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Once in a millennium Historic flooding decimates tri-county area

WATER ADVISORY

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City of Sumter asks all customers to boil water before drinking.

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Birnie HOPE Center and Sumter High School are open if you need to relocate.

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Bridge collapses on Whites Mill Pond on U.S. 15; SCDOT is re-routing traffic.

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See reader-submitted photos from the vast rainstorm.

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Residents of Golfair Court paddle through the neighborhood Monday morning. The public is being advised to stay home if at all possible, and according to local officials, a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew will remain in place until rescinded.

Sunny skies won’t chase away effects of deluge

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Clearing skies and warmer temperatures will greet the Midlands this morning, but officials warn dangerous conditions will continue and recovery from the floods will be a lengthy undertaking.

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The National Weather Service is predicting mostly sunny conditions and a high of 72 degrees today, with a high pressure system bringing in mostly sunny and dry conditions through the weekend, a welcome respite to waterlogged residents of the Palmetto State.

“We are not out of the woods yet,” Gov. Nikki Haley said. “South Caroli-

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na has gone through a storm of historic proportions.”

As the storm clears out, winds may down trees and power lines, officials warn, and rising rivers may require new evacuations. Of particular concern are the Wateree, Waccamaw, Edisto and Black rivers.

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Haley announced she has requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government, which will allow further assistance to the state government and South Carolina residents.

Numerous roadways are damaged,

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DELIVERY NOTICE Because of historic flooding not only in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties, but also in Charleston, The Sumter Item, which prints in Charleston, had early deadlines Monday and

hear callers, but callers could not hear complete sentences from our employees. Chip Chase, a spokesman for Farmers Telephone Coop. Inc., said customers with underground service lines are affected because the flood may have affected the lines.

liver all back issues when service resumes to those residences. Anyone who missed issues can pick them up at The Sumter Item office, 20 N. Magnolia St., while supplies last.

Also, The Sumter Item telephone system was down. Employees could

limited sports pages available. The Sumter Item will continue to publish the latest information online as it becomes available. Home delivery to many locations will not be possible because of limited access to those homes. Newspaper carriers plan to de-

Local stores low on some supplies; boil water for use

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com The City of Sumter is under a water advisory, advising Sumter residents to boil water before using it, said Mayor Joe McElveen.

Sumter Communications Director Shelley Kile said if water is going to be used for consumption — drinking, preparing food or brushing teeth — it should be boiled beforehand. She said it is safe to use the water for showering and washing clothes, though people should be wary of using discolored water on clothing.

Kile said the city does not have a timeline for the water advisory because some water lines that have experienced breaks are still underwater or are hard to get to.

Many grocery stores in Sumter were running low (if they had any at all) on bread and bottled water Monday, but other food items and beverages are available.

Brent Roupe, store manager at the Piggly Wiggly on Broad Street, said customers hit the bread and water sections hard Monday morning.

He said the store had a few packages of bread as of 11 a.m.

Monday, and he is unsure when a new shipment would be coming in. He said other Piggly Wiggly stores in the area are experiencing the same bread and water shortages.

Roupe said the grocery store has beverages other than water and plenty of canned food items.

An employee at Piggly Wiggly on Calhoun Street said the store was out of bread at 11:15 a.m. Monday. She said the store also delivered water to Tuomey Healthcare System that morning, but other items are available.

Walmart Supercenter is running low on bread and is out of water, but other items are available, an employee said.

Anyone in need of clean water and other supplies can check in at one of the city’s shelters at Sumter High School, 2580 McCrays Mill Road, or Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St., said Nancy Cataldo, international services officer with American Red Cross.

Sumter County Emergency Management is working on setting up a system to provide clean water to those in need.

For more information about shelters or supplies, contact the emergency management offices at (803) 436-2158.

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Families and friends share lunch in the shelter set up at Sumter High School. Approximately 200 people went to the shelter Sunday.

Shelters open for those in need

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The Sumter County Emergency Management office has opened two emergency shelters, at Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St., and Sumter High School, 2580 McCrays Mill Road, for those who need to relocate from their homes because of the recent flooding.

Sumter Police Department Public Information Officer Tonyia McGirt said each shelter was housing about 200 evacuees as of Monday morning.

According to Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office Public Information Braden Bunch, officials are encouraging people to use the shelter at Sumter High School, as the shelter at

Birnie HOPE Center is nearing capacity, a reversal from Sunday, when officials were discouraging use of the SHS shelter because of road conditions in the area. Bunch said local officials are considering opening a third location.

Julia Gaymon, who owns a home on Loring Drive that she shares with her daughter, Latoya Gaymon, and granddaughter Makala Gaymon, said the family evacuated their home when water was just one step from entering it. The family, who lost at least one kitten in the flood, was rescued by a Sumter Fire and Rescue boat team.

“It was scary because I don’t even know how to swim,” Julia Gaymon said.

Besides losing the kitten, the family

watched as their two cars flooded and then floated away.

Gaymon, who has flood insurance, had a positive attitude about her situation in which she lost all of her personal belongs.

“We can always replace material things, but you don’t get another life,” she said.

Local residents are continuing to ask everyone to stay off area roads, as many of them have become dangerous.

All first responder agencies in Sumter County are continuing to work closely together to respond to all issues. In non-life-threatening matters, call Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700 or 436-2790 or Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 436-2000. For emergencies, dial 911.

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Bridge collapse closes U.S. 15 North

BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com South Carolina Department of Transportation is routing traffic around a bridge over Whites Mill Pond on U.S. 15 after a tractor trailer blocked traffic when a portion of the bridge collapsed Monday morning.

Marin Anguelou was driving 20,000 pounds of pillows to Sumter when a truck in front of him collapsed the portion of the bridge, and he couldn’t stop in time to avoid hitting it with the front end of his truck, going into the hole.

The weight of the truck pushed the cab and front end beyond the collapsed portion of the bridge.

Anguelou said he was only going 25 mph when the truck in front of him appeared to have a tire blow out because he saw pieces flying off the truck. Turns out, that first truck collapsed the bridge and lost some fuel tanks. It was parked on the other side of the bridge when investigators arrived.

“I hit the brakes too late,” Anguelou said.

It wasn’t clear how he was going to get his truck off the bridge because a tow truck can’t go over the bridge to help him, and he would likely have to unload the pillows, which he said didn’t soften the blow.

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Marin Anguelou sits in his truck after it hit a break in the bridge over Whites Mill Pond just north of Brewington Road on U.S. 15. The highway has been closed.

County responds to nearly 100 rescue calls Roads that have been undercut are a major safety concern, and officials will have to survey the roads to determine the extent of the damage.

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Braden Bunch said Monday morning the county first responders had been involved in 95 stranded vehicle rescues since Friday.

“Those are stalled vehicles, not necessarily situations in which people had to be pulled from cars,” he said.

A situation on Tanglewood Road did require an air rescue, he said.

“There were 18 people in a home that had become a makeshift community shelter for neighbors whose homes

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had flooded, and then that home became flooded,” he said.

Bunch said the 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew will continue until rescinded. For more in-

formation, visit www.sumtersheriff.org.

The sheriff’s office is continuing to advise area motorists to stay off Sumter County roads if at all possible.

“While deputies and first responders from throughout the county are still in the process of evaluating road conditions, we have to be wary of the fact that there is the potential for roads to be weakened and unstable, even when there is no longer standing water on the roadway,” a sheriff’s office release warned.

According to the release, the bridge on Westbury Mill Road, near Queen Chapel Road in the northern portion of the county, is a perfect example of hidden roadway conditions.

Although the bridge appears stable from the driver’s perspective, an observa-

tion of the side of the bridge shows the ground underneath has washed away with the weekend flood waters. A video of the Westbury Mill Road bridge conditions can be found at http://bit. ly/1LemPbH While the conditions of this bridge have been identified and it is now closed, there is a significant possibility that similar roadway conditions have not been identified in other areas of the county.

The sheriff’s office continues to receive reports of other roads that are beginning to collapse, including areas along U.S. 15 North, according to the release.

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Main Street Society open house delayed Because of damage caused by the flood, the Main Street Society has postponed until further notice its open house scheduled for Thursday, according to Susan Allen of the society’s board.

