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S.C. unemployment rate falls sharply and Workforce reported Friday that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped from 6.4 percent in July to 6 percent in August. It was the third straight month that unemployment has dropped and the largest one-month decline since 1983. The department reported the number of people unemployed dropped by almost 8,000 during August while 2,700 new jobs were created in August. The difference between the two numbers is likely people who dropped out of the workforce or stopped looking for work. Total employment has increased to
CHARLESTON (AP) — South Carolina’s unemployment rate had its largest one-month decline in more than 30 years during August, a sign the state economy is continuing to gain strength, economists say. “This is another sign that the economy in South Carolina is robust,” said Frank Hefner, the director of the Office of Economic Analysis at the College of Charleston. But he said he would prefer that, instead of the biggest drop in unemployment since 1983, the state was reporting the biggest job increase in 32 years. The Department of Employment
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almost 2.1 million people, and during the past year, the state’s labor force has grown by almost 52,000 workers. “These numbers reflect the fact that more South Carolinians are working than any time in history,” Gov. Nikki Haley said in a written statement. The department reported that government jobs led the increase in employment, adding 1,400 new positions during August. “This is a good jobs report, and it’s consistent with what we have been seeing though 2015,” said Joseph Von Nessen, an economist at University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business. “But the employment
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Roof ’s friend knew about attack plans COLUMBIA (AP) — Dylann Roof’s friend knew about his plans to shoot black church members during Bible study in Charleston, didn’t report it and lied to the FBI after the massacre of nine people, according to an indictment unsealed Friday. Joey Meek, 21, faces federal charges that, if convicted, could land him in prison for years. But with Roof already in jail facing federal hate crime charges and nine state counts of capital murder, why would there be MEEK a case against Meek? Legal experts say prosecutors likely want him to testify against Roof — testimony that could help show Roof’s alleged acts were premeditated and intentional, which are vital to pursuing a death penalty case. “By having a charge against him (Meek), they have more leverage with him to go ahead and make some sort of plea bargain: You testify. You tell us the truth, and we’ll give consideration on the charges or penalty involved,” long-time criminal defense attorney Jack Swerling said.
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John Pratt serves Kirk Jeffcoat a helping of crab legs as Julie Jeffcoat looks on during Sumter Green’s Fall Feast on Thursday. The event was attended by 580 people, 100 more than last year’s festival.
Conservation group awards Smith Green Tie BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com A local state legislator was among those honored Wednesday when Conservation Voters of South Carolina held its seventh annual Green Tie Awards luncheon in Columbia. The event honors public servants for conservation leadership in South Carolina, according to the group’s website www.cvsc.org. CVSC said State Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, was given the Green Tie Award for asking “the hard questions about taxpayers’ liability for the Pinewood Hazardous Waste Landfill.” Smith said he is honored to receive the award but has mixed feelings. “I would rather not have the landfill and not receive the accolade,” he said. “It is kind of a double-edged sword. The award recognizes the efforts of more people than just him, Smith said. “(The honor represents) hard work, not only that I have done, but the (Sumter) delegation has done in regards to ensuring that
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he said. “I and other members of our delegation have made a commitment to make sure that Sumter County and the surrounding areas are safe from this potential time bomb on the shores of Lake Marion. “I always tell people if you go back to the history of Pinewood Landfill, from the time it was GSX all the way to Safety Kleen until its bankruptcy, we were always cognizant of it in Sumter County. I remember being in high school and college and reading about it in The Sumter Item.” He said he took an environmental law class at Wofford and that his paper was on was the landfill and its potential dangers. He credited former state Sen. Phil Leventis for helping him with information on the landfill. “I was elected in 2001, and that is when Safety Kleen started their bankruptcy proceedings” he said “There was obviously a lot of concern with whether the settlement was adequate to monitor the landfill.” Smith said the bankruptcy court
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First responders take active shooter course BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com More than 150 law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical professionals and military service members from across the state attended a joint active shooter response course at Central Carolina Technical College in Sumter on Friday. Chris Hall, CCTC Criminal Justice Technology-Academic program manager, got the idea to offer the presentation after his students participated in an active shooter scenario with local first-responder agencies. He said all of the different agencies performed their duties well, but he wondered how the scenario would have gone if the groups worked together. After Hall discovered that joint public safety response training courses exist, he invited Threat Suppression, an active shooter response training organization based in North Carolina, to host a class at the college. The main purpose of Friday’s course was to teach the first responders how to use their individual strengths together to
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Another suspect arrested in alleged group assault FROM STAFF REPORTS William David Ard, one of the suspects in a group attack on a man in Pinewood, turned himself in to investigators at Sumter County Sheriff’s Office on Friday afternoon. Ard, 24, of 840 Aull St. in Sumter, is the second suspect arrested in the alleged group assault. According to the sheriff’s office, four men assaulted a 20-year-old man at a residence in the 7000 block of Connector Road in Pinewood on Tuesday morning. After fleeing from the scene on foot, the victim was treated by Sumter County Emergency Medical Services for non-life-
Mark James Floyd, 32, of 7089 Connector Road in Pinewood, was arrested Friday for his alleged involvement and remains at the local detention center after a judge set bond at FLOYD ARD JOE JOSHUA HENDERSON HENDERSON $25,000, according to the release. Investigators continue to threatening injuries to the head and search for two other men: Joshua body. Troy Henderson, 19, whose last Ard faces a charge of first-degree assault and battery for his alleged in- known address is 4851 Ribbon Road, and Joseph Henderson Jr., 21, whose volvement and was transported to last known address is 4845 Ribbon Sumter-Lee Regional Detention CenRoad. ter, where he will await a bond hearJoshua Henderson is described as a ing, according to a news release from white male standing 5 feet 5 inches the sheriff’s office.
tall and weighing 130 pounds, with brown hair, green eyes and tattoos on his right shoulder and left forearm. Joseph Henderson Jr. is described as a white male standing 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 125 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes and tattoos on his right and left forearms, chest and back. The sheriff’s office is investigating the activities of the suspects at the time of the incident and afterward, and additional charges are possible. Anyone with information concerning the whereabouts of either of the Hendersons is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at (803) 436-2000 or Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718.
Morris College student president goes to D.C.
Team Shaw marks POW/MIA Recognition Day
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Vest, 20th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, looks at the Fallen Airmen Memorial at Memorial Lake after participating in the POW/MIA vigil run at Shaw Air Force Base. Vest visited the memorial to honor his grandfather who survived the Bataan Death March during World War II.
Will emerald ash beetles appear in S.C.? BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com They are coming for your ash. The latest invasive insect pest to threaten the Palmetto State is the emerald ash borer, which has been found in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. So far, they have not been detected in South Carolina, said David Jenkins, an insect and disease specialist for the South Carolina Forestry Commission, but it is probably just a matter of time before they arrive here. “They are in North Carolina, and some of those are on the border,” he said. Jenkins said every county in the state has ash trees. “We have four species in the state, and all of them are attacked by ash borers,” he said. “They are more common in flood plains, and sometimes in neighborhoods you find them planted as ornamental or shade trees.” Jenkins said monitoring for the pest is conducted by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Health Inspection Service, which is in charge of monitoring throughout the country. “Whether they are going to step up monitoring and detection efforts here, we haven’t heard, but we ourselves are being very vigilant and keeping our eyes on ash trees at this point,” he said. Jenkins said the state will not institute a quarantine until the infestation is detected in South Carolina. People who have ash trees in their yard can help in detecting the insect, he said. “It seems like private citizens will be one of our best resources,” Jenkins said. “If they can identify an ash tree, what they need to do is keep an eye on it. Right now, it’s fall, and they are going to lose their leaves, but things they can look for is the bark looking like it is going to flake off or heavy woodpecker damage. “Sometimes when a tree is heavily infested, woodpeckers will come and feed on the lar-
vae,” he said. During the spring and summer, look for trees that don’t look very healthy, he said. “The leaves will be chlorotic, or yellow, and there won’t be as much foliage,” he said. “There might be shoots coming from the bottom of the tree. Sometimes when trees are sick or unhealthy they will put up shoots as a way to recover.” Another thing to look for is “D”-shaped exit holes, Jenkins said. “Like all metallic borers, they leave a hole that is round on one side and flat on the other,” he said. Jenkins said it is impossible to determine how effective quarantines are. “What quarantines do is allow industries who use ash to protect them,” he said. “It will not change their ability to use or move lumber. They will have compliance agreements with guidelines on how to treat lumber so it will not be moving beetles from one area to another.”
Morris College Student Government Association President Patrick Outler was recently selected to represent the school in Washington, D.C., and serve as a student ambasOUTLER sador during the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities next week. Juana Davis-Freeman, dean of student affairs at Morris, said the purpose of the event is to promote excellence, innovation and sustainability at HBCUs in the country. She said HBCUs have been experiencing low enrollment and retention rates in recent years as well as combating negative connotations associated with the title. During the event, political and educational leaders will discuss the relevance of HBCUs in society. Also, while in D.C., Outler will be inducted into the 2015-16 HBCU All-Star cohort. Davis-Freeman said she is excited for Outler to represent the college because he is proving to be a great leader as student president. “He’s very passionate about what Morris has done for him,” she said. In order to be selected for the ambassador position, Outler had to send an application and two essays to the White House. One of the essays detailed his leadership positions at the college, and the other provided insight into the changes he proposes to increase student retention at Morris. Outler and the other members of the SGA are
JUANA DAVIS-FREEMAN Dean of student affairs at Morris College developing more activities that will encourage students to get more involved on campus and increase school spirit. Davis-Freeman said the school is also preparing to offer a male-mentoring program, Men of Morris. The program will serve as a platform to help empower the young men on campus, she said. Outler said he is looking forward to collaborating with the other HBCU ambassadors and hear the histories behind their schools. He also hopes to meet President Obama. “That would just be the icing on the cake,” he said. Outler said he is very grateful to Morris College President Luns C. Richardson and the student body for trusting him to represent the college. He said the country still needs institutions that can educate black students as well as provide a rich historic background. It’s more than a teacher-student relationship, he said. He said HBCUs are still relevant because the schools offer traditions and character that cannot be found in other universities. He said there is an atmosphere at Morris that he did not experience at any other college he has visited. “Morris is the place of possibilities,” Outler said.
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Former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington earlier this year. The Marine Corps is expected to ask that women not be allowed to compete for several front-line combat jobs.
