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Attorney Lir Patrick Derieg stands with his client, Jason Compton, as Compton receives life sentences for a long list of crimes including murder and arson in Sumter County Judicial Center on Friday.

Sumter man pleads guilty to murders Compton gets 4 life sentences

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Jason Dustin Compton, 34, formerly of 4365 Bethel Church Road, was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences by Third Circuit Judge Maite Murphy after pleading guilty to three murders, two attempted murders and several other charges on Friday at Sumter County Judicial Center.

The charges stemmed from unrelated incidents in February 2013 and May

2014.

Compton was arrested in May 2014 for the killing of Tracey Koepfler, 44, at her house with a hammer in front of her 14-year-old daughter. He also attempted to choke the 14-year-old and tried to suffocate a wheelchair-bound 46-yearold woman residing at the home by covering her nose and mouth, according to a Sumter County Sheriff’s Office news release.

He was charged with murder, two counts of

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Merger advances Partnership between Tuomey, Palmetto Health now official

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Thursday, Oct. 1, will be a historic day for Tuomey Healthcare System.

Tuomey announced Aug. 14 that Federal Judge Margaret Seymour granted a motion to extend Tuomey’s $40 million appeal bond until Oct. 1. At that time, Tuomey was working privately toward a final settlement agreement with the Department of Justice after the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision awarding damages and civil penalties totaling $237.4 million against Tuomey.

Palmetto Health Chief Executive Officer Charles D. Beaman Jr. said in February the judgment would affect the two hospitals’ partnership agreement,

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and in August, Tuomey Acting President and CEO Michelle Logan-Owens indicated the LOGANfinal settleOWENS ment with the Justice Department and a binding agreement with Palmetto Health would go hand in hand.

Then on Friday — though no agreement with the Department of Justice has yet been announced — the Palmetto Health Board of Directors and Palmetto Health’s two sponsoring boards, Richland Memorial Hospital Board and Baptist Healthcare System Board, announced a unanimous vote to make Tuomey

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A Sumter firefighter is reflected in the black onyx representation of one of the Twin Towers during Sumter’s 9/11 remembrance Friday morning.

Sumter marks 14th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Across the nation Friday, Americans recognized the 2,977 lives that were taken during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

In the Gamecock City, residents attended a morning memorial service held in front of the 9/11 monument at Sumter Fire Department on Hampton Avenue. An American flag with the words “Never Forget” across the bottom was flown at half-staff.

The message of the morning was that no one should forget what happened that day 14 years

DEATHS, A7 Patrick B. Rogers Elizabeth B. Lewis Cindy H. Timmons Nacole McCray Janie Jefferson

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ago and to remember the people who died.

After fire department Division Chief Johnnie Rose opened the ceremony and Maj. Allen Dailey of Sumter County Sheriff’s Office led the group in prayer, Division Chief David White welcomed the crowd with words about the significance of the gathering. White gestured to the piece of steel displayed in the 9/11 monument as he told the crowd that the base of the monument was engraved with the names of the 343 New York firefighters who died in the line of duty.

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Fundraiser supports women’s residential center

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Women in Sumter County who need housing while undergoing treatment for alcohol or substance abuse issues have been able to depend on the Sumter Behavioral Services Women’s Treatment Facility since about 1972, said Michelle Holland, director of residential health services for Sumter Behavioral Health Services.

If the facility is forced to close because of budget cuts, women who need a place to stay during treatment will have few options, she said.

“They could go to a hospital setting or go back to their environment,” she said.

To help the residential treatment facility survive, a fundraiser will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Im-

perial, 451 Broad St. The fundraiser is titled “Empowering Women in the Community: Overcoming Trauma, Addiction and Promoting a New Life.”

The event will include a full buffet dinner and music provided by DJ Al. Tickets are $25 per person or $45 per couple and are available by calling Holland at (803) 436-2462 or Nina Waiters at (803) 464-6430.

Holland said the facility receives funding from South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, which requested they start a fundraising group.

“DAODAS says we have to have a group to raise money for other things,” Holland said. “For instance, we have a ramp in the back for those in wheelchairs, and it needs repairs.

Part of the funds we are hoping to raise will be used to repair the ramp

and other things that we need at the house.”

Holland said women receive treatment at other facilities while staying at the residential center, and keeping it open is expensive.

“It costs a lot of money to run this,” she said. “The way that it is funded, clients don’t pay to live here; they pay for the treatment. When you think about all of the Medicaid cuts, we are not getting what we bill; we may bill $100 and get $50. With it being so expensive, they come in, we feed them, help them get their clothes clean and things like that. That’s water, air, heat and food year-round, 24-7.”

It’s been a challenge because of all the budget cuts, she said.

“There have been many times over the years that I seriously considered closing the facility,” said Glenn Peag-

ler, executive director of Sumter Behavioral Health Services. “However, when you see firsthand the positive change in a client from the time they first come in to the time they successfully complete the program, I know how much it means.”

Holland said treatment can last from between three to six months and involves identifying traumas from the past and discovering what fosters their addictions and family and emotional problems.

“We try to give them a holistic view of how to recover,” she said.

For more information on the women’s residential program, call Sumter Behavioral Health Services’ Residential Division at (803) 436-2462. For more information on its outpatient services for both men and women, call the treatment division at (803) 775-5080.

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Sheriff’s Office seizes 6 dogs from Ginger Lane residence Animal control officers with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office seized six dogs Friday from a home in the 3900 block of Ginger Lane after the animals were found to be either malnourished or without proper vaccination records.

During the past few days, the sheriff’s office was alerted to the condition of the animals through phone calls and social media. Those messages had incorrect location information, which ultimately delayed the officers’ response.

In addition to the seizure of the animals, the homeowner was also cited with several codes violations and has been notified he or she has 30 days to resolve these property issues.

The animals were taken to Sumter County Animal Control for treatment.

Three arrested for assaulting man in Wedgefield brawl Sumter County Sheriff’s Office charged three people with assault and battery Friday after they allegedly attacked a man earlier this month.

According to warrants issued Sept.

10, the three suspects — James Daniel Rogers, 26, Sharon R. Brown, 45, and Rodney Carl Brown, 42, all of 2148 Red Hill Circle in Cassatt — assaulted a 45-year-old man in the 6800 block of Pasture Road in Wedgefield on Sept. 2.

Rogers is accused of beating the man in the face and body and choking him before hitting him with a pickup truck, and both Rodney Brown and Sharon Brown are accused of kicking and punching the man in the face while threatening to kill him, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

Rodney Brown is also accused of attempting to run over the victim with a logging skidder.

The victim was treated at Tuomey Regional Medical Center for fractured ribs as well as cuts and bruises to his face and body. All three suspects have been transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

CORRECTION It was incorrectly reported in Friday’s edition of The Sumter Item that Sumter Board of Appeals denied a variance request for additional signage at Allstate Insurance at 389 Rast St. The board approved the request for additional signage.

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Morris College faculity march out of the Garrick-Boykin Human Development Center at the conclusion of the college’s annual Fall Convocation on Thursday morning.

Locals graduate from entrepreneur course

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

into a business.

Dugar, who has several years of experience in the classroom, said this is the second NxLevel class that she has taught in Sumter.

In addition to instructing the NxLevel course, Dugar is a marketing professor at Benedict College and founder of Dugar & Associates Marketing, a consulting firm in Columbia.

During the course, the students learned to be strategic in their efforts and tailor their business plans based on their product, location and customer base.

She said anyone planning to start a business cannot mimic what someone else has already done because the situations will be different, and the same resources may not be available.

One of the advantages of the class is that students receive feedback from their classmates about their actual business plans, she said.

“I know the students miss the feedback,” Dugar said.

Megan Shinall, a 2015 graduate,

South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs recently announced the 2015 graduation of 17 local students who completed the NxLevel Micro Entrepreneur Education and Training Course.

The course is made available through a partnership between Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments and South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs and a grant provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development.

The purpose of the 12-week course is to increase the success of small businesses in Sumter and promote minority entrepreneurs.

Michele Dugar, the course instructor, said the students already have a business and are thinking of expanding, just started a business or are thinking of turning a hobby

began taking the course in order to figure out the next step for her needlework business, The Flower Thread Company. She wanted to determine whether to continue her business that had been in operation since the ‘80s.

Shinall said she never thought of herself as a minority, but as a female business owner, she fit the description.

After hearing her classmates’ stories during the open discussion portions of the class, Shinall gained a new perspective on her own business plan and decided to continue and expand her business.

She said she was also inspired by Dugar who shared her knowledge and experience as well as her heart.

For more information about the NxLevel course, contact Rogie Nelson, small and minority business program coordinator with the S.C. Commission for Minority Affairs, at (803) 832-8166 or RNelson@cfma.sc. gov.

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Man who got life for marijuana charge freed JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man sentenced to life without parole on a marijuana-related charge was freed Tuesday from a Missouri prison after being behind bars for more than two decades — a period in which the nation’s attitudes toward pot steadily softened.

Family, friends, supporters and reporters flocked to meet Jeff Mizanskey as he stepped out of the Jefferson City Correctional Center into a sunny morning, wearing a new pair of white tennis shoes and a shirt that read “I’m Jeff & I’m free.”

“I spent a third of my life in prison,” said Mizanskey, now 62, who was greeted by his infant great-granddaughter. “It’s a shame.”

After a breakfast of steak and eggs with family, Mizanskey said, he planned to spend his post-prison life seeking a job and advocating for the

MEMORIAL FROM PAGE A1 That piece of steel was once a part of the structural support of one of the tallest towers in the world, he said.

Sumter Fire Chief Karl Ford said words cannot capture the devastation the country felt that day.

No one woke up and thought something like that would happen, he said.

Ford expressed the importance of remembering the people who lost their lives on every day and not just on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

“We need to cherish each other on a daily basis,” he said.

Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis described waking up that day and watching the events unfold.

He said he felt it was a bad dream.

Dennis then said the public must remember those who died so that their family members know they did not die in vain.

Sumter Emergency Medical Services Director Bobby Hingst commented on the bravery of the first responders who took action in 2001.

“They did what they do every day without any thought for themselves,” he said.

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TUOMEY FROM PAGE A1 Healthcare System a member of Palmetto Health.

That vote was taken Tuesday, the announcement said.

The announcement said the boards of both systems are in negotiations to finalize an agreement by Oct. 1, with the goal of the partnership becoming operational by the end of the year.

The decision to make Tuomey a member of Palmetto Health will expand the Palmetto Health board from 16 to 19 members, including three representatives from Tuomey — the chair of the Tuomey board, a physician member of the Tuomey medical staff and one other Tuomey board representative, the announcement said.

The two health care systems have been exploring a formal partnership since February, when the Tuomey board elected to enter into exclusive negotiations with Palmetto Health.

“We are very pleased about moving forward with our partnership with Tuomey Healthcare System,” Beaman said. “We fully expect to reach our definitive agreement by Oct. 1 and begin 2016 together as one.”

Beaman said the combination will bring together two

legalization of marijuana. He criticized sentencing for some drug-related crimes as unfair and described his time behind bars as “hell.”

His release followed years of lobbying by relatives, lawmakers and others who argued that the sentence was too stiff and that marijuana should not be forbidden.

MIZANSKEY Mizanskey was sentenced in 1996 — the same year California became the first state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. Medical marijuana is now legal in 23 states, and recreational marijuana has been legalized in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington state and Washington, D.C. “The reason he’s getting out is because the public clearly has changed

David Merchant said he remembers listening to his grandparents describe the events of Pearl Harbor when he was young, and he knows that he will later have to explain the attacks on 9/11 to his son.

Merchant said the adults in the community must educate youth about what happened so the history of this country and the memories of those who died are not lost.

