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1 dead, another flown out Sheriff ’s Office continues investigation into fatal shooting in Lynchburg BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident in the Lynchburg area that left one man dead and another man seriously wounded on Monday evening. About 10:45 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to a call at a residence in the 3300 block of Narrow Paved Road

in Lynchburg. Braden Bunch, sheriff’s office public information officer, said multiple weapons, make and caliber not disclosed, were found at the scene and investigators continue to search the residence for more evidence. Upon arrival, deputies found the resident, Joseph Frey, 70, unconscious and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced

dead at the scene by Sumter County Coroner’s Office, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Another man, George Shine, 33, of Florence, was also injured during the incident and was airlifted to a Florence-area hospital for treatment for a single gunshot wound to the chest. Bunch said Shine is now in the intensive care unit at McLeod Regional Medical Center.

A third man, Travis Byron Jones, 43, of Florence, who was at the scene when officers responded, is being questioned about the incident. Bunch said Jones, a person of interest, has been taken into custody but has not been formally charged at this time. The investigation is ongoing, and investigators are still determining what took place, Bunch said.

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Paris raid: 2 dead, new attacks thwarted SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Heavily armed French SWAT teams swooped in Wednesday and neutralized a cell that was ready to launch new attacks, leaving at least two people dead after firing 5,000 rounds during an hourslong siege, a prosecutor said. Eight people were arrested. The raid had targeted the suspected planner of the attacks, 27-year-old Abdelhamid Abaaoud, but his fate remained unclear. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said the identities of the dead were still being investigated, but that neither Abaoud nor the fugitive attacker Salah Abdeslam was in custody. “At this time, I’m not in a position to give a precise and definitive number for the people who died, nor their identities, but there are at least two dead people,” he told reporters. Earlier, the prosecutor’s office had said the dead included a woman who detonated an explosive vest and a man hit by projectiles and grenades. But at a later news conference, Molins clarified the earlier statement that the woman blew herself up, saying: “This point needs to be verified by an analysis of the body and human remains as well as by all the forensic police operations that have to be carried out.” Molins said heavily armed police squads initially were thwarted by a reinforced door to the apartment in the SaintDenis neighborhood north of Paris and faced nearly incessant fire as they worked to enter.

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Jordyn, 7, Khalil, 12, and Kierra Hicks, 16, rush to greet their father, Sgt. Wesley Hicks, as he surprised them by coming to Thomas Sumter Academy’s Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday. Their mother Tamesha, background, was in on the surprise.

Hicks homecoming an unexpected gift for 3 children BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com While families prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, one local family has an unexpected gift for which to be thankful. U.S. Army Sgt. Wesley Hicks surprised his three children Wednesday

afternoon at Thomas Sumter Academy after returning home from Kuwait one month early. Hicks, a human resources non-commissioned officer with the Third Army, spent five and a half months overseas and was supposed to return to the states in December but his supervisor

moved up his arrival date. “I’m stoked about being here and seeing my babies,” he said. Hicks left Kuwait Tuesday morning and arrived in the states about 2 a.m. Wednesday.

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State will withhold less from each paycheck starting in 2017 BY CASSIE COPE The State COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s tax agency plans to leave more of your money in your paycheck. Starting on Jan 1, 2017, the agency will reduce the amount withheld from S.C. taxpayers for state income taxes throughout the year, said director Rick Reames. That is the good news.

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The bad news? The withholding change will reduce the amount S.C. taxpayers get back in state tax refunds each spring. “This is going to put $1 billion back in people’s paychecks, rather than having them loan it to the government on an interest-free basis,” Reames said. The first year of the changes would leave $73 more in the pay-

checks of a married couple filing jointly with two children and a combined taxable income of $10,000 or more, according to initial estimates by the Department of Revenue. While the first year will see a relatively low amount left to paychecks, a greater amount will be left in paychecks in future years. For example, the same couple would see $365 more to their paychecks in Year 5 and $730 more in

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Year 10. However, the added take-home pay will vary depending on a taxpayer’s filing status. For example, the amount would change if a taxpayer is single or files with a different number of exemptions. The changes will benefit primarily lower income taxpayers, married taxpayers and taxpayers with children,

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Pedestrian killed in Clarendon County A Manning resident was killed as he walked along U.S. 521 near Manning Monday evening, according to S.C. Highway Patrol. John Nelson, 55, of Manning was struck by a northbound 1998 Honda four-door sedan about 6 p.m., according to Sgt. Bob Beres. The victim was reportedly wearing dark clothing as he was walking southbound on the highway. The 23 year-old driver of the Honda was wearing a seat belt and was not injured, Beres said.

2 more charged with intimidating witness Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has charged two more men with intimidating a witness in connection to an assault case from September. Mark Floyd, 32, of 7089 Connector Road, Pinewood, and his brother, Martin Floyd, 26, of 5690 Rooster Circle, Pinewood, have each been charged with a single count of intimidation of court officials, jurors or witnesses, according to information released by the Sheriff’s Office. Mark Floyd, along with three other men, was charged in September with first-degree assault and battery for his alleged involvement in attacking a 20-year-old man at a residence in the 7000 block of Connector Road in Pinewood, beating him about the head and body, the release stated. In October, shortly after a preliminary hearing for two of the suspects in the Pinewood assault case, a witness to the alleged assault reportedly received messages on social media from Martin Floyd threatening the witness if he or she was to testify. During questioning by investigators, Martin Floyd admitted to sending the messages on behalf of Mark Floyd. Both men were taken into custody and transported to the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center to await a bond hearing. Earlier this week, Sumter resident William Ard, 24, was also charged with intimidation of court officials, jurors or witnesses for his involvement in the harassment of a witness in the same case.

Sumter study asks for public comment Sumter Urban Area Transportation Study asks for public input regarding funding plans for Santee-Wateree Regional Transit Authirity’s Vehicle Replacement and Facilities Improvement program. The public can send comments to Allan Yu, senior transportation planner, Sumter Urban Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization, P.O. Box 1449, 12 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 or email ayu@sumter-sc. com by Nov. 30. Federal Transit Administration recently appropriated a $873,472 for the transportation program.

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Rain appears to be out of the forecast for Thanksgiving Day, but it looks like it will be a good day to bundle up the kids and send them outside to play in the morning while cooking a Thanksgiving feast to serve indoors that afternoon or evening. That’s the takeaway from a very early Thanksgiving Day forecast by Meteorological Technician Doug Anderson with the National Weather Service in Colombia. A rain-soaked Midlands will see drier and cooler weather Friday through Saturday, Anderson said, with another weak front approaching Sunday before high pressure settles in through Wednesday. “The high pressure will begin to slide off shore, and we may have a wedge pattern trying to set up for Thursday,”

Anderson said. “Looks to me right now it’s going to be dry with high pressure ridging in from the northeast all along the East Coast.” Another front will be aligned from Texas through the Ohio Valley in midweek that will try to work its way down, he said “For Thursday (Thanksgiving) morning expect partly cloudy with increasing clouds for the afternoon,” Anderson said, “but it should be relatively dry.” The holiday will begin with temperatures in the mid 30s warming to the high 40s to low 50s by afternoon. Winds out of the northeast should be fairly light in the morning but will be picking up in the late morning or early afternoon to about 10 mph with a few 15-mph gusts. “It may be a little bit brisk,” he said. Anderson cautioned that a lot could change by Thanksgiving. In the meantime, expect this weekend

to be cool. “We are looking at temperatures closed to freezing Sunday night,” Anderson said. According to the National Weather Service forecast, rains should continue today before tapering off and ending in the early evening. Lows tonight should be around 50 degrees with a high Friday of 64. Saturday morning’s low will be around 49 with the high reaching only into the mid 50s with a few clouds. Winds will remain light. The National Weather Service predicts Sunday’s high will be in the low 50s with a slight breeze out of the north-northeast. Anderson said Sunday morning temperatures will get down to about 35 and then Sunday night a low right around freezing is expected. “There are no frost warnings yet,” Anderson said.

Levis endow nursing scholarships BY TRACI QUINN Special to The Sumter Item When the late Wendell Levi Jr. was training to become a surgeon in the 1950s at Medical University of South Carolina, he was one of five men vying for the position of chief surgical resident. It was a rigorous internship leaving only the brightest, most skilled and most persevering of the group standing at the end. It was a classical system of training that forged Levi into a physician who always put patients first, who upheld the “purest values of medical practice,” and who was, as a fellow surgeon described, “a giant in the field of surgery” who knew how to do it all from a kidney resection to thoracic surgery, from removing a parotid tumor to performing oophorectomies. “More important than his skill in the operating room was his preoperative decision making, which was well-founded in science, and the process of differential diagnosis, combined with intuition rooted in experience,” said Dr. Gene Dickerson, Tuomey Healthcare System’s chief medical officer and among the first of Levi’s partners. “Dr. Levi’s surgical techniques were meticulous, unhurried and without any wasted effort.” In a book penned by Levi chronicling his half-century as a surgeon, he acknowledges his wife, Kathryn, and his family above all others for putting up with a “mostly absent” husband and father as he studied, worked hard and built a practice. But he also singled out another important group of people for their dedication, loyalty and patience: Nurses. “A doctor couldn’t get by

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The late Dr. Wendell Levi Jr. and his wife, Kathryn, are seen with the three recipients of a scholarship they created for nursing students. The three Central Carolina Technical College students are: Alyssa C. Lennard, Ashley B. McKnight and Hallie Barber. Also pictured are Fair Edmunds, Betty Caulkins and Rose Stuart, the daughter of Frances Driver. Edmunds, Caulkins and Driver were longtime nurses of Sumter Surgical Associates, a practice co-founded by Dr. Levi. The Levis created an endowment through The Tuomey Foundation to be used to help nursing students in Sumter, especially those who might be considering a local career. without the nurses,” said Kathyrn Levi, Wendell’s wife. Nurses like Fair Edmunds, a registered nurse who was Levi’s assistant from the time she finished nursing school until he retired. Edmunds later received her certified nurse, operating room degree and worked alongside him in the operating room. “No one could have been more capable,” the doctor said. “She was always cheerful, even at 2 a.m. with an emergency case.” Or Frances Driver and Betty Caulkins, who “hold a special place in my memory for their patience, loyalty and work beyond the call of duty.” So — some 50 years after establishing Sumter Surgi-

cal Associates — Levis decided to do something to honor those nurses who’d worked so faithfully for the practice. They created an endowment with The Tuomey Foundation that became the source of a scholarship fund to be used to help nursing students at Central Carolina Technical College. On Oct. 27, 2015, three students became the first-ever recipients of the Dr. and Mrs. Wendell M. Levi Jr. Nursing Scholarship. Alyssa C. Lennard, Ashley B. McKnight and Hallie Barber are on track for graduation with associate degrees in applied science with a major in nursing next year. All three nursing students plan to get their bachelor’s degree. Lennard would love to start on a medical and

surgery floor and ultimately work in the emergency room. McKnight has been a licensed practical nurse for 13 years working at the Sumter Family Health Center. And Barber wants to work in either labor and delivery or pediatrics. Dr. Tim Hardee, Central Carolina’s president, was on hand to present the scholarships, along with Susan Caulkins, the head of the school’s nursing faculty; Jeff Faw, director of the foundation; and Lee Holloway, chairman of the foundation board. The Levis’ son, Dr. W. Mitchell Levi III, an anesthesiologist, is Tuomey’s chief of staff. Traci Quinn is public relations manager with Tuomey Healthcare System.

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Trust that God is in control S ure. After such tragedies, most of us can’t help but feel like complete victims. That feeling — that fear — makes us feel anything but safe. Faith Matters This manifests JAMIE H. itself differently in people and is WILSON easily observed by observing their reaction to such events. Some get angry and start pointing fingers. Others play down the situation, providing counterpoints to those of the angry in hopes that the situation won’t seem as formidable. There are those who crank the rumor mill, fueling hysteria. Some fear quietly; some fear out loud. In one way or another, I think we all grasp at assurances or something that will tell us it’s all going to be okay. As a child, I was often scared of things, my mom told me. Rather than foster that spirit of timidity in me, she reminded me of a verse every time I approached a situation with trepidation: “What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee”

hortly after the terror attacks in Paris last week, I received an electronic notification from one of my social media accounts informing me that a friend who lives in Paris was safe and accounted for. “Sarah was marked safe during Paris Terror Attacks.” I received another message earlier this year informing me that a friend I knew in high school was safe after an earthquake hit the area of Nepal where she was serving as a missionary. “Michelle was marked safe during Nepal Earthquake.” It’s a great service by that particular social media company, and though it provided assurances to those concerned with the two women, it probably did very little to make the two feel safe, especially as they were surrounded with chaos and uncertainty. I think we all feel a little unsafe after such events because they remind us that tragic events happen — events over which we have absolutely no control. There are struggles in which we have at least a modicum of control: fights with our spouse, an ethical dilemma at work, a personal fail-

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Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces: * Sunday — Sallie Evans Women’s Missionary Society’s family and friends day at 10 a.m. Sister Roxanne M. Postell will speak. Berea SDA Church, 675 S. Lafayette Drive, announces: * Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 25-28 — Homecoming event / 25th anniversary celebration as follows: 7 p.m. Wednesday, praise and prayer; 7 p.m. Thursday, an evening of meet and greet; 6 p.m. Friday, Vesper worship service, Doris Dupree will speak; and Saturday, 9 a.m. Sabbath school, 11 a.m. divine worship with Dr. Calvin B. Rock, and 6 p.m. presentation of the play “Lord I’m Coming Home, Part 2.” Bethel AME Church, 219 E. Calhoun St., announces: * Saturday — Grandparents march musical concert at 4 p.m. * Sunday — Men’s Day celebration at 3 p.m. Bethel AME Church, 1605 S.C. 261, Wedgefield, announces: * Sunday, Nov. 29 — The Janie Williams Women’s Missionary Society’s annual four season celebration at 10:30 a.m. Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 12 — Family and friends night, hosted by the China and Harvin families, at 6 p.m. The Rev. Tommy L. China will speak. Music will be provided by the Spiritual Gospel Singers, the Corinthians, Resurrection Gospel Singers and more. Church of God of Prophecy, 140 S. Guignard Drive, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 5 — Gospel benefit program at 5 p.m. to honor the children of the Sumter Vitiligo Group. On the program: Blessed; Truly Committed Family; Natasha Levy; The

Singing Jays; and many more. Admission: $12 for adults; $3 for children 6-12 years of age. Advance tickets are available for $10. Clarendon Baptist Church, 1780 Main St., Alcolu, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 19 — Christmas banquet at 6 p.m. at the Clarendon Baptist Church Family Life Center featuring Christian musician and comedian Tim Lovelace. Cost is $20 per ticket and deadline for purchase is Monday, Dec. 14. Call (803) 473-2376. Community Missionary Charity Organization of the Wedgefield community announces: * Saturday — A Thanksgiving luncheon for the Wedgefield community will be held at 11 a.m. at Orangehill AME Church, Wedgefield. Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Sunday, Nov. 29 — Gospel singing at 6 p.m. featuring Dr. Dennis Benton and others. Dalzell United Methodist Church, 3330 Black River Road, Dalzell, announces: * Saturday — Coats for Christ giveaway 8 a.m.-noon in the fellowship hall. Gently used coats, sweaters, scarves, hats, gloves, and blankets will be available at no cost. One coat per family member. Call (803) 236-1041. Faith Missionary Baptist Church No. 1, 115 Laurel St., announces: * Today — Apostle Dennis celebration at New Millennium Outreach Center. Pastor Otis Butler Jr. will speak. * Sunday — Family and friends day at 3:30 p.m. Bishop Eddie Graham will speak.

(Psalm 56:3). In layman’s terms, when I am afraid, I will trust in God. The verse soothed me then and does so now, even as I try to make sense of such a senseless tragedy. I can’t see the hope or purpose in this situation, but I can trust that God is in control. My heart aches for those friends and family members whose loved ones never checked in; who were never marked safe. I can’t fathom the struggle they will endure as they come to terms with the weight of reality during these next weeks and months. I pity those city officials now tasked with cleaning up the devastation wrought by several horribly misguided individuals. I do not envy the position of our world’s leaders who have to consider further military action against these terrorists. Certainly they need our prayers and support. The most effective action we can take now is to reject the fear perpetrated by the evil of this world. Rather, let us live in the assurance that God is in control. Email Jamie H. Wilson at faithmatterssumter@gmail.com.

