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Pope Francis listens to applause before addressing a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, making history as the first pontiff to do so.

Pope urges Congress to welcome immigrants

said. Jackson said it is not enough that the Confederate flag has come down from the Statehouse, however. “Let’s bring down the flag agenda,” he said. Jackson praised Gov. Nikki Haley for her leadership after the Charleston church shooting.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing before a rapt Congress, Pope Francis issued a ringing call to action on behalf of immigrants Thursday, urging lawmakers to embrace “the stranger in our midst” as he became the first pontiff in history to address a joint meeting at the U.S. Capitol. Referencing the migration crisis in Europe as well as the United States’ own struggle with immigration from Latin America, Francis summoned lawmakers “to respond in a way which is always humane, just and fraternal.” “We must not be taken aback by their numbers but rather view them as persons, seeing their faces and listening to their stories, trying to respond as best as we can to their situation,” Francis urged. He was welcomed enthusiastically to a House chamber packed with Supreme Court justices, Cabinet officials and lawmakers of both parties, uniting the bickering factions as all stood to cheer his arrival. The sergeant at arms intoned “Mr. Speaker, the pope of the Holy See,” and Francis made his way up the center aisle in his white robes, moving slowly as lawmakers applauded, some inclining their heads in bows. After the speech, he appeared on a Capitol balcony and briefly addressed a cheering

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, center, and Sumter native James L. “Jim” Felder, third from left, pose for a group shot in The Sumter Item newsroom during a visit to The Sumter Item offices on Thursday. Jackson and Felder were in town to address an audience at Morris College about the importance of changing the narrative of the “New South.” Felder, a Sumter native, secured his place in American history as the leader of the honor guard for President John F. Kennedy’s casket on Monday, Nov. 25, 1963.

Civil rights leader speaks of changing narrative in New South BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Civil rights leader, former presidential candidate and leader of the Rainbow Push Coalition, the Rev. Jesse Jackson stopped by The Sumter Item office Thursday to promote the emergence of a new narrative in the South. Jackson said the Rain-

bow Push Coalition is helping to build an awareness that the South is moving in new directions. He said the national media, which will gather in South Carolina for the primary election, are behind the times. “All roads will lead to South Carolina when they leave New Hampshire and Iowa,” he said.

“We are going to set in front of them an agenda that they haven’t written. They look at whites as a block, blacks as a block, but that is not the South they are going to find in South Carolina.” He said they see only blacks and whites living in fear. “We socialize together; now we can define our interests together,” Jackson

Solicitors honor Sumter assistant Superintendent responds to questions on property sale

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Third Judicial Circuit Assistant Solicitor Bronwyn McElveen was awarded the John R. Justice Community Leadership Award on Monday at the South Carolina Solicitors’ Association annual conference in Myrtle Beach. The award is given each year to an assistant solicitor in South Carolina “in recognition of outstanding community leadership and exemplary citizenship.” “It’s a huge honor,” McElveen said. “I am incredibly appreciative, and it is fabulous.” The conference program cited McElveen for her work as a volunteer with the Sumter Junior Welfare League, the Sumter County Assault Response Team and the 2016 American Heart Association Heart Walk. In addition, the program noted her work as chair of the Sumter March of Dimes, her work with the

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Bronwyn McElveen, center, displays her 2015 John R. Justice Community Leadership Award alongside Third Judicial Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III, left, and her husband, state Sen. Thomas McElveen. John K. Crosswell Home for Children and for her membership on a number of charity boards. “I really enjoy being a part of the Sumter community,” she said. “Though some may consider it work,

everything I do brings me a lot of joy and pleasure.” She said it was great to see the community grow and change and develop. “I’ve just seen so many

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The Sumter Item recently received a letter from a concerned resident in reference to a property previously owned by Sumter School District. The letter asked for the dollar amount of a Bultman Drive property sold in 2014 and what had been done with the money. Sumter School District Superintendent Frank Baker addressed the concern in a phone interview Wednesday. Baker said the property was sold in February 2014 to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for $1.38 million. The money went into the district’s general fund, which includes operating costs for the district, teacher salaries, programs and other expenses. Baker said before consolidation, the property be-

longed to Sumter School District 17. The district had made a decision to build a new administration building on the site in 2009, right after a state bill had passed that would allow for consolidation of District 17 and District 2. The new administration building would have cost $3.5 million to construct, according to a 2008 article that appeared in The Sumter Item. The parcel of land at the time was also valued at $1.38 million, according to the article. A local group of concerned residents sued District 17 to prevent them from going ahead with plans to construct the new building, as they felt it was not necessary to have that construction project with the consolidation of the two districts,

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53 year old Clarendon man shot in the face A 53-year-old Clarendon man is in stable condition at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital in Columbia after being shot in the face Wednesday morning at his residence at the 6000 block of Kingstree Highway. Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office responded to the residence around 9 a.m. Wednesday. The victim’s brother-in-law, Edward Raymond Johncours Jr., 49, was present during the shooting and is being investigated by the sheriff’s office, according to Maj. Kipp Coker. No charges have been made.

Legislators presented education plan deadline COLUMBIA — The state Supreme Court says legislators have until Feb. 1 to come up with a plan for fixing South Carolina’s broken education system. The state’s high court issued an order Thursday laying out a timeline for complying with its decision last November. Ruling on a 21-year-old case, the justices found the state’s decades-old, piecemeal funding scheme fails to provide students in poor, rural districts the opportunity to succeed. They told legislators and district officials to collectively fix the problem. Legislators have complained that the order gave no clear instructions or timeline. House and Senate study committees began meeting on the issue this year. Under Thursday’s order, the suing districts must respond to the Legislature’s plan by March 1. The justices would then review and decide whether it’s adequate.

Senators advance medical marijuana bill COLUMBIA — A Senate panel has advanced a bill legalizing marijuana in South Carolina for patients suffering from an array of ailments recognized by a doctor. The bipartisan sponsors of the proposal sent to a full Senate committee Thursday wanted suggestions to make the bill better. It would allow qualified patients and care-givers to possess limited amounts of marijuana and creates a seed-to-sale tracking system. Law enforcement officials and the South Carolina Baptist Convention oppose the bill. It makes the state’s health agency responsible for licensing marijuana growers, processors and dispensaries. Marijuana use is illegal under federal law but allowed in some cases in dozens of states. A South Carolina law approved last year allows people suffering from severe epilepsy to use a non-psychoactive oil derived from marijuana to control their seizures.

Reductions set through 2018, impact on 2 Sumter plants not clear BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com Caterpillar International announced Thursday it will lay off 10,000 employees through 2018 and that the 2015 impact will largely affect U.S.based employees. Caterpillar has two of Sumter’s 20 largest companies, with 210 employees at Caterpillar Hydraulics and 168 employees at Caterpillar Precision Pins. Caterpillar Hydraulics manufactures hydraulic cylinders for heavy equipment, and Caterpillar Precision Pins manufactures linkage pins and planet shafts for heavy equipment. They rank as numbers 11 and 12, respectively, on Sumter Economic Development’s

list of top 20 employers. While local Caterpillar representatives did not respond to a request for information about the possible impact locally, Rachel Potts, a media relations spokeswoman for Caterpillar Interanational, said the company has not broken down specifics about how it will impact regions and locations. “Our cost-reduction actions are global in nature and across all businesses,” she wrote to The Sumter Item in an email. “However, the 2015 impact will be largely U.S.based because of the concentration of employees we have here.” Caterpillar’s announcement stated that the company will lower annual operating costs by $1.5 billion.

A company release stated the company’s sales and revenues outlook has weakened, with 2015 sales and revenues now expected to be about $48 billion, or $1 billion lower than the previous outlook. Key steps the release announced include: • An expected permanent reduction in Caterpillar’s salaried and management workforce, including 4,000–5,000 people between now and the end of 2016, with most occurring in 2015 and with a total possible workforce reduction of more than 10,000 people, including the contemplated consolidation and closures of manufacturing facilities occurring through 2018. • A voluntary retirement enhancement program for qualifying employees, which

will be completed by the end of 2015. • Slightly less than half of the $1.5 billion of cost reduction is expected to be from lower selling, general and administrative costs. This reduction will largely be in place and effective in 2016 and occur across the company. • The remaining cost reductions are expected to come from lower-period manufacturing costs, including savings from additional contemplated facility consolidations and closures, which could affect more than 20 facilities and slightly more than 10 percent of manufacturing square footage. A portion of these cost reductions are expected to be effective in 2016, with more savings anticipated in 2017 and 2018.

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Sumter High School junior David Hearrell and his brother, sophomore Cameron Hearrell, stand together at a vigil shift. For the second straight year, Sumter High Air Force Junior ROTC unit initiated its 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony, held during all blocks from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event was completely planned, organized and executed by the cadets of the unit at Sumter High. Senior Cadet Diamond Clay was the project officer and, with the assistance of the Cadet Corps Commander Levi Pate, coordinated the activity with the volunteer support of 31 sophomore, junior and senior cadets. The display served as a remembrance of that fateful day on Sept. 11, 2001. Since that date, the United States has sent its military troops to Afghanistan, Iraq and other parts of the world as part of the greater Global War on Terrorism. Thousands of solders, airmen, sailors and Marines have lost their lives while many more have returned home wounded. It is the bravery and sacrifices of these courageous men and women that has sparked Sumter High School’s AFJROTC Corps to stand vigil throughout the school.

Renovations to downtown buildings approved BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter Historic Preservation Design Review Committee approved two requests Thursday to renovate the exteriors of three buildings in the downtown area. The first request was to renovate the exterior of two buildings, 30 W. Liberty St. and 36 W. Liberty St., for the possible relocation of The Sumter Item. Claudia Rainey, Sumter Planning Department senior planner, said the two buildings will be combined to serve as one.

She said the proposed designs and color scheme keep with the character of the district. The renovations include new awnings, lighting, additions to the Sumter Street entrance to the building, new signage and new fascia paint. The second request involved renovations to the building at 154 S. Main St. The applicant, Tracey Flemming, intends to transform the building into a restaurant and bar called Sidewalk Café. According to the renovation plans, a garage door will be installed at the front of the building and will be opened dur-

ing nice weather for a patio-area seating. Flemming was inspired to open the restaurant while she was training for a bodybuilding competition earlier this year. She said it was difficult to find healthy, on-the-go options while she was training and often had to break her diet for convenient, less healthy meals. Eighty percent of the restaurant’s menu will consist of healthy options, she said. Flemming said she wants to provide good tasting healthy foods for others in the community.

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Pope Francis shakes hands with schoolchildren as he departs the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican’s diplomatic mission in the heart of Washington, en route to Andrews Air Force Base on Thursday.

POPE Morris College freshmen Isiah Brown receives some photography tips from Ilissa Brown at the photo club’s booth during the college’s inaugural Student Organization Fair on Wednesday. The event let freshmen see what clubs and civic organizations are available to them at the college.

Charleston distributes $2.5M in donations after slayings CHARLESTON (AP) — Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. announced Thursday that the city is distributing $2.5 million that poured into a memorial fund started after the fatal shootings of nine parishioners at Emanuel AME church. The money was donated by people in all 50 states, the District of ColumRILEY bia, Puerto Rico and four foreign nations, the mayor said. About 6,500 people donated in amounts ranging from 50 cents to $100,000, officials said. The fund was established after the June 17 shootings during a Bible study at the historic Charleston church. Dylann Roof has been charged and faces numerous counts in both state and federal court. The state is seeking the death penalty. After the shootings, officials said the money would be used to pay for funeral expenses, with any excess going to the church. Riley said that later it was agreed that the money

would be used for funerals and the rest distributed to victims’ families and survivors. The mayor said about $2.8 million has been donated to the fund. He said $300,000 went initially to pay for funerals and to the church to pay for the needs of the victims in the days immediately following the shootings. The money is in a trust account and goes tax-free to the recipients. Under a distribution formula developed by a team of attorneys working for free, 55 percent goes to the families of those who were killed while 25 percent goes to the survivors. Three survivors were in the Bible study while two were in a nearby room. Money is also being distributed specifically to the minor children of those who were killed, to their children now pursing post-secondary educations and to an account in which people who have provided for the victims’ families may be reimbursed for some of their costs. The Mother Emanuel Hope Fund will continue accepting donations through year’s end.

FROM PAGE A1 crowd of thousands below on the lawn and the Mall beyond. “Buenos dias,” he called out, and the crowd thundered its response. Francis asked the crowd to pray for him, as he always does. Speaking in Spanish, he added a line to acknowledge that not everyone there was a believer. “If among you there are some who don’t believe or who cannot pray, I ask that you send good wishes my way,” he said to tumultuous applause. “God bless America!” he concluded, as he had in the House chamber. From the Capitol where he challenged Washington’s elites Francis traveled to comfort some of the city’s neediest. He spoke to homeless people at St. Patrick Parish and pressed into a crowd at Catholic Charities, where people surrounded him and took selfies after he offered a blessing before their lunch. He called on the faithful to solve homelessness, declaring: “Let me be clear: There can be no social or moral justification, no justification whatsoever, for lack of housing.”

