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BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The Sumter County Board of Registration/Election Commission certified the results of Tuesday’s election Friday at Sumter County Courthouse.

The commission scheduled a runoff election for Tuesday, Nov. 18, for City Council Ward 4, after none of the candidates in that ward received more than 50 percent of the vote. The elecCANNON tion will pit Colleen Yates and Alan Cannon against each other for the seat on council. Voting will take place in the nine precincts within the ward.

Chairman Goliath Brunson said the commisYATES sion will not consolidate the precincts.

Overall, the certified results showed that 30,408 ballots were cast out of 63,537 registered voters in the county, a turnout

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Karen Cotton is surprised by Tuomey clinical technician Marilyn Davis, who brought her a bouquet for the marriage vow renewal ceremony with her husband Alan, center, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center recently.

Patient gets her 10th wedding anniversary wish granted after all

Crime prevention takes spotlight at Sumter gathering

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doing rounds on Wednesday when she heard the patient in

The faces of criminal justice in Sumter County were present Thursday as about 50 residents gathered inside Parish Hall at Church of the Holy Comforter in downtown Sumter to discuss crime.

Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis, Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark and 3rd Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III sat on a panel listening to and addressing the concerns of those on hand during a 90-minute town hall meeting aimed at stemming violence and developing crime-prevention strategies for the community.

OneSumter, a grassroots coalition of activists, elected leaders and community members, hosted the forum discussion. The panelists discussed recent trends they’ve seen in their respective roles and answered a sweeping array of questions that ranged from gangs, lack

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McDonald discovered that patient Karen Cotton and her husband, Alan, had been married in the Florida Keys 10 years ago, and the couple had hoped to spend their anniversary renewing their wedding vows. Instead, Karen — who is chronically ill and oxygen dependent — was spending that time in the hospital, and she was really sad about it.

“I really wanted to do this for her because it was something we could do, something within our control,” McDonald said. So she called Beth Fordham, manager of Customer Service and Volunteers, and Fordham called harpist Kipper Ackerman. Then Chaplain Greg Bailey “got lucky and picked the long straw.

“It was awesome to be able to

Alan and Karen Cotton, third and fourth from left, are surrounded by Tuomey Regional Medical Center staff and volunteers who put together a ceremony for the Cottons to renew their wedding vows on their 10th anniversary. From left are Kipper Ackerman; Delany McDonald, RN; the Cottons; Marilyn Davis; Beth Fordham; and Chaplain Greg Bailey. do this for them,” he said. “I was ecstatic. On my 10th anniversary, my wife and I had renewed our vows,” so he knew how it would feel to have those plans dashed.

Clinical technician Marilyn Davis brought a bouquet from her daughter’s wedding so the bride would have flowers to carry.

After his wife had a breathing treatment, the groom wheeled her into the small chapel in the hospital. He was grinning from ear to

ear, and when his wife stood beside him in front of the altar, he rested his head on her shoulder and sighed with joy.

“Thank you all so much,” he said, not taking his eyes off Karen.

“We see people on some of the worst days of their lives,” McDonald said. “The small things we can do for each other really make a difference. They were so grateful. It was a small thing for us, but it was a very big thing for them.”

Consumers can ‘window shop’ for 2015 plans, premiums

BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Starting this weekend, consumers can get an early peek at 2015 premiums and plans under President Obama’s health care

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HealthCare.gov’s second open enrollment season starts Nov. 15, a week from Saturday. But spokeswoman Lori Lodes said that consumers will be able to “window shop” for plans before then.

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Clarendon investigator killed in wreck a ‘true friend’

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The untimely death of Clarendon County Sheriff ’s Office Investigator Holmes Smith has sent shockwaves through the tightSMITH knit community.

Holmes, 44, died at about 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, after the countyowned Ford F-150 pickup he was driving left Highway U.S. 521 near Interstate 95 and veered into a stand of trees.

Smith was returning to Clarendon County after meeting with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division special agents in Sumter County as part of an auto theft investigation, the office reported.

The sheriff ’s office statement said Holmes had served with Clarendon County Sheriff ’s Department for 19 years. He is survived by his wife, Tonia, and five children.

“He died of blunt-force trauma about the head and torso,” said Clarendon County Coroner Hayes Samuels. He would not comment on reports Smith may have suffered a heart attack before the crash.

Sheriff Randy Garrett said Smith met the definition of a “true friend.”

“You always hear people talk about someone with a heart of gold; he had a pure heart of gold,” Garrett said.

“He touched the hearts of many people in this community.

I always knew he did, but I don’t think I truly realized how much until these last few days.”

Garrett said people who have had experiences with Smith, from years ago until as recent as last week, have reached out to the department.

“He loved kids; he had five sons and loved them all,” he said. “He had a beautiful wife.”

The sheriff said he will remember the way Smith handled himself and the way he treated the public.

“Saying that we are going to miss him, those words just don’t cover it,” he said.

He also asked the Clarendon County community to keep Smith in their prayers.

Clarendon County Council Chairman Dwight Stewart said Smith and his family were “salt of the earth who were very active in the community.”

“It’s certainly a tragedy for the whole county,” Stewart said.

The Officer Down Memorial Page has created a memorial for Smith at www.odmp.org/ officer/22265-investigator-holmessmith#ixzz3IPigD7oi.

Services for Deputy Smith will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., Sumter. Burial will follow at Greenhill Missionary Baptist Church in Alcolu.

Help Sumter woman fight cancer Brittany Barber Cancer Walk is scheduled for Nov. 15

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com Friends and family describe Sumter County’s Brittany Barber as beautiful and vibrant. Now they’d like to help her overcome her medical and travel bills resulting from a rare form of cancer.

The Association of Educational Office Professionals of Sumter County has partnered with Piggly Wiggly to sponsor the Brittany Barber 5K Cancer Walk on Nov. 15 at Hillcrest Middle School where her mother, Marcia Ragin, works as an ISS coordinator and cheerleading coach. Ragin said her daughter’s motivational spirit and how well her co-workers know Barber encouraged them to show support and organize the walk.

In February 2013, Barber, 25, was diagnosed with uterine sarcoma, a rare type of uterine cancer that forms in the muscle or other tissues of the uterus. According to the National Cancer Institute, uterine sarcoma usually occurs after menopause.

Ragin, said the diagnosis came as a shock but they were hopeful that surgery and chemotherapy would eradicate the disease.

“Originally we just thought she was going to have surgery and do some chemotherapy for prevention,” Ragin said. “We were stunned to find out it spread to her lymph nodes.”

Cancer often spreads to other organs through lymph nodes.

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In early 2013, doctors diagnosed 25-yearold Brittany Barber with uterine sarcoma and gave her a one-year life expectancy.

The Association of Educational Office Professionals of Sumter County has helped organize a cancer walk to help with medical bills for her treatment. year ago, Barber’s cancer has continued to spread, and doctors have found cancer in her spine and her brain causing her to endure treatment and surgeries that have now caused kidney failure and a weakening of her heart.

After receiving treatment at the South Carolina Cancer Center in Columbia, Ragin said they also consulted with doctors in New York and she is now receiving treatment in Atlanta.

Doctors estimate that she may have just one year to live.

Meanwhile, Ragin is continuing to

research alternative treatments — recently discovering possible treatments being tested in Colorado that show promise.

“Her spirit throughout this entire thing is just, she’s always motivated and always smiling,” Ragin said.

Ragin’s co-worker, Rhoda J. Taylor, said they wanted to do everything they can to show support and help Barber through her fight against cancer. The walk is scheduled for 9 a.m. next Saturday at the stadium where they plan to have music, face painting, performances by the Lakewood High School band, Lemira Elementary School percussion and the Sumter High School gospel choir. Taylor said they hope to make it a memorable experience for Ragin and Barber who plan to be in attendance during the event.

The association office is asking for a $10 donation at the event, and children 5 years old and younger will receive free admission to the walk. The association has set up a fund at First Citizens Bank in Barber’s name to help relieve some of their financial stress.

The organization will also be posting jars in various locations in Sumter County, and First Citizens will be taking contributions for the fund if customers inform them of their intended donations.

Close friend Javon Mack said he grew up with Barber and has spread the word about the walk, including creating a Facebook page for the event. He has also set up a Give Forward account to get donations to help Barber in her fight against cancer. To donate, visit www.giveforward.com/ fundraiser/c196/we-choose-life-brittany-barber-fund.

Women’s shooting club celebrates 1 year

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com The Sumter chapter of The Well-Armed Woman marks its one-year anniversary today.

Sherrie McGraw started the local affiliate of the national program a year ago as a way to educate and empower women shooters in a welcoming environment.

Since then, the membership has doubled to 30, and she has become the TWAW South Carolina State Leader.

This title means she oversees all seven chapters in South Carolina and serves as a liaison between the chapters as well as with the national organization.

More than 180 chapters have been founded in 42 states, according to thewellarmedwoman.com.

Festivities for the Sumter club begin at 10 a.m. at The Indigo Gun Club, 14068 Garners Ferry Road, Eastover, and are scheduled to last until 1 p.m. The group will hold a shooting contest for a gift card to purchase either a turkey or ham, she said.

Lunch will be catered by Sumter restaurant Sambino’s.

Open to women 21 and older, the chapter’s first meeting is free, and guns are available for trial shooting

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Local gun enthusiast Sherrie McGraw started the Sumter Chapter of The Well-Armed Woman, which marks its one-year anniversary today. with additional clips costing a small fee. Participants should bring their own eye and ear protection.

If a woman decides to join, the annual fee is $50. The money covers chapter expenses, insurance and events, McGraw said. Benefits include discounts and a membership kit.

The Indigo Gun Club charges a monthly $10 range fee, but lane rental is free for

those who are already members of the Eastover club, she said.

The Sumter chapter meets the second Saturday of every month. Besides shooting, meetings feature an educational, usually safety-oriented topic and a meal.

At the December meeting, the women will host a gift exchange and pot luck lunch.

For more information on

the Sumter or state chapters, contact McGraw at (803) 4683999 or Sherrie_mcgraw@ live.com.

For the Sumter chapter only, contact Debbie Brown, chapter leader, at (803) 3400024 or brown29154@hotmail.com or Melinda Odom, co-leader, at (803) 968-5865 or mgo97@hotmail.com.

For more information on the national program, visit thewellarmedwoman.com.

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Nonprofit agency: S.C. gay marriage ban hurts children

BY MEG KINNARD The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage is harmful to children with gay parents, according to a court filing this week by a children’s rights group.

Citing a number of studies, the Lawyers’ Committee for Children’s Rights said in its filing Wednesday that children of gay couples thrive like any kids in two-parent homes but are discriminated against by South Carolina’s law. Children of married couples have access to tangible financial benefits, such as health insurance or support in the case of the parents’ divorce, but in a state with a ban like South Carolina’s, that’s not the case.

“The truly deleterious effects for these children come not from same-sex unions but from the denial of their recognition as parents equal before the law,” attorneys for the group wrote, noting that depriving children of those kinds of benefits has no bearing on whether gay parents will want to get married or not and only ends up harming the kids themselves. “What is the State’s purported interest in treating children of samesex relationships differently?

There is none.”

The nonprofit advocacy group filed its papers Wednesday in one of the lawsuits challenging South Carolina’s ban on gay marriage. In that case, filed in federal court in Columbia, a lesbian couple legally married in Washington,

D.C., wants South Carolina to recognize their marriage. The couple has three children.

Two other lawsuits ask state officials to let couples married in other states legally change their names here.

In another case, a Charleston couple wants a federal judge to allow them to get a marriage license there.

Attorneys for the state have opposed all challenges in court, despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear an appeal of a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision allowing same-sex marriage in Virginia. South Carolina is the only state in the circuit refusing to allow the marriages.

Attorney General Alan Wilson has argued that the Columbia and Charleston cases both belong in state court, saying that he and Gov. Nikki Haley, the named defendants, lack enforcement power over the state’s same-sex marriage ban. The state Department of Motor Vehicles has several weeks to respond to the lawsuits it faces about name change requests.

Same-sex unions are now legal in at least 30 states, but a ruling by one federal appeals court has made it likely the U.S. Supreme Court will ultimately be forced to make a ruling on the issue. On Thursday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that states have the right to set rules for marriage and that changing a definition that dates to “the earliest days of human history” is better done through the political process, not the courts.

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Willow Drive Elementary School Principal Liz Compton reacts to her flu shot as nurse Maryanne Atkison from Sumter Asthma and Allergy Center administers the shot. Maryanne and her husband, Dr. James Atkison, donated their time on two Wednesday afternoons, when their practice is closed, to visit the Sumter School District office and administer flu shots to more than 150 district employees. To locate the nearest DHEC seasonal flu vaccine clinic, visit http://www.scdhec.gov/Health/Vaccinations/FluVaccines/FindSeasonalFluClinics/. To find a private vaccine provider near you, visit http:// vaccinefinder.org/.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Marqus Lucas, 21, of Wedgefield, was arrested about 5:55 p.m. Thursday and charged with reckless driving, trafficking in crack and unlawful possession of drugs. Sumter police spotted him driving erratically on Walker Avenue near Liberty Street, and a short car chase ensued.

The driver stopped on McQueen Street, and police found a small amount of crack, a digital scale and three cellphones inside the car. Officers located an additional 15 grams of the drug in the roadway near a garbage can along Hampton Avenue that the driver struck during the car chase. Police also seized $520 in cash found in the suspect’s pockets.

STOLEN PROPERTY Various shipping bins containing $15,000 worth of military personnel belongings,

as well as a 1994 Buick Century, were reported stolen from a warehouse in the first block of South Pike East about 7:15 a.m. Thursday.

A 2003 Buick LeSabre valued at $5,100 was reported stolen from a yard in the 2200 block of Bethel Church Road about 7:15 a.m. Thursday.

A one-seater kayak boat and paddle were reported stolen from a pond in the 500 block of Lakewood Drive at 8 p.m.

Thursday.

A TV, an Xbox 360, jewelry and a 60-inch flat-screen TV, all value at $2,750, were reported stolen about 1:15 a.m. Thursday in the 900 block of Wolfpack Court.

Sixteen items valued at $851.41 including men’s overalls, diapers and beer, were reported stolen from a Sumter Walmart in the 1700 block of Walmart Boulevard between 9:20 and 9:45 p.m. Thursday.

