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District crams to avoid testing mistakes BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 With the High School Assessment Program testing right around the corner, Sumter School District is preparing to properly administer the test in early April to its high school students and avoid any mishaps in the process. Last year, the South Carolina Department of Education launched an investigation into testing procedures
at Sumter High School, and after its findings, it in turn asked the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate what happened on the campus leading up to and during HSAP testing in April 2013 at Sumter High School. According to the S.C. Attorney General’s Office, investigators were unable to find any criminal activity, and the case was officially closed in October. During last year’s investigation, auditors with the education department
described the conditions during the exit exam for high school students as “one of the worst and unprepared buildings to give a test that they have ever seen” before they requested SLED investigate the testing procedures. David Trombly, director of teaching and learning, testing and accountability for the district, said the district is currently making sure testing coordinators are prepared and is also training testing administrators at the high-
school level before testing begins for all schools in the county. It’s important to him and the district that they avoid repeating errors previously made at Sumter High during testing. “It’s a big deal to me to avoid situations like that (at Sumter High),” he said. “So how this works is the state contracts the Data Recognition Corp., and they’re our testing providers. They train me, then I’m responsible
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Power play: Crimea could join Russia
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talks. Both Washington and the EU said they were discussing further sanctions. “I am confident that we are moving forward together, united in our determination to oppose actions that violate international law and to support the government and people of Ukraine,” Obama said. Crimea’s parliament rammed through what amounted to a declaration of independence from Ukraine, announcing it would let the Crimean people, 60 percent of whom are ethnic Russian, decide in a March 16 referendum whether they want to become part of their gigantic neighbor to the east. “This is our response to the disorder and lawlessness in Kiev,” said lawmaker Sergei Shuvainikov. “We will decide our future ourselves.” Ukraine’s prime minister swiftly denounced the action. “This so-called referendum has no legal grounds at all,” said Arseniy Yatsenyuk. The
All the stakeholders are in place and the projects submitted. Now the process has begun to prepare a formal list of proposals for spending a new capital penny sales tax. The 20-person committee tasked with formulating that project list held the first in a series of meetings Thursday to consider a wide array of proposed projects. But this was more of an introductory meeting for stakeholders drawn from different proposal groups to familiarize themselves with the project list, mostly behind closed doors. In the course of a one-hour meeting over lunch in Sumter County Council chambers, about 50 minutes were spent in executive session closed to the public, discussing proposals too sensitive to be disclosed ahead of time. County attorney Johnathan Bryan, whom the committee designated as its public spokesman, said certain projects require secrecy so the county can acquire the space for infrastructure and building projects confidentially. “Some of these will require the purchase of privately held land,” he said, “so we have to go out and negotiate with the property owners to get a reasonable price.” In fact, no list of proposed projects was released at Thursday’s meeting, and participants were presented with confidentiality agreements requiring holding meeting information in “strict confidence.” “Now, someone might ask, ‘why can’t the rest of the projects be released?’” Bryan said. “Because we’re not able to discuss the more sensitive ones in isolation. Inevitably, there will be comparisons made between different projects, on the expense, the impact on the public and the cost of public maintenance.” Drawn from nine “lead groups” representing different constituencies that each compiled their own lists of potential projects, the stakeholders’ group, or steering committee, will now review all the proposals and edit them into one list. That proposal will then be reviewed by a joint city-county commission of six members, who will approve the final version to
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Wednesday. In a move Putin is almost certainly behind, on Thursday, Ukrainian lawmakers in Crimea unanimously said they wanted to join Russia.
West answers with sanctions SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine lurched toward breakup Thursday as lawmakers in Crimea unanimously declared they wanted to join Russia and would put the decision to voters in 10 days. President Obama condemned the move, and the West imposed the first real sanctions against Russia. Speaking from the White House, Obama said any decisions on the future of Crimea, a pro-Russian area of Ukraine, must include the country’s new government. “The proposed referendum on the future of Crimea would violate the constitution and violate international law,” Obama said. “We are well beyond the days when borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic leaders.” Russian President Vladimir Putin was almost cer-
From left, Olena Grygorii, Taras Firman and Igor Ivaskiv, all natives of Ternopil, western Ukraine, join other Ukrainians and their supporters at a rally to protest Putin’s “invasion of Ukraine and aggression in the region” Thursday in front of the White House in Washington. President Obama declared Thursday that a referendum in 10 days on the future of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula would violate international law. tainly behind Thursday’s dramatic developments, but it was not clear whether he is aiming for outright annexation or simply strengthening his hand in talks with the West. The U.S. moved to impose
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Rotary Club recognizes law enforcement officers BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com (803) 774-1295 “Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labor.” It was this short scripture from the Old Testament that the Rev. James Blassingame based his speech around as he served as guest speaker for a Law Enforcement Day awards lunch Thursday hosted by Sumter-Palmetto Rotary Club, where men and women of Sumter law enforcement were honored. Officers with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and Sumter Law Enforcement Center had lunch with their colleagues at Sunset Country Club while the Rotary club presented two awards, Deputy of the Year and Officer of the Year. Blassingame started things off by speaking about how law enforcement, the church and the community work together. “We are all aware of the effects of having more than one person partner together to accomplish a goal,” Blassingame said. “This is why it is imperative that the community, law enforcement and the church partner together for Sumter.” Blassingame recalled his time growing up in Seneca and how children would be lectured when they had done something wrong and how quickly the news of such inappropriate behavior had spread throughout the community. He referenced this situation as an example of how the Sumter community can get involved. “This was the old days when the community would
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Police Chief Russell Roark, left, recognized the Sumter Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit as the recipients of the Sumter-Palmetto Rotary Club’s Officer of the Year award during the club’s Law Enforcement Day lunch Thursday at Sunset Country Club. pop them together to ensure that everyone was safe and that everyone was conducting themselves in a proper way,” Blassingame said. “This is not to say that law enforcement weren’t needed, but it is saying that everyone contributed and did their part.” Sheriff Anthony Dennis followed Blassingame by presenting the Rotary’s Deputy of the Year award to Cpl. Cleveland Pinkney, who was recognized for his years of service as the sex offender co-
ordinator with the sheriff’s office. Pinkney’s job entails keeping track of more than 400 sex offenders living in Sumter County, requiring him to make about 1,600 contacts a year with these individuals. Describing Pinkney as one of the best coordinators in the state, Dennis said, “He is an asset to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and to the citizens of Sumter County.” Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark presented the Ro-
tary’s award for Officer of the Year to not one individual but to an entire team. Roark recognized the department’s Crime Prevention Unit for their work in partnering with Sumter businesses, schools and citizens to improve quality of life in the city. “Outside of the law enforcement side that people see on TV, this is the group that really every day is being challenged by me and the deputy chief to come up with new, innovative ways to do
things differently,” Roark said. Pinkney and members of the Crime Prevention Unit were also recognized by American Legion Post 15 in February. Pinkney received the post’s award for Law Enforcement Officer of the Year and Deputy of the Year, and Cpl. James Sinkler, Lt. Don Florence and Senior Cpl. Joey Duggan of the Crime Prevention Unit all received the award for Police Officer of the Year.
Belly-dance group to raise awareness, money for domestic violence BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 It’s a fun way to raise awareness of a serious issue. A local belly-dance group is hosting a free, live entertainment event in Sumter on March 22 to raise awareness of domestic violence and money for the YWCA of the Upper Lowlands Inc. “It’s been a blessing all around,” said Yolanda Debra Wilson, executive director of the local YWCA that serves Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties. “It’s what we need from the community. Whether it’s $10 a month, $30 a year or a one-time gift of $20, it all adds up and makes a significant difference if everybody just does something. It is just comforting to work with people who have the same passion and understand how critical this is. Hopefully, people see this small group doing something and think, ‘what can I do?’” Sponsored by Shimmy Mob of Sumter, Gypsy Spirit will be presented from 2 to 5 p.m. at the University of South Carolina Sumter’s Nettles Auditorium, 200 Miller Road. The event itself is free, but refreshments and other items such as T-shirts will be on sale with proceeds benefiting the YWCA. There will also be a silent auction and drawings.
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From left, Deanna Pesce, Donna Alsbrooks, Yolanda Debra Wilson and Pam Scott gather at the YWCA of the Upper Lowlands Inc. office in Sumter for the members of Troupe Habibi — Pesce, Alsbrooks and Scott — to present the nonprofit’s executive director, Wilson, with money raised for victims of domestic violence recently. “Folks have been so generous,” said Deanna Pesce, a member of Shimmy Mob of Sumter and mother of the group’s leader, Donna Alsbrooks. Auction selections and door prizes include items such as gift certificates
for massages, car oil changes, boutiques, restaurants, salon parlors and more. And you can have more than one shot. “If you have five tickets, and you really like an item, you can put all five in that box,” said Pam Scott, Alsbrooks’ assistant leader. “Or, you can put each one into five different boxes.” This is the second year Shimmy Mob of Sumter has raised money for the YWCA running up to International Belly Dance Day. To be held May 10 this year, the day promotes belly dance and draws attention to domestic violence. It features groups of people doing the same choreographed routine in the same T-shirts to the same music at locations around the world that day. Last year, the local shimmy mob held several fundraisers totaling about $800. “This year we decided to put all our energy into one event,” Scott said. In vendor table rental fees, the Shimmy Mob of Sumter has raised $1,400 so far, Alsbrooks said. Tables are still available for vendors to rent at $20 each. For more information, contact Donna Alsbrooks at (803) 410-7916 or (803) 773-7158.
WANT TO GO? Doors will open at 2 p.m. March 22 at the University of South Carolina Sumter’s Nettles Auditorium, 200 Miller Road, and people will have an hour to check out vendors as well as the items up for silent auction and drawings. At 3 p.m., the show will begin and last about an hour. Winners of the auction and drawings will be announced about 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact Donna Alsbrooks at (803) 410-7916 or (803) 7737158. The following are scheduled to participate: • Marcus Octavius, drummer from Greenville; • Sabyla, Greenville dancer; • Troupe Qamar from Athens, Ga.; • Troupe Habibi, with members from Sumter, Manning and Ladson; • Rajiyyah, dancer from Fayetteville, N.C.; • Troupe Naya Sama, with members from Moncks Corner, Goose Creek and North Charleston; • Alina, a Charleston dancer; and • Karen Creel, Florence guitarist.
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Gigi the clown entertains children at the Sumter County Library on Thursday morning before the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus show “Legends” that will be performed in Columbia on the weekend of March 28.
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CHARGES Levern McFadden, 46, of 146 Curtiswood Drive, was charged with possession of crack cocaine at 2:40 p.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of U.S. 15 South. According to the report, an officer pulled McFadden over on U.S. 15 South for going 60 mph in a 45 mph zone. After failing a sobriety test, McFadden was read his Miranda rights and transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. While being booked, McFadden was patted down, and approximately .6 grams of suspected crack cocaine was found in his left front
pants pocket. Charles Tolbert, 34, of 7355 Coon Ridge Road, Rembert, was charged with possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine at 3:49 p.m. Wednesday in the 5000 block of Broad Street. According to the report, an officer responded to the incident location in reference to a suspicious person thought to be involved with illegal drug activity. Officers apprehended Tolbert at the scene and searched his 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass to find approximately three grams of suspected crack cocaine. Tolbert was transported to Sumter-Lee Re-
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Teen abducted from Georgetown bus stop GEORGETOWN — Georgetown County deputies said they are looking for a 16-yearold girl who was apparently kidnapped from a school bus stop. Investigators said Nyala Smith was arguing with a 19-year-old man at the stop about 6:30 a.m. Thursday when the man forced her to go with him. Deputies said Smith has not been seen since. She is 5-foot7, 148 pounds and was wearing a dark denim jacket, red blouse, jeans and red and white shoes.
STOLEN PROPERTY Two electric ranges, a refrigerator, a four-ton airconditioning unit, a Troy Bilt portable generator, a Porter Cable saw and a John Deere riding lawn mower were reported stolen at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday from multiple residences in the 3000 block of Broad Street. The estimated value of the items is $10,160. The unknown suspects reportedly entered the residences by forcing open the front doors and also attempted to steal a third electrical range, causing approximately $1,900 in damage. A gold/diamond woman’s
wedding ring set, a gold men’s wedding band, two red Ambassador fishing reels with Berkley fishing rods, a brown/blue tackle box with assorted lures and tackle and a three-knife set of Winchester collector’s edition pocket knives were reported stolen at 9:55 p.m. Wednesday from a residence in the 600 block of West Foxworth Mill Road. The estimated value of the stolen items is $5,360. Two Alien Bees D800 flash units, a Tamron zoom lens, a Pro Photo Beauty light dish, general lights stands, a cellphone charger, a black/gray Hewlett Packard laptop and a photography library book were reportedly stolen from a green 2000
Volkswagen Beetle in the 500 block of West Hampton Avenue between 12:01 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Wednesday. The estimated value of the stolen items is $1,305. VANDALISM A 45-year-old woman was seen vandalizing a white 2005 Toyota Sienna between 6 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 when she reportedly stabbed all the tires with a large knife and damaged a taillight. The estimated cost of the damage is $1,000. An unknown suspect scratched the roof and hood of a vehicle between 6 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 Monday in the 10 block of Park Avenue. Damage is estimated at $2,500.
COLUMBIA — Richland County deputies said a man has been shot to death outside a Columbia nightclub after arguing with a woman. Authorities said 35-yearold Luther Mitchell was killed about 1:30 a.m. Thursday outside Bananas nightclub. Deputies said Mitchell got into an argument and a fight with a woman in the parking lot of the club. Investigators said the woman’s boyfriend then joined the fight and shot Mitchell. Deputies said they know the people involved with the fight and continue to investigate to see if charges should be filed.
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S.C. bill would repeal ‘stand your ground’ law COLUMBIA (AP) — Members of the Legislative Black Caucus said Thursday that South Carolina’s “stand your ground” law is wrong and should be repealed. The government should not tell people to confront force with force, rather than just walk away, said its chairman, Rep. Harold Mitchell. “We were taught in Sunday School to retreat,” said Mitchell, D-Spartanburg. “It’s wrong. We’re taking back ‘stand your ground’ and protecting the citizens of this state.” His bill would delete from state law residents’ right to use deadly force to defend themselves against an attacker wherever they are, as long as they have a right to be there. That language was added in June 2006 as part of a law dubbed the “Protection of Persons and Property Act” that sailed through the Legislature with little attention, receiving unanimous approval in the House.
‘We are not opposed to people protecting themselves and their property. What we are opposed to is the misuse and abuse of the castle doctrine.’ REP. GILDA COBB-HUNTER D-Orangeburg The Senate passed it on a voice vote. Mitchell’s bill would limit the ability to use deadly force against someone illegally and forcibly entering a home, business or occupied vehicle. “We are here to put the castle back in the castle doctrine. We are not opposed to people protecting themselves and their property. What we are opposed to is the misuse and abuse of the castle doctrine,” said Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg. We are “very, very tired of
seeing black and brown parents crying and praying over their dead sons.” She is among 16 other caucus members who have signed on to Mitchell’s bill, which he introduced last week. They argue the law provides an excuse for violence, rather than preventing it. Those disagreeing include fellow caucus member and House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford, an attorney who has successfully argued
that defense in court. Rutherford, D-Columbia, said people instinctively think they can defend themselves, and the law guarantees that. He thinks the law is working, saying he’s yet to see a criminal set free by using that defense. “Stand your ground” laws have gotten a lot of attention after the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., but Rutherford points out it was not directly used in George Zimmerman’s self-defense case. Zimmerman was acquitted last year in the shooting death of the unarmed teenager. While not directly mentioned in the trial, Florida’s “stand your ground” law was included in the jury instructions and sparked protests across the country. Rutherford said the law is not the problem. “What needs to be repealed is racism and bigotry,” he said.