Kelly Torres, who was living in New York at the time of the attacks, said when she first heard that a plane had hit one of the Twin Towers, she thought of the antennas on top of one of the buildings.

Torres remembers having to walk everywhere because the trains and buses were shut down in the city.

Torres said her husband worked for a rebar company that later helped cut steel after the collapse of the buildings, and she volunteered with American Red Cross to distribute food and water.

Some people are so far removed from what happened, but it was very real, she said.

Torres said the aftermath of the collapse of the towers is something that she can never forget, but God gave her peace through it all because she is still here.

Among the 2,977 who died were 343 firefighters, eight EMS personnel and 72 law enforcement officers.

long-standing institutions that share complementary cultures and a focus on delivering outstanding patient care.

“We see our partnership with Tuomey delivering benefits to our respective communities in new ways,” he said, “while reinforcing our commitment to providing highquality health care to those we serve.”

Logan-Owens said Tuomey would remain committed to the health care needs of the Sumter community.

“We are excited about all that the future holds for our partnership with Palmetto Health,” she said. “We have a great deal of work ahead of us to meet our target, and I have every confidence that our teams will make this happen together.”

Palmetto Communications Associate Ashley Cunningham said Friday that LoganOwens’ future role in the organization is among details which will be worked out between now and the end of the year, as will decisions on branding for Tuomey Healthcare System.

Though he declined to comment further, Tuomey Board Chairman John Brabham said Friday the merger was “pretty far down the road, and we expect it to be successful by the end of the year.”

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its opinion about marijuana, and it’s just one of many ways in which that has been reflected in recent years,” said Mizanskey’s attorney, Dan Viets.

Such “extreme” cases could further fuel changing perceptions of nonviolent drug crimes, said Michele Deitch, a senior lecturer at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.

“These cases really become exhibit A in the need for sentencing reform,” said Deitch, an attorney and expert in criminal-justice policy.

Just last year, the heavily Republican Missouri Legislature passed a law to allow certain people with epilepsy to seek treatment with a marijuana extract containing little of the chemical that causes users to feel high and larger amounts of a compound called cannabidiol, or CBD. The patients can

include children, Viets said.

“Nobody saw that coming,” he said.

“That is a pretty radical statement.”

Police said Mizanskey conspired to sell 6 pounds of marijuana to a dealer connected with Mexican drug cartels.

At the time, the life-with-no-parole sentence was allowed under a Missouri law for repeat drug offenders.

Mizanskey already had two drug convictions — one for possession and sale of marijuana in 1984 and another for possession in 1991.

He was the only Missouri inmate serving such a sentence for a nonviolent marijuana-related offense when Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon agreed in May to commute his sentence. The commutation allowed Mizanskey to argue for his freedom before a parole board, which granted the request in August.

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The combined choirs from Sumter’s middle and high schools perform for the crowd attending the National Anthem project at Patriot Hall on Thursday.

Amid heroin scourge, schools stock up on overdose antidote PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — In addition to pencils, books and computers, count a new tool this year at many schools across the country: the heroin-overdose antidote naloxone.

Many schools now keep naloxone on hand, and some states allow or encourage schools to stock it. Rhode Island now requires it for all middle, junior high and high schools.

Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, may never be needed in an individual school, say nurses, officials and health workers, but it can save a life if a child, parent or school employee overdoses on heroin or prescription painkillers.

Kathleen Gage, a nurse at Pilgrim High School in Warwick, Rhode Island, bought Narcan on her own after attending a lecture and training last fall about naloxone.

She pushed for the law to require it and even brought it into her 11th-grade health classroom teaching students

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An overdose antidote kit is seen. how to use it and get it at a pharmacy.

“They were really enthusiastic that this could reverse an overdose, and they would have the tool to do it,” she said.

The National Association of School Nurses is pushing all schools to keep the antidote on hand.

“We’re facing an epidemic,” said Beth Mattey, president of the group. “People are dying from drug over-

doses, opioid drug overdoses.

We need to be able to address the emergency.”

Heroin overdose deaths in the United States nearly quintupled from 2001 to 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It says 71 percent of overdose deaths relating to prescription drugs in 2013 involved opioid painkillers — drugs including heroin, oxycodone, codeine, fentanyl and morphine.

FREE SPEAKING PROGRAMS Attorney Glenn Givens is offering free speaking programs to local social and civic organizations and businesses with fifteen or more meeting attendees on the following separate topics: 1. Wills, Dying without a Will and Probate; 2. Trusts and Estate Planning; and 3. Powers of Attorney and Living Wills.

If your organization or business is interested, has fifteen or more meeting attendees and meets in Sumter, Clarendon or Lee County, contact Glenn at (803) 418-0800; ext. 108.

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Will Ferrell strikes out in charity baseball stunt

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The vanity comedy charity stunt “Ferrell Takes the Field” (10 p.m. Saturday, HBO, TV-14) is most interesting for what it is not: funny.

“Field” showcases Ferrell on a single day of spring training earlier this year, as he plays 10 different positions for 10 different teams in a fivegame marathon. The spoof stunt honors the legacy of baseball’s Bert Campaneris, who in 1965 played nine different positions in a single major league game. “Field” also raises money for the nonprofit Stand Up to Cancer as well as Cancer for College, a charity that helps young cancer patients realize their educational dreams.

All good. But still not funny.

“Field” unfolds like a too obvious parody of a television sports special, with Ferrell the amateur taking himself entirely seriously and speaking directly to the camera with absurd bravado about his “career,” or about the names he gives to his individual pitches. He throws a lot of fake fits, feigning outrage when he is “traded” from one team to another. But even at its most extreme, baseball is a restrained culture. There is no room for a “Talladega Nights”-type performance in this relatively polite world.

Like a lot of bad ideas, “Field” may appeal to no one. If you don’t like baseball, then why watch? But if you do, you may be offended at the sight of a wealthy celebrity stinking up spring training, a time when many players are making their last efforts to keep their Major League dreams alive.

And why air this fake spring training film in September, a time when real baseball is starting to heat up with real pennant races? The timing is weird.

On a tangential note, it’s interesting that “Field” airs just days after the series finale of Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele.” Just as Ferrell was the best political impersonator of the George W. Bush era, no comics have better captured the essence of Barack Obama’s reserve and imagined frustration than Jordan Peele as the president and Keegan-Michael Key as Luther, his “anger translator.”

Key and Peele seem to be leaving “office” before their most famous subject so as not to be defined by one impersonation. Ferrell even went on to do a Broadway parody of “W” (“You’re Welcome America”) after Bush had left office. It’s not entirely clear that Ferrell has found his place or his voice in the years since.

• Chris Harrison and Brooke Burke-Charvet host the 2016 Miss America Competition (9 p.m. Sunday,

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Will Ferrell stands ready to bat in a Chicago White Sox uniform during a White Sox spring training game. “Ferrell Takes the Field” airs at 10 p.m. today on HBO. ABC, TV-14), live from Atlantic City.

This marks the 95th year of the pageant, which has been going in and out of style for most of its existence.

An entire generation has come of age since the 1970s, when the Miss America Pageant was declared hopelessly reactionary. It’s been nearly 40 years since its host city was “rescued” by casino gambling, and more than 30 years since the scandal that robbed Vanessa Williams, Miss America 1984, of her crown. For the record, Williams returns to the pageant this year as a head judge.

For years, Miss America was a September Saturday night ratings winner for ABC. But that was some time ago, when networks cared about Saturday nights. Over the past decade, the pageant migrated all over the cable dial, before returning to ABC. And the alphabet network is a perfect home for Miss America. Its emphasis on beauty, bathing suits and tiaras is a natural fit for a network where the news division devotes every other story to British royal births and where “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” are forever jumping in and out of hot tubs. ABC is a Disney company after all, a place where “Once Upon a Time” fairy tales rule the realm. And after a summer of “Extreme Weight Loss,” a swimsuit competition seems appropriate. The Miss America Pageant may no longer reign as a national conversation starter, but it’s a great way to promote Monday’s debut of “Dancing With the Stars.”

• The night after Will Ferrell’s vanity project, HBO’s “Doll & Em” (10:30 p.m. Sunday, TV-14) returns for a sec-

ond season, starring actress Emily Mortimer and her real life best friend, Dolly Wells. They wrote this comedy together about Mortimer hiring Wells to be her personal assistant. Last season was set in Los Angeles during the making of a movie.

This season, the team sets out to conquer Broadway, or rather off-Broadway, with a co-written play. Look for Evan Rachel Wood and Olivia Wilde, who get cast in the production portraying — you guessed it — Doll and Em, respectively.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Michigan State hosts Oregon in college football action (8 p.m., ABC).

• Vicious coeds enforce a code of silence in the 2015 drama “The Murder Pact” (8 p.m., Lifetime).

• The Doctor goes all out for Christmas on the “Doctor Who” (8 p.m., BBC America, TV-PG) special, “The Time of the Doctor: Bonus Edition.”

• A school project becomes an online sensation in the premiere of “Game Shakers” (8:30 p.m., Nickelodeon and TeenNick, TV-G).

• A cable network’s flight from reason continues with “Pirate Treasure of the Knights Templar” (9 p.m., History, TV-PG).

• Walter’s ex trades up on “Blunt Talk” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA).

• Cam feels the heat in Boston on “Survivor’s Remorse” (9:30 p.m., Starz, TV-MA).

file of Greg Glassman, creator of the CrossFit workout.

• Hot pursuit and hot water on the “Masterpiece Mystery!” presentation “Arthur & George” (8 p.m., PBS, TVPG, check local listings).

• “Liv and Maddie” (8 p.m., Disney, TV-G) enters its third season.

• The Dallas Cowboys host the New York Giants in “Sunday Night Football” (8:20 p.m., NBC).

• From riot to refuge on “Fear the Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-MA).

• Elizabeth discovers an assassination plot on the Iranian president on “Madam Secretary” (9:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

• A power outage shrouds a burglary in mystery on “CSI: Cyber” (10:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG).

• Eph and Dutch take on the Master on “The Strain” (10 p.m., FX, TVMA).

• The devil is in the details on “Masters of Sex” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICE A deranged New Jersey doctor tries to fabricate his old lover from the body parts of slain prostitutes in the over-the-top 1990 horror spoof “Frankenhooker” (9 p.m. Saturday, TMC), featuring Shirley Stoler (“The Honeymoon Killers”) and Louise Lasser (“Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman”).

SATURDAY SERIES An officer becomes a victim of the culture wars on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Drew Brees goes “Running Wild With Bear Grylls” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * Human darts hope to make a point on “Bullseye” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * Weapons of mass destruction on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * The Las Vegas finals of “American Ninja Warrior” (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * A winner emerges on “Home Free” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * “48 Hours” (10 p.m., CBS).

SUNDAY SERIES

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Homer defends an exotic princess on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TVPG) * Olive oil delights on “Shark Tank” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Julie Chen hosts “Big Brother” (8:30 p.m., CBS) * A stakeout offers romantic proximity on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Neighborhood detectives on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Phil and Carol make up on “The Last Man on Earth” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14).

• Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7:30 p.m., CBS): Iraq’s Christians; heroism during a school shooting; a pro-

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Gere gives quiet, moving portrait of homeless man

BY JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer “Spare change? Any spare change?” The man holding the cup in the street looks, from a distance, like just some guy in a wool cap, formless parka and rumpled pants.

Only this is Richard Gere, and if you looked a little closer, you’d recognize those silver-haired good looks and that chiseled face.

And those people on the streets in “Time Out of Mind” are actual New Yorkers who often walked by the movie star, oblivious, as director Oren Moverman was shooting, proving — if it needed to be proven — that we don’t really look at homeless people among us, even if we’re handing them a few quarters.

