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University of South Carolina Sumter Palmetto College student Adam Fenno helped create a stronger connection between the college and Becton Dickinson & Co. after speaking with one of the company’s representatives during the school’s Pre-Professional Day in fall 2015.

“As a Palmetto College student, I wanted to find an internship program that provided upward mobility and leadership potential,” Fenno said. “BD will do that for me.”

Palmetto College is part of the USC system and offers four campuses which allow students to take two years of classes and

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Hold that stretch, then hold a beer Pints and Poses combines yoga session, drinks on Saturday mornings downtown on Main Street every Saturday to do yoga and fellowship at Sidebar on Main afterward.

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The sizzle of cooking meat on a hot grill was part of the atmosphere at Lee County’s Fire Expo on Saturday.

Tracy Montgomery cooks some of her “Taste of Soul” food on Main Street in Bishopville during the event.

A vintage fire truck leads a procession of vehicles down Main Street in Bishopville as part of the expo. The event featured food, entertainment and a number of educational and safety-oriented information booths.

Club owner charged in early Sunday shooting Guest, 26, reportedly hurt after argument FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating a shooting at Roy’s Club on St. Pauls Church Road that

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happened just before 3 a.m. Sunday, according to the sheriff ’s office.

Deputies responded to a reported shooting at the club, 973 St. Pauls ROBINSON Church Road, at 2:50 a.m. and learned that the 26-year-old male victim had already been transported

to Palmetto Health Tuomey’s emergency room.

The victim underwent surgery for his non-life-threatening injury and is expected to make a full recovery, said Ken Bell, public information officer with the sheriff ’s office.

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edly shot by the club’s owner, Leroy Robinson. Robinson, 67, reportedly admitted to shooting the victim after an argument and is being charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Investigators said other charges could be forthcoming. The investigation is ongoing.

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Man jailed for having controlled substance Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 28-year-old man on May 12 for allegedly having a small quantity of Clonazepam in his possession.

Scott D. Taylor, of 2801 Tindal Road, is charged with possession of a controlled TAYLOR substance for knowingly and intentionally having the Schedule IV substance, that he admitted was his, while at a residence in the 1400 block of Airport Road, according to the sheriff’s office.

Teen allegedly uses dog door in break-in Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year-old on May 8 after he allegedly entered a residence through a dog door and took a bag of coins.

According to information from the sheriff’s office, Michael W. Tate II, of 960 Parsons Lane in Sumter, entered a residence in the 2300 block of Whipporwill Drive without consent and took a bag of coins of undetermined value on April 13.

A surveillance video confirmed the incident, according to the sheriff’s office.

Tate is charged with seconddegree burglary.

Haley vetoes $40M farm bill Money would have aided farmers hit hard by October flooding

BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed a bill Monday that would send $40 million in aid to South Carolina farmers, saying farmers may complain loudly but don’t need a bailout that isn’t being offered to all small businesses.

The veto sets up an override showdown with the House and Senate, which each passed the bill by wide margins. It also angers farmers who said the governor promised she had their backs during much less damaging flooding three years ago.

Haley said last week her heart breaks for farmers wiped out when up to 2 feet of rain fell in 12 hours in October over wide parts of South Carolina.

But the governor said farmers have plenty of options to pay for most of their losses, including crop insurance and a number of other federal programs that can pay for lost yields or to

prepare damaged fields for the next planting.

“By any measure the current financial support we give to farmers is extraordinary, but a vocal industry has asked for more taxpayer dollars to bail them out,” Haley wrote in her veto message.

The farmers have rallied at the Statehouse, saying federal aid was not enough after October’s catastrophic floods. The deluge came after several months of drought wiped out another round of crops.

The $40 million proposal would allow farmers in disaster-declared counties to apply for grants of up to $100,000 each, covering no more than 20 percent of their total loss.

The governor said tens of thousands of other people in South Carolina have already started recovering with aid from public and private sources and urged the Legislature to not overturn her veto.

The original bill passed the House 95-6 and the Senate 33-3 — majorities well over the two-thirds needed to make the bill law over her objections.

Haley’s veto threat was especially painful for farmers such as John Pendarvis of Dorchester County. He has had a string of bad luck with the weather, starting in 2013 when a wet summer left him with little from his corn, cotton and soybean crops.

Haley came to Pendarvis’ farm in August 2013. “You are seeing a farming community in crisis,” Haley said back then. “What we are here to do is show we have the backs of our farmers.”

The October flood wiped out just about everything Pendarvis was growing. Farmers reported nearly $400 million in losses in 2015, compared to $61 million paid in federal crop insurance payments in 2013.

“When she was running for re-election, she promised to help. Now she’s backpedaling on me,” Pendarvis said.

County council to hold 2017 budget workshop Sumter County Council will hold a 2017 fiscal year budget workshop today at 4 p.m. in County Council Chambers or Conference Room, Sumter Administration Building, 13 E. Canal St. Council will review changes made to the expenditure, capital and other funds sections of the budget after the previous budget workshop on May 10.

Also, county council will receive information on rollback calculations through the county reassessment program, county ordinary estimated mill value from Sumter County Auditor Lauretha McCants, a proposed millage increase and other agency funding requests.

Slave remains found at work site to be buried CHARLESTON — The remains of three dozen people, most of them slaves buried in the late 1700s, will be buried in a church near where they were unearthed in downtown Charleston.

The remains were found more than three years ago during the construction of the $142 million Gaillard Center, the most expensive municipal project in city history that opened last year.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that the remains are now in wooden boxes in a storage facility.

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Nurses Milissa Robertson, clinical manager of the post-operative care unit, and Kelley Hodge participate in the Blessing of the Hands ceremony this week, initiated by the Chaplaincy Services Department and carried out by the Rev. Ramona Joseph, the Rev. Kenneth Smith and the Rev. Leeunice Lorick.

Tuomey celebrates Nursing Week with Blessing of the Hands FROM STAFF REPORTS The Tuomey Chaplaincy Services Department celebrated both National Nurses Week, May 6-12, and National Hospital Week, May 8-14,

by ceremonially washing the hands of more than 400 nurses, doctors and team members during a series of “Blessing of the Hands” sessions.

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tors,” said Public Relations Manager Traci Quinn. “This simple ceremony illustrated the power of touch and the great work that our hands do at Palmetto Health Tuomey every day.”

Quinn said team members demonstrate that care in many ways: through preparing a meal, drawing blood, cleaning the floors, paying bills, transporting patients, administering medication, answering the phones, teaching CPR, caring for a newborn baby, changing a light bulb, operating on a patient or comforting a family.

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Trump talks to Fox anchor Kelly about bullying WASHINGTON (AP) — Months after he savaged her on Twitter and elsewhere, Donald Trump told Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly that people who are bullied “gotta get over it” and fight back.

In an excerpt of the interview, which will be on the Fox network tonight, Trump said he’s a counterpuncher who goes after people when they go after him, only 10 times harder.

Asked if he was ever bullied, the Republican presidential candidate said no. But he said bullying doesn’t just happen to children. “People are bullied when they’re 55,” he said.

Kelly responded pointedly, with a smile: “Can happen when you’re 45.”

She is 45.

“You know, it happens, right?”

Trump went on, as if he didn’t hear her. “But you gotta get over it. Fight back, do whatever you have to do.”

Trump took offense when Kelly confronted him in the first primary debate about crude remarks he’d made about women. He later suggested her menstrual cycle was behind her aggressive tone, called her “third rate” and boycotted one of the debates at which she was a moderator, as his feud with Fox News escalated.

In the released excerpt, the two did not directly discuss his criticisms of her. She told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday the tone of the interview was cordial, with tense moments, and predicted viewers “will be feeling a little uncomfortable.”

Kelly said she asked for the interview because she wanted to get her interactions with Trump on a professional footing. “You don’t want to be the story,” she said. “You want to cover the story.”

Moderator Megyn Kelly waits for the start of the Republican presidential primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 28. Donald Trump said people who are bullied “gotta get over it” and fight back. It’s a message in an interview with Megyn Kelly that will air tonight.

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U.S., other powers want to arm Libyan government

BY GEORGE JAHN AND MATTHEW LEE The Associated Press VIENNA — The United States and other world powers said Monday they are ready to supply Libya’s internationally recognized government with weapons to counter the Islamic State and other militant groups gaining footholds in its lawless regions.

To do that, the world powers will approve exemptions to a U.N. arms embargo imposed on Libya to keep lethal arms away from Islamic extremists and rival militias vying for power. In a communique, the U.S., four other permanent U.N. Security Council members and the more than 15 other nations participating in talks on Libya said they are “ready to respond to the Libyan government’s requests for training and equipping” government forces.

“The Government of National Accord has voiced its intention to submit appropriate arms embargo exemption requests to the UN Libya Sanctions Committee to procure necessary lethal arms and materiel to counter UN-designated terrorist groups and to combat Da’esh throughout the country,” said the communique, using an alternate name for the Islamic State. “We will fully support these efforts while continuing to reinforce the UN arms embargo.”

While the statement spoke of intentions, the fact that all five permanent U.N. Security Council members back the plan to arm the internationally backed government means that it is unlikely to face significant opposition from any quarter.

The communique was issued at the end of the talks that gathered U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and top officials from more than 20 other nations to discuss ways to strengthen Libya’s

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From left, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Libya envoy Martin Kobler attend the ministerial meeting on Libya in Vienna, Austria, on Monday. fledgling government. The aim is to give the internationally recognized administration more muscle in fighting Islamic State radicals and end its rivalry with a group to the east claiming legitimacy.

Kerry called the plan to arm the internationally supported government while continuing to try and shut extremists out of getting weapons “a delicate balance.”

“But we are all of us here today supportive of the fact that if you have a legitimate government and that legiti-

mate government is fighting terrorism, that legitimate government should not be victimized by (the embargo),” he told reporters.

The international community “will measure whatever requests there are ... with our call to all states to improve the enforcement of the arms embargo itself,” he said.

Libyan Premier Fayez al-Sarraj said his government would soon submit a weapons wish list.

“We have a major challenge ahead of

us,” in fighting extremists, he said. “We urge the international community to assist us.”

Before the meeting, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier outlined the high stakes at hand.

“The key question is whether Libya remains a place where terrorism, criminal human smuggling and instability continues to expand, or if we are able, together with the government of national unity to recover stability,” he told reporters.

Trump’s questioning of the value of data worries Republicans

BY BILL BARROW The Associated Press ATLANTA — Donald Trump says he plans to win the White House largely on the strength of his personality, brushing off the need for a heavy investment in what he calls the “overrated” use of data to shape campaign strategy and get out the vote.

Should he hold to that approach, which he outlined last week in an interview with The Associated Press, Trump will flout all conventions of what it takes to win a modern presidential campaign.

By doing so, critics in both parties argue, he’d give up what could be a strategic ad-

vantage over Hillary Clinton, his expected Democratic opponent.

“It’s a big risk,” said Chris Wilson, who ran an expansive data operation for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Trump’s stiffest competition in the Republican primaries. Jeremy Bird, who worked for President Obama’s data-rich campaign, said: “Flying blind is nuts.”

A few days after the AP interview, Trump aide Rick Wiley said the campaign would indeed give priority to data and digital operations, looking first to tap the resources of the Republican National Committee and the heavy investment it has made in data over several years.

The use of data has evolved

over the past several presidential campaigns into a shorthand for using information — starting with simple lists of potential voters, then mated with extensive details about their habits and beliefs — to guide a campaign toward its ultimate goal: the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.

Campaigns use the information in all sorts of ways, from deciding where to send a candidate to making sure supporters cast a ballot.

In his AP interview, Trump discounted the value of data: The “candidate is by far the most important thing,” he said. He said he plans a “limited” use of data in his general election campaign and sug-

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“Obama got the votes much more so than his data processing machine, and I think the same is true with me,” Trump said, explaining that he will continue to focus on his signature rallies, free television exposure and his personal social media accounts to win voters over.

Buzz Jacobs, who was on the losing end of Obama’s success in 2008 as an aide to GOP nominee John McCain, said Trump oversimplifies the president’s victories.

