (Clemson) fan base and how excited they were after beating Georgia to open the season,” Edwards said. “At that point they basically had two games left on their schedule in Florida State and South Carolina, and SEE TIGERS, PAGE B4

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 11:30 a.m. -- International Soccer: FIFA World Cup Draw from Costa do Sauipe, Brazil (ESPN2).

11:30 a.m. -- Women’s Professional Golf: Ladies European Tour Dubai Ladies Masters Third Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).

1 p.m. -- College Basketball: Texas A&M (Corpus Christi) at Oklahoma (SPORTSOUTH).

3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: World Challenge Second Round from Thousand Oaks, Calif. (GOLF).

5 p.m. -- Women’s College Soccer: NCAA Tournament College Cup Semifinal Match from Cary, N.C. -- Florida State vs. Virginia Tech (ESPNU).

5:30 p.m. -- High School Football: 2A Division II State Championship Game from Columbia -- Batesburg-Leesville vs. Silver Bluff (TIME WARNER 520, WPUB-FM 102.7).

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

6:30 p.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour/Sunshine Tour Nedbank Challenge Second Round from Sun City, South Africa (GOLF).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Arizona State at DePaul (FOX SPORTS 1).

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

7 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Philadelphia at Charlotte (SPORTSOUTH).

7:30 p.m. -- College Hockey: North Dakota at Western Michigan (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Denver at Boston (ESPN).

7:30 p.m. -- Women’s College Soccer: NCAA Tournament College Cup Semifinal Match from Cary, N.C. -- UCLA vs. Virginia (ESPNU).

7:30 p.m. -- College Hockey: Massachusetts at Notre Dame (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. -- College Football: Mid-American Conference Championship Game from Detroit -- Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois (ESPN).

8:30 p.m. -- High School Football: 2A Division I State Championship Game from Columbia -- Fairfield Central vs. Dillon (TIME WARNER 520, WPUB-FM 102.7).

9:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Big 12/SEC Challenge -- South Carolina at Oklahoma State (ESPNU, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240).

10 p.m. -- College Basketball: Big 12/SEC Challenge from Arlington, Texas -- Kentucky vs. Baylor (ESPN).

11:50 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: J’Leon Love vs. Lajuan Simon in a Middleweight Bout from Shelton, Wash. (SHOWTIME).

Midnight -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour/Asian Tour Hong Kong Open Third Round from Fanling, China (GOLF).

4 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour/Sunshine Tour Nedbank Challenge Third Round from Sun City, South Africa (GOLF).

PREP FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia 4A Division I Sumter vs. Dutch Fork, 6 p.m.

4A Division II Stratford vs. Northwestern, noon 3A Myrtle Beach vs. Daniel, 3 p.m.

Friday at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia 2A Division I Fairfield Central vs. Dillon, 8:30 p.m.

2A Division II Batesburg-Leesville vs. Silver Bluff, 5:30 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 8 12 .400 – Philadelphia 7 12 .368 1/2 Toronto 6 11 .353 1/2 Brooklyn 5 13 .278 2 New York 3 13 .188 3 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 14 4 .778 – Atlanta 10 10 .500 5 Washington 9 9 .500 5 Charlotte 8 11 .421 61/2 Orlando 6 12 .333 8 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 17 2 .895 – Detroit 9 10 .474 8 Chicago 7 9 .438 81/2 Cleveland 6 12 .333 101/2 Milwaukee 3 15 .167 131/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 15 3 .833 – Houston 13 7 .650 3 Dallas 12 8 .600 4 Memphis 9 8 .529 51/2 New Orleans 9 9 .500 6 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 16 3 .842 – Oklahoma City 13 4 .765 2 Denver 11 7 .611 41/2 Minnesota 9 10 .474 7 Utah 4 16 .200 121/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 12 7 .632 – Golden State 11 8 .579 1 Phoenix 10 9 .526 2 L.A. Lakers 9 9 .500 21/2 Sacramento 4 12 .250 61/2 Wednesday’s Games Cleveland 98, Denver 88 Atlanta 107, L.A. Clippers 97 Phoenix 97, Houston 88 Detroit 105, Milwaukee 98 Dallas 100, New Orleans 97 Indiana 95, Utah 86 San Antonio at Minnesota, ppd.

Portland 111, Oklahoma City 104 Thursday’s Games New York at Brooklyn, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Miami at Chicago, 9:30 p.m.

Today’s Games Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Denver at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Denver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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

Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

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

Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 9 3 0 .750 322 261

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6 6 0 .500 252 5 7 0 .417 189 4 8 0 .333 267 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 285 Tennessee 5 7 0 .417 264 Jacksonville 3 9 0 .250 174 Houston 2 10 0 .167 230 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 8 4 0 .667 292 Baltimore 6 6 0 .500 249 Pittsburgh 5 7 0 .417 263 Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 231 West W L T Pct PF Denver 10 2 0 .833 464 Kansas City 9 3 0 .750 298 San Diego 5 7 0 .417 279 Oakland 4 8 0 .333 237 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 7 5 0 .583 329 Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 300 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 237 Washington 3 9 0 .250 269 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 312 Carolina 9 3 0 .750 285 Tampa Bay 3 9 0 .250 217 Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 261 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 7 5 0 .583 326 Chicago 6 6 0 .500 323 Green Bay 5 6 1 .458 294 Minnesota 3 8 1 .292 289 West W L T Pct PF x-Seattle 11 1 0 .917 340 San Francisco 8 4 0 .667 297 Arizona 7 5 0 .583 275 St. Louis 5 7 0 .417 279 x-clinched playoff spot Thursday Houston at Jacksonville, late Sunday Atlanta at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Washington, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Miami at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at New England, 1 p.m.

Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 9 Dallas at Chicago, 8:40 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 12 San Diego at Denver, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 15 Philadelphia at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Seattle at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

New England at Miami, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at Tennessee, 4:25 p.m.

New Orleans at St. Louis, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 16 Baltimore at Detroit, 8:40 p.m.

248 310 307 PA 274 267 352 323 PA 216 235 278 297 PA 317 214 277 300 PA 303 281 297 362 PA 230 157 285 340 PA 287 332 305 366 PA 186 197 247 278

NHL STANDINGS At A Glance

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 27 18 7 2 38 75 55 Montreal 29 17 9 3 37 80 62 Detroit 29 14 8 7 35 81 79 Tampa Bay 27 16 10 1 33 76 67 Toronto 28 14 11 3 31 77 77 Ottawa 28 11 13 4 26 82 92 Florida 28 7 16 5 19 61 95 Buffalo 28 6 20 2 14 48 85 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 29 19 9 1 39 89 66 Washington 28 14 12 2 30 83 82 N.Y. Rangers 28 14 14 0 28 62 71 Philadelphia 28 13 13 2 28 63 68 New Jersey 29 11 12 6 28 64 71 Carolina 28 11 12 5 27 61 79 Columbus 28 11 14 3 25 68 80 N.Y. Islanders 28 8 15 5 21 74 96 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 29 20 5 4 44 105 80 St. Louis 26 18 5 3 39 91 60 Colorado 25 19 6 0 38 76 52 Minnesota 29 16 8 5 37 70 67 Dallas 26 13 9 4 30 74 76 Winnipeg 29 13 12 4 30 78 82 Nashville 28 13 12 3 29 63 78 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 27 19 3 5 43 96 62 Anaheim 30 18 7 5 41 93 80 Los Angeles 29 18 7 4 40 76 62 Phoenix 28 16 8 4 36 92 90 Vancouver 30 15 10 5 35 80 78 Calgary 27 10 13 4 24 74 94 Edmonton 29 9 18 2 20 75 101 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Wednesday’s Games Montreal 4, New Jersey 3, SO Philadelphia 6, Detroit 3 Calgary 4, Phoenix 1 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Toronto, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Today’s Games Detroit at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Philadelphia at Dallas, 2 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Florida at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Washington, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

GOLF Omega Dubai Ladies Masters Leading Scores The Associated Press Thursday At Emirates Golf Course (Majlis Course) Dubai, United Arab Emirates Purse: $679,000 Yardage: 6,425; Par: 72 Second Round Stacy Lewis, United States 70-65—135 Pernilla Lindberg, Sweden 67-69—136 Carlota Ciganda, Spain 67-70—137 Pornanong Phatlum, Thailand 68-70—138 Diana Luna, Italy 73-68—141

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013

Cain leads Furman to 2nd victory Kiari Cain had 14 points as the Furman Middle School team defeated Chestnut Oaks 23-17 on Thursday at the Furman Gymnasium.

Rhateshia Burgess added seven points for the Lady Indians, who improved to 2-0.

Chestnut Oaks was led by Savanna Simmon.

EBENEZER MAYEWOOD

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Destiny Jamison scored a game-high 34 points to help lead Ebenezer Middle School to a 42-26 victory over Mayewood on Thursday at the Mayewood gymnasium.

Karen Peterson added eight points for Lady Tigers.