But Gere’s character, George, also clearly has no desire to be looked at.

He seems to wish he could be invisible. And in this almost documentary-style portrait of a homeless man — clearly a labor of love for

Gere, who’s also a producer here — the actor succeeds in moving us deeply, precisely because he doesn’t call attention to himself in an “actory” way.

And yet, the cumulative effect is heartbreaking.

Although its plot is sparse, one of the things “Time Out of Mind” does best is to convey the sense of stunned befuddlement George feels at his predicament. We may know that he’s a homeless man, but it takes George nearly threequarters of the movie to actually say, “I’m homeless,” and even then, it’s more an incredulous question than a statement.

It’s also one of the clearest things George ever says. The man is living in a permanent haze of confusion.

George wasn’t always this way. Slowly, we learn he was once employed, a husband and a father. But tragedy struck, and eventually he lost his job, his home, his family.

When we meet him, he’s trying to catch some shuteye in

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Richard Gere appears in IFC Films’ “Time Out of Mind” where he plays George, a homeless man. the bathtub of a friend.

We have no idea how long he’s been there. But the friend has been evicted, and George must leave.

“You don’t live here, all right?” snarls the surly building superintendent (Steve Buscemi, one of several big names, including Kyra Sedgwick, in small cameos).

George takes his small red suitcase (soon, he won’t have even this) and looks for a place to sleep, to sit, to just be.

He tries the subway. He tries the emergency room waiting area but can’t stay there because it’s not under 32 degrees outside. He tries to seduce the nurse — “I’m really clean” is his grim pickup line — just so he’ll have a warm bed.

We watch as George slowly tries to navigate his way through the city’s social services. Some of these scenes take patience: from George and from us.

There are constant questions: Where’s your birth certificate? What was your last residence? Usually, he just stares into space or shakes his head.

The brightest spark, if you can call it that, comes from the talkative companion George finds at a homeless shelter — Dixon (a wonderful Ben Vereen), who says he’s a former jazz musician and regales George with stories.

Dixon entertains us, but he sometimes infuriates George, who’s simply desperate for some quiet.

That search for quiet is another unexpectedly devastating element of the film.

Moverman and Gere surround George with conversations — extra loud — that ordinary people are having around him: on the subway, on the phone, in Grand Central Station. These conversations seem to bore themselves into George’s brain, reminding him that he has no more connections in life.

As he himself says at one point: “I don’t know anybody anymore.”

Gere, whose acting skills have inexplicably been underrated for years, says this line quietly, almost mumbling. But it has enough force that he could be shouting it off the rooftops.

Rawlence’s ‘City of Thorns’ book brings refugee crisis to life

BY CARA ANNA The Associated Press Read this one. The global refugee crisis is the largest since World War II, but it’s easy to see it only as a series of images: Syrians in life jackets landing on a Greek island. Frail boats, teeming, on the Mediterranean Sea. This book tells you what living on the edge of that flight is like.

“City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp,” by Ben Rawlence, takes you deep inside the world’s largest refugee camp, one that many people barely know exists.

Rawlence is a former researcher for

Human Rights Watch, and he writes so closely that you feel as though you’re following his subjects on foot through the dusty chaos of half a million people on the border of Somalia and Kenya.

This is the rare nonfiction book that pulls you into another world. The camp, even the weather, are characters of their own.

There is the young Guled, kidnapped from his classroom into the extremist group al-Shabaab to roam the markets of Mogadishu in Somalia and enforce its harsh code.

“If you had music or inappropriate pictures on your phone you might be

forced to swallow the SIM card,” Rawlence writes.

Guled runs away to the refugee camp shortly after coming across his wife and watching, trying to hide his tears, as his colleague whips her for shopping during the time of prayer.

Then there are the seriously starcrossed lovers, Muna and Monday, one Muslim, one Christian, and the violent outrage that pursues them.

There is Nisho, “little one,” a market porter who visits his homeland, Somalia, for the first time while delivering goods.

It scares him. He never let the truck out of his sight, Rawlence writes. “He

talked to no one.”

Famine. Corruption. Longing.

Prayer. All are made almost tangible.

The book also strips back the bureaucratic sheen of aid organizations and governments, showing how sugar prices jump, plastic-sheet houses appear and spirits soar or fade with decisions made far away.

Rawlence notes more than once the $9,000-a-month salaries of United Nations workers in Dadaab while the refugees, who hustle for almost everything beyond their free food rations, are not allowed employment. The camp is temporary, after all.

In 2016, it will mark its 25th year.

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COMPTON FROM PAGE A1 attempted murder and two counts of kidnapping in the May 2014 incident.

In July, while in prison at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, Compton confessed to a February 2013 arson at a home in Wedgefield, in which two people died.

He was charged with two counts of murder; one count of arson, first degree; and one count of burglary, first degree, for the intentional fire that killed Edward Hall, 87, and his wife, Harriett Hall, 83. He struck Edward Hall and set the couple’s couch on fire before fleeing the scene, Derieg said.

Both victims died from a combination of carbon monoxide poisoning and burns from the fire that destroyed the home in the 1000 block of S.C. 261

South, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

Compton had done plumbing work for the Halls and broke into their home to steal a gun, said his attorney, Lir Patrick Derieg, at the plea hearing.

Third Circuit Assistant Solicitor Bronwyn K. McElveen, who was the prosecutor for both cases, said Compton showed an “extreme indifference to human life” when committing the crimes.

“While Compton will serve four consecutive life sentences, there’s nothing that will make this better for the victims’ families,” McElveen said. “There’s nothing that will bring their family members back.”

Derieg stated at the hearing that his client was under the influence of cocaine when committing the crimes.

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Attorney Lir Patrick Derieg is seen with his client, Jason Compton, at the Sumter County Judicial Center on Friday.

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those two nights, he was voluntarily on cocaine and not taking his mental health drugs,” Derieg said. “That’s certainly not an excuse or a legal defense.

We have two instances of a more or less perfect storm, where unmedicated men-

tal health meets a cocaine addiction.”

Derieg said Compton admitted to being off and on cocaine since 2003 and had gone through treatment for drug and mental health problems at several facilities. McElveen said a mental health evaluation of Compton revealed he had mental competency before pleading guilty Friday to the crimes.

Compton offered an apology to the victims’ families present at the hearing.

“I don’t know why I did what I did. I made a huge mistake and hurt a lot of people’s lives, and I’m sorry,” he said.

Third Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney, III said he was appreciative of the efforts of local law enforcement in both investigations.

OBITUARIES PATRICK B. ROGERS Patrick Braxton “Alton” Rogers, 77, husband of Elma Carter Rogers, died on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.

Born on March 25, 1938, in Alcolu, he was a son ROGERS of the late Jimmy and Estelle Braxton Rogers. He was a diesel mechanic and he attended Home Branch Church of God of Prophecy.

He is survived by his wife of Sumter; a son, Alton Rogers (Renee) of Sumter; two daughters, Sheran Wilson of Sumter and Dianne Rhodus (Randy) of Manning; a brother, Bobby Rogers (Oleta) of New Zion; two sisters, Katie Corey (Bill) of Florence and Dorothy Wisner of Peoria, Illinois; eight grandchildren, Robert Rogers, April Josey (Jason), Joseph Wilson, Brian Avins, Alan Wilson, Heather Turner (Michael), Patrick Wilson and Tiffany Brasington (Lance); and seven great-grandchildren, Kaitlin, Michael and Emily Josey, Bryson Turner, Kayleigh Avins, Brynleigh and Grayson Brasington.

He was preceded in death by a son, James Ernest Rogers.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Revs. Eddie Freeman, C.D. Lamb and Marvin Griggs officiating. Burial will follow in Trinity Cemetery.

Grandsons and his nephew will serve as pallbearers.

Honorary pallbearers will be his two great-grandsons, Michael Josey and Bryson Turner.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the residence, 3040 Pinewood Road, Sumter.

Memorials may be made to Alumni and Development Records, Duke University, Attn: VAD Program, P.O. Box 90581, Durham, NC 27708-0581.

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

ELIZABETH B. LEWIS Elizabeth Brown Lewis, aka “Lurk Lurk,” was born on Jan. 16, 1962, in Sumter, a daughter of Mattie White and the late Jessie White. She departed this life on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015.

She attended the public schools of Sumter County.

She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend. Liz was very outspoken, caring and one great person. To know her was to love her. She had a great sense of humor with a warm smile.

Elizabeth leaves to cherish her memories: a daughter, Tanya L. (Willie) Burgess of Sumter; four sons, Wayne Lewis, Matthew Lewis, Derrick Lewis and John Lewis, all of Sumter; one brother, Harry Lee (Betty) Brown; two sisters, Sylvia Hightower and Sherry (Steve) Gamble, both of Sumter; nine grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center (Westend Community Church), 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter, with Pastor Fredrick Martin officiating.

Interment will follow in Bradford Cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at 695 Bernice Court, Sumter.

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

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

CINDY H. TIMMONS Cynthia “Cindy” Jean Hodge Timmons, 58, died on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Sumter, she was the only child of Benny and Jean DuBose Hodge. Cindy was an active member of Crosswell Baptist Church. She was a 1975 graduate of Thomas Sumter Academy and she received her bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina in 2002. In 2010, Cindy retired from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control after more than 32 years of service.

She was a former member of the S.C. Public Health Association and the S.C. State Employees Association.

She is also survived by her sons, Rich of Sumter and Will and his wife, Margaret, of Alexandria, Virginia. Other family members include uncles and aunts, Bobby and Iris DuBose, Mary Griffin, Dean Morgan, Lowell and Rita Weaner; as well as many cousins who were special in her life.

While her immediate family was small, she stayed in close touch with many friends and extended family members.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at Crosswell Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Owens officiating.

The family invites friends to visit in the church fellowship hall following the celebration service and other times at the home of her parents.

In lieu of flowers and in praise of her life, memorials may be made to Crosswell Baptist Church, 604 Mathis St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to S.C. Oncology Associates (SCOA) Cares Foundation, 166 Stoneridge Drive, Columbia, SC 29210.

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

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

NACOLE MCCRAY Nacole McCray, 40, entered eternal rest on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on Aug. 4, 1975, in Sumter, she was a daughter of Sadie McCray and Herbert Harriett. She received her education in the public schools of Sumter County. She was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors are parents; daughter, Kendra McCray; son, Demond Wayne Antonio McCray Ford; brother, Anthony McCray; sisters, Pamela Singleton and Roberta Bennette; two grandchildren; and

a host of 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 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. James Blassingame. Burial will follow in Mayesville Cemetery, Mayesville.

The family is receiving visitors at the home, 450 Robney Drive, Sumter.

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

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

JANIE JEFFERSON Janie Jefferson, 99, died on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at Sumter Health and Rehab Center.

Born on Nov. 23, 1915, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Warren and Carrie Loney Butler.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1881 Staney Livestock Road.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

HERBERT LEE SHANNON Herbert Lee Shannon, 45, disrobed his mortal body and exchanged sickness and time for immortality and peace on Tuesday morning, Sept. 8, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on Aug. 8, 1970, in Sumter County, he was a son of Elder Willie Shannon Jr. and Mother Hattie L. Howard Shannon. “Miney,” as he was affectionately called, was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and attended Sumter High School.

Being reared in a faithbased home, Herbert believed on Jesus Christ and was baptized at an early age into the body of Christ at The Church of Christ, Lamar.

Left to cherish the life and time of Herbert are his parents, Elder Willie J. Shannon and Mother Hattie L. Shannon; six siblings, Barbara J. Gass (Johnnie), Helen Shannon, Willie J. Shannon, Stanley Shannon, Earnest Shannon and Larry Shannon (Pamela); two uncles; 10 aunts; a special grandniece, Sa’nai Jatori Shannon; five nephews; four nieces; 10 great-nieces and nephews; a host of other relatives and friends.

