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BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com It may be another month before the man arrested in Sumter County in relation to an out-of-state homicide can be sent back to Michigan for trial. A date for an extradition hearing has been set for Joei Alexander Jordan, 20, of 1133 Manning Road, who is curJORDAN rently being held as a fugitive from justice at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. He faces a hearing in circuit court on Dec. 19. It’s unclear whether Jordan will attempt to avoid extradition or if he will be handed over to Michigan authorities before the scheduled hearing. “He may waive (extradition) before then, or he may challenge it, but that’s when the hearing is set,” said Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis. Sheriff’s deputies took Jordan into custody at the Manning Road home on Nov. 5 with the assistance of U.S. SEE HOMICIDE, PAGE A8

McConnell commends senior center BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com Sumter gets seniors. “Sumter Senior Services understands the reality of this population,” said Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell on Wednesday. “I’ve seen home- and communityON THE NET based programs across Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell the state trying speaks at the grand to offer a helpre-opening of the Sumter ing hand for Senior Services Inc. Activity Center online at seniors to age bit.ly/1hH57Ay. in place where they want and with their families. The American dream used to be to own a home. Now we say the senior American’s dream is to remain at home.” McConnell was present for the grand re-opening of the Sumter Senior Services Inc. Activity Center. Work done included adding office SEE McCONNELL, PAGE A4

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Firefighters rescue a worker who lost consciousness while cleaning build-up in a chemical tank at Palmetto Gas Co. The man was sent to Tuomey Regional Medical Center for treatment.

Worker, firefighters decontaminated after rescue from oily chemical tank BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com A sanitation worker and several firefighters underwent decontamination Wednesday after rescue ef-

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Counseling agency needs detox center donations BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com Sumter Behavioral Health Services has been working with people with addictions to alcohol and other drugs for many years. Like many nonprofit agencies that receive public funding, the agency has had to make sacrifices and forgo buying some supplies in order to continue carrying out its work. “We’re nonprofit and privately owned,” said Jeff Guest, who is the information technology coordinator. Being nonprofit and fervently committed to client confidentiality, the agency has not solicited donations. However, it does have many needs, particularly for its residential treatment center, Freedom House. The six-bed detoxification center “serves those who

are recovering from the effects of substance abuse and withdrawal,” according to the agency’s literature. “We work very closely with the court system,” Guest said. “Pretty much anybody who has a DUI (charge for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs) has to come through us. “What brought me there, not only am I employed there, I’m one of the successful clients,” he said. As IT coordinator, he has witnessed the agency’s need for computers and related equipment. “Since we are nonprofit, all of our operating expenses have come from public funding,” he said, “but the budget cuts of the past few years mean that we’ve had to make do with aging equipment.” Guest’s father, Steve Guest,

EMPOWERMENT Sumter Behavioral Health Services carries out its mission of “empowering people in Sumter County to live free from substance abuse through a continuum of high quality services” through five programs. They are: PHOTO PROVIDED

Seen from left are Glenn Peagler, executive director of Sumter Behavioral Health Services; Jackie Clodfelter, Elks Lodge member; Larry Nichols, Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge; Jeff Guest, IT coordinator at SBHS; Doug Jones, past district deputy of the Elks Lodge and owner of Computer Upgraders; and Steven Timmons, general manager, Computer Upgraders. Computer Upgraders recently installed computers for Sumter Behavioral Health Services donated by the Sumter Elks Lodge.

an active member of the Sumter Elks Lodge, heard about the agency’s need from Jeff Guest and approached his fellow Elks, who donated computers to the agency. Doug Jones of Computer Upgraders installed the computers and set up the network. “That’s going to be a great help,” Jeff Guest said, “but our residential program is also in need. I know, because I start-

ed out working in the detox unit as a residential assistant.” Among the items needed are towels, a microwave oven, books and bed linens, he said. Darren Wilson, residential treatment director, said the program especially needs new or gently used twin sheets, blankets, pillowcases, pillows and bath towels. “They could also use a sofa

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and cushioned chairs in decent condition,” said Michele Moses, Sumter Behavioral Health Services prevention specialist and executive assistant. “If someone wants to donate, they can contact Freedom House directly at (803) 436-2462 to make arrangements.” Contact Sumter Behavioral Health Services at (803) 7756815.

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City council continues on in Pinewood mayor’s absence

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Mayor Pro Tem Sarah Mathis is seen during Pinewood’s City Council meeting on Tuesday. Mathis has been acting as mayor in Pridgen’s absence. She said Pridgen is currently awaiting his medical test results.

Members still don’t know Pridgen’s plan BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com Despite his absence from the Pinewood City Council meeting Tuesday afternoon, his fellow council members are expecting to hear an update on Mayor Al Pridgen’s medical condition in the near future. Pridgen has been seeking medical attention in North Carolina PRIDGEN for about two months. Mayor Pro Tem Sarah Mathis confirmed that Pridgen is awaiting his test results, but council members

said they were completely in the dark on the mayor’s future plans. “He’s coming along,” Mathis said. “He said he’s just got a few more things to look at, and we should know something real soon.” Beginning in October, Pridgen has said on multiple occasions that he planned to announce whether he would be stepping down from the office he has held since 2010, but he has yet to make any formal announcement. None of the council members present at Tuesday’s meeting could comment on if Pridgen plans to return, but they have been continuing on

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Emerging artists transform materials, ideas BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com For TransFORMations, the Emerging Artists Series exhibition opening Friday at Gallery 135/Patriot Hall, Curator Frank McCauley was inspired during a visit to the Winthrop University art department installing a video exhibit when he saw student artists working in their studios producing original, intriguing sculpture. “I first saw the skull boot that is part boot, part deer skull, and then a cast-iron shirt,� he said, “so I started thinking about this idea of transforming materials in an unconventional way. A lot of works in the department sort of related to each other, like Sarah Cason’s frames sort of collapsing.� A large, rock-like sculpture by Todd Stewart, up close, reveals itself to be “a combination of materials,� Mc-

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Caleb Sauls sets up his exhibit of balanced organic objects as three-dimensional sculpture. His work is part of TransFORMations, which opens Friday at Gallery135/Patriot Hall.

Cauley said. “You have this huge boulder with a cave painting, a door, soft fur ... there are just little surprises all the way around. It’s like a time machine.� Winthrop graduate and former Sumter County Gallery of Art curator Mark McLeod is represented by a series of bell jars.

“Normally, a bell jar is clear glass, protecting something, and you can see right into it,� McCauley noted. “Mark’s are different shapes and sizes, and they’re black, so you can only wonder what might be in them.� “Matt Horick’s works appear to be ceramic, but they’re all metal,� he

Gallery 135/Patriot Hall curator Frank McCauley looks closely at one of Sauls’ sculptures. Sauls, seen in the background installing another sculpture, said he uses whatever materials he finds to construct his work. This collection is supported only by tension, thus the title, “Don’t Breathe.� IVY MOORE / THE ITEM

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said, pointing out a large urn that looks like green ceramic but rings when lightly tapped, revealing its true nature. Everything in the show somehow fools the viewer, McCauley said. Nathan Dodds’ shirt is rusted metal, and Lee Ann Harrison’s hanging pieces appear to be fabric. The viewer must look closer to discover its true nature. For TransFORMations, Winthrop senior Caleb Sauls is installing a series of wall pieces supported only by tension, he said Tuesday. “Don’t Breathe� is a series of flat wooden plaques with some form of plant material suspended from each. “I’ll work with whatever materials I can find,� Sauls said, noting that most of the plant

materials for TransFORMations were found on or near the grounds of the Sumter County Cultural Center. “Right now, it’s industrial materials, metal and wood.� Other artists in the show are Andrew Davis and Michael Sorrow. Acoustic music will be performed by the guitar duo Kerolinea. Several of the artists will be present for the opening reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. While they will not give artist talks, they will be available to answer questions and talk about their work, as will McCauley. The Emerging Artists Series is an exhibition program, curated by McCauley and dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of South Carolina who have not yet had a solo exhibition or who are early on in their professional art practice. The series reflects shifting trends in contempo-

rary artistic practice and production and will help to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, printmaking, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, film and video. This series supports emerging artists and provides a dedicated forum for the exhibition of exciting new work. Gallery 135 focuses its efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year, featuring local and regional emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media. Sponsored by the Sumter County Cultural Commission, TransFORMations can be seen through Dec. 31 at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free at all times. For more information, call (803) 436-2260.

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McCONNELL from Page A1 space as well as expanding the kitchen, fitness room and dining room. The renovations were funded in part by a $350,000 grant from the Permanent Improvement Project, which is administered through the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging. “One of the things we really wanted to do was move our administrative offices and senior services into one building,� said Shirley Baker, executive director of Sumter Senior Services. “This would save on cost and help us provide more services.� The total cost of the project was $512,000. The center had to provide 30 percent in matching funds, and the rest was covered with fundraisers, she said. The group was awarded the grant in 2011. The renovations began in October 2012 and were completed in March this year, Baker said. “Expansions like this here help with socialization, staying active and getting good nutrition,� McConnell said. “It helps prevent a loss of mobility and illness. It helps prevent or slow seniors from migrating to acute care.� Because it is 40 times cheaper to keep senior citizens at home through services and programs provided by senior centers than for them to occupy Medicaid nursing beds, McConnell said, this is a matter of concern for everyone in South Carolina. “It’s $52,000 a year for a Medicaid bed in a nursing home and $1,400 a

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Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell, right, gives his contact information to veteran Robert Baird, center, who recently had issues with veterans affairs. McConnell spoke at the grand re-opening of the Sumter Senior Services Inc. Activity Center on Wednesday.

year on average to keep them home,� he said. “That may be as simple as one meal delivered a day. Without that, shut-ins quickly degenerate.� But funding to critical services such as the meal program has been cut 48 percent recently. “We have 8,000 on a waiting list,� McConnell said. “That represents people without limbs, without sight or without mobility who are looking to remain independent and need help. One-third of our senior citizens live

on Social Security alone. One in 11 seniors across the state struggle with hunger. They are not looking for a hand out but a helping hand.� The need for senior centers such as the ones run by Sumter Senior Services is only going to continue to grow in the coming years. “What we are seeing with the baby boomers coming in is they are a lot more active, more outgoing and more affluent,� she said. “More are coming in and taking part in our programs.�

The South Carolina senior population of 912,000 is estimated to balloon to 2 million in the next 15 years, according to the Office on Aging. “It’s a great tsunami, and this state does not have any strategic plan in place,� McConnell said. “Our challenge is to step up, make a commitment to change and make a commitment to additional resources.� Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 7741250.

Toronto mayor admits he has bought illegal drugs TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted during a heated City Council debate Wednesday that he bought illegal drugs while in office but adamantly refused to step down despite calls from nearly every councilor to take a leave of absence and get help.

“I’m most definitely keeping this job,� the 44-year-old Ford said, insisting he was “a positive role model for kids.� The mayor made the admission under questioning by a former ally, Councilor Denzil Minnan-Wong. Ford publicly acknowledged last week that he smoked crack cocaine

while in a “drunken stupor� last year, but his comments Wednesday marked the first time he admitted buying illegal drugs. Ford paused for a long time after Minnan-Wong asked him if he had bought illicit narcotics in the past two years. Then he replied, “Yes I have.�

“I understand the embarrassment that I have caused. I am humiliated by it,� Ford said. But he then turned defiant, saying he was not an addict and rebuffing suggestions from council members that he seek help. “I am not leaving here,� Ford said. “I’m going to sit

here and going to attend every meeting.� Moments earlier, all but two of the 43 councilors present for the debate voted to accept an open letter asking Ford to step aside. Most of them also stood up to urge the mayor to take a leave of absence.

