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Suspect caught Man, 21, charged in slaying of 9 OFFICIALS REACT Leaders from across South Carolina and the nation released statements concerning the slaying of nine people Wednesday in Charleston.

“It is with great sadness that I heard of the unspeakable tragedy that occurred in Charleston (Wednesday) night. My heart goes out to the victims, including State Sen. Pinckney, their friends and family and members of Emanuel AME Church. I am distraught that this kind of hate still exists in our country and specifically in my home state of South Carolina. ...

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Sumterites pray for victims of Wednesday’s mass shooting in Charleston during a vigil at Mount Pisgah AME Church on Thursday. Dylann Storm Roof, 21, was arrested and charged Thursday in the shooting deaths of nine people at Emanuel AME Church, a historic black church in Charleston, on Wednesday night.

Alleged church shooter was welcomed to Bible study CHARLESTON (AP) — It was an act of “pure, pure concentrated evil,” Charleston’s mayor said — a black community’s leading lights extinguished by gunfire, allegedly at the hands of a young white man who sat among them through an hour of prayer. And so the nine victims at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church joined the ROOF ever-lengthening list of America’s racial casualties. In one blow, the gunman ripped out part of South Carolina’s civic heart: a state senator who doubled as the

MORE INSIDE • More about what Sumterites are saying about Wednesday’s massacre / A2 • Local law enforcement was on high alert Thursday morning / A2 • Profiles of shooting victims / A2 • Attacks on black churches / A8

church’s minister, three other pastors, a regional library manager, a high school coach and speech therapist, a government administrator, a college enroll-

ment counselor and a recent college graduate. Six women and three men who felt called to open their church to all and, authorities said, welcomed the gunman into their Bible study. Police arrested Dylann Storm Roof, a 21-year-old who complained that “blacks were taking over the world” and that “someone needed to do something about it for the white race,” according to a friend who alerted the FBI. Roof waived extradition from North Carolina and was put on a plane Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

The air barely moved in Mount Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church as members of the community gathered to pay their respects not even 15 hours after a shooting left nine dead in a Charleston AME church. Church members prayed for the victims and the shooter, saying they need to get the man who did this help no matter how bad his actions were.

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“He was probably the strongest voice in the Senate, and at the same time you never met a kinder, more gentle spirit than he had. The idea that we lost him the way that we did is just nauseating. If there was ever a servant’s heart, he had it. He pastored in what I would call the ‘mothership’ of all AME churches in this state, and he also had one of the largest districts, covering four or five counties. This man spent all of his time serving. He would want people to come together right now.”

STATE SEN. THOMAS McELVEEN “This is just a tragic incident that took the life of a good man, a good senator, a good pastor and eight other people. Sen. Pinckney really cared for the little man; he really cared for rural South Carolina. He was a senator who really did not seek the limelight, but any time he said something, he knew what to say, how to say it and when to say it, and he was very effective. His wisdom and leadership in the South Carolina Senate is going to be sorely missed. Our prayers go out to his family and the families of all the victims, to the whole community of Charleston and really the whole state of South Carolina. He was really a good senator, and I would say one of the best. It is going to be hard to find somebody to fill his shoes.”

LET US KNOW We would like to hear from you if you know one of the victims of the Charleston shooting or if you know the suspect so that we can share your voices in the community. If you know one of them, please contact Rick Carpenter, managing editor at The Sumter Item, at (803) 774-1201 or rick@theitem.com.

As speaker after speaker orated from behind a lectern, the audience and ministers

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James Rodgers joins other Sumter community members as they pray at Mount Pisgah AME Church in Sumter on Thursday for victims of SEE PRAYING, PAGE A8 the Charleston shooting Wednesday night.

DEATHS, B5 James Johnson Carrie M. Williams Naomi W. Warner Carrie Baker Lenoir Alfonzo Starks Kenneth Earl Clea

STATE REP. MURRELL SMITH

SEE CHURCH SHOOTING, PAGE A8

Community unites in prayer for victims BY COLLYN TAYLOR AND ADRIENNE SARVIS intern@theitem.com, adrienne@theitem.com

“This is a tragic event. It leaves me speechless. I’ve known Sen. Pinckney since I have been in the Legislature. He served in the House and was elected to the Senate when I was elected to the House. We did not serve together, but we passed each other in our tenure, and he always would come back over to the House and maintained the great relationship with those of us in the House. He was the epitome of a true gentleman. He loved his Lord, he loved his family and the institutions that he served. I have never heard him say anything negative. He was always complimentary, always interested in whatever you discussed. I think there is a true void in South Carolina with his passing.”

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Law enforcement vehicles surround a house on U.S. 76 near Mr. Bunky’s Market on Thursday. The address was apparently given by suspected killer Dylann Roof after an arrest in Lexington County on drug charges March 2. Bunky Carter, owner of the gas station, said Roof’s mother is a frequent customer but was not familiar with the suspect and did not think he ever lived at that location.

Authorities were on high alert for shooting suspect SLED issued bulletin for local law enforcement BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com After the Wednesday shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, which left nine people dead, local law enforcement was placed on high alert for the majority of Thursday morning. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division issued a statewide bulletin for all local law enforcement, according to Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Braden Bunch. He said the sheriff’s office was on high alert for the suspect, and deputies had to be “active and vigilant” in their duties Thursday. The suspect was identified as Dylann Storm Roof, a 21-year-old Midlands man, according to multiple media outlets. He was at large for the majority of the morning before being arrested in Shelby, North Carolina, about 11 a.m. during a routine traffic stop. According to the Lexington County Public Index, Roof was arrested on March 2 for possession of a controlled sub-

stance. The charge is still pending in the court, and it was his first offense. At that time, Roof apparently listed an address on U.S. 76 as his home address. Numerous law enforcement vehicles could be seen at the address at about the time of Roof’s capture Thursday, and a heightened police presence was noticeable on U.S. 76 in the area at that time. Across the highway, Bunky Carter, owner of Mr. Bunky’s Market, said he thought the home belonged to Roof’s mother, whom he knows, but he was not acquainted with the suspect and didn’t recall seeing him in the area. “I didn’t know she had a son until this happened,” he said. Nine have been confirmed dead — six females and three males — including the church’s pastor, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney. Bunch said Pinckney was thoughtful and compassionate and his death is a “huge loss for the state.” Sumter Item reporter Jim Hilley contributed to this article.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS IN OUR COMMUNITY “Sad” and “shocked” were two of the most common words heard from Sumter County residents in reactions to the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston that left nine people dead and one injured. The Sumter Item approached people in downtown Sumter on Thursday to get their reactions. Here’s what they said.

‘You can only be sad and pray for the families. You cannot have anger. You cannot let one man speak for an entire race. Hate is taught; little children don’t distinguish between white and black people. We have to look at this man’s upbringing, who influenced him.’

‘It really does not make any sense to me. What kind of person would go to a church, worship with the people for an hour and then kill them?’ GWENDOLYN HOLMES Sumter

TERRY PINKNEY Owner/manager of Main Attraction barbershop

‘I was active in the civil rights movements in the 1960s; those were tense times. But to see so much hate in an individual today is just sad.’

‘I was shocked; it’s just so sad. These people were just going to church, minding their own business.’ LAURA FLOYD

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‘It just proves there are no safe places anymore to go to do anything. It’s just shocking. I cannot understand why anyone would do that.’

‘It hit real close to home as we are less than two hours away from Charleston, which is known as the holy city. It makes you think ... this could happen anywhere.’ TODD TOUCHBERRY General manager of Sumter Cut Rate Drugs and Soda Fountain

DENISE ROBINSON

VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK ON EMANUEL AME CHURCH State Sen. Clementa Pinckney, 41, the pastor of Emanuel African Methodist Church; Cynthia Hurd, 54, who worked for Charleston County’s library system for 31 years; Tywanza Sanders, 26, who recently graduated from Allen University; Sharonda Singleton, 45, a speech pathologist and girls track coach at Goose Creek High School; Myra Thompson, 59; Ethel Lance, 70, who was a sexton

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at the church and on housekeeping staff of city’s Gaillard Auditorium; Susie Jackson, 87; a longtime church member who sang in the choir. She and Lance were cousins. The Rev. Daniel Simmons Sr., 74; and DePayne Doctor, 49, an enrollment counselor at Southern Wesleyan University’s Charleston Campus. — The Associated Press

‘It’s a tragedy to see this happen now. As a black man, I’m mad, I’m sad for the victims, and I’m even sad for the guy who did it. ’Cause you have to wonder what kind of home did this guy grow up in? What was he taught?’

‘It really tells you there is no safe place anymore. It could raise the question, “Should we have more security at our churches? Should we be able to carry concealed weapons in our churches?’”

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Wedgefield woman joins State Guard FROM STAFF REPORTS Wedgefield native Sylvia L. Murray, the agency director for the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, became the newest member of the South Carolina State Guard on Saturday, June 6. Murray was sworn in as a captain by State Guard Commander Brig. Gen. Tom Mullikin during a ceremony at the historic Olympia Armory in Columbia. “We are extremely honored to have someone with Murray’s background and leadership skills join the ranks of the State Guard,” Mullikin said. “She is already working hard for our state, and I am convinced that she will continue to serve as an even larger asset to the people of South Carolina in her role with the state guard.” Murray serves as a member of Gov. Nikki Haley’s cabinet. In addition to keeping the governor informed of all major agency initiatives, she oversees deputy directors

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Albert Cale Yarborough, 48, 4850 Christine Drive, was arrested about 3 p.m. Saturday and charged with malicious injury to animals and personal property in the 4800 block of Christine Drive. Shaylan Charvoris Isaac, 20, 303 Bowman Drive, was arrested about 8:34 p.m. Sunday at 239 S. Pike St. and charged with driving under suspension, third offense. Robert McFadden Jr., 46, of Hopkins, was arrested Sunday in the 4300 block of Dorsey Drive and charged with public disorderly conduct. Kevin Leshawn Coard, 25, 5785 Bethel Church Road, Pinewood, was arrested at about 12:19 a.m. Sunday in the 3100 block of Nettles Road and charged with possession of drugs with intent to distribute. Latonya Kateshia Wilson, 36, of 714B Miller Road, was arrested about 12:30 a.m. Saturday near Stark and Brown streets and charged with driving under the influence, first offense; driving under

‘We are extremely honored to have someone with Murray’s background and leadership skills join the ranks of the State Guard.’

and associate deputy directors; recruits and secures multiple sources of funding; develops and maintains collaborative and effective relationships with judicial, legisMURRAY lative and executive branches of government to ensure juvenile services are impactful; and serves on various committees and boards. Murray has an Associate of Arts degree in legal assisting, a Bachelor of Arts degree in public affairs and a Master of Arts degree in management from Midlands Technical College, Columbia College and Webster University, respectively. “This is an opportunity for me to assist the citizens of South Carolina when a disaster occurs,” Murray said. “I have been assigned to the Civil Affairs unit, which typically works behind the scenes for logistical purposes. I think logistics is one of my greatest strengths.”

suspension first offense; no proof of insurance; no proof of ownership; and a childrestraint violation. Akeem Demond Logan, 25, 920 Utah Circle, was arrested about 5:20 p.m. Saturday and charged with seconddegree criminal domestic violence, simple assault, a protection order violation and a narcotics violation near the 300 block of Harmony Court. DAMAGED PROPERTY A grass lot at Enon Missionary Baptist Church, 2990 Pinewood Road, was reportedly damaged by someone who did burnouts and doughnuts in an unknown vehicle. The incident was reported at 2:05 p.m. Sunday. STOLEN PROPERTY Three iPhones valued at $1,000 and $360 in currency were reportedly stolen from the 300 block of West Highland Street shortly after midnight Monday. A green 2009 Mitsubishi Galant was reportedly stolen from the 1300 block of Pepperidge Drive about 5:40 a.m. Sunday. A 48-inch Westinghouse TV, a 32-inch Emerson TV and

or man-made disaster within our state. “The State Guard is trained and ready to be the first boots on the ground to protect people and property, as well as helping the community recover from a disaster.” Any citizen between the ages of 17 and 70 is eligible to apply, she said. Members of the State Guard typically serve at a National Guard in their community, and members with specialized skills may be asked to serve at the State Guard headquarters. “The organization is an excellent way to promote unselfish service to your community and the state of South Carolina,” Murray said. According to the State Guard’s website, www.sg.sc.gov, the State Guard is part of the South Carolina Military Department, commanded by the adjutant general. Murray’s younger sister, Valarie Williams, is the executive director of South Carolina Housing and Finance Development Authority.

