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Sumter pastor will head Mother Emanuel church Woman will lead in Charleston where 9 died TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016

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BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Richard Franklin Norris has appointed the Rev. Betty Deas Clark, formerly pastor of Mount Pisgah AME Church in Sumter, to be pastor at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, the historic church where nine people, including pastor Clementa Pinckney, were killed June 17. Pinckney was also a state senator. Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old avowed white supremacist from the Columbia area, has been charged with the killings. The shootings at Mother Emanuel attracted national attention, and President Obama spoke at a memorial service for the victims.

The deaths also led to the removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of the Statehouse in Columbia after Gov. Nikki Haley announced her support for the flag to be taken down. Keith Britton, president of the AME Northeast Conference Lay Association, said Clark’s appointment was made Saturday at a meeting in Columbia. “It is well deserved,” he said. Clark’s first service at Mother Emanuel was Sunday, he said. Clark becomes the first female minister at Mother Emanuel, but that is nothing new to Clark, as she has been the first female minister for a number of the churches she has led. She succeeds the Rev.

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Pastor Dr. Betty Deas Clark, formerly pastor at Mount Pisgah AME Church in Sumter, has been appointed pastor at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.

Youth pack church for annual event

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The crowd attending the Over the Top Youth Event sings along to the music of Jimmy Needham during a concert at Alice Drive Baptist Church on Saturday. The annual event came together eight years ago.

Annual fellowship began with couple’s trip to conference BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

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Hundreds of Sumter’s youth attended the eighth-annual Over the Top Youth Event at Alice Drive Baptist Church on Saturday to share in an evening of fellowship and music. Before the event kicked off, Chad and Stephanie Dowling told the story of how the event came together eight years ago.

Stephanie told the “story behind the story” and said it all started 11 years ago when she recognized that the Lord was working on her heart. The mother of two said she had a burden for her daughters, to invest in them spiritually more than she was already doing. Nine years ago Stephanie purchased tickets for her family to attend the Forward Conference youth event in Atlanta. She said at first her family did not relish the idea of going to the conference, but her husband eventually agreed. “Chad had no idea what was hanging on the balance of his ‘yes,’” Stephanie told the audience. After seeing how the youth re-

sponded during the event in Atlanta, Chad thought something similar could do well in Sumter. Some time later, the Dowlings, along with five other local couples, came together to organize the first event in 2009. During the event, the couple’s daughter Caroline came on stage to interview a recent high school graduate, Sara Catherine Jones, who has chosen to take a mission trip with The World Race Gap Year during the Mission Moment portion of Saturday’s program. During the mission, Jones will spend three months in three countries, providing assistance

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BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — A pair of senators — a Republican and Democrat who are not seeking re-election — plan to spend this week trying to shape a bill to get more money to improve South Carolina roads and get the rest of the Senate to finally go along. Both senators warn the process is going to take a few weeks if not longer.

But they are confident they can pull together a bill that business leaders and pothole-hitting drivers have been clamoring for. “I think you’ll see all of us try to take baby steps toward consensus,” said Sen. Joel Lourie, D-Columbia. Consensus has been hard to come by. Lawmakers seem to agree any bill that raises more money for roads and highways will also need to cut taxes

elsewhere and reform how the Department of Transportation is run. But the 46 senators seem to have 46 different ideas. Conservative Republicans are leery about raising the gas tax without a significant cut in other taxes. Democrats want to make sure any tax cuts get to the largest number of people and don’t threaten services. Some senators are quietly hinting the board that runs DOT doesn’t need to

be changed at all. The board is made up of members picked by lawmakers and an at-large appointment from the governor. “The road funding piece, that’s pretty black and white. Either you want to raise more money, or you don’t,” said Sen. Ray Cleary, R-Murrells Inlet, who plans to work on his fellow Republicans. “But there is plenty of room for disagreement elsewhere.”

Shaw firefighters donate $1,000 to fund to help needy BY JACK OSTEEN jack@theitem.com Sumter may have escaped the worst of Winter Storm Jonas last weekend, but cold temperatures and some freezing rain still had many residents needing some help in this early part of winter. The Shaw Air Force Base Firefighters Association has stepped up each year with a sizable donation, and this year was no different as it donated

$1,000 to the fund. Each year the firefighters raise money to give to a variety of causes, one of which is always Fireside Fund. Also this past week, Bethel United Methodist Church gave $5,000 to the fund, one of the largest donations by a

church in many years. It couldn’t come at a better time, as last week more than 45 families were assisted with their heating needs, according to Salvation Army social worker Christy Lamb. Week after week, families struggle to decide on buying kerosene or other basic needs such as food. In addition to helping families with their heating needs, The Salvation Army is also helping with some food boxes. Lamb said families tell her it costs about $10

a day to heat their homes with kerosene. Lamb encourages families to keep trying to call if they need assistance. This year’s Fireside Fund is in honor of Dr. Charles “Pap” Propst, who died on May 20, 2015, at the age of 90. Propst founded Sumter Pediatrics with Dr. Ted Young in 1954, where he practiced until 1986. Propst became a

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S.C.’s earliest slave uprising topic at library BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com As part of its observance of Black History Month, the Sumter County Library will present a program Monday, Feb. 1, on the Stono River Rebellion of 1739. The presenter will be Ron Roth, former director and CEO of the Reading Public Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania, and director of the Nebraska Museum of Art ROTH of the University of Nebraska. His topic is “The Stono River Rebellion, South Carolina’s Largest Slave Uprising.” Roth will speak at 6 p.m. in the main meeting room of the downtown library at 111 N. Harvin St. and will offer an overview of Stono, including many little-known facts about the rebellion. The Stono Rebellion was one of the first slave uprisings in America. Led by a slave known only as Jemmy, it took place just south of Charleston on Sept. 9, 1739, pre-dating the well-known 1822 rebellion, also in Charleston and led by Denmark Vesey, and the 1831 uprising led by Nat Turner in Virginia. The Virginia rebellion was novelized by William Styron in 1967 in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “The Confessions of Nat Turner,” based on a firsthand account of Turner’s actual confession. It was thought by many that the Spanish incited the Stono Rebellion by offering freedom to slaves who escaped the British colony. Almost 100 slaves joined Jemmy in the revolt. Roth will talk about the lead up to the rebellion itself and the fighting, as well as its impact on South Carolina’s political, economic and social lives, including

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The Stono Rebellion, which started just southwest of Charleston in 1739, is the earliest known slave uprising in the American colonies. In observance of Black History Month, the Sumter County Library will present a program on Stono on Feb. 1 featuring Ron Roth, former director and CEO of the Reading (Pennsylvania) Public Museum. slavery’s future in South Carolina. About 100 men, 60 white and 40 black, died in the two battles of the Stono Rebellion. Roth is an independent curator and consultant, who has researched several permanent and temporary exhibitions, many of them dealing with black history. His most recent permanent exhibition, on the Beaufort (S.C.) Volunteer Artillery, was completed for the Historic Beaufort Foundation. He previously served as historian for the Gettysburg National Military Park

and Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg. Among his other curated and designed exhibitions are the permanent exhibition area of the Central Pennsylvania African American Museum and its exhibit on the area’s Underground Railroad; he also has curated many art exhibitions, including a major exhibit of glass artist Dale Chihuly’s works and one on the patriotic paintings of N.C. Wyeth. Roth received a bachelor’s degree in history at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio and a master at teach-

14 cadets disciplined at The Citadel in connection with KKK-like photo BY BRUCE SMITH The Associated Press CHARLESTON— A total of 14 cadets have been dismissed, suspended or are receiving on-campus punishments at The Citadel after several of them appeared in photos with pillowcases on their heads similar to Ku Klux Klan garb, the military college’s president announced Monday. The photos of seven freshmen cadets dressed in white pants and shirts while wearing pillowcases surfaced on social media last month. An investigation found that the cadets were ordered by upperclassmen to sing Christmas carols dressed in costumes, college President retired Lt. Gen. John Rosa said in a statement. The photos involved a “Ghosts of Christmas Past” skit. Within an hour of the event, several other cadets reported it to leaders. Initially, eight cadets were investigated, but the inquiry was later expanded to include 14. “The investigation found that the cadets did not intend to be offensive. However, I am disappointed some recog-

nized how it could be construed as such but didn’t stop it,” Rosa said. He said the song sheets contained only the words to carols and nothing offensive and “at the outset, not all of the freshmen understood that the costumes could be construed by some as offensive.” But Rosa said while the skit had no ill intent, “it did show poor judgment. It demonstrates that we must integrate an even higher level of diversity education into cadets’ daily activities.” Civil rights leaders had called for Rosa to resign but dropped the call after they met with Rosa last month and he told them the cadets were going through the college’s appeals procedure. College spokesman Brett Ashworth Rosa also spoke with leaders of civil rights groups before the investigation results were released Monday. Ashworth said one upperclassman has been dismissed from the college, meaning the student must leave for two semesters before asking to be readmitted. Two upperclassmen have been sus-

pended, meaning they must leave for a semester. The other cadets are being punished by marching tours. A tour is marching in the military school barracks shouldering a gun for 50 minutes. Dot Scott, the president of the Charleston Branch of the NAACP, said it was appropriate there was no blanket punishment “simply because the younger people who are listening to those who are their seniors did what they were instructed to do.” She added “I feel good about what’s happening now” at The Citadel but said that there is still a ways to go and that the Confederate flag needs to be removed from the college chapel. The school’s Board of Visitors voted to have the flag removed after the Charleston church shootings in June. Dylann Roof, a white man who posed with a Confederate flag for online photos, has been charged with killing the nine black parishioners. But under the South Carolina Heritage Act, removing the flag needs approval from the state General Assembly.

ing degree in museum studies from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is now the program administrator for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of South Carolina Beaufort. The public is invited to attend Roth’s 6 p.m. Monday program in the main meeting room of the Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St. Admission is free. The program is sponsored by The Humanities Council SC.