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Late in the day he was leaving for New York for more prayer services and a speech to the United Nations. The pope’s whirlwind three-day visit to Washington was the first stop on a three-city U.S. tour that winds up in Philadelphia. On Wednesday he was cheered by jubilant crowds as he visited the White House — where he and President Obama embraced each other’s warnings on climate change — paraded through Washington streets in his “popemobile,” addressed U.S. bishops, noting the clergy sex abuse scandal and celebrated a Mass of Canonization for Junipero Serra, the Spanish friar who founded major California missions. Introducing himself at the Capitol as “a son of this great continent,” the Argentine pope, reading his remarks slowly in English, spoke from the same dais where presidents deliver their State of the Union speeches. Behind him sat Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner, the first and second in line to the presidency, both Catholics. Outside, tens of thousands watched on giant screens, and many more were

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Emergency services tend to victims of a stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on Thursday. Hundreds were killed and injured, Saudi authorities said. The stampede was in a large valley about three miles from the holy city of Mecca that has been the site of hajj stampedes in years past. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stampede near holy city injures more than 800 Muslims MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike the annual hajj pilgrimage in more than two decades. At least 863 pilgrims were injured in the crush, said the Saudi civil defense directorate, which provided the death toll. The tragedy struck as Muslims around the world marked the start of the Eid alAdha holiday. It was the second major disaster during this year’s hajj season, raising questions about the adequacy of measures put in place by Saudi authorities to ensure the safety of the roughly 2 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage. A crane collapse in Mecca nearly two weeks earlier left 111 people dead. Many of the victims were crushed and trampled to death as they on their way to perform a symbolic stoning of the devil by throwing pebbles against three stone columns in Mina, a large valley about 3 miles from Mecca that has been the site of hajj stampedes in years past. The area houses more than 160,000 tents where pilgrims spend the night during the pilgrimage. Two survivors interviewed by The Associated Press said the disaster began when one wave of pilgrims found themselves heading into a mass of people going in another direction. “I saw someone trip over someone in a wheelchair and several people tripping over him. People were climbing over one another just to breathe,” said one of the survivors, Abdullah Lotfy, 44, from Egypt. “It was like a wave. You go forward, and suddenly you go back.”

Lotfy said that having two flows of pilgrims interacting in this way should never have happened. “There was no preparation. What happened was more than they were ready for,” he said of the Saudi authorities. Saudi Arabia takes great pride in its role as the caretaker of Islam’s holiest sites and host to millions of pilgrims annually. But the hajj poses an immense logistical and security challenge for the kingdom given the sheer number of hundreds of thousands of people — from differing linguistic and cultural backgrounds, many of whom have saved for years for a once-ina-lifetime opportunity — intent on following the same set of rituals at about the same time. The kingdom’s Interior Ministry said later Thursday that the crush appears to have been caused by two waves of pilgrims meeting at an intersection. King Salman ordered the creation of a committee to investigate the incident, it added. The ministry’s spokesman, Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki, said high temperatures and the fatigue of the pilgrims may also have been factors in the disaster. He said there was no indication that authorities were to blame for the event, adding that “unfortunately, these incidents happen in a moment.” Another survivor, Ismail Hamba, 58, from Nigeria, recalled falling down and then being trampled over by marching pilgrims. “It was terrible; it was really, really terrible,” he said. Thursday’s tragedy struck during a morning surge of pilgrims at the intersection of streets 204 and 223 as the faithful were making their

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Number of U.S. children in foster care up sharply BY DAVID CRARY AP National Writer For the first time in a decade, there was a notable increase last year in the number of U.S. children in foster care, according to new federal figures released Wednesday. The annual report from Department of Health and Human Services tallied 415,129 children in the foster care system as of September 30, 2014, up from about 401,000 a year earlier. The peak was 524,000 children in foster care in 2002, and the number had dropped steadily since 2005 before rising slightly in 2013. The long-term drop resulted primarily from shifts in the policies and practices of state and county child welfare agencies. Many shortened stays in foster care, expedited adoptions and expanded preventive support for troubled families so more children avoided being removed from home in the first place. HHS offered no immediate explanation of why the numbers had risen.

“We are concerned about any increases in the foster care Visit numbers, and http://1.usa. we are workgov/1R32bft ing hard with our state partners to better understand the reasons behind the increase,” said Rafael Lopez, commissioner of the department’s Administration on Children, Youth and Families. Of the children in foster care a year ago, 52 percent were boys. Twenty-two percent were Hispanic, 24 percent black and 42 percent white. Just under 108,000 of them were available for adoption, up from 104,493 in 2013. During the 2014 fiscal year, 50,644 children were adopted from foster care, roughly the same as in 2013, while 22,392 youths in their late teens aged out of the system without being placed with a permanent family. Three-fourths of the children in care last year were living with foster families, while 14 percent were in group homes or institutions.

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Study: Diagnosis wrong too often Improvements needed, medical experts say WASHINGTON (AP) — Most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis during their lifetime, a report predicts, calling diagnostic errors a blind spot in modern medicine that sometimes causes devastating consequences. Getting the right diagnosis, at the right time, is key to good health care. But despite lots of focus on health care quality over the past 15 years, Tuesday’s Institute of Medicine report found diagnostic errors have gotten too little attention and said urgent improvements are needed. The report is a “serious wake-up call,” said Dr. Victor Dzau of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, which oversees the institute. Possibly the most wellknown diagnostic error in recent memory occurred last year when a Liberian man sick with Ebola initially was misdiagnosed in a Dallas emergency room as having sinusitis. Thomas Eric Duncan returned two days later, sicker, and eventually died. Diagnosis problems seldom make such dramatic headlines. The person whose colon cancer diagnosis was delayed by several months, or whose early signs of appendicitis were mistaken for a virus, may not even realize they experienced an error.

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Dominant in polls, Trump still sniping at GOP rivals, media COLUMBIA (AP) — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is boasting about keeping his lead in the polls, but that isn’t deterring him from sniping at rivals and complaining about the media. Eclipsed this week by Pope Francis’ tour of the U.S., the billionaire developer and former TV reality show star spent Wednesday slinging insults. He said in a question-andanswer session with reporters that Sen. Rand Paul was not adequately representing his constituents in Kentucky because he spends so much time campaigning for president. “I think they’re being taken advantage of by Rand Paul,” he said. “You should either run for the Senate or run for president.” Trump also took a jab at Marco Rubio, calling the Florida senator a “lightweight” for criticizing him on his lack of foreign policy experience. “He sits in the Senate, and I’m out creating jobs,” Trump said. Earlier, at a session in North Charleston, Trump said Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush “hate each other, but they can’t say it.” “I’m so tired of this politically correct crap,” he said. He tweeted Wednesday that he’s boycotting Fox News, even though the network said officials there had canceled a Trump appearance first. Trump has been feuding with

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Others are fortunate enough to recover despite a misdiagnosis. In fact, Tuesday’s report found there’s no good count of diagnostic errors, or of how often they lead to serious consequences — it’s not part of standard medical reporting. But among the evidence that led the committee to conclude most people eventually will experience this problem: By one conservative estimate, 1 in 20 adults who seeks outpatient care each year experiences a diagnostic error, a number that adds up. Diagnostic errors make up the leading type of paid malpractice claims and are almost twice as likely as other claims to have resulted in a patient’s death. “This is an issue that matters to patients, and we’re shining a light on it,” said Dr. John Ball, executive vice president emeritus of the American College of Physicians, who chaired the IOM committee. Even among the committee’s medical specialists, “many of us had experienced what we would define as a diagnostic error,” he added. This is not about blaming and punishing doctors, added committee member Dr. Christine Cassel, president of the National Quality Forum.

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Drug price spikes cause tempers to rise TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Hillary Clinton was among the patients and politicians who voiced outrage this week after it became public that the price of a 62-year-old drug used to treat a life-threatening infection had been raised by more than 5,000 percent. But exorbitant drug price hikes like that have happened increasingly during the last few years. And they could become even more common because of decreasing competition in the pharmaceutical industry, among other factors. The issue was brought to light after a Sunday article on drug price increases by The New York Times. The story featured Turing Pharmaceuticals, a startup that paid Impax Laboratories $55 million in August for rights to Daraprim. It’s the only approved treatment for a rare parasitic infection called toxoplasmosis that mainly strikes pregnant women, cancer patients and AIDS patients. Turing’s CEO, former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli, soon raised Daraprim’s price from $13.50 to $750 per pill. The price increase evoked public outrage among some patients and industry groups. Hillary Clinton, a Democratic presidential candidate, called the move “price gouging,” and then released proposals to address some aspects of rising drug prices. Late Tuesday after the public outcry, Shkreli said he would reduce the price of Daraprim. A Turing spokesman told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Turing is committed to “a serious price adjustment” but hasn’t decided how much or set a timetable. But rising drug prices are likely to remain an issue for the industry. Here are some questions and answers on the subject:

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Various prescription drugs move along the automated pharmacy assembly line at Medco Health Solutions in Willingboro, New Jersey, in June 2011. Patients and politicians have been voicing outrage since it became public this week that a small drug company bought rights to an old drug and quickly raised its price more than 5,000 percent.

HOW CAN THESE PRICE SPIKES HAPPEN? Companies generally can charge what they want for approved drugs because the U.S. government doesn’t regulate medicine prices as other countries do. The powerful pharmaceutical lobby has repeatedly fended off proposals that would cut into profits, from setting up price controls to allowing Medicare to negotiate discounts on drugs it buys for beneficiaries. That means the primary check on medicine prices is large buyers — insurance companies, big hospital chains and group purchasing organizations that negotiate sizable discounts off the manufacturer’s wholesale price. That happens when several companies make the same generic drug or similar brand-name drugs. When patents on popular brandname drugs expire, multiple generic versions usually go on sale within a year, and then the generics cost much less, as little as 10 percent of the

Border Patrol agent is indicted in 2012 shooting that killed teen TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a U.S. Border Patrol agent who killed a Mexican teenager in a cross-border shooting with second-degree murder. Luis Parra, the attorney for the mother of Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, told The Associated Press that a federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted agent Lonnie Swartz. “The Elena Rodriguez Family is grateful to the DOJ (Department of Justice) for this first step in the pursuit of justice and remain steadfast in their resolve to seek full transparency from U.S. Border Patrol on behalf of Jose Antonio,” Parra said. Sean Chapman, Swartz’s attorney, did not respond to a late call seeking comment. He told The Arizona Daily Star that he expects his client to plead not guilty at an Oct. 9 arraignment. The U.S. Attorney’s Office also has not responded to a request for comment. Swartz is also facing a feder-

brand-name drug’s price. When there’s no competition, big buyers and payers can’t rein in prices.

WHAT’S TRIGGERING THE LATEST PRICE SPIKES? For many generic drugs, industry consolidation has left only one or two companies making a particular medicine. That’s led to lengthy shortages for an increasing number of crucial medicines, driving up prices, particularly for drugs for infections, blood pressure and seizures. Even without shortages, prices have jumped tenfold or more for generics only made by one or two companies. The Turing case highlights a recent trend in which a drugmaker buys a smaller one or just its rights to an old brand-name drug, intending to sharply increase the price, said Dr. Peter B. Bach, director of the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He said this works only when the drug is essential, there’s little or no

competition and no good alternative medicine, and the number of potential patients is too small for a rival drugmaker to spend a few years and tens of millions of dollars to get Food and Drug Administration approval to sell the same drug. Bach noted Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. twice this year bought heart drugs and then hiked the price threefold or more. Other companies have used the same strategy, including for pain drugs. “It’s all legal,” Bach said. “It is the worst kind of capitalization on the needs of the sick.”

WHAT’S THE IMPACT? The higher prices initially mainly hit people paying out of pocket, said Rob Frankil, owner of Sellersville Pharmacy in southeastern Pennsylvania, who testified last fall at a congressional hearing about big increases in generic drug prices. But given time, the spikes affect the whole health system. “We pay for it in the end,” through rising insurance premiums and deductibles, plus taxes that fund federal health programs, said Frankil, who now regularly sees patients, stickershocked by an increase, decide to go without their medication, ration it or switch to a cheaper, less-effective drug.

WHAT’S LIKELY NEXT? Drug prices could well be a major issue in the presidential race, though proposals by Clinton and one of her Democratic opponents, Bernie Sanders, are unlikely to pass in the Republican-controlled Congress. Most have been rejected previously. But the increasing outcry from patient groups may make industry CEOs hesitant to attempt such huge price increases.

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FROM PAGE A1 changes since I moved here seven years ago, and it’s been worth every day and hour and minute,” she said. McElveen is a graduate of Davidson College, where she received a bachelor of arts in French, and she received her Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2008, the program said. While in law school, she was chair of the Children’s Advocacy Law Society, vice chair of the International Law Society and a member of the honor council and pro bono board, according to the program. She also volunteered to serve as a guardian ad litem in Richland County. McElveen has worked in the Third Circuit Solicitor’s Office since 2009, the program said, where she prosecutes misdemeanor and felony cases. She has also served as the lead trial counsel on murder, armed robbery and child rape cases. The award is named in honor of Solicitor John R. Justice. “Over a period of decades (Justice) honored and served both the criminal justice system and his community. The award recognizes that com-

PROPERTY FROM PAGE A1 Baker said. The group won the suit, and the building was not constructed. When District 17 and District 2 consolidated in July 2011, the property was trans-

munity involvement, citizenship and creative ideas serve to advance public safety and the criminal justice system,” the program said. Nominations are received from the U.S. Attorney, elected solicitors, the executive director of the S.C. Commission on Prosecution Coordination, past elected solicitors and past award winners. Third Judicial District Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III nominated McElveen for the award, which was established in 2012. “I was proud to nominate Bronwyn,” Finney said. “She is a wonderful teammate, and she works well with everybody. She has experience in hard cases, and she has a very good record in those cases. She is always surprising us with her community involvement.” State Sen. Thomas McElveen, Bronwyn’s husband, expressed his appreciation of his wife’s recognition. “I could not be prouder of the work that Bronwyn does for our community beyond her nine-to-five job,” he said. “I think our community can be proud of the fact that she has received statewide recognition for it. “There is only one of these awards given statewide per year,” he said. “It’s a very big deal among prosecutors in this state.”

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Some contend that Cho’s 1994 ABC comedy “AllAmerican Girl” and its emphasis on Asian ethnic identity, family and assimilation predated ABC’s current comedy “Fresh Off the Boat” by some 20 years. • While we’re on the subject of the mid-1990s, “20/20” (10 p.m., ABC) returns to the murder trial that had Americans glued to their TV sets. “The O.J. Simpson Tapes” includes home movies, photos and video recordings from the civil trial deposition as well as new interviews with the father and sister of murder victim Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson’s younger sister, Tanya. These clips are part of two longer documentary re-examinations of “the trial of the century,” airing on LMN and A&E next Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. • The “POV” (10 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) documentary “Art & Craft” profiles painter, con man and forger Mark Landis, whose works have hung on museum walls for decades.