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An Affordable Health Care (Obamacare) informational seminar will be held 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 16, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Rembert. Seminar will be conducted by AARP. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10813 will host the District 2 meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at 610 Manning Ave. Mayewood High School Class of 1976 will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Mayewood Middle School. All classmates are invited to attend this important meeting. Call Icybell DickeyLowery at (803) 9834157, Josephine Wells at (803) 229-5695 or Melvin Richardson. If you cannot attend, email your name, contact number and email address to icycatz50@ yahoo.com. Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 202 Ballard-Palmer-Bates 202 will meet 3-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at 310 Palmetto St. Call Barbara at (803) 7953976.

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on his talk show tonight. • Fans of “Lostâ€? have waited years for a show as strange, compelling, mystifying and addictive. It’s arrived, and it’s called “The Returnedâ€? (9 p.m., Sundance, TV-MA), now in its third episode. In case you’ve missed it, this French miniseries takes place in a beautiful, if oddly blank, mountain village where people, long dead and buried, have returned to take their place among the living. But don’t go looking for the gross-out zombie antics of “The Walking Deadâ€? or “American Horror Story.â€? These individuals return intact and with no knowledge of their demise. And that’s what makes their attempts to reintegrate with people who have already grieved for them all the more painful and poignant. Every one of the eight episodes of “The Returnedâ€? centers on the backstory of a particular character. Tonight is Julie’s (Celine Sallette) story, an explanation of the psychic and physical wounds haunting the taciturn nurse who adopts the polite, quiet (and very dead) little boy at the center of so many mysteries.

ball (8:25 p.m., NFL Network). • Talent goes home on “The X-Factorâ€? (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Nice twerk if you can get it on “Gleeâ€? (9 p.m. Fox, TV-14). • Callie faces a malpractice suit on “Grey’s Anatomyâ€? (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14). • Contestants scour a grammar school for materials on “Project Runway All Starsâ€? (9 p.m., Lifetime, TV-PG). • A tycoon’s girlfriend is slain on “Elementaryâ€? (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Zeek counsels Sarah on “Parenthoodâ€? (10 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). • Mellie enters damage-control mode on “Scandalâ€? (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

Cult Choice Audiences failed to flock to the 2012 fantasy “John Carter� (8 p.m., Encore), based on a 1917 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Series Notes Leonard’s lesson in empathy on “Big Bang Theory� (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * On two episodes of “Parks and Recre-

ation� (8 p.m., NBC, TVPG), all work (8 p.m.), haunting the voters (8:30 p.m.) * Scarlet and Anastasia feel let down on “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland� (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Bad news for Katherine on “The Vampire Diaries� (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Carol thinks Nathan needs advice on “The Millers� (8:30 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Sydney’s partner (Brad Garrett) shatters old ties on “The Crazy Ones� (9 p.m., CBS) * A lack of discipline on “Sean Saves the World� (9 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) * Francis returns to his ex on “Reign� (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Lyndsey erupts on “Two and a Half Men� (9:30 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Mike wants Ian back in school on “The Michael J. Fox Show� (9:30 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

Late Night Geoffrey Rush is booked on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart� (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Melissa McCarthy, Billy Gardell and Chris Elliott appear on “Conan� (11 p.m., TBS) * Kerry Washington, Ben Gleib, Cameron Esposito and Julian McCullough

are booked on “Chelsea Lately� (11 p.m., E!) * Jim Norton appears on “Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell� (11 p.m., FXX) * Alexis Ohanian sits down on “The Colbert Report� (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau and the Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Anthony Hamilton are booked on “The Arsenio Hall Show� (syndicated, check local listings) * Claire Danes, Will Forte and Metric appear on “Late Show With David Letterman� (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jay Leno welcomes Craig Ferguson and JRand featuring Flo Rida on “The Tonight Show� (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Sarah Silverman, David Blaine and Charlie Wilson appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live� (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Damian Lewis, Steve Coogan, Sheryl Crow and Wanz visit “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon� (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Donald Sutherland and Casey Wilson on “The Late Late Show� (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2013, United Feature Syndicate

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Check out TEA Party before you belittle us I want to thank The Item for the editorial on Oct. 24 titled “Some are mad as hell.” I want people to know about the TEA Party, that has been called about every name you could think of, and yet the people calling the names know nothing about us. First, the name comes from T (taxed) E (enough) A (already). We stand for three ideas: 1. Fiscal responsibility 2. Limited government, and 3. Adherence to the Constitution. I can’t figure out why anyone would be against these ideas unless you are living off the government that you don’t even like. This is America, and we need to act like Americans. If you don’t like America, go somewhere else and ruin that part of the world. We are not Republicans, Democrats, Independents or any other party, and yet you will find them all there. We are not Baptists, Catholics, Methodists or any other religion, and yet they all take part. I would say that most attending are against abortion, but we’re about our three ideas, nothing else. We open the meeting with a prayer that usually includes God and/or Jesus and the Pledge of Allegiance, so if you don’t want to hear God or Jesus, or the Pledge to our flag, you could come about 15 minutes late. Come to think of it, if you don’t want to pray or say the Pledge you probably won’t like the rest of the meeting so maybe you shouldn’t even come late. We have speakers who are, or are planning on, running for office. If we don’t have a speaker than we sit around and talk about issues that concern us. People can speak about their personal concerns or issues that are affecting our country. We meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Elks Club, 1100 W. Liberty St. However, November and December meetings will be the third Thursday, (Nov 21 and Dec 19). Our meeting starts at 7 p.m., but we start gathering about 6:30 so we can meet others and talk with our friends. Y’all come and join us sometime. JACQUELINE K. HUGHES Sumter

Military should be exempt from increased tax burden When a military member purchases a house in Sumter County and gets orders to relocate, they find it not only very difficult to sell the house but equally difficult to rent it. If you are not living in the house, Sumter County levies a 6 percent tax on the property rather than 4 percent if you occupy the house. Our military personnel sacrifice a lot to protect us from our enemies. They are away from their families for months and years at a time. Their pay in a lot of cases is substandard, causing extreme hardships on marriages, in some cases ending in divorce. The worst case scenario is scores are coming back with PTSD, arms and legs blown off, being maimed for life. Putting an extra tax on them just compounds the problem. I am asking Sumter County to have some compassion for our military and exempt them from this increased tax burden. What incentive does the present policy give for military personnel to consider retiring in the Sumter area? The Sumter County tax assessor needs to give this some serious consideration. ROBERT BILLHEIMER CMSGT Ret. Chairman, Committee for Responsible Government Sumter

Obama should resign over health care mess Where are the voices? Where is the outrage? Millions of people who did the right thing and purchased health insurance instead of using the emergency rooms as a clinic are now losing their health insurance plans, despite continuous and repetitive assurances from President Obama of “If you like your plan, you can keep it. Period.” Some Republicans are calling for Secretary Sibelius’s resignation. That is not enough. Only one thing will start to sort out this mess. Mr. President, resign now. WARREN C. FORDHAM Manning

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: NOV. 11

The Post and Courier of Charleston on texting vow good, S.C. ban better: The message Gov. Nikki Haley sent recently was an important one: Don’t text while driving. And the target of her message was apt — college students. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 25 percent of teens admit to sending or responding to a text message at least once every time they get behind the wheel. And texting while driving has been connected to wrecks, many of them fatal. If the plea from Gov. Haley, and a cast of other state and business leaders, is answered, students at the University of South Carolina and Clemson University will sign pledges that they will not text while driving. And if they stick to their promise, the state’s roads will be safer. We hope all students — indeed all drivers — across the state recognize, as she says, that “texting can wait.” But we also hope that state legislators, and the governor, address the dangerous situation more effectively by making it illegal to text while driving. So far the Legislature has failed to act. In 2012, the House of Representatives approved such a measure, 93-15, but it went nowhere in the Senate. Because of the Senate’s inaction, municipalities across the state have passed their own bans. That’s better than nothing. But the rules are not uniform, so it’s difficult for drivers to know what rules apply where. A ban is as enforceable as a seatbelt law, and seatbelt laws have been credited with saving countless lives.

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The Herald of Rock Hill on settling boundary issues between states: Clarifying where the state line is that separates North Carolina and South Carolina might not end the longstanding dispute about which state President Andrew Jackson was born in. But it’s about time for both states to agree on exactly where the line is and to resolve any legal disputes that might arise as a result. The two states have been working amicably for nearly 20 years to clarify the boundary. Officials have tried to avoid disputes that might result in costly lawsuits against either state. But now that much of the state line has been established, the Joint N.C.-S.C. Boundary Commission is running into some thorny issues that might be difficult to settle. For the most part they involve homes or businesses whose owners thought they were on one side of the line but who actually were in the other state. North Carolina can solve most of its issues administratively. But South Carolina would have to pass several laws to deal with the problems created by shifting the line. Rerouting the state line is not a viable option. It would require an act of Congress, which could take years. And simply ignoring the concerns of property owners caught up in this process isn’t an option either. A number of S.C. state lawmakers have threatened to contest the boundary agreement if it threatens the livelihood of any S.C. business owners. State Sen. Wes Hayes, R-Rock Hill, who is a member of the Boundary Commission, said that opposition is all it

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The Aiken Standard on how leadership PACs need to be tossed: The S.C. Senate has already done it. Now it’s time for the S.C. House to do so as well. The elimination of socalled Leadership Political Action Committees — commonly called PACs — should be a top priority when legislators return to Columbia in January. PACs are political fundraising groups with ties to legislative leaders. However, the groups should be considered a plague at the State House. Perhaps the most prominent is the Palmetto Leadership Council — a group with ties to S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell. According to the Charleston Post and Courier, the group chan-

neled about a half-million dollars from 2008 to 2012 to the S.C. House Republican Caucus, the state GOP and to more than 130 candidates for legislative office. While this could be seen as merely Republican helping Republican or Democrat helping Democrat, it really opens the door for a “you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours” mentality. State law doesn’t ban PACs, and consequently, under S.C. House rules, they are allowed. However, the S.C. Senate — foreseeing possible issues — prohibit such groups. According to Herb Hayden, executive director of the S.C. Ethics Commission, part of a piece of legislation that stalled on the S.C. Senate floor last year has a provision that would delete the section of state law that allows Leadership PACs. If that passes, neither the S.C. House or S.C. Senate could use such groups since neither body’s rules trump state law. S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley said this week that any legislator who fights ethics reforms is a “legislator we have a problem with.” We agree. Legislators shouldn’t pursue such a goal merely because it’s politically expedient. Too often the need for ethics reform is reduced to buzz words such as transparency and accountability, but the resulting law has little bite. By making such legislation a priority, and passing it through the General Assembly, our State House will be less susceptible to greed and corruption. Such groups undermine our confidence in how the State House operates. That trust can be redeemed, at least to some degree, by ditching these special interest groups.

