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Fatal tragedies plague family Brother, sister-in-law killed Ejection seats are life savers Saturday before plane collision

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com

MONCKS CORNER (AP) — A collision between a small plane and an F-16 fighter jet that killed a father and son was the second fatal tragedy to strike their family in just four days, a relative said.

Michael Johnson and his son, Joseph, died when the Cessna 150 flown by the younger Johnson was torn apart Tuesday in the accident with the jet.

On Saturday, Michael Johnson’s brother and sister-in-law were found dead at their home in Missouri. The couple’s 16-year-old grandson has been charged with second-degree murder in the slayings, police said.

“It’s unbelievable,” said Connie Stallworth,

the men’s sister. “There just aren’t words to express it. I’m dumbfounded that it happened twice in a few days.”

James Johnson and his wife, Beverly, lived in a neighborhood of manicured homes with large yards surrounded by farm fields just outside St. Joseph, Missouri.

The couple’s home is at the end of a deadend road and protected by a steel gate. The front of the large acreage had a “no trespassing” sign as well as a sign with a phone number to call to enter the property.

Kelley Steele, who lives nearby, said the

In a collision with a civilian aircraft Tuesday in Moncks Corner that tragically ended the life of two men, Air Force Maj. Aaron Johnson was saved by the F-16’s ejection seat, a complicated mechanism designed to get the pilot out and away from his aircraft.

Former state senator Phil Leventis, a former F-16 pilot, tried to put the process in perspective.

“You go from sitting in your seat to the top of a 20-story building in about half a second,” he said. “You get 10 or 12 instantaneous G’s.”

Though Leventis never had to use an ejection seat himself, he said he has had good friends who did.

One is Scott Cain, now a county councilman in Newberry County.

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Second opinion: Verdict may lead health systems to question their legal advice

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Tuomey Health Care System has until mid-August to decide its next move after a threejudge panel from the U.S. Fourth Circuit of Appeals unanimously affirmed a $237.4 million judgment against Sumter’s local hospital July 2.

Tuomey officials have said that amount will be impossible to pay.

“Leadership is currently working to make the best decision for Tuomey,” the hospital’s Public Relations Manager Brenda Chase said Wednesday.

“We are all looking forward to brighter days when we can put this behind us.”

Meanwhile, the hospital’s decision in the case will be subject to “Monday-morning quarterbacking,” said an expert on the Stark Law, which governs Medicare payments to health care providers.

Daniel Melvin, an attorney with the law firm McDermott Will and Emery, said the case ultimately hinged on Tuomey’s handling of legal advice it received but did not heed, and that is a precedent that could give health care providers reason to be concerned when they seek a second legal opinion.

“This case points up that if a lawyer gives you an answer you were hoping not to get and you go to get another opinion,

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Princess Allison Coulter, 8, waits while Chezney Geddings, 7, gets some help with her wardrobe from Beth Ketchum during the Princess and Knights camp at the Sumter Gallery of Art’s summer arts program Wednesday morning. The kids created swords, magic wands , crowns and mini castles out of paper and cardboard. The camp runs Monday through Friday and features a morning and afternoon session. Children ages 4 to 17 may attend, and registration is required the week before a desired session. Contact the Sumter Gallery of Art for more information at (803) 775-0543.

SLED links murder weapons, but report not used in case

BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com In the first three installments of this series, The Sumter Item focused on the killing of Darrell Epps, how inmates came forward with testimony linking Quinton Brown and London Kelley to that killing and how they were both charged with murder. During Kelley’s murder trial, those three testimonies were the sole pieces of evidence. There was no physical evidence that

linked the two to the crime.

To read the previous three installments of this series, go to www.theitem.com. This installment is only available to paid online and print subscribers.

When eight attempts with other guns were unsuccessful, someone put a shotgun to Darrell Epps’ head and pulled the trigger on April 9, 2011.

With virtually no physical clues, the Sumter County

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Sheriff’s Office had listed his murder as a cold case until a newly installed investigator, Jennifer Thomas, started looking into the case in 2013. She followed up on clues after inmates in local jails said they had information about the killings.

Those clues led the sheriff’s office deputies to arrest and charge Quinton Brown and London Kelley with Epps’ murder.

During the week before Kelley’s murder trial, she

felt that her court-appointed attorney thought she was lying to him. She fired him the Thursday before her Monday’s trial started.

John Johnson, a retired South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigator and the grandfather of one of Kelley’s three children, helped her secure a new attorney, Charlie J. Johnson Jr. — no relation to John — to take over the

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USC Sumter partners for hospitality program

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com University of South Carolina Sumter announced Tuesday it has partnered with University of South Carolina Beaufort to offer local students a seamless transfer into the coastal campus’ science in hospitality management program.

USC Sumter students can transfer to USC Beaufort’s Hilton Head Gateway campus in Bluffton after completing six semesters of pre-requisite courses.

Students will be able to take advantage of the partnership during the fall 2015 semester.

“This opportunity will allow stu-

dents in our area to start close to home and then complete the program in an area that offers the perfect learning laboratory for hospitality studies,” said USC Sumter Regional Campus Dean Michael Sonntag in a news release.

Charles Calvert, Department of Hospitality Management chairman at USC Beaufort, said the college is currently in the process of designing and building a new campus specifically for hospitality management on Hilton Head Island.

He said students will learn how to manage services and people while studying entrepreneurship, management, marketing, finance, human re-

sources and applied tourism research at the Hilton Head Campus.

He said the new campus will benefit students because Hilton Head and Beaufort attract more than 2.5 million visitors from around the world every year. He said the area is a world-class tourism destination which will provide students with the unique opportunity to study hospitality management in a real-life classroom.

Calvert said students will also be exposed to internship opportunities in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort and Savannah, which are only a short drive from USC Beaufort campuses.

He said the school also operates the Center for Event Management and

Hospitality Training, which provides students with an opportunity to learn event management through practical lessons.

He said those with hospitality management degrees can thrive in lodging, food service, resort operations, conference and convention arenas and continuing care and retirement facilities.

“Currently, the hospitality industry makes up approximately 10 percent of the state’s economy,” Calvert said.

He said students will have gained the skills needed in order to serve in leadership and management positions in the state’s booming tourism industry after graduation.

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Tears, family memories emerge during flag debate COLUMBIA — A group of Republicans mounted opposition Wednesday to immediately removing the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds as the South Carolina House opened debate, but at each turn, they were beaten back by a slightly larger, bipartisan group of legislators who believe there must be no delay.

As House members deliberated well into the night, the outcome was still uncertain. There were tears of anger and shared memories of Civil War ancestors, and so far, legislators hadn’t changed the Senate bill, which is supported by Gov. Nikki Haley and would remove the banner and the pole where it flies.

The closest vote in the GOP-controlled body came on an amendment to place a different flag — one that flew over Confederate troops that looks similar to the state flag — beside the monument to Confederate soldiers at the front of the Statehouse. It failed on a 61-56 vote.

Looming over it all was a pair of votes over two days. The final one must get a two-thirds majority by law to remove the flag.

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Heavy rainfall on Friday left more than a foot of water at the entrances of the Graystone development. Someone put up a “No Fishing” sign at the entrance. The pool was caused by construction on Alice Drive.

Man faces criminal sexual conduct charge with minor

General Assembly overrides vetoes of local project funding

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office charged a 22-year-old man with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor Tuesday night for allegedly taking sexual advantage of an 11-year-old girl during last weekend.

Ternell Tindall of 3550 Britton Brogdon Road has been charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, second degree, for his alleged actions.

Deputies first learned of the incident after receiving reports that an 11-yearold girl had been taken to a local hospital for examination after reportedly telling her parent that a 22-year-old man had taken sexual advantage of her on multiple occasions.

After an investigation, law enforcement obtained arrest warrants for the suspect and search warrants for the alleged crime location.

Tindall is awaiting a bond hearing at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

The incident remains under investigation.

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com

“I feel pretty good that the projects we wanted to see funded survived,” said Sen. Kevin Johnson, DManning. “Sumter County and our area came out pretty good. I think it’s good to get some funding for projects in our area if they are good projects; I don’t see any problem with that.”

“Our delegation did a great job of working together,” said state Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter.

He said he felt like this session was a lot of work but wished they had gotten more done.

“I would like to see the Legislature be more proactive instead of reactive,” he said.

He pointed out that the a domestic violence bill was passed only after the Charleston Post and Courier’s Pulitzer Prize winning articles and a body camera bill was passed only after the incident in Charleston when a cop apparently shot a fleeing suspect in the back.

“We didn’t return to the flag issue

“It was a good day for Sumter,” said state Rep. David Weeks, DSumter on Tuesday after the General Assembly finished considering Gov. Nikki Haley’s line item vetoes of the 2015-16 Appropriation Act. Haley had vetoed $400,000 for the Sumter Green Space Initiative and $250,000 for the Manning Avenue/Wilder School Area Green Space initiative, but both chambers of the General Assembly voted to override the vetoes and restore the funding for the projects, which will require a one-toone funding match from local sources.

“These projects are important to economic development in the area,” Weeks said.

Also overridden was Gov. Haley’s veto of money for a bus workshop in Lee County.

until nine people were shot in Charleston,” he said. “On the roads issue, I hope it doesn’t take a bridge collapse to get something done.”

Weeks credited Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, and Sens.

McElveen and Johnson for working together to serve the interests of the people of Sumter.

Weeks said the House received the Confederate flag bill from the Senate, which is considered a first reading, and the House will meet at 10 a.m. today to debate the issue.

“Its passage is not certain,” he said. “The bill faces a lot of challenges in the House, and I expect a spirited debate. There are a number of amendments in the House.”

That’s the big question mark is how long the House debate will go on.”

McElveen said the senators were heading home and would not need to return unless the House adds amendments to the flag bill.

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The Sumter County Cultural Commission, with matching funds from the South Carolina Arts Commission, is offering a small grant program to support artists and arts programming in Sumter County.

The 2015-16 Sumter County grant program will provide as much as $18,000 in grant funds to support professional and/or amateur artists, arts organizations and other organizations engaged in arts programming in Sumter County. Priority will be given to organizations and individual artists, and all grant applications are competitive and judged on their artistic and/or cultural merit. Grant awards will range from $150 to $1,000.

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Funded projects must be completed by June 30, 2016.

Grant applications may be picked up at the business office of the Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center. Interested artists and arts organizations can also request a grant application by email. Send your request to: cbryan@sumtercountysc.org.

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Stock exchange resumes trading after 3-hour outage NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are closing with sizable losses after a technical outage forced the New York Stock Exchange to halt trading for half the day.

The NYSE’s troubles didn’t extend to the dozens of other exchanges that also trade U.S. stocks, such as the Nasdaq, so investors were still able to buy and sell stocks easily Wednesday.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 261 points, or 1.5 percent, to 17,515.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 gave up 34 points, or 1.7 percent, at 2,046 and the Nasdaq was down 87 points, or 1.8 percent, at 4,909.

The NYSE didn’t say what the problem was but described it as internal

and not the result of a breach of its systems. Trading stopped at mid-morning at resumed at 3:10 p.m. Eastern.

The market was already lower when the trading halt occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Eastern time as traders worried about China’s failure to halt a plunge in its shares and talks remained stuck between Greece and its lenders. NYSE trading resumed at 3:10 p.m. ET. In the last 20 minutes of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 244 points, or 1.4 percent, at 17,532. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was off 33 points, or 1.6 percent, at 2,048 and the Nasdaq composite was down 87 points, ro 1.7 percent, at 4,910.

The trading halt at the NYSE came

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dows of the business were broken. Damage to the business is estimated at $800.

ARMED ROBBERY A Sumter man told police an unknown black male approached him early Monday morning outside a gas station in the first block of West Liberty Street. As he was counting his money, the man reportedly pointed a handgun at him and told him to hand over the cash.

The victim told police that the suspect took three $100 bills and undetermined amount of $20 bills.

STOLEN PROPERTY A flat-screen 46-inch TV valued at $350, a 19-inch flatscreen TV valued at $250 and several new pieces of clothing valued at $300 were reportedly stolen June 2 from a residence in the first block of Second Avenue. The front door was reportedly kicked in, causing $300 in damage.

A 43-inch TV valued at $300 and an Xbox valued at $200 were reportedly stolen between July 2 and July 5 from a residence in the first block of Jessamine Trail.

A gray 1993 Toyota Previa, valued at $2,000, was reportedly stolen July 3 from the first block of President Street.

PROPERTY DAMAGE The owner of a business in the first block of Carolina Avenue told officers that when her employees returned to work Monday, they discovered all the win-

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on the same day United Continental had to temporarily ground its flights across the country because of computer problems. There was no indication the outages were related.

Tom Caldwell, who runs an investment firm with stakes in several exchanges, says there are some 60 exchanges and trading venues that can take orders when one goes down, so investors shouldn’t get rattled.

“It’s disruptive, but not wildly disruptive,” said Caldwell, chairman of Caldwell Securities. “You have so many competing exchanges.”

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said President Obama was briefed

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When words are hot and angry, there is only loss

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iven the past few weeks of news, there has been no shortage of topics for the general public to deliberate on. Social media — the medium on which these opinions are often splayed — is ripe with people heaping dispersions on those who present an opposing view.

Take down the flag or leave it up. Swim in the ocean or stay on the beach. Support same-sex unions or denounce them. Somehow an antiquated story about Hobby Lobby’s health insurance policies was resurrected from the annals of old news, the pot once again stirred. What’s disheartening is that in just a few seconds and a couple of clicks, we can completely destroy our testimonies as people of faith.

What’s worse is that these people are friends, families and members of the same church; people you would never think to be so aggressive about their views. They turn rabid, often validating their stance with a list of dubious news sources.

There are several levels of detestable people: slip-andfall con artists, people who act rude to wait staff and, just a grade above them, are people who opine irresponsibly on the Internet. Words carry special weight, a fact I

was taught in both Sunday and journalism school. The words you write or say can build or Faith Matters cities break them JAMIE H. down. BeWILSON cause mass communication is now available to almost anyone with a computer, there is an added responsibility for us as believers.

There is a time to stand up and have one’s voice heard; to be counted as holding a certain opinion. I think Christians need to speak up more about their convictions.

There are, by contrast, certain times when our words, left unchecked, would only betray the love we profess.

When words pour out of us hot and angry, there is only loss.

As you might have already experienced, there are some so dogmatic in their own convictions that any counterargument is excused without consideration. In this case it’s best to keep silent and let the person’s foolishness dig a grave for their argument.

If you are like me, you crave the wisdom in discerning between those two op-

tions. That discernment is a quality that takes time to cultivate in the life of the believer. Time is something we aren’t always willing to invest, because it is easier to respond according to what we think or feel in that moment.

The result? A chorus of people who shout their opinions without having been rooted in wisdom. We are a society of fools where reason can rarely be heard above the din.

Proverbs 18:2 tells us “Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.”

That impulse toward the momentary satisfaction you get from calling someone on their so-called stupid opinion is the same attribute that makes you a fool. This speaks directly to those of us who speak before they think, a demographic that seems to be growing even among the faithful who should know their words carry the weight of their witness.

