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Sumter may avoid heavy snowfall But black ice not out of the question BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Snow flurries may develop in Sumter and parts of northern Clarendon and northern Lee counties today. Snow flurries are brief instances of snow with thin, single-flaked showers. The snow flurry will be less than half
an inch and, if it does occur, it’s supposed to stop about noon, according to Doug Anderson, meteorological technician for the National Weather Service in Columbia. “The biggest concern will be the slush that could develop as a result of
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE INCLEMENT WEATHER BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter Police Department is advising residents who do not have to travel to stay at home until conditions improve. The department urges those who do travel to
check weather and road conditions before heading out. Winter weather updates can be found on www. weather.gov/cae/ and road conditions can be found on www.scdot.org. Residents can also check the police department’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ sumterscpolice for local updates.
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Big snowstorm hits millions of Americans WASHINGTON (AP) — One in seven Americans will get at least half a foot of snow outside their homes when this weekend’s big storm has finished delivering blizzards, gale-force winds, white-out conditions and flooding to much of the eastern United States. But in the nation’s capital, the snowstorm promised to leave a cause a much bigger problem. The first flakes of what could become two feet or more of wet, driving snow began falling in Washington just after 1 p.m., sloshing in from the Ohio River Valley looking just like the forecasts promised. Conditions quickly became treacherous as the storm moved northeast. Arkansas and Tennessee got eight inches; Kentucky got more than a foot; and states across the Deep South grappled with icy, snow-covered roads and power outages. At least eight people died in traffic fatalities in the dangerous weather. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser asked residents to “hunker down” and “shelter in place” through Sunday. “The forecast does not show any evidence of lightening up,” she said, stressing the “life and death implications.” The good news? Meteorologists appear to have gotten this storm right. Their predictions converged, and millions of people got KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM
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Breathing new life into the new year Manning woman undergoes double-lung transplant surgery BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Manning resident Melissa Eaddy Ridgeway has received a new set of lungs. About a year ago, her lung capacity had been reduced to 20 percent, and doctors told her she only had a few months to live. On Jan. 7, just three days after she was placed on the donor list, she found out that a match had been found. After receiving a double-lung transplant on Jan. 8, Ridgeway is PHOTO PROVIDED now breathing at 97 percent. Melissa Ridgeway, right, with her husband, Ricky, “It feels surreal,” she said. “It’s are seen at at Medical University of South Carolina like an out of body experience; it’s Transplant Center, post-surgery. Ridgeway received hard to explain the feeling of hava double-lung transplant on Jan. 8. ing someone’s lungs, and I am
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Man arrested as felon in possession of firearm Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 26-year-old Thursday for allegedly having a stolen weapon in his possession. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, Antonio Charles, of 120 Wells Ct., was unlawfully in possession of a stolen hi-point CF-380 CHARLES while in the 100 block of Wells Ct. on Jan. 20. The release states the weapon was reported stolen, from Sumter Police Department and Charles had previously been convicted of a violent crime. Charles is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Man arrested on charge of unlawful neglect of a child
House bill would aid farmers BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Nearly 70 members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, including Speaker Jay Lucas and Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, have sponsored H 4717, a bill that would create the South Carolina Farm Aid Fund to assist farmers who have suffered losses not covered by crop insurance because ofthe flood of October 2015 or any similar future disasters. The grants could equal 20 percent of the person’s verifiable loss not covered by insurance but not more than $100,000 for any one disaster. It is unclear how the grants
would be funded. The bill specifies the board may accept private funds, grants and property to be used to make financial awards from the grant program, but no mention of any appropriation by the state is included in the bill. The bill would create the Farm Aid Board, including members appointed by the State Secretary of Agriculture and certain committee chairmen in the House and Senate and others. To be eligible for the proposed grants, farmers must have experienced a loss of agricultural commodities of at least 40 percent as a result of a natural disaster, excluding drought, for which the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture has issued a
Secretarial Disaster Declaration, must have a farm number issued by the Farm Service Agency and certify in an affidavit the loss claimed is accurate. The Farm Aid Board would be charged with meeting within 20 days of the bill becoming law and adopting a grant application process. The deadline for farmers to apply would be within 45 days the board adopting an application process. Losses would be determined by historic yield and appropriate documentation as determined by the board. Staffing for the board would be provided by the Department of Agriculture.
Police teach Dr. King’s nonviolence to fifth-graders
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office charged a Dalzell man with unlawful neglect of a child Thursday after he allegedly hit a 10-year-old boy during an argument. According to Capt. Robert Burnish with the sheriff’s office, 32-year-old Kurtis Jamison, of 3235 Lombardi Ct. Lot 7, Dalzell, allegedly struck the minor JAMISON several times during an argument about the child’s homework. The child received injuries to the left side of his face, marks on the left and right side of his neck and a small cut on his lip, states the news release from the sheriff’s office. The release stated that Jamison, who had custody of the child at the time of the incident and is the child’s guardian, has been transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.
Sumter Police Department Staff Sgt. Tony Rivers spoke to fifthgraders at Willow Drive Elementary School on Jan. 15 on conflict resolution and bullying, highlighting on the philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and how they can be applied to everyday life. Sgt. James Sinkler also spoke at the event. PHOTO PROVIDED
18-year-old man arrested for attempted murder Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year-old man Friday for his alleged connection to a shooting on Jan. 15 when another man was shot in the face. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, Allen Spikes, of 336 Woodville Circle C, allegedly pointed a handgun at an 18-year-old male victim and demanded his money while in the area of Ideal Circle in Sumter County. Spikes shot the victim in the face below one of his eyes after taking the victim’s wallet. The victim received medical treatment at a Sumter-area hospital. Maj. Allen Dailey with the sheriff’s office said the victim is in stable condition. Spikes is charged with attempted murder, armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Clarendon Chamber will refund cancelled retreat fees While the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce retreat to Greenville was canceled for this weekend, Chamber Executive Director Christina Darby notified those who had registered for the retreat Friday that their registration fees will be refunded. The retreat was canceled because of inclement weather. In Darby’s email message to participants Friday, she said that the Chamber plans to have an alternative to the retreat that will likely be a one-day event held locally.
USC preserves trove of Marine Corps films BY SUSANNE M. SCHAFER The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Never-before-seen films of Marines ramming artillery shells into large guns on the beaches of Iwo Jima in 1945 and standing amid sandbags during the 1968 siege of Khe Sanh in Vietnam are part of a vast collection of silent, color footage being repaired, preserved and eventually placed online for all to see. The Marine Corps is sending the rare stockpile of films to specialists at University of South Carolina. Some of the images have been in storage for 70 years and offer viewers a gritty “you-were-there” view of military life. Most films were not even seen by the combat photographers who shot them with hand-held cameras from the late 1930s through World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Marine Corps historian Thomas Baughn, who manages the film repository at Marine Corps University at Quantico, Virginia, said it’s important the unique “Leatherneck legacy” not crumble away. Understanding the history and tradition of
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About 2,000 hours of silent, color films showing marines in action during World War II, Korea and Vietnam are being digitized at Moving Image Research Collections at University of South Carolina in Columbia in partnership with U.S. Marines Corps. See the full article at www.theitem.com. the Marine Corps is an important part of each Marine’s ethos, the historian said. “It’s some pretty powerful footage,” Baughn said in a telephone interview. The films depict storied events such as Marines wading through the tide at Guadalcanal, the wounded
being evacuated from Iwo Jima and Marines tramping single-file through the hillsides after the Chinese tried to wipe out the 1st Marine Division at the Chosin Reservoir. It is a large stockpile, about the 16,000 reels of 16 mm and 35 mm films, which amounts to about 2,000 hours.
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Small American flags are seen where they have been placed in the trees in front of the Warmbier family home in Wyoming, Ohio. North Korea on Friday announced the arrest of Otto Warmbier, a university student from Ohio.
BRUSSELS (AP) — After the death of more than 40 people off the Greek islands on Friday, here are some questions and answers about the migrant crisis and what Europe is doing to respond to it.
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WHY ARE PEOPLE DYING? Most people are arriving in Greece after a 6- or 7-mile hop from the Turkish coast, though some still cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy. Often their boats are unseaworthy, and few have reliable lifejackets, if they have any flotation device at all. Also, the E.U. has no active search and rescue mission. Coastguards and rescue ships react to mayday calls as they are required to under international law, but this takes time. E.U. countries so far refuse to share sovereignty over their waters with other countries, so the bloc cannot legally establish a search and rescue mission. A new beefed-up European border agency scheme is to be announced in March, but the agency will not have proactive search and rescue powers.
U.S. college student is now being held in North Korea CINCINNATI (AP) — Officials in North Korea and the U.S. released little information Friday about a university student from Ohio who was detained for what the authoritarian nation called a “hostile act.� Otto Warmbier is the second person from southwest Ohio to be detained in North Korea in less than two years. A Dayton-area man was held nearly six months in 2014. North Korea’s state media said the University of Virginia student entered the country under the guise of a tourist and plotted against North Korean unity with “the tacit connivance of the U.S. government and under its manipulation.� The date of his arrest for allegedly “perpetrating a hostile act� wasn’t clear nor were any details of what he did. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, campaigning in New Hampshire as a Republican presidential candidate, called the arrest “inexcusable.� His Columbus office released a letter he sent to President Obama, urging his administration “make every effort to secure Mr. Warmbier’s immediate release and keep (his) family constantly apprised.� Kasich said North Korea should either provide evidence of alleged anti-state activities or immediately release Warmbier. The U.S. State Department said in an earlier statement that it was “aware of media reports that a U.S. citizen was detained in North Korea,� but had “no further information to share due to privacy considerations.� A China-based tour company specializing in travel to North Korea, Young Pioneer Tours, confirmed that one of its customers, identified only as “Otto,� had been detained in Pyongyang, the North’s capital, but provided no other details. Social media accounts for Warmbier show interests in finance, travel and rap music. He is majoring in economics with a minor in global sustainability and was on the University of Virginia dean’s list. “I can tell you he’s a very intelligent, wonderful young man,� said Jeremy Marcel, a professor at the university’s school of commerce. “He’s an incredible guy,� added Miles Kirwin, who said he was a Theta Chi fraternity brother. Warmbier was a top student at his high school in a northern Cincinnati suburb and was described as a skilled soccer player. Wyoming City Schools spokeswoman Susanna Max said Warmbier was the salutatorian of his 2013 graduating class in the highly rated public high school. The school district “has been in touch with the family of Otto Warmbier, and we will have no additional comment at this time,� Max said Friday.
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An attorney who represented Jeffrey Fowle in 2014 advised caution for those involved with the student. “They (North Korea) kind of trickle information out, but what’s actually going on can be very different,� said attorney Timothy Tepe of Lebanon, Ohio, adding that he learned that North Korean authorities monitor reports and comments about detainees. “You have to be careful what you say.� He said Fowle is “doing wonderful� and seems to have adjusted well to life at his home near Dayton. The married father of three attends church regularly with his family and returned to a job in the city of Moraine’s street department, Tepe said. Fowle said in 2014 he had
left a Bible in a North Korean nightclub in hopes it would reach underground Christians. North Korea’s announcement Friday comes amid a diplomatic push by Washington, Seoul and their allies to slap Pyongyang with tough sanctions for its recent nuclear test. In the past, North Korea has occasionally announced the arrests of foreign detainees in times of tension with the outside world in an apparent attempt to wrest concessions or diplomatic maneuvering room. North Korea also regularly accuses Washington and Seoul of sending “spies� to overthrow its government to enable the U.S.-backed South Korean government to control the entire Korean Peninsula.
WHAT HAS THE E.U. DONE TO HELP? The EU has beefed up the Frontex border agency and launched a naval operation to hunt human traffickers. To ease the number of
arrivals and prevent dangerous journeys across the sea, E.U. nations agreed to resettle at least 20,000 refugees by bringing them in directly from countries outside Europe. Twenty-three nations also agreed to share 160,000 refugees arriving in Greece and Italy during the next two years to lighten the countries’ burdens. However, as of Jan. 21, fewer than 400 of the 160,000 potential refugees had moved on to new homes. This is partly because only four expert teams have been set up of the total 11 that had been planned in Greece and Italy to determine who qualifies for asylum. On top of that, the E.U. is to provide more than $3 billion plus assistance and assets to Turkey, as well as to countries neighboring Libya that migrants leave or travel across to get to Europe. It hopes its investment will encourage more border police action in those countries.
WHAT MORE IS PLANNED? The EU’s executive Commission has demanded that the expert teams should be working within a month. To better control the Turkey-Greece maritime border, the E.U. will look to endorse before July a European border and coast guard.
