May 3, 2013

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Man charged in prison captain’s shooting

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com After years of struggling with the crippling injuries inflicted on him in a 2010 shooting incident, former correctional officer Capt.

Robert Johnson feels he’s getting a nod from Lady Justice.

“I’m so happy,” Johnson said Thursday. “Justice is being served.”

Sean Echols, 29, of Orange-

burg, has been indicted in an alleged murder-forhire conspiracy scheme that resulted in the shooting that left JOHNSON Johnson with six gunshot wounds on March 5, 2010.

“I’m so overjoyed,” Johnson said. “There aren’t any words that cover it all. As we sat in that courtroom, we

were so happy that the process of closure has finally started.”

Johnson and law enforcement agencies think ECHOLS the shooting was related to his role in actively keeping contraband such as cellphones, tobacco products and other items out of Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville.

On Thursday, Echols appeared in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Shiva V. Hodges for arraignment on charges filed against him in April. Those charges included: conspiring with others to kill Johnson in return for a payment of $6,000 in cash, using facilities of interstate commerce in connection with the attempted murder of Johnson, and using and discharging a firearm in connec-

tion with a crime of violence.

Echols pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Johnson said he couldn’t contain his emotions as he sat in the courtroom.

“I had to pull out the handkerchief,” he said. “You’re staring at the man who tried to kill you, who gunned you down in your own home. I couldn’t help but shed tears SEE ARREST, PAGE A8

Crowd gathers for annual prayer breakfast Hospital defends recording context

ABOVE: US ARMY/USARCENT Chaplain Col. Jonathan Gibbs III prays for the media during the annual Sumter Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning at Alice Drive Baptist Church.

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RIGHT: Amy Gibson from Knitting Hearts Women’s Ministry offers a prayer for area churches.

FAR RIGHT: Dale and Jena Forehand of Stained Glass Ministries from Birmingham, Ala., deliver the keynote address at the event.

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Speakers encourage believers to take action to improve others’ lives

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com “How many people here believe that prayer is effective?”

That was the question put to attendees at the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning. Hands shot up around the hall at Alice Drive Baptist Church when speaker Dale Forehand kicked off the National Day of Prayer by pressing the importance of prayer in

our lives and in our relationships with others.

Forehand and his wife, Jena, speak from personal experience about how faith can affect relationships. The Birmingham, Ala., actually divorced before, they said, “the Holy Spirit melted the hardened mess of our hearts,” and they found a way to continue their marriage. Now the couple gives talks on marriage at churchrelated functions across the country, including one at

the Sumter Opera House on Friday and Saturday.

Both Forehands spoke at the breakfast about the importance of communicating with your spouse or anyone else important in your life, and of praying for them.

“Without our relationships, there’s little in life worth living,” Dale Forehand said. “We are the sum total of our relationships. And we all have people in our lives we need to pray for.”

Years ago, Forehand

heard from someone who told him he’d made a list of 30 people in his life who had helped him, and assigned each of them a day to receive a prayer.

“He set aside the 18th of every month to pray for me,” Forehand said. “Can you imagine hearing someone say ‘I prayed for you today,’ what the effect of that is?”

He encouraged the audience to pray for the people SEE BREAKFAST, PAGE A8

COLUMBIA — The most combative public moment in the lawsuit between Tuomey Healthcare System and the federal government so far after nearly three weeks of testimony might be an argument over punctuation.

With Tuomey legal counsel Tim Hewson on the stand for a second day on Thursday — a position he’ll remain in when the trial resumes today — federal prosecutors played an audio recording of the Nexsen Pruet lawyer speaking at a Jan. 19, 2004, meeting between the hospital administration and local doctors as part of the hospital’s pitch of part-time contracts to the physicians.

In the recording federal prosecutors have now played several times for the jury, Hewson is quoted as saying, “Because of the Stark and Anti-kickback law, you can’t explicitly say, well it’s because we’re getting all of the referrals for these patients — and of course that’s what we’re doing. And that’s not a legal consideration.”

Federal prosecutors are presenting the recording as a potentially damaging piece of evidence to Tuomey’s defense, trying to show the hospital signed 19 doctors to contracts in 2005 knowing in advance they were violating

ABOVE: The crowd listens to speakers during the annual event.

LEFT: Crestwood High School Jazz Band provided the music.

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Inmate found hanged in cell

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com A prisoner at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center has died after being found hanged in his cell.

Giovanni Maldanado, 20, previously of Tindal Road, was found hanging from a bedsheet in his cell about 10:55 p.m. Wednesday.

Security officers cut Maldanado down and attempted life-saving measures without success.

Emergency Medical Services responded to the detention center but could not measure a heart beat on its monitor, according to a report by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

The man was being held on charges of second- and third-degree burglary and had been incarcerated at the center since July 25.

It was unclear late Thursday how often his cell had been checked. The sheriff’s report indicates the security officer who found him said he last saw the inmate about 8 p.m.

Sheriff Anthony Dennis said his office is leading the investigation into Maldanado’s death.

“We had an investigator out there (Thursday) collecting logs and video footage,” Dennis.

Investigators have not yet made any official determination and are treating the incident as a “suspicious death,” although Dennis said there were no signs of foul play.

“We’re still in the middle of the investigation at this time,” Dennis said.

The inmate was apparently being held in a single-individual cell at the time of his death.

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Senate committee refuses to expand Medicaid COLUMBIA — The Senate Finance Committee has refused to expand Medicaid eligibility to more poor adults as part of the state budget.

A 13-10 vote Thursday defeated Democrats’ attempt to insert the expansion into the Senate’s budget proposal for 2013-14. The committee is crafting its spending plan this week.

The proposal came a day after Democrats grilled Medicaid director Tony Keck on his reasons for opposing an expansion under the federal health care overhaul.

But senators didn’t debate each other Thursday.

Haley picks NYC lawyer as unemployment director COLUMBIA — Gov. Nikki Haley on Thursday named a New York City labor lawyer who worked previously for President George W. Bush as the new leader of South Carolina’s unemployment agency.

Cheryl Stanton, 42, would become the Department of Employment and Workforce’s first female director. The Senate must confirm Haley’s choice.

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Church will hold weekend grief seminar

BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com For the second time in less than two months, a local church is hosting a free seminar to benefit the community.

This weekend, Plaza Church of Christ is focusing on grief recovery.

“It’s normal and natural to grieve, but you don’t need to live the rest of your life there,” said Stewart Schnur. He is the leader of the nondenominational church, but his fellowship does SCHNUR not use titles. “Sometimes, people get depressed and begin to neglect themselves. We want to help encourage people to process their grief, to let them know how they can

and should process it.”

The speaker will be Terry Gunnells, the same one who led the marriage seminar in March.

“It bloomed out of me teaching a college course on the psychology of grief, death and dying,” Gunnells said.

“Our objectives are one, to help families who have experienced death. Two, when a person is dying, help them with the grief they go through. Three, help churches establish a recovery group.”

GUNNELLS The atmosphere is casual, Schnur said, and questions will be welcomed. Lunch will be provided each day by the church.

Schnur will wrap up the seminar Sunday with a look at the Five Wish-

WANT TO GO? WHAT: Grief Recovery Seminar WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday WHERE: Plaza Church of Christ, 1402 Camden Highway COST: Free, but reservation is requested PHONE: (803) 361-8449.

es, a brochure that addresses end of life care. It is created by Aging with Dignity, a national nonprofit organization. It meets “legal requirements in 42 states and is useful in all 50,” according to agingwithdignity.org.

While the event is free, a head count is needed for the food. If interested in attending or for more information, call (803) 361-8449.

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East Clarendon Middle/High School Principal Kelvin Lemon held a town hall meeting Monday evening to tell parents about changes that will occur for the 2013-14 school year.

Curriculum changes coming to East Clarendon

BY SHARRON HALEY sharron@theitem-clarendonsun.com TURBEVILLE — The 2013-14 school year at East Clarendon Middle/High School will see big changes if the school’s principal has his way.

“Common Core Standards is the biggest program to hit schools since the No Child Left Behind program,” Principal Kelvin Lemon told parents and residents who attended a special meeting at the school Monday evening.

It’s important because all the schools that are utilizing Common Core Standards can be compared on an equal basis, he said.

“We’re talking measuring apples with apples,” Lemon added. “All the states using Common Core Standards can be ranked against each other, and we know we’re all on the same page.”

Lemon didn’t hold back when talking to the parents.

“The content will be harder. The content will be tougher. Teachers will be more of facilitators rather than drill and get. They’ll be working with the students more. They’ll be using a mixed bag of tricks to meet the needs of the students.”

Lemon said students will need to pass the state’s cri-

teria for gifted and talented before being allowed into the school’s gifted and talented program.

During the current year, East Clarendon had more than 40 students in the program; however, if the state process were used, only 13 would qualify.

“I’m not trying to hold your children back,” Lemon assured the parents. “We get funding for the program on who actually qualifies.

You do the math. We’re losing money.”

Lemon said to accommodate students wanting to be in the program, the district would offer a test in May after all the spring testing is completed.

“The state says we can offer the test once per semester, so those students wanting to get into the program need to take the test in May,” Lemon said.

Lemon also talked about the possibility of offering a JROTC program at the high school.

“It would require funding and space,” he said.

Lemon also said he had requested a new look to the school’s lobby area.

“I want to have a semicircular desk in the lobby to make sure the area is safe,” he said. “People are constantly coming in and out,

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and we need to make sure they belong in the school.”

As an additional security measure, Lemon said he is looking into the possibility of implementing a uniform for the sixth- through eighth-grade classes.

“Something like khaki pants and a blue polo shirt,” he said.

At the high school level, Lemon said students who adhere to the dress code would be fine, but those who are repeat offenders would be required to wear a uniform.

“It’s a great way to track students simply by sight,” he said. “One look down the hall and you’ll know if the students are in the right place or not.”

Lemon has also proposed that all student drivers take and pass the “Alive at 25” class in order to get a parking pass at school.

“It’s a statewide program, and the course could possibly save lives,” he said. “The cost of the program is $35, but if there is a legitimate need, the cost can be waived.”

Lemon said the price of the parking decal would increase from $5 to at least $40 to cover the cost of the class and to pay for the paving of the student parking area.

At the end of the meeting, Lemon addressed the recent issue of a weapon found on the school grounds.

“Before the gun (incident) we had one person expelled twice,” he said.

“After the gun incident, we’ve had 15 expulsions.

When we have to react, we will make it happen.”

Lemon also addressed capital improvement needs at the middle and high schools, including replacing tiles, remodeling the athletic canteen, remodeling the high school office to “remove the ’50s look,” removing the lobby’s trophy case and installing a larger one, replacing older doors in the high school with non-shatter glass, installing a restroom in the special needs classroom, painting the agriculture shop and installing a classroom inside it, paving the students’ parking lot, adding speed bumps between the school and U.S. 301/378, remodeling the restrooms on the football field, remodeling the entrance to the stadium, removing a wall in the cafeteria to enlarge the room and improve security, adding an electronic marquee and selling two older buses to purchase a newer bus.

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Open house raises money for animal rescue group

BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com

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A Sumter business will continue its tradition Saturday of fundraising for charity. “We pick a charity to fund raise for during our open house every year,� said Sandi Davis, office manager with Extreme Sports. “It makes it more meaningful.

It’s good for the community, and it gives us a purpose other than just improving business.�

In years past, the Polaris and Yamaha dealer has raised money for Feed the Children, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and Lupus.

This year they’ve chosen God’s Creatures Deserve to Live, a nonprofit, no-kill rescue based in Dalzell. “It’s great publicity, and any donation to support the animals is appreciated,� said Todd Newman, board member and volunteer for God’s Creatures Deserve to Live. “The rescue is fairly new so facilities, food and medicine are all needed. Every dollar helps. We also welcome petrelated items. If you have a kennel you are no longer using, we’ll take it.�

While he and the organization’s founders Shelly Baker and Chris Raffield have been individually rescuing animals a long time, the rescue officially received its nonprofit status from the government in January of 2012. They currently have about 100 animals available for adoption ranging in ages from newborn to 15- and 16-year-olds, Newman said.

WHAT: Extreme Sports 15th Annual Open House WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE: 405 W. Wesmark Blvd., Sumter TO BENEFIT: God’s Creatures Deserve to Live, no-kill animal rescue in Dalzell FOR MORE INFORMATION: call (803) 905-7766 or visit www.esyp.com

“We all love animals, and we don’t think they should be euthanized because people think they are vicious,�

Newman said. “Give them a chance to prove themselves, and don’t stereotype.�

Dogs and puppies available for adoption will also be on the premises, but people cannot take them home that day. An application process must be completed to ensure they are going to a good home, Newman said.

The 15th annual open house will feature more than just potential pets, though. “We’ll be serving hot dogs and fixings for donations,�

Davis said. “People will buy tickets to vote for the winner of the bike show. We’ll have a 50/50 drawing where 50 percent of the money will go to the winner and the other 50 percent will go to charity.

We’ll also have a number of door prizes. We’ve had a really good response from the community.�

The event will take place rain or shine, she said.

For more information on the event, call Extreme Sports at (803) 905-7766 or visit www.esyp.com.

Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

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Clockwise from top, Morris College graduate candidates file in during Thursday’s rehearsal; Jacob Butler, left, chairman of the Division of Social Sciences for Morris College and commencement marshal, gives instructions for rehearsal to graduation candidate Torey Shannon on Thursday; and Morris College graduation candidates get in line for rehearsal. Morris College will hold its 102nd Commencement Convocation starting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sumter County Civic Center, 700 West Liberty St., Sumter.

The University of South Carolina Sumter will hold its graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Nettles Auditorium, 200 Miller Road. The event is by invitation only, and graduates are given a certain number of tickets for friends and family.

Central Carolina Technical College will hold two commencement ceremonies May 10 at the civic center to accommodate the nearly 600 graduates and open admission. The first will be held at 10 a.m. and is for students graduating from programs in the business and public service divisions. Sen. Thomas McElveen, who represents District 35, is scheduled to be the featured speaker. The second ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. and is for students graduating from programs in the general education, health sciences and industrial and engineering technology divisions. Craig Baartman, Continental Tire the Americas’ director of PLT manufacturing and logistics, is scheduled to be the featured speaker for the second one.

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Sumter will be well represented at the Riverwalk Amphitheater in West Columbia on Saturday for the Annual Strides for Autism Fundraising Walk.

More than 30 walkers are expected to represent the Sumter-based Dash for Cash Team, organized by employees of Bethesda Learning Center, a preschool program; and Mr. Scrape Customs, an auto body detail shop.

Mike Lee, owner of Mr. Scrape Customs, said his son Kristopher “Cash� Lee was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 years old. He credits the S.C. Autism Society for its efforts in helping Cash get accepted into the S.C. Early Autism Project in Sumter. All proceeds from Saturday’s event will benefit the autism society. “They have supported us, and we wanted to do something to give back to them,� Lee said.

The organization supports various service providers in the state, including the Early Autism Project, Easter Seals of S.C. and Palmetto Autism Interventions.

The mission of the advocacy organization is to enable all individuals with autism to reach their maximum potential.

The Dash for Cash Team is not only raising money for the autism advocacy group, but they are also showing their support for Cash, a preschooler at the Bethesda Learning Center, and his parents, who have been working

WHAT: The Strides for Autism Walk, Team Dash for Cash WHEN: Registration, 8 a.m.; Walk begins at 9 a.m. Saturday WHERE: Riverwalk Amphitheater, West Columbia ONLINE: www.scautism.org

hard to provide every opportunity for their son since they learned of his diagnosis two years ago.

Brenda Pereira, director of Bethesda Learning Center, said all of their employees will be walking in Columbia on Saturday to support Cash, the only child in the center with autism. “We have all fallen for him,� Pereira said. “He is a unique little fellow. When we found out about this walk in Columbia, we all wanted to show our support.�

The Strides for Autism walk is an annual fundraising event held by the S.C. Autism Society to increase awareness of autism and to honor those who have been affected by autism, according to the organization’s website.

Lee said everyone is invited to support Dash for Cash. TV personality Joe Pinner will emcee activities that will include music and fun activities for the family. “You can go to the website and join the team, or you can go to the site and donate money to the organization,� Lee said.

According to the S.C. Autism Society, one in every 100 children born in the U.S. is a child with autism, and 26,000 of those children and adults live in South Carolina.

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CHARGES:

Romero Davis, 21, of 3720 Rhododendron Drive, was arrested Monday, April 22, and charged with second-degree burglary. On Feb. 5, 2009, Davis reportedly climbed through a window into a vacant home and damaged to the home’s air conditioner, valued at $1,800.

Edgar Murle Smith, 58, of 550 Winston Road, was arrested Wednesday and charged with DUI, fifth offense. At 9:55 p.m., Smith was reportedly seen driving a moped on Winston Road when he came to a full stop and then fell over with the bike on his side. Smith reportedly failed a roadside sobriety test and told officers he drank a “pint of liquor.�

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| Wednesday to retrieve his brother’s cellphone and cigarettes when a 27-year-old man starting yelling profanity at him. The man then followed him outside and reportedly showed him a silver pistol and told him if he came back to the apartment complex, he would shoot him.

At 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, a woman in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 900 block of Miller Road noticed a white truck following her. The woman’s 35-year-old boyfriend reportedly got out and threatened to kill her while using “vulgar and offensive words.� The man reportedly pointed a blackand-silver .40-caliber handgun at the woman before leaving the scene.

POINTING AND PRESENTING A FIREARM:

A man reportedly went into an apartment in the 500 block of East Calhoun Street at 7:30 p.m.

ROBBERY:

A 49-year-old man was sitting in Grier Park on East Calhoun

Street at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday when he was approached by two men he identified as “Pee Wee� and “George.� Pee Wee asked if the man had the money he owed him, and when the victim said he didn’t owe him any money, Pee Wee reportedly pushed him to the ground and George reportedly stabbed him in the leg with an unknown object, leaving a small cut. The assailants reportedly took $90 from the man’s pockets.

EMS CALLS:

On Tuesday, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 56 calls. Forty-nine were medical calls, five were motor vehicle wrecks, and two were listed as “other trauma.�

On Wednesday, Sumter County EMS responded to 43 calls. Thirty-eight were medical calls, one was a motor vehicle wreck, and four were listed as “other trauma.�

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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces: * Saturday, May 11 — Gospel extravaganza at 5 p.m. * Sunday, May 12 — Mother’s Day celebration at 10 a.m.

Anointed Word Christian Worship Center, 3525 Camden Highway, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — 66 Books of the Bible program at 4 p.m.

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 2571 Joseph LemonDingle Road, Jordan, announces: * Saturday — Walk-a-thon at 7 a.m.

Bishopville Community Center, Cedar Lane, Bishopville, announces: * Saturday, May 11 — Gospel singing at 6 p.m. featuring Corinthians Singers, Committed Gospel Singers, Gospel Kings and more.

Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, 25 Community St., announces: * Sunday — Holy Communion worship at 11 a.m. The Lord’s Supper will be served. * Sunday, May 26 — PreMemorial Day worship at 11 a.m.

Cross Road CFM / St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 845 Webb St., announces: * Friday-Sunday, May 17-19 — Women’s conference as follows: 7:30 p.m. Friday; 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday; and 11 a.m. Sunday.

Dalzell United Methodist Church, 3330 Black River Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday-Friday, June 16-21 — Kingdom Rock Vacation Bible School for children age 3 to middle school. Dinner at 5:15 p.m. each day. VBS program 6-8 p.m. Call (803) 469-0160.

Calvary Baptist Church, 459 Calvary Church Road, Bishopville, announces: * Saturday — Mid-Carolina singing at 7 p.m. featuring Forever Changed and Cedar Creek Quartet.

Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, 774 Douglas Ave., announces: * Sunday, May 12 — Mother’s Day celebration at 10:30 a.m.

Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces: * Saturday — Calendar tea at 4 p.m.

Clark United Methodist Church, 2980 U.S. 401 N., Oswego Highway, announces: * Sunday, May 12 — Mother’s Day program at 11 a.m.

Christi English will speak.

Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., announces: * Sunday, May 12 — Communion service. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. followed by 11:30 a.m. worship.

Faith Deliverance Temple Church, 130 Corbett St., Mayesville, announces: * Sunday, May 26 — Gospel singing celebration at 4 p.m. for the 27th anniversary of Deacon Robert W. Smalls and the Spiritual Wisemen. On the program: Sister of Faith, the Gospel Kings, Gospel Tones and many others.

Faith No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church, 504-C2 Miller Road, announces: * Sunday, May 12 — Mother’s Day worship at 11 a.m.

Deherda Butler will speak.

Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Saturday — Southern gospel concert at 6 p.m. featuring Jordan’s Bridge. Love offering will be collected.

Congruity Presbyterian Church (USA), 3750 Congruity Church Road, Gable, announces:

* Sunday — “Men in Praise� gospel singout at 4 p.m.

7:30 p.m. Dr. Otis Butler Jr. will speak.

Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church, 705 Oswego Road, announces: * Saturday — Prayer breakfast at 8 a.m. Ticket price: $5.

Grace Christian Fellowship Church, 2938 Raccoon Road, Manning, announces: * Saturday — Yard / bake sale fundraiser 8 a.m.-noon.

Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Saturday — Tent Revival service and chat and chew noon-4 p.m. at Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Holy Communion after 10:15 a.m. worship. * Sunday, May 12 — Mother’s Day celebration during 10:15 a.m. worship. * Sunday, May 19 — Church anniversary celebration during 10:15 a.m. worship.

The New Generation Community Choir’s anniversary celebration will be held at 4 p.m.

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — 37th homecoming celebration.

Church school begins at 9 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. * Sunday, May 12 — Mother’s Day celebration. * Sunday, May 19 — Adult choir anniversary celebration at 5 p.m.

Fellowship Outreach, 2710 Camden Highway, announces: * Today and Sunday — Appreciation program at 7:30 p.m. today and 4 p.m.

Sunday.

Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, May 11 — Knitting Hearts Cafe 10 a.m.-noon.

Speakers: Katie and Sarah Gibson, Anne Marie Wittig McKoy, and MeLinda Campbell Welch. Channel 146 Ministry Band will provide music. Continental breakfast included. www. knittingheartsministry.org

God Is In the House Ministry, 148 Carolina Ave., announces: * Today — Joy Night service at

Love Covenant Church, 245 Oswego Road, announces: * Saturday, May 11 — Bless the

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community giveaway event 9-11 a.m. Items include: baby items, clothes, household items, furniture, and more.

