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Lt. Kevin Lindsey, left, and Capt. Allen Dailey, back right, lead Joseph Manners out of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Monday. He was extradited from Ohio for the murder of his grandparents and arson of their home.

Suspect in murder, arson case returns to Sumter custody

BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com After nearly two months, the man suspected of killing his grandparents and burning their home is back in Sumter.

Joseph M. Manners, 20, of 1324 Barnwell Drive, Sumter, was extradited from Ohio on Monday afternoon to face two counts of murder, one count of arson and one count of grand larceny. Additional charges could be filed, said Sheriff Anthony Dennis, and Manners continues to face multiple charges out of state.

“It’s a community tragedy,” Dennis said. “The neighbors and friends we’ve talked to are in such SEE MANNERS, PAGE A8

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Baker takes reins Former Sumter School District 2 head named interim superintendent

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com

Dixon resigns; Hutchens retires

Dr. Frank Baker has been named the interim superintendent for the Sumter School District by the board of trustees at its special meeting Monday night.

By a 5-2 vote, the trustees deBAKER cided to offer the former superintendent of Sumter School District 2 the district head position, to begin as soon as possible. As part of the motion to appoint Baker, the trustees also decided, by a 4-3 vote, to not

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com Two more high-ranking officials announced Monday they will leave their posts before the beginning of the 2013-14 school year.

Chief Operations Officer Robert Hutchens and Chief of Schools Dr. Cassandra Dixon both anDIXON nounced Monday morning they will leave the district in the coming weeks. Hutchens, who will take early retirement, will leave his consider Baker when they begin the process of finding a permanent replacement to fill the superintendent’s posi-

position as of Aug. 15, while Dixon’s resignation becomes effective the next day. Their departures follow the announcement earlier this month that Superintendent Randolph Bynum would be stepping down from his post on or before Aug. 30.

During her two-year tenure, Dixon became a source of contention within the local public HUTCHENS education community with her SWEET 16, or Systematic SEE DISTRICT, PAGE A10

tion.

Speaking from his home Monday night, Baker said he had not yet received the official

offer from the district, but that he was going to accept the position.

SEE BAKER, PAGE A10

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1 of 2 local rappers on trial for threats against officials

BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com Opening arguments began Monday in Clarendon County in the trial of one of two men charged earlier this year with allegedly threatening two circuit court judges in a rap video.

Rodregiz Antwon Cole, 28, who is represented by Manning attorney Shaun Kent, was charged along with his co-defendant, Keith Allen Norman Gadson, 25, with one count each of threatening the life of a public official and intimidation of court officials in January.

They were denied bond in March at the Clarendon County Courthouse after 3rd Circuit Judge COLE George C. James said the men’s involvement in a rap video that features gang and drug references made them a danger to the community.

The two were arrested after local law enforcement discovered a rap video on YouTube the two GADSON had made, portions of which reference 3rd Circuit Judge R. Ferrell Cothran and 3rd Circuit Drug Court Judge Amy Land, a former prosecutor in Clarendon County.

“The video itself was posted Dec. 21, 2012,” said 3rd Circuit Assistant Solicitor Chris DuRant at the men’s bond hearing in March.

“In the video, they rap about ‘bullets in throats,’ and make specific threats toward Amy Land and Judge Cothran. Mr. Gadson is making hand signals like a gun in the video, while Mr. Cole is holding a gun in the video.”

“Amy Land and Ferrell Cothran, I have your brains on the boulevard,” is rapped by one suspect, in which the other suspect also makes reference to “guns, money and powder.”

ABOVE: The beach band Second Nature performs a free concert on Main Street on Friday, drawing crowds out to a closed section of the street.

LEFT: Dancers do the electric slide in the middle of Main Street on Friday night as part of the Fourth Fridays on Main summer concert series.

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‘In the video they rap about ‘bullets in throats,’ and make specific threats toward Amy Land and Judge Cothran.’

Chris DuRant RIGHT: Singers with the band Second Nature perform beach music for locals during the concert.

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Flow tests set for Wednesday, Thursday The City of Sumter will perform fire hydrant flow tests on West Liberty Street, Millrun Drive, Eveningshade Lane, Twilight Drive, Pumpkin Lane, Watersong Run, Nautical Drive and Loring Mill Road. Water customers in these areas may experience temporary discolored water. Work will be performed between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.

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CORRECTION | A story in The Item’s Sunday business section incorrectly identified the owner of East of Chicago Pizza. The correct owners are Cathy and Bubba Rabon, who also own Sports and Wings on Broad Street.

SLT auditions for ‘Lost in Yonkers’ set FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter Little Theatre has scheduled auditions for Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” to be directed by Buzz Cornell. Auditions for boys ages 10 to 18 will be held at 10 p.m. Saturday and for men and women at 6 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. Production dates are Oct. 24-27 and Oct. 31-Nov. 3.

Set in Yonkers in 1942, the story is told through the experiences of two brothers, 15-year-old Jay and his brother Arty, who is two years younger. Their father Eddie is in debt from his deceased wife’s cancer treatment and is forced to take a job on the road to pay it off. The two boys are sent to stay with their unwelcoming Grandma Kurnitz for most of the year. Grandma Kurnitz is a stern Jewish refugee from Germany who lives above her candy store with her daughter Bella, an overly excitable and childlike woman in her mid-30s.

Grandma’s son Louis, who is involved in a host of illegal activities as a result of his mob activities, comes back home for a while during the year. The play takes a funny and lighthearted look at how one family is brought together through very difficult circumstances and grows together, as they learn about unconditional love and the strength of a family.

The play will be directed by Edward “Buzz” Cornell. Scripts are available for overnight reading.

Sumter Little Theatre is located at 14 Mood Ave. in the Sumter County Cultural Center. Call (803) 7752150 for more information.

Trash pickup honors memory of 2 Robert E. Lee graduates

BY RANDY BURNS Special to The Item

2ND DOG ISLAND ROAD TRASH PICKUP

The second Dog Island Trash Pickup in memory of two Lee County men will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at Steve Welsh’s farm shop on Dog Island Road.

Family and friends of 2004 Robert E. Lee graduates Josh Ellison and William Welsh are coming together to pick up trash and litter on the Lee County road as part of the Department of Transportation’s Adopt-A-Highway program.

Ellison was killed in a SCURRY car wreck in October 2005, and his close friend William Welsh was electrocuted in a farming accident in June 2012.

“It means a lot to the family to participate in this event,” said Charles Ellison, a brother of Josh Ellison. “It shows the impact they (Josh and Welsh) had on the lives of the people in this community. It is also an opportunity for friends and family to come together to do a good deed in the community, to share their memories and to fellowship.”

A fellow 2004 REL graduate, Shane Scurry, 26, and his mother Denise Scurry, are also participating in the AdoptA-Highway program. Shane is paralyzed from his neck down after suffering injuries in a car wreck in March 2005.

He said the program is a way to keep alive memories of his best friends.

“I participate along with many other friends and family of both Josh and William,” Shane said. “It’s a day of gathering not only to remember two great guys but also a way of getting friends and family together. Both Josh and William loved having family and friends together, and everyone knew how much family and friends meant in their lives.”

Shane said he has fond memories of his friends.

“You could meet either of those two

WHAT: Litter pickup being held as part of the Department of Transportation’s Adopt-A-Highway program in memory of Josh Ellison and William Welsh (in photo).

WHEN: 7 a.m. Saturday WHERE: Steven Welsh’s Farm Shop, Dog Island Road, Lee County FYI: Breakfast and fellowship following

guys one time and feel as if you had known them your entire life,” he said.

“They were the type of guys that if you ever needed help they didn’t hesitate to show up. They had the heart and personality that made their friends proud to call both of these guys a best friend.”

Denise Scurry said Shane, Ellison and Welsh were often together and were called the “Three Musketeers.”

“Many days and nights were spent four-wheeling, hunting, fishing, playing baseball and football, dating, water skiing and swimming, and taking turns hanging out at each other’s house,” she said. “They had such a terrific friendship that ended way too soon.”

Ellison and Welsh were there for her son in the weeks after Shane’s wreck in

March 2005, she said.

“Josh and William were two wonderful and caring young men,” she said.

“We miss them each and every day. It is hard to understand why they had to leave us too soon. ” The first trash pickup was held on April 6. Denise said a third trash pickup will take place later in the year.

“Josh and William grew up on Dog Island Road,” she said. “So having this litter pickup on Dog Island Road made sense to us. It is a way to keep their (Ellison’s and Welsh’s) memory alive, and it is also a way to honor my son.”

Ellison said the Department of Transportation will install signs recognizing Josh and William after the third pickup is completed.

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Family and friends of 2004 Robert E. Lee Academy graduates Josh Ellison and William Welsh came together on April 6 to pick up trash and litter on Dog Island Road as a tribute to their memories. Ellison was killed in a 2005 wreck, and Welsh died in farming accident in June 2012.

Wedgefield man shot, arrested for burglary FROM STAFF REPORTS A Wedgefield man has been arrested and charged with firstdegree burglary after being shot by the resident of the home he reportedly broke into.

Willie Walker, 22, of 1335 Nature Trail, Wedgefield, was taken into custody after being released from Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Deputies responded to a

home in the 5000 block of Wessex Drive, Wedgefield, in reference to a security system alarm. Before they could reach the location, disWALKER patchers contacted them to inform them of calls about six gun shots heard in the same area.

When law enforcement arrived, they found an 21-yearold man holding a .45 caliber Glock standing in the front yard. After securing the weapon and the scene, deputies questioned the man who said he noticed the back door of his home opened when he responded to the alarm. He went to the front of the house and saw a slender man with dreadlocks and wearing a black shirt

jumping out of the window, according to the report.

The 21-year-old then fired his gun at the man.

Shortly after the incident, Walker arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound. Investigators responded and arrested the suspect based on evidence, the report states.

The matter remains under investigation by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

ADMS Community Extravaganza hopes to raise $5,000

BY JAMIE HUDSON WILSON Special to The Item Alice Drive Middle School will hold its second annual Community Extravaganza from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 3 in the hopes of raising money for teacher and student incentives for the coming school year.

The event is part garage sale, part silent auction and part small business showcase with food and entertainment slated throughout the day. There will also be a blood drive going on at the event.

“It really will represent a cross section of our community,” said Assistant Principal and 2013 Sumter School District Teacher of the Year Trevor Ivey.

The silent auction will include items like a weekend trip to Hilton Head Island, a one-year membership to Miss Libby’s

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The group’s goal is $5,000 which is slated to provide rewards to students for their positive accomplishments throughout the year as well as teachers who make the extra effort toward excellence.

“It’s a great way to spend the money,” said Sonja Raines, a seventh-grade English teacher.

The rewards will be based on the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program adopted by the Sumter School District. The program emphasizes the need for positive reinforcement.

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As an added benefit, the dozen or so members of the committee said they sought out local community involvement from individuals as well as small businesses.

“We thought it was really important to community,” said Ryan Shirah, a sixthgrade math teacher.

The event will mainly be held in the school gymnasium with spillover in the halls and cafeteria.

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S.C. teen spends summer racing at Charlotte speedway SAM COPELAND The (Rock Hill) Herald ROCK HILL (AP) — Like many spirited 14-year-olds in Rock Hill, Kayla Lyons is spending her summer days thinking about her first day as a high school student.

But unlike many of her peers, Kayla’s preparation for opening day next month at Northwestern High School is spent on a race track. Kayla is competing in the Jack in the Box Summer Shootout Series at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Almost from the start, she has been successful. In her first race in the Bandolero Division in late January, she finished second. She continued racing in that division for the rest of the winter season and into the spring season. In seven races in the spring season she managed her first Bandolero win and four second-place finishes. She also claimed one Hard Charger Award for the racer who moves up the most positions in a race. In addition she won kart titles at the youth and adult level.

She began the summer season in the Bandolero Division and won her first three races. In week four, she moved up to the Outlaw Division. In that group she is among the youngest drivers and one of only four girls competing each week in a field of nearly 25. “I feel like I have done pretty good so far,� Kayla said. “I realize that each time I move up to another division the competition will get better.�

Kayla, whose favorite NAS-

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Kayla Lyons, 14, races in the Bandolero Outlaws division at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.

CAR driver is Dale Earnhardt Jr., is not backing down. The going has been a little tougher, but she is not discouraged. “I expected it to be more difficult in this division,� she added. “However, I feel like I am learning a lot and improving every time I go to the track.�

In her first race in the Outlaw Division in the 10-week summer series she was involved in an early wreck that knocked her out of that 20-lap race. Rain washed out the second week. Then earlier this month was a scheduled doubleheader.

In the opening race, she made some outstanding moves to get around some of the competitors and move up in the field. On lap 16 she had nearly maneuvered her way

through a three-car wreck just ahead of her, when another driver hit her car and knocked her out of the race.

Returning to the garage, she and her crew repaired the car and had it ready for the second race of the night. Rain moved in and stopped the race. She has three more single races to complete the summer series.

Every Monday night, she goes to the track and practices. “I use that practice time to work on several things,� Kayla said. “I am in another division now, so I had to get used to higher speeds and more cars on the track.� “That means I have to work on my line more,� she added. “I am getting used to the 70-80 miles per hour speeds

on the straightaways.�

Kayla’s father, Frankie Lyons, has been behind her since she wanted to race. Her mother lives in Kentucky.

Frankie Lyons is always there at practice and the race. He also works in the garage area during races when needed. “I do worry about her,� he said. “When she wrecked, I was on pins and needles until she opened the roof hatch.�

Kayla, who started racing indoor karts when she was 8, drives a car leased from Cram Racing Enterprises, which is a team of two brothers. They store the car, set it up, and bring it to the track for practice and the race.