Deal to recover sunken gold from ship gets OK CINCINNATI (AP) — Deep-sea explorers can now recover the remaining gold from a ship that sank off the South Carolina coast in 1857 and more recently has been embroiled in legal fights involving a fugitive treasure hunter, an Ohio judge has ruled in a court order obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday. Under the deal, approved by Judge Patrick Sheeran of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus on Wednesday, Tampa, Fla.-based Odyssey Marine Exploration can begin working to recover gold bars and coins from the SS Central America next ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO month. The Odyssey Marine Exploration’s eight-ton remotely operated vehicle, named Zeus, is launched for a de“The SS Central America scent to the ocean floor from the ship Odyssey Explorer in 2003. The Tampa, Fla.-based company can is one of the greatest shipbegin working to recover gold bars and coins from the wreck of the SS Central America next month. wreck stories of all time,”
Bill allows use of cannabis oil in severe epilepsy treatment COLUMBIA (AP) — People suffering from severe epilepsy could legally use oil derived from marijuana under a bill advanced Thursday in the South Carolina House. The bill backed by Republicans decriminalizes cannabidiol, also known as CBD oil, if a patient has a doctor’s prescription or is participating in a clinical trial for treating severe forms of epilepsy. It also aims to protect doctors from being arrested or sued for prescribing or providing the oil in limited circumstances. Rep. Jenny Horne, R-Summerville, said she named her bill “Julian’s Act” for a 3-yearold constituent who suffers dozens of seizures daily and whose family is moving to Colorado to access the potentially life-changing liquid treatment. Her subcommittee advanced the bill to the full Judiciary Committee. The Legislature’s only ER doctor, Rep. Kris Crawford, stressed the bill would do nothing for those who want to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes, but it could help people suffering with extreme forms of epilepsy. “It’s important to draw a distinction,” said Crawford, RFlorence, adding that cannabis oil “shows some promise toward helping people live normal lives.” The Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug status for Epidiolex, an oral, liquid form of CBD, for use in rare and severe childhood forms of epilepsy. The designation provides incentives for drugs that treat rare diseases. The second phase of a clinical trial is expected to start later this year. The narrowly drawn legislation is considered a baby step toward allowing medical uses of marijuana. But some supporters worry the legisla-
tion is so limited, it may not even practically help the epilepsy patients for whom it’s written. In South Carolina, 104,000 people are diagnosed with epilepsy, and 2,100 new cases are diagnosed yearly, said Karen St. Marie, founder of South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy. Harriett Hilton, of Beaufort, asked legislators to broaden the bill to other monitored, consistent sources of CBD oil, to provide the needed access. Her 6-year-old grand-
daughter still suffers up to 100 seizures an hour, despite taking many medications. St. Marie’s 26-year-old son was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2007. He still suffers seizures despite taking more than 16 medications, participating in a clinical trial and undergoing surgery. CBD oil “may be his last option to go back to the life he knew seven years ago. He’s not able to drive, work or go to school. There’s nothing he wants more than to go back to school,” she said.
Greg Stemm, Odyssey’s CEO, said in a statement. “We’re honored to be working with the receiver and his team to share the next chapter of this historically important shipwreck with the world. Experts hired to conduct a review of extensive historical materials on the shipwreck estimate the 1857 value of the remaining gold on the ship to be somewhere between $343,000 and $1.4 million, according to Odyssey Marine. That range in today’s values would be between $22 million and $88 million if the gold were melted down. But the sunken treasure’s worth could be much higher — or lower — depending on the type and amount of treasure recovered.
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El Niño prediction good news for recent U.S. weather woes WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal forecasters predict a warming of the central Pacific Ocean this year that will change weather worldwide. And that’s good news for a weather-weary United States. The warming, called an El Niño, is expected to lead to fewer Atlantic hurricanes and more rain next winter for drought-stricken California and southern states, and even a milder winter for the nation’s frigid northern tier next year, meteorologists say. Globally, it can mean an even hotter year coming up and billions of dollars in losses for food crops. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued an official El Niño watch Thursday. An El Niño is a warming of the central Pacific once every few years, from a combination of wind and waves in the tropics. It shakes up climate around the world, changing rain and temperature patterns. Mike Halpert, acting director of NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, says the El Niño warming should develop by this summer but that there are no guarantees. Although early signs are appearing already a few hundred feet below the ocean surface,
meteorologists said an El Niño started to brew in 2012 and then shut down suddenly and unexpectedly. The flip side of El Niño is called a La Niña, which has a general cooling effect. It has been much more frequent than El Niños lately, with five La Niñas and two small-to-moderate El Niños in the past nine years. The last big El Niño was 1997-98. Neither has appeared since mid-2012. El Niños are usually strongest from December to April. Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, who wasn’t part of NOAA’s forecast, agreed that an El Niño is brewing. “This could be a substantial event, and I think we’re due,” Trenberth said. “And I think it could have major consequences.” Scientific studies have tied El Niños to farming and fishing problems and to upticks in insect-born disease, such as malaria. Commodity traders even track El Niño cycles. A study by Texas A&M University economics professor Bruce McCarl found the last big El Niño of 1997-98 cost about $3 billion in agricultural damage. Trenberth said this El Niño may even push the globe out of a decade-
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Enrique Lagunas digs a trench to redirect water toward a street in Laguna Beach, Calif., in 1998 after heavy rains from an El Niño storm hit Southern California. On Thursday, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced their prediction of an El Niño warming of the central Pacific Ocean in 2014 that will change weather worldwide. long slowdown in temperature increase, “so suddenly global warming kicks into a whole new level.” Halpert, however, said El Niños can be beneficial, and that the one being
forecast is “a perfect case.” After years of dryness and low reservoirs, an El Niño’s wet weather would be welcome in places such as California, Halpert said.
Applications for jobless aid reach 3-month low WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 26,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 323,000, the lowest level in three months as layoffs remain at pre-recession levels. The Labor Department said Thursday that the four-week average of applications, a less volatile measure, fell slightly to a seasonally adjusted 336,500. That average indicates that companies are cutting few jobs and anticipate steady economic growth despite the winter slowdown. Applications are a rough proxy for layoffs. A total of 3.4 million Americans received unemployment benefits as of Feb. 15 — the latest period for which figures are available — down from 3.49 million the previous week. On Friday, the Labor Department will release its February jobs report after what has been a sluggish winter for the economy. Employers added just 113,000 jobs in January. That followed a gain of only 75,000 in December. Those figures are about half the monthly pace of the past two years. Economists have estimated that 145,000 jobs were added last month. But there are signs that this forecast might be optimistic after a pair of lackluster reports released Wednesday suggested that winter storms hampered hiring in February. A survey by payroll processor ADP said private businesses added just 139,000 jobs last month. But that figure does not include state, local and federal government workers, unlike the upcoming Labor Department report. Most economists predict that governments shed workers in February. And a survey of service companies by the Institute for Supply Management found
that its measure for hiring plunged 8.9 percentage points to 47.5, evidence that many companies let go of employees in February. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion
in the trade group’s index. On the positive side, the unemployment rate fell to a fiveyear low of 6.6 percent in January from 6.7 percent, as more of those out of work found
jobs. Hiring rose in manufacturing and construction, two higher-paying industries that are key drivers of growth. But the harsh winter weather appears to have kept the
economy in check. Sales of existing homes plunged in January to the slowest pace in 18 months, hurt by the weather, higher interest rates and rising home prices.
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Sumter has been designated a Tree City USA for the 26th consecutive year by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Sumter City Council received a new flag and other paraphernalia recognizing the city’s efforts at tree preservation and maintenance at Tuesday’s council meeting. From left are Ray Goodman, city director of public services; Mayor Joe McElveen; and city councilmen David Merchant, Thomas “Bubba” Lowery and Calvin Hastie.
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go before voters in the November election. With the deadline looming later this year for the process to be complete, members of the committee know they need to finish their work quickly. “As this process moves down the line, by mid-April, council will select the commission to review our proposal,” said Larry Blanding, who chairs both Sumter County Council and the stakeholders’
committee. “Then they will make a recommendation to county council.” County council must approve the project list and the ballot question accompanying it in three separate readings before it’s submitted to the election commission by an Aug. 15 deadline. “We kind of have to budget our time working backwards from the deadline,” Bryan said. “If council wants to start voting by June or July, the proposal has to be done by the end of May.” Stakeholders will not only have to consider the costs and benefits of proposals for the
UKRAINE FROM PAGE A1 country’s acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, later said Ukraine would move to dissolve Crimea’s parliament, but such an action would have virtually no practical effect. In Washington, Obama signed an executive order authorizing the Treasury Department to levy financial sanctions against “individuals and entities” deemed responsible for Russia’s military takeover in Crimea. The U.S. also imposed a separate ban on U.S. visas for an unspecified and unidentified number of people the U.S. accuses of threatening Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial borders. In a statement, the White House said the penalties would target “those who are most directly involved in destabilizing Ukraine, including the military intervention in Crimea, and does not preclude further steps should the situation deteriorate.” The sanctions were unlikely to directly target Putin. The U.S. actions came as EU leaders gathered at an emergency summit in Brussels to put in place their own measures but appeared split over how forcefully to follow America’s lead. EU President Herman Van Rompuy said the bloc would suspend talks with Russia on a wide-ranging economic pact
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estimated $79 million to be raised by the penny tax. They also have to consider how the individual projects and the package as a total can win voter support in November. “This is a daunting task. I do not think it’s going to be as easy as the last time,” said Councilman Charles Edens. “We’ve got to look at the whole packet. ... Everybody here has opinions, and we want to hear them.” The committee will get to work winnowing down the proposals again next week, with meetings scheduled for 8 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
COLUMBIA — A program that regulates the building or expansion of medical facilities was not negated when Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed its appropriations funding and should be paid for through other channels, attorneys representing South Carolina’s hospitals argued Thursday. During a hearing before the state Supreme Court, attorney Mitch Brown said that the Department of Health and Environmental Control should find other ways to fund the Certificate of Need program. That could mean charging higher fees which, he argued, could cover the program’s cost entirely. “That is a problem of their own making,” said Brown, detailing his notion that DHEC could self-fund the program if only it charged more in fees. State law requires that medical facilities seeking to build or expand have approval under the program, which is administered by DHEC. When Haley vetoed the nearly $2 million needed to run the program in June, about three dozen projects worth about $100 million were under DHEC review, and those projects remain stalled.
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Sumter County Council Chairman Larry Blanding, center, conducts the first meeting of the penny tax stakeholders’ committee in county council chambers on Thursday. The 20-member group will prepare the list of projects for voters to consider when renewing the penny sales tax in November’s election.
and on a visa deal and would consider further measures if Russia does not quickly open meaningful dialogue. The Europeans were divided between nations close to Russia’s borders, which want the bloc to stand up to Moscow, and some Western economic powerhouses — notably Germany — that were taking a more dovish line. “Not everyone will be satisfied with the decision, but I should say that we did much more together than one could have expected several hours ago,” said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Meanwhile, in Moscow, a prominent member of Russia’s parliament, Sergei Mironov, said he had introduced a bill to simplify the procedure for Crimea to join Russia and it could be passed as soon as next week. Another senior lawmaker, Leonid Slutsky, said the parliament could consider such a motion after the referendum. Earlier this week, Putin said Russia had no intention of annexing Crimea, while insisting its population has the right to determine the region’s status in a referendum. A popular vote would give Putin a democratic fig leaf for what would effectively be a formal takeover — although it was too early to tell whether such a move would actually go forward. For Putin, Crimea would be a dazzling acquisition
and help cement his authority with a Russian citizenry that has in recent years shown signs of restiveness and still resents the loss of the sprawling empire Moscow ruled in Soviet times. The peninsula was once Russia’s imperial crown jewel, a lush land seized by Catherine the Great in the 18th century that evokes Russia’s claim to greatness as a world power. A referendum had previously been scheduled in Crimea for March 30, but the question to be put to voters was whether their region should enjoy “state autonomy” within Ukraine. The city legislature in Sevastopol, the Crimean port that hosts Russia’s naval base, voted late Thursday to declare itself part of Russia and join the referendum. The vote was necessary because the city has an autonomous status making it separate from the rest of Crimea. Crimea’s new leader has said pro-Russian forces numbering more than 11,000 now control all access to the peninsula in the Black Sea and have blockaded all military bases that have not yet surrendered. EU economic sanctions against Russia could prove painful for Europe since Russia could hit back by turning off the taps to natural gas that is an urgent need for many European countries, including regional giant Germany.
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ASHINGTON — Vladimir Putin is a lucky man. And he’s got three more years of luck to come. He takes Crimea, and President Obama says it’s not in Russia’s interest, not even strategically clever. Indeed, it’s a sign of weakness. Really? Crimea belonged to Moscow for 200 years. Russia conquered it 20 years before the U.S. acquired Louisiana. Lost it in the humiliation of the 1990s. Putin got it back in about three days without firing a shot. Now Russia looms over the rest of eastern and southern Ukraine. Putin can take that anytime he wants — if he wants. He has already destabilized the nationalist government in Kiev. Ukraine is now truncated and on the life support of U.S. and European money (much of which — cash for gas — will end up in Putin’s treasury anyway). Obama says Putin is on the wrong side of history and Secretary of State John Kerry says Putin’s is “really 19th-century behavior in the 21st century.” This must mean that seeking national power, territory, dominion — the driving impulse of nations since Thucydides — is obsolete. As if a calendar change caused a revolution in human nature that transformed the international arena from a Hobbesian struggle for power into a gentleman’s club where violations of territorial inCharles tegrity just don’t happen. Krauthammer “That is not 21st-century, G-8, major-nation behavior,” says Kerry. Makes invasion sound like a breach of etiquette — like using the wrong fork at a Beacon Hill dinner party. How to figure out Obama’s foreign policy? In his first U.N. speech, he says: “No one nation can or should try to dominate another nation.” On what planet? Followed by the assertion that “alignments of nations rooted in the cleavages of a long-gone Cold War” — like NATO? — “make no sense in an interconnected world.” Putin’s more cynical advisers might have thought such adolescent universalism to be a ruse. But Obama coupled these amazing words with even more amazing actions. (1) Upon coming into office, he initiated the famous “reset” to undo the “drift” in relations that had occurred during the George W. Bush years. But that drift was largely due to the freezing of relations Bush imposed after Russia’s invasion of Georgia. Obama undid that pushback and wiped the slate clean — demanding nothing in return. (2) Canceled missile-defense agreements with Poland and the Czech Republic. Without even consulting them. A huge concession to Putin’s threats — while again asking nothing in return. And sending a message that, while Eastern Europe may think it achieved post-Cold War independence, in reality it remains in play, subject to Russian influence and interests. (3) In 2012, Obama assured Dmitry Medvedev that he would be even more flexible with Putin on missile defense as soon as he got past the election. (4) The Syria debacle. Obama painted himself into a corner on chemical weapons — threatening to bomb and then backing down — and allowed Putin to rescue him with a promise to get rid of Syria’s stockpiles. Obama hailed this as a great win-win, when both knew — or did Obama really not know? — that he had just conferred priceless legitimacy on Bashar al-Assad and made Russia the major regional arbiter for the first time in 40 years. (5) Obama keeps cutting defense spending. His latest budget will reduce it to 3 percent of GDP by 2016 and cut the army to pre-Pearl Harbor size — just as Russia is rebuilding, as Iran is going nuclear and as China announces yet another 12-plus percent increase in military spending. Puzzling. There is no U.S. financial emergency, no budgetary collapse. Obama declares an end to austerity — for every government department except the military. Can Putin be faulted for believing that if he bites off Crimea and threatens Kiev, Obama’s response will be minimal and his ability to lead the Europeans even less so? Would Putin have lunged for Ukraine if he didn’t have such a clueless adversary? No one can say for sure. But it certainly made Putin’s decision easier. Russia will get kicked out of the G-8 — if Obama can get Angela Merkel to go along. Big deal. Putin does care about financial sanctions, but the Europeans are already divided and squabbling among themselves. Next weekend’s Crimean referendum will ask if it should be returned to Mother Russia. Can Putin refuse? He can already see the history textbooks: Catherine the Great conquered Crimea, Vlad (the Great?) won it back. Not bad for a 19th-century man. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com. © 2014, The Washington Post Writers Group
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Red Cross desperately needs community’s support
Sumter and its surrounding counties are a wonderful place to live and to raise a family. Santee, wonderful and diverse school options, beautiful and meaningful places to worship, Swan Lake, Dillon Park, Patriot Park, the Opera House, Poinsett State Park, Lee County State Park, redeveloping downtown and the Sumter County Civic Center are just a few of the highlights that make this so. There are also some incredibly productive organizations that enhance life for all. The Sandhills Chapter of the American Red Cross is one of those organizations. Sandhills serves Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter counties. Most people just know the Red Cross for its blood donor program and its service during natural disasters around the world. At Sandhills the focus, among other things, is assisting victims of home fires and service to armed forces. In the month of February alone, the Red Cross assisted 449 people displaced after 145 home fires, a 23 percent increase in fires for the same time last year. The month of January this year was equally as busy. It costs approximately $1,250 to assist a family of four displaced by a fire. Sandhills also serves our military by providing assistance to military families in times of emergencies, connecting military families with local resources and providing training that promotes resiliency and preparedness. With a large military presence in our area this is a critical mission. The Red Cross needs your help. We need volunteers, and we need money. Every dollar we raise in Sandhills is used in our chapter and stays local. I am proud to say that 91 cents of every dollar you give to Sandhills goes directly to benefit our clients. The Red Cross gets no government funding. Every penny Sandhills has to use is raised locally. The only way our community will ever continue to prosper is if we
put aside our petty differences, put down our poison pens, and focus on building our community up, not down. I urge you to become part of the challenges and opportunities in our communities. Call the Red Cross in our area at (803) 775-2363 to help. JACK BARNES Board Chair Sandhills Chapter of the American Red Cross Sumter
Answers needed before new penny tax is passed There have been articles published in The Sumter Item lately concerning the upcoming renewal of the penny sales tax. Before any renewal is considered by the taxpayers, I would like to propose a few suggestions to county council. 1) Publish in The Sumter Item the original list of proposed projects the current law was expected to complete before the end of the current law expires. 2) Publish the total amount of funds collected to date to fund the original projects. 3) Publish the projects that have been completed from the original list and the total cost of each project. 4) Publish the projects that are still a work in progress and the expected completion dates of those projects under the current law. 5) Publish the amount of debt that is outstanding under the current law and the exact projects that the debt is for. 6) Were any projects added to the list after the voters approved the current law that were not a part of the original list? If the voters are going to be asked to extend the penny tax for another seven years, I think we should know exactly where we stand financially from the last approval. There are a lot of new taxes to be levied against taxpayers because of Obamacare and talk in Congress about raising the federal gas tax. There is talk in the South Carolina Senate about
raising our gas taxes. The Federal Energy Commission is raising the cost of everything we eat and use by excessive regulation on oil, coal, farming and all other aspects of American lives. I think enough is enough. One last point I would like to make. County council will draft the wording of the law to the voters. Make the wording so people can understand the yes or no vote. In other words, state it plainly. A yes vote means you want the tax. A no vote means you don’t want the tax. No hocus pocus or legalese. I think other citizens should speak out concerning this issue. Send your feedback to letters@theitem.com. Include your name, address, and phone number at the end of your letter so your feedback can be published. THOMAS MARTIN Pinewood
Many people will feel impact with loss of mall program Why did Sumter Mall eliminate the Wellness Program? This program was conducted by Tuomey Regional Medical Center, which would send Nurse Lucy on the first Tuesday and third Thursday of every month. She would take blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose readings. On those days she would provide services to approximately 50 to 70 people. It was both convenient and beneficial to come and have these things monitored between scheduled doctor visits. The last time Nurse Lucy was there, a mall representative asked her not to return. They changed the hours of walking, stating it was for safety and wellness concerns. Why didn’t they continue to let Nurse Lucy come in at a later time? This had a negative impact on a lot of people. The mall has always been great for the wellness program. It is a shame that they don’t reconsider this decision. JOE CASEY Sumter
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TESTING FROM PAGE A1 for training testing coordinators to let them know of any changes in testing or procedures. They’re then charged with training test administrators, normally teachers, at the school level.” Testing coordinators will make sure teachers administering tests know everything about this year’s testing procedures, including the common task of removing or covering any decorations or posters on their classroom walls that refer to any curriculum or instruction that students may be tested on for Palmetto Assessment of State Standards or HSAP. Leading up to testing, teachers often administer mock testing to some students in lower grade levels who may be taking stan-
dardized testing for the first time, just to prepare them for the real tests, Trombly explained. They are also responsible for informing parents and guardians about testing, what materials students need and what they can and cannot bring to school on testing days. In South Carolina, knowingly violating mandated testing procedures is a criminal offense, and guilty parties can lose their teaching credentials and face misdemeanor charges. The writing portion for PASS testing is scheduled for March 18-19, and the remainder of the test — including math and science — is scheduled for May 6-9. HSAP testing for area high schools is scheduled for April 1-3.
