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County can start process for repairs BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County department heads were given the green light from Federal Emergency Management Agency project specialists Thursday to move forward with repair projects during an applicant
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kickoff meeting. Project Specialist Dave Clark said the county can begin procedures for bidding out repair projects as long as it follows procurement guidelines detailed in its code of ordinances and follows state and federal procurement regulations.
According to a handout from FEMA, any project that requires repairs or replacements in excess of $121,800 is considered a large project and projects that require materials and equipment for no more than $121,800 are considered small projects. Clark said the county will
have to account for all materials and purchases for large projects. He said it is better for the county to overestimate because FEMA will not step in if not enough funds have been appropriated for projects. Clark said the county has 60 consecutive days after the
meeting to provide all projects to FEMA. He said it would be best for the county to even list projects that it may or may not need to make happen. Kathy Kosnoff, project specialist, said the county can
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BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The latest Leapfrog Hospital Survey shows a slight drop in the quality of care at Tuomey Healthcare System, but the drop from a ‘B’ to a ‘C’ grade may represent a change in the data used to produce the ratings, according to the Leapfrog Group, which produces the survey. “The Fall 2015 Hospital Safety Scores highlight a significant change in grade for 46 percent of all reporting hospitals, due to a considerable data update following the Spring Score,” said the statement released by the Leapfrog Group. Twice each year, Leapfrog Hospital Survey issues a report assessing hospital safety, quality and efficiency based on national performance measures covering a broad spectrum of hospital services, processes and structures, according to the organization’s website at www.LeapfrogGroup.org. “We will utilize the findings from the survey as a guide to direct our efforts moving forward,” said Michelle Logan-Owens, President and CEO of Tuomey Healthcare System. “Our staff is committed every day to delivering high-quality health care to our community, and we don’t believe this score is a reflection of the care that we provide.” The Leapfrog Survey
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Sumter residents hold candles in memory of all victims that died as a result of domestic violence during a ceremony held by the YWCA of the Upper Lowlands on Thursday evening at the old Sumter County Court House.
Community, supporters hold vigil to remember victims BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com A small crowd stood outside the Sumter County Courthouse on Thursday evening in remembrance of the men and women killed as a result of domestic violence. Third Judicial District Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III said domestic violence is a crime that is not limited to people of certain demographics. He said Gov. Nikki Haley signed a domestic violence bill in June that gives prosecutors more tools to work
with when trying to convict those facing domestic violence charges. Finney asked that the community think of those who are still victims of abuse while remembering those who were killed. Assistant Solicitor Margaret McClurkin Held said in 2014 that 39 people, 29 women and 10 men, were killed as a result of domestic violence in South Carolina. Three of those individuals were from Sumter and two neighboring counties: Julia Richburg, 57, of Clarendon County, who was allegedly shot by her husband; Mallory Richardson, 22, of
Sumter County, who was allegedly killed by his live-in girlfriend; and Charles Burroughs, 39, of Williamsburg County, who was allegedly killed by his girlfriend. The three suspects are all awaiting trial. Sumter City Councilwoman Ione Dwyer told the crowd about a neighboring family, a husband and wife, that lived on her street when she was a child. She said one day, the woman left and never came home. Dwyer understood when she was
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Does response to school cop video show law enforcement rift? BY JULIET LINDERMAN AND MEG KINNARD The Associated Press COLUMBIA — When FBI Director James Comey told a national gathering of law enforcement leaders that cops might be easing up for fear of being caught on camera, the conference attendees included a South Carolina sheriff whose deputy was about to star in the nation’s next viral police video.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott returned home to an uproar about images of a school resource officer flipping a 16-year-old girl out of her desk and dragging her across the floor of her math class Monday at a high school in Columbia. In announcing the deputy’s firing two days later, Lott called on the public to shoot more video, not less. “I would hope that every citizen that has a cellphone
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that has a camera on it, if they see something that’s going on and they have questions about it, they need to film it,” Lott said Wednesday. “Our citizens should police the police. That’s their job, too.” Comey’s and Lott’s comments — one questioning whether video is causing a chilling effect, the other saying it can only help — are the latest contribution to an intensifying debate on the role
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how citizen-shot footage of police encounters is inspiring not just outrage but criminal investigations. In June, Officer Michael Slager of North Charleston was charged with murder after a witness captured video of him shooting Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, in the back as Scott was running away. In July, a University of Cincinnati Police officer was
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Chuckwagon will hold benefit concert Sunday A Joaquin Flood Relief Benefit Concert will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Chuckwagon, 1090 Broad St., Suite B. Doors will open at noon, and there is a minimum donation of $5 to enter. The concert is for those 18 and older. Francis Hanna of SEACO Music, 140 N. Main St., was inspired to coordinate the benefit concert after seeing others in the community give to those who were affected by the flood. Hanna said music is what he knows, and he wanted to use those skills to benefit others. Concert goers can expect to hear various genres of music, Hanna said. There will be no smoking at the venue until 6 p.m., Hanna said. Seating will be limited so the public is urged to call Chuckwagon at (803) 774-4477 to reserve a table. The band schedule can be found on Facebook on the Chuckwagon Flood Relief Benefit page.
Big insurers remain upbeat on fledgling ACA exchanges BY TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer Slipping enrollment and struggling competitors have done little to shake the faith that the nation’s biggest health insurers have placed in the Affordable Care Act’s public insurance exchanges. Aetna executives said Thursday that the exchanges, a key element in the overhaul’s push to cover millions of uninsured people, remain a good market, even though
Rehearsal for Handel’s Messiah begins Monday Rehearsal for Handel’s Messiah, a joint presentation of Trinity United Methodist Church and The Church of the Holy Comforter, will begin at 6 p.m. Monday in the Parish Hall of Holy Comforter. The Parish Hall is located to the right of the drive-thru between the sanctuary and the administration building. For more information, call Holy Comforter at (803) 773-3823 or Trinity Methodist at (803) 773-9393. The performance is scheduled for Dec. 20.
the insurer’s enrollment in them fell 11 percent to about 814,000 people in the third quarter. Leaders of Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer Anthem have voiced a similar sentiment, and UnitedHealth said earlier this month that it will expand into 11 more exchanges next year. “We think it’s way too early to call it quits on the ACA and on the exchanges,” Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini said. “We view it still as a big opportunity for the company.”
Nonprofit health insurance cooperatives in South Carolina, Tennessee and several other states have announced recently that they will fold for 2016, leaving many consumers with fewer choices when open enrollment begins Nov. 1. In addition to that, federal officials have said they expect only a slight overall increase in enrollment next year. But for-profit insurers remain resolute in part because they have deeper pockets that allow them to wait out early
losses while the exchanges develop. They also think the potential in this new market makes the wait worthwhile. Anthem’s exchange enrollment shrank by 69,000 people to 824,000 customers in the third quarter, but the insurer will still sell coverage for 2016 on exchanges in 14 states. “Over time, we believe we are well positioned for growth as this market stabilizes to a more sustainable level,” Anthem Inc. CEO Joseph Swedish told analysts on Wednesday.
Public safety agencies host Trunk or Treat S umter Police Department, in partnership with Sumter County Sher-
iff’s Office, is hosting a Halloween Trunk or Treat from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday outside Sumter Law Enforcement Center, 107 E. Hampton Ave.
This is the second year, the event has been held on the center’s campus along with other area public safety agencies — Sumter Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services and state Highway Patrol, Probation, Pardon and Parole and Department of Corrections. The main goal of hosting a Halloween event is to provide a safe environment where parents can bring their children. There are no designated hours for trick or treating in the city or county. However, officials urge parents and children to use common sense and to follow some suggested safety tips: • Use reflective tape on costumes and treat bags, wear light colors and carry flashlights with fresh batteries for extra visibility. • Costumes should not obstruct your child’s vision.
Golf tourney helps flood victims The Sumter Clarendon Chapter of the Building Industry of Central South Carolina will host a golf tournament Monday at Beech Creek Golf Club . Proceeds from the event will go to flood victims through the United Way of Sumter and Clarendon counties. The tournament is limited to 32 fourperson teams for $300 per team. Entry fee includes green fees, golf cart, door prizes, drinks and dinner. For more information, call Nelle Tomlinson at (803) 7756800 or Ruth Ellen Hardee at (803) 256-6238. You can also email Hardee at ruthellen@colubiabuilders.com.
• Stay alert, look in all directions and listen for traffic before crossing. • Cross at corners, not between parked cars or mid-block. • If there are no sidewalks, always walk facing traffic, on the left side of the road. • Talk to your children about safety issues, such as not getting into cars or talking to strangers, walking not running, looking and not approaching houses that don’t have outside lights on or have dogs in a fenced yard. • Younger children should always be accompanied by an adult or trustworthy teen; older children should be given boundaries and should communicate with their parents along the way. • Parents should inspect all treats before allowing children to eat. Do not eat anything that appears to have been tampered with. • Parents should ensure that children trickor-treating door to door stay in areas they are familiar with and stick to friends and neighbors they know. Parents are encouraged to check the Sumter County Sex Offender Registry, www.sumtercountysc.org/departments/sheriff/ SOR.htm, if planning to trick-or-treat in unfamiliar areas.
Treats are given out to a child at a past Trunk or Treat. This year’s event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday outside Sumter Law Enforcement Center, 107 E. Hampton Ave.
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The Kingdom Girl will host an “I am a Lady” empowerment summit on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Comfort Suites, 2500 Broad St., Sumter. The free event is targeted toward women ages 16 to 30. For more information, go to www.thekingdomgirl.com.
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Belated apology College that fired professor says ‘sorry’ 53 years later WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) — In the thick of the Cold War, the small Pennsylvania college where Larry Gara was an outspoken history professor called him a bad teacher, labeled him a Communist and unceremoniously showed him the door. Now, 53 years later, the school says it’s sorry. Gara’s firing from Grove City College in 1962 briefly stirred up a national debate about institutional autonomy vs. academic freedom. He moved on with his life, settling into a teaching job at Wilmington College in Ohio. He figured the Grove City chapter was behind him for good. So no one was more surprised than the now 93-yearold Gara when someone showed up at his front door recently to apologize. No one directly involved with his firing is alive today, but the August visit from Richard Jewell, a former president of the Presbyterian college, was a curious and satisfying development for Gara, who had successfully meshed his social-justice activism with a long, distinguished teaching career at Wilmington in southwestern Ohio. “I never thought they would come around,” Gara said. In the scheme of things, actually, Gara losing his job at the 1,500-student western Pennsylvania college should barely register a blip in a life filled with seismic events. The Texas native decided to become a Quaker at age 18, and then spent three years in federal prison for refusing to register for the draft during World War II. Once behind bars, he protested because the white and black inmates weren’t allowed to eat together. Later, after earning a master’s degree and getting a yearlong teaching job at Bluffton College in Ohio for 194849, he was convicted of counseling a student not to register for the draft, which he still claims he didn’t do. He was sent back to prison for another seven months, which got national attention because it led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision against him in a First Amendment case. The mea culpa from Gara’s
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Larry Gara speaks during an interview at his home on Oct. 5 in Wilmington, Ohio. The 93-yearold retired professor and wellknown peace activist dating back to World War II was fired from Grove City College in 1962 for his pacifist views. old employer recently was a direct result of the work of Grove City College alumnus Steven Taaffe, a history professor at Stephen F. Austin University in Texas who decided to delve into Gara’s firing with hope of turning it into a publishable research project. Taaffe got access to the papers of J. Howard Pew, the Sun Oil Co. president who was the major benefactor and chairman of the Grove City College board when Gara came aboard in 1957. Pew thought Gara’s liberal antiwar political views were disruptive and that he was sympathetic to the hated Soviet Union. Pew wanted him gone and made it happen. After finishing the research a few years ago, Taaffe took it to Jewell, who was president of the college at the time. “I laid it all out, and I said here’s the evidence I have, and I think that Larry Gara was railroaded and that the college ought to do something about it,” Taaffe said. After the article was published in a book a few months ago, Jewell got in touch with Gara and dropped in on him and his 89-year-old wife, Lenna Mae. “Out of the blue, I got a call from him and he said he wanted to talk to me,” Gara said. “He came out to the house and was a friendly guy. He said, ‘I want to express my regret and the regret of the college about how they treated you.’” Jewell, who had retired as president last year, followed up with a letter noting that the college’s actions against Gara in 1962 were “inappropriate and unfair.”