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ELECTION FROM PAGE A1 of 47.86 percent.

According to www.scvotes. org, turnout in 2012 was 70.8 percent, and in 2010, it was 52.8 percent of registered voters.

“I expected a much higher turnout; unfortunately it wasn’t,” said Sumter County Voter Registration Director Patricia Jefferson.

She said the turnout was typical for a non-presidential election.

Sumter County Republican Party Chairwoman Shery Smith said she was pleased with the turnout by voters in her party.

“Republican voters were engaged and invested in this election,” she said. “They were concerned about the direction of the country and turned out to vote. It could have been better, but I am happy because it was much better than the primary.”

Across the aisle, Allen Bailey, chairman of Sumter County Democratic Party, had a different take on the turnout.

“It was horrible,” he said.

Bailey said voters are discouraged by politics in Columbia.

“They watch the debates, they see all the trash-talking,

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and they say it’s not worth it to get involved,” he said.

Bailey said his party would regroup and strategize and come up with a way forward.

“We don’t have the answer because we worked really hard,” he said.

He said the numbers in Sumter County were better than they were statewide.

“We had almost the same number of voters as we had in 2010,” he said. “Again, just from talking to people, I think that people see what’s happening in Columbia, and it just turns them off.”

There were few problems to report during the election, she said.

Technicians from the voting machine vendor were on site and quickly repaired a few voting machines that were temporarily disabled by faulty battery packs, Jefferson said.

Of the ballots cast, 12,744 were straight-ticket votes for the Democratic Party, or 41.9 percent, while the Republican Party attracted 5,186 straightticket votes, or 17 percent.

Just under 60 percent of ballots were cast in favor of the Penny for Progress renewal question (17,219), and 40 percent (11,489) were cast against the tax.

Question 1, concerning Sunday liquor sales, passed 6,427 to 4,210, 60.4 percent to 39.6 percent.

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Sumter native Calvin Bennett, left, asks panel members a question during a town hall meeting about crime Thursday night at Church of the Holy Comforter in downtown Sumter.

INSURANCE FROM PAGE A1 on potential savings.

The lack of a window-shopping feature was one of the initial problems last year for HealthCare.gov and a puzzling one.

Most e-commerce sites — as well as Medicare.gov— allow people to browse anonymously and don’t require an account until consumers are ready to buy. As originally designed, the Obama administration’s website worked exactly the opposite way. That contributed to overloading the

balky system because everybody got funneled into creating an account, which overtaxed the system to the point of crashes.

“Our top priority this year is to improve the consumer experience,” said Lodes.

One important piece that’s still not clear is the overall trend on premiums. Early analyses of states that have published rates show modest increases, with opportunities for consumers to shop around for lower-premium plans. The catch with the low-cost options is that people who have a serious illness or injury will face higher out-of-pocket costs.

FBI says agent impersonated AP reporter in investigation SEATTLE (AP) — FBI Director James Comey says an agent impersonated an Associated Press reporter during a 2007 criminal investigation, a ruse the news organization says could undermine its credibility.

In a letter Thursday to The New York Times, Comey said the agent “portrayed himself as an employee of The Associated Press” to help catch a 15-year-old suspect accused of making bomb threats at a high school near Olympia, Washington. It was publicized last week that the FBI forged an AP story during its investigation, but Comey’s letter revealed the agency went further and had an agent actually pretend to be a reporter for the wire service.

Comey said the agent posing as an AP reporter asked the suspect to review a fake AP article about threats and cyberattacks directed at the school, “to be sure that the anonymous suspect was portrayed fairly.”

The bogus article contained a software tool that could verify Internet addresses. The suspect clicked on a link, revealing his computer’s location and Internet address, which helped agents confirm his identity.

“That technique was proper and appropriate under Justice Department and FBI guidelines at the time. Today, the use of such an unusual technique would probably require higher-level approvals than in 2007, but it would still be lawful and, in a rare case, appropriate,” Comey wrote.

CRIME FROM PAGE A1 of community programs and resources for teenagers, state expungement laws and lack of support for victims of domestic violence.

The forum discussion came one day after seven Bishopville teens appeared before a judge during bond hearings at Sumter County Courthouse. All seven of the suspects face murder charges stemming from a pair of drug-related killings that left two other Bishopville teens dead and rocked the Lee County community in late September.

Most of the murder suspects who appeared Wednesday had minimal records before their recent arrests, and attorneys characterized at least one of the teens as an honor student who was being recruited by several colleges for academic scholarships.

Finney told the crowd on hand the Bishopville case was an unusual one. He noted, however, more and more young offenders are not following the “traditional trajectory of crime.” Finney said he is seeing a recent trend of serious, and often violent, cases in which the suspects are teenagers with no previous records.

“That is something that is kind of unheard of,” he said. “We’ve got 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds who have never been in a courtroom before, and now they are there for murder. So whatever we do has to be out of the box, I guess is the best way to say it, because there’s not going to be any warning in a lot of these cases.”

Roark and Dennis offered residents a street-level perspective to go with Finney’s insight from the courtroom. The sheriff advised the crowd that more than 70 percent of all county crimes are drug related and cautioned that there are gangs in the area.

Roark noted the biggest crimes city officers see are burglaries to abandoned properties and auto break-ins. He offered a simple solution, telling residents to lock their car doors as 90 percent of the auto break-ins in town involve vehicles left unlocked.

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bility of a pair of crime studies released this year that declared Sumter one of the most dangerous cities in the state. One of them, released in late July, ranked Sumter No. 3 in violent crime, behind Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg, respectively. Another report, which came out last week, concluded Sumter has the 17th-highest violent crime rate in South Carolina. Noting that Sumter is a federally declared metro area — South Carolina’s least populated — Roark said the studies released this year were based on 2012 crime statistics that Sumter Police Department reported to the FBI. He contended crime statistics have dropped about 12 percent cumulatively since then.

The OneSumter community effort grew out of its anti-violence campaign, which gained traction during the summer. As part of the campaign, the group sold and handed out hundreds of red-and-white “Stop the Violence” placards, which sprouted up in yards across the county.

Residents on hand said the yard posts were a sign that the community was working with law enforcement to combat crime in the area. Some panelists said the signs came with a negative connotation, bringing attention to Sumter’s crime. Roark said he’d rather promote positive things going on in Sumter to spur economic development in the community.

“I think we’re no different than any other business. We want to accent what’s positive,” he said.

“My head is not in the sand. We have crime in Sumter, and we’re going to continue to have crime in Sumter. We’re going to do our very best to eradicate crime through positive reinforcement and with positive interaction with the community.”

OneSumter will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Sunday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 W. Fulton St. Officials are expected to finalize details for an antiviolence march in the Crosswell neighborhood, which is tentatively scheduled to take place Nov. 15. The group is also expected to determine plans for two future crime town hall forums in Sumter County.

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Actor performs brilliantly as physicist Hawking

BY JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer The famed British physicist Stephen Hawking has never had small ideas or small ambitions, least of all his audacious youthful quest to find a “theory of everything” — one that would explain the entire universe in one simple equation.

He may not have found exactly that, but what Hawking has accomplished, we learn anew in James Marsh’s “The Theory of Everything,” featuring a superb Eddie Redmayne, is staggering. Diagnosed with motor neuron disease at 21, Hawking was given two years to live.

A half century later, he remains very much alive at 72, and he and his ideas are known around the world; his “A Brief History of Time” has sold more than 10 million copies.

It’s a daunting task to capture such a remarkable life in one movie, and “The Theory of Everything” doesn’t totally escape the typical biopic trap of covering so much time that no one idea is explored deeply enough. Add to that the pressure of having a subject as well known as Hawking.

On top of it all, there are the physical challenges of portraying his progressive disability, while also channeling the bold, complex and often impish spirit underneath. All this makes the performance of the youthful, freckled Redmayne, at 32 playing his first lead in a movie, so exciting, and reminiscent of another British actor’s memorable per-

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Harry Lloyd, left, and Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking race their bicycles in a scene from “The Theory of Everything.” formance at the same age — Daniel Day-Lewis, in “My Left Foot.”

We begin at Cambridge in 1963, with Stephen, a young graduate student in cosmology, exuberantly racing his bike around town, goofy and gangly, with huge black glasses and an oversized grin to match.

At a party, he spies the winsome Jane (Felicity Jones, thoughtful and touching

here) and sets about pursuing her. Love blooms, and life’s possibilities appear as boundless as the universe — whether it has boundaries is a key question here — until Stephen starts experiencing marked clumsiness. After a bad fall, he’s diagnosed with ALS, which will result in gradual muscular degeneration.

“What about the brain?” he asks.

“You’ll have the same thoughts,” comes

the reply, “only eventually, no one will know what they are.”

Stephen falls into a deep depression, saved only by Jane’s stubborn love.

Thus begins a marriage that will last a quarter century, produce three children and test Jane’s physical and emotional endurance to the limits. The film is based on Jane Hawking’s second memoir, adapted by screenwriter Anthony McCarten.

It will also survive Hawking’s neardeath from pneumonia. A tracheotomy saves his life but deprives him of the ability to speak, leading to his famous computer-generated voice.

Redmayne, relying on less and less of his body, succeeds in expressing more and more — with his eyebrows, his eyes and that broad smile, showing what a humorous man Hawking can be. He’s heartbreaking, though, in the scene where he essentially ends his marriage, informing Jane that he’s asked his perky nurse, Elaine Mason (Maxine Peake), to travel to America with him.

Elaine will become Hawking’s second wife. Jane, meanwhile, will marry a family friend to whom she’s grown close over the years.

What shines through loud and clear is the humanity in Hawking’s incredible story.

“However bad life may seem, where there is life, there is hope,” the physicist tells an audience, and that line could seem hokey in some circumstances, but not here. If anyone gets to say that, it’s Stephen Hawking, so eloquently embodied in this film.

Tiny critics review newest toys for other children on YouTube NEW YORK (AP) — A snaggletooth eight-year-old.

A middle schooler with a punk-rocker bob cut and big earrings. Tween siblings with a penchant for playing.

These are among the young power brokers who will determine the toys that will be under Christmas trees.

At a time when toy sales have stagnated for years at $22 billion, children who review toys on YouTube are wielding increasing influence. Toy makers are courting them for their ability to connect with a generation that views the online videosharing service like baby boomers do HBO. “Kids trust other kids more so than they would an adult,” says Marc Rosenberg, a Chicago-based toy consultant.

Leading the pack of pintsized YouTube personalities is Evan, 8, who has dimples and a few missing teeth. With more than 1 billion views be-

tween his three channels, he’s YouTube’s most popular kid.

He gets more than 800 million views from EvanTubeHD, where he reviews the toys.

EvanTubeHD, which features special effects thanks to his dad, Jared, who runs a video-production company full time, is known for telling kids how to play with toys.

Evan speaks directly to them, with occasional cameos from his little sister and mom.

Behind Evan are a few other young YouTube phenoms. Most of the children are identified by first name because their parents don’t want to risk their safety: • Siblings Noah, 14, Jonah, 12, and Emma, 11, star in KittiesMama, which has nearly 400 million views. KittiesMama is a reality show that chronicles the kids’ daily lives, including birthday parties. They also review toys, and Emma shows kids how to look like characters from toy

lines such as My Little Pony.

• Gracie Hunter, 11, pairs up with her mother, Melissa, in “Mommy and Gracie,” which has close to 90 million views.

Gracie, a redhead who sometimes sports black glasses with rhinestones, searches for hardto-find dolls with her mom.

They’ve even traveled to Canada from their New Jersey home to find a Monster High doll.

Julie Krueger, industry director of retail at Google, which owns YouTube, says the channels have “huge followings of fans.”

Toy makers — from Mattel to smaller ones — have noticed. In fact, Spin Master says Evan’s reviews helped boost sales of its Spy Gear toys 65 percent this year. The private company declined to disclose sales numbers.

“It gives the item more widespread exposure,” says Jim Silver, editor-in-chief and CEO of TTPM.com, a toy review website.

Connelly writes winner with ‘Burning Room’

BY JEFF AYERS The Associated Press Harry Bosch and his rookie partner tackle a cold case with present-day ramifications in Michael Connelly’s latest novel, “The Burning Room.”

Ten years ago, a man was shot and paralyzed. The bullet couldn’t be removed. When the man dies, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch and Detective Lucy Soto are assigned to track down the shooter.

Filtering through the cranks and legitimate calls proves to be challenging, but what they uncover leads to the possibility that the victim might not have been the target, and the shooting might tie into the mayoral election all those years ago.

While on this case, Detective Soto quietly works on a cold case of her own. She wants to solve a crime that has eluded her for a long time: an arson fire and the death of several people.

The solution holds a personal interest because she was one of the survivors of that night.

When she persuades Bosch to help, he puts his reputation and job on the line to find the answers to mysteries the men responsible would prefer remain secret.

Connelly is one of the best crime writers in the business, and he continues to tell compelling character-driven tales.

The authentic police work and slow burn of the narrative turns this potentially ordinary crime story into something much more.

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Gracie Hunter, left, and her mother, Melissa, make a video for a doll review while on vacation in Kissimmee, Florida, on Oct. 27. The mother-daughter duo, stars of the “Mommy and Gracie” YouTube show, review dolls for kids. When it comes to reviewing the latest toys, “kids trust other kids more so than they would an adult,” says Marc Rosenberg, a Chicago-based toy consultant.

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Archaeologist Daniele Manacorda stands in front of Rome’s Colosseum on Friday. An archaeologist’s proposal to return the Colosseum’s storied arena to its original state, when gladiators sparred with lions, has sparked a lively debate about appropriate uses of the monument that symbolizes the glories of ancient Rome.

The Colosseum: Ancient ruin or modern venue?

BY COLLEEN BARRY The Associated Press MILAN — Don’t expect gladiators to make a latter-day comeback. And soccer has already been ruled out.

But an archaeologist’s proposal to return the Colosseum’s storied arena to the state it was in when gladiators sparred with lions, has sparked a lively debate about appropriate uses of the monument that symbolizes the glories of ancient Rome.