Marines seek to close combat jobs to women WASHINGTON (AP) — The Marine Corps is expected to ask that women not be allowed to compete for several frontline combat jobs, inflaming tensions between Navy and Marine leaders, U.S. officials say. The tentative decision has ignited a debate over whether Navy Secretary Ray Mabus can veto any Marine Corps proposal to prohibit women from serving in certain infantry and reconnaissance positions. And it puts Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Marine Corps commandant who takes over soon as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at odds with the other three military services, which are expected to open all of their combat jobs to women. No final decisions have been made or forwarded to Pentagon leaders, but officials say Defense Secretary Ash Carter is aware of the dispute and intends to review the Marine plan. The Marine Corps is part of the Navy, so Mabus is secretary of both services. The ongoing divide has put Dunford in the spotlight as he prepares to start his new job next week. And it puts him in a somewhat awkward position of eventually having to review and pass judgment — as chairman — on a waiver request that he submitted himself while serving as Marine commandant. The debate includes jabs at Mabus for his public criticism of the Marine plan that triggered a call for his resignation from a member of Congress. Officials say the Army, Navy and Air Force are expected to allow women to serve in all combat jobs and will not ask Carter for any exceptions. They say that Special Operations Command is also likely to allow women to compete for the most demanding military commando jobs — including the Navy SEALs — though with the knowledge that it may be years before women even try to enter those fields. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Mabus on Monday made his position clear. “I’m not going to ask for an exemption for the Marines, and it’s not going to make them any less fighting effective,” he said, adding that the Navy SEALs also will not seek any waivers. “I think they will be a stronger force because a more diverse force is a stronger force. And it will not make them any less lethal.” Mabus’ comments angered Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., who has asked Carter in a letter to demand Mabus’ resignation because he “openly disrespected the Marine Corps as an institution, and he insulted the competency of Marines by disregarding their professional judgment, their combat experience and their quality of leadership.” Hunter, who served as a Marine in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Mabus’ comments raise questions about whether he can be objective and continue to lead the Marine Corps. And he said Mabus should have no
role in any decisions about women in the Marine Corps. Under the current plan, the service chiefs will present their plans to the service secretaries, who will then forward recommendations to Carter. He will make the final decisions by the end of the year. If Dunford does seek the exception, it puts the new Joint Chiefs chairman at odds with public statements by Carter asserting that anyone, regardless of gender, who meets the standards and requirements for a job should be allowed to do it.
BOSTON (AP) — Welcome to Harvard. Feel free to pick a pronoun on this form: __ He. __ She. __ Ze. __ E. __ They. During the registration process at Harvard University, students are now allowed to indicate which pronouns they use, with suggested gender-neutral options like “ze” or “they.” Harvard isn’t the first college to embrace gender-neutral pronouns, but it’s among a wave of major institutions that are widening their policies and pronouns to acknowledge transgender students as well as “genderqueer” students, who don’t identify as male or female. “If someone is being alienated or potentially outed by inappropriate gender references, we think that’s not appropriate,” said Michael Burke, registrar of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. American University posted a guide on its website explaining how to use pronouns like “ey,” and how to ask someone which pronouns they use. Cornell University and MIT offer similar primers on their websites. Ohio University started letting students register their gender pronouns this year, and officials at Boston University said they’re discussing the topic. Last week, the State
University of New York, one of the nation’s largest public college systems, announced that it’s working on a data-collection tool to let students choose among seven gender identities, including “trans man,” ‘’questioning” and “genderqueer.” Advocates for transgender students applaud the changes, saying it can be insulting to be identified by the wrong pronoun. “It feels really invalidating to have people make an assumption about what your gender is simply by looking at you,” said Genny Beemyn, director of the Stonewall Center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Changes at places like Harvard, Beemyn said, represent “acceleration of a trend that we have been seeing for the past few years.” Beyond pronouns, more colleges are updating forms that in the past let students pick between male and fe-
male only. Applications to the University of California system include more options starting this year, letting students choose from labels including trans female or genderqueer. The move is meant to welcome those students, but for the first time it also lets the school track data on how transgender students fare on campus, such as their graduation rates. “This is something that people think is long overdue,” said Pamela Brown, the system’s vice president of institutional research and academic planning. Academics have suggested for years the idea that gender falls along a spectrum, not into two options. As early as 2009, schools like the University of Vermont were letting students pick their gender pronouns. But the work of campus advocacy groups, plus the emergence of transgender figures in pop culture, has fueled wider change, experts say.
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‘Doctor Who’ begins highly anticipated new season BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Some people can’t wait for Christmas. Or the opening day of football season. Or the return of “The Walking Dead” or “Game of Thrones.” Tonight is one of those nights for fans of “Doctor Who” (9 p.m. Saturday, BBC America, TVPG), now entering its ninth season — or rather, the ninth season of its current incarnation. The “Doctor” has been around since the 1960s. As the new chapter begins, a frozen planet Earth needs Doctor Who more than ever. Only he’s doing what comes difficult for a time-traveler: He’s hiding from his past. • The fictional frozen world of “Doctor Who” has nothing on the speculative documentary nonsense of “Alaska Monsters” (10 p.m. Saturday, Destination America, TV-14). Like too many other basic cable series, this one is set in Alaska and features grizzly bearded guys straight from Central Casting. They claim to believe in the unknown, the mysterious and the supernatural and pursue such bogeymen with all of the wit and resources that a TV production company affords them. At the risk of sounding like a stickler, shouldn’t it be “Alaskan Monsters”? • Still in the realm of the superstitious, “Ungodly Acts” (8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime) is based on a true story. When police found the lifeless body of 27-year-old Melissa Cooper (Megan Park) dangling from a rope tied to a playground swing set, they assumed they were dealing with a suicide. Suspicion soon falls on her husband, Daniel (Brant Daugherty), the charismatic leader of a religious cult, the “Church of the Blessed Light,” who micromanages the affairs of his flock. • Andy Samberg hosts the 67th Annual Emmy Awards (8 p.m. Sunday, Fox, TV-14). Somebody has to. Seriously, the Emmys get no respect. Not even by people who win them. I’m reminded of the “Sopranos” episode when Tim Daly’s character is humiliated when he tries to pawn his Emmy statuette. For the record, “The Sopranos” received 21 Emmy Awards and had 112 nominations. Why would one of the most
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Jenna Coleman stars as Clara Oswald and Peter Capaldi as the Doctor in season nine of “Doctor Who” premiering at 9 p.m. today on BBC America. lauded television series of all time treat the Emmys like a punch line? Fans who don’t even go to the movies anticipate the Academy Awards, and they remember them. Wild horses couldn’t drag me to see “Dances With Wolves,” but I still remember the party I was at when Kevin Costner cleaned up for that 1990 Western. Wasn’t that the Oscars when Rob Lowe danced with Snow White? Why can I still remember the Oscars from the Milli Vanilli era, but I can’t recall last year’s Emmys at all? It’s not that the ceremonies are any better or worse, or that the awards and the awards “season” are any more contrived. I simply think that the Emmys take place at the wrong time of year. This is the time when a new TV season beckons. Are we feeling retrospective about last year’s “Better Call Saul”? Or anticipating new installments of “Homeland,” “Empire” and “Nashville”? Heck, some people can’t
even wait for the 2.0-version of “The Muppets.” Fall may be a reflective season, but we’re programmed from kindergarten onward to think of it as a time of new beginnings, of sharpened pencils and the smell of brand-new erasers. Even if we’re too old for back-to-school clothes and fresh notebooks, there are pennant races to anticipate as well as new seasons at museums, galleries and cultural institutions. So many people are looking forward to openings. Why do the Emmys choose this time of year to look back?
SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Sound smart with your friends by knowing the winners of the Primetime Creative Arts Emmys (8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., FXX) • Aspiring students get their hands dirty extracting teeth from cats on the series premiere of “Vet School” (10 p.m., Nat Geo Wild). • A controversial guest gets under Walter’s skin on “Blunt Talk” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA).
• M-Chuck takes a needy soul under her wing on “Survivor’s Remorse” (9:30 p.m., Starz, TV-MA).
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): An interview with Iran’s president; the Vatican prepares for Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. • A blast from the past on “Madam Secretary” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). • Arthur and Woodie think they have the Ripper on “Arthur & George” on “Masterpiece Mystery!” (8 p.m., PBS, TV-14, check local listings). • The New York Mets host the New York Yankees on “Sunday Night Baseball” (8 p.m., ESPN). • Meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers host the Seattle Seahawks on “Sunday Night Football” (8:20 p.m., NBC). • The National Guard’s protective presence provokes mixed feelings on “Fear the Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-14). • Teens pull a “trap” to keep
their squabbling parents together in the 2015 romantic comedy “Lead With Your Heart” (9 p.m., Hallmark), starring Billy Baldwin. • Online gaming can be murder on “CSI: Cyber” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). • Dutch feels cornered on “The Strain” (10 p.m., FX, TVMA). • A memorable dinner party on “Masters of Sex” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).
CULT CHOICE A dancer’s (Moira Shearer) passion for ballet seals her doom in the fabled 1948 Technicolor masterpiece “The Red Shoes” (8 p.m. Saturday, TCM).
SUNDAY SERIES Julie Chen hosts “Big Brother” (8 p.m., CBS) * On two helpings of “Once Upon a Time” (ABC, r, TV-PG): the mother of all issues (8 p.m.), Henry steps up (9 p.m.). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate
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Latest ‘Maze Runner’ movie lacks urgency of original BY JUSTIN LOWE The Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wes Ball’s adaptation of the first book from James Dashner’s “Maze Runner” young adult novels, about a group of teens consigned to a mysterious labyrinth, yielded a feature that proved it could compete for the same audience as the “Hunger Games” and “Divergent” series. The second installment, which reveals some of the reasons behind the teens’ imprisonment, lacks a similar sense of originality and urgency, undercut by overly familiar characterizations and dilatory pacing. The conclusion of 2014’s “The Maze Runner” revealed that the teenagers known as “Gladers” were confined to their maze by the World Catastrophe Killzone Department, a quasi-governmental agency tasked with eradicating a viral plague that has killed off much of the world’s population and transformed many survivors into homicidal, zombielike “Cranks.” Confronting WCKD and exposing its oppressive policies becomes the teens’ primary mission in “The Scorch Trials,” but this imperative increasingly diverges from the realm of speculative fiction that forms the basis of the book series in favor of an action-adventure format. After unidentified soldiers evacuate them to an ominous underground paramilitary facility, the teens discover that their group was only one of several subjected to the mysterious maze trials. Janson (Aidan Gillen), who appears to run the operation, separates the Gladers for medical exams and debriefings, aggressively interrogating Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and whisking Teresa (Kaya Scodelario) away to an unknown location. Befriending young loner Aris (Jacob Lofland), an
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Kaya Scodelario, from left, Ki Hong Lee, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Dylan O’Brien appear in a scene from the the 20th Century Fox film, “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.” escapee from a different maze, Thomas discovers that the facility is actually a cover for WCKD and that Janson is working for WCKD’s dreaded director of operations, Dr. Ava Paige (Patricia Clarkson), conducting intrusive medical procedures on the maze survivors. Rescuing Teresa from similar exploitation, the Gladers evade Janson’s thugs and break out of the underground bunker, emerging into the devastated landscape of the Scorch, a pitiless desert. Thomas plans to lead the group across the expanse and into a distant mountain range, where they hope to make contact with a rebel group known as the Right Arm Camp. A significant portion of “The
Scorch Trials” is devoted to filling in the narrative gaps essential to maintaining the veil of mystery that characterized “The Maze Runner” and the Gladers’ ignorance surrounding their incarceration. Ironically, as more facts emerge, they tend to undermine the storyline rather than reinforce it. Cinematically, Ball attempts to sustain engagement by providing each successive setting with a different combination of threats and distinctive stylistic treatment, borrowing from drama, thriller and horror genres. While the technique adds visual diversity, it’s not particularly cohesive, lending the sequences a distinctly episodic quality.