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(HD) The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The House Bunny (‘08, Comedy) aac Anna Faris. 156 2 Broke Girls (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Playboy playmate helps failing sorority. (HD) Gentlemen 186 Kelly’s Heroes (‘70, Comedy) Clint The More the Merrier (‘43, Comedy) Jean Arthur. A middle-aged man plays The Green Years (‘46, Drama) aa Charles Coburn. A flamboyant man Eastwood. Nazi gold sought. matchmaker for his young roommates during WWII. (HD) tries to instill his passion for life into his great grandson. Blondes aaa 157 Untold Stories of the ER (HD) Untold Stories of the E.R. (HD) Untold Stories of the E.R. (N) Sex Sent Me to the ER (N) (HD) Sex Sent Me to the ER (HD) Untold ER (6:00) Res i dent Evil: Ret ri bu tion (‘12, I Am Num ber Four (‘11, Sci ence Fic tion) aac Alex Pettyfer. A group of eight teen age aliens John Carter (‘12, Ad ven ture) aaa Tay lor Kitsch. 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Sunday night brings the return of ‘The X-Files’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH What’s more boring than Chelsea Handler? Complaining about Chelsea Handler. Netflix streams the four-part documentary series “Chelsea Does,” launching Saturday. “Chelsea Does” follows the former E! personality and “Chelsea Lately” talk show host as she discusses marriage, racism, Silicon Valley and drugs with friends and strangers in cozy dinner party settings and random confrontations. It’s difficult to criticize someone for self-absorption when her very reputation rests on rude narcissism. In her “Marriage” chapter, she careens from listening to friends share too much about their relationship to an impromptu encounter with children at a day care center. Apparently, there are people out there who find Handler amusing, even when she discusses the pickup/dating app Tinder with 5-year-olds. I am not among them. HBO’s rivalry with Netflix, or the fact that both share a similar audience, can be seen in the timing of the stand-up special “Whitney Cummings: I’m Your Girlfriend” (10 p.m. Saturday, HBO, TV-MA). Cummings, the co-creator of “2 Broke Girls” and star of the since-canceled NBC comedy “Whitney,” has long been associated with Handler and had been a frequent guest on “Chelsea Lately.” • A new threat arrives in Nassau, threatening to tear the pirate community apart as “Black Sails” (9 p.m. Saturday, Starz, TV-MA) embarks on a third season. From executive producer Michael Bay, “Sails” is a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island,” complete with impressive production values, expensivelooking naval engagements, old-fashioned ultra violence, women in undress and unshaven guys in period costumes engaged in power politics and greedy schemes hardly unique to the 18th century. •An R&B star endures health issues and divorce while coping with her son’s autism in the 2015 drama “Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart” (8 p.m., Lifetime), based on the singer’s memoirs. Lex Scott Davis (“The Exes”) portrays
Michael Phelps have bombed as hosts of “Saturday Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14). Will former UFC champion Ronda Rousey fare any better? Selena Gomez is the musical guest.
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Gillian Anderson stars as Dana Scully and David Duchovny as Fox Mulder on “The X-Files,” returning for a six-episode event series at 10 p.m. on Sunday on FOX. Braxton. Gavin Houston (“Guiding Light”) is cast as Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. • Wondering why you’re sitting at home watching TV on a Saturday night? The Oprah Winfrey Network has an answer, if not a culprit. The new relationship advice series “It’s Not You, It’s Men” (9 p.m., Saturday, TV-14) stars actor and singer Tyrese Gibson and hiphop legend and reality star Rev Run. Gibson is a single dad, while Run has been married for 20 years and has six children. Each brings a different perspective as they interview celebrities including Vin Diesel, Jordin Sparks and Marlon Wayans about monogamy, modern romance, sex, marriage and dating. • Has the world gotten more paranoid since “The X-Files” (10 p.m. Sunday, Fox, TV-14) went off the air in 2002? Or has the world’s paranoia simply caught up to Fox Mulder? David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles as Mulder and Dana Scully, as “The X-Files” picks up right where it left off. Mulder is contacted by a web-based conspiracy theorist and talk show host, played by Joel McHale, who’s having a blast in this Glenn Beck-meets-Alex Jones role, equal parts bombast and fear.
Once again we’re knee-deep in some vast cabal, this time a conspiracy to fill the world with conspiracy theories to distract us from even more unthinkable evils. We’ve seen it all before. “The X-Files” 2.0 does a good job of catching us up on what’s transpired since 2002, from theories about the Patriot Act to the rather sour ending of Mulder and Scully’s relationship. One can’t help thinking that both characters are a little tired of this routine. Mulder seems more than slightly depressed while reciting wads of preposterous and didactic dialogue. As usual, Scully remains more circumspect. It’s as if we can read Gillian Anderson’s mind as she wonders how she’s gone from “Bleak House” back to this. For the record, two cinematic reboots of “The X-Files” in 1998 and 2008 were rather disappointing. I see the same fate for this venture. On the other hand, it’s something to watch while waiting for the “Friends” and “Will and Grace” reunions, the Jack Bauer-less return of “24,” the new Pee-wee Herman movie and arrival of “Fuller House.” It’s as if there was a vast conspiracy against original ideas. • He’s younger than Justin Bieber and he talks to the
dead! Tyler Henry is a freshfaced 20-year-old who has been in touch with the spirit world since he was 10. That has made him catnip for boldfaced names, B-listers and has-beens looking for messages from The Beyond. Yes, he’s a “Hollywood Medium” (10 p.m. Sunday, E!, TV14). Over the course of the season, Tyler will bring spine-tingling revelations and hankydampening “closure” to folks including Amber Rose, Carnie Wilson, Joey Lawrence, Cheryl Burke, John Salley, Monica Potter, Margaret Cho, Rob Dyrdek, Tom Green, Jaime Pressly, Snooki, Tom Arnold, and Boy George. You don’t need to be clairvoyant to know this is going to be ridiculous.
• The Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers meet in the NFC Championship game (6:30 p.m., Fox). • Scheduled on two helpings of “60 Minutes” (CBS): the Make-A-Wish foundation, billionaire philanthropy, mobile doctors in Appalachia (7 p.m.); a heroin plague, a Harlem musical tradition (8 p.m.). • Kristen Wiig co-wrote and stars with Maya Rudolph and an ensemble cast in the raunchy 2011 comedy “Bridesmaids” (8 p.m., NBC). • Elizabeth McGovern hosts the second season finale of “Million Dollar American Princesses” (8 p.m., Smithsonian). This segment profiles Nancy Astor, Nancy Lancaster and Pauline de Rothschild as they cut a stylish swath through European society. • “The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth” (8 p.m., Showtime, TV-14) examines the presidential race. • Daisy becomes strident on “Downton Abbey” on “Masterpiece Classic” (9 p.m., PBS, TVPG, check local listings). • Axe does not retreat even as Chuck hits the pause button on “Billions” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).
CULT CHOICE A racist thug (Richard Widmark) blames a black doctor (Sidney Poitier) for his brother’s death in the topical 1950 drama “No Way Out” (10 p.m. Sunday, TCM).
SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Chicago Bulls in NBA action (8 p.m., ABC). • The U.S. Figure Skating Championships (8 p.m., NBC), live from St. Paul, Minnesota, features ladies free skate. • Kieran Bew (“Da Vinci’s Demons”) stars in the title role of the new adaptation of “Beowulf” (10 p.m., Esquire, TV14). • Athletes and Olympians including Nancy Kerrigan and
SUNDAY SERIES Life in the balance on “Galavant” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * The president’s plane goes missing on “Madam Secretary” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * A make-or-break test on a twohour “Quantico” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * A murder in Quantico on “NCIS” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG). Copyright 2016, United Feature Syndicate
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TECH AND ENTERTAINMENT THE TOP IPHONE AND IPAD APPS ON APP STORE
Under Armour gets into gadgetry
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Company’s fitness products sync together on workouts
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TOP PAID IPHONE APPS 1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang 2. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 3. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 4. KIMOJI, Whalerock Digital Media LLC 5. Akinator the Genie, Elokence 6. Facetune, Lightricks Ltd. 7. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations 8. Bloons TD 5, Ninja Kiwi 9. THE GAME OF LIFE Classic Edition, Electronic Arts 10. MONOPOLY Game, Electronic Arts
TOP FREE IPHONE APPS 1. Color Switch, Samuel Ratumaitavuki 2. Messenger, Facebook Inc. 3. Instagram, Instagram Inc. 4. Candy Crush Jelly Saga, King.com Limited 5. Snapchat, Snapchat Inc. 6. YouTube, Google Inc. 7. Facebook, Facebook Inc. 8. Lifeline., 3 Minute Games LLC 9. Pocket Mortys, (adult swim) 10. Piano Tiles 2 (Don’t Tap The White Tile 2), Cheetah Technology Corp. Limited
TOP PAID IPAD APPS 1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang 2. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 3. Minecraft: Story Mode, Telltale Inc 4. Dr. Panda Candy Factory, Dr. Panda Ltd 5. Terraria, 505 Games (US) Inc. 6. Akinator the Genie, Elokence 7. Blaze and the Monster Machines Dinosaur Rescue HD, Nickelodeon 8. Bloons TD 5 HD, Ninja Kiwi 9. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 10. Goat Simulator, Coffee Stain Studios
TOP FREE IPAD APPS 1. Candy Crush Jelly Saga, King.com Limited 2. World Chef, Social Point 3. Netflix, Netflix Inc. 4. YouTube, Google Inc. 5. Geometry Dash Meltdown, RobTop Games AB 6. Piano Tiles 2 (Don’t Tap The White Tile 2), Cheetah Technology Corp. Limited 7. Messenger, Facebook Inc. 8. The Calculator Free, International Travel Weather Calculator 9. Facebook, Facebook Inc. 10. Babysitter Madness — Help the Nanny, TabTale LTD © 2016 Apple Inc.
FOR WEIGHT CONTROL The UA Scale syncs weight and body-fat percentage with the company’s UA Record app, so you can track your weight. Because it’s a pain to log every single meal, Record lets you simply rate the day’s meals as light, medium or heavy — though it doesn’t distinguish between calories from vegetables or junk food. Though charts help you monitor trends, there’s none that clearly connects calorie intake and exercise to weight. Under Armour says it’s working on that, but there’s no firm date.
BY ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer BAY LAKE, Fla. — You may know Under Armour mostly for its heavily marketed line of athletic sportswear. But the company has bigger ambitions: It’s jumping into the crowded market for wearable gadgets that aim to help both athletes and couch potatoes track their fitness. Its $400 package, called the UA HealthBox, came out Friday. Made in partnership with gadget maker HTC, the HealthBox has a wrist tracker, a heart-rate chest strap and a wireless bathroom scale. I tested Under Armour’s products and apps over more than 300 miles of running, including seven races.
FOR EXERCISE On its face, the UA Band is just another wristworn fitness tracker for measuring steps, sleep and heart rate. And there’s an asterisk, too: The device disables heart-rate tracking during runs and spin class. Under Armour wants you to use its UA Heart Rate chest strap instead, as wrist sensors aren’t as reliable. Although the chest strap is a pain to wear, there’s an advantage to having those devices working together. A small light on the Band changes color as your pulse increases with workout intensity. I aimed for the highest intensity — red — during shorter races, but for full and half marathons, red meant I wasn’t conserving enough energy for the final miles. The colored lights help make up for the fact that the Band’s
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Under Armour’s Headphones Wireless, developed by JBL, are seen Jan. 4 in New York. display is hard to read during runs. Although the Band doesn’t have GPS, it does an adequate job at measuring distance during workouts. It does borrow your phone’s GPS to track route information.
FOR SLEEP The Band’s battery lasts a few days under normal use, which is comparable to Fitbits but longer than smartwatches and Microsoft’s Band 2 fitness tracker. You can recharge halfway in just 15 minutes, which is important if you’re wearing the gadget all night. As is typical with fitness trackers, the Band automatically detects how long and how well you sleep. It goes further in singling out your last pulse reading before you wake up. That’s your resting heart rate; a high rate could suggest overtraining — or simply that you’re out of shape.
The three HealthBox devices are sold separately, but because they are designed to work together, Under Armour is pushing the $400 package. It’s a reasonable price, even though it might present a hurdle to digital-fitness newcomers. The company has also partnered with audio maker Harman to make $250 wireless earphones with heartrate tracking through the ear. It’s not coming until this spring, and Under Armour is still testing whether measurements are good enough to offer similar color tracking on the Band. Also coming down the pike are shoes with built-in sensors for tracking runs. Ideally, these might let you ditch your phone and other GPS devices — at least so long as you hit a pace of 10 minutes per mile or faster. That’s a high threshold for many recreational runners. If you have the phone with you, the shoes work with the company’s MapMyRun app to give steadier pace readings, as those based on GPS can be erratic. Under Armour is still working to get that data displayed on the Band.
Next ‘Star Wars’ release will be delayed NEW YORK (AP) — There is a disturbance in the force. The release of “Star Wars: Episode VIII” has been delayed from May 2017 to Dec. 15, 2017, Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday. The date change postpones the next “Star Wars” installment set to follow the box-office hit “The Force Awakens.” Though “Star Wars” was once synonymous with the summer blockbuster, the date change means that
the franchise will again look to dominate movie theaters in the holiday season. It has proven a lucrative match for “The Force Awakens,” which has made a record $861 million domestically and $1.88 billion globally in five weeks of release. Disney offered no reason for the delay, but rumors have recently swirled that writer-director Rian Johnson (“Looper”), who is taking over for J.J. Abrams, is rewriting the
script. Production is set to begin next month in London. In the interim, Gareth Edwards’ “Star Wars” spin-off “Rogue One” is due out Dec. 16 this year. With prominent release dates now staked out by studios years in advance for their largest franchises, the impact of the switch immediately caused ripples. The new date sets up a potential but unlikely head-to-head between “Star Wars” and “Avatar.”