Certainly everyone has an opinion, but those who are wise exercise caution when expressing theirs. As you navigate this uncertain time in our history, make sure your words reflect the faith you profess.

Contact Jamie H. Wilson at faithmatterssumter@gmail. com

CHURCH NEWS Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Friday-Saturday, July 17-18 — Reclaiming Hearts Ministries and WayFM present VBS for Women by Reclaiming Hearts 7-9 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday.

Registration is not required.

Childcare will not be available. Love offering will be received. Visit www.reclaiminghearts.com.

Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, 774 Douglas Ave., announces: * Sunday, July 19 — The 20th anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 3:30 p.m.

Bishop Jeffrey Johnson will speak.

Edwin Boyle Santee Summer Ministry, 1098 Lemon Ave., Manning, (across from Camp Bob Cooper), announces: * Outdoor interdenominational worship service at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday through Sept. 6 for those who spend their summer weekends at Lake Marion. Find them on Facebook for more information.

Faith Missionary Baptist Church No. 1, 115 Laurel St., announces: * Sunday — The fourth anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Apostle Gregory L. Dennis, pastor of New Millennium Deliverance Temple, will speak.

Fellowship Outreach Ministries, 1891 Florence Highway, announces: * Monday-Friday, July 20-24 — Vacation Bible School 6:308:30 nightly. * Monday-Friday, Aug. 17-21, and Sunday, Aug. 23 — A 38 year anniversary celebration and birthday party at 7:30 nightly Monday-Friday and 4 p.m. on Sunday. Speakers include Elder Bobby Coard; Pastor Frances Washington; Elder Andre Baxter; and more.

First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Saturday-Sunday, July 18-19 — Family and friends weekend as follows: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, celebration at Birnie HOPE Center; 11 a.m.

Sunday, worship services; and 7 p.m. Sunday, Gospel Jazz on the Yard.

Good Shepherd Outreach Ministries, 118 Commerce St., announces: * Friday-Saturday, July 17-18 — Women of Sumter and surrounding areas are invited to “The Total Woman” spirit and body seminar at 7 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Seminar is free but you must

register. Call (803) 775-0171 or email info@gsomsumtersc. org.

Howard Chapel AME Church, 6338 Old Manning Road, New Zion, announces: * Saturday, July 25 — A gospel program, sponsored by Clarendon County Hall of Fame Foundation Inc., will be held at 6 p.m. On the program: Sons of Faith of Manning; New Boys; Gospel Jubilees; Corinthians; and many more.

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Pack-a-Pew Day. Church school begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship at 10 a.m. * Sunday, July 19 — Pastor’s Aide anniversary program during morning worship. * Sunday-Friday, July 25-31 — Revival services. The Rev. Wayne A. Montgomery, pastor of Barnettsville Baptist Church, Bishopville, will speak at 6 p.m. on Sunday. The Rev. George P. Windley Jr., pastor of First Baptist Missionary Church, will speak at 7 nightly Monday-Friday.

Kingdom Life International Ministries, 404 Broad St., announces: * Friday, July 24 — Birthday celebration for Pastor Desheka James at 7:30 p.m. at Greater Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 609 Miller Road.

Bishop Marvin Hodge will speak.

Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday — Knitting Hearts Café will meet from 10 a.m. to noon. All ladies are invited for the Summertime Revive Conference. Jennifer Kennedy Dean, renowned author and speaker from Marion, Kentucky, will speak. Knitting Hearts is a community-wide, multidenominational women’s ministry. Visit www.knittingheartsministry.org.

Mechanicsville United Methodist Church, 184 Lake Ashwood Road, announces: * Saturday — Picnic at 11 a.m. * Sunday — Church anniversary worship at 11 a.m. The Rev. Ronnie Jeffcoat will speak.

Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church, 207 Reardon St., Manning, announces: * Sunday — Usher’s program at 3 p.m. Elder Willie J. Witherspoon, of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Turbeville, will speak. * Sunday, July 26 — Church anniversary celebration at 3 p.m.

The Rev. Dr. Curtis Cantey, pastor of Aimwell Baptist Church, Pamplico, will speak.

Mount Glory Baptist Church, 841 N. Main St., announces: * Saturday, Aug. 1 — Bus trip to Concord Mills Mall, Concord Mills, North Carolina. The bus will leave from the church promptly at 7 a.m. and will return at 7 p.m. Cost is $35. Call the Rev. Mary L. Harvin at (803) 481-5196 or Marcia China at (803) 773-3003. * Sunday-Tuesday, Aug. 9-11 — Revival at 4 p.m. on Sunday and 7 nightly Monday-Tuesday. Speakers: the Rev. Blue; the Rev. Irene Anthony; and the Rev. Jerome Sumter.

Mount Olive AME Church, 2738 Woodrow Road, announces: * Sunday — Annual family and friends day celebration at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Harry L. Seawright, of Union Bethel AME Church, Brandywine, Maryland, will speak. The J and I Mass Choir, under the leadership of Terry Slater, will provide music.

Mount Sinai AME Church, 5895 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg, announces: * Sunday, July 26 — Male chorus anniversary program at 10 a.m. * Saturday, Aug. 8 — Homecoming celebration / family and friends day 11 a.m.-until featuring dinners, fun and games. * Sunday, Aug. 9 — Homecoming / family and friends day worship at 10 a.m.

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday-Thursday, July 26-30 — Revival services. Pastor Andre McBride, of Church of God By Faith, Lynchburg, will speak at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Pastor Willie Tiller Jr., of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, will speak at 7 nightly MondayThursday.

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ing,” and the fictional “Secrets Over Sweet Tea,” a companion work. She has been a public speaker for a decade. In addition to being a worship leader, Stone is a Nashville songwriter and recording artist.

Bethesda Church of God is located at 2730 Broad St. Registration is not required, and no child care will be provided. The event is free; however, an offering will be taken, and there will be a silent auction. For more information, contact Cindy Timmons at (803) 491-4611 or visit www.reclaiminghearts.com/vbsfor-women/ “The local planning committee of VBS for Women is also collecting items for Tracy’s Camp during the event,” said spokeswoman Missy Reese.

“Because Denise Jones has offered to bring the event to Sumter at no charge, we wanted to provide an opportunity to support a local mission.”

According to its website, “Tracy’s Camp is a Christian youth camp built to instill a love of the outdoors and Christianity in teenage boys and girls, built in memory of Tracy Pack, an avid outdoorsman who was murdered in 1999 at the age of 32. ” Items needed include cleaning and paper products, laundry and dish detergent, hand soap, air fresheners, dish and hand towels.

For more information visit the website www.tracyscamp. com or call (803) 452-5266.

Vacation Bible School — it’s not just for kids anymore.

Denise Hildreth Jones of Franklin, Tennessee, is bringing her Reclaiming Hearts Ministries to Sumter’s Bethesda Church of God next week for VBS for women. It’s a free JONES event with lessons

by Jones and worship led by Regi Stone from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 17, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18.

Like children’s VBS, Jones’ program for women has a theme — Into the Deep — and will feature many of the activities the chronologically younger Bible schoolers have. Among these are “adult-style crafts, skits and motion songs.”

“This experience is for the young at heart” reads the press release from the ministry.

Jones said, “Women at their core are nurturers. Yet, sometimes we forget that we need to be nurtured as well. We, as a ministry, open the door for women to encounter the heart of God and the joy, if even for a few hours, of feeling like a kid again.”

A Bible teacher, author and founder of Reclaiming Ministries, Jones has published two books, the nonfiction “Reclaiming Your Heart: A Journey Back to Laughing, Loving and Liv-

Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, announces: * Sunday-Wednesday, July 19-22 — Revival. The Rev. James Blassingame, pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, will speak at 5 p.m. on Sunday. The Rev. George P. Windley Jr., pastor of First Baptist Missionary Baptist Church, will speak at 7 nightly Monday-Wednesday. * Sunday, July 26 — A salute to the church seniors at 10:45 a.m.

Nehemiah Kingdom Builder’s Assembly, 845 Webb St., announces: * Wednesday-Sunday, July 22-26 — 2015 Holy Convocation as follows: 7 p.m.

Wednesday; 7:30 nightly Thursday-Friday; 10 a.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. Sunday.

Speakers: Pastor Ruth Robinson, Pine Grove AMEC, Little Rock; Pastor Kenneth Wilder, New Deliverance Outreach Ministries, Florence; Bishop Sylvester Francis, Nehemiah Kingdom Builder’s.

New Hope AME Church, 18808 Panola Road, Pinewood, announces: * Saturday — Barbecue sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. * Monday-Tuesday, July 27-28 — Revival at 7:30 nightly. The Rev. Adam L. China, pastor of Adams NEAME Church, Columbia, will speak.

Orangehill Independent Methodist Church, 3005 S. King Highway, Wedgefield, announces: * Sunday, July 26 — Family and friends day at 10 a.m. The Rev. Isaiah Sierson will speak.

St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday — The adult choir will celebrate its sixth anniversary at 3:30 p.m. RSVP by July 5 to be added to the program.

St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, 1126 St. Matthew Lane, Manning, announces: * Sunday, July 19 — The first pastoral anniversary of Pastor Rodney R. Conyers will be celebrated at 3 p.m. The Rev. Dr. W.T. Johnson, pastor of Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, Summerton, will speak.

United Christian Fellowship Traveling Ministry, 404 Broad St., announces: * Monday-Friday, July 13-17 — Heal the Nation Revival at 7 nightly at Greater Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 609 Miller Road. Speakers as follows: Monday, Pastor Desheka James; Tuesday, Pastor Stephanie Genwright; Wednesday, Bishop Tramaine Rush; and Thursday and Friday, Bishop Marvin Hodge.

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TRAGEDY FROM PAGE A1 couple lived there with their grandson but kept to themselves.

In South Carolina, authorities found Michael Johnson’s body in the Cooper River in a sparsely populated area. He was 68. Recovery teams are still searching the same area for his son, who was 30.

On Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Dennis Diaz told reporters that his first goal is to document the two crash sites, which are about 10 miles apart. He also said the F-16 pilot, who ejected safely, will be interviewed. But that may not happen for several days.

Investigators will look at flight data recorders and interview witnesses, though that is expected to take months, Diaz said.

He would not comment on the direction, speed or altitude at which either aircraft was traveling.

The jet’s pilot, Maj. Aaron Johnson from the 55th Fighter Squadron, was taken to Joint Base Charleston’s medical clinic for observation, officials from Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter said in a news release.

Maj. Johnson is a 2003 graduate of the Air Force Academy and has been piloting

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F-16s since 2005. He’s also been an instructor on attack drone aircraft and has been honored with several awards, including the Air Force Commendation Medal and the Aerial Achievement Medal, according to his military personnel records.

The jet crashed into woods around the privately owned Lewisfield Plantation, an estate dating to 1750.

Leo Ramsey, who has worked at the plantation for about 30 years, said he heard the crash and then saw a cloud of smoke.

Ramsey and two other workers found burning metal, splintered trees and a flaming crater where the jet went down, he said.

At the time of the collision, Johnson was flying solo, practicing instrument approaches to a military base and was communicating with Charleston air traffic controllers, according to Col. Stephen Jost, commander of the 20th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base.

Jost said he thought it was overcast at the time of the collision, but he was not aware of any weather-related problems.

It was not clear if a flight plan had been filed, but Berkeley County officials say the civilian pilot had indicated he was traveling to Myrtle Beach.

FROM PAGE A1 He said that in an F-16, you activate the seat by pulling on a D-ring.

“When you pull the handle, it automatically just happens, and everything is done for you; you don’t have to worry about it.

The seat comes out, the parachute deploys, and you get to float down to the ground,” Cain said. “It all takes about a second and a half from when you are in your seat to about 700 feet up in the air.”

Today, seats such as the one used by Johnson, have a two stage rocket engine, he said.

“Before, like in the F-102, they had a small stick of dynamite that would get that initial kinetic energy going, and then a rocket took over after that,” Cain said.

“Pretty much all of the people who went through that would have some kind of back problems from it.”

Cain said that in an F-16 the canopy has to come off first.

“The canopy pulls the actuator that actually ejects the seat itself,” he said.

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Airman 1st Class Chris Demetres straps one of Col. Dean Anderson’s daughters into an ejection seat at the Sumter-Shaw Streetfest. Shaw’s 20th Maintenance Group brought several displays to a past SumterShaw Streetfest to show families the kind of work they do on base.

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Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist 103 N Pike West 775-4455 Pastor Harry Robinson Sat. Sch: 9:15 am, Worship: 11:00 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org

Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd 499-4997 Rev. Robert White Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm

African Methodist Episcopal Wayman Chapel AME Church 160 N. Kings Hwy. • 803-494-3686 Reverened Laddie N. Howard Church School 9:00 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm www.waymanchapelame.com

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Anglican Church of the Holy Comforter 213 N. Main Street • 803-773-3823 The Rev. Marcus Adam Kaiser Sunday Services 8:30 am (Rite 1) & 11:00 am (Rite ll) in the Sanctuary Sunday School for All Ages at 10 am Nursery Available 10 am to 12:30 pm www.holycomforter.net Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 qm - Bible Study 12 pm Mass

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Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 10:55 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm

Spiritual Life Christian Cent Center 4672 Broad B d St St. EExtt • 968 968-5771 5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm

St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. Larry Brown Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Night Supper/Bible Study 6:30 pm Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Sunday School 9:15 am Worship Service 10:30 am trinityumcsumter.org

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The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Jude Site 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 www.stjudesumtersc.org Fr. Charles Michael Donovan, C.S.S.R. Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm Sun. Euch.: 9:00, 11:30 am, 1 pm (Spanish)

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Interdenominational City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com

St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday School: 9:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am Holy Communion: 12:00 pm

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facts were such that he couldn’t say the jury had made a mistake,” Melvin said.

Melvin said the Stark Law is one of hundreds of Medicare payment rules, and hospitals and doctors often make mistakes or misinterpret the rules.

When that happens, Medicare takes the money back or recoups it.

“Nobody is paying fines, nobody’s in trouble and it’s just an honest disagreement or an honest mistake and adjustments are made,” he said. “Commercial payers such as Blue Cross do that every day, too.”

What is different about Stark Law is the amount of the recoupment, he said. “(In the Tuomey case) the first time around it would have been $44 million, the second time around, something like $39 million,” he said.

However, when a whistleblower or the Department of Justice becomes involved, they have to bring an additional action under the False Claims Act, he said.

“It’s the False Claims Act where you are saying, ‘Not only did you fail to satisfy a Medicare payment rule, but you

there is a risk associated with it,” he said. “This case sort of heightens that risk.”

Melvin said that if someone decides later that the opinion you didn’t like is the correct answer, you may have to defend yourself against an allegation that you went opinion shopping.

“If you pick the wrong one, you can hear the Monday-morning quarterbacking going on,” he said. “You will get second guessed.”

