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2 juveniles arrested in invasion

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Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged two juveniles in connection with a burglary where a 12-year-old was reportedly held at gunpoint on Sept. 15.

According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, a then 16-year-old male and a 15-year-old male entered a residence in the 2300 block of Whipporwill Drive without consent and with the intent to commit a crime.

A 12-year-old male resident was present during the crime and was told to lie on the floor while a firearm was pointed at his face, states the release.

The suspects stole jewelry valued at approximate $130 during the incident.

The then 16-year-old, who turned 17 after his arrest, has been charged with first degree burglary and the 15-year-old suspect has been charged with first degree burglary and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

The names of the suspects have been withheld because of their ages at the time the arrests were made.

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office charged a 64-year-old man with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor after arresting him on Tuesday.

According to one warrant from the sheriff ’s office, Steven Phillip Davies, of 2631 Highway 521 South, allegedgly performed a sexual act on a 14-year-old male between Aug. 1 and Aug. 15 while in the 2600 block of Highway 521 South.

Another warrant states that Davies

allegedly performed a sexual act on a 9-year-old male between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2011, while in the 2600 block of Highway 521 South.

The warrants state that Davies also allegedly fondled both victims.

An incident report from the sheriff’s office DAVIES states that Davies and the victims have a familial relationship.

The report also states that one of the victim’s parents found sexually re-

lated Facebook messages between their child and Davies, who is a registered sex offender.

The parents asked their son about the messages, and he told them that Davies had asked many times about giving or receiving sexual contact.

The victim told his parents that nothing happened between him and Davies but later admitted that sexual acts did occur, according to the report.

Davies was apprehended and taken to Sumter-Lee Detention Center. His bond is set at $15,000.

Rotary Club gives children Happy Feet

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The Shoe Department sales associate Lesia Johnson helps Jazzlynne Webster, 7, try on a boot Thursday during the Happy Feet event at the store. The Rotary Club of Sumter Palmetto provided a $30 voucher for more than 200 children selected by Sumter School District.

Spring onion sales provide new kicks for over 200 kids

BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com If you bought onions from Rotary last spring, you helped put shoes on children in Sumter School District on Thursday.

The Rotary Club of Sumter Palmetto sells Vidalia on-

ions each spring as a primary fundraiser that generates money used in part for Happy Feet, a program coordinated with the district to provide a $30 shoe voucher for children. This year, children could also use the voucher for socks.

The district identifies chil-

dren within the district who are eligible and sends out a note with the voucher for each child in a qualified household.

More than 100 children arrived at The Shoe Department store on Broad Street by 4 p.m. Thursday to select their shoes. Children vied

for brands such as “Hello Kitty,” “Hot Cakes” and “Bear Paws.” Some chose boots, others sneakers and even basketball shoes.

Paul Robbins, president of the Sumter Palmetto club, said there were more than

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Charlotte police refuse to release shooting video CHARLOTTE (AP) — Charlotte police refused under mounting pressure Thursday to release video that could resolve wildly different accounts of the shooting of a black man, as the National Guard arrived to try to head off a third night of violence in this city on edge.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said that releasing police dashcam and body camera footage of the killing of 43-year Keith Lamont Scott could undermine the investigation. He told reporters the video will be

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made public when he believes there is a “compelling reason” to do so.

“You shouldn’t expect it to be released,” Putney said. “I’m not going to jeopardize the investigation.”

Meanwhile, an undisclosed number of National Guardsmen assembled in Charlotte, sent in by Gov. PUTNEY Pat McCrory after a second straight night of racial unrest that seemed at odds with Charlotte’s image as a diverse, forward-look-

ing banking capital of the New South.

Charlotte is just the latest U.S. city to be shaken by protests and recriminations over the death of a black man at the hands of police, a list that includes Baltimore, Milwaukee, Chicago, New York, and Ferguson, Missouri. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Thursday, prosecutors charged a white officer with manslaughter for killing an unarmed black man on a city street last week.

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A man and woman who were sought by Sumter Police Department for their connections to a non-fatal shooting of a 36-year-old man in July in Sumter were apprehended in Virginia on Wednesday.

According to a news release from the police department, U.S. Marshals and Virginia authorities arrested Xavier Namir Chennault, 21, and Kiara Ashonta Johnson, 18, for their alleged roles in the shooting of Alphonso CHENNAULT Mack at his residence in the 400 block of Miller Road on July 20.

Mack continues to recover from his injuries, states the release.

Chennault and JOHNSON Johnson, both formerly of Virginia, were apparently acquainted with the victim and were last seen at a bus station in Columbia just after the shooting.

A previous news release from the police department stated that Chennault may have been the last person seen with Mack before the shooting.

Chennault, who was wanted for attempted murder, and Johnson, who was wanted for accessory after the fact, could face additional charges once they are returned to Sumter.

Chennault also faces unrelated charges in Richmond, Virginia.

An extradition hearing is pending.

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August home sales indicate seller’s market

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crease. Meanwhile, the average price stayed relatively steady from $148,551 in August 2015 to $150,238 in August.

The median house price represents the midway point of all the houses sold at market price during a set period. For instance, if there were 101 houses sold during the month, the median house price would be the house price in the middle. That differs from the average price determined by adding the sold prices together and then dividing that total by the number of sales.

Real estate professionals often refer to the median price because it more accurately illustrates the market since a high-priced home can often skew the average higher and give the wrong im-

August home sales in the Sumter, Lee and Clarendon county area show a tightening real estate market with a substantial increase in median prices compared to 2015, according to information from Sumter Board of Realtors.

Sumter Board of Realtors represents and keeps statistics on properties in the three-county area.

There were 131 homes sold in August, a slight increase of three homes from August 2015. But the median price of a home sold in the area rose from $128,150 in 2015 to $150,000 in August of this year, or a 17 percent in-

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pression of the market.

Other statistics also show a tightening of the real estate market in the area. There were 1,035 listings in the area in August compared to 1,257 last year. The number of new listings in August stayed about the same as last year, 220 new listings in 2016 versus 216 in 2015.

The total dollar amount of residential real estate sold in the tri-county area in August was $19.68 million in 2016 compared to $19.01 million in 2015. Statewide, the number of closed sales in August was up 9.3 percent from 2015 and the median sales price was up 5.7 percent.

According to a monthly report from South Carolina Realtors, sales began

to cool for much of the country in August, and “conventional wisdom indicates that year-over-year declines are going to be present for the remainder of the year, given the low inventory situation in most markets.”

The report also said residential housing is in demand and has created competition that tends to keep prices up.

“Rental prices are also up, which may lure more toward home ownership,” according to the release.

In addition, the report indicated “sellers should feel confident enough to list homes at fair prices and receive meaningful offers in a healthy residential real estate and overall economic environment.”

Richardson signs copies of ‘His Mother!’

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Tire shop losses $60,000 in contents to fire J&M Tires at 1015 Manning Road lost about $60,000 of contents and sustained an estimated $20,000 in damage during an early morning fire on Thursday.

According to an incident report from Sumter Fire Department, firefighters received the call about the fire at 5:37 a.m. and arrived about 5:41 a.m.

When firefighters arrived smoke was seen coming from the roof of the business, states the report.

The fire apparently originated at a work bench in the shop area of the business and was mostly contained to the bench and wall separating the shop and the storage area.

Firefighters had the blaze under control at 6:04 a.m.

Approximately $80,000 of the structure was saved and an estimated $20,000 of contents were saved.

A possible cause of the fire was undetermined at the time the incident report was approved on Thursday.

Oceanfront boardwalk to be extended MYRTLE BEACH — The popular oceanfront boardwalk in Myrtle Beach is being extended by another block.

The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports that the north end of the boardwalk is being extended past where a developer is putting up a new oceanfront hotel.

City Planning Director Carol Coleman says the new hotel was approved with some zoning exceptions in exchange for a public benefit for the city. An oceanfront park will also be built as part of the project.

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Author Sandy Richardson signs a copy of her book “His Mother!” for Nancyhunter Blanding at the Elephant Ear Gallery on Thursday afternoon. Contributing writers also were on hand to sign their chapters.

Registrations accepted for Sumter County Fair flower show FROM STAFF REPORTS

CORRECTION The caption under Thursday’s photograph of Mayor Joe McElveen signing the proclamation of Constitution Week in Sumter should have stated that the observance is Sept. 17 through 23.

The Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter Inc. and the Sumter County Fair Committee will host this year’s flower show at the Memorial Building, 31 Artillery Drive, Sumter, during American Legion Post 15’s Sumter County Fair, Tuesday through Oct. 2.

The council invites interested amateur gardeners from Sumter, Lee, Clar-

endon and Kershaw counties to participate and attend at no charge.

The theme for this year is “The Universe Around Us.” Application forms can be obtained from the fair office, or printed from the Fair website at www. sumterfair.com.

Horticulture entries may only be submitted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.on Monday.

Call Design Registration Chairman

Jane Hammond at (803) 452-5767 or (803) 968-6768 to pre-register a design.

The judging will take place at 1 p.m.

Tuesday. Exhibits may be picked up from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2.

Prize money will be available at this time at the Civic Center on Liberty Street.

Call Show Superintendent Bonnie Farrar at (803) 491-7760 for more details.

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POLICE BLOTTER Daniel Lowder, 20, of 3 Dabbs St., was arrested on Aug. 17 for allegedly hitting his father and damaging his father’s vehicle with an ax. According to an incident report from Sumter Police Department, Lowder was confronted by his father after he fell asleep while cooking food. During the discussion, Lowder allegedly hit his father in the back with a closed fist and later retrieved an ax from his truck and used it to damage the rear tail light of his father’s vehicle as well as the mailbox. The responding officer stated in the report to have smelled alcohol on Lowder’s breath. Lowder is charged with public disorderly conduct, third degree assault and battery, and malicious injury to property.

Donte T. Mathis, 27, of 4880 Cannery Road, Dalzell, was arrested on Sept.

9 and charged with second degree domestic violence for allegedly choking a woman while she sat in a vehicle parked in the 6600 block of Young Street in Rembert on Sept. 1.

According to a news release from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Mathis took the keys to a vehicle and later grabbed a hatchet and threatened to kill the victim. He also reportedly cut the vehicle tires with the hatchet so the victim could not leave. Two children were in the back seat of the vehicle during the

Heather G. Capell, 33, of 3750 Barkley Road, was arrested on Sept. 13 and charged with unlawful neglect of a child for placing a newborn male child at unreasonable risk of harm after she tested positive for amphetamines and methamphetamines on Aug. 15.

STOLEN PROPERTY A white 2002 Toyota Camry valued at $2,000 was reported stolen from a parking lot of a business in the 1200 block of North Lafayette Drive between 2:45 and 10:15 a.m. on Sunday.

A black and yellow Poulan Pro push lawn mower valued at $500 was reportedly stolen from a residence in the 100 block of Miltonn Street about noon on Aug. 31.

A dark gray Mazda 626 LX valued at $2,600 was reportedly stolen from a business in the 300 block of Manning Avenue between 8 and 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

An unknown number of beds and mattresses valued at about $500 were reportedly stolen from a vacant residence on White Street between Aug. 28 and Sept. 17. Approximately $575 in damage was caused to the structure when windows and the rear door was damaged during the incident, according to an incident report from Sumter Police Department.

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SCOTT FROM PAGE A1 Wednesday night attacked reporters and others, set fires and smashed windows of hotels, office buildings and restaurants in the city’s bustling downtown section. The NASCAR Hall of Fame was among the places damaged.

Forty-four people were arrested, and one protester was shot and critically wounded; city officials said police did not shoot the man.

On Thursday, in a measure of how tense things had become, three of Charlotte’s major employers — Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Duke Energy — told thousands of employees not to venture into the city.

Hours before nightfall Thursday, the police chief said he saw no need for a curfew. In addition to the Nation-

at $5,000 was reportedly stolen from an auto shop in the 1200 block of North Lafayette Drive between 7 p.m. on Aug. 17 and 1:35 a.m. on Aug. 18. The victim told law enforcement that the suspects also crashed through a metal fence on the property causing about $500 in damage.

A pair of Nike Jordan Retro 7 sneakers valued at $205, a pair of Nike Jordan Retro 11 sneakers valued at $185, a pair of Nike Jordan Retro 8 sneakers valued $205 and a pair of Nike Jordan Retro 9 sneakers valued at $170 were reportedly stolen from a dorm room in the 100 block of West College Street between 1 and 6:20 p.m. on Saturday.

A blue and black moped valued at $1,200 was reportedly stolen while it was parked at a residence in the 500 block of East Charlotte Avenue between 5 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. on Saturday.

DAMAGED PROPERTY Approximately $1,500 in damage was caused to a building in the 200 block of Broad Street after unknown suspects tried to gain entry through the front doors and breaking a window at the front of the structure.

A brick was thrown through the rear window of a red 2005 Dodge Neon causing about $1,000 in damage while it was parked at a residence in the 800 block of Jessamine Trail between 2 and 11 a.m. on Sunday.

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al Guardsmen, North Carolina state troopers and U.S. Justice Department conflict-resolution experts were sent to keep the peace.

Demonstrators have been demanding answers in Scott’s killing, with some carrying signs that read “Release the tapes.”

Police have said that Scott was shot to death Tuesday by a black officer after he disregarded loud, repeated warnings to drop his gun. Neighbors, though, have said he was holding only a book. The police chief said a gun was found next to the dead man, and there was no book.

Putney said that he has seen the video and it does not contain “absolute, definitive evidence that would confirm that a person was pointing a

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gun.” But he added: “When taken in the totality of all the other evidence, it supports what we said.”

Justin Bamberg, an attorney for Scott’s family, said the family would watch police video of the shooting later Thursday.

“The family wants answers.

The family deserves answers,” Bamberg said. “Quite frankly, we don’t know what’s on the video. We know what law enforcement says is on the video.”

The lawyer also said that

Scott’s wife saw him get shot, “and that’s something she will never, ever forget.” That is the first time anyone connected with the case has said the wife witnessed the shooting. Bamberg gave no details on what the wife saw.

Experts who track shootings by police noted that the release of videos can often quell protest violence, and that the footage sometimes shows that events unfolded differently than the official account.

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SHOES FROM PAGE A1 200 names that Rotary volunteers checked off a list. Those parents who couldn’t bring their children on Thursday will be notified of a make-up date this fall.

Jamie Emmell said the event came at the right time for her children, Anthony Silva, 7, and Makayla Silva, 5.

“They actually needed shoes,” Emmell said. The single mother said she was surprised when she received a letter and voucher in the mail. “They’re really growing out of their shoes. I’m really grateful.”

The Rotary club generates more than $10,000 profit on the sale of Vidalia onions each spring. The club takes orders in advance and then sells additional onions for a week in the spring.

Robbins said the club leveraged that money with Rotary Foundation money to not only fund Happy Feet, but also scholarships for local students, donations to Emmanuel Soup Kitchen and a dictionary program where Rotary clubs within the city provide a free dictionary to every thirdgrade student in public schools.

He estimated the club will invest $6,000 in the Happy Feet event.

many situations now is that the videos tell the truth and the police who were involved in the shooting tell lies,” said Randolph McLaughlin, a professor at Pace University School of Law. He said it is “irresponsible” of police not to release the video immediately.

