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Volvo will build plant in S.C. Auto manufacturer will employ about 4,000 at Berkeley County site COLUMBIA (AP) — Another automotive manufacturer is coming to the Southeast, and this time South Carolina won the prize.

Volvo Cars announced Monday that it will build a $500 million plant — its first in the U.S. — and eventually employ up to 4,000 people at the Berkeley

County site, about 30 miles northwest of Charleston.

Volvo is the third foreign automaker to put a U.S. plant in South Carolina.

BMW led the way for manufacturing on American soil when it built a plant in Greer more than 20 years ago.

Daimler AG is building its Sprinter

vans at a plant about 15 miles down Interstate 26 in Ladson.

In the past two decades, Nissan has built plants in Tennessee and Mississippi; Kia in Georgia; Volkswagen in Tennessee; and Honda, MercedesBenz and Hyundai in Alabama.

Volvo Cars liked that South Caroli-

na already had auto suppliers to the BMW and Sprinter van plants in place, South Carolina Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt said.

The company also was impressed by the worker training programs in place

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Time is running short on roads fix

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Roadblocks could delay its passage for another year

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Chapell Brogdon, 9, above, is doused in purple as he crosses the finish line during the USC Sumter 5K color run on Saturday morning.

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COLUMBIA — Getting more money to South Carolina roads was the No. 1 priority of this year’s legislative session.

Executives of companies with a major presence in the state — such as Sonoco and Michelin — have urged lawmakers to do something to fix crumbling, crowded highways or the economic growth South Carolina has experienced since the Great Recession ended might stop.

Gov. Nikki Haley, the House and Senate each have a different plan. All now have extra revenue for roads, an income tax break and some form of restructuring the Department of Transportation. But there are major differences, too.

Hopes are still high at the Statehouse that a roads bill will get passed this session and significantly more money will start going to highways.

But there are still plenty of stumbling blocks that could delay it for another year.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office’s annual Boys & Girls Youth Conferences will be held June 12-13.

The two-day conferences aim to build character and leadership skills and promote education among boys and girls ages 10 to 18, according to a release.

The ninth-annual Boys To Men Conference will be held at Chestnut Oaks Middle School, 1200 Oswego Road, while the seventh-annual Girls to Women Conference will take place at Crestwood High School, 2000 Oswego Road.

“It’s the mission of the conference to take a few days and help channel

the often boundless energies of our children into productive activities,” Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said. “In doing so, we hope in some small way to help guide our youth to become prosperous and productive citizens of the future.”

Attendees will discuss the positive and negative aspects of social media, drug prevention and how to promote healthy relationships. The conference will also involve athletic competitions and teambuilding exercises.

The $25 registration for both boys and girls begins at 6:30 a.m. Friday, June 12, at Crestwood High School.

Graduation ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Crestwood High School in

the auditorium.

Conference organizers have asked businesses to consider sponsoring children or making a monetary contributions to help cover the costs of the conferences.

Interested individuals are asked to complete volunteer applications. The sheriff ’s office will conduct criminal background checks on all volunteers.

Applications for both participants and volunteers are available at the sheriff ’s office, 1281 N. Main St., and on the web at www.sumtersheriff.org.

For more information, contact Capt. Terrance Colclough at (803) 436-2032 or Lt. Nina Waiters at (803) 436-2398.

Downtown hosts 2nd Microbrew Festival

Hydrant testing set for 9 Sumter streets The City of Sumter will perform fire hydrant flow tests on Rolling Creek Drive, Boulevard Road, Wilkie Street, Ridgeway Street, Ravenel Street, Belk Street, Timmons Street, Cheyne Street and Hannah Street. Water customers in the surrounding area may experience temporary discolored water. Work will be performed on Wednesday and Thursday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Direct any questions or concerns to City of Sumter Public Services Department at (803) 436-2558.

Shred event will be held Wednesday at SAFE SAFE Federal Credit Union will hold a free Shred Event at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Wesmark Branch, 170 W. Wesmark Blvd. Participants can bring up to four boxes of items to be shredded. Suggested items to shred are financial statements, canceled checks, credit card statements and credit card pre-approval letters, payroll stubs, insurance forms, old tax returns and forms from doctor’s offices.

On behalf of Harvest Hope Food Bank, SAFE will accept money and nonperishable food items at the Shred Event.

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Beer drinkers line up to sample the beer and food offered by the Main Street Tavern on Friday night as part of the second Microbrew Festival. More than 30 beers were offered for tasting at downtown tasting stations. Proceeds will be used to support the elderly in the community through Sumter Senior Services, which brought the event to downtown.

Take part in Sterling House name-change ceremony FROM STAFF REPORTS Sterling House of Sumter will officially change its name this week. The senior living community on Wilson Hall Road is one of more than 1,000 operated in 46 states by Brookdale Senior Living Solutions. The new name will be revealed during a reception at Sterling House from 5 to 8 p.m.

Thursday. A ribbon cutting will take place at 6 p.m.

While the name is changing to reflect the community’s connection to Brookdale, the community, staff and mission will not, according to a news release

from Sterling House. Other S.C. Brookdale communities will also be changing their names.

The purpose of the name change, according to the release, is so that “when you see a sign that says Brookdale, you know the people who work there have a passion for helping seniors and finding them solutions to the needs in their lives.

From independent living to assisted living to memory care or skilled nursing, the same associates who have always worked at The Sterling House will continue to care for se-

niors the same way they always have.”

JoAnn Evans, executive director of the local senior living community, said, “We’re excited about our new name, and we know that it means more solutions for seniors and their families in Sumter and the surrounding areas.”

Sterling House of Sumter invites the public to its name change event and reception at the community located at 1180 Wilson Hall Road and requests RSVPs by calling (803) 469-4508. Learn more about Brookdale by visiting www.brookdaleliving.com.

NORTH CHARLESTON — Authorities say a 36-year-old woman was shot to death in North Charleston because she was driving the same type of car that was involved in a shootout near Interstate 26.

Police said one car started shooting at a Chrysler 300, whose occupants shot back early Sunday.

Authorities said the Chrysler 300 got on I-26, but the other car didn’t. Police said the occupants of the second car then saw a different Chrysler 300 and fired several shots in the driver’s side door.

The Charleston County Coroner’s Office said Kedena Brown died several hours later from a gunshot wound to the neck.

Police have questioned the people in the first Chrysler 300, but no charges have been filed.

CLARIFICATION The Sumter Item published the thoughts of people attending the Black Cowboy Festival in its May 3 issue. The article contained the viewpoints of people interviewed at the festival about the decision of a Baltimore prosecutor to bring charges against police officers.

The article was neither meant to represent the viewpoints of the Black Cowboy Festival nor Greenfield Farms where the event was held.

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Central Carolina Technical College students celebrate graduation

Above, Sumter High School Junior ROTC Color Guard conducts the Presentation of Colors during the college’s afternoon ceremony.

From left, Laqueshia Addison, Mokneshia Addison, Carolyn Alston and Lashanda Atkinson listen during the college’s morning ceremony.

At left, David Watson, left, Central Carolina Technical College’s vice president for academic affairs, presents English instructor Timothy Midgette with the E.C. “Red” Kneece Teaching Excellence Award during CCTC’s morning ceremony.

HVAC/R Technology instructor Chris Watkins, right, is seen with a group of his graduating students during Central Carolina Technical College’s afternoon ceremony on Friday. The college held two commencement ceremonies at Sumter County Civic Center to accommodate nearly 600 graduates.

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USDA will give $54M loan to Santee Electric for improvements FROM STAFF REPORTS WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that USDA is providing more than $100 million in loans to build or improve 1,000 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines for rural electric cooperative utilities in four states — including Santee Electric Cooperative in South Carolina.

“Investments we make to provide rural communities with electricity are critical to our nation’s economy.

Our commitment to rural electricity has powered our growing agricultural exports, a burgeoning bio-econo-

my and the quality of life for rural Americans,” Vilsack said in a news release.

South Carolina’s Santee Electric Co-op. Inc. will receive $54.8 million to build or improve 605 miles of line for residential and business customers. The loan also includes $3 million for storm damage restoration.

The four loans include $9 million for smart grid improvements.

USDA’s Rural Utilities Service, which funds utility infrastructure in rural areas, is the successor to the Rural Electrification Administration, which was created by then-

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 11, 1935. Congress approved statutory authority for REA on May 20, 1936. The agency became part of USDA in 1939.

USDA is providing $106.3 million in electric system infrastructure loans in Monday’s announcement. The Rural Utilities Service awarded $2.4 billion in electric loans in 2014 to help 4.6 million rural residents receive improved electric service. Since 2009, USDA has invested almost $31 billion in rural electric systems, including more than $1 billion in renewable energy projects.

“While the country suffered in the

Great Depression, President Roosevelt led a national commitment to bringing power to rural America,” Vilsack added. “That commitment helped make America the breadbasket of the world and most productive country in history. USDA’s Rural Utilities Service is honoring that commitment by taking on today’s challenges, including smart grid technology and advanced telecommunications and broadband access.”

President Obama’s plan for rural America has brought about historic investment and resulted in stronger rural communities, a news release from USDA states.

Largest new exhibit in S.C. aquarium’s 15 years opens

BY BRUCE SMITH The Associated Press CHARLESTON — The largest exhibit added to the South Carolina Aquarium since it opened 15 years ago allows visitors to come face to face, and finger to fin, with sharks and stingrays.

Shark Shallows, which opened this past weekend, is a 20,000-gallon outdoor saltwater tank on a terrace of the aquarium that offers a look at both sharks and stingrays as well as views of the nearby Cooper River.

On one side of the figureeight shaped tank, the sea creatures glide past visitors who can reach out and touch them. It’s a bit counterintuitive to want to touch sharks and stingrays, which many people consider dangerous, but the idea is to both engage and educate visitors.

“There’s a real mystique about sharks,” said Kevin Mills, the president and CEO of the aquarium which opened in 2000. “But we want to make sure people appreciate them and their importance in the wild and not just

the way they are popularized through popular media.”

Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean but are subject to overfishing. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums estimates more than 100 million are killed each year by humans, and despite many people’s fears, shark attacks on people are rare.

Shark Shallows has four bonnethead sharks — members of the hammerhead family — as well as 28 cownose stingrays and tree southern stingrays.

All are species found in the ocean off South Carolina.

“We selected a non-aggressive species like the bonnethead,” said Jen Skoy, the aquarist for the exhibit.

Schoolchildren touch stingrays while a bonnethead shark swims by in the Shark Shallows exhibit at South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston on Wednesday. On Saturday, the aquarium officially opened the exhibit where visitors can touch both sharks and stingrays swimming in a saltwater pool.

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“Their mouth is located on their underside, and people are touching them on their back, so the probability of someone having a poor interaction is very small.”