Fellowship Baptist Church, 705 W. Huggins St., Manning, announces: * Sunday — Ordination service for Minister Cedric Anderson at 3:30 p.m. Pastor David Pugh will speak. Fresh Fire Christian Life Center, 625 W. Huggins St., Manning, announces: * Friday-Saturday, Dec. 4-5 — Mending of the Heart program as follows: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Prophetess Janell Robinson will speak; and noon Saturday, Evangelist Sharon Mallett will speak. * Wednesday-Thursday, Dec. 16-17 — Honors program for the pastor, Prophetess Cheryl Graham, at 7:30 p.m. each night. Pastors Floyd Knowlin and Joe Brown will speak. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 5 — Community Christmas bazaar 8:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — The male chorus will celebrate its 22nd anniversary at 4 p.m. * Sunday, Dec. 13 — The praise dance ministry will celebrate its 12th anniversary at 2 p.m. High Hills AME Church, 6780 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Gospel singing at 4 p.m. featuring Heavenly-Airs; Resurrection; Ebony Singers; and many others. Immanuel Lutheran Church, colocated with St. John United Methodist Church, 140 Poinsett Drive, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 5 — In conjunction with St. John United Methodist Church, a “Joy to the World” children’s Christ-

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Lindsay Miller of Lowell, Massachusetts, wears a spaghetti strainer to reflect her religious beliefs while holding her temporary driver license that also bears a photo of her wearing the colander. Miller said she “absolutely loves the history and the story” of pastafarians, who are part of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles initially forbade Miller to wear the colander in the identification photo. She said the agency reversed the decision on religious grounds and apologized.

mas celebration / birthday party for Jesus from 9 a.m. to noon for ages 5 years to fifth grade. Activities include crafts, a scavenger hunt, singing and games. Lunch and birthday cake will be served. Parents are invited to attend the closing at noon. Call (803) 8831049.

New Fellowship Covenant Ministries, 316 W. Liberty St., announces: * Sunday — The eighth anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 4 p.m. at Westend Community Church, 101 S. Salem St. The Rev. Larry C. Weston will speak.

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, Nov. 29 — Youth service will be held at 10 a.m. The Rev. William Jefferson will speak.

St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Today — Thanksgiving dinner will be served to the community beginning at noon until food runs out.

Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Sunday, Nov. 29 — Youth day service. Church school begins at 9:30 a.m. followed by 10:30 a.m. worship.

St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church, 1715 S. Guignard Drive, announces: * Sunday — Homecoming at 11 a.m. Covered dish dinner will follow the service.

Mount Sinai AME Church, 5895 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg, announces: * Sunday — The 13th anniversary concert celebration of the mass choir at 3 p.m. * Sunday, Dec. 6 — Steward’s annual day at 10 a.m. * Sunday, Dec. 20 — Christmas drama at 4 p.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Tuesday, Nov. 24 — Youth night of praise at 7 p.m. Pastor George P. Windley Jr. will speak. * Sunday, Nov. 29 — Youth worship service at 10:45 a.m. Minister Cedric Anderson will speak. Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, announces: * Sunday — Contemporary mass choir’s anniversary program at 4 p.m. LaGree AME, Church of God By Faith, Mount Nebo and High Hills Baptist Church will participate.

Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, 1130 Granby Lane, Summerton, announces: * Sunday — Senior appreciation day celebration during 11 a.m. worship. Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., announces: * Friday-Sunday, Dec. 11-13 — The Living Christmas Story Join the Journey will be held 6:308:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 6-8 p.m. on Sunday. Triumph Ministries, 562 Pike Road, announces: * Friday, Dec. 11 — One night of glory at 7 p.m. Apostle J. Gilliam will speak. * Saturday, Dec. 12 — Come to the threshing floor at 9 a.m. Evangelist Tonya Mack and Prophetess S. Major will speak. Walker Avenue Church of God, 100 Walker Ave., announces: * Sunday — The 110th anniversary celebration at 11 a.m. Special honoree will be Sumter native U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn.

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Avoid higher health law premiums New study recommends switching plans WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe an amiable gecko could help the Obama administration sell its health insurance overhaul. In the long-running auto insurance commercials, the talkative little mascot promises you can save 15 percent if you switch insurers. Now a study says the most popular health law plans are raising premiums an average of 15 percent for 2016. You’ll have to switch if you want to pay less. Wednesday’s research paper from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation comes as sign-up season for subsidized private coverage under President Obama’s law is in its third week. Because of rising premiums, high out-of-pocket costs and skeptical consumers, the administration faces challenges trying to grow the pool of people covered through the law’s online insurance markets. The study looked at a type of coverage called the “lowest cost silver plan,” which is the health law’s most popular. Silver is the middle tier, and the lowest cost silver plan can be dif-

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ferent in every community. The catch is, the lowest cost silver plan can also change every year. If your plan holds that distinction this year, odds are it won’t have it in 2016. Looking at premium data across 2,635 counties in 36 states, the analysis found that a hypothetical 40-year-old faces an average premium of $264 for the lowest cost silver plan in 2015. If the consumer stays in the same plan for 2016, his premium would be $304, or 15 percent more. That’s before taxpayer-financed subsidies, which lower the cost to consumers by about 70 percent on average. “The bottom line is that insurance

companies are increasing premiums for what had been the lowest cost silver plan,” said Cynthia Cox, lead author of the study. “In many cases, people could save money on their premiums by switching to a new lowest cost silver plan.” The study found that’s the case in about 3 out of 4 counties examined. Among all consumers, those who switch could save $322 during the course of the year. The Obama administration didn’t quarrel with the study. “Our message to returning marketplace customers is simple,” said spokesman Aaron Albright. “Shopping may save you money.”

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Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist 103 N Pike West 775-4455 Pastor Harry Robinson Sat. Sch: 9:15 am, Worship: 11:00 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org

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inter is just around the corner. The potted plants that sat outside have been carried in before the first frost. Now they shine like emeralds in the sunny window, thriving in the warmth. We experience seasons of “winter” in our lives, when we are overcome with doubt, frozen with fear. We can come into God’s house and warm our hearts. Psalm 92:12-13 promises “…the righteous will flourish…planted in the house of the Lord.”

Anglican Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 qm - Bible Study 12 pm Mass

The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Jude Site 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 www.stjudesumtersc.org FPastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Saturday: 6:00 pm Sun. 9:15 - 12:00 Noon, 5:00 PM Confession: Sat. 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Wayman Chapel AME Church 160 N. Kings Hwy. • 803-494-3686 www.waymanchapelame.com Reverened Laddie N. Howard Church School 9:00 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm

Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am

Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Weekend Masses: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:00 and 12:00 Noon Confession: Sat. 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Salem Missionary Baptist Church 320 West Fulton Street 803-775-8054 Rev. Lei Ferguson Washington Sun. School 9:00 am Praise Worship 9:55 am Worship 10:00 am

First Assembly of God 1151 Alice Drive * 773-3817 www.sumterﬁrstag.org Jason Banar, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

Baptist - Missionary Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 Marion H Newton, Pastor Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

Baptist - Southern Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm

Worship 10:55 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm Long Branch Baptist Church 2535 Peach Orchard Rd. Dalzell 803-499-1838 Pastor Jonathan Bradshaw Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Sun Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wed Mid Week Service 7:00 pm Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd. • 499-4997 Rev. Robert White Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm

Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am

Plaza Church of Christ 1402 Camden Hwy. • 905-3163 Stewart Schnur cell 361-8449 Sunday School: 10 am Sunday Worship: 11 am & 6 pm Wed. Bible Class: 7 pm

Lutheran - ELCA Non-Denominational St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday School: 9:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am Holy Communion: 12:00 pm

Christ Community Church(CCC) 525 Oxford St, Sumter (Church Ofﬁce) www.cccsumter.com 803-934-9718 Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall) 135 Haynsworth Street

Lutheran - NALC Immanuel Lutheran Church 140 Poinsett Drive 803-883-1049 • 803-774-2380 Pastor Gary Blobaum Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Wed Bible Class: 7:00 pm

Interdenominational Methodist - United City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com

Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm

Catholic - Roman The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM

The drafters of the health care law intended to create a competitive market in which consumers would seek out bargains and insurers would feel continual pressure to keep premiums low. But last year, only about half of renewing customers actively shopped for a new plan. The process can be daunting because in addition to premiums consumers have to consider variables like the deductible, cost-sharing, copayments and a plan’s provider network. The study seemed to reflect what some enrollment counselors are running into this sign-up season. “People who had the cheapest plan last year are seeing a big increase,” said Elizabeth Colvin of Foundation Communities, a nonprofit that serves low-income people in Austin, Texas. But, she added, some plans that were priced high for 2015 have lowered their premiums for next year. Colvin said it’s critical for low-income workers to consider getting a silver plan, even if it’s not the lowest cost one, because silver plans have additional subsidies, on top of the tax credits that lower the cost of premiums. Of the health law’s four coverage levels — bronze, silver, gold, and platinum — silver plans are the only ones that offer additional cost-sharing subsidies to help lower deductibles and copayments when patients actually go to use their insurance.

First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

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Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm

Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 Dr. Webb Belangia, Reverend Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am

Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm

Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net

The Salvation Army 16 Kendrick St. • 803-775-9336 Major Robbie Robbins Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am Monday Youth Night 6:30 pm Wednesday Mid Week Lift 6:30 pm Wednesday Men Fellowship & Woman’s Home League 6:30 pm

St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. Larry Brown Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Bible Study 11:00 am Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Blended Service 8:45 am Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am trinityumcsumter.org

Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 7:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Interim Pastor Rev. Jim Burton Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (classes for all ages) Hospitality/Fellowship Hall 10:10 a.m. Children/Youth Gather 4:45 p.m. W. Bldg. Night Church 5:00 p.m. (classes for all ages) Supper 6:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall

Presbyterian - ARP Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Yard Sale October 17, 2015

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When Sherlock (Jonny Lee Miller), left, finds himself distracted by the continuing presence of his father, Morland (John Noble), he offers to help him with a work issue in exchange for Morland’s prompt departure home on tonight’s episode of “Elementary” airing at 10 p.m. on CBS. • Gossip consumes the staff as a wildfire fills the wards on “Grey’s Anatomy” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14). • The Jacksonville Jaguars host the Tennessee Titans on “Thursday Night Football” (8:25 p.m., NFL). • Sophie makes life complicated on “Sleepy Hollow” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Red lands in a perilous spot on “The Blacklist” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • Mellie proves her mettle as “Scandal” (9 p.m., ABC) embarks on a winter hiatus. • Juvenile contestants scrounge for material at a car wash on “Project Runway: Junior” (9 p.m., Lifetime). • Sherlock makes his father an offer he can’t refuse on “Elementary” (10 p.m., CBS, TV14). • Alex hopes the next role of the dice gets him closer to his ex-wife on “The Player” (10 p.m., NBC). • Sinclair finds an advantage on the half-season finale of “How to Get Away With Murder” (10 p.m., ABC).

• “Lip Sync Battle” (10 p.m., Spike) offers an hour long holiday special, featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie and surprise guest stars.

CULT CHOICE Critics were pretty negative about the 2006 comedy “Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties” (8 p.m., Nickelodeon), starring Breckin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt, and featuring the voice of Bill Murray. But most agreed that it improved on the original 2004 “Garfield” feature. Film critic Peter Debruge offered faint praise: (It) “doesn’t seem nearly as obnoxious as the original.”

SERIES NOTES Fish for Thanksgiving on “The Big Bang Theory” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Malina lets loose on “Heroes Reborn” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * A mother and child reunion on “The Vampire Diaries” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * A casserole sparks ac-

rimony on “Life in Pieces” (8:30 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Charity proves habit-forming on “Mom” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * The gang spends Thanksgiving under a cloud on “The Originals” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * A healthy reason to go to the gym on “2 Broke Girls” (9:30 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT Jennifer Lawrence, Ron Funches and Ian Karmel appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Jane Fonda and Andrew Lloyd Webber are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen

Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Rachel Weisz, Jeffrey Tambor, R. Kelly and Erykah Badu on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Melissa McCarthy and One Direction appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Josh Hutcherson and Emily Armstrong visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Bryan Cranston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and X Ambassadors appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate

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Khalil, 12, and Jordyn Hicks, 7, hug their father, Sgt. Wesley Hicks, as his daughter, Kierra, 16, wipes away a tear. Sgt. Hicks surprised his kids Wednesday at Thomas Sumter Academy’s Thanksgiving lunch.

SURPRISE FROM PAGE A1 His wife, Tamesha, knew of his early return and coordinated the family reunion with Head of School Debbie Nix. Wesley said he was not going to surprise his kids until his wife convinced him. She even reserved a hotel room for him on Shaw Air Force Base so they kids would not see him until Wednesday afternoon. This week the school served Thanksgiving dinner to the students and their families. At the start of the meal on Wednesday, the Hicks family was “randomly selected” to receive a door prize and that was when Wesley walked into the gym and greeted his

loved ones. He was met with hugs and tears from his family and a standing ovation from the other families in the room. The Hicks children — Kierra, 16, Khalil, 12, and Jordyn, 7 — were all smiles with a few tears as they welcomed their father home. Kierra said the holidays are going to be complete now that he is back. Tamesha originally planned to visit her mother in Florida during the holidays but now intends to spend Thanksgiving at home with her family. “This is the best holiday gift,” she said. In a way, the Hicks family

received a second gift in Wesley’s early return because he will no longer have to deploy. “I’m home for good,” he said. Now that he’s back from his final deployment, Hicks plans to retire in 2017 after more than 20 years in the service. This is the sort of thing you normally see on TV, Nix said, adding that she was excited to be part of this homecoming. She said many of the school’s students come from military families and seeing the Hicks family reunited shows the reality that some families will not have the opportunity to spend the holiday together. “This is what Thanksgiving is all about,” she said.

cussing, I would always be in favor of letting taxpayers keep more of their wages than providing an interestfree, short-term loan to the government.” State Rep. Chip Huggins, R-Lexington, who chairs a House subcommittee on in-

come tax, agreed. “This is the better thing for our taxpayers,” said Huggins. “They’re going to be getting their money throughout the year.” The Revenue Department also sees the change as a cost-saving opportunity because processing refunds to taxpayers requires staff and resources.

TAXES FROM PAGE A1 Reames said. Those taxpayers now have a greater portion of their paycheck withheld, he said.

‘INTEREST-FREE LOAN TO THE GOVERNMENT’ The average size of state income tax refunds has been growing every year, said Reames, who is appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley. The state also has been issuing more refunds every year. “In South Carolina, we’re withholding way too much,” Reames said. “Nearly everybody gets a refund.” The state withholds too much because it has not changed its withholding guidelines for 25 years, Reames said. Those guidelines have not been updated to reflect changes in federal tax laws, including higher federal standard and personal deductions. Reames said the Revenue Department will phase in the changes so that they are not a shock to taxpayers who count on large refunds each spring and the state’s general fund. There will be an initial decrease in the state’s general fund budget revenues, however, the reductions will even out, Reames said. That’s because, while the state now collects too much in withholding taxes throughout the year, it has to refund overpaid taxes each spring through refunds. Excessive withholdings throughout the year and excessive refunds the following year increase volatility to the state budget, and make it difficult to forecast and predict future revenues, according to the Revenue Department. S.C. Board of Economic Advisors chairman Chad Walldorf said updating the withholding guidelines will provide a more accurate picture of state revenues as they are collected. “While it’s really just a timing issue that we are dis-

The prosecutor said the raid was launched after information from tapped telephone conversations, surveillance and witness accounts indicated that Abaaoud might be in a safe house in the Saint-Denis suburb. Investigators have identified Abaaoud, a Belgian of Moroccan descent, as the chief architect of Friday’s attacks in Paris, which killed 129 people and wounded 368 others. A U.S. official briefed on intelligence matters said Abaaoud was a key figure in an Islamic State external operations cell that U.S. intelligence agencies have been tracking for months. Abaaoud is believed to have escaped to Syria after a January police raid in Belgium, but he has bragged in Islamic State propaganda of his ability to move back and forth between Europe and Syria undetected. The site of Wednesday’s raid is just over a mile from the Stade de France soccer stadium; three suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the stadium during an international soccer match Friday. They were one of three teams of attackers who also targeted a rock concert at the Bataclan theater as well popular night spots in a trendy Paris neighborhood. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the carnage, which has left France in mourning and on edge. On Wednesday, residents of Paris’ Saint-Denis neighborhood were shocked awake by an explosion at around 4:20 a.m. Amine Guizani said the blast was followed by the sound of grenades and automatic gunfire. “It was continuous. It didn’t stop,” he said. “It lasted from 4:20 until 5:30. It was a good hour. I couldn’t say how many shots were fired, but it was probably 500.

