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Focus turns to interim district head Board will meet again Monday for executive session BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com The primary focus of the Sumter School District Board of Trustees is to find an interim superintendent as soon as possible, the board announced Thursday at its first meeting since the resignation announcement of Superintendent Randolph Bynum. After holding a roughly two-hour executive session, board Chairman Keith Schultz read a statement stressing the importance of finding an interim replacement, and then announced the trustees will hold another special meeting on Monday at Alice Drive Middle School to continue working toward finding this person. “We want to assure ev-

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Community members wait during executive session at Lakewood High School at Thursday evening’s Sumter School District Board of Trustees meeting.

eryone that we recognize the urgency to put into place a leader who will ensure a smooth transition into the coming school SEE MEETING, PAGE A10

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Helen Mitchell, front, smiles at her matrons of honor while Herbert Hightower, center, listens to Stewart Schnur, officiant, as best man Roland Alexander Bradley smiles at Tuomey Chapel on Tuesday. The matrons of honor were Dione Mitchell Perry and Shelia Davis.

Judge denies bond for man charged with attempted murder

Senior citizens find joy in 2nd relationship

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BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com This Sumter love story begins with chemotherapy, rather than with the usual moonlight and roses. And, it culminated Tuesday, when Helen Mitchell and Herbert Hightower were married at Tuomey Chapel. “God had a hand in it,” Mitchell said. “He showed me his spirit. When God shows you something, you can believe it. You can trust it.” The two met while their spouses were in treatment for cancer at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Mitchell’s husband even became golf buddies with Hightower. He died Dec. 20, 2006, and Hightower’s wife died June 11, 2011. It was a while before they saw each other again at the Shaw Air Force Base Exchange store. “She is attractive,” Hightower said. “We exchanged pleasantries. I talked about going to see my daughter in Charlotte for (the holidays), and she said she wanted to see her daughter in Fort Mill.” He provided the ride, and come January 2012, he was asking Mitchell to karaoke. At first she said no because of the

Sumter attorney Will Brunson said Thursday that his 34-year-old client did not shoot at another man in a parked vehicle in late June. Third Circuit Judge George C. James said Corey Jason Stukes will remain without bond for a charge of attempted mur- STUKES der at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, however, until Brunson “finds credible evidence (Stukes) was not involved in this incident.” James denied a bond motion on Thursday, saying that Brunson can revisit the matter in 90 days. “I find that Stukes is a danger to the community at the present time,” James said in making his decision. “Mr. Brunson, if you do find the credible evidence, I’d

ABOVE: Stewart Schnur, leader of Plaza Church of Christ and officiant for Tuesday’s wedding, holds up the rings and talks about their symbolism Tuesday. He was in a wheelchair following left knee replacement surgery. BELOW: The cake and sparkling cider await the bride and groom.

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suggest you collaborate with (3rd Circuit Assistant Solicitor W. Jason) Corbett to determine who did this to the exclusion of Mr. Stukes.” Stukes, of 143 Shannon St. in Sumter, was arrested July 1, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, eight days after a gun was fired at a white Cadillac SRX parked at a Broad Street nightclub. The car was hit seven or eight times, according to reports, causing about $6,000 in damage. No one was hurt in the incident. “(The driver) said Stukes was firing at him because of an argument over dancing with a female,” the report states. “(He) also stated that it could have ... been over the fact that (the victim’s) brother signed statements against one of the Stukes’ family members, causing them to go to jail.” Reports indicate .40-caliber shell casings were SEE STUKES, PAGE A10

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Teen granted $20,000 surety bond in burglaries case BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com A Lakewood High School student charged for his suspected part in what a 3rd Circuit assistant solicitor called a “batch of burglaries” was granted a $20,000 surety bond on Thursday. Michael Paterna, 17, must be in his mother’s home on Lloyd Drive between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. each day and has to remain enrolled in and attending classes, according to 3rd Circuit Judge

George C. James. Paterna is charged with two counts of first-degree burglary with co-defendants Bailey Ingle and Conner Mitchum, both 18. Ingle was granted a $50,000 surety bond in June, and Mitchum remains in jail. Paterna was charged July 12 with two counts of first-degree burglary, and has no previous criminal record, according to 3rd Circuit Assistant Solicitor Edgar R. Donnald. His attorney, Chip McMillan, said he has cooperated with the Sumter

County Sheriff’s Office. “That will continue as long as I am his attorney,” McMillan said. According to reports, deputies connected Paterna to the alleged break-in in late April of a home in the 500 block of Clifton Road in Sumter. The 70-year-old owner told police that about $200 in pennies stored in gallon jugs, a 37-inch Pro Scan TV valued at $600 and a single-barrel 20-gauge shotgun valued at $150 were taken from the home. Ingle, of 3180 Fires-

tone Court, and Mitchum, of 2245 Lloyd Drive, were charged May 23 with multiple counts of first- and second-degree burglary. Attorney Murrell Smith told 3rd Circuit Judge R. Ferrell Cothran in June that Ingle went against her parents’ wishes between March and May when she allegedly helped Mitchum, her then-boyfriend, perpetuate the series of home invasions. “She got back together with him in March and left home,” Smith said. “Her parents had

no legal recourse to bring her back home. And then we have all these incidents. She is a senior in high school and set to graduate this year. She’s an honor graduate with a LIFE scholarship. The family is just shocked at what has happened.” Mitchum is suspected in the break-ins of two homes in the 2800 block of Tindal Road and one home each in the 2300 block of Addison Street, the 500 block of Godwin Street, the 500 block of Clifton Road, the 2400 block of

Old Manning Road, the 800 block of Bethel Church Road and the 3600 block of Cox Road. Ingle is suspected as an accomplice in those break-ins. James ordered Paterna to stay away from Ingle and Mitchum, who have also been ordered to refrain from seeing one another. “He knows there will be no contact if he is released, and he does not want contact with them,” McMillan said. Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

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COLUMBIA — Richland County sheriff’s deputies said a bystander holding his 3-year-old child was shot and killed at a Columbia apartment complex. Deputies said the child was not injured in the shooting about 9 p.m. Wednesday. The man was hit in the upper part of his body and died at the scene. He was identified by authorities Thursday as 25-year-old Howard J. Nemley. Sheriff’s spokesman Curtis Wilson said it appears the shooting occurred after an altercation between two groups that began Wednesday afternoon.

Man receives 30 years for botched holdup

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ABOVE: Volunteers serve food during a deployed spouses dinner at Shaw Air Force Base on Monday. Deployed spouses dinners are held regularly to provide support and encouragement to families of deployed service members. ABOVE RIGHT: Children of deployed service members browse a table of pamphlets and gifts during the deployed spouses dinner.

Volunteers team up to help encourage spouses of deployed military members BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS ASHLEY L. GARDNER Special to The Item Spouses of Team Shaw’s deployed service members came out to the Carolina Skies Club at Shaw Air Force Base on Monday for free home cooking during a deployed family dinner. Event organizers sought help hosting the dinner, and volunteers did everything from holding a baby while a mother walked through the serving line to providing free child care for the duration of the dinner. More than 100 people attended the dinner. Deployed spouse dinners started in 2008 at the chapel annex with a couple dozen spouses and de-

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The dinner brings spouses together to network, talk to commanders, first sergeants, key spouses, chapel staff and support agency representatives. The kids get to release their energy jumping in a bouncy house or other fun activities. “I’m very satisfied with the turnout for the dinner,” declared 1st Lt. Douglas Dixon, 20th Fighter Wing chaplain. “With loved ones down range, deployed dinners give spouses an opportunity to build a solid network between one another during difficult times.” Call the Shaw Air Force Base chapel at (803) 895-1106 for more information or to volunteer for upcoming deployed family dinners.

SPARTANBURG — A Spartanburg man received a 30-year sentence for a botched robbery at a local Waffle House that ended when an armed customer killed a second suspect. Spartanburg County’s chief prosecutor said Thursday a jury convicted 30-year-old Kenneth Craig of two counts of armed robbery, 11 counts of attempted armed robbery and weapons charges for the holdup early on Jan. 21, 2012. Solicitor Barry Barnette said Craig and 19-year-old Dante Williams entered wearing masks and took customers’ cellphones, wallets and credit cards at gunpoint. Williams was shot by a customer who was legally carrying a concealed handgun. Craig fled on foot and was arrested the next night. Craig testified at trial that he only drove Williams and another person to the business and then drove the alleged third person away.

DJJ officer charged with assaulting juvenile COLUMBIA — A South Carolina juvenile correctional officer is accused of assaulting a young inmate while on duty this week. The State Law Enforcement Division announced in a release Thursday that 32-year-old Edward Bing III was charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. The felony is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The release said the assault on Monday at the Department of Juvenile Justice resulted in a compound fracture of the juvenile’s leg. It accuses Bing of violating his duties and accountability as a public official.

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Interim commander will take control next month at Fort Jackson COLUMBIA (AP) — Fort Jackson is getting a new commander next month. Brig. Gen. Bradley A. Becker will take over the service’s largest basic training base in a ceremony Aug. 27, the Army said Thursday. Becker will take over from Brig. Gen. Peggy Combs, who will return to her position as commandant of the Army’s chemical school at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Combs has been interim commander at Fort Jackson since Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts was relieved of command earli-

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CADETTES COMPLETE SILVER AWARD Cadettes from Girl Scout Troop 2292 completed their Silver Award on July 14. To earn the award, the troop had to identify an issue they cared about in the community. The group chose John K. Crosswell Home for Children, and the girls began their journey by asking individuals to help fill Christmas stockings for the children. Following a great response to the project, the girls needed to make their project sustainable, so they looked at other needs of the home. They identified that Crosswell could use a family style home-cooked supper, so they set out to make Sunday suppers for Crosswell a reality. In doing so, they each worked more than 50 hours planning and calling local churches, groups and organizations in the Sumter community. Five groups signed up with each taking a month and delivering a home-cooked meal on the second Sunday of that month. Michelle Bowen and Deborah and Caroline Jamison of Troop 2292 kicked off the project by being the first group to deliver the supper. They also invited people from the five groups to accompany them so that they could familiarize themselves with the project.

er this month because of misconduct. Suspended in May over charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation, the one-star general was removed after an investigation by the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division. Becker, who joined the Army as a second lieutenant in 1986, is assistant deputy director for joint training in Suffolk, Va. He has been deployed three times to Iraq and served in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Storm. He also has served in Germany and South Korea.

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Lawrence Lamar Gibson, 31, of 28 Glade Drive, Wedgefield, was arrested Tuesday and charged with seconddegree burglary. At 5:30 a.m., Gibson reportedly broke into a convenience store in the 2800 block of S.C. 261 South by breaking out a glass door with a brick and stole five packs of cigarettes. Gibson and his car were identified from security footage, and when law enforcement arrived at the home, they reportedly found Gibson hiding under the sink. Joseph A. Murphy, 54, of 907 S. Main St., was arrested Tuesday and charged with criminal domestic violence. During an argument with a 54-year-old woman at the home, Murphy reportedly sprayed the woman with a hose and pushed her to the ground, causing bruising to the woman’s back.

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Murphy reportedly told police the woman was “coming at him� at the time of the incident. Joe Louis Isaac, 21, of 1421 Frank St., was arrested Tuesday and charged with driving under suspension, fourth offense, and being a habitual traffic offender. At 1:56 p.m., Isaac was stopped on South Lafayette Drive at Bee Street for reportedly having windows tinted too dark.

Casey Tyler Onofri, 19, of 15 Lombardi Court, Dalzell, was charged Tuesday with four counts of financial transaction card fraud. On April 27, Onofri reportedly used the victim’s card to make purchases at four separate locations across Sumter County, running up an unknown dollar amount on the card. FIRE:

a mobile home fire in the 100 block of McLeod Chapel Road in Rembert. The fire reportedly spread throughout the 2,000-square-foot home, causing damage estimated at $130,000. A Chevrolet SUV parked nearby also reportedly sustained about $1,000 in damage. The cause of the fire was not determined. No injuries were reported in the fire.

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On Monday, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 54 calls. Forty-four were medical calls, two were motor vehicle wrecks, one was a stand-by for the fire department, and seven were listed as “other trauma.� On Tuesday, Sumter County EMS responded to 41 calls. Thirty-four

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Air Force Airman Peter A. Magnin and Airman Alysia A. Martin have graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airmen completed an intensive, eightweek program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Magnin, a 2012 graduate of Sumter High School, is a son of David and Linda Magnin of Sumter. Martin, a 2012 graduate of Sumter High School, is a daughter of Tyrone and Delores Martin of Sumter. Army National Guard Spec. Henry A. Driggers, Army Pvt. Casey A. James, Pvt. Shikeema K. Wells, Pvt. David R. Chambers and Pvt. Jamarquis T. Pusher have graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia. During the nine weeks of training, the soldiers studied the

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Army mission, history, tradition and core values and physical fitness and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises. Driggers, a 1993 graduate of Sumter High School, is a brother of Kazmierski Edmund of Sumter. James, a 2011 graduate of Lakewood High School, is a son of Martha Dove and former ward of Brenda Toum, both of Pinewood. He is the brother of Joshua James of Manning. Wells, a 2011 graduate of Crestwood High School, is a daughter of Barbara McCall of Sumter. Chambers, a 2009 graduate of Sumter High School, is a son of Rick Chambers and brother of Evan Queen, both of Sumter. Pusher, a 2012 graduate of Phoenix High School, Alcolu, is a son of Linda Glenn and grandson of Johnny

Green, both of Summerton. Marine Corps Pfc. Austin J. Evans, Pvt. Chadwick T. Coker and Pvt. Greg C. Ross earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island. For 13 weeks, the recruits stayed committed during some of the world’s most demanding entry-level military training in order to be transformed from civilians to Marines instilled with pride, discipline and the core values of honor, courage and commitment. Training subjects included closeorder drill, marksmanship with an M-16A4 rifle, physical fitness, martial arts, swimming, military history, customs and courtesies. One week prior to graduation, the recruits endured The Crucible, a 54-hour final test of recruits’ minds and bodies. Upon completion, recruits are presented the Marine Corps emblem and called Marines for the first time. Evans, a 2011 graduate of Lake City High School in Lake City, is a son of Eric L. and Kimberly N. Evans of Bishopville.

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Coker, a 2008 graduate of East Clarendon High School, is a son of Donald G. Coker Jr. and stepson of Bennita B. Beasley Coker of Turbeville. Ross is a 2012 graduate of East Clarendon High School, Turbeville. Navy Seaman Stanley Geddings was recently promoted to his current rank upon graduation from recruit training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Geddings received the early promotion for outstanding performance during all phases of the training cycle. Training included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. The capstone event of boot camp is “Battle Stations.� This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. Battle Stations is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedi-

cation, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly “Navy� flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor. Geddings, a 2012 graduate of Sumter High School, is a son of Gwendolyn V. Croft of Sumter and Stanley Geddings of Dalzell. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren T. Maple was recently awarded the Battle Efficiency “E� achievement along with other sailors attached to the guidedmissile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). The award recognizes the crew for displaying excellence in maritime warfare, engineering, survivability, command, control, communication and information warfare. It also represents a year’s worth of dedication and hard work from the entire crew. In addition, the crew members are also entitled to wear the Battle

“E� ribbon on their uniform. USS Farragut successfully completed certification in the basic, integrated and sustainment phases of the ship’s 2012 patrol, while assigned to the Navy’s 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. The crew flawlessly executed the Farragut’s duties while representing the Navy during nine port visits and several multinational exercises. Farragut also served as the Combined Task Force 151 flagship for counter-piracy operations, providing maritime security and strengthening relations with African and European partner nations. USS Farragut, homeported out of Mayport, Fla., is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Maple, a 2007 graduate of Sumter High School, is a son of Rachel Maple of Sumter. He joined the Navy in September 2007.

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80 dead in train crash blamed on high speed BY HERNAN MUNOZ The Associated Press SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain — A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 80 people and maiming dozens more, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit, or more, along that curved stretch of track. The unanswered question is: Why? Spain’s government said two probes have been launched into the train’s derailment Wednesday night on its approach to this Christian festival city in northwest Spain, where planned celebrations in honor of one of Jesus’ disciples gave way to a living nightmare. The regional government in Galicia confirmed that police planned to question the 52-year-old train driver, in Santiago de Compostela’s main hospital with unspecified injuries, as both a witness and as a possible suspect, but cautioned that possible faults in safety equipment were also being investigated. The Interior Ministry raised the

death toll to 80 in what was Spain’s deadliest train wreck in four decades. The Galician government said 94 others remained hospitalized in six regional hospitals, 31 of them — including four children — in critical condition. The U.S. State Department said one American was killed in the crash and five others were injured. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said those numbers were “likely to change� and declined to elaborate. “Today the American people grieve with our Spanish friends, who are in our thoughts and prayers,� President Obama said in a statement. In the morning, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, a native of Santiago de Compostela, toured the crash scene alongside rescue workers and went to a nearby hospital to visit those wounded and their families. In the evening, Spain’s head of state, King Carlos, and Queen Sofia went to the same hospital, dressed in funereal black. “For a native of Santiago, like me, this is the saddest day,� said Rajoy, who declared Spain would observe a three-day period of mourning. He THE ASSOCIATED PRESS said judicial authorities and the Public Works Ministry had launched par- The death toll in a passenger train crash in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, rose to 80 on Thursday. The train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch and smashed into a security wall allel investigations into what caused Wednesday night. the crash.

Obama administration strikes back against Voting Rights ruling WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration opened an aggressive new front in the battle about voter protection Thursday, singling out Texas for legal action and promising broader efforts to come after last month’s Supreme Court ruling that wiped out a major provision of the Voting Rights Act. It was the administration’s first legal response to counter the justices’ 5-4 decision, but Attorney General Eric Holder pledged that “it will not be our last.� In a speech to the National Urban League in Philadelphia, Holder

called the Voting Rights Act “the cornerstone of modern civil rights law� and said that “we cannot allow the slow unraveling of the progress that so many, throughout history, have sacrificed so much to achieve.� Texas Republicans suggested the administration effort was more about politics. “This decision has nothing to do with protecting voting rights and everything to do with advancing a partisan political agenda,� Sen. John Cornyn said after Holder’s speech. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott tweeted, “I’ll fight Obama’s

effort to control our elections & I’ll fight against cheating at the ballot box.� Abbott is running for governor. The Supreme Court on June 25 threw out the most powerful part of the Voting Rights Act, whose enactment in 1965 marked a major turning point in black

Americans’ struggle for equal rights and political power. Holder said the first Justice Department move would be to ask a federal court in San Antonio to require advance approval for voting changes in Texas, a state riven with political battles, from redistrict-

ing to voter ID requirements. “Even as Congress considers updates to the Voting Rights Act in light of the court’s ruling, we plan, in the meantime, to fully utilize the law’s remaining

sections to ensure that the voting rights of all American citizens are protected,� Holder said. The Justice Department is asking that a preapproval requirement in Texas apply for 10 years.

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Starting high school later may help sleepy teens NEW YORK (AP) — Quinn Cooney of Mill Creek, Wash., is excited about starting high school in September, but she’s not looking forward to waking up at 5:30 a.m. to arrive on time. Classes for ninthgraders start at 7:30 a.m., 45 minutes earlier than they did in middle school. “I think it is going to be harder to get up,� said Quinn, 13. “I do think it is better to start early so that we can be finished early and do things after school, but I am worried that if I have a boring class for my first period that it will be hard to stay awake.� Decades of sleep research have confirmed what parents know: It’s hard for teenagers to wake up early. Some high schools have adopted late starts around 8:30 a.m. to improve attendance and performance. But other districts say it’s too complicated to shift schedules because of logistics involving buses and afterschool activities. About 40 percent of U.S. public high schools open before 8 a.m., according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, with just 15 percent starting 8:30 a.m. or later. In districts where early starts are necessary because the same bus does multiple runs for high school, middle school and elementary students, teens often get the early shift. That’s the case in Anne Arundel County, Md., where public high schools start at 7:17 a.m. and buses start running at 5:50 a.m. Lisa Rodvien taught high school there, in Annapolis, and says attendance at her first-period classes was “as low as 50 percent or below.� Among those who showed up, “I would definitely see three or four kids with their heads down. You walk over to them to wake them up and get them to sit up, and you see that they’re exhausted.� Earlier this year, Anne Arundel school officials laid out options for delaying start times to anywhere from 7:32

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Severna Park High School students arrive for class in March 2012. About 40 percent of U.S. public high schools open before 8 a.m., according to the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, with 45 percent starting between 8 and 8:30 a.m., and just 15 percent starting 8:30 a.m. or later.

a.m. to 9:45 a.m. along with potential complications, such as additional costs if buses are added, child care issues where late-day schedules might prevent teens from picking up younger siblings after school, and implications for teams if they end up playing in the dark. Bob Mosier, spokesman for Anne Arundel schools, said no decisions have been made. But the focus on logistics is frustrating for Heather Macintosh, spokeswoman for a national organization called Start School Later that’s headquartered in Annapolis. “What is the priority?� she said. “It should be education,

health and safety. All the other stuff may not be perfect — you may have to have your violin lesson before school or install lights on your field (for sports) — but it will work itself out.� Megan Kuhfeld, a graduate student at the University of CaliforniaLos Angeles who’s been studying late-start debates since she was an undergrad at Duke University in North Carolina, surveyed some 35 districts that switched to later starts and found most were glad they’d made the switch. Not only did students benefit, for the most part, but “the things people had feared — how transportation would be affected, how sports would be

affected — became the new normal and people adjusted,� she said. But Kuhfeld knows firsthand the pros and cons of late-start high schools, having attended one in Chapel Hill, N.C. “I enjoyed waking up later than everyone in the area next to me where there were early start times,� she said, but as a member of the tennis team, she had to miss sixth and seventh period classes to compete at other schools. In junior and senior year, that meant AP classes had to be made up. “It was hard to balance everything,� she said. “I’d get home at 8 p.m. and hadn’t had dinner yet.� Still, advocates say several studies show the benefits of late start schools outweigh the drawbacks. In 1996, high school start times in Edina, Minn., changed from 7:20 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The change improved attendance, decreased tardiness and

left kids more alert, better prepared and even less depressed and less likely to visit school nurses, according to studies led by Kyla Wahlstrom, director of the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement at the University of Minnesota. By the end of the first year, 92 percent of Edina parents also said they preferred the later start, Wahlstrom said. Following Edina’s lead, Minneapolis, with an urban, low-income population that was very different from Edina’s affluent suburban kids, also decided to delay public high school start times, from 7:15 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. A fiveyear study there showed the new schedule “statistically improved graduation rates because kids who had been sleeping through their first hour were not short on credits,� Wahlstrom said. “When kids were short on credits, they

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would say, ‘I’m going to drop out of school.’� Today Minneapolis high schools start between 7:56 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., but none have gone back to 7:15 a.m. The National Sleep Foundation says Wahlstrom’s study of Minnesota schools demonstrates that “changing to later start times is beneficial.� Other studies published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggest late school starts may even reduce teen wrecks, presumably because kids are less drowsy. A study from 2007-08 found “significantly� higher teen crash rates in Virginia Beach, Va., than in a similar district in nearby Chesapeake where classes started 75 to 80 minutes later. A similar study in the late 1990s found crash rates for teen drivers dropped 16.5 percent in a Kentucky district after high school openings went from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

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Helen Mitchell cuts the cake with her new husband, Herbert Hightower. The two were married Tuesday at the Tuomey Chapel.