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Seaside cities rebounding 3 years after Sandy LONG BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — Superstorm Sandy hit few places as hard as the Long Island seaside community of Long Beach. Virtually all its 9,000 homes were swamped; some had to be razed and rebuilt, while others required extensive repairs. The city’s 2.5-mile long boardwalk was wrecked by a storm surge that uprooted pilings and flipped floorboards as if they were matchsticks. Muck buried cars by the hundreds. Dozens of boats piled up in marinas like toys or rested on streets. Three years after the Oct. 29, 2012, storm, Long Beach appears well on its way to recovery. A record 4.3 million beach passes were sold last summer; businesses have reopened; a new 24-hour emergency center has replaced a hospital destroyed by flooding. The local movie theater reopened this summer. “Everything came back as well as it could; there’s no complaints about the city,” said Bradford Campbell, a 30-year resident who recently retired as a partner in a New York City accounting firm. He gave officials an A for their performance on storm recovery. Deanna Weiss agreed as she strolled along the rebuilt boardwalk. “There are still people who aren’t home yet,” she conceded. “But in general, we have our boardwalk back, and that’s the heart of the city. I think they did a hell of a job.” Estimating the number of the city’s 33,000 residents yet to fully recover from storm damage “is nearly impossible, because so many are at different stages,” city manager Jack Schnirman said. Long Beach has so far received about $100 million in federal funding for infrastructure repairs, although city officials said that did not include money individual residents received for disaster relief; a city spokesman was unable to estimate how much that totaled.
“The city has come a long way in three short years,” Schnirman said. “There’s a lot more work to do, but we have made great progress.” Federal funding included $40 million to replace the entire boardwalk, which was finished less than a year after Sandy struck. Schnirman said $4 million is being used to upgrade the city’s water system; $5.5 million went to sewer improvements; and the city is getting $40 million in state and federal funding to fortify the bay side of the barrier island. Still on the drawing board is a $175 million Army Corps of Engineers project to replenish sand dunes and rehabilitate jetties along the Atlantic. Mark Tannenbaum, president of the chamber of commerce, said 34 new businesses have opened in the past year. Some new businesses replaced others that closed after Sandy, he said. “We had a great summer,” Tannenbaum declared of the city, which depends on a vibrant tourist economy. He and others remain concerned about replacing the Long Beach Medical Center, which had been on the financial brink of closing before Sandy’s flooding shut it permanently. “We are lobbying for a new hospital that will meet the emergency medical needs of the community,” said Barbara Bernardino, president of the Beach to Bay Civic Association, which was formed in response to the medical center’s closure. “We are geographically isolated on a barrier is-
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The Seaside Heights, N.J., boardwalk, above, was in ruins from storm damage about a month after Superstorm Sandy hit. Three years after the storm, virtually all the boardwalks in New Jersey and New York have been rebuilt with one remaining to be finished in each state. Thousands of houses have been elevated, such as the one below in Toms River, New Jersey, but many others have been rebuilt or repaired as they were before the storm, leaving them vulnerable to future storm damage. land. It’s scary.” This summer, the nearby South Nassau Communities Hospital opened a small 24hour emergency care center up the street from the shuttered medical center. The emergency center is merely a stopgap measure, spokesman Joe Calderone said. South Nassau has hired a health care consultant to recommend what services a new facility might offer, he said. Like other parts of Long Beach, Calderone said, “It is a work in progress.”
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Report: Little oversight allows Mideast military corruption to flourish DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The evergrowing, secret defense budgets and poor oversight of militaries in the Middle East make them susceptible to corruption and more vulnerable to extremist violence, a watchdog group warned Thursday. The report by Londonbased Transparency International comes at a time of multiple military conflicts in the region, including the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, Syria’s civil war, Libya’s militia chaos and a Saudi-led coalition’s air campaign against Shiite rebels in Yemen. All those conflicts fuel military budgets, the report said. Last year, the 17 coun-
tries stretching from Morocco to Iran spent more than $135 billion on their militaries, it said. The report did not include Israel or the Palestinian territories. With the exception of Jordan and Tunisia, the region’s countries provide no information about military spending or at best vague figures, the group said. Spending is often unchecked. Saudi Arabia uses arms purchases to solidify its alliances, so it buys similar weapons systems from different nations. “Defense corruption really, really seriously undermines the legitimacy of defense institutions,” said Katherine Dixon, Transparency International’s director of defense and security.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Carson told debate-watchers it’s “total propaganda” to say he was involved with a nutritional supplement company, even though he praised its disputed health benefits in company videos. Ted Cruz and Carly Fiorina misstated how working women have fared in the Obama years. Donald Trump’s statement that he is fully paying for his own campaign was 97 percent wrong, based on latest fundraising numbers. A look at some of the claims in the third Republican presidential debate and how they compare with the facts: CARSON: “I didn’t have an involvement with them. ... Total propaganda. I did a couple of speeches for them, I do speeches for other people. They were paid speeches. It is absolutely absurd to say that I had any kind of a relationship with them.” THE FACTS: The renowned brain surgeon essentially factchecked himself in the debate Wednesday night by acknowledging paid speeches to Mannatech, a company sued for wrongful claims by the Texas attorney general — now Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. But his relationship with the company went deeper than that. Carson was featured in company videos, including one from last year in which he credits Mannatech’s glyconutritional supplements with helping people restore a healthy diet. “The wonderful thing
about a company like Mannatech is that they recognize that when God made us, he gave us the right fuel, and that fuel was the right kind of healthy food,” he said. “That’s why I was drawn to Mannatech.” He said: “I can’t say that that’s the reason I feel so healthy, but I can say that it made me feel different and that’s why I continue to use it more than 10 years later.” When Carson was asked in the debate why he’d appeared on the company’s home page with the logo over his shoulder, he said that was not done with his permission. The company and its founder paid $7 million in a 2009 settlement in the Texas case. It also has given at least $10,500 to Carson’s charity, the Carson Scholars Fund. The Wall Street Journal reported this month that Carson told the company’s sales associates in 2004 that its products helped him overcome prostate cancer and that he’s given four paid speeches at Mannatech gatherings, most recently in 2013 when he was paid $42,000. The company denied Carson was a “paid endorser” and said the money went to charity. CRUZ: “Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733.” FIORINA: “Ninety-two percent of the jobs lost during Barack Obama’s first term belonged to women.” THE FACTS: Sluggish wage growth remains a major problem for everyone, but the picture isn’t nearly as dire for
women as portrayed by Cruz. Their earnings have actually improved. Working women earned a median income of $28,394 last year, about $190 more after adjusting for inflation than they did in 2008, according to the Census Bureau. But they still are $1,154 shy of their peak incomes in 2007— a sign of the slow recovery from the Great Recession. Fiorina is relying on outdated data. The economy actually added 416,000 jobs for women during the course of Obama’s first term. But the job growth during that period disproportionately favored men, who received 900,000 new jobs. The gap largely reflects the fortunes of different industries. Local governments shed hundreds of thousands of jobs during Obama’s first term, including teaching jobs, which women held disproportionately. CHRISTIE: FBI Director James Comey said police officers are holding back “because of a lack of support from politicians like the president of the United States.” THE FACTS: That’s not what Comey said. In a speech last week about an alarming rise in crime, Comey said some officers feel under siege because of the spread of viral videos taken by young people with cell phones. Comey said he’d heard about one police official who told his force “their political leadership has no tolerance for a viral video.”
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA CLERK’S OFFICE NOTICE OF FILING DOCKET NO. 2015-362-E Joint Application of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC and South Carolina Electric & Gas Company for Approval of the Revised South Carolina Interconnection Standard Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC, and South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (jointly, the Utilities) have filed a Joint Application with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (the Commission) Regarding the Implementation of S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-39-110, the South Carolina Distributed Energy Resource Act (Act 236 or Act) and for Approval of Revised South Carolina Interconnection Standard. The Utilities are each engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric energy at retail in South Carolina, and, accordingly, are public utilities under the laws of South Carolina subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission and the Act. The Joint Application was filed pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-27-460 and 10 S. C. Code Ann. Regs. 103-823.
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Act No. 236 of 2014 directs the Commission to promulgate standards for interconnection of renewable energy facilities and other nonutility-owned generation with a generation capacity of 2,000 kilowatts(kW), measured in alternating current (AC), or less to an electrical utility’s distribution system. The Application states that the Act also requires the Utilities to review the renewable energy facilities and other non-utility generators’ interconnection requests and to determine whether the customer-generator has met the requirements of the newly-adopted Commission standard. Exhibit One of the Application contains a proposed interconnection standard which was created as a result of collaborative work by the Utilities and input and contributions of several stakeholders which are mentioned on pages four and five of the Joint Application. The Joint Application requests that the Commission approve the Proposed Standard under S.C. Code Ann. Section 5827-460(A) as reasonable and appropriate to achieve the purposes of the Act and to approve the proposed reporting and queue update requirements outlined in the Joint Application. A copy of the company’s Joint Application can be found on the Commission’s website at www.psc.sc.gov under Docket No. 2015-362-E. Additionally, a copy of the Joint Application is available from the office of Charles A. Castle, Esquire, Duke Energy Corporation, 550 South Tryon St./DEC45A, Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 and Frank Ellerbe, Esquire, Robinson McFadden & Moore, P.C., 1901 Main Street, Suite 1200, Post Office Box 944, Columbia, South Carolina 29202; K. Chad Burgess, Esquire and Matthew W. Gissendanner, Esquire, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, 220 Operation Way – MC C222, Cayce, South Carolina 29033-3701. A public hearing, if scheduled, will be held in Columbia, South Carolina in the offices of the Commission located at 101 Executive Center Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29210, for the purpose of receiving testimony and other evidence from all interested parties regarding this Application. The time and date of this hearing will be furnished to all interested parties at a later date. Any person who wishes to participate in this matter as a party of record, should file a Petition to Intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure on or before November 23, 2015, by filing the Petition to Intervene with the Commission, by providing a copy to the Office of Regulatory Staff and by providing a copy to all parties of record. For the receipt of future Commission correspondence, please include an email address in the Petition to Intervene. Please refer to Docket No. 2015-362-E and mail a copy to all other parties in this docket. Any person who seeks to intervene and who wishes to testify and present evidence at the hearing, if scheduled, should notify, in writing, the Commission; the Office of Regulatory Staff at 1401 Main Street, Suite 900, Columbia, South Carolina 29201; and the company at the above address, on or before November 23, 2015. Please refer to Docket No. 2015-362-E. For the most recent information regarding this docket, including changes in scheduled dates included in this Notice, please refer to www.psc.sc.gov and Docket No. 2015-362-E. Persons seeking information about the Commission’s procedures should contact the Commission at (803) 896-5100 or visit its website at www.psc.sc.gov. 10/22/15 Public Service Commission of South Carolina • Attention: Clerk’s Office • 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100 • Columbia, SC 29210
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Marc Dalangin’s Welsh corgi, Wally, sits dressed in a Batman costume Oct. 17 at Conklin Farms in Montville, New Jersey. Below, a dog dresses in a Supergirl costume for Halloween.
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But Wally, owned by Marc and Cynthia Dalangin of Wharton, New Jersey, doesn’t go trick-or-treating anymore. Like a lot of busy dogs, he has too many other engagements. And as a budding Instagram celebrity, he needs a wardrobe full of costumes to choose from. As dogs have filled their social calendars, they’ve had to fill their closets too. They’re not just dressing up once a year on Halloween. These days, dogs and their owners are getting invited to parties, parades, meet-ups, pumpkin patches, picnics, Christmas tree farms and many other themed outings. As a result, canine costumes have become more than just something dogs wear once to a party. It’s essen-
tial for dogs and cats who are up-and-coming social media celebrities to have a varied wardrobe. With their likes and followers growing faster than speeding bullets, their fans want new photos all the time.
Two years ago, Wally left the simple banana costume behind when he underwent a lifestyle and wardrobe makeover. Now he dresses like Elvis Presley (“King Corgi”) and Michael Jackson (“Thriller Corgi”) and has become a rising star on Instagram, with 63,000 followers, and Facebook, with 12,000 likes. Wally’s transformation coincides with the pet costume industry’s coming of age. And business is booming. The National Retail Federation estimates that 20 million pet owners will dress their pets this Halloween, spending $350 million on the costumes. The online marketplace eBay had 1.5 million pet costumes for sale on Oct. 21 out of 800 million items listed for sale, with 159 million active cus-
tomers in 200 countries, said Zoher Karu, vice president of global optimization and data for eBay. Pet costumes represent 2 percent of Costume SuperCenter’s sales. The company sells nothing but costumes and accessories on eBay and other sites. “There does not seem to be a ceiling on what people are willing to spend on their pets,” said Michael Esposito, the company’s business development and affiliate marketing director. The majority of their pet costumes sell for $14.99 to $24.99. You would never know the costume only required a 10th of the fabric needed for a human costume, he said. “Costume SuperCenter has seen its pet costume sales double every year for the last three years,” Esposito said. He expects the trend to continue. Halloween costumes for pets and people tend to follow news headlines and movies. The latest “Star Wars” movie isn’t out yet, but demand is already high for Darth Vader and Yoda costumes.