Other cities have released footage of police shootings.

Just this week, Tulsa police let the public see video of the disputed Sept. 16 shooting, though the footage left important questions unanswered.

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At 9:00 a.m. on November 8, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at Clarendon County Voter Registration & Elections office, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, SC 29102, 803-435-8215.

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The following question will be on the Clarendon County General Election ballots: County of Clarendon, South Carolina Ballot Question for Sunday Sales For General Election, November 8, 2016 • Shall the South Carolina Department of Revenue be authorized to issue temporary permits in this county for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours to allow the possession, sale, and consumption of alcoholic liquors by the drink to bona fide nonprofit organizations and business establishments authorized to be licensed for consumption-on-premises sales and to allow the sale of beer and wine at permitted off-premises locations without regard to the days or hours of sales?

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Report: Louisiana oil spill recovery money misspent BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gulf oil spill recovery money intended for testing to ensure fish caught off Louisiana were safe for consumers instead paid for unnecessary iPads, cameras, boats and now-missing fishing equipment, state auditors said, calling the safety program so mismanaged it couldn’t even declare if the catch was fit to eat.

Energy giant BP PLC gave Louisiana millions of dollars for the program aimed at restoring confidence in the state’s multibillion-dollar seafood industry after a massive oil spill fouled the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. But auditors said they think hundreds of thousands of dollars were misspent.

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office found “insufficient sampling of fish for contamination from the oil spill, excessive costs and missing property” in part of the $10.5 million BP-financed seafood safety program overseen by the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in the years after the spill.

A preliminary draft of the auditor’s report, which hasn’t been released publicly, was obtained by The Associated Press.

Beyond problems with the seafood safety program, the auditors say they found widespread financial issues across the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries: questionable

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Arianna Cestona, a third-grade student at Linden School No. 5, makes a card Thursday for Linden Police officer Angel Padilla.

Officer injured during shootout visits school LINDEN, N.J. (AP) — A police officer wounded in a shootout with the man charged with setting off bombs in New York City and New Jersey visited a school Thursday to thank students for their well wishes.

Patrolman Angel Padilla visited Linden School No. 5, where his grandson attends and where he volunteers with the school’s PTA. Investigators say Padilla was shot in his bulletproof vest on Monday morning by Ahmad Khan Rahami during a shootout that led to Rahami’s capture.

“I can only say I was just doing my job,” Padilla told reporters, speaking in Spanish.

One of the fifth-grade students in the class asked Padilla how scared he was when he confronted the suspect.

“How scared was I? I was nervous. A bit nervous,” Padilla said.

Students at the school wrote get-well cards for Padilla and Officer Pete Hammer, who was grazed in the head by a bullet or shrapnel.

“They’re my heroes,” Padilla said, vowing to come back and play basketball and attend the school book fair.

Both officers were treated and released from a hospital.

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“Overall, our procedures identified a lack of management oversight over LDWF funds and operations,” Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office says in the draft report.

Purpera said Wednesday the draft was being circulated for responses from agency officials. Changes could be made before the public release of the audit within the next two weeks, he said.

The audit report scrutinized agency management from 2010 through 2015 when Bobby Jindal was Louisiana’s governor and Robert Barham was wildlife and fisheries secretary. Barham said he’s seen the draft report and has been given until the end of next week to respond. He disputed

some assertions made by the auditor’s office, but said he couldn’t yet provide specifics because of confidentiality rules involving draft audits.

Melancon sent letters in July to both Purpera and the district attorney in Baton Rouge saying he believes “there may have been misappropriation of public funds or assets by the previous administration of this agency.”

Nearly a third of the domestic seafood in the continental U.S. comes from Louisiana, according to the state seafood board, and the industry has a $2.4 billion state economic impact. But the catastrophic April 2010 oil spill raised contamination concerns, provoking testing to reassure consumers the seafood was safe.

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Small-town clash exposes tense atmosphere BAUTZEN, Germany (AP) — Standing on a hillside above this ancient town in eastern Germany, Firas al-Habbal winces as he explains why he doesn’t go down “there” anymore.

“There” is the center of Bautzen with its cobblestone streets, centuries-old churches and cozy cafes.

In particular, it’s the town square where residents recently clashed with a group of young refugees in a burst of violence that made headlines around the world, sparking days of anti-migrant protests by both far-right groups and ordinary locals.

“Over the past two years I personally didn’t have a single case where I felt people hated me or foreigners,” said al-Habbal, who came to Germany in 2014 as part of the first big wave of refugees from Syria.

“Life was great.”

Since last week’s violence, however, the 24-year-old is afraid of going into town lest anyone mistake him for one of the migrants involved in the trouble.

“Now I’m really scared,” he said. “The last week was very, very tense.”

Police said the violence began when one of the refugees threw a bottle at a group of locals. Authorities reacted by imposing a curfew and an alcohol ban on the migrants, to the consternation of leftwing activists who blamed the fighting on neo-Nazi thugs.

While such incidents are rare and most of those who have sought asylum in Germany in recent years have caused little or no problem, violence

of the kind seen in Bautzen stokes anti-migrant feelings among the wider population and is driving voters into the arms of nationalist parties such as Aternative for Germany, which swept into five state parliaments this year.

The situation is particularly frustrating for people like Peter Rausch, one of many Germans who have worked hard to help integrate hundreds of thousands of newcomers seeking safety and a better life in Europe.

Rausch manages a hotel on the outskirts of Bautzen that was converted into a home for 300 asylum-seekers. A native of Germany’s Black Forest who moved to the city 14 years ago, he has an outsider’s eye for far-right activities to which locals are sometimes oblivious.

A fire at another refugee shelter and the booing of Germany’s president by a neo-Nazi mob in the city earlier this year were clear signs of the trouble to come, he said.

Yet Rausch has harsh words, too, for those who automatically defend all migrants and blame far-right extremists for the violence.

“On the one hand there’s rich ground for right-wing violence and resentment, on the other hand we’ve got a few dogooders who are wandering around the place with such rose-colored glasses that they’re making the same mistakes as the right,” he said.

“It should be possible to say there are a few asylum-seekers who need to be caught and disciplined,” said Rausch, acknowledging that two of the

Germany should be helping those closer to home before taking in refugees from Africa or the Middle East.

“We’ve got enough problems of our own,” he says.

Such talk worries Sven Scheidemantel, a local politician and chairman of a prorefugee group, Welcome to Bautzen.

“There’s a siege-like mood in the city,” he says, warily watching the protest from a distance.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Scheidemantel says the A person walks behind a refugee home entrance Sunday in Bautzen, problems in Bautzen won’t be eastern Germany. The sign reads: ‘No admission for unauthorized per- solved unless the authorities sons.’ Verbal and violent attacks have erupted between Germans and acknowledge that far-right exyoung asylum-seekers in Bautzen. tremists are exploiting a fairly minor incident involving a migrant troublemakers lived His dim view of migrants handful of refugees to make at his hotel. doesn’t stop at the troublemak- this city of 40,000 a symbol for Down in the town, a crowd ers, though. Merz believes failed integration. is gathering on the Kornmarkt square that was the setting for last week’s violence. It’s Sunday, the stores are shut and TOP 10 REASONS low-hanging clouds threaten to advertise frequently to burst open at any moment, 1. People may not need your product but scores of people have come or service today, but they may need to hear far-right activists rail it tomorrow. against migrants and the gov2. Frequency builds trust. ernment of Chancellor Angela 3. Frequent advertising adds credibility Merkel, whom they hold reto your message. sponsible for the surge of asy4. When an ad is seen frequently, it gets lum-seekers to Germany over the consumer yearning for your service and they will take action to buy it. the past year.

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BY MIKI TODA The Associated Press NAMIE, Japan — In an abandoned Japanese village, cows grazing in lush green plains begin to gather when they hear the familiar rumble of the ranch owner’s minipickup. This isn’t feeding time, though.

Instead, the animals are about to be measured for how they’re affected by living in radiation — radioactivity that is 15 times the safe benchmark. For these cows’ pasture sits near Fukushima, a name now synonymous with nuclear disaster.

The area was once a haven for agriculture with more than 3,500 cattle and other livestock. Ranchers who refused a government order to kill their cows continue to feed and tend about 200 of them. The herds won’t be used as food; now science is their mission.

Researchers visit every three months to test livestock living within a 12-mile radius of the Fukushima plant, where three reactors had core meltdowns after the facility was swamped by a tsunami in 2011. It is the first-ever study of the effects on large mammals of extended exposure to low-level radiation.

The ranchers are breeders, as opposed to those raising cattle to sell for beef, and tend to be attached to their animals. They treat them almost as if they were children, even giving them names. The research gives them a reason to keep their beloved cows alive and to hope that someday ranching might safely return here.

Under a drizzling rain, doctors and volunteers wearing blue Tyvek protective suits draw the cows into a handmade pen of aluminum pipes.

Five to six cows line up in the cage and are tied with a rope around their head and through their nose ring for solid support, so they won’t be hurt when the needle draws blood from their neck.

The gentle beasts moo from discomfort. The doctors work swiftly, drawing blood, collecting urine and checking for lumps or swollen lymph nodes. The check-up takes five minutes or less per cow.

Namie, 7 miles northwest of the plant, is a ghost town with no prospect of being habitable for years. But 57-year-old Fumikazu Watanabe comes every day to a ranch to feed 30 to 40 cows owned by seven farmers.

“What is the meaning of slaughtering the cows?” Watanabe said at a worn-out barn where healthy cows used to spend the night tending to their calves. The bones of animals that have died litter the ground outside.

“Keeping the cows alive for research purposes means that we can pass on the study to our next generation instead of simply leaving a negative legacy,” he said.

The research team, made up of veterinary and radiation experts from Iwate University, Tokai University and Kitasato University, was established a year after the meltdowns. They formed a nonprofit group called Society for Animal Refugee and Environment Post Nuclear Disaster. Members volunteer to take the blood and urine samples and test them.

In 2012, the Japanese government ordered all livestock in the restricted area killed for fear that the breeding cows would continue to reproduce and that cows exposed to radiation would have no sale value.

Keiji Okada, associate professor of veterinary medicine and agriculture at Iwate Uni-

versity, said the government considered it pointless to study the animals because it couldn’t determine how much radiation they were exposed to immediately after the disaster.

Okada disagrees. He said the data will help researchers learn whether farmers can

A cow is examined Aug. 27 by members of the Society for Animal Refugee and Environment Post Nuclear Disaster at Komaru Ranch in Namie town, 7.5 miles north of Japan’s crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Ranchers who refused a government order to kill their cows continue to feed and tend about 200 of them as part of a study by the researchers.

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sults we are going to get,” he said. “That is exactly why it needs to be monitored.”

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He only looks 12.

I’m surprised it took so long for somebody to reboot “MacGyver.” Its combination of intrepid James Bond action, near-constant violence and “MythBusters”-style inventiveness is a winning and entertaining combination. The show basically consists of our title hero inserting himself into preposterous situations, getting into hopelessly difficult spots and then escaping with the help of his encyclopedic knowledge of how common household products can be used to make smoke, create a supermagnet, simulate human fingerprints and form a nifty parachute. And that’s just in the pilot episode.

George Eads (“CSI”) stars as Jack Dalton, MacGyver’s jackof-all trades partner, acting as a sniper, helicopter pilot, fistwielding heavy and overall comic relief.

At first, one would imagine Eads was around to provide eye-candy for the regular CBS viewer, a woman of a certain age (that is, at least twice the age of the series’ star). But Eads is continually described as stinky and gross by the young gorgeous hackers on the show. In fact, one hates Dalton because he hit on her mother!

Paging Dr. Freud!

Sandrine Holt stars as Patricia Thornton, the bureau chief of their super-secret agency.

But her main job is to act as buzz-killing den mother to Dalton and MacGyver on their Hardy Boys adventures. She thinks Dalton is smelly, too!

Not to give too much away, but a beautiful, blonde cyber genius who’s MacGyver’s love interest appears to be bumped off in the early going. That leaves him all alone and sad for viewers to comfort and adore, or “mother.”

By the end of the pilot, Patty and Selma Bouvier of “The Simpsons” won’t be the only viewers besotted with this iconic TV character. MacGyver can escape any fix. But will he make it out of Cougar Town alive?

• “The Exorcist” (9 p.m., Fox,

TV-14) premieres as an episodic series. What the, um, heck were they thinking? The pilot packs a lot of creepy atmospherics and introduces plenty of characters and red herrings in its 43 minutes. Almost too many to follow.

Geena Davis returns to TV as Angela Rance, a woman exhausted by her husband’s early-onset dementia and then confronted with a possible demonic possession in her house.

Her local priest, Father Tomas Ortega (Alfonso Herrera), seems sympathetic, but he knows he’ll have to bring in the big guns, Father Marcus Keane (Ben Daniels), a man who has wrestled with his share of demons.

Action and possessions bounce back and forth in time, from the towering slums of Mexico City to a rather rundown American city. While “The Exorcist” makes a few nods to the 1973 original, its story more than stands on its own.

• Amazon Prime’s acclaimed, Emmy-recognized dramedy “Transparent” begins streaming its third season.

TONIGHT’S SEASON PREMIERES • A bear breezes into the shop on “Last Man Standing” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• Pat frets about Allison’s opportunity on “Dr. Ken” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• A serial killer targets the competition on “Hawaii Five-0” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• A new brigade performs at a military facility on “Hell’s Kitchen” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• Pittsburgh Steeler Antonio Brown is featured on the eighth season premiere of “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• A woman wakes up from a coma in a world of vampires on the series premiere of “Van Helsing” (10 p.m., Syfy, TV-14).

• The attorney general’s office has new dirt on Danny on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV14). Michael Imperioli gueststars.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Workers strike on “Superstore” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14).

• “Art in the Twenty-First Century” (9 p.m. and 10 p.m., PBS, check local listings) explores the Los Angeles and Vancouver scenes.

• Mac needs help on “Quarry” (10 p.m., Cinemax, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICE Consumed with grief, a professor (Gene Hackman) reaches out to his emotionally distant father (Melvyn Douglas) in the 1970 drama “I Never Sang for My Father” (9:30 p.m., TCM).

SERIES NOTES Dean Cain hosts two episodes

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Lucas Till stars as Angus “Mac” MacGyver in a reimagining of the classic series “MacGyver,” premiering at 8 p.m. today on CBS. of “Masters of Illusion” (8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * A celestial imposter on “The Good Place” (8:30 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * Illusionists audition on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-PG) * “20/20” (10 p.m., ABC).

LATE NIGHT Bruce Springsteen is booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Will Forte and Haley Bennett on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Kiefer Sutherland, John Oliver and Die Antwoord appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Bill Hader, Sarah Jones and Test Pattern

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BIZARRO

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JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE

Profession of love comes too soon for divorcee DEAR ABBY — I'm a recent divorcee who has started dating again.

I have been seeing this guy — also divorced — Dear Abby for a few ABIGAIL months, and he recently VAN BUREN told me he loves me.

There's definitely a mutual attraction, but I'm not ready for love again, which we've discussed in great detail.