4th-quarter art grants from $150 to $1,000 available FROM STAFF REPORTS The Sumter County Cultural Commission announces a call for fourth-quarter grant applications for Sumter County artists, arts organizations and arts programming. These funds are for activities and projects that start during the months of April, May and June 2016. Funded projects must be completed by June 30. Grant applications may be picked up at the Business Office of the Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center. Interested artists and organizations can also request a grant application by email. Send your request to: cbryan@sumtercountysc. org. An application (PDF) will be sent by return email. Deadline for submitting fourth-quarter grant applications is 4 p.m. on Feb. 12. Hand deliver or mail completed grant applications to: Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center, Attention: Carmela Bryan, 135 Haynsworth St., Sumter, S.C., 29150. There is no application fee.

The commission, with matching funds from the South Carolina Arts Commission, is offering a small grant program to support artists and arts programming in Sumter County. The 2014-15 Sumter County grant program will provide up to $18,000 in grant funds. Priority will be given to organizations and individual artists, and all grant applications are competitive and judged on their artistic and/or cultural merit. Grant awards will range from $150 to $1,000. Deadline for completion of all funded projects is June 30. The grant funds are distributed as a reimbursement upon receipt of a completed final report and necessary receipts. Organizations and individuals can submit grant applicants for each of four quarters per year and can receive up to $2,000 during each annual grant period. For more information contact Carmela Bryan, executive director, Sumter County Cultural Commission, at (803) 436-2261 or cbryan@sumtercountysc. org.

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Gutted? Disaster? GOP hyperbole on military BY RICHARD LARDNER The Associated Press

investments in dozens of weapons programs, show the value of the military servicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; modernization portfolio in November 2008 was $1.64 trillion. The latest reports, from March 2015, show a value of $1.62 trillion. The armed forces are undergoing a transformation, according to the Defense Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget strategy. The military services will no longer be sized for large, prolonged operations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a reference to the lengthy wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which involved massive reconstruction and humanitarian relief components. The focus now is on building a high-tech force that is nimble enough to defeat Islamic State militants and much more sophisticated adversaries. For example, the Air Force is pushing ahead with the development and acquisition of an advanced bomber, known as Long-Range Strike, to replace the aging fleet of B-1 and B-52 bombers. The B-52s were first deployed when Dwight Eisenhower was president. The B-1s, which were fielded in the 1980s, are no longer certified for nuclear missions. The new bomber is a highly classified, $80 billion project designed to build an informationage aircraft that eventually may be capable of flying without a pilot aboard. The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. the bomber contract in October. The contract is part of the Pentagonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broader plan to modernize the entire nuclear force â&#x20AC;&#x201D; missilecarrying submarines, landbased intercontinental ballistic missiles and long-range bombers. The nagging question for any major weapons program is how to keep them from becoming budget busters. On Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watch, the Joint Strike Fighter â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the single most expensive military project ever â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has experienced significant cost, schedule and performance setbacks that have driven up the

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says the Obama administration has â&#x20AC;&#x153;guttedâ&#x20AC;? every weapons system in the U.S. militaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inventory. GOP rival Donald Trump says the military is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;disaster.â&#x20AC;? Florida Sen. Marco Rubio maintains that President Obama is more interested in providing money to Planned Parenthood than for the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s armed forces. Gutted? Disaster? Trashing Obama and arguing that he has failed to spend enough on defense has become a staple for Republican presidential hopefuls. At the debates and campaign stops, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve cast him as a feckless commander in chief, standing idly by while the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest military withers away. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lost in the din: Money spent on weapons modernization is on par with the Republican George W. Bush administration. The military cuts that GOP contenders are complaining about were approved by Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. The military budget is being squeezed by the insistence of lawmakers in both parties that money be spent on bases and equipment that the Pentagon says it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need. And the government spends roughly 1,000 times more on the armed forces than on Planned Parenthood. Some of the GOP candidatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; claims and how they compare with the facts: â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this administration, every weapon system has been gutted,â&#x20AC;? Bush said at a debate in South Carolina this month. THE FACTS: Total spending for the modernization for major weapons systems actually has remained stable since Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother, George W. Bush, left the White House in January 2009. The departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;selected acquisition reports,â&#x20AC;? which detail past, current and future

price tag. The Government Accountability Office estimated last year that nearly $400 billion will be needed to buy the planned 2,457 aircraft for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. Obama is â&#x20AC;&#x153;more interested in funding Planned Parenthood than he is in funding the military,â&#x20AC;? Rubio said. THE FACTS: While the defense budget has dropped in recent years, the cuts were approved by Republicans as well as Democrats in Congress, then signed into law by Obama. But even with the reductions, the size of the special operations forces, which include Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets, has grown. For 2016, the current budget year, the Defense Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget is roughly $581 billion. That includes $59 billion for fighting IS, operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and other missions. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $111 billion for new equipment and upgrades ranging from jet fighters to helicopters, ships and submarines. An additional $70 billion is for research and development of new technologies. The Budget Control Act set limits on how much could be spent on defense through 2021. Between 2011 and 2014, the Pentagonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget fell by more than $100 billion. In 2013, automatic budget cuts known as sequestration kicked in, forcing across-the-board reductions that led to widespread concern the military services would be unprepared to fight the na-

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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at the Iowa State University Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa. Trashing President Obama and arguing that he has failed to spend enough on defense has become a staple for Republican presidential hopefuls. tionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wars. Yet Congress and the Obama administration still havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to agree on a way out of the constraints both sides were responsible for setting. Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill have resisted money-saving measures proposed by the Pentagon, such as closing excess military bases. Congress has prohibited the retirement of the A-10 aircraft that provides close air support for ground troops. For more than a decade, both Congress and the White House didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offset the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They just wrote a check, adding to an already massive deficit. Mike McCord, the Pentagon comptroller, said that the defense budget request for 2017 will be $584 billion. Planned Parenthood affiliates received $524.8 million in federal health services grants and reimbursements, according to the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual report. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our military is a disaster,â&#x20AC;? Trump said. THE FACTS: The GOP frontrunner typically avoids specifics, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear what he

meant exactly. There is, however, concern among congressional Republicans and Democrats that too many active-duty troops are being cut from the force. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and an advocate for bigger defense budgets, said Thursday that the force-reduction decisions were made before the growth of IS or Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invasion of Ukraine. If the sequestration process isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reversed, McCain said, the Army could drop to 420,000 troops from a wartime peak of 570,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Readiness suffers as our Army shrinks,â&#x20AC;? McCain said, adding that only a little more than one third of the Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brigade combat teams are ready for deployment and decisive operations. But McCain, the leading Republican voice in Congress on national security issues, acknowledged the difficulty of seeking more money for defense when so much is being wasted on weapons programs that exceed their expected costs.

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Emergency managers cause tension in Flint Some council members decry appointment of outsiders to run city BY COREY WILLIAMS The Associated Press DETROIT — Darnell Earley didn’t come up with the plan to channel corrosive river water into Flint’s old leadlined water pipes, causing a health emergency. And he certainly can’t be blamed for the Detroit school system’s decaying facilities and wrecked finances, which have prompted teacher boycotts this month. But the 64-year-old budget expert was in charge of Flint’s city government and the Detroit schools at key points in their recent turmoil, and that has made him a focal point of anger about Gov. Rick Snyder’s use of “emergency managers” to temporarily run public entities in Michigan that are hopelessly in debt. Earley, who had a 40-year career in public administra-

tion in Michigan, was one of seven outside controllers appointed in the last five years to fix foundering cities or school districts, and he was clearly one of Snyder’s go-to guys, getting two of the toughest cases in Flint and the Detroit schools. In October 2013, he took control of Flint, a majority black city of 100,000 north of Detroit where more than 40 percent of the population was below the poverty line. He was the third of four managers sent in to cut costs and deal with the city’s $13 million deficit. Earley seemed like a perfect fit for the blue-collar city. He grew up as one of nine children in a black family in Muskegon Heights, a small community along Lake Michigan, the son of an auto factory worker and a homemaker. He worked his way through college at Grand Valley State University and earned a master’s degree in public administration from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. He also knew Flint. He

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worked as city administrator in 2001 and served a short stint as Flint’s temporary mayor in 2002, as part of a career that also included a stint as city manager in Saginaw. However, the personal connections didn’t defuse the tension in seizing control of all fiscal decisions from locally elected officials. “They don’t listen to nobody,” longtime Flint City Councilman Scott Kincaid said of emergency managers. “They don’t care about the community. They just care about fixing the finances.” Kincaid and others said the managers’ tendency to ignore local complaints played a role in the water fiasco, since residents had complained about

taste and color of the water. Whenever Flint City Council members wanted to speak with Earley, they would have to get appointments, said Councilman Wantwaz Davis. “We couldn’t just walk in his office,” Davis said. “He’s egotistical, very arrogant. Whenever he sets his mind to something, it’s going in that direction.” Another emergency manager, Louis Schimmel, who temporarily ran the cities of Hamtramck, Ecorse and Pontiac, defended Earley, saying bruised feelings are unavoidable. In a city such as Flint, he said, “You’re dealing with multiple problems, and you don’t have very much help.”

During Earley’s 16 months as Flint’s emergency manager, the city went ahead with a plan to save money by switching its water supply from the Detroit system to a new pipeline consortium and to use Flint River water until the new pipeline was ready. However, anti-corrosion agents were not added to the salty river water, causing metal leaching in city pipes and dangerously elevated lead levels among some residents. The state declared an emergency and began distributing bottled water. Earley declined to speak to The Associated Press, but he defended his work Sunday on WDIV-TV. “I don’t look at it in terms of blame. ... I came along at a time when this project was already underway, and it fell to me to oversee implementation of it,” he said of using the river. “More facts like that need to be sought out instead of just trying to find someone or something to blame for it.”

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Celebrities will donate 1 million water bottles to Michigan town LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bottled water company owned in part by Sean “Diddy” Combs and Mark Wahlberg is pledging to donate 1 million bottles of water to the residents of Flint, Michigan. AQUAhydrate said it’s sending 5,000 cases of water to Flint and will continue to provide bottles to residents until the city’s water problems are solved. The company said the water is expected to be delivered Wednesday. High levels of lead have been detected in Flint’s water since officials switched from the Detroit municipal system and began drawing from the Flint River as a cost-saving measure. Wahlberg and Combs first invested and became the face of the Los Angeles-based bottled water company in 2013. Eminem, Wiz Khalifa and Big Sean are among other celebrities who have pledged support and donations to assist Flint’s water crisis.