Chilling Depp, expert ensemble in ‘Black Mass’ BY JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Shakespeare had his tortured Hamlet, his ambitious Macbeth, his malevolent Iago, his warring Montagues and Capulets. But what would the Bard have done with the tale of James “Whitey” Bulger, and all the supporting players around him? There was Whitey himself, at first a minor criminal who became one of the most feared crime bosses in history, ruling his turf for two decades and evading capture for nearly two more. There was his brother, Billy, who grew up in the same home in the “Southie” section of Boston but became one of the state’s most powerful politicians. There were the feuding Boston mob and Bulger’s Winter Hill gang. Then the FBI agent whose efforts to gain Bulger’s cooperation led to his own undoing. And the FBI itself, which ended up protecting Bulger for years and facilitating his murderous rise. Yes, Shakespeare would have had a field day. And so does Hollywood, namely director Scott Cooper and a top-flight ensemble led by Johnny Depp in a performance that reminds us, after a string of uninspiring movies, why he’s one of our most compelling actors. Yes, Depp is excellent. But the star attraction here? That’s the stunning story itself. “Black Mass,” with a taut and effective screenplay by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth, is based on the book by Boston Globe reporters Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neil (they make a brief appearance here). It begins with police interviews of Bulger’s aging henchmen, then quickly flashes back to 1975. We meet Bulger as he’s asserting control of the Winter Hill gang, which is engaged
in a bitter turf war with the Angiulo family. Luckily for Bulger, a childhood friend has arrived back in town — John Connolly, an ambitious FBI agent. Connolly (a terrific Joel Edgerton — and this Aussie nails the Boston accent, too) figures the way to make headway quickly is to bring his old pal into the fold as an informant. He first goes to Billy, a state senator (a fine Benedict Cumberbatch), who coldly rebuffs him. Then he goes directly to Jimmy. “You know what I do to rats, John?” Bulger says at first. Connolly replies: “It ain’t rattin,’ Jimmy. It’s an alliance.” When Jimmy agrees, he rationalizes it thusly: “They protect us, and we do whatever the (expletive) we want.” Which is, basically, what happens, as Connolly’s plan spirals into a catastrophe for the FBI. Jimmy provides marginal information at best; meanwhile, he wreaks havoc with impunity. Here’s where it’s absolutely chilling to watch Depp. With bad teeth and a head of dramatically receding hair, the actor somewhat resembles Jack Nicholson in “The Departed” but deftly avoids caricature as he grows more sinister with every murder. He becomes so menacing, you truly fear for the one person seemingly unafraid to talk back to him: the mother of his young child (an affecting, but underused Dakota Johnson). The supporting cast also includes Kevin Bacon as a skeptical FBI boss, Peter Sarsgaard as a jittery gang associate, and an excellent Julianne Nicholson as Connolly’s wife. If you haven’t read the detailed news accounts of Bulger’s years on the run and eventual capture, now’s not the time — in other words, see the movie first.
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Migrants face less welcome, more danger BY KRISTEN GELINEAU The Associated Press The people streaming into Europe are the faces of a world on the move, more so now than at any other time in recent history. Last year, the United Nations announced that the number of displaced people worldwide had surpassed 50 million for the first time since the end of World War II. It’s now nearly 60 million. Yet migration is also a story as old as man — and in this case, woman and child. Here is a snapshot of today’s migration to Europe in the context of history and geography.
A WORLD AT WAR Today’s migration, a wave that has grown since the Arab Spring in 2011, is perhaps most often compared with the flight of refugees after World War II. It’s impossible to calculate accurately, mainly because we now have much better data and tracking systems than even a decade ago. But the U.N. reports that the number of displaced people during World War II exceeded 50 million — which is less than now, but at a time when the world’s population was smaller. However, it’s not just a question of numbers. The post-war migrants were largely considered assets and welcomed by much of the public — in stark contrast to the suspicion most migrants flowing across Europe’s borders are greeted with today. Anthony Messina, author of a book on migration during the war, says that’s in part because northern Europe had severe shortages of labor. But it’s also because the post-war
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Hundreds of refugees stream out of the Mugunga refugee camp in Zaire heading toward the Rwanda border as Zairian rebels moved in to occupy the camp in November, 1996. migrants were largely white and European, unlike those now from Africa and the Middle East. “After World War II, there was an acceptance for taking in displaced populations; there was a finding of solutions,” says Susanne Schmeidl, an expert in international migration with the University of New South Wales in Australia. “And now we have a couple of massive displacements with an increasing attitude of, ‘Go back to where you came from.’ And that I find is the scary part — how to negotiate that.” The warm welcome in many cases did not extend to Jewish refugees, many of whom left Europe altogether for the United States, Israel,
MEEK FROM PAGE A1 During a hearing in Columbia on Friday, Meek stood before a federal magistrate in handcuffs, shackles and an orange jumpsuit. He answered “yes” to questions about whether he understood the charges of lying to investigators and concealing information and the possible sentences they carry. He pleaded not guilty and his bond was set at $100,000. Meek hung out with Roof off and on in the weeks before the June 17 shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal. A day after the shooting, Meek told The Associated Press that Roof had drunkenly complained to him that “blacks were taking over the world” and “someone needed to do something about it for the white race.”
THAT SENSE OF DEJA VU While World War II’s mass migration was linked to, well, a massive world war, today’s migration is largely driven by a variety of drawn-out internal conflicts. That means people are being displaced not once, but over and over again. In the past five years, at least 15 conflicts have erupted or reignited, and the U.N. says more than a quarter of Palestinian refugees alone have been displaced a second (or third, or fourth) time by the Syrian war. Others are displaced more than once for different reasons, including natural disasters tied to climate
Authorities say Meek knew more, writing in the indictment that he knowingly lied to an FBI agent when he said “that he did not know specifics of Dylann Roof’s plan to shoot individuals on a Wednesday, during Bible Study, at an AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.” The indictment does not specify how the government knows Meek was lying. Meek, of Lexington, also said Roof told him that he used birthday money from his parents to buy a .45-caliber Glock semi-automatic handgun. Meek said he took the gun away from Roof the night of his drunken rant but gave it back when he had sobered up. Swerling said Meek can help prosecutors prove Roof’s state of mind and help show he carefully planned the shootings — an important part of es-
COURSE FROM PAGE A1 protect lives. The day-long course covered how the different agencies can work together during active shooter situations to reduce the length of the event and the number of lives lost. “One is too many,” Richland County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Dominick Pagano said during a presentation. Pagano said the different agencies need to train together in order to save as many lives as possible. He said joint training is new to a lot of agencies, but the teamwork stems from a
Canada and Australia, among other countries.
national demand for more assistance during active shooter events. The situation needs to be neutralized in less than an
change or the difficulty of making ends meet in a new country. After Wajih al-Zouhairy finished high school in Damascus in 2013, he fled to avoid being forced into the army. At first he stayed close, choosing, like nearly 2 million other Syrians, to seek refuge in neighboring Turkey. He worked 16-hour days selling cheese and eggs in an Istanbul market, but still found himself unable to put away enough money to start university studies. So this summer, he pulled up roots again, and paid smugglers to take him by boat to the Greek island of Kos. The 22-year-old eventually ended up in Berlin, where he was waiting in temporary housing, among swarms of migrants. “It’s very bad in Syria, we have no systems,” he said in English. “In Syria, we think Germany has the best systems, but how it looks here is like Syria!”
THE FLOATING POPULATION The focus now is on migrants who leave for other countries. However, more than half of the internally displaced people in the world are on the move within their own countries, according to the U.N. One of the largest mass movements in the world is within China itself, which is home — and in many ways not home — to 253 million internal migrants. These are rural Chinese who have moved to cities, attracted by the increased demand for cheap labor and pushed out by development encroaching on rural lands. These internal migrants are generally poor,
tablishing aggravating circumstances in a capital case. “If somebody makes statements beforehand of what they’re going to do and why, particularly because it’s racially motivated, that’s much more aggravated than someone who’s just in Charleston and decides to walk in there and shoot somebody,” he said. Pete Strom, a former U.S. attorney now in private practice in South Carolina, said he expects the government to aggressively pursue any potential witness who could shed light on Roof’s case, possibly offering a plea deal or sentence recommendation in exchange for cooperation. “This guy obviously was close to Roof and, now that he’s charged, in order for him to get any kind of deal, he is going to have to agree to cooperate and most likely pass a polygraph,”
hour to make sure victims receive the proper medical assistance in time, he said. Pagano, who has been with the sheriff’s office for 14 years, said it is the job of law enforcement to get into the building, stop the shooter
transitory and not entitled to the same benefits as city dwellers, which has led to them being dubbed as “liudong renkou” — or “floating population.”
THE BOAT TO FREEDOM The images of desperate migrants in rickety boats have become all too common, but it was the Vietnam War that provided the first real opportunity for the public to see displaced people on their TV screens. That led to a huge boom in humanitarianism in the West and a welcoming attitude toward people fleeing Vietnam by boat, says Tim Hatton, author of a book on global migration and the world economy. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, the U.S. accepted more than a million refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Europe took them in, too, on a smaller scale: France alone accepted more than 128,000 refugees. In an emotional response, French philosopher JeanPaul Sartre unusually joined with a committee of the wellknown of all political stripes, including crooner and actor Yves Montand, in the name of humanity. “I am taking the side of man,” Sartre said at the time. “What counts here is that this is about ... men in danger of death.” During the Cold War, refugees were particularly welcomed by the U.S. because they were fleeing from communism, which was seen as a politically important stance to take. But by the 1980s, the goodwill began to dwindle, and immigration policies tightened in particular after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Strom said. “They’re going to want to know if this was a wider conspiracy. If there are more people involved, there are going to be more charges.” Meek’s attorney and prosecutors also refused to comment. If convicted, Meek faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for lying to investigators. The maximum penalty for concealing information is three years. Meek’s brothers and his girlfriend, Lindsey Fry, sat behind him in court. Meek’s mother blew him a kiss as he was led out of the courtroom. She was red-faced and teary eyed as she left. None of them wanted to talk with reporters after the hearing. Meek is on probation, having pleaded guilty earlier this year to possessing a stolen vehicle, according to Lexington County court records.
and quickly secure the area. He said firefighters should go in, assess patients and pull them out to EMS personnel, who will rapidly transport patients to the hospital. “We can no longer wait,”
Pagano said. Hall, who is also a reserve deputy with Richland County Sheriff’s Office, hopes to offer more courses with Threat Suppression in the future and invite criminal justice students to attend.