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South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said it has referred a Dalzell-area resident to a private health care provider for post-exposure treatment after being potentially exposed to a rabid bat, according to a news release. The victim reportedly awoke to find a bat flying around the bedroom on Monday. Two bats were found in the home, and one tested positive for rabies, according to DHEC. The agency reported the victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog was also in the bedroom at the time. Because the dog was current on its rabies vaccination, it will only be required to receive a rabies booster and to undergo a 45day quarantine, according to the release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rabid bats have been known to transmit the virus to humans and pets,â&#x20AC;? said Sandra Craig of DHECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bureau of Environmental Health Services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially children â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sometimes donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been bitten, and it is very easy to overlook a bat bite because bat teeth are so tiny. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you find a bat in a room, a tent or a cabin where someone has been sleeping or where unattended children have been playing, always assume the bat could have bitten the sleeping person or the unattended children. The bat

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should be safely trapped in a sealed container and not touched; call your local DHEC BEHS office to report the incident.â&#x20AC;? To learn how to capture a bat, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at http://www.cdc. gov/rabies/bats/contact/capture.html. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People often incorrectly associate bats with rabies,â&#x20AC;? Craig said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not all bats have rabies. Bats are an important part of South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ecosystems and deserve a healthy degree of respect just like all wild animals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell that a bat, or any other animal, has rabies by simply looking at it. Rabies must be confirmed in a laboratory.â&#x20AC;? Craig said rabies signs in bats include daytime activity, inability to fly, approachability and finding bats in places they are not usually seen, such as in your home or on your lawn, Craig said. Suspect bats should be captured and submitted for testing, he said, and he warned against handling a bat or any wild or stray animal, alive or dead, with bare hands.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wild animals contract the disease most often, but domestic pets can contract rabies as well,â&#x20AC;? Craig said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To reduce the risk of getting rabies, we recommend that people avoid wild animals acting tame and tame animals acting wild. â&#x20AC;&#x153;About 275 South Carolinians must undergo preventive treatment for rabies every year, with most exposures coming from bites or scratches by a rabid or suspected rabid animal.â&#x20AC;? Anyone who may have been exposed to the rabies virus through a bite, scratch or the saliva of a possibly infected animal should immediately wash the affected area with plenty of soap and water, get immediate medical attention and report the incident to DHEC, Craig said. According to the DHEC release, there were 139 confirmed cases of rabies in animals during 2014 in South Carolina and 71 confirmed cases in animals across the state so far this year. The bat is the fourth animal to test positive in 2015 from Sumter County, DHEC said, and two animals tested positive for rabies in Sumter County in 2014. Visit http://www.scdhec.gov/ rabies, contact Pee Dee EQC Sumter at (803) 778-6548 or visit the CDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s webpage about rabies and bats at cdc.gov/rabies/bats/index.html to learn more.

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Millions to be paid for Agent Orange claims WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending years of wait, the government agreed Thursday to provide disability benefits to as many as 2,100 Air Force reservists and active-duty forces exposed to Agent Orange residue on airplanes used in the Vietnam War. The new federal rule, approved by the White House Office of Management and Budget, takes effect Friday. It adds to an Agent Orange-related caseload that already makes up 1 out of 6 disability checks issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The expected cost over 10 years is $47.5 million, with separate health care coverage adding to the price tag. “Opening up eligibility for this deserving group of Air Force veterans and reservists is the right thing to do,” VA Secretary Bob McDonald said in a statement. He planned to announce the decision in private meetings with veterans’ organizations. The new federal rule covers an expanded group of military personnel who flew or worked on Fairchild C-123 aircraft in the U.S. from 1969 to 1986 and were believed to have been exposed to Agent Orange residue. The planes had been used to spray millions of gallons of the chemical herbicide during the Vietnam War. It is the first time the VA has established a special category of Agent Orange expo-

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UNICEF: 129 children killed in South Sudan fighting in May BY JASON PATINKIN The Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan — At least 129 children were killed, with boys castrated and girls raped, during a government offensive against rebels last month in South Sudan, according to the U.N. children’s agency. South Sudanese military spokesman, Col. Philip Aguer, on Thursday questioned the credibility of the report, saying it is not in

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ATTACKS ON BLACK CHURCHES Churches have long played a key role in black communities in the United States. Once, in parts of the nation, church buildings were the only places blacks could gather without fear of violence or harassment. Because of that, an attack on a black church took on special significance. Here is partial list of attacks on black churches since the dawn of the civil rights era:

FROM PAGE A1 President Obama called the tragedy yet another example of damage wreaked on America by guns. NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks said “there is no greater coward than a criminal who enters a house of God and slaughters innocent people.” Others bemoaned the loss to a church that has served as a bastion of black power for 200 years, despite efforts by white supremacists to wipe it out. “Of all cities, in Charleston, to have a horrible hateful person go into the church and kill people there to pray and worship with each other is something that is beyond any comprehension and is not explained,” said Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. “We are going to put our arms around that church and that church family.” Surveillance video had captured the gunman entering the church Wednesday night, and Charleston County Coroner Rae Wilson said he initially didn’t appear threatening. “The suspect entered the group and was accepted by them, as they believed that he wanted to join them in this Bible study,” she said. Then, “he became very aggressive and violent.” Roof’s childhood friend, Joey Meek, called the FBI after recognizing him in the surveillance footage, down to the stained sweatshirt he had been wearing while playing Xbox videogames in Meek’s home the morning of the attack. “I didn’t THINK it was him. I KNEW it was him,” Meek told The Associated Press after being interviewed by investigators. Roof was arrested without incident Thursday in North Carolina. His previous record includes a felony drug charge and a misdemeanor trespassing charge.

PRAYING FROM PAGE A1 alike silently listened and started to think of a way to move past such a tragic event. The news of nine people being fatally shot broke Wednesday night in Charleston, and those close to the church were stunned. The Rev. Betty Deas Clark of Mount Pisgah, who is originally from Charleston, said she was “shocked” and in “disbelief” when she heard the news, but when tragedy strikes, it gives the community an opportunity to rally together. “In times such as these, the connection manifests itself; you see the sisterhood, the brotherhood, the connectedness,” she said. “While I am (physically) in Sumter, my heart is still in Charleston.” The vigil fell silent as a projector stationed at the front began to flicker and President Obama’s press conference came on the screen. In his statement he said the shooting should “shift how we think about the issue of gun violence.” Most shootings bring up the debate of gun control. The Charleston shooting was no different, with people wondering how to stop something like this from happening again. Clark said to stop it, the community has to stay strong and band together to make sure it keeps building on a foundation of love. She said it’s not a black issue or a white issue; it’s a community issue.

• June 29, 1958: A dynamite bomb damages Bethel Baptist Church, pastored by the civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth, in Birmingham, Alabama. A white supremacist was convicted more than two decades later.

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Noah Nicolaisen, of Charleston, kneels at a makeshift memorial Thursday down the street from where a man opened fire Wednesday night during a prayer meeting inside Emanuel AME Church, killing several people in what authorities are calling a hate crime. Roof wasn’t known to the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama, and it’s not clear whether he had any connection to the 16 white supremacist organizations operating in South Carolina, but he appears to be a “disaffected white supremacist,” based on his Facebook page, said the center’s president, Richard Cohen. Meek said he and Roof had been best friends in middle school, where “he was just a quiet kid who flew under the radar.” Roof then disappeared and showed up again several weeks ago, seeming even more quiet and withdrawn. But on his Facebook page, Roof displayed the flags of defeated white-ruled regimes, posing with a Confederate flags plate on his car and wearing a jacket with stitched-on flag patches from Rhodesia, which is now black-led Zimbabwe, and apartheid-era South Africa. And when Meek asked what was troubling Roof, “he started talking about race,” the friend said. Spilling blood inside a black church — especially this one, founded in 1816

After the president’s remarks, Clark stood on the pulpit as she read Scripture to a crowd of more than 100 people — people of different races — all of whom were there to pay their respects to the nine who lost their lives. Two individuals who attended the gathering shared the same belief that a positive outcome could arise from the deadly incident if the community joined together in faith and open discussion. “I was so devastated to hear that we still have that much hatred so abound in South Carolina,” said Gloria Neal Showers. Showers said she was especially saddened to learn that Sen. Clementa Pinckney, DJasper, the pastor of Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, was killed during the shooting. “It’s hard to digest that someone with that much to give has been cut down,” she said. Showers said in order for society to move past Wednesday night’s events, members of the community need to talk to one another, and those conversations should start in the church. “On Sundays we are the most segregated,” she said. She said people need to move past race and color in order to have honest discussions if the community hopes to stay united. Jennifer Jackson said the shooting reminded her of a time when similar acts of violence were more frequent, and racial equality was not a favored topic. She said the fact that the shooting took

— evoked painful memories nationwide, a reminder that black churches so often have been the targets of racist violence. A founder of Emanuel church, Denmark Vesey, was hanged after trying to organize a slave revolt in 1822, and white landowners burned the church in revenge, leaving parishioners to worship underground until after the Civil War. The rebuilt church returned stronger, eventually winning campaigns for voting rights and political representation. Its lead pastor, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney — among the dead — recalled his church’s history in a 2013 sermon, saying “we don’t see ourselves as just a place where we come to worship, but as a beacon and as a bearer of the culture.” “What the church is all about,” Pinckney said, is the “freedom to be fully what God intends us to be and have equality in the sight of God. And sometimes you got to make noise to do that. Sometimes you may have to die like Denmark Vesey to do that.”

place in a church is nothing new. “There’s nothing new under the sun,” she said. “It took me back to the Alabama bombings.” The bombings took place in Birmingham, Alabama, during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. On Sept. 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted and detonated multiple sticks of dynamite beneath the steps of 16th Street Baptist Church, a black church. Four girls were killed, and 22 others were injured. Like Showers, Jackson said healing should start in the church through the “mending and blending” of different denominations, just like the gathering that took place at Mount Pisgah. Other public officials from Sumter police and fire departments were there to speak and pay their respects. State Rep. David Weeks, DSumter, was at the vigil, saying it is important for community leaders to come and set the tone of how the community should react to such horrible news. As he spoke, he shared the story of when he and a few other state legislators went to Israel and visited a synagogue that was attacked two weeks before their visit. He said at that moment, they prayed with the other members of the synagogue, and Thursday morning one of the leaders messaged Weeks and told him he was praying for the whole state. He said there is usually a desire to do something to try to prevent these things from happening again, but there is

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not much churches can do to prevent it. “The Bible tells us to open our doors to strangers when they come in,” he said. “You just have to be vigilant and be alert, but it could happen again. That’s just the reality in which we live, but we’ll never let it stop us from showing the love of God.” Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen also spoke at the vigil, saying churches should stay strong, keep their doors open and keep teaching the gospel. He also said he hopes churches in the community start asking questions and look to move forward together. McElveen said his son, state Sen. Thomas McElveen, was at Bethel AME Church in Columbia where there was another service. There were

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also vigils at AME churches in Charleston, Greenville and Orangeburg. McElveen said the shooting, while tragic, is a way for the community to come together and make it a better place. As the vigil ended, everyone there joined hands and prayed, ending the event with a loud “Amen” before adjourning. “Our hearts go out to the people that are affected in Charleston,” McElveen said, “but it’s a time where we can examine ourselves and realize if we can’t be safe in our churches and we’re concerned about worship, people in the community need to step up and say, ‘No more; we’re going to make this a better place.’ This is a cause that can unite people from all over the community.”

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Intergalactic bounty hunting at its best on ‘Killjoys’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Science fiction makes more sense to me when people have real jobs. “Blade Runner” was driven by Deckard’s (Harrison Ford) grim task of hunting down wayward replicants. “Killjoys” (9 p.m., Syfy, TV-14), a Canadian series debuting tonight, takes a similar approach. Killjoy is the nickname given to an intergalactic bounty hunter. In a universe colonized by rival nations and corporations, the Killjoys report to a shadow organization that answers to no one. When the Killjoys are given a warrant to capture or kill, they owe their allegiance to the warrant and the warrant alone. Their assignments combine mere procedure with interstellar travel and continual physical danger — and provide this futuristic fantasy with plenty of opportunities for martial arts mayhem. Maybe too much. It seems like at least one-third of the pilot involves mixed martial arts in a prison planet “fight club,” or kickboxing action between the Killjoys and their prey. But for some viewers that may be a plus. The series revolves around John Jaqobis (Aaron Ashmore), levelheaded and handsome, and Dutch (Hannah John-Kamen), exotically beautiful and utterly dangerous. They live and work together, but share no romantic or sexual relationship — for now. Just how long this 21st-century “Moonlighting” routine endures is anybody’s guess. By the end of the pilot, John’s long-estranged brother, D’avin (Luke Macfarlane), joins their ranks. We also discover Dutch’s peculiar backstory, establishing John as a solid guy between two mysterious figures. “Killjoys” might be dismissed as mere hyper-violent eye candy without its adventurous and imaginative take on a universe of weird and wonderful subcultures. The Killjoys’ assignments take them from planets dominated by Sahara-like climates and desert bazaar culture, to posh parties out of Town and Country magazine blessed by what look like Hindu monks, to grim industrial wastelands awash in permanent down-

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SERIES NOTES “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., r, CW, TV14) * Ranching can be murder on “Hawaii Five-0” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * The gang travels to California on “The Messengers” (9 p.m., CW, TV-PG).

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From left, Hannah John-Kamen stars as Dutch, Luke Macfarlane as D’Avin and Aaron Ashmore as John in “Killjoys” premiering at 9 p.m. today on Syfy. pours — a nod, no doubt, to “Blade Runner,” the prime mover behind fantasies like “Killjoys.” This is not groundbreaking or exactly cerebral television, but the scenery is exciting enough to make one go along for the ride. And speaking of rides, this may be a star-making vehicle for John-Kamen (“Black Mirror,” “The Hour”), who appeared in the London stage musical “Viva Forever,” based on the songs of the Spice Girls. • “Great Performances” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) features the Metropolitan Opera debut of Broadway director Susan Stroman (“The Producers”) in her adaptation of Franz Lehar’s operetta “The Merry Widow,” starring soprano Renee Fleming.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A road trip becomes a nightmare for female friends (Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis) in the 1991 drama “Thelma & Louise” (7:50 p.m., Cinemax). Callie Khouri won an Oscar for her script and is the creator and executive producer of ABC’s “Nashville.” • The head of Maaco becomes an “Undercover Boss” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG). • “America’s Got Talent” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) takes the dangerous auditions outside. • The second round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship (8 p.m., Fox). • If required, a prime-time edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (8 p.m., ABC) anticipates game seven of the 2015 NBA Finals between the Cleveland

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Jimmy Fallon welcomes Vince Vaughn, Jim Gaffigan and Ryn Weaver on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Jerry Seinfeld, David Remnick and Jon Theodore visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Dana Carvey and Elizabeth Olsen appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate

Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors (9 p.m.). (As of press time, ABC had not released an alternate schedule if there is no game.) • Kira Kosarin and Rio Mangini star in the kids adventure “One Crazy Cruise” (8 p.m., Nickelodeon). • A new batch of aliens presents diplomatic challenges on “Defiance” (8 p.m., Syfy, TV-14). • The murders of three community activists may be hate crimes on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). • The past remains a mystery on “Dark Matter” (10 p.m., Syfy, TV-14).