Critics have fretted that the Colosseum would be turned into a venue for events such as rock concerts, viewed as both unbefitting of its stature as an ancient wonder and likely to inflict damage to the structure already weakened by earthquakes, notably in 443 and most recently in the 1700s.

Archaeologist Daniele Manacorda of Roma Tre university said his suggestion to replace the arena’s long-disappeared floor is aimed at restoring the Colosseum to its original state so visitors can better appreciate its ancient splendor — not turning it into a heavily trafficked concert venue.

“It’s the most normal idea in the world,” Manacorda said.

The proposal lay dormant, tucked inside the July issue of the specialized Archeo periodical, until Italy’s culture minister endorsed it with a tweet Sunday. “It just takes some

courage,” Dario Franceschini said on Twitter.

Franceschini quickly found himself rebuffing modern-day fantasies, like that of the AC Roma president to play soccer in the arena, while defending Manacorda’s proposal.

“Where is it written that you can’t protect the value of the Colosseum while also making it more dynamic and useable?”

Franceschini said this week. He has placed the idea under study for both costs and feasibility.

Visitors entering the Colosseum today can look down into the stadium’s labyrinthine belly to the rooms where bears and lions were once caged and where gladiators prepared for mortal battle. Those utilitarian spaces were covered by the wooden floor of the arena itself during the nearly five centuries that the Colosseum functioned as a center of entertainment, with spectacles including exotic animal hunts and sea-battle reenactments.

“The absence of the floor is not the result of history that exposed this majestic monument,” Manacorda said. “It is the product of archaeological digs in recent centuries.”

With the excavations completed, Manacorda said it is time to consider “restoring the monument to the way it always was so that everyone can experience the monument with more ease and clarity.”

Al-Qaida group seizes villages from Syrian rebels BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say al-Qaida-linked fighters have captured at least three villages from Western-backed rebels in the country’s northwest as the militants continue their push to assert control over an area once held by more moderate groups.

Nusra Front’s advances expose the weakness of more moderate factions, which the U.S. hopes to forge into an effective fighting force.

An activist who uses the

name of Alaa al-Deen says alQaida fighters seized three villages — Safuhan, Fatira and Hazari — in northwestern Idlib province and were pushing to take others.

The development comes a day after U.S. airstrikes hit two Nusra Front compounds in Idlib.

In the past week, the al-Qaida affiliate has been overrunning strongholds in Idlib once held by two prominent rebel factions armed and trained by the United States.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Seventeen people have been arrested in a series of coordinated raids on underground websites selling illegal drugs, a top Europol official said Friday, in one of the largest crackdowns on the so-called “Darknet” to date.

Dutch prosecutors said the arrests were made in the U.S., Ireland and Germany.

Troels Oerting, head of the European police agency’s cybercrimes division, said it coordinated police operations in more than a dozen countries on Thursday from its headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.

The raids included a U.S. operation in which the FBI announced the arrest in San Francisco of a man accused of running the Silk Road 2.0 online bazaar, where drugs including Ecstasy, cocaine and LSD were sold openly.

“We will go after drug dealers regardless of whether they operate in the physical or virtual world,” Oerting said.

Europol said in addition to the Silk Road

site, it has seized or shut down numerous other virtual marketplaces with names such as Hydra, Cloud Nine, Pandora and Blue Sky. Police seized $1 million in digital currency and $225,000 worth of cash, drugs, gold and silver.

Silk Road and similar websites are not visible on the open Internet. They can only be accessed with special browsers that encrypt web traffic for transfer via the TOR network of anonymizing servers — the Darknet. Buyers and sellers on the sites trade using digital currencies, usually Bitcoin.

“I think there will be more than 55 different markets shut down” when the operation is finished, Oerting said. “We didn’t get (major sites) Agora or Evolution, because there’s only so much we can do on one day.”

Markets on the Darknet have flourished since the closure of the original Silk Road in October 2013.

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HELEN D. HOSHOUR PALATKA, Florida — Helen Dorothy Hoshour, 94, of Fleming Island, Florida, and formerly of Topeka, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank S. Hoshour.

She is survived by two sons, Richard Stephen Hoshour and wife, Gayle, of Orange Park, Florida, and James Alan Hoshour and Carol Thornburg of Sumter; two brothers, Ben Simko and wife, Hermine, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Stephen Simko and wife, Ann, of La Crosse, Wisconsin; two sisters, Ann Harrington and Fran Marolla, both of Sun Lakes, Arizona; five grandchildren; as well as 14 great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Memories and condolences may be expressed to the family at www.JohnsonOverturffunerals.com.

TOMMY GOODMAN BISHOPVILLE — Tommy “Tom Cat” Goodman, son of the late Maxwell and Ida Mae Kirby Goodman, entered eternal rest on Nov. 5, 2014, at his residence in Olanta.

He is survived by two sisters, Diane Goodman and Deaconess Francina Moore; two brothers, Ellison (Ivory) Goodman and Lee (Marcilla) Goodman; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at Emwell Freewill Baptist Church, 3050 Aimwell Church Road, Lynchburg, with the pastor, Elder O’neal Graham, officiating.

Burial will follow in the St. Mark AME Church cemetery, Olanta.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

WILLIAM WEAVER BRONX, New York — William Weaver, of Bronx, was born on April 22, 1960. He died on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, after an illness.

William was the youngest son of Addie Bradley Weaver and the late Benjamin Weaver Sr. He graduated from the public high school of Bronx and also attended the Community College of New York City.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Benjamin Weaver Jr. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Michael Weaver of Florida and Lee Weaver of Hempstead, Long Island, New York; a sister-in-law, Rita Weaver; nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Thursday at Rose Funeral Home, 1705 5th Ave., New York City.

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MARY ELLEN M. ARBUCKLE Memorial services for Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, who died on Oct. 4, 2014, will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Don Arbuckle and the Rev. Drew Choate officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday at ElmoreCannon-Stephens Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Tuomey Foundation, 102 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150, c/o Jeanne C. Watson Oncology Unit, in memory of Mary Ellen Arbuckle.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

KASSIDY GRIFFIN Baby Kassidy Griffin, 5 months, son of Terrance Nelson and Keytoia Griffin, was born on May 22, 2014, in Sumter. He departed this life on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at his home.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 525 E.

Calhoun St., Apartment 64, Sumter, SC 29150.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

VERTELL S. DENNIS Vertell Stukes Dennis, 92, widow of Daniel Dennis, departed this life on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was born on July 30, 1922, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Freeman Stukes.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 10 Daphne St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

BERTHA MAE NELSON BISHOPVILLE — Bertha Mae Nelson entered eternal rest on Nov. 3, 2014.

Visitations will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Walk By Faith Church, Mayesville. Burial will follow in Sanders Cemetery, Lynchburg.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

CHARLES S. STRANGE JR. Charles S. Strange Jr., beloved husband of Sarah Strange, died on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Providence Hospital.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

Willie (Minnie) Marshall, Maxie Marshall and Huron (Monica) Marshall; Jeffrey Huggins; four sisters-in-law, Betsy Green, Suzanna Marshall, Louise Marshall and Jeanette Marshall; one goddaughter, Shannon D. Merritt; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

His quiet nature, warm smile, and humble spirit will be missed by all who knew and loved him. His life story has been, and will continue to be, written by his legacy.

Funeral services for Deacon Marshall will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Gum Spring Baptist Church, 32 Boxwood Lane, Bishopville, with the Rev. Alexander Davis, officiating, and Elder Thomas Patterson, eulogist.

Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Online condolences may be sent to esquaredealfun@ sc.rr.com.

These services have been entrusted to Square Deal Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh St., Bishopville.

WILLIE J. HICKMON Willie James Hickmon, 49, husband of Mary Jackson Hickmon, died on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at KershawHealth Medical Center at Camden.

Born on Oct. 18, 1965, in Lee County, he was a son of the late Pearl Wilson.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 185 Beaver Dam Road, Camden.

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

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HENRY L. MARSHALL III BISHOPVILLE — On Nov. 4, 2014, death invaded our family and took flight with our loved one. On this day, we salute this flight and bid farewell to our beloved Deacon Henry LúBury Marshall III. Henry, “Tubby,” as he was affectionately called by his family and friends, was born on Nov. 26, 1954, the seventh child born to the late Rev. Joseph D. and Mary Ann Reese Marshall.

He received his formal education from Bishopville High School Class of 1973.

He then went on to further his education, receiving his associate of arts at Friendship Junior College, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1976. He also attended Howard University, and finished at Allen University, again graduating Magna Cum Laude and receiving his bachelor of science in biology in 1982. Tubby received numerous awards and recognition for his achievements throughout life.

At an early age, he joined Gum Spring Baptist Church, where he served as a member of the gospel choir, a Sunday school teacher, and chairman of both the deacon board and finance committee. Henry Marshall was also a Bible scholar who received a diploma in evangelism. Tubby loved to write and watch football in his spare time.

He was a politician at heart, but his favorite thing to do was read and study the Holy Bible.

Henry Marshall III was married to Susan Elizabeth Brock. From this union, he was blessed with two children, Henry LúBury Marshall IV and Melissa NiCole Marshall.

Henry LúBury Marshall III was preceded in death by his parents, the Rev. Joseph D. and Mary Ann Reese Marshall; and five brothers, Audrey, Josere Green, Joseph Jr., Archie and Sammie Franklin.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his two children, Henry LúBury Marshall IV and Melissa NiCole Marshall; Susan Brock Marshall; mother-in-law, the Rev. Sallie D. Brock; four sisters, May Queen Marshall, Sylvia Marshall, Erie Marshall and Gayle (Gene) Kennedy; three brothers,

Willis Washington, widower of Redetha Glencamp Washington, entered eternal rest on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia.

Born on Aug. 5, 1928, in Olanta, he was a son of the late Ben and Charlotte Rose Washington.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1034 Roosevelt Drive, Sumter.

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

MALACHI O. WILSON On Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg, God dispatched an angel to pluck another rose from his garden. Malachi was born on Nov. 27, 1952, in Lee County, to Mozell Hickman Isaac and the late Malachi B. Wilson.

Malachi was a graduate of Dennis High School Class of 1970. He then extended his education by receiving his bachelor degree in criminal justice from Savannah State University in 1975. Malachi then returned to Lee County, where he was elected as county councilman during 1979-1982.

After serving two terms, he then became an employee with American National Can, now known as Rexam Beverage Can Co., in Bishopville. Malachi accepted Christ as his personal savior and became a member of Mt. Lisbon Presbyterian Church at an early age. He was a devoted trustee and member of the Presbyterian men, until his health began to fail. He still remained a faithful vessel, giving Him praises.

Malachi is survived by his loving wife, Linda Abney Wilson, of 23 years; three daughters, Malikeisha Bradley of Columbia, and Kyra and Ameila Wilson, both of Charleston; two grandchildren, Nylek Thomas of Charleston and Makhyah McCants of Columbia; one sister, Deborah Wilson of Bishopville; three brothers, James Cain of Winston Salem, North Carolina, Julian (Lesley) Washington of Bishopville and Larry (Eleanor) Wilson of Manhattan, New York; a godson, Malachi “Sidney” Wilson; a goddaughter, NyKeeia Y. Heath of Columbia; devoted friend, Jerry (Sawanna) Thomas of Miami, Florida; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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Malachi was preceded in death by his father, Malachi B. Wilson; his sister, Montez “Tezy” Wilson; and his stepfather, Fair Isaac.

Celebratory services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Mt. Lisbon Presbyterian Church, 205 Mt. Lisbon Road, Bishopville, with Pastor Othan Franklin, eulogist, and Pastor Ella Busby officiating. Interment will follow at St. John Cemetery, Pinchum Sly Road, Bishopville.

Square Deal Funeral Home Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh St., Bishopville, is in charge of these arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at esquaredealfun@sc.rr.com.

Philadelphia; 13 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren.

Celebratory services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Cypress Fork AME Church, Alcolu, with the Rev. Odie Smalls, pastor, officiating, and the Rev. Bennie McCants assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

Mrs. Hicks will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her son, Alvin (Bell) McCray, 430 W. Huggins St., Manning.

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Ethel Warner Rickard, 89, widow of Clifton W. “C.W.” Rickard, died on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

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

MANNING — Essie Mae Starks, 81, widow of Henry B. Starks Sr., died on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was born on Sept. 11, 1933, in Bishopville, a daughter of the late Robert and Essie Scarborough Wright. She received her formal education in the public schools of Lee County. Later, she moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, where she was employed as a radiologist assistant at Hanover Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. She was a member of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Manning.

Survivors are four daughters, Shirley Thomas, Lila Mae (Minister Richmond) McDuffie, Cynthia D. McQueen and Delphine Starks; three sons, Frankie L. (Adell) Starks Sr., Ervin E. (Julia) Starks Sr. and Johnny L. (Shirley) Starks Sr.; 21 grandchildren; and 42 great-grandchildren.

Wake services for Mrs. Starks will be from 6 until 7:30 p.m. today at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning.

Celebratory services for Mrs. Starks will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 105 Dinkins St., Manning, with the Rev. George P. Windley, pastor, officiating, and Minister Verneda D. Brown assisting.

Burial will follow in the Union Cypress AME Church cemetery, Jordon community, Manning.

Mrs. Starks will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time.

The family is receiving friends at her residence, 1107 Watford Drive, Manning.

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

EUGENE LAWS BISHOPVILLE — Eugene Laws entered eternal rest on Nov. 7, 2014, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville.

The family is receiving friends at 608 James St., Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

RUSSELL D. CAIN COLUMBIA — Russell Durant Cain exchanged time for eternity on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at his residence in Columbia.

Born in Manning, he was a son of the late George and Clara Mae Wilson Cain.

Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

LILLIAN HICKS PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Lillian Virginia Lee McCray Hicks, 82, widow of Robert Hicks Sr., died on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, in Philadelphia.

She was born on Aug. 17, 1932, in Manning, a daughter of the late Richard Sr. and Susan Lowery Lee. She received her formal education at Friendship Parochial School in New Zion. She was a member of Cypress Fork AME Church. Upon moving to Philadelphia, she joined Richard Allen AME Church. She was a retired postal service employee.