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SMITH FROM PAGE A1 settled the case and accepted the amounts that were proposed by Safety Kleen. “As predicted, this landfill does not have the money to adequately monitor it. A lot of people back then were
saying this was going to happen,” he said. “I think it is incumbent on us as legislators and citizens of South Carolina not to allow this to occur again,” he said. “Now the taxpayers are on the hook for this landfill in perpetuity, in my opinion, and it’s is a shame to watch this slow-motion
OBITUARIES RAY PEEBLES SR. Harry Ray Peebles Sr., 82, husband of Betty Jean Bradley Peebles, died on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Harris Daniel and Vernice Nesbitt Peebles. Mr. Peebles was a PEEBLES charter member and elder of Lemira Presbyterian Church. He was inducted into the Sumter Sports Hall of Fame. He was a member of American Legion Post 15, where he served on the baseball committee for many years. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Peebles retired from Crescent Tool Co. Survivors include his wife of 60 years; one son, Harry Ray Peebles Jr. of Sumter; two daughters, Donna Sue Peebles and Gwyn Gay Peebles, both of Sumter; one grandson, Daniel Ray Peebles; two sisters, Dorothy “Dot” Baker of Alcolu and Catherine Ellen “Kitty” Kirby of Greenville; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dan Rowton officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ike Brunson III, Brent Brunson, Joshua Brown, Jacob Brown, Taylor Griffin and Huey Kirby. Honorary pallbearers will be James Huggins and members of the American Legion Post 15. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Lemira Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1333, Sumter, SC 29154. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
JOHN MARCH BISHOPVILLE — Minister John March, husband of Lucille J. March, entered eternal rest on Sept. 12, 2015, at McLeod Medical Center, Loris. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today at Lee Central Middle School, 41 Charlene Lane, Bishopville, with Bishop Nathaniel Dixon officiating. Interment will follow in Browntown Cemetery, Bishopville. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.
CRAIG A. DAVIS Craig A. Davis, 56, beloved husband of Robin Davis, died on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.
WINDELL PARKER SR. MANNING — Windell “Mash” Parker Sr., 64, husband of Bessie Mae Jones Parker, died on Sept. 18, 2015, at his residence. He was born on Dec. 14, 1950, in Davis Station, a son of Mary Emma Dowe Parker and the late Moses “Coot” Parker. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 228 Brunson St., Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
CARRIE CHRISTMAS Carrie Lela Rogers Christmas, 95, widow of Joseph Lavon Christmas, died on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, at home. Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Albert Melton Rogers and Lillian Vermelle Stokes Rogers. Mrs. Christmas was a faithful member of Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church and she was retired from Harvin Packing Co. Surviving are four sons, J.M. (Sharon) Christmas of Sumter, Lavon (Jessie) Christmas of Gable, Wayne (Ann) Christmas of Florida and Bobby (Paulette) Christmas of Sumter; one spiritual son, the Rev. Bobby Driggers; 14 grandchildren, Becki McDaniel, Denise Robinson, Yvonne Behney, Janet Hardee, Jeanna Christmas, Andria Turner, Gisella Lockman, Celeste Christmas, Ashleigh Keister, Calvin Christmas, Gabbie Christmas, Missie Holley, Mark Christmas and John “Jay” Christmas; 25 greatgrandchildren; two greatgreat-grandchildren; two special nieces, Linda Hodge and Elaine Nero; one brother, Elvin Rogers; and one sister, Margaret Parker. She was preceded in death by three grandchildren, Bob Christmas Jr., Sonya Christmas and Michael Christmas; seven brothers, Irvin, Leonard, Robert, Ray, Herbert, Jennings and Harvey Rogers; and four sisters, Dolly Branham, Marie Holliday, Eleanor Prescott and Bessie Cummings. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday at Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Bobby Driggers and the Rev. Bill Tschorn officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ronald McDaniel, Kevin Robinson, Tim Behney, Dwayne Hardee, Ronnie Turner and Jay Christmas. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Lockman, Calvin Christmas, David Keister, Chris Holley and Mark Christmas.
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train wreck occur.” Smith said there are other sites in South Carolina with problems similar to Pinewood. “There is a gold mine in Chester County that we appropriated $500,000 in recurring dollars to clean up and monitor again for however long that occurs, likely in per-
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of her granddaughter, Dwayne and Janet Hardee, 385 S.C. 261 South, Wedgefield. Memorials may be made to Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church, P.O. Box 1931, Sumter, SC 29151. 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.
OAK PARK, ILLINOIS — Reginald Wesley Baker, 66, died on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at Rush Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park. He was born on Feb. 3, 1949, in Kingstree, a son of the late Wesley and Bessie Miller Baker. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
TILLMAN E. CUTTINO JR. Tillman Edwards Cuttino Jr., 61, beloved husband of Beth Brown Cuttino, died on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of Carolyn Kennedy Cuttino and the late Tillman Edwards Cuttino Sr. Mr. Cuttino was an active member of First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, Sunday School teacher and in numerous committee positions. He was a volunteer Bible teacher at Covenant Place. A 1976 graduate of Clemson University, he received a bachelor of science in building construction. He was president of T.E. Cuttino Construction Co. Mr. Cuttino served on the board of trustees at Wilson Hall and was a member and past president of the Sumter Lions Club. He enjoyed membership in Cain’s Mill Club and Sumter Touchdown Club. He was associated with the Professional Construction Estimators Association of America and the Associated General Contractors of America. He was an avid Clemson fan. He and Beth enjoyed travel and adventure, especially spending time sailing, kayaking and imparting their love of nature with their grandsons. Survivors include his wife of 39 years; his mother of Sumter; one son, Tillman Edwards Cuttino III (Lindsay) of Simpsonville; one daughter, Elizabeth Lee Cuttino, DVM, of Hopkins; two grandsons, Caleb Tillman Cuttino and Gabriel Thomas Cuttino; one sister, Ginger Cuttino Jones (John Jr.) of Sumter; and a number of nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be
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held at 4 p.m. on Sunday at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Dan Barber, Charles Clanton and Dr. Robert Cuttino officiating. Private burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends at a reception immediately following the service in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com
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Fannie Brown Times, 73, widow of Leroy Times, entered eternal rest on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. She was born on Dec. 12, 1941, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Thomas and Fannie Lawyer Browns. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her sister, Victoria Gallishaw, 2715 Gallishaw Drive, Dalzell. Funeral services will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.
MARY G. MCDOWELL Mary Louise Green McDowell, 68, widow of Duffie McDowell, made her departure on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. Born on Dec. 25, 1946, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha Johnson Green and stepdaughter of the late Katie Green. Mary, affectionately called “Earthy,” was reared first by her grandmother, the late Edna Frierson Johnson Coker, until she was six. After the passing of her grandmother, she was reared by her uncle and aunt, the late Solomon and Mary Gadson Johnson. She received her formal education in the public schools of Sumter County. Mary’s spiritual nurturing began at St. James Holiness Church. Later in life, she became a member of Upper Room Pentecostal Holiness Temple under the leadership of Pastor Delma Smith, attending faithfully for more than 20 years. She loved God, singing His praises and giving Him glory. She leaves to cherish her memories: three sons, Joe (Alice) Green of Korea, and Louis and Ricky McDowell of the home; one daughter, Marilyn McDowell of the home; two stepdaughters, Mattie Ruth (Raleigh) Myers of Columbia and Mary Ann McDowell of Sumter; two brothers, Henry Louis Green of Newport News, Virginia, and John Wesley (Loretta) Green of Sumter; seven sisters, Sadie Evans of Baltimore, Maryland, Jeanette Green of Newport News, Estelle Wells, Alfreda Williams, Nora (Louis) Prince, Rita Mae Rose and Katie Mae Green, all of Sumter; a sister-in-law, Rosa Sigler McDowell; an aunt, Elizabeth “Bessie” Johnson of Sumter; five grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.
Celebration of life services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at St. James Holiness Church, 3655 Myrtle Beach Highway, Sumter, with Pastor Alfreda Johnson, pastor, presiding, Pastor Delma Smith, eulogist, assisted by Minister Vermell Brown. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her cousin, Pastor Alfreda Johnson, 20 Boots Branch Road, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. The funeral procession will leave at 2:30 p.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be cousins and friends of the family. Burial will be in St. James Holiness Churchyard Cemetery. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.
KATHERINE B. EVANS Katherine Baker Evans, 80, widow of Marion Milton Evans, died on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at a local nursing facility. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Hazel Wilburn Baker and Sarah Alta Horton Baker. She was a member of Concord Presbyterian Church and retired from Campbell Soup Co. Survivors include a son, Eddie Evans (Estelle) of Sumter; a daughter, Kathy Rogerson (Joey) of Sumter; eight grandchildren, Dane Griffin (Hillary), Heath Griffin (Julie), Ben Rogerson (Jenna), Evan Rogerson, Courtney Evans (Brandon), Heather Evans, Michelle Kolb and Gareth Watts; seven great-grandchildren; and a special niece, Courtney Huggins. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. James Braswell officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Concord Presbyterian Church, 3350 E. Brewington Road, Sumter, SC 29153. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
MINNIE B. HOUSE Minnie Briggs House, 80, died on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at National Healthcare, Sumter. Born on Jan. 20, 1927, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Damean and Julia Briggs. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 13 Ceasar St. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.
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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SUPPORT GROUPS Carolinas Rehabilitation AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: Hospital community meetAA — Monday-Friday, noon ing room, 121 E. Cedar St., and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 Florence. Call (843) 661p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Support Groups: Sept. 3746. 19, 2015 and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. Amputee Support Group — (803) 775-1852. Fourth Tuesday each AA Women’s Meeting — month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 WarRehabilitation Hospital ren St. (803) 775-1852. cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., AA Spanish Speaking — Sun- Florence. Call (843) 661day, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. 3746. (803) 775-1852. EFMP Parent Exchange Group AA “How it Works” Group — — Last Tuesday each Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., month, 11 a.m.-noon, Air1154 Ronda St. Call (803) man and Family Readiness 494-5180. Center. Support to service members who have a de441 AA Support Group — pendent with a disability Monday, Tuesday and Frior illness. Call Dorcus day, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, Haney at (803) 8952090-D S.C. 441. 1252/1253 or Sue ZimmerAA Summerton Group — man at (803) 847-2377. Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. Manning Al-Anon Family WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: Group — Thursday, 7:30 Sickle Cell Support Group — p.m., Behavioral Health last Wednesday each Building, 14 Church St., month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Manning. Call Angie JohnSouth Sumter Resource son at (803) 435-8085. Center, 337 Manning Ave. C/A “Drop the Rock” Group Call Bertha Willis at (803) — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 774-6181. 1154 Ronda St. Call Elizabeth Owens at (803) 6074543.
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MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — second Monday of each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 316-6763. Find us on Facebook at Sumter Vitiligo Support.
TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First and third Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426. Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits. Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746. Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Open to all families or friends who have lost a loved one to murder in a violent way. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m.,
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get ready to EUGENIA LAST forge ahead. Bring about the changes you want to see happen. Don’t sit back when everything depends on you making the effort to move forward. Take the initiative and push your way into the position or lifestyle you want.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be there for others, but pay more attention to doing the things that can improve your own life. A personal relationship will undergo a shift that can cost you if you aren’t open to trying new things. Expand your interests.
TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 905-7720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346. Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620.
FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc. Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m. Contact Kevin Johnson at (803) 7780303.
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Myrtle Beach 84/69
Manning 91/66
Today: Sunny and pleasant. Winds light and variable. Sunday: Partly sunny. Winds south becoming southwest 3-6 mph.