If something goes wrong or there is a wreck, they fix the car. They are not strangers to racing; they have ties to Bill

Elliott and the late Dale Earnhardt Sr. “I could have done everything myself, but I figured that leasing was the best way to go,� said Frankie Lyons, a certified diesel mechanic.

He is responsible for securing the sponsors, who provided the money for the lease for each race, safety equipment and other expenses.

If she didn’t already have enough to do this summer, Kayla works as an intern at the Indoor Karting Center summer camp. Her duties there involve checking the participants for safety equipment and assisting them in their driving skills.

Once the summer series is complete, she will turn her attention to the fall series and the start of school. She plans to take “Introduction to Transportation� at Northwestern High. During that course, she will be studying automotive body and small engine repair.

Before the fall series starts, she will be participating in one event in WinstonSalem, N.C. The fall series is composed of 25 races at Concord Speedway, and she hopes to run as many of them as possible. She also plans to participate in a few dirt track races and some Legends car practices before returning to Charlotte Motor Speedway in December for the winter series. “It is my dream to have a professional future in auto racing,� Kayla said. “I feel like I have come a long way in a short time. I know I have a long way to go, but I have confidence in my abilities.�

POLICE BLOTTER

Haley announces book drive COLUMBIA (AP) — A nonprofit started by Gov. Nikki Haley is asking residents to donate books for children in rural counties it serves.

The Original Six Foundation is organizing a statewide book drive from Aug. 5-17.

Haley was on hand Monday at a news conference at the Richland County Library in Eastover announcing the details. Haley and her nonprofit’s board of directors are asking

people to donate new or gently used children’s and South Carolina history books. Collection boxes will be placed in all 67 state Department of Motor Vehicles offices across the state.

The books will be donated to libraries, schools and after-school programs in seven rural counties. They are Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Clarendon, Marion, Marlboro and Union counties.

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CHARGES Stephanie Addison, 29, of 915 Gaines Road, was arrested and charged with S.C. tint law violation, fourth driving under suspension and habitual offensive following an incident that reportedly occurred in the 1000 block of South Saint Pauls Church Road about 2:26 p.m.

Saturday.

Logan Marquis Smith, 18, of 701G Coachman Drive, was ar-

rested and charged with breach of peace, resisting arrest and minor in possession of liquor for an incident that reportedly occurred in the 1000 Pinewood Road about 2 a.m. Friday. Deputies were on patrol when a man and woman approached them about their son walking down a road drunk and refusing to get in their vehicle. When deputies approached the suspect, he cursed and resisted arrest.

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Ron Hosko, assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division, speaks during a news conference about “Operation Cross Country� at FBI headquarters on Monday in Washington.

FBI raids rescue 105 kids forced into prostitution PETE YOST The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Authorities rescued 105 children who were forced into prostitution and arrested 150 pimps and others in a three-day law enforcement sweep in 76 American cities, the FBI said Monday. The victims, almost all girls, range in age from 13 to 17.

The largest numbers of children rescued were in San Francisco, Detroit, Milwaukee, Denver and New Orleans. The campaign, known as Operation Cross Country, was conducted under the FBI’s Innocence Lost initiative. “Child prostitution remains a persistent threat to children across the country,� Ron Hosko, assistant director of the bu-

reau’s criminal investigative division, told a press conference.

The FBI said the campaign has resulted in rescuing 2,700 children since 2003.

The investigations and convictions of 1,350 have led to life imprisonment for 10 pimps and the seizure of more than $3.1 million in assets.

For the past decade, the FBI has been attacking the problem in partnership with a non-profit group, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

John Ryan, the head of the center, called the problem “an escalating threat against America’s children.�

The Justice Department has estimated that nearly 450,000 children run away from home each year and that one-

third of teens living on the street will be lured toward prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home.

Congress has introduced legislation that would require state law enforcement, foster care and child welfare programs to identify children lured into sex trafficking as victims of abuse and neglect eligible for the appropriate protections and services. “In much of the country today if a girl is found in the custody of a socalled pimp she is not considered to be a victim of abuse, and that’s just wrong and defies common sense,� Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said during a Senate Finance Committee hearing last month. Wyden co-sponsored the bill with Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio.

CHESTER (AP) — It’s now been a year since a Lancaster man was shot and killed on a road in what authorities say was a revenge shooting. But the case has slowed because a backlog at the state crime lab has delayed the completion of DNA tests.

Prosecutors say Antwan Terrill White, 21, shot Michael Jermaine Terry, 39, of Lancaster, in what they say was retaliation for the rape of a Chester County teenager in her home, The Herald of Rock Hill reported.

Authorities are waiting for tests to determine if DNA found on the alleged murder weapon matches fluids on the dead man’s body.

Those results are expected this week. The clothes of the rape victim were also submitted for DNA testing, but those results still have not come back.

Terry was shot and killed a year ago Monday. According to police documents, he went to the teenager’s home, took her into the woods and assaulted her. Deputies responded to the scene but minutes later learned Terry had been shot.

Deputies found him less than a

mile up the road with gunshot wounds to his head and chest. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

Police questioned White that night and released him. He was charged with murder following a second interview a week later.

During a bond hearing last August, Assistant Sixth Circuit Solicitor Chris Taylor said authorities believe White pursued Terry and shot him in return for the sexual assault.

White is free on bond while awaiting trial. “He’s not guilty, that’s our position,� said his attorney, Arthur Gaston. “He’s still working. We’ll have to see what evidence comes out.

Everything is allegations.�

When state officials first received the two DNA requests from the Chester County Sheriff’s Office, they did not realize they were from the same case because the samples were submitted separately, State Law Enforcement Division spokesman Thom Berry said.

Berry said the agency has a backlog of about 600 gunshot residue samples awaiting testing.

64 stranded on Carowinds ride again CHARLOTTE (AP) — The tallest ride at Carowinds malfunctioned again, stranding 64 passengers high above the amusement park for more than an hour.

Carowinds says no one was injured when the WindSeeker malfunctioned Sunday afternoon. It was expected to reopen Monday.

Officials at the park on the North Carolina-South Carolina state line say a sensor

malfunctioned, activating the ride’s safety system as riders began to ascend the tower.

The ride similarly malfunctioned in July 2012, when 25 riders were suspended off the ground for nearly three hours.

The Windseeker, designed by Dutchbased Mondial, is a swing ride that takes people 300 feet in the air and twirls them at up to a 45-degree angle, at up to 30 mph, for about 60 sec-

onds. The ride has had problems at other parks too.

Last September, Carowinds’ parent company, Cedar Fair, temporarily shut down the WindSeeker at six of its amusement parks in the United States and Canada. Other than Carowinds, it had also malfunctioned at Cedar Point in Ohio and Knotts Berry Farm in California. No serious injuries have occurred.

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Survey: More whites falling below poverty line HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream.

Survey data exclusive to The Associated Press points to an increasingly globalized U.S. economy, the widening gap between rich and poor and loss of good-paying manufacturing jobs as reasons for the trend.

The findings come as President Obama tries to renew his administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emphasis on the economy, saying in recent speeches that his highest priority is to â&#x20AC;&#x153;rebuild ladders of opportunityâ&#x20AC;? and reverse income inequality.

Hardship is particularly on the rise among whites, based on several measures. Pessimism among that racial group about their familiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; economic futures has climbed to the highest point since at least 1987.

In the most recent APGfK poll, 63 percent of whites called the economy â&#x20AC;&#x153;poor.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to get worse,â&#x20AC;? said Irene Salyers, 52, of Buchanan County, Va., a declining coal region in Appalachia. Married and divorced three times, Salyers now helps run a fruit and vegetable stand with her boyfriend, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t generate much income. They live mostly off government disability checks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you do try to go apply for a job, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not hiring people, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not paying that much to even go to work,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Children, she said, have â&#x20AC;&#x153;nothing better to do than to get on drugs.â&#x20AC;?

While racial and ethnic minorities are more likely

to live in poverty, race disparities in the poverty rate have narrowed substantially since the 1970s, census data show. Economic insecurity among whites also is more pervasive than is shown in government data, engulfing more than 76 percent of white adults by the time they turn 60, according to a new economic gauge being published next year by the Oxford University Press.

The gauge defines â&#x20AC;&#x153;economic insecurityâ&#x20AC;? as experiencing unemployment at some point in their working lives, or a year or more of reliance on government aid such as food stamps or income below 150 percent of the poverty line. Measured across all races, the risk of economic insecurity rises to 79 percent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time that America comes to understand that many of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest disparities, from education and life expectancy to poverty, are increasingly due to economic class position,â&#x20AC;? said William Julius Wilson, a Harvard professor who specializes in race and poverty.

He noted that despite continuing economic difficulties, minorities have more optimism about the future after Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election, while struggling whites do not. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is the real possibility that white alienation will increase if steps are not taken to highlight and address inequality on a broad front,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Sometimes termed â&#x20AC;&#x153;the invisible poorâ&#x20AC;? by demographers, lower-income whites are generally dispersed in suburbs as well as small rural towns, where more than 60 percent of the poor are white.

Concentrated in Appalachia in the East, they are also numerous in the industrial Midwest and

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Renee Adams, left, is seen with her mother Irene Salyers and son Joseph, 4, at their produce stand in Council, Va. Four out of five U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security.

spread across Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartland, from Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma up through the Great Plains.

More than 19 million whites fall below the poverty line of $23,021 for a family of four, accounting for more than 41 percent of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s destitute, nearly double the number of poor blacks.

Still, while census figures provide an official measure of poverty, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re only a temporary snapshot. The numbers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t capture the makeup of those who cycle in and out of poverty at different points in their lives. They may be suburbanites, for example, or the working poor or the laid off.

In 2011 that snapshot showed 12.6 percent of adults in their prime

working-age years of 25-60 lived in poverty. But measured in terms of a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifetime risk, a much higher number â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 4 in 10 adults â&#x20AC;&#x201D; falls into poverty for at least a year of their lives.

The risks of poverty also have been increasing in recent decades, particularly among people ages 35-55, coinciding with widening income inequality. For instance, people ages 35-45 had a 17 percent risk of encountering poverty during the 1969-1989 time period; that risk increased to 23 percent during the 19892009 period. For those ages 45-55, the risk of poverty jumped from 11.8 percent to 17.7 percent.

By race, nonwhites still have a higher risk of being

economically insecure, at 90 percent. But compared with the official poverty rate, some of the biggest jumps under the newer measure are among whites, with more than 76 percent enduring periods of joblessness, life on welfare or near-poverty.

By 2030, based on the current trend of widening income inequality, close to 85 percent of all working-age adults in the U.S. will experience bouts of economic insecurity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Poverty is no longer an issue of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;themâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an issue of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;usâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? says Mark Rank, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis who calculated the numbers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only when poverty is thought of as a mainstream event, rather than a fringe experience

that just affects blacks and Hispanics, can we really begin to build broader support for programs that lift people in need.â&#x20AC;?

Rankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s analysis is supplemented with figures provided by Tom Hirschl, a professor at Cornell University; John Iceland, a sociology professor at Penn State University; the University of New Hampshireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carsey Institute; the Census Bureau; and the Population Reference Bureau.

Among the findings: â&#x20AC;˘ For the first time since 1975, the number of white single-mother households who were living in poverty with children surpassed or equaled black ones in the past decade, spurred by job losses and faster rates of out-of-wedlock births among whites. White single-mother families in poverty stood at nearly 1.5 million in 2011, comparable to the number for blacks. Hispanic singlemother families in poverty trailed at 1.2 million. â&#x20AC;˘ The share of children living in high-poverty neighborhoods â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those with poverty rates of 30 percent or more â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has increased to 1 in 10, putting them at higher risk of teen pregnancy or dropping out of school. NonHispanic whites accounted for 17 percent of the child population in such neighborhoods, up from 13 percent in 2000, even though the overall proportion of white children in the U.S. has been declining.

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Saturday, Aug. 10, at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 W. Fulton St., and Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Road.

Residents can turn in their firearms in exchange for Wal-Mart gift cards, no questions asked. Gift card valuation amounts as follows: $50 for handguns; $25 for long guns; and $100 for assault weapons (while supplies last). Firearms should be unloaded and transported in the trunk of your vehicle.

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RAP VIDEO from Page A1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;We run the town, I got the crown, so Homie donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get smoked,â&#x20AC;? is repeated throughout the video, and one suspect references being shot by the Crips, a gang name, and not telling law enforcement about it.

Kent said his client was Landâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last case as an assistant solicitor.

Cothran sentenced him to drug court in 2011. He said his client was being creative in the video when substituting the names of the only two judges he knew with the nickname for a Taurus handgun. The weapon is commonly referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Judge.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was attempting to use a metaphor,â&#x20AC;?

Kent said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Was it the best choice of words?

No. But he has nothing but the utmost respect for (Land) and (Cothran). He believes they saved his life. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe he was trying to threaten anyone.â&#x20AC;?

The trial will continue at 9:30 a.m. today at Clarendon County Magistrateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Court. The Clarendon County Courthouse is currently closed for renovation. Gadsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charges are remain pending.

Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 7741211.

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Chief Deputy Hampton Gardner, left, and Capt. Allen Dailey, right, listen as Sheriff Anthony Dennis talks about the charges against Joseph Manners. The 20-year-old is accused of killing his grandparents and burning down their home.

MANNERS from Page A1 disbelief. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect to die by the hand of your own family. With a crime of this magnitude ... youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to wonder what was going on in (the suspectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) mind.â&#x20AC;?

Dennis said it is his understanding that Manners confessed to Ohio authorities to killing his grandfather and setting the fire and that he showed no remorse.

Given a previous attempt to overdose on drugs, the suspect will be kept on suicide watch, he said.

