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Republicans go to polls S.C. voters have their say after intense primary campaigning BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com South Carolina’s time in the national spotlight begins to come to an end today as voters cast their ballots in the state’s Republican Presidential Preference Primary. Political observers across the country are watching closely to see if the Palmetto State will add to the momentum of Donald Trump, or if Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio can gain enough support to derail the real estate mogul’s bid for the Republican nomination to be president. South Carolina may well decide whether Dr. Ben Carson or former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush can stay viable candidates, or if Ohio Gov. John Kasich can build on his second-place finish in New Hampshire. “This election shows the importance of South Carolina in the primary election,” said state Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter. “We are still the first-in-the-South primary.” He said he thinks some candidates will fall out after today’s vote. “It shows what an important place South Carolina holds in the selection of a nominee,” Smith said. Sumter County Republican Party acting chairman Jason Reddick said everything has gone well heading into the vote. “I am really pleased by the turnout of candidates in South Carolina and the turnout of voters to hear the candidates and learn their positions,” he said. “Those are encouraging signs.” Reddick called turnout in recent primaries “disappointing” and said he hoped this year’s primary had energized the voters. “It’s kind of in the voters’ hands, now,” he said. Polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today for the Republican vote. Voters casting ballots in the Democratic Presidential Preference Primary will vote Saturday, Feb. 27. South Carolina law requires voters to show a photo ID when casting their votes in person. Acceptable IDs include a South Carolina Driver’s License or Department of Motor Vehicles ID Card, an S.C. Voter Registration Card with photo, a federal military ID or a U.S. Passport, according to scvotes.org.

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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio won the endorsement of Gov. Nikki Haley, campaigning together at the Beacon Drive-In Restaurant in Spartanburg on Thursday.

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GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, above, spoke Wednesday at Sumter County Civic Center before a packed house. The firebrand celebrity real estate mogul has drawn criticism recently for some of his comments about the Republican Party and former President George W. Bush’s handling of the Iraq War, but still leads the pack in the polls.

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich laughs during a break at a CNN town hall at University of South Carolina in Columbia on Thursday.

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Bob Jones University in Greenville.

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush presses a point during a campaign stop at University of South Carolina Sumter on Feb. 11 as he hoped to have a strong show of support in South Carolina, home to a large, supportive military community..

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GOP candidate Ben Carson is seen at a recent CNN town hall event in Greenville.

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Pope shines spotlight on GOP minority challenges Volunteers make calls for Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Tuesday in Greenville. For months, Cruz’s campaign has touted an expensive and sophisticated get-outthe-vote operation as its antidote to Donald Trump’s broad populist appeal. It worked in Iowa. But today’s South Carolina primary will be a tougher test for him. And it could shape the race between the anti-establishment rivals as the GOP contest heads toward delegate-rich March voting states.

BY STEVE PEOPLES The Associated Press SPARTANBURG — The Republican Party’s tug of war over its relationship with black and Hispanic voters was under way long before Pope Francis decided to answer a question about Donald Trump. On one side, Marco Rubio and others insist the GOP must attract more minorities to win the presidency. On the other, leading rivals Trump and Ted Cruz embrace fiery

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rhetoric designed to motivate angry white conservatives. Complicating it all is immigration, the issue the party’s pragmatic professionals can’t square with the passions of their most faithful voters. Pope Francis on Thursday shined an international spotlight on the intra-party debate when, asked about Trump’s call to build a massive wall on the U.S.-Mexican border, he said those who seek to build walls instead of bridges are

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Culbertson elected to council for plastic surgeons BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Dr. Gary Culbertson has been serving the Sumter community as a plastic surgeon for more than 20 years. He was recently elected by the membership of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons to serve on its Judicial Council CULBERTSON for a three-year term. The society is the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world, with more than 7,000 members nationwide. The Judicial Council members are elected by

members of the general body. The council acts as an appellate body to ensure compliance of members and candidates for membership with the society’s bylaws, code of ethics, rules and regulations, according to the organization’s website, www.plasticsurgery.org. Culbertson will serve as one of five members on the council. “The council rules on investigations conducted to determine if there was a violation of members in the practice of plastic surgery,” he said. “I feel very fortunate to be selected.” Culbertson is owner and director of the Iris Surgery Center, a private outpatient plastic surgical facility at 18 Miller Road, which opened in 2003.

He began working in Sumter in 1994 at a private practice while taking emergency room calls every other night at what was then Tuomey Regional Medical Center (today Palmetto Health Tuomey). Culbertson now works full time at his practice, which includes three fulltime employees and five part-time employees. His practice specializes in aesthetic/cosmetic surgery. This includes everything from facelifts to breast augmentations, body plastic surgery, fat grafting and skin cancer surgery. Culbertson’s practice runs an ambulatory operating center. This means all of the cosmetic plastic surgery procedures can be done on site, without going to

the hospital. Culbertson said the secret to his success has been honesty, integrity and a straightforward approach with his patients. “The best advertisement is my patients,” he said. “It’s about doing the best you can to accomplish their desires while providing realistic expectations.” Culbertson has been a member of ASPS since 1996. He serves on many ASPS committees, is past chair of the ethics committee and is current chair of the society’s by-laws committee. Culbertson also serves as a disciplinary commissioner for the S.C. Board of Medical Examiners.

Traffic stop leads to arrest of 2 for drug possession in Pinewood FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men after finding heroin and methamphetamines during a traffic stop in Pinewood on Thursday night. During the traffic stop, deputies located apEVANS proximately 2.5 grams of methamphetamine and about .5 grams of heroin in the vehicle occupied by Lloyd Evans, 29, of 3415 Barkley Road in Sumter, and Mark Floyd, 32, of 7098 Connector Road in Pinewood.

Evans is charged with possession of heroin, and Floyd is charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, second offense. Three rifles, ammunition and the vehicle were seized. Ken Bell, public information FLOYD officer at the sheriff’s office, said the men were pulled over because a tail light and head light were not functioning. PHOTO PROVIDED Evans and Floyd have been transported to Sumter-Lee Re- Heroin, methamphetamines and three rifles were seized during a traffic stop in Pinewood on Thursday. The two occupants of the vehicle are charged with drug possession. gional Detention Center.

Alleged drug dealer arrested after months of undercover investigation FROM STAFF REPORTS An alleged drug dealer was arrested Wednesday after several months of undercover investigation into suspected drug activity at his home, according to a news release from the BROUGHTON Sumter Police Department. Officers arrested Tyreek Louis Broughton, 20, of 105 Bon View Drive, after the department’s Organized Crime and Vice Control Unit served a warrant at his residence at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Approximately 2 ounces of marijuana valued at $1,500, multiple prescription medication Xanax pills, a handgun and an

2 teens arrested in Rembert shooting FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested two 17-year-olds after a shooting incident in the Rembert area Friday morning, according to a news release from the office. Deputies responded to the incident that occurred between 9 and 9:30 a.m. in the 5400 block of John Leary Road and discovered the 19-year-old male victim’s arm had been grazed by a bullet fired by an unknown male. The victim re- PRESSLEYfused treatment for his injury. COUNCIL According to the release, the wound appeared to have been caused by a .25-caliber handgun. The release said the shooting suspect, accompanied by a female, was seen by witnesses leaving the scene in an older-model gray vehicle with a busted rear window.

undisclosed amount of cash were found in the home at the time of the arrest, states the release. Broughton faces the following charges: possession of marijuana with intent to distribute; possession of marijuana within a half mile of a school or park with intent to distribute; possession of a controlled substance, schedule four; three counts of distribution of marijuana; and three counts of distribution of marijuana within the proximity of a school or park. Broughton is being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. His bond was denied. According the release, he also faces an unrelated charge filed by the Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office.

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Heart health luncheon today at New Bethel New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church will host its first Doris Hastie Fulwood Heart Health Luncheon at noon today in the church’s family

Investigators later received information regarding the identity and location of the suspects who were both interviewed and arrested. Investigators also impounded the vehicle for processing. Christopher Pressley-Council, of 5105 Black River Road, Rembert, and Courtney Javon Brown, of 3503 Sumter Highway, Bishopville, were transported to SumterLee Regional Detention Center and are awaiting bond hearings, BROWN according to the release. Pressley-Council is charged with attempted murder, and Brown is charged with accessory after the fact of attempted murder. The incident reportedly stemmed from an earlier argument about money. The investigation is ongoing.

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Jr. and the Rev. Calvin Hastie, both of New Bethel MBC, and Debra Dunbar with South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The event is free to the public and those who attend are asked to dress casual and wear red. For more information, call the church at (803) 481-4501.

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Clyburn endorses Hillary Clinton, mending rift BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Jim Clyburn, South Carolina’s top Democrat and a native of Sumter, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president Friday, mending a rift between the two that was much more personal than political. Clyburn said Friday “my heart has always CLYBURN been with Hillary Clinton,” a sharp departure from eight years ago when former President Bill Clinton called him on the phone at 2:15 a.m. after his wife lost the 2008 South Carolina primary against Barack Obama. “He exploded ... and accused me of causing her defeat and injecting race into the contest,” Clyburn recalled in his biography, “Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black.” But eight years later, as he backed Hillary Clinton at Allen University in Columbia,

TRI-COUNTY VOTER PRECINCTS All polls will be open Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the Republican presidential primary election. SUMTER COUNTY Voters can find a link to identify their specific voting precinct on Sumter County’s website, sumtercountysc.org, on the Voter Registration/Elections page. Bates — Bates Middle School, 715 Estate St., Sumter Birnie — Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St., Sumter Burns-Downs — Alice Drive Middle School, 40 Miller Road, Sumter Causeway Branch 1 — Millwood Elementary School, 24 Pinewood Road, Sumter Causeway Branch 2 — Millwood Elementary School, 24 Pinewood Road, Sumter Cherryvale — Cherryvale Community Center, 4340 Confederate Road, Sumter Crosswell — Crosswell Elementary School, 301 Crosswell Drive, Sumter Dalzell 1 — Hillcrest Middle School, 4355 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell Dalzell 2 — Hillcrest Middle School, 4355 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell Delaine — Delaine Elementary School, 5355 Cane Savannah Road, Wedgefield Ebenezer 1 — Ebenezer Middle School, 3440 Ebenezer Road, Sumter Ebenezer 2 — Ebenezer Middle School, 3440 Ebenezer Road, Sumter Folsom Park — Willow Drive Elementary School, 26 Willow Drive, Sumter Furman — Furman Middle School, 3400 Bethel Church Road, Sumter Green Swamp 1 — Sumter School District Office, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter Green Swamp 2 — Sumter School District Office, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter Hampton Park — Santee Senior Resource Center, 110 N. Salem Ave., Sumter Hillcrest — Hillcrest Middle School, 4355 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally Thursday in Las Vegas. Clyburn said that was in the distant past and having been married 54 years, he understood the overwhelming pull for a husband to support his wife. “I hold no ill will at all about Bill Clinton being active on behalf of his wife.

That’s how it should be,” said Clyburn, first voted to the U.S. House in 1992 and currently South Carolina’s only Democratic member of Congress. Clyburn has never endorsed a candidate before, saying the Democratic National Committee asked him to stay neutral

since South Carolina started its primary in 2004 so the races would be competitive for all candidates. But he said Friday he felt it was the right time to break with the committee because his endorsement wasn’t going to keep Clinton’s rival, Vermont Sen.

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Bernie Sanders, from campaigning in South Carolina. With Clyburn’s announcement, Clinton has now picked up 89 more superdelegate endorsements since the New Hampshire primary; Denver city official Anthony Graves also said late this week he will be backing Clinton. Clinton now leads Sanders in the AP delegate count, 483 to 55. More than half of the expected votes in South Carolina’s Feb. 27 primary will be black, and the backing of the man who became South Carolina’s first black congressman since Reconstruction in 1993 could be important. Clyburn said he liked working with Sanders in Congress, especially on Obama’s overhaul of the health care system. But he said Hillary Clinton is better equipped to deal with foreign policy as well as education, reforming the criminal justice system and restoring the Voting Rights Act. Clyburn said he never held Bill Clinton’s actions against his wife.