ALICE DRIVE HILLCREST

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Jayla Bolden scored 31 points and had15 rebounds, but it was not enough as Hillcrest Middle School fell to Alice Drive 47-44 in overtime on Thursday at the Alice

GIRLS ROUNDUP Drive gymnasium.

Rene Talbert added five points and eight steals for the Lady Wildcats.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL LAKEWOOD 31 EAU CLAIRE 16

Tykeya Perry and Jamaria Epps each scored seven points as the Lakewood JV squad earned a 31-16 victory over Eau Claire on Thursday.

ROBERT E. LEE CLARENDON HALL

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BISHOPVILLE – Christine Elenbark scored all seven points and had 10 rebounds for the Clarendon Hall JV squad, but it was not enough as the Lady Saints fell to Robert E. Lee Academy 8-7 on Tuesday at the REL gymnasium.

Mallory McIntosh added six rebounds for CH, who fell to 0-1 on the season.

B TEAM BASKETBALL WILSON HALL HEATHWOOD HALL

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COLUMBIA – Liza Segars scored 14 points as the Wilson Hall B team opened its season with a 49-2 victory over Heathwood Hall on Wednesday at the HH gymnasium.

Becca Noyes added 11 points for the Lady Barons, who will host Cardinal Newman today.

rebounds for Clarendon Hall in a losing effort as the Lady Saints fell to Robert E. Lee Academy 50-30 on Tuesday at the REL gymnasium.

Emily Brunson added six points and 11 rebounds for CH and Delaney Peeler had five points and seven rebounds.

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SUMTER CHRISTIAN GRACE CHRISTIAN

LAKE VIEW – Olivia McDaniel poured in 25 points to lead Lake View to a 50-30 victory over East Clarendon on Wednesday at the LVHS gymnasium.

Tyquasha Kennedy led the Lady Wolverines with 13 points.

EAST CLARENDON Kennedy 13, L. Shaw 7, Ivory Barnes 3, Nicole Green 2, Q. Rhodes 2, Q. Rose 2.

LAKE VIEW McDaniel 25, Ford 11, T. Ford 9, Z. Washington 2, Bethea 2, D. Williams 1.

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BISHOPVILLE – Kaela Phillips had nine points and seven

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WEST COLUMBIA – Dixie Jones had 19 points and eight rebounds to help Sumter Christian School earn a 43-35 victory over Grace Christian on Tuesday at the GC gymnasium.

Bailey Jackson added 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Lady Bears while Sarah Hutson chimed in with eight points.

SCS improved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the region and will travel to Emmanuel Christian on Dec. 12.

BOYS ROUNDUP

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Lawson’s double-double lifts Bates 42-35 Ahkeem Lawson’s doubledouble of 15 points and 12 rebounds helped Bates Middle School earn a 42-35 victory over Williams Middle School on Thursday at the Bates gymnasium.

Zykiem Jackson added seven points and dished out six assists for the Bantams, who will travel to Mayewood on Monday for a 5 p.m. game.

ALICE DRIVE HILLCREST

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Tyrell Houston scored 16 points as Alice Drive Middle School earned a 44-27 victory over Hillcrest on Thursday at the Alice Drive gymnasium.

Grant Singleton added 13 points and five assists for the Hawks while Zion Vaughn had eight points and six rebounds.

Alice Drive will host Furman on Monday.

FURMAN CHESTNUT OAKS

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Juwan Purdue scored 16 points as Furman Middle School earned a 33-20 victory over Chestnut Oaks on Thursday at the Furman gymnasium.

Kassem McBride added seven points for the Indians while Tyquez Brown had 12 rebounds and seven steals.

Furman travels to Alice Drive on Monday.

LEE CENTRAL SCOTT’S BRANCH

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BISHOPVILLE – Demarcus Smith’s double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds helped carry Lee Central Middle School to a 68-33 victory over Scott’s Branch on Thursday at the LCMS gymnasium.

Torian Wilson-Bolden added 14 points and five steals for the

Stallions while Ty-Adrea Cousar had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Deablo Halley also pulled down 12 boards for LCMS, who improved to 2-0 and will travel to C.E. Murray on Monday at 5:30 p.m.

B TEAM BASKETBALL CRESTWOOD SUMTER

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Tylus Green scored 12 points as Crestwood’s B team earned a 43-26 victory over Sumter on Thursday at The Castle.

Marin McGill led Sumter with 14 points.

WILSON HALL CAMDEN MILITARY

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Charlton Commander had 10 points and four rebounds to help lead the Wilson Hall B team to its first win of the season, a 34-17 victory over Camden Military on Thursday at Nash Student Center.

Brandon Carraway and Corbin Bruce each added six points for the 1-1 Barons, who will host Cardinal Newman today.

VARSITY BASKETBALL EAST CLARENDON LAKE VIEW

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LAKE VIEW – Matthew Coaxum scored 14 points to lead East Clarendon to a 35-34 victory over Lake View on Wednesday at the LVHS gymnasium.

Dwayne Nichols and Chavis Smith each led the Wild Gators with eight points.

EAST CLARENDON Rose 3, Smith 7, Burgess 9, M. Burgess 3, Coaxum 14.

LAKE VIEW Brown 4, Cribb 1, Jordan 6, Bullock 5, Johnson 2, Nichols 8, Smith 8.

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BISHOPVILLE – Collyn Bates had 13 points, but it was not enough as Clarendon Hall fell to Robert E. Lee Academy 70-30 on

Tuesday at the REL gymnasium.

Dustin Way, David Lookabill and Wes Keller each added four points for the Saints, who will travel to Glenforest School on Saturday to take on Covenant Christian at 2 p.m.

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WEST COLUMBIA – TJ Barron poured in a game-high 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Sumter Christian School earned a 62-54 victory over Grace Christian on Tuesday at the GC gymnasium.

Aaron Washington added 13 points for the Bears followed by Devon Green with nine.

SCS improved to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the region and will travel to Emmanuel Christian on Dec. 12.

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BISHOPVILLE – The Clarendon Hall JV squad lost to Robert E. Lee Academy 37-13 on Tuesday at the REL gymnasium.

Corbett led the Saints with six points and eight rebounds.

Jordan Self added six rebounds.

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WEST COLUMBIA – Grayson Dennis scored 10 points as Sumter Christian’s JV squad earned a 40-20 victory over Grace Christian on Tuesday at the GC gymnasium.

Saquon Cole added nine points for the Bears, who improved to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the region, followed by Donzell Metz with eight points.

SCS will travel to Emmanuel Christian on Dec. 12.

SPORTS ITEMS

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Chicago’s Rose not ruling out return this season CHICAGO — Derrick Rose isn’t quite ruling out a return to the Chicago Bulls this season.

The superstar point guard left the door slightly open for a comeback in the playoffs if his surgically repaired right knee is healed — even though the team has said he will miss the rest of the year.

Rose suffered a medial meniscus tear in his right knee in a game at Portland on Nov. 22. He had surgery in Chicago three days later, cutting ROSE short his long awaited return after he sat out last season recuperating from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

LINDSEY VONN SAYS SHE WILL RACE AT LAKE LOUISE

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — With her eyes wide and a big smile, Lindsey Vonn declared herself ready to race for the first time in 10 months.

In an interview with The Associated Press and USA Today Sports, Vonn said she will return to competition in a World cup downhill today.

JOHNSON TAKES LEAD IN SHERWOOD SWAN SONG

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Zach Johnson already is looking ahead to next year, and one of his

priorities is to score better on the par 5s. He got started on that Thursday in the World Challenge.

Johnson birdied four of the five par 5s on a chilly afternoon at Sherwood Country Club, sending him to a 5-under 67 and a one-shot lead over Matt Kuchar. They were among only five players in the elite 18-man field who broke par.

ITALIAN LEAGUE OFFERS TEBOW 4-MONTH CONTRACT

ROME — Tim Tebow has been offered a fourmonth contract by the Italian federation for American football, and the Milano Seamen are hoping to sign the free agent quarterback.

DONALD LEADS, LIGHTNING HALTS PLAY IN SUN CITY

SUN CITY, South Africa — Lightning halted the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge and Luke Donald’s rapid start at the 30-man invitational on Thursday.

LEWIS UP 1 IN DUBAI

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Stacy Lewis shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead during the suspended second round of the Dubai Ladies Masters.

From wire reports

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013

TYLER from Page B1 And one of the reasons why the last game the Gamecocks will play this year will be at WilliamsBrice Stadium in Columbia on Saturday at 6 p.m. for the 4A Division I state championship. “I like the feeling,� Tyler said of playing for the state title. “It’s a great feeling. A lot of things go through your mind when you know you’re playing for the state championship. Everybody’s worked hard to get here. I can’t say enough about our (offensive) line and the defense this year. “It was a great game last week against Summerville (a 28-27 come-from-behind victory). I think it’s going to be a great game Saturday.�

Sumter’s historic run to Columbia – three straight double-digit comebacks – has coincided with Tyler’s run into the SHS record books. His 136 career receptions broke Stacy Robinson’s all-time mark of 120 achieved from 198587. He also broke Robinson’s single-season receptions record (70) last week with nine catches against the Green Wave. Tyler now has 75 for the season.