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Florence 88/66
Bishopville 91/65
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High 1:00 a.m. 1:37 p.m. 1:45 a.m. 2:28 p.m.
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SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK
Charmer, a 6-month-old neutered and housebroken gray tabby American short hair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is extremely sweet and lovable. Charmer lives up to his name and could really be called “Prince Charming.” He loves cuddling and would be great with a family. Charmer is also super with other cats. The SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca. com.
The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food; wet cat food; cat litter; and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers; stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets; canned dog and cat food; dry dog food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; and, of course, monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.
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PREP BASKETBALL
English resigns as Sumter head coach BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Jo Jo English, the man who guided the Sumter High School boys basketball program to its first 4A state title in 30 years this past season, has resigned as head coach. “Jo Jo English submitted his letter of resignation this morning to Human Resources and to Sumter High School Principal Nicholas Pearson,” Sumter School District Superin-
tendent Frank Baker said in a statement released on Friday. “The school district plans to post the position of head varsity basketball coach ENGLISH next week. “Jo Jo has done an outstanding job coaching at Sumter High School. Not only did he lead the Varsity Gamecocks to a State Championship title, he developed a rapport with the students and was a positive
role model. I appreciate his leadership and wish him the very best with his future endeavors.” English could not be reached for comment on whether he had another job in line. English was the Gamecock head coach for two years, posting a 37-12 record. After going 17-6 in his first season and leading SHS to the lower state championship game, English guided SHS to a 20-6 record and its first state
crown since the 1984-85 season. The Gamecocks defeated Hillcrest 61-55 at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia to win the title. Sumter was English’s first full-time head coaching position. He was the girls head coach at Scott’s Branch High School for a few games in the 2011-12 season when Lady Eagles head coach Ruth Coard was killed in an automobile accident during the
SEE ENGLISH, PAGE B3
PREP FOOTBALL
SHS holds off Rock Hill for 10-7 victory FROM STAFF REPORTS ROCK HILL — Sumter High School’s varsity football team took its show on the road for the first time on Friday, bringing a 3-game winning streak, including back-toback shutouts, into District 3 Stadium to face Rock Hill. BARNES Rock Hill showed that it could play some defense as well, but the Gamecocks found just enough offense to hold on for a hard-fought 10-7 victory, running their record to 4-1. “Tonight, we did it our way,” said Sumter head coach Mark Barnes. “We played great defense. We turned it over too many times, but we played great defense and we ran the ball on offense, and we were physical with the football. They want to play fast and get 80 snaps in, and we limited that a little bit by keeping the ball on offense and controlling the ball.” The Gamecock defense turned back an early challenge from Rock Hill as the Bearcats failed to capitalize on a 34-yard opening kickoff return. Rock Hill advanced to the Sumter 25 before a fumble by quarterback Brandon Banks resulted in a 3-yard loss and an incomplete pass led to a turnover on downs. Rock Hill’s defense proved to be up to the task of slowing a high-powered Gamecock offense that had averaged almost 43 points a game in its last three as Sumter went 3-andout with no gain on its first possession of the night. The Gamecocks’ first significant drive began at its 20 and ended with a failed 44-yard field goal attempt by Brixton Niebuhr. Most of the yardage came on the ground before a roughing the quarterback call against Rock Hill knocked starting quarterback Alec Brumback out for a play. Brumback returned, but could not connect with Rodney Pitts on third down and 13 yards to
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Wilson Hall running back Robert James (2) shakes the tackle of Thomas Sumter Academy’s Jonathan Etling during the Barons’ 48-7 victory on Friday at General Field in Dalzell. Wilson Hall improved to 3-1 on the season while the Generals fell to 0-4.
Wilson Hall too much for TSA Run game powers Barons past cross-county rival 48-7 BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com
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DALZELL – Sam Watford had just six carries against Thomas Sumter Academy in the entire first half of Wilson Hall’s varsity football contest at General Field. He probably would have had more except that he scored on three of them – all in the first quarter and all in a row. The Barons rushing attack had another big game led by Watford and Robert James. Add three first-half turnovers from the Generals and
SEE SHS, PAGE B3
Varsity Football Sumter 10, Rock Hill 7 Wilson Hall 48, Thomas Sumter 7 Laurence Manning 48, Florence Christian 0 C.E. Murray 18, Manning 12 Robert E. Lee 40, Christian Academy 21 South Florence 42, Crestwood 35 Hartsville 36, Lee Central 0 Cross 40, Scott’s Branch 0 Richard Winn 52, Clarendon Hall 2 East Clarendon 15, Camden Military 12
the combination paved the way for Wilson Hall’s 48-7 victory. The win ups WH’s overall record to 3-1 while the Gen-
erals fell to 0-4. The Barons travel to Augusta Christian next week while TSA travels to Trinity-Byrnes. “It wasn’t really (the running backs) at all,” said Watford, who finished with 129 yards and the three scores. “The offensive linemen have been working really hard the last few weeks since the Hammond game. They’ve really picked their game up and that’s opened the door for us.” Wilson Hall finished with 465 yards on the ground with 255 coming from Watford and James – all in the
first half. James finished with 126 and a 56-yard TD run. “I felt like we did a good job offensively,” WH head coach Adam Jarecki said. “We did a good job up front of handling there shifting and moving and that was something we were a little concerned with.” Big plays were the story of game for the Barons. WH had seven offensive plays that went for 30 yards or more and four that went for more than 50 – three of
SEE BARONS, PAGE B3
USC 5 KEYS TO VICTORY
Even with UGA up, it’s not time for Carolina fans to panic BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Whoa, whoa, whoa! The day after the University of South Carolina football team lost to Kentucky 26-22, someone said to me that it was time for head coach Steve Spurrier to go. The next morning on the USC radio network someone was talking about “an exit strategy” in how to get the Head Ball Coach out the door. What? Two games into a 12game season with a new
coach running a defense with a lot of new faces and looking for a new quarterback and it’s time to throw in the towel? For crying out loud, let the season play out. Maybe the time has come, but that can’t be judged at this point. If the Gamecocks are 4-8, 5-7 or somewhere in that range when all is said and done, then it might be time to begin that conversation. As of now though, there is a lot of football left to be played. It certainly doesn’t get any easier, but one has to believe
USC GAMEDAY WHO: South Carolina (1-1) at Georgia (2-0) WHERE: Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. WHEN: 6 p.m. TV: ESPN RADIO: WIBZ-FM 95.5, WPUB-FM 102.7, WNKT-FM 107.5
USC is going to improve as the season goes along. The opposing teams will as well, but let’s let them go at it first be-
fore calling it a disaster. Going into Athens to face No. 7 Georgia certainly isn’t an easy task. Carolina will have to play better than they have played to come away with a victory, and I don’t know if they’ll play well enough to pull out a win. However, I don’t see how it is a 16-point underdog to the Dawgs. Here are five things USC needs to do to win today. 1. MAKE GEORGIA PUNT EARLY
In the 13-10 victory over
North Carolina and the loss to UK, South Carolina didn’t make the opposing punter take the field in the first half. Gamecock fans would no doubt like to see UGA punter Collin Barber stride on the field as many times as possible in the first half. The USC defense can’t let Georgia march up and down the field in the first half like it did in its first two games. USC has played great in the second half, pitching shutouts in both
SEE 5 KEYS TO VICTORY, PAGE B4
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SPORTS ITEMS
Woods has second surgery on back With his game ailing, Tiger Woods announced he underwent a second microdiscectomy surgery on his back. Woods made the announcement on his website — www.tigerwoods.com — WOODS and reported the microsurgical procedure — intended to relieve pain from a pinched nerve — was performed late Wednesday in Park City, Utah, by neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Rich. Woods pulled out of three events he planned to play this year and isn’t expected to return to the tour until January at the earliest. Dr. Rich, who performed the initial operation in March 2014, called it “a complete success.” Woods was discharged Thursday. The 14-time major champion hasn’t won one of golf’s four biggest events since the 2008 U.S. Open. Woods also has won more than 100 events worldwide, but none since the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. DAY SETS BMW CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — A long day for Jason Day ended even better than it began, thanks to an eagle putt at the 18th that extended his lead to five shots at the BMW Championship. He shot an 8-under 63 to set a 36-hole tournament record at 18 under. Day’s closest pursuers were rookie Daniel Berger and Brendon Todd. Todd finished off Fri-
day’s round of 63 by holing out an 81-yard wedge shot at No. 18. Berger made his move with four birdies in a five-hole stretch en route to a 30 on the front nine. Day returned to the course early Friday to finish his rain-delayed first round. With a chance to make history — he needed to hole a 44-yard wedge shot for eagle and a PGA Tour record-tying 59 — Day made par instead, narrowly missing a birdie putt and carding a 61. BRETT STEGMAIER LEADS WEB. COM TOUR FINALS EVENT
DAVIDSON, N.C.— Brett Stegmaier shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to take a onestroke lead after the second round of the Web.com Tour Finals’ Small Business Connection Championship. EX-USC BACK SUMMERS ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES
LEXINGTON — Authorities in Lexington County say former South Carolina running back Demetris Summers has been arrested on drug, gun and child-conduct charges The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says the 31-year-old Summers was charged Friday with trafficking and distributing drugs, possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, possessing a stolen weapon and unlawful conduct toward a child. PLAYERS: COACH TOLD THEM TO STRIKE REFEREE
DALLAS — A Texas high school football coach directed two players to strike a referee during a game because of missed calls that
had hurt the team, the players claimed Friday during a national broadcast. During an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning, America,” Michael Moreno and Victor Rojas also repeated earlier claims that the ref had used racial slurs. Moreno said he regrets hitting Robert Watts and wants to apologize. Rojas said he was just doing what he was told. MANZIEL TO START BROWNS’ HOME OPENER; MCCOWN OUT
BEREA, Ohio — It’s all in front of Johnny Manziel: The chance to silence the critics and prove he belongs in the NFL. On Sunday, Manziel can re-start his career. His shot at redemption. Manziel will start Cleveland’s home opener against Tennessee — and fellow Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota — because Josh McCown remains out with a concussion sustained when he was hit while trying to dive into the end zone on the opening drive last week in New York.Tests on brains of former NFL players continue CTE trend. MLB CUBS 8 CARDINALS 3 CHICAGO — Starlin Castro hit a tiebreaking, tworun homer in the fifth inning and a three-run drive in the sixth to lead the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 Friday for their fourth straight win.
From wire reports
NASCAR
Harvick to start Chase on pole after qualifying canceled BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press JOLIET, Ill. — Kevin Harvick will begin defense of his Sprint Cup championship from the pole in the opening round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Heavy rain washed out qualifying Friday at Chicagoland Speedway, HARVICK and NASCAR set the field based on speeds from the only practice session of the day. Knowing that weather was likely going to be an issue, Harvick and his Stewart-Haas Racing team focused on laying down a fast lap that they could fall back on should qualifying indeed be scratched. It was the right play, and Harvick will lead the field to green Sunday in the first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. “I’m just most proud of my team for having the fast race car and coming to the track and having a plan, and doing all the things they did to (anticipate) the weather,” Harvick said. “They put a lot of emphasis on laying a fast lap down, just like everybody else, to get a good starting position.” It seemed like everyone had that same plan as the top four starting spots went to Chase drivers, and 12 of the fastest 15 were title contenders. Team Penske drivers Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski will start second and third, followed by Martin Truex Jr. Ryan Newman will start sixth, Kyle Busch seventh and Kurt Busch will go off in ninth.
