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Man’s fate in judge’s hands Defense claims ‘stand your ground’ law in 2013 shooting death

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The fate of a Manning man’s request for immunity from prosecution resulting from a 2013 shooting rests in the hands of a circuit court judge after the defense and prosecution made closing statements Thursday.

The two sides made closing statements after the victim’s mother made the final witness testimony that disputed previous testimony

by the defendant and others. Circuit Court Judge Howard King said he would “take (the arguments) under advisement.”

The defendant, James Brock, 19, faces charges of voluntary manslaughter and use of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime as a result of a fatal shooting on March 10, 2013. His attorneys are seeking immunity from prosecution, claiming self-defense and the “stand your ground law” in defense of the action that left Jeffery

Allen Scott, 37, dead at a Dalzell rental property.

Several witnesses Wednesday testified about the initial altercation that led to the fatal shooting.

According to reports, the dispute stemmed from an argument about a rental agreement between Brock’s mother and Scott and Scott’s mother, Debra, who leased a mobile home to the defendant’s family. Brock testified Wednesday

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Sumter residents, above, line up to try Dinosaur Soup at The Farm Store’s booth during Sumter Rotary Club’s Farm to Table event Thursday at Sumter County Civic Center. Residents enjoyed some of the many locally grown and produced food offerings at the event, which raised money for four different charities this year: CART (Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust), 4-H, United Ministries and The Warm Heart Fund at Shaw Air Force Base.

Dr. Michael Towery and his wife, Sue, right, sample the food from the O’Donnell House.

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Allergy season comes early this year

BY HAMLET FORT hamlet@theitem.com According to the National Climactic Data Center, December 2014 to January 2015 was the sixth-warmest stretch of those winter months since 1895, and January was the secondwarmest globally the month has ever been.

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bringing in more pollen than usual, and allergy season is expected to be a bad one as a result.

Wet and warm winters greatly increase pollen production, and this past winter’s weather is shaping up to cause more allergy problems than usual.

“We’re looking for a pretty bad allergy season,” said Tonya Matthews, an allergy shot nurse at the Allergy, Asthma

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Crestwood literacy club visits with Head Start students A student from Crestwood High School’s Books, Computers, Library Club assists a Goodwill Head Start student with a craft project recently.

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BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Students from Goodwill Head Start were able to engage in an interactive literacy activity prepared by Crestwood High School’s Books, Computers, Library Club thanks to a grant from Sumter Education Foundation.

In January, Sumter Education Foundation awarded 137 mini grants to Sumter School District teachers. Each recipient was awarded $100 to support projects that enhance

curriculum and classroom instruction in the following categories: arts and culture, health and wellness, media and technology, math and science, and reading and literacy.

The purpose of this program is to facilitate innovative teaching strategies and energize student achievement and skill development.

The club is led by Crestwood Media Specialist Kathleen DuRant and Administrative Assistant Miranda Sparks.

“The goal of this project was to give our high school students the experience of preparing

and presenting a literacy activity to the young children and to give the children a fun literacy activity,” said DuRant. “We hope that both groups will enjoy the activity and develop a love for reading.”

Reading aloud to young children builds their vocabularies and prepares them for kindergarten, as well as builds their listening vocabulary, which in turn allows them to speak, read and write fluently, a release said.

DuRant led the read-alouds,

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Man found in vehicle on U.S. 15 likely dead before wreck According to multiple sources, a man was found dead in his vehicle shortly before noon Thursday on U.S. 15 near Dubose Siding Road in Sumter County.

A spokesperson for Sumter Fire Department said it appeared the victim may have been deceased before running off the road. No other vehicles were involved.

Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock said the identity of the victim would be released after notification of next of kin.

According to South Carolina Highway Patrol spokesman Lance Cpl. David Jones, the incident is not under investigation because no vehicle or property damage was reported.

Morris College to celebrate Community Day on Saturday Residents of Sumter and surrounding counties are invited to explore the Morris College campus at 100 W. College St. on Saturday during Community Day to “kick off” the beginning of the college’s Fine Arts Festival Week.

Community Day will begin with opening remarks from Morris College President Luns C. Richardson at the Fine Arts plaza at 10 a.m.

Prospective students are encouraged to visit the campus to meet school administrators, faculty, students and alumni. Interactive demonstrations will be held in the Student Health and Wellness Center and the Financial Aid and Admissions and Records offices will be open to assist with the applications.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to participate in the Kid and Elder Safe program presented by the college’s Forensics Center, where State Law Enforcement Division officials will create identification cards with fingerprints and photographs.

Free snacks and bottled water will be provided at the Welcome Center.

Community Day is free and open to the public and will last until 2 p.m.

Participants will also be given a schedule for the Fine Arts Festival Week.

For more information, contact NiCole Lynch, director of public relations, at (803) 934-3168 or by email at nwlynch@ morris.edu.

City recognizes Fair Housing Act

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April 1969. That tradition spread across the country as government officials began declaring April Fair Housing Month.

Sumter City Councilman Charles Galiano said Fair Housing Month is dedicated to educating the public about equal housing rights. He said city council approves a resolution every year to emphasize the importance of the Fair Housing Act. “What people don’t realize is, yes, it’s a very important thing, but it’s also the right thing to do,” he said.

April 2015 will also mark the 24th anniversary of Sumter’s Affordable Homebuyer program, through which affordable housing is built by the city for low-income families. The city pays a portion of the housing cost to offset the family’s payments.

Eligibility is based on family size, income and credit history.

Sumter City Council continued the annual celebration of the Fair Housing Act in Sumter by approving a resolution designating April as Fair Housing Month during its meeting on Tuesday.

Fair Housing Month is nationally recognized to celebrate the passing of the Fair Housing Act in April of 1968. The act prohibits discrimination by direct providers of housing based on race, religion, sex, national origin, disability or family status. The act applies to the purchase or rental of homes and apartments.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development started the annual celebration during the first anniversary of the law’s passing in

Sumter Community Development Director Clarence Gaines said selection for the program is based on a first-come, first-served basis.

He said the housing department will begin the construction of two houses next week.

The city will hold information sessions throughout the month of April where city residents can learn more about the Fair Housing Act as well as housing opportunities in Sumter.

An information session will be held April 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. For more information about the Affordable Homebuyer program and other housing opportunities with the city, visit www.sumtersc.gov, click the Department tab and click Community Development, or call (803) 774-1649.

Reading for research Students at St. James Lutheran School raised $1,275 during a recent Read-a-Thon to contribute to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. These are the students who helped raise the most money.

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Water leaks can damage your home and bank account

BY HAMLET FORT hamlet@theitem.com Home water leaks are one of the most common residential issues that can drain wallets and increase your chances for house damage.

This week is Fix a Leak Week, designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program.

The EPA is encouraging consumers to celebrate the seventh-annual Fix a Leak Week “by finding and fixing water leaks in their homes.”

According to the EPA, the average American family could be wasting more than 10,000 gallons of water per year because of easy-to-fix leaks.

That’s enough for about 270 loads of laundry.

“Household leaks are always a prob-

lem,” said Al Harris, Assistant City Manager of Sumter.

The EPA claims leaks can increase a home water bill by as much as 10 percent. Harris said it’s hard to know exact numbers but said the fact that leaks are taking money from residents is undeniable. “There is a lot of water loss because of the leaks, and the water bills reflect that,” he said. “It’s an everyday situation.”

Harris said most people are losing water to leaks that aren’t even apparent to them, or at least it isn’t evident how much they’re losing. “The most common places that people don’t realize how much loss there is are dripping faucets, tubs and sinks,” Harris said.

Harris and the City of Sumter

help residents by employing the same strategy that the EPA offered in a release: shutting off the water supply and checking the meter to see if water is still running somewhere in the house. A release from the EPA’s WaterSense program reads: “Look at your water meter, usually located outside your house, before and after a two-hour period of no water use. If the number changed, there is likely a leak, which could be as simple to fix as replacing a worn rubber flapper in the toilet tank.”

“We’ll send people to go through their house and explain to them where they could have leaks,” Harris said of Sumter’s Public Works.

“Sometimes there are leaks in pipes under the house they didn’t know

about. We shut off the water, show the meter, and if it’s running, water’s being lost somewhere.”

The easiest way to fix the unseen leaks is with a professional plumber.

But stopping drips, Harris said, is an easy fix, by changing faucets or the gaskets on them.

Losing money to leaks can pale in comparison to the cost of damage that major or unattended leaks can cause.

“There can be bigger problems,” said Harris. “There can be damage to your floors, floor joints in your house, it can go on and on if undetected and not repaired.” Harris also pointed to mold growth as a consequence of unseen water leaks.

“You need to try to get these things fixed as quick as you can,” Harris said.

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Store at room temperature in Chamber of Commerce. an airtight container.”

The Lions are partnering The onions can also be frowith Care Ministries on Denzen. nis Avenue to make improve“Chop evenly and spread on ments to their property on a cookie sheet, then place in Dennis Avenue. Club memthe freezer,” she said. “When bers also served as Santa completely frozen, remove Claus for local children, enand seal in freezer containers suring they would have presor bags.” ents on Christmas.

The key to preserving VidaProviding assistance to indilias is to keep them cool and viduals needing eyeglasses dry, Houser said. continues to be a priority for “One favorite place to store the club, Williams said.

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Poll: Public unaware Obama’s health law is again in jeopardy Supreme Court ruling on wording of subsidy component could throw market into disarray

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remain divided on the health care law, which offers subsidized private insurance to people who don’t have access to it on the job, plus expanded Medicaid coverage for low-income adults in states that accept it.

Forty-three percent view it unfavorably, while 41 percent have a favorable opinion.

The Supreme Court case is known as King v. Burwell.

Supporters of the law argue that while the wording of particular provisions may be confusing, the clear intent was to provide benefits in all states.

No one knows how the court will rule. It could side with the Obama administration or strike down subsidies that more than 8 million people are receiving.

The outcome seems to hinge on the votes of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy. While Kennedy asked sharp questions of both sides during oral arguments, Roberts said little. Kennedy voted against the law in the 2012 case challenging its constitutionality. Roberts provided the key vote to uphold it.

If the Supreme Court invalidates subsidies for people in some three-dozen federal marketplace states, most poll respondents (65 percent) said Congress should pass a law so residents of all states can get financial assistance.

But partisan divisions foreshadow problems. While 81 percent of Democrats and 67 percent of independents favored a congressional fix, 56 percent of Republicans opposed rescuing what detractors call “Obamacare.”

When people in the states potentially affected were asked how their governors and state legislators should respond, 69 percent said their states should create their own markets so residents could keep receiving help. That view cut across party lines.

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WASHINGTON — With a decision expected this summer in a Supreme Court case that could unravel President Obama’s health care law, a new poll finds many Americans have heard nothing about the case.

But when the potential fallout is explained, most say it would hurt the country and they would look to Congress or the states to fix it.

Although recent oral arguments before the Supreme Court got national media attention, 53 percent said they were unfamiliar with the case, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released Thursday.

Opponents of the law say its precise wording allows the government to subsidize coverage only in states that set up their own insurance markets, or exchanges. Most have not done so, defaulting to the federal HealthCare.gov.

When people were asked about the potential consequences of a Supreme Court ruling to deny financial assistance in states with federally run insurance markets, 62 percent said that would have a negative impact on the country.

“The public is not making a legal judgment,” said Drew Altman, CEO of the foundation. “When it’s explained to them that some people will get help depending on whether the state or the federal government runs the marketplace, it does not seem fair to people. It does not make sense to the majority.”

The Kaiser foundation is a nonpartisan information clearinghouse on health care issues. The poll is the latest installment in its survey series, which has tracked public opinion since the inception of Obama’s overhaul.

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FBI offers $3M for help bringing Russian cyber criminal to justice

BY ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The FBI considers Evgeniy Bogachev one of the world’s most prolific and brilliant cyber criminals, slapping his photos — bald and smiling faintly — on “Wanted” fliers posted online. The Russian would be an ideal target for prosecution — if only the Justice Department could find him.

Unable to capture him in the 10 months since his indictment, the government has turned to a time-honored technique long used for more conventional crime: putting a bounty on Bogachev’s head.

It’s too soon to say whether the $3 million reward for information leading to his arrest, offered under a special State Department program, will pay off. But federal offi-

cials say they intend to use the strategy in additional cyber cases involving international hackers whose whereabouts are either unknown to the U.S. government or who are holed up in nations that have little or no diplomatic relations with the United States.

“We’ve really not done something like this” in cyber cases, Robert Anderson, an FBI executive assistant director, said in announcing the reward. “All of a sudden, somebody’s putting an ‘x’ on somebody, saying, ‘Bring him to justice, you get $3 million.’”

The reward is also a reminder of how many accused masterminds of cyberattacks on U.S. targets remain out of reach for law enforcement.

Five Chinese military officials were indicted last spring on charges of siphon-

ing away corporate secrets from computer systems of major American business.

Federal officials say they’re committed to bringing them to justice, but they won’t speak publicly about what they’re doing to nab them.

Experts are skeptical that the military officials will THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ever see the inside of a courtThe FBI’s wanted poster of Evgeniy Bogachev is seen. Unable to find room.

Roman Zolotarev, charged him, the government has put a bounty on Bogachev’s head, offering in Nevada with mastermind- $3 million for information leading to his arrest. ing a massive underworld marketplace of credit card fraud and identity theft, also is not in federal custody, even though lower-level members of the operation, called Carder.su, have been convicted.