Another touchdown against Dutch Fork on Saturday would also give him the most career receiving scores in school history.

He’s currently tied with Tyler Smith at 27. “The great thing about it is he’s (only) a junior,�

Kennedy said laughing.

The Sumter coach has plenty of reasons to smile

if the progression next year is anywhere close to this year’s. After a breakout sophomore season, the main item on Tyler’s to-do list really had nothing to do with technique or footwork, but simply an increased focus, he said. “I came into this year with more of a focus on each game and what I needed to do,� Tyler said. “I spent more time watching defenses on film and finding out their (tendencies) and things like that.�

The rapport with quarterback James Barnes has been key as well. The two got acquainted toward the end of last season, but the 7-on-7 passing drills this summer really developed a trust between the two, Barnes said. “He’s a special player.

You throw it anywhere near him and he catches it,� Barnes said. “It didn’t take me long to figure that out. I see him near open grass and I know where to throw it, and he knows exactly where I want to go with it. His awareness is amazing. He’s the real deal.�

Tyler makes the most of his 5-foot-10-inch, 165pound frame, and plays like a 6-8 receiver, Kennedy said. He’s become Barnes’ favorite target with 75 catches for 1,249 yards (16.7 yards per catch) and 18 TDs. He’s also rushed 28 times for 111 yards. “Even when he doesn’t have the ball in his hands he’s helping

the offense,� Barnes said. “If he’s got two guys on him, it opens things up on the other side or in the running game.�

Tyler’s biggest asset might be his versatility, however. Aside from running and catching, he’s also returned seven punts for 103 yards and 19 kickoffs for 615 yards and three scores.

In total, he has 2,078 allpurpose yards and 21 touchdowns. “I just try to help any way I can,� Tyler said. “I’ve been able to use my speed a little bit more this year, so I think that’s helped. I can get off the line a little quicker than last year when I’m being pressed. “I think track season and all of the offseason workouts really helped me get my speed up.�

By a stopwatch, Tyler’s 40-yard dash speed has gone from 4.5 second to a 4.3 – just enough of an extra burst to make him that much more dangerous in the open field, Kennedy said. “He’s got long arms and he’s got separation speed,�

Kennedy said. “He just makes big play after big play. People see it in games, but we see it in practice all the time."

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falling to Lee Central 66-61. The Knights are coming off a 15-10 season in which they reached the quarterfinals of the 3A state playoffs.

However, they return just one starter. “I thought we played hard and with a lot of energy (on Tuesday),� said longtime Crestwood head coach Dwayne Edwards. “We made some mistakes that happen with young teams. We’ve got to block out better; we let them have way too many putbacks.�

Edwards said his players aren’t really aware of English’s debut or his exploits as a player. He said the Knights are focused more on the foe being Sumter. “I’ve told the kids that this is what you play for, playing in a rivalry game like this,� Edwards said. “You want to win all of your games, but this is a game for bragging rights.

These are guys you know and may have played with in middle school.

If you can’t be ready to play in a game like this, you don’t need to be on the floor.�

Just as the boys games features two teams coming off successful seasons, so too does the girls contest. Crestwood, which beat Lee Central 61-35 in its opener, went 23-5 last season, won the Region VI-3A title and played in the 3A lower state title game. SHS was the Region VI-4A champion and ad-

Sumter High School’s football game against Dutch Fork on Saturday for the 4A Division I state title will be televised live on Channel 520 on Time Warner Cable.

The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

It can also be viewed via the internet at TWCsportschannel.com The game will also be available on the radio on WIBZ-FM 95.5 or via the internet at www.sportsjuice.com.

Each of the other championship games — the 2A DI and DII contests today and the 4A DII and the 3A games on Saturday — will also be shown live on television and the internet.

vanced to the quarterfinals of the playoffs, finishing with a 19-5 mark. “Playing against Sumter is always a good chance to see where you’re at at the start of the season,� said Lady Knights head coach Tony Wilson. “It lets you see what all the girls of made of and where you need to improve. “You’re always happy to get that first win (on Tuesday), but defensive-wise we didn’t play well. We’ve got to work on defending better as a team.�

Crestwood returns three starters, including Keanua Williams, who is regarded as one of the top players in the state.

Sumter also returns three starters from a team that was young last year and is still young this season. That includes Christian Hithe, who averaged 11.5 points and 5.6 rebounds a game as a freshman. “It’s always a challenge to play at Crestwood,� said SHS head coach Chris Vandevander. “It will be a packed house and they are a very good opponent. This will be a good opportunity to see how the girls respond to the situations since we are so young.�

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE The Associated Press (Subject to change) Thursday, Dec. 5 Louisville (10-1) at Cincinnati (9-2), late TODAY MIDWEST Mid-American championship, Bowling Green (9-3) vs. N. Illinois (12-0), at Detroit, 8 p.m.

Saturday EAST Memphis (3-8) at UConn (2-9), 1 p.m.

South Florida (2-9) at Rutgers (5-6), 7:30 p.m.

SOUTH Conference USA championship, Marshall at Rice, Noon Southern U. (8-4) vs. Jackson St. (7-3) at Houston, 2 p.m.

SEC championship, Missouri (11-1) vs. Auburn (11-1), at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

Louisiana-Lafayette (8-3) at South Alabama (5-6), 8 p.m.

ACC championship, Duke (10-2) vs. Florida St. (12-0),

Charlotte, N.C., 8 p.m.

MIDWEST Big Ten championship, Ohio St. (12-0) at Michigan St. (111), at Indianapolis, 8 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Oklahoma (9-2) at Oklahoma St. (10-1), Noon UCF (10-1) at SMU (5-6), Noon Texas (8-3) at Baylor (10-1), 3:30 p.m.

SWAC championship, Jackson St. (8-3) vs. Southern U. (8-4), at Houston, 2 p.m.

FAR WEST Pac-12 championship, Stanford (10-2) at Arizona St. (102), 8 p.m.

Mountain West championship, Utah St. (8-4) at Fresno St. (10-1), 10 p.m.

FCS PLAYOFFS Second Round Fordham (12-1) at Towson (10-2), 1 p.m.

Coastal Carolina (11-2) at Montana (10-2), 2 p.m.

New Hampshire (8-4) at Maine (10-2), 2 p.m.

Tennessee State (10-3) at Eastern Illinois (11-1), 2 p.m.

Furman (8-5) at North Dakota State (11-0), 3:30 p.m.

South Dakota State (9-4) at Eastern Washington (10-2), 4 p.m.

Jacksonville State (10-3) at McNeese State (10-2), 7 p.m.

Sam Houston State (9-4) at Southeastern Louisiana (102), 8 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 13 FCS PLAYOFFS Quarterfinals TBD Saturday, Dec. 14 EAST Army (3-8) vs. Navy (7-4) at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

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Cutcliffe, Duke set to take on FSU

BY JOEDY MCCREARY The Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — David Cutcliffe learned under Bear Bryant, helped bring a national title to Tennessee and developed the Manning brothers into Super Bowl MVPs. And his biggest coaching accomplishment might be guiding Duke — yes, Duke — to the ACC championship game.

The 20th-ranked Blue Devils (10-2) play No. 1 Florida State (12-0) on Saturday night in Charlotte with a BCS berth on the line.

Not long ago, that would have seemed preposterous to those outside the program.

But not to Cutcliffe, recently voted the ACC’s coach of the year for a second straight season.

He said the three-year plan he put together a couple of years ago had the Blue Devils playing for a league title by now.

“Once you experience these things, it’s not the experience alone — it also creates a hunger,” Cutcliffe said. “I’ve been through this, and when they start tasting this, they like it and once you like something a lot, you’re going to defend it more. You hope that’s what occurs.”

When Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher joined Auburn’s staff in 1993, he says he couldn’t help but notice what Cutcliffe was doing with Tennessee’s

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Duke head coach David Cutcliffe and the 10-2 Blue Devils will face the top-ranked Florida State Seminoles on Saturday for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship in Charlotte.

quarterbacks.

Cutcliffe, an Alabama native who was a student assistant on Bryant’s staff in the 1970s, built his reputation as a QB guru during nearly two decades with the Volunteers, helping shape Heath Shuler and Peyton Manning into NFL players. He was the offensive coordinator of the 1998 team that won a BCS title.

“His ability to coach quarterbacks and be a dynamic offense and throw the football around, you always tried to watch a lot of tape of those guys when you were early in your career,” Fisher said. “Watching what they were doing and how they did it.”

It worked again 10 years ago when — with Eli Manning taking the

snaps — Cutcliffe’s Mississippi team won 10 games, a share of the SEC West title and a Cotton Bowl berth.