One Step Christian Ministries, 891 S.C. 34, Bishopville, announces: * Monday-Friday, June 24-28 — Arts and crafts summer camp 11 a.m.-2 p.m. with drama, praise dance, tutorials, and career and character development. Space is limited. Call or email the Rev. Sheila B. Neal at (803) 5869924 or sbneal4@yahoo.com.

Macedonia Fire Baptized Holiness Church, 9788 Silver Road, Silver community, Manning, announces: * Monday-Friday, May 6-10 — Revival at 7:30 nightly. The Rev. Eartha Carter will speak.

Meadowbrook Church of God, corner of Boulevard and Meadowbrook roads, announces: * Friday-Saturday, May 10-11 — Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. Kyle Meyers will speak.

Pine Grove AME Church, 41 Pine Grove Road, Rembert, announces: * Saturday — Mayfest 2013 begins at 10 a.m. featuring a parade, games, and food. * Sunday — Trustee day worship at 11 a.m.

Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church, 10331 Plowden Mill Road, Alcolu, announces: * Saturday — Mother and daughter banquet at 6 p.m. at the F.E. Dubose Career Center, 3351 U.S. 521, Manning.

Pinewood Baptist Church, S.C. 261, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday — Homecoming and Golden Age. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. followed by 11 a.m. worship. The Rev. Sim Smith will speak. Covered dish lunch will follow. Call (803) 452-5373 or visit www. pinewoodbaptist.org.

Mount Pleasant RMUE Church, 14076 Panola Road, Pinewood, announces: * Saturday, May 11 — New training for service 10-11:30 a.m. Dr. Ransom Coard Jr. will serve as instructor.

Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, announces: * Saturday — Men’s prayer breakfast and work day at 7:30 a.m. * Saturday, May 11 — Widow’s ministry yard sale 7 a.m.noon.

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — First Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.

The Rev. Lee Dingle will speak. * Sunday, May 19 — YWA Ministry’s anniversary worship at 10:45 a.m. Elder Delcia Harper-Baxter will speak. * Saturday-Sunday, May 25-26 — Family and friends weekend as follows: 9 a.m.

Saturday, stewardship workshop followed by fun and games and a cookout 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; and 10:45 a.m.

Sunday, worship celebration.

Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church, 240 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Friday, May 10 — Gospel concert benefit at 7 p.m. featuring the Stacy Floyd Family and the Singing Sheppard’s. The youth group will have turkey casserole plates on sale from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, U.S. 521 S. and Mulberry Road, announces: * Sunday — Unity Choir ministry at 4 p.m. featuring Reeseville and Galilee choir ministries.

St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive, announces: * Sunday — 60th anniversary and homecoming at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Blaine Hudson will speak. Lunch will follow.

New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 S., announces:

Sumter Area Women’s Missionary Society of the Seventh Episcopal District

of the AME Church, announces: * Saturday — Stamp Out Hunger Day noon-1:30 p.m. with feeding of the homeless and needy at the following locations: Homeless Pavilion, Calhoun Street; Roy Holmes Baseball Field, Wedgefield; New Bethel Community Center, 233 N. Dennis St., Bishopville; and Howard Chapel AME Church, 6335 Manning Road, New Zion.

Three Pillars Missionary Baptist Church, 1205 N. Main St., announces: * Saturday — Empowerment workshop 9-11 a.m. Lunch provided. RSVP to (803) 5359096 or to threepillarsmbc. com under “Contact Us.�

Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., announces: * Sunday, May 19 — 100 Men in Black program at 4 p.m.

Union Hall, 1127 Old Pocalla Road, announces: * Sunday — Melodyaires 33rd anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. featuring Ernest Pearson and the Singing Disciples, Elijah Bradford and Purpose Driven, the Valentines, and many others.

Unity Universal Baptist Church, 409 Boulevard Road, announces: * Sunday — Miracle service at 5 p.m. Pastor Denise Offor will speak.

Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church, 601 Pitts Road, announces: * Sunday — Debutante cotillion at 5 p.m.

Walker Avenue Church of God, 100 Walker Ave., announces: * Today — Revival at 7 p.m. The Rev. Curtis Murph will speak. * Sunday, May 19 — Family and friends day celebration at 11 a.m. The Rev. Bobby G. Damon will speak.

Zion Freewill Baptist Church, Olanta, announces: * Saturday, May 18 — 90th birthday celebration for Gertie Nero Ingram at 2 p.m.

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TUOMEY from Page A1 federal law by creating illegal kickbacks.

By paying the doctors more than they collected in charges, the federal government is claiming the salaries were both above fair market value and were funded in part with the referral fees the hospital received for hosting the doctors’ procedures, a violation of Stark Law. As part of the perceived violation, the government is attempting to recoup nearly $45 million in Medicare payments to Tuomey, made between the time the contracts were signed in 2005 and 2009.

While Thursday was not the first time the jury had heard the recording, it was the first time prosecutors shortened the excerpt to highlight Hewson’s comment. And each time the recording has been played during the trial, the jury has also seen a transcript of the comments – typed by the federal government as it appears in the above quotation — on screens within the jury box, allowing them to read along.

Hewson, however, fiercely defended the statement, acknowledging he said those words but not in the context prosecutors presented them. Instead, Hewson said, the written transcript shown to the jury was not how he made the comment at all, calling the typed version a “gross mischaracterization of my legal advice.�

From the stand, Hewson said, the sentence should be read as, “Because of the Stark and Anti-kickback law, you can’t explicitly say, ‘Well, it’s because we’re getting all of the referrals for these patients, and of course that’s what we’re doing.’ And that’s not a legal consideration,� with the quotation marks emphasizing it was as if he was playing a character, speaking as someone else. Hewson went on to say the rest of the recording would show he adamantly refuted the concept of paying for referrals. “That is not a legal consideration,� Hewson said on the stand. “I told them over and

over again.�

Ultimately, how the scratchy audio recording is interpreted will be up to the ninewoman, one-man jury.

However, because of prior objections by Tuomey’s defense team, only the audio recording and not the government’s transcript will be available to the jury during deliberations, should they choose to review it after closing arguments and the case is in their hands.

Before entering the cross-examination period of his testimony, Hewson continued presenting his belief that the contracts Tuomey entered into are legal, and that he advised the hospital to sign them after thoroughly researching the issue and consulting with several legal and fair market value experts.

Throughout the trial, Tuomey’s defense team has argued the local hospital was dependent upon the advice of their legal

counsel in crafting the contracts. According to the hospital’s lawyers, a section of Stark Law says following the advice of counsel is an acceptable defense. At the same time, Tuomey continues to argue the contracts are not in violation of the law, despite the claims of the prosecution.

Also on Thursday, shortly after the lunch break and before the jury returned to the courtroom, District Attorney Norman Acker raised the issue of questioning Hewson about another possible fair market value analysis conducted by the hospital.

Apparently, Tuomey lawyers in preparation for the current litigation, paid a retainer to another fair market value expert to evaluate the contracts. Before the issue could be raised in trial, defense lawyers objected to the line of questioning, saying Hewson was not involved in the development of another fair market value analysis which had no influence over the development of the con-

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tracts, and fell into the category of attorneyclient privilege.

Because of the objections, it has not been made clear in the courtroom what this additional fair market value says, or if it even exists.

After adjourning to her chambers for nearly half an hour, and then calling both legal teams into her chambers to further discuss the matter, Senior District Court Judge Margaret Seymour ordered the courtroom cleared and heard testimony on the issue behind closed doors. The issue was not revisited after the courtroom reopened.

The trial between Tuomey and the federal government before Seymour resumes today at 9 a.m. at the Matthew J. Perry Federal Courthouse with federal prosecutors expected to spend a significant amount of time continuing to question Hewson.

Reach Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

Walk to feature ‘bully breeds’

BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com A Wedgefield-based rescue wants to bring attention to some special dogs. “We want to raise awareness about bully breeds,� said Mercedes Snow, a volunteer with For Belle’s Sake Rescue/Rehabilitation. “They have a bad rep (reputation), but that’s not their fault.�

So-called bully breeds in- WANT TO GO? clude pit bull, rottweiler and WHAT: Bully Walk, a night of German shepherds, she fun and exercise for bully said. The organization’s 20 breeds and all dogs dogs up for adoption will be WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday featured at the event, and WHERE: Dillon Park off North people are welcome to Pike West bring their own dogs of all COST: Entry fee is $5 breeds to Dillon Park on BENEFITS: For Belle’s Sake Saturday.

Rescue/Rehabilitation “The only stipulations are they have to be up-todate on their vaccines, pick up after your animal, and they have to be on a leash,� Snow said. “It’s a big hang-out event with the ability to win some fun stuff.�

Attendees can purchase tickets to try to win gift certificates for Guignard Animal Clinic, Puppy Tails Grooming and Mercedes Snow Photography. Entry is $5, and Snow will also be taking donations for photography on the spot. Besides monetary donations, the For Belle’s Sake volunteers will accept care items such as blankets, food and toys.

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ASHINGTON — Fate is fickle, power cyclical, and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington, where after every election the losing party is sagely instructed to confess sin, rend garments and rethink its principles lest it go the way of the Whigs. And where the victor is hailed as the new Caesar, facing an open road to domination.

And where Barack Obama, already naturally inclined to believe his own loftiness, graciously accepted the kingly crown and proceeded Charles to ride his KRAUTHAMMER re-election success to a crushing victory over the GOP at the fiscal cliff, leaving a humiliated John Boehner & Co. with nothing but naked tax hikes.

Thus emboldened, Obama turned his inaugural and State of the Union addresses into a left-wing dream factory, from his declaration of war on global warming (on a planet where temperatures are the same as 16 years ago and in a country whose CO2 emissions are at a 20-year low) to the invention of new entitlements — e.g., universal preschool for 5-year-olds — for a country already drowning in debt.

To realize his dreams, Obama sought to fracture and neutralize the congressional GOP as a prelude to reclaiming the House in 2014. This would enable him to fully enact his agenda in the final two years of his presidency, usually a time of lameduck paralysis. Hail the Obama juggernaut.

Well, that story — excuse me, narrative — lasted exactly six months. The Big Mo is gone.

It began with the sequester. Obama never believed the Republicans would call his bluff and let it go into effect. They did.

Taken by surprise, Obama cried wolf, predicting the end of everything we hold dear if the sequester was not stopped. It wasn’t. Nothing happened.

Highly embarrassed, and determined to indeed make (bad) things happen, the White House refused Republican offers to give it more discretion in making cuts. Bureaucrats were instructed to inflict maximum pain from minimal cuts, as revealed by one memo from the Agriculture Department demanding agency cuts that the public would feel.

Things began with the near-comical cancellation of White House tours and ended with not-so-comical airline delays. Obama thought furious passengers would blame the GOP. But isn’t the executive branch in charge of these agencies? Who thinks that a government spending $3.6 trillion a year can’t cut 2 percent

without furloughing air traffic controllers?

Looking not just incompetent at managing budgets but cynical for deliberately injuring the public welfare, the administration relented. Congress quickly passed a bill giving Obama reallocation authority to restore air traffic control.

Having previously threatened to veto any such bill, Obama caved. He signed.

Not exactly Appomattox, but coming immediately after Obama’s spectacular defeat on gun control, it marked an administration that had lost its “juice,” to paraphrase a charming question at the president’s news conference.

For Obama, gun control was a political disaster. He invested capital. He went on a multicity tour. He paraded grieving relatives.

And got nothing. An assault-weapons ban — a similar measure had passed the Congress 20 years ago — lost 60-40 in a Senate where Democrats control 55 seats. Obama failed even to get mere background checks.

All this while appearing passive, if not helpless, on the world stage. On Syria, Obama was nervously trying to erase the WMD red line he had so publicly established. On Benghazi, he stonewalled accusations that State Department officials wishing to testify are being blocked.

He is even taking heat for the Boston bombings.

Every day brings another revelation of signals missed beforehand. And his post-bombing pledge to hunt down those responsible was mocked by the scandalous Mirandizing of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, gratuitously shutting down information from the one person who knows more than anyone about possible still-existent explosives, associates, trainers, future plans, etc.

Now, the screw will undoubtedly turn again. If immigration reform passes, Obama will be hailed as the comeback kid, and a new “Obama rising” narrative proclaimed.

This will overlook the fact that immigration reform has little to do with Obama and everything to do with GOP panic about the Hispanic vote. In fact, Obama has been asked by congressional negotiators to stay away, so polarizing a figure has he become.

Nonetheless, whatever happens, the screw will surely turn again, if only because of media boredom. But that’s the one constant of Washington political life: There are no straight-line graphs. We live from inflection point to inflection point.

And we’ve just experienced one. From king of the world to dead in the water in six months. Quite a ride.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com. © 2013, The Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Judicial system has no capacity for forgiveness In God We Trust. Sounds good don’t it? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if our laws were built around the Bible instead of the Constitution? Our country was established on the foundation of religious freedom by Christians. Ask anyone and they will probably tell you that America was founded on Christian values. That is what’s taught in school and in most churches and it’s even printed on our money, so, few people ever question it. In reality, our society does not hold true to Christian values at all.

After giving this subject very little thought, I have come up with more examples to illustrate this point than I have pages of blank paper to print them on;

however, there is one little slice of this issue that I have given plenty of thought to. In fact, I have lived with it for six years, and will continue to for the rest of my life. The part of the American system that I can speak on with authority is the prison system.

We have a judicial system with no capacity for forgiveness. This is a problem that needs to be addressed.

When you were a kid, did you ever do something you weren’t supposed to? Now, I’m going to assume that you answered yes because if you didn’t, you’re lying. So, what happened after you broke the rules? I bet that mom, or dad, or grandma, or the school principal, or Uncle Joe, or your football coach, or any other adult who cared enough about you to try and teach you a lesson instead of letting you get hurt or ruin your fu-

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ture, punished you in some form or fashion. Am I right so far? Thought so.

So, what came next? You took your punishment, right?

Not much other choice. You mowed the lawn every Saturday for a month, you paid for the neighbor’s broken window out of your allowance, you were confined to your bedroom without telephone or TV, you stood in the corner, you got a spanking, you didn’t get to go to Mitchell Thompson’s party and your life was ruined.

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

NOTABLE & QUOTABLE From a USA Today story on Braves rookie sensation Evan Gattis: Atlanta Braves catcher Evan Gattis sits back in front of his locker and shuts his eyes as he considers divulging one of the darkest, most intimate secrets of his life.

When he opens them again, words trickle out of his mouth, bringing back the anguish and torment of three days in the summer of 2007 that he says nearly ended his life.

“I was in a mental hospital,” he tells USA TODAY Sports. “I couldn’t sleep for an entire week, and I knew something was wrong with me. So I got admitted. I was so depressed all I could think about was killing myself.

“I wanted to kill myself for a long time.”

The rookie sensation is a 26-year-old former janitor, who, over four years, meandered through life before signing for a $1,000 bonus. Gattis was diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety six years ago and, through medication, therapy and time, eventually discovered what he wanted out of life.

“I remember him telling his life story to three of us in the weight room in spring training,” Braves bullpen catcher Alan Butts says, “and by the time he was done, 20 guys stopped what they were doing to listen. We didn’t know what to say. Finally, I said, ‘Dude, that’s unbelievable.’

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“Now, everywhere we go, you see other teams stop what they’re doing to watch him take BP and say, ‘Who is this kid?’”

••• From CNBC.com: Warren Buffett has sent his first tweet on his brand-new account, @WarrenBuffett. It reads, “Warren is in the house.”

Buffett sent the tweet during a live-streaming video interview with Fortune to promote his editorial in the magazine on why he’s “bullish” on women.

Host Pattie Sellers asked if he was ready to try Twitter. He replied, “Pretty daring, but I’ll try,” and then asked, “Does it bite?”

After sending the tweet, he asked, “Who says you can’t teach an old dog a new trick.”

Just minutes after the first tweet, Buffett’s account had almost 10,000 followers and that number was growing rapidly.

••• From The Wall Street Journal, titled, “Tobacco Farmers Open Fields to Chickpeas; A Bumper Crop.”

Prodded by the largest U.S. hummus maker, farmers in the heart of tobacco country are trying to grow chickpeas, an improbable move that reflects booming de-

mand for hummus.

Sabra Dipping Co., a joint venture of PepsiCo Inc. and Israel’s Strauss Group Ltd., wants to cultivate a commercial crop in Virginia to reduce its dependence on the legume’s main U.S. growing region — the Pacific Northwest — and to identify new chickpea varieties for its dips and spreads.

Though chickpeas are a tiny crop compared with corn or wheat, last year’s U.S. harvest totaled a record 332 million pounds, up 51 percent from the previous year, according to the USDA. The value of the U.S. chickpea crop hit a record $115.5 million last year, USDA data show.

James Brown, a 72-yearold tobacco, corn and soybean farmer in Clover, Va., said he knew nothing about chickpeas when an extension agent from Virginia State called him several months ago and asked if he would plant the legume.

He said he jumped at the opportunity because he is looking for ways to make his roughly 300-acre farm more profitable.

Mr. Brown planted four acres with chickpeas in midApril. That week, his wife served him the first chickpeas he’d ever eaten. “They tasted pretty good,” the farmer said.

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ARREST from Page A1 of joy as I looked up at him behind the stand.”

Johnson said he is more thankful for the work of law enforcement on every level.

“The FBI, SLED, the (Sumter County) Sheriff’s Office and Sumter Police Department all worked together on this,” Johnson said.

“They showed an unparalleled amount of cooperation in pursuing this case, which basically started with nothing.

There was so little tangible evidence.”

Johnson and U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said no attorney had been appointed for Echols as of Thursday night.

Nettles stated in a news release that each of the first two charges carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, if Echols is convicted.

The firearms charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, with a maximum punishment of life in prison, and must run consecutively to any other sentence Echols is serving.

“The amount of evidence they have is over-

whelming,” Johnson said.

In a related legal battle, Johnson is in the middle of a lawsuit against a multitude of cellphone companies, citing their lack of cooperation with prison systems and an extreme negligence that facilitated the shooting. Johnson said corrections personnel had called on cellphone companies to allow them to block cellular reception within the walls of prisons across the country but were thwarted by lobbyists and ignored by the cellphone industry.

Despite the satisfaction of seeing Echols face several charges, Johnson said it isn’t over and that he only has one thing to say to the conspirators.

“Everyone involved needs to serve time,” Johnson said. “All the terror wrought upon me and my family ... all the pain and suffering. Was it worth it? Was all this necessary? Was $6,000 worth taking a man’s life?”

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Gaffney 70/51 Spartanburg 70/53

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Greenville 70/53

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Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen speaks Thursday at the annual Prayer Breakfast. McElveen encouraged the religious community to turn its commitment into action to improve the lives of neighbors.

BREAKFAST from Page A1 Councilman Walter in their own lives, and “Sonny” Newman offor those who need supfered a prayer for those port such as the mayor, in government. the military or the next “Give them the wisgeneration. dom to know the right Jena Forehand said thing and the strength to it’s important for the carry it out once it is older generation to imclear,” Newman said. part the information Ray Davenport, owner they already have to of Reliable younger Pawn people, Shop, noting the MARRIAGE CONFERENCE prayed for Book of business DeuteronThe Forehands’ marriage conference and indusomy rewill be held in the Opera House, 21 N. try, saying peats many Main St., from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fri“We do legal comday, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and 1:30 nothing on mandto 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $12 our own. ments con- at the door, and attendees at Thurs... You are tained in day’s Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast can get our most earlier in for free. important books of partner.” the Bible.

Mayor Joe McElveen “The reason Deuteronomy repeats the law is praised the work of the because they already for- breakfast’s organizing committee and sponsors got it, and the next genin putting the event toeration doesn’t know gether and noted the efabout it,” she said. forts of former organizIf we commit ouring chairman Stan selves to praying for Schaetzle, who helped someone else, “You can revive the annual breakraise a canopy of prayer fast before he passed over them,” Dale Foreaway last year. McElveen hand said. Even if the encouraged Sumter’s reperson prayed for is far ligious believers to take away, “through prayer the time to convert their the distances get shortcommitment into action er.” to improve their neighSeveral other membors’ lives. bers of the community “We are a community offered prayers directed of faith, ” he said, “but the at different functions or power of prayer comes institutions, ranging when we put legs on our from the military and prayer. ” media to education, Reach Bristow Marchchurch and family. ant at (803) 774-1272.

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ARIES (March 21-April agreements, financial or the last word in astrology 19): Your heart is in the health issues should all right place, but that be looked at very eugenia LAST doesn’t mean you carefully. Don’t let should let anyone take someone bully you into advantage of your making a decision if you generosity. You can gain respect and aren’t ready to settle. develop new friendships by sharing equally.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Discuss your TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let emotions plans. Getting others on board will make it interfere with your plans. Use imagination easier for you to forge ahead. A partnership and you’ll find a way to avoid setbacks you will encourage teamwork and greater encounter. Take care of your health by creative expansion at home and at work. taking time out to relax.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Emotional GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take on a issues will cause stress. Wait to see what challenge but don’t let anyone trick you into others do before you react. Personal trying to do the impossible. Know your alterations will occupy your time and keep limits and use your skills and talents wisely. you out of trouble.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Do something CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Listen and that will make you feel proud, useful and react. You’ll be able to size up a situation bring you satisfaction. Offering assistance quickly and decide what’s required in order will heighten your reputation. to come out on top. Recognize that stability is the key and unpredictability the enemy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Slow down and observe what everyone else is doing.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Expect Making a statement, a move or even a difficulties with authority figures or while suggestion will work against you. Accept the traveling. Delays, setbacks and emotional inevitable. interjection can all be expected if you aren’t willing to make changes required to offset VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Embrace new the opposition you face. beginnings. Journey mentally and physically to destinations that encourage you to follow PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Draw up your dreams. Relationships will flourish if agreements or put your finances in order you collaborate to bring about positive and you’ll find a way to accommodate new change. endeavors that you want to pursue. Plan to indulge in a little romantic action.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Contracts,

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FOR WEDNESDAY: 22-26-31-54-55 POWERBALL: 18

spca pet of the week Kiefer, a 10-week-old male lab/blue heeler mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is playful, loving, affectionate, friendly, active, and loves to play with other pups. Kiefer adore hugs, kisses and lots of attention. He is also great with children and would make a perfect family addition. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

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USCS sets sights on another deep tournament run

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

DENNIS BRUNSON / THE ITEM

Sumter’s River Soles swings at a pitch in the Gamecocks’ 2-1 loss to West Ashley in the first game of the championship round of the District VII tournament of the 4A playoffs on Thursday at Gamecock Field. Sumter won the second game 6-0 to win the district and advance to the lower state tournament.