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Sky gazers flock to remote islands for total eclipse

BY CATHERINE GASCHKA The Associated Press TORSHAVN, Faeroe Islands — For months, even years, hotels on the remote Faeroe Islands have been fully booked by fans who don’t want to miss an almost three-minutelong astronomical sensation.

Now the sky gazers just hope the clouds will blow away so they can fully experience Friday’s total solar eclipse.

Scores of eclipse chasers and scientists have invaded the archipelago armed with telescopes, cameras and glasses for safe direct solar viewing ahead of the big event.

The weather forecast is better more than 1,270 miles to the northeast, in the Arctic islands of Svalbard, where spectators can hope for a clear day. The full eclipse will only be seen in a narrow path across the northern hemisphere, reaching the Faeroes

at 5:45 a.m. today.

“This is our 10th total eclipse. We love to watch them, and being able to look at the corona with your eyes in the middle of the eclipse is really an exciting moment, to experience the diamond rings coming and going,” said Les Anderson, a 60-year-old from San Diego, California, in the Faeroe capital of Torshavn.

The population of the 18 rocky islands between Scotland and Iceland has swelled by approximately 10,000 for a few days from its usual 48,000 people.

“There has never, never been so many people on the islands before,” said Theresa Kreutzmann, head of the tourism office in Torshavn.

The two best places to fully experience the total solar eclipse are the Faeroes, where the moon covers the sun completely for 2 minutes 45 seconds, and Svalbard,

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A partial solar eclipse can be seen across Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. Britain’s Meteorological Office said 95 percent of the sun will be covered in the Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetland Islands.

Although Faeroe camping sites have opened ahead of time for those willing to brave nighttime temperatures of about 35 degrees Fahrenheit, authorities on Svalbard have reminded last-minute visitors that bringing a sleeping bag and finding a cozy corner for the night is not an option. The thermometer there hovers about 5 degrees Fahrenheit.

And then there are the polar bears, which roam freely — meaning that people need to carry firearms when moving outside settlements.

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Meteorologist Soren Jacobsen points at a graphic showing the weather forecast for 5:00 a.m., approximately 40 minutes before Friday’s total solar eclipse over Faeroe Islands, during a press conference in Torshavn, the capital city of Faeroe Islands, on Wednesday. Faeroe Islands, a semi-autonomous Danish archipelago, and Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, are the only two places in the world where, cloud cover permitting, a total solar eclipse can be viewed from land this morning.

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DNA tests help shelter speed up dog adoptions Orlando Felix plays with Paz, an “Alaskan Chauzer,” and Michelle Castro plays with Carmelo, a “Foxy Lhocker,” at Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA in Burlingame, California, on Monday. Through DNA testing in the “Who’s Your Daddy?” campaign, Paz was determined to be a mix of American Eskimo, Chihuahua and miniature Schnauzer. Carmelo was determined to be a mix of fox terrier, cocker spaniel and Lhasa Apso.

BY SUE MANNING The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A quarter of the dogs taken in by one California animal shelter look like Chihuahuas. So how do you make a pet stand out when it’s similar to so many other dogs at the shelter? Check the DNA. The Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA in Burlingame, a 30-minute drive south of San Francisco, began free DNA tests under the slogan “Who’s Your Daddy?” Scott Delucchi, the shelter’s senior vice president, came up with the idea to speed up adoptions of Chihuahua-centric dogs.

Because pets become part of the family, the $50 tests allow owners to find out the background of their pooches and certain traits they could exhibit. The tests also allow the shelter to get creative by coming up with clever breed names that can boost adoption odds.

For example, the Chihuahua-Australian shepherdJack Russell terrier-collie became a “Kiwi collier”; a Yorkshire terrier and beagle mix became a “Yorkle”; and a golden retriever-miniature pinscher-Chihuahua was pro-

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claimed a “golden Chinscher.”

In February, the shelter tested 12 lookalike dogs. One of the results was inconclusive, but 11 showed mutt combinations that the facility had never seen before. The tested dogs were all placed within two weeks — twice as fast as any 11 untested small, brown dogs in the previous months.

Twelve more dogs were tested, and once the last few in that group are placed, 24 more dogs will find out their breed backgrounds, Delucchi said.

In the two batches of tests,

only 10 of 23 dogs had no Chihuahua in them. Chihuahuas took over from the glut of pit bull mixes that dominated the shelter until five or six years ago, Delucchi said.

There are a lot of reasons Chihuahuas became so popular, he said, citing Hollywood stars toting them in purses and the “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” movies.

Seeing one of the tiny dogs at the shelter changed Lynn Mazzola’s mind about what kind of pet she wanted.

Mazzola of San Carlos, Cali-

fornia, wanted a big dog, but 2-year-old, 6-pound Lily stole her heart. DNA results showed her that her new dog

was part miniature pinscher, part Yorkie terrier and part Chihuahua, which the shelter dubbed a “Chorkie.”

Knowing Lily’s DNA gives you clues to her behavior, Mazzola said. For example, “it explains why she goes after birds and mice and she’s not nervous like a Chihuahua,” she said.

The adoption promotion helped Lily, but it’s going to take more than a gimmick to reduce the “alarming” number of Chihuahua mixes coming in, Delucchi said.

“Another part is making spay-neuter low-cost or free to the community,” he said. “If you have a lot of one breed, you target that breed and those owners and make it easy for them to do the right thing and get them fixed.”

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Casual remark cuts deeper than intended DEAR ABBY — My wife, “Tina,” was very hurt by a friend recently. Her friend “Sally” called her “cheap” Dear Abby during a conversation ABIGAIL (“she’s cheap VAN BUREN like you”).

Sally didn’t intend it to be hurtful, just an illustration -- but my wife is very upset about it.

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dollars with no debt. How do I make Tina realize that Sally’s comment should not upset her so?

Thrifty in Texas DEAR THRIFTY — What happened was unfortunate because the problem may be that Sally simply chose the wrong word. What she probably meant was that your wife is frugal. The difference between “frugal” and “cheap” is that being frugal is a VIRTUE. Because Sally hurt your wife’s feelings, Tina needs to tell her how it made her feel so Sally can apologize to her before it causes a permanent rift.

DEAR ABBY — How do you politely refuse to hug or shake someone’s hand because of a medical issue that lowers

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your resistance to infection?

I had a stem cell transplant 18 months ago because of a recurrence of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I’m now on a drug that keeps my white blood count low. If I get a fever, I could end up in the hospital. I have been in remission for over a year and look healthy.

I don’t really care to get into a long conversation about my experience, but I don’t want to put myself at risk. How should I handle this without appearing rude?

Holding back in Pennsylvania DEAR HOLDING — Not extending your hand should send the message. However, if you are pressed, tell a short version of the truth, which would be, “I can’t do that because I have a medical condition that prevents close contact.”

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Great casting is often the best publicity. Not that Netflix is exactly lacking in that department. Beginning today, the streaming service makes available all 13 episodes of the family melodrama/crime drama “Bloodline.”

Sam Shepard (“The Right Stuff”) stars as Robert Rayburn, the patriarch of a proud family that forms a pillar of their community in the Florida Keys. An old hippie who liked the area’s laid-back atmosphere, he planted roots, started a shipyard and built an empire. Robert has been married to Sally (Sissy Spacek, “Carrie”) for decades.

Their family runs the gamut from straight-arrow John (Kyle Chandler, “Friday Night Lights”), a detective, to Danny (Ben Mendelsohn, “The Dark Knight Rises”), the black sheep whose return to the family begins a renewed look at a long-buried secret.

Will Meg (Linda Cardellini, “Mad Men”), the baby of the family and an acclaimed lawyer, uphold her loyalty to the law or to the Rayburns?

Chloe Sevigny (“Big Love”) rounds out the impressive cast.

For those with the latest in technology and toys, “Bloodline” is not only available in its entirety, but also viewable in 4K high-definition resolution.

• Netflix is hardly the only source of streamed entertainment. Tubi TV may not be as recognized, but this entirely free service boasts the largest library of ad-supported vintage movies and television series — more than 20,000 titles and counting.

Tubi TV streams wellknown films, including “Top Gun,” “Total Recall” and the entire “Friday the 13th” series, as well as thousands of lesser-known movies. Many of its TV offerings are from the U.K. and/or decidedly cult in their appeal.

Not to date myself, but glancing at Tubi’s collection reminds me of flipping through the discount bin in an old-fashioned video store.

There are treasures there, but you have to hunt and peck.

And according to the folks at Tubi, their library is growing all the time. It can be found at tubitv.com, iTunes, Google Play and devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Roku and the Xbox 360.

• The 50th anniversary of “The Sound of Music” has reminded us of the enduring appeal and enormous popular success of that Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Tonight, TCM invites viewers to watch a marathon of Julie Andrews musicals from her post-”Sound” period.

If “Sound” marked the boxoffice highpoint of the Hollywood studio system, the fi-

nancial failures of “Darling Lili” (8 p.m.) and “Star!” (10:30 p.m.) announced how quickly and profoundly audience tastes had changed. Andrews’ fortunes rebounded years later when she shed her chaste image for the 1982 musical “Victor/Victoria” (4:15 a.m.), directed by her husband, Blake Edwards.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Nick and Hank go down a gruesome path on “Grimm” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• The gang glances back on the two-hour series finale of “Glee” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• A teen pitches a way to video-chat with pets on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TVPG).

• A spunky doctor becomes a quasi-undead crime fighter on the pilot episode of “iZombie” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14).

• Ramse steps back to protect his own on “12 Monkeys” (9 p.m., Syfy).

• Kyle’s infection ups the stakes on “Helix” (10 p.m., Syfy).

• The absurdist “Childrens Hospital” (midnight, Adult Swim, TV-14), starring creator Rob Corddry, returns for a sixth season.

SERIES NOTES A surprising change of heart on “Last Man Standing”

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HEARING FROM PAGE A1 that Scott had “disrespected” his mother and that he sent a friend to Scott’s home to demand he make an apology.

When Scott approached Brock’s home, witnesses testified Wednesday that Scott was “jumped” and assaulted

by Brock and three others.

That was when Scott retrieved a shotgun from the bed of his truck, and Brock testified he loaded it, pumped the gun and pointed it in Brock’s mother’s face. Brock

said the threat prompted him to retrieve a .380-caliber handgun. After demanding Scott drop the shotgun, he shot Scott in the abdomen when he claimed Scott swung at him. He said he fired from about 30 feet away.

Scott’s mother disputed that testimony Thursday, saying her son was shot from “four or five feet” away. She disputed other points of previous witness testimony, including that Scott had gotten out of his truck with the shotgun at his side, saying she didn’t remember seeing her son with the shotgun.

She also testified in opposition to Brock’s testimony that he retrieved the handgun in response to the alleged threat Scott posed with the shotgun.

She said a friend of Brock’s retrieved the handgun used to shoot Scott and threw it to him after the skirmish that left her son “bloody.” She said that when she approached Brock’s home, she saw Brock sitting in a chair with a bat and that when her son arrived, he was “immediately” attacked, corroborating other witness testimony.

She could not confirm previous testimony that Scott held

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a shotgun, which Brock claims led to him firing his firearm in defense.

Brock’s attorney, Shaun Kent of Manning, asked for the criminal charges to be dismissed, claiming the “stand your ground” law protected the defendant from prosecution. South Carolina law states that deadly force is permitted for residents protecting their homes and property from intruders and that anyone who employs deadly force in such a capacity is immune from criminal prosecution.

Prosecutors claim the defen-

which included fun activities such as sing-alongs and audience participation. The BCL Club students participated by acting out different animal characters and prepared a craft project for the young children that allowed them to decorate a construction paper peacock and hen. The books reinforced several of the social learning objectives of preschool including positive social interaction, using good manners and adjusting to school activities such as riding the bus.

“Preparing activities and presenting the read-alouds will help our BCL club students see the importance of reading aloud to children,” DuRant said. “Our BCL club will improve their reading skills and learn from the research they will need to complete to prepare the activities.”

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Bill Painter, chairman of Sumter Education Foundation, said the foundation is committed to providing Sumter School District teachers with money for innovative and creative learning ideas for the classroom.

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dant was upset because of the initial altercation about the rental agreement and the perceived disrespect of Brock’s mother and that the stand your ground law could not be used. They also argued for “mob assault,” pointing to the attack on Scott by Brock and three other teens with sticks and bats submitted into evidence.

If Brock is awarded immunity from prosecution on grounds of self-defense, prosecutors say they will likely appeal. If the defense loses, Brock will face a jury trial.

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and Sinus Center in Sumter. “We’re already seeing patients complaining about lots of allergies due to warmer weather.”

Matthews said the most effective ways to deal with allergies are over-the-counter medications including antihistamines and nasal steroids. They help with the heavy pollen, and the Mayo Clinic released a list of easy ways to “make yourself more comfortable” this allergy season.

One of the suggestions includes showering before bed and washing bed sheets often to reduce levels of pollen you bring into your bed. Others include knowing when pollen levels are at their highest (in the morning) and at their lowest (after a rain) and adjusting your exposure accordingly.

Matthews said the warm weather brings in pollen a little earlier and that pollen can affect certain people with medical issues more than others. “You have to be on the lookout for high pollen count with asthmatic patients,” she said.

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No peace in our time W

ASHINGTON — Of all the idiocies uttered in reaction to Benjamin Netanyahu’s stunning election victory, none is more ubiquitous than the idea that peace prospects are now dead because Netanyahu has declared that there will be no Palestinian state while he is Israel’s prime minister.

I have news for the lowing herds: There would be no peace and no Palestinian state if Isaac Herzog were prime minister either. Or Ehud Barak or Ehud OlCharles Krauthammer mert for that matter. The latter two were (non-Likud) prime ministers who offered the Palestinians their own state — with its capital in Jerusalem and every Israeli settlement in the new Palestine uprooted — only to be rudely rejected.

