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Teen charged with murder FROM STAFF REPORTS A 16-year-old was charged Friday with murder in connection to a fatal shooting at a Miller Road apartment complex. Jordan Duval Jackson, 16, of 407 Highland Ave., was charged Friday with murder in connection with a fatal shooting at the Poplar Square apartments on Dec. 30, 2015. He is
being held at a South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice facility and is awaiting a bond hearing. Under state law, a 16-year-old charged with murder JACKSON faces prosecution as an adult. The victim, Antawne Dargan, 23, of 19 Brunhill Circle, was found shot to
death in an outside area of a building at the apartments. An autopsy determined Dargan suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Sumter Police have also arrested Deonte Perry, 21, of 905 Mathis St. in connection with the crime. Perry allegedly concealed his knowledge of the fatal shooting. He is charged with misprision of a felony and is being held at the Sumter-Lee Regional De-
tention Center pending bond. An investigation is continuing. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Sumter PoPERRY lice Department at (803) 436-2700. Tips can also be given anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718 or 1 (888) CRIME-SC.
Mallard arrives at Swan Lake Iris Gardens A Mallard comes in for a landing at Swan Lake Iris Gardens on a recent afternoon. The park, along Liberty Street between Guignard Drive and Alice Drive, is open daily, including holidays, from 7:30 a.m. until dusk, except under extreme weather conditions, according to the City of Sumter website. There is no charge for admission. More information is available at www.sumtersc. gov/iris-faq.aspx. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM
Tuomey leader sets tone for changeover BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Though a light drizzle initially chased the flag raising ceremony for Palmetto Health Tuomey, Chief Marketing Officer Todd Miller said the hospital’s dignitaries were able to complete the task when the rain subsided. Miller said the hospital’s leaders wanted to go ahead and lower the Toumey Health Care System flag and raise the Palmetto Health flag so employees who could not leave their duties for the ceremony
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could at least watch out of a window. “We put a message over the PA system inviting people, if they were able, to come to the windows and watch the lowering of the flag,” he said. “The word went out, and as we looked up, all the windows of the hospital and the medical office buildings and all the crosswalks were filled with people. “As Michelle (Logan-Owens) received the Tuomey flag and held it up to everybody, it was a special moment,” he said.
Miller said the enthusiasm shown at the flag raising speaks to the graciousness of people at the Sumter hospital. “It was a special time for everybody in the organization who couldn’t be down here to hear speakers and such,” he said. The feeling at the hospital Friday was that of optimism and buoyant energy as the era of Tuomey Health Care System came to an end and that of Palmetto Health Tuomey began.
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Michelle Logan-Owens, COO of Palmetto Health Tuomey, gave a powerful welcoming speech Friday at the beginning of a flag raising ceremony in which the old Tuomey flag was retired and the new PalSEE TUOMEY, PAGE A11 metto Health Tuomey flag was raised.
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