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Shaw gets new commanding officer

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Friday, killing a mother and baby and crumbling cars and tractor-trailers along a major interstate.

The broad storm hit during the evening rush hour, causing havoc on Interstate 40, a major artery connecting suburbs east and west of the city. To the south, winds approaching 80 mph were forecast for Moore, where a top-of-thescale EF5 tornado killed 24 on May 20.

Floodwaters up to 4 feet deep hampered rescue attempts, and frequent lightning roiled the skies well after the main threat had passed to the east.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph said troopers found the bodies of a woman and an infant near their vehicle. Randolph said it’s not known if the woman was driving into the storm when it hit about 7 p.m.

Friday.

Emergency officials reported numerous injuries in the area along I-40, and Randolph said there were toppled and wrecked cars littering the area. Troopers requested a number of ambulances at I-40 near Yukon, west of Oklahoma City.

Hail and heavy rain pelted the metro area to the point that emergency workers had trouble responding to “widespread” reports of injuries.

“We’re scrambling around,” said Lara O’Leary, a spokeswoman for the local ambulance agency. “There is very low visibility with the heavy rain ... so we’re having trouble getting around.

“The damage is very, very widespread.”

Standing water was several feet deep, and downtown Oklahoma City looked more like a hurricane had gone through than a tornado.

Tornado warnings were also posted Friday night near Tulsa and near St. Louis.

In Oklahoma, storm chasers with cameras in their cars transmitted video showing a number of funnels dropping from

Shaw Air Force Base wrapped two ceremonies into one Friday, as airmen welcomed a new commanding officer for the 9th Air Force and said goodbye to their outgoing commander as he ends his military career.

Maj. Gen. Lawrence Wells saw the curtain fall on his 35-year military ca-

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Polumbo takes control of 9th AF; Wells retires

Air Combat Command Gen. Mike Hostage, left, hands the command flag of the 9th Air Force over to Maj. Gen. Jake Polumbo in a change of command ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base on Friday.

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reer in a ceremony where he formally handed command of the 9th Air Force over to Maj. Gen. Jake Polumbo.

It’s a transition Polumbo is familiar with. This is the third command of his career in which he’s followed Wells.

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2 dead; suspect on run

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More than a dozen members of Sadie Brown’s family and friends gather Friday morning near where officers were searching a wooded area for the 77-year-old woman.

Missing Clarendon woman, 77, thought dead Jeffrey Eady early Tuesday morning.

On Thursday, investigators think Eady shot to death 65-year-old Maybell White between 10 and 11 a.m. while she was at work at the 527 Subdivision Road Recycling Facility that is located almost across the street from Brown’s home.

Her body was found that afternoon, about the same time officers were responding to the missing person report about Brown.

Three hours later, a car matching the description of White’s 2008 blue Ford Focus was seen pulling into

BY SHARRON HALEY sharron@theitem-clarendonsun.com NEW ZION — After more than 36 continuous hours of searching for a missing 77-year-old New Zion woman, Clarendon County authorities decided to call off the search at 8 p.m.

Friday and will BROWN resume the search at 8 a.m. today.

Sadie Brown, who authorities presume is no longer alive, was EADY reported miss-

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Police seek man suspected of injuring 2 in shooting FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter police are searching for a man suspected of shooting and injuring two people at their home Thursday night.

John Charles Colclough Jr., 27, is wanted on charges of at-

tempted murder stemming from a shooting on Gate Street.

COLCLOUGH About 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Colclough reportedly argued with a 28-year-

old man and a 62-yearold woman outside a home in the first block of Gate Street. The suspect then reportedly pulled a handgun and fired several shots, striking the man in the right leg and the woman in the right shoulder.

Colclough then reportedly fled.

Both victims were transported to Tuomey Regional Medical Center, where they were treated for what are described as non-lifethreatening injuries. A 35-year-old woman also reportedly re-

ceived minor cuts from flying debris during the shooting but declined to be treated.

Colclough is described as a black male, standing 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds.

Anyone with information on this incident

or Colclough’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2717 or Crime Stoppers at (803) 4362718 or 1-888-CRIMESC (274-6372). Callers can remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward.

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Diana Cottrell puts clothing on the hanger her husband, the Rev. Eugene Cottrell, holds Thursday. Unity Baptist Church will be opening a satellite Crisis Closet in mid-June.

Unity Baptist to open crisis closet

BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com A local church is getting a reboot and adding a little something to help the community.

Unity Baptist Church has been a fixture on U.S. 15 for more than 30 years, but the congregation had dwindled. As the pastor for nearly two years, the Rev. Eugene Cottrell started a renovation project. As a core group of members worked on it, they decided to add a satellite of the Santee Baptist Association’s Crisis Closet.

“We’re further from town, so we turned the Sunday school room into a place for clothing for the needy,” he said. “Anybody in need can come get it.

We just ask you don’t abuse it and don’t pick up items for resale. We trust the Lord to do what’s right, and hopefully they will too.”

When the closet opens, they will have shopping lists similar to the one on Artillery Drive that features a set number of outfits for children and adults.

“We’re here for people who have been burned out or put out,” Toney Booker said. “Now, if we see the same one coming in three, four weeks in a row, we may have to make a judgment call.”

Right now, members are sorting, organizing and hanging clothes. Local businesses have helped by donating hangers and racks, Cottrell said.

It’s a family affair with wives and children assisting.

“We’ve got PJs to dresses, sheets, some curtains and purses,” said Dotti Booker, Toney Booker’s wife. “Basically we’ve got all the necessities.”

After spending his first four years after high school in the Marine Corps, Cpl. James Sinkler became a South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper.

Sinkler spent 25 years patrolling the state’s highways before retiring recently.

SINKLER And while most people retire from a field as much as they do a position, the desire to serve in law enforcement never left Sinkler’s heart.

Now a part of Sumter Police Department’s Crime Prevention Team, Sinkler is ready to make an impact by serving in a very different way.

WHAT DID YOU DO FOR HIGHWAY PATROL?

I was a post commander when I retired as a first sergeant. I was in charge of all the troopers in Sumter and Clarendon counties.

Jessica Cottrell, left, looks at a baby outfit that Dotti Booker is holding up. As daughter of the Rev. Eugene Cottrell and wife of music leader Toney Booker, respectively, the two have been helping set up the Crisis Closet on U.S. 15.

The closet will also offer undergarments, swim wear and sports clothing.

“We have infant right on through big boys and in between,” Cottrell said.

The closet will open June 20 on site at 4000 U.S. 15, Sumter, and will be open Thursdays after that from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

But Cottrell, who has been preaching for 30 years to United Methodist and Baptist congregations, said folks don’t have to wait until mid-June to check out the church.

“Come on down,” he said.

“Our one purpose is to honor our God. We don’t put on airs.

Our primary goal is involvement in a relatable atmosphere. If we get the wrong hymn number, it’s all right.”

Toney Booker, who pastored three churches in Kingstree for two years and now leads music at Unity, agreed.

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“We’re trying to get the word out about the restart, (and) we want people to know we’re not the same ole, same ole,” he said. “This is an opportunity to see something different than the usual Baptist, not to be putting them down or anything. It’s just, I’m a non-conformist. You can ask questions, and the dress is casual.”

Cottrell usually preaches in blue jeans and suspenders, Booker said.

Gathering and fellowship begins about 9 a.m. on Sundays followed by Sunday school and open discussion at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m.

For more information on the closet or the church, contact the Rev. Eugene Cottrell at (803) 452-6450 or genecottrell@ ftc-i.net.

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AFTER 25 YEARS WITH HIGHWAY PATROL, WHAT MADE YOU COME BACK TO LAW ENFORCEMENT?

Well, I knew I still wanted to work in law enforcement, but I was looking for something different. When I approached Sumter Police Department, Chief (Russell) Roark suggested Crime Prevention.

WHAT DOES CRIME PREVENTION ENTAIL?

We’re like a public relations-type branch of the department.

We provide citizens with information and measures to better protect themselves and prevent crimes from happening. We help start neighborhood watches, too, and have many oneon-one conversations with people in the community.

There’s a lot to it.

WHY SUMTER POLICE DEPARTMENT? WHY SUMTER?

I’m a native. I was born in Tuomey Hospital and grew up being educated in the local school system.

This is home.

I’M SURE YOU’VE SEEN PLENTY OF CRAZY THINGS WHILE IN HIGHWAY PATROL. ARE THERE ANY EVENTS THAT STICK OUT?

Well, in 2003, I was shot while conducting a traffic stop on a suspected drunken driver. I walked up, he pulled a pistol and shot me. And in 2005, I believe, a fellow trooper, Jonathan Parker, was killed in the line of duty when a robbery suspect ran into his patrol car, crashing into him at 100 miles per hour.

That was a dark day.

THERE’S A LOT OF STRESS IN WORKING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. WHAT DO YOU DO TO RELAX?

I spend lots of time with my wife, Kathy, and our two sons, James and Kevin. I also spend time at my church, Jehovah (Missionary) Baptist. I really enjoy playing basketball, and my lieutenant, Don Florence, is getting me back into playing golf.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING GOLF?

Well, I played a bit when I worked in Horry County, but that’s been a while. I just recently got back into it. I’m much more into football.

SO FOOTBALL IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT? WHAT ARE YOUR TEAMS?

Yeah, it’s definitely my favorite. I’m always at the Sumter High games on Fridays. My favorite college team is the Clemson Tigers, and in the NFL, the Carolina Panthers.

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Library awarded Big Read grant for fall program

BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com The Sumter County Library has received a grant to host The Big Read in the county in the fall. A program of the National Endowment for the Arts, The Big Read encourages members of a community to read the same book and take part in discussions and other related activities.

According to the NEA, “The Big Read ... is designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.”

One of only 77 nonprofit organizations to receive the grant, the Sumter library will focus on John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” during October.

The novel tells of the Joad family, Oklahoma tenant farmers, who like hun-

dreds of others have been forced off their land for a variety of reasons — the drought and resulting dust storms, the Great Depression, the industrialization of farming and more. They head for California with their few meager possessions and encounter many lifechanging experiences, both bad and good.

Steinbeck earned the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for “The Grapes of Wrath,” and it was a determining factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize he received in 1962.

Director Robert Harden said the library is excited at being selected to host The Big Read.

“This will afford our community the opportunity to explore one of the great works of American literature through a variety of events and programs,” he said.

According to Acting Chairman Joan

Shigekawa, the NEA is also excited “to see these 77 communities are making reading and the celebration of books a priority. I look forward to seeing the innovative ways they find to engage their communities ... .”

Big Read organizations receive funding for purchase of books and related materials. Among activities associated with Big Read programs are read-athons, book discussions, lectures, films and performing arts events.

The NEA was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. More than $4 billion in grants have since been awarded to support artistic excellence, creativity and innovation for the benefit of individuals.

For more information about The Big Read, call the Sumter County Library at (803) 773-7273.

Sweet Repeats Consignment shop with gently used children’s clothing opens in Sumter Repeats also sells new hair bows as well as several homemade items. Clothing An area children’s clothsizes run from preemie to ing consignment shop children’s size 10/12. opened under a new name The first step, Burke said and new management on when she bought the shop, March 1, hoping to capitalize was to clean house and upon the growing local condate the building’s look. She signment market. took out the center walls, Sweet Repeats — formerly which created a more open Peek-A-Boos — is owned by atmosphere and allowed for Lisa Burke, 30, a stay-atmore floor merchandising. home mom with a backBurke said she also took ground in corporate comgreat care in organizing the munications. The store so each item former owner of and size was catethe shop was SWEET REPEATS gorized for easy looking to sell, so shopping. As a Burke said she HOURS: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. shopper of secjumped at the on Tuesday through Friday, ondhand clothing offer.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday herself, Burke After watching CONTACT: (803) 934-0615 said she underher 3-year-old or find the Sweet Repeats stands the frusdaughter Harper Sumter Facebook page trations of a grow quickly out mother who of her own apparshops for her el, Burke knew child. there was need for a local “If I have to look hard to children’s clothing consignfind something, I’ll leave,” ment business. she said. “I would rather “Most kids don’t wear spend that time with my their clothes often enough to child.” really wear them out,” Burke The store is basically split said. into sections for clothing: From bathing suits to one for girls and one for christening outfits, children’s boys. Burke said you can shoes and all types of baby find anything from departgear, the store sells secondment store to name brand hand many of the sought-af- items in Sweet Repeats. With ter items parents are looking the impending rising temfor at a reduced price. Sweet peratures, Burke said she has

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Lisa Burke, center, stands with her mother, Mona McDaniel, and her daughter, Harper. Burke recently purchased and renovated former children’s clothing consignment shop Peek-A-Boos. The store, now called Sweet Repeats, features gently used children’s clothing from size preemie to children’s 10/12.

pulled typical summer clothing — bathing suits, Fourth of July outfits, shorts — to the middle section for easy access.

Burke said a big draw is the sale rack that is frequently restocked.

Those wishing to consign

should bring their gently used clothing or baby items to the shop. As per store policy, Sweet Repeats will stock the items for 90 days, gradually reducing the price as the 90-day period draws to a close. Burke said she evenly splits the money with the

consigner when an item is sold. Car seats or stuffed animals are not accepted. Currently, Sweet Repeats is accepting summer clothes and items for consignment. In August, the store will begin accepting fall and winter clothing.

PEOPLE IN UNIFORM Army Pvt. Lewis D. Stephenson, Pvt. Jamar R. White, Pvt. Jessica L. Chvala and Pvt. Zachary T. Geddings have graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldiers studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.

Stephenson is the son of Lisa Stephenson and nephew of Maebell Holmes, both of Sumter.

White, a 2009 graduate of Lakewood High School, is the grandson of Diane Spann and nephew of Taneka Wilson, both of Sumter.

