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Bishopville police imply foul play in man’s death

BY RANDY BURNS Special to The Item BISHOPVILLE — Foul play is suspected after a Bishopville man was found dead Monday afternoon inside his home on South Lee Street, according to Bishopville Police Chief Calvin Collins.

George Hardoman, 82, was pronounced dead at the scene by Lee County Coroner Larry Logan.

Bishopville Police Department officers found the body about noon Monday after a family member called asking the police to check on the man, whom they had

not heard from since Saturday night.

“It looks like a homicide,” Collins said.

There was no evidence of gunshot wounds, but Collins would not provide additional details.

Hardoman was last seen on Saturday night, he said. Hardoman lived in the SEE BODY FOUND, PAGE A8

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No word on Bynum Residents continue to voice displeasure as school board trustees delay decisions

Judge expected to make ruling on repo killing

BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com Third Circuit Judge George C. James Jr. is expected to render a decision at 4 p.m. Wednesday as to whether an 82-yearold man accused of shoot- SHELLEY ing and killing a 38-year-old Rembert man in November 2012 should be granted immunity from prosecution for murder.

Alton Shelley of 1684 Fletcher Drive, was arrested Nov. 20, 2012, minutes after Todd Showell was killed as he and Gerald Lee attempted to repossess a truck sitting underneath Shelley’s carport.

Shelley’s attorneys, Wade Kolb and Murrell Smith, argued before James on Monday at the Sumter Judicial Center that Lee and Showell had no right to be on the property and that their intrusion was tantamount to a forceful entry that al-

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lowed Shelley to retaliate in kind.

According to Shelley’s own testimony Monday, another vehicle had been repossessed by Lee, who owns the towing company that employed Showell, in September 2012. At the time, the suspect alleges he told Lee not to return to his property.

“He told me he would see me back on my property,” Shelley said.

Lee also testified Monday, saying that Shelley threatened to kill him when the two came face to face at a title loan business where one of Shelley’s vehicles had an outstanding loan.

Shelley’s co-defendant in Showell’s killing and his neighbor, Denise Livingston, forged documents to put the title on a truck in her name.

She then took out the loans.

Another 1994 GMC truck Shelley sold to Livingston was the subject of another title loan for SEE SHELLEY, PAGE A8

Sumter School District Superintendent Randolph Bynum will remain in his position, at least for now, after the district’s board of trustees decided not to make any personnel changes at its meeting Monday night, choosing instead to call another special meeting for Thursday.

The embattled district head has been under increasing crossfire from both some trustees and area residents, complaining about various conditions within the school district, including low teacher morale, concerns with both the district’s SWEET 16 teacher evaluation system and recently enacted standards-based report card, as well as a possible criminal investigation into the standardized testing conditions at Sumter High School.

At the board’s last meeting on July 1, trustees held a six-hour executive session calling for Superintendent Randolph Bynum to address a number of issues concerning the school district, giving the superintendent a deadline of Monday night’s meeting to illustrate changes.

Shortly after that meeting, the superintendent announced SWEET 16 would be discontinued

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and that the expansion of the district’s standardsbased report card system into third grade would be delayed by a year.

After the board returned from a 55-minute executive session to start Monday’s meeting, Board Chairman Keith Schultz delivered a written statement calling for patience from the community as the board continues to address the issues facing the district, saying both Bynum and the trustees have been working hard to deal with the concerns.

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“As stated three weeks ago, the most serious issues cannot, of course, be resolved overnight. Nevertheless, we assure all of our community: our employees, our students, our parents, our citizens and our taxpayers, significant events will occur shortly as we continue our third year as a consolidated district, which we believe will move our district forward,” Schultz said.

After holding the public comment portion of the meeting, the

trustees voted to continue the remainder of the agenda until Thursday’s meeting, and then quickly adjourned. Before entering executive session, the board had already removed the superintendent’s portion of the meeting from the agenda.

Schultz declined to speak on the discussions held in the executive session or why Thursday’s meeting was necessary, only to say, “Because we’ve got SEE BOARD, PAGE A6

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YWCA fundraiser happening Friday

BY RANDY BURNS Special to The Item

The YWCA of the Upper Lowlands Inc. will hold its annual barbecue and chicken and rice plate fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Friday at Sumter County Recreation Department, 155 Haynsworth St. Tickets are $7.50 per plate. Slices of cake and cakes in a jar will be on sale for $2 to $5.

For more information or tickets, call (803) 7737158.

BISHOPVILLE — Calvin Collins of the Bishopville Police Department can now remove “interim” from his job title.

City Administrator Gregg McCutchen announced Monday that Bishopville City Council has tapped Collins as the police chief of Bishopville, replacing Sonny Ledda who served a little more than four months. Ledda resigned to accept the police chief position in Laurens.

Collins has served as interim chief since Ledda’s resignation in May. Collins also served as interim chief for several weeks in the fall, following the resignation of David Tarbell as interim chief.

The position became vacant in June 2012 following the resignation of John Ewing, who resigned after five years to accept a position with the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.

McCutchen said Collins has “proven himself as a stabilizing force in this community.”

“Calvin has always stepped up to do whatever is asked of him,” McCutchen said. “His primary concern has always

Hydrant flow tests today, Wednesday The City of Sumter will perform fire hydrant flow tests on Antlers Drive, Wilson Hall Road, Pathfinder Drive, Mallard Drive, Musocvy Trail and Loring Mill Road between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. today and Wednesday.

Water customers in these areas may experience temporary discolored water.

Direct questions or concerns to the City of Sumter Public Services Department at (803) 436-2558.

been keeping this community safe. He is a very even-keeled person and a man of outstanding character.”

McCutchen said council elected to promote Collins to the position.

“We didn’t open the position up again for applications,” he said. “The council called Calvin in and offered him the job on a permanent basis.”

Collins, 40, and a 13-year COLLINS veteran of the Bishopville Police Department, will be making an annual salary of $45,000, McCutchen said.

“I am honored that I was selected for this position,” Collins said. “I want to thank Mayor Boyd, Gregg and the city council for having the confidence in me and giving me the opportunity to serve as the police chief.”

Collins said he didn’t apply for the position following Ewing’s resignation last year because of his military and student obligations. He is an active member of the South Carolina National Guard and is on schedule to earn a bachelor of science degree in criminal

justice from Limestone College in December.

Collins, formerly of Kershaw, is a resident of Lee County.

“I have spent 13 years of my life with the Bishopville Police Department,” he said. “I am dedicated and loyal to Bishopville. Not a lot is going to change. We (the police officers) have received a lot of training, and we have a lot more to do. I want people to know that my focus will be on providing quality service to the people.”

Mayor Alexander Boyd said city council “was looking for stability” in naming Collins the police chief.

“Calvin was interim chief on two different occasions, and he did an outstanding job,” Boyd said. “We felt like naming Calvin Collins as our chief was in the best interest of the city. We feel Calvin deserves this opportunity.”

Boyd said he expects Collins will be a popular choice in the community.

“Calvin is a very good communicator,” Boyd said. “He is the kind of person who can talk to anybody, and he gets along with everybody. I think he’ll do a good job for the city.”

Columbia speech part of Sheheen campaign COLUMBIA — State Sen. Vincent Sheheen is spending his summer traveling the state to listen to voters and make his case that he should replace Gov. Nikki Haley in 2014.

At his latest stop Monday, the Camden Democrat said that South Carolina’s leaders have failed their constituents during the past 10 years, causing roads to crumble, tax data to be stolen and college costs to skyrocket.

Sheheen told the Columbia Rotary Club that the best way to hold all politicians accountable is to kick out the ones at the top if they aren’t moving the state forward.

Suspect shoots self in chase with police COLUMBIA — Authorities said a suspect in an armed robbery in Columbia shot and killed himself while being chased by officers.

Investigators said an officer spotted a car thought to be involved in the robbery at a Chinese restaurant Sunday night, turned on his blue lights and tried to get the car to stop.

Police said the car sped off but wrecked.

Authorities said 21-yearold Donald Rikard then started running with a gun in his hand.

Investigators said the officer yelled at Rikard to stop and drop the gun, but he shot himself in the head.

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The Palmetto Voices will present their annual full-length concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at St. James Lutheran Church, 1137 Alice Drive. On Sunday, they will perform two slightly abridged concerts: at 10 a.m., they’ll sing at the Church of the Holy Comforter on the southeast corner of Main and Calhoun streets, and at 11 a.m., they’ll perform at St. John United Methodist Church on the corner of Poinsett Drive and Yeadon Street, adjacent to Crosswell Drive Elementary School.

Palmetto Voices celebrate legacy of the spiritual

BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com When the Palmetto Voices perform in Sumter, Director Sonja Sepulveda always adds informative insights to the music included in their program. Spirituals are a specialty of the versatile choir, whose vocalists include alumni of Sumter High School and the Sumter High Concert Choir, Carolina Alive of the University of South Carolina, Salem Choirs of Salem College in Winston-Salem, N.C., where Sepulveda teaches, and others.

When the choir performs its three concerts in Sumter this weekend, Sepulveda will speak briefly about what she calls the “morphing” of the spiritual from its origins in Africa to the music it is today. In fact, besides bringing good music to their audiences, the Palmetto Voices are dedicated to preserving the legacy of the uniquely American genre.

On Saturday, the Palmetto Voices will present their annu-

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al full-length concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at St. James Lutheran Church, 1137 Alice Drive, and on Sunday two slightly abridged concerts; at 10 a.m., they’ll sing at the Church of the Holy Comforter on the southeast corner of Main and Calhoun streets, and at 11 a.m., they’ll perform at St. John United Methodist Church on the corner of Poinsett Drive and Yeadon Street, adjacent to Crosswell Drive Elementary School.

Earlier this year, the Palmetto Voices performed at the 2013 National ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) convention in Dallas, Texas, as a solo choir for the Ecumenical Worship Service.

Sepulveda returned last week from Syros, Greece, where her Salem College Choir, including several Palmetto Voices singers, performed with other choirs to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi.

Their Sumter concerts will include excerpts from Verdi’s

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“Aida” and other operas, but the main focus will be on the progression from African music to the American Negro Spiritual.

“From Africa,” Sepulveda said, “the music went to Europe, where it was influenced by the European hymn.” When that music came to America, it evolved into the spiritual.

African music will be represented by a “Noel” sung in African dialect.

“From there, we’ll do two European hymns, probably ‘Leaning on the Everlasting Arms’ and ‘Amazing Grace,’” Sepulveda said.

American composer Jester Hairston’s “Walk Together, Children” and two other spirituals, “Wade in the Water” and “In That Great Gettin’ Up Morning,” are also on the program. The choir will also sing “My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord,” which was written by the late Moses Hogan in 1998 for Sepulveda and the Sumter High School Concert Choir.

Soloists include Sumter native Byron Barr on “Deep River” and soprano Carla Thomas on “Soon Ah Will Be Done.” Both spirituals were performed at the ACDA convention.