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would take to get the York County delegation to contest any bill clarifying the state line. This shouldn’t be so complicated. ... The S.C. Legislature might have to allocate money to help defray costs to business owners or homeowners who straddle the line or who find themselves now living in North Carolina. But the cost would be relatively negligible, especially if it helps ward off future lawsuits. Land surveyors didn’t have GPS devices when they drew the state line nearly 300 years ago. The Boundary Commission is relying on yellowing paper records to clarify the line. Once it is established, though, the line would be identifiable by modern means, and it would be permanent and indisputable. Lawmakers from both states need to find ways to resolve the problems of those inadvertently affected by the process and ensure that the job is finished.

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Winds: SSE 6-12 mph

Winds: SW 10-20 mph

Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 30%

Variable cloudiness

Sumter through 4 p.m. yesterday High ............................................... 47° Low ................................................ 28° Normal high ................................... 67° Normal low ..................................... 42° Record high ....................... 84° in 1989 Record low ......................... 27° in 1976

RESCUE from Page A1 conscious and alert upon arriving at the hospital. Sumter Fire Department was called to Palmetto Gas Co. on South Lafayette Drive at 2:33 p.m. Wednesday after receiving reports that the employee with Sumter Transport lost consciousness while cleaning the chemical tank. According to Battalion Chief David White, the man was cleaning out build-up from within the tank when the chemical fumes caused him to lose consciousness. “We arrived on the scene, assessed the situation and immediately got to getting him out,” White said. While the chemical within the tank was not identified, White confirmed that it was petroleum-based. The unique nature of the situation created issues for rescue workers. “It was difficult to get a hold of (the employee) since his body was slick and oily from the chemical,” White said. “Luckily, he was wearing his respirator while in the tank, so he didn’t ingest any of the fumes.” Ultimately, two of the rescue workers had to enter the tank and strap the worker into a harness so they could use a pulley system to lift him

out of the tank. Once the employee was removed, about 15 minutes after firefighters arrived, rescuers immediately began the process of decontaminating the worker, stripping his clothes and equipment away before an ambulance transported him to Tuomey. Upon arriving, members of Tuomey’s Hazmat response team completed his decontamination in their room specially equipped to deal with these types of emergencies. Police blocked off the entrances into the property on Devine Street until the situation was resolved. White confirmed that no one else was injured on the scene. After rescuing the worker, a decontamination unit arrived to not only decontaminate the area of the incident, but also the uniforms and the equipment of the firefighters who carried the employee out of the tank. Employers with Palmetto Gas were unavailable to comment at the time, but White clarified that the company was legally licensed to hold the chemical on its property. Reach Tyler Simpson at (803) 774-1295.

HOMICIDE from Page A1 Marshals and Ann Arbor, Mich., detectives. While he has not been formally charged, Jordan is considered a suspect in the July 24 slaying of Paul DeWolf, a medical student at the University of Michigan who was shot and killed in the basement of an Ann Arbor fraternity house. The Michigan warrant seeks Jordan’s return on a “home invasion” charge, but Dennis has called the case against him a homicide investigation. Two other suspects in the case are also in custody. Shaquille Jones, 20, was taken into custody in North Charleston last week and is also being held pending extradition. Meanwhile, the Ann Arbor News reported that Michigan resident Dajeon Lavelle Franklin, 21, was in court this week on a bond violation for a May burglary arrest, before DeWolf’s killing. The attorney in the

News story identified Franklin as a homicide suspect and cited the date of DeWolf’s killing. If Jordan does challenge his extradition from Sumter, Dennis said he expects an expedited instrument known as a “governor’s warrant” to be issued. The governor of Michigan could formally request South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley return Jordan, a South Carolina native, to the Great Lakes State for trial, as long as the charges listed meet the standards of South Carolina law. Investigators from Ann Arbor reportedly questioned Jordan about the case in Sumter after he was taken into custody and collected evidence from his home. The sheriff said investigators will likely return before any extradition hearing. Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

58°

Greenville 56/35

Precipitation

Bishopville 58/33

24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.09" Month to date .............................. 0.60" Normal month to date .................. 1.22" Year to date ............................... 44.09" Normal year to date ................... 41.91"

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

Full 7 a.m. 24-hr pool yest. chg 360 355.26 -0.13 76.8 74.40 -0.07 75.5 74.26 +0.03 100 96.58 +0.08

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

Full pool 12 19 14 14 80 24

City Aiken Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia

Today Hi/Lo/W 58/36/s 54/26/s 56/35/s 60/38/s 60/45/pc 55/45/pc 60/43/pc 56/31/s 57/36/s 58/34/pc

7 a.m. yest. 2.84 6.30 2.62 5.62 76.36 5.00

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Gaffney 55/31 Spartanburg 56/33

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Emergency responders with Tuomey Regional Medical Center’s Hazmat team complete the decontamination of a sanitation worker who fell into a chemical tank.

MONDAY 75°

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Columbia 58/34 Today: Mostly sunny and cool. Friday: Periods of clouds and sunshine.

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Charleston 60/43

Today: Partly sunny. High 56 to 61. Friday: Variable cloudiness with a passing shower. High 65 to 69.

The following tide table lists times for Myrtle Beach.

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City Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro

Today Hi/Lo/W 56/32/pc 54/36/s 56/33/pc 55/32/s 56/33/pc 70/52/pc 57/31/s 56/33/s 60/42/pc 56/32/s

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Fri. Hi/Lo/W 57/48/pc 56/44/pc 67/59/c 73/58/c 60/50/pc 65/47/c 58/47/pc 59/43/pc 67/56/c 67/54/c

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Today Hi/Lo/W 58/37/pc 60/47/pc 54/32/s 56/30/s 55/29/s 62/46/pc 56/33/s 60/48/pc 56/34/pc 55/31/s

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 62/51/c 68/57/c 62/49/pc 59/48/pc 61/47/c 69/56/c 58/48/pc 67/57/c 67/52/c 58/45/pc

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THE ITEM To contact the Sports Department, call (803) 774-1241 or e-mail sports@theitem.com

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Family tradition: SHS’ Barnes signs with Clemson BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

KEITH GEDAMKE / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM

Crestwood’s Markeise Young (21) eyes running room as a Bearcat defender gives chase during the Knights’ 34-20 victory over Brookland-Cayce last week. The 9-2 Knights will once again look to keep their running success going against the 7-4 Myrtle Beach Seahawks on Friday at Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium.

Wing-T key for CHS

Charlie Barnes’ first introduction to Clemson University was at a football game — when he was six weeks old. Barnes’ parents are Tiger alums, as are both of BARNES his grandparents and his brother is currently enrolled there as well. Wednesday, then, wasn’t so much a celebration of a college decision as it was a celebra-

tion of a rite of passage for members of the Barnes family. Barnes, the dominating left-handed ace of the Sumter High School baseball staff, made it official by signing with Clemson and continuing the family tradition. “It’s something I’ve been dreaming of for a long time,” Barnes said. “Since I was a little kid, I’ve always wanted to go to Clemson. I know the campus pretty well.” Barnes was so intent on going to Clemson he verbally committed to SEE BARNES, PAGE B4

Knights eye third-round bid for 1st time since 2008 BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com The Crestwood High School football team won its 3A state playoff opener last week against Brookland-Cayce without even attempting a pass. When you have three 100-yard rushers, there’s very little need to put it in the air. The Knights’ tried-and-true Wing-T formula will be put to work again on Friday at Donald L. CrolCROLLEY ley Memorial Stadium when they host Myrtle Beach at 7:30 p.m. “I thought our offensive line and our running backs all did a great job of blocking last week,” said CHS head coach Keith Crolley, who picked

up his 100th victory last week. “We were able to run the ball and control the clock, which is always something we want to do. “Hopefully we can do a lot of the same things that made us successful last week this week.” Crestwood, 9-2 overall, is looking to reach the third round of the playoff for the first time since 2008. The opponent who knocked the Knights out that season? Eventual state champion Myrtle Beach. The Seahawks are 7-4 overall after easily dispatching Berkeley 35-0 last week and are currently riding a 4-game winning streak. MBHS has averaged 30.1 points per game this season behind a spread offensive attack reliant on its quarterback and top running back. SEE KNIGHTS, PAGE B2

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Sumter High left-handed pitcher Charlie Barnes signed his letter of intent on Wednesday to play for Clemson.

Pipkin headed to Citadel Swampcats’ Thompson BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com MANNING— Mark Pipkin has been known more for his bat than his arm during his baseball career at Laurence Manning Academy. The 3-year starter owns a .356 career batting average. However, it is his right arm that The Citadel plans to PIPKIN make use of beginning in the 2015 season. Pipkin signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday to play collegiately with the Charleston military school. “This is something I’ve always

wanted,” Pipkin said. “It’s every little kid’s dream to play (NCAA) Division I baseball.” Pipkin isn’t a little kid anymore though, and that’s one reason The Citadel likes him. Also, the fact the 6-foot-3-inch Pipkin can bring the baseball to the plate in the upper 80s (miles per hour) makes him even more intriguing. Pipkin said some members of The Citadel coaching staff watched him pitch with his summer travel team — the Shockwave — during a tournament in Georgia in July. “I hit 88 that day,” Pipkin said. It didn’t take long for an offer to SEE PIPKIN, PAGE B4

inks with Presbyterian BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com MANNING — It was two years ago during his sophomore year at Laurence Manning Academy that Russell Thompson became a sidearming, submarine style pitcher. Former LMA baseball head coach Billy Sylvester THOMPSON made the suggestion to the lanky right-hander. I had no problem trying it because I was having problems finding my location up there (coming over

the top),” Thompson said. “The way things have worked out for me, I can’t dispute it.” Things have worked out so well for Thompson that he signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday to play NCAA Division I baseball with Presbyterian College in Clinton. “This is something I’ve been waiting for,” said Thompson, who received his offer from the Big South Conference School a few months ago. “It seems as though I’ve been waiting a long time for this day. “This is what you hope for, getting SEE THOMPSON, PAGE B4

5 Keys to Victory BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com Georgia Tech has been a thorn in the side of the Clemson football program over the years. Well, some years a thorn in the side; other years, much more painful. Now the Tigers have been able to sting the Yellow Jackets a few times as well. This series has been one of the most competitive over the last several years in terms of how close games SWINNEY have been. That’s why this game is generally met with great anticipation — college football fans know it will be entertaining and exciting with two offenses that get a lot of things done, only in

different ways. Clemson can’t win the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and earn a berth in the ACC championship game; Florida State ended any hopes of that with its victory last week. The Tigers though can leave themselves in a position to earn a berth in a BCS bowl by winning out. GT, on the other hand, can get to the ACC title game. It is 5-2 in the ACC, meaning this is its final conference game. It is currently one of four teams in the Coastal Division with two losses, while two others have three losses. A Georgia Tech win today would eliminate the two 3-loss teams from the division picture and it could then sit back and see what happens with the other three 2-loss teams.