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26K without power, 40K without water, at least 11 deaths

BY SEANNA ADCOX AND JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Another day of heavy rain drenched an already inundated South Carolina on Monday as rescue teams went door to door to check on people in swamped neighborhoods and authorities surveyed a statewide road system torn apart by historic flooding.

At least 11 weather-related deaths in two states were blamed on the vast rainstorm, with one of the latest coming when a sedan drove around a barricade and stalled in rushing waters. The driver drowned, but a woman who was riding in the car managed to climb on top of it and was rescued by a firefighter who waded into the water.

“She came out the window.

How she got on top of the car and stayed there like she did with that water — there’s a good Lord,” Kershaw County Coroner David West said.

Heavy rain kept falling Monday across the Carolinas from the storm that began in the Southeast last week, part of an unprecedented system that dumped more than a foot of rain across South Carolina and drenched several other states.

Sunday was the wettest day in the history of South Carolina’s capital city Columbia, according to the National Weather Service.

The 16.6 inches of rain that fell on the Gills Creek area near Columbia on Sunday was the rainiest day in one single spot in the U.S. in more than 16 years, among weather stations with more than 50 years of record-keeping.

The last time there was that much rain in one spot on a single day was Sept. 16, 1999, when 18.3 inches fell on Southport, North Carolina, during Hurricane Floyd.

“The flooding is unprecedented and historical,” said Dr. Marshall Shepherd, a meteorologist and director of the atmospheric sciences program at the University of Georgia, in an email to The Associated Press.

He said the unique double punch of the upper-level low — aided by a “river” of tropical moisture in the atmosphere from Hurricane Joaquin spinning far out in the Atlantic — gave the monster rainstorm its punch.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has said the deluge is the kind of storm seen only once in 1,000 years.

On Monday, she said 550 roads and bridges were closed across the state. All will have to be checked for structural integrity, which could take weeks or longer.

Even though the rain has tapered off in some areas, she said floodwaters will continue to rise in some areas as rainwater runs down the state toward the coast.

“This is not over. Just because the rain stops does not mean that we are out of the woods,” Haley said at a news conference.

Haley said that nine people have died in the state since the storm started. Two additional weather-related deaths were reported in North Carolina.

At least three people were killed Sunday in South Carolina, including a transportation worker who died overseeing work near downtown Columbia, a woman who was swept away in her SUV and the man who drove around the barricade Sunday night in the Lugoff community northeast of Columbia, the coroner said.

McArthur Woods, 56, drowned after his car was inundated. His passenger was rescued when someone who heard her screams called 911 about 10 p.m. The woman was

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Floodwaters rise over the banks of Gills Creek, destroying several businesses in Columbia. taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.

Authorities weren’t able to recover Woods’ body until Monday morning.

Haley said that 25 emergency shelters are open, housing more than 900 people. Utility crews, meanwhile, were working to restore power to 26,000 people, she said.

More than 40,000 people are without water, and water distribution sites are being set up.

The deluge made for otherworldly scenes in Columbia as floodwaters nearly touched the stoplights Sunday at one downtown intersection. Rainwater cascaded like a waterfall over jagged asphalt where a road sheered apart, and many cars were submerged under flooded streets.

The flooding forced hundreds of weekend rescues and threatened the drinking water supply for Columbia, with officials warning some could be without potable water for days because of water main breaks.

The capital city told all 375,000 of its water customers to boil water before drinking.

Elsewhere, nearly 75 miles of Interstate 95 — the main link from the Southeast U.S. to the Northeast — was closed.

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Columbia Police Chief William Holbrook issued a statement Monday saying search teams would check for any people still needing evacuation, and crews will mark the front doors of homes checked with a fluorescent orange X once searched.

Those in distress should call 911, and they will be taken out on military vehicles and bused to shelters, he said.

Many schools and colleges, including the University of South Carolina, canceled classes Monday, and some businesses planned to stay shuttered. State climatologists have said the sun could peek out today.

Rescue crews used boats on

Sunday to evacuate the family of Jeff Whalen, whose house backs up on Gills Creek.

“I got up around 6:15, and a neighbor called to tell us we should get out as soon as we can,” Whalen said. “About that point it was about a foot below the door, and when we left it was a foot in the house.

It came quickly obviously.”

The flooding also prompted acts of kindness in Columbia.

Rawlings LaMotte, 38, a residential real estate broker, said he and a friend got into a small motorboat and ended up ferrying several people to safety, including a man who had been out of town and found roads to his home blocked.

“Until you’ve experienced something like this, you have no idea how bad it really is,” LaMotte said.

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Tuomey Healthcare System employees are working overtime to ensure the safety and comfort of their patients and provide optimum care, President and CEO Michelle Logan-Owens said.

“We opened our Incident Command Center early on so that our efforts would be coordinated,” she said in a statement. “Our employees are always patient advocates, putting service above self. Nearly the entire day shift staff, including members of the leadership team, worked more than 24 hours to ensure that patient needs were being met.”

As for Tuomey Regional Healthcare Center, it is structurally sound. “ ... we have numerous small leaks, but nothing that has impeded care,” she said.

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What’s in the defense bill for military and families?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Buried in the 1,915-page defense policy bill are major changes that could affect more than 1 million members of the military and their families.

The House has passed the bill 270-156 and the Senate is scheduled to vote on the $612 billion bill this week.

President Obama has threatened to veto the legislation as part of a larger budget debate on Capitol Hill, but if enacted, here are highlights of the legislation affecting members of the armed forces and their families:

RETIREMENT The biggest change is the implementation in 2018 of a new retirement system for service members. The new plan replaces a 70-year-old system where 83 percent of service members left the force without any retirement benefit because they didn’t serve at least 20 years. Under the new plan, service members can put a percentage of their pay into 401(k)-type accounts and the government will match those contributions up to 5 percent over 26 years. The accounts are being called Thrift Savings Plans.

The current force will be grandfathered into the existing system. Starting in 2018, members of the armed services who have fewer than 12 years of service can opt into the new system. Those with 12 years or more cannot because they likely would end up receiving a smaller retirement benefit than they would under the current system.

To offset the cost of the government matching payments into the Thrift Savings Plans, the regular military pension is being reduced for those enrolled in the new plan. When service members currently get ready to retire, their benefit is calculated by multiplying the average of their last three

years of pay by 2.5. That multiplier would be reduced to 2.

Those who invest in their Thrift Savings Plan, however, would be able to make up that difference.

Currently those in the reserves have to wait until they are 60 years old to receive their retirement benefit. Under the new legislation, they can take 25 percent or 50 percent of their benefit when they reach 20 years of service. That would offer them the money if they are moving into a new career, for instance, starting a business or perhaps trying to pay college expenses for their children.

Financial literacy training for troops also is in the bill.

PAY RAISE A 1.3 percent increase in basic pay. Lawmakers were silent on the pay increase, leaving it to set itself at 2.3 percent through an automatic calculation based on a government cost index. The president, however, has the authority to set the increase, and earlier this year, he set it at 1.3 percent.

The troops got 1 percent raises in both 2014 and 2015. Service organizations aren’t happy.

While saying that some proposals in the bill were encouraging, retired Navy Vice Adm. Norb Ryan, president of the Military Officers Association of America, said “a 1.3 percent pay raise is below private-sector pay growth and continues a worrying trend of capping pay for a third consecutive year.”

GUNS ON BASE In a response to attacks on defense personnel, including those at Little Rock, Arkansas; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Fort Hood, Texas, the legislation requires the defense secretary to implement a new policy by year’s end on carrying personal firearms on base. The bill makes it clear that post commanders are empowered

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Mass shootings grab headlines, but others go under radar

BY RIK STEVENS Associated Press The numbers jump off the page: Nine dead on an Oregon college campus, 12 in a theater in Aurora, Colorado. Thirteen soldiers and civilians at Fort Hood, Texas; 32 people at Virginia Tech; 13 at a community center in Binghamton, New York. Twenty-six dead — 20 of them young children — at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

Mass killings like the one Thursday at the Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, scraped nerves raw, commanded headlines and prompted an anguished President Barack Obama to take to the airwaves — again — to condemn gun violence.