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Star-studded celebration for Disneyland’s anniversary BY KEVIN M CDONOUGH Watch the skies! “Telescope” (9 p.m. Saturday, Discovery, TV-PG) offers viewers a sneak peak at NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Scheduled to launch in 2018, it will be 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope, a device that has revolutionized our understanding of the universe. “Telescope” features the scientists and technicians working on the enormous project and presents a 400year history of the telescope and its role in expanding our view of the universe and changing our very notion of man’s place in the cosmos. Astronomers interviewed in “Telescope” say the Webb will give us an exponential explosion of information about Earthlike planets in the infinite reaches of space and may contribute to our discovery of life, even intelligent life, in other galaxies. “Telescope” will also air Sunday on the Science Channel (9 p.m.). • Derek Hough hosts “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60” (8 p.m. Sunday, ABC, TV-PG). Six decades ago, the grand opening of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, was a major television event, hosted by Art Linkletter. As the recent PBS “American Experience” profile of cartoonist and media innovator Walt Disney reminded us, Disney liked the theme park so much that he often lived upstairs in a building right on its “Main Street,” much like a merchant living above the shop. Few could have imagined way back in the mid-1950s how much Disneyland and Disney’s later theme parks would revolutionize people’s idea of leisure as destination, education and amusement. Look for performers including Elton John, Tori Kelly, Jessi J, Kelsea Ballerini, Josh Gad and Harrison Ford. Dick Van Dyke, star of the beloved 1964 Disney musical “Mary Poppins,” also appears. • “I’ll be there for you” is the theme of “Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James

South Carolina loom large on “The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth” (8 p.m., Showtime, TV-14). • Alicia consults government agencies on a sensitive matter on “The Good Wife” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • A routine supply mission proves anything but on “The Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-MA). • Zak’s depression is as plain as the nose on his face on “Vinyl” (9 p.m., HBO, TVMA). • Wendy brokers a meeting between Chuck and Axe on “Billions” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

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Actor and dancer Derek Hough discusses “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60” as he participates in AOL’s BUILD Speaker Series at AOL Studios in New York on Wednesday. Burrows” (9 p.m. Sunday, NBC, TV-14), a reunionheavy celebration of this legendary television producer and director. Look for cast members from “Friends,” “Taxi,” “Cheers,” “Frasier,” and “Will & Grace” to appear. Burrows received 10 Emmys for his work on those four series. Talent from “The Big Bang Theory,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Wings” and “Mike & Molly” will be on hand as well. • A full week after Valentine’s Day, television is filled with quirky takes on romantic comedy. Netflix launched “Love” on Friday, a 10-episode effort that can be appreciated, or bingewatched, as a five-hour Judd Apatow movie. “Girls” (10 p.m. Sunday, HBO, TV-MA) enters its fifth and final season with the gang gathering for Marnie’s (Allison Williams) wedding, a collision of bridal jitters, raging emotions, alpha-male head games disguised as New Age “bonding,” bad hair, worse makeup and a wistful sense that life itself is on the verge of Really Big Changes. It also allows Hannah (Lena Dunham) to show

off her body in and out of a particularly hideous bridesmaid’s outfit. “Togetherness” (10:30 p.m. Sunday, HBO, TV-MA) enters its second season. Not unlike “Love,” this series by the Duplass brothers is set in Los Angeles with characters in “the business,” and is propelled by chatty neurosis as they worry that happily ever after may never arrive. • As the penultimate episode of “Downton Abbey” on “Masterpiece Classic” (9 p.m. Sunday, PBS, TV-14, check local listings) arrives, Thomas (Rob James-Collier) makes a long-anticipated move. The resolution of his character marks one of the more disappointing aspects of this addictive series. Once so promising as a villainous, selfish schemer, he’s been reduced to a victim of bigotry and circumstance. He deserved better. And by that, I mean much, much worse.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • “MythBusters” (8 p.m., Discovery, TV-PG) explores substances that explode and propel.

• A troubled teen’s path to reform hits a baby bump in the 2016 shocker “Pregnant at 17” (8 p.m., Lifetime). • “Jeff Gordon’s Daytona 500 Kickoff Celebration” (9 p.m., Fox) anticipates a new NASCAR season. • The Los Angeles Clippers host the Golden State Warriors in NBA action (8:30 p.m., ABC). • Osgood lets Zygons be Zygons on “Doctor Who” (9 p.m., BBC America, TV-PG). • Silver gives Flint a needed push on “Black Sails” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA).

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • “Great Performances at the Met” (noon, PBS, check local listings) presents Verdi’s “Otello,” conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin and directed by Bartlett Sher. • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): the recapture of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman; Elaine Weinstein, widow of an American killed in a drone strike; a profile of director Danny Boyle. • Homeland insecurity on “Madam Secretary” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Contests in Nevada and

Albert Finney and Susannah York star in the 1963 adaptation of Henry Fielding’s bawdy novel “Tom Jones” (10:30 p.m. Sunday, TCM), directed by Tony Richardson and a winner of the Oscar for best picture.

SATURDAY SERIES “NBA Countdown” (8 p.m., ABC) * Callen goes rogue on “NCIS Los Angeles” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * “Dateline” (8 p.m., NBC) * A pathologist collaborates with a fetching detective on “Rosewood” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Grafitti to die for on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * “48 Hours” (10 p.m., CBS) * A vintage helping of “Saturday Night Live” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

SUNDAY SERIES Bart befriends a homeless woman on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * “Dateline” (8 p.m., NBC) * A crazy newcomer on “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Teetotaled on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Bud’s family values on “Bordertown” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * “Shark Tank” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TVPG) * A dead jogger’s fitness tracker offers the only evidence about her slaying on “CSI: Cyber” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). Copyright 2016, United Feature Syndicate

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In this image provided by Columbia Pictures, Joseph Fiennes as Clavius leads his Roman soldiers during the zealot battle in Columbia Pictures’ “Risen.” The movie opened in U.S. theaters nationwide on Friday.

‘Risen’ shows promise in beginning BY LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Modern faith-based films don’t have a stellar track record when it comes to quality. But they seem to both serve their intended audience and make money along the way, and, because of that, are given an implicit pass to exist somewhere outside of the expectations placed on traditional films. That’s why “Risen” is such an interesting and even promising departure. It looks and feels like a film that just happens to fit into the faithbased genre instead of a faith-based infomercial that sort of resembles a film — at least at first. That’s all credit to writer/director Kevin Reynolds, whose past films include “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” ‘’Waterworld” and “The Count of Monte Cristo.” With “Risen,” Reynolds has endeavored to make a more classical biblical epic told in an original way — as a bureaucratic investigation into the resurrection. Joseph Fiennes’ Clavius anchors the story — an ambitious, unsentimental Roman soldier who is helping Pontius Pilate (a funny, exasperated Peter Firth) deal with his Nazarene problem. Clavius is just an agent of his bosses, carrying out tasks with

the hopes of eventually making it to Rome, where he hopes to find wealth, power and a good family. We see him go straight from battle to the crucifixion of the man who has caused such a stir in Judea as though he’s just checking tasks off a list. Clavius speeds up with crucifixion by ordering the body punctured, which seems to be the end of it, but of course all goes to hell when Jesus’ dead body (they refer to him here as either the Nazarene or Yeshua) goes missing from the tomb, and Clavius is on the hook for tracking it down. The stakes are no less than Clavius’ future and Pilate’s control. The film progresses from there much like a police procedural. With a skeptical eye and a green right-hand apprentice to teach (“Harry Potter’s” Tom Felton), Clavius rounds up suspects and interested parties to try to find out what happened to the body — the feckless soldiers who were guarding the tomb, an elderly blind lady, Mary Magdalene (Spanish actress Maria Botto), and a hippie dope. There’s almost a “Dragnet” wit to things as Clavius questions the eccentrics and zealots brought to tears by the mere thought of the miracle. And it all works fairly well. Reynolds has not phoned this effort in and avoids the preachy clichés that so many modern faith-based efforts

take as canon. Besides keeping a sense of humor about itself, “Risen” looks good, too. Filmed in Spain and Malta, the dusty, sun-battered landscapes evoke the ancient setting of this remote outpost. Fiennes also does a nice job of keeping things grounded, but everything changes when Clavius sees Yeshua (played by New Zealand actor Cliff Curtis) alive and well and hanging out with the Apostles he’d dismissed as quacks. He’s not an immediate convert, but this begins his transition from hard-boiled cynic to weepy believer. It’s in this third act that “Risen” devolves in both story and artfulness and becomes more cheesy Sunday School commercial than film. The inevitability of Clavius’ transition is perhaps to blame, making the film feel like two pieces that don’t quite fit together. He stops questioning things altogether. The swift and complete transformation simply doesn’t ring true for the character. How Joe Friday found his faith is an interesting premise. “Risen” gets halfway there, but it goes into autopilot where it matters the most. “Risen,” a Columbia Pictures release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “biblical violence including some disturbing images.”

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BY MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death a month before his 80th birthday and the potential impasse over replacing him is giving new impetus to an old idea: Limiting the service of Supreme Court justices. Scalia had been on the court for nearly 30 years, longer than any of the current justices and all but 14 of the 112 men and women who have served on the court. “I think 30 years on the court is too long for anyone — liberal or conservative. That is just too much power in one person’s hands for too long a period,” said Erwin Chemerinsky, a liberal legal scholar and dean of the law school at the University of California at Irvine. The Constitution says federal judges “shall hold their offices during good behaviour,” which means essentially as they long as they wish. The most talked-about idea has support among both liberals and conservatives. A single 18-year-term would replace lifetime tenure. Going forward, presidents would appoint a justice every two years, ensuring both continuity on the court and two picks for each presidential term. On the right, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry advanced a similar idea during his 2012 Republican campaign for president. The Supreme Court already had been a topic of conversation in the presidential race. Scalia’s death has brought into stark relief how Supreme Court appointments can be a president’s most lasting legacy. Even with Scalia’s death, there remain three justices who are at least 77 years old and have served more than 20 years. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s 83rd birthday is March 15. Justice Anthony Kennedy turns 80 on July 23. Justice Stephen Breyer will be 78 on Aug. 15. Even with improved medical care and longer life expectancies, health crises on the court are as inevitable as they are in society at large, said historian David Garrow. “One thing we can say in the present day is the fact that we have a court that is this elderly at the moment and there aren’t any signs of decrepitude ... is like the Florida Gulf Coast dodging a hurricane,” Garrow said. Justice William Douglas’ declining health provided the clearest example in recent decades of what can ensue when a debilitated justice remains on the bench. The 76-year-old Douglas suffered a stroke on Dec. 31, 1974, but did not retire until the following November. Douglas tried to participate in the court’s work, but had trouble staying awake, even during public court sessions. Court arguments were interrupted when the justice, who used a wheelchair, had to leave the bench. Still, it took many months before Douglas agreed to retire. He was not alone in staying on the court too long, Garrow said. Justices Hugo Black, Thurgood Marshall and Lewis Powell all suffered significant declines in what Garrow called their mental energy and should have left the court earlier than they did, he said. The last time the court had as many as three justices in their 80s was in 1990, with Justices William Brennan,

Harry Blackmun and Marshall. Brennan retired that year, and the other two also left the bench over the next four years, along with Byron White, though he was a relatively youthful 76 when he retired. Knowing that their picks may outlive them by decades, presidents tend to choose younger men and women for the job. President Ronald Reagan named the 50-year-old Scalia to the court in 1986. Douglas, the longest serving justice of them all, was appointed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt before the start of World War II and served until 1975. He took his seat at age 40. Other than Ginsburg, who was 60 when she took her seat in 1993, no one older than 55 has joined the court since 1972. “If you are 62 years old, no one is going to appoint you under the current rules,” said University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack. Another point in favor of term limits, Pollack said, is that judges educated in the 1940s and 50s are making decisions about same-sex marriage and technology. “They’re from a totally different time. That’s not a wise institutional design,” he said. Life tenure also undercuts the importance of elections, George Washington University law professor and former Kennedy clerk Orin Kerr wrote on the Volokh Conspiracy blog. Kerr pointed to President Jimmy Carter, who made no Supreme Court appointments in four years in the White House. Reagan made four in the following eight years. Staggered appointments of Supreme Court justices would more closely align the composition of the court with the prevailing political majority, Kerr said. One hazard of such a system, though, is that a two-term president could name a majority of the court if a justice appointed by the previous president were to die or be forced to leave the court early. Yet Scalia’s clear and consistent articulation of a method of interpreting laws and the Constitution over many decades underscores the value of lifetime appointments, said Roy Englert, a Washington lawyer who has argued 20 cases at the high court. “Scalia was a brilliant thought leader on the court and within the country up until the day he died, literally,” Englert said. Past efforts to drum up support for term limits have failed, mainly because most scholars believe the Constitution would have to be changed. It takes two-thirds of the House and Senate to propose an amendment, and 38 of the 50 states to ratify it. Scalia himself said in recent years that one thing he wished the framers of the Constitution had done differently was to make the document easier to amend.

