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Flooding main threat President Obama declares state of emergency

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com

With Hurricane Matthew predicted to barrel up the Southeast coast, Gov. Nikki Haley ordered residents of Jasper and Colleton counties to evacuate as the storm surge threat has increased and the forecast has been updated.

President Obama has declared a state of emergency, she said, making federal resources available to local officials.

Haley said more than 280,000 people had been evacuated as of Thursday afternoon, and Interstate 26 would be reAP turned to two-way traffic by noon today.

In addition, Haley announced Beaufort Memorial Hospital has been ordered to evacuate with patients being moved to other hospitals, mainly in South Carolina.

Forecast models have Hurricane Matthew making a hard right turn as it moves along the Atlantic Coast, but as it does so, its movement will slow, increasing the potential for heavy rainfall.

The Sumter area can expect strong winds and significant rains through Saturday night, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis has ordered double patrols effective immediately to help protect county residents and prepare for the effects of Hurricane Matthew.

“In some cases we have tripled the patrols,” Dennis said. “The safety of our residents is our top priority.”

The sheriff said he is in contact with representatives from South Carolina Emergency Management and Sumter County Emergency Management Director Erik Hayes, and the sheriff’s office will adjust its plans accordingly.

Although the latest model from the National Weather Service shows that the Sumter area should expect about 3 inches of rain, Dennis said the agency is preparing for a scenario that the hurricane comes ashore instead of going out to sea.

“This should not be anywhere near the amount of rainfall we had last year,” Dennis said. “But we are preparing just in case.”

He said the agency’s off-road vehicles are prepared in case they are needed.

“In addition to the four-wheel-drive vehicles, we also have military-styled vehicles that we had to use during the floods last year,” he said.

The sheriff said his agency also has additional water supplies.

According to a news release from Sumter Police Department, the agency is coordinating with local and state emergency officials to

SEE PATROLS, PAGE A6 EMERGENCY KITS FOR YOUR HOME Check your supplies and be sure to have the following items in an easy-to-find location: • Flashlights with extra batteries • Portable radio with fresh batteries • First-aid kit • Canned or packaged food that can be prepared without cooking or refrigeration • Several days’ supply of drinking water • Portable (and fully charged) cellphone charger • Prescription medication Charge all electronic device including cellphones, computers and other electronic devices in advance of the storm to stay connected to important safety and response information.

Determine alternative plans. Families who have special medical needs or elderly members should closely monitor weather forecasts and make plans for potential alternate arrangements should an extended outage occur.

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Javier Boscio, general manager of Willie Sue’s, serves chicken steak stew Thursday at Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce’s Porches event. The event featured 12 porches serving food by local restaurants and amateur cooks as well.

Sumter lends hand to storm evacuees

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com When her phone rang at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday with an urgent plea for help, Beckie Cunningham, the regional director of operations for the Affinity Living Group, didn’t hesitate. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control was looking for shelter for the evacuated residents of two assisted living facilities in Charleston — and their staffs and some family members.

Cunningham said “yes,” called McElveen Manor Executive Director Ginger Benson, and a little more than two hours later, McElveen Manor Assisted Living and Memory Care had more than 18 new, temporary residents.

“We’re honored to be called upon to host other assisted living folks in their time of need,” Cunningham said.

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM She said the group was very tired when they Antoinette Walker, manager of Palmetto Residential Care and Ever- arrived at McElveen Manor, which is a member

green Residential Care in Charleston, talks Thursday with one of her residents after they were relocated to McElveen Manor in Sumter to escape Hurricane Matthew.

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Hurricane menaces Florida as it moves up coast CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Leaving more than 100 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward heavily populated Florida with terrifying winds of 140 mph Thursday, and 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland.

It was the most powerful storm to threaten the U.S. Atlantic coast in more than a decade.

“The storm has already killed people. We should expect the same impact in Florida,” Gov. Rick Scott said as the skies began darkening from Matthew’s outer bands of rain.

The hurricane gained fury as it closed in, growing from a possibly devastating Category 3 storm to a potentially catastrophic Category 4 by late morning.

It was expected to scrape nearly

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USDA offers food safety tips for stormy weather FROM STAFF REPORTS In preparation for Hurricane Matthew, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued food safety recommendations for areas that may be affected by the storm.

The National Weather Service now expects Matthew to pass just off the South Carolina coast late Friday or early Saturday morning with areas east of Interstate 95, including Clarendon County, potentially experiencing flooding because of heavy rainfall.

Hurricanes also present the possibility of power outages. Those issues can compromise the safety of stored food.

The USDA recommends residents take steps to reduce food waste and the risk of food-borne illness during the storm.

STEPS TO FOLLOW BEFORE POTENTIALLY LOSING POWER: • Keep appliance thermometers in both the refrigerator and the freezer.

Food-safe temperatures are 40 degrees Fahrenheit or lower in the refrigerator and zero degrees F or lower in the freezer;

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• Freeze water in one-quart plastic storage bags or small containers before a storm. These containers are small enough to fit around food in the refrigerator and freezer to help keep food cold; • Freeze refrigerated items, such as leftovers, milk and fresh meat and chicken, that you might not need immediately. This helps keep them at a safe temperature longer; • Know where you can get dry ice or block ice; • Have coolers on hand to keep refrigerated food cold if the power will be out for more than four hours; • Group foods together in the freezer — this “igloo” effect helps the food stay cold longer; and • Keep a few days’ worth of ready-toeat foods that don’t require cooking or cooling.

STEPS TO FOLLOW IF THE POWER GOES OUT: • Keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible. A refrigerator will keep food cold for about 4 hours if the door is kept closed. A full freezer will hold its temperature for

about 48 hours (24 hours if it’s half-full); • Place meat and chicken on one side of the freezer or on a tray to prevent cross contamination of thawing juices; and • Use dry or block ice to keep the refrigerator as cold as possible during an extended power outage. Fifty pounds of dry ice should keep a fully stocked 18-cubic-feet freezer cold for two days.

STEPS TO FOLLOW AFTER A WEATHER EMERGENCY: • Check the temperature inside your refrigerator and freezer. Discard any perishable food, such as meat, chicken, seafood, eggs or leftovers, that has been above 40 degrees F for two hours or longer; • Throw out any food that has an unusual odor, color or texture or feels warm to the touch; • Inspect frozen food for ice crystals.

The food in your freezer that partially or completely thawed might be safely refrozen if it still contains ice crystals or is 40 degrees F or below; • Never taste food to decide if it’s safe; and • When in doubt, throw it out.

FOOD SAFETY AFTER A FLOOD: • Do not eat any food that may have come into contact with flood water – this would include raw fruits and vegetables, cartons of milk or eggs.

• Discard any food that is not in a waterproof container if there is any chance that it has come into contact with flood water. Food containers that are not waterproof include those packaged in plastic wrap or cardboard, or those with screw–caps, snap lids, pull tops, and crimped caps.

Flood waters can enter into any of these containers and contaminate the food inside. Also, discard cardboard juice/milk/baby formula boxes and home canned foods if they have come in contact with flood water, because they cannot be effectively cleaned and sanitized.

• Inspect canned foods and discard any food in damaged cans. Can damage is shown by swelling, leakage, punctures, holes, fractures, extensive deep rusting, or crushing/denting severe enough to prevent normal stacking or opening with a manual, wheel– type can opener.

Sumter preps for date with Matthew

Local, federal agencies arrest drug suspect on Wednesday

The bread shelves at the Walmart in Manning were practically wiped out on Wednesday as residents responded to the threat of Hurricane Matthew.

Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office, with the assistance of Sumter Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, conducted an operation in Sumter County on Wednesday resulting in the arrest of Telvin Williams at 320 B Picardy Drive, Windsor City Mobile Home Park.

Officers seized approximately 45 grams of marijuana, two handguns and $1,921 during the arrest.

Williams is charged with possession of a stolen firearm, possession of firearm with an obliterated serial number and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. He also has a general sessions bench warrant.

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Tuomey ready to receive dislocated patients Traci Quinn, public relations manager at Palmetto Health Tuomey, said Thursday morning the local Sumter hospital is prepared to take in patients from other hospitals but has not received any requests to accept patients.

“We are fully prepared; there was some discussion about acute care patients,” she said.

Quinn said the hospitals expected to be directly affected by the storm had met criteria to “shelter in place.”

She said there is a detailed set of protocols to determine when hospitals must transfer patients to a safer location, and all of the hospitals in the evacuated areas have met those protocols.

CORRECTION In an article in Thursday’s edition of The Sumter Item, the wrong number was printed for the Black River Electric Cooperative. To report power outages in the Black River Electric Coop area, call 1-844-431-BREC (2732).

If you see a statement in error, contact the City Desk at 774-1226 or pressrelease@theitem.com.

Clarendon prepared for 8 inches of rain, 40 mph winds

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Clarendon County is ready to deal with the potential effects of Hurricane Matthew, although officials do not anticipate a destructive impact on the area, said Clarendon County Emergency Services Director Anthony Mack.

Clarendon County is expected to receive up to 8 inches of rain and wind gusts of more than 40 miles per hour, between Friday night and Saturday morning, from the Category 4 storm, according to a National Weather Service report. The weather service also issued a flash flood watch and a wind advisory in effect from Friday morning through Sunday morning.

Hurricane Matthew is expected to create a destructive force on the coast of South Carolina with storm surges of 5 to 8 feet and hurricane force winds, which start at 75 mph.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley ordered evacuations of all coastal counties, or a total of about 1.1 mil-

lion people that would have to move out of the storm’s ways. The evacuations started in some counties on Wednesday and others on Thursday.

Two evacuation routes run through Clarendon County, S.C. 261 in Manning, and U.S. 378 in Turbeville. S.C. 261 extends from Georgetown County to Kershaw County and U.S. 378 serves as a major route between the Midlands and Horry County, where Myrtle Beach is located.

Manning Police Department Chief Blair Shaffer said he did not see a large increase in traffic on S.C. 261 as of Thursday afternoon.

An Emergency Operations Center, consisting of law enforcement, firefighters and paramedics along with a few state agencies was partially activated in Clarendon County, Mack said.

A shelter at Manning High School was opened Wednesday evening, he said. The shelter can house as many as 807 people, and has water and food available, he said. Additional shelters, if needed, could be opened

at Scott’s Branch High School in Summerton and East Clarendon High School in Turbeville.

As of Thursday afternoon, all hotels in Clarendon County were full, except Quality Inn in Manning, which had about 20 rooms left.

Clarendon County Council Chairman Dwight Stewart said the county is better prepared for a major weather event than it was last year.

“We’ve received a lot more warning this time around,” he said. “Of course, preparing for these conditions is a bit different than a major flood.”

Stewart said for residents to be prepared for a potential power loss, and to make sure to have plenty of water and food in stock.

Manning Mayor Julia A. Nelson said for those residents who experienced flooding in last year’s flood, as a precaution, to consider staying somewhere until the storm passes through. Nelson also praised Haley’s efforts to save lives by evacuating the coastal regions.

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Hilton Head pair find refuge in Sumter

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com “Meh.” That lackadaisical approach seems to be the attitude many Sumter residents have when it comes to preparing for Hurricane Matthew.

Phil Leslie, who is originally from Philadelphia but has lived here for 10 years, said he stocked up on water, milk and a few other items.

“Nothing much I can do about it,” he said.

LESLIE Keeping the kids safe is at the top of the list for Rodriguez Burns. He said he and his fiancee have an 8-year-old and a 9-year-old at Alive Drive Elementary who will not have school until Monday, but it isn’t a problem.

“Normally we would get a babysitter, but I am off work today, so we got them today,” he said.

Burns said he is keeping an eye on the news for hurricane updates.

“Nothing much,” said Carl Smith about his preparations.

Sumterites can count themselves among the lucky ones, however.

Jude Williams and Margaret Piluso, both from Hilton Head, sat on a bench near Liberty and Sumter streets in down-

town Sumter tapping on their cellphones late Thursday morning.

The pair left their home at about noon Wednesday.

Interstate 26 was converted to one-way, but they said they didn’t see much congestion until reaching Columbia.

PILUSO Williams said she was on Expedia.com, an internet hotel booking site, for two hours before finding a vacancy in Sumter.

“I was looking WILLIAMS at every hotel that is at least a couple of hours from the coast,” she said.

“We called a lot of towns,” Piluso added.

Williams said at first they were only able to book for two nights but later found another hotel at which they could stay through Sunday.

It’s their first visit to Sumter, they said.

“We were going to come to the Iris Festival, but there was a storm,” Williams said After living on Hilton Head for 12 years, Piluso said this was their first evacuation, and they decided to leave early.

“We just didn’t want to sit in traffic,” Williams said.

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“We are worried about the house,” Piluso said. “We don’t have storm shutters.”

“What to grab, what to do; we live right on a marsh,” Williams said.

With a storm surge predicted to be from 7 to 9 feet, the house could be in trouble, Piluso said.

“We have about 8 feet,” Williams said.

She said they are hoping to go home Sunday morning.

“We are not sure when we are going back to the island,” Piluso said. “It depends on how much damage there will be; they might close the bridge for a long time.”

Then there is the matter of what Matthew will do next.

“The way it’s circling back, who knows?” Williams said.

The storm has already displayed its unpredictability.

“We have friends in Florida who were first told not to put up storm shutters but were later told to put them up,” Williams said.

Meanwhile, they had little to do but take in downtown Sumter.

“It’s charming, but it looks like it could have had a better era at some point,” Williams said.

Piluso said the architecture is beautiful.

“We were looking at all the tile; you don’t see that anymore on Main Streets,” she said.

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How long can people live? Study suggests there are limitations

BY ALICIA CHANG AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES — Just how long can people live?