“We lost in large part be-

cause Obama’s ability to use data was so much better than ours,” Jacobs said.

According to South Carolina’s Republican chairman, Matt Moore: “Elections to a great degree are won on ... that last 1 or 2 percent that shows up or stays home. That group on either edge turns out because of data and digital. That’s a known fact.”

Republicans and Democrats with experience running campaigns question why Trump would give up a chance to reinforce with data his ubiquitous presence on television and inarguable success with large-scale rallies — a platform of personality that Clinton has yet to match.

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Government asks fliers for patience with lines Backlash about long security screening waits grows WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a growing backlash about extremely long waits at airport security, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson asked fliers “to be patient” as the government takes steps to get them onto planes more quickly.

Travelers across the country have endured lengthy security lines, some snaking up and down escalators or through food courts and into terminal lobbies.

At some airports, lines during peak hours have topped 90 minutes. Airlines have reported holding planes at gates to wait for passengers to clear security.

Johnson said Friday that the government is working to ease the lines, although travelers should expect to wait as they travel this summer. Whatever steps TSA takes, Johnson said, it won’t neglect its duty to stop terrorists.

“Our job is to keep the American people safe,” Johnson told reporters at a news conference. “We’re not going to compromise aviation security in the face of this.”

The Transportation Security Administration has fewer screeners and has tightened security procedures.

Airlines and the TSA have been warning customers to arrive at the airport two hours in advance, but with summer travel season approaching, even that might not be enough.

Airlines are expecting a record number of fliers this summer, meaning more passengers and bags to screen. Johnson said TSA is working with airlines to enforce limits on carry-on bags and their size. Passengers often over-pack carry-ons to avoid paying the $25 checked bag fee most

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A K-9 handler with the Transportation Security Administration walks his dog through lines of travelers approaching a security screening checkpoint at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle on March 17. airlines charge. Two U.S. senators this week suggested that airlines should drop those fees. But that doesn’t appear to be a solution either.

The TSA still scans checked luggage.

And even that might not ease check-

point problems. On Thursday, a video surfaced of giant lines at Chicago’s Midway airport. Southwest Airlines — which is the only U.S. airline that doesn’t charge for checked bags — is the predominant airline at Midway.

5 questions about extremely long airport security lines NEW YORK (AP) — Already faced with lines that snake through terminals out to the curb, fliers are bracing for long waits at security in the busy months of July and August. Some major airports are seeing wait times exceeding 90 minutes at peak hours.

Q: WHY ARE THE WAITS SO LONG? A: More people are flying, thanks to a mix of a strong economy, more flights and lower fares thanks to cheaper oil. At the same time, the Transportation Security Administration and Congress cut the number of screeners by 10 percent on expectations that an expedited screening program called PreCheck would speed up the lines. However, not enough people enrolled.

TSA had been randomly placing passengers into the faster PreCheck lanes, but that stopped in the fall after government auditors found lapses in security.

Q: WILL THERE BE LONG LINES FOR MY FLIGHT? A: There is no easy way to tell. The worst waits have been at the largest airports, which see the majority of fliers, and only during peak hours. But during slower hours, the TSA staffs fewer lanes, and that might cause backups. Even those enrolled in PreCheck have no way of knowing if those express lanes will be open when they arrive at the airport. TSA suggests passengers arrive at least two hours before domestic flights, but some in the airline industry are now saying that might not be enough.

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YOGA FROM PAGE A1 While planning to make Pints and Poses happen, Southern Bliss Yoga reached out to Danielle and Greg Thompson of Sidebar to form a partnership to bring the activity downtown and connect attendees to craft beers and good food.

Danielle Thompson, who also attends the weekend yoga sessions, said she got involved in the project because she thought it would be a great downtown activity.

She opened up a loft space on Main Street for the yoga group to use.

Thompson said yoga is a great way to stretch after a heavy workout throughout the week.

Pints and Poses starts at a good time on Saturday, giving people the opportunity to sleep in, she said.

Thompson said Sidebar now offers more vegetarian options, which go hand in hand with yoga for some people.

Sidebar Manager Richard Jardin said the yoga group started as a way to bring more people together downtown.

It’s bringing the community together for health and wellness, he said.

Suzanne Sersun holds a Parivrtta Utkatasana pose while participating in Pints and Poses above Sidebar.

Sersun and yoga leader Melissa McIntosh strike the Virhabdrasana pose on Saturday morning.

Stambaugh moves into a Utkatasana pose while McIntosh guides the class.

YOU CAN JOIN PINTS AND POSES Anyone interested in attending Pints and Poses can meet at Sidebar on Main, 30 N. Main St., at 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays. There is a $10 drop-in fee to attend sessions.

For more information about Pints and Poses or Southern Bliss Yoga, call McIntosh at (803) 468-1658, or visit www.southernblissyoga.com.

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Robyn Stambaugh holds the Anjali Mudra pose while participating in the Pints and Poses yoga class being held by Southern Bliss Yoga and Sidebar on Saturday morning. The group performs yoga in the empty space every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and afterward can have a pint at Sidebar.

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PROGRAM FROM PAGE A1 finish their bachelor’s degrees online, according to the USC website.

The connection will pay off in a big way this summer for Fenno, who started a conversation with Christopher Floyd, lead business unit coordinator at BD in Sumter and USC Sumter alumnus and Palmetto College graduate.

“I saw a little of myself in Adam on that day,” Floyd said.

After discussing a possible internship program, Floyd brought the idea of providing experience at the plant for students in a bachelor’s program to the manufacturing company.

BD Plant Manager Kevin Johnson was on board with the program.

“The BD Sumter plant is excited about establishing this new internship partnership,” Johnson said.

“This pipeline will provide career-

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“We look forward to helping educate students who want something bigger and better,” Floyd said. “The opportunities I received at USC Sumter and in the Palmetto College program provided a strong foundation for the position I hold today.”

Fenno, who will graduate in December with a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership, is a non-traditional student who took a slightly longer path to graduation but appreciates the ending.

“I struggled my first year of college and took some time off to really figure out what I wanted to do and who I was,” Fenno said. His grades went from poor to currently making the dean’s and president’s lists while working and taking 19 hours a semester.

“BD is giving me the opportunity to learn new tasks, use the degree I am paying for and mentor from one of the best in the business,” Fenno said.

shaping opportunities for talented, local students and will provide BD with the ability to find future leaders.”

According to Floyd, the goal at BD is to ensure that the information the student is learning academically matches the practice with real-life applications and exposure. BD wants its interns to not only gain experience through the program, but also be in a position in their academic career to give back to the company as well.

The medical technology company plans to identify the top-tier students early on through networking events on USC Sumter’s campus. Students will need to devote time to the program in order to learn the proper skills and give in return.

BD has played a key role in ensuring students are compensated for their time and feel like members of the team while they are in the internship program.

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“USC Sumter is proud to work with the administration at BD to help create a pipeline for students into the new internship program,” said Palmetto College Campus Dean Michael Sonntag. “We hope that the program grows and interns turn into employees for BD.” BD’s Sumter plant manufactures more than 1.1 billion blood-testing needles a year along with 1.3 billion blood-cell tubes, 4.5 billion rubber stoppers for the tubes and 7.5 billion injection moldings.

Becton-Dickinson opened a plant in Sumter in May 1970. It now employs more than 700 people at the Sumter plant, including more than 350 technical positions which are paid more than $50,000 a year. BD has more than 45,000 employees worldwide and is one of the top 300 companies in the world.

The average number of years BD employees have worked in Sumter is 17.5 years.

Sea turtle nesting begins along Southern beaches

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House Benghazi Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., left, confers with the committee’s ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., during the committee’s hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in January 2015. Democrats on the House Benghazi panel are insisting that the military did what it could in response to the deadly twin attacks on Sept. 11, 2012, in Libya.

Former GOP lawyer: Military acted properly on Benghazi WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military acted properly on the night of the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, according to leaked testimony from a retired, three-star Army general who served as chief lawyer for Republicans on the House committee investigating the attacks.

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Dana Chipman “repeatedly commended the military’s actions on the night of the attacks during closed interviews with Defense Department officials,” including a Jan. 8 interview with former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Democrats on the committee say.

Chipman, a former judge advocate general for the Army, served as chief counsel for Republicans on the House Benghazi panel from August 2014 until January.

Top Democrats on the committee — Reps. Elijah Cummings of Maryland and Adam Smith of Washington — released the testimony Sunday in a letter to the panel’s chairman, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C. The letter is the latest volley in an escalating, election-year fight about the House Benghazi investigation, which has lasted more than two years.

Democrats have called for the panel to disband and say it is a thinly veiled excuse for Republicans to undermine Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, who was secretary of state at the time of the attacks.

Republicans say the Obama administration has dragged its feet, failing to produce needed documents or interview subjects, delaying a final report in the twin assaults on Sept. 11, 2012, that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.

The Democrats’ letter quotes Chipman as telling Panetta: “I think you ordered exactly the right forces to move out and to head toward a position where they could reinforce what was occurring in Benghazi or Tripoli or elsewhere in the region. And, sir, I don’t disagree with the actions you took, the recommendations you made and the decisions you directed.”

Chipman later told Panetta that he was “worried” that U.S. officials were caught by surprise during the Benghazi

raids, which occurred on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Still, Chipman told Panetta: “Nothing could have affected what occurred in Benghazi,” the letter said.

Democrats said the comments by Chipman contradict a persistent GOP claim that the Obama administration could have done more to respond to the attacks. Previous investigations have blamed management failures at the State Department for a lack of security at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, an issue

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Conservationists anticipate another strong year for nesting by rare sea turtles on the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas after nest totals last year neared or surpassed record numbers.

As of Monday, preliminary numbers showed at least 62 nests filled with loggerhead sea turtle eggs had been recorded on beaches in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina since the nesting season began May 1. The giant turtles, a federally protected species that can grow to weigh up to 300 pounds, typically lay eggs through the end of August.

Sea turtle experts in all three states said the nest counts for the past two weeks don’t give many clues about whether the final 2016 numbers will be high or low. But based on past trends, there may be reason for optimism.

“We would expect to see an above-average year this

year,” said Mark Dodd, the wildlife biologist who coordinates Georgia’s sea turtle recovery program for the state Department of Natural Resources.

Because sea turtles don’t lay eggs every year, nesting in the region often fluctuates in three-year cycles — two strong years followed by a decline, Dodd said. All three states saw numbers dip in 2014, only to rebound last year. Georgia counted a record 2,292 nests in 2015, with South Carolina and North Carolina reporting numbers just shy of their state records.

Turtle nests began popping up a week to 10 days earlier than normal in the Carolinas this year, likely because of warmer ocean temperatures.

“That might signal that we could get more nests this year,” said Matthew Godfrey, sea turtle program coordinator for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. “But it’s still pretty early.”

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The dictatorial transgender proclamation

BY MARIO LOYOLA

G

eorge Orwell would be impressed. On Friday, the Obama administration issued a proclamation with all the force of law, requiring all public-education institutions in the land to allow boys to use girls’ bathrooms and locker facilities.

They need only feel very strongly, on any given day, that they are really girls deep down inside.

Of course, the president can’t formally issue a law. This is still a democracy — superficially at least. So whenever Obama “changes the law,” as he likes to brag, the new law usually takes the form of something else. In this case, the new law took the form of “guidance” in a “dear colleague” letter issued jointly by the Department of Justice and Department of Education to school officials from sea to shining sea.

The Orwellian touch is right at the top. Noting that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits “sex discrimination ... by recipients of Federal financial assistance,” the letter explains: This prohibition encompasses discrimination based on a student’s gender identity, including discrimination based on a student’s transgender status. ...

This guidance does not add requirements to applicable law, but provides information and examples to inform recipients about how the Departments evaluate whether covered entities are complying with their legal obligations.

This is hair-raising Newspeak, straight out of 1984.

“The prohibition” in Title IX certainly does not “encompass discrimination based on a student’s gender identity, including discrimination based on a student’s transgender status.”

The terms “sex” and “different sexes” are not ambiguous terms that Obama is free to interpret as he likes; they mean what Congress thought they meant in 1972.