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PASTOR FROM PAGE A1 Norvel Goff, who was temporarily assigned the congregation after the death of Pinckney. Clark earned a bachelor of arts degree at Limestone College, as well as master of divinity and doctor of ministry degrees from the Charleston Extension Program of Erskine Seminary. She was also pastor of churches in Lake City, Johns Island, James Island, Huger and Greeleyville. The Rev. Laddie Howard has been appointed the new pastor at Mount Pisgah AME in Sumter. He was pastor of Wayman AME Chapel in Stateburg. “I am ecstatic and honored,” Howard said of his appointment. “I can’t put it into words right now, but I am very blessed for this to come upon us.” He has been married to his wife, Katherine, for 45 years. They have two children and four grandchildren. Howard said Clark is a great friend. “She is a great pastor and one that serves the Lord with grace and honor,” he said. Howard has been a minister since 1982, according to the Wayman AME Chapel website. He graduated from Morris College with a bachelor’s degree of history and social studies and received his master’s degree of psychology of religion/pastoral care from Interdenominational Theological Center of Atlanta. Howard was previously pastor of Mount Pisgah AME Church in Greenwood and Friendship AME Church of Silver.

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week’s donations were: Bethel United Methodist Church, $5,000; Shaw AFB Firefighters Association Fund, $1,000; in memory of Randy McElveen from Jim and Marsha Jones, $500; Roger I. Williams, Lt. Col./ Retired USAF, $100; in memory of Dr. Propst from Dr. and Mrs. William F. Young, $100; Senior Adult Sunday School Class of Bethesda Church of God, $100; Happy Circle of Northside Baptist Church, $100; Faith Sunday School Class of Grace Baptist Church, $100; Linda G. Hendrix, $100; Carolyn Brogdon, $100; Young At Heart of First Church of God, $100; David Edens

kerosene or wood. Candidates must provide a valid form of picture identification, paycheck stubs and copies of late bills. If you and your family need assistance with heating costs, call The Salvation Army at (803) 775-9336. Donations can be mailed to The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29151 or dropped off at the office, 20 N. Magnolia St. Names, including groups, should be spelled completely. When making a donation in someone’s honor, names will be printed as given. Last

EVENT FROM PAGE A1 in various communities. Jones said she had dreams of going to college right after high school but decided to go on the mission trip after receiving signs from God to take the journey. “Look out for signs if you ask God for them,” she said. After the interview, the audience

sang along to several songs with Christian musician Jimmy Needham. “We’ve come here tonight to tell God who he is to us,” Needham said. He told the crowd that the event provided an opportunity for youth to come before God as children and not as people coming to ask for penance, hoping he would like them more by the end of the night. During a break in Needham’s per-

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Demagoguery and vulgarities W ASHINGTON — At first it seemed too weirdly awful to be true, but there she was: Sarah Palin standing next to Donald Trump on Jan. 19 and endorsing him for president. Like previously conjoined twins who had shared a brain before Dr. Ben Carson separated them, these two anti-everything, postlamestream media instigators presented themselves as political doppelgangers, a he/she, yinyang, sisboom-bah political marriage of the carnival barker and the bearded lady. Step right Kathleen up! Get your Parker tickets! Bring the whole family! Bring your anger, bring your spleen, don’t let logic intervene! The challenge for those of us in the observation business is to illuminate what’s plainly obvious without offending those who prefer not to see. But there’s no winning once passions are engaged and hating the messenger is a time-honored tradition. Even though it was, in fact, obvious in 2008 that Palin was out of her league, as I pointed out in a column, her fans wouldn’t hear of it. About 20,000 of them took time out of their busy schedules to send me an email expressing their displeasure (I’ve kept them all for nursing home share time). The whole episode was instructive in multiple ways, but most important, it foretold a dumbing down of the GOP that eight years later may prove irreversible. Into a blizzard of irony gallops National Review with a “symposium” of opinions from noted conservative writers saying what must be said: Trump is terrible for conservatism (because he isn’t a conservative) and that populist demagoguery and vulgarity have no place in the party. You don’t say! The irony, which is so delicious I may skip the chocolate sauce and forego the cherry, is that this same publication dropped my syndicated column not long after it ran my Palin column. Hoopla and all that. And now suddenly, the editors, one of whom all but telepathically dated Palin, are blind to the former governor’s charms, opposing her choice for president in the strongest terms. One wonders only what took them so long to say what has been plainly obvious for months. It must be difficult for some of these writers to go out on a limb like this and recognize in Trump what they were unable to see in

Palin in 2008. Trump, to his credit, has managed to clarify matters for them. Although Palin is a latecomer to this particular circus and thus not a likely factor in NR’s symposium edition, she does add fresh flair to Trump’s “I’m so great” monologues. Resplendent in a jacket shimmering with what appeared to be dangling spikes or nails, Palin reminded people of Trump’s “being the only one who’s been willing, he’s got the guts to wear the issues that need to be spoken about and debate on his sleeve.” Grudgingly, I rather like the image of tiny characters debating on Trump’s sleeve. Forsooth, a duel? Palin was equally descriptive as she established common cause with her audience, identifying all as “right wingin’, bitter clingin’, proud clingers of our guns, our god, and our religions, and our Constitution.” Her erstwhile siren call was mostly siren, her formerly hopey-changey, winkyblinky charm turned crankywanky and shrill. “You ready for a commander in chief ... who will let our warriors do their job and go kick ISIS ass?” she shrieked. On the current administration’s foreign policy, she said, “We apologize, and then, we bend over and say, ‘Thank you, enemy.’” Well, there is a certain leitmotif there that one could take pains to admire. Meanwhile, it looks as though Republicans may get what they deserve — a bombastic, bellicose, self-aggrandizing, mean-streaked, golf-cheating, bullying narcissist without plans or policies beyond his own, no doubt fickle, fantasies. Once Republicans forced the party to take the governor of Alaska seriously as a vice presidential candidate, they opened a populist door that they’ll not easily shut. But the GOP really owes its thanks for current circumstances to John McCain, who, you’ll recall, spent a little over an hour with an otherwise unvetted candidate, and over coffee under a sycamore tree, decided to make her second-in-command should he win the election. And now we have Trump, who has Palin, who has cemented the anti-intellectual, anti-“elitist” fervor of the Republican base. William F. Buckley’s conservatism seems headed for the door, and National Review deserves plenty of blame. There is, alas, no one left to stand athwart history and yell, stop!

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There’s no Cindy Sheehan–style media attention for Benghazi victim’s father BY JONAH GOLDBERG The National Review For partisan Democrats, when the word “Benghazi” comes up, the sophisticated thing to do is roll your eyes. If the name Charles Woods comes up, the normal thing to do is say, “Who?” So let’s talk about Cindy Sheehan for a moment instead. Remember her? For a while, she was the Joan of Arc of the anti-war Left. The mother of a U.S. Army specialist killed in Iraq, Sheehan held a vigil outside President George W. Bush’s ranch, demanding to meet with him so she could denounce the war to his face. The mainstream media swooned. Sheehan’s “moral authority,” New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd genuflected, was “absolute.” NBC reporter Carl Quintanilla interviewed historians he agreed with and then reported: “Sheehan, say some historians, may be evolving as an icon in the war’s turning point. ... For three weeks, she’s dominated headlines, mobilized protesters, [and made] it safe, her supporters say, to voice doubts about the war, just as Walter Cronkite did on the evening news in 1968.” Then–NBC News anchor Brian Williams introduced a profile of Sheehan by saying, “As the 1960s protest song said, ‘There’s something happening here.’” Sheehan’s use-by date was Jan. 20, 2009, President Obama’s inauguration day. She was — and is — a vocal critic of Obama, too. But there was no room in the script for that. When she was a thorn in Bush’s side, she was just a normal American mom speaking truth to power. When she started criticizing Obama, the same media dismissed

her as a crackpot. This isn’t particularly unusual in American politics. Activists often pretend to be “normal” people plucked out of obscurity by events. And sometimes, normal people plucked out of obscurity by events become activists as a result. But how the press treats, say, Joe the Plumber or Sandra Fluke or Valerie Plame often seems to hinge on their political utility, or lack thereof. Which brings us back to Charles Woods. Woods is the father of Tyrone Woods, one of the heroes killed in the Benghazi attack. I have never found Benghazi to be as mysterious as some people think. It was a terror attack on 9/11. The White House was caught off guard amidst a hotly contested presidential campaign. During that campaign, Obama had made his “success” in decimating alQaeda one of his key talking points. As with pretty much every other terror attack before and after, the Obama administration’s first response was to downplay the terrorism issue. And, as with pretty much every other terror attack before and after, the Obama administration worked diligently to change the subject to something more politically convenient. So, in the wake of the Benghazi attack, the president — whose oath of office requires him to defend the Constitution — focused the national discussion on the dangers of free expression. The White House insisted the attack was a response to a YouTube video mocking Islam that had been posted more than two months earlier. Obama even stressed the point in a major address to the United Nations. Cooper-

ative journalists and intellectuals took to the airwaves and op-ed pages fretting about the limits to the First Amendment. Hillary Clinton, whose own voracious hunger for the presidency was at stake as well, fueled the conversation. She vowed to bring the filmmaker to justice (which, as Reason magazine’s Matt Welch notes, is not a secretary of state’s job). And that’s what she told Charles Woods at a memorial service for his dead son. Woods, a retired lawyer and administrative judge, wrote in his journal at the time: “I gave Hillary a hug and shook her hand. And she said we are going to have the film maker arrested who was responsible for the death of my son.” In two interviews — one with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos and another with Daily Sun columnist Tom McLaughlin — Clinton has said Woods (and Patricia Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, also killed in the Benghazi attack) is lying. Woods has gotten some attention, mostly from Fox News and talk radio. More recently, the Washington Post’s Fact Checker, Glenn Kessler, took up the issue and essentially washed his hands of the whole affair, saying he couldn’t determine who was telling the truth. Woods’ moral authority isn’t absolute, because no one’s is. But it soars above the moral authority of so many journalists who dismiss him. Jonah Goldberg is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a senior editor of National Review. He can be reached by e-mail at goldbergcolumn@gmail.com, or via Twitter @JonahNRO. © 2016 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