Now he’s led the Blue Devils to the best season in school history.

“Coach Cut is an unbelievable motivator, and he preached this dream of, ‘I’ve been around winning my entire life,’” tight end Braxton Deaver said. “’I’ve been around Bear Bryant. I’ve been around these guys who know how to win.’ And when he spoke to you, you really believed him. ... I think everybody just bought into that.”

Cutcliffe also has shown an ability to adapt to the times and the players he has. After all, there are only so many Mannings.

So this Duke team is constructed a little differently: The Blue Devils use two quarterbacks who each have the ability to run and throw.

Anthony Boone is 10-0 as a starter and has completed at least 80 percent of his passes three times this season. Brandon Connette, who often enters in short-yardage situations or deep in the red zone, has a school-record 30 career rushing touchdowns and three times this year has accounted for five TDs in a game.

“They’ve created roles for each other, and they understand what each guy is going to do,” Fisher said. “They’re very tough guys to defend, and it gives them two different guys, and each guy is fresh.”

Pinkel, Missouri thrive in SEC Year 2

BY R.B. FALLSTROM The Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — Gary Pinkel was in no mood for holiday cheer a year ago.

Missouri had just gone a dispiriting 5-7 in its SEC debut season, the program’s first losing record since 2004.

“I love Christmas music,” Pinkel recalled. “But I’ll tell you, we’re not going to a bowl, I didn’t listen to any Christmas music. I didn’t want to feel good.”

There has been no sophomore slump for the fifth-ranked Tigers, who surprised nearly everyone by advancing to the SEC championship game against No. 3 Auburn on Saturday.

Picked to finish sixth in the SEC East, Missouri (11-1, 7-1 SEC) is a remarkable bounce-back story, at the least on par with Auburn (11-1, 7-1).

“When I look at Missouri, they do remind me of our team in a lot of ways,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. “You are talking about a team that can rise to the occasion.”

No matter what happens on Saturday, the Tigers have shown they do indeed belong in the conference that’s produced the last seven national champions.

“We knew what kind of talent we had, what team we had in the offseason,” senior linebacker Andrew Wilson said. “We knew what we had coming to us.”

The 61-year-old Pinkel has 101 wins in 13 seasons at Missouri, tied with the legendary Don Faurot for most in school history. He’s a finalist for Maxwell Coach of the Year.

So, yes, he can laugh about the chatter that he’d that he’d been distracted by a DUI in 2011 and a divorce in 2012, and had lost enthusiasm for the job.

One five-win season was all it took.

“Me, in the hot seat? You kidding? Is that out there?” Pinkel joked, then added, “I’ve never, ever worried about that.”

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Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel, center, and quarterbacks Eddie Printz (9) and James Franklin (1) have the fifth-ranked Tigers in the SEC Championship game in just their second year in the conference. Mizzou faces Auburn on Saturday in Atlanta.

The criticism seemed over the top to St. Louis Rams center Tim Barnes, who was a three-year starter under Pinkel at Missouri.

“A lot of people were panicking, a lot of people were wanting to fire coach Pinkel,” Barnes said. “I said, ‘Well, it’s going to be a rough year when you have that many people get hurt. This year just goes to show the job they’ve done and the kind of kids they’re bringing in.”

Last fall, Pinkel was almost defiant that Missouri was ready to make a move. He hasn’t wavered in that belief, saying last year was simply a case of getting overrun by injuries to quarterback James Franklin, All-Big 12 tailback Henry Josey and much of the offensive line.

This year, the line has been intact and a strength.

Josey is a 1,000-yard rusher again, scoring the deciding touchdown against Texas A&M last weekend on a 57-yard sprint. Redshirt freshman Maty Mauk was ready when Franklin was sidelined with a shoulder injury, and could have been 4-0 as the starter had Andrew Baggett not clanked a chip-shot field goal attempt to give South Carolina an overtime win.

No one folded. Missouri beat Tennessee 31-3 the next week and has won four in a row.

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WINSTON from Page B1 Reports about an investigation didn’t surface in the public until last month, as the redshirt freshman was well into a remarkable season with Florida State.

Winston, 19, has led the Seminoles to a No. 1 ranking and a shot at a national championship if they defeat Duke on Saturday in the ACC title game. As for the Heisman, many voters were waiting to see whether he would be charged before casting their ballot. The deadline is Monday and Winston is considered a leading contender for the trophy for the nation’s top player. It will be awarded Dec. 14.

The accuser’s family has been sharply critical of the Tallahassee Police Department, accusing the agency of delaying the investigation and discouraging her from going forward with the case because of the public attention it would receive.

“The victim has grave concerns that her experience, as it unfolded in the public eye and through social media, will discourage other victims of rape from coming forward and reporting,” according to a statement from the accuser and her family.

The Associated Press does not identify

alleged victims of sexual assault.

On Thursday, specific details of the alleged assault were released. The woman told police she and friends were drinking at Potbelly’s and said she remembered getting into a cab with a man she didn’t know.

At the apartment, she said she tried to fight the man off, but he wouldn’t stop. At some point, she said another man came into the room and told her attacker to stop, but he didn’t.

Her next memory was of the suspect dressing her, putting her on a scooter and dropping her off at a campus intersection.

Once she got back to her room, she called police and later went to the hospital.

Police said they opened an investigation and were collecting evidence when they were told in February she didn’t want to pursue the charges.

The woman’s attorney has denied she wanted to drop the investigation.

Winston refused to be interviewed by police and has not answered questions from the media. Two of his teammates backed his story in statements they gave last month to an investigator for the quarterback’s attorney, Timothy Jansen.

TIGERS from Page B1 they lost both of them.

“I can understand the Clemson fan base being deflated after that, and I think that is what the Orange Bowl is worried about – that Clemson wouldn’t travel as well as they had hoped.”

There is similar concern about the Crimson Tide, which spent all season ranked No. 1 before being upset by Auburn this past Saturday.

After winning its second consecutive national title last year at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium, a return trip with little at stake could dampen the enthusiasm of Alabama fans.

“Their fans traveled down to Miami – not for this game, but that stadium for the national championship game last year, so how many of them are going to want to come back for a game that really means nothing compared to what they were down there for a year ago?” Edwards said. “Selling tickets is a huge bottom line for these bowl games.”

Still, Edwards said he doesn’t expect the Orange Bowl to pass up a chance to snatch Clemson for the game, which last year signed a 12-year agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference.

“I understand they are a little concerned over ticket sales, and I think maybe that comes into play when they choose an opponent for Clemson,” Edwards said. “If they are a little worried about the number of people that Clemson may bring, then maybe the second choice of a team could be a factor.

“But because of the relationship that the ACC has with the Orange Bowl, and the fact that they have a 12-year agreement in place – starting next year for this playoff world – it’s hard for me to imagine the Orange Bowl stiffing the ACC there and going with someone else.”

To that end, Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich this week sent a letter to members IPTAY, the school’s athletic booster club, urging them to purchase bowl tickets through the university rather than “through third parties and the secondary marketplace.”

“This makes a huge statement with the bowls and their committees,” Radakovich said.

In the letter, Radakovich also urged Clemson fans to email or tweet their desire to be selected for the Orange Bowl to the Orange bowl committee.

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Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jeffery Taylor hopes to regain his shooting form and help the struggling Bobcats.

Bobcats Taylor hopes to end shooting slump

BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bobcats small forward Jeffery Taylor is hoping a spot in Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starting lineup will help shake his recent shooting slump.

Taylor takes over Friday night against the Philadelphia 76ers after the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular starter Michael Kidd-Gilchrist broke his left hand in Tuesday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

Taylor, the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-round pick in 2012, has scored just 15 points in his last four games on 7 of 21 shooting. He averaged 10 points per game in his first 15 games.

Taylor played a seasonlow three minutes in Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to the Mavericks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve struggled a little bit,â&#x20AC;? Taylor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a stretch where I was playing well and now I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played so well. I just need to stay at it and hopefully things will turn around.â&#x20AC;?

Taylor has started 30 games during his career, 29 of those coming last season.

Bobcats coach Steve

Clifford said Taylor will start, but Gerald Henderson and Anthony Tolliver will also see time at the three spot.

But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping Taylor steps up to the challenge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think he has to change anything about his approach,â&#x20AC;? Clifford said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is what I talked to him about (Thursday) morning. He has to play the best that he can play.

He canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry about anything else. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His key to playing well is his concentration.

When heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concentrated and focused heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very good player at both ends of the floor. When heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as locked in as he needs to be then heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as good. ... This is a great opportunity for him.â&#x20AC;?

Taylor has shown flashes, averaging 20.3 points for the Bobcats in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

He played for his native Sweden in the FIBA Eurobasket Tournament in September and led everyone in scoring, averaging 21.2 points on 47 percent shooting from the field and 42.3 percent from behind the 3-point line.

Mike Tomlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sideline stroll was an expensive one, costing him $100,000 and possibly costing the Pittsburgh Steelers even more.