Here’s another number: 8,124. That’s the total of homicides by gun in 2014, according to the FBI’s Crime in the United States report. That works out to an average of 156 a week, more than 22 people shot to death every day across the country.

Dr. Helen Farrell, a forensic psychiatrist who teaches at Harvard Medical School and is on staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, said people do have more interest in — and there is certainly more intense media coverage of — mass killings because they are relatively uncommon.

“That’s unfortunate because those single homicides are far more prevalent and cause just as much pain and suffering to the people involved,” she said.

In just the 24 hours surrounding Thursday’s Oregon killings, there were at least a

the lives of Walter Terhune, 68, Patricia Tyson, age unknown, and the gunman, 57-year-old Walter Tyson. Police said they think the Tysons recently split up. It appears that Terhune, a Vietnam veteran, heard shots from across the street, noticed there were children nearby and went to intervene when he was shot. “This is a very ... tragic incident for this small community,” Tummond said.

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“It’s been hard to stomach,” Williams said.

Three shootings Wednesday night and Thursday morning left two men dead and another injured, The Baltimore Sun reported. Just before 10 p.m., police found Deyquawn Charvez Cooper, 21, with a single gunshot wound to his upper body.

They announced the next day that he had died and a family member was in custody. A 32-year-old found with gunshots in his upper body also died from his injuries.

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Five-month-old Aavielle Wakefield died Thursday when more than a dozen shots were fired into a car. An angry Police Chief Calvin Williams broke down crying while briefing the media on the shooting. It was the third time in a month that Williams’ department has investigated the shooting death of a child.

Three-year-old Major Howard was killed in a drive-by shooting, and 5-year-old Ramon “Dink” Burnett was hit and killed by crossfire while playing football in a courtyard behind his grandmother’s house on Sept. 4.

A man in the northern Florida community of Inglis shot two people to death, including his estranged wife, and critically injured a third before killing himself. Police received 911 calls of shots fired Thursday evening, and when they arrived at the home about 50 miles from Gainesville, they surrounded the home, thinking the gunman was inside.

Levy County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Scott Tummond said officers saw a man appear in a second-floor window, then vanish from view.

Officers then heard a single gunshot. The shootings took

Two people died in Capitol Heights, a Washington suburb, after a triple shooting Wednesday night. Ernest Gene Lott, 37, and Garland Johnson, 43, both of Washington, D.C., died about a block away from where a security guard at an apartment complex in Capitol Heights was shot and killed in July. Lott and Johnson were pronounced dead outside a three-story apartment building where they were found around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Detectives are investigating the case as a double homicide but don’t think it was random.

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Hannah Miles, right, sits with her sister, Hailey, after a fatal shooting Thursday at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. Harper-Mercer took multiple lives in chilling fashion before killing himself as officers closed in, placing the small town of Roseburg among settings that have become infamous for inexplicable violence.

ATLANTA Police responded to an upscale high-rise in Buckhead about 5 a.m. Thursday and found security guard Emmanuel Nwankwo, 23, shot several times. Another guard, Dexter Harper, was taken into custody and charged with murder.

Police said an argument led up to the shooting. Another security guard, Ronald Harrison, told WSB-TV that he learned of the shooting when he arrived for work. “With all that’s been going on, even with a badge on my chest, it doesn’t make me feel better,” Harrison told the television station.

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA The Fresno Bee reported that a midday gunfight near a busy intersection late Thursday morning left two brothers dead and a bystander wounded. “I heard four shots and a pause and then like three or four more,” Katherine Allington told KFSN-TV in Fresno.

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Sumter sees historic flooding, evacuations

The park next to Palmetto Pointe Apartments is flooded after historic rains.

Sumter Fire Department uses a ladder truck to reach drivers stranded on Liberty Street at Swan Lake on Monday morning.

The dam at Second Mill Pond held, but the road is buckled and undercut in places.

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The barge from Swan Lake sits on the opposite side of Oakland Avenue on Monday morning.

Sumter Fire and Rescue used a boat to evacuate Candy Leggett, with lifejacket and shoes, and Linda Gray, in pink, from a home on Bay Blossom Avenue.

Sumter Fire and Rescue units were busy all day rescuing and evacuating residents.

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Sumter firefighters rescue a family at the intersection of Cromer Drive and Ashleigh Collins Trail on Sunday after heavy rains overnight across the county.

A car sits in flowing water off Oakland Drive with a telephone pole and boat resting on it Monday morning.

The dam at Swan Lake lies in ruins as water still floods out of the park Monday morning.

The sidewalk and fence at Swan Lake lie in ruins as water continues to flow under the road Monday morning.

At left, water from Shot Pouch Creek floods into the Stanley Welch Clothiers parking lot.

At right, U.S. 15 near Pocalla Springs remains underwater Monday afternoon.

Victims stranded in their car on Liberty Street at Swan Lake are delivered to safety by Sumter Fire Department.

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Oriole Court off Alice Drive is seen Sunday.

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CHRIS HALL / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

Water in a pond in Pinewood rose more than a foot on Sunday.

Scenes across Sumter

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fter what South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley described during a Monday

afternoon press conference as an event that might happen in 1,000 years, readers of The Sumter Item submitted photos of what they saw across the county during the weekend.

BRITTANY MICKENS / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

A home in Dalzell becomes flooded.

Below, Kolb Road is seen after heavy rain Sunday.

ARETHA SMITH / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

Mt. Bethel Baptist Church is seen on Highway 521 in Rembert.

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MATTHEW MORSE / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

At left, Waverly Drive in Lakewood is flooded, while at right, Jenna Brown looks out at Saratoga Street on Sunday after storms and rain overnight Saturday.

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A home on Sylvan Way is inundated with water.

The grounds of El Rancho Motel are seen on U.S. 15 North on Sunday.

The owner let everybody who was there Saturday night stay for free Sunday, so they wouldn’t be in danger on the roads.

Benches sit almost underwater at Swan Lake on Sunday afternoon.

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KATELYN KING / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

Nettles Road and Gibbs Dairy Road are covered in water.

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SUPPORT GROUPS AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: AA — Monday-Friday, noon and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 7751852.

AA Women’s Meeting — Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852.

AA Spanish Speaking — Sunday, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852.

AA “How it Works” Group — Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 4945180.

441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. 441.

AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall.

Manning Al-Anon Family Group — Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Church St., Manning. Call Angie Johnson at (803) 4358085.

C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call Elizabeth Owens at (803) 607-4543.

MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — second Monday of each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 316-6763.

Find the group on Facebook.

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869.

Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First and third Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church.

Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426.

Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits.

Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746.

Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Open to all families or friends who have lost a loved one to murder in a violent way.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-

3746.

Amputee Support Group — Fourth Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746.

EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday each month, 11 a.m.-noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center. Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377.

WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789.

Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 9057720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346.

Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620.

Great Goodness the Grief Support Group — Third Thursday, 6-8 p.m., “AYS” Home Care, 1250 Wilson Hall Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 9057720.

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WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Partly sunny and warmer

Mainly clear

Brilliant sunshine

Partly sunny

Humid with partial sunshine

Increasing cloudiness

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54°

77° / 58°

79° / 62°

79° / 64°

74° / 60°

Chance of rain: 5%

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Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 5%

NNE 8-16 mph

NNE 3-6 mph

NNE 4-8 mph

E 4-8 mph

SW 4-8 mph

WNW 7-14 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 73/51 Spartanburg 74/53

Greenville 73/54

Columbia 73/53

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 72/54

Aiken 72/49

ON THE COAST

Charleston 72/57

Today: Clouds giving way to some sun.

High 71 to 75.

Wednesday: Sunny. High 75 to 79.

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LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

65° 59° 78° 55° 100° in 1954 32° in 1974

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Myrtle Beach 73/59

Manning 75/56

Today: Partly sunny and nice. Winds east 4-8 mph. Mainly clear.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant.

Winds light and variable.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 73/54

Bishopville 75/54

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

358.67 74.11 72.42 98.46

24-hr chg +2.54 +1.41 +0.25 +2.99

Sunrise 7:20 a.m.

Moonrise 1:38 a.m.

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

1.00" 19.31" 0.64" 49.96" 30.95" 37.88"

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest.