Melvin said that once the jury decided that Tuomey had been reckless in how it handled legal advice, the court had no choice but to take the original $39 million recoupment and multiply it by three, and as the False Claims Act requires, they had to apply a penalty of at least $5,500 and multiply that by the number of claims ruled invalid, which was 21,000.

One of the three judges, James A. Wynn Jr., wrote a concurring opinion critical of the Stark Law. “He clearly was troubled by the magnitude of the award, but he felt like the

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Sunday: Darrell Epps’ killing, London Kelley’s conviction and dropping charges against Quinton Brown.

Tuesday: How the cold case heated up with the testimony of three prison inmates.

Wednesday: A third inmate gives a conflicting statement with a different scenario, and the jury convicts Kelley of accessory to murder. √ Today: After Kelley’s conviction, new information surfaces including about weapons reportedly linked to killings.

and done ... Ms. Kelley went to trial before a jury of her peers and was found guilty.”

John Johnson, the retired SLED investigator who hired Benny Webb, also a former SLED investigator, to research pieces of the case, focusing on the credibility of the witnesses and found discrepancies in their testimonies, some of which have been mentioned in this series, but they also stumbled onto a few noteworthy pieces of evidence that weren’t used.

In any murder case, investigators search for weapons used to killed a victim.

Investigators thought they had not found the murder weapons, but Johnson and Webb’s research found they had but likely didn’t know it.

A SLED report sent to the

did it under a certain state of mind,’” he said. “Either you knew you had not satisfied the Medicare payment rule or you showed ‘reckless disregard or deliberate ignorance’ of whether you satisfied all the payment rules.”

That is why the Tuomey case centered on how the hospital leadership handled the legal opinions it received when writing contracts for doctors that were later ruled to run afoul of the Stark Law, Melvin said.

“What Tuomey can be faulted for is that when you do get a negative opinion or one you weren’t hoping to get, that you be sure that opinion gets as much consideration and airtime as the one you like,” he said.

Melvin said the Stark Law is troublesome.

“It is not always clear whether you have it right or not, and if you get it wrong, even the recoupment alone adds up to be extraordinary,” he said.

“Then, you’re vulnerable to a jury saying, ‘The way you handled your legal inquiry or the way you handled your experts on this, we think you were reckless about it.’ The next thing you know, it’s treble damages.”

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 4, 2011 linked a 9 mm Luger and a .380-caliber automatic handgun used in Epps’ killing to an Aug. 31, 2011 incident in which bullets were fired into a home killing Kiana Moore and her unborn child and injuring Ebony Canty and a 2-year-old.

Less than a year later, on April 21, 2012, Akeen Henry who was gunned down on Westmoreland Road.

The next day, the Sumter Police Department raided the home of Christopher Lovely and Corey Dontairl Geddie, Lovely’s brother.

Investigators found weapons in their home that would eventually link the killings of Kiana Moore and her unborn child, Akeen Henry and Darrell Epps.

On April 23, 2012, the Sumter Police Department arrested and charged Lovely and Geddie with the murder of Henry.

Geddie pleaded guilty to the Henry murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison, and Lovely pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact of murder and is serving a 15-year sentence.

Lovely’s name was mentioned in two of the three prison inmates’ statements.

All charges, except the murder charges, against Lovely, were dropped in the Kiana Moore case about a week after the jury found Kelley guilty of accessory after the fact of murder in the Epps case.

That Oct. 4, 2011 SLED report linking the guns was sent to Bobby Richardson, a former Sumter County investigator

Treble damages means triple the fines.

Melvin said Tuomey is one of the very few health care providers that has been willing to seek remedy through the courts.

“Who can afford to take the chance with treble damages and per-claim penalties?” he asked. “That gives the government all the leverage, and you end up having no choice but to settle.”

He said Judge Wynn’s criticism of the Stark Law in combination with the False Claims Act will resonate in health care and legal circles.

“Hopefully it will resonate with some legislators because it has gotten out of control now,” he said. “The damages and penalties are so draconian and so ruinous to a health system you can’t even take the chance of challenging positions taken by whistleblowers, plaintiff’s attorneys and the Department of Justice.”

Melvin called it “bad public policy.”

“I think you are going to see this case contribute to a growing swell of interest in reforming the Stark Law and trying to get to some sense of proportionality about it all,” he said.

who has since left the office.

The report wasn’t included in the investigation materials that are shared by the solicitor’s office and the defense attorney.

USC Law School professor Gaines said he doubts the solicitor’s office had that report because if newly discovered evidence appears that the prosecutor hadn’t turned over to the defense, it creates grounds to throw out the decision.

The solicitor’s office wouldn’t comment on possible charges against Brown or Lovely.

“We’re in a difficult spot because the case on London Kelley has gone to a jury and that has been decided, but the sheriff’s (office) considers it an ongoing investigation,” said Cor-

bett, the assistant solicitor for the Third Judicial Circuit. “I don’t think it’s safe for me to say any strategy concerning Quinton Brown.

“Again, we are severely limited by court rule about pending cases. This technically isn’t a pending case, but because it’s something the law enforcement community considers open, I don’t think it would be appropriate to discuss trial strategy against someone who isn’t currently charged.”

Kelley plans to appeal her verdict based on some of the newly discovered evidence.

If you know information about this case, you are asked to contact the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 436-2000.

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case. Third Judicial District Judge George C. James Jr. told the two on a Friday that he would allow Johnson Jr. to take over the case if the trial proceeded that next Monday as scheduled.

The two Johnsons spent the weekend poring over hundreds of pages of documents to prepare Charlie Johnson for court.

Meanwhile, both Johnsons said the Third Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office offered a plea deal to Kelley that would allow her to walk free if she testified against Quinton Brown. She refused, saying she didn’t know anything about the case.

Brown and Kelley had always been suspects and had submitted multiple statements and passed several polygraph tests when they were asked if they killed Epps.

The jury eventually found Kelley innocent of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, but found her guilty of accessory after the fact of murder.

The state subsequently dropped murder charges against Quinton Brown, baffling John Johnson, who claims the state should free Kelley if it doesn’t have enough evidence to convict Brown.

Not so fast, says Assistant Solicitor William “Jason” Corbett, who prosecuted the case for the state.

“If we’re at a point where we don’t think there is sufficient evidence to go to trial, we have the option of dismissing that warrant,” Corbett said. “It doesn’t mean the case still isn’t under investigation.”

The only evidence that Kelley covered anything up was a statement by one of the three prisoners who wrote a statement that she collected bloody clothes from herself and Brown and “burnt” them.

Susie Oaks-Thomas, who made that written statement, in court twice testified that Kelley told her she buried the clothes.

The primary evidence used by the prosecution came from three prisoners in jail for charges that include armed robbery, shoplifting, forgery, multiple drug violations and a parole violation.

Should detectives and juries rely on inmate testimony as gospel?

Kenneth Gaines, a University of South Carolina Law School professor who specializes in criminal law and criminal litigation, said it depends on the strength of the rest of the case.

“Usually, prosecutors use their testimony to corroborate other testimony rather than use them as their chief evidence,” Gaines said.

Colin Miller, another USC Law School professor, agreed, but added that “it’s usually problematic to rely upon uncorroborated statements from prisoners because they’re unreliable based on trying to get a better deal; get out early.”

London Kelley did not testify in her own defense, which Gaines said “is like sitting on horns.”

“If you testify, it’s risky,” he said. “And if you don’t testify, it’s risky.”

Only the jurors know how that affected the case.

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Death, race, irony in South Carolina

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here have been hundreds of thousands of words written and spoken about the unspeakable tragedy of the nine people gunned down at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. In time, there will be many more; books will be written and countless analysis will be presented seeking to find some meaning in what happened.

In time, the events of the tragedy will become a permanent part of the history of Charleston and our people, indeed the whole state and nation. Though I have lived in Charleston for more than 40 years, Emanuel Church is in my neighborhood, and I knew Clem Pinckney for 20-plus years, I don’t claim to have any Phil special inNoble sights or wisdom.

Instead, what is most striking to me are the many ironic aspect of the tragedy. The dictionary defines irony as “an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected… the incongruity of things or events.” So, in no particular order, below are a few observations on some of the ironies of the events.

MAYOR RILEY’S RACIAL LEGACY Joe Riley was elected in 1975, soon after the Voting Rights Act was passed. He understood the new racial realities of politics in Charleston, and he was the first politician who actively and unabashedly sought black support. Among some of his critics, it earned him the nickname of ‘Little Black Joe.’ His work to overcome the racial divisions of Charleston’s past was the consistent theme of his 40 years in office, yet it was senseless racial violence that so deeply wounded him and his beloved city in the closing days of his 40th-year tenure as mayor.

RILEY AND THE CONFEDERATE FLAG For years, removing the Confederate flag from the state house was a burning passion for Riley. In 2000, he led a historic five day march of more than 600 people from Charleston to Columbia calling for the Confederate flag to come down from atop the statehouse dome. Despite years of his and others efforts, there was little progress. The flag was removed from the capitol dome but it was simply moved to another location on the capitol grounds. Within days of the Emanuel murders, there was a spontaneous rush in Columbia, across the South and the nation to remove the Confederate flag and other manifestations of the symbol from our daily life.

Charleston began and “ended” the Civil War. As every school child knows, the Civil War was begun by the people of South Carolina, and the first shots that began the bloodshed were fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. In the year of the 150th anniversary of the end of the war, the killings in Charleston may have

“ended” the war, or at least the public display of some of the most visible Confederate symbols and vestiges of the war.

STROM AND PAUL THURMOND One of the most eloquent speeches calling for the removal of the flag from the statehouse grounds was made by state Sen. Paul Thurmond of Charleston. His impassioned plea was an explicit repudiation of the symbols and racism that were the very bedrock of his father’s long political career in South Carolina and nationally. In his speech, Paul said that he had “found his purpose” as a senator.

DENMARK VESEY AND RACE WARS Dylann Roof sought to set off a race war by killing the minister of the church that Vesey help start. On June 17, precisely 193 years after Vesey planned to lead his slave rebellion in 1822, Roof killed Vesey’s successor in the church Vesey help found.

FROM RACE WAR TO NOBEL PRIZE Roof’s hope for a race war in Charleston did not happen — there was no blood in the streets. Instead, the killings touched off demonstrations of love, peace, reconciliation among blacks and whites such that it’s said that the City of Charleston has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

GOV. NIKKI HALEY AS THE TIPPING POINT Gov. Haley had long opposed any efforts to remove the flag from the statehouse grounds — and then after the killings, she suddenly did an about face. If the flag is eventually removed as most think it will, Gov. Haley’s actions may be remembered as the political tipping point that brought the flag down.

GLENN McCONNELL WAS INVISIBLE More than any other politician in South Carolina, former state senator and now president of the College of Charleston, Glenn McConnell, was the personification of efforts to fly the Confederate flag and venerate the symbols of so-called historic heritage. But, on the most historic and famous day in the history of the College of Charleston — the day of Sen. Pinckney’s funeral and President Obama’s eulogy at the College’s arena — McConnell was invisible. The day before, McConnell sat silent as the College’s Board voted to support removal of the Confederate flag. The next day, McConnell did issue a statement supporting the decision.

And on and on it goes. In the days to come as events continue to unfold and the implications of these events become clearer with time, the ironies will likely multiply and deepen.

In South Carolina’s history — and indeed today — our triumphs are all tangled up with our tragedies.

Phil Noble is a businessman in Charleston and president of the SC New Democrats.

Contact him at phil@scnewdemocrats.org.

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Republican South is getting it right

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t’s always refreshing to read another perspective on the flying of the Confederate flag on the grounds of the Statehouse in Columbia, soon to come down if the state House of Representatives follows the lead of the state Senate on Monday when it voted to end the flying of the flag. We sincerely hope that the House won’t delay doing the right thing and move quickly to settle the matter once and for all.

For the other perspective, we turn to the pen of William McGurn, who writes the Main Street column in The Wall Street Journal.

McGurn notes that the New South is a far cry from the Old South, particularly in South Carolina, the first state to secede from the union, which is not only led by an Indian-American governor, Nikki Haley, but is also represented in the U.S. Senate by the first black from the South elected to that body since Reconstruction — Tim Scott, like Haley, a Republican. Back in the 1960s, when the battle flag was first hoisted over the Statehouse dome by the state Legislature, it was controlled by Democrats. Now the GOP controls state government in both the executive and legislative branches and our governor has taken the initiative in calling for the flag to be removed from Statehouse grounds. Her leadership on this issue has been outstanding and will be a gamechanger in South Carolina’s progress.

As McGurn contends in reference to the current debate over the flag: “Feelings run high. Some argue that the flag is a symbol of Southern pride, that it carries no racist undertones when they fly it. Others concede the point, but note that the raising of the Confederate flag over Southern state capitals a century after the Civil War had, as GOP state senator Larry Martin put it during Monday’s debate, more to do with what was going on in the 1960s than the 1860s.”

McGurn also correctly notes that the flag was first hoisted in 1962 by a Democratic-

‘The liberal left that keeps on demonizing the new Republican South is getting nowhere as black Americans continue to migrate to the South instead of in the opposite direction as they once did when Jim Crow was flying high.’ controlled legislature. It’s ironic that a Republican-controlled legislature is leading the way in taking it down. But the South is no longer the way it was. The liberal left that keeps on demonizing the new Republican South is getting nowhere as black Americans continue to migrate to the South instead of in the opposite direction as they once did when Jim Crow was flying high.

This is an indicator that policies coming out of Southern statehouses must have something to do with the reverse migration.

McGurn concludes: “If Southerners want to put Confederate flags on their pickups or fly them at NASCAR races or keep them at Confederate memorials, they ought to be free to do so without being labeled bigots.

But when this flag flies on Statehouse grounds, it carries the imprimatur of the state. This was its most noxious use, as the emblem of state-sanctioned resistance to equal rights under the law. Let this practice be buried alongside that old Democratic South.”

It’s now in the hands of the General Assembly, which should now move with all deliberate speed for the good of our state.