New research suggests there may be a limit to our life span — one that’s hard to extend without some sort of breakthrough that fixes all age-related problems.

The record for the world’s oldest person is 122 years, and the odds of shattering that record are slim, according to an analysis published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

“It seems extremely difficult if not impossible to break through that ceiling due to the complexity of the aging process,” one of the researchers, Jan Vijg, a geneticist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, said in an email.

Life expectancies in many countries have risen dramatically because of improvements in medical care and sanitation in the last century. The maximum age of death has also increased, leading some to think that there’s no boundary to how

long people can live.

In the new study, researchers analyzed mortality data from a global database. They found that while there have been strides in reducing deaths among certain groups — children, women during childbirth and the elderly — the rate of improvement was slower for the very old, those more than 100 years old.

Next they examined how old centenarians were when they died. The record holder is Jeanne Calment of France, who lived until 122 years old. Since her death in 1997, no one has broken her record.

The researchers calculated the odds of someone reaching 125 years in a given year are less than 1 in 10,000.

They think the human life span more likely maxes out at 115 years.

Some aging specialists said the study doesn’t take into account advances that have been made in extending the life span — and health — of certain laboratory animals including mice, worms and flies through genetic

Thomas, 5, looks at Jeanne Calment in 1997 after he brought her flowers at her retirement home in Arles, southern France.

Calment, thought to be the world’s oldest person, died at the age of 122 in 1997.

New research published in the journal Nature on Wednesday suggests there’s a limit to our life span and that the odds of breaking Calment’s record are small.

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manipulation and other techniques. The goal is to eventually find treatments that might slow the aging process in humans and keep them healthier longer.

“We can greatly extend the life spans of many different types of animals. I don’t think humans are an exception,” said David Sinclair, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School and a spokesman for the American Federation For Aging Research.

S. Jay Olshansky, a longevity researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said it remains to be seen just how much further life span can be stretched with technology.

“If we succeed, current limits are likely to be broken. How much they are

broken depends on the nature of the breakthrough,” he said in an email.

Studies of centenarians have found that lifestyle choices play a bigger role than genetics in their longevity, and most were able to delay disease and disability until late in life. Among supercentenarians — people

who survive to 110 years old or longer — genes are key.

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Report faults top Pentagon aide’s behavior WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon investigation has concluded that Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s former senior military aide used his government credit card at strip clubs or gentlemen’s clubs in Rome and Seoul, drank in excess and had “improper interactions” with women, The Associated Press has learned.

The aide, Maj. Gen. Ron Lewis, who was fired nearly a year ago by Carter, submitted a written rebuttal slamming the investigation. Lewis asserted that the Defense Department’s inspector general had amassed an inaccurate and inflammatory case based on innuendo and had failed to “find the truth.”

The inspector general’s report says Lewis improperly used his credit card, lied to a bank to get charges removed and said he was guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer, a violation of the code of military justice, according to people familiar with the report.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the report before its release.

In the rebuttal, obtained by the AP, Lewis denied that the bar he went to in Rome was a strip club and denied that he went to a strip or gentleman’s club in Seoul, South Korea, in an area of the city that the report calls “Hooker Hill.”

Kathie Scarrah, the inspector general’s spokeswoman, confirmed that Lewis was investigated for allegations that he “misused his government travel charge card for personal expenses; made false official statements regarding his government travel

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, center, is greeted by Senior Military Assistant U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ron Lewis as they arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, in February 2015. card misuse; and engaged in other inappropriate behavior.” She provided no other details, but said the inspector general substantiated the allegations and recommended the Army “take appropriate action.”

The full report has not yet been made public.

Carter issued a statement saying he was briefed on the investigation but would defer comment pending an Army review. More broadly, he said, “I expect the highest possible standards of conduct from the men and women in this department particularly from those serving in the most senior positions.

There is no exception.”

The report will go to Army leaders who will determine what, if any, punishment is required and at what rank Lewis would be able to retire.

“The Army takes allegations of misconduct seriously and demands all senior leaders, regardless of rank, uphold the highest standards of moral character and competence,” said Army spokesman Col. Pat Seiber.

Lewis took responsibility for several inappropriate actions, including charging nearly $1,800 on his government credit card at what he called a “dance club” in Rome. In an embarrassing set of circumstances, Lewis said he tried to use his personal debit card at the club, but it didn’t work, so he had to walk back to his hotel with a female employee of the club, and wake up a Defense Department staff member to get his government card to pay the bill. He said he paid back the charges when he returned to the U.S. The report identified the club as Cica Cica Boom, but Lewis said that’s not the club he went to. He said he went to a “high-end establishment with a respectable clientele that had a DJ, a bar area and a dance floor where couples were dancing.”

Lewis had shot up the promotional ladder, and his job with Carter stemmed from their close professional relationship. He had served as an aide for Carter when Carter was deputy defense secretary.

Officials with knowledge of the matter said the allegations of misconduct, which first surfaced after the November overseas trip with Carter, stunned the secretary and sent shockwaves through the Pentagon.

Maryland: Guards, inmates accused of prison smuggling scheme BALTIMORE (AP) — A tip from a prison guard has yielded the single largest federal case in Maryland’s history: 80 people, including corrections officers, inmates and “outside facilitators,” have been charged with orchestrating a vast contraband smuggling enterprise that traded drugs, tobacco and cellphones to prisoners for money and sex.

A pair of federal indictments unsealed Wednesday allege that a sweeping racketeering scheme at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover — Maryland’s largest state prison — lasted years and involved 18 prison guards, 35 inmates and 27 civilians who helped coordinate the flow of drugs and other contraband.

Guards smuggled heroin, cocaine, MDMA, and Subox-

one, among other narcotics, into the prison in exchange for cash, money orders and, in some cases, sexual favors from inmates, the indictments alleged.

The court documents also said guards smuggled the contraband past security screenings and delivered it to inmates in their cells or at prearranged “stash” sites. The indictments said the scheme involved smuggling at both the East and West compounds of the prison.

“Prison corruption is a longstanding, deeply rooted systemic problem that can only be solved by a combination of criminal prosecutions and policy changes,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein in a statement announcing the crackdown.

He added that those smug-

gling contraband were in a highly lucrative enterprise.

According to the indictment, a single strip of Suboxone, a partial-opioid intended to help treat drug addiction that sells for $3 on the street, could fetch up to $50 inside the prison. A $20 can of tobacco could go for $250.

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Stephen Moyer said he assigned eight investigators to work with the FBI and other federal agencies to crack the case, relying heavily on wiretaps.

Moyer said the indictments “send a strong message that we will no longer tolerate corruption committed by a few tarnishing the good work of our 10,500 dedicated and committed department employees.”

According to the indict-

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In some cases, the documents say, when participating prison guards learned that inmates were giving administrators information, they would alert other inmates and encourage retaliation.

Rosenstein said the investigation began in 2013 after a concerned corrections officer caught wind of the scheme and brought it to the attention of prison authorities. The local prosecutor, Moyer said, handed the case over to federal authorities. He added that the scheme was perpetrated not by managers, but mostly by lowlevel correctional officers.

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“It’s not easy closing up a facility and traveling with medical records, medications, supplies and staff,” she said.

Fortunately, before the evacuees’ arrival, Cunningham said, “DHEC had already brought in cots,” so they could lie down to sleep immediately.

Antoinette Walker, the administrator for the evacuated Evergreen and Palmetto assisted living facilities in Charleston, said she and her staff were well-prepared for the evacuation, even though it was their first, because DHEC, which regulates such facilities, has a disaster preparedness plan that spells out in detail exactly what must be done in situations like those created by Hurricane Matthew.

“We all talked about it ahead of time, and we had to bring their medications, wheelchairs, several changes of clothes, toiletries and blankets,” Walker said.

Staff also had to accompany them and stay with them until “Gov. Haley announces we can go back,” she said.

At 2 p.m. Thursday, most of the Charleston evacuees were sleeping on their cots, completely covered with their blankets or sitting quietly in McElveen’s large conference room, complete with a dining area, bathroom and a big, flat-screen TV for watching their requested weather channel.

Benson said McElveen Manor has the same DHEC-required plan as all other residential care facilities in the state.

The 18 residents were all fine, Walker said, considering what a hectic and anxious day they’d endured. “They’re just tired.”

After everything was packed and the residents loaded on a large chartered tour bus, the evacuees took the reversed traffic side of Interstate 26 away from the Charleston area, encountering little traffic.

All in all, Walker said, “It has been a positive experience, a learning experience. We all just worked to make sure everybody was safe and comfortable. That’s our priority. Everybody

was OK, nobody was scared or uncomfortable.”

McElveen Manor provided new pillows for the cots, and DHEC helped with food and bathing facilities.

Benson said Walker and her staff provide any care they need, and McElveen Manor provides meals.

Agape Hospice’s Jenny Dennis set up a large table decorated for both fall and Halloween for the Charleston residents and put out snacks for them. Chicken nuggets, candy, cheese balls and other treats were there to let them know someone was concerned for them.

“We also bring in some music, activities, nutrition and entertainment,” Dennis said. “We want to help make sure they’re comfortable while they’re here; just let them know Sumter cares.”

Long Term Care Health Solutions’ Regional Director Tammy Ward and a staff member brought in blankets, hand sanitizer, food and more. They are based in Myrtle Beach and may be facing evacuations today.

“Like they say,” Walker said, “you prepare for the worst and hope for the best.”

One of the residents, who declined to give her name, said she enjoys being at McElveen Manor, but will be glad to get back home.

“Everyone is very nice,” she said, nodding toward Dennis and Kelleigh Johnson of the McElveen Manor staff.

Johnson said she’s always gratified to see Sumter’s response to those in need.

Dennis said there were several other Charleston evacuees now housed at local facilities, including Sumter Valley and Sumter Health and Rehabilitation. Johnson’s husband, the pastor of Paxville Baptist Church on S.C. 261, has set up space for people evacuating the coast to stop for food, water, bathroom, etc.

He’d had “20 or 30” stop as of 2 p.m. No doubt many others in the area are contributing needed items — and compassion — as well.

Meanwhile, McElveen Manor is preparing for 25 more evacuees, in case of Grand Strand evacuations today. And their 18 evacuees are looking for sunny skies and little or no damage to their homes.

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FLORIDA FROM PAGE A1 Georgia and South Carolina were told to evacuate their homes, and interstate highways were turned into oneway routes to speed the exodus. Florida alone accounted for roughly 1.5 million people.

Many boarded up their homes and businesses and left them to the mercy of the storm.

“We’re not going to take any chances on this one,” said Daniel Myras, who struggled to find enough plywood to protect his restaurant, the Cruisin Cafe, two blocks from the Daytona Beach boardwalk.

President Obama declared a state of emergency for Florida, freeing up federal money and personnel to protect lives and property.

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make sure residents get through the pending storm as safely as possible.

Officers are also focusing on traffic flow through the city related to the coastal evacuation.

There will be an increased police presence in residential and business districts as long as it is deemed necessary, according to the release.

Safety information and storm-related updates will be posted on the police de-

“Mainly Friday night and into Saturday is when the brunt of the storm will affect the Midlands,” said Meteorologist Tony Petrolito, from the National Weather Service office in Columbia.

He said the area could see some strong winds, from 20 to 30 mph, with gusts of 40 or more if the storm gets near the South Carolina Coast.

The rains will bring a flash flood threat from 3 to 4 inches of rain, he said.

Rainfall amounts could increase dramatically, the NWS said, especially in the eastern Midlands.

A flash flood watch is in effect from 6 a.m. today until 8 a.m. Sunday. A wind advisory is in affect from 8 p.m. today until 2 a.m. Sunday.

Petrolito said the models have been consistent with the hurricane veering east at some point.

“The question is how close it gets to the coast,

partment’s Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts.

The department urges all residents to prepare for the storm and make sure extended family members, friends, neighbors and pets have what they need for the next few days if the city experiences localized flooding and power outages.

In case of an emergency, dial 911. For non-emergency calls in the city, dial (803) 436-2700.

The Fort Lauderdale airport shut down, and the Orlando airport planned to do so as well. Airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights Thursday and Friday, many of them in or out of Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Amtrak suspended train service between Miami and New York, and cruise lines rerouted ships to avoid the storm.

In inland Orlando, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and SeaWorld announced they were closing early.

As of 4 p.m. EDT, Matthew was 115 miles southeast of West Palm Beach, Florida, moving toward the city at about 14 mph, with hurricaneforce winds extending outward up to 60 miles.

depending on when it turns,” he said.

He said the northern coastal counties in the Palmetto State may see a reduced threat.

“If we get this turn as forecast, it could be a little bit less up there, but it still will be significant,” Petrolito warned.

“Right now, the most important thing is the models are consistent in bringing it up along the Florida peninsula and along the South Carolina coast.”

He said Hurricane Nicole, currently further east in the Atlantic, is not a threat, but Matthew remains very dangerous.

“This is a strong hurricane, one of the strongest in recent memory,” he said. “Probably one of the strongest to hit the Florida Space Coast in recorded history.”

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Is Satan a shoplifter? He certainly seems like one on “The Exorcist” (9 p.m., Fox, TV14), a series that has grown more assured in its creepy atmospherics over its first three episodes.

Not to give too much away, but tonight we learn more of the backstory of Katherine (Brianne Howey) and how her friend’s death devastated her. We also see Casey (Hannah Kasulka) under the influence of her demonic “friend.”

Nobody else can see him, but Father Marcus (Ben Daniels) knows he’s in there. He even draws him out, with an unauthorized ritual that inspires the wrath of Vatican big shots.