Both species of stingray attack only if they are protect-

ing themselves, and the venomous barbs on those in the exhibit have been clipped, like one might clip a fingernail.

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Liquid biopsies could transform cancer care New blood tests are noninvasive way to detect cancer cells

BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A new type of blood test is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients the surgical and needle biopsies long needed to guide their care.

The tests, called liquid biopsies, capture cancer cells or DNA that tumors shed into the blood, instead of taking tissue from the tumor itself. A lot is still unknown about the value of these tests, but many doctors think they are a big advance that could make personalized medicine possible for far more people.

They give the first noninvasive way to repeatedly sample a cancer so doctors can profile its genes, target drugs to mutations, tell quickly whether treatment is working and adjust it as the cancer evolves.

Two years ago, these tests were rarely used except in research. Now, several are sold, more than a dozen are in development, and some doctors are using them in routine care.

Gurpaul Bedi had one for colon cancer that spread to his lungs. About 10 percent of patients with metastatic colon cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center now get liquid biopsies.

“I think it’s wonderful,” said Bedi, who lives in Atlanta and goes to Houston for his care. “A lung biopsy, many doctors told me, is not easy.”

In Philadelphia, a liquid biopsy detected Carole Linderman’s breast can-

cer recurrence months before it normally would have been found.

“Had this test not been available, we may not have known I had cancer on my spine until symptoms showed up,” which may have been too late for good treatment, she said.

The huge potential for these tests is clear. The problem: There are no big, definitive studies to show they help patients, how accurate they are, which type is best or who should get them and when.

Still, patients do better when drugs are matched to their tumors, and liquid biopsies may give a practical way to do that more often.

WHO GETS TESTED NOW The tests are mostly used when a tissue biopsy can’t easily be done, when the cancer’s original site isn’t known, or when drugs have stopped working and doctors are unsure what to try next, said Dr. Scott Kopetz, a colon cancer specialist at MD Anderson. The tests are catching on “faster than I anticipated,” he said.

At Philadelphia’s Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli has used them on about 120 breast cancer patients, including two dozen like Linderman with a high risk of recurrence.

A tissue biopsy typically samples one section of a tumor, and tumors can vary widely, with different genes and hormones active in different parts, he said. Also, cancer that has spread often differs from the original site, and tumors change rapidly in response to treatment.

With a tissue biopsy, “our treatments lag behind, and they’re still based on limited information,” Cristofanilli said.

With a liquid biopsy, “the power of this test has been to really find out how the

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Patient Carole Linderman’s blood is drawn for a liquid biopsy during an appointment at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia on April 28. Many studies suggest that liquid biopsy results largely mirror those from tissue ones. disease changes, even in a short period of time.”

the same could happen with these cancer tests, he said.

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Early versions looked for whole tumor cells in blood. Newer ones look for free-floating cancer DNA, enabling gene profiling to see what mutations drive the cancer. Kopetz and Cristofanilli use one from Guardant Health Inc. of Redwood City, California, that has been sold in the U.S. since June 2014 and in parts of Europe and Asia.

Many companies are working on similar tests including Sequenom, a San Diego biotech that already sells one for prenatal screening, using fetal DNA in maternal blood. Many companies tried prenatal screening with fetal cells, but it didn’t work, said chief science officer Dirk van den Boom. “Cellfree DNA really was the breakthrough” that enabled wide use, and

Whether liquid biopsies will be costeffective is unknown. Guardant’s test costs $5,400; some insurers cover it for certain types of patients. Gene profiling from a tissue biopsy costs about the same. The promise of liquid biopsies is that they can be done periodically to monitor care, but more tests means more cost.

They may save on other costs, though. A traditional lung biopsy is thousands of dollars. Money could be saved by skipping cancer drugs that ultimately don’t work; many cost $10,000 to $15,000 a month.

With cell-free DNA tests, even doctors in rural areas can offer precision medicine because they can ship a blood sample to a lab.

Haiti fixes flaws in its system for adoptions PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Anne-Marie Saintou walks with a megaphone along the dusty lanes of a Haitian fishing village, imploring people not to make the same mistake she did.

“Ladies, say ‘NO!’” she shouts. “We will not give away our children anymore.”

Women are going out daily to warn poor Haitians about recruiters for orphanages who roam the countryside offering money, or false promises, to desperate parents struggling to raise children in the Western Hemisphere’s most impoverished country.

She speaks from bitter personal experience. The 42-yearold year old, walking the unpaved streets in a long skirt and blouse with two companions, said she placed her 3-year-old daughter, Mikerline, up for adoption 12 years go with the understanding that the child would get an education and come back. She received photos and a letter but lost contact after three years. “I never heard from her again.”

An overhaul of the child-welfare system is drawing praise for addressing serious flaws.

Some were exposed in the chaotic aftermath of the devastating January 2010 earthquake and others by accounts from people like Saintou, victimized by spotty regulation in a country that has become a favored choice for Americans seeking a child.

The Haitian government, through its Institute of Social Well-Being and Research, prohibited private adoptions, restricted the number of foreign adoption agencies accredited to work in the country and set a quota that limits the number of children who can be adopted internationally per year. It also imposed regulations aimed at addressing longstanding complaints that Haitian parents were too often pressured or manipulated into giving up children for adoption without fully understanding the ramifications.

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Moroccan warplane apparently shot down

Alberta Harris, center; Waynetta Theodore, left; and Christiena Preston console each other as they pay their respects Sunday at a makeshift memorial near the site where two Mississippi police officers were killed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Shiite rebels in Yemen claimed Monday to have shot down a Moroccan F-16 fighter jet taking part in a Saudi-led coalition targeting them and their allies, just a day before a five-day humanitarian cease-fire was set to begin and as coalition airstrikes intensified in the capital, Sanaa.

Morocco’s military, however, would only say that the jet had gone missing early Sunday evening, but a Moroccan online news site with close ties to the kingdom’s royal palace and security and intelligence services said the downed aircraft was one of two that flew out of a base in United Arab Emirates on Sunday on a reconnaissance mission over the Yemeni side of the border with Saudi Arabia.

The French-language site, Le360, said rebel anti-aircraft batteries stationed atop mountains opened fire on the two aircraft as they flew overhead at low altitude.

The purported downing of the jet fighter came as a Saudi-owned news channel, alHadath, aired live footage of tanks and armored personnel carriers loaded onto giant trucks, saying they were part of a “strike force” deploying to the kingdom’s border with Yemen.

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Mother: Son accused in killings was drug addict HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man accused of fatally shooting two police officers has mental problems and is addicted to drugs, appearing high in photos after he was arrested, his mother said Monday.

Mary Smith told The Associated Press that her son smoked synthetic marijuana known as “spice” daily and had been hearing voices ever since he was attacked and hit in the head with a pipe several years ago.

Smith’s son, 29-year-old Marvin Banks, was charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of officers Benjamin Deen and Liquori Tate. The officers were slain Saturday night in what authorities have so far only described as a traffic stop gone awry.

A preliminary investigation indicated Deen had pulled over a vehicle

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for speeding and then called for backup, which is when Tate arrived. Gunshots erupted in the road near the Hattiesburg Housing Authority office. Banks’ girlfriend, Joanie Calloway, was also charged with two counts of murder.

His younger brother, 26-year-old Curtis Banks, is charged as an accessory to murder, and Marvin Banks’ friend Cornelius Clark is charged with obstruction. It’s not clear what warranted those charges.

Warren Strain, a spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, said it was too early to say who shot the officers or how many shots were fired, and it wasn’t clear what prompted the gunfire.

More than 1,000 people filled a hall at the Hattiesburg convention center.

Workers initially set up 800 chairs, and many more were needed: Hundreds of people stood along the walls and spilled out into the lobby.

With photos of the uniformed men projected above the stage, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant — himself a former police officer — said the city was enduring a difficult, sad time.

“We will persevere, we will prevail,” he said.

Smith told AP that she has no doubt that Marvin Banks killed the officers.

“You could tell something was wrong with him,” she said, speaking on the steps of Forrest County Courthouse, where she had come to find out more information about her sons’ arrest. “I hate it for these families that he wasn’t in his right mind.”

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‘American Idol’ edges closer to its inevitable end

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Does anybody care about “American Idol” (9 p.m., Fox, TVPG)? The top two contestants perform tonight, hoping to be crowned tomorrow amidst a sea of confetti. Do you have an emotional stake in their performances? Are you rooting for a winner? Do you even know their names?

Not terribly long ago, the final two helpings of the “Idol” season were the most eagerly anticipated and watched nights of the year. In 2008, the “Idol” final had an audience exceeding 30 million. Last year, it had roughly a third of that.

This season, “Idol” has seen its total viewership decline from 11 million to just under 7 million last Wednesday. And its share of the 18-49 market, once its strength, has eroded even faster. Last week, “Modern Family” had twice as many viewers in that age group.

If “Idol” were just another program, you’d assume that Fox would simply churn it out year after year for a faithful audience, like “Survivor” on CBS. But unlike “Survivor,” “Idol” is supposed to be a springboard for musical superstardom. It seems the show’s lackluster ratings and tepid “buzz” are beginning to reflect in the pop charts. A January Billboard article by Jason Lipshutz suggested that recent “Idol” winners Caleb Johnson and Candice Glover possessed

strong musical talents, but that their debut albums had modest-to-weak sales because “most casual music fans have no idea who they are.” The article suggested that both “Idol” and its artists would be well served with a long break.

The emergence of “The Voice” has not helped “Idol.”

But perhaps its real competition is not traditional television, but YouTube and other streaming services. Viewers can discover talent or watch dreadful auditions on their own, without having to endure the belabored nature of “Idol” and its many commercials and time-wasting teasers — or Ryan Seacrest, for that matter.

This column was filed too early to incorporate Fox’s Monday announcement of its 2015-16 season. If “Idol” is part of those plans, it will be more a case of going through the motions than a ringing endorsement. It’s a little sad to see an old supernova simply wither away.

• “Frontline” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings) offers something to brood about. “The Trouble with Chicken” explores the spread of dangerous and antibiotic-resistant pathogens in processed poultry. Apparently, one in four pieces of raw chicken is contaminated with salmonella. A recent outbreak in California sickened more than 600 consumers, while the producer was “meeting” USDA standards.

Sometimes it’s the standards that have not kept up with changes in production or consumption. While more than 80 percent of chicken sold in supermarkets is packaged in parts, the USDA was only inspecting whole chickens.

TUESDAY’S SEASON FINALES • Local bombings and global terror on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG).

• Insecure ports on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, TV14).

• On two episodes of “Undateable” (NBC, TV-14), an embarrassing moment (9 p.m.), games of chance (9:30 p.m.).

• Lines get crossed in an allout war on “Marvel’s Agents of “S.H.I.E.L.D.” (9 p.m., ABC, TV14).