Naturally, the last thing anyone in Congress (or anywhere) thought in 1972 was that for purposes of federal law, students would get to decide what gender they feel like on any given day. In fact, Title IX specifically guarantees the right to maintain “separate living facilities for the different sexes.”

How on earth are schools supposed to administer that without an objective definition of what “different sexes” means?

But here’s the really Orwellian part. In order to “change the law,” the Obama administration simply pretends that a 1972 act of Congress means whatever the latest progressive fashion trend requires it to mean — even though not a single member of Congress in 1972 would have supported the new “interpretation,” much less voted for a law expressly stating what the Obama administration now claims the law says.

The dear-colleague letter claims that it “does not add requirements to applicable law.”

This is obviously false, and the administration knows it. The only reason that assertion is there is to protect the administration from the charge that it ignored requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act for issuing a new regulation.

But, of course, this is precisely what the Obama administra-

tion has just done.

But even if the administration had gone through the Administrative Procedure Act, this would still be an egregious act of “executive federalism.”

Executive federalism is what happens when the president has no hope of getting his preferred law through Congress and instead uses some coercive lever to force the 50 states to implement his “law.”

The executive branch has figured out how to take control of state legislatures and state agencies — despite the Supreme Court’s clear insistence that the federal government cannot “commandeer” the states.

Alas, the Supreme Court has systematically confused form with substance. Its decisions prohibit the federal government from saying that the states “shall” do this or that.

But even its conservative decisions, such as New York v.

United States (1992) and Printz v. United States (1997), allow the federal government to “encourage” the states by punishing those that don’t implement its policy preferences.

What is a law? The question has occupied legal philosophers for centuries, but boiled down to its essence, a law is the commandment of a sovereign to do this or that or face some punishment. The supposedly voluntary programs that go under the pleasant-sounding name of “cooperative federalism” all satisfy that essential definition of a law.

Through the threat of withholding funds or imposing some other regulatory penalty, the federal government has done what the Supreme Court specifically says it cannot do, namely take over the states.

The Environmental Clean Power Plan is a perfect example of this circumvention of a clear limit on federal power.

Obama’s original cap-andtrade scheme failed to pass Congress, so instead his EPA enacted a rule that requires all the states to adopt something like the disastrously wasteful renewable-energy regulations of California and New England.

Compliance is voluntary, of course. But notice the gun to the head.

By its own admission, the EPA has no power to regulate the electrical grid in the states.

But because the EPA can regulate coal-plant emissions, it can regulate coal plants out of existence, and that is the gun to the head. EPA essentially says to the states: Either adopt the electrical regulations we want you to, which by the way we have no authority to impose on you, or we will shut down your coal plants and leave you without a third of your electrical power capacity, and if people die because they can’t heat their houses in the middle of winter, it’s your problem.

Obama’s Orwellian transgender “guidance” boils down to this same tactic. As National Review’s David French notes, the administration has denied that the letter is a threat, noting that it is mere “guidance.”

But that’s just Newspeak. The whole point of the letter is to warn school administrators that they will lose crucial federal funds if they don’t comply with the new rule.

Mario Loyola is a senior fellow at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SEEING A SERVANT HELP OUT IS EXAMPLE FOR US This Saturday afternoon as I drove down Mason Road in Dalzell, I noticed seven men in orange vests picking up trash on both sides of the road. They seemed to be doing a very nice job of it too. As I drove past them, I recognized our elected clerk of court, Jamie Campbell, and one of his sons working in the group. Imagine that, a public servant serving. Outstanding.

Nice job Mr. Campbell.

Thanks for the example.

THE REV. DAVID E. BAGWELL JR. Borden

BETTER AN HONEST SOCIALIST THAN CLINTON Why do Democrats waste their time writing in to complain about how a Trump presidency might be, all the while supporting a Clinton presidency that we have historical treasure troves to show what it will be?

Lee Roy Campbell in his recent letter decried that the Tea Party is afraid of Black Lives Matter movement and that Trump is a racist. He asks fellow Democrats to vote for Hillary instead of Sanders. I wonder, has he not seen that Black Lives Matter are calling Hillary a racist for her remarks where she called young black males “Super Predators”? Is he aware of how many lies she has told and the fact that in interview after interview she says she never lies? The only time she has had to duck sniper fire was during the Benghazi hearings and the personal email server hearings.

The woman he wants to be president is the same one that had to return “borrowed” artwork the last time she left the White House.

Her party is the same group of immature folks who took the W’s off of every computer keyboard and telephone in the White House. How much did that cost tax payers for those immature antics?

In closing he says, “Grow up, GOP. You have lost this election to a reality show

clown.” I heard after the 2008 elections that the GOP was dead. Of course he must not believe this if he is having to encourage everyone he can to vote for a racist, lying, borrower of taxpayer-owned artworks.

When I think of the Clintons, I think of the FBI. Whether they are retrieving DNA from a dress or recovering deleted emails, it seems that the Clintons keep the FBI busy. I voted for Sanders during the primary.

I figure Trump has this election won hands down, but in the event that he doesn’t, I would rather see an honest socialist win than a crooked Clinton.

JOHN GAYDOS Wedgefield

in Sigonella, Italy, 468 miles from Benghazi. The F-16s have a cruising speed of 577 mph and can go a lot faster.

The use of the F-16s could have saved the lives of two Americans and resulted in no casualties at the CIA Annex. So, halfway into this nine-hour terrorist attack, Secretary of State Clinton went to bed. I want to believe that the Secretary of State would try (and continue to try) to use all possible assets to save these brave Americans. Now, for all you supporters of Mrs. Clinton, this is what she means about having your back.

DON DAMM Sumter

CLINTON WON’T HAVE YOUR BACK IF PRESIDENT

Time to reorganize the state technical college system.

As a response to declining traditional enrollment in some of the technical colleges and the expansion of dual enrolled students (technical colleges sending their faculty into high schools to teach college courses) in order for the institutions to survive, I recommend the following changes: Combine the failing institutions to the larger colleges as satellite campuses to reduce administrative costs.

Redefine the mission and name of the technical colleges to community college with their primary goal to serve the needs of their local community.

Continue to support their ever-expanding technical training but reinforce the importance of the college or university transfer aspect, by setting higher academic standards.

Review the status of faculty in technical colleges in regards to credentials and salary in order to compete with the 4-year colleges and universities.

These are just of few of the recommendations that should be examined. It is time for South Carolina Technical College System to become more competitive in terms of cost and quality in education.

JOSEPH VALCOURT Sumter

Recently, in many of Mrs. Clinton’s stump speeches she tells the attendees she has their back. I am not exactly sure what that means, but I know what it does not mean.

Actions are always a better indicator of what a candidate will do than words. For example, in Benghazi she is directly responsible for the deaths of four Americans.

She and her State Department had more than 130 requests from her ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, for additional security at the U.S. Special Mission Compound Consulate in Benghazi, and she did nothing. As a result of her inaction and incompetence, Ambassador Stevens and his Information Officer Sean Smith were killed. Next, when the terrorist attack continued at the CIA Annex (less than a mile away) she did nothing to prevent the killing of two more brave Americans, who were protecting some of her State Department employees, who they helped escape from the consulate. This terrorist attack lasted more than nine hours.

An unarmed surveillance drone was airborne 17 minutes after the terrorist attack began; however, no fighter attacks were launched. The fighter aircraft were at Aviano Air Base, 1,044 miles away, with a refueling base

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‘NCIS’ says goodbye to DiNozzo as 13th season ends

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Even before reality television, programming has always been a case of Darwinian struggle and survival. New series arrive like little hatchling turtles running the gauntlet of predator birds on a forbidding beach. As critics, sometimes it’s our job to nurture the young. On occasion, we sit back and watch nature take its course. And sometimes, we’re very much on the side of the predator birds.

That’s clearly the case with “Coupled” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14), the umpteenth variation on “The Bachelor,” and any other brainless reality series dating back to the dark ages of the genre. Who remembers “Temptation Island” and “Chains of Love”? Who’d want to? Death is all but certain for “Coupled.” And it won’t be painless.

• Fox occasionally offers talent from Fox News, a primetime network showcase. Bill O’Reilly used to host these affairs, back in the day when he branded Coolio a threat to Western civilization.

“Megyn Kelly Presents” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) offers interviews with public figures including actress Laverne Cox and defense attorney Robert Shapiro, recently portrayed by John Travolta in “The People vs.

O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”

Not unlike the puppet acts and plate spinners that used to precede Beatles appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” they serve as mere seat warmers for the main attraction — Kelly’s interview with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Most normal women would probably avoid a person who crudely dragged the subject of menstruation into the conversation. A spokesperson for Fox News once declared that Trump had a “sick obsession” with the host. But all appears to be fair game on reality television. Or rather cable news.

Such “feuds” have been good for ratings, but have not offered much scrutiny of a candidate who has emerged as his party’s presumptive nominee.

Perhaps Kelly will use this chance to discuss decades of published biographies and profiles linking the developer to underworld figures. That

SONJA FLEMMING / CBS

Mark Harmon stars as Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Michael Weatherly as Anthony DiNozzo on tonight’s “Family First” 13th season finale episode of “NCIS,” airing at 8 p.m. on CBS. might be “entertaining” as well as what used to be called journalism.

• “Frontline” (10 p.m., PBS, check local listings) presents “The Secret History of ISIS,” a look at the radical group’s rise and how U.S. intelligence overlooked warning signs about its emergence and underestimated its potential.

• “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) has already been renewed for another season. It’s popular enough to endure well into the sunset of the CBS network and broadcast TV itself. But not even the un-cancelable completely escapes change. Tonight’s season finale is the final episode featuring Michael Weatherly as Agent Anthony DiNozzo, a character he has played for 13 seasons.

TV ON DVD TV-themed DVDs available today include “Cop Rock,” a 1990 police procedural musical from producer Steven Bochco,

still considered one of the more interesting failures in prime-time history.

noose on “The Night Manager” (10 p.m., AMC, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE TONIGHT’S SEASON FINALES • Missing explosives may be traced to a mole on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• It’s not business, it’s personal on “Chicago Med” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• The battle with the Hive begins on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (9 p.m., ABC, TV14).

• Jimmy and Boden bicker on “Chicago Fire” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • “Secrets of the Dead” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings) visits Cleopatra’s lost tomb.

• An analyst attracts Samaritan scrutiny on “Person of Interest” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Suspicious of a mole in his ranks, Roper tightens the

Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier star in the 1940 adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” (5:45 p.m., TCM).

SERIES NOTES Eddie’s girlfriend overcompensates on “Fresh Off the Boat” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Zoom unleashes his army on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * The man behind the badge on “The Real O’Neals” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Getting food to the quarantined requires strategy on “Containment” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT Dahlia Lithwick is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Amanda Peet, Lamorne Morris, Ty Segall and the

Muggers appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Expect Lewis Black on “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Greta Gerwig and Allison Miller visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Kate Beckinsale, Bill Hader and Catfish and the Bottlemen appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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The Carolina Coin Club will meet at 7 p.m. today at the A giveaway with food and Carolina Coin Club to meet Parks and Recreation Dedrinks, sponsored by “Bepartment Building, 155 cause of God, We Can OutHaynsworth St. The club reach Ministry,” will be held meets on the third Tuesday at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May of each month and visitors 21, at the home of Viola are always welcome. Call Shaw, 186 Green Lane, Bish(803) 775-8840. opville. Dinner will be served at noon. Tickets will The General George L. Mabry be drawn for cash prizes Jr. Chapter 817, Military Order and a Ford Explorer will be of the Purple Heart, will meet given to a person in need. at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May Donated items that will be 19, at American Legion Post given away include: clothes, 15, 34 S. Artillery Drive. All shoes, televisions, sofas, Purple Heart recipients and comforter sets, lamps, those interested in associbooks and much more. ate membership are invited.

Call (803) 506-3120.