When firefighters and law enforcement arrived at the home of 79-year-old Joann Topper and 68-year-old James Topper on June 1, the house was fully involved with possible entrapment. Forensic investigators later determined the fire was started with gas, Dennis said.

Once the fire was out,

human remains later identified as James Topper were found in the basement. His cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the head, Dennis said. The theory is he and the suspect were arguing about the suspectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return to Kentucky when Topper was struck, the sheriff said.

The fire was then set. Joann Topper, whose body was found upstairs, died of smoke inhalation.

Witnesses reported seeing the Toppersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; white Honda Accord leave the home at a high rate of speed as the smoke began to come from the house.

On June 2, law enforcement in Kentucky spotted the vehicle, but the driver refused to stop.

After a multi-agency car chase, the vehicle crashed into the Ohio River, and the suspect fled on foot. When the suspect was overtaken by law enforcement, he appeared to have overdosed on pills and was transported to an area hospital. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had prior substance abuse issues,â&#x20AC;? Dennis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know from his juvenile re-

cord heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been affiliated with marijuana and harder (drugs.)

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been living with his grandparents a short time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; five or six months, less than year. He was on probation for other criminal charges. His mother in Kentucky felt time with his grandparents would make his rehabilitation smoother and get him out of the bad element there.â&#x20AC;?

Manners also had a record of violence.

On May 23, Sumter County deputies responded to a simple assault at the Topper residence. James Topper reportedly told law enforcement that both his wife and Manners needed medical attention after his grandson had assaulted Joann Topper and took a bottle of Percocet along with inhaling dust remover. Joann Topper had a cut to her left forearm, was breathing heavily and complaining of severe pain, the report states.

She told deputies the suspect hit her several times in the face and neck before pushing her to the ground. She was

taken to Tuomey Regional Medical Center for treatment, but when deputies went to check on Manners, he took off running into the woods. At the time, the Toppers refused prosecution saying they were working on sending Manners home to Kentucky.

Manners fought extradition back to South Carolina, and the Sumter County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office sought a â&#x20AC;&#x153;governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warrantâ&#x20AC;? to formally request his extradition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done them in the past,â&#x20AC;? Dennis said about the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warrant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their right to fight extradition. It hinders or delays the process, but usually itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done for countries, not states.â&#x20AC;?

With hearings, it can take awhile to bring a suspect back to face charges, he said, but Manners waived his right to fight extradition Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working with the victimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; family to bring closure to this case,â&#x20AC;? Dennis said.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Foster mom’s reputation marred

by Knowledge Scientific’s lies I just sat and read the article in The Item after receiving several phone calls. The calls were filled with hurt and anger regarding your article about Michael McCray. Your article also refers to him as Knowledge Supreme Scientific. I must say that your article was nicely written, even if some of your facts were fabricated and others totally omitted.

For starters, he did not spend the first nine years of his life in foster care. In fact, he lived with his biological mother, whom he claimed he did not know, and grandmother in Harmony Court with his brother and sister. I am unsure if he knew his father, just as I am unsure as to the how and whys of him being placed into foster care. He then went to live in Mayesville for a very short period of time. From that home he came to live with my parents, just a few months prior to his brother and sister. He came to our home when he was around the age of 9.

He was never adopted. Not all children in foster care are adoptable. Meaning some of them are not released to be adopted and others stay in the system until they reach legal age.

I can assure you that we did not live on a farm as stated. In fact, we lived on McCrays Mill Road. Nor did any of is go to school smelling like animals. If we had I can assure you that it would have been reported by the school and not only would he have been removed from the home, but my parents would have lost their foster parent license and would not have been the go-to foster parent in emergency cases.

You see, our home was for the hard-to-place cases; the cases with severe physical and mental abuse, the cases with more than one child and the cases that the social workers would receive at 2 and 3 in the morning. Some children stayed over night, some for weeks, some months and some for years. Social workers were in our house daily.

Yes, daily. Because my mother cared for some of their children while they went to work at the Department of Social Services.

I will not say that she was a babysitter because she was so much more than that. I’m sure if our homelife were as described in your article they would not have entrusted their children in our home.

I am sure that she would not have been able to continue as a single foster mother after the death of my father. And I am certain that she would not have been named Foster Parent Of The Year for the state of South Carolina before she was forced to retire due to Alzheimers.

This home that he spoke of was the same home in which he went fishing on most weekends, learned how to work on cars, and was a member of a Boy Scout troop.

EMILY DAVIS Sumter

Editor’s note: Because of the special nature of this letter, the normal limit of 350 words was extended. However, this letter was exceptionally long and will be available online in its entirety under Opinion on The Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

Knowledge Supreme Scientific gave false information

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rious to know do you verify information before it is printed.

I knew the young man because his foster mother was my baby sitter and a member of the church that I attend. I can remember on Sundays she brought all her children to church and they were well dressed and neat. I even saw them when they would be leaving for school in the mornings well dressed.

These were foster children and if they went to school smelling DSS would have been contacted.

She loved children and devoted her life to these children. Ms. Wilson’s article had some false statements in them that need to be retracted.

He was not raised on a farm. The family lived in a modest brick home on what is now McCray’s Mill Road.

We all knew him as Michael. I strongly suggest that you interview Michael again and ask him if he has been truly redeemed to tell the truth.

SHIRLEY ALLEN Sumter

Bynum refused to fall into the ‘good old boys’ of Sumter RE The Sumter School District fiasco: It is not about race, class or caste; it was supposed to be about “consolidation”. The word itself means among other things: “the unification of two or more corporations by dissolution of existing ones and creation of a single new corporation”. (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th Edition) To consolidate two into one, changes must be made from the top to the bottom. Will it make everyone happy? No! Because change is a very hard thing to do when people are stuck in the routine of doing things their way. When the change is made at the top, there will be some hard decisions to be made.

The old ways must be done away with while giving room for the consolidation to work. Consolidation is not easy, but, it can be done.

This will not be an overnight success story, it will take time and effort on the part of the Sumter community to work together until the success of consolidation can be realized.

Now, Mr. Bynum was hired to consolidate two school districts, and with that he brought in a plan to do just that and in the process of doing what the trustees hired him to do, he ruffled some feathers.

Some administrators had to be let go, some teachers had to be let go and moved around.

That didn’t set well with the established protocol, in other words, the “good old boys” of Sumter, South Carolina began to cry out loud enough that it disturbed everybody, young and old, “Bynum got to go, he’s not good enough for us in this process of consolidation.”

Good, bad or otherwise, he tried to do the job you hired him to do, but he didn’t allow himself to fall under the “good old boys” system in Sumter. Thank God for a man who didn’t sell out for the “crumbs” under the table.

Mr. Bynum, keep your head up; what you have earned no man can take that away from you. Thank you for your effort in trying to consolidate the Sumter School District!

JOSHUA DUPREE Jr. Sumter

I read the article that was published on Sunday, July 28. I am cu-

New superintendent may be found in the younger generation Education is the largest business in South Carolina. A school district superintendent needs a business background (not necessarily with a Ph.D. in Education) having met payrolls while still turning a profit.

A person who is skilled in choosing a staff that will energize his business and effect its growth. A person who carefully selects new personnel and nurtures them into productive employees. Certainly this person will need an educator on his staff, along with a CPA, human resources officer, building and grounds foreman, dietitian and others with areas of expertise.

I know or have known some people in the Sumter area with these qualities, but they are older now and may not still have the energy that is required for this position.

However, I feel that there are local people with these qualities in the younger generation.

Hopefully, the school board will consider these qualities while searching for a new district superintendent.

SAMUEL R. MOORE Dalzell

Zimmerman reaction sparked by a misread word Last night, I was surfing the web, looking at posts that readers were providing concerning stories about the Zimmerman trial. You can pretty much guess the opinions of readers go right along political party lines. The Democrats think the “not guilty” verdict was an injustice. The Republicans think justice was served.

Whatever a person’s opinion is, I respect it. However, I came across an article on hellobeautiful.com that kind of irritated me: http://hellobeautiful.com/2659923/wtf-ohiofirearms-group-raises-12000-forgeorge-zimmerman-to-get-anothergun/. My opinion on the article itself is: Since Mr. Zimmerman was found not guilty, he can still legally own and carry a weapon, and if someone donates to this, I have no problem with it.

After reading the article, I went down to the bottom, so I could read the comments provided by the readers. There were several. One comment was from a person identified as ‘indescent1.’ This person apparently misread the word “firearms” as “‘fireman,” and proceeded to go on a rant that all firemen are white and racists. I’m sure this person did, indeed, misread the word, but apparently had a hatred for white people. This is sad.

The point? Please read everything you see very closely. It’s easy to see that misreading, omitting, adding just one single word can distort the entire meaning of what is supposed to be represented. It sure opened my eyes. Maybe the folks at NBC will follow suit.

DENNIS E. VICKERS Wedgefield

School District future is at hand and there are things to consider Sumter School District is at a critical crossroad. We have a pending change in leadership. I offer some important things to consider.

As a community, we must refrain from further derogation of the soon to be former superintendent Randolph Bynum. Our voices have been heard.

Now is the time to move on with a focus on the future of Sumter School District. As community members, we must continue to voice our concerns through the proper democratic process.

The school board remains the entity to make the decisions for our public education. No other group or organization should attempt to usurp the democratic process or dictate to the chairman and the school board members how they should fulfill their responsibilities. Yes, we should always voice our opinions and concerns and then allow the democratic lawful process to ensue.

The interim and permanent superintendent should be someone that the entire community supports, not just one section of our vast Sumter community. Each board member should meet with the constituents to gather input on the recommended characteristics for the interim and then later the permanent superintendent. I strongly urge that these be two separate individuals with separate skill sets. The interim characteristics are different from the permanent candidate. For example, the interim need to be familiar with the district, someone local, be an experienced superintendent, value teachers and administrators, able to establish trust, and is an effective communicator. Dr. Zona Jefferson and Dr. Frank Baker are very suitable candidates for the interim. I would support either person.

However, neither person should be considered for the permanent position. Why? We need to move forward. We have to move past the former District 2 and District 17 era. Both have been in education for over 35 years.

I believe that it is time for the next generation of leaders to have an opportunity. The permanent candidate needs to be well educated, know our state educational system, have a proven record of leading, a good communicator, value teachers and administrators, and most importantly NOT BROAD certified! These are my recommendations. I am one dedicated member of our community.

DAMIEN SCARBOROUGH Sumter

Baten, you sure have a knack for being negative First, a Big Thank You! to F.D. Schmidt for her letter to the editor on Sunday, July 28. You covered most of what I wanted to say.

Now, in response to Eugene Baten’s letter dated Wednesday, July 24: You must be a miserable person, because you never write anything positive.

I would have stopped reading your letters, but I usually get such a good laugh at your statements that make no sense, statements such as “white leaders reluctant to discuss race relations” and “George Zimmerman, new poster boy for NRA.” I wonder, if this had been a black man that killed a white boy, what would you be saying? We all know the answer to that.

I would go on to say if you had to vote to keep Bynum, you would vote yes just because he’s black.

Anyone who reads your letters to the editor knows by your own wording that you are a racist.

Have a good day.

I am patiently awaiting my next laugh from your next letter.

GENE BRADLEY Sumter

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DISTRICT from Page A1 Way to Ensure Effective Teaching, evaluation program which many in the school system criticized for being too intrusive and inefficient.

The fervor against Dixon — who worked with Bynum in Atlanta before joining the consolidated district’s first superintendent as part of his staff — swelled last month at a board meeting during which she outlined plans to dramatically scale down the number of SWEET 16 audits.

Then, it was revealed that she, and the not the school district, holds the copyright to the auditing program.

Shortly after that meeting, Bynum an-

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nounced the district would discontinue the use of SWEET 16.

Unlike Dixon, Hutchens has an extensive tenure working in public education in Sumter, having first worked for Sumter School District 17 more than 23 years ago. In addition to serving in his current administrative role, Hutchens previously served as an assistant superintendent, elementary and middle school administrator, and middle school and high school science teacher.

Students return to public schools in Sumter for the 2013-14 school year on Aug. 19.

Contact Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

BAKER from Page A1 “I plan to be ready to report to work in the morning,” Baker said, adding that he hopes the local education community will be able to come together after what he felt had been a difficult time.

“We need some healing to go on here,” Baker said.

Baker will replace Randolph Bynum, who last week announced his plans to resign after serving two years as the consolidated district’s inaugural superintendent.

Bynum had been under increasing pressure as discontent with his leadership with the public education community grew.

Before the votes and the 60-minute executive session behind closed doors where the trustees debated their course of action, Chairman Keith Schultz told the meeting crowd of about 150 people in the Alice Drive Middle School gymnasium that Bynum would be using unused vacation time from now until Aug. 30, essentially ending his time as the district head.

For Baker, one of the first steps he plans to take is to review the district’s organizational makeup and make changes where necessary. “Frankly, we have some personnel components that need to be addressed,” Baker said, although he did not say what those changes might be.

Earlier on Monday, Chief Operations Officer Robert Hutchens and Chief of Schools Dr. Cassandra Dixon both announced they would be leaving the district in the coming weeks.

Baker also said he did not have any plans to introduce any new methodologies or systems when he begins his new tenure.

“I’m a firm believer that we don’t need any new programs coming in,” Baker said. “We need to see where we are and where we stand and stay the course.”

A large bulk of the discontent expressed against the Bynum administration came from dissatisfaction among teachers over SWEET 16, a school auditing program written and operated by Dixon, and the standards-based report cards initiated for the kindergarten through

second grade students last year. Both programs were championed by Bynum and were spearheaded by district officials the former superintendent brought with him from his previous post as an assistant superintendent in Atlanta.