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HAPPENING THIS MONTH Need a laugh? Forget the stress for night. Get out and see comedians Rocky LaPorte and Karen Mills at the Sumter Opera House. LaPorte has appeared on Showtime’s “The Godfathers of Comedy,” season eight of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” and in two Tim Allen movies, “Crazy on the Outside” and “The Shaggy Dog.” LaPorte also traveled LaPORTE with Drew Carey to Iraq to entertain the troops on the Showtime special “Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie.” Other credits include “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” A&E’s MILLS “Evening at the Improv” and VH1’s “Standup Spotlight.” Mills is a regular on Sirius/XM Blue Collar Radio and Laugh USA; her onehour Blue Collar Radio special is in rotation on the air. Known for being clever and relatable, Mills mines the everyday for her humorous stories and jokes. Her new “Menopause Rap” song is a top download on iTunes, and the music video “Hot Flash Mob” is a favorite on YouTube. Mills has toured with the late Joan Rivers, Ron White and Jon Stewart and was a writer on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show.” She most recently appeared on “The Henry Cho Show.” WHEN: 7:30 p.m. tonight WHERE: Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. COST: Tickets range between $20 and $28. FYI: Call (803) 436-2616 or visit SumterOperaHouse.com.
Show the kids a good time The 11th Annual Kids Jamboree features magicians, clowns, face painting, balloon animals, bounce houses, obstacle courses, amusement rides, bungee challenges, slides, games and more. Kids can compete in the 60-foot obstacle course, bungee games or sports inflatables. Helicopter rides will also be available. Don’t forget to bring your teddy bear and visit the McLeod “Teddy Bear Clinic” where nurses will teach children how to care for their “hurt” teddy bear (bandage techniques, health information, care instructions). WHEN: Today from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Florence Civic Center, 3300 W. Radio Drive, Florence COST: $5 FYI: Call (843) 679-9417 or visit www.florenceciviccenter.com
Enjoy the magic of ‘Aladdin’ Columbia City Ballet brings the tale of “Aladdin” to the FMU Performing Arts Center. A run-in with Palace guards leads young Aladdin into a whirlwind of adventure and romance involving unbelievable riches, love at first sight, treachery and, of course, a magic lamp. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. tonight WHERE: FMU Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Dargan St., Florence COST: Tickets range from $20 to $45
Get your Hakuna Matata Furman Middle School presents Disney’s “The Lion King Jr.” Adapted from the original Broadway musical and set in Africa, “The Lion King Jr.” remains true to the story of Simba, a young lion cub destined to inherit the title of king from his father, Mufasa — unless the evil and jealous Scar, Mufasa’s brother, can manage to intervene. WHEN: 7 p.m. tonight WHERE: Lakewood High School Performing Arts Center on Old Manning Road COST: $11 for adults, $7 for students and $3 for children 5 years old and under at the door FYI: Call (803) 481-8519.
Enjoy a sci-fi musical The Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, “Little Shop Of Horrors,” has devoured the hearts of theater-goers for more than 30 years. Floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names Audrey II after his co-worker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it blood. In time, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s intent toward global domination. WHEN: Jan. 28-30, 8 p.m.; Jan. 31, 3 p.m. WHERE: Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Wood Auditorium COST: $15 for adults, $10 for students, senior and military FYI: Call (803) 425-7676 or visit http:// www.fineartscenter.org
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During Sumter County Council’s meeting on Tuesday, trator Gary Mixon County Adminissaid the Federal Emergency Manageme nt Agency Disaster Relief Center will be moving another, smaller location sometime to soon because of a reduced number of visitors. He said He said sa aid d about ab abo a bout 30 bout bo 0 people peo p eople are a visiting th center each 3 the i day. Mixon said the county has information regarding the sent off emergency money it spent for flood rescue covery. He said and rethe $114,000 is overtimemajority of the for county employees. He said the county has also extended its memorand um of understand with South Carolina ing Department Transportation of move the debris for debris pickup to refrom the county’s landfill. He said some residents have dropping off been debris at the landfill on their own, and more debris has accumulatthan 2,000 tons of ed. Mixon said the debris would sume about coneight months to a landfill space if the memorandyear of not been extended. um had He said contractor s have already started removing county can receivethe debris, and the age of reimburse a higher percentment from FEMA the debris is if removed in a short amount of time. While considerin g final reading amendments of to the county’s ordinances regarding code of yard maintenance, council discussed working City of Sumter officials to enforce with yard maintenan city county council ce regulations for constituents within city limits. living
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Dinos: The Big Dig This exhibit features roaring robotic dinosaurs such as the Stegosaurus, Raptor and Triceratops. Dig for fossils in the Dino Dig Pit and pan for gemstones in the Treasure Creek. Little ones will enjoy pretend play in the Paleo Tent and Lil’ Explorers area filled with costumes, puppets, books and puzzles. WHEN: Through April 24 — TuesdaySaturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m; and Mondays, members only, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: EdVenture Children’s Museum, 211 Gervais St., Columbia COST: Members, free; children and adults, $11.50; seniors age 62 and over, military with ID, educator with ID, $10.50; and groups of 15 plus with RSVP, $8.50 FYI: Call (803) 400-1156.
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NOTICE OF FILING AND ELECTION Notice is hereby given that on March 8, 2016 a nonpartisan election will be held in School District No. 3, Clarendon County, South Carolina. The purpose of this election is to elect three trustees for School District No. 3. The seats to be filled are Seat 2, Seat 6 and Seat 7. FILLING WILL OPEN AT NOON ON JANUARY 25, 2016 AND CLOSE AT NOON ON FEBRUARY 8, 2016. CANDIDATES SHOULD FILE AT THE CLARENDON COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OFFICE, 411 SUNSET DRIVE, MANNING, SOUTH CAROLINA. The polls shall open at 7:00am and shall close at 7:00pm on the day of the election and shall be held open during these hours without intermission or adjournment. If a runoff is necessary, it will be held on March 22, 2016. The following is a list of the polling places within the County of Clarendon that will be open: Barrows Mill Hicks Oakdale Turbeville
Friendship Presbyterian Church, 10123 Black River Rd., New Zion Pinedale Pentecostal Holiness Church, 4456 Turbeville Highway, Turbeville Friendship Presbyterian Church, 10123 Black River Rd., New Zion Turbeville Town Hall, 1292 Green St., Turbeville
The Clarendon County Voter Registration and Elections Board will receive and canvass the votes after the polls close on the day of election at the Clarendon County Election Central Building, 20 West Keitt Street, Manning, South Carolina, 29102. The official results will be declared at 10:00am the Wednesday following the election at the Clarendon County Election Central Building, 20 West Keitt Street, Manning, South Carolina, 29102.
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SUMTER FROM PAGE A1 the rain,” Anderson said. Saturday temperatures are supposed to be in the in the upper 30s, with a 40 percent chance of precipitation, Anderson said. Temperatures will decrease to the upper 20s Saturday evening. Any residual water could freeze on some roads, with a potential of black ice developing in some areas, Anderson said. Black ice, sometimes called clear ice, refers to a thin coating of glaze ice on a surface, especially on roads. The ice itself is not black, but virtually transparent, allowing the often black road below to be seen through it. Sunday temperatures are supposed to increase to the upper 40s, Anderson said. While Sumter County does not appear to be heavily affected, much of northern South
Carolina will remain under a winter storm warning until 7 p.m. today. Forecasters predicted some areas could get as much as half a foot of snow. Many schools in the area were closed Friday, including Clemson University’s main campus. Steady rain fell early Friday across South Carolina’s Midlands region, where temperatures were just above freezing. Schools were open on normal schedules as were government offices. Officials with South Carolina Department of Transportation said crews had worked through Thursday night to prepare roadways for freezing precipitation, spreading more than 2,000 tons of salt and about 130 tons of sand. Crews will continue to work 12-hour shifts as forecasters said rain and freezing rain could begin to change to snow later in the day in the northern counties. The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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DRIVING FROM A1 They also suggest you check on those you know —loved ones, friends and neighbors — and even those you do not know. If you suspect someone needs help, call the police department at (803) 436-2700. Seniors enrolled in the CheckMate program were contacted ahead of time to make sure they had essential medications and other items to stay safe. Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Major Allen Dailey said residents should avoid driving in icy road conditions unless travel is absolutely necessary. Call (803) 436-2700 to reach the sheriff’s office. In case of an emergency, dial 911. If traffic lights happen to malfunction, S.C. Department of Transportation Traffic Signal Manager Jim Strickland said the lights on the main roads will flash yellow, and lights on side streets will flash red. Red flashing lights means drivers should stop and yield to traffic on the main roads and yellow flashing lights mean drivers should proceed with caution, he said. In a recent news release, AAA Carolinas offers the following safety tips: • Avoid distractions and power off or store cell phones, turn down music and focus on driving; • If you must travel, stay on major routes and thoroughfares
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A motorist is helped by a good Samaritan along Interstate 40 East in Durham County, North Carolina, on Friday. Road conditions worsened, and power outages increased as a winter storm moved through the area. Maue at WeatherBell Analytics said Friday. The storm could easily cause more than $1 billion in damage, weather service director Louis Uccellini said. Fortunately, temperatures will be just above freezing after the storm passes in most places, and there’s no second storm lurking behind this one, making for a slow and steady melt and less likelihood of more floods, Peterson said. Travel was already impossible across a wide swath of Kentucky on Friday. Nashville, Tennessee was gridlocked by wrecks. Several drivers died on icy roads in North Carolina. In Washington, Baltimore and Delaware, archdioceses reminded people that dangerous travel conditions are a legitimate excuse to avoid showing up for Sunday Mass. In New Jersey, coastal flooding and the loss of beaches from high surf were major worries. Republican Gov. Chris Christie canceled presidential campaign events in New Hampshire, which
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that have been plowed or treated and stay in the most recently cleared lane; • Use extra caution on bridges and overpasses which tend to freeze because of the exposure to air on all surfaces; • Do not use cruise control because it may be harder to reduce speeds on slick roads with the feature engaged; • Do not follow closely behind other vehicles because slick roads means vehicles cannot slow down as quickly; • If the vehicle starts to skid, do not hit the brakes but continue to look and steer the vehicle in the direction you want to go; • Keep emergency items inside the vehicle including an ice scraper, kitty litter or sand for traction, jumper cables, cellphone with a car charger, flashlights with batteries, blankets, gloves, hats, food, water and any needed medications. Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather. • If there is a power loss at home, avoid opening the refrigerator and freezer as much as possible to keep the temperature low for a longer period of time. Unplug all appliances and leave only one light on to prevent a power surge; and • To help prevent pipes from freezing and bursting, keep your home heated to a minimum of 65 degrees and open faucets enough to let them drip slowly. Disconnect hoses from outside spigots. If pipes freeze, thaw them immediately or contact a plumber for assistance. Most homeowners’ insurance policies cover damage resulting from a freeze but check your policy to make sure.
STORM FROM PAGE A1 clear warnings, well in advance. Blizzard warnings and watches stretch through New York City into New England, stopping just short of Boston, but the Washington area should get hit the hardest. “This is probably going to be one of the top three snowfalls of all time for Washington,” said Daniel Petersen, a forecaster at the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. As food and supplies vanished from store shelves, at least six states and the District of Columbia declared states of emergency. Schools, government offices and transit systems announced early closings across the region. Thousands of flights were canceled, colleges called off games, and bands postponed concerts. As far south as Atlanta, people were urged to go home and stay there to avoid a repeat of the city’s “icepocalypse,” when a fairly light winter storm in 2014 caused commuter chaos for days. All the ingredients have come together for a massive snowfall and gale-force winds, causing white-out conditions and dangerous flooding. The winds initially picked up warm water from the Gulf of Mexico; now the storm is taking much more moisture from the warmer-than-usual Gulf Stream and swirling slowly over Virginia and Maryland. Snowfall could continue for a day and half, leaving accumulations of two feet or more in the Washington-Baltimore area. Philadelphia could get 12 to 18 inches and New York 8 to 10, though some forecasts suggest more, Peterson said. Put another way: 82 million Americans will get at least an inch of snow, 47 million more than 6 inches and 22 million Americans more than a foot, Ryan
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should be spared from the storm. “I’m sorry, NH but I gotta go home — we got snow coming,” Christie wrote on Twitter. In Washington, the federal government closed its offices at noon Friday, all mass transit was shutting down through Sunday and many people stayed home. President Obama was hunkering down at the White House, while Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina addressed anti-abortion activists at the annual March for Life as the storm closed in. “I would come here if it were thunderstorming,” said Kristlyn Whitlock, 20, who came from Steubenville, Ohio, wearing four layers of pants and five layers of tops to stay warm. As the snow began falling in Arlington, Virginia, the parking lot at a Safeway supermarket looked like the mall at Christmas, with drivers lining up to snag parking spaces. In downtown Baltimore, social worker Sean Augustus raced home, stocked
with flashlights and water. “I think it’s going to be a bad storm,” but Baltimore tends to come together when disasters strike,” she said. “This is when you’ll see Baltimore city in a different light. You’ll see neighbors coming together to help each other. That’s the side of Baltimore people rarely see.” A similar spirit was evident in Annapolis, where 350 midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy signed up to shovel people out. Elsewhere, people woke to snow and ice, and then got stuck on dangerous roads. A jack-knifed tractor-trailer started “pure gridlock” near Nashville, where Tennessee Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Miller said snow plows and salt trucks couldn’t keep up with the weather. All major airlines have issued waivers for the weekend, allowing passengers to rebook onto earlier or later flights to avoid the storms. More than 6,000 flights were canceled Friday and Saturday — about 12 percent of their schedules, according to the flight tracking service FlightAware. By Sunday afternoon, airlines hope to be back to full schedules. Train service could be disrupted by frozen switches, the loss of third-rail electric power or trees falling on wires. Across the region, track workers, power company employees, road crew members, firefighters and other firstresponders were mobilized for the long weekend. In New York City, 79 subway trains will have “scraper shoes” to reduce icing on rails, the Metropolitan Transit Authority said. “For our region, this is good timing,” said Jeffrey Knueppel, general manager of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, which is suspending almost all service around Philadelphia Saturday. “Saturday is the day to stay home, and Sunday will give us a chance to really clean things up.”