Sepulveda received her bachelor of music education degree and her master of music in choral conducting degree from Winthrop University. She also holds a doctor of musical arts degree in conducting from the University of South Carolina. She works frequently as a choral adjudicator, clinician and director of honor choirs. Her choirs have toured Europe, Mexico and Canada and have performed at the National Cathedral, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, South Carolina Music Educators Association, National and Southern American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education and Lincoln Center.

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Cold caps tested to prevent hair loss during chemo

BY LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — Hair loss is one of chemotherapy’s most despised side effects, not because of vanity but because it fuels stigma — revealing to the world an illness that many would rather keep private.

Now, U.S. researchers are about to put an experimental hair-preserving treatment to a rigorous test: To see if strapping on a cap so cold it numbs the scalp during chemotherapy really works well enough to be used widely in this country, as it is in Europe and Canada.

The first time Miriam Lipton had breast cancer, her thick locks fell out two weeks after starting chemotherapy.

But when the disease struck again, she used a cold cap during treatment and kept much of her hair, making her fight for survival seem a bit easier. “I didn’t necessarily want to walk around the grocery store answering questions about my cancer,� recalled Lipton, 45, of San Francisco. “If you look OK on the outside, it can help you feel, ‘OK, this is manageable, I can get through this.’�

Near-freezing temperatures are supposed to reduce blood flow in the scalp, making it harder for cancer-fighting drugs to reach and harm hair follicles. But while several types of cold caps are sold around the world, the Food and Drug Administration hasn’t approved their use in the U.S. Scalp cooling is an idea that’s been around for decades, but it never caught on here in part because of a concern: Could the cold prevent chemotherapy from reaching any stray cancer cells lurking in the scalp? “Do they work and are they safe? Those are the two big holes. We just don’t know,� said American Cancer Society spokeswoman Kimberly Stump-Sutliff, an oncology nurse who said studies abroad haven’t settled those questions. “We need to know.�

To Dr. Hope Rugo of the University of California, San Francisco, the impact of hair loss has been overlooked, even belittled, by health providers. She’s had patients delay crucial treatment to avoid it, and others whose businesses suffered when clients saw they were sick and shied away.

With more people surviving cancer, “we need to make this experience as tolerable as

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Dr. Hope Rugo, right, an oncologist and breast cancer specialist, demonstrates on July 10 the use of the Dignitana DigniCap system on Katherine Serrurier, a research assistant and pre-medical intern, at the University of California San Francisco Mount Zion Hospital cancer center in San Francisco. The caps chill the head and scalp, allowing for hair preservation in chemo treatments.

possible, so there’s the least baggage at the end,� Rugo said. “Quite frankly, it’s the first or second question out of most patients’ mouths when I tell them I recommend chemotherapy. It’s not, ‘Is this going to cure me? It’s, ‘Am I going to lose my hair?’� adds Dr. Susan Melin of North Carolina’s Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Later this summer, Rugo and Melin, along with researchers at a few other hospitals in New York and California, will begin enrolling 110 early stage breast cancer patients in a study of the

DigniCap brand of scalp cooling. The tight-fitting, insulated cap is attached to a cooling machine to stay around a shivery 41 degrees as patients undergo chemo. Participants’ hair will be photographed for experts to assess, and they’ll be compared with a small group of similarly ill patients who get chemo alone.

Lipton was among 20 U.S. patients who pilottested the DigniCap in 2011, most of whom kept more than half of their hair. Lipton’s thinned quite a bit at the crown, where the cap didn’t fit snugly. But be-

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cause her bangs and surrounding hair remained, the mother of two covered the thinning with a headband, not a wig. The side effect: Pain and a headache as the cold set in. “It wasn’t perfect, but it was easier,� said Lip-

ton, who’s healthy today. “I felt normal much more quickly.�

If the larger study is successful, Sweden’s Dignitana AB plans to seek FDA approval to market the medical device in the U.S. The move could open the way for other brands and insurance coverage.

Clearly there’s demand: Despite the lack of FDA approval, a growing number of U.S. patients are renting a similar product, called Penguin Cold Caps, from a British company for $455 a month. Patients haul a collection of caps to chemo sessions on dry ice, or store them in special freezers provided by about 50 hospitals.

It’s deliberately separate from doctors’ and nurses’ care — typically, patients bring a friend to help them switch caps every 20 to 30 minutes when one loses its chill. “I know I’m sick, but I don’t want to look it,� said Vanessa Thomas,

57, of Baltimore, who is using the Penguin caps at the recommendation of her doctor at MedStar Harbor Hospital. Halfway through her breast cancer treatment, Thomas says her hair feels only a little thinner.

The FDA declined comment on the Penguin caps.

Beyond breast cancer, advocates say the caps may be useful with other solid tumors as well.

What’s the evidence behind scalp cooling? A recent review by oncologists in the Netherlands found numerous overseas studies conclude scalp cooling can work — but it’s far from clear which patients are most likely to benefit, even how cold the scalp should be. That’s because most of the research so far has been from observational studies that can’t provide proof. But it seems harder to save hair with higher doses and certain types of chemo.

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Berea Junior Academy welcomes new principal

BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com

WANT TO GO?

The Berea Junior Academy has a new face.

Regrick Howard Sr. started as principal July 1, and he’s got some ideas about how to expand the local Seventh-day Adventist School. “The school is not in bad shape, but I’d like to see a growth in student enrollment,� said the 36-year-old. “I would like to see more highly effective teachers, not highly qualified. That just means they passed a test. Can they make a difference? I (also) have a lofty goal of trying to endow the school to operate on earned income.�

The school currently has 12 students, and he’d like to see 30 enrolled by Aug. 8, Howard said. The school serves kindergarten through eighth grade, and his own sons, Nathaniel, 5, and Regrick Jr., 8, will attend kindergarten and third grade, respectively.

The school’s capacity is between 75 and 90 students, but the new leader hopes to expand the school itself down the road. “But I don’t want to sacrifice quality for numbers,�

Howard said.

Although this is his first principal post, he has served in education nine years in public schools in North Carolina.

Along the way, he picked up some skills he hopes to

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bring to Sumter such as Common Core and International Baccalaureate. Howard is also versed in Learning Focus, an approach for delivering information that includes warm-up exercises and student directed instruction; and Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol, an educational approach focused on vocabulary that is especially effective for students who are learning English as a second language or children with a learning disability in the area of literacy, he said. He also studied 4MAT System, which examines how people learn, multiple intelligence and right brain and left brain communication. “Three applied, and we chose Mr. Howard because of his wealth of knowledge and his background,� said Almeise Gamble, chair of the Berea Junior Academy Board of Education. “His credentials met what we were looking for, (and) we hadn’t had a male principal in awhile. We thought he’d be a good role model for our students.�

To start with, he will spend 20 percent of his time in ad-

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Regrick Howard Sr. is the new principal of Berea Junior Academy.

ministration and 80 percent in instruction. “A Christian education includes basic morality, how to serve this world and a vision and a vision and a hope for the life to come,� Howard said. “We’ve gotten away from that.�

He also hopes to add Pathfinders — a program for sixth- to eighth-graders that is similar to Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts and sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church — and theatre. “Drama strengthens public speaking, confidence and self-

awareness,� Howard said. “I’d also like to see painting, drafting and drawing and to strengthen the music program.

I hope to grow the school into an art magnet school.�

Howard also has experience in fundraising having served as the president of alumni for Ephesus Junior Academy in Winston-Salem, N.C. “In one summer, we raised more than $500,000 without corporate sponsors,� he said.

And while the site served as a location for black children during segregation, Howard

encourages all ethnicities to check the academy out. “Everybody deserves a quality education — black, white, Hispanic, rich, poor,� he said.

Tuition is $285 a month with a $250 registration fee.

Discounts are available for military, church members, registering at open house or paying for a year at a time, Howard said.

For more information, call the school at (803) 773-6875.

Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

After hours of labor, U.K.’s Kate gives birth to baby boy LONDON (AP) — It’s a boy!

Prince William’s wife, Kate, has given birth to a prince who is now third in line to the British throne.

The child was born Monday afternoon, after many Britons woke up to the news that Kate, also known as the Duchess of Cambridge, had gone into labor with the couple’s first child.

The royal birth announcement said the boy was born at 4:24 p.m. weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces. William was present for the birth, the statement said. The announcement did not include a name for the future monarch, though one is expected to be revealed in the coming days. “Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well and will remain in hospital overnight,� it said. William also issued a brief statement, saying “we could not be happier.�

Cries of joy erupted from the waiting crowd amassed near Buckingham Palace as the news came through, and hundreds of onlookers — some of whom had camped outside for hours — crushed against the palace’s fences to catch a glimpse of the bulletin

formally announcing the birth placed outside the palace’s forecourt. “It’s a crazy atmosphere, everyone is getting very excited,� said Andrew Aitchison, 47, outside the palace. “It’s great to be part of history, to say we were here and saw it all happen.�

William’s father, Charles, and his wife, Camilla, spoke of their joy and pride in becoming grandparents for the first time.

“It is an incredibly special moment for William and Catherine and we are so thrilled for them on the birth of their baby boy,�

Prince Charles said in a statement. “Grandparenthood is a unique moment in anyone’s life, as countless kind people have told me in recent months, so I am enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time and we are eagerly looking forward to seeing the baby in the near future.�

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Derrell Lorenzo McFadden, 47, of 34 Lakeside Drive, was arrested and charged with disregarding a traffic signal; driving under suspension, second offense; and a warrant served about 8:41 a.m. Saturday following an incident that reportedly occurred at the intersection of Houck Street and Maxwell Avenue.

According to the report, deputies observed a silver Dodge Neon disregard the traffic signal at the intersection of Lafayette Drive and East Red Bay Road and initiated a traffic stop.

Deputies learned McFaddenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license was under suspension and he had a family court bench warrant to be served.

Larry Raynard Humes, 51, of 4850 Reginal Court, Dalzell, was arrested and charged with possession of stolen goods and driving under suspension Sunday following an incident that reportedly occurred about 12:51 a.m. in the 6000 block of Dinkins Mill Road, Rembert. Law enforcement responded to a call about a green Pontiac driving erratically.

The vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tag came back as stolen, and Humesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drivers license came back suspended.

Andrea Denise Robinson, 42, of 5850 Monroe Road, No. E-2, Charlotte, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension, second offense, about 5:18 p.m. Saturday following a traffic stop for a suspected stolen vehicle in the 1000 block of Broad Street.

Daquial Lefranklin Simmons, 18, of 6505 Idlewild Road, Charlotte, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute about 5:18 p.m. Saturday following a traffic stop in the 1000 block of Broad Street. During a search, a plastic bag containing six individually wrapped plastic bags containing suspected marijuana was found.

Daniel Ray Tedder, 47, of 716 Pointe Drive, Wedgefield, was arrested and charged with breach of peace and third-degree assault and battery about 3:15 p.m. Sunday following an incident that reportedly occurred in the 700 block of Point Drive. According to the report, Tedder used racial slurs, attempted to

knee a deputy in the face, appeared intoxicated and was hostile to law enforcement and jail staff.