All of this transpires as local clergy prepare for a papal visit, with a little publicity help from Angela (Geena Davis), who just happens to be the mother of at least one possessed teenager.

A story this jammed with supernatural malarkey doesn’t have to make much sense. But individual scenes and stories, from the rivalry of teen sisters to the unraveling of a renegade priest, unfold with their own logic. Did I mention that this was all beautifully shot?

Viewers eager for a good Friday night fright, or just something to scare them between bouts of “American Horror Story” installments, could do a lot worse than this “Exorcist” reboot.

• Tavis Smiley hosts “Getting Ahead” (9 p.m., PBS, TVPG, check local listings), an examination of how a higher minimum wage influences both workers and employers.

He visits businesses in the San Francisco Bay area, where increases have been in effect for some time. And he speaks with economists on both sides of the issue.

• Ryan Seacrest hosts night two of the iHeartradio Music Festival (8 p.m., CW, TV-14).

• A new twist on cookies on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• Danny and Baez seek justice for a woman too traumatized to press charges on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

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Brianne Howey stars as Katherine, left, and Hannah Kasulka as Casey in the “Chapter Three: Let ‘Em In” episode of “The Exorcist,” airing at 9 p.m. today on FOX. • Netflix launches 10 new episodes of “The Ranch” (TVMA). Ashton Kutcher stars as the prodigal son and football star flame out who returns to his family’s Colorado ranch.

Danny Masterson stars as his long-overshadowed brother.

Sam Elliott is their disappointed dad who’s divorced from their feisty barkeep mother (Debra Winger), who just can’t seem to stay out of their lives.

“The Ranch” has one of the weirdest tones, or tone problems, of any show on TV. It rattles on like a summerstock version of a Clifford Odets tragedy for moments at a time, only to collapse in laugh-track hysteria, most

often when Masterson enters the room or opens his mouth.

• Netflix also begins streaming the 2016 documentary “13th” (TV-MA), an examination of mass incarceration and the growth of America’s prison industry.

• The eight-episode docu-series “My Life Is a Telenovela” (10 p.m., WE) looks at the high stakes and high-strung world of actresses auditioning for a part on a Telemundo series.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A terrorist is no match for “MacGyver” (8 p.m., CBS, TV14) and some hand sanitizer.

An evil mastermind steals a time machine on the pilot episode of “Timeless” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * Contestants put rivalries aside on “Hell’s Kitchen” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Mandy’s new vaping habit irks everybody on “Last Man Standing” (8 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * A strange gaze on “Dr. Ken” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Strange bedfellows on “Hawaii Five-0” (9 p.m., CBS, TV14) * “Dateline” (9 p.m., NBC) * “20/20” (10 p.m., ABC).

LATE NIGHT Chelsea Handler hosts Brian McGinn, Rod Blackhurst, Krysten Ritter and Rumer Willis on “Chelsea” (streaming on Netflix) * Diane Lane, Aja Naomi King and Sebastian Maniscalco are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Tyler Perry, Abigail Spencer and Van Morrison on “The Tonight Show”

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CULT CHOICE College pals (Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy) careen from graduation to middle-age malaise in a matter of months in the addictively watchable 1985 “Brat Pack” trainwreck “St. Elmo’s Fire” (10 p.m., This TV).

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(11:35 p.m., NBC) * Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig and The Lumineers appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Will Forte, Mandy Moore and David Ortiz visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * David Duchovny, Danny McBride, Gabby Douglas, Nathan Adrian, Conor Dwyer and The Kills appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

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Temper tantrum puts an end to friendship DEAR ABBY — I am having to part ways with someone I have known for 15 years. This person has done many Dear Abby good things ABIGAIL for me. On VAN BUREN the other hand, he has also thrown more insults at me than anyone else in my lifetime. At the snap of a finger, this normally good-hearted person has insulted me, insisted I was wrong (when I wasn't) or dumped cold water on something I was enthusiastic about.

A week ago, I approached him calmly and told him I was

JUMBLE THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

uncomfortable with his putdowns. Well, he threw an over-the-top temper tantrum the likes of which I have never seen, accused me of being "weak-kneed" and stomped away. I have finally had it.

I mentioned it to a friend who is a psychologist and he said this person has all the character traits of a raging narcissist. I'm now convinced this person will never change and I cannot understand the pettiness he reverts to. Can you comment?

Breaking away in Miami DEAR BREAKING AWAY — If you feel it is better for you to distance yourself from this "friend," then that's what you should do. He may be a jackass; however, it is unwise to label someone who hasn't

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

been FORMALLY diagnosed as having a personality disorder.

DEAR ABBY — Is there a proper way for a man to introduce himself to an attractive woman in a public place like a store or a museum?

Dan in San Francisco DEAR DAN — It's not difficult. If you're in a store, ask for her advice about a product. If you're in a museum, strike up a conversation about an artist or a painting, sculpture, etc.

Then introduce yourself and keep talking. If she's receptive, she'll give you her name.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

SUDOKU HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

By Jeffrey Wechsler

ACROSS 1 City NE of Odessa 8 American Pharoah accoutrement 14 Like many lots 15 Like bad butter 16 Item on a certain thief’s rap sheet?

18 Party planner’s compilation 19 Big Island entertainment 20 Tour stop 22 Put down 23 Sequential exercise 26 Name on the 1983 album “More Music for Films” 27 Long-distance calling org.?

29 Linguistic ending 30 Graceful wader 32 Dinner for a lottery winner?

36 “C U When U Get There” rapper 38 Cans on a Lowe’s shelf 39 Mural of a wild canine?

41 Flew like a birdie 42 Minn. neighbor 43 Zachary Taylor, e.g.

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11 Roman 601 34 Starts the day 12 Not hurry home 35 Sample from 36 Whoops it up 13 Avant-garde 37 West quality 39 Hinge holder 17 Aromatic 40 Like stormy seas cocktail 44 Sauce served 21 Düsseldorf deity with mu shu pork 24 Director DeMille 45 Chant 25 “I’ll kneel down 46 Profited / And ___ thee 48 See 51-Across forgiveness”: 49 Not at all calm King Lear 50 Judge’s decrees 28 “Kidding” 53 It might be 30 Former attorney resolved through general Holder mediation 31 Moody Blues 55 Candy bar with hit with an a Nordic name exclamation 57 Sch. near the point in its title Appomattox DOWN 33 “When I was __ River 1 Economical bikes ... “: “H.M.S. 58 Noisy bird 2 Not a good way Pinafore” lyric 59 Chemical suffix to be caught Thursday’s Puzzle Solved 3 Call it off 4 Pullover beneficiaries 5 Bookkeeper’s concerns: Abbr.

6 Gp. with many arms 7 Strauss’ “__ Rosenkavalier” 8 Slow down 9 Hurries 10 Tattoo parlor ©2016 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 10/7/16 supplies 47 Affected denial 48 Held up 51 With 48-Down, judging with others 52 Sign of spring 53 Prominent feature of “Twilight” films?

54 Query in Matthew 56 Last of a $140 stack?

60 Follows 61 “The Little Prince” author Saint-Exupéry 62 Like hunks 63 Ached (for)

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COMMENTARY

The stillborn legacy of Barack Obama

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ASHINGTON — Only amid the most bizarre, most tawdry, most addictive election campaign in memory could the real story of 2016 be so effectively obliterated, namely, that with just four months left in the Obama presidency, its two central pillars are collapsing before our eyes: domestically, its radical reform of American health care, AKA ObamCHARLES acare; and Krauthammer abroad, its radical reorientation of American foreign policy — disengagement marked by diplomacy and multilateralism.

OBAMACARE On Monday, Bill Clinton called it “the craziest thing in the world.” And he was only talking about one crazy aspect of it — the impact on the consumer. Clinton pointed out that small business and hardworking employees (“out there busting it, sometimes 60 hours a week”) are “getting whacked … their premiums doubled and their coverage cut in half.”

This, as the program’s entire economic foundation is crumbling. More than half its nonprofit “co-ops” have gone bankrupt. Major health insurers like Aetna and UnitedHealthcare, having lost millions of dollars, are withdrawing from the exchanges. In one-third of the U.S., exchanges will have only one insurance provider. Premiums and deductibles are exploding.

Even The New York Times blares “Ailing Obama Health Care Act May Have to Change to Survive.”

Young people, refusing to pay disproportionately to subsidize older and sicker patients, are not signing up. As the risk pool becomes increasingly unbalanced, the death spiral accelerates. And the only way to save the system is with massive infusions of tax money.

What to do? The Democrats will eventually push to junk Obamacare for a full-fledged, government-run, single-payer system. Republicans will seek to junk it for a more marketbased pre-Obamacare-like alternative. Either way, the singular domestic achievement of this presidency dies.

THE OBAMA DOCTRINE The president’s vision was to move away from a world where stability and “the success of liberty” (JFK, inaugural address) were anchored by American power and move toward a world ruled by universal norms, mutual obligation, international law and multilateral institutions. No more cowboy adventures, no more unilateralism, no more Guantanamo. We would ascend to the higher moral plane of diplomacy. Clean hands, clear conscience, “smart power.”

This blessed vision has just died a terrible death in Aleppo.

Its unraveling was predicted and predictable, though it took fully two terms to unfold. This policy of pristine — and preening — disengagement from the grubby imperatives of realpolitik yielded Crimea, the South

‘What’s left of the Obama legacy? Even Democrats are running away from Obamacare. And who will defend his foreign policy of lofty speech and cynical abdication?’

China Sea, the rise of the Islamic State, the return of Iran.

And now the horror and the shame of Aleppo.

After endless concessions to Russian demands meant to protect and preserve the genocidal regime of Bashar Assad, last month we finally capitulated to a deal in which we essentially joined Russia in that objective.

But such is Vladimir Putin’s contempt for our president that he wouldn’t stop there.

He blatantly violated his own cease-fire with an air campaign of such spectacular savagery — targeting hospitals, water pumping stations and a humanitarian aid convoy — that even Barack Obama and John Kerry could no longer deny that Putin is seeking not compromise but conquest. And is prepared to kill everyone in rebel-held Aleppo to achieve it. Obama, left with no options — and astonishingly, having prepared none — looks on.

At the outset of the war, we could have bombed Assad’s airfields and destroyed his aircraft, eliminating the regime’s major strategic advantage — control of the air.

Five years later, we can’t.

Russia is there. Putin has just installed S-300 antiaircraft missiles near Tartus. Yet, none of the rebels have any air assets. This is a warning and deterrent to the only power that could do something — the United States.

Obama did nothing before.

He will surely do nothing now.

For Americans, the shame is palpable. Russia’s annexation of Crimea may be an abstraction, but that stunned injured little boy in Aleppo is not.

“What is Aleppo?” famously asked Gary Johnson. Answer: The burial ground of the Obama fantasy of benign disengagement.

What’s left of the Obama legacy? Even Democrats are running away from Obamacare. And who will defend his foreign policy of lofty speech and cynical abdication?

In 2014, Obama said, “Make no mistake: [My] policies are on the ballot.” Democrats were crushed in that midterm election.

This time around, Obama says, “My legacy’s on the ballot.” If the 2016 campaign hadn’t turned into a referendum on character — a battle fully personalized and ad hominem — the collapse of the Obama legacy would indeed be right now on the ballot.

And his party would be 20 points behind.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2016, The Washington Post Writers Group.

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:

The Post and Courier Oct. 2

ECONOMIC INCENTIVES WARRANT SCRUTINY Economic development has been a major achievement of Gov. Nikki Haley’s administration. By waging an aggressive campaign for prospects, the governor and her Commerce Department have been able to attract new businesses to South Carolina, and new employment opportunities for its citizens.

But the effort, which typically involves tax breaks and incentives, doesn’t always work out. That’s to be expected. Economic development takes place in a highly competitive environment among the states.

The case involving the payment of $1.2 million in state incentive funds to a Navin Xavier, a Malaysian businessman who promised to redevelop a closed factory in job-hungry Marion is something else, though.

Mr. Xavier is being held in custody by federal officials pending an arraignment on fraud charges. He faces charges in what federal officials describe as a $29 million Ponzi scheme.

Federal authorities allege that some of the money came from the taxpayers of South Carolina, was sent to banks in other countries and also supported the businessman’s lavish lifestyle.

As far as South Carolina is concerned, the question is whether the necessary due diligence was done. The payment of state funds was made by the S.C. Economic Coordinating Council, an arm of the Commerce Department.

So far, neither the governor’s office nor Commerce officials have been very forthcoming about the matter. In comments to our reporter, department spokeswoman Adrienne Fairwell declined to specify whether the agency is changing the way it vets prospective recipients of state incentive money, saying only that “the department is always looking for ways to improve its systems and processes.”

That’s not an adequate response. And the matter can’t be excused by the numerous economic development successes that the state has enjoyed, or the many instances where incentives have proven effective. Anytime there is state funding involved there has to be accountability.

The state inspector general has been involved in the investigation, and the state

should expect his findings to be made public at some point.

Otherwise, the Legislative Audit Council should be called in to give the matter a thorough review, and eventually a public airing. The LAC has performed audits related to successful economic development initiatives, such as BMW and Boeing in the past. It could try its hand at one that failed in the worst way.

Lawmakers should be interested in what went wrong with the state’s supposed investment. An LAC review could suggest safeguards for the future. And in doing so it could prevent the sad experience of Marion, when the hopes of a new factory and hundreds of new jobs were dashed.

Incentives are an important part of the state’s economic development efforts.

South Carolina has to be prepared to meet the competitive level of other states that are also in the race for new industry and new jobs.

And the nature of that campaign requires a degree of secrecy. This case suggests the need for greater scrutiny and, finally, more public accountability for one that really got away.