“When you’re a senior citizen, it’s quite different,� Mitchell said about getting married. “You’re established. You know what love is. You cold weather’s effect on her arthritis, and she trust it and look forward to it the second time was in school at the time. around.� “He said, ‘please go. I’ll have you home by 10 Schnur performed the ceremony from his p.m.,’� Mitchell said. “I was scared. I’d never wheelchair, as he’d recently had his left knee reused a microphone, (but) he is very good. He placed. got me hooked. We stayed until “The reason for the date is (midnight).� ‘When you’re a it’s Herbert Hightower’s father’s Hightower proposed on one 100th birthday,� Schnur said. knee in her kitchen at a Thankssenior citizen, it’s “Otherwise, we’d wait a couple giving party. of weeks, so I could be standing quite different. up.� “It was a joyful moment,� Mitchell said. “He’s a spontaneWhile Hightower’s father was You’re established. not present, his daughter was. ous man.� Between the two of them they “I’m happy that he’s happy,� You know what love Danielle Hightower said. “It’s a had 90 years of marriage to their credit, said Stewart Schnur of good day for him.� is. You trust it and Mitchell’s son shared similar Plaza Church of Christ. Mitchell is a member of his church, and thoughts. look forward to it “I am very happy for my Hightower had been attending. Schnur provided their premarital mother,� Reginald Mitchell said. the second time “After today, a classmate will be counseling and served as wedding officiant. my stepsister.� around.’ When asked who gives the “For couples in their 70s, it’s about communicating with their bride away, he and his sister, children and reassuring them Dione Mitchell Perry, said “we that you are not taking the place do.� Danielle Hightower walked Helen Mitchell her father in and “gave him of their mother or father,� he said. “I also — and this is not away� during the ceremony. something I normally do during The second-time newlyweds pre-marriage counseling — I talk to them about had words of wisdom to share. making sure their wills are in order and talking “Just be good to her,� Hightower said. to their children to help relieve any concerns “Enjoy growing old together,� Mitchell said. they may have about material being passed on.� Hightower is 72, and Mitchell is 68. Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

Materials companies help stocks to a slight gain NEW YORK (AP) — Gains in energy and chemical companies helped nudge the stock market higher Thursday. The modest move extends a pattern seen this week: Even with plenty of earnings news from big companies, the broader market has shuffled between minor gains and minor losses.

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ĂŜĚ ZÄžÄ?ĆŒÄžÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ͳ ΨώϹÍ•ĎŹĎŹĎŹÍż dŚĞ Ä‚Ä?Ć&#x;Ç€Ĺ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ? Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ć‰Ĺ˝Ć?ĞĚ Ä‚ĆŒÄž Ä?ĂƚĞĹ?Ĺ˝ĆŒĹ?Ä?ĂůůLJ ĞdžÄ?ůƾĚĞĚ ƾŜÄšÄžĆŒ ,h ĆŒÄžĹ?ƾůÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? Ä‚Ćš ĎŽĎ° &Z WÄ‚ĆŒĆš Ϲϴ ĨĆŒŽž EÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻ ŜǀĹ?ĆŒŽŜžÄžĹśĆšÄ‚ĹŻ WŽůĹ?Ä?LJ Ä?Ćš ĆŒÄžĆ‹ĆľĹ?ĆŒÄžĹľÄžĹśĆšĆ?͘ Ĺś ŜǀĹ?ĆŒŽŜžÄžĹśĆšÄ‚ĹŻ ZĞǀĹ?ÄžÇ ZÄžÄ?Ĺ˝ĆŒÄš Íž ZZÍż ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽÄ?ƾžÄžĹśĆšĆ? ƚŚĞ ĞŜǀĹ?ĆŒŽŜžÄžĹśĆšÄ‚ĹŻ ÄšÄžĆšÄžĆŒĹľĹ?ŜĂĆ&#x;ŽŜĆ? ĨŽĆŒ ƚŚĹ?Ć? Ć‰ĆŒŽŊÄžÄ?Ćš Ĺ?Ć? ŽŜ ÄŽĹŻÄž Ä‚Ćš ƚŚĞ ŽĸÄ?Äž ŽĨ ĹŻÄ‚ĆŒÄžĹśÄ?Äž 'Ä‚Ĺ?ŜĞĆ?Í• ŽžžƾŜĹ?ƚLJ ĞǀĞůŽƉžĞŜƚ Ĺ?ĆŒÄžÄ?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒÍ• Ď­ĎŽ tÄžĆ?Ćš >Ĺ?Ä?ÄžĆŒĆšÇ‡ ^ĆšĆŒÄžÄžĆš ÍžKĸÄ?Äž ,Ϳ͕ ^ƾžĆšÄžĆŒÍ• ^ ͘ dŚĞ ZZ žĂLJ Ä?Äž ĞdžĂžĹ?ŜĞĚ Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ä?ŽƉĹ?ĞĚ Ç ÄžÄžĹŹÄšÄ‚Ç‡Ć? ĨĆŒŽž Ͼ͗ϏϏ ͘D͘ ƚŽ Ď°Í—ĎŻĎŹ W͘D͘ PUBLIC COMMENTS ŜLJ Ĺ?ŜĚĹ?Ç€Ĺ?ĚƾĂů͕ Ĺ?ĆŒŽƾƉ͕ Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ä‚Ĺ?ĞŜÄ?LJ žĂLJ Ć?ĆľÄ?ĹľĹ?Ćš Ç ĆŒĹ?ƊĞŜ Ä?ŽžžÄžĹśĆšĆ? ŽŜ ƚŚĞ ZZ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ Ĺ?ƚLJ DĂŜĂĹ?ÄžĆŒÍ˜ ĹŻĹŻ Ä?ŽžžÄžĹśĆšĆ? ĆŒÄžÄ?ÄžĹ?ǀĞĚ Ä?LJ ĆľĹ?ĆľĆ?Ćš Ď­ĎŹÍ• ĎŽĎŹĎ­ĎŻ Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ä?Äž Ä?ŽŜĆ?Ĺ?ÄšÄžĆŒÄžÄš Ä?LJ Ĺ?ƚLJ ŽĨ ^ƾžĆšÄžĆŒ Ć‰ĆŒĹ?Ĺ˝ĆŒ ƚŽ Ä‚ĆľĆšĹšĹ˝ĆŒĹ?ÇŒĹ?ĹśĹ? Ć?ĆľÄ?ĹľĹ?Ć?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ ŽĨ Ä‚ ĆŒÄžĆ‹ĆľÄžĆ?Ćš ĨŽĆŒ ĆŒÄžĹŻÄžÄ‚Ć?Äž ŽĨ ĨƾŜÄšĆ?͘ RELEASE OF FUNDS Ĺ?ƚLJ ŽĨ ^ƾžĆšÄžĆŒ Ä?ÄžĆŒĆ&#x;ÄŽÄžĆ? ƚŽ ,h ƚŚĂƚ ÄžĆŒŽŜ DÄ? Ĺ˝ĆŒĹľĹ?Ä?ĹŹ Ĺ?Ĺś ĹšĹ?Ć? Ä?ĂƉĂÄ?Ĺ?ƚLJ Ä‚Ć? Ĺ?ƚLJ DĂŜĂĹ?ÄžĆŒ Ä?ŽŜĆ?ĞŜƚĆ? ƚŽ Ä‚Ä?Ä?ĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ĹŠĆľĆŒĹ?Ć?ÄšĹ?Ä?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ÄžÄšÄžĆŒÄ‚ĹŻ ŽƾĆŒĆšĆ? Ĺ?Ĩ Ä‚Ĺś Ä‚Ä?Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ĺ?Ć? Ä?ĆŒŽƾĹ?Śƚ ƚŽ ÄžŜĨŽĆŒÄ?Äž ĆŒÄžĆ?ƉŽŜĆ?Ĺ?Ä?Ĺ?ĹŻĹ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ? Ĺ?Ĺś ĆŒÄžĹŻÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŜǀĹ?ĆŒŽŜžÄžĹśĆšÄ‚ĹŻ ĆŒÄžÇ€Ĺ?ÄžÇ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ä?ÄžĆ?Ć? ĂŜĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĆ?Äž ĆŒÄžĆ?ƉŽŜĆ?Ĺ?Ä?Ĺ?ĹŻĹ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ? ŚĂǀĞ Ä?ĞĞŜ Ć?Ä‚Ć&#x;Ć?ĎĞĚ͘ ,h Í›Ć? Ä‚Ć‰Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ç€Ä‚ĹŻ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ä?ÄžĆŒĆ&#x;ÄŽÄ?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ć?Ä‚Ć&#x;Ć?ÄŽÄžĆ? Ĺ?ĆšĆ? ĆŒÄžĆ?ƉŽŜĆ?Ĺ?Ä?Ĺ?ĹŻĹ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ? ƾŜÄšÄžĆŒ E W ĂŜĚ ĆŒÄžĹŻÄ‚ĆšÄžÄš ĹŻÄ‚Ç Ć? ĂŜĚ Ä‚ĆľĆšĹšĹ˝ĆŒĹ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ?Í• ĂŜĚ Ä‚ĹŻĹŻĹ˝Ç Ć? ƚŚĞ Ĺ?ƚLJ ŽĨ ^ƾžĆšÄžĆŒ ƚŽ ĆľĆ?Äž Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ĺ?ĆŒÄ‚Ĺľ ĨƾŜÄšĆ?͘ OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS ,h Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ä‚Ä?Ä?ĞƉƚ Ĺ˝Ä?ĹŠÄžÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? ƚŽ Ĺ?ĆšĆ? ĆŒÄžĹŻÄžÄ‚Ć?Äž ŽĨ ĨƾŜÄšĆ? ĂŜĚ ƚŚĞ Ĺ?ƚLJ ŽĨ ^ƾžĆšÄžĆŒÍ›Ć? Ä?ÄžĆŒĆ&#x;ÄŽÄ?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ ĨŽĆŒ Ä‚ Ć‰ÄžĆŒĹ?ŽĚ ŽĨ ÄŽĹŒÄžÄžĹś ͞ϭϹͿ ĚĂLJĆ? Ä¨Ĺ˝ĹŻĹŻĹ˝Ç Ĺ?ĹśĹ? ƚŚĞ Ä‚ĹśĆ&#x;Ä?Ĺ?ƉĂƚĞĚ Ć?ĆľÄ?ĹľĹ?Ć?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ ĚĂƚĞ Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ĺ?ĆšĆ? Ä‚Ä?ƚƾĂů ĆŒÄžÄ?ÄžĹ?Ɖƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĆŒÄžĆ‹ĆľÄžĆ?Ćš ÍžÇ ĹšĹ?Ä?ĹšÄžÇ€ÄžĆŒ Ĺ?Ć? ĹŻÄ‚ĆšÄžĆŒÍż ŽŜůLJ Ĺ?Ĩ ƚŚĞLJ Ä‚ĆŒÄž ŽŜ ŽŜÄž ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ä¨Ĺ˝ĹŻĹŻĹ˝Ç Ĺ?ĹśĹ? Ä?Ä‚Ć?ÄžĆ?Í— ͞ĂͿ ƚŚĞ Ä?ÄžĆŒĆ&#x;ÄŽÄ?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ç Ä‚Ć? ŜŽĆš ĞdžĞÄ?ƾƚĞĚ Ä?LJ ƚŚĞ ÄžĆŒĆ&#x;ĨLJĹ?ĹśĹ? KĸÄ?ÄžĆŒ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ĺ?ƚLJ ŽĨ ^ƾžĆšÄžĆŒÍ– ÍžÄ?Íż ƚŚĞ Ĺ?ƚLJ ŚĂĆ? ŽžĹ?ƊĞĚ Ä‚ Ć?ƚĞƉ Ĺ˝ĆŒ ĨÄ‚Ĺ?ůĞĚ ƚŽ žĂŏĞ Ä‚ ĚĞÄ?Ĺ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ ŽĨ ĎŜĚĹ?ĹśĹ? ĆŒÄžĆ‹ĆľĹ?ĆŒÄžÄš Ä?LJ ,h ĆŒÄžĹ?ƾůÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? Ä‚Ćš ĎŽĎ° &Z WÄ‚ĆŒĆš Ϲϴů ÍžÄ?Íż ƚŚĞ Ĺ?ĆŒÄ‚ĹśĆš ĆŒÄžÄ?Ĺ?ƉĹ?ĞŜƚ ŚĂĆ? Ä?ŽžžĹ?ƊĞĚ ĨƾŜÄšĆ? Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ĺ?ĹśÄ?ĆľĆŒĆŒÄžÄš Ä?Ĺ˝Ć?ĆšĆ? ŜŽĆš Ä‚ĆľĆšĹšĹ˝ĆŒĹ?njĞĚ Ä?LJ ĎŽĎ° &Z WÄ‚ĆŒĆš Ϲϴ Ä?ÄžĨŽĆŒÄž Ä‚Ć‰Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ç€Ä‚ĹŻ ŽĨ Ä‚ ĆŒÄžĹŻÄžÄ‚Ć?Äž ŽĨ ĨƾŜÄšĆ? Ä?LJ ,h Í– Ĺ˝ĆŒ ͞ĚͿ Ä‚ŜŽĆšĹšÄžĆŒ &ÄžÄšÄžĆŒÄ‚ĹŻ Ä‚Ĺ?ĞŜÄ?LJ Ä‚Ä?Ć&#x;ĹśĹ? Ć‰ĆľĆŒĆ?ƾĂŜƚ ƚŽ Ď°ĎŹ &Z WÄ‚ĆŒĆš ϭϹϏϰ ŚĂĆ? Ć?ĆľÄ?ĹľĹ?ƊĞĚ Ä‚ Ç ĆŒĹ?ƊĞŜ ĎŜĚĹ?ĹśĹ? ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ Ć‰ĆŒŽŊÄžÄ?Ćš Ĺ?Ć? ƾŜĆ?Ä‚Ć&#x;Ć?ĨÄ‚Ä?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒÇ‡ ĨĆŒŽž ƚŚĞ Ć?ƚĂŜĚƉŽĹ?Ŝƚ ŽĨ ĞŜǀĹ?ĆŒŽŜžÄžĹśĆšÄ‚ĹŻ ƋƾĂůĹ?ĆšÇ‡Í˜ KÄ?ĹŠÄžÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? žƾĆ?Ćš Ä?Äž Ć‰ĆŒÄžĆ‰Ä‚ĆŒÄžÄš ĂŜĚ Ć?ĆľÄ?ĹľĹ?ƊĞĚ Ĺ?Ĺś Ä‚Ä?Ä?Ĺ˝ĆŒÄšÄ‚ĹśÄ?Äž Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĆŒÄžĆ‹ĆľĹ?ĆŒÄžÄš Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ä?ÄžÄšĆľĆŒÄžĆ? ͞ώϰ &Z WÄ‚ĆŒĆš ϹϴͿ ĂŜĚ Ć?ŚĂůů Ä?Äž Ä‚ÄšÄšĆŒÄžĆ?Ć?ĞĚ ƚŽ͗ DĆŒÍ˜ ĆŒÄ‚ÄšĹŻÄžÇ‡ ^͘ ǀĂƊ͕ Ĺ?ĆŒÄžÄ?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒ ŽžžƾŜĹ?ƚLJ WĹŻÄ‚ŜŜĹ?ĹśĹ? ĂŜĚ ĞǀĞůŽƉžĞŜƚ h^ ÄžĆ‰Ä‚ĆŒĆšĹľÄžĹśĆš ŽĨ ,ŽƾĆ?Ĺ?ĹśĹ? ĂŜĚ hĆŒÄ?Ä‚Ĺś ĞǀĞůŽƉžĞŜƚ ŽůƾžÄ?Ĺ?Ä‚ &Ĺ?ĞůĚ KĸÄ?Äž ^ĆšĆŒŽž dĹšĆľĆŒžŽŜÄš &ÄžÄšÄžĆŒÄ‚ĹŻ ĆľĹ?ĹŻÄšĹ?ĹśĹ? Ď­Ď´ĎŻĎą Ć?Ć?ĞžÄ?ůLJ ^ĆšĆŒÄžÄžĆš ŽůƾžÄ?Ĺ?Ä‚Í• ^ ώϾώϏϭͲώϰϴϏ Ç Ç Ç Í˜ĹšĆľÄšÍ˜Ĺ?Žǀ WŽƚĞŜĆ&#x;Ä‚ĹŻ Ĺ˝Ä?ĹŠÄžÄ?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒĆ? Ć?ĹšŽƾůÄš Ä?ŽŜƚĂÄ?Ćš ,h ÍŹ ŽůƾžÄ?Ĺ?Ä‚ &Ĺ?ĞůĚ KĸÄ?Äž Ä‚Ćš Ď´ĎŹĎŻÍ˜ϳϲϹ͘Ϲϯϰϰ ƚŽ Ç€ÄžĆŒĹ?ĨLJ ƚŚĞ Ä‚Ä?ƚƾĂů ĹŻÄ‚Ć?Ćš ĚĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ĺ˝Ä?ĹŠÄžÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ć‰ÄžĆŒĹ?Ĺ˝ÄšÍ˜ ÄžĆŒŽŜ DÄ? Ĺ˝ĆŒĹľĹ?Ä?ĹŹÍ• Ĺ?ƚLJ DĂŜĂĹ?ÄžĆŒ ÄžĆŒĆ&#x;ĨLJĹ?ĹśĹ? KĸÄ?ÄžĆŒ

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Good administrators, teachers needed Congratulations to the Sumter community for standing their ground and getting rid of the toxic waste (Bynum) the school board dumped on us. Now we must clean up the rest of the spill (his cronies) and get our schools headed in the right direction. Part of that may be getting rid of some or all of the school board that started all of this. The main problem is that a lot of our fine teachers have already left. We now need to work on getting good administrators and teachers back into our system. A good start to that would be for our Sumter community to stop stirring the “racial” pot and think like “Americans.” If you have to put something in front of American, (black, Hispanic or whatever) then you don’t consider yourself a true American. A true American works for the betterment of America no matter what color, race or ethnic group they come from. Keep playing the race card and we’ll never get closer. Think, “ I am an American,” how can we fix our problems? D. MARCELLA Sumter

Faculty, community need to play active role in education The past two years have presented great turmoil within our schools and community. Recently, changes have occurred that allow us to heal and move forward. It is imperative that decisions are made with careful thought, consideration and deliberate analysis. As a parent, teacher, member of the Sumter Schools Education Association and a product of Sumter schools, I have several suggestions. I request an active role for faculty and community members. Schools are a reflection of the community, and our community has proven to have an informed, caring and strong voice that would be very beneficial. The most pressing and important decision is the appointment of an interim superintendent. This decision will have a lasting and massive impact on the direction in which our district will move. Faculty, parents, students and community members need and deserve to have an active role. Given everything that has occurred, I suggest the interim be a member of our community. Someone who knows our schools, our town, and has the courage to lead and heal as we progress. Someone who is invested, involved and ingrained. I am not confident that the healing process can take place with a leader who is not aware of the uniqueness of Sumter, its citizens and our current situation. I also request that considerable research be done to ensure that whoever is providing suggestions for the interim does not stand to benefit financially; to include endorsements from private companies or benefits from contract negotiations. It is essential that this selection process be completely fair, objective and conducted with the

best interests of only the students in mind. This decision cannot be made hastily or carelessly. Our town is at a critical crossroads. We have a great opportunity to work together in a spirit of true collaboration to repair what damage has been done and to start the healing process. I have faith in the ability of this great town to unify and do just that. I request that the school board give us the opportunity to have a true voice for the best interests of our children. RACHEL BOLEN JOHNSTON Sumter

Zimmerman was trying to make community safer I felt compelled to respond to questions raised by Mr. Claude Garrett about my recent post. I never claimed to be able to say what was on Mr. Zimmerman’s mind the night of the shooting. I guess that’s because I do not assume that Mr. Zimmerman was a racist, then some believe I am being naive when I say he shot Trayvon because his head was being bashed into a cement sidewalk; that theory seemed reasonable to me and apparently to the jury as well. I did not mention Fox News; I also did not mention ABC, CBS and PBS. Are there any more? The reason is not some nefarious plot. I only watch CNN and MSNBC, and I really have no idea what is being shown on the other stations. But those two stations had around the clock twisting of facts. Did Fox also play the same doctored audio tapes? If so, it proves my point that the media is the true villain. “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.” So now using any curse word or phrase of suspicion can be racist? Is “Creepy a__ cracker” racist or is it a joke like CNN portrayed it to be? I would venture to say that both Zimmerman and Martin profiled each other, but only Martin used a racial slur. People make such a big deal about Zimmerman leaving his vehicle. Is that a crime? No. “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.” According to that reasoning if George had followed a suspicious person and turned a corner to see that person committing a crime, say breaking into a home or raping someone, then George would have been responsible? Does anyone see the flawed reasoning here? He might have been a cop wannabe, but he was just trying to make his community safer. If we had more people like him, maybe kids could watch cartoons without worrying about being shot through their front door. JOHN GAYDOS Wedgefield Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

the prosecution and defense. The verdict was not guilty based on all the evidence and facts presented. The finding was delivered by the jurors that the prosecution approved of and selected to try the case. If you do not feel this was a just trial and know or believe the evidence and facts are wrong, then the only question I have is why were you not called to the stand as an eyewitness? The jury was selected By both the defense and prosecution. They deliberated and “without a shadow of a doubt,” as required by law, came back with their findings. P.S. — Either verdict would sit well with me because a fair trial was held and the jury has spoken. A jury representing both sides. J.M. (MIKE) EDWARDS Sumter