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GOP FROM PAGE A1 not Christian. It’s a high-stakes clash that could determine much more than South Carolina’s Republican primary election today, but also whether the GOP nominee succeeds in November’s general election. “I don’t think conservatism has ethnic boundaries,” Rubio told The Associated Press on Thursday as he campaigned alongside South Carolina’s Indian-American Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott, who is black. “We just need to take our policies to people that haven’t regularly voted for us in the past, communities that would benefit from what we stand for, but perhaps have been told that Republicans don’t care about people like them,” he said. Haley highlighted the diversity on stage with Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, during an earlier rally in West Columbia: “A new group of

OBITUARIES MAE BELLE TONEY BISHOPVILLE — Mae Belle Toney entered eternal rest on Feb. 17, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 28 Sugar Hill Drive, Elliott community, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

MOZELL G. HAMILTON Mozell Green Gadsden Hamilton, 76, departed this life on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at her home. Born on Oct. 20, 1939, in Manhattan, New York, she was a daughter of the late Ivory G. Sr. and Elvira Brown Green. She leaves to cherish her memories: four daughters, Mozell L. Gadsden Jr. of the home, and Diana, Lorkitia and Tameka Gadsden, all of Bronx, New York; two sons, Anried Maynard Gadsden of the home and Paulo Marcellous (Juanita) Gadsden of Valley Stream, New York; two sisters, Murriel Powell and Elvira (Howell) Wayans, both of Charlotte, North Carolina; one brother, Ivory Garrett (Trudy) Green Jr. of White Plains, New York; 11 grandchildren; special and loyal friend, Robert Johnson of Pinewood; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., Sumter, with Pastor Larry C. Weston, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 26 S. Washington St., Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 12:30 p.m. The funeral procession will leave at 1 p.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbear-

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee dies at 89 Harper Lee was an ordinary woman as stunned as anybody by the extraordinary success of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” “It was like being hit over the head and knocked cold,” Lee — who died Friday at age 89, according to publisher HarperCollins — said during a 1964 interview, at a time when she still talked to the media. “I didn’t expect the book to sell in the first place. I was hoping for a LEE quick and merciful death at the hands of reviewers but at the same time I sort of hoped that maybe someone would like it enough to give me encouragement.” “To Kill a Mockingbird” may not be the Great American Novel. But it’s likely the most universally known work of fiction by an American author over the past 70 years, that rare volume to find a home both in classrooms and among voluntary readers, throughout the country and beyond. Lee was cited for her subtle, grace-

ful style and gift for explaining the world through a child’s eye, but the secret to the novel’s ongoing appeal was also in how many books this single book contained. “To Kill a Mockingbird” was a coming-of-age story, a courtroom thriller, a Southern novel, a period piece, a drama about class, and — of course — a drama of race. “All I want to be is the Jane Austen of South Alabama,” she once observed. The story of Lee is essentially the story of her book, and how she responded to it. She wasn’t a bragger, like Norman Mailer, or a misanthrope like J.D. Salinger or an eccentric or tormented genius. She was a celebrity who didn’t live or behave like a celebrity. By the accounts of friends and Monroeville residents, she was a warm, vibrant and witty woman who played golf, fished, ate at McDonald’s, fed ducks by tossing seed corn out of a Cool Whip tub, read voraciously, and got about to plays and concerts. She just didn’t want to talk about it before an audience. “To Kill a Mockingbird” was an instant and ongoing hit, published in

1960, as the civil rights movement was accelerating. It’s the story of a girl nicknamed Scout growing up in a Depression-era Southern town. A black man has been wrongly accused of raping a white woman, and Scout’s father, the resolute lawyer Atticus Finch, defends him despite threats and the scorn of many. Praised by The New Yorker as “skilled, unpretentious, and totally ingenious,” the book won the Pulitzer Prize and was made into a memorable movie in 1962, with Gregory Peck winning an Oscar for his portrayal of Atticus. “Mockingbird” inspired a generation of young lawyers and social workers, was assigned in high schools all over the country and was a popular choice for citywide, or nationwide, reading programs, although it was also occasionally removed from shelves for its racial content and references to rape. By 2015, sales topped 40 million copies. When the Library of Congress did a survey in 1991 on books that have affected people’s lives, “To Kill a Mockingbird” was second only to the Bible.

conservatives that’s taking over America looks like a Benetton commercial,” she said. She added, “I hope we’re the new faces of the conservative movement.” Yet their day on the trail was overshadowed by Pope Francis’ extraordinary reply to a question about Trump and his focus on building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to stem illegal immigration. “I say only that this man is not Christian if he has said things like that,” Francis said. While the question concerned Trump, who described Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals in his announcement speech and later called for a temporary ban on all Muslims entering the United States, the billionaire real estate mogul isn’t alone in his calls to build a border wall. Cruz supports the idea, too, and Rubio has repeatedly said that no progress can be made on immigration until Washington can prove to Americans that illegal immigration is under control.

“They want to see the wall built,” Rubio said of voters at the last GOP debate. That border-security-first approach is at odds with the recommendations of the Republican National Committee, which determined after an exhaustive post-2012 study the GOP must adopt “comprehensive immigration reform” to help expand its appeal beyond older, white men in order to again win the White House. It may not matter in South Carolina’s primary, a contest that will be dominated by white voters. In 2012, the state’s Republican primary electorate was 98 percent white. It’s a different story for the November general election, when minority voters are expected to make up more than 30 percent of the eligible voting-age population — and more than 50 percent of the voter pool by 2052. A new Associated PressGfK poll found that Rubio and Cruz are slightly more popular than Trump among

Hispanics, although none of them is well-liked. All of them have especially low ratings among blacks. Fifteen percent of blacks and 31 percent of Hispanics have a favorable view of Rubio, the new poll found. Cruz earns positive marks from 11 percent of black voters and 29 percent of Hispanics, while Trump finishes at the bottom with favorable ratings from just 8 percent of blacks and 16 percent of Hispanics. Trump isn’t ignoring minority voters. He’s campaigning in South Carolina this week alongside Pastor Mark Burns, a black televangelist who told AP that many people have the mistaken impression that Trump is “a racist bigot.” “That’s not the case at all,” he said. “We’ve changed thousands of African-Americans’ mindsets,” Burns said. Cruz, whose father is also a Cuban immigrant, is banking on winning the White House by energizing evangel-

ical and working-class white voters. To help excite them, Cruz has brought along allies to South Carolina this week that include Iowa Rep. Steve King, who has compared immigrants living in the country illegally to drug mules and livestock. Cruz was to spend Friday, the day before the South Carolina GOP primary, flying around the state with “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson, who has said that blacks were happy under Jim Crow laws. Republican National Committee member Henry Barbour, who helped author the RNC’s post-2012 study, praised the minority outreach efforts of candidates like Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. “But it’s troubling to me for the future of our party that we have candidates like Donald Trump and Ted Cruz who think that it’s still 1972,” Barbour said. “Not only is it an electoral loser, it’s bad for the country.”

ers will be family and friends. Burial will be in New Hope Community Cemetery, Pinewood. These services have been entrusted to the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

George Norton and Roberta Meehan Marshall. She graduated from Lander College and retired from Piedmont Technical College in 2013 after 43 years of teaching English and assisting students in the teaching and learning center computer lab. She was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church and the John Knox Sunday School Class. She will be remembered for her kind, generous spirit and her love for her family and friends. She will be dearly missed. Surviving are her daughter, Patricia Bourne (Charles) Mayers of Augusta, Georgia; grandchildren, Charles Marshall Mayers and Virginia Chaplin Mayers; brothers, Patrick M. (Julee) Marshall and Robert M. (Paula) Marshall; sisters, Rebecca M. (Ted) Jones and Ellen M. (Ed) Pfeiffer; and many nieces and nephews. Sally was predeceased by her beloved daughter, Jacqueline Castile Bourne; and her brothers, George N. Marshall and Paul G. Marshall. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. on Friday at First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Kyle Hite and Dr. Charles Moates officiated. A private family interment was held in Greenwood Memorial Gardens following the service. The family received friends on Friday at the church. If so desired, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 426, Greenwood, SC 29648, or to Hospice House, 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646. For online condolences, visit www.blythfuneralhome. com. Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services is assisting the Bourne family.

Parker. She departed this life on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. She was reared in a Christian home. At an early age, she joined St. John Baptist Church. Later in life, she joined New Hope UME, where she remained a member until her passing. She was the president of the gospel choir. She served on the stewardess, missionary and ministry alliance. She was a member of the Daughter of Job 109. Mrs. Gooden was married to the late Lee Gooden Jr. She leaves to cherish her loving memories: her children, Essie (Freddie) Brunson, Eleanor Amos Camille Isiah Conyer of Pinewood, Lee Gooden III of the home, James (Carolyn) Gooden of Kansas, Leroy Gooden of Sumter and Anita Duren of Sumter; one sister, Lucille White of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 33 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 25 great-great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Tony, Thomas, Arthur and Joseph Felder. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mrs. Gooden will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at New Hope UME Church, 19022 Panola Road, Pinewood, with the Rev. Dorothy Boyd officiating and the Rev. Lawerence E. Myers Sr., eulogist. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 304 S. Hampton St., Pinewood. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

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LOUISE D. MEDLIN Louise Dawkins Medlin, 91, widow of Col. Lawrence Medlin, died on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, at her home. Born in Wadesboro, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Vance and Flonnie Hildreth Dawkins. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Edens of Dalzell; a granddaughter, Kimberly Carson; great-grandchildren, Brittney Nelson and Daylon Starnes; a great-great-grandson, Landyn Nelson; and a brother, the Rev. Reginald Dawkins (Barbara). A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Sumter Cemetery with Chaplain Billy Griffith officiating. Pallbearers will be Daylon Starnes, D.J. Carraway, Tyler Kirby, Dean Brown, Dakota Brown and Dillon Low. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

SALLY M. BOURNE GREENWOOD — Sally Marshall Bourne, 79, widow of Jack C. Bourne, entered into rest on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, at Hospice House, following a three-year battle with cancer. Sally was born on Feb. 9, 1937, in Sumter, to the late

ELOUISE F. GOODEN Elouise Felder Gooden was born on March 24, 1924, in Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Bennie and Harriet

PINEWOOD — Lue Ethel Conyers Drayton, 75, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. Born on March 22, 1940, in Rimini, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Addie Richardson Conyers. She attended the public schools of Clarendon County and was a graduate of Manchester High School. She retired from Campbell Soup in 2005. She was a member of Antioch AME Church and served as an usher, missionary and with the willing workers ministries. Survivors are her husband, Irving Drayton; three children, Antionette Drayton of Rimini, Glenda (Arnold) Robinson and Lance (Jessica) Drayton; three grandchildren, Markel, Asia and Jaire; one aunt, Sarah Canty; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Viewing will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at Antioch AME Church with the Rev. Corinthea Stack, pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 1566 Drayton-McKnight Road, Pinewood. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.

KARL S. PARK Karl S. Park, beloved husband of Deborah Jean Reese Park, died on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2016

AROUND TOWN from 5 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, The Lincoln High School PreserFeb. 28, at 610 Manning Ave. vation Alumni Association will Call (803) 773-6700. meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Lincoln High Broken Wings, an eight-week Lincoln Schoolgrief Preservation School cafeteria, 22 High Council support group hosted by St. Lincolnites, friends and Alumni to meet Amedisys Hospice Care, will community members are inbe held from 10 a.m. to noon vited. Call James L. Green at each Saturday from March 5 (803) 968-4173. through April 23. Meetings will be held at the Amedisys Clarendon School District One Hospice office, 198 E. Weswill conduct free vision, hearing, mark Blvd., Suite 2, (803) 774speech and developmental 4036. There is no charge and screenings as part of a child the public is invited. find effort to identify students with special needs. The 16th Annual Cavalier Pride Screenings will be held from 9 Auction will be held on Satura.m. to noon at the Summerday, March 5, at Robert E. Lee ton Early Childhood Center, 8 Academy, 630 Cousar St., South St., Summerton, on the Bishopville. Food will be following Thursdays: March served from 5 to 7 p.m. Bid10; April 14; and May 12. Call ding will begin at 5:30 p.m. Sadie Williams at (803) 485with the first table closing at 2325, extension 116. 7 p.m. Silent and live auction AARP will offer free tax prepara- tickets are $15 in advance tion from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and $20 at the door. on Mondays and Wednesdays Keystone Royal Arch Chapter 43 through April 13 at the Shepwill sponsor a red and white banherd’s Center of Sumter, 24 quet at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Council St. Applicants are ad- March 12, at Catchall Masonic vised to bring with them gov- Auditorium. The Rev. James E. ernment-issued photo IDs, Williams will speak. Donation Social Security cards and / or request of $20. Medicare cards for anyone in the household, last year’s tax Shaw Air Force Base will host the Shaw Air Expo open house and forms, W-2 and / or 1099 forms, and power of attorney air show Saturday and Sunday, certification forms if they are May 21-22. The free event will be open to the general public filing for someone else. For from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both more information, call Henry days. Visit www.shaw.af.mil/ Dinkins at (803) 499-4990 or airexpo/ for more informaLula King at (803) 316-0772. tion. Also, “like” the Shaw Air The Sumter County Education Force Base Facebook page at Association-Retired will meet at https://www.facebook. noon on Wednesday, Feb. 24, com/20FighterWing/ for up2016, at the North HOPE Cento-date information. Aerial ter, 904 N. Main St. Tickets for demonstration teams or perthe April 29 banquet will be formances will include: U.S. disbursed. Call Brenda BetAir Force Thunderbirds; U.S. hune at (803) 469-6588. Army Black Daggers paraThe Sumter Branch NAACP’s An- chute demo; 20th Fighter Wing Air Power; F-16 Viper; nual Black History Program will USAF Heritage Flight; Canadibe held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, an Air Force CF-18; U.S. Navy Feb. 28, at St. Paul AME BapF/A-18; Warbirds (historical tist Church, 835 Plowden Mill military aircraft); and Gary Road. The Rev. Dr. James B. Ward & Greg Connell. The Blassingame will speak. VFW Post 10813 will hold a wine, acts are not in order of performance and are subject to cheese, music and more event change.