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi D. Sanders 5605 Borden Road Rembert, SC 29128 (803) 499-3947 (home) DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home) DISTRICT 3 James Byrd Jr. 13 E. Canal St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 468-1719 (mobile) (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 436-2108 (Fax) jbyrd@sumtercountysc.org DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) (803) 236-5759 (mobile) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 James T. McCain Jr. 317 W. Bartlette St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-2353 (home) (803) 607-2777 (mobile)

WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 bgaliano@sumter-sc.com SUMTER CITY COUNCIL WARD 6 David Merchant MAYOR 26 Paisley Park Joseph T. McElveen Jr. Sumter, SC 29150 20 Buford St. (803) 773-1086 Sumter, SC 29150 dmerchant@sumter-sc.com (803) 773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com STATE LAWMAKERS WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery Rep. Grady Brown, 829 Legare St. D-Bishopville Sumter, SC 29150 District 50 (803) 773-9298 420 S. Main St. tlowery@sumter-sc.com Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 (home) WARD 2 (803) 734-2934 (Columbia) Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins Sumter, SC 29151 District 70 (803) 481-4284 P.O. Box 5 idwyer@sumter-sc.com Hopkins, SC 29061 WARD 3 (803) 776-0353 (home) Calvin K. Hastie Sr. (803) 734-9142 (fax) 810 S. Main St. (803) 734-2804 (Columbia) Sumter, SC 29150 jn@schouse.org (803) 774-7776 chastie@sumter-sc.com Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, D-Clarendon WARD 4 District 64 Colleen Yates 117 N. Brooks St. cyates@sumter-sc.com Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087(home) (803) 212-6929 (Columbia) DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home)

Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 P.O. Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 (business) (803) 778-1643 (fax) (803) 734-3042 (Columbia) murrellsmith@schouse.gov Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 (business) (803) 734-3102 (Columbia) Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 (803) 212-6148 (Columbia) Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 (803) 435-8117 (home) (803) 212-6108 (Columbia) Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, D-Sumter District 35 P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 (803) 775-1263 (business (803) 212-6132 (Columbia)

NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District 1207 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501 531-A Oxford Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 327-1114 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 319 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3315 1703 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 jclyburn@hr.house.gov Sen. Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 Midlands Regional Office 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 933-0112 (main) Sen. Tim Scott 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6121 (202) 228-5143 (fax) 1301 Gervais St., Suite 825 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 771-6112 (803) 771-6455 (fax)

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Manning celebrates Fourth

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com The City of Manning’s second annual Red, White and Blue Celebration was filled with food, games, fireworks and plenty of fun for the entire family.

The event, held on July 3 in the city’s municipal parking lot at the corner of Church and Boyce Streets, attracted about 1,000 people from Clarendon County and surrounding areas.

“We were talking about doing something last year to bring the entire community together to celebrate Independence Day,” said Julia A. Nelson, mayor of Manning.

“This year, with the recent tragic events in Charleston, we felt it was even more important to celebrate our community, state and nation in unison.”

The event included live music by “The Company Band” from North Carolina, which played a variety of hits for families to enjoy, food vendors, a blow-up basketball game, a balloon maker, face painting and a dunking booth. The dunking booth was a fundraiser for the Clarendon All-Stars boys 14-and-under baseball team, which was raising money for travel and hotel expenses to the Dixie Boys State Tournament in North Augusta.

Kathryn Windham, a former Clarendon All-Stars softball team member, made a $100 donation to the team.

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First Servants Church Of Manning provided free popcorn and different flavors of shaved ice for attendees.

“This is a great event because it attracts a mixture of people from different ethnic backgrounds in our community to come out and have a good time,” said Tony A. Dozier of Manning. “We also were blessed with good weather.”

The event was funded by the city and donations from businesses.

“I like the sense of community and the fact this event brings all of Clarendon County together,” said Parker Reynolds of Manning.

Local vendors provided plenty of tasty treats for everyone to enjoy.

George’s Funnel Cakes, a family-owned business run by Manning native George Waites, brought a trailer filled with funnel cakes, candy apples, popcorn and more. The business is based out of Florence, but travels the state to different events.

Frankie’s BBQ of Alcolu provided barbecue chicken freshly grilled. Tropical Paradise of Manning served polish sausages, Philly cheesesteaks, chicken tenders, chili cheese fries and more.

April Berdeau Watson, of Bishopville, did face painting for the children and Todd Ham, of Olanta, made different animals out of balloons.

“Everyone here is really friendly,” she said.

PHOTOS BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY / THE SUMTER ITEM The night ended with a treManning Police Department Patrolman Earnest Miller with his daughter, Kai, 4, are seen at the City of mendous fireworks display Manning’s Red, White and Blue Celebration held on July 3 in downtown Manning. that lit up the city sky.

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of microorganisms on the food. It also enhances the green color of vegetables such as peas, broccoli and spinach.

The blanching process allows leafy vegetables such as spinach and other greens to wilt, making them pack better. Remember to blanch your vegetables in boiling water before freezing them.

Remove foods that have been stored too long. Make an inventory of those you wish to keep. Place these foods as you add new foods to the freezer so they may be used first. It’s a good idea to rotate food — first in should be first out.

irst of all, if you are going to use the freezer for preservation, make sure you check it.

Make a freezer check-up part of your preservation plan.

This should include defrosting; cleaning the interior and exterior; dusting or Nancy Harrison vacuumRETIRED CLEMSON ing the EXTENSION AGENT condenser coils at the rear of the freezer. Also check the sealing gaskets around the door or lid to see if they are still secure.

The wise use of a home freezer can save you time and money, but some foods don’t freeze well. Some fresh produce that does not freeze well includes: salad greens, raw green onions, radishes, raw tomatoes, celery, watermelons, cantaloupe and other melons.

These products lose their characteristic crispness and become soggy.

might want to pack your fruit in water, or you can use fruit juice.

Fruit packed without sugar will be less firm than fruit packed in sugar or syrup. For best texture it is important to serve all fruits just partially thawed when there are still ice crystals.

Some fruits — strawberries, cherries, blueberries — can be frozen on a cookie sheet before being packed into containers.

This will prevent the fruit from sticking together. Serve fruit frozen this way as a garnish for fruit salads and desserts.

One advantage of freezing fruits without sugar is that you can decide later how you want to use the fruit. Sugarless frozen berries, for example, can be used in pies, for jam or jelly or as a part of a fruit salad or dessert.

Some food preservers like to substitute honey for sugar.

Sugar is a major ingredient in honey. Honey is sweeter and stronger in flavor, so use about half as much honey as sugar in canning fruits.

A pressure saucepan can be used for canning if it has a weighted or dial gauge that lets you control pressure. It must have a metal rack to support jars. When using a pressure saucepan, add 20 minutes to the processing time to compensate for the faster heating and cooling of the smaller appliance.

FREEZING FRUITS WITHOUT SUGAR:

PACKAGING FOODS FOR THE MICROWAVE:

CANNING WITHOUT SALT AND SUGAR:

Sugar does not serve as a preservative when freezing, so any fruit can be frozen without the addition of sugar. The texture and flavor will vary with the product frozen. You

When packaging food for the freezer, keep your microwave in mind. Package your food in flat thin packages so they will thaw and heat faster and more evenly.

With the concern today about the amount of salt and sugar in our diets, many people ask if it’s possible to can without the addition of these two ingredients.

FOOD NOT TO FREEZE:

OTHER TIPS FOR FREEZING: WHY BLANCH VEGETABLES? The quality of the food you put in the freezer is very important, because the quality of frozen food will not improve during storage. Blanch fresh vegetables in boiling water before freezing.

Blanching accomplishes several things.

First, it inactivates most of the plant enzymes. This helps to prevent toughness, changes in color, loss of flavor, softening and loss in nutritive value.

Blanching reduces the number

Be sure to use packaging that can be heated in the microwave for the maximum convenience.

Remember that rigid plastic containers may deform during microwave heating. Foil cannot be used successfully in many microwaves.

Many plastic bags are food safe and microwave safe; use one of these products for convenience and quality.

Be careful not to overcook your frozen vegetables. Allow 5-10 minutes resting or carryover time to equalize the temperature of the vegetable pieces. Overcooking toughens and dries out the vegetables.

PRESSURE SAUCEPAN:

When canning, food is preserved by heat treatment during processing in a boiling water bath or pressure canner.

Sugar in canned fruits contributes only to the flavor and texture; therefore, it can be reduced or left out completely, and the food will still be safe.

Salt is added to canned vegetables only for flavor, so the amount you add depends on personal preference.

If you are planning to reduce the amount of sugar in canned fruits, you might want to try just a few jars first to see if your family will like it. Keep in mind, sugar firms the fruit; canning with just water will tend to make the fruit mushier.

The flavor will also be different.

If you want to sweeten the fruit with artificial sweeteners, it is best to do it when you serve the fruit or prepare it for cooking. Two artificial sweeteners on the market, saccharin and aspartame, may be sold under many different brand names. Saccharin may develop bitter off-flavors during storage and may make small, black specks in the fruit. Aspartame will probably break down during processing and storage, leaving no sweet taste.

Nancy S. Harrison is a retired food safety and nutrition educator with Clemson University Extension Service.

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tools necessary to achieve their career goals.

“We help the girls with things such as applying to colleges, guiding in financial aid and transitioning to life after high school,” said Phillips.

For the second pillar on healthy relationships, the organization brings in a single woman, a married woman and unmarried woman in a relationship, to talk about various relationships. The group also discusses issues that can come up in relationships.

“We navigate the dating scene for them and listen to the questions or problems they may be facing,” said Phillips.

Citizenship is focused on community service, and the girls participate in events such as the MLK Day of Service held in Manning.

Personal health includes physical, emotional, spiritual and sexual health.

Manning natives and best friends Candance Phillips and Chanelle Johnson have always had a desire to give back to their community.

In 2014, they made that desire come true by co-founding The C4C Project, which stands for Catalysts for Change, a nonprofit organization aimed at pushing individuals toward their purpose and calling in life, Phillips said. A program born out of that initiative is called ACE Girls Unplugged (formerly known as Girl Talk Retreat).

“We started out as a summer weekend retreat for girls and grew into a year-long mentoring organization for young ladies in Clarendon County and the surrounding areas,” Phillips said.

Phillips has a master’s degree in social work from University of South Carolina, and Johnson holds a master’s in higher education from Florida State University.

The nonprofit is made up of about 10 local women who mentor on average about 25 teenage girls from eighth through 12th grades once a month at various locations throughout the county. The group also hosts a weekend camp for the girls every summer at Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton as well as participating in community service projects.

ACE Girls Unplugged focuses on five pillars: 1. career topics, destiny and purpose, 2. healthy relationships, 3. citizenship, 4. personal health and 5. self-awareness.

The first pillar focuses on equipping the girls with the

“We talk about the importance of working out, eating healthy and other aspect of well-being,” Phillips said.

Self-awareness focuses on building self-esteem, setting certain standards, self-respect, self-motivation, resiliency, womanhood and leadership skills.

Jaz’mine Williams, 18, is a recent graduate of Manning High School, who has been in the program since it started in August 2013.

“I’ve learned how to stay grounded, work towards my goals and not give up on myself,” she said. “I know that any of the mentors in this organization are ones I can reach out to no matter the time of day or hour.”

The organization will host its ACE Girls Retreat from Aug. 5-8 at Camp Bob Cooper for eighth to 12th grade girls, ages 13-17. Registration is open

for all girls in Clarendon and surrounding counties. Each participant pays a minimum $25 donation to assist in covering retreat costs.

Class of 2015 high school graduates may apply for volunteer junior counselor positions.

The organization is fundraising for the retreat, as it costs

about $150 per person to stay at the camp, Phillips said. All donations are tax deductible.

For more information, visit the group’s website at www. acegirlsunplugged.org or find ACE Girls Unplugged on Facebook or Instagram.

Candance Phillips can be reached at (803) 470-6096.

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BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Kimberly O. Johnson has been promoted to assistant marketing officer at the Bank of Clarendon.

Johnson will serve in that position in addition to her role as the bank’s community development officer.

She has been an employee of the bank for eight JOHNSON years.

Johnson said she will continue with her responsibilities, which include serving as the chair of the Manning Advisory Board, managing public relations activities and working closely with public and private school sectors and nonprofit organizations to educate youth and adults about banks and banking services. She will also continue presenting in-class, civic and social group presentations and planning and coordinating bank tours and career and job fairs.

With her additional role as

assistant marketing officer, Johnson said she will serve as the primary contact for donation requests and as liaison to the local press and she will assist in the development of various marketing programs, product development, advertisements and other special events. She will also maintain and manage the coordination of the bank’s website and coordinate all American-Bank-Association-sponsored events affiliated with the bank.

Barry Ham, BOC’s president, said Johnson is a valued member of the bank’s team.

“Kim has earned the respect of her co-workers and community leaders in the markets we serve,” Ham said. “She has excelled as our community development officer and is well deserving of this recognition. In her expanded role at the bank, she will assume more responsibility of our overall marketing program. We are very proud of Kim and her accomplishments.”

Johnson is a 1998 graduate of Manning High School and served about eight years in the U.S. Army. She received a

bachelor’s degree in religious studies from University of South Carolina in 2006 and a master’s in social work from the university in 2010.

“Banking was not my first career choice, but in hindsight it has been my best choice,” she said. “What I enjoy most about the Bank of Clarendon is the family atmosphere.”

Johnson said she has been able to use her graduate degree in social work in different capacities serving on various boards throughout the community, including the Clarendon School District 2 Board of Trustees.

“Community is very important to me,” she said. “In some ways, good and bad, we are affected by varying factors in the community. I believe in being proactive rather than reactive. We can either work together to make improvements, such as quality of life, or we can look back years from now and regret not making more of an effort.”

She is a member of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Manning and the daughter of state Sen. Kevin L. and Gloria Johnson.

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Pets of the week Madison is a 15-week-old female Boykin Spaniel/Great Pyrenees mix. She is current on her shots and has been spayed.

She is the last of six puppies waiting for the perfect family.

She is very sweet and a little laid back. Stop by and see this girl; you won’t regret it.

Meet Madison and Nelly at A Second PHOTOS PROVIDED Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway, which has numerous pets available for adoption. Adoption hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To drop off an animal, call (803) 473-7075 for an appointment. If you’ve lost a pet, check www. ccanimalcontrol.webs.com and www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter. com.

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AROUND TOWN vocalist with Raise the The Overcomers Stroke SupPraise, will perform and port group will meet at 6 sing hymns. Call (803) 469p.m. today in the library of 4508 for details.

Alice Drive Baptist Library, Stroke Support Group The to meet today corner of Loring Mill and Sumter Chapter of the NaWise Drive. Sandi Davis, of tional Federation of the Blind Sumter Living magazine, will meet at 7 p.m. on Tueswill speak. day, July 14, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor. Marilyn McKThe Devine Sistas of Pretty night, marketing director of Girls Rock will accept donaBelieve in Faith Home Care, tions for its back-to-school will speak. The spotlight clothing drive from 6 to 8 will shine on Leland Brooks p.m. on the following Monand the associate member days: July 13; July 20; July is Rosa Lee Wells. Contact 27; and Aug. 3. Items needDebra Canty, chapter presied are: T-shirts; sneakers; dent, at DebraCanC2@fronshoes; socks; pants; unitier.com or at (803) 775-5792. forms; any other new or Add the group to your congently used clothing items; tacts for updated informaand monetary donations. tion on the recorded mesDrop off your donations at sage line at (206) 376-5992.

High Rollers Club House, 3209 Broad St. Ext. Call (803) Lincoln High School Class of 406-5917 or (803) 406-9621.

