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umter United Ministries’ Emergency Shelter was filled to capacity Wednesday night as the temperature dipped into the teens. “Surprisingly, we did not have to activate overflow, but Jehovah (Missionary Baptist Church) is on standby,” said the Rev. Walter Robertson, director of the shelter, Thursday. “We know that might change tonight.” The eight women and 20 men had the option of staying inside Thursday as two regPHOTOS BY KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM ular volunteers — Rick Ayers and Bill Ice encases a holly berry in Memorial Park in downtown Sumter on Thursday. Langford — offered to keep the shelter open all day. Typically, the residence formerly known as Samaritan’s House is only open at night from 6 o.m. to 7 a.m., according to unitedministriessumter.org. “If the high is close to freezing, that’s when we try to stay open during the day,” Robertson said. Shoney’s and Murrell’s Cleaning Service provided breakfast and lunch for the guests Thursday, he said. Even if it’s not open all day, the shelter may open a couple of hours early during cold weather. “We’re taking it one day at a time,” Robertson said. What the residents really need now are hats and gloves, especially larger sized men’s gloves, he said. They could also use warm coats, especially for the men as Robertson’s sister, a manager at a local store, was able to donate some women’s coats recently “Most of the guys seem to have a jacket but not necessarily coats to deal with the cold,” he said. “Coats would be greatly appreciated.” Donations may be dropped off at Sumter United Ministries, 36 Artillery Drive. If you do have a home or business, do turn your sprinkler systems off. Several local businesses did not shut off their sprinkler system Wednesday, said Paula Cearley with SCDOT Sumter Maintenance on Thursday, and because of below-freezing Richard Murrell spoons out vegetable soup as United Ministries Emergency director, the Rev. temperatures, there are roadways that are

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(AP) — Dangerously cold air has sent temperatures plummeting into the single digits across the U.S., with wind chills driving them even lower. Throw in the snow some areas are getting, and you’ve got a bone-chilling mix that may also be super messy. The result? School delays and cancellations, a fatal car pileup and worries about the homeless. Here’s a look at what’s happening:

DELAYING AND CANCELING SCHOOL School districts from the South to the Northeast and Midwest delayed the start of classes or canceled school altogether. Wind-chill readings were at or below zero in such places as Alabama and North Carolina, along with a chunk of the Midwest, the Plains and the Northeast. The wind chill was minus 40 in Saranac Lake in upstate New York on Thursday morning. In northwest Georgia, schools in Catoosa County had a twohour delayed start on Thursday because of temperatures expected to top out at 27 degrees and dip as low as minus 2 degrees with wind chills. Many other cities modified school schedules, including Detroit, where it was 3 degrees early Thursday. Students got the day off Thursday at Detroit Public Schools, the state’s largest district, and at many other districts across Michigan. School districts also closed schools in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Pennsylvania and Maine.

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Legislators focus on revamping DOT, roads BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com A group of state legislators attending a legislative workshop told the South Carolina press Thursday they will focus funding priorities on transportation infrastructure. State Rep. Gary Simrill, RYork, said he plans to introduce a bill that would alter the governance structure of the Department of Transportation, cede some roads to county government and shift the taxing mechanisms by removing tax exemptions on wholesale gas sales while also reducing the gas tax at the pump for consumers. Earlier this year, DOT said it needs about $1.5 billion a year just to maintain its current roads. The governor appoints a secretary of transportation. At the same time, an eightperson commission composed of one representative of each of the state’s seven congressional districts and one position appointed by the governor governs the state DOT.

The secretary of transportation serves as the chief administrative officer of DOT, which carries out the policies of the commission. The secretary also deals with state agencies, local governments, special districts, other states and the federal government on behalf of DOT. Simrill said he sees a way to become more efficient by having the governor’s appointment serve on the commission that votes on a chairman, and that chairman would be the lone voice of the commission. When a reporter asked about the South Carolina Association of Counties’ recent statement saying counties didn’t want the roads, Simrill asked, “Can you tell me one thing they are for?” Later, he said, “We did come to you with an idea; at least that’s a start.” State Sen. Brad Hutto, DOrangeburg, said he had a better idea. He said that Interstate 95 serves as the major transportation route for tourists traveling between New York

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Two vehicles were involved in this wreck on U.S. 378 late Thursday morning after a Dodge truck dropped a ladder in the roadway.

Dropped ladder leads to wreck BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Two motorists were involved in a wreck on U.S. 378 late Thursday morning when a Dodge truck dropped a ladder in the roadway, South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. David Jones said. “The Dodge truck spilled a ladder and a Ford Fusion swerved to avoid striking it,”

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and Florida. To help solve the transportation budget shortfall, he suggested putting a toll booth on the bridge over Lake Marion. He said between 80,000 and 100,000 vehicles a day cross that bridge and there’s no other way around it. Transportation dominated the first panel discussion of legislators brought together for the workshop by S.C. Press Association, S.C. Broadcasters Association and The Associated Press. Local Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, led a discussion on the need to address the number of patients who end up in correctional institutions when they primarily need to address mental health issues. Legislators agreed that when budgets were cut during the recent economic recession, mental health agencies took the biggest cut. As a result, many of the patients ended up in Department of Corrections facilities. “Why aren’t we dealing

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Jones said. “By that time the truck had come almost to a complete stop, and the Fusion collided with the truck.” The truck went off the road into the median, and the Ford Fusion went off the road on the right side, he said. Traffic in both directions was stopped for a short period after the wreck which happened at about 11:35 a.m. Jones said.

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Armed robber targets Paxville store Tuesday An armed robber fled with nearly $1,500 from Family Dollar in Paxville late Tuesday evening, the Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office reported. Deputies responded to a call from the store just before 9 p.m. The suspect, described as a black male wearing black clothing, black sunglasses and a black mask across his mouth and nose, reportedly entered the store and presented a black handgun to a female clerk. “This is a robbery. Give me all the money,” the suspect said, according to the report. The clerk told deputies she handed the robbery suspect a blue National Bank of South Carolina money bag and two clear bags containing a total of $1,486. A second clerk ran to the back of the store and left through an emergency exit. She then went to the front of the store, watched the suspect run across U.S. 15 and into a wooded area, and then she reentered the store and called 911. Capt. Rick Richards said the department is still investigating the incident.

State health agency’s director stepping down COLUMBIA — The director of South Carolina’s health department is stepping down. Catherine Templeton on Thursday told the board of directors at Department of Health and Environmental Control that she is leaving the post effective Jan. 12. Templeton was an attorney in Mount Pleasant when Gov. Nikki Haley made her one of her first Cabinet selections. Haley chose Templeton for DHEC in 2012, over legislative criticism that she wasn’t qualified for the job.

Staff, students build raised beds for community to enjoy BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Students, faculty and staff of University of South Carolina Sumter began renovating the campus garden Wednesday thanks to a grant awarded to the university by author Patricia MoorePastides. Moore-Pastides, who is the wife of USC President Harris Pastides, created the Pastides Healthy and Sustainable Carolina Fund with the royalties she receives from her two cookbooks, “Greek Revival: Cooking for Life” and “Greek Revival from the Garden: Growing and Cooking for Life.” USC Sumter submitted a grant proposal in the fall for $4,200 to complete the USC Sumter Sustainability Garden Project after Moore-Pastides told University of South Carolina’s regional campuses that funding would be made available for sustainability and campus and community gardening projects. USC Sumter Dean Michael Sonntag was among the construction team early Wednesday morning. “It was colder than expected, but everyone was dressed warmly,” Sonntag said. “We probably had, off and on, 10 students throughout the day, and you have to remember school is not in session right now,” Sonntag said. Faculty and staff members also stopped by the garden to either help with the project or bring food and beverages to those working. Six raised, wooden gardening beds that will hold organically grown vegetables and herbs were built in the existing campus garden located behind the Science Building. The beds have seating all around to give students and staff a place to sit while gardening. The raised beds will especially be beneficial to students with disabilities who are unable to work in the lower portions of

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University of South Carolina Sumter Dean Michael Sonntag; Eric Reisenauer, interim dean of academics; and Chance Miller, an alumnus, work on building raised gardens on the Sumter campus on Wednesday. A grant awarded to the school allowed for the renovation. the garden. Goals of the project include teaching students the origins of food and how to garden in a sustainable manner. It is also planned that future gardening projects will be linked with curriculum topics such as climate change, habitat fragmentation and organic and conventional agriculture. “We invite the community to be a part of the project, and we plan to reach out to Alice Drive Middle School to get them excited about science and the sustainability of growing their own food in a healthy way,” Sonntag said. The university also plans to work with the Sumter County Master Gardener Program. Austin Jenkins, environmental biology teacher at USC Sumter, worked with students in the garden from early

morning into the late afternoon. Jenkins and his students study food and agriculture on a global and national scale and engage in the subject on a local level. “The best thing about this project is that it strengthens the bond between faculty and students, and it makes us both better educators and students,” he said. All produce from the garden will be used for campus meals and distributed to students, faculty and involved community members. “My hope is that the garden will serve as yet another way our faculty and staff bring value to the community and encourage further public and private partnerships that improve the quality of life and education in Sumter,” Sonntag said.

No injuries in mobile home blaze

CLARIFICATION Thursday’s coverage of the Sumter City Council meeting Tuesday incorrectly stated Sumter School District’s development plans to build a district building on the corner of Bultman Drive and Kilgo Street in 2009 were withdrawn because of opposition from the people of the Kilgo Street area. Sumter School District 17 originally owned the land and proposed to build a district building on the property, but plans were stopped because of the consolidation of Sumter school districts 2 and 17. There was opposition from the community and district office staff on the construction of a new building for District 17 because the two districts would later combine in July 2011.

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Three adults and three children were displaced in the 2800 block of Ithica Drive on Thursday afternoon after a fire ripped through their double-wide mobile home, Sumter Fire Department Capt. Joey Duggan said. All six of the residents were home at the time of the fire, but there were no injuries reported, he said. “When the fire department arrived, the structure was 60 percent involved,” Duggan said. “It took them about 25 to 30 minutes to get the fire under control.” Duggan said the call came in at 1:14 p.m., and four stations responded to the blaze. Because the home is considered a total loss, the local Red Cross was contacted and was on the scene Thursday after the fire to assist with the residents’ immediate needs. Duggan said investigators were still determining the cause of the blaze.