STOLEN PROPERTY:

An Armscor .38-caliber pistol valued at $300 was reportedly stolen from a home in the 900 block of Furman Drive about 3:31 p.m. Friday.

A 1996 burgundy Nissan Maxima valued at $2,500 was reportedly stolen from a home in the 900 block of Manning Avenue about 10:43 a.m.

Saturday.

A air-conditioning unit valued at $3,000 was reportedly stolen from a home in the 3000 block of Dirt Road, Rembert, at 1:23 p.m. Saturday.

A 7000-watt Troy Built generator valued at $300, a ball joint removal tool valued at $150 and a pellet gun valued at $45 were reportedly stolen from a home in the 800 block of Watts Drive at 11:24 p.m. Saturday.

In a burglary that reportedly took place about 5:15 a.m. Saturday at a business in the 5000 block Broad Street, the following items were reportedly stolen: seven 1-liter bottles of Ciroc valued at $252.70, three 1-liter bottles of Ciroc Red valued at $108.30, 1 half-gallon bottle of Ciroc Red valued at $63.60, two 1-liter bottles of Grey Goose Cherry valued at $78.80, one 750 milliliter bottle of Grey Goose Orange valued at $32.20, four half-gallon bottles of Grey Goose Orange valued at $255.96, one half-liter bottle of Citron valued at $39.40, one 1-liter of Citron valued at $32.20, one halfgallon bottle of Citron valued at $63.99, 10 half-liter bottles of Crown Royal valued at $279.90, seven 1-liter bottles of Crown Royal valued at $265.30, 24 half-liter bottles of Crown Royal Black valued at $792, four half-gallon bottles of Hennessey valued at $312, one 750 millimeter bottle of Remy Martin valued at $50, three 1-liter bottles of Remy Martin valued at $189, 19 1-liter bottles of Crown Royal Black valued at $820.80, 18 half-liter bottles of Crown Royal Maple $507.60, one 1-liter bottle of Naked Turtle valued at $17.99, one 1-liter bottle of Absolute valued at $28.99 and two half-

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The following items were reportedly taken from a home in the 3000 block of Myrtle Beach Highway about 4:18 p.m. Sunday: a Troybilt Zero Turn riding lawn mower valued at $2,800, a Troybilt weed trimmer valued at $70, a charcoal grill valued at $180, an axe valued at $20, pole diggers valued at $20, a 10pound sledge hammer valued at $40, a wood splitter valued at $20 and several shovels valued at $50.

A 54-inch RCA tube TV valued at $500, a Samsung microwave valued at $60, two lamps valued at $60 and a queen-sized bed line valued at $30 were reportedly stolen from a home in the 800 block of Myrtle Beach Highway about 8:46 p.m. Sunday.

A Troybilt pressure washer valued at $1,000 was reportedly taken from a home in the 5000 block Bethel Church Road, Pinewood, about 12:22 a.m. Monday.

Copper wiring and an air conditioner valued at $12,000 were reportedly stolen from a home in the 5000 block Benenhaley Road, Dalzell, about 5:55 p.m. Sunday. An additional $100 damage was caused to a window.

A 42-inch red Troybilt Pony riding lawn mower valued at $1,500 was reportedly stolen from a home in the first block of Oak Haven Court about 7:58 p.m. Sunday.

PROPERTY DAMAGE:

A storage shed in the 3000 block of Brittany Drive, Wedgefield, reportedly sustained about $1,000 in fire damage about 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

A 1996 Ford Probe reportedly sustained $500 in damage and a 2011 Dodge Charger reportedly sustained $1,000 in damage about 10:25 a.m.

Sunday in the 4000 block of Black River Road, Dalzell.

SIMPLE ASSAULT:

A 37-year-old woman told law enforcement that a 36-year-old Rembert man pushed her in the chest and knocked her down, causing bruising to her chest outside a business about 6:38 p.m. in the 6000 block of Spring Hill Road, Rembert.

EMS responded and took her to the hospital for treatment.

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BY MEG KINNARD The Associated Press COLUMBIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Several American Indian groups said Monday they are preparing to sue over a courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to allow the adoption of a girl of Cherokee heritage by a Charlestonarea couple, saying recent court rulings donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best interest into account. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Individual Indians are afforded all the same rights that every citizen within this union are afforded â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,â&#x20AC;? Jacqueline Pata, executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, said on a conference call with reporters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our intention is to pursue a lawsuit related to any violations of Veronica Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s civil rights in this case.â&#x20AC;?

Pataâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group, along with the Native American Rights Fund and the National Indian Child Welfare Association, said they will pursue a federal case to try to protect the best interests of the girl. She is now 3 years old and is living with her biological father in Oklahoma.

The groups said they will act if the South Carolina Supreme Court refuses a request to rehear arguments on its own decision, issued last week, to finalize the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adoption by Matt and Melanie Capobianco. The Charleston-area couple raised the girl for the first 27 months of her life and have been seeking to adopt the girl ever since.

The case over where Veronica will live, and with whom, has been ongoing for years.

South Carolina courts originally said the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act favored her living with her biological father, Dusten Brown. That federal law seeks to keep Indian children from being taken from their homes and placed with non-Indian adoptive or foster parents

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The lack of action by trustees also left the superintendent feeling unable to comment after the meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anything to say,â&#x20AC;? Bynum said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing I can tell you.â&#x20AC;?

The meeting had been moved from the district offices to the Lakewood High School Fine Arts Center to accommodate what was expected to be a large public turnout, which turned out to be the case. By the time the board returned from executive session, about 700 people had filed into the auditorium, many holding protest signs matching those that began to appear on Sumter roadsides during the past few weeks, as well as homemade signs expressing the same theme.

Despite the abbreviated agenda, several people were allowed to address the board.

Erin Weekes told the trustees she had collected a petition of more than 1,200 people calling for the removal of Bynum, which prompted thunderous applause from the

audience.

Roger Smith, executive director of the South Carolina Education Association, told the board that there had been many issues in the Sumter School District his organization has concerns with, and appeared to officially take a stance for the state organization against both SWEET 16 as well as the concept of standardsbased report cards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would think that the new student grading system that was put in place in the elementary schools was not in the best studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; interests,â&#x20AC;? Smith said.

Not all the speakers were opposed to the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration, however.

Calvin Bennett, a local political activist who vocally supported hiring Bynum when he first interviewed for the Sumter position two years ago, said he was concerned with what he viewed as a political campaign against the superintendent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel that a system that is supposed to be non-partisan has become very partisan and very political,â&#x20AC;? Bennett said, adding Bynumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s changes to the local district have not been given a chance to work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an element

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among us that shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even be here,â&#x20AC;? Bennett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That element that is in here should be ashamed of themselves.

This should be just for us.

Just for the parents of the kids that go to the system that these people represent. Nothing more, nothing less.â&#x20AC;?

Between the start of the meeting and the end of the executive session, members of the audience spoke openly about why they were there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in support of making a change,â&#x20AC;? said Katie McLeod, mother of three in the district and member of the Alice Drive Elementary volunteer board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need a change. Our community has seen such chaos because of one person â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bynum. I want to see him let go and a proposal for a new superintendent, preferably one from our community.â&#x20AC;?

The Rev. Marion Newton said before the meeting he is concerned about the comments of many of the protestors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think a lot is going on that is not about the children. Many who are protesting do not have children in the system but in private schools,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The things they say about Mr.

TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013

Board chair releases statement, calling for patience, support from community Following is the official statement given by Sumter School District Board of Trustees Chairman Keith Schultz after the board returned from its executive session at Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting: â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the Sumter Board meeting on Monday, July 1, after a lengthy executive session, the board made a public statement in which we unanimously confirmed our commitment to the district. Specifically, we said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;All Sumter School District Board Members are committed to providing the Sumter community with a first-class educational program. We want every student in our District to receive the best possible education. We want our system to go to the highest possible level.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tonight, three weeks later, and following a July vacation week, we again assure the community that we take this commitment seriously. All board members and Mr. Bynum have exerted enorBynum are not Christian.

Ninety-nine percent attend church on Sunday, but Monday through Saturday they have a different attitude,â&#x20AC;? said Newton, whose daughter, Maria Newton-Taâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bon, is principal of Furman Middle School.

Many in the crowd also vocally expressed displeasure as the board announced the meetingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

mous effort, and made a significant time commitment in thinking about our various issues and how to effectively address them and developing a plan of action.

As stated three weeks ago, the most serious issues cannot, of course, be resolved overnight. Nevertheless, we assure all of our community: our employees, our students, our parents, our citizens and our taxpayers, significant events will occur shortly as we continue our third year as a consolidated district, which we believe will move our district forward. We respectfully ask for your patience and support.

In that spirit, I am announcing tentatively a specially called meeting for Thursday, 6 p.m. We respectfully ask for your patience and support.

We express publicly our willingness to be judged by the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress and performance over the next several months.â&#x20AC;?

agenda would be continued Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Running scared,â&#x20AC;? said James McMillan, a teacher at Sumter High School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The board is running scared.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m extremely disappointed,â&#x20AC;? said mother Kelly Parker, tearing up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So many in the community came out with the opinion of dissatisfaction, and we were blatantly ig-

nored. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disheartening to know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on is our children are being let down.â&#x20AC;?

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specially called meeting will start at 6 p.m. in the district headquarters on Wilson Hall Road, and is open to the public.

Contact Braden Bunch @ (803) 774-1201. Jade Anderson contributed to this report.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR School board responsible for district’s mess When the citizens of Sumter County elected our current Sumter School District Board of Trustees, we put our trust in each member to do what was best for our school district. Sadly, our trust was abused. Many board members ignored the comments and requests from teachers, school staff and concerned citizens of Sumter County, and voted for Randolph D. Bynum as superintendent. They are still ignoring us by refusing to fire Mr. Bynum and his cabinet members.

Mr. Bynum’s repeated actions have created a terrible environment and situation for highly qualified and dedicated teachers, students and parents.

He is an embarrassment and disgrace to our community.

Ultimately, I hold the school board members responsible. In April 2011, it was a 5-2 vote for to hire Mr. Bynum.

The only 2 board members who voted against him were Karen Michalik and Monica Squires. I applaud them both for trying to do the right thing for Sumter County.

Board members who voted for Mr. Bynum are: Larry Addison, Keith Schultz, Patty Wilson, the Rev. Daryl McGhaney and the Rev. Ralph Canty Sr. If you have questions for any of them, you can find their contact information on the SC Sumter County Schools website.

I strongly suggest that when election time comes around again, if Addison, Schultz, Wilson, McGhaney or Canty are running for re-election, please vote against them.

NORMA HUDSON Sumter

Bynum has no credibility with Sumter community I agree with my friend Robert Wilder that Mr. Bynum needs to go now because he has no credibility in the majority of this community and in the school district. I mentioned this to an ex-district employee who has a very good job in another district now, and his response was that Mr. Bynum was operating in the negative column because he didn’t have any credibility when he came here.