ACC SHOWDOWN

WHO: Georgia Tech (6-3, 5-2 ACC) at (8) Clemson (8-1, 6-1 ACC) WHEN: Thursday, 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Memorial Stadium TV/RADIO: ESPN, WWBD-94.7

The Jackets could still win the division with a loss today, but their position would be much stronger with a victory. Here are five things Clemson needs to have happen to make sure that doesn’t happen: 1. STOP THE RUN — SOME

This is very, very obvious when it comes to Tech because of its option offense, but it can’t be stated

enough. The only thing is you can’t focus on one person with what the Yellow Jackets do; they spread the wealth and spread it really well. Georgia Tech leads the ACC in rushing with 311 yards a game and no one else is within 100 yards. That being said, the Jackets’ leading rusher is David Sims, who is from Calhoun County High School in St. Matthews. He is just eighth in the ACC in rushing with a 67.8 yards a contest. He has 610 yards and nine touchdowns on 114 carries. Robert Godhigh has 486 yards and three TDs on just 42 carries, Zach Laskey has 427 yards and six scores on 69 attempts and quarterback Vad Lee has 394 yards and six touchdowns on 138 attempts. SEE TIGERS, PAGE B3

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 10 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour DP World Tour Championship, Dubai First Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF). Noon -- NASCAR Racing: K&N Pro Series East Road Atlanta 115 from Braselton, Ga. (FOX SPORTS 1). 2 p.m. -- PGA Golf: OHL Classic at Mayakoba First Round from Riviera Maya, Mexico (GOLF). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7:30 p.m. -- College Football: Georgia Tech at Clemson (ESPN, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUBFM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. -- College Football: Morgan State at South Carolina State (ESPNU). 7:30 p.m. -- College Football: Marshall at Tulsa (FOX SPORTS 1). 7:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Temple at Towson (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: College of Charleston at South Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. -- NFL Football: Indianapolis at Tennessee (NFL NETWORK). 8 p.m. -- College Basketball: Austin Peay at Memphis (SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Houston at New York (TNT). 8:30 p.m. -- Professional Golf: PGA Tour of Australasia Talisker Masters Second Round from Melbourne, Austalia (GOLF). 9 p.m. -- Women’s College Volleyball: Gonzaga at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Texas Tech at Alabama (ESPN2). 10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basktball: Oklahoma City at Golden State (TNT). 11 p.m. -- College Basketball: Northwestern at Stanford (ESPNU). 3 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour DP World Tour Championship, Dubai Second Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Top 25 Schedule By The Associated Press Wednesday’s Games No. 18 Oregon vs. Western Carolina, late Today’s Games No. 6 Arizona at San Diego State, 10:05 p.m. No. 13 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8 p.m. No. 16 Wichita State vs. William & Mary, 8 p.m. No. 19 UConn vs. Detroit, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games No. 2 Michigan State vs. Columbia, 9 p.m. No. 3 Louisville vs. Cornell, 7 p.m. No. 4 Duke vs. Florida Atlantic, 7 p.m. No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 8 p.m. No. 12 North Carolina vs. Holy Cross, 8 p.m. Saturday’s Games No. 9 Syracuse vs. Colgate, 4:30 p.m. No. 10 Ohio State at No. 17 Marquette, 1 p.m. No. 11 Florida vs. UALR, 4:30 p.m. No. 14 VCU vs. Winthrop, 7 p.m. No. 16 Wichita State vs. Tennessee State, 1 p.m. No. 20 Wisconsin at Green Bay, 8 p.m. No. 25 Virginia vs. Davidson at Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, N.C., Noon Sunday’s Games No. 1 Kentucky vs. Robert Morris, 7 p.m. No. 7 Michigan at Iowa State, 5 p.m. No. 12 North Carolina vs. Belmont, 4 p.m. No. 15 Gonzaga vs. Oakland, 8 p.m. No. 19 UConn vs. Boston University, Noon No. 21 Notre Dame vs. Indiana State, Noon No. 22 New Mexico vs. Charleston Southern, 6:05 p.m. No. 23 Baylor vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 5 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Top 25 Football Schedule By The Associated Press Wednesday, Nov. 13 No. 20 Northern Illinois vs. Ball State, late Thursday No. 8 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. Friday No. 13 UCLA vs. Washington, 9 p.m. Saturday No. 1 Alabama at Mississippi State, 7:45 p.m. No. 2 Florida State vs. Syracuse, 3:30 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State at Illinois, Noon No. 4 Baylor vs. Texas Tech at Arlington, Texas, 7 p.m. No. 5 Stanford at Southern Cal, 8 p.m. No. 6 Oregon vs. Utah, 4 p.m. No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 25 Georgia, 3:30 p.m. No. 11 South Carolina vs. Florida, 7 p.m. No. 12 Oklahoma State at No. 23 Texas, 3:30 p.m. No. 14 Michigan State at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m. No. 15 UCF at Temple, Noon No. 17 Wisconsin vs. Indiana, Noon No. 19 Louisville vs. Houston, 7 p.m. No. 21 Arizona State vs. Oregon State, 9:30 p.m. No. 22 Oklahoma vs. Iowa State, Noon No. 24 Miami at Duke, 3:30 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 4 4 .500 – Philadelphia 4 4 .500 – Toronto 3 5 .375 1 Brooklyn 2 4 .333 1 New York 2 4 .333 1 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 5 3 .625 – Atlanta 4 3 .571 1/2 Charlotte 3 4 .429 11/2 Orlando 3 5 .375 2 Washington 2 5 .286 21/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 8 0 1.000 – Chicago 3 3 .500 4 Cleveland 3 5 .375 5 Milwaukee 2 4 .333 5 Detroit 2 5 .286 51/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 7 1 .875 – Dallas 5 3 .625 2 Houston 5 3 .625 2 Memphis 3 4 .429 31/2 New Orleans 3 5 .375 4 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 5 1 .833 – Portland 5 2 .714 1/2 Minnesota 5 3 .625 1 Denver 2 4 .333 3 Utah 0 8 .000 6 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Phoenix 5 2 .714 – Golden State 5 3 .625 1/2 L.A. Clippers 5 3 .625 1/2 L.A. Lakers 4 5 .444 2 Sacramento 1 5 .167 31/2 Tuesday’s Games Miami 118, Milwaukee 95 Dallas 105, Washington 95 Golden State 113, Detroit 95 L.A. Lakers 116, New Orleans 95 Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, late Toronto at Memphis, late New York at Atlanta, late Washington at San Antonio, late L.A. Lakers at Denver, late New Orleans at Utah, late Phoenix at Portland, late Brooklyn at Sacramento, late

| Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s Games Houston at New York, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m. Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m. Portland at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Phoenix, 9 p.m. San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Detroit at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 2 0 .778 234 175 N.Y. Jets 5 4 0 .556 169 231 Miami 4 5 0 .444 193 209 Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 199 259 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667 222 193 Tennessee 4 5 0 .444 200 196 Houston 2 7 0 .222 170 248 Jacksonville 1 8 0 .111 115 291 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 6 4 0 .600 234 186 Cleveland 4 5 0 .444 172 197 Baltimore 4 5 0 .444 188 189 Pittsburgh 3 6 0 .333 179 218 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 9 0 0 1.000 215 111 Denver 8 1 0 .889 371 238 San Diego 4 5 0 .444 212 202 Oakland 3 6 0 .333 166 223 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 5 5 0 .500 274 258 Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500 252 244 N.Y. Giants 3 6 0 .333 165 243 Washington 3 6 0 .333 230 287 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 7 2 0 .778 265 163 Carolina 6 3 0 .667 214 115 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 186 251 Tampa Bay 1 8 0 .111 146 209 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 6 3 0 .667 238 216 Chicago 5 4 0 .556 259 247 Green Bay 5 4 0 .556 245 212 Minnesota 2 7 0 .222 220 279 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 9 1 0 .900 265 159 San Francisco 6 3 0 .667 227 155 Arizona 5 4 0 .556 187 198 St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 224 234 Today Indianapolis at Tennessee, 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 Baltimore at Chicago, 1 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Arizona at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. San Diego at Miami, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. San Francisco at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Open: Dallas, St. Louis Monday, Nov. 18 New England at Carolina, 8:40 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24 Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m. San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Carolina at Miami, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Indianapolis at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m. Denver at New England, 8:30 p.m. Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle Monday, Nov. 25 San Francisco at Washington, 8:40 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 18 13 5 0 26 56 43 Boston 17 11 5 1 23 48 30 Detroit 19 9 5 5 23 47 51 Toronto 17 11 6 0 22 51 40 Montreal 19 9 8 2 20 49 42 Ottawa 18 7 7 4 18 53 56 Florida 19 4 11 4 12 40 66 Buffalo 20 4 15 1 9 36 63 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 17 11 6 0 22 50 40 Washington 19 10 8 1 21 61 55 N.Y. Rangers 18 9 9 0 18 41 49 Carolina 18 7 7 4 18 34 49 New Jersey 18 6 7 5 17 38 46 N.Y. Islanders 19 7 9 3 17 54 61 Philadelphia 17 6 10 1 13 31 44 Columbus 17 6 10 1 13 44 50 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 17 14 3 0 28 55 30 Chicago 18 12 2 4 28 66 49 St. Louis 16 11 2 3 25 54 37 Minnesota 18 10 4 4 24 48 40 Winnipeg 20 9 9 2 20 53 57 Dallas 17 8 7 2 18 46 52 Nashville 18 8 8 2 18 38 57 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 20 15 4 1 31 68 48 Phoenix 19 13 4 2 28 63 58 San Jose 18 11 2 5 27 66 43 Vancouver 20 11 7 2 24 54 54 Los Angeles 18 11 6 1 23 52 44 Calgary 18 6 9 3 15 49 64 Edmonton 19 4 13 2 10 48 75 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday’s Games Buffalo 3, Los Angeles 2, SO Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1, SO Winnipeg 3, Detroit 2, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, Nashville 1 New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Washington 4, Columbus 3, OT Carolina 2, Colorado 1 Philadelphia 5, Ottawa 0 Florida 3, Anaheim 2 Phoenix 3, St. Louis 2, OT San Jose 3, Calgary 2, OT Wednesday’s Games Toronto at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Dallas at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Today’s Games Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m. Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 9 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Friday’s Games Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Nashville at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Carolina, 7 p.m.

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Clemson cruises past Delaware State 58-37 BY GREG WALLACE The Associated Press CLEMSON — Defense has been a hallmark of Brad Brownell’s tenure as Clemson head coach, and it was quite evident Wednesday night. The Tigers used stifling defense and never trailed in cruising past Delaware State, 58-37, in non-conference action. HARRISON Clemson used a balanced attack led by junior guard Damarcus Harrison, who led all scorers with 15 points. Junior swingman K.J. McDaniels contributed 11 points. Clemson improved to 2-0, while Delaware State fell to 1-2.

The Tigers host in-state rival South Carolina on Sunday, while the Hornets travel to George Washington Tuesday. Delaware State lost to its second ACC foe in three nights after falling at Georgia Tech Monday, and the outcome was never really in doubt. Clemson took control with a 17-6 first-half run and led 22-10 with 6:49 left, taking a 32-23 lead into the break. Harrison scored seven points in the run, hitting four free throws and a 3-pointer. He led all scorers with 10 points in the half. Leading 34-25 with 16:06 left, Clemson turned on its defense. A 16-6 run pushed the lead to 50-31 with 7:02 remaining, eliminating any hopes of a Hornet upset. The Tigers led by as many as 24 points.

Delaware State made just four field goals in the second half, and DeAndre Haywood’s layup with 24 seconds left ended an 8 minute drought from the field. The Hornets shot just 16.7 percent after halftime and 26.7 percent for the game. Meanwhile, Clemson made 47.6 percent of its shots for the half and 41.3 percent for the game. Five Clemson players scored at least seven points - freshman forward Jaron Blossomgame had eight points and eight rebounds, and sophomore guard Jordan Roper had seven points and four rebounds with three assists. Harrison’s total was just behind his career-high of 19 points set last year against Virginia Tech.