LETTER TO THE EDITOR NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT RACE Sunday’s letter (Jan. 24, 2016) by Carrie Loney made very little sense. What on Earth is she trying to say? I could not understand who she was upset with. But it seems everyone from the school bus driver to the secretary of education has been out to get her. Really? The only white person in the neighborhood has the power to move a school bus stop? I don’t think it was moved because

of her, and I highly doubt that it was all done to cause Ms. Loney stress. I also don’t think that ants were put on the bus just to get back at her. Or that the driver made her granddaughter sit under an open vent so that she would get wet. A school bus runs on a schedule to ensure that every student arrives at school in a safe and timely manner. The route is built to achieve this fact. It is the parents’ responsibility to ensure that their student ar-

rives at the stop on time and ready for school. The parent is the responsible leader to our young children and needs to show it. Teach them to be on time and ready for their education. Ms. Loney may have a valid complaint, but she tried to blame it on a white neighbor and the white education system. My suggestion is to put aside her paranoia and rethink her position. Not everything comes down to race. MICHAEL W. BARRY Sumter

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WGN offers gritty, addictive new series ‘Outsiders’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Part outlaw biker drama, part fairy tale, the addictive new series “Outsiders” (9 p.m., WGN, TV-MA) invites viewers to a clash of cultures. The battle begins when a coal company in cahoots with the state of Kentucky decides to seize Shay Mountain, the site of a rich vein of bituminous. The mountain is also the ancestral home to the reclusive Farrell clan, a tribe hundreds strong who has lived off the land for 200 years. Shunning modern conveniences and contact with outsiders, they govern themselves by an ancient code and even speak their own language. David Morse (“Concussion”) stars as Big Foster, son and heir to the tribe’s leader, or Bren’in, Lady Ray (Phyllis Somerville). Big Foster is a tad too impatient to inherit the mantle of leadership. Joe Anderson plays Asa, a Farrell clansman who committed the unpardonable sin of leaving the mountain for 10 years. Lady Ray keeps him caged up until she can figure out if his presence is part of a greater prophecy. The Farrells are both respected and feared by their neighbors because of their alleged occult powers. A local sheriff (Thomas M. Wright) warns local officials and arrogant corporate-types not to trifle with the tribe. Apparently, avoiding modern notions (like literacy and medicine) has enabled the Farrells to retain ancient knowledge and a deep connection to nature. Wolves show up looking fearful and cosmic. Are they protecting the clan? Or are they just another incarnation of the Farrells? If the power struggle within the clan and the battle with the modern world makes for great drama, the portrayal of these “Outsiders” verges on the over-the-top. It reflects not so much the anthropology of deep Appalachia as the obsessions of cable programming. Seen cavorting in celebration, the Farrells party like the cast of “Duck Dynasty” at Burning Man. How did these illiterate folks jerry-rig their all-terrain vehicles “Mad Max”-style? These “Moonshiners” have been “Doomsday Preppers” for two centuries going. “Outsiders” arrives at a

Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * Name dropping on “Grandfathered” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Joseph Gordon-Levitt visits “The Muppets” (8:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * A blogger is murdered on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * A legal mess delays a vital procedure on “Chicago Med” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * A cruise vacation on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Mankind on the brink on “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * A charity event goes awry on “Chicago Fire” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * Hidden cameras capture ethical quandaries on the 11th season premiere of “What Would You Do?” (10 p.m., ABC).

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Jane Lynch, left, and Cheryl Burke in a scene from the “Back to the Game Night” episode of “Hollywood Game Night,” airing at 8 p.m. today on NBC. time when a new off-the-grid fantasy program shows up nearly every day. Want proof ? Check out the first two episodes of “The Boonies” (8 p.m. and 9 p.m., National Geographic, TV-14) tonight. • By coincidence, “Outsiders” debuts on the same night that “American Experience” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) airs “The Mine Wars,” a true-life tale of Appalachian culture, coal and a battle of epic proportions. “Wars” recalls efforts to unionize West Virginia coal miners during and after World War I, culminating in a 1921 clash between miners and the U.S. Army, the greatest armed insurrection on U.S. soil since the Civil War.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

ter on “Marvel’s Agent Carter” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • “Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations” (9 p.m., Travel, TV-PG) enters its third season. • Stewart and Dean face off on “The Grinder” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Brian’s day off unravels on “Limitless” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV14). • “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-PG) looks at marijuana use by

NFL players for pain management.

SERIES NOTES A trial witness is slain on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * Jane Lynch hosts “Hollywood Game Night” (8 p.m., NBC, TV14) * Jury duty on “New Girl” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Money squabbles on “Fresh Off the Boat” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Reverse Flash returns on “The

Zach Galifianakis and Josh Ritter are on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Laurence Fishburne, Sarah Paulson and Woke are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Josh Brolin, Kate McKinnon and Billy Ocean on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Kate Hudson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Brian Koppelman and Janet Weiss visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Roseanne Barr, Gina Rodriguez and DNCE appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r). Copyright 2016, United Feature Syndicate

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AROUND TOWN 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at The Sumter County Education Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 Association-Retired will meet Are you a retired Sumter County edat noon on Wednesday, Jan. W. Bartlette St. Lee and ucator? Laura Colclough-James will 27, at the North HOPE Censpeak. The 2016 king or ter, 904 N. Main St. A reprequeen will be crowned for sentative with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign the Sumter Chapter. Contact the chapter president, will speak. Call Brenda BetDebra Canty, at (803) 775hune at (803) 469-6588. 5792 or at debra.canty@ The Shepherd’s Center, 24 Council St., will offer public in- frontier.com. For all chapter formation sessions from 11 to updates, listen to the 24/7 message line at (206) 37611:50 a.m. on Thursdays as 5992. Transportation is profollows: Feb. 18, creating a vided within the mileage living will / hospice; and area. March 3, COPD. Christina The Sumter SPCA Valentine Blakley, registered nurse with Palmetto Health Tuom- Dance will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, ey, will speak. at the Elaine D. Korn MemoClarendon School District One rial Center, 1100 S. Guignard will conduct free vision, hearing, speech and developmental Drive. Music will be provided by The Recollections screenings as part of a child Band. Cost is $20 per person find effort to identify stu(must be 21 years or older) dents with special needs. Screenings will be held from and all proceeds benefit the SPCA. Heavy hors d’oeuvres 9 a.m. to noon at the Sumwill be served. Call (803) merton Early Childhood 773-9292. Center, 8 South St., SumThe 16th Annual Cavalier Pride merton, on the following Auction will be held on SatThursdays: Feb. 11; March 10; April 14; and May 12. Call urday, March 5, at Robert E. Lee Academy, 630 Cousar Sadie Williams at (803) 485St., Bishopville. Food will be 2325, extension 116. AARP will offer free tax prepa- served from 5 to 7 p.m. Bidding will begin at 5:30 p.m. ration from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 with the first table closing p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Feb. at 7 p.m. Silent and live auction tickets are $15 in ad1 at the Shepherd’s Center of Sumter, 24 Council St. Ap- vance and $20 at the door. Shaw Air Force Base will host plicants are advised to the Shaw Air Expo open house bring with them governand air show Saturday and ment-issued photo IDs, SoSunday, May 21-22. The free cial Security cards and / or event will be open to the Medicare cards for anyone in the household, last year’s general public from 8 a.m. tax forms, W-2 and / or 1099 to 5 p.m. both days. Visit www.shaw.af.mil/airexpo/ forms, and power of attorfor more information. Also, ney certification forms if “like” the Shaw Air Force they are filing for someone Base Facebook page at else. For more information, https://www.facebook. call Henry Dinkins at (803) com/20FighterWing/ for up499-4990 or Lula King at to-date information. Aerial (803) 316-0772. demonstration teams or The Ruach Bridal Show and performances will include: Special Events, a day of elegance and romance, will be U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds; U.S. Army Black Daggers held from 2 to 6 p.m. on parachute demo; 20th FightSunday, Jan. 31, at 245 Oser Wing Air Power; F-16 wego Highway. Event will Viper; USAF Heritage Flight; include door prizes, venCanadian Air Force CF-18; dors, a bridal fashion show U.S. Navy F/A-18; Warbirds and more. Call (803) 775(historical military aircraft); 5416. and Gary Ward & Greg ConThe Sumter Chapter of the Na- nell. The acts are not in tional Federation of the Blind order of performance and of South Carolina will meet at are subject to change.

PUBLIC AGENDA MID-CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Today, 6 p.m., Bultman Conference Room, Room 201, University of South Carolina Sumter, 200 Miller Road CLARENDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES Today, 6 p.m., hospital board room

SUMTER CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, 3 p.m., fourth floor, Sumter Opera House, Council Chambers

DAILY PLANNER

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Gaﬀney 56/43 Spartanburg 55/43

Greenville 54/41

Columbia 67/51

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 66/49

Aiken 64/48

ON THE COAST

Charleston 67/49

Today: Some sunshine giving way to clouds; pleasant. High 59 to 65. Wednesday: Cloudy with a little rain. High 57 to 63.

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Sunrise 7:23 a.m. Moonrise 8:31 p.m.

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Myrtle Beach 60/48

Manning 66/49

Today: Mostly cloudy. Winds west-southwest 3-6 mph. Wednesday: Cloudy with occasional rain. Winds north-northeast 4-8 mph.