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Yogi Berra was a true American story T he 18-year-old U.S. Navy enlistee, thinking it sounded less boring than the dull training he was doing in 1944, volunteered for service on what he thought an officer had called “rocket ships.” Actually, they were small, slow, vulnerable boats used as launching pads for rockets to give close-in support for troops assaulting beaches. The service on those boats certainly was not boring. At dawn on June 6, 1944, that sailor was a few hundred yards off Omaha Beach. Lawrence Peter Berra, who died Tuesday at 90, had a knack for being where the action was. Because he stood — when he stood; as a catcher, he spent a lot of time crouching at baseball’s most physically and mentally demanding position — 5 feet 7 inches, he confirmed the axiom that the beauty of baseball is that a player does not need to be 7 feet tall or 7 feet wide. The shortstop during Yogi’s first Yankee years was an even smaller Italian-American, 150-pound Phil Rizzuto, listed at a generous 5 feet 6. Yogi had, sportswriter Allen Barra says (in “Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee”), “the winningest career in the history of American sports.” He played on Yankee teams that went to the World Series 14 times in 17 years. He won 10 World Series rings; no other player has

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more than nine. He won three MVP awards; only Barry Bonds has more, with seven, but four of them probably tainted by performance-enhancing drugs. In seven consecutive seasons (1950-56), Yogi finished in the top four in MVP voting. Only Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics (11 NBA championships, five MVP awards) and Henri Richard (11 George NHL championships) Will have records of winning that exceed Yogi’s. He grew up in what he and others called the Dago Hill section of St. Louis, when the Italian-Americans who lived there did not take offense at the name. They had bigger problems. Allen Barra notes that an 1895 advertisement seeking labor to build a New York reservoir said whites would be paid $1.30 to $1.50 a day, “colored” workers $1.25 to $1.40, and Italians $1.15 to $1.25. The term “wop” may have begun as an acronym for “without papers,” as many Italians were when they arrived at Ellis Island. American sports and ethnicity have been interestingly entangled. The nick-

name “Fighting Irish” was originally a disparagement by opponents of Notre Dame, which for many years had problems filling its football schedule because of anti-Catholic bigotry. But sports also have been solvents of a sense of apartness felt by ethnic groups. In 1923, the Sporting News, which for many decades was described as “the Bible of baseball” (except by baseball fans, who described the Bible as “the Sporting News of religion”), called the national pastime the essence of the nation: “In a democratic, Catholic, real American game like baseball, there has been no distinction raised except tacit understanding that a player of Ethiopian descent is ineligible. ... The Mick, the Sheeny, the Wop, the Dutch and the Chink, the Cuban, the Indian, the Jap or the so-called Anglo-Saxon — his ‘nationality’ is never a matter of moment if he can pitch, hit or field.” Ah, diversity. In 1908, the Sporting News said this about a Giants rookie, Charley “Buck” Herzog: “The long-nosed rooters are crazy whenever young Herzog does anything noteworthy. Cries of ‘Herzog! Herzog! Goot poy, Herzog!’ go up regularly, and there would be no let-up even if a million ham sandwiches suddenly fell among these believers in percentages and bargains.” David Maraniss, in his biography of

the Pirates’ Roberto Clemente, the first Puerto Rican superstar, notes that as late as 1971, Clemente’s 17th season, one sportswriter still quoted him in phonetic English: “Eef I have my good arm thee ball gets there a leetle quicker.” In 1962, Alvin Dark, manager of the San Francisco Giants, banned the speaking of Spanish in the clubhouse. Today, with three of the most common surnames in baseball being Martinez, Rodriguez and Gonzalez, some managers speak Spanish. Yogi’s great contemporary, Dodgers’ catcher Roy Campanella (another three-time MVP), was the son of an African-American mother and ItalianAmerican father. Today, with two Italian-Americans on the Supreme Court, it is difficult to imagine how delighted Italian-Americans were with their first national celebrity — the elegant center fielder on baseball’s most glamorous team, Joe DiMaggio, the son of a San Francisco fisherman. DiMaggio was “Big Dago” to his teammates. Yogi was “Little Dago” and became the nation’s most beloved sports figure. As Yogi said when Catholic Dublin elected a Jewish mayor, “Only in America.” George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR WHERE DOES THE LAW END, COMMON SENSE BEGIN? This endless discussion about the building of a walkway over a highway highlights the reckless thinking of legislating control over every level of our society. I suppose once the bridge is built, one could jump off and commit suicide or some madman could imitate other highway shooters. Then we would need to enclose the bridge or build a tunnel under the highway. Once that is completed, criminal activity would populate the area and target pedestrians as they attempt to travel. There is no end to legislation that responds to behavior that it regards as dangerous. Personal responsibility cannot be ignored in the larger de-

bate of how to manage a society. The Constitution and the Bible are foundational documents that emphasize the individual liberty and moral obligation for the management of our own behavior. I should know better (common sense) than to cross the highway in front of traffic. I should know that if I touch a hot stove, I will burn myself. I should know if I steal someone’s property or take their life there will be consequences. Liberty is at peril in a society that views the Bible and the Constitution as the problem and collectivist government (Socialism and Communism) as a solution to all our calamities. JOSEPH C. VALCOURT Sumter

Double suicide: The presidential campaign of 2015

eanwhile, on the Democrats’ side: — They are running a presidential campaign decrying wage stagnation, income inequality and widespread economic malaise — as if they’ve not been in office for the past seven years. — Their leading presidential candidate is 27 points underwater on the question of honesty and is under FBI investigation for possible mishandling of classified information. — Her chief challenger is a 74-yearold socialist with a near-spotless record of invisibility in 25 years in Congress. The other three candidates can hardly be found at all. — The only plausible alternative challenger, Joe Biden, has run and failed twice and, before tragedy struck (to which he has responded, one must say, with admirable restraint and courage), was for years a running national joke for his endless gaucheries and verbal pratfalls. For the GOP, this has all been a godsend, an opportunity to amplify the case being made every day by the Democrats themselves against their own stewardship. Instead, the Republicans spent the summer attacking each other — the festival of ad hominems interrupted only by spectacular attempts to alienate major parts of the citizenry. The latest example is Ben Carson,

COMMENTARY the mild-mannered, highly personable neurosurgeon and one of two highestpolling GOP candidates. He said on Sunday that a Muslim should not be president of the United States. His reason is that Islam is incompatible with the Constitution. On the contrary. Carson is incompatible with a Constitution that explicitly commands that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualifiCharles Krauthammer cation to any office or public trust under the United States.” Ever. And it is no defense of Carson to say that he was not calling for legal disqualification of Muslims, just advocating that one should not vote for them. But that defense misses the point: The Constitution is not just a legal document. It is a didactic one. It doesn’t just set limits to power; it expresses a national ethos. It doesn’t just tell you what you’re not allowed to do; it also suggests what you shouldn’t want to do. The First Amendment allows you to express whatever opinion you want — even, say, advocating the suppression of free speech in others. But a major purpose of the Constitu-

tion is to discourage and delegitimize such authoritarian thinking. Carson later backtracked, saying that he meant opposing someone not because of his identity, ethnicity or faith but because of his ideology — meaning that he wouldn’t want in the White House an Islamist who seeks to impose Shariah law. Neither would I. Unfortunately, that’s not what Carson had said. In the original interview, he said, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.” It would not have been hard to attach any of the appropriate restrictive adjectives — radical, extreme, Islamist — to the word “Muslim.” He didn’t. Indeed, Carson gave the correct answer minutes later when he said he wouldn’t apply his presidential religious test to congressional candidates. In that case, “it depends on who that Muslim is and what their policies are.” Which is, of course, the right answer, the American answer, the only possible answer to the same question about a candidate for the presidency. Carson is not one to cynically pander. Nor do I doubt that his statement about a Muslim president was sincerely felt. But it remains morally outrageous. And, in a general election, politically poisonous. It is certainly damaging to any party when one of its two front-runners denigrates, however thoughtlessly, the nation’s entire Mus-

lim American community. Particularly when it follows the yeoman work done by the other leading GOP candidate to alienate other large chunks of the citizenry. Three minutes into his campaign, Donald Trump called Mexican-American immigrants rapists who come bringing drugs and crime. He followed that by advocating the deportation of 11 million illegal immigrants. And sealed the deal by chastising Jeb Bush for speaking Spanish in answer to a question posed in Spanish. Trump’s contretemps with women enjoy even more renown — his attacks on Megyn Kelly (including a retweet calling her a bimbo) and his insulting Carly Fiorina for her looks. Muslims, Hispanics, women. What next? Who’s left? It’s a crazy time. One party is knowingly lurching toward disaster, marching inexorably to the coronation of a weak and deeply wounded presidential candidate. Meanwhile, the other party is flamboyantly shooting at itself and gratuitously alienating one significant electoral constituency after another. And it’s only September. Of 2015. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2015, The Washington Post Writers Group

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): A moneymaking EUGENIA LAST opportunity is heading your way. Don’t shy away from a deal because you don’t feel you have enough qualifications. Do a quick study regarding what’s expected of you and prepare to negotiate about what you have to offer.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take a day trip if it will help you broaden your outlook or offer a chance to make a personal change or move. Your responsible attitude and ability to get things done will put you in a good position. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen closely to what’s being said. Twisting words around or making things out to be something other than what they are will cause a loss of trust. Do your best to avoid overreacting or overspending. Selfdiscipline is key.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Initiate change before it is forced upon you. Be the first to make a move or to try something new or different. You have more going for you than you realize, so don’t sit back when you should be leading the way. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Work from home or find ways to make what you produce more interesting and unique. Don’t let personal matters cause you to fall short of your expectations or goals. Finding a balance between work and home will be necessary. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your vision regarding a situation involving a friend, relative or peer will not be clear. Listen and watch for any signal that might raise a red flag regarding a deal being made that could put you in a vulnerable position.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take part in what’s going on around you in your community or in a place you’ve always wanted to visit. Expanding your knowledge will lead to new interests. Spend time with new friends as well as your trusted family members.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you let someone get away with pushing you around, you will lose the respect of others. It’s important to speak up and make the changes that will help you bypass those trying to hold you back. Do what’s best for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your generosity will buy you time and favors from people intrigued by your spontaneity and smart wit. Your ability to size up any situation you face and take immediate action will keep you motivated and in a winning position.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Make financial changes that will benefit you in the long run. Put a budget in place to make sure you stay on the right track. Romance will improve your personal life and affirm that you are on the right path.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t let your chores or responsibilities stop you from taking part in events where you will make new acquaintances. The information you discover by being a participant will help you make decisions that can change your life. Explore your options.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your sensitivity will be difficult to hide. Don’t take unkind comments to heart. Consider whatever is said as being constructive and use it to make the improvements that will help you advance. Remember, the sweetest revenge is success.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

Cloudy, a little rain; Occasional rain and humid drizzle

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Gaﬀney 64/62 Spartanburg 65/63

Greenville 65/63

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Sumter 77/67

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 77/65

ON THE COAST

Charleston 81/70

Today: Rain in the north, but a shower or thunderstorm south. High 78-83. Saturday: A shower or thunderstorm around. High 80 to 84.

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Sunrise 7:12 a.m. Moonrise 5:36 p.m.

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Manning 81/71

Today: Periods of rain. Winds northeast 7-14 mph. Periods of rain. Saturday: Cloudy, humid and warmer. Winds northeast 10-20 mph.

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Bishopville 77/69

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City Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta

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8-29-41-51-58 Powerball: 5; Powerplay: 2

28-30-38-45-51 Megaball: 8; Megaplier: 5

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1-3-6 and 5-0-7

2-2-2-1 and 6-5-6-8

1-2-7-8-20; Lucky Ball: 6

SUMTER SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Munchkin, a neutered 7-month-old buff lab mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. Active and playful, Munchkin is friendly with people and is great with some other dogs. He also loves to play with dog toys. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

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PREP FOOTBALL

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Past & future

Tigers enjoy getting down with Dabo Coach shows off moves in postgame dance-fests BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

Dutch Fork.” SHS actually played DF for the state title in ’13, losing 54-14. The teams met in the regular season last year, and Dutch Fork won by an even bigger margin, 59-7. Sumter head coach Mark Barnes wasn’t around for either of those defeats and he isn’t going back to those

CLEMSON — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has long said the fun in football comes from winning. In the Tigers’ locker room, the fun also comes from Dabo’s dancing, a concoction of moves that are difficult to categorize but that make it nearly impossible to take your eyes off of him. Think of Elaine’s herkyjerky gyrations SWINNEY on Seinfield. Swinney’s not the only college coach who enjoys getting down with his players. But the 45-year-old coach is front and center with a style — many sessions viewable on Youtube — all his own. The latest display came last Thursday after the 11thranked Tigers (3-0) defeated Louisville, 20-17, to start Atlantic Coast Conference play. Swinney was caught on tape shaking his shoulders, shooting his arms out front like Frankenstein to the smiles of his happy team. “They need work,’’ Clemson safety T.J. Green said of the coach’s moves. “But he’s got the understanding of what’s going on, so that’s all right.’’ Swinney said the joy of winning just brings out his Solid Gold side. Although, don’t book him for Dancing With The Stars just yet. “Well, I guess if you’ve seen me dance, you can tell that there’s not much premeditation in it,’’ Swinney said. “I don’t have a lot of coaching going on. But we just have fun.’’ Swinney and the Tigers have had plenty to celebrate since 2011, when Clemson won its first Atlantic Coast Conference title in two decades. The Tigers are 45-11 the past five seasons and are among only four schools (Alabama, Oregon and Northern Illinois are the others) with double-digit victories in each of the past four seasons.

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SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Sumter’s Xzavion Burson (1) and the rest of the Gamecocks look to turn their fortunes against Dutch Fork around today when the two teams square off at Sumter Memorial Stadium at 7:30 p.m.