Chvala is the daughter of Tori Etter and

stepdaughter of Matthew Etter, both of Sumter.

Geddings, a 2012 graduate of Lakewood High School, is the son of Blake Geddings, stepson of Robin Geddings and son of Mary Russell, all of Sumter.

Air Force Airman Cubby L. Fowler, Airman Derron J. Ackermann and Airman Aarin M. McDonald have graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

The airmen completed an intensive, eightweek program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Fowler, a 2012 graduate of Sumter High School, is the son of Lettie Parsons of Sumter.

Ackermann, a 2009

| graduate of South Florence High School, is the son of Jim Ackermann of Florence and Mellisa Phillips of Sumter.

McDonald, a 2010 graduate of Crestwood High School, is the son of Debra McDonald of Sumter and Randy McDonald of Dalzell.

Civilian Justin E. Nores recently enlisted in the United States Navy under the Delayed Entry Program at Navy Recruiting District, Raleigh, N.C. The program allows recruits to enter the Navy and take up to one year to complete prior commitments such as high school.

Using recruiters as mentors, this program helps recruits ease into the transition from ci-

vilian to military life.

Nores, the son of Sandy D. Watkins of Summerton and Jimmy J. Jordan of Lexington, will report for active duty to undergo basic training at the Navy’s Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren T. Maple, along with other sailors attached to the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), visited Bar, Montenegro.

Maple had the opportunity to experience Montenegro’s culture and spend time engaging with the community, including sporting events with Montenegrin sailors; tours of the towns of Perast, Koto and Skadar Lake; and a

tour of Montenegro’s vineyards.

Farragut also sent several of its sailors to observe a boarding experience with Montenegrin sailors.

Sailors planted trees in two community engagement projects while in Bar; one event was held in a sporting complex and the other at a local elementary school.

Both projects were joint efforts between the U.S. and Montenegrin natives.

During the three-day port visit, sailors provided shipboard tours for the U.S. Ambassador to

Montenegro, the Honorable Sue K. Brown, and ambassadors from Hungary, Romania and Slovenia, as well as Montenegrin military and civilians.

Farragut, homeported out of Mayport, Fla. is on a schedule deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

Maple, a 2007 graduate of Sumter High School, is the son of Rachel Maple of Sumter.

He joined the Navy in September 2007.

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Lee County Veterans Affairs Officer Tracie Watkins continues to empty boxes, look over files and documents, and tidies up the new VA office located in the front of the Lee County Veterans Museum.

Lee Veterans Affairs moves to new office in county’s museum provide volunteers to assist the VA officer with various tasks inBISHOPVILLE — cluding answering the Lee County Veterans phone.

Affairs Officer Tracie “We have a lot of Watkins expects the veterans in Lee Counrelocation of the ty,” Gooding said. county’s VA Office to “One person can’t do the front of the Lee everything that’s County Veterans Muneeded. We are going seum will increase to support her. I know the visibility of the of- that Tracie wants fice. what’s best for veter“I think we will be ans. She refers to vetable to catch veterans erans as ‘my veterans,’ who have no idea and that’s the way she they are entitled to feels about it.” benefits,” she said.

Gooding said he “When vetexpects the erans come number of to visit the VISIT THE OFFICE veterans museum, seeking then they WHAT: Lee County Veterans benefits will see the Affairs Office will escaVA office.

WHERE: 129 W. Cedar Lane late in the You would PHONE: (803) 484-5129 months be surahead. prised at “You the number of veterhave Vietnam veterans who don’t know ans who are just now they are eligible for coming to retirement services.” age,” he said. “I am a Watkins said veter- Vietnam veteran, but ans and their depenI didn’t need benefits dents are often entias long as I worked. tled to a wide specBut when I retired, I trum of benefits inneeded benefits. And cluding money, veterans of Vietnam health care, educadon’t feel the scorn tion, insurance and and abuse they used burial. to receive. When I “I want the vetercame home, I didn’t ans to understand tell anybody I was in that I work for them Vietnam for about 10 and their depenyears.” dents,” Watkins said.

Williams said the “I will help them VA office was includapply for benefits and ed as a part of the be there through the museum from the beginning. entire process from “We always wanted the start.” to have everything She said legitimate under one roof,” he claims are almost alsaid. “It just makes ways approved, while sense to have the Lean appeal and formal hearing might be nec- gion, VFW, the veterans museum and the essary.

Lee County Admin- VA office under one roof. It’s going to istrator Alan Watkins make it easier for vetsaid he was aperans to receive what proached with the idea of moving the VA they need. This will be the place for veteroffice several months ago by Legion Post 29 ans to come. And you know, veterans like to Commander Randall talk to other veterGooding and Ronnie ans.”

Williams, a member Tracie Watkins said of the Legion and one the VA office should of the primary organizers of the new mu- be one of the first stops a soldier makes seum. when he or she gets Alan Watkins said out of service. the decision to move “The most frustratthe VA office was an ing part of my job is easy one.

“They’re not charg- when I find out that a veteran should have ing us a rental fee for been getting benefits the space,” he said.

“But we weren’t being all along, but they didn’t know,” she charged for using the said. “My job is to Clemson building. make sure veterans There’s no doubt it’s know the benefits that going to make the ofthey are entitled to. fice more visible. It’s There are a lot of bengoing to be good for efits for veterans. And veterans.” so many don’t know Gooding and Wilwhat they are.” liams also pledged to

BY RANDY BURNS Special to The Item

Kenneth Bell was just 19 years old when the Sumter Police Department charged him with the killing of 16-year-old Jermine Wells in March 2011.

He will be in his mid-30s before he is free from the state Department of Corrections. Bell, 21, pleaded guilty Thursday at Sumter County Courthouse to voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during a violent crime before 3rd Circuit Judge R. Ferrell Cothran.

Cothran gave Bell 15 years for the shooting death of Wells to run concurrently with a

five-year sentence for the weapons charge.

“I can give you up to 30 years for this,” Cothran said. “But I’m going to go with the lower end because there’s no criminal record and because of what I’ve heard from your attorney (Will Brunson) and the (3rd Circuit) Solicitor’s Office.”

Assistant Solicitor R. Kirk Griffin told Cothran he thinks the incident that led to Wells’ death was a clear-cut case of manslaughter.

“By police accounts, there was an altercation between (Bell) and the victim’s older brother that started with the defendant’s girlfriend,” Griffin said.

“Witnesses say that the victim walked right into the fight, that it got out of hand, and but for the presence of a gun, we might have a different case.”

Wells’ oldest brother, who identified himself as “Wiggy,” told The Item in April 2011 that Wells and a group of friends were outside in the backyard of the home. He said a couple of them were talking to some girls next door, who were sitting on the porch. Wiggy said he and one of the girls, whom he described as Bell’s girlfriend, began to argue, which prompted her to call for the suspect to come out of the house.

An argument between two of the men

escalated, and a gun was pulled and fired.

Then-Maj. Alvin Holston of the Sumter Police Department said in an Item file story that Bell turned himself in about two weeks after the shooting, a fact Brunson presented to Cothran this week during Bell’s plea.

“He came to me when he realized what happened, and we walked over together and he turned himself in,” Brunson said. “He apologizes to the family and knows what he did was wrong. He wants to put this behind him so he can get out and be with his son, whom he has not seen since he was 6 months old.”

Man accused in killing denied bond

BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com Denver Gerard Williams has been at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center since the Sumter Police Department accused him of the killing of 26-year-old Chauncey Latrel Mack in November 2012.

He will remain there, according to 3rd Circuit Judge R. WILLIAMS Ferrell Cothran, until his attorney, Shaun Kent, can show that Williams is compliant with the medical treatment he needs for advanced diabetes and sickle cell anemia. Kent told Cothran on Thursday at Sumter County Courthouse that Williams needs a “reasonable bond” set for charges of murder, pointing and presenting a firearm, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and second-degree assault and battery that will allow him to aid in his defense and

deal with his medical conditions.

“I don’t believe he’s a danger to the community or a flight risk due to his medical problems,” Kent said.

Cothran denied Williams’ bond in January as well, citing “serious concerns that he could be a danger to public safety.”

Cothran noted two prior convictions for unlawful carrying of a pistol in making that decision.

Williams was serving probation on one of those convictions, according to court records, when he turned himself in Nov. 18, 2012, after he was named a suspect in Mack’s shooting death.

An argument during a birthday party the day prior at an apartment in the 700 block of North Main Street turned deadly when Mack received multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. He later died at Tuomey Regional Medical Center from his injuries.

“And I’d like to note for the court that the defendant had (these medical issues) when the incident happened,” 3rd Circuit

Assistant Solicitor Darla F. Pierce told Cothran. Kim Richburg, a medical team nurse at the jail, told Cothran that Williams has been non-compliant with treatment options while in custody, including refusing dialysis and medications. She also said Williams has shown poor impulse control in dealing with his conditions.

“And there are defendants who have been denied bond on much lesser charges,” Pierce said. “We feel it would be unfair to grant a bond just because he’s sick. We would ask that bond be denied due to the seriousness of these charges.”

Cothran agreed, saying while Williams does indeed have severe medical problems that “one major concern I have is the doctor says he’s not compliant with the treatment recommendations.”

“So I need a doctor to say to me that he’s compliant, and we will continue this,” Cothran said.

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

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Social Security, Medicare still face big challenge

BY TOM RAUM The Associated Press WASHINGTON — As the U.S. recovery slowly gathers steam, federal deficits are finally coming down from their nosebleed $1 trillion-plus heights. That will postpone until fall a new budget showdown between Congress and the White House — and also will probably delay the days of reckoning, feared by millions of aging Americans, when Social Security and Medicare could become insolvent.

Why does it matter? If those programs’ money dries up, benefits must be reduced.

Some answers on future financial prospects should come Friday when trustees overseeing the two popular programs issue their annual report. Last year they projected that Medicare funds would run dry in 2024 and Social Security’s trust funds would follow in 2033.

The trustees have steadily been moving those dates closer, even as almost 10,000 baby boomers a day have been reaching retirement age and qualifying for benefits.

What next? Ahead of the new report, here are some central questions and answers about deficits, the national debt and the outlook for the government’s two biggest “entitlement� programs.

Q: WHAT IF NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS TO GUARANTEE THE FUTURE SOLVENCY OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE?

A: If funds become ex-

hausted, the two programs will find themselves collecting only enough money in payroll taxes to pay partial benefits to the millions of American recipients. Payroll taxes are in addition to — and collected along with — your federal income taxes.

Q: WHAT WILL FORCED REDUCTIONS MEAN IN DOLLAR TERMS FOR THOSE RECEIVING BENEFITS?

A: The Social Security trustees have suggested that once the reserves are gone, incoming payroll taxes will cover roughly 75 percent of the program’s promised benefits. So that could mean an immediate 25 percent cut in benefits. That would reduce the average monthly Social Security check — now $1,266 — to roughly $950 a month.

Medicare’s giant hospital fund could pay only 87 percent of costs.

Q: HOW LIKELY IS THIS TO HAPPEN?

A: Such deep mandatory cuts seem highly unlikely, given the political heat that would be sure to rise to unbearable levels as the deadline neared and if the White House and Congress still failed to act. A compromise of some sorts to avoid a cut in benefits seems inevitable. But as recent events have shown, finding common ground is becoming increasingly difficult in partisan and polarized Washington.

Q: WILL FRIDAY’S REPORT SHOW AN IMPROVEMENT IN LIGHT OF THE GOVERNMENT’S BUDGET ADVANCES?

A: It may but perhaps only a small one, given continued

general weakness in the economy. “I think the relatively good news on the budget front could well translate into at least slightly better projections,� says Paul Van de Water, an analyst with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal-leaning think tank. “There are so many moving parts to these projections that I never want to go out on a limb. But there is certainly some reason to be slightly optimistic.� In the meantime, the economy is far from healed, with still-sluggish growth and a 7.5 percent unemployment rate that is still way above pre-recession levels of about 5 percent.

Q: WON’T ANY IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE FINANCES JUST LET CONGRESS “KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD� AGAIN?

A: Today’s sharply divided Congress does have a history of procrastinating. Its inability to find common ground on spending cuts by a deadline last March 1 resulted in the “sequester� of automatic spending cuts that are trimming $42 billion from government programs through Oct. 1.

Social Security and Medicare were exempted. But long delays and squabbles over Obama’s 2011 request to raise the national debt ceiling resulted in a first-time-ever credit downgrade on U.S. bonds.

Q: WITH THE ARMY OF RETIRING BABY BOOMERS, WHAT ARE THE FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE?

A: “The real problem starts about 2017 or 2018, when the deficits start going up again,�

says veteran budget analyst Stanley Collender. And there’s little in the way of congressional fixes that are under serious consideration.

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has proposed some major revisions in the structure of Medicare. And President Obama has proposed altering the formula for automatic cost-of-living Social Security increases that would result in lower future benefit increases. But neither proposal has gained much traction on Capitol Hill.

Q: “DEFICIT� AND “DEBT.� WHERE DO BUDGET DEFICITS COME FROM, ANYWAY, AND HOW DO THEY RELATE TO THE NATIONAL DEBT?

A: The deficit, the amount the government must borrow when its annual spending exceeds its receipts, is just a one-year slice — as if someone only looked at how much his credit card and other household debt increased or decreased in a single year without regard to total debt owed. The budget deficit for 2013 is now projected by the Congressional Budget Office to fall to $642 billion from $1.1 trillion last year and a record $1.4 trillion in 2009. The national debt, meanwhile, is the nation’s total indebtedness, the still-outstanding amount owed from the accumulation of many annual deficits going back to the Revolutionary War, offset only slightly by rare years of surplus, most recently 1998-2001. The Treasury’s Office of the Public Debt, which keeps track to the penny, said that as of two days ago, the

national debt stood at $16,737,219,726,401.22 — or, rounding off, $16.74 trillion.