• A warehouse blaze can’t be contained on “Chicago Fire” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A hacker tricks gamers into becoming weapons smugglers on “CSI: Cyber” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• The business advice series “The Profit” (10 p.m., CNBC) returns for a third season.

LATE NIGHT Tom Brokaw is scheduled on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (11 p.m., Comedy Central)

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Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and the NCIS team investigate a global terrorist group that is recruiting teens via the Internet on the 12th season finale of “NCIS” airing at 8 p.m. today on CBS. * Reese Witherspoon and Adam Devine appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Anna Kendrick, Terry Crews, Nate Ruess and Unlocking the Truth on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Jane Fonda, Leslie Jones and Kay Cannon visit

“Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Susan Sarandon, Brooklyn Decker and Tori Kelly appears on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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COMMENTARY

Can I get a Miracle or a Vandella?

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here are times in life when I genuinely feel my life would be a better place if I had a permanent backup group.

Growing up with Homer McCollum as a father meant that “oldies” were destined to become a major part of my music repertoire. They were and always will be.

To me, the best groups of the ’60s and ’70s were the ones that eventually came to contain a clearly established lead vocalist and a backup group primarily composed of Cliff singers.

McCollum Diana Ross and the Supremes.

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.

And, of course, the greatest of them all: Gladys Knight and the Pips.

“But, Cliff,” you say, “why do you want a backup group for everyday life? Why not just form a band?”

A band is nice, but I’d like the constant form of reassurance and love a backup group seems offer their leader with me 24/7.

At times when I need a point reiterated emphatically, my backup singers could swoop in and repeat the last few words of my statement, perhaps adding some form of affirmative after it. A simple “Yes” or “Uh huh” — I’m low-maintenance. Even one of those “Aahh-ooohs” from Aretha’s backup singers on “Natural Woman” would suffice.

How could you hope to rebut a statement that is made and followed by a three-part harmony and interesting footwork from either a group of dudes in powder blue tuxes or three lovely ladies in short, sequined dresses?

Answer: You can’t.

They could come in with unexpected harmonies, lending tone and mood to my statements and ravings.

They could even offer support in moments of extreme self-doubt or sadness.

If I can’t find a way to have my own backup group, I may be forced to create one.

For years, along with a

ragtag group of my high school pals, I’ve threatened to create a backup group for weddings — named, of course, the Wedlocks.

When the preacher asks if the groom takes this woman to be married and he replies I do, we’d come in with a chorus of “He say he do” with a little spinning footwork for show.

It could work, right?

In the Gladys Knight and the Pips song “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination,” Gladys tells us there’s “darkness all around (her), and it just won’t let (her) go” and that “emptiness has found (her), blocking out the sun.” She’s given up; she’s ready to quit.

Enter the Pips.

“You’re too strong not to keep on keepin’ on,” they counter, forcefully.

Gladys, her confidence rebounding with this show of support from her Pips, responds with a vocal, enthusiastic “Yes, I am!”

Yes, you are, indeed, Gladys. Through that, we learn we are all, in fact, too strong not to “keep on keepin’ on.”

Backup groups have a grand historical tradition.

From the Greek choruses’ laments in Euripides’ works or bitter truths from Aristophanes’ plays to their modern musical incarnation, the concept of using a group of people to stake out or reemphasize an important point is bedrock.

A group speaking in unison makes us take pause, take notice and consider what we’re hearing.

Smokey knew it.

Gladys knew it.

And, now, we know it.

We just traded the masks and tunics of the Greeks for microphones and the ability to not clap on one and three we get from the Bluebelles or the Family Stone.

Cliff McCollum is an 80-yearold soul trapped in a 20-something body. He is an ordained minister and former community college professor who enjoys British literature and field herpetology. He spends his spare time trying to show Vegans and vegetarians the error of their ways. As managing editor of the Gulf Coast Newspapers in Baldwin County, Alabama — now part of Osteen Publishing Co. — he can be reached at cmccollum@gulfcoastnewspapers. com.

COMMENTARY

Onward Christian Huckabee

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ASHINGTON — In the 1950s, during one of his two campaigns as the Democrats’ presidential nominee, Adlai Stevenson was invited to address a gathering of Baptists in Houston, where in 1960 John Kennedy would address a group of Protestant ministers to refute charges that his Catholicism rendered him unfit to be president. This was an opinion vociferously promulgated by Norman Vincent Peale, a broadcast preacher and author of “The Power of Positive Thinking.” The man introducing Stevenson said the candidate had been invited only “as a courtesy” because Peale “has instructed us to vote for your opponent.” In response, Stevenson repeated a quip he had made when, in 1952, Peale said Stevenson was unfit to be president because he was divorced. Stevenson said: “I find the Apostle Paul appealing and the Apostle Peale appalling.”

George Now comes the Apostle Will Mike, determined to save Christian America. Mike Huckabee’s second run for the Republican presidential nomination will reveal how much embarrassment can emanate from one small town.

Hope, Arkansas, gave us Bill Clinton and the cloud of the Clintonian family seediness that still hovers over public life. Huckabee, another former Arkansas governor, chose Hope, his hometown, to launch a candidacy that begins with a book, “God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy,” and a post-announcement “factories, farms and freedom” tour. If the presidency goes to the most alliterative candidate, Huckabee wins.

Huckabee, who won Iowa’s 2008 caucuses, aims to become the second person to win two contested Iowa caucuses. Bob Dole, who won in 1988 and 1996, spent the intervening eight years at the center of politics. Huckabee has spent much of the last eight years at Fox News, which is dandy but hardly the Senate.

In 1998, Huckabee vowed to “take back this nation for Christ.” And to repel Satanic threats to Iowa’s subsidized ethanol industry, which he says is vital because “we need the broadest possible energy portfolio.”

Never mind today’s bountiful energy.

Huckabee was unsurprised when a lunatic murdered 20 children and six adults at the Sandy Hook (Connecticut) elementary school in 2012: “We ask why there is violence in our schools, but we have systematically removed God from our schools. Should we

be so surprised that schools would become a place of carnage?” So, the slaughter was a consequence of the 1962 Supreme Court decision against government schools administering prayers? Was the 2012 massacre of 12 people at the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater caused by insufficient praying at America’s cineplexes?

Today, Huckabee says, “We are moving rapidly toward the criminalization of Christianity,” and he asserts a biblical duty to pray for the Supreme Court justices pondering the matter of same-sex marriages. Politico recently reported that Huckabee told some conservative pastors that “he cringes whenever he hears people call a court decision ‘the law of the land.’” He added: “This is not that complicated. There are three branches of government, not one.” To radio host Hugh Hewitt, Huckabee further explained his rejection of the idea of “judicial supremacy, where if the courts make a decision” it is “the law of the land”: “No, it isn’t the law of the land. Constitutionally, the courts cannot make a law. They can interpret one. And then the legislature has to create enabling legislation, and the executive has to sign it, and has to enforce it. ... (State legislatures) would have to create legislation that the governor would sign. If they don’t, then there is not same-sex marriage in that state. Now, if the federal courts say, well, you’re going to have to do it, well, then, you have a confrontation. At that point, somebody has to decide is the court right? If it is, then the legislation will be passed.”

And if “someone” — who? President Huckabee? — decides that the court is wrong? In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus decided the federal courts were wrong about integrating Little Rock Central High School, an idea President Eisenhower countered with the 101st Airborne. David A. Graham of The Atlantic notes that if the court rules against a clause of a state’s law defining marriage as a commitment between a man and a woman, this does not invalidate the rest of a state’s marriage laws, so the state’s legislature need not act. Unless, that is, they wish to reassert the pre-Civil War doctrine of “nullification” — the right of states to disregard laws they deem unconstitutional.

For many voters, a party is largely defined by the behavior of its presidential aspirants.

For Republicans worried about broadening their party’s appeal, there is one word for Huckabee’s stances: Appalling.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@ washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

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ROADS FROM PAGE A1 most of the major things on its calendar.

But the Senate still has plenty of controversial issues.

An abortion bill is in the prime debate spot, and the Senate also could take up a $236 million borrowing bill for National Guard armories and schools.

SENATE DEMOCRATS AND CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS Twenty of the Senate’s 28 Republicans were on hand last week when Majority Leader Harvey Peeler announced their new roads plan. It would raise the gas tax and several fees to get an additional $800 million to roads. It would cut income taxes by a total of about $710 million and give the governor the ability to appoint all eight members of the Department of Transportation board.

But missing were the most conservative members of the chamber. They want to see the new plan in writing and detailed before they will support it. Sens. Shane Martin and Lee Bright both said any plan must cut taxes by a dollar for each dollar it raises through another tax.

Senate Democrats are even less enthusiastic. Sen. Vincent Sheheen called it an income tax bill with a roads plan tacked on to it that will benefit only the wealthiest South Carolinians. Sheheen, who lost to Haley in last year’s race for governor, said she doomed the road bill’s chances when she tied it to an income tax cut in her State of the State address.

THE HOUSE The House passed its own road plan that differs significantly from the latest Senate plan.

The governor has not been shy about letting lawmakers know what she thinks. In her State of the State address, she called for DOT reform, a gas tax increase of 10 cents that would raise about $400 million a year and a $1.8 billion income tax cut during 10 years.

She has threatened to veto the House proposal because it didn’t have enough tax relief. Last week, she didn’t praise, but she didn’t criticize the new Senate plan, saying she was always willing to work with lawmakers.

That veto threat is why the 87-20 vote to pass the House bill was so important.

Eighty-two votes are needed to override a veto in a full chamber. In the Senate, there are only 28 Republicans, so some Democrats will have to be on board to reach the 31-vote mark guaranteed to override a veto.

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TELL US ABOUT THE MOST MEMORABLE EVENT IN YOUR CAREER. Some know I have a soft heart when it comes to children or those who cannot take care of themselves, which leads me to my memorable event that only few people know about. One year on Christmas Eve, I responded to a call, and I was speaking

to a single mother of two children (boy and girl under 10 years old). The home was pretty bare, and the mother seemed to be feeling down about her current situation. I immediately recognized the fact that the children had a 3-foot-tall Christmas tree without any lights and no toys under it as well. As soon as I left the call I went to one of the few places still open which was Walgreens and started looking for lights. The manager on duty at the time asked if he could help me, and I explained to him what I was doing. The manager then donated several toys to bring to the children. When I left Walgreens, I went directly

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for Boeing, which started building its 787 jumbo jets near Charleston in 2011, Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday at an announcement outside the Governor’s Mansion.

“What I believe won Volvo Cars for South Carolina was our workers. They saw the fact this is a state where we build planes,” Haley said.

The state plans to borrow about $150 million to build the site and a new interchange on Interstate 26, Hitt said.

Georgia offered Volvo a site near Savannah and has been pushing hard to get more automakers. The Georgia Legislature offered $1.3 million in tax breaks to Mercedes-Benz in a chaotic final day of its session in April. It wasn’t clear what Georgia offered Volvo or why the company passed on the state.