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 49/34/c 60/43/pc 67/48/pc 65/50/pc 59/50/pc 67/49/pc 57/44/pc 55/45/c 67/51/pc 60/47/pc 60/45/pc 65/48/pc 63/47/pc

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 42/27/r 53/34/r 57/38/r 63/44/r 51/40/r 62/40/r 48/30/r 53/34/r 56/37/r 51/35/r 46/33/r 54/35/c 50/34/r

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 62/47/pc Gainesville 71/55/pc Gastonia 57/44/pc Goldsboro 62/44/pc Goose Creek 67/51/pc Greensboro 53/40/pc Greenville 54/41/pc Hickory 52/39/c Hilton Head 63/52/pc Jacksonville, FL 69/51/pc La Grange 60/43/sh Macon 66/48/pc Marietta 58/38/c

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 54/35/r 66/51/r 49/28/r 50/35/r 62/41/r 44/28/r 50/32/r 46/27/r 61/42/r 64/49/r 49/35/r 53/38/r 48/33/r

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 54/39/c Mt. Pleasant 65/52/pc Myrtle Beach 60/48/pc Orangeburg 66/52/pc Port Royal 64/53/pc Raleigh 59/44/pc Rock Hill 58/45/pc Rockingham 60/46/pc Savannah 69/49/pc Spartanburg 55/43/pc Summerville 66/50/pc Wilmington 62/51/pc Winston-Salem 52/41/pc

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 48/24/r 61/42/r 58/38/r 57/39/r 61/43/r 45/32/r 48/31/r 49/32/r 64/42/r 50/30/r 61/40/r 57/37/r 41/27/r

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

SUMTER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce boardroom, 32 E. Calhoun St.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You will need EUGENIA LAST to give more than your normal effort. Don’t assume that those you encounter know what you are capable of doing. Money can be made and a good position obtained by presenting your skills with confidence.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Just showing up and doing your thing can work wonders for you as long as you don’t let jealousy interfere. Expect to face competition and prepare to learn through observation. A humble approach is your ticket to victory.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Problems with health, friendships and domestic situations are better not discussed. You’ll have better luck researching and putting together a plan that will help you bring about positive lifestyle changes. Get your personal papers in order. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Form alliances with people who can contribute something unique to a project you want to pursue. Your ability to get things done and to capture the attention of individuals with clout will lead to an interesting opportunity and future success.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Step back and witness what’s going on around you. Emotional matters will escalate, and just when you think you have something to celebrate, you’ll come up against a snag that requires additional work on your part. Pay attention to detail.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t limit what you can accomplish by being indecisive or lazy. The more time spent improving your current living situation, the easier it will be for you to avoid anyone who is trying to meddle in your affairs. Protect your assets.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your outlook and attitude will be unique. Partnerships will take a favorable turn, allowing you to resolve any issue that has been a concern in the past. Romance will bring you closer to the one you love.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can make a difference if you make a move. Sign contracts and negotiate until you get what you want. You have plenty to gain if you take control of matters and refuse to let anyone interfere with your decision.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t fret over life’s little frustrations. Embark on a new adventure that promises to help you use your talents to get ahead. Discipline will result in victory, and dedication will help you maintain what you have been able to capture. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You can have it all if you are precise, resourceful and take matters into your own hands. Opportunity is knocking, and a gesture on your part will seal the deal. Love, money and happiness will be the result of doing things your way.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take note of what is working for you and what isn’t. Do whatever it takes to weed out any trouble spots in your life so that you can move forward without baggage. Make choices that will allow you to live life your way. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Set your sights on what you want and go after your goals wholeheartedly. The effort you put in will pay off emotionally, financially and physically. You have plenty to look forward to if you follow your heart.

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No. 1 draft picks 13 years apart, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, left, and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will meet in the Super Bowl in Santa Clara, Calif. on Feb. 7. The Panthers beat Arizona 49-15 in the NFC Championship game while the Broncos defeated New England 20-18 for the AFC title.

Carolina’s Norman enjoying Super spotlight

By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press Peyton Manning is the only five-time MVP in NFL history, one of the faces of the league and, at 39, the oldest starting quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl. Slowed by age and injury, he is no longer the recordbreaking passer he once was. Most folks figure Manning’s fourth Super Sunday appearance will be his last game as a pro. Cam Newton is at the opposite end of his career, just 26, making his debut in the big game. He also is expected to earn MVP honors for the first time, part of a new breed of dual-threat QBs as good at running as they are at throwing.

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By TOM O’HARE Special to The Sumter Item CHARLOTTE -- Coastal Carolina University’s most famous actor is about to debut on the big stage. Josh Norman is going to the Super Bowl. “We could have put a 50-burger on them,” Norman said after he and the Carolina Panthers destroyed the Arizo-

na Cardinals 49-15 in the NFC Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday. A 50-burger? norman That’s the way Norman looks at the world. It’s Josh’s world, and he is making it up as he goes along. “Looked at what we did,” the

Panthers cornerback added. “The only reason we didn’t get it (the 50-burger) is because Coach (Panthers head coach Ron Rivera) held us back. So all those experts that picked the Cardinals and the Seahawks, what did we show them?” The Panthers showed everyone why they are on the verge

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Fire Ants’ biggest strength in ‘15 now a question USCS forced to replace all four weekend starters, six of top 10 pitchers from World Series squad By JUSTIN dRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

made the program’s first trip to the Junior College World Series. University of South Carolina However, USCS’ biggest Sumter baseball head coach strength a year ago is now its Tim Medlin is a stickler for his most glaring unknown headpitchers being able to throw ing into Saturday’s seasonstrikes. opening twinbill. The Fire Actually “fanatical” might Ants will host Catawba Valley be a more appropriate word, Community College beginning he said. at 1 p.m. at Riley Park. “Bases on balls are going to Six of the Fire Ants’ top 10 get you beat,” he said. “That leaders in innings pitched are was one of the main things we gone, including all four weekwere able to do last year. We end starters. Add Jamie Morwalked less batters than the land’s tender right arm into opposition.” the mix and the number inThe Fire Ants only allowed creases to seven. 194 free passes in 486 innings “That’s the biggest question pitched in 2015 -- one of the mark we have right now,” biggest reasons why they went Medlin said. “Who’s going to 43-21, won the Region X regustep up for us on the mound? lar-season crown, the Eastern We have some guys that have District championship and been in the program for a year

and we have some young guys who we feel like are capable, but at the same time, they’re going to have to go out and pitch well.” Who performs well in the top four slots will likely go a long way in determining whether the Fire Ants make it back to Grand Junction, Colo., or not. Colie Bowers (9-2 winloss record, 2.14 earned run average, 92 1/3 IP, 97 strikeouts, 36 BB), Michael Carpin (6-2, 2.07 ERA, 78 1/3 IP, 82 K, 25 BB), Victor Gonzalez (4-3, 4.86 ERA, 66 2/3 IP, 62 K, 21 BB) and Will Smith (5-3, 5.43 ERA, 63 IP, 52 K, 35 BB) anchored the rotation in ‘15, and many are still doing so at the next level.

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NFL Playoffs

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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 Denver 20, New England 18 NFC Carolina 49, Arizona 15

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. Denver vs. Carolina (CBS)

NBA Standings

By The Associated Press

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

W L Pct GB 29 15 .659 — 24 21 .533 5½ 22 24 .478 8 12 33 .267 17½ 6 39 .133 23½ W L Pct GB 26 19 .578 — 23 21 .523 2½ 20 21 .488 4 21 23 .477 4½ 20 22 .476 4½ W L Pct GB 30 12 .714 — 25 18 .581 5½ 23 21 .523 8 23 21 .523 8 19 27 .413 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Memphis Dallas Houston New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Utah Portland Denver Minnesota Pacific Division Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers

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W L Pct GB 38 6 .864 — 25 20 .556 13½ 25 21 .543 14 24 22 .522 15 16 27 .372 21½

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 48 28 15 5 61 130 107 Tampa Bay 48 26 18 4 56 129 117 Detroit 48 24 16 8 56 118 122 Boston 47 25 17 5 55 142 123 Montreal 48 24 20 4 52 132 124 Ottawa 49 23 20 6 52 137 152 Toronto 46 17 20 9 43 113 128 Buffalo 48 19 25 4 42 108 128 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 46 35 8 3 73 155 100 N.Y. Rangers 48 26 17 5 57 136 126 N.Y. Islanders 46 25 15 6 56 128 114 New Jersey 49 25 19 5 55 114 116 Pittsburgh 47 23 17 7 53 119 120 Carolina 50 22 20 8 52 118 135 Philadelphia 45 20 17 8 48 103 121 Columbus 49 17 27 5 39 123 159

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 52 33 15 4 70 147 117 Dallas 49 30 14 5 65 160 132 St. Louis 52 28 16 8 64 129 128 Colorado 50 26 21 3 55 138 133 Minnesota 48 23 17 8 54 120 113 Nashville 48 22 18 8 52 125 129 Winnipeg 48 21 24 3 45 121 138 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 48 30 15 3 63 126 109 San Jose 47 25 18 4 54 136 128 Arizona 47 23 19 5 51 127 140 Vancouver 49 20 18 11 51 121 137 Anaheim 46 21 18 7 49 95 109 Calgary 46 21 22 3 45 124 142 Edmonton 50 19 26 5 43 122 149

Sunday’s Games

Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 Carolina 5, Calgary 2 Chicago 2, St. Louis 0 Los Angeles 3, San Jose 2, OT Pittsburgh at Washington, ppd.,

Monday’s Games

Detroit at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Montreal at Columbus, 7 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Arizona at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Anaheim at Boston, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Chicago at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Nashville at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Colorado at San Jose, 10 p.m.