Survivors are five children, Alvin (Bell) McCray and Susan M. (Will) Canty, both of South Carolina, Robert Hicks Jr. and Virginia (Harry) Hicks of Philadelphia and Paul (Jackie) Hicks of Suffolk; one brother, Benjamin Lee of Philadelphia; a nephew she took as a brother, Carnell Lee of

ELLEN JOHNSON AVON PARK, Florida — Ellen Johnson, 69, of Avon Park, died on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014.

Plans will be announced

by Collins Funeral Home.

The installation service for the Reverend Donald Amis, pastor of the High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, Dalzell, South Carolina will be held November 9, 2014 at 4:00 pm at High Hills Missionary Baptist Church.

The speaker will be the Reverend Anthony Taylor Sr., Chairman of the Executive Board of the Wateree Baptist Association, LD and pastor, of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, Rembert, South Carolina.

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VETERANS DAY SCHEDULE BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be closed on Tuesday.

GOVERNMENT — Federal government offices, the U.S. Postal Service, state government offices, City of Sumter offices and Lee County offices will be closed on Tuesday.

Sumter County offices and Clarendon County offices will be open on Tuesday.

SCHOOLS — The following will be closed on Tuesday: Sumter School District; Wilson Hall; St. Anne Catholic School; and William Thomas Academy.

All offices of The Sumter Item will be open on Tuesday.

AROUND TOWN “A Day for Saint Leo” special cel- The Sumter County Veterans Asebration will be held from sociation will hold its annual 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on MonVeterans Day program at 11 Celebrate St. Leo University’s 125th anniday, Nov. 10, at the Shaw Edua.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at cation Center, the lawn of the courthouse, versary398 Shaw Drive, Shaw Air Force Base, to Main Street. Col. Stephen F. commemorate Saint Leo UniJost, commander of the 20th versity’s 125th anniversary.

Fighter Wing of Shaw Air There will be a brief program Force Base, will speak. Folas well as balloons, cake, relowing the program, 35 local freshments and giveaways. businesses will have booths Call (803) 666-3221 or visit set up behind the courthouse http://www.saintleo.edu/edu- for veterans to see what the cation-centers.aspx. businesses have to offer them.

The Sumter Patriot Car Show will be held today in the The Sumter Chapter of the NaKmart parking lot, 1143 Broad tional Federation of the Blind St. Registration will be held will meet at 7 p.m. on Tues9-11 a.m. Judging will take day, Nov. 11, at Shiloh-Ranplace 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Registradolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette tion fees: $10 if you pre-regis- St. Jonathan Pent will speak. ter or $15 on day of event; for The spotlight will shine on bikes, $5 if you pre-register or Erieka Myers and the associ$10 on day of event. Email ate member is Ruth Pressley.

20lrsbooserclub@gmail.com Transportation provided withto register with name, make, in coverage area. Contact model and modifications.

Debra Canty at DebraCanC2@ This is a fundraising event frontier.com or at (803) 775with all benefits going to the 5792. For pertinent informaWounded Warrior Foundation tion about their upcoming and the Wolfpack Charity gala, call the recorded messupporting families and sage line at (206) 376-5992. members of deployed and The North Side Neighborhood home station military memAssociation will meet at 6 p.m. bers from the 20 LRS at Shaw on Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Air Force Base.

North HOPE Center, 904 N. The Campbell Soup friends lunch Main St. Call (803) 773-7995. group will meet at 11:30 a.m.

The Overcomers Stroke Support today at Golden Corral.

Group will meet at 6 p.m. on Clarendon School District One Thursday, Nov. 13, in the liwill conduct free vision, hearing, brary of Alive Drive Baptist speech and developmental Church, 1305 Loring Mill Road screenings as part of a child at Wise Drive. Call Wayne find effort to identify stuHunter at (803) 464-3003 or dents with special needs.

Joyce at (803) 464-7865.

Screenings will be held from Take your leashed pets out for a 9 a.m. to noon at the Sumday of music, food and fun at the merton Early Childhood CenSumter SPCA Mutt Strut 2014 on ter on the following ThursSaturday, Nov. 15, beginning days: Nov. 13; Dec. 11; Jan. 8, at noon. The event will be 2015; Feb. 12, 2015; March 12, held at 1100 S. Guignard Drive 2015; April 9, 2015; and May (next to the SPCA). “Strut14, 2015. Call Sadie Williams ters” are needed to help raise or Audrey Walters at (803) money for the Mutt Strut, 485-2325, extension 221. which is a community animal Clarendon School District One day celebration. You can help will conduct free vision, hearing, raise money by visiting the speech and developmental SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, screenings as part of a child from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. any day find effort to identify stuexcept Wednesday or Sunday dents with special needs. to pick up a registration Screenings will be held from packet. The registration fee is 9 a.m. to noon at the Sum$10 per person and includes a merton Early Childhood Cenfree event T-shirt. The person ter on the following Thurswho raises the most money days: Nov. 13; Dec. 11; Jan. 8, will win a new 2014 Apple 2015; Feb. 12, 2015; March 12, MacBook Air. Second place 2015; April 9, 2015; and May winner will receive $400 and 14, 2015. For more informathird place winner will retion, call Sadie Williams or ceive $200. Call (803) 773-9292.

Audrey Walters at (803) 485All proceeds benefit the Sum2325, extension 221. ter SPCA.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): A financial gain EUGENIA LAST or an unusual opportunity will be offered. Do not hesitate. If your heart says to take a leap of faith, do so. You won’t please everyone with your decision, but what matters is that you are happy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t get into a stalemate because you are fixed in your ways. You are likely to overreact or overindulge in social settings. It’s good to have fun, but don’t offend anyone in doing so.

Courtesy and respect must be maintained.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Avoid arguments and confrontations at all costs. Use your intelligence and offer what you can without jeopardizing your reputation.

Emotions will be difficult to control, and thinking quickly to avoid controversy will be required.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mingle, network or attend a family gettogether. Your insight and knowledge will bring you added popularity and turn you into the go-to person at whatever event you attend. Don’t neglect someone special who is counting on you for support.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Making changes at home or to your personal life will lead to a heated discussion. You are better off getting out with friends or doing something that will help you get ahead professionally. Sign up for a course or conference.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Listen to what’s being said, but minimize your response to avoid an emotional outburst. You are best to work on self-improvement instead of trying to change the minds or behaviors of those you encounter. A new nutritional and exercise

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Greenville 60/41

Columbia 64/42

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Charleston 69/51

Today: Sunshine mixing with some clouds.

High 64 to 69.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. High 66 to 70.

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Today Hi/Lo/W 64/45/pc 45/31/pc 67/39/pc 48/30/c 71/45/pc 88/60/s 66/50/pc 49/44/pc 78/58/pc 52/43/pc 88/61/s 73/56/s 56/47/pc

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep your personal financial affairs a secret. The less information you offer, the more freedom you will have to do as you please. A unique relationship will offer you insight into what you want to pursue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t give anyone the chance to complain. Do what’s expected of you and then move on to activities that will bring you greater joy.

Making home improvement changes can also lead to an alternative lifestyle. Explore your options.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Setbacks will surface if you are too open or pushy regarding your plans.

You cannot make decisions for others, and if someone chooses to do something different, take that as an opportunity to do your own thing. Don’t get angry; get moving.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep a close eye on your health and wellbeing. Taking on too much will result in exhaustion. Put more thought into moneymaking opportunities and what you can do to ensure you’re building your bank account up instead of going into debt.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Resurrect an old plan, idea or proposal and rework it until you feel confident that it will succeed.

Presenting and promoting what you have to offer will lead to an interesting counteroffer. Don’t be greedy.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Look for the positive in every situation. What you do for others will lead to a partnership that has the potential to change your life. Don’t be daunted by demands or added responsibilities, just stay relaxed and do your best.

Sumter 64/46 Manning 65/46

Today: Partly sunny. Winds southwest 4-8 mph. Partly cloudy.

Sunday: Plenty of sunshine. Winds light and variable.

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Florence 64/46

Bishopville 64/44

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1-1-5 and 7-1-3

6-9-4-8 and 5-3-2-0

MEGAMILLIONS numbers were unavailable at press time.

SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK Sweet Baby James, a 3-month-old male orange tabby American shorthair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is housebroken and great with other cats.

Sweet Baby James is sweet, affectionate, gentle, friendly and active. He loves cat toys. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

The Sumter SPCA Mutt Strut “Paws With A Cause!” will be held at noon on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive (next to the SPCA). Registration fee is $10 per person and includes event T-shirt.

Participants will receive a donation packet with pledge forms at the time of registration. The strutter who raises the most money will win an Apple MacBook Air. Second place prize is $400 and third place prize is $200. All proceeds benefit the Sumter SPCA. Pre-register at 1140 S. Guignard Drive. Call (803) 773-9292.

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PREP FOOTBALL

Ballard’s 4 TDs boost Barons past HH 49-19

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item Wilson Hall led just 21-13 with 8:36 left in the fourth quarter of its SCISA 3A first-round contest against Heathwood Hall on Friday at Spencer Field.

Then John Ballard struck for three long scoring runs and Jake Croft added a late interception return for the game’s final score as the Barons routed the Highlanders 49-19.

Next up for Wilson Hall is a return trip on Friday to Manning to attempt to avenge a 28-7 loss to Laurence Manning Academy last week. The winner of that game advances to the SCISA 3A state championship game.

The game got off to a rocky start for the Barons as the Highlanders took the opening kickoff at their 20 and drove 63 yards in eight plays. Wilson Hall’s defense held as consecutive passes to William Anderson left Heathwood Hall one yard short of a first down at the 14.

Though he did not cross the goal line himself, Robert James had a hand in both of the game’s opening scores. The junior running back dropped back in punt formation after the Barons went three-and-out following their defensive stop, only to see his rugby-style punt attempt

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Wilson Hall’s John Ballard (20) runs for his fourth touchdown of the night against Heathwood Hall during the Barons’ 49-19 victory on Friday at Spencer Field in the first round SEE BARONS, PAGE B4 of the SCISA 3A playoffs.

Second and goal?

LMA’s Epps, Eppley too much for Cardinals

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com

up 31-7.

“Our defense continues to play really well,” Jones said.

“We really didn’t make any adjustments (after the opening drive); we don’t see (the Wing-T) that much, but once we saw it, we did a really good job.”

The Braves ran for 104 yards on 14 carries in the first quarter. They had 102 on 36 carries the rest of the

MANNING — John Thomas Eppley and Tyshawn Epps combined for seven rushing touchdowns, and the Laurence Manning Academy defense held Cardinal Newman to less than 150 yards of total offense in its SCISA 3A playoff opener on Friday at Billy Chitwood Field in a 51-14 victory.

“We started off real well; I’m real proud of the kids getting to 10 BRIGGS wins,” Swampcats head coach Robbie Briggs said. “We started off real well and then we kind of lost our focus and it kind of got really sloppy, but we played well.”

LMA, which has now won five straight and has 10 wins on the season, will play host to Wilson Hall, which was a 49-19 winner over Heathwood Hall on Friday.

“The defense played outstanding again,” Brigg said.

“I’m very proud of the effort by those guys, and we’ve got a big test next week against Wilson Hall.

I’m sure they’re going to give us a thousand percent after the last game so the pressure’s back on us and I think we’ll do well.”

Cardinal Newman, which finished its season at 3-8, was hurt by turnovers late.

The Cardinals had a shot to get back into the game after Seth Ham recovered a fumble and returned it 35 yards for a score, making it a 27-14 LMA lead.

LMA finished the game off in the third quarter with four straight scores, including three TDs and a

SEE SHS, PAGE B4

SEE LMA, PAGE B4

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Sumter’s Xzavion Burson (1) tries to keep his balance while Socastee’s Isaiah Anderson goes in for the tackle during the Gamecocks’31-15 victory on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

SHS tops Socastee for No. 2 seed in region, but playoff home game still up in air

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Sumter High School took care of its business on Friday; now the Gamecocks just have to see where the chips fall when the 4A Division I football playoff brackets are released today.

Sumter defeated Socastee 31-15 at Sumter Memorial Stadium to clinch second place in Region VI, but it wasn’t sure if that would be

enough to get a top 8 seed and the home game in the first round of the playoffs that goes with it.

“I’m not sure of everything that needed to happen,” said Gamecocks head coach John Jones, whose team is 7-4 on the season and on a 4-game winning streak. “I know Summerville winning didn’t help, but we decided not to worry about that and let it take away from preparing from Socastee.

“You’re going to have to play everybody if you want to go to state. It’s just a matter of who’s playing best at that time. Hopefully, that will be us.”

After a slow start, the Gamecock defense shut Socastee. The Braves, who fell to 7-4 and finished 2-3 in region play to Sumter’s 4-1, drove 80 yards on their opening possession. The final score came with 2:19 left in the game and the Gamecocks

White rushes for 3 scores as Hanahan run past Lakewood 42-12

BY ANDREW MILLER Post and Courier HANAHAN — It’s been three weeks since Hanahan running back Cyrone White has been able to run with the football.

White made up for lost time Friday night against Lakewood.

White rushed for 141 yards and scored three touchdowns, including a defensive score, to lead Hanahan past Lakewood, 42-12, Friday night in the

opening round of the Class AAA playoffs.

The Hawks (7-4) will travel next week to Myrtle Beach, a 69-28 winner over Gilbert.

Lakewood finished its season at 6-5.

White, a junior, fractured his wrist three weeks ago against Orangeburg-Wilkinson and hasn’t been able to play at running back in nearly a month. White has been able to take the field as a linebacker.

“I missed it, I missed run-

FRIDAY’S SCORES Sumter 31, Socastee 15 Hanahan 42, Lakewood 12 Allendale-Fairfax 38, East Clarendon 6 LMA 51, Cardinal Newman 14 Wilson Hall 49, Heathwood Hall 19 Northwood 53, Thomas Sumter 7 Clarendon Hall 36, Cathedral 0

ning with the football, but I couldn’t get a good grip on it with my wrist the way it was,” said White, who scored on

plays of 3 and 42 yards. “I’ve been waiting for my wrist to get better so I could go back on offense. The offensive line played great tonight.”

The Hawks rolled up 428 yards of total offense, including 361 yards on the ground.

Jerry Balley led the Hawks with 164 yards and scored twice.

“We’ve been a running team pretty much the whole season,” said Hanahan coach Charlie Patterson. “We came out and established the run

and got a couple of early scores. Getting off to that quick start really helped.”