Q: HOW MUCH OF THIS DEBT HAS HAPPENED ON OBAMA’S WATCH COMPARED TO OTHER RECENT PRESIDENTS?

A: The national debt first passed the $1 trillion mark in Ronald Reagan’s first year and stood at just over $3 trillion when he left office.

George H.W. Bush, took it to over $4 trillion after serving a single term. Under Bill Clinton, it grew to nearly $6 trillion, despite those back-toback budget surpluses at the end of his second term. By January 2005, as George W. Bush began his second term, the debt was $7.6 trillion.

When Obama was sworn in in January 2009, it stood at $10.6 trillion. So it has grown by just over $6 trillion so far in his presidency, which has included two major wars and the deepest economic downturn since the 1930s.

Q: FINALLY, WHAT IS THE DEBT CEILING THAT WASHINGTON KEEPS ARGUING ABOUT?

A: It’s the legal limit Congress sets on the allowable size of the national debt. Routinely raising it — frequently — was seldom controversial until recently. Reagan raised the debt limit 18 times, and Congress generally went along obligingly. As a senator, Obama voted against George W. Bush’s request to raise the ceiling in 2006, calling the increase “a sign of leadership failure.� He later called his no vote a political gesture and a mistake.

Cheaper leases offered to spur electric car sales

BY TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT — Auto companies are hoping lower lease prices can put a charge into sluggish electric car sales.

Honda announced Thursday that it’s slashing the monthly lease cost of its tiny Fit EV by one third, following similar moves by other automakers. Honda also is throwing in other goodies, such as a free home charging station and unlimited mileage.

Electric vehicles once were billed as the answer to high gas prices and dependence on foreign oil. But U.S. oil production is rising and gasoline supplies are abundant. Pump prices have remained relatively stable the past three years, while gas-powered cars have gotten more efficient, making consumers reluctant to give them up.

There’s also the worry that an electric car could run out of juice on longer trips.

As a result, electric car sales are only a tiny fraction of overall U.S. auto sales. Automakers sold slightly more than 12,000 pure-electric vehicles in the U.S. through April, according to Ward’s AutoInfoBank and Tesla Motors. That’s less than 1 percent of the 4.97 million cars and trucks sold during the same period. Even a $7,500 tax credit from AP FILE PHOTO Honda introduces its FIT EV Electric Vehicle Concept car at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles in 2010. Auto companies in the U.S. government the U.S. are lowering lease prices for electric cars as they try to jump start slow sales in a competitive market. that effectively lowers prices couldn’t persuade most car buyers. that broader appeal to wants to put 1 million ready are 80 percent of and the batteries are Automakers need to the EV, they’re doing plug-in electric vehicles last year’s total sales of costly. But they have create a market for the some pretty aggressive on the road by 2015, but about 15,000. been subsidizing sales cars among buyers who lease deals,� said Domi- with two years left, the The added models, by lowering prices. won’t ordinarily go for nique, now an executive nation is far short of that though, have multiple Chrysler CEO Sergio the latest technology, with the TrueCar.com goal. automakers competing Marchionne said earlier said Larry Dominique, a auto pricing website.

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Charles Henry Rufus, 58, of 44 Brunhill St., was arrested Wednesday and charged with driving under suspension, seventh offense, and being a habitual traffic offender.

Rufus was reportedly stopped on North Main Street near Stark Street at 1:58 p.m. because the left rear tire was about to come off his utility trailer.

Steven Jermont Simmons, 31, of 329 North St., was arrested Wednesday and charged with driving under suspension, second offense, and giving false information to a police officer. At 6:53 p.m., Simmons was stopped on Wedgefield Road near George Washington Boulevard for reportedly driving 73 mph in a 55-mph zone.

Simmons reportedly gave the officer a false name when he was initially stopped.

STOLEN PROPERTY:

A gold-and-silver coin collection, a gold watch, two watches, a Remington .270 boltaction rifle, a 20-gauge shotgun, an e-reader, a 24-by-24-inch safe and drawers full of costume jewelry, knives and lighters, valued at $3,580, as well as $4,500 in cash were all reported stolen from the 5900 block of Squaw Valley Road in Wedgefield at 2:39 p.m. Wednesday.

A black 2013 carry-on utility trailer was reportedly stolen from the 2700 block of Broad Street between 12:39 and 8:10 a.m.

Wednesday. The trailer is valued at $1,000.

An Xbox 360 and PSP game player were reported stolen from the 4300 block of

FIRE:

At 1:27 a.m. Thursday, firefighters responded to a stove fire in the 5000 block of Old Stone Road. Unattended cooking reportedly caused the fire, which spread to the kitchen cabinets, causing damage estimated at $2,000. No injuries were reported.

RECOVERED PROPERTY:

A Toyota was found in a wooded area 200 yards off Old CC Road near Atkins Road in Lynchburg at 3:01 p.m. Wednesday. The car was reportedly stolen from Florence.

EMS CALLS:

On Wednesday, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 34 calls. Twenty-eight were medical calls, two were motor vehicle wrecks, and four were listed as “other trauma.�

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The typical household has regained less than half its wealth, the analysis found. A separate Federal Reserve report in March calculated that Americans as a whole had regained 91 percent of their losses.

Household wealth plunged $16 trillion from the third quarter of 2007 through the first quarter of 2009. By the final three months of 2012, American households as a group had regained $14.7 trillion.

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“Forensics was able to connect the gun used to kill White with the gun used to kill the woman in Charleston,” Garrett said. “We have reason to believe that Eady was in the Macon, Ga., area Friday after a convenience store in Macon was robbed, and the vehicle used in the robbery matched the description of Mrs. White’s car.”

Garrett said that Eady, a cousin of the missing woman, is extremely dangerous.

“He’s killed twice, maybe three times, and he won’t stop until he’s caught,” Garrett added.

“I have officers who have been working for more than 45 hours looking for Ms. Brown,” Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett said

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Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett met with family members of Sadie Brown, 77, who was reported missing Thursday by a caregiver, late Friday afternoon. The father of Jeffrey Eady, who is wanted on two counts of murder, was also at the meeting. Garrett said the search was called off at 8 p.m. Friday and will resume at 8 a.m. today.

at 8 p.m. Friday as he talked with Brown’s relatives. “Our guys are tired and need some rest. We’ll be back at 8 a.m. Saturday.”

Garrett told Brown’s family that he is certain his men along with a cadaver team out of Wilmington, N.C., are on the right track.

“Our evidence points to

this location,” Garrett said.

“But, keep in mind, that she has been reported missing nationwide. Our guys have been working around the clock looking for evidence and this is where we believe we’ll find Ms. Brown.”

Garrett told the group that he has enlisted the help of a very successful

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team out of North Carolina who search for missing people.

“They started this afternoon at 4:30, and they’ll be back Saturday morning,” he added. “They are the best at what they do.”

Garrett said the man who was last seen with Brown, Eady, is wanted on two counts of murder.

Garrett said he’s being assisted by the United States Marshal’s Office in trying to locate the suspect.

Agents with the State Law Enforcement Division and two forensic teams along with officers from the Williamsburg County Sheriff ’s Office, the Manning Police Department and a lieutenant with the state Department of Corrections have been assisting the Clarendon County Sheriff ’s Office with the search for Brown as well as the investigation into White’s death.

Family members and friends of Brown waited along S.C. 527 as the SLED helicopter flew overhead and teams of SLED officers and local officers searched a wide section of woods less than a mile from Brown’s

residence for her body.

“She was a real quiet person,” said Lois Evans, a friend and fellow church member at Howard Chapel.

“She was always at church if her health permitted.”

Evans remembered her friend as always happy and laughing a lot.

“She would talk about her Bible and her Lord,” Evans said with a smile.

“We’d talk on the phone for hours.”

Laura Witherspoon was also standing close by the search area waiting to find out if authorities had located her friend.

“She was very aware of her surroundings and her neighborhood,” Witherspoon said. “She was a good friend. She was someone who could make you smile.”

Karen Myers said the killing of White has the entire community rocking.

“Nothing like this has ever happened here,” Myers added. “She was such a nice person. We’re all surprised. This doesn’t happen here.”

Reach Sharron Haley at (803) 425-4604.

OBITUARIES WILLIE L. THOMPSON Sr. MANNING — Deacon Willie Lawrence “Joker” Thompson Sr. exchanged his rugged cross for his precious crown on Monday, May 27, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

He was born Feb. 20, 1940, in Clarendon County, to the late Alphonza and Rachel Henry Thompson. He was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County and graduated from Manning Training School.

He later moved to Newark, N.J., where he met and married Lula Belle Eaddy on Jan. 30, 1965, and began his career as a professional commercial truck driver. His trucking career expanded 47 years. Throughout his career, he worked for several companies before venturing into owning and operating his own commercial trucking business, first as W.L. Trucking and later as a joint venture with his son as Family Affair Trucking. Being reared in a Christian home, Lawrence developed a special relationship with Christ. He was an active member of Holly Hill Baptist Church. Upon moving to New Jersey, he became a member of Unity Temple. He later moved back to South Carolina and recommitted his membership to Holly Hill Baptist Church, where he served as a trustee and later became the chairman of the deacon board; president of the senior choir; and Sunday school superintendent, until his transition from mortality to immortality.

Lawrence was highly respected among the quartet family and his love for Christ was witnessed in his singing.

He started singing with the Paul Gospel Singers.

After singing with the group for a short while he, along with his close cousin and friend Willie “Jack”, gathered his teenage nephews and a few of their friends and started the Sons of Faith. He is known for his favorite songs, “Just Like Fire,” “Everything is Moving by the Power of

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| God,” “You Going to Need Somebody on Your Bond,” and “I’m Going to Hide Behind the Mountain.” Lawrence was a member of Springhill Lodge No. 188.

Lawrence leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Lula, with whom he shared 48 years of marital bliss; his six children, Hattie (Aaron) Savage of Norwalk, Conn., Twanda (Louis) Harris of Lithonia, Ga., Willie Lawrence Jr. (LaVon) Thompson of Washington, D.C., Tammie Geter of Virginia Beach, Va., Tavonia (Taft) Pearson of Manning and Tiffany Jones of Hampton, Va.; a sister, Etha Thompson of Manning; three cousins reared in the home as brothers, Sam (Nan) Conyers and Moses (Pat) Conyers, both of Miami, Fla., and Robert (Olga) Conyers of Austin, Texas; sisters-inlaw, Mildred Williams, Betty James, Annie Eaddy and Sherill Eaddy; and brothers-inlaw, Walter (Dorothy) Eaddy and Harry (Verlean) Eaddy. Lawrence still has four aunts, Evelyn York, Mazzie York, Alvenia Greene and Sadie Mae Lewis. Lawrence will be greatly missed by his 18 grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; two special sons-in-law, Pastor Elijah Geter and Pastor Mitchell Jones; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, adopted children, adopted grandchildren; and many friends.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Manning Junior High School with the pastor, the Rev. O’Donald Dingle, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Willie T. Lawson, the Rev. Elijah Geter, the Rev. Sam Miller, the Rev. Bobby McDonald, the Rev. Jerial Dingle and Evangelist Betty Canty. Interment will follow in Holly Hill Church Cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 1111 Sassafras Lane, Manning.

Online condolences may be sent to Flemingdelaine@aol.com.

Fleming-DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel

of Manning is in charge of services.

WILLIE N. BENNETT Deacon Willie N. Bennett, 60, died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on Jan. 28, 1953, in Sumter County, he was a son of the Rev. Alfred and Alice Glover.

The family will receive friends and relatives at 3335 Annie St., Sumter.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

ALEX L. COOPER MANNING — Alex Levern Cooper, 67, husband of Alfreda Hilton Cooper, died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Williamsburg Regional Hospital, Kingstree.

He was born Sept. 2, 1945, in Willliamsburg County, a son of the late Willie Dave and Janie Cox Cooper.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister-in-law, Artrelle Washington, 907 Berry St., Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

LULA MAE THOMPSON Lula Mae Thompson, 80, widow of Allen Thompson, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at her home, 257 W. Williams St. Born April 28, 1933, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Dave and Adrie Washington Scott. She received her education in the public schools of Clarendon County. In her youth, she joined Mulberry Baptist Church. She moved to Myrtle Beach and joined Faith Assembly Apostolic Church, where she attended until her health failed.

Survivors are two daughters, Sara (Tony) Wright of Sherwood, Ark., and Lucille Scott of the home; two sisters, Plummie (Jimmie) Green and Audrey Felder; one brother, David (Hattie) Scott; one nephew she reared

as her own, Dana Daniels; one son-in-law, Kenneth L. Watson; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Olden Chapel UME Church, 189 Hoyt St., Sumter, with Pastor Roger Mullins, Minister Bradford and Minister Mary Jane Ragin. Burial will follow in Bradford Cemetery.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home.

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

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

FRANCES G. BOYKIN Frances G. Pack Boykin, 84, widow of William Marvin Pack and Eddie David Boykin Jr., died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Altamont Moses Geddings and Gracie Osteen Geddings. She was a charter member of Faith Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Irene P. Burns (Richard) of Sumter; seven grandchildren, Christina Andrews (Kevin), Richard Burns Jr., Crystal Friel (Billy), Billy Wise Jr. (Meghan), Sonia Robinson, David Robinson and Sierra Burns (Dylan); 13 greatgrandchildren; a greatgreat-grandchild; two sisters, Gladys Avins and Helen Geddings, both of Sumter; two brothers, Manning “Toogie” Geddings and Jimmy Geddings, both of Sumter; a son-in-law, Bobby Gainey; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two daughters, Judy P. Hodge and Janet P. Gainey; a brother, James Geddings; and two sisters, Alice Holland and Delores Singleton.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Faith Baptist Church with the Rev. Victor VanRas officiating. Burial will be in

Sumter Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Richard Burns Jr., Billy Wise Jr., Billy Friel, Kevin Andrews, Dylan Rogers and Lee Holland.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at ElmoreCannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of her sister, 2040 Greenville Circle.