The administration is always happy to boast of its achievements in the economic development realm.

It should be willing to acknowledge the occasional failure as well. In this instance, the public deserves an explanation.

Online: http://www.postandcourier.com

The Herald-Journal Oct. 2

PERFECT TIME FOR TAX REFORM IN S.C. South Carolina lawmakers are looking at undoing some of the tax laws they made in Act 388, the property tax for sales tax swap they instituted 10 years ago.

The changes they made have hurt the state and its communities. They should be rolled back, but that won’t be enough. South Carolina needs a more complete tax overhaul, a total redesign of how it raises revenue and funds state and local governments.

What we have now is a mess of obsolete laws and myriad quick fixes that were intended at some point to appease upset taxpayers.

But those quick fixes usually had unintended consequences. Act 388 is the perfect example.

The primary feature of the 2006 law eliminated the property tax on homeown-

ers to pay for school operating costs. It increased the sales tax to make up for the lost revenue. But it did much more. It limited reassessments on property.

The assessed value on a property can only rise 15 percent every five years under the law. That is unless the house is sold. Then it is reassessed at market value.

This eliminated the fairness of the tax. Reassessments are meant to keep up with the genuine value of a property so that all properties are taxed on their actual value. When lawmakers limited reassessments, the values on some houses never caught up to market value, while houses that changed hands were assessed properly.

That’s one of the reasons lawmakers are revisiting the law. People are complaining about vastly different assessments on nearly identical homes in the same neighborhood.

Act 388 also shifted the tax burden from homes to businesses and industries.

And it undermined local control of city and county budgets. Lawmakers limited the ability of city and county councils to set their own tax rates.

But this law is just one of the quick fixes lawmakers have adopted over the past few decades. They have all had unintended consequences. Spartanburg County’s hated $25 road fee is a direct consequence of the legislature’s vehicle property tax relief.

These laws are always sold as “reforms,” but they usually only make matters worse. They have added up to the point where today we have a patchwork of reforms and changes that make the entire system inequitable and inefficient.

Add to this situation the recent state Supreme Court ruling requiring lawmakers to design a new method for funding schools in the state, and you have the right time for a complete restructuring of our tax system.

Lawmakers don’t need to just roll back Act 388. They need to take a full look at the state’s entire revenue system, wipe the slate clean of all the fixes and changes and create something that is stable, efficient and fair.

South Carolina needs a system that spreads the tax burden evenly and funds local governments and schools effectively without starving rural districts. Further tinkering won’t be enough. Wholesale redesign is needed.

Online: http://www.goupstate.com

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SUPPORT GROUPS Amputee Support Group — AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: Fourth Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., AA — Monday-Friday, noon Oct. 7, 2016 Support Groups: Carolinas Rehabilitation Hosand 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 pital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florp.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and ence. Call (843) 661-3746.

7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775EFMP Parent Exchange Group — 1852.

Last Tuesday, 11 a.m.-noon, AA Women’s Meeting — Airman and Family Readiness Wednesdays, 7 p.m., 1 Warren Center. Support to service St. (803) 775-1852. members who have a depenAA Spanish Speaking — Sundent with a disability or illdays, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. ness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 775-1852.

(803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377.

AA “How it Works” Group — Mondays and Fridays, 8 p.m., WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 494Sickle Cell Support Group — 5180.

Last Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 441 AA Support Group — Monp.m., South Sumter Resource days, Tuesdays and Fridays, Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D Bertha Willis at (803) 774S.C. 441.

6181.

AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. Divorce Care — Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist Manning Al-Anon Family Group Church, 2401 Bethel Church — Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., BeRoad. Call (803) 481-2160. havioral Health Building, 14 Grief Share — Wednesdays, Church St., Manning. Call 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist Angie Johnson at (803) 435Church, 2401 Bethel Church 8085.

Road. Call (803) 481-2160.

C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursdays, 9:30 p.m., 1154 THURSDAY MEETINGS: Ronda St. Call Elizabeth TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Owens at (803) 607-4543.

Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior CenMONDAY MEETINGS: ter,1989 Durant Lane. Call Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Second Monday, 5:45-6:45 Nancy at (803) 469-4789. p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 Alzheimer’s Support Group N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 316-6763. Find the group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — First Thursday, 6-8 on Facebook at Sumter Vitilip.m., National Health Care, go Support.

1018 N. Guignard Drive. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 905TUESDAY MEETINGS: 7720 or the Alzheimer’s AssoSumter Connective Tissue Supciation at (800) 636-3346. port Group — First Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November, 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869.

Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First Tuesday at noon and third Tuesday at 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call (803) 4696059, (803) 979-4498, (803) 469-4506 or (803) 938-8544.

Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Tuesdays, 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, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

Sumter Amputee Support Group — Second Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Sumter Prosthetics & Orthotics, 259 Broad St. Call (803) 883-4356.

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, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

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 first Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620.

Alzheimer’s Support Group, sponsored by Palmetto Health Tuomey Hospice — Last Thursday each month, 10-11:30 a.m., Home Health Services, 500 Pinewood Road, Suite 2.

Call BJ Drayton at (803) 7734663.

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Fridays, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion).

For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc.

Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Third Friday, 11:30 a.m., 508 W. Liberty St. Call Kevin Johnson at (803) 778-0303.

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Today: Not as warm with a shower. Winds north-northeast 7-14 mph.

Saturday: Warmer with showers around.

Winds north-northeast 10-20 mph.

Aiken 74/70

ON THE COAST

Charleston 79/74

Today: Periods of rain, increasing winds and rough seas. High 76 to 80.

Saturday: Flooding surf and rain, damaging winds from Matthew. High 75 to 79.

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): A problem will EUGENIA LAST develop if you fight the establishment. Listen, observe and wait for the right time to make your move. Too many changes too fast will backfire. Know what you are getting in to and pay close attention to detail.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll pick up valuable information that will allow you to put your plans in place. Someone will question what you are doing, leading to an emotional situation that can be damaging if not handled properly.

Choose your words wisely.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll take two steps forward and one step back. Don’t feel like you have to rush. Time is on your side, and patience will lead to a much better end result. Listen to reason instead of letting your emotions take over.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t overlook any important details.

Hands-on care will be required for any changes you want to make at home or in a relationship that is facing challenges. Make personal improvements rather than trying to change others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The changes you bring about today will set you up for advancement. Network and share your thoughts with someone who can influence your future.

Learn from what you see and hear and make your decisions clear to everyone involved.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep busy and stay out of trouble. A challenge is best handled without letting your emotions get in the way. Look past your immediate situation and aim for a specific point in the future at which you

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Attending a reunion will give you plenty to think about. Incorporate changes that will give you an emotional boost. A trip will turn out to be educational as well as give you the push you need to move forward.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Travel and communications will excite you. Make plans to do something unique with someone who comes from a different background than you. Sharing ideas will give you the chance to explore new possibilities.

Romance is highlighted.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make changes based on what works best for you. Alter your living arrangements or make a move that will promote better opportunities.

Rely on your emotions to help you make a choice that will have longterm effects.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Observe the changes going on around you, and source out who is behind what has transpired.

Knowing where you stand will make it much easier to face a difficult situation. Don’t give in; give back.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Listen attentively, but don’t give in to someone who is playing emotional games with you. Keep your money and possessions in a safe place and don’t feel the need to bail out others.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Mix and mingle, share your thoughts, and make connections that will help you reach your goals. A promise to someone you love will lead to a bright future. Cut your losses by making good choices and streamlining your costs to fit future plans.

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CLEMSON FOOTBALL

USC FOOTBALL

Just add energy

USC moves Georgia game to Sunday

After emotional win, Clemson takes on BC

BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

The Associated Press

Clemson faces a very different kind of challenge less than a week after defeating Louisville in what might go down as the best game of the college football season.

Tigers coach Dabo Swinney might have to tell his players to B.Y.O.E to Boston College on Friday night: Bring your own energy. Literally and figuratively, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, is a long way from Death Valley.

“Each game is very exciting,” Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson said. “You only get 12 opportunities to play. You work so hard over the offseason and throughout the week preparing for those 12 Saturdays. Each game is very special. Each game is a championship game for us.”

The Eagles (3-2, 0-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) should have their largest crowd of the season by far after averaging 23,465 at Boston College Alumni Stadium, capacity 44,500, for their first two home games.

And it’s a Red Bandanna game at BC. The Eagles’ uniforms will be trimmed in a red bandanna theme to honor Welles Crowther, a former BC lacrosse player who was killed in the south tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. That should help inject some juice into the stadium.

Fortunately for BC, it does not have to go head-to-head with the Red Sox playoff game

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B3 Clemson wide receiver Artavis Scott (3) and quarterback Deshaun Watson will lead the undefeated Tigers against Boston College today at 7:30 p.m. in Chestnut Hills, Mass.

Best still yet to come for Tigers

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lthough the Clemson Tigers have reeled off five straight football seasons of 10 wins or more and are more than likely marching toward another one, they have never had to go into a season with such expectations as this one.

That’s what going undefeated until fighting tooth and nail with Alabama before losing the national championship game will Dennis do.

Also, bringing back a Brunson wealth of skill position talent around Heisman Trophy favorite quarterback Deshaun Watson played a big part in that as well.

So how have the Tigers done to date? Depends on who you ask. Nobody’s asked me, but since it is my job to offer an opinion on sports from time to time, here you go. Clemson couldn’t be in a much better position to make it back to the 4-team national playoffs.

The Tigers have yet to play a complete game against a Football Bowl Subdivision team. Easily the best defensive performance was the 26-7 win over Georgia Tech, and the best offensive performance came in the 42-36 shootout against Louisville.

It could be argued that the win over the Cardinals was a complete game since Clemson held Louisville to 27

points fewer than it was averaging entering the contest. Somehow though it’s hard to imagine defensive coordinator Brent Venables was enthralled with the overall performance.

That being said, it can be argued the offense still wasn’t clicking on all cylinders. While Watson posted some huge numbers and running back Wayne Gallman finally looked like Gallman 2015, Watson still tossed three interceptions and lost a fumble.

One has to imagine that the best is yet to come for Clemson, that what it has shown through the first five games is the norm. However, even if

SEE BRUNSON, PAGE B3

COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Will Muschamp said his team’s home game with Georgia has been moved from Saturday night to Sunday because of Hurricane Matthew.

Muschamp announced the change Thursday night in his weekly radio show. He said kickoff is at 2:30 p.m. The game will also be televised on the SEC Network.

It’s the second straight year weather altered a South Carolina home game: its LSU contest was shifted to Baton Rouge, La., because of the fatal flooding that struck last October.

The Southeastern Conference earlier Thursday postponed the LSU-Florida game in Gainesville, Florida because of Matthew.

The South Carolina game will go off without the 100-to-200 state troopers who normally help with traffic flow after Gov. Nikki Haley said they’d be deployed to help areas affected by Matthew.

“Due to the potential impact of the hurricane on Columbia and the surrounding area, it is in the best interest of safety to play the game on Sunday rather than Saturday night,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “I appreciate the cooperation of the schools who worked closely to make the appropriate operational adjustments in order to accommodate this change in the schedule.”

Matthew has now prompted four major college football postponements this weekend. A pair of games set to be played on Saturday — LSU at No. 18 Florida, as well as Charlotte at Florida Atlantic — were postponed. The TigersGators game that was scheduled for Gainesville is off indefinitely, and the Charlotte-FAU game scheduled for Boca Raton is now tentatively planned to be played Sunday.

It was decided earlier in the week that the Tulane at Central Florida game — first scheduled for Friday — will be played next month.

Also in Virginia, Massachusetts’ game at Old Dominion has been moved up a day to today.

Saturday night’s game that has No. 23 Florida State visiting No. 10 Miami remains on as scheduled, though officials remain somewhat cautious.

A major issue with games in Florida this weekend isn’t the weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday, because those days look to be generally fine around the state. It’s whether police, first responders and other key personnel needed will be deployed to assist in the hardest hit areas.

BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

Estrada, Blue Jays romp in ALDS opener at Texas

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Bautista hit another long, punctuating home run for the Toronto Blue Jays in the playoffs against the Texas Rangers.

Only this time, Bautista simply dropped the bat softly near home plate and rounded the bases after a 425-foot, three-run blast in the ninth inning of the Blue Jays’ 10-1 romp Thursday in their AL Division Series opener.

“I have a couple of home runs in my career and I think I’ve only flipped it once,” Bautista said. “Just kind of been blown out of proportion because of the moment last year.”

“So I don’t think there was anything too special about laying it down the way I did, because that’s the way that 99.9-plus percent of the time I do it,” he

said.

Bautista had that emphatic bat flip after his tiebreaking homer in the ALDS Game 5 clincher last October against the Rangers. The two-time major league homer champion got punched the last time the Blue Jays played in Texas in May. Bautista drove in four runs this time, including an RBI single in Toronto’s five-run third off All-Star lefty Cole Hamels.

Marco Estrada took a shutout into the ninth inning. The All-Star righthander with an impressive changeup, who won Game 3 in last year’s ALDS after Toronto lost the first two at home, struck out six without a walk.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “He’s mastered his craft,” manager Toronto’s Troy Tulowitzki (2) and Jose Bautista celebrate Bautista’s 3-run home run John Gibbons said. “He’s a very calm

SEE BLUE JAYS, PAGE B5

against Texas in the Blue Jays’ 10-1 victory on Thursday in Game 1 of the ALDS on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kevin Harvick won the pole in qualifying for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday.