Sumter, Dutch Fork tangle for 3rd straight year, but Gamecocks have sights set on bigger prize than simply beating Silver Foxes BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Sumter High School outside linebacker Xzavion Burson has great respect for Dutch Fork, the Gamecocks’ opponent today at 7:30 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium. “We want to be where they are,” Burson said of the Silver Foxes, who played for

PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TODAY Dutch Fork at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Lake City, 7:30 p.m. Lakewood at Camden, 7:30 p.m. Manning at Beaufort, 7:30 p.m. Lee Central at Timmonsville, 7:30 p.m. East Clarendon at Latta, 7:30 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Military Magnet, 7:30 p.m.

the 4A Division I football state title last season after winning it in 2013. “They’ve

Wilson Hall at Augusta Christian, 7:30 p.m. Cardinal Newman at Laurence Manning, 7:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Trinity-Byrnes, 7:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Dillon Christian, 7:30 p.m. Wardlaw at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.

got something we want. We want people to think of us being on the same level as

Rested, refocused, revamped Gators set to take on Camden

Seniors convey sense of urgency over 1-2 start

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com

BY RICHARD BREEN Greenville News

Sometimes all you need is a week off to rest and refocus. At least that’s what Lakewood High School first-year head football coach Brian Jackson is hoping. The 0-4 Gators will travel to Camden today to take on a 1-3 Bulldogs squad, but not without a renewed focus, attention to detail and some minor changes to the squad. “We focused on reestablishing our fundamentals and reestablishing our identity,” Jackson said. “For the open week we had all our players come back who didn’t play against Sumter High (because of suspensions for missing practice) with what seemed like a renewed sense of vigor. We had a great off week of practice and had a great week of practice this week in preparation for Camden.” While there wasn’t a focus on any particular team, the Gators used the time to get better on both sides of the ball after making some changes.

COLUMBIA — With their final seasons off to a stumbling start, seniors on the University of South Carolina football team are adamant about getting things GURLEY corrected quickly. “It’s a high sense of urgency,” spur T.J. Gurley said this week in preparation for Saturday’s noon contest at Williams-Brice Stadium against Central Florida. “We’ve just got to come out here and listen to our coaches and do what we’re supposed to do.” After allowing many yards but few points in an opening victory over the University of North Carolina, the USC defense struggled with missed assignments in Southeastern Confer-

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SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Lakewood’s Malyk McGee (21) and the rest of the Gators look to earn their first win of the season today when they travel to Camden to face the Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.

USC FOOTBALL

ence losses to Kentucky and Georgia. The seniors, who began their careers in the midst of three consecutive 11-2 seasons, have communicated their concern to teammates. “We said Saturday (a 52-20 loss to Georgia) was unacceptable,” defensive end Cedrick Cooper said. “That’s not like us to just pretty much lay down and get beat.” Why the missed assignments? “It’s not really hard,” Gurley said. “We do it at practice and so when we get in the game, we should be able to do it in the game.” Cooper said a number of things can result in a defender being in the wrong place at the wrong time. “You can be thinking too much before the play goes on. You can see something that you

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

BOYS AREA ROUNDUP

JV Gators edge Camden 16-12 Javonte Jones and Dajon Howard each scored a touchdown as Lakewood High School’s junior varsity football team beat Camden 16-12 on Thursday at J. Frank Baker Stadium. Jones also ran for two 2-point conversions.

B TEAM FOOTBALL DUTCH FORK 20 SUMTER HIGH 0 IRMO — Dutch Fork shut out Sumter High 20-0 on Thursday at the Dutch Fork field. SHS fell to 1-3.

MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEE CENTRAL 30 HANNAH-PAMPLICO 8 PAMPLICO — Lee Central Middle School defeated Hannah-Pamplico 30-8 on Wednesday at the H-P field. Edward Benjamin led the 2-0 Stallions with 100 yards rushing and a touchdown. Nykelius Johnson had a 60-yard scoring run and Jaqueze Myers threw a 50-yard TD pass to Daveon Thomas. Torian Wright returned a fumble 60 yards for a score. Benjamin led the defense with 10 tackles and Shaquan Bryant had seven.

VARSITY SWIMMING SUMTER FINISHES THIRD

Sumter High School finished third in a 5-team meet at the City of Sumter Aquatics Center on Wednesday. North Myrtle Beach won with 62 points followed by Governors School with 37 and Sumter with 30. Hartsville had 28 and Thomas Sumter Academy 17. The Gamecocks’ Will Stallings won the 100 backstroke and was second in the 200 freestyle. Charles Patton won the 100 free.

VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY SUMTER FINISHES SECOND

FLORENCE — Sumter High School finished second in a 9-team meet on Wednesday at Freedom Florence. West Florence won with 46 points and the Gamecocks had 63. Lakewood was seventh with 176 and Manning was ninth with 205. SHS’s Brandon was the overall winner. BARONS PLACE SIXTH

ORANGEBURG — Wilson Hall finished sixth out of 19 schools in a meet on Wednesday at Edisto Gardens. Patrick Bell finished as the Barons’ top runner, followed by Ethan Nolan, Duncan Rupe, Brad Russell and Evan Hoffman.

ROBERT E. LEE 3 WILLIAMSBURG 0 KINGSTREE — Robert E. Lee Academy improved to 3-0 in SCISA Region II-2A with a 3-0 victory over Williamsburg Academy on Wednesday at the WA gymnasium. REL, which improved to 15-4 overall, won by the scores of 2515, 25-18, 25-16. Reghann Griffin and Ivy Watts both had three kills to lead the Lady Cavaliers. On Tuesday in Florence, REL beat The King’s Academy 3-0 by the scores of 25-21, 25-13, 25-12. Griffin had three kills, five assists and three digs while Watts had four kills. Madison Copeland and Mary Kathryn Mozingo each had three kills.

JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ROBERT E. LEE 2 WILLIAMSBURG 0 KINGSTREE — Robert E. Lee Academy improved to 10-1 with a 2-0 victory over Williamsburg Academy on Wednesday at the WA gymnasium. REL won by the scores of 25-23, 26-24. Amy Beth McCutchen had 10 kills to lead the Lady Cavaliers while Emme McCutchen had five kills. On Tuesday in Florence, REL beat The King’s Academy 2-1 by the scores of 25-14, 21-25, 25-21. Emme McCutchen had six kills and Amy Beth McCutchen and Alli Williams had four kills apiece.

L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 6-4) at Colorado (Hale 4-5), 8:10 p.m. Milwaukee (A.Pena 2-0) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 14-7), 8:15 p.m. San Francisco (Leake 10-9) at Oakland (S.Gray 13-7), 10:05 p.m. Arizona (R.De La Rosa 13-8) at San Diego (C.Kelly 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

TV, RADIO TODAY

5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour European Open Second Round from Bad Griesbach, Germany (GOLF). 9 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour European Open Second Round from Bad Griesbach, Germany (GOLF). Noon – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 Practice from Loudon, N.H. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Tour Championship Second Round from Atlanta (GOLF). 1:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 Practice from Loudon, N.H. (FOX SPORTS 1). 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (MLB NETWORK). 2:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Ingolstadt vs. Cologne (FOX SPORTS 2). 3 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 Practice from Loudon, N.H. (FOX SPORTS 1). 3:25 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Porto vs. Moreirense (UNIVISION). 3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 Practice from Sparta, Ky. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 4:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 Pole Qualifying from Loudon, N.H. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6 p.m. – Professional Golf: Champions Tour Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach First Round from Pebble Beach, Calif. (GOLF). 6 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 Practice from Sparta, Ky. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Miami (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Kentucky at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Dutch Fork at Sumter (WIBZ-FM 95.5). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Crestwood at Lake City (WWFN-FM 100.1). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Lakewood at Camden (WPUB-FM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Wilson Hall at Augusta Christian (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7:30 p.m. – College Football: Airport at A.C. Flora (WNKT-FM 107.5). 8 p.m. – College Football: Boise State at Virginia (ESPN). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Texas at Houston (ESPN2). 8 p.m. – High School Football: Zachary (La.) vs. Calvary Baptist (La.) from Shreveport, La. (ESPNU). 8 p.m. – Auto Racing: ARCA Series Crosley Brands 150 from Sparta, Ky. (FOX SPORTS 1). 8 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Leon vs. Queretaro (UNIVISION). 8:30 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship Second Round from Columbus, Ohio (GOLF). 10 p.m. – College Football: Stanford at Oregon State (FOX SPORTS 1). 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Seattle at Los Angeles Angels or San Francisco at Oakland (MLB NETWORK). 10 p.m. – High School Football: Friday Night Prep Zone Scoreboard Show (WIBZ-FM 95.5). 1:30 a.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Dominican at BYU (Hawaii) (BYUTV). 2 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Japanese Grand Prix Pole Qualifying (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

VARSITY TENNIS LAURENCE MANNING 8 ORANGEBURG PREP 1

Laurence Manning Academy defeated Orangeburg Prep 8-1 on Wednesday at Palmetto Tennis Center. SINGLES 1 – Amanda Newman (LMA) defeated Adison Walter 7-5, 3-6, 10-7. 2 – Mackenzie Ham (LMA) defeated Annika Gupta 6-0, 7-6(10-4). 3 – Mason Ham (LMA) defeated Keagan Riser 3-6, 6-1, 10-4. 4 – Kaela Johnson (LMA) defeated Mary Stack Summers 6-2, 6-3. 5 – Corie Walton (LMA) defeated Joanna Hinds 6-2, 6-1. 6 – Allie Johnson (LMA) defeated Cate Williams 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES 1 – Walter/Riser (OP) defeated Newman/ Mas. Ham 8-5. 2 – Mac. Ham, K. Johnson (LMA) defeated Gupta/Summers 8-3. 3 – Walton/Laura Helen Johnson (LMA) defeated Hinds/Williams 8-6.

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LAKE CITY – Thomas Sumter Academy’s Connor Mouzon and Maddie Townsend won their individual singles matches, but the Lady Generals fell 6-2 to Carolina Academy on Monday at the CA courts. SINGLES 1—H. Weaver (CA) defeated B. Jenkins 6-0, 6-1. 2—Askins (CA) defeated Kistler 3-6, 6-3, 10-4. 3-G. Weaver (CA) defeated St. Cyr 6-3, 6-3. 4—Matthew (CA) defeated Vise 6-3, 6-4. 5--Mouzon (TSA) defeated Graham 7-6, 9-7, 6-1. 6—Townsend (TSA) defeated Tanner 6-4, 6-3. DOUBLES 1—H. Weaver/G. Weaver (CA) defeated B. Jenkins/Kistler 8-2. 2— Askins/Matthew (CA) defeated Vise/ St. Cyr 8-3. 3— Did not play.

VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY WH TAKES FIFTH AT MEET ORANGEBURG — Wilson Hall finished fifth in a 19-team meet on Wednesday at Edisto Gardens. The Lady Barons’ Molly Moss finished fifth overall while leading the team. Finishing second on the team was Natalie Ardis followed by Margaret Briggs Kelly, Kirsten Fisher and Bethany Jennings. SUMTER FINISHES SIXTH

FLORENCE — Sumter High School finished sixth in a 7-team meet on Tuesday at Freedom Florence. West Florence won with 24 points while Sumter had 144. Lakewood came in seventh with 200. Emily Jordan had the best time for the Lady Gamecocks in 25 minutes, 15 seconds. Jessica Tetteron finished in 25:20.

EAST DIVISION Toronto New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Boston CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit WEST DIVISION Texas Houston Los Angeles Seattle Oakland

W 87 83 76 74 72

L 65 68 76 78 79

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GB – 3 1/2 11 13 14 1/2

W 88 78 74 72 71

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Pct .583 .517 .493 .474 .467

GB – 10 13 1/2 16 1/2 17 1/2

W 83 80 78 74 64

L 69 73 74 78 89

Pct .546 .523 .513 .487 .418

GB – 3 1/2 5 9 19 1/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 4 L.A. Angels 6, Houston 5 Baltimore 4, Washington 3 Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 0 Tampa Bay 6, Boston 2 Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2 Kansas City 4, Seattle 3, 10 innings Texas 10, Oakland 3

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Texas 8, Oakland 1 Baltimore 5, Washington 4 Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Chicago White Sox (Rodon 8-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 5-9), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 8-8) at Toronto (Dickey 1011), 7:07 p.m. Minnesota (Pelfrey 6-10) at Detroit (Boyd 1-5), 7:08 p.m. Baltimore (Gausman 3-6) at Boston (R.Hill 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Carrasco 13-11) at Kansas City (Volquez 13-8), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Gallardo 12-11) at Houston (Kazmir 7-10), 8:10 p.m. San Francisco (Leake 10-9) at Oakland (S.Gray 13-7), 10:05 p.m. Seattle (Nuno 1-3) at L.A. Angels (Richards 1411), 10:05 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Texas at Houston, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Baltimore at Boston, 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. San Francisco at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W 85 78 65 62 57

L 67 74 87 91 95

Pct .559 .513 .428 .405 .375

GB – 7 20 23 1/2 28

W 96 93 89 64 63

L 56 60 63 88 88

Pct .632 .608 .586 .421 .417

GB – 3 1/2 7 32 32 1/2

W L Los Angeles 87 65 San Francisco 79 72 Arizona 73 80 San Diego 71 81 Colorado 63 90 z-clinched playoff berth

Pct .572 .523 .477 .467 .412

GB – 7 1/2 14 1/2 16 24 1/2

New York Washington Miami Atlanta Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION z-St. Louis z-Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati WEST DIVISION

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 4:05 p.m. San Francisco at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST New England N.Y. Jets Miami Buffalo SOUTH Jacksonville Tennessee Houston Indianapolis NORTH Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh Baltimore WEST Denver Oakland San Diego Kansas City

W 2 2 1 1

L 0 0 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .500

PF 68 51 37 59

PA 53 17 33 54

W 1 1 0 0

L 1 1 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .500 .000 .000

PF 32 56 37 21

PA 40 42 51 47

W 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .000

PF 57 38 64 46

PA 32 45 46 56

W 2 1 1 1

L 0 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .500

PF 50 50 52 51

PA 37 66 52 51

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

W 2 1 0 0

L 0 1 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .000 .000

PF 47 34 46 34

PA 36 27 51 46

W 2 2 1 0

L 0 0 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .000

PF 50 44 40 38

PA 44 26 61 57

W 2 1 0 0

L 0 1 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .000 .000

PF 58 29 44 46

PA 40 36 59 79

W 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .000

PF 79 44 38 48

PA 42 55 46 61

THURSDAY’S GAME

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

AMERICAN LEAGUE

SHS swimmers take 2nd

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SCOREBOARD

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press

GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP

Sumter High School’s swim team finished second in a 5-team meet on Wednesday at City of Sumter Aquatics Center. North Myrtle Beach won with 79 followed by SHS with 71. Governors School had 25, Thomas Sumter Academy 20 and St. Francis Xavier 3. Tabitha Simonson finished first in both the 200-yard individual medley and the 500 freestyle. Hayden Kirkhart won the 100 backstroke and Haley Stewart won the 50 free. The 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay teams each won. Kirkhart, Abby Hoshour, Elise Pyon and Stewart make up each of those teams. Hoshour was second in the 50 free and Pyon was third in the 100 free.