Hundreds, definitely. There were maybe 10 explosions.” Police cordoned off an area around the building in a narrow street lined with low-rise buildings. Riot police cleared people from the streets, pointing guns at residents to move them off the roads. “We tried to stop our children hearing the noise,” said Farah Appane, who lives about 80 yards from where the raid took place. “My 19-month-old was crying. Our 8-year-old said ‘What is it? Are there more attacks?’” She said she could hear gunfire on and off for more than an hour, followed by “one really huge boom.” “It was when the woman exploded herself. It made our apartment shake it was so strong,” Appane said Molins said the operation began with a pre-dawn shootout and resulted in the arrest of eight people, including two found in the rubble and the man whose apartment was used as the cell’s hideaway. Several police officers were slightly injured and a SWAT team police dog was killed in the operation. The National Police said in a tweet that the 7-year-old Belgian Malinois named Diesel was “killed by terrorists.” Neither Molins nor French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve would say whether some attackers might still be on the loose. French authorities had previously said that at least eight people were directly involved in the bloodshed: seven who died in the attacks and one, Salah Abdeslam, who got away and slipped across the border to Belgium. A Spanish security official said Wednesday that French authorities have sent out a bulletin to police across Europe asking them to watch out for a Citroen Xsara car that could be carrying Abdeslam.

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aris was for all Americans, but especially for Republicans, a summons to seriousness that should have two immediate impacts on the Republican presidential contest. It should awaken the party’s nominating electorate from its reveries about treating the presidency as an entry-level job. And it should cause Republicans to take another look at Chris Christie, beginning with his speech in Florida the day after the Paris attacks. Until now, many Republicans have been treating the nominating process as a mechanism for sending a message to Washington. The eruption of war in the capital of a NATO ally is a reminder that the nominating process will potentially send a commander in chief to Washington. This might, and should, hasten the eclipse of Carly Fiorina, Ben Carson and especially Donald Trump. His coarse, vulgar and nasty 95-minute effusion last week in Fort Dodge, Iowa, answered this question: When he begins to fade, will he draw upon a hitherto well-hidden capacity for graciousness, or will he become a caricature of his normal persona, which itself is a caricature of democracy’s most embarrassing possibilities? Watch Trump on YouTube (http:// ow.ly/ULbFW), and consider his manner in light of his stupendously unconservative proposal, made one day

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earlier, for a federal police force. (It would conduct about 500,000 deportations a month to remove approximately 11.4 million illegal immigrants in two years). Then watch Christie on YouTube (http://ow.ly/ULc5), and pay particular attention to his affirmation of the foundational conservative George belief in the indisWill pensability, the sovereignty and the prerogatives of nationhood. To the large extent that Trump’s appeal is his forceful persona, no candidate in the Republican field can match Christie’s combination of a prosecutor’s bearing and a governor’s executive temperament. In Florida, Christie sounded a new theme: “There are all too many people in academia and in global business that aren’t really interested in America as a nation-state anymore.” A day after the Paris attacks, outside the theater that was targeted, a German musician, seated at a grand piano bearing the peace symbol cherished by people who thought the Cold War was not worth winning, played John Lennon’s saccharine “Imagine,”

which includes this: Imagine there’s no countries It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for ... Right. Just one big happy caliphate. Lennon, as bad a political thinker as he was a grammarian, never learned this: Countries, meaning nation-states, are, for all their shortcoming and dangers, indispensable for making selfgovernment possible and secure. Heightened security concerns might be Christie’s opportunity. The more disorderly the world becomes, the less luminous is the one credential that supposedly qualifies Hillary Clinton for the presidency. The credential is not her adequate but unremarkable eight-year Senate career. Rather, it is her four years as secretary of state. Recall the question Ronald Reagan posed to voters at the conclusion of his single debate with President Jimmy Carter a week before the 1980 election: Are you better off today than you were four years ago? The electorate’s answer was emphatic. In a debate 10 months from now, the Republican nominee will ask a variant of Reagan’s question: Is America safer or more respected today, anywhere in the world, than it was when Clinton became secretary of state? Today, Republican voters need to ask themselves a question: Who do they want on stage asking that question? It is beyond peculiar, it is politi-

cal malpractice for Republicans to fritter away time and attention on candidates who, innocent of governing experience, cannot plausibly ask that question with properly devastating effect. For an example of pluperfect unseriousness, consider this Trump claim, which is amazingly absurd even considering the source: “I got to know very well because we were both on ‘60 Minutes,’ we were stablemates, and we did very well that night.” They were not in the same stable; they were not in the same green room; they were not on the same continent. Trump was in a “60 Minutes” segment taped in Manhattan; Putin was in another segment, taped eight time zones away in Moscow. Yet somehow Trump “got to know him very well.” Every day that such errant nonsense sloshes through the Republican nominating debate is a day when the party’s claim to represent what the country craves — adult supervision — becomes less credible. Fortunately, sufficient days remain for Republicans to reshuffle the deck, to relegate Trump’s rampaging to the nation’s mental attic, and to recognize in Christie a serious political talent. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR SUPPORT GOVERNOR ON REFUGEE CALL I would like to offer support for Gov. Haley on the refugee issue. We did not have to be in the middle of all this refugee controversy. President Obama obligated us to this under the guise of who he “thinks” Americans are, when in fact some of us have far different ideas of what we are willing to do and accept. We are not heartless, we are selectively choosing how and when we will offer charity, not because President Obama says we will and in his way. President Obama brings shame to himself when he disrespectfully tries to shame our many state governors, who are the voice of their constituents. Whether he likes what that voice says or not, the constituents have a right to their opinions. As you can tell I found President Obama’s “Shame” speech insulting, even more so when he tries to twist the issue into one over religion. America is not standing by doing nothing. As the largest

donors, we are paying out close to half a trillion dollars in support of these refugees and that doesn’t even count the war effort. So no, I am not going to be guilted into thinking opening our borders to Syrian refugees that cannot be properly and fully vetted is a good idea. It is my hope that the governors and senators will stand strong against the refugee resettlements and that Congress will change the Refugee act of 1980 to reflect these changing views — and not allow President Obama, or anyone else, to guilt them into doing something the citizens of their states do not find in their best interest. In fact, it goes beyond that. Our choice needs no justification; if we say no, no other reason is necessary. By our right to our opinion, no is no. As Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina says, “The United States cannot be all things to all people.” I would add, “And all things should not be expected of us.” CATHY MOORE Sumter

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here was a painful irony when France’s immediate response to the terrorist attacks in Paris was to close the borders. If they had closed the borders decades ago, they might have avoided this attack. Someone once said that the First World War was the most stupid thing that European nations ever did. Countries on both sides of that war ended up worse off than before, whether they were on the winning side or the losing side. History may yet record that an even greater stupidity, with even more catastrophic consequences in the long run, was the European nations’ decisions to import millions of people with a culture that was not merely very different from, but hostile to, the culture, the values, and the people of the Western world. Even now, people who publicly warn of the dangers can be prosecuted in various European countries under “hate speech” laws. And what about us? When, if ever, are we going to close our borders? When will we even take control of our borders, so that we can decide who, and how many, will be admitted? Certainly not before a new president takes office in January 2017 — and

COMMENTARY maybe not even then. Both Democrats and Republicans are responsible for failing to take control of the borders. In all the years that have been spent talking back and forth about every conceivable immigration policy — and some that are inconceivable — we could have built the biggest fence of all time, backed up by Thomas electronics, boots on Sowell the ground and whatever else it takes. Instead, many have been pursuing the will-o’-the-wisp called “comprehensive” immigration reform. In other words, we are supposed to do everything all at once, such as Obamacare. How well did that turn out? There are very serious and complex questions to be confronted before immigration issues are laid to rest by new laws. But none of that stops us from taking control of the borders now. When someone is brought into a hospital, bleeding profusely, he may also have other medical problems that

will need to be addressed at some point. But, first of all, you stop the bleeding. Nobody is stopping the bleeding across our borders. The fact that the main border that people have been pouring across, at will, is the border with Mexico, does not mean that everyone crossing that border is Mexican. Middle Eastern terrorists can cross that border just as easily — and probably have crossed it. And will continue to cross it. There are lots of complicated issues revolving around the open borders — drugs, visas, employers, refugees, crime syndicates, sanctuary cities, amnesty, and more. But first we need to stop the bleeding. There is absolutely nothing to stop us from discussing what kind of immigration policy we need to have, while the border is being secured. And, if the border is not secured, it does not matter what kind of immigration policy we have — or think we have — because people will cross the borders when they want to, regardless of what the policy turns out to be. Among all the seemingly endless words that are thrown around about immigration issues, there is remarkably little being said about getting hard facts about illegal immigrants.

Basic things like crime rates, welfare rates, school performances — all compared with that of the general population. It may turn out that none of those things is as bad as some believe. Or it may turn out that they are far worse. But we certainly ought to know which it is before rushing “comprehensive” immigration reform through Congress, the way we rushed Obamacare through. Such questions cannot be answered with rhetoric or anecdotes. It so happens that my own interactions with Hispanic people have been at least as good as my interactions with black or white people. But a colleague and friend whom I greatly respect tells of wholly different experiences where he lives. At least a year of multiple congressional hearings and fact-finding ought to precede any legislation. But none of this should slow down the securing of the borders. If we don’t stop the bleeding at the borders, there are going to be a lot of Americans bleeding — and dying — inside our borders, just like in France. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. His website is www.tsowell.com. © 2015, Creators Syndicate Inc.

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Clarendon Habitat celebrates 23rd house BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Clarendon Habitat for Humanity will begin construction on its 23rd house for a family of seven after the Thanksgiving holiday. The organization held a ground breaking ceremony for the house on Nov. 7 on West Huggins Street in Manning. The four-bedroom, two-bathroom house will cost about $50,000 to build and about four months to complete, according to Connie Robinson, the organization’s executive director. Habitat’s houses are built with free labor provided by volunteers who work about eight hours on Saturdays. Most of the material and supplies are paid for by the organization, Robinson said. Houses Habitat constructs require the owner or his or her family or friends to be an active participant in the building process or contribute in other volunteer work with the organization, she said. Recipients must be residents of Clarendon County and

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Clarendon Habitat for Humanity, left, president Judge James Dingle presents vice president John Belding a plaque recognizing Belding’s more than 10 years of service at the groundbreaking ceremony of the 23rd house on Nov. 7 in Manning. Belding will be retiring from the organization this year. have to pay utility bills and a zero-interest mortgage. “They have to meet a certain income level, depending on the number of family members,” Robinson said.

“They also have to have a credit score of 575 or above.” Lots that Habitat’s houses are built on are either owned by the recipient families or are donated. The 23rd

house will be built on a lot donated by Rose Wilder. Robinson said since the early October flood, the organization has been contacted by numerous residents requesting assistance with home repairs. She said Habitat cannot participate in those type of projects, however, as it is not covered by liability for home repairs. Since 1994, Habitat has built 22 houses throughout Clarendon County, including Manning, Summerton, Turbeville, New Zion, Paxville and the Cypress Forks community. The organization was started in the county by the Rev. Steve Shugart, Marie Land and the late Bill Smith. Most of the homes Habitat has built during the last 21 years have the original homeowners residing in them today. For more information on the organization, contact Robinson at (803) 4334189. Donations can be made to Clarendon Habitat for Humanity and sent to P.O. Box 639, Manning, SC 29102.

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Manning Vietnam vet remembers BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Robert Bowman, a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant, was only 17 when he received his draft card in the mail. The year was 1965, and the United States began increasing military forces in South Vietnam as the Viet Cong gained control across much of the rural areas of the country. Bowman was a college freshman, and had taken a break from school to make some money for Christmas. It was during that time that his entire class got drafted, he said. After going through basic training, Bowman was sent to ammunition and missiles training, where he learned to take apart and put together various missiles. His brother, John Bowman, enlisted and served as a combat engineer with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. By April 1966, Robert was stationed in Cam Ranh Bay in the southern part of South Vietnam. Cam Ranh was a major base used by the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force during the war. Bowman’s job was to unload and separate ammunition at the port, brought in by large cargo ships. Ships would also bring in military equipment, supplies and food products to the base. Bowman said that during his tour, he had an encounter once with the Viet Cong, but under peaceful circumstances. “Being young, two of my friends and I were at a bar off base late one night when 16 Viet Cong men came into the bar,” he said. “They looked at us, and we looked at them, but luckily nothing happened.”

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Robert Bowman, a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant, is seen in front of a Buddhist temple in Vietnam in 1966. Even though Bowman did not see combat, he said the war had left with him with symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. “You never knew if or when the base would be attacked,” he said. “At night, you would hear rounds of machine gun fire, and you never knew how far away it was.” Bowman referred to it as being “hyperalert,” and something that remained with him even after he returned to the U.S. in 1967. “I would have continuous nightmares of events that could happen,” he said. “But it was something that no one talked about back then.” In 2006, almost 40 years after he returned from Viet-

nam, Bowman decided to seek counseling. He completed an eight-week Trauma Recovery Psychoeducational Program that he said helped tremendously. “I had a lot of issues when I first came back home,” he said. “It was difficult adjusting from wartime to peacetime, but now I am in more of a ‘happy place.’” Bowman said there are many previous and new veterans who have never sought counseling. He said talking to a professional helps. “It’s about finding a peace within yourself,” he said. Bowman is a member of the Manning Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America No. 960.

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The City of Manning received a positive audit report at Monday’s meeting. “We’re pleased to report that our procedures determined the city’s financial statements are fairly presented and provide reasonable assurance that all account balances are appropriate,” said Mark Hobbs, president of The Hobbs Group, a public accountant from Columbia. “We had no findings as it relates to the single audit. We had one internal control matter, but in the big picture it was something that the city was aware and just needed clean up.” Hobbs said the audit was conducted in three phases: looking at the city’s financial statements, governmental standards and a single audit. The governmental standards are based on the federal financial assistance the city receives. The single audit requires tests and procedures to be conducted concerning federal dollars spent in various programs, to make sure the more than $500,000 expenditures were spent appropriately, Hobbs said. The city’s total assets were $31.9 million and total liabilities were $17.1 million. The total net position, or what the city was left with after liabilities were subtracted from assets, was $14.9 million. Internal control over fi-

nancial reports was classified as a significant deficiency, said Matt Joy, certified public accountant with The Hobbs Group, who served as the lead on the project. In the summary of that finding the auditor reported that the utility accounts receivable subsidiary did not reconcile to the general control account, Joy said. When the audit was done for fiscal year 2015, they had noted that those accounts that were written off for the financial statement audit had not been written off in the utility billing database. “We had a large reconciliation that consisted of balances that were over 120 days old that the management deemed uncollectible,” Joy said. Joy said the auditors recommended that the city write off those customer account balances to ensure that receivable balances agree moving forward. “We communicated this to the director of utility billing and the city administrator; everyone’s aware of it,” he said. “And from my understanding it’s not going to be a problem to implement the necessary policies and procedures to make sure those balances are where they need to be. From the overall standpoint of the audit everything’s really good, except this one finding that’s correctible.” Council accepted the auditor’s finding.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Sale

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 14-CP-14-00190 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsValerie Denise Hilton a/k/a Valorie Hilton and SC Housing Corp., Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Valerie Denise Hilton a/k/a Valorie Hilton and SC Housing Corp., I, Frances Ricci Land Welch, as Special Referee for Clarendon County, will sell on December 7, 2015, at 11:00 am, at the Clarendon County Courthouse, 3 West Keitt St., Manning, SC 29102, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, being and situate in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, containing 1.00, and bounding, now or formerly, as follows: On the North by: S.C. Hwy. S-14-624; On the East by William and Lillian Hilton; On the South and West by lands of Johnny James. For a more particular description, reference may be had to plat by H.F. Oliver & Robert G. Mathis, dated July 9, 1982 and recorded in Plat Book 34 at Page 60, in the office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County, South Carolina. DERIVATION: This being the identical property conveyed to Valerie Denise Hilton by deed of William Hilton and Lillie Mae Hilton of even date.

TMS #: 209-00-01-037-00 Physical Address: 2608 Durant Lane, Manning SC 29102 Mobile Home: 2002 HMST Vehicle ID# HM02GA0116759AB CLARENDON

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Special Referee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The

successful

Notice of Sale

required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.99% per annum.

June 24, 2011, in the RMC/ROD Office for Clarendon County in Book 799 at page 107.

documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest to be calculated on the balance of the bid from the date of the sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the legal rate of interest for judgments (7.25% per annum).