MYAFIBRISK.COM 400 LINEUP The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, owner points. 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, owner points. 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, owner points. 4. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, owner points. 5. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, owner points. 6. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, owner points. 7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, owner points. 8. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, owner points. 9. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, owner points. 10. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, owner points. 11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, owner points. 12. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, owner points. 13. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, owner points. 14. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, owner points. 15. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, owner points. 16. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, owner points. 17. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, owner points. 18. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, owner points. 19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, owner points. 20. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, owner points. 21. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, attempts.
Kurt Busch actually moved up one spot on the starting grid because Ryan Blaney, who was ninth fastest in practice, did not make the race when the rain washed out qualifying. It’s the third time this season Blaney has been sent home because qualifying was canceled. “What the real bummer is, is for Ryan Blaney,” Logano said. “That is a big heartbreaker for him. For the rest of us, I don’t think it affects much. If you are locked in the race it doesn’t really affect much.” Logano had hoped the qualifying session would go off because he believed he
22. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, owner points. 23. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, owner points. 24. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, owner points. 25. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, owner points. 26. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, owner points. 27. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, owner points. 28. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, owner points. 29. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, owner points. 30. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, owner points. 31. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, owner points. 32. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, owner points. 33. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, owner points. 34. (26) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, attempts. 35. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, owner points. 36. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, owner points. 37. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, attempts. 38. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford, owner points. 39. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, owner points. 40. (32) Josh Wise, Ford, attempts. 41. (23) Jeb Burton, Toyota, attempts. 42. (98) Reed Sorenson, Ford, attempts. 43. (62) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, attempts. Failed to Qualify 44. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford. 45. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford. 46. (30) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet.
had a shot at winning the pole. Keselowski was satisfied with the result, though. Winner of the opening Chase race a year ago, he came from the 25th starting position to earn the automatic berth into the second round. “We will take that and move on,” Keselowski said. “Track position is important here, but last year we were able to pass people and get up to the front. I feel like you can get there, it is just a matter of time. “Good cars always get to the top. I feel like we have a good car though and we will start close to the front, so that is a good start.”
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7 a.m. – Women’s International Golf: Solheim Cup Day Two Matches from St. Leon-Rot, Germany (GOLF). 7:40 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Arsenal vs. Chelsea (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Singapore Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Singapore (CNBC). 9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Bayern Munich vs. Darmstadt 98 (FOX SPORTS 1). 9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Hertha Berlin vs. Wolfsburg (FOX SPORTS 2). 9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Everton vs. Swansea (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – PGA Golf: BMW Championship Third Round from Lake Forest, Ill. (WIS 10). Noon – College Football: Air Force at Michigan State (WOLO 25). Noon – College Football: Wake Forest at Army (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – College Football: Connecticut at Missouri (ESPN). Noon – College Football: Illinois at North Carolina (ESPN2). Noon – College Football: South Florida at Maryland (ESPNU). Noon – College Football: Tulsa at Oklahoma (FOX SPORTS 1). Noon – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Italian Open Third Round from Monza, Italy (GOLF). Noon – College Football: Nevada at Texas A&M (SEC NETWORK). 12:25 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Everton vs. Swansea (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 12:25 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – West Ham vs. Manchester City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 12:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at New York Mets (WACH 57). 12:30 p.m. – College Football: Central Michigan at Syracuse (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 1:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Dutch League Match – PSV Eindhoven vs. Heracles (UNIVISION). 2:45 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Furious 7 300 Pole Qualifying from Joliet, Ill. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 3 p.m. – College Football: Louisiana Tech at Kansas (SPORTSOUTH). 3:30 p.m. – College Football: Georgia Tech at Notre Dam (WIS 10). 3:30 p.m. – College Football: Auburn at Louisiana State (WLTX 19). 3:30 p.m. – College Football: Northern Illinois at Ohio State or Nebraska at Miami (WOLO 25). 3:30 p.m. – College Football: East Carolina at Navy (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 3:30 p.m. – College Football: Northern Illinois at Ohio State or Nebraska at Miami (ESPN2). 3:30 p.m. – College Football: Virginia Tech at Purdue (ESPNU). 3:30 p.m. – College Football: Texas-San Antonio at Oklahoma State (FOX SPORTS 1). 3:30 p.m. – PGA Golf: BMW Championship Third Round from Lake Forest, Ill. (GOLF). 4 p.m. – College Football: Western Kentucky at Indiana (ESPNEWS). 4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at Toronto or Miami at Washington (MLB NETWORK). 4 p.m. – College Football: Austin Peay at Vanderbilt (SEC NETWORK). 4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series MYAFIBSTORY.COM 400 Practice from Joliet, Ill. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 5:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – UNAM vs. Cruz Azul (UNIVISION). 6 p.m. – College Football: South Carolina at Georgia (ESPN, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WPUB-FM 102.7, WNKT-FM 107.5). 6 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Furious 7 300 from Joliet, Ill. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK, WEGX-FM 92.9). 6 p.m. – College Football: Western Illinois at Coastal Carolina (WWFN-FM 100.1). 6 p.m. – College Football: The Citadel at Georgia Southern (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Football: Colorado vs. Colorado State from Denver (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Football: Texas Tech at Arkansas (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Football: Western Carolina at Tennessee (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Philadelphia at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Small Business Connection Championship Third Round from Davidson, N.C. (GOLF). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Kansas City at Detroit (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Semifinal Game Two – Chicago at Indiana (NBA TV). 7:30 p.m. – College Football: California at Texas (WACH 57). 7:30 p.m. – College Football: Florida at Kentucky (SEC NETWORK). 7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Monterrey vs. Tigres (UNIVISION). 8 p.m. – College Football: Stanford at Southern California (WOLO 25). 8 p.m. – College Football: Iowa State at Toledo (ESPNEWS). 8 p.m. – College Football: Southern Methodist at Texas Christian (SPORTSOUTH). 9 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Game Two – Phoenix at Tulsa (NBA TV). 9:15 p.m. – College Football: Mississippi at Alabama (ESPN). 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Pittsburgh at Los Angeles Dodgers or Seattle at Texas (MLB NETWORK). 10:30 p.m. – College Football: Utah at Fresno State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 10:30 p.m. – College Football: Jackson State at Southern (ESPNU). 10:30 p.m. – College Football: Brigham Young at UCLA (FOX SPORTS 1). 4:30 a.m. – Women’s International Golf: Solheim Cup Final Day Matches from St. Leon-Rot, Germany (GOLF).
GOLF The Associated Press BMW CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES
Friday At Conway Farms Golf Club Lake Forest, Ill. Purse: $8.25 million Yardage: 7,198; Par: 71 (35-36) First Round Jason Day 61-63—124 Daniel Berger 65-64—129 Brendon Todd 66-63—129 Kevin Na 65-66—131 Jordan Spieth 65-66—131 Justin Thomas 65-67—132 George McNeill 67-65—132 Scott Piercy 67-65—132 Harris English 65-68—133 Rory McIlroy 68-65—133 Dustin Johnson 71-62—133 Ryan Palmer 67-67—134 Henrik Stenson 71-63—134 Brendon de Jonge 67-67—134 Matt Kuchar 67-67—134
W 86 75 72 69 67
L 60 71 73 76 78
Pct .589 .514 .497 .476 .462
W L Pct GB Texas 79 67 .541 – Houston 77 70 .524 21/2 Los Angeles 74 72 .507 5 Seattle 71 76 .483 81/2 Oakland 63 84 .429 161/2 Thursday’s Games Oakland 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 8, Cleveland 4 Toronto 5, Atlanta 0 Texas 8, Houston 2 L.A. Angels 11, Minnesota 8
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
TODAY’S GAMES
N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 10-8) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-6), 1:05 p.m. Boston (Miley 11-10) at Toronto (Dickey 10-11), 4:07 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 9-7) at Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 10-5), 6:10 p.m. Kansas City (Volquez 13-8) at Detroit (Boyd 1-5), 7:08 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Rodon 7-6) at Cleveland (Carrasco 13-10), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Richards 13-11) at Minnesota (Gibson 10-10), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (S.Gray 13-7) at Houston (Kazmir 7-10), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (Nuno 1-2) at Texas (Hamels 3-1), 8:05 p.m.
SUNDAY’S GAMES
Boston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 1:08 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 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 83 75 64 57 56
L 63 71 83 90 91
Pct .568 .514 .435 .388 .381
GB – 8 191/2 261/2 271/2
W 92 87 85 62 61
L 54 59 61 84 84
Pct .630 .596 .582 .425 .421
GB – 5 7 30 301/2
W 84 77 69 69 61
L 61 69 77 78 85
Pct .579 .527 .473 .469 .418
GB – 71/2 151/2 16 231/2
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 6 Miami 6, Washington 4 Toronto 5, Atlanta 0 St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 3
FRIDAY’S GAMES
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
TODAY’S GAMES
N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 10-8) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-6), 1:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 16-5) at Chicago Cubs (Cahill 0-3), 1:05 p.m. Arizona (Corbin 5-4) at San Francisco (Leake 10-8), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Nicolino 3-3) at Washington (Zimmermann 12-8), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Jos.Smith 0-2) at Milwaukee (Jungmann 9-6), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Eickhoff 1-3) at Atlanta (Weber 0-1), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Erlin 0-0) at Colorado (Flande 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Liriano 10-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 14-6), 9:10 p.m.
SUNDAY’S GAMES
Miami at Washington, 1:35 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 8:05 p.m.
NASCAR
By The Associated Press
SPRINT CUP LEADERS
Through Sept. 12 Points 1, Jimmie Johnson, 2,012. 2, Kyle Busch, 2,012. 3, Matt Kenseth, 2,012. 4, Joey Logano, 2,009. 5, Kevin Harvick, 2,006. 6, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,006. 7, Kurt Busch, 2,006. 8, Carl Edwards, 2,006. 9, Brad Keselowski, 2,003. 10, Martin Truex Jr., 2,003. 11, Denny Hamlin, 2,003. 12, Jamie McMurray, 2,000. 13, Jeff Gordon, 2,000. 14, Ryan Newman, 2,000. 15, Paul Menard, 2,000. 16, Clint Bowyer, 2,000. 17, Aric Almirola, 693. 18, Kasey Kahne, 677. 19, Kyle Larson, 618. 20, Greg Biffle, 611. Money 1, Kevin Harvick, $6,977,401. 2, Joey Logano, $6,276,813. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $5,462,427. 4, Denny Hamlin, $5,001,572. 5, Matt Kenseth, $4,756,056. 6, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,729,610. 7, Brad Keselowski, $4,704,976. 8, Jeff Gordon, $4,437,266. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $4,089,441. 10, Clint Bowyer, $4,053,323. 11, Ryan Newman, $3,967,778. 12, Greg Biffle, $3,916,442. 13, Aric Almirola, $3,851,146. 14, Jamie McMurray, $3,830,086. 15, Austin Dillon, $3,733,904. 16, Trevor Bayne, $3,669,845. 17, AJ Allmendinger, $3,519,300. 18, Kyle Larson, $3,455,810. 19, David Ragan, $3,436,745. 20, Kurt Busch, $3,407,236.