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Jefferson carries Bobcats over Celtics BOSTON — Al Jefferson had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to an 89-83 win over Boston on Wednesday night, snapping the Celtics’ four-game winning streak. Gerald Henderson had 13 points, Jeff Taylor 12 and Anthony Tolliver had 11 for Charlotte, which ended a two-game skid. Jeff Green paced Boston with 19 points and Jordan Crawford had 16 points and six assists. JEFFERSON Both teams were without key big men. Celtics’ forward Jared Sullinger was out with a bruised right knee and Bobcats’ forward Josh McRoberts missed the game for personal reasons. He’s expected to play Friday when Charlotte is at Cleveland. It was Bobcats’ coach Steve Clifford’s second game back after two stents were placed in his heart last week. MAGIC BUCKS

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high 36 points, Nikola Vucevic added 17 points and 11 rebounds and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 94-91 Wednesday night and snap a three-game skid. Maurice Harkless and Victor Oladipo added 10 points apiece for the Magic. O.J. Mayo led the Bucks with 25 points. Caron Butler added 20 and Khris Middleton had 19. Milwaukee has lost three straight. 76ERS ROCKETS

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PHILADELPHIA — Tony Wroten had his first career triple-double, James Anderson scored a careerhigh 36 points and Spencer Hawes made the goahead basket with 34 seconds left in overtime to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Houston Rockets 123-117 Wednesday night. Wroten had career highs with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in his first start for injured rookie Michael Carter-Williams, who didn’t play because of a bruised left arch.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Arron Afflalo scored a career-

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KNIGHTS from Page B1 Drayton Arnold has thrown for 1,507 yards and 16 touchdowns against 10 interceptions. He’s also rushed for 172 yards. “He can run, but he throws the ball real well,” Crolley said of Arnold. “He’s got receivers that will go and get the ball, too. “They throw a lot of screens, so we’re going to have to be prepared and be ready to limit them on offense.” The Seahawks’ success through the air has opened up their running attack as well. Brandon Sinclair has 1,640 yards and 17 TDs on 260 attempts. “He’s a very explosive back,” Crolley said. “They sort of get you thinking pass and then that opens up a lot of lanes for (Sinclair).” Crolley compared Myrtle Beach’s offense to similar ones

the Knights have run up against this season – Sumter, South Florence, Marlboro County and Darlington. Crestwood has had mixed success in those games, beating Sumter and Darlington while falling to South Florence and Marlboro. “We’ve seen it before, but the biggest thing is you just have to go out and execute,” Crolley said. The Knights have allowed an average of 21.2 points per game this season and have allowed 20 or less in six of their last seven games. Johnny Smalley leads the team with 141 tackles and has seven tackles for loss, including six sacks. Markeise Young follows with 114 tackles and 10 for loss with three sacks. Kitrell Alston leads Crestwood with nine sacks. Offensively, CHS is averaging 29 points a game while the Myrtle

Beach defense is allowing 26.5. As always, the Knights offense is led by a stable of running backs with Jason McDaniel and Ty’Son Williams at the forefront. McDaniel (1,445) and Williams (1,342) added to their already impressive totals in last week’s 34-20 victory over the Bearcats. McDaniel had 127 yards and Williams had 122. The duo has combined for 29 scores this year. They were joined by a third 100-yard back in Shamari Fakih, who had 108 yards and two TDS. “We have to block, we have to hold our blocks and we have to hold on to the football,” Crolley said. “Our backs have to make the right reads and we just have to execute the things that make us successful.” The Seahawks defense is led by Marcus Chestnut’s 84 tackles. Cordell Brown has wreaked havoc on the defensive line with 7 ½ sacks and 17 tackles for loss.

PREP FOOTBALL STATE PLAYOFFS 4A First Round Friday Division I (16) Wando at (1) Byrnes (9) Lexington at (8) Dorman (13) Spartanburg at (4) Spring Valley (12) Fort Dorchester at (5) Dutch Fork (15) Rock Hill at (2) Hillcrest (10) Maudlin at (7) Sumter (14) Ashley Ridge at (3) Summerville (11) Boiling Springs at (6) Gaffney Division II (16) Wade Hampton at (1) Goose Creek (9) Irmo at (8) South Pointe (13) Easley at (4) South Florence (12) Nation Ford at (5) Stratford (15) West Florence at (2) Northwestern (10) York at (7) Greenwood (14) Laurens at (3) North Augusta (11) Blythewood at (6) Beaufort 3A First Round Upper State (1) Greer 34, (4) Emerald 30 (2) Westwood 38, (3) Woodruff 10 (1) Daniel 40, (4) Pickens 3 (2) Clinton 55, (3) A.C. Flora 35 (4) Chapman 28, (1) Chapin 18 (3) Wren 70, (2) Greenville 61 (1) Broome 30, (4) Seneca 17 (2) Belton-Honea Path 20, (3) Blue Ridge 14 Lower State (1) Socastee 31, (4) Hilton Head Island 6 (2) Hartsville 24, (3) Midland Valley 0 (1) Hanahan 38, (4) Southside 7 (3) Marlboro County 42, (2) Swansea 14 (1) Crestwood 34, (4) Brookland-Cayce 20 (2) Myrtle Beach 35, (3) Berkeley 0 (1) Strom Thurmond 35, (4) Darlington 6 (3) North Myrtle Beach 52, (2) Orangeburg-Wilkinson 35 Second Round Upper State (2) Westwood at (1) Greer (2) Clinton at (1) Daniel (4) Chapman at (3) Wren (2) Belton-Honea Path at (1) Broome

Lower State (2) Hartsville at (1) Socastee (3) Marlboro County at (1) Hanahan (2) Myrtle Beach at (1) Crestwood (3) North Myrtle Beach at (1) Strom Thurmond 2A Division I First Round Upper State (8) Columbia 18, (9) Indian Land 5 (5) Crescent 28, (12) Mid-Carolina 26 (7) Keenan 19, (10) Powdersville 15 (6) Newberry 36, (11) Carolina 14 Lower State (8) Wade Hampton 57, (9) Battery Creek 20 (12) Waccamaw 18, (5) Edisto 13 (7) Aynor 52, (10) Marion 26 (6) Ridgeland-Hardeeville 14, (11) Lake City 12 Second Round Upper State (8) Columbia at (1) Cheraw (5) Crescent at (4) Pelion (7) Keenan at (2) Fairfield Central (6) Newberry at (3) Pelion Lower State (8) Wade Hampton at (1) Dillon (12) Waccamaw at (4) Lake Marion (7) Aynor at (2) Timberland (6) Ridgeland-Hardeeville at (3) Loris 2A Division II First Round Upper State (9) Abbeville 21, (8) Saluda 0 (5) Chesterfield 49, (12) North Central 18 (7) Landrum 45, (10) Eau Claire 18 (6) Andrew Jackson 36, (11) Buford 20 Lower State (8) Barnwell 45, (9) North Charleston 20 (12) Kingstree 50, (5) Mullins 34 (7) Andrews 42, (10) Calhoun County 14 (11) Garrett 14, (6) Lee Central 6 Second Round Upper State (9) Abbeville at (1) Chesnee (5) Chesterfield at (4) Ninety Six

(7) Landrum at (2) Batesburg-Leesville (6) Andrew Jackson at (3) Pageland Central Lower State (8) Barnwell at (1) Silver Bluff (12) Kingstree at (4) Woodland (7) Andrews at (2) Bishop England (11) Garrett at (3) Bamberg-Ehrhardt 1A Division I First Round Upper State (1) Lamar 53, (8) Southside Christian 6 (5) St. Joseph’s 28, (4) Ware Shoals 14 (3) Williston-Elko 58, (6) C.A. Johnson 6 (2) Christ Church 66, (7) Lewisville 0 Lower State (1) Carvers Bay 48, (8) Baptist Hill 20 (5) Estill 26, (4) Johnsonville 7 (6) Hemingway 27, (3) St. John’s 12 (2) Allendale-Fairfax 14, (7) Latta 8 Second Round Upper State (5) St. Joseph’s at (1) Lamar (3) Williston-Elko at (2) Christ Church Lower State (5) Estill at (1) Carvers Bay (6) Hemingway at (2) Allendale-Fairfax 1A Division II First Round Upper State (1) Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 22, (8) BlackvilleHilda 14 (4) McCormick 20, (5) Dixie 0 (6) Ridge Spring-Monetta 34, (3) Wagener-Salley 13 (2) Great Falls 29, (7) McBee 22 Lower State (1) Cross 69, (8) Lincoln 0 (4) Timmonsville 58, (5) Branchville 6 (3) Military Magnet 38, (6) Creek Bridge 12 (2) Lake View 36, (7) Denmark-Olar 24 Second Round Upper State (4) McCromick at (1) Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (6) Ridge Spring-Monetta at (2) Great Falls

Lower State (4) Timmonsville at (1) Cross (3) Military Magnet at (2) Lake View SCISA PLAYOFFS 3A First Round (1) Wilson Hall 37, (8) Heathwood Hall 7 (4) Laurence Manning 30, (5) Cardinal Newman 27 (2) Orangeburg Prep 24, (7) Augusta Christian 6 (3) Hammond 49, (6) Porter-Gaud 28 Semifinals (4) Laurence Manning at (1) Wilson hall (3) Hammond at (2) Orangeburg Prep 2A (1) Florence Christian 53, (4) Thomas Heyward 28 (2) Northwood 42, (3) Spartanburg Christian 16 (1) Hilton Head Christian 43, (4) Thomas Sumter 28 (3) Palmetto Christian 54, (2) Calhoun Academy 39 Semifinals (2) Northwood at (1) Florence Christian (3) Palmetto Christian at (1) Hilton Head Christian 1A First Round (1) Colleton Prep 54, (At-Large) St. Andrew’s 16 (2) Dillon Christian 30, (3) Holly Hill 20 (1) Williamsburg 56, (4) Bible Baptist 30 (2) Dorchester 28, (3) Trinity-Byrnes 22 Semifinals (2) Dillon Christian at (1) Colleton Prep (2) Dorchest at (1) Williamsburg 8-Man First Round (4) Clarendon Hall 50, (1) James Island Christian 20 (2) W.W. King 46, (3) Beaufort Academy 20 (1) Carolina 56, (4) Cathedral 18 (3) Wardlaw 52, (2) Patrick Henry 28 Semifinals (4) Clarendon Hall at (2) W.W. King (3) Wardlaw at (1) Carolina

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Kershaw, Scherzer easily win Cy Youngs BY BEN WALKER The Associated Press NEW YORK— Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers breezed Wednesday to baseball’s Cy Young Awards. Kershaw won the prize as the National League’s best pitcher for the second time in three seasons after posting a 1.83 ERA — lowest in the majors in 13 years. “This is such a cool thing. I can’t even explain what it means to me,” Kershaw said in an interview on MLB Network. “It really is a huge honor.” The 25-year-old lefty with a big-breaking curve drew 29 of 30 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals was

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, left, won the National League Cy Young Award while Detroit starter Max Scherzer earned the American League Cy Young Award on Wednesday.