Jason Kidd had to dig into his wallet to pay $50,000 for spilling a soda, arguably the priciest spilled drink in sports history.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been 35 years TOMLIN since Woody Hayes punched a Clemson player in the Gator Bowl, and almost that long since Bobby Knight threw a chair across the court to protest a call that went against his Indiana team. One thing hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed in all those years: Coaches arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t behaving any better than they once did.

Chalk some of that up to a lack of self-control by people who generally top the category of control freaks. But sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a simple matter of trying to gain an edge or intimidate an opponent.

That was the case when Kidd tried to buy some time for his beleaguered Brooklyn Nets by bumping into reserve Tyshawn Taylor with 8.3 seconds left against the Lakers, causing his drink to spill. Watch a video of the play and it

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Brooklyn head coach Jason Kidd, center right, watches as attendants clean up a spilled drink beside the Nets bench in the second half of a game at the Barclays Center in New York. The NBA fined the Brooklyn Nets coach on Thursday, saying he intentionally spilled his drink on the court as an unusual stall tactic.

shows Kidd seeming to ask Taylor to â&#x20AC;&#x153;hit meâ&#x20AC;? as he walked toward the bench.

While workers cleaned up the mess, Kidd drew up a play for his team. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help, as the hapless Nets still lost.

What Tomlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intentions were will be debated long after he and the Steelers part ways. He claimed he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;mesmerizedâ&#x20AC;? by watching on a giant stadium video screen as Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jacoby Jones returned a kickoff in his direction, swerving to avoid the coach in a move that possibly cost him a touchdown.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy that, levying the second biggest fine against an

NFL coach ever (Bill Belichick got the biggest, a $500,000 hit for Spygate) and warning that the Steelers just might lose a draft pick, too.

Tomlin apologized and said his actions were embarrassing to the Steelers, then said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan to discuss it any more. With good reason, because while heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Super Bowl winning coach with a .630 winning percentage, his legacy may forever be

tied through video to the two-step he did on the sideline with his back turned to the play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Tomlin did, that was just rude, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be honest. You stepped on the field. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lucky,â&#x20AC;? San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Alex Boone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was kind of hoping Jacoby would run right in the back of him and forearm him in the back of the head. Stuff like that, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uncalled for.â&#x20AC;?

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DARNELLA D. McCANTS Darnella Dupree McCants, 71, passed Nov. 30, 2013, at Kindred Hospital Southwest in Fort Worth, Texas.

Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late McCANTS Leon and Annie Lou Pearson Dupree. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School Class of 1960 and Morris College Class of 1964. Her primary teaching career was at Wilder Elementary School in Sumter County. Raised in Christian home, she treasured her membership at Union Station AME Church, Sumter.

Surviving are four children, William Jared, Joycelyn Ann, Reginald Darnel and Regina (Stacey) Reardon; eight grandchildren; two sisters, Rhunetta Dupree (Samuel) Pitts and Mae Thelma Dupree Meggie of Sumter; three nephews; one niece; a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Union Station AME Church, 945 S. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Dr. Jon R. Black officiating.

The public may view from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter.

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

Mrs. McCants will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. until the hour of service.

Interment will follow at Hillside Memorial Park.

Please leave a condolence for the family on their memorial website found at palmermemorialchapel.com.

MILDRED E. COMMINS Mildred E. “Wee” Commins, 86, widow of Harry James Commins Jr., died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late COMMINS John Linwood Evans and Mildred Boone Evans. Mrs. Commins was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and retired from the City of Sumter Auditor’s Office.

Surviving are three daughters, Janis C. “Jan” Croft (Leon) of Columbia, Patricia C. “Pat” Dew of Sumter and Elizabeth C. “Betsy” Hill (Lyn) of Camden; a twin sister, Mary Evans Cummings; seven grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with the Rev. Webb Belangia and the Rev. Lyn Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church.

Memorials may be made to Solomon’s Home, 620 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

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

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

MAGGIE PRIMES ELLIOTT — Maggie Primes entered eternal rest on Dec. 4, 2013, at her residence, 132 Freedom Ave., Elliott.

The family is receiving friends at the residence.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

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

MARY L. BRUNSON Sister Mary Louise Lesane “Dolly Baby” Brunson, 74, wife of Harry Lee Brunson, entered eternal rest on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, at Tanglewood Nursing Facility in Ridgeway.

Born Aug. 21, 1939, in Ft. Pierce, Fla., she was a daughter of the late James Lesane and Eva Brunson. She received her education in the public schools of Lee County. She was a member of St. Paul Pentecostal Holiness Church in Sumter, where she served on the usher board, pastor’s aide staff and senior citizen organization. She was employed for many years at the Shrimper and as a home maker.

She retired in 1989.

She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Harry Lee Brunson of Sumter; her children, Bishop Joseph (Linda) Brunson of Columbia and Nathaniel (Lee) Brunson of Sumter; eight grandchildren, one raised in the home, Mario (Tasha) Brunson; 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Eva Lesane of Bronx, N.Y.; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers and one sister, James Lesane Jr., Willie Lesane, Eddie Lesane, Henry Lesane, Joseph Lesane and Helen Hickman.

Public viewing will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Pentecostal Holiness Church, 129 Moore St., Sumter, with Elder Barrington Pierson, pastor, assisted by Elder Walter Hamilton, Minister Ollie Thompson, Minister Eddie Lesane, Minister Timothy Vaughn, and Evangelist Delvin China.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family is receiving visitors at the home, 870 Salters St., Sumter.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.

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

ZELDA LEWIS-CLARIDY Zelda “Zet” LewisClaridy was born on July 14, 1967, in Sumter County, to the late Sammie Lewis and Maggie White-Lewis. She attended the public schools of Sumter County and also attended some college courses. At an early age, she attended Trinity Missionary Baptist Church

and later joined Mount Pisgah AME Church, where she remained a faithful member until her passing.

On Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, Zet heard a voice saying, “Come unto me and I will give you rest.”

She accepted the invitation and she is now resting in the bosom of our Heavenly Father.

Fond memories will be cherished by her loving husband, Wendell Claridy; her two sons, Jarray Claridy and Wendell Claridy Jr.; her two daughters, Kenyella Claridy and Kie’Aunta Claridy; five stepsons, Cedric Bellamy, Kendall Williams, Raheem Chestnut, Jeremy Chestnut and Quamaine Chestnut; one grandchild, Damien Ford II; two brothers, Samuel (Carolyn) Lewis and Rodney Lewis, both of Sumter; two sisters, Mellony (James) Anderson of Dalzell and Machelle Lewis of Sumter; one brother-in-law, David (Pam) Claridy; two uncles, Isiah (Maggie) White and Douglas (Minnie) Britton; four aunts, Bertha Lee Singleton, Susie Mae White, Elizabeth (Robert) Davis and Rosa Lee Polite, all of Sumter; one special nephew, Tony Anderson; two special nieces, Sanquonetta “Princess” Brand and Takelia Lewis; a host of additional nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two aunts, Georgia Mae Barno and Rachel Butler; and one uncle, Leroy Lewis.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today.

Homegoing celebration services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Pisgah AME Church, 217 W. Bartlette St., with Pastor Betty Clark officiating. Interment will follow in the Mulberry Churchyard Cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 17 Belton Court, Sumter, SC 29150.

The management and staff of Sumter Funeral Service Inc., 623 Manning Ave., Sumter, SC 29150 is serving the Claridy family.

Online memorials may be sent to the family via sumterfuneralsvs@ sc.rr.com.

ELIZABETH B. FARMER BISHOPVILLE — Graveside services for Elizabeth Branham Farmer, age 78, who

passed away Dec. 5, 2013, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Mizpah Baptist Church Cemetery, directed by Norton Funeral Home. The Rev. Sims Smith and the Rev. Will Cline will officiate.

Visitation will follow the service.

Mrs. Farmer was born in Bishopville, a daughter of the late Joe Ben and Cleola Davis Branham. She was a member of Mizpah Baptist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Debbie (Arnie) McGee of Bishopville and Tammy Farmer of Cayce; one grandson, Hunter McGee of Bishopville; six sisters, Joette Farmer of North Myrtle Beach, Susan Reynolds of Bishopville, Evelyn Jackson of Camden, Lois Branham of Camden, Annie Boone of Cassatt and Shirley Efird of Lexington, N.C.; and one brother, Homer Branham of Bishopville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Olin Lavern Farmer; one sister, Tillie Stevens; and one brother, Lindy Branham.

Memorials may be made to Mizpah Baptist Church Building Fund, 3659 Jamestown Road, Camden, SC 29020. www.nortonfh.net

JAMES MICKENS James Mickens, 84, widow of Elizabeth Pearson Mickens, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born Feb. 5, 1929, in Lee County, he was a son of Gainey and Edda Mickens.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the home, 52 Fur Lane, Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

CLARENCE MOULTRIE Clarence “Scrub” Moultrie, 61, departed this life on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at Doctor’s Community Hospital, Lanham, Md. Born on Feb. 1, 1952, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Albert and Grace Anderson Moultrie.

