October 13, 2015 by The Sumter Item

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Police warn against looting 4 arrested after reportedly taking debris from yards during State of Emergency FROM STAFF REPORTS If you think it’s all right to take things left by the curb for the flood clean up, you’d better think again. Four people are in jail on looting charges for reportedly taking items placed on the edges of yards in flood-rav-

aged neighborhoods in the city, according to a news release from Sumter Police Department. At about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, a white van and a black Ford Escape were seen by an officer in the Shadow and Clematis trails area where homes were damaged during

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looking for items on the side of the road to take home. Under South Carolina law, such activity is considered looting during a State of Emergen-

cy. Anyone suspected of entering property of another without legal authority and with criminal intent, damages property of another person or takes possession of or disturbs someone’s property is subject to prosecution for looting, a felony charge, the release stated. Those convicted can face a fine and/or imprisonment. “This law is in place to protect the state’s citizens during

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Workout group F3 throws its energy into cleanup

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Jason Pearson, from Alice Drive Baptist Church, and Eric Avery from Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, work to tear up flooring in Eartha English’s home on Saturday morning. The two men were some of the 150 volunteers who came together under the direction of F3, Fitness, Fellowship and Faith, to help residents of Sumter remove flood-damaged materials from homes. Below, a note on the F3 group’s “war room” board is seen.

Men work to help local flood victims recover, ask others to volunteer BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com As the extent of damage from the historic flood begins to sink in, an incredible number of people in the area have leapt at the chance to help their neighbors. One such group is F3, which stands for Fitness, Fellowship and Faith, said Jonathan Smith, who is leading local recovery efforts. He said the group is open to people of any faith. The organization started in Charlotte

and now has spread throughout the Southeast, Smith said. “We have free workouts six days a week,” he said. “We serve and grow small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.” With all the people needing help after the flood, they are directing their energy toward helping out flood vic-

Beware of contractor scams BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Before repairing damage caused by recent heavy rain, Sumter City and County Building Inspections Director Steve Campbell urges homeowners to make sure contractors have the proper documentation.

Campbell said there are three permitting systems that may be needed before starting any flood repairs: a business license, a building permit and a contractor’s license. According to information provided by the building inspections department, homeowners do not need a business li-

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INTERSTATE 95 REOPENS South Carolina Department of Transportation has reopened 13 miles of Interstate 95 southbound lanes, from Exit 119 to Exit 132, according to a department news release. The northbound lanes remain closed as bridges are being restored, the news release states. Work began on the northbound side Saturday morning and involves the repair of 18 bridges in that 13-mile closed section. Repair work will go on continuously until the northbound lanes are open, according to the news release. — From staff reports

To help the public know of more ways it can help flood victims, The Sumter Item will list fundraisers and places to donate money, food or clothing. Here’s what we have so far: • The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina have made available $1 million to South Carolina nonprofit organizations assisting state residents affected by catastrophic flooding. South Carolina-based 501(c)(3) organizations that are providing disaster-related services to residents of affected counties may apply. Projects that may be funded include activities supporting the health and human services of those impacted by this natural disaster. Interested nonprofit organizations should contact BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation at (803) 264-7860 (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or email FLOOD.RELIEF@ bcbssc.com for additional information

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cense, building permit or contractor’s license before doing minor repair work and cleanup on their own. Minor repair work includes removing water from carpeting and other types of flooring, replacing flooring, removing

tims, Smith said. On Saturday, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 230 Alice Drive, more than 120 volunteers were quickly devouring a spaghetti lunch. Smith is helping coordinate crews for the cleanup.

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Clemson offers rain barrel workshop

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com

Clemson Extension Service will offer a rain barrel workshop from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at 1289 N. Main St. Breann Liebermann, water resources agent for the service, said the “Build Your Own Rain Barrel Workshop” offers a way “to bolster your landscape from future storm events.” For a $30 fee, she said, “You’ll not only build your own rain barrel to take home, you’ll also learn about actions you can take to improve drainage at your home. Rainwater harvesting, or collecting rooftop rainwater in a large barrel, is one way to decrease the amount of water flowing over your landscape. If water running off your rooftop is eroding your yard, if you’d like to alleviate the demand on your well or our municipal water system, or if you simply need a night of working with your hands to take your mind off the damage in our community, this workshop is for you.” Registration is limited to 15 participants and is required by Oct. 15. Call Clemson Extension at (803) 7735561 or email Liebermann at blieber@clemson.edu to sign up for the workshop. The $30 program fee includes all the materials needed to build one complete rain barrel and a maintenance manual to take home.

A Federal Emergency Management Agency Mobile Disaster Recovery Center opened Saturday in Clarendon County at Weldon Auditorium, 7 Maple St., in Manning. The center is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week. Representatives from FEMA, the Small Business Administration and other agencies are at the center to explain disaster assistance programs and help flood survivors apply for aid. Although the center serves Clarendon County residents, flood victims can come from surrounding counties as well, said Mike Wade, FEMA spokesman. Before arriving at a disaster recovery center, people with flooding losses are encouraged to register with FEMA either online at DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling (800) 621-3362. Help is available in most languages, and lines are open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. Disaster assistance applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing should call (800) 462-7585 (TTY). For video relay service or accommodations to

visit a center, call (800) 621-3362. To register on the phone, clients will have to provide a Social Security number and household income. A client will be asked questions related to his or her property damage, Wade said. Once a person is registered, he or she will be given an identification number. Clients will then be informed of assistance programs that they may be eligible for. FEMA employs independent subcontractors who will typically assess a client’s residence seven to 10 days after a person registers, Wade said. When an inspector arrives at a residence, he or she might ask the owner/renter for proof of residency. “Once an inspector does the assessment, he will verify the losses and documents,” Wade said. The time frame in which clients can receive money could range from several days to weeks, he said. The maximum allowable grant that FEMA provides is $33,000, Wade said. Federal disaster assistance can include money for temporary rental assistance and essential home repairs for primary residences not covered by in-

surance, Wade said. SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance’s mission is to provide low-interest disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters to repair or replace real estate, personal property, machinery and equipment, inventory and business assets that have been damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster, according to SBA’s website, sba.gov/offices/headquarters/oda. Survivors and businesses should first register with FEMA and may obtain information on SBA disaster loan applications by calling (800) 659-2955 — (800) 877-8339 for people who are deaf or hard of hearing — or online at SBA. gov/disaster. You can also apply online at https:// disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. To find the nearest disaster recovery center, go to http://asd.fema.gov/inter/ locator/home.htm. Wade asks residents to be aware that a FEMA employee who comes to do an assessment will have a FEMA ID card and will never ask for a client’s money.

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72-year-old dies in 3-vehicle wreck One man is dead after a wreck on U.S. 378 involving three vehicles early Monday morning. Joe Graham, 72, of Sumter, died at the scene after being struck by two cars about 6:50 a.m., according to South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. David Jones. According to Jones, Graham’s 1985 Chevrolet truck was struck from behind by a 2011 Ford Fusion, driven by Edgar Durant Jr., 23, of Florence, while turning left onto Concord Church Road from U.S. 378. Graham’s vehicle was pushed into oncoming traffic and struck by another vehicle driven by David Burkin, 47, of Sumter. Durant and Burkin were both wearing seatbelts and were not injured in the incident. According to Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock, Graham died of blunt-force trauma. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Jones said the investigation is ongoing.

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Residents trying to get to the Sumter United Ministries distribution center at 36 S. Artillery Drive were backed up several city blocks — including Liberty Street, seen here — Monday as they waited in line to get necessities. United Ministries has been distributing food and other items since a historic flood hit the area more than a week ago.

Sumter native promoted to rear admiral FROM STAFF REPORTS Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle, a Sumter native, reported to Joint Interagency Task Force South in September from the Secretary of the Navy’s Office of Legislative Affairs. Pringle graduated from University of South Carolina in December 1986 with a bachelor of science degree in economics and received his commission through NROTC. He also earned a master of science degree in financial management from Naval Postgraduate School in 1998 and a master of arts degree in national security strategy from Naval War College in 2003. At sea, he served in the engineering department on the USS Ranger (CV 61) and the USS Portland (LSD 37) and as executive officer on the USS Fort

McHenry (LSD 43). In July 2004, he assumed command of the USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). During his tour, he participated in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in response to Hurricane Katrina in September 2005. In February 2012, he took command of the Navy’s first hybrid propulsion drive ship, USS PRINGLE Makin Island (LHD 8). While under his command, the Makin Island completed her maiden deployment and achieved numerous successes, including earning the Battle “E” Award, the Retention Excellence Award, Afloat and Aviation Operational Safety Awards and the President’s Volunteer Service Award for community outreach.

Ashore, he served on the staffs of Navy Recruiting Area Three, Amphibious Squadron Four as chief staff officer and Amphibious Forces U.S. 7th Fleet as deputy chief of staff for operations and plans (N3/N5). He also served on the Joint Staff as the Deputy Chief of Forces Division in the Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate (J8). From July 2013 to August 2015, he served as director, Navy Senate liaison for the Secretary of the Navy’s Office of Legislative Affairs. His decorations include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal and various unit and service awards. Pringle is also the recipient of the 2015 Navy’s Stars and Stripes Award.

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Mayesville Presbyterian introduces concert series BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

YOU’RE INVITED Still to come in the Sundays at 4 Concert Series are: • Feb. 28 — Dr. Richard Thomas, cello, and Amy Blackwood, piano; and • April 3 — The Carolina Trombone Collective, scheduled to perform. The public is invited to attend all of these concerts at no charge. Regular Sunday services are held at 11 a.m. at Mayesville Presbyterian Church, 109 W. Sumter St. To get to the church, take U.S. 378 (Myrtle Beach Highway) about 11 miles to Mayesville, turn left on Lafayette Street, go about three blocks, look for the sign, and turn left; drive two blocks. The church will be on the right.

After the enthusiastic reception of its May 3 Festival of Hymns, Mayesville Presbyterian Church will present a concert series titled “Sundays at 4.” It begins on Sunday, Oct. 18, with a 4 p.m. performance by saxophonist Clifford Leaman and pianist Joseph Rackers. Organist and choir director Tammy Williams said the series will feature acclaimed musicians performing quarterly. “There is no admission fee; LEAMAN the series is offered as a free gift to the community,” she said, “but donations are appreciated.” Williams said RACKERS both Leaman and Rackers are highly respected and talented musicians who are in demand for performances. The Saxophone Journal called Leaman as “an artist of the first order ... intuitive, exciting and enthralling,” and American Record Guide, an “artist of technical brilliance and emotional commitment.” He is professor of saxophone at University of South Carolina, received his bachelor of science degree in music education from Lebanon Valley College and master of music and doctor of musical arts degrees in performance from University of Michigan. Leaman has also served on the faculties of Furman University, Eastern Michigan University and University of Michigan before his appointment at USC. He is president-elect of the North American Saxophone Alliance.