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Bad language, racist jokes set poor examples DEAR ABBY — I recently married for the second time. My first husband was verbally and emotionally abusive. My Dear Abby new husband is kindheartABIGAIL ed and takes VAN BUREN good care of me. I have one problem though. He curses all the time. (I don’t think he realizes he is doing it anymore.) I believe that cursing makes a person look ignorant. What bothers me most is his racist jokes. I have told him I don’t like hearing him insult other races or cultures, but he still does it. He thinks the jokes are

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DEAR ABBY — How can I gently break the news to my sister that I am pregnant? She has been trying to conceive for more than a year, but is still unsuccessful. (I got pregnant within a month of trying.) What can I do to avoid hurting her feelings when I tell her? Expecting in the East DEAR EXPECTING — Infertility issues can be extremely painful for couples who have been trying to have a child, particularly if the problem has been going on for some time. You should tell your sister privately, in person, and before you start to show. I don’t think it’s necessary to mention that you became pregnant after only one month, because it might appear that you are gloating.

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New strategy for Iraq and Syria It’s time for a new strategy in Iraq and Syria. It begins by admitting that the old borders are gone, that a unified Syria or Iraq will never be reconstituted, that the Sykes-Picot map is defunct. We may not want to enunciate that policy officially. After all, it does contradict the principle that colonial borders be maintained no matter how insanely drawn, the alternative being almost CHARLES universally Krauthammer worse. Nonetheless, in Mesopotamia, balkanization is the only way to go. Because it has already happened and will not be reversed. In Iraq, for example, we are reaping one disaster after another by pretending that the Baghdad government — deeply sectarian, divisive and beholden to Iran — should be the center of our policy and the conduit for all military aid. Look at Fallujah, Mosul, Ramadi. The Iraqi army is a farce. It sees the enemy and flees, leaving its weapons behind. “The ISF was not driven out of Ramadi. They drove out of Ramadi,” said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Our own secretary of defense admitted that the “the Iraqi forces just showed no will to fight.” We can train them forever. The problem is one of will. They don’t want to fight. And why should they? They are led by commanders who are corrupt, sectarian and incompetent. What to do? Redirect our efforts to friendly forces deeply committed to the fight, beginning with the Kurds, who have the will, the skill and have demonstrated considerable success. This year alone, they have taken back more than 500 Christian and Kurdish towns from the Islamic State. Unlike the Iraqi army, however, they are starved for weapons because, absurdly, we send them through Baghdad, which sends along only a trickle. This week, more Kurdish success. With U.S. air support, Syrian Kurds captured the strategic town of Tal Abyad from the Islamic State. Which is important for two reasons. Tal Abyad controls the road connecting the terror group’s capital of Raqqa to Turkey, from which it receives fighters, weapons and supplies. Tal Abyad is “a lung through which breathed and connected to the outside world,” said Kurdish commander Haqi Kobane. Moreover, Tal Abyad helps link isolated Kurdish areas in the Syrian north into a contiguous territory, like Iraqi Kurdistan. Which suggests that this territory could function as precisely the kind of long-advocated Syrian “safe zone” from which to operate against both the Islamic State and the Bashar alAssad regime. More good news comes from another battle line. Last

‘If we need to pretend to support the Baghdad government, fine. But our actual strategy should be to circumvent it and help our real allies carry the fight.’ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR week, the Free Syrian Army’s Southern Front, backed by and trained in Jordan, drove the Syrian government out of its last major base in eastern Daraa province, less than 60 miles from Damascus. These successes suggest a new U.S. strategy. Abandon our anachronistic fealty to the central Iraqi government (now largely under Iran’s sway anyway) and begin supplying the Iraqi Kurds in a direct, 24hour Berlin-style airlift. And in Syria, intensify our training, equipping and air support for the now-developing Kurdish safe zone. Similarly, through Jordan, for the FSA Southern Front. In theory, we should be giving similar direct aid to friendly Sunni tribesmen in Iraq whose Anbar Awakening, brilliantly joined by Gen. David Petraeus’ surge, utterly defeated the Islamic State progenitor, al-Qaeda in Iraq, in 2006-07. The problem is, having been abandoned by us once, when Obama liquidated our presence in 2011, why should the Sunnis ever trust us again? As for the Iraqi army, we can go through the motions, but the best we can hope for is wobbly containment, ultimately guaranteed by Iranian proxies. Not a happy prospect, but the best that we can do having forfeited our dominant position in Iraq in 2011. At the time, Iraq was a functioning state. That state is now gone. We should not expend treasure or risk blood trying to resurrect it. Our objective right now is to defeat the Islamic State and to ensure the fall of the Assad regime. That does not require an American invasion. It does require recognizing reality and massively supporting our few genuine allies on the ground. On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter testified that we won’t quite meet our objective of training 24,000 Iraqi troops by this fall. Why? A recruitment problem. Iraqis don’t seem to want to join. We are 17,000 short. It’s a fool’s errand anyway. If we need to pretend to support the Baghdad government, fine. But our actual strategy should be to circumvent it and help our real allies carry the fight. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com. © 2015, The Washington Post Writers Group

COMMENTS ABOUT BATEN’S LETTER Mr. Baten I am just not sure what to say about your rant in The Sumter Item on Wednesday. The reason you don’t like Walter Williams is because he holds the black community accountable for “your” actions. He also does not support your woe is me as my great, great, great grand something did everything that made this country great was maybe a slave so the citizens of the U.S. owe you something. You are NOT entitled to anything from the U.S.; it is high time you stop trying to make the white community the cause of your status in life or the lack thereof. This attitude does NOT help race relations. You are not entitled to anything free; You need to work to buy what you want, not wait for something to happen and loot innocent businesses; but that is a separate topic. I don’t know where you got your statistics from; you left that out. You also left out the statistic on the comparison of whites and blacks with men as head of the family. Anyway, taking in the total of whites and blacks in this country will not match the statistics you put in your comments in The Sumter Item. You should know better. You call into question most comments by others that use statistics and yet you do the same thing. DAVID A. LePAGE Sumter

PERCENTAGES ARE AS IMPORTANT AS NUMBERS I went to an event a couple of weeks ago and had a conversation with someone about welfare and crime, etc. He tried to convince me that there were more white people on welfare, food stamps, etc., than black people. I said that technically he is correct, but when you figure in percentages, it isn’t correct. He said he didn’t care about percentages. The following percentages are according to “Race and ethnicity in the United States” from Wikipedia. White Americans, 77.7 percent, Hispanic and Latino Americans, 17.1 percent, African Americans, 13.2 percent.

When you divide 77.7 by 13.2, you get 5.9. percent. In other words, when you start talking about “updated crime rates by race” you need to keep percentages in mind; well, that is if you want to know the real truth. I see in Wednesday’s Opinion page we have some interesting information. According to Eugene Baten’s “updated crime rates by race” in the year 2013, arrested offenders by race were 6,214,197 whites (68.9 percent) compared to 2,549,655 (28.3 percent). These figures do not take in account the percentage of whites to blacks. If you multiply 2,549,655 times 5.9, you get 15,042,964. That means that blacks are arrested 6.2 times more than whites. So what is the truth? I guess it depends on how a person uses the figures given. If you use his information, we can no longer claim that black people are being overly picked on by the criminal justice system and unfairly populating our jails. I also wonder about how correct “most whites are Republicans” as President Obama couldn’t have won the election with just the black votes. Facts or assumptions are only as good as what someone wants to believe. Thinking for oneself does not make something true or false. Concerning the other letter to the editor. If young ladies don’t have sex with “indigent, unemployed, with less than a high school education, homeless and on food stamps,”men then no one would have to deal with delinquent child support. JACQUELINE K. HUGHES Sumter

NOT HIGHLIGHTED IS NOT SAME AS NOT HAPPENING Mr. Prince, I was awed by your “I’m in fear” letter published on June 18, regarding what you say is, “I must wonder why my posterity and race must consider the possibility of death or great bodily harm whenever we are stopped by white law enforcement.” That is a “cop out”, no pun intended. Black on white crime is

not as newsworthy because there is not the national or global outcry by the Caucasian race; the white approach is not to mob and loot but to rely on our law enforcement and judicial system. You can’t go to a television channel where it is not being announced when a white law enforcement officer has a confrontational contact with a black person. Are you so naïve as to believe there are not black officers having confrontations with white offenders? The common and written law pertains to everyone, but some persons just have to push things to the limit. The black population has the self-promoted “cheerleaders,” Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson who love to bring about unrest in the affected area and make it a national forum. There are many white persons who are in fear of harm when approached by blacks also. Again, the news brings forth stories about black groups assaulting whites, usually a quick blurb. What I actually find more amazing is there is not mention of investigating as a hate crime when it is black on white. I was born and raised in a non-slave state long after slavery was abolished. Therefore, I find it hard to understand just where the black and white divide came to be. J Jim Crow is over, and the Civil Rights Bill came about more than 50 years ago. We have a Black History Month; why not an Irish, Italian, Polish, German etc. Whites cannot have an all-white beauty pageant, school or college fund like the blacks have. I do not believe the black population has such a racial issue as it is a cultural issue. All races pay taxes that pay for our public school system, use it to the utmost. JIM AUSTIN Sumter Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

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AROUND TOWN The Clarendon County The Sumter Combat VeterBranch NAACP will hold its ans Group will meet at 10 monthly meeting at 4 p.m. a.m. today at the South onGroup Sunday, June 21, at St. HOPE Sumter Center,Combat 1125 S. Veterans Lato meet fayette Drive. All area vet- Mark AME Church, Summerton. erans are invited. The 2015 Sumter County The Mayesville Summer EnCommunity Development richment Camp Program Corporation Housing and will be held 7:30 a.m.-5 Job Fair will be held 11 p.m. Monday-Friday a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, through Aug. 7, at the June 27, at South Sumter Mayesville Institute Resource Center, 337 School. Sponsored by the Manning Ave. Mayesville Educational and Industrial Institute, An “after school year field the program will involve day” will be held at 4 p.m. academic enrichment as on Saturday, June 27, at well as a host of physical 186 Green Lane, Bishopactivities for participating ville. This event is free youth ages 4-17. Weekly and open to the public. fees are $10, $7 and $5 for There will be a bounce first, second and third house, bubble machine, child respectively. Fee ingames, food, spiritual encludes daily breakfast, tertainment, words of enlunch and a snack. For courage for young people, applications or additional and door prizes. Games information, call Dr. Debwill include checkers, orah L. Wheeler at (803) horseshoes, card games, 983-7221 or Margie Jeffer- ring toss and more. Menu son at (803) 453-5441. will consist of grilled hot dogs, baked beans, cupThe Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Associ- cakes, popcorn and drinks. For additional ination will hold a dinner funformation, call Viola Shaw draiser 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at (803) 428-3488. today at the Lincoln High School gymnasium on The Lincoln High School Council Street. Cost is $8 Preservation Alumni Associper dinner and menu ination will meet at 4 p.m. cludes turkey wing, on Sunday, June 28, at the grilled chicken, rice with Lincoln High School cafegravy or macaroni salad, teria on Council Street. mixed vegetables, roll, Call James L. Green at dessert and a drink. Call (803) 968-4173. James L. Green at (803) The Sumter Branch NAACP 968-4173. will meet at 5 p.m. on An Applebee’s flapjack fund- Sunday, June 28, at Reid raiser breakfast to support Chapel AME Church, 1008 Crestwood High School FFA Dibert St. will be held 8-10 a.m. on The Sumter Chapter of the Saturday, June 20, at ApNational Federation of the plebee’s Neighborhood Blind will meet at 7 p.m. Grill & Bar, 2497 Broad St. on Tuesday, July 14, at Call Jason Gore at (843) 333-9712 or (803) 469-6200, Shiloh-Randolph Manor. The spotlight will shine extension 4514. Mr. Gore on Leland Brooks and the can also be reached via associate member is Rosa email at Jason.gore@ Lee Wells. Contact Debra sumterschools.net or Canty, chapter president, email Brittany Robinson at DebraCanC2@frontier. at brittanyrobinson9@ com or at (803) 775-5792. gmail.com. Add the group to your The Sumter Vitiligo Support contacts for updated inGroup will hold its first vitil- formation on the recordigo support group walk ed message line at (206) from 9 a.m. until noon on 376-5992. Saturday, June 20, at Salterstown Community Park, The Vietnam Veterans of 800 Salterstown Road. At- American, Chapter 960, benefit poker run will be held tendees are asked to on Saturday, Aug. 8, bebring two non-perishable ginning and ending at food items. Wear purple Lakevue Landing, Manto show support. Event ning. Start time is 11 a.m. will feature music, food and end time is 4 p.m. All and more. motorcycles, automobiles The American Legion Womand boats welcome. Entry en’s Auxiliary Post No. 202 fee is $10 and entry forms will meet 1:30-2:30 p.m. may be obtained by callon Saturday, June 20, at ing (803) 460-8551 or (803) 810 Palmetto St. Call Bar478-4300. bara W. Davis at (803) The Post 10813 25th anniver795-3976 for details. sary banquet will be held Women On a Move, a newly at 6 p.m. on Oct. 24 at formed non-profit organizaVeterans Hall, 610 Mantion, will host a business ning Ave. For further inmixer from 5 to 7 p.m. on formation, call (803) 773Saturday, June 20, at 5604, (803) 968-5219 or Team Robinson MMA, 262 (803) 406-0748. S. Pike West.