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As a former teacher who had the pleasure of working with John Huggins, I had to take the time to write a little something about this fine professional. I came to Sumter County in 1999, a secondyear teacher who was more like a first-year teacher simply because my first year was in a very uninspiring location that will remain nameless. John Huggins worked as assistant to Fred Maple the entire time that I was a member of the Crestwood High faculty. I would like to believe that John learned many things from Mr. Maple, who was an excellent delegator and leader. John was the man that Mr. Maple went to for all things that had to be written and explained to teachers (like the school handbook, memos, etc). This is an extremely important task, making sure teachers understand policy and procedure, as any teacher will attest. Also, teachers are notorious for finding grammatical and spelling errors in memos that come from the leaders of the school and if we ever did find one, we had to work really hard to do so. John had a great sense of humor even in times of stress. He would stand behind his teachers when needed, in the face of conflict. However, if

I wish to take this opportunity to address three issues. First — Lee Ingle will not be satisfied until this country has only one political party. The one he wants. Enough said about him. Second — In today’s paper (Jul. 23), on the front page was a picture of concerned citizens in Sumter County expressing their displeasure about Mr. Bynum. Question: Isn’t the black community concerned about a good education for the children and good teachers and a fair and beneficial education system here in Sumter? If so then where were they among those on the front page of the paper? The last thing I want to address is the Zimmerman/ Martin trial. Due process of law in this case required a jury. The jurors were hand-picked by the defense and prosecution. The prosecution selected, interviewed and approved of the jurors to occupy a seat in the jury box. The prosecution as well as the defense have the legal right to disapprove and dismiss a potential juror after questioning, interviewing said potential juror. Every juror was approved of unanimously by

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Thanks to those involved in trial for wake-up call I would like to thank the state of Florida, the Sanford Police Department and the George Zimmerman verdict for awakening our righteous indignation at the systemic and clandestine evils so embedded in our nation and in the hearts and minds of a significant number of our citizens. We were anesthetized by various superficial tokens and symbols of success and equality while the festering and septic cancer of bigotry and racism surreptitiously planned our subjugation, murder and our ultimate genocide. But now we are awake. Our eyes are opened to the realities of our true condition. We are stronger, wiser, more educated and more experienced than the first time we marched for justice and civil rights. It is regrettable that it took the murder of one of our children to shake us from our sleep of complacency and apathy. But thank you for the wake up call. BISHOP O.W. PRINCE Sumter

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the teacher was wrong, he would handle that in private and in a very non-threatening way. He let you own your mistake and then correct it. He surrounded himself with good, strong people. If a problem arose at the school, he had this saying that came from the illustrious Barney Fife, “Nip it in the bud!” At one point I had to make him a sign for his door that said something to the effect of: Do Not Disturb — Bud Nipping in Progress! He laughed so hard when I brought him that sign. John Huggins is an easy man to like, and he made you want to do your best for him and for your students. I am sure that he will be missed. I know I missed him when I left Crestwood in 2004. DeDe WYLIE Special Education Teacher Provost Academy, S.C. Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013 Abundant Life Kingdom Ministries, 850 Broad St., announces: * Thursday-Friday, Aug. 8-9 — Fifth pastoral anniversary celebration at 7 nightly. Apostle Phillip O. Coleman, of Supernatural Mega Center, will speak Thursday and Pastor Tim Newton, of Hamlet, N.C., will speak Friday. Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 14 Brand St., announces: * Sunday — Youth Explosion at 10:30 a.m. Minister Joshua Brand will speak. Calvary Baptist Church, 459 Calvary Church Road, Bishopville, announces: * Saturday, Aug. 3 — MidCarolina singing at 7 p.m. featuring Vocal Reunion and Cedar Creek Quartet. Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Thursday, Aug. 8 — Gospel concert at 7 p.m. featuring LeFevre Quartet. A love offering will be received. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, 25 Community St., announces: * Sunday, Aug. 4 — Lord’s Day communion worship at 10:30 a.m. Wear white or black attire. * Sunday, Aug. 18 — Back-toschool worship service at 10:30 a.m. School supplies will be given away. Cross Road CFM / St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 845 Webb St., announces: * Today and Sunday — 2013 Holy Convocation as follows: 7:30 p.m. today, Bishop Joseph Miller, of Life in the Word Outreach Ministries of Camden, will speak; and 11 a.m. Sunday, Bishop Sylvester Francis will speak. * Friday, Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug. 11 — Celebration services in honor of the fifth ministerial anniversary of Evangelist Samantha White Francis as follows: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Pastor Dorothy Maple, of Community Church of Praise, will speak; and 11 a.m. Sunday, Associate Minister Cynthia

Golden, of St. Mark 4B Missionary Baptist Church, will speak. Edwin Boyle Santee Summer Ministry, 1098 Lemmon Ave. at Boyle’s Point on Wyboo (across from Camp Bob Cooper): * Interdenominational worship program at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday through Sept. 1. The Rev. Dr. Reginald Thackston will speak. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Sunday — Member appreciation program at 11 a.m. Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Through July 31, the church will host a Harvest Hope Food Bank food drive, “A Kingdom Kind of Harvest.� Contact Quentina Gregg at (803) 840-6405 or projectkingdomwork@gmail. com. * Today — Mini shut-in worship service: Girl’s night out! “Date Night with a King� 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Pastor Linda Speed and Minister Roneika China-Jeannette will speak. Elder Erica Lakin will serve as guest Psalmist. Contact Quentina Gregg at (803) 840-6405. * Sunday — Women’s Day celebration. Minister Johnnie Boone-McCrea, of Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, Lynchburg, will speak. Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. * Thursday, Aug. 1 — Free Spirit Church League’s first practice at 6 p.m. at North HOPE Center. * Tuesday-Thursday, Aug. 6-8 — Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. Dr. Lonnie E. Rector, pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church of Newark, Del., will speak. High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 4 — Holy Communion will follow 10:15 a.m. worship.

* Sunday, Aug. 11 — Usher’s anniversary program during 10:15 a.m. worship. * Sunday, Aug. 18 — Homecoming during 10:15 a.m. worship. Howard Chapel AME Church, 6338 Old Manning Road, New Zion, announces: * Saturday — Community and family fun day festival beginning at 9 a.m. at Britton Park, Bellwood community, Manning. Festival will feature, games, food, singing and more. * Saturday, Aug. 3 — Family fun day festival and health fair at 9 a.m. featuring games, singing, and food. There will be workshops and free health screenings, cooking demonstrations, carseat safety, and more. Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., announces: * Tuesday-Thursday, July 30-Aug. 1 — JMBC Christian Educators Institute 6-8 nightly. Speakers: Pastor Deborah White, Deacon and Deaconess Griffith, Minister Pricilla Loney, Sister Alicia Graham and Minister Cathy Charles. Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday-Friday, Aug. 2 — Revival at 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 nightly Monday-Friday. Kingsbury Road Church of Christ, 215 Kingsbury Road, announces: * Saturday — Food drive giveaway at 1 p.m. Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, Aug. 10 — Knitting Hearts Cafe 10 a.m.-noon. Kristie Howell Mills, ordained minister, singer, songwriter and motivational speaker, will speak. LaGree AME Church, 2920 Kolb Road, announces: * Sunday — Morning prayer line at 8 a.m., (641) 715-3300, Code 1070915#. SOA breakfast served from 8:45 a.m.-10 a.m. SWAG (Servants

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New Hope AME Church, 18808 Panola Road, Pinewood, announces: * Wednesday-Thursday, July 31-Aug. 1 — Revival at 7:30 nightly. The Rev. Sterrling Dowin, pastor of Fairview AME Church, Greenville, will speak. * Saturday, Aug. 3 — Dinners and sandwich sale of fried fish and baked and fried chicken at noon.

Land Flowing with Milk & Honey Ministry, 1335 Peach Orchard Road, announces: * Saturday — Graduation commencement ceremonies at 11 a.m. for International Overcoming College of Religion, The James Dussault University.

New Salem Baptist Church, 2500 W. Oakland Ave., announces: * Saturday, Aug. 3 — Burgers and dogs Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. featuring food, fun, fellowship and games for the children.

Macedonia Fire Baptized Holiness Church, 9788 Silver Road, Silver community, Manning, announces: * Sunday — Men’s Day program at 4 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Sam Whack, pastor of Chaney Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Timmonsville, will speak. Mount Sinai AME Church, 385 Mt. Sinai Road, Lynchburg, announces: * Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 3-4 — Homecoming celebration with fun day Saturday and morning service on Sunday. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday-Thursday, Aug. 1 — Revival services as follows: 6 p.m. Sunday, Dr. Lucious Dixon, pastor of Mt. Zero MBC, Manning, will speak; 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, Dr. Ronald D. Barton, pastor of Restoration Community Church, Greenville, will speak.

One Step Christian Ministries, 891 S.C. 34, Bishopville, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, July 31-Aug. 2 — Revival at 7 nightly with speakers as follows: Wednesday, the Rev. Dorothy Maple, of Community Church of Praise; Thursday, the Rev. Robert Harvey, of Mount Calvary, Bishopville; and Friday, the Rev. Dr. Aurelia G. Hill, of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. * Saturday, Aug. 10 — Back-toschool youth crusade at noon featuring music, food, fellowship and free school supplies. Door prizes. Elder Rayshawn Grant, of Tabernacle Holiness Church, Columbia, will speak. Pine Grove AME Church, 41 Pine Grove Road, Rembert, announces: * Today — Midnight musical at 9 p.m. featuring Justin Rufus and New Me YEWC, Abundant Life Chorale, Jennifer Cook, Touch of Christ Mime Ministry and more.

St. John Baptist Church, 3944 Brewer Road, Manning, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 11 — Appreciation program at 4 p.m. for Prophetess Charlene Brown-Samuel. The Rev. Terry Johnson will speak. St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, 1126 St. Matthew Lane, Manning, announces: * Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 5-7 — Revival at 7:30 nightly. Bishop Jeffrey Johnson, pastor of Cummunity Deliverance Temple, Manning, will speak. St. Paul United Methodist Church, 16 Clarence McFadden Road, Elliott, announces: * Sunday — Homecoming. Church school begins at 10 a.m. followed by 11 a.m. worship. Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, 1130 Granby Lane, Summerton, announces: * Sunday-Friday, Aug. 2 — Revival as follows: 7 p.m. Sunday, Senior Pastor Sammie D. Simmons, of St. Mark 4B Baptist Church, will speak; and 7:30 nightly Monday-Friday, the Rev. Dr. Lester Taylor Jr., pastor of Community Baptist Church, Englewood, N.J., will speak. Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church, 601 Pitts Road, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 4 — Speak the Word School of Ministry / Sonship School of the Firstborn Graduation Ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Pastor Lavern McKenny, of Love Center Church, will speak. Go Online for Your

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STUKES from Page A1 found at the scene and in the vehicle. Brunson said key witnesses have given statements saying they did not see Stukes shoot at the vehicle. “This is a serious charge, we know,” Brunson said. “But he has six children, three of them at home with him, and a fiancee that he

needs to be home to provide for. We ask that he be able to do that.” James declined, however. “I don’t know what the culture is today where people just open fire at each other and it seems to be open sport,” he said. Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

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“In my public statements on July 1 and July 22, I reaffirmed the board’s unanimous commitment to provide the Sumter community with a first-class school system. Obviously, in light of Mr. Bynum’s upcoming resignation, the most important task is to identify proper district leadership during the transition between Mr. Bynum’s departure and the selection of a permanent superintendent. This was the focus of the board’s discussion tonight. We want to assure everyone that we recognize the urgency to put into place a leader who will ensure a smooth transition into the coming school year, including the continuation of programs and services available to all students. We seek your patience and appreciate your passion, care and concern for our district as we continue this process. Our board will meet again Monday, July 29, at Alice Dive Middle about the future district leadership, to continue our discussions and the selection of an interim superintendent.”

grievance petition of a former district employee by a 5-0 vote, with Schultz abstaining. Trustee the Rev. Ralph Canty did not return to the meeting after the executive session so that he could attend a church function, according to Schultz. The name of the former employee making the grievance was not provided. An agenda for Monday’s meeting at Alice Drive was not available. However, board members are expected to hold another extensive executive session. In the past, specially called meetings, like their monthly work sessions, have not provided a period for public comment. The trustees’ next regularly scheduled meeting is on Aug. 12 at Hillcrest Middle School. That meeting is expected to begin at 6 p.m. with an executive session, with trustees returning to open session about 6:45 p.m. Unless the board changes its past protocols, this will be the next opportunity for local residents to address the board. The Aug. 12 meeting is also the final regularly scheduled meeting of the board of trustees before the 2013-14 school year begins. Students return to schools in Sumter School District on Aug. 19. Contact Braden Bunch at (803) 7741201.

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year, including the continuation of programs and services available to all students,” Schultz said in his statement. After the meeting, Schultz said there was “limited conversation” on potential interim superintendents during the executive session but that no official list of candidates had been developed. “Do I have an established list of applicants at this point, or people we would consider? No,” Schultz said, adding the trustees have not adopted a methodology of selecting the interim replacement. Until an interim is found, however, many of the other issues facing the trustees and the district will be placed on hold. “We need to find someone to run our district, and we’re working to get that settled in a very timely fashion,” Schultz said. “We (the trustees) have one employee, and that’s the superintendent. And we have to have a superintendent, or someone in charge, to make those decisions.” Bynum, whose resignation could become effective on Aug. 30 or earlier at the board’s choosing, was not in attendance for the meeting. Schultz, however, said no separation agreement has been reached between Bynum and the district and that he remains the superintendent at this time. Because of the resignation, the nine-months severance package in his contract, or $131,250 of his $175,000 annual salary, was not automatically triggered. Meeting once again at the Lakewood High School Fine Arts Center, Thursday’s special called meeting was, in effect, an extension of Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting. That meeting was adjourned shortly after the trustees held the public comment portion of their agenda. Before a smaller crowd of about 250 people — compared to the 700 people or so in attendance for Monday’s meeting before Bynum announced his resignation — the trustees went into executive session less than two minutes after Schultz opened the meeting to discuss employment matters and receive legal advice. Other than approving past meetings’ minutes, this was the only item on the trustees’ agenda. The only official action by the board coming out of executive session was to deny the

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spca pet of the week Baby, a neutered 1-year-old orange tabby American longhair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is housebroken, gentle, playful, affectionate and active. He is also great with other cats and adores human attention. Baby needs a home without small children. Visit the SPCA today to meet this beautiful boy. The SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

Would you like to help? The SPCA is always in need of the following: newspapers (no ads); stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (yard bags 30 gallons or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets; comforters; baby blankets; cat litter; canned and dry kitten and cat food; canned and dry puppy and dog food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; and, of course, financial donations.

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Clowney/Jay-Z talks within NCAA rules

Experience now lies with Clemson D-line

COLUMBIA (AP) — A South Carolina spokesman says the school found no impermissible contact between AllAmerican defensive end Jadeveon Clowney CLOWNEY and Jay-Z, the rap mogul turned sports agency head. Athletic spokesman Steve Fink said Thursday the athletic compli-

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ance office talked with Clowney and reviewed visits between he and Jay-Z. Fink said the school found Clowney had not received any impermissible beneJAY-Z fits. NCAA rules allow players to talk with agents as long no agreements are SEE CLOWNEY, PAGE B5

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After being thrust into the spotlight last season, Tavaris Barnes, center, and the rest of the Clemson defensive line now have a full year of experience under their belts.

CLEMSON — Defensive backs should never starve at Clemson. As long as they hang with defensive linemen, they will never need to pay for a meal. “We’re really nice to our defensive backs,” said Clemson defensive ends coach Marion Hobby. “I tell my guys all the time, ‘You treat him nice. You buy an

extra sandwich for him, because he is your lifeline.’” However, defensive backs coach Mike Reed believes his unit should pick up the tab. “I’m always a big fan of the defensive line,” Reed said. “I’ll always be in that room, talking about ‘Hey fellas, good job,’ because they make our job a lot easier. “It’s one of those SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B5

Braves’ Hudson out for year with broken ankle BY MIKE FITZPATRICK The Associated Press NEW YORK — Tim Hudson is out for the season with a broken right ankle, leaving the Atlanta Braves without the leader of their pitching staff as they make a push for the pennant. The team said Hudson will have seasonending surgery in Atlanta once the swelling subsides. The righthander was injured Wednesday night when Eric Young Jr. of the New York Mets inadvertently stepped on the back of Hudson’s lower right leg while the pitcher was covering first base. “I think we’ve got to rally behind this, as a team and as a pitching staff,’’ Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said

Thursday. “We’re going to miss him, but we’ve got a good club.’’ Atlanta placed Hudson on the 15-day disabled list and recalled rookie left-hander Alex Wood from Triple-A Gwinnett to start against the Mets. Wood pitched in place of Paul Maholm, who has a bruised left wrist. The NL East leaders had planned to put Maholm on the DL, but Hudson’s injury opened a roster spot for Wood instead. Maholm could still end up on the disabled list, but the Braves decided to keep him active for now to see how quickly his condition improves. Brandon Beachy is expected to replace SEE HUDSON, PAGE B3

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Will Smith, above, and key members of the Sumter P-15’s look to atone for a lackluster performance in last year’s American Legion baseball state tournament as they prepare to take on Greenwood at 8 p.m. at Riley Park on Saturday.

Chance to make amends Host P-15’s look for better showing in ‘13 state tournament BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com A year ago in Greenwood, the Sumter P-15’s went into the American Legion baseball state tournament with high hopes. That’s all it was though, high hopes. Sumter won the opening game, but it was packing up two games later. And even though they were in the Southeast Regional because Sumter was the host, there was still a lot of disappointment. “Yeah, we just

AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Saturday Game 1 — Inman (19-2) vs. Goose Creek (20-9), 9:30 a.m. Game 2 — Greenville (20-3) vs. Florence (23-11), 1 p.m. Game 3 — Irmo-Chapin (19-3) vs. Murrells Inlet (17-5), 4:30 p.m. Game 4 — Greenwood (20-9) vs. Sumter (27-5), 8 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Game 1 Loser vs. Game 3 Loser, 9:30 a.m. Game 6 — Game 2 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser, 1 p.m. Game 7 — Game 1 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner, 4:30 p.m. Game 8 — Game 2 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 8 p.m. Monday Game 9 — Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Loser, 1 p.m.

Game 10 — Game 5 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser, 4:30 p.m. Game 11 — Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 8 p.m. Tuesday Game 12 — Game 9 Winner vs. Game 11 Loser, 1 p.m. (see note 1) Game 13 — Game 11 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 7 p.m. (see note 1) Wednesday Game 14 — Game 13 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 1 p.m. (see note 2) Game 15 — If Necessary

didn’t play very well in the state last year,” said outfielder/pitcher Will Smith. “We didn’t hit

the ball well at state last year.” Sumter hopes to make amends for last

Note 1: Pairings for games 12 and 13 will not match previous opponents against each other unless absolutely necessary. Note 2: If three teams remain after Game 13, the winner of Game 11 automatically draws the bye for Game 14.

year beginning on Saturday when it plays host to the state tournament at Riley Park. The P-15’s are the No. 1 lower state seed and open against No. 4 upper state seed Greenwood at 8 p.m. in the 8-team doubleelimination tournament. “We’ve been hitting the ball good all year, so you have to hope that continues,” said Smith, who owns a .383 batting average on a squad hitting .347. “We know we have to SEE AMENDS, PAGE B2

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Atlanta’s Tim Hudson, bottom, is helped by a trainer after breaking his ankle against the New York Mets on Wednesday in New York. Hudson is done for the rest of the season.

WH’s Warr wins sporting clays event, scholarship BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com

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Wilson Hall graduate Lewis Warr practices shooting sporting clays recently. Warr was the top SCISA Youth Shooting Federation senior division shooter at an event in May and also won a $1,500 scholarship.