Memorials may be made to Faith Baptist Church, 1600 S. Pike East, Sumter, SC 29150.

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

SAMMIE LEE MONTGOMERY Sammie Lee “Blue” Montgomery was born June 27, 1936, in Sumter County, a son of the late Tony and Emma Marshall Mcfadden Montgomery. He departed this life on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

The family is receiving friends at 2130 Avenue A, Mayesville.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

TERRY J. DAVIS Terry J. Davis, 46, was born Nov. 26, 1966, in Sumter, a son of Walter Davis and the late Minnie Lee Charles Davis.

He departed this life on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Loretto Hospital in Chicago, Ill. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

THOMAS MOSES Thomas Moses, 81, husband of Ruth McMillan Moses, departed this life on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Sumter Health and Rehabilitation Center.

He was born March 15, 1932, in Sumter County, a son of the late Thomas and Lummie Pressley Moses.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

MAEBELL WHITE MANNING — Maebell White, 66, died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at 527 Subdivision Recycle Center, New Zion.

She was born March 24, 1947, in Manning, a daughter of the late John and Inez Riley White.

The family is receiving friends at her home, 6664 Tobias Road, Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

FRANK VAUGHN Jr. Frank Vaughn Jr., 73, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

He was born Aug. 6, 1939, in Sumter County, a son of Willie Beck Lemon Vaughn and the late Frank Vaughn Sr. He was a 1979 graduate of Mayewood High School. He attended Westminister Presbyterian Church, USA in Alcolu. He served 21 years in the U.S. Navy.

Survivors are his mother, Willie Beck Vaughn; one daughter, Francina Burgess of Lauderhill, Fla.; three sons, Timothy D. of Portsmouth, Va., Frank III of Darlington and Gregory P. of Columbia; two sisters, Rugena V. Thomas and Zenovia, both of Columbia; four brothers, Eddie (Mary) of Detroit, Mich., John (Margie) of Paxville, Herman (Francine) and Roland (Annette) of Sumter; two stepchildren, Sondra P. Crute of Middletown, Conn., and Morris Z. (Brenda) Crute of Batesburg; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Celebratory services for Mr. Vaughn will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, Samuels Funeral Home, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Samuel Cooper officiating.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, 4960 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

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Three generals stand and salute the presentation of the colors at Friday’s change of command ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base. From left at the top are Gen. Mike Hostage of Air Combat Command, outgoing 9th Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Lawrence Wells and incoming commander Maj. Gen. Jake Polumbo.

SHAW from Page A1 “Three times I’ve sat on this stage with Larry Wells,” he said in introducing himself to his new airmen assembled in a Shaw air hangar, “so I know he’s handing me a squadron in perfect formation, flying at the perfect speed at the perfect altitude.”

Polumbo comes to Shaw fresh off a one-year deployment to Afghanistan, where he served at the same time as Shaw’s 77th Fighter Squadron was deployed. Even while overseas, he said he heard good things about his next assignment.

“It’s important to have a great community,” he said, “and I knew I’d have one when everybody from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Doha, Qatar, told me when I got to Sumter, I would love it there.”

Gen. Mike Hostage, the commander of Air Combat Command based in Langley, Va., was on hand to formally invest command in Polumbo, a man he said had a “track record of excellence” in previous commands.

All three generals on hand Friday identified the biggest challenge facing the 9th Air Force and the rest of the U.S. military as budgetary.

Rather than fighting America’s enemies, Air Force commanders in the future will have to fight against looming sequestration cuts in military spending. Hostage told the assembled airmen bluntly the military may not be able to offer them the level of support they should.

“Our challenges will be many and the choices difficult,” he said. “But because of your choices, our children are sure to grow up as free men and women.”

In a parting message to his service members, Wells said the challenges ahead can’t keep them from focusing on their mission.

“The 9th Air Force is

the only command focused on training fighter pilots,” the outgoing commander said. “As the focus shifts from war, your training mission will come to the forefront. ... You need to keep your pilots trained and safe, despite limited resources.”

Wells’ successor compared the uncertainties of the budget to the uncertainties of combat as a challenge today’s Air Force needs to overcome. “(Military theorist Carl von) Clausewitz talked about the ‘fog of war.’ I like to talk about the ‘fog of sequestration,’” Polumbo said.

Later, Polumbo described his biggest challenge as commander as making sure the 9th Air Force’s resources match the mission they are tasked with, and he vowed to work with the Pentagon and legislators so that Shaw’s planes stay in the air throughout the sequestration period.

The second half of Friday’s ceremony focused on the retirement of Wells. Hostage gave a long, off-the-cuff retirement speech about Wells’ accomplishments, from being one of the first lieutenants trained to fly an F-16 to his later role in shepherding the next generation F-22 through “bureaucratic, political and technical challenges” during his time at Air Force headquarters in Washington.

Wells served three previous stints at Shaw, successively as a pilot instructor, weapons chief and operations officer, before he came back as a commander in October 2011 following an assignment as the deputy chief of staff to the United Nations Command in Korea.

At the end of the ceremony, Hostage presented Wells with the Distinguished Service Medal in a final act of recognition before his retirement.

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ARIES (March 21-April Speak up. the last word in astrology 19): Choose your words LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): wisely. Talk can get you A mini vacation or eugenia LAST into trouble if you’re visiting a place you find too pushy, blatant or appealing will heighten stubborn. Abrupt your creativity and your decisions will be regretted in time, so hold desire to explore new avenues. Love and off making any hasty alterations. romance are in the stars.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Discuss plans SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Socializing, and suggest ways to help a cause or networking or exploring new interests will someone in need of your services. Follow encourage you to pursue a skill, project or through with your plans and you will be person you want to incorporate into your considered highly by others. life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Personal SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Problems at problems will be magnified if you shirk home or within your personal relationships responsibilities and aren’t honest about the can be expected if you’re too overbearing way you feel. Discuss the way you feel and or excessive. Calm down and get your facts the changes you want to make. straight.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t hesitate to CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Alliances will go after your dreams. Innovative ideas will pay off. Give-and-take will lead to success. help you get what you want and stick to a You don’t have to go it alone or make budget. Stay calm and refuse to overreact abrupt changes. All that’s required is if you face an obstacle. cooperation and compromise.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take care of chores AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Have a little fun and head on to more events, activities or with friends or family. Engage in something concerns that you’re looking forward to you find stimulating or inspiring. Don’t let pursuing. Your magnetism and outgoing responsibilities get you down or stand in nature will help you take on a leadership the way of your enjoyment. role.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Think before you VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep a close make a move. Decisions made in haste will watch on the people around you. It isn’t backfire, leaving you in a vulnerable likely you will agree with the way things position. Avoid excessive behavior, are done or the plans being initiated. overindulgence and overreacting.

PICK 3 FRIDAY: 0-4-6 AND 3-6-0 PICK 4 FRIDAY: 2-9-7-4 AND 6-0-1-3 PALMETTO CASH 5 FRIDAY: 8-24-26-35-38 POWERUP: 2 CAROLINA CASH 6 THURSDAY: 4-5-7-24-36-37 MEGAMILLIONS NUMBERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESS TIME

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Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

WEATHER from Page A1 the supercell thunderstorm as it passed south of El Reno and into Oklahoma City just south of downtown. Police urged motorists to leave I-40 and seek a safe place.

“I’m in a car running from the tornado,” said Amy Sharp, who last week pulled her fourthgrade daughter from the Plaza Towers Elementary School as a storm approached with 210 mph winds. “I’m in

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Norman, and it just hit Yukon where I was staying” since last week’s storm.

“I’m with my children who wanted their mother out of that town,” Sharp said, her voice quivering with emotion.

At Will Rogers World Airport southwest of Oklahoma City, passengers were directed into underground tunnels, and inbound and outbound flights were canceled.

Mary Braaten shares a picture of her granddaughter, Makayla Sparks. Braaten comments on her photo, “Bubbles! Joys of summer in a 99 cent package!”

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

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Chanticleers blow lead, lose 7-3

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South Carolina’s Grayson Greiner scores a run on a wild pitch during the Gamecocks’ 7-3 victory over St. Louis on Friday in the NCAA baseball regionals at Carolina Stadium in Columbia. USC will face Liberty, an 8-3 winner over Clemson, today at 8 p.m.

Streak stays alive for USC Late rally gives Carolina 25th straight home playoff win

BY DAVID CLONINGER Special to The Item

COLUMBIA REGIONAL

COLUMBIA – Inserted into the starting lineup on a whim because of recent good play, Kyle Martin was doing absolutely nothing to reward his coach’s trust in him. The burly sophomore popped out on the first pitch he saw, got himself and his teammate out on a questionable interference call to keep a rally to one run and bounced out to first in his third at-bat.

But in a game of redemption, Martin got one more chance, and provided the one constant for South Carolina baseball over the past four years – no matter the situation, no matter the circum-

TODAY at Carolina Stadium Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Clemson vs. Saint Louis, 2 p.m.

Game 4 — Liberty vs. South Carolina, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

stance, find a way to win anyway.

The barrel-chested slugger chopped an eighth-inning pitch just over the glove of leaping first baseman Mike Vigliarolo to kick-start a 4-run outburst,

sending the No. 18 Gamecocks over St. Louis 7-3 on Friday and into the winner’s bracket of the NCAA Columbia Regional. USC (40-18) will play Liberty, an upset winner over Clemson earlier on Friday, at 8 p.m. topnight with the winner advancing to Sunday’s championship round.

“I thought he caught it,” Martin said.

“I thought he got up high enough to catch it, but luckily, it got right over his glove and Grayson (Greiner) moved to third and I got on. I hit it right into the ground and it got high enough.”

The Gamecocks, who had lost their past three games and four of their past

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Matt Oberste’s two-run single in the fifth inning gave Oklahoma the lead for good, helping the Sooners rally for a 7-3 victory over Coastal Carolina in an NCAA Blacksburg regional game.

Oklahoma (41-19), the No. 2 seed, trailed 3-0 after the Chanticleers got two runs in the first and one in the second off pitcher Jonathan HERING Gray.

But Gray, considered a top draft prospect, kept Coastal Carolina off the scoreboard for the rest of the game. Gray (10-2) pitched a complete game, giving up three runs — two earned — and nine hits.

He struck out 11 and walked one.

Max White went 4-for-5 with two RBIs to pace the Sooners, while Oberste went 2-for-5.

The Chanticleers (3722) got two hits and an RBI from Colin Hering.

BLACKSBURG REGIONAL Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Coastal Carolina vs.

Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.

Game 4 — Oklahoma vs. UConn, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs.

Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs.

Game 5 winner, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs.

Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

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Wimmer, Richardson lead Flames past Tigers

BY SCOTT KEEPFER Greenville News COLUMBIA — Trey Wimmer grew up wanting to play for Clemson.

On Friday, he pounded the Tigers into submission.

Wimmer, a Greenwood native, drove in six runs as Liberty rolled to an 8-3 victory against Clemson in the first game of the NCAA Columbia Regional at Carolina Stadium.

WIMMER “I grew up watching Coach (Jack) Leggett and his team be one of the most dominant teams in baseball,” Wimmer said. “So it’s fun to beat any team as good as they are.”

Wimmer, a senior catcher who recently was selected first-team All-Big South Conference, staked the Flames to a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, gave his team the lead for good with a two-run single in the third and then essentially sealed the Tigers’ fate with a three-run homer in the sixth.

“That was a dagger,” Leggett said.

And it was the most rewarding moment of a memorable day for Wimmer, who found college baseball offers hard to come by after injuring his knee before his senior season.

“They recruited me a little bit,” Wimmer said of the Tigers. “A lot of schools did, until I got hurt.”

But Liberty coach Jim Toman invited

Fleenor hopes for similar success at L-R

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com Tom Fleenor was clicking through his emails recently when one caught his eye.

“A parent was emailing me and sort of consoling me about the tough year we had,” Fleenor said. “I FLEENOR don’t think 38 wins is a bad year, but that just sort of shows the expectations that were there at USC Sumter.”

Now the only head

coach the Fire Ants have ever known will try to build the same lofty expectations for LenoirRhyne, a Division II school in Hickory, N.C. Fleenor was officially named the Bears new head coach on May 17 after a 6-year stay in Sumter in which he literally built the program from the ground up.

“It’s bittersweet, definitely,” Fleenor said of the change. “I’m very thankful (USCS athletic director) Bruce Blumberg allowed me the opportunity SEE FLEENOR, PAGE B2

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Liberty’s Josh Richardson threw complete game against Clemson, allowing just six hits, SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B4 during the Flames’ 8-3 NCAA regional victory on Friday at Carolina Stadium in Columbia.

P-15’s bounce back with 16-4 victory

BY TOM DIDATO Special to The Item CAMDEN — There’s nothing like batting around in your first two at-bats and scoring 10 runs in that span to take some of the sour taste out of your mouth from the night before.

JOHNSON That was the recipe for success for Sumter on Friday night at American Legion Park as the P-15’s bounced back from Thursday’s 6-5

MANNING-HARTSVILLE POSTPONED Friday’s League III matchup between Manning-Santee and Hartsville was postponed and rescheduled for June 27.

The game was postloss to Cheraw with a resounding 16-4 win over Camden in a game stopped after seven innings by the 10-run rule.

Sumter (2-1) collected 16 hits in the victory to back the pitching of Will Smith, who went the first five frames before being

poned because Post 68 did not have enough players available due to Manning High School’s awards ceremony that was taking place at the same time. lifted in favor of P.J. Krouse with a 13-4 lead. This game was over much earlier, however, as the visitors jumped to a 10-1 lead after an inning and a half.