The Hawks jumped to a 21-0 halftime lead, but Lakewood returned the opening kickoff of the second half 73 yards.

Four plays later, Ahmir Palmer scored to cut the gap to 21-6 with 9:49 to play in the third quarter.

But any hopes of a Gators comeback were quickly squashed as White returned a

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Cleveland at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

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Police in Delaware say they are investigating a domestic assault allegation made against Kurt Busch, right. The Dover Police Department said in a statement on Friday that Busch’s ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, left, said the allegations involved an incident inside his motor home at a race.

Kurt Busch facing assault investigation

BY RANDALL CHASE The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — NASCAR driver Kurt Busch has been accused of domestic assault by his ex-girlfriend, and police in Delaware said Friday they are investigating.

The Dover Police Department said the allegations were brought to the department Wednesday. Busch’s ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, 36, said the allegations involved an incident inside his motorhome at a race at Dover International Speedway in September. The couple broke up about a week before.

Driscoll has filed court documents asking that a judge order Busch to stay away from her and not contact her. She also is asking that Busch undergo a psychiatric evaluation and be evaluated by a certified domestic violence treatment agency.

The documents, filed Wednesday, say Busch was despondent the night of Sept. 26 after his poor performance at the qualifying session.

“He was verbally abusive to her and said he wished he had a gun so that he could kill himself,’’ the documents say.

Driscoll said Busch, 36, called her names and accused her of “having spies everywhere and having a camera on the bus to watch him.’’ He then jumped up, grabbed her face and smashed her head three times against the wall next to the bed, Driscoll says in the documents.

Driscoll says she pushed Busch away and ran from the bedroom, going to a nearby bus to put an ice pack on her head and neck. She said the incident caused her severe pain, difficulty breathing and bruising on her neck.

A hearing in the case is scheduled for Dec. 2.

QUIKEN LOANS RACE FOR HEROES 500 LINEUP

By The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Ariz.

Lap length: 1 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 142.113 mph.

2. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 142.079.

3. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 141.995.

4. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 141.794.

5. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 141.794.

6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 141.771.

7. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 141.665.

8. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 141.321.

9. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 141.287.

10. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 141.188.

11. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 140.889.

12. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 139.746.

13. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 140.488.

14. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 140.411.

15. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 140.356.

16. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 140.285.

17. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 140.192.

18. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 140.187.

19. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 140.16.

20. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 140.127.

21. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 140.045.

22. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 139.969.

23. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 139.958.

24. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 139.746.

25. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 139.697.

26. (33) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 139.432.

27. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 139.394.

28. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 139.34.

29. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 139.195.

30. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 139.104.

31. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 138.873.

32. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 138.851.

33. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 138.691.

34. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 138.307.

35. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 138.281.

36. (98) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 137.942.

37. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, Owner Points.

38. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

39. (37) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

40. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, Owner Points.

41. (83) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, Owner Points.

42. (32) Joey Gase, Ford, Owner Points.

43. (66) Mike Wallace, Toyota, Owner Points.

Failed to Qualify 44. (75) Clay Rogers, Chevrolet, 137.31.

An attorney for Busch said he was cooperating with the investigation.

“This allegation is a complete fabrication by a woman who has refused to accept the end of a relationship and Mr. Busch vehemently denies her allegations in every respect,’’ attorney Rusty Hardin said in an emailed statement.

SPORTS ITEMS

Dunleavy leads Bulls past Sixers 118-115 PHILADELPHIA — Mike Dunleavy scored 12 of his season-high 27 points in the decisive third quarter and the Chicago Bulls held off a late Philadelphia rally in a 118-115 victory over the 76ers on Friday night.

Jimmy Butler added 23 points and Pau Gasol chipped in 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls, whose 4-0 road start is their best since going 6-0 away from Chicago to start the 199697 season. The Bulls’ Derrick Rose missed his third game in the last four after aggravating his sprained ankles in Wednesday’s 95-86 win over Milwaukee when the former MVP had 13 points and seven assists in 31 minutes. He is day-to-day.

Tony Wroten led four Sixers in double-figures with a career-high 31 points as Philadelphia fell to 0-6.

under 134.

Canada’s Nick Taylor was two strokes back after a 69.

Play was suspended because of darkness with 15 players unable to finish.

Bishopville native Tommy Gainey finished at 3 over.

TOMS, ROLLINS SHARE SANDERSON FARMS LEAD

SHANGHAI — Graeme McDowell relied on a hot putter Friday for another 5-under 67 to build a threeshot lead over Ian Poulter in the HSBC Champions.

Bubba Watson was four off the lead at shooting a 67.

JACKSON, Miss. — David Toms and John Rollins each shot 6-under 66 on Friday to share the secondround lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Toms and Rollins were at 10-

PRESSEL TAKES MIZUNO CLASSIC LEAD

SHIMA, Japan — Morgan Pressel shot a 5-under 67 on Friday in the Mizuno Classic to take a one-stroke lead over 51-year-old Laura Davies and Chella Choi.

Japan’s Kotono Kozuma was two strokes back at 69 along with Ilhee Lee, Mi Hyang Lee and Pornanong Phatlam.

MCDOWELL UP 3 IN SHANGHAI

From wire reports

4:30 a.m. -- International Soccer: Australian League Match from Brisbane, Australia -- Melbourne City vs. Brisbane (FOX SPORTS 2).

7:40 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match from Liverpool, England – Chelsea vs. Liverpool (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match from Manchester, England – Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

11 a.m. -- Formula One Racing: Brazilian Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Sao Paulo (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

11:30 a.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Race For Heroes 500 Practice from Avondale, Ariz. (FOX SPORTS 2).

Noon – College Football: Southern Methodist at Tulsa (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

Noon – College Football: Georgia at Kentucky (ESPN).

Noon – College Football: Iowa at Minnesota (ESPN2).

Noon – College Football: Wisconsin at Purdue (ESPNU).

Noon – College Football: Baylor at Oklahoma (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – College Football: Louisiana Tech at Alabama-Birmingham (GET TV).

Noon – College Football: Presbyterian at Mississippi (SEC NETWORK).

Noon – College Football: Texas-San Antonio at Rice (SPORTSOUTH).

12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Manchester City vs. QPR (WIS 10).

12:30 p.m. – College Football: Georgia Tech at North Carolina State (WACH 57).

12:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series DAV 200 Pole Qualifying from Avondale, Ariz.

(FOX SPORTS 2).

12:30 p.m. – College Football: Duke at Syracuse (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

2 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Sanderson Farms Championship Third Round from Jackson, Miss. (GOLF).

2 p.m. – College Football: Furman at The Citadel (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

2:30 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Eastern Conference Semifinal Game Two – New York at D.C. United (WIS 10).

2:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Race For Heroes 500 Practice from Avondale, Ariz. (FOX SPORTS 2).

3 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Brigham Young at Pacific (BYUTV).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Texas A&M at Auburn (WLTX 19).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Notre Dame at Arizona (WOLO 25).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Army vs. Connecticut from New York (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) 3:30 p.m. – College Football: Michigan at Northwestern (ESPN2).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Tulane at Houston (ESPNU).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: West Virginia at Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Western Carolina at Samford (GET TV).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Pennsylvania at Princeton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Iowa State at Kansas (SPORTSOUTH).

4 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series DAV 200 from Avondale, Ariz. (ESPN, WEGX-FM 92.9).

4 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Olympiaco vs. Juventus (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

4 p.m. – College Football: Tennessee-Martin at Mississippi State (SEC NETWORK).

6:30 p.m. – College Football: Virginia at Florida State (ESPN).

7 p.m. – College Football: Boise State at New Mexico (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Football: Hawaii at Colorado State (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – College Football: UCLA at Washington (FOX SPORTS 1).

7 p.m. – College Football: Marshall at Southern Mississippi (GET TV).

7:15 p.m. – College Football: Louisville at Boston College (ESPN2).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: Kansas State at Texas Christian (WACH 57).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: Florida at Vanderbilt (SEC NETWORK).

8 p.m. – College Football: Alabama at Louisiana State (WLTX 19).

8 p.m. – College Football: Ohio State at Michigan State (WOLO 25).

8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at Washington (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. – Professional Baseball: Arizona Fall League Military Appreciation Game from Surprise, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Boston at Chicago (WGN).

8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: New Orleans at San Antonio (NBA TV).

8:30 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Amir Mansour vs. Frederic Kassi in a Heavyweight Bout and Dmitry Mikhaylenko vs. Ronald Cruz in a Welterweight Bout from Bethlehem, Pa. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. – College Exhibition Basketball: Seattle Pacific at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

10 p.m. – College Football: Oregon at Utah (ESPN).

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

10:30 p.m. – College Football: San Jose State at Fresno State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

10:45 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Bernard Hopkins vs. Sergey Kovalev for the World Light Heavyweight Title from Atlantic City, N.J. (HBO).

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NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION Toronto Brooklyn New York Boston Philadelphia SOUTHEAST DIVISION Washington Miami Charlotte Atlanta Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION Chicago Milwaukee Cleveland Detroit Indiana

Portland at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Orlando at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m.

Utah at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Miami at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Denver at Portland, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS

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

W 7 5 5 1

L 2 3 3 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .778 .625 .625 .111

PF 281 178 211 154

PA 198 165 151 252

W 6 4 2 1

L 3 5 6 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .444 .250 .111

PF 290 206 137 141

PA 211 197 202 251

W 6 6 5 5

L 3 3 3 4

T 0 0 1 0

Pct .667 .667 .611 .556

PF 248 209 197 240

PA 219 172 211 174

W 6 5 5 0

L 2 3 4 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .625 .556 .000

PF 245 200 205 129

PA 185 138 186 211

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

W 6 6 3 3

L 2 3 5 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .667 .375 .333

PF 234 230 178 197

PA 177 195 209 229

W 4 3 2 1

L 4 5 6 7

T 0 1 0 0

Pct .500 .389 .250 .125

PF 227 177 192 150

PA 198 236 221 245

W 6 5 4 3

L 2 3 5 5

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .625 .444 .375

PF 162 222 168 180

PA 126 191 199 222

W 7 5 4 3

L 1 3 4 5

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .875 .625 .500 .375

PF 192 202 168 149

PA 156 174 178 220

THURSDAY’S GAME

Cleveland 24, Cincinnati 3

SUNDAY’S GAMES

San Francisco at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Miami at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

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

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Dallas vs. Jacksonville at London, 1 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Chicago at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Houston, Indianapolis, Minnesota, New England, San Diego, Washington

MONDAY’S GAME

Carolina at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, NOV. 13

Buffalo at Miami, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 16

Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Denver at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Detroit at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

New England at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Baltimore, Dallas, Jacksonville, N.Y. Jets

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W Tampa Bay 13 9 Montreal 14 9 Boston 15 9 Ottawa 12 7 Detroit 13 6 Toronto 13 6 Florida 11 4 Buffalo 14 3 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W Pittsburgh 12 9 N.Y. Islanders 13 8 N.Y. Rangers 12 6 Philadelphia 13 6 New Jersey 13 6 Washington 12 4 Carolina 11 3 Columbus 12 4

W 4 2 2 1 0

L 1 2 3 3 5

Pct .800 .500 .400 .250 .000

GB – 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 4

W 4 3 2 1 1

L 1 2 3 2 4

Pct .800 .600 .400 .333 .200

GB – 1 2 2 3

W 4 2 1 1 1

L 1 3 3 3 4

Pct .800 .400 .250 .250 .200

GB – 2 2 1/2 2 1/2 3

L 0 0 2 2 2

Pct 1.000 1.000 .600 .500 .500

GB – 1/2 2 1/2 3 3

L 2 2 3 3 4

Pct .600 .500 .400 .250 .200

GB – 1/2 1 1 1/2 2

FRIDAY’S GAMES

L 0 1 2 2 5

Pct 1.000 .800 .600 .600 .000

GB – 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 4 1/2

TODAY’S GAMES

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W Houston 6 Memphis 5 Dallas 3 New Orleans 2 San Antonio 2 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Portland 3 Minnesota 2 Utah 2 Denver 1 Oklahoma City 1 PACIFIC DIVISION W Golden State 4 Sacramento 4 L.A. Clippers 3 Phoenix 3 L.A. Lakers 0

OT 1 1 0 2 4 2 4 2

Pts 19 19 18 16 16 14 12 8

GF 47 33 43 34 33 37 16 17

GA 34 41 35 27 31 35 24 45

L 2 5 4 5 5 5 6 8

OT 1 0 2 2 2 3 2 0

Pts 19 16 14 14 14 11 8 8

GF 49 41 34 41 36 38 25 30

GA 26 42 38 40 41 37 37 41

OT 1 2 2 1 0 5 4

Pts 19 18 16 15 14 13 12

GF 34 33 28 34 36 37 37

GA 26 27 31 23 25 46 45

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

GP 13 13 14 13 12 15 13

W 9 8 7 7 7 4 4

L 3 3 5 5 5 6 5

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 14 10 3 1 21 38 27 Vancouver 14 10 4 0 20 46 38 Calgary 15 8 5 2 18 43 37 Los Angeles 14 7 4 3 17 32 29 San Jose 14 7 5 2 16 43 38 Arizona 12 5 6 1 11 31 44 Edmonton 13 4 8 1 9 32 48 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Houston 98, San Antonio 81 Portland 108, Dallas 87

FRIDAY’S GAMES

L 3 4 6 3 3 5 3 9

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

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

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Utah, 9 p.m.

Pittsburgh 4, Winnipeg 3, SO Colorado 4, Toronto 3, SO N.Y. Islanders 2, Los Angeles 1, SO Boston 5, Edmonton 2 Philadelphia 4, Florida 1 Ottawa 3, Minnesota 0 Tampa Bay 5, Calgary 2 St. Louis 4, New Jersey 3 Nashville 3, Dallas 2 Vancouver 3, San Jose 2 Edmonton at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Carolina, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Arizona at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Calgary at Florida, 3 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Washington, 8 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Dallas, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

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BY SCOTT KEEPFER Greenville News WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Strange things happen here.

Just ask Tommy Bowden.

For much of Thursday night’s game between Clemson and upstart Wake Forest, it appeared as though the Demon Deacons might be able to pull off an upset similar to the one they posted in 2008.