1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, at South The Mayesville Summer EnSumter Resource Center, richment Camp Program will 337 Manning Ave. This be held 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday-Friday through Aug. meeting will serve to close 7 at the Mayesville Institute the business of the 52nd class reunion and begin School. Sponsored by the planning for the 54th reMayesville Educational and Industrial Institute, the pro- union. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464. gram will involve academic enrichment as well as a Lincoln High School Class of host of physical activities 1965 will meet at 11 a.m. on for participating youth ages Friday, July 17, at the Lin4-17. Weekly fees are $10, $7 coln High School gymnasiand $5 for first, second and um, Council Street, to plan third child respectively. Fee for the 50-year class reincludes daily breakfast, union. All classmates invitlunch and a snack. For aped. Call Betty Miller at (803) plications or additional in775-1616. formation, call Dr. Deborah The Lincoln High School PresL. Wheeler at (803) 983-7221 ervation Alumni Association or Margie Jefferson at (803) will hold a dinner fundraiser 453-5441. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on FriClarendon School District One day, July 17, at the Lincoln will conduct free vision, hearHigh School gymnasium, ing, speech and developmental Council Street. Cost is $8 screenings as part of a child per dinner and menu will find effort to identify stuconsist of grilled chicken, dents with special needs. seasoned rice, green beans, Screenings will be held from sweet peas, roll, dessert 9 a.m. to noon at the Sumand a drink. Dine in or take merton Early Childhood out. Call James L. Green at Center, 8 South St., Sum(803) 968-4173. merton, on the following The Lincoln High School PresThursdays: Sept. 10; Oct. 8; ervation Alumni Association Nov. 12; Dec. 10; Jan. 14, will hold a meeting / shoe rally 2016; Feb. 11, 2016; March and wine sip at 4 p.m. on 10, 2016; April 14, 2016; and May 12, 2016. Call Sadie Wil- Sunday, July 19, in the cafeteria on Council Street. liams at (803) 485-2325, exThere will be refreshments, tension 116. music and entertainment.

The American Red Cross will Men and women are needed offer a New Volunteer Orienta- to model shoes. Call Dorotion / Disaster Services Overthy Richards at (803) 773view for new Red Cross vol6700 or James Green at unteers from 9 a.m. until (803) 968-4173. noon on Saturday, July 11, Cassandra’s Unique Creations at 1155 N. Guignard Drive. will present a “Taking Our ChilCall (803) 775-2363 to regisdren Back” back-to-school ter or find out more inforbash from 10 a.m. until 1 mation. p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Brookdale Sumter invites the Crosswell Park. Event will public to the following: feature, food, raffles, cook10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, off, fun and more. Vendor July 14, Deloris and Jimmy opportunities available.

Stephenson will present Contact Cassandra Goodhymns and Bible inspiraman at (803) 968-2084. Event tions; and 10-11 a.m. Thursis free and open to the pubday, July 16, Phyllis and lic.

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DAILY PLANNER

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WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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MONDAY

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Sunny to partly cloudy

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97°

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Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 25%

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Chance of rain: 20%

SW 7-14 mph

SSW 6-12 mph

W 6-12 mph

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Greenville 96/71

Gaffney 96/68 Spartanburg 96/69

Columbia 99/74

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

Sumter 97/75

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 96/69

ON THE COAST

Charleston 94/75

Today: A shower or thunderstorm in spots.

High 88 to 93.

Friday: Partly sunny and humid. High 91 to 96.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 94/73/pc 74/58/pc 93/74/pc 74/60/r 92/76/pc 72/63/sh 90/75/t 80/70/t 93/73/t 89/71/t 99/76/s 70/60/pc 93/74/t

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357.58 74.86 74.76 97.29

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

0.00" 1.05" 1.22" 23.41" 18.48" 24.01"

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 93/73/s 79/61/pc 93/76/s 81/62/pc 92/75/pc 74/62/pc 91/75/pc 85/70/s 94/73/t 86/70/pc 100/78/s 71/58/pc 87/71/t

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 1.69 -0.05 19 2.85 +0.34 14 1.81 +0.14 14 2.27 -0.01 80 75.60 +0.04 24 6.04 -2.00

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 90/65/pc 96/71/pc 97/72/s 92/75/pc 87/79/pc 94/75/pc 100/71/pc 96/72/pc 99/74/pc 98/74/pc 93/76/pc 97/76/pc 98/76/pc

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 87/65/t 96/70/s 98/71/s 95/75/s 88/75/pc 96/76/s 97/71/t 96/72/t 99/74/s 97/74/pc 91/71/pc 97/75/pc 96/74/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 98/76/pc Gainesville 91/70/t Gastonia 98/70/pc Goldsboro 97/76/pc Goose Creek 94/74/pc Greensboro 95/73/pc Greenville 96/71/pc Hickory 95/71/pc Hilton Head 88/76/pc Jacksonville, FL 89/70/t La Grange 96/73/t Macon 96/72/t Marietta 94/72/pc

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t offer too much information regarding your personal affairs.

Back off a problem that concerns dealing with institutions. Handle your own affairs and avoid being taken advantage of. Don’t let the actions of others cost you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Offer creative input if it will help a cause that you care about to find a solution to a problem, but don’t do someone else’s job for them. Make extra efforts to impress your family and those around you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t count on anyone but yourself.

Misinterpretation or poor information is apparent, especially where emotional situations are involved. Stay calm and address matters in a way that takes everyone’s emotions into consideration.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t hesitate to try something new. Use your skills and talents, and you will get a shot at a position that would allow you to live up to your full potential. Expect someone to try and make you look bad. Jealousy is apparent.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Call in a favor or collaborate with someone who has something to contribute to an idea or plan you want to pursue. A partnership will offer you a unique outlook that takes what you can do to exciting new levels.

Sunset Moonset

8:36 p.m.

2:28 p.m.

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4:17 p.m.

4:38 a.m.

5:18 p.m.

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Fri. Hi/Lo/W 99/75/pc 92/71/s 97/70/t 96/73/pc 97/74/pc 92/71/t 94/70/t 91/70/t 92/77/s 92/72/s 96/73/s 95/71/s 93/71/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 93/65/pc Mt. Pleasant 93/76/pc Myrtle Beach 93/77/pc Orangeburg 96/72/t Port Royal 92/76/pc Raleigh 96/73/pc Rock Hill 98/70/pc Rockingham 99/71/pc Savannah 93/73/t Spartanburg 96/69/pc Summerville 95/73/t Wilmington 95/76/pc Winston-Salem 94/72/pc

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 90/66/t 96/77/pc 94/76/pc 97/72/s 95/76/s 93/70/pc 97/71/pc 97/71/pc 95/74/s 94/70/t 97/74/s 97/75/pc 90/71/t

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

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SUMTER COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION / ELECTION COMMISSION Today, 5:30 p.m., registration / election office, 141 N. Main St.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t fight EUGENIA LAST the inevitable.

Unexpected changes will take place at home and work, so it’s important not to show signs of distress. Prove that you can handle whatever comes your way. Your professionalism will lead to an opportunity.

Sunrise 6:18 a.m.

Moonrise 1:18 a.m.

REGIONAL CITIES

PUBLIC AGENDA

The last word in astrology

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RIVER STAGES

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

94° 73° 91° 70° 104° in 1977 58° in 1972

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Myrtle Beach 93/77

Manning 98/75

Today: Partly sunny. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph. Partly cloudy.

Friday: A thunderstorm in spots. Winds west-northwest 4-8 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 98/76

Bishopville 98/72

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take one step at a time. Be methodical in the way you handle colleagues, projects and partnerships. Your reputation will suffer if you get into a disagreement or don’t handle unsettling situations properly.

Don’t say something you’ll regret.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take a day trip or get involved in an activity that relies on energy and fitness to reach your goal. Don’t let indulgence or temptation stand between you and a healthy lifestyle. Strive to accomplish something out of the ordinary.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Plan to have some fun with friends, the youngsters in your life or that special someone. Your spirit of adventure will cause people to gravitate toward you and help you bring about positive changes in your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Time spent at home or tending to domestic matters will be valuable.

Express your thoughts and plans, and listen to the advice and suggestions offered. Collaborating with someone you respect will lead you to a good decision and improved home life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep busy, and you’ll avoid an emotional situation. Big ideas and plans are likely to tempt you, but staying within your budget will be necessary if you want to avoid opposition from others. Listen to reason.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Share your dreams with the ones you love. Your intuition will be finely tuned, helping you to clearly read whatever signals someone sends you. Respond openly and honestly, and you will resolve any concerns you have. A past idea, plan or partnership can be revisited.

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LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 WEDNESDAY 5-8-12-14-18 PowerUp: 2

PICK 3 WEDNESDAY 0-1-8 and 3-0-1

PICK 4 WEDNESDAY 6-7-3-0 and 4-3-2-4

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY Numbers not available at press time.

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY 6-15-16-28-49 Megaball: 14 Megaplier: 3

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Dr. Linwood Bradford shares a photo he took of some daffodils growing alongside an old fence.

HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150.

Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

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THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015

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COLLEGE BASEBALL

Glad to be a Gamecock WH’s Sears commits to ‘dream school’

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com Wilson Hall baseball standout McLendon Sears knew the University of South Carolina had its eye on him for awhile, so when Gamecock head coach Chad Holbrook offered him a scholarship, it only took him three hours to commit to his dream.

Holbrook met with Sears and his parents in his office last week and got the offer.

After talking it over with his family, Sears called Holbrook and verbally committed, becoming the seventh member of USC’s 2017 recruiting class.

“That’s been my dream coming up from where I was a little kid; I always had a dream of playing for Carolina and it was definitely just a dream,” said Sears, who is entering into his junior year at Wilson Hall. “Then maybe in the last year and a half to two years, it’s somewhat become a reality. I just kept working hard and trusting in God that one day that could happen.”

Sears is the second player from Sumter to commit to

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Wilson Hall’s McLendon Sears, right, committed to the University of South Carolina last Thursday after being offered by Gamecocks head baseSEE SEARS, PAGE B3 ball coach Chad Holbrook.

After stellar season with Fire Ants, USCS’ Bowers ready to play for USC

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com It took about three years longer than Colie Bowers probably hoped, but in the end, he’s exactly where he wanted to be.

Bowers, the Region X Pitcher of the Year for the University of South Carolina Sumter, is taking his talents to the big USC this fall – joining head coach Chad Holbrook and the rest of the Gamecocks at Carolina Stadium.

“It was a pretty big decision and one that I had to make sure was the right one,” Bowers said. “But it’s where I’ve always wanted to play. I grew up going to games (in Columbia) and when (USCS head) coach (Tim) Medlin told me they were interested, I was really excited.”

Bowers had other offers from in-state schools such as Coastal Carolina, Presbyterian College and Winthrop, but he couldn’t turn

down the opportunity to play for the Gamecocks once they jumped on board right before the Region X Tournament, he said.

“I know that I had to prove to them that my arm was healthy,” Bowers said. “It’s kind of interesting how it all worked out. It was just something that was meant to be and I feel very blessed with this opportunity.”

The early-June commitment to USC marks the culmination of a long journey for the Lexington High product – one that began at the College of Charleston and wound up in Sumter with an unscheduled visit to the surgeon’s table in between.

Five days before the 2013 season began, Bowers was throwing in an intrasquad game and felt something weird in his arm after about 50 pitches. An MRI revealed a tear and the need for Tommy John surgery – costing him all of

CHRISTOPHER TOMLINSON/GRAND JUNCTION SENTINEL

USC Sumter’s Colie Bowers is joining the University of South Carolina SEE BOWERS, PAGE B3 this fall after a stellar season with the Fire Ants.

WIMBLEDON

PRO GOLF

Gasquet joins ‘Big 3’ in semifinal McIlroy withdrawals from British Open after injury

BY STEPHEN WILSON The Associated Press LONDON — The top 3 men — Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray — sailed into the Wimbledon semifinals in straight sets.

The final four lineup has an unexpected name, too.

Richard Gasquet outlasted French Open champion Stan Wawrinka in a marathon fifth set Wednesday, preventing Wimbledon from having the top 4 men’s seeded players in the semifinals for the first time in 20 years.

The 21st-seeded Frenchman overcame the fourth-seeded Swiss 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9, falling onto his back in relief after Wawrinka’s backhand sailed long on the third match point, ending nearly 3 1/2 hours of play.

Gasquet, who failed to serve out the match at 5-3 in the fifth set, reached the semifinals at the All England Club for the first time since 2007.

“The last game was incredible,” he said. “I kept fighting

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Richard Gasquet returns a shot to Stan Wawrinka in his 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 quarterfinal victory on Wednesday at Wimbledon in London. a lot. And I did it. It’s a great match for me. It would be difficult for me to lose that one

after (leading) 5-3.”

SEE GASQUET, PAGE B4

The photo Rory McIlroy posted to Instagram on Wednesday shows his feet up, a black air cast around his left ankle, as he watches Wimbledon on television. The claret jug was positioned beneath the screen.

When it comes to a MCIROY Grand Slam championship in his own sport, the world’s No. 1 golfer will be reduced to watching this year.

Two days after the stunning news that he ruptured a ligament in his left ankle, McIlroy pulled out of the British Open at St. Andrews, the first time in 61 years that the defending champion will not be in the field.

He injured his ankle over the weekend playing soccer with friends in Northern Ireland. McIlroy held out hope he could still make it to St. Andrews next week, but he decided it was not worth risking a full recovery.

“After much consideration, I have decided not to play in the Open Championship at St. Andrews,” McIlroy said on his Instagram post.

“I’m taking a long-term view of this injury and, although rehab is progressing well, I want to come back to tournament play when I feel 100 percent healthy and 100 percent competitive.”

Ben Hogan in 1954 was the last British Open champion who did not defend.

Hogan, who was nearly killed in an automobile accident in 1949, won the only

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SPORTS

THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015

SCOREBOARD

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

TV, RADIO

TODAY’S GAMES

TODAY

5:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Scottish Open First Round from Gullane, Scotland (GOLF).

8 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Wimbledon Semifinal Matches from London (ESPN).

8 a.m. – International Cycling: Tour de France Stage Six from Le Havre, France (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series UNOH 225 Practice from Sparta, Ky. (FOX SPORTS 1).

1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Oakland at New York Yankees or Tampa Bay at Kansas City (MLB NETWORK).

1 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game – Indiana vs. Orlando (Blue) (NBA TV).

1:30 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Boise Open First Round from Boise, Idaho (GOLF).

2 p.m. – LPGA Golf: U.S. Women’s Open First Round from Lancaster, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1).

2 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Practice from Sparta, Ky. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game – Brooklyn vs. Orlando (White) (NBA TV).

4 p.m. – PGA Golf: John Deere Classic First Round from Silvis, Ill. (GOLF).

4 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Practice from Sparta, Ky. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

5 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series UNOH 225 Pole Qualifying from Sparta, Ky. (FOX SPORTS 1).

5 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game – Memphis vs. Oklahoma City (NBA TV).

6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – International Soccer: Gold Cup Group C Match from Chicago – Trinidad and Tobago vs. Guatemala (FOX SPORTS 2, UNIVISION).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Pittsburgh or Houston at Cleveland (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game – Boston vs. San Antonio (NBA TV).

7:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series UNOH 225 from Sparta, Ky. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9).