I join others in asking the school board to end the relationship with Mr. Bynum and his cabinet.

As a matter of record I, my wife, my mother and father and two daughters are graduates of Sumter School District 17.

Also I learned today that we are not only losing teachers but also students.

I was talking with the mother of a 15– year old and she said her son’s friends are already enrolled in Laurence Manning Academy in Manning and he wants to leave Sumter High and follow them.

RICHARD MURRELL Sumter

Why should students listen when our leaders don’t?

I read with much interest the letter to the editor, “It’s a shame to watch IB program fall apart.”

It’s a shame that students aren’t getting the education that they should be getting. I have heard from the NAACP and others that black children and poor children aren’t getting an equal education. I’ve never understood that as they, the black and poor children, go to the same school that the white and rich children go to.

Maybe someone can explain it to me.

I haven’t been at Sumter High School for about five years as a substitute teacher. With my patriotic, moral and military mentality I found it more and more unbearable to be there. It sounds like it would be totally unbearable today.

What has happened in the last five years? If you look at Washington, D.C., you might be able to figure it out if you aren’t worshiping the king. If our leaders don’t have to follow laws and refuse to answer for their wrongdoings then why would high school students?

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It doesn’t appear that we can do anything about our national problem until more people get fed up with what is going on and go to the streets, much like Egypt did last week. However, I wonder what we could do at a local level.

We could write to our legislators and ask them to pass the bill allowing students to attend the school of their choice. It’s commonly called the “controversial school-choice proposal.” It came close to being passed last year.

Maybe it will pass this year. I am not sure this will work either as the federal government will get involved and then the whole thing will fall apart.

Here’s another idea. Maybe parents ought to start attending the classrooms that their child attends. I can see at least five benefits for doing this.

I also see one disadvantage. We must do something, and maybe this idea is so simple that it could work.

JACQUELINE K. HUGHES Sumter

Trayvon wasn’t breaking laws by being where he was Just reading a letter from Mr. John Gaydos, I guess we are very lucky that we, apparently, have the only person that was watching the Martin/Zimmerman trial that can read minds.

According to his letter, he could tell just what was on George Zimmerman’s mind the night he shot and killed Trayvon. Also, it seems he think the media caused all the confusion.

Media such as CNN and MSNBC; notice he never mentioned FOX News.

This entire thing was caused by a hard-headed cop wannabe who used words to describe the person walking and minding his business that I think could be described as racist. We will never know because his lawyers were smart enough to keep him off the witness stand. Self-defense was out of play, as far as I am concerned, when he left his vehicle to chase a unknown person for no reason. Anything that happened after that was George’s fault. One other thing, you are not allowed to invent your facts, when, where, and who said that Trayvon had offensive wounds to his fist. Which fist? And I am tired of that same old line that repeats that George mentors a couple of black kids, so how can he be a racist. According to you, there should never have been a trial, a 17-year-old black kid shot dead, but who cares because George told the truth? Which time? Mr. Gaydos, I do not know who you are and from what race, but I do know what it is like for a black man to get justice in these United States. I walk in those shoes every single day. Have you even considered that Trayvon had a very good case for self-defense or “stand your ground” since he was not breaking any law by being where he was? The next time you look into your crystal ball, check your facts and please understand that because “some of my best friends are black” does not prove that you are not a racist. I am just saying.

CLAUDE GARRETT Dalzell

Republican Party has rude awakening coming With the recent events with the Zimmerman trial in Florida and the Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, I would urge all black Americans to get involved and stay involved in all things political and otherwise. The well-being of all citizens depend on it, black or white.

The Republican Party thinks it can take over the government with only the “white” voters. I believe they have a rude awakening coming. The last that I heard is that a majority of women are Democrat. I do believe that if the women and black Americans would join forces, they could win all elections and govern Sumter and the state of South Carolina, as well as the United States. So people, help your friends and neighbors to register, get IDs and be sure they vote. At this time, we have no choice except to beat the Republicans at

their own game. The same advice applies to students and young people and the elderly. Hopefully one day soon South Carolina will take a “giant leap” to the present. How long must this state live in the past and seem happy at the bottom of the heap?

LEE INGLE Sumter

When government can’t work together, how can the rest of us?

Re: Letter to the Editor written by Eartha English, in the Wednesday edition of The Item. I understand the disappointment for Trayvon’s family but you fail to mention the anguish and of course the other side of elation for Zimmerman’s parents. They too are deeply affected by that tragic moment where they and their son’s life changed forever. Now Zimmerman’s parents are basically in hiding because they fear for their well-being. Is this fair? I wholeheartedly agree we do not have the right to gun down a fellow American simply because we suspect he/she is “up to no good,” is wearing a hoodie or because of skin color.

You say George Zimmerman gave an excuse for committing a crime.

The jury has ruled that he gave a reason for defending his life. A country where I am proud to say a “preponderance of the evidence” goes above and beyond “reasonable doubt.” This is the America we live in, the one where I served 20 years in the military helping to defend our freedoms and then continued that career as a law enforcement officer in Sumter County until my retirement, November 2011.

It is a shame when any person, no matter their race, color or creed, or even their age dies due to a tragic violent incident. No parent wants to bury their child, and no parent is excited to see their child go to jail. No one in Los Angeles, or any city, is excited to see civil unrest due to theirs or any other’s problems. Well, Ms. English, this is the America we live in, I too would like to see many changes in our society but when the executive, judicial and legislative branches of our government can’t come together, how we expect the rest of the nation to act? It is the trickle-down theory, and each state has the right to be a little different than the next. What was it Rodney King said, something to the effect of why can’t we all just get along?

JIM AUSTIN Sumter

Driving in standing water can cause property damage I found the pictures of recent (July 18) flooding interesting, particularly since my neighbor’s backyard appeared in the paper.

Although this flooding was the worst I’ve seen in my 30-plus years here, I’ve never before sustained any property damage from the rain.

However, people who love to see if they can drive through the standing water cause great concern because their vehicles stir up wakes which wash up against my door and my neighbor’s doors and threaten to spill water inside our houses. On the 18th, one vehicle created waves so severe they dented the bottom panel of my garage door. Unfortunately, I did not get their license plate number.

People who love to sightsee in flooded streets should find another form of entertainment. The unintended consequences of their “fun” may lead to property damage and subsequent legal action.

DAVE THOMPSON Sumter

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JALINE DUPREE Sumter

Why don’t other cases garner same attention as Zimmerman trial?

Now that the Zimmerman trial is over we now are inundated ad nauseam with media coverage and commentators wanting their two minutes of camera time analyzing every aspect of the trial. Why? It is over.

Agree or disagree with the verdict, it is what it is. But it makes me wonder why the media and others don’t pay the same attention to other cases such as the mother in Georgia who was shot and her toddler child that was shot in the face point blank while in his stroller and killed during a robbery attempt. The mother in New Jersey whose house was broken into and brutally beat multiple times that was captured on her nanny cam.

Columbia recently where three suspects broke into a bakery and killed the female worker there during a robbery. Why has there been no extensive mainstream media coverage of these incidents? Why haven’t people such as Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, President Obama and such made any statements? Could it be because in those cases the victims were white and the suspects are African-Americans? It seems that you only hear from the mainstream media and people such as Sharpton, Jackson and Obama when it helps fuel racial tension or if the victim is an African-American.

The mainstream media, NAACP and people like Sharpton and Jackson only make an issue of race when it can cause further tension or get them some time in front of a television camera. You sure don’t see them addressing and trying to fix issues such as the excessive amount of “black on black” crime that occurs at an excessive amount in this country on a daily basis. I guess it is only an issue when it benefits them either by fame, profit or to create further division and tension.

JEFF POTTER Lynchburg

Cuts to military an example of ineptness in Washington Our Congress and our inept president have now decided to save money by cutting pay for our service people, imposing furloughs on our military personnel and no longer giving them hazardous duty pay for serving in hostile areas. One of the areas was Libya. We haven’t made a decision on the situation, and someone is deciding it’s no longer a hostile area.

The height of more ineptness. And our Washingtonians are most ready to go with the flow. I trust our South Carolina leaders won’t go along with the plan, although they can’t be trusted to do the right thing. At least not for the American people, perhaps for their own salvation they may. I hope they aren’t planning to furlough those who gave their lives and demand a return on their insurance. Also I hope they don’t cut the service benefits for those collecting them. Will congressmen and women share the same fate?

I doubt it. Can one imagine taking money away from a Nancy or a Harry?

Recently I had the privilege to sit and talk with an IRS employee. I was very surprised when this employee gave a very different version of the fraud committed and where the “buck” stops. The praise goes to the top, the blame goes to the lower class employee who gets “hammered.” OK, what’s new?

PAUL KORZEC Manning

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SHELLEY from Page A1 which Lee was collecting on the day of the shooting. But Lee and Showell went for the wrong truck, Shelley’s similar-looking 2003 GMC pickup.

“They had no right to come and get that truck,” Smith said Monday.

“That was no collateral to any debt owed to (the alleged lender). He had told (Lee) never to come back to his property.”

Smith and Kolb contend that Shelley’s carport is part of his dwelling, and is therefore protected under the state’s Castle Doctrine, which the General Assembly codified from common law in 2010. By entering the carport even slightly when trying to tow the wrong truck, Lee forced his way into Shelley’s home after being told not to, Shelley’s attorneys said.

“But we don’t believe that a carport is part of a dwelling,” 3rd Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III countered. “It is not unlawful for a repo man to enter a piece of property, because he has a lawful contract and is doing so under lawful means.”

Smith and Kolb also

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contend that Lee pointed a gun at their client during the altercation at the home, and Shelley said he was afraid.

“I got the gun from my house because I knew two men were outside, and I knew I couldn’t face two men,” Shelley said.

Shelley was alerted to Lee and Showell’s presence by Livingston, who he says told him two people were stealing his truck. Shelley ultimately emptied three rounds from a .357 Magnum at Lee’s tow truck, and Showell bled to death at the scene. It was the man’s second day on the job with Lee. “He was a joy to work with,” Lee said.

“We’ve been friends probably 15 years or more. He wanted to get into the repo business, so I was having him come out with me for a bit and let him see if he liked it.”

James said Monday that he will also revisit bond for Shelley and Livingston. They remain in custody at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

Reach Robert J. Baker (803) 774-1211.

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Logan would not provide additional details.

“We hope to know more after the autopsy is performed (today),” Logan said. “The investigation is just beginning.”

Logan said SLED has the resources to provide valuable assistance to local investigators.

“They are going through everything at the scene,” Logan said.

“They are making sure they don’t miss anything. They are really thorough.”

Anyone with information should call the Bishopville Police Department at (803) 4845309 or CrimeStoppers at 1 (888)-CRIME-SC.