Second-year P-15’s head coach Curtis Johnson, who coached Camden in 2011, had a

look of relief on his face after this 3-hour contest was finally in the books.

“I felt like this was a must-win game for us,” he said. “Losing to Cheraw last night, you don’t want to go 1-2 in the (league). You want to go 2-1 and have a good weekend off. You lose two in a row and you have a bad weekend, so this was pretty much a must-win for us.”

Sumter cast the die in the top of the first, getting to Post 17 starter Grey Hoke for five SEE SUMTER, PAGE B2

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Nats overcome Strasburg injury, beat Braves ATLANTA — Craig Stammen pitched four perfect innings after ace Stephen Strasburg left with an apparent injury, Denard Span tripled and scored STRASBURG two runs, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta SPAN Braves 3-2 on Friday night.

Strasburg lasted just two innings before leaving the shortest outing of his career. The Nationals did not give an update on Strasburg during the game.

The victory snapped a two-game skid for Washington, which trimmed its secondplace deficit in the NL East to 4½ games behind the Braves.

MLB ROUNDUP Atlanta has dropped two of three and four of six.

Strasburg left with a 2-1 lead. He allowed two hits and one run — a homer by Freddie Freeman — with no walks and two strikeouts.

CUBS D-BACKS

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CHICAGO — Scott Hairston hit a grand slam and Matt Garza got his first victory of the season and the Chicago Cubs extended their winning streak to five games by defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 on Friday.

MARLINS METS

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MIAMI — Jacob Turner pitched seven scoreless innings in his season debut and Marcell Ozuna had three hits to help the Miami Marlins halt a ninegame losing streak with

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a 5-1 win over the New York Mets on Friday night.

REDS PIRATES

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PITTSBURGH — Johnny Cueto allowed one hit over eight dominant innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Friday night.

BREWERS PHILLIES

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PHILADELPHIA — Jonathan Lucroy went 5 for 5 with two home runs and four RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers battered a struggling Cole Hamels to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 on Friday night, snapping their longest losing streak of the season at six games.

AMERICAN LEAGUE YANKEES BOSTON

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NEW YORK — CC Sabathia’s fastball returned to the New York

Yankees along with Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis.

Throwing at up to 94 mph after two months of decreased velocity, Sabathia matched his season high with 10 strikeouts while pitching into the eighth inning to lead New York over the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Friday night and stop the Yankees’ seasonhigh, five-game losing streak.

ORIOLES TIGERS

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BALTIMORE — Chris Dickerson hit a three-run, game-ending homer with two outs in the ninth inning, capping an fourrun uprising against Jose Valverde that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the Detroit Tigers 7-5 Friday night.

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Haas leads as Tiger falters at Memorial DUBLIN, Ohio — Bill Haas played the best golf in the toughest conditions Friday in the rain-delayed Memorial.

When the second round was suspended as dark clouds rolled in and forced the third stoppage in play, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were close to each other on the leaderboard, even if they were miles away from Haas, who had a 5-under 67.

That didn’t bode well for Woods, the five-time Memorial winner who HAAS had a most peculiar round in wind and on fast greens. He three-putted from 5 feet for double bogey on the par-5 15th, chopped up the final hole for a bogey and wound up with a 74.

The second round will resume at 7:30 a.m. today.

Bishopville native Tommy Gainey did not make the cut.

STACY LEWIS 1 BACK AFTER FIRST ROUND OF SHOPRITE

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Being near the top of leaderboard is familiar territory for Stacy Lewis the past two years.

Amanda Blumenherst and Moriya Jutanugarn shot 5-under 66 to share the lead, a stroke ahead of Lewis and two in front of Wie. 4 TIED FOR LEAD AT CHAMPIONS TOUR IN IOWA

DES MOINES, Iowa — Champions Tour players are used to seeing low numbers in the Principal Charity Classic. The results from the first round on the tournament’s new course suggest that those days could be behind them.

Tom Lehman, Duffy Waldorf, Dan Forsman

SUMTER from Page B1 runs on six hits with Phillip Watcher and River Soles driving in a run each before Thomas Walker crushed a 2-run single along the left field line to make it a 4-0 lead. Walker scored the fifth run on a wild pitch as the visitors sent 10 batters to the plate.

After Camden got to Smith for a run in the bottom of the first, the P-15’s hung up a second 5-spot in the second using two hits, three walks, a hit batter and a Post 17 error to do their damage.

The big blows were an RBI single off the bat of Walker, who drove in three runs on a 3-hit night, and a 2-run single to left off the bat of Ian McCaf-

FLEENOR from Page B1 to start my head coaching career at USC Sumter. I will be forever grateful to him and (retiring USCS dean) Les Carpenter.

“I know it was a positive experience for both sides, and it’s afforded me this wonderful opportunity.”

In the end, the opportunity that drew Fleenor away from Sumter was one he simply could not pass up, he said.

“It’s something I’ve been in search of for a long time – 20 years in coaching,” Fleenor said.

“Being a head coach at a 4-year school is some-

thing I’ve always strived towards and now that I’ve got that opportunity, I’m going to try and make the most of it.”

Fleenor doesn’t see Lenoir-Rhyne as another stepping stone, either, but rather a final destination.

“Seven years ago, maybe I’d still be looking down the road to a Division I job or something like that,” he said. “But I think at this point in my career, I’ve learned that’s not all it’s cracked up to be.

“This is where I want to be and this is where I want to finish my career.”

and Scott Hoch shot 3-under 69 on Friday to share the lead at the Wakonda Club. The Iowa event had been held at Glen Oaks Country Club in neighboring West Des Moines in 11 of the last 12 years.

Hale Irwin, who turns 68 on Monday, topped a group of eight at 70. Defending champion Jay Haas opened with a 71, and tour points leader Bernhard Langer had a 72.

CREATOR OF CLEMSON’S TIGER PAW LOGO DIES

CLEMSON — The man who designed Clemson’s tiger paw logo has died.

The university said 83-year-old John Antonio died Thursday in Greenville after a long battle with cancer.

DOVER CEO MCGLYNN EXPLAINS JGR’S PENALTIES APPEAL

DOVER, Del. — Denis McGlynn had a simple explanation why an appeals panel sided with Joe Gibbs Racing and eased penalties levied against the organization by NASCAR: The harsh punishment simply did not fit the small infraction.

McGlynn, CEO of Dover International Speedway, was part of a three-person National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel that significantly reduced NASCAR’s punishment of JGR for having an illegal part in Matt Kenseth’s race-winning engine at Kansas.

WIGGINS OUT OF TOUR DE FRANCE WITH KNEE PROBLEM

PARIS — Bradley Wiggins will not defend his Tour de France title because of a knee problem, giving teammate Chris Froome the chance to win cycling’s premier race after finishing runnerup last year.

From wire reports

AMERICAN LEGION SCHEDULE SENIOR Today Dalzell-Shaw at Orangeburg, 7 p.m.

Monday Dalzell-Shaw at Irmo/Chapin, 7 p.m.

Tuesday Cheraw at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Manning-Santee at Camden, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Cheraw at Manning-Santee (DH), 5 p.m.

Dalzell-Shaw at Lexington, 7 p.m.

Thursday Sumter at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Friday

Sumter at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

Columbia NE at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

JUNIOR Monday South Florence Blue at Manning-Santee (DH), 6 p.m.

Tuesday Sumter at Lake City, 7 p.m.

Thursday Manning-Santee at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Friday Lake City at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Greer at Sumter (DH), 1 p.m.

frey to make it 9-0. Javon Martin drove in the 10th run, greeting Camden reliever Brock Robinson with a run-scoring single to shallow center.

If the Bears garner as much as success as the Fire Ants did in Fleenor’s tenure, he may very well find a long-term home in Hickory. USCS had a 241103 record under Fleenor, winning 37 games or more on three separate occasions.

In 2009, the program’s second year of existence, the Fire Ants went 52-11 and won the Region X regular-season title with a 26-4 record. They were the runners-up in the region tournament and advanced to the Eastern District Tournament.

USCS captured the regular-season title again in ‘11, going 41-11 overall

and 20-4 in the region in a season that included a school-record 19-game winning streak. The Fire Ants never earned a tournament title, but were runners-up three times.

And all that was done with players staying for a maximum of two seasons.

“I am looking forward to the continuity of a 4-year program,” Fleenor said. “Having your roster turn over every two years at the junior college level is exhausting, so I’m exciting about getting guys in here who I’ll be able to work with for three or four years.”

The process will take some time, though.

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 8 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Nordea Masters Third Round from Stockholm (GOLF).

10 a.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 Practice from Dover, Del. (SPEED).

11 a.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series 5-Hour Energy 200 Pole Qualifying from Dover, Del. (ESPN2).

Noon -- Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s and Women’s Third-Round Matches from Paris (WIS 10).

Noon -- College Softball: NCAA Tournament College World Series Game Seven from Oklahoma City -- Nebraska vs. Florida (ESPN2).

Noon -- College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (ESPNU).

12:30 p.m. -- PGA Golf: The Memorial Third Round from Dublin, Ohio (GOLF).

1 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 Practice from Dover, Del. (SPEED).

1:45 p.m. -- International Soccer: DFB Pokal Final Match from Berlin -- Bayern Munich vs.

Stuggart (ESPNEWS).

2 p.m. -- College Softball: NCAA Tournament College World Series Game Eight from Oklahoma City -- Arizona State vs. Michigan (ESPN2).

2:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series 5-Hour Energy 200 from Dover, Del. (ESPN, WEGX-FM 92.9).

2:30 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: ShopRite Classic Second Round from Galloway, N.J. (GOLF).

3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: The Memorial Third Round from Dublin, Ohio (WBTW 13, WLTX 19).

3 p.m. -- College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (ESPNU).

3 p.m. -- College Gymnastics: Big Twelve Conference Women’s Championships from Ames, Iowa (SPORTSOUTH).

3:30 p.m. -- IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Indy Dual in Detroit Race One from Detroit (WOLO 25).

4 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Detroit at Baltimore or Kansas City at Texas (MLB NETWORK).

4:30 p.m. -- Track and Field: Prefontaine Classic from Eugene, Ore. (WIS 10).

5 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Western Conference Playoffs Final Series Game One -- Los Angeles at Chicago (CNBC).

5 p.m. -- College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (ESPN2).

6:30 p.m. -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Principal Charity Classic Second Round from Des Moines, Iowa (GOLF).

7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Washington at Atlanta (WACH 57, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. -- College Softball: NCAA Tournament College World Series Game Nine from Oklahoma City (ESPN).

8 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game One -- Boston at Pittsburgh (WIS 10).

8 p.m. -- College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (ESPN2).

8 p.m. -- College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (ESPNU).

8 p.m. -- College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Columbia Regional Game from Columbia -- South Carolina vs. Clemson or Liberty (WNKT-FM 107.5).

8:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Six -Miami at Indiana (TNT).

9 p.m. -- College Softball: NCAA Tournament College World Series Game Ten from Oklahoma City (ESPN).

10 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: Braulio Santos vs. Derrick Wilson in a Featherweight Bout from Sunrise, Fla. (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

11 p.m. -- College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game Four from Fullerton, Calif. (ESPNU).

8 p.m. -- College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Columbia Regional Game from Columbia -- South Carolina vs. Clemson or Liberty (WNKT-FM 107.5).

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By The Associated Press Thursday’s Games Texas 9, Arizona 5 Chicago Cubs 8, Chicago White Sox 3 Seattle 7, San Diego 1 San Francisco 5, Oakland 2 Boston 9, Philadelphia 2 Cleveland 7, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 1, Detroit 0, 11 innings N.Y. Mets 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Baltimore 2, Washington 0 Tampa Bay 5, Miami 2 Atlanta 11, Toronto 3 Minnesota 8, Milwaukee 6 Kansas City 4, St. Louis 2 Houston 7, Colorado 5 L.A. Angels 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Friday’s Games Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

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

Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, late L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, late Toronto at San Diego, late Today’s Games Milwaukee (Fiers 1-3) at Philadelphia (Cloyd 1-1), 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 2-1) at Colorado (Chacin 3-3), 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (McHugh 0-0) at Miami (Fernandez 2-3), 4:10 p.m.

Arizona (Kennedy 2-3) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 3-6), 7:15 p.m.

Cincinnati (Leake 4-2) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 3-1), 7:15 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-3) at St. Louis (Wainwright 7-3), 7:15 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-3) at Atlanta (Hudson 4-4), 7:15 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 2-3) at San Diego (Richard 0-5), 10:10 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami 3, Indiana 2 Wednesday, May 22: Miami 103, Indiana 102, OT Friday, May 24: Indiana 97, Miami 93 Sunday, May 26: Miami 114, Indiana 96 Tuesday, May 28: Indiana 99, Miami 92 Thursday, May 30: Miami 90, Indiana 79 Saturday, June 1: Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m. x-Monday, June 3: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 4, Memphis 0 Sunday, May 19: San Antonio 105, Memphis 83 Tuesday, May 21: San Antonio 93, Memphis 89, OT Saturday, May 25: San Antonio 104, Memphis 93, OT Monday, May 27: San Antonio 93, Memphis 86

NHL PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston vs. Pittsburgh Saturday, June 1: Boston at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 3: Boston at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 5: Pittsburgh at Boston, 8 p.m.