Harvick wins Charlotte pole

BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

to racing at Charlotte and a potential automatic berth into the third round of the CONCORD, N.C. — Kevin Chase. Harvick has three caHarvick has already provreer points victories at Charen he’s a factor at Charlotte lotte, including the October Motor Speedway, especially race during his championduring night races. With ship season. That victory the top starting spot Satur- pushed Harvick into the day night, he’ll be tough to round of eight of the Chase. beat in the opening race of He’s also has had success the second round of NASracing at night, and CharCAR’s playoffs. lotte Motor Speedway PresHarvick turned a lap at ident Marcus Smith 196.029 mph in a Stewartdubbed Harvick “NightHaas Racing Chevrolet to hawk” because Harvick earn the top starting spot has not finished outside the in Thursday night qualifytop 10 at night in the last ing. He edged Alex Bowseven races. He’s only been man, the replacement driv- outside the top-five twice in er for Dale Earnhardt Jr., that span. who is not racing for the Harvick has also won six championship. times in night races on the Chase Elliott qualified NASCAR schedule since third and was followed by 2012.

Kyle Busch, the highest DIDN’T MOVE ON qualifying Toyota driver, Starting position isn’t all Tony Stewart and AJ Allthat critical in a 500-mile mendinger. race, but the drivers comMartin Truex Jr., winner of two of the first three Chase peting for the championship don’t want the comperaces, qualified seventh. tition to get too big of a He was followed by Carl jump on them.

Edwards, Denny Hamlin, But four of the drivers in Joey Logano, the top qualifying Ford driver, and Jim- the field failed to make it mie Johnson as Chase driv- out of the second round of qualifying. Matt Kenseth ers took eight of the top 11 will start 17th, Austin Dilspots in Thursday night lon will start 19th, Brad Kequalifying. selowski 20th and Kurt Kasey Kahne qualified 12th as all four Hendrick Mo- Busch 23rd.

“We just lacked a little torsports drivers made the bit of speed in qualifying final round of qualifying.

But it was Harvick, with trim,” Keselowski said.

“You want to qualify and his fast lap, who stole the race good, and I think spotlight. we’ve got a great Ford FuHarvick, the 2014 champion, has been looking forward sion to do that.”

BANK OF AMERICA 500 LINEUP

By The Associated Press Thursday’s qualifying; race Saturday At Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. (Car number in parentheses) 1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 196.029 mph 2. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 196.000 3. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 195.759 4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 195.228 5. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 195.228 6. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 195.087 7. (78) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 194.826 8. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 194.553 9. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 194.168 10. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 194.049 11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 192.630 12. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 188.547 13. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 194.161 14. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 194.007 15. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 193.966 16. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 193.868 17. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 193.791 18. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 193.736 19. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 193.722 20. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 193.625 21. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 193.209 22. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 193.009 23. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 192.205 24. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 191.489 25. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 191.980 26. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 191.829 27. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 191.544 28. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 191.530 29. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 191.469 30. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 191.381 31. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 190.954 32. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 190.617 33. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 190.564 34. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 190.054 35. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 188.864 36. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 186.002 37. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 185.976 38. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 185.039 39. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 183.673 40. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 183.343

5 a.m. – Professional Tennis: ATP Tokyo Matches, ATP Beijing Matches or WTBA Beijing Matches (TENNIS).

8 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Second Round from St. Andrews, Scotland (GOLF).

8:55 a.m. – Women’s International Soccer: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Group Play Match from Amman, Jordan – Mexico vs. Spain (FOX SPORTS 2).

1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: American League Division Series Game Two – Toronto at Texas (TBS).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA 2018 World Cup Qualifying Match from Rotterdam, Netherlands – Belarus vs. Netherlands (FOX SPORTS 2).

3:30 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web. com Tour Web.com Tour Championship First Round from Atlantic Beach, Fla. (GOLF).

3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 Practice from Concord, N.C. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

4 p.m. – International Soccer: United States vs. Cuba from Havana (ESPN2, UNIVISION).

4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Drive for the Cure 300 Practice from Concord, N.C. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

4:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: American League Division Series Game Two – Boston at Cleveland (TBS).

5 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Group Play Match from Al Zarqa, Jordan – Cameroon vs. Germany (FOX SPORTS 2).

5:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: National League Division Series Game One – Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington (FOX SPORTS 1).

6 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Toshiba Classic First Round from Newport Beach, Calif. (GOLF).

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

6:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 Practice from Concord, N.C. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Oklahoma State at Texas Tech (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

7 p.m. – College Soccer: Syracuse at Louisville (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Georgia at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: Clemson at Boston College (ESPN, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7).

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

8 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA 2018 World Cup Qualifying Match – Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Belgium (FOX SPORTS 2).

8 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Drive for the Cure 300 from Concord, N.C. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK, WEGX-FM 92.9).

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

9 p.m. – Major League Baseball: National League Division Series Game One – San Francisco at Chicago Cubs (FOX SPORTS 1).

9 p.m. – Professional Golf: Fiji International Third Round from Natadola, Fiji (GOLF).

10:30 p.m. – NBA Preseason Basketball: Denver at Los Angeles Lakers (NBA TV).

11 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Washington at Oregon (ESPNU).

11 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Group Play Match from Al Zarqa, Jordan – Jordan vs. New Zealand (FOX SPORTS 2).

11 p.m. – Professional Tennis: ATP Tokyo Matches, ATP Beijing Matches or WTBA Beijing Matches (TENNIS).

Midnight – LPGA Golf: Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship Second Round from Taipei, Taiwan (GOLF).

1 a.m. – Women’s International Soccer: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Group Play Match from Amman, Jordan – Venezuela vs. Canada (FOX SPORTS 2).

2 a.m. – Amateur Golf: Asia -Pacific Amateur Championship Third Round from Incheon, South Korea (ESPN2).

2 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Japanese Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Suzuka, Japan (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

5 a.m. – Professional Tennis: ATP Tokyo Matches, ATP Beijing Matches or WTBA Beijing Matches (TENNIS).

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Truex goes from journeyman to Chase championship favorite

BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. — Martin Truex Jr. spent almost a decade trying to climb his way into NASCAR’s top tier. He didn’t win races, never led many laps, wasn’t considered an elite driver capable of winning championships.

Then suddenly, it clicked.

Truex has transformed over the last two seasons from a journeyman driver into a legitimate title contender. Some might even say he’s the favorite to win this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

He won two races in the first round of the playoffs and goes into the opening race of the second round Saturday night in search of another dominating performance at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Truex led all but eight of the 400 laps in the Coca-Cola 600 to score his first win of what’s turned into a dream season.

Asked Thursday about those lean years — he drove for Dale Earnhardt Inc. as it was on the verge of collapse, Chip Ganassi Racing when the team was struggling, Michael Waltrip Racing during an embarrassing cheating scandal that contributed to

its closure — Truex noted the differences.

“It’s almost like, ‘OK, finally, we’re here,”’ he said.

“Now, how do we make sure we can keep it going? You understand how easy it is to be on the other side of it and how hard you worked to get here.”

For Truex, the MWR debacle has been the best thing to happen to his career.

When the team was accused of a sequence of shady events that put Truex into the 2013 Chase, the team was severely sanctioned and he was kicked out of the championship field. He was an unwitting victim of the scandal, but it prompted his sponsor to leave MWR and the ultimate closing of Truex’s team. Two years later, MWR was out of business, Truex landed in 2014 at single-car team Furniture Row Motorsports, a job that could have been seen as a step back. MWR was a multi-car team with a Toyota partnership, Furniture Row was a middle of the pack Chevrolet team located in Denver, far from the hub of NASCAR talent in North Carolina.

The fit has been amazing, though, and Truex not only made the Chase last season,

he advanced all the way to the championship race.

This year, Furniture Row switched to Toyota and aligned with Joe Gibbs Racing. Despite the distance from JGR, his role as a partner and not a true Gibbs teammate and the transition itself, Truex has been among the most consistent drivers all season.

He has career-bests in victories — his four wins include the crown jewel CocaCola 600 and Southern 500 races — and laps led. His two wins in the opening round of the Chase set the pace and have made winning the title a realistic possibility.

“Your focus is just, ‘What can I do to continue this roll, continue this momentum?”’ he said. “I think a lot of it obviously is being part of a great team. Everybody knows in this sport it is a team sport and I’m just honestly thankful I’m getting to show my talent, my capabilities behind the wheel and focus on continuing this roll that we’re on.

“I don’t take it for granted.

I know that in two weeks it could be gone,” he said. “You just never know in this sport, so I’m just really living in the moment and enjoying myself.”

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

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TODAY’S GAME

Arizona at San Francisco, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

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

New England at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Buffalo at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 10

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION Philadelphia Brooklyn Toronto Boston New York

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TUESDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia 92, Boston 89 Miami 106, Washington 95 Indiana 113, New Orleans 96 Houston 130, New York 103 L.A. Lakers 103, Sacramento 84 Golden State 120, L.A. Clippers 75

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Oklahoma City 92, FC Barcelona 89 Cleveland 117, Orlando 102 Utah 104, Phoenix 99 L.A. Clippers 104, Toronto 98

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Boston vs. Charlotte at Greensboro, N.C., 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Sacramento vs. Golden State at San Jose, Calif., 10:30 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

WNBA PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press

THIRD ROUND

(Best-of-5) (x-if necessary) Minnesota 3, Phoenix 0 Sept. 28 Minnesota 113, Phoenix 95 Sept. 30 Minnesota 96, Phoenix 86 Sunday Minnesota 82, Phoenix 67 Los Angeles 2, Chicago 1 Sept. 28 Los Angeles 95, Chicago 75 Sept. 30 Los Angeles 99, Chicago 84 Oct. 2 Chicago 70, Los Angeles 66 Tuesday Los Angeles 95, Chicago 75

FINALS

(Best-of-5) Minnesota vs. Los Angeles Sunday Los Angeles-Chicago winner at Minnesota, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 Los Angeles-Chicago winner at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 14 Minnesota at Los Angeles-Chicago winner, TBD x-Sunday, Oct. 16 Minnesota at Los Angeles-Chicago winner, 8:30 p.m. x-Thursday, Oct. 20 Los Angeles-Chicago winner at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS FOOTBALL

National Football League NFL — Announced the Atlanta Falcoms must forfeit their first three days of organized team activities in 2017 as punishment for having excessive contact in offseason workouts in May. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DL Gabe Wright to the practice squad.

Released WR Darius Jennings from the practice squad.

Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed WR Tori Gurley.

HOCKEY

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST

By The Associated Press

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 8:30 p.m.

National Hockey League DALLAS STARS — Loaned Fs Remi Elie, Travis Morin and Cole Ully and G Maxime Lagace to Texas (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Loaned Ds Kyle Burroughs, Matt Finn, Jesse Graham, Ross Johnston and Devon Johnston, Fs Michael Dal Colle and Josh Ho-Sang and G Stephon Williams to Bridgeport (AHL). Released Fs Tanner Fritz, Colim Markison, Dan Correale, Rocco Carzo and Shawn Pauly, Ds Derik Johnson and Sam Noreau and G Clay Witt.

American Hockey League CHARLOTTE CHECKERS — Assigned G Anthony Peters to Florida (ECHL). Released Fs Matt Berry and Dalton Smith.

HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Announced D Troy Donnay has been reassigned by the N.Y. Rangers to Greenville (ECHL). Loaned D Spiro Goulakos to Greenville. Released Fs Brandon Alderson, Andrew Dommett, Trevor Gerling, Allan McPherson, Angelo Miceli, Matt Plesa, Nick Plesa, Peter Plesa and Mike Pereira, Ds Desmond Bergin, Joe Houk and Matt Prapavessis and G P.J. Musico.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League BUFFALO BANDITS — Signed Fs Drake Smith and Josh Becker and D Brier Jonathan.

COLLEGE LEES-MCRAE — Named Andy Fisher director of sports information MINNESOTA — Agreed to terms with men’s hockey coach Don Lucia on a two-year contract extension through the 2018-19 season.

THE SUMTER ITEM

SPORTS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016

Thursday Citadel at North Greenville (late) Today (3) Clemson at Boston College, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN, WWBD-FM 94.7) Saturday Samford at Furman, 1 p.m.

Wofford at Western Carolina, 7 p.m.

Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m.

Newberry at Mars Hill, 4 p.m.

Benedict at Lane College, 2 p.m.

Limestone at Catawba, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday Georgia at South Carolina, 2:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5)

ACC Saturday (23) Florida State at (10) Miami, 8 p.m. (WOLO 25) (25) Virginia Tech at (17) North Carolina, 3:30 p.m. (WOLO 25) Notre Dame at North Carolina State, noon (WOLO 25) Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m.

Army at Duke, 3:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH) Syracuse at Wake Forest, 7 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH)

SEC Saturday (1) Alabama at (16) Arkansas, 7 p.m. (ESPN) (9) Tennessee at (8) Texas A&M, 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) LSU at (18) Florida vs. LSU, ppd., Auburn at Mississippi State, noon (SEC NETWORK) Vanderbilt at Kentucky, 4 p.m. (SEC NETWORK)

TOP 25 Today (19) Boise State at New Mexico, 9 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) Saturday Indiana at (2) Ohio State, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Michigan at Rutgers, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) (5) Washington at Oregon, 7:30 p.m. (WACH 57) (6) Houston at Navy, 3 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) Washington State at (15) Stanford, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) (20) Oklahoma vs. Texas, noon (FOX SPORTS 1) (21) Colorado at Southern Cal, 4 p.m.

Arizona at (24) Utah, 10 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1)

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Atlantic Coast Conference Even when BC has been relchampionship game. evant in football, it is normally There are some potential nothing more than a blip on pitfalls along the way, the most the Boston sports scene. With obvious being the road game the Boston Red Sox playing an against Florida State on Oct. American League Division Se29. While the Seminoles are a ries home game against Clevebig threat, they have been poland today and some guy rous on defense and Clemson named Tom Brady preparing has a bye week to focus solely to play football for the New on FSU for two weeks. That’s England Patriots for the first normally a very good thing for time this season, BC is even Clemson. more irrelevant.