If you have ever turned on a fan in your home, tried to focus on one blade spinning around and keep up with it as the fan gets faster and quicker, then you have the ability to focus like Lewis Warr. Warr, a recent Wilson Hall graduate who won a $1,500 scholarship in sporting clays, said the focus required for shooting clays is similar to what is needed for hitting a baseball or hitting a tennis ball. “It’s like any sport, hand-

eye coordination is all it is,” Warr said. “Shooting a shotgun is all about the lead, and if you shoot an aerial target at a certain distance then you need to take more lead. You’ve actually got to shoot in front of it to move it into your shot pattern. “It’s kind of WARR like hitting a baseball,” he said. “The bat is moving and you’ve got to put the bat in front of the ball and hit it with a followthrough. Shooting a shotgun is pretty much the same

principal; you just move the gun.” In sporting clays, targets are projected into a specific area and a score is given out of 100. Warr was the best of 52 high school seniors in the state out of all the 4-H, South Carolina Independent School Association and South Carolina Youth Shooting Federation teams to win the senior varsity division at Rocky Creek Sporting Clays in Richburg in May. “Lewis had been doing (sporting clays) even before the school started a team, SEE WARR, PAGE B2

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Photos show Hernandez apparently holding gun ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is holding what authorities have said is a gun in several surveillance photos that were released Thursday and had been recorded hours before — and minutes after — his friend was shot to death. The photos, taken from Hernandez’s home surveillance system, are in more than 100 pages of court reHERNANDEZ cords released by Attleboro District Court. Prosecutors have previously described the photos in court and in affidavits, but this is the public’s first look at images showing Hernandez holding a gun both before and after the killing. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old Boston semi-professional football player whose body was found June 17 in an industrial park about a mile from Hernandez’s home. He was shot five times. Four pictures show Hernandez in his basement holding a gun shortly after Lloyd was killed, an affidavit released Thursday says. The surveillance was cut off within minutes. HILTON HEAD SUMTER

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AIKEN — The Sumter Junior Boys 13-14 year-old all-star baseball team was eliminated from the state tournament on Thursday with a 6-4 loss to Hilton Head at Citizens Park. Lathan Todd took the loss for Sumter. Daniel Reynolds, Todd and Ryan Moore each had two hits for Sumter. On Wednesday, Sumter defeated McLeod Park of Florence 6-2. Moore was the winning pitcher, and he also had three hits — a triple, a double and a single. Reynolds, Dalton Dabbs and Joey Perriera each had a hit. STEELE ON TOP AT CANADIAN OPEN

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Brendan Steele topped the Canadian Open leaderboard Thursday at 7-under 65, birdieing five of the first seven holes on his back nine at Glen Abbey. The 30-year-old Steele, winless on the PGA Tour, had eight birdies and a bogey, dropping a shot on his final hole — the

AMENDS from Page B1 play good now or we have to go home. We have to feel like the time is now that we have to hit, pitch and play defense.” Sumter has been doing a good job that this year. Along with the high batting average, the 27-5 P-15’s own a 2.75 earned run average and have allowed just 25 unearned runs. The P-15’s have enjoyed the success even though it

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par-4 ninth. Matt Kuchar, a two-time winner this year, was a stroke back along with Scott Gardiner and Scott Brown. Kuchar eagled the par-5 18th hole, his ninth hole of the day. SAUERS LEADS SENIOR BRITISH OPEN AFTER 1ST ROUND

SOUTHPORT, England — Gene Sauers mastered a stiff breeze to shoot a 3-under 67 Thursday for a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Senior British Open. Four players are at 68 at Royal Birkdale, among them 2010 British Senior Champion Bernhard Langer. The German is joined by South Africa’s David Frost, Australia’s Peter Senior and Frankie Minoza of the Philippines. Only 10 of the 144 players bettered par. O.J. SIMPSON REGRETS GOING AFTER MEMORABILIA

CARSON CITY, Nev. — O.J. Simpson went before a parole board and pleaded for leniency on his armed robbery and kidnapping sentence Thursday as he expressed regret for his actions and described being an upstanding inmate who earns pennies an hour keeping gym equipment sanitized and umpiring and coaching games in the prison yard. Parole officials did not immediately rule on his request, which Simpson made remotely from a video conference room the Lovelock Correction Center. FEDERER LOSES TO BRANDS AT SWISS OPEN

GSTAAD, Switzerland — Roger Federer lost to Daniel Brands 6-3, 6-4 Thursday in the second round of the Swiss Open, his third straight tournament exit against a low-ranked opponent. Federer’s others losses in the past month were to players ranked Nos. 116 and 114. DILLON WINS ON DIRT AT ELDORA

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Austin Dillon left the rest of the field in his dust to win NASCAR’s return to dirt racing in the Truck Series races at Eldora Speedway. The last time one of NASCAR’s top touring series competed on dirt was Sept. 30, 1970, when Richard Petty won a Sprint Cup race at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. From staff, wire reports

had to replace several regulars from last season. “We knew we were going to have to replace some outstanding players from last year,” said Phillip Watcher, who has excelled at shortstop and as a relief pitcher. “But I knew the seniors we had would step up and take their place in a leadership role.” “We had a lot of guys step into the lineup and do a good job for us,” said outfielder/pitcher Taylor McFaddin. McFaddin thinks the team’s pitching depth has been the key to its success.

WARR from Page B1 and he had done some tournaments and stuff on his own, so he was very experienced,” Wilson Hall assistant head coach Kelliegh Lowder said. “He practiced a lot on his own and was actually the one that showed us the ropes when it came to doing the competition.” One description of sporting clays has been called golf with a shotgun because it’s similar to golf since there are different presentations. There are 18 different stations to shoot from and several different presentations per station as to how the clays are displayed. Hitting the target is a skill all its own. “Once your subconscious locks on to the target and slows it down, it will actually, visually, when your eyes lock on to the target,” Warr said. “It’s like watching the seams on the baseball before you hit it. It’s a hard focus on the target and it looks like it slows down and that gives you the ability to put the gun where it needs to be, to see where you need to break it. That place where your eye catches the target and slows it down in your mind is what they call the break zone, and that’s where you need to shoot.” Warr hit 94 out of 100 targets to win the event, yet he wasn’t too proud of his score. He had put in 200 rounds of practice the week before, shooting every day.

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“I know when we had that stretch where we played games 12 straight days, there was a concern that we did not have enough pitching,” McFaddin said. “We had a lot of guys step up and do a good job for us.” The Sumter players like their chances of winning state and advancing to the Southeast Regional in Asheboro, N.C. “I think we have a team with the talent to win it,” Watcher said. “We want to go out and prove it. I think we’ve got a good chance to win it.”

“Actually I thought it was a bad score when I finished,” he explained. “I was looking for about a 97 and I came out with a 94. The wind caught three targets and I missed it because the wind caught them and the rabbit jumped me twice. “One aerial bird I lost because the wind caught it and then two rabbits I missed because I shot under them, but I was really looking for about a 97. “I didn’t think the score was going to do too much, but I ended up winning so I was happy about that.” More than 450 shooters in the event from fourth grade on up competed in the different classes. “He’s always shy and always humble,” Lowder said. “He is always hard on himself and every time we had a tournament if his score wasn’t 96 or above he was mad. And we would always laugh at him because he’s shooting in the 90s and everybody wishes they could be like him.” Sporting clays is nothing new to Warr, who’s been competing for about eight years. In fact, he started the sporting clays club at Wilson Hall and now has come full circle, leaving it in a better place than when he started. “There’s a lot more people and we’ve gotten a lot more interest in it,” he explained. “I hope the scholarships will draw a little more publicity to the sporting clays team at Wilson Hall so more kids will get involved in it.”

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 5:55 a.m. -- International Soccer: Cerezo Osaka vs. Manchester United from Osaka, Japan (FOX SOCCER). 8 a.m. -- Formula One Racing: Hungarian Grand Prix Practice from Budapest, Hungary (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10:30 a.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Indiana 250 Practice from Indianapolis (SPEED). 11:30 a.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Samuel Deeds 400 Practice from Indianapolis (SPEED). Noon -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Senior British Open Second Round from Southport, England (ESPN2). 1 p.m. -- Amateur Golf: U.S. Junior Amateur Championship Quarterfinal Matches from Truckee, Calif. (GOLF). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: RBC Canadian Open Second Round from Oakville, Ontario (GOLF). 4 p.m. -- Professional Tennis: Atlanta Open Quarterfinal Match from Atlanta (ESPN2). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).v 6:30 p.m. -- Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Boise Open Second Round from Boise, Idaho (GOLF). 7 p.m. -- Professional Tennis: Atlanta Open Quarterfinal Match from Atlanta (ESPN2). 7 p.m. -- High School Lacrosse: Champion All-American Showcase from Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (ESPNU). 7:30 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, MLB NETWORK, WPUB-FM 102.7). 9 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: Yakubu Amidu vs. Juan Carlos Burgos for the WBO International Lightweight Title from Lincoln, Calif. (ESPN2). 10:05 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at San Franciso (WGN). 11 p.m. -- Women’s Professional Tennis: Bank of the West Classic Quarterfinal Match from Palo Alto, Calif. (ESPN2).

MLB STANDINGS American League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 61 42 .592 – Tampa Bay 60 42 .588 1/2 Baltimore 57 45 .559 31/2 New York 54 48 .529 61/2 Toronto 45 55 .450 141/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 56 45 .554 – Cleveland 53 48 .525 3 Kansas City 47 51 .480 71/2 Minnesota 43 55 .439 111/2 Chicago 40 59 .404 15 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 59 42 .584 – Texas 56 46 .549 31/2 Seattle 48 53 .475 11 Los Angeles 47 52 .475 11 Houston 34 66 .340 241/2 Wednesday’s Games Oakland 4, Houston 3 L.A. Angels 1, Minnesota 0 Cleveland 10, Seattle 1 L.A. Dodgers 8, Toronto 3, 10 innings Tampa Bay 5, Boston 1 Texas 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Kansas City 4, Baltimore 3 Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 2 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 2, Texas 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit 4 Houston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Boston (Dempster 5-8) at Baltimore (Tillman 12-3), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 5-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 9-8), 7:05 p.m. Texas (M.Perez 3-3) at Cleveland (Kluber 7-5), 7:05 p.m. Houston (Lyles 4-4) at Toronto (Dickey 8-11), 7:07 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 4-12) at Detroit (Fister 8-5), 7:08 p.m. Kansas City (Shields 4-7) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 5-2), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Williams 5-6) at Oakland (Colon 13-3), 10:05 p.m. Minnesota (Diamond 5-9) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-4), 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Houston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Texas at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Houston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 1:08 p.m. Boston at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. National League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 57 45 .559 – Philadelphia 49 52 .485 71/2 Washington 49 53 .480 8 New York 45 53 .459 10 Miami 38 62 .380 18 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 61 37 .622 – Pittsburgh 60 40 .600 2 Cincinnati 58 44 .569 5 Chicago 45 54 .455 161/2 Milwaukee 42 59 .416 201/2 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 53 47 .530 – Arizona 52 49 .515 11/2 Colorado 49 54 .476 51/2 San Francisco 46 55 .455 71/2 San Diego 46 57 .447 81/2 Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, Washington 2 L.A. Dodgers 8, Toronto 3, 10 innings Atlanta 8, N.Y. Mets 2 Milwaukee 3, San Diego 1 St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 3 Colorado 2, Miami 1 Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona 6, 12 innings Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 3 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 4 Washington 9, Pittsburgh 7 San Diego 10, Milwaukee 8 Miami 5, Colorado 3 Philadelphia at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Mejia 0-0) at Washington (Zimmermann 12-5), 1:35 p.m., 1st game N.Y. Mets (Harvey 8-2) at Washington (Ohlendorf 2-0), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game Philadelphia (Hamels 4-12) at Detroit (Fister 8-5), 7:08 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 9-2) at Miami (H.Alvarez 0-1), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 13-5) at Atlanta (Minor 9-5), 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 7-9) at Colorado (Chatwood 6-3), 8:40 p.m. San Diego (Stults 8-8) at Arizona (Delgado 2-3), 9:40 p.m. Cincinnati (H.Bailey 5-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 9-6), 10:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 6-11) at San Francisco (M.Cain 6-6), 10:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Washington, 3:05 p.m. St. Louis at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Pittsburgh at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games

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GOLF Canadian Open Par Scores The Associated Press Thursday At Glen Abbey Golf Club Oakville, Ontario Purse: $5.6 million Yardage: 7,253; Par: 72 (35-37) First Round Brendan Steele 31-34—65 Scott Brown 31-35—66 Matt Kuchar 34-32—66 Scott Gardiner 29-37—66 David Lingmerth 32-35—67 Hunter Mahan 30-37—67 Chez Reavie 32-36—68 Patrick Reed 33-35—68 Chris Kirk 31-37—68 Bubba Watson 33-35—68 Kyle Stanley 34-34—68 Trevor Immelman 32-36—68 Aaron Baddeley 32-36—68 Kevin Chappell 33-35—68 Joe Affrunti 33-35—68 James Driscoll 35-34—69 Vijay Singh 33-36—69 Stuart Appleby 34-35—69 George McNeill 32-37—69 Rory Sabbatini 33-36—69 Will Claxton 34-35—69 James Hahn 31-38—69 Hideki Matsuyama 34-35—69 Andres Romero 35-34—69 Charley Hoffman 34-35—69 Roberto Castro 33-36—69 Gary Woodland 32-37—69 Brad Fritsch 34-35—69 ALSO Tommy Gainey 35-38—73

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WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Chicago 12 5 .706 – Atlanta 11 5 .688 1/2 Washington 9 9 .500 31/2 Indiana 8 9 .471 4 New York 7 11 .389 51/2 Connecticut 4 12 .250 71/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 14 3 .824 – Los Angeles 12 6 .667 21/2 Phoenix 9 9 .500 51/2 Seattle 7 10 .412 7 San Antonio 6 12 .333 81/2 Tulsa 6 14 .300 91/2 Wednesday’s Games Washington 82, Chicago 78 Minnesota 81, Phoenix 69 Atlanta 74, Connecticut 65 Thursday’s Games San Antonio 65, New York 53 Indiana 71, Tulsa 60 Seattle 73, Los Angeles 66 Today’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games West vs. East at Uncasville, CT, 3:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS By The Associated Press BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB_Suspended Pittsburgh minor league RHP Delvin Hiciano (DSL Pirates) 50 games after for testing positive for metabolites of stanozolol. Suspended Arizona minor league RHP Eric Smith (Mobile-SL) 50 games after a second violation for a drug of abuse. American League HOUSTON ASTROS_Signed SS Wilson Amador. KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Announced interim hitting coach George Brett will return to his position as vice president of baseball operations. LOS ANGELES ANGELS_Acquired OF Julio Concepcion and RHP Andres Perez from the New York Mets for an international signing bonus allotment slot. Assigned Concepcion to Orem (Pioneer) and Perez to the AZL Angels. National League ATLANTA BRAVES_Placed RHP Tim Hudson on the 15day DL. Recalled LHP Alex Wood from Gwinnett (IL). MIAMI MARLINS_Placed OF Marcell Ozuna on the 15day DL, retroactive to July 23. PHILADELPIHA PHILLIES_Released RHP Carlos Zambrano. Placed OF Domonic Brown on the 7-day DL. Recalled OF Steve Susdorf from Lehigh Valley (IL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS_Recalled LHP Marc Rzepczynski from Memphis (PCL). Optioned RHP Carlos Martinez to Memphis. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS_Agreed to terms with OT Eric Winston on a one-year contract. ATLANTA FALCONS_Agreed to terms with QB Matt Ryan on a five-year contract extension. CHICAGO BEARS_Announced the retirement of DT Sedrick Ellis. Signed DL Jamaal Anderson to a one-year contract. DENVER BRONCOS_Signed DT Sylvester Williams. DETROIT LIONS_Released G Bill Nagy. GREEN BAY PACKERS_Signed DE Datone Jones and S Ryan McMahon. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS_Waived TE Weslye Saunders. Signed LB Daniel Adongo. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS_Waived TE Kyler Reed and S Chris Banjo. Signed K Adam Yates and WR Cole McKenzie. MINNESOTA VIKINGS_Signed DT Sharrif Floyd, WR Cordarrelle Patterson and CB Xavier Rhodes. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS_Re-signed OL Tyronne Green. Release OL Matt Stankiewitch. NEW YORK GIANTS_Signed OL Justin Pugh and QB Ryan Nassib. NEW YORK JETS_Placed RB Mike Goodson on the reserve-did not report list. Signed WR Braylon Edwards and DT Sheldon Richardson. Placed RB Joe McKnight on the active-PUP list. Waived-injured DE Jake McDonough and WR Thomas Mayo. OAKLAND RAIDERS_Signed DB DJ Hayden. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS_Placed LB Melvin Ingram and S Brandon Taylor on the active-PUP list. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS_Activated LB Darius Fleming and WR Kyle Williams from active-PUP list. Placed WR Michael Crabtree on the active-PUP list and DT Lamar Divens on the active-non-football injury list. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS_Placed DE Chris Clemons, WR Percy Harvin, TE Zach Miller, DE Greg Scruggs, CB Tharold Simon and RB Robert Turbin on the PUP list. Placed LB Korey Toomer on the non-football injury list. WASHINGTON REDSKINS_Waived S Jordan Bernstine and S Devin Holland. Placed DE Adam Carriker, OL Maurice Hurt and CB Josh Wilson on the reserve-PUP list. Signed S Jose Gumbs and QB Ryan Mouton. Activated CB Josh Wilson from the PUP list.

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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013

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Braves turn to rookie starter, lose 7-4 BY MIKE FITZPATRICK The Associated Press NEW YORK — Now that Tim Hudson is out for the season, the Atlanta Braves know they’ll need to rely on some pretty young pitchers in the starting rotation. Alex Wood gave them all he had Thursday, but that wasn’t enough against the New York Mets. John Buck drove in three runs and Zack Wheeler beat the first-place Braves for the second time in seven major league starts, sending New York to a 7-4 victory. Wood, facing Wheeler for the second time in two career starts, was recalled from the minors to pitch in place of Paul Maholm (bruised left wrist). With a funky delivery, the 22-year-old lefty threw 90 pitches in 4 1/3 innings. He yielded four runs and eight hits. “I thought for his second major league start he did OK. It was a good experience for him. Five days from now he’ll get another opportunity to improve,’’ said manager Fredi Gonzalez, ejected in the sixth. “He was in Double-A two months ago. Those hitters swing at some of those outside pitches and strike out. Here, they have the patience to take them.’’ One day after Hudson broke his right ankle when Eric Young Jr. accidentally stepped on him, the NL East leaders caught another tough break. This time, it was a missed call by the umpires that helped the Mets score three times in the sixth and led to Gonzalez’s ejection. Dan Uggla and Freddie Freeman homered off Wheeler (4-1) to erase a three-run deficit, but New York’s prized rookie allowed only four hits in six innings after throwing 31 pitches in the first. He tossed six shutout innings in Atlanta to win his big league debut June 18. “You can tell he’s still maturing and growing. You can see his stuff is there,’’ Braves catcher Gerald Laird said. Freeman’s long homer to center leading off the sixth tied it at 4, but Wheeler ended the inning with a double-play grounder and New York went right back ahead in the bottom half. Andrew Brown opened with a dou-

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Atlanta starting pitcher Alex Wood throws during the first inning against the New York Mets on Thursday in New York.

ble against reliever Kameron Loe (0-1) and went to third on a wild pitch. Daniel Murphy singled through a drawn-in infield to give the Mets the lead. David Wright followed with a drive to left-center that bounced up and hit the protective railing above the wall before caroming back onto the field. Center fielder Reed Johnson raised his arms, looking for the ground-rule double signal, but third base umpire Chad Fairchild ruled the ball in play. Murphy scored and Wright pulled into third with an RBI triple before Gonzalez came out to argue. He took his protest to plate umpire and crew chief Jeff Kellogg before Fairchild finally tossed him. Gonzalez headed toward the dug-

out but then went back at Fairchild, now standing behind third base again. “I don’t think I needed a replay to know I was right,’’ Gonzalez said. “I thought Uggla’s home run was a tougher call to make, to be honest with you.’’ Kellogg declined comment after the game, saying the umps had to catch a flight. Buck added a run-scoring double with two outs to make it 7-4. Young beat out an infield single to start a four-run third and scored on Marlon Byrd’s single. Buck hit a tworun single to put the Mets up 4-1. “There was one or two pitches I wish I had back. That two-out single to Buck was one,’’ Wood said. “I thought I competed well. Hopefully I’ll build off this for my next start.’’

WASHINGTON — Right in the middle of it all from the very start to the end, Bryce Harper delivered the first game-ending homer of his career, a 2-run shot in the bottom of the ninth that lifted Washington to a 9-7 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday that ended the Nationals’ 6-game losing streak. Harper drove a hanging slider over the wall just to the left of straightaway center with two outs off Bryan Morris (4-4), who earlier allowed a single to Kurt Suzuki. 10 8

MILWAUKEE — Carlos Quentin and Jesus Guzman homered and San Diego got 16 hits on its way to a 10-8 win over Milwaukee. Will Venable added two doubles for San Diego. 5 3

DENVER — Rob Brantly scored on a wild pitch to break up a scoreless game in the eighth inning, Donovan Solano homered in a 4-run ninth, and Miami overcame a 93-minute rain delay to beat Colorado 5-3. The Rockies, who dropped three of four to the Marlins, lost slugger Carlos Gonzalez after the third inning when he aggravated a sprain of the middle finger on his right hand. He is day-to-day. CARDINALS PHILLIES

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ST. LOUIS — Lance Lynn allowed one run over seven innings and St. Louis scored three times in the third in a 3-1 win over Philadelphia. Matt Carpenter, Jon Jay and Matt Adams drove in runs for the Cardinals, who have won seven of nine. AMERICAN LEAGUE WHITE SOX TIGERS

NEW YORK — Already in trouble with Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez now faces a penalty from his own team. The New York Yankees intend to discipline A-Rod for seeking a second medical opinion on his injured leg without their permission, a person familiar with the team’s deliberations said Thursday. The exact penalty had not been determined, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because no statements were authorized. A RODRIGUEZ fine appeared to be the most likely option. The person also said that during a conference call Thursday, the Yankees and Rodriguez agreed to a timetable that would have the third baseman resume minor league rehabilitation games or simulated games next Thursday. Rodriguez, who has been sidelined since hip surgery in January, issued a statement earlier in the day saying he wanted to be activated for Friday’s homestand opener against Tampa Bay. But that apparently wasn’t in the Yankees plans. MLB has been investigating Rodriguez as part of its probe of the closed Biogenesis clinic in Florida , accused in media reports of distributing banned performance-enhancing drugs. A suspension appears likely, but Rodriguez could ask the players’ association to contest a drug penalty — making it possible he might not have to serve any time until next year.