He has performed and taught throughout the United States and around the world, including in China, where he has been a featured guest artist eight times since 2004. He has performed as a concerto soloist with the ShenZhen Symphony Orchestra; at the XII World Saxophone Congress in Montreal, Canada; the North American Saxophone Alliance’s 2006 Biennial Conference in Iowa City, Iowa; the 2008 International Navy Band Symposium in Washington, D.C.; and the XV World Saxophone Congress in July 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. Additionally, Leaman has given master classes at major schools of music and conservatories worldwide. Joseph Rackers is associate professor of piano at USC. Hailed as a “simply dazzling American virtuoso” by The State, he plays with “enormous power and intelligent, instinctive interpretation,” according to Spoleto Today. Rackers has also per-

formed for enthusiastic audiences worldwide and extensively throughout the U.S. at such esteemed venues as the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series, Shanghai and Sichuan Conservatories of Music and Yantai International Music Festival, Kiev International Music Festival, Banff Centre for the Arts, Moulin d’Andé Arts Festival, Varna International Piano Festival and Society of Composers International Conference. Gramophone called his playing “consistently compelling ... as if Rackers’ response were primarily to his relationship with the composer as some sort of kindred spirit.” Rackers received the doctor of musical arts and master of music degrees from the acclaimed Eastman School of Music. Also active as a chamber musician, he has performed widely as a member of the Lomazov/ Rackers Piano Duo. The duo garnered significant attention as the Second Prize Winners of the Sixth Ellis Competition for Duo Pianists. As advocates of modern repertoire for piano duo, they have given premieres of numerous works across the United States, including several works written specifically for them. A devoted teacher, Rackers has taught at Eastman School of Music and was awarded the school’s annual

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Mayesville Presbyterian Church will host a concert series titled “Sundays at 4,” beginning Oct. 18. The church was organized by members of Salem Black River Presbyterian Church and Mount Zion Presbyterian Church in January 1881. In the mid-1980s, it became a congregation of the Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church. prize for Excellence in Teaching. He has been invited to residencies at the Sichuan Conservatory and Yantai International Music Festival in China and has given master classes at major universities and colleges across the United States. His students have been prize winners in national, international and regional piano compe-

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4 bail bondsmen arrested for assault, blackmail FROM STAFF REPORTS Four Sumter County bail bondsmen turned themselves in at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center and were placed in custody on Monday for allegedly assaulting a

with assault and battery by mob, third degree; criminal conspiracy; and blackmail. According to warrants issued Sept. 30, the bail bondsmen allegedly attacked the victim after he was released from the detention center

man and forcing him to pay $1,500 against his will. Susan Green-Riley, 35, of 290 S. Pike W.; Michelle Wilds, 32, of 925 Mordred St.; and Veronica Green, 38, and Jim Green Jr., 40, both of 420 Pioneer Drive, were all charged

Group offers help for children recovering from flooded homes FROM STAFF REPORTS Save the Children, a nonprofit which partners with the Red Cross to provide immediate and long-term needs of children after a disaster, has opened a child-friendly space in Clarendon County and is looking to expand to at least three shelters. Save the Children manages early childhood development and school-based literacy programs in five counties, serving more than 4,800 children, and many of its programs have been affected by the severe flooding. Save the Children has brought additional emergency response experts to the state to assist its state staff and has set up an emergency operations center outside of Columbia to coordinate its response efforts. The organization plans to reach 3,150 people, including 2,000 children in 50 day care centers, 200 children in shelters and 700 homeless youth. In addition, Save the Children temporarily opened a childfriendly space at Scott’s

Branch High School in Summerton. On Monday, the organization sent three teams to locate three child-friendly shelters or daycare centers in Clarendon County where they could provide child-friendly space kits. The kits contain various products to get children back into routines of daily life, such as dolls, blocks, tea sets, puzzles, games, musical instruments, art supplies and play rugs. The spaces also provide an area where youth can work on their homework. Many of the child-friendly spaces are separated from other shelter areas so that children have a safe place to play and are supported by trained adults as they deal with stress and uncertainty. Anna Hardway, the emergency response team leader in South Carolina, said the agency had pre-positioned supplies to affected areas to help create at least seven additional childfriendly spaces at shelters as shelter populations are relocated from schools to other

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Work on poverty nets Nobel prize STOCKHOLM (AP) — Angus Deaton of Princeton University won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for improving understanding of poverty and how people in poor countries respond to changes in economic policy. Deaton, 69, won the 8 million Swedish kronor (about $975,000) prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for work that the award committee said has had “immense importance for human welfare, not least in poor countries.” The secretary of the award committee, Torsten Persson, said Deaton’s research has “shown other researchers and international organizations like the

HELP FROM PAGE A1 and to determine eligibility. A simple application process has been developed to provide organizations with money to give help and to offer hope to those most in need. SC BLUE RVs will distribute water, sodas and snacks to people affected by the flood at Sumter County Civic Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday. • South State Bank has established the South State Bank Emergency Relief Fund, with an initial contribution of $100,000, to provide financial support to the communities it serves. The South State Bank Emergency Relief Fund is operated by Central Carolina Community Foundation, and 100 percent of all donations will support the flood relief efforts. In addition to the initial contribution, individuals and organizations can also donate in support of affected communities. Money will be available through local nonprofit organizations providing assistance to flood victims in these counties: Florence, Orangeburg, Richland and Sumter. The bank does not have branches in Clarendon and Lee counties. For more information on how to make a donation or apply for assistance, visit www.SouthStateBank. com/EmergencyRelief. • Sumter United Ministries, 36 S. Artillery Drive, is looking to collect items that can be part of a “Flood Bucket” that will aid in the cleanup process. Requested items include: 5-gallon buckets; liquid cleaner, 12-16 ounces; dish soap; anti-bacterial air freshener; insect repellent spray; scrub brushes; cleaning wipes; sponges; scouring pads; heavy-duty trash bags; dust masks; kitchen dishwashing gloves; work gloves; and empty spray bottles. For more information, call (803) 775-0757. • SAFE Federal Credit Union branches (https://www.safefed.org/branchesatms) will serve as drop-off locations for Midlands residents who want to help in the relief efforts. Monetary and nonperishable donations can be dropped off at any SAFE branch through Friday. All proceeds and donated items will be distributed to local nonprofit organizations within

World Bank how to go about understanding poverty at the very basic level.” Persson praised Deaton’s work for illustrating how individual behavior affects a broader economy and demonstrating that “we cannot understand the whole without understanding what is happening in the miniature economy of our daily choices.” Deaton, who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and holds U.S. and British dual citizenship, said he was delighted to have won the prize and was pleased that the committee had awarded research that concerns the world’s poor.

the eight counties served by SAFE. These organizations include Harvest Hope Food Bank in Clarendon, Richland, Lexington, Orangeburg and Florence counties; Sumter United Ministries in Sumter County; Good Samaritans for All People in Lee County; and Food for the Soul in Kershaw County. SAFE Federal Credit Union locations are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to accept nonperishable food items and monetary gifts. All proceeds will be distributed to local nonprofits. For a complete list of items accepted, visit safefed.org. • Nightclub owner Raymond Charles of Xclusions 2 at 445 Rast St. will have a

“Thinking about numbers hard is one of the things I think is really important,” Deaton told The Associated Press. Speaking to reporters by phone from Princeton, Deaton said that he expects extreme poverty in the world to continue to decline but that he isn’t “blindly optimistic.” There are still “tremendous health problems among adults and children in India, where there has been a lot of progress,” Deaton said. He said half the children in India are “still malnourished” and “for many people in the world, things are very bad indeed.”

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Where is all the gun violence research? NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the bloodbaths of 21st-century America, you might think that there would be a lot of research into the causes of gun violence and which policies work best against it. You would be wrong. Gun interests, wary of any possible limits on weaponry, have successfully lobbied for limitations on government research and funding, and private sources have not filled the breach. So funding for basic gun violence research and data collection remains minuscule — the annual sum total for all gun violence research projects appears to be well under $5 million. A grant for a single study in areas such as autism, cancer or HIV can be more than twice that much. There are public health students who want to better understand rising gun-related suicide rates, recent explosions in firearm murders in many U.S. cities and mass murders such as the one this month at an Oregon community college, where a lone gunman killed nine people. But many young researchers are staying away from the field. Some think there’s little hope Congress will do anything substantive to reduce gun violence, regardless of what scientists find. And the work is stressful — many who study gun violence report receiving angry emails and death threats from believers in unrestricted gun ownership. Guns rank among the top five killers of people ages 1 to 64, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths from gunfire have been holding steady at about 32,000 a year, with nearly half of them occurring in the South. But while the rates for gun murders and unintentional shooting deaths have been falling, firearm suicides — which account for 60 percent of gun deaths — have been rising. And nonfatal shooting injuries have reached their highest level since 1995. U.S. health researchers began to take a hard look at gun violence about 30 years ago, when firearm homicide rates were climbing to what

were described as epidemic proportions. “The line is: ‘If it’s not a public health issue, why are so many people dying?’” said Philip Cook, a Duke University economist who in the 1970s began studying the impact of guns on society. The CDC, the federal government’s lead agency for the detection and prevention of health threats, took an early leading role in fostering more research into violence. But beginning in the 1980s, the National Rifle Association tried to discredit CDC-funded studies, accusing the agency and the researchers the agency funded of incompetence and falsifying data. NRA officials in Washington did not respond to repeated AP requests for comment for this story. In 1996, lawmakers sympathetic to the NRA took the $2.6 million CDC had budgeted for firearm injury research and earmarked it for traumatic brain injury. Congressional Republicans also included language directing that no CDC injury research funding could go to research that might be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control. Exactly what that language meant wasn’t clear. But CDC officials, aware of how vulnerable their injury research center was becoming, ultimately adopted a conservative interpretation. The agency ceased to be the main engine driving gun violence research. With the CDC largely out of the picture, gun violence re-

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Neil Heslin, the father of Jesse, a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, holds a picture of them together as he wipes his eye while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 on Feb. 27 of that year. Despite mass killings, research on gun violence is limited. searchers turned to other sources. But there wasn’t much. The field withered, with limited funding and not much new blood. In the last decade, funding for gun violence grew so tight that Dr. Garen Wintemute, a longtime gun violence researcher at the University of California at Davis, spent more than $1 million of his own money to keep different gun violence research projects going. Much of the research that has been done has had to be relatively simple — based on small surveys or on what limited data has been collected on guns and on gun-related inju-

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“We are doing everything we can,” he said, as he hastily downed his plate. “Right now I am following leads and confirming leads. “We are taking the information and doing triage to produce a priority list,” Smith said. Volunteer Chris Moore said at least 19 churches were taking part in the effort. “They’re going where they are needed,” Moore said. “We are getting the word out on Facebook, Twitter, emails.” State Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, a member of the group, said he has been fielding phone calls continuously since the flood. “It feels good to swing a hammer,” he said. Smith said as the cleanup goes on, it is becoming apparent more and more neighbor-

RECOVERY FROM PAGE A1 soaked drywall, repainting or replacing wallpaper. Anyone hired to perform those same tasks must have a business license but is not required to have a building permit or a contractors’ license, according to the building inspections department. A building permit is required if a homeowner plans to do nonstructural repair work — replacing windows, siding or sheetrock or installing shingles and other roofing materials. If someone is hired to do nonstructural repairs, he or she will need a business license and a building permit. Other work, including major repairs, structural work and repairs on non-residential buildings, requires a building permit, business license and contracting license. City Manager Deron McCormick said if someone is hired to do any work, he or she must have a business or contracting license or a permit to protect the homeowner against those who wish to take advantage of their situation. Campbell said applications can be found at the building

Miles, 28, both of 1820 Mulberry Church Road, are all charged with looting. Christopher Welch is additionally charged with contempt of family court, and April Welch is additionally charged with fugitive from justice. All four suspects remain in Sumter-

inspections department office at 12 W. Liberty St. or online at www.sumtersc.gov/formsapplications.aspx. Campbell said the department is working to make sure homeowners with flood damage can receive permits immediately. The minimum cost of a permit is $30 but could increase depending on labor or materials, he said. He said cost of labor and materials is required no matter if someone is hired to do the repairs or if the homeowner chooses to do the work. Campbell said building inspection staff must be called to check the property before and after repairs to make sure the work meets proper standards. For more information, call Sumter City and County Building Inspections Depart-

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hoods have been affected. “We spent the first couple of days pumping people’s basements,” he said. “Then we checked a lady’s house, and she had 18 inches of water in her house.” He said the group is recruiting anyone who wants to volunteer. “We’ve recruited people walking down the street,” he said. Smith said he is also expecting volunteers from out of town. “We have a group of 23 coming in,” he said. McElveen said the extent of the damage is difficult to comprehend. “This may be worse than Hugo,” he said. “There may be more damage to personal property.” For more information, visit www.f3nation.com. To volunteer, call Smith at (803) 260-0114.