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Partly sunny and very hot

A t-storm early; partly cloudy

A shower and t-storm around

Mostly sunny and very hot

Near-record temperatures

Very hot

98°

75°

98° / 75°

98° / 76°

102° / 78°

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 0%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 10%

WSW 6-12 mph

E 3-6 mph

W 4-8 mph

WSW 8-16 mph

W 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 90/70 Spartanburg 91/71

Greenville 91/71

Columbia 97/74

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 98/75

Aiken 96/72

ON THE COAST

Charleston 95/76

Today: Partly sunny and humid with a thunderstorm. High 91 to 98. Saturday: Humid with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 91 to 97.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 92/74/t 71/55/pc 92/74/c 74/57/pc 91/74/pc 83/63/pc 89/75/pc 85/67/pc 94/75/t 87/69/pc 113/83/s 68/53/pc 91/74/t

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 358.02 75.36 75.29 97.56

24-hr chg -0.02 -0.06 none +0.02

Sunrise 6:11 a.m. Moonrise 9:10 a.m.

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

0.04" 1.87" 3.15" 20.25" 17.50" 20.77"

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

99° 78° 88° 67° 101° in 1981 25° in 2013

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

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 90/75/t 83/66/pc 92/74/s 82/70/t 89/76/t 82/63/pc 91/75/t 75/67/pc 94/74/s 84/73/pc 113/84/s 69/54/pc 89/77/c

Myrtle Beach 93/78

Manning 97/75

Today: Warm with a shower or thunderstorm. Winds west 4-8 mph. Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm around. Winds southwest 6-12 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 97/76

Bishopville 96/75

Sunset 8:36 p.m. Moonset 10:55 p.m.

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Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 1.74 -0.06 19 3.31 +0.33 14 2.75 -0.34 14 2.30 -0.15 80 76.06 -0.17 24 7.55 -1.12

AT MYRTLE BEACH

High Today 12:01 p.m. --Sat. 12:11 a.m. 12:47 p.m.

Ht. 2.7 --3.2 2.7

Low 6:35 a.m. 6:35 p.m. 7:18 a.m. 7:19 p.m.

Ht. 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 84/65/t 96/71/t 97/72/pc 98/76/t 86/76/t 95/76/t 94/70/t 94/73/t 97/74/pc 97/75/t 91/74/t 95/74/t 95/73/t

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 87/69/t 94/73/t 96/71/t 97/77/t 88/80/t 96/76/t 94/73/t 93/74/t 97/75/t 98/76/t 90/77/t 95/76/t 96/76/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 97/76/t Gainesville 94/73/t Gastonia 93/70/t Goldsboro 95/73/t Goose Creek 95/76/t Greensboro 90/70/t Greenville 91/71/t Hickory 88/69/t Hilton Head 92/76/t Jacksonville, FL 96/73/t La Grange 94/74/pc Macon 97/72/pc Marietta 92/72/t

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 98/76/t 94/72/s 94/72/t 94/77/t 96/76/t 91/71/t 91/72/t 89/71/t 92/78/t 96/73/pc 94/74/pc 96/73/s 90/74/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 86/67/t Mt. Pleasant 95/77/t Myrtle Beach 93/78/pc Orangeburg 97/74/pc Port Royal 95/76/t Raleigh 94/71/t Rock Hill 93/70/t Rockingham 95/72/t Savannah 97/75/t Spartanburg 91/71/t Summerville 96/76/t Wilmington 95/76/t Winston-Salem 89/70/t

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 87/68/t 95/77/t 93/79/t 97/74/t 94/78/t 93/74/t 94/73/t 97/75/t 95/75/pc 92/72/t 96/76/t 94/77/t 91/71/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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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Ignore EUGENIA LAST negative comments or people. Participate in events that you find entertaining. Your heart is in the right place, so don’t let anyone make you feel guilty for doing things you enjoy. Love is in the stars, and romance is encouraged.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Refrain from getting upset over trivial matters. Focus more on the things you can do to help a cause you believe in. What you learn by helping others will be a valuable lesson that will help stabilize your life. Keep life simple.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Speak up and take over. You have the knowledge and the expertise to make a difference. Assist a group or individual that can use your insight and wisdom, and you will make an impression that will lead to bigger prospects. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t fight the impossible. Learn to accept your circumstances and don’t try to struggle against change. A rival is likely to create turmoil if you are not willing to meet halfway. Financial loss due to poor information is possible.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep an open mind, but don’t allow anyone to manipulate or lead you astray. Take control and make GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll have too many choices. Hone in on decisions based on your findings. the ideas that will bring the highest Love is on the rise and a positive change in your personal life is returns. Don’t let anyone lead you down a path that doesn’t favor you. about to develop. It’s fine to help others, but not at CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): the cost of your own success. Don’t let the changes around you CANCER (June 21-July 22): Put your emotions on the back burner and your heart and soul into doing the best job possible. You will be judged on what you do and how you deal with others. An important partnership will develop if you give your all. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Shoot for the stars. Let your big, bright personality take over and lead you to the winner’s circle. Don’t let other people’s problems slow you down. It’s your time to shine. Initiate the changes you desire and celebrate your victory. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Delegate the jobs you cannot complete to reliable people in a diplomatic manner. Offering incentives will ensure that you get what you want. Aim to stabilize your position and you will succeed.

cause anxiety. Step back and watch what’s going on from a distance. As long as you protect your heart, money and your physical wellness, you have nothing to worry about. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can make things happen. Your energy, enthusiasm and expertise will attract positive attention, not to mention the love and respect of someone who means the world to you. Financial gains look positive and romance is encouraged. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Speak from the heart and offer alternative methods to avoid setbacks. Someone will try to sabotage your efforts, but if you follow your plans, your success will overrule any interference you face. Avoid arguments by using brains over brawn.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 THURSDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

12-16-21-26-29 PowerUp: 2

20-21-22-41-54 Powerball: 7 Powerplay: 3

8-19-26-56-67 Megaball: 14 Megaplier: 2

PICK 3 THURSDAY

PICK 4 THURSDAY

5-7-3 and 5-1-5

4-6-6-5 and 9-5-5-5

SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Royce, a 12-week-old tricolored male hound mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is playful, affectionate, gentle, active and great with other dogs. He is very friendly and loves attention. Royce would make a great addition to any family. The SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food; wet cat food; cat litter; and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers; stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets; canned dog and cat food; dry dog food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

LEGION BASEBALL

Camden not going away quietly P-17’s rout Sumter 16-6 to tighten up League III race BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Sumter P-15’s still own a 1 ½-game lead over Camden for first place in American Legion baseball’s League III, but after Post 17’s 16-6, 8-inning victory on Thursday at Riley Park, that lead is a tenuous one at best. Sumter and Camden both have two losses in league play with the P-15’s 10-2 and Post 17 7-2. It was Camden’s second straight victory, winning at home on Wednesday 7-6. The P-15’s, now 11-3 on the season, jumped out to a 6-1 lead. Dawson Price started on the mound for Sumter and he held Post 17 at bay through the first five innings, save for a third-inning run. However, it all fell apart for Sumter in the top of the sixth as 8-2 Camden scored 12 runs. Post 17 did have five hits in the inning, but the P-15’s offered more than their fair share of help. They walked four batters, hit another and committed four errors. Chris Crawford came on in relief of Price with the bases loaded and had a potential double play grounder to second with the bases loaded end

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

SEE CAMDEN, PAGE B2 Sumter first baseman River Soles awaits a pickoff throw as Camden’s Ross Hough dives back into first in Post 17’s 16-6 victory in eight innings on Thursday at Riley Park.

PALMETTO PRO OPEN

CLEMSON BASEBALL

Lao, Brady reach quarters

Lee named new Tigers’ baseball coach

Last two PPO champs knocked out BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The final two singles champions of the USTA Pro $10,000 Palmetto Pro Open, Brooke Austin and Jamie Loeb, will not be the champion of the first $25,000 PPO. Danielle Lao and Jennifer Brady saw to that on Wednesday in the round of 16. Lao defeated Austin, the 2014 champion, 7-6 (2), 6-3 while No. 2 seed Brady defeated ’13 winner Loeb 7-5, 6-3 to

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Danielle Lao hits a return during her 7-6(2), 6-3 victory over Brooke Austin in a quarterfinal match SEE PPO, PAGE B3 in the Palmetto Pro Open on Thursday at Palmetto Tennis Center

U.S. OPEN

Stenson, Johnson share early lead at Chambers Bay BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — The first time Henrik Stenson saw Chambers Bay, he walked the course without playing it. The Swede did just fine with clubs in his hand Thursday in a rousing start to the U.S. Open. JOHNSON Stenson birdied three of his last four holes for a THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 5-under 65, his lowest score Henrik Stenson hits his tee shot on the sixth hole during the first round of in the U.S. Open, to share the lead with Dustin Johnthe U.S. Open on Thursday at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. son among the early startStenson and Dustin Johnson tied for the early lead at 5-under par.

ers. Johnson was flawless until a bogey on his final hole, the par-3 ninth, that showed how wild this course can play. He pulled a 6-iron long, and then hit a chip that looked like it was running fast off the green until it made a hard left turn. He missed the 15foot par putt. Stenson and Johnson had a one-shot lead over Patrick Reed. Masters champion Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods were among those playing in the afternoon. Woods opened with three

SEE U.S. OPEN, PAGE B4

CLEMSON – College of Charleston baseball head coach Monte Lee has been named the head coach at Clemson. Lee replaces Jack Leggett, who was fired following the just completed season after 22 years as head coach at Clemson. “Monte is a gifted coach whose track record of success is a testament to his energy, coaching acumen and commitment to studentathletes,” said Clemson director of athletics Dan Radakovich. “I am confident that his leadership LEE will create renewed momentum and optimism for Clemson baseball. The relationships he’s created through a lifetime of baseball in our state, along with his proven successes make him the right fit for our program, and we’re excited to welcome him to the Clemson family.” Lee has served as head coach at College of Charleston for seven seasons after serving as an assistant coach at the University of South Carolina the six seasons before that. He led Charleston to a 276-145 record (.656 winning percentage) and four berths in the NCAA tournament, including each of the past two seasons. “My family and I couldn’t be more excited to join the Clemson family,” Lee said. “I’m ready to get to work and begin

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B2

SPORTS

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015

PRO BASEBALL

Astros reaping benefits of having Luhnow BY KRISTIE RIEKEN The Associated Press HOUSTON — The analytical approach to stocking the roster helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series in 2011 and is starting to pay off for the first-place Houston Astros. And now the work of Jeff Luhnow is at the center of a federal probe, with the FBI investigating his old team for allegedly trying to steal fresh secrets from a man who left for Houston after clashing with some old-school idealists in St. Louis. It’s an ironic if unsurprising twist for a former baseball outsider like Luhnow. Ironic

because the Cardinals are consistently one of the best teams in baseball and the Astros are only now climbing out of a historic stretch of awful play. Unsurprising because the 49-year-old Luhnow has long been viewed as a bright, young mind in the sport. Luhnow is a U.S. citizen, but he was born and spent 15 years of his life in Mexico City after his parents relocated there for work. He speaks Spanish like a native and those unfamiliar with the saltand-pepper-haired executive are often caught off-guard by his ability to switch seamlessly between English and Spanish.

Luhnow in no way fits the traditional mold of a baseball front-office employee. He didn’t play, coach or manage. He wrote a paper in school about how the Chicago Cubs might win the World Series, but that was years before he ever came close to working for a team. He graduated from Pennsylvania with a dual bachelor’s degree in economics and engineering before getting his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. Luhnow founded Archetype Solutions, a data analytics company, and was the company’s president and chief operating officer before moving to baseball.

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO

NATIONAL LEAGUE

TODAY

8 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Austrian Grand Prix Practice from Spielberg, Austria (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 11 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Practice from Newton, Iowa (FOX SPORTS 2). Noon – PGA Golf: U.S. Open Second Round from University Place, Wash. (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – College Baseball: College World Series Game Eleven from Omaha, Neb. – Florida vs. Virginia (ESPN2). 3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Chicagoland 300 Practice from Joliet, Ill. (FOX SPORTS 2). 4 p.m. – PGA Golf: U.S. Open Second Round from University Place, Wash. (FOX SPORTS 1). 5:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 Pole Qualifying from Newton, Iowa (FOX SPORTS 1). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Chicagoland 300 Practice from Joliet, Ill. (FOX SPORTS 2). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Detroit at New York Yankees or Baltimore at Toronto (MLB NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Chicago at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. – PGA Golf: U.S. Open Second Round from University Place, Wash. (WACH 57). 8 p.m. – College Baseball: College World Series Game Twelve from Omaha, Neb. – Vanderbilt vs. Louisiana State or Texas Christian (ESPN). 8:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 from Newton, Iowa (FOX SPORTS 1). 9 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Dallas at Colorado (UNIVISION). 9:20 p.m. – International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Third-Place Match – Mali vs. Senegal (FOX SPORTS 2). 12:55 a.m. – International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Final Match from Auckland, New Zealand – Brazil vs. Serbia (FOX SPORTS 1).