Frances Ricci Land Welch Special Referee for Clarendon County

AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE

SUBJECT TO COUNTY TAXES

Notice of Sale

Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

SPECIAL REFEREE'S NOTICE OF SALE DEFICIENCY WAIVED IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2012-CP-14-201 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON SCBT d/b/a FIRST FEDERAL, A DIVISION OF SCBT, Plaintiff vs. IRENE J. RALEY, THE CHARLES H. RALEY, SR., REVOCABLE TRUST TRUST DATED APRIL 25, 2000, CHRISTOPHER L. RALEY AND KEVIN SCOTT RALEY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE CHARLES H. RALEY, SR. REVOCABLE TRUST DATED APRIL 25, 2000, SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY (SANTEE COOPER) AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, and FIRST EFFINGHAM BANK, A DIVISION OF FIRST CHATHAM BANK, Defendants BY VIRTUE of a Decree, I, W.T. Geddings, Jr., the undersigned Special Referee for Clarendon County, will sell on December 7, 2015, at 11:00 A.M., or shortly thereafter, at the CLARENDON COUNTY Administrative Building, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, South Carolina, 29102 to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises described below: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with buildings and improvements located thereon, lying and being and situate in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, being comprised of Lots 4, 5 and 6 on the plat hereinafter referred to and bounding now or formerly as follows: On the North by Birch branch being a portion of the waters of Lake Marion; on the east by Lot No. 7 on the plat hereinafter referred to; on the South by the right of way of Shore Drive; on the West by Lot No. 3 on the plat hereinafter referred to. For a more particular description of said tract, reference may be had to a corrected plat made by Du Valle W. Elliott, RLS, dated June 10, 1997, recorded in the Office of the RMC for Clarendon County in Cabinet A, Slide 27, Page 10. Subject, however, to all applicable covenants, restrictions, and easements of record. TOGETHER WITH, marginal land containing 0.40 acres being designated as a Tract C being owned by the South Carolina Public Service Authority and having been leased to Peter M. and Phyllis N. Madan by Lease Agreement dated December 13, 2000, recorded in the office of the RMC for Clarendon County in Deed Book A-287 at Page 111. Said Lease Agreement having been assigned to Charles H. Raley, Sr., Trustee of the Charles H. Raley, Sr. Revocable Trust Dated April 25, 2000, by virtue of an Assignment of Lease recorded

This being the same property conveyed to Charles H. Raley Sr., Trustee of the Charles H. Raley, Sr., Revocable Trust dated April 25, 2000, by Deed from Phyllis N. Madan, dated November 19, 2004 and recorded November 23, 2004 in the RMC/ROD Office for Clarendon County in Book 553 at Page 165. Thereafter, the property was conveyed to Irene J. Raley, by Deed from Christopher L. Raley and Kevin Scott Raley, as Successor Trustees of Charles H. Raley, Sr., Trustee of the Charles H. Raley, Sr., Revocable Trust dated April 25, 2000, dated June 17, 2011 and recorded August 2, 2011 in the RMC/ROD Office for Clarendon County in Book 802 at Page 101.

TMS#: 195-03-00-034-00 (Lots 4, 5 and 6) TMS#: 195-03-00-065-00 (.40 acres) Current Property Address: 1252 Shore Drive, Manning, SC The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments due on the day of such sale, existing easements and restrictions of record. As the Plaintiff has waived its right to a deficiency judgment, the bidding will not remain open after the sale and compliance may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Special Referee, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in case of non-compliance. Should the highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the terms of the bid within thirty (30) days from the date of the sale, the Special Referee will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Clarendon County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser. Purchaser to pay for the preparation of the Special Referee's Deed,

W. T. Geddings, Jr. Special Referee for Clarendon County J. Ronald Jones, Jr. NEXSEN PRUET, LLC 205 King Street, Suite 400 (29401) P. O. Box 486 Charleston, SC 29402 Telephone: (843) 720-1740 Facsimile: (843) 414-8220

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. vs. Rubin Watford, Jr.; Itaska Birht a/k/a Itaska Walker; Gwendalyn Rabor a/k/a Gwendalyn Raber; James Vause, III; Jarvis Watford; Thomas Moore; Any Heir-at-law or Devisees of Rubin W. Watford, Sr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Discover Bank;, C/A No. 14-CP-14-0590, The following property will be sold on December 7, 2015, at 11:00 AM at the Clarendon County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that piece, parcel, or lot of land lying, being and situate in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, located near the Town of Turbeville, containing .89 acre, more or less, being comprised of that parcel shown on that certain Plat prepared by Nesbitt Surveying Co., Inc. dated July 9, 2013, recorded in Book 53 at page 632 as Instrument # 2014000157084 in the Clarendon County Register of Deeds office. Reference being made to said plat for a more complete and accurate description of the metes and bounds; all measurements being a little more or less. Derivation: Book C18 at Page 461

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CLARENDON AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.208% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Clarendon County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-14-0590. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. William C. Coffey, Jr. Master in Equity for Clarendon County

All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371ES with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC 29102, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: Cecelia Kathryn Miscoski Sanders #2015ES1400255 Personal Representative: Douglas E. Sanders PO Box 434 Alcolu, SC 29001 William Ceth Land Attorney at Law Post Office Box 1038 Manning, SC 29102 11/05/15 - 11/26/15

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John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013943-00197 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

Velma L. Shaffer #2015ES1400263 Personal Representative: Michael Ray Shaffer 108 Essex Drive Longwood, FL 32779 11/19/15 - 12/03/15

Estate: Marion Steven Worsham AKA Steve Worsham #2015ES1400269 Personal Representative: Freda Fain Worsham 6309 Fain Street Charleston, SC 29406 11/19/15 - 12/03/15

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NOTICE OF CLARENDON COUNTY DELINQUENT TAX SALE UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of Tax Executions by the Treasurer of Clarendon County of taxes past due and unpaid, proper levy has been made on the real estate hereinafter described, as designated in the office of the County Auditor. I will sell the same to the highest bidder at Public Auction to be held in Council Chambers of the Clarendon County Administration Building located at 411 Sunset Drive, in the City of Manning, County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 23, 2015. Procedures for Tax Sale are found in Title 12, Chapter 51 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as provided. REDEMPTION period for property sold is TWELVE (12) months from the date of sale. Purchaser to pay for Deed, documentary stamps, and recording fees if property is not redeemed. TERMS: CASH AT TIME OF SALE SALE & DEEDING OF PROPERTY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE APPROVAL FOR USE OF THE PROPERTY.

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DESCRIPTION DISTRICT 1.71 ACRES 20 1 LOTS 20 4.81 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 10 2.09 ACRES 20 1 LOTS 20 1 LOTS 10 1 LOTS 20 1 LOTS 21 1 IMP(S) 20 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 20 1 LOTS 20 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 10 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 10 1 LOTS 20 9.80 ACRES 20 1 LOTS 10 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 20 1.40 ACRES 10 1 LOT 10 1 LOT 10 16.20 ACRES 2 IMP(S) 40 1.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 10 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 20 2.00 ACRES 20 1 LOTS 10 2.10 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 10 9.00 ACRES 10 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 21

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102-00-02-012-00 100-00-01-028-00 247-00-01-087-00 238-00-00-052-00 077-16-01-008-00 163-00-01-173-00 043-00-03-026-00 189-00-02-049-00 239-00-03-020-00 187-03-10-025-00

ALL BIDDERS MAY PRE-REGISTER IN CLARENDON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR’S OFFICE FROM NOVEMBER 6, THRU NOVEMBER 20, 2015. REGISTRATION WILL END AT 9:30 A.M. ON THE DAY OF THE SALE. ATTENTION DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS, AS A RESULT OF A RULING BY THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WHEN A DEFAULTING DELINQUENT TAXPAYER FAILS TO REQUEST TO HAVE DELINQUENT PROPERTY DIVIDED PRIOR TO TAX SALE, THEN THE ENTIRE TRACT OF PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD. Mary E. Gamble, Clarendon County Tax Collector It is your responsibility to have knowledge of the property before you bid. Real property information can be research at the Register of Deeds Office in the Clarendon County Administration Building or online at www.clarendoncountygov.org

RECEIPT 011173-14-3 011199-14-3 011200-14-3 011207-14-3 001584-14-5 011448-14-3 011453-14-3 011492-14-3 001044-14-5 011852-14-3 011961-14-3 012100-14-3 012128-14-3 012129-14-3 012174-14-3 012280-14-3 012314-14-3 012421-14-3 012761-14-3 012769-14-3 012821-14-3 012955-14-3 012964-14-3 012966-14-3 013076-14-3 013077-14-3 013140-14-3 013218-14-3 013539-14-3 013703-14-3 013880-14-3 014447-14-3 015411-14-3 015566-14-3 015869-14-3 015999-14-3 015991-14-3 016213-14-3 016250-14-3 016524-14-3 016602-14-3 016687-14-3 016694-14-3 016777-14-3 016854-14-3 017170-14-3 017269-14-3 017281-14-3 017295-14-3 017296-14-3 017417-14-3 017460-14-3 017571-14-3 017581-14-3 017664-14-3 017665-14-3 017751-14-3 018056-14-3 018081-14-3 018101-14-3 018647-14-3 018710-14-3

NAME DESCRIPTION DISTRICT ELLIS MARY 1 LOTS 10 ELMORE LEWIS FREDERICK 1.00 ACRES 30 ELMORE LEWIS FREDERICK 1.00 ACRES 30 ELSEN JULIE A 8.90 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 10 EVANS CLINTON JR 1.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 30 EVANS EDWARD & EVANS KIAH J 1.00 ACRES 10 EVANS EMMA & DOROTHNES 1.00 ACRES 30 EVANS JONATHAN 3.00 ACRES 2 IMP(S) 20 FELDER ANNIE 1.61 ACRES 6 IMP(S) 10 FELDER JOHN WASH 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 11 FIELDS EDWARD H 1 IMP(S) 10 FLEMING ALLEN EST 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 10 FLEMING HELEN 1.00 ACRES 30 FLEMING HELENA 1.30 ACRES 20 FLEMING NORMA & SCRUGGS CHIFFON .75 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 30 FLOYD ANNA J 1.00 ACRES 30 FLOYD CONNIE, DUBOSE LOIS A, 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 30 WELCH JAMES E ETAL FLOYD JULIA ETHEL LIFE ESTATE 1.00 ACRES 2 IMP(S) 30 FRANKLIN CURTIS ETAL 2.16 ACRES 20 FRANKLIN MICHAEL ETAL 1.63 ACRES 20 FRAZIER JACOB BRETT & DAWN M 3.30 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 30 FRIERSON JOSEPHINE & RONNIE 3.00 ACRES 10 FRIERSON RONNIE 1.00 ACRES 10 FRIERSON RONNIE 2.00 ACRES 10 FULTON RUTH 1 LOTS 2 IMP(S) 20 FULTON RUTH M ETAL 1 LOTS 2 IMP(S) 21 GADSDEN MOZELL G 5.60 ACRES 10 GAMBLE BRENDA 1 LOTS 10 GAYMON STARLIN R .86 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 20 GEORGIA JOHN S & NAOMI D 1.10 ACRES 10 GIBBONS ED ENTERPRISE LLC 1 LOTS 20 (JUNIOUS ISAAC & JUNIOUS YOLANDA CONYERS) GOODMAN JESSIE 1 LOTS 20 HAMMETT LASHON .92 ACRES 20 HARDEE MARK W & IMOGENE S 3 IMP(S) 20 HARVIN DAVIS JR 6.10 ACRES 20 HAVE FAITH COMMUNITY 12.80 ACRES 20 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAUPT WAYNE L 1.00 ACRES 10 HENRY JOSEPH A 9.46 ACRES 20 HERBST ROBERT 1 LOTS 10 REMAINDER ATKINSON WILLIE & ETAL HILL CHARLES L JR 2.27 ACRES 20 HILTON ALFONSO 1.00 ACRES 20 HILTON LEON 1 IMP(S) 21 HILTON LILLIE A 1 LOTS 20 HINSON JAMES L & HINSON MARY C 1 LOTS 10 HODGE CHARLES JR 1.13 ACRES 2 IMP(S) 20 HOLLAND GEORGE W 3.00 ACRES 20 & ISABELL B HOOKS LEROY JR 1.50 ACRES 10 HOPKINS MARVIN E 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 20 HOPKINS MARVIN E 1.00 ACRES 20 HOPKINS MARVIN E 1.20 ACRES 20 HOUSAND DARLENE AS CONSERVATOR 2 IMP(S) 10 FOR HENRY CLAY DEAN MORRIS JR HOUSE SAMUEL 1 LOTS 20 HUCKS RICHARD A & IVAN W HUCKS 1 LOTS 10 HUDSON CHARLES F & LOTTIE 1 IMP(S) 10 HUGGINS WILLIS ETAL 1.30 ACRES 30 HUGGINS WILLIS ETAL .50 ACRES 30 HUGUS ROBERT J & GENA HUGUS 1 LOTS 20 JACKSON ESTELLE ETAL 1.60 ACRES 20 JACKSON JARROTT 1 LOTS .50 ACRES 10 JACKSON MARGARET D ETAL, 4.50 ACRES 10 DURANT TRACY & LUCARELLI DANIEL ANTHONY JR JOHNSON ANNIE 1.20 ACRES 20 JOHNSON CURTIS LEE 1.10 ACRES 20

MAP NUMBER 144-00-02-024-00 307-00-00-046-00 307-00-00-054-00 100-00-03-042-00 347-00-01-004-00 078-00-00-026-00 283-00-01-010-00 293-00-01-010-00 119-00-01-041-00 078-10-02-002-00 035-06-02-111-00 078-07-05-014-00 312-00-03-031-00 263-00-01-042-00 312-00-02-042-00 281-00-01-028-00 325-00-01-030-00 313-00-01-018-00 179-00-04-009-00 179-00-04-022-00 351-00-02-004-00 077-00-00-048-00 056-00-00-077-00 077-00-00-074-00 215-00-01-016-00 169-10-02-020-00 081-00-02-013-00 099-06-02-021-00 092-00-01-044-00 078-00-00-017-00 215-00-03-005-00 189-01-02-024-00 126-00-00-140-00 159-16-01-020-00 182-00-01-024-00 172-00-00-024-00 114-01-01-007-00 259-00-00-022-00 159-03-03-001-00 264-00-02-014-00 209-00-01-035-00 187-03-11-019-02 187-06-01-009-00 082-00-01-017-00 180-00-01-066-00 195-07-02-001-00 038-00-03-006-00 195-04-02-039-00 195-04-02-035-00 195-04-02-040-00 160-09-05-016-00 126-00-00-036-00 159-07-04-008-00 160-09-08-002-00 347-00-02-017-00 347-00-02-036-00 162-00-01-164-00 140-00-05-023-00 078-08-02-041-00 122-00-03-017-00 164-00-03-060-00 164-00-03-045-00

THE SUMTER ITEM

RECEIPT NAME 018843-14-3 JOHNSON JEROME 018907-14-3 JOHNSON LILLIE MAE STROY & JOHN HENRY JOHNSON 018957-14-3 JOHNSON PEARLY D ETAL 018958-14-3 JOHNSON PEARLY D ETAL 018959-14-3 JOHNSON PEARLY D ETAL 019186-14-3 JONES BERTHA 019287-14-3 JONES HELEN ETAL 019361-14-3 JONES MICHAEL H 019362-14-3 JONES MICHAEL H 019363-14-3 JONES MICHEAL H 019613-14-3 JUNIOUS HERCULES 019639-14-3 JUNIOUS YOLANDA CONYERS 019765-14-3 KEELS PAUL & SARAH & SIDNEY

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

DESCRIPTION 1 LOTS 1 LOTS 1.00 ACRES 2.00 ACRES 1 LOTS 1.30 ACRES 1.00 ACRES 1 LOTS 1 LOTS 1 LOTS 1 LOTS 1.98 ACRES .69 ACRES