Cody Lowe and Todd Solberg, both members of Christ Community Church, work on tearing out a wall in Jane Maloney’s home on Burkett Street on Saturday. The two men were taking part in a community-wide cleanup orchestrated by F3, Fitness, Fellowship and Faith. More than 150 people from 16 area churches came out to help. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

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eems the more people you kill, the more you are in the limelight.” That blog post on the email address of Oregon mass-murderer Christopher Harper-Mercer was made after Vester Lee Flanagan shot and killed a Roanoke TV reporter and her cameraman. “I have noticed,” said the blog post, “that people like Flanagan are all alone and unknown, yet when they spill a little blood, the whole world knows who you are.” Harper-Mercer had found the key to his future and given us a truism for our time. For the world now knows who Harper-Mercer is. We have seen his face on TV. We have read how he murdered eight students and a teacher at Umpqua Community College, how those who admitted to being Christian were executed in front of the class with a bullet to the brain. When detectives arrived, Harper-Mercer was Pat wounded in a Buchanan firefight, fled back to his bloody classroom and shot himself. From start to finish, the worst shooting in Oregon’s history lasted half an hour. When the news broke, predictably, President Obama was back in the White House briefing room calling for new laws to control the sale of guns. “You never let a serious crisis go to waste,” said Rahm Emanuel. Yet it is hard to find an episode where new gun laws would seem less relevant. For what took place at Roseburg, Oregon, was a planned massacre by a man full of hate who had decided to end his life in a blaze of infamy, by suicide, or suicide-by-cop, so he could become as famous as the killers of Columbine, Fort Hood, Aurora, Sandy Hook, Tucson, Virginia Tech and Charleston. Harper-Mercer wanted to die as a mass murderer. Is someone driven by such hatred, such determination to have us know who he is, going to be deterred by a new federal statute that says he cannot acquire the guns he needs to succeed, out of 300 million guns in America? Roseburg reinforces the case made by the NRA. Often, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. That’s who finally stopped Harper-Mercer. Regrettably, none of the innocent dead at Umpqua was carrying a concealed weapon. Prediction: We are going to have more of these massacres. Why? Because we rewarded Harper-Mercer for his barbarity in the currency he craved, the only currency he cared about: fame and immortality in this world. Before Oct. 1, Harper-Mercer was a nobody, a loser, a recluse with no girlfriend. For a brief time, this nobody has become as notorious as John Dillinger and Jesse James. The lesson of Roseburg? If you are sick of life and hate the world, you can end it in a way that makes that world take notice of who you were. If you are willing to shoot a dozen unarmed people, and die in a blaze of gunfire, TV will interrupt its broadcasting to report on who you are, what you did, and to read on-air selections

‘In a de-Christianized America where no higher law exists, killing is a commonplace occurrence, and the popular culture is polluted by raw sex and violence, what answer does society give to the HarperMercers who are willing to kill in large numbers to become famous?’ from your fiery final manifesto. Charleston killer Dylan Roof had photos of himself waving the battle flag shown to all of America. The Roanoke killer took cellphone photos while shooting the woman reporter. Moreover, society is producing more and more dead souls like Harper-Mercer, who crave the same reward. The child of a broken family, he was taught in schools from which the Ten Commandments had been ruthlessly expunged. He grew up in a deracinated society whose reverence for human life is testified to by 55 million abortions since Roe v. Wade, and by video games where killing of simulated human beings is treated as a participant sport. In the country of yesterday, “Thou shalt not kill” was the word of God, and the penalty for breaking God’s law and man’s law was not only execution, but the loss of one’s soul. How many still believe that? We have a drug culture where those with mental illness are prescribed ever more powerful antidepressants. And modernity has no convincing answer to the eternal question, “Why not?” Across the secularized West, in the thousands, young men are being attracted to the Islamic State to become suicide bombers. The drawing card? Footage of anti-Islamists being beheaded on a beach. And the reward that Islamists offer to their suicide bombers? Not too different from ours. We make our monsters media celebrities of the moment. The Islamic State makes them martyrs for Allah who spend eternity in paradise. In a de-Christianized America where no higher law exists, killing is a commonplace occurrence, and the popular culture is polluted by raw sex and violence, what answer does society give to the Harper-Mercers who are willing to kill in large numbers to become famous? We are not the rules-based society we once were. We have junked the Christian code, embraced absolute social freedom, and dispensed with the moral sanctions. Yet instead of the Great Society of liberalism’s promise, we seem to be approaching a society that is sick unto death. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of the new book “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.” © creators.com

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In response to the New York writer Mr. Brunson dated Oct. 11, I assume you were here during the storm or were you safe at home in New York? By the way, during Katrina I believe the liberals blasted President Bush on his response to the storm complaining the federal government was not effective in its response. Be as it may, South Carolina and with the assistance of other first responders, performed heroically during the event, and we cannot praise them enough. However, you cannot ignore the pathetic silence from the feds. The $18 trillion debt reflects on this current federal government more so than others. My letter was more of indictment on the growing Socialism in the federal government and the continuous attack on the Constitution and the Bible. Bernie Sanders, the avowed Socialist candidate, is supporting a 90 percent tax rate and a ban on all semi-automatic firearms. Please read the history of my previous letters to understand the concerns regarding the current trends in federalism. It may be too late to save the nation, but I am sure the liberals will try to save New York. What a wonderful job they are doing now. JOSEPH C. VALCOURT Sumter

The Rembert Area Community Coalition was overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support that was shown during the recent flood disaster. It was so inspiring to see so many community members pull together as one to help each other. We would be remiss if we did not mention many of the kind, selfless acts that would not have been possible if it were not for the support of Gov. Nikki Haley, Sen. Thomas McElveen, Rep. Grady A. Brown, Sumter Sheriff’s Department, Rembert Fire Department, Department of Transportation in Sumter, Sumter Parks and Recreation, the water department, Duke Energy and the many volunteers who made sure this community received water and other goods and services. Unfortunately, due to the road closings and unsafe conditions, we thought it would be best to postpone the Gala that was supposed to take place this past Saturday. We will announce the new date once road conditions have improved. JUANITA BRITTON Rembert

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Remembering the joys of youth

hen you’re a young person like I am, you go through cycles every few years where you seem to attend or be invited to be a part of an unusually high number of weddings. As such, I found myself up in Gadsden, Alabama, recently as a groomsman for my college cohort Dr. Adam — the co-founder of “Sketchy Bar Food Night” and the person who helped introduce me to the wonderful world of field herpetology. He and his lady love, the incomparable Dr. Haley, were finally getting hitched, and I was proud to be asked to be among the legion of guys to stand with him as he entered into that union. We were a veritable Justice League of Groomsman, so much so that we even had superhero T-shirts given to us as groomsman gifts (Mine — Superman, obviously, because of me being a journalist and my aversion to green things.) As a group, we don’t get to see each other that much since leaving college, so it’s always nice to be able to see

one another, catch up and retell stories and recall events we’ve talked about a million times before. • The birth and evolution of the drinking game “Magic Cup.” • The Velociraptor in the Door Incident (which probably came from too many rounds of “Magic Cliff Cup,” to be McCollum honest … we’re still sorry, Dr. Clontz). • The Redneck Christmas where we went Trailer Park Caroling and may or may not have urinated all over a mutually loathed person’s trailer. Essentially, the normal idiot behaviors undertaken by all college students. It’s those times in life that you look at one another and say things like “How are we not dead?” or “Why weren’t we arrested for that?” that make life worth living — and provide the glue with which lifelong friendships are formed.

We’re all older now, some with wives, babies and the other accoutrements of rapidly approaching being 30-somethings. But, over the weekend, one phrase, asked by the groom’s brother, let me know no mater how much we changed, we were all still us. “So, have you castrated any bats recently?” As weird as that question was, my brain started humming the Porter Waggoner version of “Green, Green Grass of Home.” I was amongst my people. I was home. Cliff McCollum is an 80-year-old soul trapped in a 20-something body. He is an ordained minister and former community college professor who enjoys British literature and field herpetology. He spends his spare time trying to show Vegans and vegetarians the error of their ways. As managing editor of the Gulf Coast Newspapers in Baldwin County, Alabama — now part of Osteen Publishing Co. — he can be reached at cmccollum@gulfcoastmedia. com.

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‘Manhattan’ returns with more cryptic dialogue BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Returning for a second season, “Manhattan” (9 p.m., WGN, TV-14) has everything I like in a TV drama. So how come I don’t like it? A handsomely produced period piece set in the super-secret Manhattan project that produced America’s first atom bombs, “Manhattan” sports an enviable cast. It has a story with real stakes and tales of intrigue and espionage rooted in real history. Unfortunately, it’s also a tad airless and hermetically sealed off from any sort of humor. Too much of the dialogue is cryptic. Look for Richard Schiff tonight, delivering the kind of important if slightly incredible and pretentious speeches he used to deliver on “The West Wing,” but without that series’ occasional countervailing gusts of whimsy. A casual viewer dipping into the series with tonight’s season opener might be baffled, bored, or both. • Speaking of history, “Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration” (8 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) celebrates the career of a TV icon with a wealth of clips of her series, movies and TV movies spanning decades. This being television, she is praised both as Mary Tyler Moore the actress and Mary Richards, the television character and pioneering single career-minded woman

from the 1970s. • “Secrets of the Dead” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) returns for a 14th season of archaeological sleuthing. Tonight’s investigation looks into the Trojan War, the famous Trojan horse and the places where science, history and legend intersect.

NEW ON DVD TV-themed DVDs available today include complete series collections of “Dexter” and “Mad Men.”

TONIGHT’S SEASON PREMIERES • A rookie (Steven R. McQueen) seems impressive on the fourth season opener of “Chicago Fire” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE A striver (Michael O’Keefe) navigates a country club struggle between a snob (Ted Knight) and a slob (Rodney Dangerfield) in the 1980 comedy “Caddyshack” (8 p.m., VH1 Classic).

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A popular host goes to desperate lengths to entertain on “Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

• Ed Helms plays along on “The Muppets” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • National League Division League Series Game 4 (8 p.m., TBS), teams TBA. • 2015 Hip Hop Awards (8 p.m., MTV). • Clint Eastwood stars in the 1979 true-life thriller “Escape From Alcatraz” (8 p.m., Encore), the subject of a twohour special on the History Channel. • Dean meets a woman indifferent to his celebrity on “The Grinder” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • A drone pilot becomes a target on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • The battle rounds continue on “The Voice” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). • The dean tries to squash Chanel’s pumpkin party on “Scream Queens” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Robert Knepper gueststars on “iZombie” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14). • Presidential candidates face questioning on the CNN Democratic Debate (9 p.m.). • A resort in Panama strives to recover from 15 years of neglect on “Hotel Impossible” (9 p.m., Travel, TVPG). • Harris feels conflicted on “Limitless” (10 p.m., CBS, TV14). • Some ideas fail to achieve lift-off on “Beyond the Tank” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• A man pursues his search for the terrorist behind the bomb that killed his brother on “Frontline” (10 p.m., PBS, check local listings). • Muldoon mulls Shea’s fate on “Public Morals” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-MA).