OBITUARIES FRANCINE HUDGINS Francine Hudgins, 56, departed this life on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at National Healthcare Center of Sumter. She was born on June 27, 1959, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Johnny and Jeanette Williams Hudgins. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 2595 Burnt Gin Road, Wedgefield, SC 29168. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.
MARY EMMA PENDERGRASS MANNING — Mary Emma Barr Pendergrass, 95, widow of Nero Pendergrass, died on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Kingstree Nursing Facility, Kingstree. She was born on Feb. 21, 1920, in Tarboro, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Willie Joe and Carrie James Barr. The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Barry Dozier, 5865 Kenwood Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
DONALD J. ROGERS Donald J. Rogers, 79, widower of Miyoshi Kurashima Rogers, died on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.
Services will be announced by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386.
AZALIE MCCALL Azalie McCall died on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of William and Bertha Mack McCall. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 6520 Dinkins Mill Road, Rembert. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.
JANICE F. LAVENDER NEW ZION — Janice “Jan” Floyd Lavender, 65, died on Jan. 21, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Pine Dale Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial in New Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the home of Edward and Kerri Lavender,
6908 Salem Road, New Zion. Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late S. Bethea and Sybil Hardy Floyd. She was a graduate of East Clarendon High School; was employed with The Citizens Bank for 26 ½ years; and was a member of Freedom Worship Pentecostal Holiness Church in Sumter. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret “Maggie” Elizabeth Lavender; a brother-in-law, Marion Stanley Ward; and a nephew, William Matthew Ward.
Surviving are her husband, the Rev. Carl Lavender of New Zion; a son, Edward C. (Kerri) Lavender III of New Zion; two grandchildren, Edward Carlisle Lavender IV and Abigail Elizabeth Lavender; four sisters, Joyce (Bubba) Johnson, Cheryl (Willie) Hodge and Deb (Skippy) Osborne, all of New Zion, and Gina (Brian) Dantzler of Santee; two brothers, Ronnie D. (Anna Lynn) Floyd and Thomas L. (Coco) Floyd, both of New Zion; two sistersin-law, Donna L. Ward of New Zion and Miriam L. (Gus) Hol-
laday of Summerville; a special family member, Ruth Player; 10 nephews; and nine nieces. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Beebe Coker and Christina Toney with Amedysis Hospice, Daisy Cooke and Margaret Ashbough, along with other caretakers. Memorials may be made to Freedom Worship P.H. Church, P.O. Box 38, New Zion, SC 29111. Please visit www.floydfuneral.com
FREE SPEAKING PROGRAMS Glenn Givens is an Attorney and Experienced Speaker who is offering free speaking programs to local social, civic, religious, school and business organizations with 15 or more meeting attendees. Are you an organization looking for an upcoming speaker? Are you an employer or administrator who wants to reward your employees by offering an informative program? Glenn is offering speaking programs for Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties on the following separate topics from which to select: 1. Wills and Dying without a Will; 2. Trusts and Avoiding Probate and Distribution Planning; 3. Health and Financial Powers of Attorney and Living Wills. The programs allow for audience participation and questions during and after the program. If you are interested and have at least 15 meeting attendees, contact Glenn at (803) 418-0800; ext. 108.
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AROUND TOWN day, Jan. 31, at 245 Oswego The Shepherd’s Center, 24 Highway. Event will include Council St., will offer public indoor prizes, vendors, a bridal formation sessions from 11 to County fashionAssociationshow and more. Call 11:50 a.m. Sumter on Thursdays asEducation meet a (803) 775-5416. follows:Retired Feb. 18, to creating living will / hospice; and The Sumter SPCA Valentine March 3, COPD. Christina Dance will be held from 7 to Blakley, registered nurse 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, with Palmetto Health Tuomat the Elaine D. Korn Memoey, will speak. rial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive. Music will be provided Clarendon School District One will conduct free vision, hearing, by The Recollections Band. Cost is $20 per person (must speech and developmental be 21 years or older) and all screenings as part of a child proceeds benefit the SPCA. find effort to identify stuHeavy hors d’oeuvres will be dents with special needs. Screenings will be held from served. Call (803) 773-9292. 9 a.m. to noon at the SumThe 16th Annual Cavalier Pride merton Early Childhood Cen- Auction will be held on Saturter, 8 South St., Summerton, day, March 5, at Robert E. on the following Thursdays: Lee Academy, 630 Cousar St., Feb. 11; March 10; April 14; Bishopville. Food will be and May 12. Call Sadie Wilserved from 5 to 7 p.m. Bidliams at (803) 485-2325, exding will begin at 5:30 p.m. tension 116. with the first table closing at 7 p.m. Silent and live auction AARP will offer free tax prepatickets are $15 in advance ration from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 and $20 at the door. p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Feb. Shaw Air Force Base will host 1 at the Shepherd’s Center of the Shaw Air Expo open house Sumter, 24 Council St. Appliand air show on Saturday and cants are advised to bring Sunday, May 21-22. The free with them government-isevent will be open to the sued photo IDs, Social Secugeneral public from 8 a.m. to rity cards and / or Medicare 5 p.m. both days. Visit www. cards for anyone in the shaw.af.mil/airexpo/ for household, last year’s tax more information. Also, forms, W-2 and / or 1099 “like” the Shaw Air Force forms, and power of attorBase Facebook page at ney certification forms if https://www.facebook. they are filing for someone com/20FighterWing/ for upelse. Call Henry Dinkins at to-date information. Aerial (803) 499-4990 or Lula King at demonstration teams or per(803) 316-0772. formances will include: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds; U.S. The Sumter County Education Army Black Daggers paraAssociation-Retired will meet chute demo; 20th Fighter at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the North HOPE Center, Wing Air Power; F-16 Viper; 904 N. Main St. A representa- USAF Heritage Flight; Canadian Air Force CF-18; U.S. tive with Hillary Clinton’s Navy F/A-18; Warbirds (hispresidential campaign will torical military aircraft); and speak. Call Brenda Bethune Gary Ward & Greg Connell. at (803) 469-6588. The acts are not in order of The Ruach Bridal Show and performance and are subject Special Events, a day of eleto change. gance and romance, will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sun-
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t waste EUGENIA LAST your time arguing or letting little things upset you. Pay more attention to what you do, say and offer. Self-improvements will bring greater satisfaction than trying to change others. Set priorities and make a difference. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): How you deal with others will make a difference in the outcome of whatever you are trying to do. Listen and empower the people you care about and you will be equally rewarded for your time, patience and input. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your chatty ways will get you into trouble if you offer advice or meddle in other people’s affairs. Focus on fixing any problems in your own life, not trying to interfere with what others are doing or going through. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Listen, make plans and bring about the changes at home that will make you happy. Downsizing, upgrading or relocating will bring you greater stability depending on what stage you are at in life.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t lose sight of your goals because someone is being difficult to get along with. Do your own thing and present what you have to offer. Acting independently of others will bring the best results and encourage positive change. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make travel plans or sign up to learn something new. Get involved in things that will help you grow or create an experience that will bring you closer to making a life change. Speak from the heart and romance will follow. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Refuse to let anyone influence you or tempt you into doing something that is harmful to your health or wellbeing. Make smart decisions that will ensure you can afford the things you need to maintain your standard of living. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): An offer, investment or proposal that interests you is best looked at with caution. Something appears to be iffy regarding the figures or information you are being given. Refuse to make an impulsive move because someone else does.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t let your emotions lead you into a costly mistake. You may not be happy with a situation at work or at home, but if you do the best you can, you will have no regrets and will be praised for your maturity.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep your thoughts to yourself. An argument will develop if you are pushy. Try to use reverse psychology and plenty of diplomacy if you want to get your way. Better communication will help improve a personal relationship.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): An unexpected turn of events can be expected. Use your head and do whatever has to be done in order to keep things running smoothly. Leave room to celebrate your gains or good fortune with someone you love.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take part in events that you feel will bring about opportunities or improvements to your community. The help you offer will be admired by some, but will also cause jealousy in others. Thoughtfulness will help deter negativity.
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Greenville 37/16
Columbia 42/27
IN THE MOUNTAINS
Sumter 41/26
Aiken 41/23
ON THE COAST
Charleston 46/30
Today: Mostly cloudy and colder with a shower; windy. High 41 to 46. Sunday: Plenty of sunshine; warmer in central parts. High 46 to 52.
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City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC
Today Hi/Lo/W 37/25/c 32/20/pc 51/36/s 31/16/pc 54/35/s 64/49/sh 50/34/s 29/22/sn 52/32/pc 32/19/sn 74/49/c 57/49/sh 31/21/sn
Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100
Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree
45° 32° 55° 32° 78° in 1999 3° in 1985
SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 355.15 76.33 75.04 95.71
24-hr chg -0.08 +0.06 +0.03 -0.32
Sunrise 7:25 a.m. Moonrise 5:40 p.m.
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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
0.92" 1.89" 2.84" 1.89" 3.68" 2.84"
Sun. Hi/Lo/W 49/31/s 36/25/pc 63/51/pc 34/23/pc 65/56/pc 66/49/pc 55/46/s 34/24/pc 56/37/s 34/18/pc 67/44/s 55/45/pc 32/17/s
Myrtle Beach 42/29
Manning 41/27
Today: Cloudy and chilly with flurries. Winds northwest 6-12 mph. Sunday: Plenty of sun. Winds light and variable.
Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low
Florence 39/27
Bishopville 39/25
Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
NATIONAL CITIES
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High 8:25 a.m. 8:47 p.m. 9:09 a.m. 9:31 p.m.
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Ht. -0.7 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4
REGIONAL CITIES City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville
Today Hi/Lo/W 28/15/sn 41/22/c 45/25/sf 46/31/pc 45/32/r 46/30/pc 38/19/sf 42/20/sf 42/27/sn 38/27/sn 43/29/r 38/26/sh 34/26/sf
Sun. Hi/Lo/W 38/20/s 50/27/s 52/27/s 52/34/s 39/29/pc 52/32/s 40/23/s 48/27/s 52/28/s 45/25/s 39/25/pc 44/24/s 42/25/s
Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 39/27/sn Gainesville 46/27/pc Gastonia 37/16/sf Goldsboro 36/28/r Goose Creek 43/30/pc Greensboro 34/19/sn Greenville 37/16/sf Hickory 35/15/sn Hilton Head 44/32/pc Jacksonville, FL 44/27/pc La Grange 38/24/pc Macon 41/24/pc Marietta 36/24/c
Sun. Hi/Lo/W 46/26/s 54/30/s 39/24/s 40/25/s 50/29/s 36/23/s 45/24/s 38/20/s 51/32/s 54/32/s 52/26/s 52/26/s 49/28/s
Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 34/12/sn Mt. Pleasant 44/31/pc Myrtle Beach 42/29/c Orangeburg 44/28/sn Port Royal 45/32/pc Raleigh 34/24/sn Rock Hill 37/19/sf Rockingham 37/22/sf Savannah 46/29/pc Spartanburg 37/17/sf Summerville 43/28/pc Wilmington 41/30/c Winston-Salem 34/19/sn
Sun. Hi/Lo/W 39/16/s 50/31/s 46/30/s 50/28/s 51/32/s 39/22/s 43/24/s 42/21/s 53/32/s 42/24/s 50/29/s 46/26/s 36/21/s
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SUMTER SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK Smokey, a neutered and housebroken 3-year-old gray and white American short hair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is sweet, affectionate, gentle and active. He loves back scratches and enjoys being given lots of love and attention. Smokey would make a great new family buddy. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.
The Sumter SPCA Valentine Dance will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive. Music will be provided by The Recollections Band. Cost is $20 per person (must be 21 years or older) and all proceeds benefit the SPCA. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Call (803) 773-9292.
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Sumter squads overcome sluggish starts to sweep Socastee
usc basketball
Staley looks to keep focus Ranked opponents ahead for unbeaten No. 2 Gamecocks By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press
KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM
Sumter’s Raymond Johnson (53) tries to go up for a shot while being defended by Socastee’s Aeneas Green (4) during the Gamecocks’ 51-37 victory on Friday at the SHS gymnasium.
By JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com
man-press in now and the guys love it. They’re being more active up top and getting steals, so we’re getting better at Slow starts have been problematic that. for Sumter High School’s boys basket“We’re also going deep on the bench ball team this season. and just trying to figure out who has it However, Friday saw the Gamecocks going on a particular night.” turn things around quickly -- and finOn Friday, it was Jaylenn Corbett ish emphatically. and Cameron Singleton. Both finished A 14-0 run across the first and second with 12 points while Corbett also pulled quarters combined with a strong down eight rebounds. He scored eight fourth quarter carried Sumter past So- points in the first half and six in the castee 51-37 at the SHS gymnasium. second quarter alone as Sumter came The Gamecocks improved to 11-4 back from an early deficit to take a 10overall and 3-1 in Region VI-4A. The point lead at the break. Braves fell to 6-11 and 0-3. Singleton connected on three 3-point “We really picked it up on defense baskets in the game, including one at after (a slow start),” Sumter head See sumter, Page B3 coach Shawn Jones said. “We’ve got a
Weather forces postponements The inclement weather hitting the East Coast this weekend has already forced several postponements for high school basketball. Crestwood’s games scheduled for Friday in Hartsville have been postpone. A makeup date has not been set. The Laurence Manning Academy-Thomas Sumter Academy contests scheduled for Friday in Manning has been postponed until Thursday, Jan. 28. Also, the Lee Central High School Johnsonville High School contests scheduled for Friday in Bishopville have been postponed as well. No makeup date has been announced.
