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Janice Fenn, President of the Professional Resources Organization Inc., speaks to the crowd attending the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership for Women Conference held at the O’Donnell House on Thursday.

Fifty women gathered for the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce third Leadership for Women conference, an interactive discussion and networking session, Thursday at the O’Donnell House The first conference, an evening event that included key note speakers as well as networking, was held in 2010, according to Nicole Milligan, vice president of operations for the chamber.

“The conference began as a partnership between the Chamber and The Forum, a local civic group for women,” she said.

The theme of this year’s event, Women Displaying True Leadership: Beyond Power, Perspectives, Policies and Politics, prompted the group to explore what made a true leader.

“Anyone can enter a leadership role, and anyone can attempt to lead,” Milligan said, “That does not necessarily make them a good or true leader.”

Thursday’s event consisted of interactive activities that required attend-

ees to engage with one another along with the two keynote speakers.

The conference was lead by Janice Fenn, founder and president of Professional Resources Organization Inc. in Illinois, and Tan Kirby Davis, founder and lead consultant for The Kirby Resource Group in Greenville.

Rick Jones, chair of Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce’s Minority Business Outreach Council, said it was great for Sumter’s female leaders to receive an external perspective

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Final chance Today marks last day to apply for D-SNAP benefits

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Applications for U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Disaster-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will be accepted at Sumter County Civic Center, 700 W. Liberty St., from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, according to South Carolina Department of Social Services.

Applicants should be prepared to wait in a line for several hours at the rear entrance of the civic center to apply for the assistance if circumstances remain as they were Thursday.

“I waited for about five hours,” said Tamara Ardie of Sumter.

Her experience was typical for applicants.

As he was leaving after 2 p.m., Robert James said he got in line about 9 a.m. to apply for the D-SNAP benefits.

“Once you get inside it’s fast, about 30 minutes,” he said.

Don and Angela Winefeldt, who were leaving the civic center after 2 p.m., said they also arrived at about 9 a.m.

“Inside was fairly quick,” Angela Winefeldt said, “at least it seemed like it because you have a place to sit, and your back isn’t hurting.”

The couple said the assistance is very welcome.

They said they experienced some loss of income, and there is damage to the roof and floor of their home their

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Applicants for D-SNAP fill out their paperwork while waiting to see if they can get benefits at the Sumter County Civic Center on Thursday.

The line for registering for D-SNAP stretches from the back door of the Sumter County Civic Center to the fair gates at the back of the property Thursday afternoon. insurance company won’t cover.

“Our in-ground swimming

pool collapsed,” Angela Winefeldt said. “Insurance won’t cover that.”

They said they were turned down by the Small Business Administration for a low interest loan, but with their insurance papers now in hand, they were going to appeal the denial.

According to SCDSS, which is administering the D-SNAP program, Sumter County residents who meet income guidelines may be eligible to receive the temporary assistance if their home suffered damage, if they lost or experienced a delay in income because of disaster related problems or if they incurred disaster-related expenses such as home or business repairs, shelter or evacuation costs, etc., that are not expected to be reimbursed as a direct result of the flood.

Under USDA guidelines, ap-

plicants should bring proof of identity, income, address, the value of unreimbursed damages and/or proof of loss or inaccessibility of income. Applications are subject to review, SCDSS said, and if it is determined that an applicant received benefits to which they were not entitled, they will be required to pay them back.

SNAP recipients in Sumter County do not need to go to the Civic Center to receive DSNAP benefits; they will automatically receive a supplement on their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards, SCDSS said.

The application period has already expired in Lee and Clarendon counties, according to SCDSS.

Defense bill OK’d by House still would hamper closing Gitmo WASHINGTON (AP) — The House overwhelmingly backed a $607 billion defense bill that would bar President Obama from moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to U.S. prisons, setting up a showdown with Con-

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The long-running dispute heated up on Capitol Hill on Thursday just hours after the House passed the bill, 370-58.

Three Republican senators from Kansas, Colorado and South Carolina — states where the administration has explored housing Guantanamo

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Officials dedicate site of new mental health center

Poet laureate is USC Sumter’s fall writer FROM STAFF REPORTS

U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins), and in national magazines including Poetry, Pequod, The American Poetry Review, The Paris Review, Harper’s and the Southern Poetry Review.

In addition to poetry, Laurel has written essays and book reviews for such publications as Publishers Weekly, American Book Review, Small Press Review and, most recently, for Pleiades. Her interviews and essays on cultural and political topics, ranging from writers’ colonies and amusement parks to art forgeries, libraries and nuclear non-proliferation, have appeared in Poets & Writers Magazine, Empire State Report and things (UK), among others.

Blossom is Regent Emerita at Harris Manchester College, Oxford University, where she holds a lifetime Foundation Fellowship. She co-founded The Writers Community, the esteemed writing residency and work-

University of South Carolina Sumter will present a reading by prizewinning poet Laurel Blossom on Wednesday. Blossom, an essayist and prize-winning poet, will appear at noon as part of the USC Sumter Fall Writer Series in the Arts and Letters Lecture Hall.

BLOSSOM Blossom’s sixth book, “Longevity,” was released by Four Way Books in October. Blossom’s earlier books include “Wednesday: New and Selected Poems,” “The Papers Said” (chosen as a Notable Book of Poetry by Shelf Unbound), “What’s Wrong” and “Any Minute,” a chapbook. Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies, including “180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day” (edited by former

FROM STAFF REPORTS Santee-Wateree Community Mental Health Center will dedicate the site where it will construct a new facility Monday at 4 p.m. at 801 North Pike West in Sumter.

“We plan to build a beautiful facility as a symbol of our ongoing commitment to our clients’ recovery from mental illness” said SWCMHC Executive Director Richard Guess in a news release.

The building will house all of the center’s Sumter County outpatient mental health treatment programs and administrative offices as well as a new training and conference area made possible by the Logan Foundation. The Training and Conference Center will be named in honor of the late Myrtis Logan of Sumter. Right now, programs are located at several different sites in the county, making it especially difficult for those who lack transportation, the release stated.

“Our goal is for the building to be both patient-friendly and environmentally responsible,” Guess said. “We are proud of this joint effort to serve a part of our community that is often stigmatized and disenfranchised.”

The team of RS Bell Architects LLC of Sumter and Rosenblum Coe Architects Inc. of Charleston was recently selected to be the architects for the project.

“Our team can’t wait to get started meeting with the staff and clients of the Santee-Wateree Mental Health Center and begin designing the facility,” said Scott Bell of RS Bell Architects. “We look forward to being a part of this process and this wonderful new building addition to the Sumter community.”

The mission of the Santee-Wateree Community Mental Center is to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses in Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter counties and is one of 17 outpatient community mental health centers across the state operating as part of South Carolina Department of Mental Health. The Center served approximately 5,500 residents in the four counties during the 2015 fiscal year.

For more information, contact Susan Anderson at sda73@scdmh.org or (803) 934-4117.

Friends of the Library book sale underway

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Book lovers search through the titles on sale at Friends of the Library’s used book sale Thursday night at Sumter County Library’s large meeting room. Books can be bought for $1 for hardbacks and 50 cents for paperback. The sale runs this weekend and next, concluding Nov. 15.

Man, woman face stolen property, drug charges FROM STAFF REPORTS Methamphetamines, cocaine and marijuana were discovered on a woman’s person during Sumter County Sheriff’s Office’s investigation into a stolen fourwheeler Thursday morning.

According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, the suspects, a 25-year-old woman ARMSTRONG and 31-year-old man, were spotted traveling in a truck near the intersection of Broad and Mason streets, towing a trailer holding a Panther four-wheeler thought to be stolen from a nearby business.

The suspects were identified as

shop program of the YMCA National Writer’s Voice. She edited a 20th anniversary anthology, “Many Lights in Many Windows: Twenty Years of Great Fiction and Poetry from The Writers Community” in 1997. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council.

Blossom has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Ohio Arts Council and Harris Manchester College (Oxford University). Her poetry has been nominated for both the Pushcart Prize and the Elliston Prize.

She was recently appointed the first Poet Laureate of Edgefield.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Mary Ellen Bellanca, USC Sumter professor of English, at (803) 938-3739.

Brandy Nicole Dickerson of 1206 Furman Drive in Sumter and William Armstrong of 287 Tiger Lily Road in Sumter.

While stopped, Dickerson removed a pepper container from her clothing after being questioned about a noticeable bulge in her pants, according to the release.

The container held a bag with 21 grams of methamphetamines, a DICKERSON bag with 3 grams of marijuana, a bag with 2 grams of cocaine and a coffee filter with 1 gram of cocaine, states the release.

According to the release, a more thorough search of Dickerson by a female officer with Sumter Police De-

partment who was called to the scene, revealed broken remnants of a suspected glass crack pipe hidden in the suspect’s bra.

Both suspects were transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, where they await a bond hearing.

Armstrong is charged with possession of stolen goods while Dickerson is charged with trafficking in methamphetamines; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; possession of marijuana; and possession of stolen goods.

The four-wheeler was returned to the owner, and the truck was towed away by authorities.

According to the sheriff’s office, the investigation is ongoing and more charges or arrests are possible.

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One Sumter group to examine role of SROs The One Sumter Community Group meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St. The discussion at this meeting will be presented by Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis, Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark and a member of Sumter School District. In the wake of the recent incident between a school resource officer and a student at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, the panelists will be discussing school resource officers — SROs — in Sumter School District. The public is inviting to attend and bring their questions and concerns. For more information call (803) 491-4910.

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‘Happiness advantage’ over 30 is vanishing

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Rochester residents Lauren Sodano and Shawn Gray, right, portray Eva Gabor and Johnny Carson, playing Twister at the National Toy Hall of Fame announcement on Thursday in Rochester, New York. Twister along with the Super Soaker squirt gun and puppet were recently inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame.

Puppet, Twister, Super Soaker make Toy Hall of Fame in2015 ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Twister, the parlor game once too hot for the Sears catalog but cool enough for Johnny Carson, was inducted Thursday into the National Toy Hall of Fame.

The class of 2015 also includes the old-as-time puppet and Super Soaker — think squirt gun on steroids.

A panel of experts picked the inductees from a field of 12 finalists that also included the spinning top, coloring book, Wiffle Ball, American Girl dolls, Battleship, Jenga, PLAYMOBIL, scooter and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Twister inventor Reyn Guyer made the players the game pieces that intertwine as they try to reach hands and feet to colored dots without landing in a heap on a plastic mat.

The game is still made today but almost didn’t make it past the 1960s when it was invented. Sears Roebuck deemed it too racy for its 1966 catalog, so Milton Bradley Co. canceled production, according to The Strong museum.

But it was already in the lineup for “The Tonight Show,” and a game between Carson and Eva Gabor sent sales soaring. More than 3 million copies were sold in 1967.

“Some saw Twister as a passing fad, but large-scale Twister matches, popular on college campuses in the 1980s, boosted sales,” said Nicolas Ricketts, a curator at The Strong museum where the hall of fame is housed.

More than 27 million $10 Super Soakers were sold in the first three years after Larami Corp. began producing them in 1990. The highpowered water blaster was the invention of Dr. Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer who got the idea from a pressurized heat pump he was designing for NASA’s Galileo Mission to Jupiter, according to The Strong. He made the first one from PVC pipe and an empty soda bottle.

Anyone can nominate a toy for hall inclusion. But to be inducted, they must have survived the test of time, be widely recognized and foster learning, creativity or discovery through play.

The puppet has been around for thousands of years and throughout the world. The Strong cited written references to puppets by Plato and Aristotle and said ancient puppeteers presented “The Iliad” and “Odyssey” using clay and ivory figures.

In modern times, puppets have appeared in street theaters and vaudeville houses and propped on the hands of countless children.

“Hand puppets have been a popular toy form for more than a century,” curator Patricia Hogan said. “Playing with puppets helps children develop coordination and manual dexterity. Children use their imaginations to provide voice, plot and purpose to their puppet characters.”