SERIES NOTES Vance rejoins Gibbs on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Making up for lost time on “Grandfathered” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Jay Garrick descends from Earth-2 on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * Big plans for Eddie’s big dance on “Fresh Off the Boat” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Constance Zimmer guest-stars on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

(11 p.m., r, TBS) * Sarah Silverman and Elijah Wood are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Michael Strahan, Eve Hewson, Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Jeff Daniels, Kirsten Dunst, Billy Eichner and Franz Ferdinand & Sparks appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate

LATE NIGHT Richard Dawkins is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Chris Pratt, Eric Dane and Dawes appear on “Conan”

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AROUND TOWN The Sumter Chapter of the Na- Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St. Tickets are $10 tional Federation of the Blind each and can be purchased will meet at 7 p.m. today at Sumter Chapter FederabyNational calling (803) 983-7557. Shiloh-Randolph Manor. of the tion of the Blind to meetThe Midlands Little Women’s Joyce Blanding will speak. October is “Blind AwareExpo will be held 10 a.m.-3 ness” month. Transportap.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, at tion is provided within the 810 S. Pike Road. This event allotted mileage area. If you is for girls 9-14 years of age know a blind or sight imand will feature workshops paired person, contact on science, dance, art, Debra Canty, chapter presimusic, body image, persondent, at DebraCanC2@fronal safety and more. Call tier.com or at (803) 775-5792. (803) 983-3399. Add us to your contacts for A Kroger (Sumter) reunion will updated information on the be held 4-7 p.m. on Saturrecorded message line at day, Oct. 17, at Pizza Lane, (206) 376-5992. 460 Broad St. Call Jack or The Pinedale Neighborhood As- Lisa Hemming at (803) 795sociation will meet at 4 p.m. 8783; Lillie Wilson at (803) on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the 775-9088; or Ann or Carl South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Fronabarger at (803) 773Lafayette Drive. Call Ferdi3445. nand Burns at (803) 968Lincoln High School Preserva4464. tion Alumni Association will The Sumter Branch NAACP will meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, sponsor a voter education Oct. 18, at the Lincoln High training at 6:30 p.m. on School cafeteria, 22 Council Thursday, Oct. 15, at Weste- St. Call James L. Green at nd Community Church, 101 (803) 968-4173. S. Salem St. The public is inMoving Forward, an educationvited to attend. al seminar / forum on domesAre you interested in learning tic violence, will be held 10 about the art of quilting? A a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, beginners quilting class will Oct. 21, at the USC Sumter begin on Friday, Oct. 16, and Nettles Auditorium. S.C. Atwill be held each Friday torney General Alan Wilson through Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. and the Rev. Dr. Betty Deas to 1 p.m., at Lake Marion Ar- Clark will speak. Refreshtisans Gallery, 108 Main St., ments will be served. Summerton. Etta Bitterman A giveaway event will be held will serve as the class instructor. Basic sewing skills at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the home of Viola and a sewing machine are Shaw, 186 Green Lane, Bishrequired. Fee is $25 for the opville. Food and drinks will six week course and class be served at noon. Donated size is limited to five or six items to be given away instudents. Call Etta at (803) clude: clothes for infants, 478-6603 or Sharon at (803) children and adults (includ478-4446. ing big and tall for men); Lincoln High School Preservabeds; box springs and mattion Alumni Association will tress sets; sewing mahold a dinner fundraiser from chines; televisions; electric 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, heaters; recliners; and Oct. 16, at the Lincoln High much more. Music will be School cafeteria, 22 Council provided by Lisa Bradley, St. Cost is $8 per dinner and Kendra Shaw and Frederika menu will consist of fried Wilson. Apostle Brandon fish, red rice, coleslaw, roll, Etheredge will speak. Call dessert and a drink. Dine in Viola Shaw at (803) 428-3488 or take out. Call James L. for details. Green at (803) 968-4173. The Post 10813 25th anniversaAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, ry banquet will be held at 6 Inc., Eta Zeta Omega Chapter, p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at will hold its annual “Breakfast, Lincoln Trinity Center Gym, Bakery and Books” breakfast 26 Council St. Call (803) 773from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Sat6700, (803) 968-5219 or (803) urday, Oct. 17, at the Trinity 406-0748.

PUBLIC AGENDA LEE COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 9 a.m., council chambers SUMTER HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Today, noon, Sunset Country Club SUMTER COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Today, 5 p.m., 111 N. Harvin St. LYNCHBURG TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Teen Center on Magnolia Street, Lynchburg

PINEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., town hall, 16 E. Clark St., Pinewood TURBEVILLE TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., town hall

DAILY PLANNER

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Sumter 80/55

Aiken 78/48

ON THE COAST

Charleston 82/59

Today: Partly sunny; a thunderstorm in spots. High 78 to 82. Wednesday: Beautiful with plenty of sunshine. High 76 to 80.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Listen to EUGENIA LAST someone you respect and you will gain the momentum to do your own thing. Learn from past experiences and make the changes that will improve your life. It’s time to shake things up and take on new challenges. Embrace the future. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Professional connections will be able to help you advance. Romance is in the stars, and socializing will spark interest in a change of location or developing a longdistance relationship. Emotions will escalate. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Being too opinionated will lead to an unfortunate misunderstanding. Don’t let anger take over when you should be directing physical efforts into improvements. Diplomacy will be necessary if you want to convince others to do things your way. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Stop pontificating and start practicing. Make personal and professional changes that will fit your current plans. Don’t worry about complainers if realistic suggestions aren’t being offered. Follow your intuition and success will be yours. Do something special for someone you love. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your ability to outtalk and outmaneuver others will put you in a key position. Tell it like it is and do what you have to do to reach your goals. Take on a challenge and you’ll impress someone of influence. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Back away politely if someone is demanding. Put some pressure on the people who need to do their fair share, and it will happen. An

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event or activity that interests you deserves your undivided attention. Do what’s best for you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Try something new and you will meet someone you enjoy spending time with. Don’t limit the possibilities by sticking around someone who brings you down. Venture into new territory and see what transpires. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Beef up your resume or find a new creative outlet that has the potential to bring in a few extra dollars. Good fortune can be yours if you allow your imagination to wander and your talents to expand in new directions. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll face opposition if you exaggerate your qualifications. A problem with someone you are close to will set you back if you have promised to get involved in a joint venture. Stick close to home and avoid dealing with institutions. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t give in to someone using emotional manipulation. Protect your assets and possessions and be prepared to say no if necessary. Trust only in the things that you know to be factual. Love is highlighted. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Make your money work for you. You can sign contracts, move money around or invest in something that will help you alter an agreement that no longer fits your current situation. Speak up and make things happen. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Find out what’s expected of you before you accept help. Someone will try to steal your thunder or take credit for something you did all by yourself. Protect your rights and present the facts. Don’t commit to anything or anyone.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 TUESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS FRIDAY

6-11-23-29-34 PowerUp: 2

8-9-21-63-75 12-27-29-43-68 Megaball: x14 Megaplier: 4 Powerball: 1; PowerPlay 2

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LUCKY FOR LIFE THURSDAY 1-8-21-42-48 Lucky Ball: 4

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Glen Clinch comments on his photo submission, “During a recent trip to Dubai, I had the opportunity to visit the Dubai Aquarium and managed to catch a stingray that seems to say ‘Take me to your leader.’”

HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

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USC FOOTBALL

Spurrier retires midseason Carolina coach informs players; interim coach announcement today BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com South Carolina football head coach Steve Spurrier has

today. After three consecutive 11-win seasons, the Gamecocks went 7-6 last season and are 2-4 overall SPURRIER this season and 0-4 in the Southeastern Conference. USC lost to Louisiana

decided to retire effective immediately, according to reports from Thayer Evans of Sports Illustrated and Josh Kendall of The State. The 70-year-old Spurrier reportedly told the team of his plans on Monday evening, informing them that an interim coach will be announced

State 45-24 on Saturday. In 10-plus seasons at USC, Spurrier compiled an 86-49 record, going 44-40 in the SEC and winning the SEC Eastern Division title in 2010. His career college record is 228-89-2. He was 20-13 at Duke before going to Florida and posting a 122-27-1 record and

winning six SEC championships. How much longer he would coach has been hounding Spurrier for the last couple of years and it has reached its zenith over the summer. In July, he held a press conference in which he said, “I plan on coaching a long time.”

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USC WOMEN

Gators notch 1st victory of year

Gamecocks move on from Final Four season BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM

Lakewood’s Tyquarious Brown, center, runs for a big gain during the Gators’ 35-14 victory over Manning on Monday at Ramsey Stadium in Manning.

Short turnaround doesn’t hinder Lakewood running attack in 35-14 win over Monarchs BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com MANNING — Back on the football field less than three days after playing a game, the Lakewood High School Gators looked no worse for the wear on Monday at Manning High’s Ramsey Stadium.

“It felt great to get back out here even though our bodies were a little banged up from Friday night (a 42-13 loss to Marlboro County),” said Lakewood’s Terry Singleton. The fact that the Gators picked up their first win of the season had something to do with those aches and

pains not being so prevalent for Singleton. It was hard to tell though because he rushed for 182 yards and three scores on just 11 carries in a 35-14 victory over the Monarchs. Lakewood improved to 1-6 on the season, picking up their first victory under first-year head coach Brian

Jackson. More importantly though is the win makes the Gators 1-1 in Region VI-3A. “I think I might like playing on Monday nights,” said Jackson, whose team will complete a 3-games-in-8days gauntlet on Friday at home against Darlington.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley has put last year’s Final Four trip behind her. She hopes her team will do that, too. Staley and the two-time Southeastern Conference defending STALEY champions opened practice Monday on a season where simply getting to the Final Four might not be enough for a satisfactory season. Staley, who made three Final Four trips while Virginia’s AllAmerican point guard without winning a title, said Monday in order for her team to achieve more than last year, they will have to work harder than they did a year ago. That’s a lesson that hadn’t sunk in on the first day of workouts. “It’s over with now,’’ Staley said of the school’s first Final Four berth. “I enjoyed it while we were experiencing it. But just trying to get back there, the hard work that it took to get there, it’s going to be that much harder.’’ Staley said the Gamecocks, ranked No. 1 for 12 weeks last season, enter this year with heavier expectations and should get even more of opponents’’ best efforts to bring them down.

SEE GATORS, PAGE B3

SEE USC, PAGE B3

AUTO RACING

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Logano edges Harvick at Charlotte for berth in 3rd round of playoffs

Tigers’ improving D continues to impress

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Joey Logano has been to victory lane four times this season, and all four trips required him to beat reigning Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick. The latest win, Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, was a critical and confidencebuilding victory. He again shrugged off Harvick to earn an automatic berth into the third round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Harvick, who has 11 secondplace finishes this season, has been runner-up to Logano three times. Harvick finished third in Logano’s win at Watkins Glen, where Harvick ran out of gas while leading on the last lap. “When you can beat (Harvick) any day, any time, that’s a big deal for us,’’ team owner Roger Penske said. “I think that it was good that we could at least be on a level playing field with him today.’’ Harvick led 581 laps in the

BY SCOTT KEEPFER Greenville News

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Joey Logano celebrates after winning the Bank Of America 500 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. opening round of the Chase and routed the field last week at Dover to advance into the second round. But he never

made it to the front at Charlotte, the opening race of the

SEE LOGANO, PAGE B3

CLEMSON — Clemson’s defense turned in such a sterling effort in Saturday’s 43-24 victory against Georgia Tech that the Tigers’ coaching staff had a difficult time selecting a Defensive Player of the Game. So they picked three. Safety Jayron Kearse shared the weekly honor with linebackers Ben Boulware and Dorian O’Daniel, and there were plenty of other finalists, including Scott Pagano, B.J. Goodson and Kevin Dodd. The defensive performance was so dominant that normally understated Brent Venables, the Tigers’ fourth-year defensive coordinator, was effusive in his praise for a unit that appears to be improving by the day. “I’m the first one to re-

main humble and keep things in perspective,” Venables said. “We’re not the VENABLES ’85 Bears and I’m not beating my chest, but our guys need the recognition, and they deserve it.” Kearse was the highlight-reel star Saturday, making six tackles, half of which went for lost yardage and all of which threatened registration on the Richter scale. The always-spirited Boulware had a team-high nine tackles, including one for loss and a quarterback hurry, and O’Daniel came off the bench to log seven tackles, including three for lost yardage, and break up a pass. “This is not luck — we’re a pretty good team,” Kearse said. “If we come

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B4

SPORTS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Trojans fire Sarkisian BY GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Southern California fired Steve Sarkisian on Monday, one day after the troubled football coach was put on leave. Athletic director Pat Haden made the move one day after determining Sarkisian showed up at school in no condition to lead practice, although Haden refused to reveal specifics about the coach’s condition. Offensive coordinator Clay Helton was appointed interim coach Sunday. USC hasn’t elaborated on Sarkisian’s problems, but the secondyear coach had an embarrassing public display in August at a pep rally where he appeared to be intoxicated while giving a speech. Sarkisian later apologized and said he had combined alcohol and medication, but promised not to drink again during the season. “After careful consideration of what is in the best interest of the

university and our student-athletes, I have made the decision to terminate Steve Sarkisian, effective immediately,’’ Haden said in a SARKISIAN statement. “I want to add how proud I am of our coaching staff and players and the way they are responding to this difficult situation. Through all of this we remain concerned for Steve and hope that it will give him the opportunity to focus on his personal well-being.’’ Helton, Sarkisian’s offensive coordinator, will officially lead his first practice Tuesday as the Trojans (3-2, 1-2 Pac-12) prepare for their annual rivalry game at No. 14 Notre Dame. Sarkisian went 12-6 at USC, where he was an assistant coach under Pete Carroll with the program’s dominant teams of the past decade. He spent five years as Washington’s head coach until 2013.