By The Associated Press

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking: Rcd Pts Prv 1. Oklahoma (36) 16-2 1,592 1 2. North Carolina (29) 18-2 1,586 2 3. Iowa 16-3 1,473 9 4. Kansas 16-3 1,369 3 5. Texas A&M 17-2 1,332 10 6. Villanova 17-3 1,261 4 7. Xavier 17-2 1,186 5 8. Maryland 17-3 1,111 7 9. West Virginia 16-3 1,105 6 10. Providence 17-3 1,005 16 11. Virginia 15-4 903 13 12. Michigan St. 17-4 869 11 13. SMU 18-1 838 8 14. Iowa St. 15-4 792 19 15. Miami 15-3 753 15 16. Louisville 16-3 719 17 17. Baylor 15-4 594 13 18. Arizona 16-4 502 12 19. Indiana 17-3 466 25 20. Kentucky 15-4 403 23 21. Purdue 17-4 328 22 22. Wichita St. 14-5 151 — 23. Oregon 16-4 149 — 24. Duke 15-5 145 20 25. Notre Dame 14-5 136 — Others receiving votes: Dayton 77, South Carolina 74, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 42, Pittsburgh 38, Southern Cal 27, Butler 26, Clemson 18, VCU 17, Hawaii 9, Valparaiso 9, UConn 5, Utah 5, UAB 4, Chattanooga 2, Colorado 1, Grand Canyon 1, Michigan 1, Navy 1.

women’s top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 24, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Rcd Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 18-0 800 1 2. South Carolina 19-0 765 2 3. Notre Dame 19-1 739 3 4. Baylor 19-1 700 4 5. Maryland 17-2 659 5 6. Texas 18-1 651 6 7. Ohio St. 15-4 592 7 8. Arizona St. 17-3 582 8 9. Oregon St. 16-3 539 11 10. Texas A&M 14-5 473 13 11. Florida St. 15-4 467 14 12. Kentucky 14-3 434 9 13. Mississippi St. 17-4 408 10 14. Louisville 14-5 352 17 15. UCLA 14-5 317 20 16. Stanford 15-5 290 12 17. Miami 17-3 240 16 18. Michigan St. 14-4 219 21 19. Tennessee 12-6 209 18 20. South Florida 13-5 193 15 21. Oklahoma 13-5 143 19 22. Missouri 16-4 140 23 23. DePaul 15-6 123 24 24. West Virginia 16-4 108 25 25. Washington 15-4 80 — Others receiving votes: Florida 46, Green Bay 34, George Washington 18, Purdue 17, Oklahoma St. 15, Duke 10, UTEP 10, San Diego 9, Colorado St. 8, BYU 7, Albany (NY) 2, Syracuse 1.

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Monday’s Games

Minnesota at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Boston at Washington, 7 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Orlando at Memphis, 8 p.m. Detroit at Utah, 9 p.m. Atlanta at Denver, 9 p.m. Charlotte at Sacramento, 10 p.m. San Antonio at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Washington at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at New York, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

GREELEYVILLE – Daveon Thomas had his fourth tripledouble of the season to lead Lee Central Middle School to a 48-20 boys basketball victory over C.E. Murray on Monday at the CEM gymnasium. Thomas had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 steals for the Stallions, who improved to 10-0 on the season. K.J. Holloman added 12 points, five assists and four steals. Alice Drive 59

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Varsity Basketball

West Florence at Sumter, 6 p.m. Crestwood at Marlboro County, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Hartsville, 6 p.m. Darlington at Manning, 6 p.m. Lake Marion at Lee Central, 6:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Basketball

Scott’s Branch at East Clarendon (No JV Girls), 5 p.m. Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Northwood at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Trinity-Byrnes at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Holly Hill, 4 p.m. Sumter Christian at Grace Christian (No JV Girls), 4 p.m.

Alice Drive Middle School improved to 11-0 in Sumter B Team Basketball Laurence Manning at Wilson Middle School Conference acHall, 4 p.m. tion with a 59-50 victory over Bates on Monday at the Bates gymnasium. Willie Peeples led Furman O’Donnell Fortune led AD with 12 points. with 18 points. Carldrelle Coo- Chestnut Oaks 44 per added 17 and Justice Ebenezer 31 Wells had eight. Shavonte Parrott scored 14 Manning 68 points to lead Chestnut Oaks Furman 41 Middle School to a 44-31 victoMANNING – Manning Jury over Ebenezer on Monday nior High School improved to at the CO gymnasium. 9-2 with a 68-41 victory over Montez Ellis and Jamal Furman on Monday at the Peoples each had 10 for the MJHS gymnasium. Falcons. Corey Graham led the Mon- Mayewood 47 archs with 15 points. Xphen Hillcrest 15 Richardson added 13 and DALZELL – Montrell White Xavier Hicks had 10.

scored 19 points to lead Mayewood Middle School to a 47-15 victory over Hillcrest on Monday at the Hillcrest gymnasium. Dorien Glover added 12 for the Vikings.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Clarendon Hall 34 Colleton Prep 29

WALTERBORO – Thomas Stukes had a double-double to lead Clarendon Hall to a 34-29 victory over Colleton Prep on Friday at the CP gymnasium. Stukes had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the 7-6 Saints. Drew Hill added seven points.

B TEAM BASKETBALL Heathwood Hall 39 Laurence Manning 31 COLUMBIA – Laurence Manning Academy fell to 0-7 with a 39-31 loss to Heathwood Hall on Thursday at the Heathwood gymnasium. Austin Deppa and A.J. Nelson both had seven points for LMA.

Lady Hawks edge Bates 39-37 Alice Drive Middle School had three players score in double figures in a 39-37 girls basketball victory over Bates on Monday at the Bates gymnasium. Taniesha Taylor and Margaret McMahon led the Lady Hawks with 11 points apiece. Tamerah Brown added 10. Layken Cox led Bates with 20 points. Lee Central 37 C.E. Murray 17

KINGSTREE – Lee Central Middle School improved to 7-0 with a 37-17 victory over C.E. Murray on Monday at the CEM gymnasium. Tashanna Harris and Kendra Lesane both had 12 points to lead the Lady Stallions. Manning 42

MANNING – Manning Junior High School improved to 8-3 with a 42-31 victory over Furman on Monday at the

MJHS gymnasium. points for the Lady Falcons. Taja Dow led the Lady Monarchs with 15 points. Sequio JUNIOR VARSITY Juniois added 14 and Mya BASKETBALL Smiling had nine. Bethany Tindal led Furman Crestwood 37 with 17. Marlboro County 34 Mayewood 24 BENNETTSVILLE -- CrestHillcrest 14 wood High School improved DALZELL – Mayewood to 8-4 with a 37-34 victory Middle School defeated Hillover Marlboro County on crest 24-14 on Monday at the Monday at the Marlboro Hillcrest gymnasium. gymnasium. Treliaja Dennis led Sedejah Rembert led the Mayewood with 14 points and Lady Knights with 26 points. had four steals. Jada Williams had five steals. B TEAM BASKETBALL Tynia Saunders and ShaleLaurence Manning 35 ria Bradley had four points Heathwood Hall 25 apiece for 1-10 Hillcrest. COLUMBIA – Laurence Chestnut Oaks 35 Manning Academy improved Ebenezer 15 to 7-0 with a 35-25 victory over Carneshia Wells scored 17 Heathwood Hall on Thursday points to lead Chestnut Oaks at the Heathwood gymnasiMiddle School to a 35-15 victo- um. ry over Ebenezer on Monday Lexi Bennett led the Lady at the CO gymnasium. Swampcats with 15 points. Dyneshia Jackson added 10 Breanna Boykin had eight.

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Timberwolves 107 CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 25 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers gave Tyronn Lue his first win as head coach with a 114-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. Cleveland lost to Chicago on Saturday, a day after Lue replaced David Blatt, who was fired on Friday.

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Carolina quarterback Cam Newton leaps into the end zone for a touchdown during the Panthers’ 49-15 over Arizona in the NFC Championship game on Sunday in Charlotte.

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“My role has been different and my contributions are difFrom Page B1 ferent,” Manning said. “But I’m fortunate and grateful that For the next two weeks, I have the opportunity to conuntil Manning’s AFC champitribute still, in some way. And on Denver Broncos (14-4) play it’s a great honor to be going Newton’s NFC champion Carback to the Super Bowl.” olina Panthers (17-1) for the Here are some of the other Lombardi Trophy in Santa story lines for the 50th Super Clara, California, on Feb. 7, Bowl, which will be Denver’s most of the focus will be on record-tying eighth and Carothe two quarterbacks who lina’s second: were No. 1 overall draft picks SUPERMAN: Newton threw 13 years apart. for 335 yards and two TDs, “Oh, wow,” said Newton, and he ran for 47 yards and a whose Panthers opened as pair of scores, leading Caroli4-point favorites with most na past the Arizona Cardinals bookmakers. “Playing ‘The 49-15 in the NFC title game Sheriff.”’ Sunday night. It was the type That is a reference to Man- of dynamic performance he ning, who is 1-2 in past Super put in all season, the sort of Bowls. He won a championpromise he showed while winship with the Indianapolis ning a Heisman Trophy in Colts in 2007, lost with the college at Auburn. “I keep Colts in 2010, and lost again saying it: We’re not finished. with the Broncos in 2014. We’re not finished,” Newton But this is a different versaid. sion of Manning. MILLER TIME: Broncos Yes, he’s still as good as any- linebacker Von Miller was terone at diagnosing defenses and rific Sunday, getting 21/2 sacks changing things up — or apand an interception in a 20-18 pearing to, anyway — at the victory over Tom Brady and line of scrimmage. the New England Patriots in Yes, he’s still out there yellthe AFC title game. “I wanted ing “Omaha!” to do it for Peyton,” said Mill“He most certainly is a Hall er, who was injured and of Famer,” Panthers coach missed Denver’s loss to Seattle Ron Rivera said. in the 2014 Super Bowl. But Manning is not quite as DOMINANT DEFENSES: capable as he was, once upon a Both of these teams excel at time, when it comes to putting defense. The Broncos led the the football exactly where he NFL with 52 sacks and allowed wants it, especially on deep a league-low 283.1 yards per routes. game, then made life difficult This has hardly been a reas can be for Brady on Sunday, cord-setting season for Manknocking him to the ground ning — or, until now, one over and over. No one forced worth remembering. Overall, more turnovers than the Panthe bad far outweighed the thers, and only five clubs gave good, including one game with up fewer points (the Broncos a passer rating of 0.0, 17 inter- were one, naturally). Against ceptions to only nine touchArizona, Carolina produced down passes in the regular seven takeaways. season, being sidelined for six CAROLINA’S STARTS: If weeks with a series of injuries, the Panthers are able to get off getting relegated to backup to the sort of start they’ve duty in the NFL for the first made commonplace lately, time, and vehemently denying they might not even give the a report linking Manning’s Broncos a chance to make a wife to the banned drug HGH. game of it. In their two games