He leaves to cherish his memories: two sisters, Shirley Nathaniel and Lila Drake Pauling, both of Columbia; two uncles, Troy Goodman of St. Stevens and Edward Lawrence of Charleston; a devoted friend and caretaker of many years, Henry

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He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Lawrence, Jimmy Lee and Jeremiah Moultrie; and two sisters, Clara and Deloris Moultrie.

Memorial services will be held at noon Saturday at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Dr. Ernest Jackson officiating, eulogist.

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

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

Services directed by the staff and management of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Dr. PHILIP R. FIDLER Dr. Philip Ray Fidler, 78, husband of Eleanor “Pat” James Fidler, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late James Ray and Margaret Ballard Fidler. Dr. Fidler was a practicing veterinarian for 42 years and a retired colonel in the South Carolina Army National Guard. He graduated from Edmunds High School, Clemson University in 1958, and the University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine in 1967.

He entered military service as a second lieutenant in 1958 when he was commissioned as an infantry officer in the United States Army. He later became a fixed wing and rotary wing Army aviator, flying the L-19 “Bird Dog,” U-6 “Beaver,” and UH-1 “Huey.” He transferred to the South Carolina Army National Guard in 1966 and retired in 1988 as an Army aviation officer with more than 30 years of honorable service to the state and nation. He earned numerous awards and decorations, but was proudest of his Parachutist Badge after completing Army Airborne Jump School and his Master Army Aviator Badge.

Surviving are his wife of 55 years; two sons, Philip B. Fidler (Kim) and James R. Fidler (Tracy); three grandchildren, Brayden D. Fidler, J. Patrick Fidler

and Alli Reagan Fidler; two sisters, Margaret Ann Rivers (Bud) and Jo Gaymon (Tim); four nephews, Buddy Rivers (Donna), Ray Rivers (Paula), John James and Jay James; a mother-inlaw, Eleanor W. James; a brother-in-law, J.T. “Bubba” James (Judy); a nephew, Michael James; a niece, Susan Mackey (Brent); and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Toby Toburen officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 or to Wilson Hall School, 520 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150.

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

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

MAHALIA H. JOHNSON GREENVILLE — Mahalia Hilliard Johnson, wife of Clarence Johnson and daughter of the late Holis and Eliza Gadson Hilliard, departed our midst on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in Greenville.

She survived by her husband, Clarence Johnson; one son, Alex Johnson; five brothers, Timothy (Bert) Hilliard, Charles Hilliard, William (Linda) Hilliard, Louis (Cherry) Hilliard and Joe (Edith) Hilliard; four sisters, Lula (Fred) Jones, Aubrey Hilliard, Jackie Johnson and Juanita (George) Scott; and devoted family friend, Dr. Rose H. Wilder.

She was preceded in death by four brothers.

Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Chapel Hill Baptist Church, Santee, where the Rev. Dr. D.L Grant serves as pastor.

Williams Funeral Home of Elloree is in charge of services.

Courtesy announcement of Fleming and Delaine Funeral Home and Chapel.

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The Sumter Elks Lodge 855 32nd Annual Turkey Shoot will be held each Sunday through Dec. 29 from 1 p.m. until sundown at 1100 W. Liberty St. The Transatlantic Brides and Parents Association (British Wives) will meet at 11 a.m. today at Spectrum Senior Center, Pinewood Road. All British ex-pats are invited. 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. today in the gymnasium.

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 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. Bring a nonperishable food item for food drive. Unwrapped toys are needed for Toys for Tots.

Vendors include: Beaded Snowflakes; The Up-Cycling Junkie; Just Kilnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Time Ceramics; Parkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Artistic Scrollwork; and more.

Mayewood High School Class of 1976 will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Mayewood Middle School. Call Icybell at (803) 983-4157, Josephine at (803) 229-5695 or Melvin at (803) 9835559 for details. If you are unable to attend, email name and contact information to icycatz50@yahoo.com.

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.

Lakewood High School and Wilson High School bands will perform.

The Campbell Soup friends lunch group will meet at 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7, at Golden Corral.

The Evening Optimist Club Christmas Parade will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, on Main Street. The parade will feature marching bands, beauty queens, holiday floats and more.

Hillcrest High School Class of 1977 will hold a class reunion meeting at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Vanessaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Playland. Call (803) 494-9584.

The Sumter Branch NAACP will hold its annual meeting at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at LaGree AME Church, 2920 Kolb Road. Election of national board of directors members will be held.

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Larry C. Weston, Individually, and Larry C. Weston, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Alexander Nathaniel, John Doe, Mary Roe, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the Complaint, or any other claim adverse to the Plaintiff's ownership of any cloud on title thereto Defendant(s).

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in Sumter Court of Common Pleas between the named parties bearing Case No.: 2013-CP-21-575 which will affect the below described properties.

These properties are the subject of a said action and are located in Sumter County and are more particularly described as follows:

PROPERTY ONE 523 President Drive, Sumter, South Carolina Tap Map No.: 229-016-02-016 PROPERTY TWO 531 President Drive, Sumter, South Carolina Tax Map No.: 229-016-02-012 ROBERT D. MCKISSICK, Attorney for Plaintiff ABBOTT & MCKISSICK LAW FIRM, LLC 702 W. Evans Street Post Office Box 1478 Florence, SC 29503 Telephone No.: (843) 669-0089 Facsimile: (843) 669-0085

PUBLIC NOTICE All property now stored in the units listed below will be sold pursuant to the assertion of a lien for rent. If the tenant does not respond by 5:00 P.M. on December 6, 2013, their property will be sold at Storage Plus on December 7th, 2013 at 830 South Pike West at 9:00A.M. CASH ONLY! All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of sale. Storage Plus reserves the right to refuse any and all bids.

17- Rob Tillman 103-Antoin D. Pugh 41- Jamyra S. SCott 95- William G. Mickens 24- Boyd McConico 27- Tina Cullum 31- Lavravia K. White 115- Latoshia Wilson 21- Loretta P. Williams 61- Reginal Durant 57- Kayle Vaughn 124- Jamiel Jones 116- Charlene Plowden 73- January C. Young 62- Lasheda Coak 40- Cherelle Wright 53 & 78- Michelle Muldrow 91- Alston Freeman 34- Larry T. Milligan 75- John George

Public Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale, competitive bidding on December 18, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. at 3349 Main Street, Sumter SC 29153. The personal goods stated therein by the below occupant: Unit A-1: Michalyn Gardner Unit B-4: Aaron Giddens Baker Mini-Storage 3349 N. Main St. Sumter, SC 29153 803-469-9294

Abandon Vehicle / Boat Abandoned Vehicle Notice: The following vehicle was abandoned at Joe Green Garage, 3194 St. Paul Rd. Summerton, SC 29148. Described as a 1996 Honda Accord LXE, VIN # 1HGCD5631TA045190. Total Due for storage is $1,090.00 as of December 3, 2013. Owner is asked to call 803-566-1625. If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

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SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2013-CP-43-1509

that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint.

complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given

by Nathan D. Wells (a/k/a Nathan Daniel Wells) and Shannon M. Wells (a/k/a Shannon Marie Wells) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Amerigroup Mortgage Corporation, a Division of Mortgage Investors Corporation dated February 14, 2003 and recorded on February 27, 2003 in Book 877 at Page 1202, in the Sumter County Registry, hereinafter Mortgage. Thereafter the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Melody Monique Clea, Plaintiff vs.

Nathaniel Keith Cutter, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: 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 on the subscribers at their offices, 1704 Main Street, Post Office Box 58, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof. Your answer must be in writing and signed by you or by your attorney and must state your address or the address of your attorney, if signed by your attorney.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT NATHANIEL KEITH CUTTER: Notice is hereby given that the Complaint in the foregoing action, together with the Summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on the 22nd day of August, 2013.

McDONALD, McKENZIE, RUBIN, MILLER AND LYBRAND, L.L.P. Post Office Box 58 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (803) 252-0500 John F. McKenzie Attorney for the Plaintiff November 27, 2013

SUMMONS FOR RELIEF IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A # 2013-DR-43-____ STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Jannette N. Jenkins, Plaintiff(s), vs.

Larry C. Weston, Individually, and Larry C. Weston, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Alexander Nathaniel, John Doe, Mary Roe, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the Complaint, or any other claim adverse to the Plaintiff's ownership of any cloud on title thereto Defendant(s).