COLUMBIA — Dawn Staley chuckles when asked about the road ahead for No. 2 South Carolina, a daunting stretch where the undefeated Gamecocks face four ranked opponents. “It’s just the task at hand,” the staley coach said on Friday. “We don’t talk about the schedule.” Maybe because peaking too far ahead might make the Gamecocks (18-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) dizzy. The gauntlet starts Sunday at No. 10 Mississippi State. After a home game with unranked Ole Miss, South Carolina faces No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 9 Kentucky before closing with what should be the game of the year in women’s hoops against No. 1 Connecticut on Feb. 8. The Huskies (17-0) are the only other undefeated team in Division I. For Staley, it’s a process that means not looking around the corner. Last season, she didn’t shy away from mentioning South Carolina’s upcoming contest at then No. 2 UConn when her club was 22-0 and holding the top spot. The result was an 87-62 drubbing that cemented the Huskies once again as the game’s premiere power and showed there was still a significant gap between them and South Carolina. So Staley’s setting her players’ sites on the next game: squaring off against a hungry Mississippi State squad in the only regular season meeting between the schools. “We need to tell them a little bit more than normal because of (SEC) tiebreakers with teams you only play once,” Staley said. “I think that’s on our players’ minds.” Staley was not thrilled with
From staff reports
See staley, Page B3
pro football
Newton confident, thriving in 5th season at Panthers helm
17th and likely last meeting between Brady, Manning
By STEVE REED The Associated Press
By ARNIE STAPLETON The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE — In the waning moments of a strange 35-35 game against the New York Giants, as things seemed to be collapsing all around him and tempers were flaring after every whistle, Cam Newton stood calmly on the sideline, his hands tucked firmly inside his shoulder pads near his neck as he nodded his head confidently. Sure, the Carolina Panthers had just squandered a 28-point lead on the road, but Newton’s locked-in facial expression was Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer that of a man who seemed to Carolina quarterback Cam Newton, left, walks across a pracknow he had the game in the tice field covered in snow and ice on Friday in Charlotte. The bag.
DENVER — The final chapter of the greatest quarterback rivalry in NFL history plays out in all likelihood Sunday with the 17th meeting between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. New England and Denver play again next season, but Manning is expected to have received his gold watch — and maybe another silver trophy — by then. In that case, Sunday’s showdown in the AFC championship between the Patriots and Broncos would mark both the crest and the culmination of a clash that defines the two quarterback greats who transformed the game and tran-
Panthers host the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship See newton, Page B6 game on Sunday.
brady
manning
scended the sport. “This is Jesse James and Wyatt Earp standing out in the street at high noon for the last showdown,” Joe Theismann said. “You’ve got arguably the two greatest players that ever played the position. Peyton revolutionized the game and Tom, through his championships, has proven he’s the best that’s ever played the game.” Their respectful rivalry — they’re neither best buddies
See meetings, Page B5
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Saturday, January 23, 2016
sports
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PRO tennis
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Aaron Favila/The Associated Press
Roger Federer makes a backhand return to Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during their third-round match on Friday in the Australian Open. Federer won 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Federer wins 300th Grand Slam match By JOHN PYE The Associated Press
Federer is now 67 wins ahead of No. 2 and long-retired Jimmy Connors in MELBOURNE, Australia terms of Grand Slam singles — The countless records wins, so the mark is safe for and accolades accumulated a while. over a long and illustrious “It’s not something I ever career don’t in any way diaimed for but when it hapminish Roger Federer’s sat- pens, it’s very special,” he isfaction when he sets yet said. “You look deeper into another benchmark. it, where it’s all happened Federer became the first and how. So it’s very nice.” man to win 300 Grand Slam Federer’s next aim is to singles matches when he break a Grand Slam title beat Grigor Dimitrov, a play- drought that dates back to er formerly dubbed “baby Wimbledon 2012. He reached Fed” for the likeness of two major finals in 2015, lostheir styles, in the third ing them both to Novak round of the Australian Djokovic, who has replaced Open on Friday. him as the most dominant The 34-year-old Federer man in the draw. He could already tops many “most meet Djokovic in the semifiof” lists in men’s tennis — nals. from the number of major Djokovic took care of the titles won (17) to the number man who ended Federer’s of consecutive Grand Slam run in the third round here tournaments contested (65). last year, the Swiss star’s Yet he still gets a thrill from worst run at the Australian the numbers. Open since 2001. “It’s very exciting, I must The No. 1-ranked Djokovic tell you,” Federer told the needed only 25 minutes to crowd following his 6-4, 3-6, win the first set against No. 6-1, 6-4 victory over Dimi28-seeded Andreas Seppi but trov. had a tougher time in the He compared the latest next two, saving two set milestone to his 1,000th win points in the tiebreaker bein tour-level matches, which fore winning 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (6). he sealed 12 months ago in The five-time Australian Brisbane. “It was a big deal Open champion was playing for me.” at the same time as Serena
Williams, a six-time Australian Open winner, so he shuffled over to Margaret Court Arena. He noted how he liked the renovation — the No. 2 stadium has had a roof installed since his last outing there. “I played a quality player who took out Federer last year here and who has been on the tour for many years,” Djokovic said. “It was a great test. It was a physical match. I’m just glad I got through.” After extending a streak of making the fourth round or better at every major since a third-round exit at the 2009 French Open, Djokovic will play No. 14 Gilles Simon in the Round of 16. Federer will play David Goffin. Williams raced to a 6-1, 6-1 win in 45 minutes over 18-year-old Russian Daria Kasatkina on Rod Laver Arena to set up a fourthround match with Margarita Gasparyan, whom she beat early at Wimbledon last year. If the fourth-round results go on rankings, she’ll meet No. 5 Maria Sharapova in a quarterfinal match that will feature both of last year’s finalists.
sports items
Cavaliers fire Blatt in 2nd season CLEVELAND — A person familiar with the decision says the Cavaliers have fired coach David Blatt, who led the team to the NBA Finals last season. Blatt was dismissed Friday, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not yet announced the move. Blatt’s top assistant, Tyronn Lue, will to take over as coach, the person said. The Cavaliers (30-11) host the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Blatt’s second season was going better than his first year, when he struggled to adapt to the NBA game after being a successful coach in Europe. But despite injuries and a team learning to mesh with stars James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, the Cavs still made it to the finals before losing to the Warriors in six games.
Spieth, McIlroy drop as Sullivan leads Abu Dhabi ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and other big names slid off the leaderboard at the weather-affected Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday, leaving American amateur Bryson DeChambeau to chase clubhouse leader Andy Sullivan in the second round.
U.S. ski team said Friday. He was 55. Megan Harrod, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Alpine team, said Johnson died Thursday at an assisted living facility in Gresham, Oregon. Johnson’s health had been on the decline for several years after a series of strokes. Johnson won the downhill at the 1984 Sarajevo OlymWarriors coach Steve pics, the first American Kerr to return Friday skier to capture gold in AlOAKLAND, Calif. — Coach pine skiing’s marquee event. Steve Kerr is returning to 96 players granted the Golden State Warriors’ early nfl draft entries bench Friday night after a NEW YORK — Heisman leave of absence dating to Trophy winner Derrick the first week of training camp in October as he recov- Henry is among 96 players ered from complications fol- granted early entry into the NFL draft. lowing two back surgeries. Henry is one of two playThe defending champion ers from national champion Warriors made the anAlabama given permission nouncement Friday mornto enter the draft despite not ing that Kerr would coach being a senior. His Crimson against Indiana at Oracle Tide teammate, defensive Arena, where the Warriors tackle A’Shawn Robinson, will try to win their 38th also is on the eligible list for straight regular-season home game to tie the 1985-86 the draft this spring. The NFL also gave clearCeltics for third place on the all-time list for such unbeat- ance to enter the draft to 11 others who have graduated en streaks. with eligibility. That list inFormer Olympic skier cludes two members of naBill Johnson dies tional runner-up Clemson: KITZBUEHEL, Austria — linebacker Travis Blanks Bill Johnson, the first and running back Zac American skier to win an Brooks. Olympic downhill title, has died after a long illness, the The Associated Press After fog delayed the start of play by nearly three hours, Sullivan shot another 5-under 67 to to 10-under blatt and make another strong impression in front of his playing partner, European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke.
TODAY 7:40 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Liverpool vs. Norwich (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s and Women’s ThirdRound Matches from Melbourne (ESPN2). 9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Bayer Leverkusen vs. Hoffenheim (FOX SPORTS 1). 9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Stuttgart vs. Cologne (FOX SPORTS 2). 9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Southampton vs. Manchester United (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Third Round from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (GOLF). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Tottenham vs. Crystal Palace (USA). 11:30 a.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Army vs. Navy from New York (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – College Basketball: Georgetown at Connecticut (WLTX 19). Noon – College Basketball: Providence at Villanova (WACH 57). Noon – College Basketball: Syracuse at Virginia (ESPN). Noon – College Basketball: Oklahoma at Baylor (ESPN2). Noon – College Basketball: Northwestern at Indiana (ESPNU). Noon – Women’s College Basketball: Oklahoma at Texas (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). Noon – College Basketball: South Carolina at Tennessee (SEC NETWORK, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240). 12:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Borussia Dortmund vs. Borussia Monchngladbach (FOX SPORTS 2). 12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Manchester City vs. West Ham (WIS 10). 12:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Davidson at Richmond (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. – College Basketball: West Virginia at Texas Tech (ESPNEWS). 1:30 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Baylor at Iowa State (FOX SPORTS 1). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Duke at North Carolina State (WLTX 19). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Navy vs. Army from New York (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas at Kansas (ESPN). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Michigan at Nebraska (ESPN2). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisiana State at Alabama (ESPNU). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Seton Hall at Xavier (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 2 p.m. – College Bsketball: Mississippi at Mississippi State (SEC NETWORK). 2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: St. Bonaventure at Virginia Commonwealth (NBC SPORTS NETWORK)_. 3 p.m. – Figure Skating: U.S. Championships from St. Paul – Pairs Free Skate and Free Dance (WIS 10). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: CareerBuilder Challenge Third Round from La Quinta, Calif. (GOLF). 3:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Sporting Clube de Portugal vs. FC Pacos de Ferreira (UNIVISION). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: UCLA at Oregon (WLTX 19). 4 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Pepperdine at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Vanderbilt at Kentucky (ESPN). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisville at Georgia Tech (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: South Florida at Houston (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Iowa State at Texas Christian (ESPNU). 4 p.m. – College Football: East-West Shrine Game from St. Petersburg, Fla. (NFL NETWORK). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Missouri at Texas A&M (SEC NETWORK). 5:30 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: United States vs. Ireland from San Diego (FOX SPORTS 1). 5:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Pachuca vs. America (UNIVISION). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: Utah State at San Diego State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 6 p.m. – College Football: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl from Carson, Calif. (ESPN2). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: Oklahoma State at Kansas State (ESPNU). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: Arkansas at Georgia (SEC NETWORK). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: North Carolina-Wilmington at Drexel (TIME WARNER 1250). 6:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Maryland at Michigan State (ESPN). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: New York at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 7 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Mitsubishi Electric Championship Third Round from Kona, Hawaii (GOLF). 7:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Butler at Creighton (FOX SPORTS 1). 7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Atlas vs. Monterrey (UNIVISION). 8 p.m. – Figure Skating: U.S. Championships from St. Paul – Women’s Free Skate (WIS 10). 8 p.m.—Professional Boxing: Danny Garcia vs. Robert Guerrero in a Welterweight Bout, Sammy Vasquez vs. Aron Martinez in a Welterweight Bout and Dominic Breazeale vs. Amir Mansour in a Heavyweight Bout from Los Angeles (WACH 57). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Brigham Young at Pepperdine (BYUTV). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Marquette at St. John’s (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Southern Methodist at Temple (ESPNU). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Auburn at Florida (SEC NETWORK). 8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Chicago at Cleveland (WOLO 25). 8:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Arizona at California (ESPN). 9 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s and Women’s Roundof-16 Matches from Melbourne (ESPN2). 9:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Veracruz vs. Jaguares (UNIVISION). 10 p.m. – College Basketball: NevadaLas Vegas at Nevada (ESPNU). Midnight – Professional Baseball: Australian League Game – Sydney vs. Melbourne (MLB NETWORK). 3 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s and Women’s Round-of-16 Matches from Melbourne (ESPN2). 3:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Final Round from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).
prep schedule SATURDAY Varsity Wrestling
Sumter in Gamecock Duals, 9 a.m.