DAILY PLANNER

WEATHER TODAY

TONIGHT

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Periods of clouds and sun

Mostly cloudy

Mostly cloudy and warm

Mostly cloudy, showers; cooler

Cooler with rain

Periods of rain and a t-storm

69°

50°

74° / 56°

64° / 48°

58° / 47°

63° / 43°

Chance of rain: 0%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 65%

Chance of rain: 95%

Chance of rain: 65%

SW 7-14 mph

SW 3-6 mph

SW 7-14 mph

NE 6-12 mph

NE 8-16 mph

SW 8-16 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Refuse to be in someone else’s shadow. Believe in who you are and what you have to offer. Think big and take action. Separate your personal and professional lives and don’t let one interfere with the other. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Clear up any misconceptions that have come between you and someone you are tied to personally or professionally. Be realistic and willing to compromise in order to find a suitable solution. Clear the air and focus on love, compassion and moving forward.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Money will slip through your fingers as fast as it comes into your hands. Protect what you have and don’t fall victim to a flashy sales pitch. Rely on experience and skills to avoid loss. Don’t let past partners cost you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Put in extra hours if it will improve your situation at home or at work. A trip or conversation will provide you with information that will help you move forward. Invest in yourself mentally, physically and financially.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Loosen up and be inventive in the way you handle your own and others’ personal matters. You can make a difference with someone you have collaborated with in the past. If you offer your input, you will be listened to.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t get depressed when you should be striving to get ahead. Someone you respect will help you if you ask. Don’t be afraid to show emotions and to express the way you feel and what your expectations are. Make lifestyle improvements.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t be afraid to show your emotions when it comes to your relationships with others. Speak up and you will be given the chance to voice your opinions as well as make a difference in the way situations develop.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t let responsibilities confine you. Get whatever you have to do out of the way and try to discover activities that will bring you joy and result in interesting friendships. Do your homework in case you wind up in a debate with someone.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Participate in events or activities that will allow you to meet new people and share your skills, but keep your personal matters a secret until you feel comfortable that the information you share will not be used against you.

Columbia 70/51

Sumter 69/50

Aiken 67/49

Charleston 72/53

Today: Warmer; partly sunny in central parts. High 65 to 71. Sunday: Partly sunny, except more clouds in northern parts. High 66 to 72.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 69/53/pc 56/33/s 78/62/c 55/31/s 80/63/c 73/51/s 77/60/pc 60/43/pc 77/53/pc 65/42/pc 85/55/pc 60/45/pc 65/44/pc

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

60° 30° 59° 36° 81° in 1951 14° in 1958

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 356.87 76.20 75.66 96.78

24-hr chg +0.08 -0.10 -0.09 +0.48

RIVER STAGES

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

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

0.00" 4.08" 2.30" 6.38" 7.60" 6.24"

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 69/54/c 41/27/c 71/50/t 43/25/c 79/61/c 79/55/s 78/61/r 53/35/pc 78/57/pc 58/37/c 86/55/s 64/49/s 59/39/sh

Myrtle Beach 68/53

Manning 71/51

ON THE COAST

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 69/50

Bishopville 69/50

Today: Mostly cloudy. Winds southwest 4-8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Sunday: Mild with a stray shower. Winds southwest 6-12 mph.

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

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Someone will try to sabotage what you are trying to accomplish. Don’t be too quick to share your ideas. Don’t rely on others to make an offer without expecting something in return. Make personal changes to your current domestic situation.

Greenville 62/49

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Hospice Care of Sumter LLC is in tient/family companionship, administrative support, meal need of volunteers in Sumter preparation, light household and surrounding counties. projects, student education Opportunities available for and various other tasks. Conyou to use your time and taltact Whitney Rogers, regional ents to be of assistance involunteer coordinator, at clude reading, musical tal(843) 409-7991 or whitney.rogents, companionship, light Volunteer opportunities ers@hospicecare.net. housekeeping, etc. Contact Joyce Blanding at (803) 883Amedisys Hospice is in need of 5606 or hospicecareofsumvolunteers. Volunteer opportuter@yahoo.com. nities include 1) special projects of baking, sewing, knitAgape Hospice is in need of volunteers. Whether your passion ting, crafts, carpentry and yard work; 2) administrative/ is baking, knitting, reading, office duties of copying, light singing, etc., Agape Hospice can find a place for you. Con- filing and answering phones; and 3) patient companionship tact Thandi Blanding at (803) 774-1075, (803) 260-3876 or tb- — develop one-on-one relationships with hospice palanding@agapsenior.com. Hospice Care of South Carolina is tients (training provided free of charge). Contact Rhoda in need of volunteers in Sumter Keefe, volunteer coordinator, County. Do you have one at (803) 469-3047 or rhonda. extra hour a week? Opportukeefe@amedisys.com. nities are available for pa-

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Express your feelings and share your ideas, and you will be able to bring about positive changes that will lead to self-improvement and better relationships with others. Your contributions and participation will be appreciated. Romance is featured.

Gaﬀney 63/48 Spartanburg 63/50

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

NATIONAL CITIES

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Invest in your EUGENIA LAST future. Learn something new and do your best to improve your current position. Listen to someone you love and share ideas that might inspire your friends and family members. Make things happen and you will succeed.

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THE SUMTER ITEM

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 10.49 +0.01 19 5.01 -0.49 14 9.37 -0.35 14 5.12 -0.05 80 79.35 -0.02 24 13.39 -0.69

Sunrise 7:02 a.m. Moonrise 4:29 p.m.

Sunset Moonset

6:10 p.m. 5:28 a.m.

Full

Last

New

First

Feb. 22

Mar. 1

Mar. 8

Mar. 15

TIDES AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Sun.

High 7:19 a.m. 7:42 p.m. 8:05 a.m. 8:27 p.m.

Ht. 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.9

Low 1:35 a.m. 2:15 p.m. 2:24 a.m. 2:59 p.m.

Ht. -0.4 -0.2 -0.5 -0.3

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 60/42/c 68/51/pc 70/50/pc 71/52/pc 60/51/pc 72/53/pc 63/47/pc 66/52/pc 70/51/pc 68/49/pc 64/46/pc 68/50/pc 67/49/pc

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 62/43/c 72/54/c 74/56/c 72/55/pc 62/50/pc 73/56/pc 69/51/c 69/54/c 76/57/c 73/58/pc 66/51/pc 73/57/c 73/54/c

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 69/50/pc Gainesville 76/49/s Gastonia 64/48/pc Goldsboro 67/49/pc Goose Creek 72/53/pc Greensboro 63/45/pc Greenville 62/49/pc Hickory 61/41/c Hilton Head 67/53/pc Jacksonville, FL 76/51/s La Grange 69/53/pc Macon 71/50/pc Marietta 67/52/pc

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 73/55/pc 77/51/pc 70/50/c 72/53/pc 74/58/pc 67/47/c 68/51/c 66/45/c 69/56/pc 78/53/pc 69/56/c 73/55/c 69/52/c

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 63/41/c Mt. Pleasant 70/54/pc Myrtle Beach 68/53/pc Orangeburg 70/50/pc Port Royal 69/53/pc Raleigh 65/47/pc Rock Hill 64/50/pc Rockingham 67/49/pc Savannah 74/52/pc Spartanburg 63/50/pc Summerville 72/53/pc Wilmington 70/51/pc Winston-Salem 61/43/pc

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 65/43/c 72/58/pc 68/55/pc 74/57/pc 71/56/pc 70/50/pc 70/54/c 73/55/c 75/56/pc 69/51/c 74/58/pc 72/55/pc 66/46/c

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

ODDITIES

Man sentenced for $1 robbery HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man sentenced for an armed robbery in which $1 was stolen has been ordered to spend time in a correctional center for young adults. The Herald-Dispatch reported that 21-year-old John Bruce Chafin of Huntington agreed to a Kennedy plea on

a first-degree robbery charge, which allowed him to plead without admitting guilt. Cabell Circuit Court Judge Chris Chiles sentenced Chafin to spend at least six months to two years at Anthony Center for youthful offenders after suspending his 15-year prison sentence.

Police and jail records show authorities arrested Chafin on Jan. 13 after they say he brandished a revolver at a Barboursville man, demanding the victim to empty his wallet, which contained $1. Police later confiscated the dollar bill, a jacket and a revolver as evidence.

SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK KC, a 6-month-old orange tabby and white male American short hair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is very sweet with a loving, gentle personality. He is great with other cats and children. KC even loves dogs. He would be perfect for any family. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 7739292, and is open KC to is 5:30 sweet 11 a.m. with a loving, p.m. every day exgentle percept Wednesday sonality and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food; wet cat food; cat litter; and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers; stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets; canned dog and cat food; dry dog food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; and, of course, monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2016

DAILY PLANNER

WEATHER TODAY

TONIGHT

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Periods of clouds and sun

Mostly cloudy

Mostly cloudy and warm

Mostly cloudy, showers; cooler

Cooler with rain

Periods of rain and a t-storm

69°

50°

74° / 56°

64° / 48°

58° / 47°

63° / 43°

Chance of rain: 0%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 65%

Chance of rain: 95%

Chance of rain: 65%

SW 7-14 mph

SW 3-6 mph

SW 7-14 mph

NE 6-12 mph

NE 8-16 mph

SW 8-16 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Columbia 70/51

Sumter 69/50

Aiken 67/49

Charleston 72/53

Today: Warmer; partly sunny in central parts. High 65 to 71. Sunday: Partly sunny, except more clouds in northern parts. High 66 to 72.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 69/53/pc 56/33/s 78/62/c 55/31/s 80/63/c 73/51/s 77/60/pc 60/43/pc 77/53/pc 65/42/pc 85/55/pc 60/45/pc 65/44/pc

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

60° 30° 59° 36° 81° in 1951 14° in 1958

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 356.87 76.20 75.66 96.78

24-hr chg +0.08 -0.10 -0.09 +0.48

RIVER STAGES

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

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

0.00" 4.08" 2.30" 6.38" 7.60" 6.24"

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 69/54/c 41/27/c 71/50/t 43/25/c 79/61/c 79/55/s 78/61/r 53/35/pc 78/57/pc 58/37/c 86/55/s 64/49/s 59/39/sh

Myrtle Beach 68/53

Manning 71/51

ON THE COAST

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 69/50

Bishopville 69/50

Today: Mostly cloudy. Winds southwest 4-8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Sunday: Mild with a stray shower. Winds southwest 6-12 mph.

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

Greenville 62/49

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Gaﬀney 63/48 Spartanburg 63/50

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

NATIONAL CITIES

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter

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THE SUMTER ITEM

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 10.49 +0.01 19 5.01 -0.49 14 9.37 -0.35 14 5.12 -0.05 80 79.35 -0.02 24 13.39 -0.69

Sunrise 7:02 a.m. Moonrise 4:29 p.m.

Sunset Moonset

6:10 p.m. 5:28 a.m.

Full

Last

New

First

Feb. 22

Mar. 1

Mar. 8

Mar. 15

TIDES AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Sun.

High 7:19 a.m. 7:42 p.m. 8:05 a.m. 8:27 p.m.

Ht. 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.9

Low 1:35 a.m. 2:15 p.m. 2:24 a.m. 2:59 p.m.