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house at 405 S. Lee St. for about 20 years, officials said.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is taking the lead in the investigation, Collins said. Lee County Sheriff Daniel Simon and the Lee County Sheriff’s Department are assisting with the investigation.

Logan said an autopsy will be performed today at the Newberry Pathology Associates.

“We don’t know the cause of death. We don’t have any of his medical history or anything. And we don’t have any information from family or anyone who was there.

But it doesn’t look like a natural death.”

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SPORTS TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013

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Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd was selected by the media on Monday as the ACC preseason player of the year.

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Clemson, Boyd picked as best in ACC

BY JOEDY MCCREARY The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney still keeps a clipped newspaper story in his office from when quarterback Tajh Boyd signed to play for the Tigers in 2009.

Now the two are making headlines together again.

For the second time since 1991, Clemson is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference and Boyd is the pre-

season pick to win another ACC player of the year award.

“I’ve kept that (article) because it’s just a reminder of what an attitude of belief can do, and when you get the right guys around you, you can do great things,’’ Swinney said. “And Tajh

has just been tremendous since he got here, has grown as a player, has grown as a young man.’’

The Tigers and Miami were picked to win their respective divisions and meet in the title game in Charlotte, following a vote of 120 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.

The voting results were announced Monday, the second day of the ACC’s two-day preseason media blitz.

SEE HONORS, PAGE B4

P-15’s to face Greenwood in state tourney

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

into laughter.

Mickelson is not sure when he figured out the secret to links golf.

Even though he won the British Open in his 20th try, he played good enough to win twice before. He finished one shot out of a playoff at Royal Troon in 2004, and a Sunday charge at Royal St. George’s two years ago was derailed when he missed a short par putt on the back nine. But he was always capable.

Anyone with more than 40 titles and multiple majors can win anywhere on any surface.

During Monday’s early evening practice, Sumter P-15’s head coach Curtis Johnson wasn’t sure who would start his team’s first game in the American Legion baseball state tournament at Riley Park on Saturday.

“I really don’t know. It depends on who we play,” said Johnson, whose 27-5 team in the No. 1 seed from the lower state. “It will be Jacob Watcher, Will Smith or Andrew Reardon, but it just depends on who we play.”

Now Johnson can start making his pitching plans. Greenwood will be Sumter’s opening-round foe after the Braves beat Orangeburg 7-6 in Orangeburg on Monday to win the bestof-5 second-round JOHNSON series. The teams will play the final of the four games on Saturday beginning at 7 p.m.

A banquet for the eight teams will be held on Friday with play in the double-elimination tournament starting on Saturday.

The P-15’s played Greenwood twice during the regular season in wood bat games. Sumter won the contest in Greenwood 7-2 and followed it up with a 9-0 victory at Riley Park.

Sumter had taken a few days off after finishing its sweep of Hilton Head in its second-round series.

The P-15’s have played only two games in the last two weeks since it won its first-round series against Lake City by forfeit and won the final game of the Hilton Head series by forfeit as well.

“They were excited to get out here and ready to get on the field,” Johnson said. “We’re just working to try and get better. We had a good day in the batting cage.”

The right-handed Watcher is

SEE MICKELSON, PAGE B3

SEE P-15’S, PAGE B3

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Phil Mickelson gestures as he holds up the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open on Sunday in Gullane, Scotland.

Mickelson’s legacy After British Open win, Lefty missing a peculiar link in majors

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press GULLANE, Scotland — Phil Mickelson described his feelings toward links golf as a “hate-love’’ relationship, meaning he once dreaded coming over to the British Open for a brand of golf played only once a year. Now he loves it.

He felt that way even before his name was engraved on the silver claret jug.

Mickelson was in a great mood the first day he set foot on Muirfield last week.

Fresh off a win at the Scottish Open, he played a practice round late Mon-

day afternoon with Scott Piercy, a newcomer to links golf who received plenty of advice and a little needling from Mickelson.

When they reached the 18th hole, Piercy decided to hit driver with a slightly helping wind. He pulled it and watched it run into a bunker.

“This is what I love

about Scott,’’ Mickelson said, loud enough for Piercy to hear. “For more than a hundred years they’ve been playing here, everyone tries to keep it short of those bunkers.

Scott gets here and says, ‘What do they know? I’m taking driver over those bunkers.’’’

The entire group broke

MLB suspends Braun for rest of ‘13

BY RONALD BLUM The Associated Press NEW YORK — The first star to fall in baseball’s latest drug investigation is one of its biggest: Ryan Braun.

The 2011 National League MVP was suspended without pay for the rest of the season and the postseason Monday, the start of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs.

The Milwaukee Brewers star accepted the 65-game ban, 15 games more than the one he avoided last year when an arbitrator overturned his positive test for elevated testosterone because the urine sample had been improperly handled.

“I am not perfect. I realize now that I have made some

ACC officials coordinator sounds off on Clowney hit

BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier

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Ryan Braun, a former National League MVP, has been suspended without pay for the rest of the season and admitted he “made mistakes” in violating Major League Baseball’s drug policies.

mistakes. I am willing to accept the consequences of those actions,’’ he said in a statement.

Braun, injured Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and more SEE BRAUN, PAGE B3

GREENSBORO, N.C. — At the tail end of a lively presentation and debate on new regulations on existing penalties for illegal hits, ACC coordinator of football officials Doug Rhoads raised a few eyebrows MonRHOADS day.

The final question from reporters was point-blank: Would Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina’s superstar defensive end, been flagged and — under the new rules — ejected from the Outback Bowl for his famous helmet-flying hit of

Michigan tailback Vincent Smith?

“Yeah. I probably would have gone with that,” Rhoads said. “In my judgment, yes.”

Clowney wasn’t ejected.

He wasn’t flagged. He was celebrated.

Just last week he won an ESPY award for Best Play — as in the best play in all CLOWNEY of sports for the past 12 months.

That may be the future of football. Defensive players who lead with the crown of their helmet or hit an opposing player above the shoulder pads SEE RHOADS, PAGE B4

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SCOREBOARD

Rangers acquire Garza from Cubs ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers finally have Matt Garza in their starting rotation.

Texas acquired Garza from the Chicago Cubs in a trade completed Monday, getting a pitcher they had long coveted just more than a week before the July 31 nonwaiver trading deadline and several days after it initially appeared that the two teams had a deal in place.

The 29-year-old righthander provides a boost to a starting rotation plagued by injuries and a team that slipped three games behind Oakland in the AL West after being swept in a threegame weekend series at home against Baltimore.

Texas sent the Cubs rookie right-hander Justin Grimm, top prospect third baseman Mike Olt and Class-A pitcher C.J. Edwards. There will also be at least one player to be named later, possibly two, depending on who is chosen

by Chicago.

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NEW YORK — Jason Heyward made a diving catch with runners on first and second and two outs in the ninth inning after pinch-hitter Reed Johnson hit a go-ahead single with two outs in a two-run top half, leading Atlanta to a 2-1 comeback victory over the New York Mets.

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GOLF British Open Par Scores The Associated Press Sunday At Muirfield Gullane, Scotland Purse: $7.8 million Yardage: 7,192; Par: 71 Final Phil Mickelson (600), $1,442,826 69-74-72-66—281 -3 Henrik Stenson (330), $832,106 70-70-74-70—284 E Ian Poulter (160), $428,776 72-71-75-67—285 +1 Adam Scott (160), $428,776 71-72-70-72—285 +1 Lee Westwood (160), $428,776 72-68-70-75—285 +1 Zach Johnson (101), $249,377 66-75-73-72—286 +2 Hideki Matsuyama, $249,377 71-73-72-70—286 +2 Tiger Woods (101), $249,377 69-71-72-74—286 +2 Hunter Mahan (85), $175,582 72-72-68-75—287 +3 Francesco Molinari, $175,582 69-74-72-72—287 +3 Angel Cabrera (75), $142,756 69-72-73-74—288 +4 Brandt Snedeker (75), $142,756 68-79-69-72—288 +4 Miguel A. Jimenez, $121,381 68-71-77-73—289 +5 Justin Leonard (66), $121,381 74-70-74-71—289 +5 Keegan Bradley (56), $95,043 75-74-70-71—290 +6 Eduardo De La Riva, $95,043 73-73-75-69—290 1 +6 Harris English (56), $95,043 74-71-75-70—290 +6 Matt Kuchar (56), $95,043 74-73-72-71—290 +6 Charl Schwartzel (56), $95,043 75-68-76-71—290 +6 Danny Willett, $95,043 75-72-72-71—290 +6 Sanderson Farms Championship Par Scores The Associated Press Sunday At Annandale Golf Club Madison, Miss.

Purse: $3 million Yardage: 7,202; Par: 72 Final Round (x-won on first playoff hole) x-Woody Austin (300), $540,000 69-65-67-67—268 -20 Daniel Summerhays (135), $264,000 63-67-69-69—268 -20 Cameron Beckman (135), $264,000 72-64-65-67—268 -20 Nicholas Thompson (80), $144,000 69-65-65-71—270 -18 Billy Andrade (63), $114,000 73-66-67-65—271 -17 Kyle Reifers (0), $114,000 65-69-67-70—271 -17 Bill Lunde (53), $96,750 67-67-68-70—272 -16 Chad Campbell (53), $96,750 67-69-65-71—272 -16 Jason Bohn (38), $75,000 73-68-66-66—273 -15 Chris Stroud (38), $75,000 69-70-68-66—273 -15 Billy Mayfair (38), $75,000 72-62-71-68—273 -15 Chris Kirk (38), $75,000 69-65-70-69—273 -15 Jim Herman (38), $75,000 66-69-68-70—273 -15 Marathon Classic Par Scores The Associated Press Sunday At Highland Meadows Golf Club Sylvania, Ohio Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,512; Par: 71 Final a-amateur Beatriz Recari, $195,000 69-65-67-66—267 -17 Paula Creamer, $120,655 66-68-67-67—268 -16 Jodi Ewart Shadoff, $77,618 69-68-68-66—271 -13 Lexi Thompson, $77,618 66-71-67-67—271 -13 Angela Stanford, $49,544 71-72-64-67—274 -10 Jacqui Concolino, $49,544 67-68-69-70—274 -10 Meena Lee, $31,543 70-73-70-62—275 -9 Stacy Lewis, $31,543 70-72-69-64—275 -9 a-Lydia Ko 69-67-71-68—275 -9 Jennifer Johnson, $31,543 73-66-66-70—275 -9 Chie Arimura, $31,543 69-67-68-71—275 -9

MLB STANDINGS American League

By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 60 40 .600 – Tampa Bay 58 41 .586 11/2 Baltimore 56 43 .566 31/2 New York 52 46 .531 7 Toronto 45 52 .464 131/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 53 44 .546 – Cleveland 52 46 .531 11/2 Kansas City 45 50 .474 7 Minnesota 41 54 .432 11 Chicago 39 56 .411 13 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 57 41 .582 – Texas 54 44 .551 3 Los Angeles 46 50 .479 10 Seattle 46 52 .469 11 Houston 33 64 .340 231/2 Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Atlanta 1 Cleveland 7, Minnesota 1 Detroit 4, Kansas City 1 Seattle 12, Houston 5 Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 0 Baltimore 4, Texas 2 Boston 8, N.Y. Yankees 7, 11 innings Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Today’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 3-6) at Toronto (Redmond 1-1), 7:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 5-10) at Boston (Lester 8-6), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 4-9) at Texas (Ogando 4-2), 8:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Hammel 7-6) at Kansas City (B.Chen 3-0), 8:10 p.m.