picked first on one ballot. Kershaw went 16-9 and topped the NL with

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE STATE Today (8) Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Morgan State at South Carolina State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Saturday (11) South Carolina vs. Florida, 7 p.m. (ESPN2). VMI at Citadel, 1 p.m. Appalachian State at Wofford, 1:30 p.m. Furman at Western Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Presbyterian at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m. Charleston Southern at GardnerWebb, 1:30 p.m. North Greenville at Newberry, 1 p.m. ACC Saturday (2) Florida State vs. Syracuse, 3:30 p.m. (WOLO 25) (24) Miami at Duke, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) North Carolina State at Boston College, 12:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH) Maryland at Virginia Tech, 12:30 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m. (WACH 57) SEC Saturday (1) Alabama at Mississippi State,

7:45 p.m. (ESPN) (7) Auburn vs. (25) Georgia, 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) Troy at Mississippi, noon (ESPNU) Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 12:21 p.m. (WOLO 25) TOP 25 Wednesday (20) Northern Illinois vs. Ball State (late) Friday (13) UCLA vs. Washington, late (ESPN2) Saturday (3) Ohio State at Illinois, noon (ESPN) (4) Baylor vs. Texas Tech, 7 p.m. (WACH 57) (5) Stanford at Southern Cal, 8 p.m. (WOLO 25) (6) Oregon vs. Utah, 4 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) (12) Oklahoma State at (23) Texas, 3:30 p.m. (WACH 57) (14) Michigan State at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (15) Central Florida at Temple, noon (17) Wisconsin vs. Indiana, noon (ESPN2) (19) Louisville vs. Houston, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) (21) Arizona State vs. Oregon State, 9:30 p.m. (22) Oklahoma vs. Iowa State, noon (FOX SPORTS 1)

TIGERS from Page B1 The odds are slim Clemson will be able to shut the Jackets down completely, but it has to come up with some big stops and not let them completely control the tempo. 2. RUN THE BALL — SOME

While there is no doubt that quarterback Tajh Boyd and his right arm are the catalysts of the Tiger offense, Clemson is at its best offensively when someone else besides Boyd is having success running the football. That someone most of the season has been running back Roderick McDowell. The senior Sumter High product has had two games where he’s had more than 20 carries; coincidence or not, he has gone well over 100 yards in both of those games, averaging over five yards a pop. It won’t be easy though. GT is allowing just over 100 yards a game, but Clemson needs to be able to sustain some drives to give its defense a breather, especially after a long Jacket drive. 3. DON’T GET LULLED TO SLEEP

Georgia Tech doesn’t throw the football much. Lee is averaging just over 12 attempts a game and is completing just over five a game. He’s thrown for over 1,000 yards in nine games and is averaging over 19 yards a completion. That means when GT does go up top, it is very dangerous. The Clemson secondary can’t fall asleep on its pass defense duties while trying to give run support. A big pass play can be more devastating than a long drive. 4. PROTECT BOYD

Clemson leads the ACC with 30 quarterback sacks, but that potent part of its defense is going to be neutralized with Tech’s rushing attack. The Jackets have 19 sacks and Clemson does put the ball in the air, so that could be trouble. The Tigers have allowed 23 sacks this year. Boyd is a much better passer when he has time to go through his progressions, so it would behoove them not to have him running for his life. 5. GO BIG EARLY

The Tigers would be wise to go after the Yellow Jacket secondary early, trying to get the ball to wide receiver Sammy Watkins and making some big happen in the early going. Clemson would establish that it could do just that and it would set the Jackets back on their heels. The sooner the Tigers get them in a defensive posture, the better.

232 strikeouts. He also won the Cy Young Award in 2011 and finished sec-

ond last year to knuckleballer R.A. Dickey. Scherzer took the AL

honor after leading the majors with 21 wins. He received 28 of 30 first-

place votes. The right-hander lost only three times and was the lone 20-game winner in baseball. He ranked second in the majors with 240 strikeouts and was fifth in the AL with a 2.90 ERA. Scherzer smiled and raised both arms when the results were announced. “It’s unbelievable. It just vindicates everything I’ve done,” he said, acknowledging all the run support he received from Detroit’s powerful lineup probably helped his candidacy. “I’ve been working so hard all these years to get better and better,” he added. “I think I took a big step forward in 2013.” Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers was second, marking the highest finish by a Japanese-born pitcher in Cy Young voting.

Fry finding fame through experience BY WILLIE T. SMITH III Greenville News COLUMBIA— Despite being 6-foot and weighing 155 pounds, Elliott Fry has become a big man on the South Carolina campus. The freshman walk-on kicker from Frisco, Texas, has handled field goal and extra point duties since the start of the season and has done so well he has drawn the praise of coach Steve Spurrier. “He was out kicking and I said, ‘Do students on campus recognize you as a football player?’ ” Spurrier said. “He looks like a normal student, and he is a smart kid. He said, ‘Yeah, there are a few of them that actually recognize me.’ I said, ‘Really?’ Because he would blend in as a normal 155-pound student here. “But Elliott Fry is getting recognized on campus now, so hopefully he won’t go bad on us by getting too much attention.” Fry’s performance warrants the attention. He enters Saturday’s Southeastern Conference Eastern Division game against Florida having converted 10 of 12 field goal attempts, including a 40-yarder in the second overtime at Missouri, which was then undefeated and No. 5 in the BCS Standings. “I expected to come in and compete for the job since there wasn’t a clear starter,” said Fry, who turned down a scholarship offer from Louisiana Tech for a chance in the SEC. “Adam Yates had just left. He was a senior, so I definitely thought I could compete, come in and have a chance of starting.” Fry got his moment under the glaring lights, in a hostile environment, with the Gamecocks tied with Missouri at 24 in the second overtime period. He had missed a 40-yard field goal during regulation and was forced to kick one from the same distance, only the overtime kick was at an angle. This time he drilled the ball between the uprights to give USC the lead and eventually the win after the Tigers’ Andrew Baggett missed a 24-yard attempt. “I was definitely pretty excited when I hit that because it gave us the lead,” Fry said. “But a lot more

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South Carolina kicker Elliott Fry, left, celebrates in front of Missouri’s John Gibson after making the game-winning field goal during the Gamecocks’ 27-24 overtime victory in Columbia, Mo. The freshman walk-on is beginning to get noticed because of his exploits.

excitement came after he missed and it became the field goal that won the game.” Fry’s exploits have definitely lifted his profile since in his first game of the season the “A” in Carolina on the front of his jersey was missing. “I do get recognized by people on campus now,” Fry said with a sheepish smile. “But it is nothing like (defensive end Jadeveon) Clowney gets.” South Carolina wide receiver Bruce Ellington confirmed that he will continue to be a two-sport athlete, saying he plans to join the basketball team after the football team’s regular-season finale Nov. 30 against archrival Clemson. “I will be back out there as soon as the season is over,” Ellington said after practice Wednesday. “I plan on being out the day after the Clemson game is over.” Ellington left the matter open a couple weeks ago, saying he was concentrating on football. He is a junior on the football team but will be a senior as a basketball player.

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FSU QB investigated in sexual assault TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is under investigation in an alleged sexual assault reported nearly a nearly a year ago. The university and Winston’s attorney confirmed Wednesday that the Tallahassee Police Department is conducting an investigation. Tallahassee Police Department officials refused to answer any quesWINSTON tions, although they did release a heavily redacted two-page incident report. The report does not mention Winston by name, but it says the incident took place between 1:30 and 2 a.m. last Dec. 7. It describes the suspect in the sexual assault case as being between 5-foot-9 and 5-11. Winston is listed by Florida State at 6-4.

JORDAN’S SHOES UP FOR AUCTION

SALT LAKE CITY — The boy ball leveraged applesauce for Michael Jordan’s shoes. Preston Truman befriended Jordan by fetching him his favorite snack, and years later has decided to sell the shoes Jordan turned over from his famous “flu game” during the 1997 NBA finals. Truman, now 35, kept them in a safe-deposit box at a Utah bank for 15 years, finally deciding to “get those things out there.” It started with a challenge from Jordan: “’There will be no autographs for ball boys after the game if I don’t get my applesauce,’” Truman recalled for The Salt Lake Tribune. MAYOR, BRAVES DISCUSS TEAM’S MOVE

ATLANTA — Mayor Kasim Reed met Wednesday with Atlanta Braves executives to discuss

next steps following the team’s decision to leave downtown and build a new $672 million stadium in nearby Cobb County, according to Gov. Nathan Deal. Deal told reporters that Reed had requested a brief meeting at the Capitol to discuss the transition and there was no indication that Atlanta plans to fight the move. A day earlier, Reed had said the city couldn’t compete with the generous public financing offered to the team by Cobb County officials. LOUISVILLE TO PAY $11M AAC EXIT FEE

NEW YORK — Louisville has agreed to pay the American Athletic Conference an $11 million exit fee so the Cardinals can join the Atlantic Coast Conference next year, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. From wire reports

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LEATHA MAE C. CANTY MANNING — Mother Leatha Mae Conyers Canty was born Sept. 4, 1932, in Summerton, a daughter of the late Mamie Morris. She was the widow of Richard Canty Sr. Mother Canty received her education in the public schools CANTY of Clarendon County. She was employed at Windsor Manor (formerly known as Briggs Nursing Home) for 40 years, until she retired. In her youth, she joined St. Mark Baptist Church. Later, she joined Macedonia FBH Church of God of the Americas, where she was a member for approximately 60 years. Mother Canty was a faithful worker. She served as a deaconess, a member of the finance and trustee board, senior choir, missionary, and pastor’s aide department. She supported the church in every area that she could take care of, until her health declined. Even after her health declined, she was always concerned about the church. She was preceded in death by a son, the Rev. Jackie Holland. She departed this earthly life on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. She leaves to mourn her passing: four daughters, Otricia (Deacon John) Pugh of Silver, Roberta Canty of the home, Brenda ( Johnnie) Weatherspoon of Pinewood and Teresa (Johnny) Pearson of Manning; three sons, Richard Canty, Stephon (Tonya) Canty and Kenneth (Annette) Canty, all of Manning; three brothers, James Conyers of Brooklyn, N.Y., John (Mae) Tindal of Pine-

wood and Thomas (Denia Mae) Mahoney of Silver; a daughter-inlaw, Janie Holland of Sumter; 24 grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Macedonia FBH Church, Silver, with the Rev. Ethel W. Sweat, pastor, and the Rev. Annie L. Riley, eulogist. Final resting place will be the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Dyson’s Home for Funerals Chapel. Mother Canty will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service at noon. The family will receive friends at the home, 9242 Old Silver Road, Manning. Online condolences may be sent to www.dysonshomeforfunerals. com. Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals, 237 Main St., Summerton, (803) 485-4280.

BARBARA ANN STOKES Barbara Ann Kennedy Stokes, 80, wife of Jennings Bryon Stokes, died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at a local nursing center. Born May 4, 1933, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Rosser Joel Kennedy and Edna Poplin Kennedy Shivers. Mrs. Stokes was a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, the Wesleyan Circle No. 5, and was an alto in the church choir. She retired with 25 years of service as a medical assistant with Dr. Davis Moise. She was also a member of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 15. She was a former member of the Sumter Civic Chorale and Sumter’s Home Chapter of NSDAR. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; a

son, William Joel Stokes (Becky) of Autryville, N.C.; a granddaughter, Jessica Stokes Wells; a sister, Laura Kennedy LeGrand (Archie M.) of Sumter; a brother-inlaw, Gene Stokes (Eunice) of Pinehurst, N.C.; two nephews, Rosser LeGrand of Sumter and George LeGrand of Charlotte, N.C.; and two nieces, Emily LeGrand Loy of Cookeville, Tenn., and Llawayne Stokes Bradshaw of Sumter. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Billy Lewis and the Rev. Randall Haase officiating. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of her sister, Laura LeGrand, 101 Wactor St. Memorials may be made to St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 27 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150. 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.