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WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Baltimore 4, Washington 3 Atlanta 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Miami 4, Philadelphia 3, 11 innings Milwaukee 4, Chicago Cubs 1 St. Louis 10, Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh 13, Colorado 7 L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 1 San Diego 5, San Francisco 4

Atlanta at Dallas, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 1 p.m. San Diego at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Oakland at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at New England, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Chicago at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Buffalo at Miami, 4:25 p.m. Denver at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Kansas City at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 1

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:25 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W Toronto 3 3 Boston 2 2 Florida 3 2 Detroit 2 1 Ottawa 3 1 Buffalo 2 1 Montreal 1 0 Tampa Bay 2 0 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W Pittsburgh 2 2 Philadelphia 3 2 N.Y. Isles 3 2 Washington 2 1 Columbus 3 1 N.Y. Rangers 2 1 Carolina 2 0 New Jersey 3 0

L 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1

OT 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1

Pts 6 4 4 3 3 2 1 1

GF GA 10 5 4 1 8 9 8 6 9 10 5 7 1 2 4 8

L 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 3

OT 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

Pts 4 4 4 3 3 2 0 0

GF GA 8 3 12 9 8 8 3 2 5 7 9 8 3 9 4 10

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF Nashville 4 3 0 1 7 15 Colorado 1 1 0 0 2 5 St. Louis 2 1 1 0 2 6 Minnesota 2 1 1 0 2 3 Chicago 2 1 1 0 2 6 Winnipeg 2 0 1 1 1 2 Dallas 1 0 1 0 0 2 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF Edmonton 3 3 0 0 6 10 Los Angeles 2 2 0 0 4 8 San Jose 2 1 0 1 3 4 Vancouver 2 1 1 0 2 1 Anaheim 1 0 0 1 1 4 Arizona 2 0 1 1 1 3 Calgary 2 0 2 0 0 3 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point time loss.

TODAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh (G.Cole 17-8) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 10-11), 2:20 p.m. Philadelphia (Eickhoff 1-3) at Washington (Zimmermann 13-8), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Weber 0-1) at Miami (Fernandez 5-0), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-7) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 9-11), 7:10 p.m.

GA 5 3 1 4 5 8 7 for over-

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Ottawa 5, Buffalo 2 N.Y. Islanders 2, New Jersey 1 Detroit 4, Chicago 1 Nashville 5, Tampa Bay 2 Edmonton 3, Winnipeg 2

THURSDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Columbus, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Islanders (ss) at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. N.Y. Islanders (ss) at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Chicago at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m. Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders vs. Carolina, 5 p.m. Minnesota vs. Edmonton, 5 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Montreal at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Dallas, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 9 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 3 Pittsburgh 5, Colorado 4 Baltimore 5, Washington 4 N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

GA 9 4 5 3 8 4 3

WNBA PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-3)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

New York 1, Indiana 0 Wednesday: New York 84, Indiana 67 Sunday: New York at Indiana, 1 p.m. x-Tuesday: Indiana at New York, TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Phoenix vs. Minnesota Thursday: Phoenix at Minnesota (late) Sunday: Minnesota at Phoenix, 3 p.m. x-Tuesday: Phoenix at Minnesota, TBD

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USC FROM PAGE B1 didn’t see during film,” he said. “It can be the adrenaline going on in your head and stuff like that, the excitement, not to mention the noise.” “With that being said,” he added, “you’ve got to be the player they want you to be. You’ve got to be disciplined enough.” While the defense has borne the brunt of fan criticism during the Gamecocks’ two-game losing streak, the urgency carries over to seniors on offense. “Of course,” guard Mike Matulis said. “I think everyone’s frustrated, not only the seniors and the older guys.” The message to younger players has been “we’ve got to pick things up,” according to tight end Jerell Adams. “We can’t have another losing season like we did last year,” Adams said. The Gamecocks went 3-5 in the SEC in 2014 and needed a

bowl victory over the University of Miami to finish 7-6 overall. Tackle Brandon Shell said the message of immediate improvement is getting through. “If they ain’t getting it, they’re going to have to get it, because we’re not about to have a season like that this year,” he said. Coach Steve Spurrier said the attitude around the team is not positive. “You can’t be positive until you’ve done something,” he said. “Once you accomplish something then you can gain confidence that you can do it again.” Cooper remains optimistic. “We’ll get things together,” he said. “It’s just a matter of time and listening to coach and focusing on the little things.” Matulis pointed out that it’s early enough for the Gamecocks to recapture the success of 201113. “If everything goes as planned and we can win, we can end up being 11-2,” he said.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Saturday Central Florida at South Carolina, noon (ESPNU, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5) VMI at Furman, 3 p.m. Charleston Southern at Citadel, 6 p.m. (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXYAM 1240). Chattanooga at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Wofford, 7 p.m. Bryant at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m. (WWFN-FM 100.1) Tusculum at Newberry, 4 p.m. Benedict at Fort Valley State, 6 p.m. North Carolina-Pembroke at North Greenville, 7 p.m. Lenoir-Rhyne at Limestone, 7 p.m.

ACC

Today Boise State at Virginia, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday (20) Georgia Tech at Duke, noon (ESPN2) Delaware at North Carolina, 12:30 p.m. (SPORTSOUTH) Indiana at Wake Forest, 12:30 p.m. Northern Illinois at Boston College, 1 p.m. Virginia Tech at East Carolina, 3:30 p.m. (WOLO 25) Samford at Louisville, 6 p.m. North Carolina State at South Alabama, 8 p.m. (ESPNEWS)

SEC

Saturday (3) Mississippi vs. Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)

(7) Georgia vs. Southern, noon (SEC NETWORK) (8) LSU at Syracuse, noon (ESPN) (12) Alabama vs. LouisianaMonroe, 4 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) (14 )Texas A&M vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m. (ESPN) (25) Missouri at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) Tennessee at Florida, 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) Mississippi State at Auburn, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

FROM PAGE B1 “It’s been a great week of practice,” senior Robert Overby said. “I don’t know what Coach Jackson has been doing, but it’s been working.” Overby is one of several players who will be making the transition to a different position. Overby, who has been an offensive lineman since his freshman year, has now made the move to noseguard and some linebacker. “Learning D-line is definitely going to help me with O-line, knowing where they’re going to,” Overby explained. “It’s taught me a lot of different techniques I can use on the D-line and O-line. It’s helped me on both sides and with my conditioning.” In addition to Overby, Ralph Singleton has moved from offensive line to defensive end. Both are expected to be 2-way players. Also making a change is sophomore Tyquarius Brown, a former linebacker, who will now play fullback. “What I took from (playing) defensive line is now (on offense) I know when to cut back,” Brown said. “I can tell what the linebackers are going to do before they even move so I know how to pick up positive yardage before they even try and tackle me.” Camden is allowing 31 points a game defensively while averaging just 15.8 offensively. They opened the season with a 35-14 victory over Lugoff-Elgin, but have dropped three straight to West Florence, Hartsville and Lancaster. Lakewood is averaging just 17.5 points and allowing 39. Jackson said the week off has given the team a new perspective and renewed energy. “I’m hopeful for a victory over anything else,” Jackson said. “Progression is great. Our fans deserve a win, our players deserve a win. We’re putting everything we can into getting a W each week.” While the Gators are winless, Brown thinks great things await him and his teammates. “I feel like we’re going to win the state championship,” Brown said. “If everybody continues to practice the way they have, I believe we’re going to win the state championship this year.”

TOP 25

Today (21) Stanford at Oregon State, 10 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) Saturday (1) Ohio State vs. Western Michigan, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Michigan State vs. Central Michigan, noon (3) TCU at Texas Tech, 4:45 p.m. (WACH 57) (5) Baylor vs. Rice, 3 p.m. (SPORTSOUTH) (6) Notre Dame vs. Massachusetts, 3:30 p.m. (WIS 10) (9) UCLA at (16) Arizona, 8 p.m. (WOLO 25) (13) Oregon vs.(18) Utah, 8:30 p.m. (WACH 57) (17) Northwestern vs. Ball State, 8 p.m. (19) Southern Cal at Arizona State, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) (22) BYU at Michigan, noon (WOLO 25) (22) Wisconsin vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. (24) Oklahoma State at Texas, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

DABO FROM PAGE B1 Clemson can take another big step forward in its next game when it faces No. 6 Notre Dame on Oct. 3. Swinney said when he took over in midseason 2008, he wanted to ensure players understood that all wins against any opponent is worthy of celebration. “I don’t ever want to be a part of a program or a place that when you win, it ain’t no fun,’’ Swinney said. “I think that’s sad. It’s too hard to win.’’ Swinney said his three sons, 17-year-old Will, 15-year-old Drew and 12-yearold Clay, give him tips — and grief — from time to time. His family, Swinney said, just likes to see the Tigers have get foot loose after a hard week of football preparation. “But I believe we want to have a culture and an atmosphere around here that when we win, man. It’s fun,’’ Swinney said. Other coaches have also celebrated with players at practice to loosen the mood or in happy, postgame, winning locker rooms. Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury held a practice field dance off with players. If After several Red Raiders go one-on-one against each other, Kingsbury jumps in at the end to challenge a player to do the “Stankey Leg.’’ Earlier this season, BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall crowd surfed his players in

FUTURE FROM PAGE B1 with his team. However, the first-year Gamecock head coach is talking about what a great opportunity this is for his squad. “There’s nothing we can do about the past; we need to focus on this year,” said Barnes, who has SHS off to a 4-1 start. “We know we’re going to have to be well-prepared because this is a great team. These are the types of teams you want to play. This will be a great test.” The Foxes are 2-2, but are coming off of a 38-35 victory over previously undefeated Dorman. However, they lost major NCAA Division I pros-

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Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, center, enjoys winning as do his players. But they also enjoy their coach’s post-game dance moves in the locker room. the locker room moments after successfully completing a “Hail Mary’’ touchdown pass to stun Nebraska. Swinney isn’t sure he’d go that far. Then again, a few of the moves he’s put on tape already have some shaking their heads.

Quarterback Deshaun Watson broke into a grin when asked about Swinney’s dancing, then volunteered he and other players tried to give him some pointers. “We coached him up a little bit,’’ Watson said. “We’ve still got to fix some things.’’

pect running back/defensive back Stephen Davis Jr. to a season-ending knee injury early in the game. Still, DF piled up 445 yards of total offense, 247 through the air and 198 on the ground. Quarterback Cole Douglas rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries while completing 14 of 21 passes for 215 yards and one score. Austin Connor caught seven passes for 130 yards. “Tom has always had balanced offenses,” Barnes said of Dutch Fork head coach Tom Knotts, whom he coached against while both were head coaches in North Carolina. “They’ll line up with two, sometimes three, tight ends, but they’ll run it

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Alvarez’s 3-run HR lifts Bucs past Rockies 5-4 homer and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 to complete a 3-game sweep. The Rangers moved a season-high 14 games over .500 and extended their lead to 3 1/2 games over the idle Astros in the AL West. Texas heads to Houston to begin a 3-game series today. Adrian Beltre drove in three runs, and Delino DeShields had three hits and two RBI for Texas. Hamels (11-8) gave up an unearned run in the second but was otherwise stellar while improving to 5-1 in 10 starts with the Rangers. Hamels allowed four hits, walked three and struck out two.

DENVER — Pedro Alvarez hit a go-ahead, 3-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates earned their 10,000th win since joining the National League, beating the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Thursday. Starling Marte collected four singles and finished 13 for 20 in the 4-game sweep. It’s the most hits in a 4-game series for a Pirates player since Pie Traynor had 13 in 1928. Alvarez had the big hit when he lined a fastball from Jairo Diaz (0-1) over the fence in right field. Reliever Joe Blanton (5-0) earned the win for a second straight game. Mark Melancon pitched a perfect ninth to pick up save No. 50. He becomes the seventh NL closer to reach that total in a season. Trailing 4-2 heading into the eighth, Marte and Neil Walker had one-out singles. After a strikeout, the stage was set for Alvarez. It was his 26th homer of the season.

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LOS ANGELES — Chris Heisey hit a grand slam during the Dodgers’ 6-run fifth inning, and Los Angeles trimmed its magic number to four for the NL West crown and a postseason berth with a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Clayton Kershaw (15-7) had nine strikeouts while yielding six hits and three runs over five innings. He also had a vehement dugout discussion with Don Mattingly after the manager pulled Kershaw from his shortest start of the season. Last season’s NL MVP leads

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Howie Kendrick had a 2-run single for the Dodgers (87-65), who wrapped their 10-game homestand in firm command of their postseason destiny.