Detroit (Porcello 6-6) at Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 3-5), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (J.Parker 6-6) at Houston (Cosart 1-0), 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Hanson 4-2), 10:05 p.m.

Cleveland (McAllister 4-5) at Seattle (E.Ramirez 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Oakland at Houston, 2:10 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

Cleveland at Seattle, 3:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

National League

By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 55 43 .561 – Philadelphia 49 50 .495 61/2 Washington 48 50 .490 7 New York 43 51 .457 10 Miami 35 61 .365 19 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 59 37 .615 – Pittsburgh 57 39 .594 2 Cincinnati 55 43 .561 5 Chicago 43 53 .448 16 Milwaukee 41 56 .423 181/2 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 51 47 .520 – Los Angeles 50 47 .515 1/2 Colorado 48 51 .485 31/2 San Francisco 45 52 .464 51/2 San Diego 43 56 .434 81/2 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2 L.A. Dodgers 9, Washington 2 Chicago White Sox 3, Atlanta 1 Milwaukee 1, Miami 0, 13 innings St. Louis 3, San Diego 2 Arizona 3, San Francisco 1 Colorado 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Monday’s Games Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

San Diego at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Miami at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Today’s Games Pittsburgh (Cole 4-3) at Washington (Jordan 0-2), 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Zito 4-7) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 3-1), 7:05 p.m., 1st game L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 3-6) at Toronto (Redmond 1-1), 7:07 p.m.

Atlanta (Medlen 6-9) at N.Y. Mets (C.Torres 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

San Diego (T.Ross 0-4) at Milwaukee (D.Hand 0-1), 8:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Pettibone 5-3) at St. Louis (S.Miller 9-6), 8:15 p.m.

Miami (Fernandez 5-5) at Colorado (Chacin 9-4), 8:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 6-6) at Arizona (Corbin 11-1), 9:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (G.Reynolds 0-0) at San Francisco (Surkamp 0-0), 10:15 p.m., 2nd game Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

San Diego at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

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The Chicago Cubs traded starting pitcher Matt Garza to Texas on Monday in exchange for Justin Grimm, Mike Olt, C.J. Edwards and at least one player to be named later.

Playing for the first time in six games, Heyward made a long run to his right and slid along the wet grass to hold his glove up after grabbing pinch-hitter Justin Turner’s fly ball.

The Braves took advantage of catcher John Buck’s passed ball to score twice in the ninth against closer Bobby Parnell.

ington 6-5.

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BOSTON — Matt Moore pitched a 2-hitter for his first career shutout and Tampa Bay beat Boston 3-0 to move within a half-game of first place in the AL East.

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WASHINGTON — Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of 2-run homers to back a solid outing by right-hander Charlie Morton, and Pittsburgh beat skidding Wash-

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Yu Darvish allowed two singles over 6 1/3 scoreless innings in his first start in 16 days, combining with three relievers on a 3-hitter as Texas beat the New Yankees 3-0.

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Broncos’ Miller faces 4-game suspension ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Faced with a possible 4-game suspension for violating the NFL’s drug policy, Broncos linebacker Von Miller insists he did nothing wrong.

He said through Twitter that he is confident “this’ll be resolved fairly.’’

A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Miller will miss four games for violating NFL drug policy, pending an MILLER appeal. The person spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because the league hasn’t announced any punishment.

Miller went to his Twitter account and said he was seeing reports about the suspension. He tweeted: “I know I did nothing wrong. I’m sure this’ll be resolved fairly.’’

this past weekend, will not represent the Buckeyes at this week’s Big Ten media days. He was one of the players initially selected to speak to reporters at the annual event.

Freshmen recruits Marcus Baugh, a tight end, and defensive lineman Tim Gardner were also disciplined on Monday.

REDSKINS’ RG3: ‘DOCTORS CLEARED ME TO PRACTICE’

MADISON, Miss. — Woody Austin won the Sanderson Farms Classic for his first PGA Tour victory since 2007, beating Cameron Beckman and Daniel Summerhays with an 8-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff.

Austin came into the final round two shots behind Summerhays and Nicholas Thompson, but made up ground with a 5-under 67 to finish at 20-under 268. Beckman and Summerhays both birdied No. 18 to match Austin, and Beckman missed a 5-foot putt that would have forced a second playoff hole.

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RECARI TOPS CREAMER FOR MARATHON CLASSIC WIN

SYLVANIA, Ohio — Spain’s Beatriz Recari outdueled Paula Creamer in a head-tohead battle to win the Marathon Classic for her second LPGA Tour victory of the year and third overall.

MEYER DISCIPLINES 4 BUCKEYES, INCLUDING HYDE, ROBY

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has disciplined four players for legal problems, including suspending leading-scorer Carlos Hyde from all team activities in the wake of an alleged assault against a female over the weekend in Columbus.

In addition, star cornerback Bradley Roby, who was arrested in Indiana for an altercation with a security guard at a bar

FROOME RIDES TO VICTORY IN 100TH TOUR DE FRANCE

PARIS — Chris Froome won the 100th Tour de France on Sunday, having dominated rivals over three weeks on the road and adroitly dealt with doping suspicions off it.

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Lathan Todd gave up three hits in five innings, striking out five and walking none.

Ryan Moore, Dusty Ridgill and Daniel Reynolds each had multiple hits as Sumter finished with nine hits.

WASHINGTON — Robert Griffin III has passed a major test toward his goal of playing in Week 1, getting the go-ahead from the team doctors days before the Washington Redskins open training camp.

“Doctors cleared me to practice. Coach is going to ease me in,’’ Griffin announced Monday on Twitter.

The two sentences represent hurdles past and future. Even though Griffin says he has the medical OK, it is now up to coach Mike Shanahan to determine how often and how vigorously Griffin practices when the Redskins open camp Thursday in Richmond, Va.

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MICKELSON from Page B1 He still wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be looked upon as a links specialist, not like Tiger Woods or Ernie Els from his generation.

Even so, Mickelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-shot victory at Muirfield for his fifth career major was every bit as important as his first major in 2004 at the Masters. The greatest players donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just have multiple majors, their major trophies come in a variety of shapes and sizes, such as green jackets and silver jugs, along with more traditional cups.

Of the 26 players who have won at least four majors, only two never won a British Open â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Byron Nelson and Raymond Floyd.

Nelson played in an era when Americans rarely played in golfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest championship because the prize money was so small they would lose money even if they won. Floyd skipped his share of Opens, too, for it really wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until the late 1980s when hardly anyone considered not playing.

The ultimate measure of greatness is the career Grand Slam.

Five players make up the most elite class in golf â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Woods, Jack Nicklaus,

P-15â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s from Page B1 5-0 with a 1.68 earned run average, while Smith, another righty, is 4-1 with a 3.62 ERA. The left-handed Reardon is a bit of a wild card since he has made just two appearances since coming back from labrum surgery on his left shoulder. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allowed just

Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen.

Woods won his career Grand Slam when he was 24 and had played in only 15 majors. Nicklaus and Player had all four majors when they were in their 20s.

Hogan and Sarazen got theirs before the modern version of the Grand Slam even came into existence.

In that context, the last player to pick up the third leg of the Grand Slam would have been Floyd when he won the 1986 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.

By then, he was 43 and not considered a favorite to add a claret jug to his collection.

Mickelson also is 43, though the dynamics are entirely different.

For starters, he believes he is playing some of the best golf of his career, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to doubt him.

Mickelson has won three times this year, including the Phoenix Open where he missed out on a 59 by the smallest or margins, and a win last week in the Scottish Open.

And the missing link is the U.S. Open, which Mickelson always thought would be the one major he could

win. It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been from a lack of effort. Mickelson holds the U.S. Open record with six silver medals, the latest heartbreak coming only a month ago at Merion.

He was poised to win until twice making bogey with a wedge in his hand.

Mickelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national championship has never meant more than it does now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m able to win the U.S. Open and complete the career Grand Slam, I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the sign of the complete, great player,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a leg away. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a tough leg for me.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He said that in such a way that the room erupted in laughter, with Mickelson leading the way. He is not afraid to make fun of his own shortcomings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five players that have done that.

And those five players are the greats of the game,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You look at them with a different light.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst No. 2 next year. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not quite the same as when Payne Stewart beat Mickelson by one shot with a par on the 18th hole. And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget, Mickelson finished 12 shots out of the lead at Pinehurst in 2005.

one hit and no runs in 6 2/3 innings.

Reardon was on a pitch count in both of the games, 35 in the first contest and 80 in the second. The forfeits forced him to miss two starts that would have aided his recovery. When Reardon pitches, he will be on a pitch count. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just not sure how much yet,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel comfortable though starting him (in a state tourna-

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BRAUN from Page B1

this matter behind me once and for all, and I cannot wait to get back to the game I love.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Under the agreement reached

by MLB and the playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; association the specifics of Braunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s admission wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be made public.

The sides also wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say whether this counted as a single violation or more under baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drug agreement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We commend Ryan Braun for taking responsibility for his past actions,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Rob Manfred, MLBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive vice president for economics and league affairs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all agree that it is in the best interests of the game to resolve this matter. When Ryan returns, we look forward to him making positive contributions to Major League Baseball, both on and off the field.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union head Michael Weiner said last week that arbitration hearings for players contesting suspensions likely would not start until September, which would delay any penalty until next season. But he also indicated the union would urge players to make a deal and get a suspension over with if there was strong evidence of guilt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am deeply gratified to see Ryan taking this bold step,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Weiner said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It vindicates the rights of all players under the joint drug program. It is good for the game that Ryan will return soon to continue his great work both on and off the field.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

than a dozen players were targeted by MLB following a report

by Miami New Times in January that they had been connected with Biogenesis of America, a now-closed anti-aging clinic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For these guys still to be involved with this stuff just baffles me,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s there and everybody knows what you can and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take. It baffles me that this continues to be a black cloud over the game. I know Major League Baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done a great job of cleaning up the game and the testing policy and all that. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working.

But at the same time, too, it seems like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go through a lull and then, bam, here comes another guy that gets suspended. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to stop.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; MLB Commissioner Bud Selig announced Braunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s penalty Monday, citing the outfielder for multiple unspecified â&#x20AC;&#x153;violationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drug program and labor contract. Braun will miss the Milwaukee Brewersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; final 65 games without pay, costing him about $3 million of his $8.5 million salary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish to apologize to anyone I may have disappointed,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Braun said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am glad to have

ment game) with a pitch count. I have that much confidence in my bullpen.â&#x20AC;?