ELMER E. BAKER Elmer Earl “Sam” Baker was born on Nov. 25, 1949, in Amory, Miss. He departed this life on Nov. 5, 2013. As a young man, he grew up in Tacoma, Wash. He attended Stadium High School and participated in the marching band. He united in holy matrimony to Peggy Jackson. To this union two children were born, Duane and LaTonya. Elmer Earl “Sam”

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Baker was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Peggy (May 2011); father, Homer Baker; grandmother, Jewel Estelle Westbrook Newton (Sept. 1999); and sister, Lynwood Canty (June 2006). He leaves to cherish his memory: their children, Duane of Tacoma and Latonya (James) of Rock Hill; his mother, Annie (Eugene) of Sumter; his siblings, Jewel of Sumter, Phyllis (Larry) of Tacoma, Debra of Tacoma, Walter (Stephanie) of Seattle, Wash., Delores (Calvin) of Columbia, Lula of Anchorage, Alaska, Eugene (Hope) of Anna, Texas, Tammy of Sumter, Legrand of Tacoma, Keith of Columbia, Eric (Erica) of Sumter, and Princess of Sumter; grandchildren; greatgrandchildren; nieces; nephews; and a host of other relatives. We celebrate the life of Elmer Earl “Sam” Baker for the love, concern, gentleness, and warmth that he exemplified. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. The body will be placed in the church at noon Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Canty Memorial Church of God in Christ, 873 Woodcrest St., Sumter, with Elder Eugene Canty officiating. Interment will follow in Bradford Cemetery. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to jobsmortuary.net.

JUNIOR McFADDEN OLANTA — Junior McFadden, 66, husband of Oneita Blackwell McFadden, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at Lake

City Community Hospital, Lake City. He was born Dec. 27, 1946, in Olanta, a son of the late Felix and Annie Knight McFadden. For several years, he was employed at Car Quest in Olanta and later with J.P. Farms. He was also a police officer for the town of Olanta. He attended service occasionally with family at Harmony Presbyterian Church. Survivors are his wife of Olanta; four daughters, Loretta (Herman) Brown of Olanta, Shirley Smith of Lake City, Gloria (Harry) Frierson of Coward and Deloris Blackwell of West Haven, Conn.; two sons, Bishop Wayne (Betty) Blackwell of Baltimore, Md., and Alphonso Blackwell of Olanta; two brothers, Levern (Wanda) McFadden and Jacob (Judy) Wheeler, both of Olanta; one additional daughterin-law, Dorotohy G. Blackwell of New Zion; three sisters, Valerie Knight and Katie Mae McFadden, both of Lake City, and Nancy Pearson of New Zion; eight sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; 18 grandchildren; and 16 greatgrandchildren. Celebratory services for Mr. McFadden will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Harmony Presbyterian Church, USA, 8883 U.S. 301 South, Alcolu, with the Rev. Dr. Earnest Jackson, moderator, officiating, and Bishop Wayne Blackwell assisting. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. McFadden will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time. The family is receiving friends at the home of his daughter and sonin-law, Gloria and Harry Frierson, 538 Lynch Road, Coward. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

VERMELL S. BROWN Vermell Singleton Brown was born Oct. 4, 1929, in the Cane Savannah community of Sumter County, to the late Daniel and Girdie Pitts Singleton. She departed this life on Nov. 10, 2013, at her residence. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. During her early years, she joined Bibleway Holiness Church. She later joined New Hope Holiness Church. Ultimately she found her church family with Trinity Missionary Baptist Church. Vermell was married to the late Isreal Brown. She leaves to cherish her memory: her son, Ameer Akeem Amin (Terette); a special nephew, Deacon Nathaniel (Ella) Howard; 11 grandchildren, three of whom she raised, Phillip Bailey, Tamar Brown and Jamel Brown; 16 great-grandchildren; two special grandnephews that she raised, Thomas and Jason Howard; a host of other nieces, nephews, family and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. The body will be placed in the church at 12:30 p.m. Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., Sumter, with Pastor Larry C. Weston officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends at 4240 Amelia Drive, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to jobsmortuary.net.

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the Tigers very early in the recruiting process. “The summer after my sophomore year I got offers from Clemson and (South) Carolina,” Barnes said. “I could of had a few more, but I knew I wanted to go to Clemson, so I went ahead and (verbally) committed.” Barnes talked with The Citadel, Coastal Carolina and a few others, but the decision was always basically Clemson vs. Carolina, he said. “I toured both campuses and thought about it a little bit, but in the end I just really liked Clemson,” Barnes said. “I really like (head) Coach (Jack) Leggett, Coach (Bradley) LeCroy and Coach (Dan) Pepicelli, the pitching coach. I really liked what they were telling me and the field and just everything about it.” It was Barnes’ stellar sophomore year that put him on the Tigers’ radar. Barnes went 5-0 with a 1.59 earned run average in 44 1/3 innings. He struck out 62 and walked 12 while allowing 10 earned runs. His junior season was even better as he anchored a pitching staff that helped the Gamecocks earn a berth in the 4A lower state tournament. Barnes went 9-1 with a 0.90 ERA. In 70 innings, he struck out 93, walked 15 and allowed just nine earned runs. “Talking with (pitching coach) Joe Norris, Joe just raves about him,” said SHS head coach Brooks Shumake, back for his second go-round with the Gamecocks. “His ability to control his pitches and hit his spots is what separates him. “Coach Norris compares him a lot to (South Carolina ace) Jordan Montgomery, who I had the pleasure of coaching here the first time. So I’m really looking forward to what he’s going to do for us this season.” Barnes and Norris worked a lot more on his mental approach to the game last year as opposed to anything on the physical side, the senior said. “We went over the mental side of the game a lot last year,” Barnes said. “We talked about the mental side of pitching more than anything I was doing (mechanically). I think that really helped me a lot last year.” While there is always room for improvement, Shumake said Barnes’ main focus going forward should simply be on continuing to follow the path he’s on and refining his craft. “He just needs to keep doing what he’s been doing,” Shumake said. “He’s very coachable and I know he’s going to be a leader for us on the mound and off it this season.”

come his way from the Southern Conference school; right after that an offer came from College of Charleston along with several DII schools. LMA head coach Barry Hatfield said Pipkin didn’t do that much pitching for the Swampcats last season after he was affected by illness in early 2013. “Mark had pneumonia during basketball season and that really limited him,” Hatfield said. “It limited him in his conditioning and getting his arm ready. He started getting it together toward the end of the high school season, and he continued to progress over the summer.”

THOMPSON from Page B1 a chance to play Division I baseball,” he added. “This is just a great opportunity for me.” Thompson said he went to a baseball camp at Clemson over the summer with current Swampcats head coach Barry Hatfield. He was working out when a coach from Laurens Academy saw him; the coach, in turn, made contact with Blue Hose head

coach Elton Pollock. Laurens and Clinton are both in Laurens County. Pollock had a chance to see Thompson, liked what he saw and made him an offer. “It was amazing how fast it all happened,” Thompson said. Hatfield said Sylvester’s idea of dropping Thompson down is why he is playing college baseball. “I guess you really

Pipkin said he has no concerns with the military aspect of being a student at The Citadel. He likens the school to Laurence Manning in terms of its small student population. “I think it’s right for me,” he said. “It will allow me to focus on what I need to focus on.” Pipkin is a 3-sport performer for LMA. He’s started on the football team for three seasons and is an all-region selection this year. He is a 3-year letterman on the basketball team. He was a part-time starter on the 2012 team that won the SCISA 3A state championship. He was an all-region selection in baseball last season and also played in the North-South AllStar game. He’s also played American Legion baseball with Manning-Santee Post 68.

have to credit Coach Sylvester,” Hatfield said. “He just wanted to try and drop him down, and since he’s done that he’s been lights out for us. He’s our closer. He may have gotten a little tired at the end of last year, but he’s been just tremendous.” Thompson is a 3-year varsity letterman and was the team’s most valuable player last season. He was also all-region and all-state and was a SCISA North-South All-Star Game partici-

pant. He also played for the Manning-Santee Post 68 American Legion baseball team. Thompson said his other offer was from Francis Marion University, a Division II school in Florence. He said he would be happy going to Presbyterian whether he played baseball or not. “I just love everything about the place,” he said. “I love the way the atmosphere was, the way the people treated me. It just feels right for me.” Go Online for Your

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DEFICIENCY WAIVED STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF7, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF7, PLAINTIFF, vs. Isaiah Jackson, Mildred A. Jackson, and Branch Banking and Trust Company, DEFENDANT(S). F11-07321 TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their office, 1300 Pickens Street, Columbia, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff, in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and 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 September 11, 2013.

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(NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER MidFirst Bank, PLAINTIFF, vs. Veronica Holland; The Estate of Janice J. Holland, and any other Heirs, Personal Representatives, Successors, Assigns, Spouses, Creditors, and all others claiming any right, title or interest in the real estate known as 422 Dogwood Drive, Sumter, SC, 29150, any adults or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any minors or persons under legal disability, being a class designated as Richard Roe; Marvin Holland; Johnnie Lee Holland, Jr.; and Songa N. Holland, DEFENDANT(S). TO THE NAMED:

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants for foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Veronica Holland and Janice J. Holland to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for 1st Choice Mortgage/ Equity Corp. of Lexington, a South Carolina Corporation, in the amount of $ 60,037.00 dated December 14, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1097 at Page 2294 on December 20, 2007. The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage as by the foreclosure thereof, were, at the time of the making thereof, and at the time of the filing of this Notice, described as follows: All that piece, parcel and lot of land, lying, being and situate in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated at Lot No. 48, and 21 feet of Lot No. 49 on the South side of Dogwood Drive, as shown on plat of Palmer and Malone, C.E.'s dated October 31, 1949, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-8 at Page 141. According to said plat, this property is bounded and measures 87 feet; on the East by the remainder of Lot No. 49, on said plat, whereon it measures 150 feet; on the South by lands now or formerly of Robert E. Graham, whereon it measures 87 feet; and on the West by Lot No.47, whereon it measures 150 feet.