DISTRICT MAP NUMBER 20 197-02-03-021-00 21 169-10-02-008-00

1 IMP(S) 1 IMP(S)

2 IMP(S) 1 IMP(S)

1 IMP(S)

019912-14-3 KEMP CAROL C 1 LOTS (KEMP CHARLES M) 019913-14-3 KEMP CHARLES M & KEMP CAROL C 1 IMP(S) 020388-14-3 KITT MATTIE, KITT DOROTHY A, 1 LOTS KITT MARLO 001576-14-5 KNOWLTON WAYNE 2.60 ACRES 020469-14-3 KNOWLTON WAYNE & JACKIE 2.00 ACRES 2 IMP(S) 020696-14-3 LAM SYLVESTER O & LINDA C 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) DEAN LAM 020698-14-3 LAM SYLVESTOR O & 1 LOTS LAM LINDA C DEAN 020909-14-3 LANGELIER PAUL W & KAREN S 3.70 ACRES 021090-14-3 LAWSON KASHIEM 2.70 ACRES 021956-14-3 LOW COUNTRY PROPERTIES & 1 LOTS INVESTMENTS LLC 022023-14-3 LOWERY JOHN H JR 1.00 ACRES 022331-14-3 MAHER CHRISTINE 1.00 ACRES 022629-14-3 MARSHALL ROSA MAE & DOVE MARTHA 14.18 ACRES 022697-14-3 MARTIN ELSIE GLADYS LE 1 IMP(S) 022768-14-3 MARTIN VIRGINIA I 1.00 ACRES 022783-14-3 MARTINEZ ANGEL L 2.63 ACRES 022904-14-3 MATREY GARRIS 1 LOTS 022961-14-3 MATTHEWS THOMAS F & ANNETTE M 1 LOTS 022962-14-3 MATTHEWS THOMAS F & ANNETTE M 1 LOTS 022990-14-3 MAYHEW EDWIN E 1.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 023006-14-3 MCALISTER LEROY & HASCO & GWENDOLYN1.90 ACRES 1 IMP(S) N SCOTT AS TRUSTEE OF APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION 023010-14-3 MCALISTER RUSSEL ETAL 1 LOTS (MCALISTER CYRUS & ETAL) 023057-14-3 MCBRIDE WILLIAM EST OF & SARAH 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) MCBRIDE 023192-14-3 MCCONICO JAMES 1 LOTS 023297-14-3 MCCRAY LEE 1 LOTS 023299-14-3 MCCRAY LEE DBA MILE-GATE FARMS 1 LOTS 2 IMP(S) 023300-14-3 MCCRAY LEE DBA MILEGATE 1.00 ACRES 023302-14-3 MCCRAY LUBERTHA 1 LOTS 023413-14-3 MCDONALD ERICA 1.22 ACRES 023630-14-3 MCELVEEN TROY BRENT 1 LOTS 2 IMP(S) 023727-14-3 MCFADDEN MATTIE 1.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 024060-14-3 MCKENZIE KENNETH B 1 LOTS 4 IMP(S) 024231-14-3 MCLEOD JOSEPH A 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 024232-14-3 MCLEOD JOSEPH A 1 LOTS 024234-14-3 MCLEOD JOSEPH A JR 1.30 ACRES 024417-14-3 MELL ALMA RUTH N 1.00 ACRES 024471-14-3 MENNING KENDRA L & TODD D 1.00 ACRES 024472-14-3 MENNING KENDRA L & TODD D 1.00 ACRES 024568-14-3 MILEGATE FARMS 3.40 ACRES 024663-14-3 MILLER CINDY M & MARY LYNN DAVIS .94 ACRES 025439-14-3 MORRIS LAFAYETTE D 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 025440-14-3 MORRIS LAFAYETTE D 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 025535-14-3 MOSELY VALERIE EVINS 3.00 ACRES (MOSLEY JOHN, MOSLEY VALERIE EVINS, DELEY LAMAR ETAL) 025586-14-3 MOUZON ANTHONY L 1 LOTS 025740-14-3 MURRAY BARBARA 1 LOTS 025881-14-3 NAUGLER RICHARD C 2.50 ACRES 025944-14-3 NELSON ANTHONY ONEIL 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 025970-14-3 NELSON ELLA M 1 LOTS 3 IMP(S) 026018-14-3 NELSON JAMES SR & MARIE W 1.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 026047-14-3 NELSON JOHN WESLEY 1.30 ACRES 026057-14-3 NELSON LEE H 5.00 ACRES 026058-14-3 NELSON LEE H 5.00 ACRES 026930-14-3 PAGE HENRY W & HERSHBERGER JUDY 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 026931-14-3 PAGE HENRY W & HERSHBERGER JUDY 1 LOTS 027125-14-3 PARKER BARBARA JO 1 LOTS 027218-14-3 PARKER ROGER 2.34 ACRES 027219-14-3 PARKER ROGER 1.87 ACRES 027334-14-3 PATEL BHUPEN C 5.04 ACRES 2 IMP(S) 027383-14-3 PATTERSON LEROY & JANET D 3.50 ACRES 027465-14-3 PEARSON ADA 1.00 ACRES

10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 20

058-12-01-012-00 058-12-01-014-00 058-12-01-015-00 101-00-01-023-00 104-00-00-034-00 033-15-03-008-00 078-12-02-006-00 064-02-01-006-00 119-00-01-021-00 056-00-00-115-00 294-00-03-014-00

163-05-00-049-00

20 21

162-10-00-223-00 169-10-02-019-00

30 30 10

312-00-01-007-00 312-00-02-006-00 148-14-02-004-00

119-00-01-015-00

10 10 10

077-00-00-058-00 100-00-01-005-00 159-00-00-002-00

20 30 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20

266-00-01-012-00 332-00-02-029-00 014-00-01-011-00 103-13-01-021-00 014-04-02-003-00 247-00-01-048-00 126-00-00-043-00 197-11-05-011-00 197-11-05-012-00 263-00-01-023-00 216-00-04-019-00

188-09-00-014-00

014-00-01-066-00

10 21 21 20 21 10 31 30 30 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 10 20 20 20

013-00-03-027-00 169-11-07-022-00 187-01-03-028-00 140-00-05-073-00 169-11-07-021-00 119-00-01-036-00 317-13-02-002-00 313-00-04-017-00 358-00-01-010-00 137-00-01-006-00 137-00-01-060-00 137-00-01-059-00 102-00-02-002-00 247-00-01-034-00 247-00-01-041-00 140-00-05-082-00 162-13-03-007-00 194-03-06-014-00 194-03-06-015-00 180-00-01-058-00

20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 30 30 10 10 20

164-00-03-051-00 295-00-02-010-00 164-00-03-079-00 014-00-01-078-00 013-01-01-014-00 014-00-01-029-00 119-00-06-017-00 116-00-01-032-00 116-00-01-034-00 196-03-00-015-00 196-03-00-016-00 358-00-03-038-00 358-00-03-061-00 358-00-03-062-00 077-08-01-004-00 100-00-01-027-00 238-00-00-022-00

RECEIPT NAME DESCRIPTION DISTRICT 028279-14-3 PORCHER ALVIN A & PORCHER 1 LOTS 10 THOMASINE 028280-14-3 PORCHER ALVIN A & THOMASINE 1 LOTS 10 PORCHER 028532-14-3 PRINCE DAVID 1.30 ACRES 20 028587-14-3 PRINGLE RODRICK O 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 10 028761-14-3 PYATT MOSES P JR 7.50 ACRES 10 028762-14-3 PYATT MOSES P JR 15.60 ACRES 20 028884-14-3 RAGIN DARREL & LATONYA RAGIN 1.00 ACRES 20 028914-14-3 RAGIN HATTIE V HEIRS 9.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 10 029455-14-3 RHAME WOODROW 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 21 029457-14-3 RHAME WOODROW A 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 21 029458-14-3 RHAME WOODROW A 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 21 029530-14-3 RHODUS RANDY R 1 LOTS 20 029632-14-3 RICHARDSON RENARDO 1.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 20 029954-14-3 RIDGEWAY JAMES E JR 1.00 ACRES 10 029955-14-3 RIDGEWAY JAMES E JR 2.80 ACRES 10 029986-14-3 RIDGEWAY SHELTON J JR 7.30 ACRES 4 IMP(S) 20 030030-14-3 RIDGILL CECIL N JR & PRESSLEY 2.99 ACRES 21 A RIDGILL SR 030031-14-3 RIDGILL CECIL N JR & PRESSLEY 3.90 ACRES 21 A RIDGILL SR 030032-14-3 RIDGILL CECIL N JR & PRESSLEY 1.75 ACRES 20 A RIDGILL SR 030167-14-3 RILEY MELVIN & TAMIKA RILEY 1 LOTS 10 030690-14-3 ROMEO JAMES 3.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 10 030928-14-3 RYAN JOHN R & VIRGINIA M 1.00 ACRES 2 IMP(S) 20 031184-14-3 SANDERS JOHN E 4.00 ACRES 10 032579-14-3 SINGLETON DAVID B 7.70 ACRES 20 032580-14-3 SINGLETON DAVID B 8.90 ACRES 20 032791-14-3 SMITH BARBARA 1 LOTS 20 033056-14-3 SMITH WILLIE JR 1.85 ACRES 2 IMP(S) 10 033319-14-3 SPANN HARRY W 17.10 ACRES 10 033371-14-3 SPENCER HERBERT E 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 20 033549-14-3 SPRY HENRY L JR 1 LOTS 10 033631-14-3 STARKS DANTE E 2.89 ACRES 10 033632-14-3 STARKS DANTE E 3.44 ACRES 10 033736-14-3 STEPHENS WESLEY A 1.90 ACRES 10 034082-14-3 STUKES MARSHALL & ROBERT 1.60 ACRES 20 034322-14-3 SWEAT JOHNNY LEE 1 LOTS 10 034472-14-3 TAPPIN VERDELL & KATIE J EST 1.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 20 034761-14-3 THAMES REATHA & L PAGE .20 ACRES 10 034987-14-3 THOMAS ROSE HILTON 1.50 ACRES 20 035001-14-3 THOMAS WILLEAN 3.30 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 10 035026-14-3 THOMPSON CAROLYN & ALEXANDER 1.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 20 035180-14-3 THOMPSON MELVIN L 1 LOTS 21 035726-14-3 TROTTER BEVERLY GRIM 1.00 ACRES 20 036055-14-3 USA RESORTS & HOTELS GROUP A LLC 18.73 ACRES 4 IMP(S) 11 036273-14-3 VITERITTO KRISTINA & VITERITTO 1 LOTS 10 PAUL 036804-14-3 WATEREE COMMUNITY ACTIONS INC 1 LOTS 2 IMP(S) 11 000330-14-5 WEE NEE LLC 168.48 ACRES 3 IMP(S) 20 (LANE MICHAEL E) 000331-14-5 WEE NEE LLC 3.60 ACRES 20 000332-14-5 WEE NEE LLC 25.00 ACRES 20 037417-14-3 WELLMAN SHAWN CURTIS 1.80 ACRES 10 037505-14-3 WELLS MICHELLE & CULBREATH S 1 LOTS 10 037565-14-3 WESTENDORFF DEBORAH 1 LOTS 2 IMP(S) 20 037619-14-3 WHEELER LUCIOUS JR & WHITLOW 2.30 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 30 VERONICA & ROUNDTREE KAREN & MORRIS DARLENE 037667-14-3 WHITE ANDRA E & RHENDA WHITE 1.00 ACRES 10 (FLIPPEN CHARLES) 037668-14-3 WHITE ANDRA E & RHENDA WHITE 1 LOTS 10 (FLIPPEN CHARLES) 037729-14-3 WHITE EUNICE 1 LOTS 20 037838-14-3 WHITLOW DONNA 1 LOTS 30 038269-14-3 WILSON BISHOP LAWRENCE AKA 10.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 30 LAWRENCE WILSON 038299-14-3 WILSON EARL 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 10 038321-14-3 WILSON HUGH E 1.22 ACRES 3 IMP(S) 20 038394-14-3 WILSON MARY V 1 LOTS 1 IMP(S) 21 038589-14-3 WISON BISHOP LAWRENCE AKA 1.70 ACRES 30 LAWRENCE WILSON 038590-14-3 WISON BISHOP LAWRENCE AKA 2.80 ACRES 30 LAWRENCE WILSON 038707-14-3 WITHERSPOON WILLIE 1.00 ACRES 1 IMP(S) 10 039092-14-3 YOUNG LAVETTE C 1.50 ACRES 10 039187-14-3 ZEIGLER LULA 1 LOTS 21

A13

MAP NUMBER 077-14-02-041-00 077-14-02-042-00 246-00-02-050-00 044-00-02-038-00 119-00-06-006-00 262-00-02-028-00 167-00-01-093-00 078-00-00-007-00 169-10-03-015-00 169-10-03-003-00 169-10-03-016-00 086-00-01-038-00 195-00-00-066-00 143-00-04-024-00 143-00-04-025-00 240-00-01-001-00 169-09-00-002-00 169-09-00-004-00 169-09-00-005-00 078-09-02-019-00 019-00-02-022-00 197-02-04-015-00 101-00-01-031-00 233-00-02-003-00 233-00-02-022-00 170-05-00-016-00 039-00-03-005-00 051-00-02-001-00 216-00-03-064-00 078-08-02-046-00 116-00-01-011-00 116-00-01-040-00 159-07-03-008-00 140-00-05-024-00 099-00-02-034-00 294-00-02-020-00 082-00-04-019-00 212-00-01-006-00 059-09-00-010-00 238-00-00-023-00 187-01-05-022-00 196-12-00-024-00 077-09-01-002-00 021-00-01-049-00 078-10-02-050-00 335-00-00-002-00 336-00-00-001-00 304-00-02-013-00 159-02-02-001-00 043-00-03-004-00 195-09-04-001-00 312-00-03-043-00 053-00-01-044-00 053-00-01-045-00 238-00-00-034-00 325-00-01-067-00 229-00-03-014-00 078-07-03-007-00 167-00-01-029-00 169-15-02-014-00 229-00-03-009-00 229-00-03-015-00 078-08-02-004-00 039-00-01-006-00 187-07-00-014-00

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

AROUND TOWN (803) 452-5878. Mile for a Meal will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today A Zombie 5K Run, sponat Walmart Neighborhood sored by USC Sumter Fire Pinedale Neighborhood to Market, 615 Bultman Drive. Ant Association Baseball, will be held Bring a meet non-perishable from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturfood item and join with day, Dec. 5, beginning at other participants to walk USC Sumter Nettles Builda mile to raise awareness ing. Participants can walk, of hunger in the communi- creep or crawl their way ty. All donations to benefit through the course. Visit local Sumter food banks. www.fireants.com. For additional information, Sumter Little Theatre will call the Sumter Police Depresent the Christmas classic partment at (803) 436“Miracle on 34th Street” 2723. Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 3-6, The Pinedale Neighborhood and Dec. 10-13, at 14 Mood Association will meet at 4 Ave. Show times are 8 p.m. p.m. today at the South Thursday-Saturday and 3 HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lap.m. on Sunday. Tickets: fayette Drive. Call Ferdi$20 for adults; $15 for stunand Burns at (803) 968dents / senior citizens / 4464. military. Call (803) 775The Sumter Combat Veterans 2150. Group will meet at 10 a.m. The annual Evening Optimist on Friday, Nov. 20, at the Christmas Parade will be South HOPE Center, 1125 S. held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Lafayette Drive, Sumter. Dec. 6. The parade will All area veterans are invit- begin at the corner of ed. Main and Dubose streets and will proceed south on Lincoln High School PreserMain Street to Bartlett vation Alumni Association Street. Featuring marching will hold a dinner fundraiser bands, beauty queens, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on festive holiday floats and Friday, Nov. 20, at the Lincoln High School cafeteria, more, the theme for the parade is “Superheroes for 22 Council St. Cost is $8 Christmas.” per plate and dinner will include turkey, stuffing, Clarendon School District seasoned rice, lima beans, One will conduct free vision, roll, dessert and a drink. hearing, speech and developDine in or take out. Call mental screenings as part of James L. Green at (803) a child find effort to iden968-4173. tify students with special needs. Screenings will be A free Thanksgiving dinner held from 9 a.m. to noon will be held 11 a.m. to 2 at the Summerton Early p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 26, at the home of Viola Shaw, Childhood Center, 8 South St., Summerton, on the fol186 Green Lane, Bishoplowing Thursdays: Dec. 10; ville. Eat in or take out. If Jan. 14, 2016; Feb. 11, 2016; you wish to carry out, call March 10, 2016; April 14, on Wednesday evening to 2016; and May 12, 2016. make arrangements for Call Sadie Williams at Thursday pick up. Call (803) 485-2325, extension Viola Shaw at (803) 428116. 3488. The Sumter Civil Air Patrol’s Lincoln High School PreserWreaths Across America cervation Alumni Association’s emony will be held at noon ninth annual gala / fundraison Saturday, Dec. 12, at er will begin at 6:30 p.m. Sumter Cemetery. Former on Friday, Nov. 27, at the U.S. Marine and retired Lincoln High School gymnasium, Council Street. For Army Reserve Master Sgt. Jackie Hughes will speak. information and tickets, After the ceremony, atcall (803) 968-4173. tendees may assist in Lincoln High School Preserhanging the wreaths along vation Alumni Association will hold its fifth annual flap- the cemetery fence. For more information about jack fundraiser from 8 to 10 the WAA organization, a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, contact Denise Owen at at Applebee’s, 2497 Broad owenmom@aol.com or St. Cost is $7 per person. visit www.wreathsacrosCall Essie Richardson at samerica.org. (803) 775-2999 or James The Sumter Branch NAACP Green at (803) 968-4173. will conduct the national The Town of Pinewood will board of directors election hold its sixth annual Christduring the annual meeting mas parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. For infor- at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13, at First Baptist Mismation regarding particisionary Church, 219 S. pating in the parade, call Washington St. Pinewood Town Hall at

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Morning rain; clouds breaking

Cooler with patchy clouds

Mostly sunny and not as warm

Mostly sunny

Partly sunny and cooler

Mostly sunny and chilly

78°

50°

68° / 39°

59° / 40°

53° / 30°

50° / 30°

Chance of rain: 70%

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 0%

SW 6-12 mph

NNW 6-12 mph

NNE 7-14 mph

E 3-6 mph

NE 7-14 mph

NNE 7-14 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 72/43 Spartanburg 73/42

Greenville 73/45

Columbia 77/48

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 78/50

Aiken 73/45

ON THE COAST

Charleston 77/54

Today: Rain and a thunderstorm, mainly early in the day. High 73 to 77. Friday: Plenty of sunshine; not as warm in central parts. High 64 to 68.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

77° 56° 66° 40° 84° in 2013 25° in 2014

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Myrtle Beach 76/54

Manning 77/51

Today: Sunny and warmer. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph. Cooler. Friday: Partly sunny. Winds east-northeast 4-8 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 78/51

Bishopville 77/50

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 355.83 76.55 75.14 96.40

24-hr chg +0.05 +0.11 +0.04 -0.30

Sunrise 6:58 a.m. Moonrise 1:08 p.m.