This is not ancient history.

This is 2000, 2001 and 2008 — three astonishingly concessionary peace offers within the last 15 years. Every one rejected.

The fundamental reality remains: This generation of Palestinian leadership — from Yasser Arafat to Mahmoud Abbas — has never and will never sign its name to a final peace settlement dividing the land with a Jewish state. And without that, no Israeli government of any kind will agree to a Palestinian state.

Today, however, there is a second reason a peace agreement is impossible: the supreme instability of the entire Middle East. For half a century, it was run by dictators no one liked but with whom you could do business.

For example, the 1974 IsraelSyria disengagement agreement yielded more than four decades of near-total quiet on the border because the Assad dictatorships so decreed.

That authoritarian order is gone. Syria is wracked by a multi-sided civil war that has killed 200,000 people and that has al-Qaeda allies, Hezbollah fighters, government troops and even the occasional Iranian general prowling the Israeli border. Who inherits? No one knows.

In the last four years, Egypt has had two revolutions and three radically different regimes. Yemen went from pro-American to Iranian client so quickly the U.S. had to evacuate its embassy in a panic. Libya has gone from Moammar Gadhafi’s crazy authoritarianism to jihadi-dominated civil war. On Wednesday, Tunisia, the one relative success of the Arab Spring, suffered a major terror attack that the prime minister said “targets the stability of the country.”

From Mali to Iraq, everything is in flux. Amid this

mayhem, by what magic would the West Bank, riven by a bitter Fatah-Hamas rivalry, be an island of stability? What would give any Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement even a modicum of durability?

There was a time when Arafat commanded the Palestinian movement the way Gadhafi commanded Libya.

Abbas commands no one.

Why do you think he is in the 11th year of a four-year term, having refused to hold elections for the last five years? Because he’s afraid he would lose to Hamas.

With or without elections, the West Bank could fall to Hamas overnight. At which point fire rains down on Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion Airport and the entire Israeli urban heartland -- just as it rains down on southern Israel from Gaza when it suits Hamas.

Any Arab-Israeli peace settlement would require Israel to make dangerous and inherently irreversible territorial concessions on the West Bank in return for promises and guarantees. Under current conditions, these would be written on sand.

Israel is ringed by jihadi terrorists in Sinai, Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Islamic State and Iranian proxies in Syria, and a friendly but highly fragile Jordan. Israelis have no idea who ends up running any of these places.

Well, say the critics. Israel could be given outside guarantees. Guarantees? Like the 1994 Budapest Memorandum in which the U.S., Britain and Russia guaranteed Ukraine’s “territorial integrity”? Like the red line in Syria? Like the unanimous U.N. resolutions declaring illegal any Iranian enrichment of uranium — now effectively rendered null?

Peace awaits three things.

Eventual Palestinian acceptance of a Jewish state. A Palestinian leader willing to sign a deal based on that premise. A modicum of regional stability that allows Israel to risk the potentially fatal withdrawals such a deal would entail.

I believe such a day will come. But there is zero chance it comes now or even soon. That’s essentially what Netanyahu said in explaining on Thursday his no-Palestinian-state statement.

In the interim, I understand the crushing disappointment of the Obama administration and its media poodles at the spectacular success of the foreign leader they loathe more than any other on the planet. The consequent seething and sputtering are understandable, if unseemly. Blaming Netanyahu for banishing peace, however, is mindless.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com. © 2015, The Washington Post Writers Group

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR LAW ENFORCEMENT BROTHERHOOD SHOULD NEVER FORGET EACH OTHER

STUDENTS ARE BEING TESTED ON MATERIAL THAT HASN’T BEEN TAUGHT

Law enforcement is a brotherhood, and when one hurts, we all hurt. It’s the same for fire and EMS. We try to watch out for each other. People may not realize the sacrifices that spouses and children endure when birthday parties, recitals, holidays and ball games are missed because their loved one is in public safety. Our spouses and children serve as a rock to us because we know that no matter how bad things get we will have something to look forward to when we get home. We can’t be a real brotherhood one day and forget others another day for convenience. This letter is directed to the brotherhood of law enforcement.

In the past week I attended two funerals of law enforcement families. On March 14, I went to a funeral of a spouse in law enforcement. Her husband is a member of Sumter Police Department. He is also a minister and delivered the sermon on behalf of his wife. He did a great job and sent a message to everyone concerning the reality of life. We never know when our time will come but we must all be prepared and have things right with God. Deron McCormick, city manager; The Sumter Police Department; Chief Roark; and Deputy Chief Holston made sure everything was done for the family during this tragic time. Harvin Bullock personally assisted the family.

On March 8, I attended the funeral of a son of a retired captain of Sumter Police Department. He and his wife spent many years giving to others in the community. He was a good supervisor and is a good man along with his wife. I was disappointed that only three former officers and a civilian attended. One of the former officers conducted the service. A battalion chief from Sumter Fire Department also attended. I realize that we can’t go to all funerals, but this captain and his family deserved better than that. There are many retired officers who worked with him that had no contact.

CARL SMITH Sumter Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www. theitem.com.

The local silence from the implementation of the National Common Core standards is deafening. Along with teaching Common Core Standards comes Common Core Testing. Let me explain. Teachers are allowed to create their own tests. Students take them, and the grades are part of their report card grades. However, the Common Core test, the TE-21 Benchmark Test, is not a teacher-made test. It is a standardized benchmark test. It has been given in the four core subjects (English language arts, math, science and social studies) at the end of every nine weeks starting this school year in Sumter’s schools.

That’s like having a “final” every nine weeks for the four core subjects. In the past, benchmark tests were not included as a test grade affecting report card grades. However, the TE-21 Common Core Benchmark test is being included as a test grade for four subjects each nine weeks. What’s the big deal? The TE-21 covers material not yet taught. Teachers are unable to teach all that Common Core requires before the Common Core Benchmark Test, TE-21, is given. For those who attempt to teach the litany of standards, it’s taught at whirlwind speeds. Yet, students are still penalized, and it counts as a test grade. That’s the big deal. How would you like to be tested on something that you have not been taught?

Even for the honors level students, it’s usually their lowest test grade.

The silence from parents is deafening. Parents in general are not aware. Most rely upon interims or quarterly report cards. By doing so, they will never know about what I just explained. Parents must log-in on Parent Portal to use the Powerschools.net website. Next, click on the numerical grade for each class.

Then you will see the new Common Core test identified as either “benchmark” or TE-21.

It’s there. Look for it. Parents, are you OK with your child being tested on material not yet taught? It affects their report card grades.

I would address it at the PTA, but Alice Drive Middle School does not have PTA meetings.

PEARL WATSON Sumter Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www. theitem.com.

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

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

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

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

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Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Astoday at the South HOPE The Sumter High School Athsociation fundraiser Center, 1125 S.holds Lafayette letic Booster Club will hold its Drive. All area veterans are annual fundraising barbecue invited. from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 28. The The Lincoln High School Presmeal includes barbecue ervation Alumni Association pork, rice, hash, coleslaw will hold a dinner fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and potato salad. Tickets are $7 each and may be purat the Lincoln High School chased from any student gymnasium, Council Street. athlete or Booster Club Cost: $8 per dinner and the member, or by calling (803) menu will consist of turkey 481-4480, extension 6273. wing, macaroni with Ticket holders may enter cheese, seasoned rice, through gate 5 to pick up mixed vegetables, roll, desmeals. sert and a drink. Dine in or take out. Call James L. The Clarendon County DemoGreen at (803) 968-4173. cratic Party will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, at The AARP Foundation VolunBassard’s Pond House, 4162 teer Tax-Aide Program will Rev JW Carter Road, Sumoffer free income tax assistance for low-income or elderly merton. taxpayers. You will need: all The Lincoln High School Prestax forms and information; ervation Alumni Association government-issued ID; Sowill hold a flapjack fundraiser cial Security card; all W-2’s, breakfast 8-10 a.m. on Satur1099s and 1098s; and supday, April 4, at Applebee’s, porting documents if you 2497 Broad St. Cost is $7 per plan to itemize. Assistance person. Call James L. Green will be available 9 a.m.-2 at (803) 968-4173, Hayes p.m. on Mondays and baker at (803) 316-7695 or Wednesdays through April Essie Richardson at (803) 13 at The Spectrum senior 775-2999. center, 1989 Durant Lane.

The Lincoln High School PresCall (803) 316-0772. ervation Alumni Association Free income tax filing services Class Competition Victory Celand FAFSA applications will be ebration will be held at 6 provided through April 15 as p.m. on Saturday, April 4, at follows: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. the Lincoln High School Wednesdays, SC Works — gym, Council Street. EnterSantee Lynches, 31 E. Caltainment and refreshments houn St., (803) 774-1300; 9:30 will be provided. The wina.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, 3-8 p.m. ning “Bulldogs” for 2015 will Saturdays, appointments be announced. Donation is only on Sundays, Goodwill $10 per person. Call James — Job Link Center, 1028 L. Green at (803) 968-4173 or Broad St., (803) 774-5006; Hayes Baker at (803) 316and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Thurs7695. days and 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturdays, Lee County Adult Clarendon School District One Education, 123 E. College St., will conduct free vision, hearing, speech and developmental Bishopville, (803) 484-4040. screenings as part of a child Call Ms. Samuels at (803) find effort to identify stu240-8355. dents with special needs.

Lincoln High School Class of Screenings will be held from 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on 9 a.m. to noon at the SumSaturday, March 21, at merton Early Childhood American Legion Post 202, Center on the following 310 Palmetto St. RepresenThursdays: April 9; and May tatives from Lincoln classes 14. Call Sadie Williams or 1960-1969 are encouraged to Audrey Walters at (803) 485attend to help plan the re2325, extension 221. union celebrating the ModLee County EMS Community ern Civil Rights Movement.

Outreach will host a health fair Call Ferdinand Burns at 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, (803) 968-4464.

April 18, at Concord United The Lincoln High School Class Methodist Church in the of 1966 will hold a planning Lucknow community. meeting for the 50-year St. Anne Catholic School’s sixth class reunion at 4 p.m. on annual benefit auction will be Saturday, March 21, at the held from 6 to 10 p.m. on South Sumter Resource Friday, May 1, at the Center.

O’Donnell House. Event will The Sumter County Developinclude heavy hors mental Disabilities Foundation d’oeuvres, music, a cash bar is proud to announce its inauand silent auction. Rafe, gural Sumter Disabilities Bene- master of ceremonies from fit Gala, in celebration of J.R. Dixon Auctions, will also Disabilities Awareness conduct a live auction. TickMonth. This event will be ets are $25 per person. All held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on proceeds will benefit St. Thursday, March 26, at The Anne Catholic School and O’Donnell House. The attire assist in continuing its varifor the evening is cocktail / ous programs and funding black tie optional. Event will scholarships. Call (803) 775offer a fare of fine food, a 3632 for tickets or more inwine tasting experience and formation. silent auction. Purchase ad-

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Opportunities EUGENIA LAST to show off your talents will lead to sudden advancement.

Your intuition will be on target, allowing you the chance to make quick decisions and outsmart any competition you encounter. Don’t be afraid to start something new.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your health will suffer if you are overindulgent or try to take on too much. Don’t overreact to the changes that are happening around you. Your reluctance to accept such alterations will be viewed as incompetence.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t exaggerate, or you’ll end up being blamed for not fulfilling a promise.

Social events will lead to a new connection that can bring about a substantial change regarding your professional goals. Carelessness can result in a mishap or injury.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t get involved in the personal affairs of colleagues. Keep your business and personal lives separate. You’ll be blamed for taking sides or interfering. Stick close to home and engage in creative endeavors that can help you prosper.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put more into what you have to offer and you will get higher returns. It’s up to you to set a high standard and strive to reach it. Spend time getting back into shape. Shopping will tempt you, but will also lead to debt.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Pleasure trips will be costly.

Spending more time on homeimprovement projects will bring better results, especially if you do the work yourself. Your ability to find solutions will aid you in getting the approval you require to follow your dreams.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Someone you live with is likely to cause a problem. Don’t give in to emotional blackmail or to anyone trying to curtail your freedom. Lay down some ground rules before the situation spins out of control.

Honesty is the best policy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A last-minute change must not throw you off your game. Focus on what you want to do. Stick close to home and to the people you love.

Venturing out will lead to delays and problems with authority figures.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Generosity is good, but not if your friends take advantage of you. Don’t overextend yourself while trying to impress others. Financial problems will lead to poor credit and a loss of respect. You can’t buy love.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Greater opportunities will come about from reviving a partnership or revisiting an old idea that was ahead of its time when you first wanted to put it into motion. Focus on the personal changes that will help boost your ego. Good fortune is in the stars.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Be very careful when handling a situation with your loved one or someone putting demands on you. Consider how you can make your assets grow. Cutting corners and conservative investments will pay off. Don’t believe everything you hear.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Romantic encounters must be monitored carefully. Don’t let anyone put demands on you or keep you from doing the things you love to do. Make it clear that you are not going to be anyone’s minion. Be prepared to walk away from a bad situation.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Warmer; a passing morning shower

Partly cloudy

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Periods of rain and a t-storm

TUESDAY

Windy in the Warmer with clouds morning; some sun and sun

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53°

73° / 54°

69° / 47°

57° / 39°

60° / 43°

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 25%

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Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 5%

WNW 6-12 mph

N 4-8 mph

ENE 4-8 mph

S 4-8 mph

NE 12-25 mph

NE 7-14 mph

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Gaffney 68/44 Spartanburg 69/46

Greenville 71/48

Columbia 75/54

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 74/53

Aiken 75/52

ON THE COAST

Charleston 77/57

Today: Mostly cloudy; a shower, but dry in southern parts. High 73 to 77.