And 2005.

And 2003.

“It was a weird game,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said.

Weird perhaps, but by the end of Clemson’s late rally in a tougher-than-expected 34-20 win at BB&T Field, weird suddenly seemed OK. “That’s six in a row,” Swinney said. “We’ve got a little momentum.”

True enough, but it took a stoic defensive effort and some long-awaited big plays by the offense to keep “Ol’ Mo” on the Tigers’ bus.

It was a victory that seemed to be considerably more difficult than necessary, particularly considering the final statistics — Wake Forest managed 119 total yards, including seven yards rushing, and Clemson had 13 tackles for loss.

Those numbers sounded as if they belonged more to a 42-0 win.

“It was one of those frustrating games for four quar-

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Clemson’s Germone Hopper (5) runs past Wake Forest’s Ryan Janvion (22) during the Tigers’ 34-20 victory on Thursday in Winston-Salem, N.C. ters,” Swinney said. “And a lot of times it is when you play Wake Forest. They’re a team that fights with everything they have and always have.”

While the defense ruled, the offense at least showed some signs of life, particularly in the second half when it mounted long drive upon long drive to salt the game away.

But the decision wasn’t really finalized until freshman wide receiver Artavis Scott took a short shovel pass and dashed 68 yards around the right side for a touchdown that gave the Tigers a 27-20 lead with less

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than 11 minutes left.

“He kind of ran through that one little arm tackle there and was able to stay in bounds,” Swinney said. “Then obviously he’s got great speed.”

Wayne Gallman had his second consecutive big game, again topping the 100-yard mark. He finished with 106 yards on 19 carries, including a nifty 30-yard scamper that put the Tigers’ win on ice with 6:36 remaining.

With Deshaun Watson peering over his shoulder, Cole Stoudt gutted his way through another game. He was off

(12) Mississippi vs. Presbyterian, noon (SEC NETWORK) Wofford at Chattanooga, 1 p.m.

Furman at Citadel, 2 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern, 11 a.m.

Coastal Carolina at Charlotte, 2 p.m.

South Carolina State at Florida A&M, 3 p.m.

Carson-Newman at Newberry, 2 p.m.

North Greenville at Catawba, 1:30 p.m.

Benedict at Paine, 2 p.m.

Limestone at Southeastern, 7 p.m.

ACC Today (2) Florida State vs. Virginia, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) (22) Duke at Syracuse, 12:30 p.m.

Georgia Tech at North Carolina State, 12:30 p.m.

(WACH 57) Louisville at Boston College, 7:15 p.m. (ESPN2) SEC Today (1) Mississippi State vs. UT-Martin, 4 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) (3) Auburn vs. Texas A&M, 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) (4) Alabama at (14) LSU, 8 p.m. (WLTX 19) (17) Georgia at Kentucky, noon (ESPN) Florida at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) TOP 25 Today

Clemson’s school-record 25th in a row against an unranked opponent and also enabled Swinney to tie the ACC record for wins by a coach in his first seven years in the league.

Swinney is 58-25 and would top the record established by Maryland’s Jerry Claiborne in his first seven seasons should the Tigers prevail at Georgia Tech.

Weird or not, by night’s end, Dabo Swinney was glad to steal into the Winston-Salem night with his perfect record against Wake Forest intact.

Because he knows that strange things happen here.

Coastal takes break from Big South

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

(19) Clemson 34, Wake Forest 20 Today

sometimes, on at others, and ended up 27-for-42 passing for 282 yards with three scores.

Watson, who has missed the past three games after breaking a bone in his right hand, was at the ready, but wasn’t needed. He’ll be needed later.

“I asked him (Watson) in the third quarter, ‘Hey, are you ready to go if we need you?’ and he said, ‘Yes sir,’ ” Swinney said. “But our goal was to try not play him if we could.

“He’ll be ready to go come Monday and it’ll be really good to have him back.”

Thursday’s victory marked

COLUMBIA — It’s November, the time when Coastal Carolina really gets serious about football.

The undefeated Chanticleers (9-0) step outside Big South Conference play to take on Charlotte (3-5) on Saturday. Coastal Carolina is the only Big South team to win a game in this critical month each season since 2003. The Chants lead the league with a .778 winning percentage (28-6) in the month.

In other Football Championship Subdivision games involving South Carolina schools, Charleston Southern faces Gardner-Webb, Wofford plays at Chattanooga, Furman meets rival Citadel and South Carolina State plays at Florida A&M. Coastal Carolina (3-0 Big

South), ranked No. 2 in the FCS poll, is seeking to become the Big South’s firstMOGLIA ever 10-0 program. Without any late slipups, the Chants are in line for their seventh league title and a first-round bye in the NCAA playoffs.

Coastal coach Joe Moglia doesn’t plan to let up now.

“They are creative and it requires a lot of work to get ready for them,” Moglia said. “Playing them at their place after a bye week, they’re going to be quite ready and we’ve got to make sure we’re ready as well.”

At North Charleston, Charleston Southern (6-3, 1-2 Big South) looks to keep the winning going against Gardner-Webb (4-5, 0-2). The Buccaneers

have had a very uneven season so far, opening 5-0 and rising to No. 22 in national polls. Then came three straight losses, including a disheartening 21-20 defeat at Vanderbilt of the Southeastern Conference.

At Chattanooga, Tennessee, Wofford (5-3, 3-1 Southern Conference is out to muddy up the top of the conference and keep its own chances at a championship alive when it plays the league-leading Mocs (6-3, 5-0).

A win by Chattanooga would clinch the league’s automatic bid to the FBS playoffs later this month.

The Terriers would need to win out to have any chance at their first SoCon title and getting back to the playoffs for the first time since ending a three-year postseason run from 2010-12.

At Charleston, Furman

(2-7, 1-3) and Citadel (3-6, 1-3) try to take a step toward the upper half of the conference when they play each other this weekend.

The Paladins shared a conference title last season and won a playoff game.

This season, though, they’ve lost seven straight.

Citadel ended its 0-3 start in the league with its 28-26 victory at SoCon newcomer Mercer last week.

At Tallahassee, Florida, South Carolina State (6-3, 4-1) looks to stay in the crazy Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship chase when it takes on Florida A&M (2-7, 2-3).

The Bulldogs are part of a five-way tie for the top, a race that could see some shuffling this week as the four others play another leader: Bethune-Cookman faces Norfolk State while Morgan State plays North Carolina A&T.

Mississippi tries to bounce back vs. Presbyterian

(5) Oregon at (20) Utah, 10 p.m. (ESPN) (6) TCU vs. (9) Kansas State, 7:30 p.m. (WACH 57) (7) Michigan State vs. (13) Ohio State, 8 p.m.

(WOLO 25) (8) Notre Dame at (11) Arizona State, 3:30 p.m.

(WOLO 25) (10) Baylor at (16) Oklahoma, noon (FOX SPORTS 1) (18) UCLA at Washington, 7 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) (21) Arizona vs. Colorado, 8 p.m.

(23) Marshall at Southern Mississippi, 7 p.m. (GET TV 1250) (24) West Virginia at Texas, 3:30 p.m.(FOX SPORTS 1) (25) Wisconsin at Purdue, noon (ESPNU)

BY DAVID BRANDT The Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. — Twelfth-ranked Mississippi is dealing with multiple injuries to important players this week.

But the biggest issue by far is the team’s bruised psyche.

The Rebels (7-2) are trying to bounce back from two emotional losses — including last weekend’s 35-31 loss to Auburn — that essentially knocked the program out of national title contention.

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to make sure his team is prepared to face Presbyterian (5-4) on Saturday.

The Blue Hose play at the Football Championship Subdivision level and have been blown out by two other FBS teams this season — Northern Illinois and NC State.

A win over Presbyterian won’t mean anything in the SEC, but could help Ole Miss reclaim its mojo that helped it win seven straight to start the season. While the Rebels are now a longshot to win the SEC’s Western Division, it’s not impossible.

“It’s not over,’’ Freeze said. “It can be the wild, wild West before it’s

over. You don’t know who is going to win and who is going to lose on a given night. We just have to worry about us and continue to stay the course and not be discouraged.’’

Ole Miss will be playing its first game without star receiver Laquon Treadwell. The sophomore broke his leg and dislocated his ankle against Auburn.

Presbyterian will be playing its third game against FBS-level competition this season. The Blue Hose haven’t been competitive in their first two tries, losing 55-3 to Northern Illinois and 42-0 to NC State.

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Upper State A.C. Flora 37, (4) Daniel 14 Lancaster 26, (3) Chapman 20 Wren 56, (4) Pickens 13 Emerald 28, (3) Broome 14 South Pointe 56, (4) Blue Ridge 0 Seneca 40, (2) Chapin 34 Greer 17, (4) Clinton 13 Belton-Honea Path 28, (3) Camden 9 Lower State Hartsville 33, (4) Orangeburg-Wilkinson 21 Georgetown 44, (2) Airport 7 Berkeley 35, (4) Dreher 28 Midland Valley 35, (2) North Myrtle Beach 21 Swansea 45, (4) Wilson 21 Marlboro County 14, (3) Beaufort 13 Myrtle Beach 69, (4) Gilbert 28 Hanahan 42, (3) Lakewood 12

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Upper State Fairfield Central 55, (8) Mid-Carolina 14 Strom Thurmond 49, (5) Pendleton 14 Newberry 52, (6) Indian Land 10 Woodruff 42, (7) Powdersville 27 Lower State Dillon 41, (8) Aynor 6 Waccamaw 21, (4) Lake Marion 6 Loris 42, (6) Wade Hampton 0 Ridgeland-Hardeeville 51, (7) Garrett 19

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Upper State Chesnee 55, (8) Chesterfield 34 Keenan 29, (4) Central 26 Ninety Six 35, (3) Cheraw 21 Abbeville 34, (2) Batesburg-Leesville 28 Lower State Woodland 42, (8) Johnsonville 14 Andrews 28, (5) Bishop England 9 Whale Branch 21, (6) Barnwell 12 Timberland 42, (7) Academic Magnet 0

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Sumter quarterback James Barnes (10) looks to throw downfield during the Gamecocks’ 31-15 victory over Socastee on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

SHS FROM PAGE B1 game.

Sumter had 330 yards of total offense, 176 through the air and 154 on the ground. Shrine Bowl wide receiver Ky’Jon Tyler had five catches for 102 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown reception, and wide receiver Marquise Moore had three catches for 74 yards, including a 48yard TD catch.

Neither team punted in the first half. Sumter scored on each of its three possessions, while the Braves scored on just one of their three. They turned the ball over downs on their second one and the half brought an end to their third one.

The Gamecocks took the opening kickoff and got to the Socastee 13 on a 30-yard run by running back Deonte Lowery. Sumter got as close as the 7, but had to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Vincent Watkins with 8:59 left in the first quarter for a 3-0

lead.

Socastee responded with a 9-play, 80-yard scoring drive, running through the Gamecocks defense with its Wing-T offense. Quarterback Jordan Hodge scored from a yard out and placekicker Alan Millan added the extra point to make it 7-3 with 5:56 left.

Sumter came back with a 9-play, 77-yard scoring drive, mixing in a long run with quarterback James Barnes going 3-for-3 on the drive.

Running back Rodney Pitts broke off a 21-yard run, while Barnes had completions of 12 and 13 yards to Tyler and an 18-yarder to Moore, that set the Gamecocks up at the Braves 8.

After being dropped for a 2-yard loss, Pitts broke off a 10-yard run for a touchowns. Watkins’ PAT made it 10-7 with 2:07 left in the first quarter.

The Braves had a 12-play possession following the Sumter score, but it ended up in no points. They turned it over on downs at the

Gamecock 28.

Sumter only ran three plays in the second quarter, but one of them was Barnes hitting Tyler over the middle for what ended up being a 65-yard touchdown pass with 7:27 left in the first half. Watkins’ extra point made it 17-7, which would be the halftime score.

Socastee received the second-half kickoff, and the teams actually exchanged punts after their first possessions. However, the Braves muffed a punt from Pressley Harvin, with Sumter recovering at the Socastee 26.

Pitts scored on an 8-yard run five plays later to make it 24-7 with 7:42 left in the third quarter.

Socastee moved as close as the Sumter 22 on its next possession, but Hodge was dropped for an 8-yard loss of fourth and four to end the threat.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Barnes went up top to Moore for a 48-yard scoring pass to open the lead to 31-7.

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BARONS FROM PAGE B1 blocked. The Highlanders recovered and took over at the Wilson Hall 5, with Kenneth Bishop taking it in for the score on fourth down from the 1 with 4:512 to go in the opening quarter.

James initially bobbled the ensuing kickoff before recovering to return it 34 yards to the Barons’ 41. Wilson Hall got one first down before turning it back over on downs at the Heathwood Hall 36. The Highlanders failed to get a first down and James redeemed himself as Tucker Ruble dropped back in punt formation. James got the block, allowing Will Watson to scoop the ball up in mid-air and rumble 15 yards to the end zone for a tying score with 33 seconds left in the first.

Ballard came up big on Wilson Hall’s first scoring drive of the second quarter, catching a Dawson Price pass for seven yards and rushing three times for 48 yards, including a 31-yard romp to set up his 12-yard touchdown run, putting the Barons up 14-7 at the 7:29 mark of the quarter.

Wilson Hall added one more score before halftime as Price ran for 40 yards with 2:26 left, giving the Barons a 21-7 edge at the break. Ballard closed the half with an interception

LMA FROM PAGE B1 34-yard field goal by Josh Martin. Most of the scores were set up by safety Tony Cruz’s three interceptions in the third quarter.

Eppley led the team with 165 yards on the ground and four TDs. Epps had 122 yards on 10 carries and three rushing scores.

CN managed just the one offensive touchdown, a Trey Napper 38-yard TD run in the first quarter, which snapped a 14-0 lead for LMA. Napper fin-

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Heathwood Halll quarterback Brandon Walden (10) is brought down by the Wilson Hall defense during the Barons’ 49-19 victory on Friday at Spencer Field in the first round of the SCISA 3A playoffs. of Corbett Glick, allowing Price to take a knee and lead his team to the locker room.