NATION
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Initiate EUGENIA LAST changes that will help you advance and bring you greater respect professionally. Put a little finesse into the way you present how you look, what you have to offer and what you know. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be receptive to what’s offered. You may not want to make a move, but if it’s in your best interest, you should consider the advantages. Learning, teaching and travel will all contribute to a decision you make. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t be too vague or you will miss out on an opportunity. Share what you can offer and give a little hands-on show of the possibilities that exist. Being adaptable and versatile will help you win favors. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Protect your financial investments. You are better to be a little conservative in your approach to spending. Negotiations can go in your favor if you look at the fine print and make satisfactory adjustments. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Jump into action. Make abrupt changes that will shake things up and let others know that you mean business. An entrepreneurial attitude will give you the edge you need against competition. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Say little and listen carefully. You’ll face communication problems that can make you look bad. Direct questions will help you filter through what’s true
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battle that smashed conventional lines on gender and political party. Conservative Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky backed her effort, while the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, opposed the measure. Although the vote sent the bill back to the Senate calendar, it was unlikely to be the final word. Gillibrand was expected to pursue the issue this spring when the Armed Services Committee begins work on a sweeping defense policy bill for the 2015 fiscal year. “The people who don’t trust the chain of the command are the victims,” Gillibrand told her colleagues during the Senate debate. One by one, proponents and opponents of her bill stood on the Senate floor and passionately argued based on personal experiences, growing frustration with what they dismissed as fixes around the edges and horrific stories from the ranks. “The current system is failing the men and women in uniform,” said one of the Senate’s newest members, John Walsh, D-Mont., who spent 33 years in the Montana National Guard and is the first Iraq War veteran in the body. “We have moved too slowly.”
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and what’s false. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take a mini vacation or participate in something that inspires you to be more active. Your charm will attract someone special. Children or someone elderly will play a role in your life or a decision you must make. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Size up your situation and prepare to cut corners that will help stabilize your financial situation. Don’t feel obliged to support someone putting demands on your time or money. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Get to the bottom of any difference you’re having with someone. A lack of information will be at the root of your problem. Be prepared to make changes at home to accommodate a better, healthier life. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take a unique path that will allow you to use everything you’ve experienced and what you have mastered through hard work, and you’ll find an interesting way to improve your status or reputation. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put what you know into practice. You can make professional changes that will help you raise your standard of living. Love, romance and self-improvement are your salvation. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Personal changes are overdue. Get the ball rolling before you’re forced to do so by an outside influence. Don’t hold back when it comes to creative selfexpression. Share your feelings and ideas with others.
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Senate blocks change to military sex assault cases WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute or prevent charges for alleged rapes and other serious offenses, capping an emotional, nearly yearlong fight over how to curb sexual assault in the ranks. The vote was 55-45, short of the 60 necessary to move ahead on the legislation sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. Defeated but unbowed, the senator received hugs from Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., after the vote. The Pentagon’s leadership vigorously opposed the measure, arguing that officers should have more responsibility, not less, for the conduct of the men and women they lead. Proponents of the bill insisted that far-reaching changes in the Uniform Code of Military Justice are necessary to curb a scourge of rapes and sexual assaults. Under Gillibrand’s proposal, the decision to take serious crimes to courts-martial would be given to military trial lawyers who have prosecutorial experience and would operate out of a newly established office independent of the chain of command. Gillibrand’s effort bitterly divided the Senate in a
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LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 THURSDAY
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SPCA PET OF THE WEEK
Oreo, a 2-year-old black and white spayed female hound mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She is housebroken, affectionate, gentle, protective, active and friendly. Oreo is also great with other dogs. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 7739292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.
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PREP BASKETBALL
USC MEN’S BASKETBALL
USC’s Martin suspended for last game BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press
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Crestwood senior and all-state selection Keanua Williams, center, has helped the Lady Knights earn their first 3A state title berth, but not without plenty of help from her teammates. Williams is averaging 14.3 points per game entering Saturday’s matchup against Dreher.
Depth perception
Deep bench, overall team balance big reasons why CHS playing for 3A title BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com Tony Wilson has believed since the start of the season that this could be the year his Crestwood High School WILSON girls basketball team finally got an opportunity to play in Colonial Life Arena for the 3A state title. His main reason for that belief was the depth his team possessed.
“I thought we were just a more balanced team than we’ve been in the past,” Wilson, the Lady Knights head coach, said. Whether the aforementioned depth is the reason, Crestwood is playing for the title on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in Columbia against Dreher. The numbers — at least in the scoring column — bear Wilson out. The Lady
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CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY WHO: Crestwood vs. Dreher WHEN: 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia TICKETS: $10 PARKING: $5
COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Frank Martin was suspended one game for harsh language aimed at his players during a loss to Florida and won’t be with the team when it plays at Mississippi State on Saturday. Gamecocks athletic director Ray Tanner announced the suspension Thursday. “The one-game suspension is a result of inappropriate verbal communication as it relates to the well-being of our student-athletes,” Tanner said in a statement. Late in Tuesday night’s 72-46 loss to No. 1 Florida, Martin was caught on camera shouting and cursing at freshman point guard Duane Notice. A clip of the incident went viral. Earlier in the second half, Martin was seen cursing at forward Michael Carrera. Martin did not immediately return messages by The Associated Press. Associate head coach Matt Figgar will take over against the Rebels. The 47-year-old Martin came to South Carolina two years ago with a drill sergeant’s reputation for getting things accomplished. His death stare when players or officials cross him is harsh and MARTIN penetrating. Oversized cutouts of a glaring Martin have made regular appearances in the stands among Gamecocks fans these past two seasons. Martin had made four NCAA appearances in five seasons at Kansas State in his first college head coaching job and has struggled at times with the mistakes that come from turning a program around. He said after a loss to Kentucky during his first season that his players got out of the Wildcats’ way and let them practice their dunking. After a 64-46 loss to LSU in 2013, he said was never more embarrassed to call himself a basketball coach. In January, he apologized to leading scorer Brenton Williams for a tirade in a loss to Mississippi. Martin said at the time there was no place for coaches to speak to players the way he did to Williams. Martin also apologized to fans behind the team bench who heard and complained about the strong words. “I was wrong for that and there’s no excuse for it,” he said. Away from the games, Martin is engaging and friendly, eager to talk and joke with fans
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Boyd, Tigers prove ready for NFL BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — Only on Pro Timing Day, the biggest interview of Tajh Boyd’s career, could 60 sets of eyeballs on the practice field bring a brighter glare than 80,000 in Death Valley. And yeah, this time it was personal. Clemson’s former All-American quarterback is a little tired of hearing about his free-falling draft stock, so he did what he could to impress scouts from all 32 teams Thursday. “I just wanted to come out here and answer every question. I’m proud of the way I throw the football,” Boyd said. “I feel I can make any throw on the field, and I wanted to come out here and showcase that.”
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Boyd was on display for 83 throws of varying challenges — 64 in the open field, 19 in the red zone. All but one were secured in the hands of his target, pleasing the only critic or supporter who’s watched Boyd his whole life. “I think it was pretty impressive,” said Tim Boyd, Tajh’s father. “That’s the best I’ve seen him look in a long time.” After a poor showing at the Senior Bowl on Jan. 25 in Mobile, Ala., and unable to stand out from a cluttered, star-studded group of
Weather has limited Lady Fire Ants softball It’s a month into the University of South CATALDO Carolina Sumter softball team’s season, and the Fire Ants have played just two games thanks to 10 games being cancelled or postponed due to bad weather. USC Sumter is scheduled to play USC Salkehatchie today at Palmetto Park in a doubleheader beginning at
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Quarterback Tajh Boyd drops back to pass during Clemson Pro Day on Thursday in Clemson. Several SEE TIGERS, PAGE B3 players worked out for NFL scouts and coaches.
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19 quarterbacks at the NFL Scouting Combine in late February in Indianapolis, this was Boyd’s time to shine at home base. Call it The Avengers, Clemson edition: Boyd assembled wide receivers Sammy Watkins and Martavis Bryant, running back Roderick McDowell and tight end Brandon Ford to flank him for positional drills. “This group, we probably had the smoothest, prettiest Pro Day,” Watkins said. “We came out here, caught all the balls, and of course, Tajh Boyd, our leader, he led today. We put on a show.” The quintet trained Monday and Tuesday with Boyd’s personal quarterbacks coach, Florida-based Ken Mastrole, orchestrating the
3 p.m. That too is tenuous with the rain that arrived in Sumter on Thursday. “When you practice hard to get out and play hard, and when you continuously practice you’re expecting to use the skills you’re practicing in a game,” said Sumter head coach Adrienne Cataldo, whose team is 1-1 on the season. “So every time games keep getting cancelled it’s a definite disappointment, but it just means more time to prepare. Sometimes it’s
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Gamecocks open spring practice sans stars BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina started spring practice quietly after a season where the Gamecocks and their star players made a lot of noise. Coach Steve Spurrier usually makes the openWARD ing practice of spring an event, inviting fans and having his players put on a show. But the Head Ball Coach, who likes to move practices to find good
weather and even runs some drills shirtless in the summer, delayed the first practice for two days hoping for decent weather. A cold rain forced the Gamecocks into a closed practice in their cramped, outdated indoor facility Thursday. They wanted to get at least one practice in before spring break started this weekend. Spurrier didn’t talk to reporters after practice, sending out a few of his assistants. “Indoor facility, so not a whole lot
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TV SCHEDULE WOMEN TODAY ACC Quarterfinals 11 a.m. – North Carolina State vs. Syracuse or Clemson (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2 p.m. – Notre Dame vs. Miami or Florida State (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 6 p.m. – Duke vs. Georgia Tech or Virginia (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. – Maryland vs. North Carolina or Wake Forest (FOX SPORTSOUTH). SEC
Quarterfinals Noon – South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt or Georgia (SPORTSOUTH). 2:30 p.m. – Kentucky vs. Florida or Mississippi State (SPORTSOUTH). 11:30 p.m. – Tennessee vs. Alabama or Louisiana State (SPORTSOUTH). MEN Ohio Valley Semifinal 7:30 p.m. – Belmont vs. Morehead State or Tennessee Tech (ESPNU). 9:30 p.m. – Murray State vs. Eastern Kentucky or Southeast Missouri (ESPNU).