When I ask him why he loves me, he can't answer specifically. His usual reply is something along the lines of, "I just do." I can't help but think maybe he doesn't really love me if he can't explain why. Am I overthinking this?

JUMBLE THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Is our relationship moving too fast? What should I do?

New to this in Idaho DEAR NEW TO THIS — Take your time and continue getting to know this man. Do not let yourself be rushed into any commitment for which you are not ready. Divorce can be painful and leave one or both partners feeling a lack of selfesteem. Because he seems unable to put his feelings into words, instead of asking him why he loves you, let him demonstrate the depth of his love for you through his actions.

"I love your skirt — it looks so pretty." She said, "Thank you.

You made my day!"

We had a great conversation for several minutes, after which we went our separate ways. Afterward I was kicking myself because I didn't ask for her phone number. It felt good to know that my compliment made her feel pretty.

Do most women appreciate compliments about their clothing? I wouldn't want to make a woman feel uncomfortable. But it brightens my day when I can compliment someone.

Larry in Los Angeles

DEAR ABBY — I noticed a very attractive woman coming out of the library. She was wearing a soft, feminine short skirt. I wanted to compliment her, so I walked over and said,

DEAR LARRY — It has been my experience that not only do most women appreciate a compliment, so do most men.

If it brightens your day to offer one, go ahead and do it.

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

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

By Jeffrey Wechsler

ACROSS 1 Out of practice 6 Blue stone 11 It doesn’t last long 14 Casual opening 15 Saudi neighbor 16 Part of un giorno 17 Crayfish habitat 18 Employees 20 Seminal discovery by sports historians?

22 Newspaper supporters 25 LAX stat 26 “You got me there” 27 Comprehensive text on mints?

32 Card game 33 Certain crosscountry traveler 34 Crane’s construction 36 “One Mic” rapper 37 Reaction to Bugs’ continued evasiveness?

41 Common ID 43 Soaps actress Rylan 44 Some kissing sounds 47 Snap 48 How a snail moves?

51 Lend __

54 “That’s so cute!”

55 Brine-cured delicacy 56 “I plotted against Caesar completely on my own!”?

61 “Doubtful” 62 Be enamored of 66 Relative of -ista 67 View from the Eiffel Tower 68 Traction aid 69 Cold and wet 70 Fragrant compound 71 Quite a while DOWN 1 Kid 2 A, in Acapulco 3 Mess metaphor 4 Canter cousin 5 “Am I clear?”

6 Dieter’s choice 7 Milwaukee : mine :: Marseilles : __ 8 Last of three Catherines 9 Calligrapher’s array 10 Searches (through) 11 Philatelist’s source 12 Peloponnesian region 13 Nature spirits of Greek myth

9/23/16 19 Plains tribe 21 List substitute: Abbr.

22 Cadillac model 23 Hägar creator Browne 24 TV’s “Through the Wormhole,” e.g.

28 Invoice heading no.

29 Initiation 30 Ryan of “Sleepless in Seattle” 31 Night sch. staple 35 Bit of adverbial wordplay 38 Confessional music genre 39 LBJ’s successor 40 Real head-turner in the animal kingdom 41 Deeper into la-la land

42 “From Here to Eternity” Oscar winner 45 Coverageproviding org.

46 __ symbol 49 Bit of equestrian gear 50 __ Beach, Hawaii, home of the 2005 Little League World Series champs 52 “__ suspected!”

53 Salon procedure 57 Hawaiian s trings 58 Agitated state 59 Pothole warning 60 Farm female 63 Org. assisting museums 64 Amtrak unit 65 QB’s stat

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Will the riots in Charlotte help elect Donald Trump?

BY JEREMY CARL The National Review

W

atching the depressing news of rioting in my beautiful home state of North Carolina, I’m beginning to think that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are secretly conspiring to get Donald Trump elected president.

For it would be hard to imagine a narrative playing better into the “law and order” theme Trump launched at the GOP convention than yet another racially motivated riot against the police, fed by persistently false rumors and outright lies from the “community” and irresponsible rhetoric from the federal government and the media.

And it would be hard to imagine a better advertisement for how great America isn’t right now than the wave of anti-police violence that we are currently enduring.

The aftermath of the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, a man with convictions in multiple states including assault with a deadly weapon, and further arrests on numerous charges including assault with intent to kill, has proven sadly predictable.

The riots in Charlotte unfolded in the wake of a video live-streamed on Facebook by Scott’s daughter, who was not at the scene, who among other choice bits of eloquence, informed viewers that “they shot my motherf ***in daddy four times for being black.”

The officer doing the shooting in the case in question, Brentley Vinson, was himself African American, suggesting perhaps that the typical left-wing strategy of equating any police action against an African American as signaling the impending rebirth of the KKK will not be entirely successful in this case. (Of course, alleged witnesses were spreading rumors, reported credulously by the media, that the shooter was white, just as they spread equally false rumors that Mr. Scott was reading a book and was unarmed when shot, and that he had his hands in the air. Eyewitness accounts and video of Scott’s gun emerged subsequently.)

Officer Vinson, the son of a Charlotte police officer, was a recent graduate of Liberty University in Virginia, an Evangelical Christian school, where he was a captain of the football team. ”Brent has always been a great guy founded on good morals. I find it very hard to believe that he would gun down an innocent man,” one of his Liberty teammates told CNN. Michael Scurlock, a former NFL player who had befriended Officer Vinson in Bible study, described Vinson as distraught after the shooting, telling CNN, “It’s nothing easy, and I know that he expressed that through the emotions of his voice, over the phone.” Vinson’s high-school football coach told the Charlotte Observer, “We need more Brent Vinsons, that type of person, in our communities. … He’s a natural leader and one of those guys who always had the best interest of others

COMMENTARY before himself.” Sounds very suspicious — he’s probably one of those altright types.

Charlotte police chief Kerr Putney, also African American, was unsurprisingly tired of having to fight back against misinformation in the media and within the “community.” “It’s time to change the narrative,” he said, “because I can tell you from the facts that the story’s a little bit different as to how it’s been portrayed so far, especially through social media.”

Meanwhile, Charlotte descended into anarchy, as rioters looted numerous stores, stopped cars on the interstate and assaulted drivers, looted tractor-trailers, and set fires, forcing a major freeway to close and North Carolina governor Pat McCrory to call out the National Guard.

Unlike the lawless rioters, I won’t rush to judgment on what exactly transpired in the encounter between Officer Vinson and Mr. Scott. While the most explosive claims, which caused the riots, have almost certainly been proven false, we need to let the process play out to find out whether the shooting was justified, as it appears to have been, or whether Officer Vinson was in error. But even if the shooting were unjustified, it would not excuse even one minute of the lawless rioting we are seeing.

Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton have inflamed racial tensions for political gain repeatedly over the past eight years.

Speaking about the riots in Charlotte,

Lynch said,“They have once again highlighted — in the most vivid and painful terms — the real divisions that still persist in this nation between law enforcement and communities of color.”

And why do they persist, Attorney General Lynch? In part because you have continued to inflame them, rather than tell African Americans the hard truths they need to hear.

Racial incitement by Trump? Even Trump’s most outrageous statements haven’t been the equivalent of having rioters shouting “hands up, don’t shoot” as rioters and looters in Charlotte did, repeating the false narrative of Ferguson’s Michael Brown that was relentlessly pushed by left-wing media and government officials.

At a campaign rally yesterday, Hillary Clinton said, “There is still much we don’t know about what happened . . . but we do know that we have two more names to add to a list of African Americans killed by police officers in these encounters,” cleverly imputing, without directly saying so, that all of these deaths were unjustified.

“It’s unbearable, and it needs to become intolerable,” Clinton continued, before tossing off a few meaningless pro-police sentiments to give her some plausible deniability.

“Intolerable.”

That’s an interesting choice of words.

Well, when I watch these videos of lawless rioting in my home state, with people shot, more than 20 police officers assaulted and hospitalized, windows smashed, and stores looted, that is intolerable.

It’s intolerable, Hillary Clinton, that business owners of all races who have invested in Charlotte had their property destroyed by thugs and rioters.

It’s intolerable, Hillary Clinton, that honest journalists who report the truth about these incidents struggle to find work, while left-wing racial arsonists command the front pages of our most prestigious newspapers and the top spots at our TV networks.

But most of all, it’s intolerable, Hillary Clinton, that brave law-enforcement officers, particularly AfricanAmerican law-enforcement officers, such as Charlotte police chief Kerr Putney, Dallas police chief David Brown, and Milwaukee county sheriff David Clarke have seen themselves and their men repeatedly slandered as racists by you and your Democratic cronies, all so that you can whip up enough racial anger among African Americans to bolster your cynical quest for political power.

In many ways, Donald Trump, for all of his many flaws, represents a backlash of a silent majority of voters, looking at the endless race-baiting of the Obama years, seeing its continuation in Hillary’s candidacy, and saying, “Enough!” If that group, which grows with each outrageous riot, proves large enough to propel Trump to the White House, he will ironically have Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to thank for it.

our congressmen, senators, house, governors and mayors. The people that died for this country died for us and our freedom. May their blood not be in vain.

Speak up, stand up, demand your rights and vote. Put God back into our country. That’s the problem now, “No God, no country.” Our currency states “In God We Trust.”

Bring back unity instead of division. Love instead of hate. Peace instead of terror.

If we stand for God, God will always stand for us.

SHERIAN MATTHEWS Manning

elected officials is a very necessary component for effective education of our students. I understand that some decisions with regards to funding are subject to a variety of different criteria and decision points. That is why character makes a difference. I’ve known Sumter County Councilman Jimmy Byrd for a number of years. I know him to be a hard working and conscientious public servant, not just for his district, but for the county as a whole. This is reflected in his work as the education liaison to council, Sumter School Transition Committee. It is a delicate balance to provide schools with the resources they need with keeping taxes low. Jimmy has successfully done both, and as an educator, I am proud to call him my councilman.

CRISTIN COLEMAN Sumter

Jeremy Carl is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AMERICA: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT As a citizen of this great United States of America, I am sick of disrespect for our flag and the freedom she stands for.

We have athletes who make millions of dollars a year — yet they disrespect our flag and our country.

Apparently, they have never served or lost a father, brother, nephew or family member.

I have. I never knew my dad, he was killed in action. My nephew was killed in action. My son served along with millions of others.

Due to the sacrifices of millions, we are a free nation. However, freedom is never free. We can raise our families, lay down at night and sleep under our flag of freedom. If you disrespect our flag, you disrespect our country as well as your uniform.

If you do not like it here, go somewhere else to work and live. Maybe you will feel at home and more at ease. You don’t want our country; our country doesn’t want you.

We, as Americans, are sick and tired of demands from people that are illegal. They have all the rights and receive all of our benefits that as senior citizens we cannot receive. We are unhappy citizens. We are fed up, sick and tired of what is taking place in our country and our rights being taken away from us each day.

Citizens, seniors, go to the polls. It is time to clean house — every political office. It is time for “Of the people, for the people and by the people.”

We need people that “walk the walk.” We are sick of empty promises. It is time for action. Vote, replace

As a teacher in the Sumter County school system, support from our

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AROUND TOWN Ave. Event will feature venThe Shepherd’s Center, 24 dors, yard sales, craft Council St., will offer public inDon’t miss the 10th Annual Art in booths, bake sale and more. formation sessions from 11 to Contact Vernessa Baker at 11:50the a.m.Park on Thursdays as (803) 883-9251 or Blessvee@ follows: Sept. 29, Bobbi yahoo.com or Valerie WilAdams, master gardener, liams at (803) 775-0478 or will give gardening tips, inwilliams003@sc.rr.com. cluding butterfly gardening; and Oct. 6 and Oct. 13, The Petty Bell retirees will Heather Freiberg will teach a meet at 11:30 a.m. on Monmandalas art class. day, Oct. 3, at Golden Coral.

Edmunds High School Class of The Sumter Benedict Alumni 1966 will hold its 50th reClub will meet at 6 p.m. on union on Saturday, Sept. 24, Monday, Oct. 3, at the North at the Sumter County Muse- HOPE Center. Call Shirley M. um. Cost is $30 for singles, Blassingame at (803) 506$60 for couples. Kent Mims 4019 for details. and Coty Cuttino are orgaFall Family Farm Day at Old Mcnizing a golf outing for the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 23. Caskill’s Farm will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on For more information, call Saturday, Oct. 8. Old McMyra Moore Wilt at (803) Caskill Farm is located at 377 491-4624.

Cantey Lane, Rembert. Take The Heart of Sumter Neighborthe whole family and enjoy hood Association’s (HSNA) 10th live music, farm fresh conAnnual Art in the Park will be cessions and good old farm held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. fun. There will be hay rides, on Saturday, Sept. 24, in His- games, a pumpkin patch, toric Memorial Park with horse rides and more. Admore than 50 artists who mission is $5 per person; work in a variety of media. children 2 and under free.

There will be glass, pottery, Visit www.oldmccaskillfarm. fabric, mosaics and more com. from a wide range of local The Sumter Chapter of the Naartists. There will also be tional Federation of the Blind of food and drink vendors as South Carolina will meet at 7 well as live entertainment p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at throughout the day. This event is free and open to the Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 public. This year will include W. Bartlette St., Sumter, SC 29150. Minister Malinda community corner for local Ham, member of the Clarennon-profit organizations to don County Chapter of the present who they are. The event will also feature a chil- NFB, will speak. October is observed as “Blind Awaredren’s craft center, puppet ness” month, which will be shows, story time, crafty displayed at the booth durcritters and more. Go to www.hsnasumtersc.com for ing the week of the Sumter County Fair. Transportation more information. provided within the coverThe Sumter Branch NAACP will age area. If you know a blind meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, person, contact President Sept. 25, at Union Station Debra Canty at (803) 775AME Church, 945 S. Main St. 5792 or debra.canty@frontier.com. Donations are welVFW Post 10813 will have a come and can be mailed to: “Wine, Cheese, Music & more” NFB Sumter Chapter, P.O. event from 5 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 610 Man- Box 641, Sumter, SC 29151. ning Ave. Call (803) 773-6700. The Shepherd’s Center will hold The South Carolina Department a spaghetti dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. of Social Services will hold an informational drop-in for foster 14, at Swan Lake Presbyterian Church, 912 Haynsworth care recruitment from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at St. Cost is $6 per adult. Call Weldon Auditorium, 7 Maple (803) 773-1944. Take outs St., Manning. For more infor- welcome. mation, visit www.scfamiThe Shepherd’s Center’s annual lies.org. To apply to be a fos- flea market will be held from ter parent, call Heartfelt Car- 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, ing at (888) 828-3555.

Nov. 5, at Trinity-Lincoln Center, 24 Council St. The Disabled American Veterans will meet at 7 p.m. on Sumter’s Marine Corps League Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 18 Detachment 1202 will celebrate Hardpack Road (off of S.C. the 241st USMC Birthday with 441). a dinner and cake cutting ceremony on Thursday, Nov. The Disabled American Veter10, at the Carolina Skies ans will hold a pancake dinner from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Thurs- Club, Shaw Air Force Base, day, Sept. 29, at 18 Hardpack 487 Myers St. Gathering time is 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 Road. Cost is $6 at the door. p.m. The cost is $25 per perA fall shopping extravaganza, son for prime rib and the fixhosted by the Ladies of St. ings. Call Ted Jones at (803) Peter Claver at St. Anne and 968-2196 or Fay Cook at (803) St. Jude Church, will be held 775-5768 before Nov. 1 for res7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, ervations and questions.