Of the other six teams left Do not be surprised if you on the schedule, Clemson has see more Clemson orange in demonstrably more talent. the crowd than the red and That doesn’t mean though that gold of Boston College on your a misstep isn’t out there await- television screen. One would ing them. think that would be an advanToday’s road game against tage for Clemson, but a hostile Boston College offers chalcrowd would serve as a motilenges, though not so much vator and the Tigers could from the Eagles. They are 3-2 probably use some. It has no on the season and have the doubt taken a few days for top-rated defense in the counClemson to recover from the try, but are 0-2 in the ACC, inemotional and physical toll cluding a 49-0 pounding at the from the Louisville game. hands of Virginia Tech.

Again though, the Tigers What could present probhave proven themselves up to lems for Clemson is a short doing what they need to do in week and the environment in order to win. It’s difficult to which the game will be played. see that not continuing.

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Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers are 17-point favorites against Boston College today at 7:30 p.m.

(3) CLEMSON (5-0, 2-0 ACC) AT BOSTON COLLEGE (3-2, 0-2), 7:30 P.M. (ESPN) Line: Clemson by 17.

Series record: Clemson leads 14-9-2.

WHAT’S AT STAKE The Tigers need to recover quickly from a draining victory at home against Louisville and focus on a Boston College team that plays legitimately good defense. Beating Clemson would be the highlight of coach Steve Addazio’s tenure at BC and end a 10-game conference losing streak.

KEY MATCHUP Clemson LT Mitch Hyatt vs. Boston College defensive end Harold Landry. The Tigers’ line has allowed only three sacks this season, thanks in part to Deshaun Watson’s mobility and awareness to get rid of the ball quickly. Hyatt is a former five-star recruit who started as a freshman last season. Landry is a bit undersized at 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds, but he has 5.5 sacks to lead the Eagles.

PLAYERS TO WATCH Clemson: DT Christian Wilkins. The 308pound sophomore grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts, rooting for all things Boston sports. He is one of the top defensive linemen in the country, playing both inside and out. The big fella is also used as a goal line blocking back and scored a touchdown this season. Maybe in front of his friends and family, he could get a short-yardage carry?

Boston College: RB Jon Hillman. The 229-pound sophomore leads the team in rushing (295 yards) and touchdowns (five), but is averaging only 3.4 yards per carry.

FACTS & FIGURES Boston College’s uniforms will be trimmed in a red bandanna theme in honor of Welles Crowther, a former BC lacrosse player who was killed in the south tower of the World Trade Center on Sept.

11, 2001. Crowther, who was recognizable because he was never without his red bandanna, is credited with saving at least a dozen people. Thousands of fans entering the stadium will receive red bandannas. ...

The Eagles are looking for their first victory against a top-10 team since they beat Southern California 37-31 on Sept. 13, 2014, which was also a Red Bandanna game. ...

Clemson has won seven straight road games, 11 straight conference games and 41 in a row against unranked opponents.

against the Indians in Cleveland on Friday afternoon. That should be close to wrapping up when the Tigers and Eagles kick off at around 7:30 ET. Still, Boston College has lost 10 straight conference games, so it is understandable if a visit from the No. 3 team in the nation produces more dread than excitement among Eagles fans.

The Eagles’ three wins have come against Massachusetts, Buffalo and Wagner. The best team they have played so far was Virginia Tech, and they lost 49-0. Clemson (5-0, 2-0) is another level up.

“The issue you’re going to have is you’re just playing against some of the finest players in the country,” BC coach Steve Addazio said. “That’s the issue you’re going to have. There’re no weaknesses.”

The Tigers won last season’s meeting 34-17 and Watson threw for 420 yards.

As has been the case the last couple seasons at BC, the defense is solid but there is just not much offense. The Eagles rank first in the ACC in yards per play allowed (3.53) and second-to-last in yards per play gained (5.02).

Some things to know as Clemson attempts to extend its winning streak against BC to six straight games:

ROAD WARRIORS Clemson has won seven straight road games, one shy of matching the school record set from 1978-79. This trip is extra tricky because the Tigers had less time to recover from that draining 42-36 victory against Louisville.

“Getting rest, catching up on film and taking care of your bodies,” Watson said about the short work week.

The last time Clemson played a regular-season Friday game was 1956 at Miami. The Tigers lost that one. The last time they won a regular-season Friday game was 1952 against Boston College.

WHAT A RUSH Clemson is third in the ACC with 18 sacks and Boston College is tied for fourth with 16.

For the Eagles, defensive end Harold Landry leads with 5.5 sacks and is one of the most unheralded stars in the ACC. The Tigers have one of the deepest and most talented defensive lines in the country. Carlos Watkins and Albert Huggins are tied for the team lead with three sacks each.

HOMEBOY The best of Clemson’s defensive linemen is from Massachusetts. Christian Wilkins grew up rooting for the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins, Celtics and Boston College in Springfield.

Wilkins said this week he was doing his best to trade tickets for future games with teammates to accommodate all the requests he has from family and friends. He figures he would need about 100 tickets to fill all requests.

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Venables, Clemson still strong with pair of N.J. defensive standouts

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lemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables went to New Jersey late last month to check on two of his major targets at Paramus Catholic, injured LB Drew Singleton and DE Corey Bolds.

Singleton suffered a torn ACL in a game earlier this month and has had surgery so he’s out for the rest of the season. That injury hasn’t diminished the recruiting interest in him one bit and Clemson and Michigan remain among the top schools recruiting him.

“Coach Venables being here was a good sign,” said Paramus Catholic head coach Dan Sabella. “I guess it’s mutual interest.”

Bolds also spoke with Venables last Monday and said the two talk about three to four times a week.

“Our relationship is strong,” said Phil Kornblut Bolds. “We’ve had a good reRECRUITING lationship CORNER since he’s been recruiting me my sophomore year, so yeah, it’s strong.”

Bolds said he also consistently hears from Rutgers, Pittsburgh, Penn State and Georgia. He also has had Cal, Michigan, Maryland and Alabama in his lead group. He has not decided on his official visits but said Cal probably will get one of them.

DB CJ Avery of Grenada, Miss., made an official visit to Auburn late last month. He now has Auburn, Ole Miss and Mississippi State as his top three. He also has visited Cal and plans to visit Louisville.

He has talked about visiting Clemson.

TE Tyneil Hopper of Roswell, Ga., attended camp at Clemson last summer and said the Tigers have invited him for a game and plan to evaluate him this season. He has early offers from Louisville, Wake Forest and Kentucky.

DB Brendon Harris of Chattanooga, Tenn., has a Clemson offer and planned to be at the Louisville game. He’s also hearing from Alabama, Notre Dame, Mississippi State and Navy.

OL Trey Hill of Warner Robins, Ga., holds offers from Clemson, Georgia, Auburn, Florida State and Coastal Carolina.

DB Anthony Cook of Houston has early offers from Clemson, LSU, Arizona, Baylor and Houston. He said he also has offers from Ohio State, Tennessee, TCU, Alabama, Southern Cal, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska and others.

RB Lyn-J Dixon of Butler, Ga., said Clemson has been showing solid interest in him at this point. He’s also hearing from Tennessee, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Florida.

LB Braylin Fisher of Dallas, Ga., camped at Clemson last summer and has the Tigers at the top of his list of schools of interest. He also likes Duke and has visited there.

LB Kyle Wright of Ben Lippen visited Clemson on Saturday. Some of the top recruits confirmed at Clemson included 2017 DB Xavier McKinney of Roswell, Ga., 2018 QB Trevor Lawrence of Cartersville, Ga., 2018 Xavier Thomas of Wilson, 2018 DL Josh Belk of Lewisville, 2018 DB Myles Sims of Atlanta and 2018 RB Zamir White of Laurinburg, N.C.

lot, like, the trainers and the way coach Elliott coaches,” Drake said. “I want to be in school for engineering, so I’m going to check out the school for the academics and the engineering program. That, and the school as a whole, like the community and if the team gets along.”

Drake hopes to have his decision before December or January.

DB Naytron Culpepper of Miami rescheduled his official visit to USC from this past weekend to this weekend. Culpepper is still frequently hearing from the USC coaching staff. Along with USC, Culpepper said he is still hearing from Utah, Mississippi State and Michigan State the most.

As for his other official visits, Culpepper is still on schedule to visit Maryland on Oct. 15 and Michigan State on Nov. 19.

DE Aaron Sterling of Tucker, Ga., put himself back on the market in the middle of September with a decommitment from Alabama. But he’s limiting the market to USC, N.C. State and Tennessee. The Gamecocks have recruiting Sterling for an extended period and kept up their interest even when he committed to the Crimson Tide. That diligence is being rewarded by Sterling’s strong interest in them.

“They are pretty high (on his list), I think highly of South Carolina,” Sterling said.

“Coach T-Rob and Coach Muschamp, they were honest with me and told me straight up how they want to use me and told me my chances of playing and stuff. They were totally honest with me.”

Sterling was at USC last summer for a camp so he got a chance to see the coaches work up close, and he also checked out the football facilities. Sterling said he’s hearing from the Gamecocks every week with Robinson, Muschamp and Mike Peterson checking in. Sterling said he will visit USC for a game this season but he’s not sure when.

And he said he will also take an official visit to Columbia but no date has been set.

He will also visit Tennessee and N.C. State, but again no dates have been set, and he said he will visit Georgia at some point. He did visit N.C. State unofficially earlier in the season for the Old Dominion game. Sterling said he has no favorite at this point.

WR Chad Terrell of Dallas, Ga., is not far away from making his college decision. He plans to visit N.C. State soon, and then he’ll be ready. USC, Oregon and N.C. State are his final three. He last visited USC in July for the prospect social gathering and he took an official visit to Oregon earlier this month. Terrell said Muschamp and receivers coach Bryan McClendon and many other members of the staff have been in touch with him.

Terrell said he’s not leaning to any of the three at this point.

DE Matthew Butler of Garner, N.C., made an unofficial visit to USC on Saturday. Butler had originally planned to make an official visit to USC and may still do that down the road. Texas A&M has recently emerged as a major player with Butler. If he decides not to return to USC for an official visit, he could use that for a trip to College Station. Butler has taken official visits to Duke and Penn State and he said he will take two other officials to Tennessee and N.C. State as planned.

USC target DB Johnathan Abram of Jones County JC, Miss., had to leave Thursday night’s game in an ambulance.

USC He tweeted that he suffered a OL Jerry Drake Jr. (6-foot-6, “major concussion.” He also 310 pounds) of Palm Beach picked up an offer from Ole Gardens, Fla., was recently of- Miss last week. fered by South Carolina and WR Shocky Jacques-Louis took an official visit during of Lehigh Acres, Fla., was ofthe weekend. Drake also has fered by USC earlier this year. been hearing from Mississippi He also holds offers from State, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina, South Florida Cincinnati, Indiana and Rutand West Virginia. Drake said gers. He’s also hearing from he communicates regularly Florida, Florida State, Arkanwith USC offensive line coach sas, Penn State, Kentucky and Shawn Elliott and head coach Michigan State.

Will Muschamp.

QB Brayden Hawkins of Dil“I mean, I like the school. I lon has a chance to develop like their football program a into one of the state’s top pros-

coach to shake my hand. This is why I came here. And he actually expressed that in the last few weeks.”

On the official visit last month, Doumbia got a look at the Darla Moore School of Business and that was key for him because his plan is to major in international business, a program in which USC has consistently ranked #1 nationally.

“Education is my major key so my decision is from that,” Doumbia said. “South Carolina has a great international business program and I love that. And basketball, I feel and I can see that this program is full of good guys that are going to push me to my limits to get the best out of me which will help me to reach my goals.

It’s a hard working program.”

Doumbia said he also favors the style of play he has seen from Martin’s teams.

“He was sold when he watched practice,” DeLaRosa said. “He met with the players, he knows some of the players there. He knows PJ (Perry Dozier) very, very well. He knows (Chris) Silva very well.

He knows KG (Khadim Gueye) very well. There’s a camaraderie even though he’s not attached to the team. He just liked the way the practice was conducted and they way they work. The sweat equity, as I call it, that they invest. That’s who he is. High motor. He’s going to be a heck of a player in the Southeast Conference.”

Doumbia averaged 18 points per game last season and has the flexibility to play inside USC AND CLEMSON BASKETBALL and on the wing. His coach OL Jalil Irvin of Stone Ibrahim Doumbia (6-7), a loves his outside game.

Mountain, Ga., has had conMali native who attends “He shoots it as well as anytact thru the mail from USC Miami Country Day, commitbody in the country at that poand Clemson at this point. His ted to USC last week culminat- sition,” DeLaRosa said. “He strongest interest is coming ing a two-year recruiting effort physically kisses the rim. He’s from Tennessee, Auburn, N.C. by Frank Martin. a phenomenal, freakish athState, LSU, Florida State, “He was the first college lete. His motor is very high.

Michigan and Mississippi coach to shake his hand,” said He fits right in with what State.

Miami Country Day coach Coach Martin does and likes.