Wilson Hall drove 50 yards in 10 plays on the opening drive of the second half before place kicker Cody

ished with 62 rushing yards on 12 totes. Quarterback Cam Trignali was just 9 of 31 passing for 68 yards and four interceptions.

The Swampcats took a 27-7 lead into halftime fueled by a perfect offensive opening quarter and missed opportunities by both teams in the second quarter. LMA scored on all four of its possessions in the first quarter, but then missed two chances to put points on the board and turned the ball over twice in the second quarter.

After having success with

Hoover sailed a 41-yard field goal attempt wide left with 7:33 left in the third.

Heathwood Hall scored on a 13-yard pass from Glick to Todd Corley to cut the lead to 21-13, but Ballard would an-

Eppley under center, the Swampcats put Adam Lowder under center to begin the second. He rushed five straight times for 55 yards, but fumbled at the Cardinals 1 attempting to score. After a CN punt, Martin missed a 31-yard field goal attempt and the final LMA offensive possession before the half saw a turnover on downs at the CN 30.

The Cardinals didn’t fare much better in the second as they punted twice, had a turnover on downs and moved the ball into LMA territory but ran out of time as halftime hit.

swer two plays later with a 51yard scamper down the left side to push the Barons’ lead back to 28-13. Ballard’s run came one play after Sam Watford raced 46 yards to the end zone, only to have the play

nullified by an offensive penalty.

Ballard’s other scores came on runs of 29 and 48 yards, with Croft’s interception return going for 51 yards with 1:25 left in the game.

Eppley and Epps each had two rushing scores sandwiched in between Napper’s 38-yard TD run to open the first quarter. Eppley ran the ball six times on a seven play, 54-yard drive and capped it off with a 3-yard TD run. Epps then ran 29 yards for his first score of the night giving LMA a 14-0 lead.

The Cardinals answered with Napper’s score but LMA responded quickly. Epps scored on a 55-yard run and Eppley added a 7-yard rushing score with less than a minute before the end of the first to make it a three score lead.

GATORS FROM PAGE B1 fumble 12 yards for a TD and Saaehim Brooks stepped in front of a Roderick Charles pass and returned it 71 yards for a score to give the Hawks a 35-6 advantage midway through the third quarter.

The Hawks appear to be peaking at the right time of year.

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Even a cast of classy stars can’t save ‘Turks and Caicos’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH It’s a bit cheeky to accuse “Masterpiece Contemporary” (9 p.m. Sunday, PBS, TV-14, check local listings) of the kind of stunt casting associated with “Sharknado,” but somebody’s got to do it. The low-key spy thriller “Worricker: Turks and Caicos” is stuffed to the gills with actors from every prestige British drama and Merchant Ivory collaboration with a few American indie favorites thrown in.

If there’s fun to be had from watching this emotionally arid, predictable and not entirely coherent drama, it’s from the thrill of recognizing yet another favorite as they enter the frame.

Bill Nighy reprises his role as MI5 spy Johnny Worricker from “Page Eight.” He’s hiding in plain sight on the posh island that gives this tale its title. Apparently, British authorities would like to rendition him back to the sceptered isle.

He spends his exile reading yellowed Penguin paperbacks and simply walking about, gliding effortlessly in his lean fashion. Worricker does a lot of walking in this movie. For reasons unexplained, he’s catnip to beautiful women and beloved by the downtrodden islanders.

His life gets complicated when a posse of thuggish “New Jersey businessmen” arrive, along with a mystery man (Christopher Walken) who may be a thief, a spy or both.

Not to give too much away, but the intrigue involves a curious intersection of the war on terror with kidnapping, secret prisons and mafia money — connections that lead all the way to the British prime minister (Ralph Fiennes) by way of a media-savvy financier (Rupert Graves), who just so happens to employ Worricker’s ex-lover (Helena Bonham-Carter).

The sheer number of distinguished performers in this film are also its undoing. Did I mention James McArdle, Dylan Baker, James Naughton, Malik Yoba and Winona (where have you been?) Ryder?

Too often, their scenes with Nighy have a one-off fashion, as if the director had difficulty assembling them all in one place.

Moments with Ryder are particularly disjointed. It doesn’t help that her disturbed, alcoholic character is paper-thin or that she’s saddled with so much explication in so little time.

And she’s hardly alone. The script,

by David Hare, offers almost everybody brittle, unbelievable and affected dialogue often weighed down with political rants against London and Washington, D.C. “Turks and Caicos” aired on British television in 2011. It hasn’t improved with age.

• Elsewhere, Sunday is a night for second chances and do-overs. Now entering its third and final season, “The

season finale of “Survivor’s Remorse” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA).

• Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Lena Dunham, Micky Flanagan and Sia appear on “The Graham Norton Show” (10:15 p.m., BBC America, TV-14).

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Winona Ryder stars as Melanie Fall and Bill Nighy as Johnny Worricker in the “Masterpiece Contemporary” spy thriller “Worricker: Turks & Caicos” airing at 9 p.m. on Sunday on PBS. Newsroom” (9 p.m., HBO, TV-14) has been so widely derided and ridiculed that even creator Aaron Sorkin apologized for the show.

If season three is a reboot, it doesn’t seem all that different. It’s a tad less manic, but no less mannered. Tonight: Relive news coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing.

• Lisa Kudrow’s cult favorite series “The Comeback” (10 p.m. Sunday, HBO, TV-MA) returns for a second season, after having been canceled in 2005.

Not unlike the return of “Arrested Development” to Netflix, “The Comeback” is burdened by both anticipation and nostalgia.

No show has so thoroughly and ruthlessly explored the cracked mirror of reality TV, a place where the cameras, often worked by amateurish and unprofessional crews, never stop rolling. Kudrow’s character, Valerie Cherish, is the train wreck where reality TV ran over scripted media.

She’s too steeped in old-school TV to turn off her “character” and too clueless about the way things work to not look ridiculous and a little endearing at the same time.

The combination of Valerie’s personality, voice and nervous inability not to comment on every event while under relentless surveillance is both brilliant and exhausting. “The Comeback” cries out for the brevity of a webisode. Instead, the 42-minute season opener seems about twice as long as it should be.

• In another comeback, characters from “Futurama” appear on a crossover episode of “The Simpsons” (8 p.m.

Sunday, Fox, TV-PG). Few series have had as many network reincarnations.

Created by Matt Groening, “Futurama” ran on Fox from 1999 to 2003 and

then on Cartoon Network until 2007.

Comedy Central aired new episodes in 2010 and 2011.

• Three weeks before Thanksgiving, Hallmark is already ankle-deep in tinsel with its 1,300-hour holiday onslaught.

Saturday’s offering is “The Nine Lives of Christmas” (8 p.m., TV-G), about a “confirmed bachelor” who adopts a stray feline and invites a pretty veterinarian into his life.

• Don’t go looking for “confirmed bachelors” or other shrinking violets in the 2014 drama “Dead on Campus” (8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime). A co-ed discovers she’ll do anything to fit into her status-obsessed sorority — even seduce a stranger chosen at random by her would-be “sisters.” But will her eagerness to conform extend to covering up a murder stemming from the hazing gone haywire? Katelyn Tarver, Tamara Duarte and Nicki Aycox costar.

• The 2014 made-for-cable shocker “Mutant World” (9 p.m., Syfy, TV-14) follows a group of die-hard doomsday preppers who emerge from their bunker only to discover a depraved and deformed humanity.

• Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): the Ebola virus; Veterans Administration Secretary Robert McDonald; actor Steve Carell.

• Nicki Minaj hosts the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, from Glasgow, Scotland (7 p.m., MTV).

• A supernatural tale reunites Moray and Denise on “The Paradise” on “Masterpiece Classic” (8 p.m., PBS, TVPG, check local listings).

• Henry keeps his assignment a secret on “Madam Secretary” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• “Now: In the Wings on a World Stage” (8 p.m., Ovation) documents Kevin Spacey’s stage production of “Richard III.” • The Green Bay Packers host the Chicago Bears on “Sunday Night Football” (8:20 p.m., NBC).

• Alicia handles a rape case on “The Good Wife” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Rachel’s choice spreads contagion on “Resurrection” (9 p.m., ABC, TVPG).

• New challenges emerge on “The Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-MA).

• Carrie’s plans unravel on “Homeland” (9 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

• A new victim emerges on “CSI” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• News about Emily’s dad on “Revenge” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• Noah can’t control his daughter on “The Affair” (10 p.m., Showtime, TVMA).

• Dr. James’ projects proliferate on the second season premiere of “Getting On” (10:42 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICE Sigourney Weaver plays a wicked stepmother in the 1997 cable original “Grimm Brothers’ Snow White: A Tale Of Terror” (9 p.m. Saturday, Ovation), costarring Monica Keena, Gil Bellows and Sam Neill.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • In college football action, LSU hosts Alabama (8 p.m., CBS), Michigan State hosts Ohio State (8 p.m., ABC), and TCU hosts Kansas State (7:30 p.m., Fox).

• Season eight of “Doctor Who” (9 p.m., BBC America, TV-PG) concludes.

• Cullen and Durant spare a criminal’s life on “Hell on Wheels” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-14).

• Reggie’s family worries when an old girlfriend re-enters his life on the

SUNDAY SERIES Emma recoils from the Snow Queen on “Once Upon a Time” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Eva Longoria appears on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Brian dabbles in real estate on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Nora Dunn guest-stars on “Mulaney” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

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Blonde sees red in battle over hair color DEAR ABBY — I’m 17 and my mom won’t let me dye my hair!

Earlier this year she finally let me color it red, Dear Abby which I have wanted for ABIGAIL years. I went VAN BUREN blond for my sister’s wedding, but I’m naturally blond and I don’t like it because it’s boring. A ton of people compliment me on my hair, but I don’t care what people think, I just want to be me and not anyone else.

So, my mom is being too controlling. She says I have to stay blond until I can pay for it myself, and I don’t have a job.

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My parents are very strict and I would never be allowed to get a tattoo, but I want my red hair back. How do I go about convincing her that no matter how much people love the blond, I don’t like it and I want a change?

Natural blond in Pennsylvania DEAR NATURAL BLONDE — When a person changes hair color more than twice in one year, it can seriously damage the hair.

Also, red is the hardest color to keep up because it tends to oxidize and turn “brassy.” (I am speaking from experience.)

It can also be expensive.

If you want to “go red” once you’re working and can afford it, you can make your own decision. But in the meantime, listen to your mother — she’s

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looking out for your interests.

DEAR ABBY — During meals, my girlfriend uses her fingers to push the food on her plate onto her fork. She does it not only when we’re at home — just the two of us — but also out in public at restaurants.

This can’t be proper manners, can it? How can I get her to stop without upsetting her? Or am I better off not bringing up the subject?

Uncertain in San Francisco DEAR UNCERTAIN — What your girlfriend is doing is considered poor table manners. Because she’s having trouble maneuvering her food onto her fork, suggest to her that she should do what some Europeans do — push it onto the fork using the blade of her knife.

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ACROSS 1 Staff leaders 11 Common rhyme scheme 15 In top form 16 Wheels 17 Group with many hits 18 Menlo Park middle name 19 Fuse, as ore 20 Comic strip about a high schooler 22 She plays Watson in “Elementary” 23 Fourth most populous U.S. island 26 Reach 28 Surveillance aid 32 Steelers ownership family name 33 Nanki-__ 34 Prowler 36 Landlord’s assets: Abbr.

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thou pledge me this for time __?”: Aeschylus 49 Takes a powder 51 Goes south 53 Rested from flight 54 “He’s mine, __ am his”: “Coriolanus” 55 Lases or tases 57 Verdi aria 61 Star followers 63 They go down to the wire 66 Repeat 67 Revealing 68 Table tennis club’s supply 69 Plots DOWN 1 Apple array 2 It may be ionized 3 Muralist Orozco 4 Where a turtle might be seen 5 Some prom night wear 6 Brit. military award 7 Delivery pros 8 City on the Moselle 9 “Hamlet” courtier 10 Electric generator component 11 Celestial

altar 12 Get romantic 13 Amy Dickinson, e.g.

14 Mole, maybe 21 Stereotypical status seeker 24 Rival of Martina and Chris 25 Patriotic nickname 27 Spoiled the surprise 28 Some astronauts 29 Kid’s birthday party contest 30 “No argument” 31 Prepares for filing 35 Grammy category eliminated in 2009 38 Illegalizes

40 Zip (through) 43 Santa __ Valley: California wine region 45 Catalog giant 48 Adopts 50 Low clouds 52 Paint-spill sound 56 __ speak 58 “Project Runway Canada” host 59 Commuting leader?

60 Doesn’t let sit 62 Cyclades island 64 Harp, e.g.: Abbr.

65 Bridge expert Culbertson

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MERCHANDISE Auctions

Announcements One Sumter Community Meeting 6pm @ Mt. Zion Missonary Baptist Church.

Raymond Hamilton Estate Auction 1780 Mellette St. Sumter, SC

Details and Bidding at www.jrdixonauctions.com Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059 (803) 774-6967

Farm Products

REWARD Lost: Female blk/white cat area of Cox & Pinewood Rd. If found call 803-506-4315 lv msg

BUSINESS SERVICES

Fall Sale Palmetto Cornish Chickens (2nds) $12.00/box (12 birds a box) Palmetto Farm Supply 335 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 Oct. 27 - Nov 8, 2014 While supplies last.

Firewood

Business Services Are you to busy to clean your house during the holidays? 9 Yrs Exp., reliable & dependable. Call Brenda 495-2278 or 468-2225

Help Wanted Full-Time

Large Church Yard Sale! Sun., Nov. 9th, 8:30am - 2pm. Sumter SDA Church, 103 N. Pike West across the bypass from McLaughlin Ford.

Cali Joe's now hiring for all positions. Credible experience required. Bring resume in person to 105 E Wesmark Blvd. 9am -2pm Mon-Thurs Only

Yard Sale Sat. Nov 8 at 5 Wactor St. 8 am to noon. Household items, furniture, misc. stuff. No early sales.

LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $2

All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic.

Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

Tree Service Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

Mention this ad & get 10% off.