Shaw Air Force Base will host the Shaw Air Expo open house The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will meet at 10 a.m. on and air show Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22. The free Friday, May 20, at the South event will be open to the HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafaygeneral public from 8 a.m. ette Drive. All area veterans to 5 p.m. both days. Visit and active military are invitwww.shaw.af.mil/airexpo/ ed. for more information. Also, The Lincoln High School Pres“like” the Shaw Air Force ervation Alumni Association Base Facebook page at will hold a dinner fundraiser https://www.facebook. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fricom/20FighterWing/ for upday, May 20, at the Lincoln to-date information. Aerial High School cafeteria, Coundemonstration teams or cil Street. Cost is $8 per dinperformances will include: ner and menu will consist of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds; barbecue chicken or turkey wing, seasoned rice, vegeta- U.S. Army Black Daggers parachute demo; 20th Fightble, dessert, roll and a drink. er Wing Air Power; F-16 Call James L. Green at (803) Viper; USAF Heritage Flight; 968-4173.

Canadian Air Force CF-18; The “Hot Pursuit” 5K run / walk U.S. Navy F/A-18; Warbirds to benefit the Sumter Crime (historical military aircraft); Stoppers will be held at 8 and Gary Ward & Greg Cona.m. Saturday, May 21, at nell. The acts are not in the Sumter Family YMCA, order of performance and 510 Miller Road. Entry fee: are subject to change. $25 if pre-registered on or The Sumter County Education before May 11; and $30 after Association-Retired will meet May 11. Register at www. at noon on Wednesday, May strictlyrunning.com, the 25, at Willie Sue’s. Call BrenSumter Family YMCA, or by da Bethune at (803) 469mail to “Hot Pursuit 5K” 6588.

Registration, c/o Sumter PoA Grant Seekers Guide to Grant lice Department, 107 E. Writing Workshop will be held Hampton Ave., Sumter, SC 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, 29150. Be sure to include May 28, at the Sumter Councompleted registration and ty Recreation Department, fee. Make checks payable to 155 Haynsworth St. With Sumter Crime Stoppers. more than 25 years of grant The Springhill Community 2016 writing experience, the Rev. Mayfest parade and festival Maxine Sumpter will teach will be held at 10 a.m. on nonprofits how to demonSaturday, May 21, at Springstrate solid concepts that hill Community Center, 137 should produce proposals Shiver Pond Road, Rembert. that yield favorable outThis event promises a day comes. Registration deadof food, fun and entertainline is Monday, May 16, and ment with a car and bike registration fee is $75 per show, Kid Zone, Chinese person. Contact the Rev. auction, live entertainment Jeanette Collins at (803) 458and more. Contact Wendy 8662 or jeanettecollins3@ Wilson Parnell at (803) 427gmail.com for more infor4578 or wendy.llwilson@ mation.

PUBLIC AGENDA TAX ACCOMMODATIONS ADVISORY BOARD Today, 3 p.m., Swan Lake Visitors Center SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Today, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. CLARENDON COUNTY PLANNING & PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Today, 6 p.m., planning commission office, Manning

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Something EUGENIA LAST from your past will have an impact on a decision you need to make. Don’t deny yourself the chance to achieve the satisfaction and happiness you deserve. Put your own needs first and do what’s best for you.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Listen to what’s being said and make suggestions. You will impress your colleagues with your insight and comprehension. Working alongside someone who is eager to initiate change will lead to good fortune.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Try to figure out who is on your side and who isn’t. Expect someone to lead you astray or tempt you to get involved in something dubious.

Make personal and educational improvements that will help you avoid being put in a compromising position.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): As long as you don’t let your emotions take over, you will be able to accomplish what you set out to do. Attend events that will put you in contact with people who can help make your life better.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Spice up your life by getting involved in new interests or activities. Plan your next vacation or consider if you should make a change of residence or profession. Don’t procrastinate when it’s up to you to pursue your options.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Add to your skills or maneuver your way into a better-paying position.

Network, and doors will open.

Think big and stop waiting for someone else to make the first move. It’s up to you to make your life better.

CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 Today, 6:30 p.m., district office CENTRAL CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE AREA COMMISSION Thursday, 5:30 p.m., building M500, second floor, President’s Conference Room, 506 N. Guignard Drive CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Thursday, 7:30 p.m., district office, Turbeville

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Emotions will lead to unwanted changes if you let someone you are close to control your life. Question what it is you want and make your voice heard. You can’t always be the one to compromise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Let your creative imagination take over and work on a project that brings you joy. Turning something you love into a prosperous venture will improve your life and lead to partnerships with like-minded people. Romance is in the stars.

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 72/59 Spartanburg 73/60

Greenville 75/60

Columbia 78/66

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

Sumter 76/65

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 74/62

ON THE COAST

Charleston 81/67

Today: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 77 to 81.

Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm around, except a shower in northern parts.

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

76° 51° 82° 57° 97° in 1962 46° in 1978 0.00" 4.05" 1.56" 18.96" 17.85" 16.04"

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Today Hi/Lo/W 78/63/t 57/40/pc 78/61/t 62/42/c 86/68/t 74/60/pc 80/72/t 65/51/sh 84/70/t 63/50/sh 89/70/s 78/56/s 59/52/r

LAKE LEVELS Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

357.66 75.58 75.44 98.60

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Myrtle Beach 79/66

Manning 77/64

Today: A shower or thunderstorm. Winds south-southwest 4-8 mph.

Wednesday: A shower. Winds north-northwest becoming northeast 3-6 mph.

LOCAL ALMANAC

Florence 78/63

Bishopville 76/64

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 5.88 -0.25 19 3.58 -0.33 14 4.78 none 14 2.94 -0.21 80 77.60 +0.68 24 6.27 -0.08

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7:19 p.m.

7:23 a.m.

8:03 p.m.

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Today Hi/Lo/W 71/56/c 77/61/t 76/62/t 81/68/t 77/64/r 81/67/t 74/60/t 76/62/t 78/66/t 76/65/t 73/58/r 77/63/t 76/61/t

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City Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta

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City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Today Hi/Lo/W 72/57/r 79/68/t 79/66/t 77/66/t 79/68/t 72/59/r 73/61/t 75/62/t 82/67/t 73/60/t 78/66/t 78/63/t 72/57/r

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 73/53/c 80/66/t 79/62/sh 81/63/t 81/68/t 69/52/sh 77/58/c 76/58/c 83/67/t 76/57/sh 81/64/t 77/59/c 67/52/c

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Make home improvements or bring about personal changes that will encourage better relationships with the people you love and respect. Physical activities will prompt you to help others. Get in touch with old friends.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): An offer will be too good to turn down. Negotiate on your own behalf and you will get what you want. Good fortune is heading your way, and your standard of living will improve if you are disciplined and proactive.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Recognize who is out to get you and who is willing to help.

Someone from your past will have an impact on your life. Keep an open mind and you will get what you want. Love is highlighted and romance is encouraged.

Janice Breitwieser shares a picture she took in her backyard. Breitwieser comments, “How did these eight birds know I just changed the bird bath water?”

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Prep baseball

Perfect placement Barons get key hits to fall, hold off LMA 6-4 to pull within one victory of 3rd straight title

Prep softball

Lady Hornets blank EC 3-0 Dixie’s Laudenbacher allows only two hits

By Ethan Joyce ejoyce@indexjournal.com

MARK MORGAN / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM

Wilson Hall’s Jay Barnes slides into home after being tagged out during the Barons’ 6-4 victory over Laurence Manning Academy on Monday at Baron Field in Game 1 of the SCISA 3A state championship series.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

“We did what we had to do to get the runs in,” WH head coach Adam Jarecki said. “Proud of the way we hung in Sometimes things just fall your way, there. They tied the game up and we and for Wilson Hall, things fell perfect- kept our composure and got what we ly for the Barons in Monday’s SCISA needed.

3A state championship series opener “We knew if we could just get a run against Laurence Manning Academy at and get ahead, we felt good about our Barons Field. situation.”

At least when it counted most.

The Barons did just that facing ‘Cats After giving up a 4-run lead, WH closer Taylor Finley with the game tied used a walk, a perfectly placed bunt 4-4. Finley walked Brent Carraway to and two seeing-eye singles that dropped lead off the sixth and Charlton Comin just beyond the reach of LMA demander followed with a bunt that died fenders to score two runs in the bottom right down the first base line as he of the sixth en route to a 6-4 victory made it to the bag without a throw. and a 1-0 series lead.

Daulton Dabbs then came up with The Barons improved to 21-5 while the first of two perfectly-placed hits. the Swampcats fell to 23-6. Game 2 is His single fell behind first base near today at 7 p.m. at Tucker Belangia Dia- the line to score one and Daniel Reynmond in Manning. Wilson Hall needs olds followed with another single just just one win over the final two games over the drawn-in infield into center. to clinch its third straight title.

“I was trying to hit it backside to

score the runner from third,” said Dabbs, who finished 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI singles, a walk and a run scored.

“Finley’s hard to hit, so we were just doing what we could.”

The Barons actually loaded the bases with no outs after that, but Finley rebounded to strike out three straight to keep it a 2-run game.

“Go figure. I think he struck out 3-4-5 in their order,” LMA head coach Barry Hatfield said. “We walked the leadoff guy and then the kid does a great job and bunts (the ball) in a perfect spot and we spent the rest of the time having to send our kids scrambling to defend (more possible) bunts. Then they get a flare here and a flare there, but that’s baseball.

“Right now we just have to regroup and force that third game. But that’s

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See Hornets, Page B3

Prep track & field

SHS standout Tyler signs with S.C. State

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

Prep softball

Lady Generals beat LMA in series opener

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item A 3-run fifth inning, along with 7-hit pitching from Ellie Hunter, propelled Thomas Sumter Academy to a 5-2 victory over Laurence Manning Academy in the opening game of the best-of-3 SCISA 3A softball state championship series on Monday at Patriot Park SportsPlex.

Hunter retired the first six LMA batters in order before Ashton Rogers and Trinity Harrington both reached on infield errors in the top of the third. A groundout to first from Sara Knight Nalley brought Rogers home with the game’s first run before a Baylee Elms grounder to shortstop Logan Morris would end the frame.

LMA starting pitcher Courtney Beatson had limited the

DUE WEST — To open the 1A softball state championship series, Dixie High School head coach Gary Stone preached to his team that errorless play was required to win a championship.

The Lady Hornets did exactly that on Monday night. Hosting East Clarendon, Dixie snared almost every ball the Lady Wolverines put into play to take Game 1 3-0. Lady Hornets hurler Delanie Laudenbacher held East Clarendon to two hits.

Dixie improved to 28-4 while the Lady Wolverines fell to 25-7.

“We had good pitching,” Stone said. “We know they’ve got real good hitters in that lineup.

“We had to get in our spots and keep the ball off the middle of the plate, and we were able to do that.”

Dixie scored its first two runs of the game off of Wolverine errors. With one out in the bottom of the first, Haleigh Phillips bunted her way to first. Two batters later, Brittney Brown nicked a grounder down the third base line. The ball was thrown away, scoring Phillips.

In the fourth, Laudenbacher singled to start the inning.

Two batters later, EC had another error allowing courtesy runner Kerah Phillips to score and give Dixie a 2-0 lead.

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Thomas Sumter Academy’s Jordan Morris, right, touches home plate as she’s falling after Laurence See Generals, Page B3 Manning Academy’s Bailey Elms tagged her on a play at home plate.

Ars’Breana Tyler qualified for the 4A state track and field meet in each of her four years at Sumter High School. That’s not a common occurrence, but someone who can pull that off getting a college scholarship offer for Tyler track is much more common.

Tyler, a standout in the long jump and triple jump, has signed to perform with NCAA Division I South Carolina State in Orangeburg.

“This just feels great,” said Tyler, who finished second in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump in this weekend’s state meet. “I’m just excited about this. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

Tyler began to compete in track and field at the AAU level when she was in the fifth grade. That carried on through her time at Alice Drive Middle School to SHS. Tyler performed in the long

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO

MLB Standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League East Division

Baltimore Boston Toronto Tampa Bay New York Central Division

Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Detroit Minnesota West Division

Texas Seattle Los Angeles Oakland Houston

W L Pct GB 23 13 .639 — 24 14 .632 — 19 20 .487 5½ 16 19 .457 6½ 16 20 .444 7 W L Pct GB 24 14 .632 — 17 17 .500 5 18 19 .486 5½ 16 21 .432 7½ 10 26 .278 13 W L Pct GB 22 16 .579 — 21 16 .568 ½ 16 21 .432 5½ 16 22 .421 6 15 24 .385 7½

Saturday’s Games

Boston 6, Houston 5, 11 inn.