Celebration of Life services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Church of Christ Church, 680 Sandy Grove Church Road, Lamar, with Minister Sylvester McCray, pastor, eulogist.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the family home, 13 Byrd St., Sumter.

The procession will leave at 1:15 p.m. from the family home.

Floral bearers will be sisters of the church.

Pallbearers will be brothers of the church.

Burial will be in the Church of Christ Church Cemetery, Cypress.

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

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

GEORGE E. GOODMAN George Eugene Goodman, age 80, beloved husband of 56 years to Emma Gertrude

Foerster Goodman, died on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at NHC Healthcare of Sumter.

Born in Westlake, Louisiana, he was a son of the late Williams James Goodman and Margaret Elizabeth Musslewhite Goodman. Mr. Goodman served with the Untied States Air Force proudly from 1953 to 1974 and retired as a master sergeant. During his service, he completed many international and domestic assignments. He later went on to work and retire from Crescent Tool. Mr. Goodman devoted his life to providing for and improving the life of his family and loved ones. He took great pleasure in his family and friends. He always had a quick wit, strong sense of humor and easy demeanor that created a comfortable environment for all those around him. He was a loving and giving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. We were all very fortunate and count our blessings each day that he was the person he was. He will be missed and remembered fondly, truly a life to celebrate and learn from.

Surviving in addition to his wife are three daughters, Judy Rice and her husband, Carl, of Sumter, Debohra Parker and her husband, Thomas, of Sumter and Shelby Wilson and her husband, Randall, of Columbus, North Carolina; two brothers; two sisters; four grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Elisabeth Goodman Farmer; and three brothers.

A graveside service with full military honors will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with the Rev. Ron Bauer officiating.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bullock Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210 or to the American Heart Association, 400 Percival Road, P.O. Box 6604, Columbia, SC 29260-6604.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

MICHELLE R. JAMES FLORENCE — Funeral services for Michelle Rindgo James, who died on Sept. 6, 2015, will be conducted at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Gethsemane Apostolic Church in Lynchburg with Bishop Calvin McNeil, pastor, officiating.

Burial will follow in the

church cemetery, directed by Jefferson Funeral Home Service Inc. She was born and educated in Washington, D.C. She also worked in the school system there. After relocating to Florence, she worked for the Florence School District. Mrs. James was a faithful member of Gethsemane Apostolic Church, serving on the senior choir and the missionary department.

She is survived by her husband, Charles James; six children, Maria, Donald, Yolonda, Charles, Octavia and Leona; 18 grandchildren; five siblings; and other family members and friends.

FANNIE H. ELIE Fannie Holliday Elie, 87, passed away quietly on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on April 15, 1928, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Vande and Delia L. Robinson Holliday. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. Fannie received Christ as her personal Savior and was baptized at an early age at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.

Fannie was married to Willie Elie for 50 years.

She leaves to cherish her memories: six children, Lee B. Robinson (James) of Hyattsville, Maryland, Willie Ellerbe of Rembert, Evelyn Baltimore (Ralph) of Clinton, Maryland, Diane Holliday Ellerbe of Rembert, Noami Holliday of Dalzell and Lena Elie of Sumter; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three great-greatgrandchildren; special granddaughter, Valerie Logan; very special great-granddaughter, Shaniqua Holliday; a special friend, Bertha Dinkins; her caregivers from Community Long Term, Henry Ann Grant and Ethel Sanders; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Homegoing celebration services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, with the Rev. Anthony Taylor Sr., pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Clyde Grant, the Rev. Edward Sanders, the Rev. Willie Dennis and Evangelist Glenda Miller.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her daughter, 3580 Drayton Drive, Dalzell.

The funeral procession will leave at 1 p.m. from the home of her daughter.

Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends.

Burial will be in Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Churchyard cemetery.

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

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

Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

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AROUND TOWN Southern Bliss Yoga is offering a on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. free yoga day today at 600 Lafayette Drive. Call FerdiBultman Drive. Mats and Bliss offers yoga day at (803) 968-4464 nand Burns props Southern will be provided.

Avail-free for details. able classes include: 10:1511 a.m., Warm Power Flow; The newly formed “Great Good11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Yin; ness the Grief” Support Group 12:30-1:15 p.m., doTerra Eswill hold its first meeting sential Oils class and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, snacks; 1:30-2:15 p.m., Yin Sept. 17, at “AYS” Home and Flow; 2:30-3:15 p.m., Vin- Care, 1250 Wilson Hall Road. yasa Flow; and 3:30-4:15 This support group is for p.m., Tai Chi. Pictures will be those who are caring for taken at 4:30 p.m. loved ones or have lost loved ones with chronic, long-term Clarendon School District One will conduct free vision, hearing, diseases. Call Cheryl Fluharty, RN at (803) 905-7720 for speech and developmental details. screenings as part of a child find effort to identify stuThe General George L. Mabry Jr. dents with special needs.

Chapter 817, Military Order of Screenings will be held from the Purple Heart, will meet at 9 a.m. to noon at the Sum6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, merton Early Childhood Cen- at the Elks Lodge, 1100 W. ter, 8 South St., Summerton, Liberty St. All Purple Heart on the following Thursdays: recipients and those interSept. 10; Oct. 8; Nov. 12; Dec. ested in associate member10; Jan. 14, 2016; Feb. 11, ship are invited. Call (803) 2016; March 10, 2016; April 506-3120.

14, 2016; and May 12, 2016.

The Sumter Combat Veterans Call Sadie Williams at (803) Group will meet at 10 a.m. on 485-2325, extension 116.

Friday, Sept. 18, at the South The Walker Cemetery AssociaHOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafaytion Inc. will meet 11 a.m.-1 ette Drive. All area veterans p.m. today at the Birnie are invited.

HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. The Lincoln High School PreserThis is the association’s anvation Alumni Association will nual meeting for update, hold a dinner fundraiser from membership, cemetery visit 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, and funeral director’s quesSept. 18, at the Lincoln High tion and answer forum. Call School cafeteria, 22 Council (803) 883-4324 or (803) 795St. Cost is $8 per dinner and 7556. menu will consist of barbeThe Westside Neighborhood As- cue chicken, seasoned rice, sociation will hold its quarter- green beans, roll, dessert ly meeting at 5:30 p.m. on and a drink. Dine in or take Monday, Sept. 14, at the out. Call James L. Green at Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. (803) 968-4173.

Purdy St. Contact Jim McLincoln High School Class of Cain at (678) 429-8150 or jt1968 will meet at 3 p.m. on mccain@bellsouth.net.

Friday, Sept. 18, at the LinManning High School Class of coln High School cafeteria, 1971 will meet at 6 p.m. on 22 Council St. Call (803) 968Monday, Sept. 14, at the 4173 or (803) 775-8228. home of Loretta Cantey The Ladies of St. Peter Claver at Conyers, 1 Branch St., ManSt. Jude Church will host the ning. Call Loretta at (803) second annual fall shopping ex528-8183 or Lillian Hilton travaganza from 8 a.m. to 3 Wright at (803) 236-8049 for p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at details.

611 W. Oakland Ave. VenVFW Post 10813 will meet at dors, yard sale items, craft 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. booths, food and drinks all 15, at 610 Manning Ave. Com- under one roof. Cost to rerades and ladies, please atserve a space is $20. Contact tend.

Vernessa Baker at (803) 8839251 or Blessvee@yahoo.

The Carolina Coin Club will com or Valerie Williams at meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, (803) 775-0478 or vwilSept. 15, at the Parks & Recreation Department building, liams003@sc.rr.com.

155 Haynsworth St. The club Manning High School Class of meets on the third Tuesday 1971 will meet for an afterof each month and visitors noon of fellowship at 5 p.m. are always welcome. Call on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the (803) 775-8840 for more infor- Manning Restaurant, Brook mation.

Street, Manning. Call Loretta Cantey Conyers at (803) 528Lincoln High School Class of 8183 or Bertha McCray Scott 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on at (803) 473-5163 for details.

Thursday, Sept. 17, at the South Sumter Resource Cen- Sumter High School Class of ter, 337 Manning Ave. At this 1973 will hold a planning meeting, plans will be made meeting at 6 p.m. on Saturfor the 54th class reunion. day, Sept. 19, at Willie Sue’s Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) Food & Spirits, 3355 Patriot 968-4464 for details.

Parkway. You may call the The Pinedale Neighborhood As- recorded message line at (206) 600-0595. sociation will meet at 4 p.m.

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Sumter 84/62

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 79/57

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Charleston 82/66

Today: A shower or thunderstorm. High 79 to 84.

Sunday: Some sun; pleasant in southern parts. High 79 to 83.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your ability to EUGENIA LAST work hard and present a masterpiece will bring you recognition. Host a party or entertain someone you want to get to know better, and you will bring about positive changes to your personal life or living arrangements.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t count on anyone to take care of your responsibilities for you.

Disappointment will interfere with your progress. Keep a positive attitude and an open mind. Use your imagination and you will come up with the perfect solution to a problem.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Refuse to let someone’s jealous comments get to you. Make positive changes to the way you live. Trust your judgment when it comes to your personal relationships. If someone offers you something, ask what’s expected in return before you accept.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make suggestions, but don’t try to push your ideas on others if they aren’t interested. Do something for the right reasons and you will draw interest to the way you go about incorporating your ideas.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Consider your actions before you put them into play. Figure out the costs involved before you get started.

Money matters will not be as clearcut as they appear. Use your charisma to get others to donate or help you get your way.

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Problems with authority figures will surface if you are too impulsive or aggressive. If you want to take on a challenge, make sure to complete the physical training necessary to be prepared.

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Get the facts before taking action.

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Cash, a 6-month-old orange tabby male American short hair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is extremely affectionate and loves everyone. He adores playing with cat toys and lasers, but will also snuggle in your arms and await hugs and kisses. Cash is also super with other cats and children. He would make a great addition to any family. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food; wet cat food; cat litter; and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers; stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets; canned dog and cat food; dry dog food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; and, of course, monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

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5 keys to victory vs.

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Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

PREP FOOTBALL

Starting to learn

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Sumter wide receiver Wayne Bell, right, tries to break the tackle of Lakewood’s Raquan James during the Gamecocks’ 41-0 victory on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

With several players for both sides suspended for failing to show up to practice, Sumter rolls to 41-0 victory over rival Lakewood

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com “Practice? We’re talking about practice, not a game!”

Ah, the old Allen Iverson rant with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Practice is obviously important to the first-year head football coaches at both Sumter and Lakewood high schools as a combined 20 play-

ers failed to show up for practice, leaving the Sumter School District rivals without several starters in the Gamecocks’ 41-0 victory on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Soloman Field.

“We’re both trying to do the same thing,” Sumter head coach Mark Barnes said of both teams sitting players for missing practice. “What

FRIDAY’S SCORES Sumter 41, Lakewood 0 Timberland 38, Crestwood 25 Manning 14, Lake City 13 Fairfield Central 36, Lee Central 7 McBee 67, East Clarendon 0 Wilson Hall 47, Ben Lippen 26 LMA 54, Heathwood Hall 7 Robert E. Lee 33, Holly Hill 21

you’re doing is important. The players and parents have got to buy in, and I think we struggled with the same thing

Monday probably, which is understandable, but it is what it is. Our guys handled it well and the ones that played, played well.”

Lakewood, which fell to 0-4, sat 14 players, showing and showed up to play with a roster of 24.

“We suspended14 players for skipping practice on Monday,” Gators head coach Brian

Jackson said. “We came in here with 24 kids. We knew it was going to be tough and it was. We probably had nine (players) go both ways.