Finalists for the hall are chosen by historians and curators at The Strong. From there, a national panel of judges made up of inventors, educators, psychologists and others choose the winners.

Are you happy? Very happy? If you’re in your 30s or older, a new study has found that you’re less likely to answer “yes” than your parents were.

The findings, published online Thursday in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, come on the heels of another recent report that found that death rates of middle-aged white Americans have been rising, largely because of suicide and substance abuse.

“Age is supposed to bring happiness and contentment.

For that not to be true anymore is somewhat shocking,” says Jean Twenge, a professor at San Diego State University who is the study’s lead author.

She also wrote the book “Generation Me,” a look at young adults and the attitudes and influences that have helped shape them.

Starting with data in the early 1970s, Twenge and her colleagues found that adults 30 and older used to be happier than younger adults and teens. But that “happiness advantage” has steadily declined as the older adults have expressed less satisfaction with their lives, and the younger cohort has gotten a little happier.

Other experts who study happiness say the findings fit with their own research.

They attribute the shift to everything from growing financial pressures — and what some call “economic insecurity” — to the fact that real life has been a rude awakening for a generation of young adults who were told they could do anything and are discovering that often isn’t true.

Geena Kandel, a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, says she and her peers already worry that even a good college education won’t be enough to help achieve what their parents have.

Before you get too bummed out, consider another finding of the study: One in three of all American adults still report being “very happy.” Twenge and her colleagues found, for instance, that 30 percent of those in the 18- to 29-yearold range gave that response in the 2010s, compared with 28 percent in the early 1970s.

There’s also been a notable uptick in “very happy” teens. In the 1970s, for instance, 19 percent of 12th graders chose that response, compared with 23 percent in the 2010s. Adults age 30 and older, however, have seen a five-percentage-point drop, from 38 percent in the early 1970s to 33 percent today.

The findings — which are from University of Chicago’s longstanding General Social Survey and University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future survey — ring

true for Emily Valdez, a 49-year-old mom in Seattle.

“I thought that life would be simpler,” she said. “My parents’ marriage, children, child-rearing just seemed — and still seems in their eyes — less fraught with indecision, second-guessing and maybe just less insecurity.”

Some say the onslaught of information at our fingertips every day is one factor making us feel overwhelmed.

“I think we are no longer keeping up with the Joneses but rather keeping up with the world,” says Satu Halpin, a 37-year-old mother in Olympia, Washington, who tunes out to stay happier.

It is, of course, also impossible to ignore the economic downturn in the last decade.

Shigehiro Oishi, a researcher at the University of Virginia, has documented a growing dissatisfaction with the widening gap between the wealthy and everyone else. Others have linked unhappiness to “income insecurity.”

“The more competitive and market-driven society becomes, the more people are on their own to survive and flourish, the more insecure they are in their dayto-day lives, the more unequal things become — quality of life tends to decline,” said Benjamin Radcliff, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame who has researched this topic.

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Baby survives Sudan plane crash in man’s arms JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A 13-month-old baby and a man who was found cradling the infant were the only survivors of a cargo plane that crashed soon after taking off from a South Sudan airport, killing 37 people, a witness and relatives said Thursday.

Stephen Warikozi, who heads South Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority, said the plane was not authorized to carry passengers.

He told The Associated Press that the captain of the Antonov AN-12 informed the control tower at Juba International Airport before taking off Wednesday that he had 12 passengers and six crew members. There were thought to be even more people aboard the flight than those cited by the captain.

Achol Deng, a presenter for the South Sudanese State television who was among the first on the scene of

Nyalou Thong, 13 months old and one of only two people who survived Wednesday’s cargo plane crash, lies in a hospital bed in Juba, South Sudan on Thursday.

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the wreckage, said she found the surviving infant near the wreckage lying on the chest of an unconscious man also injured in the crash. Deng said she and others helped bring the baby to a hospital for care.

“It was like an intervention by God,” Deng said.

After he regained consciousness the man, who suffered severe injuries to his head, arms and legs, said he used his body to shield the infant, Deng

said. The infant, named Nyalou, survived with a broken leg and a wound to her forehead.

Her mother and older sister perished, according to the father, Thong Deng, who flew to Juba from his home in Paloich after hearing of the incident.

Warikozi said the plane’s cargo capacity was 15.5 tons and that, according to the cargo manifest, the plane was carrying its maximum capacity for cargo.

The plane crashed near the Nile River soon after taking off. It had been bound for the Paloich oil fields.

Minister of Transportation Kuong Danhier Gatluak said the known death toll is now 37, up from 36. He said no more bodies were found at the site yet and attributed the change to a recount of the bodies and body parts at the hospital where they were brought.

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Alabama child missing since 2002 found as charity young man in Ohio BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Thirteen years after he was allegedly snatched from his Alabama home at age 5 by his father, the young man has been found living under an assumed name with his dad in Ohio, in a case authorities say broke open when his Social Security number raised red flags during college applications.

Julian Hernandez’s mother reported him missing from the Birmingham area in 2002 when his father left her a note saying he’d taken the boy, police said. After years of dead ends, officials HERNANDEZ said, the key tip came in Oct. 30.

Hernandez was doing well in school in Ohio and was applying to several colleges, but there was a problem with his Social Security number, according to police in Vestavia Hills, near Birmingham.

He approached a school counselor who was trying to help when she realized Hernandez was listed as missing by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, District Attorney Brandon Falls in Jefferson County, Alabama, told local media outlets.

Apparently, Hernandez had been living with his father, 53-year-old Bobby Hernandez, in Cleveland, on the city’s west side, authorities said.

Both were living under assumed names with a woman and two other children, according to officials, and Julian Hernandez probably didn’t know he was listed as missing.

Bobby Hernandez has been

charged with tampering with records in Ohio to get a driver’s license in 2012, and police say he’ll face additional charges in Alabama. He’s being held in Ohio on a $250,000 bond.

“We are in the process of getting charges on him, and when that happens, when he is adjudicated in Ohio, then he will be extradited back to Jefferson County,” Lt. Johnny Evans of the Vestavia Hills police said.

Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls told local media outlets that he’s seeking charges involving interference with custody — a felony carrying a prison term of one to 10 years.

Court records show that Hernandez was declared indigent in Ohio. A message seeking comment was left at court-appointed attorney Ralph DeFranco’s office Thursday.

Prosecutor’s spokesman Joseph Frolik said the investigation is ongoing, but he had no additional comment Thursday. A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 12.

Lt. Kevin York said police in Alabama have been in contact with the young man’s mother, who still lives in the Birmingham area.

He said she has asked police not to release her name or address and has requested privacy. Police identified a spokesman for the woman, but he did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

“She was very happy that he had been found, quite ecstatic, but she was also somewhat hesitant because there had been so many false leads through the years,” York said.

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Scientists worry about warming while Americans don’t risen, said Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.

“The issue hasn’t quite boiled up enough so that people have put it on the top of things they want to focus on,” said Princeton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer.

One issue is how big, yet distant, the problem seems and how abstract it can be, Fisher said. It can cause people to put off worrying about it.

Renata Schram, a 43-year-old customer service representative in Sturgis, Michigan, says she believes global warming is real and is mostly caused by people, but she is only moderately worried.

“On my list of things that worry me today, global warming is kind of low,” she said.

The world’s violence is a far more pressing issue, she says.

“Usually when we hear about global warming, everything seems so distant,” she said.

“The sea levels are going to rise, but I find it difficult to find a prediction that tells you how many years exactly.”

White House science adviser John Holdren said climate contrarians emphasize how large the problem is, essentially telling people “the result (of warming) is too scary, so let’s not believe it.” He said these groups have been “incredibly effective in sowing doubt” about global warming.

For his part, Myron Ebell, a policy expert at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, said the elites on the coast may be concerned about global warming, but people in the heartland who dig stuff up, grow stuff or make stuff are used to the vagaries of extreme weather.

“They don’t see it as much of a problem” because it isn’t, he said.

Not so, said scientists.

“We are all vulnerable to the impacts,” climate scientist Chris Field of the Carnegie Institution said. “If you are a farmer in Illinois or if you work on a railroad in Alabama or are a miner in West Virginia, there are impacts that are going to affect your life, your health and what you’re going to pay for things in the grocery store.”

Scientists, however, aren’t communicating their worries well, figuring that issuing more reports and data will convince people, said climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe of Texas Tech, who reaches out to the evangelical Christian community. Success lies in finding common ground in humanity,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are hot but not too bothered by global warming.

Most Americans know the climate is changing, but they say they are just not that worried about it, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. And that is keeping the American public from demanding and getting the changes that are necessary to prevent global warming from reaching a crisis, according to climate and social scientists.

As top-level international negotiations to try to limit greenhouse gas emissions start later this month in Paris, the APNORC poll taken in mid-October shows about two out of three Americans accept global warming, and the vast majority of those say human activities are at least part of the cause.

However, fewer than one in four Americans are extremely or very worried about it, according the poll of 1,058 people.

About one out of three Americans are moderately worried, and the highest percentage of those polled — 38 percent — were not too worried or not at all worried.

Despite high profile preaching by Pope Francis, only 36 percent of Americans see global warming as a moral issue, and only a quarter of those asked see it as a fairness issue, according to the poll which has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

“The big deal is that climate has not been a voting issue of the American population,” said Dana Fisher, director of the Program for Society and the Environment at the University of Maryland. “If the American population were left to lead on the issue of climate, it’s just not going to happen.”

Linda Gebel, a 64-year-old retired bookkeeper who lives north of Minneapolis, has read up on global warming.

“Everybody’s life would be totally disrupted,” Gebel said.

“It will cause famines and wars, huge problems. I don’t know why people wouldn’t be worried about it.”

And yet because she lives in the middle of the country — joking that she’ll be “the last one who will be submerged” — Gebel added she doesn’t “feel worried personally. I’m not sure this is going to happen in my lifetime, but I worry about my children. I worry about my grandchildren.”

The “lukewarm” feeling and lack of worry has been consistent in polling during the years, even as temperatures have

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At the beginning of the event, Davis served as moderator during an exercise called The Standpoint, a talk show format similar to “The View,” cohosted by local female leaders.

The cohosts and audience answered questions including, does the gap in salaries between women and men exist because women do not negotiate their salaries and how important it is for women to be nice at work, no matter their professional level?

When it comes to women in leadership positions, you can never know it all or learn enough, Davis said.

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Some participants were only able to travel down chutes while others did not face any difficulties advancing through the game.

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terror suspects — held a news conference to make it clear they will fight to prevent moving them to U.S. soil.

Closing the prison was a priority of Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, and he promised during his first days in office that he would eventually shutter the facility, which he argues is costly and gives extremists a recruiting tool.

The administration is finalizing a plan on closing the prison, which houses 112 detainees, but hasn’t said when it will share it with Congress.

Republicans and some Democrats in Congress have blocked Obama’s effort for years.

Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas on Wednesday placed a hold on Obama’s nominee to be

THE SUMTER ITEM the next Army secretary to prevent the president from trying to bypass Congress by using his executive authorities to close the prison.

“This administration has continually gone around the Congress and tried to figure out which button to push to irritate Congress the most,” said Roberts, whose state includes Fort Leavenworth.

“Well he sure as hell has pushed my button.

“As I have said for years and years, we are not going to have terrorists from Gitmo come to Fort Leavenworth, the intellectual center of the Army, or any other location in the United States.”

Roberts accused Obama of executive “overreach” and said he would work to continue to withhold congressional funds to move detainees to the United States, which is against the law.

As he spoke, Roberts got visibly angry.

“Why do we even have a Congress,” he shouted, “if the president can issue an executive order on anything and, in this particular case, endanger our national security?”

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who visited Guantanamo two weeks ago, said the military prison is a perfect site because it’s hours away from Havana and is surrounded by mountains, water and desert.