Ht. -0.4 -0.2 -0.5 -0.3

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 60/42/c 68/51/pc 70/50/pc 71/52/pc 60/51/pc 72/53/pc 63/47/pc 66/52/pc 70/51/pc 68/49/pc 64/46/pc 68/50/pc 67/49/pc

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 62/43/c 72/54/c 74/56/c 72/55/pc 62/50/pc 73/56/pc 69/51/c 69/54/c 76/57/c 73/58/pc 66/51/pc 73/57/c 73/54/c

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 73/55/pc 77/51/pc 70/50/c 72/53/pc 74/58/pc 67/47/c 68/51/c 66/45/c 69/56/pc 78/53/pc 69/56/c 73/55/c 69/52/c

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 65/43/c 72/58/pc 68/55/pc 74/57/pc 71/56/pc 70/50/pc 70/54/c 73/55/c 75/56/pc 69/51/c 74/58/pc 72/55/pc 66/46/c

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

ODDITIES

SECTION

Saturday, February 20, 2016 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

prep Basketball

Sweet redemption Year after losing to Irmo, Sumter girls get decisive 48-34 2nd-round victory over Lady Yellow Jackets BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

Gators rally end of half for win Lakewood defeats Brookland-Cayce 50-38 to advance

Before Sumter High School girls basektball head coach Jason Loudenslager could send a text out, half of the players who were with him last year beat him to the punch. “They said, ‘Coach, we got Irmo on Friday,’” Loudenslager said. “That made me smile. They remembered what it felt like last year and they were already checking in and focused mentally.” And ready for the Lady Yellow Jackets. After falling to Irmo in the third round last season, the Lady Gamecocks got a measure of revenge on Friday at the SHS gymnasium with a 48-34 victory in the second round of the 4A state playoffs. Sumter, now 23-4 on the season, will host Lexington, a 45-38 winner over No. 1 seed Ashley Ridge, on Monday at 7 p.m. Irmo finishes the season at 13-13. “(Last year) was on my mind the whole game,” senior Kyra Wilson said. “We knew we had to get them back. It meant a lot for us. We needed this win because our goal is a state title.” Wilson was a big part of what turned out to be a gamechanging second quarter for SHS. She scored five of her team-high 12 points during a 13-0 run that helped the Lady Gamecocks blow open a close contest. Sumter outscored Irmo 23-4 during the frame and held a 20-point advantage -- 32-12 -- at the break. “Things snowballed on them real quickly once we got to get out in our pressure (defense),” Loudenslager said. “Their point guard (Taiylar Demoss) got into a little foul trouble in

By CHRIS DEARING Special to The State CAYCE -- Lakewood High School was on its heels early in the first half of its 3A boys basketball second-round state playoff contest against host Brookland-Cayce on Friday. The Gators trailed by eight, but a simple change in defense turned the momentum into their favor. That propelled Lakewood to a hard fought 50-38 victory. It was just the second playoff win ever for Lakewood, which opened in 1996. The first came on Tuesday when the Gators went on the road and defeated North Myrtle Beach. The win sends Lakewood on the road for the third straight playoff game when it travels to Marlboro County on Tuesday. Marlboro County earned a 72-52 victory over Airport on Friday to advance. “We’re in a tough region (VI) and it really prepared us for the playoffs,” Lakewood head coach Bryan Brown said. “These guys aren’t used to winning. We lost a couple of close games, but just being able to play in that environment helped us. We hadn’t played in those type of environments the last few years and to be able to come into a tough one and win says a lot about their character.” Brookland-Cayce, which finished the year with a 14-12 record, jumped to a 20-12 lead in the middle of the second quarter behind the hot shooting of Lloyd Hemming. The junior guard torched the Gators’ zone

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SCHSL STATE PLAYOFFS SCHSL Boys 4A West Ashley at Sumter, 7 p.m. 2A Edisto at Lee Central, 7 p.m. SCISA Boys 3A at Heathwood Hall (in Columbia) Ben Lippen vs. Wilson Hall, 6 p.m. at Pinewood Prep (in Summerville) Northwood vs. Thomas Sumter, 5:30 p.m. at Sumter Civic Center Laurence Manning vs. Augusta Christian, 7 p.m. 2A at Pinewood Prep (in Summerville) Bethesda Academy vs. Robert E. Lee, 7 p.m.

Free throws lift Lady Cavs to 46-39 win KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter’s Tiarra Abram (4) goes up for a shot over Irmo’s Taiylar Demoss during the Lady Gamecocks’ 48-34 victory on Friday in the second round of the 4A state playoffs at the SHS gymnasium.

Lady Barons overpower Cardinal Newman 54-21 BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item As the SCISA 3A girls basketball state playoffs tipped off on Friday at Sumter Civic Center, Wilson Hall did what was expected of a No. 3 seed going against a No. 6 -- win and win big. The Lady Barons were once again stingy on defense and did more than enough on offense, placing 11 players in the scoring column, for a 54-21 victory over Cardinal Newman in a lower bracket matchup. With the win, Wilson Hall improved to 17-9 on the season heading into a second-round contest with No. 2 seed Pinewood Prep. The Lady Barons

and the 20-9 Lady Panthers will meet at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Wilson Hall jumped out to an 8-0 lead and never looked back from there. By the end of the first quarter, the Lady Barons were up 16-3, with most of the damage coming from long range. Betsy Cunningham, Catherine Kelley, Mary Margaret Munn and Susanna Hutson all connected from behind the 3-point line, with Munn adding a second outside jumper and Nicolette Fisher contributing two from the low post to round out Wilson Hall’s scoring for the quarter. “Mary Margaret and Betsy and Catherine all hit some re-

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Wilson Hall’s Mary Margaret Munn (4) steals an inbound pass from Cardinal Newman’s Hailey Laubacker in the Lady Barons’ 54-21 victory on Friday in the first round of the SCISA 3A state See barons, Page B4 playoffs at Sumter Civic Center.

By PATRICK ENZOR Special to The Sumter Item Coming into Friday’s SCISA 2A girls basketball first-round state playoff game versus Hilton Head Prep, the Lady Cavaliers from Robert E. Lee Academy were shooting just north of 70 percent from the free throw line. However, what REL did in the second half from the charity stripe on Friday at Sumter Civic Center was a clinic. The Lady Cavs hit 15 of 19 free throws in the second half to not only rally from 10 down, but bury HHP 46-39 to advance to the second round. “We work on them every day,” said REL head coach Kim Langston, whose team improved to 10-14 on the season. “They have some incentives to make them. It pays off for you, especially in games like this.” REL will face Hilton Head Christian in the second round on Monday at 8 p.m. at Sumter Civic Center. HHC was a 49-28 winner over Marlboro Academy on Friday.

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sports

Saturday, February 20, 2016

auto racing

Junior hoping to drive ‘Amelia’ to victory line By JENNA FRYER The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Her name is Amelia, and boy, can she fly. She’ll be forever treasured by Dale Earnhardt Jr., even though he wants nothing more than to give her away Sunday. Amelia Earhart is the nickname of the sleek and superfast Chevrolet that Earnhardt drove to three wins last season. The car never finished lower than third in five races, and Earnhardt couldn’t find a reason to keep her out of the upcoming Daytona 500. The decision was easy. Instead of building a new car specifically for the “The Great American Race” — what most teams do every offseason — Earnhardt opted to give Amelia another shot at getting to victory lane. She delivered Thursday night when Earnhardt won a 150-mile qualifying race to up her record to four wins in six starts over the last 13 months. “The car really does everything I ask it to do,” Earnhardt said after his win. “When you have a car that you know can do the things that this car can do, you’re willing to take those gambles and risks to pull out and pass. It’s just a fun car to drive. Really special car.” When Rick Hendrick leaned into the window after Earnhardt’s latest victory, the driver urged his team owner to keep track of Amelia and consider putting her on display in his museum. For now, he’s just fine if he says goodbye to her Sunday. Daytona International Speedway displays the winning car for a year, and teams gladly exchange them for the trophy. Earnhardt, a two-time 500 winner, decided chassis No. 88-872 needed a name when crew chief Greg Ives declined to retire the car. “The fact that we’re going to keep running it, I said, ‘We gotta name it,’ and we were thinking of a woman who has accomplished something that was an awesome person that was something we could be proud of,” Earnhardt said. “Amelia Earhart was the first thing that came to my mind. She must have been the most

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. prepares to climb into his car during practice on Friday for Sunday’s Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.

daytona 500 lineup After Sunday qualifying; race Sunday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 196.314 mph. 2. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 196.036. 3. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 195.682. 4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 195.207. 5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 194.46. 6. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 193.399. 7. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 194.746. 8. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 194.51. 9. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet. 10. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 194.662. 11. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 194.523. 12. (95) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 193.936. 13. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 194.104. 14. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 192.938. 15. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 193.665. 16. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 192.291. 17. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 192.365. 18. (14) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet. 19. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 195.118. 20. (93) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 192.686. 21. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 194.675.

daring. She sort of fits that mold of the courage and determination that you need as a race car driver.” So it’s the car that gives Earnhardt the confidence to make the moves he did Thursday night while winning for the 17th time at Daytona. The victory came on the 15th anniversary of his father’s death. Although he daydreamed about winning to honor his father, he really just didn’t want to embarrass himself with a poor showing. There was no chance of

22. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 191.302. 23. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 191.436. 24. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 191.192. 25. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 193.878. 26. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 194.839. 27. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 192.542. 28. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota. 29. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 189.068. 30. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 191.583. 31. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 191.249. 32. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 194.25. 33. (32) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 191.808. 34. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 193.753. 35. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 193.332. 36. (83) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 192.406. 37. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 193.936. 38. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 194.099. 39. (59) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 192.604. 40. (26) Robert Richardson Jr., Toyota, 190.496.

that happening as he dominated by leading 43 of the 60 laps and passing Denny Hamlin, winner of last week’s exhibition race, with ease to claim the victory. Hamlin was alone in his qualifying race and lacked the help needed to beat Earnhardt — and Amelia. “I mean, I could have chopped (Earnhardt) a little bit more, but I saw in my mirror it would have been close and it’s just not - this isn’t the time to cut it close,” Hamlin said. “Sunday is probably the time to do it.”

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NCAA president: Smaller schools adjusting to Power 5 autonomy By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

challenging when athletic budgets range COLUMBIA — NCAA from $10 million President Mark Emmert beat one school to lieves mid- and lower-level the $106 million members are gradually adSouth Carolina Emmert justing to Power Five conferprojects this ence school’s autonomy and school year. increased financial outlay to “But everybody’s recogathletes because of cost-ofnizing that’s that is just the attendance stipends. reality of the world like so Emmert spoke to Univermany things in life,” Emsity of South Carolina Board mert said. “They’re all tryof Trustee members Friday, ing to adjust to it.” part of his visit to the school That’s even true in the that included meeting with SEC where the cost of atathletes and attending tendance increases — as Thursday night’s women’s set by figures sent from the basketball game. financial aid office to the In 2014, the NCAA DiviDepartment of Education sion I Board of Directors ap- — range from $5,666 given proved letting members of athletes at Tennessee to the five biggest conferences $3,528 given athletes at — the Atlantic Coast Confer- Texas A&M. ence, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12 Emmert said schools with and Southeastern Confermodest budgets are not tryence — have autonomy on ing to beat Power 5 memvarious issues in their rebers in a financial competispective leagues, including tion of who has the highest four-year scholarships and budget, but have opportuniincreasing the cost of athlet- ties in NCAA championic scholarships. ships to make a name for Emmert said having a themselves by knocking off one-size fits all structure is some of the big-name oppo-

nents. “That’s one of the reasons why March Madness is so popular, because Mercer can go beat Duke, and for Mercer that’s a big deal,” Emmert said. The group of 65 schools in the Power Five leagues also can pass rules on their own without the backing of other NCAA member conferences. But what the NCAA will continue to fight against, Emmert said, is the notion of athletes as school employees. A group of Northwestern football players tried to form a union, but the National Labor Relations Board declined to assert jurisdiction in the case effectively ending the effort. And just this week, Emmert said a group of Penn athletes lost a court case claiming they were employees and deserved to make minimum wage. “I for one and I know this is supported by nearly everyone in higher education, don’t believe that studentathletes should become employees,” Emmert said.