“The skill players played their hearts out, but they were just so tired they couldn’t do anything,” he explained. “We couldn’t move

SEE LEARN, PAGE B3

LMA turns lights out on Highlanders 54-7

Barons rebound, top Falcons 47-26

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item

COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall got back on the winning track with a 47-26 varsity football victory over Ben Lippen on Friday at HathawayWeeber Sports Complex.

The Barons, who suffered a tough 14-7 loss to JARECKI defending SCISA 3A state champion Hammond last week, improved to 2-1 on the season. WH is now 1-1 in SCISA 3A play.

The Falcons fell to 2-2 overall and 1-2 in 3A play.

MANNING — It was literally lights out at Laurence Manning Academy on Friday as the Swampcats and the visitors from Heathwood Hall endured a 20-minute delay when all the lights on the home side of Billy Chitwood Field went out at the 4:42 mark of the opening quarter of their varsity football game.

Not long after that delay, the Swampcats put the Highlanders’ lights out for good, racing to a 34-0 halftime lead on the

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Getting quarterback Connor Mitch (6) in a comfort zone early is one of the five keys to victory for South Carolina when it hosts Kentucky today at 7:30 p.m.

way to a 54-7 victory.

Before the delay, the game had gotten off to a sloppy start on both sides as Heathwood failed on a fourth-down-and-1yard-to-go situation from its 24yard line on the game’s opening possession. LMA then failed to capitalize from the Highlander 23 as consecutive snaps sailed over the head of Swampcat starting quarterback Braydon Osteen, pushing LMA back to the 39.

A Chase Rogers punt rolled into the end zone, putting

SEE LMA, PAGE B3

FROM STAFF REPORTS

RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM

Laurence Manning Academy’s Chase Rogers (7) tackles Heathwood Hall’s Corbett Flick for a safety during the Swampcats’ 54-7 victory on Friday in Manning.

SEE BARONS, PAGE B3

USC 5 KEYS TO VICTORY

Carolina will need more than luck against ’Cats

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com As the second half of the football game between the University of South Carolina and North Carolina neared, I texted one of my colleagues and said the Gamecocks were going to be lucky if they won the football game.

And, of course, I — and no doubt thousands of others — was right. USC was very lucky to win the game, but win it did. Who knew it would be a 17-13 victory after the Tar Heels held a 13-10 lead at halftime? Not me.

Carolina was lucky to only be

USC GAMEDAY WHO: Kentucky (1-0) at S. Carolina (1-0) WHERE: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia WHEN: 7:30 p.m.

TV: SEC Network RADIO: WIBZ-FM 95.5, WPUB-FM 102.7, WNKT-FM 107.5

down by three points at the half.

That being said, South Carolina made plays when plays had to be made. UNC moved the ball up and down the field in the first 30 minutes, but had just one touchdown

to show for it.

Then in the second half, the Gamecocks played much better on defense. They didn’t completely shut down North Carolina — two of the three red zone interceptions came in the second half — but they posted zeroes on the scoreboard. USC fans know what a great improvement that is compared to last year’s fourth-quarter meltdowns.

It was far from a great performance on either side of the ball, but it was a victory. Carolina needs to play better this week if it

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SPORTS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

U.S. OPEN

Serena stunned

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Serena Williams reacts after losing a point to Roberta VincI during her 6-2, 4-6, 4-6 loss in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday in New York.

Grand Slam bid falls short with loss to 43rd-ranked Vinci in semifinals

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press NEW YORK — For Serena Williams’ first 26 matches at major tournaments in 2015, no deficit was too daunting, no opponent too troublesome, no victory too far from reach.

She was unbeaten and, seemingly, unbeatable, nearing the first Grand Slam in more than a quarter-century.

All Williams needed was two more wins to pull off that rare feat. And yet, against an unseeded and unheralded opponent in the U.S. Open semifinals, she faltered. Her pursuit of history ended, oh so close.

In one of the most significant upsets in the history of tennis, Williams finally found a hole too big to climb out of, losing 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Friday at Flushing Meadows to 43rd-ranked Roberta Vinci of Italy.

“I don’t want to talk about how disappointing it is for me,’’ Williams said at the start of a briefer-thanusual news conference. “If you have any other questions, I’m open for that.’’

Vinci had never before played in a Grand Slam semifinal. She had never so much as taken a set off Williams in four previous matchups.

“Today is my day,’’ Vinci told the crowd in an on-court interview.

“Sorry, guys!’’

She said she told herself not to think about having Williams across the net. And Vinci’s unusual style, full of slices and net rushes, kept Williams off-balance enough to cause problems and prevent the 33-year-old American from becoming the first player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in a single season. Williams had been pushed to the limit before — this was her 12th three-setter in a major this season — but had managed to win titles at the Australian Open on hard courts in January, the French Open on clay courts in June, and Wimbledon on grass courts in July.

This time, for once, the No. 1-ranked Williams could not pull it out, undone by 40 unforced errors, twice as many as Vinci. That negated the impact of Williams’ 16 aces, including one at 126 mph.

“I thought she played the best tennis in her career,’’ Williams said about Vinci. “She played, literally,

out of her mind.’’

Today, Vinci will face another Italian making her Grand Slam final debut: 26th-seeded Flavia Pennetta, who eliminated No. 2 Simona Halep 6-1, 6-3 earlier Friday.

If she had managed to win a fifth consecutive major title, Williams would have raised her total to 22, equaling Graf for the most in the Open era, which began in 1968, and second-most in history behind Margaret Court’s 24.

While it was Vinci who earned the first break of the match, to lead 2-1 in the opening set, Williams quickly regained control from there, lacing together six games in a row. Suddenly, though, Vinci got going again, breaking to up 3-2 in the second.

When Vinci served out that set, Williams headed to the sideline, cracked her racket against the ground and flung it behind her chair, drawing a code violation warning from the chair umpire.

Still, Williams insisted later: “I never felt pressure. ... I never felt that pressure to win here. I said that from the beginning.’’

As the third set wore on, Williams became more and more demonstrative, leaning forward, shaking her fists and screaming, “Come on!’’ after four points in a row during one stretch. It was Vinci’s turn to show emotion later, closing a spectacular 18-stroke exchange with a volley winner, then cupping her ear with a hand, before pointing to her chest and waving both arms at the spectators, encouraging them to yell for her, too.

That point ended with Williams on a full sprint, stumbling a bit as her momentum carried her to the sideline, where she bent over, chest heaving.

The crowd responded to it all with a standing ovation.

Williams never was able to get back in front. And there certainly were noticeable dips in her play. She let a 2-0 lead in the third set slip away, in part by double-faulting on break point to make it 2-1. Williams double-faulted again a few games later, when Vinci broke for 4-3, a lead she did not relinquish.

“I mean, I made a couple of tight shots, to be honest,’’ Williams acknowledged, “but maybe just about two.’’

NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic is

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TV, RADIO

EAST DIVISION

TODAY

6:30 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Evian Masters Third Round from Evian-les-Bains, France (GOLF).

7:40 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Chelsea vs. Everton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Augsburg vs. Bayern Munich (FOX SPORTS 1).

9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Darmstadt 98 vs. Bayer Leverkusen (FOX SPORTS 2).

9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Manchester City vs.

Crystal Palace (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Stoke City vs. Arsenal (USA).

11:30 a.m. – College Football: South Florida at Florida State (ESPN).

11:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour KLM Open Third Round from Zandvoort, Netherlands (GOLF).

Noon – College Football: Oregon State at Michigan (WOLO 25).

Noon – College Football: Army at Connecticut (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

Noon – College Football: Indiana State at Purdue (ESPNEWS).

Noon – College Football: Buffalo at Penn State (ESPN2).

Noon -- College Football: Miami (Ohio) at Wisconsin (ESPNU).

Noon – College Football: Kansas State at Texas (San Antonio) FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – College Football: Houston at Louisville (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

Noon – College Football: Jacksonville State at Auburn (SEC NETWORK).

12:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Cologne vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (FOX SPORTS 2).

12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Liverpool vs. Manchester United (WIS 10).

12:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Toronto at New York Yankees (WACH 57).

12:30 p.m. – College Football: Appalachian State at Clemson (WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7).

1:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Dutch League Match – Ajax vs. Twente (UNIVISION).

3 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Women’s Final Match from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN).

3 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Hotel Fitness Championship Third Round from Fort Wayne, Ind. (GOLF).

3 p.m. – College Football: Texas-El Paso at Texas Tech (SPORTSOUTH).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Georgia at Vanderbilt (WLTX 19).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Notre Dame at Virginia (WOLO 25).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Minnesota at Colorado State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Eastern Illinois at Northwestern (ESPNEWS).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Fresno State at Mississippi (ESPN2).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Washington State at Rutgers (ESPNU).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Stephen F. Austin at Texas Christian (FOX SPORTS 1).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Tulane at Georgia Tech (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

3:40 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Porto vs. Arouca (UNIVISION).

4 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Peter Quillen vs.

Michael Zerafa in a Middleweight Bout from Mashantucket, Conn. (WIS 10).

4 p.m. – College Football: Middle Tennessee at Alabama (SEC NETWORK).

4:30 p.m. – College Football: Iowa at Iowa State (WACH 57).

5:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Tigres vs. America (UNIVISION).

6 p.m. – College Football: Oklahoma State at Tennessee (ESPN).

6 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto for the WBC/WBA Welterweight Title, Roman Martinez vs. Orlando Salido, for the WBO Junior Lightweight Title, Badou Jack vs. George Groves for the WBC Super Middleweight Title, Vanes Martirosyan vs. Ishe Smith in a Junior Middleweight Bout and Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Jonathan Oquendo in a Junior Lightweight Bout from Las Vegas (PPV 660).

6 p.m. – College Football: Coastal Carolina at South Carolina State (WWFN-FM 100.1).

6 p.m. – College Football: Western Carolina at The Citadel (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – College Football: Arizona at Nevada (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Football: East Carolina at Florida (ESPN2).

7 p.m. – College Football: Ball State at Texas A&M (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Detroit at Cleveland (FOX SPORTS 1).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 from Richmond, Va. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK, WEGX-FM 92.9).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: Kentucky at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WPUB-FM 102.7, WNKT-FM 107.5).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: Lamar at Baylor (SPORTSOUTH).

7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Cruz Azul vs. Monterrey (UNIVISION).

8 p.m. – College Football: Oregon at Michigan State (WOLO 25).

8 p.m. – College Football: Temple at Cincinnati (ESPNEWS).

9 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Houston at Los Angeles Angels or San Diego at San Francisco (MLB NETWORK).

9:15 p.m. – College Football: Louisiana State at Mississippi State (ESPN).

9:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Leon vs. Jaguares (UNIVISION).

10:15 p.m. – College Football: Boise State at Brigham Young (ESPN2).

10:15 p.m. – College Football: San Jose State at Air Force (ESPNU).

10:30 p.m. – College Football: UCLA at UNLV (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

10:30 p.m. – College Football: Central Florida at Stanford (FOX SPORTS 1).

11 p.m. – College Football: Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

11 p.m. – College Football: Southern Heritage Classic from Memphis, Tenn. -- Jackson State vs. Tennessee State (SPORTSOUTH).

The Associated Press

Lovemark grabs lead at Web.com Tour Finals opener; Gainey falls 5 shots back

DJOKOVIC, FEDERER EASILY EARN SPOTS IN U.S. OPEN MEN’S FINAL

SCOREBOARD

GOLF

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Jamie Lovemark shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 on Friday to take a 1-stroke lead over Anirban Lahiri in the Web.com Tour Finalsopening Hotel Fitness Championship.