MLB STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE By The Associated Press EAST DIVISION W L Tampa Bay 37 30 New York 35 30 Toronto 35 32 Baltimore 34 32 Boston 28 39 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Kansas City 37 25 Minnesota 35 30 Detroit 34 32 Cleveland 30 34 Chicago 28 36 WEST DIVISION W L Houston 39 28 Texas 36 30 Los Angeles 33 33 Seattle 30 36 Oakland 29 39

Pct .552 .538 .522 .515 .418

GB – 1 2 21/2 9

Pct .597 .538 .515 .469 .438

GB – 31/2 5 8 10

Pct .582 .545 .500 .455 .426

GB – 21/2 51/2 81/2 101/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

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Sumter’s Philip Watcher dives back into first place as Camden first baseman Gunner Smith awaits the throw in Post 17’s 16-6, 8-inning victory on Thursday at Riley Park.

CAMDEN FROM PAGE B1 up getting no one out when shortstop Jacob Watcher failed to touch the bag. That made it 6-4. Crawford then walked the next three batters with the bases loaded to make it 7-6. Gunner Smith followed with a 2-run single to make it 9-6 to end his night. Camden pushed across four more runs to make it 13-6. Post 17 added three more runs in the eighth against Matthew Miles for the final 10-run cushion. The P-15’s jumped on Camden starting pitcher Devin Beckley for three runs in the first inning. After Jacob Watcher lined

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 our journey towards bringing a national championship to Clemson. We’re building on a strong foundation and our goals are attainable. We will work together, alongside our student-athletes, fans and alumni to reach our new heights.” Lee, 38, received national acclaim in 2012 when he was named one of the top 10 head coaches in college baseball under the age of 40 by Baseball America. The Cougars advanced to a super regional in 2014 after capturing the Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship. Lee’s 2015 Charleston team had a 45-15 record and was ranked in the Top 25 for much of the season. The Cougars reached the championship round of a regional in Tallahassee, Fla., losing to Florida State.

out to start the inning, Philip Watcher singled and went to second on a wild pitch, he scored on a River Soles single. Kemper Patton followed with an RBI single and he eventually scored on a wild pitch. Sumter added three more in the bottom of the third. Drew Talley had an RBI single, Javon Martin drew a bases-loaded walk and Talley scored on a wild pitch to make it 6-1. Nick Stokes relieved Beckley with two outs in the fourth and he shut Sumter down the rest of the way. He pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings.

LEAGUE III STANDINGS League W L Sumter 10 1 Camden 6 2 Manning 3 5 Hartsville 3 5 G. Creek 1 5 Dalzell 1 6

Pct. .901 .750 .375 .375 .167 .143

Overall GB W L 11 2 2 1/2 7 2 5 1/2 4 5 5 1/2 3 5 6 1/2 1 5 7 1 8

Sox (Sale 6-3), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 4-5) at Oakland (Gray 8-3), 9:35 p.m. Houston (McCullers 3-1) at Seattle (Elias 3-4), 10:10 p.m.

Baltimore 6, Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Yankees 2, Miami 1 Tampa Bay 5, Washington 0 Toronto 8, N.Y. Mets 0 Atlanta 5, Boston 2 Chicago Cubs 17, Cleveland 0 Cincinnati 8, Detroit 4, 13 innings Kansas City 10, Milwaukee 2 Pittsburgh 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Minnesota 3, St. Louis 1 Houston 8, Colorado 4 Arizona 3, L.A. Angels 2 Oakland 16, San Diego 2 Seattle 2, San Francisco 0 Texas 5, L.A. Dodgers 3

TODAY’S GAMES

Detroit (Simon 7-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Warren 4-4), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (M.Wright 2-2) at Toronto (Estrada 4-3), 7:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Karns 3-3) at Cleveland (Carrasco 8-5), 7:10 p.m. Boston (E.Rodriguez 2-1) at Kansas City (Ventura 3-6), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-2) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 4-6), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Lewis 6-3) at Chicago White

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

W 36 34 32 29 23

L 31 32 34 38 45

Pct .537 .515 .485 .433 .338

GB – 11/2 31/2 7 131/2

W 43 38 35 30 24

L 22 27 28 35 43

Pct .662 .585 .556 .462 .358

GB – 5 7 13 20

W 37 35 32 32 28

L 29 32 33 36 37

Pct .561 .522 .492 .471 .431

GB – 21/2 41/2 6 81/2

TODAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh (Burnett 6-2) at Washington (Scherzer 7-5), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (Lyons 1-0) at Philadelphia (Aumont 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Haren 6-3) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 5-4), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 7-4) at Atlanta (Undecided), 7:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-2) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 4-6), 8:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Jungmann 1-1) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 4-2), 8:40 p.m. San Diego (Shields 7-0) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 5-3), 9:40 p.m. San Francisco (Heston 6-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 4-1), 10:10 p.m.

NASCAR LEADERS By The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through June 14 Points 1, Kevin Harvick, 576. 2, Martin Truex Jr., 561. 3, Joey Logano, 520. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 508. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 506. 6, Brad Keselowski, 480. 7, Jamie McMurray, 464. 8, Matt Kenseth, 456. 9, Kasey Kahne, 447. 10, Jeff Gordon, 434. 11, Kurt Busch, 426. 12, Paul Menard, 421. 13, Denny Hamlin, 412. 14, Carl Edwards, 401. 15, Aric Almirola, 401. 16, Ryan Newman, 400. 17, Clint Bowyer, 388. 18, Kyle Larson, 361. 19, Danica Patrick, 357. 20, Greg Biffle, 351. Money 1, Kevin Harvick, $4,840,151. 2, Joey Logano, $4,015,820. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $3,718,871. 4, Denny Hamlin, $3,429,537. 5, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,171,955. 6, Matt Kenseth, $2,835,930. 7, Jeff Gordon, $2,835,180. 8, Brad Keselowski, $2,790,295. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $2,668,758. 10, Greg Biffle, $2,497,249. 11, Ryan Newman, $2,480,173. 12, Clint Bowyer, $2,461,750. 13, Jamie McMurray, $2,426,215. 14, Aric Almirola, $2,350,110. 15, Austin Dillon, $2,209,228. 16, Trevor Bayne, $2,202,665. 17, Kasey Kahne, $2,175,249. 18, David Ragan, $2,137,061. 19, AJ Allmendinger, $2,131,990. 20, Casey Mears, $2,123,433.

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advance to the quarterfinals along with six other winners. The quarterfinal matches will be played today beginning at 10 a.m. instead of the regular starting time of 9 a.m. Lao and Austin found themselves in a battle throughout the first set. Lao opened a 4-2 lead only to see Austin pull back to a tie. “It was really just a backand-forth match,” said Lao, who played collegiately at Southern California. “I got a little bit of momentum winning that first set. It’s a lot easier if you win that first one, but it was a good match throughout.” Brady, who played at UCLA before turning professional, lost four of the first five games to Loeb, who won the NCAA singles champion this year playing for North Carolina. However, Brady won six of the next seven games to win the first set and was in control most of the second set as well. Nadja Gilchrist, the runnerup to Austin last year, also went down on Thursday. She lost to Maria Osaka 6-2, 6-1. The other singles matches saw No. 5 Lauren Embree defeat Michaela Gorodn 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, Jan Abaza beat No. 6 Chieh-Yu Hsu 6-2, 6-1, No. 3 Mayo Hibi top Heidi El Tabakh 7-5, 7-5, Carol Zhao beat Alexa Graham 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 and No. 8 Marand beat Ashley Weinhold 6-3, 3-6, 6-0.

Singles Main Draw (5) Lauren Embree defeated Michaela Gordon 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. (2) Jennifer Brady defeated Jamie Loeb 7-5, 6-2 Maria Osaka defeated Nadja Gilchrist 6-2, 6-1. Danielle Lao defeated Brooke Austin 7-6(2), 6-3. Jan Abaza defeated (6) Chieh-Yu Hsu 6-2, 6-1. (3) Mayo Hibi defeated Heidi El Tabakh 7-5, 7-5. Carol Zhao defeated Alexa Graham 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. (8) Sanaz Marand defeated Ashley Weinhold 6-3, 3-6, 6-0. Doubles Main Draw Quarterfinals Jennifer Brady/Taylor Townsend defeated (2) Jamie Loeb/Sanaz Marand 6-1, 6-2. (3) Jacqueline Cako/Danielle Lao defeated Samantha Crawford/ Emily J. Harman 6-3, 7-5. Alexandra Mueller/Ashley Weinhold defeated Ellie Halbauer/Ingrid Neel 5-7, 6-3, 11-9. Ellen Perez/Carol Zhao defeated Lauren Embree/Alexa Guarachi 6-3, 6-2.

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Texans extend contract of cornerback Joseph HOUSTON — Cornerback Johnathan Joseph has signed a contract extension with the Houston Texans. The two-time Pro Bowler was entering the final year of the contract he signed when he signed as a free agent in 2011. The new deal will keep him in Houston for the next three years. The 31-year-old Joseph started JOSEPH each game for the Texans last season and had a career-high 75 tackles and two interceptions. In his four years in Houston he has 240 tackles, 11 interceptions and has defended 52 passes. He also has returned two interceptions for touchdowns, forced three fumbles and recovered two. His 11 interceptions with the Texans are tied for second in franchise history. DEZ BRYANT JOINS COWBOYS FOR LAST DAY OF MINICAMP

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dez Bryant has indicated that he would be willing to miss regular-season games without a new long-term contract from the Dallas Cowboys. The unsigned All-Pro receiver still couldn’t stay away from the team on the last day of minicamp Thursday. Even though Bryant hasn’t signed a franchise tender that would guarantee him $12.8 million this season, he was in the stands with teammates at the Cowboys’ stadium when coach Jason Garrett addressed them before the final organized workout until training camp opens next month. He was then on the sideline for most of the 90-minute practice. LIBERIA’S FA BILITY ANNOUNCES RUN FOR FIFA PRESIDENCY

LONDON— The president of the Liberia Football Association is seeking the FIFA presidency, saying Africa should take the lead rebuilding world soccer’s governing body as it reels from criminal investigations. Musa Bility is the second candidate to emerge since Sepp Blatter announced on June 2 — four days after being re-elected to a fifth term — that he would step down amid the corruption scandal rocking FIFA.

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NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez has moved within one hit of 3,000 for his career with a single to left field in the fifth inning Thursday night against the Miami Marlins. The New York Yankees slugger entered the game with 2,997 hits. He had an RBI single to center in the first before hitting a hard grounder to left off Marlins starter Mat Latos with one out in the fifth. PADRES 3 ATHLETICS 1

OAKLAND, Calif. — Pat Murphy didn’t have much time to ponder his first win as the San Diego Padres manager before he was grabbed by players, carried into the shower and doused with a combination of beer, champagne and baby powder. Murphy was in much better spirits afterward, and for good reason as the Padres beat the Athletics for his first win as the interim manager. San Diego ended a fourgame losing streak with solid starting pitching and home runs by Matt Kemp and former A’s catcher Derek Norris. That was big for a ballclub just a few days removed from the firing of manager Bud Black on Monday. ANGELS 7 DIAMONDBACKS 1

PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Angels got another strong start from C.J. Wilson and offense from someone other than Mike Trout or Albert Pujols. Thursday was the kind of day that makes manager Mike Scoiscia feel good about the coming weeks. Wilson struck out a seasonhigh nine in his second straight strong outing, Taylor Featherston hit his first major league home run and the Angels beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 to split the four-game interleague series.

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Florida hits 4 homers in 10-2 victory over Miami in CWS BY ERIC OLSON The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Shut out and limited to two hits by Virginia two nights earlier, Florida’s offense was back to its usual prolific self against Miami. The Gators hit four home runs and scored in double digits for the fourth time in five games while dominating

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Elizabeth Clea; six grandchildren; eight sisters; two brothers; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Union Baptist Church, 5840 Springhill Road, Rembert, with Pastor Emeritus the Rev. Willie Dennis presiding and the Rev. Eugene Dennis officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A public viewing will be held from noon to 7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Messages of sympathy can be done at www.whitesmortuary.net Services entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC of Sumter, (803) 774-8200.