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Florida starting QB Grier suspended for PED violation GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback Will Grier has been suspended indefinitely for violating the NCAA’s policy on banned performanceenhancing drugs. The school announced the suspension at a press conferGRIER ence on Monday. Grier, who failed a drug test, said he took an over-thecounter supplement. Florida plans to appeal to reduce the suspension, which according to NCAA rules could last one year and cost him 25 percent of his total college eligibility. The eighth-ranked Gators (6-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) play at No. 6 LSU (5-0, 3-0) Saturday. Grier, a freshman, has started the last five games for the Gators. Sophomore Treon Harris is expected to start in his place.

UTLEY NOT IN DODGERS’ LINEUP FOR GAME 3 VS METS NEW YORK — Chase Utley was not in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting lineup for Game 3 of their NL Division Series against the New York Mets on Monday night. Instead of Utley, Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly started Howie Kendrick at second. Utley appealed his two-game suspension assessed by Major League Baseball on Sunday night for an illegal slide in Game 2, which broke the right leg of Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada. The appeal meant the penalty could not start until after a hearing and a decision. Kendrick is 1 for 6 against Mets Game 3 starter Matt Harvey, while Utley is 6 for 18. GIANTS 30 49ERS 27

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Larry Donnell’s spectacular catch over two 49ers with 21 seconds remaining lifted the New York Giants past San Francisco 30-27 on Sunday night, capping Eli Manning’s sensational clutch performance. Manning had a career-best 41 completions and his perfect throw to Donnell finished off an 82-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown. It made him the winningest quarterback in team history with 102.

Carlos Hyde’s 2-yard run with 1:45 remaining gave the 49ers the lead. But on a night of huge plays and lengthy drives, Manning had the topper.

HAAS WINS FINAL MATCH TO GIVE U.S. PRESIDENTS CUP INCHEON, South Korea — Bill Haas delivered the winning point to his team and to his father Sunday in a Presidents Cup that ended with a familiar result amid tension not felt in years. The Americans won for the sixth straight time, 15 1/2-14 1/2, only this was one came down to the final match. Bae Sang-Moon did everything he could to give the International team a chance by holing a 10-foot putt on the 16th to stay 1 down and nearly holing a bunker shot on the 17th for par to extend the match against Haas. Needing to win the par-5 18th to share the cup, Bae stubbed his chip short of the green. As the ball rolled back down the slope, Bae sank to his knees and covered his eyes as caddie Matt Minister consoled him. Haas blasted out of a bunker to 6 feet, and Bae conceded the birdie putt, giving Haas a 2-up victory.

KORDA EARNS LPGA MALAYSIA TITLE KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Jessica Korda won the LPGA Malaysia for her fourth tour title, closing with a 6-under 65 in sweltering conditions for a 4-stroke victory. Second-ranked Lydia Ko, No. 3 Stacy Lewis and 2014 winner Shanshan Feng tied for second. Ko finished with a 66. Feng also had a 66, and Lewis shot 67.

LEHMAN’S LATE CHARGE EARNS HIM SAS CHAMPIONSHIP CARY, N.C. — Tom Lehman had an eagle and three birdies in the final four holes to win the Champions Tour’s SAS Championship. The 56-year-old Lehman birdied the par-4 15th and 16th, eagled the par-5 17th and birdied the par-4 18th for a 7-under 65 and a onestroke victory over Joe Durant. Durant closed with a 68. Bernhard Langer and Kenny Perry tied for third at 10 under. From wire reports

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MLB POSTSEASON DIVISION SERIES

(Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League Houston 2, Kansas City 2 Oct. 8: Houston 5, Kansas City 2 Oct. 9: Kansas City 5, Houston 4 Sunday: Houston 4, Kansas City 2 Monday: Kansas City 9, Houston 6 Wednesday: Houston at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m. (FS1) Texas 2, Toronto 2 Oct. 8: Texas 5, Toronto 3 Oct. 9: Texas 6, Toronto 4, 14 innings Sunday: Toronto 5, Texas 1 Monday: Toronto 8, Texas 4 x-Wednesday: Texas at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. (FS1) National League All games televised by TBS St. Louis 1, Chicago 1 Oct. 9: St. Louis 4, Chicago 0 Oct. 10: Chicago 6, St. Louis 3 Monday: St. Louis at Chicago (late) Today: St. Louis (Lynn 12-11) at Chicago (Hammel 10-7), 4:37 or 8:07 p.m. x-Thursday: Chicago at St. Louis, 4:37 or 8:07 p.m. New York 1, Los Angeles 1 Oct. 9: New York 3, Los Angeles 1 Oct. 10: Los Angeles 5, New York 2 Monday: Los Angeles at New York (late) Today: Los Angeles (Kershaw 16-7) at New York (Matz 4-0), 8:07 p.m. x-Thursday: New York at Los Angeles, 8:07 p.m.

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

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Chicago 18, Kansas City 17 Green Bay 24, St. Louis 10 Buffalo 14, Tennessee 13 Cincinnati 27, Seattle 24, OT Atlanta 25, Washington 19, OT Tampa Bay 38, Jacksonville 31 Philadelphia 39, New Orleans 17 Cleveland 33, Baltimore 30, OT Arizona 42, Detroit 17 Denver 16, Oakland 10 New England 30, Dallas 6 N.Y. Giants 30, San Francisco 27 Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets

MONDAY’S GAME

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

THURSDAY’S GAME

Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCT. 18

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

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

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Charlotte 106, L.A. Clippers 94 Orlando 123, Houston 119

MONDAY’S GAMES

Memphis vs. Cleveland at Columbus, OH, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Miami, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Chicago, 8 p.m. Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m. Dallas vs. Oklahoma City at Tulsa, OK, 8 p.m. Houston at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Sacramento vs. L.A. Lakers at Las Vegas, 10 p.m. Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Charlotte vs. L.A. Clippers at Shanghai, China, 8 a.m. Toronto vs. Minnesota at Kanata, Ontario, 7 p.m. Boston at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Montreal 3, Ottawa 1

MONDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay 6, Boston 3 N.Y. Islanders 4, Winnipeg 2 Buffalo 4, Columbus 2 Florida at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Nashville at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. San Jose at Washington, 7 p.m. Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WNBA FINALS (Best-of-5)

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NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

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Minnesota 2, Indiana 2 Oct. 4: Indiana 75, Minnesota 69 Oct. 6: Minnesota 77, Indiana 71 Oct. 9: Minnesota 80, Indiana 77 Sunday: Indiana 75, Minnesota 69 Wednesday: Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Good Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015

MLB POSTSEASON

Jays, Royals force Game 5s ARLINGTON, Texas — The Toronto Blue Jays went deep early and used a pair of Cy Young winners to force a deciding Game 5 in the AL Division Series. Josh Donaldson and Chris Colabello hit home runs before 40-year-old knuckleballer R.A. Dickey threw his first postseason pitch, and the Blue Jays won 8-4 in Game 4 on Monday to send the series back to Toronto for the winner-take-all contest on Wednesday. Dickey, the 2012 NL Cy Young winner, allowed one run over 4 2/3 innings and was pulled with a 7-1 lead and a runner on base. Then 2012 AL Cy Young winner David Price took over and pitched three innings, getting the win after losing in the opener. Kevin Pillar also connected as three of the first eight Toronto hitters homered off Derek Holland, in his first postseason start since 8 1/3 scoreless innings against St. Louis in Game 4 of the 2011 World Series.

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Toronto third baseman Josh Donaldson, right,crosses home after hitting a 2-run home run during the Blue Jays’ 8-4 victory over Texas on Monday in Game 4 of an American League Division Series in Arlington, Texas.

GATORS FROM PAGE B1 “I’m just proud of my boys for going out there and playing like they did today. This was so big because it was a region game.” The reason for all of the games in a tight frame is because of the flooding from the torrential rains just over a week ago. Manning was playing its first game in over two weeks, but the first of four over the next 12 days. While the Lakewood players were trying to bounce back from the hits they took against Marlboro County, the Monarchs had a Sunday walkthrough as preparation for the Gators. “It’s not the same thing as practice,” said Manning head coach Tony Felder, whose team fell to 2-4 overall and 0-1 in region play. “It really affected us, not being able to practice because of the flood. I’m not making excuses because it is what it is, but it did affect us.” Lakewood rushed for 331 yards on 46 carries and finished with 358 yards of total offense. “Our offensive line played

RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM

Manning’s Twon Colleymore (14) fights for extra yardage during the Monarchs’ 35-14 loss to Lakewood on Monday at Ramsey Stadium in Manning. great tonight and our running backs did a great job tonight,” Jackson said. “This is the first time all season that it has come together the way it is supposed to. The Gators did have four turnovers though and had two touchdowns called back because of penalties. Manning had just 233 yards

of total offense and was penalized 13 times for 104 yards. It also turned the ball over twice. “We got out there and battled, but we just couldn’t put it all together,” Felder said. The Gators took the opening kickoff and drove to a first down at the Monarch 14-yard line. However, they fumbled

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Cross Country Sumter at South Florence, 5:30 p.m. Hartsville at Lakewood, 5 p.m. Manning in Home Meet, 5 p.m. Middle School Football Manning at Alice Drive, 5 p.m. Furman at Mayewood, 5 p.m. Ebenezer at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m. Bates at Hillcrest, 5 p.m. Varsity Girls Golf Wilson Hall at Pinewood Prep, 3:30

p.m.

Varsity Football Lake Marion at Lee Central, 7:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis Conway at Sumter, 5 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Trinity-Byrnes, 3:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis Trinity-Byrnes at Robert E. Lee, 3:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball

Crestwood at Hartsville, 6 p.m. East Clarendon at Scott’s Branch, 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Conway at Sumter, 6 p.m. Marlboro County at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Calhoun Academy at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Trinity-Byrnes, 4 p.m.

ROYALS 9 ASTROS 6

HOUSTON — Astros shortstop Carlos Correa couldn’t handle a deflected grounder that might have been a double-play ball, helping the Kansas City Royals rally for five runs in the eighth inning to beat Houston 9-6 Monday and force their playoff series to a decisive Game 5. Correa homered twice, doubled, singled and drove in four runs in Game 4 of the AL Division Series. Houston took a 6-2 lead into the eighth, but a tough error charged to the 21-year-old rookie keyed the Royals’ comeback to even the matchup at two games apiece. Kansas City opened the eighth with five straight singles off relievers Will Harris and Tony Sipp, with RBI hits by Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer making it 6-4 and leaving the bases with no outs. Kendrys Morales followed with a hard, onebouncer off Sipp’s glove. The ball took two more hops and

the ball away. When Lakewood got the ball back at its 42, it drove 58 yards in seven plays with Singleton scoring on a 3-yard run. Blake Carraher’s kick was no good, leaving the score at 6-0 with 2:37 left in the first quarter. “That was the first time we’ve scored first in a game this year,” Jackson said. “That was a goal tonight, to get a lead, and we pretty much held it.” Manning answered quickly with an 8-play, 68-yard scoring drive. Quarterback Jalen White, who transferred from Lakewood to Manning, scored from 26 yards out on a draw play. Corey McElveen added the extra point to make it 7-6 with 11:18 left in the second quarter. Lakewood regained the lead on a 2-yard scoring run by Malyk McGee, who rushed for 66 yards on eight carries. Ikeem Harper ran for the 2-point conversion to make it 14-7 with 2:40 left in the first half. The Monarchs needed just one play to answer as it White connected with running back Twon Collymore for a 59-yard touchdown pass on a wheel route with 2:23 left. The Gators weren’t content

glanced off the top of Correa’s mitt, rolling into center field as two runs scored to tie it at 6. Alex Gordon’s RBI groundout off Luke Gregerson later in the inning put Kansas City ahead. Hosmer launched a long, 2-run homer in the ninth for insurance. CUBS 8 CARDINALS 6

CHICAGO — Kris Bryant and Jorge Soler each hit tworun drives and the Chicago Cubs connected for a postseason franchise-record six homers in an 8-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Monday. Kyle Schwarber, Anthony Rizzo, Starlin Castro and Dexter Fowler also homered, powering Jake Arrieta to another win despite a rare off night for the bearded ace. Jason Heyward and Stephen Piscotty homered for St. Louis, and Jhonny Peralta had a run-scoring double. From wire reports

to be tied at halftime. On third down and six yards to go from the Lakewood 48, quarterback Jaron Richardson connected with tight end Gary Sanders for an 11-yard gain and a first down. A counter play to Tyquarius Brown went for 21 yards and Richardson followed with a 16-yard scoring run with 10.11 seconds left to make the halftime score 21-14. Manning took the secondhalf kickoff and drove to the Lakewood 15 before turning it over on downs, taking over six minutes off the clock. The Gators responded with an 11play, 85-yard scoring drive that ended with a 36-yard scoring run by Singleton on the first play of the fourth quarter. The Monarchs drove to the Lakewood 20 on the ensuing possession before turning it over on downs again. A 74yard run by Singleton set the Gators up at the Manning 6, but they fumbled the ball away on the next play. The Monarchs couldn’t move the ball though and had to punt from their end zone. A shanked punt had Lakewood starting at the Manning 26. McGee had a 9-yard run and Singleton followed it with a 17-yard scoring run.