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FROM PAGE A1 measures are intended to provide hospitals with an opportunity to benchmark the progress they are making in improving the safety, quality and efficiency of the care they deliver, according to the group. The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit, voluntary program. Leapfrog works with its employer members to encourage transparency and ease of access to health care information and to reward hospitals with a proven record of high quality care. Many hospitals had powerful advancements this round, according to President and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, Leah Binder, but improvement across the board remains elusive, with the data showing average hospital performance declines in six key measures. According to the Leapfrog Group, of the 2,530 hospitals to receive scores, 773 earned an ‘A’; 724 earned a ‘B’; 866 earned a ‘C’; 133 earned a ‘D’; and 34 earned an ‘F’. Additional-
always withdraw unnecessary projects. Clark said at this point, FEMA is just looking for estimates of damages and costs of repairs. Sumter County Public Works Director Eddie Newman said there are about 390 individual damaged areas along 175 miles of the county’s 370 miles of paved, dirt and rock roads. Newman estimates that it will cost about $4.8 million to repair all of the damaged roads in the county. Clark said the county’s temporary road repairs and recent vector control operations could be consider an emergency protection measure, a FEMA assistance category, possibly adding to Sumter County’s reimbursement.
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tous cellphone recording, is certainly impacting how officers do their jobs. “They are under more subjective emotional scrutiny than they’ve ever been,” he said. “They’re dealing with a more hostile public. Officers will be more cautious in their approach, and that’s not necessarily good police work.” But Jim Pasco, Executive Director of the National Fraternal Order of Police, took issue with the notion that hands-off policing is contributing to spiking crime “It puts added stress on police officers in already stressful situations, but we’re not worried that they’re not doing their duty,” he said. Asked Thursday about Comey’s comments, Lott said officers generally shouldn’t fear being filmed as long as they’re not misbehaving. He acknowledged that some officers worry they’ll get in trouble anyway based on a few seconds of footage of normal, acceptable tactics that citizens might find jarring. “What cops are scared of is sometimes the video shows a snapshot and not the whole picture,” Lott told The Associated Press, “and that snapshot tends to form public opinion when the facts of the whole situation are
charged with murder after he was caught on video fatally shooting Samuel Dubose, an unarmed black man, during a traffic stop over a missing license plate. And on Monday, Baltimore’s top prosecutor announced assault charges against a police officer who was seen on video spitting on a detainee who was handcuffed on the floor. Addressing a law enforcement conference last Friday in Chicago, Comey suggested the possibility that the pervasiveness of smartphones could be inhibiting officers’ ability, or at least their willingness, to fight crime: Cops who feel as if they’re constantly being watched could be less aggressive and less likely to walk their beats, engage with the public and use force when necessary. “In today’s YouTube world, are officers reluctant to get out of their cars and do the work that controls violent crime? Are officers answering 911 calls but avoiding the informal contact that keeps bad guys from standing around, especially with guns?” he said. “I don’t know.” Rich Roberts, a spokesman for the International Union of Police Associations, said the climate surrounding police, including ubiqui-
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not known.” Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis assumed the position after his predecessor, Anthony Batts, was fired in July in the aftermath of riots protesting the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-yearold black man who suffered a critical spinal injury in police custody. Davis has stressed the importance of video as a means of building public trust, and holding both citizens and officers accountable. But whether rank-and-file officers share the willingness to be recorded is unclear. By February, Baltimore will equip with a body camera every officer who comes into regular contact with the public, a program that rolled out Monday with a pilot effort in which 155 officers will wear body cameras for 54 days. But only some of the officers taking part in the test volunteered for it; the rest were selected by their supervisors. Roberts said every officer has a different view. “It’s objective, and in many cases they will exonerate an officer against false accusation, and that’s a big plus,” he said. “Downside is interpretation. Who is interpreting it? Are they doing so in an emotional manner or an objective manner? The bottom line is: there’s no consensus.”
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‘Exorcism: Live!’ gives new meaning to cleaning house BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH What a week for television! On Monday, CBS launched “Supergirl,” while ABC debuted the period thriller “Wicked City” on Tuesday. I prefer to think of it as the week that began on Sunday with “Brain Surgery Live” on National Geographic and continues tonight with Destination America’s “Exorcism: Live!” (9 p.m.). How on earth do you schedule an exorcism? Do long-entrenched demonic entities wait around for prime time? It’s not like they’re football players or entrepreneurs pitching products on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). While not quite on the level of Beelzebub, former Google executive Chris Sacca is a guest “Shark” tonight. But back to “Exorcism: Live!” I have so many questions. Like, is an exclamation point really necessary? Of course, who am I to criticize the punctuation of those who dabble in satanic possession for mere entertainment? This arcane Catholic ritual was considered a forgotten relic of the Middle Ages until “The Exorcist” arrived as a book and a movie way back when Nixon was president. That story involved the satanic possession of a young girl. But here in the 21st century, we’re so much more obsessed with things. We want our possessions possessed. In the case of “Exorcism: Live!” we’re talking real estate. And the demon-filled dwelling is none other than the St. Louis home that was the scene of the 1949 case that inspired author William Peter Blatty to write “The Exorcist.” The place has been called the Exorcist House for years. According to Destination America, nobody “has ever attempted to cleanse the house of the spirits and demons that remain there, until now.” Wow, that’s more than 60 years. It’s a possession nearly older than television itself ! That evil ectoplasm must feel right at home. Who you gonna call to cleanse the place? Why, none other than Destination America “stars” the Tennessee Wraith Chasers! Look for psychic medium Chip Coffey, too. St. Louis media personality
and self-proclaimed “Exorcist House aficionado” Dave Glover will field questions on social media. You can interact with these “experts” during the show by tweeting @DestAmerica using #ExorcismLive. I hope I got that address right. On social media, the devil is in the details. Exorcist House will also be visited by “Ghost Adventures” (9 p.m., Travel, TV-14). Fans of the series may remember an earlier visit on the show’s 100th episode during season eight. This is part of a daylong “Ghost Adventures” marathon running from 9 a.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday. Starz is airing a Halloweenthemed marathon of the “Evil Dead” (8 p.m.) movies, including “Evil Dead II” (9:30 p.m.) and “Army of Darkness” (10:55 p.m.), all in anticipation of the debut of the new series “Ash vs. Evil Dead” on Saturday. You can also start Halloween celebrations early with a marathon of “The Puppet Master” (midnight, El Rey) movie franchise.
• The New York Mets host the Kansas City Royals in Game 3 of the World Series (8 p.m., Fox). • Nick mulls his destiny and paternity on the fifth season premiere of “Grimm” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • “Live From Lincoln Center” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-G, check local listings) features performances of Danny Elfman’s scores from the movies of Tim Burton. • Jamie faces scrutiny on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • A fan upsets Murphy’s plans on “Z Nation” (10 p.m., Syfy, TV-14). • Thackery has a new theory on “The Knick” (10 p.m., Cinemax, TV-MA).
CULT CHOICE Emotions bring out the beast in a newlywed (Simone Simon) in the 1942 classic “Cat People” (8 p.m., TCM).
TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Paris-bound on “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG). • “Undateable” (8 p.m., NBC) airs live on both coasts. It’s no exorcism, but this “comedy” has scared away most viewers.
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David Giuntoli stars as Nick Burkhardt in tonight’s “The Grimm Identity” season five premiere episode of “Grimm” airing at 9 p.m. on NBC. a day off for Halloween on “Hawaii Five-0” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * An overconfident model underwhelms the judges on “America’s Next Top Model” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * “Dateline” (10 p.m., NBC) * “20/20” (10 p.m., ABC).
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Charlie Rose, Stacy Schiff, Ghost and the Zombies are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Dana Carvey and Demi Lovato on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Michael J. Fox, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Big Grams appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) *
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t a certain point, you have to realize you can’t hit a fastball. House Republicans don’t quite get that they are hopeless at oversight hearings. They keep losing — and now the chairman of the House Oversight Committee has just introduced articles of impeachment against IRS CommisCharles Krauthammer sioner John Koskinen. I’m sympathetic to the GOP motive, given how the Obama IRS has consistently obstructed and misled Congress in the tax-exemption scandal. But impeachment is no ordinary move. No agency chief or Cabinet officer has been impeached since 1876. And even proponents admit that there is no chance of Koskinen being removed from office because the Senate will never convict. Instead, says Chairman Jason Chaffetz, the purpose is public education, “to demonstrate to the American people” that the IRS “will be held accountable” for violating the public trust. I’m all for demonstrating malfeasance. But the GOP House has given a five-year display of its inability to successfully demonstrate anything. From Benghazi all the way back to Operation Fast and Furious, its hearings’ impact on public perception has been either zero or negative. Take the IRS case. The House Oversight Committee, led at the time by Darrell Issa, blew it, allowing the IRS’ Lois Lerner to deliver a statement proclaiming innocence and then claiming Fifth Amendment protection from having to answer any questions. Committee member Trey Gowdy nearly flew out of his seat to point out that she had just forfeited her immunity. Too late. She got away with it. That failure is what brings us to impeachment today. But impeachment was never intended to be a mulligan. Or consider the recent Planned Parenthood hearings where the Republicans had a very strong hand — videotaped discussions of the buying and selling of body parts of dismembered aborted fetuses, a shocking exposition of what actually lies behind such antiseptic terms as “choice” and “women’s health.” Yet the head of Planned Parenthood, so initially defensive that in July she apologized for the callous tone of those involved, ran rings around the committee. Yet as a PR disaster for the GOP, nothing compares to Benghazi, in which the select committee, armed with truly damning evidence against
Hillary Clinton, handed her instead a major victory. Scattered amid those 11 hours of hearings (which in and of themselves lent Clinton an air of heroism and victimhood) was a powerful indictment of the administration for what happened both before the Benghazi attack (600 requests for more protection, all denied) and after, namely, the concocted fable of a demonstration-gone-bad caused by an offensive video. Yet the outcome of the hearing is the current conventional wisdom that the committee presented nothing new and never laid a glove on her. How could the Republicans have blown it so badly? They had in their hands very new information: a just-obtained email from Clinton to daughter Chelsea the night of the incident saying that it was an attack by an al-Qaeda-like group and, even more damning, a conversation the very next day in which Clinton told the Egyptian prime minister, “We know that the attack in Libya had nothing to do with the film. It was a planned attack — not a protest.” This evidence was presented at the hearing, but why not at the very beginning with every camera and microphone running, guaranteeing front-page coverage? To be followed by clip after clip of Clinton, Susan Rice and the president himself blaming the attack on a film and a protest, a fraud that went on for two weeks. That would have changed the entire proceedings. True, the media played their part in overlooking and ignoring this prima facie evidence of mendacity and political expediency. But why make it so easy for them? Why bury the lede? Instead of highlighting this stunning new evidence, the committee offered endless questions about the emails of Sidney Blumenthal, someone the public has never heard of. In each of these cases, Republicans had the facts and the argument. And yet in every one, they failed. What makes them think that they will fare any better in the next iteration, the impeachment of a minor official in an expiring administration? Chaffetz says that the purpose is to rein in the IRS. I’m all for that. You know how you do it? Win the presidency. Appoint honest new IRS leadership. And get your own Justice Department to do a real investigation. It’s a harder road to accountability. But it gets you to where you want to go. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2015, The Washington Post Writers Group
LETTER TO THE EDITOR COACHES SHOULD SHOW STUDENTS RESPECT On this past Friday night, while attending a football game between Crestwood High School and Marlboro County, I witnessed a coach for the Knights collar a young player while berating him on the sidelines. I found this to be both disturbing and disrespectful. As a parent of a teenage son, I
would not interact with him in this manner, and I think other parents would agree with me, as some did when this occurred, that this coach should choose a better way to speak to his players when he is dissatisfied with their performance. Respect is not given; it is earned, but once lost it is not so easily regained. LINDA L. CAMPBELL Sumter
EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:
The State Oct. 28
SPRING VALLEY ARREST CHALLENGES S.C. TO REMAIN CALM, PEACEFUL South Carolina is once again in the national spotlight. Video of a school resource officer throwing a Spring Valley High School student to the floor and arresting her is, as Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott put it, disturbing. The video and the arrest have rightfully captured the attention of our state and nation. As federal, state and local authorities investigate the incident and the deputy’s actions, the rest of us must react as we did after the Charleston shootings in April and June and the statewide floods in October. It is essential that we again show amazing peace, calm and togetherness. We inspired ourselves and the nation before. We must do it again. Understandably, parents, students, administrators and the public have questions about what happened in that Spring Valley classroom. All have the right to seek answers, offer opinions and express concerns. A public discussion is healthy. We had similar discussions in April after a white North Charleston police officer shot an unarmed black man; in June after a young white man massacred nine parishioners at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston; and just a few weeks ago after widespread flooding damaged thousands of homes and left at least 19 dead statewide. After the North Charleston shooting, fears about violence surfaced because of the unrest we had seen in Ferguson, Mo., Baltimore and New York following the deaths of black men in police encounters. “People mention Baltimore. People mention Ferguson. People mention New York,” North Charleston City Attorney Brady Hair told The Associated Press earlier this month. “What’s different here is there were no acts of violence. There were no buildings burned. “None of us did anything to escalate this into an uncontrolled environment. It is a different template from what you have seen around the country.” The Mother Emanuel shootings sparked outrage among South Carolinians of all races and religious beliefs. Immediately, the people and churches of Charleston reached out to
the congregation, providing food and other support. A Toronto Star reporter tweeted video of a mostly white crowd marching through Charleston chanting “black lives matter.” A few days after the shootings, a crowd estimated at more than 10,000 gathered at Charleston’s Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge to honor the victims and to show those who would divide us that South Carolina really is different. Next, our Legislature voted overwhelmingly to move the Confederate flag from the State House grounds. Earlier this month, when hundreds of our neighbors lost their homes, an army of volunteers showed up to help, uninvited and unannounced. Our responses this year have been praised by national media and by politicians across the political spectrum, from Gov. Nikki Haley to President Obama. Thankfully, the Spring Valley High School encounter did not end in the loss of life. But it is disturbing, as Sheriff Lott said. South Carolinians should ask questions. If any laws were broken, we should expect justice. But in our response, we should continue being who we are — a community that will not be divided.