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

0.00" 2.40" 1.70" 54.76" 32.15" 42.39"

NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Fri. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 66/44/s 63/43/pc Chicago 46/27/pc 45/27/pc Dallas 66/48/s 69/44/s Detroit 54/31/pc 47/32/s Houston 76/50/s 71/57/pc Los Angeles 82/55/s 84/57/s New Orleans 71/56/s 69/58/s New York 65/53/r 57/39/pc Orlando 85/68/t 81/68/pc Philadelphia 67/48/r 56/38/s Phoenix 76/50/s 78/53/s San Francisco 65/51/s 66/50/s Wash., DC 70/46/r 55/36/s

City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

Today Hi/Lo/W 67/39/s 71/42/s 75/45/r 75/54/r 73/59/r 77/54/r 77/44/r 73/43/s 77/48/r 77/50/r 72/54/r 75/50/r 77/49/r

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Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 10.58 -0.26 19 4.80 +0.40 14 12.30 +1.28 14 7.68 -0.03 80 81.24 -0.45 24 17.52 -3.02

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 57/31/pc 65/38/pc 67/38/s 67/47/s 62/50/pc 69/45/s 62/35/s 63/40/pc 68/39/s 64/39/s 62/40/pc 63/36/s 65/37/s

Sunset Moonset

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 78/51/r Gainesville 77/61/t Gastonia 74/43/s Goldsboro 76/51/r Goose Creek 76/54/r Greensboro 76/45/pc Greenville 73/45/s Hickory 73/43/s Hilton Head 74/57/r Jacksonville, FL 77/58/t La Grange 70/44/s Macon 72/44/pc Marietta 66/42/s

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 68/40/s 76/59/s 60/35/s 63/38/s 67/45/s 59/35/s 62/37/s 60/35/s 66/52/s 74/57/s 64/43/s 68/40/s 62/40/pc

High 1:59 a.m. 2:38 p.m. 3:05 a.m. 3:42 p.m.

Ht. 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.2

Low 8:57 a.m. 9:43 p.m. 10:06 a.m. 10:43 p.m.

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 70/39/s Mt. Pleasant 75/55/r Myrtle Beach 76/54/r Orangeburg 75/51/r Port Royal 74/55/r Raleigh 75/46/r Rock Hill 75/44/r Rockingham 76/46/r Savannah 76/53/t Spartanburg 73/42/s Summerville 76/53/r Wilmington 76/53/r Winston-Salem 75/44/pc

Ht. 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.0

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 59/28/pc 67/48/s 68/45/s 66/41/s 66/49/s 61/34/s 60/35/s 63/34/s 70/47/s 61/36/s 67/45/s 67/41/s 59/35/s

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The EUGENIA LAST partnerships and relationships in your life are undergoing changes. Be careful not to let anger take over. Life is short and can be dealt with in a fashion that is constructive instead of destructive. Love conquers all.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t be afraid to ask for favors. Your ideas will spark some interesting comments and could lead to help from an unexpected source. You can accomplish a lot if you are willing to listen, learn and incorporate what you discover into your plans. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A demanding individual will try to lead you in a direction that isn’t practical. Engage in something that will bring about positive changes and make you more appealing to someone you’d like a closer relationship with. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Live and learn. Take part in events that will give you a better view of the way other people live. A new venture or business trip will require a lot of time, imagination and input in order to turn a profit. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Approach sensitive subjects cautiously. Not everyone will be willing to go along with the changes you want to make. Offer positive responses to people, but give them room to add their own creative input. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Question everything before you take action. It will take a significant amount of thought and deliberation to make the right choices. Not everyone will be up-front and you may have to pry to find out where you stand.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t give up on a dream, but try to have a practical approach in place. You can make positive personal changes and achieve greater happiness if you are honest about how you feel. Try to stay away from people who bring you down. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Be true to yourself and you will have no regrets. A variety of people you have worked with and trusted in the past will help you now. Your passion and dedication will spark a greater interest in your projects. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t leave yourself open to criticism or emotional scrutiny. You’ll have to move quickly if you are faced with deception or unexpected setbacks. Uncertainty is the enemy. Don’t mince words or mislead others. Fairness is a must.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 WEDNESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

4-19-26-31-32 PowerUp: 1

12-14-18-24-61 Megaball: 10; Megaplier: 3

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PICK 3 WEDNESDAY

PICK 4 WEDNESDAY

LUCKY FOR LIFE MONDAY

9-4-0 and 2-3-1

3-2-1-4 and 0-8-8-0

14-25-28-37-42; Lucky Ball: 1

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Lay out your financial plans. Put your ideas on paper and go over details with a fine-toothed comb. Talk to people who have experience in your field. Steer clear of anyone showing inconsistency. Don’t let your ego cost you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be careful not to become too dependent on anyone. You’ll be fed false information if you are gullible. Ask questions even if someone gives you a hard time. Make personal and financial changes based on your needs. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Schedule some time for an interview, meeting or just to talk about possibilities with someone who can help you with an idea you want to pursue. Favors will be granted as long as you offer incentives.

Eddie Joyner and Jeff Faw pose with Def Leppard before the band’s recent performance in Columbia. Photo submitted by Kyle Osteen.

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Thursday, November 19, 2015 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

prep FOOTBALL

A very quick study Sumter QB Jackson spurred the offense since taking the starting job at midseason

Pro Baseball

Cy Young Awards go to Arrieta, Keuchel By BEN WALKER Associated Press

NEW YORK — Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs aced out Dodgers stars Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw for the NL Cy Arrieta Young Award while Houston lefty Dallas Keuchel won the AL honor Wednesday. In what was expected to be a tighter three-perKeuchel son race, Arrieta got 17 first-place votes for 169 points from members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Please see AWARD, Page B6

Clemson football

Tigers push to get defense back on track KEITH GEDAMKE / The Sumter Item

Sumter High School quarterback Zykeem Jackson (4) has been steadily good for the Gamecocks since becoming the starting quarterback in the seventh game of the season. SHS has gone 5-0, all Region VI-4A games, since the sophomore took over after not playing a varsity down in the first six games.

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com On the Monday before the Sumter High School football team opened its Region VI-4A schedule against South Florence, head coach Mark Barnes had a sit-down with sophomore starting junior varsity quarterback Zykeem Jackson. “I told him he was going to have the opportunity to compete for the varsity starting job that week,” Barnes said. He was getting the opportunity despite not having taken a snap at the varsity level for 4-2 SHS. And Jackson’s reaction? “He was really OK with it,” Barnes said. “He said, ‘OK.’ He showed the cool and he shows all of the time.” Jackson won the job by the middle of the week. He hit the ground running against the Bruins, helping Sumter to a 35-0 victory. He’s been running ever since, as have the Gamecocks. They’ve won all of the games Jackson has started, won the region title and won the opportunity to host the first two rounds of the Divi-

“It was a great challenge for me. I had no idea that he was going to tell me that. I’ve just been happy for the opportunity.” Zykeem Jackson sion I state playoffs. SHS will take a 9-2 record into Friday’s first-round game against 7-4 White Knoll beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field. Jackson said he was surprised when he got the opportunity to compete for the varsity job. “It was a great challenge for me,” Jackson said. “I had no idea that he was going to tell me that. I’ve just been happy for the opportunity.”

Please see JACKSON, Page B5

MARK HASELDEN / MORNING NEWS

Sumter quarterback Zykeem Jackson (4) cuts upfield as West Florence defender Tyzahn Lawson closes in during a Region VI-4A game at Florence’s War Memorial Stadium earlier this season.

By Scott Keepfer The Greenville News CLEMSON – Clemson’s defense was uncharacteristically offensive last Saturday at Syracuse, yielding a seasonhigh 242 yards rushing. But a game against Wake Forest on Saturday Venables may abe just what the Tigers need to get back on track. The Demon Deacons rank 120th out of 127 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in rushing offense and their 3.07 yards-perrush average is 125th nationally. As a team, Wake Forest has totaled 1,111 rushing yards, or 68 more than Clemson’s Wayne Gallman has amassed singlehandedly. So what does Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables want from his defense on Saturday? “I just want them to play well, play clean, with effort and toughness and discipline – that’s it,” Venables said. “I want our guys to enjoy competing, have fun, and be confident.” That confidence was shaken, at least somewhat, after being gouged for several large “chunk plays” by the Orange.

Please see CLEMSON, Page B3

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Diverse, quick-strike offense is key to Cavaiers’ rise By JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com BISHOPVILLE – When adversity strikes, you strike back. At least that’s how the Robert E. Lee Academy football team sees it – especially on offense. There were more than a few times this season in which the Cavaliers found themselves in danger of losing. They were down to Dorchester Academy in the opener before rebounding for a 27-21 win. A few weeks later, REL was on the wrong end of a 21-6 score to Holly Hill midway through the third quarter. The Cavs won 33-21.

“Everything just started clicking at that point,” head coach David Rankin said. “We threw the ball a lot,hit a couple big pass plays and found a way to win. “That was the game that I thought really got us over the hump.” Now at 11-0, the Cavaliers are just one step away from claiming the SCISA 1A state championship. They’ll face Colleton Prep on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Benedict College’s Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia for the season’s biggest prize.

Please see CAVALIERS, Page B5

SCISA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Friday 8-man championship at Wilson Hall (Spencer Field) Andrew Jackson vs. Greenwood Christian, 7:30 p.m. Saturday At Benedict College (Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia) 1A Robert E. Lee vs. Colleton Prep, 3:30 p.m. 2A Bethesda vs. Calhoun Academy, noon 3A Pinewood Prep vs. Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

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Robert E. Lee Academy running back Nick Stokes (17) powers through the Hilton Head Prep defense in the Cavaliers’ 35-16 victory on Friday. Stokes has been a key performer for the 11-0 Cavaliers, who face Colleton Prep on Saturday for the SCISA 1A state championship at Benedict College’s Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia.

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South Carolina guard Tiffany Mitchell (25) drives to the basket as Clemson guard Danielle Edwards (5) defends during the Gamecocks’ 67-41 win over the Tigers on Wednesday.

Mitchell leads No. 2 USC to win at Clemson By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press

rebounds for the Gamecocks. South Carolina jumped out to an 18-4 lead late in the first quarter beCLEMSON — Tiffany Mitchell fore Clemson’s zone clamped down. scored 18 points to lead No. 2 South The Gamecocks missed shot after Carolina to a sluggish 67-41 win over shot, leaning on their defense, which Clemson on Wednesday night. forced 12 turnovers in the first half. The Gamecocks (3-0) struggled at The Gamecocks held the Tigers to times against the Tigers’ zone. South just 32.6 percent shooting (14-of-43), Carolina missed nine straight and Clemson missed 17 of its 23 shots 3-pointers as Clemson (1-2) packed it in the second half. The Tigers have in, and led just 25-19 late in the secyet to score more than 50 points this ond quarter. season. But South Carolina started on a South Carolina is coming off a 33-9 run that carried it through the Final Four season. Two decades ago, end of the third quarter, which inthe Tigers were regulars in the cluded hitting a 3-pointer to end the NCAA Tournament. But the balance first half and the team’s next three of power in women’s basketball has from behind the arc in the third shifted considerably. quarter. The Gamecocks have won six The zone meant South Carolina re- straight over their in-state rival, and lied more than usual on its outside Clemson coach Audra Smith is 23-42, shooting. The Gamecocks were 7-ofas she tried to rebuild a team that 25 on 3-pointers. Clemson tried just has finished with a losing record 11 seven shots outside the arc, making seasons in a row. Clemson once made three. 14 NCAA Tournaments in 15 seasons, Justice Wright scored a career-high but hasn’t been there since 2002. 13 to lead Clemson. Clemson is playing its home games Alaina Coates added 10 points for at cozy Jervey Gym while Littlejohn South Carolina. After recording a Coliseum is being renovated. Even double-double in her first two games, with packed stands, the attendance A’ja Wilson had seven points and five Wednesday was 1,200.

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Johnson leads No. 1 UNC to win against Wofford CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Brice Johnson had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 1 North Carolina beat Wofford 78-58 on Wednesday night in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic. Kennedy Meeks and Joel Berry II added 16 apiece for the Tar Heels (3-0). They shot 52.5 percent, outscored Wofford 50-18 in the paint and outrebounded the pesky Terriers 42-24 but couldn’t pull away until late. Jaylen Allen scored 15 points for the Terriers (0-2). They hit nine 3-pointers and twice fell behind by double figures before rallying to make it a one-possession game.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 9 0 0 1.000 303 Buffalo 5 4 0 .556 231 207 N.Y. Jets 5 4 0 .556 217 184 Miami 4 5 0 .444 191 225 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 4 5 0 .444 200 Houston 4 5 0 .444 184 211 Jacksonville 3 6 0 .333 192 Tennessee 2 7 0 .222 169 214 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 8 1 0 .889 235 152 Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 236 191 Baltimore 2 7 0 .222 210 236 Cleveland 2 8 0 .200 186 277 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 7 2 0 .778 205 168 Kansas City 4 5 0 .444 224 Oakland 4 5 0 .444 227 241 San Diego 2 7 0 .222 210 249 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 5 5 0 .500 273 253 Washington 4 5 0 .444 205 Philadelphia 4 5 0 .444 212 Dallas 2 7 0 .222 166 214 South W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 9 0 0 1.000 255 175 Atlanta 6 3 0 .667 229 190 Tampa Bay 4 5 0 .444 191 237 New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 255 North W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 7 2 0 .778 198 154 Green Bay 6 3 0 .667 219 185 Chicago 4 5 0 .444 199 234 Detroit 2 7 0 .222 167 261 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 7 2 0 .778 302 185 St. Louis 4 5 0 .444 166 183 Seattle 4 5 0 .444 199 179 San Francisco 3 6 0 .333 126

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North Carolina’s Isaiah Hicks (4) dunks against Wofford during North Carolina’s 78-58 win on Wednesday.

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Batum had 24 points and eight assists. Al Jefferson and Kemba Walker chipped in with 18 points apiece for the Hornets, who have won six of their last nine games to get back to .500 on the season. Marvin Williams scored 14 points and Jeremy Lin had 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench for the Hornets (6-6).