Monday’s meeting was the third time the board met in eight days and their second since former Bynum announced his plans last week to resign.

While not discussing the details of the conversation behind closed doors, Schultz said this executive session was “energized.” Still, despite spending more than 10 hours in executive session over the past month debating the issues of the district, it was clear during their vote that the trustees had not come to a unanimous agreement.

While Schultz, along with trustees Daryl McGhaney, Karen Michalik, Larry Addison and Barbara Jackson voted in favor of hiring Baker, trustees Ralph Canty and Patty Wilson did not, with Canty insisting during the vote that he get the chance to go on the record and officially express his disapproval of the motion, which prompted a smattering of boos from the crowd.

In addition, before the vote on the official motion to hire Baker, Addison made the motion to not consider Baker for the permanent position.

Addison was supported in his amendment by Schultz, Wilson and Canty, which eliminates Baker from receiving the post on a more permanent basis in the future.

McGhaney, who officially made the motion to hire Baker, admitted the past few meetings had become emotional for the board, but that he thinks the new interim superintendent is the right choice for Sumter at this time.

“I’ve worked with Dr. Baker for years. I know what he can do,” McGhaney said. “We need someone at this juncture to come in and pick us up from this point and move us forward, and I’m confident that Dr. Frank Baker is that individual.”

Contact Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

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89°

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Winds: NNE 3-6 mph

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Winds: WSW 4-8 mph

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Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 40%

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Temperature High ............................................... 90° Low ................................................. 74° Normal high ................................... 90° Normal low ..................................... 70° Record high ..................... 103° in 1949 Record low ......................... 65° in 1954

Greenville 86/69

Bishopville 89/70

24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ............ trace Month to date ............................. 10.33" Normal month to date .................. 5.17" Year to date ............................... 34.47" Normal year to date ................... 27.96"

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MID-CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ANNUAL DINNER MEETING Today, 6 p.m., Joe Sublette’s pond house, Mayesville

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Ed Miller shares a photo he took of a swallowtail butterfly enjoying a flower box of marigolds on his deck.

Have you visited someplace interesting, exciting, beautiful or historical that you’ve taken some pictures of? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include selfaddressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

SPORTS TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013

THE ITEM To contact the Sports Department, call (803) 774-1241 or e-mail sports@theitem.com

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AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT

Big inning propels Irmo past Inman

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

DENNIS BRUNSON / THE ITEM

Sumter’s Justin Conner slides safely back into first base underneath the tag of Greenville first baseman Ryan Mason on a pickoff attempt in the P-15’s 11-8 victory in 12 innings in the American Legion baseball state tournament at Riley Park.

P-15’s win in extras 11-8 Soles’ 2-run HR helps Sumter knock off Greenville, stay unbeaten

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

EDITOR’S NOTE

Maybe River Soles had something of an inferiority complex because the player batting in front of him, Phillip Watcher, had reached base SOLES via a hit, walk or hit by pitch in his 13 previous plate appearances.

The baseball game between the Sumter P-15’s and Irmo-Chapin Post 193 on Monday in the American Legion state tournament at Riley Park did not begin until 10:42 p.m.

For complete results on the game, go to www.theitem.com.

The P-15’s will meet Florence Post 1 today regardless of the outcome while Irmo will take on the Greenville Post 3 Generals.

If Sumter won, it will play Florence at 7 p.m.; if the P-15’s lose, they will play at 4 p.m.

Never mind that Soles already had two hits in the Sumter P-15’s game against the Greenville Post 3 Generals in the Ameri-

can Legion baseball state tournament on Monday at Riley Park.

“I felt like I was due to do something for my

teammates,” Soles said.

And he did — in a very big way.

Soles hit the scoreboard right behind the left field wall for a 2-run home run in the top of the 12th inning to lift Sumter to an 11-8 victory to become one of two remaining undefeated teams in the tournament.

The P-15’s, who improved to 29-5 on the season, were scheduled to SEE P-15’S, PAGE B3

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Saturday Game 1 — Inman 7, Goose Creek 4 Game 2 — Greenville 3, Florence 0 Game 3 — Irmo-Chapin 2, Murrells Inlet 1 Game 4 — Sumter 5, Greenwood 3 Today Game 5 — Goose Creek 5, Murrells Inlet 4, Murrells Inlet eliminated Game 6 — Florence 12, Greenwood 3, Greenwood eliminated Game 7 — Inman vs. Irmo-Chapin, susp. 5th inning, rain

Monday Game 7 — Irmo-Chapin 9, Inman 4, comp. of susp. game Game 8 — Sumter 11, Greenville 8 Game 9 — Florence 9, Inman 7, Inman eliminated Game 10 — Greenville 14, Goose Creek 4, Goose Creek eliminated Game 11 — Irmo-Chapin vs. Sumter, late Today Game 12 — Florence (25-12) vs. Sumter, 4 or 7 p.m. (see note 1) Game 13 — Irmo-Chapin vs. Greenville (22-4), 4 or 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 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.

Irmo-Chapin Post 193 became one of the last two undefeated teams in the American Legion baseball state tournament on Monday with a 9-4 victory over Inman Post 45 at Riley Park in a game that was completed after being suspended due to a thunderstorm on Sunday.

Irmo, which improved to 21-3 on the season, was playing Sumter in a game between the last two undefeated teams late on Monday.

The game picked back up with Post 193 holding a 6-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Irmo had scored five runs in the top of the inning to go up 6-1 before Inman pushed across two in the bottom of the inning before play was stopped.

Post 45 pulled within 6-4 when Chris Stewart led off the sixth with a solo home run off of Chad Davis, who started on the mound for Irmo when the game was resumed.

Irmo responded with three runs in the top of the seventh to regain control of the game. Justin Hawkins drew a leadoff walk and Brandon White dropped a bunt single. Tyler Lancaster, who was 3-for-5 with four runs batted in, ripped a double off the right field wall to make it 8-4.

Robbie Lopez followed with a base hit to score Lancaster and make it 9-4.

A big fifth inning helped IrmoChapin grab a 6-3 lead over Inman Post 45 before lightning was spotted, causing an initial delay before heavy rains washed out the remaining games.

Irmo took advantage of some early Inman miscues to grab a firstinning lead. Brett Aukland walked to lead off the game and then took second on a throw to first that got away. He scored on another throwing error that allowed Justin Hawkins to reach.

SEE IRMO, PAGE B3

McKay works out of jam, keeps Florence alive

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com Florence closer Zach McKay struck out Jo Jo Bradley looking on three pitches with the bases loaded as Post 1 held off Inman Post 45 9-7 in an elimination game in the American Legion baseball state tournament on Monday at Riley Park.

The defending state and Southeast Regional champions won their fourth straight elimination game this season and have won 10 of their last 11 elimination contests dating back to last season. They will

MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER / THE ITEM

Florence Post 1’s Logan McRae connects on a pitch during a 9-7 victory over Inman Post 45 on Monday at the American Legion baseball state tournament at Riley Park.

face the winner of Monday’s late game between Irmo-Chapin and Sumter

today.

“It wasn’t pretty, but we got the win,” Florence head

Hoosier Newman wins at Indy

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — A born and bred Hoosier, Ryan Newman spent his childhood racing everywhere from Anderson to Winchester and every short track he could find in a state mad about racing.

He graduated from Purdue and landed a summer job working in Jeff Gordon’s old race shop in Pittsboro. One of

the perks? He got to live in the shop and sleep alongside the cars.

And like many Indiana kids, he revered Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track he first visited NEWMAN in 1986 and later accidentally stumbled upon NASCAR’s inaugural 1992 test while out buying tires with his mother.

A win at the famed Brickyard? That would be a dream come true for the South Bend native.

Newman made the boyhood dream a cool reality, taking the checkered flag Sunday to end a 49race winless streak in front of his home state fans. His parents, who fueled his love of racing and took him to the 500 as a kid, joined him for his biggest win in Indiana.

SEE NEWMAN, PAGE B5

coach Derick Urquhart said. “We got ourselves out of jams we got ourselves into jams, but we did make some good pitches when it mattered.”

Inman got a 2-out RBI single by Sam Dalton to make it a 9-7 game. Post 45’s Brooks Richardson was hit by a pitch after Landon Collins singled to lead off the ninth. Then after back-to-back strikeouts, Dalton singled to make it a 2-run game. A walk to Drew Lipscomb loaded the bases, but Bradley struck out, ending SEE FLORENCE, PAGE B3

JUSTIN DRIGGERS / THE ITEM

Irmo-Chapin Post 193 starting pitcher Brent Auckland throws during Sunday’s American Legion baseball state championship game against Inman Post 45 at Riley Park. The game was suspended by lightning and heavy rain until Monday, with Irmo-Chapin earning a 9-4 victory.

Deberry gets 1st Bomber-4 victory

BY CODY TRUETT Special To The Item Bucky Deberry picked up his first career victory in the Bomber-4 division on Saturday to highlight the racing action at Sumter Speedway.

Bruce Denman shot into the lead as the Bomber-4 feature began with Deberry second and Brett Siegel third. Jay Kyle took fourth and Luke Wilson was fifth.

As the race stayed green, Denman opened up some distance between himself and then rest of the field.

With just five laps to go, Denman approached lap traffic and slowed considerably. Deberry took advantage and closed the gap between himself and the leader. Denman took the white flag as the leader with Deberry on his heels. Deberry dove to the inside in turns 1 and 2 on the final lap to take the lead and the win, the first of his career.

SEE DEBERRY, PAGE B4

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SPORTS

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 4 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Pittsburgh (MLB NETWORK).

6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240) 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Seattle at Boston or Colorado at Atlanta (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Colorado at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7:30 p.m. -- CFL Football: British Columbia at Toronto (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at San Diego or New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB NETWORK).

MLB STANDINGS American League

By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 63 43 .594 – Tampa Bay 62 43 .590 1/2 Baltimore 58 48 .547 5 New York 55 50 .524 71/2 Toronto 48 56 .462 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 45 .567 – Cleveland 56 48 .538 3 Kansas City 51 51 .500 7 Minnesota 45 57 .441 13 Chicago 40 62 .392 18 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 62 43 .590 – Texas 56 49 .533 6 Seattle 50 55 .476 12 Los Angeles 48 55 .466 13 Houston 35 69 .337 261/2 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 6, Tampa Bay 5 Cleveland 6, Texas 0 Toronto 2, Houston 1 Detroit 12, Philadelphia 4 Boston 5, Baltimore 0 Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 2, 12 innings Oakland 10, L.A. Angels 6 Seattle 6, Minnesota 4 Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Toronto at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Today’s Games Chicago White Sox (Peavy 8-4) at Cleveland (Kazmir 6-4), 7:05 p.m.

Houston (B.Norris 6-9) at Baltimore (W. Chen 5-3), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 5-8) at Detroit (Ani. Sanchez 8-7), 7:08 p.m.

Arizona (Kennedy 3-7) at Tampa Bay (Ro. Hernandez 5-11), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (J.Saunders 9-9) at Boston (Workman 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 11-6) at Texas (D. Holland 8-6), 8:05 p.m.

Kansas City (E.Santana 6-6) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 4-8), 8:10 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 6-7) at Oakland (Straily 6-4), 10:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 7-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 8-3), 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Washington at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Toronto at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Houston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

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

Seattle at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

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

N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

National League

By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 60 45 .571 – Washington 52 54 .491 81/2 Philadelphia 49 56 .467 11 New York 46 56 .451 121/2 Miami 40 63 .388 19 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 62 40 .608 – Pittsburgh 61 42 .592 11/2 Cincinnati 59 47 .557 5 Chicago 48 55 .466 141/2 Milwaukee 43 61 .413 20 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 56 48 .538 – Arizona 54 51 .514 21/2 Colorado 51 55 .481 6 San Diego 48 58 .453 9 San Francisco 46 58 .442 10 Sunday’s Games Detroit 12, Philadelphia 4 Miami 3, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 14, N.Y. Mets 1 Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco 1 L.A. Dodgers 1, Cincinnati 0, 11 innings Colorado 6, Milwaukee 5 San Diego 1, Arizona 0 Atlanta 5, St. Louis 2 Monday’s Games St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

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

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Today’s Games Milwaukee (Gallardo 8-9) at Chicago Cubs (Villanueva 2-7), 2:20 p.m., 1st game St. Louis (Lyons 2-3) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 4-7), 4:05 p.m., 1st game San Francisco (Zito 4-7) at Philadelphia (Lannan 2-4), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 5-8) at Detroit (Ani. Sanchez 8-7), 7:08 p.m.

Arizona (Kennedy 3-7) at Tampa Bay (Ro. Hernandez 5-11), 7:10 p.m.

Colorado (Nicasio 6-4) at Atlanta (A.Wood 0-2), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 4-1) at Miami (Eovaldi 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 12-5) at Pittsburgh (Undecided), 7:35 p.m., 2nd game Milwaukee (Undecided) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 0-0), 8:05 p.m., 2nd game Cincinnati (Latos 10-3) at San Diego (Volquez 8-8), 10:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 7-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 8-3), 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Washington at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.