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COLUMBIA — The Museum Road Show: Winter Edition, one of South Carolina State Museum’s most popular events, is back from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, with a special Civil War theme to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the burning of Columbia. Twice a year, the State Museum brings experts together from across the Southeast to provide informal verbal appraisals to inquisitive museum guests. In addition to having a Civil War artifact expert on hand, there will be a variety of appraisers and experts at the event specializing in fine art, silver, pottery, furni-

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BY ASTRID GALVAN The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — The rows of flowers, teddy bears and inspirational posters that once lined a parking lot where a gunman killed six people and injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others have found a temporary home in a southern Arizona museum. But as Tucson residents paused Thursday to remember the fourth anniversary of the shooting that targeted Giffords, a permanent memorial was still a work in progress. Organizers with the January 8th Memorial, a nonprofit foundation, are in the final phase of selecting a designer. The foundation hopes to finish the memorial this year, manager Michelle Crow said. It will be at El Presidio Park in downtown Tucson, but there are plans for other exhibits. “People remember the day. They remember when they heard. They want to remember what happened that day, and they want to take part in an activity to commemorate that anniversary,” Crow said. Several remembrance events were scheduled Thursday. University of Arizona Medical Center, where the victims were treated, holds a bell-ringing ceremony and moment of silence at 10:10 a.m. each anniversary to mark the moment the shooting happened. Tucson’s mayor will do the same at a fire station. Giffords will not participate in any public events this year. Last year, she went sky-diving to commemorate the day. “Four years ago, we lost

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Flowers, teddy bears and inspirational posters line a room at the Arizona History Museum in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday. The items were left at the scene of the Jan. 8, 2011 shooting that left six dead and 13 wounded, including former Rep. Gabby Giffords. The items have been on display since October but will be removed today. friends, loved ones and neighbors in a senseless attack,” Giffords said in a statement. “We are proud of the compassion and strength that our community has shown in the face of shock and grief. Today, as we remember those that were lost, we stand together, and renew our commitment to work to protect other communities from tragedies like this.” The Jan. 8, 2011, shooting shook Tucson, a city that considers itself a tight-knit community despite its half-

million residents. Among those killed was 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green, whose face adorns many of the memorial messages left at the shooting site and the hospital. U.S. District Judge John Roll and Giffords aide Gabe Zimmerman were also killed. Former Rep. Ron Barber, who worked for Giffords at the time, was wounded but later took over her seat in Congress. Jared Loughner was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting outside a grocery store.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The father of a 5-yearold girl pulled his daughter from the back seat of his car and then threw her off the approach to the Sunshine Skyway bridge into the bay about 60 feet below, police said Thursday. It wasn’t clear why 25-year-old John Nicholas Jonchuck threw his daughter or whether she was alive at the time, though an officer who witnessed it said he “thought he heard the JONCHUCK child scream,” St. Petersburg police chief Anthony Holloway said at a news conference. Police records said Jonchuck was separated from Phoebe’s mother and the two had a rocky relationship, with Jonchuck trying to get a restraining order

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Astronomers to Earth: You’ve got some newly found near-twins evolve and adapt to those temperatures, he said. Oh, and they aren’t actually WASHINGTON — Earth has within commuting distance of Earth. Those two are 500 and a few more near-twin planets 1,100 light years away; a light outside our solar system, tanyear is 5.9 trillion miles. talizing possibilities in the What’s important, said search for extraterrestrial life. SETI Institute astronomer Astronomers announced Douglas Caldwell, a study coTuesday that depending on author who presented the definitions, they have confindings at the American Asfirmed three or four more tronomical Society meeting planets that are about the in Seattle, is that astronosame size as Earth and are in mers are a bit closer to findthe not-too-hot, not-too-cold ing twins of Earth and an“Goldilocks Zone” for liquid swering the age-old question: water to form. Are we alone? These planets are likely to “These planets do exist; we be rocky like Earth and not didn’t know that before,” Torgas giants or ice worlds. They res said in a phone interview get about the same heat from from Cambridge, Massachutheir star as we get from the sun, according to the latest re- setts. “What we’re really looking for is signs of life eventualsults from NASA’s planetly. We’re not there yet. It will hunting Kepler telescope. take many years, but this is But don’t book your flights the first step.” yet. Torres’ team confirmed earThey may be close to Earth in size and likely temperature lier discoveries and added new in the gargantuan scale of the ones, bringing the total known universe, but they aren’t quite number of planets that are no bigger than twice Earth’s size close enough for comfort. and in the habitable temperaConsider two of the new ture zone to eight or nine. But planets, the nearest to Earth discovered to date. If they have that’s only from a short search atmospheres similar to Earth’s of a small part of our galaxy, so Torres thinks that Earth— a big if — one would be a like planets are common toasty 140 some degrees and the other would hover around throughout the cosmos, though he cannot prove it yet. zero, said study lead author Torres likes to include one Guillermo Torres, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithson- planet that would bump the new findings from three to four, ian Center for Astrophysics. but Caldwell said that planet Life conceivably could

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No living in fear ‘I Am Charlie’ movement supports free expression LONDON (AP) — From Ber- paused for two minutes at 10:30 a.m. Thursday — 24 lin to Bangkok, tens of thousands took a stand against liv- hours after the shootings — to ing in fear, as rallies defended remember the 12 victims in the freedom of expression and Paris, who included two honored the victims of a Paris French police officers. “Every single person, other newspaper attack. Viewing the Paris killings as than the people manning the emergency lines, came out to a cold-blooded assault on democracy, people from all walks show their support,” said Mike of life — journalists and police Barton, Chief Constable at Durham Police. officers, politicians and stuEuropean capitals including dents — turned out in cities Madrid, London and Brussels around the world Thursday, and cities in the U.S. saw large holding up pens and joining demonstrations and candlelit hands in an outpouring of sivigils late Wednesday. More lent solidarity. rallies were held Thursday Many held placards profrom Sarajevo to Athens, claiming “Je Suis Charlie” — “I am Charlie” — a slogan that where some formed a line and held up a letter each spelling went viral on social media out in Greek: “I do not hate, I within hours of Wednesday’s terror attack on the French sa- am not afraid.” Smaller gatherings took tirical weekly Charlie Hebdo place even further afield, from that left 12 people dead. Delhi in India to the Tunisian Germany’s biggest-selling capital of Tunis. daily, Bild, filled the top half In Tunisia, the birthplace of of its front page with the headone of the slain cartoonists, line “Cowardly Murderers!” $ and printed a black back page Georges Wolinski, dozens paid homage to Charlie Hebdo in a with the words “Je suis Char60” 1080P “SMART” HDTV candlelight vigil outside the lie.” French ambassador’s resi“The only thing we can do dence. against this is to live fearless“These people were executed ly,” editor-in-chief Kai Diekat point-blank range just bemann said in an editorial. cause of drawings — drawings “Our colleagues in Paris have that didn’t please everyone paid the ultimate price for and provoked anger and confreedom. We bow before troversy but still were just them.” drawings,” said journalist MaPeter Neumann, a security rouen Achouri. expert at King’s College LonIn Prague, visitors to the Nadon, said the attack has won tional Theater and elsewhere widespread attention on the $ were being asked to mark a Internet because it reflects an minute of silence before each assault on values — unlike 600Hz 50” HDTV performance Thursday to other recent terror incidents, honor the victims. In Italy, such as those at a café in Sydseven general managers and ney or outside parliament in Ottawa, which were seen as at- artistic directors of Milan’s tacks directed at local targets. major theaters and orchestras, including La Scala, put out a Many people are stepping forward to defend their princi- joint statement defending “all $ an achievethe values that are ples because they see their ment of our civilization.” basic rights threatened. Editors at newspapers “It has been framed as an ataround the world expressed tack on a principle, rather support by featuring subverthan a specific target,” said Neumann, director of the uni- sive cartoons or reprinting versity’s International Center some of the Paris weekly’s provocative covers. Dozens defor the Study of Radicalizaclared “We are Charlie Hebdo” tion. Across Britain, police forces on their front pages.

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Employees and journalists of the newspaper “La Marseillaise” hold a journal of the day, reading ”I am Charlie,” in front of the newspaper building during a minute of silence in Marseille, southern France, on Thursday, a day after masked gunmen stormed the offices of a satirical newspaper and killed 12 people.

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Another Alberta clipper barreling down from Canada is bringing more bad winter weather to the Dakotas. The National Weather Service has posted a variety of blizzard and winter weather advisories, watches and warnKEEPING RESIDENTS WARM ings for the Dakotas through Thursday. Not a lot of snowHEATER is Many cities experiencing STOVES expected, but winds gusting to cold weather have opened 50 mph will blow around the warming stations for residents snow that’s on the ground. lacking heat. But extra care is In Minnesota, forecasters being taken to protect the expect blizzard conditions to homeless. develop in a portion of the In New Jersey, some offiRiver Valley. Weather officials cials have empowered law ensay wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph forcement to move homeless combined with fresh snow people off the streets and into YOUR CHOICE will significantly reduce visishelters. bility, especially in open, rural Blankets were being given areas. A blizzard warning was out at some of the 15 small posted in an area from Grantent cities around Huntsville, ite Falls southeast to Mankato Alabama. Workers from a and Albert Lea. nonprofit organization there encouraged residents of the FATALITY IN MICHIGAN encampments to come inside. An 85-year-old man crossing Some people planned to stay at a church that was opening a northern Michigan road to as a shelter. get his mail was struck and

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the streets of France. They also extended France’s maximum terror alert from Paris to the northern Picardie region, focusing on several towns that might be possible safe havens C. KOUACHI for the two suspects — Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Said Kouachi, 34. Both men were on the U.S. no-fly list, a senior U.S. counS. KOUACHI terterrorism official said Thursday. Another U.S. official said the elder Kouachi had traveled to Yemen, although it was un-

PARIS — Police SWAT teams backed by helicopters tracked two heavily armed brothers with al-Qaida sympathies suspected in the newsroom massacre of a satirical French weekly that spoofed Islam, honing in Thursday on a region north of Paris as the nation mourned the dozen slain. Authorities fear a second strike by the suspects, who U.S. counterterrorism officials said were both on the U.S. no-fly list, and distributed their portraits with the notice “armed and dangerous.” More than 88,000 security forces were deployed on

clear whether he went there to work with extremist groups such as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which is based there. Witnesses said the attackers claimed allegiance to al-Qaida in Yemen during the bloody attack Wednesday. A third suspect, Mourad Hamyd, 18, surrendered at a police station Wednesday evening after hearing his name linked to the attacks. His relationship to the Kouachi brothers was unclear. The worst spasm of terror violence in more than a halfcentury stunned the nation. The lights of the Eiffel Tower went out Thursday night in a tribute to the dead from the elegant iron lady that symbolizes France to

the world. At noon, the Paris Metro came to a standstill, and a crowd fell silent near the Notre Dame Cathedral. French President Francois Hollande — joined by residents, tourists and Muslim leaders — called for tolerance after the country’s worst terrorist attack in decades. “France has been struck directly in the heart of its capital, in a place where the spirit of liberty — and thus of resistance — breathed freely,” Hollande said. Nine people, members of the brothers’ entourage, have been detained for questioning in several regions. In all, 90 people, many of them witnesses to the grisly assault on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, were questioned for information on the attackers, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in a statement. The minister confirmed reports the men were identified by an ID left in an abandoned getaway car, a slip that contrasted with the seeming professionalism of the attack. Eight journalists, two police officers, a maintenance worker and a visitor were killed in the attack and 11 people were wounded, four of them critically. The publication had long drawn

threats for its depictions of Islam, although it also satirized other religions and political figures. Charlie Hebdo had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, and a caricature of Islamic State’s leader was the last tweet sent out by the irreverent newspaper, minutes before the attack. Its feed has since gone silent. Charlie Hebdo planned a special edition next week, housed in the offices of another paper. “The paper will continue because they haven’t won,” Patrick Pelloux, a Charlie Hebdo columnist, said tearfully to iTele TV. Editor Stephane Charbonnier, known as Charb, who was among those slain, “symbolized secularism ... the combat against fundamentalism,” his companion, Jeannette Bougrab, said on BFM-TV. “He was ready to die for his ideas,” she said. Witnesses to the massacre have said the attackers claimed allegiance to al-Qaida in Yemen. On videos they were heard saying they were avenging the prophet. One witness, Cedric Le Bechec, wrote on Facebook that the attackers yelled, “Tell the media that it’s al-Qaida in Yemen” as they were fleeing.

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CARE FOR THE VULNERABLE If you have a baby, do not give in to the temptation to put him or her in your bed or with a sibling for warmth. Between 2007 and 2013, 199 infants died because of unsafe sleep, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. Experts say follow the ABC’s of Safe Sleep: Leave your baby (A)lone on the infant’s (B)ack in his or her (C)rib. Children should bundle up when they are outside waiting on the school bus or playing. Students are encouraged to layer their clothing as well as keep their hands, feet and head covered, said Shelly Galloway, spokeswoman for Sumter School District. “All of our bus drivers reported to work prior to 5 a.m. to ensure the buses started and were warm

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prior to picking up the students,” she said Thursday. “They all departed on time. However, one bus did break down, which delayed one middle school route by 30 minutes.” Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and the Sumter Police Department offer residential checks for the elderly, medically fragile and disabled. To put yourself or a loved one on the list, call the sheriff’s office at (803) 436-2000 or the police department at (803) 436-2700. Pets also need special care in the colder weather. “Most importantly, try to keep them inside,” said Cindy Cook, manager of the Sumter SPCA. “If you can’t keep them inside, they need straw or hay.” Other options include heating pads and lights as well as a flap-type device to block the wind from blowing into the dog house. Similarly, turn the opening away from the wind, she said. If the canine must stay outside, make sure the drinking water does not freeze. If it does ice or snow, protect their paws, Cook said, and put coats or vests on them. If you have outdoor cats or

feral felines in the area, blast your horn before cranking the car. “We see several animals each year with injuries from the fan belt in cars,” Cook said. “They like to get in the engine to stay warm. Honk your horn before you start the engine, and whatever is in there will dash off.”

the correctional system without providing mental health services, they will just serve their time and leave prison without solving the issues that got them there. Education reform appears to be DOA. While Democrats were praising a recent Supreme Court ruling that suggested the state Legislature needs to address funding lev-

els for less-affluent schools, Gov. Nikki Haley and fellow Republicans are asking to appeal the case. Throughout the day, as if the analogy hadn’t already worn out its welcome, virtually every speaker who talked complained about someone else “kicking the can down the road.” No one volunteered to pick it up.