N.Y. Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Minnesota 6, Cleveland 3 Tampa Bay 6, Oakland 0 Baltimore 9, Detroit 3 Atlanta 5, Kansas City 0 Texas 6, Toronto 5, 10 inn.

L.A. Angels 9, Seattle 7

Sunday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 5 Minnesota 5, Cleveland 1 Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 6 Detroit 6, Baltimore 5 Boston 10, Houston 9 Kansas City 4, Atlanta 2, 13 inn.

Texas 7, Toronto 6 L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 0

Monday’s Games

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Boston at Kansas City, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s Games

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.

Houston at Chi. White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Boston at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

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

National League East Division

Washington Philadelphia New York Miami Atlanta Central Division

Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati West Division

San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

AUTO RACING

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

TODAY 5 a.m. – International Hockey: IIHF World Championships Match from St. Petersburg, Russia – United States vs.

Slovakia (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

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

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Pittsburgh (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Washington at New York Mets or Tampa Bay at Toronto (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: Georgia vs.

Georgia Tech from Atlanta (SEC NETWORK).

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

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Draft Lottery from New York (ESPN).

8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final Series Game Two – San Jose at St. Louis (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game One –Toronto at Cleveland (ESPN).

9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Murat Gassiev vs. Jordan Snimmell in a Cruiserweight Bout from Carlton, Minn. (FOX SPORTS 1).

W L Pct GB 23 15 .605 — 22 16 .579 1 21 16 .568 1½ 20 17 .541 2½ 9 27 .250 13 W L Pct GB 27 9 .750 — 19 17 .528 8 20 18 .526 8 16 22 .421 12 15 22 .405 12½ W L Pct GB 22 18 .550 — 20 18 .526 1 19 18 .514 1½ 17 22 .436 4½ 17 23 .425 5

Saturday’s Games

Washington 6, Miami 4 Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 2 Miami 7, Washington 1 Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 3 San Diego 8, Milwaukee 7, 12 inn.

Atlanta 5, Kansas City 0 Colorado 7, N.Y. Mets 4 San Francisco 5, Arizona 3 L.A. Dodgers 5, St. Louis 3

Sunday’s Games

Cincinnati 9, Philadelphia 4 Miami 5, Washington 1 Milwaukee 3, San Diego 2 Kansas City 4, Atlanta 2, 13 inn.

Pittsburgh 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Colorado 4, N.Y. Mets 3 San Francisco 2, Arizona 1 St. Louis 5, L.A. Dodgers 2

Monday’s Games

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s Games

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

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

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

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

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

NBA Playoff Schedule

By The Associated Press CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 4, Atlanta 0 May 2: Cleveland 104, Atlanta 93 May 4: Cleveland 123, Atlanta 98 May 6: Cleveland 121, Atlanta 108 May 8: Cleveland 100, Atlanta 99 Toronto 4, Miami 3 May 3: Miami 102, Toronto 96, OT May 5: Toronto 96, Miami 92, OT May 7: Toronto 95, Miami 91 May 9: Miami 94, Toronto 87, OT May 11: Toronto 99, Miami 91 May 13: Miami 103, Toronto 91 May 15: Toronto 116, Miami 89

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 2 April 30: San Antonio 124, Okla. City 92 May 2: Okla. City 98, San Antonio 97 May 6: San Antonio 100, Okla. City 96 May 8: Okla. City 111, San Antonio 97 May 10: Okla. City 95, San Antonio 91 May 12: Okla. City 113, San Antonio 99 Golden State 4, Portland 1 May 1: Golden State 118, Portland 106 May 3: Golden State 110, Portland 99 May 7: Portland 120, Golden State 108 May 9: Golden State 132, Portland 125, OT May 11: Golden State 125, Portland 121

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland vs. Toronto May 17: at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

May 19: at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

May 21: at Toronto, 8:30 p.m.

May 23: at Toronto, 8:30 p.m. x-May 25: at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. x-May 27: at Toronto, 8:30 p.m. x-May 29: at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City vs. Golden State May 16: at Golden State, 9 p.m.

May 18: at Golden State, 9 p.m.

May 22: at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

May 24: at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. x-May 26: at Golden State, 9 p.m. x-May 28: at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. xMay 30: at Golden State, 9 p.m.

NHL Playoff Schedule

By The Associated Press CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Tampa Bay 1, Pittsburgh 0 May 13: Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh 1 May 16: at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

May 18: at Tampa Bay 8 p.m.

May 20: at Tampa Bay 8 p.m. x-May 22: at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. x-May 24: at Tampa Bay 8 p.m. x-May 26: at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

St. Louis 1, San Jose 0 May 15: St. Louis 2, San Jose 1 May 17: at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

May 19: at San Jose, 9 p.m.

May 21: at San Jose, 7:15 p.m. x-May 23: at St. Louis, 8 p.m. x-May 25: at San Jose, 9 p.m. x-May 27: at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

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By The Associated Press The Players Championship Par Scores Sunday At TPC Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $10.5 million Yardage: 7,215; Par 72 (36-36) Final Round Jason Day (600), $1,890,000 63-66-73-71—273 -15 Kevin Chappell (330), $1,134,000 71-67-70-69—277 -11 Ken Duke (148), $504,000 74-67-65-72—278 -10 Colt Knost (148), $504,000 72-63-74-69—278 -10 Matt Kuchar (148), $504,000 71-67-72-68—278 -10 Justin Thomas (148), $504,000 70-68-75-65—278 -10 Hideki Matsuyama (97), $338,625 68-71-67-73—279 -9 Francesco Molinari (97), $338,625 66-69-72-72—279 -9 Daniel Berger (82), $283,500 66-72-73-69—280 -8 Alex Cejka (82), $283,500 67-67-72-74—280 -8 Graeme McDowell (82), $283,500 72-70-69-69—280 -8 Retief Goosen (66), $212,625 70-68-70-73—281 -7 Rory McIlroy (66), $212,625 72-64-75-70—281 -7 Bryce Molder (66), $212,625 70-68-72-71—281 -7 Adam Scott (66), $212,625 73-65-75-68—281 -7 Shane Lowry (57), $168,000 65-68-78-71—282 -6 Cameron Tringale (57), $168,000 65-69-75-73—282 -6 Boo Weekley (57), $168,000 66-69-78-69—282 -6 Jonas Blixt (51), $131,775 67-67-75-74—283 -5 Jerry Kelly (51), $131,775 67-68-77-71—283 -5 Russell Knox (51), $131,775 68-67-80-68—283 -5 Justin Rose (51), $131,775 65-74-78-66—283 -5 Paul Casey (46), $93,450 68-72-76-68—284 -4 Si Woo Kim (46), $93,450 68-70-72-74—284 -4 Ryan Palmer (46), $93,450 67-70-75-72—284 -4 Scott Piercy (46), $93,450 70-68-75-71—284 -4 Daniel Summerhays (46), $93,450 69-71-71-73—284 -4 David Hearn (40), $68,325 71-71-72-71—285 -3 J.J. Henry (40), $68,325 70-69-74-72—285 -3 Billy Horschel (40), $68,325 68-70-75-72—285 -3 Dustin Johnson (40), $68,325 70-70-77-68—285 -3 Louis Oosthuizen (40), $68,325 72-67-74-72—285 -3 Vijay Singh (40), $68,325 70-70-73-72—285 -3 Gary Woodland (40), $68,325 67-68-76-74—285 -3 Keegan Bradley (35), $52,894 72-67-76-71—286 -2 Jim Furyk (35), $52,894 71-70-75-70—286 -2 Brooks Koepka (35), $52,894 66-70-77-73—286 -2 Danny Lee (35), $52,894 67-71-72-76—286 -2 Chad Campbell (31), $44,100 68-71-78-70—287 -1 Jon Curran (31), $44,100 70-71-79-67—287 -1 Adam Hadwin (31), $44,100 70-70-74-73—287 -1 Martin Kaymer, $44,100 68-72-76-71—287 -1 K.J. Choi (26), $33,670 73-68-73-74—288 E Bill Haas (26), $33,670 65-73-77-73—288 E James Hahn (26), $33,670 67-73-79-69—288 E Soren Kjeldsen, $33,670 72-70-74-72—288 E William McGirt (26), $33,670 72-65-76-75—288 E Bubba Watson (26), $33,670 69-71-74-74—288 E Zac Blair (20), $25,914 71-70-73-75—289 +1 Jason Dufner (20), $25,914 70-66-80-73—289 +1

Kenseth holds off Larson for thrilling win at Dover

By DAN GELSTON The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Matt Kenseth had eluded the wreckage that turned Dover into a junkyard. He never felt he could escape the pressure that Kyle Larson put on him — the anointed future star racing door-to-door with the former champion.

“He was all over me,” Kenseth said. “I think if he would have snuck inside, it would have been over.”

Twenty-one years older that Larson, Kenseth used some of his veteran experience to find the high groove on the mile concrete track and surge to victory Sunday in the wreckfilled race at Dover International Speedway.

Kenseth snapped a 17-race winless streak skid with his 37th career victory — and denied Larson his first Sprint Cup victory.

Larson made Kenseth work for the victory that secured him a spot in the Chase.

But it was third-place finisher Chase Elliott that may have cost Larson as much as Kenseth’s late-race maneuvering.

Elliott, the second-generation rookie who replaced Jeff Gordon in the No. 24, made an aggressive run and briefly passed Larson for second.

Their brief battle took enough steam out of Larson’s push that Kenseth was able to create a needed gap and become the fourth Joe Gibbs Racing driver to win in 2016.

“I think the last 20 laps is about as good as anybody could drive a racecar,” Gibbs said.

Larson matched his careerbest finish for owner Chip Ganassi. Elliott had the top finish of his first season at Hendrick Motorsports.

The Next Generation has to wait for the confetti shower in victory lane.

Larson refused to bump Kenseth out of his path over the final thrilling laps and wanted a clean pass in the No. 42 to earn the win.

“It doesn’t even seem right that he hasn’t won yet,” Kenseth said. “He’s got a bunch of victories in front of him, for sure. He’s a really, really clean, hard racer, and a fast learner.”

The 44-year-old Kenseth is older than the combined ages of Elliott, 20, and the 23-yearold Larson.

The 2003 Cup champion, Kenseth led the Daytona 500 headed into the final lap before JGR teammate Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag, setting the stage for an 0-for-11 start.

“That is probably the longest streak I can remember being on without having any real good finishes,” Kenseth said.

Kenseth, Larson and Elliott were among the survivors after Jimmie Johnson triggered a late-race crash that eliminated several contenders.

He started a pileup straight out of the Talladega Superspeedway highlight reel that knocked out a slew of drivers

AAA 400 results Sunday At Dover International Speedway Dover, Del. Lap length: 1 mile (Start position in parentheses) 1. (10) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 400 2. (23) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 400 3. (13) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 400 4. (11) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 400 5. (9) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 400 6. (14) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400 7. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400 8. (18) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 400 9. (7) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 400 10. (25) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 400 11. (19) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 400 12. (32) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 400 13. (31) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 400 14. (5) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 400 15. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 399 16. (8) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 398 17. (27) David Ragan, Toyota, 397 18. (30) Chris Buescher, Ford, 396 19. (35) Landon Cassill, Ford, 396 20. (28) Michael McDowell, Chev., 396

who raced up front all race and brought it to a halt with less than 50 laps left.

Johnson, a 10time winner at Kenseth Dover, failed to jump off the restart because of a faulty transmission in the No. 48.

The six-time champion could not shift the Larson Chevy into third gear and 18 cars — stacked and off at full speed — were collected in the melee.

He was leading in the outside lane as he closed in on the start-finish line. Martin Truex Jr. nailed the 48 from behind and Dover soon looked like the site of a gnarly demolition derby.

“In my career, I’ve never had a transmission do that to me,” Johnson said.