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Yanks plan to penalize A-Rod, AP source says BY RONALD BLUM The Associated Press

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CHICAGO — Jake Peavy pitched into the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Justin Verlander and Detroit 7-4 as the Tigers again played minus Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera missed his third straight game because of an injured left hip flex-

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Washington outfielder Bryce Harper celebrates his game-winning homer as the Nationals defeated Pittsburgh 9-7 on Thursday in Washington.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Hiroki Kuroda pitched seven scoreless innings for his 10th victory, Mariano Rivera got gifts before posting another save and the New York Yankees beat Texas 2-0. After David Robertson worked a 1-2-3 eighth, Rivera pitched the ninth for his 33rd save this season, extending his career record to 641. BLUE JAYS ASTROS

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TORONTO — Mark Buehrle pitched a 2-hitter and Toronto ended a seasonworst 7-game losing streak, beating Houston 4-0. The last-place Blue Jays had been 0-6 since the All-Star break, swept in consecutive series by Tampa Bay and the Los Angeles Dodgers. From wire reports

HUDSON from Page B1 Hudson in the rotation Monday night against Colorado. “I don’t think you can replace Timmy, what he means to us,’’ Gonzalez said. “We’ll have a young rotation, but hell, you know what? We’ve got to grow up sooner or later.’’ Beachy, sidelined since undergoing Tommy John surgery in June 2012, threw 86 pitches in a rehab start Wednesday night for Gwinnett and appears ready to return. He allowed two hits and four walks over six innings in a 3-1 loss to Durham, and Gonzalez said the Braves received good reports about Beachy’s stuff. The 26-year-old right-hander is 12-10 with a 3.07 ERA in 41 major league starts. He is 1-4 with a 3.00 ERA in seven starts covering 30 innings for Gwinnett this season. The timing hardly could have been worse for Hudson, who was pitching his best baseball of the season in the final year of his contract. Atlanta entered Thursday with an eight-game cushion over Philadelphia in the NL East, by far the largest margin in any division. So the 38-year-old Hudson, who has never advanced past the first round of the playoffs, appeared to have an excellent chance at a trip to the World Series with his hometown team. Maybe his last one, too. A three-time All-Star with 205 career wins, Hudson was born in Georgia and grew up in Alabama rooting for the Braves. He was traded from Oakland to Atlanta in December 2004 and has provided a steady presence throughout his nine-year tenure. “Anytime you lose a player his caliber it’s a tough pill to swallow,’’ All-Star catcher Brian Mc-

Cann said. “He’s a top-of-the-rotation pitcher for us and it’s going to be hard to replace him. But at the same time, guys are going to need to step up and fill in.’’ McCann thinks Atlanta has young starters who can do that in Kris Medlen, rookie Julio Teheran and 25-year-old lefty Mike Minor. “These guys have been growing up for a while now. I mean, they’ve been taking huge steps forward,’’ McCann said. “We’ve got guys in place that are capable of winning big games.’’ Hudson’s wife and one of his daughters were at the game when he got hurt. The pitcher was not at Citi Field on Thursday but planned to fly back to Atlanta with the team after the game. “He had a rough night. You know, you can’t sleep,’’ Gonzalez said. Hudson will likely have surgery in the next few days, and recovery time is expected to be about three to four months. After that, he should be able to resume his career with no lingering effects, the Braves said. Gonzalez said he told Hudson that he wants him around as much as possible to support his teammates — on crutches, in a walking boot, whatever. “I said, `Hell, I’ll even let you manage a couple of games if you want to do that. You know, sit there next to me and make the decisions,’’’ Gonzalez said. “He goes, `Oh no, I don’t want to do that.’ So, he’ll be fine. I don’t think that last night’s game is going to be the last time we’re going to see him on a mound.’’ Hudson was working on a four-hit shutout when he was injured. He struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings — his most since whiffing 10 Mets on June 17, 2011. He finishes the season 8-7 with a 3.97 ERA after winning his final four starts.

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Falcons, Ryan agree on 5-year extension BY GEORGE HENRY The Associated Press FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms on a 5-year contract extension. Falcons spokesman Reggie Roberts said Thursday that the deal was being finalized as Ryan led the offense through practice Thursday on the first day of training camp. A person familiar with the situation says Ryan’s extension is for $103.75 million deal, with $59 million guaranteed. The person says Ryan will average $20.75 million during the first three years of the extension. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the terms of the deal had not been announced. “I’ve always not worried about the business side of it,’’ Ryan said at a press conference Thursday evening. “I’ve always thought as a player if you’re worrying about those sorts of things, you’re taking away from what you’re here for. “I think for the most part I was confident that it would get done in a timely fashion. I think both sides were. I didn’t stress about it too much.’’ Ryan, 28, is entering the sixth and final season of his original rookie contract and will earn a $10 million salary. Ryan, the NFL’s No. 3 overall draft pick of 2008, last season was invited to the Pro Bowl for the second time. He completed 68.6 percent of his

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Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan and the Falcons have agreed to terms on a 5-year contract extension. A person familiar with the situation says the extension is for $103.75 million deal, with $59 million guaranteed.

passes, tops in the NFL. “I’d say right now that we’re real glad that we didn’t (draft a) defensive tackle with the third pick in

2008.’’ general manager Thomas Dimitroff said. “Matt provides us with all the leadership traits that we seek on the field and off the

field as well.’’ Coach Mike Smith agreed. “Matt has done some wonderful things as a football player since he got here in 2008. He’s a big reason for the success we’ve had. He’s made me a better football coach, and I look forward to working with him for a long, long time. I say it all the time — you win in the locker room first, and Matt has done a great job for us over the last five years.’’ Ryan rallied Atlanta to victory six times last season, giving him 22 career game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime — most in the league since he was named the league’s offensive rookie of the year in 2008. The quarterback is 56-22 in his NFL career, but dropped to 1-4 in the playoffs after the Falcons lost the NFC title game at home to San Francisco six months ago. Ryan’s agent, Tom Condon, also represents Drew Brees and Peyton Manning — veteran NFL quarterbacks who signed big contracts last year. The New Orleans Saints guaranteed Brees $60.5 million and the Denver Broncos guaranteed Manning $58 million. Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco, who led the Ravens to a Super Bowl title in February, signed the richest contract in league history, a six-year deal worth $120.6 million that guarantees $52 million. Flacco had leverage for a better contract because he was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent.

Brady: Patriots moving on from ‘challenging’ offseason BY HOWARD ULMAN The Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady was soft-spoken and thoughtful Thursday as he met with about 50 media members. Given the circumstances surrounding the New England Patriots this summer, clearly, this wasn’t your typical training camp quarterback interview. In the wake of former tight end Aaron Hernandez’s arrest on a murder charge, and a day after his coach, Bill Belichick, addressed the matter, Brady said Thursday the Patriots must work hard to “re-establish what we’re all about.’’ “It’s been a challenging offseason,’’ he said as New England opened camp. “But we’re going to try to move forward as best we know how.’’ Brady talked at length for the first time since Hernandez’s name surfaced in connection with the shooting death of Boston semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd on June 17. Hernandez was arrested on June 26 and cut by the Patriots before he was charged that afternoon. He is being held without bail

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Carolina center Ryan Kalil says he won’t be taking out a fullpage advertisement that includes anything that can be perceived as a Panthers Super Bowl prediction like he did a year ago. However, he said that doesn’t change how strongly he feels about this year’s team.

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New England quarterback Tom Brady talks with reporters following practice on Thursday in Foxborough, Mass.

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after pleading not guilty. “Certainly, it’s a very tragic thing that happened and someone loses their life,’’ Brady said during a 17-minute session on the team’s practice field, “but all those things were out of the players’ control here. We’re not really a part of that situation.’’ He declined to answer several questions, saying he had been advised not to. They included whether he had spoken with Hernandez or whether

CHARLOTTE — Carolina’s Ryan Kalil isn’t about to say anything that can be construed as a Super Bowl prediction. Not after last year. The Panthers threetime Pro Bowl center created a stir days before the start of training camp last year when he took out a full page advertisement in the Charlotte Observer and wrote about the Panthers being “Super Bowl XLVII champions!’’ That didn’t happen. The Panthers started last season slow and finished 7-9, failing to reach the postseason. Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens went on to win the Super Bowl. Like his team, Kalil’s season didn’t turn out as planned. He broke his foot in the fifth week of the season and spent the final 11 games watching helplessly from the sidelines. Kalil doesn’t regret taking out the ad, saying he meant it as a rallying call for fans — not as a prediction. “I know a lot of people chalked up my ad to a Super Bowl prediction, but I try to think of it as something more than that,’’ said Kalil, who still

Hernandez had apologized to him after the tight end was linked to the investigation. During Hernandez’s three seasons since being drafted by the Patriots, he was one of Brady’s top receivers. Asked if he thought he knew Hernandez, Brady said, “the relationship that you have as a football player, the relationship you have within the walls of (Gillette Stadium) are what they are and then people have their own life.’’

RG3 involved on Day 1 at Redskins camp BY JOSEPH WHITE The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Robert Griffin III found a way to get involved on the first day of the Washington Redskins’ training camp, even when he was supposed to be a spectator. Barred from the main 11-on-11 drills, Griffin nevertheless started chasing linebacker Bryan Kehl after Kehl intercepted a pass from just-for-now starter Kirk Cousins. When the ball popped loose, Griffin scooped it up the fum-

ble and took off downfield. The fans, who had been watching him mostly stand around during the drill, roared their approval. Finally, he stopped at about the 35yard line, pointed GRIFFIN III to the sky and smiled. Thursday was opening day for the Redskins new camp facility in Richmond, nestled behind the city’s Science Museum and Children’s Museum

and not far from the railroad tracks. Owner Dan Snyder stood on the sideline, wearing a burgundy shirt in the morning and a white shirt in the afternoon. Several thousand fans lined the field SHANAHAN across the way, and the main attraction was the franchise player was is easing his way back from reconstructive knee surgery. “Even though he’s cleared, I’ve got to see

it on the football field,’’ coach Mike Shanahan said. “It just doesn’t happen like that. If you’re dealing with trainers, you’re dealing with doctors, they can tell you when that knee’s ready to go, but they can’t tell you when he’s ready to play.’’ Griffin was cleared by doctors late last week, but Shanahan said it will take two to three weeks for RG3 to get into “football shape.’’ Griffin will therefore be restricted to individual and 7-on7 drills, at least initially.

has the advertisement framed at home. “It was something that was from the heart to the fans that we do care about winning and want to be the team that they want us to be.’’ Kalil said regardless of Carolina’s record last year he still feels just as strongly about this year’s team. “I think we’re still on the right track,’’ Kalil said. “It’s a great group of guys and very talented core of players. So my expectations haven’t changed.’’ Cam Newton is back for a third season as the Panthers franchise quarterback looking to improve on a 13-19 record as a starter. The team also returns a formidable running back tandem in DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart, along with a defense that improved markedly last season behind rookie middle linebacker Luke Kuechly, the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, and defensive ends Charles Johnson and Greg Hardy, who combined for 23.5 sacks in 2012. Now the task will be winning close games. They’re 2-12 in games decided by seven points or less in two seasons under coach Ron Rivera.

SPORTS

FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013

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AP Source: Tide froze football staffer’s contract BY JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press Alabama has penalized director of football operations Joe Pannunzio for his role in the Miami scandal while a member of the Hurricanes’ staff, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the university didn’t release the name.

Alabama posted 31 secondary violations on its Web site Thursday involving a number of sports for the year ending June 30. Alabama said the staffer received no raise or contract extension for one year, wasn’t allowed to communicate with recruits for 90 days and had to attend an NCAA regional rules seminar. Pannunzio isn’t identified in the notice of alle-

CLEMSON from Page B1 things where, ‘Hey, we need another defensive end? Take a defensive back scholarship from me and get a defensive end.’” The debate is football’s version of the “chicken or the egg:” Is a secondary elevated by a dominant, disruptive defensive line or are defensive linemen only as good as the defensive backs who cover for them? Statistics seldom reflect that reciprocal relationship. Only three teams — Fresno State, Houston and Southern California — finished last sea-

gations the NCAA brought against Miami. Alabama said its staffer “provided impermissible benefits to a prospect and his family and introduced prospect to a booster PANNUNZIO while at another institution.’’ That booster was Nevin Shapiro, the central figure in the Miami

son ranked among the Top 15 in the nation in both sacks and interceptions. Eleven teams were ranked in the Top 25 in both sacks and pass efficiency defense. Clemson finished 22nd in sacks (34), 43rd in interceptions (13) and 62nd in pass efficiency defense (131.24). The variance reveals that, like the wheel and axle, the collective unit will not operate effectively if one component is faulty. Junior defensive linemen Grady Jarrett, Vic Beasley, Corey Crawford, Josh Watson, DeShawn Williams and Tavaris Barnes were thrust into the trenches last season and benefitted from the pounding. This season, the defensive

scandal. Pannunzio was one of the former Miami assistant coaches accused of having ties with Shapiro, the former booster and convicted felon who’s now serving a 20year term in federal prison for masterminding a $930 million Ponzi scheme. Pannunzio, however, was not among the former Hurricane coaches accused of wrongdoing

line is a proven force with depth and experience. Conversely, questions of injuries, inexperience and inconsistency linger in the secondary. The unit was so thin last year the staff switched receiver Adam Humphries to defensive back for a game. Reed said coach Dabo Swinney revealed his concern by signing eight defensive backs in this recruiting class “Coach made it known that we were the question mark,” Reed said. “So, that’s what I told my kids, ‘We’re the question mark.’ ” Reed said the defensive backs returned an encouraging response. “‘Coach, we’ll take care of

by the NCAA, which investigated Miami for about two years before presenting the Hurricanes with their charges — the notice of allegations — on Feb. 19. The document prepared by Alabama’s compliance office said the staffer it didn’t identify might have been in violation of six bylaws, all of which fell under Article 13, or recruiting. Miami appeared be-

it,’” Reed said. “That’s what you want. You want those guys to take ownership of it and run with it.” Last season, Clemson allowed 41 passes that covered more than 20 yards, 23 of which produced touchdowns. Hobby said he has used those plays in the film room to charge his ends, because what may appear to be blown coverage can result from a blown assignment on the line. Former Clemson defensive end Andre Branch, now with the Jacksonville Jaguars, said young pass rushers learn quickly that in college they will not blow past offensive linemen like they did in high school.

fore the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions in June, and current football coach Al Golden said earlier this week that the Hurricanes expect “closure’’ to the saga soon. A decision by the committee on infractions about further sanctions, if any, against the Hurricanes could come within the next few weeks, and the school is hopeful to hear sometime in August.

CLOWNEY from Page B1 reached regarding future representation. Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said Clowney understands the rules and has done nothing to damage his eligibility. Clowney had 13 sacks last season and was the Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year. He finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Clowney won an ESPY last week for his helmet-popping hit on Michigan’s Vincent Smith.

AREA SCOREBOARD SOCCER FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department will be taking registration for its fall soccer league from July 29 through Aug. 14. The league is open to children ages 4-18 as of Sept. 1, 2013. The fee to register is $30 for 4-yearolds, $35 for 5- to 6-year-olds and $45 for 7- to 18-year-olds. No late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting for anyone interested in coaching will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. at the recreation department located at 155 Haynsworth St. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org. FOOTBALL FLAG LEAGUE REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department will be taking registration for its flag football league from July 29 through Aug. 14. The league is open to children ages 5-8 as of Sept. 1, 2013. The fee to register is $50. No late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting for anyone interested in coaching will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department located at 155 Haynsworth St. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org. TACKLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department will be taking registration for its flag football league from July 29 through Aug. 14. The league is open to children ages 9-12 as of Sept. 1, 2013. The fee to register is $60. No late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting for anyone interested in coaching will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department located at 155 Haynsworth St. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org. POP WARNER REGISTRATION

The Sumter Pop Warner Football & Cheer Association and Youth Athletics of Sumter is currently taking registration for the upcoming season. The football and cheer teams are open to children ages 5-13 years old. The fee is $80 for both football and cheerleading. Registration will run through July 31. The fee for football will cover insurance, ID Badge, use of shoulder pads, use of helmet, use of practice clothes and a mouthpiece. Parents will be responsible for buying game jersey, game pants, cleats, cup and socks. The fee for cheer will cover insurance, ID badge, use of uniform, use of pom-poms, socks and undergarment. Parents will be responsible for buying shoes. The practice season will run from Aug. 1-30 with the season starting on Aug. 31. For more Information call (803) 464-8453, (803) 201-4531 (803) 720-6242 or (813) 786-9265 or send an email to youthathleticsofsumteryas@yahoo.com. CHEERLEADING FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department will be taking registration for its cheerleading teams from July 29 thru Aug. 14. The league is open to children ages 5-11 as of April 30, 2013. The fee to register is $50. No late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting for anyone interested in

| coaching will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department located at 155 Haynsworth St. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org. SOFTBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department will be taking registration for its fall soccer league from July 29 through Aug. 21. The league is open to girls ages 7-13 as of Dec. 31, 2013. The fee to register is $45. No late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting for anyone interested in coaching will be held on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department located at 155 Haynsworth St. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org. BASEBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department will be taking registration for its fall baseball league from July 29 through Aug. 21. The league is open to boys ages 7-14 as of April 30, 2014. The fee to register is $45. No late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting for anyone interested in coaching will be held on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department located at 155 Haynsworth St. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org. BOWLING BOWL A PAW

The 2nd Annual Bowl A Paw bowling tournament will be held on Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m. at Gamecock Lanes. The event is a fundraiser for KAT’s Special Kneads small animal shelter. The event includes three games and a pair of shoes at a cost of $12.50 for adults and $10 for children age 12 and under. For more information, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Gail McLeod at (803) 840-4519 or Gamecock Lanes at (803) 775-1197 or send an email to katsspecialkneads@yahoo.com. VOLLEYBALL SCISA OFFICIALS NEEDED

The South Carolina Independent School Association is looking for volleyball officials for the 2013 season. Those who are interested must have knowledge of volleyball and be willing to receive additional training and attend scheduled meetings. For more information, call SCISA district director Teddy Weeks at (803) 446-3379 or e-mail him at TWeeks51@aol.com.

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The 2nd Annual Par 4 Pets Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course. The format is 4-man Captain’s Choice with an entry fee of $160 per team or $40 per player. Entry is limited to the first 20 teams. Registration is at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:30. There will be $5 per mulligan available at registration with a maximum of two per player. The event is a fundraiser for KAT’s Special Kneads small animal shelter. For more information, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Julie Wilkins at (803) 968-5176, Melissa Brunson at (803) 983-0038, Gail McLeod at (803) 840-4519 or Crystal Lakes manager Mike Ardis at (803) 775-1902. ETC. BREAM TO SPEAK

Former Atlanta Brave Sid Bream will be the guest speaker for the Jason Robertson Memorial Celebration to be held on Friday, Aug. 2, at 6 p.m. at Bethesda Church of God. Bream will speak at the celebration on Friday. Tickets are $25 per person and will include dinner and a live auction. On Saturday, Aug. 3, he will take part in the Jason Robertson Memorial Shoot for Dreams, a skeet shoot that will be held at Indigo Shooting Club located at 14068 Garners Ferry Road in Eastover. It will start at 11 a.m. Robertson, who was from Sumter, died in 2011 at the age of 26 after a battle with cancer. Before his death he was able to enjoy his favorite outdoor activities with the help of the Outdoor Dream Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Anderson that provides outdoor adventures for youths diagnosed with terminal or life-threatening illnesses. The organization is putting on these two events. For more information or to register for the shoot, contact Kim West at (803) 968-5285 or email skip@ outdoordream.org.

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RUDOLPH McFADDEN NEW ZION — Rudolph “Boy Blue” McFadden, 76, died Saturday, July 20, 2013, at 1289 S.C. 527 Subdivision, New Zion. He was McFADDEN born May 3, 1937, in New Zion, a son of the late Absolum and Bessie Burgess McFadden. He received his formal education at Melina Parochial School and Walker

Gamble Elementary School. He was a former employee of Congaree Construction and worked on the farm. In his youth, he joined Melina Presbyterian Church, USA, Gable. Survivors are two sisters, Susie McFadden of Alcolu and Ruth FultonSingleton of Manning; one brother, Absolum “Peter” (Ruth) McFadden of New Zion; one sister-in-law, Liza McFadden; a stepdaughter reared as his own, Eloise Brand of Manning;

one grandson; and a special friend, Helen Cooper of Sumter. The celebratory services for Mr. McFadden will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Melina Presbyterian Church, USA, Gable, with the Rev. Samuel Sparks, pastor, presiding, the Rev. Carnell Hampton, eulogist, and the Rev. Mary Rose Hagans and the Rev. Dr. Allen Lynch assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Mr. McFadden will lie

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in repose one hour before funeral time. The family is receiving friends at the home of his niece and her husband, Connie and Thomas Webb, 1289 S.C. 527 Subdivision Road, New Zion. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ABRAHAM McQUILLAR BISHOPVILLE — Funeral services for Abraham McQuillar, 79, will be held Saturday at

Gum Spring Baptist Church in Bishopville with Pastor Alexander Davis officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. McQuillar passed away on July 22, 2013. The family is receiving friends at the home, 266 Corbett Mills Road, Bishopville. Services entrusted to New Life Funeral Services LLC of Bishopville. Online condolences may be sent to www. newlifefuneralservice. com.

GEORGE W. HARDOMAN BISHOPVILLE — George William Hardoman entered eternal rest on July 21, 2013, in Bishopville. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Online condolences may be sent to the family at wilsonfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements. SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE B7

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Speed headed back to X Games with new entry DRR-SH BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — NASCAR driver Scott Speed will be back in Global RallyCross next weekend when he competes in X Games Los Angeles with new team DRR-SH. Speed won the opening race of the GRC season at X Games Brazil and is seventh in the series standings. He’ll be competing on Aug. 4 in Los Angeles for DRR-SH, a partnership of two IndyCar team principals who formed the team specifically to enter the X Games. James “Sulli’’ Sullivan is part-owner of KV Racing-SH, who fields the car for Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan, and Robbie Buhl is a partner in dormant Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Speed, the last American to race in Formula One, is entered in this weekend’s event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Leavine Family Racing. He’s been splitting his time this season between NASCAR and Global RallyCross this year. “I couldn’t be more excited for the X Games Los Angeles, running

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Scott Speed will be back in Global RallyCross next weekend when he competes in X Games Los Angeles with new team DRR-SH.

with DRR-SH will definitely give me a chance at another gold medal,’’ Speed said Thursday.

“GRC has been a lot of fun so far and I am looking forward to being able to run an X Games at home in

the USA.’’ DRR-SH this week landed sponsorship for the X Games from Wix Filters and N.O.-XPLODE, a primary sponsor on Kanaan’s car in the IndyCar Series. The X Games entry is a test for the organization to determine if it will pursue full-time participation in the 2014 GRC schedule. Global RallyCross courses feature a mixture of dirt, asphalt, jumps, and other obstacles — a new challenge for a pair of IndyCar team owners. “Where we come from, anytime our car is in the air, in the dirt, or sideways, none of us are smiling, so next weekend is a new ballgame,’’ Sullivan said. “I’m pumped to have Speed leading our charge into the X Games.’’ Buhl believes Speed is the perfect competitor for the team’s foray into Global RallyCross. “Scott is absolutely the perfect fit for our entry — he is hungry for victories, which he proved by winning his first X Games event in Brazil,’’ Buhl said. “Coming from Formula One and most recently NASCAR, he has a huge following and will be a great asset to our team.’’