A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

Annual Yard Sale 842 W liberty St "Alice Boyle Garden Center" Sat 8-11:30 Indoor Yard/Bake Sale Fri & Sat Nov. 7th & 8th, 7am - 3 pm. Green Acres Assembly of God. 537 Lewis Rd. 185 Lakewood Dr. Sat. 7 am - 12 noon. Multi-family, great selection of clothes, kitchenware, decor, lamps, other misc.

Multi-Family Sale Sat. 7-11 Kids stuff, furniture, household items, & more. 2540 Tahoe Dr. (off Wilson Hall Rd.)

Sumter United Ministries,

Community & Christmas Fundraiser Yard Sale (Pinewood) 12 W. Clark St. Sat. 7-? Furn., pool table, utility trailers, tools, collectibles, bicycles and more!

Roofing

2910 September Dr. Sat. 7-11 Furn., Mini fridge, under cnter ice maker, tools, clothes.

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Winter is hear time to insulate your attic. Call Nunnery Roofing & Remolding 803-968-2459

Four Seasons Lawn Care Serving Sumter for almost 20 yrs!

Free est. 494-9169/468-4008

Open every weekend.

905-4242

Huge! Carolina Anglers Annual Yard Sale. 378 E. Flea Market (Back row tables). Sat Nov 8 7AM-?

19 Avalon Ct. Sat. 7-? Toys, cloths, entertainment center, and misc.

GrassBusters Lawn Maintenance, leaves & pine straw. Pest Control.

Insured and Lic. 803-983-4539,

FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

For Sale, Tons of fire wood premium seasoned oak. You pick up $40 per pick up load, delivered 1/2 cord $70. Call Collins Tree Service 803-499-2136

Home Improvements

Lawn Service

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Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Entire contents of home ONLINE AUCTION Preview: 11/9, 3-5 PM 11/11, 4-6 PM

Lost & Found

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES 11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition.

9:30 a.m. Friday for Saturday’s edition 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

124 Laverne St. Fri. 9-5 Sat. 7-2 furniture, bicycles, toys, tools. Priced to sell.

1731 Polaris Dr (Hunter Crossing S/D) off Mason Rd. Sat 7:30-10 Household, clothes, etc.

102 Westwood Dr. Sat. 8-12 Tools, men & women cloths, collectable barbies, hshld items, books, to much to mention.

Multi Family 226 Hagan St. Fri & Sat 7-4 Christmas decor and lots of other items!

SUPER YARD SALE

at Farmers Market Thurs.-Sat. Nov. 6,7,8th 7-3. Jewelry, Christmas Decor., Lots of Furniture For Sale or Trade

Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600.

Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 Cemetery Plots- Two plots with vaults, opening/closing fees and granite marker with vase in Evergreen Memorial Park, Sumter, SC. Save thousands. Call 803-469-9763 Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves.

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311 Firewood for Sale Will Deliver. Call 803 651-8672

3290 Green View Pkwy Sat. 7-12.

Furn., electric scooter, & lots of misc. items.

Family yard sale, anything you might want! Sat. 8 am - 12:30 pm. No early sales. 1931 Golfair Rd. 202 Nash St. Sat. 7 am - 11 am.

Toys, home decor, CDs, DVDs, other misc. items.

ESTATE SALE, 3155 Nazarene Ch. Rd. off Hwy 15 South. Look for balloons. Sat. 8 am - ? Fabric, notions, chairs, old trunk, lift recliner, tools, radio & record player console, large safe, Bric-a-Brac, glassware.

28 Tanager Trl. Sat. 7-12 Huge multi-family, furniture, big TV, sporting goods, new items, ect.

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Ding Dong Avon Calling Avon by Vi, ISR. $15 to start. Let's talk 803-934-6292 or join online today! www.startavon.com Ref: Viola RN's/LPN's Needed Immediately Tender Care Home Health Care of SC. Pediatric exp. Highly Desired.

Apply with resume at tchhemployment@att.net (888) 669-0104

Looking to find...

A NEW BEST FRIEND?

Appointment Coordinator with outstanding verbal skills for positive and professional, fast-paced pediatric dental office. Excellent pay and benefits for dental experience. Fax resume to 803-934-9943.

Salesman for busy car lot. Sales experience required. Salary negotiable. Apply in person at 1282 N Lafayette Dr Sumter. No phone calls.

Local Insurance Agency representing major auto insurer seeks P & C agent. Experience in auto and home preferred. Excellent oral, written and organizational skills required. Reply with resume to: rarmfield@geico.com Full time maintenance position available full benefits, vacation, sick leave, insurance, paid holidays. Call 803-435-4492 Assistant Body Shop Manager Wanted: Purpose: To oversee Body shop crew in a family owned business. To oversee the quality control and scheduling of customer auto claims.

Working directly with Insurance companies to ensure our customers' needs are getting met. Responsible for writing estimates, scheduling appointments, and ordering parts.

Requirements: Must have a great personality for customer interaction.

College Degree appreciated but not necessary.

Time management skills are crucial.

Wage: Depends on experience.

Health Benefits, 401k.

2 weeks paid vacation (after 2 yrs employment 1 week first two years).

Apply in Person at Prothro Chevrolet, Buick, GMC. 452 N. Brooks St, Manning, SC 29102 Bristol General Contractors, LLC has openings for both Carpenters and Laborers located at Shaw Air Force Base, SC. This is a regular, full-time, benefit-eligible position and is expected to last approximately 18 months.

Please visit our website at www.brist ol-companies.com to view the full job description and to apply.

Resumes will not be accepted.

Help Wanted Part-Time Accepting applications for all positions. Apply in person on Wednesday between 4p-5p at Sonic on McCrays Mill Rd. Sumter.

Mobile Home Rentals

RENTALS 3BR MH, No pets. C/H/A. $425/mo + dep. Call 803-469-2011

Rooms for Rent

REAL ESTATE

Cable, kitchen & washer access.

Private bath. Prefer neat female. $100/wk. with 1 wk dep. Call 803-305-7776.

Unfurnished Apartments

Homes for Sale

1 Br, 3 Room Apartment 7B Maney St, No appliances $350 mo. & dep Call 775-0776 Great Location in town: 2 Br, 1.5 Ba, washer, dryer, water, ideal for senior. 803-505-3100 Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Unfurnished Homes

Historic home 5BR/2BA, screened porch, C/H/A. Exc. condition Call 803-938-5136 Open House 3440 Sportsman Dr. Dazell. $40 drawing for general public. Sat. 2pm-4pm for more info call 803-983-7385

Manufactured Housing

Lease with option to buy 766 March St. Possible owner Fin. Call 972-0771 2 & 3BR Apt & houses available in Sumter. No Sec. Dep. required. Call 773-8402 for more info.

1987 Singlewide 2 br 1.5 ba, on rented lot, $1900 OBO 803-607-9301.

109 Wright St. 2 Br, 1 ba, $395 mo. + $395 sec. dep. Call Marshall 803-651-8831.

14 x 60 2BR 1BA Front Kitchen for sale $3500 Call 972-0771

Large 4BR home Woodlawn Ave $550 deposit/rent.

Call 803-468-1900.

Mobile Home with Lots

Mobile Home Rentals 2, 3 & 4 Br, all appliances, Section 8 accepted. 469-6978 or 499-1500 760 Goodson Rd Practically new MH 2 Br 2 Ba, W/D C/H/A, $450 mo + Dep. Call 469-3079 14x70 2BR 1.5 BA Fncd Lot, clean, Part. furn. Shaw Area . $450 Mo + Dep Call 840-3371 or 494-3573

Nice 4 Br 2 Ba D/W MH w/ dinning rm, den w fire place, bonus rm. c//h//a, new carpet & paint, brick underpinning, lg fenced lot 803-972-0900 or 803-983-0408 2BR 2BA MH with 1 acre of land in Rembert Area $12,000.

Call 803-847-9405

Land & Lots for Sale

Scenic Lake West- 2BR 2BA No pets Call 499-1500 9am-5pm Only Near Shaw: 2br/1ba w/ large porch $400/mo Lot # 28 fenced yard 840-3371, 494-8603, 494-3573

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

DALZELL/WALMART 1 AC. PAVED, SEPTIC OPTIONAL! $5990! 888-774-5720 2 ac, Manning, Lake Marion. Will perk, 5 mins. to water. M.H. welcome. Paved road, lightly wooded. $19,900. Owner will finance.

Down payment. $2,000. Payment, $202. Call anytime. 473-7125

PT in Manning quick book experience flexible hours send resume to missy1stchoice.hvac@gmail.com $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

Trucking Opportunities P/T Class-A CDL drivers needed to haul poultry. Night Shift. Must have 2yrs verifiable exp & good MVR. Call 804-784-6166

Manufacturing Facility Camden, South Carolina

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is accepting applications for Manufacturing Technicians. We are seeking dependable individuals with solid problemsolving, thinking, and communication skills who are able to work safely in an industrial environment.

12-hour shift schedule (~14 days/mo) HS diploma or GED is required.

Industrial experience is preferred.

Manufacturing Technicians: Start rate ~ $18.00/HR Successful candidates will have basic mechanical skills and the desire to grow and progress in the job.

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SHIRTS, TIES, PANTS & SHOES

Buy 1, Get a 2nd “like� item at HALF PRICE!

Entire stock of Suits - Buy 1 Regular Priced Suit, Receive 2nd Suit of Equal Value FREE!

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72” Round......... $30 each 29 Progress St. - Sumter 64” Round......... $25 each 48” Round......... $15 each 775-8366 Ext. 37 Store Hours Mon. - Sat. • 9:30 - 5:00 Closed Sunday

RECREATION Campers / RV's/ Motorhomes

Legal Notice Camper Spots Available at Randolph's Landing on Beautiful Lake Marion. Boat Ramp, Boat Docking, Fishing pier, Restaurant and Tackle Shop. All season weekly rates for motel. Call for rates: 803-478-2152.

TRANSPORTATION Vans / Trucks / Buses Huge Yard Sale 3555 Camden Hwy. Dalzell Sat. 8a-5p Sun. 2p-5p Everything must go! Antiques, collectibles, furn., much more. Make an offer.

Autos For Sale 2012 Impala Extra clean, fully equipped, 42K mi., GM warranty $10,900 Call 840-7633 R & R Motors 3277 Broad St. 803-494-2886 07 'Chevy Impala $7495, 02' Jeep Liberty $5295, 08' Hyundai Santa Fe $8759, 08' Ford Escape $8559, 05' Pontiac G6 $5549, 06' Ford Taurus $4250 SUPER SALE Chevy Z71 4x4 Dodge Ram 4x4 Ford F-150 Starting at $3,900 Price is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275

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Sumter County School District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive minor formalities in the bidding, and to award the contract to other than the lowest bidder if deemed to be in the best interest of the District.

"Policy Of Public Awareness"

Summons & Notice

The Clarendon County Board Of Education advises the citizens of school district # 1 that Two (2) seats in district # 1 will be appointed. The appointee's term will run for two (2) years beginning December 2014.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO: 2013-CP-43-01439 Harbour Portfolio VII, Plaintiff vs. Vernon J. Magazine aka Vernon Jerome Magazine, deceased, and any children and heirs at law, distributees and devisees, and if any be deceased then any persons entitled to claim under or through them; also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real property described in the complaint herein; any unknown adults being a class designated as John Doe; and any known minors or persons under disability or in the military service being a class designated as Richard Roe, Vickie Horton, Monique Woodley as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Vernon J. Magazine aka Vernon Jerome Magazine, Courtney Holmes-Aquirre as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Vernon J. Magazine aka Vernon Jerome Magazine and Veronica Holmes as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Vernon J. Magazine aka Vernon Jerome Magazine TO: THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS, IMPRISONED PERSONS, INCOMPETENT PERSONS, UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE, IF ANY, WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO THE NATURAL, GENERAL, TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE, AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Motion for an order appointing Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe or John Doe, defendants herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, in the military service or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone in their behalf or in

Any persons interested in being considered by the County Board of Education should pick up an application from the Clerk of Court's Office at 111 South Brooks Street, Manning, South Carolina beginning November 7, 2014. Applications should be returned to the Clerk of Court Office No Later than 12:00 noon on November 17, 2014.

Bid Notices

Sumter School District Invitation For Bids Sumter School District invites qualified contractors to offer Sealed Bids for a New Ramp at Shaw Heights Elementary School, 5121 Frierson Road, Sumter, South Carolina, 29152 The scope of work for this project involves the construction of masonry and concrete ADA complaint entrance/exit ramps at two corridor doorways. The project will include some minor masonry and concrete demolition as well as new concrete sidewalks and associated site grading.

Contractors may obtain bid documents by contacting the Architect: Jackson & Sims Architects, 7-1/2 South Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, 803-773-4329.

Deposit for bid documents (hard copies and/or electronic documents) will be $50.00 (non-refundable). Bid documents (hard copies and/or electronic) are available by request at jsarch@ftc-i.net.

The Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the site.

The Owner will receive bids on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sumter School District Office, Conference Room, 1345

All Sizes ............ $10 each

HAND TOWELS 3/$1.00

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Summons & Notice

behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi shall be made absolute. SUMMONS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, Post Office Box 12245, Columbia, SC 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of South Carolina Code Section

29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the attached mortgage is perfected and Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original note and mortgage and the Complaint attached hereto. NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the termination of an Agreement for Deed (Land Contract) of real estate given by Vernon J. Magazine and Vickie Horton to Harbour Portfolio VII, LP dated March 21, 2012, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on February 26, 2013, in Mortgage Book 1183 at page 3261. The premises covered and affected by the said Agreement for Deed (Land Contract) and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel, lot or tract of land, with measurements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in or near the City of Sumter in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and

delineated as Lot 7, Block 1 Broad Street Place on a plat recorded in Plat Book A-4, Page 85 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County and having the boundaries and measurements as shown on the last described plat. This description is made in lieu of the metes and bounds description as permitted by law under Sec. 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976) as amended. Being the same property conveyed from Fannie Mae aka Federal National Mortgage Association unto Harbour Portfolio VII by deed recorded on February 10, 2012 in Book 1166 at Page 2709.

TMS No. 229-11-04-001 Property Address: 113 Anderson Street, Sumter, SC 29150 McDonnell & Associates, PA, Post Office Box 12245, Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Phone (803) 883-0542 Fax (803) 693-9758 Attorneys for the Plaintiff P1117296 10/25, 11/1, 11/08/2014

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