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man season. He was named a Football Championship SubFrom Page B1 division third team All-American his junior year. He was of becoming one of the great- also a star on stage, graduatest teams in National Footing with a degree in Commuball League history. The only nications with a minor in team to go undefeated and Theatre. win the Super Bowl was the No one is going to stop legendary 1972 Miami DolNorman from enjoying this phins. moment. He started SunIf the Panthers knock off day’s game with the Cardithe Denver Broncos in the nals acting like he was ridSuper Bowl on Feb. 7, they ing in on a horse during prewill become the only team to game introductions. Norman win a Super Bowl with just a saluted himself with a persingle loss. All of those Super fect bow in front of the AriBowls won by the Pittsburgh zona bench after knocking Steelers, the Dallas Cowboys, down a Cardinals pass. He the San Francisco 49ers, the jumped on top of the PanNew England Patriots – none thers’ bench waving his finished the season with just arms like a band conductor one loss. and led the crowd in the Now the Panthers will take singing of “Sweet Caroline” their show on the road. in the closing minutes of the There are obviously other game, ran out and slapped lead actors on the team, hands with every member of most notably almost certain the Panthers drum line most valuable player quarwhen the game was over, terback Cam Newton. Howsnuck in front of the Fox ever, when it comes to the Sports television crew and spotlight, no one enjoys it waved a championship Tmore than Norman. shirt for the cameras, then It is little wonder Norman decided he needed to let the is having the time of his life. reporters in the locker room Coming out of Greenwood know that the Panthers High School, no one offered could have gotten a “50-burghim a football scholarship. er.” He ate up every moment He started college at Horryof the show to both his and Georgetown Technical Colthe adoring audience’s delege, which does not field a light. football team. Norman’s What will Norman do for older brother, who allowed an encore? Who knows, but Josh to sleep on a sofa in his he will come up with someapartment while he was play- thing. ing football at Coastal Caroli“People will say our win na, convinced the Coastal tonight was a fluke, that the coaches to give his younger Cardinals had an off game brother a chance as a walkor something dumb like on. that,” Norman said. “But Norman quickly became a they can say whatever they star at Coastal, becoming a want because we love it and starter right away and earnwe are going to continue to ing a scholarship his freshenjoy it.”

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RHONDA JAYNES WILKES MANNING — Rhonda Jayne Wilkes, 59, daughter of Clyde Alexander Wilkes Jr. and the late Jannie Lee Wilkes, died on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at her home. Rhonda was born on April 4, 1956, in Manning. She was a member of Manning First Baptist Church. She is survived WILKES by her father; and a brother, Clyde Alexander “Butch” Wilkes III, both of Manning. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Dale Roach officiating, assisted by the Rev. Nick Erickson. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Manning First Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the residence, 5514 Raccoon Road, Manning. Memorials may be made to Manning First Baptist Church, 49 W. Boyce St., Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

SAMUEL HOLMES On Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, our heavenly father called Samuel Holmes, 89, home to rest from his labor. Affectionately known as “Shorty,” he was born on Jan. 3, 1927, in Lee County, to the late Mattie Mickens and Lazarus HOLMES Holmes. A longtime fixture on Main Street, he worked at Hill Printing Co. and was employed by Capitol department store and Brody’s department store for many years. Being well known around town, he became the first subject in local artist Susan Kolpack’s painting series “Sumter Smiles.” Even though short in stature, Samuel was a giant in his work ethic, dedication to a gentleman’s appearance, love for his family and especially his love for the Lord. He was looked up to and called “Daddy” by many in the neighborhood. His motto was “Do the right thing.” Always seen in a suit or dress shirt and slacks topped off with a fedora, he didn’t own jeans. Never really retiring, he worked until 2013 when his health no longer allowed him to do the work he took such pride in doing. He was married to the late Sue Lee Brisbon Holmes. He was a longtime member of Jerusalem Stuckey Baptist Church. Sam was a loving father and grandfather who passed out butter rum Life Savers or candy and loved to eat soft mints and Milky Way candy bars. Saddened by his death, but comforted by cherished memories are: sons, Sammie Lee (Nita) Holmes, Herbert (Nancy) Holmes and Isaac Jenkins, all of Sumter; daughters, Barbara Crim of Wedgefield, Marilyn Holmes of the home and Wendy (William) Dinkins of Sumter; adopted son, Nathaniel Gipson; adopted daughters, Debra Simon and Altomeaze Britman; two sisters-in-law, Inez Chester and Janie Jamison; special friend, Louise Washington; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, loving relatives and friends. Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Jerusalem Stuckey Baptist Church, 1407 Jamestown Road, Bishopville, with the Rev. Julia V. Sanders, pastor, eulogist, and the Rev. Dr. Mary Harvin presiding. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 44 S. Blanding St., Sumter. The funeral procession will leave at 12:20 p.m. from the home. Floral bearers will be granddaughters. Pallbearers will be grandsons.

Interment will be in Jerusalem Stuckey Baptist Church cemetery. These services have been entrusted to the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

EDWIN W. LITAKER Edwin White “Ed” Litaker, 92, husband of Joyce Drakeford Litaker, passed away on Jan. 23, 2016, after an extended illness at NHC in Sumter. Born on Sept. LITAKER 23, 1923, in Monroe, North Carolina, he was a son of the late John Howard and Laura White Litaker. Ed graduated from Monroe High School before serving his country in the U.S. Army during World War II in the 551st Military Police Escort Guard Co. He was stationed at Ft. Custer, Michigan, Camp Brady, Texas, and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, guarding German and Italian prisoners of war. He was a life member of American Legion Post 15. After leaving the Army in 1946, Ed attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating with the class of 1949, earning his bachelor’s degree in music education. He received his master’s degree from Vandercook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois. Ed enjoyed a long career in public education, which began in 1953, in Hamlet, North Carolina, and soon brought him to Sumter, where he became

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band director of McLaurin Junior High School. Many of the McLaurin bands during his tenure participated in state and regional band competitions. While employed by the former School District 17, he also handled music education in several of the elementary schools. Ed later taught with Sumter School District 2 at (what was then) Ebenezer and High Hills middle schools. He also worked in life insurance sales with Liberty Life, Peoples Security, and Atlantic Coast Life, among others. Ed placed his faith in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Sumter. Ed is survived by his wife of 51 years; sons, Edwin Howard “Eddie” Litaker and John Litaker (Cristin); and grandson, Ethan Litaker, all of Sumter. He was preceded in death by a brother, William Howard Litaker; and a sister, Sarah Litaker Lent. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Barber and the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bobby Beatson, Britton Beatson, Bill Langford, Thomas Langford, Jim Price and Wayne McElveen. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Sumter Community Concert Band Fund, P.O. Box 2564, Sumter, SC 29151 or the First Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150.

The family extends appreciation to the staff of NHC Sumter, Caris Hospice of Sumter, and Paradise Pointe Professional Home Health Care. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

CECIL BUNDY BELL RIDGEWAY — Funeral services for Cecil Bundy Bell, 74, formerly of Sumter, will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Pine Grove Baptist Church, with burial to follow in Sumter Cemetery. The Rev. Eric Boone will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pine Grove Baptist Church, 836 Pine Grove Road, Lugoff, SC 29078. Mr. Bell died on Jan. 22, 2016. Born in Ashwood, he was a son of the late Parrott Willis and Mary Kate Bundy Bell. Mr. Bell was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. He worked at Camp Longridge in Ridgeway for more than 30 years. He enjoyed golfing. Surviving are his brother, Danny Bell (Carolyn) of North Carolina; sister, Mary Lou Mitchell (Earl) of Missouri; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by brothers, Charles, Tommy and Everett Bell; and sisters, Nita Faltersack, Leona Adams and Eva Faulling. Sign the online register at www.powersfuneralhome.net. Powers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late James Arthur and Gladys Byrd Compton. Surviving are one brother, James Henry Compton of Sumter; two sisters, Mrs. C.B. (Elizabeth) Hair Jr. and Mrs. Henry Mac (Geraldine) Ward, all of Sumter; one niece, Alayna (Robert) Gibbs of Sumter; four nephews, Steve (Renee) Ward, Johnny (Kay) Ward, Mike (Balinda) Ward and Rory (Shannon) Hair, all of Sumter; numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. The family would like to thank special caregivers, Elizabeth and Maxine, for their love and care over the years. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with the Rev. Paul Howell officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today at the graveside and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Hair Jr., 260 Mallard Drive. Nephews and great-nephews will serve as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to First Pentecostal Holiness Church, 2609 McCrays Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

FRANCES COMPTON Frances Compton, 73, died on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at

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strikeouts and 14 walks. Trejo was 5-1 with three saves and a From Page B1 2.14 ERA in 33 2/3 innings pitched to go along with 25 “All of those guys are playstrikeouts and just two walks. ing (NCAA) Division I college “We have big shoes to fill, ball, so that tells you how big but I think if we go out there those holes are to fill,” Medlin and pitch like we’re capable of, said. we can be just as successful Bowers and Carpin were and get some wins for our also named All-Region and team,” Hawley said. “I just Bowers was tabbed as an Allhave to keep working hard, American. keep practicing and try to be Stepping into those roles better than I was last year.” will be sophomore right-handTransitioning to a starting ers Austin Hawley, who won role will require more endursix games out of the bullpen ance for Hawley and Trejo and last season, and Jake Trejo, both will have to be sharper who was one of the most domi- with their pitches, Hawley said. nant relievers in JUCO a year “I rely on my fastball; that’s ago. Hawley went 6-3 with two my go-to pitch, but I’m also saves and a 2.75 earned run av- working constantly on my erage in 39 1/3 innings with 30 changeup and curveball,” he

OBITUARIES MICHAEL JACKSON HARTSVILLE — Michael Jackson, 52, died on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville. He was born on Friday, Jan. 24, 1964, in Darlington County, to the late Micheal L. Sr. and Margite D. Jackson. The family is receiving friends at the home, 1104 Valley Creek Drive, Darlington, SC 29540. Services have been entrusted to the professional care of King-Fields Mortuary, Summerton, (803) 4855039.