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscriber at 702 West Evans Street, Post Office Box 148, Florence, South Carolina, 29503 within thirty (30) days from the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and in case of the failure to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

ROBERT D. MCKISSICK, Attorney for Plaintiff ABBOTT & MCKISSICK LAW FIRM, LLC 702 W. Evans Street Post Office Box 1478 Florence, SC 29503 Telephone No.: (843) 669-0089 Facsimile: (843) 669-0085

SUMMONS (Deficiency Judgment Waived) (Mortgage Foreclosure) Non-Jury IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 13-CP-43-1885 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsLemonica D. Nero a/k/a Lemonica Duevell Nero and I.S.P.C., Defendant(s) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Lemonica D. Nero a/k/a Lemonica Duevell Nero YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED: YOUR ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the above-captioned action were filed on October 18, 2013, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Crawford & von Keller, LLC. PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2013-CP-43-01132 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

Nathan Daniel Wells; Shannon Marie Wells; Safe Federal Credit Union, Defendant(s).

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53, of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of South Carolina Code 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the attached mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original note and mortgage and the Complaint attached hereto.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon

The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, represented as Lot No. 13 in Section No. 1, Oakland North Subdivision on a plat of H.S. Willson dated January 28, 1985 and recorded in the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office in Plat Book 86 at Page 1047, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in Section 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

Being the same property conveyed to Nathan D. Wells and Shannon M. Wells by deed from Johnny T. Edwards, III and Kathy A. Edwards dated February 9, 2001 and recorded February 16, 2001 in Deed Book 794 at Page 1575 in the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office.

TMS No. 135-16-01-006

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Summons and Complaint in the above-captioned action were filed in the Office for the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on September 23, 2013.

Theodore von Keller B. Lindsay Crawford, III Sara C. Hutchins CRAWFORD & VON KELLER, LLC Post Office Box 4216 Columbia, South Carolina 29204 Telephone: (803) 790-2626 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Columbia, South Carolina December 3, 2013

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Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

SUMTER'S OWN STORAGE WAR!!! On Saturday, December 7th, Storage Plus located at 830 South Pike West, will auction off the contents of approximately 20 storage units. Each unit to be sold separately, NO RESERVE. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m., bidding to begin at 10:00 a.m. A 10% buyers fee will be added to winning bid. Winner MUST pay in cash at the close of the auction. A "clean out" fee will be collected with payment, when unit is completely cleaned, deposit will be refunded. More details will be provided upon registration. IN THE EVENT OF HEAVY RAIN, the auction will be rescheduled.

STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

CLEAN OUT SALE! Cleaning out house, attic & storage bldg. Everything must go.

CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. 2 Curtiswood Dr. Sat. 8 - 12.

NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal , trimming & stump grinding. Lic & Ins.

803-316-0128

The Tree Doctor Any size tree removal & stump grinding. Trimming & clearing. No job too big or small. Call 775-8560 or 468-1946. We accept credit cards and offer senior discounts

FREE OAK FIREWOOD U Cut! 803-983-6182.

PETS & ANIMALS Dogs CKC Peek-a-poo pups. 7wks, S/D health guaranteed. (F) $350, (M) $325. Alice 803-428-3803 CKC German Shephed pups!

(M) $500 & (F) $450 available. Call 910-495-6679 or email jdriggs10@aol.com. Also check out www.watchdogkennels.net

MERCHANDISE Want to Buy Golden Kernel Pecan Company 1214 S. Guignard Dr. Sumter, SC 803-968-9432 We buy pecans, We sell Pecan halves & Pieces, Chocolate, Sugarfree Chocolate, Butter Roasted, Sugar & Spiced, Prailine, Honey Glazed, English Toffee Gift Packages available, Fruit Cake mix

Auctions STORAGE AUCTION MOORE'S MINI STORAGE 1117 N. MAIN ST. SUMTER SAT. DEC. 7TH, 2013. 9AM

Farm Products Lakeside Market 2100 Wedgefield Rd Now taking orders for Fruit Baskets & Boxes of fruit for Christmas

AUCTION WOOD WORKING MACHINERY METAL WORKING MACHINERY TOOLS, ACCESSORIES

2 Fredrick Ct. (Wise-HendersonMcKay), Sat. 8AM-3PM. Corningware, sm kit appl, hshld items, exer equip, hand/elec tools, decor, jewelry, 78/45s, comp. access. golf wear, much more. All prices range.

724 White Pine Way Sat. Dec. 7th, 7 am - 11 am.

Multi-family, Christmas & home decor, furn., dining set, toys, baby items, household, misc.

Estate/Yard Sale (Inside & Out) Rain or Shine. Furn, stove frig, all hshld goods. Everything must go! Sat. 8AM-Until. 322 N. Salem Ave. Cash Only, No Early Sales.

1039 Summerford LN Manning Multi Family Rain or Shine Fri 9 am-? Sat 7-? Golf Cart, Baby stuff, Heating/Air unit, Tools, ETC 803-472-0097 The Trading Post 3550 Camden Hwy, Dalzell, open Fri. 12 - 5 pm & Sat. 8 am - 2 pm Overstocked, name your price!

803-847-1805 1st Time Ever Sale: Cleaning out home of 60 plus years of collection. Something for everyone. Sat. 7am-2pm. No Early Customers. 2550 Camden Rd. Moving Sale: 3832 Stonewood Dr, Sat. 10AM. - 2PM. Everything Must Go! Silver 2002 Saturn SL1.

Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun. Table of Christmas items (FREE) Gold Warehouse, Dorsey Dr. Cherryvale area. Sat 9am-until.

Help support United Ministries / Samaritan House of Sumter.

Donate used/new items for a sale to be held Spring of 2014. For more info or to arrange for pick-up or delivery to us, call Ed: 803464-7643 Would you donate items remaining from your yard sale?

Christmas Drop In Sat. 2 pm - 4 pm Store Wide Sale.

Come visit with Santa! Sugarplums Antiques 3304 HWY 15 S 803 481-3575 106 Lindley Ave. Fri/Sat. 7-1 Full Futon/ twin on top, Truck Shell, 51 in TV, Toddler bed, furn, Comp Desk,Tv stand, Hsld & more 406 Owens Dr Sat 7-12 Children & Adult clothes, furn. & more

ONLINE ONLY!

Gigantic Multi-family: 2191 Gion St. (off Alice Dr.) Sat. 8-2.

Coats, hshld items, etc.

BIDDING CLOSES ON DEC. 12, 2013

Multi-family Sale, Sat. Dec. 7th, 7-1, 938 Jensen Rd. Sale will be rescheduled if it rains.

DETAILS AND BIDDING AT WWW.JRDIXONAUCTIONS.COM RAFE DIXON, SCAL 4059 (803) 774-6967

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

Open every weekend.

905-4242

For Sale or Trade

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American Red Cross New Crop Shelled Pecans 803-775-2363 Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 Clarendon Memorial Cemetary 4 plots in the original section. $700 each. Call 843-293-7779.

INVESTORS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL. Buy 3 houses get one FREE! Call for details. All RENTED. 803-775-4391, 464-5960

Ends Dec. 10, 2013

Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves.

Guaranteed. 803-464-5439

DETAILS AND BIDDING AT WWW.JRDIXONAUCTIONS.COM RAFE DIXON, SCAL 4059 (803) 774-6967

Firewood for sale $45 per load.

Will deliver locally for free. Call 803-499-3843.

Electric log splitter, $125. Very nice store fixtures, glass display counters, jewelry counter, etc. Call 803-316-7407 A/C People Special: Buy on Freon, R22, 30lb Cylinders. MUST SELL! Call Dixie Products for special pricing. 803-775-4391

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SHOP WITH US FOR GREAT HOLIDAY SAVINGS

Firewood For Sale, $60/truck load delivered.

Call Chris at 803-464-8743 Roller Coaster pinball machine $2,350. Ms. Pacman $950. Pool tables $900-$1500. Call 316-7006.

Will deliver for Christmas.

3pc LR Set. 5pc Oak DR set. 22 cubic ft s/s frig/freezer w/ice maker/door dispenser. 491-5461 Firewood for Sale Will Deliver. Call 803 651-8672

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time ASSISTANT MANAGER TRAINEE No experience needed. On the job training good starting salary and profit sharing auto required, A sales personality is a must. If enjoy helping customers with temporary problems then this is the career for you. Apply Lenders Loans, 304 Broad St., Sumter, SC. Customer Service Rep needed

by Bishopville Branch of World Acceptance Corporation. Valid drivers license and auto required.

A career opportunity that offers excellent salary and a complete fringe benefit package. No experience necessary. Apply in person at: World Finance, 135 N. Main St. EOE, M//F. Call Kelly Smith at 803-484-6261 Experienced FT Salesperson.

Dependable transportation and good work references required.

Apply in person at 873 Broad St. Seeking motivated, enthusiastic and competent service plumber. Must have at least 5 yrs experience, excellent communication skills and a valid driver license. Apply today at Hill Plumbing 438 N main St Sumter SC. 803-773-6689 Sparrow and Kennedy Tractor Co. in Manning is looking to hire an Ag technician with experience in the following areas: Diesel engine repair, hydraulics and electrical diagnostics. Must have valid SCDL. Applications can be picked up at 305 E. Boyce St., Manning, SC 29102. Submit applications to Service Writer.