Friday, June 7: Pittsburgh at Boston, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles vs. Chicago Saturday, June 1: Los Angeles at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Sunday, June 2: Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, June 4: Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 6: Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

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American League

By The Associated Press Thursday’s Games Texas 9, Arizona 5 Chicago Cubs 8, Chicago White Sox 3 Seattle 7, San Diego 1 San Francisco 5, Oakland 2 Boston 9, Philadelphia 2 Cleveland 7, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 1, Detroit 0, 11 innings N.Y. Mets 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Baltimore 2, Washington 0 Tampa Bay 5, Miami 2 Atlanta 11, Toronto 3 Minnesota 8, Milwaukee 6 Kansas City 4, St. Louis 2 Houston 7, Colorado 5 L.A. Angels 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Friday’s Games Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas,late Seattle at Minnesota, late Chicago White Sox at Oakland, late Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

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

Today’s Games Tampa Bay (Archer 0-0) at Cleveland (U. Jimenez 3-3), 1:05 p.m.

Seattle (Harang 2-5) at Minnesota (Correia 5-4), 1:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-2) at Oakland (Straily 3-2), 4:05 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 6-4) at Baltimore (Hammel 7-2), 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 2-6) at Texas (Tepesch 3-4), 4:05 p.m.

Boston (Doubront 3-2) at N.Y. Yankees (P. Hughes 2-3), 7:15 p.m.

Houston (B.Norris 4-4) at L.A. Angels (Williams 4-1), 10:05 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 2-3) at San Diego (Richard 0-5), 10:10 p.m.

National League

Memorial Par Scores The Associated Press Friday At Muirfield Village Golf Club Dublin, Ohio Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,352; Par 72 Second Round (a-amateur) Leaderboard SCORE THRU 1. Bill Haas -9 F 2. Matt Kuchar -6 F 2. Charl Schwartzel -6 15 2. Bubba Watson -6 14 2. Kyle Stanley -6 13 6. Scott Stallings -5 13 7. Robert Karlsson -4 F 7. Justin Rose -4 14 7. Charlie Wi -4 12 10. Pat Perez -3 F 10. Hunter Mahan -3 F 10. Matt Jones -3 F 10. Roberto Castro -3 17 10. Scott Piercy -3 17 10. Carl Pettersson -3 14 SCORES Bill Haas 68-67—135 -9 Matt Kuchar 68-70—138 -6 Robert Karlsson 69-71—140 -4 Pat Perez 72-69—141 -3 Hunter Mahan 73-68—141 -3 Matt Jones 69-72—141 -3 Kevin Chappell 71-71—142 -2 Charley Hoffman 73-69—142 -2 Bo Van Pelt 73-69—142 -2 Trevor Immelman 70-72—142 -2 Charles Howell III 72-70—142 -2 David Hearn 71-71—142 -2 Ryan Moore 70-72—142 -2 Stewart Cink 70-72—142 -2 Tom Gillis 73-70—143 -1 Camilo Villegas 72-71—143 -1 Ben Curtis 73-70—143 -1 Rickie Fowler 72-71—143 -1 OTHER: Tommy Gainey 71-80—151 +7

Lenoir-Rhyne’s last overall winning season came in 2009 (24-23) and the Bears haven’t finished above .500 in the South Atlantic Conference since 2007 (12-11).

“It’s that old sort of coaching cliché about changing the culture,” Fleenor said. “But that what’s we plan to do here. We’re going to bring guys in who are talented but fit well with our coaching style and philosophy.”

Fleenor hopes to have many more special memories in Hickory, but a few do stand out from his time in Sumter.

“Obviously that ’09

team was very special since that was the first time we won the region and went to the district playoffs,” he said. “In 2011, winning the region and celebrating with the big dogpile at Riley Park was something I’ll never forget, and getting that 200th win on Scott Price’s walkoff homer against Louisburg (College) was very special too.

“It wasn’t all about what happened in the games. It was about the people who were a part of it and the relationships built. It’s just as much that as it is the big wins.”

MLB STANDINGS

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Heat head to Indiana looking for clincher

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miami’s LeBron James (6) drives between Indiana’s D.J. Augustin (14) and Paul George (24) during the second half of Game 5 in the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday in Miami.

of-seven East finals 3-2 and in position to close out their new rivals on their own floor for the second straight season.

“We’re desperate, too,” Heat forward and four-time NBA MVP LeBron James said on Friday. “We’re desperate to get back to the NBA Finals. So both teams are desperate in their own sense of they’re trying to keep their season

alive and we’re trying to advance.”

The teams have alternated wins and losses through the first five games, and if that trend holds, then it’s the Pacers’ turn to prevail on Saturday and send the series back to Miami for a winner-goes-to-the-finals Game 7 on Monday night.

If the Heat — who have won each of their

Hamlin wins pole at Dover International

BY DAN GELSTON The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Denny Hamlin has another top spot in his comeback from a back injury.

He’ll need to turn poles into checkered flags if he HAMLIN wants to make a serious run at a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.

Hamlin turned a lap of 157.978 mph Friday to win the pole at Dover International Speedway. He won the pole last week at Charlotte Motor Speedway and has three overall

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Nadal calls French schedule ‘not fair’

BY TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press MIAMI— Standing on the cusp of the NBA Finals has tended to agree with the Miami Heat in each of the last two seasons. When the Heat have gotten a game away from the title round, they’ve finished the task as quickly as possible.

And here they are again.

A third straight Eastern Conference title is now just one win away for the reigning champions, though if the way this series has gone so far is an accurate indicator, that win will hardly come easily. The Heat will visit the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night, leading the best-

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this season.

But a four-race absence because of his injury has him needing wins to make the Chase and race for his first career championship.

Hamlin, who finished fourth last week, has never won at Dover. He has only a 19.6 average finish in 14 career races on the mile track.

Hamlin’s fourth-place finish moved him up three spots to 24th in the standings, 53 points out of 20th position, where he’d need to be to be eligible for one of two wild-card berths.

“I feel like we’re hitting our stride,” he said. “We’re running really well at different types of race tracks.

last six potential seriescloseout games, including two in the 2011 and 2012 East finals — win, then the championship round against the San Antonio Spurs will begin in Miami on Thursday.

“You can’t start thinking about opening up the invitation,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “That’s over there.

You can’t even think about that.”

FEDEX 400 LINEUP The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Dover International Speedway Dover, Del. Lap length: 1 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 157.978.

2. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 157.798.

3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 157.756.

4. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 157.736.

5. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 157.715.

6. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 157.604.

7. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 157.549.

8. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 157.48.

9. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 157.46.

10. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 157.405.

11. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 157.35.

12. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 157.24.

13. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 157.054.

14. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 156.713.

15. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 156.556.

16. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 156.175.

17. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 156.169.

18. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 156.054.

19. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 155.952.

20. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 155.696.

21. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 155.44.

22. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 155.407.

23. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 155.239.

24. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 155.206.

25. (51) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 155.146.

26. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 155.086.

27. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 155.059.

28. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 154.972.

29. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 154.679.

30. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 154.619.

31. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 154.573.

32. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 154.5.

33. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 154.48.

34. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 154.295.

35. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 153.984.

36. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 153.636.

37. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

38. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, Owner Points.

39. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

40. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

41. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, Owner Points.

42. (32) Timmy Hill, Ford, Owner Points.

43. (44) Scott Riggs, Ford, Owner Points.

PARIS — Rafael Nadal wanted to get a few things off his chest.

Not about the quality of his play Friday, which fell below his usual standards at Roland Garros — for the second match in a row, he dropped a lethargic opening set before winning.

What really bothered the usually affable Nadal was the way the French Open’s scheduling decisions, and the weather, combined to force him to now play on consecutive days, while his thirdround opponent Saturday, Italy’s Fabio Fognini, was “watching the TV in the locker room” on Friday.

“That’s not fair,” Nadal said, his arms crossed, his voice stern.

“This is not right,” the seven-time champion in Paris said moments later, shaking his head and arching his left eyebrow.

What flustered Nadal, basically, was that his 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Martin Klizan of Slovakia was supposed to be played Thursday but wound up being postponed because of rain — in part because it was the third match slated for its court.

The 27th-seeded Fognini’s second-round victory win over Lukas Rosol, meanwhile, was No. 2 on its court and finished Thursday. Nadal’s point: When there’s rain in the forecast, everything possible should be done to ensure that two matches whose winners will face each other next should be completed on the same day.

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Rafael Nadal hits a return against Martin Klizan in Friday’s second-round match at the French Open at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. Nadal defeated Klizan 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

cause they are best-ofthree-sets, tend to be shorter than the men’s best-of-five — NadalKlizan followed both a men’s match and a women’s match. His match should have taken priority on a day when showers made rescheduling likely, Nadal argued, because if women “have to play two days in a row, (it) is not a big deal.”

Ana Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open women’s champion, sided with Nadal on that point, saying men should “get more time to recover.”

“Especially now, when he has to play day after day, I think he’s right. They should play early,” Ivanovic said after reaching the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Virginie Razzano, the Frenchwoman who stunned Serena Williams in the first round last year.

Another complaint from Nadal: He said he was told by tournament officials they wanted to make sure Rosol got on court Thursday because, unlike Nadal, he also was in men’s doubles.

AREA SCOREBOARD BASEBALL POST 15 CAMP

The Sumter Post 15 Baseball Camp will be held June 24-27 at Riley Park.

The camp is open to children ages 7-14 and it will run each day from 9 a.m. to noon. The camp will be conducted by Sumter P-15’s coaches and players.

Registration will be held on Monday, June 24, beginning at 7:45 a.m. The camp fee is $60 per camper and all campers will receive a tshirt.

For more information, call head coach Curtis Johnson at (803) 464-3972 or e-mail him at cujo0130@gmail.com Information can also be found online at www.p-15.net BASEBALL DIAMOND PRO CAMP

The Diamond Pro Instructional Baseball Camp will hold two sessions at Patriot Park SportsPlex in June.

The camp will be conducted by Sumter High School assistant coaches Frankie Ward and Joe Norris, Laurence Manning Academy head coach Barry Hatfield, SHS junior varsity head coach Robbie Mooneyham and SHS JV assistant David Horton.

The first session will be held June 10-13 and

the second session will run from June 17-20.

The camp is open to children ages 7-14 and will run from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each day.

The camp fee is $60 for one session or $100 for two. All campers will receive at t-shirt.

For more information, call Ward at (803) 720-4081 or Norris at (803) 934-6670.

BASKETBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN CLINIC

A fourth session of the Sumter Christian Basketball Clinic has been added to the schedule.

The new session will run from June 3-7 and is a fundamental clinics for children in the first through third grades.

The cost is $45 per camper.

The other clinics, which will be ran by Bobby Baker, Tom Cope and Jim Davis, are scheduled for June 1014, June 24-28 and July 15-19.

The first session is for children in grades 3-6, the second is for grades 6-9 and the third is for grades 9-12. The clinic will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

The cost of each session is $45 per camper.

T-shirts will be given and trophies will be awarded.

For more information, call Sumter Chris-

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ROAD RACING TUOMEY FOUNDATION 5MILER

The Toumey Foundation 5Miler will be held on Saturday, June 8, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center beginning at 8 a.m.

The proceeds from the race will benefit diabetes education and treatment as well as other community outreach programs supports by the foundation.

The cost to enter the race is $25 per runner.

Registration is available online at www.strictlyrunning.com.

For more information, call (803) 774-9014 or go online to tuomey. com/5miler.

GOLF KIWANIS CLUB TOURNAMENT

The Kiwanis Club of Sumter First Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, June 21, at Carolina Lakes Golf Course located at Shaw Air Force Base.

The tournament will begin at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start.

The entry fee is $50 per player or $200 per team. Tee sponsorships are available for $100.

Money raised from the event will go to the charities supported by the Sumter Kiwanis Club.

For more information, call Bill Hoge at

(803) 795-9299 or (803) 895-8543 or e-mail him at bhoge@sc.rr.com.

Sumter High Tournament The first ever Sumter High Athletics Golf Tournament will be held Monday, July 22, at Sunset Country Club.

The tournament will begin at 9 a.m. The entry fee is $160 per 4-man team.

For more information, call Drew Marlowe at (803) 464-5682 or email him at drew.marlowe@yahoo.com.

doubles champion and current ESPN tennis television analyst Luke Jensen will be held on Thursday, May 30, at Palmetto Tennis Center located at 400 Theatre Drive.

There will be a juniors session from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and an adult session from 6 to 7:30. The cost is $20 per person.

For more information, call the PTC at (803) 774-3969 or go to palmettotennis@sumter-sc.com.

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The Swamp Fox Archers Charity Archery 3D Shoot will be held on June 15 at the Swamp Fox Archers Outdoor Range on Fremont Road in Summerton.

All proceeds will go to the non-profit charity Crossroads Wounded Warrior Archery Foundation.

Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on the day of the event. Cost is $15 for adults while children under the age of 17 shoot for free.

For more information, contact Kimberly H. Daught at (803) 4786511 or e-mail her at kim@cwwaf.com.

The South Carolina High School League Football Officials Association and the Santee Wateree Football Officials Association are offering training classes for new officials for the 2013 season.

TENNIS LUKE JENSEN CLINIC

A tennis clinic featuring 1993 French Open

Classes will be held at the Sumter County Recreation Department every Monday beginning at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Granderson James at (803) 9682391 or grandersonj@ aol.com or Richard Geddings at (803) 4688858.

SHS YOUTH CAMP

The Sumter High School Youth Football Camp will be held June 10-12 at the SHS practice fields.

The camp is open to children ages 8-15 at a cost of $45 per camper.

Each session will run from 9 a.m. until noon.

For more information, call SHS head coach Reggie Kennedy at (803) 351-0789 or email him at John.Kennedy@sumterschools. net.

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By The Associated Press Double Elimination x-if necessary At English Field Blacksburg, Va. Friday, May 31 Game 1 — Oklahoma 8, Coastal Carolina 3 Game 2 — UConn 5, Virginia Tech 2 Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Coastal Carolina vs. Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.