Volvo Cars of North America President and CEO Lex Kerssemakers wouldn’t go into specifics about Georgia or the other three states that lost.

“The reason we came to South Carolina is accessibility. We want to be very close to the sea. We will export those cars,” Kerssemakers said in a phone interview.

The plant is initially expected to make about 100,000 vehi-

back to the residence and gave them the presents and lights. The only request I had was that they decorate the tree that night in celebration of the Christmas spirit. The mother was very thankful. I did this because I believe our children depend on us (par-

ents) to provide for them and when we can, make their wishes come true, but there are times when hardships fall on us, and there is nothing wrong with leaning on your neighbor, even if he or she is a stranger. After all, it’s the children that matter!

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Volvo is struggling in the U.S. market. The automaker sold just 56,000 vehicles in the U.S. in 2014, for a 0.3 percent share of the American market and a continuation of a generation-long decline. In contrast, BMW sells about 25,000 vehicles a month in the country.

Kerssemakers said the automaker will manufacture a new model of Volvo in South Carolina as it continues to transform under the leadership of Chinese company Geely, which bought the Volvo brand in 2010.

Monday’s announcement was more good news for Haley, who ran in 2010 on a promise of bringing more jobs to South Carolina and won reelection last year on her economic development record.

The unemployment rate in the state has dropped from 10.5 percent to 6.6 percent since Haley took office.

Haley and her economic development team push hard for foreign companies. The state has become the nation’s top tire manufacturer by getting Bridgestone in Japan, Michelin in France, Continental in Germany and Giti out of Singapore to build in the state.

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The bill that passed the House already passed its own roads plan that raises about $400 million through increasing the sales tax on gasoline while providing about $51 million in income tax relief. It also reforms DOT as well as the State Infrastructure Bank, which approves borrowing for large highway projects.

Rep. Gary Simrill has spent seven months crafting a road bill. The House passed its version 87-20. During the debate, an amendment that would have cut income taxes by $900 million was easily defeated.

Simrill said he remains confident a road bill will pass this year, and the new Senate plan has a better chance than the bill right now on the Senate floor that has no income tax cut or DOT restructuring. But the Senate plan still does nothing to return state roads to counties or reform the State Infrastructure Bank, which critics think tilts borrowing toward larger counties on the coast.

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AROUND TOWN The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. today at Shiloh-Randolph Manor.

Sumter Susie Blanding willChapter speak onof of Blind to spotlight meet fire and safety.

The will shine on Marcia Harton and the associate member is Diana Singleton. Transportation provided within the mileage radius. If you know a blind or visually impaired person, contact the president, Debra Canty, at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or at (803) 775-5792.

The Sumter Stroke Support Group (Overcomers) will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, in the library of Alice Drive Baptist Church. Call Joyce or Wayne Hunter at (803) 464-7865.

The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 15, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. All area veterans are invited.

The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will hold a dinner fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15, at the Lincoln High School gymnasium on Council Street. Cost is $8 per dinner and meal will consist of fried fish or fried chicken, seasoned rice, green beans, roll, dessert and a drink.

Dine in or take out. Call James L. Green at (803) 9684173.

Lincoln High School Class of 1965 will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 15, at the Lincoln High School gymnasium on Council Street. All classmates are invited. Call Betty Miller at (803) 7751616.

The Starlight Savings Club will hold a fundraiser yard sale from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 16, at the farmers market at the South Sumter Resource Cener, 337 Manning Ave. All proceeds will benefit women of domestic abuse. Call Gloria

Showers at (803) 905-3289.

The American Red Cross will offer a New Volunteer Orientation / Disaster Services OverNational Federation view for new Red Cross volunteers from 9 a.m. to noon at Sandhills Service Center, 1155 N. Guignard Drive. Call (803) 775-2363 to register or find out more information.

Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. Lincoln classes from 1960 through 1969 are welcome to send a representative to help plan the reunion celebrating the Modern Civil Rights Movement. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464.

Taw Caw Community Outreach Center will present an evening of fashion and fun at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, at 1126 Granby Lane, Summerton.

Tickets: $10 for adults; $5 ages 5-12.

The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at the Lincoln High School cafeteria on Council Street. Lincolnites, friends and community members are invited. Call James L. Green at (803) 968-4173.

The Morris College Alumni Chapter of Lee County will present its annual tots to teens pageant at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at New Zion AME Church, Wisacky.

Phi Omega Omega of Manning will hold its Miss Ivy Pearl and Little Miss Ivy Pearl pageants at 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at Manning Junior High School. The event is free and open to the public.

However, nonperishable food items and old or used books are being accepted for donation. Food items will be given to United Ministries of Clarendon County and donated books will help supply books for a free book drive in Clarendon County.

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You can’t buy love.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You will have to compromise if you want to accomplish anything today. Avoid senseless disputes and focus on making money. It’s important to work toward greater security and a stable future. Less talk and more action will pay off.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Bring your ideas into the open and begin the process of making them a reality. You’ll be surprised by the returns you get from the effort you make. Love is on the rise and a promise can be made.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Money can be made, but not through a fastcash scheme. Make a change to your current situation that is geared toward a higher income.

Steady progress can be made if you are disciplined and willing to do the work yourself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep your thoughts to yourself if you don’t want to be called out by a colleague waiting for you to make a mistake. Focus on what you do best and you will outmaneuver any competition you face. Let your intuition guide you.

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back and let others take the lead.

Use your common sense, expertise and knowledge to get what you want. Don’t argue or make a fuss; do whatever it takes to bring about positive change.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Things are looking up. Let your imagination lead you in a new direction. Love is in the stars, and joining forces with someone special will lead to a better home environment. Develop your dreams, hopes and wishes, and you will succeed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t waffle or take someone’s word as gospel. Do your due diligence, ask questions and make decisions based on your findings and your needs. Personal or professional changes will be necessary in order to keep the peace.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t feel obliged to take part in something that doesn’t interest you. Time spent doing your own thing will pay off. A different approach to an old idea will turn out better than anticipated. Follow your heart and your dreams.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consider making a residential move or upgrade your current environment. Talks will lead to positive changes and a workable plan. Begin a project that has potential, and it could become profitable. Speak your mind.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Uncertainty will cloud your vision.

Step back and consider what you want before making promises you may not want to deliver. Make your personal life and self-improvement your priority. Don’t be fooled by what someone tells you. Do your own research.

Stacey Pickerson shares a photo she took at Swan Lake. According to USC Sumter naturalist R. Austin Jenkins, this is a brown watersnake. Jenkins states, “It is nonvenomous, as are most of the water snakes encountered by people. It is true that there is a venomous water snake, called the water moccasin / cottonmouth. However, common nonvenomous species here include brown watersnake, banded watersnake, red-bellied watersnake, and mudsnake. So, most snakes encountered by people at the water are nonvenomous. All mind their own business unless tampered with by humans.”

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Orioles’ return launches big sports week

BY DAVID GINSBURG The Associated Press BALTIMORE — As the Baltimore Orioles prepared to play before their home fans for the first time in two weeks, the sights and sounds around Camden Yards on a lovely Monday afternoon were all about baseball.

Vendors were hawking food, drinks and clothing. A few people were camped out near the home team parking lot, seeking autographs. About a half-dozen were looking to buy tickets at the window in the B&O Warehouse

behind the center-field wall.

There was one police car visible on the north edge of Camden Yards.

It was a stark contrast to the Orioles’ last game in Baltimore.

The city had been overrun by violence on April 27 after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died while in the custody of Baltimore police. Then, in an unprecedented move, the Orioles hosted the Chicago White Sox on April 29 without allowing fans to enter.

The Orioles had postponed two games against the White Sox before

their no-fan game, then played three “home” games against the Rays in Florida.

The team said it took steps to ramp up security before Monday’s game against Toronto, but there were no protesters outside the gates before the contest.

There were no helicopters soaring overhead. No angry people throwing bottles. No rows of police in riot gear.

Inside the stadium, the home team wore jerseys with the script word “Baltimore” across the front instead of the customary “Orioles.”

Once the game got started, the crowd of 20,468 had plenty to scream about. Soon after the fans yelled “O!” during the “Star-Spangled Banner,” Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez struck out the side in the top of the first inning.

In the bottom half, Manny Machado hit a leadoff homer and slugger Chris Davis added a two-run drive for a 3-0 lead.

Adam Jones also homered in Baltimore’s 5-2 victory.

PREP SOFTBALL

Cruising past the champs

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EC advances to play for 1A LS title again

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item

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Thomas Sumter Academy’s Carmen Silvester (15) is forced out at home as Wilson Hall catcher Drake Ives makes the catch during the Lady Generals’ 12-2 victory in six innings at Patriot Park SportPlex in the opening game of the SCISA 3A state championship series.

TSA can capture the title with a win today over the 2-time defending champion Lady Barons.

TSA routs 2-time defending champion WH 12-2 in six innings

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com The weather surrounding Patriot Park SportsPlex on Monday forced a late start in the opening game of the SCISA 3A softball state championship series.

Thomas Sumter Academy’s bats, however, made up for it by sending everyone home early.

The Lady Generals exploded for seven runs over the first three innings and had 16 total hits in a 12-2,

SUMTER WINS; SCISA 2A-3A TITLE GAMES POSTPONED Sumter High School’s baseball team defeated South Aiken 4-3 on Monday in an elimination game in the 4A lower state tournament at the SA field.

The opening game of the SCISA 3A baseball state championship series be6-inning romp over Wilson Hall as they took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 series.

Game 2 in the best-of-3 se-

tween Wilson Hall and Northwood Academy and the 2A state championship series between Robert E. Lee Academy and Calhoun Academy scheduled for Monday were both postponed due to rain.

The 3A game scheduled for North Charleston was

has been rescheduled for today with a starting time of 7 p.m. The teams will play in Sumter on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The 2A game in St. Matthews has been rescheduled for a 7 p.m. start today.

The teams will play in Bishopville on Wednesday.

ries is today at 5:30 p.m. at Patriot Park.

“We really work on hitting,” said TSA head coach

Lou DeMonte, whose team improved to 19-2. “(Wilson

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TURBEVILLE - The East Clarendon High School softball team worked around a light rain through most of its 1A lower state championship tournament game against Hannah-Pamplico on Monday and now finds itself in a familiar position after a 2-1 victory over the Lady Red Raiders.

With the win, the Lady Wolverines, who defeated Latta ARD 7-3 in their lower state opener on Friday, improved to 18-1 and, as the tournament’s last unbeaten team, put themselves in the driver’s seat for a third consecutive lower state championship.

“We got the runs that we needed,” said EC head coach Lisa Ard. “We didn’t hit her (H-P starter Lindsey Prosser) as well as we should have, but we hadn’t hit since Friday night. That rain yesterday (Sunday) messed us up, but we came in and got what we needed and played defense, and (starting pitcher) Brooklyn (Fort) had a great night on the hill.”