Earning it the hard way SHS falls in opener, rides Barnes’ shutout to District VII title

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com It’s nice to have a safety net like Charlie Barnes.

After Sumter High School lost to West Ashley 2-1 in the opening game of the championship round in the District VII tournament of the 4A baseball state playoffs on Thursday, the left-handed Barnes toed the rubber for the Gamecocks. And he did to the Wildcats what he has done to most of the

PREP PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Today SCHSL Baseball 3A Manning at Airport, 5 p.m.

SCISA Baseball 3A Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall (DH), 4 p.m.

Pinewood Prep at Laurence Manning (DH), 4 p.m.

2A Williamsburg at Thomas Sumter (DH), 5 p.m.

teams he has faced this year.

Shut them down.

Barnes pitched a 3-hit shutout as SHS rebounded with a 6-0 victory at Gamecock Field

Saturday SCHSL 4A South Aiken at Sumter, 7 p.m.

1A East Clarendon at Latta, 6 p.m.

SCISA Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen (if necessary) Laurence Manning at Pinewood Prep (if necessary) Thomas Sumter at Williamsburg (if necessary), 5 p.m.

to capture the district title.

Sumter, now 18-8 on the year, advances to the 4-team, doubleelimination lower state tournament. It will play

host to District VIII champ South Aiken at 7 p.m. on Saturday in the opening round.

The other first-round game will have District V champion Lexington playing host to District VI champion Beaufort on Saturday. Win or lose, Sumter will be on the road at one of those two schools on Monday.

“After the first game, I told the guys the good thing was that you get

REGION X TOURNEY

With his young squad about to embark on the most important four days of its season, University of South Carolina Sumter head coach Tom Fleenor wanted to give his team a little bit of a history lesson.

“I told them about the good runs we’ve had in the (Region X) tournament the last couple of years,” Fleenor said. “That seems to be something they’ve latched on to and I think they expect to have a good run this year.”

If that happens, it wouldn’t be the first time the Fire Ants have seemingly come from the middle of the pack to battle for a Region X tournament crown. In fact, USCS has entered the tournament outside of the top three in two of the last three seasons and made its way to the championship round.

That bodes well for this year’s Fire Ants, who enter Saturday as the No. 4 overall seed

May 4-8 Burlington Athletic Park Burlington, N.C. SATURDAY Game 1 — (6) Guilford Tech vs. (3) Florence-Darlington Tech, 10 a.m.

Game 2 — (7) Pitt Community College vs. (2) Louisburg College, 1 p.m.

Game 3 — (5) USC Salkehatchie vs.

(4) USC Sumter, 4 p.m.

Game 4 — (8) USC Lancaster vs. (1) Spartanburg Methodist College, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY Game 5 — Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10 a.m.

Game 6 — Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m.

Game 7 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.

Game 8 — Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.

MONDAY Game 9 — Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 10 a.m.

Game 10 — Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6, 1 p.m.

Game 11— Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4 p.m.

Game 12 — Winner Game 9 vs.

Winner Game 10, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY Game 13 — Loser Game 11 vs.

Winner Game 12, 3 p.m.

Game 14 — Winner Game 11 vs.

Winner Game 13, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Game 15 — Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13 (if necessary), 2 p.m.

with a 37-18 overall record. USCS will play fifth-seeded USC Salkehatchie, 27-28 overall, at 4 p.m. at Burlington Athletic Stadium in Burlington, N.C. The winner of that game will face either top-seeded Spartanburg Methodist College SEE USCS, PAGE B4

SEE SHS, PAGE B3

EC softball advances with 1-0 victory

BY TOM O’ HARE Special to The Item TURBEVILLE — East Clarendon will be moving on to the next round of the 1A lower state softball playoffs after a 1-0 win over HannahPamplico in Turbeville on Thursday.

EC, now 17-4 on the

season, will begin their quest for a lower state title at Latta on Saturday.

The Lady Raiders came into the ALEXANDER game needing to knock off the Lady Wolverines

twice to stay alive, but EC pitcher Kaitlin Alexander made sure that did not happen by shutting out HanARD nah-Pamplico for the second time in four days.

Alexander shut out H-P on two hits in EC’s win over the Lady Raiders on Monday. She held them to three hits yesterday, and did not allow a base runner past second base. She also drove in the game’s only run in the fifth inning.

SEE EC, PAGE B3

SCISA trio set for round 2 WH, LMA, TSA host playoff DHs today

USC Sumter starting pitcher Josh Bowers and the rest of the fourth-seeded Fire Ants look to make a run at the Region X Tournament that begins on Saturday in Burlington, N.C.

Local teams prep for state track qualifiers

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com Three local SCISA baseball teams will continue their quests for a state title today as 3A schools Wilson Hall and Laurence Manning Academy and 2A Thomas Sumter Academy host doubleheaders in best-of-3 quarterfinal series.

Both Wilson Hall and TSA earned top seeds in their upper division brackets while LMA earned a No. 2 seed in the upper bracket as well. All three teams will play doubleheaders with the WH and LMA twinbills both beginning at 4 p.m. and TSA starting at 5 p.m.

If today’s games are split, a third game will be played at the lower seed on Saturday at a time to be determined.

The Barons, now 20-6 on the year, will host the No. 4 lower seed in Ben Lippen.

The Falcons are 9-9 on the

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Laurence Manning’s Blake Winans (17) and J.T. Eppley (23) look to help the Swampcats advance in the SCISA 3A state baseball playoffs today when they host Pinewood Prep. LMA is one of three local teams competing in the second round today.

season and defeated PorterGaud in two games in the first-round series to advance.

WH junior John Patrick Sears has been the Barons’ ace this season and led a

pitching staff that includes Gordon Owens, William Kinney and Chase Belk.

LMA, which is 18-4 on the SEE SCISA, PAGE B3

Saturday will be make or break time for several local track and field athletes as the South Carolina High School League will hold its 3A and 4A qualifiers to determine the field for the following weekend’s state meets.

The Sumter High School teams are hoping for better results than a year MCFADDEN ago when only Danielle McFadden advanced to the state meet.

SHS has a good number of both boys and girls in to the 4A qualifier at Spring Valley High’s Harry Parone Stadium in Columbia. Manning, Crestwood and Lakewood will each send several athletes to the 3A qualifier at Lower Richland in Hopkins.

Both are set to begin at

10 a.m. The top eight finishers in their respective events qualify for the state meets.

Sumter will send 38 athletes total — 23 girls and 15 boys — including all their relay teams on both sides with the exception of the boys 4x400 relay team. In the past, SHS has had athletes hurt or sick, and for whatever reason has not done well in the qualifier. However, boys coach Gerald Tomlin and girls coach Karen McFadden are hoping all that will change this weekend.

“Anything can happen when you get to the qualifier,” McFadden said. “All the girls have a chance. It’d be nice to have more than one qualifier, and I think we have a good chance of sending more than one.”

Tomlin echoed that sentiment.

“I think the kids are a little disappointed in last year SEE TRACK, PAGE B5

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Saints even series with SJC SUMMERTON — The Clarendon Hall Saints split their SCISA 1A state playoff series with St. Johns Christian Academy on Thursday with a 3-1 victory.

The two teams will play the decisive game at 2 p.m. on Saturday at a neutral site still to be determined.

CH’s Mason Miles threw a 5-hit complete game allowing five walks and striking out three batters. Tilton McRae led the Saints offensively going 3-for-3 with two runs scored while Kee Evans had a hit and two runs batted in.

St. John Christian dominated the opener with a 15-0 victory on Wednesday in Moncks Corner. Cavaliers starting pitcher Dustin Parsons stymied the Saints offense, allowing just two hits — singles by Wes Keller and Kevin Bennett. St. John Christian plated nine runs in the fourth inning and the game was called due to 10-run rule.

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Pinewood Prep on Wednesday at the Prep field.

The Barons, who are 12-7-1 on the season, will be in the SCISA 3A state playoffs next week.

GIRLS JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL WILSON HALL GRABS PAIR OF WINS

Wilson Hall’s Peyton Geddings had two hits and three runs batted in a 17-6 victory over Hammond on Wednesday.

Kathryn Sistare, Amelia Weston and Caroline Campbell each had two hits.

Haleigh Keziah had a hit and scored a run while Hailey Ford scored twice for the Lady Barons.

On Tuesday, Wilson Hall’s Becca Noyes had a 2-run single that highlighted a 5-run third inning as WH defeated Orangeburg Prep 9-7.

Liza Lowder added a double and two runs scored in the win. Amelia Weston was WH’s winning pitcher.

The Lady Barons will play Laurence Manning Academy today.

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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 9 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour China Open Second Round from Tianjin, China (GOLF).

Noon -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Aaron’s 31 Pole Qualifying from Talladega, Ala. (ESPN2).

12:30 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: Kingsmill Championship Second Round from Williamsburg, Va. (GOLF).

2 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s 499 Practice from Talladega, Ala. (SPEED).

3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Wells Fargo Championship First Round from Charlotte (GOLF).

3:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s 499 Practice from Talladega, Ala. (SPEED).

5 p.m. -- Horse Racing: Kentucky Oaks from Louisville, Ky. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

5 p.m. -- Auto Racing: ARCA Series International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 from Talladega, Ala. (SPEED).

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

7 p.m. -- College Softball: St. Mary’s (Calif.) at Brigham Young Doubleheader Game One (BYUTV).

7 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Series Game Two -- Ottawa at Montreal (CNBC).

7 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Two -- New York at Boston (ESPN).

7 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Two -- Indiana at Atlanta (ESPN2).

7 p.m. -- College Baseball: Alabama at Mississippi State (ESPNU).

7 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Series Game Two -- New York Islanders at Pittsburgh (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. -- College Baseball: Vanderbilt at South Carolina (SPORTSOUTH, WNKT-FM 107.5).

7:30 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7:30 p.m. -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Insperity Championship First Round from The Woodlands, Texas (GOLF).

8 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Boston at Texas or St. Louis at Milwaukee (MLB NETWORK).

9:30 p.m. -- College Softball: St. Mary’s (Calif.) at Brigham Young Doubleheader Game Two (BYUTV).

9:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Six -- Oklahoma City at Houston (ESPN).

9:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Six -- Los Angeles Clippers at Memphis (ESPN2).

9:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Western Conference Quarterfinal Series Game Two -- Minnesota at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Western Conference Quarterfinal Series Game Two -- San Jose at Vancouver (CNBC).

10 p.m. -- College Baseball: Stanford at Arizona State (ESPNU).

MLB STANDINGS

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Washington starting pitcher Dan Haren throws during Thursday’s 3-1 victory against Atlanta at Turner Field in Atlanta.

Haren sharp as Nats top Braves ATLANTA — Dan Haren pitched eight sharp innings, Denard Span hit a two-run double and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 Thursday night.

The Nationals, who snapped a 9-game losing streak to Atlanta on Wednesday, allowed their NL East rivals to get only three runners in scoring position over two nights.

Haren (3-3) won his second consecutive start, giving up four hits and one run with one walk and four strikeouts.

Rafael Soriano earned his ninth save in 10 chances by pitching the ninth. He retired Justin Upton and Freddie Free-

seven innings to earn his ninth straight win against the Marlins, dating to May 28, 2010.

man on groundouts before Evan Gattis singled and Dan Uggla popped up.

Medlen (1-4) lost his third straight start, allowing seven hits, three runs and three walks in seven innings. He struck out eight.

Haren shook off his 7.31 career ERA in three career starts at Turner Field to win consecutive starts.

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CHICAGO — Yonder Alonso’s 2-out fly ball to right field dropped in front of Julio Borbon for an RBI single that led to a four-run eighth inning and boosted San Diego over the Chicago Cubs 4-2 for a 4-game series split.

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PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard and Domonic Brown hit solo homers to back Kyle Kendrick and Philadelphia beat Miami 7-2.

Kendrick (3-1) allowed two runs and seven hits in

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TORONTO — Ryan Dempster won his second straight start and Boston took advantage of a season-high 10 walks to beat Toronto 3-1.

From wire reports

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McIlroy opens with 67 at Wells Fargo CHARLOTTE — For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy’s most important club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship.

McIlroy kept the ball in play at Quail Hollow and gave himself plenty of birdie chances on a cloudy, soft afternoon. He ran off six birdies in a 7-hole stretch around the turn and finished with an 8-foot birdie MCILROY putt for a 5-under 67 to share the lead with six other players.

Nick Watney, Ryan Moore, Robert Garrigus and PGA Tour rookie Derek Ernst shot 67 in the morning. Daniel Summerhays and Nate Smith, a Monday qualifier, joined McIlroy by posting their 67s in the afternoon.

Bishopville native Tommy Gainey shot a 74 to wind up at 2 over.

17-YEAR-OLD LEADS LPGA AT KINGSMILL

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Thai teen Ariya Jutanugarn shot a 7-under 64 on Thursday to take a 2-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Tour’s Kingsmill Championship.

The 17-year-old Jutanugarn was 8 under through 16 holes, but pulled her drive and had a double bogey on the par-3 17th before rebounding with her

ninth birdie of the day on the par-4 finishing hole.

US POLL FINDS SUPPORT FOR REDSKINS NAME

WASHINGTON — The Washington Redskins’ nickname has faced a new barrage of criticism for being offensive to Native Americans.

Local leaders and pundits have called for a name change. Opponents have launched a legal challenge intended to deny the team federal trademark protection. A bill introduced in Congress in March would do the same, though it appears unlikely to pass.

But a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows that nationally, “Redskins’’ still enjoys wide support. Nearly four in five Americans don’t think the team should change its name, the survey found.

Only 11 percent think it should be changed, while 8 percent weren’t sure and 2 percent didn’t answer.

Although 79 percent favor keeping the name, that does represent a 10 percentage point drop from the last national poll on the subject, conducted in 1992 by The Washington Post and ABC News. Then, 89 percent said the name should not be changed, and 7 percent said it should.

From wire reports

American League

By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 19 8 .704 – New York 17 10 .630 2 Baltimore 16 12 .571 31/2 Tampa Bay 12 15 .444 7 Toronto 10 18 .357 91/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Kansas City 15 10 .600 – Detroit 15 11 .577 1/2 Minnesota 12 12 .500 21/2 Cleveland 12 13 .480 3 Chicago 11 15 .423 41/2 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 17 10 .630 – Oakland 16 13 .552 2 Seattle 13 17 .433 51/2 Los Angeles 10 17 .370 7 Houston 8 20 .286 91/2 Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 6, Detroit 2 L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 4 N.Y. Yankees 5, Houston 4 Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 0 Boston 10, Toronto 1 Chicago White Sox 5, Texas 2 Kansas City 9, Tampa Bay 8 Seattle 8, Baltimore 3 Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay at Kansas City, ppd., rain Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Today’s Games Minnesota (P.Hernandez 1-0) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-2), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Griffin 2-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-2), 7:05 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 3-2) at Toronto (Romero 0-0), 7:07 p.m.

Boston (Doubront 3-0) at Texas (D.Holland 1-2), 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Axelrod 0-1) at Kansas City (Guthrie 3-0), 8:10 p.m.

Detroit (Fister 4-0) at Houston (B.Norris 3-3), 8:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (M.Moore 5-0) at Colorado (Francis 1-2), 8:40 p.m.

Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 2-1) at L.A. Angels (Vargas 0-3), 10:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Seattle at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.

Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Boston at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

National League

By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 17 10 .630 – Washington 14 14 .500 31/2 Philadelphia 12 16 .429 51/2 New York 11 15 .423 51/2 Miami 8 20 .286 91/2 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 16 11 .593 – Pittsburgh 16 12 .571 1/2 Milwaukee 14 12 .538 11/2 Cincinnati 15 14 .517 2 Chicago 11 17 .393 51/2 West Division W L Pct GB Colorado 17 11 .607 – San Francisco 16 12 .571 1 Arizona 15 13 .536 2 Los Angeles 13 14 .481 31/2 San Diego 11 17 .393 6 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Mets 7, Miami 6 Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 2 Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 0 Washington 2, Atlanta 0 Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego 2 San Francisco 9, Arizona 6 Colorado 7, L.A. Dodgers 3 Thursday’s Games San Diego 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Today’s Games Cincinnati (Leake 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Villanueva 1-1), 2:20 p.m.

Miami (Nolasco 2-2) at Philadelphia (Pettibone 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (Detwiler 1-2) at Pittsburgh (A.Burnett 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Marcum 0-2) at Atlanta (Minor 3-2), 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis (S.Miller 3-2) at Milwaukee (Lohse 1-2), 8:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (M.Moore 5-0) at Colorado (Francis 1-2), 8:40 p.m.

Arizona (Miley 2-0) at San Diego (Marquis 2-2), 10:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 3-2) at San Francisco (Zito 3-1), 10:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Milwaukee, 4:05 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

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

Tampa Bay at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

Arizona at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

| L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press FIRST ROUND (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami 4, Milwaukee 0 Sunday, April 21: Miami 110, Milwaukee 87 Tuesday, April 23: Miami 98, Milwaukee 86 Thursday, April 25: Miami 104, Milwaukee 91 Sunday, April 28: Miami 88, Milwaukee 77 New York 3, Boston 2 Saturday, April 20: New York 85, Boston 78 Tuesday, April 23: New York 87, Boston 71 Friday, April 26: New York 90, Boston 76 Sunday, April 28: Boston 97, New York 90, OT Wednesday, May 1: Boston 92, New York 86 Friday, May 3: New York at Boston, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, May 5: Boston at New York, 1 or 3:30 p.m.

Indiana 3, Atlanta 2 Sunday, April 21: Indiana 107, Atlanta 90 Wednesday, April 24: Indiana 113, Atlanta 98 Saturday, April 27: Atlanta 90, Indiana 69 Monday, April 29: Atlanta 102, Indiana 91 Wednesday, May 1: Indiana 106, Atlanta 83 Friday, May 3: Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, May 5: Atlanta at Indiana, TBA Chicago 3, Brooklyn 2 Saturday, April 20: Brooklyn 106, Chicago 89 Monday, April 22: Chicago 90, Brooklyn 82 Thursday, April 25: Chicago 79, Brooklyn 76 Saturday, April 27: Chicago 142, Brooklyn 134, 3OT Monday, April 29: Brooklyn 110, Chicago 91 Thursday, May 2: Brooklyn at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Saturday, May 4: Chicago at Brooklyn, TBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Oklahoma City 3, Houston 2 Sunday, April 21: Oklahoma City 120, Houston 91 Wednesday, April 24: Oklahoma City 105, Houston 102 Saturday, April 27: Oklahoma City 104, Houston 101 Monday, April 29: Houston 105, Oklahoma City 103 Wednesday, May 1: Houston 107, Oklahoma City 100 Friday, May 3: Oklahoma City at Houston, 9:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 5: Houston at Oklahoma City, 1 or 3:30 p.m.

San Antonio 4, L.A. Lakers 0 Sunday, April 21: San Antonio 91, L.A. Lakers 79 Wednesday, April 24: San Antonio 102, L.A. Lakers 91 Friday, April 26: San Antonio 120, L.A. Lakers 89 Sunday, April 28: San Antonio 103, L.A. Lakers 82 Golden State 3, Denver 2 Saturday, April 20: Denver 97, Golden State 95 Tuesday, April 23: Golden State 131, Denver 117 Friday, April 26: Golden State 110, Denver 108 Sunday, April 28: Golden State 115, Denver 101 Tuesday, April 30: Denver 107, Golden State 100 Thursday, May 2: Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. x-Saturday, May 4: Golden State at Denver, TBA Memphis 3, L.A. Clippers 2 Saturday, April 20: L.A. Clippers 112, Memphia 91 Monday, April 22: L.A. Clippers 93, Memphis 91 Thursday, April 25: Memphis 94, L.A. Clippers 82 Saturday, April 27: Memphis 104, L.A. Clippers 83 Tuesday, April 30: Memphis 103, L.A. Clippers 93 Friday, May 3: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 5: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBA

NHL PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Pittsburgh 1, New York Islanders 0 Wednesday, May 1: Pittsburgh 5, NY Islanders 0 Friday, May 3: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Sunday, May 5: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders Noon Tuesday, May 7: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, May 9: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, May 11: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, TBD x-Sunday, May 12: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, TBD Ottawa vs. Montreal Thursday, May 2: Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 3: Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Sunday, May 5: Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 7: Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, May 9: Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, May 11: Montreal at Ottawa, TBD x-Sunday, May 12: Ottawa at Montreal, TBD New York Rangers vs. Washington Thursday, May 2: NY Rangers at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 4: NY Rangers at Washington, 12:30 p.m.

Monday, May 6: Washington at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 8: Washington at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 10: NY Rangers at Washington, 7:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 12: Washington at NY Rangers, TBD x-Monday, May 13: NY Rangers at Washington, TBD Boston 1, Toronto 0 Wednesday, May 1: Boston 4, Toronto 1 Saturday, May 4: Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 6: Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 8: Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m. x-Friday, May 10: Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, May 12: Boston at Toronto, TBD x-Monday, May 13: Toronto at Boston, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 1, Minnesota 0 Tuesday, April 30: Chicago 2, Minnesota 1, OT Friday, May 3: Minnesota at Chicago, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 5: Chicago at Minnesota, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, May 7 Chicago at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 9: Minnesota at Chicago, TBD x-Saturday, May 11: Chicago at Minnesota, TBD x-Sunday, May 12: Minnesota at Chicago, TBD Anaheim 1, Detroit 0 Tuesday, April 30: Anaheim 3, Detroit 1 Thursday, May 2: Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday, May 4: Anaheim at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, May 6: Anaheim at Detroit, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 8: Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m. x-Friday, May 10: Anaheim at Detroit, TBD x-Sunday, May 12: Detroit at Anaheim, TBD San Jose 1, Vancouver 0 Wednesday, May 1: San Jose 3, Vancouver 1 Friday, May 3: San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Sunday, May 5: Vancouver at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Tuesday, May 7: Vancouver at San Jose, 10 p.m. x-Thursday, May 9: San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m. x-Saturday, May 11: Vancouver at San Jose, TBD x-Monday, May 13: San Jose at Vancouver, TBD St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 0 Tuesday, April 30: St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 1, OT Thursday, May 2: Los Angeles at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 4: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Monday, May 6: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 8: Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBD x-Friday, May 10: St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBD x-Monday, May 13: Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBD

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Nets beat Bulls 95-92 to force Game 7

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CHICAGO (AP) — Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson each scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets again avoided elimination, beating the shorthanded Chicago Bulls

year, will host defending 3A champion Pinewood Prep. The 13-5 Panthers, are the No. 3 upper seed.