San Francisco at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

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

Colorado at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

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

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

GOLF Canadian Open Par Scores The Associated Press Sunday At Glen Abbey Golf Club Oakville, Ontario Purse: $5.6 million Yardage: 7,253; Par: 72 Final Brandt Snedeker (500), $1,008,000 70-69-63-70—272 -16 Jason Bohn (184), $369,600 70-68-66-71—275 -13 Dustin Johnson (184), $369,600 75-67-63-70—275 -13 Matt Kuchar (184), $369,600 66-74-64-71—275 -13 William McGirt (184), $369,600 71-69-67-68—275 -13 Roberto Castro (92), $187,600 69-70-67-70—276 -12 John Merrick (92), $187,600 71-62-72-71—276 -12 Mark Wilson (92), $187,600

| 70-69-67-70—276 -12 Aaron Baddeley (75), $151,200 68-68-73-68—277 -11 Jim Furyk (75), $151,200 72-67-68-70—277 -11 Patrick Reed (75), $151,200 68-68-70-71—277 -11 David Lingmerth (60), $113,400 67-71-65-75—278 -10 Greg Owen (60), $113,400 70-68-67-73—278 -10 Rory Sabbatini (60), $113,400 69-71-71-67—278 -10 Kyle Stanley (60), $113,400 68-71-66-73—278 -10 Chad Campbell (53), $84,000 71-72-66-70—279 -9 Fabian Gomez (53), $84,000 72-68-67-72—279 -9 Charley Hoffman (53), $84,000 69-69-67-74—279 -9 Hideki Matsuyama, $84,000 69-69-71-70—279 -9 Marcel Siem, $84,000 71-70-69-69—279 -9 British Open Par Scores The Associated Press Sunday At Royal Birkdale Southport, England Purse: $2 million Yardage: 7,082; Par: 70 Final x - won on fifth playoff hole x - Mark Wiebe, $315,600 70-65-70-66—271 -9 Bernhard Langer, $210,500 68-67-66-70—271 -9 Corey Pavin, $97,813 69-71-69-65—274 -6 Peter Senior, $97,813 68-71-69-66—274 -6 David Frost, $97,813 68-68-68-70—274 -6 Peter Fowler, $66,280 69-68-70-69—276 -4 Sandy Lyle, $56,800 70-68-69-70—277 -3 Tom Pernice Jr., $44,870 70-72-70-66—278 -2 Jeff Hart, $44,870 69-69-73-67—278 -2 Gene Sauers, $37,820 67-70-70-72—279 -1 Steve Elkington, $33,650 72-68-71-69—280 E Gary Wolstenholme, $33,650 70-72-68-70—280 E Kohki Idoki, $30,320 71-68-73-69—281 +1

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Chicago 12 5 .706 Atlanta 11 5 .688 Washington 9 9 .500 Indiana 8 9 .471 New York 7 11 .389 Connecticut 4 12 .250 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Minnesota 14 3 .824 Los Angeles 12 6 .667 Phoenix 9 9 .500 Seattle 7 10 .412 San Antonio 6 12 .333 Tulsa 6 14 .300 Wednesday’s Games New York at Washington, 7 p.m.

GB – 1/2 31/2 4 51/2 71/2 GB – 21/2 51/2 7 81/2 91/2

TRANSACTIONS

By The Associated Press BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB _ Suspended Toronto minor league OF Brian Van Kirk (New Hampshire-EL) 50 games after a second violation for a drug of abuse.

American League DETROIT TIGERS _ Sent LHP Darin Downs to Toledo for a rehab assignment.

HOUSTON ASTROS _ Traded RHP Jose Veras to Detroit for OF Danry Vasquez and a player to be named. Agreed to terms with RHP Justin Hess on a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS _ Traded LHP Scott Downs to Atlanta for RHP Cory Rasmus. Assigned RHP Billy Buckner outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled LHP Nick Maronde from Arkansas (Texas).

MINNESOTA TWINS _ Reinstated C Joe Mauer from the restricted list. Optioned C Drew Butera to Rochester (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEES _ Optioned 3B David Adams to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

Agreed to terms with 3B Brady Steiger on a minor league contract.

OAKLAND RAIDERS _ Signed LB Omar Gaither.

SEATTLE MARINERS _ Activated OF Michael Morse from the 15-day DL. Designated OF Jason Bay for assignment.

National League CHICAGO CUBS _ Sent RHP Scott Baker to Daytona (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

COLORADO ROCKIES _ Recalled INF Charlie Culberson from Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned INF Jordan Pacheco to Colorado Springs.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES _ Placed C Michael McKenry on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 28. Recalled OF Alex Presley from Indianapolis (IL).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS _ Designated RHP Yusmeiro Petit for assignment.

American Association EL PASO DIABLOS _ Released C Moises Montero.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES _ Released LHP Justin Albert and RHP Connor Graham.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS _ Released LHP Matt Bywater. Purchased OF Brian Joynt and RHP Luis Chirinos from El Paso. Traded OF Stephen Douglas to Laredo for a player to be named.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS _ Signed C Marcus Camby.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS _ Named Kurt Rambis and Johnny Davis assistant coaches.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS _ Named Chris Heck chief revenue officer.

FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS _ Activated TE/LS Bryce Davis, OT Andre Smith comes from the active/non-football illness list and WR Brandon Tate from the active/pup list.

HOUSTON TEXANS _ Activated S Orhian Johnson from the active/non-football injury list.

TENNESSEE TITANS _ Agreed to terms on a contract with G Chance Warmack.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS _ Signed D Bryan Rodney to a one-year contract.

WINNIPEG JETS _ Agreed to terms with D Zach Bogosian on a seven-year contract.

COLLEGE BARTON _ Named Benny Benton sports information director.

CLEMSON _ Named Marvin Gibson and Althea Thomas assistant track coaches and Danielle Hepburn women’s graduate assistant volleyball coach.

ETSU _ Named Billy Taylor defensive coordinator.

N.C. STATE _ Named Dereck Whittenburg men’s assistant basketball coach.

SHENANDOAH _ Named Melissa Kraft women’s assistant basketball coach.

UTICA _ Named Aris Bird volleyball coach.

WAGNER _ Named Kevin Dobes football operations director.

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND _ Named Dan Gomez interim baseball coach.

WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH _ Named Cameron Wengrzyn athletics marketing & development specialist.

TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013

Pirates rout Cardinals 9-2 PITTSBURGH — Francisco Liriano allowed one run over seven dominant innings, Pedro Alvarez hit his NL-leading 27th home run and the Pittsburgh beat the St. Louis 9-2 on Monday night.

Liriano (11-4) struck out eight and walked just two to win his fifth straight start. The Pirates kicked off the key series at PNC Park by sending the Cardinals to their fourth straight loss to pull within a half-game of the lead in the NL Central.

Clint Barmes doubled twice and drove in two runs for Pittsburgh. Andrew McCutchen added two hits and an RBI. RAYS RED SOX

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BOSTON — David Price allowed just two hits over 7 1/3 innings to beat Boston for the second time in six days, and Tampa Bay won 2-1 to retake first place in the AL East.

Price (6-5) was dominating the makeup game before it was delayed for 39 minutes because of a brief downpour. The Rays left-hander stayed in the game, but retired just one batter — after starting him out with three straight balls — before Joel Peralta relieved him.

Ryan Lavarnway doubled off the Green Monster, but pinchrunner Daniel Nava couldn’t score when Stephen Drew’s line drive went over right fielder Wil Myers’ head for a double. Nava tagged on Brandon Snyder’s fly ball to short leftcenter, but he was called out by home plate umpire Jerry Meals even though replays showed that Nava’s leg got the plate before the tag.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Geovany Soto hit a game-ending homer, the second long ball in the ninth inning for Texas off Los Angeles Angels closer Ernesto Frieri, and the Rangers snapped a 4-game losing streak with a 4-3 win.

A.J. Pierzynski led off the Texas ninth with a homer to right. Nelson Cruz followed with a single off Frieri (0-3) before David Murphy grounded into a double play. Soto then pulled a full-count pitch into the left-field seats.

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Pittsburgh starting pitcher Francisco Liriano delivers a pitch during the Pirates’ 9-2 victory over St. Louis on Monday in Pittsburgh.

INDIANS WHITE SOX

chance of delaying the penalty while he appeals the case.

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CLEVELAND — Pinch-hitter Jason Giambi homered over the center field wall leading off the ninth inning to give Cleveland its fifth straight win, 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. Giambi, batting for struggling Mark Reynolds, belted a 1-1 pitch from Ramon Troncoso (1-3) high over the wall and into the bushes in center. It was the 436th career homer and ninth career walk-off for Giambi.

BRAVES ACQUIRE DOWNS FROM ANGELS

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have added a needed lefthander to their bullpen by acquiring Scott Downs from the Los Angeles Angels for minor league righty Cory Rasmus.

Downs was 2-3 with a 1.84 ERA in 43 games with the Angels. He is 36-35 with a 3.47 ERA in 12 seasons.

RAYS ACQUIRE CRAIN FROM WHITE SOX

BOSTON — The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired reliever Jesse Crain in a trade with the Chicago White Sox, bolstering their bullpen for the stretch run in the competitive AL East.

Crain is on the DL with a right shoulder strain, but could return soon. The right-hander is 2-3 with a 1.15 ERA in 38 appearances this season.

AP SOURCE: MLB MAY SUSPEND A-ROD

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball may try to suspend Alex Rodriguez under its collective bargaining agreement instead of its drug rules, The Associated Press has learned.

Why does that matter? Because if MLB goes ahead with the suspension under the labor deal, it means the Yankees slugger would lose virtually any

From wire reports

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Witness: Paterno said Penn St. erred on Sandusky HARRISBURG, Pa. — Longtime Penn State head coach Joe Paterno said that the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a former assistant coach testified Monday during a hearing for three top school officials accused of covering up an allegation against the imprisoned ex-coach.

The star witness, Mike McQueary, appeared in a courtroom for the third time since Sandusky’s November 2011 arrest and told the court that top school officials knew that he had seen Sandusky molesting a boy in a locker room shower.

But the former Penn State assisPATERNO tant coach and quarterback also delivered some unexpected testimony: that the late Hall of Fame coach had told him over the years that “Old Main screwed up’’ — referring to university administrators — in how it responded to McQueary’s allegation against Sandusky.

Pressed by defense lawyers on his discussions of the subject, McQueary brought up a specific exchange at football practice in the hours before Paterno’s firing on Nov. 9, 2011 — four days after Sandusky’s arrest.

He recalled the head coach saying the school would come down hard on McQueary and try to

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UNC SUSPENDS HAIRSTON FROM TEAM AFTER CITATION

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina suspended leading scorer P.J. Hairston from its basketball team on Sunday night, hours after state police pulled him over for driving 93 mph in a 65 mph zone.

Team spokesman Steve Kirschner announced the junior guard’s indefinite suspension in a three-sentence statement.

It marked the latest off-court misstep for Hairston, who had been cited twice in the span of a month while driving a rental vehicle linked to a convicted felon. Authorities dropped one set of those charges last week.

WIEBE BEATS LANGER AT SENIOR BRITISH OPEN

SOUTHPORT, England — Mark Wiebe beat Bernhard Langer on the fifth playoff hole Monday to win his first Senior British Open title.

SNEDEKER WINS CANADIAN OPEN

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Brandt Snedeker won the Canadian Open on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title of the year, closing with 2-under 70 for a three-stroke victory.

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AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT

TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013

Greenville run-rules Goose Creek 14-4

BY KEN BELL Special to The Item The Greenville Post 3 Generals topped Goose Creek Post 166 14-4 in seven innings to advance in the American Legion baseball state tournament on Monday at Riley Park.

Greenville will play Irmo-Chapin at either 4 pm. or 7 p.m., depending upon the outcome of the Sumter-Irmo game, which started after 10:30 p.m. on Mon-

day. No matter who wins that game, Sumter will face Greenville today, since Sumter had already faced Greenville and Florence had not faced Greenville. Should Sumter win, it will face Florence at 7. Should Sumter lose, it will face Florence at 4 p.m.

Goose Creek opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the first inning. Greenville answered with six runs in the bottom of the inning to lead 6-3.

Greenville added three more runs in the second inning, two more in the third to pull out to an 11-4 lead after three innings.

Goose Creek added a run in the fourth, to pull to within 11-4. Then Greenville added two more on the bottom of the inning to stretch the lead back to 13-4. Goose Creek held Greenville scoreless in both the fifth and six innings, and hopes of an early game because of the 10-run

mercy rule seemed to fade.

The score stayed 13-4 until the bottom of the seventh inning when Brooks Yeager slammed a high fly ball to deep right field and Post 166’s right fielder Christian Sillanpaa misjudged the ball, allowing Yeager to scamper all the way to third base. Then Greenville second-baseman Jordan Ford singled to left field, driving in Sillanpaa for the 14-4 win.

P-15’s from Page B1 face Irmo-Chapin Post 193 on Monday in a game between the last two undefeated teams. The Generals were scheduled to play Goose Creek in an elimination game on Monday.

“I was looking for a first-pitch fastball, and I just hit it really well,” said Soles, who finished the game 3-for-7 with two runs and two runs batted in after his homer off of Post 3 right-handed relief pitcher Barry Pyle. “I knew we were at least going to score a run when I hit because I knew it would be off the wall.”

After retiring Javon Martin to start the 12th, Pyle walked Watcher, which meant he was 5-for-5 with a walk and hit by pitch after going 4-for-4 in Saturday’s 5-3 victory over Greenwood. Soles followed with his 2-run shot to push the lead to 10-8.

“River surely got a hold of that one,” said P-15’s head coach Curtis Johnson. “River’s got some power and he put a charge in that one.”

Andrew Reardon followed with a single, and after Ryan Mason came on in relief, Taylor McFaddin doubled him home to make it 11-8.

Watcher, who was in his second stint on the mound in the game, closed out the game in the bottom of the 12th to pick up his second victory of the tournament. Watcher worked 3 2/3 innings to get the victory, including the final 3 1/3 of the game. He came on in relief of starting pitcher Will Smith with two outs in the third and pitched to one batter to record the final out when the heat and humidity got to Smith. Watcher struck out five and walked just one, even though he did allow his first earned run of the season when Mason hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 11th to tie the game at 8-8.

The game was filled with many ups and downs. There were two lead changes and two ties as the momentum shifted often.