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USC, FROM PAGE B1 “I think that’s the part that our players don’t understand,’’ Staley said. “And as coaches, it’s on us to get them ready, to not look past any step.’’ That could be harder to do in practice with two-time SEC player of the year Tiffany Mitchell on the sidelines watching workouts instead of participating. Mitchell had surgery to fix a stress-related fracture in her left foot this past August. She was sprinting and riding the stationary cycle during drills. Mitchell should be full-go for workouts in about two weeks, Staley said, and be ready for South Carolina’s opener against Ohio State on Nov. 13. Alaina Coates, South Carolina’s junior forward, said it was eating Mitchell up not to run the floor with the Gamecocks. “She doesn’t want to feel like she’s letting us down,’’ Coates said. “She’s not letting us down, but it just means more to us to see her doing extra to get back to us.’’ Workouts included three Atlantic Coast Conference transfers. Sarah Imovbioh, a 6-foot-2 forward, is a graduate transfer from Virginia who led the ACC in rebounding last year. She is eligible to play immediately.

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LOGANO FROM PAGE B1 second round of NASCAR’s playoffs, as Logano led 227 of the 334 laps. Now Logano, who made it to the finale last season, doesn’t have to worry about this daunting second round of the Chase. The series races next week at Kansas and then four drivers will be eliminated Oct. 25 at Talladega. “It helps us sleep here the next couple of weeks,’’ Logano said. “This helps us recharge our batteries and get ready for the next round.’’ He feels good right now, but isn’t crowing about his headto-head success this season with Harvick. “I think there’s a lot of fast race cars out there right now,’’ Logano said. “Last week, obviously, (Harvick) was dominant. This week we had a really fast car. Next week, who knows? You can’t rely on anything.’’ Harvick, who didn’t lead a lap of a race that was scheduled for Saturday night but pushed to Sunday afternoon because of rain, was satisfied with second after struggling all weekend. “If those are the off days, we’ll be just fine,’’ Harvick said. Martin Truex Jr. finished third — his career-best eighth top-five of the season — but

wasn’t breathing any easier about his Chase hopes. The top six finishers were Chase drivers as Denny Hamlin finished fourth and was followed by Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards. Austin Dillon, who is not racing for the title, was seventh. Jeff Gordon, making the final start of his career at Charlotte, struggled for the first half of the race but salvaged an eighth-place finish. Logano teammate Brad Keselowski staved off a loose wheel over the closing laps as Chase drivers took eight of the top nine spots. It was a far more difficult day for JGR drivers Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch, who started side-by-side on the front row. Kenseth’s race began to unravel when he missed his pit stall and fell back to 20th on a restart. From there, racing in traffic, he had contact with Ryan Newman that sent him into the wall. It was the first of many brushes with the wall for Kenseth, who also had to serve a penalty for too many crewmen working on his car during one of his stops for repairs. He was finally put out of his misery when a broken part sent him into the wall — again — and to the garage. He finished 42nd and dropped to last in the Chase field.

Things weren’t much better for teammate Busch, who started second and was one of the strongest cars for most of the race. But running third when a caution forced teams to choose a pit strategy, he headed to pit road, then changed his mind at the very last second. Only problem? Kyle Larson, running second, decided at that moment he wanted to duck onto pit road. The two cars collided and both dropped to the middle of the pack during their respective repairs. Busch finished 20th and he and Kenseth are now in the bottom four of the Chase standings. Hendrick Motorsports could commiserate with the Gibbs issues. Kasey Kahne, who ran in a 5k Sunday morning for his foundation, suffered two early tire issues that sent him to the garage just 58 laps into the race. Then contact between Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. sent Earnhardt into the wall. He tried to continue on with damage to his Chevrolet, but a tire problem sent him into the wall again and to pit road for repairs on Lap 85. He was one lap down when his car was repaired and wound up 28th. He’s now in the bottom four in the standings.

BANK OF AMERICA 500 RESULTS By The Associated Press Sunday At Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Joey Logano, Ford, 334 laps, 48 points. 2. (11) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 334, 42. 3. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 334, 41. 4. (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 334, 40. 5. (6) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 334, 39. 6. (8) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 334, 39. 7. (14) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 334, 38. 8. (22) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 334, 37. 9. (13) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 334, 35. 10. (9) Aric Almirola, Ford, 334, 34. 11. (23) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 334, 34. 12. (30) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 334, 32. 13. (25) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 334, 31. 14. (16) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 334, 0. 15. (10) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 334, 29. 16. (17) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 334, 28. 17. (18) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 333, 28. 18. (21) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 333, 26. 19. (24) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 333, 25.

20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43.

(2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 333, 25. (31) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 333, 24. (33) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 332, 22. (34) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 332, 0. (4) Greg Biffle, Ford, 331, 20. (38) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 331, 19. (36) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 331, 18. (29) David Gilliland, Ford, 330, 17. (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 330, 16. (40) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 330, 15. (37) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 330, 14. (32) Michael McDowell, Ford, 329, 13. (27) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 329, 12. (35) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 328, 0. (43) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 326, 10. (42) Reed Sorenson, Ford, 325, 9. (26) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 325, 8. (19) David Ragan, Toyota, engine, 289, 7. (39) Cole Whitt, Ford, accident, 262, 6. (7) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, engine, 257, 6. (28) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 251, 4. (41) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 244, 3. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, accident, 236, 3. (20) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, accident, 58, 1.

LONDON LEWIS GORE SHALLOTTE, North Carolina — London Lewis Gore, 91, of Shallotte, died on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Mr. Gore was born on Dec. 19, 1923, in Brunswick County, a son of the late Lester E. and Letha Carlisle Gore. In addition to his parents, he GORE was predeceased by his first wife of 51 years, Ellen Fitch Gore. He served proudly in the U.S. Army and was a World War II veteran, serving as corporal with the Headquarters Battery, 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 5th Armored Division (known as the Patton’s Ghost Troops) in the European Theater of Operations. He began his service in the Army serving in the Cavalry, where he was training with horse-drawn artillery before the war. He survived 161 days frontline duty as a tank gunner in a Sherman tank from Utah Beach, France, to Elbe River, Germany, fighting battles in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. He was among the first ground troops to reach German soil

in World War II. Decorations and citations include EAMET (Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater) Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Service Stars (for service in five major battles including the Hedgerow Battles of Normandy and the Battle of Hürtgen Forest); American Defense Service Medal; and Good Conduct Medal. After the war, he returned to the Carolinas and worked at timbering and right-of-way clearing. He had his own business, Veteran’s Tree Service in Sumter, until he retired. London was an author of two books, “Memories of the Past” and “Hard Times, War Times, and More Hard Times.” London was an avid fisherman, guitar picker and pool player. He was a pilot and flew his L-5 Stinson single engine plane for 17 years. He was a member of Civil Air Patrol and flew search and rescue for 15 years. Most of all, he loved his church and church family at Dalzell UMC, Dalzell, and Jennies Branch Baptist Church in Shallotte. Mr. Gore was also a member and chaplain for the VFW Post 8866. Surviving are his wife, Mary Gore; two daughters, Virginia “Ginger” Gore Clark and husband, J. Michael

“Mike,” of Leesville and Bonnie Gore Winston of Sumter; brother, Milton Lewis Gore of Clarksville, Tennessee; two sisters, Lena Mae Gurganus of Shallotte and Slyvia Pocino of Yardville, New Jersey; four grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; stepdaughter, Tina Howard and husband, Glenn, of Goldsboro; stepson, Larry McGee and wife, Renee, of Texas; six step-grandchildren; four step-great-granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, Oct. 11, at Jennies Branch Baptist Church, where he was a dedicated member. Burial was conducted at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery, Sumter, with military honors. Private online condolences may be sent to the family at www.brunswickfuneralservice. com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Jennies Branch Baptist Church, VFW Post 8866 or Amedisys Hospice, 1729 Southport-Supply Road, Bolivia, NC 28422. Brunswick Funeral Service, Shallotte, was in charge of the arrangements.

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FROM PAGE B1 out there and play our game, we shouldn’t lose.” Clemson, which is 5-0 and ranked No. 6 in the Amway Coaches Poll, opened as a 16.5-point favorite against Boston College on Monday, in no small part based on the Tigers’ rapidly improving defense and the Eagles’ lack of productivity on offense. Boston College has been shut out in two of its three Atlantic Coast Conference defeats, including a 3-0 loss at the hands of Wake Forest on Saturday. Despite the Eagles’ offensive ineptitude, Dabo Swinney will fret, as all head coaches do, and wonder how his offense will fare against the nation’s topranked run defense, but he probably shouldn’t waste time being concerned about his team’s defense. “It was a thing of beauty,” Swinney said of the defensive effort against Georgia Tech. “Our speed showed up, and there was nowhere for (the Yellow Jackets) to go. They couldn’t run at us, they couldn’t get around us. “If you like defensive football, you could sit there all day and just rewind it and rewind it.” And the best may be yet to come.

Record Pts 1. Ohio St. (27) 6-0 1,411 2. Baylor (13) 5-0 1,390 3. TCU (3) 6-0 1,354 4. Utah (16) 5-0 1,350 5. Clemson (1) 5-0 1,260 6. LSU 5-0 1,231 7. Michigan St. 6-0 1,139 8. Florida 6-0 1,075 9. Texas A&M (1) 5-0 1,046 10. Alabama 5-1 1,034 11. Florida St. 5-0 937 12. Michigan 5-1 894 13. Mississippi 5-1 803 14. Notre Dame 5-1 766 15. Stanford 4-1 662 16. Oklahoma St. 6-0 614 17. Iowa 6-0 520 18. UCLA 4-1 487 19. Oklahoma 4-1 342 20. Northwestern 5-1 317 21. Boise St. 5-1 260 22. Toledo 5-0 237 23. California 5-1 204 24. Houston 5-0 121 25. Duke 5-1 114

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Others receiving votes: Temple 96, Memphis 59, Arizona St. 27, Mississippi St. 19, Georgia 16, Texas Tech 10, BYU 8, Southern Cal 5, W. Kentucky 5, Kentucky 4, Penn St. 4, Navy 3, North Carolina 1.