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EUNICE THOMPSON Eunice Outen Abney Thompson, 97, passed away peacefully July 10, 2013. Eunice was born in Fairfield County, the first child born to the late Arthur W. Sr. and Emma G. Outen. She graduated from Book- THOMPSON er T. Washington High School and Benedict College in Columbia. At an early age, she was baptized as a member of First Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia. During her lifetime, she lived in Columbia, Florence, Charleston, Sumter and Washington, D.C., residing in Atlanta for the past eight years until her passing. She was a devoted educator and church worker. A librarian by profession, she enjoyed reading, and exhibited perfect diction with an extensive vocabulary. Eunice devoted her life to serving others. She had been honored through numerous awards and recognitions for steadfast support and productive fundraising for Benedict College, her alma mater, and Morris College in Sumter. Eunice was a Christian woman in word and deed. Involved in her church, First Baptist Missionary Church, she read her Bible, sang with the choir, prepared communion, was a loyal deaconess, supported Vacation Bible School, and was a friend and mentor to many. She was blessed with two outstanding husbands: for 38 years, the Rev. James J. Abney, who passed in 1967; and later, Everett Thompson, who passed in 1999. Eunice was the family matriarch, a devoted sister, mother and friend. Eunice was preceded in death by her sister, Amelia; brother-in-law, Charles; brother, Otis; nephew, Charles “Chuckie;� sister-inlaw, Hazel; and extended family member, Creswell Hammond. Eunice is survived by one brother, Arthur Jr.; children through marriage, Everett Jr., Cortez and Cheryl Thompson; grandsons, Napoleon “Tre� and Marcus Coleman; nieces, Cynthia Franklin (Charles) and Francine Greer (Marvin); a nephew, Arthur III; many cousins, great-

nieces and great-nephews. Miss Eunice will be remembered for her kindness, generosity, and loving spirit. She will be cherished for a life well lived. Donations may be made to Benedict College and/or Morris College in memory of Eunice Thompson. The memorial service for Mrs. Thompson will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 Washington St., Sumter. Interment will follow at Palmetto Cemetery in Columbia. The Rev. George P. Windley Jr. will officiate. Announcement courtesy of Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

The Rev. ROBERT L. PARTIN The Rev. Robert Lloyd “Bobby� Partin, 70, was called home peacefully to Glory in his home on Thursday, July 25, 2013, to be with his precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Rev. Partin was born in Sumter, a PARTIN son of the late Hazel James and Sarah Brown Partin. He was a longtime member of Bible Fellowship Church, where he was the teacher of the Howell Bible Class since 1965. He also faithfully served as church bookkeepertreasurer since 1965; was a member of the official church board since 1965; and a church deacon since 2001, serving on the church board of trustees. He received his education in the Sumter area and went on to attend and graduate from Columbia Bible College in 1965. His favorite ministry as an ordained minister was his weekly visitation bringing red roses and his Bobby Partin smile to senior citizens in nine nursing homes of the Sumter area. Survivors include three sisters, Helen L. Partin, Betty Ann Etheredge and Sara P. Eron, all of Sumter; five brothers, James H. Partin (Mary) of Powhatan, Va., C. Wayne Partin (Anne) of Isle of Palms, and Julian F. Partin (Charlotte), Norman E. Partin (Barbara) and Michael R. Partin, all of Sumter; and a special family friend, Josephine McFadden. He was preceded in

death by his parents and three brothers, Herman Partin, Lewis Partin and Charles C. Partin. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bible Fellowship Church with the Rev. John Cook, the Rev. Bob Taylor and the Rev. Jim Ketchum officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Michael C. Newman, Billy Anderson, Smokey Fickling, Jim Zepko, Warren Carraway and Clint Barwick. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Howell Bible Class of Bible Fellowship Church, S.B. Brown, Frank Davis, Eugene Brown, Melvin Brown, Roy Allsbrook, Bobby June, Dr. Kevin Brown and Ed Hiott. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. The family would like to express a special thank you to Alechia and Jamara of Tuomey Hospice for their compassionate care during Bobby’s illness. Memorials may be made to Bible Fellowship Church, 227 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to Tuomey Hospice, 129 N. Washington St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

MARY BELL GILLARD Mary Bell Gillard was born July 31, 1947, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Deacon Collins and Mary Hastie Gillard, and departed this earthly life on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital. Her grandparents are the late James and Lula Wright Hastie and the late Frank and Isabelle Gillard. In her early childhood, she joined New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. She was a faithful and dedicated Christian worker. She served as the young adult Sunday school teacher number one; past chairperson of the ladies missionary circle number two; past secretary for the gospel choir; and a member of the trustee and education ministries. She was a member of the senior missionary society, mass choir, past church

secretary, and Vacation Bible School teacher. She was educated in the public school systems of Sumter and was a 1965 graduate of Lincoln High School. She earned her bachelor of science degree in 1969 and a masters of education degree from South Carolina State University. She received numerous certificates in religious studies, data processing, nurse’s aide, and real estate licensures. Her professional career as an educator expanded over 33 years with Sumter School District 2 and Clarendon School District 2. Mary was the recipient of various honors/ awards from the Wateree Association as the South Carolina Youth Missionary Coordinator and South Carolina Congress of Christian Education. She held many religious positions on state and local levels, including: South Carolina Region No. 5 E&M Youth Board cocoordinator; Woman’s Baptist Youth Convention (Lower Divison); Wateree Association Youth Advisor; Wateree Association Young Woman’s Auxiliary (YWA); retreat chairperson; and member of the Wateree Choir Auxiliary. Mary was actively involved in many community organizations, to include: member of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and life member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Locally, she served as past president of the Ebonette Social Club; member of the Starlight Savings Club; director of Stark-Dunbar-Gandy; curriculum coordinator, summer program, at Morris College; and a member of the Sumter Democratic Party Housing Council. Her favorite gospel song was “Order My Steps� and her favorite Scripture was Proverbs 3:5-6. Her philosophy of life was “Faith in Christ will keep you steady in the stormy sea of change.� She leaves to cherish her memories: her sisters, Collete G. Andrews of Sumter, Louise Dukes (Roy) of Lewisburg, Tenn., and Carolyn G. Gaffney (Vandy Sr.) of Orangeburg; one uncle, Ezekiel Hastie; two aunts, Lucile Hastie and Rhunette Dennis; five nephews, Eric Andrews (Yvette), Craig Andrews

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(Debra), Cedric Dukes (Esterlene), Collins Landon Dukes (Tiffany) and Vandy T. Gaffney; one niece, Vanna Nichole Gaffney; four grandnieces, Erika, Charlene, Kaleigh and Danielle; two grandnephews, Myles and Preston; two great-grandnephews, Ayden and Jayden; one great-grandniece, Aalyric; and host of other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today. Homegoing services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 South, with Pastor Willie A. Wright Jr., eulogist, assisted by the Revs. Charles Davis, Marion Newton, Derrie Grant, Sammie Simmons, Herbert Johnson, Larry Weston, Luns C. Richardson, Leroy Blanding and Calvin K. Hastie Sr. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends at the home, 911 S. Main St., Sumter. The management and staff of Sumter Funeral Service Inc., 623 Manning Ave., Sumter, is serving the Gillard family. Online memorials may be made via the web at sumterfuneralsvs@sc.rr.com.

CHARLIE FRIERSON Jr. Charlie Frierson Jr., 64, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Charlie Sr. and Atha Brogdon Frierson. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Gloria Carter, 375 Boots Branch Road, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter. GWENDOLYN H. HOLLIDAY CAMDEN — Gwendolyn Hampton Holliday, 59, of 1914 Woodside Drive, Camden, passed on Monday, July 22, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pine Grove AME Church, Rembert. Burial will be in Union Baptist Church cemetery, Rembert. Haile’s Funeral Home of Camden is in charge of arrangements. J.D. CAPLES Joseph Daniel “J.D.� Caples, 80, widower of

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Gwendolyn Barkley Caples, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at his home. Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late James Sidney and Blanche Albright Caples. He owned and operated Caples Gulf for many years. Survivors include six children, Carroll Caples Player (Richard), Pam Jackson (Willie), Jeff Yasmine (Cindy), Kitty Caples (Billy), Sandy Culp (Edward) and Jimmy Barnes (Joann); three brothers, Sidney Caples, Billy Caples and Bobby Caples; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Betty Matthews. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Carleen Strickland, Myrtle Brown and Mae Turner; and one brother, Louis Caples. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gene Mosier officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at ElmoreCannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Billy and Kitty Caples, 81 Aubrey Circle. The family would like to say a special thank you to Jimmy and Joann Barnes for their loving and dedicated care. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

FRANCES M. JOYE BISHOPVILLE — Frances Michelle Joye, daughter of Marie K. Joye, entered eternal rest on July 21, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Visitations will be held from noon to 7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, Bishopville, with the pastor, the Rev. Darren P. Dixon, officiating. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family at wilsonfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

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Bizarre situations on ‘Would You Fall for That?’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The candid cameras keep rolling on “Would You Fall for That?” (9 p.m., ABC). This series moves on from the ethical dilemmas posed on “What Would You Do?” and puts perfect strangers into rather outlandish situations to prove points about human nature, basic behavior and the way we are “hardwired” to perceive (and fail to see) activities and objects right before our eyes. One segment shows how willing participants insist on “seeing” things that are no longer there. Another tests a psychological theory called “Foot in the Door,” which claims that once you ask someone to do a small task, you can get that person to engage in increasingly outrageous activities. Scott, a “birdwatcher,” stops strangers in Central Park and tells them that he’s sighted a very rare species, which is actually a fake bird he’s wired to a branch in a nearby tree. Once he’s hooked strangers with his story, he gets his flock to engage in one strange act after another to get the attention of the rare bird. Another segment tests people’s reaction to that morning news-

paper staple, the daily horoscope. How willing are a random group of people to believe an astrologer’s prediction, no matter how generic or, in this case, based on a horoscope from a 60-year-old paper? • The Netflix streaming service launches another exclusive series, this one an Australian acquisition and aimed squarely at the Disney audience for teen hijinks, magic and comedy. “Mako Mermaids” follows a group of teen mermaids who somehow “walk” into contemporary Australian society and discover a teen merman with a backstory as shrouded in mystery and magic as their own. Like any number of series and teen beach musicals, it’s essentially a chaste exercise in showing off attractive teens in their swimming suits. “Mako Mermaids” is a spinoff of the popular teen fantasy/comedy “H2O: Just Add Water.” • Dancers and choreographers, past and present and from various continents and traditions, extol a Massachusetts arts center on “Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow” on “Great Performances” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings). Archival footage

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Tonight’s Other Highlights • The gang prepares for a mixer with the posh camp across the lake on “Camp” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14). • An eager intern (Brian Klugman) pushes Brennan’s buttons on “Bones” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14). • Pop stars frolic and perform at “The iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party” (8 p.m., r, CW).

• Joe hatches a scheme to see his wife on “The Following” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14). • “The Rickey Smiley Show” (9 p.m., TV One) enters its second season. • Slob and Kimmie renew their vows on “Warlocks Rising” (9 p.m., Discovery, TV14). • Disc jockeys descend on the hotel on “Magic City” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA). • Pete and his team create a leafy sanctuary for special needs children on an extra episode of “Treehouse Masters” (10 p.m., Animal Planet).

(11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Jay Leno welcomes Katy Perry, Cris Collinsworth and Kacey Musgraves on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dean Norris and Empire of the Sun appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Liev Schreiber, Anthony Anderson and Imagine Dragons appear on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Lisa Kudrow and Michael McDonald on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

Series Notes

A doctor tries to civilize a boy raised by wolves in the 1970 drama “The Wild Child” (12:15 a.m., TCM), directed by Francois Truffaut.

From ranch to restaurant on “Shark Tank” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * “20/20” (10 p.m., ABC) * Erin takes on the mayor on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

Late Night Snoop Lion, Thomas Dale, Kerri Kenney-Silver and James Davis appear on “Chelsea Lately” (11 p.m., E!, r) * Adam Sandler and Joseph Arthur appear on “Late Show With David Letterman”

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Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT, NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, AND NOTICE TO APPOINT GUARDIAN AD LITEM (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) DEFICIENCY WAIVED IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 2013-CP-43-00653 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Synovus Bank, formerly Columbus Bank and Trust Company, successor in interest through merger and by name change with The National Bank of South Carolina, PLAINTIFF, vs. Lisa C. Dubay individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of Jewell C. McGorty, a/k/a Jewell Virginia McGorty, a/k/a Jewell R. Cannarella, Nancy H. Cannarella a/k/a Nancy Hoar Cannarella, individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of Joseph J. Cannarella, a/k/aJoseph J. Cannarella, Jr., Anne Marie Crowe, Jennifer Minter a/k/a Jennifer Hatchell Minter, a/k/a Jennifer Meghan Minter Hatchell, individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of Pauline Nell Cannarella, a/k/aPauline Hatchell, a/k/a Megan Monday, James M. Hatchell, Jr. a/k/a James Maurice Hatchell, John Matthew Hatchell a/k/a Matthew Hatchell, Samantha Addison Minter a/k/a Samantha Minter, a minor, Jeremy Liam Minter a/k/a J. Liam Minter, a minor, St. Anne Catholic Church, Citibank, N.A., American InfoSource, servicer on behalf of Bank of America, Dunbar Funerals and Cremations - Devine, and Wells Fargo Card Services, DEFENDANT(S). F13-00494 TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter "Order"), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, KORN LAW FIRM, P.A., P. O. Box 11264, 1300 Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201 or call (803) 252-5817. KORN LAW FIRM, P.A., represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, Y O U R M O R T G A G E COMPANY/AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. P.O. Box 11264 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, South Carolina 29211-1264 MICHAL KALWAJTYS Attorneys for Plaintiff Columbia, South Carolina

SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2012-CP-43-307 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Sumter Habitat for Humanity, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Virginia W. Carter and Felicia L. Carter, and South Carolina Department of Revenue, Defendant. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this complaint upon the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of day of such service, and if you fail to answer the complaint, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff against the Defendant, for the foreclosure of a note and mortgage executed by Virginia W. Carter and Felicia L. Carter to Sumter Habitat for Humanity, Inc., and which mortgages dated August 27, 1998, and recorded September 3, 1998, in Mortgage Book 716 at Page 778 in the ROD Office for Sumter County. The description of the property being foreclosed and that is the subject of this action is as follows: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, situate; lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 1 on plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated July 7, 1995 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 95 at Page 748. This property is known as 17 Hatfield Street, Sumter, SC. Tax Parcel Number: 229-14-05-050.

NOTICE OF FILING YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their office, 1300 Pickens Street, Columbia, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff, in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on April 15, 2013. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the

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designated as Lot 103-B, Tudor Place, Filed in Plat Book 93, Page 736, recorded 05/18/1993. This being the same property conveyed to Cornelia A. Spease and Willie Mae Spease by Deed of Scheller and Roberts, Inc., dated May 17, 1993 and recorded May 18, 1993 in Book 571 at Page 627. Thereafter, Cornelia A. Spease and Willie Mae Spease conveyed the subject property to Willie Mae Spease by Deed dated August 3, 2009 and recorded and recorded August 24, 2009 in Book 1128 at Page 1243.

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SCOTT LAW FIRM, P.A. Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996 Michael S. Medlock, SC Bar #65395 Elizabeth R. Polk, SC Bar #11673 Angelia J. Grant, SC Bar #78334 Priti M. Patel, SC Bar #79835 J. Harrison Rushton, SC Bar #100406 Meredith M. Robertson, SC Bar #68322 Kimberly R. Thompson, SC Bar #79161 Andrew M. Sullivan, SC Bar #100464 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 (803) 252-3340

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 13-CP-43-0713 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Champion Mortgage Company, Plaintiff, v. Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Willie Mae Spease, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; The United States of America, by and through its agency the Department of Housing and Urban Development; Tudor Place Homeowners Association; Cornelia Spease; William Spease; Defendant(s). (017108-00054) TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Any unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Willie Mae Spease, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 2200 Preot Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 204-06-03-023, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Anne Bell Fant, made absolute. Columbia, South Carolina May 16, 2013

LIS PENDENS Deficiency Judgment Waived NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain Home Equity Conversion Mortgage of real estate given by Willie Mae Spease to Metlife Home Loans, A Division of Metlife Bank, N.A. dated August 3, 2009, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ROD for Sumter County on August 24, 2009, in Mortgage Book 1128 at Page 1247. This mortgage was subsequently assigned to Champion Mortgage Company by Assignment dated July 11, 2012 and recorded August 14, 2012 in Book 1175 at Page 493. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows: All that certain parcel of land situated in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being known and

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NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: Any unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Willie Mae Spease, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe. YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on April 25, 2013. Columbia, South Carolina May 16, 2013

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Columbia, South Carolina May 16, 2013

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI Deficiency Judgment Waived It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the appointment of Anne Bell Fant as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Anne Bell Fant, be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a disability, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property commonly known as 2200 Preot Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150; that Anne Bell Fant is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s) Any unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Willie Mae Spease, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe by publication thereof in the The Item, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action. James C. Campbell Clerk of Court for Sumter County Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Samuel C. Waters (SC Bar #5958) Cheryl H. Fisher (SC Bar #15213) Reginald P. Corley (SC Bar #69453) Jennifer W. Rubin (SC Bar #16727) Ellie C. Floyd (SC Bar #68635) Michael P. Morris (SC Bar #73560) Eve Moredock Stacey (SC Bar #5300) Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) William S. Koehler (SC Bar#74935) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Jaclynn B. Goings (SC Bar #77501) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) John F. McLeod, IV (SC Bar # 100693) Mary Powers (SC Bar #16534) J. Pamela Price (SC Bar # 014336) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 Sumter, South Carolina 017108-00054 June 21, 2013 A-4398156

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Clinton O. Roberts and Gail A. Roberts, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on August 5, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BEING DESIGNATED AS LOT NOS. 5 AND 6, BLOCK M, OF GEDDIE GARDENS SUBDIVISION, AND BEING SHOWN ON A PLAT PREPARED BY EDWARDS LAND SURVEYORS DATED MAY 14, 1987, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE R.M.C. FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 87 AT PAGE 762. SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTHEAST BY LOT NO. 4 AND MEASURING THEREON 200.24 FEET; ON THE SOUTHEAST BY LOT NO. 15 AND 16 AND MEASURING THEREON 99.77 FEET; ON THE SOUTHWEST BY LOT NO. 7 AND MEASURING THEREON 200.48 FEET; AND ON THE NORTHWEST BY PRATT AVENUE WHERE IT FRONTS AND MEASURES 100.85 FEET. BEING ALL OF SAID MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR LESS ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CLINTON O. ROBERTS AND GAIL A. ROBERTS BY DEED OF J. M. BARRETT, DATED 05/14/1987 AND RECORDED ON 05/19/1987 IN BOOK 450 AT PAGE 1621.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 85 Pratt Avenue, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 268-11-01-022 and 268-11-01-033 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE 2013-CP-43-321 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Household Finance Corporation II against Jim E. Ridgill, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 5, 2013, at 12:00 PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel and tract of land, situate, lying and being in Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown as 0.22 acre on a plat by Joseph R. Edwards, R.L.S., dated February 5, 1998, recorded in Plat Book 98 at Page 230, Records of Sumter County, said 0.22 acre is bounded and measured as follows: on the North by Tract A, lands of Ridgill, said plat, and measuring thereon 145.78 feet; on the Southeast by lands of Ann T. Reynolds, said plat, and measuring thereon 181.44 feet; and on the Southwest by lands of Ann T. Reynolds and lands of Herman D. and Betty B. Jackson, said plat, and measuring thereon 105.35 feet. Be all dimensions a little more or less and according to said plat. Being the same property conveyed unto Jim E. Ridgill by deed from Ann T. Reynolds dated March 5, 1998 and recorded March 6, 1998 in Deed Book 699 at Page 315 in the ROD Office for Sumter County, South Carolina. Also containing the following found in Book 692 at Page 452: all that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, situate, lying and being in Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown as Lot A on a plat by Joseph R. Edwards, R.L.S., dated September 28, 1994, recorded in Plat Book 94 at Page 1315, and more recently and particularly shown on a plat by Joseph R. Edwards, R.L.S., dated January 24, 1995, recorded in Plat Book 95 at Page 56, Records of Sumter County. Said Lot A contains 0.70 acre, more or less, and is bounded and measured as follows: on the Northwest by Kolb Road, said plat, and fronting thereon 119.51 feet in an arc; on the Northeast by Lot B, said plat, and measuring thereon 277.51 feet; on the South by lands of Ann T. Reynolds, said plat, and measuring thereon 64.01 feet and 145.77 feet; and on the Southwest by lands of Herman D. and Betty B. Jackson, said plat, and measuring thereon 157.4 feet, be all dimensions a little more or less and according to

said most recent plat. Being the same property conveyed unto Jim E. Ridgill by deed from Frank L. Ridgill and Mary R. Ridgill dated December 10, 1997 and recorded December 15, 1997 in Deed Book 692 at Page 452 in the ROD Office for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property Address: 2221 Kolb Road, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS No. 209-00-01-012 2221 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 12.3180%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1049487

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2006-CP-43-1665 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP against, Tyrone Fullard, Cornthia Davis, and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 5, 2013, at 12 pm o'clock , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 44, containing 0.59 acre, as shown on that certain plat of Edmunds Land Surveying, Inc., dated May 19, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book 2000 at Page 438, reference to which is craved for the exact metes, boundaries and distances pursuant to authority contained in Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This is the property known as 1115 Gilbert Street. This being the identical property conveyed unto Tyrone Fullard and Cornthia Davis by Deed of Mark Brody, dated April 17, 2002 and recorded April 24, 2002, in Volume 839 at Page 1342, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, State of South Carolina. Also: a 2002 Fleetwood Glenbrooke SLE 64'x32' mobile home, serial #NCFL241AB67386GB13.

Property Address 1115 Gilbert Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS#: 2511001027 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of 7.625 % to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five per cent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within 30 days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. CODE Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and

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assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

REPRESENTED ON THE SUMTER COUNTY TAX MAP AS PARCEL 073-00-05-012.