Swampcats head coach Billy Sylvester said that all of his pitchers are ready to go and he will decide who to pitch depending on who Pinewood tries to match up against them.

“We haven’t decided who we’re going to throw yet,” he explained.

“We’ve got all of our guys available with the bye week. I know Pinewood is a good team, they won it last year and they’ll be the champs until someone knocks them off.”

Sylvester mentioned Nick Gibbons, Blake Winans, Linc Powell, Mark Pipkin, Russell Thompson and Thomas Walker, all of whom have thrown for LMA this season, would be available.

“At this point when you get to the playoffs you’ve got to approach (having) all of your guys like it’s a state title game,” Sylvester said.

“When you get to the second round of the playoffs, anybody is capable of beating anybody else, so obviously we’re not taking anybody for granted. We’re going to give them the best we’ve got just like they’re going to give us they got.”

The 12-10 Generals are coming off a first-round sweep over Greenwood Christian, in which their four pitchers threw a combined 10 innings. Junior Michal Hoge, who has been aggravated by a hip pointer, threw three innings, as did ace and senior Shane Bishop. TSA freshman Ron York threw an inning and senior Matt Holloman threw a perfect game in three innings on Wednesday.

Bishop could start the opening game of today’s doubleheader, according to head coach Bill DeLavan, unless the Stallions go with someone other than their ace Christopher Kellahan, who has signed with The Citadel. Williamsburg ended TSA’s season last year in the playoffs.

“We’ll be a pretty focused bunch (today) and that’ll be one of the big reasons,” DeLavan said of the matchup. “Our guys will be ready to play because they were the ones that ended our season last year, and our guys are excited for the opportunity to play these guys because of that.

“Williamsburg has a good team so we’re going to have to play our best to win, that’s for sure,” he said.

Should the team’s split today, a third game will be played in Kingstree on Saturday beginning at 5 p.m.

95-92 Thursday to tie their first-round series at 3.

The series goes back to Brooklyn for Game 7 on Saturday. The winner gets Miami in the second round.

The Bulls hung in until the end even though they were missing Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich.

A layup by Nazr Mohammed cut the Nets’ lead to 93-92 with 25.2 seconds remaining.

Nate Robinson then fouled Andray Blatche, who had missed a free throw only moments earlier. This time, he hit both to make it a three-point game with 19.2 seconds left.

SHS from Page B1 to play another one,” said Gamecocks head coach Joe Norris. “I told them to just put the first game behind them and go out and do what you have to do to win this one. And knowing we would have Charlie on the mound gave us lot of confidence.”

The only time West Ashley, which finished the year with a 17-10 record, really threatened against Barnes came in the bottom of the third with Sumter leading 1-0. The Wildcats, the home team in the deciding game, loaded the bases after two were out when Barnes hit JM Gibbons with a pitch, David Allen singles and Jonathan Sabo walked. However, Barnes struck out cleanup hitter Taylor Oden to get out of the inning.

“We really had a chance to get to him there,” WA head coach Mitch Miggenburger said of Barnes. “We had the bases loaded with our cleanup hitter up, and he just threw him three great pitches. Sometimes you just have to tip your hat to that.

“We’ve seen a lot of good leftys this year, and he’s one of the best, if not the best, that we’ve seen.”

Barnes was happy with his performance.

“I felt like I pitched pretty well tonight,” he said. “I was throwing all three pitches for strikes and my defense was playing really well behind me.”

Barnes actually gave himself the only run he would needed with a 2-out single off of Wildcat starter Anthony Vincelli in the top of the third that scored

EC from Page B1 “I didn’t change a thing today,” said Alexander, a senior who has signed to play at USC Sumter next season. “I just tried to hit my spots and I know that when they do hit the ball my teammates got my back in the field.”

For much of the game, H-P pitcher Lindsay Prosser matched Alexander’s performance on the mound. After EC left the bases loaded in the bottom of the third inning, Lady Wolverines head coach Lisa Ard was beginning to think whichever team could squeeze out the first run of the game was probably going to win.

“It started feeling like it was going to be one of those games where one run would win it, and with the way we were playing in the field, I felt confident in our chances,” Ard said.

“We looked relaxed and settled in the field and I didn’t think we would do anything to help them.”

In the bottom of the

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Sumter’s Will Smith delivers a pitch in the Gamecocks’ 2-1 loss to West Ashley in the first game of the championship round of the District VII tournament of the 4A playoffs on Thursday at Gamecock Field.

Sumter won the second game 6-0 to win the district and advance to the lower state tournament.

courtesy runner Chris Crawford.

The Gamecocks took control of the game in the fourth. Tee Dubose led off with a home run and Sumter added two more runs to go up 4-0.

“Tee’s home run was really a game changer,” Norris said. “That really seemed to deflate West Ashley.”

SHS added two more runs in the top of the seventh on a 2-out, basesloaded single by Dubose, who was 2-for-4 with three runs batted in.

In the opener, West Ashley put up two runs in the top of the first inning and Sabo made it stand up in the 2-1 victory.

Gibbons drew a walk from Gamecock starting pitcher Will Smith to open the game. Courtesy runner Josh Mayo went to second on a sacrifice and moved

fifth, EC got the run it needed. With one out, Jessica Welch singled into left field, and moved over to third base when Pressley threw a pair of wild pitches. After Pressley walked Jordan Evans, Alexander stepped into the box and slapped a hard line drive into right field. Alexander hit the ball so hard she was thrown out at first base on the play, but Welch was able to score from third to put the Lady Wolverines ahead 1-0.

After driving in the game’s only run, Alexander then set the Lady Raiders down in order in the sixth and seventh innings to seal the win.

“We are playing with a lot of confidence right now, and I feel good about what we will be able to do in the next step,” said Ard. “We have five seniors on this team, and they are determined to make this their season, and they are not going to let this team do anything but give their best effort every game.”

to third on a Sabo single.

Gibbons scored on an Oden groundout, the second out of the inning.

Connor Wohnig hit a grounder to Phillip Watcher at shortstop, and Watcher couldn’t’ handle it, leaving runners on the corners. Sabo scored on a passed ball to make it 2-0.

SHS got a run back in the bottom of the inning when Phillip Watcher hit a 2-out, solo home run off of Sabo. The right-handed Sabo ended up scattering six hits while striking out three and walking three.

Sumter missed on a great opportunity to get some more in the second.

It loaded the bases with one out, but McFaddin hit into a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.

The Gamecocks had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh.

Jacob Watcher led off with a single and John Lee Campbell drew a 1-out walk. The runners moved up a base on a McFaddin groundout, but Sabo got Barnes on a close play at first to end the game.

“Will really pitched well for us,” Norris said of Smith, who worked 6 2/3 innings. “The last six or seven starts he has been outstanding for us.”

Jacob Watcher will start on the mound against South Aiken on Saturday since Sumter had to use both Smith and Barnes on Thursday.

“We decided to go with Will today because the last six or seven starts he has been as good as Charlie,” Norris said. “If West Ashley was going to beat us twice today, they were going to have to beat both Will and Barnes.”

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SEC Network to debut in 2014

BY CHARLES ODUM The Associated Press

THE STATE

Former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout Jordan Montgomery will pitch Saturday as South Carolina takes on Vanderbilt in a matchup of top-10 nationally ranked programs.

USC, Vandy set for top-10 showdown

BY WILLIE T. SMITH III Greenville News COLUMBIA — First-year University of South Carolina baseball coach Chad Holbrook is getting a taste of life in Southeastern Conference.

On week after taking two of three games from the then nationally second-ranked LSU on the road, the Gamecocks return to Carolina Stadium to play Vanderbilt, which has the league’s best record and is ranked as high as first nationally.

“We certainly have our work cut out for us,” said Holbrook.

“We’re facing a very, very elite Vanderbilt team — probably one of the better teams in the country if not the best. Luckily, we get to play them at home in front of our fans…This is why kids come to South Carolina and why kids go to Vanderbilt — to play in games like this.”

The Gamecocks enter the series with a 33-12 overall record and are 13-8 in the SEC. They are rated ninth nationally in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

They have won five of their last six league games after

being swept at Florida.

The Commodores (39-6, 19-2) have been dominant since the start of the season, dropping only two league games.

The team’s starting pitchers are comparable from a statistical standpoint. USC will open with senior lefthander Nolan Belcher (6-4, 2.03) tonight, while the Commodores will counter with junior lefthander Kevin Ziomek (8-2, 2.12).

HOLLBROOK Gamecock sophomore and former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout Jordan Montgomery (3-0, 1.40) will face sophomore right hander Tyler Beede (11-0, 1.63) on Saturday. Although USC lists its Sunday starter as “to be announced,” it is expected to be freshman lefthander Jack Wynkoop (6-2, 2.66). Vanderbilt will counter with junior right hander T. J. Pecoraro (2-1, 3.93).

USC has received consistent performances from its starting pitchers. The group will have to be at its best against the Com-

modores, however.

Wynkoop, the back-to-back SEC Freshman of the Week, believes he and his teammates must continue to put the ball over the plate if they are to be successful against Vanderbilt.

“Getting the win at LSU was big for me because that environment was crazy,” said Wynkoop. “It was pretty cool. But you’ve got to hit your spots.

(USC Pitching) Coach (Jerry) Meyers wants a certain pitch in a certain spot. That is what we work on every day in practice so we can try to execute it in the game.”

Holbrook believes the weekend will be a good barometer of where his team stands.

“We’re looking forward to the weekend,” said Holbrook.

“It is a great challenge. It is also a great opportunity. We’ll need to play well in all phases of the game to have a chance to win this series. We’ll need to pitch well. We’ll need to get some timely hits, compete at the plate and we’ll need to play great defensive. Hopefully, we can put those three together this weekend because we are certainly going to need to.”

Orb made 7-2 favorite for Kentucky Derby

BY BETH HARRIS The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trainer Doug O’Neill had a pretty darned good day on two courses.

First he birdied the eighth hole during a Wednesday afternoon golf outing at Valhalla and then he aced the Kentucky Derby draw when Goldencents landed in the No. 8 post and was made the 5-1 third choice for Saturday’s race.

“It should be perfect for him,’’ said O’Neill, who saddled last year’s winner, I’ll Have Another.

“Perfect’’ was not the way last year’s Triple Crown series ended for O’Neill and

his colt. He came under intense scrutiny after another one of his horses failed a drug test and I’ll Have Another was retired with a leg injury the day before the Belmont Stakes.

As for the birdie — the highlight of an otherwise forgettable round — he said, “That was like winning the Derby on the golf course. It was a par-3 and I just knocked it right in the middle.’’

Orb was made the

USCS from Page B1 or eighth-seeded USC Lancaster on Sunday at 7 p.m. The losers of both games will play at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

“I don’t know if there’s really one way to prepare for this tournament, but we’ve sort of taken the approach of going back to basics,” Fleenor said. “We’ve been working on bunt defense, rundown defense and things like that and really just getting back to fundamentals and playing sound baseball. I think those are things you’re going to need in a tournament like this.”

Solid pitching will be at the top of that list as well, even moreso now that the Fire Ants will play 9-inning con-

tests instead of seven. In 55 games, USCS hurlers have combined to post a 2.83 earned run average. Seven of the 14 pitchers of record have posted ERAs under 2.54.

Josh Bowers leads the Fire Ants with a 2.15 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 71 innings pitched. Marlin Morris is next with a 2.37 ERA and 57 punchouts in 49 1/3 innings.

More importantly moving forward, however, is that the duo has combined to pitch 11 complete games this season.

“Hopefully we can have our starters go six or seven innings,” Fleenor said. “But if not, we’re going to have to rely on all of our guys to come

slight 7-2 favorite over undefeated Verrazano, one of a record-tying five horses for trainer Todd Pletcher.

Trained by Shug McGaughey, Orb drew the No. 16 post in a full field of 20 horses. Four horses have won from there, most recently Animal Kingdom two years ago. McGaughey is in racing’s Hall of Fame, but the 62-year-old trainer has yet to win the Derby in six previous tries.

in and perform well, not just our top two.”

Chris Orlando, Wes Schuler, J.R. Black and Matt Poole have combined for the most innings after Bowers and Morris. Orlando and Schuler have combined to win nine games while Schuler and Black have combined for six saves.

A big part of the Fire Ants’ success will likely hinge on their erratic offense, however.

USCS has been held to two runs or less 17 times this season and have won three games by a 1-0 score.

“There’s no magic formula for hitting,” Fleenor said.

“We’ve hit poorly at times and we’ve hit very well at times. All you can do is trust in what you do at practice

ATLANTA — The Southeastern Conference and ESPN on Thursday announced a 20-year agreement to operate a SEC network that is scheduled to debut in August, 2014.

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said the SEC network will produce 1,000 live events each year, including 450 televised on the network and 550 distributed digitally. Slive says the network will carry approximately 45 SEC football games each year “and a depth of content across all sports.’’

No financial terms were released for the deal, which continues through 2034.

The announcement came at a news conference attended by Slive, ESPN President John Skipper, 32 SEC coaches and each of the league’s 14 athletic directors. The emphasis was this is to be a national network.

“We believe this conference has national appeal,’’ Skipper said. “This is a national network.

This is not a regional network. We understand that in the 11-state footprint is where the most passionate fans are, but there are a lot of SEC fans in California and Texas and New York and Connecticut and Virginia and Nebraska.’’

The league’s coaches and athletic directors said having the national network will make all sports more attractive.

“In volleyball, we may want to go after players in California or in the Midwest,’’ said Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity. “Now they can see the SEC is going to have a broadcast of Georgia-Florida volleyball match on ESPN on Tuesday night at 9 o’clock. That’s the type of stuff you can only dream about. Now we have it unfolding.

“Football, obviously, that’s already well-populated. What it does for your Olympic sports is just immeasurable.’’

Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari, who already has a national recruiting base, said the network will make all SEC schools more attractive to national recruits.

“Everybody’s recruiting stretches out because they already may want to play against Florida and Kentucky and everybody here, but

and what you teach them.”

Andrew Reardon and Brad Johnson continue to lead the way offensively for USCS with .367 and .370 averages, respectively. The duo has combined for seven of the 11 homers hit by the Fire Ants this season and Johnson is tied with Bowers for the team lead with 23 runs batted in.

Reardon has 22.

Hayden Banks (.365) and Anthony Cossentino (.306) are among the leaders in split-time players while Trevor Bradley (.291) has been consistent throughout the team-high 53 games he’s played.

USCS enters the tournament after winning three of the four games they played last week against USC Union

being in the SEC means if you come with us, you’re not a regional player, you’re national,’’ Calipari said. “You don’t have to worry you have to stay home because that’s your fan base.

Your fan base is national. You don’t have to worry about regional fan bases. You can go out and create what you want to create.’’

Still, there was no doubt what sport drove the deal _ football.

Calipari acknowledged he felt left out as he sat on the stage and heard only football-related questions. Asked where basketball fit in the SEC picture, Calipari said “I don’t know. How many men’s basketball questions were there today? Did we have any?

No. “In the room it was either they wanted to know about money, percentages or what it did with football. I was ready to stand up `Can I ask a basketball question?’ I almost did it, just to do it. Then I said no, I don’t want to embarrass anybody.’’

Georgia football coach Mark Richt said the network should be another empowering tool for the SEC, already the national power with seven straight national championships.

“I don’t think there’s any doubt,’’ Richt said.

“It’s not a regional network. It’s a national network. It’s going to appeal to people of all ages, including the people we’re going to be recruiting. My guess is there will be content there that will showcase our players, showcase our facilities and showcase our coaching staff and what we’ve done in recent past and what we want to do in the future.

It can only help us.’’

Slive also would not discuss details of the ownership arrangement with the SEC and ESPN. “We would not have done this if we did not believe it would be in the long-term benefit of the league, both in terms of distribution and in terms of revenue,’’ Slive said.

“We’re both happy,’’ he added.

and, ironically, USC Salkehatchie. The Fire Ants and Indians have split their six games this season, including last Saturday when Salkehatchie won a 3-0 game and the Fire Ants pulled off a 1-0 win.

“We obviously made the schedule out way ahead of time, so it just worked out that that’s who we played last week,” Fleenor said. “Obviously it was not a good day offensively, but we pitched well and managed to get a win. They’re the same team we played earlier in the season.

“But we’re not really too concerned about them. We’re focused on us and what we need to do to be successful in this tournament.”

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McMurray doesn’t regret leaving Ganassi TRACK

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

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CHARLOTTE — Jamie McMurray has no regrets about the ebbs and flows of his career since his 2002 Sprint Cup debut with Chip Ganassi Racing.

There was a win in his second career start as Sterling Marlin’s injury replacement, then two near misses on the Chase for the Cup championship field. He eventually decided the Ganassi organization was too small for him and he wanted to try something bigger, at Roush Fenway Racing, where he spent four unsatisfying seasons.

Looking for a new home in 2010, he wound up back with Ganassi, where they won three of the biggest races of the year in a breakout year for driver and owner.

But there was no followup, no momentum, as 2011 and 2012 were rebuilding years for the entire organization.

Through it al,l McMurray never kicked himself for leaving Ganassi after 2005. Instead, he views it as a learning experience that shaped his adulthood, led him into marriage and fatherhood, and helped him become content with his career. “For me, meeting my wife, some of the people I dated leading up to that, made me pick what I wanted and what I didn’t want and the same thing with going to a different race team,’’ McMurray said. “I realized that where I was at (Roush), I wanted things the way they are done here (at Ganassi) and I wanted to be treated the way I am treated here. “I’m really happy now. As a driver, I went through the couldn’t wait to get out of here and go on to the next thing,’’ he said. “And now I

because we had 18 qualify out of the region to go to the qualifier, but none of them came out of the qualifier,� he explained. “I think they’re a little more encouraged and competitive this year. I think we’ll get some out (into state), but I don’t know if we’ll get as much as I’d like, but there will be a few that qualify.�

The two relay teams appear strong to Tomlin, but several multiple event athletes such as Ky’Jon Tyler, Anoinio Locklin, Antoine Locklin, Daishaun Randolph, Devontaye Edwards, Johnnie Brunson and Demitrius White could all have strong finishes for the Gamecocks. “I want us to get a chance to make a statement and bring Sumter back in the ranks of track and field not only as region champions, but getting back at those state championships,� he said.

Manning High has nine girls and four boys competing as individual athletes, but will also send its girls 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams as well as they boys 4x100 and 4x800 relay teams to the 3A qualifer.

Most of the strength for Monarchs lies within its field and distance events along with their relays.

Lakewood’s Jasmine Dukes and Muriel Evans will represent the Lady Gators along with its 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.

Khafari Buffalo, Otis Jones and Andrew White, along with all three relay teams, will compete for the Gators.

Crestwood will send Jasmin Moses and Alejandra Serna and eight boys, along with all three of its boys relay teams, with the hope of qualifying for state. Rakeem Benjamin leads the Knights, qualifying in four events, including the 400 hurdles, in which he is the defending 3A state champion.

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Jamie McMurray has no regrets about the way his career has panned out since his 2002 debut. The lessons he’s learned about himself and about the people around him have been a fair trade-off for the struggles.

know what it’s like at other places. I think most drivers would like to stay where they are for their careers.

Especially if they can be successful. I think there are very few people in the garage who are like ‘I can’t wait to get out of here and go somewhere else.’ Most want to stay where they are and work it out.’’’ So McMurray, like everyone else at Ganassi, has dug in the last several years in an effort to make it work out.

Sure, he won the 2010 season-opening Daytona 500, Indianapolis and the October race at Charlotte for a sweep of three of the biggest races on the calendar.

But the next two years saw a combined seven top10s as McMurray finished 27th and 21st in the standings. Juan Pablo Montoya wasn’t much better off — he had 10 top-10s and was 21st and 22nd in the points.

4A STATE TRACK AND FIELD QUALIFIERS GIRLS 100 meter dash Angelica Clayton (SHS) 12.87 200 meters Raven Pringle (SHS) 27.05 400 meters Deanna King (SHS) 1:02.30 Alexus Choice (SHS) 1:03.32 800 meters Alicia Gross (SHS) 2:47.74 100 meter hurdles Teresa Taylor (SHS) 17.53 Aaliyah Blanding (SHS) 17.64 400 meter hurdles Teresa Taylor (SHS) 1:14.49 4x100 meter relay SHS 49.54 4x400 meter relay SHS 4:28.76 4x800 meter relay SHS 11:59.74 High Jump Cydanisha Cooper (SHS) 4-08 Long Jump Kadejuha Kennedy (SHS) 17-05 Ars’Breana Tyler (SHS) 16-09 Triple Jump Ars’Breana Tyler (SHS) 35-01.5 Alexus Choice (SHS) 34-07 Kadejuha Kennedy (SHS) 34-06.5 Shot Put Dae’shondra Stephens (SHS) 33-01 Sherah Pair (SHS) 32-02.5 Tasheana Chestnut (SHS) 30-11 Discus Dae’shondra Stephens (SHS) 106-06 Sherah Pair (SHS) 99-02

BOYS 100 meter dash Ky’Jon Tyler (SHS) 11.17 Tiquan Colclough (SHS) 11.40 200 meters Ky’Jon Tyler (SHS) 22.64 400 meters Anoinio Locklin (SHS) 51.62 William Caleb Knight (SHS) 53.17 Antoine Locklin (SHS) 53.96 800 meters Alton Moseley (SHS) 2:06.14 400 meter hurdles Karon Dorsey (SHS) 1:01.83 4x100 meter relay SHS 42.34 4x800 meter relay SHS 8:32.38 High Jump Daishaun Randolph (SHS) 6-09 Jalyn Lewis (SHS) 6-02 Tyreke Conyers (SHS) 6-00 Pole Vault Turner Newman (SHS) 10-00 Austin Miller (SHS) 9-00 Long Jump Ky’Jon Tyler (SHS) 21-02 Johnnie Brunson (SHS) 20-09 Demitrius White (SHS) 20-08 Triple Jump Demitrius White (SHS) 44-06 Jalyn Lewis (SHS) 42-03 Johnnie Brunson (SHS) 42-03 Shot Put Devontaye Edwards (SHS) 48-06 Evan Myers (SHS) 39-08 Discus Devontaye Edwards (SHS) 151-06

The hard work has paid off this year as McMurray heads into Talladega Superspeedway this weekend ranked 12th in the standings with three top-10s, the same amount he scored all of last year. And, Montoya would have won at Richmond last weekend if not for a late caution that sent the race into overtime.