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TODAY 6 a.m. – Professional Golf: Maybank Championship Malaysia Third Round from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (GOLF). 7:30 a.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Match – Hull vs. Arsenal (FOX SPORTS 1). 9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Match – West Brom vs. Reading (FOX SPORTS 2). 10 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 Pole Qualifying from Daytona Beach, Fla. (FOX SPORTS 1). Noon – College Basketball: Xavier at Georgetown (WACH 57). 11 a.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Army at Navy (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 11 a.m. – College Basketball: Memphis at South Florida (ESPNU). Noon – College Basketball: Duke at Louisville (ESPN). Noon – College Basketball: Georgia at Vanderbilt (ESPN2). Noon – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 Practice from Daytona Beach, Fla. (FOX SPORTS 1). Noon – Women’s College Basketball: Rice at Florida International (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). Noon – International Soccer: FA Cup Match – Everton vs. Bournemouth (FOX SPORTS 2). Noon – College Basketball: St. Bonaventure at Dayton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – College Basketball: Florida at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240). 1 p.m. – College Basketball: Miami at North Carolina (WLTX 19). 1 p.m. – College Basketball: Penn State at Rutgers (ESPNU). 1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Northern Trust Open Third Round from Pacific Palisades, Calif. (GOLF). 1:25 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Benfica vs. Pacos Ferreira (UNIVISION). 1:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Army at Navy (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Baylor at Texas (ESPN). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Pittsburgh at Syracuse (ESPN2). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Marquette at DePaul (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 2 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Oklahoma State at Texas Christian (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: St. Joseph’s at Davidson (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. – College Baseball: Albany at South Carolina (WNKT-FM 107.5). 2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Butler at Villanova (WACH 57). 2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Mississippi State at Alabama (SEC NETWORK). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Northern Trust Open Third Round from Pacific Palisades, Calif. (WLTX 19). 3 p.m. – College Basketball: Clemson at North Carolina State (WKTC 63, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7). 3 p.m. – College Hockey: Ohio State at Penn State (ESPNU). 3 p.m. – College Baseball: MLB Urban Invitational from New Orleans – Louisiana Tech vs. Southern (MLB NETWORK). 3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 from Daytona Beach, Fla. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9). 4 p.m. – Figure Skating: Four Continents Championship from Taipei City, Chinese Taipei – Ladies Free Skate (WIS 10). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Elizabeth City vs. Bowie State (ASPIRE). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Illinois State at Northern Illinois (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Oklahoma at West Virginia (ESPN). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Connecticut at Cincinnati (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – Track and Field: Millrose Games from New York (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 5 p.m. – College Basketball: Mississippi at Auburn (SEC NETWORK). 5:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisiana State at Tennessee (ESPNU). 5:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Cruz Azul vs. America (UNIVISION). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisiana Tech at Texas-El Paso (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: Kansas at Kansas State (ESPN2). 6:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Kentucky at Texas A&M (ESPN). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: MLB Urban Invitational from New Orleans – Grambling State vs. New Orleans (MLB NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas Christian at Iowa State (ESPNU). 7:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Missouri at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK). 7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Veracruz vs. Monterrey (UNIVISION). 8 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Connecticut at East Carolina (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Notre Dame at Georgia Tech (ESPN2). 8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Golden State at Los Angeles Clippers (WOLO 25). 8:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Purdue at Indiana (ESPN). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: San Diego at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 9 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: Australian Open Final Round from Grange, Australia (GOLF). 9:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas Tech at Oklahoma State (ESPNU). 10 p.m. – College Basketball: Nevada at Nevada-Las Vegas (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 9:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Guadalajara vs. Jaguares (UNIVISION). 10 p.m. – College Basketball: St. Mary’s (Calif.) at Gonzaga (ESPN2). 11 p.m. – College Basketball: Colorado at UCLA (FOX SPORTS 1). 11:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Hawaii at California-Irvine (ESPNU).

NBA Standings By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Atlanta Miami Charlotte Washington Orlando Central Division Cleveland Indiana Chicago Detroit Milwaukee

W L Pct GB 35 17 .673 — 32 23 .582 4½ 23 32 .418 13½ 14 40 .259 22 8 45 .151 27½ W L Pct GB 31 24 .564 — 29 24 .547 1 27 26 .509 3 24 28 .462 5½ 23 29 .442 6½ W L Pct GB 39 14 .736 — 28 25 .528 11 27 26 .509 12 27 27 .500 12½ 22 32 .407 17½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Memphis Dallas Houston New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Portland Utah

W L Pct GB 45 9 .833 — 31 22 .585 13½ 29 26 .527 16½ 27 28 .491 18½ 20 33 .377 24½ W L Pct GB 40 14 .741 — 27 27 .500 13 26 27 .491 13½

Denver Minnesota Pacific Division Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers

22 32 .407 18 17 37 .315 23 W L Pct GB 48 4 .923 — 36 18 .667 13 22 31 .415 26½ 14 40 .259 35 11 44 .200 38½

Wednesday’s Games

No games scheduled

Thursday’s Games

Washington 103, Utah 89 Cleveland 106, Chicago 95 L.A. Clippers 105, San Antonio 86

Friday’s Games

Dallas at Orlando, 7 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m. New York at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m. Indiana at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Houston at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m. Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Golden State at Portland, 10 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Boston at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Washington at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. New York at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

NHL Standings By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 58 33 18 7 73 161 136 Boston 58 31 21 6 68 174 160 Detroit 58 29 20 9 67 149 153 Tampa Bay 57 31 22 4 66 155 144 Ottawa 59 27 26 6 60 169 184 Montreal 58 27 27 4 58 159 161 Buffalo 58 23 28 7 53 137 162 Toronto 56 20 27 9 49 136 167 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 56 42 10 4 88 187 128 N.Y. Rangers 58 33 19 6 72 170 150 N.Y. Islanders 56 30 19 7 67 163 144 Pittsburgh 56 29 19 8 66 148 144 New Jersey 58 29 22 7 65 130 136 Carolina 58 26 22 10 62 141 154 Philadelphia 56 25 21 10 60 137 151 Columbus 58 23 28 7 53 149 180

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 61 38 18 5 81 175 142 Dallas 59 37 16 6 80 191 162 St. Louis 60 34 17 9 77 147 140 Nashville 58 27 21 10 64 153 152 Colorado 60 30 26 4 64 161 166 Minnesota 58 26 22 10 62 150 147 Winnipeg 57 25 28 4 54 148 168 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 57 33 20 4 70 155 136 Anaheim 57 30 19 8 68 141 139 San Jose 56 31 20 5 67 166 149 Arizona 57 27 24 6 60 157 174 Vancouver 57 22 23 12 56 135 162 Calgary 56 25 28 3 53 153 173 Edmonton 59 22 31 6 50 148 181 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games

Tampa Bay 6, Winnipeg 5, SO San Jose 2, Florida 1, SO Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Pittsburgh 6, Detroit 3 N.Y. Rangers 4, Toronto 2 Ottawa 4, Carolina 2 St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 1, OT Nashville 2, Boston 0 Minnesota 5, Edmonton 2 Arizona 6, Dallas 3 Anaheim 5, Vancouver 2

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m. San Jose at Carolina, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m. Detroit at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Florida, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m. Boston at Dallas, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 9 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m. Chicago vs. Minnesota at Minneapolis, MN, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

golf By The Associated Press PGA Tour-Northern Trust Open Par Scores Friday At Riviera Country Club Los Angeles Purse: $6.8 million Yardage: 7,322; Par 71 (35-36) First Round (a-amateur) Camilo Villegas Chez Reavie Bubba Watson Luke List Ricky Barnes Rory McIlroy Charles Howell III a-Charlie Danielson Shawn Stefani Justin Leonard Ben Crane Jason Kokrak Billy Horschel Charl Schwartzel Angel Cabrera Harris English Retief Goosen Martin Laird Marc Leishman Kevin Chappell Kyle Reifers Dustin Johnson Adam Scott Troy Merritt Luke Donald

31-32—63 32-34—66 32-34—66 33-33—66 32-35—67 33-34—67 31-36—67 32-35—67 32-35—67 33-34—67 31-36—67 34-34—68 32-36—68 32-36—68 32-36—68 33-35—68 33-35—68 32-36—68 34-34—68 34-34—68 34-34—68 33-35—68 36-32—68 33-35—68 35-33—68

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LPGA-Women’s Australian Open Par Scores Friday At The Grange Golf Club, West Course Adelaide, Australia City Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,600; Par: 72 Second Round (a-amateur) Holly Clyburn Catriona Matthew Xi Yu Lin Haru Nomura Jenny Shin Caroline Masson Karrie Webb Jiyai Shin Ha Na Jang Bertine Strauss Tiffany Joh Charley Hull Lydia Ko Kylie Walker Danielle Kang Stacey Keating Paula Reto Beth Allen Min Seo Kwak SooBin Kim Katherine Kirk Brooke M. Henderson a-Hannah Green Eun Woo Choi Ryann O’Toole

71-65—136 67-69—136 70-67—137 69-68—137 67-70—137 66-71—137 67-71—138 70-69—139 69-70—139 69-70—139 72-68—140 70-70—140 70-70—140 70-70—140 70-70—140 70-70—140 70-70—140 69-71—140 69-71—140 63-77—140 71-70—141 70-71—141 72-70—142 71-71—142 70-72—142

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Saturday, February 20, 2016

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Barnes takes loss as Tigers fall to Maine 4-3 in season opener BY Scott Keepfer skeepfer@greenvillenews.com

championship-level teams do is they win the last nine outs of the ballgame,” Lee said. CLEMSON – It was a perThe Tigers mustered little fect day for baseball. in the seventh and eighth inBut a somewhat less-thannings, but did threaten a perfect season opener for comeback in the ninth. ClemClemson. son put runners on first and Four Maine pitchers comsecond with one out, but Eli bined to check the Tigers on White struck out, then, after four hits and the Black Bears Reed Rohlman walked to load topped the Tigers 4-3 on Frithe bases, Chris Okey struck day, spoiling the debut of new out to end the game. Clemson head coach Monte Barnes and reliever Alex Lee in front of a Doug Kings- Eubanks combined to strike more Stadium crowd of 5,497. out 14 batters, but an RBI triFormer Sumter High ple in the seventh inning that School standout Charlie was lost in the lights by outBarnes took the loss for the fielders Chase Pinder and Tigers. The sophomore leftSeth Beer eventually doomed hander worked 51/3 innings, the Tigers. giving up three runs. He “We had some tough luck, struck out seven and walked obviously, on the fly ball that one while scattering six hits. Pinder and Beer just lost with It was the third consecutive two outs,” Lee said. season-opening defeat for The Tigers, playing their Clemson, and the fourth in first game in 22 years without five years. Jack Leggett in the dugout, “It wasn’t pretty on either jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the side,” Lee said after his first first when White reached on game at the Tigers’ helm an error and Reed Rohlman after seven seasons as head followed with an RBI double coach at College of Charlesdown the first-base line. Rohlton. “But their guys found a man later scored on a balk. way to get it done.” Maine tied the score in the Clemson entered the game third and then pulled ahead, having won 22 of 23 against 3-2, on an RBI single by JonaMaine, including eight in a than Salcedo in the sixth, but row, but the Black Bears halt- the Tigers responded with a ed that skid by getting five run in the bottom of the insolid innings from starter ning when Wilson’s infield Justin Courtney and a strong chop single scored Okey, who effort from the bullpen. reached on a hit by pitch to The Tigers struck out 11 open the inning. times and batted .121, with juThe second game of the nior second baseman Weston 3-game series is set for 2 p.m. Wilson the only Tiger with today with senior right-handmultiple hits. er Clate Schmidt the sched“One of the things that uled starter for the Tigers.

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Sears fans 12 in 5 innings in Bulldogs’ 4-2 victory From staff reports CHARLESTON – John Patrick Sears struck out 12 batters in five shutout innings to lead The Citadel baseball team to a 4-2 victory over Virginia Tech in its season opener on Friday at Joe Riley Park. The left-handed Sears, the former Wilson Hall standout, scattered just two hits and walked one in picking up the victory. Seats left the game with a 2-0 lead and was relieved by another Sumterite, Philip Watcher. Watcher, the former Sumter High School and Sumter P-15’s standout didn’t fare as well. The sophomore right-hander was touched up for both of the runs in 12/3 innings. He walked three and two hits while striking out three.

Zach Lavery pitched the final two innings to pick up the save. The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth. Mike Deese led off the inning with a double and Austin Mapes followed up with a double to deliver him for the 1-0 lead. Drew Ellis added a runscoring single to make it 2-0. After the Hokies scored a run in the top of the sixth to make it 2-1, The Citadel scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth. After Stephen Windham singled with two outs, Ellis followed with a 2-run home run to make it 4-1. Ellis and Windham each had two hits for the Bulldogs, who finished with just six. Two more Sumterites, William Kinney and Jacob Watcher, both went 0-for-3.

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Newcomer lifts Gamecocks to 10-1 win over Albany

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Dustin Johnson was tied with Troy Merritt for the lead through the early portion of the second round of the Northern Trust Open on Friday at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.

Johnson tied for early lead at Northern Trust LOS ANGELES — Dustin Johnson and Troy Merritt were tied for the lead Friday at the Northern Trust Open. Jordan Spieth was out the door. Spieth missed the cut for the first time since September. He ran off four straight birdies around the turn, only to make sloppy mistakes with his irons that cost him bogeys he could not afford. He shot 68 and was likely to miss the cut by at least four shots. Johnson played in the group ahead of Spieth at Riviera and made four birdies in a five-hole stretch in the middle of his round for a 66. Merritt also had a 66 without a bogey on his card. Marc Leishman of Australia had a 67 and was one shot behind. Rory McIlroy played in the afternoon.