“To consider a domestic location is, in my opinion, the worst decision for America’s national security,” said Scott, whose state is home to the Naval Consolidated Brig in Charleston, another prospective site for detainees.

Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado said the facility being considered to house Guantanamo detainees in his state is a closed state prison that would cost millions to retrofit.

Police: Searchers find baby’s body in South Carolina creek SOCASTEE (AP) — Searchers found the body of a baby in a swollen, murky South Carolina creek on Thursday, two days after a mother said she put the 5-month-old girl into the water, according to police.

Divers found the body about 3:45 p.m., Horry County police Chief Saundra Rhodes said at a news conference. Later, more than a dozen rescuers gathered in a circle, praying.

Some of them wiped their eyes.

“All of us have a sense of peace knowing we can lay her to rest properly,” Rhodes said.

On Tuesday, the girl’s mother, Sarah Lane Toney, went to a home about 500 yards across the creek and swamp from her house near Myrtle Beach and told a woman she had put her baby into the creek, police said.

Toney was taken into custody and charged with unlawful conduct toward a child. A judge denied bond Thursday before the body was found.

Toney asked officers at her bond hearing whether her baby had been found, then told the judge she should be released from jail because she didn’t plan to leave the area and needed to take care of her older daughter, who was turned over to her father after she reported her baby disap-

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Carl Hall, a rescue diver with Horry County Fire and Rescue swims back to the boat Wednesday to join boat operator John Hall while searching a creek where a a 5-monthold girl was thought to be lost in Socastee Swamp waters after the mother said she put the baby in brown, swirling waters. The mother, Sarah Lane Toney, 33, of Socastee, is being held by police. peared in the water.

“I went into the water with her, and I was unable to hold on to her,” Toney said at her bond hearing. “I didn’t intentionally put her in any danger. I was going with her, and I wasn’t able

to hold on to her when the water sucked me in.”

The baby was found less than 75 yards from her home, Rhodes said.

The removal of a large tree helped divers find the body, the police chief

said. An autopsy has been ordered to determine how the girl died.

Rhodes said her officers will consult with prosecutors, but she expects Toney to face charges in her daughter’s death.

Toney, who also has gone by the last name of Carlson, has an arrest record in South Carolina that dates back to 2008, according to records obtained Wednesday from the State Law Enforcement Division. They included two arrests on criminal domestic violence charges.

The search for the baby, named Grace, could only go on in daylight because the current is so swift and the murky, brown water in the swamp and creek are full of reeds, trees and other vegetation, Horry County Police spokesman Lt. Raul Denis said. Searchers used special sonar equipment, along with boats, canoes and personal watercraft to look in the 6- to 8-foot depths.

Neighbors said Toney kept mostly to herself. Kayle White said she saw Toney pushing the baby around the neighborhood in a stroller, but they never spoke.

“She’d walk up and down the street, but I’ve never seen that baby up close,” White said.

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH In the 24 hours since I filed my most recent column, I’ve read about network decisions to relaunch both “Star Trek” and “The Greatest American Hero.” By the time I get done writing this one, perhaps somebody will decide to remake “Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp,” and my lifelong dream will be fulfilled.

With networks clamoring for the familiar, streaming services (and to some extent, HBO and FX) have taken on the role of innovator.

“Parks and Recreation” star Aziz Ansari gets his own comedy, “Master of None.” All 10 half-hour episodes are streaming on Netflix beginning today.

Ansari plays Dev, a minimally employed actor coasting through life in a dreary hipster community, fretting about the minutiae of daily life (what to wear, eat or watch) while avoiding making any of the big decisions about career, marriage and parenthood.

Written and created by Ansari with Alan Yang, “Master” unfolds in a cinematic singlecamera style complete with flashbacks and fantasy scenes.

The first episode begins with Dev and a casual sexual pickup agonizing over a broken condom in the most intimate and uncomfortable ways imaginable. Later, Dev is overwhelmed by the demands of baby-sitting for a friend’s two small children as they display terrible control over their language and bodily functions in public settings — behavior not terribly different than that of Dev and his contemporaries.

“Master” aspires to the worldweary humor of “Louie,” but without that series’ cerebral firepower.

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• “Great Performances” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) reviews the memorable roles of Chita Rivera, best known for her appearances in “West Side Story,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Chicago.”

• A stolen car has a Hollywood pedigree on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• An abandoned airbase houses otherworldly technology on “Z Nation” (10 p.m., Syfy, TV-14).

• Abby’s declining health inspires Thackery to experiment on “The Knick” (10 p.m., Cinemax, TV-MA).

• A self-proclaimed prophet and religious cult leader is murdered on the series premiere of “The Wives Did It” (10 p.m., ID, TV-14).

• A snobby city teen is bowled over by a horse and rider when her family takes a

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COMMENTARY

Legislative session should be shorter

BY CECILIA BROWN TheNerve.org

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ditorialists and commentators have chastised the South Carolina legislature relentlessly for failing to get anything done during the 2015 session. In fact, though, they did plenty of work.

This year our Legislature met from January to July, and during that time 1,336 bills were filed between the House and Senate. Of those, 131 were passed by lawmakers. In addition, 950 resolutions were filed, and all but 64 of those passed.

The question, of course, is this: How many of these were actually worth legislators spending over half a year in Columbia?

The length of South Carolina’s legislative session has consequences. Studies have found that professional, fulltime legislatures are more prone to pressure from lobbyists — and this translates into higher spending and more favors for special interests.

Consider this year’s attempt to deal with roads. There are two ways to devote new revenue to roads: raise taxes or cut spending. But lobbyists — in this case, lobbyists working for companies and industries that would benefit from additional spending on roads — aren’t going to urge lawmakers to pay for new road projects by cutting other parts of government. They’re going to urge tax hikes. And thanks to South Carolina’s long legislative session, they had plenty of time to do it. In the end, thanks to citizen groups raising the alarm, they weren’t successful. That’s a rarity, unfortunately, and tax hike supporters are sure to be back in January.

According to one media account, toward the end of session legislative leaders even tried to prevent the Board of Economic Advisers from publicizing a revenue surplus, presumably on the grounds that a surplus would undermine the argument for a tax hike. That simply couldn’t have happened without a lengthy session.

Or take ethics reform. The year began with a few good proposals, but the longer they sat in committees, the longer lawmakers had to water them down or amend them with insidious provisions. A bill to reform the state’s Freedom of Information law gained a provision allowing government agencies to take citizens to court

for filing “frivolous” FOIA requests. A bill to require elected officials to disclose their sources of income eventually included a provision loosening requirements on disclosing government income. And so on. The longer the session went on, in other words, the more pointless these bills became.

Or consider the debate over the bond bill. House lawmakers introduced a bill to issue bond debt and use the money for a variety of largely unnecessary projects connected to state colleges and universities. It would have been difficult for lawmakers to pass such a controversial bill within the confines of a short session. As it was, though, they were able to introduce the bill; then take it off the floor when the Policy Council and (separately) Gov. Haley raised objections; then find ways to pay for the new projects through the General Fund; and then spend much of the rest of the session trying to figure out how to pass the bond bill anyway, which they were almost able to do.

In short: our excessively long session gave the State House complex — lawmakers, lobbyists, consultants, various special interests — plenty of time to weaken reform, make tax hikes more likely, and spend every last available dime of revenue.

What should a sessionshortening bill look like? A sensible reform would be to mandate an end to sessions by the second Friday in April, making each one last roughly 90 calendar days, and holding session every two years. This would encourage lawmakers to use their time — and our money — more wisely.

Members of the House argue that they pass a bill every session to shorten session but Senate ignores it.

That may be technically true, but this year, anyway, the bill they passed was anemically weak. The House of Representatives passed a bill that cut a mere ten days off session. The Senate’s bill would have shortened session by three months. It wasn’t passed, but at least it was worthy of passing.

Our legislature’s job is to ensure that citizens’ rights are protected. After they do that, they should go home.

More time leads to more mischief.

Cecilia Brown works as an research assistant at TheNerve. org and its parent organization, the S.C. Policy Council.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR SUMTERITES LUCKY TO HAVE HAD PROPST IN THEIR LIVES When it comes down to it, life is a small series of chance encounters and decisions you make with these encounters. I entered the school system in Sumter in 1960 at Alice Drive junior high school as a shy military brat with a dad at Shaw AFB. I did fairly well in school but had some medical problems and my mom took me to a local pediatrician, Dr. Charles Propst. I had never met a doctor that warm and empathetic, and he became the doctor and the person that I wanted to be. Well, I made it through The Citadel (thanks to one Joe McElveen, now the mayor of Sumter, who somehow helped me get into the Citadel band even though I couldn’t read music), Tulane

Medical school, Pediatric residency at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, and a fellowship in Allergy and Asthma in Denver. I returned to the Charleston area and I kept up with my hero. I was very sorry to hear of his recent death. I have tried very hard through the years to have that same empathy and compassion for all of my young patients that Dr Propst demonstrated to me and I think I have succeeded. I only hope that you have had a Charles Propst or two in your life as you were growing up and that maybe some child is looking at you right now saying “that’s the kind of person I want to be.” We should all be lucky enough to have a Charles Propst in our lives.

TOM HARPER, M.D. Charleston

COMMENTARY

Take the winnings and run

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ASHINGTON — Where do Republicans get that special talent for turning gold to dross? They score an electoral “massacre” (The Economist) in 2014 and, a year later, what do they have to show for it other than another threat to shut down CHARLES Krauthammer the government? Hillary Clinton is caught in email flagrante and Benghazi mendacity and yet, with one Kevin McCarthy gaffe and a singularly ineffective 11-hour Benghazi hearing, Republicans render her sanitized.

And now their latest feat.

They win a stunning victory over their perennial nemesis, the mainstream media — a slam-dunk rim-rattling exposure of the media bias they have been complaining about for a half-century — and within a week they so overplayed their hand as to dissipate whatever sympathetic advantage they gained.

The CNBC debate was a gift for the GOP, so unadorned a demonstration of liberal condescension, hostility and arrogance that the rest of the media — their ideological cover exposed — were forced to denounce and ridicule their hamhanded colleagues. What happened then? Instead of quitting while they were ahead, the Republicans plunged into a week of meetings and statements, whining and complaining, bouncing around a series of demands, including control of the kind of questions that may or may not be asked at future debates.

Who’s the genius who thought up that one? First, it instantly allowed the liberal media to turn the tables and play defenders of journalistic independence

against GOP bullies.

Second, it made the Republicans look small. To paraphrase Chris Christie’s “fantasy football” moment, the economy is in the tank, Russia is on the move, the Islamic State is on the attack — and the candidates are debating the proper room temperature for a debate forum?

Third, this continues the season-long GOP diversion from what should be its real target — the wreckage wrought by seven years of Barack Obama. The greatest irony of this campaign is that Clinton and Bernie Sanders are the ones making the case that the economy is stagnant, inequality growing and the middle class falling increasingly behind. That’s a devastating indictment of Democratic governance, exactly the case Republicans should have been making all year. Instead, they’ve wasted months trading schoolboy taunts and ad hominems.

Now another distraction: debate structure. The party is demanding there be no repetition of the CNBC debate. Why, for God’s sake? That debate was the best thing to happen to the GOP since Michael Dukakis.

Won’t someone tell the Republicans that they won?

Let it go. Who cares who’s on the next debate panel?

Don’t they realize that fear of ridicule alone will temper the instincts of whatever liberal questioners are chosen?

John Harwood’s obnoxiousness and Becky Quick’s incompetence earned most of the opprobrium heaped on the moderators’ performance. But it was Carl Quintanilla who demonstrated just how unmoored liberal delusions about conservatives have become. He asked Ben Carson how, as an opponent of gay marriage, he could remain on the board of a company that is known for its generous treatment of

gay employees. Quintanilla seemed genuinely unable to fathom that one can oppose the most radical change in the structure of marriage in human history — as Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama all did just a few years ago — without wanting to see gay people persecuted and denied decent treatment by their employers.