The Greenville News Oct. 23
PORT PUMPS UP STATE ECONOMY There should never have been any doubt about how important the Port of Charleston is to the manufacturing-rich Upstate, but if there had been it was permanently removed last week. An economic impact study is demonstrating not only the port’s solid value to the entire state but also the unique role it plays in the economic life of the Interstate 85 corridor. A study completed by Joseph Von Nessen, a research economist in the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business, showed that the South Carolina Ports Authority generates $53 billion in economic activity throughout the state on an annual basis. The port is a key economic driver for the state, and it directly or indirectly accounts for one out of every 11 jobs in South Carolina. The $53 billion in annual economic activity represents almost 10 percent of South Carolina’s total gross state product, according to the study that was released in part in September. In ad-
dition to the jobs the port helps support and the economic output it helps sustain, port operations produce more than $912 million in tax revenue annually for the state, the study found. Port officials and area manufacturers brought a more specific message to our region last week when a portion of the study specific to the Upstate was released at a chassis plant in Duncan that is operated by German auto supplier ZF Group, which is one of the port’s customers. More than half of the port’s statewide economic impact — $27 billion worth — occurs in the Upstate, according to a story by Greenville News reporter Rudolph Bell. In another sign of the port’s importance to a region, 15.3 percent of all jobs in the Upstate are in manufacturing compared to 11.5 percent in the state as a whole, Bell reported from the study. The automotive and tire industries — which have accounted for a good portion of South Carolina’s economic growth over the past five years — are in the Upstate and do a lot of business with the port. Consider one example in Bell’s story — BMW Manufacturing Co. It used the Port of Charleston to export about 70 percent of the almost 350,000 cars it made last year at its plant near Greer. The company also exports car parts from Greer that are assembled into cars once they reach other countries. Other big port users include Greenville-based Michelin North America and General Electric Co. “We are inextricably linked to the Upstate,” Jim Newsome, chief executive of the Ports Authority, said at the ceremony last week. State Rep. Brian White of Anderson, who chairs the S.C. House Ways and Means Committee, was at the event. As Bell reported, White quickly agreed three years ago to allocate $300 million to deepen the Port of Charleston so it would be able to accommodate the larger “postPanamax” ships that eventually will proliferate on the Eastern seaboard. The ships have deeper drafts than the Panamax ships that had been the shipping standard. Several years ago it was disturbing to see at least a few national and state legislators seemingly fail to understand the importance of the Port of Charleston to the state’s economy. Fortunately those lawmakers now appear to grasp how connected the port is to the state’s economic livelihood and they are more conspicuously supportive of deepening the port.
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AROUND TOWN The Campbell Soup friends lunch The Shepherd’s Center will hold group will meet at 11:30 a.m. a spaghetti lunch from 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Golden to 1 p.m. today at Swan Lake Shepherd’s holds spaghetti Corral. Presbyterian Church,Center 912 lunch today Haynsworth St. Cost is $6 for The Sumter Branch NAACP’s Vetadults and $3 for children. erans Day program will be held Call (803) 773-1944. at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, at Salem Missionary Baptist The Wateree AIDS Task Force Church, 320 W. Fulton St. Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. today at 508 W. Liberty The Sumter Chapter of the NaSt. Call Kevin Johnson at (803) tional Federation of the Blind will 778-0303. meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Shiloh-Randolph The Next Generation Teaching Boys to Be Men Organization will Manor. Transportation is provided within the allotted milehold a fun festival 11 a.m.-4 age area. If you know a blind p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, at or sight-impaired person, the old fairgrounds, Silver contact the chapter presiRoad, Manning. There will be dent, Debra Canty, via email food, fun, games, horseback at DebraCanC2@frontier.com riding and more. or via telephone at (803) 775The Mayesville Area Community 5792. For updated informaCoalition’s 10th annual Halloween Safe Nite will be held from tion, add the group to your contacts on the recorded 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. message line at (206) 37631, in the Mayesville Town 5992. Square. Event will feature Clarendon School District One games, treats, music and food. Call Margie Jefferson at will conduct free vision, hearing, (803) 453-5441, Neola Davis at speech and developmental screenings as part of a child (803) 453-6078 or Dr. Deborah find effort to identify stuL. Wheeler at (803) 453-5717. dents with special needs. The Clarendon County Democratic Party will meet at 7 p.m. Screenings will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Summeron Thursday, Nov. 5, at Baston Early Childhood Center, 8 sard’s Pond House, 4162 Rev. South St., Summerton, on the JW Carter Road, Summerton. Bryanta Maxwell, president of following Thursdays: Nov. 12; Dec. 10; Jan. 14, 2016; Feb. 11, the Young Democrats of 2016; March 10, 2016; April 14, South Carolina, will speak. 2016; and May 12, 2016. Call The Sumter Branch NAACP will Sadie Williams at (803) 485host its 32nd Annual Freedom 2325, extension 116. Fund Banquet at 7 p.m. on FriThe Sumter Overcomers Stroke day, Nov. 6, at Morris ColSupport Group will meet at 6 lege’s Garrick-Boykin Human p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, at Development Center, 100 W. the Alice Drive Baptist Church College St. Dr. Lonnie Ranlibrary, corner of Loring Mill dolph Jr., president of the and Wise Drive. South Carolina State ConferLincoln High School Preservation ence, NAACP, Columbia, will Alumni Association will hold a speak. flapjack fundraiser from 8 to 10 The Shepherd’s Center will hold a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, at its annual flea market and bake Applebee’s, 2497 Broad St. sale from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Cost is $7 per person. Call Saturday, Nov. 7, at the ShepEssie Richardson at (803) 775herd’s Center, Trinity-Lincoln 2999 or James Green at (803) Center, 24 Council St. 968-4173.
FYI monthly fee. Registrations The Single Parent Institute are accepted 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at meets from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. 8455 Camden Highway, U.S. on the second Monday of 521, Rembert, in front of the each month at the Birnie car wash. Call Dr. Juanita BritHOPE Center. Meetings are ton at (803) 432-2001. open to teenage single parents, custodial and non-cusThe Sumter Combat Veterans todial single parents. You are Group holds weekly peer to peer welcome to bring your chilmeetings at 11 a.m. every dren as the Single Parent InTuesday at the South HOPE stitute is for the entire family. Center, 1125 S. Lafayette to get involved in someContactLooking Dr. L. Quaneck WalDrive. These meetings are for kes at (803) 223-9408 or lqwal- veterans to help other veterthing? kes@sctechthisout.com. ans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits. The Rembert Area Community Coalition offers an after school The Rembert Area Community program for students from Coalition (RACC) offers a senior kindergarten to sixth grade at citizens program 10 a.m.-noon the youth center in Rembert. each Monday and WednesChildren receive assistance day at 6785 Bradley St. (bewith homework, school projhind car wash), Rembert, SC ects, etc. A nutritious snack is 29128. Transportation is availserved daily. There is a small able. Call (803) 432-2001.
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SUMTER SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Annabelle, a 2-year-old chocolate and white spayed lab mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She is sweet, affectionate, playful, and great with other dogs. Annabelle can speak on command. She would make a loyal and loving companion. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.
The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food; wet cat food; cat litter; and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers; stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets; canned dog and cat food; dry dog food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; and, of course, monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com
PREP FOOTBALL
Title for the taking Sumter hosts Conway with winner claiming share of Region VI-4A crown, top playoff seed BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Sumter High School football team can wrap up at least a share of the Region VI-4A title and the region’s No. 1 seed in the state playoffs with a victory today at Sumter Memorial CORRECTION Stadium’s The high school football Freddie Sologame between Lakewood mon Field. and Crestwood today at If it wins, 7:30 p.m. will be played at SHS will be celDonald L. Crolley ebrating its first region Memorial Stadium in title since 2009. Dalzell. The GameIt was incorrectly stated in cocks’ oppoThursday’s edition of The nent for the Sumter Item that the 7:30 p.m. game, game would be played at Conway, is in Lakewood’s J. Frank Baker an even longer Stadium. drought. The Tigers, who are 8-1 on the season and 3-0 in region play compared to Sumter’s 7-2 and 3-0 marks, can also clinch at least a share of the region crown and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. CHS hasn’t won a region crown since the ‘08 season. “Our players are excited about this game,” said first-year SHS head coach Mark Barnes. “They know we’re playing a great opponent with an 8-1 record. This is not one of those games where you want to hide what the other team has done. You want them to know their accomplishments.” What Conway has accomplished this season is put up a lot of points. The Tigers are averaging over 41 points a contest. They have a strong balance
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Sumter High running back Quintein Anderson, back, and the rest of the Gamecocks are looking to clinch at least a share of their first region title since 2009 when they host Conway today at 7:30 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field.
CLEMSON FOOTBALL
Win, then wait and see Tigers D among best in Barons, ’Cats renew rivalry with playoff seeding up in air
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Wilson Hall’s Brent Carraway and the Barons hope to wrap up the No. 2 seed in SCISA 3A today when they host rival Laurence Manning Academy at Spencer Field, but the final word on how the playoff seeds will be determined is still up in the air.
BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Wilson Hall can likely clinch the No. 2 seed in the SCISA 3A state playoffs and the possibility of two home games that come with it with a victory over Laurence Manning Academy today at Spencer Field. Win or lose, LMA looks as though it will be the fifth seed and play on the road in the first round. No one knows for sure though. Both Barons head coach Adam Jarecki and Swampcats head man Robbie Briggs said they have received no word from the South Carolina Independent School Association on how the seeding will be determined. The floods that hit the state earlier this month caused several games to be canceled, leaving teams not playing the same number of games. “I have no idea what is happening,” said Briggs, whose team will actually play its full complement of eight 3A contests and questions the fairness of that. “We’re just going to
nation on third downs BY SCOTT KEEPFER Greenville News CLEMSON — Most football players are intent on getting on the field. Clemson’s defense is intent on getting off it. “If we can’t get off the field on third down, I’m a miserable defensive coordinator,” said Brent Venables, in his fourth year with the Tigers. “And that trickles down.” This year’s rebuilt defense has
overall and 4-3 in 3A games. Hammond is undefeated at 6-0 in 3A games.