12 14.24 19 29.54 14 15.95 14 23.66 80 80.06 24 27.63

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Today Wed.

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5:08 p.m.

5:38 a.m.

6:01 p.m.

Ht. 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.2

Low 11:23 a.m.

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12:21 p.m.

Ht. 0.7 --0.9 0.7

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For struggles of alcohol, drugs, family, smoking, etc.

Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m. Contact Kevin Johnson at (803) 778-0303.

SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — 1:30 p.m. every third Saturday, 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7.

Call Donna Parker at (803) 481-7521.

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Today Hi/Lo/W 75/60/pc 70/55/pc 86/65/s 71/54/pc 88/66/s 77/62/s 85/70/s 71/58/s 84/70/pc 73/59/s 81/66/t 72/56/pc 73/58/pc

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 76/51/pc 74/54/pc 75/51/pc 75/58/pc 73/63/r 72/57/pc 72/52/pc 76/58/pc 73/53/pc 74/52/pc 71/58/pc 72/55/pc 72/54/pc

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 78/53/s 80/56/s 78/55/s 78/63/s 75/66/s 77/62/s 79/56/s 81/62/s 78/59/s 79/57/s 78/62/s 78/59/s 78/58/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 73/54/pc Gainesville 81/64/pc Gastonia 73/51/pc Goldsboro 70/55/pc Goose Creek 72/55/pc Greensboro 71/53/pc Greenville 73/54/pc Hickory 73/52/pc Hilton Head 73/62/pc Jacksonville, FL 78/63/pc La Grange 79/58/pc Macon 77/52/pc Marietta 76/58/pc

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 78/58/s 82/65/pc 80/57/s 77/58/s 78/60/s 79/56/s 79/57/s 78/55/s 76/69/s 79/65/pc 84/59/s 81/54/s 80/57/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 74/51/pc Mt. Pleasant 73/58/pc Myrtle Beach 73/59/pc Orangeburg 73/54/pc Port Royal 74/58/pc Raleigh 71/53/pc Rock Hill 72/51/pc Rockingham 74/50/pc Savannah 75/57/pc Spartanburg 74/53/pc Summerville 72/55/pc Wilmington 73/57/pc Winston-Salem 71/52/pc

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Romance, EUGENIA LAST passion and enjoying life should be your aim. Update your look or attend a night of entertainment.

Relationships will undergo an overhaul. Be ready to reveal your true feelings.

your way. Avoid secret involvements.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take a trip and listen to what others have to say, and you’ll expand your knowledge and have better insight into future trends and what you have to do in order to get ahead. Don’t let love cost you financially or emotionally.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Do your own thing. Determination will be all you need to accomplish your goals.

You’ll have an impact on those around you. Some will be cheering you on, and others will be trying to bring you down. Fight for your rights.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stick close to home and do your best to make domestic improvements that will make both you and those you live with comfortable and content. Stay within budget and share your plans and decisions with those you love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your desire for adventure will take over.

Make plans to take a day trip or sign up for something that will enhance your skills. A romantic commitment will bring favorable changes to the way you live.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Live and learn. The mistakes you’ve made in the past should help you avoid making the same poor choices now.

Make alterations to how or where you live and you will feel better about your future. A spiritual journey will be enlightening.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Be careful how you approach people.

The less you say, the easier it will be to pursue your goals. Focus on your personal business plan and getting any matters that concern health or settlements put to rest.

The last word in astrology

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Romance is highlighted. Share your ideas with a friend and make changes to the way you do things professionally.

Satisfying your dreams, hopes and wishes will lead to greater success and happiness. Be realistic regarding health and money matters.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t believe everything you’re told. If someone tries to bully you, walk away. Take charge instead of waiting for someone else to take over. Helping others will bring interesting rewards

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be a leader and position yourself for success.

Showing compassion and understanding, along with being innovative and offering solutions and suggestions, will give you the edge you need to bring about change and make things happen. Romance is encouraged.

LOTTERY NUMBERS Lottery numbers were not available at press time

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Lilian Peter comments on her photo submission, “This picture of a Marabou Stork was taken in Kenya, Africa.

Besides inhabiting open spaces in the wild, these huge birds also like to be near human settlements.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll make an impact on someone by mapping out a way to build greater personal security for you and your family. Presenting your plan by incorporating it into your everyday routine will make others take notice.

Turn your idea into a service.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Look at the big picture and do whatever it takes to get your ideas up and running. Once you have some momentum, everything else will fall into place and you’ll find the support you need. Trust in your abilities.

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PREP SPORTS

Facilities intact, but schedule still up in air

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The athletic facilities at the local high schools and independent schools have seemingly made it through the torrential flooding rainfall over the weekend unscathed, according to athletic directors at the schools.

As to when any sports will be played again by any of the schools, that is a fluid situation in the wake of the aftermath of the receding flood waters.

Needless to say, none of the six football games that had been moved to Monday because of the forecast of the terrible weather on Friday were played. It remains to be

seen when those games will be played either.

The only one that had been tentatively rescheduled was Crestwood’s Region VI-3A opening road game against Darlington. It was set for 6 p.m. today, but that was dependent upon what the respective school districts — Sumter School District and Darlington County School District — decided to do for today. As of the early press deadline for The Sumter Item on Monday, no decision had been made.

water or having parts of the road washed out, Manning High athletic director Brian Joyner could offer nothing definite.

“We’re just going to try and make a decision that is best for the kids at both schools,” Joyner said. He did say Ramsey Stadium is in good shape and the school’s gymnasium, John Thames Arena, is fine as it served as a shelter for about 130 people on Monday.

The other games that were scheduled for Monday included Lakewood at Manning, Lee Central at Andrews, Timmonsville at Scott’s Branch, the completion of the suspended game from Friday between Thomas Sumter Academy and Florence Christian School in Dalzell and Clarendon Hall’s home game against Greenwood Christian.

With the vast majority of the town of Manning without power and seemingly isolated with the main thoroughfares into town either blocked with

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CLEMSON FOOTBALL

USC FOOTBALL

Hold your horses

Floods force coaches to leave early

BY WILLIE T. SMITH The Greenville News

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) throws a pass to tight end Jordan Leggett (16) during the Tigers’ 24-22 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday in Clemson. Despite a rise to No. 6 in the latest rankings, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney isn’t penciling in the Tigers for a playoff spot just yet.

Despite big win over ND, Tigers’ Swinney says nothing guaranteed yet

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CLEMSON — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney isn’t focused on his team’s rise up the rankings, even if it has others planning for the playoffs.

Clemson held off a fourthquarter rally by Notre

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Kevin Harvick, left, celebrates, in Victory Lane after winning the AAA 400 on Sunday at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del.

Dame, Tigers defensive tackle Carlos Watkins stopping quarterback DeShone Kizer on what would’ve been a tying 2-point conversion with 7 seconds left in a 24-22 victory at waterlogged Death Valley.

The victory lifted Clemson (4-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) six spots to

sixth Sunday in the Top 25.

Pump the breaks, Swinney said, because there’s a long way to go.

“That’s the thing with this stuff,’’ Swinney said Sunday by phone from Clemson, South Carolina.

“Everybody wants to try and end the season after three games or four games.

It’s so funny to see the rhetoric, ‘OK, these teams are in.’

“Look around college football. Who was No. 6 last week? You’ve got to go play the games.’’

For Clemson, that starts next week against sliding

COLUMBIA — The flood in Columbia affected South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier and his staff on Sunday.

The staff was forced to leave Williams-Brice Stadium due to the floods in downtown Columbia.

“A bunch of us coaches were able to get in this morning to the stadium to watch the game SPURRIER tape before we were told to get out of town (go home),” said Spurrier.

“We left about 11:30 a.m., something like that.

“But, hopefully, these waters will get out of here as soon as possible and our city can return to normal.”

Spurrier said he and the remainder of the staff made it home safely and everyone appeared to be fine.

“A lot of guys live in town.

Shawn Elliott lives right off that Gills Creek so he is probably in more danger than any of us where his house is.

“They think it is going to recede, hopefully, in a day or two. I think we’ll be able to get in (Monday) morning. We’ll just have to wait and see.”

Spurrier doesn’t believe practice for Saturday’s home game against LSU will be affected.