June 17, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 15, 1926, to the late James and Rena Jackson. He was educated in the public schools of Manning Elementary. At an early age, he accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior. He was a member of Bethel AME Church, where he served as a trustee member and a loyal, faithful member. Jackson was employed with Boyle’s Gin, Carolina Furniture Works and Sumter School District 17 maintenance department, until his health failed. Leon leaves to cherish his fond memories: one daughter, Brenda Jackson (Robert) Young of the home; two grandsons, Raymond Leon Jackson and Robert Lee Young Jr.; one great-grandchild, Ry’Kell Daquaun Young; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. The body will be placed in the church at 9 a.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Bethel AME Church, 218 E. Calhoun St., Sumter, with the Rev. David Brown officiating. The family will be receiving friends at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Robert Young, 990 Elbow Circle, Sumter, SC 29153. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

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MANNING — James “JJ” Johnson, 57, died on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. He was born on April 24, 1958, in Alcolu, a son of the late Raymond Nelson and Leola Johnson. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Fourth Crossroad Baptist Church, 1612 JOHNSON Crossroads Church Road, Manning, with Pastor G.K. Carter officiating, and Elder Henry Lee Hilton and Dr. Gloria Lee assisting. The family is receiving friends at 1038 Viking Court, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

Naomi Weisbond Warner, age 95, passed away peacefully at home on June 18, 2015, after a lengthy illness. She was born on May 9, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Anna and David Weisbond. She moved to Sumter in 1951; she and her husband established Naomi and Warner’s Gift Store, a gathering place for people in the WARNER Sumter community. Since 1956, she was a mainstay in downtown Sumter, where she had been in business for 50 years. She was a savvy businesswoman, a loving mother and devoted friend. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Warner T. Warner; and son, Jan Lynn Warner. She is survived by her son, Edwin Warner and his wife, Marilyn; daughter, Bonnie Kass and her husband, Sid; daughter-in-law, Vicki Warner; sister, Marcia Mazursky; along with 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Members of the state Senate recognized Mrs. Warner for the many contributions she had made to the downtown Sumter area by declaring May 9, 2015 “Naomi Warner Day” in South Carolina. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at the Sumter Jewish Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday at Bullock Funeral Home. The family requests donations to the Naomi Warner Business Scholarship Fund at the University of South Carolina at Sumter, 200 Miller Road, Sumter, SC 29150-2498, Attention: Joyce H. Hodge. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

CARRIE M. WILLIAMS Carrie Malinda Williams, 58, affectionately known as “Linda” and “Te-Te,” departed this life on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at her residence in Sumter. Born on Feb. 21, 1957, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Willie Elijah Williams Sr. and Dorothy B. Williams Waiters. Linda accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at WILLIAMS Trinity Baptist Church, Sumter, where she was a member of the youth choir and usher board. She later united with New Fellowship Baptist Church, where she served on the hospitality committee. She was educated in the South Carolina public school system for her primary years and later relocated to the Bronx, New York, where she completed her secondary education. At the time of her passing, Carrie was employed as lead receptionist and hospitality coordinator at Covenant Place of Sumter Assisted Living Facility. Precious memories of her life living will be cherished by her seven children; five siblings; four aunts; nine grandchildren; eight nieces and nephews; a host of other relatives and friends. She also leaves behind her longtime special friend, companion and recent caregiver, Thomas White Sr. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at New Fellowship Baptist Church, 105 Purdy St., Sumter, with the Rev. Dale E. Edwards, pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Ruth Maple Oliver, Minister Claudia Harvin and Minister Priscilla Loney. The family is receiving family and friends at her home, 4224 Hickory Road, Sumter. A wake service will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. The procession will leave at 1:15 p.m. from her home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in Walker Cemetery, Oakland Avenue, 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.

drove the fire truck for many years. She belonged to numerous volunteer organizations including the Grange, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the Shepherd’s Center. She enjoyed beautifying her yard and flower arranging and was a past president of the Poinsett Garden Club. She was very proud of her heritage and spent many hours researching family history. Surviving are three sons, Samuel I. LeNoir of Sumter, Daniel B. LeNoir of Horatio and Steve LeNoir and wife, Beverly, of Stateburg; three daughters, Juanita LeNoir McLeod Miller of Port Orange, Florida, Carolyn L. Lingerfelt of Sumter and Beverly L. Johnson and husband, John, of Horatio; one brother, Thomas Baker of Pinewood; one sister, Lila Delk of Garden City; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Ann LeNoir. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at Hagood with the Rev. Ron Hiester and the Rev. Georg Retzaff officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service at the Parish House. Pallbearers will be Walter Marion “Bubba” LeNoir, David G. LeNoir Sr., David G. LeNoir Jr., Glenn LeNoir, Frank Baker, Floyd Fobes, Tim Self and Robert Bultman. The family would like to thank the staff of Brookdale of Sumter for their gracious care of Mrs. LeNoir during her latter years. Memorials may be made to the Episcopal Church of the Ascension Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 162, Horatio, SC 29062, or to the Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 8620 Black River Road, Rembert, SC 29128. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

Odell Butler Harriott entered eternal rest on June 15, 2015, in Manhattan, New York. The family is receiving friends at 29 Malibu Road, Elliott. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

ROBERT WILSON JR. Robert Wilson Jr. entered eternal rest on June 17, 2015, at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center, Bishopville. The family is receiving friends at 121 Academy Road, Apartment 7H, Bishopville, and at 3066 S. Darlington Highway, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

LESLIE DICKERSON Leslie Dickerson, 69, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in the comfort of his home. He was born on Feb. 2, 1946, in Clarendon County, to the late Richard and Alethia Riley Dickerson. The family will be receiving visitors at the home, 3366 Corbett Road, Sumter. Funeral service plans are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Pinewood.

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CARRIE BAKER LENOIR HORATIO — Carrie Baker LeNoir, 94, widow of Samuel Gaillard LeNoir, died on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Brookdale of Sumter. Born in Sumter in 1920, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mae Hatfield Baker. Mrs. LeNoir moved to Horatio in 1937, where she and her husband, Gaillard, raised seven children. They owned and operated LeNoir’s Country Store. “Mrs. Carrie” worked in the store until age 91. She also served as Postmaster of Horatio from 1943 to 1976. She was elected as South Carolina State President of the National League of Postmasters in 1960-1961. She was an active member of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension and served as organist there and also at High Hills Baptist Church. When she was a junior in high school, Carrie won a trip to Chicago, Illinois, as “the healthiest girl in the state” and was later named Sumter County’s “Mother of the Year.” Carrie was very civic minded. She served as treasurer of the Sumter County Democratic Party for more than 30 years. She helped establish the Horatio Volunteer Fire Department and donated the land where the original fire station was built. She also

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ALFONZO STARKS SUMMERTON — Alfonzo Starks, 77, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. He was born on Aug. 28, 1937, in Summerton, a son of the late Pinkney and Mamie Jones Starks. The family is receiving friends at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Elder Willie and Catherine Starks, 3477 Wash Davis Road, Summerton. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

KENNETH EARL CLEA LUGOFF — Kenneth Earl Clea, 49, was born on Aug. 27, 1965, to Elizabeth Clea and the late Abe Dennis Jr. He was preceded in death by his father; brother, Sammy Clea; grandmother, Mary Alice Young; and uncle, Frank Clea. Kenneth departed this life on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Lugoff. Kenneth is survived by a fiancée, Andrea Jones; four children, Santana Clea, Kenyada Clea, Ashley Clea and Subena Colligan; mother,

CHRISTOPHER K. MANDEL III Christopher K. Mandel III, 18 months, died on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Nov. 13, 2013, in Sumter, he was a son of Christopher K. Mandel Jr. and Porche Matthews. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of his grandmother, Eunice Mandel, 2770 Amadala Lane, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

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Join Us This Sunday Father’s Day/Brotherhood Anniversary Worship Celebration at 10:45 AM Message by: Rev. James Blassingame, Pastor

Opportunities for Life Enrichment 9:45 AM Church School (Sundays) 10:45 AM Morning Worship (Sundays) 6:00 PM Evening Worship (1st Sundays) 10:00 AM Golden Age Fellowship (3rd Wed.) 5:30 PM Prayer Service (Wed.) 6:00 PM Bible Study (Wed.) 6:00 PM Youth Ministry (Wed.) After School Care - Mon. - Fri. 2:30 - 5:30 PM (K-5th Grade)

Rev. James Blassingame, Pastor

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Lawn Service Got Termites/ Moisture Problems! Call Grassbusters 803-983-4539 Licensed/ Insured

Legal Service Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury

Roofing All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

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Unfurnished Homes

849 Perry Blvd. Sat. 7 am - 12 noon. Household items, comforter sets, pictures, other misc.

House for rent 2000 sq ft $700 Mo +$700 Dep . Available 1st week of July. 803-406-5734

Estate Tag Sale June 20, 8am-3pm in Sumter. Everything must go! There is 2 bedroom sets, 2 dining room tables & chairs, Antique chairs, Franciscan Desert Rose China, Avon Cape Cod glass, kitchenware, 3 machinist's tool chest, yard tools, lots of yarn, canning jars, and much more! Check Saturdays paper for address, view photo's at www.sugarplums-sc.com

Mobile Home Rentals

3521 Cains Mill Rd. Fri 2-6 & Sat 8-2 Tools, table saw, vintage cameras, clothes, and much more 645 Portsmouth Dr. (Deerfield Courtyard) Sat. 7am-11am. Furniture, clothes, & hsehld items. 38 Center St Sat 8-? New Calvary Baptist Church Sponsored by Golden Age

For Sale or Trade 1x6 yellow pine tongue & groove flooring, V-Joint, & beaded board w/ plenty of character. $.70 per LF. 803-934-6959

Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

MERCHANDISE Garage, Yard & Estate Sales BIG BIG YARDSALE! 1045 Peppercorn Ln. Saturday 7-10

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time CDL truck driver for local deliveries of sod. Good driving record required. Call 843-687-9012 between the hours of 10 am - 5 pm. Scarboroughs Landing At lake in Manning. FT and PT Waitresses needed. Call 803-968-7200 Leave name, number & days available. Medical Billing Associate Min. of 1 year exp. req. FT w/ benefits. HS diploma or GED. College preferable. Send resume to Early Autism Project at cbaun@earlyautismproject.com Full time director with bookkeeping, scheduling, and leadership skills needed for local Christian daycare. Send resume to P-Box 359 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

ESTATE SALE 236 N Purdy St. Fri. 3pm until & Sat. 9am-12.

Immediate opening for subcontractors for T.W.C. Must have federal background check & drug testing. Pay commensurate with experience. Call 803-883-0250.

Huge Yardsale! Corner of E.Liberty & Blvd Rd. Sat. 8:30-12

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4800 Hwy 15 South Sat 7-12 TV's, furn., clothing, framed art, household items and more. Look for the signs. 1 Ellen Drive. Sat 7am-until. Moving sale. Furn., clothing, shoes, sm kitchen appl., holiday items, lamps, rugs & something for everyone. Moving Sale 2805 Hathaway Dr Sat 6:30-11 A little bit of everything! 950 Muirfield Ct. Fri.- Sat. 9-2. Craft, stamp, & card stock sale.

2740 Ridgehill Dr. Sat. 7 - 11. Multi-family. Furn., appliances, other misc. Sumter United Ministries Support us by donating New or Used items for our future yard sales. Call Ed: 803-464-7643 Extra Summer Cash Backroom consignment sale. You bring, we sell. You get 50%. Bring in July 1-8 get paid Aug.1st. Jenni's Exchange 803-847-2323 1908 W Oakland Ave. Multi Family Sale Sat 7:30-12pm Something for everything!!

2655 Indigo Dr. - McCrays to Kolb to Indigo. Fri & Sat. 8-2; Lots of variety - 2 family sale. 8080 Meeting House Rd. Multifamily Fri-Sat 8am-12pm. Furn., golf equip. & lots more 730 Haile St Sat 6:30-11 hshld items, furn, TV's, clothing, toys, kids books 2571 Wedgefield Rd. Multi family Carport Sale: Sat. 8 to 12, Furniture, grill, tread mill and much more.

Mega garage sale! 2932 Bayside Dr. Sat. 7-12. Sporting goods, power tools, many new home decor items & clothes, indoor & outdoor furniture & toys. Big Sale! 655 Bell Rd (off hwy 15 N) Fri & Sat 7-? Vinyl S. Windows, hshld, & more!

LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

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STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 Summer Special (Dalzell) MHP 2BR/1BA, washer, dryer, sewer & garbage P/U. No Pets. $355/mo + $355/dep. Mark 803-565-7947. Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water /sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 803-494-8350 4260 Hwy 15 S. 3br, 2 bath. $475/ mo. 5665 Wessex Dr. 2 br, 1 bath. $415/ mo. 700 Radical Rd. 3 br, 2 bath. $550/ mo. Security deposits start at $250. Section 8ok. Call 773-8022.

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

RN/LPN's- Full-Time, Part-Time,and PRN positions for 3p-11a Shifts and PRN positions for 7a-3p shifts. CNA's- Full-Time, Part-Time and PRN positions for 3p-11p and 11p-7a shifts. Please apply in person to NHC Health Care Sumter, 1018 N. Guignard Dr., Sumter, SC 29150 (EOE) Phoenix Charter High School P/T Secondary Math & Science teacher. Must be certified & highly qualified w/ a valid SC teacher's license. Send resume to: Phoenix Charter High School, Elease Fulton, PO Box 170, Alcolu, SC 29001

Medical Help Wanted Medical Office seeking PT/FT support. Experience with front office, scheduling, insurance, referrals. Experience with Allscripts preferred. Offers competitive benefits including health, retirement. Submit Resume to Fax 803-469-3944.

REAL ESTATE Real Estate Wanted We buy houses, mobile homes, land anywhere in SC. CASH FAST! No high payoffs. Call 803-468-6029.

Homes for Sale REDUCED- 905 Arnaud St 2BR/2BA Quiet Cul-de-sac. All appl's, fenced patio, screened porch. $101,900. Available July 15. 803 464-8354

Manufactured Housing TIRE OF RENTING? We help customers with past credit problems and low credit scores achieve their dreams of home ownership? We have 2,3, & 4 bedroom homes. Call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book Page (M&M Mobile Homes) 4BR 2.5BA Owner Financing with small down payment. 15 S Area Call 795-6572

Land & Lots for Sale 2900 Waverly Dr in Lakewood Subdv. 155ft wide & 150ft. Deep. With beautiful live oak trees. Priced to sell $16,000. Call 803-983-5691 1-5 Acre lots (or more). 15,000 per acre. Peaceful quiet country living just outside Sumter. Located on London road. From Plowden Mill, about 2 tenths down on the right from David-803-223-1164.

LEGAL NOTICES Summons & Notice NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2014-ES-43-29 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

RENTALS Rooms for Rent ROOMS FOR RENT, $100- $125 /wkly. All utilities & cable included. 803-938-2709

Unfurnished Apartments Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

SUMMONS (Determination of Heirs of Sarah Harvin Bradley) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Petition on the Petitioner or her attorney, Larry C. Weston, Esquire, at his office, 109 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to Answer the Petition within the time aforesaid, the Petitioner in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Petition. Larry C. Weston, Esquire 109 N. Main Street Post Office Box 1571 Sumter, SC 29150 803-778-2421

Commercial Rentals Approximately 1 acre fenced in parking lot. $400 per month. Call Bobby Sisson 803-464-2730.