X GAMES TO CHARLOTTE?

The city of Charlotte has been named a finalist to host three years of the summer version of the X Games beginning in 2014, which Charlotte Motor Speedway is viewing as a massive opportunity for its facility.

If Charlotte’s bid is selected, the speedway in Concord would host a majority of the action sports competitions which range from skateboarding and BMX to Rally Car and Moto X. “We’re honored to be one of four finalists in consider-

ation to host the X Games in 2014 and beyond,’’ said Marcus Smith, president and general manager of the track. “In many respects, Charlotte Motor Speedway was one of the original action sports venues.’’ NHRA PARITY

The NHRA Funny Car category is off to one of its most competitive seasons in memory with five different winners in six races.

Still, it’s been 2-time world champ Cruz Pedregon who has stood out as he’s been both driver and crew chief for his Toyota Camry that’s raced to victories at Las Vegas and Houston. He’s first in the standings, which marks the first time since his brother, Tony, held the lead in Sept. 2009 that a driver who is not a part of John Force Racing or Don Schumacher Racing has led the points standings — a span of 78 events.

3A STATE TRACK AND FIELD QUALIFIERS GIRLS 100 meter dash Petra York (Manning) 12.76 400 meters Muriel Evans (Lakewood) 1:00.25 800 meters Muriel Evans (Lakewood) 2:29.53 Sarah Cobb (Manning) 2:45.98 1600 meters Andrea Liddell (Manning) 6:05.63 Sarah Cobb (Manning) 6:12.45 3200 meters Andrea Liddell (Manning) 13:57.88 100 meter hurdles Meighan Hilton (Manning) 17.00 Jasmin Moses (Crestwood) 17.91 400 meter hurdles Jasmin Moses (Crestwood) 1:16.97 4x100 meter relay Shana Dukes, Lanisha Brown, Meighan Hilton, Petra York (Manning) 51.27 Keymani Bradley, Muriel Evans, Asia Ewing, Deja Richardson (Lakewood) 53.14 4x400 meter relay Muriel Evans, Asia Ewing, Armani Priester, Deja Richardson (Lakewood) 4:31.93 Shana Dukes, Brenna Logan, Imani Woods, Brittany Frazier (Manning) 4:53.01 4x800 relay Destinee Woods, Kimberly Goodson, Briana Jones, Lekel McFadden (Manning) 11:30.11 High Jump Jamin Moses (Crestwood) 4-08 Brittany Frazier (Manning) 4-08 Pole Vault Jasmin Moses (Crestwood) 8-00

Long Jump Petra York (Manning) 16-02.5 Sapphire Frierson (Manning) 15-11 Lanisha Brown (Manning) 15-09 Triple Jump Sapphire Frierson (Manning) 34-04 Alexia Abraham (Manning) 33-00 Shot Put Jasmine Dukes (Lakewood) 33-02.5 Alejandra Serna (Crestwood) 30-10 Discus Throw Alejandra Serna (Crestwood) 83-11 Makeba Harvin (Manning) 76-08 BOYS 100 meter dash Khafari Buffalo (Lakewood) 10.95 Rakeem Benjamin (Crestwood) 10.97 200 meters Rakeem Benjamin (Crestwood) 21.96 Shamari Fakih (Crestwood) 22.34 400 meters Khafari Buffalo (Lakewood) 52.78 800 meter Otis Jones (Lakewood) 2:01.08 Jose Zuniga (Manning) 2:01.19 Seth Barron (Crestwood) 2:09.21 1600 meters Jose Zuniga (Manning) 4:40.21 3200 meters Jose Zuniga (Manning) 10:57.90 400 meter hurdles Rakeem Benjamin (Crestwood) 59.02 Diondre Hodge (Crestwood) 1:02.74 Marquise White (Manning) 1:02.78 4x100 meter relay Nathan Dickerson, Jalen Humphrey, Tyshawn Johnson,

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OBITUARIES

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EDITH M. SMITH Edith Monroe Smith, 72, widow of John Lee Smith, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at her residence in Sumter.

Born in Clarendon County, she SMITH was a daughter of the late Jesse and Dorothy Smith Monroe. She attended the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Lincoln High School Class of 1959.

Edith joined Second Presbyterian Church, (USA) at an early age, where she faithfully served on the usher board and the food ministry. She was em-

ployed at Becton Dickinson and National Healthcare nursing facility.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, John Smith and Eloise Smith; brother, Jesse Monroe Jr.; sister and brother-inlaw, Bernice and Melvin Daniels; and a special cousin, Malachi Davis.

Surviving are five children, John L. (Doris) Smith of Columbia, Lorraine O. Smith of Cambridge, Mass., Cynthia (Carl) Smith-Jones of Orangeburg, Tyrone (Mary) Smith of Quincy, Mass., and Lakita C. Smith of Sumter; five grandchildren, Antwan, Christopher, Tyrone Jr.,

Joshua and Carl; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Second Presbyterian Church (USA), 1125 Old Pocalla Road, Sumter, SC 29150 with the Rev. Dr. Gloria Williams officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park cemetery.

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

Mrs. Smith will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. until the hour of service.

The family will receive friends at the Smith residence, 34 S.

Salem Ave., Sumter.

Online memorials may be made to www. palmermemorialchapel. com.

SARAH L. BRAILSFORD SUMMERTON — Sarah Lawson Brailsford, 92, widow of Freddie Brailsford, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C. She was BRAILSFORD born Feb. 12, 1921, in Summerton, a daughter of the late Bozzie Johnson and Lottie Lawson. She attended the public schools of Clarendon County. She was employed for many

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years at Clarendon Club in Santee. She was a member of Mt. Calvary Holiness Church in North Santee. She was the mother of the church and served in many other capacities.

Survivors are her children, John (Ann), Bert, Hattie Gertrude, Robin (Willie), Renee and Valencia (Lamar); nine grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and eight great-greatgrandchildren.

Wake services will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Mt. Calvary Holiness Church, Dingle Pond Road, North Santee.

The celebratory services for Mrs. Brailsford will be held at 11 a.m.

Saturday at Scott’s

Branch High School gym, 9253 Alex Harvin Highway, Summerton, with Bishop Amos Majors, eulogist, the Rev. Quincy Felder, presiding, and the Rev. Marco Johnson, Elder Willie Starks and Pastor Manuel Fogel assisting. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Holiness Church cemetery, Dingle Pond Road, North Santee.

Mrs. Brailsford will lie in repose one hour prior to service.

The family will receive friends at her residence, 8331 Bill Davis Road, Summerton.

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

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SPORTS

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Durant, Thunder try to Boston eyes another improbable comeback close out Rockets again

BY KRISTIE RIEKEN The Associated Press

BY JIMMY GOLEN The Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are looking across town for inspiration as they attempt to become the first NBA team to rally from an 0-3 deficit to win a playoff series.

Needing to win four straight games to stay alive in the playoffs, Celtics coach Doc Rivers talked to his team about the Red Sox and their comeback against the New York Yankees in the 2004 AL championship series.

Celtics guard Jason Terry invoked former Red Sox first baseman Kevin Millar and said, “If we win this next game, then anything’s possible.’’ “We just know every game for us is a Game 7,’’ Terry said after beating the New York Knicks 92-86 on Wednesday night to cut their deficit in the best-of-seven series to 3-2. “It’s all about being resilient. Do you pack up your things and go home or do you want to play another day? You got guys like Kevin (Garnett) and Paul (Pierce) who’ve been in a lot of playoff series, and every one takes a life of its own. “Obviously being down 3-0 ... we could have folded shop,’’ Terry said. “Nobody in here is going to quit.’’ The Red Sox comeback is legendary in Boston, and not only because it came against the hated Yankees. After losing the first three games of the series — including a 19-8, Game 3 loss at Fenway Park — Millar told anyone who would listen, “Don’t let us win today.’’ As Millar predicted, Pedro Martinez pitched Game 5 and Curt Schilling won Game 6 and then, “Game 7, anything can

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Boston center Kevin Garnett (5) defends New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith (8) in the first half of Game 5 on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

happen.’’ The Red Sox beat the Yankees and went on to sweep Colorado to win the World Series. “We’re well aware of what happened’’ with the Red Sox, said Terry, who has only been with the Celtics one season. “If this happens, it’ll be very similar. I’m very familiar with what they did and the history they made. Is that a motivating factor for us? It helps, but that alone is not going to win the series for us.’’ Only three times in NBA history has a team rallied from an 0-3 deficit to even force a seventh game: the Knicks did it in 1951 against the Rochester Royals, the Denver Nuggets came back against Utah in ‘94 and Portland did against Dallas in 2003. All of them lost in the seventh game.

If the Celtics can win Game 6 tonight in Bos-

ton, the decisive seventh game in New York on Sunday. Garnett said there won’t be any consolation in just making it close “Next game we lose, this is it,’’ he said. “So I don’t know what everybody is talking about getting comfortable or feeling good. It’s not like we evened it up and we’re going back home.

We’re down 3-2. So I don’t know what being comfortable is about.’’ The Celtics have won an NBA-record 17 titles, the last in 2008, so they don’t have nearly the baggage of the Red Sox team that was trying to end an 86-year title drought. In fact, it’s the Knicks who are struggling against history: They haven’t won a playoff series since 2000, and their last championship came in 1973.

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HOUSTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kevin Durant has scored 74 points combined in Oklahoma Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past two games against the Houston Rockets.

The problem is that his teammates havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stepped up to take some pressure off the superstar, and the Rockets have won both of those games.

Houston has cut the Thunderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead to 3-2 in the series, and is looking to become the first team in NBA history to overcome a 0-3 series deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll likely continue to send two or three defenders at Durant and dare other DURANT players to beat them in Game 6 Friday night in Houston.

Though it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happened in the past two games, Thunder coach Scott Brooks is confident Durant will get more scoring help on Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting open shots,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brooks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we can get those same open shots, I feel very confident our guys are going to step up and hit those shots. Those are the same shots that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made their entire careers.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rockets coach Kevin McHale raved about Durant and said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll continue to try different looks to slow him down, even if it means leaving other capable scorers unguarded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you double team a guy at the top of the key where he has the ball a lot, someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to

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Carlos Delfinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s status is also questionable after not playing in the second half because of a sore left foot. The Rockets also said on Thursday that star James Harden had been diagnosed with strep throat, but was expected to play on Friday.

He bounced back from a tough performance in Game 4 to score 31 points on Wednesday to lead Houston to the 107-100 win.

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OBITUARIES

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ROBERTA G. GREEN PAMPLICO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Roberta Graham Green, of Thomasville, N.C., and formerly of Johnsonville, died on Monday, April 29, 2013.

Arrangements will be announced by S.E. Thomas Funeral Service.

Local announcement by Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home of Pamplico.

MARY McBRIDE Mary McBride, 82, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Florence Rehab Nursing Center.

Born Dec. 28,1930, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Carrie Harmon McBride and Mackie Harmon.

The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Tee and Thomas Black, 3 Second St., Summerton.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete will be announced by Summerton Funeral Home LLC, (803) 4853755.

RUTH B. BRYANT Ruth Burkett Bryant, widow of Max V. Bryant, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at the age of 88.

Mrs. Bryant was a daughter of the late Alva and Annie Strange Burkett. She was an emeritus member of the Pilot Club of Sumter. She was a member of the Fellowship Class of Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was a member for most of her life. She was a bookkeeper for many years.

She is survived by her sons, Dr. Max Bryant Jr. of Harrison, Tenn., and David A. Bryant of the home; a sister, Mildred Breingan (Charlie) of Burlington, N.J.; a sister-inlaw, Dorothy Burkett of Gulf Breeze, Fla.; one grandson, Jason C. Bryant (Kimi) of Signal Mountain, Tenn.; one granddaughter, Courtney Swafford (Jason); and great-grandchildren, Christopher Bryant, Gray Klassen and twin great-granddaughters, Emily and Katie Swafford of Dunlap, Tenn.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mildred Anne Bryant; a grandson, Jeremy Scott Bryant; and a brother, Alva David Bryant.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m.

Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kevin Gorry officiating.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Memorials may be made to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice or to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 208 Woodwinds West Drive, Columbia, SC 29212.

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

Elmore Hill Mc-

Creight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

BERTIE McCRAY SUMMERTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bertie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brownâ&#x20AC;? McCray, 68, husband of Ida Mellerson McCray, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Carolinas Hospital System, Columbia.

He was born Dec. 24, 1944, in Davis Station, a son of the late Mingo Sr. and Judy Lemon McCray.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 1129 Jessica St., Summerton.

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

ALLIE MAE W. WRIGHT Allie Mae Williams Wright was born Sept.

7, 1920, in Sumter County, to the late John and Martha Roper Williams. She departed this life on Tuesday, April 28, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Lincoln High School. She did further studies at Morris College. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church.

She served on the gospel choir and the Missionary Society. In her later years, she attended Grace Cathedral Ministries for a number of years. She was a life member of the NAACP; a member of the Mary McLeod Bethune Section of the National Council of Negro Women; United Order of Tents Elizabeth Tent No. 57; and the Willing Workers Organization, of which her husband was the founder.

She leaves to cherish her loving memory: three daughters, Martha (Ralph) W. Council of Trumball, Conn., Frankie (Jesse Sr.) Wilson of Dalzell and Georgette (Allen) W. Sanders of McClellanville; one son, Frank William Wright of Sumter; one daughterin-law, Heremineo Sims Wright; one sister, Gladys Williams of Bronx, N.Y.; four sisters-in-law, Sarah Brown of Harlem, N.Y., Elease Jenkins of Bronx, Florine Williams of Eastover and Maggie McCray of Washington, D.C.; six grandchildren, Jacquline (Vataha) Simpson of Columbia, Jesse Wilson Jr. and Germani Wilson, both of Dalzell, George (Akira) Wright Jr. of Sumter and Christian Cook of Philadelphia, Pa.; seven great-grandchildren; spiritual children, Gwendolyn Clyburn, Audrey Covington, Linda Hannibal, Mary Walker, Elaine Wilson,

Florentine Johnson, David Sanders (Pablo), Dr. Ralph Canty, Isaac and Jacob Gathers and Apostle Sammy C. Smith; lifelong friends, the Rev. Emma Thompson and Carrie Blanding; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary.

Mrs. Wright will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. Saturday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at noon Saturday at First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., Sumter, with Pastor George Windley Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.

The family is receiving friends at 3370 Deer Track, Dalzell, SC 29040.

Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

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

ANNIE MAE P. SCOTT Annie Mae Plowden Scott, widow of Eddie Scott, was born Aug. 30, 1925, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Paul Sr. and Janie Williams Plowden. She departed this life on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was educated in the Sumter public schools. She moved to New York at an early age and later to New Jersey. She returned home to Sumter.

She is survived by her daughters, Diana Howard, Beverly Scott and Vera (Roosevelt) Phillips; sisters, Mamie P. James, Helen R. Dessman and Shirley Bradley; brothers, Paul Plowden Jr. and Wilbur (Maize) Dyer; 29 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; a special friend, Morris Wright;

three special nieces, Jackie Plowden, Michele Gooding and Gloria Anderson; daughters-in-law, Sheila Plowden and Joyce Pinkney; and a host of other relatives.

Viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Olden Chapel Methodist Church with the pastor, the Rev. Roger Mullins, and the Rev. Joseph Ricks.

Burial will follow in Bradford Cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her sister, Mamie P. James, 211 Alexander Place, Sumter.

Services have been entrusted to Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

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

WARREN R. SPENCE Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Warren Ray Spence, 56, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at his home.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was a son of the late Wade Thomas and Dorothy Boyer Spence. Mr. Spence was a member of Cumberland Union Baptist Church in Fayetteville, N.C. He was a retired Air Force pilot and was currently employed as an American Airlines pilot.

Surviving are a daughter, Lisa Spence Boyle (William Augustus Boyle) of Sumter; a son, Warren Ray Spence Jr. of Columbia; his mother, Dorothy Boyer Spence of Fayetteville; a sister, Evelyn Spence of Yorktown, Va.; two brothers, William Spence of Suffolk, Va., and Richard Spence of Fayetteville; and one grandchild, Ella Warren Boyle.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 11, at Cumberland Union Baptist Church in Fayetteville.

Memorials may be made to Love of Christ Ministries Inc. in care of Cumberland Union Baptist Church, 6957 Tabor Church Road,

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

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

EDITH M. MARTIN Edith M. Martin, 89, widow of James R. Martin Sr., passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Willow Park Health Care Center, Lawton, Okla.

Born March 26, 1924, in Elkhorn, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late John and Daisy Callaway Ensley. She was a devoted Christian in her hometown in West Virginia and a homemaker for many years.

She lived with her daughter and son-inlaw, Barbara and Clinton Branch, for 12 years before she had to live at the Care Center for her health. She was a dedicated member of St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Missionary Baptist Church, where she enjoyed many memories.

She leaves to cherish precious memory: her sister, Marion Ensley of New Jersey; her children, Barbara (Clinton) Branch of Lawton, Reginald Martin of Lorton, Va., Edith Martin of Waldorf, Md., Deborah Milliner of Alexandria, Va., and Diane (Michael) Dickerson of Dalzell; 17 grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three sons, one daughter, four brothers and four sisters.

Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821

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N. Main St., Sumter, with Pastor B. Bradley officiating, assisted by Bishop Warren Branch.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the home of her daughter and sonin-law, Diane and Michael Dickerson, 3955 Delaware Drive, Dalzell.

The funeral procession will leave at 11:20 a.m. from the home of her daughter and sonin-law.

Flower bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends.

Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@ sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. com.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

JOE E. BENJAMIN Joe Edward Benjamin, 66, husband of Annie Mae Washington Benjamin, was born May 12, 1946, in Sumter. He departed this life on Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 925 Salterstown Road, Sumter, SC 29153.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

HARRIETT O. McDANIEL Harriett Outing McDaniel, 77, widow of William McDaniel, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Sumter East Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Born Sept. 8, 1935, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Manning and Wilhelmina Gayle Outing.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

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Hillcrest High School Class of 1983 will meet at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St. All classmates are urged to attend.

The Lincoln High School Class of 1964 will hold a class reunion meeting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, at South Sumter Resource Center, 337 1/2 Manning Ave. Call Francis at (803) 7733804, Lillie at (803) 775-9088 or Bertha at (803) 775-9660.

Agape Hospice will host a free Senior Expo 9 a.m.-noon Friday, May 10, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive.

The purpose of this expo is to bring together representatives from various resources so seniors and their caregivers will know what resources and services are available to them.

Participating vendors include Angelicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Sterling House, Reliable Medical Equipment and others.

The 2013 National Police Week Golf Tournament will be held Monday, May 13, at Sunset Country Club. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.

Format is four-person Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice and entry fee is $200 per team, which includes post tournament cookout. Tournament is limited to 30 teams.

Optional contests and raffles will be offered and Mulligan packages available. Call Lt. Florence at (803) 4362723. Proceeds will go to Sumter Crime Stoppers.

A public meeting to discuss sidewalk improvements to meet ADA requirements from Bartlette Street to Bee Street will be held 5-7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 14, at City Centre, 25 N. Main St. Call Allan Yu at (803) 774-1612.

The National Federation of the Blind (Sumter Chapter) will meet at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 14, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Betty Spencer will speak.

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH One sitcom ends tonight while another begins. Whether their trajectories reflect a trend or are just coincidence is beyond me.

Rescheduled from last week, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Endingsâ&#x20AC;?

(8 p.m., TV-14, and 8:30 p.m., TV-PG, ABC) wraps up its third season with Jane (Eliza Coupe) planning the perfect wedding for her all-too-perfect sister.

While ABC has made no announcements, few who follow television ratings think there will be any further beginnings for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Endings.â&#x20AC;? Like too many comedies, it was bounced from night to night by its network, finally landing on Fridays, considered by many to be a way station to the TV netherworld. It says something that NBC pulled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grimmâ&#x20AC;? from Fridays just before renewing it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Revolution,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parenthood,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chicago Fireâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law & Order: SVUâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for another season.

According to some television writers and critics, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Endingsâ&#x20AC;? had a passionate fan base. If it did, these people stopped showing up to watch the series. While â&#x20AC;&#x153;Endingsâ&#x20AC;? features rapid-

fire dialogue and pop culture references, just as the more cartoonish â&#x20AC;&#x153;Communityâ&#x20AC;? does, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had the distinct disadvantage of appearing to be the umpteenth iteration of a show about a gaggle of idle, silly 30-somethings cracking wise at the coffee shop. â&#x20AC;˘ Over on IFC, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maronâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., TV-14) premieres. Based on the popular podcast by dyspeptic comic Marc Maron, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maronâ&#x20AC;? showcases the musings of a downbeat personality on the futility of life â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or at least his life. Like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Curb Your Enthusiasmâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Louie,â&#x20AC;? this series asks viewers to wallow in the bitter self-absorption of a man old enough to be the harried father (or at least the jaded uncle) of self-indulgent teens.

Maronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-loathing is matched by the grim interior decoration of his modest house. His podcasts emanate from his dimly lit garage. His most dependable relationships are with his cats. But as if to undercut the miserable guy vibe, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maronâ&#x20AC;? is stuffed with special celebrity guest appearances, including Illeana Douglas, Dave Foley, Jeff Garlin, Gina Gershon, Bobcat Goldthwait, Denis Leary, Aubrey

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Plaza, Adam Scott, Eric Stoltz and Danny Trejo. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great Performancesâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) showcases â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris,â&#x20AC;? featuring dances inspired by Johann Sebastian Bachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brandenburg Concerto,â&#x20AC;? Francis Poulencâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gloriaâ&#x20AC;? and the poetry of Walt Whitman. â&#x20AC;˘ Bravo repeats the remarkable 2012 documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Queen of Versaillesâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m.), the true-life tale of former billionaires all but entombed by their tacky, unfinished mansion and beset by sullen, ill-raised children and un-housetrained dogs.

Tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Other Highlights â&#x20AC;˘ A Nashville restaurant is out of tune on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kitchen Nightmaresâ&#x20AC;?