NFL Playoffs
By The Associated Press
Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9
Kansas City 30, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16
Sunday, Jan. 10
Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18
Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16
New England 27, Kansas City 20 Arizona 26, Green Bay 20 (OT)
Sunday, Jan. 17
Carolina 31, Seattle 24 Denver 23, Pittsburgh 16
Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24
AFC New England at Denver, 3:05 p.m. (CBS) NFC Arizona at Carolina, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)
Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31
At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Super Bowl 50 Sunday, Feb. 7
At Santa Clara, Calif. TBD, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)
NBA Standings
By The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Atlanta Miami Orlando Washington Charlotte Central Division Cleveland Chicago Indiana Detroit Milwaukee
W L Pct GB 27 15 .643 — 22 21 .512 5½ 22 22 .500 6 11 32 .256 16½ 6 38 .136 22 W L Pct GB 26 18 .591 — 23 20 .535 2½ 20 21 .488 4½ 20 21 .488 4½ 19 23 .452 6 W L Pct GB 30 11 .732 — 24 17 .585 6 23 19 .548 7½ 23 20 .535 8 19 25 .432 12½
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Dallas Memphis Houston New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Utah Portland Denver Minnesota Pacific Division Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers
W L Pct GB 37 6 .860 — 25 19 .568 12½ 25 19 .568 12½ 22 22 .500 15½ 15 27 .357 21½ W L Pct GB 32 12 .727 — 18 24 .429 13 19 26 .422 13½ 16 27 .372 15½ 13 31 .295 19 W L Pct GB 39 4 .907 — 27 15 .643 11½ 19 23 .452 19½ 13 31 .295 26½ 9 35 .205 30½
Thursday’s Games
New Orleans 115, Detroit 99 Cleveland 115, L.A. Clippers 102 Memphis 102, Denver 101 Sacramento 91, Atlanta 88 San Antonio 117, Phoenix 89
Friday’s Games
Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m. Utah at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Boston, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New York, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 8 p.m. Miami at Toronto, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Indiana at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Utah at Washington, ppd. Milwaukee at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, ppd. New York at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Detroit at Denver, 9:30 p.m. Indiana at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
NHL Standings
By The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 46 26 15 5 57 121 105 Tampa Bay 47 26 17 4 56 127 112 Detroit 46 23 15 8 54 112 118 Boston 46 24 17 5 53 139 121 Montreal 47 23 20 4 50 129 122 Ottawa 47 22 19 6 50 132 147 Toronto 45 17 20 8 42 111 125 Buffalo 47 19 24 4 42 108 125 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 46 35 8 3 73 155 100 N.Y. Rangers 46 25 16 5 55 132 122 N.Y. Islanders 45 24 15 6 54 123 112 New Jersey 48 24 19 5 53 111 115 Pittsburgh 46 22 17 7 51 114 116 Carolina 48 21 19 8 50 112 129 Philadelphia 45 20 17 8 48 103 121 Columbus 48 17 27 4 38 121 156
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Chicago 50 32 14 4 68 Dallas 48 30 13 5 65 St. Louis 50 28 15 7 63 Minnesota 47 23 16 8 54 Colorado 48 24 21 3 51 Nashville 47 21 18 8 50 Winnipeg 47 21 23 3 45 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Los Angeles 46 29 14 3 61 San Jose 45 24 18 3 51 Vancouver 48 20 17 11 51 Arizona 46 22 19 5 49 Anaheim 45 20 18 7 47 Calgary 45 21 21 3 45 Edmonton 49 19 25 5 43
GF GA 145 113 159 129 128 124 117 109 133 131 121 128 120 135 GF GA 121 104 130 122 117 132 124 138 91 106 122 137 121 145
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s Games
Vancouver 4, Boston 2 New Jersey 6, Ottawa 3 Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 3 Calgary 4, Columbus 2 Carolina 1, Toronto 0, OT Tampa Bay 2, Chicago 1 Nashville 4, Winnipeg 1 Dallas 3, Edmonton 2 San Jose 3, Arizona 1 Minnesota 3, Los Angeles 0
Friday’s Games
Anaheim at Washington, ppd., inclement weather Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Florida, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Vancouver at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m. Minnesota at San Jose, 4 p.m. Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m. Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Detroit, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Arizona, 9 p.m. Nashville at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
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Lakewood falls to Manning 54-42 Lakewood High School dropped to 2-3 in Region VI-3A with a 54-42 loss to Manning on Friday at The Swamp. Tatyana Weldon led the Lady Gators, 10-6 overall, with 13 points. Ki’Ari Cain had 10 points and three assists while Shanekia Jackson had six points and 10 rebounds. Orangeburg Prep 53 Wilson Hall 39
Wilson Hall fell to 1-2 in SCISA Region II-3A with a 53-39 loss to Orangeburg Prep on Friday at Nash Student Center. Courtney Clark led the 10-8 Lady Barons with nine points. Betsy Cunningham had seven points and Susanna Hutson had six. Catherine Kelley had four assists. Victoria Williams led OP with 25 while Mailee Robinson had 10.
ORANGEBURG PREP Williams 25, Robinson 10, Fralix 8, Patel 2, Baltzegar 6, Nettles 2. WILSON HALL Kelley 4, Munn 4, Segars 1, Cunningham 7, Clark 9, Crawford 2, Goodson 2, Hutson 6, Stokes 4.
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Wilson Hall 42 Orangeburg Prep 17 Wilson Hall improved to 9-1 with a 42-17 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Friday at Nash Student Center. Becka Noyes led the Lady
Barons with 14 points. Lakewood 35 Manning 30
MANNING – Lakewood High School improved to 6-5 with a 35-30 victory over Manning on Thursday at Thames Arena. Lashalya Harvin led the Lady Gators with 12 points. Diamond Scarborough and Myla Wilson both had nine.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL Bates 46 Manning 27
MANNING – Laykin Cox and Nina Edlow both scored 11 points to lead Bates Middle School to a 46-27 victory over Manning Junior High School on Thursday at the MJHS gymnasium. Faith Witherspoon had nine and DaNia Conyers eight.
B TEAM BASKETBALL Clarendon Hall 21 Andrew Jackson 8 EHRHARDT – Clarendon Hall improved to 5-1 with a 21-8 victory over Andrew Jackson Academy on Thursday at the AJA gymnasium. Bailey Corbett had eight points and seven rebounds for the Lady Saints. Amberly Way had five points and eight boards.
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Junior Barons top OP 34-14 Wilson Hall’s junior varsity boys basketball team defeated Orangeburg Prep 34-14 on Friday at Nash Student Center. Jacob Cotton led the Barons, who improved to 7-6 on the season, with 10 points. On Thursday, Wilson Hall defeated The King’s Academy 36-22. Chandler Scott led the way with six points.
Academy 36-22 on Thursday at the AJA gymnasium. Bryce Parler had eight points and 14 rebounds. Louie Hendricks also score eight points.
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DALZELL – Alice Drive Middle School remained undefeated in the Sumter Middle School Conference with a 73-32 victory over Hillcrest on Thursday at the Hillcrest gymnasium. Carldrelle Cooper led the Hawks, 10-0 in conference play, with 20 points. Justice Wells had 12 while O’Donnell Fortune and Marcus Lane both had 10. Tavion Jeffcoat led the Wildcats with a double-double of 11 ponits and 13 rebounds. Tylik Farmer had seven points and nine rebounds.
Sumter 45 A.C. Flora 29 COLUMBIA – Sumter High School improved to 7-1 with a 45-29 victory over A.C. Flora on Thursday at the Flora gymnasium. Marquis Hicks led the Gamecocks with 12 points. Eric Watts had 11 points and five blocked shots. Andrew Jackson 36 Clarendon Hall 22
EHRHARDT – Clarendon Hall lost to Andrew Jackson
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her team’s focus and attention to detail entering the season. The coach believed too many players thought making the Final Four last year meant a golden ticket back into the national semifinals. Staley has seen her team get tougher and succeed in various ways. The Gamecocks outlasted gritty A&M last Sunday, 59-58, surviving a back-and-forth contest that was decided on the Aggies’ late foul with the game tied in the final seconds. Sandwiched around that victory were a pair of double-digit SEC road wins. “We’re trying to stay true to who we are,” said Tiffany Mitchell, the Gamecocks’ twotime defending SEC player of the year. “Just because these opponents have a number next to their names, that’s not going to change what we do.” South Carolina has a mix of experience and newcomers that has meshed well this season, Staley says. Along with Mitchell and fellow senior point guard Khadijah Sessions in the backcourt, the Gamecocks feature size in 6-foot-5 A’ja Wilson and 6-4
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Alaina Coates that is hard to slow down. Wilson had 26 points each in back-to-back games last week while Coates went for 17 points and 10 rebounds in defeating Auburn. The Gamecocks, Staley said, also have a mantle of success as two-time defending SEC champions they carry into each game. “It’s our second year of being the hunted,” Staley said. “They understand that, there’s no newness about it. Yes, some pieces have changed, but the players from last year set the example of how you handle those situations.” Mitchell and Sessions have taken on more leadership duties this season. It was Sessions who was sent to the line late against Texas A&M and calmly sank the winning foul shot with 0.9 seconds later. Sessions said those moments prove to all the players that South Carolina has the fight to hang in when pressed and pull out victories. The Gamecocks have defeated seven ranked opponents so far and are ready to line up with anyone else, even powerhouse UConn, left on the schedule. South Carolina “has done great so far,” Staley said.
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Sumter’s D’Erika Hamilton (3) goes up for a shot against the defense of Socastee’s Jaelyn Grandison (21) in the Lady Gamecocks’ 59-37 victory on Friday at the SHS gymnasium.
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said. “Guys just tried to make plays on the ball when they From Page B1 were entering the post, so they did a great job with the end of the first quarter him.” that gave the Gamecocks their Sumter’s advantage was first lead of the game -- one just 32-26 entering the fourth they did not relinquish. quarter before it was able to “(Both) played really well,” pull away. Simon scored eight Jones said. “Jaylenn’s very points in the frame to lead the athletic and you’re starting to charge, but a big difference see him do some more things was free throw shooting. The and really work on building Gamecocks were 4-for-12 from his confidence. Cam has conthe charity stripe entering the fidence; he’s just learning to last period, but connected on control his energy and work six of seven to close out the in our system.” game. Tyleek Simon had nine In the girls contest, the points and six rebounds as Lady Gamecocks overcame a the Gamecocks just missed sluggish start of their own finishing with three players with a decisive 20-2 run in the in double digits. second quarter en route to a SHS was able to hold So59-37 victory over Socastee. castee to a lone player in douSumter improved to 16-4 ble figures. Seven-foot-oneoverall and kept its perfect inch junior forward Jason Region VI-4A record intact at Cudd finished with 12 points 4-0. The Lady Braves fell to 8-9 and 11 rebounds to lead the overall and 1-2. Braves, but most of his sucUp just 11-8 after the first cess came in two quarters. quarter, the Lady Gamecocks Sumter held him to just two scored eight straight points points and two rebounds in early in the second – includthe other two. ing six from Kyra Wilson – to “We were just fronting him pull away. They led 31-10 at - playing behind him,” Jones the half and cruised from
there. “We were kind of stagnant in terms of points in that first quarter, but I liked the intensity we had,” Sumter head coach Jason Loudenslager said. “We were running the floor well. We missed a couple of layups and some free throws, but got things going in the second quarter.” Jessica Harris led SHS with 16 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, and had seven steals. Wilson was next with 12 and Cy Cooper finished with a double-double of 10 points and 14 rebounds. The Lady Gamecocks had six players who scored four points or more. “It was kind of a choppy game, and every time one of our players got hot they seemed to get a foul and we had to take them out and look to someone else,” Loudenslager said. “Luckily we have the depth to be able to do that and just go with the hot hand.” Shayla Baldwin led the Lady Braves with 16 points followed by Mia Angelo with 11.
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recruiting
USC, Clemson pick up commitments
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he Clemson and South Carolina football programs both picked up commitments for their 2016 recruiting classes on Thursday. Clemson is looking to replenish its safety position and head coach Dabo Swinney personally delivered an offer to Nolan Turner (6-feet-2-inches, 190 pounds) of Vestavia Hills, Ala., and Turner committed during the meeting at his school. “I was speechless when he offered me,” Turner said. “I didn’t know what to say. It’s a great day.” This season Turner recorded 63 tackles with five interceptions. Clemson has known about him for sometime, having offered him a walk-on opportunity as far back as his junior season. However, Swinney, impressed by what he saw of Turner, took the offer to the next level. “He said he likes my toughness and work ethic and I play smart,” he said. “I know defense well and I get everybody in the right position. I have a good instinct for the ball and I just make plays.” Turner also was offered by Alabama-Birmingham and Alabama offered him a walk-on opportunity. He also drew interest from Troy, Samford and West Florida. He gives Clemson 19 scholarship newcomers for the ‘16 roster. He will make his official visit to Clemson this weekend. USC head coach Will Muschamp and assistant Bryan McClendon dropped in on tight end Robert Tucker (6-3, 240) of B.E.S.T Academy in Atlanta on Thursday and before leaving they had secured a commitment. “It means a lot; it was a blessing to commit to an SEC (Southeastern Conference) team and I’m very excited to go play for Coach Muschamp,” Tucker said. “Coach Muschamp and Coach McClendon came by and I committed today.” Tucker is a versatile player and has the ability to play linebacker as well as TE, but he said USC coaches like him strictly for offense. “They said they are going to move me all over -- slot, HBack, and I’ll have my hand in the dirt, too.” Tucker visited Tulane last weekend and will visit USC this weekend. Some of his other offers were Minnesota, Central Florida and Marshall. Tucker is the first TE commitment for the class and he gives USC 22 new scholarship players on its ‘16 roster.