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Villanova takes Big East with 77-70 win over Xavier CINCINNATI — Nobody on the current Villanova roster had even been born the last time the Wildcats stood alone atop the Big East. The 32-year drought ended Thursday night when Darrun Hilliard scored 19 points and No. 6 Villanova clinched the outright Big East championship for the first time since the 198182 season by holding off undermanned Xavier 77-70. The Wildcats, playing before a hostile standingroom only crowd of 10,340 in their first visit to Cintas Center, overcame a determined Musketeers team in what Villanova coach Jay Wright described as a “great, intense college basketball environment.” HILLIARD JayVaughn Pinkston added 15 points — eight in the last 3:20 — James Bell finished with 12 and Ryan Arcidiacono chipped in 11 as the Wildcats (27-3, 15-2 Big East) extended their school record for regular-season wins with their fifth straight and 11th in their last 12 games. They also clinched the top seed in the Big East tournament, which starts Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York. (15) CINCINNATI 97 (20) MEMPHIS 84
CINCINNATI — Sean Kilpatrick scored a season-high 34 points in his final home game, and a trio of senior starters steadied No. 15 Cincinnati to a 97-84 victory over No. 20 Memphis on Thursday night that left the American Athletic Conference race tied with a game to go. LSU 57 VANDERBILT 51
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Coach Johnny Jones cares only about notching a rare win at Memorial Gym for the LSU Tigers, and how ugly the game might have been at times really doesn’t matter. Johnny O’Bryant scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as LSU rallied from a 16-point deficit in the first half to beat Vanderbilt 57-51 Thursday night for their second win in three games. From wire reports
USCS FROM PAGE B1 hard when all you’re doing is practicing and you don’t get an opportunity to kind of show what you’ve been practicing.” After today’s games, USC Sumter is scheduled to travel to Martinsville, Va., for doubleheaders on Monday and Tuesday against Patrick Henry Community College, makeups of games that were postponed. The Fire Ants are then scheduled to go to Allendale on Saturday, March 15, to play a twinbill against Salkehatchie. The Fire Ants’ only two games of the season have been against Georgia Highlands. USCS took the first game 4-2 and lost the second 4-3. “It was a great win; the whole team was in it, from the people on the field to the people in the dugout,” Cataldo said. “The intensity was there, it was a great sense of intensity for the first game. With so many freshmen sometimes you think they would come in a little nervous, but they came in ready to go.” USCS took an early 1-0 lead in the third. GH scored a run in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game. Both teams scored a run in the fifth for a 2-2 tie before USCS scored two runs in the top of the sixth for the 4-2 win. Freshman Kaitlin Alexander, who pitched East Clarendon High School to a 1A state title last year, pitched a complete game to get the win. She allowed two runs, one earned, on 10 hits. She walked a batter and struck out two. “(Kaitlin)’s attitude and com-
THE SUMTER ITEM WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Atlantic Coast Conference At Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. First Round Wednesday Clemson 69, Virginia Tech 56 Virginia 74, Boston College 59 Wake Forest 72, Pittsburgh 58 Second Round Thursday Syracuse 63, Clemson 53 Florida State 72, Miami 67, OT Georgia Tech 77, Virginia 76 North Carolina vs. Wake Forest (late) Quarterfinals TODAY N.C. State vs. Syracuse, 11 a.m. Notre Dame vs. Miami, 2 p.m. Duke vs. Georgia Tech, 6 p.m. Maryland vs. North CarolinaWake Forest winner, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Saturday N.C. State-Syracuse winner vs. Notre Dame-Miami winner, 5 p.m. Duke-Georgia Tech-Virginia winner vs. Maryland-North CarolinaWake Forest winner, 7:30 p.m. Championship Sunday Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. Big South Conference At The HTC Center Conway, S.C. First Round Tuesday UNC Asheville 43, Radford 42
Presbyterian 54, Longwood 40 Coastal Carolina 106, Charleston Southern 71 Quarterfinals Thursday High Point 79, UNC Asheville 69 Campbell 63, Gardner-Webb 46 Liberty 67, Presbyterian 42 Winthrop 77, Coastal Carolina 58 Semifinals Saturday High Point vs. Campbell, 6 p.m. Liberty vs. Winthrop, 8:30 p.m. Championship Sunday Semifinal winners, 5 p.m. Southeastern Conference At The Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, Ga. First Round Wednesday Mississippi State 73, Missouri 70 Mississippi 63, Arkansas 62 Second Round Thursday Georgia 53, Vanderbilt 43 Florida 71, Mississippi State 67 LSU 78, Alabama 65 Auburn vs. Mississippi (late) Quarterfinals TODAY South Carolina vs. Georgia, Noon Kentucky vs. Florida, 2:30 p.m. Tennessee vs. LSU, 6 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Auburn-Mississippi winner, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Saturday South Carolina-Georgia winner
vs. Kentucky-Florida-Mississippi State winner, Noon Tennessee-Alabama-LSU winner vs. Texas A&M-Auburn-Mississippi winner, 2:30 p.m. Championship Sunday Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m. Southern Conference At Kimmel Arena Asheville, N.C. First Round TODAY Georgia Southern vs. Wofford, 11 a.m. Western Carolina vs. UNC Greensboro, 1:15 p.m. Quarterfinals Saturday Chattanooga vs. Georgia Southern-Wofford winner, Noon Appalachian State vs. Elon, 2:30 p.m. Furman vs. Western CarolinaUNC Greensboro winner, 5 p.m. Davidson vs. Samford, 7:30 p.m. At U.S. Cellular Arena Asheville, N.C. Semifinals Sunday Chattanooga-Georgia SouthernWofford winner vs. Appalachian State-Elon winner, Noon Furman-Western Carolina-UNC Greensboro winner vs. DavidsonSamford winner, 2:30 p.m. Championship Monday Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.
MEN’S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Atlantic Sun Conference At Campus Sites First Round Tuesday Mercer 85, Jacksonville 64 Florida Gulf Coast 77, Stetson 55 South Carolina-Upstate 80, North Florida 74 ETSU 89, Lipscomb 88, 2OT Semifinals Thursday Florida Gulf Coast vs. ETSU, 6:30 or 8:30 p.m. Mercer vs. South Carolina-Upstate, 6:30 or 8:30 p.m. Championship Sunday Semifinal winners, 2 p.m. Big South Conference At The HTC Center Conway, S.C. First Round Wednesday Winthrop 77, Liberty 65 Radford 78, Presbyterian 73 Charleston Southern 81, Campbell 71 Gardner-Webb 81, Longwood 65 Quarterfinals TODAY High Point vs. Winthrop, Noon UNC Asheville vs. Radford, 2:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina vs. Charleston Southern, 6 p.m. VMI vs. Gardner-Webb, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Saturday High Point-Winthrop winner vs. UNC Asheville-
Radford winner, Noon Coastal Carolina-Charleston Southern winner vs. VMI-Gardner-Webb-Longwood winner, 2:30 p.m. Championship Sunday Semifinal winners, Noon Southern Conference At U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, N.C. First Round TODAY Samford vs. Appalachian State, 11 a.m. Georgia Southern vs. Furman, 1:30 p.m. UNC Greensboro vs. The Citadel, 4 p.m. Quarterfinals Saturday Davidson vs. Samford-Appalachian State winner, Noon Elon vs. Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Chattanooga vs. Georgia Southern-Furman winner, 6 p.m. Wofford vs. UNC Greensboro-The Citadel winner, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Sunday Davidson-Samford-Appalachian State winner vs. Elon-Western Carolina winner, 6 p.m. Chattanooga-Georgia Southern-Furman winner vs. Wofford-UNC Greensboro-The Citadel winner, 8:30 p.m. Championship Monday Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
CLEMSON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL petitiveness was great,” Cataldo said. “She was doing well.” Offensively Kendal Winge, Maci Morris and Alexander each had two hits to lead USCS. D’onna McFadden had a triple and two runs scored. Madeline Solano had a hit and a run scored. Alexander had a double and a run scored. Jessica Weir and Winge and Morris each contributed an RBI. In the second game, USCS was up 1-0 in the fourth and went up 2-0 in the sixth, but GH scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to go up 3-2. USCS tied the game in the top of the seventh, but GH rallied for a 4-3 victory. USCS’ Katherine Sams threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits, two walks, two strikeouts and three earned runs in a nodecision. Winge, Solano and Chandler Silvers each had two hits. McFadden, Danielle Reeves, Savanna Platt and RJ Reid contributed a hit apiece. Victoria Frink scored a run while McFadden and Winge each had an RBI. Solano also had two runs scored. Overall, Cataldo likes the way the team has come together, even though it has been hard to get on the field. “I’m proud of the team as a whole,” she said. “The whole team won the game that we won, and the whole team fought in the game that we lost. You never like to lose, but I like it being in that fashion where we’re fighting until the end. They never gave up, they never surrendered and we hope we treat the other games the same way.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MARTIN FROM PAGE B1 and media. He frequently relates the game to his family and is quick to defend his players. But that side gets lost in Martin’s blowups during timeouts. He signed a six-year contract with South Carolina to leave Kansas State after the 2011-12 season and has made steady progress with the Gamecocks. The Gamecocks beat a ranked opponent for the first time in three seasons with last Saturday night’s 72-67 win over then-No. 17 Kentucky. South Carolina (4-13 SEC) is seeking
its fifth Southeastern Conference win when it closes the regular season against the Rebels this weekend. The Gamecocks were 4-14 in SEC play in Martin’s first season. But Martin’s patience has surely been tested with a roster that includes seven freshmen. He lost two experienced point guards during the season. Twosport standout Bruce Ellington left school to train for the NFL draft, and Villanova transfer Tyrone Johnson fractured his foot after an official stepped on it.
Syracuse’s Alexis Peterson (1) drives past Clemson’s Quinyotta Pettaway (12) during the Lady Orange’s 63-53 victory on Thursday in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C.
Syracuse women top Clemson 63-53 in ACC GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Brittney Sykes scored 10 points to help Syracuse beat Clemson 63-53 in Thursday’s second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Sykes scored two straight baskets to cap an 8-0 second-half burst for the fifth-seeded Orange (22-8), pushing Syracuse to a 52-41 lead with 6:47 left. Clemson got no closer than nine again. The Orange advanced to Friday’s quarterfinals to play No. 14 North Carolina State, the fourth seed. Rachel Coffey, Brianna Butler and
La’Shay Taft each scored nine points for Syracuse, which shot 40 percent with seven 3-pointers. Nikki Dixon and Nyilah Jamison-Myers each scored 15 points for the 13th-seeded Tigers (13-19), who beat Virginia Tech in Wednesday’s first round. Clemson shot 43 percent but went 2-for12 from 3-point range. Syracuse was playing in its first ACC tournament game and has won at least one game in five straight league tournaments, the past four coming in the Big East.
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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY
1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: K&N Pro Series West from Avondale, Ariz. (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – PGA Golf: WGC-Cadillac Championship Second Round from Doral, Fla. (GOLF). 1 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Toronto vs. Tampa Bay from Dunedin, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 2 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series KOBALT 400 Practice from Las Vegas (FOX SPORTS 1). 3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Boyd Gaming 300 Practice from Las Vegas (FOX SPORTS 1). 5 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Boyd Gaming 300 Practice from Las Vegas (FOX SPORTS 1). 5 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Texas from Glendale, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 5:30 p.m. – College Lacrosse: North Carolina at Princeton (ESPNU). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series KOBALT 400 Pole Qualifying from Las Vegas (FOX SPORTS 1). 6:30 p.m. – PGA Golf: Puerto Rico Open Second Round from Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (GOLF). 6:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Virginia Tech at Clemson (WPUB-FM 102.7). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Houston at Central Florida (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Memphis at Chicago (ESPN). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Kent State at Akron (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Cleveland at Charlotte (SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Brown at South Carolina (WNKT-FM 107.5). 7:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Harvard at Yale (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – College Hockey: St. Cloud State at Colorado College (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Rustam Nugaev vs. Marvin Quintero in a Lightweight Bout from Pala, Calif. (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Philadelphia vs. Baltimore from Sarasota, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 9:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Indiana at Houston (ESPN). 1 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Angeles Angels vs. Chicago Cubs from Tempe, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 2 a.m. – NHL Hockey: New York Rangers at Carolina (SPORTSOUTH). 4 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Milwaukee vs. San Diego from Phoenix (MLB NETWORK).
MLB SPRING TRAINING By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland Tampa Bay Seattle Kansas City Baltimore Detroit Oakland Minnesota Houston Los Angeles New York Toronto Chicago Boston Texas
W 6 4 6 5 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 2 1 1
L 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 5 5
Pct .857 .800 .750 .714 .667 .625 .625 .571 .500 .500 .500 .500 .400 .167 .167
W L Pct Pittsburgh 6 1 .857 Miami 5 2 .714 Washington 4 2 .667 San Francisco 4 3 .571 Arizona 5 5 .500 Milwaukee 4 4 .500 Los Angeles 3 4 .429 St. Louis 2 3 .400 Cincinnati 3 5 .375 Colorado 3 5 .375 Chicago 2 4 .333 New York 2 5 .286 San Diego 2 5 .286 Atlanta 1 6 .143 Philadelphia 1 6 .143 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against nonmajor league teams do not.
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 Washington 11, N.Y. Mets (ss) 5 Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 2, tie Pittsburgh 6, Toronto 4 St. Louis 8, Boston 6 Detroit 3, Houston 0 Miami 5, N.Y. Mets (ss) 2, 10 innings San Diego 8, Chicago White Sox 0 Milwaukee 7, Oakland 2 Colorado (ss) 8, Texas 2 Cleveland 8, Seattle 5 San Francisco 3, L.A. Angels 2 Colorado (ss) 7, Chicago Cubs 5 Kansas City 6, Arizona 5 Baltimore 11, Minnesota 5 L.A. Dodgers 10, Cincinnati 3
THURSDAY’S GAMES
N.Y. Mets vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., ccd., Rain St. Louis vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., ccd., Rain Miami 0, Boston 0, tie, 8 innings Toronto vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., ccd., Rain Philadelphia (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., ccd., Rain Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., ccd., Rain N.Y. Yankees 4, Philadelphia (ss) 3 Seattle 7, Chicago White Sox (ss) 4 San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee 5, Colorado 3 Texas 8, San Diego 4 Kansas City 6, Chicago White Sox (ss) 6, tie Cleveland 1, Chicago Cubs 0 L.A. Angels 4, L.A. Dodgers 4, tie, 10 innings Arizona 8, Oakland 8, tie, 10 innings
TODAY’S GAMES
Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Atlanta vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Miami vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m. St. Louis (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Texas vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Arizona vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Detroit vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE Toronto Brooklyn New York Boston Philadelphia
W 33 30 22 20 15
L 15 29 33 33 44
Pct .741 .525 .459 .441 .302
GB – 121/2 161/2 171/2 261/2
L 15 27 37 38 48
Pct .754 .557 .393 .387 .200
GB – 12 22 221/2 331/2
Pct .733 .689 .581 .567 .393
GB – 21/2 9 10 201/2
Pct .754 .689 .500 .433 .344
GB – 4 151/2 191/2 25
Pct .677 .613 .583 .361 .344
GB – 4 6 191/2 201/2
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Houston 101, Orlando 89 Washington 104, Utah 91 Charlotte 109, Indiana 87 Brooklyn 103, Memphis 94 Golden State 108, Boston 88 Chicago 105, Detroit 94 Denver 115, Dallas 110 New York 118, Minnesota 106 Sacramento 116, Milwaukee 102 Portland 102, Atlanta 78
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Miami at San Antonio, late Oklahoma City at Phoenix, late L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, late
TODAY’S GAMES
Memphis at Chicago, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Toronto, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Utah at New York, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Portland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9 p.m. Indiana at Houston, 9:30 p.m. Atlanta at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 61 39 17 5 83 192 138 Montreal 64 35 22 7 77 164 157 Toronto 64 33 23 8 74 189 195 Tampa Bay 62 34 23 5 73 179 160 Detroit 61 28 21 12 68 162 169 Ottawa 63 27 25 11 65 177 206 Florida 62 23 32 7 53 152 201 Buffalo 61 18 35 8 44 124 183 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 61 41 16 4 86 195 150 Philadelphia 63 33 24 6 72 180 184 N.Y. Rangers 63 33 26 4 70 164 160 Columbus 62 32 25 5 69 184 172 Washington 63 29 24 10 68 188 192 New Jersey 63 27 23 13 67 152 156 Carolina 62 27 26 9 63 154 175 N.Y. Islanders 64 24 32 8 56 176 217
L 26 29 40 41 46
Pct .559 .508 .355 .328 .246
GB – 3 121/2 14 19
CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Chicago Colorado Minnesota Dallas Winnipeg Nashville PACIFIC DIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA 61 41 14 6 88 204 141 63 36 13 14 86 215 170 62 40 17 5 85 192 166 62 34 21 7 75 153 150 62 29 23 10 68 175 175 63 30 26 7 67 176 181 62 26 26 10 62 151 188
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 63 43 14 6 92 205 154 San Jose 63 39 17 7 85 190 154 Los Angeles 63 35 22 6 76 152 134 Phoenix 62 28 23 11 67 170 180 Vancouver 64 28 26 10 66 150 167 Calgary 62 24 31 7 55 145 186 Edmonton 63 21 34 8 50 157 206 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Montreal 4, Anaheim 3, SO Toronto 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT Philadelphia 6, Washington 4 Calgary 4, Ottawa 1
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Washington at Boston, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at Detroit, 8 p.m. Columbus at Chicago, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Montreal at Phoenix, 9 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
TODAY’S GAMES
N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, 9 p.m. Pittsburgh at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
GOLF Cadillac Championship Par Scores
The Associated Press Thursday At Trump National Doral (Blue Monster) Doral, Fla. Purse: $9 million Yardage: 7,481; Par: 72 (36-36) Partial First Round Play was suspended by rain and darkness Harris English 32-37—69 -3 Scott Hend 39-33—72 E Darren Fichardt 38-35—73 +1 Kevin Streelman 38-37—75 +3 Brendon de Jonge 37-39—76 +4 Jonas Blixt 38-41—79 +7 Leaderboard Hunter Mahan Patrick Reed Jason Dufner Francesco Molinari Harris English Adam Scott Zach Johnson Matt Kuchar Russell Henley Dustin Johnson Louis Oosthuizen Charl Schwartzel Ryan Moore Rory McIlroy Keegan Bradley Miguel Angel Jimenez Sergio Garcia Jimmy Walker Stephen Gallacher
SCORE -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
THRU 14 11 16 13 F 10 11 15 15 15 13 15 12 14 13 16 11 9 10
Puerto Rico Open Par Scores The Associated Press Thursday At Trump International Golf Club-Puerto Rico Rio Grande, Puerto Rico Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 7,506; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Brian Stuard 35-31—66 -6 Jason Gore 34-33—67 -5 Danny Lee 34-33—67 -5 Tim Petrovic 35-33—68 -4 Ricky Barnes 32-36—68 -4 Chesson Hadley 33-35—68 -4 William McGirt 34-34—68 -4 Y.E. Yang 34-34—68 -4 Eric Axley 32-36—68 -4 Ben Martin 36-32—68 -4 Richard H. Lee 34-35—69 -3 Cameron Beckman 34-35—69 -3 James Driscoll 32-37—69 -3 Alex Cejka 33-36—69 -3
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Crestwood’s Cawasha Ceasar, left, has helped the Lady Knights to their first 3A state title berth in school history. Ceasar is averaging 13.3 points per game. She, along with several other players, have scored in double figures this season to give Crestwood a plethora of scoring options this season.
WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L San Antonio 44 16 Houston 42 19 Dallas 36 26 Memphis 34 26 New Orleans 24 37 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Oklahoma City 46 15 Portland 42 19 Minnesota 30 30 Denver 26 34 Utah 21 40 PACIFIC DIVISION W L L.A. Clippers 42 20 Golden State 38 24 Phoenix 35 25 Sacramento 22 39 L.A. Lakers 21 40 x-clinched playoff spot
WESTERN CONFERENCE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
SOUTHEAST DIVISION W Miami 43 Washington 32 Charlotte 28 Atlanta 26 Orlando 19 CENTRAL DIVISION W x-Indiana 46 Chicago 34 Detroit 24 Cleveland 24 Milwaukee 12
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Knights have had nine players reach double figures in scoring in at least one game this season. Crestwood, which is 25-3 on the season and taking a 20-game winning streak into Saturday’s game, has not come out of nowhere this season. It played for the lower state title last season, losing to Orangeburg-Wilkinson, the same team it beat this past weekend to earn a spot in the title game. Interestingly, the Lady Knights advanced this year without the services of Daniquia Lewis, a McDonald’s All-America nominee, who graduated. “I think we looked to Daniquia to do too much last season,” said sophomore center Shaquanda Miller-McCray. “I feel like
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS At Colonial Life Arena in Columbia TODAY GIRLS 4A Greenwood vs. Dutch Fork, 7 p.m. BOYS 4A Hillcrest vs. Wando, 8:30 p.m. SATURDAY GIRLS 1A St. Joseph’s vs. Latta, 11 a.m. BOYS 1A CA Johnson vs. Whale Branch, 12:30 p.m. GIRLS 2A Andrew Jackson vs. Bishop England, 2 p.m. BOYS 2A Newberry vs. Lake Marion, 4 p.m. GIRLS 3A Dreher vs. Crestwood, 5:30 p.m. BOYS 3A AC Flora vs. Darlington, 7 p.m. TICKETS: $10 PARKING: $5
we’re more on the same page this year, playing together and having different people step up.” “There are a lot of players who have contributed,” Wilson said. Like almost any team, Crestwood has a few players who are the most consistent scorers. They are senior all-state performer Ke-
TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 performance. “Tajh sent a mass message out,” McDowell said, “and everybody was like, let’s go. He’s still our leader, man. When Tajh wants to work out, we’re all in the same boat.” Ford last played for Clemson in 2012, but a hamstring injury got him released from the Patriots in 2013, giving him an opportunity to work out on Pro Day and complete the Tigers’ familiar arsenal of playmakers. “I think it went great. We all have a lot of chemistry,” Ford said. “I’ve been playing with Tajh for three years. I remember him being the third-string quarterback and me being the third-string wide receiver, so we all just came out and showed what we can do and everything looked good.” The only pass touching the turf at Clemson’s indoor facility was a go-long route,
anua Williams at 14.3 points per game, sophomore guard Cawasha Ceasar at 13.3 and MillerMcCray at 9.8. “We only lost four seniors from last year, and me and the other three seniors told the team what we could do,” Williams said of herself, Crystal Bennett, Briana Pressley and Zuria Kelly. “We’ve been together as a team all season.” Others who have scored in double figures are Kelly, Bennett and Pressley, juniors Ladazha Cole and Whitney Wilson and freshman Tyana Saunders. Some of those games have come in blowout victories, but each has contributed at different times in some big games as well. “We play together as a team,” Ceasar said. “We’re pushing one another out on the floor, encouraging one another. We play defense together as a team. We do what it takes to win.”
when Boyd rocked back and fired the ball downfield to a sprinting Bryant. “Misjudged it. I was staring at it the whole time, reached my hand out and it just went straight through my hands,” Bryant said. “One dropped pass out of a lot. “We had good chemistry all week practicing and going through the script. Like we do on Saturdays, we just came out here and executed.” Mixed in among the scouts were Jets head coach Rex Ryan and Lions head coach Jim Caldwell, plus general managers from the Rams, Bills, Lions and Jets. St. Louis, Buffalo and Detroit each own top-10 picks and could be eyeing Watkins at the top of the draft. Many of the 32 NFL teams could be considering a mid- to late-round quarterback. Boyd couldn’t help but feel the heat, even on a chilly day.
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Slow start for Woods, Cadillac tournament DORAL, Fla. — Tiger Woods only made it through 10 holes Thursday — this time because of the weather, not his back. The opening round of the Cadillac Championship was stopped for more than two hours because of menacing thunderstorms. Woods failed to make a birdie in the 10 holes he played. When the round was suspended by darkness, he hit a wedge some 20 yards short of his target and three-putted WOODS from 55 feet on the par-5 10th hole. He was at 2-over par. Harris English finished with a 3-under 69 for a share of the lead with Jason Dufner, Hunter Mahan, Francesco Molinari and Patrick Reed, who all had to return Friday morning to complete the first round. Woods walked off after 13 holes Sunday in the Honda Classic because of lower back pain and spasms. STUARD LEADS PUERTO RICO OPEN RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Brian Stuard birdied seven his first 12 holes in windy conditions Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Puerto Rico Open. Stuard finished with a 6-under 66, dropping a stroke on the par-4 seventh hole — his 16th of the day — in wind gusting to 20 mph at Trump International Golf Club-Puerto Rico. Bishopville native Tommy Gainey withdrew during the round because of an elbow injury. Jason Gore and Danny Lee shot 67, and Y.E. Yang was another stroke back along with Ricky Barnes, William McGirt, Tim Petrovic, Chesson Hadley, Eric Axley and Ben Martin. Defending champion Scott Brown opened with a 70. SOUTH POINTE CHRISTIAN 18 SUMTER CHRISTIAN 5
PAGELAND – Sumter Christian School opened its varsity softball season with an 18-5 loss to South Pointe Christian on Tuesday at the South Pointe field. Dixie Jones was 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored for the Lady Bears. Katelynn Mahoney had a double, a run batted in and scored a run. SALAAM, WILLIAMS UP FOR HALL
DALLAS — Heisman Trophy winning running backs Rashaan Salaam of Colorado and Ricky Williams of Texas are among the stars making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year. Some of the other notable first-timers on the ballot released Thursday are Iowa State running back Troy Davis, a two-time Heisman finalist, Miami linebacker Ray Lewis, Southern California receiver Keyshawn Johnson and Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch. BEARS CUT HESTER LAKE FOREST, Ill.— Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. The Bears confirmed Thursday that they are parting ways with the three-time Pro Bowl pick after eight seasons, confirming what he told the NFL Network the previous day. So instead of a return to Chicago, he’ll hit the market as a free agent. General manager Phil Emery said it had been an honor to have Hester on the team. BRONCOS RELEASE CB BAILEY DENVER — The Denver Broncos say they have released cornerback Champ Bailey after 10 seasons with the team. His release Thursday was a cost-cutting move, with the 12-time Pro Bowler scheduled to make around $10 million next season. From staff, wire reports
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Childers made right decision to crew chief Harvick for SHR BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE — Rodney Childers wrestled for months with the decision to join Kevin Harvick at Stewart-Haas Racing. Just when he thought he’d made up his mind to leave Michael Waltrip Racing, he and Brian Vickers won a race together at New Hampshire. Weeks went by after that victory last July when Childers thought his heart was truly in remaining with MWR. He woke up one day and his mind was finally made up. “My alarm went off and it hit me, it was like, ‘I need to go to Stewart-Haas and crew chief Kevin Harvick,’” Childers told The Associated Press this week. So much for peace of mind: MWR reacted to his decision by essentially benching Childers for the rest of the season. He CHILDERS couldn’t work for almost six weeks. He pressure washed his house, tweeted with fans during races and had weekends off for the first time in his adult life. Finally, in late October, MWR gave Childers his release and he was free to join to SHR and get a head-start on the 2014 season. “When I started, it was a bit overwhelming, the way it’s run is different because the crew chiefs have a lot more control,” Childers said. “I got there and really wasn’t happy with the way the cars were built, the equipment needed to be a lot nicer. I started to think after six or seven days, ‘Man, this is going to take a long time to fix.’” Childers grew so discouraged he thought it would be June or July before Harvick would win his first race with his new team. Six weeks into the process, something suddenly changed. “I left work one night and looked around and thought ‘Crap, we can win one of the first four races and we can contend just like anyone else can,’” Childers said. “It had all come together so quickly, and from that moment on, our whole demeanor has been a lot different — it’s been about winning.” That was evident all last weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, where Harvick showed early on that his No. 4 Chevrolet was going to be a race-day contender. The car was ultimately so good, Harvick led 224 of the 312 laps Sunday en route to a win in just his second race with SHR. It was the lone bright spot in a second consecutive crummy weekend for SHR. After a disastrous Speedweeks that was plagued with engine issues and four wrecked race cars, Phoenix wasn’t much better for the organization. Kurt Busch had another engine failure, Danica Patrick was wrecked out for the second-straight week and Tony Stewart was 16th. Perhaps because of the head-start Childers had on 2014 and Harvick’s arrival, the No. 4 team doesn’t have the same ailments as the other three SHR cars. Harvick finished second in his
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Kevin Harvick, standing to the right of the winner’s trophy, joins his crew in Victory Lane after winning Sunday’s The Profit on CNBC 500 at Phoenix Speedway in Avondale, Ariz. Daytona qualifying race, and was in the mix at the Daytona 500 until he was part of the last-lap crash. Childers points to a December test at Charlotte as knowing he made the right decision to move and that he and Harvick can have a special season. “My personal validation was not winning at Phoenix but leaving that Charlotte test,” he said. “We knew that car wasn’t very nice and we could build cars way better than that. But to still be that fast in a car we felt could be a lot better — it was like, ‘This is really going to work out.’” Will it work out Sunday in Las Vegas, on the first 1.5-mile track of the season? “Our Las Vegas car is even better than our Phoenix car,” Childers said. BURTON’S DEBUT Jeff Burton will leave the television studio this weekend to make his first start of the season. The 21-time Cup winner left Richard Childress Racing at the end of last season and initially announced a deal as a test driver for Michael Waltrip Racing with only one guaranteed race — Sunday at Las Vegas. He’s since been named an analyst for NBC Sports Group’s coverage of NASCAR. So after sitting out the first two weeks of the season, Burton will be behind the wheel of the No. 66 Toyota at Las Vegas. It’s part of a new partnership between MWR and Jay Robinson Racing that allows the No. 66 to compete in all Sprint Cup races with Joe Nemechek as the primary driver, and Burton and Michael Waltrip on occasion. “I am really looking forward to getting back in a race car this weekend,” Burton said. “We spent a lot of time testing this winter. I really like the direction that Michael Waltrip Racing is heading.” Although Las Vegas is the only announced race to date, Burton said he feels more races are coming. “There are other ones we feel pretty sure about that we’re going to run, but
we haven’t really talked about it yet so we might change our mind,” he said. “We got to run where it make sense to run and not just run because we want to run. It’s got to be part of a plan and if it’s not, we’re making a mistake.” Burton has 16 career Cup starts at Las Vegas and won in 1999 and 2000. TRUEX-300TH START Martin Truex Jr. will make his 300th career Cup start Sunday. “I had absolutely no idea that my 300th start is coming up,” said Truex. “I’ve been blessed to be with some great race teams and have enjoyed plenty of fond memories.” The two-time Nationwide Series champion made his first Cup start on Oct. 31, 2004 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and moved to the series full-time in 2006. Truex ran 117 races with Dale Earnhardt Inc., 36 with Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, 144 with Michael Waltrip Racing and will make his third start Sunday with new team Furniture Row Racing. “They say when you’re having fun time flies, and in my case that is so true because I have had an incredible amount of fun over the years,” Truex said. TRACK TAKEOVER Richmond International Raceway is hosting a “Track Takeover” for all fans with a ticket to the April 26 Sprint Cup Series race. In the hours leading up to the green flag, the RIR will allow fans onto the track, which will have interactive activities around the facility. There will be live music and driver Q&A sessions at the start/finish line, where fans will be allowed to sign the pavement and leave a message on the actual asphalt. The backstretch will host educational and interactive components for all levels and ages in an attempt to take fans behind the scenes. Fans can walk the ¾-mile oval hours before the race and guides will point out memorable spots around the track.