Willie Alma Bradley Petitioner, v. Julia Glover, Janie Lou McKnight, Willie Alma Bradley, Larry Bradley, Norman Bradley, Sarah Heyward, Willie Glover, Betty Romeo, Ella Fortune, Linda Stacey, Alfreda Glover, Andre Glover and Marcus Glover, Respondents TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: TAKE NOTICE that the Summons in the above mentioned action, together with the Complaint, was filed with the Sumter County

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NOTICE OF SALE Probate Court on the 9th of January, 2014. The Guardian ad Litem for any unknown heirs of the Estate of Sarah Harvin Bradley in this matter is Garryl L. Deas, Esquire, Deas Law Firm, 109 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina.

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Warehouse space available. Some with office space 12,000 to 35,000 sq ft. Call 773-8022

Tree Service STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

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Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves. Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311

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NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-00841 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-D, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates vs. Wayne Patrick Brunson; Pamela Denise Brunson; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Republic Finance, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on July 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 81 OF PIONEER POINT SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF JULIAN B. ALLEN, R.L.S., DATED MARCH 15, 1988 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 88 AT PAGE 238, AND HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES, AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 65 PLANTERS DRIVE, SUMTER, SC. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO WAYNE P. BRUNSON AND PAMELA D. BRUNSON BY DEED FROM JOHNNIE WILSON AND ROSALINDE WILSON DATED NOVEMBER 29, 2005 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005, IN BOOK 1007 AT PAGE 1005, IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 65 Planters Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 184-14-02-015 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.0002% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

Swan Lake Apts. Apply now. Remodeled buildings in back, 2BR 1BA apts. in quiet scenic neighborhood. No sect. 8. 803-775-4641.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County

Newly renovated Apts. 2BR All appl's, hrdwd fls, ceramic tiles, C/H/A, $600/mo, 7A Wright St. 803-773-5186 or 631-626-3460

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-07346

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon, fka The Bank of New York as Successor in interest to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA as Trustee for the Asset Backed Funding Corporation Loan Asset Backed Certificate Series 2003-WF1 vs. Jonathan Gregg, Sr.; Agnes N. Gregg; Cutler & Associates, Inc.; , C/A No. 09-CP-43-0420, The following property will be sold on July 6, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder ALL that certain pieces, parcel or lots of land with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot Nos. 424 and 425 on that certain plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated October 20, 1997, filed for recorded in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance (RMC) for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at Page 1284. Said Lot Nos. 424 and 425 having such shapes, metes, courses, distances, boundaries and measurements as will more fully appear by reference to the aforesaid plat. Derivation: Book 688 at Page 1449.

236 Murphy Street, Sumter, SC 29150 251-02-03-050, 251-02-03-051 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.625% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #09-CP-43-0420. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011784-09450 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2014-CP-43-02632 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A. vs. Jennifer T McCauley; SC Housing Corp., I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on 7/6/2015 at 12:00 PM, at the Sumter County Judicial Center, Sumter County, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina designated as Lot 44R of Hatfield Estates Section 1 as shown on that certain plat prepared by Louis White Tisdale, RLD, dated March 29, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB 2000 at Page 243. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Jennifer T. McCauley by virtue of a Deed from Martha Waters dated October 14, 2009 and recorded November 19, 2009 in Book 1132 at Page 1076 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

2691 Trufield Drive Sumter, SC 29153-8165 TMS# 189-05-02-004

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

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 803-726-2700 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee for the holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF10 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF10 vs. Lance E. Jones; The United States of America acting by and through its agency the Internal Revenue Service; The South Carolina Department of Revenue; Colorado Capital Investments, Inc. assignee of Washington Mutual Bank; Brian K. Cornwell;, C/A No. 14-CP-43-1929, The following property will be sold on July 6, 2015 at 12:00PM at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina and being shown and delineated as 2.0 acres on that certain plat by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated March 24, 2006 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2006, at Page 193. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended) reference to said plat is hereby craved for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This being the property known as 2975 Lens Heavens Road, Sumter, South Carolina and is shown on the maps for Sumter County as tax map parcel 184-00-02-023(P). Derivation: Book 1024 at Page 1093 2975 Lens Heavins Rd, Sumter, SC 29154 Subject to a right of redemption 120 day from date of sale afforded the United States of America pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §2410(c). 1840002035, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.175% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-1929. Subject to a right of redemption 120 day from date of sale afforded the United States of America pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §2410(c). NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an

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independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011847-03615 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1144364 6/19, 6/26, 07/03/2015

forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.50% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.0000%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1144599 6/19, 6/26, 07/03/2015

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PHH Mortgage Corporation vs. James E. Childre, Sr.; Alana Timms; Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of James E. Childre, Jr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Kim Childre Tuck, as Personal Representative of the Estate of James E. Childre, Jr.; Kim Childre Tuck, Individually; USAA Federal Savings Bank;, C/A No. 13-CP-43-1505, The following property will be sold on July 6, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that parcel of land in City of Sumter, Sumter County, State of South Carolina, as more fully described in Deed Book 1091, Page 3314, ID# 205-04-04-008, being known and designated as Lot 33, Palmetto Park, filed in Plat Book Z15, Page 22, recorded September 5, 1957.

Derivation: Book 1091 at Page 3314 420 Robbins Ave, Sumter, SC 29150 205-04-04-008 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.75% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-1505. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01225 FN Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-2570 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Gobe D. McElveen, Jr. a/k/a Gobe Dean McElveen, Jr. and Brittany A. McElveen, I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, July 6, 2015, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying, and being in the Township of Middleton, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #15, Block C, Melrose Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Thomas M. Reynolds, RLS, dated August 22, 1994, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 94 at Page 1176, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. This being the same property conveyed to Gobe Dean McElveen, Jr. and Brittany A. McElveen, as joint tenants, with the right of survivorship, and not as tenants in common by deed of Thomas Edison Pecor, Jasmine Christain Pecor, and Shakeela Nobles dated September 9, 2009 and recorded October 23, 2009 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1131 at Page 318.

Property Address: 60 Gloria Drive Wedgefield, SC 29168 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be

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

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-01720 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Jason R. Dolansky, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on July 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 56 OF MCLAUGHLIN ESTATES, SECTION 3, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF LOUIS W. TISDALE, R.L.S., DATED JANUARY 3, 1995 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 95 AT PAGE 15, AND HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN 30-50-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 80 ANNIE COURT, DALZELL, SC. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JASON R. DOLANSKY BY DEED FROM CASEY SMITH AND CHARLENE V. SMITH RECORDED OCTOBER 31, 2005 IN DEED BOOK 1003 AT PAGE 1075.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 80 Annie Court, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 1901503011 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-00095 NOTICE OF SALE 2012-CP-43-933 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiMortgage, Inc. against Kenneth R. James, Tracy James Houston, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on July 6, 2015, at 12:00 p.m., at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #134, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Boykin and Millard, C.E's dated June 8, 1950 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-9 at Page 57. This being the same property conveyed to Kenneth R. James and Tracy James Houston by deed of Vivian Thornhill n/k/a Vivian M. Kirven as Trustee dated October 20, 2006 and recorded December 8, 2006 in Book 1056 at page 989. TMS No. 203-14-02-008 Property Address: 1230 Robert Dinkins Road, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be

NOTICE OF SALE 2010-CP-43-951 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC against Ronald R. Richardson and Cynthia W. Richardson, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on July 6, 2015, at 12:00PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 108 of Whispering Meadows Subdivision on a plat prepared for Whispering Meadows Subdivision recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 95 at Pages 3,4, and 5. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This is the same property commonly known as 3750 Delaware Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29040. Included herewith and being permanently attached to the real estate a 1997 Bellcrest Manufactured Home, VIN/Serial No.: GBHMK50755AB, which by intention of all parties, shall constitute a part of the realty and shall pass with it. This being the identical property conveyed to Ronald R. Richardson and Cynthia W. Richardson by deed of Manufactured Housing Outlet, Inc. dated August 27, 2008 and recorded August 29, 2008 in Deed Book 1111 at Page 2342 in the ROD Office for Sumter County, South Carolina. TMS No. 1510502009 Property Address: 3750 Delaware Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.0000%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should

Notice of Sale satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1142730 6/19, 6/26, 07/03/2015

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IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-515

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Robert L. Pickering, II a/k/a Robert Lee Pickering, II et al., I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, July 6, 2015, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Stateburg, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 203 of Oakland North Subdivision, as shown on that certain Plat prepared by Allen-Makela Land Surveyors dated October 24, 1991 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 92, at Page 25. This said lot have such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This is the same property known as 2700 Watermark Drive, Dalzell, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 092-13-01-010. This being the same property conveyed to Robert L. Pickering, II and Helen M. Pickering by deed of Guardian Builders, Inc. dated August 30, 2007 and recorded August 30, 2007 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1090 at Page 3589. Subsequently, the property was conveyed to Robert Lee Pickering, II by Quit Claim Deed of Helen M. Pickering dated December 10, 2008 and recorded December 12, 2008 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1116 at Page 782.

Notice of Sale Department of Revenue; United States of America, acting through its agency, Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on July 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT OF LAND WITH IMPROVEMENTS IF ANY SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IDENTIFIED AS LOT 194 OF MEADOWCROFT SUBDIVISION SECTION NO.6 AND BEING MORE FULLY SHOWN ON A PLAT PREPARED BY LOUIS W. TISDALE, RLS, DATED JUNE 25, 2001 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2001 AT PAGE 408, RECORDS OF SUMTER COUNTY. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 3220 ASHLYNN WAY IS FURTHER IDENTIFIED AS SUMTER COUNTY TAX MAP PARCEL NO. 182-11-01-028. AFORESAID PLAT IS SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED HEREIN AND REFERENCE IS CRAVED THERETO FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES AND DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY CONCERNED HEREIN. THIS DESCRIPTION IS IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS, AS PERMITTED BY LAW SECTION 3 0- 5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS A M E N D E D . B E A L L MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO FRANKLIN RICHARDSON, JR. AND LISA C. RICHARDSON BY DEED OF THAT COLEMAN LIVING TRUST BY JAMES E. COLEMAN, TRUSTEE AND BETTY C. COLEMAN, TRUSTEE DATED 10/31/2003 AND RECORDED 11/3/2003 IN DEED BOOK 914 AT PAGE 1632 IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE OF SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3220 Ashlynn Way, Sumter, SC 29154

TMS#: 092-13-01-010 Property Address: 2700 Watermark Drive Dalzell, S.C. 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.125% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-0797 Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-01636 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Benefit of the Certificateholders of the CWABS Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-3 vs. Franklin Richardson Jr.; Lisa C. Richardson; Beneficial Mortgage Co. of South Carolina; South Carolina

TMS: 182-11-01-028 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law. Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.95% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. If the United States is named as a Defendant, The sale shall be subject to the United States right of redemption pursuant to 28 U.S.C.Â§ 2410(c). In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-25113

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Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. Christina L. Cummins;, C/A No. 13-CP-43-0767, The following property will be sold on July 6, 2015 at 12:00PM at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot no. 47R of Hatfield Estates Subdivision, Section 1, containing 0.63 acres,, as shown on a plat by Louis W. Tisdale, PLS, dated March 29, 1999, recorded in Plat Book 2000 at Page 243 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the property known as 2070 Truefield Drive, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 200-08-03-013. Derivation: Book 1092 at Page 3531 2670 Trufield Dr., Sumter, SC 29153 200-08-03-013, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.625% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-0767. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013225-02794 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1143843 6/19, 6/26, 07/03/2015

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-00064 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. David L. Reardon; Tudor Place Homeowners Association, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on July 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, WITH ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 2A, CONTAINING 0.16 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, OF TUDOR PLACE SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT PREPARED BY D.D. EDMUNDS, RLS, DATED AUGUST 28, 1991 AND RECORDED AUGUST 30, 1991 IN PLAT BOOK 91, PAGE 1139 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA; REFERENCE BEING CRAVED TO AFORESAID PLAT FOR A MORE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION THEREOF. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO DAVID L. REARDON BY DEED OF ERNEST LARRY BARNES, DATED JUNE 26, 2006 AND RECORDED JUNE 30, 2006 IN BOOK 1034, PAGE 1973 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2175 Tudor Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 204-03-08-002 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the

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Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law. Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.625% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-0139. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013612-00004 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1144521 6/19, 6/26, 07/03/2015

the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.1250%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1142729 6/19, 6/26, 07/03/2015

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-29654

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-0311 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Planet Home Lending LLC v. Erin H. Morris, and Christopher A. Morris, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on July 6, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon situate, lying and being in Providence Township, Sumter County, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot No. 113 on that certain plat of "McLaughlin Estates" Subdivision by Louise W. Tisdale, R.L.S., dated July 28, 2004, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2004, at page 470. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. T This being the same property conveyed to Erin H. Morris and Christopher A. Morris by deed of Milan Homes, Inc., dated May 25, 2006, and recorded May 25, 2006, in Book 1029, Page 1638.

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SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to cost and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity for Sumter County may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Sheila J. Stuckey a/k/a Sheila Juanita Stuckey; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-0422, The following property will be sold on July 6, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 84 of Whispering Meadows Subdivision on a plat prepared by Robert G. Mathis, RLS, dated May 2, 1994 and recorded with the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 95, at Page 3, 4, and 5. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976, as amended), reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This property is known as 3990 Delaware Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 and is shown on the Auditor's Tax Map of Sumter County as Parcel 151-13-02-003. This conveyance is made subject to any and all existing reservations, easements, right-of-way, zoning ordinances, and restrictive or protective covenants that may appear of record or on the premises. Derivation: Book 1025; Page 1399

3990 Delaware Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040-8985 This includes a 2005, Fleetwood mobile home with VIN# GAFL475A&B76065CY11.