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M. GRAHAM DRAYTON BISHOPVILLE — Marion Graham Drayton, 72, was born in 1942, in Bishopville, husband of Frances Green Reeves, and died Oct. 9, 2015, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Mr. Drayton was a son of DRAYTON Agnes Graham Drayton, 96, and the late Edward Raynor Drayton Jr. Paternal grandparents were Edward Raynor Drayton Sr. and Gertrude Alexander and maternal grandparents were John Marion Graham and Mai Eloise Banks. Survivors besides his wife of 46 years include his two children, Susan Robinson Drayton Brunson and husband, Curtis Dowling Brunson, and Marion Graham Drayton Jr. and wife, Shannon Elaine Jordan; two brothers, Edward Raynor Drayton III and wife, Linda Daub, and Thomas Addison Drayton and wife, Ami Matthews; brother-in-law, Chester Quillian Reeves and wife, Linda Elaine Paulson; three grandchildren, Alexander Dowling Brunson, Susannah Cabot Brunson and Callahan Gray Drayton Brunson; and numerous nieces and nephews. He graduated from Wofford College in 1965 with a bachelor of arts in history and was commissioned into the United States Army as a second lieutenant in the military police. His military service included assignment at Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Korea, Helmstead; West Berlin, Germany, where he met his wife Frances; Fort Gordon, Georgia; Long Bien and Da Nang, Vietnam; Fort Lewis, Washington; the Presidio Language School of Monterey, California; Fort Gulick, Panama; and Frankfurt, Germany. He also served in the South Carolina National Guard. After retiring from the military, he then became vice president of City Nursery Farms Inc., where he had a long, wonderful career. He was president of the South Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association in 1992 and was named nurseryman of the year. In 2005, he was named a SCNLA Fellows, the association’s highest honor. He was a longtime member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, all of his life. While residing in Charleston, he was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. He served his church as past president and treasurer of the Sunday school program. He served his community as past president and treasurer of the Bishopville Optimist Club; past chairman and longtime member of the Lee County School Board; member of Santee Lynches Council on Governments; and past member of the board of visitors for Coker College. As past chairman and director of Lee County Cooperative Ministries Care Center, he spent many hours helping others. Graham was a loving and devoted husband and father. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and watching them play. He always made people laugh and would often say “There is some truth in everything I say.” He would always make everyone feel like they belonged. Graham enjoyed playing golf, talking about and watching Clemson football, and spending time joking with his many friends at the golf club and Hardees. He would often say not to forget the five P’s: Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. today at Bethlehem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Watson officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Bethlehem United Methodist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 4 p.m. today at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at the home, 2116 Sumter Highway. Memorials may be made to Bethlehem United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 167, Bishopville, SC 29010; Lee County

Cooperative Ministries-Care Center, P.O. Box 464, Bishopville, SC 29010; or to the Lee County Arts Council-Opera House, P.O. Box 714, Bishopville, SC 29010. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

WILSON MCELVEEN Wilson McElveen died on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was born on Friday, May 5, 1950, in Pamplico, to the late Woodrow and Lou Annie McElveen. The family will receive friends at the home, 444 Main St., Pamplico. Mr. McElveen’s mortal frame is peacefully resting in the professional care of King-Fields Mortuary, Summerton, (803) 485-5039.

TRUDIE H. MCLEOD Trudie Hudson McLeod, 96, died on Saturday evening, Oct. 10, 2015, at Bethea Baptist Retirement Community nursing center in Darlington. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Hattie Shorter Hudson. Trudie attended public school in the Bethel community of Sumter County and was a member of New Salem Baptist Church. She retired from Korn Industries after 43 years of service. Surviving are two sons she dedicated her life to, Iley Ervin McLeod (Gail) of Florence and Jimmy Lee McLeod (Donna) of Irmo; five grandchildren, Melanie McLeod, Andy McLeod (Janice), Wendy Waites (Chris), Chris McLeod (Kim) and Bryan McLeod (Amber); 10 greatgrandchildren, April De Troye (Chris), Adam, Anna and Amanda McLeod, Makenzie, Grayson and Bryce McLeod, and Shelby, Katie and Beth Waites. Also surviving are two sisters, Docia Keech and Mildred Lumpkins; a brother, J.T. Hudson (Josie Leigh); and numerous nieces and nephews. Trudie was preceded in death by one brother, Marvin Hudson; and five sisters, Mae Rogers, Ruby Geddings White, Ruth Rogers, Ida Geddings and Lila Elmore. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday at ElmoreCannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at noon on Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Kevin Massey officiating. Burial will follow in Sumter Cemetery. The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff at Bethea for their excellent care. Memorials may be made to New Salem Baptist Church, 2500 W. Oakland Ave., Sumter, SC 29154. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

WILLIAM DIXON William Dixon, 88, died on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at Elmcroft Assisted Living, Florence. Born on May 20, 1927, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Robert and Ida Davis Dixon. The family will receive friends at the home of his daughter, Belista Freeman, 2994 Lee State Park Road, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

ISABELLE N. BENNETT Isabelle Nora Bennett, 77, departed this life on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at Palmetto Health Baptist, Columbia. She was born on April 11, 1938, in Darlington, a daughter of the late Willie and Pauline Nelson Bennett. The family will be receiving friends at 413 Albert Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

HENRY A. DICKEY Henry Alvin Dickey, 51, departed this life on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at his residence

in Bishopville. He was born on April 23, 1964, in Lynchburg, a son of Luella Gamble Dickey and the late Robert Dickey Sr. The family will be receiving friends at 425 Levi St., Bishopville, SC 29010. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

RICKY LEE GREEN BISHOPVILLE — Ricky Lee Green entered eternal rest on Oct. 12, 2015. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 107 Egypt Road, Camden. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

DAVID R. CONYERS David Roosevelt Conyers, 82, husband of the Rev. Lue R. Budden Pitts Conyers, departed this life on Oct. 11, 2015, at his residence. He was born on June 14, 1933, in Pinewood, a son of the late Grant Sr. and Louise James Conyers. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 1410 Morris Way Drive, Sumter, SC 29154. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

RAYMOND R. BROWN Raymond R. Brown, 80, husband of Evelyn G. Brown, died on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late James L. Sr. and Mary Barkley Brown. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and retired from the Union in Charleston. He was an avid dog hunter and fisherman, but most of all he loved his family. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Dinah B. Swygert (Hans) and Donna B. McCullum, all of Sumter; four grandchildren, Heather McCullum, Austin Pollard, Makayla Swygert and Joshua Pollard; a son-in-law, Michael Pollard; and a brother, James L. Brown Jr. of Lamar. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dana B. Pollard; and a sister, Mary Alice Ingram. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Bethel Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Larry Fraser officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside following the service. Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 2401 Bethel Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

HENRY HARVIN Funeral services for Henry Harvin, who died on Oct. 7, 2015, will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave. Interment will follow in Bradford Cemetery, U.S. 15 South. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

ERNEST MOSES Funeral services for Ernest Moses, who died on Oct. 8, 2015, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Union Station AME Church. Interment will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Florence National Cemetery, Florence, instead of today. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

PERNELL BRIGG JR. Pernell “Bobby” Brigg Jr., 57, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at the home. He was born on Aug. 5, 1958, in Clarendon County, to Bertha King Briggs and the late Pernell Briggs Sr. The family will receive relatives and friends at the

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015 home, 1028 Emerald Drive, Pinewood. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

DERRY CANTY JR. Derry Canty Jr., husband of Phillis McFadden Canty, entered into eternal rest on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born on Sept. 28, 1935, in Rimini, to the late Derry Sr. and Beatrice Nelson Canty. The family will receive relatives and friends at the home of his sister, Marie Brunson, 220 Kirven St., Pinewood. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

JOCELYN BUTLER Jocelyn Butler, 50, died on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital, Columbia. Born on July 5, 1965, in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was a daughter of Joe Lewis Butler and the late Joyce Marie Butler-Fisher. The family will receive friends at the home, 975 Gaines Road, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

JANE GEDDINGS Claudia Jane Geddings, 64, wife of Thomas J. Geddings, died on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, at her home. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

ROBERT PEARSON MANNING — Robert Pearson, 86, husband of Hester Ragin Pearson, died on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at his residence, 1915 M.W. Rickenbaker Road, Manning. He was born on Dec. 8, 1928, in Manning, a son of the late Cicero and Essie Waiters Pearson. The family is receiving friends at the residence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

THELMA JONES MAYESVILLE — Thelma Ruby Spigner Jones, 85, widow of Robert Edward “Peanut” Jones, to whom she was married 65 years, entered into the glory of her heavenly father on Oct. 11, 2015. She was born on Nov. 5, 1929, in Clarendon County, to the late Labon Chappell Spigner and Jessie Mitchum Spigner. She was once an employee of Polly Prentiss, Pettibelle, and Campbell Soup Co., from which she was retired. She was a Christian and a member of Concord Presbyterian Church. Thelma was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Thelma is survived by her daughter, Linda Jones Hall; her son, Robert Edward “Bobby” Jones Jr. and his wife, Shirley; her grandchildren, Michelle Jones Stamps (Mike), Melanie Jones Williams (Jess), Robert Craig Hall (Leighanna) and Tracey Dawn Hall Timmons (Kirven “Bubby”); nine great-grandchildren, Taylor Johnson, Robert Zane Timmons, Ethan Davis, Grace Ann Hall, Spencer Stamps, Seth Stamps, Hannah Williams, Claire Williams and Isabella Williams; and three sisters, Jessie Spigner McCabe, Lillian Spigner Scurry and Margaret Spigner Whetsell. Thelma is also survived by a brotherin-law, Calvin Jones (Doris); sisters-in-law, Margaret “Toots” Harris, Teresa Jones Thigpen (Bobby) and Naomi Jones Elmore (Alford); and numerous special nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her first grandchild, Gerald Clay Hodge; her son-inlaw, Gerald Hodge; a brother, Edgar Spigner; and a sister, Eunice Clark. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. James Braswell and

Chaplain Billy Griffith officiating. Burial will be in Brewington Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ricky Clark, Mike Deas, Edward McCabe, Dave Harms, Charles Spigner and Jeffrey Thigpen. Honorary pallbearers will be nephews and great-nephews. The family will receive friend from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. A special thanks to Dawn Timmons, Christina, and Billy Griffith and the Amedisys Hospice staff. Memorials may be made to the Brewington Cemetery Association General Fund, c/o Patti McElveen, 895 Pleasant Grove Road, Lynchburg, SC 29080. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JOE NATHAN GRAHAM JR. LYNCHBURG — Joe Nathan Graham Jr., 52, died on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on March 19, 1963, in Sumter County, a son of Joe Nathan Graham Sr. and Dorothy Mae Nelson Graham. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Minnie Ann and Lesley White, 2690 Old St. John Church Road, Lynchburg. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

GLEN DARNELL DUKE CADES — Glen Darnell “Don” Duke, 60, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015. Mr. Duke was born on April 21, 1955, in Clarendon County, a son of Sadie Roberson Duke and the late Melvin Albertus Duke. He was a graduate of East Clarendon High School and received an associate’s degree in civil engineering from Williamsburg Technical College. He loved being in the outdoors and playing guitar and singing. Surviving in addition to his mother, Sadie, of New Zion, are his son, Cory Darnell (Katherine) Duke of Lake City; his daughter, Jessica Duke (Will) Brown of Kingstree; three brothers, Steve (Robin) Duke of Hartsville, Lyn Duke of Florence and Terrell Duke of New Zion; and one sister, Shirlene Duke Blanton of Florence. Mr. Duke was preceded in death by his father and his brother, Richard Duke. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Midway Presbyterian Church cemetery. The family will be receiving visitors at the home, 1633 McCutchen Road, Cades. Memorials may be made to Midway Presbyterian Church, c/o Wendell Robinson, 2029 Greeleyville Highway, Manning, SC 29102 or Kingstree Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 904, Kingstree, SC 29556. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www. WilliamsburgFuneralHome. com.

ALONZO R. MCDONALD MANNING — On Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, Alonzo Reid McDonald departed this life at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. Born on Dec. 6, 1931, in Manning, he was a son of the late Charlie Davis and Mary Brown McDonald. The family will receive relatives and friends from 4 to 8 p.m. at the residence of his sister, Blondell McDonald Fargas, 2773 Governor Richardson Road, Summerton. Services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

JOHN WILSON John Wilson, 65, died on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at Windsor Manor, Manning. Born on Nov. 24, 1949, in Rembert, he was a son of Sammie Sr. and Beatrice Bridges Wilson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice Interbasin Transfer Certificate for Union County

NOTICE OF EXTENSION TO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD A public hearing was held on September 16, 2015, at the Town of Norwood Community Building to receive comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) document that was prepared in support of the Interbasin Transfer (IBT) Certificate requested by Union County. The purpose of this announcement is to notify interested parties that the public comment period for the draft EIS is being extended until November 16, 2015. The Union County Public Works Water System (Union County) is a provider of drinking water to citizens of Union County, excluding the City of Monroe, serving customers in both the Catawba River basin and the Rocky River basin. Union County is requesting a 23 million gallons per day (mgd) transfer from the Yadkin River IBT basin to the Rocky River IBT basin, calculated on an average day of the maximum month basis, per current statutory regulation. The requested transfer amount is based upon 2050 water demand projections to meet anticipated growth in Union County's Rocky River IBT basin. As part of this request, the County has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify alternatives that will satisfy the projected water demand, evaluate the alternatives, and recommend a preferred alternative based on the analysis. The preferred alternative includes a proposed water intake on Lake Tillery near the existing location for the Town of Norwood's intake, in the Yadkin River IBT basin. The supporting environmental documents for this proposed transfer, including the draft EIS, are available for review at: http://www.ncwater.org/?page=420. Written comments may be mailed to Kim Nimmer, Division of Water Resources, 1611 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1611. Comments may also be submitted electronically to dwr.ibt@lists.ncmail.net. Mailed and emailed comments will be given equal weight. All comments must be postmarked or emailed by November 16, 2015.