Clyburn, Matthew lead Women’s australian Open ADELAIDE, Australia — England’s Holly Clyburn shot a 7-under 65 Friday to move to 8-under 136 and into a tie for the clubhouse lead during the second round of the Women’s Australian Open. Clyburn and Scotland’s Catriona Matthew (69) held a one-stroke edge over Germany’s Caroline Masson, who shot 71. Another stroke back at 6-under after a 71 was fivetime champion Karrie Webb. Overnight leader SooBin Kim, who shot a course-record 63 on Thursday on The Grange’s West course, had an afternoon start Friday, as did top-ranked and defending

champion Lydia Ko, who shot 70 Thursday. Canadian Brooke Henderson shot 71 Friday and was at 3-under. Cheyenne Woods had a 78 and was at 4-over, unlikely to make the cut. The tournament is sanctioned by the LPGA, Australian Women’s and Ladies European tours.

Former Athletics player Tony Phillips dies PHOENIX — Tony Phillips, an infielder and outfielder who made the final defensive play in the Oakland Athletics’ sweep of the Giants during the earthquake-interrupted 1989 World Series, has died. He was 56. The A’s didn’t provide a cause of death Friday in announcing Phillips’ passing, which the club said occurred Wednesday in Arizona and was unexpected. “I am in total shock. Played golf with Tony Phillips last week he was driving the ball over 300 yards seemed so healthy and full of life,” former A’s slugger Jose Canseco posted on Twitter. “RIP Tony Phillips. My thoughts and prayers with your family at this tough time. Going to miss you.” Phillips played nine of his 18 major league seasons with the A’s, and he also spent five years with Detroit, two each with the Angels and White Sox and one year for both the Mets and Toronto. He returned to Oakland for his final season in 1999 and was a career .266 hitter with 160 home runs and 819 RBIs in

2,161 games.

Longtime Giant Jim Davenport dies at 82 SAN FRANCISCO — Jim Davenport, a longtime third baseman for the San Francisco Giants who later managed the team and worked in the front office, has died. He was 82. The Giants announced his death Friday, saying he died Thursday night in Redwood City, California, because of heart failure. Davenport was one of the original San Francisco Giants after the franchise moved west from New York after the 1957 season. He played in the 1962 World Series and won a National League Gold Glove that same season. Davenport was with the Giants organization for 51 years as a player, manager and coach in the majors and minors. He managed the Giants for part of the 1985 season before being replaced by Roger Craig. He batted .258 with 77 home runs and 456 RBIs in 1,501 career games over 13 major league seasons all with San Francisco, from 1958-’70. Giants CEO Larry Baer says: “The passing of Jim Davenport brings great sadness to our organization. Jim had a wonderful spirit and was a great Giant. We will always remember `Davvy.”’ Davenport is survived by his wife, Betty, daughter Cathy, sons Randy, Ken, Don and Gary. The Associated Press

BY Willie T. Smith III wtsmith@greenvillenews.com

few of us JUCO kids. “We’re not really used to it, but we’ll get used to it.” COLUMBIA – University of As the game progressed, South Carolina outfielder the newcomers appeared to Dom Thompson-Williams get comfortable with 7,434 was a bit overwhelmed by the fans looking on. crowd that filled Founders Also putting them at ease Park on Friday. was sophomore starting The transfer from Iowa pitcher Clarke Schmidt. Western Community College Getting the opening day did not let that hinder his start was something Schmidt performance, however. had been shooting for. He finThompson-Williams picked ished with a solid perforup three hits in four at-bats in mance, allowing one run on his major-college debut, inthree hits and four walks cluding a two-run homer, that while striking out six in six helped the Gamecocks earn a innings to earn the victory. 10-1 win over Albany in the The teams play again at 2 first game of the season. p.m. today. Redshirt fresh“The first pitch, there were man Braden Webb will pitch definitely a lot of jitters going for South Carolina. Albany on,” Thompson-Williams said. will counter with junior left“I think we took it in pretty hander Marcus Failing. The well. The fan base we had out teams conclude the series there is kind of different to a Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

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BOYS First Round Today At Heathwood Hall A (U4) Ben Lippen vs. (U5) Wilson Hall, 6 p.m. At Pinewood Prep (U3) Northwood vs. (U6) Thomas Sumter, 5:30 p.m. At Heathwood Hall A (L4) Cardinal Newman vs. (L5) First Baptist, 4:30 p.m. At Sumter Civic Center (L3) Laurence Manning vs. (L6) Augusta Christian, 7 p.m. GIRLS First Round Friday (U4) First Baptist 41, (U5) Laurence Manning 35 (U3) Porter-Gaud 58, (U6) Heathwood Hall 29 (L5) Ben Lippen 57, (L4) Orangeburg Prep 50 (L3) Wilson Hall 54, (L6) Cardinal Newman 21

BOYS First Round Today At Wilson Hall B (1) Spartanburg Day vs. (4) Carolina, 6 p.m. At Sumter Civic Center (2) Hilton Head Christian vs. (3) Greenwood Christian, 5:30 p.m. At Wilson Hall B (1) Trinity-Byrnes vs. Marlboro, 3 p.m. At Sumter Civic Center (2) Florence Christian at (3) Hilton Head Prep, 4 p.m. At Sumter Civic Center (1) Christian Academy vs. (4) Calhoun, 2:30 p.m. At Wilson Hall A (2) The King’s Academy vs. (3) Spartanburg Christian, 6 p.m. At Pinewood Prep (1) Bethesda Academy vs. (4) Robert E. Lee, 7 p.m. At Heathwood Hall A (2) Oakbrook Prep vs. (3) Pee Dee, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS First Round Friday (1) Hilton Head Christian 49, (4) Marlboro 28

(2) Robert E. Lee 46, (3) Hilton Head Prep 39 (1) Spartanburg Christian defeated (4) Williamsburg (2) Florence Christian defeated (3) Calhoun (1) Pee Dee vs. (4) Carolina (2) Thomas Heyward 44, (3) Palmetto Christian 34 (1) Trinity-Byrnes 50, (4) Oakbrook Prep 29 (2) Spartanburg Day vs. (3) St. Andrew’s

BOYS First Round Today At Pinewood Prep (1) Charleston Collegiate vs. (4) Richard Winn, 4 p.m. At Wilson Hall B (2) North Myrtle Beach Christian vs. (3) Laurens Academy, 4:30 p.m. At Wilson Hall A (1) Holly Hill vs. Wardlaw, 4:30 p.m. At Heathwood Hall B (2) Covenant Classical vs. (3) Newberry Academy, 3 p.m. At Heathwood Hall A (1) Curtis Baptist vs. (4) Lowcountry or Georgetown Christian, 3 p.m. At Wilson Hall A (2) Beaufort Academy vs. (3) Dorchester, 3 p.m. At Heathwood Hall B (1) Anderson Christian vs. (4) Faith Christian, 4:30 p.m. At Pinewood Prep (2) Cathedral Academy vs. (3) Lowcountry or Georgetown Christian, 2:30 p.m. GIRLS First Round Friday (1) Richard Winn 62, (4) Mead Hall 25 (2) Lowcountry Prep vs. (3) Northside Christian (1) Holly Hill vs. Beaufort Academy (3) Patrick Henry 55, (2) Cathedral Academy 50 (1) Dorchester vs. (4) South Aiken Christian (3) St. John’s Christian 55, (2) Newberry Academy 51 (1) Curtis Baptist 36, (4) Colleton Prep 35 (2) Laurens Academy defeated (3) Charleston Collegiate

SCHSL STATE PLAYOFFS GIRLS 4A Second Round Friday Upper State (1) Rock Hill 68, (3) Westwood 47 (2) Ridge View 67, (1) Greenville 63 (1) Spring Valley 56, (2) Westside 40 (1) Dorman 45, (3) T.L. Hanna 43 Lower State (1) Goose Creek 59, (2) Conway 30 (1) North Augusta 57, (3) Socastee 37 (2) Lexington 45, (1) Ashley Ridge 38 (1) Sumter 48, (3) Irmo 34 3A Second Round Thursday Upper State (1) Wren 84, (2) Greer 45 (1) Lancaster 42, 2) Lower Richland 39 (1) Eastside 51, (2) Belton-Honea Path 49 (1) Dreher 63, (2) South Pointe 45 Lower State (2) Wilson 59, (1) OrangeburgWilkinson 49 (1) Midland Valley 57, (2) Manning 50 (1) Myrtle Beach 52, (2) Stall 34 (1) Crestwood 68, (2) Aiken 37 Quarterfinals Monday Upper State (1) Lancastr at (1) Wren (1) Dreher at (1) Eastside Lower State (2) Wilson at (1) Midland Valley (1) Crestood at (1) Myrtle Beach

(1) McCormick at (1) Christ Church (1) C.A. Johnson at (1) Calhoun County Lower State (1) Estill at (1) Burke (1) Timmonsville at (1) Latta BOYS 4A Second Round Today Upper State (2) Spartanburg at (1) Fort Mill (2) Spring Valley at (1) Westside (3) Gaffney at (1) Blythewood (2) Nation Ford at (1) Byrnes Lower State (2) Carolina Forest at (1) James Island (2) Summerville at (1) Irmo (4) South Florence at (2) South Aiken (2) West Ashley at (1) Sumter 3A Second Round Friday Upper State (1) Seneca 95, (3) Richland Northeast 64 (1) South Pointe 53, (2) Lower Richland 43 (1) Berea 70, (3) Union County 57 (1) A.C. Flora 70, (2) Lancaster 54 Lower State (2) Wilson at (1) Beaufort 53 (1) Midland Valley 75, (2) Darlington 53 (4) Lakewood 50, (3) BrooklandCayce 38 (1) Marlboro County 72, (2) Airport 52

2A Second Round Friday Upper State (3) Fairfield Central at (1) Pendleton (2) Newberry at (1) Saluda (2) Strom Thurmond at (1) Keenan (2) Woodruff at (1) Andrew Jackson Lower State (2) Dillon at (1) Ridgeland-Hardeeville 85 (3) Waccamaw at (1) Bishop England (2) Battery Creek at (1) Lee Central (3) Whale Branch at (1) Mullins

2A Second Round Today Upper State (2) Indian Land at (1) Blacksburg (3) Cheraw at (1) Abbeville (2) Strom Thurmond at (1) Keenan (3) Ninety Six at (1) Andrew Jackson Lower State (2) Mullins at (1) Ridgeland-Hardeeville (2) Timberland at (1) Battery Creek (3) Edisto at (1) Lee Central (3) Bishop England at (1) Dillon

1A Thursday Second Round Upper State (1) McCormick 49, (2) Ridge SpringMonetta 32 (1) Christ Church 92, (3) North 38 (1) C.A. Johnson 67, (3) Calhoun Falls 19 (1) Calhoun County 59, (3) Southside Christian 41 Lower State (1) Estill 58, (2) Carvers Bay 44 (1) Burke 39, (3) Hemingway 28 (1) Timmonsville 59, (2) Cross 22 (1) Latta 71, (2) Bethune-Bowman 27 Monday Quarterfinals Upper State

1A Second Round Friday Upper State (2) Ridge Spring-Monetta 83, (1) Calhoun Falls 78 (2) C.A. Johnson 46, (1) Christ Church 39 (2) St. Joseph’s at (1) McBee (1) Calhoun County 75, (2) Fox Creek 44 Lower State (2) Carvers Bay 55, (1) DenmarkOlar 49 (1) Charleston M & S 66, (2) C.E. Murray 54 (1) Hannah-Pamplico 65, (2) Burke 61 (1) Hemingway 68, (2) Branchville 49

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the Lady Cavs trailed 16-6 with 1:46 left in the first half. They closed to 17-13 before From Page B1 halftime. REL regained the At one point, REL hit 14 of lead briefly midway through 16 free throws after starting the third quarter on a layup the game just 4-for-9. For the from Meg Gaskins, who fingame, the Lady Cavs hit 19 of ished with 12 points, to cap a 28. 16-5 run. On the flip side, HHP was a The Lady Cavs were up paltry 3-for-15 from the chari- 29-28 after three quarters, but ty stripe. That, in part, played the teams went back and a big part in why REL was forth to start the final stanza. able to overcome an 8-minute, A 7-point run from Reghann 24-second, scoring drought Griffin, who had a game-high over the first and second 19 points -- 16 in the second quarters. half -- put REL up for good at “We had a lot of nerves 37-32 with 3:38 left in the going,” said Langston. “We game with a jumper. came together real well and I From there, eighth-grader can’t be any prouder of them Rebecca Dinkins -- fresh off than I am now. They played of a run on the junior varsity solid for 32 minutes.” team -- kept the Lady DolThe key, according to phins at bay with clutch free Langston, was making life throws. Dinkins made nine tough for HHP playmaker free throws in the second half Catherine Sheehan, who had -- her only points of the game to earn most of her 16 points. -- and grabbed nine rebounds. “It was a sagging man (de“This was her first game on fense),” said Langston. the varsity team,” said Langs“Wherever she (Sheehan) ton of Dinkins. “I think she was, we needed to be. If we was a little timid in the first weren’t there, we were in half, but I don’t think we’re trouble. going to have that in the secAfter stopping the drought, ond game.”