LB Khalid Jones of Byrnes Hugo DeLaRosa. “He told the His guys are hard working was at USC for the East Caroli- kid, you’re going to be a heck guys and that’s what attracted na game and he plans to get to of a player one day son. He him to South Carolina and a Clemson game this season. was excited about that. He was being coached by Frank MarWR Tygee Ogle-Kellogg of like, wow, the first college tin.”

pects for the next recruiting season. The former York quarterback passed for 2,800 yards and 19 touchdowns for the Cougars as a sophomore. He has not landed any offers yet but said USC is showing him a lot of interest and he planned to be in Columbia on Saturday for the Texas A&M game. He’s also drawing interest from Texas A&M, Purdue, UCLA, N.C. State, Florida, Georgia, Marshall, Michigan State, Toledo, Ohio, Duke, Wake Forest, Southern Cal, Cal, Arizona State, Florida State, Penn State, Central Florida, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Miami and others. Hawkins also has visited Marshall. He plans to visit N.C. State on Oct. 15 and he also plans to visit Texas A&M, Ohio, Purdue and Oklahoma.

USC is among the offers for OL Curtis Dunlap of IMG Academy in Florida. Some of the other offers are Oklahoma, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Arkansas, LSU, Southern Cal and others.

DL Kelijah Brown of Saluda has early offers from USC and East Carolina. He’s also hearing from Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Navy, Florida, North Carolina, Penn State, Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina.

Some of the other recruits confirmed at USC on Saturday included 2018 prospects TE Davin Dyal of Cookeville, Tenn., DL Dalton Widner of Corryton, Tenn., QB Jalil ElAmin, Will Huzzie and 2017 recruit Cortez Buckholts, a wide receiver out of of Duluth, Ga.

Alcoa, Tenn., planned to be at Clemson on Saturday. The Tigers are showing interest as is USC which has told him he’ll get an offer from them when he runs a 4.5 forty. Tennessee also is showing interest. He’s had offers from Louisville, Memphis, Texas-San Antonio and Austin Peay.

DL Damion Daley of Ridge View heard from Clemson and USC early in the summer but said he’s not heard from either since. He has offers from Cincinnati and Georgia State and is also hearing from Old Dominion, Louisville, Notre Dame, Purdue and Central Florida.

WR Demarcus Gregory of Byrnes has offers from USC, N.C. State, North Carolina and Wake Forest. He said he hears from USC and Clemson every day. He’s also hearing from Florida, Georgia, Virginia Tech, Penn State and Florida State.

LB Eriq Gilyard (5-11, 225) of Jacksonville, Fla. has offers from Clemson and USC. He said Clemson continues to recruit him but he’s not hearing from the Gamecocks at this point. He also has offers from Georgia Tech, Alabama, Duke, Michigan, Virginia Tech, LSU, Nebraska, N.C. State, North Carolina, Oregon State and others.

DB Tre’ Douglas of McDonough, Ga., said Clemson and USC are both showing interest. He’s also hearing from Virginia Tech, Tennessee, Ohio State, Florida and Penn State.

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Cueto, Giants set for Game 1 of NLDS against Lester, Cubs

BY JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO — It is October in an even-numbered year, and the San Francisco Giants appear to be following their usual routine. The Chicago Cubs think their time is now.

Welcome to one intriguing NL Division Series.

Fresh off a dramatic wildcard victory in New York, the Giants were brimming with confidence when they arrived in Chicago on Thursday, albeit a bit late due to travel problems. Madison Bumgarner’s four-hitter in Wednesday night’s 3-0 victory against the Mets means he likely is pushed back until at least Game 3, but the Giants have 18-game winner Johnny Cueto ready to go for Friday night’s series opener at Wrigley Field.

San Francisco stumbled in the second half of the season, then closed with five wins in six games to hold onto the second NL wild card. The Giants won the World Series in 2010, 2012 and 2014, and manager Bruce Bochy and company feel this is their part of the calendar— again.

“The moment won’t bother these guys,” Bochy said.

The Giants’ sustained success is exactly what the Cubs are hoping to string together.

It has been 108 years since the North Siders last won the World Series in 1908 — a number that will chase them around for as long as they stick around in this year’s playoffs — but the Cubs made it to the NL Championship Se-

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San Francisco’s Conor Gillaspie rounds the bases after hitting a 3-run home run in the ninth inning as the Giants beat the New York Mets 3-0 in the NL wild card game on Wednesday in New York. ries in 2015 and led the majors with 103 wins this season.

With a deep rotation and young sluggers in Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, the Cubs are positioned to challenge for titles for years to come. They want to start right now, and the Giants are standing in their way.

“Every year they’re in it.

Every year they’re contending. Every year they have a chance to win the World Series,” said left-hander Jon Lester, who will start Game 1 for the Cubs. “So I think that’s what every team wants, not just us. I think they’re an organization that a lot of teams look after to figure out how, why, how to get to that point.

“It’s a model of consistency.

It’s impressive to see what they do.”

The Cubs clinched the NL Central title way back on Sept.

15, giving them a couple weeks to rest a few bumps and bruises and get their pitching staff ready for the playoffs. Even manager Joe Maddon is interested to see how they respond after four days off.

“Yeah, we’re going to find out,” Maddon said. “I thought we handled the last couple days well.”

One of the key moments in Chicago’s run to a wild card last season was a four-game sweep of San Francisco in August. If this year’s seven-game season series is any indication of what the playoffs will look like, get ready for a string of tight, low-scoring matchups.

The final five games were decided by one run, including Chicago taking three of four at home last month. The Cubs won four times and outscored the Giants 23-17 this year, but one of their wins was an 8-1 victory.

Kershaw’s postseason woes a mystery

BY HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer

WASHINGTON — It is one of baseball’s enduring mysteries in recent years and will be front-and-center in Game 1 of the NL Division Series between the Dodgers and Nationals that begins Friday: Why is LA lefty Clayton Kershaw so downright masterful during the regular season and so decidedly mediocre during the playoffs?

While a player such as Washington slugger Bryce Harper talks about thriving when the stage is biggest, the lights brightest, the TV audience broadest, Kershaw seems to spend early October dealing with questions about happens to him at this time of year. He goes from being a three-time Cy Young Award winner (with a pair of other top-three finishes in voting) who wins two out of every three decisions (126-60 career record) and owns a 2.37 ERA to just a guy: 2-6, 4.59 ERA. “The bad ones stand out more,” he said Thursday, “for sure.”

He offered one possible explanation for the disparity, and a hopeful-sounding view of why things could be different this time around, beginning when he faces Max Scherzer and the rest of the NL East champions.

In years gone by, Kershaw said, he thought he was supposed to carry the Dodgers.

But he missed more than two months with a back injury in 2016 and thought it took some time to get completely comfortable when he returned for five starts in September.

“In the past, I’ve definitely felt that pressure more. But this year’s been a little bit different for me, just as far as having to watch on the sidelines. ... It’s really kind of hit home for me a little bit, as I’ve come back, that I can defi-

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guy. ... He doesn’t get down on himself. As well as he’s pitched in two years here, really no need.”

Estrada has never pitched a complete game in the majors and the Blue Jays didn’t throw one this season. No matter, Estrada gave them all they needed to start this best-of-five series.

“Who cares? We won,” Estrada said.

Game 2 is Friday afternoon at Texas. J.A. Happ starts for the Blue Jays against Yu Darvish.

The last of the Rangers’ four hits off Estrada was Elvis Andrus’ leadoff triple in the ninth. Gibbons removed the right-hander after Shin-Soo Choo’s RBI grounder ended the shutout bid.

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nitely be a part of this and definitely help and definitely be a factor in winning,” Kershaw said. “But I don’t have to be THE factor.”

Another difference: He recently picked up somewhat of a sidearm delivery for the occasional 95 mph fastball, something he got from Game 2 starter Rich Hill.

Neither Dodgers rookie manager Dave Roberts nor Kershaw himself has spent time going over video of past playoff performances to try to glean anything that could be improved or changed for this series.

“I don’t read too much into it and haven’t looked back on it. I don’t think it has any bearing on this postseason, the start tomorrow,” Roberts said. “And I really don’t think Clayton cares, either.”

Setting aside Kershaw’s particular case, for the moment, there are those players, to be sure, who are able to elevate themselves when the stakes and scrutiny are the greatest.

Harper, who slugged .882 with three homers in Washington’s 2014 NLDS loss to San Francisco, describes himself as someone who enjoys “playing in front of millions of people” and adds: “My heart doesn’t really race or anything like that. I’m super calm. I feel great at the plate. I feel great in the outfield. Just feels like home.”

Nationals left fielder Jayson Werth, who won a World Series title with Philadelphia in 2008, spoke about Phillies teammate Jimmy Rollins as an example of someone who performed best when the TV cameras turned on.

“The red light’s on and, all of a sudden, he turns into a superhero. That’s more personality than DNA, I think,” Werth said. “Some guys can do it. Some guys are the opposite. They play better during the season, when no one’s watching.”

loaded triple for the Blue Jays.

Toronto has won four straight overall, including an 11-inning, 5-2 victory over Baltimore in the AL wild-card game Tuesday night that included a home run by Bautista.

Bautista was booed heartily during pregame introductions and while he batted in the first inning. There also were chants of “Rougie! Rougie!” — those were for Rougned Odor, the second baseman who punched Bautista and ignited a benchclearing brawl in their last meeting May 15. Odor was suspended seven games.

By time Bautista led off the seventh with a walk, the ballpark was quiet with the Rangers down 7-0. After he homered, a fan threw the ball almost back to the infield.

Hamels, the MVP of the 2008 World Series and NLCS for Philadelphia, threw 42 of his 82 pitches in the third. He allowed

seven runs (six earned) with three walks in 3 1/3 innings.

“When you give up the amount of runs that I did early in the game, it can kind of deflate anything and everything of what home-field advantage really is,” Hamels said. “It was a major letdown for what I was able to not do.”

Ezequiel Carrera was on second base with two outs in the third when Josh Donaldson hit a liner toward third base. Donaldson, who had four hits, had even stopped running, assuming that Adrian Beltre would catch the ball — instead, the rising liner ricocheted off the mitt of the four-time Gold Glover and into left field for an RBI double that made it 1-0.

Encarnacion then had a single on a liner off Hamels’ outstretched glove, before Bautista’s run-scoring single and Russell Martin’s walk to load the bases.

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NLDS CAPSULES San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs Schedule: (All times EDT) Game 1, Friday, at Chicago (9:15 p.m., FS1); Game 2, Saturday, at Chicago (8:08 p.m., MLB Network); Game 3, Monday, Oct. 10, at San Francisco (TBA, FS1 or MLB Network); x-Game 4, Tuesday, Oct. 11, at San Francisco (TBA, FS1); x-Game 5, Thursday, Oct. 13, at Chicago (TBA, FS1). x-if necessary.

Season Series: Cubs won 4-3.

Projected Lineups: Giants: CF Denard Span (.266, 11 HRs, 52 RBIs, 12 SBs), 1B Brandon Belt (.275, 17, 82, 41 2Bs, 104 BBs), C Buster Posey (.288, 14, 80, 33 2Bs), RF Hunter Pence (.289, 13, 57), SS Brandon Crawford (.275, 12, 84), LF Angel Pagan (.277, 12, 55, 15 SBs), 2B Joe Panik (.239, 10, 62), 3B Conor Gillaspie (.262, 6, 25) or Eduardo Nunez (.288, 16, 67, 40 SBs with Giants and Twins).

Cubs: CF Dexter Fowler (.276, 13, 48), 3B or LF Kris Bryant (.292, 39, 102, 121 runs, 176 hits), 1B Anthony Rizzo (.292, 32, 109, 170 hits), 2B or LF Ben Zobrist (.272, 18, 76), RF Jason Heyward (.230, 7, 49), SS Addison Russell (.238, 21, 95), C Miguel Montero (.216, 8, 33) or Willson Contreras (.282, 12, 35 in 76 games) or David Ross (.229, 10, 32), 2B or 3B or SS Javier Baez (.273, 14, 59).

Starting Pitchers: Giants: RH Johnny Cueto (18-5, 2.79 ERA), LH Matt Moore (13-12, 4.08 with Rays and Giants), LH Madison Bumgarner (15-9, 2.74, 251 Ks), RH Jeff Samardzija (12-11, 3.81).

Cubs: LH Jon Lester (19-5, 2.44, 197 Ks), RH Kyle Hendricks (16-8, MLB-best 2.13), RH Jake Arrieta (18-8, 3.10), RH John Lackey (11-8, 3.35).

Relievers: Giants: RH Sergio Romo (1-0, 2.64, 4/4 saves), RH Derek Law (4-2, 2.13, 1 save), LH Javier Lopez (1-3, 4.05, 1 save, .211 BA vs LH hitters), LH Will Smith (2-4, 3.35 with Giants and Brewers), RH Hunter Strickland (3-3, 3.10, 3 saves), RH Santiago Casilla (2-5, 3.57, 31/40 saves), RH George Kontos (3-2, 2.53), LH Steven Okert (0-0, 3.21 in 16 games).

Cubs: LH Aroldis Chapman (4-1, 1.55, 36/39 saves, 90 Ks, 58 IP for Yankees and Cubs), RH Hector Rondon (2-3, 3.53, 18/23 saves), RH Pedro Strop (2-2, 2.85), RH Trevor Cahill (4-4, 2.74), RH Carl Edwards Jr. (0-1, 3.75, 2 saves), RH Justin Grimm (2-1, 4.10), LH Mike Montgomery (4-5, 2.52, 7 starts, 49 games for Mariners and Cubs), LH Travis Wood (4-0, 2.95).