Saturday: Partly sunny. High 66 to 74.

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Today Hi/Lo/W 71/53/c 59/42/pc 64/56/sh 55/41/pc 79/64/t 77/59/s 80/65/t 37/31/sn 88/66/s 39/32/sn 80/61/pc 67/55/pc 43/35/sn

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24-hr chg -0.07 -0.04 -0.08 -0.12

Sunrise 7:26 a.m.

Moonrise 7:31 a.m.

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Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

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Myrtle Beach 71/54

Manning 74/55

Today: Warmer with a shower in spots.

Winds west 4-8 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny. Winds southwest 3-6 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 72/53

Bishopville 72/52

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Sat.

High 9:52 a.m.

10:09 p.m.

10:43 a.m.

11:01 p.m.

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4:39 p.m.

5:08 a.m.

5:27 p.m.

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POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

2-5-19-28-32 PowerUp: 4

14-25-30-33-47 Powerball: 8; Powerplay: 2

11-27-44-45-58 Megaball: 3; Megaplier: 5

PICK 3 THURSDAY

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LUCKY FOR LIFE MONDAY

3-2-4 and 2-1-7

4-4-8-8 and 8-3-4-5

1-18-22-37-40; Lucky Ball: 13

SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Popeye, an 8-month-old red neutered husky / shepherd mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is housebroken, affectionate, gentle, active and protective. He is great with other dogs and children. Popeye would make a great family buddy. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

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

SECTION

Pair of upsets highlight play on Thursday

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USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Final Four or bust?

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina’s Tiffany Mitchell (25) and A’ja Wilson (22) look to lead the No. 1 seed Gamecocks to the Final Four in a year of raised expectations when tournament play begins today.

Gamecocks begin what they hope will be a long postseason run tonight against Savannah State

BY DAVID CLONINGER The State

WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT TV, RADIO SCHEDULE NCAA

COLUMBIA — The first time was a thrill. South Carolina fought for four years to get to the NCAA tournament, and the toughened quintet of seniors who had been through the rough times were finally rewarded. When they won a couple of games before bowing out to Stanford, it was still a wonderful season.

The second time, USC ex-

First Round TV ESPN2 Noon – Albany vs. Duke, Iowa State vs. Dayton, Arkansas vs. Northwestern or Miami vs. Washington) 2:30 p.m. – Tennessee State vs. Kentucky, Tulane vs. Mississippi State, Northwestern State vs. Baylor or American vs. Iowa 5 p.m. – Savannah State vs. South

pected to get there, and when Kansas upset the Gamecocks on a snowy day in Colorado, it was somewhat stunning. A

Carolina, DePaul vs. Minnesota, Western Kentucky vs. Texas or South Dakota State vs. Oregon State 7:30 p.m. – Montana vs. Notre Dame, Gonzaga vs. George Washington, Wichita State vs. California or Nebraska vs. Syracuse RADIO WNKT-FM 107.5 4:50 p.m. -- Savannah State vs. South Carolina

12th seed shouldn’t have beaten a fourth seed, but the Gamecocks knew they weren’t quite as talented as the previ-

ous year — and the Jayhawks’ Monica Engleman had the game of her life, scoring 27 points after averaging 9.4.

Last year was the first time it was really disappointing.

The Gamecocks were a No. 1 seed, and even though they were playing on the opposite coast against a team that had already beaten them, they felt they let one get away when fourth-seed North Carolina ended their year. Khadijah Sessions had one of her worst

career games, yet she still says USC was beaten by a team that it was better than.

This year, the Gamecocks were ranked No. 1 for 12 consecutive weeks. They’ve lost two games. They won their regular-season and conference tournaments and have spoken all year about the Final Four, the national championship.

If they don’t get there this time …

SEE GAMECOCKS, PAGE B3

MEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT

PREP SOCCER

Chants won’t sneak up on Bo’s Badgers

SHS edges rival Lakewood 2-1

BY ERIC OLSON The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Coastal Carolina put quite a scare into Virginia last year, so the Chanticleers have the full attention of top-seeded Wisconsin heading into their NCAA Tournament game tonight.

Yes, those Chanticleers from Conway, South Carolina, are back as a No. 16 seed. A No. 16 seed has never won a game in the round of 64, but Coastal Carolina came awfully close against the Cavaliers.

“A 16 against a 1, it’s going to happen sometime,” Wisconsin’s Josh Gasser said. “We’re going to go out there and just play our game. If we take control of the things we

can control, we should be OK.” Virginia probably thought the same thing.

Coastal Carolina led by 10 points in the first half and by five at halftime before losing 70-59.

“Last year against Virginia we came in confident, just like this year,” the Chanticleers’ Warren Gillis said. “It sort of disappointed us the way we didn’t finish. If we do the things we need to do in the second half, we’ll be fine.”

Badgers head coach Bo Ryan said Coastal Carolina (24-9), champion of the Big South, is a high-caliber opponent.

“How you can look around and start talking

SEE CHANTS, PAGE B3

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Badou Diagne (23) and the rest of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers won’t sneak up on top-seeded Wisconsin today in their NCAA tourney opener after putting a scare into Virginia last year.

Going into Thursday’s contest, the Sumter and Lakewood high school boys varsity soccer programs were both looking to gain a little momentum before opening their respective region schedules next week.

Perhaps on paper the meeting looked like a mismatch. The Gators came in unbeaten and winners of five straight to open the season, while Sumter had just earned its first win of the year on Monday. None of that mattered though as the Gamecocks held off a late rally to earn a 2-1 victory at J. Frank Baker

Stadium.

“I think with the weather and everything we played our best team game as far as moving the ball around so that’s a plus going into the region,” Sumter head coach Jimmy Watson said.

Sumter found itself with a comfortable 2-0 lead just four minutes into the second half after senior Dylan Drown’s 25yard strike found the back of the net, but Lakewood did not go quietly.

Lakewood senior midfielder Greg McLeod scored the Gators’ lone goal

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SPORTS

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015

SCOREBOARD

MEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

TV, RADIO TODAY

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UAB’s Tosin Mehinti (21) attempts to block the shot of Iowa State’s Jameel McKay during the Blazers’ 60-59 upset victory on Thursday in the second round of the NCAA tournament in Louisville, Ky.

UAB, Georgia State pull off big upsets LOUISVILLE, Ky. — William Lee scored the last four points for the 14th-seeded Blazers in their 60-59 upset win against ninth-ranked Iowa State on Thursday.

The Blazers (20-15) came in as one of the youngest teams in the field and with nobody having played in this tournament before. They wound up winning the program’s first NCAA game since 2005.

The third-seeded Cyclones (25-9) couldn’t hold onto a 55-51 lead with 3:13 left as the Blazers outscored Iowa State 9-4 down the stretch.

Robert Brown had 21 points and Lee finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers who dominated the boards 52-37, including 19 on the offensive glass.

Morris finished with 15 points for the Cyclones, who were making a school-record fourth straight tournament appearance.

tending call with 13 seconds remaining, to push 11th-seeded UCLA to the upset.

NOTRE DAME 69 NORTHEASTERN 65

PITTSBURGH — Zach Auguste scored 25 points, Jerian Grant added 17 and Notre Dame dodged a scare trying to erase its futile NCAA Tournament history.

BUTLER 56 TEXAS 48

PITTSBURGH — Kellen Dunham scored 20 points, including a pivotal 3-pointer with 1:18 to play, to lift sixth-seeded Butler (23-10).

ARIZONA 93 TEXAS SOUTHERN 72

GEORGIA ST. 57

PORTLAND, Ore. — Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 23 points, 16 in the first half, along with 10 rebounds for second-seeded Arizona.

BAYLOR 56

XAVIER 76

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — R.J. Hunter kept firing away, eventually lifting Georgia State over Baylor and knocking his father right off his seat.

Hunter’s 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining capped a comeback from a 12-point deficit and lifted the 14th-seeded Panthers over the third-seeded Bears.

MISSISSIPPI 57

VILLANOVA 93 LAFAYETTE 52

PITTSBURGH — Dylan Ennis scored 16 points and Villanova flexed its top-seeded muscle, thumping Lafayette 93-52.

DUCLA 60 SMU 59

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bryce Alford made four 3-pointers in the final 3:40, his last on a rare goal-

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Matt Stainbrook scored 20 points and Dee Davis added 17 for the sixthseeded Musketeers.

OHIO ST. 75 VCU 72

PORTLAND, Ore. — D’Angelo Russell scored 28 points and rallied 10th-seeded Ohio State from an early 12-point deficit for the overtime win.

NORTH CAROLINA 67 HARVARD 65

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Justin Jackson hit a tying jumper in the final minute, and then had a fastbreak dunk to help fourth-seeded North Carolina edge Harvard 67-65.

From wire reports

MEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

By The Associated Press

FIRST FOUR

Dayton, Ohio Tuesday Hampton 74, Manhattan 64 Mississippi 94, BYU 90 Wednesday Robert Morris 81, North Florida 77 Dayton 56, Boise State 55

EAST REGIONAL

Round of 64 Thursday Pittsburgh Villanova 93, vs. Lafayette 52 N.C. State (20-13) vs. LSU (22-10), 9:20 p.m.

Today Charlotte Michigan State (23-11) vs. Georgia (2111), 12:40 p.m.

Virginia (29-3) vs. Belmont (22-10), 3:10 p.m.

Columbus, Ohio Oklahoma (22-10) vs. Albany (24-8), 7:27 p.m.

Providence (22-11) vs. Dayton (26-8), 9:57 p.m.

Seattle Northern Iowa (30-3) vs. Wyoming (25-9), 1:40 p.m.

Louisville (24-8) vs. UC Irvine (21-12), 4:10 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL

Round of 64 Thursday Louisville, Ky. UAB 60, Iowa State 59 UCLA 60, SMU 59 Portland, Ore. Utah (24-8) vs. Stephen F. Austin (29-4), 7:27 p.m.

Georgetown (21-10) vs. Eastern Washington (26-8), 9:57 p.m.

Today Charlotte Duke (29-4) vs. Robert Morris (20-14), 7:10 p.m.

San Diego State (26-8) vs. St. John’s (2111), 9:40 p.m.

Seattle Iowa (21-11) vs. Davidson (24-7), 7:20 p.m.

Gonzaga (32-2) vs. North Dakota State (23-9), 9:50 p.m.

MIDWEST REGIONAL

Round of 64 Thursday Louisville, Ky. Cincinnati (22-10) vs. Purdue (21-12), 7:10 p.m.

Kentucky (34-0) vs. Hampton (17-17), 9:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh Notre Dame 69, Northeastern 65 Butler 56, Texas 48 Today Columbus, Ohio West Virginia (23-9) vs. Buffalo (23-9), 2:10 p.m.

Maryland (27-6) vs. Valparaiso (28-5), 4:50 p.m.

Omaha, Neb. Kansas (26-8) vs. New Mexico State (2310), 12:15 p.m.

Wichita State (28-4) vs. Indiana (20-13), 2:45 p.m.

WEST REGIONAL

Round of 64 Thursday Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia State 57, Baylor 56 Xavier 76, Mississippi 57 North Carolina 67, vs. Harvard 65 Arkansas (26-8) vs. Wofford (28-6), 9:50 p.m.

Portland, Ore. Arizona 93, Texas Southern 72 Ohio State 75, VCU 72, OT Today Omaha, Neb. Oregon (25-9) vs. Oklahoma State (18-13), 6:50 p.m.

Wisconsin (31-3) vs. Coastal Carolina (249), 9:20 p.m.

6 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Houston vs. New York Mets from Port St. Lucie, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

7 a.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals Draw from Nyon, Switzerland (FOX SPORTS 1).

11 a.m. – College Wrestling: NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal Matches from St. Louis (ESPNU).

1 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Houston vs. Washington from Kissimmee, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

2 p.m. – PGA Golf: Arnold Palmer invitational Second Round from Orlando, Fla. (GOLF).

3 p.m. – Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open Men’s Quarterfinal Match from Indian Wells, Calif. (ESPN).

3 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 Practice from Fontana, Calif. (FOX SPORTS 1).

4 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Oakland vs. Colorado from Scottsdale, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Drive4Clots.com 300 Practice from Fontana, Calif.

(FOX SPORTS 1).

5 p.m. – College Hockey: NCHC Frozen Faceoff Tournament Semifinal Match from Minneapolis – St. Cloud State vs. North Dakota (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

5 p.m. – College Hockey: Hockey East Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Boston -Massachusetts (Lowell) vs. Vermont (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

6 p.m. – College Softball: Oklahoma State at Brigham Young Doubleheader Game One (BYUTV).

6 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Drive4Clots.com 300 Practice from Fontana, Calif.

(FOX SPORTS 1).

6 p.m. – LPGA Golf: JTBC Founders Cup Second Round from Phoenix (GOLF).

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

6:15 p.m. – High School Baseball: Dreher at Camden (WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. – College Softball: Oklahoma at Louisiana State (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Atlanta vs. Miami from Jupiter, Fla. (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Dallas at Philadelphia (UNIVISION).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: South Carolina at Missouri (WNKT-FM 107.5).

7:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 Pole Qualifying from Fontana, Calif. (FOX SPORTS 1).

8 p.m. – College Wrestling: NCAA Tournament Semifinal Matches from St. Louis (ESPN).