Truex, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Kyle Busch were among the drivers that had their cars piled up on the concrete.

Truex led 47 laps and

21. (24) Jamie McMurray, Chev., 395 22. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 391 23. (20) AJ Allmendinger, Chev., 391 24. (17) Brian Scott, Ford, 390 25. (21) Jimmie Johnson, Chev., 387 26. (26) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 374 27. (36) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, Vib, 364 28. (4) Carl Edwards, Toyota, Acc., 359 29. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, Accident, 355 30. (3) Kyle Busch, Toyota, Acc., 354 31. (15) Aric Almirola, Ford, Acc., 354 32. (2) D. Earnhardt Jr, Chev., Acc., 354 33. (12) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 345 34. (34) Tony Stewart, Chev., Sus., 342 35. (39) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 334 36. (40) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 331 37. (37) M. Annett, Chev., Acc., 223 38. (38) R. Sorenson, Chev., Acc., 204 39. (33) Regan Smith, Chev., Acc., 139 40. (29) M. DiBenedetto, Toy., Acc., 116

seemed poised to earn his first win of the season.

“I want to get out and punch somebody,” Truex said over the radio. “Seriously. Hard.

Like, as hard as I can.”

Busch, the reigning series champion, knew there was nowhere for the 18 to go but into the pile.

“Wait for me, I’m coming,” he said.

Aric Almirola said he suffered a broken finger in the wreck.

The race was stopped for 11 minutes, 22 seconds — and quickly had another caution shortly after it resumed. Carl Edwards suffered a brutal blow when the No. 19 slammed nose first into an inside wall protected by SAFER barriers.

Larson made contact with Edwards and shot the JGR driver into the wall.

That left Kenseth, Larson and Elliott, who deftly avoided the Johnson-led accident, in a three-car battle down the stretch.

Kasey Kahne was fourth and Kurt Busch fifth. The race ended with only 14 drivers on the lead lap.

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what we’re built for – a 3-game series.”

The Swampcats did a good job of regrouping after some early miscues put them in a 4-run hole. An error in the third inning helped load the bases, and after a terrific play at first base by Buddy Bleasdale for the second out of the inning, Edward McMillan followed with a bases-clearing double to the left-center gap to put the Barons on the board first, 3-0.

“It was (a) 1-2 (count) the whole time,” McMillan said of his 7-pitch at-bat. “(Ryan Touchberry) never gave me anything I liked, so I just kept trying to foul them off and foul them off. Then I finally got a (fastball) I liked.

“We knew this series was going to come down to who made the fewest mistakes so we just tried to keep our focus and keep the pressure on them.”

However, it was LMA which turned the pressure up the next few innings.

After WH added another unearned run in the fourth (moments after another runner was gunned down at home), the ‘Cats finally broke through against Barons starter Drew Talley in the fifth thanks to a couple of WH miscues.

With the bases loaded and one out, Cole Hair’s shot to Talley was bobbled momentarily and the throw to first

was ruled to have pulled McMillan off the bag, scoring the first LMA run.

Taylor Lee followed with a bases-loaded walk and Braydon Osteen drove another run home on a fielder’s choice as the Swampcats cut the deficit to 4-3.

They manufactured another run in the top of the sixth after Tripp Mason singled, was sacrificed to second and came around to score on Touchberry’s RBI single.

“We had that error that turned into three unearned runs, but then I think they helped us get back into it a little bit,” Hatfield said. “We got a couple big plays in the (fifth) and a big leadoff hit from Tripp in the sixth when we tied it up. But that’s what this group does. They fight and they battle.”

The Swampcats could have tacked on a few more runs after loading the bases, but McLendon Sears relieved Talley and got the first batter he faced to ground into a rare 3-6-1 double play. The duo combined to all just three hits in the game and Talley allowed none until the fifth.

“We had some opportunities and botched a couple plays and so did they,” Jarecki said.

“I think the biggest thing for us was we got a couple timely hits and made the plays when we had to.”

Reynolds and McMillan each had two hits for the Barons. Morgan Morris had a hit, a walk and scored a run to lead LMA.

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Wilson Hall second baseman Robert James (2) throws to first base after forcing Laurence Manning’s Taylor Finley at second base during the Barons’ 6-4 win on Monday.

Hornets

outs. Laudenbacher induced 15 groundouts while striking From Page B1 out three.

“That was an excessive “We’ve got to get less tense,” number [of grounders], but we East Clarendon head coach were playing a team that puts Lisa Ard said. “Just relax and the ball in play,” Stone said. play ball.”

“But that is what we’ve got to Laudenbacher contributed get. We’ve got to get those to her pitching cause in the groundball outs. fifth inning, scoring the Lady “We made all of our plays Hornets’ final run on a ground tonight.” out to first with the bases loadThe Lady Hornets will travel ed. The Hornets notched only Turbeville on Wednesday for a five hits off of East Clarendon 6 p.m. game, needing a victory pitcher Brooklyn Fort, who to clinch the best-of-3 series had seven strikeouts in the and a second state title in game. three years. Stone expects his “We knew they had a good team to maintain its defensive pitcher that threw the ball concentration. hard, and I didn’t know how “We have not made a lot of well we would be able to hit errors,” Stone said. “The only her,” Stone said. “We were time we really have made erable to get some hits. rors is when we are super far “We were able to put presahead, and we are not focused. sure on them because we have “These girls are focused decent speed at certain spots, today coming out here. They and we were able to put the know they can make those ball down on the ground to plays, and they made all of make some plays.” them they were supposed to A 7-inning game contains 21 make tonight.”

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Laurence Manning Academy’s Sarah Knight Nalley gets a hit in the fifth inning.

Generals

rally. Nalley led off the LMA fifth with a single to right, but From Page B1 was caught leaning off the second base bag on a Brooke Lady Generals to a first-inWard bunt attempt, with Morning leadoff walk of Morris ris recording the out at secand a second-inning double ond to complete a 1-4-6 double

by Sydney Daniel before TSA play. broke through for its first run “We had a huge double play in the bottom of the third. Di- where we had the bunt and amond Gibson led off with an we threw behind the runner infield single, stole second and got the runner out at secand came home on a Josie ond,” said Reed, whose team Reed single up the middle to improved to 19-7 while movtie the game. ing within one win of repeatAfter Logan Morris record- ing as 3A state champion. ed her sixth putout among “That was huge for us. They LMA’s first 10 outs with an had bases loaded with one out assist on a caught stealing for (in the fourth) and they only another out, the Lady ‘Cats got one run out of that, so found success hitting to other that was huge for us as well.” parts of the field. Maddie TSA had to overcome some Cantley recorded the first of adversity before finding sucfour consecutive singles, cess in its half of the fifth.

LMA’s first hits of the game, After Logan Morris drew an with pinch runner Lundy intentional base on balls to Olsen coming around to score open the frame, Josie Reed on a Cora Lee Downer single was called out on batter interto right. That would prove to ference on a sac bunt attempt. be the only run of the inning Morris, who had advanced to for the Lady ‘Cats, leaving the third, would have to return to score tied at 2-2 as Rogers and first as a result of the call, Harrington delivered fielder’s which B.J. Reed strongly prochoice grounders that resulttested. ed in outs at home and third, From there, Haley Hawkins with Morris handling the put- delivered a single ahead of outs on both of those as well. doubles from Carmen Silves“You’ve got to keep the ball ter and Jordan Morris, with away from her,” LMA head Logan Morris, Hawkins and coach Maria Rowland said of Silvester all crossing home Morris, who played a role in plate.

13 putouts, including a spec“The call on Josie, whatever tacular diving catch in shalit was, you can’t dwell on low right for the first out of that,” Coach Reed said. the seventh inning. “She’s a “Haley came up with a great great athlete. To have the hit, Carmen came up with an bases loaded and one out, and unbelievable hit back side -then they made the play at went with the pitch, it was home, we’ve got to capitalize a phenomenal -- and Jordan little bit better, and we didn’t doubled down the line. What do that tonight. They outhit was great about that is everyus tonight (10 to 7) and they body just put the ball in play won that ball game.” when we needed them to. I’m TSA head coach B.J. Reed just so, so proud of them.” cited a defensive play in the Rowland gave TSA credit top of the fifth that helped to for producing in a situation push momentum her team’s that could have easily resultway heading into the decisive ed in a momentum swing

Tyler

From Page B1 jump from the start of her time in track. She added the triple jump during her freshman year and she qualified in both events. She qualified for state in the triple jump each year and in the long jump three years.

“She’s an overall great athlete,” Sumter girls head coach Karen McFadden said of

Tyler. “She’s a 3-sport athlete in volleyball, basketball and track. She’s good in all of them, but because of her athleticism I think she’s better in track.

“At the state meet she consistently did what she’s done all year,” McFadden added.

“She’s going to be very good at State. I expect her distances to get better and better the more she is in the weight room and the more she gets her technique down.”

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back toward the Lady ‘Cats.

“You would hope as something goes against them that momentum would have helped us, but it didn’t work that way,” said Rowland, whose team dropped to 16-10 overall. “That momentum went their way and they tagged the ball, got two doubles in a row, and that was definitely the difference, those three runs, for sure.”

B.J. Reed cited the efforts of Hunter on the mound as a big key to the Lady Generals’ success. Hunter, an eighth-grader, walked just one batter, with that one base on balls coming after a 9-pitch duel with Abbie Beard in the sixth inning.

“Ellie Hunter has pitched phenomenal,” the TSA head coach said. “She did a great job of keeping the ball low and then the hits she gave up were base hits and we were able to have them go station to station. That is what it’s all about, and it all starts right there. There are more people out here watching this game today than are watching most colleges, so for her to be able to handle this atmosphere and stay composed is phenomenal.”

While happy to be up 1-0 heading into Game 2 today at 5 p.m. at LMA’s Julie Skoler Field, Coach Reed knows that her team can’t take too much time to celebrate this win.

“They are a phenomenal team, and Maria is a phenomenal coach,” she said. “We feel fortunate that we got this first win, but we know that it’s not over, so we’ve got to be ready.

We can celebrate tonight, but you’ve got to come focused for tomorrow. It’s going to be hard beating them at their place, beating them anywhere, because they’re going to be ready as well.”

Tyler was also recruited

by Augusta University in Augusta, Ga., and Coastal Carolina in Conway. However, S.C. State, a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, was the right choice for her.

“It just felt like a good, allaround school for me,” Tyler said. “I felt really comfortable with the coaches, made me feel like family. I liked the campus as well. It just felt right.”

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wolves’ Towns unanimous Rookie of the Year pick MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is the unanimous winner of the NBA Rookie of the Year award.

The league made the announcement Monday, giving the Wolves back-to-back honorees after forward Andrew Wiggins took the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy last season.

The 7-foot Towns received all 130 first-place votes from a panel of sports writers and broadcasters in the United States and Canada, joining Damian Lillard (2013), Blake Griffin (2011), David Robinson (1990) and Ralph Sampson (1984) as recent unanimous winners.

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LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers finally have an opponent in the Eastern Conference finals.

They’ll play the Toronto Raptors, which defeated the Miami Heat in seven games and will face the Cavs in Game 1 today. The Cavs have been off since May 8 when they completed their second 4-game sweep of this postseason.

Experience make Cavs favorites over Raptors

By TOM WITHERS The Associated Press CLEVELAND — LeBron James once stood in Kyle Lowry’s sneakers.

Back in 2007, James, with a much thicker hairline and more hops than he has today, made his first appearance in the Eastern Conference finals and carried the Cavaliers past Detroit and into the NBA Finals for the first time. Nine years, five straight Finals appearances, four MVP awards and two championship rings later, James is again on the doorstep of the league’s showcase event.

It’s all new to Lowry, one of Toronto’s All-Star guards, and the Raptors.

Experience is just one advantage the Cavs will enjoy when they open the East finals Tuesday night against the Raptors, who have scratched their way through two Game 7s in this postseason and are on their deepest playoff run.

And although the Cavs are recharged following a nine-day break between playoff series and have been in this spot before, James doesn’t think his or Cleveland’s postseason resume gives them any edge.

“It’s not an advantage,” James said after practice Monday. “They’re here for a reason. You got to go out and play.