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‘Glee,’ ‘Banshee,’ ‘Comedy Bang Bang!’ begin new seasons BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH “Glee” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) returns for a sixth and final season. Like many memorable pop culture phenomena, it burned brightly at first, gained quick overexposure and then flamed out. I seem to remember a 2011 “Glee” summer movie that did a tad less business than expected. Even in 3-D. Better to have once lit up the skies than to have simply plodded along. Given the pressures to endure long enough to go into syndication, many television series simply run a season, or many seasons, too long. Some shows get picked up for a second season (ABC’s “Neighbors” is a good example) only to contend with an audience reaction roughly translated as, “That’s still on?” Even the strongest series tend to linger too long at the party. “Seinfeld” comes to mind, and “Friends” as well, now streaming in its entirety on Netflix. For those who still follow, “Glee” established parallel plots last season, following the young talent at McKinley High as well as Rachel’s (Lea Michele) efforts to make it in Manhattan’s performing arts scene. They close the circle this season, as Rachel returns from a failed attempt at TV stardom to discover that Sue (Jane Lynch) has shut the glee club down. Do you think our spunky heroine will allow that to happen? Rachel takes over the glee club as other “Glee” regulars make life-altering decisions that bring them closer to hearth, home and high school before the show’s big finale. • Among the series that won’t be burdened with too long a run is probably “Constantine,” the adaptation of the “Hellblazer” DC comic that debuted on NBC last fall. The network will air completed episodes, but don’t go looking for renewal. The folks at the TV by the Numbers website have declared it all but canceled. “Constantine” has been bumped tonight for an “NBC News” special (10 p.m., TV-14) promoting Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards. • Having scored critical respectability with “The

Knick,” Cinemax returns to its form and formula with the season three opener of “Banshee” (10 p.m., TV-MA), a complicated noir thriller including all of the elements one expects from the premium network popularly known as Skinemax: aerobic sex, gratuitous gunplay and martial arts. In the season opener, Chayton Littlestone (Geno Segers) literally muscles his way into a leadership role in the Kinaho tribe and urges his followers to return to the warpath. • “Comedy Bang Bang!” (11 p.m., IFC, TV-14), the absurd and frequently funny take on a homemade talk show, returns for a fourth season, “hosted” by Scott Aukerman and his bandleader Reggie Watts.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • In the shadow of a bloodsucker on “Grimm” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14). • Art inspires murder on “Hawaii Five-0” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Three sisters promote a dating app on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • Renee Fleming hosts “American Voices” on “Great Performances” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings), a festival of performances by Dianne Reeves, Alison Krauss, Ben Folds, Sara Bareilles,

“Last Man Standing” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Wade proves slow on the uptake on “Hart of Dixie” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-PG) * Cristela mulls a job offer on “Cristela” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * “Dateline NBC” (9 p.m.) * “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * “Masters of Illusion” (9:30 p.m., CW, TV-PG).

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Jeff Goldblum, Michael Somerville and Nicole Atkins appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Don Cheadle and Kate Bosworth on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Kathy Griffin, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Priory are on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Drew Carey guest-hosts Sharon Osbourne and Penn & Teller on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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Sheriff Lucas Hood (Antony Starr) faces a new threat as the third season of “Banshee” begins at 10 p.m. today on Cinemax.

Josh Groban and others. • Danny feels conflicted when evidence points to Army veterans on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE Edmond O’Brien, Chuck Connors, Stella Stevens, Richard Conte and Eartha Kitt star in the 1965 drama “Synanon” (1:45 p.m., TCM), set at an innovative drug treatment center in Southern California. In real life, Synanon attracted and treated many addicts before turning into a religious organization in the 1970s. It was investigated and implicated in many criminal activities, including

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Secret of son’s parentage weighs on mom’s mind DEAR ABBY — I am worried about how my 10-yearold son, “Jake,” will take some news he’s not aware of yet. Dear Abby I wasn’t able to have chilABIGAIL dren, so my VAN BUREN husband and I turned to in-vitro, using a donated egg from a family member. We thank God this method worked. Our plan was to explain it to Jake when he got older, once he understood about the birds and the bees. Now I am starting to get this fear that he will be very upset when he learns about it and be angry with us. I don’t want him to go into a

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depression over it. What should we do? Should we wait like we planned? Should we have told him already? Or should we say nothing? Mom in Chicago DEAR MOM — Not knowing Jake, I can’t gauge his level of maturity. I’m not sure why being told how special he is, and how grateful you and your husband are to be his parents would send him into a depression. But because you think it might, discuss this with a child psychologist before talking to your son. Please don’t put this off, because if other family members know about the egg donation, it is only a matter of time before the cat will be out of the bag, and it’s better that Jake hears this information from you.

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DEAR ABBY — My wife and I would love your take on a disagreement we’ve had since we were married. It’s the age-old question, “So, where did you two meet?” We met abroad at a university exchange program and were introduced to each other by our school sponsors in the bar where all the students hung out. We shook hands, exchanged greetings and I left right afterward. I answer the question by saying, “We met in a bar.” My wife says, “We met in university.” Who’s right? Bar None? In Texas DEAR BAR NONE — You both are, but have you never heard the adage, “A happy wife makes for a happy life”? My advice is to stick with her version.

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HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

ACROSS 1 Like some restrictive dinners 5 Andrew of “Melrose Place” 9 First, for now 14 Strives 16 Brewery prefix 17 “Pardon my sword fight”? 19 Refuses to release 20 “Lifts the spirits” gp. 21 Eau Claireto-Green Bay direction 22 All-purpose rides 24 Ocean predator 26 “The good news: mostly A-OK. The bad news: __”? 33 Singer Carly __ Jepsen 34 Start of some Texas city names 35 Mrs. Robinson’s daughter 36 Milo of “The Verdict” 39 Play about Capote 41 With an __: mindful of 42 Words 44 Okla. campus with a Prayer Tower 46 Author Yutang

47 Tool for putting a PingPong ball in orbit? 51 Boer village 52 Monthly pmt. 53 Boom holder 56 Court 58 “Magic Hour” author Susan 62 Big affair for E.T.? 65 McGwire broke his record 66 “Love every sip” sloganeer 67 Concert venue 68 Poems of praise 69 Memo demand DOWN 1 Stylebook entries: Abbr. 2 Picard’s counselor 3 “__ No Sunshine”: Bill Withers hit 4 Averts a knockout 5 Fight souvenirs 6 Solo in space 7 Source of khaki? 8 New Jersey township with the motto “Let There Be Light” 9 “Moi?” 10 Retreat 11 S.A. country

at 0 degrees latitude 12 Father of Phobos 13 Fool 15 Whacked, biblically 18 Strong suit 23 “Beat it!” 25 NASCAR’s Yarborough 26 Chat room persona non grata 27 GPA booster 28 Big name in Indian politics 29 With 30Down, a former name of Minute Maid Park 30 See 29-Down 31 No later than 32 Freetown currency 37 Matthau’s “I.Q.” role 38 Passbook abbr. 40 Drive

43 Loosely worn garment 45 Buoys 48 “My Cup Runneth Over” musical 49 “The Fox and the Grapes” writer 50 Beltway environs 53 Household nickname 54 Apple application no longer in use 55 Filly’s father 57 “The Wizard __” 59 Cranks (up) 60 Julio’s home 61 Faux pas 63 Org. whose seal includes an eagle perched on a key 64 Really big shoe

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NOTABLE & QUOTABLE The Charleston Post and Courier writes, “Don’t falter on state road fix.” Read it online at www.postandcourier. com: The expectation that the Legislature would finally advance the long overdue process of road improvements — and more funding — has been dampened by House Speaker Jay Lucas’ conclusion that it can’t happen this year. In a speech Monday to a Republican group in Greenville, Rep. Lucas cited likely difficulties in gaining consensus for a solution this session. He also complained that legislators are having difficulty getting reliable information from the state Department of Transportation. If that’s the case, they should ask the governor to intervene. The secretary of transportation is a member of the governor’s Cabinet and should be able to satisfy lawmakers’ demands for information. And if Rep. Lucas and his colleagues aren’t ready to proceed with an overarching solution for road funding and construction, they should be willing at least to look at what can be done on part of the problem. The Hartsville Republican’s concerns for road maintenance needs could provide a starting point for the Legislature this year. The maintenance need is acute and will only get worse without more attention. With an estimated funding shortfall of $40 billion over the next 30 years, a broad solution for state highway improvements is daunting, to say the least. But the Legislature should be able to advance some part of a comprehensive highway plan in the coming session. Putting more resources toward overdue maintenance of the existing system — where the work is most needed — is a good place to start.

••• In “Islamist Terror in Paris,” the Wall Street Journal’s lead editorial noted, “The jihadists target Western principles of free speech and religious pluralism.” Read it online at www.wsj.com: Muslim leaders in the West will no doubt react by denouncing the attack and insisting that the attackers were perverting the meaning of Islam. This is fine as far as it goes, but it doesn’t go nearly far enough. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi struck the right note earlier this month when he called for a “religious revolution” within Islam. Western leaders also need to be more forthright in defense of liberal values. They have a lot of ground to make up. Jacques Chirac, then the president of France, denounced Charlie Hebdo’s decision to reprint the Danish Muhammad cartoons in 2006. The Obama administration made a similar mistake in September 2012 when it denounced the socalled Prophet Muhammad movie and blamed it for the attacks in Benghazi. This is exactly the wrong signal, since it implicitly legitimizes illiberal offense-taking and sends mixed messages about the West’s commitment to its core values. Islamists gain confidence in their violent means when they see this lack of self-confidence in the West. It may be necessary to warn against “Islamophobia,” as German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently did. The West needs Muslim allies. But more Islamophobia is inevitable unless Muslim leaders police their own fanatics and Western leaders stop apologizing for

Western principles like free speech. Charlie Hebdo Editor Stephane Charbonnier, who was murdered on Wednesday, understood the ideals he represented. Responding to threats and pressure over the newspaper’s decisions to publish provocative cartoons, he once said: “I prefer to die standing than live on my knees.” It is now the epitaph of a principled and courageous man.

••• In “The $140,000-a-Year Welding Job,” The Wall Street Journal’s James Hagerty writes, “Two-Year Degree and Special Skills Pay Off for a Young Texan.” Read it online at www.wsj.com: Justin Friend’s parents have doctoral degrees and have worked as university lecturers and researchers. So Mr. Friend might have been expected to head for a university after graduating from high school in Bryan, Texas, five years ago. Instead, he attended Texas State Technical College in Waco and received a two-year degree in welding. In 2013, his first full year as a welder, his income was about $130,000, more than triple the average annual wages for welders in the U.S. In 2014, Mr. Friend’s income rose to about $140,000. “Not everybody needs a fouryear college degree,” said Kathryn Vaughan, his mother, a retired biology lecturer who spent part of her career at Texas A&M University.