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned attorneys at their offices, 935 Broad Street, P.O. Drawer 39, Camden, SC 29020, 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, judgment will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DuBose-Robinson, PC Jonathan M. Robinson, Esquire J. Kennedy DuBose, Jr., Esquire John K. DuBose, III, Esquire H. Homas Morgan, Jr. ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF P.O. Drawer 39 (935 Broad St.) Camden, SC 29021 -0039 (803) 432-1992 - telephone (803) 432-0784 - facsimile

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Nov. 15th & 16th, 8 am - 4 pm, 517 Sunset Dr. Manning. Office credenza w/ matching desk, 6 Chippendale chairs, beige leather love seat, small cherry corner cupboard, GE refrig, green rm size rug, prof. massage table, Everlast punching bag, pictures, 3 large oil paintings, small dorm refrig. All merchandize clean & in exc cond. 2008 Charleston Ave Sat 8-3 Moving- Everything For Sale! Antiques, Furniture, Collectibles, (budweiser & coca cola) NASCAR, Tools, Sale will be inside. Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun. 634 Boulevard Rd Thurs 11-6 & Fri 10-6 Hshld items ,Children, Men & women clothing, Misc

H.L. Boone, Contractor additions, painting, roofing, gutters, sheetrock, blown ceilings, decks. 773-9904

Lawn Service

Sat Nov. 16th 7-11:30 Small appl., Crafts items, lots of jewelry, clothing, linens, curtains, some furniture & much more! Palmetto Towers, behind Kmart

Chad's Lawn Care Service. Professional work at affordable prices. 803-236-8646

LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $1 & Up FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend. 905-4242

Legal Service DIVORCE WITH OR WITHOUT children $125.00. Includes name change and property settlement agreement. SAVE hundreds. Fast and easy. Call 1-888-733-7165, 24/7

Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves. Guaranteed. 803-464-5439

The Tree Doctor Any size tree removal & stump grinding. Trimming & clearing. No job too big or small. Call 775-8560 or 468-1946. We accept credit cards and offer senior discounts STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

PETS & ANIMALS

DISH TV Retailer - Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) & High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/month (where available.) SAVE! Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 1-800-635-0278 BIG AL, The man with the plan. The Sweet Potato Man. Call 803-464-6337. DirecTV - Over 140 channels only $29.99 a month. Call Now! Triple savings! $636.00 in Savings, Free upgrade to Genie & 2013 NFL Sunday ticket free!! Start saving today! 1-800-908-5974 Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

EMPLOYMENT Dogs Whoodle pups, 11 weeks, 2 males, 1 female. $450. 803-506-4859

Help Wanted Full-Time

Want to Buy

Bookkeeper needed for local established CPA office. Professional, detailed, outgoing, confidential, & client-oriented. Must know and understand acctg and have experience in PR, Bkpg, & GL. Tax experience a plus. Send resume and references to: P-Box 344 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

Golden Kernel Pecan Company 1214 S. Guignard Dr. Sumter, SC 803-968-9432 We buy pecans, We sell Pecan halves & Pieces, Chocolate, Sugarfree Chocolate, Butter Roasted, Sugar & Spiced, Prailine, Honey Glazed, English Toffee Gift Packages available, Fruit Cake mix

Sparrow and Kennedy Tractor Co. in Manning is looking to hire an Ag technician with experience in the following areas: Diesel engine repair, hydraulics and electrical diagnostics. Must have valid SCDL. Applications can be picked up at 305 E. Boyce St., Manning, SC 29102. Submit applications to Service Writer.

MERCHANDISE

Sale

SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION OTR Drivers Needed! Class-A CDL 2yrs. Exp. Flatbed or stepdeck Get paid for your Experience! We provide everything you need! Call #800-736-9486 Ext 266

MAINTENANCE PERSON needed for senior apartment community in Sumter. This will be a full-time position. Qualified candidate must have their own tools, valid driver's license, motivated, organized and results oriented. Painting and cleaning involved. Our company offers competitive salary and benefits. Must pass criminal check and drug screening. Applications may be picked up at 60 Hillard Drive, Sumter, SC or call 803-934-1449. 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! SSG Michael Wright 803-667-0985 SSG Lorraine Lordy 803-360-1979 Experienced person needed to work in Property Management/Real Estate Office. Applicant must be proficient in Microsoft Words computer applications. Experience with Property Management Software a plus. Outstanding organizational & multi-tasking skills are required. Send resume & referenced to Russell & Jeffcoat Realtors, Inc., 1229 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 Attn: Joyce Shorter (No Phone Calls Please!) Ricky's Tree Service in search of certified bucket truck operator & power line trimmer. Call 803-435-2223

Help Wanted Part-Time $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

Call Gene 934-6734

C&B Roofing Superior work afford. prices. Free est., Sr. disc. Comm/Res 30 yr warr. 290-6152

Tree Service

The #1 Furniture Retail Company in the U.S. is seeking highly motivated individuals with outgoing personalities to join our Sales Team. Candidates must have a working knowledge of computers. They will be required to build sales volume by providing superior customer service and knowledge of product and finance options. This full time position is based on a flexible work schedule that includes evenings, Saturdays and some holidays. Offering unlimited income potential based on commission and bonuses. Guaranteed salary during training process. Send resume to 2850 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150

Junk Cars = CASH

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Trucking Opportunities Driver Trainees Needed Now! Learn to drive for US Xpress! Earn $800+ per week! No experience needed! CDL -Trained and Job-Ready in 15 days! 1-888-263-7364

Work Wanted

ADVERTISE YOUR DRIVER JOBS in 105 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 2.6 million readers. Call Jimmie Haynes at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377. Experienced OTR Flatbed Drivers earn 50 up to 55 cpm loaded. $1000 sign on to Qualified drivers. Home most weekends. Call: 843-266-3731 / www.bulldoghiwa y.com EOE

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Mobile Home Rentals

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

SW, 2BR/1BA, $375/mo + dep. Incl water, sewage, garbage. No pets & No Sec 8. Behind Shaw. 236-3780 3BR/2BA DW, $550/mo + dep. 4 person max. Incl water, sewage, garbage. No pets, no sect. 8. Behind Shaw. 236-3780 American MHP, 2 & 3/BRs, lot rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300.

RN Agape Hospice in Aiken seeking an RN with experience in hospice care and/or home health for a FT position as RN Case Manager. Take your career to the next level with SC's largest hospice providers. Send resume to JKistler@AgapeSenior.com. EOE

14 x 70 3Br Industrial Park area. No Pets. $350 mo & $350 sec dep. 803-481-0365

Scenic Lake 2Br, 2Ba & 3 Br, 2 Ba. No pets. Call between 9am 5pm ONLY! (803) 499-1500.

3BR/2BA, Mobile home 15S. $500/mo + $500/dep. 803-983-8084

Resort Rentals Beautiful Cabin on Lake Marion fully furnished all utilities included, with boat slip. Call Charlotte 803 478-2800 or 464-5352

Unfurnished Apartments HOLLY COURT APTS. located in Manning, currently has spacious two bedroom apartments for rent. Fully carpeted with central air and heat, water and sewer included. Please call to inquire about our Move In Special. 803-435-8786 Accepting Applications Oakland Plantation Apts. 5501 Edgehill Rd 499-2157 1 & 2 Br apts. available. Applications accepted Mon., Wed. & Fri. 8am - 4:30pm. Fully Renovated 1Br/1Ba upstairs Apt. Appl.& Water inc. Fully carpeted. $350/mo. + sec. dep. 775-7895 after 6pm.

Commercial Rentals Manning- Hwy 260, Excellent location for Church rental. Across from Santee Electric Co. Call 803-473-0321

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

House for rent Modern Interior 3BR/2BA in Historic District. Chestnut St. Central Heat & Air. $875/mo. Call 803-464-5872

Home For Sale Ready to move in $50,000 4 BD 1.5 BA 62 Carroll St Sumter Call (803) 478-8952

AIRLINE CAREERS begin here Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Housing and Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-367-2513. Solo & Team CDL-A Drivers! Excellent Home Time & Pay! $3,000 to $5,000 Sign-on Bonus! BCBS Benefits. Join Super Service! 866-501-0946 DriveForSuperService.com Train to be a PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVER through Prime's Student Driver Program. Obtain your Commercial Driver's License, then get paid while training! 1-800-277-0212 driveforprime.com

LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes on our lot. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

Farms & Acreage 5.1 acres (Lee County). $10,000 OBO. Owner is absentee upstate for quick sale. 561-502-8598

TRANSPORTATION

Autos For Sale

2006 Ford Ranger, 123k miles, 4 cyclinder, 5 speed. Extra clean, Cold A//C. $6,500 OBO. Call 773-0241 2004 Chvy Blazer 4 Door Great condition 95K mi. Asking $5,000 2001 Cadillac De ville Great condition $2,500 Call 720-6325 A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

Home For Sale Ready to move in $50,000 Or rent to own 4 bdrm 1.5 BA 62 Carroll St Sumter Call (803) 478-8952

Need help with housecleaning for the holidays. 7 years exp. Excellent work ethics. 803-468-2225

LAID OFF? PLANT CLOSING? Need that new job? Call Xtra Mile & enroll in CDL Class-A training today! 1-866-484-6313 / www.xtra miledrivertraining.com

1988 14x80, 3BR/2BA. All appl's. 69-A Windsor City MHP. Move or stay. $6,500 OBO. 469-6978

Unfurnished Homes

Beautiful 3 br, 2 ba, brick home w/ lg yard for sale or rent. $94,500 or rent $800 mo. 803-316-6980.

REGIONAL CDL-A DRIVERS Averitt offers fantastic benefits & weekly hometime. 888-362-8608. Paid training for recent grads w/a CDL-A & drivers with limited experience. Apply online at AverittCareers.com Equal Opportunity Employer.

MUST SELL! Huge 4 br, 2 ba, appr. 1500 sq ft on 3/4 acre at 4465 Dawson Rd. off Hwy 441 in Dalzell area. All appl. incl. brick underpin, exc. cond. Reduced to sell at $64,900. Financing avail. Call 803-468-6029

Montreat St: (off Miller Rd.) 2BR 1BA gas & electric + appl's. No pets. $350 mo + dep. 316-8105.

For Rent 3BR 1BA house in Home Branch Paxville area $650 month/deposit (803)473-7577

Statewide Employment

Manufactured Housing

ADVERTISE YOUR VACATION PROPERTY FOR RENT OR SALE to more than 2.6 million South Carolina newspaper readers. Your 25-word classified ad will appear in 105 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Call Jimmie Haynes at the South Carolina Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377.

I'm Available to clean your home. Affordable, reliable 15 yrs exp ref's. Melissa 803-938-5204

Private Home Health Care Sitter. Reasonable rates. Call 803-236-2685 for more info.

NC Mountains Owner must sell 1232sf 2bd 2ba easy to finish cabin on 1.53 private wooded acres. $66,900. Has well, septic, driveway, covered porch, decks 828-286-1666

Vacation Rentals

Rooms for Rent Room for rent. Utilities included, private bath $115 weekly. Call 843-992-8817

Homes for Sale

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

WE NEED DRIVERS!! Immediate openings. OTR drivers, minimum 1yr. OTR experience. Late model conventional tractors/48' flatbed trailers. Top pay, insurance. Home most weekends. Senn Freight 1-800-477-0792

RENTALS

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Junk Batteries $8 & up!

All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

Roofing

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Help Wanted Full-Time

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2010 Lincoln MKZ (P7463)................ $23,995

2011 Ford F150 (135400A)................ $36,995

2011 FORD ESCAPE (P7469)............. $18,995

2008 Toyota Highlander (P7452).... $24,495

2009 Mercedes Benz C63 AMG (135500B). $36,995

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2010 Ford Edge (P7478)................... $24,995

2011 Ford F150 4WD (135871A)....... $37,995

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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee (P7523). $25,995

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2011 Ford Edge (P7482)................... $27,995

2011 FORD RANGER (P7525)............ $21,995

2012 Ford Flex (FRAC9).................... $28,725

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