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WASHINGTON — There were no beanballs and no brawl, just another victory for the Baltimore Orioles, who completed a 3-game sweep by beating the Washington Nationals 5-4 thanks to Matt Wieters’ 2-run homer in the eighth inning. A night after Washington closer Jonathan Papelbon plunked Manny Machado in the ninth, leading Nationals star Bryce Harper to wonder aloud whether he might get hit with a pitch in retaliation, there weren’t any obvious signs of animosity between the clubs. Harper did not have his best day at the plate: He went 0 for 3, grounding into a double play and walking twice. The front-runner for NL MVP honors has gone hitless three games in a row for the first time this season. From wire reports

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Lukeisha Ann Slater-Singletary was born on Jan. 12, 1980, in Sumter, a daughter of Diane W. Slater and the late James E. Slater. On Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville. Lukeisha gracefully accepted God’s invitation to come home. Lukeisha was a SLATERmember of TrinSINGLETARY ity Missionary Baptist Church, where she served on the parking security and security ministry. Lukeisha attended Sumter County public schools and graduated from Sumter High School Class of 1998. Lukeisha was a loving and dedicated daughter, sister, and friend. Lukeisha always greeted you with the most beautiful, contagious smile, and she was willing to help anyone in need. She was employed at the Lee County DSN Board for more than 10 years. She truly loved her career. She was a dedicated employee, always going the extra mile to make sure her clients’ needs were met. She leaves to cherish her precious loving memories: her mother, Diane W. Slater of the home; her grandmother, Lou B. Williams of Bronx, New York; four sisters, Felishia Y. Slater of the home, Magkita R.

ASSISTANT ACCUSED OF ORDERING REF HIT RESIGNS AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas assistant football coach accused of instructing two players to hit a referee during a game no longer works for the district, a school official said Thursday. Superintendent Brian Woods didn’t specify at a state hearing in Austin whether assistant coach Mack Breed had

been fired or resigned. The players who struck the referee have been suspended to an alternative school. The principal and head football coach at John Jay High School in San Antonio told state officials Thursday they believe Breed told players to retaliate against an official in the closing minutes of a game earlier this month. The players told their coaches earlier in the game that referees had been directing racial slurs at them.

RED SOX NAME HAZEN NEW GENERAL MANAGER BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have hired Mike Hazen as general manager. Hazen, 39, has worked in the Red Sox front office for the last 10 years after spending five years in the Cleveland Indians organization. Hazen was selected by San Diego in the 31st round of the 1998 draft. From wire reports

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ZAHMIAR N. WILLIAMS BISHOPVILLE — Zahmiar Nassem Williams departed this earthly life on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville. Born on June 17, 2002, in Florence County, he was a son of Chrystal N. Hannibal and Doniza A. Williams. In addition to his devoted and caring mother, Chrystal Hannibal, and dependable and steadfast father, Doniza Williams, Zahmiar leaves his loving grandparents, Bertha Hannibal of the home and Robert and Shirley Mitchell of Sumter; two uncles, Terry (Deloris) Marche of Paterson, New Jersey, and Robert A. Mitchell of Atlanta; two aunts, Yvonne Hannibal of Bishopville and Shana Mitchell of Atlanta; two special cousins reared in the home as sisters, Shanice Hannibal of Newberry and Myashia “Linda” Century of the home; great-grandparents, Mary Alice Williams and Frederick and Julia Mitchell, all of Rembert; godmother, Julia Mae Fields of Paterson; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, other loving relatives and caring friends to cherish his precious memories and celebrate his life. Zahmiar was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Levi Hannibal; paternal great-grandfather, Jessie Williams Sr.; and uncle, Levi Hannibal Jr. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Church of Christ, Bishopville, with Pastor Richard Barr officiating. Interment will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

JANICE CARTER BISHOPVILLE — Janice Carter, daughter of William (Theresa) Carter and the late Caroline Carter, entered eternal rest on Sept. 19, 2015, at Carolinas Hospital System, Florence. Besides her parents, Ms. Carter is survived by three children, Danielle, TaShanda and Dyshon Carter; six grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Bishopville, with the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jerome Douglas, officiating. Interment will follow in the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Bishopville. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

HARRIS S. RICH Harris Steen Rich, 64, departed this life on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 19, 1951, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Daniel and Susie Canty Singleton. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 1929 Georgianna Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

ADDIE B. RUSH Addie Camilla “Tootie” Butler Rush was born on Oct. 22, 1911, in the Tindal community of Sumter. Her parents were Richard and Adelaide Butler

and they had 15 children, of which Addie was number 13. Mrs. Rush died on Sept. 18, 2015. She was educated in the schools in Sumter, where Helen Usher partly reared her. She was married to Harmon Rush of Elloree. They had one child, Dorothy Dean. She decided that she wanted to go to Breland School in Orangeburg to study cosmetology. Mrs. Rush also did additional studies in beauty culture at Monroe Area Technical College in Albany, Georgia. In 1930, she joined Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church under the pastorate of A.B. McPhail. She was a member of the gospel choir, senior missionary, Friendly Gospel Singers, prayer band, Wide Awake, president of emergency (benevolence) ministry, and women’s church school class. Benjamin F. Weston was one of her best childhood friends and a classmate. Addie often told the story of when they would walk to school, she would hold his books while he “preached.” Later in life, he became her pastor at Jehovah. She loved all of her pastors and would often invite them to her house for dinner. Mother Rush was one of the first to invite the newly elected pastor, at that time, Pastor Marion H. Newton to dinner. Mrs. Rush was civically minded, as well. She was a block leader to organize Neighborhood Watch; March of Dimes captain; a member of NAACP; daughter of Elk (Martha Chapter No. 12 OES); and chaplain of Theta Nu Sigma Sorority. She was a charter member of the Sumter Beautician’s Club. She also briefly served as a state board inspector. With 25 cents, she started Ambritt’s (aka Rush’s Beauty Shop). At a time in her life, she simultaneously operated shops in Manning, Timmonsville, Bishopville, Pinewood, Camden, and the Rafting Creek community. Mrs. Rush was a very popular beautician. Many can recall cars lined on South Main Street from her customers who were being serviced. Years ago, women wore makeup on their legs. Ms. Addie helped to make this trend popular in Sumter and the surrounding areas. She was wellknown in the cosmetology associations in Sumter, the state and national convention. Mrs. Rush was crowned the first queen at the Bronner Brothers Hair Show for best hairstylist. She graduated with her bachelor of science and master’s degree in cosmetology. “Tootie,” as affectionately called by loved ones, was blessed to birth from love many additional children. Mrs. Rush leaves to cherish and to carry on her legacy those who call her “Mom,” Dorothy Dean Rush Palmer, Rosa B. (Elmore) Anderson, Barbara (Bill) Marshell, Alneda (George) Gethers and Barbara McKinney; those who call her “grandma,” Edmond Levern Palmer, Yvette Addease Palmer (Rashid) Montsho, Floydean Belva PalmerMcLeod, Wygelia Emelda Palmer, Dorothy (George) Lawson and Antonio Bates. She has great-grandchildren, Latoya Palmer, Addavia Montsho, Quinton McLeod, Jamela Montsho, Jabari Montsho, Jeremiah Tiller, Dayjasnay Felder, Brittany Patton, Omar Payne and Sean Lawson. She is also blessed with three

great-great- grandchildren, Javeon Palmer Robinson, Jada Palmer Robinson and Collin McLeod. She has a plethora of godchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Praise and worship as well as family visitation hour will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Marion H. Newton officiating, the Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Canty Sr., eulogist. Interment will follow in Bradford Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 972 Saltwood Drive, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 Born in Queens Village, New York, she was a daughter of the late Earle and Josephine Pernice Hendrickson. Mrs. VanValkenburgh was a Civil Service employee for 45 years. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; one son, Sean VanValkenburgh (Jessica) of Rock Hill; six brothers, Dene, Noel, David, Jeff, Eric and Chris Hendrickson; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jeannette St. Mary; and two brothers. Funeral services will be held at a later date. 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.

GARDENIA B. GRAHAM Gardenia Burroughs Graham, 84, departed this life on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at Princess Pine Assist Living, Durham, North Carolina. She was born on Aug. 20, 1931, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Mood and Elizabeth Gibson Burroughs. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

JIMMY WILSON Jimmy Wilson, 88, departed this earthly life on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at Sumter Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born on Aug. 27, 1927, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Walter and Mary Green. Mr. Wilson had a sense of humor. He used this gift to help others lighten their burdens of life. Survivors to cherish his memories are three sisters, Janice Levine of Rembert, Eliza Davis of Atlanta and Annie Mae Holman of Columbia; one daughter, Jamie Wilson of Arizona; a special niece, Tara Cheeseboro of Newark, New Jersey; a special nephew, Mark Cheeseboro of Irvington, New Jersey; a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Walter Robertson III officiating, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Dorothy Floyd and the Rev. Edith Brown. The family is receiving family and friends at the home of his sister, Janice Levine, 4695 Borden Road, Rembert. The procession will leave at 1:20 p.m. from the home of his sister. 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 staff and management of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

ENOCH LEMON WILDWOOD, Florida — Enoch Lemon, husband of the late Ethel Lemon, departed this life on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Wildwood. Born on Oct. 18, 1937, in Manning, he was a son of the late Milton and Mary Thames Lemon. As a young adult, Enoch was a member of Mount Zero Missionary Baptist Church and served on the usher board before moving to Florida. He was a retired worker in the construction industry after several years of employment. Survivors include one brother, Archie (Linda) Lemon of Manning; sisters, Alethia (Willie) Gamble of New Zion and Rosa Pearson of Manning; and special friend, Lorraine of Wildwood. One sister, Mary Dixon Hall, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Anderson-Hence Funeral Home, 121 Roy St., Wildwood. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Anderson-Hence Funeral Home is in charge of services. Courtesy announcement provided by Fleming-DeLaine Funeral Home & Chapel of Manning. Online condolences may be sent to www.flemingdelaine. com or flemingdelaine@aol. com.

JARRETT JACKSON SUMMERTON — Jarrett Jackson, 88, husband of Mary Jackson, died Sept. 19, 2015, at Lake Marion Nursing Home in Summerton. Born April 27, 1927, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Henry and Molly Mae Stukes Jackson. Funeral service for Mr. J. Jackson will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Gum Spring Baptist Church. The Rev. Michael Collins will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

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The remains will be placed in the church from noon until the hour of the service. Viewing will be held today from noon until 6 p.m. The family will receive friends at the home of his wife, 1104 Roosevelt Drive, Summerton. Online condolences may be given at www.summertonfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton, (803) 485-3755.

HENRY M. WRIGHT Henry Moses Wright, 76, widower of Beulah Wright, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. He was born on March 6, 1939, in Turbeville, a son of the late Henry and Maggie Busby Wright. He was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County. He was a member of the senior choir at Hickory Grove Baptist Church. He retired from Sumter School District 2. Survivors are two daughters, Sadie Mae Wright and Chris Ann (Rozzonald) Washington; four sons, Calvin Wright Sr., Chris (Cynthia) Wright (Cynthia), the Rev. Devon (Patricia) Wright Sr.; and Leroy (Jacqueline) Wright; a host of grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Viewing for Mr. Wright will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Hickory Grove Baptist Church with Elder Ronnie McFadden, pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at 104 Hasel St., Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

VERMELLE L. SMITH Vermelle Lewis Smith, 80, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Rochester, New York. Born on March 11, 1935, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Samue Sr. and Maggie Cokley Lewis. She received her education in Sumter County public schools. Survivors are three daughters, Maggie S. Okolo, Cheryl Smith and Jacqueline S. Davis; one son, Joshua Smith; one sister, Mary Grace (Eugene) Jones; a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing for Ms. Smith will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Church of God By Faith, Sumter No. 1, with Elder James Lucas, pastor. Burial will follow in Bradford Cemetery. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the homes of her granddaughters, Andrea Smith, 170 Shannon Ave., and Queline Smith, 11 Crescent Drive, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

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TINA H. VANVALKENBURGH Tina Hendrickson VanValkenburgh, 67, wife of Len VanValkenburgh, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

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Help Wanted Part-Time Part Time Nail Technician needed in a skilled nursing facility.Must possess current licenses and certificates as required by the state and one year experience as a nail technician preferred but not required.Provides manicures, pedicures and all hand and foot treatments, along with maintaining the products, supplies and stations in that area .Apply in person to: Covenant Place 2825 Carter Road Sumter, SC 29150 EOE

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Homes for Sale 2772 Kolb Rd., Sumter. 3BR, 2 1/2 BR, 1712 sq ft, .4 acre lot, financing available, low down payment, & NO closing cost to qualified buyer. 1-855-847-6807 Seller Motivated. Completely Remodeled Brick Ranch. Can be seen at 211 Fuller St. Manning. Contact 803-983-8062 for appt. Or 864-377-4605.

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PUBLIC AUCTION SUMTER EAST SELF STORAGE 800 MYRTLE BEACH HWY. AUCTION October 10, 2015 10:00 A.M. UNITS FOR AUCTION A-27: Kierra L. Davis A-49: Carrie L. Rubin A-56: Mary Miller B-5: Mary Miller B-6: Shanna Evans B-40: Sandra P. Hill C-16: Sheryl White C-20: Kristy Dorr D-2: Ashley Stukes E-26: Annette Robinson F-6: Margaret Johnson F-36: George Robinson F-38 Sandra P. Hill G-7: Sandra P. Hill G-8: Sandra P. Hill

Summons & Notice AMENDED SUMMONS IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO: 2015-ES-43-00445 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER LOUISE SADLER PETITIONER v. Hazelena Johnson, Daisy Brown, Millie Garrett, Bevel Johnson, Brenda Johnson, The Estate of Essie Johnson Chandler, The Estate of Hazel Johnson, any Unknown heirs of the Estate of Essie Johnson Chandler and any unknown heirs Of the Estate of Hazel Johnson, RESPONDENTS, TO: THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY summoned and required to answer the Petition to Determine Heirs in this action which was filed in the Office of the Probate Court for Sumter County, South Carolina, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscriber at 109 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150 within THIRTY (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Petition within that time, the relief requested therein will be granted.