Summons & Notice SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 15-CP-43-01692 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v. Debra Arbuckle Peebles; Donald Arbuckle, II; Drew Arbuckle; Any Heir-at-law or Devisees of Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any

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persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s). (013263-07145)

M. Arbuckle; also conveyed to Mary E. Arbuckle by Deed of Distribution dated May 22, 2003 and recorded May 22, 2003 in Book 890 at Page 292. Subsequently, Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle died on or about October 4, 2014, leaving her interest in the subject property to her heirs, namely, Debra Arbuckle Peebles, Donald Arbuckle, II, and Drew Arbuckle. Property Address: 312 Lesesne Court Sumter, SC 29150-4048 TMS# 228-01-01-040 Columbia, South Carolina July 17, 2015

designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe

TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Any unknown Heir-at-law or Devisees of Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 312 Lesesne Court, Sumter, South Carolina 29150-4048, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 228-01-01-040, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Anne Bell Fant, made absolute. Columbia, South Carolina September 4, 2015

LIS PENDENS Deficiency Judgment Waived 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 foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Mary E. Arbuckle to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns dated March 26, 2010, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ROD for Sumter County on April 1, 2010, in Mortgage Book 1137 at Page 2147. Subsequently, this Mortgage was assigned unto Wells Fargo Bank, NA by assignment dated December 22, 2014 and recorded January 2, 2015 in Book 1207 at Page 4828. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage 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 or lot of land, with all improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 117 in Palmetto Park Subdivision on a plat of said subdivision recorded in the Office of the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office in Plat Book Z-19, at page 29. Reference being made to said plat pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as Amended) for the metes, bounds, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This being the same property conveyed to Donald E. Arbuckle and Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle, as tenants in common with an indestructible right of survivorship, by deed of Walter W. Rowland, dated October 12, 1965 and recorded October 15, 1965 in Book K9 at Page 1222. Subsequently, Donald E. Arbuckle died testate on June 7, 2002, vesting his interest in the subject property in the surviving tenant, Mary Ellen

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NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: Any unknown Heir-at-law or Devisees of Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on July 21, 2015. Columbia, South Carolina September 4, 2015

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED.

NOW THEREFORE on motion of the undersigned, attorney for the Plaintiff, IT IS ORDERED that the Summons and Notice of Foreclosure Intervention herein, together with notice of filing thereof in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Sumter County, be served upon the named and designated Defendant(s) by publication of the same in The Item, which newspaper is designated most likely to give notice to the Defendant(s), once a week for three consecutive weeks, and that a copy of the Summons, Complaint, and Notice of Foreclosure Intervention be forwarded to the named Defendant(s) by depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the last known address of the Defendant(s) unless an address is not known and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence in accordance with S. C. Code Section15-9-710. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of the Lis Pendens, previously filed herein, be published once a week for three weeks along with the publication of the Summons as hereinabove set forth. In the event service is accomplished by other means, publication may cease without further notice or order. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) Nikole Haltiwanger (SC Bar # 70491) Jason D. Wyman (SC Bar # 100271) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 James C. Campbell Clerk of Court for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina 013263-07145 09/18/2015 A-4544060 09/29/2015, 10/06/2015, 10/13/2015

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ORDER FOR PUBLICATION Deficiency Judgment Waived It appears to my satisfaction from the attached Affidavit of the Attorney for the Plaintiff, and from the Complaint herein that a cause of action exists in favor of the Plaintiff against the Defendant(s); that the action is for the foreclosure of a mortgage covering real estate located in Sumter County, South Carolina; that the following named and designated Defendant(s) on whom service of the Summons, Complaint, and Notice of Foreclosure Intervention is to be made cannot, after due diligence, be found within the jurisdiction of the courts of this State; and that pursuant to S. C. Code Section15-9-710, as amended, these Defendant(s) are necessary parties to this action. These named and designated Defendants are as follows: Any unknown Heir-at-law or Devisees of Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 15-CP-43-01536 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Champion Mortgage Company, PLAINTIFF, vs. Reginald B. Curry; Barry L. Artis; Karen A. Tiller; and any other Heirs or Devisees of Earline C. Artis a/k/a Earline Estelle Ward Curry Artis, deceased; and any other Heirs or Devisees of Georgia W. Boyd, deceased, including any Personal Representatives, Successors, Assigns, Spouses, Creditors, and all others claiming any right, title or interest in the real estate known as 107 Lemmon Street Sumter, SC 29150, any adults or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any minors or persons under legal disability, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and United States of America acting by and through its agency the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, DEFENDANT(S). TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is

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herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, P.O. Box 71727, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29415, within thirty (30) days after 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 answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

for all unknown minors, and for all persons who may be under a legal disability, it is

TO THE 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 should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference to the Master in Equity for Sumter, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on June 29, 2015 at 2:31 P.M. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for foreclosure intervention programs for the purpose of resolving the above-referenced foreclosure action. If you wish to be considered for a foreclosure intervention program, you must contact Finkel Law Firm LLC, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450 (29405), P.O. Box 71727 (29415), North Charleston, SC 29405, or call (843) 577-5460 within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice. Finkel Law Firm LLC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you and is not authorized to provide you any legal advice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE MAY PROCEED. NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT (15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq.): This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information you provide will be used for that purpose. However, if you have previously received a discharge from bankruptcy, this message is not and should be construed as an attempt to collect a debt, but only as a requirement pursuant to the administrative order.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading and filing of the Petition of the Plaintiff for the appointment of Kelley Woody, attorney in Columbia, South Carolina, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi

Summons & Notice

ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Attorney at Law, be and she is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi on behalf of unknown minors or persons under a legal disability, all of whom may have an interest in or claim to have some interest in the real property known as 107 Lemmon Street Sumter, SC 29150; that she is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless the said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem for the said Defendants; AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendants by publication thereof in the The Item, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action. James C. Campbell Clerk of Court for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina September 18, 2015

NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT/PETITION NOTICE is hereby given that the original Lis Pendens, Summons and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County on September 1st, 2015, the object and prayer of which is to close a portion of public rights of way and to confirm the vesting title of said public rights of way in Plaintiff described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint confirming title in Plaintiff, and other relief as set forth in the Complaint.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Thomas A. Shook P.O. Box 71727 North Charleston, SC 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorney for Plaintiff

SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2015-CP-43-2065 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER City of Sumter, Plaintiff, vs. James Carrol Shaleuly, Thompson Construction Group, Inc., Thompson Holdings, LLC, Alderman Holdings, LLC, Dwight C. Moore, Harry J. Metropol, Jack G. Metropol, Jennie M. Hunter, Anastasia M. Tisdale, Woodrack Holdings, LLC, Valerie W. McDonald, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Edwin M. McDonald, Jr., Stophar, Inc., William L. Stover, Betty Stover, JN III, LLC, and John Doe and Jane Doe, whose true names are unknown representing all other persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest in, or lien upon the public right of way described in the Complaint herein, Defendants. TO: THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS:

The Plaintiff would show that the public rights of way has not been assigned any tax map number and appear only as public rights of way in the following recorded plats: Z-46 at Page 451; Plat Book 08 at Page 141; Plat Book 87 at Page 946; Plat Book 85 at Page 796; Plat Book 85 at Page 231; Plat Book 2012 at Page 1; Plat Book 93 at Page 1982; Plat Book 04 at Page 84; Plat Book 2009 at Page 70; Plat Book 2008 at Page 171; Plat Book F-4 at Page 148; Plat Book V-4 at Page 53; and Plat Book G-5 at Page 124, dating back to 1915.

NAMED

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the attorney for the Plaintiff, Michael M. Jordan, 10 Law Range, Sumter, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after service thereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE is hereby given that an action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon a Complaint of the Plaintiff against the above Defendants in an action to close a portion of public rights of way known as Liberty Court and adjoining Driveway or Alleyway pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §57-9-10 and to vest title of said public rights of way in the Plaintiff.

HAVING read the filed the Petition of Michael M. Jordan, attorney for the Plaintiff herein, and it appearing that the Defendants "John Doe and Jane Doe", are fictitious names representing a class of persons who may have or claim to have some right, title or interest in or to, on the right of way described in the Complaint, as well as possibly the public at large, and therefore it is necessary that some suitable person be named as Guardian ad Litem Nisi to represent and protect the interests of said John Doe and Jane Doe Defendants, it is ORDERED that S. Wayne Gamble, III, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for the Defendants John Doe and Jane Doe in this action.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION HAVING read the filed the Petition of Michael M. Jordan, attorney for the Plaintiff herein, and it appearing that this is an action to close public rights of way or a portion thereof and confirm the vesting of title of said public rights of way in the Plaintiff, City of Sumter, South Carolina and further that the Defendants "John Doe and Jane Doe", are fictitious names representing a class of persons who may have or claim to have some right, title or interest in or to, on the right of way described in the Complaint, and that it is necessary to obtain jurisdiction over any and all persons who may be a member of this class, it is ORDERED that service in this matter be made upon all persons who are members of the class of persons represented in this action by the Defendants, "John Doe and Jane Doe", by publishing a copy of the Lis Pendens, Summons, Notice of Filing of Complaint, Notice of Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem Nisi, and this Order in The Item, a newspaper published in the County and State aforesaid, which newspaper is designated most likely to give notice to siad Defendants, once a week for three consecutive weeks. CLERK OF COURT FOR SUMTER COUNTY September 1, 2015 Sumter, SC Michael M. Jordan SCHWARTZ, McLEOD, DuRANT & JORDAN 10 Law Range Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-1000 Attorney for the Plaintiff

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate:

Jennifer S. Donald #2015ES4300518

Personal Representative Mae Alice McGruder

3870 Delaware Drive Dalzell, SC 29040 Estate:

Ruth Benjamin Miller #2015ES4300535

Personal Representative Mary L. Benjamin

1180 Caslee Street Sumter, SC 29153 Estate:

Alvin L. Jackson #2015ES4300534

Personal Representative Russell Jackson

609 West Bartlette Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Nichole Virnetta Dawkins #2015ES4300086

Personal Representative Virdenna Britt Dawkins

C/O Calvin Hastie Attorney at Law 7 East Hampton Avenue Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

1330 Boulevard Road Sumter, SC 29153 Edwin W. Oliver, Jr. #2015ES4300526

Personal Representative Jean Oliver

365 Kendal Avenue Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Charlotte A. Richards #2015ES4300532

Personal Representative Wells Fargo Bank

C/O Richard L. Booth Attorney at Law 117 East Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Louise C. Conyers #2015ES4300513

Personal Representative Daisy C. Whittleton

and Charlie Conyers, Sr. 350 Deschamps Road Sumter, SC 29154

In Memory

Harry Lee English, Sr. #2015ES4300524

Personal Representative Norman E. English

and Linda English 236 Medical Center Drive Radcliff, KY 40160 Estate:

Nickie Nichols #2015ES4300530

Personal Representative Niki Gray

135 George Addy Road Little Mountain, SC 29075 Estate:

Sally A. Savage #2015ES4300521

Personal Representative Cathy L. Grant

415 Bagnal Drive Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Tillman E. Cuttino Jr. #2015ES4300522

Personal Representative Elizabeth B. Cuttino

C/O Jack Erter Jr. Attorney at Law 126 N. Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Harrison Witherspoon #2015ES4300485

Personal Representative Gregory Witherspoon

Estate:

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Estate:

Gladys Rembert #2015ES4300520

Personal Representative Reginald K. Rembert

C/O Ruben L. Gray Attorney at Law PO Box 2636 Sumter, SC 29151

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