7:30 p.m. – MLL Lacrosse: Denver at New York (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. – Minor League Baseball: Frisco at Northwest Arkansas (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – High School Football: The Opening Skill Competition from Beaverton, Ore. (ESPNU).

8:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Colorado (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

9 p.m. – CFL Football: Ottawa at Edmonton (ESPN2).

9 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game – Philadelphia vs. Utah (NBA TV).

9:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Gold Cup Group C Match from Chicago – Mexico vs. Cuba (FOX SPORTS 1, UNIVISION).

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W New York 44 Baltimore 43 Toronto 44 Tampa Bay 43 Boston 40 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 48 Minnesota 45 Detroit 42 Cleveland 39 Chicago 37 WEST DIVISION W Houston 49 Los Angeles 45 Texas 41 Seattle 39 Oakland 39

L 39 41 42 43 45

Pct .530 .512 .512 .500 .471

GB – 11/2 11/2 21/2 5

L 33 39 41 44 44

Pct .593 .536 .506 .470 .457

GB – 41/2 7 10 11

L 37 38 43 45 47

Pct .570 .542 .488 .464 .453

GB – 21/2 7 9 10

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Kansas City 9, Tampa Bay 5, 1st game Oakland 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 10 innings Cleveland 2, Houston 0 Boston 4, Miami 3 Arizona 4, Texas 2 Minnesota 8, Baltimore 3 Kansas City 7, Tampa Bay 1, 2nd game Toronto 2, Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Angels 10, Colorado 2 Seattle 7, Detroit 6, 11 innings

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Baltimore at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Detroit at Seattle, 3:40 p.m.

Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

Miami at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Arizona at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

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

L.A. Angels at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Oakland (Chavez 4-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 4-3), 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Karns 4-4) at Kansas City (Ventura 3-6), 2:10 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 3-9) at Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 5-4), 2:10 p.m.

Houston (Oberholtzer 2-1) at Cleveland (Co.Anderson 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Price 8-2) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 5-5), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Richards 9-5) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 10-5), 10:10 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

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

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

San Diego at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

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

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Washington New York Atlanta Miami Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

W 46 43 42 35 29

L 38 42 42 49 57

Pct .548 .506 .500 .417 .337

GB – 31/2 4 11 18

W 54 49 46 38 36

L 30 34 37 44 50

Pct .643 .590 .554 .463 .419

GB – 41/2 71/2 15 19

W 47 43 41 39 35

L 38 42 42 47 48

Pct .553 .506 .494 .453 .422

GB – 4 5 81/2 11

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 4, 1st game Cincinnati 5, Washington 0 Pittsburgh 3, San Diego 2 Boston 4, Miami 3 Arizona 4, Texas 2 Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 3, 2nd game Atlanta 4, Milwaukee 3 L.A. Angels 10, Colorado 2 Philadelphia 7, L.A. Dodgers 2 San Francisco 3, N.Y. Mets 0

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.

Cincinnati at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Miami at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Arizona at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

St. Louis (C.Martinez 9-3) at Pittsburgh (Locke 5-4), 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Holmberg 0-0) at Miami (Fernandez 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta (A.Wood 6-5) at Colorado (K. Kendrick 3-10), 8:40 p.m.

Philadelphia (S.Gonzalez 3-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 7-2), 10:10 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

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

Washington at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

San Diego at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

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

NASCAR

By The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through July 5 Points 1, Kevin Harvick, 656. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 593. 3, Jimmie Johnson, 589.

4, Joey Logano, 581. 5, Martin Truex Jr., 569. 6, Jamie McMurray, 526. 7, Brad Keselowski, 520. 8, Kurt Busch, 508. 9, Matt Kenseth, 501. 10, Jeff Gordon, 500. 11, Kasey Kahne, 496. 12, Denny Hamlin, 480. 13, Paul Menard, 480. 14, Ryan Newman, 472. 15, Clint Bowyer, 465. 16, Aric Almirola, 441. 17, Carl Edwards, 408. 18, Kyle Larson, 395. 19, Greg Biffle, 392. 20, Danica Patrick, 386.

Money 1, Kevin Harvick, $5,219,661, 2, Joey Logano, $4,329,751, 3, Jimmie Johnson, $4,129,893, 4, Denny Hamlin, $3,732,552, 5, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,602,990, 6, Jeff Gordon, $3,144,432, 7, Matt Kenseth, $3,105,097, 8, Brad Keselowski, $3,072,622, 9, Martin Truex Jr., $2,872,601, 10, Clint Bowyer, $2,802,766. 11, Ryan Newman, $2,766,913, 12, Greg Biffle, $2,753,135, 13, Jamie McMurray, $2,700,892, 14, Aric Almirola, $2,616,102, 15, Austin Dillon, $2,507,255, 16, Trevor Bayne, $2,491,370, 17, Kasey Kahne, $2,407,654, 18, AJ Allmendinger, $2,378,653, 19, David Ragan, $2,377,174, 20, Casey Mears, $2,348,689.

TENNIS The Associated Press WIMBLEDON RESULTS

Wednesday At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London Purse: $42.1 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Men Quarterfinals Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def.

Gilles Simon (12), France, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2.

Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Richard Gasquet (21), France, def.

Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9.

Doubles Women Quarterfinals Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears (5), United States, def.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Lucie Safarova (3), Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2.

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Lisa Raymond, United States, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6.

Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Yaroslava Shvedova (9), Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-3.

Timea Babos, Hungary and Kristina Mladenovic (4), France, def. Hsieh Suwei, Taiwan, and Flavia Pennetta (7), Italy, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Mixed Third Round Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, def.

Nenad Zimonjic, Serbia, and Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Mike Bryan and Bethanie MattekSands (1), United States, def. Michael Venus, New Zealand, and Raluca Olaru, Romania, 7-6 (3), 7-5.

Horia Tecau, Romania and Katarina Srebotnik (6), Slovenia, def. Raven Klaasen, South Africa and Raquel Kops-Jones (10), United States, 6-3, 7-5.

TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled INF Christian Walker from Norfolk (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed LHP Nick Hagadone on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Kyle Crockett from Columbus (IL).

National League SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Signed SSs Lucius Fox, Robinson Batista and Wascar De Leon; RHPs Abe Adames,Miguel Figueroa, Joan Herrera, Jose Marte, William Suarez, Oliver Pinto, Kervin Castro and Kervin Labrador; OFs Franklin Labour and Diego Rincones; and Cs Ricardo Genoves and Nishell Gutierrez to minor league contracts.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Purchased the contract of 1B Dan Johnson from Memphis (PCL). Optioned LHP Tyler Lyons and RHP Marcus Hatley to Memphis.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled RHP Taylor Hill from Syracuse (IL).

Optioned RHP Taylor Jordan to Syracuse.

American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Traded INF Zac Mitchell to Florence (FL) for a player to be named.

LAREDO LEMURS — Released INF Ty Forney.

WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed RHP Jon Link. Released INF Tyler Coughenour.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed RHP Mike Noteware.

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Connecticut New York Washington Chicago Indiana Atlanta

W 7 6 6 6 6 5

L 3 4 4 5 6 7

Pct .700 .600 .600 .545 .500 .417

WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Tulsa Phoenix Seattle Los Angeles San Antonio

W 8 9 6 3 2 2

L 2 4 5 10 8 8

Pct .800 .692 .545 .231 .200 .200

GB – 1 1 11/2 2 3 GB – 1/2 21/2 61/2 6 6

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Tulsa 85, Atlanta 75

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Indiana 88, Seattle 65 Los Angeles at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

New York at Washington, 11:30 a.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

San Antonio at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Seattle, 10 p.m.

THE SUMTER ITEM

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STATE PLAYOFFS LOWER STATE

First Round Sumter vs. Lexington Sumter wins series 3-0 by forfeit Manning-Santee vs. Florence Monday Florence 12, Manning-Santee 1 Tuesday Florence 10, Manning-Santee 0 Wednesday Florence 4, Manning-Santee 0, Florence wins series 3-0 Dalzell-Shaw vs. Chapin/Newberry Monday Chapin/Newberry 16, DalzellShaw 0 Tuesday Chapin/Newberry 21, DalzellShaw 2 Wednesday Chapin/Newberry 8, Dalzell-Shaw 1, Chapin/Newberry wins series 3-0 Orangeburg vs. Goose Creek Monday Orangeburg 16, Goose Creek 0, Orangeburg leads series 1-0 Tuesday Orangeburg at Goose Creek, ppd. rain Wednesday Orangeburg at Goose Creek Today Goose Creek at Orangeburg Friday Orangeburg at Goose Creek (if necessary) Saturday Goose Creek at Orangeburg (if necessary) Murrells Inlet vs. Hartsville Monday Hartsville 13, Murrells Inlet 6 Tuesday Hartsville 6, Murrells Inlet 1 Wednesday Murrells Inlet 14, Hartsville 4, Hartsville leads series 2-1 Today Murrells Inlet at Hartsville (if necessary) Friday Hartsville at Murrells Inlet (if necessary) Camden vs. West Columbia Monday

Camden 10, West Columbia 0 Tuesday West Columbia 7, Camden 5 Wednesday Camden 3, West Columbia 0, Camden leads series 2-1 Today Camden at West Columbia Friday West Columbia at Camden (if necessary) Horry vs. Lake City Monday Horry 9, Lake City 2 Tuesday Horry 14, Lake City 11, Horry leads series 2-0 Wednesday Lake City at Horry Today Horry at Lake City (if necessary) Friday Lake City at Horry (if necessary)

UPPER STATE

First Round Fort Mill vs. Spartanburg Monday Fort Mill 8, Spartanburg 4 Tuesday Fort Mill 20, Spartanburg 6, Fort Mill leads series 2-0 Wednesday Spartanburg at Fort Mill Today Fort Mill at Spartanburg (if necessary) Friday Spartanburg at Fort Mill (if necessary) Belton vs. Gaffney Monday Gaffney 5, Belton 2 Tuesday Gaffney 6, Belton 3, Gaffney leads series 2-0 Wednesday Gaffney beats Belton, wins series 3-0 Greenwood vs. Clover Monday Greenwood 10, Clover 0 Tuesday Clover 10, Greenwood 9, series tied 1-1 Wednesday Clover at Greenwood

Today Greenwood at Clover (if necessary) Friday Clover at Greenwood (if necessary) Rock Hill vs. Greer Monday Rock Hill 7, Greer 6 Tuesday Rock Hill 8, Greer 1, Rock Hill leads series 2-0 Wednesday Greer at Rock Hill Today Rock Hill at Greer (if necessary) Friday Greer at Rock Hill (if necessary) Lancaster vs. Walhalla Monday Walhalla 4, Lancaster 2 Tuesday Lancaster 6, Walhalla 1, series tied 1-1 Wednesday Walhalla at Lancaster Today Lancaster at Walhalla Friday Walhalla at Lancaster (if necessary) Union vs. Williamston Monday Williamston 7, Union 5 Tuesday Union 7, Williamston 6, series tied 1-1 Wednesday Williamston at Union Today Union at Williamston Friday Williamston at Union (if necessary) Greenville vs. York Monday York 3, Greenville 1 Tuesday Greenville 8, York 1, Wednesday Greenville 8, York 2, Greenville leads series 2-1 Today Greenville at York Friday York at Greenville (if necessary)

SPORTS ITEMS

Former SBHS standout Adams named to preseason Mackey list COLUMBIA—Former Scott’s Branch High School standout and University of South Carolina senior Jerell Adams was named to the preseason watch list for the 2015 John Mackey Award was released Wednesday morning. He is one of 33 athletes to be included on the list, and joins Pharoh Cooper (Hornung, Maxwell) as Gamecocks who have been recognized already for national awards.

The Mackey Award is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, and is named after NFL Hall of Fame member John Mackey.

Adams had a career year in 2014, setting new personal bests in every major category along with five starts and action in all 13 games. He caught 21 passes for 279 yards for the season, including 17 for 220 yards in the final six games as the team’s primary tight end. Adams has been recognized as the team’s most improved tight end for each of the last two seasons and will provide a veteran presence in 2015.

MANNING-SANTEE, DALZELL-SHAW SWEPT

The seasons for both Manning-Santee Post 68 and Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 came to an end on Wednesday as both teams were swept in their best-of-5 first-round American Legion baseball playoff series.

Manning fell 4-0 to Florence Post 1 in Florence and finished the year with a 9-14 overall mark.

The Jets lost 8-1 to Chapin/Newberry Post 193 in

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina tight end and former Scott’s Branch High School standout Jerell Adams (89) has been named to the 2015 preseason watch list for the John Mackey Award.

Newberry and finished the season 1-21 overall.

P-15’S BASEBALL CAMP TO BE HELD JULY 13-16

The Sumter P-15’s Baseball Camp will be held July 13-16 at Riley Park.

Registration will begin on Monday, July 13, the first day of the camp, at 7:45 a.m.

The first session will begin at 9 a.m. and run until noon, as will the other sessions.

Sumter head coach Steve Campbell will be the camp director and will be assisted

by P-15’s players.

The camp fee is $60 per player and includes a t-shirt.

For more information, call Campbell at (803) 774-1620.

JUDGE: REDSKINS’ TRADEMARK MUST BE CANCELED

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — For the first time in a legal battle that has stretched over 20 years, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered the can-

MCIROY FROM PAGE B1 British Open he played in 1953 at Carnoustie.

“We are naturally very disappointed that Rory will be unable to defend his title at St. Andrews next week,” the R&A said in a statement. “Rory will play in many more Open Championships and our primary concern is for his complete recovery.”

He was replaced in the field by Russell Knox, who grew up in Inverness in the north of Scotland and will be making his Open debut.

Though it wasn’t a big surprise that he withdrew — not after the photo Monday of McIlroy on crutches — it was no less jarring that golf’s best player would not be at the home of golf to defend his title.

His absence makes Jor-

dan Spieth the favorite at St. Andrews in his quest for the Grand Slam. Spieth is only the fourth player since 1960 to have won the Masters and the U.S. Open in the same year.

“It’s hugely disappointing, especially with him and Jordan and everything that’s going on,” Graeme McDowell said from the Scottish Open.

“It was looking to be a really exciting Open for all involved. I’m sure he’s really disappointed. ... No one would love to stop Jordan in his tracks next week more than Rory. With the fun rivalry going on and everything, he’s going to be gutted. I saw the golf course last Saturday. I believed that Rory was rightly a favorite. I thought he’d

cellation of the Washington Redskins’ trademark registration, ruling that the team name may be disparaging to Native Americans.

The ruling does not bar the team from using the Redskins name if it wishes. The team could even still sue for trademark infringement, but winning such a case could prove more complex without the legal protections that come with a federally registered trademark.

Redskins President Bruce Allen said the team will appeal.

NFL GAMES COMING TO LONDON AT TOTTENHAM’S STADIUM

LONDON — The NFL will stage at least two regularseason games each season at Premier League club Tottenham’s new London stadium over a 10-year period under a deal announced Wednesday.

get it done around there.”

Still to be determined is how long the ankle injury keeps McIlroy out of golf.