CNBC produced the best night of the entire campaign season for the GOP. And yet some Republicans were determined to turn it into another theater of their civil war against the GOP “establishment.” This time the target was Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. As if Priebus is responsible for Harwood.

Good grief. Priebus’ job, the party’s job, is to control the number of debates and set the calendar. Its doing so in 2015-16 constitutes a significant achievement, considering the damage done to the GOP in 20112012 by its 20 freelance debates. That endless, vicious intramural fight — featuring Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich savaging Mitt Romney’s “vulture capitalism” — laid the premise for Obama’s negative and winning campaign.

Ted Cruz has suggested that Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Mark Levin moderate Republican debates. Good idea, wrong target. How about this arrangement? Limbaugh and Co. should moderate the Democratic debates. What a splendid blood-soaked spectacle that would be.

As for the GOP? Bring on the liberals. The Republicans should demand the return of Harwood, Quick and Quintanilla, until the end of time.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com. © 2015, The Washington Post Writers Group

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VETERANS DAY SCHEDULE BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be closed on Wednesday, 11. Nov. 6, 2015 Veterans Day Nov. Schedule: GOVERNMENT — The following will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11: federal government offices; state government offices; U.S. Postal Service; City of Sumter offices; Sumter County offices; Clarendon County offices; City of Manning offices; Lee County offices; and City of Bishopville offices.

SCHOOLS — The following will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11: Sumter School District; Wilson Hall; St. Anne Catholic School; St. Francis Xavier High School; and William Thomas Academy.

Central Carolina Technical College will hold a faculty / staff work day with no classes.

OTHER — The following will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11: Harvin Clarendon County Library and Sumter County Library.

All offices of The Sumter Item will be open on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The Sumter Branch NAACP will be available. There will also beFreedom a voting machine availhost its 32nd Annual Freedom Sumter NAACP to hold Fund Fund Banquet at 7 p.m. today able for those who wish to Banquet practice on it. Call Dee at Morris College’s GarrickBoykin Human Development Woodward at (803) 469-3485.

Center, 100 W. College St. Dementia Support Group, Dr. Lonnie Randolph Jr., sponsored by Caris Healthcare, president of the South Caro- will hold its first meeting lina State Conference, 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, NAACP, Columbia, will at NHC Healthcare, 1018 N. speak.

Guignard Drive.

The Shepherd’s Center will The Sumter Chapter of the Nahold its annual flea market and tional Federation of the Blind bake sale from 7 a.m. to 1 will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesp.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at day, Nov. 10, at Shiloh-Ranthe Shepherd’s Center, Trini- dolph Manor. The spotlight ty-Lincoln Center, 24 Council will shine on Eric Swinton St. and the associate member Crafting for a Cure, a Relay for is Shirley Davis-Abrams.

Transportation is provided Life fundraising event, will be within the allotted mileage held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satarea. If you know a blind or urday, Nov. 7, at the Gamesight-impaired person, concock Shrine Club, U.S. 15 tact the chapter president, South. There will be 25 venDebra Canty, via email at dors with items available DebraCanC2@frontier.com for your Christmas shopor via telephone at (803) ping.

775-5792. For updated inforThe Campbell Soup friends mation, add the group to lunch group will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. your contacts on the recorded message line at 7, at Golden Corral.

(206) 376-5992.

The National Council of Negro Clarendon School District One Women (NCNW) Lee Section will conduct free vision, hearwill hold a milestone celebraing, speech and developmental tion at noon on Saturday, screenings as part of a child Nov. 7, at Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Park and find effort to identify students with special needs.

Birth site, in anticipation of Screenings will be held from its mortgage deed. Event is 9 a.m. to noon at the Sumfree. merton Early Childhood The Sumter Branch NAACP’s Center, 8 South St., SumVeterans Day program will be merton, on the following held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Thursdays: Nov. 12; Dec. 10; Nov. 8, at Salem Missionary Jan. 14, 2016; Feb. 11, 2016; Baptist Church, 320 W. FulMarch 10, 2016; April 14, ton St. 2016; and May 12, 2016. Call The League of Women Voters Sadie Williams at (803) 485of Sumter County will meet at 2325, extension 116.

6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, at Jamil Shriners of Sumter will Central Carolina Technical hold a pancake dinner fundCollege, 133 S. Main St., in raiser from 4 to 8 p.m. on the seminar room. Patricia Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Jefferson, director of SumGamecock Shrine Club. Panter County Voter Registracake dinners will be $6 each tion, will speak. Applicaand all proceeds will benefit tions to register as a voter Jamil Shriner Fred Sharpe, or make changes to current who is being treated for registration (name change, cancer. address change, etc.) will

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get your facts EUGENIA LAST straight before you offer an opinion. Confidence, knowledge and being able to convince others that your ideas are sound will be what count. Being conservative is practical, but your creative imagination will also be required.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Raise the bar when it comes to your contributions at work and in your community. A window of opportunity will open regarding travel, education and communication. Listen and offer suggestions. Love and romance are in the stars.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep your emotions in check when dealing with personal matters.

Arguments will break out if you are too opinionated. Someone will try to use manipulative tactics to get you to take part in something you find questionable. Don’t give in to demands.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make changes at home that will improve your personal life. A relationship will flourish if you discuss your intentions and plans for the future.

Romance will help to ensure that you are heading in the same direction as someone you love.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Think matters through and follow up with your ideas. Don’t give in to pressure from someone who doesn’t agree with you. Check out professional options and explore the qualifications required to head in a new direction. You are due for a change.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Invest your time in talks that will lead to solutions. You can clear up concerns by expressing your feelings to others. Love is on the

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Romance is encouraged and will result in you feeling more confident regarding personal decisions. Don’t hesitate to make some critical changes both at home and in your professional position. A good financial move is within reach.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll face opposition and disappointment if you lack the facts and figures required to make a deal or win a debate. Someone will try to play on your emotions and make you look bad in front of your peers. Proceed with caution.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Wrap up unfinished personal affairs. A commitment you make to someone will bring results. Love is in the stars. Make plans that will improve your love life and secure your relationship for years to come.

Try to please the ones you love.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Research your options. Set up interviews and discuss your intentions with anyone who can introduce you to the right group of people. A new skill will help you make positive improvements to your earning potential.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Help out in your community or get involved in a cause or political party that you believe can make a difference. The people you meet by participating in events will offer you ideas for self-improvement.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

PREP FOOTBALL

Undefeated Cavaliers begin playoff quest vs. Dorchester

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com When David Rankin returned to Robert E. Lee Academy three years ago, he inherited a football team that was on a 20-game losing streak. He decided to bite the bullet and play a number of underclassmen on the offensive line and let them develop over the years.

The losing streak only reached 21 before the Cavaliers snapped it. They finished the 2013 season with a 3-8 record and went 5-5 last season, just missing out on making the SCISA 1A state playoffs.

The regular season of the year Rankin was pointing toward just ended and REL is undefeated with a 9-0 record heading into today’s firstround playoff game against Dorches-

ter Academy at McCutchen Field in Bishopville beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Rankin admits surprise to the fact Lee heads into the playoffs with an unRANKIN blemished record.

“I knew we were going to be a good team,” the veteran coach said. “We had a lot of guys who played for us as freshmen and sophomores and we’ve improved each year. I thought we could challenge for the region (I), but I didn’t think we’d be undefeated (at this point).”

A couple of Rankin’s players aren’t surprised though.

“I thought we could be where we’re at right now,” said junior offensive

SEE CAVS, PAGE B3

Generals fired up for 1st-round matchup with unbeaten Blazers

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Troy Kessinger has been channeling his inner Jon Bon Jovi in preparing his Thomas Sumter Academy football team for its game against undefeated Bethesda Academy in the first round of the SCISA 2A state playoffs.

“What is that Jon Bon Jovi sang?

Go down in a blaze of glory,” Kessinger asked. “We’re going to go out there with guns a blazing and see what happens.”

TSA will travel to Savannah, Ga., today for a 7:30 p.m. contest against the Blazers. The Generals will take a 3-6 record into the game after finishing fourth in Region I. Bethesda won the Region II crown and is 10-0 on the season.

Kessinger knows the Blazers have

had an outstanding season, but he thinks the opportunity is there for Thomas Sumter.

“They’re obviously a very good team,” KessKESSINGER inger said. “Still, I don’t think they’ve played that tough of a schedule. They had a hard time against Thomas Heyward (a 47-38 victory), which is a No. 3 in 1A. “We’re just going to go there and do what we do, and see how things turn out. They’re bigger and faster than we are. They’ve got two great running backs. We’re just going to play our game.”

The Blazers are averaging over 300 rushing yards a game. They are led by Trevon Pray, who has 1,491 yards and 17 touchdowns on just

SEE GENERALS, PAGE B3

One last region hurdle Sumter can claim outright title with victory at Socastee tonight

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Sumter High School football team is on the cusp of winning the Region VI-4A title outright. It clinched a share of the crown last week with a 51-14 pounding of Conway, clinching the No. 1 seed from the region for the 4A state playoffs.

Standing in the way of finishing the regular season with a 9-2 overall record and a 5-0 region mark is 2-8 Socastee. The Gamecocks do not plan on taking the Braves lightly when they travel to Myrtle Beach today for a 7:30 p.m. game.

“We know they’re 2-8, but we’re not thinking that it’s going to be an easy win for us,” said Sumter senior defensive end Zack Washington.

“They know they’re not going to the playoffs and they have

PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TODAY

Playoffs Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Porter-Gaud, 7:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Bethesda Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Dorchester at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m.

Regular Season Sumter at Socastee, 7:30 p.m.

Manning at Darlington, 7:30 p.m.

Lee Central at Andrews, 7:30 p.m.

East Clarendon at C.E. Murray, 7:30 p.m.

nothing to lose. A win would give them something to remember the season by and we don’t want to give them that chance.”

The Gamecocks continued their tear through the region with the shellacking of previously oncebeaten Conway.

They’ve outscored their first four region foes by a combined score of 186-24. Socastee, which is 1-3 in

SEE HURDLE, PAGE B3

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Colin Washington (11) and the rest of the Sumter Gamecocks look to clinch the Region VI-4A title outright today when they travel to face Socastee at 7:30 p.m.

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

QB Watson’s growth pivotal to Tigers’ rise

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The growth of Clemson sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) has been a key factor in the Tigers’ rise to the top of the college football rankings. Watson and company look to clinch the ACC Atlantic Division on Saturday when they host Florida State.

CLEMSON — One look at this year’s film told Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher all he needed to know about the growth of Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson.

A year ago, Watson nearly stole the game from Seminoles in Tallahassee. This time Watson is looking to end Florida State’s run atop the Atlantic Coast Conference when

the teams meet at Death Valley on Saturday.

Fisher said the 6-foot-3 Watson has taken his game and the thirdranked Tigers (8-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) to another level since Florida State’s 23-17 victory over Clemson last year.

“You see a totally different demeanor him because of knowledge, presence, poise at the line of scrimmage,” said Fisher, considered among college football’s savants at devel-

oping quarterbacks.

Fisher knows the No. 17 Seminoles (7-1, 5-1) face a tough challenge in containing the sophomore QB. Watson entered the season as a Heisman Trophy contender. A choppy start — Watson has just one game over 200 yards passing in Clemson’s first four starts — however, put him behind other candidates in the race, including LSU

SEE WATSON, PAGE B5

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD

AUTO RACING

L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Miami at Indiana, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Houston at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

TV, RADIO TODAY

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A panel denied an appeal by Matt Kenseth (20) for his 2-race suspension after he wrecked Joey Logano (22) in Sunday’s race in Martinsville, Va.