What he saw on film, however, was virtually the same think he witnessed Saturday against Missouri.

He said freshman quarterback Lorenzo Nunez did not play as well as in his first start against Central Florida, but will need some help.

“Lorenzo, for his first game, he took some steps, he looked downfield and threw the ball,” said Spurrier. Unfortunately, (Saturday), at times he didn’t

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SEE USC, PAGE A12

NASCAR

Harvick dominates must-win race

BY DAN GELSTON The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Kevin Harvick stood by his confetticoated car and used it as a resting spot for a couple of crushed beer cans, when his crew belted out a catchy rallying cry.

“I believe that we will win!

I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win!’’

Believe it.

Harvick has mastered his Game 7 races, nerves steeled and never rattled from any pressure that should come in a must-win spot.

He delivered one more time and dominated a race he had to win to advance to

the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Mired in 15th in the standings, Harvick went out and led 355 laps Sunday at Dover International Speedway and earned the third automatic berth in the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field.

“Never quit. That’s why right here, guys,’’ Harvick said over the radio as he took the checkered flag.

Jimmie Johnson’s bid for a record-tying seventh championship came to a shocking end when a busted part sent the No. 48 Chevrolet to the garage and sent him plummeting in the standings.

Dale Earnhardt. Jr. earned the final transfer spot over Jamie McMurray on a tiebreaker. Earnhardt finished third and McMurray was fourth on Sunday.

Paul Menard and Clint Bowyer also were eliminated as the Chase field was sliced from 16 to 12.

Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth had already earned berths in the next round with wins in the first two Chase races. Carl Edwards also advanced along with Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr.,

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2:30 p.m. – NBA Preseason Basketball: Boston vs. Olimpia Milano from Milan, Italy (NBA TV).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – NBA Preseason Basketball: Philadelphia at Washington (NBA TV).

8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: American League Playoffs Wild Card Game – Houston at New York Yankees (ESPN).

8 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: WNBA Finals Game Two – Indiana at Minnesota (ESPN2).

9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Julius Jackson vs. Jose Uzcategui in a Super Middleweight Bout from San Antonio (FOX SPORTS 1).

Midnight – NBA Preseason Basketball: Utah vs. Los Angeles Lakers from Honolulu (NBA TV).

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

By The Associated Press

THURSDAY

SOUTH Tennessee Tech at E. Kentucky, 7 p.m.

S.C. State at Bethune-Cookman, 7:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST SMU at Houston, 8 p.m.

FAR WEST Washington at Southern Cal, 9 p.m.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland WEST Denver Oakland San Diego Kansas City

W 2 1 1 1

L T Pct 2 0 .500 2 0 .333 3 0 .250 3 0 .250

PF 72 89 77 62

PA 93 77 108 107

W 4 2 1 1

L T Pct PF PA 0 0 1.000 121 77 2 0 .500 96 75 3 0 .250 93 104 3 0 .250 85 102

W 4 2 2 1

L T Pct PF PA 0 0 1.000 97 69 2 0 .500 97 108 2 0 .500 96 110 3 0 .250 100 125

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

W 2 2 2 1

L T Pct PF PA 2 0 .500 95 101 2 0 .500 102 82 2 0 .500 78 79 3 0 .250 78 86

W 4 4 1 1

L T Pct PF PA 0 0 1.000 108 71 0 0 1.000 137 93 3 0 .250 72 117 3 0 .250 86 104

W 4 2 1 0

L T Pct PF PA 0 0 1.000 113 71 2 0 .500 80 73 3 0 .250 68 125 3 0 .000 56 83

W 3 2 1 1

L T Pct PF PA 1 0 .750 148 73 2 0 .500 74 89 2 0 .333 74 61 3 0 .250 48 110

THURSDAY’S GAME

FRIDAY

SOUTH Southern Miss. at Marshall, 7 p.m.

N.C. State at Virginia Tech, 8 p.m.

MLB POSTSEASON

By The Associated Press WILD CARD

Today:Houston (Keuchel 20-8) at New York (Tanaka 12-7), 8:08 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday: Chicago (Arrieta 22-6) at Pittsburgh (Cole 19-8), 8:08 p.m. (TBS)

DIVISION SERIES-

(Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League Kansas City vs. New York-Houston winner Thursday: New York-Houston winner at Kansas City (FOX, FS1 or MLBN) Friday: New York-Houston winner at Kansas City (FOX, FS1 or MLBN) Sunday: Kansas City at New YorkHouston winner (FOX, FS1 or MLBN) x-Oct. 12: Kansas City at New YorkHouston winner TBA (FOX or FS1) x- Oct. 14: New York-Houston winner at Kansas City (FOX or FS1) Toronto vs. Texas Thursday: Texas at Toronto (Price 18-5) (FOX, FS1 or MLBN) Friday: Texas at Toronto (FOX, FS1 or MLBN) Sunday: Toronto at Texas (FOX, FS1 or MLBN) x-Oct. 12: Toronto at Texas (FOX or FS1) x-Oct. 14: Texas at Toronto (FOX or FS1) National League All games televised by TBS St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh-Chicago winner Friday: Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis Saturday: Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis Oct. 12: St. Louis at Pittsburgh-Chicago winner x-Oct. 13: St. Louis at Pittsburgh-Chicago winner x-Oct. 15: Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis Los Angeles vs. New York Friday: New York (deGrom 14-8) at Los Angeles Saturday: New York (Syndergaard 9-7) at Los Angeles Oct. 12: Los Angeles at New York (Harvey 13-8) x-Oct. 13: Los Angeles at New York x-Oct. 15: New York at Los Angeles

AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST W 3 3 2 1

N.Y. Jets 27, Miami 14 Chicago 22, Oakland 20 Indianapolis 16, Jacksonville 13, OT N.Y. Giants 24, Buffalo 10 Carolina 37, Tampa Bay 23 Washington 23, Philadelphia 20 Atlanta 48, Houston 21 Cincinnati 36, Kansas City 21 San Diego 30, Cleveland 27 Green Bay 17, San Francisco 3 St. Louis 24, Arizona 22 Denver 23, Minnesota 20 New Orleans 26, Dallas 20, OT Open: New England, Tennessee

MONDAY’S GAME

Detroit at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 8

Indianapolis at Houston, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCT. 11

Chicago at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

New England at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets

MONDAY, OCT. 12

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

NHL SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 10 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Winnipeg at Boston , 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.

WNBA FINALS FINALS

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami

Baltimore 23, Pittsburgh 20, OT

SUNDAY’S GAMES

L T Pct PF PA 0 0 1.000 119 70 1 0 .750 95 55 2 0 .500 110 92 3 0 .250 65 101

(Best-of-5) Indiana 1, Minnesota 0 Sunday: Indiana 75, Minnesota 69 Today: Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Friday: Minnesota at Indiana, 8 p.m. x-Oct. 11: Minnesota at Indiana, 8:30 p.m. x-Oct. 14: Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

TIGERS

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Georgia Tech (2-3, 0-2), which has lost its last three.

Clemson players talked much of last week about earning national respect. After defeating the Irish, Swinney hopes the Tigers can keep the finely honed edge they showed in the win over the final two months of the regular season.

“It’s great to know we’re in the mix, in the conversation,’’ Swinney said. “But we’ve only played four games, not even half our season.’’

Still, things lay out quite nicely for Clemson.

It’s next four opponents in the Yellow Jackets, Boston College, Miami and North Carolina State, all lost this past Saturday.

The biggest hurdle, a Nov. 7 matchup against three-time defending ACC champion Florida State, is at home.

Clemson tailback Wayne Gallman, who rushed for 98 yards, said the team’s challenge against Notre Dame was showing outsiders the Tigers belonged among the game’s very best.

“All the critics said we can’t do this, we can’t do that,’’ Gallman said.

“We proved it and we have more to prove, so we aren’t done.’’

They also aren’t a finished product.

Swinney said the biggest disappointment against the Irish was an awful fourth quarter where Clemson surrendered most of its 21-3 lead. A Tiger defense that had limited the Irish to 212 yards the first three quarters gave up 225 yards in the final period.