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ffensive lineman Shane Lemieux (6-feet6-inches, 285 pounds) of Yakima, Wash., is one of the top OL prospects in the Northwest based on his impressive offer list. And right now, his two favorite programs are the University of South Carolina and Oregon. Lemieux visited Oregon last Friday and Washington on Saturday. He will visit Washington State this weekend and will make a trip to USC the weekend after that. His father is a nuclear engineer living in Lancaster so Lemieux has made numerous visits to the Palmetto State. And he has strong interest in the Gamecocks right now. “They are SEC (Southeastern Conference), pretty great weather, and the football team is obviously very good,” Lemieux said. I’m very interested. The first time I talked to him, me and (USC OL) Coach (Shawn) Elliott have already gained a pretty good relationship and he offered me right then and there.” Lemieux has offers from USC, Oregon, Washington, WSU, Boise State, California, Arizona State, Idaho, East Carolina and others, but it’s clear in his mind which two are on top. “I can’t really decide between the Gamecocks and Oregon,” he said. “Those are my two favorite teams forever. Arizona State is up there. Boise State is up there. Washington State is sort of a sleeper right now; I just want to get to know them better. And Cal is pretty up there.” Lemieux adds that distance from home won’t play a factor in his final decision. “If I go down to play at South Carolina my mom will find a way to get down there. If I go down to play at Oregon my dad will find a way to get down there. It’s a win-win.” Lemieux said he wants to visit USC, Boise, Cal, Oregon and Arizona State and then make his decision by July at the latest. Defensive lineman DJ Jones (6-2, 305) was one of the state’s top prospects in 2012 at Wren High School in Piedmont, playing in the Shrine Bowl. After a season at East Mississippi Junior College, he’s emerged as one of the top prospects in the country. Jones has offers from USC, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida State, Mississippi, Southern California, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Arkansas and Louisiana State. Last season, he had 49 tackles and eight quarterback sacks, and his high school head coach sees nothing but greatness ahead. “If he stays healthy, he will play in the NFL (National Football League),” Jeff Tate said. “He’s so explosive. He gets great leverage. He’s a man among boys. He’s different from the rest of them. He runs, he’s athletic and he has strong hands.” Jones has not taken any visits yet and nothing is scheduled, though he’s looking at visiting USC for the spring game. He’s in touch with Gamecock DL coach Deke Adams. “He said they are losing a few defensive linemen, and he can see me coming in and playing inside and playing a
big role,” Jones said. “I wouldn’t give anybody a lead right now. I’m feeling everything the same.” But Tate thinks one team has the edge. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see him end up at Carolina,” Tate said. “He just wants to play in the SEC. Clemson has shown some interest, but they’re not big on getting junior college transfers, but they do like him.” Jones admitted the chance to play back home has USC in a good spot with him. “Being that it is my home state, they’ve got a little edge on everybody else,” he said. Jones said USC is definite for one of his official visits and Alabama, FSU and Southern Cal are likely, but not definite. He plans to get down to five schools during his season then make his decision in December, which is when he finishes up at the JC. Jones’ new teammate is USC signee DE Dante Sawyer, and the two have talked about taking their new friendship to Columbia. “He’s pushing me to commit,” Jones said. “I doubt he goes anywhere else. I think he’ll stick with USC.” DE Marquavius Lewis (6-4, 270) of Hutchinson JC in Kansas is a Greenwood native who is now a major prospect going into his second year at the JC. Lewis was offered by USC, Alabama and Florida on Friday. Some of his other offers are Auburn, Kansas State, West Virginia, Arkansas, Miami, Missouri and Tennessee. Lewis is planning to graduate in December and will have three years to play two. He’s not claiming favorites. Last season, Lewis earned all-conference honors after totaling 60 tackles with 17 for loss and 6.5 sacks. Tight end Chris Clark of Avon, Conn., was offered by USC and Florida. He also has offers from Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Central Florida, Missouri, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Louisville, Iowa, Nebraska, Notre Dame and others. OL Zach Giella of Augusta, Ga., took his first unofficial visit to USC last week, where he had a chance to meet with the coaches and visit the campus. He plans to make another USC visit in April. His offers are from USC, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Duke and Mizzou with interest from Virginia, Stanford and Vandy. He does not have any favorites. OL Tommy Hatton (6-2, 280) of Montvale, N.J., made a swing through the South last month, visiting several schools, including USC. He did not leave with a Gamecock offer, but he is hopeful of one based on what he was told. “I talked to Coach Elliott, and he said off film I’m an offer guy,” Hatton said. “He just wants to build the relationship.” Hatton plays tackle in high school, but will be a center in college. Hatton does hold offers from Boston College, Maryland, Connecticut, Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Louisville, Rutgers, Temple, Massachusetts, Old Dominion and Appalachian State. On his recent trip, Hatton also visited Duke, North Carolina State, UNC and GT. He has also been to Rutgers, UConn, BC, Maryland and Penn State. He’s also looking
at visits to Louisville, Michigan State and Northwestern. He wants to make his decision this summer. Hatton has been part of three state championship teams and was named all-state last season. CLEMSON Clemson handed out offers to four wide receiver prospects for the ‘15 class last week. Each is a highly recruited player with multiple offers. Alex Ofodile (6-3, 180) of Columbia, Mo., caught 92 passes for 1,300 yards and 16 touchdowns last season. His father played at Mizzou and the Tigers have also offered along with Alabama, Auburn, UK, Colorado, FSU, Illinois, Ole Miss, Nebraska and others. Jayson Stanley (6-3, 205) is from Fairburn, Ga. Some of his other offers are Alabama, Auburn, UK, Tennessee, Cal, Purdue and Wisconsin. Van Jefferson (6-2, 170) of Brentwood, Tenn., also has Tennessee, PSU, Vandy, Auburn and Ohio State on his offer list. And Auden Tate (6-4, 200) of Tampa, Fla., has also been offered by USC, Indiana, UK, Louisville, Ole Miss, PSU, Vandy, South Florida and UCF. WR Jalen Guyton (6-1, 185) of Allen, Texas, plans Phil Kornblut to visit Clemson in April. RECRUITING He has 18 ofCORNER fers, including one from the Tigers. He has visited Texas A&M and Texas Christian for junior days and other trips coming up are to ND, Ohio State, Stanford, NW and Oklahoma. He holds offers from each. His other offers include Texas Tech, San Diego State, Ole Miss, Southern Methodist, Illinois, Arizona State, Baylor, Wake Forest and Indiana. Defensive back Steven Griffin of Charlotte is the son of former Clemson running back Steve Griffin. One of his offers is from the Tigers, and the legacy is showing a lot of interest in Clemson. However, he wants to make it clear he does not have any favorites. “I know on Rivals it says that I’m high on Clemson and Tennessee,” Steven Griffin said. “That makes it seems like they’re my favorites. I don’t want to have any favorites just yet.” The Volunteers have offered along with Michigan, Duke, NCSU, UNC, WF, GT and ODU. Griffin has been to junior days at Clemson and Tennessee with several future visits planned. “I know I’m going to North Carolina and Wake Forest,” he said. “I’m probably going to N.C. State, and I’m going to try to get up to Ohio State and maybe Michigan.” CLEMSON AND USC Ever since he decommitted from Virginia Tech, DE Michael Barnett of Woodland High in Dorchester has seen his recruiting stock climb. USC and Alabama were two to jump in with offers, and last week he landed one from LSU. Others on his offer list are Clemson, Florida, VT, FSU, Tennessee, NCSU and GT. Despite his decommitment from
VT, Barnett continues to favor the Hokies and plans to visit there this spring. He also wants to visit FSU. He’s involved in track and field right now and that’s hampered his ability to get to schools this spring. OL Zack Bailey of Summerville High made an unofficial visit to USC on Friday where he met with recruiter Everette Sands and attended the baseball games. Bailey has offers from USC, Clemson, Florida, FSU, GT, UNC, Tennessee and The Citadel. Clemson and USC have offered OL Austin Clark (6-6, 295) of Lexington, Va. Clark has already attended a junior day at Clemson and plans to attend a junior day at USC on March 29. Clark has also attended junior days at VT and Tennessee and visited UVa last Saturday. He plans to narrow his list to “five or six in the next month or so” and added that USC and Clemson have a good chance of making that list. Clark’s offers include Clemson, USC, PSU, Ohio State, Tennessee, UVa, VT, UNC, Duke, Maryland, Temple, WF, WVU, Rutgers and Vandy. He does not have any favorites. DB Mike Hughes of New Bern, N.C., is a major target of USC and Clemson and both are in good standing with him at this point his head coach said. “He’s been impressed with Clemson and South Carolina; they were one of the first ones to come in and offer,” Bobby Curlings said. “They have been real consistent in being here when you can be here and calling when you can call. He’s been real appreciative of the way they have been recruiting him.” Both schools like Hughes as a cornerback. Hughes has been to USC and will try to get to Clemson. He also has visited UNC, NCSU and Florida. The previously mentioned five schools have offered along with Ole Miss, UVa, ECU, VT, Charlotte, Louisville, WF, Duke and A&M. “He’s still wide open,” Curlings said. “I don’t think he knows (about favorites). If it’s instate, it’s going to between N.C. State and North Carolina; out of state it’s South Carolina or Clemson. Just listening to him talk, those four are in the top five, and I’m not sure on a fifth one.” Hughes is a tremendous athlete who played QB last season. He passed for over 2,000 yards and 15 TDs and rushed for 1,500 yards and 23 TDs. He also plays WR and returns punts and kickoffs. He’s also a punter and averaged over 42 yards per punt last season. Junior RB Traveon Samuel of Phenix City, Ala., has dropped Clemson from his top five and added USC to his top four. “They told me they would probably offer me when I came up for the
spring game,” Samuel said of USC, and he is planning to make that trip. On the other hand, he said the Tigers have not contacted him in some time. So as Clemson’s interest has appeared to have waned, USC’s interest appears to have grown. “They’ve been talking to me a lot lately,” Samuel said. “They have told me how they could use me as a slot receiver, like they did with (former USC WR) Ace Sanders, and I could have a chance at the next level.” He has USC behind Florida, FSU and Auburn. Each of his top three has offered. Linebacker Jeffery Holland of Jacksonville, Fla., counts nearly 60 offers on his board at this point, including USC and Clemson, but neither is in his top six. However, he points out it’s not an official or final top six. Auburn, Florida, FSU, Alabama, Ohio State and UCLA are that group and there’s no order or favorite. “I still like South Carolina a lot,” Holland said. Holland’s only junior day visit thus far was to Florida a few weeks back. He doesn’t have any other visits planned right now, but he does want to get to USC and Clemson this spring. He also plans to visit Auburn, Florida and FSU this spring and Ohio State and UCLA this summer. DL Albert Huggins of Orangeburg-Wilkinson High was offered last week by LSU, his 18th offer. Clemson and USC are among his other offers. Some of his others are FSU, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, UGA, Auburn, GT and Mississippi State. Huggins has not been able to get to any junior days at this point, but he plans to see some schools this spring. Clemson and USC recruiters visited him in January. OTHERS QB Will Brunson of Carolina Forest High in Myrtle Beach has been hearing from Duke for some time and is showing a lot of interest in the Blue Devils. Duke is one of the camps he plans to attend. Cincinnati is another possible camp stop. He also mentioned USC, ECU, UNC, Tennessee and UK as probable locations. Brunson plans to attend as many spring practices as possible, including USC and Tennessee. He has not been offered. WR Tavin Richardson of Byrnes High in Duncan added an offer from UVa to his list last week. Richardson also has offers from Pittsburgh, Arkansas, BC, Cincinnati, Louisville, Illinois, Maryland, Ole Miss, Miami, GT, Mississippi State, UK and VT. Richardson said he’s not hearing much from USC or Clemson. He recently visited UK and that’s been his only visit thus far. He does not have favorites.
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WHITNEY D. RAINDROP Whitney Danielle Raindrop, 25, died Monday, March 3, 2014, at her residence, 438 Rodney Drive, Sumter. She was born Dec. 28, 1988, in Sumter, a daughter of Kyle D. and Barbara Nelson Raindrop. She received her formal RAINDROP education in the Sumter County public schools. She also received her licensed practical nurse certificate from the University of South Carolina, Columbia. She was a member of Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church and was a member of the young adult choir and the junior usher board. Survivors are her parents, Kyle Raindrop and Barbara Nelson Raindrop of Sumter; her fiance, Jeffery Scott; two brothers, Kevin and Leondria Nelson of Sumter; four foster brothers; three sisters, Lydia Busby of Manning, and Samantha (Joe) Pouge and Christina Holston, both of Columbia; one adopted sister, Carolyn Scarborough; foster grandmother, Pinese Caldwell; four cousins she considered brothers, Keith (Alice) Nelson, Tyrell (Mary) Miller, Terrence Nelson and Jermaine Nelson; 11 aunts; and seven uncles. Celebratory services for Ms. Raindrop will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1260 Green Hill Church Road, Alcolu, with the Rev. William J. Frierson Sr. presiding, the Rev. Delbert Singleton, pastor, eulogist, and the Rev. Delaney K. Frierson, the Rev. Constance Lane and Minister Sylvia R. Whitaker assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Ms. Raindrop will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time. The family is receiving friends at the residence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
DOROTHY J. BOYKIN Dorothy J. “Dottie” Boykin, 76, widow of Johnny Theo “J.T.” Boykin Jr., died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the home of her daughter in
Manning. Born in Odon, Ind., she was a daughter of Cecil Stoner and the late Alma G. Kelsey Stoner. BOYKIN Mrs. Boykin was a member of Crosswell Baptist Church. Survivors include her father and his wife, Jeanette, of Sumter; one son, Frankie Hudson (Debbie) of Sumter; two daughters, Tracy Powell (Dennis) of Sumter and Jodi Duke (Mike) of Manning; six grandchildren, Kelsey Parker (Tracy), Jamie Wilson (Cameron), Paige Conant (Thomas), Kayla Powell, Ty Duke and Dusty Duke; and two great-grandchildren, Chloe Grace Parker and Wyatt Wilson. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles F. Hudson. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday with Pastor Cameron Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ty Duke, Dusty Duke, Tracy Parker, Thomas Conant, Lee Blackmon and Wayne Turner. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter, 1863 Partridge Drive, Sumter. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
LUCILLE P. ASHLEY Lucille P. Ashley, widow of James P. Ashley, was born Sept. 26, 1933, to the late Thomas and Rachel Galloway Pringle. She departed this life on Sunday, March 2, 2014. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. Mrs. Ashley began her Christian journey at Union Baptist Church in Wedgefield. As she continued her spiritual growth, God promoted her to evangelist with the command to go and teach my people. This was her heart. She loved sharing the gospel and praising her God. Mrs. Ashley was a faithful member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Sumter, where
GAMECOCKS FROM PAGE B1 goes on,” said Spurrier’s son, wide receivers coach Steve Spurrier Jr. “But it was good to get a good day in— just to line up and run plays and snap the ball.” South Carolina fans already expected a quieter spring after defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, expected to be a top NFL draft pick for years, moved on, along with other stars such as quarterback Connor Shaw, defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles and cornerback Victor Hampton. Head coach Spurrier has said he still expects to compete for South Carolina’s first Southeastern Conference title and a fourth straight 11-win season or better. Whether the Gamecocks do that might hinge on a very inexperienced secondary. Just four cornerbacks returns, and none of them have more than two starts. The team recruited the position heavily and expects those freshmen to get on the field quickly. But they aren’t around for the spring, Ward said. “Whether we have enough good players to win a lot of ball games in the SEC — they’re not on campus yet,” Ward said. On offense, Spurrier has said even with Shaw graduating, there won’t be a competition at quarterback as senior Dylan Thompson will be his starter. All-SEC running back Mike Davis is back, too. If there is a breakout star for South Carolina next fall, it could be sophomore wide receiver Pharoh Cooper. Spurrier has tinkered with him taking snaps in the wildcat formation. “For him to come from a guy who wanted to be a lockdown corner when he got here to playing receiver, returning punts and playing quarterback at a high level, he’s cer-
tainly proven he can play,” Spurrier Jr. said Thursday. “We’re going to try to get him
she was lovingly referred to as “Mother Ashley.” In addition to assisting in ministry, she also taught Sunday school with the simplicity of the word. She leaves to cherish her memory: two daughters, Pricillia Bodger and Paulette Bodger; four granddaughters, Tremaine (Donte) Towsend, Ashleigh Coffman, Kaitlyn Bodger and Brianna Bodger; a grandson, Bryan Tobias; three sisters, Dorothy Choice, Sara Kelly and Thelma Pringle; two brothers, Clarence (Bessie) Pringle and Robert (Myrtle) Pringle; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Saturday until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Salem Chapel and Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem St., Sumter, with Pastor Larry Clark officiating and Pastor Delbert Pringle, of Greenhill Missionary Baptist Church, eulogist. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends at 2530 Sargent Road, Dalzell. 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.
WOODIE O. HINSON Woodie Odell Hinson, 53, husband of Kristi Garrett Hinson, died Thursday, March 6, 2014, at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Willie Albert and Alice Grace Tidwell Hinson. Mr. Hinson was a selfemployed landscaper. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; a daughter, Alexandria Marie Dangerfield of Sumter; a son, Noah Alexander Dangerfield of Sumter; five sisters, Becky Stevenson, Reda Holliday, Kathy Hinson, Sharon Hinson O’Harra and Ann Atkins; a brother, Willie Albert Hinson Jr.; a granddaughter, Jayleigh Jewel Watts; and members of his “special family,” Harriet
THE SUMTER ITEM Hodge, Lonnie Hodge, Shirley Hires, Eileen Winn and Theresa Brunson. He was preceded in death by a sister, Jean Woudwyck. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with Dr. Clay Smith officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wesley Ridgill, Robert “Skeeter” Stevenson Jr., Brian Woudwyck, T.J. Parnell, David Parnell and Chris Way. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 90 Vining Road. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.
JULIA J. NELSON Julia Junious Nelson, 98, widow of Simon Nelson, entered eternal rest on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at the home of her daughter in Westminster, Md. Born Aug. 21, 1915, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Abbie Junious and Maggie McBride. She attended the public schools in Clarendon County. She was a member of Greater St. Phillip RMUE Church, where she was a member of the senior choir, a class leader and a Sunday school member. Survivors are a son, Dowson Nelson of Baltimore, Md.; a daughter, Magalene (Sylvester) Hawkins of Westminster; a nephew she raised as a son, Elijah Nelson; a brother, Esau Junious Sr. of Pinewood; five sisters, Gladys King of Washington, D.C., Ruth Davis of Wilmington, N.C., Eva Robinson and Sue Ester Canty, both of Pinewood, and Susan Charles of Manning; four grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; one sister-inlaw, Zilphia Junious; and a
host of other relatives and friends. Viewing will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today, and funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater St. Phillip RMUE Church, Rimini, with Pastor Daniel Green and Presiding Elder Warren Hatcher, eulogy. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1178 Sanders Road, Pinewood. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.