Notice of Sale 5, 2015, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lots 22, 23, 24, and 25, in the Geddie Gardens Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat of Thomas M. Reynolds, RLS dated December 20, 1995 and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book PB95 at Page 1374. The said tract/lot(s) has/have such boundaries, metes, 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 SC, 1976. This property is more generally known as 1663 Fletcher Drive. ALSO: All of that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lots 26 and 27, Block B, in the Geddie Gardens Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat of Carl J. Croft, RLS dated July 7, 1975 and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-37 at Page 11. The said tract/lot(s) has/have such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat which are incorporated herein accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of SC, 1976. This property is shown on the 2008 Sumter County Tax Maps as Parcel 268-06-02-017. ALSO: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lots 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Block B, in the Geddie Gardens Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat of Ernest L. Culbreth, CE dated September 19, 1950 and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-9 at Page 102. The said tract/lot(s) has/have such boundaries, metes, 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 SC, 1976. This property is shown on the 2008 Sumter County Tax Maps as Parcel 368-06-018.

TMS # 286-06-02-016 (Lots 22-25, Block B) 286-06-02-017 (Lots 26-27, Block B) 286-06-02-018 (Lots 28-32, Block B) Property Address: 1663 Fletcher Drive Sumter, S.C. 29153 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Special Referee for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at

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the rate of 6.00% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr. Special Referee for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-0797 Attorneys for the Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-01013 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: PNC Bank, National Association vs. Paul M. McCombs; Eydie A. McCombs; Bank of America, N.A.; CACH, LLC, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 5, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL OF LOT OF LAND LYING, BEING AND SITUATE NW OF SALEM ST, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF MAYESVILLE, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SHOWN ON A PLAT PREPARED BY LOUIS W. TISDALE, DATED JANUARY 29, 1997 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 97, PAGE 138 IN THE RECORDS OF SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO PAUL M. MCCOMBS AND EYDIE A. MCCOMBS BY DEED OF THOMAS W. COOPER, JR. AND STEPHEN G. COOPER DATED FEBRUARY 3, 1997 AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 5, 1997 IN BOOK 666, PAGE 1535 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 107 Salem Street, Mayesville, SC 29104 TMS: 305-13-02-003 and 305-13-02-011 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law. Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: TAKE NOTICE that the Summons in the above mentioned action, together with the Complaint, was filed with the Sumter County Probate Court on the 19th day of August, 2015. The Guardian ad Litem for any unknown heirs of the Estate of Hazel Johnson in this matter is Larry C. Weston, Esquire, 109 N. Main Street, Post Office Box 1211, Sumter, South Carolina. Garryl L. Deas, Esquire The Deas Law Firm, LLC 109 North Main Street Post Office Box 1211 Sumter, South Carolina 29151 (803) 775-7004 Attorney for the Plaintiff

Notice of Sale SPECIAL REFEREE'S SALE CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-534 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Aurelio R. Bowie, I, A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr., the Special Referee for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, October

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Wesmark Plaza • 773-2262 • Mon-Sat 10-7 • www.MayosDiscountSuits.com Notice of Sale The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-07505

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-1522 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority against Vardell Campbell, Jr. and Peggy S. Campbell, I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, October 5, 2015, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 15 on a plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated July 12, 1996 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book 96 at Page 1120. Subject property is bounded and measures as follows: on the Northwest by Carl Avenue and measuring thereon 59.93 feet; on the Northeast by Lot No. 16 and measuring thereon 135.17 feet; on the Southeast by Lot No. 10 and measuring thereon 59.12 feet; and on the Southwest by Lot No. 13 and measuring thereon 135.99 feet. Be all of said measurements a little more or less and according to said plat. This property is known as 1 Carl Avenue and is shown on the Auditor's map of Sumter County as Parcel 229-06-01-018. This being the same property conveyed to Vardell Campbell, Jr. and Peggy S. Campbell by deed of Wally Maynard dated August 22, 1996 and recorded August 27, 1996 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 655 at Page 998.

TMS#: 229-06-01-018 Property Address: 1 Carl Avenue Sumter, S.C. 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.25% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-0797 Attorneys for the Plaintiff

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2013-CP-43-02298 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Trustmark National Bank against Alain Cottrell Flonnory et al., I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, October 5, 2015, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, being and situate in the Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as part of Lot 71 containing 0.25 acres, of Phase 1-Section No. 2, of Landmark Pointe Subdivision, on plat of Joseph R. Edwards, P.L.S., dated June 7, 2002, and recorded with the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2002 at Page 331. Pursuant to Section 30-2-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. (1976, as amended), reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distance of the property delineated thereon. This property address is known as 3513 Horizon Drive, Sumter, South Carolina, 29154, and is shown on the Sumter County Tax Map records as part of tax map parcel #185-07-05-007. This being the same property conveyed to Alain Cottrell Flonnory and Nicole Shantel Flonnory, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship by deed of McKnight Construction Company of Sumter, Inc., dated March 1, 2004 and recorded March 1, 2004, in Book 927 at Page 001678, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina.

TMS #: 185-07-05-013 Property Address: 3513 Horizon Drive Sumter, S.C. 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the

Notice of Sale bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.00% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-0797 Attorneys for the Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE 2013-CP-43-1109 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiMortgage, Inc. against Stephen Forrester aka Stephen J. Forrest, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on October 5, 2015, at 12:00PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, identified as Lot No. 119 of Landmark Pointe Subdivision Phase 2 and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, P.L.S., dated October 17, 1958 and recorded in Plat Book 2005 at Page 529, Records of Sumter County. Being the same fee simple property conveyed by warranty deed from The James Group, LLC, by Charles B. James, Jr., member to Stephen Forrest, dated January 12, 2007 recorded on January 26, 2007 in Book 1062, Page 1287 in Sumter County Records, State of South Carolina. TMS No. 185-07-03-030 Property Address: 3550 Beacon Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.3750%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1148179 9/18, 9/25, 10/02/2015

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Luella Ragins a/k/a Louella Ragin; SC State Housing Corp.; Republic Finance, LLC; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-0845, The following property will be sold on October 5, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 7. Block B, as shown on a plat by Ben J. Makela, RLS, recorded December 13, 2001 and recorded in Plat Book 2001 at Page 783 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Said Lot No. 7 being bounded and measuring as follows: on the North by Lot No. 9 and measuring thereon 119.74 feet; on the East by Lot No. 8 and measuring thereon 70.47 feet; on the South by Lot No. 5 and measuring thereon 120.19 feet; and on the West by Gerald Street and fronting thereon 70.32 feet. Be all of said measurements a little more or less and according to said plat. This being the property known as 11 Gerald Street. Derivation: Book 825; Page 1710

11 Gerald Street, Sumter, SC 29150-3005 248-09-04-032 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES,

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EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-0845. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-06701 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-00592 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC vs. Cheryl Speck a/k/a Cheryl Joanne Speck a/k/a Cheryl Joanne Kepler Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Brian Speck a/k/a Brian Irvin Speck a/k/a Brian I. Speck; Karen Speck Wilder a/k/a Karen L. Wilder, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 5, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN SUMTER TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT 14, MORRIS WAY SUBDIVISION, SECTION #2 AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF D.D. EDMUNDS , RLS, DATED SEPT. 23, 1998, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK PB98 AT PAGE 1104. THE SAID LOT HAS SUCH BOUNDARIES METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976. THIS BEING PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BRIAN I. SPECK AND RUTH J. SPECK, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, BY DEED OF JAMES M MELFIE AND UNCHU MELFIE, DATED 09/24/1998 AND RECORDED 09/25/1998 IN DEED BOOK 713, AT PAGE 329 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, S O U T H C A R O L I N A . THEREAFTER, RUTH J. SPECK PASSED WAY AND FULL TITLE PASSED TO BRIAN L. SPECK BY OPERATION OF LAW.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1235 Morris Way Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 208-02-01-054 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.25% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.2500%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1148165 9/18, 9/25, 10/02/2015

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Stephen E. Brown a/k/a Stephen Earl Brown; Christina D. Brown a/k/a Christina Diane Brown; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Summit Mortgage, a division of Shenandoah Valley National Bank, its successors and assigns; The United States of America acting by and through its agency the Department of Housing and Urban Development; Sumter OB GYN; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-0214, The following property will be sold on October 5, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Tract "B" and containing seventy nine one-hundredths (0.79) acre on that certain plat of Julian B. Allen, RLS, dated April 30, 1974, and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-35 at Page 454. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended) reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This property is known as 117 Pack Road, Sumter and is shown on the Auditor's map of Sumter County as tax parcel 225-13-01-020.

Derivation: Book 981 at Page 1072 117 Pack Road, Sumter, SC 29150-8896 2251301020 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.375% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-06345 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales) NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-0568 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiMortgage, Inc. against Brett Walston a/k/a Brett Mitchum, Beverly Mitchum, CoastalStates Bank and Republic Finance, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on October 5, 2015, at 12:00PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 55 of Pinefield Subdivision on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated September 28, 1992 and recorded in Plat Book 92 at page 1756 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property conveyed herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under §30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 10 Walton Street, Sumter, SC. This being the identical property conveyed to Brett Walston by Deed of Tonjua Teague, dated July 18, 2008 and recorded July 25, 2008 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1109 at page 3355. Thereafter, Brett Walston conveyed the subject property to Brett Walston and Beverly Mitchum, joint with right of survivorship, which deed was recorded on August 7, 2008 in Book 1110 at Page 2191. TMS No. 229-09-01-004 Property Address: 10 Walton Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to

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NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the Holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF5, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF5 vs. Terry L. McIntosh; Young, Keffer & Donnald, P.A.; First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.; LVNV Funding, LLC; Palmetto Health d/b/a Palmetto Health Richland; Rocky Mountain Holdings, LLC, C/A No. 2012-CP-43-0394, The following property will be sold on October 5, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Stateburg Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 3 of Wintergreen Subdivision as shown on that certain plat prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated April 14, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2001 at Page 110. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976, as amended) reference to said play is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. Derivation: Book 1016 at Page 56

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In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-28260

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3560 Oleander Dr, Sumter, SC 29154 186-02-05-003, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.75% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #2012-CP-43-0394. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011847-03737 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1147861 9/18, 9/25, 10/02/2015

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-01093 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the C-BASS Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-MH1 vs. Faisal Afify a/k/a Faisal Allam Afify; Tracy Thompson a/k/a Tracy O. Thompson; Geneva Rufus; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 5, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT #37, SECTION 6, IN COUNTRY SPRINGS SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLOT OF EDMUNDS LAND SURVEYORS, DATED NOVEMBER 24, 1999 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2000, AT PAGE 103, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS CRAVED FOR THE EXACT METES, BOUNDARIES AND DISTANCES PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 2000 APPLE VALLEY MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER AVGA1128AB. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO FAISAL AFIFY BY DEED OF TRACY THOMPSON A/K/A TRACY O. THOMPSON DATED FEBRUARY 7, 2005 AND RECORDED IN THE SUMTER COUNTY ROD ON FEBRUARY 18, 2005 IN BOOK 970 AT PAGE 105.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 362 Pioneer Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 2211101036; 4000030884 (Manufactured Home) TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-00791

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-01031 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Branch Banking and Trust Company vs. Allean M. Britton; Bruce L. Britton; South Carolina Department of Revenue, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 5, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 7, OF WENDEMERE SUBDIVISION PHASE 1, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF LOUIS W. TISDALE, R. L. S. DATED JANUARY 2, 2002 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2002 AT PAGE 31, AND HAVING

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SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 30-50-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 240 WENDEMERE DRIVE, SUMTER SC. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BRUCE L. BRITTON AND ALLEAN M. BRITTON BY DEED OF MORRIS AND MORRIS CONSTRUCTION, INC. DATED JULY 30, 2003 AND RECORDED AUGUST 4, 2003 IN BOOK 901, PAGE 297 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 240 Wendemere Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 252-15-01-007 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-07862

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-00841 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-D, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates vs. Wayne Patrick Brunson; Pamela Denise Brunson; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Republic Finance, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 5, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 81 OF PIONEER POINT SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF JULIAN B. ALLEN, R.L.S., DATED MARCH 15, 1988 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 88 AT PAGE 238, AND HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES, AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 65 PLANTERS DRIVE, SUMTER, SC.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO WAYNE P. BRUNSON AND PAMELA D. BRUNSON BY DEED FROM JOHNNIE WILSON AND ROSALINDE WILSON DATED NOVEMBER 29, 2005 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005, IN BOOK 1007 AT PAGE 1005, IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 65 Planters Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 184-14-02-015 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.0002% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

Notice of Sale The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-07346

NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2015-CP-43-943 By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of U.S. Bank, N.A., as trustee for Mid-State Trust VII against Estate of McKenzie Choice, Sr., et al., I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, October 5, 2015, at 12:00 P.M., at the Sumter County Judicial Center, 215 N. Harvin Street, Courtroom 1-A, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, situate, located, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, the same being shown and designated as a Lot containing (0.79) acres, more or less, on a plat prepared for McKenzie Choice, Sr. by Donald G. Platt, RLS, dated December 4, 1997 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at page 1460, and according to this plat, having the following boundaries and measurements: North by property N/F Rosa Lee C. Brunson and McKenzie Choice, whereon it measures (200.00') feet; East by property N/F Rosa Lee C. Brunson and McKenzie Choice, whereon it measures (172.69') feet; South by property N/F Rosa Lee C. Brunson and McKenzie Choice, whereon it measures (200.00') feet; and West by Alston Road, whereon it measures (172.69') feet; all measurements being a little more or less. This being the same property conveyed to McKenzie Choice, Sr. by deed of Rosa Lee C. Brunson dated December 6, 1997 and recorded January 9, 1998 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 694 at page 760. McKenzie Choice, Sr. died intestate (2012ES4300484) and the subject property passed to his heirs McKenzie Choice, Jr., Sam Lee Choice, Jennie L. Choice and Sarah Choice.