From wire reports

Monday’s GAMES

Sunday, Nov. 29

New Orleans at Houston, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Oakland at Tennessee, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Atlanta, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. San Diego at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. New England at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 30

Baltimore at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

NBA Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 6 4 .600 — Toronto 7 5 .583 — New York 6 6 .500 1 Brooklyn 2 9 .182 4½ Philadelphia 0 11 .000 6½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 8 5 .615 — Miami 6 4 .600 ½ Washington 5 4 .556 1 Charlotte 5 6 .455 2 Orlando 5 6 .455 2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 8 3 .727 — Chicago 7 3 .700 ½ Detroit 6 5 .545 2

6 5 .545 2 5 6 .455 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 8 2 .800 — Dallas 7 4 .636 1½ Memphis 6 6 .500 3 Houston 4 7 .364 4½ New Orleans 1 10 .091 7½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 6 5 .545 — Oklahoma City 6 5 .545 — Utah 5 5 .500 ½ Minnesota 5 6 .455 1 Portland 4 8 .333 2½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 12 0 1.000 — L.A. Clippers 6 4 .600 5 Phoenix 6 4 .600 5 Sacramento 4 7 .364 7½ L.A. Lakers 2 9 .182 9½

Tuesday’s Games

Washington 115, Milwaukee 86 Minnesota 103, Miami 91 Brooklyn 90, Atlanta 88 Detroit 104, Cleveland 99 New York 102, Charlotte 94 Denver 115, New Orleans 98 Golden State 115, Toronto 110

Wednesday’s Games

Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Orlando, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Dallas at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Portland at Houston, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Denver at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Toronto at Utah, 9 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m. New York at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10 p.m. Chicago at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 19 14 3 2 30 67 42 Ottawa 18 8 5 5 21 54 57 Detroit 18 9 8 1 19 41 45 Florida 18 8 7 3 19 49 45 Tampa Bay 20 8 9 3 19 46 49 Boston 17 8 8 1 17 56 54 Buffalo 18 8 9 1 17 41 49 Toronto 19 6 9 4 16 46 55 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 18 14 2 2 30 57 32 Washington 16 11 4 1 23 50 37 N.Y. Islanders 19 10 6 3 23 54 44 Pittsburgh 18 11 7 0 22 40 40 New Jersey 18 10 7 1 21 46 43 Philadelphia 18 6 8 4 16 35 53 Carolina 18 6 10 2 14 35 53 Columbus 19 7 12 0 14 48 63

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 19 15 4 0 30 68 48 Nashville 17 11 3 3 25 53 40 St. Louis 19 12 6 1 25 51 46 Minnesota 17 10 4 3 23 51 47 Chicago 18 10 7 1 21 49 44 Winnipeg 19 8 9 2 18 50 62 Colorado 18 7 10 1 15 50 50 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 18 12 6 0 24 46 38 San Jose 18 10 8 0 20 50 47 Vancouver 19 7 6 6 20 55 50 Arizona 18 9 8 1 19 50 54 Anaheim 19 6 9 4 16 35 49 Calgary 20 7 12 1 15 48 74 Edmonton 18 6 12 0 12 47 58 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Los Angeles 3, Philadelphia 2, SO San Jose 5, Boston 4 Dallas 3, Buffalo 1 Columbus 3, St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 3 Toronto 5, Colorado 1 Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Calgary 3, New Jersey 2

Wednesday’s Games

Vancouver at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 8 p.m. Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

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N.Y. Jets at Houston, 1 p.m. Denver at Chicago, 1 p.m. Oakland at Detroit, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Dallas at Miami, 1 p.m. Washington at Carolina, 1 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Arizona, 8:30 p.m. Open: Cleveland, N.Y. Giants, New Orleans, Pittsburgh Buffalo at New England, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26 Philadelphia at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Carolina at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

Indiana Milwaukee

Tuesday’s Games

Thursday’s GAMES

ORLANDO 104 MINNESOTA 101 ORLANDO, Fla. — Evan Fournier scored NBA 26 points and hit a 3-pointer with 3.1 secINDIANA 112 onds left in overtime to lift the Orlando PHILADELPHIA 85 Magic to a victory over the Minnesota PHILADELPHIA — Paul George Timberwolves. Elfrid Payton scored 24 points and had six scored 34 points and C.J. Miles added assists for the Magic. Tobias Harris finished 20 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a with 12 points and 11 rebounds. rout of the winless Philadelphia Andrew Wiggins led the Wolves with 76ers. T.J. McConnell scored 16 28 points. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points for Philadelphia, which dropped to 0-12 while setting a season points and 12 rebounds. Zach LaVine had 14 points and Kevin Martin 12. high with 31 turnovers. Towns made two free throws with 40.6 CHARLOTTE 116 seconds left in overtime to tie it 101-101. BROOKYLN 111 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nicolas

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 8:25 p.m.

Purdue 96 Incarnate Word 61 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Isaac Haas scored 17 points and Purdue shot 72 percent from the field during a 53-point first half Wednesday night to rout Incarnate Word in a Hall of Fame Tipoff game. The Boilermakers (3-0) made 11 of their first 12 two-point attempts and finished the first 20 minutes 17 of 19 (89.5 percent) inside the arc. A 3-pointer from Kyle Hittle with 8:54 left in the half pulled Incarnate Word (2-1) to within 22-17, but during the final 8:38, the Boilermakers outscored the Cardinals 31-7, building a 53-24 lead at intermission. Rapheal Davis, who finished with 14, had 11 first-half points, and Haas added 10 to go with seven rebounds. Vince Edwards finished with 13, Kendall Stephens had 12 and Caleb Swanigan finished with 10.

10 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour DP World Championship First Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF). 11:30 a.m. — College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinal Game from San Juan, Puerto Rico — Temple vs. Minnesota (ESPNU). 1 p.m. — PGA Golf: RSM Classic First Round from St. Simons Island, Ga. (GOLF). 1:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinal Game from San Juan, Puerto Rico — Butler vs. Missouri State (ESPNU). 3 p.m. — Professional Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals Round-Robin Matches from London (ESPN2). 4 p.m. — LPGA Golf: CME Group Tour Championship First Round from Naples, Fla. (GOLF). 5 p.m. — College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinal Game from San Juan, Puerto Rico — Miami vs. Mississippi State (ESPN2). 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. — College Football: Coastal Carolina at Liberty (ESPNEWS, WWFN-FM 100.1). 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinal Game from San Juan, Puerto Rico — Texas Tech vs. Utah (ESPN2). 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Charleston Classic Quarterfinal Game from Charleston — Long Beach State vs. Seton Hall (ESPNU). 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Rutgers at St. John’s (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Princeton at Seton Hall (FOX SPORTS 2). 7 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Pro Series West from Avondale, Ariz. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Virginia at Auburn (SEC NETWORK). 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Texas Southern at Clemson (WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. — College Football: East Carolina at Central Florida (ESPN). 8 p.m. — College Basketball: Houston Baptist at Texas Christian (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 8 p.m. — NFL Football: Tennessee at Jacksonville (NFL NETWORK, WNKT-FM 107.5). 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Milwaukee at Cleveland (TNT). 9 p.m. — Women’s College Volleyball: Santa Clara at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Iowa at Marquette (FOX SPORTS 1). 9 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: South Alabama at Louisiana State (SEC NETWORK). 9:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Charleston Classic Quarterfinal Game from Charleston — Bradley vs. Virginia (ESPN2). 9:30 p.m. — College Football: LouisianaMonroe at Texas State (ESPNU). 10 p.m. — Professional Golf: PGA Tour of Australasia Australian Masters Second Round from Melbourne, Australia (GOLF). 10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Golden State at Los Angeles Clippers (TNT). 11:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Southern Methodist at Stanford (ESPN2). 3 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour DP World Championship Second Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).

Minnesota at Boston, 7 p.m. San Jose at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Colorado at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m. Arizona at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Toronto at Carolina, 7 p.m. Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Calgary, 9 p.m. New Jersey at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Transactions

By The Associated Press

BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Announced the retirement of DH David Ortiz, effective at the end of the 2016 season. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with OF Scott Hairston on a minor league contract. DETROIT TIGERS — Traded INF Javier Betancourt and a player to be named to Milwaukee for RHP Francisco Rodriguez and a player to be named. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Named Ron Roenicke third base coach, Gary DiSarcina first base coach, Alfredo Griffin infield coach and Steve Soliz catching and information coach. National League WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Named Jacques Jones assistant hitting coach and Chris Speiers coach. American Association AMARILLO THUNDERHEADS — Traded INF Tyler Urps, OF Stefan Gartrell and RHP Rett Varner to Sussex County (Can-Am) for cash. Traded RHP Matt Larkins to Wichita for cash. GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Sold the contract of INF Spencer Mahoney to the N.Y. Yankees. Signed C Jaime Del Valle and INF Alex Tomasovich. JOPLIN BLASTERS — Released RHP Luis Chirinos. KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed INF Jake Blackwood. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Traded C Juan Medina to Joplin to complete an earlier trade. acquired RHP Evan Reed from Amarillo in exchange for cash. Atlantic League SOMERSET PATRIOTS — Sent LHP Joe Testa to Sussex County (Can-Am) to complete an earlier trade. Can-Am League SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Signed INF/OF Michael Antonio.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Charlotte F Marvin Williams $15,000 for making excessive contact with his elbow to the head of New York F Louis Amundson.

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Cowboy QB Rudolph has 12 straight wins By CLIFF BRUNT The Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. — A year ago, Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph showed promise while losing his first career start as a true freshman against Baylor. The former standout at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill hasn’t lost since. Rudolph has led the Cowboys to 12 consecutive wins dating to last season, and now, the fourth-ranked Cowboys are on the verge of a Big 12 championship. Oklahoma State (10-0, 7-0 Big 12) can clinch a share of the title with a win over No. 10 Baylor (8-1, 5-1) on Saturday. Rudolph has thrown for 3,161 yards this season, the third-best total in school history, with 18 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Last week, he completed 24 of 36 passes for 327 yards and a touchdown in a 35-31 win over Iowa State. Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Rudolph, a 6-foot-4 pocket passer, is very good and getting better. “I thought last week was his best week of understanding coverages and dumping the ball down and getting the ball in the hands of players who could make positive yardage for our team,” Gundy said. Iowa State often dropped eight defenders and forced him to check down. That he was willing and able to find the right people to move the chains with short passes is significant for a strong-armed passer who has been successful finding receivers down the field. “For a young quarterback to be patient and take the underneath stuff was great to see for us,” offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich said. “It was a big development for us, and very encouraging.” Though he sometimes shares snaps with J.W. Walsh, Rudolph ranks third in the Big 12 in passing yards per game and fourth in pass efficiency. In his past four games, he has completed 67 percent of his passes for 1,269 yards with nine touchdowns and just one interception. He threw six interceptions in the previous three games. “I think he’s matured and grown up,” Gundy said. Rudolph threw for 401 yards against Central Arkansas, then topped that with 437 yards and three scores against Kansas State. He passed for 352 yards and five touchdowns in the 49-29 win over TCU that got the nation’s attention. Walsh was the starter last year before a season-ending right foot injury. Rudolph played well enough in the final three games - the loss to Baylor and wins over Oklahoma in the regular-season finale and Washington in the Cactus Bowl - to be declared the starter before spring practice. Oklahoma State’s coaches

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Former Northwestern High School standout and Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) has led the undefeated Cowboys to 12 straight wins and a shot at the College Football Playoff. have used both quarterbacks, and it has worked with alarming efficiency. Walsh, a mobile quarterback who primarily plays in the red zone, has completed 22 of 28 passes for 335 yards with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions. He also has rushed for 226 yards and 10 more scores on just 50 carries. Rudolph doesn’t mind sharing the spotlight with Walsh. “I knew the kind of player he was from day one and the competitor that he is and that I am,” Rudolph said. “We just jibe well together.” The combination has helped the Cowboys come through in tough situations. Oklahoma State has won three games by four or fewer points and another in overtime, and has trailed by 15 or more three times this season before rallying to win. “We’re a mature team,” Rudolph said. “We’re a bunch of veterans on this team that have been through a lot of different situations and a lot of

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Syracuse totaled 80 yards on 48 snaps against Clemson, but 243 yards on its remaining seven snaps. “Three of those were 100 percent coaching,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “Four of them we just didn’t do our job. The opponent blocked us and we missed tackles and the opponent made some plays. Those are things we can do a better job of.” In its first seven games, Clemson allowed an average of just 105.4 rushing yards per game; in its three most recent games — relatively close victories against N.C. State, Florida State and Syracuse — the Tigers have allowed 191.3 yards rushing per game. The top-ranked Tigers (10-0) still rank among the national leaders in almost all defensive categories, including 25th in rushing defense (131.2), but that doesn’t excuse the recent missteps. “If I start making excuses and trying to justify failure, they’re going to buy into that,” Venables said. “When you let people have a little bit of success running the ball and you’re just not used to that, guys can start to panic.” But Venables called the miscues the defense made against Syracuse “super correctable.” “I’d feel miserable if guys were just getting blown off the ball or didn’t have the skill to match-up with people or our linebackers were soft,” Venables said. Which prompted Venables to ask his players on Monday if perhaps the last few weeks week had revealed who they truly are — that perhaps the first part of the season was “smoke and mirrors.” His late-season inspirational tactic evoked just the response he wanted. “They didn’t like that,” Venables said. “It was a very quiet room. When I said that, there were a lot of guys starting to get a little PO’d. They had an edge to them.” “That’s the hardest part about navigating a season — the challenge is to keep them on edge and hungry and focused.”

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QB Rodgers limited by right shoulder injury for Packers By GENARO C. ARMAS The Associated Press

and guard T.J. Lang (shoulder) sat out Wednesday’s light practice entireGREEN BAY, Wis. — The ly. physical toll of facing more McCarthy pressure in the pocket has had longer caught up with Green Bay meetings and Packers quarterback Aaron walk-throughs Rodgers. on Wednesday, The player that the slugand pushed gish Packers can least afback practice. Rodgers ford to lose was listed as He also has to limited in practice on prepare for a short turnWednesday with a right around following the Vishoulder injury. kings game since the PackCoach Mike McCarthy ers host the Chicago Bears said before practice that his on Thanksgiving night. quarterback was “banged Protecting Rodgers is alup.” Rodgers agreed with ways a priority. An offenthat assessment, though he sive line that McCarthy said he was not concerned considered last year to be about his availability for the best during the coach’s Sunday’s crucial game at decade-long tenure in Minnesota. Green Bay hasn’t played to “Probably banged up. that high level this season. But we all are at this time. McCarthy has said that It’s Week 11 coming up, ev- Rodgers has been hit too erybody is dealing with much over the past three different things,” Rodgers games. Rodgers has been said. “You get a routine, sacked 22 times this sealearn how to take care of son, with half of those your body and push sacks in the last three through things.” games. Still, Rodgers’ health is That’s not counting the just the latest worrisome other hits that Rodgers has issue for the Packers. A taken, too. three-game losing skid has Rodgers, for whatever dropped Green Bay a game reason, looked a little off back of the NFC Northin Sunday’s 18-16 loss to leading Vikings. last-place Detroit. He was Fourteen players were 35 of 61 for 333 yards and listed on the Packers injutwo scores. ry report, including Rodg“Missed some throws ers and all of the team’s that I usually hit. We had starting offensive linemen some catches to catch balls except for center Corey we couldn’t catch in order Linsley. The starters on to sustain drives. And then the right side of the line, we had a couple mental ertackle Bryan Bulaga (knee) rors,” Rodgers said.

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Golden State’s Draymond Green, right, reaches to block the shot of Toronto’s Kyle Lowry (7) during the Warriors’ 115-110 victory on Tuesday.

Warriors improve to 12-0 with victory over Raptors By JOSH DUBOW The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Even if they played an imperfect game, the Golden State Warriors managed to maintain their perfect start. Stephen Curry scored 37 points to lead the defending NBA champions to their 12th straight win to open the season, a hardfought 115-110 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. “We hold ourselves to a very high standard,” Curry said. “We didn’t put any pressure on them defensively in the third quarter, we were sloppy on a couple of possessions offensively and gave them life. Those are things we need to improve on. Everyone likes to learn those lessons in wins.” Klay Thompson added 19 points and Andrew Bogut scored 13 for the

Warriors, off to the best start by an NBA team since Dallas won its first 14 games in 2002-03. Golden State needs three wins to equal the league record of 15-0 held by the 1948-49 Washington Capitols and the 1993-94 Houston Rockets. This one didn’t come easy, though. Toronto fought back from an 18point deficit and trailed by one late in the game with the ball. But guard Kyle Lowry was called for an offensive foul and Curry hit two free throws to help seal it. “I don’t know what happened,” Lowry said. “I just know I got a call for offensive foul. It happens. It’s the NBA. The call went against me. That’s all I can say about it.” Lowry and DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points apiece for the Raptors, who have lost five of seven following a 5-0 start.

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Tony Romo, scout team quarterback. That’s the best the injured Dallas star could do the past two weeks in his return from a broken left collarbone, so he was still watching while the Cowboys’ losing streak grew to seven games without him, the team’s longest in 26 years. However, Romo plans to play this Sunday when the Cowboys travel to Miami.