Bishopville native Tommy Gainey shot a 72 on Friday and fell GAINEY five strokes off the lead after being tied for the top spot on Thursday thanks to a 66 of his own.

Lovemark finished 12th on the Web.com Tour regular-season money list to earn a 2015-16 PGA Tour card and is playing the four-event series in a bid to improve his tour priority status.

Lahiri bogeyed the final hole for a 65. Ranked 40th in the world, he tied for fifth in the PGA Championship.

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into his sixth U.S. Open final, and he knows this much: He’ll be well-rested for his match against a Swiss opponent.

In the most lopsided men’s semifinal at the tournament in the Open era, the top-ranked Serb routed defending champ Marin Cilic 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 in 85 minutes Friday.

Roger Federer moved into his first U.S. Open final since 2009, overwhelming longtime pal and Swiss Olympic and Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.

LATE THURSDAY PATRIOTS 28 STEELERS 21 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns to his tight ends, three going to favorite target Rob Gronkowski, as the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh 28-21 in the NFL’s season opener Thursday night.

From wire reports

WEB.COM TOUR-HOTEL FITNESS SCORES

Friday At Sycamore Hills Golf Club Fort Wayne, Ind. Purse: $1 million Yardage: 7,319; Par 72 Second Round Jamie Lovemark 67-66—133 Anirban Lahiri 69-65—134 Brad Fritsch 71-64—135 D.H. Lee 67-68—135 Tag Ridings 69-68—137 Hiroshi Iwata 73-64—137 Andrew Loupe 69-68—137 Patton Kizzire 72-65—137 Scott Langley 69-68—137 Jason Allred 69-68—137 Brett Stegmaier 67-70—137 Tom Hoge 69-69—138 Michael Thompson 69-69—138 Tommy Gainey 66-72—138 Adam Long 67-71—138 Henrik Norlander 69-69—138 Emiliano Grillo 66-72—138 Roberto Castro 70-68—138 Greg Eason 68-70—138

Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit WEST DIVISION Houston Texas Los Angeles Seattle Oakland

W 79 77 68 67 66

L 60 61 71 72 73

Pct .568 .558 .489 .482 .475

GB – 1 1/2 11 12 13

W 83 72 69 66 64

L 56 67 70 72 76

Pct .597 .518 .496 .478 .457

GB – 11 14 16 1/2 19 1/2

W 76 73 70 68 60

L 64 66 69 73 80

Pct .543 .525 .504 .482 .429

GB – 2 1/2 5 1/2 8 1/2 16

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Seattle 5, Texas 0 Toronto at New York, ppd., rain Cleveland 7, Detroit 5

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Kansas City at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Colorado at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Kansas City (Cueto 2-5) at Baltimore (Tillman 9-11), 1:05 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 12-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 6-7), 1:05 p.m., 1st game Toronto (Stroman 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 10-8), 4:35 p.m., 2nd game Boston (Porcello 7-12) at Tampa Bay (M. Moore 1-3), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (Wolf 0-3) at Cleveland (Bauer 11-11), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Milone 8-4) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 8-10), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Nolin 0-1) at Texas (Gallardo 12-9), 8:05 p.m.

Houston (McCullers 5-5) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 8-9), 9:05 p.m.

Colorado (Flande 3-2) at Seattle (Elias 4-8), 9:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

Colorado at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Baltimore, 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION New York Washington Miami Atlanta Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

W 79 71 59 56 54

L 61 68 81 85 86

Pct .564 .511 .421 .397 .386

GB – 7 1/2 20 23 1/2 25

W 88 83 80 62 58

L 52 56 58 78 81

Pct .629 .597 .580 .443 .417

GB – 4 1/2 7 26 29 1/2

W 80 72 67 67 58

L 59 68 73 74 82

Pct .576 .514 .479 .475 .414

GB – 8 1/2 13 1/2 14 22 1/2

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Colorado 4, San Diego 3 Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 4, 13 innings Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, ppd., rain N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 2 Cincinnati 11, St. Louis 0

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 8:35 p.m., 2nd game L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Colorado at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

St. Louis (Lynn 11-9) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 8-10), 1:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Haren 9-9) at Philadelphia (Eickhoff 1-3), 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Z.Davies 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Locke 7-10), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-6) at Atlanta (W. Perez 5-6), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Roark 4-4) at Miami (Fernandez 4-0), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 6-3) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 12-7), 8:10 p.m.

San Diego (Kennedy 8-13) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 17-7), 9:05 p.m.

Colorado (Flande 3-2) at Seattle (Elias 4-8), 9:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 1:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m.

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

Colorado at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

NFL SCHEDULE THURSDAY’S GAME

New England 28, Pittsburgh 21

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m.

Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

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

Indianapolis at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

Detroit at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m.

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

MONDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota at San Francisco, 10:20 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE z-New York x-Chicago x-Indiana x-Washington Atlanta Connecticut

W 23 20 18 17 14 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W z-Minnesota 22 x-Phoenix 19 x-Tulsa 17 x-Los Angeles 14 Seattle 9 San Antonio 7 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference

LPGA THE EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Friday At Evian Resort Golf Club Evian-les-Bains, France Purse: $3.25 million Yardage: 6,470; Par: 71 Second Round a-amateur Mi Hyang Lee Morgan Pressel Nicole Broch Larsen Shanshan Feng Amy Yang I.K. Kim Ilhee Lee Lydia Ko Pornanong Phatlum Lexi Thompson Karine Icher Xi Yu Lin Haru Nomura Sei Young Kim

Toronto New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Boston CENTRAL DIVISION

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Pct .719 .625 .563 .531 .438 .424

GB – 3 5 6 9 9 1/2

L 11 13 15 19 23 26

Pct .667 .594 .531 .424 .281 .212

GB – 2 1/2 4 1/2 8 12 1/2 15

FRIDAY’S GAMES 66-67—133 69-65—134 68-67—135 68-68—136 72-66—138 71-67—138 71-67—138 69-69—138 67-71—138 66-72—138 71-68—139 71-68—139 70-69—139 68-71—139

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Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Tulsa at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Chicago at Connecticut, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Tulsa, 4:30 p.m.

New York at Indiana, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Seattle, 9 p.m.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

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Knights fall to Wolves 38-25

FROM PAGE B1 the ball, we couldn’t stop the ball. Right now it’s all about the fundamentals and keeping their spirits up. Zero and four is kind of hard to keep up their spirits up, but that’s what we have to do as coaches.”

Sumter, which suspended six players, improved to 3-1 and travels to Rock Hill next week. Even though they came away victors, Barnes felt both coaches did the right thing.

“We’re playing better on defense obviously, but they were short-handed and we were short-handed,” Barnes said. “We had some players that we sat out too.

I’ll say this about (Jackson); he’s doing the right thing and is going to get that program turned around in the right direction. You’ve got to be patient with him just like our people have got to be patient with me.”

Quarterback Alec Brumback threw for 113 yards, completing 7 of 13 passes, including a 25-yard touchdown pass to Colin Washington. Tailback Quentin Anderson led the rushing attack with 78 yards on 11 carries and three rushing scores. Michael Taylor accounted for 66 yards on 13 carries and a score in the second-half. Washington and Shyiem Perry each finished with 57 yards receiving.

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ST. STEPHEN — Crestwood High School fell to 0-3 on the season with a 38-25 loss to Timberland on Friday at the Timberland field.

Timberland improved to 2-1 on the season.

ROBERT E. LEE 33 HOLLY HILL 21

HOLLY HILL — Robert E. Lee Academy opened its SCISA Region I-1A schedule with a 33-21 victory over Holly Hill Academy on Friday at the Holly Hill field.

The Cavaliers improved to 4-0 on the season. Holly Hill suffered its first loss, falling to 2-1.

MANNING 14 LAKE CITY 13

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Lakewood’s Latheron Rogers-Anderson, right, tries to get around the corner during the Gators’ 41-0 loss to Sumter on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium. held the Gators offense to three total yards of offense on 36 plays while the offense made the most of turnovers and short fields, accounting for 271 total yards.

“Defensively we were dominant tonight, offensively we were not dominant as I wanted us to be,” Barnes said. “They’re a good football team; they’ve got good players too and we didn’t execute as well as we wanted too.”

Offensively Lakewood had 18 plays that resulted

in zero or negative yards.

The two longest plays were an 11-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Jaron Richardson to Terry Singleton.

“It was 41-0; (Sumter) did what they wanted to,” Jackson said. “We had a couple of players come up and apologize (about missing practice), but a couple out of 14 is not many. It’s something I felt like I had to do and I stuck to it all week, and if you miss practice you’re not going to play.”

With a 31-0 halftime lead the Gamecocks tacked on a 27-yard field goal by Brixton Niebuhr in the third quarter and a 3-yard TD run by Taylor in the fourth.

In the first half Sumter took advantage of some very short fields due to three Lakewood fumbles and a partially blocked punt that set up two Anderson rushing touchdowns, a 41-yard field goal

by Niebuhr and a 25-yard TD reception by Washington.

MANNING — Manning High School improved to 2-1 on the season with a 14-13 victory over Lake City on Friday at Ramsey Stadium.

Lake City dropped to 2-1.

FAIRFIELD CENTRAL 36 LEE CENTRAL 7

WINNSBORO — Lee Central remained winless on the season with a 36-7 loss to Fairfield Central on Friday at the Griffins’ stadium.

The Stallions are now 0-3, while FC improved to 3-1.

MCBEE 67 EAST CLARENDON 0

MCBEE — East Clarendon dropped to 0-3 on the season with a 67-0 loss to McBee on Friday at the McBee field.

McBee upped its record to 4-0.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

LMA FROM PAGE B1 Heathwood Hall at its 20. A Rogers sack of Highlander quarterback Corbett Glick on second down put the ball at the 5 and, after a delay of game penalty on Heathwood, Olin Robinson broke through the line for a sack in the end zone, resulting in a safety and a 2-0 Swampcat lead with 6:57 left in the quarter.

LMA took over at the Highlander 41 after the free kick and was in the end zone four plays later as Brandon Hutson started out to the right and cut back left for a 32-yard scoring run on fourth-and-1. A Hutson conversion run pushed the lead to 10-0 with 5:20 left in the quarter.

The teams proceeded to fumble the ball back and forth before Heathwood Hall took over at its 15.

With the Highlanders facing a third-and-10 from the 15, the lights went out.

As play resumed, the bank of lights in the north corner of the visitor’s side went out. Later, at the end of the first half, the bank on the visitor south corner would also go out, though it would be back up before the start of the second half.

Lighting issues aside, the Swampcat offense was firing on all cylinders in the first two quarters as Hutson added two more scores, on a 34-yard pass from Osteen and a 2-yard run, while Shakeel Robinson crossed the goal line on a 5-yard run. Conversion runs by Osteen, Hutson

BARONS FROM PAGE B1 “Each week with the way this region is you’re going to play someone who can beat you,” said first-year Barons head coach Adam Jarecki.

“We knew we were going to have to have a great effort and everybody gave everything they had.”

Wilson Hall led 19-12 at halftime, but BL received the second-half kickoff and scored, tying the game on a 6-play, 63yard drive. Quarterback Patrick McClure scored on a 13yard run.

That score didn’t last long though as Robert James broke loose for a 68-yard touchdown run on the Barons’ first offensive play. Andrew McCaffrey added the extra point to make it 26-19 with 9:36 remaining in the third quarter.

WH forced Ben Lippen to punt, but had to start at its 9-yard line. All Wilson Hall did was put together an 11play, 91-yard scoring drive that ended with quarterback McLendon Sears scoring from nine yards out on fourth down and six yards to go with 1:16 left in the third quarter.

and Robinson accounted for LMA’s halftime spread.

The Swampcat defense was very stingy in the first half as the Highlanders could find precious little room to move the ball.