Special Referee For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

MASTER IN EQUITY'S NOTICE OF SALE 2012-CP-43-2092 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. Melvin J. Bennett, et al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, August 5, 2013, at 12:00 p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any situate, lying and being in Providence Township, Sumter County, South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #7 of Rolling Hills Subdivision, Section II, Phase I, as shown on that certain plat of Lindler Land Surveyings, LLC dated January 29, 1999 and recorded in Plat Book 2002 at Page 489 in the RMC Office for Sumter County, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat. This description being in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. This is the property known as 3365 Drayton Drive. This being the same property conveyed to Melvin J. Bennett by Deed from Guardian Builders, Inc. dated November 1, 2002 and recorded November 1, 2002 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 863 at Page 50.

Property address: 3365 Drayton Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS No. 1511403007 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 20 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.375% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This property will be sold subject to the applicable right of redemption of the United States of America. The sale or any resale will not be held unless the Plaintiff or its attorney's bidding agent is present and enters the Plaintiff's bid at the sale or has advised the Master in Equity's office of its bidding instructions. In the event a sale is held without the Plaintiff or its Attorney's bidding agent entering its bid, the sale shall be null and void. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott Law Firm, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2010-CP-43-02003 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. vs. Sandra Y. Petty, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on August 5, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: THAT LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON SITUATE IN SUMTER COUNTY, S O U T H C A R O L I N A , REPRESENTED AS LOT 21 ON PLAT OF JAMES D. WILSON, RLC DATED JANUARY 13, 2000, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUMTER COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS IN PLAT BOOK PB2000 AT PAGE 22. THIS IS THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 6885 CLAREMONT LANE SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA 29154 AND IS

THIS IS THE PROPERTY CONVEYED TO SANDRA Y. PETTY BY DEED OF CHARLES SMITH DATED APRIL 11, 2006 AND RECORDED APRIL 12, 2006 IN BOOK 1024 AT PAGE 56.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 6885 Claremont Lane, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 0730005012 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.875% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC vs. Robert D. Silvey, C/A No. 11-CP-43-0844, The following property will be sold on August 5, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, represented as two lots (1 and 2), on a plat of H.S. Willson, dated November 22, 1976 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-38 at Page 468, the boundaries and measurements were reconfirmed by plat of H.S. Willson, dated June 22, 1988 and recorded in Plat Book 88 at Page 692 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of the metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. This being the property known as 2128 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina. TMS No: 246-02-01-003. Derivation: Book 1074 at Page 513

Property Address 2128 N Main St, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS #246-02-01-003, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #11-CP-43-0844. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013225-01634 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1047429

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2013-CP-43-00654 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. against, Wendy A. Lamb, Randy D. Browder, Palisades Collection, LLC, Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC, William Varnes,

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Sumter Christian School, and Midland Funding, LLC, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 5, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 11.4% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #12-CP-43-0377.

sale fail to comply with the terms of his bid by depositing the said five (5%) percent in cash, then the property shall be sold at the risk of such bidder on the same sales date or some subsequent date as the Master in Equity, or his designated representative, may find convenient and advantageous. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of his bid within thirty (30) days of the final acceptance of his bid, then the Master in Equity, or his designated representative, shall re-advertise and resell the property on the same terms on a subsequent date at the risk of such bidder. The purchaser to apply for documentary stamps on deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the interest rates contained in the Order.

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All that certain piece, parcel, lot or tract of land, lying being and situate in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 5, Block P, Oakland Plantation, on that certain plat of M. J. Belter and Company, dated February 11, 1970, revised October 9, 1970, and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter county in Plat Book Z-29 at page 119; and also being shown on that plat prepared for Jerry L. Meachum by Melvin J. Belter & Company dated April 5, 1971 and recorded in Plat Book Z-30 at page 4; and having such shapes, courses, distances, metes and bounds as shown upon said latter plat, all measurements being a little more or less, to which reference is hereby craved as often as necessary for a more complete and accurate description. This being the same property conveyed to Wendy A. Lamb and Randy D. Browder as joint tenants with rights of survivorship by deed of M. Richard Thorpe., dated December 6, 2006 and recorded December 8, 2006, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina, in Book 1056 at Page 945.

Property Address 2444 Derwent Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS # 134-09-02-093 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Six And 50/100 percent (6.50%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of Thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. CODE Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee for AFC Trust Series 1999-1 vs. Alphonzo Maurice Choice; Conseco Finance Servicing Corp. f/k/a Green Tree Financial Services Corp.; Dwendolyn Elaine Choice; Ida Marcell C. Fox; Marcus Gregory Choice; Earl Vernon Choice; Mattie LaRell Choice; Sandra Evelyn C. Love; Haywood Choice, Jr., C/A No. 12-CP-43-0377, The following property will be sold on August 5, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Middleton, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #27, containing 0.82 of an acre, as shown on that certain plat prepared for Alphonzo Maurice Choice, by James D. Wilson, RLS, dated April 15, 1996 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyances for Sumter County in Plat Book 96 at Page 588, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina. This is the property known as 2270 Haywood Choice Road. Derivation: Book 691 at Page 1787.

Property Address 2270 Haywood Choice Rd, Wedgefield, SC 29168 This includes a 1996, Horton mobile home with VIN# H81208GL&R. 1010002025, TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. Personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded or reserved, the sale will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §15-39-720 (1976). The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a personal or deficiency judgment, at any time prior to the foreclosure sale. successful

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Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 006443-01272 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1047428

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 12-CP-43-2444 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., v. Edgell & Myers Properties, LLC, et. al, case number 12-CP-43-2444, I, the Master-in-Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 5, 2013, at 12:00 p.m., at 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, identified as Lot 2, containing 1.11 acres, more or less, and being more fully shown on plat recorded in plat Book Z-42, at Page 169, records of Sumter County. Aforesaid Plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. Be all measurements, a little more or less, and according to said plat. BEING the same property as conveyed to the Mortgagor herein by deed of A Southern Ministorage, L.L.C. dated December 6, 2007 and recorded in the R.O.D. Office for Sumter County, S.C., simultaneously herewith.

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Note: As a Deficiency Judgment was granted, the bidding shall remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of the sale as provided by law in such cases and compliance with the bid shall be made within thirty (30) days after the second sale. Plaintiff reserves the right to waive deficiency prior to the sale. Note: If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the scheduled sale of the above-referenced property, then the sale of the property will be null, void and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Note: This sale is also made subject to all Sumter County taxes and existing easements and restrictions of record. RICHARD L. BOOTH Sumter County Master in Equity Thomas E. Player, Jr. Player & McMillan, LLC Post Office Box 3690 Sumter, South Carolina 29151 803.775.2306 Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE (DEFICIENCY WAIVED) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2013-CP-14-00007 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON Harry Lee Wise, Jr. Plaintiff, vs.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. If the successful bidder is other than the Plaintiff, the Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 7.5% shall be paid to the day of compliance. If the 5% deposit is not placed with the Court on the day of the sale, the property will be offered to the second highest bidder. In case of noncompliance within twenty (20) days after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to the Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser shall pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. As a deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding not will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of sale, with the sale to be final upon that date.

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NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County,

Should the Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when the Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements, and easements and restrictions of record. The Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

Kirk McLeod, Defendant. The undersigned, Richard L. Booth, Special Referee for Sumter County, hereby gives notice that pursuant to an Order Of Foreclosure And Sale of the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County in the above captioned case, he will sell at public auction for cash, in front of the Sumter County Judicial Center, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, South Carolina on Sales Day in August, the same being August 5, 2013, during the legal hours of sale, at 12:00 o=clock p.m., the following described property: The following is a description of the premises herein to be sold: All of that piece, parcel or tract of land, being and situate in School District #2 of the County of Clarendon , State of South Carolina, said tract containing 15.8 acres, more or less, and bounding now or formerly as follows: on the Northeast by the right of way of S.C. Highway S-14-379; on the Southeast by right of way of S.C. Highway S-14-378; on the Southwest by the right of way of S.C. Highway S-14-378, by Lot 31 as shown on a plat by H.F. Oliver, dated March 8, 1972, by a 50 foot right of way, and by lands of the South Carolina Public Service Authority; on the Northwest by a 50 foot right of way, by Lot #1 as shown on a plat by H.F. Oliver, dated March 8, 1972 and by lands of the South Carolina Public Service Authority, and by Lee Akers. For a more particular description of said tract, reference may had to a plat by H.F. Oliver and Associates, dated September 16, 1975 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Clarendon County in Plat book 27 at Page 657, whereon the above described tract is designated as Tract #5.

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Tax Map No.: 196-01-013-00

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County in the case of Porter's of Sumter, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Vernond Davis, Defendant, under Case No. 2011-CP-43-139 the undersigned Master in Equity, for Sumter County, or his designated representative, will offer for sale at public outcry at 12:00 P.M., on August 5, 2013, at the Sumter County Courthouse,215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC, the following described real property, to-wit:

AND ALSO: All that said piece, parcel or lot of land, located in Clarendon County, School District #2, being designated as Lots #1 and #2 on plat of T.G. Gamble, R. L. S., dated March 8, 1972 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat Book #24 at Page 181, Said lots being bounded and measuring as follows: on the North by other lands of Grantors and measuring thereon 250 feet; on the East by other lands of Grantors and a 50 foot right of way and measuring an aggregate distance of 240 feet; on the South by Lot #3, said plat, and measuring thereon 250 feet; And on the West by lands of the South Carolina Public Service Authority and Measuring an aggregate distance of 240 feet. Be all of said measurements a little more or a little less and according to said plat.

All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Mayesville, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 1.00 acre, more or less, and being shown and delineated on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated March 19, 2002 and recorded in Plat Book 2002, at page 340 in the records of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under § 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976, as amended). This property is known as 4465 Daffodil Lane, Gable, South Carolina and is designated as Sumter County Tax Map Parcel No.: 314-00-01-020. TERMS OF SALE: For Cash: the purchaser shall be required to deposit the sum of five (5%) percent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent) as earnest money and as evidence of good faith. If the Plaintiff is the successful bidder at the sale, the Plaintiff may, after paying the costs of the sale, apply the debt due upon its Mortgage against its bid in lieu of cash. Should the person making the highest bid at the

Tax Map No.: 196-01-01-013-00 AND ALSO: All of that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, being and situate in School District #2 of the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina. Said lot being designated as Lot #1 on a plat hereinafter referred to, according to Which said lot is bounding and measures as follows: on the Northeast by a 25 foot right of way providing access to a public road and measuring thereon 70 feet; on the Southeast by lands formerly of Reese and measuring thereon 160 feet; on the Southwest by lands of the South Carolina Public Authority and measuring thereon 70 feet; on the Northwest by lot #2 on said plat and measuring thereon 160 feet. For a more particular description of said lot, reference may be had to a plat by W.B. Sykes, Surveyor, dated may 3, 1967 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Clarendon County in Plat book 20 at Page 8, whereon the above described lot is designated as Lot #1.

Tax Map No: 195-04-01-018-00

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AND ALSO: All that certain, piece, parcel, or lot of land, located in School District 20, County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina being designated as Lot No. 3 on plat of T.G. Gamble, R. L.S. dated March 18, 1972, and recorded and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat Book 24 at Page 181, which is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to

terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of the State of South Carolina. Said lot being bonded, now or formerly, and measuring as follow: On the North by Lot No. 2 of said plat, and measuring thereon 250 feet; on the East by a 50 foot street right of way, and measuring thereon 82.6 feet; on the South by spur of SC Highway S-14-378, and measuring hereon 310.3 feet; and on the West by lands of the South Carolina Public Service Authority along an irregular and angular line and measuring an aggregate distance 179.1 feet.

Tax Map No.: 196 - 01-010-00 This being the same property conveyed to Kirk McLeod by deed of Harry Lee Wise, Jr., dated August 12, 2010, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Clarendon County on August 13, 2010 in Deed Book 772 at Page 29 TERMS OF SALE: For cash, the successful bidder to deposit with the Master-in-Equity at the conclusion of the bidding five (5%) percent of his bid in evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to the purchase price in the event of compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of his bid within thirty (30) days after the final acceptance of this bid, then the property shall be re-advertised and resold on the same terms and at the purchaser's risk on some subsequent sales day. Bidding shall close on sales day inasmuch as the Plaintiff has waived the right to a deficiency judgment. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6%. The Sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions and restrictions of record, and any other senior encumbrances. Purchaser to pay for any statutory commission on the sale from the proceeds of the final bid amount. Purchaser to pay for deed preparation, cost or recording the deed, and transfer taxes on the Deed. The property will be withdrawn from sale in the event Plaintiff or agent for Plaintiff is not present at sale. RICHARD L. BOOTH SPECIAL REFEREE FOR SUMTER COUNTY

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-00200 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Regina G. Davis; CACV of Colorado, LLC; and CACH, LLC, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on August 5, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND TOGETHER WITH THE DWELLING AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 33 ON THAT PLAT PREPARED BY PALMER & MALONE, CE'S DATED FEBRUARY 27, 1952, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK Z-10 AT PAGE 133. SAID LOT NO. 33 BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY LOT NO. 32 AND MEASURING THEREON 127.6 FEET, ON THE EAST BY BARNETT DRIVE AND FRONTING THEREON 80 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LOT NO.34 AND MEASURING THEREON 127.75 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY LOT NOS. 35 AND 43 AND MEASURING THEREON AN AGGREGATE OF 70 FEET. BE ALL OF THE MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID MOST RECENT PLAT. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO REGINA G. DAVIS BY DEED OF JAMES E. WHITE, JR. DATED APRIL 27, 2001 AND RECORDED ON MAY 2, 2001 IN DEED BOOK 802 PAGE 866 IN THE R.M.C. OFFICE OF SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 32 Barnette Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 228-15-02-036 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Financial South Carolina, Inc. vs. Cynthia K. LaPalme; Danny N. LaPalme, C/A No. 10-CP-43-0920, The following property will be sold on August 5, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, situate in City and County of Sumter, South Carolina, School District 17, represented as Lot 2 on a plat of Joseph R. Edwards, dated March 16, 1990 and recorded in the Sumter County RMC Office in Plat Book 90 at Page 358. Derivation: Book 723 at Page 436.

Property Address: 20 Wesley Hall Court, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS #206-07-02-002, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #10-CP-43-0920. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 014158-00119 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1047231

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: New Day Financial, LLC vs. Linell E. Anderson, III, C/A No. 10-CP-43-2026, The following property will be sold on August 5, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, is any situate, lying and being in the Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 23, as shown on that certain Plat of Julian B. Allen, R.L.S., dated October 3, 1988 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 89 at Page \347, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said Plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property known as 3127 Bush Lane, Dalzell, South Carolina. Derivation: Book 914 at Page 750.

Property Address: 3127 Bush Lane, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS #190-10-03-004, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #10-CP-43-2026. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County,

Notice of Sale Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 010904-00073 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1047250

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-01349 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association as successor in interest to Bank One, National Association, as Trustee for registered holders of Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. CSFB Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-30 vs. Betty Jean Grant; AB & G Developers; Discount Homes, Inc.; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on August 5, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DELINEATED AND SHOWN AS LOT 9, AND BEING 0.6 ACRES, ON A PLAT PREPARED FOR BETTY GRANT BY BEN J. MAKELA, REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR. PROPERTY BEING BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: STARTING AT A PIN AND RUNNING N32 ° 33' 55''E FOR A DISTANCE OF 104.95 FEET, THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING S57 ° 27' 25''E FOR A DISTANCE OF 250.02 FEET, THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING S 32 ° 30' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 104.96 FEET, THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING N57 ° 27' 15'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 250.14 FEET. THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL EXISTING RESERVATION, EASEMENTS, RIGHT-OF-WAY, ZONING ORDINANCES, AND RESTRICTIVE OR PROTECTIVE COVENANTS THAT MAY APPEAR OF RECORD OR ON THE PREMISES. ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 2001 FLEETWOOD MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER GAFL154B86544HS12. BORROWER, THE TRUE AND LAWFUL OWNER OF RECORD OF THE MOBILE HOME BEING MORTGAGED WITH THE PROPERTY, DECLARES THAT IT IS BORROWER'S INTENT THAT THE MOBILE HOME LOSE ITS NATURE AS PERSONAL PROPERTY AND BECOME REALITY. BORROWER FURTHER DECLARES THAT THE MOBILE HOME SHALL REMAIN PERMANENTLY ATTACHED AS PART OF THE REAL PROPERTY AND WILL NOT BE REMOVED THEREFROM. DERIVATION: THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BETTY J. GRANT BY DEED FROM JAMES R. ADAMS, BARBRA H. GULLEDGE AND ROBERT D. BELK DATED MAY 13, 2002 AND RECORDED JUNE 19, 2002 IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 846 AT PAGE 89.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 150 Apollo Road, Sumter, SC 29168 TMS: 157-00-04-039 (Land) 400-00-29-742 (Mobile Home) TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-1520 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A. against, Bernard L. Martin, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 5, 2013, at 12 pm, at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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shown and designated as Lot No. 93 on that certain plat of Robert G. Mathis, R.L.S., dated May 2, 1994, and recorded in the Sumter County, R.O.D. Office at Plat Book 95, page 3, 4, and 5. Reference is directed to said plat for a more complete description of metes, courses, distances, boundaries and lengths.

be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

Also includes a 1997 Homestead Mobile Home, VIN# HMST11525ABGA. This being the same property conveyed to Bernard Martin by deed of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., dated March 31, 2009 and recorded April 8, 2009, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina, in Book 1121 at Page 001157.

Property Address: 4120 Angel Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS # 151-12-04-002 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Five And 00/100 percent (5.00%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2013-CP-43-265 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Gregory Godard, as heir at law of and as personal representative of the estate of Carl Godard; Karl Godard, Monica Godard, and Stephanie Godard as heirs at law of Carl Godard, deceased, and any other heirs-at-law or distributees or personal representatives and their spouses, if any they have, and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any unknown adults and those persons who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, August 5, 2013, at 11:00 o'clock a.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina identified as Lot No. 52 of Wintergreen Subdivision, Phase I and being more fully shown on a plat thereon prepared by Michael C. Turbeville, III, PLS dated April 30, 2002 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2002, at page 237. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property conveyed to Carl Godard by deed of Donald W. Swensen and Kristianne J. Swensen dated October 27, 2006 and recorded on October 30, 2006 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1051 at Page 707.

Property Address: 1635 Yaupon Dr., Sumter, SC 29154 TMS # 186-02-06-001 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will

GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-0797 Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-02316 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Julia M. Billups; Juliet L. Mahoney, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on August 5, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF STATEBURG, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS NORTHERN PORTION OF 1240 RHONDA STREET (THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS ARE SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 87 AT PAGE 1104), BEING BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF ROBERTS, WHEREON IT MEASURES 135.00 FEET; ON THE EAST BY RHONDA STREET, WHEREON IT MEASURES 149.96 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF SAID LOT, WHEREON IT MEASURES 134.58 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF HOUSTON, WHEREON IT MEASURES 149.96 FEET. ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 1992 CHAMPION MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER 49921266282A&B (SEE RETIREMENT AFFIDAVIT IN BOOK 1100 AT PAGE 3542). THIS IS THE PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JULIET L. MAHONEY AND JULIA M. BILLUPS BY DEED OF CHARLES SMITH BY DEED DATED MAY 9, 2008 AND RECORDED MAY 14, 2008 IN BOOK 1105 AT PAGE 2932.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1230 Ronda Street, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 155-08-01-024 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-01937 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Karin Stacy Brown; Mark Randall Brown; Harold Christopher Nettles; Richard C. Nettles; Wade Hampton Nettles; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, Inc., et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on Aug 5, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF PRIVATEER IN SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 5A, BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN PLAT BOOK 89, PAGE 1076 RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY. REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO SAID PLAT FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF METES AND BOUNDS THEREOF. ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 2003 HENDERSON MADISON MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER HHC014876NCAB. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO KARIN BROWN AND MARK R. BROWN BY

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DEED OF KARIN S. BROWN, DATED NOVEMBER 26, 2007 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 26, 2007 IN BOOK 1096 AT PAGE 356 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY. THEREAFTER, MARK R. BROWN CONVEYED HIS INTEREST TO KARIN BROWN BY DEED DATED FEBRUARY 28, 2012 AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 28, 2012 IN BOOK 1167 AT PAGE 1617.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 374 Pack Road, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 224-13-01-015 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

THIRD AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 12-CP-43-617 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsJohn F. Jefferson, RMC Financial Services Corp, and Glasscock Cdl Driving Institute, Inc. , Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. John F. Jefferson, RMC Financial Services Corp, and Glasscock Cdl Driving Institute, Inc. , I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 5, 2013, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Mayesville Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot Number 23, Block F on a plat of Mayesville East Subdivision made by J.P. Edwards. R.L.S., dated September 18, 1979 and recorded in the Office of the. R.M.C for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-43, Page 240 and according to said plat being bounded and measuring as follows: On the North by land now or formerly of Southern Builders, Inc. and Lot Number 12, said block and plat, and measuring thereon 156.61 feet; on the East by Lot Number 22, said block and plat, and measuring thereon 278. 15 feet; on the South by Fourth Street, and measuring thereon 156.61 feet; and the West by Lot 24, and measuring thereon 278.15 feet, be all of said measurements a little more or less. This being the identical property conveyed to John F. Jefferson by deed of Southern Builders, Inc. dated September 30, 1982 and recorded October 13, 1982 lit the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Deed Book 319 at Page 992.