Panel rejects Kenseth’s 2-race suspension appeal

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — His appeals rejected, Matt Kenseth defiantly vowed Thursday to race as he always has and accused NASCAR of “unfairly’’ making an example out of him with a 2-race suspension for intentionally wrecking Joey Logano over the weekend at Martinsville.

Kenseth will miss the next two races, at Texas and Phoenix, and is eligible to return for the Nov. 22 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The national motorsports appeals panel denied Kenseth’s appeal Thursday and a few hours later so did final appeals officer Bryan Moss, who did reduce Kenseth’s probation from six months until the end of this year.

Kenseth said he was “unfairly made the example’’ because NASCAR had no clear rule on what the penalties are for intentionally wrecking another driver in an act of retaliation.

“I am not going to change who I am, I’m not going to change

what I stand for, I’m not going to change how I race,’’ Kenseth said.

“I’ve been in this business a long time, I feel I’ve had a pretty good career to this point and I feel like I’m going to continue to have the respect on the race track that I feel I deserve.’’

NASCAR has not been consistent over the years in punishing drivers who exact revenge.

Kenseth was spun out three races ago by Logano as both raced for the win at Kansas, ruining a chance to advance in NASCAR’s championship playoffs. On Sunday, he deliberately crashed into Logano at Martinsville and Logano lost a shot at an automatic berth in the final four.

Danica Patrick was fined $50,000 for wrecking another driver in retaliation on Sunday, but it was Kenseth’s penalty that raised eyebrows.

Kenseth was harshly punished to deter any driver from doing the same thing, NASCAR chairman Brian France told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Wednesday.

France referenced the 2013 cheating scandal at

Richmond, where Michael Waltrip Racing manipulated a series of events to ensure its driver made the playoffs.

France warned the entire industry after Richmond that manipulating races would not be tolerated — and he indicated what Kenseth did at Martinsville fit that category.

“Going back to Richmond, we’ve been very clear when anybody in the industry, any driver or participant, intentionally tries to alter the outcome of events or championships, that crosses a different line than a racing problem between two drivers,’’ France said. “So obviously the significance of what was on the line had to be taken into consideration.’’

Jeff Gordon was fined $100,000 but avoided suspension for intentionally wrecking Clint Bowyer in a move that ended Bowyer’s 2012 title chances. Reigning champion Kevin Harvick had no action taken against him two weeks ago at Talladega when he triggered a race-ending crash that preserved his spot in the playoffs.

SPORS ITEMS

Braves plan commemoration of final season at Turner Field ATLANTA — The Braves are planning a season-long commemoration of their final year at Turner Field, including a special patch on players’ jerseys.

The team announced Thursday there will be pregame ceremonies, limited-edition giveaways and other activities to mark their 20 seasons at the stadium near downtown Atlanta.

In 2017, the Braves are moving to $622 million SunTrust Park, which is under construction in suburban Cobb County.

The patch includes an outline of the soon-to-be-abandoned stadium with the words “Turner Field, Final Season, 1997-2016.’’ There is no acknowledgement that the stadium actually opened in 1996, serving as the main facility for the Summer Olympics before it was converted to baseball.

SPEEDWAY SET TO HOST BATTLE OF THE SOUTH SHOWDOWN After a short vacation, Sumter Speedway will return to action this week with the Battle of the South Showdown.

The track is ready to host the first of two special races to close out the 2015 season. Every division will be in action along with a special $800 to the winner Stock-4 feature.

The highlight of the evening will be the Mid Atlantic Street Stock Series in its second annual asphalt cars on dirt feature in which the winner will receive the $1,000 payout. The asphalt

cars will be put to the test as several Sumter Speedway drivers are excepted to be in the mix as well.

Gates open at 4 p.m. and racing begins at 6. Grandstand tickets are $15 and pit pass are $25. Active duty military will be admitted to the grand stands free of charge.

GRACE OPENS WITH 63 TO LEAD IN SHANGHAI SHANGHAI — Branden Grace made the most of the soft, calm conditions Thursday for a 9-under 63 and a 1-shot lead in the HSBC Champions.

His birdie on the ninth hole to finish the round gave him the lead over Kevin Kisner, Steven Bowditch and Thorbjorn Olesen.

Dustin Johnsonwas among those at 65.

CASTRO TAKES 2-SHOT LEAD AT SANDERSON FARMS JACKSON, Miss. — Roberto Castro shot a 10-under 62, his lowest score on the PGA Tour, to take a 2-shot lead Thursday in the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Aaron Baddeley and Bryce Molder were tied for second at 64. Adam Hadwin and Brian Davis shot 65.

LANGER IN FRONT AT CHAMPIONS TOUR FINALE SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bernhard Langer shot a 7-under 63 on Desert Mountain’s Cochise Course to take a 2-stroke lead.

Michael Allen and Billy Andrade were tied for second at 65.

From wire reports

12:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 Practice from Fort Worth, Texas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

1 p.m. – College Field Hockey: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Charlottesville, Va. (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

1:30 p.m. – PGA Golf: Sanderson Farms Championship First Round from Jackson, Miss.

(GOLF).

2 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Practice from Fort Worth, Texas ((NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Hertha Berlin vs. Hannover 96 (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. – Professional Baseball: Arizona Fall League Game – Peoria at Surprise (MLB NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. – College Field Hockey: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Charlottesville, Va. (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 350 Pole Qualifying from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

4:30 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Charles Schwab Cup Championship Second Round from Scottsdale, Ariz. (GOLF).

4:30 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. (SEC NETWORK).

6 p.m. – Exhibition College Basketball: Kentucky State at Kentucky (ESPNU).

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

6:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 Pole Qualifying from Fort Worth, Texas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Dallas at Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. (SEC NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Sumter at Socastee (WIBZ-FM 95.5).

7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Lower Richland at Camden (WPUB-FM 102.7).

7:30 p.m. – High School Football: SCISA 3A State Playoffs First-Round Game – Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXYAM 1240).

7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Lexington at White Knoll (WNKT-FM 107.5).

8 p.m. – College Football: Rice at Texas-El Paso (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Miami at Indiana (ESPN).

8 p.m. – College Football: Temple at Southern Methodist (ESPN2).

8 p.m. – High School Football: Hillgrove (Ga.) vs. McEachern (Ga.) from Powder Springs, Ga. (ESPNU).

8 p.m. – College Football: Cornell at Dartmouth (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Tigres vs. Veracruz (UNIVISION).

8:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 350 from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9).

10 p.m. – PGA Golf: WGC-HSBC Champions Third Round from Shanghai (GOLF).

10 p.m. – High School Football: Friday Night Prep Zone Scoreboard Show (WIBZ-FM 95.5).

10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Houston at Sacramento (ESPN).

GOLF The Associated Press HSBC CHAMPIONS PAR SCORES

Thursday At Sheshan International Golf Club Shanghai Purse: $8.5 million Yardage: 7,261; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Branden Grace 32-31—63 Kevin Kisner 32-32—64 Steven Bowditch 32-32—64 Thorbjorn Olesen 30-34—64 Danny Willett 33-32—65 Patrick Reed 34-31—65 Dustin Johnson 31-34—65 Haotong Li 34-32—66 Thomas Pieters 34-33—67 Xinjun Zhang 33-34—67 Harris English 34-33—67 Russell Knox 34-33—67 Paul Casey 35-32—67 Tommy Fleetwood 34-33—67 Trevor Fisher Jr. 34-33—67 Charl Schwartzel 34-34—68 Daniel Summerhays 36-32—68 Hunter Mahan 35-33—68 Matthew Fitzpatrick 35-33—68 Louis Oosthuizen 33-35—68 Chris Wood 36-32—68 Jordan Spieth 33-35—68 Bubba Watson 33-35—68 Daniel Berger 34-34—68 Soren Kjeldsen 33-35—68 Scott Hend 34-34—68 Sergio Garcia 33-35—68 Richard T. Lee 37-31—68 Rickie Fowler 34-34—68 Rory McIlroy 34-34—68

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EASTERN CONFERENCE W 5 2 1 0 0

L 0 3 3 4 5

Pct 1.000 .400 .250 .000 .000

GB – 3 3 1/2 4 1/2 5

W 5 3 2 1 1

L 1 1 2 3 4

Pct .833 .750 .500 .250 .200

GB – 1 2 3 3 1/2

W 4 3 3 2 2

L 1 1 2 3 3

Pct .800 .750 .600 .400 .400

GB – 1/2 1 2 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W Memphis 3 San Antonio 3 Dallas 2 Houston 2 New Orleans 0 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Minnesota 2 Oklahoma City 3 Portland 3 Denver 2 Utah 2 PACIFIC DIVISION W Golden State 5 L.A. Clippers 4 Phoenix 3 Sacramento 1 L.A. Lakers 0

L 2 2 2 3 4

Pct .600 .600 .500 .400 .000

GB – – 1/2 1 2 1/2

L 1 2 2 2 2

Pct .667 .600 .600 .500 .500

GB – – – 1/2 1/2

L 0 1 2 4 4

Pct 1.000 .800 .600 .200 .000

GB – 1 2 4 4 1/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Indiana 100, Boston 98 Washington 102, San Antonio 99 Milwaukee 91, Philadelphia 87 Houston 119, Orlando 114, OT Toronto 103, Oklahoma City 98 Cleveland 96, New York 86 Atlanta 101, Brooklyn 87 Portland 108, Utah 92 Phoenix 118, Sacramento 97 Golden State 112, L.A. Clippers 108

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami SOUTH Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee NORTH Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore WEST Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego

W 7 4 3 3

L 0 3 4 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .571 .429 .429

PF 249 172 176 154

PA 133 139 173 173

W 3 3 2 1

L 5 5 5 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .375 .375 .286 .143

PF 173 174 147 125

PA 203 205 207 159

W 7 4 2 2

L 0 4 6 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .250 .250

PF 198 168 167 190

PA 132 147 216 214

W 7 4 3 2

L 0 3 5 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .571 .375 .250

PF 168 178 195 191

PA 112 173 182 227

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia Dallas SOUTH Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay NORTH Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit WEST Arizona St. Louis Seattle San Francisco

W 4 3 3 2

L 4 4 4 5

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .429 .429 .286

PF 215 148 160 133

PA 208 168 137 171

W 7 6 4 3

L 0 2 4 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .750 .500 .429

PF 191 213 213 163

PA 136 173 234 199

W 6 5 2 1

L 1 2 5 7

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .857 .714 .286 .125

PF 174 147 140 149

PA 130 122 202 245

W 6 4 4 2

L 2 3 4 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .571 .500 .250

PF 263 135 167 109

PA 153 125 140 207

THURSDAY’S GAME

Cleveland at Cincinnati (late)

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Tennessee at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Washington at New England, 1 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

Denver at Indianapolis, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Seattle

THURSDAY, NOV. 12

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Cleveland Detroit Chicago Indiana Milwaukee

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

MONDAY’S GAME

By The Associated Press

Atlanta Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION

Minnesota at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Chicago at San Diego, 8:30 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

Toronto New York Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn SOUTHEAST DIVISION

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 15

Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Washington, 1 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Atlanta, Indianapolis, San Diego, San Francisco

MONDAY, NOV. 16

Houston at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts Montreal 14 11 2 1 23 Ottawa 12 6 4 2 14 Tampa Bay 14 6 6 2 14 Boston 11 6 4 1 13 Detroit 12 6 5 1 13 Florida 12 5 4 3 13 Buffalo 12 5 7 0 10 Toronto 12 2 8 2 6 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Rangers 12 8 2 2 18 N.Y. Islanders 13 7 3 3 17 Washington 11 8 3 0 16 Pittsburgh 12 8 4 0 16 New Jersey 12 6 5 1 13 Carolina 12 5 7 0 10 Philadelphia 12 4 6 2 10 Columbus 13 3 10 0 6

GF GA 51 26 37 37 34 36 42 36 30 31 34 26 28 35 26 40 GF GA 36 23 38 31 36 28 27 22 29 31 26 34 24 37 30 48

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Dallas St. Louis Winnipeg Minnesota Nashville Chicago Colorado PACIFIC DIVISION

GP W 13 10 13 9 13 8 11 7 11 7 13 7 12 4

GP Los Angeles 12 Vancouver 13 San Jose 12 Arizona 11 Edmonton 13 Anaheim 12 Calgary 13 NOTE: Two points overtime loss.