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Today: Partly sunny. Winds northeast 4-8 mph. Clear and humid.

Saturday: Partly sunny and hot. Winds light and variable.

Aiken 84/65

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Charleston 84/70

Today: A thunderstorm; watch for rough surf and rip currents. High 82 to 86.

Saturday: A stray thunderstorm, but showers in northern parts. High 83 to 87.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let an EUGENIA LAST emotional situation cost you professionally. Throw yourself into your work and you will gain financially and build a good reputation for future advancement.

Personal improvements will result if you discuss your options with others.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Socialize with people who are heading in a similar direction as you, and you will broaden your perspective on the possibilities that lay ahead. A short trip is favored, as well as face-to-face contact with others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take on new challenges and show everyone what you are capable of doing. Actions will speak louder than words and ensure that you make your position clear. If opportunity knocks, prove that you are capable.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Use your head and you’ll come up with ideas that will improve your domestic situation without overspending. Impulse purchases will add to your stress, not your comfort. Exercise if you want to improve your appearance.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll attract a lot of attention if you step into the limelight. Your actions and sincere concern will give you the edge you need to get ahead.

Romance is on the rise, and celebrating your victory with someone you love is encouraged.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Check your emotions at the door and head into whatever confrontation you face with a reasonable attitude and an interesting solution.

Practicality will help you solve any problem that is stifling your

productivity or progress.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Refuse to let your emotions stand in the way of what needs to be accomplished.

Blowing situations out of proportion or letting someone annoy you will lead to disappointment. Stay focused on making positive changes and reaching your goals.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Work from home if possible and you will avoid interference. An idea you have will turn into a profitable venture. Don’t feel the need to share your good fortune with someone who hasn’t contributed.

Offer a treat, not a percentage.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Partnerships will cause emotional turmoil if you make assumptions or overreact to what others do or say.

Stay calm and go about your business without getting involved in gossip or arguments that are a waste of time.

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CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Dominant show No. 5 Tigers roll on offense, defense in 26-7 win over Jackets

PREP VOLLEYBALL

Lady Barons open region with 3-1 win over LMA

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com The word of the day for the Wilson Hall varsity volleyball team was “grit.”

It turned out to be a very appropriate one, head coach Rip Ripley said.

“Liza Lowder gave us that one today, and I think we showed that a little bit,” he said.

“We got down a couple sets and were able to dig our heels in and came back on HOLLADAY them and were able to compete.

“So that was good to see.”

The Lady Barons wound up bouncing back a few times against Laurence RIPLEY Manning Academy on Thursday at Nash Student Center to earn a 3-1 victory and start off SCISA Region II-3A play with a victory. Game scores were 25-20, 25-15, 18-25, 25-15 in favor of WH. Wilson Hall improved to 10-11 overall and will travel to Orangeburg Prep on Tuesday. LMA will host Thomas Sumter Academy on Monday.

see VOLLEYBALL, Page B4

Georgia Tech defensive back Lawrence Austin (20) breaks up a pass intended for Clemson wide receiver Artavis Scott (3) in the Tigers’ 26-7 win on Thursday in Atlanta.

By PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press ATLANTA — Deshaun Watson and No. 5 Clemson finally turned in the performance everyone was expecting, totally dominating Georgia Tech in the first half on the way to a 26-7 victory Thursday night.

After sluggish wins over Auburn and Troy, and a practice-like rout of FCS school South Carolina State that meant nothing, the Tigers (4-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won at Georgia Tech for the first time since 2003 to set up a huge showdown with No. 3 Louisville.

Watson was 32 of 48 for 304 yards, in-

cluding a 4-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams and a 9-yarder to Jordan Leggett with just 4 seconds left before halftime to complete a stunningly lopsided showing that wasn’t entirely reflected in the 23-0 lead. Wayne Gallman added a 1-yard TD run.

Clemson finished with a 442-124 lead in total yards.

Georgia Tech (3-1, 1-1) didn’t get into positive yards until early in the second quarter and the halftime stats were almost comical: Clemson held a 347-22 lead in yards, was up 19-3 in first downs, and ran 56 plays to only 21 for the home team.

The Yellow Jackets picked up one

first down on a debatable pass interference penalty, another on a meaningless 14-yard run at the end of half. Clemson looked as though it was playing a lower-division school for the second week in a row, not its ACC opener.

This was a virtual repeat of last year’s meeting at Clemson, where the Tigers raced to a 33-10 halftime lead on the way to a 43-24 victory.

Clemson backed off over the final two quarters, and Georgia Tech managed to avoid its first home shutout since 1957 when Dedrick Mills scored on a 2-yard run with 13:21 remaining.

see CLEMSON, Page B3

PREP FOOTBALL

Strength versus strength as Thomas Sumter, Wilson Hall collide

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Head coach Adam Jarecki and his Wilson Hall football team have seen a few close games already this season -including a 16-10 victory over Cardinal Newman last week.

However, they have nothing on head coach Troy Kessinger and his Thomas Sumter Academy Generals.

TSA’s last three games have all been decided by one point -- including a 39-38 double-overtime loss to Augusta Christian last week.

“It’s a lot of fun and it’s very competitive,” Kessinger said. “It’s been enjoyable that we’re competing hard and have a never-say-die attitude.

“But we’ve absolutely got to play better.”

The Generals will look to do that today at Spencer Field as they travel to face the Barons in a 7:30 p.m. matchup.

TSA is 2-2 overall while Wilson Hall comes in at 3-1 after having won its last two contests.

“We got up on (Cardinal Newman) early and punched a couple touchdowns in and kind of went right at them,” Jarecki said. “We kind of got shut down in the second half, but came up with a big safety and managed to hold on to the ball a little bit and pick up a big win for us.”

MARK MORGAN / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM

Wilson Hall’s Evans Boyle (28) and Greyson Sonntag (70) look to help lead the Barons see TSA, Page B3 past Thomas Sumter Academy tonight at Spencer Field.

CAROLINA FOOTBALL

USC offense struggles to find success on the field

By Willie T. Smith III wtsmith@greenvillenews.com COLUMBIA — The University of South Carolina’s offense has been inconsistent at best this season.

Coach Will Muschamp and offensive coordinator Kurt Roper have addressed the problem by making freshman Brandon McIlwain the fulltime quarterback, and he has provided some spark.

But Carolina’s offensive problems have been much deeper than at quarterback.

The line, thought to be a strength during the preseason, has underachieved. The team is averaging 90.7 yards rushing per game, which ranks last in the Southeastern Conference and 122nd among the 128 FBS teams. That struggle has put pressure on Carolina (2-1) to deliver through the air.

On Saturday night, the Gamecocks will be going against a Kentucky defense having problems stopping the run. Opponents are averaging 243 yards rushing per game against the Wildcats (1-2), 13th most in the FBS. “Some of it is fixable relatively easily, and some of it will be a work in progress,” Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said of the rushing defense.

“Coach Eliot (defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot) made some good suggestions watching it from the press box and some adjustments at halftime (of the Wildcats’ win over New Mexico State) that really were helpful.

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Dustin Johnson, left, is congratulated by a spectator after Johnson sank a putt on the 17th hole during the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

Johnson keeps rolling in Tour Championship

By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson was in trouble from the start Thursday, just not for very long. The game feels easy for the U.S. Open champion, who began his bid for the FedEx Cup title on Thursday with a 4-under 66 to share the lead at the Tour Championship.

Johnson had 165 yards from the sand and worried about getting it over the lip of the bunker. He hit 8-iron to 2 feet for birdie and was on his way to his sixth consecutive round at 68 or lower.

“It was a very nice shot to start the day,” Johnson said with a smile.

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan ran off three straight birdies early in his round and finished with a birdie on the par-5 18th — the nines have been switched at East Lake —

for a 66, while Kevin Chappell joined them with a bogey-free round.

Johnson is coming off his third victory of the year at the BMW Championship two weeks ago, and there was no indication that anything has changed.

He hit a reasonable amount of fairways (eight out of 14) considering the dry, fast conditions, and only once when he was out of position did he fail to save par.

He is the No. 1 seed in the FedEx Cup, and the top five seeds only have to win the Tour Championship to claim the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus. The top five were all among the dozen players who broke par in the opening round.

Jason Day, the world’s No. 1 player who hasn’t won in four months, dropped his only shot on the opening hole and was at 67, along with Kevin Kisner and Si Woo Kim.

AUTO RACING

Kahne gets Great Clips back on car through 2018

By JENNA FRYE The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hendrick Motorsports has locked down the driver and sponsor of its No. 5 car with an extension of Great Clips for driver Kasey Kahne.

The two-year agreement covers the 2017 and 2018 seasons and gives Kahne 10 races of sponsorship each year. Great Clips, which has been with Hendrick Motorsports since 2012, also will be a major associate sponsor of the No. 5 team each year.

“Kasey has been a member of the Great Clips family for over 13 years and is a great ambassador of our brand,” said Terri Miller, senior vice president of marketing and communications for Great Clips.

Kahne has been with Hendrick since 2012 and has five wins and three berths in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

He has not made the Chase the last two years, and is currently 17th in the standings. There had been speculation that Hendrick would replace him in the No. 5, but his contract and sponsorship keeps him with the organization at least through 2018.

“Great Clips has believed in me throughout my career,” Kahne said. “They’re a big part of the No. 5 team, and we feel like members of their team, too.”

SADLER BACK IN CHASE Twelve years after participating in his first Chase for the championship, Elliott Sadler is back in the field.

This time, though, it’s the inaugural Chase in the Xfinity Series.

Sadler is one of the 12 drivers competing in the Chase for NASCAR’s second-tier series title. In 2004, he was among the 10-driver field that made the original Chase. He finished ninth in the standings that season.

“I don’t know if that’s good or bad,” Sadler said, unsure if it gives him any

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Hendrick Motorsports has locked down the driver and sponsor of its No. 5 car with an extension of Great Clips for driver Kasey Kahne. sort of edge over 11 drivers who have no playoff experience.

“It’s not like I’m a seasoned quarterback that can read the defense better than a rookie quarterback coming in. I think that’s when experience plays a part,” he said. “I think now it’s just about which teams can get their cars the fastest, what driver can get the best information and not make mistakes on the track. I feel like everybody that’s a part of this Chase, all 12 guys, can do just as good a job as anybody else, no matter their age or where they’re from or how many years they’ve raced.”

PAGENAUD-PETIT LE MANS Fresh off his IndyCar championship, Simon Pagenaud has already lined up another race.

Pagenaud will join Action Express Racing’s points-leading No. 31 Corvette at Petit Le Mans on Oct. 1. He’ll joint drivers Dane Cameron and Eric Curran on the team that holds a one-point lead in the standings over fellow Action Express teammates Christian Fittipaldi and Joao Barbosa. The Fittipaldi-Barbosa lineup will be bulked for Petit Le Mans with Filipe Albuquerque.

Pagenaud was a regular competitor in sports car racing from 2008 until 2010, primarily participating in the American Le Mans Series. In three years, Pagenaud had eight wins.

He then transitioned to IndyCar and earned his first title on Sunday driving for Team Penske.

5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour European Open Second Round from Bad Griesbach, Germany (GOLF).

9 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour European Open Second Round from Bad Griesbach, Germany (GOLF).

11 a.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship Second Round from Columbus, Ohio (GOLF).

11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Bad Boy Off Road 300 Practice from Loudon, N.H. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Tour Championship Second Round from Atlanta (GOLF).

1:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 Practice from Loudon, N.H. (FOX SPORTS 1).

1:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Boavista vs.

Porto (UNIVISION).

2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (ESPN).

2:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Freiburg vs. Borussia Dortmund (FOX SPORTS 2).

3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 Practice from Loudon, N.H. (FOX SPORTS 1).

3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 Practice from Sparta, Ky. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Estoril vs.

Sporting (UNIVISION).

4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Bad Boy Off Road 300 Pole Qualifying from Loudon, N.H. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

6 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship First round from Victoria, British Columbia (GOLF).

6 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 Practice from Sparta, Ky. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

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

6:30 p.m. – High School Football: North Myrtle Beach at Camden (WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Toronto (ESPN2).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Miami (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball” Texas A&M at Alabama (SEC NETWORK).

7 p.m. – High School Football: Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240) 7 p.m. – High School Football: Fairfield Central at A.C. Flora (WNKT-FM 107.5).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: Wyoming at Eastern Michigan (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Texas Christian at Oklahoma (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Irmo at Lexington (TIME WARNER 1250).

8 p.m. – College Football: Texas Christian at Southern Methodist (ESPN).

8 p.m. – High School Football: Brother Martin at John Curtis from Metarie, La. (ESPNU).

8 p.m. – Auto Racing: ARCA Series Crosley Brands 150 from Sparta, Ky. (FOX SPORTS 2).

8 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Chicago at New York City (UNIVISION).

9 p.m. – College Football: Southern California at Utah (FOX SPORTS 1).

10 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Travis Peterkin vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic in a Light Heavyweight Boutand Ivan Baranchyuk vs. Wang Zhimin in a Junior Welterweight Bout from Miami, Okla.

(SHOWTIME).

10 p.m. – High School Football: Friday Night Prep Zone Scoreboard Show (WIBZ-FM 95.5).

10:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: San Francisco at San Diego or Colorado at Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB NETWORK).

11 p.m. – High School Football: Antioch at De La Salle from Concord, Calif. (ESPNU).

MLB standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League East Division

Boston Toronto Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Central Division

Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Chicago Minnesota West Division

Texas Houston Seattle Los Angeles Oakland

W L Pct GB 88 64 .579 — 83 69 .546 5 82 70 .539 6 79 72 .523 8½ 64 87 .424 23½ W L Pct GB 88 63 .583 — 80 70 .533 7½ 77 75 .507 11½ 72 80 .474 16½ 55 96 .364 33 W L Pct GB 90 63 .588 — 81 71 .533 8½ 80 72 .526 9½ 66 86 .434 23½ 66 86 .434 23½

Wednesday’s Games

Houston 6, Oakland 5 Seattle 2, Toronto 1, 12 innings Boston 5, Baltimore 1 Philadelphia 8, Chicago White Sox 3 Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3 N.Y. Yankees 11, Tampa Bay 5 L.A. Angels 5, Texas 4 Detroit at Minnesota, ppd.

Thursday’s Games

Detroit at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m., 1st game Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m., 2nd game L.A. Angels at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Arizona (Miller 2-12) at Baltimore (Gallardo 5-8), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Mitchell 1-1) at Toronto (Liriano 7-13), 7:07 p.m.

Boston (Pomeranz 10-12) at Tampa Bay (Archer 8-18), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 4-7) at Cleveland (Bauer 11-8), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Duffy 12-2) at Detroit (Fulmer 10-7), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Meyer 1-3) at Houston (Fister 12-12), 8:10 p.m.