Fort retired the first two batters she faced before Riley Boyle tripled to left. Prosser followed with an RBI double to give the Lady Red Raiders a 1-0 lead. Fort then struck out Kristen Trail to begin a stretch of 13 consecutive retired H-P batters. The Lady Red Raiders managed two infield hits in the sixth before stranding the runners at second and third as Boyle grounded to first and Prosser went down swinging on strikes.

Fort struck out Kristen Trail and Brooke Todd for her seventh and eighth Ks of the game, then induced a grounder to first from

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PREP GOLF

Sumter takes advantage of home course, wins 4A lower state tourney

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Sumter High School boys golf team had the fortune of playing host to the 4A lower state tournament on Monday at Beech Creek Golf Club. And the Gamecocks took full advantage of it.

SHS shot a 303 to win the 16-team tournament by two strokes, edging Lexington, to go into the state tournament on a very high note.

“Yeah, being able to play on our course was a big key to us winning the tournament,” said Sumter head DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEM coach Ronnie Flowers. “If we Sumter’s Dixon Flowers hits a chip shot on to the 14th green at Beech had a couple of holes where Creek Golf Club on Monday in the 4A lower state tournament. The we struggled, the players Gamecocks shot a 303 to win the tournament. knew the holes coming up

and how they could get some strokes back. It’s a big advantage knowing the course.”

The Gamecocks finished 15 over par on the par 72 course. No. 1 Charlie Dallery led SHS by shooting a 1 under 71. That left him tied for first individually with Jake Carter of South Aiken and Zak Butt of Ashley Ridge.

Sumter’s No. 3, Daniel Spencer shot a 75 to finish tied for seventh, while No. 2 Dixon Flowers shot a 76 to finish tied for ninth. No. 4 Austin Baker rounded out the Gamecock scoring with an 81.

Sumter’ fifth golfer, Brandt Toburen, shot a 94.

The SHS golfers were all in a foursome with their coun-

terparts from Lexington.

Needless to say, there were some pretty tense shots coming down the stretch for all of the golfers.

“I think that was a good thing for us though,” Coach Flowers said. “I think to be going against some good golfers like that pushed us to play better.”

The top eight team scores from Monday qualified them for the state tournament which will be played Monday and Tuesday in Greenville at the Furman University Golf Course.

South Aiken was third at 310 followed by North Augusta at 314, Summerville at 323, Bluffton and Carolina Forest both at 327 and Fort Dorchester at 330.

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SHS’ Tyler wins LJ at 4A qualifier Sumter High School’s Ky’Jon Tyler won the long jump event and finished fifth in the 100-yard dash in the 4A state qualifier track and field meet on Saturday at Harry Parone Stadium in Columbia.

Tyler won the long jump with a jump of 23 feet, 4 inches. He was fifth in the 100 in a time of 11:17 seconds.

The 4x100 relay team won in a time of 41.96. Members of the team are Benjamin Austin, Tyreek Brown, Tiquan Colclough, Rodney Pitts, Tyler and Colin Washington.

For the SHS girls, Dae’Shondra Stephens and Ars’Breana Tyler both qualified for two individual events.

Stephens finished second in the discus with a toss of 117-04 and fourth in the shot put at 35-11. Tyler was second in the triple jump at 37-10.25 and sixth in the long jump at 1709.50.

Kadejuha Kennedy was fourth in the triple jump at 3700. The 4x100 relay team finished eighth. Members of the team are Alexus Choice, Kennedy, Tiana Peoples, Raven Pringle, Tyler and Victoria Webster.

In the boys portion of the 3A meet at Lower Richland High in Hopkins, Lakewood’s Khafari Buffalo qualified in two events. He finished fifth in the long jump at 21-07.75 and sixth in the 200 at 23.27. The 4x100 team of Jamal Cowell, Buffalo, Tyshawn Johnson, Terry Singleton, Tre’Von Cowell and Quavon White finished second in 42.20.

Manning’s Jamaz Johnson finished second in the 400 at

49.60, Darius Sharper was third in the triple jump at 4501, Ke’shoan Johnson was fourth in the long jump at 2107.75 and Seth Harvin was fifth in the 800 at 1:59.91. The 4x400 team of Jose Zuniga, Harvin, Twon Collymore, Johnson Keilah Dupree and Tyrek Weeks was third in 3:26.43.

Crestwood’s 4x100 relay team of Julius Pearson, Carl Benjamin, Donald Rutledge, Anthony Hill, Devin Pringle finished seventh and James Brailsford was seven in the high jump at 6-0.

The Manning girls had Meighan Hilton finish third in the 100 hurdles at 15.00, Mahogany Green was sixth in the triple jump at 33-09.25 and the 4x100 team of Shana Dukes, Montica Thames, Hilton, Ambria Brunson, Talaysia Hill and Measha Jones finished eighth.

The qualifiers will compete in the state meet at Harry Parone Stadium on Friday and Saturday.

VARSITY SOFTBALL COLLETON PREP 4 CLARENDON HALL 3 WALTERBORO – Clarendon Hall lost to Colleton Prep 4-3 on Monday in the opening game of the 1A state championship series at the CP field.

The second game of the best-of-3 series will be played today in Summerton beginning at 6 p.m.

Gracyn Royce went 2-for-4 for the Lady Saints. Delaney Peeler, Holly Carlisle, Shannon Corbett and Emily Brunson each had a hit.

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TSA FROM PAGE B1 Hall starting pitcher) Holly Scott basically shut us down the last time we played (a 2-0 loss) and (Laurence Manning Academy) shut us down for the most part (on Saturday in a 1-0 win).

“But the girls came out with a new attitude and put the bat on the ball and made things happen.”

Jordan Morris and Hayley Hawkins made a lot of things happen for TSA. The duo combined for five hits and seven runs batted in, most of which came in the first two innings.

Morris’ 2-out, 2-run double in the first put the Lady Generals in the lead after they had fallen behind 2-0.

Hawkins then all but put the game away in the second with a 2-out, 3-run homer – her first of the year – as TSA took a commanding 6-2 lead.

The Lady Generals added another run in the third on a Taylor Knudson RBI single before putting across five more in the sixth for the run-rule victory.

“I think the last time (we faced Scott), we were hitting more defensively than aggressively,” Hawkins said. “This time we went up there ready to hit. All through the rain delay we kept doing things to keep us pumped up.

“On the home run, I wasn’t looking to do too much; I just wanted to swing at something I could drive.”

Every player in the Lady Generals’ starting lineup recorded at least one hit.

Aside from Jordan Morris and Hawkins, Logan Morris had two hits and drove in two on a sixth-inning double. Emily DeMonte had two hits and reached base all five times while Carmen Silvester and Emily Nevels added two hits apiece. Silvester also drove in a run.

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Wilson Hall’s Betsy Cunningham swings at a pitch during the Lady Barons’ 12-2, 6-inning loss to Thomas Sumter Academy on Monday at Patriot Park SportsPlex in the opening game of the SCISA 3A state championship series.

While the change in attitude helped at the plate, a change in game plan did wonders for TSA on the mound.

A leadoff walk, two hits and an RBI groundout put the Lady Generals in a 2-0 hole. But from the second inning on, starting righthander Emily DeMonte allowed just one other base runner the rest of the way while the defense played flawlessly behind her.

“We started to go inside a little more and not letting them get extended on outside pitches,” the younger DeMonte said. “The changeup wasn’t working all that well, but it was good enough that it kept them off balance.”

She finished allowing just the two runs with three strikeouts and one walk.

“That’s the great thing about Emily – we can change game plans if something isn’t working,” Coach DeMonte said. “Sometimes it’s the pitch caller’s fault when things aren’t going well, and we were able to come up with something different on the spot. We can have an entirely new game plan tomorrow, too.”

Wilson Hall head coach

Teresa Alexander echoed Coach DeMonte’s sentiments about pitch calling.

“I wasn’t pleased with some of the decisions I made for pitch calling,” she said. “So I’d like to take a large portion of the responsibility for that. “… But you have to absolutely credit Thomas Sumter for the way they came out and hit the ball hard and well tonight. There’s not much you can do when a team’s bats are that hot.”

The Lady Barons, who fell to 22-6, managed just three hits. Betsy Cunningham had an RBI single in the first, Drake Ives had a double and Danielle deHoll beat out an infield single in the sixth. Scott’s groundout in the first accounted for WH’s other run.

“I thought we did hit the ball hard and put it in play a lot of times, but their defense played very well tonight,” Alexander said.

“We’re not going to make any big changes. We’re very comfortable with the way we have things in our lineup. We’ve been successful with it.

“It’s a new day tomorrow and hopefully we’ll come out with some new fight.”

RETURN FROM PAGE B1 Monday also marked the beginning of Preakness Week, beginning the buildup to Saturday’s Triple Crown horse race. Track officials say good weather could lead to record attendance numbers at Pimlico Race Course.

The Orioles hoped hosting a baseball game might have a positive effect on a city still very much in recovery mode — and get the week off to an encouraging start.

“We understand it’s just a game and there are other bigger things going on out there,” Orioles reliever Zach Britton said. “If anything, the fact that we can come home and play again and have our fans here, maybe that will get some people’s focus off what was going on out there. Just enjoy baseball again.”

The vendors outside the park were happy to be back at work.

“I missed out on a lot of money,” said Danny Little, who was selling hot dogs, sausages, sodas and chips. “And I

got a 3-month-year-old daughter.”

Looking back to two weeks earlier, when the rioting started in earnest and caused the first postponement of the series against the White Sox, Little recalled, “We were watching the TVs when they were lighting fires and all that. We flipped the tables and all that waiting for them to come here.”

On Friday, the Justice Department announced that it is conducting a civil-rights investigation of Baltimore police.

On this day, however, many in this beleaguered city shifted their attention toward baseball.

“I think it’ll be a nice atmosphere tonight with all that’s been going on,” said Steve Presgraves, wearing an Orioles jersey and standing near the ticket booth. “It’s definitely good for the city, and I think it’s going to be, just a good time, a nice crowd and everything.”

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Thomas Sumter’s Hayley Hawkins is congratulated by her coaches after a hitting a 3-run home run during the Lady Generals’ 12-2 victory over Wilson Hall on Monday in the SCISA 3A state championship series.

Thomas Sumter leftfielder Sydney Daniel falls over the outfield fence after making a catch in the Lady Generals’ 12-2 victory over Wilson Hall on Monday in the SCISA 3A state championship series.