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SEE TIGERS, PAGE B4
USC FOOTBALL
Carolina aims to slow down A&M’s prolific passing game BY WILLIE T. SMITH III Greenville News
go out there and play our best and try to find a way to win. That’s a tough place to play though.” Laurence Manning is 5-3
done its part to assure that the only things trickling down to Venables are positive vibes. In Venables’ book, VENABLES third-down conversion percentage defense is a window into the soul of a defense; suffice to say that the unbeaten and nationally ranked Tigers have shown plenty of soul through seven games.
COLUMBIA – Under head coach Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M has routinely ranked among the top offenses in the Southeastern Conference. After a quick start, Sumlin’s fourth season has been different. The Aggies are only No. 8 in the 14-team league in total offense (415.7 yards per game) but
they continue to put up solid numbers passing (268.1). South Carolina knows firsthand how devastating the AgHOLLOMAN gies’ passing game can be. A year ago, they completed 40 passes for 511 yards in a 52-28 season-opening romp at Williams-Brice Stadium.
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SPORTS ITEMS
JV Gators end year with 12-8 victory over rival Crestwood Lakewood High School finished its season with a 12-8 victory over Crestwood on Thursday at J. Frank Baker Stadium. Malik Richardson scored both touchdowns for the Gators on runs of 20 and 62 yards. LHS finished with a 5-3 record.
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEE CENTRAL 50 EAST CLARENDON 8 BISHOPVILLE — Lee Central remained undefeated on the season with a 50-8 victory over East Clarendon Wednesday at Stallions Stadium. Edward Benjamin rushed for 150 yards and scored two touchdowns for LC, which improved to 6-0. Nykelius Johnson caught a 65-yard touchdown pass from Jaqueze Myers, Naquan Peeples scored on a 50-yard run, Jordan Williams had a 40-yard scoring run and Najee Brunson had a 35-yard TD run. Torian Wright led the defense with eight tackles. Jalen McCray had two fumble recoveries and Johntel Green had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Lee Central will meet Spaulding in the Upper Pee Dee Conference championship game on Tuesday at Stallions Stadium beginning at 6 p.m.
USC TO OPEN 2016 AT VANDERBILT COLUMBIA — The University of South Carolina will open the 2016 football season at Vanderbilt on Sept. 1 it was announced on Thursday as the league office released the SEC’s entire slate of games. The season opener in Nashville will mark the 10th time that the Gamecocks will have opened on a Thursday night in 12 years, and the second time they have opened the season at Vanderbilt on a Thursday, as they posted a 17-13 in 2012. For the first time since 1995, the Gamecocks’ first two regular season games will be conference road tests, as they will travel to Starkville on Sept. 10 to face Mississippi State.
AREA SCOREBOARD SOFTBALL USCS 100-INNING GAME The University of South Carolina Sumter softball program will hold its 8th Annual 100-Inning Game on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. at Bobby Richardson Sports Complex. The fundraiser is played against teams from throughout the community. Fire Ant softball players seek donations from family members, friends and local businesses to sponsor them on a per-inning basis. People in the community can donate by going to www.ussumterfireants.com/sports and going to the softball page. Money raised from this event will help the program with travel costs, paying officials, purchasing uniforms and upgrading equipment.
BASKETBALL REC DEPARTMENT REGISTRATION
The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its youth basketball leagues. There are leagues for children ages 5-17 and registration runs through Nov. 12. The cost is $40 for children ages 5-6 and $45 for children ages 7-17 as of Sept. 1, 2015. A coaches meeting will be held on Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. at the recreation department located at 155 Haynsworth Street. Team sponsorships are available for $150. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org. TEAM PERSEVERANCE FUNDRAISER
Team Peserverance Basketball will hold its 2015 Grand Finale Fundraiser on Saturday Nov. 7, at the Sumter High School gymnasium located at 2580 McCrays Mill Road. Former National Basketball Association player Eric Floyd, former Women’s National Basketball Association player Andrea Stinson and business owner Muriel Howell will be the featured speakers. The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students. Tickets are $10 for adults bought in advance and $20 if bought at the door. To purchase tickets, call Junko Allen at (803) 795-5513 or go to www. gofundme.com/wn5r67tw.
MATTINGLY HIRED AS MARLINS MANAGER; JENNINGS FIRED MIAMI — A person familiar with the situation says Don Mattingly has been hired as manager of the Miami Marlins less than a week after he parted with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mattingly interviewed Monday with the Marlins. He went 446-363 in five years with the Dodgers and won the NL West the past three years. But the Dodgers have not reached the World Series since winning the title in 1988. In Miami, Mattingly succeeds Dan Jennings, who made the unusual move from general manager to manager in May. Jennings was fired on Thursday, ending a 13-year association with the team. President of baseball operations Michael Hill will assume the responsibilities of general manager.
PADRES HIRE ARIZONA 3B COACH GREEN AS MANAGER SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres hired Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach Andy Green as their new manager on Thursday. Green takes over a team that underachieved despite general manager A.J. Preller’s aggressive offseason roster makeover. The Padres finished 74-88 and fourth in the NL West, 18 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
GM ANTHOPOULOS LEAVING TORONTO TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos is leaving the team, rejecting a contract extension to remain. The news comes as former Cleveland Indians President Mark Shapiro becomes Toronto’s new president. Shapiro replaces Paul Beeston, who is retiring. NBA GRIZZLIES 112 PACERS 103 INDIANAPOLIS — Marc Gasol scored 20 points and Mike Conley added 13 points and 10 assists in his return home Thursday night, helping the Memphis Grizzlies rally for a 112103 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
From staff, wire reports
FOOTBALL TOUCHDOWN CLUB FUNDRAISER The Sumter Touchdown Club is having a fundraiser in conjunction with Buffalo Wild Wings at 2625 Broad Street. Ten percent of any bill presented with a Home Team Advantage teammate card will be donated to the touchdown club from now through Nov. 21. The card is available for print at www.sumtertdclub.com and www.facebook.com/sumtertdclub.
TENNIS RALLY FOR THE CURE
Palmetto Tennis Center is hosting The Mayor’s Rally for the Cure on Saturday . The grass roots program helps educate women about breast cancer and give reminders to get annual screenings. To register online, go to www.southcarolina.usta.com and go to adult tournaments link to search the code 700135314 or click on http://tennislink. usta.com/tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=177685.
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SCOREBOARD
New York 122, Milwaukee 97 Cleveland 106, Memphis 76 Denver 105, Houston 85 Oklahoma City 112, San Antonio 106 L.A. Clippers 111, Sacramento 104 Dallas 111, Phoenix 95 Portland 112, New Orleans 94 Minnesota 112, L.A. Lakers 111
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5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Turkish Airlines Open Second Round from Antalya, Turkey (GOLF). 11:30 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Blue Bay LPGA Second Round from Hainan Island, China (GOLF). 11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 Practice from Martinsville, Va. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 Practice from Martinsville, Va. (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – Formula One Racing: Mexican Grand Prix Practice from Mexico City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 2:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 Practice from Martinsville, Va. (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – Horse Racing: Breeders’ Cup World Championships from Arcadia, Calif. – Distaff, Juvenile Turf, Dirt Mile and Juvenile Fillies Turf (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 3:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Bayern Munich vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (FOX SPORTS 2). 5 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Toshiba Classic First Round from Newport Beach, Calif. (GOLF). 6 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 Pole Qualifying from Martinsville, Va. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: San Diego at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Miami at Cleveland (ESPN). 7 p.m. – College Football: Louisville at Wake Forest (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Football: East Carolina at Connecticut (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Colorado at Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Texas A&M at Kentucky (SEC NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – College Football: Dartmouth at Harvard (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Heathwood Hall at Hammond (TIME WARNER 1250). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Conway at Sumter (WIBZ-FM 95.5). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: St. James at Lake City (WWFN-FM 100.1). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Lugoff-Elgin at Blythewood (WPUB-FM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Airport at Brookland-Cayce (WNKT-FM 107.5). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: World Series Game Three – Kansas City at New York Mets (WACH 57). 8 p.m. – College Football: Louisiana Tech at Rice (FOX SPORTS 1). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 9 p.m. – International Soccer: Monterrey vs. Queretaro (UNIVISION). 9:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Golden State at Houston (ESPN). 10 p.m. – High School Football: Friday Night Prep Zone Scoreboard Show (WIBZ-FM 95.5). 10:15 p.m. – College Football: Wyoming at Utah State (ESPN2). 11 p.m. – PGA Golf: CIMB Classic Third Round from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (GOLF). 11:30 p.m. – Formula One Racing: Mexican Grand Prix Practice from Mexico City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Turkish Airlines Open Third Round from Antalya, Turkey (GOLF).
MLB POSTSEASON
TURKEY TROT
Registration is being taken for the 33rd Annual Turkey Trot to be held on Thursday, Nov. 26. Early registration will run through Nov. 23. The fee is $20 per person age 18 or older and $15 for those 17 or younger. Late registration will run through the morning of the race at the cost of $30 for those 18 or older and $25 for those 17 or younger. There will be a Gobbler Dash that is free to children ages 4-9 as well as the Turkey Trot. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. with the race starting at 9 a.m. For more information, contact the YMCA of Sumter at (803) 773-1404.
GOLF 9-HOLE SCRAMBLE
The 9-hole Scramble event hosted by The Links at Lakewood will be held every Thursday beginning at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per player and includes prizes and dinner. The cost is $12 for those attending just the dinner. To sign up, call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 up to 5 p.m. the day of the event.
Memphis at Indiana, 7 p.m. Atlanta at New York, 8 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
TODAY’S GAMES
Utah at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Miami at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Orlando, 7 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 9:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Portland at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Utah at Indiana, 7 p.m. New York at Washington, 7 p.m. Golden State at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Memphis, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST New England N.Y. Jets Miami Buffalo SOUTH Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee NORTH Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore WEST Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego
W 6 4 3 3
L 0 2 3 4
T 0 0 0 0
Pct 1.000 .667 .500 .429
PF 213 152 147 176
PA 126 105 137 173
W 3 2 2 1
L 4 5 5 5
T 0 0 0 0
Pct .429 .286 .286 .167
PF 147 154 147 119
PA 174 199 207 139
W 6 4 2 1
L 0 3 5 6
T 0 0 0 0
Pct 1.000 .571 .286 .143
PF 182 158 147 161
PA 122 131 182 188
W 6 3 2 2
L 0 3 5 5
T 0 0 0 0
Pct 1.000 .500 .286 .286
PF 139 144 150 165
PA 102 153 172 198
NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia Dallas SOUTH Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay NORTH Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit WEST Arizona St. Louis Seattle San Francisco
W 4 3 3 2
L 3 4 4 4
T 0 0 0 0
Pct .571 .429 .429 .333
PF 166 148 160 121
PA 156 168 137 158
W 6 6 3 2
L 0 1 4 4
T 0 0 0 0
Pct 1.000 .857 .429 .333
PF 162 193 161 140
PA 110 150 185 179
W 6 4 2 1
L 0 2 4 6
T 0 0 0 0
Pct 1.000 .667 .333 .143
PF 164 124 120 139
PA 101 102 179 200
W 5 3 3 2
L 2 3 4 5
T 0 0 0 0
Pct .714 .500 .429 .286
PF 229 108 154 103
PA 133 119 128 180
THURSDAY’S GAME
Miami at New England (late)
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) All games televised by Fox Kansas City 2, New York 0 Tuesday: Kansas City 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 14 innings Wednesday: Kansas City 7, N.Y. Mets 1 Today: Kansas City (Ventura 13-8) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-7), 8:07 p.m. Saturday: Kansas City (Young 11-6) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 4-0), 8:07 p.m. x-Sunday: Kansas City (Volquez 13-9) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 13-8), 8:15 p.m. x-Nov. 3: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m. x-Nov. 4: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m.
SUNDAY’S GAMES
Detroit vs. Kansas City at London, 9:30 a.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Arizona at Cleveland, 1 p.m. San Diego at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Open: Buffalo, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Washington
NASCAR By The Associated Press
MONDAY’S GAME
SPRINT CUP LEADERS
THURSDAY, NOV. 5
Indianapolis at Carolina, 8:30 p.m.