8 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Tucson Conquistadores Classic First Round from Tucson, Ariz. (GOLF).

8 p.m. – College Hockey: Hockey East Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Boston – Boston University vs. New Hampshire (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8:30 p.m. – College Softball: Oklahoma State at Brigham Young Doubleheader Game Two (BYUTV).

8:30 p.m. – College Hockey: NCHC Frozen Faceoff Tournament Semifinal Match from Minneapolis – Denver vs. Miami (Ohio) (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Cincinnati vs. San Francisco from Scottsdale, Ariz.

(MLB NETWORK).

9 p.m. – College Baseball: Louisiana State at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK).

9:30 p.m. – College Basketball: National Invitation Tournament Second-Round Game – San Diego State at Vanderbilt (ESPNU).

10 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Sacramento (SPORTSOUTH).

10:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – America vs. Veracruz (UNIVISION).

11 p.m. – Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open Women’s Semifinal Match from Indian Wells, Calif. (ESPN2).

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(FOX SPORTS 1).

Midnight – Major League Exhibition Baseball: San Diego vs. Kansas City from Peoria, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

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THE SUMTER ITEM Manning at Darlington, 5:30 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Florence Christian, 3:30 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Jefferson Davis, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Tennis Sumter at Carolina Forest, 4:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT

By The Associated Press ALBANY REGIONAL

First Round Today At Berkeley, Calif.

Texas (22-10) vs. Western Kentucky (30-4), 5 p.m.

California (23-9) vs. Wichita State (29-4), 7:30 p.m.

At Lexington, Ky. Dayton (25-6) vs. Iowa State (18-12), Noon Kentucky (23-9) vs. Tennessee State (18-12), 2:30 p.m.

SPOKANE REGIONAL

First Round Today At Durham, N.C. Duke (21-10) vs. Albany (NY) (24-8), Noon Mississippi State (26-6) vs. Tulane (22-10), 2:30 p.m.

At Corvallis, Ore. Oregon State (26-4) vs. South Dakota State (248), 5 p.m.

George Washington (29-3) vs. Gonzaga (24-7), 7:30 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL

First Round Today At Notre Dame, Ind. Minnesota (23-9) vs. DePaul (26-7), 5 p.m.

Notre Dame (31-2) vs. Montana (24-8), 7:30 p.m.

At Iowa City Washington (23-9) vs. Miami (19-12), Noon Iowa (24-7) vs. American (24-8), 2:30 p.m.

At Waco, Texas Northwestern (23-8) vs. Arkansas (17-13), Noon Baylor (30-3) vs. Northwestern State (19-14), 2:30 p.m.

GREENSBORO REGIONAL

First Round Today At Columbia South Carolina (30-2) vs. Savannah State (2110), 5 p.m.

Syracuse (21-9) vs. Nebraska (21-10), 7:30 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION Toronto Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia New York SOUTHEAST DIVISION x-Atlanta Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION Cleveland Chicago Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

W 41 30 27 16 14

L 27 37 39 52 53

Pct .603 .448 .409 .235 .209

GB – 10 1/2 13 25 26 1/2

W 53 40 31 29 21

L 15 28 36 37 49

Pct .779 .588 .463 .439 .300

GB – 13 21 1/2 23 33

W 44 41 34 30 24

L 26 28 34 37 44

Pct .629 .594 .500 .448 .353

GB – 2 1/2 9 12 1/2 19

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION Memphis Houston Dallas San Antonio New Orleans NORTHWEST DIVISION Portland Oklahoma City Utah Denver Minnesota PACIFIC DIVISION

W 47 45 44 42 37

L 21 22 25 25 30

Pct .691 .672 .638 .627 .552

GB – 1 1/2 3 1/2 4 1/2 9 1/2

W 44 38 30 26 14

L 22 30 37 42 53

Pct .667 .559 .448 .382 .209

GB – 7 14 1/2 19 30 1/2

L 13 25 33 45 49

Pct .806 .638 .515 .328 .258

GB – 11 19 1/2 32 36 1/2

W x-Golden State 54 L.A. Clippers 44 Phoenix 35 Sacramento 22 L.A. Lakers 17 x-clinched playoff spot

Varsity Baseball Carolina Forest at Sumter, 6:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Hartsville, 6:30 p.m.

Manning at Darlington, 6:30 p.m.

Timberland at Lee Central (DH), 6 p.m.

C.E. Murray at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Thomas Sumter, 6:30 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Florence Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Jefferson Davis, 6:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball Robert E. Lee at Florence Christian, 4 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Jefferson Davis, 4 p.m.

B Team Baseball Wilson Hall at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

Carolina Academy at Robert E. Lee, 5 p.m.

Varsity Boys Soccer Crestwood at Darlington, 7:30 p.m.

Manning at Marlboro County, 7:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Florence Christian, 5 p.m.

Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Manning at Marlboro County, 5:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at The King’s Academy, 5 p.m.

Varsity Girls Soccer Airport at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Crestwood at Darlington, 6 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Soccer Airport at Sumter, 5:30 p.m.

Varsity Softball Carolina Forest at Sumter, 6:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Marlboro County at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m.

Manning at Darlington, 7 p.m.

Timberland at Lee Central (DH), 6 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Florence Christian, 5 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Jefferson Davis, 5:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Softball Crestwood at Hartsville, 5:30 p.m.

Marlboro County at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

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like this against a quality team like this we can challenge the Hartsvilles and other teams in the region that we’ve strived for.”

With the victory, the Gamecocks improved to 2-3 on the season and will host Socastee on Tuesday in its Region VI-4A opener.

Sumter junior Jonathan Austin opened the game’s scoring in the first half with an unassisted goal at the 24th minute as he was left unmarked on the back post. The Gamecocks nearly scored again a minute later as they earned their first corner kick, but couldn’t convert.

“Our focus was to see if we could control the game in a narrow field, just keep the ball at our feet and pass to people,” Watson said.

“We possessed the ball and tried to control the tempo of the game was the main thing,” he said. “If we control it, we can slow things down and control the tempo instead of it being a quick back-and-forth game.”

Lakewood missed several opportunities as it had six corner kicks to the Gamecocks’ five. SHS outshot the Gators 18-10, but also missed chances as both teams had a hard time with a soaked pitch.

Watson credited the defensive efforts of senior back Ty Ruffin and sophomore goal keeper Ryan Missildine for keeping the team’s focus.

on an assist from junior midfielder Ben Busques with eight minutes left to play in the game to make it a 1-goal deficit.

The Gators didn’t let up until the final whistle, but missed several key chances down the stretch as junior forward Blake Carraher’s corner kick with five minutes left to play found the head of Busques, but the shot went over the goal.

After not being able to cash in on four corners in the first half, the Gators were held to two corners in the second half and sophomore goalie Jonathan Roberts, who had never played soccer before, kept the 3A squad in the game thanks to his 10 saves. Lakewood suffered its first loss of the year, but kept its streak of scoring at least one goal in every game alive.

“This is the first time we’ve been down all season so it was good to see how the boys reacted to it,” Lakewood head coach Mike Carraher said. “The boys never gave up and that’s something we’ve really pushed to try to turn the program around.

“I wanted to get the W, but the bigger thing is I wanted the boys to play well, and this gets us ready to play going into region,” Carraher said. “If we play

Philadelphia 94, Detroit 83 Cleveland 117, Brooklyn 92 Toronto 105, Minnesota 100 Miami 108, Portland 104 Chicago 103, Indiana 86 Oklahoma City 122, Boston 118 Dallas 107, Orlando 102 San Antonio 114, Milwaukee 103 L.A. Clippers 116, Sacramento 105 Golden State 114, Atlanta 95 Washington 88, Utah 84

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Denver at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Boston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Washington at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Utah at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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GAMECOCKS FROM PAGE B1 “This team has been really good with that,” head coach Dawn Staley said on Thursday, the day before the Gamecocks were set to begin their tournament stay against Savannah State. “They had the mentality all season long like it was an NCAA tournament game, each and every time we stepped on the floor. As long as we approach it the same way, our lofty goals can be accomplished.”

When USC made the Sweet 16 in 2012, Staley spoke of how it was the one step she hadn’t been able to reach at Temple.

While she took the Owls to six NCAA tournaments in eight years, only twice did they advance to the second round.

“Seeding,” she said of the main difference. “That’s No. 1.

Secondly, the competition of the SEC prepares you for tournament settings like this.”

As happy as she was in 2012, she knew that it could become much more. That became a reality last year, but the Gamecocks only matched their 2012 run.

This year, everybody up to the President of the United States is picking them — expecting them — to at least make the Final Four. The Gamecocks don’t mind.

They’ve had the same aspi-

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rations all season. Why would they change now?

“We set a goal for ourselves in the summertime,” senior Aleighsa Welch said. “We put ourselves in a really good position to obtain that goal. We hear the talk. The main thing is staying within ourselves, staying within our locker room.”

The 16th-seeded Lady Tigers (21-10) are playing their firstever tournament game today against USC (30-2) in the same building where the Gamecocks pounded them 111-49 on Dec. 14.

Still Staley said Savannah State is a vastly different team than in the previous meeting.

The Lady Tigers come into this having won 11 straight games and 17 of their last 19.

“They’re champions,’’ Staley said. “When you’re playing real well, you’re confident. I’m really quite sure they’re not going to look at footage from the last time we played.’’

South Carolina has won 32 straight at home, not having lost on its court since late in the 2013 season. That run is tied for the longest streak of success in school history.

— Associated Press writer Pete Iacobelli contributed to this report

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about 16 seed this, 15 seed that, 14. ... Those guys have four starters back from last year, took care of their conference tournament, played some tough teams and played well,” Ryan said.

The Badgers (31-3) swept the Big Ten regularseason and tournament titles after reaching the Final Four last year. They have won 16 of their last 17 games to earn a No. 1 seed for the first time in program history.

“It’s really important this time of year not to get content with stuff that happened in the past,” Sam Dekker said. “Yeah, we had a good year, a good regular season, but we can’t just sit on that and say, ‘Hey, it was good

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enough to get to this tournament,’ and then just try to walk through it.”

Big Ten Player of the Year Frank Kaminsky is averaging better than 18 points and eight rebounds for the nation’s most efficient offense. Kaminsky, at 7-foot, is the star of a frontline that holds a huge size advantage.

Wisconsin point guard Traevon Jackson is still out recovering from a broken right foot.

Chanticleers coach Cliff Ellis said he isn’t sure how much last year’s game against Virginia will mean Friday, other than it should make his players believe they’re capable of hanging with the best.

“We’ll try to be calm,” Ellis said. “That’s one thing we stress — calm through chaos. No emotional baggage. Play.”

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LMA baseball run-rules Manning 12-1 MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy scored 11 runs in the first inning and rolled to a 12-1 victory over Manning High in five innings on Wednesday.

J.T. Eppley was the winning pitcher for the Swampcats and also went 4-for-4 at the plate. Buddy Bleasdale had two hits and Adam Lowder drove in three runs.

WILSON HALL 5 CALHOUN 1

ST. MATTHEWS — Chase Belk allowed just one hit and one unearned run while striking out 11 batters to lead Wilson Hall to a 5-1 victory over Calhoun Academy on Wednesday.

John Ballard was 2-for-4 with a run scored to lead the offense.

Dawson Price had a double and two runs batted in.

SWANSEA 7 CRESTWOOD 3

SWANSEA — Crestwood High School fell to 2-7 on the season with a 7-3 loss to Swansea on Wednesday.

Leandre Robinson had a triple and scored a run for the Knights while Colin Kremer had an RBI. Kremer took the loss, allowing four earned runs.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD WILSON HALL WINS MEET

Wednesday at Spencer Field.

The Barons won with 181 points followed by Ben Lippen with 89. Laurence Manning Academy was third with 73.

FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS Laurence Manning: Tyshawn Epps 100; Chase Rogers 400, discus, shot put.

Wilson Hall: Brad Russell 110 hurdles; Josh Gentile 200; 4x100 relay; 4x400 relay; 4x800 relay Brayden Fidler 800; Evans Boyle triple jump.

JUNIOR VARSITY GOLF SUMTER 204

TSA WINS MEET

LUGOFF-ELGIN 255

ORANGEBURG — Thomas Sumter Academy won a 6-team meet on Wednesday.

TSA won with 229 points followed by Ridge Christian with 142. Robert E. Lee Academy was sixth with 6 points.

Sumter High School improved to 4-1 with a 51-stroke victory over Lugoff-Elgin on Wednesday.

Dave Rygolski shot a 42 to lead the Gamecocks, who shot 204 compared to L-E’s 255. Jeffrey Shirley shot a 52, Brandon Arnold 54 and Adrian McDaniel 56.

FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS Thomas Sumter: Dre Litsey 100, long jump; Ty Cressione 110

Wilson Hall rolled to an easy win in a 5-team meet on

hurdles; Hunter Jarvis 1,600, 3,200; Ty Litsey 400 hurdles; Patrick Kuzbary 400, 800; 4x100 relay (Cressione, Dre Litsey, Noah White, Chris White); 4x400 relay (Cody Segura, Kuzbary, Noah White, Chris White); 4x800 relay (Liam Miller, David Crotts, Jacob Crotts, Kuzbary), Noah White high jump; James Rabon shot put.

JV BASEBALL MARLBORO COUNTY 16 CRESTWOOD 2 BENNETTSVILLE — Crestwood High School lost to Marlboro County 16-2 on Wednesday.

Tyleek Farmer had two hits and an RBI for the Knights.

Shane Gaymon had a hit and drove in a run.