Seattle (Paxton 4-7) at Minnesota (Gibson 6-10), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (Hamels 14-5) at Oakland (Graveman 10-10), 9:35 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Kansas City at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Arizona at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

National League East Division

Washington New York Miami Philadelphia Atlanta Central Division

x-Chicago

W L Pct GB 89 63 .586 — 80 72 .526 9 76 76 .500 13 69 83 .454 20 61 91 .401 28 W L Pct GB 97 55 .638 —

St. Louis 80 72 .526 17 Pittsburgh 76 75 .503 20½ Milwaukee 68 84 .447 29 Cincinnati 63 89 .414 34 West Division

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 86 66 .566 — San Francisco 80 72 .526 6 Colorado 73 79 .480 13 Arizona 64 88 .421 22 San Diego 64 88 .421 22 x-clinched division

Wednesday’s Games

Colorado 11, St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 8, Chicago White Sox 3 Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Washington 8, Miami 3 Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 1 Arizona 3, San Diego 2 L.A. Dodgers 9, San Francisco 3

Thursday’s Games

Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

St. Louis (Leake 9-10) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 17-7), 2:20 p.m.

Arizona (Miller 2-12) at Baltimore (Gallardo 5-8), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (Gonzalez 11-10) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 4-4), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Wisler 7-12) at Miami (Cashner 5-11), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hellickson 12-9) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 9-8), 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (DeSclafani 8-4) at Milwaukee (Davies 11-7), 8:10 p.m.

Colorado (Gray 10-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 10-6), 10:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Suarez 3-4) at San Diego (Jackson 4-6), 10:40 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m.

Arizona at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Wild Card Standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Toronto Baltimore Detroit Houston Seattle New York Kansas City

W 83 82 80 81 80 79 77

NATIONAL LEAGUE

San Francisco New York St. Louis Pittsburgh Miami

W 80 80 80 76 76

L Pct WCGB 69 .546 — 70 .539 — 70 .533 1 71 .533 1 72 .526 2 72 .523 2½ 75 .507 5 L Pct WCGB 72 .526 — 72 .526 — 72 .526 — 75 .503 3½ 76 .500 4

Wednesday’s Games

Colorado 11, St. Louis 1 Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Washington 8, Miami 3 Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 1 L.A. Dodgers 9, San Francisco 3

Thursday’s Games

Atlanta (Collmenter 2-0) at Miami (Urena 4-7), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Morgan 2-10) at N.Y. Mets (Lugo 4-2), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Vogelsong 3-5) at Milwaukee (Anderson 8-11), 8:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Samardzija 11-10) at San Diego (Friedrich 5-10), 10:10 p.m.

NFL Standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

New England N.Y. Jets Miami Buffalo South

Houston Tennessee Indianapolis Jacksonville North

Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland West

Denver Kansas City San Diego Oakland

W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 54 45 1 1 0 .500 59 54 0 2 0 .000 34 43 0 2 0 .000 38 50 W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 42 26 1 1 0 .500 32 40 0 2 0 .000 55 73 0 2 0 .000 37 65 W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 62 32 2 0 0 1.000 38 27 1 1 0 .500 39 46 0 2 0 .000 30 54 W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 55 40 1 1 0 .500 45 46 1 1 0 .500 65 47 1 1 0 .500 63 69

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Dallas Washington South

Tampa Bay Carolina Atlanta New Orleans North

Minnesota Green Bay Detroit Chicago West

San Francisco Los Angeles Arizona Seattle

W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 36 32 2 0 0 1.000 58 24 1 1 0 .500 46 43 0 2 0 .000 39 65 W L T Pct PF PA 1 1 0 .500 38 64 1 1 0 .500 66 48 1 1 0 .500 59 59 0 2 0 .000 47 51 W L T Pct PF PA 2 0 0 1.000 42 30 1 1 0 .500 41 40 1 1 0 .500 54 51 0 2 0 .000 28 52 W L T Pct PF PA 1 1 0 .500 55 46 1 1 0 .500 9 31 1 1 0 .500 61 30 1 1 0 .500 15 19

Thursday’s Games

Houston at New England, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Denver at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

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

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sep. 29

Miami at Cincinnati, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 2

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 9:30 a.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.

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

Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Washington, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Denver at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

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

New Orleans at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

Dallas at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 3

N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

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WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

x-New York x-Chicago x-Atlanta x-Indiana Connecticut Washington

W L Pct GB 21 13 .618 — 18 16 .529 3 17 17 .500 4 17 17 .500 4 14 20 .412 7 13 21 .382 8

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 28 6 .824 — x-Los Angeles 26 8 .765 2 x-Phoenix 16 18 .471 12 x-Seattle 16 18 .471 12 Dallas 11 23 .324 17 San Antonio 7 27 .206 21 x-clinched playoff spot

Wednesday’s Games

Phoenix 89, Indiana 78 Atlanta 94, Seattle 85 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games Phoenix at New York, 7 p.m.

Tour Championship

By The Associated Press Thursday At East Lake Golf Club Atlanta Purse: $8.5 million Yardage: 7,385; Par: 70 (35-35) First Round Hideki Matsuyama 33-33—66 Kevin Chappell 31-35—66 Dustin Johnson 32-34—66 Kevin Kisner 33-34—67 Si Woo Kim 34-33—67 Jason Day 34-33—67 Justin Thomas 34-34—68 Jordan Spieth 35-33—68 Paul Casey 35-33—68 Rory McIlroy 37-31—68 Matt Kuchar 36-33—69 Adam Scott 35-34—69 Jhonattan Vegas 36-34—70 Ryan Moore 37-33—70 Bubba Watson 35-37—72 Gary Woodland 33-39—72 Brandt Snedeker 35-37—72 Jason Dufner 37-36—73 J.B. Holmes 38-35—73 Roberto Castro 35-38—73 Emiliano Grillo 37-36—73 Russell Knox 37-36—73 36-37—73 Patrick Reed Charl Schwartzel 38-36—74 Sean O’Hair 38-36—74 Daniel Berger 40-34—74 Phil Mickelson 40-34—74 Jimmy Walker 37-37—74 William McGirt 40-37—77 Kevin Na 40-37—77

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BASEBALL National League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Requested unconditional release waivers on RHP Chien-Ming Wang.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Traded LHP Phil Coke to Pittsburgh for cash.

TEXAS RANGERS — Named Katie Pothier executive vice president and general counsel.

Can-Am League ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Exercised 2017 contract options on RHPs Michael Adams, Tony Amezcua, Bo Budkevics, Pat Butler, David Fischer, Matthew Kostalos, Hector Nelo, Brett Palanski and Joe Ravert; LHP Richard Salazar; Cs Marcus Nidiffer and Elvin Soto; INFs Junior Arrojo, Mike Fransoso, Pat McKenna, Jared Schlehuber and Aaron Wilson; OFs Leonardo Castro, Devin Harris, Quinnton Mack, Jared McDonald and Mike Montville.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Traded G Tyler Ennis to Houston for F Michael Beasley.

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived RB Terron Ward. Signed LB O’Brien Schofield.

CHICAGO BEARS — Placed LB Lamarr Houston on injured reserve. Signed QB Matt Barkley from the practice squad and FB Paul Lasike to the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Released P Michael Palardy from the practice squad. Signed LB Scooby Wright III to the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed DT Brian Price from the practice squad an CB Robertson Daniel to the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed G Chance Warmack on injured reserve.

Signed DB Curtis Riley from the practice squad and G Karim Barton to the practice squad.

HOCKEY ECHL ATLANTA GLADIATORS — Agreed to terms with Fs Bryan Cameron and Colin Jacobs.

IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to terms with D Jarrett Fennell and F Ryan Keller.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Suspended Toronto M Armando Cooper one game for violent conduct.

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NCAA — Named New Mexico vice president for athletics Paul Krebs to the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.

FLORIDA GULF COAST — Promoted Michael Miller to assistant athletic director for facilities and operations, Alex Masse to assistant athletic director for compliance and women’s soccer coordinator and Antoinette Biffar to director of business operations. Named Amanda Pierce director of women’s basketball operations.

GEORGIA TECH — Named Todd Stansbury athletic director.

LANDER — Named Zach Roschi assistant volleyball coach.

NORTH CAROLINA — Extended the contracts of women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell through the 2019-20 season and women’s lacrosse coach Jenny Levy through the 2018-19 season. Agreed to terms with men’s lacrosse coach Joe Breschi, women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance, men’s tennis coach Sam paul, field hockey coach Karen Shelton and men’s soccer coach Carlos Somoano on threeyear contracts through 2019.

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Thomas Sumter Academy’s Kyle Decker (44) and the rest of the Generals look to knock off their county rivals today when they travel to Spencer Field to face Wilson Hall at 7:30 p.m.

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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) breaks through the Georgia Tech line in the first half of the Tigers’ 26-7 victory on Thursday in Atlanta.

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From Page B1 Even when Georgia Tech came up with a big play, it wound up costing points.

Lance Austin intercepted a pass in the end zone and tried to bring it out — only to be whacked inadvertently by teammate Corey Griffin, knocking the ball loose.

Austin fell on it in the end zone, but that was a safety for Clemson. It was a far cry from a prime-time game last season, when the defensive back returned a blocked field goal 78 yards for a touchdown on the final play to give Georgia Tech a stunning victory of Florida State.

There wouldn’t be an upset on this night.

THE TAKEAWAY Clemson: Don’t read too much into the sluggish showing in the second half.

It was only natural that the Tigers let down a bit after dominating the first two quarters. For sure, this was just the sort of confidenceboosting performance that Clemson needed heading to their showdown with Louisville.

Georgia Tech: After

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Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett (16) is mobbed by teammates Jay Guillermo (57) and Christian Wilkins (42) after catching a touchdown pass. opening with three straight wins over mediocre opposition, the Yellow Jackets don’t seem to have made much improvement over last year’s 3-9 debacle.

Coach Paul Johnson’s tripleoption offense was totally manhandled and increasingly looks like a gimmick that other teams have figured out. Poor recruiting seems to have caught up with the Yellow Jackets when they face elite competition.

UP NEXT Clemson: When Louisville

visits Death Valley on Oct. 1, it will have all the makings of a national playoff game. Assuming the Cardinals (3-0) get by Appalachian State on Saturday night, two unbeaten powerhouses will meet to establish the pecking order atop the ACC. Georgia Tech: No. 15 Miami (3-0) and longtime nemesis Mark Richt visit Bobby Dodd Stadium on Oct. 1. Richt is in his first season as the Hurricanes coach after 15 years at Georgia, where he went 13-2 against the Yellow Jackets.

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time.” we can run the ball, we can Tight end K.C. Crosby bewin football games. As long From Page B1 lieves Carolina is getting close as we’re having a really good to having the offense it envigame, we’re playing strongly, sioned prior to the season.

I think it brings the morale of We should have played better “We’re not where we want the team up.” than we did. That’s what gets to be, but we’re taking steps Muschamp believes the unit you really (upset). The first to get where we need to be,” made improvements against play of the second half should Crosby said. “By the time we East Carolina. have gone for minus-1 or get to that Game Five, Game “I think that we got outminus-2 and they run it on us Six, we’ll be full go. physicaled in Starkville,” he and it gets you all out of kil“We’ve just got to make said. “I thought we played ter. We’ve got to play better.” sure we know everything, get very well against a very USC center Alan Knott con- lined up faster and play a litgood Vanderbilt defense in cedes the offensive line has tle quicker, then we can run our first ballgame and I not played up to expectations, whatever we want.” thought we played well but believes more consistent For that to happen, the line again (against East Caroliplay at the position is just has to become more domina). You give up three negaaround the corner. nant. tive plays in 53 snaps, I think “We’re about a hairline “We’re just trying to run that’s a pretty good perforaway,” Knott said. “We’ve had the football,” Knott said. “If mance.” some injuries. We’re somewhat thin on the (offensive) line. We’re gelling. We’ve got a couple guys banged up.

That’s definitely something we have to work on. I think we will get there soon.”

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From Page B1 The rivalry game is likely a matchup of strength vs. strength. The Barons have allowed an average of just 13.5 points a game this season while the Generals are averaging 31.5 points per game. WH actually only gave up a field goal last week to the Cardinals as they scored their lone touchdown on an interception return.

Aside from a 38-0 rout at the hands of Porter-Gaud, the Barons have allowed just 16 points in their other three games combined.

“We returned more on the defensive side coming into the season so we knew we were going to rely on that side of the ball a lot,” Jarecki said. “We have a mentality and an approach on defense that’s just continued throughout the year.”

But that unit will be tested against TSA, he added.

“They throw the ball well and they’ve got some bigplay guys,” Jarecki said.

“They like to spread you out and they also run their Wing-T-type sets with a fullback trap and a sweep that’s very good.

“On defense, they give you a lot of different fronts and they move around and give you a lot of trouble.”

The Generals’ major trouble has come in the form of tackling this season, Kessinger said, and that could cause problems against the Barons.

“They’re going to be a lot stingier on defense than some of the other teams we’ve faced, so we can’t ex-

Prep schedule FRIDAY

Varsity Football Crestwood at Lamar, 7:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Wade Hampton (Hampton), 7:30 p.m.

Manning at May River, 7:30 p.m.

Chesterfield at Lee Central, 7:30 p.m.

Scott’s Branch at Timmonsville, 7:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Carolina Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Richard Winn, 7:30 p.m.

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Varsity Cross Country Sumter in Pee Dee Classic (at Freedom Florence), 9 a.m.

Varsity Swimming Sumter at North Myrtle Beach, TBA Wilson Hall at First Baptist, TBA Varsity Volleyball Sumter in Eastside Invitational, TBA Robert E. Lee in North Central Tournament, TBA Middle School Volleyball Alice Drive at Mayewood, TBA Ebenezer at Bates, TBA Chestnut Oaks at Furman, TBA

pect our offense to put up as many points as they have, even though I hope they do,” he said. “We’ve worked all week on using our pads instead of our arms and making sure we’re not grabbing at guys.”

The Generals are allowing an average of 23.25 points a game defensively while the Wilson Hall offense is averaging 13.5 points.

“We’ve got to get their guys hemmed up and not let them get loose,” Kessinger said. “Offensively we just need to start a little faster than we have been. It’s usually taken a series or two for us to get going and then you end up losing by one point.

“So we’ve got to start a little better and mix things up.”

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MLB ROUNDUP

Matt Kemp’s two homers power Braves to 6-3 win over Marlins MIAMI — Matt Kemp hit two home runs to power the Atlanta Braves to a 6-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night. Freddie Freeman singled in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to 26 games and drove in two runs for the

Braves, who have won six straight for the third time this season.

Tigers 9 Twins 2 MINNEAPOLIS — Justin

Upton and Victor Martinez homered as the Detroit Tigers picked up another win in the AL wild-card chase, beating the Minnesota Twins 9-2 Thursday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.

Swampcats JV football tops Wilson Hall

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Yankees 0 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Blake Snell and the Tampa Bay Rays’ bullpen combined to strand 11 New York runners in a 2-0 win Thursday night that

prevented a much-needed three-game sweep by the Yankees. New York went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position, including 0 for 7 against Snell.