“This was a tough game,” Johnson said. “I’m proud of the way by team battled and fought back in the game.”

Sumter looked dead in the

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IRMO from Page B1 Post 193 tried to push across another run on Tyler Lancaster’s double down the first base line, but Hawkins was thrown out at the plate.

Inman responded with a run of its own in the bottom half of the inning. With two down and JoJo Bradley on first, Taylor Kellner and Landon Collins hit back-to-back singles to score Bradley and knot the game at 1-1.

For the next three innings, the starting pitchers took over. Irmo’s Aukland and Inman’s Bradley Gentry — both lefties — shut down the opposing offenses until the fifth.

Aukland pitched around a leadoff single in the second and a leadoff walk in the third to escape any trouble. Gentry was even better, mowing down nine in row.

Ryan Stoudenmire singled to open the fifth for Irmo, however, and took second on Post 45’s third error of the game. Gentry then lost his control, walking four of the next five batters — including two with the bases loaded.

Post 193 also scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-1.

Lancaster came through with a 2-run single off Inman reliever Nick Stewart to close out the inning to make it 6-1.

Inman responded in its half of the inning.

Lucas Thomas and Lipscomb each had singles with a strikeout sandwiched in between, and the duo got into scoring position on an outfield throwing error.

Bradley then singled home both to cut the deficit to 6-3 before a lightning strike suspended the game.

DENNIS BRUNSON / THE ITEM

Greenville’s Jordan Ford pulls up as the baseball gets past Sumter pitcher Will Smith following a wild pitch in the American Legion state tournament on Monday at Riley Park. Ford scored on the play, but Sumter won the game 11-8 in 12 innings.

water after Mason hit the first of two solo homers in the bottom of the sixth to put Post 3 on top 6-3.

The P-15’s got the run back in the seventh when Watcher led off with a singled and later scored on McFaddin sacrifice fly.

The P-15’s made their move in the eighth. With one out, Todd Larrimer, Justin Conner and Javon Martin had consecutive singles to left field to load the bases against Greenville relief pitcher Will Robertson. Phillip Watcher then stepped to the plate and ripped a bases-clearing triple to the gap in right-center to put the P-15’s up 7-6.

“It was great to have the bottom of the order do that again,” Johnson in reference to Nos. 7-9 hitters Larrimer, Conner and Martin, who had consecutive hits to start a game-winning rally in a 5-3 victory over Greenwood in the opening game of the tournament. “Then Phillip came through with his triple.”

Post 3 tied the game in the bottom of the ninth. Will Robertson led off the inning with a single off of P-15’s reliever Paul Joseph Krouse, who had pitched two perfect innings to keep the Generals at bay. Mason, who had homered in his previous at-bat, reached on an infield single. Krouse rebounded to strike out Brandon Barber and got Jackson Norrell to ground out to second base, moving the runners to second and third.

Johnson decided to bring Watcher back to the mound to face Ridge Chapman. Watcher walked Chapman, and when Lar-

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rimer, the catcher didn’t catch ball four, Robertson scored the tying run. Watcher struck out Kevin Dobbins to end the inning.

The P-15’s regained the lead in the top of the 11th. Taylor McFaddin singled with one out, moved to second on a balk and went to third on a wild pitch. Pyle came on in relief of Chapman and got pinch hitter Tee Dubose to pop up on the infield for the second out. Pyle was facing Larrimer when Jacob Watcher, who had drawn a walk from Chapman, broke for second on the first pitch. Pyle turned toward Watcher going to second and McFaddin broke for home. He went in head first for the go-ahead run.

The lead lasted all of one pitch as Mason led off the bottom of the inning with another homer to tie the game. Greenville got a runner to second with one out, but left him stranded.

The P-15’s jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first against Generals starter Kevin Dobbins on RBI singles by Reardon and McFaddin.

However, Sumter had two runners thrown out at home — Reardon on a fly ball by Jacob Watcher in right and McFaddin on a single to left by Smith.

“I guess that was kind of reckless, but I’ve been sending runners all season,” Johnson said.

Post 3 got a run back in the bottom of the inning when Brooks Yeager led off with a single and eventually scored on a wild pitch. Sumter pushed the lead to 3-1 in the second on Phillip Watcher’s 2-out RBI single.

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Inman Post 45 starting pitch Dylan Miller throws during Monday’s 9-7 loss to Florence Post 1 at the American Legion baseball state tournament at Riley Park.

FLORENCE from Page B1 Inman’s season.

“I think we’re 20-4 on the year, and you just don’t have many seasons like that,” Inman Post 45 head coach Steve Skinner said. “We just had a great group of guys with good leadership, and that’s what it took – that’s what got us here. We just couldn’t make it happen there in the ninth inning and unfortunately somebody else moved on.”

Florence starter Brian Davis threw 5 2/3 innings. allowing four runs, two earned, on six hits and five walks while striking out two. Kam Dixon threw three solid innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits while walking three and striking out four. McKay earned the save as Davis took the win.

Post 1 held a 7-2 lead until the sixth inning as two key 2-out pinch hit at-bats got Post 45 back into the game late. Inman scored two runs in the sixth thanks to a Lipscomb RBI single and pinch hitter Matthew Justice contributed an RBI groundout to make it a 7-4 deficit. The second pinch hitter of the game for Post 45, Dalton, came through in the seventh with a 2-out, 2-run single that made it a 7-6 game.

Post 1 responded in the top of the eighth with two runs for a 9-6 cushion. Keshaun Samuel had a 1-out RBI double and McLean Hertz collected his second RBI squeeze bunt of the game.

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AREA SCOREBOARD SOCCER FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its fall soccer league through Aug. 14.

The league is open to children ages 4-17 as of Sept. 1, 2013. The fee to register is $30 for 4-year-olds, $35 for 5to 6-year-olds and $45 for 7- to 17-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 is currently taking registration for its flag football league 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 is currently taking registration for its flag football league 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) 7206242 or (813) 786-9265 or send an email to youthathleticsofsumteryas@ yahoo.com.

CHEERLEADING FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its cheerleading teams through 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 is currently taking registration for its fall soccer league 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 is currently taking registration for its fall baseball league 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.

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.

ROAD RACING CYPRESS TRAIL RUN/WALK

The first Cypress Trail 9k Run/Walk will be held on Aug. 17 at Dillon Park.

All registrations will be completed using Go-Green Events, with a $22 fee for the run/walk with a t-shirt and a $15 fee without a t-shirt.

Awards will be given in the Overall, Masters, and Age Group categories.

Proceeds from the event will be reinvested in the maintenance and improvement of the Cypress Trail.

Additional information can be found at http://www.go-greenevents. com/CT9k or by emailing race director Shawn Delaney at sumterstryders@ gmail.com.

GOLF PAR 4 PETS

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 Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 KATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 lifethreatening 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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DEBERRY from Page B1 Denman settled for second with Siegel third, Wilson fourth and Kyle fifth.

Donnie Austin made a rare appearance at Sumter Speedway and dominated the Crate Late Model feature. Austin started from the pole position after posting the fastest qualifying time and never looked back. Austin led flag to flag on his way to the victory. Eugene Kinard was second and Kale Green was third.

Marty Horne picked up a hardfought victory in the Fender Bender division, holding off multiple challenges from Mike Richburg throughout the event. Richburg gave Horne all he could handle, but came up short and settled for second.

Anthony Hudson led flag to flag and picked up another Young Guns victory. Caleb Heaton was second and Kristin Rhodes third.

Mark McLeod blew past Terrell Holloway on Lap 11 of the Ridge Runner feature to take the top spot and held on for the win. Holloway

led the first 10 laps with ease, but a late caution bunched the field up for a restart and McLeod took advantage. Holloway had to settle for a tough second-place finish. Steven Bartlette finished third and took home the Dannyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trophy Shop Hard Charger Award. Joey Ayers was fourth with Brian Welch fifth and Justin Timmons sixth.

Bubba Johnson led flag to flag and picked up another Stock-4 victory. Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winner, DJ Carraway, came home second with Jason Hodge third.

William Disher picked up the win in the always exciting Street Stock division. JJ Bailey seemed to be in control, leading the first 10 laps of the event, but Disher worked his way around him and picked up the win. Bailey was second and Heather Welch was third.

Racing action will continue on Saturday with racing in all divisions. There will be a kids candy drop sponsored by Joeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto Repair on the front straightaway during intermission. Grandstand tickets are $10 for adults and pit passes are $20 for adults. Active duty military will be admitted to the grandstands free of charge. Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing beginning at 7.

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TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013

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 and Atha Brogdon Frierson.

He was educated in the public schools of FRIERSON Sumter County and was a graduate of Eastern High School Class of 1968. As a child, he attended St. Paul AME Church in Sumter and later joined Congruity Presbyterian Church (USA) of Gable.

In 1968, he enlisted in the United State Army and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. Afterwards, he moved to Washington, D.C., and began a career with the United States Postal Service. After his retirement in 2005, he returned home to reside in Sumter.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Carrie Frierson Brown.

Surviving are two sisters, Gloria Carter and Lillian F. Goode of Sumter; foster brother, Peter (Doris) Frierson of Zion, Ill.; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and a host of other relatives.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.

Wednesday at Congruity Presbyterian Church

(USA), 3750 Congruity Road, Gable, with the Rev. Dr. Ernest Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park cemetery.

The public may view from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter.

Mr. Frierson will be placed in the church at noon until the hour of service.

The family will receive friends at his sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence, 375 Boots Branch Road, Sumter.

Please leave a condolence for the family on their website found at www.palmermemorialchapel.com.

ELMA H. RADCLIFF Elma Holloman Radcliff, 91, widow of Leo â&#x20AC;&#x153;Redâ&#x20AC;? Radcliff, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Bishopville, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Carrie Belle Conyers Holloman. She was a member of Northside Memorial Baptist Church and retired from Campbell Soup Co. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Iris Chapter 149.

Survivors include a grandson, Jimmy Faris (Moira) of Atlanta; a granddaughter, Susie Faris of Jacksonville, Fla.; two great-grand-

children; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Debby Faris; two sisters; and five brothers.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Northside Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Holley officiating. Burial will be in the Cedar Creek Baptist Church cemetery near Bishopville.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. today at Northside Memorial Baptist Church.

Memorials may be made to Northside Memorial Baptist Church, 1004 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29153.

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

ments are incomplete and will be announced

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

GERTRUDE WILLIAMS BISHOPVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gertrude Williams entered eternal rest on July 28, 2013, at Carolinas Hospital System, Florence.

The family is receiving friends at 560 S. Lee St., Ivy Terrace Apartments No. 1D, Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

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

ETHEL MAE J. McKENZIE FLORENCE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ethel Mae Jamison McKenzie, of Florence and formerly of Kingstree, died on Saturday, July 27, 2013.

Arrangements will be announced by Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home of Pamplico.

ODELL BRADLEY Odell Bradley, affectionately known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Butchy Boy,â&#x20AC;? entered eternal rest on July 29, 2013.

The family is receiving friends at 472 Elliott Highway, Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

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

FRANK COOK Jr. LAMAR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Frank Cook Jr. entered eternal rest on July 27, 2013, at his residence, 1053 Sandy Grove Church Road, Lamar.

The family is receiving friends at the residence.

Funeral arrange-

HUBERT B. WADFORD Hubert Bernard Wadford, 81, husband of Melanie Huggins Wadford, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Hubert and Sallie Dantzler Wadford. He was a

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member of Bible Fellowship Church and retired from Army Times Publishing Co. after 30 years of service. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.

Survivors include his wife of Sumter; a stepson, Todd Champion (Stephanie) of Sumter; and three granddaughters, Hayley, Megan and Mary Todd Champion.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with the Rev. Joe Heck and the Rev. Jimmy Holley officiating.

The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice.

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

BENJAMIN FLOYD Benjamin Floyd, 60, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at his residence in Horatio.

Born in Horatio, he was a son of the late Style Sr. and Sarah Lee Gayle Floyd. He was educated in the Sumter County public schools and was a graduate of Hillcrest High School Class of 1972. He was raised in the High Hill AME and Willow Grove churches. He was employed with Sumter

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County and E.I. Dupont in Camden.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Leroy, Roosevelt, Johnnie and James Floyd; and a sister, Gracie Floyd Hunter.

Surviving are brothers, Style (Magnolia) Floyd Jr. of New Jersey and George (Beulah) Floyd of Dalzell; sisters, Azalee Gayle of Wedgefield, Evelena (David) of Dalzell, Louise McCoy of Eastover, Janie Floyd Hunter of Hopkins, Nancy (Henry) Bradford of Rembert and Rosa Floyd of Hopkins; a special niece and caretaker, Gwendolyn Floyd of Sumter; nieces, nephews, cousins, a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m.

Wednesday at High Hill Church with the Rev. Thomas Habersham, pastor, and the Rev. Linda Richbow officiating. Interment will follow in the High Hill Cemetery.

The public may view from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter.

Mr. Floyd will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. until the hour of service.

Please leave a condolence for the family on their memorial website found at www.palmermemorialchapel.com.

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NEWMAN from Page B1 Newman was as cool and collected in Victory Lane as he was on the track when he held off Jimmie Johnson.

There were no tears, no quiver in his voice and no need to collect himself as Newman was strangely stoic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show a lot of emotion, I think everybody knows that,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Newman, who likened the victory to his 2008 win at the Daytona 500. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had the same emotion, the same thankfulness I did when I won the Daytona 500 because I feel everybody that has been a part of my racing career â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from people that bought my racing uniform, bought me a right rear tire, given us a credit card to get to some race track at some point in my career â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those are the people that helped me get to where I am today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awesome to be here at Indy. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awesome because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my home state. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve raced go karts at pretty much every go kart track around here, been kicked out of half of them.