••• From Mark Twain’s “The Turning Point of My Life” (1910): When I was 12-and-a-half years old, my father died. It was in the spring. The summer came and brought with it an epidemic of measles. For a time, a child died almost every day. The village was paralyzed with fright, distress, despair. Children that were not smitten with the disease were imprisoned in their homes to save them from the infection. In the homes there were no cheerful faces, there was no music ... no laughter, the family moved spectrally about on tiptoe, in a ghostly hush. I was a prisoner. My soul was steeped in this awful dreariness — and in fear. ... I said to myself, “There, I’ve got it! and I shall die.” Life on these miserable terms was not worth living, and at last I made up my mind to get the disease and have it over, one way or the other. I escaped from the house and went to the house of a neighbor where a playmate of mine was very ill with the malady. When the chance offered I crept into his room and got into bed with him. I was discovered by his mother and sent back into captivity. But I had the disease; they could not take that from me. I came near to dying. The whole village was interested, and anxious, and sent for news of me every day; and not only once a day, but several times. Everybody believed I would die; but on the fourteenth day a change came for the worse and they were disappointed. This was a turning point of my life. For when I got well, my mother closed my school career and apprenticed me to a printer. She was tired of trying to keep me out of mischief, and the adventure of the measles decided her to put me into more masterful hands than hers. Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Contact him at graham@theitem. com.

COMMENTARY

Revenue-neutral gas tax

ASHINGTON — For 32 years, I’ve been advocating a major tax on petroleum. I’ve got as much chance this time around as did Don Quixote with windmills. But I shall tilt my lance once more. The only time you can even think of proposing a gas tax increase is when oil prices are at rock bottom. When I last suggested the idea six years ago, oil was selling at $40 a barrel. It eventually rose back to $110. It’s now around $48. Correspondingly, the price at the pump has fallen in the last three months by more than a Charles dollar to about $2.20 per Krauthammer gallon. As a result, some in Congress are talking about a 10- or 20-cent hike in the federal tax to use for infrastructure spending. Right idea, wrong policy. The hike should not be 10 cents but $1. And the proceeds should not be spent by, or even entrusted to, the government. They should be immediately and entirely returned to the consumer by means of a cut in the Social Security tax. The average American buys about 12 gallons of gas a week. Washington would be soaking him for $12 in extra taxes. Washington should therefore simultaneously reduce everyone’s FICA tax by $12 a week. Thus the average driver is left harmless. He receives a $12 per week FICA bonus that he can spend on gasoline if he wants — or anything else. If he chooses to drive less, it puts money in his pocket. (The unemployed would have the $12 added to their unemployment insurance; the elderly, added to their Social Security check.) The point of the $1 gas tax increase is not to feed the maw of a government raking in $3 trillion a year. The point is exclusively to alter incentives — to reduce the disincentive for work (the Social Security tax) and to increase the disincentive to consume gasoline. It’s win-win. Employment taxes are a drag on job creation. Reducing them not only promotes growth but advances fairness, FICA being a regressive tax that hits the middle and working classes far more than the rich. As for oil, we remain the world champion consumer. We burn more than 20 percent of global output, almost twice as much as the next-nearest gas guzzler, China. A $1 gas tax increase would constrain oil consumption in two ways. In the short

run, by curbing driving. In the long run, by altering car-buying habits. A return to gas-guzzling land yachts occurs every time gasoline prices plunge. A high gas tax encourages demand for more fuel-efficient vehicles. Constrained U.S. consumption — combined with already huge increases in U.S. production — would continue to apply enormous downward pressure on oil prices. A tax is the best way to improve fuel efficiency. Today we do it through rigid regulations, the so-called CAFE standards imposed on carmakers. They are forced to manufacture acres of unsellable cars in order to meet an arbitrary, bureaucratic “fleet” gas-consumption average. This is nuts. If you simply set a higher price point for gasoline, buyers will do the sorting on their own, choosing fuel efficiency just as they do when the world price is high. The beauty of the tax — as a substitute for a high world price — is that the incentive for fuel efficiency remains, but the extra money collected at the pump goes right back into the U.S. economy (and to the citizenry through the revenue-neutral FICA rebate) instead of being shipped overseas to Russia, Venezuela, Iran and other unsavories. Which is a geopolitical coup. Cheap oil is the most effective and efficient instrument known to man for weakening these oil-dependent miscreants. And finally, lower consumption reduces pollution and greenhouse gases. The reduction of traditional pollutants, though relatively minor, is an undeniable gain. And even for global warming skeptics, there’s no reason not to welcome a benign measure that induces prudential reductions in CO2 emissions. The unexpected and unpredicted collapse of oil prices gives us a unique opportunity to maintain our good luck through a simple, revenue-neutral measure to help prevent the perennial price spikes that follow the fool’s paradise of ultra-cheap oil. We’ve blown this chance at least three times since the 1980s. As former French Foreign Minister Jean Francois-Poncet said a quarter-century ago, “It’s hard to take seriously that a nation has deep problems if they can be fixed with a 50-cent-a-gallon” — 90 cents in today’s money — “gasoline tax.” Let’s not blow it again. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2015, The Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR THANK YOU FOR TRIBUTE TO MAN DEDICATED TO HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE We thank The Sumter Item for the tribute paid to our friend Willie M. Jefferson in Saturday’s (Jan. 3) Item. We both served on the board of the Mayesville Educational and Industrial Institute with Willie for more than 45, and the last 41 years, Willie was chairman of the board. The purpose of the institute is

to be a positive factor in the lives of young people. At the time of Willie’s death, the board was putting plans together to start a Boys & Girls Club in Mayesville. We hope to employ Ben Bailey, who until recently was in charge of the Salvation Army’s Boys & Girls Club in Sumter. The institute’s BOD

hopes to start a fundraising drive in the near future to carry out this endeavor. Contributions for this effort may be directed to the Mayesville Educational and Industrial Institute, PO Box 451, Mayesville, SC 29104-0451. Robert J. and Annette C. Tiller Mayesville

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AROUND TOWN 15, at the Elks Lodge, 1100 Manning High School Class of W. Liberty St. All Purple 1971 will hold a planning Heart recipients are invited. meeting at 6 p.m. on MonAreatyou a member ofFor Manning High call (803) information, day, Jan. 12, Branch School Class of 1971? 506-3120. Street, Manning. For details and directions, call Loretta The Sumter Combat Veterans Cantey Conyers at (803) 528- Group will meet at 10 a.m. 8183 or Lillian Hilton Wright on Friday, Jan. 16, at the at (803) 236-8049. South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. All area vetClarendon School District Two is ready to begin assigning stu- erans are invited to attend. dent devices as part of its The Lincoln High School Presone to one technology ervation Alumni Association learning initiative through will sponsor a dinner fundraisthe Carolina Consortium of er 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, Enterprise Learning. In Jan. 16, at the Lincoln High order for students to reSchool cafeteria, Council ceive a Mac Book Air laptop Street. Cost is $7 per dinner or iPaid Mini, parents are and consists of barbecue required to attend one of turkey wings, macaroni the following meetings: 6 with cheese or seasoned p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, Manrice, butterbeans, roll and a ning Early Childhood Center drink. Dine in or take out. (MECC); 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. Call James L. Green at (803) 13, Manning Primary School 968-4173. (MPS); 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, Manning Elementary The Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. School (MES); and 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Thursday, Jan. 15, Manning American Legion Post 202, Junior High School (MJHS) 310 Palmetto St. Lincoln HS and Manning High School. Classes 1960 through 1969 The district’s Acceptable Use Policy, how devices will are asked to send a reprebe used and how to care for sentative to help in planning the reunion to celethe devices will be discussed. A $50 user fee is re- brate the modern Civil Rights Movement. For inforquired for each student demation, call Ferdinand vice issued at MPS, MES, Burns at (803) 968-4464. MJHS and MHS. A $25 user fee is required for each stu- The Lincoln High School Presdent device issued at MECC. ervation Alumni Association will meet at 4 p.m. on SunClarendon School District One day, Jan. 18, at the Lincoln will conduct free vision, hearing, speech and developmental High School cafeteria, Council Street. Call James L. screenings as part of a child Green at (803) 968-4173. find effort to identify stuThe 15th Annual Dr. Martin Ludents with special needs. Screenings will be held from ther King Jr. Dream Walk will be held on Monday, Jan. 19. 9 a.m. to noon at the SumThis three mile walk will merton Early Childhood start and end at USC SumCenter on the following ter Nettles Building, 200 Thursdays: Feb. 12; March Miller Road. Registration 12; April 9; and May 14. For more information, call Sadie will begin at 8:30 a.m. with walk beginning at 9:30 a.m. Williams or Audrey Walters There will be a celebratory at (803) 485-2325, extension program at 11 a.m. Call 221. Mary Sutton at (803) 938The One Sumter Community 3760 for details. will meet at 6:30 p.m. on The Sumter Branch NAACP’s Sunday, Jan. 11, at Mount annual MLK Program will be Zion Missionary Baptist held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Church. The Sumter Chapter of the Na- Jan. 19, at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 805 S. tional Federation of the Blind Harvin St. will hold its monthly meetFree income tax filing services ing at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and FAFSA applications will be Jan. 13, at Shiloh-Randolph provided Feb. 1 through Manor. All state dues for 2015 are now due. The spot- April 15 as follows: 9:30 light will shine on Lori Anne a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, SC Works — Santee LynchColey and the associate member is Patricia White. If es, 31 E. Calhoun St., (803) you know a blind or visually 774-1300; 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, 3-8 p.m. Saturdays, impaired person, contact appointments only on Sunthe chapter president, days, Goodwill — Job Link Debra Canty, at DebraCenter, 1028 Broad St., (803) CanC2@frontier.com or via telephone at (803) 775-5792. 774-5006; and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays and 9:30 Mail state dues to: NFB a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Lee Sumter Chapter, P.O. Box County Adult Education, 123 641, Sumter, SC 29151. The Pinedale Neighborhood As- E. College St., Bishopville, (803) 484-4040. For details sociation will meet at 4 p.m. and appointments, call Ms. on Thursday, Jan. 15, at the Samuels at (803) 240-8355. South HOPE Center, 1125 S. The Post 10813 25th anniversaLafayette Drive. Call Ferdiry banquet will be held at 6 nand Burns at (803) 968p.m. on Oct. 24 at Veterans 4464. Hall, 610 Manning Ave. For The General George L. Mabry further information, call Jr. Chapter 817, Military Order (803) 773-5604, (803) 968of the Purple Heart, will meet 5219 or (803) 406-0748. at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let work EUGENIA LAST get to you. Take care of your responsibilities, go out with friends or move on to things you enjoy. Refuse to let anyone put demands on you that will interfere with your personal plans.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Communication will bring results. Checking into a new business venture will lead to unique suggestions. Sticking to a budget and investing in practical projects will help you ease stress and avoid conflicts with personal or professional partners. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Broaden your knowledge, interests and friendships. A change will help you view any emotional or professional situations from a different position. Greater clarity will help you make a good choice. Love is featured. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t give up on something or someone you really want in your life. Go the extra mile to ensure that things unfold in a favorable manner. Fix up your home to suit your changing needs, and you will impress someone you love.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Follow your intuition and don’t let anyone bully you into doing something you don’t want to do. Put your heart first and share your personal goals and intentions with someone you love. Positive changes will improve your standard of living. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t count on anyone or anything. You have to make your choices based on what you are willing to do. Let your creative imagination lead the way and you will discover talents and possibilities you didn’t know existed. Forge ahead. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t be fooled by emotional manipulation. Take charge and do the things you enjoy with the people who contribute and are as adventuresome and jubilant as you are. Romance is encouraged and will improve your personal situation. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t be a follower when you know you should be doing your own thing. Take charge of your life by sticking to methods that you know will work. A practical approach to life will lead to greater prosperity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t let money, legal or medical matters turn into a costly affair. Make positive changes that will improve your appearance, outlook or prospects. Love is on the rise, and opening up about the way you feel will pay off.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Emotional blackmail is apparent. Step outside your comfort zone if it will help you get personal matters back on course. A change in the way you earn your living looks promising. Your day will improve if you end it with romance.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Avoid a run-in with someone who can influence your professional standing. Manipulation is apparent by someone who puts demands on you. Go out with someone you can confide in, and you will be offered worthwhile suggestions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Get everything in order before revealing your plan. A surprise will encourage someone close to you to lend a helping hand. Success will follow if you put forth the effort and energy required to see matters through to the end.