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MANNING -- Wyatt Roland, Trey Sharp and Justin Lowder each scored on touchdown runs as Laurence Manning Academy’s junior varsity football team earned a 28-18 victory over Wilson Hall on Thursday at Billy Chitwood Field.

W. Barrineau had a kickoff return for a score for the Swampcats, Jackson Lee made two PATs and AJ Nelson added a 2-point conversion.

For Wilson Hall, Nathan Harris had two touchdowns -one on a 7-yard reception and one on a 3-yard run. Wise Segars had an 87-yard interception return for a score.

Keaton Pride also had an INT for the Barons and Graham VanPatten led the defense with 13 tackles.

LMA travels to PorterGaud and WH will host Orangeburg Prep next Thursday.

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the second quarter.

Dalton Brown rushed for 107 yards on 14 carries, including a 2-yard TD run.

Brown also scored on two 2-point conversions. Alex Petty scored on a 62-yard run while both Jackson Brown and Collin Smith each recorded 2-point conversions for the Swampcats.

LMA was led on defense

by Anders Taylor, Osteen and Smith with 10 tackles each. Reid Jordan and Coleman Yates had four solo tackles and three assisted tackles. Mickey Jordan recovered two fumbles and Jackson Brown and Jackson Campbell both recorded interceptions.

For Wilson Hall, Williams Reese scored the lone touchdown on a 70-yard run.

The Swampcats return to action next Thursday at 5 p.m. when they travel to Porter-Gaud. The Barons, who are now 2-2 on the year, will host Orangeburg Prep next Thursday.

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MANNING -- Nolan Osteen rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries to help power Laurence Manning Academy past Wilson Hall 44-6 on Thursday at Billy Chitwood Field.

Osteen scored on runs of 7, 13 and 9 yards and also connected with Davis Campbell for a 42-yard score in

The King’s Academy 0 FLORENCE -- Sammy Kessinger had a rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown to help lead Thomas Sumter Academy to a 22-0 victory over The King’s Academy on Thursday at the TKA field.

Kessinger connected with Clay Marshall on a 17-yard

TD strike. Hayden Posten scored on a 4-yard run for the Generals and Ethan Lisenby added a pair of 2-point conversions.

Preston Houser led the TSA defense with eight tackles.

JV VOLLEYBALL Laurence Manning 2 Wilson Hall 1 Laurence Manning Academy earned a 2-1 victory over Wilson Hall on Thursday at Nash Student Center, taking the decisive third game 2624.

MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Alice Drive 3 Hillcrest 0 Alice Drive swept Hillcrest 3-0 on Thursday at the Hawks gymnasium by scores of 25-3, 25-4 and 25-17.

Kaitlin Hodge had a combined 19 points in the first two games while Abbegale Bauer finished with 23 points. Shushon Hariston added five pints in the third game.

Hillcrest, which fell to 2-4 on the year, was led by Kimberly Deas with three points.

ADMS will play again on Saturday at Mayewood beginning at 11 a.m. while HMS will host Mayewood on Monday.

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them go in and battle,” Ripadvantage at one point beley said. “That’s very prom- fore Wilson Hall rallied.

From Page B1 ising and helps down the Still, the Lady ‘Cats mainroad with how we want to tained composure and were build this program.” able to come away with the “We’d actually lost two in Despite the loss, Lady 7-point victory. a row coming into this ‘Cats head coach Brandi “Getting off to a good game, so we needed to play Holladay was pleased with start always helps,” LMA aswell,” Ripley said. “I was her team’s performance as sistant coach Grace Beatson happy with how we came well. LMA has earned just said. “I thought we played out. I thought we attacked one victory this season, but really well in that game and the ball better and were a Thursday represented a our serves were a lot betlittle more aggressive than much more well-rounded ter.” we have been the past cougame for them, she said.

Brooke Ward finished ple weeks.”

“It was a very competitive with 11 kills, three aces and Courtney Clark led the match today,” Holladay said. eight blocks for LMA. Maia WH attack with 19 kills.

“It was a big difference Grams had eight kills and Chandler Curtis had 22 astoday from how we’ve been two aces while Cora Downer sists and Lowder finished playing. They played a lot finished with 22 assists. with nine digs as the Lady more as a team today rather Ashton Rogers had three Barons grabbed the first two than individuals.” kills, six blocks, two digs games and came back to win Especially in the Game 3 and two aces and Tekoa the fourth game to seal the victory. LMA jumped out to Youngblood finished with 10 victory. an 11-4 lead and held an 18-9 blocks.

“Courtney played well and she’s a phenomenal player,” Ripley said. “Back row, Liza and Danielle deHoll were all over the place diving and getting balls in the air. Chandler also did a really good job of setting the ball and helped give us some confidence.”

The Lady Barons also gained confidence in how they were able to battle back in the games they won -- and even the game they lost. WH was down five points in the opening game before rallying to tie the score and edge LMA for the 5-point win.

The second game was more back-and-forth before Wilson Hall finished on a 12-2 run. In Game 4, it was LMA that rallied from five points down to tie the game midway before another big run by the Lady Barons finished off the match.

The biggest comeback by WH, however, came during their Game 3 loss. Substituting younger players to help gain valuable experience for down the road, Wilson Hall was down by seven and nine points at different times but managed to battle back to within three before LMA finally pulled away for good.

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Injured Kentucky QB to miss ‘significant’ time LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coach Mark Stoops says sophomore quarterback Drew Barker will miss “significant” time with a back injury that won’t require surgery.

Barker started the Wildcats’ first three games but was injured on their first series in last week’s contest against New Mexico State. He did not return. Stoops said after Wednesday’s practice that Barker saw a specialist who recommended rest for “two, three, four weeks” instead of surgery before being evaluated.

Barker’s injury means junior Stephen Johnson will make his first start for the Wildcats (1-2, 0-1) in Saturday night’s Southeastern Conference game against South Carolina (2-1, 1-1). Johnson shook off a rocky start to complete 17 of 22 passes for a careerhigh 310 yards and three touchdowns to help the Wildcats earn a wild 62-42 victory.

Sumter High fall baseball camp slated for Saturday The Sumter High School Baseball Fall Camp will be held on Saturday at Gamecock Field beginning at 9 a.m.

The camp, which is open to children ages 7-14, will have registration beginning at 8 a.m. The camp will run for three hours. The registration fee is $20.

The camp will be led by Sumter’s coaching staff of head coach Brooks Shumake and assistants Joe Norris, Randy Twitty, Matt Price, Chad Hoshour, Curtis Johnson, Mike Moss, Dean Pack and Robbie Mooneyham.

For more information, contact Shumake at (803) 491-7886 or at Matthew.shumake@sumterschools.net.

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NBA, NBPA send memo seeking social changes MIAMI — NBA players are being urged to reach out to league and union officials to try and come up with ways to create “positive change” in communities around the country, a move that comes in response to protests in other sports about racial oppression and other social matters.

NASCAR Hall of Fame damaged in protests CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NASCAR Hall of Fame in downtown Charlotte was open Thursday, hours after its exterior was damaged during violent protests over the police shooting of a black man this week. The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority oversees the NASCAR Hall of Fame building and the convention center next door.

Stansbury returns to Georgia Tech as AD

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech moved quickly to land a new athletic director, appointing St. Mark Four Bridges Misformer Yellow Jackets football sionary Baptist Church will be player Todd Stansbury on sponsoring a Punt, Pass & Thursday to take over a proKick competition on Saturday gram that has struggled to beginning at 4 p.m. make its mark in the crowded There will be five age groups Atlanta market.

— 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, and Stansbury served for the 14-15 — in separate boys and past year as Oregon State’s girls divisions. Age group win- athletic director, and he previners will have the opportunity ously ran programs at Central to advance to other competiFlorida and East Tennessee tions.

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Vikings will lean on defense, Bradford without Peterson

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI The Associated Press

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Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson (28) is helped off the field after getting injured last Sunday in Minneapolis. Both the Vikings and the Carolina Panthers will be counting on their backup running backs when they meet on Sunday in Charlotte.

This week they lost Peterson and starting left tackle Matt Kalil (hip) to long-term injuries, but they remain confident that all is not lost heading into a Week 3 matchup at Carolina.

So here is the formula the Vikings (2-0) will have to follow to survive life without Peterson carrying the offensive load: RUNNING BACK CREW Peterson was one of the few true workhorses left at running back in the league.

He had 31 carries in the first two weeks, while the rest of the running backs on the roster combined for just 13.

Now the offense will use a running back by committee, with shifty Jerick McKin-

non getting the start, thumper Matt Asiata spelling him and the recently signed Ronnie Hillman there for insurance.

While none of those three have anything close to the resume of Peterson, they all bring different things to the table that can help them be effective as a group.

McKinnon is an accomplished receiver out of the backfield, an area that Peterson never mastered.

Asiata hits the holes quick and never dances in the backfield like Peterson would do on occasion, taking some of the burden off the beleaguered offensive linemen to sustain their blocks.

OBITUARIES ROBERT L. HOLMES BISHOPVILLE — Robert L. Holmes entered eternal rest on Sept. 20, 2016, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 3484 Bethune Highway, Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

GLORIA ALICE F. PEEBLES COLUMBIA — Gloria Alice Fountain Peebles, 82, widow of James Olin Peebles, died on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, at Providence Hospital.

Born in Timmonsville, she was a daughter of the late Charles William and Elise Nora Rogers Fountain. Mrs. Peebles was a retired bookkeeper with Sox & Sons Construction Co. Surviving are three sons, Michael James Peebles (Kathryn) of Summerville, Charles Mason Peebles (Cynthia) of Columbia and Steven Olin Peebles (Sandy) of Elgin; one sister, Sandra Hudson of Timmonsville; two brothers, Charles Byrd Fountain of Lamar and Roger Fountain of Hartsville; her longtime companion, R.P. Byrd of Columbia; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Billie Bramlette; and a granddaughter, Ashley Nicole Peebles.

Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Watson officiating.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 7759386.

BARBARA J. HUSBAND COLUMBIA — Barbara Anne Johnson Husband, 81, died on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, at White Oak Manor in

Rock Hill.

Born on July 29, 1935, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late Julian Sanders Johnson Sr. and Sadie Mae Holladay Johnson. Barbara was a full-time wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She taught Sunday school to a countless number of children for more than 50 years. She loved teaching children about Jesus, with her favorite Bible verse being John 3:16. She leaves a legacy of her faith in God through the lives of her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and the many other children she taught in Sunday school.

Barbara is survived by her husband, John Dudley Husband Jr. of Columbia; her daughter, Jane Husband Perrin (Robert) of Rock Hill; sons, John Dudley Husband III (Nancy) of Columbia, Richard Kent Husband (Kendra) of York and Allen Ray Husband (Stena) of Columbia; grandchildren, Lauren Husband Bryant, Logan Husband Fowles, Savannah Perrin, Chase Perrin, Kailee Husband, Karina Husband, Kensley Husband, Sydney Husband and

Isaiah Husband; great-grandchildren, Ralen Bryant, Henry Fowles, Hampton Fowles and Eli Husband; and brothers, Aubrey Johnson (Miriam) and Michael Allen Johnson. In addition, she has a loving extended family of in-laws, cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Ethel Elaine Simon (Bruce); and brothers, William Seth Johnson (Anne), Julian Sanders Johnson Jr. (Alice Neil), Thomas Carlyle Johnson (Joyce) and Raymond Leroy Johnson.

A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at Union United Methodist Church in Manning.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at Rosewood Baptist Church in Columbia. A celebration service will follow at 6 p.m.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to White Oak Manor of Rock Hill and Hospice and Community Care of Rock Hill for the love and care they have provided.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

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Davis isn’t alone in his belief that the game should CHARLOTTE, N.C. — be played.

Thomas Davis said the Eight Carolina players Carolina Panthers’ game questioned and coach Ron Sunday against the Rivera all said they believe Minnesota Vikings should the game should go on, “absolutely” be played as although tight end Greg scheduled, even with the city Olsen said his family may be being under a state of more cautious on Sunday. emergency due to violent “My wife usually takes the protests over a recent police kids uptown and they tailgate shooting. with family and friends, but The All-Pro linebacker we said maybe this week we |said football has a unique should just come to the game, way of bringing people park in our lot and go up to together and believes the your seats and get settled in,” game is something the Olsen said. “Is it worth community needs. moseying around in a town “If you take this game away that is in such a heightened I think it going to just state of chaos?” continue to add to the stress Vikings cornerback Captain and add to what is already Munnerlyn, who played five going on in a negative way,” seasons for the Panthers and Davis said Thursday. still owns a home in Gov. Pat McCrory declared Charlotte, said Thursday he’s a state of emergency in a little nervous about coming Charlotte on Wednesday night home for the game. and has sent the National “Right now I would be. It’s Guard and state troopers in to definitely out of control,” help restore peace after two Munnerlyn said. “I might just nights of looting and rioting . go check on my house and The NFL said it plans are head back to the hotel. Right for the game to be played as now I’d definitely be worried. scheduled, although it will It’s kind of chaos down there continue to monitor the right now and I hope this ongoing violent protests that clears up soon.” have gripped Charlotte.

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — In this day and age of highflying passing attacks, the Minnesota Vikings have been a bit of a throwback in their run-first approach to offense.

So now that the focal point of that offense is lost for the foreseeable future, the season is over, right?

Not so fast.

Adrian Peterson had surgery on Thursday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, a procedure that is expected to keep him out for at least several months with a strong possibility that he misses the rest of the season.

And the Vikings were ranked 28th in the league in offense with the best running back of his era on the field.

“I know everybody is all concerned about we don’t have this or we don’t have that but it’s a team,” coach Mike Zimmer said.

“That’s why we have 53 guys here, so that we can try to win as a team. That’s all I’ve ever done since I’ve been here.”

The Vikings started the season with Super Bowl aspirations, even after quarterback Teddy Bridgewater went down just over a week before the opener with a devastating knee injury.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

HUROY H. BROWN SR. Funeral services for Huroy H. Brown Sr. will be held at noon today at Mt. Pisgah AME Church, 217 W. Bartlette St., Sumter, with the Rev. Laddie N. Howard officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.

BROWN Mr. Brown will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. for viewing until the hour of service.

The family will receive friends at the residence, 14 S. Blanding St., Sumter.

Mr. Brown transitioned on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at his residence in Sumter.

He was a son of the late Samuel F.T. and Mary J. Pickenpack Brown. He was educated in the public schools of York. He attended Vorhees College, Denmark, and later attended South Carolina State College, Orangeburg. While in college, he was drafted into the United States Marine Corps during World War II until 1945 and was honorably discharged. After military and other teaching assignments, he returned to Sumter and retired as an educator in the South Carolina public school system. He was a member of Mt. Pisgah AME Church, where he served faithfully as a trustee.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Evetta Brown Vaughn; his sibling brothers, Walter, Roosevelt and Warner Brown; and sisters, Flora B. Gordon, Letha B. Summer, Lucie R. Brown, Jessie B. Knighton and Alma Gee B. Curry.

Surviving are his beloved wife of 70 years, Everette R. Brown of the home; three sons, Huroy H. Brown Jr. of Sumter, Alonza (Hakiim O. and Shakura) Sabur of Washington, D.C., and Samuel F.T. (Joyce) Brown of Florence; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives.