Those are the things that make it special. I think about those things more than I carry the emotion on my cheeks.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; So the emotion was seen in father Greg, who spotted for Newman on

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BRICKYARD 400 RESULTS 1. (1) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 160 laps, 134.2 rating, 47 points, $423,033.

2. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 160, 138.3, 44, $379,736.

3. (7) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 160, 116.4, 41, $299,500.

4. (5) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 160, 114.6, 40, $300,650.

5. (13) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 160, 104.8, 39, $268,066.

6. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 160, 100.1, 38, $214,425.

7. (9) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 160, 103.7, 38, $243,361.

8. (11) Joey Logano, Ford, 160, 99, 37, $225,258.

9. (8) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 160, 101.3, 36, $212,964.

10. (19) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 160, 95.8, 34, $223,858.

11. (38) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 160, 79.5, 33, $208,775.

12. (23) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 160, 80.4, 33, $201,916.

13. (3) Carl Edwards, Ford, 160, 98.4, 32, $203,700.

14. (6) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 160, 96.5, 30, $192,270.

15. (18) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 160, 80.1, 30, $191,620.

16. (10) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 160, 82.5, 28, $190,089.

17. (21) Aric Almirola, Ford, 160, 74.4, 27, $198,686.

18. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 160, 76.8, 27, $183,550.

19. (24) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 160, 77.1, 26, $203,086.

20. (17) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 160, 69.8, 25, $198,983.

21. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 160, 81.7, 24, $207,541.

Sunday, and his mother, Diane.

Newman kept it together during his celebratory burnout and the drive to Victory Lane, a hallowed area that he twice had to ask his crew over the radio for directions how to get there.

He took the customary ride in a convertible around the track with his wife and two young daughters, and happily bowed again and again to kiss the Yard of Bricks.

Sure, he smiled, and shared some tender hugs with one of his daughters. But that was the most anyone was getting out of Newman, who had admitted to getting emotional after winning the pole on Saturday but seemed almost numb following Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win.

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22. (14) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 160, 65.6, 22, $182,758.

23. (26) Mark Martin, Toyota, 160, 61.5, 21, $163,425.

24. (27) Greg Biffle, Ford, 159, 62.8, 20, $169,025.

25. (25) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 159, 58.2, 19, $200,411.

26. (20) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 159, 61.2, 0, $168,408.

27. (30) Casey Mears, Ford, 159, 55, 17, $173,308.

28. (28) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 159, 53, 0, $150,050.

29. (31) David Reutimann, Toyota, 158, 47.6, 15, $161,108.

30. (33) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 158, 48.5, 14, $150,400.

31. (22) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 158, 45.8, 13, $165,397.

32. (35) Michael McDowell, Ford, 157, 37.1, 12, $144,850.

33. (29) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 157, 41.2, 0, $144,600.

34. (36) David Ragan, Ford, 157, 38.6, 10, $152,300.

35. (42) David Gilliland, Ford, 157, 34.4, 9, $144,050.

36. (34) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 157, 47.1, 8, $151,950.

37. (41) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 156, 28.3, 7, $143,840.

38. (32) Josh Wise, Ford, 156, 35.5, 0, $137,170.

39. (39) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 156, 32.4, 5, $133,170.

40. (37) David Stremme, Toyota, 151, 34, 4, $129,170.

41. (40) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 146, 24.9, 0, $125,170.

42. (43) Timmy Hill, Ford, 121, 26.2, 2, $121,170.

43. (16) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 110, 56.7, 1, $126,670.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure (how I feel) at this point. I know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amazing feeling,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was more emotional yesterday after winning the pole than I was two laps after doing my donuts and everything else today. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure why. I took an emotional hit yesterday. Just an awesome day.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Newman beat Johnson twice on this Brickyard weekend, first when he set a NASCAR track record in knocking Johnson off the pole in qualifying, then Sunday with a fast final pit stop to snatch the win from the four-time Indianapolis winner.

The two were the class of the field _ they combined to lead 118 of the 160 laps â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but it was Johnson who dominated the race and appeared to be

just a bit better. But Johnson pitted from the lead with 27 laps remaining and it was a slow final stop for the Hendrick Motorsports crew.

Newman pitted after that and took only two tires to move into the lead after the green-flag stops cycled through the field. The closest Johnson would get to him again was when he paid a congratulatory visit to Newman in Victory Lane.

The victory comes as Newman is looking for a job.

Stewart-Haas Racing has signed Kevin Harvick to join the team next season, and team co-owner Tony Stewart informed Newman two weeks ago he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be brought back in 2014. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change the postrace mood, as Stewart hustled to Victory Lane, lifted Newman from behind and the two shared a long embrace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He just had an awesome weekend,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stewart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I kept looking up the board and watching and I was scared to ask where he was at and how big of a lead he had. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to jinx him. Just really proud of him â&#x20AC;&#x201D; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great teammate and an even better friend.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Johnson, the Sprint Cup Series points leader who was hoping to tie Formula Oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Michael Schumacher as the only five-time winners in Indy history, finished 2.657 seconds behind Newman in second.

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

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#2013ES4300371 Personal Representative Normie M. Walcott 105 Brown Street Sumter, SC 29150

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Public Hearing NOTICE OF SUMTER BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING The Sumter City-County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. in the Planning Department's Conference Room located at 12 W. Liberty Street (Liberty Center), Sumter, South Carolina. The following request is scheduled for public hearing: BOA-13-12, 7800 Myrtle Beach Hwy. (County) The applicant is requesting a variance of 27 feet from the required 45 foot front yard setback; a variance of 30 feet from the required 50 foot side yard setback requirement and also a variance of 40 feet from the required 50 foot rear yard setback requirement per Article 3, Section 3.n.5.b Agricultural Conservation Zoning District Development Standards in order to rebuild a convenience store with gas pumps.

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Peggy Lane

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#2013ES4300362 Personal Representative AME Stewart Wims C/O Richard L. Booth Attorney at Law 17 East Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150

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Clarendon stars take the stage for charity

BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com MANNING â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jive, cha-cha, jazz and hip hop dances will be just a few of the styles on display Saturday as local Clarendon celebrities take the stage at the Cypress Center for a good cause.

Dancing with the Clarendon County Stars will begin 7 p.m. Saturday at

the center, 50 Hospital St. in Manning, as 18 teams â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one celebrity and one professional â&#x20AC;&#x201D; vie for the highest donation amounts as well as the highest judging scores.

When the contestants first held at the center in 2010, organizer Cheryl Wingard was hopeful it would become an annual event to raise money for the Cypress Foundation, the fundraising arm for Clarendon Memorial Hospital,

as well as the South Carolina Freewill Baptist Home for Children in Turbeville and Clarendon Habitat for Humanity. A self-described fan of the TV show, Wingard modeled the local event after several held in surrounding counties.

Each celebrity is paired with a dance professional from Clarendon County or the surrounding communities. The public votes online and during the night of competition for $10 a

vote. Winners are chosen for highest dollar amount, and judges from across the state select a winner based on key criteria.

Celebrities dancing Saturday include English Mishoe, Megan Sims, Darlene Graham, Dr. Beryl BachusKeith, Alex Craven, Buck Turbeville, Ron Lee, Renny Buddin, Chad Jordan, SEE STARS, PAGE C3

Kids Night Out happens Aug. 6

BY SHARRON HALEY MANNING â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Law enforcement agencies from throughout Clarendon County will be hosting the 2013 National Night Out from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 6 at Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Branch High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gymnasium, 9253 Alex Harvin Highway.

The nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slogan is â&#x20AC;&#x153;promoting neighborhood spirit and police-community partnership.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year we held the event in Manning,â&#x20AC;? said NNO Event Coordinator Deputy First Class Annett Smith with the Clarendon County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re holding it in Summerton, and next year, it will be in the Turbeville area. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to make it easy for children throughout the county to be able to attend one of the events.â&#x20AC;?

Following a brief program, children and their parents will get to meet and talk with law enforcement officials as well as several elected officials from throughout the county. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have lots of goodies for the children,â&#x20AC;?

Smith added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just asking for them to be well behaved and act like ladies and gentlemen. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to give out. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have plenty for everyone, so please no pushing and shoving.â&#x20AC;?

Smith has a trivia contest planned, so buff up on all the names of elected officials, law enforcement personnel and current events in Clarendon County. She has great prizes for the children with the correct answers.

There will be lots of free food and soft drinks and musical entertainment.

At the end of the evening, law enforcement personnel will hand out bags of school supplies for all the children who attend.

SEE KIDS NIGHT OUT, PAGE C3

Cereal and chocolate, with a side of Jesus

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ANNING â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Nic @ Nite celebration coming to Manning High School yet again Aug. 5-7 will not be for the dry, dainty or dressed-up.

There will be slime, goo, peanut butter and water for adults and kids alike to be as messy as they want.

They only clean thing is the message about Jesus Christ. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We give them the message, and then we get a bit messy with all the chocolate and milk and slime, pretty much anything a kid would love to be covered in but canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do at home,â&#x20AC;? said

Pastor Jim Fleming, whose Seacoast Church - Manning Campus holds the event each year with the help of church members, volunteers and the Manning Fire Department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then we clean them up with all the water games. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fun thing for them to do right before school starts. And it gives us a chance to share the gospel.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our theme always to the kids is, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;God made you, God loves you and Jesus wants to be your friend,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Fleming said.

That theme and message â&#x20AC;&#x201D; typically provided in the high schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gymnasium each year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is then directly followed by the kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; playing â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Would You Do?â&#x20AC;? outside.

Fleming, with the help of wife Paula, applies postcards to the kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; foreheads outlining a messy challenge and gives them the choice to accept the card or get a pie in the face. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since the cards are usually something much funnier and messier, you can guess which decision the kids usually make,â&#x20AC;? Fleming said. The kids get smothered in everything from breakfast cereal to chocolate syrup to green slime. A young girl at the 2012 event called up two friends to pie each other in the face at the same time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our adults get really into it, too, SEE NIC@NITE, PAGE C3

Keen competition predicted for catfish tourney

BY SHARRON HALEY SUMMERTON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; More than 100 teams of catfishing anglers are expected to vie for a winning check of $10,000 when Cabelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s King Kat Tournament Super Event launches from John C. Land III Landing and Sport Fishing Facility, 4404 Greenall Road, on Friday and Saturday.

Hosted by the Clarendon

County Chamber of Commerce, the tournament will be the first sponsored by Cabelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the Santee Cooper lakes. Cabelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and the Santee Cooper lakes are a natural fit since Cabelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chain of stores specializes in outfitting gear for hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation. Established in 1961, Cabelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has grown from a kitchen table organization to more than 50 stores located throughout the Unit-

ed States and Canada.

Darrell Van Vactor, president and CEO of Outdoor Promotions, said the two-day event will have something for the entire family.

On both days, teams will be allowed to launch as early as 5 a.m.; however, they cannot begin fishing until 6:30 a.m. The teams can fish until 3 p.m. with the official weighSEE TOURNEY, PAGE C2

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Phil King, left, and Tim Haynie are shown holding two catfish they caught in the Ohio River in Kentucky. The catfish on the left weighed more than 19 pounds while the smaller cat weighed in at nine-plus pounds.

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The Harvin Clarendon County Mobile Library will make the following stops through January.

DAVIS STATION Aug. 14, 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 2:304:30 p.m., J&E Superette.

LAKE MARION Aug. 14, 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1-2 p.m., Laneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shopping Center.

MANNING Aug. 7, 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 3:30-5 p.m., Shake Store on Kingstree Highway.

Aug. 13, 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 3:45-515 p.m., Tannerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on U.S. 301 South; 5:30-6:30 p.m., Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fast Break.

SUMMERTON Thursday and Aug. 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Summerton Piggly Wiggly Aug. 13, 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 2-4 p.m., Summerton Piggly Wiggly.

Aug. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Clarendon One Parenting Center (formerly Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Branch Middle School).

TURBEVILLE Aug. 6, 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 2-4 p.m.,

Turbeville IGA Aug. 8, 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Turbeville IGA; 2:30-3:30 p.m., Barrineau Pentecostal Church; 4-5 p.m., Lodabar Church on S.C. 527.

Book drop-offs will be picked up from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday and Aug. 16 from Lake Marion Nursing Facility in Summerton, Windsor Manor Nursing Facility in Silver and Paxville Community Center.

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Charlotte Johnson, librarian at Harvin Clarendon County Library, sits on the floor as she reads a book to children attending the celebration of Peggy Parrishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday that the library held on July 17. Johnson got the children up and moving during the interactive story.

PETS OF THE WEEK Carlie is a shy and quiet Shepherd-mix girl, very polite but not recommended for homes with children. She would be a great inside/ outside companion for older adults. Carlie is spayed, her vaccinations are up to date, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartworm negative. Aidan is a very polite, housetrained Australian Shepherd mix, and walks very well on a leash. He has beautiful, hypnotic blue eyes and a great personality and was rescued from Clarendon County Animal Control. He is neutered, vaccinated and heartworm negative. You can see Carlie, Aidan and many other wonderful, adoptable dogs and cats at www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter.com. Adult shelter dogs are more loving and appreciative of a good home, so if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking about adding a family member please consider a shelter pet. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shop â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ADOPT!

RIGHT: Linsy Wells portrayed Peggy Parrishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loveable character Amelia Bedelia during the Harvin Clarendon County Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s July 17 celebration of Parrishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday.

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TOURNEY from Page C1 in to be held at 4 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the fishing teams move out on Saturday, we hold a fishing rodeo for the children,â&#x20AC;?

Vactor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We collect their names and telephone numbers and in October we have a drawing for six college scholarships. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give them a call if their name is drawn.â&#x20AC;?