Also, Justin Conner will start in center field for Sumter in the first game after starting the two games in the Hilton Head series. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been trying to fill that final outfield spot all season, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done a good job for us,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been getting on base and setting the table for the top of

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the order. Plus, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got speed and you know how much I like that speed.â&#x20AC;?

The field for the tournament is now complete since Goose Creek beat Beaufort 14-1 on Sunday in a play-in game for the fourth spot from the lower state. Goose Creek will take on upper state No. 1 Inman on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. it will be followed by a game between lower state No. 2 Murrells Inlet and upper state No. 3 Irmo-

Chapin beginning at approximately 1 p.m.

Defending state champion and Southeast Regional champion Florence is the lower state No.3 seed and will take on No. 2 seed Greenville Generals at 4:30. It will be followed by the Sumter-Greenwood game.

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LORENZO JOHNSON Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lorenzo Johnson, 50, husband of Tina James Johnson, entered eternal rest on Friday, July 19, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

He was born May 7, 1963, in Camden, Ala., to Bonnie Moton and Cleophus James. He received his education in the public schools of Wilcox County, Ala., and graduated from Wilcox High School. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Army and received a plethora of awards and acco-

lades. Upon retirement, Lorenzo spent his time fishing, playing golf, and rooting for his favorite football teams, the Crimson Tide and the Steelers.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Tina; daughter, Laâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sha Johnson; five brothers, Lyndon B. Johnson (Evelyn), Cleophus James Jr., Ricky James, Marice James and Anthony James; and 10 sisters, Dorothy (Clifford) Smith, Sally (Lionel) Davis, Bertha Johnson, Tonya Johnson, Tawanda Hardley, Barbara Johnson, Lesia James,

Sandra (Steve) James, Linda James and Sheila James.

He was preceded in death by his son, Lorenzo Johnson Jr.; and his maternal and paternal grandparents.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.

Wednesday at Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church, Bishopville, with the Rev. Andre Barnes, pastor, the Rev. Rodney B. James, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Vernon Holland and the Rev. Travis Laws. Burial will follow at Evergreen

TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013

Memorial Park.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 116 Gulf St. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@ sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

MARTHA C. McCALL Martha Corbett McCall, 72, widow of Jesse W. Corbett and Wilbur McCall, died Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Hartsville, she was a daughter of

the late Harold and Alice Rhodes Boan. She was retired from BD (Becton Dickinson).

Survivors include three children, Debra C. Curry (Rob) of Monticello, Minn., Alice Faye Bryson (Todd) of Middleburg, Fla., and Kevin M. Corbett of Sumter; four grandchildren, Vanessa Durant (Jay), T.J. Dollard (Katie), Cameron Corbett and Laken Corbett; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Miriam Hinkle; and two brothers, James Boan and Travis Boan.

Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m.

Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Sammy Thompson officiating.

The family will receive friend from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other time at the home of her granddaughter, 411 Baldwin Drive.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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HONORS from Page B1 Clemson received 102 first-place votes in the Atlantic Division balloting, well ahead of the 18 that reigning league champion Florida State got.

The Tigers are the preseason favorites in the division for the first time since 2008, when a midseason stumble led to then-coach Tommy Bowdenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s departure and the ascent of Swinney to replace him.

Clemson had been picked second in the Atlantic behind Florida State in each of the four years since â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and won it twice in that span.

Miami had 65 first-place votes in the Coastal, ahead of Virginia Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 27 and North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 22.

The Tigers then received 95 votes

RHOADS from Page B1 will be heavily disciplined.

Starting this fall, such acts wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just draw a 15yard personal foul. The offending player will be suspended for the remainder of the game, and if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the second half, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll miss the first half of his next game as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coaches say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;what do I tell my players? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to coach my players.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; You tell them, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do this stuff,â&#x20AC;?

Rhoads said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a serious neck injury, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a concussion issue, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the game is under attack.â&#x20AC;?

Mike Pereira, former NFL Vice President of Officiating and a FOX officiating analyst, watched the Clowney play with SB Nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steven Godfrey on Monday at Big 12 Media Days and said Clowney should have been ejected for leading with the crown of his helmet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you look at the play by the NFL rules of the runner vs. the tackler, I think it would be (an ejection),â&#x20AC;? Pereira said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the danger lies. You take whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perceived to be a great play and it turns into a penalty and an ejection.â&#x20AC;?

Pereira watched the play frame by frame and added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m an official, based on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;when in doubt, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ejected. And when that goes to replay, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way they overturn it.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great potential that hit causes an ejection this year.â&#x20AC;?

South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier was traveling and could not be reached for comment.

During the 2012 season, there were 190 penalties called for targeting a defenseless receiver or initiating contact with the domed portion of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helmet (the crown) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including 16 flags in the ACC.

to 15 for the Seminoles as the eventual ACC champion.

The Hurricanes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who were picked fifth in the 2012 preseason poll â&#x20AC;&#x201D; would have played in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ACC title game, if not for self-imposed postseason-ban sanctions over the ongoing NCAA investigation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not as inaccurate as they were last year,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Miami coach Al Golden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think, from our standpoint, I hope that the adversity that we encountered and obviously endured the last two years with the NCAA has prepared us for this, and that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not really thinking ahead. ... Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re internally focused and driven and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not worried about what anybody says about us, good or bad.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Boyd, the ACC player of the year in 2012, broke his own league records with 36 touchdown passes and 46 TDs responsible for. He received 105

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votes in the preseason balloting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no other player got more than four. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He easily could have gone onâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to the NFL, Swinney said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He wants to win. He has some unfinished business, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting to see where we are now, and where we were when I was sitting in his den back in December of 2008. It kind of makes me dizzy to think about it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Expectations werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t terribly high for either of the ACCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two new faces.

Pittsburgh was picked fifth in the Coastal while Syracuse was the sixthplace selection in the Atlantic.

The bottom of the league standings has a familiar feel.

Duke, which is coming off its first bowl appearance since the 1994 sea-

son, once again was picked at the bottom of the Coastal. The Blue Devils have been a last-place pick â&#x20AC;&#x201D; either in their division or overall in the ACC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in 13 of the past 14 years.

And Boston College was selected last in the Atlantic for the second time in five years. The Eagles fired Frank Spaziani after they went 2-10 last year and his replacement says he has â&#x20AC;&#x153;no problemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; with that prediction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is that something you want to see?

No, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to see that,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; new BC coach Steve Addazio said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But is it realistic? Yeah. I mean, what are you judging it off of? Well, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re judging off of what you saw the finish be. The finish wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t real good, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to change that.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013

DAVID J. MILES SARDINIA — David Judson Miles, 71, husband of Lucille Welch Miles, died Sunday, July 21, 2013, at his residence.

Born Nov. 24, 1941, in Dorchester County, he was a son of the late McDuffie Judge Miles and Mary Elma Rogers Miles. He was a founding member of McKenzies Tabernacle Pentecostal Holiness Church, where he served on the deacon board and was the primary class Sunday school teacher for many years. He was a member of the WW Hunting Club in Alcolu.

He loved hunting, working with wood, and to cook, especially for the hunting club and the church.

He is survived by his wife of Sardinia; one daughter, Kay M. Stewart (Ronnie) of Sardinia; a grandson, William “Will” David Stewart; two brothers, Mack Swain Miles (Diane) of Sardinia and Johnny Ray Miles (Doris) of Manning; and two sisters, Mary Elizabeth Meroney of Manning and Cheryl Morris of Sumter.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Shelby Jean Hatfield and Gwendolyn B. Young.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at McKenzies Tabernacle Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Douglas Filyaw and the Rev. Venning Long officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be at the residence, 1822 Garland Road, Gable.

The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the staff of Amedisys Hospice and especially to Beebe Coker, Fran McFaddin and Christina Toney for their love and care provided to Mr. Miles and the family during his illness.

Memorials may be made to Amedisys Hospice Services, 2555 LinDo Court, Suite B, Sumter, SC 29150.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org FOLEY DENNIS MANNING — Foley Dennis, 63, died Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born Dec. 30, 1949, in Manning, he was a son of the late Fleet and Josephine Tucker Dennis.

He was a welder in the construction industry.

He is survived by two brothers, James L. Dennis (Ingrid) of Manning and Edsel Dennis of Columbia; three sisters, Tora Arnold of Sumter, Susan Carter of Manning and Nancy Gagnon of Massachusetts; and a number of nieces and nephews.

A graveside funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today at Deep Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery on Bloomville Road.

The family will receive friends following the service in the cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Hospice Care of South Carolina, 114 Capital

Way, Manning, SC 29102.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

FRANCES M. JOYE BISHOPVILLE — Frances Michelle Joye entered eternal rest on July 21, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

The family is receiving friends at the residence of her niece, Tasha Lighty, 41 Kelly Lane, St. Mark community, Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

LELA MAE MYERS BISHOPVILLE — Lela Mae Myers, daughter of Elouise R. Myers and mother of Hannah (Garland) Parler, entered eternal rest on July 20, 2013, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today at Mt. Calvary Holiness Church, Rembert, with the pastor, the Rev. James W. Epps Sr., officiating. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

FLORENCE J. BURKETT DALZELL — Florence Jackson Smith Burkett, widow of Julian Burkett, died peacefully on Monday morning, July 22, 2013, at the home of her daughter.

Born May 26, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Lucious Kenneth and Kate Cummings Jackson. She spent her entire life in Dalzell and graduated from Hillcrest School.

Mrs. Burkett was a lifelong member of Dalzell United Methodist Church, where she rarely missed attending, until her recent illness.

She was previously married to the late Richard S. Smith, with whom she had two daughters, Kathryn S. Boyce Dennis and Pauline S. Lane.

Other survivors include eight grandchildren, James E. Boyce Jr. (Darlene), Richard G. Boyce (Debbie), Ginny B. Dority (Chris), Julie B. Cox (Miles), Kenneth J. Boyce, Terry L. Booth (Kevin), Bill Lane and Dana K. Lane. She also had 13 great-grandchildren; seven great-greatgrandchildren; and many good and caring friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.

Wednesday at Dalzell United Methodist Church with the Rev.

Wanda Altman officiating.

Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the church fellowship hall.

Pallbearers will be Eddie Boyce, Ric Boyce, Chris Dority, Kevin Booth, Bill Lane and Ken Boyce.

Honorary pallbearers are Billy Lane, Bobby Sigley, Paul Shuler, Jim Shuler, Woody Shuler and Seikon Suh. Online condolences may be sent to www. sumterfunerals.com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

RICHARD P. MOSES Richard Phillips Moses, 87, widower of Eleanor Ruth “Tat” Burke Moses, died Sunday, July 21, 2013, at his home.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Henry Phillips and Charlotte Virginia Emmanuel Moses. A former mayor of Sumter, Mr. Moses made a name for himself serving in many capacities on the national and statewide health care scene. He was the first non-hospital administrator to serve as a trustee and chairman of the board for the South Carolina Hospital Association in 1979. He was a member of the House of Delegates of the American Hospital Association, an honorary member of the American College of Hospital Administrators and published a book on hospital trustee leadership. He was chairman of the AHA’s Congress of Hospital Trustees in 1992.