B TEAM BASEBALL ORANGEBURG PREP 8-2 LAURENCE MANNING 2-6 Laurence Manning Academy split a doubleheader with Orangeburg Prep on Wednesday, losing 8-2 and winning 6-2.

Andrew Boyd was the winning pitcher for LMA (4-1).

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Sumter soccer tops Lakewood 11-0 to remain undefeated Jaidon Martin and Woodley Kate James both scored three goals to lift Sumter High School to an 11-0 victory over Lakewood on Wednesday.

Brittney Lee added two goals for the Lady Gamecocks, who improved to 6-0 on the season. Mary Koty, Jessica Harris and Taylor Tindal scored a goal apiece.

VARSITY SOFTBALL LAKEWOOD 11 WILSON 1 FLORENCE — Haley Courtney was the winning pitcher as Lakewood defeated Wilson 11-1 on Wednesday.

Breanna Bell led the Lady Gators offense, going 3-for-3 with a double and two runs.

Destinee Welch was 2-for-3 with

a double, two runs batted in and two runs. Destiny Banar had two hits, a run and an RBI.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD WILSON HALL WINS MEET

Wilson Hall edged out Ashley Hall and Heathwood Hall in a 6-team meet on Wednesday.

The Lady Barons won with 137 points. Ashley Hall had 128, Heathwood Hall 107, Augusta Prep 57, Ben Lippen 52 and Laurence Manning 1.

8-team meet on Wednesday.

TSA finished with 124 points while OP was second at 95.5. Robert E. Lee Academy was fifth with 18 points.

and had three strikeouts for the Lady Gators.

FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS Thomas Sumter: Taja Hunley 100 hurdles; Latrice Lyons 100, 200; Bella Crowe 800, 1,600; 4x100 relay (Hunley, Emily Stacey, Emma Gaulke, Lyons); Sara Moore high jump.

TURBEVILLE — Diamond Gibson had an inside-the-park homer for the game’s only run as Thomas Sumter Academy defeated East Clarendon 1-0 on Wednesday.

Ellie Hunter picked up the victory in the circle for TSA, allowing just one hit while striking out two.

JV SOFTBALL LAKEWOOD 1 WILSON 0

ORANGEBURG — Thomas Sumter Academy won an

FLORENCE — Lakewood High School defeated Wilson 1-0 on Wednesday.

Taylor McPhail reached on an error and eventually scored on a passed ball for the game’s only run. Halie Griffen pitched two shutout innings

S. Driver and Russell C. Driver, both of Raleigh; three great-grandchildren, Christopher Simmons and Derrick Simmons, both of Washington, D.C., and Taeson A. Bompart of Raleigh; a niece, Helena J. Clark of Sumter; and a nephew, Marvin J. Clark of Sumter. Mrs. Williams will be remembered by a host of relatives and dear friends.

She will be greatly missed.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today

at Job’s Mortuary.

Mrs. Williams will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 320 W. Fulton St., Sumter, with Pastor Rev. Lei F. Washington officiating.

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FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS Wilson Hall: Hayley Smoak 100 hurdles; Cantey Jacocks 400 hurdles; 4x800 relay; Nicolette Fisher long jump;

TSA WINS MEET

She scored Becca Cromer, who had reached on a walk.

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JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER

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ROBERT E. LEE 12 WILSON HALL 1

Robert E. Lee Academy defeated Wilson Hall 12-1 on Wednesday.

Carly Allred had an RBI double for the Lady Barons.

WILSON 2 LAKEWOOD 0 Wilson High School defeated Lakewood 2-0 on Wednesday.

Kynashia Murray had three saves in goal for the Lady Gators.

B TEAM SOFTBALL ANDREW JACKSON 10 CLARENDON HALL 7 SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall fell to 2-3 with a 17-10 loss to Andrew Jackson Academy on Wednesday.

Sarah Henning, Amberly Way and McKenzie Bagnal each went 2-for-3 for CH.

OBITUARIES MINNIE S. WILLIAMS God in his infinite wisdom called to rest a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Minnie Smith Williams. She departed this life on Monday, March 16, 2015, at West Florida Hospital in PenWILLIAMS sacola, Florida.

Minnie Smith Williams was born on Thursday, Aug. 24, 1916, in the town of Rembert. She was a daughter of the late Henry and Christell Sumpter Smith. She attended Sumter County public schools.

In her youth, she was an active member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church until 1933 when she married Elijah Williams of Charleston and relocated to New York City. To this union came two daughters, Barbara A. Simmons and Gloria C. Driver. For 47 years, Mrs. Williams was a very active member of LaGree Baptist Church in New York City.

She served as a deaconess and was the president of Senior Choir No. 2. Mrs. Williams retired back to Sumter in 1983 and rejoined Salem Missionary Baptist Church. She diligently served on the mother’s club.

For her efforts, she was rewarded grandmother of the year in 1989. Also, she enthusiastically helped the youth of Salem Baptist raise funds for various activities.

In 1985, Mrs. Williams became a Sumter County foster care parent. For 15 years, numerous babies, toddlers and teenagers were given temporary loving care and shelter until permanent homes became available.

Mrs. Williams was a willing worker at Salem Baptist until 2004 when, due to illness, she had to move to Raleigh, North Carolina, to live with her daughter, Gloria Driver.

Mrs. Williams is survived by her adopted sister, Dorothy Clark Vance of Sumter; her daughter, Gloria C. Driver and son-in-law, Ronald W. Driver, both of Raleigh; three grandchildren, Eugene C. Simmons Jr. of Washington, D.C., and Nina

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WELLINGTON CROSBY JR. PINEWOOD — Wellington Crosby Jr., 84, husband of Thelma Ruth Pugh Crosby, died on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at his home, 1784 Bethune Road, Silver community of Pinewood.

He was born on Sept. 1, 1930, in the Silver CROSBY community of Pinewood, a son of the late Wellington Sr. and Sally Wells Crosby.

He was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers.

He attended the public schools of Clarendon County. As a youth, he attended New Hope Baptist Church.

He was employed with Martin Brothers Logging Co. Survivors are his wife, Thelma Ruth Pugh Crosby; five children, Samuel Lee, Ruth Crosby and Shelia Canty, all of Pinewood, Linda Logan of Manning and Joyce (Levain) Brown of Alcolu; two sisters, Ruth Moody of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Georgia Mae (Joseph) Gaymon of Bridgeport, Connecticut; 19 grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; nine sistersin-law; and six brothers-inlaw.

Public viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. today.

The celebratory services for Mr. Crosby will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Hayes F. LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Terry R. Johnson, eulogist, the Rev. Willie J. Chandler, presiding, and Minister Garry Conyers, the Rev. Tranell James and the Rev. LaRon Blanding assisting. Burial will follow in New Hope AME Church cemetery, Pinewood.

The family will receive friends at the residence, 1784 Bethune Road, Pinewood.

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

JEANETTE R. MEDOWS Funeral services for Jeanette Ronetta Medows will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Emanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., Sumter.

The public may view from 1 to 8 p.m. at MEDOWS Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter.

Ms. Medows departed this earthly life on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was the daughter and only child of the late Kenneth and Edmonia Garner McNeil and Dr. Richard Shaw. Ms. Medows was a graduate of Lincoln High School Class of 1952. She attended Howard University and earned an associate degree in accounting at New York Community College.

She earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration from New York City College of Technology. Ms. Medows resided in New York City for more than 50 years and was employed by the U.S. Department of Small Business

Administration (SBA). She not only worked in New York, but also in their satellite offices in Atlanta and Columbia, until her retirement after 30 years of dedicated service. Her other employment history included: court reporter; volunteer teacher in the New York Public Schools; and an accounting and contract negotiator. Mrs. Medows was a lifelong member of the NAACP and contributing member of a variety of community and civic organizations.

Those left to cherish precious memories are three daughters, Dr. Rhonda (Dr. Wayne Wells) Medows of Bethesda, Maryland, Deborah Medows of Sumter and Karen Medows of Columbia; sons, Steven Medows of Austell, Georgia, and Kenneth (Jartu) Medows of Greenwood; 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; as well as other relatives and friends.

Her eldest son, Frank Medows, preceded her in death.

Memorials in her memory may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 250 Williams St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303-1002 and the Emmanuel United Methodist Church Soup Kitchen Ministry, 421 S. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150.

The family would appreciate condolences made to their tribute page found at www.PalmerMemorialChapel.com.

CARL R. YARBROUGH Capt. Carl Russell “Dubie” Yarbrough was born on Sept. 15, 1970, a son of Kenneth R. and Muriel Pickering Yarbrough.

He departed this life on Monday, March 16, 2015.

Carl attended elementary and YARBROUGH middle school in Columbia and graduated from Sumter High School Class of 1988. After graduation, Carl enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

After serving a two-year tour with the Marine Corps, he received a degree from Morris College. Carl then made the decision to join the United States Army, from which he retired on Sept. 1, 2014, after 25 years of service. During his military career, he had multiple deployments including Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. Carl received many honors during his years with the military. He was a member of the Mason Lodge and a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Carl leaves to cherish his memories: his loving mother, Muriel P. Yarbrough of Sumter; one daughter, Kyela Latrice Yarbrough of Columbia; his fiancee, Inetta Lowery of Sumter; one brother, Eric B. (Angel) Johnson of Sumter; three aunts, Charletta P. Felder of Columbia, Barbara P.

(Perry) Jones of Columbia and Rosalyn P. (James) Walker of East Point, Georgia; one uncle, James L. Felder of Columbia; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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

Captain Yarbrough will be placed in the church for viewing at 11 a.m. on Saturday until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at noon on Saturday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter, with the Rev. Jackie Jackson officiating.

Interment will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia, SC 29229.

The family will be receiving friends at the home his mother, 130 Sawgrass Court, Sumter.

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

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

NELL M. CRAIG WAXHAW, N.C. — Nell Mitchell Craig, 83, wife of E. Wilson Craig, died suddenly and unexpectedly after a very brief illness on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center in Pineville, North Carolina. She passed CRAIG peacefully surrounded by her family.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Henry C. and Lydia Yates Mitchell.

She was a former Miss Sumter. She attended nursing school at UNC Wilmington and was a retired registered nurse. A member of Matthews United Methodist Church, she had a gift for making everyone feel loved and special.

The true joy of her life was her children: Dr. Michael W. Craig (Kim Spangler Craig) of Matthews, North Carolina, and Caran Craig Shaw (Stephen Shaw) of Waxhaw; and her beloved grandchildren: Dr. Nathanael Shaw (Kate Simpson Shaw); Andrew Craig (Claire Comer Craig) and their daughter, Emma Elizabeth; Meredith Shaw Wiggins (Joel Wiggins) and their son, Bryce Robert; Catherine Craig Fulginiti (Max Fulginiti); Dr. Jonathan Shaw; and Laura Craig Perdue (David Perdue).

She was predeceased by two sisters, Betty Mitchell Strange and Ruth Mitchell Killen.

The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park

KERMIT E. KRAMER ORANGEBURG — Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kermit Emery Kramer, 83, of Orangeburg, died on Monday, March 16, 2015, at his residence.

He was born on Jan. 4, 1932, in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, a son of the late William and Rosa Brunner Kramer. He served 22 years in the Air Force, retiring as a master sergeant. He also retired from CarTech. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church. He was the widower of Frances M. Kramer.

Survivors include a son, Jeffrey Kramer of Lexington; a daughter, Kimberly K. Pitts and husband, Duane R. Pitts, of Orangeburg; four grandchildren, Matthew Kramer and Joshua Kramer, both of Lexington, and Corey Pitts and Courtney Pitts, both of Orangeburg; brothers and sisters of Pennsylvania; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Faith Baptist Church, U.S. 21 Bypass, Orangeburg, with Pastor Ernie Medlin officiating.

The casket will be placed in the church one hour before the service.

Graveside service with military honors will be held at 4 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter.

Friends may call at the residence and at the funeral home.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Thompson Funeral Home Inc. in Orangeburg.

Memorials may be made to Grove Park Hospice, P.O. Box 701, Orangeburg, SC 29116 or to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210.

Please sign the family’s online guestbook at www. thompsonfh.net.

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held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Green Bay Missionary Baptist Church, Lynchburg, with the pastor, the Rev. Travis Laws, officiating. Interment will follow in Sanders Cemetery, Lynchburg.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

RONALD W. WILLIAMS Ronald Wayne Williams, 44, entered eternal rest on Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Somerset, Pennsylvania.

He was born on Jan. 23, 1967, in Brooklyn, New York, a son of Jarone and Diann Coard Williams. He was raised by his maternal grandmother, the late Lillie Bell Coard. He attended the public schools of Clarendon County and graduated from Scott’s Branch High School.

In his youth, he attended Mt. Pleasant RMUE Church.

Survivors are his parents, Jarone Williams of Summerton and Diann Williams of Atlanta; his daughter, Lesley House; a grandson, Shane Bennett Jr. of Summerton; three sisters, Frances R. Williams, Evangeline (Darryl) Jamison and Celinte Leonard; paternal grandfather, Esau Junious Sr.; aunts, uncles, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Viewing for Mr. Williams will be from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Greater St. Phillips RMUE Church with Pastor Powell Hampton Jr. and the Rev. Dr. Ransom Coard Jr. Burial will follow in Brown Cemetery, Pinewood.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his father, 1526 Governor Richardson Road, Summerton.

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

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

CHESTER L. DOUGLAS IV Chester L. Douglas IV died on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at a local nursing facility.