DAILY PLANNER

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

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TUESDAY

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Clear and cold

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Rather cloudy and chilly

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23°

42° / 20°

46° / 39°

55° / 42°

56° / 39°

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 65%

Chance of rain: 10%

WSW 8-16 mph

NNW 4-8 mph

NE 6-12 mph

NE 7-14 mph

N 6-12 mph

NE 7-14 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 41/18 Spartanburg 43/20

Greenville 42/20

Columbia 46/22

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 46/23

Aiken 46/20

ON THE COAST

Charleston 49/28

Today: Warmer with times of clouds and sun. High 49 to 53. Saturday: Mostly sunny. High 42 to 50.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 40/20/pc 4/-7/pc 36/24/c 16/-1/sf 41/34/r 71/54/pc 44/33/c 32/16/sf 66/44/pc 34/14/pc 76/52/pc 60/46/pc 38/16/pc

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 357.98 74.07 73.29 96.16

24-hr chg -0.11 -0.11 -0.11 +0.17

Sunrise 7:28 a.m. Moonrise 9:50 p.m.

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

0.00" 1.15" 1.04" 1.15" 0.38" 1.04"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

30° 13° 54° 32° 78° in 1967 13° in 2015

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

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 41/26/s 14/12/s 40/34/r 10/6/pc 42/38/r 69/54/c 49/42/c 23/16/s 67/56/sh 22/13/s 70/51/pc 59/49/c 27/19/s

Myrtle Beach 50/27

Manning 47/23

Today: Partly sunny and not as cold. Winds west 7-14 mph. Saturday: Mostly sunny and chilly. Winds east-northeast 4-8 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 47/23

Bishopville 46/22

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Low 5:57 a.m. 6:26 p.m. 6:37 a.m. 7:01 p.m.

Ht. 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 37/13/s 43/19/pc 47/20/pc 50/30/pc 49/31/pc 49/28/pc 42/19/s 45/22/pc 46/22/pc 43/21/s 49/24/pc 47/22/s 45/21/s

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 37/18/s 42/22/s 46/23/s 48/33/s 38/32/s 47/29/s 39/19/s 42/25/s 44/22/s 40/19/s 38/24/s 39/21/s 38/19/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 47/23/pc Gainesville 57/34/pc Gastonia 42/19/s Goldsboro 45/22/s Goose Creek 49/27/pc Greensboro 40/17/s Greenville 42/20/pc Hickory 40/18/s Hilton Head 50/34/pc Jacksonville, FL 55/35/c La Grange 44/22/pc Macon 46/21/pc Marietta 38/18/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 42/20/s 58/45/s 39/20/s 37/19/s 47/29/s 34/18/s 40/22/s 36/20/s 48/39/s 56/48/sh 45/29/s 46/27/s 39/25/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 39/14/s Mt. Pleasant 49/29/pc Myrtle Beach 50/27/pc Orangeburg 47/24/pc Port Royal 51/30/pc Raleigh 42/20/s Rock Hill 42/18/s Rockingham 45/17/s Savannah 50/29/pc Spartanburg 43/20/s Summerville 51/34/pc Wilmington 50/24/pc Winston-Salem 39/17/s

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 39/14/s 47/32/s 44/28/s 44/24/s 49/35/s 36/18/s 39/18/s 39/15/s 50/35/s 41/22/s 48/40/s 42/24/s 33/19/s

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

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LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 THURSDAY 4-17-31-33-38 PowerUp: 4

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

14-15-47-49-59 Powerball: 10 Powerplay: 2

PICK 3 THURSDAY

PICK 4 THURSDAY

9-0-2 and 7-1-3

6-3-8-4 and 3-7-3-9

12-20-27-38-75 Megaball: 4 Megaplier: 3

SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Taco, a one-year-old brown and white male Chihuahua, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is sweet, gentle, friendly, active and playful. Taco is great with other dogs and would make an excellent lap dog. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

SECTION

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

PREP BASKETBALL

Get down to business Knights, Monarchs look to take step forward BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Crestwood and Manning high schools had the two boys basketball teams from Region VI-3A that did not make the state playoffs last year. Both squads want to rectify that situation this season, and they’ll take the first step toward determining that against each other. The Knights will travel to Manning today to take on the Monarchs in their region openers. The teams will play 10 region contests in the 6-team region with the top four teams advancEDWARDS ing to the state playoffs. “Our kids have been working very hard,” said longtime Crestwood head coach Dwayne Edwards, WARD whose squad is off to an 11-3 start. “Our coaches and players are putting more emphasis on the games now. This is the next season for us. “It would be really good if we could go on the road and win that opening (region) game,” he added. “It’s good if you can get those games on the road because you feel like you’ll play well at home.” Manning is off to a 3-7 start under first-year head coach Stevie Ward. He thinks the Monarchs are improving as the season goes along, but he knows they will have their hands full today. “We’ve got to play good on defense,” Ward said. “We’ve also got to be able to control the tempo of the game. We can’t afford to get down early either. We can’t be trying to get ourselves out of a big hole.” Lakewood will also be opening region play today as it visits Darlington. The Gators will be taking on the state runnerup from last season in the Falcons. However, Lakewood beat Darlington twice last season. “We’re definitely excited to see where we’re at right now,” said Gators head coach Bryan Brown, who is off to a 5-8 start in his first season. “We’ve been working hard to teach the kids our system, and I

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Crestwood’s Cawasha Ceaser (3) and the Lady Knights have won the last three Region VI-3A titles. The Lady Knights open region play today on the road against Manning.

Lakewood, Crestwood, Manning open region play BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com It’s time to get down to business in Region VI-3A. At least that’s what Lakewood High School girls basketball head coach Frances Fields is telling her team. “These are the 10 most important games of the season,” Fields said of region play beginning today with the Lady Gators going on the road to face DarlingFIELDS ton. “Each of these games decides what you’re going to do (in the postseason). And we want to do better than we did last year.” The Lady Gators, who are 9-3 on the season, finished second in region last year and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs. The first goal is to win the region crown, and the team

standing in front of Lakewood is Sumter School District rival Crestwood. The Lady Knights played for the state title last year and have won three consecutive region crowns. They open on the road today, going to Thames Arena to face Manning. Crestwood started the season ranked second among 3A teams in the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association preseason poll. The Lady Knights dropped to third in the first regularseason poll, but head coach Tony Wilson is happy where his team is at entering region play. “I feel pretty good about the team,” said Wilson, whose squad is 8-3. “We use Christmas (holiday tournaments) to get ready for region, and we like where we are. It gave us a chance to get more of the young girls ready.” Wilson has a trio of veteran players in Cawasha Ceasar, Shaquanda Miller-

McCray and Tyana Saunders that he believes can guide the team to another region title. “Those girls have been through the fire with us before,” Wilson said. “They know what it takes for us to achieve what we want to achieve. That being said, we’ve got to take it one game at a time.” And that first game is against Manning, which is in its first season under head coach Darren Mazyck after the retirement of 46-year veteran John Thames. Mazyck likes the idea of jumping into the deep end in region play against Crestwood. “There’s not a better night to open up region play than against the best team in the region,” said Mazyck, whose squad is 6-4. “Crestwood has

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TIGERS BASKETBALL

No. 5 Louisville holds off Clemson 58-52 to begin conference play BY MANDRALLIUS ROBINSON Greenville News The recurring disorder that has hampered the Clemson University men’s basketball team flared up again Wednesday night. Another debilitating scoring drought erased a solid start. The four-point lead Clemson held at halftime against Louisville gradually transformed into a 58-52 loss. Clemson held Louisville, the No. 5 team in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll, to merely 18 points in the first half. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Eighteen points on LouisClemson’s Rod Hall, right, looks for help from the defensive pressure ville’s home floor. Eighteen of Louisville’s Terry Rozier during the Cardinals’ 58-52 victory in Louis- points in front of a subdued crowd of 21,676 fans. Eighteen ville, Ky., on Wednesday.

points while Louisville AllAmerican forward Montrezl Harrell sat for 15 minutes with two fouls and no points. However, Harrell returned after halftime and compensated for loss time. He helped Louisville sprint to a 17-0 scoring run through the first seven minutes of the second half. Seventeen points before some fans made it back to their seats after the halftime trip to the concession counter. Seventeen points before Clemson could muster a jumper, layup or even a free throw. During that 17-0 run, Clemson missed eight shots and committed three turnovers. Damarcus Harrison ended the eight-minute scoring drought

with a 3-pointer, but by then, Louisville had mounted a 13point lead. Thus, despite outscoring Louisville 18-7 through the next seven minutes, Clemson never could trim the deficit to fewer than two points. Clemson converted eight field goals in each half. The Tigers launched 23 of their 52 attempts from 3-point range. They sank seven. Clemson has converted less than 30 percent from the 3-point line in six of its past seven games. Despite the low conversion rate, in each of the past two games, Clemson has fired at least 44 percent of its field goal attempts from long range.

SPORTS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015

BOYS AREA ROUNDUP

Bates still unbeaten after 45-31 win over Hillcrest Bates Middle School’s boys basketball team remained undefeated on the season with a 45-31 victory over Hillcrest on Thursday at the Bates gymnasium. Keron Benbow led the Bantams, who improved to 11-0, with 10 points. He also had five steals. Malik Richardson had seven points and seven steals. MAYEWOOD 55 ALICE DRIVE 43

Mayewood Middle School defeated Alice Drive 55-43 on Thursday at the AD gymnasium. Xzabien Yates led the Vikings with 23 points and eight rebounds. Jamar Holliday added 10 points and Antonieo Dukes had eight. Naqwan Mickens scored 16 points to lead the Hawks. Carldrelle Cooper, O’Donnell Fortune and Ahkeem Williams each had nine points.

JV BASKETBALL

Ronald McGee led the Gamecocks with 15 points. Michael Solberg had nine and Jordan Gregg seven.

THOMAS SUMTER 38 FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 23

DALZELL – Thomas Sumter Academy improved to 5-3 with a 38-23 victory over Florence Christian on Thursday at Edens Gymnasium. Ryan Dixon led the Generals with 18 points. On Tuesday in Dalzell, TSA defeated Carolina Academy 40-16. Dixon led the way with 15. On Monday in Florence, Thomas Sumter lost to The King’s Academy 41-28. Eric Livenby had 11 for TSA.

B TEAM BASKETBALL SUMTER 57 MARLBORO COUNTY 21 Sumter High School defeated Marlboro County 57-21 on Thursday at the SHS gymnasium.

THOMAS SUMTER 52 CALHOUN 22

DALZELL – Thomas Sumter Academy opened its season with a 52-22 victory over Calhoun Academy on Wednesday at Edens Gymnasium. Billy Colquitt led TSA with 10 points. Mason Warren had nine and Nick Rabon had eight.

VARSITY BASKETBALL HOLLY HILL 48 CLARENDON HALL 25 SUMMERTON – Clarendon Hall lost to Holly Hill Academy 48-25 on Tuesday at the CH gymnasium. Dustin Way led the Saints with 16 points.

GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP

Hilton’s double-double lifts Lady Bantams to 37-32 victory Khamaya Hilton had a double-double to lead the Bates Middle School girls basketball team to a 37-32 overtime victory over Hillcrest on Thursday at the Bates gymnasium. Hilton had 19 points, 10 rebounds and six steals for the Lady Bantams, who improved to 5-2 on the season. Nina Edlow had nine points. Sedajah Rembert led Hillcrest with 22 points. Briitany Epps had seven points, 10 steals and six assists. ALICE DRIVE 37 MAYEWOOD 12

Alice Drive defeated Mayewood 37-12 on Thursday at the AD gymnasium. Tamerah Brown led the Lady Hawks with 11 points. Starianna Roach added nine.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL CRESTWOOD 33 MANNING 29

Crestwood High School improved to 2-1 with a 33-29 victory over Manning on Thursday at The Castle. Keonna McElveen led the Lady Knights with 16 points. Hydia Fullard added six.