Nicknamed “Doc” Moses, he served on the Tuomey board for more than 25 years, serving in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, and as chairman several times. He was a past president of the Sumter County Development Board, the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, the Sumter Jaycees and the S.C. Hospital Advisory Council. The S.C. Hospital Association awarded him the Distinguished Service Award in 1977, and he received the Southeastern Hospital Conference’s Distinguished Service Award for Excellence in 1990.

Moses also served on the first board when The Tuomey Foundation was created in 1995. He was recognized in 2009 for his continued dedication to Tuomey by the Foundation Board, which named him a lifetime member of the Founda-

tion’s Board of Governors. He previously served on the board of directors for the Carolina’s Hospital and Health Services, and was the chairman of that board in 1983. He was on the initial board of directors for SunHealth Inc. and SunHealth Network. He was a member of the board of directors of the Municipal Association of South Carolina, and a member of the State College Board of Trustees serving Lander, Francis Marion, and College of Charleston.

He was a former member of the board of Solomon’s Home, SumterShaw Community Counsel and the Sumter County Disability and Special Needs Board.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina, Moses was a veteran of the U.S. Navy Air Corps and a longtime Sumter real estate broker and businessman.

He was a member of Temple Sinai, where he served as former president of the men’s group and was warden of the Sumter Jewish Cemetery. He was a former president of the state and local Jaycees, where he was awarded “Young Man of the Year.” He was a member of the Sumter Rotary Club and the Mt. Vernon Coffee Club. He was a former referee of High School and Division II college football. He was an Eagle Scout.

He left a legacy of wonderful times spent at the beach and the mountains for his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The family would like to express their deep appreciation to his caregivers, Katherine Geter, Vivian Franklin, Lydia Woods and Stacey Cooper.

Surviving are two sons, Dr. Henry P. Moses (Linda) of Sumter and Perry Weinberg (Denise) of Greenville; one daughter, Mary Moses Deakin of Sumter; two brothers, Robert A. Moses (Clara) of Sumter and Herbert A. Moses (Annabel) of Raleigh, N.C.; one sister, Octavia (Ta) Mahon of Sumter; six grandchildren, Whitney Moses Przybyla (Adam), Charlotte Deakin Hale (Mark), John Frederick Deakin II (Marissa), Caroline Moses Zitzke (Ryan), Helen Moses Trammell (Ben) and George Davis Weinberg; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Eleanor Phillips Moses.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at Temple Sinai with Rabbi Sanford Marcus officiating.

Burial will follow in the Jewish Cemetery.

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nephews, Steve Moses, Dr. James DuRant, Richard “Dick” Mahon and John Jones Jr., T. Randy McElveen and Jay Cox. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Mt. Vernon Coffee Club.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at 110 Conyers St. Memorials may be made to Temple Sinai, 13 Church St., Sumter, SC 29150; to the Tuomey Foundation, 102 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150; or to Solomon’s Home, 620 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

Online condolences may be sent to www. sumterfunerals.com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.

BARRON HAY GREEN LYNCHBURG — Barron Hay Green, 88, husband of Eula Lee DuRant Green, died Sunday, July 21, 2013, in Walterboro.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Cornelius V. and Emma Tomlinson Green. Mr. Green was a farmer and also worked as a farm equipment supply salesman for almost 60 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was a member of the American Legion.

Surviving are his wife of Sumter; a son, Jim Green of Savannah, Ga.; and a special niece, Mary Frances Green Webster of Sumter.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Judy Green.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. today in Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Ridenhour officiating.

The family will receive friends following the graveside service.

Online condolences may be sent to www. sumterfunerals.com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

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JAMES F. PUGH Sr. James Franklin Pugh Sr., 94, husband of Dorothy H. Pugh, died Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born Jan. 27, 1919, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late James F. and Clara Pugh. Mr. Pugh was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Sept. 28, 1968, and served as an elder and fulltime pioneer minister with the North Congregation in Sumter. He owned and operated Professional Janitorial Service until his retirement in 1981.

On Nov. 4, 1951, he married Bernice Askew.

Their union was blessed with eight children, Rosalind Pugh Wiley, Loretta Brown, James Robinson, James F. (Sarah) Pugh Jr., the late Lawrence Footman, the late Geraldine Pugh Campas, the late Veronica Pugh Fenner and the Eugene Robinson.

After the passing of his first wife, he married Dorothy Hoskins on Oct. 31, 1993. This bond was further blessed with seven children, Marcelina Stukes, Roderic (Katrina) Hoskins, Margaret (George) Blair, Gwendolyn Buchanan, Leola (Jim) Rogers, the late William Eugene Hoskins and the late Warren Franklin Hoskins.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Pugh; nine children; a sister, Janie Mae Wilson; a brother, Walter David Pugh; three sisters-inlaw, Ruth (James) Watson, Naomi Hagan and Ruth (James) Watson; one brother-in-law, Franklin Robinson; 37 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends.

Viewing will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesday with services following at 1:30 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness, North Congregation, 2280 Thomas Sumter Highway, Sumter, with Brothers Victor Jackson and Joseph Davis.

The family is receiving visitors at the home, 534 W. Hampton St., Apartment 28, Sumter.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

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The Sumter Tea Party will meet Thursday, July 25, at the Elks Lodge, 1100 W. Liberty St. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. with meeting starting at 7 p.m. Richard Cash, announced challenger to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will speak.

Second Nature will perform at Downtown Friday Nights 6:30-9 p.m. Friday, July 26, on Main Street. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

The Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 817 will meet at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at VFW Post 3034, 1925 Gion St. All Purple Heart recipients and those interested in associate membership are invited. Call (803) 506-3120.

KATS Special Kneads Small Animal Shelter will sponsor a bowl-a-paw fundraiser at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at Gamecock Lanes. Cost: $12.50 per adult; $10 for children age 12 and under. Fee includes three games and shoes. RSVP to Kathy Stafford at (803) 4693906, Gail McLeod at (803) 840-4519 or email katsspecialkneads@yahoo.com.

All proceeds will benefit the animals.

The Sumter Branch NAACP will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at Congruity Presbyterian Church, 3750 Congruity Road.

National Night Out will be held 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Garden Circle Apartments, 202 E. Liberty St. This event is held annually across the nation to strengthen the bonds of community and to raise awareness of safety, drugs and crime. Call Katrina at (803) 778-2807.

The Sumter County Gamecock Club will hold its annual banquet on Thursday, Aug. 8, at the USC Sumter Nettles Building. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and the program will begin at 7 p.m. USC Baseball Head Coach Chad Holbrook will speak and Todd Ellis will emcee the event. Proceeds will be used to support the University of South Carolina Athletics, student scholarships, local Gamecock Club activities, and local youth activities.

Email SumterCountyGamecockClub@ gmail.com or call Dave at (803) 7739316 or Melissa at (803) 491-4608.

The National Federation of the Blind (Sumter Chapter) will meet at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Transportation provided within the mileage radius.

Janice Williams will speak. Contact Debra Canty at (803) 7755792 or DebraCanC2@frontier.com.

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‘Secrets of the Dead’ puts focus on Buddha

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Despite summer’s doldrums, new series continue to arrive and vie for our attention. But persistence is not the same as originality.

There are times when it seemed like the same 20 people were selling homes to each other and doing it on cable TV. The real estate market may be heating up, but do we really need “Power Broker” (9 p.m., HGTV, TV-G)?

Mike Aubrey, touted here as a real estate expert, joins contractor Juan Barbieri to find fixeruppers, foreclosed homes and other bargains and match-make these misfit properties with buyers on a limited budget. The emphasis, here, is to save potential buyers enough money up front, so they can use cash toward renovations and improvements.

• Fresh off the introduction of two new original dramas, “The Fosters” and “Twisted,” ABC Family adds an unscripted drama to its mix. “The Vineyard” (10 p.m., TV-14) follows summer help at the Black Dog, a restaurant, gift shop, bakery and

all-around tourist attraction on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., an island getaway for the rich and famous.

• “Secrets of the Dead” (10 p.m., PBS, TV-G, check local listings) presents “Bones of the Buddha,” a look into evidence that an amateur archaeologist may have stumbled upon the religious figure’s remains more than a century ago. According to “Bones,” a colonial manager named William Peppe excavated jewel-filled reliquary jars from a hillside in northern India.

One jar contained a Sanskrit inscription claiming that it contained the remains of the Buddha himself.

PBS will also air the 2010 documentary “The Buddha” (8 p.m., check local listings), narrated by Richard Gere.

• ESPN’s “Nine for IX” series of documentaries about female athletes continues with “No Limits” (8 p.m.), which examines Audrey Mestre’s fatal 2002 plunge in her efforts to break a 525-foot free-diving record in the Canary Islands.

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Tonight’s Other Highlights • Hanna bottoms out on “Pretty Little Liars” (8 p.m., ABC Family, TV-14).

• Live eliminations on “America’s Got Talent” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

• A dead walrus evades capture on “Deadliest Catch” (9 p.m., Discovery, TV-14).

• Maura learns about her father on “Rizzoli & Isles” (9 p.m., TNT, TV-14).

• Danny keeps his own counsel on “Twisted” (9 p.m., ABC Family, TV-14).

• Surfers sing in the 2013 musical fantasy “Teen Beach Movie” (9 p.m., Disney).

• Crises roil the CIA on “Covert Affairs” (9 p.m., USA, TV14).

• A spoiled diplomat’s daughter becomes a “Person of Interest” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

• Kate may be dating a murder suspect on “Body of Proof”

(10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14).

• An online gamer and social recluse expires on “Perception” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-14).

• A big break for Mike on “Suits” (10 p.m., USA, TV-14).

• Lisa Kudrow’s comedy “Web Therapy” (11 p.m., Showtime, TV-14) returns for a third season.

Series Notes A returning veteran is slain on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TVPG) * “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * Hetty may be too close to a case on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * “Perfect Score” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

Cult Choice The same year that she won an Oscar for her performance in “The Blind Side,” Sandra Bullock received (and personally accepted) a Razzie Award for worst actress for her performance in the critically savaged 2009 comedy “All About Steve” (7 p.m., and 9 p.m., Fox Movie Channel).

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE #13-797 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Council for Sumter County, South Carolina, will hold a public hearing on Friday, July 23, 2013, at 6:00 O'clock P.M., or as soon thereafter as practicable, as said hearing can be convened, in connection with: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON S. GUIGNARD PARKWAY, SUMTER, SC This public hearing will be held in the Chambers of the said County Council on the third floor of the Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina, or at such other location within the said County as proper notice might specify. The said ordinance can be reviewed or a copy obtained from the Clerk to Council at the Offices of County Council on the third floor of the said County Administration Building. The public is invited to attend and participate in the public hearing.

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