Through Oct. 25 Points 1, Joey Logano, 4,000. 2, Carl Edwards, 4,000. 3, Jeff Gordon, 4,000. 4, Kurt Busch, 4,000. 5, Brad Keselowski, 4,000. 6, Martin Truex Jr., 4,000. 7, Kevin Harvick, 4,000. 8, Kyle Busch, 4,000. 9, Denny Hamlin, 2,209. 10, Ryan Newman, 2,194. 11, Matt Kenseth, 2,191. 12, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,181. 13, Jimmie Johnson, 2,161. 14, Jamie McMurray, 2,159. 15, Paul Menard, 2,148. 16, Clint Bowyer, 2,123. 17, Aric Almirola, 849. 18, Kasey Kahne, 837. 19, Greg Biffle, 778. 20, Kyle Larson, 777. Money 1, Kevin Harvick, $8,059,276. 2, Joey Logano, $7,761,441. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $6,339,383. 4, Denny Hamlin, $6,079,156. 5, Matt Kenseth, $5,721,337. 6, Brad Keselowski, $5,601,227. 7, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $5,515,615. 8, Jeff Gordon, $5,353,242. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $4,889,181. 10, Clint Bowyer, $4,793,666. 11, Ryan Newman, $4,774,493. 12, Greg Biffle, $4,686,445. 13, Aric Almirola, $4,642,247. 14, Jamie McMurray, $4,588,247. 15, Austin Dillon, $4,456,440. 16, Trevor Bayne, $4,446,585. 17, Kurt Busch, $4,191,176. 18, AJ Allmendinger, $4,184,637. 19, Kyle Larson, $4,177,828. 20, Carl Edwards, $4,149,268.
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 8:25 p.m.
NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W Montreal 10 9 Tampa Bay 10 5 Florida 9 5 Ottawa 9 4 Boston 8 4 Detroit 9 4 Buffalo 9 3 Toronto 8 1 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W N.Y. Rangers 10 6 N.Y. Islanders 9 6 Washington 8 6 Philadelphia 8 4 Pittsburgh 9 5 New Jersey 9 4 Carolina 9 3 Columbus 10 2
L 1 3 3 3 3 4 6 5
OT 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2
Pts 18 12 11 10 9 9 6 4
GF 36 27 30 29 33 22 20 19
GA 17 26 18 30 29 24 29 28
L 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 8
OT 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0
Pts 14 13 12 10 10 9 6 4
GF 28 31 30 19 16 21 17 22
GA 20 22 21 22 17 26 26 41
OT 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
Pts 15 14 13 13 12 11 5
GF 27 31 25 28 19 29 20
GA 17 24 20 25 16 25 25
WESTERN CONFERENCE
NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION
ROAD RACING
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Boston New York Toronto Brooklyn Philadelphia SOUTHEAST DIVISION Miami Washington Atlanta Charlotte Orlando Central Division Chicago Detroit Cleveland Indiana Milwaukee
W 1 1 1 0 0
L 0 0 0 1 1
Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000
GB – – – 1 1
W 1 1 0 0 0
L 0 0 1 1 1
Pct 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000
GB – – 1 1 1
W 2 2 1 0 0
L 0 0 1 1 1
Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 .000
GB – – 1 1 1/2 1 1/2
Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah PACIFIC DIVISION Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento
W 1 0 0 0 0
L 0 1 1 1 2
Pct 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
GB – 1 1 1 1 1/2
W 1 1 1 1 0
L 0 0 0 0 1
Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000
GB – – – – 1
W 1 1 0 0 0
L 0 0 1 1 1
Pct 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000
GB – – 1 1 1
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Washington 88, Orlando 87 Toronto 106, Indiana 99 Chicago 115, Brooklyn 100 Detroit 92, Utah 87 Boston 112, Philadelphia 95 Miami 104, Charlotte 94
W 7 7 6 6 6 5 2
L 1 2 2 2 3 3 5
W 6 4 5 5 3 2 1 for
L OT Pts GF 3 0 12 20 2 3 11 25 4 1 11 27 4 0 10 24 7 0 6 24 7 1 5 20 6 2 4 9 a win, one point
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Ottawa 5, Calgary 4, SO Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1 Nashville 2, San Jose 1
THURSDAY’S GAMES
WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION Dallas Houston Memphis San Antonio New Orleans NORTHWEST DIVISION
CENTRAL DIVISION GP Nashville 9 Dallas 9 St. Louis 9 Minnesota 9 Chicago 9 Winnipeg 9 Colorado 8 PACIFIC DIVISION GP Los Angeles 9 Vancouver 9 Arizona 10 San Jose 9 Edmonton 10 Calgary 10 Anaheim 9 NOTE: Two points overtime loss.
Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Colorado at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Chicago at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Montreal at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
TODAY’S GAMES
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m. Colorado at Carolina, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Montreal at Calgary, 9 p.m. Vancouver at Arizona, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 1 p.m. San Jose at Dallas, 3 p.m. Nashville at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7 p.m. Detroit at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Washington at Florida, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Columbus, 7 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
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The New York Mets need a big outing from Game 3 starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard to climb back into the World Series after dropping Game 2 on Thursday 7-1. Game 3 is today in New York.
Down 2-0, Mets need big game from ‘Thor’ BY MIKE FITZPATRICK The Associated Press NEW YORK — The manchild on the mound was simply getting some work in, two simulated innings to sharpen up for the World Series. It was late afternoon at Kauffman Stadium, dimmed by dark clouds on this overcast day in Kansas City, and even his New York Mets teammates wanted no part of 6-foot-6 Noah Syndergaard, nicknamed “Thor”. A chuckling group of Mets marveled at Syndergaard’s sizzling cheese the day before the Series opener — but now they’ve placed the heat squarely on their rookie starter. With the National League champs trailing 2-0 in the best-of-seven set, the 23-year-old thunderbolt aptly nicknamed Thor pitches
WAIT FROM PAGE B1 Wilson Hall and Pinewood Prep are both 5-1 and Porter-Gaud is 4-1. The first three had one game canceled while P-G had two canceled. Prep and Porter-Gaud play each other today, while Hammond takes on Heathwood Hall. “It’s a mess,” Jarecki said of the seeding problem. “I’ve told my players all we can do is go out and worry about ourselves. We can’t worry about all of the other stuff. We just need to worry about winning our game and see what happens from there.” The Swampcats are coming off a difficult 23-22 loss to the P-G. The Cy-
Friday night against Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura. And the Mets know perfectly well they can’t afford to lose. “I feel like being able to watch the past two games has really helped me out and helped me devise a game plan,’’ Syndergaard said. Both teams canceled workouts Thursday at Citi Field, all dressed up to host its first World Series with a game featuring two of the best arms in baseball. Syndergaard’s fastball averaged 97.1 mph during the regular season, the highest velocity of any major leaguer who pitched at least 150 innings, according to STATS. The 24-year-old Ventura ranked third at 96.3 mph. In the NL playoffs, Syndergaard threw 22 pitches at least 100 mph and topped out
clones kicked a field goal on the game’s last play to win. “We just let it get away from us at the end,” Briggs said. “We held them to minus-4 yards rushing, forced nine 3-(downs)-and-out, had them at 150 yards of total offense. Then we completely fell apart on the last drive. We had three pass interferences, one late hit and dropped three interceptions.” The Barons, 7-1 overall, pulled out a 28-14 victory over Heathwood Hall last week. Robert James leads the offense with 962 yards and 16 scores on 116 carries. Sam Watford has rushed for 768 yards and six TDs on 94 attempts. Quarterback McLendon Sears has completed 38 of
at 101, STATS said. Ventura can touch the century mark, too. “Right now I’m not worried about velocity at all. I just want to go deep in the game,’’ Ventura said, with teammate Christian Colon translating. But while Syndergaard certainly brings it, so do Mets aces Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom. And despite their 95-98 mph heat, neither one was able to throttle a Royals lineup that’s mastered the lost art of consistently making solid contact. “This team likes the fastball,’’ said ALCS MVP Alcides Escobar, the first batter Syndergaard will face. Kansas City’s aggressive leadoff man is batting .364 with 12 runs, eight RBI and seven extra-base hits this postseason.
on offense. Running back Jah-maine Martin has rushed for 856 yards and 15 touchdowns on 116 carries, while quarterback Peyton Derrick has completed 146 of 223 passes for 2,250 yards and 28 touchdowns against just three interceptions. However, Conway will be without standout wide receiver Bryan Edwards. The South Carolina commitment suffered a non-contact injury to his right knee in the Tigers’ win over South Florence last week and had surgery to repair torn cartilage this week. Edwards had 969 yards and nine touchdowns on 53 catches this season. For his 41-game career, Edwards had 188 catches for 2,562 yards and 32 scores. While Edwards was an integral part of CHS’ offense, it had more weapons than just Edwards, according to Barnes. “The thing I will say about Conway’s offense — while Edwards is obviously a great player — you kind of knew what they were going to be doing if he was playing,” Barnes said. “Without him in there, they become less predictable offensively. “And he didn’t dominate the game for them offensively. Their quarterback, running backs and other wide receivers are all capable of beating us.” Running back Tyrone Bennett is the next leading receiver with 30 catches for 269 yards and two scores. Darren Stanley has 20 catches for 362 and six scores and Deandre Huggins has 12 receptions for 122 yards. Juwon Moody only has seven catches, but five have gone for scores. Sumter will be getting back one of its top athletes this week in Xzavion Burson. The outside linebacker
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PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Conway at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Lakewood at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m. Manning at Marlboro County, 7:30 p.m. Timberland at Lee Central, 7:30 p.m. New Covenant at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m. C.E. Murray at Scott’s Branch, 7:30 p.m. Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m. Shannon Forest at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Trinity-Byrnes, 7:30 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
has missed the last four games with a concussion. Barnes said Burson will be used both on offense and defense. Sophomore Zykeem Jackson will start at quarterback for the fourth straight week after not playing in the first five games. The SHS coaching staff increased Jackson’s package in last week’s 38-3 victory over Carolina Forest. The Gamecocks ran the option quite a bit last week after not running it all in his debut against South Florence and just a few plays against West Florence. Jackson rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Barnes said what Jackson does for the Sumter offense is make the defense defend everyone. “He makes them have to keep someone on the quarterback,” Barnes said. “It goes back to the defense having to account for 11 players because of what he can do with his feet. We ran the option more with him, zone read, counters. It just evens out the numbers.” The Gamecocks are averaging 227 yards rushing a game and 120 passing. Quintein Anderson continues to lead the rushing attack with 883 yards and 16 TDs on 126 carries. Anderson has gone over 100 yards in four of the last five games. Rodney Pitts has rushed for 523 yards and three scores on 73 carries.
70 passes for 538 yards and two scores while rushing for 238 yards and five scores on 61 attempts. “To me, he (Sears) is the best player in SCISA right now,” Briggs said. “They’re used to winning at Wilson Hall, and he is a leader on that team.” Jarecki, in his first year at Wilson Hall, knows the Swampcats knocked the Barons out of the playoffs in the semifinals last season. He said his team has to be at its best today. “We have to take care of the football,” he said. “We’re a little banged up right now, so we’ve got to use our players where it’s beneficial for us. We’ve got to come out and play great defense against them. They do what they do, and they do it well.”
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Laurence Manning Academy running back Brandon Hutson (13) and the rest of the Swampcats look to earn a victory over rival Wilson Hall today at Spencer Field.
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TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 “Third down is everything,” Venables said. “Playing great third-down defense is what it’s all about. Being disruptive and getting people behind the chains, that’s all reflective of being an aggressive, attacking, disruptive defense, and that’s what we want to be known for.” The Clemson defense’s ability to thwart opponents on third down certainly is enhancing that reputation. The Tigers rank second in the nation in that all-important statistical category this season, allowing its opponents a successful third-down play just 20.4 percent of the time. Clemson has allowed only 21 successful third-down conversions this season, and no opponent has generated more than four. On Sept. 17, the Tigers limited Louisville to just 2-of14 on third down, then held then-No. 5 ranked Notre Dame to 4-of-12. Three weeks ago, Georgia Tech had just one successful third-down attempt in 12 chances – the worst percentage of Coach Paul Johnson’s tenure. In their most recent game – a 58-0 lambasting of Miami on Saturday – the Tigers held the Hurricanes to 4-of-18 on third down despite substituting liberally with second- and thirdteam players for much of the second half. “We’ve got a whole bunch of guys getting on that plane should feel good about themselves,” Venables said. Saturday’s game at N.C. State could provide the toughest test to date. The Wolfpack is successful 43.8 percent of the time on third down, which is currently the highest success rate among Clemson’s 12 opponents. Stopping opponents on third down is nothing new to the Tigers, who led the nation last year with a 27.4 percentage on third downs, but it is somewhat unexpected considering the team lost eight starters off last year’s top-ranked defense. But as Venables reminded, the personnel losses haven’t altered his plans. “When players leave, our expectations don’t change,” Venables said. So what has been this team’s secret to such success? “You don’t have to be Superman – you just have to complement one another,” Venables said. “These guys are doing that, and recognizing that they can be pretty solid.” Defensive ends Shaq Lawson and Kevin Dodd have stepped into starring roles and proven to be every bit as effective as Vic Beasley and Corey Crawford. Youthful defensive tackles Scott Pagano and Christian Wilkins have exceeded expectations, and senior defensive tackle D.J. Reader rejoined the team last week, providing another big body in the middle. Linebackers B.J. Goodson and Ben Boulware are playing with a fire and abandon that has made the top two tacklers on the team, easing the pain of losing Stephone Anthony and Tony Steward to the NFL. The secondary returned potential stars in cornerback Mackensie Alexander and safety Jayron Kearse, and Cordrea Tankersley and T.J. Green have been solid if not spectacular as the “new guys” in the defensive backfield. “We don’t have the depth of players (we had last year), but we have guys who can do a lot of different things,” Venables said. “I thought we had a chance to be solid.” On third down, the Tigers have been considerably better than that. “I don’t know if it’s the scheme as much as the players just understanding what’s coming,” Venables said. “We emphasize it, starting immediately on Monday. Our coaches do a good job of putting the right things in front of the guys to enhance their recognition and anticipation. “They’re ready for different situations. Third-and-two is different than third-and-four in this personnel group, and here’s why. Here’s what to expect when they do this. “We try to emphasize third downs every single day and not wait until later in the week. We’re exposing them to as much as we can, and we’ve been doing that for a long time.”