USC On Monday, LB TJ Brunson of Richland Northeast High School in Columbia announced a commitment to USC a day after taking his official visit at the school. Brunson, a former Louisville commitment, also considered offers from Maryland and Virginia Tech. “I’ve often heard that it isn’t a 4-year decision, but a 40forty decision, and after much thought and prayer, I’d like to make the announcement that I’ll be attending the University of South Carolina,” is what Brunson wrote on Twitter in revealing his decision. Brunson overcame a serious hip injury during his junior season to become oneof the state’s top defensive players in ‘15. He had 140 tackles to help lead the Cavaliers to the 3A playoffs. Brunson was the first prospect Muschamp visited in person after taking the job at USC in December. There was a change of plans for USC Shrine Bowl defensive end commitment Javon Kinlaw of Goose Creek High. Instead of coming to USC last weekend for his official visit, Kinlaw headed to Jones Junior College in Mississippi for an early enrollment. Kinlaw said the plan for him is to play one season at Jones and graduate in the summer of ‘17. That will allow him three years with USC starting in ‘17.
“I feel good about it,” Kinlaw said. “I feel like I can get it done.” Kinlaw had acknowledged during his recruiting proPhil Kornblut cess that JC Recruiting was a likelihood for him corner and USC took his commitment on Dec. 23 knowing he could be a JC candidate. Defensive back Daniel Thomas of Montgomery, Ala., made his official visit to USC last weekend. Thomas said he enjoyed his stay and in particular “the support and the love they had for us. I talked a lot to (defensive coordinator) Coach (Travaris) Robinson. He wants me to come in and possibly be an impact player.” Thomas did not commit and will continue with visits. He’s going to either Clemson or Maryland this weekend. Former USC commitment and current Auburn commitment DB Marlon Character of Atlanta made his official visit to USC over the weekend. He has not backed of his Auburn commitment, but the visit gave him something to ponder. “I loved the visit,” he said. “The visit was really good. I got a lot out of it. They said they’re going to use me on multiple ways on the defense. They have a lot of spots open right now. They said they just need corners(backs), safeties, nickels, anything to get active on the field early and make some plays. “I’m still committed right now to Auburn, but I’m still taking into consideration other schools like South Carolina and Virginia Tech because those are the officials that I’m taking. South Carolina is a little higher with the new coaching staff than it was when everybody was about to leave and stuff like that.” Character will visit VT this weekend and Auburn on Jan. 30. He said he won’t make his final decision known until National Signing Day on Feb. 3. USC offensive lineman commitment Pete Leota of Asheville, N.C., made his official visit over the weekend and said he’s 100 percent committed though he’s still planning to take some other visits. He’s not sure where at this point. “The weekend went great,” he said. “I loved it. My mom and dad loved it. I’m really glad I’m committed to them. Coach Muschamp said he loved my highlights, said I was a very good player, nasty, and I finish every block.” Leota said he’s still talking with Wake Forest, North Carolina, VT and East Carolina. He said USC is aware of his plans for other visits. “They trust me,” he said. “They know I’m going to make the right decision.” Leota hinted at a visit to ECU where former USC assistant Deke Adams is recruiting him. TE Hank Tuipulotu of Nation Ford High in Fort Mill called his USC official visit “awesome, really cool. The coaches are looking like they are doing a great job. The program is on the rise. The facilities are so sweet and the campus is so nice. There’s a lot of nice things to like about this school.” Tuipulotu is committed to Brighamy Young will visit there this weekend. “I’m not sure I can make a decision right now,” he said. “It’s tough to say. I haven’t visited BYU yet, but having my family being able to come to all of the games is real intriguing, a real
pro for coming here.” Tuipulotu is planning to go on a Mormon mission for two years right out of high school so he won’t enroll in the college he chooses before ‘18. “Well, it won’t really have an impact on my choice,” he said. “Both schools are cool with my decision to serve a mission.They will work around it. It just means that I won’t be on the roster the next two seasons since I will essentially be taking a break between high school and college.” Athlete Evan Hinson (6-5, 210) of Deltona, Fla., visited USC last weekend and will visit Southern California this weekend. Hinson said USC is recruiting him as a TE. USC just recently offered him and he used his visit to get to know the coaches and the program better. Hinson also is a good basketball player, but his focus is on football for college. Hinson said he’s still looking at a possible visit for the last weekend of the month and is looking at Tennessee, Florida and UCF for that trip. Wide receiver Keil Pollard of Moultrie, Ga., and WR Sam Bruce of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., made their official visits to USC last weekend. Pollard wrapped up his visit on Monday after arriving on Saturday. He has been committed to Arkansas. Bruce is committed to Miami. He is scheduled to visit U this weekend and Miami on Jan. 29. Also taking an official visit to USC last weekend was DE Tyreik Martin of Valley, Ala. He’s a former Missouri commitment and remains strong on the Tigers as well as USC. He is scheduled to visit Jacksonville State this weekend and Indiana on Jan. 29. DE Kalan Ritchie (6-6, 210) of Georgia Military College will not be brought in by the new USC staff his head coach said last week. Ritchie signed with USC in ‘14 out of Goose Creek High and remained committed through the coaching transition. However, GMC head coach Bert Williams said they were informed by USC that Ritchie would not be part of its ‘16 class. “We understand the decision and it was handled appropriately with ample time to react,” Williams said. “No issues with us. He has a good bit of interest outside the SEC. We will know more in a few days.” This past season. Ritchie totaled 21 tackles with seven tackles for loss and three quarerback sacks. TheBigSpur reported DB Jamarcus King of Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, who was announced by the school in December as a signee and an early enrollee, will not be able to enroll early because of academic issues. Defensive lineman Karamo Dioubate (6-4, 285) of Philadelphia is back on the recruiting market after decommitting from Penn State. Many schools have swooped in hoping to get him on campus for an official visit and that includes USC. “I have interest in South Carolina, I’ve been talking to them,” Dioubate said. “It was a tough situation they had last year and they are rebuilding right now, and they are trying to bring them back up to standards.” He has taken an official visit to Auburn. Michigan State, Ohio State, Arizona, UF, Alabama, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Temple are some of the other offers on his list. USC offered Marshall TE commitment Provonsha Wells
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(6-6, 217) of St. Petersburg, Fla., last weekend and he plans to take an official visit this weekend, and there’s a good chance USC will swing him its way. “Most definitely there’s a chance,” said Wells. “The offer, it’s eye opening. It shows me that my talent is bigger than what I see and bigger than what we see here in St. Petersburg. They see me as a very big target, a guy that can get out there and play as soon as I get there.” Wells played TE, WR, slot receiver and some QB this season. He had 983 receiving yards, 1,300 all-purpose yards and eight touchdowns. “They like my versatility,” he said. “They like how I can go after it and do what’s needed to be done. It (his commitment to Marshall) is pretty strong, but the South Carolina deal blew my mind away. I didn’t think an SEC school would come my way.” And the reason for that, Wells said, is because this past season was his only season of high school football. He’s been a basketball player, but was encouraged to play football and now knows that’s his ticket to the big time. Wells visited UCF over the weekend and has Marshall set for Jan. 30. DL Aaron Thompson of Fort Lauderdale was scheduled to see Maryland last weekend and has visits the next two weekends scheduled with Tennessee and USC. OL Jordan Johnson of Jacksonville, Fla., went to UCF last weekend. This weekend he will head to USC and then on Sunday head up to VT. And the last weekend he will start out at Georgia Southern and follow that with a trip to Georgia Tech. Johnson said he does not have a leader as he goes into his visits. DE Allen Cater of Kennesaw, Ga., made an official visit to UNC last weekend, but did not commit. He plans to visit USC this weekend. He also has visited Arkansas and Indiana. ATH Stephen Davis Jr. of Dutch Fork High in Irmo made his official visit to Auburn last weekend. He is scheduled to visit USC this weekend. DL D’Andre Christmas-Giles of New Orleans has set an official visit to USC for this weekend. USC’s Robinson met with DB Kristian Fulton of Metairie, La., on Thursday. Fulton made an official visit to Louisiana State this weekend. He’s looking at USC or Arkansas for this weekend and Florida on Jan. 30. USC offered WR Jeriko Morris of Crystal Springs, Miss. He’s a Southern Mississippi commitment. USC offered ‘17 prospects DB Quentin Montgomery of Jacksonville, DB Brad Stewart Jr. of New Orleans, DL Eric Crosby of Virginia Beach, Va., and running back Devan Burnett of Tampa, Fla. Jake Bentley, a ’17 QB from Opelika, Ala., made an unofficial visit to USC last weekend. USC offered ‘18 OL Curtis Dunlap Jr. of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
CLEMSON DL Michail Carter of Jackson, Ga., made his official visit to Clemson last weekend. Carter will visit GT this weekend followed by Georgia on Jan. 29. He’ll also try to fit in visit to Alabama. DB Trayvon Mullen of Pompano Beach, Fla., was in for his official visit at Clemson last weekend. He also has visited Texas Christian, Louisville and Florida State. He will
visit LSU this weekend. Clemson offered DB Isaiah Simmons (6-3, 215) of Olathe, Kan. He took an official visit to Mizzou last weekend. He is scheduled for Nebraska this weekend and Clemson on Jan. 29. Clemson offered ‘18 DB Marquis Williams of Coconut Creek, Fla. DB Austin Jackson (6-2, 186) has transferred from East Tennessee State to Clemson. He had 32 tackles last season. Jackson is a native of Cary, N.C. He will have to sit out next season with Clemson.
CLEMSON AND USC Muschamp had his first meeting with OL John Simpson of Fort Dorchester High in North Charleston last week. Clemson area recruiter Tony Elliott also stopped in for a visit. Clemson has a visit set with Simpson and USC is trying to get one. “They met with John and his mom,” Fort Dorchester head coach Steve LaPrad said of USC. “It was the first time he got to meet Muschamp, and same for me. He’s a good guy. They introduced themselves, a new sheriff in town. They met for about 30 minutes. He (Simpson) didn’t really say anything. He went back to class. I know they were hoping he would come back by South Carolina. As of now, he hasn’t set a visit. “And Tony, he’s a Lowcountry guy and he always stops by to say hello.” Simpson has taken official visits to LSU and UF. Clemson is scheduled for this weekend and Alabama is down for Jan. 29.USC is hoping to either bump one of those visits or work him in for a mid-week stop. Former USC DB commitment JJ Givens of Mechanicsville, Va., visited Miami over the weekend and has visits set with North Carolina State and Maryland the next two weekends. He still lists eight schools -- USC, Clemson, UNC, Arizona State, Wisconsin, NCSU, Maryland and Michigan State. Markail Benton, a ’17 linebacker from Phenix City, Ala., has Clemson and USC in his current top 10. The others are Alabama, Auburn, UF, FSU, UGA, Miami, Mississippi State and Mississippi.
OTHERS ATH Yafari Werts of Newberry High make an official visit to Georgia Southern over the weekend. He has been committed to the Eagles since last summer and remains so, but some bigger programs are making a push. Georgia Southern wants Werts as a QB. USC is strongly involved and sees him as a slot receiver and return man. He talked with USC recruiter Shawn Elliott last weekend. “He was telling me how they wanted me and we talked about my visit,” said Werts, who will visit USC this weekend. “He said there’s a good chance I’ll leave with an offer. We’ll see how that goes. I’ll take my time and see their plans for me. I’ll take it into consideration. It could shake things up a little bit, but I don’t want to be just another guy. I want the ball in my hands wherever I go.” After the USC visit, Werts said he might take a mid-week visit to Appalachian State. He is scheduled to visit UNC on Jan. 29. He is expecting USC and App State to visit. QB Tylin Oden of Columbia, Tenn., took an official visit to Rutgers on Wednesday. USC has shown interest, but has not offered yet. He is scheduled to visit Iowa State this weekend.
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Broncos aim to keep Brady on the sideline By ARNIE STAPLETON The Associated Press
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Denver inside linebacker Danny Trevathan (59) celebrates after a play against San Diego earlier in the season. By most accounts, this year’s Broncos do, in fact, go out kicking and screaming on most weeks, showing a fire that was strangely lacking under the teams coached by John Fox, especially in the final games of each of his four seasons.