(8 p.m., Fox, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Real aliens in need of rescue confuse the cast of a canceled series with real heroes in the perfect

little 1999 comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Galaxy Questâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., AMC), starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman. â&#x20AC;˘ D.B. Sweeney (â&#x20AC;&#x153;24â&#x20AC;?) guest-stars on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Touchâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Events surrounding a lawyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murder reverberate on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vegasâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Leonardo shows off his latest weapon on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Da Vinciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Demonsâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA). â&#x20AC;˘ A woman under Dannyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s care makes a sudden exit on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Bloodsâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

Series Notes Bees and bugs loom large on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Undercover Bossâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., CBS, TVPG) * Contestants compete to revive an outdated fashion line on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fashion Starâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) * Stolen intelligence puts lives at risk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nikitaâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., CW, TV14) * A bird feeder gives squirrels a jolt on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shark

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Topher Grace, Dan Levy, Loni Love and Gary Valentine are on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chelsea Latelyâ&#x20AC;? (11 p.m., E!, r) * Nathan Lane and Kacey Musgraves appear on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Show With David Lettermanâ&#x20AC;? (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Chris Evans and Kevin Smith on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tonight Showâ&#x20AC;? (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Morrison and New Order visit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimmy Kimmel Liveâ&#x20AC;? (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Carey Mulligan, Alexander Skarsgard, John Densmore and Eve visit on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Night With Jimmy Fallonâ&#x20AC;? (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Angela Kinsey and Simon Amstell on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Late Late Showâ&#x20AC;? (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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CLASSIFIED ADS Will Go To Work For You! Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina March 13, 2013 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 March 5, 2013. Columbia, South Carolina March 13, 2013

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Summons & Notice SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 13-CP-43-0380 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, v.

Capreshia McCall a/k/a Capreshia F. McCall; Castle Credit Corporation; Twin Lakes Neighborhood Coalition; Defendant(s).

(015262-01000) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Twin Lakes Neighborhood Coalition: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 1088 Kentwood Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29154, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 182-12-03-006, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, 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.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem 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

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC., or you may also contact Bank of America, N.A. directly by utilizing the below contact information: Bank of America N.A. Attn: Home Retention Division: CA6-919-02-46 400 National Way Simi Valley, CA 93065 Customer Advocacy and Collections call back number: (800)669-0102. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not 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.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Samuel C. Waters (SC Bar #5958) Cheryl H. Fisher (SC Bar #15213) Reginald P. Corley (SC Bar #69453) Jennifer W. Rubin (SC Bar #16727) Ellie C. Floyd (SC Bar #68635) Michael P. Morris (SC Bar #73560) Eve Moredock Stacey (SC Bar #5300) Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) William S. Koehler (SC Bar#74935) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Jaclynn B. Goings (SC Bar #77501) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) John F. McLeod, IV (SC Bar #100693) Mary Powers (SC Bar #16534) Martin H. Kiser (SC Bar # 3552) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 Columbia, South Carolina 015262-01000 A-4377545

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Pursuant to Section 6-1-80 of the SC Code of Laws, public notice is hereby given that the City of Sumter will hold a public hearing on the municipal budget for the 2013-2014 iscal year.

Date: May 21, 2013 Time 6:00 PM Location City Centre 25 North Main Street Current Proposed Percentage Current Current Operating Total Change Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Revenues in Operating Bond Revenues 2013-2014 Revenues Millage Millage $54,731,544 $55,379,238

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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 THE NATURAL, GENERAL, 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 Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe or John Doe, defendants herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, or under other legal disability, and as Attorney for said parties who may be in the military service, 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 and Attorney shall be made absolute.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street, Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on February 27, 2013.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action will be commenced in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants for the foreclosure of that certain Mortgage of Real Estate given by Leroy Hannibal, now deceased, to Preferred Mortgage Co., its successors and assigns, dated July 28, 2006, and recorded on August 4, 2006, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1039 at Page 1274 (the "First Mortgage").

By Mortgage Assignment (the "Assignment of the First Mortgage"), Preferred Mortgage Co. assigned the First Mortgage to the Plaintiff, and the Assignment of the First Mortgage was recorded August 4, 2006, in Book 1039 at Page 1291 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an action will be commenced in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants for the foreclosure of that certain Mortgage of Real Estate given by Leroy Hannibal to Preferred Mortgage Co., its successors and assigns, dated July 28, 2006, and recorded on August 4, 2006, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1039 at Page 1292 (the "Second Mortgage").

By Mortgage Assignment (the "Assignment of the Second Mortgage"), Preferred Mortgage Co. assigned the Second Mortgage to the Plaintiff, and the Assignment of the Second Mortgage was recorded August 4, 2006, in Book 1039 at Page 1297 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

At the time of the filing of this notice, the premises affected by the said action were situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and are 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 City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 0.37 acre, more

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or less, and being shown and delineated as Lot No. 6 of Folsom Park Estates, Section No. 3, on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated March 6, 1996 and recorded in Plat Book 96 at Page 250 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. The 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 163 Rast Street, Sumter, SC. This being the same property conveyed to Leroy Hannibal by deed of Philip Owens and James C. Byrd dated July 28, 2006 and recorded August 4, 2006 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1039 at Page 1233. Subsequently, the property was conveyed to Leroy Hannibal and Sheila Ross, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, and not as tenants in common by deed of Leroy Hannibal dated September 11, 2006 and recorded October 25, 2006 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1050 at Page 1157.

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For a complete description of the property encumbered by the Mortgages, the undersigned craves reference to the Mortgages, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC P. O. Box 11682 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 233-0797

SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2013-CP-43-559 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank

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Unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Dorothy B. Lemon, her Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them, all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein, also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe and/or Jane Doe, Defendants.

TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

SCOTT B. UMSTEAD, P. A. /s/Scott B. Umstead Scott B. Umstead 4226 Mayfair Street, Suite 100 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577 Phone: (843) 913-4610 Attorney for the Plaintiff

Notice of Sale Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-2051

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP against, Misty L Lee, Sandra M McCathern n/k/a Sandra Baird, Security Pacific Housing Services, Inc., Homegold, Inc., and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff

First Citizens Company, Inc.,

April 10, 2013; 3. Motion and Affidavit Filed on: April 10, 2013; 4. Affidavit for Service by Publication Filed on: April 10, 2013; 5. Petition for Order Nisi Appointing Guardian ad Litem and Attorney Filed on: April 10, 2013; and 6. Order Appointing Guardian Ad Litem Nisi and Attorney Filed on: April 10, 2013; The appointment of Katherine Keaton as Guardian ad Litem and attorney became absolute twenty (20) days after the service of the Summons.

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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 said Complaint on the Plaintiff's attorney, Scott B. Umstead, 4226 Mayfair Street, Suite 100, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29577, 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.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Mortgagee immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of South Carolina Code ' 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the mortgage identified in the Complaint is hereby perfected and Plaintiff hereby gives further notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery of the same to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default forward.

In the alternative, the Plaintiff will move a Judge of this Circuit Court on the tenth (10th) day after service hereof, or as soon as counsel for Plaintiff may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and/or profits, if any, compelling payments of all such funds covered by the mortgage and/or by status and/or by common law directly to the undersigned attorneys for the Plaintiff, which Motion is based upon the original Note and Mortgage identified in the Complaint therein and attached hereto as well as any applicable laws, statutes or regulations.

NOTICE TO PERSONS UNKNOWN, MINORS, INCAPACITATED, UNBORN AND UNDER ANY OTHER DISABILITY And to any thereof that may be residents or non-residents of South Carolina, and to the natural, general, testamentary or other guardians thereof, and to the persons with whom they reside or by whom they may be employed, if any there be, and to all other Defendants whose whereabouts cannot be ascertained.

TAKE NOTICE that the following documents were filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court for Georgetown County: 1. Civil Action Coversheet, Certificate of Exemption from ADR, Notice Required by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Notice of Lis Pendens, Summons and Complaint Filed on: April 1, 2013; 2. Order for Publication Filed on:

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All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 2.28 acres or less, and being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 27, Hunting Hills Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat of Carl J Croft, RLS, dated July 3, 1981, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyaces for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-47, at Page 415 and being bounded and measuring according to said plat as follows: On the North by Lot 28, said plat, and measuring thereon 292.66 feet; on the East and Southeast on a curved line a total of 609.14 feet; and on the West by Lot 26 and a portion of Lot 29, said plat, and measuring thereon 480 feet; be all measurements according to said plat and little more or less.

TOGETHER WITH: One (1) 1992 Peachstate Mobile Home, VIN #PSHGA10959A&B Borrower, being the true and lawful owner of record of the Mobile Home being mortgaged with the property, declares that it is Borrower's intent that the mobile home lose its nature as personality and becomes realty.

Borrower further declares that the mobile home shall remain permanently attached as a part of the real property and will not be removed therefrom.

This being the same property conveyed to Misty L Lee by deed of Theodore Baird and Sandra Baird dated January 14, 1998 and recorded January 16, 1998 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 694 at Page 1950.

Property Address: 2755 Browning Ridge Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29154 TMS # 210-08-02-007 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Seven And 50/100 percent (7.50%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of Thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. CODE Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect.

In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

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assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record

This being the same property conveyed to Lavone B. Nichols by deed of Christopher Nichols, dated January 3, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on January 15, 2008, in Deed Book 1098 at Page 2978.

deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

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

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid.

Interest on the balance of the bid at 8.09% shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF SALE C/A No. 10-CP-43-0920

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Financial South Carolina, Inc. vs.

Cynthia K. LaPalme; Danny N. LaPalme;, The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, situate in City and County of Sumter, South Carolina, School District 17, represented as Lot 2 on a plat of Joseph R. Edwards, dated March 16, 1990 and recorded in the Sumter County RMC Office in Plat Book 90 at Page 358. Derivation: Book 723 at Page 436

Property Address 20 Wesley Hall Court, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 206-07-02-002 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidders risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #10-CP-43-0920.

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

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 014158-00119 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1031466

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-2011

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2006-HE1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-HE1, against Marvin D Nichols and Lavonne B Nichols, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M. noon, at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 19 in the Pierce Place Subdivision as shown on that certain plat by John M. Mahon, C.E., dated January 24, 1974 and recorded in the Office of the R.M.C. Office for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-35 at Page 377, the exact boundaries and measurements of which can be determined by reference to the said plat.

Derivation: This being the same property conveyed to Lavonne B. Nichols, Chrisotpher Nichols, Dwayne Nichols, Sharon N. Johnston, and Timothy Nichols by Deed of Distribution from the Estate of Marvin D. Nichols dated December 14, 2007 and recorded December 27, 2007 in Book 1097 at page 3068; subsequently, Christopher Nichols conveyed his interest in said property to Lavone B. Nichols by deed dated January 3, 2008 and recorded January 15, 2008 in Book 1098 at page 2978 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1649 Wheat Street, Sumter, SC TMS Number: 208-09-07-005

NOTICE OF BOARD OF APPEALS HEARING he City of Manning Board of Appeals will meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 6:00pm, City Hall, 29 W. Boyce Street, to hear the following appeal: Request No. V-2013-02 by Flagship Signs Design, Wade Payne to be allowed a variance of 32 sq. t. to add additional panel boxes to monopole sign located at 1988 Paxville Hwy, Tax Map #169-09-00001-00, zoned General Commercial (GC).

Documents related to this appeal are available for public inspection during regular business hours at City Hall, 29 W. Boyce Street, Manning, SC 29102

Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

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

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC 501 Minuet Lane, #104A Charlotte, NC 28217 (704) 334-7114 Attorneys for Plaintiff (110.005729/Nichols)

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2013-CP-43-0014

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.B. against, Myrtle Moss-Daughty a/k/a Myrtle Moss , I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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THE LAND DESRIBED HEREIN IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTER, CITY OF WEDGEFIELD AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THOSE TWO PIECES, PARCELS OR LOTS OF LANDS WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE IN MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING DESIGNATED AS LOTS NOS. 13 AND 14 ON A PLAT OF D.D. EDMONDS, RLS DATED APRIL 18, 1983 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK Z-47 AT PAGE 507, SAID LOTS BEING BOUNDED TOGETHER ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT AS FOLLOWS; ON THE NORTH BY LOT NO. 15 AND MEASURING THEREON 178.42 FEET; ON THE EAST BY SALLEY STREET, AND FRONTING THEREON AN AGGREGATE OF 344.80 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LOT NO. 12 AND MEASURING THEREON 171.63 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY LANDS OF WILEY AND BERKELELY LAND CORPORATION AND MEASURING THEREON AN AGGREGATE OF 346.50 FEET. ALSO included: Champion Build, 4921726172A&B

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This being the same property conveyed to Eugene W. Daughty and Myrtle Moss by deed of Ronald P. Wiles and Midge S. Wiles, dated June 5, 1989 and recorded June 5, 1989, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina, in Book 489 at Page 785.

Thereafter subject property was conveyed to Eugene W. Daughty and Myrtle Moss-Daughty by deed of Eugene W. Daughty and Myrtle Moss n/k/a Myrtle Moss-Daughty dated July 1, 2009 and recorded July 16, 2009 in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina, in Book 1126 at Page 1892

Property Address: 84 Sally Street Wedgefield, SC 29168 TMS # 130-00-03-047 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Five And 75/100 percent (5.75%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a

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NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 12-CP-43-1621 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Vanderbilt Mortgage and finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsVernell Gamble, Clara Laws Gamble a/k/a Clara F. Gamble, (deceased), Bernell Gamble, Ray Dell Wilson a/k/a Raydell Wilson a/k/a Ray D. Wilson (deceased), Louis Wilson, and any and all persons claiming any right, title, estate or interest in real estate described in the Complaint any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability being as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and finance, Inc. vs. Vernell Gamble, Clara Laws Gamble a/k/a Clara F. Gamble, (deceased), Bernell Gamble, Ray Dell Wilson a/k/a Raydell Wilson a/k/a Ray D. Wilson (deceased), Louis Wilson, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel or TRACT of land, containing approximately 10 acres, more or less, together with any and all improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in Shiloh Township, the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being a portion of the tract of land shown and delineated on that certain plat recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in PLAT BOOK Z-8 at PAGE 46. See attached sketch of for reference to secured property shown as Tract "A" containing approximately 10 acres, thereon.

Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976) , reference to said plat (and sketch) is hereby craved for particulars of the boundaries, metes, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

This being a portion of the property heretofore conveyed unto Clara Laws Gamble, the Mortgagor(s) herein, by deeds from Walter Laws and McSween Laws, recorded April 2, 1971 in the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Deed Book S-9 at pages 765 and 766; and, an interest having been inherited by the Mortgagor herein from her mother, Sara Laws who died intestate November 4, 1970.

This being the same property conveyed to Bernell Gamble, Raydel Wilson, and Louis Wilson from Clara Gamble a/k/a Clara Laws Gamble by Deed dated February 15, 2000 and being recorded in the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office on February 16, 2000 in Book 764 at Page 1374.

Physical Address: 9845 Lynches River Road, Lynchburg, SC 29080 TMS# 365-00-01-003 Mobile Home: 1996 CLAY VIN# WHC005608GA SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.50% per annum.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-2319

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of MidFirst Bank, against Hazel Forest Turner and Dorothy Mae Turner, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel, or lot of land together with the buildings and improvements thereon situate, lying, and being in Privateer Township, Sumter County, South Carolina delineated on Plat prepared by H.S. Willson, RLS, dated September 7, 1995, and recorded in Plat Book 95 at Page ____ in the RMC Office for Sumter County, and bounded and measuring thereon 225.09 feet; on the East by land of Holman and measuring thereon 190.94 feet; on

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FRIDAY, MAY 03, 2013 Notice of Sale the South by the center of Winston Road and measuring thereon in a curved line 226.25 feet; and on the West by lands of Harden and measuring thereon 196.90 feet, be the said measurements more or less.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 945 Winston Rd, Sumter, SC TMS Number:

221-00-01-087

This being the same property conveyed to Hazel Forrest Turner by deed of Dorothy Mae Turner, dated April 14, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on April 23, 2008, in Deed Book 1104 at Page 1831.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid.

Interest on the balance of the bid at 5.5% shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record, and to the right of the United States of America to redeem the property within 120 days ** one (1) year** from the date of the foreclosure sale pursuant to Sec. 2410(c), Title 28, United States Code.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2008-CP-43-2834

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank, National Association, as successor trustee to Bank of America, N. A. as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-3, against Dagmar Kinney, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, situate lying and being in Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 30-A of Briarcliffe Estates, on plat prepared

by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated December 29, 2005 and shown in Plat Book 2006 at Page 46 in the RMC Office for Sumter County and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 20-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2832 Stratford Dr., Sumter, SC TMS Number:

180-04-04-009

This being the same property conveyed to Brandi L. Kinney and James F. Kinney, III by deed of Linda L. Mixon and David Lee Mixon, dated March 30, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on April 2, 2007, in Deed Book 1072 at Page 113. Thereafter, Brandi L. Kinney and James F. Kinney, III conveyed the property to Dagmar Kinney by Quitclaim deed dated October 2, 2008 and recorded on October 3, 2008 in Book 1113 at Page 1365.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid.

Interest on the balance of the bid at 10.10% shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

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

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

William T. Geddings, Jr. Special Referee for Sumter County FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2012-CP-43-02215 By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of U.S. Bank, N.A., as trustee on behalf of Mid-State Trust X, by Green Tree Servcing LLC, as servicer with delegated authority against Mary M. Porter, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at the Sumter County

Notice of Sale Courthouse, 141 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, Providence Township, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot #6, Poxy Ridge S/D as shown on that certain plat of Harold S. Willson, RLS, dated March 13, 1992, and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at page 711. The said lot has such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown onsaid plat which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

This being the same property conveyed to Mary M. Porter by deed of H.C. Edens, Jr. and Sons, a Partnership, dated June 5, 2001 and recorded in the office of the Register fo Deeds for Sumter County on June 28, 2001 in Book 807 at page 1989.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY IS 4875 Cannery Road, Dalzell, SC 29040.

TMS No. 198-00-01-078.

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at the conclusion of the bidding, Five per cent (5%) of the bid in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder.)

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

Purchaser to pay for preparation of the Master in Equity's deed, documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.50% per annum.

The sale is subject to the right of the United States of America to redeem the subject property within 120 days after the date of sale as provided by law.

Richard L. Booth As Master in Equity for Sumter County Plaintiff's Attorney: J. Kershaw Spong Post Office Box 944 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 803/779-8900

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-1351

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of First Citizens Bank, against Caroline S. Sigmon, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder:

Notice of Sale

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In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

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

2012-CP-43-2227

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc. against Matthew C. Perry, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00PM, at the County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in Sumter County, South Carolina and more particularly described as Lot No. 8, Block C of Melrose Subdivision, as shown on a plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated November 20, 1998 and recorded on March 18, 1999 with the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 99 at Page 243. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976, as amended), reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property delineated thereon.

Being the same property conveyed unto Matthew C. Perry by deed of Hugh G. Marquis dated April 8, 2004 and recorded April 13. 2004 in Deed Book 933 at Page 878 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property Address: 135 Gloria Drive, Wedgewood, SC 29168 TMS No. 099-14-02-005 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.6400%.

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

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

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1031444

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-01049

All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 22, Block D, on that plat prepared by M. K. Millard, C.E., dated January 28, 1955 and recorded in Plat Book Z-12 at page 106 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 Section 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 41 Reed Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS Number: 248-09-04-045 This being the same property conveyed to Harold A. Sigmon, Sr. and Caroline S. Signion as joint tenants with right of survivorship, and not as tenants in common by deed of Bobby Dubose, dated March 16, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on March 23, 2007, in Deed Book 1070 at Page 996. Harold A. Sigmon, Sr. died November 28, 2011.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid.

Interest on the balance of the bid at 7.500% shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty (30) days after the sale.

The Plaintiff may withdraw its demand for a deficiency judgment anytime prior to sale.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

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

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County FINKEL LA FIRM LLC Post Office Box 1799 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (803) 765-2935 Attorney for Plaintiff

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A. against, Maria L. Rivera Sokie a/k/a Maria Sokie a/k/a Marie L. Rivera Sokie, and Keith A. Sokie, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

and

Property

Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-CP-02-3009

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Aiken County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., against Christine A. Pittman, the Master in Equity for Aiken County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 11:00 A.M., at Aiken County Courthouse, 109 Park Avenue Southeast, Aiken, SC, to the highest bidder: ALL that lot or parcel of land with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Aiken, being shown and designated as Lot 11, Block D, of Edgewood Heights Subdivision, on a plat recorded in the RMC Office of Aiken County, South Carolina, in Misc Book 647, at Page 311; reference being made to said plat for a more complete and accurate description as to the metes, bounds and location of said property.

Said property is hereby conveyed subject to any and all easements and restrictions of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office, including, but not limited to, Protective Covenants and Restrictions recorded in Misc. Book 62 at Page 270 and in Misc. Book 82, at Page 243, aforesaid records.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 228 Kirby Drive, North Augusta, SC TMS Number: 006-08-04-001 This being the same property conveyed to Christine A. Pittman by deed of John M. Bryant and Stephanie Graci-Bryant, dated March 14, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Aiken County on March 24, 2008, in Deed Book 4194 at Page 652.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid.

Interest on the balance of the bid at 2.75% shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

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

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

M. Anderson Griffith Master in Equity for Aiken County FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-00200

ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN TOWNSHIP OF DALZELL, SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 686, PAGE 608, ID# 152-04-01-052, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 40, SECTION 3, LEMACKS, FILED IN PLAT BOOK PB93, PAGE 1349, RECORDED 08/12/1993.

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Regina G. Davis; CACV of Colorado, LLC; and CACH, LLC, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 6, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO MARIA L. RIVERA SOKIE BY DEED OF HARDEN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., DATED AUGUST 10, 1993 AND RECORDED AUGUST 12, 1993, IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, IN BOOK 578 AT PAGE 472.

THEREAFTER, MARIE L. RIVERA SOKIE A/K/A MARIA SOKIE CONVEYED ONE-HALF (1/2) INTEREST IN SAID PROPERTY TO KEITH A. SOKIE BY QUIT CLAIM DEED DATED SEPTEMBER 5, 1997 AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997, IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, IN BOOK 686 AT PAGE 608.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND TOGETHER WITH THE DWELLING AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 33 ON THAT PLAT PREPARED BY PALMER & MALONE, CE'S DATED FEBRUARY 27, 1952, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK Z-10 AT PAGE 133. SAID LOT NO. 33 BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY LOT NO. 32 AND MEASURING THEREON 127.6 FEET, ON THE EAST BY BARNETT DRIVE AND FRONTING THEREON 80 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LOT NO.34 AND MEASURING THEREON 127.75 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY LOT NOS. 35 AND 43 AND MEASURING THEREON AN AGGREGATE OF 70 FEET. BE ALL OF THE MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID MOST RECENT PLAT.