He also is the defending champion in the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone on Aug. 6-9, and the PGA Championship the following week at Whistling Straits. McIlroy finished one shot out of a playoff when the PGA Championship was last held there in 2010.

“We want him back. Everybody does,” Spieth said Tuesday at the John Deere Classic. “It’s unlucky, it’s unfortunate, and I’m sure he’s taking it harder on himself than anybody else.

“But I don’t think he did anything wrong, it was just an unfortunate situation.

And hopefully, he rebounds quickly and gets back right to where he was.”

SPORTS

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THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015

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MLB ROUNDUP

Gomez hits 2 HRs, Brewers beat Braves 6-5 MILWAUKEE — Carlos Gomez guessed right.

Gomez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning and also had a solo shot in the sixth to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday.

The Brewers trailed 5-3 before Gomez’s eighth home run off reliever Luis Avilan (2-3), who failed to hold the lead for Julio Teheran and Atlanta.

Shane Peterson and Gerardo Parra each reached on bloop hits before Avilan struck out Jonathan Lucroy. Gomez followed and drilled a 3-1 pitch into the seats.

Gomez went through the pitches Avilan would challenge him with and decided to wait for a particular one.

“He threw me a really good one the first pitch,” Gomez said of Avilan’s changeup. “I never thought he’d throw me a fastball. The curveball is the best pitch he has. He knows I’m aggressive. He threw me a good changeup on the plate, and I put a pretty good swing on it.”

Atlanta catcher Ryan Lavarnway didn’t find fault with the pitch, just the result.

“It was a good pitch to him,” Lavarnway said. “That was a good pitch we made. Credit to him. He hit it. He’s one of their guys.”

It was the 99th career home run for Gomez, who has been playing hurt for much of the season.

“We haven’t gotten him out there much when he’s been 100 percent,” manager Craig Counsell said. “He’s there now.”

Gomez was on the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring from mid-April to the first of May. He hit a grand slam at Cincinnati on July 3 in the Brewers’ 12-1 win.

Jeremy Jeffress (3-0) picked up the win with 1 1-3 scoreless

MINNEAPOLIS — Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the sixth inning, propelling the Minnesota Twins past the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.

Manny Machado and Chris Davis hit consecutive homers off Casey Fien in the eighth for the Orioles, but Glen Perkins got his 28th save in 28 attempts with a perfect ninth.

Tommy Milone (5-1) stayed unbeaten in seven starts since being brought back from Triple-A Rochester at the beginning of June, striking out five in seven innings to lower his ERA to 2.84.

TIGERS 5 MARINERS 4

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Milwaukee’s Carlos Gomez hits a three-run home run during the eighth inning of the Brewers’ 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday in Milwaukee. innings of relief, and Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his 19th save in as many chances.

Teheran pitched seven strong innings but Atlanta failed to sweep the three-game series.

Backed by home runs from Cameron Maybin and Kelly Johnson, Teheran looked headed for his first road win since beating Miami on opening day.

He is 0-5 in nine starts away from Turner Field since that win. He allowed three runs on just two hits, both home runs, walked three and tied his season high with eight strikeouts.

He also struck out eight when he beat Milwaukee 10-3 on

SEARS FROM PAGE B1 USC’s ‘17 recruiting class.

Sumter High School outfielder Jordan Holladay committed last year.

Sears was also considering The Citadel, Clemson, Duke and Tennessee. He has an older brother, John Patrick Sears, who plays at The Citadel. While admitting it would have been great to play collegiately with his brother, Sears couldn’t let his dream pass by.

“There is nothing that would’ve been cooler than that, but ever since I’ve grown up and everything I’ve wanted to play SEC (Southeastern Conference) baseball over at South Carolina,” he explained. “I thought about it, I really did, and I talked with (John Patrick) about it and, of course, he tried to get me to be a Bulldog.

“Going down there for all of those games would’ve been pretty sweet, but I just decided this is what I wanted to do,” Sears said. “Hopefully my freshman year he won’t even be at The Citadel; hopefully he’ll get drafted after his third year. I would’ve loved to do that, but this is the route I decided to take.”

Carolina first got a first look Sears at a hitting camp in December. Then in January he visited the Columbia campus for an unofficial visit where he toured the academic and athletic facilities and even watched an intrasquad scrimmage.

He said USC came to watch the Barons twice this season, once in a spring break tournament in Columbia and again in the state semifinals against Hammond. USC assistant coaches Jerry Meyers and Sammy Esposito have also watched Sears while playing with travel team, the EvoShield Canes.

Former Wilson Hall head coach Tommy Jones said the Gamecocks are getting a player who has a great upside.

“He’s the kind of guy like a lot of those kids that I’ve coached there that you would want to take your son or grandson to watch play and say to him, ‘Watch how this kid plays and how he handles himself according to his baseball skills,’ ” Jones said. “They’re going to see, depending on how he grows, a guy that can hit some long balls. I think they think of him as a foot-speed guy and a shortstop guy, but I think they’re going to see this guy hit some balls to the gap.”

The 5-foot-11-inch, 170pound Sears is currently ranked the second best shortstop and second best player in the state, according to Diamond Prospects.

“Anybody who is a better shortstop than he is has to be pretty good because he’s a genuine one, and he’s got all the tools,” Jones said.

“The thing that impresses me about him is he’s resil-

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Lavarnway said that Teheran settled down after a 24pitch first inning. He walked two, but then kept them from scoring.

“He’s competing his butt off, and I think that’s what is important,” Lavarnway said.

“Sometimes it takes a little kick in the pants for him to flip the switch to get angry and real competitive.”

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ient as an athlete and when you go up to higher level baseball you’re going to have bad days. I don’t care if you’re the No. 1 or No. 2 shortstop in the state, he bounces back and he doesn’t collapse after a bad day or so.”

This past season, Sears had a .340 batting average with 12 stolen bases in 13 attempts for the Barons. On the mound he was 3-0 with a 0.31earned run average.

Sears said he talked with Holbrook about the possibility of being either a shortstop or centerfielder for the Gamecocks.

“What we kind of talked about is he sees me as a shortstop, but I’m capable of playing shortstop, second base or centerfield – something right up the middle (of the field),” the WH standout said. “We talked and we said we would work it out once I got there.

That’s a ways down the road. What he said was either shortstop or centerfield.”

Sears said he won’t shy away from working hard to improve himself and keeping his competitive edge.

“I’m not going to try to play timid because I think if I try to play timid that I’m just going to risk getting hurt even more,” he said.

“What I’m going to do is I’m going to work on getting a little bit better every day and better because I don’t want to go into South Carolina in the fall of 2017 being the player that I am now.”

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4-1 Wednesday to win consecutive road series for the first time this season.

Juan Lagares also drove in a run for the Mets, who took advantage of an error by AllStar shortstop Brandon Crawford to break a 0-0 tie in the sixth.

DeGrom (9-6) allowed a double to Hunter Pence in the third inning and a bloop single to Brandon Belt in the fourth, then retired 13 consecutive batters. The reigning NL Rookie of the Year, deGrom struck out 10 and walked one.

He is 5-1 with a 1.09 ERA in day games.

SEATTLE — Jefry Marte got an RBI double for his first major league hit, then added a solo home run Wednesday that sent the Detroit Tigers over the Seattle Mariners 5-4.

Marte made his big league debut last Sunday and had struck out in his only at-bat.

The 24-year-old played first base while the Tigers are minus injured Miguel Cabrera.

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NEW YORK — The Reds’ Todd Frazier is paired with two-time champion Prince Fielder of Texas in the first round of Monday’s All-Star Home Run Derby in Cincinnati.

In this year’s new format, Chicago Cubs rookie Kris Bryant is in a pairing with the Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols, Toronto’s Josh Donaldson is in a bracket with the Chicago Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo, and Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Joc Pederson takes on Baltimore’s Manny Machado.

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Colie Bowers was the Region X Player of the Year after helping guide the Fire Ants to a JUCO World Series berth. He was 9-2 with a 2.14 earned run average.

BOWERS FROM PAGE B1 his 2013 season.

The injury didn’t heal as quickly as Bowers or the Cougars would have liked, however, and 2014 became another season that fell by the wayside.

“I talked with (former College of Charleston head coach Monte) Lee and he agreed that it would be a good idea to transfer and go somewhere where I could get a lot of innings. I knew coach Medlin and really liked what was going on at USC Sumter.

“Turned out to be the best thing for me.”

And for the Fire Ants.

Building off a summer with the Columbia Blowfish in the Coastal Plain League, Bowers worked his way onto USCS’ weekend rotation and arguably became its ace. The righthander went 9-2 with a 2.14 earned run average. He struck out 97 in 92 1/3 innings and had three complete games in anchoring a Fire Ants pitch-

ing staff that helped carry the program to its first Junior College World Series appearance.

“I’m sure a lot of people doubted whether or not he could work his way back, but that young man did everything that was asked of him and worked his tail off to get this opportunity,” Medlin said.

Gaining his confidence back was the first step and then it was simply a matter of refining some mechanics – because Bowers already knew how to pitch, Medlin said.

“He understands changing speeds like I wish I could get everyone else to,” he added.

“He has three terrific pitches and he will use them in any count. If something’s working, he’ll stay with it until the other team shows they can hit it.

“He’s one of the savviest kids in terms of knowing how to pitch that I’ve ever been around.”

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cord eighth Wimbledon title and his 18th Grand Slam championship.

“The road is long getting here,” Federer said. “But still I feel like I’m fresh and I’ve got energy left in the tank for hopefully a great match with Andy and then we’ll see.”

Federer has never lost in the Wimbledon semifinals, holding a career 9-0 record. He has a 12-11 career edge over Murray, but the Briton beat him on Centre Court in the final of

the 2012 Olympic tournament — a few weeks after Federer defeated Murray in the Wimbledon final for his seventh title.

“We both like to look back at that summer — me, not so much at the Olympics; him, probably not so much at Wimbledon,” Federer said. “He played unbelievable in the finals of the Olympics. I’m not going to try to look back at that too much, because he really dominated me in that

one.”

Murray overpowered Federer in straight sets in the Olympic match, but since then, Federer has won four of their last six meetings, including the last three.

“I know Roger very well,” Murray said. “We’ve played each other many times. We saw each other this morning; walked to the practice courts together and stuff. We get on well. But obviously on Friday, different story.”

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Brunson Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the home.

Memorials may be made to Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church, 3030 Plowden Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29153 or the Oncology Department of Tuomey Healthcare System, 129 N. Washington St., Sumter, SC 29150.

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

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 56 Rockfish Lane, Bishopville, SC 29010.

Family plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

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Gasquet will next face defending champion Djokovic, who swept past Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the final four for the sixth straight year.

“Of course, he will be the favorite of the match,” Gasquet said. “Everybody knows that.”

Friday’s other semifinal will pit seven-time champion Roger Federer against 2013 winner Andy Murray.

Despite losing serve for the first time all tournament, Federer overwhelmed Gilles Simon 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 to advance to the semifinals for the 10th time, and to the final four of a Grand Slam tournament for the 37th time.

Murray beat Canada’s Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to reach his sixth Wimbledon semifinal.

Federer is closing in on a re-

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OBITUARIES DAVID M. VELHO SR. David Michael Velho Sr., age 50, beloved husband of Mary Kathleen Velho, died on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at his residence, after a courageous two-year battle with brain cancer.

Born in Chevy Case, Maryland, he was a son of Roland Velho and the late Mildred Kennerson Velho. David served his country proudly as an intel analyst deVELHO ployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Southern Watch. Mr. Velho retired as a senior master sergeant from Shaw Air Force Base after 22 years of service with the United States Air Force. Beginning as high school sweethearts, David married his lifelong love, Kathy, in 1990. His true joy in life was spending time with his wife and three children.

David will be remembered as a loving husband, father and friend. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, David Velho Jr. and Christopher Velho; and one daughter, Megan Velho, all of Sumter.

The family will have a celebration of David’s life from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

CHRISTOPHER L. THOMPSON JR. Christopher L. Thompson Jr., 22, departed this earthly life on Monday, July 6, 2015, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach.

Born on June 28, 1993, in High Point, North Carolina, he was a son of Christopher L. Thompson Sr. and Donna Brunson. He was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Lakewood High School THOMPSON Class of 2011.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his father, Christopher L. Thompson Sr.; his mother, Donna (Robert) Brunson; three brothers, Tamari “TK,” Hakeem and James Thompson; 10 sisters, Kenyatta Brunson, Te’dra Brunson, Jasmyn Johnson, Mary Brunson, Courtney Thompson, Crystal Reed, Jessica Reed, Courtney Reed, Tamara McMammoth and Layla Thompson; eight aunts, Janice Brunson, Altrey Reed, Nicole Player, Roberta Lisbon, Julie Ealey, Torrie Haynesworth, Shamika Martin and Adrian Trotter; three uncles, Donnie Redfearn, Corey Redfearn and Don Jarel Gordon; two nephews; one niece; seven great-aunts; six special uncles; two great-uncles; a host of cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents; two greataunts; two great-uncles, and a special cousin.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at

Salem Baptist Church, 320 W. Fulton St., Sumter, with the Rev. Lei F. Washington, pastor, eulogist, assisted by Minister Napoleon Bradford.

The family is receiving family and friends at the home, 4244 Dorsey Drive, Sumter.

The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m.

The procession will leave at 10:20 a.m. from the home.

Floral bearers and pallbearers will be classmates and friends.

Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Park, 3001 Cain’s Mill Road, Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

LONDON C. KNUCKLES The Rev. London Columbus “L.C.” Knuckles, 94, widower of Mary Gaffney Knuckles, to whom he was married for 66 years, was called from labor to reward on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at his home. He was born on Oct. 12, 1920, in Spartanburg, a son of the late John Spurgeon Knuckles and Julia Wilkins McJimpsey Knuckles. The KNUCKLES Rev. Knuckles spent 40 years as a Baptist minister and pastor; 25 years of radio ministry; received lifetime membership in the Cherokee County, Gaffney Consistory No. 267, serving as commander-inchief and senior warden; received a 50-year pin and plaque for more than 60 years of dedication to Limestone Masonic Lodge No. 117, serving in many positions; citation for 32nd Degree Mason in 1997; member of Cherokee County and Thickety Mountain Baptist Association Ministerial Alliances; 10-year chaplain at Cherokee County Memorial Hospital; attended GardnerWebb University Seminary and Southern Baptist and Mid Atlantic Baptist Theological Seminary Extension; received an associate of arts of religion and a bachelor of arts in religion degree.

Left to cherish his memories are his children, Lee Clinton (Sara) Knuckles of Sumter, Grace V. Knox (the late Macon Knox) of Lanham, Maryland, and Mary Knuckles Jones (Lucious) of Gaffney; grandchildren, Savitri K. Bostick (Dr. Anthony Bostick) of Tega Cay, Lucia K. Jacobs (Gregory) of Irmo, Sgt. 1st Class Lee Knuckles Jr. (Johnetta) of Columbia, Sara K. Hunter (retired 1st Sgt. Marvin Hunter) of Virginia Beach, Virginia; a host of great-grandchildren, relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, at Shady Grove Baptist Church, 712 Green River Road, Gaffney. The Rev. Dr. Lee Byers Jr., pastor of Thickety Mountain Baptist Association, Moderator Tony Macomson, the Rev. Dr. James Sanders Jr. and others officiated.