Cowboys QB Romo eager to return to action against Miami IRVING, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo is eager to help the Dallas Cowboys end their seven-game losing streak Sunday at Miami. He just needs the final OK to be on the field. Romo is expected to start against the Dolphins, though coach Jason Garrett is taking things day by day as his 35-year-old quarterback heals from a broken left collarbone. Without Romo, the defending NFC East champions (2-7) went 0-3 with Branden Weeden starting and then lost four more with Matt Cassel under center. Weeden was cut on Tuesday. “I don’t think that anyone in this locker room thinks by any means that this season is over,” Romo said Wednesday. “You lose enough games, sometimes it can creep in where it feels that way, and I don’t think our team has not ever given 100 percent commitment. That’s exciting to see. That’s how you can turn it around.” Dallas has led or been tied in the fourth quarter in six of the losses, but has dealt with issues on and off the field. There has been drama surrounding Dez Bryant and Greg Hardy, but also some questions about the offense. The Cowboys waived running back Christine Michael this week, leaving two rookie backups to Darren McFadden

who have two career carries combined, both by Rod Smith. Still, Romo says there’s a chance to build some momentum with wins against a schedule that includes Carolina, Washington, Green Bay and the New York Jets after the Dolphins (4-5). “You win one or two, and guys are committed to their craft and playing as hard as they are, good things can happen and happen quickly,” he said. Dallas is only 2½ games out of first place in the division. Asked if he thinks more about the team’s 2-7 record or being that close to the NFC East lead, Romo said, “I don’t think about anything other than beating the Dolphins this week and doing what I need to do today to give us the best chance.” During the seven-game skid, Dallas has failed to score a touchdown in three games. The Cowboys are tied for 30th in the league in points scored after ranking fifth last season. That was when the backfield included Romo for the entire season and the NFL’s leading rusher, DeMarco Murray, who left for Philadelphia via free agency. Bryant also missed five games season because of injury. Weeden averaged 222 passing yards in his three starts

with one touchdown pass. Cassel averaged 202.3 passing yards with four touchdown passes. In Romo’s one full game, he threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns in the seasonopening, 27-26 win over the New York Giants. When Romo last season earned his fourth Pro Bowl berth and led the Cowboys to their first division title in five seasons, he averaged 247 passing yards per game with 34 touchdown passes. “He’s razor sharp as to the practicing of what we’re trying to put on the field with our game plan, so that’s not an issue,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on his weekly radio show on Tuesday. “He’s in it and in it in a big way.” “We certainly don’t want him to feel like he has to come in and save the day,” Garrett said. “He just needs to play quarterback for our football team. He’s done that well for us in the past. We anticipate him doing that on Sunday.” Romo will face a Dolphins team whose defensive line includes Ndamukong Suh, who sacked Romo twice last January for the Detroit Lions in a wild-card game that saw Dallas rally to win 24-20. “I can think of easier starting spots coming off the layoff,” Romo said with a smile.

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Boston designated hitter David Ortiz said on Wednesday that he will retire after 2016 season.

Red Sox DH Ortiz will retire after ’16 season BOSTON — Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, Boston’s beloved “Big Papi” who helped the cursed franchise end its dynasty of disappointment and cursed out the bombers who attacked his adopted city, said on Wednesday he will play one more year before retiring. On the day that he turned 40, the Dominican designated hitter said in a video posted on The Players’ Tribune that the 2016 season will be his last. The post was titled “40.” “Life is based on different chapters, and I think I am ready to experience the next one in my life,” he told his fans. “I wish I could play another 40 years, so I could have you guys behind me, but it doesn’t work that way. After this year, time is up. So let’s enjoy the season.”

Kevin McHale fired by Rockets after 4-7 start HOUSTON — Six months ago, Kevin McHale coached the Houston Rockets to the

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Western Conference finals for the first time in 18 years. There are high expectations for the team again this season behind James Harden and Dwight Howard, but McHale won’t be around to see where the Rockets end up: Houston fired McHale on Wednesday with the team off to a puzzling 4-7 start. “The team was not responding to Kevin McHale and we had to make the tough call,” general manager Daryl Morey said a few hours before the Rockets took a four-game skid into their game against Portland “And we had to make it soon. There is not time in the tough Western Conference to wait for a turnaround.”

Woods to be vice captain at Ryder Cup ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Tiger Woods will be at the Ryder Cup next year. Still to be determined is whether he plays.

Running back Quintein Anderson said Jackson’s presence makes it harder to From Page B1 defend Sumter. “They can’t focus on any Jackson said he was nerof us,” Anderson said, refervous leading up to the game ring to himself, Jackson and at Florence War Memorial running back Rodney Pitts. Stadium, but it didn’t take “They’ve got to be able to him long to get over that. “It stop all of us. You never took one play,” he said. know who has the ball.” “What I realized was is how Anderson has rushed for much faster the game is at 1,049 yards and 22 touchthe varsity level.” downs while Pitts has 602 You couldn’t really tell by yards and three scores. his performance though. Jackson said it doesn’t reSHS has outscored its foes ally matter to him who gets 207-24 in the five games the ball. since Jackson became the “I don’t really care as long starter. He is averaging 61.8 as we’re getting the job yards rushing per game, done.” picking up 309 yards and one Jackson has been a little touchdown on 50 carries. bit better than advertised, He’s only thrown the footaccording to Barnes. ball 31 times, but he’s com“He’s better as a thrower pleted 23 of them for 295 than I thought he’d be,” the yards and six touchdowns. first-year head coach said. The decision was made to “We don’t throw it that put Jackson in the lineup much, but when we do he’s because of his ability to run been very effective.” the football out of the zone Barnes made reference to read and the option. Jackson’s completion-to“We run so many read touchdown rate of 23:6. plays and he is very calm in While Barnes praised the the way he handles it,” play of senior Alec BrumBarnes said. “He has to deback and junior Malik Nelcide whether to hand the son, who handled the quarball off or keep the ball. He terback chores through the makes great decisions.” first six games, he said Jack-

U.S. captain Davis Love III said Wednesday that Woods, Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker will be vice captains for the 2016 matches at Hazeltine in Minnesota. It was part of an agreement with Europe to expand to a maximum of five vice captains. Woods, however, wants to do both. It seems like an audacious one given the state of the 14-time major champion. Woods has played only 20 tournaments in the last two years because of a pair of back surgeries and a recent follow-up procedure on his back. He has said it would be a long, tedious recovery and did not know when he could return to competition. Woods has only one top 10 in the last two years. From wire reports

son’s potential helped him gain the starting job. “He’s young and he’s going to be here a while,” Barnes said. “You can see him improve every day. If he continues to do that the rest of the season and over the next two years, he has a chance to be a really outstanding player.” “He’s got the ability to be a great player, and he’s what I call a lowmaintenance player. You don’t really have to worry about him. And he’s already a leader on the team.” “He stepped in and became a leader in the huddle,” Anderson said. “He makes us better on offense with his running and his passing. He’s very quick.” Jackson is excited about the opportunity to play at home in the state playoffs on Friday. “It feels great to get the opportunity to go out and play in a playoff game,” he said. “While it’s a playoff game, we have to remember to treat it as just another game. We have to go out and continue to do what we’ve been doing.”

rushed for 939 yards, but has also played quarterback as well. Starting QB Bryce From Page B1 Barrett has thrown for 1,468 yards but also ranks second on The Holly Hill game proved the team with 743 yards one thing about this year’s rushing. REL offense – it’s talented, diWeston Green has nearly as verse and it’s never to be many receiving yards (495) as counted out. he does rushing (562) and “You never know in footWilliam Corbett has 814 yards ball,” junior tight end Harry receiving to lead all REL Cook said. “Anything can hap- players. pen. It’s one play at a time.” “We feel like we can score Or in the Cavaliers’ case, one from anywhere on the field,” big play at a time. Rankin said. “We run power, Junior running back Nick we run wishbone, but we also Stokes isn’t sure how many spread you out and run out of plays REL has run for 10-plus that. Our play-action and our yards, but he’d be willing to bet screens have been big weapons that the Cavs have had at least for us this year. one on every offensive posses“When teams have tried to sion this year. stack the box to stop the run or “Big plays have done it for us when they try to take away the all year,” he said. “If we lose deep ball, we’ve been able to yards on one play, we don’t let adjust to whatever they’re it get us down. We just come doing and still make plays. We out and try to get as many can score quickly or grind it yards as we can the next play. out if we have to.” “All it takes is one big play None of that would be and we’re usually back in the possible, however, without game.” improvement from the Cavs’ A change in scheme has offensive line. Knowing that he been one of the catalysts for needed to build from the the newfound offensive ground up, Rankin played success. Robert E. Lee is mostly underclassmen across averaging just over 34 points a the line when he arrived three game this season after years ago. averaging fewer than 25 last Those underclassmen have year with most of the same now matured into a solid unit, players. However, the Cavs Rankin said. relied on mainly power “We’ve got three 3-year running in 2014. starters, two 2-year starters “Last year we were an and one 1-year starter on the under-center team the whole line,” he said. “So we’re pretty time,” Cook said. “Fullback, old there and they’ve finally I-formation and we just tried to matured and played really well run it down your throat. This for us this year.” year we’ve changed to more of Travis Christmas, Caleb a flex team with four or five Watson and Heath Smith are wide and we’re able to throw among the elders of the group it. That’s our advantage. We and have seen the O line grow can do either pretty well.” since his first season as a The Cavs have three players starter three years ago. who have rushed for 500 yards “The weight room was big or more, two who have more for us,” Christmas said. “We than 450 yards receiving and a all worked extremely hard to quarterback that has thrown get stronger and quicker. for nearly 1,500 yards. “Our blocking has improved “Anybody can make a play tremendously. We’ve worked at any time,” Cook said. “It’s hard on our fundamentals and never just one or two reads. we’ve worked to get that extra Anybody can come up big.” push off the ball.” And several players are “They give us a hole every adept at making plays in a time we run the ball,” Stokes variety of ways. Stokes has said. “It all works together.”

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Greinke drew 10 first-place votes and had 147 points. Kershaw had the other three firsts and 101 points. Arrieta led the majors in wins, going 22-6. He went 11-0 in his last 12 starts, pushing the Cubs into the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The 29-year-old righty had a 1.77 ERA, struck out 236 and pitched a no-hitter. Arrieta was the first Cubs pitcher to win the honor since Greg Maddux in 1992. The Cubs won a major postseason award for the third straight day. Kris Bryant was the NL Rookie of the Year and Joe Maddon was the NL Manager of the Year. The MVP awards will be announced Thursday. Greinke posted a 1.66 ERA that was the lowest in the majors since Maddux in 1995. Greinke went 19-3, fanned 200 and had a scoreless streak of 45 2-3 innings. Kershaw had won three of

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Chicago Cubs righty Jake Arrieta, left, won the NL Cy Young Award on Wednesday by beating out Los Angeles Dodgers stars Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw. Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel, right, won the AL Cy Young Award by easily beating out Toronto’s David Price. the previous four NL Cy Youngs. He struck out 301, the most in the majors since 2002, and went 16-7 with a 2.13 ERA for the NL West champions. Keuchel got 22 first-place votes for 186 points. David Price drew eight first-place

votes and 143 points for his split season with Detroit and Toronto and Oakland’s Sonny Gray finished third. Keuchel led the AL in wins, going 20-8 and helping Houston reach the playoffs for the first time since 2005. The

bearded 27-year-old with a dominant sinker and sharp slider had a 2.48 ERA and 216 strikeouts. Price went 18-5 with a 2.45 ERA and 225 strikeouts. Traded from Detroit to Toronto in late July, he was a key reason

the Blue Jays made their first playoff appearance since 1993. Keuchel became the first Houston pitcher to win the Cy Young since Roger Clemens in 2004, and the first do it since the Astros joined the AL.

late Clinton and Eliza Merchant Gant. The family will receive friends at the home of Maxine House, 4731 Moses Dingle Road, Summerton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Summerton Funeral Home LLC, (803) 485-3755.

Nelson Circle, Manning, and at the home of his mother, 1399 Weeping Cherry Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

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Mitchellville, Maryland; Kathy Ann English and Monica Dennis, whom she raised; three foster children, Ben, Nika and Delvin; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Rafting Creek Baptist Church, 3860 S.C. 261 North, Rembert, with the Rev. Melvin Mack, pastor, eulogist. The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter, Victoria Young, 4570 Easy St., Rembert. The processional will leave at 1:30 p.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in the Rafting Creek Baptist Churchyard cemetery. These services have been entrusted to the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

OBITUARIES HELEN T. HALL Helen Truett Hall, 87, widow of Charlie Boykin Hall Sr., died on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Born on Aug. 3, 1928, in Hartsville, she was a daughter of the late Wade and Elma Blackmon Truett. She was retired from Sumter School District 17 and she was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by three sons, Charlie B. Hall Jr. (Dorothy), Robert Wayne Hall Sr. (Fay) and James Arthur Hall, all of Sumter; a daughter, Sheila Hall Purvis (Kenneth) of Sumter; two brothers, Raymond Truett and Carson Truett; a sister, Linda Birkshire; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Jean Hall. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Faith Outreach Assembly with Pastor Betty C. Gainey and the Rev. Robert W. Hall Sr. officiating. The family will receive friends at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Fay Hall, 3180 N. Main St., Sumter. Memorials may be made to Faith Outreach Assembly, 42 Callen St., Sumter, SC 29150. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org

EARNEST GANT Earnest Gant, 61, husband of Diane Gant, died on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at The Brian Center in Columbia. Born on Sept. 20, 1954, in Manning, he was a son of the

SALLY MAE MEREDITH Sally Mae Meredith, 84, departed this life on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, Maryland. She was born on Oct. 6, 1931, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Curly and Carrie Carolina Carter. The family will be receiving friends at the home of Deacon Lou Ella Singleton, 350 Freedom Blvd., Sumter, SC 29154. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc.

JOHN ADAMS MANNING — John Adams, 82, widower of Willie Mae Bostik, died on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at his residence, 5H Village St., Claire Apartments, Manning. He was born on Dec. 26, 1932, in Valdosta, Georgia, a son of the late Willie and Arkatie Homes. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

LARRY V. WEEKS MANNING — Larry Vernell Weeks, 50, companion of Elaine Nelson, died on Nov. 17, 2015, in Manning. He was born on Aug. 28, 1965, in Alcolu, a son of Virginia Butler Weeks and the late Clarence Weeks. The family is receiving friends at his residence, 110

MARTIN G. HANECK SUMMERTON — Martin George Haneck, 75, died on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

BEULAH H. DUKES MANNING — Beulah Hilton Dukes died on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Society Hill AME Church, 1030 Morello Road, Manning, with the Rev. Mary F. Rhodes, pastor, officiating, assisting by the Revs. Mary Hamilton, Malachi Gibson, Rufus Gaymon and Albert Thompson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family is receiving friends at her home, 2456 Jordan Church Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home.

WENDELL M. LEVI JR. Wendell Mitchell Levi Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S., surgeon, 88, husband of Kathryn Weinberg Levi, died on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at his home. Services will be announced

KATHRYN W. MITCHELL Kathryn Workman Mitchell, 78, widow of Abraham Mitchell, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at KershawHealth Medical Center at Camden. Born on April 19, 1937, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Jessie Sr. and Lucille Dinkins Workman. Kathryn, affectionately known as “Lumpie,” “Lump Lump” or “Kat,” attended the public school system of Sumter County. Kathryn and Abraham moved to the District of Columbia in 1962. In 1974, they relocated to Ladysmith, Virginia, where they resided until they decided to move back home to Rembert in 1984. She leaves to cherish her precious memories: her children, Annette Dennis of Temple Hills, Maryland, Martha (Richmond) Workman of Washington, D.C., Victoria Young of Rembert and Brian Mitchell of Bowie, Maryland; two stepchildren, William Mitchell of Rembert and Kenneth Mae Mitchell of Columbia; four brothers, Jessie (Anne) Workman Jr., Dorsey (Eva) Workman and James Workman, all of New Jersey, and Hillard Workman of Rembert; two sisters, Laura Dinkins of Rembert and Margaret (Freddie) Davis of

JAMES H. DUBOSE James H. Dubose, 91, widower of Daily Richardson Dubose, died on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on March 16, 1924, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Frank and Estelle Rodgers Dubose. The family is receiving friends at the family home, 321 Pinson St., Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

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in an exotic locale and spends their time relaxing and jetting around (or so they say). I’m still working, not wealthy, not particularly successful and have moved from my home state to the backwoods of middle America. Basically, I have a boring life, so I have nothing to brag about. I didn’t go. I’m still in contact with the important people in my life from high school and just don’t need the aggravation of attending a reunion. Staying Home DEAR STAYING — Thank you for your input. I received a large number of responses to that letter, many of which were emotionally charged: DEAR ABBY — My class just had its 45th reunion. I live 20 miles away, but have never attended

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