WNBA PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press (x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-3) -18 -13 -13 -11 -11 -10 -10 -10 -9 -9 -9 -8 -8 -8 -8
EASTERN CONFERENCE
New York vs. Washington Friday, Sept. 18: Washington at New York, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20: New York at Washington, 1 p.m. x-Tuesday, Sept. 22: Washington at New York, TBD Chicago 1, Indiana 0 Thursday, Sept. 17: Chicago 77, Indiana 72 Saturday, Sept. 19: Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m. x-Monday, Sept. 21: Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W Toronto 84 New York 80 Baltimore 72 Tampa Bay 70 Boston 69 CENTRAL DIVISION
L 62 65 74 76 76
Pct .575 .552 .493 .479 .476
GB – 11 131/2 161/2 181/2
GB – 31/2 12 14 141/2
Minnesota vs. Los Angeles Friday, Sept. 18: Los Angeles at Minnesota, 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20: Minnesota at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. x-Tuesday, Sept. 22: Los Angeles at Minnesota, TBD Phoenix 1, Tulsa 0 Thursday, Sept. 17: Phoenix 88, Tulsa 55 Saturday, Sept. 19: Phoenix at Tulsa, 9 p.m. x-Monday, Sept. 21: Tulsa at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
SPORTS
THE SUMTER ITEM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2015
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Knights fall shy of 1st win of year with 42-35 loss FLORENCE – Crestwood High School’s varsity football team fell to 0-4 on the season with a 42-35 loss to South Florence on Friday at Florence Memorial Stadium. South Florence improved to 3-1. ROBERT E. LEE 40 CHRISTIAN 21
BISHOPVILLE – Robert E. Lee Academy remained undefeated with a 40-21 victory over Christian Academy on Friday at McCutchen Field. The Cavaliers improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in SCISA Region I-1A. CA fell to 0-4 and 0-3. C.E. MURRAY 18 MANNING 12
MANNING – Manning High School fell to 2-2 with an 18-12 loss to C.E. Murray on Friday at Ramsey Stadium. The Eagles improved to 4-1.
touchdown runs of 7 and 6 yards for the Swampcats. Quarterback Brice Accord scored on a 5-yard run with four minutes left for the winning score. Nolan Osteen ran for a 2-point conversion. Gabe Harris rushed for 107 yards on 12 carries for LMA. Jonathan Griffin led the defense with eight tackles and three QB sacks. Kyle Van Patten had two scoring runs for Wilson Hall.
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ABOVE: Thomas Sumter Academy’s James Rabon (5) is tackled by Wilson Hall’s Robert James (2) in the Barons’ 48-7 victory on Friday in Dalzell. LEFT: Wilson Hall’s Sam Hilferty (82) tries to break the tackle of Thomas Sumter’s Jonathan Etling.
SUMTER 8
Sumter High School fell to 1-2 with a 36-8 loss to Rock Hill on Thursday at Sumter Memorial Stadium. Patrick Moses threw an 80yard touchdown pass to Quron Vaughn for the Gamecocks. Andre Amaker ran for the 2-point conversion.
GIRLS
LAURENCE MANNING 48
VARSITY TENNIS
FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 0
FLORENCE – Laurence Manning Academy defeated Florence Christian School 48-0 on Friday at the FCS field. LMA improved to 33-1, while the Eagles fell to 4-1. HARTSVILLE 36 LEE CENTRAL 0
BISHOPVILLE – Lee Central High School remained winless on the season with a 36-0 loss to Hartsville on Friday at Stallions Stadium. LC fell to 0-4 while Hartsville improved to 5-0. CROSS 40 SCOTT’S BRANCH 0
HAMMOND 5 WILSON HALL 4
Wilson Hall fell to 5-3 on the season with a 5-4 loss to Hammond on Thursday at Palmetto Tennis Center.
SINGLES 1 – Desmond (H) defeated Z. Beasley 6-1, 6-4. 2 – Herring (H) defeated Spencer 6-0, 6-0. 3 – Macgillvray (H) defeated Munn 6-1, 6-0. 4 – Jenkins (H) defeated E. Beasley 6-0, 6-1. 5 – Masella (H) defeated Davis 6-4, 0-6, 10-5. 6 – Guldan (WH) defeated Turner 2-1. DOUBLES 1 – Z. Beasley/Munn (WH) defeated Harris/Irvin 8-2. 2 – Spencer/Guldan (WH) defeated Manning/Turner 8-5. 3 – E. Beasley (WH) defeated Croswell/ Rhodes 8-2.
CROSS – Scott’s Branch fell to 1-3 with a 40-0 loss to Cross on Friday at the Cross field. Cross improved to 3-1.
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
RICHARD WINN 52
ORANGEBURG PREP 2
CLARENDON HALL 2
MANNING – Laurence Manning Academy defeated Orangeburg Prep 3-2 on Thursday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. LMA won by the scores of 26-24, 25-10, 22-25, 13-25, 25-17. Courtney Beatson and Maia Grams both had 11 kills for the Lady Swampcats. Ashton Rogers had 16 service points and Tekoa Youngblood had 13.
WINNSBORO – After scoring 78 points last week in a 4-point win, Clarendon Hall lost to Richard Winn Academy 52-2 on Friday at the RWA field. The Saints fell to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in SCISA 8-man Region II, while Richard Winn improved to 5-0 and 3-0.
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL
LAURENCE MANNING 3
CAROLINA FOREST 3
LEE CENTRAL 24
SUMTER 0
SCOTT’S BRANCH 8 BISHOPVILLE – Lee Central Middle School opened its season with a 24-8 victory over Scott’s Branch on Wednesday at Stallions Stadium. Edward Benjamin ran for 110 yards and a touchdown on six carries. Jaqueze Myers threw two touchdown passes, a 40-yarder to Nykelius Johnson and a 30-yarder to Daveon Thomas. Dymerious Atkinson had 10 tackles and Jaquarion Cabbagestalk recovered a fumble to lead the defense.
Sumter High School lost to Carolina Forest 3-0 on Thursday at the SHS gymnasium. Aubrey Rickard had 20 assists and five kills to lead SHS. Bri Tyler added five kills, three digs, two blocks and two aces, Hannah Bettencourt had seven digs and Margaret McMahon had five kills.
B TEAM FOOTBALL LAURENCE MANNING 20 WILSON HALL 18 MANNING – Laurence Manning improved to 2-0 on the season with a 20-18, comefrom-behind victory over Wilson Hall on Thursday at Billy Chitwood Field. Bennett Stephens had
JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL LAKEWOOD 2 EAST CLARENDON 1
Lakewood High School defeated East Clarendon 2-1 on Thursday at The Swamp. Aubrey Quinzy, Kayla Geddings and Hope Alejo combined for 21 service points to lead the Lady Gators. Faith Alejo and Hope Alejo combined for 17 digs and Amiya Pinckney, Taylor McPhail and Ariana Jackson combined for 12 kills.
ENGLISH FROM PAGE B1 season. English was a standout player at Lower Richland High in Hopkins in the late 1980s, leading the Diamond Hornets to a pair of 4A state titles. He went on to an outstanding career at the University of South Carolina and played parts of three seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Chicago Bulls. English’s resignation comes with the start of official preseason practice just over a month away on Nov. 2. The
season starts on Dec. 1 at Lower Richland.
BARONS FROM PAGE B1 which resulted in scores. Michael Lowery had a 35-yard run and Hayes Goodson scored from 69 yards out to join Watford’s and James’ big runs. Watford put Wilson Hall on the board first with a 67-yard score. He followed with a pair of 1-yard TD runs that came after big plays. The first was a 52-yard run by James and the second came two plays after an interception by James that was returned to the TSA 25. Turnovers were the story for TSA. Aside from the pick that set up one score, the Generals also fumbled the ball seven times, losing two of them. One was scooped up by Jake Reaves early in the second quarter and returned 65 yards for another WH touchdown as the Barons took a 4-score lead. “You can’t give a team like that those kinds of plays or it’s going to be 48-7,” TSA head coach Troy Kessinger said. “We made too many mistakes. We fumbled the snaps a lot of times, which is something that’s hurt us all year. “It really hurt us on offense because I thought we made some good plays and were able to move the ball well.” After falling behind 7-0, the Generals came back with a 12-play drive. Quarterback Ryan
SHS FROM PAGE B1 go, setting up Niebuhr’s failed attempt. After a defensive stop, Sumter took over at its 28 and began a drive that would include 19 plays, take 8:22 off the clock and result in the first points of the night. With the exception of a 16-yard completion from Brumback to Hunter Anderson, all of the yardage came on the ground. Quentin Anderson had 10 rushes for 47 yards on the drive, taking it in from one yard out with 19.8 seconds left in the half. Niebuhr’s PAT kick put the Gamecocks up 7-0. The Bearcats did not go into the half quietly as Dre’ Robinson came on to complete passes for 23 and 22 yards, quickly moving Rock Hill to the Sumter 20.
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Dixon found Dante Linder in the end zone for a 15-yard strike. Dixon and the TSA passing game were solid all night. He threw for 156 yards and the score and helped lead eight drives that ended in Barons territory. “He’s thrown the ball well in three of our games this year,” Kessinger said of Dixon. “We’ve got some receivers and we’ve been able to make some positive plays. We moved the ball well tonight. It’s hard to say there are positives after a game like this, but I saw some good things that we can build on for the future.” Football and rivalries were set aside prior to kickoff as the two teams came together for something greater than a game. Michal Hoge, the former TSA standout who was paralyzed in a swimming accident, took the field before the game at the 50-yard line with both teams around him. All proceeds went toward the Hope4Hoge fund as well. “It was a special night,” Kessinger said. “It was great to see him and that smile again. He’s a special kid and he’s got special things ahead of him.” “It’s wonderful that the two schools could get together for a good cause like this,” Jarecki said. “They played very hard tonight and you knew they were playing for a purpose.”
A 37-yard field goal attempt was not good, keeping the defense’s scoreless streak going for another half. Both sides were plagued by turnovers in the third quarter. Anderson fumbled the ball away twice deep in Rock Hill territory while Sumter’s defense kept the Bearcats at bay with two turnovers of their own. The first came on a Kenjae Rose interception that was returned to the Bearcat 18 before a questionable illegal block call brought the ball all the way back to the Sumter 28. After Anderson’s second fumble ended that drive at the Rock Hill 18, the Gamecocks got another turnover on a Jakeem Green strip that resulted in a Raymond Johnson fumble recovery. That play set up Sumter at the Rock Hill 28, with a
pass interference penalty pushing it to the 14. The drive stalled there and Niebuhr came on for a 36yard field goal attempt that was no good. The Bearcats failed to get a first down on their next possession and Sumter took over at its 30 after a 49-yard punt. Twelve plays later, Niebuhr came on for a third field goal attempt and this one was good from 32 yards out for a 10-0 Gamecock lead with 3:46 on the clock. After some questionable clock operation aided their cause, the Bearcats scored on a 2-yard Kadarrius Baxter run with 1:46 on the clock. Apparently, only two seconds had come off the clock during the course of three Rock Hill plays, leading to the Gamecock defense’s scoreless skein coming to an end.