Heathwood closed the half with no first downs and a net of minus 54 yards of total offense with two lost fumbles.

Once second-half play resumed, the Swampcat offense picked up where it left off, driving 48 yards on eight rushes, including a Hutson run for the final yard, pushing LMA’s lead to 40-0.

The Highlanders would make up almost all of their first-half yardage deficit on two plays after the ensuing kickoff. Starting at their 31, Brandon McCullough broke off a 33-

Ben Lippen cut the lead to 33-26, but James again broke off a long scoring run on first down, this time from 75 yards out, to give the momentum back to WH as well as a 40-26 lead. An Edward McMillan interception killed the Falcons’ next drive and Justin Timmons scored on a 26-yard TD run for the final 47-26 score.

Wilson Hall dominated the first half offensively as the Falcons could do little to stop the Barons. WH scored touchdowns on three of its first four possessions and Ben Lippen turned it away on fourth down and two yards to go at the BL 5-yard line the other time.

Two other Wilson Hall possessions ended inside the Ben Lippen red zone, one on an interception and the other on downs.

Wilson Hall, which had 295 yards rushing in the first half, took the opening kickoff and drove 52 yards for a score in less than four minutes. James scored from four yards out with 8:38 remaining in the first quarter. McCaffrey kicked the extra point to make it 7-0.

On their second possession, the Barons gave the

yard run, with a 15-yard personal fould penalty against LMA moving the ball to the 21. On the next play, quarterback Gavin Spurrier connected with Thomas Barton for a 21yard touchdown pass that, along with Griffin Burts’ PAT kick, would represent Heathwood Hall’s only points of the night.

LMA’s Josh Edwards recovered the onside kick attempt at the Swampcat 47 and Robinson was off to the races two plays later, breaking off a 53-yard run that would push the lead back up to 46-7.

The final Swampcat score of the night would come on a 7-yard run by reserve quarterback Burke Mishoe, with a Robinson conversion run accounting for LMA’s final two points.

football to Sam Watford three straight plays for gains of 22, 12 and 32 yards for a first down at the Falcon 13.

BL dragged down Sears short of the first down inside the 5 to kill the drive Wilson Hall forced another punt and started at its 47. Watford broke off a 23-yard run to help set up an eventual 9-yard scoring run by Watford with 54 seconds left in the first quarter. McCaffrey missed the extra point, leaving the score at 13-0.

BL answered on its next possession as Cole Owens scored on a 5-yard run with 10:43 to go in the second quarter. Ben Lippen failed on its PAT, keeping the score at 13-6.

Watford scored again on the Barons’ next possession, going in from 23 yards out.

Wilson Hall went for the 2-point conversion but failed, leaving the score at 19-6 with 9:24 remaining in the first half.

That score didn’t hold up long though as Brice Thompson picked up the kickoff at the 10-yard line and went 90 yards for the touchdown. The score remained 19-12 when the Falcons failed on their 2-point conversion.

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COLUMBIA — Sumter High School lost to Spring Valley 3-0 on Thursday at the SV gymnasium.

Spring Valley won by the scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-21.

Bri Tyler led the Lady Gamecocks with six kills and five digs.

Aubrey Rickard had nine assists and two kills, Margaret McMahon had four kills and Hannah Bettencourt and Anissa Brayboy both had five digs.

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hopes to beat Kentucky today. Here are five keys that will lead South Carolina to victory.

1. RIDE THE EARLY WAVE By the time the 7:39 p.m. kickoff rolls around, the atmosphere at Williams-Brice Stadium should be at a fever pitch. With it being the home opener and a full day of tailgating behind them, Gamecock fans should be a tad bit raucous. The players need to jump on that enthusiasm from the outset and ride it hard.

Actually, USC should be more than ready to get on the field with the Wildcats.

Last year’s loss to UK was the first of the three games in which Carolina coughed up double-digit, fourth-quarter leads. It should be more than ready to make amends.

2. RUN THE BALL South Carolina did a good job running the ball against the Tar Heels, picking up 254 yards on 47 carries. Shon Carson had the electric winning touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, but Brandon Wilds and David Williams ran the ball well as did quarterback Connor Mitch. And Pharoh Cooper had 20 yards on his four attempts.

Kentucky allowed Louisiana-Lafayette 247 yards on 47 carries in its 40-33 victory.

The Cajuns’ last three touchdowns came on runs of 56, 26 and 23 yards. The Gamecocks need to do a good and steady job of pounding the football and some runs like that could come their way.

3. EASE MITCH ALONG The early pass play calls should allow Mitch the opportunity for easy completions, allowing him to build his confidence. Get the football in the hands of those around him and let them work on getting yards after the catch.

Hopefully, that will allow Mitch to feel good about his passing ability and will aid him in taking shots down the field later.

4. TAKE THE POINTS No, this has nothing to do with the spread on the game. Instead, USC needs to get points on the scoreboard when they are readily available.

Head coach Steve Spurrier went for it on fourth down and less than a yard to go late in the fourth quarter when a chip shot field goal was available that would have given Carolina a 7-point lead. Carolina didn’t get the first down and had to sweat it out until linebacker Skai Moore came up with his second interception in the end zone to seal the win.

While the defense was much improved in the second half, it is still a work in progress. Getting sure points on the board right now is a wise thing.

5. ATTACK ON DEFENSE Lafayette had eight tackles for loss, including three sacks of Wildcat quarterback Patrick Towles. That would lead one to think that UK is going through some growing pains on the offensive line.

While USC is far from great on the defensive front, it is better than it was last year. It did a good job of alternating players along the line and keeping fresh legs on the field. That had something to do with its second-half success against North Carolina.

USC had four sacks against UNC after having just 14 all of last season. What was even better is the sacks involved four different players.

COLLEGE SCHEDULE STATE

Today (12) Clemson vs. Appalachian State, 12:30 p.m.

(WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7) Kentucky at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5) Furman at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m.

Western Carolina at Citadel, 6 p.m. (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240) Tennessee Tech at Wofford, 7 p.m.

Presbyterian at Charlotte, noon Coastal Carolina at South Carolina State, 6 p.m.

(WWFN-FM 100.1) Charleston Southern at Troy, 7 p.m.

Jacksonville at Newberry, 1 p.m.

Lenoir-Rhyne at North Greenville, 7 p.m.

Elizabeth City State at Benedict, 6 p.m.

Kentucky Wesleyan at Limestone, 1 p.m.

ACC

Friday Miami at Florida Atlantic (late) Today (9) Notre Dame at Virginia, 3:30 p.m. (WOLO 25) (11) Florida State at South Florida, 11:30 a.m.

(ESPN) (15) Georgia Tech vs. Tulane, 3:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH) Houston at Louisville, noon (FOX SPORTSOUTH) Wake Forest at Syracuse, 12:30 p.m. (WACH 57) Howard at Boston College, 1 p.m.

North Carolina Central at Duke, 6 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky at North Carolina State, 6 p.m.

North Carolina A&T at North Carolina, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Akron, 6 p.m.

SEC

Today (2) Alabama vs. Middle Tennessee, 4 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) (6) Auburn vs. Jacksonville State, noon (SEC NETWORK) (10) Georgia at Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) (14) LSU at (25) Mississippi State, 9:15 p.m.

(ESPN) (16) Texas A&M vs. Ball State, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) (17) Mississippi vs. Fresno State, 3:30 p.m.

(ESPN2) (18) Arkansas vs. Toledo, 4 p.m.

(19) Oklahoma at (23) Tennessee, 6 p.m. (ESPN) (21) Missouri at Arkansas State, 7 p.m.

East Carolina at Florida, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

TOP 25

Friday (24) Utah vs. Utah State (late) Today (1) Ohio State vs. Hawaii, 3:30 p.m.

(3) TCU vs. Stephen F. Austin, 3:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) (4) Baylor vs. Lamar, 7:30 p.m. (SPORTSOUTH) (5) Michigan St. vs. No. (7) Oregon, 8 p.m. (WOLO 25) (8) Southern Cal vs. Idaho, 8 p.m.

(13) UCLA at UNLV, 10:30 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) (20) Boise State at BYU, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN2) (22) Arizona at Nevada, 7 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK)

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson running back Wayne Gallman, left, and the rest of the Tigers will need to take control of today’s game against Appalachian State early to make sure another Mountaineer upset doesn’t ensue.

App State a bigger test for Tigers

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Clemson Tigers did exactly what they were supposed to do in their 49-10 season-opening win over Wofford last weekend. They jumped on the Terriers early and didn’t take the foot off the gas until the game was well in hand at 35-7 at halftime.

Clemson ran the football well (for 222 yards), passed the ball well (30-for-37 for 311 yards and two scores) and played great defense (allowing just 213 yards of total offense).

The only bad thing to really happen was the injury to wide receiver Mike Williams. Fortunately, the injury wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been.

The Tigers get an upgrade their schedule today when they play host to Appalachian State at 12:30 p.m.

Yes, the App State that went into the Big House and knocked off Michigan. However, that was in 2007 at the start of a third straight Football Championship Subdivision national title.

The Mountaineers are now a Football Bowl Subdivision School like Clemson, a member of the Sun Belt Conference. In fact, this is their first year to be eligible for a bowl game. ASU wasn’t eligible for a bowl last year because of its transition to FBS, but it would have been bowl-eligible, posting a 7-5 overall record and a 6-2 Sun Belt mark.

App State, which opened its season with a 49-0 victory over FCS school Howard, will be more of a challenge for Clemson than Wofford. Still the Tigers should have no

CLEMSON GAMEDAY WHO: Appalachian State (1-0) at Clemson (1-0) WHERE: Memorial Stadium, Clemson WHEN: 12:30 p.m.

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worries about taking a 2-0 record to Louisville on Thursday to open its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule.

Here are five things Clemson needs to do today to pick up a win.

ever, it’s hard to argue with 18-for22 for 194 yards and two touchdowns.

Still, if the Tigers are going to have the success they are hoping for, Watson is going to need to be on the field for four quarters against the likes of Louisville, Florida State, etc. Get things in hand and get him out of harm’s way.

4. BE READY ON DEFENSE

The Mountaineers will come into Death Valley with a little bit of an attitude. They are riding a 7-game winning streak, having won their last six games of the 2014 season.

Clemson needs to dispel any notion ASU may have pulling off a huge upset as soon as possible. It needs to control the game and not allow App State’s confidence to grow.

Having lost eight starters from last season’s No. 1 defensive unit, there were questions about the Tigers heading into this season.

They responded in a positive way against Wofford, but today should be a much more difficult test.

The Mountaineers had 663 yards of total offense against Howard, 376 on the ground and 287 through the air. While it won’t come anywhere close to such numbers against the Tigers, App State has some ability on offense.

Clemson needs to work on taking the run away. If it does that, it will make passing the ball harder.

2. CONTINUE TO RUN

5. FOCUS ON PEAKE

Again, it was against an FCS school, but the fact the Tigers were successful on the ground was a good thing. And the fact that Wayne Gallman had a strong game was a very good thing.

He established himself as the top runner at the end of last season, and the Tigers’ passing game will be even more effective if it can run the ball with success.

With Williams out indefinitely if not for the season, the Tigers need to establish someone else to go with Artavis Scott. Ray-Ray Mcloud had a big game, catching eight passes for 80 yards. However, another target would be good.

Charone Peake could possibly be that target. He has shown star quality, but he has been hampered by injuries throughout his career. He had two catches for 12 yards against Wofford. Making an effort to get the ball in his hands early and often would be a wise thing.