RONNIE McARTHUR LYLES Ronnie “Sport Row” McArthur Lyles, 46, entered eternal rest on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Sept. 11, 1967, in Union, he was a son of the late Bennie M. and Ethel Robinson Lyles. He was a member of Antioch RMUE Church, Rimini, and attended the public schools of Sumter County. Survivors are one brother, Sharod Hannah of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; four sisters, Diane Lyles, Benita Lyles Webb, Georgie Hardy and Kimberly (David) Jones, all of Columbia; five aunts, Virginia (Henry) Hill, Georgianna Rainwater, Daisy (Edward) Barnett, Rebecca Carson and a special aunt and uncle, Pearline (King) Robinson; three uncles, Quincy (Gladys) Robinson, Isaac (Catherine) Robinson and Richard Lyles; a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by a brother, Maurice Lyles. He can be viewed from 2:30 to 7 p.m. today, and a funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Antioch RMUE Church, Rimini, with Pastor William Green. Burial will follow in Spring Grove Cemetery, Pinewood. The family is receiving visitors at the home of his aunt, Pearline (King) Robinson, 112 S. Sumter St., Pinewood. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.
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CALVIN L. LOCKHART Calvin Leroy Lockhart, 38, entered eternal rest on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Lake City Community Hospital, Lake City. Born Dec. 13, 1975, in Newark, N.J., he was a son of Jennifer Smothers and the late Anthony Edward McKnight. He attended the public schools in Newark. He moved to the Sumter community of South Carolina and obtained his CDL and enjoyed traveling. Survivors are his mother, Jennifer Smothers, and stepfather, Ricky Quattlebaum Sr. of the home; one son, Jorquay L. McFadden of Lake City; three brothers, James R. Dowsey, Ricky (Dominique) Quattlebaum Jr. of the home and Anthony E. McKnight Jr. of New Jersey; three sisters, Ashia Quattlebaum of the home, and Felicia and Miranda McKnight, both of New Jersey; maternal grandmother, Louise Smothers of Irvington, N.J.; paternal grandmother, Elizabeth McKnight of Roselle, N.J.; paternal stepgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Quattlebaum Sr. of Lynchburg; a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today and funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Greater Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church with Bishop Marvin Hodge presiding, the Rev. Harry Clark officiating and Evangelist Melissa Vaughn. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1435 Cherryville Drive, Lot 45, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.
MARCUS A. WHITE Marcus Anthony White, age 15, beloved son of Marvin and Theresa M. Penson White, died on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.
CATHERINE H. OGLESBY Catherine Herriott Oglesby was born Feb. 18, 1940, in Lee County, to the late Warren and Marriah Slater. She departed this life on Feb. 26, 2014. She attended Sumter County public schools and migrated to Philadelphia in the 1950s. She then made her way to Paterson, N.J., where she met the love of her life, Albert Herriott, and they settled in New York City. After the sudden death of Albert, she later married Wilbert Oglesby. She was a housewife, devoted mother and a member of Paradise Baptist Church in New York City. She enjoyed helping others and was a regular volunteer at the American Red Cross for several years. Most recently, she volunteered for the New York City Department for the Aging, where she was a volunteer foster grandparent. She was admired by the staff and adored by the children there as she nurtured and often sang to the kids. She liked baking cakes and her famous sweet potato desserts but really enjoyed music and took advantage of any opportunity to sing before an audience, whether at a church service or a family gathering. She also liked taking long walks through Central Park and reading her Bible. She leaves to cherish her memory: her only child, Sherry M. Herriott-Hunter (Robert) of Dublin, Ga.; siblings, Willimea Franklin of Sumter, Ada Moses of Sumter, Essie Wilson of Philadelphia, Pa., Wiley Slater of Sumter, Francis Davis of Linden, N.J., Elizabeth Slater of New York, N.Y., Jasper Slater (Elaine) of Linden and Michael Slater (Mildred) Sumter; a host of cousins, nieces, and nephews; and special friends, Jean Buttone, Dollie Owens, Mildred Parker and Delores Williams, all of New York. Public viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Job’s Mortuary Chapel, 312 S. Main St., Sumter, with Pastor Theodore Braswell officiating and Elder Robert Hunter, eulogist. Interment will follow in St. Mark Baptist Church cemetery, Bishopville. 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.
SUZANNE ARRINGTON EASLEY — Suzanne Bedenbaugh Arrington, 70, of 112 Barnett Way, widow of William “Bill” Arrington, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Baptist Easley Hospital. Born in Camden, a daughter of the late Kenneth Wilson and Susie Burns Bedenbaugh, Mrs. Arrington retired as a teacher with Willow Drive Elementary School. She was a member of LIFEchurch. Mrs. Arrington was an inspiration to many because of her perseverance through her disabilities. Although her disabilities removed her from the public classroom, she continued to allow her passion for teaching to influence young children through ministry at the church. Surviving are two sons, George Edward “E” Myers (Holly) and Kenneth Earl Myers (Kathleen); a daughter, Melissa Leigh Myers Albertson (the Rev. Chad); one brother, Kenneth Bedenbaugh; two sisters, Sylvia Hendley and Sandra Leitner; grandchildren, Eddie Myers III, Heather DeJesus, JD, Cullen, Garrett, Rachel and Ashleigh, Andrew, Mary Beth and Caroline Albertson. Memorial services will be held at 5 p.m. today at LIFEchurch, 199 Thomas Mill Road, Dacusville. Visitation will be from 3 to 4:45 p.m. today at the church prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Children’s Ministry of LIFEchurch, 199 Thomas Mill Road, Easley, SC 29640. The family is at the residence. Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
DOUGLAS E. NESBITT Sr. CHARLESTON — Douglas Eugene Nesbitt Sr., 57, died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.brunsonfuneralhome.com. Brunson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 15 E. Hospital St., Manning, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 433-2273.
JERRY HARRISON Jerry Harrison, 60, husband of Pamela Davis Harrison, departed this life on March 5, 2014, in Sumter. He was a son of the late Leslie and Addie Mae Jennings. The family is receiving friends at 1340 N. Kings Highway, Sumter. Services will be announced later by Whites Mortuary LLC of Sumter, (803) 774-8200.
WAYNE C. GAMBLE GREELEYVILLE — Wayne Carnell “Dilly” Gamble, 58, husband of Veronica Borum Gamble and widower of Youlanda Robinson “Vett” Gamble, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at his residence, 41 Tucker St., Greeleyville. He was born July 13, 1955, in Greeleyville, a son of the late Robert and Emma Louise Conyers Gamble. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 95 C.E. Murray Blvd.,Greeleyville, with the Rev. Dr. L.W. Walker, pastor, the Rev. E.B. Holmes, the Rev. Phil Watson, the Rev. Jermaine Walker and the Rev. Jerry P. Edwards assisting. Burial will follow in the St. James Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, Coleman Road, Greeleyville.
The family is receiving friends at the residence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
ROOSEVELT WILSON Roosevelt “Tudor” Wilson, 87, departed this earth at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at Sumter Health and Rehabilitation Center, after a debilitating illness. Born March 26, 1926, in Dalzell, he was the youngest of four children born to the late Joseph and Ammie Deas Wilson. Tudor accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age at Joshua Baptist Church. Although he was not an active member at the time of his death, he always knew the final resting place for his earthly remains would be in the Joshua Baptist Churchyard cemetery. “Tudor,” as he was affectionately called by family and friends, attended school for a short period of time prior to beginning work at the McClellan Five and Dime Store in downtown Sumter. Tudor relocated to Philadelphia in the late 1940s and worked in construction for a number of years. With some persuasion from cousins Booker T., Malachi and Ernest, he left the city of brotherly love in the 1950s for other job opportunities in Newark, N.J. After residing in Newark for more than two decades, Tudor returned to Sumter in the 70s after the death of his father. He was employed by Williams Funeral Home until his retirement. He loved hanging out with “Bo” Williams and working at the funeral home. Tudor loved his family and always talked fondly of them and his many memories of times shared with them. He was an easygoing, quiet man who hardly ever raised his voice. He was just the opposite of his favorite nephew, Robert Lee Loney, whose presence is always known. After the death of his mother in 1981, Tudor resided with Robert Lee until he was placed in Sumter Health and Rehabilitation Center in 2013. Tudor enjoyed having “a cold one,” watching baseball games, and spending time in “The Hole.” When he was able, he walked almost everywhere he went as evidenced by the fact that he never seemed to gain an ounce. He leaves to cherish his memories: devoted nephews, Robert Lee Loney (Mae Bell) of Sumter, Randy Hennix of Fort Washington, Md., and Anthony Prince (Vivian) of Philadelphia; three nieces, Frances P. Rice (Joseph), Carrie P. Glover (James) and Amy P. Kemp of Philadelphia; a devoted great-niece, Carrie Loney Fox (Barry) of Washington, D.C.; 10 other greatnieces; eight great-nephews; a host of great-great-nieces and nephews, cousins, other loving relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his loving parents; one daughter, Ernestine Sanders; two sisters, Carrie Lee Wilder and Wessie Mae Prince; and one brother, John Allen Wilson. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home, 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. J. Elbert Williams officiating, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Ernest Jackson, presiding. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of his nephew, Robert Lee Loney, 11 Hunter St., Sumter. The funeral procession will leave at 11:30 a.m. from the home of his nephew. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be friends and family. Burial will be in the Joshua Baptist Churchyard cemetery, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.
FREDDIE ANTHONY BISHOPVILLE — Freddie “Fortune” Anthony, husband of Alice Jones Anthony, entered eternal rest on March 1, 2014, at McLeod Regional
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014 Medical Center, Florence. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 128 Corbett St., Bishopville. Visitations will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lee Central High School Auditorium, 1800 Wisacky Highway, Bishopville, with Bishop Nathaniel Dixon officiating. Burial will follow in Broad Branch Cemetery, Bishopville. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.
CORNELIA SINGLETON Cornelia “Sister” Rivers Howard Singleton, 78, was granted her wings on Monday, March 3, 2014, at East Neck Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Babylon, Long Island, N.Y., after a lengthy illness. Born Nov. 25, 1934, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late James Sr. and Charlotte Haile Rivers. She attended the public schools of Sumter County and was a 1954 graduate of Lincoln High School. She was married to the late Levi Howard, and to this union four children were born. Later she married the late Sammie Lee Singleton. Cornelia was an active member of Willow Grove AME Church, where she served faithfully until her health began to fail. She was a hardworking and loving mother who worked hard to take care of her children. She leaves to cherish her precious memories: two daughters, Cathryn Howard of Wyandanch, Long Island, and Barbara H. (Henry) Robinson of Deer Park, Long Island; a son, Gregory (Janice) Howard of Columbia; grandchildren, Shawn Robinson, Kayla Robinson and Brittany Howard of Long Island; a special sister, Marie Nixon Callahan of Wyandanch, Long Island; two brothers-in-law, Lawrence Kershaw of Sumter and James (Geneva) Howard of Bridgeport, Conn.; five sisters-in-law, Wilhelminia, Bernice and Patsy Rivers of Dalzell, Susanna Howard of Wedgefield and Pricilla (Thomas) Frame of Newport News, Va.; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a son, Bryant Howard; sisters, Estelle (Sammie) Alston and Nancy R. Kershaw; and brothers, James Jr., Dobey Sr. and David Rivers. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Willow Grove AME Church, 8105 Sumter Landing Road, Horatio, with the Rev. Wallace Preston, pastor, eulogist. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Jackie Kershaw, 810 N. King Highway (S.C. 261 North), Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at noon. The funeral procession will leave at 12:20 p.m. from the home. Floral bearers will be Willow Grove AME Church Mis-
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sionary and friends of the family. Pallbearers will be nephews and friends of the family. Interment will be in the Willow Grove AME Church cemetery. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.
BRENDA S. RUSSELL Brenda Susan Russell, 59, having passed from death unto life through faith in Jesus Christ, has now entered through the gates of heaven on March 5, 2014, to be with the Lord forevermore. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Roland C. “Red” Russell Sr. and Hazel Osborne Russell. Ms. Russell was a member of Crosswell Baptist Church. She dearly loved her Lord Jesus and enjoyed gospel music that spoke of Him. She sang with the church choir, enjoyed playing the piano, and followed several southern gospel groups. She loved children. She was the first nursery worker for the Knitting Hearts Women’s Ministry. She was loved dearly by all who knew her and will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. Survivors include two brothers, Roland C. Russell (Ann B.) of Sumter and Barry E. Russell (Elaine) of Lakeland, Fla.; and four sisters, Sara R. Browning of Columbia, Nancy R. Baker (Claude) and Joyce Russell-Sanders (James), both of Sumter, and Audrey R. Holzhausen (Greg) of Summerville. She was a special aunt to her 13 nieces and nephews; and her greatnieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by one sister, Barbara J. Russell; and one brother, Paul W. Russell. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Crosswell Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Owens officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tim Russell, Bobby Russell, Donnie Browning, Wayne Russell, Ansel Owens and Jason McCoy. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Friends will be received at other times in the home of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Sanders, 2970 S. Wise Drive. Memorials may be made to Crosswell Baptist Church, 604 Mathis St., Sumter, SC 29150; Knitting Hearts Women’s Ministry, in care of Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St. Ext., Sumter SC 29150; or to the American Heart Association, Memorial Processing Center, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
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Neighbor’s dog in serious need of rehab? BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH I’d like to praise Cesar Millan, not bury him in a mediocre review. But how many dog rehabilitations can one person watch? Nat Geo Wild launches the celebrity dog trainer’s newest series “Cesar 911” (9 p.m., TV-PG). To say it resembles “Dog Whisperer” or the more recent “Cesar Millan’s Leader of the Pack” is an understatement. As always, we start out with a dog gone wild. Or rather, a pet under the care of a human family who has contributed to the miserable mutt’s insecurities, encouraging it to lash out, nip, snarl and bite. In a newish twist, a friend or a neighbor of the defective dog owners calls upon Millan and asks for his intervention. The first “informant” claims to represent an entire neighborhood and network of friends who have grown tired of watching a nervous, angry dog bite everyone in sight. The community consensus calls for the petulant pet to be put down. For the dog, at least, things can only go up from there. The strangest aspect of “Cesar 911” is how accepting and matter-of-fact such perfect strangers behave when Millan and his camera crew arrive. We’re told that the pet owners had no idea he was coming. So it’s a little odd how they suddenly surrender their normal private life to the necessities of television production. It’s like, “Oh, hi! It’s Cesar Millan. Come on in! Turn your cameras on our living room! Take over our life! It’s all for the dog (that we were about to put down) after all!” If you believe all of this is natural, unscripted, uncoached behavior, perhaps you should go looking for true love on “The Bachelor.” As always, Millan’s no-nonsense “be the pack leader” approach is undercut with gauzy New Age platitudes. Much is made of “taking control” and “feeling the vibrations” and other mantras. As flakey as this all sounds, it appears that the man does get results. After just a few days in Millan’s care, complete with swimming pools, hugs and Southern California sunsets, the dog’s bad behavior (always shown retrospectively in black and white and in slow motion) becomes a thing of the past.
“Cesar 911” is not so much a television show, but an infomercial — for Cesar Millan. • The music documentary “Rocking the Opera House: Dr. John” (10 p.m., Smithsonian) features the New Orleans performer/composer performing at the Shepherdstown Opera House in West Virginia. The film profiles how Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. evolved into “Dr. John the Night Tripper” in the 1960s, collaborating with such artists as Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. • Actor James Franco produced “Gucci: The Director” (8 p.m., Showtime, TV-PG), a documentary about Frida Giannini, the creative director of Gucci, and the Italian fashion house’s particular relationship to the film industry.
TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Mystery meat on “Bones” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14). • A wayward satellite sparks a mass murder on “Hawaii Five0” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Sgt. Wu gets caught in the crosshairs on “Grimm” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • Sibling sabotage on “Enlisted” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Burt and Virginia need a break on “Raising Hope” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Danny aids a woman on the brink on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).
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Sgt. Wu (Reggie Lee) finds that there are some things that can’t be explained on the “Mommy Dearest” episode of NBC’s “Grimm” airing at 9 p.m. • Hannibal prepares a special osso buco dish on “Hannibal” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).
SERIES NOTES Both sides now on “Undercover Boss” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Eve keeps mum on “Last Man Standing” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) Bollywood fantasies on “The Neighbors” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * Mark Cuban chastises a contestant on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * A notable anniversary on “Star-Crossed” 9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14).