Condolences may be made on his tribute page found at wwwPalmerMemorialChapel. com Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. is in charge of the services.

JOSEPH BOLDEN JR. Joseph Bolden Jr., 66, peacefully departed this life on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at Sumter East Health and Rehabilitation Center, after a lengthy illness at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Oct. 3, 1949, in Sumter County, he was BOLDEN the oldest of eight children of the late Joseph Sr. and Maggie Dinkins Bolden. He was educated in the Sumter County public school system and graduated from Ebenezer High School in 1968. He furthered his education and graduated from Columbia Technical College with a diploma as a heavy equipment operating engineer. “Junior,” “Jell,” “Cracker Jack” or “Joe,” as he was known, received his religious education early in life at Hopewell Baptist Church, where he was baptized. Junior’s first marriage was to Desiree Campbell and his second marriage was to Brenda Witherspoon.

Joseph Jr. leaves to cherish his memory: two sisters, Linda D. Bolden of Columbia, Maryland, and Leslie J. Bolden of Atlanta; four brothers, Robert R. Bolden of Rembert, Leon R. Bolden (Debra) and Warren Bolden (Verna), both of Columbia, Maryland, and Reggie L. Bolden Sr. (Cynthia) of Jacksonville, Arkansas; one aunt, Carrie Dawson of Dalzell; a grandaunt, Angeline Loney of Dalzell; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. E.L. Sanders officiating and the Rev. Richard Addison, eulogist.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Johnnie and Lisa Benjamin, 3985 Dodgen Hill Road, Dalzell.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com.

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ERIC WAYNE JOHNSON CHAPIN — Eric Wayne Johnson, 48, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Chapin Baptist Church with burial following in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Dunbar Funeral JOHNSON Home Dutchfork Chapel.

Born in Columbia, Eric was a son of Connie Beasley and Francis Wayne Johnson. He was a devoted and loving husband, father, and an allaround family man. Eric graduated from Chapin High School Class of 1985 and from Francis Marion College Class of 1991 with a bachelor of science degree. He retired from Midlands Technical College after 25 years of service. Eric was an active member of Chapin Baptist Church. He was a former deacon at McGregor Presbyterian Church, where he taught confirmation and was a youth group advisor. He served as a missionary in Taipei, Taiwan. Eric enjoyed coaching his son’s recreation football teams.

Surviving are his beloved wife of 22 years, Susan Creech Johnson; sons, Chapell Johnson and Chandler Johnson of Chapin; brother, Chad Johnson and wife, Wendy, of Anderson; brothers-in-law, Johnny Creech of Florence and Roy Creech and wife, Meg, of Sumter; sister-in-law, Miriam Brice and husband, James, of Greenville; in-laws, John and Tumpy Creech of Sumter; and several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff of the Medical University of South Carolina for their constant care and compassion to the family during this difficult time. Special thanks to family and friends who have been so supportive during this journey.

Please sign the online guest book at www.dunbarfunerals. com.

RENIE BRIGGS MANNING — Renie “Mike” Briggs died on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016.

Funeral services for Mr. Briggs will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Goodwill Presbyterian Church, 295 N. Brick Church Road, Mayesville, BRIGGS with the Rev. Dr. Richard Dozier, pastor, and the Rev. Samuel Sparks officiating. Burial will follow in Melina Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Minister Renelle Briggs Conyers, 1502 Coventry Trail, Manning.

These services have been

entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

FRANKLIN WILLIAMS FORESTON — Franklin “Shorty” Williams died on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.

Funeral services for Mr. Williams will be held at noon on Saturday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. WILLIAMS Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Annette Ragin presiding and Elder Kenneth Murray, eulogist. Burial will follow in Junky Yard Cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Gayle and John Parson, 6338 Moses Dingle Road, Manning.

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

TERRENCE N. BRAYBOY EL PASO, Texas — Terrence Nathaniel Brayboy died on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016.

Funeral services for Mr. Brayboy will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 1146 Old Manning Road, Turbeville, with BRAYBOY the Rev. Ronnie McFadden, pastor, presiding, Pastor Rhonda B. Keels, eulogist, and Elder Willie J. Witherspoon, Apostle Sylvia McFadden and Minister Marlo D. Brayboy assisting.

Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Latriea McKenzie, 1292 527 Subdivision Road, New Zion.

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

JOHN V. PEEPLES John Vanderbilt “Tubby” Peeples, 67, son of the late Vanderbilt and Linda Barrett Peeples, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, after a long battle with cancer.

He is survived by his two sons, retired Lt. Col. PEEPLES John Peeples Jr. (Kimberly) and Stephen Peeples (Jennifer); daughter, Meaghan Peeples (Chris Higgins, friend); grandchildren, Amanda, Abigail, Zachary and Vanderbilt Peeples; sister, Tamra Smith (Stan); nephew, Matthew Smith; nieces, Sarah Rhodes (James) and Nicole Smith (Mason Frier, fiancé); and faithful K9 companion, Griff.

John was born in Sumter, attended Edmunds High School, and graduated from the Camden Military Academy in 1968.

A retired U.S. Army veteran, John served his country proudly in posts around the world to include Cagnew Station, Ethiopia; Okinawa, Japan; Sinai Peninsula, Egypt; and South Korea. An avid South Carolina Gamecocks fan, golfer, and NASCAR enthusiast, John enjoyed both

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THE SUMTER ITEM watching and analyzing every game, stroke, and race with his family and friends. He was the life of the tailgate, always displaying the garnet and black. He enjoyed morning fellowship at the Irmo Waffle House and his visits to Riverbanks Zoo. Above all, John treasured time with his family and friends. He was very proud of his children, grandchildren, nephew, and nieces.

Born into a large and loving family on both the Peeples and Barrett sides, John enjoyed reunions and every opportunity to get together. He touched the lives of many with his infectious smile, powerful voice, and commanding presence.

The family will receive visitors from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home in Sumter and other times at the home of his sister, Tamra Smith.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the funeral home chapel with a graveside service to follow at Evergreen Memorial Park.

Memorials may be made to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, P.O. Box 1060, Columbia, SC 29202.

Family and friends may sign the online guest book at www.ecsfuneralhome.com.

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

WILLIAM H. WOODS William Henry Woods, 67, husband of Betty Robinson Woods, entered eternal rest on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.

Born on Dec. 4, 1948, in Atlanta, he was a son of the late Leroy Woods and Mary Frances Gresham Lancaster. He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church.

Survivors: his wife, Betty Robinson Woods; five children, Talana Woods, Karryna Williams, Gloria (Roger) Solomon, Jacquelyn (Sam) Session and Tyrone Carter; a brother, Robin Woods; two sisters, Mary Helen Smith and Angela Woods; eight grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends.

Family meet and greet will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. today and visitation from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Mark United Methodist Church, Oswego Highway, with the Rev. Geneva Stafford.

Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia.

The family is receiving relatives at the home, 1415 Malone Drive, Sumter.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

WILLIE LEE THOMPSON On Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, Willie Lee Thompson, husband of Annie Mae Weathers Thompson, exchanged time for eternity at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Jan. 1, 1938, in Manning, he was a son of the late Joe Sr. and Rebecca Wells Thompson.

Service of remembrance will take place at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Holly Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1304 Hidden Branch Road, Bloomville community, Manning, where the pastor, the Rev. O’Donald Dingle, will bring words of hope. The service of committal will follow in the Thompson family plot located in Hillside Memorial Park, 2445 Cains Mill Road, Sumter.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence, 1147 Camilla Road, Manning.

Fleming & DeLaine Funeral Home & Chapel of Manning is in charge of these services.

Online condolences for the family may be sent to www. flemingdelaine.com or flemingdelaine@aol.com.

WILLIE NATHAN MCBRIDE Willie Nathan McBride, 89, widow of Thelma Durant McBride, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016.

Born on April 17, 1927, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Charlie and Alice Amos McBride. He attended public schools in Sumter County and was a member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church. He retired from Campbell Soup.

Survivors are a son, Vernal (Florine) McBride Sr.; a daughter, Elaine (the Rev. Oliver Jr.) Hill; a brother, Natham McBride; a sister, Estelle James; a sister-in-law, Evangelist Dorothy McBride; and a host of grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Salem Missionary Baptist Church with the pastor, Dr. Cartrell Woods. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery, Sumter.

The family is receiving visitors at the home, 12 W. William St. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

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Huge Multi-Family Sale Sat. 7-? at 898 Watts Dr. Something for everyone.

Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, or almost anything of value. Call 803-983-5364 Moving Sale! Sat. 8-2 at 3235 Deer Track Cir. Furniture, ceiling fans, light fixtures, dishes, clothing, Fall & Christmas decor, garden tools, and everything must go.

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Bedroom furn., recliners, dining table & chairs, china cabinet, piano, push mower, designer purses, & new Zimco car seats Huge Yard Sale! Lots of stuff for everyone! Sat. 7-3 at 6420 Gulledge Rd. No early birds.

LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 & $3

Cleaning out Sale! Everything must go! Off Loringmill Rd. 154 Elfin Ave Sat. 7:30-10:30.

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The County of Sumter reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The County of Sumter reserves the right to waive any or all technicalities.

Mandatory Pre-bid Meeting Thursday, September 29, 2016 @ 9:00 am Meet at County Public Works' office - 1289 North Main Street

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Maintenance Worker Local company seeks full time individual to perform outside maintenance duties. Company will provide training to qualified individuals.

Company provides paid employee benefits, holidays. All applicants considered but must have valid driver's license and be able to pass background check. Salary commensurate with experience. Send resume and past salary history to Box 456 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 LOCAL CORPORATION seeking upbeat, highly motivated, and detailed oriented individual for Full Time Position to handle Administrative and Customer Service duties.

Must have proficient computer skills, have merchandizing & management skills, be able to work well in a team-oriented environment, be adaptable to a flexible work schedule, possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to multi-task. MUST be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point.

College degree preferred but not mandatory. Please send your Resume' to: 2850 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Thomas Sumter Academy, Rembert, SC, is seeking applicants in the following area for the 2016-2017 school year: Full-time High School English Teacher, teaching English III and English IV, to start mid-September.

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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.

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiFinancial Servicing LLC against The Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown, of the Estate of Francis Ellis a/k/a Francis V. Ellis; and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Francis Ellis a/k/a Francis V. Ellis, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on October 3, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: That property with any improvements thereon situate in School District 17, Sumter County, South Carolina, representative as Lot 15 on plat of R.F. McLellan dated January 7, 1938, recorded in the Sumter County RMC Office in plat book G-5 at page 152. Together with all and singular, the Rights, Members, Hereditaments and Appurtenances to said Premises belonging or in anywise incident of appertaining. This being the same property convoyed to Francis V. Ellis by deed of Tommasine P. Gibson, as Person Representative of the Estate of Tommasine Byers Plowden dated and recorded September 27, 2001 in Deed Book 817 at Page 1230, in the ROD Office for Sumter County, SC. Thereafter, Francis V. Ellis died in 2012, leaving the subject property to his heirs at law or devisees. TMS No. 249-08-04-016 Property Address: 328 N. Magnolia Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5292% THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PHH Mortgage Corporation vs. Tara Haynes; Carl Haynes a/k/a Carl D. Haynes Jr.; , C/A No. 16-CP-43-00292, The following property will be sold on October 3, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Stateburg Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 0.45 acres, and shown and designated as Lot No. 123 of Wintergreen Subdivision, Section No. 2, Phase 1, on a plat of Louis W. Tisdale, PLS, dated November 5, 2003, revised February 16, 2004 and filed for record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2004 page 71; This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 1700 Pyracantha Court, Sumter, South Carolina and represented by Auditor's map of Sumter County as tax parcel 187-15-02-034.

Derivation: Book 1146 at Page 1676

1700 Pyracantha Ct, Sumter, SC 29154 187-15-02-034 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #16-CP-43-00292.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01540 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-02511 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER U.S. Bank, N.A. as trustee for Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate Trust 2000-5 Plaintiff, -vsCleveland Davis; The Estate of Addie M. Davis a/ka Addie Mae Davis, by and through its Personal Representative, whose name is unknown; all Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any Unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any Unknown minors, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe and South Carolina Department of Revenue; Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of U.S. Bank, N.A. as trustee for Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate Trust 2000-5 vs. Cleveland Davis; The Estate of Addie M. Davis a/ka Addie Mae Davis, by and through its Personal Representative, whose name is unknown; all Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any Unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any Unknown minors, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe and South Carolina Department of Revenue; , I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on October 3, 2016, at 12:00

All that certain piece, parcel, or tract of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 20, on a plat prepared for Manning Heights by Edmunds Land Surveyors, Inc. dated May 19, 1999, lasted revision dated being May 30, 2000, and being recorded in Plat Book 2000 at Page 438, and having such metes and bounds as reference to said plat will show, all measurements being a little more or less.

This being the identical property conveyed to Addie May Davis and Cleveland Davis by deed of Mark Brody dated February 2001 and recorded of even date.

TMS #: 251-09-05-065 Land 400-00-28-040 MH Physical Address: 1125 Weatherly Ct., Lot 20, Sumter, SC 29150 Mobile Home: 2000 Champion VID# 480031202208A/B SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). A personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded by the Plaintiff, the sale of the subject property will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to Section 15-39-720, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976; provided, however, that the Court recognizes the option reserved by the Plaintiff to waive such deficiency judgment prior to the sale, and notice is given that the Plaintiff may waive in writing the deficiency judgment prior to the sale; and that should the Plaintiff elect to waive a deficiency judgment, without notice other than the announcement at the sale and notice in writing to the debtor defendant(s) that a deficiency judgment has been waived and that the sale will be final, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.00% per annum.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-00901 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs.

William C. Crews IV, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 3, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the township of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot No. 88 of Amherst Subdivision as shown on that certain plat of Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated June 14, 1995 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB95, Page 567. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses, and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 2640 Edmunds Drive Sumter, SC. represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 207-09-06-020 Being the same property conveyed to William C. Crews, IV by warranty deed from Jerry D. Pinzon, dated 8/27/2009 and recorded 9/21/2009 in Bk/Pg 1129/2145.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2640 Edmunds Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 2070906020 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the

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Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

Notice of Sale

Smith; Norfolk Financial Corp.; South Carolina Department of Revenue; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-02596, The following property will be sold on October 3, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina and being more particularly shown as Lot 65 on a plat of Hunting Hills Subdivision by Edmunds Land Surveyors, Inc., dated February 3, 1993 and recorded in the Recorder's Office for the above named county in Plat Book 93, Page 196.

Derivation: Book 667 at Page 1138

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2016-CP-43-01225

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") vs. Arthur D. Plowden, III; et.al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, October 3, 2016 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 58 of Garden Gate Subdivision Phase II and containing 0.22, more or less, as shown on that certain plat of D.D. Edmunds RLS, dated December 18, 2000 and recorded in the Office of the Register od Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2000, Page 854. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 430 Veranda Drive, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 185-14-02-029.

This being the same property conveyed to Arthur D. Plowden, III

by Deed of Richardson Builders of Sumter, Inc., dated March 30, 2004 and recorded April 15, 2004 in Book 933 at Page 1187 in the ROD Office for Sumter County.