1. TAKE CONTROL EARLY

3. GET WATSON OUT ASAP Quarterback Deshaun Watson needs to play to continue to build chemistry with his receivers. How-

AUTO RACING

Gordon feeling heat headed into final Chase qualifier

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Jeff Gordon knows a 17th-place finish tonight guarantees him a spot in NASCAR’s playoffs in his final season.

Based on his history, that’s exactly where he expects to run in the last race of the regular season.

“What I will tell you is that throughout my career, every time I went into a race and GORDON someone said that I have to finish 17th or better, we usually hovered around 18th all night,’’ Gordon said Friday.

It has the four-time NASCAR champion slightly stressed as he head into the final race to set the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field. A year after he narrowly missed advancing to the final round of the Chase, he’s winless and in danger of not being eligible to run for the fifth title that’s eluded him the last 14 years.

“Certainly there is no comfort in where we are,’’ Gordon said. “It is so easy for things to go wrong and you are just trying to focus on doing everything right. We can’t overthink it and stress too much about the pressure that is on us.

FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400 LINEUP The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race today At Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Va. Lap length: .75 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 126.47 mph.

2. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 126.357.

3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 126.351.

4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 125.95.

5. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, 125.827.

6. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 125.798.

7. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 125.733.

8. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 125.488.

9. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 125.406.

10. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 125.278.

11. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 125.232.

12. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 125.174.

13. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 126.334.

14. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 126.31.

15. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 126.198.

16. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 126.133.

17. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 126.027.

18. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 125.939.

19. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 125.88.

20. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 125.839.

21. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 125.786.

“You just fight hard for every position on every lap. We have to be smart and not get too far outside our comfort zone and do things too crazy, but we also can’t be too conservative. That is the downside of the position we are in.’’

Only the 11 drivers currently locked into the field have a sense of comfort at Richmond International Raceway. There are four spots up for grabs, and a first-time race winner tonight could jumble the standings.

Should tonight produce a repeat winner, then Gordon, Ryan New-

22. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 125.71.

23. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 125.599.

24. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 125.529.

25. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 127.101.

26. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 127.095.

27. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 127.095.

28. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 127.059.

29. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 126.82.

30. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 126.784.

31. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 126.493.

32. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 126.28.

33. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 126.28.

34. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, 125.992.

35. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 125.915.

36. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 125.903.

37. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford, Owner Points.

38. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, Owner Points.

39. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, Owner Points.

40. (98) Reed Sorenson, Ford, Owner Points.

41. (23) Jeb Burton, Toyota, Owner Points.

42. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, Owner Points.

43. (26) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, Owner Points.

Failed to Qualify 44. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 125.646.

45. (62) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 117.95.

man, Paul Menard and Clint Bowyer should take the remaining slots.

Jamie McMurray will qualify for the Chase for the first time in his career when he takes the green flag.

The others all have conditions they must meet to avoid being bumped from the playoffs field.

Newman makes it by finishing 31st or better; Menard needs to finish ninth or better. Both are guaranteed to make the Chase — as is Gordon — if there’s a repeat winner.

Bowyer, with a repeat winner, needs to finish 28th or better to clinch.

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Yellow Cab, 136 S Main St, is hiring Drivers. 803-773-3333

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Notice is hereby given that TDTENT, Inc. D/B/A Melted Whiskey intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of Beer, Wine and/or Liquor at 1311 Peach Orchard Rd., Sumter, SC 29154. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than September 14, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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The following vehicle was abandoned at Spidermann Towing, 35-A Grier St. Sumter, SC 29153.

Described as a 1994 Camero, VIN #2G1FP2254R2212243 Total Due for storage is $4,900 as of September 11, 2015, plus $40.00 per day thereafter.

1982 Chevrolet Pickup Truck, VIN # 1GCDC14H3CF352635. Total Due for storage is $5,100 as of September 11, 2015, plus $40.00 per day thereafter.

1987 Lincoln LS, VIN # 1lnhm87A9YY818369. Total Due for storage is $3,800 as of September 11, 2015, plus $40.00 per day thereafter.

1995 Pontiac Trans Am Firebird, VIN # 2G2FV32P1S2208594. Total Due for storage is $3,700 as of September 11, 2015, plus $40.00 per day thereafter. 2002 Avalanche, VIN # 3GNEK13T82G157616. Total Due for storage is $4,600 as of September 11, 2015, plus $40.00 per day thereafter. 1997 Chevrolet Gladiator, VIN #1GBFG15R6V1106882. Total

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Due for storage is $5,200 as of September 11, 2015, plus $40.00 per day thereafter. 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt, VIN # 1G1AT58H697253842.

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Summons & Notice

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER U.S. Bank NA, successor trustee to Bank of America, NA, successor in interest to LaSalle Bank National Association, on behalf of the registered holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-HE4, Plaintiff, vs.

The Estate of Idus McCray, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Idus McCray, 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, Defendant(s).

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the

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

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in Shiloh Township, in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot Number 6 on Plat of Sandy Haven Subdivision recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-30 at Page 94 and more specifically shown of a plat plan of said lot made by Ferrell J. Prosser, RLS, dated October 25, 1971 and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-31 at Page 9.

Reference to aforementioned plat is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description thereof. Be all measurements a little more or less.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

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relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

Summons & Notice

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

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

by Idus McCray to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for United Financial Mortgage Corp. dated November 24, 2004 and recorded on January 6, 2005 in Book 965 at Page 273, in the Sumter County Registry (hereinafter, "Mortgage").

Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger.

The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly

This being the same property conveyed to Idus McCray by Deed of Luke C. McCray dated December 10, 1994, recorded December 27, 1994 in Book 615 at Page 699 in the Records for Sumter County.

TMS No. 380-00-01-012 Property Address: 12480 Lynches River Rd. Olanta, SC 29114 NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for SUMTER County on August 3, 2015.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS IN MILITARY SERVICE It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for known and unknown minors, and for all persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment, it is FURTHER upon reading the Petition filed by Plaintiff for the appointment of an attorney to represent any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire of Guardian Ad Litem

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Attorney, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all known and unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 12480 Lynches River Road, Olanta, South Carolina 29114; that he is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants.

within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

Attorney, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all known and unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 3210 Lee Altman Road, Dalzell, South Carolina 29040; that he is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants.

once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.

thirty (30) days after service thereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in said Complaint.

attached hereto and made a part hereof.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire of Guardian Ad Litem Attorney, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the interest of said Defendants, AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in The Item, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.

Sarah O. Leonard, SC Bar No. 080165 Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 803-454-3540 Fax 866-676-7658 Attorneys for Plaintiff

AMENDED SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2015-CP-43-00647 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

Francis J. Myers II; James Brabham; Carl Frank Brabham; John M. Brabham Jr.; Phronsie B. Gardner; Mary Brabham a/k/a Mary Brabham Sheridan; Matthew Moye Brabham, Sr. a/k/a Moye M. Brabham, Sr.; Robert Brabham a/k/a Bobby Brabham; Mell B. Thames; Lorand R. Batten III; John M. Brabham as PR of The Estate of Robert Lemarks Brabham, The Estates of John M. Brabham (PR of Estate of Robert Lemarks Brabham); Mell B. Thames; Phronsie B. Gardner; Carl Frank Brabham; Matthew Moye Brabham, Sr. a/k/a Moye M. Brabham, Sr.; Robert Brabham a/k/a Bobby Brabham; James Brabham , John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of John M. Brabham (PR of Estate of Robert Lemarks Brabham); Mell B. Thames; Phronsie B. Gardner; Carl Frank Brabham; Matthew Moye Brabham, Sr. a/k/a Moye M. Brabham, Sr.; Robert Brabham a/k/a Bobby Brabham; James Brabham, 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, Defendant(s).

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

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

by Francis J. Myers, II to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for 1st Choice Mortgage/Equity Corp. of Lexington dated September 24, 2008 and recorded on October 1, 2008 in Book 1113 at Page 00248, in the Sumter County Registry (hereinafter, "Mortgage").

Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger.

The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 118 of Dalzell acres, Phase II, Section No. 4, as shown on a plat by Croft Engineering Company, dated August 13, 1997, and recorded in Plat Book 97, at Page 1359, records of Sumter County. 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 is the same property known as 3210 Lee Altman Road, Dalzell, SC. Represented by Tax Map No. 189-04-03-001.

This is the same property conveyed to Francis J. Myers, II by Deed of Robert E. Batten dated 8/31/2006 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1043, at Page 853 on 09/01/2006.

TMS No. 189-04-03-001 Property Address: 3210 Lee Altman Road, Dalzell, SC 29040 NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for SUMTER County on March 9, 2015.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS IN MILITARY SERVICE It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for known and unknown minors, and for all persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment, it is FURTHER upon reading the Petition filed by Plaintiff for the appointment of an attorney to represent any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire of Guardian Ad Litem

PUBLIC NOTICE Shaw Air Force Base Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) Meeting 14 September 2015, 6:30 PM New Beginning Banquet Facility 1335 Hwy 441, Sumter, SC 29154 (0.3 miles north of Hwy 378) SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – Shaw is hosting a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Sep. 14, 2015, at the New Beginnings Banquet Facility, 1335 SC Highway 441, and invites the public to attend and participate. Shaw is conducting an ongoing series of environmental activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, a federal law enacted in 1980 to require the investigation and cleanup of old sites throughout the country. These initiatives are also accomplished within the guidelines of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.

The meeting is of Shaw’s Restoration Advisory Board. The board provides a forum through which the base, our neighbors and regulatory agencies can work together in an atmosphere that encourages discussion and exchange of information on current and future environmental cleanup programs here.

The purposes of this meeting are to allow the community the opportunity to view detailed information about ongoing Shaw’s environmental cleanup activities and to discuss specific questions and answers with the Shaw Environmental Restoration Team on a one-on-one basis.

Your United States Air Force is totally committed to a clean and safe environment. For further information, please contact the 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office, (803) 895-2019.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire of Guardian Ad Litem Attorney, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the interest of said Defendants, AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in The Item, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina,

Sarah O. Leonard, SC Bar No. 080165 Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 888-726-9953 Fax 866-676-7658 Attorneys for Plaintiff

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 2015-CP-43-1842 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER U.S. Bank, N.A., as trustee for Mid-State Capital Corporation 2005-1, Plaintiff, v.

Stanley A. Ewing, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT STANLEY EWING: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 1901 Main Street, Suite 1200, Post Office Box 944, Columbia, S.C. 29202, within

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned attorney on behalf of the Plaintiff herein, will seek the agreement and stipulation of all parties not in default for an Order of Reference to the Master in Equity for Sumter stipulating that said Master in Equity may enter a final judgment in this case.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on August 5, 2015; Amended Summons & Complaint filed with court on August 13, 2015.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendants above named for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage given by Temeka C. Ewing and Stanley A. Ewing to Jim Walter Homes, Inc. dated the 28th day of January, 2005 and recorded the 7th day of March, 2005 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, in Book 972 at Page 291, and subsequently assigned to the Plaintiff. The description of the premises as contained in said mortgage is as set out in Exhibit "A"

Exhibit A. All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in Fulton Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot No. 7, on that certain plat of Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated May 19, 1994 and filed for record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 94 at page 823. Said Lot No. 7 having such shape, metes, courses, distances, boundaries and measurements as will more fully appear by reference to the aforesaid plat. The property is more commonly known as 1830 West Avenue, Pinewood, SC; Tax Map Parcel 117-00-01-018. This being property conveyed to Stanley Ewing by deed of William R. McLeod dated March 18, 1999 and recorded March 19, 1999 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Deed Book 735 at page 277. TMS#: 117-00-01-018.

J. Kershaw Spong ROBINSON, MCFADDEN MOORE, P.C. Post Office Box 944 Columbia, S.C. 29202 (803) 779-8900 Attorney for Plaintiff

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