STC Now Hiring Diesel Mechanic Qualified candidates must have:

â&#x20AC;˘Valid driver license â&#x20AC;˘High School Diploma or GED â&#x20AC;˘Three years or more of diesel mechanical experience â&#x20AC;˘Must provide tools / picture at interview STC offers competitive salary and benefits EOE and Drug Free Workplace Contact - Pat Joyner 803-775-1002 x107

KITCHEN CURTAIN SETS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $8 PER SET SHOWER CURTAINS $10 EACH SHOWER CURTAIN RODS $8 EACH

Insurance Office seeks FT CSR /Agent. P & C license and exp helpful but not required. Fax resume to 202-204-0295 or email to hiring_123@aol.com

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd.

RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

A Unique Seasonal Opportunity

3BR 1 BA MH: N. of Manning, N. Brewington Rd. Call 803-473-3100 or 803-410-1241.

Local income tax service is seeking outgoing individuals to fill positions in the upcoming tax season. Computer experience required. Will train qualified individuals. Call (803) 773-1702 or fax resume to (864) 271-9439.

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Trucking Opportunities Driver Trainees Needed Now! Learn to drive for US Xpress! Earn $800+ per week! No experience needed!

CDL -Trained and Job-Ready in 15 days! 1-888-263-7364

Work Wanted Vintage Toy Repair Call Mark C. Smith @ 803-464-0153 for Free Estimate.

Sewing Machine repairs. Over 30 yrs exp. Will come to your location. Call Mark C. Smith @ 803-464-0153.

ASSEMBLERS NEEDED Immediately!! (Hopkins, SC) We are accepting applications at our Sumter and Columbia offices for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift positions with a SE Columbia manufacturing facility. Seeking individuals with previous manufacturing/assembly experience. Previous electrical wiring and/or blueprints and schematic readings a plus. HS Diploma/GED required.

Pay from $9.00 to $15.00 based on experienced.

Applications accepted Mon.-Wed. at either 8:30a.m. or 1:00 p.m.

Please call the office to inquire about what you need to bring with you when registering!(Columbia) 803-798-8500 or (Sumter) 803-938-8100. Thank you for voting us BEST OF THE BEST in employment Agencies!!!!

Handyman/Serviceman Contractor Wanted. Email resume to r339@claytonhomes.com or drop off at 2735 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 Paralegal Experience required in one or more ares of law including real estate closings, worker's comp., family law and civil litigation.

Excellent pay and benefits. Reply to Box P347 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Assistant Manager needed at People's Finance Company. Valid drivers license and auto required.

A career opportunity that offers excellent salary and a complete fringe benefit package. Promotion to manager possible within 15 months. No experience necessary. Apply in person at: 730B Broad St . EOE, M/F. Ask for Donnie Collins

MOVE IN BEFORE CHRISTMAS

STATEBURG COURTYARD

Scenic Lake 2Br, 2Ba & 3 Br, 2 Ba. No pets. Call between 9am 5pm ONLY! (803) 499-1500.

1387 Raccoon County)

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3BR 2BA DW on 27 acres of land, like new, no pets, no inside smoking, have your own vegetable garden. Convenient to Shaw. $600/mo + $500 dep 905-5608

Resort Rentals Vacation Rentals Santee, Garden City Beach Michelle Hodge, 803-491-4914

3600 Dallas (Dalzell)

Commercial Rentals

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO Hampton Pk Hist. Dist Clean,attractive 3Rm (1Bdrm) Range, Refrig.,Washer & Dryer Ceiling fans, No pets.

Off Street parking $390 Mo. +Sec Dep w/Yr Lease Credit report & Refs Req. Call 773-2451 2BR/2BA very nice large Apt. located in town. $600/mo. No credit check. Call 803-236-5953

Unfurnished Homes 3BR/1BA home. Section 8, $500/mo + dep. Tesco 773-1515 For Rent 3BR 1BA house in Home Branch Paxville area $650 month/deposit (803)473-7577 1 David Ct 2BR 1BA $550 Mo & Dep. Call 803-210-9299 3BR/2BA C/H/A. LR, DR, Kit. $695/mo +$400/dep. Lg front porch. No Pets! Serious inq only 9AM-6PM. 406-6159, 481-4469.

Guignard Storage: 57 Neal St. Personal storage units.

No deposits. Call 803-491-4914 2 lg bldgs, nice bldg for church or civic organization. 1 lg truck garage w/ lifts. 4000 sq. ft bldg.

1961 McCrays Mill Rd. good space for medical clinic or offices.

Call Bobby Sisson 464-2730

411 N. Magnolia St.

GOODWIN EXCLUSIVE 2000 Nissan Maxima

$5 995

GOODWIN AUTOMALL

M.H. Burgess Glen Park.

For more info call 803-775-4391 or 803-464-5960

#30"% 45 r 46.5&3 4$

469-2595

Price Good Through 12-7-13

GOODWIN EXCLUSIVE 1998 Toyota Corolla

$2 995

GOODWIN AUTOMALL #30"% 45 r 46.5&3 4$

469-2595

Price Good Through 12-7-13

Manufactured Housing Singlewides & Doublewides sold wholesale for CASH... Call Now 983-8084 3BR/2BA Mobile Home. Owner Financing with $6,000 down. Call 803-494-5010 LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing.

We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes on our lot. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

Farms & Acreage FSBO: Land, Small & Large acreage.

Owner financing.

803-427-3888.

Golden Corral We are now hiring experienced kitchen managers for our Sumter SC, Charlotte NC, Wilmington NC locations. $35-53K depending on Experience. 5 Day week. Paid PTO every quarter. Health/Life/Vision/Dental Coverage. 401K. Candidates MUST have Restaurant Management Experience. Criminal background checks and drug test required. EEOC Send resume to : jlepper@platinumcorral.com

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WILLIAMSTEMPORARY.COM Some of the following current job openings are Direct Hire and some are Temp to Hire.

*INSURANCE CSR *ACCTS. PAYABLE CLERK *OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR *PAYROLL COORDINATOR *CHURCH SECRETARY *ACCOUNTANT/CPA *TOOL & DIE MAKER *ELECTROMECHANICAL TECH *MFG. GENERAL MANAGER *PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Apply in person at:

Norman Williams and Associates, Inc. 344 West Liberty Street No Fees To Applicants.

GUN SHOW Dec. 7-8 Sat. 9-5 & Sun. 10-5 Atlanta Expo Center (3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE) Come out and meet Ted Paluch, US Army survivor of the Malmedy Massacre of 1944 in Germany BUY-SELL-TRADE INFO: (563) 927-8176.

GOODWIN EXCLUSIVE 2008 Volkswagen Beetle Convt.

$9 995

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2008 Yamaha TTR-125 dirt bike 4 stroke , garage kept, low miles $1000 Call 803-983-2683

Miscellaneous

C&C Recycling Parts & Wrecker Service Top price paid for junk cars! We buy scrap metal, alum cans, batteries, copper. 773-7702

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Suzuki 250cc Completely rebuilt 4 wheeler. Exc. cond. $800 OBRO. Call 803-236-2605

Autos For Sale

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(803) 774-1234 2004 Chevy Astro Van. All extras.

Very clean, exceptional cond. $3800 OBRO. 803-236-2605

E-Z Go Golf Cart. Windshield, front/rear lights, rear seat, bicycle rack. 2011 batteries. $2600 OBRO Call 803-236-2605

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L & L BODY SHOP AUTO SALES 778-2427 97' Nissan Sentra 4Dr AT AC $2500, 93" Ford Probe GT 2 Dr 5sp V6 $2200, 95" Pontiac Grand AM AT 4 Dr $950

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1998 F150, low mileage, Fully loaded. Everything works. $3,600 OBRO. Call 803-236-2605

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'00 3500 Chevrolet Dually Ext Cab. 140k mi. Runs great. New tires. $7,500. '04 Ford Taurus. Newly replaced motor, (90 day warranty motor), 77k mi. $3,500. 236-1527

GOODWIN EXCLUSIVE 2010 Nissan Cube

$11 995

GOODWIN AUTOMALL #30"% 45 r 46.5&3 4$

469-2595

Price Good Through 12-7-13

GOODWIN EXCLUSIVE 2008 Honda CR-V

$10 995

GOODWIN AUTOMALL #30"% 45 r 46.5&3 4$

469-2595

Price Good Through 12-7-13

GOODWIN EXCLUSIVE 2012 Toyota Corolla

$14 995

GOODWIN AUTOMALL #30"% 45 r 46.5&3 4$

469-2595

GOODWIN EXCLUSIVE 2009 Honda Accord

$15 995

GOODWIN AUTOMALL #30"% 45 r 46.5&3 4$

469-2595

Price Good Through 12-7-13

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FOR SALE 2008 Yamaha TTR 125 EX and 2009 TTR 50 EY with helmets. Both in excellent shape with very low hours.

Package Price $2800

Call 803-468-2244

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2013