Notre Dame (4-1), which fell from sixth to No. 15 on Sunday, overcame two turnovers in the final seven minutes to come up just short. Clemson could’ve locked things up on offense with a first-down or two, yet went three-and-out on its final three series with the game on the line. Swinney said the problems are easily fixable.

“The best thing is we’re 4-0 and haven’t come close to playing our best football and our best game,’’ he said.

Sumter High School athletic director Terrence Scriven checked on the school’s facilities on Monday and said everything was fine. “The visitor’s parking area at the (Sumter Memorial) Stadium is flooded,” Scriven said.

“Outside of that though everything else is good. Part of the (Freddie Solomon) field was flooded, but it wasn’t anything bad.”

The Gamecocks were off this past Friday and travel to Florence the next two Fridays for games against South Florence and West Florence, respectively.

Wilson Hall athletic director Glen Rector said everything is fine in regards

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“He makes some beautiful runs, I tell you what. He

HARVICK FROM PAGE A11 Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch.

They all had a shot at knocking out Harvick.

Now, they all have to deal down the stretch with a driver who has led 571 of 700 laps run the last two weeks. That’s bad news for the field.

“Hell, yeah,’’ race runner-

to its facilities. Wilson Hall got its game against Cardinal Newman in on Friday.

The Barons are scheduled to travel to Charleston on Friday to face Porter-Gaud.

Rector said some other athletic events scheduled for this week could be moved around depending on when Wilson Hall and the opposing schools get back to a normal routine.

The two schools in Summerton, Clarendon Hall and Scott’s Branch High, came through fine, according to CH athletic director Ritchie Way and Scott’s Branch AD and head coach Wayne Farmer even though the town was extremely hard hit.

Farmer said some of his players were staying at the Scott’s Branch gymnasium as it was used as a shelter.

was out leading rusher again, I think. We’ve got to get the running backs involved. We’ve got to block better. We’ve got to run better. We’ve got to do a lot of things better.

“The offense can’t just depend on the quarterback run.”

up Kyle Busch said. “That was a guy that we wanted to knock out. That’s a guy that can win all these races and you don’t want to have to compete against a guy like that.’’

Earnhardt made the pivotal outside pass on McMurray on the race’s final start and earned that last Chase spot because he had the best finish in the three playoff races.

Keeping Sumter Beautiful Karen Hyatt Asst. Public Works Director • Sumter County Public Works Be a “Green” Shopper Like many others, you collect and sort items that can be recycled. That’s good, because you are helping to reduce the amount of garbage going to the landfill.

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Why buy recycled? First, buying recycled products reduces waste going to landfills. Materials that do not go in a landfill are made into new products and not disposed of, so landfill space is conserved. Buying recycled products reduces manufacturing waste and pollution. Making products from recycled materials creates less air pollution, water pollution and waste than making products from virgin materials. Recycled products usually take less energy to make, which reduces energy consumption. Buying recycled products creates and improves markets. Buying recycled-content products helps create a demand for materials collected in our local recycling programs.

It is important when buying to make choices that support environmentally responsible products and packaging, make recycling easier and reduce the amount of garbage that is thrown away. Remember, small changes in everyday behavior can have positive consequences for generations to come. For more information on recycling in Sumter, contact Sumter County Public Works at 436-2241.

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DANGER FROM PAGE A1 particularly in central portions of the state, she said.

“The Midlands is still in pretty bad shape,” Haley said.

Friday through Sunday rainfall totals in Sumter County posted by the NWS include 20.75 inches at Millwood, 14.88 inches in Sumter, 19.32 inches at Shaw Air Force Base and 17.14 inches at Chestnut Oaks Middle School. Clarendon County totals include: 14.84 inches at Santee and 14.95 inches in Manning.

The process of assessing the damage has already begun, she said, but it will be a “long process.”

Pete Poore, communications director for the South Carolina Department of Transportation, said damage to many bridges and roads cannot be assessed until the water recedes.

“We have to assess all the damage, and then there will be a priority based on traffic needs,” Poore said.

According to Haley, repairs will be done first on interstates, then on major connecting routes and then on local highways. Rural roads will be last on the list, she said.

SCDOT reported Sunday that at least 211 state roads and 43 bridges are closed because of the flooding.

Haley promised that the state would take a cautious approach and not open any closed roads until they are safe.

“If we open it, you can be assured it is safe,” Haley said.

Officials asked that the public obey warning signs and that the public not move barriers or cones.

Locally, Sumter Police Department Public Information Officer Tonyia McGirt said several roads in the city are likely to remain closed, with inspectors in the area assessing damage.

“State officials are inspecting the bridge at Shot Pouch Creek and Miller Road,” she said.

Numerous other roads and bridges in the Midlands have major damage according to official and citizen reports, including both U.S. 15 and U.S. 521 North of Sumter.

Public officials said anyone interested in more road information can visit the Department of Transportation website at www.dot.state.sc.us.

The public is being advised to stay home if at all possible.

According to local officials, a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew will remain in place until rescinded. For more information, visit www.sumtersheriff.org.

OBITUARIES HENRY B. RICHARDSON JR. Henry Burchill Richardson Jr., age 72, died on Oct. 1, 2015, in Sumter.

Services have been postponed until further notice.

Bullock Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

LOUISE P. SINGLETON Louise Pinckney Singleton, 78, departed this life on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, in Indian Trail, North Carolina.

She was born on Sept. 4, 1937, in Sumter County, to the late James and Martha Harris Pinckney.

Service arrangements will be announced later by Whites Mortuary LLC.

ROY E. ANDREWS Due to weather conditions, graveside services with military honors for Roy E. “Andy” Andrews have been rescheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Andrews, 3350 Southern Hills Drive.

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BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com More than 390 people filled emergency shelters in Clarendon County after flooding from record rainfall.

To make matters worse, more than 3,000 residents in Manning were without electricity, as of Monday afternoon.

Rescue efforts continued Monday, bringing the total to more than 200 people who have been evacuated from their homes in Clarendon County since early Sunday morning.

Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett said most of the residents rescued were from the West Summerton and downtown Summerton areas. People were also rescued from Gable, Turbeville and Manning areas.

Garrett estimated as much as 4 feet of water flodded some parts.

“Our main objective is to get people out of flooded areas safely and get them to a shelter or another safe place,” Garrett said.

Several local and state agencies were involved in rescue operations, including the sheriff’s office, Clarendon County Fire Depart-

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U.S. 521 is covered with water on Monday in Manning. ment, Manning Police Department, Manning Fire Department, Summerton Police Department, Turbeville Police Department and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The South Carolina National Guard was also called in.

Many roads in the county had received significant damage or were washed away, according to Garrett.

S.C. 261, which connects Manning and Paxville, had asphalt sticking out of the roadway. Parts of U.S. 15, between Sumter and Paxville, were also significantly damaged.

“We have lost about 20 bridges in the county,” Garrett said.

Interstate 95 from Exit 120 to Exit 135, including both southbound and northbound lanes, was closed as of Monday afternoon.

Manning lost electricity

Sunday evening. According to Duke Energy’s website, the outage was caused by damage to one of the company’s transmission lines.

The estimated restoration time is 11:45 p.m. today.

Though Manning was out of power, it did have safe water, according to the mayor.

Manning Mayor Julia A. Nelson said several broken water lines in the Alcolu and Home Branch areas were fixed as of Monday.

She said there were no problems with drinking water in those areas or within the city.

Several emergency shelters were set up by American Red Cross, including: Manning High School, 2155 Paxville Highway in Manning, and Scott’s Branch Middle-High School, 9253 Alex Harvin Highway in Summerton.

A shelter initially set up at East Clarendon MiddleHigh School in Turbeville had to be moved to Lake City High School, 652 N. Matthews Road, Lake City, after the Turbeville area lost power Sunday evening, said Clarendon County Council Chairman Dwight Stewart.

Stewart said about 170 people were at the shelter in Summerton and 120 in Manning as of Monday afternoon. About 100 people were at the Lake City High School shelter, according to Turbeville Mayor Dwayne Howell. Some of the people staying in the shelters are not residents but were sent to the shelters when their vehicles were submerged or had to exit the interstate because of high water.

Clarendon County is under a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew through Wednesday morning. The City of Manning is also following the county’s curfew. Drivers are strongly encouraged to stay off the roads during those times.