They also played two sevengame series and we didn’t. So they can have the upper edge on that. So, there’s no advantage to either team. Both teams are 0-0 and it’s the first to four.”

The Cavs have yet to go five games in this postseason, completing four-game sweeps over Detroit and Atlanta. James has been his usual dominant self, averaging 23.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists. But unlike last year when Cleveland lost Kevin Love in the first round to a shoulder injury and Kyrie Irving went down with a broken kneecap in the Finals, James isn’t on his own, which is why the Cavs are an overwhelming favorite to make their second straight trip to the title round.

And as if the Raptors didn’t have enough to worry about, Lowry, who scored 35 points in Toronto’s series-clinching win over Miami, has already taken a swipe at James.

Asked during an on-court interview Sunday about the upcoming matchup with the Cavs, Lowry said, “LeBron’s probably one of the best players in the league — besides Steph (Curry).”

Probably?

James, who last week said he felt Curry deserves to be this year’s MVP but questioned the meaning of the award, said he’s not offended, offering “none taken,” when presented with Lowry’s comment. Still, Lowry’s slight — unintentional or not — may provide the Cavs with some

extra motivation, not that they seem to need any.

The Raptors will be without center Jonas Valanciunis in Game 1 and maybe for the entire series. The 7-footer is still recovering from a sprained right ankle sustained in Game 3 against the Heat, and his loss damages Toronto’s depth and rebounding.

Some other things to watch when the Raptors, who beat Cleveland twice during the season, try to dethrone the defending conference champions:

HAIL THE KING Raptors coach Dwane Casey came to Lowry’s defense on Monday, saying the comment about James is being overblown.

“Whoever is making a big deal about that has nothing else to write about,” he said on a conference call. “There’s nothing but respect in our locker room and our organization for LeBron James. The respect that we have for him and the respect I know I have for him and our staff has for him is unprecedented.

“In my heart I feel like LeBron James is the best player in the NBA right now. They didn’t ask me for my vote so I didn’t give it to them.”

BIG-TIME BIYOMBO: The injury to Valanciunis, Toronto’s best interior player, gave backup Bismack Biyombo more playing time and the Congolese player has delivered.

The 23-year-old scored 17

points with 16 rebounds and two monster dunks in Game 7 against Miami. The Cavs know they’ll need to account for him.

“He’s the kind of guy that’s a spark for their team,” Love said. “He runs the floor, cleans the glass on both ends and he’s really been the X-factor for them that got them over the hump.”

THREE-POINT CIRCUS The Cavs made 77 3-pointers in their sweep over the Hawks, dropping an NBA record 25 in Game 2. Atlanta chose to protect the paint with defenders and paid for it. Casey said stopping Cleveland’s outside game is crucial.

“That’s going to be the issue,” he said. “They’re such a great transition team, such a great penetrate, pick-and-roll team that you try to stop everything and you don’t stop anything. We have to pick our poison. They’re very lethal.”

WE THE NORTH As a Canadian, Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson understands what Toronto’s playoff run means to a hockeyobsessed nation getting more familiar with the hardwood.

“For Canada, it’s huge,” said Thompson, who is from Brampton, Ontario. “Basketball has definitely grown a lot in my country, so for the Raptors to be able to make it to the Eastern Conference finals, popularizes the game more.

It’s great for Toronto and the country as a whole.”

NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers lost plenty the previous two seasons, though never managed to lose the most.

This season, they finally fell all the way to the bottom.

The potential payoff comes Tuesday, when the 76ers have the best chance to win the NBA draft lottery and could walk away with two top-four picks if the pingpong balls bounce their way.

“It’s a big day on Tuesday,” new president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo said. “We’re going to know where we are and no matter how it comes out, we’re at least going to know where we stand and what we have to play with with respect to building this team.”

The Lakers and Celtics, the NBA’s most storied franchises, have the next-best odds of getting the No. 1 pick and the chance to draft the type of player who could get them back to the lofty positions

Pacers promote Nate McMillan to head coach INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers have promoted assistant Nate McMillan to head coach, ending the search for Frank Vogel’s replacement after less than two weeks.

McMillan spent 12 seasons as the head coach in Seattle and Portland, going 478-452 in the regular season and 14-20 in the playoffs.

He was hired by Vogel in 2013 and spent the past three seasons with the Pacers, where he developed relationships with the players and president of basketball operations Larry Bird.

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By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Nothing is good enough for Jason Day. He won The Players Championship for his seventh victory in the last 10 months, and all he could talk about was winning more. He is No. 1 in the world by an increasingly large margin over Jordan Spieth, and his points average is the highest of any player since Tiger Woods in the late summer of 2013.

Day wants to go higher.

“Keep pushing,” he said Sunday after his four-shot victory. “Yeah, keep pushing, because Tiger says he’s going to kick my butt when he comes back, so I’m going to try and extend that gap.”

Woods hasn’t played since August and hasn’t won in three years.

Part of his time appears to be spent on sending text messages to Day, who never fails to mention how much he has leaned on his idol for advice.

At the moment, Day looks like a suitable replacement.

His work ethic is fierce. He hits it long, straight and can hit a 3-iron higher than the pine trees lining the fairways.

His iron play is among the best. His scrambling? He got up-and-down 85 percent of the time, the highest rate of anyone at The Players Championship. And, for the most part, he felt as if he could make anything with his putter.

“You can see there’s that calmness inside him — calm confidence — and the way he’s walking around. He’s got that kind of unbeatable look about him,” said fellow Australian Adam Scott.

He has looked that way ever since he left that birdie putt

parlayed that into a run Scott referred to as “Tigeresque.”

He won the Canadian Open the following week. He set a major championship record at 20-under par to win the PGA Championship. He won two FedEx Cup playoff events.

And after a slow start following a long winter’s break, Day hit his stride with a wireto-wire victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, and he was just as dominant the following week at the Dell Match Play.

And now this.

“This is great to be The Players champion,” Day said.

“But now once tonight is done and tomorrow starts, it’s anThe Associated Press other week. I have to get ready Jason Day hits from the 15th hole fairway on Sunday during the final and prepare for the next tourround of The Players Championship. Day won the tournament. nament coming up, because it’s never enough. Winning is short on the 18th green at St. Open. Day found something never enough. And I’ve got to Andrews that kept him out of that week — a combination of try and do it as much as I can the playoff at the British desire and belief — and he has before my time is over.”

band of Mattie Mae Wells McKnight, died on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Palmetto Health TuMcKNIGHT omey.

He was born on Dec. 12, 1929, in Lynchburg, a son of the late Charlie and Yanakie Goodman McKnight.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Asbury United Methodist Church, Shiloh section of Lynchburg, with the Rev. Shirley A. McKnight, pastor, presiding, the Rev. Ernest W. Frierson, eulogist, and the Rev. Arthur Gamble assisting. Burial will follow in Goodman Cemetery, Lynchburg.

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

May 16, 2016.

Born on July 16, 1919, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Willie Lincoln and Eliza Rebecca Capers.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 3140 Generette Road.

Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

OBITUARIES LLAWAYNE L. WALKER JONES ORANGEBURG — Llawayne Louise Walker Jones was born on Jan. 29, 1950, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Dr. Lewis Walker Sr. and Ida Mae Rembert Walker.

She departed this life on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at The Regional JONES Medical Center in Orangeburg.

She received her formal education in the public schools of Sumter and was a 1968 graduate of Lincoln High School. Ms. Jones received her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education in 1972 and master’s in education in 1975 from South Carolina State College. She began her professional career as the director of curriculum for the Head Start Program in Sumter, where she remained for five years. She relocated to Orangeburg to work in District 5 as a kindergarten teacher at Mellichamp Elementary and later Whittaker Elementary School. She retired after 40 years of dedicated service. She was an adjunct Instructor at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College in the early childhood department.

Her professional and community affiliations included membership in the Lincoln High School Alumni Association, South Carolina State University Alumni Association, NEA, SCEA, OCEA, NAACP and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. At an early age, she joined Hopewell Baptist Church in Dalzell and later became a member of New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Orangeburg, where she served as a musician, usher board president and senior missionary society member.

Her survivors include a daughter, Iris J. Jones of Glen Burnie, Maryland; two brothers, Dr. Lewis (Naomie) Walker Jr. of Sumter and Deacon Alfonza (Tracey) Walker of Inglewood, California; three sisters, Syntyche (Gerald) Mallard and Paulette Harvin, both of Sumter, and Bertha (George) Godley of Burlington, North Carolina; a special cousin, Beverlyn Buchanan of Sumter; a host of other relatives and friends.

Homegoing services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Orangeburg with the Rev. Todd Brown, pastor, presiding, the Rev. Yvonne Singleton, eulogist, and Elder Barrington Pierson, the Rev. Richard Addison, the Rev. Jermaine Walker and Dr. Lewis Walker Jr. assisting. Burial will follow at Belleville Memorial Gardens in Orangeburg.

The family is receiving friends at 2122 Griffith Drive, Orangeburg.

Services entrusted to Simmons Funeral Home of Orangeburg.

Courtesy announcement of Sumter Funeral Service Inc.

HARVEY MCKNIGHT SR. LYNCHBURG — Harvey “Fruit” McKnight Sr., hus-

CHARLES M. FLOYD TURBEVILLE — Charles Murray Floyd, 68, husband of Sharon Green Floyd, died on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Sept. 11, 1947, in Olanta, he was a son of the late Charlie King Floyd and Cordie Porter Floyd. He was a retired welder with Nucor Steel; an avid fox hunter; a member of the South Carolina Fox Hunter’s Association; and a lifetime member of the Ogeechie River Fox Hunter’s Association.

He is survived by his wife of Turbeville; a son, Doug Floyd (Joy) of New Zion; a daughter, Lynn Tisdale of Turbeville; two brothers, J.C. Floyd (Sandra) of Manning and Rudy Floyd of Turbeville; two sisters, Laura Kirby of Florence and Novice Floyd of Hartsville; and six grandchildren, Drue Floyd, Elly Floyd, Charli Floyd, Morghan Tisdale, Kaleigh Tisdale and Dakota Tisdale.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Nell Baird.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Griffith officiating. Burial will follow in Olive Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Paul Knowlton, George Knowlton, Dale Player, Randall Driggers, Shawn Baird and Kevin Mouzon.

Honorary pallbearers will be Andy Morris and Austin Huggins.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 2 to 3 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 1412 Carillon Road, Turbeville, and at the home of his son, 3299 Newman Branch Road, New Zion.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

JOSEPHINE L. LEWIS Josephine Lincoln Lewis, 96, widow of Henry Lewis, entered eternal rest on Monday,

RICHARD B. EDWARDS Richard Blake Edwards, 49, departed this life on Friday, April 15, 2016, at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, Georgia.

He was born on Dec. 7, 1966, in Bronx, New York, a son of Veronica Williams and the late Frank Edwards.

A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia, SC 29229.

The family will be receiving friends at the home of his mother, Veronica Williams, 2595 Burnt Gin Road, Wedgefield, SC 29168.

Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.

IDA DAVIS CLEA Ida Davis Clea, 93, widow of Charlie Clea Sr., died on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at her home.

Born on Dec. 11, 1922, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of William and Maggie Kirkland Clea.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 5010 Dennis Road, Rembert.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

LAURA E. LAW COLUMBIA — Memorial service for Laura Elliott Law, 60, will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at Eastminster Presbyterian Church.

The family will receive friends immediately following the service.

Laura died on Saturday, May 14, 2016.

Born on Aug. 5, 1955, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late A. Wayne and Charlotte Galloway Law. Laura enjoyed world traveling, cooking and the outdoors. She was always known as an organized person. She was a graduate of Wilson Hall in Sumter as well as George Washington University. Laura most recently worked as a controller at Jones School Supply and attended Eastminster Presbyterian Church. She will always be remembered as a kind and wise person by all who knew her.

Surviving are her son, Aziz Nashat of Santa Cruz, California; sister, Beth Holzbach (Bryan) of Florence; many nieces and nephews; and former husband, Ghassan Nashat.