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L.A. Dodgers 9, Colorado 5 Arizona 2, San Diego 1

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Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 7:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Washington at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

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By The Associated Press PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Sunday At TPC Sawgrass, The Players Stadium Course Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $10 million Yardage: 7,215; Par: 72 (x-won on 1st hole of sudden death) (y-eliminated after 3-hole aggregate playoff) Final x-Rickie Fowler (600), $1,800,000 69-69-71-67–276 -12 Kevin Kisner (270), $880,000 73-67-67-69–276 -12 y-Sergio Garcia (270), $880,000 69-72-67-68–276 -12 Bill Haas (135), $440,000 72-67-68-70–277 -11 Ben Martin (135), $440,000 68-71-68-70–277 -11 Kevin Na (105), $347,500 67-69-72-71–279 -9 Rory Sabbatini (105), $347,500 70-71-69-69–279 -9 Jamie Donaldson (83), $270,000 70-72-71-67–280 -8 Brian Harman (83), $270,000 71-69-70-70–280 -8 Ryo Ishikawa (83), $270,000 71-69-69-71–280 -8 Rory McIlroy (83), $270,000 69-71-70-70–280 -8 John Senden (83), $270,000 73-70-67-70–280 -8 Billy Horschel (63), $187,500 68-72-69-72–281 -7 Zach Johnson (63), $187,500 71-68-71-71–281 -7 Chris Kirk (63), $187,500 70-68-68-75–281 -7 David Toms (63), $187,500 73-71-68-69–281 -7 Russell Knox (52), $130,857 72-70-72-68–282 -6 Henrik Stenson (52), $130,857 72-69-73-68–282 -6 Derek Fathauer (52), $130,857 68-72-69-73–282 -6

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION New York Tampa Bay Toronto Boston Baltimore CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Detroit Minnesota Chicago Cleveland WEST DIVISION Houston Los Angeles Seattle Texas Oakland

TODAY’S GAMES

St. Louis (Lynn 1-3) at Cleveland (Carrasco 4-2), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Burnett 1-1) at Philadelphia (Undecided), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Foltynewicz 2-0) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 2-3), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 3-3), 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 2-1) at Milwaukee (Fiers 1-4), 8:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Heston 2-3) at Houston (McHugh 4-0), 8:10 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 2-3) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 3-2), 9:40 p.m.

Colorado (K.Kendrick 1-4) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 1-2), 10:05 p.m.

Miami (Haren 4-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

San Diego (Kennedy 2-1) at Seattle (Paxton 0-2), 10:10 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Chicago 2, Cleveland 2 Monday, May 4: Chicago 99, Cleveland 92 Wednesday, May 6: Cleveland 106, Chicago 91 Friday, May 8: Chicago 99, Cleveland 96 Sunday, May 10: Cleveland 86, Chicago 84 Tuesday, May 12: Chicago at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 14: Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, May 17: Chicago at Cleveland, TBD Washington 2, Atlanta 1 Sunday, May 3: Washington 104, Atlanta 98 Tuesday, May 5: Atlanta 106, Washington 90 Saturday, May 9: Washington 103, Atlanta 101 Monday, May 11: Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13: Washington at Atlanta, 8 p.m. x-Friday, May 15: Atlanta at Washington, 7 or 8 p.m. x-Monday, May 18: Washington at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

L.A. Clippers 3, Houston 1 Monday, May 4: L.A. Clippers 117, Houston 101 Wednesday, May 6: Houston 115, L.A. Clippers 109 Friday, May 8: L.A. Clippers 124, Houston 99 Sunday, May 10: L.A. Clippers 128, Houston 95 Tuesday, May 12: L.A. Clippers at Houston, 9:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 14: Houston at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 or 10:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 17: L.A. Clippers at Houston, TBD Memphis 2, Golden State 1 Sunday, May 3: Golden State 101, Memphis 86 Tuesday, May 5: Memphis 97, Golden State 90 Saturday, May 9: Memphis 99, Golden State 89 Monday, May 11: Golden State at Memphis, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13: Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 15: Golden State at Memphis, 8 or 9:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 17: Memphis at Golden State, TBD

NHL PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press SECOND ROUND

(Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press W 20 17 16 14 13

L 12 15 16 17 16

Pct .625 .531 .500 .452 .448

GB – 3 4 51/2 51/2

W 20 19 18 12 11

L 11 13 14 16 19

Pct .645 .594 .563 .429 .367

GB – 11/2 21/2 61/2 81/2

W 20 15 14 13 12

L 12 17 17 18 21

Pct .625 .469 .452 .419 .364

GB – 5 51/2 61/2 81/2

SUNDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees 6, Baltimore 2 Boston 6, Toronto 3 Cleveland 8, Minnesota 2 Texas 2, Tampa Bay 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Cincinnati 3 L.A. Angels 3, Houston 1 Seattle 4, Oakland 3 Kansas City 2, Detroit 1, 10 innings

MONDAY’S GAMES

Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 7:20 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Boston at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

St. Louis (Lynn 1-3) at Cleveland (Carrasco 4-2), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 4-2) at Baltimore (Tillman 2-4), 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 3-2) at Detroit (Simon 4-1), 7:08 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 3-0) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-4), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Volquez 2-3) at Texas (N.Martinez 2-0), 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 2-1) at Milwaukee (Fiers 1-4), 8:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Heston 2-3) at Houston (McHugh 4-0), 8:10 p.m.

Boston (Masterson 2-1) at Oakland (Pomeranz 1-3), 10:05 p.m.

Colorado (K.Kendrick 1-4) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 1-2), 10:05 p.m.

San Diego (Kennedy 2-1) at Seattle (Paxton 0-2), 10:10 p.m.

Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 3 Thursday, April 30: Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Saturday, May 2: N.Y. Rangers 3, Washington 2 Monday, May 4: Washington 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Wednesday, May 6: Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Friday, May 8: N.Y. Rangers 2, Washington 1, OT Sunday, May 10: N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Wednesday, May 13: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 2 Friday, May 1: Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1, 2OT Sunday, May 3: Tampa Bay 6, Montreal 2 Wednesday, May 6: Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1 Thursday, May 7: Montreal 6, Tampa Bay 2 Saturday, May 9: Montreal 2, Tampa Bay 1 Tuesday, May 12: Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 14: Tampa Bay at Montreal, TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Chicago 4, Minnesota 0 Anaheim 4, Calgary 1

BY DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press

St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Milwaukee WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco Arizona Colorado

L 11 15 17 17 21

Pct .645 .531 .469 .452 .344

GB – 31/2 51/2 6 91/2

W 22 15 15 15 11

L 9 15 16 16 21

Pct .710 .500 .484 .484 .344

GB – 61/2 7 7 111/2

W 20 17 16 14 11

L 10 16 16 16 17

Pct .667 .515 .500 .467 .393

GB – 41/2 5 6 8

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Washington 5, Atlanta 4 N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 3 Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2, 11 innings Chicago White Sox 4, Cincinnati 3 San Francisco 3, Miami 2

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 400 RESULTS

KANSAS CITY, Kan.— Jimmie Johnson pulled into victory lane after his laterace gamble paid off to win the rain-delayed Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway, then pulled out his cellphone and tried to dial his wife in the first few minutes of Mother’s Day. JOHNSON “Then I caught her on FaceTime,” Johnson said, “and she was NOT so happy to be on FaceTime with all those people around. I think the signal went out — or she hung up on me.”

There’s a good chance Chandra will forgive him.

Johnson, so dominant on mile-and-a-half tracks, held off Kevin Harvick as the clock struck midnight heading into Sunday. They were chased across the line by Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon after a dramatic final few laps.

Most of the leaders had been conserving fuel after pitting with 58 to go, right on the upper end of the pit window, when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got into the wall with 12 laps left. Johnson was among those who

The Associated Press Saturday At Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kan. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (19) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 104.5 rating, 47 points, $243,726.

2. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 127.2, 43, $239,300.

3. (17) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 97.9, 41, $157,225.

4. (11) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 101, 40, $173,786.

5. (1) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 111.1, 40, $168,933.

6. (18) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267, 94.9, 39, $146,251.

7. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 118.4, 38, $144,906.

8. (8) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 267, 111, 37, $110,215.

9. (4) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 131.1, 37, $122,060.

10. (15) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 81, 34, $126,340.

11. (14) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 83.9, 33, $130,401.

12. (7) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 77.1, 32, $123,348.

13. (9) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 92.2, 31, $120,106.

14. (29) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 267, 70.6, 30, $120,548.

15. (10) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 105, 30, $121,398.

16. (26) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 267, 71.5, 28, $113,410.

17. (2) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, 96.6, 27, $100,865.

18. (22) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 84.5, 26, $94,465.

19. (24) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 266, 71.4, 25, $110,323.

20. (5) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 266,

pressed their luck by staying on the track, while Harvick went in for right-side tires and fuel, and Martin Truex Jr. got a splash of gas.

“It just dawned on me: We’ve won two races, we’re locked in the Chase, points don’t matter. We’re going for the win,” Johnson said. “It

86, 25, $83,265.

21. (21) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 266, 63.8, 23, $119,798.

22. (28) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 266, 57, 22, $122,226.

23. (43) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 266, 50.3, 21, $81,590.

24. (20) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 266, 62, 20, $92,765.

25. (35) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 266, 47.4, 19, $95,398.

26. (32) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 266, 60.7, 0, $95,873.

27. (27) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 265, 54.4, 17, $91,890.

28. (40) Josh Wise, Ford, 265, 40.2, 16, $83,590.

29. (41) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 265, 44.1, 0, $83,290.

30. (25) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 265, 54, 14, $102,087.

31. (30) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 265, 52.4, 13, $124,415.

32. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 263, 38.5, 12, $90,115.

33. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 263, 45.5, 11, $106,629.

34. (39) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 263, 34.3, 10, $80,690.

35. (34) Cole Whitt, Ford, 263, 34.6, 9, $78,970.

36. (31) Michael McDowell, Ford, 262, 40.4, 8, $78,765.

37. (37) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 262, 27.3, 0, $78,561.

38. (42) Joey Gase, Ford, 262, 31.4, 0, $73,402.

39. (16) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 258, 54.1, 5, $96,544.

40. (12) Erik Jones, Toyota, 242, 62.6, 0, $110,321.

41. (13) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, accident, 205, 68.5, 3, $79,330.

42. (33) Jeb Burton, Toyota, rear gear, 153, 24.4, 2, $57,330.

43. (36) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, vibration, 125, 32, 1, $53,830.

was just sort of a gut feeling, split-second.”

Johnson built a lead on the restart with six laps left, but Harvick sped around Earnhardt on his fresh tires down the front stretch, setting his sights on the lead.

“They had the most raw speed,” said Johnson’s crew chief, Chad Knaus.

NBA ROUNDUP

Hawks even series with 106-101 win WASHINGTON — Finally looking a bit more like a No. 1 seed than the team that’s been so-so in the playoffs, the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 106-101 on Monday night behind Jeff Teague’s 26 points, including a key 3, to even their second-round series at two games apiece.

Two days after hitting a buzzer-beater to win Game 3, Washington’s Paul Pierce missed a 3-point attempt that would have tied the score with less than 10 seconds left.