Property Address: 30 Cobb Court, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS # 152-04-01-052 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Five And 75/100 percent (5.750%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser.

Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect.

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO REGINA G. DAVIS

BY DEED OF JAMES E. WHITE, JR. DATED APRIL 27, 2001 AND RECORDED ON MAY 2, 2001 IN DEED BOOK 802 PAGE 866 IN THE R.M.C. OFFICE OF SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

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Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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

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

NOTICE OF SALE C/A No. 12-CP-43-1720

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Live Well Financial, Inc. vs. Elizabeth B. Givens a/k/a Elizabeth Givens, individually; Elizabeth B. Givens a/k/a Elizabeth Givens, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph Charles Givens, Sr. a/k/a Charles C. Givens; The United States of America acting by and through its agency the Department of Housing and Urban Development, The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: Parcel I: All that lot of land in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, having its Eastern boundary on Council Street and measuring thereon Fifty (50) feet, and further bounded on the North by land said to be of Jeremiah Wright and measuring on that line One Hundred Nineteen feet; on the South by lands said to be of Nelson, and measuring on that line One Hundred Thirteen feet, and on the West by land now or formerly of John T. and Zoda B. Green and measuring on that line fifty feet. This being the same property conveyed to Dorothy F. Givens by deed of Cynthia Williams by deed dated September 28, 1960 and recorded October 7, 1960 in Book O-8 at Page 227.

Subsequently, Dorothy F. Givens conveyed the subject property to Dorothy F. Givens and Joseph C. Givens as joint tenants with the right of survivorship by deed dated October 28, 1985 and recorded November 4, 1985 in Book 416 at Page 552. Subsequently, Dorothy F. Givens died on March 20, 1992, vesting her interest in the property to the surviving joint tenant, Joseph C. Givens. Subsequently, Joseph Charles Givens, Sr. died testate on April 18, 2012, leaving the subject property to Elizabeth B. Givens as evidence in the Probate records for Sumter County in Case No. 2012-ES-43-280.

Parcel II: That lot of land with the improvements thereon situate in the City and County of Sumter, South Carolina, located at the intersection of Bartlette and Council Streets, which measures Fifty three feet (53') Three inches (3") in Council Street and extends back therefrom with a uniform width to a depth of One Hundred Twenty Four feet (124').

These dimensions are a little more or less. This being the same property conveyed to Joseph Givens by Master in Equity Deed dated November 2, 1993 and recorded on November 8, 1993 in Book 585 at Page 539.

Subsequently, Joseph Charles Givens, Sr. died testate on April 18, 2012, leaving the subject property to Elizabeth B. Givens as evidence in the Probate records for Sumter County in Case No. 2012-ES-43-280.

Derivation: Book 585; Page 539

Property Address: 104 Council St, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 2281304013 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 1.21% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #12-CP-43-1720.

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

Notice of Sale Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-00634

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association against, Jeremy D. Ford, and Rental Center, Inc., I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated on that certain plat prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated July 8, 1993 and recorded in Plat Book 93 at Page 1147 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Jeremy D. Ford by virtue of a Deed from Jerome Robinson, dated July 15, 2003 and recorded July 15, 2003, in Deed Volume 897 at Page 1997, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property Address: 109 Lenoir Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150 TMS # 2050502019 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Five And 63/100 percent (5.625%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser.

Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect.

In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

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

Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-01341

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP against, Ami Townsend, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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Property

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the building and improvements thereon, situate in Stateburg Township, Sumter County, South Carolina, designated as the Southern portion of Lot No. 309 as shown on that certain plat prepared for Theron Sutton by James D Willson, RLS, dated February 16, 2007 in Plat Book 2007 at Page 457 in the RMC Office for Sumter County, and being bounded and measuring according to said plat as follows: on the North by the remaining portion of Lot 309, whereon it measures 200.27 feet; on the East by Lot 308, whereon it measures 194.95 feet; on the South by Reona Avenue, whereon it measures 99.94 feet; and on the Northwest by Lot 310, whereon it measures 194.95 feet; be all of said measurements a little more or less and according to said plat. This property is known as 4231 Reona Avenue, Sumter, South Carolina bearing Sumter County Tax Map number 155-06-02-007.

This being the same property conveyed to Ami Townsend by deed of Triple S Real Estate, LLC dated February 23, 2009 and recorded February 27, 2009 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1119 at Page 861.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County,

Property Address: 4231 Reona Avenue, Sumter, South Carolina 29154

Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 017108-00031 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1033243

TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Five And 50/100 percent (5.50%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other

TMS # 155-06-02-007

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 32 Barnette Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 228-15-02-036 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest

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

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

THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 98, AT PAGE 1002. THIS SAID LOT HAS SUCH METES BOUNDARIES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976.

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

by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-CP-43-2833 than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

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

Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-01349 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association as successor in interest to Bank One, National Association, as Trustee for registered holders of Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

CSFB Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-30 vs. Betty Jean Grant; AB & G Developers; Discount Homes, Inc.; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 6, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DELINEATED AND SHOWN AS LOT 9, AND BEING 0.6 ACRES, ON A PLAT PREPARED FOR BETTY GRANT

BY BEN J. MAKELA, REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR. PROPERTY BEING BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: STARTING AT A PIN AND RUNNING N32 ° 33' 55''E FOR A DISTANCE OF 104.95 FEET, THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING S57 ° 27' 25''E FOR A DISTANCE OF 250.02 FEET, THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING S 32 ° 30' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 104.96 FEET, THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING N57 ° 27' 15'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 250.14 FEET. THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL EXISTING RESERVATION, EASEMENTS, RIGHT-OF-WAY, ZONING ORDINANCES, AND RESTRICTIVE OR PROTECTIVE COVENANTS THAT MAY APPEAR OF RECORD OR ON THE PREMISES. ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 2001 FLEETWOOD MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER GAFL154B86544HS12.

BORROWER, THE TRUE AND LAWFUL OWNER OF RECORD OF THE MOBILE HOME BEING MORTGAGED WITH THE PROPERTY, DECLARES THAT IT IS BORROWER'S INTENT THAT THE MOBILE HOME LOSE ITS NATURE AS PERSONAL PROPERTY AND BECOME REALITY. BORROWER FURTHER DECLARES THAT THE MOBILE HOME SHALL REMAIN PERMANENTLY ATTACHED AS PART OF THE REAL PROPERTY AND WILL NOT BE REMOVED THEREFROM. DERIVATION: THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BETTY J. GRANT BY DEED FROM JAMES R. ADAMS, BARBRA H. GULLEDGE AND ROBERT D. BELK DATED MAY 13, 2002 AND RECORDED JUNE 19, 2002 IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 846 AT PAGE 89.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 150 Apollo Road, Sumter, SC 29168 TMS: 157-00-04-039 (Land) 400-00-29-742 (Mobile Home) TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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

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

FRIDAY, MAY 03, 2013

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-2, against Alice G. Mack, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together wit any improvements thereto, situate, lying and being in Concord Township, in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 5 of Brogdon Heights Subdivision on a plat prepared by Baughman Land Surveyors, dated January 11, 1972, and recorded in Plat Book Z-31 at Page 59 in the Office of Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Reference to said plat is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1018 Plowden Mill Rd., Sumter, SC TMS Number:

287-00-02-028

This being the same property conveyed to Alice G. Mack and Valerie Lee Brand by deed of W. C. Hopper, dated February 27, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on March 8, 2007, in Deed Book 1068 at Page 808.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid.

Interest on the balance of the bid at 9.55% shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

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

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

MASTER IN EQUITY'S NOTICE OF SALE 2012-CP-43-2254

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

Michael J. Levendoski, Shawn G. Levendoski, et al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 12:00 p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 15 of Heathleywood Subdivision on that certain plat of D.D. Edmunds, RLS, dated 8/25/1994 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 94, Page 1190. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 715 Covington Street, Sumter, South Carolina and shown on the Sumter County Tax Map as Parcel No. 204-14-02-049.

This being the identical property conveyed to Shawn G. Levendoski by Deed of KDW Properties, LLC dated October 8, 2008 and recorded October 9, 2008 in Book 1113 at Page 2445 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property address: 715 Covington Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS No. 2041402049 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.

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

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

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

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.0% per annum.

The sale or any resale will not be held unless the Plaintiff or its attorney's bidding agent is present and enters the Plaintiff's bid at the sale or has advised the Master in Equity's office of its bidding instructions. In the event a sale is held without the Plaintiff or its Attorney's bidding agent entering its bid, the sale shall be null and void.

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

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

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

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-01721

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Synovus Bank, formerly Columbus Bank and Trust Company, successor in interest through merger and by name change with The National Bank of South Carolina against, Michael J. Millette, Harriett M. Van Buren Parker, Eliza Black, Kenneth Black, Theodora Black, Mary B. Davis, Antonia Murray, Michael Black, Jon R. Black, Randolph Black, LVNV Funding LLC, and Monogram Credit Card Bank of Georgia, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

T O G E T H E R W I T H A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER, UNDER AND ACROSS THE EASEMENT PREMISES DESCRIBED AS FALL DRIVE AND SOLSTICE DRIVE AND EQUINOX AVENUE AS RECORDED IN A DEED FROM LONGTOWN INVESTMETNS, LLC TO JOHNNY GARDNER, JR. RECORDED IN VOLUME 748, AT PAGE 538 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT TO BLACK RIVER ELECTRIC CO-OP RECORDED IN BOOK 529, AT PAGE 1321 IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT TO FARMER TELEPHONE CO-OP RECORDED IN BOOK 532, AT PAGE 433 IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY. SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS RECORDED IN BOOK 728 AT PAGE 607 IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY. TOGETHER WITH ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS NOW OR HEREAFTER ERECTED ON PROPERTY, AND ALL EASEMENTS, APPURTENANCES AND FIXTURES NOW OR HEREAFTER A PART OF THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING OUTLET, INC. BY DEED OF LINWOOD S. EVANS, JR., MASTER AGAINST JOHNNY GARDNER, JR. DATED 8/18/04 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY ON 8/18/04 IN BOOK 950, AT PAGE 389.

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

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

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.000% per annum.

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

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

The sale or any resale will not be held unless the Plaintiff or its attorney's bidding agent is present and enters the Plaintiff's bid at the sale or has advised the Master in Equity's office of its bidding instructions. In the event a sale is held without the Plaintiff or its Attorney's bidding agent entering its bid, the sale shall be null and void.

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

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

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

NOTICE OF SALE C/A No. 12-CP-43-1922

Legal Description Address:

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Property

ALL THAT PIECE, parcel or lot of land lying, being and situate about one mile west of the limits of the City of Sumter, on Van Buren Drive, in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designate and described as Lot No. 19 on plat of E. A. Parker made by Palmer & Malone, Civil Engineers, on the 19th day of February, 1957, and recorded in Plat Book Z15 at Page 14, and bounded as follows: North by. Lot No. 20 on said plat and West by Van Buren Drive.

Said lot measures seventy nine (79) feet on its western boundary and extends back there from in uniform width to a depth of one hundred fifty two and eighty nine-hundredths (152.89) feet on its Southern boundary.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Michael J. Millette by virtue of a Deed from Theodore Black, Jr., dated December 19, 2008 and recorded December 22, 2008, in Deed Book 1116 at Page 2166, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property Address: 9 Van Buren Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS # 227-09-01-012 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Six And 29/100 percent (6.29%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of Thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. CODE Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect.

In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

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

Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2010-CP-43-1922 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP vs. Paul R. Flowers a/k/a Paul Ray Flowers, Republic Finance, LLC, Ducom Industrial Electric Co., Inc., the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, and Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 6, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT LOT, PIECE, PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND, WITH BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, COMPOSED OF APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF (0.50) ACRE, LYING AND BEING IN STATEBURG TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND BEING BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY LOT 501 EAGLE NEST SUBDIVISION, PHASE I; ON THE EAST BY LOT 508, EAGLE NEST SUBDIVISION, PHASE I; ON THE SOUTH BY EQUINOX AVENUE; AND ON THE WEST BY LOT 510 EAGLE NEST SUBDIVISION, PHASE I. TO INCLUDE 1998 OAKWOOD SERIAL NO. H0NC01133284AB. THIS SAID TRACT BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 509 OF EAGLE NEST SUBDIVISION PHASE I ACCORDING TO A PLAT SURVEY PREPARED FOR LONGTOWN INVESTMENTS, LLC BY MICHAEL C. TURBEVILLE, III, PLS, ON JULY 9, 1998, WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO PAUL R. FLOWERS BY DEED OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING OUTLET, INC. DATED FEB. 7, 2005 RECORDED FEB. 8, 2006 IN BOOK 1015 AT PAGE 1912 IN THE SUMTER COUNTY REGISTRY.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2445 Equinox Avenue, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 134-05-01-009 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

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

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

MASTER IN EQUITY'S NOTICE OF SALE 2011-CP-43-01532

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

David R. Gallahar, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 12:00 p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 23, on a plat of Furman Place Subdivision, by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated September 25, 1997 and recorded in the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at page 1217; This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

This being the identical property conveyed to David R. Gallahar by deed of Julie M. Bailey f/k/a Julie M. Jackson dated August 15, 2008 and recorded August 18, 2008, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1111, page 127.

Property address: 3720 Furman Rd, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS No. 177-00-03-003 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.

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

Linda M. Floyd; The United States of America, acting by and through its agency The Rural Housing Service; Merrick Bank Corporation; BB&T Recovery Dept., , The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that lot or parcel of land in Statesburg Township, County of Sumter, South Carolina, containing 0.87 acres, shown as Lot 4 on plat of Ro-Ka Downs Subdivision prepared

by James D. Willson, RLS, dated November 19, 1999, and recorded in Plat Book 99 at Page 1127 in the RMC Office for Sumter County, being bounded and measuring as follows: on the North by Lot 3, and measuring thereon 159.98 feet; on the East by lands of Tucker and measuring thereon 195.85 feet; on the South by lands of Ruff and measuring thereon 172.30 feet; on the West by Lot 5 and measuring thereon 173.65 feet; and on the Northwest by a curved line of Ro-Ka Drive and having a radius of 50 feet, more or less, the chord of said curved line bearing S60-44W, distance of 61.66 feet. This property is generally described as 40 Ro-Ka Drive, Dalzell, SC and has the Tax Map number 135-00-03-029.

Derivation: Book 759 at Page 1975

Property Address: 40 Ro-Ka Dr. Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 135-00-03-029 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk.

Personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded or reserved, the sale will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §15-39-720 (1976). The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a personal or deficiency judgment, at any time prior to the foreclosure sale. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #12-CP-43-1922. Subject to a one year right of redemption from date of sale afforded the United States of America pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §2410(c).

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 012507-01065 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1033092

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-00560 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Clinton O. Roberts and Gail A. Roberts, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 6, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BEING DESIGNATED AS LOT NOS. 5 AND 6, BLOCK M, OF GEDDIE GARDENS SUBDIVISION, AND BEING SHOWN ON A PLAT PREPARED BY EDWARDS LAND SURVEYORS DATED MAY 14, 1987, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE R.M.C. FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 87 AT PAGE 762.

SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTHEAST

BY LOT NO. 4 AND MEASURING THEREON 200.24 FEET; ON THE SOUTHEAST BY LOT NO. 15 AND 16 AND MEASURING THEREON 99.77 FEET; ON THE SOUTHWEST

BY LOT NO. 7 AND MEASURING THEREON 200.48 FEET; AND ON THE NORTHWEST BY PRATT AVENUE WHERE IT FRONTS AND MEASURES 100.85 FEET. BEING ALL OF SAID MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR LESS ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CLINTON O. ROBERTS AND GAIL A. ROBERTS BY DEED OF J. M. BARRETT, DATED 05/14/1987 AND RECORDED ON 05/19/1987 IN BOOK 450 AT PAGE 1621.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 85 Pratt Avenue, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 268-11-01-022 and 268-11-01-033 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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

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

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2012-CP-43-2097 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsKiki L. Dargan and Mitchell Dargan, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance,

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FRIDAY, MAY 03, 2013 Notice of Sale Inc. vs. Kiki L. Dargan and Mitchell Dargan, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina delineated as Lot 1 containing 1.00 acre, more or less, as shown on a plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS dated November 28, 2007 and recorded in Plat Book 2007 at Page 544 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. According to said plat the parcel is bounded and measures as follow: On the Northwest by lands of Miranda R. Davis and measuring thereon 295.92 feet; On the Northeast by lot 122 and measuring thereon 287,0 feet; On the Southeast by Lot 2 and measuring thereon 204.71 feet; and on the Southwest by lands of Drayton and measuring thereon 118.22 feet. Be all said measurements a little more or a little less and according to aforesaid plat. This is the property known as 3819 Nicole Lane, Sumter, South Carolina and bearing Sumter County tax map number 235-00-04-008 (P).

This lot is subject to the 25' Access Easement shown on said plat.

This is the property conveyed Kiki L. Dargan by deed of Elizabeth Davis f/k/a Elizabeth D. Dargan by deed dated March 25, 2009 and recorded March 27, 2009 in Book 1120 at Page 2353.

Property Address: 3819 Nicole Lane, Sumter, SC 29153 Mobile Home: 2007 Sout VID#: DSDAL50478AB TMS #: 2350004020 SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.15% per annum.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE C/A No. 10-CP-43-0958

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

Kenneth U. Burris; Brenda C. Burris; United Finance Co.; Sumter Ob Gyn;, , The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 16, on a plat prepared by Julian B. Allen, RLS and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book 88 at page 426.

Reference being made to said latter plat which is incorporated herein by reference for a more complete and accurate description; all measurements being a little more or less. Derivation: Book 1055; Page 874

Property Address: 305 Freedom Blvd, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 206-07-01-034, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidders risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 11.625% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #10-CP-43-0958.

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

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

Notice of Sale Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011671-01788 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1031545

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2012-CP-43-2056 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Donald Morris Company, Inc.,

vs.

William N. Jones, Jr., as Personal Representative of the Estates of William N. Jones, Sr. and Georgette Jones, and William N. Jones, Jr., Benjamin Jones and Cindy Jones West as Heirs of William N. Jones, Sr. and Georgette Jones, also John Doe, a fictitious person, representing all unknown persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, and Richard Roe, a fictitious person representing as a class, all persons suffering under legal disability and claiming or who might claim to be an Heir-At-Law of William N. Jones, Sr. and Georgette Jones, and 1st Franklin Financial Corporation.

Defendants.

BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Donald Morris Construction Company, Inc. vs. William N. Jones, Jr., as Personal Representative of the Estates of William N. Jones, Sr. and Georgette Jones, et al., I, Richard L. Booth, as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 N. Main Street, Room 211, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot #32 of Morris Way Subdivision, containing 0.34 acres, on that certain plat by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS dated July 12, 1996 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 96, at Page 1338.

Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended) reference to said plat is hereby craved for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

Physical Address: 1445 Morris Way Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMP #: 207-15-04-011 SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied on the purchase price in case of compliance with the bid, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder, or his assignee, fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days after the date of sale, then the Master in Equity may re-advertise the premises for sale on the next, or some other subsequent sales day, at the risk of the former highest bidder, and from time to time thereafter until a full compliance shall be secured. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8% per annum.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Ricci Land Welch, Esquire Manning, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE C/A No. 12-CP-43-1363,

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: GMAC Mortgage, LLC (successor by merger to GMAC Mortgage Corporation) vs.

Dean Segal; Hunters Crossing of Sumter Homeowners Assn., Inc.; The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 149 of Hunters Crossing Subdivision, Phase 1, Section 2 as more fully shown on a plat thereof prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated June 13, 2006 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2006 at Page 282; which plat is incorporated herein by this reference and having such metes, bounds, courses and distances, being a little more or less, as by this reference to said plat will more fully appear. Derivation: Book 1094 at Page 751

Property Address 1767 Polaris Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 1871201024 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

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TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. Personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded or reserved, the sale will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. ยง15-39-720 (1976). The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #12-CP-43-1363.

Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 11.1600%.

Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

This being the same property conveyed to Nathaniel Moore by deed of Evelyn Wade, Verta Herriott Council, Cheryl Wade Rahman, Wallyy Abdul Dixon and Gloria Washington Bailey, dated May 28, 2004, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on May 28, 2004, in Deed Book 939 at Page 1818.

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

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 008045-04491 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1031100

NOTICE OF SALE 2012-CP-43-1902

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Beneficial Financial I Inc., successor by merger to Beneficial South Carolina, Inc. against Opal Fulwood, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Burnie Fulwood, Sr.; Matilda Richardson, Michelle Fulwood, Burnie Fulwood, Jr., Tara Toney, and Daniel Fulwood, a minor child under age of 17 years, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Burnie Fulwood, Sr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrations, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Job's Mortuary, Inc., GE Capital Retail Bank, as successor in interest to GE Money Bank/Lowe's Consumer, Randolph Wells, Alfred Brunson, and Ulysses Nathenial, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00PM, at the County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with improvements thereon, lying and situate in Shiloh Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown on plat of Ferrell J. Prosser, RLS, dated October 27, 1972, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-33 at Page 91, said lot being bounded and measuring as follows: on the Northwest by lands of W.M. Forrest Keels on which it measures 120 feet; on the Northeast by Lot 4 said plat, on which is measures 250 feet; on the Southeast by South Carolina Highway 53 on which it measures 120 feet; and on the Southwest by Lot 2 said plat, on which it measures 250 feet. Being the same property conveyed from Altegra Credit Company unto Burnie Fulwood, Sr. by deed dated December 28, 2000 and recorded January 4, 2001, in Deed Book 791 at Page 701 in the Register's Office of Sumter County, South Carolina. Thereafter, Burnie Fulwood, Sr. died intestate on December 11, 2008, leaving the subject property to his heirs at law or devisees, namely, Opal Fulwood, Matilda Richardson, Michelle Fulwood, Burnie Fulwood, Jr., Tara Toney, and Daniel Fulwood as is more fully preserved in the Probate Records for Sumter County, in Case No.: 2008-ES-43-00577.