B TEAM BASKETBALL THOMAS SUMTER 27 CALHOUN 15 DALZELL – Thomas Sumter Academy opened its season with a 27-15 victory over Calhoun Academy on Wednesday at Edens Gymnasium. Sydney Daniel led the Lady General with 17 points and five steals. Ellie Hunter had six points and five steals.

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PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Basketball Crestwood at Manning, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Darlington, 6 p.m. St. Francis Xavier at East Clarendon (Boys Only), 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball Scott’s Branch at Palmetto Scholar’s Academy (No JV Girls), 5 p.m. Heathwood Hall at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Florence Christian at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Laurence Manning at Carolina, 4 p.m. Trinity-Byrnes at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Patrick Henry, 4 p.m. Sumter Christian at Maranatha Christian (No JV Girls), 4 p.m. B Team Basketball Hammond at Laurence Manning, 4:30 p.m. Varsity Wrestling Sumter in Blue Devil Invitational (at Dreher High), TBA

SATURDAY

Varsity Basketball Sumter at Lower Richland, 3 p.m. B Team Basketball Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 3 p.m. Varsity Sporting Clays Wilson Hall in Hermitage Tournament (in Camden), TBA Varsity Wrestling Sumter in Blue Devil Invitational (at Dreher High), TBA

COLLEGE BASKETBALL By The Associated Press SCHEDULE TODAY

SPORTS ITEMS

Lady Gamecocks coast to 102-59 win TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alaina Coates scored 20 points and No. 1 South Carolina had six players in double figures in a 102-59 win over Alabama Thursday. The GameCOATES cocks (15-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) made 19 of 21 field goals during a couldn’tmiss stretch extending well into the second half. They have breezed to wins in their first three SEC games by a collective 86 points and have won their last 10 meetings with Alabama (11-7, 0-3). INVESTIGATOR: NFL SHOULD HAVE SOUGHT MORE INFO

NEW YORK — The NFL failed to investigate the Ray Rice case properly, former FBI director Robert S. Mueller said in a report that also said he found no evidence the league received a video of the Ravens running back

knocking out his fiancee in a casino elevator. Mueller said he can find no evidence the league received the video showing Rice striking his fiancee before it was published online in September. A law enforcement official showed The Associated Press videos of the incident and said he mailed a DVD to NFL headquarters in April. REDSKINS ANNOUNCE HIRING OF MCCLOUGHAN AS GM

WASHINGTON — After years of turning to highprofile names — Robert Griffin III, Mike Shanahan, Joe Gibbs and more — to rescue the franchise and turn it into a long-term winner, the Washington Redskins have gone in another direction. The Redskins on Thursday evening confirmed the hiring of Scot McCloughan as general manager, an anticlimactic announcement after days of negotiations

FORWARD FROM PAGE B1 think they’re starting to come around.” The Gators made the state playoffs for the first time in many seasons last

year, finishing third in the region under former head coach Terrence Scriven. “We know how important these games are,” Brown

BUSINESS FROM PAGE B1 that mystique about it, and that’s something that we’re trying to achieve.” For Lakewood’s Fields, she has let her team know that she has high hopes. “My expectations are high, and we’re

that had put a deal essentially in place by Wednesday afternoon. BROWNS, COORDINATOR KYLE SHANAHAN PART WAYS

CLEVELAND — The Browns’ revolving door has spun again. They’re looking for an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Coordinator Kyle Shanahan and coach Dowell Loggains will not be returning to the team, a person familiar with the decisions told The Associated Press on Thursday. HAWKS OWNERS APPROVE PLAN TO SELL TEAM, ARENA

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks are on the market. The team’s owners said Thursday they have unanimously approved a plan to sell all shares. The sale would include operating rights to Philips Arena, the Hawks’ home. From wire reports

said. “Our guys know that every game is going to count, and we have to do well if we want to get back.” The other region opener will have Hartsville at Marlboro County on Saturday.

striving to be the best team that we can be,” she said. “We want to do better than we did last year. It’s my job to keep the girls hungry and keep them working toward that.” The other region-opening game will be played on Saturday with Hartsville traveling to Bennettsville to face Marlboro County.

EAST Quinnipiac at Monmouth (NJ), 7 p.m. Yale at NJIT, 7 p.m. MIDWEST Akron at Toledo, 7 p.m. Green Bay at Milwaukee, 9 p.m.

SATURDAY

EAST Cincinnati vs. UConn at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 11 a.m. Navy at Army, Noon Clemson at Pittsburgh, Noon Georgetown at Providence, Noon Stony Brook at Vermont, Noon George Washington at La Salle, 12:30 p.m. Colgate at American U., 1 p.m. Lafayette at Boston U., 1 p.m. Rhode Island at Duquesne, 1 p.m. Canisius at Iona, 2 p.m. Loyola (Md.) at Lehigh, 2 p.m. Albany (NY) at Mass.-Lowell, 2 p.m. St. Francis (NY) at Mount St. Mary’s, 2 p.m. St. Peter’s at Rider, 2 p.m. Northeastern at Towson, 2 p.m. Maine at Binghamton, 2:15 p.m. Bucknell at Holy Cross, 3 p.m. Tulsa at Temple, 3 p.m. Robert Morris at CCSU, 3:30 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at Sacred Heart, 3:30 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson at Bryant, 4 p.m. DePaul at Villanova, 4 p.m. LIU Brooklyn at Wagner, 4 p.m. Penn at Princeton, 5 p.m. Cent. Pennsylvania at Columbia, 7 p.m. Harvard at Dartmouth, 7 p.m. Dayton at Fordham, 7 p.m. Niagara at Manhattan, 7 p.m. Daniel Webster at Yale, 7 p.m. Iowa St. at West Virginia, 8 p.m. SOUTH Georgia Tech at Wake Forest, Noon Troy at Georgia St., 2 p.m. Louisville at North Carolina, 2 p.m. Kennesaw St. at SC-Upstate, 2 p.m. Alabama at Tennessee, 2 p.m. Saint Joseph’s at VCU, 2 p.m. North Florida at Jacksonville, 3 p.m. FIU at UAB, 3 p.m. Hampton at Bethune-Cookman, 4 p.m. Morgan St. at Delaware St., 4 p.m. Chattanooga at ETSU, 4 p.m. VMI at Furman, 4 p.m. Coppin St. at Howard, 4 p.m. The Citadel at Mercer, 4 p.m. Boston College at Miami, 4 p.m. SC State at NC Central, 4 p.m. Incarnate Word at Northwestern St., 4 p.m. Presbyterian at Radford, 4 p.m. James Madison at William & Mary, 4 p.m. UNC Greensboro at W. Carolina, 4:30 p.m. South Carolina at Mississippi, 5 p.m. Georgia Southern at South Alabama, 5:05 p.m. Longwood at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. Old Dominion at W. Kentucky, 5:30 p.m. Delaware at Coll. of Charleston, 6 p.m. Norfolk St. at Florida A&M, 6 p.m. Alabama A&M at MVSU, 6 p.m. Savannah St. at NC A&T, 6 p.m. Alcorn St. at Jackson St., 6:30 p.m. Missouri at Auburn, 7 p.m. Saint Louis at Davidson, 7 p.m. Hofstra at Elon, 7 p.m. Mississippi St. at Florida, 7 p.m. Stetson at Florida Gulf Coast, 7 p.m. Winthrop at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m. Campbell at High Point, 7 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Liberty, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Marshall, 7 p.m. Drexel at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. Morehead St. at UT-Martin, 7 p.m. Samford at Wofford, 7 p.m. Sam Houston St. at New Orleans, 7:15 p.m.

N. Kentucky at Lipscomb, 7:30 p.m. FAU at Middle Tennessee, 8 p.m. Houston Baptist at SE Louisiana, 8 p.m. Southern U. at Grambling St., 8:30 p.m. Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech, 8:30 p.m. Georgia at LSU, 9 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W Toronto 24 Brooklyn 16 Boston 12 Philadelphia 5 New York 5 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W Atlanta 27 Washington 24 Miami 15 Charlotte 13 Orlando 13 CENTRAL DIVISION W Chicago 25 Cleveland 19 Milwaukee 19 Indiana 14 Detroit 12

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WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W Memphis 25 Dallas 26 Houston 24 San Antonio 21 New Orleans 17 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Portland 27 Oklahoma City 17 Denver 16 Utah 13 Minnesota 5 PACIFIC DIVISION W Golden State 28 L.A. Clippers 24 Phoenix 22 Sacramento 15 L.A. Lakers 11

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WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Milwaukee 97, Philadelphia 77 Washington 101, New York 91 Charlotte 98, New Orleans 94 Houston 105, Cleveland 93 Atlanta 96, Memphis 86 Boston 89, Brooklyn 81 Utah 97, Chicago 77 Detroit 108, Dallas 95 Denver 93, Orlando 90 Phoenix 113, Minnesota 111 Sacramento 104, Oklahoma City 83 Golden State 117, Indiana 102 L.A. Clippers 114, L.A. Lakers 89

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Charlotte at Toronto, late Houston at New York, late Miami at Portland, late

TODAY’S GAMES

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

NFL PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press

Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 3 Carolina 27, Arizona 16 Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17 Sunday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10 Dallas 24, Detroit 20 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 10 Baltimore at New England, 4:35 p.m. (NBC) Carolina at Seattle, 8:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 11 Dallas at Green Bay, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Denver, 4:40 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 18 NFC, 3:05 p.m. (FOX) AFC, 6:40 p.m. (CBS) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25 At Glendale, Ariz. Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1 At Glendale, Ariz. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 42 26 12 4 56 138 110 Montreal 40 26 12 2 54 110 93 Detroit 41 22 10 9 53 116 103 Boston 41 20 15 6 46 107 110 Toronto 41 21 17 3 45 132 128 Florida 37 17 11 9 43 87 97 Ottawa 39 16 15 8 40 103 107 Buffalo 41 14 24 3 31 78 140 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 40 24 10 6 54 120 97 N.Y. Islanders 40 26 13 1 53 123 112 Washington 39 21 11 7 49 118 101 N.Y. Rangers 37 22 11 4 48 117 91 Columbus 38 18 17 3 39 100 121 Philadelphia 40 15 18 7 37 108 121 New Jersey 42 15 20 7 37 94 118 Carolina 40 12 24 4 28 79 105

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION Nashville Chicago St. Louis Winnipeg Dallas Minnesota Colorado PACIFIC DIVISION

GP W L OT Pts GF GA 39 26 9 4 56 119 90 40 26 12 2 54 124 87 40 24 13 3 51 124 99 40 20 13 7 47 103 96 39 18 15 6 42 121 128 38 18 15 5 41 107 110 40 16 16 8 40 103 117

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 42 26 10 6 58 116 114 Vancouver 38 23 12 3 49 112 100 San Jose 41 22 14 5 49 113 108 Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103 Calgary 41 21 17 3 45 117 108 Arizona 39 15 20 4 34 92 130 Edmonton 41 9 23 9 27 90 139 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Washington 6, Toronto 2 Boston 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT Detroit 3, Calgary 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Anaheim 1

THURSDAY’S GAMES

New Jersey at Boston, 7 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m. San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Ottawa at Colorado, 9 p.m. Winnipeg at Arizona, 9 p.m. Florida at Vancouver, late N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, late

TODAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Columbus at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Florida at Calgary, 9 p.m. Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Boston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Nashville at Minnesota, 2 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.