TMS No. 1851402029 Property address: 430 Veranda Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.000% per annum.

The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given.

The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date.

Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Phyllis Carmon a/k/a Phyllis Smith Carmon a/k/a Phyllis Gayle Smith, Individually; Phyllis Gayle Smith, as Personal Representative of The Estate of Robert W. Carmon a/k/a Robert Wayne Carmon; Crystal Chesney; Sandra Harley; Jimmy Smith; Joshua

2885 Ithica Rd, Sumter, SC 29154-8978 This includes a 1987, Champion mobile home with VIN# VIN# 337172N6211AB. The property herein described includes the right, title and interest of the defendant(s) in, of and to any mobile home, currently situated thereon. The interest(s), if any, of said defendant(s) in the mobile home will be transferred to the successful purchaser "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE or otherwise by a non-warranty deed (AND NOT BY A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE).

179-05-03-003 (land), 400-00-20-686(mobile home) SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.35% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-02596.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01540 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-00944

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority against Karen McLaurin a/k/a Karen R. McLaurin, I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, October 3, 2016, at 11:00 o'clock a.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown as Lot No. 91 on a plat of Section 2 of Folsom Subdivision now Folsom Park Estates recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z14, Page 81. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property generally known as 210 Cuttino, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 229-02-01-049.

This being the same property conveyed to Karen McLaurin by deed of the Estate of Lena Mae Geddings dated August 31, 2007 and recorded September 5, 2007 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1091 at Page 1307.

TMS#:

229-02-01-049

Property Address: 210 Cuttino Road Sumter, S.C. 29150 The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.0% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-1177 Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff

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NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. David E. Cousar; Tina M. Cousar;, C/A No. 15-CP-43-0650, The following property will be sold on October 3, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder That lot with the improvements at 2310 Addison Drive, in Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown on plat of H.S. Willson, RLS, dated Nov. 1, 1963, recorded May 21, 1964, in Plat Book Z-20, page 108, Sumter County deed records, and shown as Lot 17 of Ranchland Ranchettes. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended) reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This property is shown on the Auditor's map of Sumter County as tax parcel 245-14-01-005.

Derivation: Book 817 at Page 1812

2310 Addison St, Sumter, SC 29153 Subject to a right of redemption 120 day from date of sale afforded the United States of America pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. ยง2410(c).

2451401005 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-0650.

Subject to a right of redemption 120 day from date of sale afforded the United States of America pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. ยง2410(c).

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01540 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-02276 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Biscayne E. Johnson; Republic Finance, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 3, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 1 as shown on that certain Plat of Edwards Lands Surveyors, Inc., dated February 7, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2007, Page 56.

This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property conveyed Biscayne E. Johnson by deed of James D. Bailey dated November 8, 2010, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on December 3, 2010 in Book 1147 at Page 3642.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1940 Hideaway Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 180-13-01-005 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of First-Citizens Bank and Trust Company s/b/m First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. vs. William Stanley Welch a/k/a Stanley Welch a/k/a William S. Welch d/b/a Stanley Welch Traditional Clothiers, The South Carolina Department of Revenue, the United States of America, through its agency, the Internal Revenue Service, and the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, CA# 2015-CP-43-1087, I, the undersigned, will sell on October 3, 2016 at 12:00 p. m., at the Sumter County Judicial Center located at 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, Judicial Center, to the highest bidder the following property: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, South Carolina, shown as Lot B on a plat by Julian B. Allen, S, dated May 30, 1983 and recorded in PB Z-47 at PG 508 in the RMC for Sumter County. Said Lot B being bounded and measuring as follows: On the Northwest by lands of the City of Sumter, said plat, and measuring thereon 86.45 feet; on the Northeast by Lot A, and measuring thereon 60.5 feet; on the Northwest

by Lot A, and measuring thereon 10.0 feet; on the Northeast by Lot A and measuring thereon 64.79 feet; on the South by Shot Pouch Branch, center being the line, and measuring thereon 135.91 feet and on the Southwest by un-designated lands, and measuring thereon 112.0 feet, be all dimensions a little more or less and according to said plat.

ALSO: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown as Lot A on a plat by Julian B. Allen, S, dated May 30, 1983 and recorded in PB Z-47 at PG 508 in the RMC for Sumter County. Said Lot A being bounded and measuring as follows: On the Northwest by lands of Sumter and lands now or formerly of Sun Oil Co., and measuring thereon 151.l feet; and 94.56 feet; on the Northwest by Guignard Drive, and measuring thereon 130.0 feet; in the Southeast by Shot Pouch Branch, and measuring thereon 30.0 feet an un-designated amount; on the South

by Lot B, and measuring thereon 64.79 feet, 10.0 feet and 60.5 feet. Be all dimensions a little more or less and according to the said plat. This property bears Sumter County Tax Parcel No. 228-08-03-012. This being the property known as 434-A North Guignard Drive.

BEING the same property conveyed

by Deed from Janice G. Jones to William S. Welch dated October 1, 1993 and recorded October 6, 1993 in Volume 582 at Page 1627 in the Sumter County RMC Office.

TMS: #228-08-03-014 and 228-08-3-012 Property Address: 434 North Guignard Dr. Lots A & B, Sumter, South Carolina TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit, at the conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the property will be resold on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day at the risk of the said highest bidder. Personal judgment having been executed by the Defendant, to protect the rights of Defendant, the bidding shall remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of sale as provided for law in such cases.

Purchaser to pay for preparation of the deed, documentary stamps on the deed and recording fees.

THE SALE IS SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, ANY OTHER MATTERS OF RECORD AND SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY FOR A PERIOD OF 120 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00247 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. The Estates of Charles T. Geddings, Sr. and Mary B. Geddings, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Charles T. Geddings, Sr. and Mary B. Geddings, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as Richard Roe; Melissa Gibbons, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Charles T. Geddings, Sr.; Charles T. Geddings, Jr.; Kyle Geddings; Thomas M. (minor); United States of America, acting through its agency, Department of Treasury - Internal Revenue Service, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 3, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land with improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina identified as Parcel B, containing 1.02 acres, more or less, as shown on a plat prepared by H.S. Willson, R.L.S. dated 5/8/72 and recorded in plat book Z-32 at page 31, records of Sumter County. This property is known as 2465 Highview St and is further identified as Sumter County Tax Map Parcel No. 211-00-03-016.

Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, As Amended. Be all measurements a little more or a little less and according to said plat. This being the identical property conveyed unto Charles T. Geddings herein by Deed from Larvie W. Barkley and Dorothy D. Barkley dated July 29, 1976 and recorded July 30, 1976 in Deed Book E10 at 111, in the Office of ROD for Sumter County.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 Notice of Sale CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2465 Highview Street, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 211-00-03-016 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. If the United States is named as a Defendant, The sale shall be subject to the United States right of redemption pursuant to 28 U.S.C.ยง 2410(c).

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. John Kinard; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-02595, The following property will be sold on October 3, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 6 of the Third Addition of a Subdivision for Wen-Le Corporation on that certain plat prepared by Joseph P. Edwards, PLS dated April 10, 2001 and recorded in Plat Book 2001 at page 244 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Said Lot No. 6 consists of 0.29 acres, more or less, being bounded and measuring as follows: on the North by Robney Drive, a fifty foot (50') right of way and fronting thereon 64.71 feet; on the East by Lot No. 7 and measuring thereon 149.72 feet; on the South by Lot No. 5 and measuring thereon 83.04 feet; on the West by Bagnal Drive and measuring thereon 130.54 feet; and on the Northwest by the intersection of Bagnal Drive and Robney Drive and measuring thereon in an arc 31.49 feet. Be all of said measurements a little more or a little less and according to aforesaid plat. This being the property known as 502 Robney Drive.

Derivation: Book 1166 at Page 141

502 Robney Dr, Sumter, SC 29150 249-02-05-047 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.875% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-02595.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01540 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00291 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the CSFB Home Equity Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AGE1 vs. Evelyn S. White; Comprehensive Legal Solutions, Inc.; Discover Bank, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 3, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY OF SUMTER STATE OF SOUTH C A R O L I N A , W I T H IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, CONTAINING 21.3 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. AND BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED ON A PLAT BY PALMER & MALONE, C.E.'S, DATED AUGUST 8, 1953, AS AMENDED BY H. S. WILSON, R.L.S. ON MAY 30, 1967, AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK Z-15 AT PAGE 9, RECORDS OF SUMTER COUNTY. SAID TRACT BEING BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY LANDS OF FRANK P. HOLLOWAY AND LOIS

Notice of Sale G. HOLLOWAY; ON THE EAST BY U.S. HIGHWAY 15, WHEREON IT MEASURES 438.7 FEET, ON THE SOUTH BY LANDS OF SANDERS; AND ON THE WEST BY THE HIGH WATER MARK OF ROCKY BLUFF SWAMP. BE ALL DIMENSIONS AS SHOWN BY REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT. This being the same property conveyed to Evelyn S. White by Deed of Jane Candler Ariail f/k/a Jane A. Lowder dated July 6, 1995 and recorded July 6, 1995 in Book 626 at Page 485 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2800 North Main Street, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 245-00-01-002 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.99% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016CP4300732

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a the Bank of New York as Trustee for Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-A, against Adam T. McTeer, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on October 3, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Sumter County, South Carolina, shown and delineated as Lot No. 2 of Block C on a plat of Joseph Palmer, R.L.S. dated march 28, 1935, and recorded on the Sumter County Register of Deeds' Office at Plat Book C-5, page 95; this is the same property more recently shown on a plat of D.D. Edmunds, R.L.S., dated May 8, 1998, and recorded in said Office at Plat Book 98, page 565. The said lot has such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein according with the provisions of Section 30-5-250, South Carolina Code of Laws 1976, as amended.

TMS Number: 248-16-01-026 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3 Cherokee Road This being the same property conveyed to Adam T. McTeer and Peggy L. McTeer by deed of Ruby L. Hicks and Roberta H. Prehoda, dated May 18, 1998, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on May 20, 1998, in Deed Book 706 at Page 359.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid.

Interest on the balance of the bid at 11.500% shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, S.C. 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs.

Wayne T. Fussell; Midland Funding LLC; South Carolina Department of Revenue; Microf LLC; , C/A No. 2016CP4300931, The following property will be sold on October 3, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon,

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if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Privateer, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina containing 6.26 acres, more or less, and being shown and delineated on that certain plat by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS dated December 20, 2002 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2003, at page 23. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

3, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at the Sumter County Judicial Center, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder:

FEBRUARY 13,1987 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 87 AT PAGE 267, RECORDS OF SUMTER COUNTY. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 983 SHADOW TRAIL AND IS FURTHER IDENTIFIED AS SUMTER COUNTY TAX MAP PARCEL NO. 204-02-03-030.

AFORESAID PLAT IS SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED HEREIN AND REFERENCE IS CRAVED THERETO FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES AND DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY CONCERNED HEREIN. THIS DESCRIPTION IS IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS, AS PERMITTED BY LAW UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS AMENDED. BE ALL MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT.

by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated March 7, 1985 and recorded in Plat Book 85 at page 201 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under ยง 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 3215 Charles Jackson Street, Dalzell, SC.

TISDALE, R.L.S. DATED APRIL 27, 2007, AND RECORDED WITH THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2006 AT PAGE 27.

SAID PLAT IS CRAVED FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION, AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, WITH ALL MEASUREMENTS BEING A LITTLE MORE OR LESS.

Derivation: Book 1128 at Page 2203

2070 Fantasy Cir, Sumter, SC 29154 210-00-02-054 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.375% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #2016CP4300931.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01540 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2016-CP-43-00957 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Rion Properties, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Ronald Richardson, Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC, and South Carolina Department of Revenue, Defendants.

BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Rion Properties, LLC vs. Ronald Richardson, Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC, and South Carolina Department of Revenue, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on October

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, if any, lying, being and situate in the Rafting Creek Township in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 2.95 acres, more or less, according to a plat made by Julian B. Allen, RLS dated August 23, 1988 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 94 at Page 400.

Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended) reference to said plat is hereby craved for the metes, bounds, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

Said premises being designated as Sumter County Tax Map Parcel Number 089-00-02-041.

AND the 1997 Redman Ventura Mobile Home VIN #11430766 located thereon.

This property was conveyed to Rion Properties, LLC by deed of Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, Inc. dated April 30, 2010 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1139 at Page 289 on May 6, 2010.

SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied on the purchase price in case of compliance with the bid, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder, or his assignee, fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days after the date of sale, then the Master in Equity may re-advertise the premises for sale on the next, or some other subsequent sales day, at the risk of the former highest bidder, and from time to time thereafter until a full compliance shall be secured. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6% per annum.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Ricci Land Welch, Esquire Manning, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs.

John A. Cox; , C/A No. 2016-CP-43-00708, The following property will be sold on October 3, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 1083, PAGE 107, ID# 204-02-03-030, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 126 OF SUNWAY KNOLLS SUBDIVISION SECTION NO. 7-F AND BEING SHOWN ON A PLAT PREPARED

BY D.D. EDMUNDS, R.L.S, DATED

Derivation: BOOK 1212 AT PAGE 002565

983 Shadow Trl, Sumter, SC 29150 2040203030 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #2016-CP-43-00708.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01540 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Amber S. Hice; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-01861, The following property will be sold on October 3, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, identified as Lot No. 4 on a plat of Lemacks Subdivision, Section No. 1, prepared

Derivation: Book 1197 at Page 705

3215 Charles Jackson St. Dalzell, SC 29040-9255 152-04-01-022 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.125% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-01861.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-07291 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

MASTER-IN-EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2016CP4300706

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION against JOSEPH JOHNSON, et al., I, the Master-in-Equity for SUMTER County, will sell on October 3, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m., at the SUMTER County Judicial Center, SUMTER, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT LOT, PIECE, OR PARCEL OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA, SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS: LOT 429, ON A PLAT OF PHASE 3, SECTION 1, BEACH FOREST SUBDIVISION, BY LOUIS W.

BEING THE SAME DESCRIBED PROPERTY IN THAT CERTAIN WARRANTY DEED AS SHOWN RECORDED IN BOOK 1205 AT PAGE 3910, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS IN AND FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. A/K/A: 2142 EUREKA WAY, SUMTER, S.C. 29153 PARCEL ID#: 2020101011.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master-in-Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master-in-Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

As a deficiency judgment is being waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

Purchaser to pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.875% per annum. Subject to assessments, SUMTER County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

Richard L. Booth Master-in-Equity for SUMTER County

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DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 96 AT PAGE 288, HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED 30-50-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. Derivation: Deed Book 863, Page 773

1180 Waterway Dr, Sumter, SC 29154 207-15-05-007 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #16-CP-43-00431.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01540 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Quicken Loans Inc. vs. Martha Nauenburg, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Cary Lynn Nauenburg; Sarah Nauenburg; J.T. Nauenburg;, C/A No. 16-CP-43-00431, The following property will be sold on October 3, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IM PROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT 62, SECTION #2, ON A PLAT OF MORRIS WAY SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT PREPARED BY THOMAS M. REYNOLDS, R.L.S. DATED MARCH 13, 2996, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF

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