Matchups: This is the second postseason meeting between the teams. San Francisco beat Chicago 4-1 to win the 1989 NLCS. ... The Cubs won 103 games in the regular season, 16 more than San Francisco. ... The Giants took two of three meetings at home in May, then the Cubs won three of four at Wrigley Field in September. The final five games were all decided by one run.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals Schedule: (All times EDT) Game 1, Friday, at Washington (5:38 p.m., FS1); Game 2, Saturday, at Washington (4:08 p.m., FS1); Game 3, Monday, Oct. 10, at Los Angeles (TBA, FS1 or MLB Network); x-Game 4, Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Los Angeles (TBA, FS1); x-Game 5, Thursday, Oct. 13, at Washington (TBA, FS1). x-if necessary.

Season Series: Dodgers won 5-1.

Projected Lineups: Dodgers: 2B Chase Utley (.252, 14 HRs, 52 RBIs), SS Corey Seager (.308, 26, 72), 3B Justin Turner (.275, 27, 90), 1B Adrian Gonzalez (.285, 18, 90), C Yasmani Grandal (.228, 27, 72), RF Josh Reddick (.258, 2, 9 in 47 games with Dodgers; .296, 8, 28 with Oakland) or Yasiel Puig (.263, 11, 45 in 104 games), CF Joc Pederson (.246, 25, 68), LF Howie Kendrick (.255, 8, 40) or Andrew Toles (.314, 3, 16 in 47 games).

Nationals: CF Trea Turner (.342, 13, 40, 53 runs, 33 SBs in 73 games), LF Jayson Werth (.244, 21, 69, 139 Ks), RF Bryce Harper (.243, 24, 86), 2B Daniel Murphy (.347, 25, 104, 47 2Bs, 57 Ks), 3B Anthony Rendon (.270, 20, 85, 38 2Bs), 1B Ryan Zimmerman (.218, 15, 46) or Stephen Drew (.266, 8, 21), SS Danny Espinosa (.209, 24, 72, 174 Ks), C Pedro Severino (.321, 2, 4 in 28 ABs) or Jose Lobaton (.232, 3, 8 in 99 ABs).

Starting Pitchers: Dodgers: LH Clayton Kershaw (12-4, 1.69 ERA, 172 Ks in 149 IP), LH Rich Hill (3-2, 1.83, 34 1/3 IP with Dodgers; 9-3, 2.25, 76 IP in 14 starts with Oakland), RH Kenta Maeda (16-11, 3.48, 179 Ks in 175 2/3 IP), LH Julio Urias (5-2, 3.39, 84 Ks in 77 IP).

Nationals: RH Max Scherzer (20-7, 2.96, MLB-high 284 Ks, 228 1/3 IP), RH Tanner Roark (16-10, 2.83, 210 IP), LH Gio Gonzalez (11-11, 4.57), RH Joe Ross (7-5, 3.43).

Relievers: Dodgers: RH Kenley Jansen (3-2, 1.83, career-high 47/53 saves), RH Pedro Baez (3-2, 3.04), RH Joe Blanton (7-2, 2.48), LH Luis Avilan (3-0, 3.20), RH Ross Stripling (5-9, 3.96), RH Chris Hatcher (5-4, 5.53).

Nationals: RH Mark Melancon (2-2, 1.64, 47/51 saves, 75 games, 65 Ks, 71 1/3 IP with Pirates and Nationals), RH Shawn Kelley (3-2, 2.64, 7 saves, 80 Ks, 58 IP), RH Blake Treinen (4-1, 2.28, 1 save, 63 Ks, 67 IP), RH Matt Belisle (0-0, 1.76, 46 IP), RH Reynaldo Lopez (5-3, 4.91, 11 games, 6 starts), LH Sammy Solis (2-4, 2.42, 47 Ks, 41 IP), LH Oliver Perez (2-3, 4.95, 46 Ks, 40 IP), RH Yusmeiro Petit (3-5, 4.50, 1 save, 62 IP).

Matchups: The Dodgers and Nationals have never faced each other in the postseason, but Los Angeles did play the Montreal Expos in the 1981 NLCS, winning the best-of-five series 3-2 long before the franchise moved to Washington. ...

After clinching the NL West title, the Dodgers lost five of six during the final week of the season, costing them a shot at home-field advantage in this series. That could be important because they went 53-28 at home and 38-43 on the road this season. ... The Dodgers outscored the Nats 26-21 in the season series, including a three-game sweep at home.

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here the whole time and has been very steady. And guys have confidence in him as CHARLOTTE — Derek Anwell.” derson is preparing as if he Rivera said the game plan will start Monday night wouldn’t change if Anderson against the Tampa Bay Buccastarts, although he joked he neers with Cam Newton still probably would elect to hand in the league’s concussion prothe ball off more than Newton tocol. when it comes to running the The 33-year-old Anderson read option. took reps with Carolina’s firstNewton has struggled so far team offense for the second this season with only six straight day , while Newton touchdown passes and five indid not attend the team’s outterceptions in four starts. He door practice. has been sacked 13 times.

Panthers coach Ron Rivera Newton left last Sunday’s offered little in terms of an upgame against Atlanta in the date on Newton’s playing stafourth quarter when he took a tus, saying he won’t make a hit from Falcons linebacker decision on the 2015 MVP until Deion Jones on a 2-point conFILE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS later this week. version run. Anderson reThe Carolina Panthers have plenty of confidence in backup quarter“We are not forcing players lieved Newton and threw two back Derek Anderson, according to head coach Ron Rivera. Starter to get onto the football field,” touchdown passes to get CaroCam Newton may miss Monday’s game against Tampa Bay with a con- lina back in the game. HowevRivera said emphatically Thursday. “We will do exactly cussion. er, two costly interceptions of as the protocol tells us and Anderson in the closing minwhat the doctors and experts no update on that investigaincluding wide receiver Ted utes, and the defense’s inabilitell us.” tion.

Ginn Jr., were limited in prac- ty to get a stop, were costly in The NFL is still investigatNewton was one of six start- tice as the injuries continue to the 48-33 loss. ing how the Panthers handled ers who didn’t practice Thurs- mount for the struggling PanThe Panthers face the Saints a helmet-to-helmet hit Newton day. thers (1-3). the following Sunday and then took in the fourth quarter of a Running back Jonathan Anderson is 20-25 as an NFL have a bye, so it’s possible the Week 1 loss to the Denver Stewart (hamstring), left tack- starter, but 2-0 since joining the team could err on the side of Broncos. Newton stayed in and le Michael Oher (concussion), Panthers six years ago. Coincicaution and keep the franchise completed that game despite a defensive end Charles Johnson dentally, both of those wins quarterback out until Oct. 30. ferocious blow to the head. (quad), linebacker Thomas came against the Buccaneers in “If I do end up playing I NFL spokesman Brian McCar- Davis (hamstring) and corner- 2014. want to prepare and not let my thy told The Associated Press back James Bradberry (foot) “He’s done a great job for teammates down,” Anderson on Thursday the league had also sat out. Six other starters, us,” Rivera said. “He’s been said.

“I know the expectations are high and the bar has been set here. ... We still have a lot of good football players in this room and we can turn this thing around.”

If Anderson starts, look for him to key on tight end Greg Olsen.

Olsen caught 18 passes for 193 yards and a touchdown in the two games Anderson started against Tampa Bay in 2014.

The duo also hooked up for a touchdown and a 2-point conversion last week against the Falcons.

“He’s probably better than a lot of starters in this league,” Olsen said of Anderson.

“We’re happy to have him and lucky to have him.”

NOTES If Oher can’t play, the Panthers will again move Mike Remmers to left tackle and start Daryl Williams at right tackle against the Bucs (1-3). ...

Stewart has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury but is making progress running in the pool, Rivera said. Cameron Artis-Payne will split carries with changeof-pace back Fozzy Whittaker if Stewart remains out of action. ... Rookie Daryl Worley will see increased action if Bradberry isn’t able to start.

OBITUARIES ANDREW S. BENJAMIN

Andrew Stefan Benjamin, affectionately known as “Welp” or “Lil Daddy,” was born on Aug. 3, 1965, in Bishopville, to the late Jesse and Louise Williams Benjamin. He departed this earthly life on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

At an early age, he gave his life to Christ and was baptized at Jerusalem Stuckey Baptist Church. He graduated from Bishopville High School in 1983. Andrew married the love of his life, Georgia Denise Wilson Benjamin, on May 22, 1992. To this union two daughters were born, Jessica and Brittany. He was a hardworking man and a great provider for his family. He was formerly employed with Piggly Wiggly, IGA and Versch Lock and was currently employed with Schneider Electric, where he worked for 28 years. Welp enjoyed watching sports and his favorite was the Dallas Cowboys.

Welp will truly be missed by all who knew him and fond memories will forever be cherished by his loving and devoted wife, Georgia Benjamin of the home; daughters, Jessica M. Benjamin of Glen Allen, Virginia, and Brittany N. Benjamin of Myrtle Beach; one sister, Ruby B. (Stonney) Scarborough of Lamar; two brothers, Mark Williams of Richmond, Virginia, and Dr. Russell (Joanne) Benjamin of Chicago, Illinois; mother-inlaw, Mary (Curtis) Nelson; two brothers-in-law, Stacey Wilson and Aundray (Donna) Wilson of Sumter; and a host of uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins, relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Jesse J. Benjamin; and a nephew, Stonney E. Scar-

borough.

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

Mr. Benjamin will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, Sumter, with Pastor Marion H. Newton officiating.

Interment will follow in St. Phillip Cemetery, Bishopville.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 50 Planters Drive, Sumter.

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

ARABELLE BOYD Arabelle Boyd departed this earthly life on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey in Sumter.

She was born on July 6, 1929, in Sumter County. She was the third of eight children born to the late Willie Sr. and Gardenia Willis Rembert.

Mrs. Boyd was reared and educated in the public schools of Sumter. Arabelle later moved to Washington, D.C., in 1953.

She married the love of her life, the late Clinton Boyd, in that same year, after moving to Washington, D.C. She worked several jobs, later retiring from the Library of Congress in 1993. She was an honorable woman, a woman of integrity, dignity, strong family values, and she loved and cherished her family. She had a special love for her grandchildren.

She leaves to cherish her memories: one sister, Willie Mae (Albert) Dinkins of Wedgefield; two brothers, Ernest Rembert and James Rembert, both of Wedgefield; nephew, Jessie Rembert of Kentucky; three grandchil-

dren, Theresia B. (Trevilian) Allen, Antonyetta Boyd and Sandra Boyd, all of Washington, D.C.; one daughter-in-law, Ella J. Boyd of Washington, D.C.; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Vermell Holmes of Sumter and Daisy of New Jersey; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton Boyd; and one son, James Boyd.

There will be no public viewing.

The family will have a meet / greet at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at noon on Saturday at St. Paul AME Church (SHAW), Sumter, with Pastor Eric Dent officiating.

Interment will be held at a later date at Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Virginia.

The family will be receiving friends at 1334 Arabelle Drive, Wedgefield.

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

MORRIS CHINA JR. Deacon Morris China Jr., faithful servant of mankind, entered eternal rest on Oct. 3, 2016.

Born on Jan. 8, 1932, to the late Deacon Morris China Sr. and Lille Mae Bradford China.

He served the Sumter community faithfully until the end. A stranger to none and friend to all, he exemplified Christ in his life daily. He was a member of Union Missionary Baptist Church, where he served dutifully as chairman of the deacon board for decades. An avid businessman, he loved, mentored and inspired many.

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He left to cherish a legacy of selfless love and service: three children, Morris China III of Sylvania, Ohio, Stephen (Valerie) China of Sumter and Kym (O’neal) Rush of Florence; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Kerline (John) Jackson; four sisters-in-law, Viola Pitts, Bernice Butler and Minnie Butler, all of Sumter, and Estelle China of Hillside, New Jersey; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Deacon Morris China Sr. and Lillie Mae China; beloved wife, the late Earline Butler China; daughter-in-law, the late Lillian China; sister, Anna Vaughn; and brother, Sam China.

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

Our adored Deacon Morris China Jr. will be placed in the church from 1 p.m. on Saturday until the hour of services.

The homegoing celebration will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Westend Community Church, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter. Interment will follow at St. Mark Four Bridges Baptist Church cemetery.

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friends at 1690 N. St. Paul Church Road, Sumter.

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

MARILYN CUNNINGHAM FRIENDSWOOD, Texas — Marilyn Cunningham, wife of Peter S. Cunningham, died on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, in Texas.

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by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386.

MARTHA M. GOODMAN MANNING — Martha Moses Goodman, 91, widow of Clarence Goodman, died on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, at Windsor Manor Nursing Home, Summerton.

She was born on March 10, 1925, in the Cypress Fork community of Alcolu, a daughter of the late John Sr. and Maggie Pressley Moses.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her niece, Emma Blanding Hilton and her husband, Ernest, 1089 Sportsman Drive, Manning.

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

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Green Law Firm, LLC Christopher J. Marrin Attorney for Plaintiff 2821 Millwood Avenue P.O. Box 1698 Columbia, SC 29202 (803) 771-2455

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on August 8, 2016.

GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC P. O. Box 11682 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 233-1177

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SUMMONS MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE (JURY TRIAL REQUESTED) IN THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT CASE NO.: 2015CV4310103404 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER LATICIA ZIMMERMAN, Plaintiff, v.

KEVIN ANDERSON, Defendant.

TO: THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint, herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said complaint upon the subscriber, Christopher J. Marrin, Esquire, at his office located at 2821 Millwood Avenue, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days of the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service.

In Loving Memory of Terry D. Washington 10//29//71-10//07//15 We miss your smiling face and hope you have found a better place. We all hope to see you some sweet day when God calls his people to rest, to a home where all have done their best.

Sadly Missed by, Mother, Father, Sister, Nieces, Nephews & Sons. The Washington Family

YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN FURTHER NOTICE, that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the complaint as required by this summons, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, judgment by default will be rendered against you

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