Game 4 — Oklahoma vs. UConn, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

At Davenport Field Charlottesville, Va. Game 1 — Virginia 2, Army 1 Game 2 — Elon 10, UNC Wilmington 7 Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Army vs. UNC Wilmington, 1 p.m.

Game 4 — Virginia vs. Elon, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.

At Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C. Game 1 — Towson 7, Florida Atlantic 2 Game 2 — North Carolina 6, Canisius 3 Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Florida Atlantic vs. Canisius, 1 p.m.

Game 4 — Towson vs. North Carolina, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.

At Doak Field Raleigh, N.C. Game 1 — William & Mary 4, Mississippi 2 Game 2 — N.C. State 4, Binghamton 3 Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Mississippi vs. Binghamton, 2 p.m.

Game 4 — William & Mary vs. N.C. State, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

At Carolina Stadium Columbia Game 1 — Liberty 8, Clemson 3 Game 2 — South Carolina 7, Saint Louis 3 Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Clemson vs. Saint Louis, 2 p.m.

Game 4 — Liberty vs. South Carolina, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

At Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, Ky. Game 1 — Miami 7, Oklahoma State 0 Game 2 — Louisville 8, Bowling Green 3 Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Oklahoma State vs. Bowling Green, Noon Game 4 — Miami vs. Louisville, 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, Noon Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.

At Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, Fla. Game 1 — Troy 5, Alabama 2 Game 2 — Florida State 10, Savannah State 0 Saturday, June 1

Game 3 — Alabama vs. Savannah State, Noon Game 4 — Troy vs. Florida State, 5 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, Noon Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 5 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m.

At Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Ind. Game 1 — Austin Peay 4, Florida 3 Game 2 — Indiana 5, Valparaiso 4 Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Florida vs. Valparaiso, 2 p.m.

Game 4 — Austin Peay vs. Indiana, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

At Hawkins Field Nashville, Tenn.

Game 1 — Illinois 6, Georgia Tech 4 Game 2 — Vanderbilt 9, ETSU 1 Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Georgia Tech vs. ETSU, 3 p.m.

Game 4 — Illinois vs. Vanderbilt, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

At Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Miss.

Game 1 — South Alabama 9, Mercer 4 Game 2 — Central Arkansas (39-20) at Mississippi State (43-17), late Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Mercer vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 4 — South Alabama vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 3 p.m.

At Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, La. Game 1 — LSU 11, Jackson State 7 Game 2 — Sam Houston State (37-20) vs. LouisianaLafayette (41-18), late Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Jackson State vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 4 — LSU vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m.

At Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, Kan. Game 1 — Kansas State 20, Wichita State 11 Game 2 — Bryant (44-16-1) vs. Arkansas (37-20), late Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Wichita State vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 4 — Kansas State vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m.

At PK Park Eugene, Ore. Game 1 — Rice 3, San Francisco 2 Game 2 — South Dakota State (35-22) at Oregon (45-14), late Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — San Francisco vs. Game 2 loser, 5 p.m.

Game 4 — Rice vs. Game 2 winner, 9 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 3

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m.

At Goss Stadium Corvallis, Ore. Game 1 — UC Santa Barbara 6, Texas A&M 4 Game 2 — UTSA (35-23) at Oregon State (45-10), late Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — Texas A&M vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 4 — UC Santa Barbara vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m.

At Goodwin Field Fullerton, Calif.

Game 1 — Arizona State 4 New Mexico 3 Game 2 — Columbia (27-19) at Cal State Fullerton (48-8), late Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — New Mexico vs. Game 2 loser, 7 p.m.

Game 4 — Arizona State vs. Game 2 winner, 11 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 7 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 11 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBA At Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles Game 1 — Cal Poly 9, San Diego 2 Game 2 — San Diego State (31-29) at UCLA (39-17), late Saturday, June 1 Game 3 — San Diego vs. Game 2 loser, 5 p.m.

Game 4 — Cal Poly vs. Game 2 winner, 9 p.m.

Sunday, June 2 Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 5 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m.

Monday, June 3 x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBA

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No big surprises on first day of regionals BATON ROUGE, La. — Mason Katz drove in four runs, two on a towering home run to center, and LSU beat Jackson State 11-7 on Friday in both teams’ opening game of the NCAA tournament.

runs and Kevin Ziomek pitched seven strong innings, leading No. 2 overall seed Vanderbilt to a 9-1 victory over East Tennessee State in an NCAA regional opener Friday night.

BLACKSBURG REGIONAL UCONN VIRGINIA TECH

RALEIGH REGIONAL WILLIAM & MARY OLE MISS

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BLACKSBURG, Va.— First baseman Bobby Melley had four hits and an RBI to lift the Connecticut Huskies to a 5-2 victory over Virginia Tech in an NCAA Blacksburg Regional game on Friday.

BLOOMINGTON REGIONAL AUSTIN PEAY FLORIDA

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— Michael Davis hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift secondseeded Austin Peay to a 4-3 win over third-seeded Florida in the first game of an NCAA regional Friday.

CHAPEL HILL REGIONAL TOWSON FLORIDA ATLANTIC

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Andrew Parker hit a three-run homer in the sixth while starter Mike Volpe allowed one unearned run in seven innings to help Towson beat Florida Atlantic 7-2 on Friday in the NCAA tournament’s Chapel Hill Regional.

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North Carolina’s Mike Zolk (3) is called out at home after being tagged by Canisius’ Brooklyn Foster, right, during Friday’s regional in Chapel Hill, N.C.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Brandon Waddell and Kyle Crockett combined on a fivehitter and Virginia opened the NCAA tournament with a 2-1 victory against Army.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Antonio Alvarez drove in four runs and Andrew MacDonald pitched 3 1-3 scoreless innings, leading Elon to a 10-7 victory against N.C. Wilmington on Friday on the first day of the Charlottesville regional.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Chaz Frank had three hits and Brian Holberton drove in two runs to help North Carolina beat Canisius 6-3 on Friday night in the Chapel Hill Regional.

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Austin Pettibone scattered two runs on seven hits over 7 2/3 innings and UC Santa Barbara opened the NCAA tournament with a 6-4 victory over Texas A&M Friday at the Corvallis regional.

CHARLOTTESVILLE REGIONAL VIRGINIA ARMY

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USC from Page B1 five, were cruising toward an easy win and a no-pressure situation – without the worry of the rivalry game hanging over them, they could take on a tough Liberty team today and see if the home-field advantage (25 straight home postseason wins) would carry them on. Starter Nolan Belcher, in most likely the last home start of his five-year career, faced the minimum through six innings and finally had what USC had struggled to give him all year – run support.

With a 3-0 lead, Belcher ran into trouble in the seventh and gave up a run. Top reliever Adam Westmoreland induced a doubleplay grounder, though, and ended the threat.

Still, the Billikens (40-20) wouldn’t go away. They got a leadoff single in the eighth, and when third baseman Chase Vergason threw wildly to second base trying to get a force-out, St. Louis had the first two men on.

Coach Chad Holbrook, taking no chances, went to top fireman Tyler Webb, who tied for the SEC lead with 16 saves. Webb mowed down Steve Fernandez on strikes and did the same to Alec Sole, although one wild pitch moved each runner up a base. Facing leadoff

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EUGENE, Ore. — Blake Fox’s two-out single to left field in the 11th inning drove in the winning run Friday in Rice’s 3-2 win over San Francisco to open the NCAA tournament’s Eugene regional.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville’s Coco Johnson hit two home runs, and the Cardinals beat Bowling Green 8-3 in the NCAA baseball tournament’s Louisville regional Friday.

LOS ANGELES REGIONAL CAL POLY SAN DIEGO

MANHATTAN REGIONAL KANSAS ST. WICHITA ST.

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LOS ANGELES — Brian Mundell homered and had four RBIs to lead No. 2 seed Cal Poly to a 9-2 victory — its first in the NCAA tournament — over San Diego in an opening-round game of the Los Angeles regional Friday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Ross Kivett hit a pair of tworun homers and Kansas State used a nine-run first inning to cruise to a 20-11 victory over Wichita State in the opening game of an NCAA regional Friday.

LOUISVILLE REGIONAL MIAMI OKLAHOMA ST.

NASHVILLE REGIONAL ILLINOIS GEORGIA TECH

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chris Diaz struck out 10 in seven shutout innings and Garrett Kennedy homered as No. 2 seed Miami cruised past Oklahoma State 7-0 in the first game of the Louisville regional Friday.

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man Michael Barzoth, who had two hits on the night, Webb got a desired ground ball.

But Vergason inexplicably threw far over Martin’s head at first base to plate the two tying runs.

Webb struck out Grant Nelson to end the threat but the Gamecocks could feel it slipping away. With Ray Tanner watching from his private box, and chatting with Liberty coach Jim Toman, a Tanner assistant for 11 years at USC, the Gamecocks went to work.

And got it done.

Holbrook gained his 40th win of the season on his fourth try, and his first postseason win. The Gamecocks have won at least 40 games a year for 14 straight seasons.

They’ll have at least two more games to play.

“We played very, very well outside of the two defensive errors that we made,” Holbrook said. “I told my guys all week long, the teams that handle adversity the best, play the longest.”“He told us, ‘This is when you figure out what you guys are made of,’” said Graham Saiko, who cracked a solo home run and also delivered an RBI in the crucial eighth. “We were confident that we were going to be able to stay in the game and battle and get a win.”

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jordan Parr hit two home runs to lead Illinois to a 6-4 win over Georgia Tech in an NCAA regional Friday.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Conrad Gregor and Connor Harrell each drove in two

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Jason Inghram threw eight solid innings to lead William & Mary to its first NCAA tournament victory, as the Tribe held on to upset Mississippi 4-2 on Friday in the Raleigh Regional.

STARKVILLE REGIONAL SOUTH ALABAMA MERCER

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STARKVILLE, Miss. — Nick Zaharion and Dustin Dalken combined to drive in seven runs to lead second-seeded South Alabama past thirdseeded Mercer for a 9-4 victory in the opening round of an NCAA regional Friday.

TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL TROY ALABAMA

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Trae Santos hit a three-run homer and Ali Knowles singled in two more runs as Troy scored all of its runs in the fourth inning of a 5-2 victory over Alabama 5-2 in an NCAA regional game Friday.

FLORIDA STATE SAVANNAH ST

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Stephen McGee hit a tworun homer to cap a five-run second inning as Florida State routed Savannah State 10-0 Friday in openinground play of the NCAA regionals.

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CLEMSON from Page B1 him to camp and liked what he saw from a player who batted .477 as a senior. Wimmer, whose brother is a rising senior at Clemson, wound up with offers from Winthrop and Liberty and chose the latter.

“I’m really proud of him, especially being a South Carolina guy, to get an opportunity to play on this type of stage,’ Toman said. “This could be one of the biggest wins in the history of Liberty baseball.”

Wimmer wasn’t the Flames’ only hero. Pitcher Josh Richardson tossed a complete game, retiring 17 consecutive batters during one stretch despite “not having my best stuff.”

Clemson, seeded No. 2 in the regional, fell to 39-21 with its sixth consecutive de-

feat and slipped into today’s 2 p.m. losers’ bracket game against the loser of Friday night’s game between topseed South Carolina and No. 4 seed St. Louis.

Liberty had no issues handling Clemson’s pitching.

Clemson starter Zack Erwin (5-2), a freshman lefthander, set the tone by giving up three runs – two earned – and four hits in 22/3 innings. Five Clemson pitchers followed, and by day’s end the Flames had amassed 13 hits, including five for extra bases.

“We’re playing for our season now,” said freshman Steven Duggar, a former Byrnes High standout who had three of Clemson’s hits and drove in two runs. “We’re fighting for our season and for some guys’ careers.”

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Register now for upcoming American Red Cross classes at 1155 N. Guignard Drive, Suite 2. Call 800-733-2767. Classes will be held: 6-9 p.m.

Thursday, June 13, adult and pediatric CPR, first aid and AED, blended learning; and 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday, June 29, adult CPR, first aid, AED. Advance registration and payment required.

The Campbell Soup Friends Lunch Group will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at Golden Corral.

Lincoln High School Class of 1964 will meet at 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 4, at South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Francis Woods at (803) 773-3804, Lillie Wilson at (803) 7759088 or Bertha Willis at (803) 775-9660.

The 2nd Annual Bikers Against Diabetes Yard Sale will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, June 8, at VFW Post 3034, 1925 Gion St. To donate, arrange pick-up of donations or for more details, contact Diane Sheesley at (803) 5062865 or Diane Bikersagainstdiabetes on Facebook.

The Sumter County Library will present the movie “Man on Wire” at 3 p.m.

Saturday, June 8, at the main library, 111 N. Harvin St. The Lee County Adult Education’s graduation and recognition ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, at Lee Central High School, 1800 Wisacky Highway, Bishopville.

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

Tuesday, June 11, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Joan Howard-Davis, of Primerica Financial Services, will speak.

The spotlight will shine on Marcia PackHarton. The associate member is Evelina P. Farmer. Transportation provided within the mileage radius.

Contact Debra Canty at (803) 775-5792 or via email at DebraCanC2@frontier.com.

The Swamp Fox Archers will hold a charity 3D shoot on Saturday, June 15, at the Swamp Fox Archers Outdoor Range, Fremont Road, Summerton. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Cost is $15 for adults; free for under age 17. Proceeds will go to “Crossroads Wounded Warrior Archery Foundation.”

The Lincoln High School Alumni Association will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser 4-8 p.m. Friday, June 21, at 24 Council St. Cost: $6.

Call J.L. Green at (803) 968-4173 or Essie Richardson at (803) 775-2999.