Vactor said that since the inception of the scholarship program, more than $316,000 in scholarships has been

given to the participants in the fishing rodeos.

Children up to age 12 can participate in the free fishing rodeo. Vactor said additional prizes will be awarded for biggest fish, most fish and other criteria. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fun time for the families while the anglers are out on the lakes,â&#x20AC;? he added.

Teams fishing for the $10,000 first place check can weigh in five living catfish each day. Dead catfish will not be

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There is also a 15-inch minimum length for all catfish caught.

Each boat can have as many as three anglers if one angler is under the age of 16 or over the age of 65. The tournament also has rod restrictions: Only three rods per person per boat, with a total of six rods allowed on each boat. The extra person

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Commerce, said he expects to see a one-day, five-cat limit of as much as 200 pounds.

Walker said he expects the anglers will use cut or live bait to catch the catfish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the most part, you can catch catfish that are suspended in the water, but the really big cats will probably be on the bottom,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most anglers will find

the big fish, then head upwind and drift back over the fish.â&#x20AC;?

Anglers from across the Southeast, as well as local anglers, will vie for the big purse of $10,000, Walker added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to fish hard,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of money.â&#x20AC;?

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et us start with defining what a junk, salvage, scrap or wrecking yard is. The Clarendon County Unified Development Code defines these as: any use where two or more inoperable, wrecked or disabled vehicles without current license tags are placed or stored, ROSE including parts thereof, scrap building material, scrap contractors equipment, construction waste, industrial waste, tanks, cases, cans, barrels, boxes, drums, piping, bottles, glass, old iron, machinery, rags, paper, excelsior, mattresses, beds or bedding, or any kind of scrap, salvage, secondhand, waste, or junk material. This definition shall not apply to farm equipment located on property having an agricultural tax exemption.

Why are we taking up the

pages of this newspaper with writing about junk, salvage, scrap or wrecking yards?

These are things that most people do not want in their back yards or anywhere close to their homes or businesses, or usually want to spend a lot of time talking about.

That is why we are taking the time to talk about these now. Most people do not think or talk about them until one comes to their back yard or neighborhood. However, they provide a valuable service after accidents by providing a means of disposing of whatever is left over after an accident, or when appliances finally die, or when a used part is needed to repair a car or truck. And, in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electronic world, one of the biggest needs we are facing is where to dispose of all of these devices, some of which often contain hazardous materials. Many junk and salvage yards provide this valuable

NIC@NITE from Page C1 and that makes it more fun for the kids,â&#x20AC;? Fleming said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we do have parents that come to watch everything, but they stay far away from

the action.â&#x20AC;?

They have to because the Manning Fire Department follows the messy games with hundreds of gallons of water pulsating

service.

The problem is we need them, but, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want them too close to where we live.

How do we balance this need and our want?

The Clarendon County Unified Development Code has a plan to do this. It limits these facilities to locations designated as Industrial I Zoning Districts. It also requires all junk and towing yards to be registered with the Planning Department and their registration to be maintained on an annual basis.

What is an Industrial I Zoning District?

The Clarendon County Unified Development Code defines it as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lands designated for manufacturing, fabrication and distribution use â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no commercial or institutional uses â&#x20AC;&#x201C; single family residential permitted on existing lots of record or five (5) acre lots or larger.â&#x20AC;?

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The stream of water can reach all the way across the practice field at Manning High School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do get them wet, but we at least send them home clean,â&#x20AC;? Fleming joked.

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To see maps designating these sites stop by the Clarendon County Planning Department, or visit their website at www.clarendoncountygov.org.

To locate a junk, salvage, scrap or wrecking yard, start by calling or dropping by the Clarendon County Planning Department. The department is ready and willing to assist you with this or any other item related to planning and development in our county.

You may reach us in any of the following ways: Phone: (803) 435-8672; Fax: (803) 435-2208; email: clarendonplanning@clarendoncountygov.org, or website: www.clarendoncountygov.org.

We are here to help you.

Please contact us!

Maria Rose is the director of Clarendon County Planning Department. Reach her at (803) 435-8672 or clarendonplanning@clarendoncountygov.org. Visit the website www. clarendoncountygov.org.

An average of 300 children have attended each night in the past few years, and about 100 adults helped last year.

And while wet weather might cancel most outdoor events, it most likely wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect Nic @ Nite. A

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For more information, or to vote or purchase tickets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which are $75 per person â&#x20AC;&#x201D; visit www. clarendoncountydancingwiththestars.com/.

downpour on the second night of the 7th annual edition in 2012 sure didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were still able to do all our usual outside games,â&#x20AC;? Fleming said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even with the rain. Obviously, had there been lightning or serious danger, we would not have remained outside.â&#x20AC;?

Each night begins with registration at 6 p.m., the message at 6:30 p.m. and the messy, wet fun thereafter. Fleming said activities are typically concluded by 8 p.m.

For more information, call the church at (803) 505-3208.

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

KIDS NIGHT OUT from Page C1 Smith said she is still looking for donations for the event.

Every donation is tax deductible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We certainly need everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support to help sponsor this most worthy cause,â&#x20AC;? Smith

added.

Contributions can be made in person at the Clarendon County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, 217 Commerce St. or by mailing before Aug. 2 to National Night Out 2013, P.O. Box 1289, Manning SC 29102.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to ile their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Drive - Suite 1304 on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the irst publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by opertion of Secion 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: Mary Ellen Peters #2013ES1400176 Personal Representative: Joseph F. Peters, Jr. 40 Plantation Drive Manning, SC 29102 07/23/13-08/06/13

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All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to ile their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Drive - Suite 1304 on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the irst publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by opertion of Secion 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to ile their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Drive - Suite 1304 on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the irst publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by opertion of Secion 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to ile their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Drive - Suite 1304 on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the irst publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by opertion of Secion 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to ile their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Drive - Suite 1304 on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the irst publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by opertion of Secion 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

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City of Manning Public Hearing Manning City Council will hold a public hearing at Manning City Hall, located at 29 West Boyce Street, on Monday, August 19, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. on the following proposed text amendment to the City of Manning Zoning Ordinance: 1) A proposed text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to amend Article 9, Board of Appeals, Section 903.2.2 and 903.3.2, to regulate application procedures.

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TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013

COMMUNITY CALENDAR your friends and peers? Parents, would you like a fun and informative place for your teen daughters to interact with their peers and other adults this summer? If yes, then join us for GIRL TALK Thursdays. These meetings will address topics of MEETING TO KICK OFF TECHNOLOGY PLAN self-esteem, career direction The public is invited to meet and personal health, among an with the Clarendon County array of other issues. Discus3 FOOD TRUCKS AND A MOVIE CLARENDON NCNW TO MEET Technology Action Committee sions of all relevant topics will Join your friends and neigh- take place in a safe environThe Clarendon section of the on Aug. 15 to celebrate the kickbors at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. ment. Girls only, ages 13-18.

National Council of Negro off of the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technology Women will hold its monthly action plan. The committee will 9, at the City Park on Church The series will be held at the Almeeting at 5 p.m. Monday at work with Connect South Caro- and Rigby streets for 3 Food thea Gibson Community ReTrucks and a Movie. Bring the Council of Aging, 206 S. lina to assess the local broadsource Center, Commerce something to sit on and money Street, Manning each Thursday Church St., Manning. For more band landscape, increase for the food, but the movie is information Yvonne Parson at broadband access, adoption through Aug. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m.

(803)473-3977. and use for communities, fami- free! The movie will play once Contact Candance Phillips at BACK TO SCHOOL BASH 2013 lies, organizations and business- the sun goes down.

(803) 795-8293 or email theasA back to school bash with es throughout Clarendon Coun- GIRL TALK MEETINGS semblysc@gmail.com for regisGirls, do you enjoy having free fun, food, haircuts, fellowty. Other local, regional and tration or more information. ship and school supplies will be statewide broadband and tech- REAL talk and REAL fun, with The cost is free, and donations SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE

Macedonia Baptist Church and Brothers United Outreach Program are sponsoring a backto-school supply drive through Sunday, Aug. 4. Items needed included paper, pens, pencils, glue, crayons, rulers, index cards, pencil sharpeners and more. For more information contact Sheldon Pompey at (803) 361-7574.

held from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 14372 Raccoon Road in Manning. The event is sponsored by Macedonia Baptist Church and Brothers United Outreach Program. Call (803) 361-7574 for more information.

nology stakeholders will be present for the beginning of the next stage of the project.

The event will be held from 10 until 11:30 a.m. at Central Carolina Technical College, F.E. DuBose Campus, 3551 Sumter Highway, Manning. RSVP by Aug. 12 to Lindsay Conrad at lconrad@connectsc.org or (843) 817-8597.

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Join the Clarendon County Recreation Department for Football Camp from 9 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; noon Aug. 5-9 at J.C. Britton Park, 3057 Raccoon Road. The camp instructor will be former Manning High School standout Bryan Thames, a.k.a. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Country.â&#x20AC;? The camp is for children between the ages of 7 and 14.

The cost is $40 per child. Register now until July 31 at the Clarendon County Recreation Department office at J.C. Britton Park. Participants will learn and strengthen their football fundamentals while focusing on rules, drills, individual exercises and team building exercises. Participants will need to bring snacks and drinks with them to camp, because it will be hot.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES:

Andrae Joshua McMillan, 26, of 139 Folly Road in Orangeburg, was arrested at 7:30 p.m. July 14 and charged with shoplifting, trespass of real property and failure to stop for blue lights. According to reports, police responded to a department store in the 2000 block of Paxville Highway in reference to a shoplifting complaint at about 7:17 p.m. on July 14.

When officers arrived, McMillan was backing out of a parking spot when the responding deputy engaged his blue lights. The officer reportedly saw McMillan observe the blue lights when the suspect looked into his left side view mirror.

McMillan continued to drive away when the deputy then turned on his siren, but to no avail. The suspect then reportedly began to drive through the parking lot until deputies blocked his movement in several directions. Loss prevention personnel then indicated McMillan had placed a stolen computer in his trunk. Officers recovered an HP computer, valued at $500, from the trunk of McMillanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle.

Carl Troy Kidwell, 51, of 524 Major Drive, was arrested at 5:24 p.m. July 19 and charged with possession of marijuana, giving false information to a police officer and driving under suspension. According to reports, officers

responded to a grocery store in the 30 block of Sunset Drive in Manning in reference to complaints about a dog being left in a vehicle. When officers arrived, they found a dog sitting inside a grey Toyota in the parking lot with the windows partly rolled down. Officers concluded the dog had been left in the vehicle for quite some time, as there were damp stains beneath the dog on the seat and in the floor. A woman then told officers that a man was watching them from inside the store. When officers questioned the man, identified as Kidwell, the subject stated he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t own a dog and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know whose vehicle it was in.

Officers noticed a large bag of dog food in the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cart as Kidwell exited the store. A cashier alerted officers that Kidwell was, in fact, the driver of the vehicle.

Kidwell was then stopped and arrested for giving false information. Because Kidwell did not have someone in the store with him to assume control of the vehicle, he was charged with DUS. While searching Kidwell, officers found a half-gram of suspected marijuana wrapped in a paper towel in his pocket.

STOLEN PROPERTY:

Two Dewalt impact drivers, valued at $400, and a Porter cable generator, valued at $3,000, were reportedly stolen from the storage shed of a

home in the 1100 block of James Oliver Road in Summerton between 9 p.m. July 18 and 9 a.m.

July 19. The victim stated the impact drivers had the letters â&#x20AC;&#x153;YSCâ&#x20AC;? engraved into their casings.

A dozen pairs of shoes, valued at $1,000, were reportedly stolen from a home in the 4800 block of Moses Dingle Road in Summerton between 12:46 and 2:15 a.m. on July 20.

Various tools, valued at $1,045, were reportedly stolen from a home in the 2000 block of Bloomville Road in Manning between 12 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. on July 21.

A hog grill and two trailers, valued at $3,800, were reportedly stolen from a home in the 2800 block of Furse Road in Summerton between 11 a.m. July 13 and 12:15 p.m. on July 20.

A 6-by-10-foot black trailer carrying a green Honda four-wheeler, a Husqvarna tree limber, a Husqvarna chainsaw and a 20-gallon sprayer, all valued at $5,502, were reportedly stolen from a

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Steel tables, steel pipes, a deer saw and a deer hanging rack were reportedly stolen from behind a barn in the 3400 block of 3300 block of Brewer Road between 9 p.m. July 21 and 8 a.m. July 22.

Various appliances, tools, jewelry and other items, all valued at $10,219, were reportedly stolen from a storage unit on Boyce Street in Manning between 9 p.m. on July 16 and 6 a.m. on July 18.

VANDALISM:

A blue 1995 Cadillac

parked on Wilson Road in Alcolu reportedly suffered $3,000 in damage between midnight and 10 a.m. on July 22 when an unknown subject broke both taillights, busted the front right headlight, keyed obscene phrases into the body of the car and tore off peices of the vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rag top.

Property within a home in the 700 block of Lawson Street in Manning sustained an estimated $1,250 in damage when an unknown subject gained entry to the home between 10 a.m. on July 2 and 6 a.m. on July 14 and cut open the cush-

ions of two couches, broke a large plasma TV, wrote â&#x20AC;&#x153;TTGâ&#x20AC;? across the screen of another TV and knocked pictures off the walls. An Xbox 360, a PlayStation 2 and a bicycle, all valued at $350, were reportedly stolen from the home, as well.

HIT AND RUN:

A woman shopping at a department store in the 2000 block of Paxville Highway in Manning reportedly returned to her car after checking out and found a dent in the rear passenger door and quarter panel of her vehicle.

Damage is estimated at $999.

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