The family would like to extend a special “Thank You” to the caring staff of The Palmettos Assisted Living for their steadfast and tender care of Laura.

Memorials may be made to Eastminster Presbyterian

Church, 3200 Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29204.

Please sign the online guest book at www.dunbarfunerals. com.

Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is in charge.

JANNIE MAE WILSON Jannie Mae Wilson, widow of Malachi Wilson, died on Monday, May 16, 2016, at her home.

Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of Willie and Malisha Joe Reames.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 30 Byrd St. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

LEE QUINN II Grady Lee Quinn II, 60, died earlier this month in Goose Creek.

He was a son of the late Jacqueline Touchberry Prescott and James David Quinn. Lee was born on May 25, 1955, in Rock Hill. He graduated from Sumter High School and attended Clemson University.

He retired last year from DuPont USA Kevlar Plant near Charleston.

He is survived by a brother, David Quinn (Kelly) of Six Mile; two sisters, Deborah Quinn Mathis (Doug) and Traci Quinn, both of Sumter; a niece, Sarah McKenzie Quinn-Barnett; a nephew, Stephen Douglas Mathis; a stepsister, Pam Thompson (Larry) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and two half-siblings, Tony Quinn (Vonnie) and Sharon Lipka (Chris), both of Florida.

Lee had a varied career, working for Amtrak for many years and running a construction company for some time.

But mostly he loved Sarah McKenzie and Clemson football — not necessarily in that order. He was an avid golfer and was thrilled to coach Little League in Mount Pleasant.

His passion for the game and the boys shone through, and parents and players alike loved and respected his coaching style, which went far beyond the skills of baseball. He didn’t have children of his own, but he had an adopted grown “son,” Jermaine, a friend who called him “Pop” and brought him great joy as they shared stories of family.

Lee had a huge and generous heart and one of his greatest gifts was that he loved his family and friends out loud — never failing to tell us how much he loved us. He cherished the memory of his mother, whom he lost far too young.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with Dr. Clay Smith officiating.

Private burial will be in Summerton Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday at the home of his sister, Traci, and also following the memorial service.

Memorials may be made to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Carolina Youth Development Center, www.becomeabig.org Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

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

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has had plenty of time to let me know if he doesn’t want children.

I love him more than anything, but I do not want to miss out on being a parent.

This is a deal-breaker. I am getting older and I don’t know what to do.

Future Mommy in Wisconsin DEAR FUTURE MOMMY — Settle this now by asking your husband directly why he is either unwilling or unable to perform in the bedroom. You are entitled to an explanation, because he may be having second thoughts not only about starting a family, but also the marriage. If he has changed his mind about having children, talk to a lawyer because you may be able to get an annulment.

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DEAR ABBY — I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I say yes to everything! I say yes to people I don’t even want to. I agree to plans that override those I have already made.

Then I have to lie my way out of events and other stuff I don’t want to do, or never had any intention of ever doing. I need help. It’s ruining my life.

Can’t say no DEAR CAN’T SAY NO — What’s wrong is that you are trying to be a people-pleaser. If you’re afraid you won’t be liked if you take the risk of just saying no, you are mistaken. People will respect you for standing up for yourself and drawing the line, as long as it’s done politely. An example would be, “I’d love to, but I already have plans.”

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(012507-02266) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), John W. Hanes, Jr.: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 3410 Valencia Dr, Dalzell, SC 29040, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 151-11-05-010, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 100 Executive Center Drive, Ste 201, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina March 16, 2016 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on January 20, 2016.

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represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice.

TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE, AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Motion for an order appointing Andrew R. Havran, Esq., as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as John Doe or Richard Roe, defendants herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, in the military service or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi shall be made absolute. Raleigh, North Carolina April 25, 2016 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO: THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon Plaintiff's counsel at their office, PO Box 26268, Raleigh, NC 27611, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Complaint in the above-entitled action was filed on January 25, 2016 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County. Raleigh, North Carolina April 25, 2016 LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given

by Edward C. Holladay to First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., dated July 6, 2005, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on July 15, 2005, in Book 988, Page 1521. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 39 on that plat of Fairview Subdivision prepared by Palmer & Malone, Civil Engineers, dated May 9, 1995, as amended, and recorded in Plat Book Z-13 at Page 26 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under § 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 1990 Forest Drive, Sumter, SC. This being the identical property conveyed to Edward C. Holladay by that deed of The Estate of Carol C. Leach, f/k/a Carol C. Caines, Janet Putman, Daniel O. Caines, Jr. and Melody Gillstrap Caines dated October 15, 2004 and recorded October 26, 2004 in Deed Book 957 at Page 1149, aforesaid records. 1990 Forest Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS No. 206-13-02-047 SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, LLP Samuel D. Fleder S.C. Bar No. 79819 Post Office Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611 Telephone (919) 250-2000 Attorneys for the Plaintiff(s) Raleigh, North Carolina January 11, 2016

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Andrew William Montgomery Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030), Robert.Davis@rtt-law.com Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew.Montgomery@rtt-law.com John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rtt-law.com Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236), Kevin.Brown@rtt-law.com Jason D. Wyman (SC Bar # 100271), Jason.Wyman@rtt-law.com Andrew M. Wilson (SC Bar# 72553), Andrew.Wilson@rtt-law.com 100 Executive Center Drive, Suite 201 Post Office Box 100200(29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 A-4573083 05/03/2016, 05/10/2016, 05/17/2016

SUMMONS IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2016-DR-26-702 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF HORRY Matthew W. Carraway, Plaintiff, vs.

Carol Lee Carraway, Defendant.

TO: Carol Defendant:

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff's attorney, at P. O. Drawer 14950, 1500 U. S. Highway 17 North, The Courtyard, Suite 301, Surfside Beach, South Carolina 29587, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to Answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Anne E. Janes Attorney for Plaintiff-Husband JANES LAW FIRM, PA P.O. Drawer 14950 Surfside Beach, SC 29587 (843) 238-8836 (ph) (843) 238-3371 (fax)

SUMMONS IN THE FAMILY COURT FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Docket No.: 2015-DR-26-2593 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF HORRY Tatiana Luzina, Plaintiff, vs.

Marvin Zapf and Rodolfo Romero, Defendants.

TO: DEFENDANT MARVIN ZAPF: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to respond to the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you and to serve a copy of your response on the subscriber at her address, Brana J. Williams, Williams Law Firm, LLC, 1500 Highway 17N Suite 102, Surfside Beach, South Carolina 29575, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

This shall also serve as a Notice of Final Hearing, which is scheduled for July 29, 2016 at 9:30am in Family Courtroom 2E of the Horry County Judicial Complex in Conway, SC. Brana J. Williams, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff Williams Law Firm, LLC 1500 Highway 17N Suite 102 Surfside Beach, SC 29575 Telephone: (843)238-5100 Facsimile: (843)238-5102 NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA SUMTER COUNTY IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2016-CP-43-00141 FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER TO FIRST CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

EDWARD C. HOLLADAY A/K/A EDWARD CLIFTON HOLLADAY, DECEASED, AND ANY CHILDREN AND HEIRS AT LAW, DISTRIBUTEES AND DEVISEES, AND IF ANY BE DECEASED, THEN ANY PERSONS ENTITLED TO CLAIM UNDER OR THROUGH THEM, ALSO ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST, OR LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, ANY UNKNOWN ADULTS BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE; DISCOVER BANK; GMAC, Defendant(s).

TO: THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS, IMPRISONED PERSONS, INCOMPETENT PERSONS, UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE, IF ANY, WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO GENERAL, THE NATURAL,

Estate Notice Sumter County

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.

Estate:/Daniel Kay Hill, Sr. #2016ES4300279 Personal Representative Sabrina Edwards C/O Steven S. McKenzie Attorney at Law PO Box 1292 Manning, SC 29102

Estate:/Mary Fortune Jones #2016ES4300263 Personal Representative Patricia Leneau 25 Wright Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Addie Rouse Moses #2016ES4300250 Personal Representative Jeanette M. Holmes C/O J. David Weeks Attorney at Law PO Box 370 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/George W. Steele, Jr. #2016ES4300247 Personal Representative Betty L. Steele 3080 Tindal Road Sumter, SC 29150

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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.

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:/Walter Anderson #2016ES4300046

Estate:/Susie C. Jiggets #2016ES4300266

Estate:/Donald Teseniar #2016ES4300245

Personal Representative Doretha Anderson C/O J. Seth Cabot Attorney at Law PO Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151

Personal Representative Deleatrice Jiggets 7080 Eddie Cooper Rd. Gable, SC 29051

Personal Representative Mark Teseniar C/O Glenn Givens Attorney at Law 107 N. Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Zurie S. Scarborough #2016ES4300240 Personal Representative Darryl Z. Johnson 275 Keels Road Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:/William Woodrow Prince #2016ES4300276 Personal Representative Mary E. Prince C/O Kenneth R. Young Attorney at Law 23 West Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Sylvester Miott #2016ES4300268 Personal Representative Roosevelt Miott C/O Ruben Gray PO Box 2636 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/Debra Lynn Griswold #2016ES4300241 Personal Representative Jason Griswold 4165 Pantego Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:/James Abron King #2016ES4300286 Personal Representative Bessie King 13 Martin Street Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:/Charles M. Hill #2016ES4300237

Estate:/Gerald Thomas Cabbagestalk #2016ES4300239 Personal Representative Shirley Luck 828 Jefferson Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11221

Estate:/Charles E. Duncan #2016ES4300150 Personal Representative Betty Ann Duncan C/O Kenneth R. Young Attorney at Law 23 West Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Albert Rosenburgh #2016ES4300557 Personal Representative Anna Thomas C/O Larry C. Weston Attorney at Law PO Box 1571 Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Millard Workman #2016ES4300284 Personal Representative Raymond M. Workman 828 St. Paul Church Rd. Camden, SC 29020

Estate:/Ezekiel Hastie #2016ES4300249 Personal Representative Calvin K. Hastie, Sr. 7 East Hampton Street Sumter, SC 29150

Personal Representative Tyesha Rubin C/O Gregory E. Parker Jr. Attorney at Law PO Box 7464 Columbia, SC 29202

Estate:/Carrie Lee Patterson #2016ES4300261

Estate:/Kathleen A. Teff #2016ES4300256

Mia Oaks 3375 Bluff Street Dalzell, SC 29040

Estate:/Leslie M. Weaver #2016ES4300246 Personal Representative Denise W. Lareau 4686 Eagle Pointe Court Denver, NC 28037

Estate:/Dorothy S. Kirby #2016ES4300270 Personal Representative Michael H. Kirby C/O Kenneth R. Young Attorney at Law 23 West Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150

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District Administration Complex 310 Roland Street Bishopville, SC

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Estate:/Annie B. Stukes #2016ES4300264 Personal Representative Emma M. Gaymon 6470 Brakel Lane Pinewood, SC 29125

Estate:/Keith John Villeneuve #2016ES4300282 Personal Representative Aneysa Bengston 2680 Atkinson Road Rembert, SC 29168

Estate:/Suk Hyon Stiles #2016ES4300256 Personal Representative Saundra K. Stiles 3395 Delaware Drive Dalzell, SC 29040

Estate:/Arvin M. Davis, Sr. #2016ES4300230 Personal Representative Arvin M. Davis, Jr. 3075 Joyce Street Sumter, SC 29154

In Loving Memory of Mamie Ruth Brown Those we love don't go away They walk beside us everyday Unseen, unheard, but always near.

Still loved, still missed and always held dear. We love and miss you!

W.T., Kenneth, Kevin, Keith and family

Estate:/Alberetta Golden #2016ES4300243 Personal Representative Tanesha Lloyd C/O J. DAvid Weeks Attorney at Law PO Box 370 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/Tyshanek Rubin Spann #2016ES4300278

Personal Representative Patricia Hill 768 March Street Sumter, SC 29154

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Personal Representative Adam Teff C/O Glenn Givens Attorney at Law 107 N. Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Rosa Jane Fullard #2016ES4300289 Personal Representative Doretha O. Graham 40 Lawton Circle Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Moses Johnson #2016ES4300238 Personal Representative Robert W. Johnson 272 Lincoln Pl. Brooklyn, NY 11238

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