JAMES BOLDEN James “Son” Bolden, 84, departed this life on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at C.M. Tucker Nursing Center in Columbia. He was born on July 16, 1931, in Sumter County, a son of the late Oscar and Elizabeth Waiters Moore. The family will be receiving friends at the home of his sister, 4915 McLaurin Road, Wedgefield, SC 29168. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

EDDIE L. ARRANTS JR. Eddie L. Arrants Jr., 69, died on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Sept. 5, 1946, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Eddie L. Sr. and Geraldine Stokes Arrants. He was a retired long distance truck driver. Eddie was a member of Sumter Elks Lodge No. 885. He loved the lodge and considered the members part of his extended family. He was also a member of the Palmetto Corvette Club and the Shepherd’s Center. Survivors include a sister, Yvonne Arrants Boyce (Daniel) of Fairbanks, Alaska; a nephew, Jason Matthew Boyce of Fairbanks; two aunts, Barbara Capell of Bishopville and Shelby Haines of Phoenix, Arizona; as well as cousins in Camden, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

A memorial service with Elk’s rites will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday at the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel. Memorials may be made to Sumter Elks Lodge No. 885, 1100 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JOHN W. DUBOSE John Wesley “J.W.” DuBose, 79, husband of Mary Ann Way DuBose, died on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Jan. 28, 1936, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Walter Pearson DuBose Jr. and Rosa Horton DuBose. He was a member of Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene and retired after 54 years as an electrician. Survivors include his wife of Sumter; a son, Tommy DuBose (Juli) of Dalzell; two granddaughters, Rochelle DuBose and McKenzie DuBose; a brother, Richard Eugene DuBose (Mary) of Greenville; foster mother, Major Eva Lovestead of Bradenton, Florida; foster brother, Les Lovestead of Springfield, Virginia; foster sister, Judy Futch of Bradenton; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, John W. “Johnny” DuBose Jr.; and his foster father, Major Lloyd Lovestead. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Sammy Geddings and the Rev. Jock Hendricks officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 454 Dogwood Drive. Memorials may be made to Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene, 302 N. Wise Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Medlin said he would prefer to use him as the team’s closer. He went 3-1 with a 5.85 ERA last year in 20 innings with 15 strikeouts and just one walk. Until then it will be a bullpen by committee. Along with the three lefties, freshman righties Andrew Brong and Ty King will see some time among others as will Bryce Jonason when healthy. “We’re really not a team that’s just going to send eight guys out there this year,” Medlin said. “We’re going to have to probably go 12 deep in order to compete.” The Fire Ants will also likely have to rely more on hitting their spots and good defense than they did a year ago. While Hawley can hit the low

90s (miles per hour) with his fastball, the overall team is not as deep with power arms as it was a year ago. USCS racked up 454 punchouts in ‘15 and was close to a 3-to-1 margin in strikeout-to-walk ratio. “That’s probably not going to be the case this year,” Medlin said. “We’re going to have keep the other team from getting free passes -- maybe even more so than last year. We’ve got to play solid defense behind them and make the routine play and not give up any extra outs. “We won a lot of close games last year (16 1-run wins) and I don’t know if we’re going to be able to do that again. We’re going to have to rely on our offense to produce some more runs.”

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Kenneth Driggers, 57, husband of Kathy Henderson Driggers, died on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter, he was a son of Joe Deal and Eloise Dennis Driggers. Ken enjoyed gardening, raising chickens, and was an avid fisherman. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; his parents of Sumter; one son, Keith Randall Driggers of Sumter; two daughters, Amy Outen (Chris) of Orangeburg and Kimberly Driggers of Sumter; one sister, Joanne Crowson (Bruz) of Sumter; and three grandchildren, Jazzmine, Brandon and Cheyanne. He was preceded in death by a brother, Randy Driggers. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Jamie McElveen officiating. Burial will be in Ft. Jackson National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, one hour prior to the service, at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 199 Myrtle Beach Highway, and also at the home of his parents, 203 Myrtle Beach Highway. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 7759386.

Johnny Lee Tindal, 61, died on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on July 7, 1954, in Sumter County, he was a son of Charlie and Susie Mae Tindal. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of Hope A. Tindal, 4015 U.S. 15 North, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

“Jimmie” (Jean) A. Barrineau, Mitchell (Sandra) J. Barrineau and Michael “Chris” (Tracy) C. Barrineau, all of Turbeville; eight grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren. The family would like to extend their appreciation to Mary Wilkes for the care she provided to their mother. Please visit www.floydfuneral.com.

ANNIE MAE BARRINEAU TURBEVILLE — Annie Mae Floyd Barrineau, age 92, passed away on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church with burial at Pine Dale Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at the home of Mitchell and Sandra Barrineau, 2769 Sandhill Road, Turbeville, SC 29162. Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Andrew “Sonny” W. and Emma Lisa Roberson Floyd. She retired from Clarendon County School District 3 after working more than 20 years. She was a member of Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William “Pet” Barrineau; a son, Dwain Franklin Barrineau; and two sisters, Octavia Floyd and Gladys Mims. She is survived by four sons, William “Jr” (Connie) Barrineau of Sumter, James

RAYMOND MCCRAY BALTIMORE, Maryland — Raymond McCray, 81, husband of Ruby Kennedy McCray, departed this life on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore. He was born on May 27, 1934, in Gable, to the late John and Viola Rhodes McCray. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Whites Mortuary LLC of Sumter.

CAROL ANN BRUCE Carol Ann Brookshire Bruce, 71, died on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org.

RUSSELL TINDAL JR. MANNING — On Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, Russell Tindal Jr., husband of Fannie Hennessee Tindal, exchanged time for eternity, at his residence. Born in the Panola section of Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Russell Sr. and Susan Bradford Tindal. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

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Compensation and benefits package includes: paid holidays, vacation, medical, dental, life insurance, &401K. Please mail or fax your resume/qualifications to: Pilgrims Attn: HR Department 2050 Highway 15 South Sumter, SC 29150 Fax: 803-481-8961 EOE-AA-M-F-D-V Nesbitt Transportation is now hiring Class A CDL Drivers. Must be 23 yrs old and have 2 yrs experience. Home nights and weekends. Also hiring experience diesel mechanic. Call 843-621-0943 or 843-621-2572 CDL Class B Driver & Experienced Hand Finisher Needed. Must be good with your hands working with air tools and hand files. Call 803-469-4177 Local Tree Service Co. looking for CDL driver, bucket operator & climber. Call 803-478-8299 Accepting applications for child care giver. With at least 6 mo. exp. and proper paper work. Must be able to work between the hours of 5:30 am - 6 pm. Apply in person at 1921 Camden Hwy..

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Property Management Company accepting resumes/applications for the position of "Maintenance Tech" for their Sumter apartment community. Qualified individuals should have at least 2 years of experience in a warranty/handy man maintenance role. Looking for someone career minded for a company that cares about its team members as well as the service we offer our residents. Qualified candidates must have a valid driver's license and a clean background. Resumes can be faxed or emailed to Human Resource Director, 910-435-8934 or resumes@unitedmgtii.com

RENTALS Furnished Apartments Furnished 1 br apt. incl. elec, water, cable, internet, plus trash P/U, flat screen TV. Nice private cabin apt. on 20 ac. No pets, no smoking. $650 mo. $500 dep. 803-464-5439.

Unfurnished Apartments Downtown apartments 2BR 2BA $950, Util. Incld. 803-775-1204 Mon.-Fri. 8-5p or 803-968-1950 Montreat St. (off Miller Rd.) 2BR 1BA, all electric, no pets $350-$400 mo + dep. 803-316-8105. Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold by CubeSmart 4194 Broad St Sumter SC to satisfy a lien on February 2, 2016 at 1:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Cube 115 Trish Sherman: Household goods The Pinewood Town Council will hold a Special Meeting on Friday, January 29, 2016 @ 11:00 am @ the Pinewood Town Hall.

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answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on November 23, 2015.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff, v. Paul Kiggins a/k/a Paul J. Kiggins; Merrie Kiggins a/k/a Merrie K. Kiggins a/k/a Merrie Kay Kiggins; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Department of Housing and Urban Development; Credit Acceptance Corporation; Defendant(s). TO THE DEFENDANT(S),Paul Kiggins a/k/a Paul J. Kiggins: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 2187 Kingsbury Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29154-7247, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 207-14-02-008, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 100 Executive Center Drive, Suite 201, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to

Bids will be received until 10:00 A.M., Thursday, February 11,2016 in the Sumter County Public Works Conference Room, 1289 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29153. Plans and bid documents may be obtained from: Sumter County Public Works 1289 North Main Street Sumter, South Carolina 29153 khvatt@sumtercountysc.org

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030), Robert.Davis@rtt-law.com Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893)

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Public Hearing NOTICE OF SUMTER BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING The Sumter City-County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). The following request is scheduled for public hearing: BOA-16-01, 2250 Peach Orchard Rd. (County) Applicant is requesting several variances: 1) a reduction in the number of parking spaces from the required 38 to 37 per Article 8, Exhibit 23; 2) reduction of 10.3 feet from the required 20 foot front setback to allow 9.7 feet as required by Article 3, Section 3.i.5.b. and 3) variance from the required 5 foot parking lot perimeter buffer to allow for the installation of a 6-foot wooden privacy fence along the rear and southwest corner property lines per Section 8.d.7.c.2. The property is located at 2250 Peach Orchard Rd., is zoned GC and represented by Tax Map # 133-02-02-004. Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens. SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Vivian Fleming-McGhaney, Chairwoman Mary Blanding, Clerk

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate:

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Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

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