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NALA J. GALLISHAW Precious angel Nala Jameilaha Gallishaw, 14 months, of Clearwater, Florida, went to be with our Lord on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. Born Sept. 21, 2013, she was the beloved infant of GALLISHAW Winston Green and Thomasina Gallishaw. She is survived by her parents and siblings; maternal grandmother, Ollie Mae Gallishaw of Dalzell; paternal grandfather, Donald Green of St. James, Jamaica; a host of aunts, uncles, and other relatives. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, in John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. J. Elbert Williams, officiating, eulogist. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of her grandmother, Ollie Mae Gallishaw, 3205 Starview Drive, Sumter. The processional will leave from the home of her grandmother at 2 p. m. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by the staff and management of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

JOHN E. BENNETT John “JB” Ervin Bennett, 62, husband of Daisy Johnson Bennett, died on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Charlie Northwood VAMC in Augusta, Georgia. BENNETT Born on Nov. 30, 1952, in Clarendon County, he was the 11th child born to the late Joese-

phus and Queen E. Tindal Bennett. He was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County and was a 1970 graduate of Scott’s Branch High School. He was a faithful and dedicated member of Prayer House Mission Church. JB will be missed by all who knew him. He was predeceased by his parents; a sister, Phoebe Brunson; and five brothers, Nathaniel, Eddie, Johnny, Joesephus Jr. and Alphonso Bennett. His awesome and caring spirit will be celebrated by his loving and devoted wife, Daisy Johnson Bennett; a daughter, Melissa Palmer of Cottageville, Georgia; six sisters, Idelle Howell of Elloree, Gladys Robinson, Blondell Bannister, Ointernetta Bennett of Summerton, Diane (Pastor James) Lesane and Pastor Eartha (Perry) Carter, both of Manning; two brothers, Warren (Helen) Bennett and James (Lisa) Brunson, both of Summerton; two goddaughters, Jasmine Mitchell and Madison Lomax; a godson, James Ronald Brunson; three sisters-in-law, Sadie Bennett of Brooklyn, New York, Kathleen Bennett of Summerton and Pastor Loretta (Allen) Sumpter of Santee; two brothers-in-law, Frank Brunson and Stacey (Lydia) Johnson, both of Summerton; five grandchildren; an aunt, Elizabeth Bennett of Loris; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends; a special niece and caretaker, Easter Cutina Johnson; a special friend who became a niece, Kimberly Haywood; and his nurse, Beth Giddens. The homegoing celebration for Mr. Bennett will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Prayer House Mission Church. Pastor Eartha B. Carter is the pastor. The Rev. Dr. Susan Wilson will officiate, and the Rev. Dr. W.T. Johnson will serve as eulogist. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m until

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the hour of the service. Online condolences may be sent to summertonfuneralhome@gmail.com. Viewing will be held from noon to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will receive friends at the home, 2790 Dingle Pond Road, Summerton. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton, (803) 485-3755.

WILLIAM A. HODGE SR. William Anthony “Tony” Hodge Sr., age 65, beloved husband of 45 years to Sherry Elstrom Hodge, died on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. HODGE Born in Columbia, he was a son of the late Canty Labon Hodge and Florrie Kinder Hodge. Mr. Hodge served in the United States Air Force and retired from the South Carolina Army National Guard as a sergeant first class. Surviving in addition to his wife are one daughter, Amy Hodge Lisenby and her husband, Jamey, of Sumter; and two grandchildren, Eric Lisenby and Ethan Lisenby. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hodge was preceded in death by a son, William Anthony Hodge Jr.; and a sister, Terry Hodge Smith. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Northside Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Holly and the Rev. Jim Johnson officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Ashwood Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Thomas Sumter Academy Athletics, 5265 Camden Highway, Rembert, SC 29128. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bull-

ock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

GAIL KENNEDY ALCOLU — Gail Helen Singleton Kennedy, 58, died on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Palmetto Health Baptist hospital, Columbia. She was born on March 7, 1956, in Manning, a daughter of the late Delbert Harold Sr. and Olivet Galloway Single- KENNEDY ton. She received her formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County and was a 1974 graduate of Manning High School. At an early age, Gail accepted Christ as her personal Savior and became a member of Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church. In 1977, she united with the St. Mark Seventh Day Adventist Church. In 2003, she reunited with Green Hill and served faithfully on the senior missionary ministry. Gail was a former employee of Williams Furniture Co. and Georgia Pacific of Sumter. For several years, she worked with Kimberly Quality Care and Clarendon Community Residential Care Center. She also was employed with the South Carolina Department of Corrections and the Clarendon County Detention Center. She also served as a behavioral management specialist with Willowglen Academy. Survivors are three brothers, the Rev. Hedrick (Sarah) Galloway Sr. of Columbia, Trent L. (Movita) Singleton of Ladson and the Rev. Delbert H. (Deirdra) Singleton Jr. of Blythewood; two aunts, Jennie M. McFadden and Betty Hall of Baltimore, Maryland; six

god sisters; one god brother. Celebratory services for Mrs. Kennedy will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1260 Green Hill Church Road, Alcolu, with the Rev. Delbert H. Singleton Jr., pastor, officiating, the Rev. William J. Frierson Sr. presiding and the Rev. Hedrick Galloway Sr., the Rev. Willie J. Duncan and Minister Sylvia Whitaker assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Mrs. Kennedy will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time. The family is receiving friends at her residence, 1162 Cardinal Drive, Alcolu. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

SUSIE MAE J. ANDERSON Susie Mae Johnson Anderson, 78, wife of the Rev. Albert David Anderson, departed this life on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born on May 28, 1936, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Elijah and Rosa Lee McBride Johnson. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter. The family is receiving friends at the home, 125 W. Bartlette St., Apartment 416, Shiloh Randolph Manor, Sumter, SC 29150.

CAROLYN J. BEST Carolyn Johnson Best, 88, widow of Elijah K. Best, departed this life on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at her residence. She was born on Jan. 8, 1926, in Mayesville, a daughter of the late David Sr. and Maude Toney Johnson. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter. The family is receiving friends at the home, 2614 U.S. 76 W., Lynchburg, SC 29080.

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RUPERT H. KIMBRELL JR. Rupert Hawfield Kimbrell Jr., 83, husband of Barbara Tisdale Kimbrell, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Born in Fort Mill, he was a son of the late Rupert KIMBRELL Hawfield Kimbrell Sr. and Edith Pettus Kimbrell. He retired from Kimbrell’s Furniture Co. after 47 years of service and was still actively serving on the board of directors. He was an active member of Grace Baptist Church. He was an avid outdoorsman and especially enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was an active member of the Sumter Family YMCA. His greatest joy was spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife of 54 years; two sons, Rupert H. “Tripp” Kimbrell III (Rebecca) and William M. Kimbrell (Lisa), both of Sumter; four grandchildren, Breanna Kimbrell, Caroline Kimbrell, William Kimbrell Jr. and Amanda Kimbrell; two brothers, John Ray Kimbrell (Mary) and James Kimbrell (Joyce), both of Fort Mill; a sister, Sue Carpenter of Chester; two sistersin-law, Betty Kimbrell and Patsy Kimbrell, both of Fort Mill; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jeff Kimbrell and Bobby Kimbrell. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Stephen Williams officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Billy Simpson, Leslie McIntosh, Jay McElveen, J.C. Jones, Gene Sevieno and Larry Carraway. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Anderson Sunday School Class of Grace Baptist Church, the retired and active employees of Kimbrell’s Furniture Co., and the YMCA Thursday Morning Bible Study Group. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 2380 Clematis Trail. Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

As was the case wherever they went, the Fords quickly found a church home at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and “Dee” became actively involved in servant leadership roles including: the United Methodist Women – “Rebecca Nelson Circle;” the Zippers – an older adult ministry which she helped to coordinate; the church council, where she served as chairperson of the staff pastor parrish relations committee; chairperson of nominations; and in various other capacities. She was a natural born leader who valued the input of others and getting the job done. Her favorite scripture, James 2:20 undergirded her ministry of working diligently for the Lord. She was most thankful for the opportunity to work with her sisters and brothers at Mt. Zion to erect a historical marker on the church grounds in honor of Mt. Zion’s more than 150 years of faithful ministry in the community. Mrs. Ford’s pride and joy were her grandchildren: Alexis, Albert (Tre), Jackson, Alejandro and Kendall; as well as her children, each of whom grew up knowing that she believed in them and expected them to believe in themselves. On Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, Mrs. Ford answered God’s call to “Come on Home!” Although she is gone, her words of wisdom and encouragement, and her legacy of excellence remain in the hearts of those she touched. Those left to cherish her memory include her beloved husband and partner of 55 years, retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Albert Richard Ford; her children, Albert Richard Ford II (Paula), the Rev. Angela Regina Ford Nelson (the Rev. Kenneth) and Adrienne Renita Ford White (Leonard); her

DOROTHY FORD Dorothy Deloris Hardy Ford, age 76, affectionately known as “Mother Ford,” departed this earthly life and began her eternal life at 6:36 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her mother, Almyria Hardy; father, Leonard Hardy; and brother, Harry Hardy. Dorothy attended the public schools in Enfield, North Carolina, graduating at the top of her class from Inborden High School in 1957. Upon graduation, she attended Hampton Institute in Virginia, where she pursued a degree in nursing. It was there that she met Albert Richard Ford, a young airman stationed at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. They were married on Sept. 21, 1960, and a gallant tour of military service as a family began, which took them to many installations, including Shaw Air Force Base. Upon arriving in Sumter, Dorothy was employed for 28 years by Sumter County School District 2 as a long term substitute and then as attendance secretary at Hillcrest High School. Dorothy practiced what she preached to her students — earning her bachelor of science degree from the University of South Carolina while also working, raising her family and serving the Lord!

McLeod Archie. He accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age. “Block,” as he was affectionately known, was a joy to be around. He loved children and enjoyed singing and dancing. Most of all, he loved going to baseball games, until his health failed. He leaves to mourn his passing and many fond memories: two sisters, Fannie (Leroy) Robinson and Mattie Keith, both of Rembert; three brothers, Sam and Henry Archie of Rochester, New York, and Sam Keith of Camden; two aunts, Creole Richardson of Rembert and Betty Watts of Rowland, North Carolina; four nieces, Ziarre Bracey of the home, Tracey (Kelvin) McClain of Charleston, Nakenya (Antonio) James of Sumter and Fatina Robinson of Camden; two nephews, Jalil Miller and Markeist Wilson; special cousins, Sallie (Ronald) Alston, Robert Spencer and

George Archie, 66, entered into eternal rest on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on June 30, 1948, in Kershaw County, he was a son of the late Willie B. and Fannie

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Gregory Wilson; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Francis Clyde Grant, officiating, eulogist, assisted by Pastor Michael James. The family is receiving family and friends at the home of his sister, Fannie Robinson, 28 McLeod St., Rembert. The funeral procession will leave at 3 p.m. from the home of his sister. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

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WILLIE G. MONTGOMERY Willie Gene Montgomery, 71, husband of Margaret Jennings Montgomery, died on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Sept. 29, 1943, in Sumter County. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 5640 Rivers Road, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

grandchildren, Alexis Rae Ford, Albert Richard Ford III, Jackson Maxwell Ford, Alejandro Manuel Ford, Donald Weston Jr. (“D.J.” – her adopted grandchild), and Kendall Bolton; her siblings, Leonard Hardy Jr., Lillie Hardy Green and Winston Hardy; her uncle, Clinton Williams (Elvira); a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, sister-girlfriends, friends and “children” whom she mentored and constantly covered in prayer. Mrs. Ford will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 130 Loring Mill Road, Sumter, with the pastor, the Rev. Doris R. Bright, officiating, and the Rev. Charlie L. Thomas, eulogist. Interment will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church — Yard and Ground Project, 130 Loring Mill Road, Sumter, SC. 29150 The family will be receiving friends at the home, 16 Glade Drive, Wedgefield. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