Services will be announced by Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

FRANK ANDREW THAMES MANNING — Frank Andrew “Andy” Thames, 56, husband of Donna Polin Thames, died on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

ROBERT L. DINGLE

TIMOTHY J. COOLEY

Robert L. Dingle entered eternal rest on March 15, 2015, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.

Visitations will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Funeral service will be

Timothy Joseph Cooley, 64, fiancé of Denise Dunson Hatfield, died on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at his home.

Services will be announced by Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

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Memorials, in lieu of flowers, may be made to Matthews United Methodist Church.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

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Sumter United Ministries Support us by donating New or Used items from your yard sale or business for our future yard sales or auctions. Call: 803-464-7643

Kenmore Elite: Kenmore side by side refrigerator, $500 excellent condition. New Droid Tablet, retails $200, will for sell for $130! Call 968-5398.

Moving sale, sat-sun, 7-noon, everything must go, boys clothes, 4T- 5T clothes, men clothes, Honda 2001 xr-50 dirt bike, home decor, baby acc., etc. 625 Brutsch ave.

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Estate Sale, 10 Cobb Ct. Dalzell, Sat. 8-3, Furniture for every room, riding mower, kitchenware, etc.

Granny's attic sale sat 8am 3230 royal Colwood ct BBQ Chicken dinner Fundraiser for $6, March 21st, starts 2pm-5pm, eat-in/ take-out, 302 Wise Dr Church of the Nazarene, Enjoy Southern heritage gospel singing that starts 6pm. Hosted by Chris Sheppard.

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150 Milton, Must Sell, 2 Br, lg. corner lot, great shape. Financing avail. Call 803-775-4391 or 464-5960

6 Middle St. Must Sell 3/4 Br. 2 Ba New construction Financing avail.

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Pursuant to an Order of Seizure of Personal Property in Distraint Action issued by the Honorable B. Keith Griffin on May 20, 2014 and forwarded to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office for service on or about August 8, 2014, which was subsequently executed on September 12, 2014, certain personal property of the above referenced defendant will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at 207 Macy Street, Sumter, SC. ALL SALES WILL BE MADE AS-IS, SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL APPLICABLE LIENS, WITH NO GUARANTEE AND NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FITNESS OR SUITABILITY FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER AS TO THE STATUS OR CONDITION OF ANY OF THE PROPERTY. PURCHASE PRICE DUE IMMEDIATELY AT THE TIME OF SALE, CASH ONLY. ALL SALES FINAL. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR ANY REASON. Listing of property to be sold includes, but is not limited to: One 10' x 16' storage shed, wood-finish veneer, double doors, two windows, interior shelving & loft space. Miscellaneous power tools (Black & Decker circular saw; dremel moto-tool; power drill; jig saw; Poulan chain saw, Home-lite chain saw, weed-eater, etc.)

Numerous hand tools. Numerous yard tools. Several wrench and/or socket sets. 25 boxes of Christmas decorations.

Several boxes of seasonal decorations and miscellaneous arts/crafts materials.

Two bicycles - "Power Climber" & "Motor Cross". Old-fashioned Movie Time Popcorn Machine. Folding plastic/resin table and chairs.

Troybilt push lawnmower.

Miscellaneous household goods, clothing, dishes.

Miscellaneous building materials/supplies. Several rods & reels and miscellaneous fishing equipment.

Any property deemed exempt pursuant to S.C. Code Sec. 27-39-320 will not be sold. Property will be available for viewing one hour before scheduled auction time.

Property must be removed from premises by purchaser immediately upon sale. Any purchased items remaining on premises after close of auction will be deemed to be forfeited.

Anthony Dennis Sumter County Sheriff

Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Circle K Stores, Inc. intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 2000 Wedgefield Rd, Sumter, SC, 29154-4653; 2995 Broad Street, Sumter, SC, 29150; 484 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC, 29154; 660 W. Liberty Street, Sumter, SC, 29150; 1281 Broad Street, Sumter, SC, 29150; 503 Broad & Miller St, Sumter, SC, 29150; 550 South Pike East, Sumter, SC, 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than April 12, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Bid Notices INVITATION TO BID The County of Sumter is soliciting separate sealed bids from qualified vendors for the following project: One (1) New Light Rescue Service Unit. Bids will be received until 11:00 am, Thursday, April 9, 2015 in the purchasing department on the 2nd Floor, Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150. Bid documents may be obtained from: County of Sumter, Purchasing Department, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150. Telephone inquiries should be made to (803)436-2331. The County of Sumter reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The County of Sumter reserves the right to waive any or all technicalities.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A #: 2014-CP-43-2631 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Plaintiff, vs.

JEFFERY J. WATTS A/K/A JEFFERY WATTS and JAMES W. LEWIS, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANTS JEFFERY J. WATTS A/K/A JEFFERY WATTS AND JAMES W. LEWIS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street (29201), Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on December 9, 2014.

GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC P. O. Box 11682 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 233-0797 Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorney for the Plaintiff

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America vs. Virginia R. Strasburger; SC Housing Corp.; Springleaf Financial Services of South Carolina, Inc.; Republic Finance; , C/A No. 14-CP-43-1262, The following property will be sold on April 6, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: ALL THAT certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 83 of Amherst Subdivision, as shown on that certain Plat of Edwards Land Surveyors, dated May 29, 1998 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 98 at Page 639, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in §30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property is known as 2500 Edmunds Drive, Sumter, SC.

Derivation: Book 988; Page 1981 2500 Edmunds Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 207-09-06-015 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.75% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County

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

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-24511

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-2342

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 016477-00951 FN Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-02336 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities 2004-2 Trust, Home Equity Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-2 vs. Vivian L. Jackson, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on April 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 5 AS SHOWN ON A PLAT BY LOUIS W. TISDALE, PLS DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1995 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 95 AT PAGE 1293 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY. SAID LOT NO. 5 BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY LOT NO. 6 AND MEASURING THEREON 168.17 FEET; ON THE EAST BY LOT NOS. 13 AND 14 AND MEASURING THEREON 65.63 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LOT NO. 4 AND MEASURING THEREON 169.61 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY BAKER STREET AND FRONTING THEREON 64.93 FEET. BE ALL DIMENSIONS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT. THIS BEING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 23 BAKER STREET. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO VIVIAN L. JACKSON BY DEED FROM ADA L. FUGATE DATED AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 26, 2004, IN BOOK 927 AT PAGE 671, IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 23 Baker Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 249-08-04-019 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law.

Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.25% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Christopher M. Payne, Jessica R. Payne et al., I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, April 6, 2015, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying, and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #106 of Ginkgo Hills Subdivision, containing 0.56 acres, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated January 16, 2003, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat book 2003 at Page 76, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. This is the property known as: 2555 Maidenhair Lane, Sumter, South Carolina 29153, TMS # 200-09-03-003.

This being the same property conveyed to Christopher M. Payne and Jessica R. Payne by deed of McKnight Construction Co. of Sumter, Inc. dated April 26, 2004 and recorded April 26, 2004 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 935 at Page 277.

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Property Address: 2555 Maidenhair Lane Sumter, S.C. 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.50% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Laura W. Dinkins; Kathy Dinkins English a/k/a Kathy English a/k/a Kathy A. D. English; SC Housing Corp.; Kathryn W. Mitchell a/k/a Katheryn Mitchell; , C/A No. 14-CP-43-0088, The following property will be sold on April 6, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel of lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as a lot containing 1.00 acre, more or less, on that certain plat entitled "PLAT OF 1.00 ACRE TRACT CUT FROM A

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Book 1032; Page 442 4618 Easy Street, Rembert, SC 29128-9055 089-00-01-091 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required . The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-0088.

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

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County

John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-04860

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-02025 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Samuel R. Lewis, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on April 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON SITUATE IN SCHOOL DISTRICT 1, SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, REPRESENTED AS LOT 107 OF MILLWOOD GARDENS SUBDIVISION ON PLAT OF M.K. MILLARD DATED DECEMBER 3, 1967, RECORDED IN THE SUMTER COUNTY RMC OFFICE IN PLAT BOOK Z-15 AT PAGE 11.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO SAMUAL R. LEWIS BY DEED OF ADRIAN D. THOMAS DATED 11/24/08 AND RECORDED IN THE ROD OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY ON 12/5/08 IN BOOK 1115 AT PAGE 3667.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1831 Georgianna Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 206-04-03-025 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful

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bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.125% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

Address: 1225 Kentwood Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance.

Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.8750%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1134440 3/20, 3/27, 04/03/2015

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-16772 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PHH Mortgage Corporation vs. Steven Ray Short; Sevein Short, C/A No. 14-CP-43-0168, The following property will be sold on April 6, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as 3.16 acres, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, III, RLS, dated February 9, 1998 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB 98 at Page 135. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 1845 North Main Street, Sumter, SC. Represented by Auditor's map of Sumter County as tax parcel no.

246-00-02-010.

Derivation: Book 1137; Page 2797 1845 North Main St, Sumter, SC 29153 2460002010, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-0168.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01349 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1135112 3/20, 3/27, 04/03/2015

NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-1531

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. against James Mitchell, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on April 6, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 33 of Bridgepointe Subdivision on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated June 15, 1992 and recorded in Plat Book 92 at Page 1050 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County.

Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under § 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 2730 Circleview Drive, Sumter, SC. Being the identical property conveyed unto James Mitchell by deed from John T. Conner, Jr., as successor Trustee for 2730 Circleview Drive Trust, a Land Trust dated January 15, 2009 and recorded January 22, 2009 in Deed Book 1117 at Page 2253 in the ROD Office for Sumter County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 206-01-05-005 Property Address: 2730 Circleview Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.5000%.

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-2340

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Gregory R. Aikens, Jr., I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, April 6, 2015, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, Sumter County, South Carolina, delineated as Lot 9 of Sherwood Forest Subdivision on a plat prepared by James D. Willson, RLS, dated January 7, 2001 and recorded in Plat Book 2001 at Page 28 in the RMC Office for Sumter County, and having such boundaries and measurements as shown on said plat.

This being the same property conveyed to Gregory R. Aikens, Jr. by deed of The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, an Agency of the United States of America dated September 19, 2011 and recorded October 24, 2011 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1161 at Page 2809.

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Property Address: 115 Little John Lane Sumter, S.C. 29153 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.750% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-0797 Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE 2009-CP-43-0826

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: MRH Sub I, LLC against Leonardo D. Harris, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on April 6, 2015, at 12:00PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 118 on a plat made by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated April 13, 1987 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book PB89 at page 486. Said property being bounded and measures as follows: On the North by Lot 117 and measuring thereon 156.25 feet, said plat, and measuring thereon 9.95 feet and 125.04 feet; on the South by Lot No. 119 and measuring thereon 156.66 feet; and on the West by Kentwood Drive, said plat; and fronting thereon 114.95 feet in an arc. Subject to any an all existing reservations, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances and restrictive or protective covenants that may appear or on the premises.

This being the identical property conveyed to Leonardo D. Harris by deed of Gordon J. Robertson and Michelle L. Robertson dated October 13, 2005 and recorded October 24, 2005 in Deed Book 1002 at Page 1390.

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Emra London Seawood; James R. Seawood; Deonna Pirtle; Any Heir-at-law or Devisees of James L. Seawood, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Gerald Butler;, C/A No. 14-CP-43-1656, The following property will be sold on April 6, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel, or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Sumter County, State of South Carolina, being known and designated as Lot 21A and 22, Block A, being more fully described in Plat Book 98, Page 1244 recorded in the RMC Office for Sumter County. Reference is hereby made to said plat for a more complete description of metes and bounds thereof.

Derivation: Book 742; Page 1538 726 Berry Street, Sumter, SC 29153-5904 250-11-02-006 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.375% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-1656.

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

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Bobby Lee Brubaker by virtue of a Deed from Corey O. McBride and Sandra B. McBride dated August 15, 2013 and recorded August 21, 2013 in Book 1192 at Page 2643 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

1286 Mooneyham Road Sumter, SC 29153 TMS# 252-03-01-006 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Four and 00/100 (4.00%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance.

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

Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 803-726-2700

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-01572 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Provident Funding Associates, L.P. vs.

Aida M. Mederios, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on April 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 5 OF WEN LE SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN ON A PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK Z-22 AT PAGE 151 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY AND HAVING SUCH METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCED TO WHICH PLAT IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO AIDA M. MEDEIROS BY DEED FROM LIBERTY ENTERPRISES II, LLC DATED FEBRUARY 17, 2011 AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 25, 2011 IN BOOK 1151 AT PAGE 1068, IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5 Wen Le Court West, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 249-08-06-015

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ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, identified as Lot No. 3 of Oakdale Properties Subdivision and being more fully

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set

John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-05698 FM Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2014-CP-43-02712

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Siwell Inc. DBA Capital Mortgage Services of Texas vs. Bobby Lee Brubaker;, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on 4/6/2015 at 12:00 PM, at the Sumter County Judicial Center, Sumter County, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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forth in a supplemental order. shown on a plat prepared by Hugh F. Longshore, Jr., RLS dated May 24, 1972 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB 90 at Page 545. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.875% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County

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The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-15538

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Nationstar Mortgage LLC against Everett L. Witherspoon a/k/a Everette L. Witherspoon, E.L.W. Enterprises, LLC, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on April 6, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 13, as shown on that certain plat of R. F. McLellan, R.L.S., dated January 7, 1938 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book G-5 at Page 152, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in Section 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

This being the identical property conveyed to Everette L. Witherspoon by deed of Phifer Brown and Betty Lee Brown, dated February 26, 2003 and recorded February 27, 2003 in Deed Book 877 at Page 1117; subsequently Everette L. Witherspoon conveyed the subject property to E.L.W Enterprises, LLC by deed dated September 21, 2004 and recorded September 21, 2004 in Deed Book 953 at Page 1500.