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Lee Central falls to Battery Creek BISHOPVILLE – Lee Central High School’s varsity girls basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 46-35 loss to Battery Creek in the second round of the 2A state playoffs on Friday at the LC gymnasium. The Lady Stallions connected on just 15 of 29 free throws as they finished the year with a 14-9 record. A’Yanna Lucas led Lee Central with 18 points and eight rebounds. Alexis McMillan had nine points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals. First Baptist 41 Laurence Manning 35

CHARLESTON – Laurence Manning Academy saw its sea-

son come to an end on Friday in a 41-35 loss to First Baptist in the first round of the SCISA 3A state playoffs at the PorterGaud gymnasium. LMA finishes the season with a 10-16 record. Midland Valley 57

players score between eight and 11 points, ledy Shania Evans with 11.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Robert E. Lee 29

Manning 50

Trinity-Byrnes 23

GRANITEVILLE – Manning High School saw its season come to an end with a 57-50 loss to Midland Valley in the second round of the 3A state playoffs at the MV gymnasium. The Lady Monarchs finished the year with a 19-6 record. Mahogany Green led MHS with 15 points, Keyshaunna Walker added 14 and Makeba Harvin had 13. The Lady Mustangs had five

Robert E. Lee Academy won the Region II-2A tournament with a 29-23 victory over Trinity-Byrnes. Martha Jane Logan led REL, which finished the year at 16-3, with 10 points. Rebecca Dinkins had eight points, six rebounds, six steals and four assists. Carson Shannon had five steals and Annalise Cook had nine rebounds.

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the first half. They were looking for some answers to get the ball down the floor. “Fortunately for us, they struggled to find those answers.” SHS’ defense forced turnovers, bad looks and 1-shot chances for most of the middle quarters. Irmo was only able to sink two baskets during that time and had more points at the free throw line (5) than it did from the floor (4) in that span. “There wasn’t really a difference (from the first quarter), we just executed better,” Wilson said. “Defense wins basketball games and we live off defense.” The defense fed the Lady Gamecocks offense as five players finished with six or more points. Jessica Harris finished with nine, Cy Cooper added seven and both D’Erika Hamilton and Tiarra Abram wound up with six apiece. Abram and Harris each also had five steals while Cooper came away with six rebounds. Anna McBride had six as well. “It made it tough for them to focus on just one player,” Loudenslager said. “I thought we did a great job of spreading the ball around. Irmo slowed the pace down, but I thought we played well at that pace tonight, which is something we haven’t always done. “I think the biggest difference from the first quarter, though, was we stopped getting beat off the dribble and were able to get some defen-

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ally big shots, because they were doing a good job defensively on the inside,” said Wilson Hall head coach Glen Rector. “That opened up the outside, and fortunately they hit the shots where we were able to jump on them pretty well at the very beginning. Then they maintained the defensive intensity during the course of the night. I felt like from start to finish this may have been our most intense defensive night, because we’ve really focused on that in practice for the last couple of days.” Cunningham added a second trey in the second quarter as the lead stood at 23-9 heading

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defense for 11 points in opening that lead on the strength of three 3-point basket and a jumper in the lane. However, 20-6 Lakewood quickly switched to man and started denying Hemming the ball. That allowed the Gators to close the first half on an 11-0 run to take a 23-20 lead into the locker room. They never trailed after that. “Lakewood went to man-toman and they started fully denying Hemming so it made it tougher for him to get the ball,” Brookland-Cayce head coach Robert Wells said. “I thought at that time they slowed him down and in turn slowed our offense down.” It seemed to frustrate the Bearcats to where they stayed

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Sumter’s D’Erika Hamilton, left, tries to get a shot over Irmo’s Taiylar Demoss during the Lady Gamecocks’ 48-34 victory on Friday in the second round of the 4A state playoffs at the SHS gymnasium. sive rebounds.” Sam Fant led the Lady Yellow Jackets with 15 points followed by Demoss with 11. Courtney Evans grabbed 11

boards, including six in the first quarter that saw Irmo go neck and neck with Sumter and trail by just one entering the second period.

into the locker room. By the end of three it was 31-14 before the Lady Barons poured it on down the stretch, outscoring the Lady Cardinals 23-7 in the final eight minutes. Munn scored 11 and Fisher added 10, along with four rebounds, to top Wilson Hall. Bench play was also a key as the Lady Baron reserves contributed 19 points, led by freshmen Liza Segars and Hutson with six and five, respectively. “I’m very impressed with our bench tonight. They played extremely well and did a lot of things that we’ve been working on,” Rector said. “We have five pretty good seniors, but we also have some girls on the bench that have been playing well all year. The three freshmen

that played tonight and the younger girls did a really nice job for us. We want to focus on the fact that we have girls on the bench that can help us, and they do.” Cunningham added five steals to her six points while Lauren Goodson grabbed five rebounds to go with three points. Mary Emma Dayhuff scored eight to lead the Lady Cardinals, who closec the year with a 6-19 record. Rector sees a very competitive game for his team in Round 2 against Pinewood Prep. “Our teams match up really well,” he said. “It’s going to be a real battle. The two teams are fairly even, so it’s going to be a good game.”

in an offensive funk for over 13 minutes. They only made 2-of17 during that span and watched as the Gators took a 36-27 lead heading to the fourth quarter. Hemming only scored four points the rest of the way to finish with 15. “The biggest thing is we changed the momentum and started playing with more energy,” Brown said. “We depend on our guards to score and when we went to man, it gave those guys more energy and they attacked more and scored.” The guard trio of Malik Wilson (13), Jarvis Johnson (12) and Grant Singleton (9) combined to score 34 points. They found enough ways to keep the lead comfortable. The Bearcats got within 36-32. but the Gators ran their four corners offense almost to perfection.

They scored on six of their final eight possessions. “It’s a game of runs. I thought Lakewood made a great run in the second quarter to take the lead into the half,” Wells said. “After halftime, I thought both teams fought, but Lakewood just made more shots and got more stops on the defensive end.” Brookland-Cayce won a playoff game for the first time eight years. They graduate six seniors, but Wells is excited to go into his fifth year coaching the program. “We do have a bright future,” Wells said. “We’re going to continue to work hard. We’ll work on some things to make us better next year. We’re going to use the success of winning a playoff game. Hopefully they understand the expectations and level they need to play at.”

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mother about him. His response has always been, “I can involve whoever I want.” He knows I feel disrespected when he does this, and he still won’t change. Is there anything else I can do? Hurt in Santa Maria DEAR HURT — Yes, you can change boyfriends. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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2/20/16 42 Brand at 32-Across 44 "Pipe down!" 48 Child support org. 49 Road safety feature 51 Family __ 52 Schools abroad 54 Genre of the late David Bowie 56 Dove shape 57 "Iron Chef America" host Brown 58 Step out 60 Hunger Games competitors 61 "We don't promise you a rose garden" sloganeer 62 Transposes letters, say 63 Tom Jones hit written by Paul Anka DOWN 1 Lead source 2 Spotted cat 3 Company 4 Alfa Romeo sports cars 5 More, to minimalists 6 Flash 7 Got down pat 8 Diner kitchen shout 9 Minute

10 Heineken logo feature 11 It's trained on a nest 12 Name meaning "God's gift" 13 Flash 15 Tweeter, say 20 Phrases on seals 22 Sends in 24 Musical piece 27 Icel. is its only member without a standing army 29 "Perhaps" 31 Soap, for example 33 Short stops? 34 She played Arwen Undómiel in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy 35 Albee's "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?," e.g.

36 Enjoy The Atlantic 38 Government nutrition guide 39 "Holy cow!" 43 Wilde tragedy 45 Roger Ebert's Illinois birthplace 46 Ready for dinner 47 Reason for Luther's excommunication 49 Target section 50 Family matriarchs 53 Ages 55 "The Social Network" actress Rooney __ 58 Gloomy one 59 Pickles on "Rugrats"

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Business Services Burch's Landscaping WaterProblemsSolved: GuttersFrench Drains-Sump pumps-leveling & sodding-topsoil-filler dirt or crusher run. Call Burch 803-720-4129

Legal Service Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury

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Meter Reader/Maintenance Worker. Small Rural Water Co. seeks full time individual to perform meter reading and maintenance duties. CDL and Certification in water distribution is a plus. Duties include, but are not limited to reading water meters, maintenance to water mains and services. Company provides paid employees benefits, holidays. Exp. preferred but not necessary, will consider all applicants. Salary commensurate with experience. Send resume and past salary history to Meter Reader Box P- 174 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Holiday Inn Express seeking front desk clerk & front desk manager. Previous hotel experience required. Please apply in person at 2490 Broad st. Bucket operator/groundsman needed for local tree service. Must have Valid Drivers License. Call 803-983-9721. Hiring landscape/irrigation crew member. Exp. a plus. Must have valid drivers license with clean record. Call 803-773-3400. Exp. groomer needed Bring resume to: For Pet's Sake Grooming 1147 N. Guignard Dr

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PETS & ANIMALS Dogs 9w, AM Staff Pitbull terrier pups. Asking $100. Call 803-968-9806

Poultry PALMETTO CORNISH CHICKENS $12/case (of 12) B-Grade Southern States 335 Broad St., Sumter 803-775-1204 While Supplies last!

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Experienced Receptionist needed for busy doctors office in Sumter. Call 803-566-0179

Auctions Estate Auction of the late Harriet Smith at 2869 Sequoia Dr. Sumter, Feb. 27th @ 9 am. Furniture, antiques, glassware, AC units, etc. Auction by Bill's Furniture, Antiques & Auction Firm. AFL 4061. Tommy Atkinson SCAL 3879. 10% buyers premium & 8% sales tax. Everything must be moved the day of sale.

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of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 29, 2016. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL Section, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214-0907; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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Notice is hereby given that Family Dollar Stores of South Carolina, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and off premises consumption of beer and wine at Store# 5900, 5 S Church St., Summerton, SC 29148-9170. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 27, 2016. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL Section, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214-0907; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110. Notice is hereby given that Family Dollar Stores of South Carolina, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and off premises consumption of beer and wine at Store# 6753, 3914 Camden Highway, Dalzell, SC 29040-9157. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 29, 2016. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL Section, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214-0907; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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LEGAL NOTICES Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Mangla, LLC DBA Fuel Express intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 503 Broad Street, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 29, 2016. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110. Notice is hereby given that Family Dollar Stores of South Carolina, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and off premises consumption of beer and wine at Store# 4804, 1200 Pocallo Rd., Sumter, SC 29150-7528, Store# 5299, 338 Manning Ave, Sumter, SC 29150-6455, Store # 11362, 1760 Pinewood Rd, Sumter, SC 29154-9063. To object to the issuance

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Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury)

Notice of Sale

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

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on April 10, 2015. Kristen E. Washburn, SC Bar No. 101415 Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 888-726-9953 Fax 866-676-7658 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-02352 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiMortgage, Inc. against James E. Antill, Central Carolina Homes, and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on March 7, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: A parcel of land located in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and known as: Being Lot Number 428 in Eagle Nest, Phase 2 as shown in the recorded Plat/Map thereof in Book 2000 Page 74 of Sumter County records. Being all of that certain property conveyed to James E. Antill by Deed dated December 13, 2000 and recorded December 27, 2000 in Volume 790, Page 1231 in the land records of Sumter County, South Carolina. Also includes a mobile/manufactured home, a 2001 Fleetwood, Serial Number: NCFLY46A&B10938CJ11. This being the same property conveyed to James E. Antill by Deed of Longtown Investments, LLC, dated December 13, 2000 and recorded December 27, 2000 in Book 790 at Page 1231 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina making James E. Antill the sole owner of the property.

FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2015-CP-43-00901

TMS No. 153-08-02-010 & 400-00-28-457

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

Property Address: 2260 Equinox Avenue, Sumter, SC 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the

Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.2500%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff

AMENDED MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-1238 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority against Bernard James, I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, March 7, 2016, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: 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 being shown and delineated as Lot No. 13, Block "C" Green Acres Subdivision as shown on that certain plat of Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated August 31, 1989 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB89, Page 857. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 960 Morningside Drive, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 251-03-02-018. This being the same property conveyed to Bernard James by deed of Marlin G. Ormseth and Judy D. Ormseth dated March 10, 2009 and recorded March 11, 2009 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1119 at Page 3128.

TMS#:

251-03-02-018

Property Address: 960 Morningside Drive Sumter, S.C. 29153 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.50% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-0797 Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff

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