151-13-02-003 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

For complete terms of sale, attention is drawn to the Judgment of Foreclosure and Order for Sale on file with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County.

TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.125% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-0422.

A personal deficiency judgment being waived, bidding will not remain open. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.125% per annum.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Should the Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney or agent fail to appear on sales day, the property shall not be sold, but shall be readvertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when the Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney or agent is present.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Purchaser is responsible for the preparation and filing of their deed. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County June 10, 2015 Sumter County, South Carolina Jeffrey L. Silver S.C. Bar No. 5104 1331 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 300 Post Office Box 11656 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 252-7689 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: BOKF, N.A. dba Bank of Oklahoma, NA vs. Barney E. Osborne a/k/a Barney E. Osborne, Jr.; Veronica A. Osborne; The South Carolina Department of Revenue;, C/A No. 15-CP-43-0139, The following property will be sold on July 6, 2015 at 12:00PM at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with the dwelling and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No 35 of Pinefield, as shown in Plat Book Z-13 at Page 73, and more recently and particularly shown on a plat by Joseph R Edwards, R L S, dated January 26, 1987 recorded in Plat Book 87 at Page 106, records of Sumter County Said Lot No 35 being bounded and measuring thereon on the Northwest by Lot No. 34, said plat, and measuring thereon 164.81 feet, on the Northeast by Thelma Drive, said plat, and fronting thereon 89.85 feet, on the Southeast by Lot No 36, said plat, and measuring thereon 165.17 feet, and on the Southwest by Lot Nos. 6 and 7, said plat, and measuring thereon 90.07 feet Be all dimensions a little more or little less and according to said plat This being the property known as 120 Thelma Drive. Derivation: Book 491; Page 1504 120 Thelma Dr, Sumter, SC 29150 204-04-01-017, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in

John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-06374 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales) NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-2061 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. against Ruby M. White and The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on July 6, 2015, at 12:00PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, containing 0.27 acre, more or less, together with any and all improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 5 of Falcon Crest, Section No. 1, subdivision on that certain subdivision plat by Allen-Makela Land Surveyors, Inc., dated March 5, 2002 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2002 at Page 290. This is the property known as 640 Flamingo Road Sumter, South Carolina 29150 bearing Sumter Tax Map Number: 250-03-02-039. Also includes a mobile/manufactured home, a 2000 Giles, Ft. Worth, 28 x 56, Serial Number GM3113A/B.Being the same property conveyed unto Ruby M. White by deed of Charles M. Smith dated October 14, 2005 and recorded October 26, 2005 in Deed Book 1002 at Page 1893 in the ROD Office for Sumter County, South Carolina. TMS No. 250-03-02-039 Property Address: 640 Flamingo Road, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-00792 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the C-Bass Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-RP1 vs. Marie McFadden Conway; Shema Conway; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. s/b/m to Wells Fargo Financial Bank; First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on July 6, 2015 at 11:00AM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: THAT LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON SITUATE IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA, REPRESENTED AS LOT 203 ON PLAT PREPARED BY JULIAN B. ALLEN DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 1988 AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 15, 1988 IN PLAT BOOK 88 AT PAGE 978 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS BEING THE IDENTICAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO MARIE M. CONWAY BY DEED OF H. L. ENGLISH DATED JANUARY 25, 1995 AND RECORDED JANUARY 26, 1995 IN DEED BOOK 616 AT PAGE 1929 AND THEREAFTER CONVEYED FROM MARIE M. CONWAY TO MARIE MCFADDEN AND SHEMA CONWAY BY DEED DATED OCTOBER 1, 2002 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 18, 2002 IN DEED BOOK 861 AT PAGE 29 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1027 Morton Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 2510701064 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-21021

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-00437 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for FFMLT Trust 2006-FF4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF4 vs. Larisa Gutierrez, et al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, July 6, 2015 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Stateburg Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 12, Block D of Oakland Plantation, Section 3, as shown on that certain plat of Belter & Associates, Inc., dated March 1, 1977 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-39 at Page 178, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to the authority contained in Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended). This property is known as 5651 Longview Road and is shown on the Auditor`s map of Sumter County as tax parcel 134-09-01-010.

Personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the sale date. The Plaintiff may waive its right to a deficiency judgment prior to sale, in which case the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.625% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015 Notice of Sale

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or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-CP-43-0858 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of CitiFinancial Servicing LLC, against Ronald Allan McIntosh, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Wanda I. McIntosh; et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on July 6, 2015, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Township of Privateer, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, the same being designated as .87 acres carved from the lands of W H. Dukes as shown on a map made by H. S. Wilson. R. L. S., dated May 28, 1965, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book 04 at Page 219, and also shown on a plat prepared for Claude J. Lowder by Ferrell J. Prosser, R. L. S., dated August 20, 1970, to be recorded, and having the following boundaries and measurements: bounded on the north by property of S. A. Harvin, whereon it measures three hundred forty (340 feet); on the southeast by property now or formerly of W. H. Dukes, whereon it measures two hundred ninety and 477/1000 (290.477 feet); and on the southwest by S. C. Highway S-43-251, whereon it measures two hundred seventy three and four-tenths (273.4 feet).

TMS Number: 178-00-01-001 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3255 Starks Ferry Rd, Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Robert M. & Wanda I. McIntosh by deed of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, dated February 1, 1977, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on February 11, 1977, in Deed Book F-10 at Page 405. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 5.004% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

FIRST AMENDED NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-01628 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, against Ivan Sanders, et al., the Master In Equity for Sumter County, or his agent will sell on July 6, 2015 at 12 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown on a plat of Palmer & Malone, C.E.`s dated April 18, 1949 and recorded in Plat Book Z-8 at page 102 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Said lot being bounded on the North by West Liberty Street a distance of 162.7 feet; on the East by South Salem Avenue a distance of 41.04 feet; on the South by property now or formerly of Lucille Kennon a distance of 162.5 feet; and on the West by lands now or formerly of O.C. Deschamps a distance of 39.2 feet. Less any portion of said property taken by the State Highway Department for the widening of Liberty Street. This being the property known as 402 West Liberty Street. TMS No.: 228-14-05-003 This being the same property conveyed to Ivan Sanders by Deed by David Sanders, recorded August 25, 2005 in vol. 994 at page 1198 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. ALSO: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land located in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina being the western one-half (1/2) of a lot with improvements thereon as shown on a plat prepared

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by Palmer & Malone, C.E.`s dated April 18, 1949 and recorded in Plat Book Z-8 at page 120 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County and being shown on a more recent plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS dated October 29, 1985 and recorded in Plat Book 85 at page 1145 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. According to the more recent plat this property has the following boundaries and measurements, to wit: on the North by a concrete walk that runs adjacent to West Liberty Street whereon it measures 81.3 feet; on the East by property of Sanders being the eastern one-half (1/2) of said lot whereon it measures 40.14 feet; on the South by property of Sims W. Scott whereon it measures 81.17 feet; and on the West by Liberty Street Office Complex whereon it measures 39.14 feet. This being the property known as 406 West Liberty Street. TMC No.: 228-14-05-038

DARLENA M. GRANT AND MARLENE M. GRANT BY DEED OF CHARLES SMITH DATED AUGUST 18, 2005 AND RECORDED AUGUST 31, 2005 IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA IN DEED BOOK 995 AT PAGE 781.

the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976.

TMS Number: 248-090-3065

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 130 White Pine Court, Sumter, SC 29154

TERMS OF SALE: For Cash: the purchaser shall be required to deposit the sum of five (5%) percent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent) as earnest money and as evidence of good faith. If the Plaintiff is the successful bidder at the sale, the Plaintiff may, after paying the costs of the sale, apply the debt due upon its Mortgage against its bid in lieu of cash. Should the person making the highest bid at the sale fail to comply with the terms of his bid by depositing the said five (5%) percent in cash, then the property shall be sold at the risk of such bidder on the same sales date or some subsequent date as the Master in Equity, or his designated representative, may find convenient and advantageous. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of his bid within thirty (30) days of the final acceptance of his bid, then the Master in Equity, or his designated representative, shall re-advertise and resell the property on the same terms on a subsequent date at the risk of such bidder. The purchaser to apply for documentary stamps on deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the interest rates contained in the Order.

This being the same property conveyed to Ivan Sanders by deed of Patricia A. Sanders, recorded October 14, 2005 in vol. 1001 at page 1317 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County.

TMS#: 228-14-05-003 Property Address: 402 & 406 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master In Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 2.00% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of non-compliance within twenty (20) days after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to the Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty (30) days after sale. The Plaintiff may withdraw its demand for a deficiency judgment at any time prior to sale. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of the sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Counsel for Foreclosing Plaintiff: Brian A. Calub The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC 501 Minuet Lane, #104A Charlotte, NC 28217 Phone: (704) 626-4383

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-01322 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Selene Finance, LP vs. Darlena Monique Grant; Marlene Monita Grant; First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. s/b/m to Sumter National Bank; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on July 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, CONTAINING 0.39 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN 1993 FLEETWOOD MOBILE HOME, MODEL: GAFL, S E R I A L N U M B E R GAFLP05A&B20612CH, SITUATE THEREON, AND WITH ANY AND ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT 59 OF SHAWSIDE ESTATE SUBDIVISION ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT BY EDMUNDS LAND SURVEYORS, INC., DATED FEBRUARY 23, 1999 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 99 AT PAGE 166 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY. PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA (1976), REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT IS HEREBY CRAVED FOR PARTICULARS AND BOUNDARIES, METES, AND/OR DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY DELINEATED THEREON. THIS IS THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 2940 SHAWSIDE DRIVE DALZELL SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2940 Shawside Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 152-00-02-092 (lot) and 400-00-27-352 (MH) TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 12-23798

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-00425 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. Glen A. Patmore and Yvonne Smith-Patmore, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, July 6, 2015 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that Lot of Land with improvements thereon situate in Sumter County, South Carolina, represented as Lot 23, Containing 1.00 Acre and Lot 24 Containing 1.10 Acres on that Plat prepared for Tripp Davis and Stephen Dinkins by Nesbitt Surveying Company, Inc., dated December 2, 1999 and recorded July 25, 2000 in Plat Book 2000 at Page 510. Referenced is hereby craved to said plat more a fuller description thereof. ALSO: A 2001 Fleetwood S-Hill Manufactured Housing Unit, Serial #GAFL134AB73987-SH12. The Mobile Home located on the subject property has been permanently de titled according to the laws of the State of South Carolina by virtue of that certain Manufactured Home Affidavit for Retirement of Title Certificate, dated May 16, 2006 and recorded May 31, 2006 in Book 1030 at Page 886 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. This being the same property conveyed to Glen Patmore and Yvonne Smith-Patmore by Deed of ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., dated February 1, 2006 and recorded February 27, 2006 in Book 1018 at Page 388 in the ROD Office for Sumter County.

TMS No. 093-00-02-041 (Lot 23) and 093-00-02-042 (Lot 24)

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.000% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

THIS BEING THE IDENTICAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JAMES T. DRIGGERS, JR. BY DEED OF MARK A. TAYLOR DATED FEBRUARY 16, 2012 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 1167, PAGE 1981 ON FEBRUARY 28, 2012.

TMS: 227-16-03-032 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.75% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-16168

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NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-01807 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association vs. Michael James-Robert Driggers, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James Thomas Driggers, Jr.; Ashley Melissa Driggers Lundsford; South Carolina Department of Revenue, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on July 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 7 OF WHITE PINES SUBDIVISION ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT PREPARED BY MICHAEL C. TURBEVILLE, III, RLS DATED MARCH 6, 2006 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK PB2006 AT PAGE 146. THIS SAID LOT HAS SUCH METES, BOUNDARIES, COURSES AND

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County in the case of Porter's of Sumter, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Vernond Davis, Defendant, under Case No. 2011-CP-43-139 the undersigned Master in Equity, for Sumter County, or his designated representative, will offer for sale at public outcry at 12:00P.M. on July 6, 2015, at the Sumter County Courthouse, Room 1A, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC, the following described real property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Mayesville, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 1.00 acre, more or less, and being shown and delineated on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated March 19, 2002 and recorded in Plat Book 2002, at page 340 in the records of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under § 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976, as amended). This property is known as 4465 Daffodil Lane, Gable, South Carolina and is designated as Sumter County Tax Map Parcel No.: 314-00-01-020.

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

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 203 Lemmon Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 4.49000% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC 501 Minuet Lane, Suite 104-A Charlotte, NC 28217 (704) 334-7114 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-2477 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Freedom Mortgage Corporation, against Megan E. Goodell, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on July 6, 2015 at 12:00 PM, at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina designated as Lot No. 31 on that certain plat of Wilson Park Subdivision and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-12, page 82 and having been re-surveyed by Julian B. Allen, RLS, and recorded in Plat Book Z-34, page 113 of aforesaid records. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

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Derivation: This being the identical property conveyed to Megan Elizabeth Cordova by deed of William Richard Gaboda and Gwendolyn M. Gaboda dated March 14, 2008 and recorded March 20, 2008 in Book 1102, page 2391; subsequently, Megan E. Goodell fka Megan Elizabeth Cordova conveyed said property to Megan E. Goodell by Quit Claim Deed dated July 13, 2011 and recorded July 25, 2011 in Book 1157,page 2565 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County South Carolina.

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Property address: 2750 and 2740 Ben Sanders Road, Dalzell, SC 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with

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