TMS No. 074-00-07-037 Current address of property is 2220 Alston Road, Rembert, SC 29128 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at the conclusion of the bidding, Five per cent (5%) of the bid in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder.) No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for preparation of the Master in Equity's deed, documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.50% per annum. Richard L. Booth As Master in Equity for Sumter County Plaintiff's Attorney: J. Kershaw Spong Post Office Box 944 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 803/779-8900

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-00722 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Elaine F. Fuller; Landmark Pointe Homeowner's Association, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 5, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

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the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date.

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-00952 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust vs. Kenneth Wayne Porter a/k/a Kenneth W. Porter, Kenneth Wayne Porter, Jr., David A. Porter, and Kayla L. Porter, individually, and as Legal Heirs or Devisees of the Estate of Pamela L. Shorter Porter a/k/a Pamela S. Porter, Deceased, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Pamela L. Shorter Porter a/k/a Pamela S. Porter, Deceased, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Ford Motor Credit Company LLC; South Carolina Department of Revenue; and Vicki Rivera, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, October 5, 2015 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being specifically shown as Lot No. 275 on a plat of Millwood Gardens Subdivision made by H. S. Willson, R.L.S., and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-15 at Page 118; Said lot being bounded and measuring thereon as follows according to said plat; On the Northeast and along Hill Top Street for a distance of 93.76 feet; on the North by Hilltop and Briarwood Intersection and measuring thereon along a curved line a distance of 31.42 feet; on the east by Briarwood Drive and measuring thereon 117.63 feet; on the South by Lot Number 276, said plat, and measuring thereon 143.5 feet; and on the West by Lot Number 273, said plat and measuring thereon 100 feet; be all measurements a little more or a little less according to said plat. This being the same property conveyed to Kenneth Wayne Porter and Pamela L. Shorter Porter by Deed of Joyce L. Shorter dated May 31, 1983 and recorded August 10, 1983 in Book 342 at Page 816 in the ROD Office for Sumter County. Thereafter, Joyce L. Shorter conveyed the subject property by Corrective Deed to Kenneth Wayne Porter and Pamela L. Shorter Porter dated May 2, 1986 and recorded May 16, 1986 in Book 425 at Page 1923 in the ROD Office for Sumter County. Thereafter, Pamela L. Shorter Porter a/k/a Pamela S. Porter died on July 22, 2012, leaving the subject property to her heirs or devisees, namely, Kenneth Wayne Porter a/k/a Kenneth W. Porter, Kenneth Wayne Porter, Jr., David A. Porter, and Kayla L. Porter.

TMS No. 227-08-01-033 Property address: 2 Hilltop Street, Sumter, SC 29150

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, WITH ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 56-A, LANDMARK POINTE SUBDIVISION, PHASE I, SECTION 2, CONTAINING 0.12 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, BEING SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT DATED FEBRUARY 24, 2003 AND RECORDED MARCH 17, 2003 IN PLAT BOOK 2003, PAGE 134 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES, AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN 30-50-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ELAINE F. FULLER BY DEED OF JEFFREY S. DYSON DATED OCTOBER 31, 2005 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 1, 2005 IN BOOK 1003, PAGE 1863 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

Personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the sale date. The Plaintiff may waive its right to a deficiency judgment prior to sale, in which case the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3543 Landmark, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 185-07-04-003 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law. Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency,

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Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.490% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if

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

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina

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

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Wendy D. Allen, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Janet L. Wilson a/k/a Janet Louise Wynn Wilson; Wendy D. A l l e n , i n d i v i d u a l l y ; Christopher-George L. Wilson; Elizabeth W. Case; Cynthia B. Allen; , C/A No. 14-CP-43-2149, The following property will be sold on October 5, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Township of Privateer, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 45 on Cain's Point Subdivision, on a plat prepared by D.D. Edmunds, RLS, dated August 23, 2000 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Volume 2000 at Page 584. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended), reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and distance of the property delineated thereon. This property is shown as 2860 Millstone Drive, on the Auditor's Tax Map of Sumter County Parcel 209-08-05-001. Derivation: Book 962 at Page 736

2860 Millstone Drive, Sumter, SC 29154-9511 This includes a mobile home 13909236A/B.

Notice of Sale

1999, Redman with VIN#

209-08-05-001 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.75% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-2149. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-05939 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-1256 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of CitiMortgage, Inc., against Raven Talbert, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on October 5, 2015, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot #22, Block "I", "Sherwood Forest" Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat of Edmunds Land Surveyors, RLS, dated October 31, 1996, and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book PB96 at page 1454. The 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, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property is also known as 1036 E. Sherwood Drive.

TMS Number: 2680906008 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1036 E Sherwood Dr, Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Robert Lowery and Catherine Ferguson by deed of Earl J. James, dated November 6, 1996, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on November 6, 1996, in Deed Book 660 at Page 1165. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 8.375% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-01026 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: MidFirst Bank vs. Daphne A. Paschall a/k/a Daphne Ann Paschall; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Bibco, Inc., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 5, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING LOCATED IN MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP, SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, REPRESENTED AS LOT 49A (CONTAINING 1.75 ACRES, MORE OR LESS), IN THE HIDDEN OAKS SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF D.D. EDMUNDS, RLS, DATED OCTOBER 1, 1998 AND RECORDED IN THE SUMTER COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE IN PLAT BOOK 98 AT PAGE 1179 AND HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 30-50-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 1525 HIDDEN OAKS DRIVE. ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 2000 BELLCREST MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER GBHMN33512A/B. THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO TIMOTHY A. PASCHALL BY DEED OF ROBERT D. BELK, DATED JUNE 15, 2000 AND RECORDED JUNE 16, 2000 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA IN BOOK 774, PAGE 1965. THEREAFTER, BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO DEED OF DISTRIBUTION FROM THE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY ALLEN PASCHALL DATED AND RECORDED ON MARCH 9, 2012 IN BOOK 1168 AT PAGE 884.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1525 Hidden Oaks Drive, Wedgefield, SC 29168 TMS: 100-00-020-20 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-24711

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-01281 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Branch Banking and Trust Company vs. Timothy J. Jones, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on October 5, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT OF LAND WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IDENTIFIED AS LOT NO. 96 OF MORRIS WAY SUBDIVISION, SECTION II AND BEING MORE FULLY SHOWN ON A PLAT PREPARED BY JOSEPH R EDWARDS, P.L.S. DATED OCTOBER 16, 1996 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 96 AT PAGE 1376 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA; WHICH PLAT IS SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED HEREIN AND REFERENCE IS CRAVED THERETO FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES AND DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY CONCERNED HEREIN. BE ALL MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT. THIS

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PROPERTY CONVEYED TO TIMOTHY J. JONES BY DEED OF AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL RELOCATION SOLUTIONS, LLC DATED MAY 14, 2007 AND RECORDED MAY 21, 2007 IN BOOK 1078, PAGE 1096 IN THE RECORDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

Sumter, SC

Aavik, acting by and through its Personal Representative, whose name is unknown, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, and any and all persons claiming any right, title, estate or interest in real estate described in the Complaint any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability being as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s)

purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days pursuant to the S.C. Code Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

subject to all restrictions, rights of way and easements, including this Restrictive Covenants of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds, formerly known as Clerk of Court, in Deed Book S-9 at page 397. Also includes a mobile/manufactured home, a 2009 Oakwood VIN# RIC243069NCAB.This is the same property conveyed to Michael Keith Whitfield by Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. dated March 1, 2012 and being recorded March 26, 2012 in Book 1168 at Page 3554 in the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office. TMS No. 089-00-01-027 (land) and 400-00-35-724 (mobile home) Property Address: 4685 Pineside Drive, Rembert, SC 29128 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.3000%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1147484 9/18, 9/25, 10/02/2015

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1370 Morris Way Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 207-15-02-019 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law. Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 15-10499 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Hollie K. Tedder; Christopher M. Waters;, C/A No. 15-CP-43-0726, The following property will be sold on October 5, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 3, as shown on a plat by Joseph R. Edwards, R.L.S., dated August 25, 2000, recorded in PB 2000 at page 602, records of Sumter County. Said Lot No. 3 being bounded and measuring as follows: on the North by Lot No. 1, said plat, and measuring thereon 137.08 feet; on the East by Lot No. 2, and measuring thereon 263.82 feet; on the South by Pearson Road, and fronting thereon 193.15 feet; and on the West by Lot No. 4, and measuring thereon 269.78 feet. Be all dimensions a little more or a little less and according to said plat. This being the property known as 15 Pearson Road. Derivation: Book 780; Page 1948 15 Pearson Rd, Sumter, SC 29150 2190002034, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.75% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-0726. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 015262-02062 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1147680 9/18, 9/25, 10/02/2015

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-CP-43-0810 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank National Association, against Charles G. Smith, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on October 5, 2015, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 1, on a plat of "Villa Sites" prepared by Harmon D. Moise, C. E. dated March 10, 1905 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book FÂŹ4 at page 189,and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. The said property is shown on said plat with a North-South dimension of 80 feet; and on the current TMS (228-04) with an East-West dimension of 230 feet. Also: an additional 30 feet on the Eastern end of said parcel shown by said TMS and also the additional 3.4 feet along the Southern boundary shown on said plat.

TMS Number: 228-04-02-035 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 333 Church St,

This being the same property conveyed to Charles G. Smith by deed of Kenneth F. Boyles, II and Cozette C. Boyles, dated May 11, 2010, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on May 11, 2010, in Deed Book 1139 at Page 1414. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 5.00% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Green Tree Servicing LLC vs. Ann Aavik, The Estate of Thomas Aavik, acting by and through its Personal Representative, whose name is unknown, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on October 5, 2015, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying, and being in the Township of Privateer, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #63, Havenwood Subdivision, Section # 9, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Croft Engineers, RLS, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 87 at page 349, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina. This is the property known as 4650 Christine Drive. ALSO INCLUDED: one (1) 1999 Liberty MH (42 x 56) This is the identical property conveyed to Thomas Aavik and Ann Aavik by deed of Ruby O. Cain dated May 24, 2003 and recorded May 30, 2003 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 891 at page 889; thereafter, re-recorded September 10, 2003 in Book 907 at Page 1316 to correct the spelling of the grantee's name.

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-1238

TMS #: 400-00-30-769 Physical Address: 4650 Christine Dr., Sumter, SC 29150

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority against Bernard James, I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, October 5, 2015, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

Mobile Home: 1999 Liberty VIN # 16L08354XTU

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina being shown and delineated as Lot No. 13, Block "C" Green Acres Subdivision as shown on that certain plat of Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated August 31, 1989 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB89, Page 857. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 960 Morningside Drive, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 251-03-02-018. This being the same property conveyed to Bernard James by deed of Marlin G. Ormseth and Judy D. Ormseth dated March 10, 2009 and recorded March 11, 2009 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1119 at Page 3128.

TMS#: 251-03-02-018 Property Address: 960 Morningside Drive Sumter, S.C. 29153 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.50% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-0797 Attorneys for the Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-0871 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Green Tree Servicing LLC Plaintiff, -vsAnn Aavik, The Estate of Thomas

SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.0% per annum. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2014-CP-43-00512 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC vs. Corina D Fountain; Comprehensive Legal Solutions, Inc., I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on 10/5/2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Judicial Center, Sumter County, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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Property

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 61 of Summer View Estates, Section No. 4, on that plat prepared by D. D. Edmunds, RLS, dated July 24, 1985 and recorded in Plat Book 85 at page 749 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law underÂ§ 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 2885 September Drive, Sumter, SC. THIS BEING the same property conveyed to James E. Fountain and Corina D. Fountain, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, by virtue of a Deed from Peggy G. Gallup and Stephen A. Gallup dated September 9, 1990 and recorded September 10, 1990 in Volume 513 at Page 284 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. Thereafter, James E. Fountain died on May 23, 2002 making Corina D. Fountain the sole owner of subject property.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 803-726-2700 NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-01273 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc against Michael Keith Whitfield, Jr. a/k/a Michael Keith Whitfield, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on October 5, 2015, at 12:00PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel, lot or tract of land with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in Raft Creek Township, Sumter County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot #9 on that certain plat of "Happy Homes Subdivision" prepared by Julian D. Allen, RLS, dated November 6, 1970 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-29 at page 69 and according to said plat having the following metes and bounds; to-wit: Beginning at the iron pin located on the northeast right-of-way of Pineside Drive approximately 950 feet north of Ranch Road and proceeding along said right-of-way N 44Â°42' W for a distance of 120 feet to an iron pin; thence turning with the line of Lot 10, N 45Â°18' E for a distance of 250 feet to an iron pin; thence with the line of Reserve Area "C", S 44Â°42' E for a distance of 120 feet to an iron pin; thence with the line of Lot 8, S 45Â°18' W for a distance of 250 feet to the point of beginning. All distances being a little more or less. This conveyance is made

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NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Amy Nichole Floyd aka Amy Nichole Racine aka Amy Racine; Justin Paul Racine; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-0682, The following property will be sold on October 5, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 3, Queens Row Subdivision, on a plat prepared by J.

Henry Walker, III, PLS, dated September 23, 1999, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 99 at Page 988. Pursuant to Section30-5-250 of Code of Laws of South Carolina, reference is hereby craved for the particulars as to the metes, courses, distances, shapes, measurements, and boundaries of said lot. This property is more commonly known as 3136 Queen Chapel Road and is shown on the Sumter County Assessor's tax maps as parcel number 233-00-01-052. Derivation: Book 1089 at Page 2891

3136 Queen Chapel Rd, Sumter, SC 29153-9387 This includes a 2002, GlenBrook mobile home with VIN# NCFL1151ab7342-GB13.

233-00-01-052 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.375% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-0682. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-06628 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

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