LATE NIGHT Michelle Dockery, Dustin Ybarra, Fortune Feimster and Kurt Braunohler appear on
“Chelsea Lately” (11 p.m., E!, r) * Lenny Marcus and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Stephen Colbert, Keri Russell and Broken Bells on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Ford and Sky Ferreira appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Kenan Thompson, Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski and Sarah Lewis visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Aaron Paul and Andi Osho on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2014, United Feature Syndicate
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AROUND TOWN In recognition of March being Credit Education Month, the Sumter County Library will host free programs at 111 N. Harvin St. as follows: 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, “Managing Your Finances” with Donna Holmes from SAFE Federal Credit Union; 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, the documentary “Why Smart People Do Stupid Things with Money” will be presented; and 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, “Lunch and Learn: Smart Investing and Banking Tips” with a representative from Wells Fargo, bring your lunch and enjoy the presentation while you eat. Free income tax filing services and FAFSA applications will be provided through April 15 as follows: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, 3-8 p.m. Saturdays, appointments only on Sundays, Goodwill Job-Link Center, 1028 Broad St., (803) 7745006; and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Lee County Adult Education, 123 E. College St., Bishopville, (803) 484-4040. Call Ms. Samuels at (803) 240-8355. The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program will offer free income tax assistance and electronic filing for taxpayers with low to middle incomes. All ages are welcome and you do not have to be an AARP member. Assistance will be available 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays through April 15 at the Shepherd’s Center, 24 Council St. Call Lynda at (803) 469-8322. The Transatlantic Brides and Parents Association (British Wives) will meet at 11 a.m. today at the Spectrum Senior Citizen Center, Pinewood Road. You do not have to be a bride to attend. All exPats are welcome. We will be celebrating St. David of Wales and St. Patrick of Ireland. Call Josie at (803) 7758052. The Shepherd’s Center will hold a “One Pot Cook-Off” 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today at 24 Council St. Cost is $10 per person for all you can sample and eat. Take out available. Call (803) 773-1944 for details. The Sumter County Democrats County Party Convention will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Sumter County Judicial Center for the purpose of electing party officers and selecting delegates to the state convention in Columbia on May 3. Third Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III will be the keynote speaker. Call Allen Bailey at (803) 3161976. The Sumter County Active Lifestyles (SCAL) will hold its next community walk at noon Saturday, March 8, at Patriot Park, 200 General Drive. Walks are $1 per adult and free for children under 18, SCAL and SCOTM! members. Mary Nevins, water resources agent with Carolina Clear, will discuss rain gardens. The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Bertha W. McCants, Ed.D., will speak. Transportation provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty at (803) 775-5792 or DebraCanC2@frontier.com. Call (206) 376-5992 for ticket information about the April 19 barbecue.
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Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Vikki Vause-Duggin d/b/a Sumter School of Billiards intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of Beer, Wine & Liquor at 770 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than March 9, 2014. 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 BID SOLICITATION Sumter School District will be receiving sealed bids on replacing Aluminum Canopies at Delaine Elementary School. You may pick up specifications at Sumter School District Maintenance Department, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC. Sealed bids will be opened in the Maintenance Department, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, on Friday, March 21, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.
Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2013-CP-43-02152 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Walter Edward Williams; Angela Nichols Williams; Green Tree Servicing, LLC as Successor Servicer for GreenPoint Credit as Servicer for Security Pacific Financial Services, A Division of Bank of America, FSB; South Carolina Department of Revenue; Palmetto Health Richland, Defendant(s). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly
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Summons & Notice to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Lost & Found
LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Walter E. Williams and Angela N. Williams to Indymac Bank, F.S.B. dated October 17, 2006 and recorded on October 17, 2006 in Book 1049 at Page 001172, in the Sumter County Registry (hereinafter, "Mortgage"). Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger.
REWARD OFFERED Lost: medium size female mix breed brown & tan brindle in area of Lakewood Links. Wearing a red collar with reflection stripe. If found call 803-340-0932 or 626-500-5777. Found: around Alice Dr., Orange male tabby. Trapped by Animal Control & pulled for rescue. Please call to describe: 803-972-7049 or 803-795-3978
The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any and all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Sumter County, State of South Carolina, shown and delineated as Lot A as shown as 10 acres on a plat prepared for James R. Adams, Jr. and Cornelia B. Adams, prepared by William E. Linder, Jr., R.L.S., dated April 28, 2006 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2006 at Page 235. Reference to the aforesaid Plat having been made for incorporation herein of the metes, bounds, courses, and distances of the property delineated thereon pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 30-5-250, all measurements being a little more or a little less. This being the same property conveyed to Walter E. Williams and Angela N. Williams by Deed of James R. Adams, Jr. and Cornelia B. Adams dated and recorded October 17, 2006 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1049 at Page 1168.
$200 Reward. Lost 3 legged female calico cat in area of Calhoun & Purdy. Call 968-1312 Found: male black lab, wearing a collar with no tags in the area of Beckwood Ln (near the First Church of God). Owner contact the SPCA.
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Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364
The Tree Doctor Any size tree removal & stump grinding. Trimming & clearing. No job too big or small. Call 775-8560 or 468-1946. We accept credit cards and offer senior discounts STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721
Moving Sale- Sat 7AM-12. 2264 Stanley Rd. Hshld items, decorations, light fixtures, ceiling fans, basketball goal w/stand, garage items, and supplies and more. For sale Selling entire contents of storage unit. Buyer takes all and responsible for removal of all items before the end of the month. Must see to appreciate. Call 803-983-0172 8am-9pm to inquire. Multi-Family Sale: 310 Brown
St. (behind Riley Park), Sat. 8AM-2PM. Furn., dishes, linens, jewelry, clothes. No Early Birds!
Moving Sale: 414 Major Dr. Manning, Sat. 7am-12pm. Furn. electronics, holiday items, kitchen, books, and many others items. LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $1 & Up FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB
Open every weekend. 905-4242
1 male cream color Chihuahua pups. 7 wks old, $150. 803-464-4136
Farm Products
Garage, Yard & Estate Sales 3065 Hermitage Dr Sat 8-? Assorted hand & power tools, hshld items. No early Birds! Estate Sale, 7 Wingate Ct, Fri 1 pm - 6 pm, Sat 9 am - 2 pm. Furniture, storm & metal doors, linens, dishes, decor, crystal, jewelry, shoes, clothes. No Early Birds on Sat. 481-3754
Not an hour goes by that we don't miss your infectious laugh or heart-warming presence. Happy Birthday Lorenzo! Rest in everlasting peace. With Love, Your Wife, daughter, and loving family
Huge Garage Sale 3 families. Furn, knick-knacks, clothes, good stuff. Something for everyone. 1195 Waterway Dr. (Morris Way) Sat. 7:00 am
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Lakeside Market 2100 Wedgefield Rd Tomatoes .98 lb
7 Family Gigantic Sale 1258 N Main St Sat 8-? Furn, clothes. Too much to list! Trinity UMC Garage Sale: Williams Bryce Center, Sat. Mar. 8th 8AM-12PM. Furn, hshld items, toys, tools. 3040 Tara Dr. Sat. 7AM-2PM. Very nice items. (furn., men X-XXl, Wom. 6-10), large picture.
539 S. Mill St. (Manning). Fri. Noon-5, Sat. 8AM - 1PM. Located in the Former Badcock Furniture Store, Building, Porch and Parking Lot. Furn, hshld, tools, formal wear and much more.
Carolina Boyz Lawn Care, From Grooming your lawn to Hedge trimming. No Job to Big or Small. Call Anytime 803-468-9126
3 piece sectional sleeper & chair $1,300, Black lacquer table w/ 6 chairs $1,200, Set of Back coffee and end tables $300. Call 803-983-3312 German Echt Bleikristall, Lead Crystal 86 pieces. Over 30 yrs old $600. Also Lladros and German Crystal bells over 30 yrs old. Call 803-968-6274 Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves. Special front end load washer $399 Guarantee 464-5439/469-7311 Mens' Left Hand Wilson Fat Shaft Irons. 3 Thru Wedge plus Driver & Putter $150 Call 803-840-9097 Motorcycle Trailer for 1 or 2 bikes. Single Axle , turn signals $300 Call 481-0096 803 236-9777 Automatic dishwasher, $1,600. Works fine. Call 803-491-8351 2011 Kioti 30HP 4wd Tractor with loader, backhoe and accessories. Call 803-795-9166
Auctions
3440 Ramsey Rd. (Country Cured Meats), Sat. Mar 8th, 7am Until. Pro-form Elliptical $300, Red Ab circle $75, variety of items and clothing. DR table w/chairs. Call 803-983-3235 if interested in exercise equipment. Sugarplums Antiques Parking Lot, 3304 Hwy 15S. Sat. 8AM-2PM. Multi-Family New Rods & Reels, sleeper sofa, lots of hshld & misc items. Multi-Family Sale: 130 Elkhorn Trail., Sat. 7AM. Furn, clothes, baby gear, toys, and much more. 145 Tradd Circle, Sat 7-12. Variety of stuff. 2247 Dartmouth Dr. Sat. 8AM-1PM. Hshld items, home decor, clothing, lamps & more.
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Lawn Service JT's Lawn Care: All your lawn needs, Tree cutting & debris removal, Senior disc. 840-0322
Beautiful Above-ground round 28,000 gallon pool. 12x20 deck included. Pump and all accessories $1,500. You move. Call 803-316-0685
4485 Pond Loop Rd. Fri 10AM, Sat 9AM. Storage shed, BR set, twin bed, hshld items, & much much more.
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1351 Shoreland Dr. Saturday, March 8th, 7 am - noon. Must see items!
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Suzanne E. Brown, SC Bar No. 076440 Jason L. Branham, SC Bar No. 072902 Chad W. Burgess, SC Bar No. 072520 Sarah O. Leonard, SC Bar No. 080165 J. Martin Page, SC Bar No. 100200 Brook D. Dangerfield, SC Bar No. 077912 Travis E. Menk, SC Bar No. 079144 Richard G. Duerinckx, SC Bar No. 070143 Caroline R. Glenn, SC Bar No. 077157 Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 888-726-9953 Fax 888-207-9353 Attorneys for Plaintiff
Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.
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YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on December 6, 2013.
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Cash for Junk Cars, used Cars, junk Batteries & unwanted gift cards. Call Gene 803-934-6734
Make Extra $$$ Selling Home/Body Fragrances Kits are $45, $100 or $135 You Buy & We Supply Call 775-7823
Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350
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Premium Firewood (Oak/Hickory) $70/del. Tree Serv. & Lawn Care avail. Chris 803-464-8743
EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Carpenter needed. Must have own transportation. Most work in Manning area. To apply please call 803-473-4246 and leave message. Springhill Suites Marriott is now accepting applications for Front Desk associates, Housekeepers, and a Maintenance Engineer for full and part time positions. Please email resumes to springhill2014@gmail.com or drop off at Candlewood Suites 2541 Broad St.
Accountant/Admin.Assistant Jonas experience preferred Call 772-486-3766 Salesman for busy car lot. Sales experience required. Salary negotiable. Apply in person at 1282 N Lafayette Dr Sumter. No phone calls. F/T Optometric Assistant. Experience preferred but not required. Must work Saturdays. Will accept resumes on Thurs. Mar. 13th from 1-4 pm at H. Rubin Vision Center, 1057 Broad St., Sumter Mall. No phone calls please.
I am a reliable CNA looking to sit with your elderly loved ones day or night. Ref. provided. Call 803-225-0924 or 803-225-0543 I'm available to clean your home. Dependable. 25 yrs exp. Ref's. Call Ethel 803-469-9347.
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Unfurnished Apartments 3BR 1.5 BA Waterfront Apt at the Lake $750 mo+ $750 Dep No pets 803-983-9035 or 803-773-6655 Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO
Psychotherapist-responsible for individual, group, family therapy, psychosocial assessments and case management. Masters in social work, psychology, or counseling required with current LISW, PC, or LPC. Fax resume to 803-774-2633 or email : lefford.fate@tuomey.com
Country Home 3BR/2BA C/H/A. $745/mo+$500/dep. No Pets! App't only 9AM-6PM. 406-6159, 481-4469.
East Palmetto Ambulance Services now accepting applications for Drivers, EMT'S and Paramedics. Apply in person at 3662 Greeleyville HWY , Manning. 803-473-8000
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3br/2ba, 24 x 48 MH. Fenced yard, 10 x 20 deck w/priv. dock, overlooking 22 acre lake. $725/mo + utilities & sec. dep. No pets! Stove/refrig & microwave incl. min. from Shaw. Call 803-840-9097 or 840-9098.
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Rooms for rent in spacious home. Rent available with private bathroom. Call 803-404-4662 for details.
Help Wanted Part-Time
Truck Driver Trainees Needed Now at H.O. Wolding Earn $800/wk Local CDL Training NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Be trained & based locally! 1-888-263-7364
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Mechanic needed at busy car lot. Salary based on Exp. Apply in person, at 1282 N. Lafayette Dr. NO PHONE CALLS!!! Valid Driver's License Required. Must have own tools.
Trucking Opportunities
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Rooms for Rent
HOLLY COURT APARTMENTS located in Manning, currently have spacious two bedroom apartments for rent. Fully carpeted with central air and heat, water and sewer included. Please call to inquire about our Move in Special. Ph:( 803) 435-8786
$$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555
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3BR 2BA 14x70 All Appliances, Sect. 8 Accepted Call 803-469-6978
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712 Bultman Dr. Downstairs •(2) offices suite w/outside entrance. $300/mo. Upstairs: •450 sq ft, (2) offices $325/mo. •250 sq ft (1) lg office $225/mo. •170 sq ft $165/mo •300 sq ft lg office $275 o •265 sq ft (2) office $250/mo. 469-9294 or 491-6905
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Tax Time is Here... Low Credit Score? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 3-4-5 bedroom homes. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.
53.26 Acres (Alcolu area) 4 ponds & Cabin with power, also established road. Ducks, turkeys, fish, deer. Call 803-481-2048 pin# 9129
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1194 Oldsmobile Cutlass
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Retail Space for Rent Bracey Plaza on Manning Avenue 1,250 s/f most reasonable price in town!!! Please call 436-0020
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2009 Harley-Davidson Roadking with 3100 miles. Garage kept. $13,000 OBO. 803-448-6067 2001 Kawasaki Bayou 220, like new. Less than 30hrs. $1500 FIRM. Call 803-260-9866
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Brick 3BR 1BA Recently renovated. Mayesville Area $450 Mo. +Dep Call 843-374-3555
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Woman seeks way to shed shell of former self DEAR ABBY — As a child, I was sexually, physically and mentally abused. As an adult, I suffered several miscarDear Abby riages and two of my ABIGAIL children died VAN BUREN as infants. I have two living children, ages 9 and 16. It should be no surprise that I turned to food for comfort; I ate myself to a whopping 420 pounds. After my marriage ended in a bitter divorce, I decided it was time for a complete makeover. I have lost more than 200 pounds. Because of my weight loss, I have gained better health, more energy, a better
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outlook on life -- and almost 36 pounds of baggy skin. With this much excess skin, I’m sure you can imagine that I bring a whole new meaning to the word “skinny.” Insurance will not help with skin removal. I view myself as an overcomer of many things. I just need assistance in overcoming this oversized birthday suit. Can you please advise? Left Hanging in Colorado DEAR LEFT HANGING — I addressed your question to prominent Los Angeles plastic surgeon Joel Aronowitz, who suggests you start calling around to universities that offer plastic surgery residencies. It’s possible a resident could perform your surgery under the supervision of an experienced attending physi-
cian and you would pay a lower rate for the procedure than you would be charged by a private physician. He also told me that insurance should pay for the excision of skin in areas where it overlaps with other skin because it could be medically necessary if it causes rashes or infections that are giving you problems. If this is documented by an experienced plastic surgeon, those areas of your body might be covered by your insurance. Many people finance their plastic surgeries through companies that specialize in this. The doctor’s patient coordinator can direct you to one that works with the practice. However, I would advise you to wait until you have lost ALL of the weight you intend to before getting anything done.
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95' Dodge Ram 1500 with Leer Cap, Sherrod convert , Rhino liner Tow pack., NEW Interior, Stereo XM. Heater, brakes, shocks, exhaust. $4.000 803-435-8075 Hair's Auto Sales 4835 Pinewood Rd. 803-452-6020 On The Lot Financing No Credit Check, Free Warranty.
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