June 2, 2013

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Look L inside for this year’s Hurricane Guide

MIDWEST RAVAGED Oklahoma City, eastern Missouri towns sacked by tornadoes; 9 dead.

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Suspect caught in Florida; hunt for New Zion woman continues BY SHARRON HALEY sharron@theitem-clarendonsun.com NEW ZION — A man suspected of killing two women in Clarendon and Charleston counties and suspected of killing another woman reported miss- EADY ing has been caught. Jeffery Eady, 31, of 1054 527 Subdivision Road, was arrested Sat-

urday evening in Mexico Beach, Fla. Clarendon County authorities said the vehicle the investigators believe the suspect was driving was found in Bay County, Fla., where there was a car chase and a wreck. OffiBROWN cers then pursued the suspect on foot and apprehended him. SEE MANHUNT, PAGE A7

Sumter’s 2013 grads net $25M in scholarships BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com

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The multi-agency search team readies itself Saturday before sweeping the forest in hopes of finding the body of Sadie Brown, who went missing shortly after suspected killer Jeffrey Eady began his rampage through the area on Thursday.

BEATING THE HEAT AT THE WATER PARK

As the more than 1,000 seniors from the class of 2013 for the three high schools in the Sumter School District prepare for graduation this week, they do so armed with more than $25 million in scholarships. The total merit-based scholarship figure is nearly a third more than the $19 million in scholarships received by the district’s previous class. “I commend the Class of 2013 for SEE GRADS, PAGE A7

1 year after fire, church looks to start anew Groundbreaking event set for this morning BY JAMIE H. WILSON Special to The Item 11-year-old Zanaih Spears reaches the bottom of the water slide Saturday during the summer-opening Splash Day event at the Sumter Aquatics Center on South Lafayette Drive.

LYNCHBURG — In the wee hours on Aug. 1, 2012, lightning struck Shiloh United Methodist Church, engulfing the building in flames in mere minutes. About 30 firefighters from four area fire stations responded to the call to save the brick-and-mortar building, but it was too late. After the smoke cleared, the devastation was painfully evident. There was nothing left. Many in the congregation were devastated, some having attended the rural church since they were young. “We were depressed,” said congregation member Elizabeth Johnson. “It SEE RESTART, PAGE A6

Young swimmers play around a fountain in the Sumter Aquatics Center pool Saturday. The start of the Aquatics Center’s summer schedule draws attention to the programs offered all summer long at the pool.

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A rendering of the new building standing on the corner of the Shiloh United Methodist Church campus is seen. Contractors estimate that it will take roughly eight months to complete the building. The congregation has been meeting in an old warehouse nearby since the church building burned down in August 2012.

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