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THE SUMTER ITEM
CLEMSON FOOTBALL
Tigers focus on outcome in win over Cards BY GARY B. GRAVES The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Clemson players chose to focus more on the result of their performance against Louisville rather than how it looked, a wise choice considering things were sometimes hard to look at. The mission now for the No. 11 Tigers is building on the many good things that worked in their 20-17 escape of the Cardinals on Thursday night. Deshaun Watson provided many of the positives by throwing two touchdown passes while Wayne Gallman ran for 139 yards as the Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools. Clemson sacked quarterback Kyle Bolin five times and held the Cardinals to 19 yards rushing, offsetting ragged stretches that gave Louisville several chances to tie or win down the stretch. Breaking through was tough for Louisville against a Tigers team that improved to 40-0 the last five years when leading after three quarters. “When you go on the road, you find out what type of mental toughness you have,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “Tonight was a ton of adversity. A lot of it self-inflicted.” Watson threw two interceptions but still led Clemson (3-0, 1-0) to a solid conference win after routs of Wofford and Appalachian State. Swinney said Watson played well but suggested a couple of throws would nag the sophomore, including one to a wide-open
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Clemson running back Wayne Gallman (9) breaks through a hole in the Louisville defense during the Tigers’ 20-17 victory on Thursday in Louisville, Ky. Gallman led the Tigers rushing attack with 139 yards.
“He’s going to be disappointed in two missed throws. I mean, shoot, he ain’t perfect.” Greg Huegel had field goals of 36 and 27 yards for Clemson. Louisville (0-3, 0-1) started its third quarterback in three games with Kyle Bolin, and used freshman Lamar Jackson and sophomore Reggie Bonnafon behind center in a search for offensive consistency. The combination kept the Cardinals within reach of Clemson long enough to have
Jordan Leggett on third down in the fourth quarter. “That was one of those throws that’s simple for me, but I kind of just rushed it and kind of didn’t really follow through,” Watson said. “My feet got stuck in the turf.” Watson was spot on when needed, finding Hunter Renfrow and Leggett wide open down the middle for TD passes of 32 and 25 yards, respectively. “He played pretty good,” Swinney said about Watson.
PRO FOOTBALL
Broncos complete stunning comeback to beat Chiefs 31-24 BY DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos have beaten the Kansas City Chiefs every way imaginable over the years, from playoff shootouts to defensive tug-of-wars. Well, not quite every way. Not until Thursday night. Denver cornerback Bradley Roby returned Jamaal Charles’ second fumble 21 yards for a touchdown with 27 seconds left, completing a stunning comeback in the closing minute for a 31-24 victory — the Broncos’ seventh straight over their AFC West rivals. “I’m not quite sure I’d ever been in one quite like that,” Manning said. “That was a new one.” Manning threw for 256 yards and three scores, the last to Emmanuel Sanders with 36 seconds left as the Broncos (2-0) appeared to force overtime. But on the next play from scrimmage, with the Chiefs (1-1) also eyeing overtime, Charles was stripped by Brandon Marshall and the ball bounced right into Roby’s hands. The dramatic about-face came after Knile Davis gave Kansas City the lead with 2:27 left on an 8-yard run, raising
5 KEYS TO VICTORY FROM PAGE B1 games. It needs to find a way to make in-game adjustments and not put itself in a hole. 2. STACK THE BOX
In order to slow the Bulldog offense, USC needs to stack the box and make it difficult for UGA stud running back Nick Chubb. Carolina isn’t the only team having issues at quarterback, and it needs to make Georgia have to depend on whoever the signal caller is as much as possible. This doesn’t mean South Carolina needs to completely shut down Chubb; it’s highly unlikely that will happen. However, it can’t let him break off long runs on a regular basis. 3. RUN THE BALL…
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Denver cornerback Bradley Roby (29) runs for a touchdown after recovering a ball fumbled by Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles (25) during the Broncos’ 31-24 victory on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo. Denver scored twice in nine seconds to cap a comeback win. hope among a sellout crowd that the Chiefs might finally end some curses. Instead, Denver won its 13th straight division road game, breaking a tie with the San Francisco 49ers (1987-90) for most in NFL history. And for one night, Manning quieted his growing doubters by improving to 14-1 in his career against the Chiefs. “I’ve been involved in a couple of pretty crazy games,” he said, “but nothing quite like this.” Charles finished with 125 yards rushing and a touchdown, but he will only re-
member his fumbles — one in the red zone early in the game, the other deep in his own territory late in the game. “I have to be careful with the ball,” Charles said. “It’s my fault.” Alex Smith threw for 191 yards for Kansas City, but also had two passes picked off. “We thought we had it won,” Davis said. “Unfortunately, they made the touchdown and it was our time to overcome and win the game, and we couldn’t finish. It was an emotional rollercoaster.”
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
STATE TODAY
(7) Georgia vs. South Carolina, 6 p.m. (ESPN, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5) Wofford at Idaho, 5 p.m. Furman at Central Florida, 6 p.m. Citadel at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m. (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240) Western Illinois at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m. (WWFN-FM 100.1) Campbell at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. North Greenville at Newberry, 4 p.m. Limestone at Mars Hill, 1 p.m. Central State at Benedict, 6 p.m.
ACC FRIDAY
(9) Florida State at Boston College (late)
TODAY
a last shot at a win, but Bolin’s desperation pass was tipped near the goal line and intercepted by Jadar Johnson in the final seconds. The ending left Clemson players and fans relieved and happy with their second straight escape over Louisville, which has its first 0-3 start since 1984. After exiting last year’s home victory over the Cardinals early with a broken hand, Watson completed 21 of 30 passes to eight targets for 199
yards. Gallman rushed 24 times for his season-high yardage and helped the Tigers outgain the Cardinals 401-272. Louisville was just 2 of 14 on third down a year after a 1-of17 effort at Clemson. “We’re just not very good right now on offense,” Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said. “We have a hard time running the football and tonight we had a hard time converting third downs. ... We did get an opportunity to get in the position to tie the game, and then get in position to throw one in the end zone late, but there just wasn’t enough power on offense.” Clemson also spoiled Louisville’s second nationally televised appearance in three games, one that featured the presence of former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali in his hometown. Fans, meanwhile, dressed in black as part of a promotion that featured the Cardinals dressed in all-black helmets and uniforms with old English lettering. Despite struggling with three QBs in various roles, the Cardinals got to 20-17 in the fourth quarter on Traveon Samuel’s 100-yard kickoff return touchdown with 9:41 left. John Wallace’s 38-yard attempt sailed wide left with 2:28 left, but Louisville still positioned itself to go for the win before Bolin’s pass was picked off. Bolin was 19 of 34 for 238 yards with two interceptions. “It hurts right now. I have full confidence we’ll bounce we’ll bounce back.”
(8) Notre Dame vs. (14) Georgia Tech, 3:30 p.m. (WIS 10) (23) Northwestern at Duke, 12:30 p.m. Illinois at North Carolina, noon (ESPN2)
Wake Forest at Army, noon (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) Central Michigan at Syracuse, 12:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH) Nebraska at Miami, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) William & Mary at Virginia, 3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech at Purdue, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) North Carolina State at Old Dominion, 7 p.m Pittsburgh at Iowa, 8 p.m.
SEC TODAY
(2) Alabama vs. (15) Mississippi, 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) (13) LSU vs. (18) Auburn, 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) (17) Texas A&M vs. Nevada, noon (SEC NETWORK) (22) Missouri vs. Connecticut, noon (ESPN) Northwestern State at Mississippi State, 4 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) Austin Peay at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m. Texas Tech at Arkansas, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Western Carolina at Tennessee, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) Florida at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK)
TOP 25 TODAY
(1) Ohio St. vs. Northern Illinois, 3:30 p.m. (WOLO 25) (3) TCU vs. SMU, 8 p.m. (SPORTSOUTH) (4) Michigan St. vs. Air Force, noon (WOLO 25) (6) Southern Cal vs. Stanford, 8 p.m. (WOLO 25) (10) UCLA vs.(19) BYU, 10:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) (12) Oregon vs. Georgia State, 2 p.m. (16) Oklahoma vs. Tulsa, noon (FOX SPORTS 1) (20) Arizona vs. Northern Arizona, 11 p.m. (21) Utah at Fresno State, 10:30 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) (24) Wisconsin vs. Troy, 3 p.m. (25) Oklahoma State vs. UTSA, 3:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1)
Brandon Wilds is right, not only in the fact that he needs to run the football more, but so do the Gamecocks in general – David Williams, Shon Carson, Pharoh Cooper, etc. The Bulldogs are likely to put a lot of defenders around the line of scrimmage as well with Perry Orth making his first career start, but there is no doubt running the football has been USC’s strength in the first two games. It has a stable of good backs and a strong offensive line, so take full advantage of it. 4. … AND BE CREATIVE
This is directed at using Cooper in as many ways as possible. Run the Wildcat with him and keep Georgia guessing as to whether he is going to run the football or pull up and dump a pass somewhere. Cooper may not be a regular Southeastern Conference QB, but he is more than enough to be a tremendous threat throwing the football. While pounding the football is needed on a regular basis, mixing things up a bit, especially with a player like Cooper, is a good thing. Also, don’t be afraid to throw true freshman QB Lorenzo Nunez into the mix either. 5. BUILD ORTH’S CONFIDENCE
It’s funny. After the North Carolina game, there were a lot of Carolina fans excited about the way Orth played, saying he was better than Connor Mitch. He played well, but it was only for a handful of plays. In the Kentucky game, Orth came in and threw the ball around pretty well, save for the late interception. It was a performance that should have caused more excitement, yet now there are South Carolina fans who don’t know how their team can win with a walk-on starting at quarterback. It will be interesting to see how Orth responds with a week of preparation knowing he’s the starter and making that first start in a hostile environment. Hopefully, Spurrier and his staff will let him dip his toes in early with some easy passes , build his confidence and perhaps open it up a bit later in the game. Still though, pound the football.
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THE SUMTER ITEM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2015
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JUMBLE THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
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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).
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.
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.
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).
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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 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.
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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.
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
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 described as: 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
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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 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,
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;
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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 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. 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
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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
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
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.
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.
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 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. 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 888-726-9953 Fax 866-676-7658 Attorneys for Plaintiff
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
TMS No. 189-04-03-001 Property Address: 3210 Lee Altman Road, Dalzell, SC 29040
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 2015-CP-43-1842
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
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 thirty (30) days after service thereof upon you, exclusive of the day of
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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" attached hereto and made a part hereof.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2015
Summons & Notice 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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The Housing Authority of the City of Sumter has developed its Agency Plan in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. It is available for review at the Authority’s office located at 15 Caldwell Street, Sumter, S.C. during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Fridays. A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at the Authority’s office at 4:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.