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DANA G. WILSON Dana Genea Wilson was born on Dec. 27, 1981, at Shaw Air Force Base Regional Hospital, a daughter of Edward Jr. and Jenepher Fulwood Wilson. She departed this life on Jan. 1, 2015, in Canton, Georgia. She was educated in the Department of Defense school system while her father served in the U.S. Army during a tour of duty in Germany. Dana attended the public school systems in Lynchburg; Fort Ord, California; and Fort Irwin, California. She graduated from Barstow High School, Barstow, California, in June 2000. Dana received an associate’s degree from Barstow Community College and continued her studies at the University of Southern California at San Bernardino. Ms. Wilson moved to Canton, where she was employed at Bank of America, TASQ Communications and First Data call centers as a customer service representative. Dana leaves to cherish her memory: mom and dad of Barstow; a sister, Klea Tanisha Wilson (Antonio) Slater; a brother, Keyonn Martae Wilson; a niece, Morghan Tiana Slater; a nephew, Brayden Antonio Slater, all of Canton; paternal grandmother, Bessie B. Wilson of Mayesville; seven aunts; six uncles; six grandaunts; three granduncles; a host of other relatives and friends, including her beloved pet bulldog “Star.” Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Ms. Wilson will be placed in the church at noon on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Mt. Sinai AME Church, Lynchburg, with the pastor, the Rev. Mare Deas-Webb, officiating. Interment will follow in Edwards Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the home of her grandmother, Bessie Wilson, 149 Willow St., Mayesville, SC 29104. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

OLDIEST JULIUS On Jan. 1, 2015, God called Oldiest “Dewey” Julius, 68, home to rest. Born on May 14, 1946, in Lee County, he was a son of the late Dewey and Louise Stuckey Julius. He attended the public schools of Lee County. At an early age, he attended Mt. Olive AME Church. Oldest worked at Campbell Soup of Sumter until his retirement. He loved listening to

country western music and watching Atlanta Braves baseball. Oldest was affectionately loved and known by many. All that knew him called him “Cowboy.” Though he will truly be missed, he will be cherished in loving memories by four children, Richard Julius, Lisa Julius (Calvin) of Columbia, Alexander Dinkins of Sumter and Lillie Chandler (Kenny) of the home; four stepchildren, Thomasina Chandler (Kevin), Willie Chandler of Sumter, Terry Shannon of Florence and Sam Shannon of Georgia; one sister, Rosa (Larry) Royale of East Brunswick, New Jersey; three brothers, Thomas (Essie) Julius of Irvington, New Jersey, Luther Marion Julius of Columbus, Ohio, and Jerome Julius of Newark, New Jersey; nine sisters-in-law; four brothers-in-law; three aunts; three uncles; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Shirley Julius; a daughter, Cynthia Isaac; two great-grandchildren, Jy’Karie Nelson and Kenyatta Nelson; a sister, Annette Julius Scott; and three brothers, John Lee, James “Ebby,” and Charles Julius. Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with Minister Jake Sanders officiating, eulogist. The family is receiving family and friends at the home, 827 Manning Ave., Sumter. The procession will leave at 11:30 a.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

DOROTHY ANN P. HUGGINS MANNING — Dorothy Ann Pugh Huggins, 68, widow of Jonathan Huggins Sr., died on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. She was born on May 8, 1946, in the Silver community of Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Willie “Punch” Tindal and Hannah Pugh Conyers and stepdaughter of James Conyers. She received her formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County. She was a member of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, Silver community. She was employed at Summerton Diner and Sunshine Restaurant,

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SUSIE S. HANNA Susie Sudean Spring Hanna, 79, widow of Bobby Hanna, died on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Florence, she was a daughter of the late George Dewey Spring and Lizzie Springs Spring. Mrs. Hanna was a member of First Baptist Church. She and Bobby owned and operated Hanna’s Grill. Survivors include three daughters, Linda Stokes (Randy), Brenda Gainey (Wayne) and Tammy Thompson (Lewis), all of Sumter; five grandchildren, Keith Jordan Gainey, William Grant Gibbons (Marcy), Christopher Wade Gibbons (Cantey), Jared Eugene Thompson (Katherine) and Whitney Thompson Prescott (Cameron); great-grandchildren, Amber Hudson Ford (Chris), Robert Scott Rohner, Hanna Grace Gibbons and Lola Aylee Gibbons; one great-great-grandchild, Brayden Ford; seven sisters, Burnette McKenzie, Margie Lee, Lib Younas, Adlevia Strown, Julia Ann Floyd, Jannette Coward and Annette Cusaac; two brothers, George Dewey Spring and Donald Spring; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Hanna; a daughter, Connie Renee Hanna; and two brothers, Arnette Spring and Dewell Spring. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Clanton and the Rev. Stacey McDonald officiating. Private family burial will be held at 3 p.m. in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Florence. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church following the

HATTIE B. WHITE Hattie B. White, 94, widow of Jimmie S. White, died on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at her residence in Sumter. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late William and Lena Canty Brown. Hattie attended the public schools in Sumter County. She worked for 20 years for Sumter County School District 2 at Shaw Heights Elementary, until retirement. She was a faithful member of St. Luke AME Church. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Catchall Chapter No. 315. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three children, Isaac White Jr., Beulah White Page and Samuel White; two sisters, Beulah Green and Queen Esther Jenkins; and three brothers: Edden, Sidney and Manning Brown. Surviving are three daughters, Rebecca White Hall, Rose Marie (Ernest) Pollard and Deborah (Claude) Helton, all of Sumter; three sons, William White, John (Ruth) White of Sumter and Edward (Susie) White of Columbia; 22 grandchildren, including three of whom she raised as her own, John McGregor, Wanda McGregor and Shamace Phillips, all of Sumter; a daughter-in-law, Linwood Canty White of Sumter; 24 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Luke AME Church, 2355 N. St. Paul Church Road, Sumter, with the pastor, the Rev. E. Robert Thomas, officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The public may view from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, Sumter. The Eastern Star rites will begin at 6 p.m. The family will receive friends at the home, 1850 Stamey Livestock Road, Sumter. The family requests that memorials and condolences be made on their memorial tribute page found at www.PalmerMemorialChapel.com. Palmer Memorial Chapel of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Wanda Jean Butler, 61, also affectionately known as “Flossie” and “Shug-Shug,” died on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Jan. 31, 1953, in Sumter, she was a daughter of Willie Timmons and the late Sadie Frierson Timmons. She was a very loving daughter, sister, and aunt. She was loved by everyone. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her father of Sumter; two sisters, Shirley Geddings (Alan) of North Carolina and Dolly Bilger (Patrick) of Sumter; a brother, Eddie Butler (Pam) of Sumter; a number of nieces and nephews that she helped raise; a special aunt, Pat Carr of Darlington; and a sisterin-law, Tracy Wrigley of Florida. She was preceded in death by a brother, Buster Butler. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. James McElveen officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Dolly and Pat-

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service and other times at the home of Linda and Randy Stokes. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 or the Crosswell Children’s Home, 11 Crosswell Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

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until her health failed. Survivors are her children, Joseph Pugh of Manning, Johnnie Huggins of Columbia, Kenneth (Celestine) Huggins of Sumter, Jonathan (Tammy) Huggins Jr. of Farmville, Virginia, and Teresa (Lucius) Taylor of Silver; one additional daughter-in-law, Lisa Huggins of Manning; five sisters, Thelma (Wellington) Crosby, Katie Baxter, Bernice (Steven) Spann and Helen Conyers, all of Pinewood, and Geneva (Leonard) Miller of Manning; three brothers, James (Patricia Conyers), James Lee Conyers and Minister Garry Conyers, all of Pinewood; three additional sisters-in-laws, Carrie Mae Huggins of Silver, Louise Page of Aynor and Bernice Huggins of Conway; one additional brother-in-law, Rueben Huggins of Florida City, Florida; 20 grandchildren; and 11 greatgrandchildren. Celebratory services for Ms. Huggins will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Pinewood, with the Rev. W.J. Chandler, pastor, officiating, the Rev. Terry Johnson and Ministers Garry Conyers and Betty Nesbitt assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Mrs. Huggins will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time. The family is receiving friends at her residence, 9881 Silver Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

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EMPLOYMENT Assistant Body Shop Manager Qualifications: customer service / interaction exp., computer knowledge, honest, dependable. Body shop training provided onsite. Salary + commission, vacation, 401k plan, health benefits, sick leave, paid holidays. Apply in person M-F 8-6 at Prothro Chevrolet, Buick, GMC 452 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 803-433-2535

Dogs Male chocolate, Boykin Spaniel, 10 months old, up to date on shots, $200. Call 803-468-1065.

MERCHANDISE Farm Products Horse Hay for sale. Tight sq. bails $5. Some for $4. Heavy rnd. bails $40. Some $35 Corn oats hog feed. Call Warren 843-319-1884

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Auction the late Buddy Bradley 3595 Myrtle beach Hwy. Sumter, SC Jan.24 , 2015 9AM Contents of Welding shop. Conducted by Tommy Atkinson SCAL 3879 assisted by Bill's Furniture & Antiques. Go to auctionzip.com for photo's and details. Estate

Clarendon School District One is accepting applications for the position of Accounts Payable/Purchasing Coordinator. Individual must be able to demonstrate proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office and have 3-5 years of experience in related field. Applicants must submit resume and 3 very strong recent reference letters. Applicants must have an exemplary background check. Applications will be accepted until January 20, 2015 or until suitable candidate is found. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Send applications with all required information to Clarendon School District One, Personnel Department, P. O. Box 38, Summerton, SC 29148. Female non-smoker to do professional house cleaning for maid service. (Energetic.) Will train. 803-495-8018.

Established Loan Office in Sumter is seeking Asst Mgr. Ideal candidate should have at least 2 yrs experience in the lending industry. Must possess excellent customer service skills as well as have experience in collections. This is a full-time position which offers a competitive salary, 401K, health benefits, and many opportunities to grow. Email resume to resumesumter@gmail.com Ding Dong Avon Calling Avon by Vi, ISR. $15 to start. Let's talk 803-934-6292 or join online today! www.startavon.com Ref: Viola Open House Job Fair Sumter Subways. Multiple positions available - both day and night shifts. Come to Subway at 1961 McCrays Mill Rd on Monday, Jan. 19 between 9am-11am.

Unfurnished Homes 101 Jasmine St. 3Br 1.5Ba, LR, DR, Den. $725 mo+dep. Call 803-481-4013 or 803-775-3364. Between Sumter & Bishopville 4BR 1BA C/H/A $575 Mo. + Dep 803-469-8328 or 983-9711 3BR 1BA on 1 acre. $550/mo + $500/dep. Shaw AFB area. Call Mike 803-825-9075 3 & 4 Br Mobile homes & houses, located in Manning & Sumter. 3 - 4 Br houses in Wedgefield / Paxville. No Sect. 8. Rent + dep. req. Call 803-225-0389. 2BR 1.5BA C/H/A, Stv, Frig, W/D. New carpet, paint. No Pets/Smoking $625mo. & dep. 983-8463.

Full Time Sales position available. Some experience preferred but will train. No calls. Apply at Wally's Hardware 1291 broad St .

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Children's and Computer Services Asst (PT) Evenings and weekends. Apply at the Sumter County Library by January 18th. Job description at www.sumtercountylibrary.org

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STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 2 BR 1BA, MH near Ind. Pk. stove , fridge C/H/A No pets. Background check. Seniors & Military disc. $375 mo. + dep. 481-2836 before 8 pm.

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Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Walgreen Co. Store # 06074 intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 1000 Broad Street, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than January 11, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110. Notice is hereby given that Jonnie Gass Peanut Enterprise intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 20 Meehan Street, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than January 18, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and

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Notice is hereby given that Walgreen Co. Store # 09276 intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 1990 McCrays Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than January 11, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Walgreen Co. Store # 11724 intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 201 N. Lafayette Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than January 11, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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Swan Lake Apts. Now has openings. 2Bd 1Ba remodeled apts. in quiet, scenic neighborhood. $445 mo+dep 803-775-4641.

Sumter Financial Services is seeking a collection specialist to handle all collection duties. Must have at least 1 year or more collection experience in the finance industry. Email resume to: larry.holiday@asburymgmt.com

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