W 8 6 6 5 5 3 3 for

L 3 3 4 2 2 5 7

OT Pts 0 20 1 19 1 17 2 16 2 16 1 15 1 9

GF GA 46 37 36 31 40 35 35 32 32 25 33 32 33 36

L OT Pts GF GA 4 0 16 29 25 3 4 16 38 29 6 0 12 33 33 5 1 11 30 32 8 0 10 36 41 7 2 8 17 31 9 1 7 30 56 a win, one point for

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Anaheim 3, Florida 2, SO Winnipeg 4, Toronto 2 St. Louis 6, Chicago 5, OT Pittsburgh 3, Vancouver 2

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Florida at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Chicago at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Carolina, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Columbus at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Vancouver at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Florida at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

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HURDLE FROM PAGE B1 region play, has been outscored 329-171 on the season and 147-59 in region games.

First-year Sumter head coach Mark Barnes thinks his team has its eye on the prize.

“We’re coming off a big, emotional win, but I think we’re focused on this game,” Barnes said. “Going into the season, we wanted to dominate the (Sumter) county and dominate the region, now we can finish that off.

“The players have done a great job focusing on the next game all season,” he added.

“They’ve worked on improving from game to game.”

Senior placekicker Brixton Niebuhr said he and his teammates are hungry for the region crown.

“It’s an honor to be part of a team to accomplish something like this,” Niebuhr said. “To do this with all of the coaches we’ve had here (Barnes is the fourth in four years), it tells you that we’ve stuck together.”

Socastee is averaging just 253 yards of total offense a game, even though it is split

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evenly between running the football and passing the ball.

Barnes said the Braves would rather run the football than throw it though.

“We want to make them 1-dimensional, like we always try to do,” he said. “While Conway wanted to throw the ball, so we tried to make them run it, Socastee wants to run it. We need to take that away from them.”

Junior Malachi McClendon leads Socastee in rushing with 612 yards and two touchdowns on 107 carries.

The Gamecocks have established themselves as a power running team with the occasional pass mixed in. Running back Quintein scored six touchdowns against Conway, five on the ground and the other a 60-yard pass reception on a wheel route on Sumter’s first offensive play of the game. Anderson has rushd for 977 yards and 21 touchdowns on 143 carries.

Rodney Pitts has 558 yards and three scores on 78 carries.

Quarterback Zykeem Jackson has started all four of the region contests and has 221 yards and a score on 40 carries. He has completed 17 of 22 passes for 199 yards and two scores.

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Thomas Sumter Academy running back Ty Cressionnie (9) and the rest of the Generals open the SCISA 2A state playoffs today on the road in Savannah, Ga., against 10-0 Bethesda Academy.

GENERALS FROM PAGE B1 115 carries. He’s averaging 13.0 yards per carry.

Corey Evans is also averaging over 10 yards a carry.

He’s rushed for 661 yards and 13 TDs on 65 attempts.

Quarterback Joshua Woodley has completed 48

of 91 passes for 894 yards and nine touchdowns.

The Generals come into the game with a bit of momentum. They have won three of their final four contests.

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CAVS FROM PAGE B1 guard/inside linebacker Kody McCutchen, a 3-year starter.

“I know how much work we’ve put in over the years, and Coach Rankin has done a good job developing us. We came out this year and we bought into everything from Day 1.”

“Coming into the season, I knew how much time we had put into this,” said senior offensive tackle/defensive tackle Travis Christmas, a 4-year starter. “I knew it would only go up from there. We put in a lot of work over the summer. I knew we’d be the best team in 1A SCISA.” Robert E. Lee can prove that with three more victories. It starts with Dorchester, the No. 4 seed from Region II with a 4-6 record. One of those losses

came to the Cavaliers in the first week of the season, a 27-21 REL victory.

“That was a good game,” Rankin said. “It was 21-21 with four minutes left before we scored the touchdown to win the game.”

Although it was 2 ½ months ago, that came has McCutchen’s attention.

“I know we’ve improved since that game, but we need to stay focused right now,” McCutchen said. “I don’t think this is going to be a typical (No.) 1 (seed) versus 4 game. We need to be ready to play.”

REL goes into the game coming off a 43-22 victory over Trinity-Byrnes. Quarterback Bryce Barrett had a huge game, rushing for 182 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries while completing 7 of 10 passes for 194 yards and two more scores.

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Life lesson: Never leave game early CHARLOTTE

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Part of the reason Carolina is 7-0 on the season is the resiliency of its players. Wide receiver Ted Ginn (19) missed a touchdown pass in overtime, but redeemed himself later with a tough catch in traffic to set up the game-winning field goal in the Panthers’ 26-23 victory over Indianapolis on Monday.

Resiliency a big part of Panthers’ perfect start

BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — The Carolina Panthers are proving to be a resilient bunch.

Time and time again this season the unbeaten Panthers have overcome mistakes and found ways to win a game.

That was never more evident than Monday night when four players made mistakes only to make amends later in the game and help the Panthers beat the Indianapolis Colts 29-26 in overtime to keep their perfect season alive.

Wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. nearly cost the Panthers the game when he let a potential game-winning 56-yard touchdown pass slip through his fingers in overtime.

But two plays later Ginn made a tough catch in traffic on a slant route to set up a field goal to send the game into overtime.

“That’s what we have here throughout this team — a (defensive back) mentality,’’ wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr said. “You might have made a bad play, but you’ve got to come right back at it on the next play.’’

However, Carolina’s margin for

error may not be as big this Sunday when they host the Green Bay Packers (6-1), the first team they faced this season with a winning record. The Packers were unbeaten until getting knocked off by the Denver Broncos last week 29-10 at Lambeau Field.

But the Panthers proved against the Colts they can quickly put the bad plays behind them.

• Pro Bowl tight and Greg Olsen had two costly errors against the Colts early in the game, a holding penalty that nullified a first down and a dropped pass on a play that would have netted at least 25 yards. But in the fourth quarter, he caught a 27-yard touchdown from Cam Newton.

• Graham Gano, who missed an extra point in the fourth quarter — which made the Panthers lead 14 points instead of 15 — but came back to convert two field goals in overtime, including a 52-yarder with 5:22 left to win the game.

• Even 2013 NFL Defensive of Player of the Year Luke Kuechly had to overcome a costly mistake. HE dropped a potential interception in the end zone with two seconds left in regulation

that would have sealed Carolina’s win. Instead, the Colts were able to kick a field goal on the next play and send the game into overtime. But Kuechly intercepted Andrew Luck in overtime on a tipped pass to set up Gano’s winning kick.

“We have stressed to young guys that if you play this game long enough, regardless of how good you are or how well you prepare, bad things are going to happen if you play,’’ Olsen said. “Things are not going to always go your way. But the guys who have the ability to continue to fight, or not let it take them over mentally, are the ones who make it here.’’

Olsen said the Panthers are a team built on handling adversity.

He points to the Panthers having their backs to the wall in the past several seasons, but battling back to make a run at the playoffs.

Last year, Carolina was 3-8-1 before winning four games to close the season and win the NFC South and a later a playoff game.

“I think we have built that culture of putting our head down and just keep going,’’ Olsen said. “Just stay in the moment.’’

Lions fire president, GM after 1-7 start

BY LARRY LAGE The Associated Press ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The one-win Detroit Lions, looking nothing like the team that made the playoffs last season, fired team president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew on Thursday and promised to bring in new leadership to put a consistent winner on the field.

Lions owner Martha Firestone Ford announced the moves and did not take questions from reporters.

“We are very disappointed with the results of the season so far and believe a change in leadership was necessary,’’ she said, reading from a prepared statement.

The Lions are an NFCworst 1-7 under secondyear coach Jim Caldwell, whose staff was not affected by the changes a week after he replaced some assistants, including offensive coordinator

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Detroit fired president Tom Lewand, left, and general manager Martin Mayhew on Thursday. Lewand was in his 20th season with the Lions and his sixth as president.

Mayhew became the team’s GM early in the 2008 season.

Joe Lombardi.

Sheldon White, the Lions’ vice president of pro personnel and a 19year veteran of the organization, will be the team’s acting general manager. Allison Maki, chief financial officer, will oversee business operations for the team. Both will report directly to Ford.

“We are beginning a national search for the

best leadership to manage our team going forward,’’ Ford said. “I want to assure our fans that we intend to identify and hire the very best leadership in order to produce a consistently, winning football team.’’

Lewand and Mayhew took the fall for a franchise that is struggling after having relative success in recent years, including a 24-20 playoff

loss in January at Dallas.

Lewand was in his 20th season with the Lions, and his sixth as president. Mayhew became the team’s general manager early in the 2008 season when the team fired Matt Millen. Lewand was largely in charge of business operations, including negotiating contracts, and helped the franchise build Ford Field in 2002.

Millen, whose reign led to one of the worst stretches in NFL history, hired Mayhew in 2001 to be the team’s senior director of football administration. Mayhew became assistant GM in 2004 and was promoted seven years ago to replace Millen during the team’s 0-16 season.

“I’m disappointed because I wanted those guys to do well, and for the Ford family to do well,’’ Millen said in a telephone interview Thursday.

“Anytime you make changes, you’re beginning another process.’’

om,” I screamed. “It’s only the sixth inning. You can’t leave a game early.”

But we did. That was how my first ever Major League Baseball game ended, with my mother pulling me out of my seat and dragging me out of the stadium. I was only six at the time, but I took a sacred vow on that very day that for the remainder of my time here on earth I would never leave a game until it was over.

Boy, have I been true to my word. Stadiums and ball parks are the kind of places I simply love, but I have been tempted on occasion.

Remember that time Steve Spurrier and his Florida GaTom tors piled it on and whipped O’Hare the University of South Carolina Gamecocks 63-7 at Williams-Brice Stadium? It was windy and 30 degrees and my wife started hinting about an early departure at halftime. Nope, I told her, you never leave a game early. I was lucky she did not leave me.

I remember I was with a group of teenage friends catching a Baltimore Orioles game in old Memorial Stadium when the monsoons came and they all left to catch the bus back to the neighborhood. Not me. I stayed. They never did resume the game, but before the night ended, Rick Dempsey came out with a pillow stuffed under his jersey and did a vaudeville impression of Might Casey At The Bat. He slid head first into every base, sliding hundreds of feet every time. It was the funniest thing I have ever seen at a ball game.

See, I told my less loyal friends the next day, that is why you never leave a game early.

I guess I did leave a game early once when a pair of technical fouls during a basketball game I was coaching left me no option. But that doesn’t really count.

For 58 years I have gone to hundreds, if not thousands, of games and I have been true to my belief that you never leave a game early.

Until Monday night.

When the Panthers jumped ahead of the Indianapolis Colts 23-6 with 10:44 left in the fourth quarter, I decided there was no reason to hang around any longer. It was late, it was raining pretty hard, the Colts offense had done nothing all game, and I had school to teach the next morning. Plus, I had been unable to find anything to write about I thought readers of The Sumter Item would enjoy seeing in their sports section this week. It’s not like I believe in jinxes or anything. So off I went, a 58-year rule of life tossed to the curb.

“What’s going on,” my wife texted as I was on the light rail in Charlotte that was taking me back to my car. I thought she was talking about the protestors that had suspended themselves from the upper deck during the game.

“I don’t know,” I texted back. “Something about the environment.”

Thus began a series of confusing texts back and forth until I realized she was talking about the Panthers.

“It’s 23-20 now,” a text said.