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Filled with compelling and believable performances, most notably from Mireille Enos (as Sarah Linden) and Joel Kinnaman (as Stephen Holder), “The Killing” continually challenges its audience to linger in an audaciously bleak reality. Over the two-hour season premiere, we mingle with a gang of runaway prostitutes barely in their teens; study the corpse of a gruesome murder victim (a woman nearly decapitated); encounter a barn filled with slaughtered cattle, long dead; spend time with the indifferent parents whose children turn to the streets; and, for some dramatic distraction, go to death row, where a manipulative inmate (Peter Sarsgaard) gives Hannibal Lecter a run for his sadistic money.

Holding this soggy stew together is the depressive personality of Sarah Linden, now exiled from police work, and living apart on an island, but completely helpless to quiet her inner detective. Devoted fans of this glum business will seem equally addicted to Sarah’s quest for justice.

Season three will run over 10 episodes, concluding, as it begins, with a two-hour installment.

• When Hollywood is in your backyard, it can seem that everybody and everything is about putting on a show — even the houses. Meridith Baer hosts “Staged to Perfection” (5 p.m. Saturday, HGTV). She runs a business of 18 designers who create illusions to help sell homes that have “stalled” on the marketplace. She can summon props — from priceless antiques to shabby-chic flea

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“Cheers” co-star George Wendt recalls a guest cottage haunted by the spirits of Native Americans and bootleggers. Ace Frehley of KISS discusses malevolent spirits, and Wayne Newton reveals his encounters with his dearly departed friend and fellow Vegas performer, Elvis Presley.

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First up, Barry Bostwick (“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”) offers a tour of a Rockland County, N.Y., home that he and his family once shared with an unquiet visitor.

• In the future, sociologists will study the display of extreme gender roles found on today’s cable television. For example, “Call of the Wildman” (9 p.m.

Sunday, Animal Planet, TV-PG) returning for its second season.

Not without its goofy charms, this cartoonlike series follows the irrepressible antics of Ernie “Turtleman” Brown Jr., as he captures wild beasts, fish and reptiles with his bare hands. In the season premiere, he corrals a recalcitrant llama.

With his trademark yips and calls, the Turtleman lives alone in the woods in a house painted yellow, so hunters won’t fire shots his way. He doesn’t seem like a naturalist or hunter so much as a hyperactive boy who never bothered to grow up. His “conversation” erupts in fits and starts. And he literally throws himself at every task. At a time when many school-aged males are medicated for behavior like his, you can see why the Turtleman retains some exotic appeal.

• On the other side of the class and gender divide, “Prin-

cesses: Long Island” (9 p.m.

Sunday, Bravo) follows the pampered behavior of six young women returning to their parents’ homes to live off their daddies’ largesse. This airs after the season premiere of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” (8 p.m. Sunday, TV-14).

Saturday’s Highlights • Regional games air in Major League Baseball action (7 p.m., Fox).

• The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Boston Bruins in the NHL Eastern Conference Finals (8 p.m., NBC).

• Art blocks Sarah’s best efforts on the season finale of “Orphan Black” (9 p.m., BBC America, TV-MA).

• Danny Glover stars in the 2013 feel-good drama “Norman Rockwell’s Shuffleton’s Barbershop” (9 p.m., Hallmark Movie Channel).

• Murder mysteries abound on two helpings of “48 Hours” (9 p.m., CBS, r).

• Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis and Natasha Leggero appear on “The Nerdist” (11 p.m., BBC America, TV14).

pete “Survivor”-style on the new series “Top Hooker” (10 p.m., Animal Planet, TV-PG).

Unoriginal in every way.

• Schemes threaten the arrival of pilgrims on “The Borgias” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

• “Mile Wide Tornado: Oklahoma Disaster” (10 p.m., Discovery) recalls the recent EF5 storm that left destruction over a 17-mile-wide area in just 45 minutes.

• Bea and her hand puppet prepare to entertain a children’s party on “Family Tree” (10:30 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

• A rock band misbehaves before a camera crew on “The Wanted Life” (10 p.m., E!, TV14).

• “The Venture Bros.” enter its fifth season on “Adult Swim” (midnight, Cartoon Network).

Cult Choice Henry Fonda plays a soulless outlaw in the 1968 spaghetti “anti-Western” “Once Upon a Time in the West” (8 p.m., Saturday, Reelz), directed by Sergio Leone and co-starring Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale and featuring the lush music of Ennio Morricone.

Sunday’s Highlights

Saturday Series

• Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS, r): moving robotic limbs at will; stolen historical documents; a profile of Maggie Smith (“Downton Abbey”).

• Alicia mulls a risky move on “The Good Wife” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

• Beyonce, Ellie Goulding, Florence and the Machine, JayZ, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend and Timbaland perform at “The Women’s Concert for Change” (9 p.m., NBC).

• Edmure gets acquainted with his bride on “Game of Thrones” (9 p.m., HBO, TVMA).

• A government shutdown results in too much togetherness on “Veep” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

• A surprise for Joan on “Mad Men” (10 p.m., AMC, TV-14).

• Fishing professionals com-

A child killer strikes on “Elementary” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV14) * The finale of “Bet on Your Baby” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

Sunday Series “American Baking Competition” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * The top eight sing on “The Voice” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * Flanders’ folks prefer Homer on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * The premiere of “The Bachelorette” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14) * Factory tours on “Bob’s Burgers” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * On two helpings of “Family Guy” (Fox, r, TV-14): Lois erupts (9 p.m.); Meg is confused (9:30 p.m.) * Malcolm McDowell appears on “The Mentalist” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

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EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Carpenter The City of Sumter is seeking qualified applicants. If interested see details at www.sumtersc.gov Carpenter Foreman The City of Sumter is seeking qualified applicants. If interested see details at www.sumtersc.gov The SC Army National Guard wants High School Juniors, Seniors, Grads and GED holders, and Prior Service! Ask about college tuition. Receive paid technical training and more while serving your Country and Community on a part-time basis. Call now for this great opportunity!

SFC Jeffrey Hudson 803-427-3104 SSG Lorraine Lordy 803-360-1979 Local Retail Operation is seeking a full-time manager for our Sumter location. Successful applicant must have prior retail management experience and exp. supervising and managing others.

Customer service and merchandising skills a must. Interpersonal skills and interaction with the public essential. Computer, database & some internet skills necessary. Weekend work required. Salary & benefits. Please send resume with salary requirements to Box 318 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Exp. Shingle Nailers Must have own transportation. Only experienced need to apply. Call 803-968-2459.

Experienced Technicians Wanted: We are looking to add good, experienced technicians at Sumter Chrysler, Jeep Dodge, Ram. We are a customer for life dealer and have more work than we can handle. We offer great pay with benefits and an excellent work environment. Chrysler experience is preferred but trained experience for other makes will work as well.

We also need an experienced diesel technician. Dodge/Cummins experience is a plus. Please call Jerry Elia, Service Manager at 803-469-9030 or come by in person. Email me at sumterdodge4@ftc-i.net.

Exp. Auto Tech needed IMMEDIATELY. Must have tools, driver's license & work experience.

Apply in person 601 Broad St. Company looking for someone with medical insurance knowledge and billing experience. Must have computer and phone skills. $10-12/hr.

Fax resume to 803-905-4431.

Position open for two Real Estate Agents to sell and list homes. Must have a Real Estate License. Classes will start in Manning on Weekends Starting June 22nd through July 14th (8 day course), to get license. Cost is $375. Commission paid job. Must have drivers license and car. Call and get registered for class now.

Russell & Jeffcoat, 1229 Alice Dr 469-6350 ask for Donna or Joyce.

Great Income Potential Assistant City Electrician The City of Sumter is seeking qualified applicants. If interested see details at www.sumtersc.gov Needed Immediately - OTR Tire Tech. Must be able to handle large truck tires, tractor tires, commercial tires, etc. Benefits include vacation, holidays, retirement. Salary negotiable. Apply in person at 156 Myrtle Beach Highway.

Help Wanted Part-Time

Work Wanted I'm Available to clean your home.

Affordable, reliable 15 yrs exp ref's. Melissa 803-938-5204 Home & Body Oil Fragrances & More! We Wholesale ($100 Min).

633 Bultman Dr. 774-7823

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments Off Pinewood Rd for single mature adult, 1BR lights & water incl.. $550 Mo Call 803 481-5592 Accepting Applications Oakland Plantation Apts.

5501 Edgehill Rd 499-2157 2 Br apts. available. Applications accepted Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8am - 4:30pm.

Mobile Home Rentals

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 Iris Winds MHP: 3BR/2BA MH No pets. Ref/dep req'd, $500/mo.

Call 803-775-6816, 803-460-9444

Mobile Home Lot Rentals Extra large Lots for sale or rent 1008 Booker St. & 119 Murphy St. 840-3904 or after 7pm 778-1083.

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

Furnished Homes

Homes for Sale

2007 3BR 2BA 1493 Sq ft Mobile Home Priced to Sale $67,800 Located 3590 White Oak Dr Manning SC on 1.888 Acres Call 803-535-8856

Cute 2 Bdrm house w/screened porch, storage shed. Below appraised value. 607 N. Magnolia St. Asking $39,500.

Call 803-968-5528.

Unfurnished Homes

St. Paul AME (Shaw) seeks an experienced church musician. For details call 803-494-3524 or 803-397-6949 or 803-983-0977

2br,1ba dpx C/H/A, Stove, Frig, W/D. No Pets/Smoking $500/mo. & dep. req. Call after 10am.

983-8463.

Cute 2BR 1BA Brick home located @ 39 Chestnut, new roof, New Central Heating & Air, prv fence $69,000 OBO Call 803 840-9832

$$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

3Br 1BA Completely Renovated, den, dining Rm Some appliances washer/dryer hu $575 Mo. & Dep. 3BR 2BA MH Com. Renovated $525 Mo & Dep call 803-316-7958 between 10-6 Sec 8 Welcome

Driver Trainees Needed Now! Learn to drive for US Xpress! Earn $800+ per week!

No experience needed! CDL Trained and Job-Ready in 15 days! 1-888-263-7364

Medical Help Wanted FT LPN To work in Sumter Lee Jail Medical Unit. FT benefits include Medical, dental, life, 401k, and Paid Time Off. Must have clear background. Drug Free Workplace.

For Interview call 888-231-2888 or apply online at: www.southernhealthpartners.com

1056 Wellington Rd. 3BR/1BA all appl's, C/H/A, carport, $625 /mo. Call 803-469-8872.

501 & 503 Church St. 2BR/1BA $375/mo. + $375/dep. Ref. req.

Call 803-783-4683 FOR RENT: Newly renovated 3 bd, 2 ba House on the Water @ Church Branch. No Pets. Sec dep and 1 mth rent in advance, $750/month. (803)460-5215

Mobile Home Rentals

Autos For Sale

HUGE 2003 Fleetwood 4 Bedroom Double Wide Moble Home.

Excellent condition. 1 acre lot included. Mobile home is bricked underpinned and has a back porch. Owner financing available! Call 843-389-4215.

2007 Chevy HHR, Loaded Auto, CD-Radio.

Clean. $6,500.

803-481-8305

Farms & Acreage FSBO: 15 acres with pond, water tap, septic, power. 15 min to Shaw. 803-427-3888.

Land & Lots for Sale Minutes from Walmart/Shaw, 1 acre, utilities, $6,000.

888-774-5720.

TRANSPORTATION

REAL ESTATE

Full-time licensed Physical Therapist Assistant needed for busy outpatient clinic in Sumter area. Outpatient experience necessary. Must have PTA licenses and be self-motivated. Excellent salary and benefits. Send resume to Progressive Physical Therapy, Attn: Angie, 100 Jimmy Love Lane, Columbia, SC 29212 or fax 803-798-3335

Trucking Opportunities

Manufactured Housing

REDUCED: 740 Colony Rd. Brick 2BR/1BA, Laundry rm. In move-in condition. 2 car garage/workshop, insulated, wired with water & additional floored utility bldg/wired. Paved drive on .93 acres. New heat pump installed prior to closing. Call 803-469-9381 FOR SALE: 2nd Row Lake House, 1817 Lakeshore Dr., 2240 sq. ft., 4 bd, 3 ba, 2 lots fenced back yard & detached garage/workshop. Great water view. $159,000. (803)460-5215

'09 Tahoe 2WD LT2 XFE; "Silver Birch metallic"; ebony int; 5.3L Vortec V8; 6spd auto; cruise; 18" alum wheels; 3 zone seats & ac; Bose am/fm w/6 cd; pwr liftgate/pedals/seats w/driver mem.; remote keyless entry&start; pwr hted/folding outside mirrors w/signals;118K mi. $17,800. 773-9391

Mopeds / ATVs / Motorcycles Harley Softail New factory motor, Black with lots of chrome. Perfect condition, must see! Asking $8,600. Call 803-506-2360

Autos For Sale A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before.

Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

1973 AMC Javelin 360 engine, 4 barrel carburetor. $3,500. Call 803-840-3726 Holiday Sale Auto,Truck, Moped 2013 Scooters $1700 Price Is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St, 803-494-4275

'94 Lincoln Signature, fully loaded excellent mechanical shape, must see to appreciate $2495 call (803)418-9440 **PUBLIC AUTO AUCTION**

Monday 7PM 1945 Myrtle Beach Hwy Dinkins Auctions 803 840-0420 www.SumterAutoAuction.com

Manufactured Housing

2003 Ford Expedition XLT, Black/Tan Ext, Leather Int, TV, PW/PL, 3rd row, 130k miles. $4,800 OBO. 803-464-3526

Iris Winds MHP,Sumter Immediate occupancy. 3BR MH. $25,900.

Fin. avail.

803-460-9444, 800-996-9540, 803-775-6816

2002 Subaru Impreza 2.5 TS, standard,Very good cond. $3,200.

Call 469-6053 or 401-559-3733

For Sale, 4Bed/2Bath, Land, $325/mo.

803-494-5090 3BR mobile home in Cresent MHP. 1st mo + security dep. Call 803-720-1600

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