Elway plans to ‘go down kicking and screaming’ By EDDIE PELLS The Associated Press
more kicking and screaming. This team is 10-3 in games decided by a touchdown or less ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — John and has rallied from 14 points Elway’s mind was still racing down three times to win. and he was trying to figure out “If we didn’t have that this what, exactly, was missing year, we wouldn’t be where we after another rough ending are,” Elway said. “Kind of the last season. guts of this team is the fact Hard to put his finger on it, that we’ve been in tough footbut he knew this: “At least in ball games and we’ve figured the last game,” he said, “you out how to win them.” want to feel like you go out On the road to figuring that kicking and screaming.” out, the Broncos have also So, out went John Fox. In made it clear that there is a came Gary Kubiak. And Plan B — something Elway Elway, who had famously completely dismissed when coined the term “There’s no asked, on the day he signed Plan B,” in Denver when he Manning, what he would do if signed Peyton Manning a few the quarterback’s shoulder years before, had unwittingly and neck didn’t turn out to be created a mantra for the 2015 as healthy as advertised. Broncos. As last season progressed, By most accounts, this and Manning wore down, year’s Broncos do, in fact, go Elway became more focused out kicking and screaming on on building a team that wasn’t most weeks — showing a fire completely reliant on its QB that was strangely lacking throwing for 400 yards and under the teams coached by four touchdowns every week. Fox, especially in the final A running game was born. games of each of his four seaIf nothing else, last season’s sons. In three playoff losses spiritless 24-13 loss to the and another in the Super Colts in the playoffs, with Bowl, those teams lost by an Manning at less than 100 peraverage score of 38-17. cent, served as confirmation How will this season end? the Broncos needed more And where? Still to be seen. than a Hall of Fame quarterBut Elway has reason to beback to win the Super Bowl. lieve the end, whether it comes The story line felt very familSunday against New England iar to Elway, who won both in the AFC title game, or two his championships at the tail weeks from Sunday in the end of his career — while butSuper Bowl, will include a bit tressed by a strong running
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38, would get a crack at a fifth Super Bowl ring, something no From Page B1 starting QB has ever accomplished. He’d also put himself nor mortal enemies — began one win away from the satison a cloudy afternoon in Foxfaction of seeing Roger Goodell boro Stadium on Sept. 30, 2001, hand him another Lombardi and grew into something on Trophy. This, less than a year par with Arnold Palmer vs. after the commissioner susJack Nicklaus or Wilt Champended him in the scandal over berlain vs. Bill Russell. deflated footballs, a ban that “Our sports society is built was overturned in federal around stars, and stars draw court last summer. people to the game, those are With a fourth trip to the the players they want to Super Bowl, Manning, two watch. You want to watch Ali months shy of 40 and a shadand Frazier, Bird and Magic, ow of his five-time MVP self, Brady and Manning,” said would have a chance to beTony Dungy, the coach of the come the first starting quarColts for Manning’s only terback to deliver a Lombardi Super Bowl win. “We are seeTrophy to the headquarters of ing two just top-tier guys and two franchises. He’d also have everyone will root for one and a shot at recouping every against the other and pick penny of the $4 million pay cut sides and argue who is the he took last winter and get the best. It draws people, and it es- chance to ride off as a champipecially draws the casual peoon into that orange sunset — ple to the game.” like his boss, John Elway, did This generation of football nearly two decades ago. fans may never see anything Brady has won 11 of the 16 like it again. previous meetings, but they’re “Every football fan should 2-2 in the playoffs, including watch this game because very Denver’s 26-16 win in the conseldom in life do you get to see ference championship two two competitors as great as years ago. That game was also they are with this much at in the Mile High City, where stake,” Theismann said. “It’s Brady has walked off the vicwhat’s at stake that makes this tor in just two of his eight visone more interesting.” its. At stake: a shot at history Although the two are never and sweet revenge. on the field together, save for With a seventh trip to the the pregame warmups and Super Bowl, Brady, still on top postgame handshakes, each is of his considerable game at age acutely aware of the other’s
game and defense. So he hired Kubiak, whose arrival brought with it a new focus on ball control and balance. The subsequent hiring of Wade Phillips as defensive coordinator made the Broncos more aggressive on that side of the ball. The defense was ranked first in yards allowed this season, scored five touchdowns and continually came up with timely, game-changing plays — see last week’s, fourth-quarter, momentumshifting fumble recovery in the win over Pittsburgh. As the surest sign that things had changed, the Broncos went 5-2 when Brock Osweiler started in place of Manning over the second half of the season. Not a single one of those wins —or any of Denver’s 13 victories this year — has been a runaway. Not a single one included a 35- or 40point outburst that became common over 2012, 2013 and 2014. “Every game is not going to be ‘win by 30,”’ linebacker Danny Trevathan said. “We’ve got to go out there and fight. Our team does a good job of fighting through it and making ‘ways’ out of ‘no ways.”’ “Believe me, we are battletested,” running back C.J. Anderson said. “There are times, offensively, that we are like, ‘What are we doing?’ But we just fight and we grind.” presence. They know they must minimize mistakes and magnify precious possessions. “He’s an incredible player and any time you factor that caliber of player ... you’ve got to be at our best,” said Brady, who led the league with three dozen touchdown passes this season despite missing many of his top targets for parts of the schedule. “You can’t play anything less than your best and expect to win, because he’s going to play well and he’s going to have that team play-
came after Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower left with a knee injury. Hightower is ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — back for the rematch alAfter dropping seven of Peythough he’s still bothered by ton Manning’s passes against the knee injury and linebackPittsburgh, the Denver Bron- er Jamie Collins has a bad cos wide receivers found back. Another linebacker, themselves running the Jerod Mayo, went on IR this “gauntlet” drill this week. week with a shoulder injury. They ran from one sideline Denver had trouble running to the other catching rapidthe ball early in the season, fire passes from their left and but once their O-line jelled right, a staple of the NFL’s and the running backs adjustscouting combine every Febed to coach Gary Kubiak’s ruary where prospective zone-blocking scheme, things pass-catchers show off their started to come together. good hands. Anderson and Ronnie HillThat wasn’t the only funda- man combined for a seasonmental skill the Broncos best 212 yards against San worked on as they prepared Diego on Jan. 3 and Anderfor Sunday’s AFC champion- son had 72 yards and a TD in ship game against New Eng15 carries against the Steelland. ers last week. “I think it will come down Both New England and to big runs on offense,” DeDenver have porous offensive maryius Thomas said. “We lines but are coming off their already were talking about best performances of the seathat as a group of receivers son. Plus, they have quarterthat we don’t want to just go backs who get rid of the ball out there and work on our lickety-split. drops we’ve had. We also The Broncos also have had want to block in the secondbouts of big dropped passes ary so the running backs can this season. In Denver’s win have running room. over the Patriots on Nov. 29, “We can do better than Thomas had five drops and what we’ve been doing. So, his only catch was a leaping we challenge ourselves to go 36-yard grab that ignited the out, make every catch and Broncos’ go-ahead drive in the also block down the field.” closing minutes of regulation. The Broncos know one of The Patriots only had 39 the best ways for Manning to yards rushing in that loss in win his 17th matchup with Denver two months ago. But Tom Brady is to take presBrady, more than any other sure off their own QB and quarterback, has no problem keep the Patriots’ passer cool- being a one-man show. ing his cleats on the sideline. New England rushed for 38 The best way to do that is yards on 14 carries in its 27-20 the grind out yards on the win over the Kansas City ground. Chiefs in the divisional When these teams played round. That 2.7-yard average on a snowy Sunday night in was identical to the Patriots’ November, the Broncos ran output in last year’s Super for 179 yards, including C.J. Bowl, factoring in Brady’s Anderson’s 48-yard scamper three kneel-downs, when that won it 30-24 in overtime. they gained just 15 percent of However, 105 of those yards their yards on the ground.
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Denver running back Juwan Thompson runs a route during practice on Friday at the team’s headquarters in Englewood, Colo. The Broncos will host the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game on Sunday in Denver. ing well. Manning never likes to make it about himself, but he, too, realizes there’s less room for error when Brady is waiting along the opposite sideline. “I’ve always kind of given the boring answer, ‘Hey, it’s the Colts versus the Patriots and now it’s the Broncos versus the Patriots,”’ Manning said. “All I can say about Tom Brady is he plays the position the way it’s supposed to be played. He’s extremely talented. He’s a very hard worker,
very competitive guy and he just plays the position the right way. When you do that, there’s a reason you play for a long time and play well for a long time. “There have been a lot of different players that have played in 16 of those games, but as the quarterback, it’s always been a great honor and privilege to have competed against him that many times over the course of the past 16, 17 years he and I have been in the league together.”
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weather conditions persist in the Charlotte area. Ice and sleet blanketed the area on CHARLOTTE — Carolina Friday, forcing hundreds of Panthers coach Ron Rivera flight cancellations at Charlikes to refer to Pro Bowl runlotte Douglas International ning back Jonathan Stewart as Airport. Temperatures are exhis team’s “tempo setter.” pected to be in the mid-20s The hard-running Stewart around game time, although piled up 106 yards rushing and no precipitation is in the foretwo touchdowns against the cast for Sunday night. Seattle Seahawks’ top-ranked Regardless Arizona coach run defense in Carolina’s 31-24 Bruce Arians is expecting a divisional playoff win last heavy dose of Stewart. Sunday, including a 59-yard “Jonathan Stewart’s as good run on the first play from as you get,” Arians said this scrimmage which led to a Pan- week. thers touchdown. Behind Stewart, All-Pro That set the tone for Carolifullback Mike Tolbert and na, which jumped out to a 31mobile quarterback Cam point lead. Newton, the Panthers have The Panthers are expected run for 100 yards in 30 to rely heavily on the eightstraight games, including the year NFL veteran Sunday postseason and haven’t against the Arizona Cardinals missed a beat since parting in the NFC championship ways with their all-time leadgame, particularly if wintry er rusher DeAngelo Williams
NFC title game features 2 of NFL’s best cornerbacks By BOB BAUM The Associated Press
touchdowns this season — one on broken coverage at Chicago and the other, famously, on TEMPE, Ariz — CornerAaron Rodgers’ Hail Mary to backs might have the toughest Jeff Janis at the end of regulajob in the NFL. tion in Saturday’s overtime They are expected to shadow victory over Green Bay. a receiver, who knows where Peterson and Carolina’s Cam he’s going while the defender Newton go back to their SEC doesn’t, and the rules are days, when Peterson played at stacked against them. LSU and Newton at Auburn. Few truly excel at the job. “You ask yourself what can’t This season, Arizona’s Patrick he do,” Newton said. “He’s Peterson and Carolina’s Josh fast, he’s physical and when Norman might have been the the ball is in the air, he’s not best, and they will be plying thinking to bat it down, he’s their trade in the biggest game thinking that’s his ball, and of their careers in Sunday’s you just have to have respect NFC championship game. for a guy like that.” Both made the AP’s All-Pro Arizona quarterback Carson team, and they are “very” sim- Palmer was equally compliilar,” Cardinals coach Bruce mentary of Norman. Arians said. “He’s got that build that I “They’re different styles of think everybody’s looking for,” defenses,” he said, “but they’re Palmer said, “really long, gets long, they’re fast, they’re atha good extension with his letic and they’re tough.” arms, plays with his hands reNorman has the edge in sta- ally, really well. He’s got toptistics, but Peterson’s are mis- end speed. He doesn’t go for a leading. He’s shut down some deflection; he goes for the footof the best receivers in the ball and gets a deflection out league in one-on-one coverage, of it, or an interception. He and quarterbacks simply comes up in the run game and stopped throwing in his direc- makes plays. If anybody retion. minds you of Richard SherPeterson has allowed two man, I think it’s him.”
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experience and playing more football,” center Ryan Kalil. From Page B1 “The longer you play the more reps you get, the more good He just knew. situations and bad situations Such is the demeanor of you are exposed to, the easier Newton, who has gone from the game gets. The game slows Heisman Trophy winner and down for you so you can play national champion at Auburn with more confidence — and to No. 1 pick in the draft and that’s what we have seen from now, in his fifth season, a lead- Cam. He’s grown up.” ing MVP candidate for the Well, sort of. NFL’s best team. Panthers coach Ron Rivera “I don’t get nervous,” Newcalls Newton a “big kid” who ton said bluntly. “I’ve been likes to enjoy himself on the playing football too long for me field. to get nervous. I have dreamed During training camp Newof being in this position.” ton can be seen singing on the Newton is in position to get field between plays or with his the Panthers to the Super arms spread pretending to fly Bowl for the first time since like a bird as he runs. It can be 2003. All that stands in the way seen in his touchdown celebrais the Arizona Cardinals in the tions where he breaks into the NFC championship game on dab or runs to the stadium Sunday. wall and hands a child a foot“This,” Newton said, “is why ball. It can be seen in the nuyou play football.” merous community-related Newton’s confidence is on projects he does in the Chardisplay weekly. lotte area during the offseaIt’s there when he breaks son, most of which revolve the huddle, saunters up the around kids. line and looks over the de“When you see me play, you fense. It’s there when he see a kid out there,” Newton shakes off a 280-pound defensaid. “Some people call it imsive end — what other quarmaturity, I could care less.” terback not named RoethlisWhat opponents see is Newberger does that? — and finds ton’s energy and how it makes an open receiver down the those around him better. field. It’s on display when he “It’s contagious,” Arizona breaks free from the pocket defensive tackle Calais Campand the 245-pounder looks to bell said. “You can see the run over a defensive back, not whole team feeds off of it. around him, knowing he has That’s what you want from the guy by 40 pounds. your quarterback — a guy Center Ryan Kalil said New- that’s going to bring the fire ton hasn’t changed an iota as a and lead the troops. I think the person since coming into the heart of their team definitely league in 2011, but what feeds off of his energy. I unchanged is his self-confidence derstand why he does it. He — particularly in a season looks like he’s having fun out when he became the first QB there. He’s just a kid on the to throw for 35 touchdowns field and that’s the way the and run for 10 in a season. game is supposed to be “Honestly that comes from played.”
this past offseason. Stewart is a big reason why. He was asked to take on a larger workload and responded by rushing for 989 yards and six touchdowns in the first 14 games of the regular season. He was third in the league in rushing at the time before a foot injury sidelined him for the final three regular season games. Stewart averaged nearly 19 carries per game during the regular season, far more than his typical career average. “The fact that he’s played as much as he has this year in comparison to the earlier seasons, I think has been great for us,” Rivera said.
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Carolina running back Jonathan Stewart (28) runs against the Atlanta Falcons during the regular season. The Panthers haven’t missed a beat since releasing their all-time leading rusher Deangelo Williams in the offseason in large part because of the way Stewart has stepped up.
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The following vehicle was abandoned at 5495 Mayrant Rd., Rembert, SC 29128. Described as a 2 0 0 2 G M C , V I N # 1GKDT13S222393779. Total Due for storage is $3,200.00 as of January 13, 2016, plus $30.00 per day thereafter. Owner is asked to call 803-720-2145. If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.
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Notice is hereby given that SHRIAP, LLC D/B/A CS intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 2500 Broad Street, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February
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