23-20? It was 23-6 when I left. How did it get to 23-20? So that’s why that very intoxicated fellow with a Colts jersey on sitting a few cars ahead of me on the light rail was acting very obnoxious. He was on his phone keeping up with a Colts rally. I checked my phone to make sure. It was 23-20, and even worse, with only seconds to go, the Colts were inside the Panthers 10 yard-line with a chance to win the game.

“This is your final destination, South Boulevard,” the operator of the light rail train said over the intercom. “Please depart the train.”

So I hopped off the train and put my phone away when I saw a group of worried Panthers fans huddled around some fellow’s I-Pad. He had the game live. It was hard to see clearly, but when Colts quarterback Andrew Luck threw a pass into the end zone to try and win the game, someone said “interception”. Everyone roared, except for the obnoxious Colts fan who was reduced to embarrassing silence. But the guy was wrong. It was simply an incompletion. When Adam Vinatieri followed with a 23-yard field goal to send the game into overtime, the obnoxious Colts fan immediately resumed being the obnoxious Colts fan.

“Overtime baby,” he yelled.

“I’m a jinx,” I said to myself.

Well not exactly. I caught the overtime in my car as I headed home on roads that were not nearly as wet as I feared. After the two teams traded field goals in overtime, and about the time I got to Columbia, Panthers linebacker Luke Keuchley intercepted a Luck pass that was converted into a 52-yard field goal by Graham Gano to give the Panthers a 26-23 win that keeps them perfect at 7-0.

So much for the jinx. Plus, I was able to get home at a reasonable enough hour to get a decent enough amount of sleep to get me through the next day with no problem.

However, I did miss one of the wildest finishes a Monday Night football game has ever had.

Next time, I’m staying for the whole game.

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Turnovers tell tale of USC’s year

BY STEVE MEGARGEE The Associated Press

BY RICHARD BREEN Greenville News COLUMBIA — If there has been one takeaway from the first eight games of the 2015 University of South Carolina football season, it has been takeaways.

When the Gamecocks get them, they win. When they give them, they don’t.

“That’s the story of the game,” USC ELLIOTT interim head coach Shawn Elliott said. “You look at the great teams, they’ve got great turnover margins and a plus ratio.”

As the Gamecocks (3-5, 1-5 Southeastern Conference) prepare to travel to the University of Tennessee (4-4, 2-3) for a 4 p.m. Saturday game, their overall turnover margin is solidly average. The Gamecocks are tied for 64th in the 127-member NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision at plus-one (12 takeaways and 11 turnovers).

But in their three wins, the Gamecocks have a plus-seven turnover margin. In their five losses, they are minus-six.

The USC offense has turned the ball over eight times in losses, compared to three times in victories. In this past Saturday’s 35-28 loss at Texas A&M, the Aggies’ Donovan Wilson intercepted USC quarterback Perry Orth and returned the ball 60 yards for what proved to be the winning touchdown. The USC defense, meanwhile, forced no fumbles or interceptions.

“We’ve just got to put pressure on the quarterback,” linebacker T.J. Holloman, who has two interceptions and a fumble recovery, said this week.

“Last week, the quarterback (Kyler Murray) just wanted to get out of the pocket, just wanted to throw the ball and get it out of his hand quick.”

Eight of the USC defense’s nine interceptions and two of three fumble recoveries have come in the three victories.

“That’s football anywhere,” linebackers coach Kirk Botkin said. “We’ll keep emphasizing it in practice, keep emphasizing it in the game.”

Safety D.J. Smith described the winning formula as a mix of sweat and luck.

“If they fall our way, we’re playing hard and we get the takeaways,” he said. “We just need to create some takeaways.”

USC’s three fumble recoveries rank 104th in the FBS. Only nine teams have fewer (although that group includes LSU, Michigan and Stanford).

“We just have to make sure somebody wraps the ball carrier and somebody else takes a shot at the ball,” safety Isaiah Johnson said.

Linebacker Skai Moore, who leads the team with four interceptions and a fumble recovery, said defenders need to “have an eye for the ball.”

“Fight for the ball,” he said.

“That’s pretty much it, really.”

Elliott believes that fight must sometimes be a battle of attrition.

“I think it’s play after play and hit after hit, that ultimately causes the back to lose the football,” he said. “So if we can put our hats on them a numerous amount of times, then I feel fortunate we’re going to get the turnovers.”

For its part, Tennessee ranks 40th nationally in turnover margin at plus-three, with 11 takeaways (five fumbles, six interceptions) and eight turnovers (five fumbles, three interceptions).

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Tennessee defensive back Evan Berry is on pace to set the Football Subdivision Record for kickoff return average. He has three returns for touchdowns already, tied for the Volunteers’ all-time mark.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s Evan Berry has become well known around campus for more than his family connections.

As the nation’s leading kickoff returner, the younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs defensive back and former Tennessee AllAmerica selection Eric Berry is making a name for himself.

Berry’s average of 42.6 yards per kickoff return has him on pace to set the Football Bowl Subdivision single-season record. He has three touchdowns on kickoff returns to tie the school single-season record Willie Gault has held since 1980.

Although Gault set that mark 15 years before Berry was born, the Tennessee sophomore is familiar with the former NFL receiver and Olympian. Berry’s father, James Berry, played running back for Tennessee from 1978-81 and he and Gault were teammates.

Eric Berry made an inspirational return to the Chiefs after missing most of last season while being treated for cancer.

He was on the sidelines earlier this season when Evan scored his first career touchdown on an 88-yard return against Western Carolina. Eric returns to campus Saturday to be honored as Tennessee’s legend of the week when the Volunteers (4-4, 2-3 SEC) host South Carolina (3-5, 1-5).

“Every game’s a big game, but with him being there, it makes it that much sweeter,’’ said Evan, who also is a second-team safety.

“It’s going to be a good one. I’ll have to come ready to make plays.’’

He has made plenty of plays already.

Since getting that first touchdown against Western Carolina, Berry has scored on a 96-yard return against Arkansas and a 100-yarder against Kentucky. The FBS record for kickoff return touchdowns in a season is five by Tulsa’s Ashlan Davis in 2004.

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Saturday (3) Clemson vs. (17) Florida State, 3:30 p.m. (WOLO 25, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7) South Carolina at Tennessee, 4 p.m. (SEC NETWORK, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5) VMI at Citadel, 2 p.m. (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240) Furman at Western Carolina, 3:30 p.m.

Charleston Southern at Kennesaw State, 1 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina, 3:30 p.m.

Presbyterian at Liberty, 3:30 p.m.

North Carolina A&T at S.C. State, 1:30 p.m.

Limestone at Newberry, noon

WATSON FROM PAGE B1 running back Leonard Fournette, TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin and Ohio State tailback Ezekiel Elliott.

Watson’s performance the past month has led Clemson to No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings and revived his national profile, not that he’s focused on the individual honors at the moment.

Watson said he’d spend more time studying and completing school work than thinking about the Tigers’ place in the national picture.

He sees himself as part of Clemson’s puzzle, not the main piece. The statistics suggest otherwise. In the last three games, Watson has accounted for 1,130 yards and 12 touchdowns — all easy Tigers victories.

The Tigers can clinch the ACC Atlantic by defeating Florida State.

Clemson co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said Watson’s best ability is inside the helmet in making fast,

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smart decisions that keep the Tigers moving.

“A guy that can consistently compute what’s going on in a split second and get the ball to the right spot, that’s very rare,” he said.

Watson’s mother, Deann, said her son always acted more mature than his age.

As a 9-year-old, Watson brought home information about Habitat For Humanity homes where his family eventually relocated after growing up in subsidized housing.

“He always wanted to do what he could to help us,” she said.

Tigers center Jay Guillermo said Watson was frustrated with his early play, throwing four interceptions in the first four games.

Whenever Guillermo sees the tension building, he gets in Watson’s face.

“I make him look me in the eyes and I say, ‘Hey, man, I love you. Tell me you love me,’” Guillermo said.

Guillermo believes the silly exchange helps ease the mounting pressure on Watson as Clemson keeps

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winning and the stakes continue to rise.

“I worry about him and not letting things get into his head because there’s a lot of pressure on him and the national spotlight is on him,” Guillermo said. “He handles it very, very well. He handles it well because he prepares so well.”

Watson is very comfortable with Clemson’s playbook, often seeing things the coaches don’t, Scott said.

For Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney, Watson is a once-in-a-generation talent, a player with the insight of a coach.

“He can beat you with his arm, legs, mind and heart,” Swinney said. “That’s what

(1) Ohio State vs. Minnesota, 8 p.m.

(WOLO 25) (5) TCU at (12) Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m. (WACH 57) (6) Michigan State at Nebraska, 7 p.m. (ESPN) (9) Stanford at Colorado, 1 p.m.

(10) Iowa at Indiana, 3:30 p.m.

(ESPN) (13) Utah at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

(WACH 57) (14) Oklahoma vs. Iowa State, 7 p.m.

(ESPNU) (15) Memphis vs. Navy, 7 p.m.

(ESPN2) (16) Michigan vs. Rutgers, 3:30 p.m.

(18) Houston vs. Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (22) UCLA at Oregon State, 4:30 p.m.

makes him special.”

Watson has answered the questions about his durability after injuring his collarbone, his finger and his knee in his first year with the Tigers. He’s appears ready to continue to lead Clemson, which will probably only go as far Watson takes the Tigers.

For quarterback, it’s not about the “wow” moments or big plays he makes — only about the Tigers success.

Watson was asked at a fan function this summer if he had a goal.

No doubt about it,” he said, smiling, “15-0.”

He’s more than halfway there heading into the showdown with Florida State.

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membrance of Ginny, memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150.

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

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 7759386.

Virginia Antionette Newton “Ginny” Bahnmuller, 84, wife of Arthur “Art” Bahnmuller, passed away on Nov. 3, 2015, at Covenant Place in Sumter.

She was born on Feb. 5, 1931, in Statesville, North BAHNMULLER Carolina, a daughter of the late Thomas and Ollie Newton. She graduated from Edmunds High School in 1949 and Columbia Hospital School of Nursing in 1952.

There she was the president of her class for her last two years of training. Mrs. Bahnmuller worked at Tuomey Hospital as a registered nurse and later as a private duty nurse. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church for more than 60 years, where she came to have a personal faith in Christ. She had numerous leadership duties in the church and volunteered in many charitable organizations.

She found great joy in helping others and visiting nursing homes in the area. She was also active with the Hospice Care Program.

Surviving are her two sons, Brant Arthur Bahnmuller of Sumter and wife, Em, and Brion Eric Bahnmuller of Spartanburg and wife, Debbie; four grandsons, Stuart, Tyler, Chase and Parker Bahnmuller; and one granddaughter, Kate Smith.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Juliette “Julie” Miller of Sumter.

Memorial services will be held at noon on Monday at Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Shumake officiating.

The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church fellowship hall.

A private burial service will be held.

Pallbearers will be Stuart Bahnmuller, Tyler Bahnmuller, Chase Bahnmuller, Parker Bahnmuller, John Moorman and Thomas McElveen.

The family wishes to express deep appreciation to all the healthcare professionals of Covenant Place who have supported our journey.

In lieu of flowers and in re-

MARGIE V. SPRINGS Margie Virginia Springs, 86, widow of Thurman David Springs, died on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

She was born in Georgetown.

SPRINGS She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church from 1965 until her death. She retired from the business office at Tuomey Regional Medical Center and, following her retirement, continued to volunteer at Tuomey for many years.

Survivors include two daughters, Pamela Springs Wenstrom (Steve) of Simpsonville and Patricia Ann Springs of Charlotte; two grandchildren, Steven Patrick Wenstrom and Megan Wenstrom Harkins; three great-grandchildren, Scarlett and Wyatt Harkins, and Hayden Anderson; and a brother, Charles Siou.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Eddie Siou.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Bethel Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Allan Glass officiating.

The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church.

Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 2401 Bethel Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154.

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um of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

PAULINE H. REMBERT Pauline Harris Rembert began this journey on Aug. 22, 1933, in Rembert. She departed this life peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, Columbia.

She was a REMBERT daughter of the late Alfred and Bessie Gardener Harris. Pauline was educated in Sumter County School District. She performed domestic work as a sharecropper and also worked in a cigar factory. Pauline accepted Christ as her personal Savior and was baptized in her home. She was a member of Rafting Creek Baptist Church.

She leaves to celebrate her life and cherish her memories: one daughter, Sandra McCray (Pressley) of Rembert; two sons, Francis Rembert and Eugene Rembert (Emma), both of Rembert; three sisters, Jessie Smith and Deborah Reed, both of Rembert, and Janie Brown of Washington, D.C.; three brothers, Alfred Harris Jr. of Rembert, Robert Harris and Johnny Mack Harris (Allean), both of Washington, D.C.; a special niece, Loretta Dennis; 10 grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

She was preceded in death by two sisters; three brothers; and one daughter, Dorothy Mae McGee. Homegoing services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Rafting Creek Baptist Church, 3860 S.C. 261 North, Rembert, with the Rev. Melvin Mack, pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Sharon Boyd and the Rev. Clyde Grant.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 1462 Halley Road, Camden.

The funeral procession will leave at 12:20 p.m. from the home.

Floral bearers will be nieces.

Pallbearers will be nephews.

Burial will be in Rafting Creek Baptist Churchyard cemetery.

Services directed by the management and staff of Wil-

liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com.

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ANNIE BELL STUKES Annie Bell “Ma Bell” Mickens Stukes, 86, widow of Sylvester “Bubba” Stukes, entered into eternal rest on Nov. 1, 2015, at Palmetto Health Baptist, Columbia.

She was born on Feb. 28, 1929, in Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Tossie and Annie Green Mickens. She attended the public schools in Clarendon County. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant UME Church and later joined Calvary Baptist Church and served as a missionary.

She is survived by five daughters, Emma (David) Gaymon, Dorothy Ann (Dumont)

Pleasant, Jenny (Leroy) Jones, Zetter Richardson and Betty Jean (Robert) Scott; three sisters, Tenia Brunson, Mae Riley and Agnes Parson; one brother-in-law, Esau McLeod; a special nephew, James Brunson; 15 grandchildren; 21 greatgrandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends.

Viewing will be from 2:30 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Edward Sanders. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

The family is receiving visitors at the home of her daughter, Emma (David) Gaymon, 6470 Brakel Lane, Pinewood.

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

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

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PEARL TURNER Pearl McInnis Nesbitt Turner, 93, died peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was the widow of Woodrow Nathan “Pete” Nesbitt, TURNER her husband of 27 years, and Wallace B. Turner, her husband of 12 years. She was affectionately called “Miss Pearl” by numerous children in both the Lee and Turner families. She was born on July 14, 1922, in St. Paul, North Carolina, and was a daughter of the late Archie McEachern McInnis and the late Ruby Ingram McInnis. She was a graduate of Sumter High School Class of 1939. She was a former member of Concord Presbyterian Church. She worked in retail sales at Capitol Department Store, Coker’s Department Store, Kimbrell’s Furniture Store and Belk’s Department Store. She also worked at the Clarendon County Health Department, where she worked with the WIC program. She and her first husband helped establish the St. John’s United Methodist Church, where she was a charter member.

She was a member and former president of the United Methodist Women, a MYF leader and Sunday school teacher. She was a former member of Church of Our Savior. She was an active member of Grace Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Loyal Friends Sunday School Class, a prayer warrior for Grace Baptist Church Prayer Room, and had her own designated parking space at Grace Baptist. She enjoyed hosting and participating in Bible studies with her neighbors and close friends. She was the Brownie and Girl Scout Cookie sales chairman for years.

She drove a car for more than 60 years with no citations. She was an accomplished seamstress — creating clothes for her family and friends, and even upholstered her own furniture.

She was an artist, creating oil paintings and portraits for family and friends. She loved to work in the yard.

She loved to bake and share lemon pies and pound cakes.

She was a woman of strength, determination, independence and faith. She was determined to pass these traits on to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. After the loss of “Pete,” she founded a group called “Lamplighters,” where she ministered to young widows.

She is survived by two daughters, Kathy N. Bishop (David) of Valrico, Florida, and Melanie N. DuRant (Gene) of Gable; one son, Woodrow Nesbitt (Joyce) of

Sumter; 11 grandchildren, Pete (Karina) Nesbitt, Carenn (Hank) Moore, DeDe (Jimmy) Wylie, Kaiti (Robert) Wicker, Kelly (Marshall) Connor, Sam (Elizabeth) DuRant, Chris (Ansley) DuRant, John (Kendall) DuRant, Gena (Graham) Reeder, Brandi (Dennis) Seay and Kristi (Terry) Westphal; 20 great-grandchildren, soon to be 21; two brothers, Daniel McInnis of Alcolu and Kenneth McInnis of Sumter; a brother-in-law, Jack Ledbetter; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Alton McInnis; and sisters, Evelyn McCoy, Ruby Ross, Agnes Harrelson and Juanita Ledbetter.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Grace Baptist Church, Sumter, with the Rev. Steve Shumake and the Rev. Michael Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service and other times at the home of her daughter, Melanie DuRant, 10573 N. Brewington Road, Gable, or her son, Woody Nesbitt, 1310 Kentwood Drive, Sumter.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Pete Nesbitt, Sam DuRant, Chris DuRant, John DuRant, Robert Wicker, Graham Reeder and Marshall Connor.

Her lifelong neighborhood friends will serve as honorary pallbearers: Rose Price, Elsie Crawford, Margaret Kelly, Gertrude Brown, Violet Welch, Barbara Kinney, Mary Delk, Louise Chandler and Mary Ola Horton.

Memorials may be made to St. John’s United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of National Health Care of Sumter and the nurses and other caregivers at Tuomey Hospital.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 4352179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

PAMELA MCELVEEN Pamela “Pam” McElveen, 41, died on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, at her residence, 1065 Mineral Circle, Sumter.

She was born on Nov. 20, 1973, in Florence, a daughter of William and Bernice McElveen.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her mother, 1623 Main St., Turbeville.

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

EDWARD C. JOHNS JR. DALZELL — Edward Charles Johns Jr., 57, beloved husband of 20 years to Patricia Grace Franklin Johns, entered into heaven on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at

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A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday in the Beaufort National Cemetery with military honors.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday prior to the service at the funeral home.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com to sign the family’s guest book and view the full obituary.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

SAMMIE WACTOR JR. Sammie Wactor Jr. was born on May 9, 1973, in Sumter County, a son of Shirley Wactor and the late Sammie Wactor Sr. He departed this life on Oct. 25, 2015, in Villa Park, Illinois.

Sammie graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1991. He joined Mt. Olive AME Church at an early age.

He leaves to cherish his memory: his mother, Shirley Wactor; seven sisters, Aufrey Martin, Sandra Pack (Ray), Juanita Martin and Linda Wactor, all of Sumter, Sandy Williams (Clodson) of Savannah, Georgia, Melissa Johnson (Timothy) of High Point, North Carolina, and Sheila (Yancey) Jennings of Charlotte, North Carolina; four brothers, Dallas (Rosa) Washington of Battle Creek, Michigan, Harry Butler Jr., Clayton Butler and Bruce Wactor, all of Sumter; nine nieces, Kimberly Martin, Marcia Caldwell, LaShannon Lawson, A’Donnis Prince, Don-Ola Prince, India Jennings, Kayla Middleton, Miracle Johnson and Destiny Johnson; seven nephews, Gerard Wactor, Maurice Lawson, Travis Ray, Ray Pack Jr., Rodney Pack, Donald Prince Jr. and Clayton Butler Jr.; aunts, Annie Wactor, Eartha Lee Wactor, Rosa Lee Wactor, Susie Jenkins, Willie Belle Robinson, Wilhemina Smalls, Mary Lizzy Stover, Connie Robinson and Barbara Codwell; uncles, James Smalls Al Stover, James Moses, Gene Moses Earnest Moses, Bill Champagne and Roosevelt Champagne; a very special grandniece, Zakaya Butler; a grandnephew, Kaige Jennings; and a host of cousins, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Sammie Wactor Sr.; one brother, Willie Morant; a brother-in-law, Darryl Martin; six uncles; and two aunts.

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Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday at Mt. Olive AME Church, Woodrow. Interment will follow in Mt. Olive Memorial Garden.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 5235 Dale St., Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

JIMMIE LEE BRUNSON SR. Minister Jimmie Lee Brunson Sr., 54, entered eternal rest on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015.

Born on Aug. 23, 1961, in Sumter County, he was a son of Mary Webster Brunson and the late James Brunson. He attended the pubic schools of Sumter County. He was employed by Powell Valves. Jimmie Lee Brunson Sr. joined the Living Church of Christ in Sumter and became a minister in 2012 under the leadership of Pastor Michael James.

Survivors are two sons, Jimmy (Katrina) Brunson Jr. and Emmanuel Brunson; two daughters, Bridgett Brunson and Diamond Brunson; two grandchildren, Madison-Paige Brunson and Makaila Brunson; companion, Frances Shannon (mother of children); one brother, Daniel Brunson; three sister, Betty Ann Howell, Bobby Ann (Wayne) Ragin and Hannah Mae Goss; a host of other relatives and friends.

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

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Salem Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Lei Ferguson-Washington, pastor, eulogist, and Pastor John Matthews. Burial will follow in the Bradford Cemetery.

The family is receiving visitors at the home of his sister, Bobby Ann (Wayne) Ragin, 1061 Kentwood Drive, Sumter, and at his home, 1068 Paperback Drive, Manning.

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

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

VIRGINIA BRANDON WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, Virginia Nell Wilson Brandon departed this life in Washington, D.C. Born in Manning, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Johnny and Lillie Mae Martin Wilson.

Nell is survived by her devoted husband of 20 years, the Rev. Garrett R. Brandon of Washington, D.C.; brothers, Dr. John E. Wilson of West Hartford, Connecticut, Robert Louis (Jackie) Wilson of Hephzibah, Georgia,

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and Frank Wilson of Manning; sisters, Lillie Ann (Paul) Simmons of Pawleys Island and Carolyn (Arthur) Bennett of Manning; two special friends, Patricia Martin and Doretha Newby, both of Washington, D.C. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Annie Mae Gamble, Cordelia Hutchins and Queen Brayboy; and one brother, Leroy Wilson.

A service of remembrance will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Fleming & DeLaine Chapel, 222 Boyce St., Manning, with the Rev. Dr. John E. Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Manning Cemetery.

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

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

BILLY N. SHORTER JR. Billy Nathaniel “Nick” Shorter Jr., 52, husband of Pamela Taylor Shorter, died on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Services will be announced by Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

JOANNE W. STREETS Funeral services for JoAnne Warner Streets will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at St. Luke AME Church, 2355 N. St. Paul Church Road, Sumter, with the Rev. E. Robert Thomas officiating.

The public may view from 2 to 5 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter.

Mrs. Streets will be placed in the church at noon on Saturday. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.

Mrs. Streets, 68, died on Sept. 30, 2015, at Sumter Health & Rehabilitation Center, Sumter. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Rivers and Louise Hudson Rivers. Mrs. Street was educated in Asheville, North Carolina, and was a graduate of Allen High School Class of 1964.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by the late Norman Warner.

Survivors include four sons, Antonio Warner of North Carolina, Dr. Terrance Warner of West Virginia, Timothy Warner of Hampton, Virginia, and Thomas Warner of Sumter; 13 grandchildren; and a host of friends.

The family will receive friends at 925 Miller Road, Apartment C-6, Sumter.

Condolences may be made on their tribute page found at www.PalmerMemorialChapel.com.

Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge of the services.

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