Al Horford had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Paul Millsap added 19 points, six assists and five rebounds, as three of Atlanta’s four AllStars played significant roles.

Washington’s lone AllStar, point guard John Wall, missed a third consecutive game with a broken left hand.

Game 5 is Wednesday night at Atlanta.

Right from the start, the Hawks were back to being

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the free-flowing, ball-moving regular-season version of themselves, the squad that won 60 games, rather than the disjointed, disorganized bunch that had been 5-4 this postseason.

The Hawks led most of the game, but Washington cut the deficit to 101-97 with under 2 minutes remaining.

Teague’s 3-pointer with 72 seconds left got the margin back to seven.

SUNDAY CAVALIERS 86 BULLS 84 CHICAGO — LeBron James watched his coach draw up the final play — and then drew one up of his own.

James overruled Cleveland coach David Blatt’s idea for a last-second inbounds play and drained a jumper from the corner at the buzzer to give the Cavaliers an 86-84 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, evening the Eastern Conference semifinal series at 2-2.

During a stoppage the Cavs only got because the of-

ficials were reviewing a play, Blatt designed a play that had James taking the ball out. The four-time NBA MVP has been in enough pressure situations that he vetoed his coach.

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LOS ANGELES — Houston’s strategy of intentionally fouling poor free-throw shooter DeAndre Jordan backfired in a big way.

Jordan scored 26 points, making 14 of 34 free throws after attempting an NBA playoff-record 28 in the first half, and the Los Angeles Clippers won 128-95 on Sunday night to take a 3-1 series lead.

Jordan had 17 rebounds.

Blake Griffin added 21 points, J.J. Redick had 18 points and Chris Paul finished with 15 points and 12 assists in the Clippers’ second straight blowout win in the best-of-7 Western Conference semifinal series.

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10 a.m. – International Hockey: IIHF World Championships Group Play Match from Ostrava, Czech Republic – United States vs. Slovakia (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

11 a.m. – Women’s Professional Golf: Ladies European Tour Buick Open Third Round from Shanghai (GOLF).

1 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Draft Combine from Chicago (NBA TV).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match Semifinal Second Leg Match – Barcelona vs.

Bayern Munich (FOX SPORTS 1).

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

7 p.m. – College Baseball: Arkansas at Creighton (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – Women’s Amateur Golf: U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship Second-Round and Quarterfinal Matches from Bandon, Ore. (FOX SPORTS 1).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: Georgia at Georgia Tech (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: Northern Kentucky at Kentucky (SEC NETWORK).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Cincinnati (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Five – Chicago at Cleveland (TNT).

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

7:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Six – Montreal at Tampa Bay (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs (MLB NETWORK).

9:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Five – Los Angeles Clippers at Houston (TNT).

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NFL suspends Brady 4 games after investigation NEW YORK — The NFL came down hard on its biggest star and its championship team, telling Tom Brady and the Patriots that no one is allowed to mess with the rules of the game.

The league suspended the Super Bowl MVP Monday for the first four games of the season, fined the New England Patriots $1 million and took away two draft picks as punishment for deflating footballs used in the AFC title game.

The Patriots lose next year’s first-round pick and a fourthround choice in 2017.

Brady would miss the season’s showcase kickoff game on Sept. 10 against Pittsburgh, then Week 2 at Buffalo, a home game against Jacksonville and a game at Dallas. He will return the week of a Patriots-Colts AFC championship rematch in Indianapolis.

Brady has three days to appeal the suspension to Commissioner Roger Goodell or his designee. His agent, Don Yee, said “the discipline is ridiculous and has no legitimate basis” and that Brady will appeal.

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HOUSTON — D.J. Swearinger has been released by the Houston Texans.

The safety appeared in 16 games with 12 starts for the Texans last season and finished with 73 tackles, two interceptions and three forced fumbles. He started 10 games as a rookie in 2013 after Houston selected him in the

15th-seeded Madison Keys defeated Madison Brengle 6-2, 6-4.

allowing one run on three hits in 2.2 innings with a walk and two strikeouts.

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BOSTON — Former New England Patriots player and convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez has been charged with trying to silence a witness in a double murder case against him by shooting him in the face and leaving him for dead, prosecutors said Monday.

Hernandez was indicted Friday by a grand jury in Boston on a charge of witness intimidation, according to the office of Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley. It’s the latest criminal charge against the former star tight end, who once had a $40 million contract with the Patriots.

CLEMSON - Ryan Cleveland’s two-out single in the seventh inning scored Kody Adams for the go-ahead run in Georgia Southern’s 7-4 win over Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Clemson jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to Chris Okey’s sacrifice fly and Weston Wilson’s two-out single that scored Steven Duggar, who extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a double.

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New England Patriots Tom Brady (12) has been suspended four games while the team has been fined $1 million and loses two draft picks for Brady’s role in the ‘deflatgate’ investigation. second round out of South Carolina. He had 71 tackles, an interception and forced a fumble in 2013.

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ROME — Gilles Simon of France took advantage of a few key double-faults by Jack Sock and rallied for a 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 win Monday in the opening round of the Italian Open.

Tenth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov also played cleanly in a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Jerzy Janowicz of Poland. Dimitrov had only 11 unforced errors to Janowicz’s 31. A semifinalist last year, Dimitrov improved to 9-3 on clay this year.

In other women’s play, Venus Williams, the 1999 Rome champion, beat Czech qualifier and teenager Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 6-2; and

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — After a record-setting finish and captivating victory at The Players Championship, Rickie Fowler produced the greatest finish in the tournament’s 34-year history at Sawgrass. In a three-man playoff on three of the most visually intimidating holes in golf, he never backed down.

He notched his second PGA Tour victory and probably put to rest all that talk about an anonymous survey that questioned his ability to win.

Fowler closed out his final round with a birdie-eaglebirdie-birdie finish for a 5-under 67. That got him in a playoff with Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner, who produced big shots of their own.

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By Amanda McNulty, County Extension Agent Yellow, Yellow Everywhere I’m trying to figure out how to replenish the windshield washer water supply in my car. Usually there’s enough water to last from one check up to the next, but this is pollen season and every single time I get in the car I need to use that feature.

And it isn’t just the cars that are getting a daily dusting of yellow. The porch, the sidewalk, the outdoor furniture and the plants are all looking a little dingy. That tropical storm we all watched so fearfully brought no relief.

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“She’s been good for us on the mound all year, and she just feels like she’s getting stronger and stronger,” Ard said. “We’re getting ready to get into the meat of everything, so hopefully that will be when she really shines.”

EC’s runs came in the

fourth and fifth innings, beginning with an Abby Reardon triple with one out in the fourth. Olivia Singletary came through with a clutch 2-out single to right to tie the score. KaTerria Rose opened the fifth with a single to right-center, took second on a Kinsley Driggers sacrifice bunt, advance to third on a

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passed ball and scored as Elly Floyd laced a triple to rightcenter.

“She’s a good one to come through in the clutch,” Ard said of Singletary’s RBI single. “She watches the ball, she waits for something she can get a hold to, just like she did tonight. She got that one run in that we needed. Elly hit the little shot gap into right-center. First pitch she turned that one loose. She’s

been sick all day, so I’m glad she’s feeling a little better.

We were sporadic. We didn’t get our hits in a row. I think that layoff from Friday hurt us.”

Driggers was in the game as a substitute for starting first baseman MiKayla Anderson, who was hit by a pitch while batting in the third. Ard said Anderson was sent for x-rays on her left elbow, as the ball initially hit there and then

bounced up and hit her in the batting helmet.

Latta was to host Lake View in an elimination game on Monday, but that game was postponed by rain and rescheduled for today. The winner of that game was originally scheduled to play at H-P, a 7-0 winner over Lake View in its tourney opener, on Wednesday to determine EC’s opponent in Friday’s championship round.

School alumni organization and helped plan annual reunions. She was a frequent traveler with the Camden First Baptist seniors group.

Mrs. Barnes moved to Columbia in 1989 after 26 years in Camden. A graduate of the seven-year Bible Study Fellowship program in Columbia, she was an avid reader and enjoyed sewing and needlework. Encouraging friends and family through greeting cards, handwritten notes and phone calls was her lifelong personal ministry.

Mrs. Barnes is survived by her daughter, Sharmin Barnes Hill, and her husband, John A. Hill, of Columbia; her grandson, John Robert “Jay” Hill of Columbia; sisters, Sarah Hancock Ratterree and her husband, Jack, of Charlotte, and Cynthia Hancock Watkins and her husband, Marion, of Dalzell; aunt, Elizabeth DuRant Brown of Bishopville; sister-in-law, Myrtle Barnes Humphrey of Bishopville; nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Harold Barnes, who died in 1983; and her granddaughter, Elyssa Grace Hill, who died in 1991.

Memorials may be made to St. John United Methodist Church (Spring Hill), c/o Treasurer Karen White, 3913 Spring Hill Road, Rembert SC 29128, or to the charity of one’s choice.

The family extends sincere appreciation to the caring staff at NHC Parklane nursing home for Mrs. Barnes’ care over the past four years.

Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

incomplete and will be announced later by Sumter Funeral Service Inc. The family will receive friends at the home.

on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

The family will be receiving visitors at the home, 910 S. Harvin St., Sumter.

Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced

by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

OBITUARIES MARY MARGARET FAIR WEST COLUMBIA — Mary Margaret Fair, 91, widow of Lt. Col. Don F. Fair, died on Friday, May 8, 2015, in Boca Raton, Florida.

Born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, she was a daughter of the late Clarence W. and Helen DeGraffe FAIR Laub.

Mrs. Fair and her family came to Sumter in the mid-1960s when Don was stationed at Shaw Air Force Base. They made their home in Sumter for more than 30 years. Mrs. Fair was a former member of St. Anne Catholic Church. She was very active in the St. Anne Women’s Club and the Sumter Garden Club.

She loved gardening and going to the S.C. Gamecock football games with her family. After Don died, Mrs. Fair moved to Laurel Crest in West Columbia, where she enjoyed independent living and her view of the Saluda River. She kept binoculars close by to view the wildlife, especially the eagle she came to call her own, as well as all the other river activity. She wintered in Boca Raton and delighted in the cultural activities and wildlife of South Florida. Mrs. Fair was a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN), of Shawnee, Oklahoma, and was extremely proud of her Native American heritage. She was quite a lady, well loved, and will be sorely missed.

Surviving are her children, Michael L. Fair (Martene) of Sierpe, Costa Rica, and Fairfield, Pennsylvania, Barbara Fair Little (John) of Boca Raton, Beverly Fair Coker (Joseph/Beau) of Alpharetta, Georgia, Gina Fair White (Jim) of Irmo and Charlotte Fair Baker (Doug) of Lexington; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Don, in 1997.