If you have an emergency, call 911. For non-emergencies, call Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 435-4414 or Manning Police Department at (803) 4358859.

School closures

Cancellations

The following school districts/schools in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties are closed today because of inclement weather. If you know of additional school closings in these counties, please email konstantin@theitem.com.

Here is an updated list of closures and cancellations.

• The Sumter City Council meeting has been canceled for tonight.

• The Sumter County Veterans Association meeting scheduled for tonight at VFW Post 3034 in Sumter has been canceled.

• The program at Fort Jackson on Thursday to honor Robert “Bob” Fisette has been postponed to a later date to be determined.

• Clarendon County Republican Party’s meeting scheduled for Thursday has been canceled.

• Harvin Clarendon County Library in Manning will remain closed today and Wednesday. The library plans on reopening on either Thursday or Friday. For more information check out the library’s website, http://www.clarendoncountylibrary.com.

• Sumter School District • Clarendon School District 1 • Clarendon School District 2 • Clarendon School District 3 • Lee County School District

Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JOHNNY M. PARHAM Johnny Marvin Parham, age 64, beloved husband of 41 years to Marietta Rogers Parham, died on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at his residence.

Born in Anderson, he was a son of Lillian Patterson Parham and the late Gerald Parham. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and retired after 20 years of service.

While in the Air Force, he received many accommodations and awards. For several years, he was certified as an EMT. He had a great love for music, songwriting and singing.

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Surviving in addition to his wife are one son, Timothy Parham of Sumter; two daughters, Janet Parham and Christina Parham Puckett (Talby), both of Sumter; two brothers, Randy Parham of Belton and Shaun Parham of Williamston; three sisters, Carol Whitfield of Belton, Sheila Lance of Anderson and Peggy Webb (Richard) of Williamston; three grandchildren, Kody Puckett, Kenneth Puckett and Kaylee Puckett; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Timothy Scott Parham and Jeremy Parham.

Services will be private.

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ESTHER R. TAYLOR ALCOLU — Esther Ridgeway Taylor, 87, widow of Hubert Leffel “Fet” Taylor, died on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Services will be announced

by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org

RODERICK M. ELLIOTT SILVER — Roderick Miles “Roddy” Elliott, 74, husband of Linda Ardis Elliott, died on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.

Services will be announced

by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org

JULIE T. BAKER ST. STEPHEN — Julie Thomas Baker, 59, died on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at Roper Hospital in Charleston.

Services will be announced

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A little ‘iZombie’ goes a long way as new season begins

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Food for thought, or just gross-out humor? “iZombie” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) returns for a second season, with Liv gobbling down a cranky old man’s gray matter in order to gain insights and clues about his demise. Folks familiar with this series know that Liv (Rose McIver), a near-survivor of a zombie attack, must snack occasionally on the brains of the deceased just to keep in the pink. Or the pallid, as the case may be.

The preposterous plot comes from a comic book, but “iZombie” also hearkens back to CW/WB/UPN shows of old, most notably “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Veronica Mars.” It’s one of the few shows on the CW with a sense of wit and whimsy, and one of the few zombie-themed shows that has any sense of humor about the gruesome genre. All the same, like microwaved cerebellums, a little “iZombie” goes a long way.

• That equation goes double for the live variety showcase “Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

This frantic effort never comes up for air and rarely gives its audience’s intelligence much respect. It’s time to give it the hook.

NBC has shuttled it between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., depending on when it wants to air “The Voice.” The fact is, “Best Time” is just not right for prime time.

It has the kind of loud and frenetic “let’s treat our audience like kindergarteners” vibe that makes much of daytime TV so repellant. It says something that a reboot of “The Muppets” seems so sophisticated by comparison.

• “Scream Queens” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) enters Halloween season tonight. So far, its ratings have been more tricks than treats. It has come in fourth two weeks in a row. The return of the cheeky “iZombie” may nibble a bit at this show’s audience.

For a show sold on its brittle wit and aspirations to hipness, it’s not a good sign when you attract fewer 18 to 49 viewers than “NCIS: New Orleans.” As the show’s sorority sisters know, you can survive being unlikable, but unpopularity is fatal.

• Does anybody want to watch women playing football?

“NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * A trip to the beach irks Jimmy on “Grandfathered” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Unusual anniversary plans on “Fresh Off the Boat” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * A test pilot’s fatal crash raises questions on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Secrets of the monolith on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

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Rahul Kohil stars as Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti and Rose McIver as Olivia “Liv” Moore in “iZombie,” returning for a second season at 9 p.m. today on CW. The new series “Pretty. Strong.”

(10 p.m., Oxygen) profiles players in the Legends Football League, the country’s fastestgrowing all-female gridiron organization.

• “MythBusters” isn’t as widely watched as it used to be, but debunking popularly held notions has become a bit of a cable niche. Last week, TruTV launched “Adam Ruins Everything” (10 p.m.), featuring a host with an annoyingly trendy haircut who bursts balloons.

On the American Heroes Channel, host Jamie Kaler enters a third season of “America: Facts vs. Fiction” (10 p.m., TVPG), re-examining myths and legends. Tonight: a new look at President Dwight Eisenhower and Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

TONIGHT’S SEASON PREMIERES • Barry decides to protect the city on his own on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG).

• “Beyond the Tank” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) enters its second season of “Shark Tank” followups.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • AMC unspools nine consecutive repeat episodes of “The Walking Dead” (6 p.m., AMC, TV-MA).

• Blind audition highlights on “The Voice” (8 p.m., NBC, TVPG).

• Nick Offerman and Christina Applegate appear on “The Muppets” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• The whiff of celebrity brings new business on “The Grinder” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TVPG).

• A retired FBI agent’s death appears gang-related on “Limitless” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Family issues take prece-

dence for Muldoon on “Public Morals” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-MA).

• Wilkin embarks on a quest on “The Bastard Executioner” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA). This series goes on hiatus after next week’s episode.

• “My Brother’s Bomber” on “Frontline” (10 p.m., PBS, check local listings) concludes.

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Aaron Sorkin is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Ellen Page, Andy Kindler and Randy Liedtke appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Bill Clinton, Billy Eichner and Florence and the Machine are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Lady Gaga, Ronda Rousey and Hailee Steinfeld on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Rooney Mara and Adam Lambert visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Chris Parnell, Nina Dobrev, Wes Bentley and R. City appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

CULT CHOICE John Candy stars in the 1989 comedy “Uncle Buck” (8 p.m., Sundance).

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice Public Storage/ PS Orangeco, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale by competitive bidding on October 15, 2015 personal and/or business property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and other household / business items located at the properties listed.

The sale will begin at 2:00 pm at 1143 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29153.

The personal goods stored therein by below named occupant(s); 1143 N.Guignard Dr, Sumter, SC 29150 119 - Howard, Levante 317 - Patrick, James 401 - Neasman, Natasha 412 - Coleman, Tamara 433 - Washington, Renee 729 - McCray, Ada 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153 A040 - Hamlin, Benjamin A043 - Knight, Michael C035 - Smith, Thomas C046 - Graham, Keith C063 - Evans, Matthew E032 - Blue, Julia F011 - Hagan, Jasmine

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, P.O. Box 71727, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29415, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO THE MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:

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

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on June 29, 2015 at 2:31 P.M. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for foreclosure intervention programs for the purpose of resolving the above-referenced foreclosure action.

If you wish to be considered for a foreclosure intervention program, you must contact Finkel Law Firm LLC, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450 (29405), P.O. Box 71727 (29415), North Charleston, SC 29405, or call (843) 577-5460 within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice. Finkel Law Firm LLC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you and is not authorized to provide you any legal advice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE MAY PROCEED. NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT (15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq.): This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information you provide will be used for that purpose. However, if you have previously received a discharge from bankruptcy, this message is not and should be construed as an attempt to collect a debt, but only as a requirement pursuant to the administrative order.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading and filing of the Petition of the Plaintiff for the appointment of Kelley Woody, attorney in Columbia, South Carolina, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi for all unknown minors, and for all persons who may be under a legal disability, it is ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Attorney at Law, be and she is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi on behalf of unknown minors or persons under a legal disability, all of whom may have an interest in or claim to have some interest in the real property known as 107 Lemmon Street Sumter, SC 29150; that she is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless the said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem for the said Defendants;

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendants by publication thereof in the The Item, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.