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Texan Fry consistently solid for USC BY RICHARD BREEN Greenville News COLUMBIA — Texas is a big state with a lot of football rivalries, but the one that most closely resembles the enmity between the University of South Carolina and Clemson University might be that of the University of Texas and Texas A&M. And count Elliott Fry a Texas Longhorns fan. “I’ve never personally liked A&M, but I’ve got a lot of friends that go there, a lot of family members that go there,” said Fry, a Frisco, Texas, native. “My stepbrother is a sophomore there right now. It’ll definitely be cool to play there.” Fry is heading to College Station this weekend for Saturday’s game between USC (3-4 overall, 1-4 Southeastern Conference) and the Aggies (5-2, 2-2). A three-year starter at placekicker, Fry has served as a 164-pound security blanket for a sometimesslumbering Gamecocks offense. “We’ve had some struggles here and there in the red zone,” said USC quarterback Perry Orth. “Just almost knowing that it’s a guaranteed three points, it takes some of the pressure off of you as an offense.” While not 100 percent guaranteed, Fry has made up for it in volume this season. He is first in the Football Bowl Subdivision with
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South Carolina’s Elliott Fry (29) is a Texas native and is excited to play in his home state on Saturday when the Gamecocks travel to College Station to take on Texas A&M. Fry has been a solid performer for USC, especially this season when the offense has struggled. 21 field goal attempts and third with 2.14 field goals made per game, and his 15 made field goals are just one off the FBS lead. “I think he gives the team a lot of confidence,” said USC special teams coordinator Joe Robinson. “He’s been good — as he has been every year he’s been here.” In 2013, Fry made the SEC All-Freshman team, scoring 99 points. As a sophomore, he accounted for 105 points and was second team All-
CAROLINA FROM PAGE B1 “They like to spread you out, try to dink and dunk,” junior linebacker T.J. Holloman said. “It’s not really down the field, it is more like getting you in spaces so they can make you miss a tackle. “We have to have 11 hats to the ball.” Despite climbing as high as No. 9 in the national polls this season, Texas A&M (5-2, including 2-2 in SEC games) enters Saturday’s game unranked after losing its past two games, to No. 7 Alabama and to No. 21 Mississippi, respectively. Starting quarterback Kyle Allen has struggled, and Sumlin declared the job open this week. The other candidates, freshman Kyler Murray and junior college transfer Jake Hubenak, do not have extensive experience, though ESPN ranked Murray the No. 1 quarterback prospect in the nation a year ago. Sumlin doesn’t plan to name a starter prior to Friday. As far as USC (3-4, 1-4) is concerned, it doesn’t matter
making field goals at a 71.4-percent rate this season. “My accuracy has gone down a little bit, and I’m not happy with it,” Fry said. “I’m working on it.” Robinson said Fry’s current rate still falls within that of a reliable college kicker. “I think we’re pretty pleased with where he’s at,” Robinson said. Fry has also converted a personal-best, 52-yard field goal this season. Any added length, Robinson said, would come from a combination of maturity, repetition and the USC weight room. “I’m sure he’s been getting a little bit stronger,” Robinson said. “He’s a fun kid to coach.” USC interim coach Shawn Elliott described Fry as possessing “a little bit of excitement to him” that should be magnified by a return to his home state. “He doesn’t have a lot of opportunities to showcase his talent in front of the fans that grew up watching him kick,” Elliott said. “I’m sure if I put myself in that position, I’d be smiling ear-to-ear and ready to go.” Fry said it will be his first trip to a game at Texas A&M’s 102,733-capacity Kyle Field. “I grew up a huge Texas fan, so I was always going to Austin to see the Texas games,” he said. His dad, however, pulls for the Aggies.
SEC. A comparison of his sophomore and junior seasons reveals as much about the USC offense as about Fry’s production. Through seven games last year, Fry was 30-for-30 on extra point tries. This year he is again perfect in extra points but has had 18 fewer chances — simply, the Gamecocks are scoring fewer touchdowns. Fry was 12-for-13 on field goals (92.3 percent) through seven games last year. He’s
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Saturday (3) Clemson at N.C. State, 3:30 p.m. (WOLO 25, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7) South Carolina at Texas A&M, 3:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5) Mercer at Citadel, 2 p.m. (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240) Furman at Samford, 3 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian, 2 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. (TIME WARNER 1250, WWFN-FM 100.1) Hampton at S.C. State, 1:30 p.m. Newberry at Lenior-Rhyne, 2 p.m. North Greenville at Wingate, 1:30 p.m. Benedict at Albany State, 2 p.m. Carson-Newman at Limestone, 2 p.m.
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who gets the start. “We’re preparing for both quarterbacks,” USC linebacker Skai Moore said. “We’ll be ready for whoever comes out.” “Their system is the same either way,” Holloman said. “All the quarterbacks they put in there, they’ve all done the same thing – try to get the ball into their playmaker’s hands in space.”
12:30 p.m. (WACH 57) Georgia Tech at Virginia, 3 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH)
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Saturday (11) Florida vs. Georgia, 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) (18) Houston vs. Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) (19) Mississippi at Auburn, noon (ESPN) Tennessee-Martin at Arkansas, 4 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) Tennessee at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK)
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Thursday (5) TCU vs. West Virginia (late) Saturday (8) Stanford at Washington State, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) (9) Notre Dame at (21) Temple, 8 p.m. (WOLO 25) (10) Iowa vs. Maryland, 3;30 p.m. (ESPN2) (12) Oklahoma State at Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (13) Utah vs. Oregon State, 7 p.m. (14) Oklahoma at Kansas, 3:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) (15) Michigan at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (ESPN) (16) Memphis vs. Tulane, 7 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) (24) UCLA vs. Colorado, 3 p.m.
That, according to the Gamecocks, is the beauty of the Texas A&M offensive scheme — it is designed to force defenses to make plays. “They do the same system, getting it to their receivers in space quick,” Holloman said. “(They) like to get them open and line up to get the running backs open.” Giving USC hope — and perhaps some scouting help
— is the Aggies are coming off a game in which their offense was held in check. Ole Miss held Texas A&M to 192 yards total offense in a 23-3 win. “They were physical all night,” linebackers coach Kirk Botkin said of the Rebels defense. “They played really hard, physical and flew around,” safety Jordan Diggs said. “We have to fly around and play physical. They’re going to get the ball out to receivers. “We have to compete. We have to go out there and try to dominate the guy in front of you.” Being physical has not been an attribute of the Gamecocks defense this season. USC has allowed 414.3 yards per game, including 214.1 passing. Among the offensive threats that have to be stopped is freshman wide receiver Christian Kirk, who has caught 41 passes for 624 yards with four touchdowns. “That’s their guy,” said Holloman. “They like to get him the ball, either in the backfield, out wide, as a punt returner. They like the ball in his hands. It’s our job to shut him down.”
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Truex likes chances in 3rd round of playoffs CHARLOTTE (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. knows few expected him to make it out of the first round of NASCAR’s playoffs. As he prepares for the third round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, Truex insisted he and his team always believed they’d make it this far. Truex, in his second year with Furniture Row Racing, goes to Martinsville Speedway for Sunday’s race trying to position himself for a chance to run for the Sprint Cup title. The field of eight has three races ahead to qualify for the championship finale, and few predicted Truex would get this close. “For us when the year started, our goal was to do this. I think not a lot of expectations on us, not a lot of people expect much from us. Most people had us counted out of the first round,’’ he said. He’s encouraged about the next three races — Martinsville, Texas and Phoenix — because he feels like those are good tracks for the No. 78 team. Indeed, earlier this season he was sixth at Martinsville, ninth at Texas and seventh at Phoenix. Yet he still isn’t mentioned in conversations about the final four, and few have really taken much notice of the quiet consistency he’s used to advance through the first two rounds.
are working hard. We’re looking at every avenue on what we can do better. Hopefully we’ll be able to put it all together in the next four races.’’
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Even though few others might have expected it, Martin Truex Jr. and his team are exactly where they thought they’d be -- in the third round of the Chase playoffs and vying for a Sprint Cup title. “If people underestimate our chances, that’s ok,’’ Truex said. “But I never underestimate this team because we have plenty of talent and fight.’’ Truex’s worst finish in the Chase so far was 15th at Kansas, but top-10s at Charlotte and Talladega helped push him through the second round. He said he has “no doubt about it’’ that he can win the Sprint Cup title, but
knows the next three weeks will be daunting and knows his team must be better going forward. “I think throughout the Chase, we’ve probably underachieved,’’ Truex said. “I think just about every race that we’ve had, we ran better than where we’ve finished. Those are the things we’re looking at fixing. Those are the things we have to do better going forward. Our guys
bell Cochran. She received her formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County. She worked as a laundress and a housekeeper, but most of her life was spent as a devoted homemaker. In her early days, Dora became a member of Cypress Fork AME Church and was a member of the women’s choir. On Feb. 26, 1993, she dedicated her life to Jehovah and was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses-Manning Congregation. Survivors are three sons, Robert J. Blanding Jr., Ernest L. Blanding (Dorene) and Eugene Blanding (Ruby); one sister, Rosa G. Pearson; one sisterin-law, Mary Blanding; eight grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; one great-greatgrandchild, Paris Blanding; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services for Mrs. Blanding will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 4342 Greeleyville Highway, Manning, SC 29102. Discourse by Brother Edward Ross Sr. Burial will follow in Cypress Fork AME Church cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the home, 1222 Burkewood, Alcolu. These services have entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.
Jr. and Jennie Alderman Eadon. Sallie brought joy to those she met. She was full of love, loving everyone and everyone loved her. She was an avid Carolina Gamecock fan. She is survived by her father of Manning; her mother of Columbia; a brother, Joseph Alderman Eadon of Columbia; three sisters, Debbie Eadon Blair (Jay) of Columbia, Katrina Eadon Stephens (Shayne) of Manning and Kelly Eadon Lowery (Danny) of Sumter; four nephews, Jim Blair IV, Shayne Stephens Jr., Bennett Stephens and Lee Lowery; two nieces, Shaw Stephens and Ava Lowery; and special aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by a brother, Marion Leroy (Lee) Eadon III; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion L. Eadon Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Alderman; and a special friend, David Russell. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Robert Lewis Alderman officiating. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service and other times at the home of her mother, 45 Dinwood Circle, Columbia, S.C., 29204, or the home of Kitty and Shayne Stephens, 4133 Bloomville Road, Manning, SC 29102. Pallbearers will be Jim Blair IV, Shayne Stephens Jr., Bennett Stephens, Drew Stone, Nathan Stone, Jack Stone and Christopher Clark. Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org
Austin Cindric will drive for Brad Keselowski Racing in the Truck Series race Saturday at Martinsville Speedway. It will be the first career NASCAR start for the 17-yearold Cindric, who is the son of Team Penske president Tim Cindric. Cindric has made 28 starts across seven different series in 2015, including ARCA, Red Bull Global Rallycross Lites and the IMSA Continental Series. He won four races in GRC competition this season and became the youngest winner in the Continental Tire Series when he won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this summer. Cindric made two starts in ARCA, at Iowa Speedway and Kentucky Speedway. He was fourth at Iowa and led a combined 56 laps in those two races. “One of the things I wanted to do at BKR is give talented young drivers an opportunity,’’ Keselowski said. “Austin Cindric already has an incredibly diverse racing background.’’