Memorial mass will be held at 2 p.m. today at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Columbia.

Funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday at St Anne Catholic Church, Sumter, with burial following at St. Lawrence Cemetery.

Pallbearers are Phillip (Jody) Strange, Donald (Adam) Baker, Donald Huggins, Kurt Welday, Will Epps and Nathan Worthan.

The family will receive

friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home, Sumter.

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

Online donations may be sent to St. Peter’s Catholic Church at St Peter’s Giving or to the USO. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

ELEANOR H. BARNES COLUMBIA — Services for Eleanor Hancock Barnes will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at St. John United Methodist Church, Spring Hill Road in Rembert, with burial beforehand in the church cemetery. The Rev. Marion Watkins and the Rev. BARNES Patricia Amick will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the St. John fellowship hall.

Mrs. Barnes, 86, died to this life on Saturday, May 9, 2015.

Born on June 9, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Carlton Raymond and Janie DuRant Hancock. A native of the Spring Hill community of Lee County, she was a graduate of Central High School in Lee County and Winthrop College. Upon her graduation with a bachelor of science degree from Winthrop, she taught elementary school in Tennessee and North Carolina until her marriage.

She married Harold Robert Barnes, also of Lee County, in her home church of St. John at Spring Hill in October 1951.

After she and Harold married, they moved to Kershaw County, where she worked for several years in the Orlon Process Technology lab at DuPont’s May Plant in Lugoff.

She and Harold were active members of St. John’s United Methodist Church in Lugoff, where she served for years as a kindergarten Sunday school teacher and treasurer of the Maggie Lee Truesdell Circle.

She also served as a board member of the Central High

FLOYD W. BUTLER DALZELL — Floyd Wilson “Catfish” Butler, 55, husband of Melody Ann Mauldin Butler, died on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Gastonia, North Carolina, he was a son of Floyd Leon and Frances Ann St. Clair Butler. Mr. Butler was a retired welder.

Surviving are his wife of Dalzell; his parents of Lake Wateree; two daughters, Hope Butler of Lugoff and Stacey Pickerson (Bobby) of Dalzell; a brother, David Lee Butler (Diane) of Matthews, North Carolina; a sister, Debra Medlock of Lugoff; four grandchildren, Skyler Croft, Kelsey Croft, Shanna Ingham and Penelope Pickerson; two nephews, Cal Medlock and Chris Butler; and one niece, Megan Butler Boone.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of his daughter, 2700 Watermark Drive, Dalzell.

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.

CHARLIE POLLARD Charlie Pollard, son of the late Lula and Ransome Pollard, of 4980 Dennis Road, Rembert, died on Friday, May 8, 2015, at the CM Tucker Nursing Care Center in Columbia.

Funeral arrangements are

LOUIS MONTGOMERY Louis Montgomery, 54, was born on Nov. 28, 1960, in Mayesville, to Lucretria Green Montgomery and the late Joe Louis Montgomery.

He entered into eternal rest

TALLIE H. STOKES On Thursday, May 7, 2015, Tallie Holliday Stokes, widow of Bennie Stokes Sr., exchanged time for eternity at the Sumter East Health & Rehab Center.

Born on Nov. 29, 1915, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late JF and Martha Gibson Holliday.

A service of remembrance for Mrs. Stokes will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at St. John Baptist Church, Silver community of Manning, where the Rev. Ranzy McFadden Jr., pastor, will bring words of consolation. Service of interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of her son and daughter-n-law, Bennie Jr. and Henrietta Stokes, 1233 Fennel St., Manning.

Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel of Manning is in charge of services.

Online condolences may be sent to www.flemingdelaine. com or Flemingdelaine@aol. com.

TORIANO A. TONEY Toriano Adrelle Toney, 35, died on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at his residence in Lynchburg.

Born in Sumter County, he was a son of Dorothy Henry Toney and the late Hazel Toney Jr. The family will receive friends at the home of his mother, 2939 U.S. 76 West, Lynchburg.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel.

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DEAR ABBY — I am a divorced mother of four. I have been single for three years, since my ex chose an affair over our marriage. I am successful and manage my home

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I am, however, struggling with pressure from my ex to get back together. He had several affairs during the 13 years we were married. The pain and self-loathing were unbearable for me. He hasn’t changed.

Yet he tells our 14-year-old son, “Jackson,” that he still loves me and “wants only to be with me.” He also told Jackson that

he doesn’t know why I have chosen to keep our family broken up.

I moved hundreds of miles to get away from this stress. I have a great job and a lovely home. My son stays mad at me, though. He has chosen to live with his dad, and when he visits he demands explanations for why I am not with them. It breaks my heart. I genuinely do not know what to tell him.

His father has already told him about the affairs, but says I should forgive him. Ironically, I DO forgive him. I want my ex to have a beautiful life -without me. What can a mother say to her son to help him understand that some things just won’t mend?

Moved on in Alabama DEAR MOVED ON — You would be doing your son a favor to

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Now it’s time to tell Jackson that his father didn’t do this just once, he did it repeatedly. Explain that you tried forgiving him, and it only caused you more heartache. Tell your son you love him and you’re sorry he’s angry at you, but it’s clear that his father isn’t going to change. And that you would rather remain single than let him touch your body — or your heart — again.

If you do, it may teach Jackson that not all women will accept this kind of treatment and endlessly forgive. If you don’t, he may follow his father’s example and turn out just like dear old dad.

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All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic.

Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

Housekeeper needed. Permanent position. Exc. work, reliability, punctuality, bckgrnd ck req 803-468-1741

3Bd 2Ba MH near Pinewood New carpet & appliances, no pets $500 mth + dep. Call 843-884-0346

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Estate Notice Sumter County

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate:

Warehouse space 1200, 1500, 2000 SF Available located downtown area. Gated, large parking or outside storage. Call 983-9256 lv msg.

REAL ESTATE

Homes for Sale 905 Arnaud St 2BR/2BA All appl's, fenced patio, screened porch. $109,900. Great rental investment.

803 464-8354

Estate:

Land & Lots for Sale MIN TO WALMART/SHAW 1 +/acres, paved road, utilities. $12,900.

888-774-5720

LEGAL NOTICES

Ida Lou Monroe Broughton #2015ES4300261

Personal Representative Donise B. White 345 Freedom Boulevard Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

David Jones McCall #2015ES4300244

Personal Representative

Estate:

Personal Representative

Estate:

Dabney L Sharp C/O Jack W Erter Jr Attorney At Law 126 N Main Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate: Carl Russell Yarbrough #2015ES4300236-2 Personal Representative Latrina Sharon Yarbrough 203 Alderston Way Columbia, SC 29229

Estate:

Personal Representative Harold H. Ewing C/O Kenneth Hamilton

Allen Lovell Bristol #2015ES4300274

Sumter, SC 29152

Derle A. Lowder #2015ES4300272

Personal Representative Claire Delorme Lowder C/O Wayne S. Gamble

Attorney at Law PO Box 2468

Attorney at Law PO Box 52359 Estate:

Estate:

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Myra W. Brown #2015ES4300277

Personal Representative Gail H. Britton 135 Chloe Lane Aiken, SC 29803

Estate:

William a King #2015ES4300252

Personal Representative

Mary M King C/O J Cabot Seth Attorney At Law PO Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151

Autos For Sale

Robert Fleming Nance #2015ES4300249

Personal Representative

Mary Ann C Nance 28 Lindley Avenue Sumter, SC 29150

Estate: Julie McDaniel Wright #2015ES4300087 Personal Representative

Allison McCoy Thames C/O Wade S Kolb Jr. 107 N Main Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Cecil E. Vining #2015ES4300265

Personal Representative Sara S. Vining 170 Old Manning Road Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Gerald Holloman, Sr. #2015ES4300276

Personal Representative Virginia (Jenny) Dailey 1225 Malone Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Estate: Lloyd Wofford Atkinson #2015ES4300280 Personal Representative Charlotte L. Atkinson 306 Wilson Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Estate:

Estate: Herbert Roger Graham #2015ES4300281 Personal Representative Sherri G. Hardee C/O Karl A. Folkens

sally Jane Brunson #2015ES4300253

Personal Representative

Mildred Miller C/O Lionel S Lofton Attorney At Law 225 Seven Farms Road Suite 109 Charleston, SC 29492

John Monroe Ingram #2015ES4300257 Edward C. Ingram 1223 Nasturtium Way Apex, NC 27539

Deanne Klump Boyce #2015ES4300267

Personal Representative Kimberly D. Johnson 3765 Settlement Road Dalzell, SC 29040

Personal Representative

Estate Notice Sumter County

Ella L. Harvin #2015ES4300263

Personal Representative Tawania Galloway 900 Salterstown Road Sumter, SC 29153

Sumter, SC 29151

Public Hearing Lee County School District Board of Trustees Notice of: Public Budget Hearing May 26, 2015, 3:00 p.m.

District Administration Complex 310 Roland Street Bishopville, SC 29010

Shirley Ann Drinkard #2015ES4300271

Judy McCall 108 South Wise Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Personal Representative Terrecenia Bristol 820 Mathis Street Sumter, SC 29150

Manufactured Housing LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4 bedroom homes. For more information, call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book Page (M&M Mobile Homes)

Estate:James Dow Harrelson Jr #2015ES4300250

Theresa M. Temples 2975 Ashlynn Way Sumter, SC 29154

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

Theola M. Temples #2015ES4300238

Personal Representative

Miscellaneous Rentals

Estate: Nice Area 2BR 1.5BA C/H/A, Appliances. New carpet, paint. No Pets/Smoking $625mo. & dep.

803-983-8463.

Roofing

Septic tank pumping & services. Call Ray Tobias & Company (803) 340-1155.

Mobile Home Rentals

RENTALS

Scenic Lake, 2BR 2BA No pets.

Call between 9am-5pm 499-1500 or 469-6978.

Septic Tank Cleaning

TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015

Estate:

Betty Faye Coleman #2015ES4300282

Personal Representative Ted Coleman C/O Thomas E. Player, Jr.

Attorney at Law PO Drawer 3690

Attorney at Law PO Box 6139 Florence, SC 29502

Estate:

Shirley Mae Moore #2015ES4300260

Personal Representative Harry Moore, Jr. C/O Dwight C. Moore

Attorney at Law 26 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:

John V. Moore #2015ES4300262

Personal Representative Grace M. Covington 6411 Ridgeview Commons Dr. Charlotte, NC 28269

Estate:

Moises A Sein #2015ES4300245

Personal Representative

Lillian H. McCray #2015ES4300269

Personal Representative Janetti McFadden 419 Green Swamp Road Sumter, SC 29150

Nilva E Sein C/O Richard L Booth Attorney At Law PO Box 2756 Sumter, SC 29151

CONTRACTOR WANTED! For Routes In The

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Earn Extra Income If you have good dependable transportation and a phone in your home and a desire to supplement your income,

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