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Summons & Notice

Summons & Notice

Summons & Notice

September 1, 2015 Sumter, SC Clerk of Court for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina September 18, 2015

Michael M. Jordan SCHWARTZ, McLEOD, DuRANT & JORDAN 10 Law Range Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-1000 Attorney for the Plaintiff

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

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived

SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2015-CP-43-2065 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER City of Sumter, Plaintiff, vs.

James Carrol Shaleuly, Thompson Construction Group, Inc., Thompson Holdings, LLC, Alderman Holdings, LLC, Dwight C. Moore, Harry J. Metropol, Jack G. Metropol, Jennie M. Hunter, Anastasia M. Tisdale, Woodrack Holdings, LLC, Valerie W. McDonald, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Edwin M. McDonald, Jr., Stophar, Inc., William L. Stover, Betty Stover, JN III, LLC, and John Doe and Jane Doe, whose true names are unknown representing all other persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest in, or lien upon the public right of way described in the Complaint herein, Defendants.

TO: THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS:

NAMED

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

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

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

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

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 15-CP-43-01692 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v.

Debra Arbuckle Peebles; Donald Arbuckle, II; Drew Arbuckle; Any Heir-at-law or Devisees of Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s). (013263-07145) TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Any unknown Heir-at-law or Devisees of Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 312 Lesesne Court, Sumter, South Carolina 29150-4048, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 228-01-01-040, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Anne Bell Fant, made absolute. Columbia, South Carolina September 4, 2015

LIS PENDENS Deficiency Judgment Waived

ORDERED that service in this matter be made upon all persons who are members of the class of persons represented in this action by the Defendants, "John Doe and Jane Doe", by publishing a copy of the Lis Pendens, Summons, Notice of Filing of Complaint, Notice of Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem Nisi, and this Order in The Item, a newspaper published in the County and State aforesaid, which newspaper is designated most likely to give notice to siad Defendants, once a week for three consecutive weeks.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given

by Mary E. Arbuckle to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Southern Trust Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns dated March 26, 2010, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ROD for Sumter County on April 1, 2010, in Mortgage Book 1137 at Page 2147. Subsequently, this Mortgage was assigned unto Wells Fargo Bank, NA by assignment dated December 22, 2014 and recorded January 2, 2015 in Book 1207 at Page 4828. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with all improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 117 in Palmetto Park Subdivision on a plat of said subdivision recorded in the Office of the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office in Plat Book Z-19, at page 29.

Reference being made to said plat pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as Amended) for the metes, bounds, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

This being the same property conveyed to Donald E. Arbuckle and Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle, as tenants in common with an indestructible right of survivorship, by deed of Walter W. Rowland, dated October 12, 1965 and recorded October 15, 1965 in Book K9 at Page 1222.

Subsequently, Donald E. Arbuckle died testate on June 7, 2002, vesting his interest in the subject property in the surviving tenant, Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle; also conveyed to Mary E. Arbuckle by Deed of Distribution dated May 22, 2003 and recorded May 22, 2003 in Book 890 at Page 292.

Subsequently, Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle died on or about October 4, 2014, leaving her interest in the subject property to her heirs, namely, Debra Arbuckle Peebles, Donald Arbuckle, II, and Drew Arbuckle. Property Address: 312 Lesesne Court Sumter, SC 29150-4048 TMS# 228-01-01-040 Columbia, South Carolina July 17, 2015

CLERK OF COURT FOR SUMTER COUNTY

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: Any unknown Heir-at-law or

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

ORDER OF PUBLICATION HAVING read the filed the Petition of Michael M. Jordan, attorney for the Plaintiff herein, and it appearing that this is an action to close public rights of way or a portion thereof and confirm the vesting of title of said public rights of way in the Plaintiff, City of Sumter, South Carolina and further that the Defendants "John Doe and Jane Doe", are fictitious names representing a class of persons who may have or claim to have some right, title or interest in or to, on the right of way described in the Complaint, and that it is necessary to obtain jurisdiction over any and all persons who may be a member of this class, it is

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

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

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED.

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION Deficiency Judgment Waived It appears to my satisfaction from the attached Affidavit of the Attorney for the Plaintiff, and from the Complaint herein that a cause of action exists in favor of the Plaintiff against the Defendant(s); that the action is for the foreclosure of a mortgage covering real estate located in Sumter County, South Carolina; that the following named and designated Defendant(s) on whom service of the Summons, Complaint, and Notice of Foreclosure Intervention is to be made cannot, after due diligence, be found within the jurisdiction of the courts of this State; and that pursuant to S. C. Code Section15-9-710, as amended, these Defendant(s) are necessary parties to this action. These named and designated Defendants are as follows: Any unknown Heir-at-law or Devisees of Mary Ellen M. Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Arbuckle a/k/a Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe NOW THEREFORE on motion of the undersigned, attorney for the Plaintiff, IT IS ORDERED that the Summons and Notice of Foreclosure Intervention herein, together with notice of filing thereof in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Sumter County, be served upon the named and designated Defendant(s) by publication of the same in The Item, which newspaper is designated most likely to give notice to the Defendant(s), once a week for three consecutive weeks, and that a copy of the Summons, Complaint, and Notice of Foreclosure Intervention be forwarded to the named Defendant(s) by depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the last known address of the Defendant(s) unless an address is not known and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence in accordance with S. C. Code Section15-9-710.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of the Lis Pendens, previously filed herein, be published once a week for three weeks along with the publication of the Summons as hereinabove set forth. In the event service is accomplished by other means, publication may cease without further notice or order.

Estate Notice Sumter County

Estate Notice Sumter County

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

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

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

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

Estate:

Edwin W. Oliver, Jr. #2015ES4300526

Personal Representative Jean Oliver

365 Kendal Avenue Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Beatrice Langston Johnson #2015ES4300512

Personal Representative Patricia R. Timmons

807 Miller Road Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

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

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

and Leonard A. Scurry, Jr. 946 Westfield Court Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

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

Harry Lee English, Sr. #2015ES4300524

Personal Representative Norman E. English

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

Nickie Nichols #2015ES4300530

Personal Representative Jean Oliver

Estate:

Sally A. Savage #2015ES4300521

Personal Representative Cathy L. Grant

415 Bagnal Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Personal Representative Virdenna Britt Dawkins

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS In loving Memory Of Sandra W. Robinson 1954-2001

Gladys Rembert #2015ES4300520

Personal Representative Reginald K. Rembert

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

Cinda Ann Kammermann #2015ES4300505

Personal Representative Charles V. Kammermann

C/O A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr. Attorney at Law PO Box 2446 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

Jennifer S. Donald #2015ES4300518

Personal Representative Mae Alice McGruder

3870 Delaware Drive Dalzell, SC 29040

365 Kendal Avenue Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Nichole Virnetta Dawkins #2015ES4300086

C/O Mitchell C. Payne Attorney at Law PO Box 10352 Rock Hill, SC 29731

Personal Representative Jean D. Hodge

Estate:

Naomi Warner #2015ES4300502

Personal Representative Edwin Warner

Cynthia H. Timmons #2015ES4300508 50 Shem Cove South Sumter, SC 29150

Tillman E. Cuttino Jr. #2015ES4300522

Estate:

Personal Representative Elizabeth B. Cuttino

Louise C. Conyers #2015ES4300513

Personal Representative Daisy C. Whittleton

SusieMae Scurry #2015ES4300507

Personal Representative Mary Sue Hyatt

Charlotte A. Richards #2015ES4300532

Personal Representative Wells Fargo Bank

Estate:

Estate:

Estate:

Alvin L. Jackson #2015ES4300534

Personal Representative Russell Jackson

609 West Bartlette Street Sumter, SC 29150

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Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) Nikole Haltiwanger (SC Bar # 70491) Jason D. Wyman (SC Bar # 100271) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 James C. Campbell Clerk of Court for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina 013263-07145 09/18/2015 A-4544060 09/29/2015, 10/06/2015, 10/13/2015

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