KENSETH-MARTINSVILLE Ross Kenseth will make his
Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway when he drives for Hattori Racing Enterprises. It will be Kenseth’s second career NASCAR start — he was sixth in the Xfinity Series race at Chicagoland in June driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. Kenseth also has four ARCA races in his career with an average finish of 3.5, including a win this summer at Michigan. He tested at Martinsville in preparation for his first Truck Series race. “We had a good test last week,’’ said Kenseth. “I feel like we’ve got a good baseline, so hopefully we can pick up where we left off, be competitive, have some speed, go there and have some fun.’’ Kenseth learned quickly that tire management will be important Saturday at Martinsville. “Tire falloff was a little more than I expected it to be,’’ said Kenseth. “It seems like tires will be a big part of the race as throughout a run, the tires fall off quite a bit. You have to move your entry around a good bit, which was surprising to me. It seems that every other big-car start that I’ve had, tires really weren’t that big of a deal. I’m looking forward to that. I’ve always been a big fan of tire management. I think it puts more of it in the driver’s hands, which can be a good thing.’’
OBITUARIES JANNIE MAE WASHINGTON BALTIMORE, Maryland — Jannie Mae Billie Harvin Washington, 87, entered into eternal rest on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Baltimore. Born on June 24, 1928, in Clarendon County, she was a daughWASHINGTON ter of the late Charlie and Josephine Gibson Billie. She was the widow of John E. Harvin and Walter Lee Washington. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Mt. Hope FBH Church, Pinewood, with the Rev. Annie Lou Riley, pastor, officiating. Final resting place will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home, 1908 Eagerton Road, Pinewood. Online condolences may be sent to www.dysonshomeforfunerals.com. Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals, 237 Main St., Summerton.
DORA MAE BLANDING ALCOLU — Dora Mae Gadson Blanding, 87, widow of Robert James Blanding Sr., died on Monday morning, Oct. 26, 2015, at her residence, 1222 Burkwood Road, Alcolu. She was born BLANDING on April 28, 1928, in Darlington, a daughter of the late Lionel and Mary McKever Gadson. Five sisters preceded her in death, Anna Lou Ramsey, Geneva Gadson, Mary Jane Gadson, Maggie Preston and May-
SALLIE LYNN EADON COLUMBIA — Sallie Lynn Eadon, 57, formerly of Manning, died on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Palmetto Health Baptist hospital in Columbia. Born on Oct. 8, 1958, she was a daughter of MarEADON ion Leroy Eadon
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ANNIE WARD Funeral services for Annie Lucille McFadden Ward, 62, will be held at noon on Saturday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., Sumter, with the Rev. Larry C. Weston, senior pastor. WARD The Rev. Samuel Sparks will be officiating and the Rev. Dr. Franklin D. Colclough Sr., eulogist. Interment will follow in Barfield Cemetery, Alcolu. The public may view from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter. Mrs. Ward will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. until the hour of service. The family will receive friends at 560 Alpine Drive, Sumter. Lucile Ward, wife of Benjamin “Bennie” Ward, departed this earthly life on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. She was a daughter of the late James and Annie Barfield McFadden. Lucille attended the public schools of Sumter County. She was a graduate of Sumter High School Class of 1970 and continued her education at Sumter Area Technical College. Mrs. Ward was employed
at the University of South Carolina (Sumter campus) for more than 30 years. She was also a devoted member of Westminster Presbyterian Church USA, where she served faithfully in many capacities. Survivors include her husband of the home, Benjamin Ward; two sons, Brandon Scott Ward of Sumter and Darrin Michael (Kyra) Ward of Honolulu, Hawaii; one sister, Elder Gwendolyn McBride of Alcolu; and a host of other relatives and friends. Condolences may be made on their tribute page found at www.PalmerMemorialChapel. com. Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge of the services.
RUTH E. GALLOWAY Ruth Edwards Galloway, widow of Robert Galloway, died on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. She was a daughter of the late Leroy and Grace Edwards of Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Sumter Funeral Service Inc. The family will receive friends at the home of her brother, Moses Edwards, 708 Sumter St.
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RICKY L. JONES BISHOPVILLE — Ricky L. Jones entered eternal rest on Oct. 21, 2015, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville. The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, Dorothy Jones Wright, 85 Sambo Road, Lot 19, Bishopville. Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Lee Central High School auditorium, 1800 Wisacky Highway, Bishopville, with the Rev. Travis Laws officiating. Interment will follow in Boone Memorial Garden, Browntown community of Lee County. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.
SUSAN H. RICHARDSON Susan Hampton Richardson, 87, widow of Henry Richardson Sr., entered eternal rest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born on Dec. 5, 1932, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Johnny Sr. and Emma McConico Hampton. She attended the public schools of Sumter County. She was employed as a certified nursing assistant with National Healthcare in Sumter. She joined Greater St. Phillip RMUE Church and was a member of the missionary ministry. Survivors are five sons, Matt (Dorothy) Richardson, Henry Richardson Jr., Roger (Carolina) Richardson, Vermell (Shirley) Richardson and Kevin Richardson; three daughters, Laura Richardson, Julia Allen and Loraine Richardson; one sister, Annie Spann; a granddaughter raised in the home, Tikesha Richardson; 11 grandsons; three granddaughters; six great-grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends. Mrs. Richardson can be viewed from 2:30 until 7 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Greater St. Phillip RMUE Church with the Rev. Powell Hampton, pastor, Bishop Leroy T. James, the Rev. Daniel Green and the Rev. Barry Gadsden. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 9032 Camp MacBoykin Road, Pinewood. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.
ESSIE BOWMAN Essie Bowman, 62, entered eternal rest on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born on Nov. 17, 1952, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Samuel Lee Bowman and Gussie Mae Green. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and graduated in 1972. She was employed by Young’s Food Stores.
Survivors are two daughters, Sheryl Session and Tonya Session; a son, Dominique Bowman; two grandsons, DeAndre R. Price and D’Vallas J. Berry; four granddaughters, Destiny Session, Jayda Smith, Aaliyah Bowman and Da’Niyah Bowman; three brothers, Samuel Lee Bowman, Melvin Bowman and Israel (Vanessa) Bowman; four sisters, Mattie Washington, Janie Johnson, Joyce Woods and Nellie (Joseph) Ramirez; a niece, Zykia Johnson; a host of other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Viewing will be from 1:30 to 7 p.m. today. Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Reid Chapel AME Church with the Rev. Abraham Temmoney, pastor, the Rev. Rachael Sinclair, eulogist, the Rev. Eliza Black, the Rev. Theodora Black, Michael Sinclair and the Rev. Roger Hayes. Burial will follow in Bradford. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her sister, Joyce Woods, 780 S. Brand St., Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.
NATHANIEL DUKES SR. Nathaniel “Rambo” Dukes Sr. was born on July 2, 1961, in Sumter County, a son of Frances R. Dukes and the late Edward “Red” Dukes. Nathaniel “Rambo” Dukes went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 25, 2015, at his home residence. He was educated in the public schools of Sumter. He received Christ at a early age at Mulberry Baptist Church. He was formerly employed at Santee Print and Central Electric, until his health failed. He loved playing basketball and cooking. He was married to Barbara Peterson Dukes and to this union he had two daughters, LaShawn Peterson and NaKesha Dukes; and three sons Corey Peterson, Nathanial Dukes Jr. and Ba’rak Dukes, all of Sumter. He has two grandchildren, Teanna Mann and Jucari Goodley; two sisters, Maxine (Terry) Blakely and Francine (Bert) Mack, all of Sumter; six brothers, Deacon Leroy (Tara) Dukes of Jacksonville, North Carolina, Charles Dukes and Pastor Carnell (Betty) Dukes, both of Sumter, the Rev. William (Francellia) Dukes of Dazell, Sgt. Alexander (Kimberly) Dukes and Lt. James (Felisha) Dukes, both of Sumter; seven brothers-in-law, Isaac (Beverly) Peterson and Earl (Enda) Peterson, both of Sumter, Terry (Chasity) Peterson of Hartsville, Lester, Robert and Rubin Peterson, all of Sumter, and Kevin (Linda) McDuffie of Charlotte, North Carolina; two sisters-in-law, Carrie Rubin and Pansy Butler, both of Sumter; a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one son, Bacari Peterson; and a brother, George Edward Dukes. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Mul-
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VIRGINIA COLEMAN Virginia Kathleen Carter Coleman, 86, widow of Harold G. Coleman Sr., died on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital in Columbia. Services will be announced by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386.
TOREY L. JENKINS Torey L. Jenkins, 34, departed this life and entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. Born on Sept. 17, 1981, in Sumter County, he was a son of Robert Lee Jenkins Jr. and Sadie Marie Williams. Torey attended the public schools of Lee County. After graduating from Bishopville High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving his country from 2000 to 2003. Torey was a dedicated employee for the last eight years at Rolling Bearing, Hartsville. Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Martha Dixon Jenkins, and their three children, Dontevius, Jalen and Madison Jenkins; his parents, Robert Lee (Loretta) Jenkins and Sadie Marie Williams, all of Sumter; two brothers, Corey Jenkins of Atlanta and Terrance Kirby of Sumter; mother-in-law, Ella Mae (Phillip) Wilson of Bishopville; father-in-law, Freddie (Lavern) Scarborough of Jersey City, New Jersey; two sistersin-law, Trameika and Joanna Dixon; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and special friends. He was preceded in death by both of his grandparents, Willie (Catherine) Butler and Robert Lee (Gertrude) Jenkins Sr. Homegoing services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Elizabeth Baptist Church, 4986 Camden Highway (Highway 34), Bishopville, with Pastor Gregory J. Jackson, pastor, eulogist. The family is receiving friends at the home, 4010 Dubose Siding Road, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at noon. The funeral procession will leave at 12:15 p.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in the Elizabeth Baptist Churchyard Cemetery. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com.
mond Tobias, Chaplain Billy Griffith and the Rev. Wayne McElveen officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Amedisys Hospice, 198 E. Wesmark Blvd., Suite 2, Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.
KENNETH M. ROSALES DALZELL — Kenneth Michael Rosales, 57, died on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.
CLEOZA GIBBS SR. MANNING — Cleoza Gibbs Sr., 64, died on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at his residence, 11305 Bloomville Road, Manning. He was born on Aug. 26, 1951, in Bradenton, Florida, a son of the late Deacon Willie and Margaret Dye Gibbs. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Rose Ann and Ervin “Pee Wee” Bethune, 11316 Bloomville Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
LAURIE D. MCINTOSH JR. Laurie Duncan McIntosh Jr., 81, widower of Gladys Mitchum McIntosh, died on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at his home. Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Laurie Duncan McIntosh Sr. and Mamie Mixon McIntosh. Mr. McIntosh was retired from Santee Print Works. Surviving are two daughters, Mary Wallace (Mike) of Sumter and Peggy Graham (Curtis) of Alcolu; three grandchildren, Tonya Tucker (Ray), Angie Davis (Pat) and Glen Graham; 10 great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Cathy Bailey. He was preceded in death by three brothers. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with the Rev. Ray-
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MAGLINE SINGLETON LYNCHBURG — Magline Singleton, widow of Dan Singleton, died on Oct. 27, 2015, at her home. Funeral service will be conducted at noon on Saturday at Mt. Sinai AME Church in Lynchburg with the Rev. Marie Deas-Webb, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Edwards Cemetery, directed by Jefferson Funeral Home Service Inc. Mrs. Singleton, a daughter of the late Charlie and Yanakie McKnight, was educated in the public school system and was a member of Mt. Sinai AME Church. She was a homemaker. She is survived by five daughters, Ella Ree Burgess (Elbert), Betty Simon, Francena Burgess (Levern), Patricia Singleton and Rosa Lee Solomon (Jimmie); four sons, Sylvester Simon, Charlie Singleton, Elijah Simon and Jimmy Singleton; siblings, Harvey McKnight (Mattie) and Maude Fulwood (Solomon); a brotherin-law, Bobby Major; 12 grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The family is receiving friends at the home, 2550 Trinity Road.
JOSEPH V. CAPUTO Joseph Vincent Caputo, 72, beloved husband of 33 years to Janet Rogers Caputo, died on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Plans will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.
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