TMS No. 249-08-04-020 Property Address: 326 N. Magnolia Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.0000%.

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-00731 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC vs.

Arthur L. Heyward; Estate of Mary Rouse Billie, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Mary Rouse Billie, Deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any rights, title interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability or persons in Military Service designated as a class Richard Roe; CitiFinancial; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Shirl R. Williams, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on April 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON INCLUDING A 2002 28' X 66' BELLCREST MOBILE HOME, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, CITY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DESIGNATED AS LOT 41 ON PLAT PREPARED FOR L.K. PROPERTIES DATED MAY 25, 1990 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 92 AT PAGE 1236 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY. THIS BEING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 920 UTAH CIRCLE SUMTER SC 29153 AND BEARING SUMTER TAX MAP NUMBER: 251-12-05-014.

ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 2002 BELLCREST MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER BL02GA0210962A&B.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ARTHUR L. HEYWARD AND MARY R. BILLIE BY DEED OF CHARLES M. SMITH DATED MAY 10, 2005 AND RECORDED MAY 13, 2005 IN DEED BOOK 980 AT PAGE 954, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 920 Utah Circle, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 251-12-05-014 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 10-24459

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-02050 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Carmen E. DeJesus; Edward DeJesus; South Carolina Department of Revenue; South Carolina Department of Revenue, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on April 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE DWELLING AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING AND BEING SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF STATEBURG, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 201 OF OAKLAND NORTH SUBDIVISION, SECTION NO. 4, PHASE II, ON THAT PLAT PREPARED BY JULIAN B. ALLEN, RLS, DATED OCTOBER 16, 1992 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 92 AT PAGE 1790 IN THE RECORDS OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY. PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, (1976, AS AMENDED) REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT IS HEREBY MADE FOR THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES AND/OR DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY DELINEATED THEREON. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CARMEN E. DEJESUS AND EDWARD DEJESUS BY DEED OF CLYDE B. HUGHES AND BARBARA L. HUGHES RECORDED JANUARY 8, 2007 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN VOLUME 1060 AT PAGE 378.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2695 Watermark Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 092-13-03-007 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.625% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. If the United States is named as a Defendant, The sale shall be subject to the United States one hundred twenty (120) day right of redemption pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 2410(c).

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in

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the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1134694 3/20, 3/27, 04/03/2015

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-17407 NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-2700

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiFinancial Servicing LLC against Ashleigh R. Pack, Derrick A. Pack, Best Lumber and Millwork, Inc. and Lakewood Links Property Owners Association, Inc., I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on April 6, 2015, at 12:00PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, identified as Lot No. 171 of Lakewood Links Subdivision and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS dated January 14, 2003 and recorded in Plat Book 2003 at Page 565, Records of Sumter County. Being the same property conveyed to Derrick A. Pack and Ashleigh R. Pack by deed of Lakewood of Sumter, LLC dated September 15, 2006 recorded on September 18, 2006 in Book 1045, Page 516 in Sumter County Records, State of SC. TMS No. 222-02-02-007 Property Address: 3310 Royal Colwood Court, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.6296%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Shawanda Evans; Cindy Akers; Derek Cain; Tyrone Cain; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Mary W. Cain a/k/a Mary Witherspoon Cain a/k/a Mary L. Cain, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Branch Banking and Trust Company; The South Carolina Department of Revenue; Republic Finance; Safe Federal Credit Union; Sumter Land & Realty, Inc.;, C/A No. 13-CP-43-2154, The following property will be sold on April 6, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 20 on that plat of Wilson Park Subdivision, prepared by Palmer & Malone dated October 31, 1954 and recorded in Plat Book Z-12 at Page 82 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter county, and more recently on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated November 29, 2000 and recorded in Plat Book 2000 at Page 801, aforesaid records. Said Lot No. 20 consists of 0.25 acres, more or less, being bounded and measuring as follows: On the NORTHEAST by Phifer Street, a fifty foot (50') right-of-way, and fronting thereon 74.90 feet; on the SOUTHEAST by Lot No. 19, and measuring thereon 168.71 feet; on the SOUTHWEST by Lot No. 24, and measuring thereon 54.55 feet; and on the NORTHWEST by Lot No. 22 and Lot No. 21, and measuring thereon an aggregate distance of 168.16 feet.

Be all said measurements a little more or a little less and according to said most recent plat. This is the property known as 122 Phifer Street,

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Derivation: Book 788; Page 1089 122 Phifer St, Sumter, SC 29150-3026 248-09-03-060 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.75% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-2154.

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

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-04337 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales) NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs.

Charlotte L. Smith a/k/a Charlotte Hamilton; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Department of Housing and Urban Development; Lendmark Financial Services, C/A No. 14-CP-43-2161, The following property will be sold on April 6, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying, and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, said lot containing 4.08 acres as shown on certain plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated May 13, 2002, and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat

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Book 2002 at Page 538, reference to which is craved for the exact metes, boundaries, and distances pursuant to authority contained in Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This is the property known as 780 Holiday Drive, Sumter South Carolina, bearing Sumter County tax map number: 247-00-02-011. Derivation: Book 1117; Page 2841 780 Holiday Dr, Sumter, SC 29153 247-00-02-011, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.375% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-2161.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 015262-01731 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1134173 3/20, 3/27, 04/03/2015

herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 3545 Oleander Drive, Sumter, South Carolina and represented by Auditor's map of Sumter County as tax parcel 186-02-06-011.

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Junior M. Ramirez; Wintergreen of Sumter Homeowners Association; , C/A No. 14-CP-43-1618, The following property will be sold on April 6, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 62 of Section 1 of Wintergreen Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat of Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated April 14, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2001 at Page 110. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated

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Derivation: Book 1143; Page 2873 3545 Oleander Drive, Sumter, SC 29154-1662 186-02-06-011 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.375% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-1618.

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

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-05685 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-02179 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Benjamin L. Blanding, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on April 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF SUMTER, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, A N D B E I N G M O R E PARTICULARLY SHOWN AS LOT NO. 71 OF SUNSET HOMES SUBDIVISION ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT MADE BY M.K. MILLARD, RLS, DATED JUNE 5, 1958 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK Z-15, PAGE 81. THIS SAID LOT HAS SUCH METES, BOUNDARIES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976.

THIS BEING THE IDENTICAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BENJAMIN L. BLANDING BY DEED OF CHRISTOPHER A. BASS AND SAMANTHA M. BASS DATED OCTOBER 19, 2007 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 1094 AT PAGE 2889 ON OCTOBER 31, 2007.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2065 Greenville Circle, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 206-14-02-051 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law.

Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.25% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

amended. This property is known as 187 Pack Road, Sumter, SC.

the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date.

MEASUREMENTS OF WHICH CAN BE DETERMINED BY REFERENCE TO THE SAID PLAT. SAID 1.14 ACRES BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING ACCORDING TO THE SAID PLAT AS FOLLOWS: ONE THE NORTH

BY TRACT NO. 3, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 556.26 FEET; ON THE EAST BY LANDS OF BROWN SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 82.69 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY TRACT NO. 1 SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING 557.54 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 96.00 FEET. BE ALL OF SAID MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO THE SAID PLAT. CORRECT: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR TRACT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE RAFTING CREEK TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS TRACT NO. 1 CONTAINING 4.58 ACRES AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT BY JULIAN B. ALLEN R.L.S., DATED 2/26/93 AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 93 AT PAGE 274, THE EXACT BOUNDARIES AND MEASUREMENTS OF WHICH CAN BE DETERMINED BY REFERENCE TO THE SAID PLAT. SAID 4.58 ACRES BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING ACCORDING TO THE SAID PLAT AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY TRACT NO. 2, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 557.54 FEET; ON THE EAST BY LANDS OF BROWN SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 356.66 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LANDS NOW OR FORMALLY OF JAMES HATFIELD SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING 565.88 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 355.17 FEET. BE ALL OF SAID MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO THE SAID PLAT. INCLUDING A 2001, OAKWOOD, MOBILE HOME, SERIAL NUMBER H0NC02237199A/B. DERIVATION: CONVEYED TO FINNIE D. HINES BY DEED FROM JOHN MOHAMMAD AROOJI AND DAPHNE JEAN AROOJI DATED 9/26/1991, AND RECORDED 11/22/1991 IN BOOK 536 AT PAGE 293 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY.

equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 12-25716

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-02522 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Elaine F. Fuller, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on April 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 19, BLOCK "E", OAKLAND PLANTATION SUBDIVISION, SECTION #3 CONTAINING 0.50 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF D.D. EDMUNDS, RLS, DATED APRIL 9, 2001 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2001, PAGE 242 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES, AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN 30-50-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ELAINE F. FULLER BY DEED OF BRAD W. HADDEN AND CARRIE B. B. HADDEN, DATED OCTOBER 31, 2005 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 1, 2005 IN BOOK 1003, PAGE 1893 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5 Spring Lake Court, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 134-09-01-060 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-25902

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-01222

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs.

Charlene A. McSwain, and Malcom Eugene Pack, Jr., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, April 6, 2015 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 36, as shown on that certain Plat of Palmer & Mallard, R.L.S., dated August 10, 1971 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-31 at Page 19, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as

This being the same property conveyed to Malcolm Eugene Pack, Jr., and Charlene A. McSwain by Deed from Wade H. Warr dated February 22, 2005 and recorded February 23, 2005 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 970 at page 1089.

TMS No. 224-05-04-020 Property address: 187 Pack Rd, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.500% per annum.

The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given.

The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at

Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-01244 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America National Association as Successor by Merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee under the Trust Agreement for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Series 2004-3 vs. Estate of Finnie Darant Hines, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Finnie Darant Hines, Deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any rights, title interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability or persons in Military Service designated as a class Richard Roe; People's Choice Home Loan, Inc. ; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on April 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: INCORRECT: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR TRACT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE RAFTING CREEK TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS TRACT NO. 2 CONTAINING 1.14 ACRES AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT BY JULIAN B. ALLEN R.L.S., DATED 2/26/93 AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 93 AT PAGE 274, THE EXACT BOUNDARIES AND

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REFERENCED IS CRAVED THERETO FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES, AND DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY CONCERNED HEREIN. THIS DESCRIPTION IS IN LIEU OF THE METES AND BOUNDS, AS PERMITTED BY LAW UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS AMENDED.

date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.125% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-1664.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01255 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1134169 3/20, 3/27, 04/03/2015

Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date.

COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 72 OF DALZELL ACRES, PHASE II, SECTION NO. 4, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT BY CROFT ENGINEERING COMPANY, DATED AUGUST 13, 1997, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 97 AT PAGE 1359 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY; PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, (1976, AS AMENDED) REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT IS HEREBY MADE FOR THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES, AND/OR DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY DELINEATED THEREON.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO LONNELL CHARLES BY DEED FROM CALVIN HASTIE DATED SEPTEMBER 7, 2005 AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 8, 2005, IN BOOK 996 AT PAGE 929, IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 860 Perry Boulevard, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 207-07-01-008 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.25% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-19437 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PHH Mortgage Corporation vs. Elizabeth Chevere; Josue Rivera; USAA Federal Savings Bank, C/A No. 13-CP-43-1664, The following property will be sold on April 6, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township of Stateburg, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 6 of Wintergreen Subdivision, Phase II, on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated October 23, 2002 and recorded in Plat Book 2002 at Page 657 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Said Lot No. 6 consists of 0.45 acres, more or less, being bounded and measuring as follows: On the Northeast by Oleander Drive, a fifty foot (50') right-of-way, and fronting thereon 100.00 feet; on the Southeast by Lot No. 5, and measuring thereon 195.24 feet; on the Southwest by lands now or formerly of William J. Carter, and measuring thereon 100.06 feet; and on the Northwest by Lot No. 7, and measuring thereon 195.18 feet. Be all said measurements a little more or a little less and according to aforesaid plat. This is the property known as 3590 Oleander Drive, Sumter, SC. Derivation: Book 864 at Page 1626 3590 Oleander Dr, Sumter, SC 29154 1860101026, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-02633

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Branch Banking and Trust Company vs.

Ryan Brooks, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, April 6, 2015 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 0.55 acres, more or less, and being shown and delineated as Lot No. 7R of Hatfield Estates Subdivision, Section No. 1, on that plat of Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated March 29, 1999 and recorded in Plat Book 2000 at page 243 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 2625 Genoa Drive, Sumter, South Carolina and shown on the Auditor`s map of Sumter County as Tax Parcel 200-08-01-021.

This being the same property conveyed unto Ryan Brooks by virtue of a Deed from William J. Wise and Katie Wise f/k/a Katie F. Brown dated July 25, 2011 and recorded July 29, 2011 in Book 1157 at Page 3654 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Sumter County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 200-08-01-021 Property address: 2625 Genoa Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 20 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.750% per annum.

The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given.

The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without

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Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-00226 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Jimmy Dale Morgan; Jillian N. Morgan; Dorimar Baugh; Jerry Baugh, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on April 6, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP,

THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JIMMY D. MORGAN AND JILLIAN N. MORGAN BY DEED OF LORAND R. BATTEN, III DATED JANUARY 4, 2008 AND RECORDED JANUARY 8, 2008 IN BOOK 1098 PAGE 1729 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3235 Lee Altman Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 189-04-01-053 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 Notice of Sale

Notice of Sale forth in a supplemental order.

be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.75% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 08-10878