Physical Address: 4105 4th St., Mayesville, SC 29104 TMS #: 30982022007 Mobile Home: 2000 Clayton VIN#OHC011059NCAB SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.99% per annum.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2010-CP-43-1823 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of SYNOVUS BANK, formerly known as Columbus Bank and Trust Co., as successor in interest through name change and merger with the National Bank of South Carolina against RONALD A. WELDON, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on August 5, 2013 at the Sumter County Judicial Center, 141 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 12.64 acres, more or less, and being shown and delineated as Lot "A" on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated July 1, 1997 and recorded in Plat Book 97 at page 957 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under § 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 3755 Red Lane Road, Dalzell, South Carolina. Tax Parcel No.: 150-00-03-060. This property is subject to a forty foot (40') access easement along the eastern boundary of Tract "A" as evidenced by the aforesaid plat. This being the identical property conveyed to Ronald A. Weldon by that deed of James S. Weldon, Jr., dated April 22, 2002 and recorded April 25, 2002 in Deed Book 839 at page 1899, aforesaid records. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 6.0% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser will pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment is being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

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made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.375% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-0459. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 015262-00951 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1047249

NOTICE OF SALE Case No.: 2013-CP-43-19 BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., v. Estate of Dorothy B. Lemon, et al. I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, August 5, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. at the Sumter County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State or South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 266, Section 7, In the Twin Lakes Subdivision on that plat prepared by D. D. Edmunds, RLS, dated March 20, 1991 and recorded in Plat Book 91 at page 309 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Said Lot No. 266 consists of 0.40 acre, more or less, being bounded and measuring as follows: On the NORTH by McCrays Mills Road, and measuring thereon 88.78 feet; on the EAST by Lot No. 265, and measuring thereon 150.56 feet;on the SOUTH by Lot No. 12A, and measuring thereon an aggregate distance of 133.63 feet; on the WEST by Twin Lakes Drive, and fronting thereon 110.14 feet; and on the NORTHWEST by the intersection of Twin Lakes Drive and McCrays Mill Road, and measuring thereon 37.70 feet. Be all said measurements a little more or a little less and according to aforesaid plat. This is the property known as 861 Twin Lakes Drive, Sumter, SC. LESS, HOWEVER, that certain parcel previously conveyed to the South Carolina Department of Transportation, Columbia, South Carolina, recorded March 17, 1999 in Deed Book 734 at page 1610, aforesaid records. This being the identical property conveyed to Onless C. Lemon and Dorothy B. Lemon by that deed of Janie Durant-Williams dated May 16, 2003 and recorded May 21, 2003 in Deed Book 889 at page 1710, aforesaid records; full title to which subsequently transferred automatically to Dorothy B. Lemon upon the death of Onless C. Lemon on October 20, 2007 due to the fact that the Lemon's held the Property by Joint Tenancy with a Right of Survivorship.

Property Address: 861 Twin Lakes Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS # 207-08-02-012

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation vs. Kent J. Wiggins; Alyson Mark Wiggins; Bank of America, N.A, C/A No. 13-CP-43-0459, The following property will be sold on August 5, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any situate, lying and being tin the City and County of Sumter, Sate of South Carolina being and shown delineated as Lot No. 62 of Deerfield Subdivision IndianHill Addition No. 1 on that certain plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated September 23, 1997 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 97, page 1196. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 81 Powhatan Court, Sumter, SC Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 204-09-03-005. Derivation: Book 1106 at Page 183.

Property Address: 81 Powhatan Ct, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS #204-09-03-005, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). A personal or deficiency judgment has been waived, therefore, the bidding will be final on the said sale date. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.125% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights prior to sale. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Charles J. Webb, Esquire Attorneys for Plaintiff Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. PO Drawer 7788 Columbia South Carolina 29202 (803)771-4400

By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, heretofore granted in the case of Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff vs. Frederic G. Daniels, et. al. Defendant; I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, August 5, at 12:00 o'clock Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Sumter County, in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 64 in "Gingko Hills" Subdivision, Phase 2, as shown on that certain plat of Michael C. Turbeville, 111, P.L.S., dated March 15, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2006 at page 374. Reference is directed to said plat for a more complete description of metes, courses, distances, boundaries and measurements. This is a portion of the identical property conveyed to Ginkgo Hills Development Company, LLC, by Deed of Betty C. Peeler, Cynthia C. Thompson, formerly known as Cynthia A. Carter and Vickie L. Carter as Trustees under those three certain irrevocable trust agreements heretofore entered into for their benefit by William J. Carter dated May 31, 1989, and recorded in said Register's Office in Book 870 at page 89. This is the property generally known as 3125 Kaempfer Circle, Sumter, South Carolina 29153. TMS# 200-08-03-024. Said property is the same property conveyed to Frederic G. Daniels by Deed of Wayne C. Coker dated August 27, 2007, recorded August 27, 2007, in the Office of t he Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1090 at page 2548.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY IS: 3125 Kaempfer Circle Sumter, SC 29153 TMS# 200-08-03-024. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH: The undersigned Master in Equity will require a deposit of Five (5%) per cent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within twenty (20) days after the date of the sale, same to be forfeited and applied to costs and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. The sale shall be subject to taxes for the year 2013 and subsequent years, and to existing easements and restrictions of record, and to homeowners association assessment accruing after issuance of the Master's Deed. Purchaser shall pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance at the rate of 3.375% per annum. Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed. Since a personal and deficiency judgment has been demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty days, and will close on September 4, 2013, at 12:00 o'clock Noon. RICHARD L. BOOTH as Master in Equity for Sumter County Attorney for the Plaintiff: Kevin T. Brown P. O. Box 58 Columbia, South Carolina 29202

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2011-CP-43-00756 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: HSBC Bank USA, as Trustee in trust for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-HE4 vs. Jerlean T. Fulwood and Anette T. Ceasar, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on August 5, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.0 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, TOGETHER WITH ANY AND ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN CONCORD TOWNSHIP, THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS TRACT " B" ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT BY R.F MCLELLAN, C.E., DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 1937, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK G-5 AT PAGE 137; A N D , B E I N G M O R E PARTICULARLY SHOWN AND DELINEATED ON MORE RECENT PLAT BY ALLEN-MAKELA, INC., DATED DECEMBER 30, 1993 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 97 AT PAGE 723. PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA (1976), REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT IS HEREBY CRAVED FOR PARTICULARS OF THE BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES, AND/OR DISTANCES OF THE

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THIS PROPERTY IS REPRESENTED AS TAX MAP PARCEL NO. 296-00-03-006 UPON THE RECORDS OF THE SUMTER COUNTY AUDITOR; SAID 1 ACRE PARCEL FRONTS ON S.C ROAD S-43-341. THIS BEING THE PROPERTY OF WHICH AARON TOMLIN ACQUIRED AN INTEREST, ALONG WITH WILLIE TOMLIN, FROM THE ESTATE OF ANNA FRANCES, AND BY DEED OF INTEREST FROM THE REMAINING HEIRS OF ANNA FRANCES, BEING ELOISE SMITH, ET AL, RECORDED DECEMBER 29, 2952 IN DEED BOOK G-7 AT PAGE 367, G-7 AT PAGE 198, T-5 AT PAGE 364, Q-5 AT PAGES 410, 411, 413; AARON TOMLIN SUBSEQUENTLY DIED INTESTATE APRIL 23, 1978, ACCORDING TO HIS ESTATE PACKAGE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PACKAGE 5144; HIS HEIRS AT LAW WERE MATIEL T. GRAY (A/K/A MATIEL T. JOHNSON, AARON TOMLIN, JR., JAMES W. TOMLIN, JERLEAN T. FULWOOD AND ANNETTE T. CEASAR; AN HEIR, WILLIE TOMLIN, SUBSEQUENTLY DIED TESTATE, HIS ESTATE BEING OF RECORD IN PACKAGE 93-ES-212, AND HIS DEVISEES WERE JERLEAN T. FULWOOD AND ANNETTE T. CEASAR.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3365 Tobias Rd, Alcolu, SC 29001 TMS: 296-00-03-006 (Part of) TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE (DEFICIENCY WAIVED) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2012-CP-43-2376

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. vs. Garvin D. Watson; Janice LeBourne Watson; Hunters Crossing of Sumter Homeowners Assn., Inc., C/A No. 13-CP-43-0392, The following property will be sold on August 5, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 166 of Hunters Crossing Subdivision, Phase 1, Section 1 as more fully shown on a plat thereof prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, recorded December 19, 2006 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2006 at Page 609; which plat is incorporated herein by this reference and having such metes, bounds, courses and distances, being a little more or less, as by this reference to said plat will more fully appear Derivation: Book 1090 at Page 74.

Property Address 1780 Benelli St, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS #187-12-01-017, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-0392. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 003231-02485 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1047450

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wayne Webb, Plaintiff, vs. Tommy Greene, Jr., and Vickie Greene, Defendants. The undersigned, Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County hereby gives notice that pursuant to a Order Of Foreclosure And Sale of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County in the above captioned case, he will sell at public auction for cash, in front of the Sumter County Courthouse on Sales Day in August, the same being August 5, 2013, during the legal hours of sale, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., the following described property: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina being shown and designated as Lot 59, containing 0.25 acres, more or less on a plat prepared for James M. Dwyer and Ione J. Dwyer, by Edwards Land Surveyors, Inc., dated December 3, 1997 and recorded December 18, 1997 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 97 at Page 1466 Reference to said plat for more complete and accurate description. This being the same property known as 210 Perkins Ave., Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No.: 226-04-03-002. This being the same property conveyed unto Tommy Greene, Jr., and Vickie M. Greene by Deed of Wayne Webb dated June 16, 2011 and recorded in Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1156, Page 00562 on June 21, 2011, TERMS OF SALE: For cash, the successful bidder to deposit with the Master-in-Equity at the conclusion of the bidding five (5%) percent of his bid in evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to the purchase price in the event of compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of his bid within thirty (30) days after the final acceptance of this bid, then the property shall be re-advertised and resold on the same terms and at the purchaser's risk on some subsequent sales day. Bidding shall close on sales day inasmuch as the Plaintiff has waived the right to a deficiency judgment. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5%. The Sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions and restrictions of record, and any other senior encumbrances. Purchaser to pay for any statutory commission on the sale from the proceeds of the final bid amount. Purchaser to pay for deed preparation, cost or recording the deed, and transfer taxes on the deed. The property will be withdrawn from sale in the event Plaintiff or agent for Plaintiff is not present at sale. RICHARD L. BOOTH MASTER-IN-EQUITY FOR SUMTER COUNTY

This being the same property conveyed to Robert L. Pickering, II and Helen M. Pickering, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship by deed of Guardian Builders, Inc., dated August 30, 2007 and recorded on August 30, 2007, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina, in Book 1090 at Page 3589. Thereafter, Helen M. Pickering conveyed her interest in said property to Robert Lee Pickering, II by Quit Claim Deed dated December 10, 2008 and recorded on December 12, 2008, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina, in Book 1116 at Page 782.

Property Address 2700 Watermark Drive, Dalzell, South Carolina 29040 TMS # 092-13-01-010 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Four And 13/100 percent (4.125%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-02136

Notice of Sale BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Trustmark National Bank against, Robert L. Pickering, II, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 5, 2013, at 12 pm, at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: and

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NOTICE OF SALE

C/A No: 2013-CP-43-0156

Legal Description Address:

Represented by Sumter Parcel No. 092-13-01-010.

Property

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Stateburg, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 203 of Oakland North Subdivision, as shown on that certain Plat prepared by Allen-Makela Land Surveyors dated October 24, 1991 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 92, at Page 25. This said lot having such metes, boundaries, courses, and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This is the same property known as 2700 Watermark Drive, Dalzell, South Carolina.

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Hunters Crossing of Sumter Homeowners Association, Inc.; Eriya Osaki; Natalie Osaki, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on August 5, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 15 OF HUNTERS CROSSING SUBDIVISION, PHASE 1, SECTION 1 AS MORE FULLY SHOWN ON A PLAT THEREOF PREPARED BY LOUIS W. TISDALE, RLS, DATED FEBRUARY 9, 2006 RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2006 AT PAGE 91; WHICH PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE AND HAVING SUCH METES, BOUNDS, COURSES AND DISTANCES, BEING A LITTLE MORE OR LESS, AS BY THIS REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT WILL MORE FULLY APPEAR. THIS BEING A PORTION OF THAT PROPERTY CONVEYED TO NATALIE OSAKI AND ERIYA OSAKI BY DEED OF FIRSTAR HOMES, INC. DATED AUGUST 24, 2006 AND RECORDED

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H.L. Boone, Contractor additions, painting, roofing, gutters, sheetrock, blown ceilings, decks. 773-9904

2671 Ford St (near Sumter High) Friday 8-4, Saturday 8-2 Furn.Baby items, Children's clothes, Misc

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Vinyl Siding & Home Improvement by David Brown. Vinyl replacement windows & seamless gutters. 803-236-9296

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TMS: 187-13-01-002 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.75% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734. Hendrix Metal & Shingle roofing. Metal building erectors, Metal underpining, Metal building repair. Call Steve 803-968-0509. Free est.

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1071 Sweetbriar Dr Fri & Sat 7-1 bunk bed, micrwve, toys, boys & girls clothes, misc items 19 English St. Fri/Sat. 8-2. Chest freezer, baby items/clothes, purses, tv's, men//women clothes, shoes, and much, much more. 3690 Beacon Dr. Sat. 7AM-2PM. Exercise Bike, toy box, comforters, boys clothes, hshld items. 90 W. Foxworth Mill Rd. Huge yard sale. Friday 10 am & Saturday 8 am - 12 pm. Furniture, baby clothes, books, misc. items. Summer Clean Out Sale: 375 Wendemere Dr. (Hwy 521S), Sat. 7AM-1PM. Girls toys, clothes, shoes, men clothes L & XL & women clothes 24-18w, hshld.

25 Lesesne Dr. Sat. 8 am - 11 am. Infant boys clothes, shoes, & bouncer.

Broyhill Furniture for sale 90" Sofa Sage Green $249 64" loveseat with matching ottoman $199 & printed chair with 5 matching pillows $199. All for $599 Original cost $3000 & only 5 yrs old. Call 775-7158

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Hair & Nails 23 is seeking hairdresser w/license for Booth Rental. Call 803-774-0322 or 803-565-1416 Ask for Linda

Sumter County Civic Center Indoor Garage Sale. 700 W. Liberty St. Saturday, August 3, 2013 8 am - 1 pm. Free to the public.

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1121 Alice Dr Apt. 21 Sat 7:30AM. Children clothes/shoes, misc items and more.

Multi Family Carolina Palms Subd. 3071 Daufaskie Rd Fri 7-2 Sat 7-2 Too much to list!

Large Moving Sale Everything from clothing to furniture Sat 8-12 1175 Meadowcroft Dr

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Moving Liquidation Sale: 1005 Waterway Dr. Sat. 7am. Tons of seasonal items, misc. hshld goods, clothes.

Car Wash, Yard Sale, Fish & Grits 1109 N Main St.(under bypass) Sat 8-?

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Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun.

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Multi-family Garage Sale 310 Brown St. (behind Riley Ball Park), Fri/Sat. 8AM. Treadmill, Ford Ext Cab truck, misc items.

6 Saratoga St. Sat. 6-2. Wedding dress (Sz 10, exc. cond), antiques, kitchen appliances, tools, clothes, hshld items, shoes, baby items, books. Yard Sale/ Fund Raiser: 20 Planters Dr. Sat. 7:30-12. Hshld items, clothes, odds/ends, Christmas, books. Help send # 8 to Dixie Ozone Nationals. 1830 N. Saint Paul Church Rd Sat 8-2 Rain or shine Indoor Multi Family Lots of linens, kit. and hshld items. Great for starter or college students Also wedding items, men/ladies clothing, tools

Old Mahoganey Dresser w/ mirror $100. Call 803-481-2995 My collection of 1987 and 1988 California Raisins. 33 in all for $6.00. Call 803-469-2689 Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves. Guaranteed. 803-464-5439 Maple Kitchen table w/4 chairs & 2 leaves $100. Call 803-469-3117 Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 Oak Table, LR Set, Bakers rack, Exercise bike, computer console, antiques, chest, cabinet. Call for prices 208-440-6258 2 sets twin mattresses and box spring, like new with covers $100 solid wood 3 drw chest $40, desk chair on rollers $20, 2 antique sofa tables ,dark wood $35 pair call 803 469-6228 (2) Cemetery Plots, Veteran Section at Evergreen Mem. Park. 2 spaces/volts Granite Slab. Asking $8,500. Call 803-774-0508

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Help Wanted Part-Time Now hiring Salvation Army Family Store. Apply in person 16 Kendrick St. Office seeks part time with experience in psychological services and the billing procedures, $11-12 ph, part time Fax resume to: 803-905-4431.

Exp. Bartenders needed with some serving exp. Apply in person to Sunset Country Club, Mon - Fri, 8 am - 3 pm, 1005 Golfcrest Rd. . Hoyt's is seeking employees in the fields listed below. Applicants must have a good driving record, clean background check and great work ethic. •Service Tech: EPA Cert, Min 3 yrs exp, residential or commercial. •Electricians: Residential service, commercial installation, min 5 yrs exp. •Welder/Fabricator: exp in mig/tig and stick welding, sheet metal fabrication. Apply at 710 N. Wise Dr. Sumter, SC The SC Army National Guard wants High School Juniors, Seniors, Grads and GED holders, and Prior Service! Ask about college tuition. Receive paid technical training and more while serving your Country and Community on a part-time basis. Call now for this great opportunity! SSG Michael Wright 803-667-0985 SSG Lorraine Lordy 803-360-1979 Company looking for someone with medical insurance knowledge and billing procedures. Full time with benefits. $11-12/hr. Fax resume to 803-905-4431. Help Wanted, live in position in Santee, single/couple to help maintain hotel, small cash and room. Call (803)854-3378 Industrial Machinist, Great benefits. Experience needed. Send resumes to Office Manager PO Box 2578, Sumter, SC 29151

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RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments Accepting Applications Oakland Plantation Apts. 5501 Edgehill Rd 499-2157 1, 2, & 3 Br apts. available. Applications accepted Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8am 4:30pm. 3 Room Apartment 7A Maney St, No appliances $300 mo.& dep Call 775-0776 Newly renovated, spacious, 1BR/1Full bath, & 1BR/2 Full baths. Amazing area. Located at 315 W. Liberty, downtown Sumter. Conveniently located near Tuomey Regional, and walking distance from Main St. Please contact 803-607-1798 or 803-775-0429 for further information. A MUST SEE! Senior Living Apts. for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 BR. apts. avail. - EHO Montreat St: (off Miller Rd.) 2: 2Br, 1Ba, appl's. No pets. From $350 - $375 mo + dep. 316-8105. Whitaker Trust August Special $200 off 1st months rent at Dillon Trace and Broad Trace Apts. Call 607-7222 or 469-6063.

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2BR 2.5BA Townhouse with bonus room, garage washer/dryer hook up, kit appliances incl. on Dartmouth Dr $850 Mo/Dep. Call 803 934-0434

Busy medical office seeks highenergy applicants for clinical position. Ophthalmic and EMR experience preferred. Requires multi-tasking and excellent verbal/written skills. Basic medical terminology helpful. Send resume to 365 W. Wesmark Blvd, Sumter SC, 29150.

1996 2BR 2BA in Sumter All appl. Sect 8 Accepted 469-6978 Scenic Lake: 3BR/2BA, No pets. Call 803-499-1500 between 9AM 5PM. No Pets! SW, 2BR/1BA, $325/mo + dep. Incl water, sewage, garbage. No pets. Behind Shaw. 236-3780 For Sale, 4Bed/2Bath, Land, $325/mo. 803-494-5090

Unfurnished Homes Nice 3BR/2BA Brick home with garage. Lg fenced yard. $750/mo + $750/dep. Call 803-968-5816 2 & 3 Br apartments and houses available in Sumter Area. $350 per month with $25 key deposit only. Call 773-8402 for info.

Investment Properties 1250 Coffey St. 3 br, 1 ba brick home. $45,900. 131 A-B Highland Ave. Duplex, $40,000. 202-206 Montreat St. Brick Triplex, $40,000. 206-208 Dixie Duplex, $35,000. With tenants. Quick sale! 316-8105.

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Resort Rentals Ocean Lakes 2BR/2BA C/H/A Sleeps 8, near ocean, Call 803-773-2438

FSBO: Land, Small & Large acreage. Owner financing. 803-427-3888.

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Autos For Sale

OPEN Ernest Baker Auto Sales & Equip: 3349 N. Main St. SUMMER SPECIALS: '03 Buick Park Avenue $5495 '94 Ford Ranger 4SP/AC $2000 '99 Mazda Protege AT/AC $2995 '99 Cherokee AT/AC 4DR $3995 '00 Mit Eclip, loaded $3995. Call 803-469-9294 For Sale 2010 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition. Fully loaded, like new. Ext warranty. 803-478-2950

Vacation Rentals Santee, Garden City Beach Michelle Hodge, 803-491-4914

Manning, 3BR, 2 1/5BA, 2900+ sq ft, Updated kitchen. Open floor plan. Lg Bedrooms $210k Call (803)460-7161

Commercial Rentals Comm. building approx 2,501 s.f office/warehouse, fenced yard. Great for contractor. (Corner of S. Magnolia & Hauser St.) $900/mo. 775-2297

Guignard Storage: 57 Neal St. Personal storage units. No deposits. Call 803-491-4914

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1984 S-10 pick up $500 Call 494-3412 Beach Forest 1785 Titanic Ct. Custom Built Quality Home.

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Property overlooks pond & community clubhouse/pool. 3BR w/maple hardwood floors, 3 full BA w/ceramic tile. Solid maple 42" kitchen cabinetry w/Charleston Style concrete countertops. Oversize 2 car garage. All appliances incl'd w/purchase. Reduced asking $219,000. Call 803-968-1187 Details &

Homes for Sale REDUCED Homes For Sale 1102 Manning Rd. 3BR/2BA 411 N. Magnolia (Workshop) 1387 Raccoon Rd. (Lee Cty) 4643 Allene Dr 2BR M.H. 3600 Dallas 3BR/2BA (Dalzell) Financing Available All Central Heat & Air 775-4391 & 464-5960

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Wedgefield: 3 Foxfire Ln Brick 3BR/2BA 1,800SF on 1 acre lot. Nice neighborhood $174,500. Call 803-494-8475 Real Estate Auction 1918 Millwood Road Opportunity for Investors or Occupants! Bid Online or Live! July 30th, 6 pm J. Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059 803-774-6967 Full details at: www.jrdixonauctions.com

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Rembert -6836 Spring Hill Rd 3BR 2BA MH 1248 Sq Ft. on 1 Acre lot, Lease option or cash discount. $500 Dwn $311 Per mo. Call 877-499-8065. FOR SALE: 2 bd, house 1 reg ba, 1 new ba suite. Quite neighborhood near 2nd mill pond, Sumter $67,000 Call: (803)236-9446 or, (803)983-2966, or (803)460-3035

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Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

2007 3BR/BA DW. Asking $22,000. You must move. Call 803-351-0637 Need a New Home? Can't get Financing? We can Help!! Call: 803-469-3252. Singlewide in Sumter, SC Call me at 803-469-3252! LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes on our lot. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

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