Property Address: 1720 Narrow Paved Road, Lynchburg, SC 29080 TMS No. 341-00-02-003 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the

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

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

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 1031443

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2011-CP-43-00756 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: HSBC Bank USA, as Trustee in trust for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-HE4 vs.

Jerlean T. Fulwood and Anette T. Ceasar, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 6, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.0 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, TOGETHER WITH ANY AND ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN CONCORD TOWNSHIP, THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS TRACT " B" ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT BY R.F MCLELLAN, C.E., DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 1937, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK G-5 AT PAGE 137; A N D , B E I N G M O R E PARTICULARLY SHOWN AND DELINEATED ON MORE RECENT PLAT BY ALLEN-MAKELA, INC., DATED DECEMBER 30, 1993 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 97 AT PAGE 723.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA (1976), REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT IS HEREBY CRAVED FOR PARTICULARS OF THE BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES, AND/OR DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY DELINEATED THEREON. THIS PROPERTY IS REPRESENTED AS TAX MAP PARCEL NO. 296-00-03-006 UPON THE RECORDS OF THE SUMTER COUNTY AUDITOR; SAID 1 ACRE PARCEL FRONTS ON S.C ROAD S-43-341.

THIS BEING THE PROPERTY OF WHICH AARON TOMLIN ACQUIRED AN INTEREST, ALONG WITH WILLIE TOMLIN, FROM THE ESTATE OF ANNA FRANCES, AND

BY DEED OF INTEREST FROM THE REMAINING HEIRS OF ANNA FRANCES, BEING ELOISE SMITH, ET AL, RECORDED DECEMBER 29, 2952 IN DEED BOOK G-7 AT PAGE 367, G-7 AT PAGE 198, T-5 AT PAGE 364, Q-5 AT PAGES 410, 411, 413; AARON TOMLIN SUBSEQUENTLY DIED INTESTATE APRIL 23, 1978, ACCORDING TO HIS ESTATE PACKAGE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PACKAGE 5144; HIS HEIRS AT LAW WERE MATIEL T. GRAY (A/K/A MATIEL T. JOHNSON, AARON TOMLIN, JR., JAMES W. TOMLIN, JERLEAN T. FULWOOD AND ANNETTE T. CEASAR; AN HEIR, WILLIE TOMLIN, SUBSEQUENTLY DIED TESTATE, HIS ESTATE BEING OF RECORD IN PACKAGE 93-ES-212, AND HIS DEVISEES WERE JERLEAN T. FULWOOD AND ANNETTE T. CEASAR.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3365 Tobias Rd, Alcolu, SC 29001 TMS: 296-00-03-006 (Part of) TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales

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

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-CP-43-0015

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Company, against Nathaniel Moore, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT of land, with the improvements thereon, situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #9 and Lot #2 on a plat made by Palmer & Malone, C.E., dated October 10, 1949 and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-8 at Page 122, reference to which is craved for the exact metes, boundaries and distances pursuant to authority contained in ยง30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 118 Milton Rd, Sumter, SC TMS Number: 229-11-02-019

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid.

Interest on the balance of the bid at 6.125% shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

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

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2010-CP-43-721

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association against, Kevin M. McCall, and Truliant Federal Credit Union, I the

Yard Sale Corner Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

MERCHANDISE Garage, Yard & Estate Sales 16 Warren St. Sat 8-1. Tools, card tables, antique square piano, misc.

1726 W. Oakland Ave Multi Family Sat 8am-12 Baby items,junior clothes, hshld items, pictures Lots more!

CASH PAID for yard sale and any other items of value. Call 840-0420 780 Longwood Dr. Sat. 7-Noon.

Misc household items.

Parking Lot Sale, Sat May 4th, 10AM-Until. Elephant Ear 672 Bultman Dr. Next to Gary's Florist.

2221 Garrison St. Sat 7-12.

Cleaning out a shop -tires & various items, hshld items Jean's Flowers & Plants, 244 Wildwood Ave. Fri. & Sat. 7 12. Plants, flowers, lots of clothes, misc items.

3370 Ashlynn Way Sat. 7:00 11am. Small AC unit, Hshld, items, and lots misc.

Senior Indoor Yard/Bake Sale Fri /Sat 7-3. Green Acres Assembly of God. 537 Lewis Rd.

3 Lombardi Ct Sat 8-2 Collectible dolls, glass, Organ, Misc..

Huge Multi- Family Yard Sale Sat 8-12, Warehouse Corner of Blvd Rd & Liberty St. 317 W. Hampton Ave Multi-family yard sale. Sat., May 4th, 8 am - 12 noon. Furniture, teen & adult clothes, books, Avon, household items, bicycle & many other misc. items. Lots of items & priced to sell!

LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $1 & Up FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every wkend. 905-4242

380 W Wesmark Blvd. Inside sale. Sat. 7 am - 2 pm. Appl., furn., tools, rugs, blinds, patio.

ESTATE SALE PLUS 229 N MAIN ST BISHOPVILLE FRI 3rd & SAT 4th 8-6 Furn, kitchen, hshld, items childrens' clothes, recliner lift chair & much more Sugarplums Antiques Parking Lot 3304 Hwy 15S. Sat. 8AM - Until.

Multi-sellers, hshld, jewelry, purses, and lots of stuff.

1151 & 1175 Briar Bend St. Sat. 7-11. Truck t-box, 28" TV's, bikes, fish tank, sm crib, baby boy 1-18 mos, girls 14-16, fabric & hshld.

803-481-7272

Multi-Family, 571 McCrays Mill (Lewis & McCrays Mill). Furn., clothing, hshlds. Fri 4:30PM-? Sat. 6:00am-?

549 Pringle Dr. Sat. 8 am - 12 noon. Multi-family sale. Baby & kids clothes, misc.

Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, etc or almost anything of value Call 983-5364 Panda's Closet 1961 McCrays Mill Rd Second Anniv. Special 25% off Furniture, $5 a bag. Good thru Sat 4th.

3000 Sun Valley Dr. Sat 7-11:30 am. Baby girl clothes, toddler boy clothes, toys, misc 4920 John Franklin(off Eagle Rd) Fri 9-4 Sat 7-12 clths, bikes, jewelry, hshld, Misc 3175 Charles Jackson St. Dalzell, Sat 8-? Variety of items, incl. furniture.

Community Yard Sale 905 N. Main Street (Adult Ed) Sat. May 54th 7am-noon 50 Chatwick Ct. Sat. 8 am - 2 pm. Furniture, books, golf equipment, more! Cash & credit cards okay. No checks.

2 Family Yard Sale, 4376 Bush Branch Rd. Sat. 8AM. Tools, clothes, misc items.

Multi Family 56 Lemmon St Friday 4pm-8pm Sat 7am-12 Hshld, furn, tools, clothes, Tv 670 Sierra St Sat 7-11 furn, home decor, kitchen gadgets, almost new clothing, books, toys & alot more!

Come One, Come All $5.00 Chinese Auction, Sat. May 4th. Optimist Boxing Gym, (Behind Riley Ball Park).

Sponsored by: McLeod's Family Reunion Doors open at 11:00am, Auction begins at 12:00pm. Raffle tickets and refreshments for sale.

Pam's Guardian Angels is having a Yard Sale for Relay For Life at Ward's BBQ Country Barn, 2860 Hwy 15S. Sat. 8AM. Raffle tickets will be sold and lots of treasures for everyone.

Multi-family 5725 Hugh Ryan Rd.(Dalzell) Sat 8am-4pm. Too many items to list.

Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun. 154 Elfin Ave.(off Pumpkin Ln behind Bi-Lo) Sat.7-12. Furn, golf clubs, misc.

1215 E Brewington Rd (off 401) Sat May 4th 7-12 A little of everything, Cheap!!!

672 Lewis Rd Sat 8-2 King sz box spring mattress, men work boots, clothes, and more,

3355 Oleander Dr. Sat. 7-12.

Furn., Tvs, frig, baby stuff, clothes, etc. CASH ONLY!

825 Boulevard Rd Sat 5/4 7-1 Linens, Suites, jewelry, hats, shoes, purses, & more

Yard Sale 3016 Hwy 260 (2 miles behind the Pig) 7am-2pm clothing, furniture, bedding, misc items.

Sumter County Civic Center Indoor Garage Sale.

700 W. Liberty St. Saturday, May 18, 2013 8 am - 1 pm.

Free admission.

For booth space call 436-2271

815 Autumn Run Multi family (off wedgefield rd) Saturday May 4 7-12 tons of baby & hshld items, Trk Camper Shell 124 Laverne St. Fri. 1-6pm, Sat. 7AM -Until. Lots of good stuff!

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Deliver Phone Books Work Your Own Hours, Have Insured Vehicle, Must be at Least 18 yrs old, Valid DL. No Experience Necessary.

1-800-518-1333 x 224 www.deliverthephonebook.com

American MHP, 2 & 3/BRs, lot rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300.

Tree Service

Wanted Church Musician pianist or keyboardist. call 843-647-9103

Notice of Sale

ANNOUNCEMENTS Announcements undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm o'clock , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description and Property Address: That lot of land with the improvements thereon situate in Sumter County, South Carolina, represented as Lots 11 & I IA on plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS dated January 20, 1998, recorded Plat Book 98 at Page 78 in the RMC Office for Sumter County.

JAMIL COBRAS BBQ Dinner Chicken & Pork, eat in or take out, $6/plate.

Sat. May 4th, 11:30am - until.

Gamecock Shrine Club Hwy 15 S., Sumter.

MOTHERS RINGS Clip this ad & Save 25% until May 5th 774-7823 CJ'S Designer Fragrances Plus!

Card of Thanks

This being the same property conveyed to Kevin M. McCall by deed of TAS Properties, LLC, dated July 23, 2004 and recorded on July 26, 2004, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 947 at page 000478.

NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal , trimming & stump grinding. Lic & Ins.

803-316-0128

A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721 Tree Doctor Call us for an appt. Free est. 7 days/week. Prune trees, remove trees, grind stumps, proper limbing & treatment. 803-773-8402.

Property Address: 11 Beard Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040

Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2010-CP-43-1912

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP against, Lacy Hall, Palmetto Gas Co., and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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Property

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon including the 1990 Destiny 26x52 Mobile Home , VIN 022285A&B112904, lying and being in Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 21 in the Shawside Estates Subdivision on that certain plact of D.C. Edmunds, RLS, dated February 23, 1999 and recorded in Plat Book 99 at Page 166 in the RMC Office for Sumter County, having such shape, metes, courses, distances, and boundaries and measurements as will more fully appear by reference to the aforesaid plat.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Lacy M. Hall by virtue of a Deed from Charles Smith, dated February 27, 2008 and recorded on February 29, 2008, in Book 1101 at Page 1251, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property Address: 2903 Dalzell Street, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS # 152-00-02-084 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Six And 13/100 percent (6.125%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

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

Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

Chauffeurs needed for Limousine Co. Must have excellent people skills. Schedule includes days, nights & weekends. Exc wages. Fax resume & 10 year driving record to 803-494-5779 or Call 803-983-5247.

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Want to Buy I, Ruby Pearson would like to thank the staff at Guignard Animal Clinic for their prayers during the passing of Miss Peanut Pearson.

She leaves to mourn one great grandson. We love U!!!

In Memory

Wanted Appliances: Washers, Dryers, Stoves & Refrig. Working or not. 803-968-4907 Wanted Appliances: Washers, Dryers, Stoves & Refrig. Working or not. 803-968-4907

Scenic Lake 2BR1BA & 3BR2BA. No pets. Call between 9am - 5pm: (803) 499-1500.

3BR 1 BA MH: N. of Manning, N. Brewington Rd. Call 803-473-3100 or 803-410-1241.

3Br/2ba, $400 mo + $400 dep.

2Br/2ba $600/mo + $600/dep on pvt lots in Dalzell. 803-236-0545 or 803-468-1913.

Ortho Assistant needed for busy orthodontic practice. Please send resume to: Sumterorthoresume@yahoo.com.

Hiring Medical Administrative and Medical Assistant staff. Fax resume to 803-403-8483

Work Wanted

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 Iris Winds MHP: 3BR/2BA MH No pets. Ref/dep req'd, $500/mo.

Call 803-775-6816, 803-460-9444

Farm Products Strawberries Richburg Farms HWY 261, Manning, SC 8am-6:30pm M-Sat (803)473-4844

For Sale or Trade Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 25' CC TV, matching his and hers Diamond Back Schwinn bikes, Antique China Cabinet, Antique Tea Cart, Long Table, Porcelain Dolls, Call 803 968-2223 or email dwigle1@sc.rr.com In Memory of Ruth R Jeror HEAVEN'S ANGEL Dear Ruth & wife, It's been 1 yr since you've been gone. The nights are quiet and the days are long. The sparkle that shined within your eyes now shines in your star up in heaven's blue sky.

We look for you each & every night. As the day winds down and God turns out the lights, we know you're there watching over us.

We'll meet again when we're in God's trust. You're an Angel now thats for sure, we know. But we miss you so much. Since you had to go. You did a great job in the time you were here. We were the luckiest people having a mother & wife so dear. All our Love, From all of us.

BUSINESS SERVICES Home Improvements Hodge Roofing Solutions, LLC, Lic.& Bonded. Free Estimates.

Also do Vinyl Siding & Seamless Gutters. 803-840-4542 Professional Remodelers Home maintenance,ceramic tile, roofing, siding & windows doors, etc. Lic. & Ins. (Office) 803-692-4084 or (Cell) 803-459-4773

PIANO- Upright nice mahogany finish. Keys in good condition. $100. Call 803-773-5323 **CASH** FOR JUNK CARS NO TITLE NEEDED Call 934-6849 or 934-6734

Vinyl Siding & Home Improvement by David Brown. Vinyl replacement windows & seamless gutters. 803-236-9296

Desk Clerk second shift, Apply in person Santee Best Western Plus.

Clary's Lawn Service. Lawn maint., Debris removal, and other handy services. Call 803-406-3514 Daniel's Lawn Care •Tree removal/trim •Clean-up jobs •Mowing •Pinestraw Mulch 803-968-4185

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Door to door sales improvement & fencing or turn resumes in Communications 1084 Commission only

of Home work. Mail at State Broad St.

F/T Cashier needed. Must have some computer knowledge, be self-motivated & energetic. Apply at Wally's Hardware, 1291 Broad St. Sumter The SC Army National Guard wants High School Juniors, Seniors, Grads and GED holders, and Prior Service! Ask about college tuition. Receive paid technical training and more while serving your Country and Community on a part-time basis. Call now for this great opportunity!

SFC Jeffrey Hudson 803-427-3104 SSG Lorraine Lordy 803-360-1979

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Help Wanted Part-Time

Robert's Metal Roofing 29 years exp. 18 colors & 45 year warranty. Call 803-837-1549.

$$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

Some of the following current job openings are Direct Hire and some are Temp to Hire.

CUSTOMER SERVICE REP (2nd shift) CHEMICAL LAB TECH LEGAL SEC’Y/PARALEGAL BOOKKEEPER/OFFICE MGR. (Manning) CUSTOMER SERVICE REP (Manning) MACHINE PRESS OPERATORS TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES DOCK WORKER (2nd shift) INDUSTRIAL LEADMAN (2nd shift) CHEMICAL OPERATOR/TECH

Farms & Acreage FSBO: 10 acres near I-95 & Alcolu $39,000. Owner financing.

803- 427-3888.

RECREATION

Campers / RV's/ Motorhomes 30 ft. Dutchman RV $100 dep. $100 a week. All utilities paid.

803-406-5582

TRANSPORTATION

Commercial Rentals Guignard Storage: 57 Neal St. Personal storage units.

No deposits. Call 803-491-4914

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

Mopeds / ATVs / Motorcycles 1989 RV 80k miles. Everything works. $5,000 OBO. Call 803-972-0771

3BR/1BA C/H/A for rent (Manning/Alcolu) $600/dep. $600/mo. Call 803-473-3301

2005 Ford Explorer, 4x4, 78,800 miles, Great SUV for that Graduate! Asking $9,000. 803-840-3287.

Autos For Sale 2003 Ford Taurus 93k mi. cold AC, all power, $3000 OBO Call 972-0771 1785 Titanic Ct. Custom Built Quality Home in Beach Forest. Property overlooks pond & community clubhouse/pool. 3BR w/maple hardwood floors, 3 full BA w/ceramic tile. Solid maple 42" kitchen cabinetry w/Charleston Style concrete countertops.

Oversize 2 car garage. All appliances and large covered hot tub spa unit included with purchase. Asking $235,000. Call 803-968-1187 Details & photos @ www.forsalebyowner.com /23945649

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Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

1966 Ford Mustang , poor cdtn 910-215-0474 or 803 229-0503 VANS VANS VANS TRUCKS TRUCKS TRUCKS SELL OFF

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Nice 3BR/2BA, Quiet area. No Pets! Call 803-469-2068 2BR/1.5BA, duplex Ceiling fans, carpet/tile flrs, wht kit, stove/fridge, laundry rm, carport, shed, big yard, $600/mo + dep. No Pets.

803-481-8286 lv msg.

523 Benton Dr. 5BR/2.5BA, lg kitchen, den & dining rm combo.

Lg. Florida rm, dble carport, lg fenced bckyrd, 2 storage rooms, good location. Open House Sunday May 5th 2-4.

Call 803-469-2771

4BR/2BA with fenced backyard. Sumter. $775/mo + dep req. David 803-468-3724

Price Is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St, 803-494-4275 2003 Ford Expedition XLT, Black/Tan Ext, Leather Int, TV, PW/PL, 3rd row, 130k miles. $6,000 OBO. 803-464-3526 L & L BODY SHOP AUTO SALES 778-2427 97' Nissan Sentra AT PS PB PW 4 Dr $1900, 97' Chvy Blazer Green 4 Dr $1600

Miscellaneous

Mobile Home Rentals Taking applications for clean affordable homes. Nice quiet areas, 2 Br1Ba $350 Mo. No pets.

3Br2ba $425-$450 Mo. Shaw Area Call 840-5734 Recently Renovated 3BR/2BA MH. $425/mo + $525/dep. Water included. Call David 803-468-3724 For Sale, 4Bed/2Bath, Land, $325/mo.

803-494-5090

C&C Recycling Parts & Wrecker Service Top price paid for junk cars! We buy scrap metal, alum cans, batteries, copper. 773-7702 Waterfront: Deeded lot at Lake Marion, 1472 Quackenbush Rd, Summerton, SC. 4BR, 2BA, 2 Porches, Pier, Furnished.

Nice/quiet neighborhood. Serious inquiries only. Price negotiable.

For sale by owner.

Call (803)435-8213

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120 Broad St Office space, Great location, Rent is $495-$695 Agent Owned Call 236-2425

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A 58 year old single Christian grandfather is looking for a Garage Apt., Cottage, or Small Apt. to rent in Sumter. Call Steve at 803-491-5646.

EMPLOYMENT

Window Tinter needed with 2 yrs. exp. req. Kenny's Car Care, 294 Broad St. Sumter. Salary Neg.

Iris Winds MHP,Sumter Immediate occupancy. 3BR MH. $25,900.

Fin. avail.

803-460-9444, 800-996-9540, 803-775-6816

4-Wheel Drive

Montreat St: off Miller Rd. 2BR /1BA, appliances, new flooring. No pets. $350/mo + dep. Call 803-316-8105

Salon Owner is seeking License Stylists or Barbers. 803-316-8031, 803-883-4639.

BAD CREDIT OR NO CREDIT? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes. Single and Double Wide homes available. We have a layaway program. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

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Established Beehives for sale.

We sell 2 & 3lbs packages with new queen in your beehive. Also selling Raw Honey. Call 469-9992

Help Wanted Full-Time

FOR SALE IN MANNING:1465 Herod $350/mo. 1356 Herod Dr. $350/mo.

Owner Financing.

803-460-3787

Vacation Rentals Santee, Garden City Beach Michelle Hodge, 803-491-4914

RENTALS

Shiloh-Randolph Manor Apts. 1 BR apts. avail. for Elderly 62 yrs. or older. Call (803) 775-0575 or apply in person. Corner of Bartlette & Washington. Immediate Openings Rent based on income. EHO.

High School Science Teacher position at local private school.

Please send resume along with letter of interest to: 41 N. Mill St., Manning, SC 29102

Newman's Lawn & Tree Service Mowing, hedge trimming, Spring clean-up, pinestraw, mulch bedding, tree removal. 803-316-0128

WE WHOLESALE $100 MinHome & Body Oil Fragrances Triple Your $$$ 774-7823

Craftsman 21 in mulcher self propelled rearbag lawn mower. $40. Call 803-938-5355.

TW Painting, carpentry & all household needs.

Call 803-460-7629.

Lawn Service

Does your Home need attention? Any/All jobs. Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry, Yard Professional Work. Non-professional prices. 803-565-0480

Manufactured Housing

Ocean Lakes 2BR/2BA C/H/A Sleeps 8, near ocean, Call 803-773-2438

I will sit with elderly or sick. Will provide ref/exp. Call 803-236-3603 for more info.

Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves.

Guaranteed. 803-464-5439

Bow Flex Ultimate home gym with leg extensions/curl. Exc. cond. $500 OBO. Call 506-4314 after 5 pm.

Resort Rentals

Vintage Toy Repair Call Mark C. Smith @ 803-464-0153 for Free Estimate.

Sewing Machine Repairs over 30 yrs. exp. Will come to your location. Call Mark C. Smith 803-464-0153

FSBO: 5446 Meadow Dr. 3BR/2BA with 1322 sq ft. Hardwood floors, Stainless appliances and granite counters. Buyers Agent Welcome. No rentals. More pics and info at www.militarybyow ner.com. AD# 260029. $109,000.

Call Brenda @ 803-491-4714

3 bd/2bth DW Private Lot, Water/Sewer, Trash incl. 494-8350

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd.

RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

Medical Help Wanted

Homes for Sale

3 BR, 2BA Doublewide w /appliances, large yard. 4045 E. Brewington Rd. $500/mo and $500/sec. dep. Available now. NO SECTION 8, 803-938-3174 or 803-934-6845

2003 Lg. DW, 4 br, 2 ba, rents $750 mo + $750 dep. Live Oak Realty 803-469-8147

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TMS#: 190-14-01-007 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of 6.75 % to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five per cent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within 30 days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser.

Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect.

In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

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

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