These services were entrusted to the management and staff of Foster Funeral Home, Gaffney.

This is a courtesy announcement of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. com.

CHAPIN — Services for David Connor Mims Sr., 72, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Chapin United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jody Flowers and the Rev. Paul Allen officiating.

The family will receive friends following the service in the fellowship hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to either Palmetto Health Hospice, MIMS P.O. Box 352, Newberry, SC 29108 or Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation at www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org or 230 E. Ohio St., Suite 304, Chicago, IL 60611-3201.

David passed away on July 7, 2015.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Evelyn Campbell and Kenneth Oscar Mims Sr. He was employed for more than 30 years with Michelin Tire Corp. He was a member of Chapin United Methodist Church; a published author of “Learning Wheels;” an accomplished musician; and an avid Ham operator (KY4B).

David was a loving husband, father, and a loyal friend to many. He never met a stranger and was deeply devoted to his faith in the Lord.

Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Sandreena “Sandy” Mims; daughter, Leslie Mims Stillwell and grandson, Michael, of Irmo; son, David C. Mims Jr. and wife, Heather, with granddaughter, Kathryn, and grandson, Connor, of Chapin; daughter, Leann Mims Craft and husband, Dr. Roland Craft III, with grandson, Whitman, of Lexington; brothers, Kenneth O. Mims Jr. and wife, Brenda, and Steve Mims and wife, Jean, all of Sumter; six nieces; six nephews; and many extended family members and friends.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Palmetto Health Hospice for their care and devotion to David and family as well as to Special Care Medical Equipment personnel. Thank you to all of his friends for cards, visits, prayers, and best wishes during his illness.

Barr-Price Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, Barr-Price.com, (803) 356-4411.

ALFRED LEO HUGGINS SR. ALCOLU — Alfred Leo Huggins Sr., 67, husband of Betty Way Huggins, died on Friday, July 3, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Clarence Lester and Bernice Louise Davis Huggins. Mr. Huggins was a member of Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the Methodist Men’s Club. He was also a member of the Porter’s Store Men’s Group. He retired from Bosch. Following his retirement, he worked with Waste Management as a recycling center operator.

Survivors include his wife of 46 years; two sons, A. Le Huggins Jr. of Alcolu and Justin C. Huggins (Katie) of Dalzell; two daughters, Lisa Tisdale (Alex) of Sumter and Misty Huggins of Alcolu; five grandchildren, Justin M. Huggins, Brittany Huggins, Parker Tisdale, Crosby Tisdale and Jack Huggins; one brother, James W. Huggins (Linda) of Alcolu; a goddaughter, Nicloe Davis Griffin; and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence E. “Gene” Huggins.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jerry Watson officiated. Burial was in

MARTHA R. PETERSON Martha Richardson Peterson, 78, widow of James Peterson, died on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at her daughter’s residence in Sumter.

Born in Mayesville, she was a daughter of the late Buron and Lucille Burgess Richardson.

The family will receive friends at the Harrison’s home, 290 Rolling Creek Drive, Sumter.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter.

ELIZABETH M. JONES Elizabeth Maple Jones was born on March 15, 1918, in Stateburg, to the late Edmund and Aaliyah Taylor.

She was married to the late John Maple and the late Sam L. Jones.

Elizabeth, better known as “Lizzie,” departed this life on July 5, 2015, at Lake Marion Nursing Home in Summerton.

Elizabeth attended the public schools in Sumter. Her affiliations included Stateburg (Wayman Chapel) and then St. Paul AME Church Shaw in 1935.

She was a member of several ministries including the missionary board, adult choir and senior choir, until her health failed. Elizabeth had a great love for flowers and making quilts. She was a member of Delaine Community Center and was one of the first seniors when they started.

Elizabeth leaves to cherish her memories: six sons, Robert (Sherry) Maple, March (Minnie) Maple, Frank (Marylou) Maple, Warren (Elder Dorothy) Maple and Bishop Wesley (Nellie) Maple, all of Sumter, and Edward (Margaret) Maple of Baltimore, Maryland; one special sister, Ellen Maple of Sumter; 29 grandchildren; 46 greatgrandchildren; 10 great-greatgrandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband; one daughter, Rosa Lee; three grandsons; one granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mother Jones will be placed in the church at noon on Friday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at St. Paul AME Church (Shaw), 1495 N. St. Paul Church Road, with the pastor, the Rev. Eric Dent, assisted by Bishop Sylvester Francis. Interment will follow in St. Paul AME Church cemetery.

The family will be receiving friends at the home of her son, Warren (Dorothy) Maple, 4090 Patriot Parkway, Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

GUSSIE C. SUEPAUL Gussie Caesar Suepaul, 85, departed this life on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at her residence in Bishopville.

She was born on March 26, 1930, in New York, New York, a daughter of the late William D. and Verdia Bailey Wingate.

JAMES E. SMITH James Edward Smith, widower of Mary B. Smith and son of the late Julius Tomlin and Mable Burgess-Tomlin, departed his earthly journey on Sunday, July 5, 2015, at his home in Florence.

He was born on April 8, 1928, in Gable. He attended the public schools of Clarendon County and was a member of Howard Chapel AME Church of New Zion. He was enlisted in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict in 1951. He was later employed by Coker Builders of Turbeville as a carpenter for many years. He was also a self-employed farmer.

James leaves behind to cherish his precious memories: two daughters, Dorothy McKenzie Woods of Sumter and Cheryl Godwin of Florence; one son, Carnell McKenzie of Gable; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 21 great-great-grandchildren; four brothers, Henry (Corine) Tomlin of Sumter, Eddie Tomlin and Charlie Tomlin of Baltimore, Maryland, and Harry (Catherine) Tomlin of Newark, New Jersey; one sister, Ethel Tomlin of Newark; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Willie Tomlin Jr.; and three sisters, Estell Smith, Gladys Smith and Elouise Smith.

Homegoing services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at Howard Chapel AME Church with the Rev. Oliver Davis, eulogist. Interment will follow in Florence National Cemetery.

Public viewing will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today.

The management and staff of Sumter Funeral Service Inc., 623 Manning Ave., Sumter, SC 29150, is assisting the Smith family.

JAMES E. JONES ASHWOOD — James Ernest Jones, 77, husband of Ann J. Jones, died on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Born in Florence, he was a son of the late Ernest Clifton Jones and Irene Lois Kea Jones Davis. He was a member of Ashwood Baptist Church and retired from Lee County Public Works.

Survivors include his wife; sons, Farrell E. Jones (Carol) of Sumter and Paul L. Jones (Bonnie) of Ashwood; stepsons, Jamie Tisdale (Shari) of Sumter and Pat Tisdale (Cheri) of Manning; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Rock Jones (Gwen) of Ashwood; and a sister, Peggie Vaughn (Larry) of Ashwood.

He was preceded in death by a son, Darrell James Jones.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday in the Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home with the Rev. John Sorrells officiating. Burial will be in Ashwood Baptist Church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at 195 Holman Road, Sumter.

Memorials may be made to Ashwood Nazarene Church, c/o 544 Lake Ashwood Road, Sumter, SC 29153 or to Crosspoint Baptist Church, 2755 Carter Road, Sumter, SC 29150.

Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH If the culture clashes on “Wife Swap” are too subtle for you, “Living With the Enemy” (10 p.m., Lifetime, TV-PG) may amuse. This “new” series invites women with very different takes on hot-button issues to swap families and homes to see how the other half, or demographic, lives. Participants are invited to defend their strong opinions and “lifestyles.” And since this is reality TV, they are encouraged to do so with bleep-worthy ferocity.

Among the lions and lambs invited to lie down together on “Enemy” are PETA members and proud meat eaters; a helicopter mom and a woman with free-range children; a fitness freak and a proudly largerthan-life lady; and a same-sex married couple and a pair who consider themselves traditionalists.

Lifetime recently joined the ranks of other cable networks making their library of programming available via subscription service. Viewers can now get their fill of the channel’s movies with the Lifetime Movie Club app, which is currently available only on iOS devices at $3.99 per month.

The app rollout is part of the 25th-anniversary celebration of the Lifetime movie. Are subscribers old enough to remember Tori Spelling in “Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?”

• The CW has imported “Dates” (9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., TV-14), a scripted British comedy from Scottish writer Bryan Elsley (“Skins”).

“Dates” has a much grittier feel than the CW’s usual supernatural fare.

Each distinct episode of this nine-part anthology follows couples on their first date.

Look for Oona Chaplin (“Game of Thrones”), Ben Chaplin (“The Thin Red Line”), Andrew Scott (“Sherlock”), Katie McGrath (“Dracula”) and Gemma Chan (“Humans”).

• On a night seemingly dedicated to entrapment and claustrophobia (“Big Brother,” “Wayward Pines” and “Under the Dome”), an acclaimed series returns, exploring complicated themes of liberation and redemption.

Now in its third season, “Rectify” (10 p.m., Sundance, TV-14) follows Daniel Holden (Aden Young) as he attempts

Bang Theory” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TVPG) * A web designer feels the heat on “Food Fighters” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) * Deke and Marge adjust on “The Astronaut Wives Club” (8 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * Cat has a disturbing hunch on “Beauty and the Beast” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * A chance to revisit the past on “Mom” (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Hodiak turns to familiar faces on “Aquarius” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * Blair goes on a date with April on “Mistresses” (9 p.m., ABC) * A kinship emerges on “Under the Dome” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

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Will Mellor stars as David and Oona Chaplin as Mia in a scene from tonight’s series premiere episode of “Dates” airing at 9 p.m. on The CW. to navigate life in his small Georgia town after serving 19 years on death row. His problems range from the adjustment to 21st-century technology, to the memories of townsfolk who have neither forgiven him nor forgotten the circumstances that led to his conviction, as well as complete strangers who are fascinated with his “celebrity” and infamy.

• Seemingly pleasant citizens, filled with good intentions, go terribly, criminally astray in the new series “Untouchable: Power Corrupts” (9 p.m., ID, TV-14). Each case follows very public citizens who consider themselves above the law. “Untouchable” kicks off with the profile of a surgeon who had an uncanny knack for making patients terribly unwell. But when investigators close in, they have trouble making their case stick against the brilliant physician.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Ethan investigates a mysterious explosion on “Wayward Pines” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• The “Shark Week” presentation “Shark Planet” (9 p.m., Discovery, TV-PG) profiles the 13 distinct shark species found all over the globe.

• Alison Brie and Will Arnett

participate on “Lip Sync Battle” (9 p.m., Spike).

• Brandon works a scavenger hunt into his proposal plans on “Bringing Up Bates” (9 p.m., UP).

• Florence loses its charms on “Hannibal” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• A riot erupts in a women’s prison on “Rookie Blue” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

• An overmedicated Mike becomes unreliable on “Grace-

land” (10 p.m., USA, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE TCM unspools six paranoid films about alien invaders, beginning with “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” (8 p.m.) and including “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (11 p.m.).

SERIES NOTES Mars needs men on “The Big

Bill Clinton is on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (11 p.m., Comedy Central, r) * Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Colin Farrell, Jason Schwartzman and Elmo on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC, r) * Emilia Clarke, Vanessa Bayer and Miguel visit “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Channing Tatum, Laverne Cox, Desaparecidos and Amy Poehler visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Betty White and Kyle MacLachlan are on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

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Man objects to girlfriend’s vacation with ex DEAR ABBY — My girlfriend has been divorced for two years.

She shares custody of her two girls, Dear Abby ages 5 and 6, with her ex.

ABIGAIL She wants to VAN BUREN remain friends with him for the sake of the girls. I have supported her friendly relationship with him despite the repeated lies he tells and the deceptive stories he makes up in an attempt to break us up.

Recently, he decided he wants to take his daughters away for a long weekend. He invited my girlfriend to come

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along and plans to pay for everything, including a hotel room with two beds they will share. I have said repeatedly that this vacation and the arrangements are a deal breaker for me. She assures me that her intent is to be with her daughters and she has no desire for intimacy with her ex. She refuses to change her mind and says I need to trust her. The fact is, I don’t trust HIM based on his actions and many issues between them in the past.

Am I paranoid or obsessing over this? I’d appreciate your input.

Uneasy down South DEAR UNEASY — You are neither obsessing nor paranoid.

You are normal. Because the ex seems intent on breaking you up and he seems to have

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no girlfriend in the picture, you have a right to feel uneasy. (I’m assuming that your lady friend is physically fit and if necessary she could defend her virtue.)

Questions that occur to me are: Why would she want to go away for a long “family” weekend under these circumstances? Why would she insist on it even though she knows it bothers the man with whom she has a relationship? And why, after informing her that this will be a deal breaker — which is an ultimatum — are you tolerating it?

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.

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Autos For Sale ESTATE SALE 30 Sandalwood Lane Sumter, SC Friday, July 10, 9am-5pm Saturday, July 11, 9am- 1pm 1997 Cadillac, one owner, low mileage.

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29148-9170. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than July 25, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service hereof, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Notice Of Application

Notice is hereby given that Family Dollar Stores of South Carolina, Inc. intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 1760 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29154-9063. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than July 20, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Notice Of Application

Notice is hereby given that Family Dollar Stores of South Carolina, Inc. intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 338 Manning Ave., Sumter, SC 29150-6455. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than July 20, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same

Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Family Dollar Stores of South Carolina intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 1200 Pocalla Rd., Sumter, SC 29150-7528. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than July 20, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Summons & Notice SUMMONS (Claim and Delivery) (Non-Jury) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No. 2015-CP-43-00665 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Green Tree Servicing LLC Plaintiff, v.

Drayton Smith and any Unknown Occupants being a class designated as John Doe Defendant(s).

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY required to Answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, to serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint on the persons whose names are subscribed below at Post Office Box 4216, Columbia, South Carolina 29240, within thirty (30) days after the

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NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on March 10, 2015 at 3:47 p.m..

B. Lindsay Crawford, III Theodore von Keller Sara C. Hutchins Crawford & von Keller, LLC P.O. Box 4216, Columbia, SC 29240 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff

EX PARTE: Sara Darlene Elmore Petitioner, IN RE: Opening of Sumter County Family Court Case No.: 91-DR-43-1694.

TO DANA DARLISA MORRISE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition in this actions, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said Petition on the subscriber, William W. Wheeler, III of Jennings & Jennings, P.A., at their office at No. 1 Courthouse Square, P.O. Box 106, Bishopville, South Carolina within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date os such service, and if you fail to answer the Petition within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

NOTICE OF FILING TO DANA DARLISA MORRIS: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Petition in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on March 24, 2015, the object and prayer of which is an action for the opening of Sumter County Family Court Case No. 91-DR-43-1694 and such other relief as set forth in the Petition.

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